SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS FOR AFCAT WRITTEN EXAMINATION
SET IV
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.
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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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OBLITERATE
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to destroy (something) completely so that nothing is left
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abolish, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up)
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conserve, preserve, protect, save
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DEFIANT
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refusing to obey something or someone
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balky, contrary, contumacious, disobedient
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biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient
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IMPERIL
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to put (something or someone) in a dangerous situation
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hazard, endanger, jeopardize, menace
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guard, protect, shelter, shield
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SOP
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something that is done or given to someone in order to prevent trouble, gain support
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backhander, boodle, cumshaw, fix, bribe
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VIAND
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an item of food; especially : a choice or tasty dish
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delectable, goodie, kickshaw, tidbit, treat, delicacy
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bane, poison, toxin, venom
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PALATABLE
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pleasant or acceptable to someone
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agreeable, alright, copacetic, ducky, fine, good
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disagreeable, unsatisfactory
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DISSEMINATE
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to cause (something, such as information) to go to many people
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broadcast, circulate, spread, propagate
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cloak, conceal, enshroud, hide
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REPARATION
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payment to another for a loss or injury it has caused
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indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, recoupment
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TRUCE
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a temporary stopping of fighting
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armistice, cease-fire
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conflict, hostilities, hot war, war
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RABBLE
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ordinary or common people who do not have a lot of money, power, or social status
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proletariat, rabblement, rag tag and bobtail, riffraff
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A-list, aristocracy, elite, gentry, quality, society, upper class
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PERSECUTE
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to treat cruelly especially because of race or religious or political beliefs
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agonize, anguish, bedevil, beset, besiege, curse
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aid, assist, help, deliver, release, relieve, reprieve; comfort, console
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SCHISM
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a lack of agreement or harmony
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conflict, disaccord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony
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accord, agreement, concord, concordance, harmony
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SPECIOUS
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appearing to be true but actually false
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beguiling, deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive
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aboveboard, forthright, non deceptive, straightforward
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FRAGILE
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easily broken or damaged : very delicate : not strong
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breakable, delicate, frail, frangible
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infrangible, nonbreakable, strong, sturdy, tough, unbreakable
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ABERRATION
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something (such as a problem or a type of behavior) that is unusual or unexpected
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insanity, dementia, derangement, lunacy, madness
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mind, saneness, sanity
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COHORT
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a friend or companion
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associate, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade
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UBIQUITOUS
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seeming to be seen everywhere
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regular, omnipresent, universal, wall-to-wall
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infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual
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CONTEMPLATE
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to think deeply or carefully about (something)
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cogitate, consider, ponder, debate
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disregard, ignore, overlook, dismiss
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OBFUSCATE
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to make (something) more difficult to understand
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befog, blur, cloud, fog, muddy, confuse
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clarify, clear, illuminate
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INCIPIENT
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beginning to develop or exist
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aborning, budding, inceptive, inchoate, nascent
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full-fledged, mature, ripe, ripened
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