Practice Test Discussion

Directions: Choose the best alternative which expresses the OPPOSITE meaning as the given word.

Diminished

[Allahabad bank (po), 2011]

A) created

B) rose

C) increased

D) lessen

E) finished

Explanation

Diminished(Adj)= Made smaller or less. It is opposite to the word 'increased'

Antonym: Increased, Enlarged, Prolonged

Synonym: Slackened, Dwindling, Decreased

Sample sentence: A diminished role for local government

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