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Diversified (Verb)

To start to include more different types of things. विविधता

Synonyms: Expand, Transform, Alter, Assort

Antonyms: Continue, Keep, Remain, Stay

Example: We need to diversify to gain new customers.

Exceeding (Adjective )

To be more than a particular number or amount. अधिक

Synonyms: Excel, Outdo, Outstrip, Surpass.

Antonyms: Fall Behind, Fail, Lose, Surrender.

Example: Sales this year exceeded the total for the two previous years.

Significant (Adjective )

In a sufficiently great or important way as to be worthy of attention. काफी

Synonyms: Notably, Remarkably, Importantly, Seriously

Antonyms: Slightly, Doubtfully, Apparently, Superficially

Example: Another store sold the game for a significantly lower price.

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.

Exhibit (Verb)

Publicly display (a work of art or item of interest) in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair. प्रदर्शन

Synonyms: Show, Reveal, Display, Manifest

Antonyms: Masking, Disguising, Camouflaging, Concealing

Example: He frequently exhibits at the art gallery.

Instances (Noun)

An example or single occurrence of something. उदाहरण

Synonyms: Detail, Example, Item, Occasion

Antonyms: Disassemble, Disjoin, Break

Example: These delays are just another instance of bureaucratic inefficiency.

Persist (Verb)

Continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. कायम

Synonyms: Endure, Persevere, Prevail, Pursue

Antonyms: Quitted, Submitted, Yielded, Bowed

Example: He persisted in his efforts to free them

Volatile (Adjective )

Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly. अस्थिरता

Synonyms: Instability, Unpredictability, Variability, Turbulence

Antonyms: Stability, Consistency, Predictability, Calmness

Example: They both reduce market risk and volatility and increase long-run average returns to producers.

Deter (Verb)

The prevention of something, especially war or crime, by having something such as weapons or punishment to use as a threat. निवारण

Synonyms: Discouragement, Instruction, Suppression, Dissuading

Antonyms: Permission, Allowance, Approval, Toleration

Example: They contend that a death penalty is necessary as a form of deterrence.

Stabilize (Verb)

To become or to make something firm, steady and unlikely to change स्थिर

Synonyms: Stable, Balanced, Equilibrated, Steady

Antonyms: Unstable, Unbalanced, Unsteady, Shaky

Example: Prices are at last beginning to stabilize

Dignity (Noun)

The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect. गरिमा

Synonyms: Decency, Decorum, Grace, Grandeur

Antonyms: Dishonor, Evil, Immorality, Indecency

Example: She comported herself with great dignity at her husband's funeral.

Essential (Adjective )

Absolutely necessary; extremely important. अत्यावश्यक

Synonyms: Crucial, Vital, Indispensable, Fundamental

Antonyms: Unnecessary, Nonessential, Insignificant, Trivial

Example: Water is essential for life.

Integrated (Adjective )

Desegregated, especially racially. एकीकृत

Synonyms: Unified, Combined, Interspersed, Mingled

Antonyms: Simple, Uncombined, Unmixed, Noncompound

Example: He didn't integrate successfully into the Italian way of life.

Inception (Noun)

The beginning, start, or commencement of something, especially an organization or project. आरंभ

Synonyms: Beginning, Initiation, Origin, Outset

Antonyms: Conclusion, End, Termination, Finale

Example: Since its inception, the company has grown rapidly.

Convenience (Noun)

The quality of being easy, useful or suit able for somebody उपयुक्तता

Synonyms: Benefit, Use, Good, Comfort.

Antonyms: Damage, Difficulty, Disadvantage, Dissatisfaction.

Example: I enjoy the convenience of living near a post office.

This sequence is best for convenience. (Noun)

A particular part or feature of something. पहलू

Synonyms: Feature, Facet, Particular, Ingredient

Antonyms: Disrespect, Disesteem, Disconnect, Unfasten

Example: Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives.

Prescribing (Verb)

To authorize or recommend the use of something, such as a medication or a procedure. निर्धारित करना, लिखना

Synonyms: Ordered, Recommended, Directed, Mandated

Antonyms: Prohibited, Optional, Unspecified, Discouraged

Example: The doctor prescribed antibiotics to treat the infection.

Assessed (Verb)

The action or an instance of making a judgment about something. आकलन

Synonyms: Appraisal, Estimate, Judgment, Computation

Antonyms: Apathy, Detachment, Disregard

Example: We must make an assessment of the cost of repairs.

Desire (Verb)

To want something, especially strongly. आकांक्षा

Synonyms: Ambition, Appetite, Aspiration, Craving

Antonyms: Apathy, Disgust, Disinterest, Dislike

Example: Everyone has a desire for peace.

Quoted (Verb)

To repeat exactly something that somebody else has said or written before. दूसरे के शब्‍दों को उद्‌धृत करना

Synonyms: Recite, Repeat, Say Again, Reproduce

Antonyms: Ignored, Disregarded, Overlooked, Forgot

Example: He began his speech by quoting Shakespeare.

The editorial

Source: Word of the day · 13 Nov 2024

When you dither, you're flustered because you can't make up your mind about something. You might dither about what to do if your two best friends invite you to parties on the same night.

The verb dither implies not only that you're having a hard time deciding about something, but that you're upset or agitated about it. You might say to your friend, ‘Don't just pace around and dither about what to wear! We're going to be late!’ In the 17th century, dither meant ‘quake or tremble,’ and by the early 1800s it came to mean both ‘vacillate‘ and ‘be anxious. ‘

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

1. Synonym of Instances

2. Antonym of Quoted

3. Synonym of Exhibit

4. Antonym of Despite

5. Synonym of Dignity

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