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Virudharthi Shabd (Antonyms)

About 5 min · Marathi Language (मराठी) · English

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Virudharthi Shabd (विरुद्धार्थी शब्द) means "words with opposite meanings" — antonyms in Marathi. Beyond standalone questions, strong antonym knowledge helps in sentence correction, fill-in-the-blanks, and comprehension passages.

Key ideas

• Definition: Virudharthi shabd are two words expressing completely opposite meanings. Example: सुख (happiness) ↔ दुःख (sorrow).
• Word class consistency: An antonym must belong to the same grammatical category as the original. Noun pairs with noun, verb with verb, adjective with adjective.
• Prefix-based antonyms: Many Marathi antonyms form by adding prefixes like अ-, अन्-, निर्-, दुर्-. Example: शक्य (possible) → अशक्य (impossible).
• Root-change antonyms: Some pairs have entirely different roots with no prefix pattern. Example: रात्र (night) ↔ दिवस (day).
• Context sensitivity: A word may have different antonyms depending on context. Example: कठीण can mean "hard" (antonym: मऊ/soft) or "difficult" (antonym: सोपे/easy).

Quick reference

• विरुद्धार्थी शब्द = Antonyms — words with exactly opposite meanings.
• Common prefixes for opposites: अ-, अन्-, निर्-, दुर्-, बे- (e.g., शक्य → अशक्य).
• Must-know pairs: सुख-दुःख, दिवस-रात्र, न्याय-अन्याय, यश-अपयश, जवळ-दूर.
• Same word class rule: Noun ↔ Noun, Adjective ↔ Adjective, Verb ↔ Verb.
• Synonym trap: If two words "feel similar," eliminate — options may include synonyms as distractors.

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