Verbal Ability - Synonyms - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Synonyms - Section 1 (Q.No. 23)
Directions to Solve
In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
23.
STERILE
Discussion:
51 comments Page 1 of 6.
Mrinmoy Nath said:
9 years ago
Synonyms: antiseptic, arid, aseptic, bare, barren, bleak, dead, decontaminated, desert, desolate, disinfected, dry, effete, empty, fallow, fruitless, futile, gaunt, germ-free, hygienic, impotent, infecund, infertile, pasteurized, sanitary, septic, sterilized, unfruitful, uninfected, unprofitable, unprolific, vain, waste, without issue.
Antonyms: dirty, fruitful, productive.
Antonyms: dirty, fruitful, productive.
Utkarsh said:
1 decade ago
Arid and Dry means almost the same i.e. dry and childless means unable to produce offspring. Point is that at the base line there lies a fact that sterile "means unable to produce anything" i.e.its like barren, barren in terms of not producing a child, barren in terms of not producing seed or fruit, barren land, barren in terms of lacking in creativity.
Anshul said:
9 years ago
Being childless doesn't mean that you can't give birth, it just means that you don't have a child for some reason. So childless cannot be the right answer.
Barren is unproductive and same goes for sterile.
Barren is unproductive and same goes for sterile.
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Neha saju said:
5 years ago
Sterile has two meanings. The important one being unable to produce any offspring. Childless is the correct answer. Barren is also a suitable option. Arid means dry and sterile doesn't mean dry.
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Rama krushna Mallick said:
2 years ago
Childless means it may also who losing his/ her child even they gives birth but Barren means totally unproductive i.e. unable to reproduce or No ability to reproduce.
Correct me, If I'm wrong.
Correct me, If I'm wrong.
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Anusri said:
1 decade ago
Dry, arid comes under same thing there may be chance of cultivation because of water are some other reason but in barren which means waste lands in which there will be no Scopes of cultivation.
Lasya said:
2 years ago
Sterile - a person not able to produce children.
Childless - It is a state of not having children.
Barren - poor to produce. So, it's kind of not able to produce.
So, the answer is BARREN
Childless - It is a state of not having children.
Barren - poor to produce. So, it's kind of not able to produce.
So, the answer is BARREN
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Manohar said:
9 years ago
STERILE has two meanings:
i) not able to produce children and
ii) free from bacteria.
The given options childless which is much more relevant than barren.
i) not able to produce children and
ii) free from bacteria.
The given options childless which is much more relevant than barren.
Vipul raut said:
1 decade ago
Here. Sterile mean barren-unable to produce any child or offspring. Unproductive. That means barren.
Another meaning of it is not immaginative or creative.
Another meaning of it is not immaginative or creative.
Master jojo said:
9 years ago
Sterile means barren, which can't produce anything. It's not necessary that it is a child. It may be cropped as well. So barren word is more appropriate.
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