1 Heartening (adjective)
उत्साहवर्धक
making you feel hope
Synonyms: encouraging, inspiriting, cheering, hopeful
Antonyms: very upset, sad, Depressing, demoralizing
Example: It's heartening to see the concern in your advice.
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1 Heartening (adjective)
उत्साहवर्धक
Synonyms: encouraging, inspiriting, cheering, hopeful
Antonyms: very upset, sad, Depressing, demoralizing
Example: It's heartening to see the concern in your advice.
2 Adjourned (verb)
स्थगित कर दिया
Synonyms: Postponed, Deferred, Suspended, delayed
Antonyms: continued, opened, coming soon, begin
Example: At this point the meeting was adjourned for consultations.
3 Mandate (noun)
आदेश
Synonyms: Order, Command, Decree, injunction
Antonyms: Denial, Abolish, Acknowledgement, prohibition
Example: Hopkins said the election was a mandate from the voters.
4 Efficacy (noun)
गुण
Synonyms: effectiveness, potency, effect, validity
Antonyms: Inefficiency, inefficacy, weakness, failure
Example: Medications have shown little efficacy in treating heatstroke.
5 Adamant (adjective)
हीरा
Synonyms: Inflexible, Stubborn, Intransigent, uncompromising
Antonyms: Flexible, Yielding, Pliant, submissive
Example: Sara's been adamant since the beginning of her pregnancy.
6 Relevance (noun)
प्रासंगिकता
Synonyms: Significance, Importance, Application, bearing
Antonyms: irrelevance, unfitness, animosity, cold-heartedness
Example: Education has more relevance for young people than ever before.
7 Obligatory (adjective)
अनिवार्य
Synonyms: Compulsory, Mandatory, Necessary, required
Antonyms: Optional, unnecessary, Voluntary, nonessential
Example: Sweden repeated that it had no obligatory marking system.
8 Congenial (adjective)
अनुकूल
Synonyms: Friendly, Agreeable, Pleasant, amiable
Antonyms: Obnoxious, uncongenial, Disagreeable, harsh
Example: But I thought it'd be more congenial to talk here.
9 Cordiality (noun)
सौहार्द
Synonyms: Amity, Warmth, Friendliness, geniality
Antonyms: Hostility, bad behavior, unfriendliness, aloofness
Example: Let them be filled with heartfelt warmth and cordiality.
10 Reluctance (noun)
अनिच्छा
Synonyms: hesitation, Unwillingness, Disinclination, indisposition
Antonyms: Alacrity, indifference, Enthusiasm, affinity, desire
Example: I can understand the reluctance that some of you feel.
11 Defections (noun)
दल-बदल
Synonyms: Desertion, desertions, Absconding, apostasy
Antonyms: Allegiance, chastity, constancy, decency
Example: That was the way previous defections were handled.
12 Iteration (noun)
चलना
Synonyms: repetition, loop, reiteration, recurrence
Antonyms: Concoction, do a translation, innovation, original
Example: Sets the maximum number of iteration steps.
13 Brazenly (adverb)
बेशर्मी से
Synonyms: Boldly, Flagrantly, Openly, blatantly
Antonyms: Meekly, privately, behind someone's back, in private
Example: Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale.
14 Pledge (verb)
प्रतिज्ञा
Synonyms: Promise, Guarantee, Swear, oath
Antonyms: Break, cancel, compensate, expiate
Example: This pledge could sink the government.
15 Affidavits (noun)
हलफनामा
Synonyms: testimony, statements, affirmation, confirmation
Antonyms: Betrayals, breaches, breaks, deceits
Example: I have the medical affidavits for his injuries.
16 Betrayed (verb)
धोखा दिया
Synonyms: Deceived, Cheated, Fooled, betraying
Antonyms: Defended, protected, advised, confidence
Example: Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.
17 Mockery (noun)
उपहास
Synonyms: Travesty, Ridicule, Derision, parody
Antonyms: Flattery, Respect, praise, assailant
Example: His mockery of Elizabeth's work seemed like a low blow.
18 Merger (noun)
विलय
Synonyms: Fusion, Combination, Amalgamation, union
Antonyms: Isolation, detachment, Diverge, division
Example: That was well before the current merger proposals.
19 Probe (noun)
सलाई
Synonyms: Investigate, Examine, Study, explore
Antonyms: Absurd, basis, deficient, denial
Example: A soil probe can help provide a representative sample.
20 Foothold (noun)
पैर
Synonyms: Toehold, Beachhead, bridgehead, footing
Antonyms: Affliction, Burden, Crimp, defect
Example: Real Madrid just can't get a foothold in this game.
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