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
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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