Daily Vocabulary – 18 April 2025

Synonyms: Worsen, Decline, Degenerate, Collapse

Antonyms: Improve, Compliment, Elevate, Grow.

Example: She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly <strong>deteriorated</strong>.

Trick: The situation is deteriorating and degenerating.

Synonyms: Equal, Identical, Similar, Parallel, Analogous

Antonyms: Different, Dissimilar, Opposite, Unequal, Unlike

Example: The <strong>equivalent</strong> of two tablespoons of polyunsaturated oils is ample each day.

Trick: The equivalent behaviour needs talent.

Synonyms: Approval, Acquiescence, Allowance, Approbation

Antonyms: Denial, Prohibition, Opposition, Refusal

Example: The government has <strong>sanctioned</strong> the use of force.

Trick: He is sanction for his action.

Synonyms: Big, Diverse, Great, Large

Antonyms: Little, Miniature, Similar, Small

Example: We've had <strong>numerous</strong> meetings about it.

Trick: They have numerous amounts of rigorous objects.

Synonyms: alternated, bartered, commutated, interchanged

Antonyms: final, kept, permanent, placed

Example: We <strong>swapped</strong> phone numbers.

Trick: The trapped victims were swapped.

Synonyms: Journey, Trek, Mission, Excursion

Antonyms: Delay, Hesitation, Inaction

Example: The explorers embarked on an <strong>expedition</strong> to the Arctic.

Trick: The condition is good for the expedition.

Synonyms: Discover, Establish, Fix, Determine

Antonyms: Disprove, Invalidate, Aid, Assist

Example: There should be a public inquiry to <strong>ascertain</strong> the facts.

Trick: They maintained the book ascertained the rules.

Synonyms: Examine, Probe, Research, Scrutinize

Antonyms: Find, Neglect, Ignore, Overlook

Example: The town is small enough to be easily <strong>explored</strong> on foot.

Trick: The girl ignored rivers and explored mountains.

Synonyms: Examine, Scan, Scrutinize, Audit

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect, Overlook, Answer

Example: They <strong>inspected</strong> the paintwork for cracks and flaws.

Trick: The team inspected and suspected the truth.

Synonyms: Apparently, Doubtless, Perhaps, Possibly

Antonyms: Improbably, Uncertain, Unlikely

Example: It will <strong>probably</strong> rain today.

Trick: Probably they acceptably do this job.

Synonyms: Notably, Remarkably, Importantly, Seriously

Antonyms: Slightly, Doubtfully, Apparently, Superficially

Example: Another store sold the game for a <strong>significantly</strong> lower price.

Trick: These soldiers are significant for this rampant people.

Synonyms: Divulge, Disclose, Release, Leak

Antonyms: Hide, Conceal, Refuse, Repudiate

Example: The test <strong>revealed</strong> the true cause of death.

Trick: He revealed the shield.

Synonyms: Dispersed, Distributed, Sprinkled, Diffuse

Antonyms: Connected, Together, United, Assembled

Example: Books were <strong>scattered</strong> all round the room.

Trick: The guards scatter the viewers.

Synonyms: Accurate, Cautious, Conscientious, Exact

Antonyms: Careless, False, Negligent, Questionable

Example: She had <strong>meticulously</strong> recorded all the data concerning his labor.

Trick: He examines meticulously and cautiously.

Synonyms: Enlarge, Swell, Dilate, Inflate.

Antonyms: Shrink, Contract, Condense, Scale Down.

Example: His business has <strong>expanded</strong> to serve the entire state.

Trick: The government expanded the eroded area.