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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.

The editorial

Source: Similar Word · 21 Sep 2023

Censure (verb, noun) – Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement/ Rebuke formally. Synonyms: Condemn, Criticize, Castigate, Reprimand, Rebuke. Example: The pharmacy board will censure the pharmacist for not properly monitoring his drug supply. Censor (verb, noun) - An official who examines books, films, news, etc. that are about to be published and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security/ examine (a book, film, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it. Synonyms: Edit, Excise, Examine, Inspect. Example: Although her mother attempted to censor her music collection, the girl continued to download explicit songs.

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1. Synonym of Ambush

2. Antonym of Unwavering

3. Synonym of Restrained

4. Antonym of Dedicated

5. Synonym of Hostile

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