English Synonyms & Antonyms for Competitive Exams - Set 3

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Hello everyone, here are the set 3 of Synonyms & Antonyms for Competitive Exams. Happy Reading :)

English Synonyms & Antonyms for Competitive Exams - Set 3

• Cajole (Verb)
• Meaning : to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises
• Synonyms : 
• Beguile
  
• Inveigle
• Coax
• Flatter
• Blandish
• Wheedle
• Antonyms :
• Dampen
• Cool
• Flaunt
• Dam
• Dissiuade
• Calamity (Noun)
• Meaning : an event that causes serious damage, or causes a lot of people to suffer, for example a flood or fire
• Synonyms :
• Distress
• Misfortune
• Trouble
• Misery
• Catastrophe
• Affliction
• Disaster
• Antonyms :
• Prosperity
• Fortune
• Peace
• Joy
• Tranquility
• Happiness
•  Calculate (Verb)
• Synonyms :
• Reckon
• Count
• Assess
• Estimate
• Number
• Computer
• Antonyms :
• Imagine
• Conjecture
• Surmise
• Suppose
• Call (Verb)
• Synonyms :
• Convoke
• Bid
• Recall
• Invite
• Summon
• Muster
• Convent
• Invoke
• Antonyms :
• Remove
• Dismiss
• Discharge
• Exile
• Banish
•  Calm (Adjective)
• Synonyms :
• Pacify
• Hush
• Compose
• Quiet
• Solace
• Palliate
• Mitigate
• Lull
• Antonyms :
• Agitate
• Excite
• Perturb
• Crisis
• Disturb
• Fluster

Note : I am not giving the meanings of Calculate, Call and Calm as you know the meanings of these words.

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

Hyderabad

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