10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Chaotic (adjective)
Meaning: in a state of complete confusion and disorder. अराजकता; अव्यवस्था
Synonyms: Messy, Anarchic, Muddled, Frenzied
Antonyms: Orderly, Systematic, Harmonized, Uncluttered
Example: The traffic in the city was chaotic.
Rocket (verb)
Meaning: to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success. तेजी से बढ़ना
Synonyms: Shoot Up, Soar, Escalate, Skyrocket
Antonyms: Plummet, Plunge, Nosedive, Tumble
Example: House prices in the north are rocketing up.
Daunting (adjective)
Meaning: seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating. कठिन, डरावना
Synonyms: Unnerving, Discouraging, Overwhelming, Demoralizing
Antonyms: Heartening, Encouraging, Reassuring, Cheering
Example: The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl.
Compliant (adjective)
Meaning: willing to do what other people want you to do. आज्ञाकारी
Synonyms: Acquiescent, Amenable, Tractable, Docile
Antonyms: Recalcitrant, Unmanageable, Defiant, Wayward
Example: When someone is compliant, they go along with what others want them to do.
Hardliner (noun)
Meaning: someone, especially in politics, who is very severe, for example in refusing to allow something or to reduce or change their demands in any way. कट्टरपंथी; हठी
Synonyms: Stickler, Despot, Tyrant, Zealot, Radical
Antonyms: Moderate, Democrat
Example: He needs to persuade the hard-liners in the cabinet.
Stranglehold (noun)
Meaning: complete or overwhelming control. बोलबाला; प्रभाव
Synonyms: Domination, Sway, Authority, Influence, Monopoly
Antonyms: Subjection, Impotency, Subservience, Helplessness
Example: The company now had a stranglehold on the market.
Calamitous (adjective)
Meaning: causing great damage or suffering. नुक़सानदेह; अनर्थकारी
Synonyms: Disastrous, Shattering, Devastating, Ruinous
Antonyms: Advantageous, Beneficial, Constructive, Fortunate
Example: We are exposed to the most calamitous accidents.
Scuttle (verb)
Meaning: to stop something happening, or to cause a plan to fail बिगाड़ना, नाकाम बनाना
Synonyms: Thwart, Stymie, Scupper, Foil
Antonyms: Facilitate, Assist, Promote, Abet
Example: India’s early attempts to acquire cryogenic technology in 1991 were scuttled by US sanctions.
Detente (noun)
Meaning: an improvement in the relationship between two countries that in the past were not friendly and did not trust each other. अमन
Synonyms: Easement, Reconcilement, Rapprochement, Truce
Antonyms: Hostility, Enmity, Inimicalness, Antagonism
Example: The talks are aimed at furthering detente between the two countries.
Warmonger (noun)
Meaning: a person who encourages or advocates aggression towards other countries or groups. जंगबाज़
Synonyms: Belligerent, Hawk, Aggressor, Jingo, Militarist
Antonyms: Peacemaker, Pacifist, Conchie, Peacenik
Example: The Socialists were trying to smear Churchill as a warmonger.
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1. Synonym of Chaotic
2. Antonym of Scuttle
3. Synonym of Stranglehold
4. Antonym of Daunting
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