SSC English Vocabulary Analysis (Alphabet "A") || Analysis of all 25 Antonyms from practice set || Quickly compare the words and their opposites for your SSC exam preparation.

 SSC English Vocabulary Analysis (Alphabet "A") || Analysis of all 25 Antonyms from practice set.

Here is the comprehensive analysis of all 25 Antonyms from your practice set, organized in a clear, scannable table format. This structure will help you quickly compare the words and their opposites for your SSC exam preparation.Quickly compare the words and their opposites for your SSC exam preparation.

📊 SSC English Vocabulary Antonyms '25' Analysis (Alphabet "A")

No.	Target Word	Meaning	Correct Antonym	Synonyms (Distractors)
1	Abandon	To leave or give up	Retain	Leave, Forsake, Desert
2	Abate	To reduce in intensity	Aggravate	Subside, Diminish, Decrease
3	Abbreviate	To shorten	Expand	Compress, Abridge, Condense
4	Abdicate	To give up power	Assert	Renounce, Resign, Abandon
5	Abduct	To kidnap	Redeem	Capture, Seize, Snatch
6	Aberration	A departure from normal	Normality	Deviation, Anomaly, Quirk
7	Abeyance	Temporary suspension	Continuation	Latency, Dormancy, Pause
8	Abide	To follow/tolerate	Reject	Dwell, Endure, Comply
9	Abjure	To formally reject	Acquire	Recant, Renounce, Forswear
10	Abolish	To end a system/law	Construct	Eradicate, Eliminate, Annul
11	Abominable	Extremely unpleasant	Admirable	Obnoxious, Repugnant, Foul
12	Abort	To stop mid-way	Commence	Terminate, End, Halt
13	Abortive	Failing to succeed	Successful	Ineffective, Vain, Fruitless
14	Abound	To exist in large numbers	Lack	Flourish, Proliferate, Teem
15	Abridge	To shorten a text	Elongate	Shorten, Curtail, Truncate
16	Abrogate	To repeal a law	Establish	Annul, Nullify, Rescind
17	Abrupt	Sudden or rude	Gradual	Unexpected, Precipitous
18	Absolute	Complete/Total	Incomplete	Definite, Perfect, Entire
19	Absolve	To free from guilt	Condemn	Pardon, Acquit, Exonerate
20	Absorb	To take in/soak up	Eject	Consume, Assimilate, Soak
21	Abstain	To stay away from	Indulge	Refrain, Forbear, Avoid
22	Absurd	Illogical/Silly	Sensible	Ridiculous, Foolish, Ludicrous
23	Abundance	A very large quantity	Scanty	Plethora, Surplus, Wealth
24	Abundant	Available in plenty	Scarce	Copious, Ample, Plentiful
25	Abuse	To treat badly/insult	Applause	Scorn, Harm, Maltreat

💡 Preparation Tips for SSC Antonyms:

• Identify the Tone: If the word is negative (like Abominable), the antonym must be positive (Admirable).

• Watch for Synonyms: Exams often put a synonym as the first option to trick you. Always check if you are looking for the "Same" or "Opposite."

• Context Matters: Some words like Abrupt can mean "sudden" (Antonym: Gradual) or "rude" (Antonym: Polite).

Based on your list for the SSC exam, here is an analysis of the Top 10 Hardest Words. These are considered "hard" because they are formal, often confused with synonyms, or have specific legal/technical meanings.

🏆 Top 10 Hardest Antonyms (Alphabet "A")

Hard Word	Simple Meaning	Antonym	SSC Trap / Tip
1.Abeyance	A state of waiting	Continuation	Often used as "in abeyance" (paused).
2.Abjure	To give up a belief	Acquire / Adopt	Confused with: Adjure (to command).
3.Abrogate	To cancel a law	Establish / Institute	"Repeal" is the synonym; "Enact" is the antonym.
4.Aberration	Not normal / Deviation	Normality / Regularity	Common in "Error Detection" sentences.
5.Absolve	To declare free from guilt	Condemn / Convict	Opposite of finding someone guilty.
6.Abstain	To avoid (habitually)	Indulge / Pursue	Requires the preposition "from".
7.Abortive	Failing to produce results	Successful / Fruitful	Used for missions, plans, or attempts.
8.Abundant	Available in plenty	Scarce / Meager	Don't confuse "Scarce" with "Scanty".
9.Abdicate	To renounce a throne/post	Assert / Usurp	Usually used for high positions of power.
10.Abominable	Very bad / Hateful	Admirable / Pleasant	Tests moral judgment vocabulary.

*Note: Mastering these words covers the most frequently asked "A" alphabet questions in SSC CGL, CHSL, and MTS.*

💡 Visual Memory Aid

To remember the difference between Abundance and Scarcity (the most common exam pair), visualize a scale:

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🧠 Quick Revision Rule:

• Ab- usually means "away from" or "off" (e.g., Abnormal = away from normal).

• Ad- usually means "towards" or "addition" (e.g., Add, Adhere).

• If you see an "Ab-" word that sounds negative, look for an "Ad-" or a positive word as the antonym!