Question:

Choose the word most nearly antonymous (opposite in meaning) to the capitalized word:

DECIDUOUS

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Deciduous trees drop their leaves; find the word for trees that stay leafy all year.
Updated On: Jul 21, 2026
  • undecided
  • evergreen
  • perennial
  • annual
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

A deciduous tree sheds all its leaves each year and stands bare for a season. The opposite is a tree that keeps its leaves through the year, which is described as evergreen.

  • evergreen is correct because evergreen plants stay green and leafy all year, the opposite of leaf-shedding deciduous ones.
  • undecided is wrong because it only echoes the sound of decide and means unsure, with no link to trees.
  • perennial is wrong because it means lasting for many years, which describes lifespan, not whether leaves are shed.
  • annual is wrong because it means yearly or living one year, which does not oppose the leaf-shedding sense of deciduous.

The tree that never goes bare is evergreen, so the answer is evergreen.

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