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Boost your English vocabulary for competitive exams with this curated list of important synonyms and antonyms. These words are frequently asked in exams like SSC, UPSC, Banking, HSSC CET, Railway, NDA, CDS, and other government exams. Each word comes with its meaning, synonym, antonym, and example usage to help you understand and remember better. Download the PDF for offline practice.

Important Synonyms and Antonyms for Competitive Exams

The following table lists 200 high-frequency English vocabulary words, their meanings in English and Hindi, synonyms, and antonyms. These words are essential for competitive exams like HSSC CET, SSC, UPSC, CAT, and banking exams.

Word	English Meaning	Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)	Synonyms	Antonyms
Abate	To reduce or lessen	कम करना, घटाना	Diminish, decrease, subside	Increase, intensify, escalate
Abhor	To hate intensely	घृणा करना	Detest, loathe, despise	Love, admire, cherish
Abridge	To shorten or condense	संक्षिप्त करना	Shorten, curtail, summarize	Expand, lengthen, extend
Abscond	To leave secretly	चुपके से भाग जाना	Flee, escape, bolt	Stay, remain, confront
Abstemious	Moderate in eating/drinking	संयमी, संयमित	Temperate, restrained, frugal	Indulgent, excessive, greedy
Abstruse	Difficult to understand	जटिल, गूढ़	Obscure, complex, arcane	Clear, simple, straightforward
Accede	To agree or consent	सहमत होना	Concur, assent, comply	Refuse, deny, oppose
Acerbic	Sharp and bitter in tone	तीखा, कटु	Sarcastic, biting, caustic	Gentle, mild, kind
Acquiesce	To agree passively	चुपचाप स्वीकार करना	Comply, consent, yield	Resist, oppose, defy
Acrimonious	Angry and bitter	कटु, तीखा	Bitter, hostile, vitriolic	Friendly, amicable, cordial
Admonish	To warn or scold gently	चेतावनी देना, फटकारना	Reprimand, caution, advise	Praise, commend, encourage
Adroit	Skillful, clever	निपुण, चतुर	Dexterous, adept, proficient	Clumsy, inept, unskilled
Aesthetic	Concerned with beauty	सौंदर्यपूर्ण	Artistic, tasteful, elegant	Unattractive, tasteless
Affable	Friendly and approachable	मिलनसार, सौम्य	Cordial, sociable, genial	Cold, aloof, unfriendly
Aggrandize	To increase in power or status	बढ़ाना, ऊंचा करना	Exalt, magnify, glorify	Diminish, degrade, belittle
Alacrity	Cheerful readiness	उत्साह, तत्परता	Eagerness, promptness, enthusiasm	Reluctance, hesitation, apathy
Alleviate	To relieve or lessen	कम करना, राहत देना	Mitigate, ease, soothe	Aggravate, worsen, intensify
Aloof	Distant or reserved	अलग, उदासीन	Detached, distant, standoffish	Friendly, approachable, engaged
Altruistic	Selflessly concerned for others	परोपकारी	Benevolent, generous, selfless	Selfish, greedy, egoistic
Ambiguous	Unclear or having multiple meanings	अस्पष्ट, संदिग्ध	Vague, equivocal, uncertain	Clear, definite, explicit
Ameliorate	To improve or make better	सुधार करना	Enhance, improve, better	Worsen, deteriorate, aggravate
Amicable	Friendly, peaceful	मैत्रीपूर्ण	Cordial, harmonious, congenial	Hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic
Anachronism	Something out of place in time	काल-विसंगति	Misnomer, relic	Modern, timely, contemporary
Animosity	Strong hostility	शत्रुता, बैर	Hostility, enmity, rancor	Friendship, goodwill, harmony
Anomaly	Something unusual or irregular	विसंगति, असामान्यता	Aberration, deviation, oddity	Norm, regularity, conformity
Antipathy	Strong dislike	घृणा, अरुचि	Aversion, repulsion, hostility	Liking, affection, attraction
Apathy	Lack of interest or concern	उदासीनता	Indifference, lethargy, disinterest	Enthusiasm, passion, concern
Appease	To calm or satisfy	शांत करना, तुष्ट करना	Pacify, soothe, placate	Provoke, anger, irritate
Arbitrary	Based on random choice	मनमाना	Capricious, random, whimsical	Reasoned, logical, planned
Ardent	Passionate, enthusiastic	उत्साही, जोशीला	Fervent, zealous, passionate	Indifferent, apathetic, lukewarm
Articulate	Expressing clearly	स्पष्ट बोलना	Eloquent, fluent, expressive	Inarticulate, unclear, mumbled
Ascetic	Practicing self-denial	तपस्वी, संन्यासी	Austere, disciplined, abstinent	Indulgent, hedonistic, lavish
Assiduous	Diligent, hardworking	परिश्रमी	Industrious, meticulous, diligent	Lazy, careless, negligent
Audacious	Bold, daring	साहसी, निर्भीक	Courageous, fearless, intrepid	Timid, cautious, cowardly
Austere	Simple, plain, or strict	सादा, कठोर	Severe, stern, frugal	Luxurious, indulgent, ornate
Avarice	Greed for wealth	लालच	Greed, covetousness, rapacity	Generosity, contentment
Banal	Lacking originality, common	साधारण, घिसा-पिटा	Trite, hackneyed, clichéd	Original, fresh, novel
Belligerent	Hostile, warlike	युद्धरत, आक्रामक	Aggressive, combative, hostile	Peaceful, friendly, amicable
Benevolent	Kind, generous	परोपकारी, दयालु	Charitable, kindhearted, altruistic	Malevolent, cruel, selfish
Brevity	Shortness, conciseness	संक्षिप्तता	Conciseness, succinctness, terseness	Lengthiness, verbosity
Candid	Honest, straightforward	स्पष्ट, निष्कपट	Frank, open, sincere	Deceptive, insincere, secretive
Capricious	Unpredictable, impulsive	मनमौजी	Fickle, whimsical, erratic	Predictable, steady, consistent
Castigate	To criticize severely	कठोर आलोचना करना	Reprimand, scold, chastise	Praise, commend, applaud
Catalyst	Something that triggers change	उत्प्रेरक	Stimulus, trigger, spark	Inhibitor, obstacle, deterrent
Censure	Strong disapproval or criticism	निंदा, आलोचना	Condemn, criticize, reprimand	Praise, commend, approve
Clandestine	Secret or hidden	गुप्त, छिपा	Covert, surreptitious, stealthy	Open, overt, public
Coerce	To force or compel	मजबूर करना	Compel, pressure, intimidate	Persuade, encourage, allow
Cogent	Convincing, logical	ठोस, तर्कसंगत	Persuasive, compelling, valid	Weak, unconvincing, illogical
Complacent	Self-satisfied, unconcerned	आत्मसंतुष्ट	Smug, self-satisfied, content	Concerned, anxious, dissatisfied
Concur	To agree or consent	सहमत होना	Assent, agree, comply	Disagree, oppose, dissent
Condescend	To behave as superior	नीचा दिखाना	Patronize, belittle, deign	Respect, honor, regard
Confound	To confuse or perplex	भ्रमित करना	Bewilder, puzzle, mystify	Clarify, explain, enlighten
Conspicuous	Easily noticeable	स्पष्ट, ध्यान देने योग्य	Prominent, obvious, striking	Inconspicuous, hidden, obscure
Contentious	Likely to cause disagreement	विवादास्पद	Controversial, argumentative	Agreeable, peaceful, amicable
Contrite	Regretful, remorseful	पश्चातापी	Repentant, remorseful, penitent	Unrepentant, indifferent
Copious	Abundant, plentiful	प्रचुर, बहुत	Ample, abundant, profuse	Scarce, meager, sparse
Credible	Believable, trustworthy	विश्वसनीय	Plausible, reliable, trustworthy	Incredible, unbelievable, dubious
Culpable	Deserving blame	दोषी	Guilty, blameworthy, responsible	Innocent, blameless
Dearth	Scarcity, lack	कमी, अभाव	Scarcity, paucity, shortage	Abundance, plenty, excess
Debase	To lower in value or quality	नीचा करना	Degrade, demean, corrupt	Elevate, enhance, uplift
Deferential	Respectful, submissive	सम्मानपूर्ण, विनम्र	Respectful, courteous, submissive	Arrogant, disrespectful, defiant
Deleterious	Harmful or damaging	हानिकारक	Detrimental, injurious, toxic	Beneficial, helpful, harmless
Demure	Reserved, modest	संकोची, शालीन	Modest, shy, reserved	Bold, forward, assertive
Deplete	To reduce or exhaust	समाप्त करना	Exhaust, diminish, drain	Replenish, restore, augment
Deride	To mock or ridicule	उपहास करना	Mock, scorn, ridicule	Praise, admire, respect
Despondent	Hopeless, depressed	निराश, उदास	Dejected, melancholy, gloomy	Hopeful, cheerful, optimistic
Deterrent	Something that prevents action	निवारक	Hindrance, obstacle, restraint	Incentive, encouragement
Dilatory	Slow, delaying	धीमा, विलंब करने वाला	Procrastinating, sluggish, tardy	Prompt, swift, timely
Disparage	To belittle or criticize	नीचा दिखाना	Belittle, demean, criticize	Praise, commend, exalt
Disparate	Distinct or dissimilar	भिन्न, असमान	Different, dissimilar, diverse	Similar, alike, comparable
Disseminate	To spread information	प्रसार करना	Distribute, broadcast, circulate	Conceal, suppress, withhold
Dogmatic	Rigidly opinionated	हठधर्मी	Opinionated, inflexible, rigid	Open-minded, flexible, tolerant
Ebullient	Cheerful, enthusiastic	उत्साहपूर्ण	Exuberant, lively, enthusiastic	Subdued, restrained, somber
Eclectic	Selecting from various sources	विविधतापूर्ण	Diverse, varied, selective	Uniform, similar, narrow
Efface	To erase or wipe out	मिटाना	Erase, obliterate, remove	Preserve, retain, restore
Eloquent	Fluent, expressive	वाक्पटु	Articulate, persuasive, expressive	Inarticulate, unclear, dull
Emulate	To imitate or strive to equal	अनुकरण करना	Imitate, mimic, copy	Differ, diverge
Enervate	To weaken or drain energy	कमजोर करना	Weaken, debilitate, exhaust	Strengthen, energize, invigorate
Engender	To cause or produce	उत्पन्न करना	Cause, produce, generate	Prevent, stop, hinder
Ephemeral	Short-lived, fleeting	क्षणिक	Transient, momentary, brief	Permanent, lasting, enduring
Equivocal	Ambiguous, uncertain	अस्पष्ट, संदिग्ध	Ambiguous, vague, unclear	Clear, definite, certain
Erudite	Scholarly, knowledgeable	विद्वान	Learned, scholarly, educated	Ignorant, uneducated
Euphoria	Intense happiness	उत्साह, उमंग	Elation, joy, ecstasy	Depression, sadness, gloom
Exacerbate	To make worse	बिगाड़ना	Aggravate, worsen, intensify	Alleviate, improve, mitigate
Exculpate	To clear from blame	दोषमुक्त करना	Absolve, vindicate, exonerate	Blame, accuse, condemn
Exigent	Urgent, demanding	अत्यावश्यक	Urgent, pressing, critical	Unimportant, trivial, minor
Exonerate	To free from blame	दोषमुक्त करना	Absolve, clear, vindicate	Blame, accuse, convict
Expedite	To speed up or hasten	तेज करना	Hasten, accelerate, quicken	Delay, hinder, slow
Extravagant	Excessive, wasteful	फिजूलखर्च	Lavish, prodigal, excessive	Frugal, thrifty, economical
Facile	Easy, superficial	आसान, सतही	Simple, effortless, superficial	Difficult, complex, profound
Fastidious	Very attentive to detail	सूक्ष्मदर्शी	Meticulous, fussy, particular	Careless, sloppy, negligent
Felicity	Happiness, apt expression	सुख, उचित अभिव्यक्ति	Bliss, joy, eloquence	Misery, sorrow, infelicity
Fervent	Passionate, intense	उत्साही, तीव्र	Ardent, zealous, passionate	Apathetic, indifferent, cold
Flagrant	Obviously offensive	स्पष्ट रूप से गलत	Blatant, egregious, conspicuous	Subtle, minor, inconspicuous
Florid	Excessively ornate	अलंकृत, भड़कीला	Ornate, elaborate, flowery	Plain, simple, restrained
Fortuitous	Happening by chance	संयोगवश	Accidental, lucky, serendipitous	Planned, deliberate, intentional
Frugal	Economical, sparing	मितव्ययी	Thrifty, prudent, sparing	Extravagant, wasteful, lavish
Garrulous	Excessively talkative	बातूनी	Loquacious, verbose, chatty	Silent, reserved, taciturn
Gregarious	Sociable, outgoing	मिलनसार	Friendly, sociable, affable	Reserved, solitary, introverted
Guile	Deceit, cunning	छल, धूर्तता	Deception, trickery, slyness	Honesty, sincerity, candor
Hackneyed	Overused, commonplace	घिसा-पिटा	Trite, banal, clichéd	Original, fresh, novel
Hapless	Unfortunate, unlucky	अभागा	Unlucky, unfortunate, wretched	Lucky, fortunate, blessed
Hegemony	Dominance over others	प्रभुत्व	Dominance, supremacy, leadership	Subordination, submission
Heresy	Opinion against established belief	विधर्म, अपधर्म	Unorthodoxy, dissent, blasphemy	Orthodoxy, conformity
Iconoclast	One who challenges tradition	परंपरा तोड़ने वाला	Rebel, nonconformist, dissenter	Traditionalist, conformist
Ignominious	Shameful, disgraceful	अपमानजनक	Disgraceful, humiliating, shameful	Honorable, dignified, glorious
Immaculate	Spotlessly clean, perfect	निष्कलंक	Spotless, flawless, pristine	Dirty, flawed, imperfect
Imminent	About to happen	निकटवर्ती, आसन्न	Impending, forthcoming, near	Distant, remote, far-off
Immutable	Unchangeable	अपरिवर्तनीय	Fixed, unalterable, constant	Changeable, flexible, variable
Impartial	Fair, unbiased	निष्पक्ष	Fair, neutral, objective	Biased, partial, prejudiced
Impede	To hinder or obstruct	बाधा डालना	Hinder, obstruct, hamper	Aid, assist, facilitate
Implausible	Unlikely, unbelievable	अविश्वसनीय	Unbelievable, improbable, dubious	Plausible, credible, likely
Inadvertent	Unintentional, accidental	अनजाने में	Unintentional, accidental, unwitting	Deliberate, intentional, planned
Incongruous	Not in harmony, out of place	असंगत	Inappropriate, discordant, unsuitable	Appropriate, harmonious, suitable
Indolent	Lazy, idle	आलसी	Slothful, idle, lethargic	Industrious, diligent, active
Ineffable	Too great to be expressed	अवर्णनीय	Indescribable, inexpressible	Expressible, describable
Inert	Lacking movement or energy	निष्क्रिय	Inactive, motionless, sluggish	Active, dynamic, energetic
Ingenuous	Innocent, sincere	निष्कपट, भोला	Candid, sincere, naive	Deceptive, insincere, cunning
Inimical	Harmful or hostile	हानिकारक, शत्रुतापूर्ण	Hostile, adverse, harmful	Friendly, beneficial, favorable
Innocuous	Harmless, inoffensive	हानिरहित	Harmless, safe, benign	Harmful, dangerous, toxic
Insipid	Lacking flavor or interest	नीरस, फीका	Bland, dull, tasteless	Interesting, flavorful, lively
Insolent	Rude, disrespectful	अशिष्ट, गुस्ताख	Impudent, rude, disrespectful	Polite, respectful, courteous
Intrepid	Fearless, brave	नन्हीक, साहसी	Courageous, valiant, fearless	Timid, cowardly, fearful
Inveterate	Habitual, deeply established	घनघोर, पक्का	Chronic, habitual, ingrained	Occasional, infrequent, new
Jocular	Humorous, playful	मजाकिया	Witty, humorous, jovial	Serious, solemn, grave
Judicious	Wise, sensible	विवेकपूर्ण	Prudent, sensible, wise	Foolish, reckless, unwise
Lament	To express grief or sorrow	विलाप करना	Mourn, grieve, bewail	Rejoice, celebrate, delight
Laudable	Worthy of praise	प्रशंसनीय	Commendable, admirable, praiseworthy	Blameworthy, deplorable
Lethargic	Sluggish, lacking energy	सुस्त, आलसी	Sluggish, listless, torpid	Energetic, lively, active
Levity	Lack of seriousness	हल्कापन	Frivolity, lightheartedness	Seriousness, gravity, sobriety
Lucid	Clear, easily understood	स्पष्ट, सुबोध	Clear, coherent, intelligible	Confusing, unclear, obscure
Magnanimous	Generous, forgiving	उदार, क्षमाशील	Noble, generous, forgiving	Petty, selfish, vindictive
Malign	To speak ill of, harmful	बदनाम करना, हानिकारक	Defame, slander, harmful	Praise, laud, beneficial
Meticulous	Very careful about details	सूक्ष्म, सावधान	Precise, thorough, careful	Careless, sloppy, negligent
Mitigate	To make less severe	कम करना, शांत करना	Alleviate, reduce, lessen	Aggravate, worsen, intensify
Obdurate	Stubborn, unyielding	हठी, कठोर	Obstinate, inflexible, unyielding	Flexible, compliant, yielding
Obfuscate	To confuse or make unclear	अस्पष्ट करना	Confuse, obscure, bewilder	Clarify, explain, elucidate
Obsolete	Outdated, no longer in use	अप्रचलित	Outdated, antiquated, archaic	Modern, current, up-to-date
Ostentatious	Showy, pretentious	दिखावटी	Flashy, pretentious, flamboyant	Modest, simple, restrained
Panacea	A solution for all problems	सर्वरोगहर, रामबाण	Cure-all, remedy, solution	Problem, issue, affliction
Parsimonious	Excessively frugal	कंजूस, मितव्ययी	Stingy, miserly, frugal	Generous, extravagant, lavish
Paucity	Scarcity, lack	कमी, अभाव	Scarcity, shortage, dearth	Abundance, plenty, excess
Pensive	Deeply thoughtful, often sad	विचारमग्न, उदास	Contemplative, reflective, somber	Carefree, cheerful, unthinking
Pernicious	Highly destructive or harmful	हानिकारक, विनाशकारी	Destructive, harmful, deadly	Beneficial, harmless, benign
Perpetual	Never-ending, continuous	सतत, स्थायी	Constant, incessant, endless	Temporary, fleeting, intermittent
Pervasive	Widespread, omnipresent	व्याप्त, सर्वत्र	Ubiquitous, prevalent, widespread	Limited, rare, confined
Placate	To calm or appease	शांत करना, मनाना	Soothe, pacify, appease	Anger, provoke, irritate
Pragmatic	Practical, realistic	व्यावहारिक	Practical, sensible, realistic	Impractical, idealistic, unrealistic
Precarious	Uncertain, risky	अनिश्चित, जोखिम भरा	Unstable, insecure, risky	Secure, stable, safe
Preclude	To prevent or make impossible	रोकना, असंभव करना	Prevent, hinder, prohibit	Allow, permit, enable
Prodigal	Wastefully extravagant	फिजूलखर्च	Extravagant, wasteful, lavish	Frugal, thrifty, economical
Prolific	Producing much or many	उत्पादक, प्रचुर	Productive, fertile, abundant	Unproductive, barren, scarce
Propensity	Natural tendency or inclination	प्रवृत्ति	Tendency, inclination, proclivity	Aversion, disinclination
Prudent	Wise, careful	समझदार, सावधान	Cautious, judicious, sensible	Reckless, careless, imprudent
Pugnacious	Eager to fight, aggressive	झगड़ालू	Combative, belligerent, quarrelsome	Peaceful, friendly, amicable
Rancor	Bitter resentment	विद्वेष, कटुता	Animosity, bitterness, hostility	Goodwill, friendliness, harmony
Rebuke	Sharp criticism or reprimand	फटकार, डांट	Reprimand, scold, chastise	Praise, compliment, commend
Recalcitrant	Resistant to authority	अड़ियल, विद्रोही	Defiant, rebellious, obstinate	Compliant, obedient, cooperative
Rectify	To correct or make right	सुधार करना	Correct, amend, fix	Worsen, damage, ruin
Reticent	Reserved, reluctant to speak	संकोची, कम बोलने वाला	Taciturn, silent, reserved	Talkative, forthcoming, open
Reverence	Deep respect or admiration	श्रद्धा, सम्मान	Respect, veneration, admiration	Disrespect, contempt, scorn
Rhetoric	Persuasive speech or writing	वाक्पटुता	Eloquence, oratory, persuasion	Plainness, simplicity
Sagacious	Wise, shrewd	बुद्धिमान, चतुर	Wise, astute, discerning	Foolish, ignorant, unwise
Salubrious	Healthy, beneficial	स्वास्थ्यवर्धक	Wholesome, beneficial, healthy	Unhealthy, harmful, detrimental
Sanguine	Optimistic, cheerful	आशावादी	Optimistic, buoyant, confident	Pessimistic, gloomy, despondent
Scrupulous	Careful, principled	सावधान, ईमानदार	Meticulous, conscientious, diligent	Careless, negligent, dishonest
Sporadic	Occasional, irregular	छिटपुट, अनियमित	Intermittent, infrequent, scattered	Regular, frequent, continuous
Stagnant	Inactive, not progressing	स्थिर, रुका हुआ	Dormant, sluggish, idle	Active, flowing, dynamic
Strident	Loud, harsh	तीखा, कर्कश	Harsh, grating, shrill	Soft, gentle, soothing
Superfluous	Unnecessary, excessive	अनावश्यक, अतिरिक्त	Excess, redundant, unnecessary	Necessary, essential, required
Tacit	Implied, unspoken	निहित, मौन	Implied, unspoken, inferred	Explicit, stated, expressed
Tenacious	Persistent, determined	दृढ़, हठी	Persistent, resolute, steadfast	Weak, yielding, irresolute
Transient	Short-lived, temporary	अस्थायी, क्षणिक	Fleeting, temporary, ephemeral	Permanent, lasting, enduring
Ubiquitous	Present everywhere	सर्वव्यापी	Omnipresent, pervasive, widespread	Rare, scarce, limited
Venerate	To respect deeply	सम्मान करना, पूजना	Revere, worship, admire	Disrespect, despise, scorn
Verbose	Wordy, using too many words	शब्दाडंबरपूर्ण	Wordy, loquacious, prolix	Concise, succinct, brief
Vindicate	To clear from blame	दोषमुक्त करना	Justify, exonerate, absolve	Blame, accuse, condemn
Wary	Cautious, careful	सावधान, सतर्क	Cautious, vigilant, prudent	Careless, reckless, heedless
Zealous	Enthusiastic, passionate	उत्साही, जोशीला	Ardent, fervent, eager	Apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic

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