20 new English words for 23 February 2026, 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.
Hindi meaning: अंतड़ियाँ निकालना
Synonyms: Disembowel, Gut, Remove, Extract
Antonyms: Preserve, Protect, Restore, Repair
Example: The critic seemed to eviscerate the film with a brutal review.
Trick: Imagine someone saying EVIL se KAT do — eviscerate means to cut open and take out what’s inside.
Hindi meaning: मिश्रण
Synonyms: Mixture, Medley, Assortment, Blend
Antonyms: Purity, Uniformity, Sameness, Singularity
Example: The market was a melange of colors, sounds, and spicy aromas.
Trick: Mela me sab kuch mix hota hai — waise hi melange means a mixed collection of many things.
Hindi meaning: समृद्धि का प्रतीक
Synonyms: Abundance, Plenty, Profusion, Bounty
Antonyms: Scarcity, Shortage, Lack, Deprivation
Example: The festival offered a cornucopia of foods, music, and crafts.
Trick: Corn + copy socho—jaise corn ki copies hi copies, endless supply; cornucopia means lots and lots of something.
Hindi meaning: कचरा/मलबा
Synonyms: Debris, Rubble, Residue, Waste
Antonyms: Cleanliness, Purity, Order, Treasure
Example: After the storm, detritus covered the streets and sidewalks.
Trick: Detritus sounds like dirt-us — yani jo dirt/waste bacha hua ho, wahi detritus.
Hindi meaning: प्रतीकात्मक समाधि
Synonyms: Memorial, Monument, Tribute, Commemorative monument
Antonyms: Grave, Burial, Interment, Sepulture
Example: People gathered at the cenotaph to pay respects to soldiers who died in war.
Trick: Think see-no-taph = you see no body in the tomb (taph), so a cenotaph is an empty tomb made as a memorial.
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Hindi meaning: अलौकिक
Synonyms: Unworldly, Delicate, Airy, Heavenly
Antonyms: Earthly, Solid, Heavy, Ordinary
Example: The dancer’s ethereal movements made the whole performance feel magical.
Trick: Ether = sky/air wali feeling; ethereal means so light and heavenly like हवा mein ho.
Hindi meaning: निहिलवाद
Synonyms: Cynicism, Pessimism, Skepticism, Negation
Antonyms: Idealism, Faith, Optimism, Meaningfulness
Example: After repeated failures, he drifted into nihilism and stopped caring about anything.
Trick: Nahi + lism yaad rakho — nihilism me banda har cheez ko nahi, kuch meaning nahi bol deta hai.
Hindi meaning: भोजन-रसिक
Synonyms: Gourmet, Bon vivant, Gastronome, Hedonist
Antonyms: Ascetic, Abstainer, Puritan, Spartan
Example: Being an epicure, he always searched for the best restaurant in every city.
Trick: EPIC khana peene ka shaukeen = Epicure; jiska focus taste aur luxury food par ho.
Hindi meaning: चिड़चिड़ा
Synonyms: Irritable, Choleric, Peevish, Petulant
Antonyms: Cheerful, Calm, Pleasant, Good-natured
Example: He became bilious whenever he had to deal with unnecessary delays.
Trick: Bile ka naam sunte hi mood kharab — bilious means chidhchidha, easily angry.
Hindi meaning: असंस्कृत व्यक्ति
Synonyms: Boor, Barbarian, Lout, Uncultured person
Antonyms: Connoisseur, Aesthete, Sophisticate, Intellectual
Example: He dismissed classical music as boring, sounding like a complete philistine.
Trick: Fill is teen brain with only पैसा and no कला — philistine means someone who doesn’t value art/culture.
Hindi meaning: मंत्रमुग्ध करना
Synonyms: Captivate, Fascinate, Enchant, Entrall
Antonyms: Bore, Repel, Disinterest, Distract
Example: The audience was mesmerized by the magician’s flawless performance.
Trick: Imagine a magician says MEZ-ME-RIZE and you get stuck watching him—your mind gets mesmerize mode ON.
Hindi meaning: साहित्यिक चोरी करना
Synonyms: Copy, Steal, Imitate, Pirated
Antonyms: Create, Originate, Invent, Attribute
Example: The student was punished for plagiarizing an entire paragraph from an online article.
Trick: PLA = please allow? No! Kisi aur ka answer utha ke apna bolna = plagiarize, aur pakde gaye to full trouble.
Hindi meaning: बदनाम करना
Synonyms: Slander, Defame, Malign, Vilify
Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Applaud, Extol
Example: He tried to traduce his colleague by spreading baseless rumors.
Trick: Kisi ki reputation ko trash + reduce karna yaani traduce.
Hindi meaning: अपवित्र करना
Synonyms: Pollute, Sully, Taint, Desecrate
Antonyms: Cleanse, Purify, Sanctify, Honor
Example: The toxic waste defiled the river and harmed aquatic life.
Trick: Think de-file = make something lose its clean file-like purity; jab kisi clean ya sacred cheez ko ganda ya impure kar do, that is defile.
Hindi meaning: स्वस्थ होना
Synonyms: Recover, Regain, Rebound, Revive
Antonyms: Deteriorate, Decline, Worsen, Weaken
Example: After the surgery, he needed several weeks to recuperate fully.
Trick: Re + cooperate with your body—rest karo, proper care lo, and you’ll recuperate fast.
Hindi meaning: टीका लगाना; प्रतिरक्षित करना
Synonyms: Vaccinate, Immunize, Inject, Protect
Antonyms: Infect, Contaminate, Expose, Endanger
Example: The nurse inoculated the patients against influenza before winter began.
Trick: Inoculate yaani chhota sa injection lagao aaj, taaki badi disease kal attack na kare.
Hindi meaning: अनुकूल होना
Synonyms: Adapt, Adjust, Settle, Accustom
Antonyms: Resist, Oppose, Reject, Disrupt
Example: It took the team a week to acclimatize to the high altitude conditions.
Trick: AC + climate = jab naya climate mile, dheere-dheere body ko AC ki tarah set karna—acclimatize.
Hindi meaning: पुस्तक प्रेमी
Synonyms: Book lover, Bookworm, Reader, Bibliomaniac
Antonyms: Nonreader, Illiterate, Book hater, Uninterested
Example: As a true bibliophile, she spent every weekend exploring old bookstores.
Trick: Biblio = books + phile = love—jo books se pyaar kare, woh bibliophile.
Hindi meaning: भ्रातृहत्या; भाई की हत्या
Synonyms: Brother-killing, Fraternal murder, Brother slaying, Brother murder
Antonyms: Brotherhood, Fraternity, Reconciliation, Amity
Example: In the legend, jealousy and rivalry ultimately led to fratricide.
Trick: Frat = brother (like fraternity) + cide = kill (like homicide) → fratricide = bhai ko kill karna.
Hindi meaning: बहिर्मुखी व्यक्ति
Synonyms: Outgoing person, Socializer, People-person, Gregarious person
Antonyms: Introvert, Recluse, Loner, Hermit
Example: As an extrovert, he feels energized after meeting new people at events.
Trick: Extra + vert (turn outward) = jo banda bahar ki duniya ki taraf turn hota hai aur logo se energy leta hai—extrovert.
