Synonyms and Antonyms for Competitive Exams

199. Daunt (V)
English Meaning: Discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of
Urdu Meaning: حوصلہ پست کرنا، ڈرانا
Synonyms: Intimidate → Discourage → Dismay → Unnerve
Antonyms: Encourage → Inspire → Strengthen → Hearten


200. Debase (V)
English Meaning: Degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, or moral character
Urdu Meaning: ذلیل کرنا، معیار یا عزت گھٹانا
Synonyms: Degrade → Corrupt → Lower → Humiliate
Antonyms: Elevate → Uplift → Improve → Honor


201. Debunk (V)
English Meaning: Expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims
Urdu Meaning: جھوٹ یا غلط دعووں کو بے نقاب کرنا
Synonyms: Expose → Disprove → Unmask → Refute
Antonyms: Confirm → Validate → Support → Prove


202. Declaim (V)
English Meaning: Speak in an impassioned, pompous, or formal manner
Urdu Meaning: جوش و خروش سے تقریر کرنا
Synonyms: Orate → Lecture → Recite → Speak
Antonyms: Whisper → Murmur → Understate → Mumble


203. Declivity (N)
English Meaning: Downward slope
Urdu Meaning: ڈھلوان، نیچے کی طرف ڈھلان
Synonyms: Descent → Slope → Incline → Dip
Antonyms: Ascent → Rise → Climb → Elevation


204. Decorous (Adj)
English Meaning: Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite
Urdu Meaning: شائستہ، باادب
Synonyms: Polite → Proper → Courteous → Refined
Antonyms: Rude → Indecent → Impolite → Vulgar


205. Deem (V)
English Meaning: Judge; consider
Urdu Meaning: سمجھنا، خیال کرنا، قرار دینا
Synonyms: Consider → Regard → Judge → View
Antonyms: Ignore → Disregard → Overlook → Discount


206. Deface (V)
English Meaning: Vandalize; mar the appearance of
Urdu Meaning: بگاڑنا، چہرہ بگاڑ دینا
Synonyms: Damage → Spoil → Mar → Ruin
Antonyms: Repair → Beautify → Restore → Fix


207. Default (N / V)
English Meaning: Failure to act or fulfill an obligation (esp. financial); neglect
Urdu Meaning: نادہندگی، وعدہ خلافی
Synonyms: Neglect → Failure → Breach → Nonpayment
Antonyms: Fulfill → Obey → Success → Compliance


208. Deference (N)
English Meaning: Respectful submission; yielding to authority or opinion
Urdu Meaning: احترام، فرمانبرداری
Synonyms: Respect → Obedience → Courtesy → Honor
Antonyms: Disrespect → Defiance → Rebellion → Contempt


209. Deflect (V)
English Meaning: To turn aside, change direction, or avoid something
Urdu Meaning: موڑ دینا، ہٹا دینا، بچنا
Synonyms: Divert → Veer → Sidestep → Redirect
Antonyms: Confront → Face → Meet → Aim


210. Deleterious (Adj)
English Meaning: Harmful, damaging, or injurious to health or well-being
Urdu Meaning: نقصان دہ، مضر، ضرر رساں
Synonyms: Harmful → Detrimental → Noxious → Injurious
Antonyms: Beneficial → Harmless → Helpful → Advantageous

211. Delimit (V)
English Meaning: To fix, mark, or define the boundaries of something
Urdu Meaning: حدود متعین کرنا، سرحد مقرر کرنا
Synonyms: Demarcate → Bound → Outline → Mark
Antonyms: Expand → Extend → Confuse → Overstep


212. Delineate (V)
English Meaning: To mark the outline of; describe or explain in detail
Urdu Meaning: واضح بیان کرنا، خاکہ کھینچنا
Synonyms: Describe → Depict → Sketch → Portray
Antonyms: Obscure → Confuse → Distort → Blur


213. Demagogue (N)
English Meaning: A leader who gains power by stirring people’s emotions or prejudices
Urdu Meaning: جذبات بھڑکا کر اقتدار حاصل کرنے والا رہنما
Synonyms: Agitator → Instigator → Firebrand → Rabble-rouser
Antonyms: Peacemaker → Unifier → Mediator → Reconciler


214. Demur (V)
English Meaning: To object or show reluctance, often for moral reasons
Urdu Meaning: اعتراض کرنا، ہچکچانا، پس و پیش کرنا
Synonyms: Object → Protest → Hesitate → Oppose
Antonyms: Accept → Approve → Consent → Agree


215. Denigrate (V)
English Meaning: To belittle or attack someone’s reputation unfairly
Urdu Meaning: بدنام کرنا، حقیر دکھانا
Synonyms: Belittle → Slander → Defame → Disparage
Antonyms: Praise → Glorify → Compliment → Honor


216. Denote (V)
English Meaning: To indicate, mean, or be a symbol or sign of something
Urdu Meaning: ظاہر کرنا، اشارہ کرنا، علامت ہونا
Synonyms: Indicate → Represent → Signify → Express
Antonyms: Conceal → Obscure → Hide → Misrepresent


217. Deride (V)
English Meaning: To mock, scoff at, or laugh at contemptuously
Urdu Meaning: تمسخر اڑانا، مذاق اڑانا
Synonyms: Ridicule → Mock → Taunt → Sneer
Antonyms: Praise → Admire → Respect → Applaud


218. Derivative (Adj/N)
English Meaning: Not original; derived or copied from something else
Urdu Meaning: ماخوذ، مستعار، اصلی نہ ہونا
Synonyms: Imitative → Copied → Secondary → Unoriginal
Antonyms: Original → Innovative → Inventive → Unique


219. Desiccate (V)
English Meaning: To dry out thoroughly; remove moisture completely
Urdu Meaning: خشک کرنا، پانی نکال دینا
Synonyms: Dehydrate → Dry → Evaporate → Wither
Antonyms: Moisten → Hydrate → Dampen → Soak


220. Desultory (Adj)
English Meaning: Lacking consistency, order, or clear plan; random and disconnected
Urdu Meaning: بے ربط، بے ترتیب، غیر منظم
Synonyms: Aimless → Random → Erratic → Haphazard
Antonyms: Systematic → Orderly → Consistent → Organized

221. Detached (Adj)
English Meaning: Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, or aloof
Urdu Meaning: غیر جانبدار، الگ تھلگ، لاتعلق
Synonyms: Unbiased → Neutral → Indifferent → Dispassionate
Antonyms: Involved → Emotional → Biased → Attached


222. Deterrent (N/Adj)
English Meaning: Something that discourages or prevents action
Urdu Meaning: روک تھام کرنے والا، باز رکھنے والا
Synonyms: Hindrance → Obstacle → Preventive → Discouragement
Antonyms: Encouragement → Incentive → Motivation → Stimulus


223. Diaphanous (Adj)
English Meaning: Very light, sheer, and translucent; almost transparent
Urdu Meaning: نازک، باریک، شفاف
Synonyms: Sheer → Gossamer → Transparent → Delicate
Antonyms: Opaque → Thick → Heavy → Dense


224. Diatribe (N)
English Meaning: A bitter, abusive, and prolonged verbal attack or criticism
Urdu Meaning: تلخ تقریر، زبانی حملہ، سخت تنقید
Synonyms: Tirade → Rant → Harangue → Criticism
Antonyms: Praise → Compliment → Eulogy → Commendation


225. Dichotomy (N)
English Meaning: A division or contrast between two opposing or contradictory parts
Urdu Meaning: دو حصوں میں تقسیم، تضاد
Synonyms: Division → Contrast → Split → Polarity
Antonyms: Unity → Harmony → Agreement → Consistency


226. Dictum (N)
English Meaning: An authoritative statement, formal pronouncement, or proverb
Urdu Meaning: قولِ فیصل، مستند بیان
Synonyms: Saying → Maxim → Proclamation → Aphorism
Antonyms: Nonsense → Babble → Rumor → Guess


227. Didactic (Adj)
English Meaning: Intended to teach or instruct, especially with a moral lesson
Urdu Meaning: تعلیمی، نصیحت آموز، سکھانے والا
Synonyms: Educational → Instructive → Enlightening → Pedagogic
Antonyms: Uninformative → Misleading → Amusing → Entertaining


228. Diffident (Adj)
English Meaning: Lacking confidence; shy and reserved
Urdu Meaning: جھجکنے والا، خود اعتمادی سے محروم
Synonyms: Shy → Timid → Hesitant → Self-conscious
Antonyms: Confident → Bold → Assertive → Self-assured


229. Diffuse (V/Adj)
English Meaning: (V) To spread widely or scatter; (Adj) wordy and lacking focus
Urdu Meaning: پھیلانا، بکھیرنا، غیر مرتکز
Synonyms: Disperse → Spread → Disseminate → Extend
Antonyms: Concentrate → Condense → Collect → Focus


230. Digress (V)
English Meaning: To go off-topic or deviate from the main subject while speaking/writing
Urdu Meaning: موضوع سے ہٹ جانا، بھٹک جانا
Synonyms: Deviate → Wander → Ramble → Stray
Antonyms: Focus → Concentrate → Stay → Adhere

231. Dilate (V)
English Meaning: To become wider or make wider; to elaborate or speak at length
Urdu Meaning: پھیلانا، وسیع کرنا، تفصیل سے بیان کرنا
Synonyms: Expand → Enlarge → Broaden → Elaborate
Antonyms: Contract → Shrink → Condense → Narrow


232. Dilatory (Adj)
English Meaning: Slow, late, tending to delay or procrastinate
Urdu Meaning: سست، تاخیر کرنے والا، وقت ضائع کرنے والا
Synonyms: Slow → Lazy → Procrastinating → Tardy
Antonyms: Prompt → Quick → Efficient → Punctual


233. Dilettante (N)
English Meaning: A person who engages in an art or field superficially for amusement
Urdu Meaning: شوقیہ ماہر، سطحی علم رکھنے والا
Synonyms: Amateur → Novice → Pretender → Dabbler
Antonyms: Expert → Professional → Specialist → Master


234. Din (N)
English Meaning: A loud, prolonged, and confused noise
Urdu Meaning: شور، ہنگامہ، مسلسل آواز
Synonyms: Uproar → Clamor → Noise → Racket
Antonyms: Silence → Quiet → Calm → Peace


235. Dirge (N)
English Meaning: A song or poem of mourning, especially for a funeral
Urdu Meaning: مرثیہ، سوگ کا گیت
Synonyms: Elegy → Lament → Requiem → Funeral song
Antonyms: Anthem → Celebration → Cheer → Praise


236. Disabuse (V)
English Meaning: To free someone from a false belief or misconception
Urdu Meaning: غلط فہمی دور کرنا، حقیقت بتانا
Synonyms: Enlighten → Correct → Inform → Rectify
Antonyms: Deceive → Mislead → Confuse → Betray


237. Discerning (Adj)
English Meaning: Having good judgment or sharp insight
Urdu Meaning: فہمی رکھنے والا، بصیرت والا
Synonyms: Insightful → Perceptive → Astute → Wise
Antonyms: Oblivious → Unaware → Ignorant → Dull


238. Discomfiting (Adj)
English Meaning: Causing embarrassment, confusion, or frustration
Urdu Meaning: پریشان کن، الجھانے والا
Synonyms: Embarrassing → Frustrating → Awkward → Confusing
Antonyms: Comforting → Encouraging → Reassuring → Pleasing


239. Discordant (Adj)
English Meaning: Harsh or unpleasant in sound; conflicting or incongruous
Urdu Meaning: بے سُرا، تضاد رکھنے والا، متضاد
Synonyms: Dissonant → Clashing → Jarring → Inharmonious
Antonyms: Harmonious → Melodious → Agreeable → Pleasant


240. Discredit (V)
English Meaning: To harm someone’s reputation; to cause doubt about something
Urdu Meaning: بدنام کرنا، اعتماد ختم کرنا
Synonyms: Defame → Disgrace → Dishonor → Undermine
Antonyms: Honor → Praise → Support → Uphold

241. DISCREPANCY (N)
English Meaning: Difference or inconsistency.
Urdu Meaning: فرق، تضاد، عدم مطابقت
Synonyms: Inconsistency → Variation → Mismatch → Divergence
Antonyms: Consistency → Agreement → Harmony → Conformity


242. DISCRETE (ADJ)
English Meaning: Separate, distinct, existing as individual parts.
Urdu Meaning: الگ، جدا، منفرد
Synonyms: Distinct → Independent → Separate → Individual
Antonyms: Connected → Continuous → Combined → Joined


243. DISCRIMINATING (ADJ)
English Meaning: Judicious, discerning, having good judgment or insight.
Urdu Meaning: پرکھ رکھنے والا، اچھا فیصلہ کرنے والا
Synonyms: Discerning → Judicious → Insightful → Perceptive
Antonyms: Indiscriminate → Uncritical → Unthinking → Ignorant


244. DISINGENUOUS (ADJ)
English Meaning: Insincere, not genuine.
Urdu Meaning: دھوکے باز، غیر مخلص، فریب دینے والا
Synonyms: Deceitful → False → Hypocritical → Dishonest
Antonyms: Sincere → Genuine → Honest → Frank


245. DISINTERESTED (ADJ)
English Meaning: Unbiased, impartial; not interested.
Urdu Meaning: غیر جانبدار، بے غرض، لاتعلق
Synonyms: Neutral → Unbiased → Impartial → Detached
Antonyms: Biased → Partial → Involved → Interested


246. DISJOINTED (ADJ)
English Meaning: Disconnected, not coherent; having the joints separated.
Urdu Meaning: بے ربط، بکھرا ہوا، جدا جدا
Synonyms: Disconnected → Fragmented → Incoherent → Rambling
Antonyms: Connected → Coherent → Organized → Unified


247. DISMISS (V)
English Meaning: Allow to leave; reject or fire from a job.
Urdu Meaning: برطرف کرنا، مسترد کرنا، جانے دینا
Synonyms: Discharge → Expel → Reject → Terminate
Antonyms: Accept → Employ → Welcome → Retain


248. DISPARAGE (V)
English Meaning: Belittle, put down; bring shame upon.
Urdu Meaning: تضحیک کرنا، کم تر دکھانا، بدنام کرنا
Synonyms: Belittle → Criticize → Ridicule → Undervalue
Antonyms: Praise → Admire → Applaud → Compliment


249. DISPARATE (ADJ)
English Meaning: Distinct, different.
Urdu Meaning: مختلف، غیر مشابہ
Synonyms: Diverse → Dissimilar → Unlike → Distinct
Antonyms: Similar → Alike → Uniform → Identical


250. DISPASSIONATE (ADJ)
English Meaning: Unbiased, calm, not influenced by personal feelings.
Urdu Meaning: غیر جانبدار، پُرسکون، بے تعصب
Synonyms: Impartial → Neutral → Objective → Detached
Antonyms: Passionate → Biased → Emotional → Partia

251. DISPATCH (N/V)
English Meaning: Speed, promptness; send off or deal with quickly.
Urdu Meaning: تیزی، روانگی، جلدی سے بھیجنا
Synonyms: Send → Expedite → Forward → Transmit
Antonyms: Delay → Hold → Retain → Slow


252. DISPERSE (V)
English Meaning: Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish.
Urdu Meaning: بکھیرنا، پھیلانا، ختم کرنا
Synonyms: Scatter → Dissipate → Spread → Distribute
Antonyms: Gather → Collect → Assemble → Concentrate


253. DISPOSITION (N)
English Meaning: A person’s general or natural mood; tendency.
Urdu Meaning: مزاج، طبیعت، رجحان
Synonyms: Temperament → Nature → Attitude → Character
Antonyms: Indifference → Disinclination → Apathy


254. DISQUIETING (ADJ)
English Meaning: Disturbing, causing anxiety.
Urdu Meaning: پریشان کن، اضطراب پیدا کرنے والا
Synonyms: Worrisome → Alarming → Troubling → Unsettling
Antonyms: Comforting → Reassuring → Calming → Peaceful


255. DISSEMBLE (V)
English Meaning: Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance.
Urdu Meaning: چھپانا، دھوکہ دینا، جھوٹا تاثر دینا
Synonyms: Pretend → Deceive → Conceal → Feign
Antonyms: Reveal → Disclose → Expose → Confess


256. DISSEMINATE (V)
English Meaning: Scatter, spread about, broadcast.
Urdu Meaning: پھیلانا، نشر کرنا، عام کرنا
Synonyms: Distribute → Circulate → Broadcast → Propagate
Antonyms: Conceal → Hide → Suppress → Withhold


257. DISSENT (N/V)
English Meaning: Disagree or take an opposing view, especially formally.
Urdu Meaning: اختلاف رائے، مخالفت
Synonyms: Disagree → Oppose → Protest → Object
Antonyms: Agree → Concur → Approve → Consent


258. DISSOLUTION (N)
English Meaning: Dissolving; breaking bonds; disintegration or moral decay.
Urdu Meaning: تحلیل، بکھرنا، اخلاقی پستی
Synonyms: Disintegration → Termination → Collapse → Decay
Antonyms: Union → Formation → Strengthening → Creation


259. DISSONANCE (N)
English Meaning: Harsh, inharmonious sound; disagreement.
Urdu Meaning: بے سُری، عدم ہم آہنگی، اختلاف
Synonyms: Cacophony → Conflict → Discord → Clash
Antonyms: Harmony → Agreement → Accord → Concord


260. DISTAFF (ADJ/N)
English Meaning: Female; relating to the maternal side or women’s work.
Urdu Meaning: زنانہ، ماں کی طرف کا، عورتوں سے متعلق
Synonyms: Maternal → Feminine → Womanly → Female
Antonyms: Paternal → Masculine → Male

261. DISTEND (V)
English Meaning: Swell, expand, stretch, or bloat.
Urdu Meaning: پھولنا، پھیلنا، سوجھ جانا
Synonyms: Expand → Inflate → Enlarge → Bulge
Antonyms: Contract → Shrink → Compress → Deflate


262. DISTILL (V)
English Meaning: Purify or extract the essential elements of something.
Urdu Meaning: کشید کرنا، نچوڑنا، صاف کرنا
Synonyms: Purify → Refine → Extract → Concentrate
Antonyms: Pollute → Contaminate → Dilute


263. DITHER (V/N)
English Meaning: Act indecisively; a state of fear or trembling excitement.
Urdu Meaning: ہچکچانا، گھبراہٹ، جھجک
Synonyms: Hesitate → Waver → Vacillate → Falter
Antonyms: Decide → Settle → Determine → Resolve


264. DIURNAL (ADJ)
English Meaning: Occurring every day; active in the daytime.
Urdu Meaning: روزانہ کا، دن میں ہونے والا
Synonyms: Daily → Daytime → Regular → Circadian
Antonyms: Nocturnal → Nightly → Occasional


265. DIVERGE (V)
English Meaning: Differ, deviate, branch off, or turn aside from a path.
Urdu Meaning: الگ ہونا، راستہ بدلنا، انحراف کرنا
Synonyms: Separate → Deviate → Depart → Branch
Antonyms: Converge → Join → Unite → Meet


266. DIVEST (V)
English Meaning: Deprive or strip of rank, title, clothing, or possessions.
Urdu Meaning: محروم کرنا، اتار لینا، چھین لینا
Synonyms: Deprive → Remove → Strip → Dispossess
Antonyms: Invest → Bestow → Endow → Equip


267. DIVINE (V/ADJ)
English Meaning: Discover by insight or supernatural means; godlike.
Urdu Meaning: اندازہ لگانا، خدائی، الٰہی
Synonyms: Predict → Foretell → Perceive → Inspired
Antonyms: Misinterpret → Misjudge → Human → Earthly


268. DOCTRINAIRE (N/ADJ)
English Meaning: Person who applies doctrine rigidly; impractical theorist.
Urdu Meaning: سخت نظریہ رکھنے والا، عملی طور پر بے کار نظریاتی
Synonyms: Dogmatic → Fanatical → Theoretical → Rigid
Antonyms: Practical → Flexible → Realistic → Open-minded


269. DOCUMENT (V)
English Meaning: Support with evidence or create official records.
Urdu Meaning: ثبوت دینا، دستاویزی شکل دینا
Synonyms: Record → Prove → Verify → Authenticate
Antonyms: Conceal → Hide → Deny → Suppress


270. DOFF (V)
English Meaning: Take off (clothes or hat); put aside.
Urdu Meaning: کپڑے یا ٹوپی اتارنا، ایک طرف رکھ دینا
Synonyms: Remove → Discard → Shed → Take off
Antonyms: Don → Wear → Put on → Dress

271. DOGMA (N)
English Meaning: A system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief.
Urdu Meaning: عقیدہ، نظریہ، مذہبی اصول
Synonyms: Doctrine → Belief → Creed → Tenet
Antonyms: Doubt → Unbelief → Skepticism → Disbelief


272. DORMANT (ADJ)
English Meaning: Asleep, inactive, or temporarily not operating.
Urdu Meaning: ساکن، غیرفعال، سویا ہوا
Synonyms: Inactive → Sleeping → Latent → Idle
Antonyms: Active → Awake → Operating → Functioning


273. DOVETAIL (V)
English Meaning: Join or fit together perfectly; combine harmoniously.
Urdu Meaning: جوڑنا، ہم آہنگی پیدا کرنا، باہم جُڑنا
Synonyms: Fit → Connect → Merge → Integrate
Antonyms: Separate → Disconnect → Divide → Clash

274. DROLL (ADJ)

  • English Meaning: Funny in an odd or unusual way
  • Urdu Meaning: عجیب و غریب لیکن مزاحیہ، انوکھا مزاح
  • Synonyms: Quirky → Comical → Whimsical → Amusing
  • Antonyms: Serious → Grave → Sad → Humorless

275. DUBIOUS (ADJ)

  • English Meaning: Doubtful, questionable, suspect
  • Urdu Meaning: مشکوک، غیر یقینی، قابلِ شک
  • Synonyms: Suspicious → Skeptical → Uncertain → Shady
  • Antonyms: Certain → Definite → Trustworthy → Reliable

276. DUPE (N/V)

  • English Meaning: (N) Person who is easily fooled or used; (V) To fool or exploit
  • Urdu Meaning: دھوکہ کھانے والا، بیوقوف بنانا
  • Synonyms: Fool → Trick → Deceive → Victim
  • Antonyms: Enlighten → Guide → Protect → Alert

277. DUPLICITY (N)

  • English Meaning: Deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different ways for the purpose of deception
  • Urdu Meaning: دغا بازی، دہرا معیار، فریب
  • Synonyms: Deception → Hypocrisy → Fraud → Treachery
  • Antonyms: Honesty → Sincerity → Loyalty → Truthfulness

278. DYSPEPTIC (ADJ)

  • English Meaning: Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia (indigestion)
  • Urdu Meaning: بدہضمی کا شکار، چڑچڑا، مایوس مزاج
  • Synonyms: Irritable → Pessimistic → Gloomy → Testy
  • Antonyms: Cheerful → Optimistic → Pleasant → Happy