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Jeopardy (noun)
danger of loss, harm, or failure. जोखिम /खतरा
Synonyms: Peril, Endangerment, Hazard, Precariousness, Vulnerability, Risk.
Antonyms: Assurance, Certainty, Safety, Surety, Protection.
Example: Taking such a financial risk could put your retirement income in jeopardy.
Apocalyptic (adjective)
of, relating to, or involving terrible violence and destruction./ foreboding imminent disaster or final doom. अनिष्ट भविष्य सूचक/सर्वनाश से संबंधित
Synonyms: Ominous, Prophetic, For Worsen Situations, Predictive For Destructiveness.
Antonyms: No one listened to her apocalyptic prediction, which she forecast for 2012 world end.
Example: No one listened to her apocalyptic prediction, which she forecast for 2012 world end.
Awful (adjective)
used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negative. खराब/डरावना
Synonyms: Direful, Dreadful, Fearful, Frightening, Horrendous, Horrific, Terrible, Abominable, Atrocious.
Antonyms: Calming, Comforting, Delicate, Delightful, Encouraging, Gentle, Pleasing.
Example: The awful consequences that we are facing today are the results of what we have done in past.
Invincible (adjective)
too powerful to be defeated or overcome. अपराजेय/अदम्य
Synonyms: Invulnerable, Indestructible, Unconquerable, Unbeatable, Indomitable, Unassailable.
Antonyms: Beatable, Breakable, Conquerable, Destructible.
Example: Since the seaside town has never been hit by a hurricane, the residents view their community as invincible.
Tenet (noun)
a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy. सिद्धांत/मत
Synonyms: Principle, Belief, Doctrine, Precept, Creed, Credo, Article Of Faith, Dogma.
Antonyms: Disbelief, Doubt, Skepticism, Unbelief.
Example: According to the church’s tenet, ministers are forbidden to marry so they can give their entire souls to God.
Exacerbate (verb)
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. बिगाड़ना/खराब बनाना
Synonyms: Aggravate, Exasperate, Worsen, Embitter, Amplify, The Worseness.
Antonyms: Aid, Alleviate, Appease, Delight, Help, Improve, Placate.
Example: If you do not take your medicine, you condition will exacerbate, and you will feel worse.
Severity (noun)
of being very bad, serious, or unpleasant. तीव्रता/कठोरता
Synonyms: Harshness, Inclemency, Rigor, Rigorousness, Rigorousness, Austereness, Asperity, Grimness.
Antonyms: Gentility, Kindness, Mildness, Softness.
Example: This garden enclosed by trees, with herbaceous plants around a central fountain, has done much to improve and soften the severity of the forecourt.
Dreadful (adjective)
causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious. भयानक/ख़ौफ़नाक
Synonyms: Terrible, Frightful, Horrible, Grim, Awful, Dire.
Antonyms: Advantageous, Comforting, Delightful, Good, Great, Happy, Inoffensive.
Example: It was too dreadful to be under the burden of these insoluble problems, so he abandoned himself to any distraction in order to forget them.
Palpability (noun)
the state of being obvious and noticeable. प्रत्यक्षता
Synonyms: Definiteness, Embodiment, Manifestation, Materiality, Objectiveness, Physicality, Solidity, Tangibility.
Antonyms: Intangibility.
Example: Because the bank was being robbed, the sense of fear among the patrons was palpable.
Expatriate (verb)
move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad./ expel from a country . निर्वासित करना
Synonyms: Emigrant, Exile, Migrate, Depart, Deportee, Outcast, Expellee.
Antonyms: Come back, be Native.
Example: Any conversation with a Japanese expatriate will usually revolve around his former life in the United States.
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Source: The Times of India · 23 Nov 2016How NCR authorities must move to provide this most basic of human rights
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1. Synonym of Exacerbate
2. Antonym of Tenet
3. Synonym of Dreadful
4. Antonym of Apocalyptic
5. Synonym of Jeopardy
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