241. jovial
Antonym — ×1
Barishal Board 2023
(Adjective)
উল্লাসময়, হাসিখুশি
A hospitable host is always jovial and makes their guests feel welcome and at ease.
Synonyms: cheerful, merry, jolly, joyful, lively, genial, buoyant, light-hearted
Antonyms: gloomy, sad, miserable, sullen, morose, melancholy, depressed, sombre
242. justice
Antonym — ×1
Chattogram Board 2017
(Noun)
ন্যায়বিচার, সুবিচার
The freedom fighters fought and died so that justice could prevail in our land.
Synonyms: fairness, equity, impartiality, righteousness, lawfulness, legitimacy, right
Antonyms: injustice, unfairness, inequality, bias, discrimination, wrongdoing, tyranny
243. key
Synonym — ×1
Mymensingh Board 2025
(Adjective / Noun)
মূল, গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
Education is the key to development and the most important tool for progress.
Synonyms: essential, crucial, vital, principal, main, central, fundamental, core
Antonyms: minor, unimportant, secondary, peripheral, trivial, insignificant, incidental
244. killed
Synonym — ×1
Chattogram Board 2017
(Verb)
হত্যা করা, মেরে ফেলা
The Pakistani army killed thousands of innocent people in the Chuknagar massacre.
Synonyms: slaughtered, murdered, slew, massacred, executed, assassinated, eliminated
Antonyms: saved, rescued, revived, protected, spared, liberated, restored
245. knowledge
Synonym — ×1
Jessore Board 2024
(Noun)
জ্ঞান, বিদ্যা
Books are the best source of knowledge and have no substitute in the world.
Synonyms: information, understanding, wisdom, learning, expertise, awareness, scholarship
Antonyms: ignorance, unawareness, inexperience, illiteracy, unfamiliarity, confusion
246. laborious
Antonym — ×1
Sylhet Board 2017
(Adjective)
পরিশ্রমসাধ্য, কষ্টসাধ্য
The farmers of Bangladesh are laborious and work tirelessly from dawn to dusk.
Synonyms: arduous, strenuous, hard, tedious, painstaking, diligent, industrious, toiling
Antonyms: easy, effortless, simple, idle, lazy, effortless, carefree, light
247. largest
Antonym — ×1
Chattogram Board 2017
(Adjective)
সবচেয়ে বড়, বৃহত্তম
Chuknagar is one of the largest killing fields in the history of Bangladesh's liberation war.
Synonyms: biggest, greatest, most extensive, hugest, most vast, maximum, predominant
Antonyms: smallest, tiniest, most minute, least, minimum, slightest, most compact
248. later
Antonym — ×1
Dhaka Board 2019
(Adverb / Adjective)
পরে, পরবর্তীতে
She began preparing for her own flight later, after seeing the success of others before her.
Synonyms: afterwards, subsequently, after, eventually, in time, thereafter, following, soon
Antonyms: earlier, before, previously, prior, sooner, in advance, formerly, ahead of time
249. launch
Synonym — ×1
Dhaka Board 2019
(Verb / Noun)
শুরু করা, প্রবর্তন
The successful launch of the first spacecraft inspired a generation of young scientists.
Synonyms: begin, initiate, start, introduce, send off, set in motion, kick off, unveil
Antonyms: end, stop, halt, cancel, withdraw, abort, conclude, discontinue
250. leisure
Antonym — ×1
All boards 2018 (shared paper)
(Noun)
অবকাশ, ফুরসত
Reading a good book during leisure time is one of life's greatest and most enriching pleasures.
Synonyms: free time, spare time, relaxation, rest, recreation, ease, holiday, downtime
Antonyms: work, labour, duty, employment, occupation, toil, drudgery, busyness
251. liberation
Antonym — ×1
Chattogram Board 2017
(Noun)
মুক্তি, স্বাধীনতা
Bangladesh achieved its liberation after a bloody and courageous war in 1971.
Synonyms: freedom, independence, release, emancipation, deliverance, autonomy, rescue
Antonyms: oppression, captivity, slavery, occupation, subjugation, tyranny, imprisonment
252. like
Antonym — ×1
Barishal Board 2019
(Verb)
পছন্দ করা, ভালো লাগা
Children like reading adventure books that take them to new and exciting worlds.
Synonyms: enjoy, love, appreciate, favour, admire, prefer, relish, be fond of
Antonyms: dislike, hate, detest, loathe, despise, be averse to, abhor, disapprove of
253. little
Antonym — ×1
Jessore Board 2019
(Adjective / Adverb)
অল্প, ছোট
Courtesy costs us little but gives a great deal in return throughout our life.
Synonyms: small, slight, minimal, scanty, tiny, meagre, insignificant, scant
Antonyms: much, great, large, enormous, significant, considerable, substantial
254. located
Synonym — ×1
Cumilla Board 2024
(Verb)
অবস্থিত, প্রতিষ্ঠিত
Bangladesh is located in an active earthquake zone and experiences frequent tremors.
Synonyms: situated, positioned, placed, found, established, set, sited, settled
Antonyms: displaced, lost, misplaced, unfound, unpositioned (context-dependent)
255. loneliness
Antonym — ×1
All boards 2018 (shared paper)
(Noun)
নিসঙ্গতা, একাকিত্ব
A good book is the best companion in loneliness and a comfort in times of sorrow.
Synonyms: solitude, isolation, seclusion, aloneness, desolation, abandonment, solitariness
Antonyms: companionship, togetherness, fellowship, company, sociability, community