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1 Detained (verb)

नजरबंद

Detained meaning

To force someone officially to stay in a place.

Synonyms: Circumscribed, Cramped, Imprisoned, Restrained

Antonyms: Healthy, Well, Free, Liberated

Example: They were detained by the police for questioning.

2 Liberation (noun)

रिहा

Liberation 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.

3 Declared (adjective)

घोषित

Declared meaning

Openly or formally asserted or announced.

Synonyms: Proclaim, Announce, State, Communicate

Antonyms: Conceal, Contradict, Deny, Forget

Example: The man, who has not been named, was declared dead at the scene.

4 Prominent (adjective)

प्रमुख

Prominent meaning

Important or famous

Synonyms: Outstanding, Arresting, Beetling, Bulging

Antonyms: Depressed, Inconspicuous, Invisible, Obscure

Example: She has a rather prominent nose.

5 Hailed (verb)

जयजयकार करना

Hailed meaning

To call someone in order to attract their attention.

Synonyms: Beat, Shower, Rain, Fall

Antonyms: Knocking, Slamming, Disparaging, Panning

Example: Shall we hail a taxi?

6 Apparent (adjective)

स्पष्ट

Apparent meaning

Clearly visible or understood.

Synonyms: Possible, Probable, Supposed, Credible

Antonyms: Unlikely, Doubtful, Dubious, Equivocal

Example: From the beginning, it was apparent that she was not an ordinary child.

7 Predecessor (noun)

पूर्ववर्ती अधिकारी

Predecessor meaning

The person who was in the job or position before the person who is in it now.

Synonyms: Forerunner, Precursor, Antecedent

Antonyms: Successor, Follow-Up

Example: My predecessor worked in this job for twelve years.

8 Reflected (verb)

प्रतिबिंबित

Reflected meaning

Throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it.

Synonyms: Echoed, Emulated, Imitated, Repeated

Antonyms: Request, Take, Disregard, Ignore

Example: He saw himself reflected in the water/mirror/shop window.

9 Sweeping (adjective)

विस्तृत

Sweeping meaning

Wide in range or effect.

Synonyms: Broad, Comprehensive, Exhaustive, Extensive

Antonyms: Narrow, Partial, Restricted, Superficial

Example: He dismissed the idea with a sweeping motion of his arm.

10 Precedent (adjective)

प्रधानता

Precedent meaning

The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.

Synonyms: Subservience, Inferiority, Last, Lowest.

Antonyms: Outweigh, Supersede, Prevail Over, Come Before

Example: At no time did he argue for individual rights taking precedence over the general good of society.

11 Affidavit (noun)

शपथपत्र

Affidavit meaning

A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.

Synonyms: Oath, Testimony, Affirmation, Sworn Statement.

Antonyms: Break, Condemn, Contradict, Deny.

Example: The individual has provided a written affidavit to a lawyer confirming this.

12 Violence (noun)

हिंसा

Violence meaning

Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

Synonyms: Assault, Attack, Clash, Confusion

Antonyms: Calm, Health, Kindness, Method

Example: They need to learn how to settle their arguments without resorting to violence.

13 Declaration (noun)

घोषित

Declaration meaning

Openly or formally asserted or announced.

Synonyms: Proclaim, Announce, State, Communicate

Antonyms: Conceal, Contradict, Deny, Forget

Example: The man, who has not been named, was declared dead at the scene.

14 Implicated (verb)

निहितार्थ

Implicated 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.

15 Intervene (verb)

हस्‍तक्षेप

Intervene meaning

The act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process

Synonyms: Interference, Mediation, Arbitration

Antonyms: Combine, Connect, Join

Example: Military intervention in the crisis.

16 Jurisdiction (noun)

क्षेत्राधिकार

Jurisdiction meaning

The official power to make legal decisions and judgements.

Synonyms: Authority, Control, Power, Dominion

Antonyms: Impotence, Incapacity, Powerlessness, Submission

Example: The court has jurisdiction over most criminal offenses.

17 Quashed (verb)

अभिखंडित करना

Quashed meaning

To say that an official decision is no longer true or legal.

Synonyms: Cancel, Reverse, Rescind, Repeal

Antonyms: Compliment, Encourage, Praise, Release

Example: A judge later quashed Brenda's jail term.

18 Promoting (verb)

बढ़ावा

Promoting meaning

To encourage something; to help something to happen or develop

Synonyms: Advance, Advertise, Advocate, Benefit

Antonyms: Block, Cease, Conceal, Decrease

Example: He was especially concerned in promoting a non-partisan civil service.

19 Offended (verb)

अपमानित

Offended meaning

To hurt somebody’s feelings

Synonyms: Angry, Annoyed, Exasperated, Insulted

Antonyms: Aid, Assist, Assuage, Calm

Example: The smell of ash offended him.

20 Initially (adverb)

शुरू में

Initially meaning

At the beginning

Synonyms: Basic, Introductory, Original, Antecedent

Antonyms: Following, Last, Subordinate, Closing

Example: He initially told police he had bought the victim's goods from a homeless person.

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