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Question : Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Curtailed

Option 1: Slashed

Option 2: Lengthened

Option 3: Pruned

Option 4: Trimmed


Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024
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Correct Answer: Lengthened


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Curtailed means to reduce or cut short something in extent or quantity.

Lengthened means to make or become longer, making it the opposite of curtail, as one means to shorten while the other means to make longer.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Slashed means to reduce the level of something by a large amount suddenly.
  • Pruned is the past form of prune, which means to cut unwanted branches of a tree.
  • Trimmed means to make something neater by cutting.

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