Antonym of HUMBLE — Synonyms & Antonyms Aptitude Question
Antonym of HUMBLE: Choose the word most opposite in meaning to HUMBLE: Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Synonyms & Antonyms
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 35 seconds
Question
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to HUMBLE:
Options
- Modest
- Arrogant
- Quiet
- Poor
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: B. Arrogant
Worked solution
- Humble means modest and unassuming.
- Arrogant is its opposite.
- Modest is a synonym.
Answer: Arrogant.
The idea
Check every option against the definition rather than against a general impression. Modest and humble are near-identical.
Shortcut. Humble means having a low view of one's own importance; the reverse is an inflated view — arrogant. Quiet and poor touch side senses only.
Common trap. "Modest" — the synonym of humble, the pick of a reader who misses the word 'opposite'.