Which word does NOT belong with the others? unimportant, trivial, insignificant, familiar
Logical Reasoning
Verbal Classification
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Aunimportant
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Btrivial
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Cinsignificant
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Dfamiliar
Answer
Correct Answer: familiar
Explanation
Given data
- Options: unimportant, trivial, insignificant, familiar.
Concept/ApproachCheck for synonym groups and isolate the semantic outlier.
Step-by-step reasoningUnimportant, trivial, and insignificant are near-synonyms meaning of little importance.Familiar means well known or well acquainted, which is unrelated to importance.
Verification/AlternativeSubstitute test: a trivial matter equals an unimportant or insignificant matter; a familiar matter does not imply low importance.
Common pitfalls
- Confusing commonness with lack of importance; something familiar can still be very important.
Final Answerfamiliar