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Vilom (विलोम शब्द)

About 5 min · General Hindi (सामान्य हिंदी) · English

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Vilom shabd (antonyms) are words that carry opposite meanings to a given word. In the UP Police Constable exam, questions on antonyms test your Hindi vocabulary depth and ability to recognize relationships between words.

Key ideas

• Vilom shabd definition: A vilom shabd expresses the opposite or contrary meaning of another word. Example: सत्य (truth) ↔ असत्य (falsehood).
• Formation patterns: Many antonyms are formed by adding prefixes like अ-, अन-, निर-, दुर-, कु- to create negation or opposition. Example: योग्य → अयोग्य, आवश्यक → अनावश्यक.
• True opposites vs. negative forms: While adding 'अ' creates a negative (सुंदर → असुंदर), the true vilom may be a different word (सुंदर → कुरूप). The exam may test both forms.
• Contextual opposites: Some words have different antonyms depending on context. For instance, प्रकाश can mean "light" (opposite: अंधकार) or "appearance" (opposite: अप्रकट).
• Gender and number: Antonym pairs must maintain grammatical agreement. If the original word is masculine, its opposite should also be masculine in the same context.

Quick reference

• Core principle: Vilom shabd = exact opposite in meaning; memorize prefix patterns (अ-, वि-, दुर-, निर-).
• 10 key pairs to memorize: सत्य↔असत्य, आदि↔अंत, उत्कर्ष↔अपकर्ष, मित्र↔शत्रु, सुख↔दुःख, जय↔पराजय, आगमन↔प्रस्थान, स्वर्ग↔नरक, आय↔व्यय, योग्य↔अयोग्य.
• Prefix trick: अ/अन (negation), उत् (upward) vs. अव (downward), सु (good) vs. दुर/कु (bad).
• Gender matters: Always match the gender/number — विधवा↔सधवा.
• Preference order: Structurally formed antonym > semantically opposite word > negative form.

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