Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word Augment ........

English Language (CGL) Word Building (Antonyms & Synonyms)

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Augment

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SSC CGL 17th August 2021 Shift-2

Expand

Extend

Diminish

Spread

- Word: Augment

- Definition: To make something greater by adding to it; increase.

- Option 1: Expand

- Meaning: To increase in size, volume, or scope.

- Relation: Synonym of augment, not an antonym.

- Option 2: Extend

- Meaning: To lengthen or stretch out something.

- Relation: Similar in nature to augment, rather than opposite.

- Option 3: Diminish

- Meaning: To make or become less.

- Relation: This is the correct antonym of augment, as it implies reduction rather than increase.

- Option 4: Spread

- Meaning: To distribute or extend over a certain area.

- Relation: More aligned with dispersal or expansion, not reduction.

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