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Fare (verb)

Perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period. बसर होना

Synonyms: Progress, Get along, Cope, Survive

Antonyms: Fail, Mismanage

Example: The party fared badly in the elections. <br><br> Account books of the period reveal how traders fared in this unusual situation. <br><br> Far-right parties have generally not fared well in recent elections.

Culminate (verb)

To end with a particular result. समापन होना

Synonyms: Conclude, Terminate, Resolve, Wind up

Antonyms: Start, Begin, Commence, Set out

Example: Months of hard work culminated in success. <br><br> Weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate. <br><br> Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London.

Incentivise (verb)

Motivate or encourage (someone) to do something. प्रोत्साहित करना

Synonyms: Galvanise, Stimulate, Encourage

Antonyms: Discourage, Deter

Example: The government incentivizes people to move in that direction. <br><br> This is likely to incentivize management to find savings. <br><br> Companies are being encouraged to use these plans to incentivise their workforce.

Outlier (noun)

A person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system. मुख्य बिंदु से दूर या अलग रहने वाला

Synonyms: Outsider, Deviation, Anomaly

Example: Today, America is an outlier among industrial nations. <br><br> If we just look at his performance, 2010 was the outlier in his career, not the standard.

Threshold (noun)

The level at which something starts to happen. दहलीज़

Synonyms: Starting point, Beginning, Brink

Antonyms: Ending, Close, Completion, Omega

Example: She was on the threshold of a dazzling career. <br><br> This is the threshold at which workers start to pay income tax. <br><br> The amount is below the threshold for inheritance tax, so there's no tax due immediately.

In toto (adverb)

As a whole. पूर्णतः

Synonyms: Completely, Totally, Entirely, Wholly

Antonyms: Partially, Doubtfully

Example: The proposal was accepted in toto.<br><br> Such proposals should be subjected to specific criticism rather than rejected in toto.

Dominate (verb)

Have power and influence over. वर्चस्व रखना

Synonyms: Control, Preside over, Command, Govern

Antonyms: Be below, Go along

Example: The company dominates the market for operating system software. <br><br> After all, the choice of candidates is still dominated by fixers and power players. <br><br> The world's money is now dominated by giant financial corporations.

Chunk (noun)

A fairly large amount of something. काफी मात्रा में

Synonyms: Fragment, Part, Bit

Antonyms: Whole, Total

Example: I've already written a fair chunk of the article. <br><br> She invested a chunk of her inheritance in the stock market. <br><br> I just need a chunk of time to write up a detailed review.

Incumbent (adjective)

(of an official or regime) currently holding office. पदस्थ

Synonyms: Current, Existing, In-power, Present

Antonyms: Former, Archaic

Example: It is a small union and it does not take many votes to defeat an incumbent official. <br><br> Each year the incumbent officials perform ceremonies to remember the event

Promising (adjective)

Showing signs of future success. आशाजनक

Synonyms: Encouraging, Favourable, Propitious, Hopeful

Antonyms: Hopeless, Discouraging

Example: It can provide a promising future and be potentially profitable. <br><br> There may not be a pitcher in baseball with a more promising future. <br><br> The ending doesn't convince, but this is a highly promising debut.