Skip to main contentSkip to solution

Choose the most appropriate opposite of the underlined word from the options given below:

Being contrite is not enough to spare you from detention if you are caught skipping class.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Contrite means feeling and showing remorse, so its opposite is unapologetic. Appealing means attractive, concise means brief, and lugubrious means mournful, which is a mood rather than the absence of regret.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Left arrow: Previous question
  • Right arrow: Next question
  • S key: Jump to solution
  • Q key: Jump to question