Stolid

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Clashed (verb)

Meet and come into violent conflict. टकराना

Synonyms: Argument, Battle, Brawl, Conflict

Antonyms: Concord, Harmony, Peace, Truce

Example: Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities.

Threatening (adjective)

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.

Outreach (noun)

The extent or length of reaching out. आगे निकल जाना

Synonyms: Exceed, Community, Advocacy, Excel.

Antonyms: Recoil, Retract, Withdraw, Flinch.

Example: The singer's talent outreaches the dull songs she is asked to perform.

Furious (adjective)

Full of anger or energy. तीव्र

Synonyms: Desperate, Enraged, Fierce, Frantic

Antonyms: Calm, Cheerful, Gentle, Happy

Example: He drove at a furious speed.

Persuade (verb)

Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. राजी

Synonyms: Advise, Assure, Influence, Prompt

Antonyms: Deter, Discourage, Dissuade, Unsell

Example: It wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing.

Abandon (verb)

Left behind or deserted; no longer cared for or used. छोड़ दिया गया

Synonyms: Deserted, Forsaken, Neglected, Vacant

Antonyms: Occupied, Cared-for, Maintained, Cherished

Example: The old factory had been abandoned for years, with weeds growing through the broken windows.

Tempers (noun)

Having a specific temperament or being moderated or restrained. नियंत्रित या संयमित

Synonyms: Controlled, Moderated, Restrained, Balanced

Antonyms: Harsh, Extreme, Unrestrained, Intense

Example: His tempered reaction to criticism showed his maturity.

Annexation (noun)

A formal act whereby a state proclaims its sovereignty over territory hitherto outside its domain. राज्य-हरण

Synonyms: Incorporation, Takeover, Addition, Appropriation

Antonyms: Decrease, Loss, Subtraction, Detachment

Example: The two annexation ordinances will be considered at tonight's council meeting.

Refused (verb)

Indicate or show that one is not willing to do something. अस्वीकृत

Synonyms: Decline, Reject, Repudiate, Spurn

Antonyms: Accept, Take, Allowed, Permitted

Example: She was refused access to her children.

Preferential (adjective)

Liked or wanted more than anything else. मुख्य

Synonyms: Approved, Favored, Chosen, Culled

Antonyms: Common, Average, Ordinary, Rejected

Example: Customers preferred the brand name product.

Rampant (adjective)

Existing or spreading everywhere in a way that is very difficult to control. अनियंत्रित

Synonyms: Excessive, Flagrant, Growing, Prevalent

Antonyms: Gentle, Mild, Moderate, Moral

Example: A rich soil soon becomes home to rampant weeds.

Eradication (noun)

To destroy or get rid of something completely. मिटा देना

Synonyms: Abolish, Annihilate, Eliminate, Erase

Antonyms: Bear, Build, Create, Ratify

Example: We can eradicate this disease from the world.

Imposition (noun)

To make a law, rule, opinion, etc. be accepted by using your power or authority. आरोपित करना

Synonyms: Foist, Force, Thrust, Inflict.

Antonyms: Disorder, Displace, Forge, Overlook.

Example: I don't want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children.

Prohibition (noun)

The action of forbidding something, especially by law. निषेध

Synonyms: Banning, Forbidding, Prohibiting, Barring

Antonyms: Freedom, Incitement, Support, Wildness

Example: She has promised to implement prohibition in a phased manner.

Recognized (verb)

Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again. मान्यता-प्राप्त

Synonyms: Accepted, Identified, Known, Perceived

Antonyms: Deny, Forget, Ignore, Neglect

Example: I can always recognize him from far away by the way he walks.

Lack (noun)

The fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it. कमी

Synonyms: Absence, Dearth, Inadequacy, Loss

Antonyms: Enough, Excess, Plenty, Success

Example: Sam did not lack for friends.

Robust (adjective)

Strong and Healthy. स्‍वस्‍थ

Synonyms: Hale, Healthy, Sound, Well, Wholesome

Antonyms: Impotent, Incapable, Ineffective, Small, Unstable

Example: A robust pair of walking boots.

Probably (adverb)

As far as one knows or can tell. शायद

Synonyms: Apparently, Doubtless, Perhaps, Possibly

Antonyms: Improbably, Uncertain, Unlikely

Example: It will probably rain today.

Dedicated (adjective)

Devoted to a task or purpose. समर्पित

Synonyms: Committed, Devoted, Staunch, Stalwart

Antonyms: Apathetic, Disloyal, Inconstant, Indifferent

Example: I dedicated ten years of my life to the project.

Compliance (noun)

The act of obeying a law or rule, especially one that controls a particular industry or type of work. अनुपालन

Synonyms: Adherence, Conformance, Conformity, Observation

Antonyms: Defiance, Disobedience, Intractability, Recalcitrance

Example: We monitor firms to ensure compliance with the law.

The editorial

Source: Word of the day · 4 Mar 2025

A stolid person can’t be moved to smile or show much sign of life, in much the same way as something solid, like a giant boulder, is immovable. Both are expressionless.

It's hard to get excited about the word stolid. It refers to emotionless people or things, and it even sounds pretty dull. Your face may be stolid, as you plod through the unemotional history of the word born in the 17th century of little more than Latin words for ‘foolish.’ In some definitions, stolid does have more complimentary synonyms, such as ‘dependable’ or ‘calm,’ but these can be overshadowed by other words for stolid — ‘empty,’ ‘blank,’ and ‘vacant,’ to name a few.

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1. Synonym of Probably

2. Antonym of Recognized

3. Synonym of Refused

4. Antonym of Furious

5. Synonym of Robust

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