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5 Mockery (noun)

मज़ाक

Mockery meaning

Teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing.

Synonyms: Ridicule, Derision, Jeering, Sneering

Antonyms: Flattery, Adulation, Applause, Approbation

Example: A complete mockery was made of the procedures.

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6 Slammed (verb)

पराजित करना

Slammed meaning

Shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly.

Synonyms: Bang, Attacked, Scolded, Blasted

Antonyms: Loose, Open, Slack, Unsealed

Example: He slammed the door in my face.

7 Raked (verb)

जमा करना

Raked meaning

To gather, loosen, or smooth with or as if with a rake.

Synonyms: Collect, Gather, Plumb, Parallel

Antonyms: Disperse, Distribute, Divide, Scatter

Example: The beach is raked and cleaned daily.

8 Boycott (verb)

Boycott meaning

Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest

Synonyms: Snub, Avoid, Spurn, Shun

Antonyms: Support, Accept, Allow, Approve

Example: They boycotted the city's bus system.

9 Liberated (adjective)

रिहा

Liberated meaning

Freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles.

Synonyms: Free, Release, Discharge, Deliver

Antonyms: Confine, Enslave, Subjugate, Hold

Example: Rebels fought to liberate the country.

10 Appealed (verb)

अपील करना

Appealed meaning

Make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request.

Synonyms: Call, Plead, Beg, Sue

Antonyms: Reply, Denial, Disavowal, Disclaimer

Example: He said they would appeal against the decision.

11 Inaugurated (verb)

अभिषेक करना

Inaugurated meaning

Begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period).

Synonyms: Initiate, Begin, Start, Institute

Antonyms: End, Wind Up, Conclude, Finish

Example: The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.

12 Renovated (verb)

सुधारना

Renovated meaning

Restore (something old, especially a building) to a good state of repair.

Synonyms: Redecorate, Refurbish, Revamp, Recondition

Antonyms: Break, Damage, Destroy, Ruin

Example: It's an old factory that has been renovated as office space.

13 Imposing (adjective)

प्रभावशाली

Imposing meaning

Grand and impressive in appearance.

Synonyms: Impressive, Striking, Arresting, Dramatic

Antonyms: Unimposing, Modest, Disorder, Displace

Example: Few struck such an imposing figure, either.

14 Redevelop (verb)

पुनः विकास करना

Redevelop meaning

Develop (something) again or differently.

Synonyms: Redesign, Remodel, Modernize, Revise

Antonyms: Dismantle, Dismember, Strike, Demount

Example: The city has plans to redevelop the neighborhood.

15 Dignitaries (noun)

पदाधिकारी

Dignitaries meaning

A person considered to be important because of high rank or office.

Synonyms: Notable, Luminary, Personage, Worthy

Antonyms: Nonentity, Nobody

Example: The dinner was attended by many foreign dignitaries.

16 Attended (verb)

उपस्थित

Attended meaning

Be present at (an event, meeting, or function).

Synonyms: Charged, Filled, Replete, Abounding

Antonyms: Abandoned, Desecrated, Forgotten, Unnoticed.

Example: She attends a school in the city.

17 Contingent (adjective)

निर्भर

Contingent meaning

Subject to chance.

Synonyms: Accidental, Fortuitous, Possible, Unforeseen

Antonyms: Predictable, Designed, Essential, Planned

Example: Our plans are contingent on the weather.

18 Unfolding (verb)

विकास

Unfolding meaning

Open or spread out from a folded position.

Synonyms: Flatten, Unfurl, Unravel, Extend

Antonyms: Expanding, Unfurling, Folding, Closing

Example: He watched her expression as she unfolded the letter.

19 Attention (noun)

ध्यान

Attention meaning

Notice taken of someone or something

Synonyms: Awareness, Notice, Observation, Consciousness

Antonyms: Disregard, Indifference, Laziness, Lethargy

Example: We focused our attention on this particular poem.

20 Premises (noun)

घर

Premises meaning

A house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context.

Synonyms: Property, Site, Establishment, Office

Antonyms: Denial, Reality, Rejection, Fact

Example: There is a kitchen on the premises.

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