Select the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word.
She was upset seeing the scattered documents.

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 17 Jul 2023 Shift 3)

Answer 1

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)