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Alleviate : Aggravate :: Elastic : ____________
Alleviate : Aggravate :: Elastic : ____________
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In analogy questions, first decide if the pair is synonym, antonym, cause-effect, etc., then apply same relation.
Updated On: Jul 16, 2026
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Malleable
- Strong
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
- Alleviate (lessen) and aggravate (worsen) are direct opposites.
- Flexible and malleable are both close in meaning to elastic, not its opposite; strong is unrelated to flexibility.
- Rigid, stiff and unyielding, is the direct opposite of elastic, matching the same relationship.
The correct answer is Rigid.
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