NDA (II) 2021 General Ability Test · Question 46 of 149

Correct — A, flexible. 'Obdurate' means stubbornly unyielding and hard-hearted, so its opposite is 'flexible' — willing to adapt and give way.

• (b)callous — 'Callous' means hard-hearted and unfeeling — a synonym of the hard, unyielding side of obdurate.
• (c)insensible — 'Insensible' means unfeeling or indifferent — again echoing obdurate's hardness rather than opposing it.
• (d)obnoxious — 'Obnoxious' means highly unpleasant or offensive; it is a similar-looking 'ob-' word but describes rudeness, not stubbornness, so it is not the opposite.

This is an antonym item — pick the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word 'obdurate' (stubborn, unyielding); the opposite is 'flexible'.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'stubborn'.

  • (a)obstinate
  • (b)yielding
  • (c)inflexible
  • (d)rigid

  Answer(b) yielding — the opposite of 'stubborn' (the rest are synonyms).

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word opposite in meaning to 'adamant'.

  • (a)firm
  • (b)accommodating
  • (c)unbending
  • (d)resolute

  Answer(b) accommodating — 'adamant' is unyielding; 'accommodating' readily gives way.