Select the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word.

She was upset seeing the scattered documents.  

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  1. Perished
  2. Dissipated
  3. Sprinkled
  4. Gathered

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Option 4 : Gathered
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The correct answer is: Gathered

Key Points

  • Scattered means to be dispersed or spread out. (फैलाया जाना)
    • For example- The books were scattered all around the room.
  • Marked option Gathered means to bring together or collect. (एक साथ लाना या एकत्र करना)
    • For example- I went to several libraries to gather information about the plans.
  • In the given sentence, the person was upset seeing the scattered documents, which means that the documents were not organized and were all over the place.
  • Therefore, the opposite of scattered would be if the documents were gathered in one place.

Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.

Additional Information

  • Let us look at the meaning of the other words.
    • Perished means to die or come to an end. (मरना या ख़त्म होना)
    • Dissipated means to disappear or disperse. (गायब या बिखर जाना)
    • Sprinkled means to scatter in small amounts. (थोड़ी मात्रा में बिखेरना)
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