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1 Restrained (adjective)

रोक

Restrained meaning

Intended to keep someone under control or prevent someone from doing something.

Synonyms: Constraining, Forbidding, Governing, Prohibiting

Antonyms: Permit, Promote, Release, Start

Example: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.

2 Investigation (noun)

जांच

Investigation meaning

Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth.

Synonyms: Consider, Examine, Explore, Inspect

Antonyms: Answer, Forget, Ignore, Neglect

Example: The police are still investigating the murder.

3 Scam (noun)

घोटाला

Scam meaning

A dishonest scheme.

Synonyms: Blackmail, Deceit, Deception, Extortion

Antonyms: Candor, Honesty, Ingenuousness, Sincerity

Example: She was the victim of an insurance scam.

4 Seeking (verb)

मांगना

Seeking meaning

Attempt to find (something).

Synonyms: Explore, Follow, Investigate, Pursue

Antonyms: Ignore, Shun, Answer, Find

Example: The office is seeking a salesperson.

5 Adjourned (verb)

स्थगन

Adjourned meaning

An act or period of adjourning or being adjourned.

Synonyms: Suspension, Discontinuation, Interruption, Postponement

Antonyms: Assemble, Continue, Open, Remain

Example: The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.

6 Prevention (noun)

रोकना

Prevention meaning

Keep (something) from happening.

Synonyms: Avert, Avoid, Bar, Block

Antonyms: Approve, Assist, Continue, Encourage

Example: You can't prevent my leaving.

7 Subsequently (adverb)

तत्पश्चात्

Subsequently meaning

After a particular thing has happened

Synonyms: Afterwards, Finally, Later, Latterly

Antonyms: Earlier, Former, Prior, Previous

Example: I heard subsequently that she had left.

8 Pursuance (noun)

पीछा करना

Pursuance meaning

Follow or chase (someone or something).

Synonyms: Follow, Chase, Hunt, Stalk

Antonyms: Avoid, Flee, Aid, Assist

Example: The criminal is being pursued by police.

9 Implicate (verb)

निहितार्थ

Implicate meaning

The effect that something will have on something else in the future.

Synonyms: Suggestion, Inference, Indication, Connotation.

Antonyms: Measurement, Proof, Reality, Truth.

Example: The lecturer made the implication that science was subjective.

10 Corporations (noun)

निगमों

Corporations meaning

A large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.

Synonyms: Company, Firm, Business, Concern

Antonyms: Noncommercial, Unmarketable, Unsalable, Uncommercial

Example: The Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 had given elected corporations to the large towns.

11 Personnel (noun)

कार्मिक

Personnel meaning

People employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service.

Synonyms: Cadre, Crew, Group, Organization

Antonyms: Pull, Attract, Repulsion, Attraction

Example: They've reduced the number of personnel working on the project.

12 Comprising (verb)

शामिल

Comprising meaning

Be made up of.

Synonyms: Compose, Constitute, Contain, Cover

Antonyms: Abandon, Destroy, Exclude, Neglect

Example: Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.

13 Tactic (noun)

रणनीति

Tactic meaning

An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.

Synonyms: Approach, Campaign, Channels, Course

Antonyms: Impractical, Unwise, Injudicious, Imprudent

Example: Though she was not kc-mahei, she used the tactics of warfare to maintain her position of leadership.

14 Hostile (adjective)

विरोधी

Hostile meaning

Unfriendly

Synonyms: Adverse, Belligerent, Bitter, Contentious

Antonyms: Agreeable, Aiding, Favorable, Friendly

Example: The Governor faced hostile crowds when he visited the town yesterday.

15 Despite (preposition)

बावजूद

Despite meaning

Without being affected by

Synonyms: Notwithstanding, In Spite Of, Even With, Regardless Of

Antonyms: Because Of, Accept, Admire

Example: He laughed despite himself.

16 Deceased (noun)

मृत

Deceased meaning

The recently dead person in question.

Synonyms: Dead, Departed, Expired, Gone

Antonyms: Alive, Animate, Breathing, Going.

Example: Their mother is deceased.

17 Unwavering (adjective)

साबित

Unwavering meaning

Steady or resolute.

Synonyms: Fixed, Firm, Steadfast, Decided

Antonyms: Wavering, Unsteady,

Example: She was an honest political fighter and even those who did not share her beliefs always respected her for her unwavering commitment.

18 Dedicated (adjective)

समर्पित

Dedicated meaning

Devoted to a task or purpose.

Synonyms: Committed, Devoted, Staunch, Stalwart

Antonyms: Apathetic, Disloyal, Inconstant, Indifferent

Example: I dedicated ten years of my life to the project.

19 Ambush (noun)

घात लगाना

Ambush meaning

A surprise attack from a hidden position

Synonyms: Camouflage, Concealment, Deception, Hiding

Antonyms: Defend, Guard, Resist, Restrict

Example: Kidnappers waiting in ambush.

20 Cordoned (verb)

घेराबंदी

Cordoned meaning

Prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards.

Synonyms: Sequester, Confine, Cordon, Detach

Antonyms: Combine, Desegregate, Free, Join

Example: A large area surrounding the house has been cordoned off by police tape.

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