10 new English words for 2 August 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: प्रतिगामी
Synonyms: Backward, Retrogressive, Declining, Deteriorating
Antonyms: Progressive, Advanced, Improving, Developing
Example: The regressive policy weakened the social and economic progress of the country.
Trick: Regressive sounds like regress, which means moving backwards.
Hindi meaning: प्रवेश
Synonyms: Entry, Entrance, Admission, Access
Antonyms: Egress, Exit, Departure, Withdrawal
Example: The security guards controlled the ingress of visitors into the building.
Trick: Ingress begins with in, so it means going in.
Hindi meaning: तीन भागों में बाँटना
Synonyms: Divide, Split, Branch, Separate
Antonyms: Unite, Combine, Merge, Consolidate
Example: The main road trifurcates near the entrance of the town.
Trick: Tri means three, so trifurcate means dividing into three parts.
Hindi meaning: दूरानुभूति
Synonyms: Mind-reading, Thought-transference, Extrasensory Perception, Mental Communication
Antonyms: Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Physical Signalling, Direct Expression
Example: The twins appeared to communicate through telepathy.
Trick: Tele means distance and pathy relates to feeling, so telepathy is feeling thoughts from a distance.
Hindi meaning: ब्रह्माण्ड विज्ञान
Synonyms: Astrophysics, Cosmogony, Universe-study, Cosmic Science
Antonyms: Microscopy, Localism, Particularism, Terrestrial Study
Example: Modern cosmology attempts to explain how the universe began and evolved.
Trick: Cosmos means universe, so cosmology is the study of the universe.
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Hindi meaning: वर्ण-विपर्यय
Synonyms: Letter-rearrangement, Transposition, Word Puzzle, Scramble
Antonyms: Original Word, Fixed Order, Unchanged Form, Direct Spelling
Example: Silent is an anagram of listen.
Trick: In an anagram, the same letters are arranged again in a new order.
Hindi meaning: भूमध्यरेखीय
Synonyms: Tropical, Central, Equinoctial, Low-latitude
Antonyms: Polar, Arctic, Antarctic, High-latitude
Example: Equatorial regions generally experience high temperatures throughout the year.
Trick: Equatorial contains equator, so it refers to areas near the equator.
Hindi meaning: कब्र से निकालना
Synonyms: Exhume, Unearth, Dig Up, Unbury
Antonyms: Bury, Inter, Entomb, Conceal
Example: The authorities ordered the investigators to disinter the body for further examination.
Trick: Inter means bury, while disinter means to undo the burial.
Hindi meaning: महाद्वीपीय
Synonyms: Mainland, Terrestrial, Inland, Transcontinental
Antonyms: Insular, Island, Maritime, Oceanic
Example: The region experiences a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters.
Trick: Continental contains continent, so it means related to a continent.
Hindi meaning: भागकर विवाह करना
Synonyms: Run Away, Flee, Escape, Abscond
Antonyms: Remain, Stay, Return, Separate
Example: The young couple decided to elope because their families opposed the marriage.
Trick: Elope means a couple escapes together to marry secretly.
