1 Duress (noun)
बाध्यता कारावास
Forcible restraint or imprisonment.
Synonyms: Confinement, Detention, Restraint
Antonyms: Liberation, Release
Example: There was certainly nobody sent home under duress.
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1 Duress (noun)
बाध्यता कारावास
Synonyms: Confinement, Detention, Restraint
Antonyms: Liberation, Release
Example: There was certainly nobody sent home under duress.
2 Stall (verb)
प्रगति को रोकना
Synonyms: Obstruct, Impede, Hinder, Hamper
Antonyms: Promote, Encourage
Example: The government has stalled the much-needed project.
3 Boost (verb)
बढावा देना
Synonyms: Improve, Raise, Uplift, Enhance
Antonyms: Decline, Reduce
Example: Increased military might boosts the aspiration to become a great power.
4 Grapple (verb)
सामना करना
Synonyms: Tackle, Confront, Face, Attend to
Antonyms: Fail, Hold, Surrender
Example: Passers-by grappled with the man after the attack.
5 Allude (verb)
संकेत करना
Synonyms: Refer to, Suggest, Mention
Antonyms: Order, Impose
Example: She had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name.
6 Bulge (noun)
उभार
Synonyms: Surge, Upsurge, Rise, Escalation
Antonyms: Decrease, Decline, Reduction
Example: After the war there was a bulge in the birth rate.
7 Envisage (verb)
परिकल्पना करना
Synonyms: Foresee, Envision, Contemplate, Predict, Visualise
Antonyms: Disregard, Neglect, Ignore, Overlook
Example: It is envisaged that the talks will take place in the spring.
8 Penury (noun)
दरिद्रता
Synonyms: Penniless, Extreme poverty, Privation, Hardship
Antonyms: Affluence, Opulence
Example: He couldn't face another year of penury.
9 Devise (verb)
ईजादकरना
Synonyms: Think up, Concoct, Invent, Come up with, Formulate
Antonyms: Imitate, Copy, Replicate, Duplicate
Example: A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
10 Mar (verb)
खराब करना
Synonyms: Spoil, Ruin, Impair
Antonyms: Improve, Fix
Example: In reality, only bags under his eyes and unshaven appearance marred his skin.
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