SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS FOR AFCAT WRITTEN EXAMINATION
SET III
SYNONYMS - A word is given and out of four options, one has to mark the most similar in meaning to word in question as his/her answer choice.
ANTONYMS - A word is given and out of four options, one has to mark the most dissimilar in meaning to word in question as his/her answer choice.
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Below is the list of words with their MEANING, SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS that are really very helpful for AFCAT, CDS and NDA written exam.
20 LIST OF ANTONYMS AND SYNONYMS FOR AFCAT
WORD - DEFINITION
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DEFINITION
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SYNONYMS
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ANTONYMS
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WANDER
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to do something that is not allowed : to disobey a command or law
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err, fall, sin, stray, transgress, trespass, offend
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law-abiding
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ATROCIOUS
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extremely unsatisfactory
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wretched, awful, dismal, execrable, horrible, lousy
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great, marvelous (or marvellous), wonderful
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WAYFARER
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a person who roams about without destination
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drifter, gadabout, gypsy, knockabout, maunderer, rambler
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homebody; denizen, dweller, inhabitant, resident
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SPLENETIC
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having or showing a habitually bad temper
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acid, bearish, bilious, bloody-minded
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amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered
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COUNTENANCE
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to accept, support, or approve of (something)
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accept, care (for), approve, favor
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disapprove (of), discountenance, disfavor
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MANUMIT
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to release from slavery
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discharge, disenthrall, emancipate, enfranchise, enlarge, liberate
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bind, confine, enchain, fetter, restrain
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BULWARK
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something that provides protection for or against something
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guard, keep, protect, safeguard, screen, secure, shield
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assail, assault, attack
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COMRADE
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a person frequently seen in the company of another
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cohort, companion, compatriot, compeer, crony, fellow
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enemy, foe
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TAME
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changed from the wild state so as to become obedient to humans
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domestic, domesticated, tamed
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feral, nondomesticated, savage, undomesticated, untamed, wild
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QUOTIDIAN
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ordinary or very common
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common, commonplace, everyday, familiar, frequent
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extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual
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GREGARIOUS
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likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
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boon, clubbable, clubable, clubby, companionable, extroverted
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introverted, nongregarious, reclusive, unsociable, unsocial
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PENCHANT
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a strong liking for something
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affection, affinity, aptitude, bent, bias, bone
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allergy, averseness, aversion
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CLANGOR
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loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
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babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, cacophony
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quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness
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ASPERSE
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to make untrue and harmful statements about
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slander, blacken, calumniate, defame, libel, malign
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exalt, glorify, honor, acclaim, applaud
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PALLIATE
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to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses
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deodorize, excuse, explain away, extenuate, gloss
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aggravate, exacerbate
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SKEPTICISM
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doubt as to the truth of something
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distrust, distrustfulness, dubiety, dubitation
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assurance, belief, certainty, certitude, confidence
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DELECTATION
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pleasure or enjoyment
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delight, feast, joy, kick, manna, pleasure, treat
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discontent displeasure, dissatisfaction, unhappiness
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EULOGY
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a speech that praises someone who has died
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homage, accolade, citation, commendation, dithyramb, eulogium
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condemnation, denunciation, indictment
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TROUNCE
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to defeat by a large margin
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annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber
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AVERSION
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a strong feeling of not liking something
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disgust, distaste, horror, loathing, repugnance, repulsion
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appetite, favor, fondness
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