Hiatus

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Battered (adjective)

Injured by repeated blows or punishment. मारना

Synonyms: Lashed, Whipped, Pelted, Attacked

Antonyms: Undamaged, Unbroken, Uninjured, Reputable

Example: I drive a battered old car.

Inauguration (noun)

Begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period). अभिषेक करना

Synonyms: Initiate, Begin, Start, Institute

Antonyms: End, Wind Up, Conclude, Finish

Example: The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.

Specific (adjective)

For a particular reason, purpose, etc. विशेष रूप से

Synonyms: Clearly, Correctly, Definitely, Especially

Antonyms: Questionably, Broadly, Generally, Primarily

Example: I specifically told you not to do it.

Intercepted (verb)

The action or fact of preventing someone or something from continuing to a destination. पाबंदी

Synonyms: Ambush, Arrest, Block, Catch

Antonyms: Allow, Encourage, Free, Give

Example: Detectives have been intercepting her mail.

Claimed (verb)

State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. दावा

Synonyms: Assert, Declare, Profess, Affirm

Antonyms: Disclaim, Answer, Honesty, Truth

Example: The man claimed (that) he was a long-lost relative.

Triggered (adjective)

Caused by particular action, process, or situation. उत्प्रेरित

Synonyms: Cause, Generate, Produce, Prompt

Antonyms: Destroy, End, Halt, Prevent

Example: His remarks triggered a public outcry.

Blared (verb)

Make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound. शोरगुल

Synonyms: Blasting, Deafening, Earsplitting, Piercing

Antonyms: Comprehensibility, Softness, Inaudible, Quiet

Example: The fire engines were just pulling up, sirens blaring.

Truce (noun)

An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time. युद्धविराम संधि

Synonyms: Accord, Agreement, Amnesty, Armistice

Antonyms: Continuation, Disagreement, Persistence, War

Example: We agreed to call a truce.

Announcing (verb)

Make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention. घोषणा

Synonyms: Call, Declare, Disclose, Issue

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Hold, Keep

Example: The government announced a cut in taxes.

Assumes (verb)

Supposed to be the case, without proof. मान लेना

Synonyms: Accept, Conclude, Consider, Estimate

Antonyms: Abstain, Forget, Ignore, Neglect

Example: I assumed he was coming, so I was surprised when he didn't show up.

Evoked (verb)

To make someone remember something or feel an emotion. आह्वान करना

Synonyms: Elicited, Inspired, Elicit, Invoke

Antonyms: Missed, Neglected, Decrease, Ignore

Example: The speech evoked great anger.

Erupted (verb)

Become active and eject lava, ash, and gases. फूटना

Synonyms: Appear, Burst, Detonate, Explode

Antonyms: Contain, Restrain, Shut, Implosion

Example: The volcano erupted with tremendous force.

Probe (noun)

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body. जांच

Synonyms: Investigation, Examination, Inquest, Scrutiny

Antonyms: Gentle, Idiotic, Kind, Nice.

Example: He didn't like the police probing him about his past.

Pronounced (adjective)

A formal or authoritative announcement or declaration. कथन

Synonyms: Advertisement, Announcement, Decree, Edict

Antonyms: Concealment

Example: It has been her only public pronouncement.

Verdict (noun)

A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest. निर्णय

Synonyms: Judgement, Adjudication, Decision, Finding

Antonyms: Accusation, Allegation, Arraignment, Attribution

Example: The verdict was not guilty.

Conducted (adjective)

Led by a guide. संचालित

Synonyms: Manage, Direct, Run, Control

Antonyms: Contracted, Caught, Came Down

Example: The experiments were conducted by scientists in New York.

Incidents (noun)

An instance of something happening. घटनाएं

Synonyms: Circumstance, Episode, Event, Fact

Antonyms: Cessation, Inaction, Inactivity, Stoppage

Example: Two people were shot yesterday in two separate incidents.

Deceased (noun)

The recently dead person in question. मृत

Synonyms: Dead, Departed, Expired, Gone

Antonyms: Alive, Animate, Breathing, Going.

Example: Their mother is deceased.

Victim (noun)

A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. शिकार

Synonyms: Sufferer, Casualty, Fatality, Loser

Antonyms: Attacker, Assailant, Criminal, Culprit.

Example: Not all the victims survived.

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.

The editorial

Source: Word of the day · 22 Jan 2025

A temporary gap, pause, break, or absence can be called a hiatus. When your favorite TV show is on hiatus, that means there are no new episodes — not forever, just for a little while.

Even things that go on for a long time take a break once in a while: one kind of break is a hiatus. If someone has to leave her job for a time, she's going on hiatus. A touring band will need to take a hiatus if the lead singer gets in an accident. The key thing about a hiatus is that it's an interruption of something that was happening, but it's not a permanent break.

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1. Synonym of Probe

2. Antonym of Expressed

3. Synonym of Victim

4. Antonym of Pronounced

5. Synonym of Claimed

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