🎤 Synonyms

This lesson covers synonyms and vocabulary precision to improve comprehension and language usage in competitive exams.

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Synonyms are those words, which are very nearly alike in meaning

but not quite. We have to choose from a number of synonyms, the

particular word that exactly expresses the idea that we wish to convey.

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Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words provided

in brackets: Here is a…………… sword; it is the …………… one used by

Guru Gobind Singh (actual, real)

Give me a ……………account of the accident, use ……………

language (concise, brief)

A …………… mind gives and …………… expression (vacant, empty)

Captain Cook ……………the pacific, and …………… a great number of islands

(discovered, explored)

The ship …………… and many sailors were…………… (sank drowned)

In my new …………… I have not the comforts of a ……………(house

home) Mountain …………… is enchanting. What a beautiful

…………… (sight, scenery)

It was …………… to the astronomer that the eclipse would be …………… at

midnight ( obvious, visible)

She met with an …………… This …………… in her life was most

memorable. It was an …………… of historical importance (accident,

incident, event)

Opium smoking is a bad ……………this …………… existed among

the ancient tribes of India (custom, habit)

A …………… is bound to take place in our country sooner or later. The

……………

against the dictator was put down with an iron hand (rebellion, revolution)

Rain is …………… but not …………… before evening. Frost is

…………… though not …………… even at the end of May. (probable,

possible)

Choose the correct synonym of the following words

COMPLEMENT a. disapproval b. praise c. complaint d. completion

CONCEPT a. idea b. belief c. deception d. control

DUMB a. clear b. rouge c. mute d. stupid

DUBIOUS a. cunning b. pretending c. resolved d. doubtful

INDUCE a. trap b. influence c. resolved d. inflict

MUTTER a. cry b. weep c. murmur d. blame

SUMMON a. call b. weep c. punish d. order

COMPLIMENT a. disapproval b. praise c. compliant d. completion

RECKON a. withdraw b. calculate c. estimate d. exclude

INCULCATE a. attract b. adapt c. cause d. exclude

SEA-CHANGE a. complete change b. partial change c.

favourab le change

d.

unfavourab le change

ANONYMOUS a. generous b. well- known c. reluctant d.

One whose name is not known. ASSIDUITY a. diligence b. bitterness c. peace d. intelligence

CENSOR a. deceive b. scold c. delete d. fabricate

NOTHING a. something b. cipher c. suffering d. everything

ANGUISH a. insult b. anger c. suffering d. desire

COMPLACENCY a. self-satisfaction b. negligence c. carelessness d. hesitation

FLAIR a. talent b. anger c. jealousy d. hatred

JEOPARDY a. upset b. confusion c. danger d. demolition

POSTHUMOUS CHILD a. brilliant b. physically weak c. illegitimate d. born after the

death of the father INEFFABLE a. not erasable b. inadequate c. d. not effective i ibl

d. not effective

ORATOR a. speaker b. singer c. debate d. critic

NOSTALGIC a. indolent b. diseased c. homesick d. soothing

PROCURE a. preserve b. acquired c. recover d. harm

ATHEIST a. bachelor b. disbeliever in God

c. heart doctor d. priest

OPHTHALMOLOGIST a. eye doctor b. skin doctor c. heart doctor d. cancer

specialist TERRESTRIAL a. wide spread b. relating to the c. windswept d. earthly sky

c. windswept d. earthly

ANTONYMS

Words having opposite or contrary meanings are called Antonyms

Attractive

Repulsive

Acknowledge

Acknowledge X Disown, deny

Adversity X Prosperity

X

X

X

X

Prosperity

Acquit

Affirm

X

Convict

Affirm X Deny

Frugal, thrifty X

Extravagant

Fickle

X

X

Constant

Condemn

Condemn X Approve

Savage X Civilized

X

Civilized

Dissuade

Persuade

X

X

Prohibit

Prohibit X Permit

Punish X Reward

X

Reward

Retire

Work

Benefactor

Base

X

X

X

X

X

Advance, approach

Malefactor

Noble

Frank

Frank X Reserved

Complain X Refusal

X

Refusal

Clarity

Ambiguity

X

X

Underline the correct antonym of the following words

DISTANT a. remote

INEVITABLE

b. far c. near d. yonder

a. certain b. unavoidable

a. certain b. c. escapable d. unavoidable absolute

INCREASE a. augment b. decrease c. improve d. d i NARROW a. broad b. thin c. slime d.

EXCLUSION a. omission b. elimination c. inclusion d. exemption

DETERIORATE a. dwindle b. decrease c. increase d. diminish

PROGRESS a. develop b. advance c. recede d. prolong

FAITH a. trust b. doubt c. belief d. reliance

FLUCTUATE a. vacillate b. change c. shift d. settle

BIAS a. equity b. impartiality c. prejudice d. unfairness

CELESTIAL a. heavenly b. divine c. supernatural d. earthly

PROTEST a. objection b. disapproval c. assent d. contradiction

LANKY a. lean b. thin c. sturdy d. bony

LAVIS H a. profuse

b. miserly

c. liberal d. bountiful

GREAT a. advance b. big c. large d. little

IMPERFECT a. absolute b. complete c. profound d. consummate

SIGNIFICANT a. important b. insignificant c. vital d. necessary

ISOLATION a. separation b. loneliness c. intimacy d. solitude

UNIQUE a. ordinary b. common c. singular d. unequalled

SURMOUNT a. surpass b. fail c. master d. overcome

JEALOUSY a. tolerance b. aware c. jubilant d. rustic

AMBIGUITY a. clarity b. certainty c. rationality d. perversity

FEASIBILITY a. unsuitability b. cheapness c. d. impropriety impracticability

CIRCUITIOUS a. round about b. aware c. complete d. direct

GORGEOUS a. fashionable b. desperate c. plain d. sumptuous

appearance

Summary Cheat Sheet

• Synonyms may differ slightly in tone and usage.
• Choose words by context, not just dictionary closeness.
• Practice option elimination in vocabulary MCQs.

References

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