1 Plaintive (adjective)
दर्दनाक
Sounding sad and mournful.
Synonyms: Mournful, Sorrowful, Sad, Melancholic
Antonyms: Happy, Joyful, Cheerful
Example: The plaintive call of the bird can be heard most evenings in the area.
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1 Plaintive (adjective)
दर्दनाक
Synonyms: Mournful, Sorrowful, Sad, Melancholic
Antonyms: Happy, Joyful, Cheerful
Example: The plaintive call of the bird can be heard most evenings in the area.
2 Hubris (noun)
घमंड
Synonyms: Arrogance, Vanity, Hauteur, Pomposity
Antonyms: Modesty, Decency, Simplicity, Meekness
Example: I should have known that such hubris would rebound.
3 Ferocious (adjective)
भयंकर
Synonyms: Intense, Extreme, Strong
Antonyms: Mild, Moderate
Example: The tackling from both sides was ferocious and uncompromising.
4 Prowl (verb)
शिकार के लिये चुपके चुपके फिरना
Synonyms: Slink, Slink, Sneak
Example: Initially, the bears come prowling in search of roots, forbs, and berries in the moist riverine bottoms.
5 Browbeat (verb)
धमकी देना
Synonyms: Bully, Hector, Coerce, Force
Antonyms: Persuade, Assist
Example: Don't let politicians or the media browbeat you, intimidate you or lie about you.
6 Ominous (adjective)
अमंगल
Synonyms: Threatening, Foreboding, Inauspicious, Sinister, Unfavourable, unpromising
Antonyms: Unthreatening, Promising, Propitious, Encouraging
Example: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
7 Wield (verb)
उपयोग करना
Synonyms: Exercise, Exert, Hold, Maintain, Be in charge of, Control
Antonyms: Neglect, Ignore, Disregard, Avoid
Example: She wields enormous power within the party.
8 Shirk (verb)
बचना
Synonyms: Evade, Dodge, Get out of
Antonyms: Face, Confront
Example: I can never be accused of shirking my responsibilities.
9 Bewildered (adjective)
घबराया हुआ
Synonyms: Perplexed, Puzzled, Baffled, Mystified
Antonyms: Lucid, Clear-Headed, Clear
Example: He turned around, with a bewildered look on his face.
10 Mammoth (adjective)
विशालकाय
Synonyms: Enormous, Colossal, Massive, Gargantuan
Antonyms: Tiny, Small, Minute, Little
Example: They are able to quickly pull relevant information from this mammoth database.
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