Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level)
obviate in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) Synonyms
Choose the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Regular exercise may obviate the need for certain medications later in life.Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Prevent
Meaning: obviate = to remove a need or a difficulty in advance, so that it never arises *(पहले से ही टाल देना, निवारण करना)*.
Exercise taken now means the medicines are never needed later — the need is prevented *(रोकना)*.
Why the others are wrong.
#B Delay = to make something happen later *(देर करना, टालना)* — the need still comes, only later; *obviate* removes it altogether.
#B Complicate = to make more difficult *(जटिल बनाना)* — nearly the opposite effect.
#B Replace = to put something new in place of another *(बदलना, स्थान लेना)* — exercise is not a substitute medicine here; it makes the medicine unnecessary.
Answer: Prevent
*Obviate takes a need or a risk as its object — "obviate the
obviate – questions
Has obviate been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – obviate has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level).