Verbal Ability - Antonyms - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Antonyms - Section 1 (Q.No. 29)
Directions to Solve
In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words.
29.
EXTRAVAGANCE
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Main Entry: extravagant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: indulgent, wasteful
Synonyms: absurd, bizarre, costly, crazy, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extortionate, extreme, fanciful, fancy, fantastic, flamboyant, flashy, foolish, garish, gaudy, grandiose, immoderate, implausible, improvident, imprudent, inordinate, lavish, ludicrous, nonsensical, ornate, ostentatious, outrageous, overpriced, preposterous, pretentious, prodigal, profligate, reckless, ridiculous, showy, silly, spendthrift, steep, unbalanced, unconscionable, unreasonable, unrestrained
Antonyms: close, economical, moderate, provident, reasonable, saving, stingy, thrifty, unpretentious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: indulgent, wasteful
Synonyms: absurd, bizarre, costly, crazy, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extortionate, extreme, fanciful, fancy, fantastic, flamboyant, flashy, foolish, garish, gaudy, grandiose, immoderate, implausible, improvident, imprudent, inordinate, lavish, ludicrous, nonsensical, ornate, ostentatious, outrageous, overpriced, preposterous, pretentious, prodigal, profligate, reckless, ridiculous, showy, silly, spendthrift, steep, unbalanced, unconscionable, unreasonable, unrestrained
Antonyms: close, economical, moderate, provident, reasonable, saving, stingy, thrifty, unpretentious
Discussion:
17 comments Page 1 of 2.
Claire said:
2 years ago
Being extravagant is when you spend a lot on unnecessary things like long dresses and loads of clothes that are really expensive and loads of houses but being equal nominal means like when you have a small normal sized house and you’re not spending too much money on the things that you think are nice but you’re spending the right amount of money on the things that you that are very necessary for everyone life.
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Barbara said:
1 decade ago
Extravagance is a noun and so its synonym needs to be a noun.
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Heena said:
9 years ago
Extravagance means an inclination towards spending more, wasting money.
Economical means you are always thinking of spending money more carefully, inclined more towards saving money or resources.
So in this way, these two words are different in defining the attitude of the person.
Economical means you are always thinking of spending money more carefully, inclined more towards saving money or resources.
So in this way, these two words are different in defining the attitude of the person.
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Sathvika said:
7 years ago
Still confusing, what is the correct answer? Please tell me.
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Suresh said:
1 decade ago
Why can't it be Poverty or cheapness?
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Boobathi said:
1 decade ago
Poverty is more appropriate antonym for extravagance.
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Divya said:
10 years ago
Extravagant means costly. For this antonym may be cheaper or poverty.
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Sabitri chaudhary said:
1 year ago
Nice, thanks for explaining the answer.
Samrat said:
1 decade ago
It means luxury and not economy
Ravikiran said:
5 years ago
In Aeroplane, Economical seats are cheaper compared to the luxurious one.
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