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On the front burner (idioms)

Of a high priority; given more or a lot of thought or attention. उच्च प्राथमिकता का

Synonyms: Limelight, Precedence, Priority, Centre-Stage

Antonyms: Backburner, Abeyance, Limbo

Example: By putting tourism on the front burner, the government has opened up the opportunity for a substantial growth in visitors long-term.

Inoculate (verb)

To cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle. मन में बैठाना

Synonyms: Imbue, Inculcate, Infuse, Ingrain

Antonyms: Clear, Empty, Eliminate, Remove

Example: She inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world.

Catharsis (noun)

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. भाव विरेचन

Synonyms: Purgation, Abreaction, Release, Evacuation

Antonyms: Repression, Suppression, Restrain

Example: Music is a means of catharsis.

Contrive (verb)

To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends. षड्यंत्र करना, योजना करना

Synonyms: Collude, Connive, Intrigue, Machinate

Example: The prisoners contrived a way to escape.

Articulate (verb)

To express clearly and distinctly. साफ़ साफ़ बोलना, स्पष्ट

Synonyms: Eloquent, Fluent, Enunciate, Coherent

Antonyms: Unclear, Incoherent, Inarticulate

Example: A polished speaker, Jenna was able to articulate her points during any discussion.

Augur (verb)

To predict what is yet to come. भविष्य बतलाना, पूर्वसूचना देना

Synonyms: Portend, Herald, Prognosticate, Presage

Example: Diminishing gas prices augur a high amount of road travel on the upcoming holiday.

Perpetual (adjective)

Continuing for ever in the same way. लगातार, निरंतर

Synonyms: Incessant, Eternal, Everlasting, Permanent

Antonyms: Ephemeral, Intermittent, Fleeting, Transient

Example: The country is in a perpetual war, with no end in sight.

Retribution (noun)

Punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved. दण्ड, बदला

Synonyms: Vengeance, Revenge, Reprisal, Retaliation

Antonyms: Clemency, Lenity, Mercy, Pardon

Example: God will give retribution to those who sin.

Exultation (noun)

A feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation. उमंग, उल्लास

Synonyms: Delirium, Ecstasy, Euphoria, Elation

Antonyms: Gloom, Depression, Woe, Anguish

Example: Harry’s feelings of exultation intensified as he neared the end of his prison term.

Exhilaration (noun)

A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation. ज़िंदादिली, उल्लास, आनन्द

Synonyms: Exuberance, Ebullient, Jauntiness, Rhapsody

Antonyms: Depression, Dejection, Melancholy

Example: I felt a kind of exhilaration when I reached the top of the mountain.