1 Threshold (noun)
दहलीज़
The level at which something starts to happen.
Synonyms: Starting point, Beginning, Brink
Antonyms: Ending, Close, Completion, Omega
Example: She was on the threshold of a dazzling career.
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1 Threshold (noun)
दहलीज़
Synonyms: Starting point, Beginning, Brink
Antonyms: Ending, Close, Completion, Omega
Example: She was on the threshold of a dazzling career.
2 Tantamount (adjective)
बराबर
Synonyms: Equivalent, Identical, Equal, Much the same as, Amounting to
Antonyms: Different, Opposite, Reverse
Example: The consequences could have been tantamount to a death sentence.
3 Hubris (noun)
घमंड
Synonyms: Arrogance, Vanity, Hauteur, Pomposity
Antonyms: Modesty, Decency, Simplicity, Meekness
Example: I should have known that such hubris would rebound.
4 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.
5 Expound (verb)
समझाना
Synonyms: Interpret, Elucidate, Explicate
Antonyms: Mystify, Obscure, Confuse
Example: The task of studying, clarifying, and expounding doctrines is typically the responsibility of a literate, educated élite.
6 Topple (verb)
पद को खोना
Synonyms: Overthrow, Dethrone, Oust, Bring down
Example: Disagreement had threatened to topple the government.
7 Apparatus (noun)
संरचना
Synonyms: Structure, Framework, Set-up
Example: The union apparatus becomes an institutional structure within existing society.
8 Sustenance (noun)
जीवनाधार
Synonyms: Maintenance, Means of Support, Livelihood, Living, Subsistence
Antonyms: Starvation, Deprivation, Hardship, Neediness
Example: He kept two or three cows for the sustenance of his family.
9 Pipe Dream (noun)
कल्पना
Synonyms: Fantasy, Illusion, Reverie
Antonyms: Reality, Truth
Example: But without a clear conception of the political means required to stop war, this slogan remains just a pipe dream.
10 Precarious (adjective)
खतरनाकअनिश्चित
Synonyms: Uncertain, Insecure, Risky, Perilous, Unsafe
Antonyms: Safe, Secure, Certain, Stable
Example: He made a precarious living as a painter.
11 Ripple Effect (noun)
ऊर्मि-प्रभाव
Synonyms: Dissemination, Overspreading, Dispersion
Example: Any investment we put into one youth has a ripple effect as they go out to reach thousands more.
12 Fabric (noun)
संरचना
Synonyms: Framework, Structure, Foundation
Example: The fabric that binds society is delicate and needs careful handling.
13 Bonhomie (noun)
मिलनसारिता
Synonyms: Geniality, Amiability, Affability, Cordiality
Antonyms: Animosity, Incivility, Antagonism, Enmity
Example: There was a casual bonhomie between the actors at rehearsals.
14 Alacrity (noun)
आतुरता प्रफुल्लता
Synonyms: Eagerness, Willingness, Readiness
Antonyms: Unwillingness, Reluctance, Slowness
Example: She accepted the invitation with alacrity.
15 Ruthless (adjective)
क्रूर
Synonyms: Merciless, Cruel, Harsh, Hard-hearted
Antonyms: Compassionate, Gentle
Example: Every indication is that he remained ruthless in his treatment of men and women alike.
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