SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS FOR NDA
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.
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 NDA
WORD
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DEFINITION
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SYNONYMS
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ANTONYMS
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COMPELLING
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very interesting : able to capture and hold your attention
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cogent, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective
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inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, uncompelling
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HUMONGOUS
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very last
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astronomical, Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic
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bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro
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DIN
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loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
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babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, bruit
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quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness
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BUMBLE
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to make mistakes in doing (something)
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blow, bobble, boggle
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DESPAIR
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utter loss of hope
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desperation, despond, despondence, despondency
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hope, hopefulness
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ENVY
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the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has
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covetousness, enviousness, green-eyed monster, invidiousness, jealousy
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-
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CATAPULT
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to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
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throw, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl
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-
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LUGUBRIOUS
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very sad especially in an exaggerated or insincere way
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black, bleak, cheerless, chill, Cimmerian, cloudy, cold, comfortless
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bright, cheerful, cheering, cheery
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AUSTERE
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providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious
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no-frills, spartan, stark
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deluxe, Lucullan, luxe, luxurious, plush
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HARNESS
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to put into action or service
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apply, employ, exercise, use, operate, utilize
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MOCK
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to laugh at or make fun of
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burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, parody
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follow, obey
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DREAD
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to fear something that will or might happen
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alarming, dire, direful, fearful, dreadful, fearsome
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calming, comforting, consoling, lulling, pacifying
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RECUPERATE
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to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
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come back, gain, heal, mend, pull round
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ail, collapse, come down, sicken; decline
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DOTAGE
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the time when a person is old and often less able to remember or do things
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caducity, second childhood, senility
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TOUT
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to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful
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ballyhoo, blow up, crack up, cry up, glorify, trumpet
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knock, pan, slam
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SECTARIAN
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not broad or open in views or opinions
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illiberal, insular, Lilliputian, little, narrow-minded, parochial, petty
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broad-minded, catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal, open
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INUNDATE
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to cover with a flood
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deluge, drown, engulf, gulf, flood, overflow, overwhelm
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drain
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DAZZLE
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to greatly impress or surprise by being very attractive or exciting
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bedazzle, blind, daze
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RARING
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ready and excited to start to dosomething
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agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, desirous
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apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic
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VIABLE
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capable of being done or used
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achievable, attainable, doable, feasible, practicable, realizable, possible,
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hopeless, impossible, impracticable, infeasible, nonviable, unattainable
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