20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Propaganda (noun)
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view. प्रचार
Synonyms: Information, Advertising, Promotion, Advocacy
Antonyms: Truth, Facts, Honesty, Details
Example: He was accused of spreading propaganda.
Recruit (verb)
The process of actively seeking out, finding and hiring candidates for a specific position or job भर्ती
Synonyms: Engagement, Enlistment, Enrollment, Employment
Antonyms: Fun, Unemployment, Avocation, Entertainment
Example: The recruitment process has been really successful and all managers and team leaders have now been placed.
Restore (verb)
The action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition. मरम्मत
Synonyms: Repairing, Fixing, Mending, Refurbishment
Antonyms: Destruction, Abolition, Neglect
Example: The building is undergoing restoration.
Threats (noun)
A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done. धमकी
Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces
Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety.
Example: The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.
Province (noun)
A principal administrative division of a country or empire. प्रांत
Synonyms: Territory, Region, State, Department
Antonyms: Avocation, Entertainment, Fun, Recreation
Example: Other provinces have funded various projects over the years.
Intervention (noun)
The act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process हस्तक्षेप
Synonyms: Interference, Mediation, Arbitration
Antonyms: Combine, Connect, Join
Example: Military intervention in the crisis.
Seized (verb)
A length of cord or rope used for fastening or tying. अधिकार
Synonyms: Grab, Grasp, Snatch, Arresting
Antonyms: Free, Give, Let Go, Loose
Example: He seized the chance/initiative/opportunity to present his ideas to his boss.
Emerged (verb)
Move out of or away from something and become visible. प्रकट होना
Synonyms: Appear, Surface, Materialize, Come Out
Antonyms: Disappear, Drop, Leave, Finish
Example: The facts emerged after a lengthy investigation.
Expand (verb)
To become or to make something bigger. फैलना या फैलाना
Synonyms: Enlarge, Swell, Dilate, Inflate.
Antonyms: Shrink, Contract, Condense, Scale Down.
Example: His business has expanded to serve the entire state.
Liberated (adjective)
Freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles. रिहा
Synonyms: Free, Release, Discharge, Deliver
Antonyms: Confine, Enslave, Subjugate, Hold
Example: Rebels fought to liberate the country.
Conspiracy (noun)
A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. साजिश
Synonyms: Plot, Scheme, Stratagem, Cabal.
Antonyms: Faithfulness, Honesty, Ignorance, Loyalty
Example: Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson.
Unprecedented (adjective)
Never done or known before. अभूतपूर्व
Synonyms: Unparalleled, Unequalled, Unmatched, Unrivalled
Antonyms: Bad, Common, Commonplace, Customary
Example: The team has enjoyed unprecedented success this year.
Contention (noun)
Heated disagreement. विवाद
Synonyms: Dispute, Disputation, Variance, Hostility
Antonyms: Agreement, Accord, Harmony, Peace.
Example: There has been too much contention in this family in recent years.
Expressed (verb)
to show something such as a feeling or an opinion by words or actions. व्यक्त
Synonyms: Communicate, Convey, Indicate, Show
Antonyms: Suppress, Restrict, Restrain, Stifle
Example: He expressed an interest in the product.
Recommendation (noun)
A suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, especially one put forward by an authoritative body. अनुशंसा
Synonyms: Charge, Endorsement, Guidance, Instruction
Antonyms: Disapproval, Opposition, Refusal, Rejection
Example: I gave the trainee a glowing recommendation.
Insisted (verb)
The fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done. आग्रह
Synonyms: Insignificant, Relenting, Trivial, Unimportant
Antonyms: Demand, Bidding, Command, Dictate
Example: She was fired from her job at the insistence of the mayor.
Concede (verb)
Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it. स्वीकृति
Synonyms: Bewilder, Baffle, Mystify, Bemuse
Antonyms: Deny, Defend, Disallow, Dispute
Example: One should not be bullied into conceding liability.
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.
Impact (noun)
The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another. प्रभाव
Synonyms: Collision, Crash, Smash, Clash
Antonyms: Avoidance, Failure, Loss, Praise
Example: We need to be concerned about the environmental impacts of all this construction.
Purportedly (adverb)
Appearing or stated to be true, though not necessarily so. कथित
Synonyms: So-Called, Stated, Supposed, Averred
Antonyms: Certain, Definite, Sure
Example: He forged documents which purported to show that his companies had vast resources.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 30 Mar 2024China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said Thursday, a gift from the world's highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.
The Indian Ocean nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, with salt levels seeping into the land and corrupting potable water, leaving it dependent on desalination plants.
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1. Synonym of Purportedly
2. Antonym of Emerged
3. Synonym of Recommendation
4. Antonym of Liberated
5. Synonym of Intervention
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