1 Perilous (adjective)
Very dangerous.
Hindi meaning: ख़तरनाक
Synonyms: Dangerous, Risky, Parlous
Antonyms: Safe, Secure, Harmless, Innocuous
Example: For mothers and children, the situation is even more <strong>perilous</strong>.
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Hindi meaning: ख़तरनाक
Synonyms: Dangerous, Risky, Parlous
Antonyms: Safe, Secure, Harmless, Innocuous
Example: For mothers and children, the situation is even more <strong>perilous</strong>.
Hindi meaning: उपयुक्त मुनासिब
Synonyms: Relevant, To the point, Apposite, Appropriate
Antonyms: Irrelevant, Unsuitable, Extraneous, Inappropriate
Example: Please keep your comments <strong>pertinent</strong> to the topic under discussion.
Hindi meaning: अपमानजनक
Synonyms: Disparaging, Depreciative, Slighting, Defamatory
Antonyms: Laudatory, Appreciative, Favorable
Example: She tells me I'm fat and is always making <strong>derogatory</strong> remarks.
Hindi meaning: अपराधी
Synonyms: Rabble, Riff-raff, Trash
Antonyms: Elite Gentry
Example: Finding most of your <strong>vermin</strong> enemies is relatively easy.
Hindi meaning: फटकार
Synonyms: Reprimand, Reproach, Admonition, Remonstration
Antonyms: Commendation, Approval
Example: He also delivered a sharp <strong>rebuke</strong> to those who argued against the day on profit grounds.
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Synonyms: Harmless, Safe, Innocuous, Inoffensive, Gentle
Antonyms: Harsh, Harmful, Malignant
Example: The industry's environmental impact is relatively <strong>benign</strong>, even positive.
Hindi meaning: ईजादकरना
Synonyms: Think up, Concoct, Invent, Come up with, Formulate
Antonyms: Imitate, Copy, Replicate, Duplicate
Example: A new system has been <strong>devised</strong> to control traffic in the city.
Hindi meaning: ढीलापन
Synonyms: Slackness, Carelessness, Negligence
Antonyms: Vigilance, Severity
Example: I have been diagnosed with cancer that was discovered very late due to my <strong>laxity</strong> in caring for my health.
Hindi meaning: शांति करण
Synonyms: Mollification, Appeasement, Conciliation
Antonyms: Incitement, Distress
Example: A cease-fire treaty helped with the <strong>pacification</strong> of all parties and allowed the leaders of both sides to move on in peace.
Hindi meaning: कथन कहावत
Synonyms: Saying, Maxim, Saw, Axiom, Proverb
Example: Every storyteller should remember Aristotle’s <strong>dictum</strong> that a story must have a beginning, a middle and an end.


