20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Incumbents (adjective)
Necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. अवलंबी
Synonyms: Binding, Obligatory, Mandatory, Necessary
Antonyms: Candidate, Applicant, Aspirant, Contender
Example: The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office.
Immigrants (noun)
A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. आप्रवासी
Synonyms: Newcomer, Settler, Incomer, Outsider
Antonyms: Citizen, Nonimmigrant, Resident, Native
Example: Millions of immigrants came to America from Europe in the 19th century.
Taunted (verb)
Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks. ताना मारा
Synonyms: Deride, Insult, Jeer, Mock
Antonyms: Compliment, Flatter, Please, Praise
Example: The other kids used to taunt him in the playground because he was fat and wore glasses.
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.
Restricted (adjective)
A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one. प्रतिबंध
Synonyms: Check, Condition, Constraint, Control
Antonyms: Allowance, Liberation, Permission, Advantage
Example: They placed/imposed restrictions on smoking indoors.
Expansion (noun)
To become or to make something bigger. फैलना या फैलाना
Synonyms: Enlarge, Swell, Dilate, Inflate.
Antonyms: Shrink, Contract, Condense, Scale Down.
Example: His business has expanded to serve the entire state.
Consecutive (adjective)
Following each other continuously. लगातार
Synonyms: Succeeding, Following, Running, Continuous.
Antonyms: Separate, Broken, Discontinuous, Infrequent.
Example: I was amazed that she contradicted herself in consecutive sentences.
Declaration (noun)
Openly or formally asserted or announced. घोषित
Synonyms: Proclaim, Announce, State, Communicate
Antonyms: Conceal, Contradict, Deny, Forget
Example: The man, who has not been named, was declared dead at the scene.
Perception (noun)
The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. अनुभूति
Synonyms: Insight, Sensitivity, Perceptivity, Understanding
Antonyms: Density, Dullness, Irrationality, Obtuseness
Example: It is my perception that his argument was fundamentally flawed.
Desperately (adverb)
Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with. निराश
Synonyms: Despairing, Hopeless, Anguished, Suicidal
Antonyms: Cheerful, Composed, Calm, Fearful
Example: He made a desperate bid/attempt to save his job.
Raided (verb)
A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces. छापे
Synonyms: Arrest, Assault, Break In, Capture
Antonyms: Letting Go, Release, Retreat
Example: They launched a raid against the enemy.
Imminent (adjective)
Coming or likely to happen very soon. निकटस्थ
Synonyms: Immediate, Impending, Inevitable, Probable
Antonyms: Avoidable, Distant, Escapable, Later
Example: They were in imminent danger of being swept away.
Escalation (noun)
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.
Starvation (noun)
Suffering or death caused by lack of food. भुखमरी
Synonyms: Deprivation, Famine, Malnutrition, Inanition
Antonyms: Satisfaction, Satiation, Fullness, Satiety
Example: Thousands died of starvation.
Elaborate (verb)
Develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail. विस्तार से करना
Synonyms: Perfected, Painstaking, Involved
Antonyms: Easy, Facile, Natural, Simple
Example: They made elaborate preparations for his visit.
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.
Estimating (verb)
Roughly calculated अनुमानित
Synonyms: Appraisal, Assessment, Conclusion, Estimation
Antonyms: Ignorance, Fact, Truth
Example: They estimated the distance at about three miles.
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.
Vowed (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.
Allies (noun)
A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose. मित्र-राष्ट्र
Synonyms: Associate, Colleague, Friend, Partner
Antonyms: Antagonist, Detractor, Enemy, Foe
Example: India and its Asian allies.
The editorial
Source: The Hindustan Times · 23 Mar 2024The driver, however, said that when he saw the red signal, he applied an emergency brake but by the time the train collided with the rear end of freight train.
A preliminary probe into the derailment of Sabarmati-Agra Superfast Express near Ajmer has revealed that the loco pilot overshot the red signal after which it collided with two rear wagons of a freight train.
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1. Synonym of Indigenous
2. Antonym of Consecutive
3. Synonym of Expansion
4. Antonym of Elaborate
5. Synonym of Escalation
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