Identify the word that is opposite in meaning of the word 'INADVERTENT'.

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Telangana PSC 2016 Prelims Official Paper

Answer 1

The correct antonym is 'Intentional'.
Key Points

The word 'Inadvertent' means 'done or happening unintentionally (अनजाने में किया या हो रहा है)'.
The antonyms of the word 'Inadvertent' are 'calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepense, set'.
From the antonym of the given word, we can say that the word 'Intentional' is the opposite in meaning.
The word 'Intentional' means 'planned or intended (नियोजित या इरादा)'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3. Let's see the meaning of other given options:-

Words	Meaning
Adequate	enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose (किसी विशेष उद्देश्य के लिए पर्याप्त या संतोषजनक)
Available	able to be bought or used (खरीदा या इस्तेमाल किया जा सकता है)
Negligent	not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are your responsibility (सावधान न रहना या लोगों या उन चीज़ों पर पर्याप्त ध्यान न देना जो आपकी ज़िम्मेदारी हैं)

Additional Information

The synonyms of the word 'Inadvertent' are 'accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, incidental, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting'.
Example of 'Inadvertent' in a sentence:
- All authors need to be wary of inadvertent copying of other people's ideas.