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Cremation (noun)

Dispose of (a dead person's body) by burning it to ashes, typically after a funeral ceremony. अंतिम संस्कार

Synonyms: Incinerated, Ashed, Kilned, Torched

Antonyms: Extinguished, Stamped (Out), Doused, Quenched

Example: He wants to be cremated when he dies.

Deprived (verb)

Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something. वंचित

Synonyms: Dispossess, Strip, Divest, Relieve

Antonyms: Clothe, Cover, Build, Construct

Example: He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom/rights.

Scrapped (noun)

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used. रद्दी

Synonyms: Fragment, Piece, Bit, Offcut

Antonyms: Agreement, Harmony, Peace, Truce

Example: He jotted it down on a scrap of paper.

Condoled (verb)

Express sympathy for (someone) शोक प्रकट करना

Synonyms: Sympathize, Empathize, Commiserate, Assure

Antonyms: Distress, Torment, Discourage, Trouble

Example: We condole with him on his loss.

Aspirants (noun)

A person who wants to win a competition or get an important position. उम्मीदवारों

Synonyms: Candidate, Applicant, Contender, Seeker.

Antonyms: Unenterprising, Easy, Undesirous, Ambitionless.

Example: All the five aspirants were well qualified for the post.

Implementation (noun)

The process of putting a decision or plan into effect कार्यान्वयन

Synonyms: Execution, Application, Performance, Enactment

Antonyms: Abandon, Disregard, Forgetfulness, Neglect

Example: The implementation of training was staggered for groups of students.

Boycott (verb)

Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. बहिष्कार करना

Synonyms: Snub, Avoid, Spurn, Shun

Antonyms: Support, Accept, Allow, Approve

Example: They boycotted the city's bus system.

Prediction (noun)

To say that something will happen in the future भविष्यवाणी

Synonyms: Conclude, Envision, Forecast, Foresee

Antonyms: Ignore, Calculate, Disbelieve, Measure

Example: The predicted growth in road traffic.

Grant (verb)

Used to admit that something is true, before saying something else about it. स्वीकृत

Synonyms: Acknowledged, Assumed, Admitted, Indeed

Antonyms: Unaccepted, Refuse, Deny

Example: We haven't yet been granted access to the archive.

Exemption (noun)

To say officially that somebody does not have to do something or pay for something छूट प्राप्त

Synonyms: Immune, Absolved, Cleared, Discharged

Antonyms: Hindered, Prevented, Accountable, Answerable

Example: A tax-exempt savings plan.

Strapped (adjective)

Short of money. तंगी

Synonyms: Impoverished, Beggared, Broke, Dirt Poor

Antonyms: Rich, Wealthy, Untied, Unstrapped

Example: There was a box strapped to the floor beneath the bench.

Conduct (noun)

An idea that is taken to be true on the basis of probability. संचालित

Synonyms: Manage, Direct, Run, Control

Antonyms: Misdirected, Vagrant, Wandering

Example: The police are conducting an investigation into last week's robbery.

Considered (verb)

By a notably large amount or to a notably large extent काफी

Synonyms: Appreciably, Far, Greatly, Markedly

Antonyms: Insignificantly, Little, Slightly, Unappreciably

Example: He's considerably fatter than he was when I knew him.

Deemed (verb)

Regard or consider in a specified way. मानना

Synonyms: Alleged, Assumed, Putative, Regarded

Antonyms: Real, Actual, True

Example: The story was deemed too controversial and so they spiked it.

Unanimously (adverb)

Being of one mind. एकमत होकर

Synonyms: With One Mind, To A Man, Bar None

Antonyms: Differently, Divergently, Opposite

Example: The audience unanimously rose to its feet in a standing ovation.

Establishments (noun)

The action of establishing something or being established. प्रतिष्ठानों

Synonyms: Formation, Formulation, Founding, Inauguration

Antonyms: Abolition, Closing, Closure, Disbanding

Example: The establishment of a business.

Appointed (adjective)

Decided on beforehand नियुक्त

Synonyms: Scheduled, Arranged, Prearranged, Specified

Antonyms: Refusal, Abnegation, Ban, Choice

Example: She was appointed professor of chemistry at the university.

Interim (noun)

The intervening time. अल्पकालीन

Synonyms: Provisional, Acting, Caretaker, Makeshift

Antonyms: Finished, Permanent, Continual

Example: The government subsequently signed an interim one-year lease contract.

Diplomat (noun)

Of or concerning diplomacy कूटनीतिक

Synonyms: Conciliatory, Gracious, Polite, Strategic

Antonyms: Rude, Artless, Impolite, Tactless

Example: The two countries have had no diplomatic relations since.

Expected (adjective)

Regarded as likely. अपेक्षित

Synonyms: Normal, Conventional, Familiar, Habitual

Antonyms: Unannounced, Unheralded, Unpredicted, Unexpected

Example: As expected, the election was very close.

The editorial

Source: Similar Word · 22 Aug 2023

Discreet (Adjective) = Careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions Synonyms: Cautious, Judicious, Prudent, Sensible, Tactful, Wise Example: If I told you her secret, I would not be a very discreet person. Discrete (Adjective) = Separate and distinct Synonyms: Detached, Disconnected, Discontinuous, Disjoined, Independent, Particular Example: Brown and white rice are two discrete varieties.

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Strapped

2. Antonym of Deemed

3. Synonym of Grant

4. Antonym of Interim

5. Synonym of Conduct

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