61. observation
Synonym — ×2
Jessore Board 2024; Cumilla Board 2019
(Noun)
পর্যবেক্ষণ, দেখাশোনা
Education depends more on observation and experiment than mere bookish knowledge.
Synonyms: watching, scrutiny, examination, inspection, study, monitoring, attention, perception
Antonyms: ignorance, inattention, negligence, oversight, blindness, disregard
62. obviously
Both — ×2
Rajshahi Board 2017 (synonym); Barishal Board 2019 (antonym)
(Adverb)
স্পষ্টভাবে, নিশ্চিতভাবে
Obviously there is something seriously wrong with the teaching of English in Bangladesh.
Synonyms: clearly, evidently, plainly, undoubtedly, certainly, unmistakably, manifestly
Antonyms: doubtfully, uncertainly, obscurely, vaguely, questionably, mysteriously
63. peaceful
Antonym — ×2
Sylhet Board 2024; Dinajpur Board 2024
(Adjective)
শান্ত, নির্ঝঞ্ঝাট
Everyone should avoid smoking to lead a happy and peaceful life.
Synonyms: calm, serene, tranquil, quiet, harmonious, undisturbed, placid, restful
Antonyms: turbulent, violent, chaotic, noisy, troubled, hostile, agitated, disorderly
64. people
Synonym — ×2
Rajshahi Board 2025; Cumilla Board 2017
(Noun)
মানুষ, জনগণ
There are many people who have a conservative outlook and resist change in life.
Synonyms: individuals, persons, humans, citizens, inhabitants, folk, society, community
Antonyms: individual, single person, solitary being, one person (no true common antonym)
65. poisonous
Synonym — ×2
Sylhet Board 2024; Dinajpur Board 2024
(Adjective)
বিষাক্ত, বিষ্াক্ত
Cigarette smoke contains billions of extremely poisonous particles harmful to health.
Synonyms: toxic, venomous, lethal, deadly, noxious, hazardous, harmful, virulent
Antonyms: harmless, non-toxic, safe, benign, wholesome, healthful, beneficial
66. popular
Antonym — ×2
Dhaka Board 2017; Sylhet Board 2023
(Adjective)
জনপ্রিয়, প্রচলিত
Facebook is a very popular social networking site with over eight hundred million users.
Synonyms: well-liked, famous, well-known, admired, favoured, celebrated, trendy
Antonyms: unpopular, unknown, disliked, obscure, ignored, unfashionable, despised
67. population
Synonym — ×2
Jessore Board 2025; Cumilla Board 2023
(Noun)
জনসংখ্যা
Development is never possible keeping half of the population idle at home.
Synonyms: inhabitants, residents, citizens, people, community, folk, demography, masses
Antonyms: emptiness, vacancy, desolation, absence (no direct antonym)
68. possible
Antonym — ×2
Dhaka Board 2023; Chattogram Board 2023
(Adjective)
সম্ভব
If a man is serious, he can make the impossible possible through determination.
Synonyms: achievable, feasible, attainable, realistic, practicable, doable, workable, likely
Antonyms: impossible, unachievable, unfeasible, unattainable, impracticable, inconceivable
69. poverty
Antonym — ×2
Rajshahi Board 2025; Cumilla Board 2017
(Noun)
দারিদ্র্য, অভাব
The poor generally accept their poverty and sorrows without trying to overcome them.
Synonyms: destitution, deprivation, hardship, want, penury, need, scarcity, impoverishment
Antonyms: wealth, prosperity, affluence, abundance, riches, fortune, luxury, opulence
70. praise
Antonym — ×2
Dinajpur Board 2019; Mymensingh Board 2024
(Verb / Noun)
প্রশংসা করা, স্তুতি
A sincere person's good deeds are recognised and praised everywhere he goes.
Synonyms: commend, applaud, admire, compliment, laud, acclaim, approve, honour
Antonyms: criticise, condemn, blame, rebuke, censure, disparage, denounce, reproach
71. recitation
Synonym — ×2
Dhaka Board 2023; Chattogram Board 2023
(Noun)
আবৃত্তি, পাঠ
A good reader may be a good speaker or make a good recitation in public.
Synonyms: reading, narration, performance, delivery, presentation, declamation, rendition
Antonyms: silence, listening, omission, withholding (no true common antonym)
72. remove
Synonym — ×2
Jessore Board 2019; Jessore Board 2023
(Verb)
দূর করা, সরিয়ে দেওয়া
Effective measures must be taken to remove illiteracy and make the nation enlightened.
Synonyms: eliminate, eradicate, erase, take away, delete, abolish, get rid of, clear
Antonyms: add, insert, keep, restore, place, retain, introduce, preserve
73. rule
Synonym — ×2
Barishal Board 2017; Jessore Board 2017
(Noun / Verb)
নিয়ম, বিধি
Those who do not follow the rule of sincerity can never go a long way in life.
Synonyms: law, regulation, guideline, principle, policy, norm, directive, instruction
Antonyms: chaos, disorder, anarchy, lawlessness, irregularity, exception, exemption
74. same
Antonym — ×2
Rajshahi Board 2025; Cumilla Board 2017
(Adjective / Pronoun)
একই, অভিন্ন
They also have the same sort of attitude towards illness and disease in their life.
Synonyms: identical, equal, alike, equivalent, uniform, consistent, matching, similar
Antonyms: different, distinct, unlike, varied, contrasting, dissimilar, opposite, diverse
75. seriousness
Synonym — ×2
Dhaka Board 2023; Chattogram Board 2023
(Noun)
গুরুত্ব, জোরালো
Seriousness should also be taken under consideration if a man wants to make a difference.
Synonyms: gravity, solemnity, earnestness, sincerity, importance, weightiness, severity
Antonyms: frivolity, lightheartedness, playfulness, humour, silliness, carelessness, levity