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Antonyms & Synonyms for 

Competitive Exam

 Choose the correct synonym:

Lousy 

  • Energetic
  • Unbearable
  • Awful
  • Loose
Ans: Awful

Some other Synonyms of Lousy are:

In other words, we can say 'Lousy' means very bad, poor quality

What a crummy day! means someone is having a very unpleasant, frustrating or 
disappointing day where things have gone wrong.

We can easily understand by this easy memory trick (beneficial for SSC, CGL)
Lousy - means low quality

After learning the synonyms, try to make sentences:
  • Yesterday was a lousy day, so we didn't go out.
  • I don't know why my body feels lousy.
This is the best trick to remember the meaning.
Anticipate:
  • Hope
  • Accept
  • Expect
  • Think

Ans: Expect

Envisaged:

  • Severe
  • Ensured
  • Contemplated
  • Imagined 

Ans: Imagined 

Envisaged means 'visualized' or 'imagined beforehand'.
In other words, we can say to imagine or picture something in the mind,
especially about the future.
Let's go through other synonyms of 'Envisaged'

  •                                                              Visualized
  •                                                              Foreseen
  •                                                              Envisioned
  •                                                              Conceived

Choose the correct antonym:

Spurious:

Ans: Authentic

The antonym of 'Spurious' is 'Authentic'.

Here, two concepts are created, on the left-hand side, you see a spurious object 
while on the right-hand side, you can find an authentic object.

Antonym of Obscure:

Ans: Clear

The antonym of obscure is obvious or clear

In the image, there are two types of paths:
On the left side, there is obscure path,
while on the right side, we see obvious path.





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