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 2 of 6.
Pranav saini said:
8 years ago
I guess childless is the right answer.
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Ajay prasanna said:
8 years ago
It means not able to produce children.
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Ritu said:
8 years ago
Sterile means lack of fertility or one can't reproduce. Barrel means a heath or lacking in fertility.
Pankaj said:
9 years ago
It means not able to produce children.
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.
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.
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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Abhishek said:
9 years ago
According to me, childless is the right option.
Rima said:
9 years ago
Dry, arid both are synonyms of barren. So I think correct answer is childless.
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.
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