Give the antonyms (opposite meaning) of: CONCEDE

Question

Give the antonyms (opposite meaning) of:

CONCEDE

1. A. AGREE
2. B. DENY (Correct answer)
3. C. CONSENT
4. D. None of the above

Correct Answer

Option B — DENY

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is DENY.

Key Points

• Concede means to admit, grant or yield — to accept that something is true or to surrender a point.
• Its opposite is deny, to refuse to admit.
• Agree and consent are synonyms of concede, not antonyms.

Additional Information

• Concede has a second sense in contests — to concede defeat or to concede a goal — where the antonym would be to *hold out* or *resist*.
• Related forms: the noun concession, and concessionaire.
• Again the distractor pattern is worth noting: two of the four options mean the same as the given word, which is a strong hint about where the answer is not.