Synonyms and Antonyms for Competitive Exams

406. Hackneyed (Adj)
• English Meaning: So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original
• Urdu Meaning: پرانا، بوسیدہ، عام استعمال شدہ
• Synonyms: Commonplace → Trite → Stale → Overused
• Antonyms: Original → Fresh → Novel → Innovative


407. Halcyon (Adj)
• English Meaning: Calm and peaceful; prosperous, happy, carefree
• Urdu Meaning: پرسکون، خوشحال، خوشی بھرا
• Synonyms: Peaceful → Tranquil → Prosperous → Serene
• Antonyms: Turbulent → Chaotic → Miserable → Troubled


408. Hallmark (N)
• English Meaning: A mark of quality, genuineness, or distinguishing feature
• Urdu Meaning: پہچان، معیار، نمایاں خصوصیت
• Synonyms: Trademark → Sign → Feature → Stamp
• Antonyms: Flaw → Defect → Weakness → Fault


409. Handwringing (N)
• English Meaning: Nervous expression, worry, or prolonged debate over an issue
• Urdu Meaning: پریشانی، اضطراب، فکرمندی
• Synonyms: Anxiety → Worry → Concern → Debate
• Antonyms: Confidence → Calmness → Assurance → Relaxation


410. Hapless (Adj)
• English Meaning: Unlucky, unfortunate
• Urdu Meaning: بدنصیب، بدقسمت
• Synonyms: Unfortunate → Luckless → Doomed → Ill-fated
• Antonyms: Fortunate → Lucky → Blessed → Prosperous


411. Harangue (N/V)
• English Meaning: A long, intense, public verbal attack or speech
• Urdu Meaning: طویل تقریر، خطاب، زبانی حملہ
• Synonyms: Tirade → Rant → Lecture → Diatribe
• Antonyms: Praise → Compliment → Eulogy → Tribute


412. Hardy (Adj)
• English Meaning: Bold, brave, strong; able to endure hardship
• Urdu Meaning: بہادر، مضبوط، سخت جان
• Synonyms: Brave → Sturdy → Strong → Resilient
• Antonyms: Weak → Fragile → Fearful → Frail


413. Harrow (N/V)
• English Meaning: A farming tool to break up soil (noun); to distress or disturb (verb)
• Urdu Meaning: ہل، تکلیف دینا، پریشان کرنا
• Synonyms: Distress → Torment → Agitate → Plough
• Antonyms: Comfort → Soothe → Relieve → Calm


414. Haven (N)
• English Meaning: A safe place, refuge, or harbor
• Urdu Meaning: پناہ گاہ، محفوظ جگہ، بندرگاہ
• Synonyms: Refuge → Shelter → Sanctuary → Harbor
• Antonyms: Danger → Threat → Exposure → Hazard


415. Hearken (V)
• English Meaning: To listen carefully or pay attention
• Urdu Meaning: غور سے سننا، دھیان دینا
• Synonyms: Listen → Attend → Harken → Obey
• Antonyms: Ignore → Neglect → Disregard → Overlook


416. Hedge (V)
• English Meaning: To avoid commitment; to protect oneself against risk
• Urdu Meaning: پہلو تہی کرنا، بچاؤ کرنا
• Synonyms: Avoid → Evade → Safeguard → Protect
• Antonyms: Commit → Expose → Risk → Confront


417. Hedonist (N)
• English Meaning: A person devoted to pleasure and self-indulgence
• Urdu Meaning: عیش پرست، لذت پسند
• Synonyms: Pleasure-seeker → Sensualist → Epicure → Sybarite
• Antonyms: Ascetic → Puritan → Self-denying → Stoic


418. Hegemony (N)
• English Meaning: Domination or influence by one country/group over others
• Urdu Meaning: غلبہ، برتری، بالادستی
• Synonyms: Domination → Authority → Control → Supremacy
• Antonyms: Subordination → Inferiority → Equality → Submission


419. Hermetic (Adj)
• English Meaning: Airtight, sealed, isolated; reclusive
• Urdu Meaning: بند، اکیلا، تنہا
• Synonyms: Sealed → Isolated → Closed → Solitary
• Antonyms: Open → Free → Accessible → Public


420. Heterogeneous (Adj)
• English Meaning: Composed of different or diverse elements
• Urdu Meaning: مختلف النوع، گوناگوں
• Synonyms: Diverse → Mixed → Varied → Assorted
• Antonyms: Homogeneous → Uniform → Same → Identical


421. Hew (V)
• English Meaning: To chop, strike, or shape with a cutting tool
• Urdu Meaning: کاٹنا، تراشنا، ضرب لگانا
• Synonyms: Chop → Cut → Hack → Carve
• Antonyms: Build → Construct → Assemble → Mend


422. Hierarchy (N)
• English Meaning: A ranked order or classification; ruling body
• Urdu Meaning: درجہ بندی، مراتب، حکومتی طبقہ
• Synonyms: Ranking → Order → Chain of command → Structure
• Antonyms: Disorder → Equality → Anarchy → Uniformity


423. Hoary (Adj)
• English Meaning: Very old; gray or white with age
• Urdu Meaning: سفید بالوں والا، بوڑھا
• Synonyms: Ancient → Old → Aged → Venerable
• Antonyms: Young → Fresh → New → Modern


424. Hodgepodge (N)
• English Meaning: A mixture or jumble of different things
• Urdu Meaning: گڈمڈ، ملا جلا، مخلوط
• Synonyms: Mixture → Jumble → Medley → Assortment
• Antonyms: Order → System → Organization → Uniformity


425. Homage (N)
• English Meaning: Honor or respect shown publicly
• Urdu Meaning: عزت، احترام، تعظیم
• Synonyms: Respect → Tribute → Honor → Recognition
• Antonyms: Disrespect → Dishonor → Insult → Contempt


426. Homogeneous (Adj)
• English Meaning: Of the same kind; uniform throughout
• Urdu Meaning: ہم جنس، یکساں، یک نوعی
• Synonyms: Uniform → Same → Identical → Alike
• Antonyms: Heterogeneous → Mixed → Varied → Diverse


427. Hoodwink (V)
• English Meaning: To deceive or trick
• Urdu Meaning: دھوکہ دینا، فریب دینا
• Synonyms: Deceive → Trick → Cheat → Mislead
• Antonyms: Reveal → Expose → Enlighten → Inform


428. Hotly (Adv)
• English Meaning: In an intense, fiery, or heated manner
• Urdu Meaning: جوش سے، شدت سے، گرمی کے ساتھ
• Synonyms: Fiercely → Intensely → Passionately → Angrily
• Antonyms: Calmly → Coolly → Gently → Softly


429. Husband (V)
• English Meaning: To manage resources carefully, conserve
• Urdu Meaning: کفایت شعاری کرنا، بچت کرنا
• Synonyms: Conserve → Save → Manage → Preserve
• Antonyms: Waste → Squander → Spend → Exhaust


430. Hyperbole (N)
• English Meaning: Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect
• Urdu Meaning: مبالغہ، بڑھا چڑھا کر کہنا
• Synonyms: Exaggeration → Overstatement → Magnification → Amplification
• Antonyms: Understatement → Minimization → Litotes → Reality