Select the ANTONYM of the given word. LAVISH

Concept

An antonym is a word whose meaning is opposite to that of a given word. To find one, first fix the precise sense of the cue word, then choose the option that expresses its direct opposite (not a synonym or an unrelated word).

"Lavish" means given, spent, or produced in large, generous, even excessive amounts — abundant and extravagant.

Application

The opposite of "abundant / extravagant" is something scanty and inadequate in quantity. "Meagre" means lacking in quantity or quality — sparse, scanty, deficient — which is the direct opposite of lavish. So the antonym is "Meagre".

Contrast with the other words

• "Laudable" means deserving praise; it describes worth, not amount, so it is unrelated to the abundant/scanty axis.

• "Liberal" means generous and free in giving — this is a synonym of lavish, not its opposite.

• "Excessive" means more than what is needed or proper — again close in sense to lavish, not opposite to it.