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 3 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.
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.
Pankaj said:
9 years ago
It means not able to produce children.
Ritu said:
8 years ago
Sterile means lack of fertility or one can't reproduce. Barrel means a heath or lacking in fertility.
Ganesh said:
7 years ago
Childless can also be the answer right?
Zishan said:
5 years ago
Why not Childless?
Priota said:
1 decade ago
Nothing will be productive, if childness then some thing may be productive. Barron may be something totally like a Barri-ant.
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.
Lavs said:
1 decade ago
Why not arid? It means the same right!
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.
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