Direction: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence to fill in the blank.

We usually had ______ visitors dropping by, but now we have very less visitors.

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 20 Jul 2023 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "umpteen."

Key Points

The underlined word is "very less," which indicates a decrease in the number of visitors. (बहुत कम)
- Example: The hardware complexity of the involution block is very less.
"Umpteen" means a large, unspecified number. (बहुत बार; बहुत सारे, बहुतेरे, बहुत-से)
- Example: We've been there umpteen times and she still can't remember the way.
"Umpteen" is an antonym for "very less."
The correct answer is Option 4.

Correct sentence: We usually had umpteen visitors dropping by, but now we have very less visitors.

Additional Information

"Insufficient" means not enough. (अपर्याप्त, नाकाफ़ी)
"A handful of" means a small number. (कम संख्या)
"Slighter" means smaller in amount or degree. (बहुत छोटा; बड़ा या गंभीर नहीं, मामूली)