20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Embrace (verb)
To accept something enthusiastically. संमिलित करना
Synonyms: Grasp, Clasp, Clinch, Cling
Antonyms: Free, Give, Loose, Release
Example: She ran to him and he embraced her.
Intrusion (noun)
Entrance by force or without permission or welcome. अतिक्रमण
Synonyms: Encroachment, Imposition, Incursion, Interference
Antonyms: Aid, Help, Retreat, Obedience
Example: They claim the noise from the new airport is an intrusion on their lives.
Determined (adjective)
The process of establishing something exactly by calculation or research. दृढ़ निश्चय
Synonyms: Assurance, Boldness, Bravery, Conviction
Antonyms: Cowardice, Diffidence, Fear, Idleness
Example: Everyone concerned acted with great courage and determination.
Aligning (verb)
To get or fall into line. गठबंधन
Synonyms: Even, Flush, Level, Parallel
Antonyms: Broken, Changing, Different, Disorderly
Example: The wheels are not correctly aligned.
Dominance (noun)
Having power and influence over others. प्रभुत्व वाला
Synonyms: Presiding, Ruling, Governing, Controlling
Antonyms: Auxiliary, Extra, Impotent, Incapable
Example: The ruler was depicted as dominant by his size, costume, and actions.
Evaluates (verb)
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.
Stability (noun)
To become or to make something firm, steady and unlikely to change स्थिर
Synonyms: Stable, Balanced, Equilibrated, Steady
Antonyms: Unstable, Unbalanced, Unsteady, Shaky
Example: Prices are at last beginning to stabilize.
Relevant (adjective)
Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered. उपयुक्त
Synonyms: Pertinent, Applicable, Apposite, Material
Antonyms: Improper, Inapplicable, Inappropriate, Incompatible
Example: The data are not relevant to the issue.
Leverage (noun)
The ability to influence situations or people so that you can control what happens. फ़ायदा उठाना
Synonyms: Influence, Sway, Clout, Authority
Antonyms: Weakness, Helplessness, Impotence, Powerlessness
Example: He used a crowbar to improve his leverage on the gate.
Complicated (adjective)
To make something more difficult to deal with, do, or understand. जटिल बनाना
Synonyms: convolute, impede, involve, muddle
Antonyms: enlighten, explain, order, arrange
Example: All he does is complicate things.
Irregularities (noun)
The state or quality of being irregular. अनियमितता
Synonyms: Distortion, Flaw, Inconsistency, Aberration
Antonyms: Perfection, Conformity, Continuation, Regularity
Example: We uncovered irregularities in the town's finances.
Aspirants (noun)
A person who wants to win a competition or get an important position. उम्मीदवारों
Synonyms: Candidate, Applicant, Contender, Seeker.
Antonyms: Unenterprising, Easy, Undesirous, Ambitionless.
Example: All the five aspirants were well qualified for the post.
Dwindling (adjective)
Gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number. क्षीण होना
Synonyms: Diminishing, Depleting, Reducing, Decreasing
Antonyms: Energized, Refreshed, Increasing, Expanding
Example: Support for the party is dwindling.
Expense (noun)
The cost incurred in or required for something. व्यय
Synonyms: Cost, Price, Charge, Outlay
Antonyms: Asset, Income, Irresponsibility, Savings.
Example: I don't think a first-class ticket is worth the added expense.
Resonated (verb)
The quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating. गूंज
Synonyms: Plangency, Reverberance, Ringing, Sonority
Antonyms: Hollow, Cavernous, Low, Weak
Example: The resonance of the singer's voice.
Manipulated (verb)
To control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly. चालाकी
Synonyms: Trickeries, Subterfuges, Maneuvers, Artifices
Antonyms: Destroy, Idle, Leave Alone
Example: Even I would fall to his manipulation, if he were to use it on me.
Tainted (adjective)
Altered from a pure state or condition. दूषित
Synonyms: Contaminated, Corrupted, Dirty, Infected
Antonyms: Moral, Nice, Clean, Fresh
Example: The air was tainted by fumes from the cars.
Segregated (adjective)
The policy of keeping one group of people apart from another and treating them differently, especially because of race, sex, or religion पृथक्करण
Synonyms: Apartheid, Discrimination, Isolation, Partition
Antonyms: Connection, Society, Company, Fellowship
Example: The segregation of science from philosophy.
Verdict (noun)
A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest. निर्णय
Synonyms: Judgement, Adjudication, Decision, Finding
Antonyms: Accusation, Allegation, Arraignment, Attribution
Example: The verdict was not guilty.
Agitation (noun)
Make (someone) troubled or nervous. घबरा देना
Synonyms: Alarming, Annoying, Creepy, Depressing
Antonyms: Agreeable, Auspicious, Comforting, Delightful
Example: Some members of the union have been agitating for a strike.
The editorial
Source: The Hindustan Times · 25 Jun 2024As the flight was forced to turn around, the passengers made their trip to San Francisco the next day.
A Virgin Atlantic flight bound for San Francisco was forced to reroute after its windscreen cracked mid-air at 40,000 feet. The Boeing 787-9 aircraft suffered ‘damage to the outer layer of the cockpit windscreen’ nearly three hours after it took off from London’s Heathrow Airport, the company said.
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1. Synonym of Resonated
2. Antonym of Expense
3. Synonym of Irregularities
4. Antonym of Complicated
5. Synonym of Dwindling
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