Growth as well as a low carbon economy

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Growth as well as a low carbon economy
20,Dec,2019

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

Read the words first, then the editorial: you will meet them in the text and remember them. Tap a word for its dictionary page.

Myriad (adjective)

Meaning: Countless or extremely great in number. बेशुमार

Synonyms: Countless, Innumerable, Numberless, Multitudinous

Antonyms: Limited, Finite, Few, Computable

Example: He gazed at the myriad lights of the city

Fascist (adjective)

Meaning: Relating to fascism. एकदलीय

Synonyms: Totalitarian, Authoritarian, Dictatorial, Despotic

Antonyms: Democratic, Liberal

Example: North Korea is a fascist country.

Blackout (noun)

Meaning: A situation when the government or the police will not allow any news or information on a particular subject to be given to the public. बंदिश

Synonyms: Prohibition, Suppression, Cut Off, Censorship

Antonyms: Approval, Allowance, Permission, Clearance

Example: The Indian government has imposed a news blackout in Srinagar.

Lockdown (noun)

Meaning: An official order to control the movement of people or vehicles because of a dangerous situation. रोक

Synonyms: Limitation, Confinement, Restraint, Constraint

Antonyms: Freedom, Liberty, Emancipation, Independence

Example: The campus was placed on lockdown shortly after the shootings were reported, and Monday's classes were cancelled.

Gut (verb)

Meaning: To destroy. नष्ट करना

Synonyms: Destroy, Ravage, Devastate, Ruin, Sabotage

Antonyms: Save, Protect, Salvage, Safeguard

Example: The fire gutted most of the factory.

Bastion (noun)

Meaning: A group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief when it seems that it may disappear. बचाव

Synonyms: Safeguard, Bulwark, Shield, Upholder

Example: In this chaos the last bastion of defence of a society is the judiciary.

Subdue (verb)

Meaning: Bring (a country or people) under control by force. कुचल देना

Synonyms: Suppress, Quash, Quell, Repress

Antonyms: Encourage, Support, Aid

Example: Police managed to subdue the angry crowd.

Precarious (adjective)

Meaning: (of a situation) not safe or certain; dangerous. खतरनाक

Synonyms: Dangerous, Perilous, Hazardous

Antonyms: Safe, Secure, Harmless, Benign, Innocuous

Example: The world is a precarious and unstable place.

Intimidate (verb)

Meaning: To frighten somebody so that they will do what you want. धमकाना

Synonyms: Frighten, Threaten, Terrorize, Daunt

Antonyms: Calm, Comfort, Soothe

Example: A gang of six teenagers intimidated him and his friends before demanding his mobile phone.

Contentious (adjective)

Meaning: Likely to cause disagreement between people. विवादी

Synonyms: Controversial, Disputable, Disputatious, Moot, Vexed, Polemical

Antonyms: Agreeable, Uncontroversial, Undisputed, Unquestionable

Example: Abortion is a highly contentious issue.

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Source: The Economic Times · 20 Dec 2019

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1. Synonym of Contentious

2. Antonym of Precarious

3. Synonym of Fascist

4. Antonym of Lockdown

5. Synonym of Myriad

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