Synonyms and Antonyms, Study Notes, Material - All Teaching Exams

By Neha Joshi|Updated : June 14th, 2022

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Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings.

What is a Synonym?

A synonym is a word/phrase, the meaning of which is the same or nearly the same as another word or phrase. Words that are synonyms are described as synonymous.

Synonym examples:

  • Artful – Crafty
  • Ballot – Poll
  • Chorus – Refrain
  • Deceptive – Misleading
  • Enormous – immense

What is an Antonym?

An antonym is a word/phrase that means the opposite of another word or phrase. Check the examples.

Antonym examples:

  • Admire – Detest
  • Bravery – Cowardice
  • Crooked – Straight
  • Dainty – Clumsy
  • Economise – Waste

 

Teaching exams have a significant part dependent on English vocabulary. English plays a very important role in our day-to-day life as well, thus it is essential to have a sound knowledge and understanding of English vocabulary.  So here we are presenting you with a list of words with the respective synonyms and antonyms. This will help you score good marks in the English Language section in upcoming teaching exams.

  1. Envisage (विचार करना)
    Synonyms:- conceive
    Antonyms:- unseen

  2. Rechristen (नया नाम देना)
    Synonyms: rename
    Antonyms: obsolete

  3. Mere (एकमात्र)
    Synonyms: scant
    Antonyms: blighted

  4. Contend (संघर्ष करना) 
    Synonyms: cope with
    Antonyms: disown

  5. Comply (स्वीकार करना)
    Synonyms: conform to
    Antonyms: refuse

  6. Uptick (वृद्धि)
    Synonyms:-addition,boost
    Antonyms:-abatement,decrement

  7. Amid (मध्य में)
    Synonyms: between, mid
    Antonyms: outside, away from

  8. Tactics (युक्तियाँ)
    Synonyms:  approach, device
    Antonyms: accident, chance

  9. Setbacks (असफलता)
    Synonyms: hindrance, misfortune
    Antonyms: triumph, achievement

  10. Retreat (निर्णय बदलना)
    Synonyms: depart, recede
    Antonyms: remain, progression

  11. Handiwork (शिल्पकर्म)
    Synonyms:- workmanship, design
    Antonyms:- ignorance, vacay

  12. Facile (अनुकूल)
    Synonyms: effortless, hasty
    Antonyms:  difficult, arduous

  13. Counterpart (प्रतिरूप)
    Synonyms: copy,equivalent 
    Antonyms: original, opposites

  14. Stray (भटक जाना)
    Synonyms: vagrant, lost
    Antonyms: stay, continual

  15. Hedge (रोकना)
    Synonyms: evade, put off
    Antonyms: release, expose

  16. Regime (शासन)
    Synonyms:- administration
    Antonyms:- disorder

  17. Lucid (सुबोध)
    Synonyms: comprehensible
    Antonyms: unclear 

  18. Envisage (विचार करना)
    Synonyms: conceive 
    Antonyms: undesirable

  19. Flutter (हवा में हिलना)
    Synonyms: flurry
    Antonyms: calm

  20. Implicitly (निस्संदेह)
    Synonyms: thoroughly
    Antonyms: openly

  21. Leverage (लाभ उठाना)
    Synonyms:
     advantage, authority
    Antonyms:
     inferiority, weakness

  22. Incur (दायित्व देना)
    Synonyms:
     acquire, induce
    Antonyms:
     avoid, evade

  23. Dodge (झांसा देना)
    Synonyms:
     Trick, Evade
    Antonyms:
     Tackle, Sustain

  24. Expedient (लाभकारक)
    Synonyms:
     advantageous, prudent
    Antonyms:
     useless, inappropriate

  25. Obscure (अस्पष्ट)
    Synonyms:
     hidden, ambiguous
    Antonyms:
     clear, common

  26. Vow:- (प्रतिज्ञा)
    Synonyms:-Promise, Oath
    Antonyms:-Abjure, Recede

  27. Disdain:-(तिरस्कार)
    Synonyms: Deride, Scorn
    Antonyms: Praise, Admiration

  28. Baffle:-(विफल करना )
    Synonyms: Frustrate, Mystify
    Antonyms: Explain, Assist

  29. Divisive:-(विभाजनात्मक )
    Synonyms: Belligerent, Conflicting
    Antonyms: Amiable, Pacifist

  30. Regressive:- (प्रतिगामी )
    Synonyms: Conservative, Backward
    Antonyms: Advanced, Progressive

  31. Offset (कमी पूरी होना या करना)
    Synonyms:-compensate
    Antonyms:-ending

  32. Complacency (आत्मसंतोष)
    Synonyms: self-satisfaction
    Antonyms:  anxiety

  33. Precarious (अनिश्चित)
    Synonyms:  perilous
    Antonyms: secure

  34. Juncture (संयोजन)
    Synonyms: occasion
    Antonyms: division

  35. Moot (विचार करना)
    Synonyms: uncertain
    Antonyms: certain

  36. Strident (तीक्ष्ण)
    Synonyms:- jarring
    Antonyms:- gentle

  37. Bygone (पुराना/विगत)
    Synonyms: former
    Antonyms: recent

  38. Invade (आक्रमण करना)
    Synonyms: capture 
    Antonyms: recede

  39. Turmoil (खलबली)
    Synonyms: disorder
    Antonyms: peace

  40. Comply (स्वीकार करना)
    Synonyms: observe
    Antonyms: refuse

  41. Speculation (विचार)
    Synonyms:- guess 
    Antonyms:- truth

  42. Hubris (अभिमान)
    Synonyms: arrogance
    Antonyms: modesty

  43. Reiterate (दुहराना) 
    Synonyms: repeat
    Antonyms: conceal

  44. Compliance (आज्ञापालन)
    Synonyms: obedience
    Antonyms: defiance

  45. Sheer (परिपूर्ण)
    Synonyms: absolute
    Antonyms: incomplete 

This article tends to be beneficial for the following exams - REETUPTETCTETSuper TETDSSSBKVS, etc.

You may refer to the following books:
 
Serial No.Book NameAuthor Name
1.Objective General EnglishS.P. Bakshi
2.English Grammar & CompositionS.C. Gupta
3.Objective English for Competitive ExaminationHari Mohan Prasad & Uma Sinha

 

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  • A synonym is a word/phrase, the meaning of which is the same or nearly the same as another word or phrase. Words that are synonyms are described as synonymous.

  • An antonym is a word/phrase that means the opposite of another word or phrase.

  • Envisage (विचार करना)

    Synonyms:- conceive

    Antonyms:- unseen

  • Contend (संघर्ष करना) 

    Synonyms: cope with

    Antonyms: disown

  • Setbacks (असफलता)

    Synonyms: hindrance, misfortune

    Antonyms: triumph, achievement

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