20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Culminating (verb)
To reach a final result. समापन हुआ
Synonyms: Cap, Climax, Conclude, Terminate
Antonyms: Begin, Commence, Open, Start
Example: Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London.
Estimated (adjective)
Roughly calculated अनुमानित
Synonyms: Appraisal, Assessment, Conclusion, Estimation
Antonyms: Ignorance, Fact, Truth
Example: They estimated the distance at about three miles.
Evaluation (noun)
Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of. मूल्यांकन करना
Synonyms: Assesses, Estimates, Values, Appraises
Antonyms: Reject, Spurn, Ignore, Oppose
Example: It's impossible to evaluate these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.
Compliance (noun)
The action or fact of complying with a wish or command. अनुपालन
Synonyms: Adherence, Conformance, Conformity, Observation
Antonyms: Defiance, Disobedience, Intractability, Recalcitrance
Example: We monitor firms to ensure compliance with the law.
Sophistication (noun)
Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture. जटिल
Synonyms: Mature, Practical, Refined, Worldly
Antonyms: Inexperienced, Unrefined, Unsophisticated, Enchanted
Example: He's very suave and sophisticated.
Integration (noun)
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.
Indigenous (adjective)
Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place स्वदेशी
Synonyms: Native, Endemic, Local, Domestic
Antonyms: Introduced, Imported, Expatriate, Adventitious
Example: The park is also home to indigenous tribes.
Resolved (verb)
Settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter). समाधान करना
Synonyms: Decide, Choose, Figure, Opt
Antonyms: Refuse, Reject, Abstain, Decline
Example: I'm sure these problems can be satisfactorily resolved.
Exception (noun)
Someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in the expected way. अपवाद
Synonyms: Objection, Complaint, Question, Criticism
Antonyms: Approval, Willingness, Agreement, Sanction
Example: There is one notable exception to this rule.
Acquisition (noun)
An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum. अधिग्रहण
Synonyms: Addition, Gain, Procurement, Purchase
Antonyms: Loss, Forfeiture, Misplacing, Drop
Example: Jarrett's acquisition of skills was no less driven.
Escalating (verb)
A rapid increase. वृद्धि
Synonyms: Acceleration, Growth, Increase, Rise
Antonyms: Decrease, Diminishment, Lower, Fall
Example: Both countries mobilized their armies, but pressure from the international community averted further escalation.
Preventing (verb)
Keep (something) from happening. रोकना
Synonyms: Avert, Avoid, Bar, Block
Antonyms: Approve, Assist, Continue, Encourage
Example: You can't prevent my leaving.
Maintained (verb)
Cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue. अनुरक्षित
Synonyms: Continue, Control, Cultivate, Finance
Antonyms: Abandon, Destroy, Discontinue, Finish
Example: The king swears he will maintain the laws of God.
Vowing (verb)
Solemnly promise to do a specified thing. शपथ
Synonyms: Swear, Pledge, Promise, Affirm
Antonyms: Deny, Disavow, Break, Breach
Example: From that day on, she vowed never to trust him again.
Sovereign (noun)
Supreme power or authority. संप्रभुता
Synonyms: Jurisdiction, Supremacy, Dominion, Power
Antonyms: Subservience, Subjection, Heteronomy, Subjugation
Example: It is time to reclaim our basic sovereignty, the power to decide for ourselves.
Threaten (verb)
A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done. धमकी
Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces
Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety.
Example: The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.
Mediation (noun)
The process of talking to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems मध्यस्थता
Synonyms: Conciliation, Arbitration, Reconciliation, Intervention
Antonyms: Argument, Contention, Disagreement, Fight
Example: He is refusing to go to mediation.
Confiscating (verb)
Take or seize (someone's property) with authority. जब्त
Synonyms: Seize, Attach, Expropriate, Sequester
Antonyms: Render, Yield, Deliver, Relinquish
Example: The guards confiscated his camera.
Shuttered (adjective)
(Of a business or activity) Closed permanently. बंद
Synonyms: Fold, Close, Collapse, Shut
Antonyms: Open, Unseal, Succeed
Example: I opened a shuttered window.
Incited (verb)
To encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent उकसाया
Synonyms: Agitate, Arouse, Inspire, Instigate
Antonyms: Block, Calm, Dampen, Depress
Example: He incited loyal subjects to rebellion.
The editorial
Source: The Hindustan Times · 11 May 2024Madan B Lokur, AP Shah and N Ram -- as citizens of India -- invited PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi to a public debate on Lok Sabha election 2024.
Former judges Madan B Lokur, AP Shah and journalist N Ram have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to a public debate on Lok Sabha election 2024. The public is concerned that they have only heard allegations and challenges from either side but not any meaningful responses, their invitation letter said.
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1. Synonym of Preventing
2. Antonym of Maintained
3. Synonym of Incited
4. Antonym of Evaluation
5. Synonym of Integration
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