Daily Vocabulary – 17 February 2026

Synonyms: Pamper, Spoil, Indulge, Baby

Antonyms: Neglect, Discipline, Toughen, Ignore

Example: If you coddle children too much, they may struggle to become independent.

Trick: Coddle sounds like cuddle but extra cuddle = coddle (over-pamper).

Synonyms: Clot, Thicken, Congeal, Solidify

Antonyms: Dissolve, Liquefy, Thin, Melt

Example: Blood begins to coagulate quickly to stop excessive bleeding.

Trick: Coagulate = coag like clog —liquid clog ho kar jam jata hai (coagulate).

Synonyms: Wild, Untamed, Savage, Uncivilized

Antonyms: Tame, Domesticated, Trained, Civilized

Example: Feral dogs were seen roaming near the outskirts of the town.

Trick: Feral sounds like fear-all — wild animals make everyone fear-all because they are feral.

Synonyms: Badger, Harass, Taunt, Interrupt

Antonyms: Praise, Encourage, Support, Applaud

Example: The comedian handled the crowd that tried to heckle him during the show.

Trick: Heckle = heck bol-bol ke speaker ko disturb karna—matlab heckle karna.

Synonyms: Stagger, Sway, Reel, Jolt

Antonyms: Steady, Stabilize, Balance, Glide

Example: The car lurched forward when the driver released the clutch too quickly.

Trick: Lurch sounds like loose — jab balance loose hota hai, body lurch (suddenly sway) karti hai.

Synonyms: Chaos, Havoc, Turmoil, Anarchy

Antonyms: Order, Peace, Calm, Stability

Example: The sudden power outage caused mayhem in the busy market.

Trick: Mayhem ko yaad rakho as may + hem — jab life mein may be wali uncertainty aur tension aa jaye, poora scene chaos ban jata hai, wahi mayhem hai.

Synonyms: Stubborn, Obstinate, Headstrong, Unyielding

Antonyms: Flexible, Agreeable, Compliant, Yielding

Example: He was mulish about not accepting any advice from his seniors.

Trick: Mulish sounds like mule — jaise mule ziddi hota hai, waise hi mulish person bina reason ke bhi apni baat par adaa rehta hai.

Synonyms: Enthusiasm, Zeal, Eagerness, Vigor

Antonyms: Apathy, Indifference, Reluctance, Disinterest

Example: She sang the song with gusto in front of the entire class.

Trick: Gusto = go + josh — jab kaam ko full josh aur energy ke saath karte ho, wahi gusto hota hai.

Synonyms: Separate, Split, Sever, Divide

Antonyms: Unite, Join, Combine, Connect

Example: The argument threatened to sunder the group into two rival sides.

Trick: Sunder sounds like sun-dar — imagine the sun’s strong rays tearing clouds apart and separating them; that tearing/separating action is sunder.

Synonyms: Strange, Weird, Unusual, Peculiar

Antonyms: Normal, Ordinary, Typical, Conventional

Example: He told a bizarre story that no one in the room believed.

Trick: Bizarre = bi-zaar — jab koi cheez double level par zyada strange लगे, mind बोले yaar, kitna bizarre hai.

Synonyms: Shy, Timid, Self-conscious, Coy

Antonyms: Confident, Bold, Outgoing, Uninhibited

Example: He became bashful when everyone started praising him.

Trick: Bashful = bash + full — jab compliments milte hi banda full shy ho jaye aur face bash (embarrass) ho जाए, wahi bashful.

Synonyms: Gruesome, Ghastly, Horrific, Macabre

Antonyms: Pleasant, Delightful, Attractive, Cheerful

Example: The documentary showed some grisly scenes from the battlefield.

Trick: Grisly sounds like grizzly — imagine a scary grizzly bear scene that feels horrifying and disgusting; that kind of horror is grisly.

Synonyms: Tiny bit, Speck, Trace, Shred

Antonyms: Abundance, Plenty, Heap, Large amount

Example: There isn’t an iota of truth in that rumor.

Trick: Iota = I-ota — bas I jitna chhota sa amount, almost nothing; that’s an iota.

Synonyms: Dispute, Quarrel, Conflict, Rivalry

Antonyms: Harmony, Peace, Agreement, Reconciliation

Example: The two families continued their feud for generations.

Trick: Feud sounds like few’d — jab few log milke bhi lambi fight chala dete hain, wohi feud ban jata hai.

Synonyms: Insult, Ignore, Reject, Slight

Antonyms: Welcome, Accept, Acknowledge, Respect

Example: She felt hurt when her colleagues snubbed her at the meeting.

Trick: Snub = s+nub — jab kisi ko nub (chhota) samajhkar cold behave karke ignore kar do, wahi snub hai.