Direction: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Diminish

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SSC GD Constable (2022) Official Paper (Held On : 06 Feb 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "Grow."

Key Points

Diminish means to make or become less. (छोटा होना या छोटा करना, महत्व घटाना; कम होना या करना)
- Example: The world’s rainforests are diminishing fast.
The antonym of diminish is grow.
Grow means to become larger in size, amount, or degree. (आकार या संख्‍या की दृष्टि से बढ़ना; बड़ा होना)
- Example: Children grow so quickly.
The correct answer is Option 1.

Additional Information

Option 2, Empty, is not an antonym of diminish as it means to have nothing inside or to remove everything from a container. (ख़ाली)
Option 3, Futile, means pointless or ineffective and is not related to size or quantity. (निरर्थक या अप्रभावी और आकार या मात्रा से संबंधित नहीं है)
Option 4, Decline, is a partial antonym of diminish as it also means to become smaller or less, but it is usually used to describe a gradual or continuous decrease rather than a sudden one. ((किसी का) ह्रास होना, क्षीण होना)