20 new English words for 25 January 2025, each with its meaning, Hindi meaning, synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Learn them today and revise them with the daily quiz — useful for SSC, Bank, Railway, UPSC and IELTS.

1 Sprawling (adjective)

Sprawling - Spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.

Spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.

Hindi meaning: विशाल

Synonyms: Extending, Diverging, Expanding, Radiating

Antonyms: Containing, Limiting, Restricting, Contracting

Example: He was <strong>sprawling</strong> in an armchair watching TV.

Trick: The people were brawling over the sprawling tree.

2 Circumstances (noun)

Circumstances - A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

Hindi meaning: हालत

Synonyms: Situation, Conditions, Things, Position

Antonyms: Debt, Poorness, Poverty.

Example: I can't imagine a <strong>circumstance</strong> in which I would do that.

Trick: Instances can help in some circumstances

3 Frequently (adverb)

Frequently - Happening often.

Happening often.

Hindi meaning: बार-बार

Synonyms: Constant, Continual, Recurrent, Persistent

Antonyms: Broken, Ceasing, Ending, Interrupted

Example: It is <strong>frequently</strong> used as a flavouring in food.

Trick: He had frequent achievements.

4 Recruited (verb)

Recruited - The process of actively seeking out, finding and hiring candidates for a specific position or job.

The process of actively seeking out, finding and hiring candidates for a specific position or job.

Hindi meaning: भर्ती

Synonyms: Hiring, Engaging, Enrollment, Employment

Antonyms: Discharge, Firing, Dismissal, Removal

Example: The <strong>recruitment</strong> process has been really successful and all managers and team leaders have now been placed.

Trick: The management is looking after recruitment

5 Exiled (adjective)

Exiled - The condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons.

The condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons.

Hindi meaning: निर्वासित

Synonyms: Banishment, Diaspora, Exclusion, Expatriation

Antonyms: Inclusion, Return, Repatriation, Welcoming

Example: I was <strong>exiled</strong> from my native land.

Trick: The fragile group was exiled.

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6 Incursion (noun)

Incursion - An invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.

An invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.

Hindi meaning: चढ़ाई

Synonyms: Aggression, Attack, Foray, Infiltration

Antonyms: Retreat, Defend, Praise, Finish

Example: There were repeated marine <strong>incursions</strong> which brought the occasional marine animals into the fossil assemblages.

Trick: The incursion was started with inclusion of officers.

7 Dispersed (verb)

Dispersed - To separate and go in different directions.

To separate and go in different directions.

Hindi meaning: बिखेरना

Synonyms: Circulate, Diffuse, Disappear, Disband

Antonyms: Appear, Arrive, Collect, Gather

Example: The police used tear gas to <strong>disperse</strong> protestors.

Trick: The team disperses in the universe.

8 Ruined (adjective)

Ruined - Destroyed or severely damaged, especially to the point of being beyond repair or recovery.

Destroyed or severely damaged, especially to the point of being beyond repair or recovery.

Hindi meaning: बर्बाद

Synonyms: Destroyed, Wrecked, Shattered, Devastated

Antonyms: Restored, Repaired, Preserved, Rebuilt

Example: The storm <strong>ruined</strong> the entire crop for the season.

Trick: He ruins his immune system.

9 Desperate (adjective)

Desperate - Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Hindi meaning: निराश

Synonyms: Despairing, Hopeless, Anguished, Suicidal

Antonyms: Cheerful, Composed, Calm, Fearful

Example: He made a <strong>desperate</strong> bid/attempt to save his job.

Trick: The boy is desperate to separate from his family.

10 Insurgency (noun)

Insurgency - A person who rises in active revolt, typically against an established government or authority.

A person who rises in active revolt, typically against an established government or authority.

Hindi meaning: विद्रोही

Synonyms: Rebel, Revolutionary, Mutineer, Guerrilla

Antonyms: Loyalist, Patriot, Supporter, Advocate

Example: The government struggled to suppress the <strong>insurgent</strong> forces in the northern region.

Trick: The agent was the insurgent.

11 Wreckage (noun)

Wreckage - The broken pieces of something that has been destroyed.

The broken pieces of something that has been destroyed.

Hindi meaning: मलबा

Synonyms: Wreck, Debris, Detritus, Remainder

Antonyms: Booty, Find, Pickings, Salvage

Example: Workers sifted through the <strong>wreckage</strong> of the building, searching for bodies.

Trick: This old age wreckage is priceless.

12 Bastion (noun)

Bastion - A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.

A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.

Hindi meaning: गढ़

Synonyms: Bulwark, Citadel, Fortress, Mainstay

Antonyms: Weak Spot, Weakness

Example: The ownership of property by as many people as possible is one of the main <strong>bastions</strong> of liberty.

Trick: They took action from the bastion.

13 Imposed (verb)

Imposed - To make a law, rule, opinion, etc. be accepted by using your power or authority.

To make a law, rule, opinion, etc. be accepted by using your power or authority.

Hindi meaning: आरोपित करना

Synonyms: Charged, Fined, Levied, Assessed

Antonyms: Remitted, Released, Lessened, Abated

Example: I don't want them to <strong>impose</strong> their religious beliefs on my children.

Trick: The crime was supposed to be imposed on the criminal.

14 Ousted (verb)

Ousted - Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Hindi meaning: बेदख़ल

Synonyms: Dismissed, Ejected, Banished, Chased

Antonyms: Received, Admitted, Accepted, Took

Example: The army <strong>ousted</strong> him in a coup.

Trick: They adjust everyone by ousting.

15 Evacuation (noun)

Evacuation - The act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe

The act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe

Hindi meaning: निकास

Synonyms: Expulsion, Clearing, Discharge, Emptying

Antonyms: Retention, Arrival, Coming, Entrance

Example: They organized the <strong>evacuation</strong> of the town.

Trick: The evacuation process need fluctuation.

16 Sought (verb)

Sought - To try to find or get something.

To try to find or get something.

Hindi meaning: तलाश करना

Synonyms: Pursued, Hunted, Chased

Antonyms: Lost, Ignored, Neglected

Example: He <strong>sought</strong> help from the police.

Trick: He sought the reason why they fought.

17 Despite (preposition)

Despite - Without being affected by.

Without being affected by.

Hindi meaning: बावजूद

Synonyms: Without being affected by. (बावजूद)

Antonyms: Because Of, Accept, Admire

Example: He laughed <strong>despite</strong> himself.

Trick: Despite saari problems ke, unhone hmari saari requisite puri kari.

18 Regret (verb)

Regret - Making you feel sad and sorry about something.

Making you feel sad and sorry about something.

Hindi meaning: खेदजनक

Synonyms: Calamitous, Deplorable, Dire, Disappointing

Antonyms: Cheerful, Comforting, Fortunate, Good

Example: His decision to quit is <strong>regrettable</strong>.

Trick: The owner is regrettable because his horse is unstable.

19 Devastation (noun)

Devastation - Highly destructive or damaging.

Highly destructive or damaging.

Hindi meaning: सदमा पहुँचाने वाला

Synonyms: Destructive, Ruinous, Disastrous, Deadly

Antonyms: Protective, Constructive, Creative, Beneficial.

Example: The flood <strong>devastated</strong> the town.

Trick: His devastating actions causes breaking of rules.

20 Crumpled (adjective)

Crumpled - Something that is pressed, folded, or crushed into a wrinkled or creased form.

Something that is pressed, folded, or crushed into a wrinkled or creased form.

Hindi meaning: मरोड़ या सिलवट वाला

Synonyms: Wrinkled, Creased, Rumpled, Crushed

Antonyms: Smooth, Flat, Unwrinkled, Even

Example: She picked up the <strong>crumpled</strong> piece of paper from the floor.

Trick: People got crumpled in the crowd.

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