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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.

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Source: The Hindu · 11 May 2024

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1. Synonym of Vowing

2. Antonym of Sophistication

3. Synonym of Compliance

4. Antonym of Preventing

5. Synonym of Sovereign

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