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Sagging (adjective)

Meaning: becoming weaker; declining. ह्रासमान; दुर्बल

Synonyms: Drooping, Wilting, Slumped, Floppy

Antonyms: Rocketing, Shooting Up, Improving, Rising

Example: Mayor cut taxes by $9 billion in an effort to revitalize the city's sagging economy.

Overhaul (verb)

Meaning: take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary. जीर्णोद्धार करना, कायापलट

Synonyms: Mend, Revamp, Refurbish, Recondition

Antonyms: Damage, Ruin, Impair, Spoil

Example: A mechanic is coming to overhaul the engine.

Contingent (adjective)

Meaning: depending on something else in the future in order to happen. आश्रित होना

Synonyms: Dependent, Subject, Reliant, Liable, Conditional

Antonyms: Independent, Unconnected, Detached

Example: Our success is contingent on your support.

Pragmatic (adjective)

Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. व्यावहारिक

Synonyms: Practical, Hard-Headed, Viable, Rational, Reasonable

Antonyms: Impractical, Unrealistic, Idealistic, Theoretical

Example: Williams took a more pragmatic approach to management problems.

Stall (verb)

Meaning: stop or cause to stop making progress. बाधा डालना, रोकना

Synonyms: Impede, Hamper, Thwart, Retard

Antonyms: Expedite, Facilitate, Smooth, Promote

Example: While his career has stalled, hers has taken off.

Rebound (verb)

Meaning: recover in value, amount, or strength after a decrease or decline. वापसी करना

Synonyms: Recover, Rally, Bounce Back, Get Back

Antonyms: Depreciate, Decline, Deteriorate, Ruin

Example: There are signs of an economic rebound.

Predicate (verb)

Meaning: found or base something on. आधारित होना

Synonyms: Base, Establish, Rest, Premise

Example: This project was predicated on the assumption that the economy was expanding.

Speculation (noun)

Meaning: the forming of a theory without firm evidence. परिकल्पना

Synonyms: Conjecture, Hearsay, Supposition, Postulation

Antonyms: Fact, Reality, Information, Actuality

Example: The minister dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation.

Devolution (noun)

Meaning: the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration. हस्तांतरण

Synonyms: Decentralization, Delegation, Dispersal, Distribution

Antonyms: Centralization, Consolidation, Amalgamation

Example: It would also facilitate the devolution of power to the regions.

Converge (verb)

Meaning: to move toward the same point or become similar. मिलना; एकसमान होना

Synonyms: Coincide, Connect, Congregate, Come Together

Antonyms: Diverge, Depart, Deviate, Move Away

Example: Our previously opposed views are beginning to converge.