Daily Vocabulary – 1 March 2026

Synonyms: Anti-utopia, Totalitarian state, Police state, Nightmare society

Antonyms: Utopia, Paradise, Ideal society, Heaven

Example: The novel depicts a dystopia where citizens are constantly watched and freedom is crushed.

Trick: DYS + TOPIA = bad place — whenever you hear dystopia, imagine a dark future world with strict control and no freedom.

Synonyms: Stamp collector, Stamp enthusiast, Postal historian, Philatelic collector

Antonyms: Spender, Squanderer, Waster, Big spender

Example: The philatelist carefully preserved rare stamps in an album to protect their value.

Trick: PHILA (love) + TEL (post) = someone who loves postal stuff — a philatelist loves collecting stamps.

Synonyms: Spousal support, Maintenance, Allowance, Support payment

Antonyms: Independence, Self-sufficiency, Autonomy, Self-reliance

Example: The court ordered him to pay alimony every month to support his former spouse.

Trick: Ali + money = after divorce, ali-money is the support money paid to the ex-spouse.

Synonyms: Hand lettering, Penmanship, Ornamental writing, Beautiful handwriting

Antonyms: Scribbling, Scrawl, Illegible writing, Chicken scratch

Example: She practiced calligraphy daily to create elegant wedding invitations.

Trick: Calli = beautiful + graphy = writing, so calligraphy means beautiful writing.

Synonyms: Bigot, Jingoist, Sexist, Nationalist extremist

Antonyms: Egalitarian, Open-minded person, Liberal, Internationalist

Example: His chauvinist comments during the discussion offended many people in the room.

Trick: Chauvinist = I am superior mindset — a person who blindly thinks my group (or men) is always better.