A Guide to Important Synonyms and Antonyms for hsc

Words

Synonyms

Antonyms

Take place

lapper, occur, came about

stop, terminate

Embellish

decorate, adorn, furnish

Spoil, harm, deface

Positive

affirmative

Negative

Inherit

Acquire, succeed, possess

Squander, bequeath, lose

Contaminated 

polluted, defiled, bastardized 

pure, bonafide. 

Immense 

enormous, massive, stupendous 

trifle, petty, little 

Enrich

enhance, improve, endow

decrease, lessen, abate

Marked

remarkable, noted, eminent 

unmarked, notorious plain

Echo

Resonance, repetition,, ring

Reverse, sound

Evident

conspicuous, distinct, vivid

indistinct, inevident

Epidemic 

Pandemic, outbreak, widespread

Endemic, restricted

Deepen 

heighten, intensify, make deep

show, expose, slacken 

Misuse 

Maltreat,abuse, squander

protect, care for 

Witness

testimony, proof, evidence 

refutation, contradiction  

Oppose 

object, argue dispute 

support, consent agree 

Ideology 

Ideas, doctrine, theory

Malnutrition 

underfeeding, under nourishment 

nutrition, nourishment.

Collapse 

fall, ruin, crush 

rise, prevail 

Wreck 

ruin, ravage,  demolish 

prevail, increase, improve 

Suffering 

sorrows, affliction, miseries 

happiness, enjoyment

Subsequent 

afterwards, succeeding following

farmer, previous

Momentous 

significant, remarkable important

insignificant, unworthy 

Democracy

Republic, autonomy

Autocracy, dictatorship 

Struggle 

strive, endeavour, try, afford 

Surrender, retreat

Reunification

rejointment, conciliation 

division, separation

Words

Synonyms

Antonyms

Scientist 

A person who does experiment 

Wonder 

surprise, stun, amazement 

simplicity, normality 

Project 

scheme, plan, propel

venture, inactivity

Terrestrial 

of the earth, mundane, sublunary 

heavenly, unearthly

Intelligence 

wit, wisdom, intellect 

Ignorance, inaptness

Establish 

build, install, emerge 

Ruin, end, conjecture

Contact 

connection, agreement, communication 

Interruption, isolation

Universe

cosmos, planets or space 

locality

Beam out

Radiate, shine

Be dark, dullness

Signal 

gesture, sign, cue 

Vague, obscure

Space 

hollow place, vacuum, lacuna

limitation

Attracting 

charming, enchanting, appealing 

Repelling, disgusting

Attention 

concentration, diligence, heed 

inattention, indiligence 

Provide

manage, grant, allot

Deprive, ignore

Atmosphere

Environment, climate

Planet

Earth, asteroid

Desert

Volcanoes 

a place that expells lava etc 

Crater

a hole.

Groove

a long narrow cut in the hard material 

Meteorite 

Reveal 

disclose, divulge, expose

conceal, hide, cloak 

Tiny 

little, miniature, diminutive 

Fossil 

Billion

Exist

survive, prevail, continue 

cease, depart, die

Analyse 

scrutinize, dissect, survey 

synthesize

Data

statistics, information, facts

assumption, conjecture 

Words

Synonyms

Antonyms

Capitalism

Industrialism, laissez faire

Socialism, communism

Inherent 

Succeed, possess, occupy 

Earn, alienate

Laissez faire

hands off, a system of allowing business etc without difficulty 

seizing disapproval 

Triumphant 

conquering, victorious, dominant  

defeating, 

March

pace, parade, stride

slow walk, creep

Opportunity 

facility, advantage, merits 

demerits, disadvantages

Capitalist countries 

countries that support capitalism

Exploiting 

using, utilizing, 

keeping unused, dispose of

Cheap 

low-priced, under priced, knock-down 

costly, expensive 

Strategy 

tactics, procedure, scenario

simple way, common style 

Promise 

oath, assure, commitment 

Pare

assault, macadamize, tarmac 

break, loosen 

Pool

lagoon, lake, mere

a solid place, a soil rich place

Impoverished 

poor, want of, hard destitute 

well off, rich 

Gap

blanking, hollow, chink, cleft

completeness, solid

Widening 

enlarging, spreading, broadening 

lessening, being narrow

Vessel 

ship, jar, pitcher

Trifling 

trivial, petty, tiny

large, huge-vast

Capital

finance, assets, cash

Minority 

small part, petty

Luxurious 

extravagant, deluxe, lavish

economical, frugal, ordinary 

Furnished

endowed, equipped

unequipped, unfurnished.

Amenity

convenience, facility, advantage 

inconvenience, disadvantage 

Advanced

progressive, sophisticated

backward, undeveloped

Medicare

Overwhelming

Majority

bulk, most, preponderance, 

minority, secondary

Condition

Solidarity

harmony, unification, unity

antagonism, discord 

Equity

impartiality, integrity, justice

bias, inequity, partiality

Justice

corroborate, probe

accuse, attack, blame

Words

Synonyms

Antonyms

Form

style, custom, system

Various 

different, varied, kinds 

same

Cultural 

regarding culture 

Polygamy

system of marrying many bridegroom or bride at a time

monogamy 

Embeded

fixed, firmly established 

slightly built 

Extended

expanded, enlarged, spreading 

contracted

Consist of

comprise, Make of build up 

loosen, break 

In line with

keep pace with go with other

irrelevant position 

Custom

convention, usage, system

Yield to

to give place to, being docile

occupy, 

Practice 

training, tradition, exercising 

malpractice

Monogamy 

system of marrying single bride or bridegroom

polygamy 

Rural

pastoral, of village, rustic

urban, town 

Nuclear 

single, isolate, alone 

dual, multy 

Spouse

husband and wife, husband/ wife, better half, partner 

Give up

abandon, quit, forsake

hold, take, accept

Pastoral 

rustic, rural, bucolic 

urban, towny 

Wage

carning, salary, remuneration 

betting, gambling 

Wage earner 

a person earns money by work 

Lineage

dinesty 

Back

to take in a position of lagging behind

to take ahead

Pose

Create, gesture

Dilemma 

in a fix, suspicion, doubt, between two horns 

Monogamous

of monogamy 

of polygamy, polygamous 

Maintain

carry out, keep on, perseve in 

stop, stead

Words

Synonyms

Antonyms

Earning 

income, proceeds, gains

expending, costing 

Affair 

point, matter, subject 

Influence 

power, dominance, impact 

spontaneity, liberty 

Welfare

betterment, amelioration, comfort

unblessing 

Adult

grown-up

young, chap, tender

Disintegration

crumbling, decaying, separation

gathering joining 

Intense 

tremendous, acute, extreme 

slight

Feudal 

Vassalistic

Segregated 

isolated, separated, divided 

gathered, joined 

Hearth

forge, stove, fireplace 

cooling place

Rearing

bringing up, fostering, nurse 

ignore, avoid 

Contribute 

help, donate, enrole 

disencourage, displease 

Authority 

control, domination, force 

subjectivity, docility 

Recreation

amusement, enjoyment, ecstasy 

Urbanization

making town, suburbanization, making metropolitan 

making rural

Kinship 

blood relation, relation with near ones

animosity, breaking relation

Decline 

decrease, diminish, lessen 

build up, rise, grow

Association

closing near, being assemble 

Words

Synonyms

Antonyms

Process

way, system, method

Require 

need, want, necessitate 

dispense with, discard 

Communication

interaction, exchange talk

discontent, remoteness 

Influence 

lay impact, affect

be inactive

Intelligibility 

clearness, lucidity, understandability 

illegibility

Bilingual 

of two language 

multilingual 

Monolingual 

of one language 

multilingual / bilingual 

Outnumber 

go for, transcend 

limit.

Probe 

examination, ohesk, search, quest, explore 

conceal, hide 

Inspection 

examination, check, scrutiny 

Bewildering 

perplexing, stunning puzzling 

enlightening. 

Phenomenon 

matter, topic, subject

Words

Synonyms

Antonyms

Globalisation 

universalization, worldwide

localization, Zonalization 

Mutual 

reciprocal, one another's, each other's 

unitary, singular

Era

age, period, length of time

Distress

misery, indigence, wretchedness 

relief, assurance, good position 

Expand 

extend, spread, scatter,   

reduce lessen decrease 

Instant 

immediate, quick, at once

late, delay, tardiness 

Aspect 

view, attitude, point 

Rapid 

swift, quick, speedy

slow, safe, tardy 

Far-reaching 

far - spreading, boundless, remote  

close, near

Transportation 

frequentation, movement, plying 

Buzzword 

cliché. a word used largely, an in vogue word 

an obsolete word an archaic word  

Affluent 

rich, wealthy, opulent 

poor pauper, indigent 

Deserve

fit, be qualified, be worthy of 

to be disqualified, to be unfit 

Wheel 

circle, a roundish thing 

Own 

belonging to oneself, possess 

Devotion 

engagement, immersing  

uninvolvement  

Recognition 

introduction, credit, acknowledgement 

disavowal, disclaimer 

Horticulture 

system of doing garden etc arresting, bad. eminent 

unnoticeable, ordinary 

Self-sufficient

independent, self-reliant, self-supporting 

dependent, enslaved 

Enthusiastic 

eager, keen, zealous adequate, enough, 

eager less, insipid inadequate, 

Satisfactory 

ample, adequate, enough,

insufficient 

Manure 

compost, fertilizer, dung 

Entirely 

wholly, fully, completely 

partially, in part

Earn 

obtain, gain, receive 

lose, spend 

Apply

appeal, petition, implore

Energetic 

active, spirited, tireless 

inactive, tired

Remain

Stay, linger, prevail

vanish, fade out 

Force 

oblige, urge, pressure 

indulge, pamper, 

Perseverance 

steadiness, punctuality 

giving up, giving in 

Unemployed 

jobless, workless, vacant 

employed, engaged

Radically 

speedily, swiftly, quickly 

slowly, simply 

Words

Synonyms

Antonyms

Ever growing 

rising, mounting, ascending

descending, falling, decreasing 

Challenge 

trial, hurdle, risk 

comfort, easiness 

Sustain

protect, maintain, subsist 

ruin, desert, destroy 

Settlement 

habitation, occupation, dwelling 

deserting 

production

harvest, output, result 

Daunting 

dreadful, frightening,

bold, dauntless 

Decline

reduce, decay, wane 

build, mould, establish 

Erosion 

excoriation, attrition, corrosion

creation, setting, up,

Pressure

force, stress, compulsion 

stasis, stability 

Excessive 

extreme, extra, too much 

a little trifling 

Reclamation 

recovery, recapture, rescue 

throwing, losing 

Compensate

amend, make up, make good 

affect, spoil

Promote 

advance, boost, upgrade 

degrade, in advance  

Fragmented 

sliced, scrapped, divided

joined, gathered  

Massive

vast, huge, enormous

small, time

External

outward, explicit, sacrificial

internal, implicit  

Generate

breed, beget, produce

kill, nip

Involve

engage, recruit, implicate 

separate, differ