1 Intention (noun)
इरादा
What you intend or plan to do; your aim
Synonyms: Purpose, Aim, Design, Intent
Antonyms: Discouragement, Accident, Inadvertency, Method
Example: His intention is to return to Berlin.
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1 Intention (noun)
इरादा
Synonyms: Purpose, Aim, Design, Intent
Antonyms: Discouragement, Accident, Inadvertency, Method
Example: His intention is to return to Berlin.
2 Aforementioned (adjective)
पूर्व वर्णित
Synonyms: Aforesaid, Preceding, Foregoing, Former
Antonyms: Succeeding, Following, Later, After
Example: The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously.
3 Intransigent (adjective)
अड़ियल
Synonyms: Stubborn, Adamant, Inflexible, Obdurate
Antonyms: Flexible, Submissive, Soft, Accepting
Example: They put pressure on the Government to change its intransigent position.
4 Stumble (noun)
रुकावट
Synonyms: Obstacle, Falter, Blunder, Hesitate
Antonyms: Continue, Fix, Correct, Glide
Example: Money could prove a stumbling block to the project.
5 Conflagrations (noun)
प्रज्वलन
Synonyms: Bonfire, Blazes, Oxidations, Holocausts
Antonyms: Dull, Hold, Inactivity, Employ
Example: The fire services were not adequate to deal with major conflagrations.
6 Splinter (verb)
चकनाचूर करना
Synonyms: Shatter, Cracked, Smash, Disintegrate
Antonyms: Mend, Combine, Fix, Amend
Example: The mirror cracked but did not splinter.
7 Cynicism (noun)
मानवद्वेषी
Synonyms: Distrust, Doubt, Sarcasm, Disbelief
Antonyms: Faith, Trust, Belief, Optimism
Example: In a world full of cynicism she was the one person I felt I could trust.
8 Persist (verb)
बना रहना
Synonyms: Continue, Endure, Remain, Stay
Antonyms: Stop, Cease, Leave, Discontinue
Example: Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?
9 Insurgents (adjective)
द्रोही
Synonyms: Rebellious, Mutinous, Revolutionary, Seditious
Antonyms: Obedient, Loyal, Constant, Follower
Example: Insurgents are trying to gain control of the country's transportation system.
10 Accord (noun)
समझौता
Synonyms: Agreement, Pact, Concord, Harmony
Antonyms: Differ, Disagree, Discord, Refuse
Example: The two sides signed a peace accord last July.
11 Jostling (verb)
धक्का-मुक्की
Synonyms: Shove, push, scramble, shoulder
Antonyms: Certainty, comforting, depressing, discouraging
Example: Morgan, you are jostling me with your duffle.
12 Mandarin (noun)
अफ़सर
Synonyms: Bureaucrat, functionary, official, public servant
Antonyms: average joe, chav, common man, common person
Example: Mandarin is pleased with his new servant.
13 Defiance (noun)
अवज्ञा
Synonyms: Rebellion, Opposition, Challenge, resistance
Antonyms: Obedience, Respect, Acceptance, acquiescence
Example: His brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.
14 Chasm (noun)
छेद
Synonyms: Abyss, Gulf, Gorge, fissure
Antonyms: Closure, junction, closing, concluding
Example: He was engulfed in a chasm of despair.
15 Rebuke (noun)
डाँट फटकार
Synonyms: Reprimand, Scold, Reprove, reproach
Antonyms: Praise, Compliment, Approval, celebrate
Example: I had to rebuke her once in a while.
16 Backburner (verb)
बैकबर्नर
Synonyms: Background, backseat, bagatelle, collateral mission
Antonyms: basic component, key objective, core element, basic element
Example: Yes, we're on the backburner right now.
17 Abstain (verb)
परहेज़ करना
Synonyms: Refrain, Forbear, Avoid, desist
Antonyms: Take, Accept, Consume, vote
Example: Please abstain from gossiping in that ugly language.
18 Touted (verb)
बताया
Synonyms: Advertised, solicited, puffed, ballyhooed
Antonyms: Blocked, criticized, disapprove, discouraged
Example: They've touted it as a victory back home.
19 Confluence (noun)
संगम
Synonyms: Junction, Convergence, Meeting, merging
Antonyms: Isolation, departure, contrast, division
Example: A confluence of peril had entered your life.
20 Paradigm (noun)
मिसाल
Synonyms: Model, Exemplar, Pattern, example
Antonyms: Flaw, fake, worst, bottom
Example: Is there another paradigm for the global financial system?
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