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NDA 1 2025 GAT, question 18

Topic: Synonyms

Directions · Q16 to Q20

In the following items a sentence or a phrase is given with a word that is underlined, followed by four options. Select the most appropriate option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q18

She believed that it was imminent that he would be chosen as the leader of the group.

  1. (a) timely
  2. (b) distant
  3. (c) unlikely
  4. (d) inevitableCorrect answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) inevitable

  1. Imminent means about to happen, so his selection was certain to come soon.
  2. Of the options, inevitable (sure to happen) is nearest to that sense of certainty.
  3. Timely means at the right moment, while distant and unlikely say the opposite.

Trap: Imminent is about nearness in time and inevitable about certainty; they overlap here but are not exact synonyms.