1 Boost (verb)
to make something increase, or become better or more successful.
Synonyms: increase, promote, raise, encourage
Antonyms: Decrease, Discourage, Hinder, cause death
Example: Iron-rich foods probably to boost their red blood cell count.
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1 Boost (verb)
Synonyms: increase, promote, raise, encourage
Antonyms: Decrease, Discourage, Hinder, cause death
Example: Iron-rich foods probably to boost their red blood cell count.
2 Simmering (verb)
सिहर
Synonyms: boiling, stewing, burning, cooking
Antonyms: static, calm, cold, cool
Example: In a saucepan of salted simmering water, add the vinegar.
3 Outpouring (noun)
उद्गार
Synonyms: flood, outflow, gush, discharge
Antonyms: Dribble, flux, inflow, small proportion
Example: He seems uncomfortable with the outpouring of emotion on campus.
4 Outstripped (verb)
आउटस्ट्रिप्ड
Synonyms: Excelled, Outdistanced, outdid, outshone
Antonyms: Chase, come across, come after, come behind
Example: The pupil has far outstripped the teacher.
5 Ascension (noun)
आरोहण
Synonyms: Ascent, Rising, Rise, ascending
Antonyms: Decline, declension, Fall, descent
Example: His ascension to the presidency.
6 Fluctuating (verb)
अस्थिर
Synonyms: Variable, Changeable, Unstable, inconstant
Antonyms: Certain, constant, Equable, even-stevens
Example: Guyana's economy has shown fluctuating growth from 1991 to 2002.
7 Spurred (verb)
प्रेरित
Synonyms: Urged, Encouraged, hastened, instigated
Antonyms: Agitated, blocked, blunt, bore
Example: You spurred my interest in science.
8 Occupant (noun)
अधिभोक्ता
Synonyms: resident, inhabitant, occupier, tenant
Antonyms: vagabond, visitor, landlord, foreigner
Example: I'm the only other occupant on this floor.
9 Resolutely (adverb)
सख्ती
Synonyms: Decisively, Firmly, Determinedly, strongly
Antonyms: Cowardly, halfheartedly, Blindly, acquiescently
Example: I therefore voted resolutely in favour of this ambitious project.
10 Commemorating (verb)
उपलक्ष्य
Synonyms: Celebrating, Memorial, remember, memorialize
Antonyms: poking fun, be oblivious to, brush aside, castigate
Example: It's a medallion commemorating the Apollo 11 space flight.
11 Scandalize (verb)
बदनाम करना
Synonyms: Shock, Offend, Outrage, appall
Antonyms: Commend, Compliment, Flatter, laud
Example: It would scandalize the whole of Italy.
12 Integrity (noun)
अखंडता
Synonyms: Honesty, Morality, Virtue, probity
Antonyms: Dishonesty, Corruption, Deception, iniquity
Example: Integrity is the essence of everything successful.
13 Petty (Adjective)
लघु
Synonyms: Trivial, Insignificant, Trifling, unimportant
Antonyms: Significant, Major, Royal, important
Example: Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
14 Sledgehammer (noun)
हथौड़ा
Synonyms: Sledge, maul, hammer, mallet
Antonyms: Etiolated, acclaim, as weak as a cat, be beaten
Example: I'll get a sledgehammer and knock this right out.
15 Trenchant (Adjective)
मर्मभेदी
Synonyms: Sharp, Caustic, Cutting, incisive
Antonyms: Counteractive, frivolous, ineffective, obtuse
Example: The criticism was trenchant but fair.
16 Purported (Adjective)
कथित
Synonyms: Supposed, Alleged, Ostensible, so-called
Antonyms: hardly likely, actual, apathetic, authentic
Example: The Panel has learned that this purported buyout never happened.
17 Insinuating (verb)
आक्षेप लगाना
Synonyms: Ingratiating, Insinuative, Saccharine, implying
Antonyms: Alienating, disdainful, being quiet, cleaning
Example: I am only insinuating that you are nervous.
18 Contumacious (Adjective)
चौंकाने वाला
Synonyms: Refractory, Recalcitrant, Stubborn, disobedient
Antonyms: Obedient, conformable, docile, biddable
Example: She was warned that her contumacious conduct would not be tolerated.
19 Scurrilous (Adjective)
घिनौना
Synonyms: Abusive, Opprobrious, Slanderous, insulting
Antonyms: Inoffensive, polite, courteous, charming
Example: One that wouldn't sink to scurrilous charges like these.
20 Tainted (Adjective)
दागी
Synonyms: Contaminated, Stained, Foul, corrupt
Antonyms: fresh, pure, clean, spotless
Example: A tainted sample that doesn't conclusively ID him.
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