20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Restrained (adjective)
Intended to keep someone under control or prevent someone from doing something. रोक
Synonyms: Constraining, Forbidding, Governing, Prohibiting
Antonyms: Permit, Promote, Release, Start
Example: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.
Investigation (noun)
Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth. जांच
Synonyms: Consider, Examine, Explore, Inspect
Antonyms: Answer, Forget, Ignore, Neglect
Example: The police are still investigating the murder.
Scam (noun)
A dishonest scheme. घोटाला
Synonyms: Blackmail, Deceit, Deception, Extortion
Antonyms: Candor, Honesty, Ingenuousness, Sincerity
Example: She was the victim of an insurance scam.
Seeking (verb)
Attempt to find (something). मांगना
Synonyms: Explore, Follow, Investigate, Pursue
Antonyms: Ignore, Shun, Answer, Find
Example: The office is seeking a salesperson.
Adjourned (verb)
An act or period of adjourning or being adjourned. स्थगन
Synonyms: Suspension, Discontinuation, Interruption, Postponement
Antonyms: Assemble, Continue, Open, Remain
Example: The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.
Prevention (noun)
Keep (something) from happening. रोकना
Synonyms: Avert, Avoid, Bar, Block
Antonyms: Approve, Assist, Continue, Encourage
Example: You can't prevent my leaving.
Subsequently (adverb)
After a particular thing has happened तत्पश्चात्
Synonyms: Afterwards, Finally, Later, Latterly
Antonyms: Earlier, Former, Prior, Previous
Example: I heard subsequently that she had left.
Pursuance (noun)
Follow or chase (someone or something). पीछा करना
Synonyms: Follow, Chase, Hunt, Stalk
Antonyms: Avoid, Flee, Aid, Assist
Example: The criminal is being pursued by police.
Implicate (verb)
The effect that something will have on something else in the future. निहितार्थ
Synonyms: Suggestion, Inference, Indication, Connotation.
Antonyms: Measurement, Proof, Reality, Truth.
Example: The lecturer made the implication that science was subjective.
Corporations (noun)
A large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law. निगमों
Synonyms: Company, Firm, Business, Concern
Antonyms: Noncommercial, Unmarketable, Unsalable, Uncommercial
Example: The Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 had given elected corporations to the large towns.
Personnel (noun)
People employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service. कार्मिक
Synonyms: Cadre, Crew, Group, Organization
Antonyms: Pull, Attract, Repulsion, Attraction
Example: They've reduced the number of personnel working on the project.
Comprising (verb)
Be made up of. शामिल
Synonyms: Compose, Constitute, Contain, Cover
Antonyms: Abandon, Destroy, Exclude, Neglect
Example: Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.
Tactic (noun)
An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. रणनीति
Synonyms: Approach, Campaign, Channels, Course
Antonyms: Impractical, Unwise, Injudicious, Imprudent
Example: Though she was not kc-mahei, she used the tactics of warfare to maintain her position of leadership.
Hostile (adjective)
Unfriendly विरोधी
Synonyms: Adverse, Belligerent, Bitter, Contentious
Antonyms: Agreeable, Aiding, Favorable, Friendly
Example: The Governor faced hostile crowds when he visited the town yesterday.
Despite (preposition)
Without being affected by बावजूद
Synonyms: Notwithstanding, In Spite Of, Even With, Regardless Of
Antonyms: Because Of, Accept, Admire
Example: He laughed despite himself.
Deceased (noun)
The recently dead person in question. मृत
Synonyms: Dead, Departed, Expired, Gone
Antonyms: Alive, Animate, Breathing, Going.
Example: Their mother is deceased.
Unwavering (adjective)
Steady or resolute. साबित
Synonyms: Fixed, Firm, Steadfast, Decided
Antonyms: Wavering, Unsteady,
Example: She was an honest political fighter and even those who did not share her beliefs always respected her for her unwavering commitment.
Dedicated (adjective)
Devoted to a task or purpose. समर्पित
Synonyms: Committed, Devoted, Staunch, Stalwart
Antonyms: Apathetic, Disloyal, Inconstant, Indifferent
Example: I dedicated ten years of my life to the project.
Ambush (noun)
A surprise attack from a hidden position घात लगाना
Synonyms: Camouflage, Concealment, Deception, Hiding
Antonyms: Defend, Guard, Resist, Restrict
Example: Kidnappers waiting in ambush.
Cordoned (verb)
Prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards. घेराबंदी
Synonyms: Sequester, Confine, Cordon, Detach
Antonyms: Combine, Desegregate, Free, Join
Example: A large area surrounding the house has been cordoned off by police tape.
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Source: The Hindu · 21 Sep 2023This editorial is for Prime members
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1. Synonym of Tactic
2. Antonym of Dedicated
3. Synonym of Corporations
4. Antonym of Restrained
5. Synonym of Deceased
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