Asked in: SSC CGL 2022 T-1
purportedly in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CGL 2022 T-1 Antonyms
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The singer complained to the police that she was purportedly attacked back stage immediately after the concert.Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Impossibly
Answer: Impossibly
Explanation:
The word purportedly means supposedly or allegedly — when something is claimed to be true without proof (कथित रूप से).
• Its antonym would express that something did not or could not have happened, hence impossibly fits best (असंभव रूप से).
Other options:
• Severely – harshly (कठोरता से), unrelated
• Dramatically – in a dramatic or exaggerated way (नाटकीय रूप से), unrelated
• Maliciously – with ill intent (दुर्भावना से), which is not the opposite of “purportedly”
So, impossibly is the most appropriate antonym.
purportedly – questions
Has purportedly been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – purportedly has been asked in SSC exams: SSC CGL 2022 T-1.