1 Punitive (adjective)
दण्डात्मक
Intended as punishment.
Synonyms: Disciplinary, Penal, Retributive, Corrective
Antonyms: Rewarding, Reprieving, Pardoning, Rehabilitative
Example: Punitive action will be taken against the hooligans.
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1 Punitive (adjective)
दण्डात्मक
Synonyms: Disciplinary, Penal, Retributive, Corrective
Antonyms: Rewarding, Reprieving, Pardoning, Rehabilitative
Example: Punitive action will be taken against the hooligans.
2 Candid (adjective)
स्पष्टवादी
Synonyms: Frank, Outspoken, Bluff, Blunt
Antonyms: Secretive, Shy
Example: The ex-minister gave a candid interview about his reasons for resigning.
3 Subdue (verb)
शान्त करना
Synonyms: Curb, Retain, Hold back, Suppress
Antonyms: Agitate, Incite
Example: She managed to subdue an instinct to applaud.
4 Laconic (adjective)
संक्षिप्त
Synonyms: Brief, Concise, Succinct
Antonyms: Wordy, Verbose
Example: His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic.
5 Repudiate (verb)
मुकर जाना
Synonyms: Reject, Abandon, Renounce, Deny
Antonyms: Accept, Admit
Example: She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
6 Opine (verb)
मान लेना विचार करना
Synonyms: Suggest, Propose, Advance
Example: Doctors opine that is the major reason for his current loss of memory.
7 Morass (noun)
अव्यवस्था
Synonyms: Chaos, Muddle, Confusion
Antonyms: Order, Harmony
Example: She would become lost in a morass of lies and explanations.
8 Futile (adjective)
निरर्थक
Synonyms: Pointless, Vain, Fruitless
Antonyms: Useful, Productive
Example: A lack of evidence in absence of harm cannot be interpreted as useless or futile.
9 Ripe (adjective)
परिपक्व
Synonyms: Opportune, Advantageous, Favourable
Antonyms: Unsuitable, Inopportune
Example: The time is ripe for a new way to move information through the system quickly.
10 Sanity (noun)
मानसिक सन्तुलन
Synonyms: wisdom, prudence, rationality
Antonyms: insanity, madness, craziness
Example: His behaviour was so strange that I began to question his sanity.
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