20 new English words for 21 January 2023, each with its meaning, Hindi meaning, synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Learn them today and revise them with the daily quiz — useful for SSC, Bank, Railway, UPSC and IELTS.

1 Expand (verb)

Expand - To become or to make something bigger.

To become or to make something bigger.

Hindi meaning: फैलना या फैलाना

Synonyms: Enlarge, Swell, Dilate, Inflate.

Antonyms: Shrink, Contract, Condense, Scale Down.

Example: His business has <strong>expanded</strong> to serve the entire state.

2 Marginalized (verb)

Marginalized - To treat a person, group, etc. in a way that makes them feel that they are not important and have no power.

To treat a person, group, etc. in a way that makes them feel that they are not important and have no power.

Hindi meaning: हाशिए पर डालना

Synonyms: Criticize, Demean, Deprecate, Diminish.

Antonyms: Elevated, Praised, Promoted, Celebrated.

Example: The effect of this has been to increasingly <strong>marginalize</strong> the local authority sector.

3 Electoral (adjective)

Electoral - The people who are eligible to vote in an election, especially their number.

The people who are eligible to vote in an election, especially their number.

Hindi meaning: चुनाव संबंधी

Synonyms: Appointing, Selecting, By Vote, Constituent.

Antonyms: Undemocratic, Despotic, Totalitarian, Repressive.

Example: The <strong>electoral</strong> vote was not counted in 1864 and 1868.

4 Briefing (noun)

Briefing - Instructions or information that you are given before something happens.

Instructions or information that you are given before something happens.

Hindi meaning: कार्य आरंभ होने से पहले दिए निर्देश

Synonyms: Information, Orientation, Preparation, Rundown.

Antonyms: Deliberate, Unhurried, Unrushed, Long.

Example: They received thorough <strong>briefing</strong> before they left the country.

5 Outreach (noun)

Outreach - The extent or length of reaching out.

The extent or length of reaching out.

Hindi meaning: आगे निकल जाना

Synonyms: Exceed, Community, Advocacy, Excel.

Antonyms: Recoil, Retract, Withdraw, Flinch.

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

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6 Mainstreamed (verb)

Mainstreamed - The process of making something start to be considered normal.

The process of making something start to be considered normal.

Hindi meaning: मुख्य

Synonyms: Middle-Of-The-Road, Mundane, Normal, Ordinary.

Antonyms: Abnormal, Eccentric, Exceptional, Extraordinary.

Example: The poor should be <strong>mainstreamed</strong> into the private health-insurance system.

7 Era (noun)

Era - A period of time in history.

A period of time in history.

Hindi meaning: युग

Synonyms: Epoch, Age, Period, Time.

Antonyms: Future, Life To Come, Time Ahead, Subsequent Time.

Example: The <strong>era</strong> of the horse and buggy.

8 Corruption (noun)

Corruption - Dishonest or immoral behaviour or activities.

Dishonest or immoral behaviour or activities.

Hindi meaning: भ्रष्‍टाचार

Synonyms: Dishonesty, Deceit, Deception, Duplicity.

Antonyms: Honesty, Decency, Goodness, Honor.

Example: I deplore the poverty and <strong>corruption</strong> of my country.

9 Campaign (noun)

Campaign - A plan to do a number of things in order to achieve a special aim.

A plan to do a number of things in order to achieve a special aim.

Hindi meaning: अभियान

Synonyms: Crusade, Drive, Push, Effort.

Antonyms: Inaction, Prevent, Hinder, Inhibit.

Example: I'd better get my <strong>campaign</strong> manager cracking.

10 Mandate (noun)

Mandate - The power that is officially given to a group of people to do something, especially after they have won an election.

The power that is officially given to a group of people to do something, especially after they have won an election.

Hindi meaning: अधिदेश

Synonyms: Instruction, Directive, Direction, Decree.

Antonyms: Breach, Break, Denial, Question.

Example: Royal <strong>mandates</strong> must be obeyed.

11 Decades (noun)

Decades - A period of ten years.

A period of ten years.

Hindi meaning: दशक

Synonyms: Decagon, Decapod, Decennary, Decennium.

Antonyms: Day, Night, Middle, Beginning, Ordinal.

Example: The war lasted nearly a <strong>decade</strong>.

12 Implications (noun)

Implications - The effect that something will have on something else in the future.

The effect that something will have on something else in the future.

Hindi meaning: निहितार्थ

Synonyms: Suggestion, Inference, Indication, Connotation.

Antonyms: Measurement, Proof, Reality, Truth.

Example: The lecturer made the <strong>implication</strong> that science was subjective.

13 Famine (noun)

Famine - A lack of food over a long period of time in a large area that can cause the death of many people.

A lack of food over a long period of time in a large area that can cause the death of many people.

Hindi meaning: अकाल

Synonyms: Deprivation, Want, Drought, Misery.

Antonyms: Plenty, Abundance, Feast, Supply.

Example: Another crop failure could result in widespread <strong>famine</strong>.

14 Debt (noun)

Debt - An amount of money that you owe to somebody.

An amount of money that you owe to somebody.

Hindi meaning: कर्ज़

Synonyms: Bill, Account, Tally, Dues.

Antonyms: Irresponsibility, Asset, Cash, Excess.

Example: I am deep/heavily in <strong>debt</strong>.

15 Soaring (verb)

Soaring - To fly high in the air.

To fly high in the air.

Hindi meaning: ऊँचे उड़ना

Synonyms: Wing, Climb, Rise, Mount.

Antonyms: Plummet, Decline, Decrease, Fall.

Example: Stock prices are beginning to <strong>soar</strong>.

16 Exacerbate (verb)

Exacerbate - To make something worse, especially a disease or problem.

To make something worse, especially a disease or problem.

Hindi meaning: बिगाड़ देना

Synonyms: Aggravate, Make Worse, Worsen, Inflame.

Antonyms: Calm, Reduce, Aid, Appease.

Example: The proposed factory shutdown would only <strong>exacerbate</strong> our unemployment problems.

17 Exceeds (verb)

Exceeds - To be more than a particular number or amount.

To be more than a particular number or amount.

Hindi meaning: अधिक

Synonyms: Excel, Outdo, Outstrip, Surpass.

Antonyms: Fall Behind, Fail, Lose, Surrender.

Example: Sales this year <strong>exceeded</strong> the total for the two previous years.

18 Imposed (verb)

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

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

Hindi meaning: आरोपित करना

Synonyms: Foist, Force, Thrust, Inflict.

Antonyms: Disorder, Displace, Forge, Overlook.

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

19 Stringent (adjective)

Stringent - Very strict.

Very strict.

Hindi meaning: कठोर

Synonyms: Strict, Firm, Rigid, Rigorous.

Antonyms: Lenient, Flexible.

Example: The most <strong>stringent</strong> laws in the world are useless unless there is the will to enforce them.

20 Dips (verb)

Dips - To put something into liquid and immediately take it out again.

To put something into liquid and immediately take it out again.

Hindi meaning: डुबकी

Synonyms: Immerse, Submerge, Plunge, Duck.

Antonyms: Rise, Pour, Fill.

Example: <strong>Dip</strong> the fish in the batter, then drop it into the hot oil.

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