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15 words · first 5 free, all 15 with Prime

6 Envisage (verb)

कल्पना

Envisage meaning

To imagine what will happen in the future.

Synonyms: Envision, Imagine, Visualize, Foresee

Antonyms: Miss, Mistake, Misunderstand, Withdrawn

Example: I do not know whether you can envisage this.

7 Reverberate (verb)

गूंजना

Reverberate meaning

To be repeated several times as it is reflected off different surfaces

Synonyms: Echo, Resound, Resonate, Ring

Antonyms: Yield, Delegate, Quieten, Silence

Example: What happened today will reverberate around England.

8 Extensive (adjective)

व्यापक

Extensive meaning

Great in amount.

Synonyms: Broad, Wide, Large, Vast

Antonyms: Tiny, Limited, Small, Narrow

Example: Bombing caused extensive damage to the town.

9 Radical (adjective)

अतिवादी

Radical meaning

Complete and detailed

Synonyms: Extremist, Extreme, Fanatic, Progressive

Antonyms: Conservative, Traditional, Moderate, Minor

Example: A prophet of radical individualism.

10 Hesitant (adjective)

संकोची

Hesitant meaning

Slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling

Synonyms: Uncertain, Unsure, Doubtful, Reluctant

Antonyms: Sassy, Confident, Desirous, Firm

Example: He's the one who's hesitant about having kids.

11 Escalate (verb)

बढ़ना

Escalate meaning

To become greater, worse, more serious, etc.

Synonyms: Increase, Soar, Intensify, Grow

Antonyms: Decrease, Lower, Lessen, Descend

Example: It's time to escalate it.

12 Setback (noun)

झटका

Setback meaning

A difficulty or problem that delays or prevents something, or makes a situation worse.

Synonyms: Reverse, Blow, Misfortune, Mishap

Antonyms: Perks, Success, Advance, Win

Example: He doesn't let every little setback eat him up inside.

13 Brink (noun)

तट

Brink meaning

Almost in a very new, dangerous or exciting situation.

Synonyms: Edge, Verge, Border, Brim

Antonyms: Center, Inferior, Middle, Area

Example: At the brink of the pond I hesitated.

14 Deteriorate (verb)

क्षीण हो

Deteriorate meaning

To become worse.

Synonyms: Decline, Degenerate, Decay, Worsen

Antonyms: Improve, Develop, Recover, Better

Example: But his hearing seems to deteriorate gradually.

15 Cataclysmic (adjective)

प्रलयकारी

Cataclysmic meaning

Causing sudden and violent change.

Synonyms: Disastrous, Calamitous, Catastrophic, Ruinous

Antonyms: Constructive, Arsey, Auspicious, Beneficial

Example: At some point, it all crashed in a cataclysmic disaster.

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