10 new English words for 23 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: आश्चर्य से आँखें फाड़कर देखना
Synonyms: Stare, Gaze, Gape, Ogling
Antonyms: Ignore, Overlook, Disregard, Avoid
Example: The children goggled at the enormous elephant standing near the gate.
Trick: Goggle sounds like goggles—imagine wearing goggles and staring with big wide eyes.
Hindi meaning: उछल-कूद करना
Synonyms: Frolic, Cavort, Gambol, Play
Antonyms: Trudge, Plod, Toil, Languish
Example: The puppies romped happily across the garden.
Trick: Romp = run, jump and play without worrying about anything.
Hindi meaning: चिड़चिड़ा; कठिन और जटिल
Synonyms: Irritable, Grumpy, Cantankerous, Peevish
Antonyms: Amiable, Cheerful, Pleasant, Good-natured
Example: The crabbed old man rarely spoke politely to his neighbours.
Trick: Crabbed reminds you of a crab—always looking irritated and ready to pinch.
Hindi meaning: चिड़चिड़ा और झक्की
Synonyms: Irritable, Cranky, Cantankerous, Grumpy
Antonyms: Amiable, Agreeable, Cheerful, Good-natured
Example: The crotchety landlord complained about every little noise in the building.
Trick: Crotchety = cranky; imagine a person getting irritated over every chhoti si baat.
Hindi meaning: निष्फल; व्यर्थ
Synonyms: Futile, Useless, Fruitless, Ineffective
Antonyms: Useful, Effective, Fruitful, Productive
Example: Their bootless attempts to repair the damaged machine wasted several hours.
Trick: Bootless = without benefit; a bootless effort gives you no useful result.
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Hindi meaning: एकांतवासी तपस्वी
Synonyms: Hermit, Recluse, Ascetic, Eremite
Antonyms: Socialite, Extrovert, Companion, Reveler
Example: The anchorite spent many years living alone in a remote mountain cave.
Trick: Anchorite = a hermit anchored to one lonely place away from society.
Hindi meaning: बेईमान और धोखेबाज़ व्यक्ति
Synonyms: Swindler, Charlatan, Fraudster, Trickster
Antonyms: Honest Person, Professional, Benefactor, Straightshooter
Example: The businessman was exposed as a shyster who had cheated dozens of investors.
Trick: Shyster sounds like shy star, but this star hides because he has cheated people.
Hindi meaning: मूर्ख या सरल-बुद्धि व्यक्ति
Synonyms: Fool, Dunce, Dolt, Dullard
Antonyms: Genius, Intellectual, Sage, Scholar
Example: Only a simpleton would believe such an obviously false story.
Trick: Simpleton = someone so simple that others can easily fool him.
Hindi meaning: संयोग; आकस्मिक घटना
Synonyms: Chance, Coincidence, Accident, Fortuity
Antonyms: Design, Intention, Planning, Deliberation
Example: By sheer happenstance, the two childhood friends met again at the airport.
Trick: Happenstance = something that happens just by chance, without any planning.
Hindi meaning: उत्साहपूर्वक प्रशंसा करना
Synonyms: Enthuse, Praise, Eulogize, Extol
Antonyms: Criticize, Condemn, Disparage, Denounce
Example: The critic continued to rhapsodize about the brilliance of the new play.
Trick: Rhapsodize = praise something so much that your words sound like a rhapsody.
