1 Custody (noun)
हिरासत में
Relating to or requiring imprisonment.
Synonyms: Careful, Defensive, Jealous, Possessive
Antonyms: Careless, Inattentive, Negligent, Attacking
Example: Both men were given six-month custodial sentences.
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1 Custody (noun)
हिरासत में
Synonyms: Careful, Defensive, Jealous, Possessive
Antonyms: Careless, Inattentive, Negligent, Attacking
Example: Both men were given six-month custodial sentences.
2 Excise (noun)
उत्पाद शुल्क
Synonyms: Surcharge, Tariff, Customs, Duty
Antonyms: Tax, Levy, Impose, Fine
Example: New car buyers will be hit by increases in taxes and excise.
3 Abrupt (adjective)
एकाएक
Synonyms: Precipitous, Sheer, Steep
Antonyms: Slowly, Gradually, Progressively, Steadily
Example: He stood up abruptly and went outside.
4 Scrapped (noun)
रद्दी
Synonyms: Fragment, Piece, Bit, Offcut
Antonyms: Agreement, Harmony, Peace, Truce
Example: He jotted it down on a scrap of paper.
5 Deliberate (adjective)
सोचा-समझा
Synonyms: Intentional, Calculated, Conscious, Planned
Antonyms: Accidental, Unintentional, Careless, Heedless
Example: She spoke in a clear, deliberate manner/way.
6 Evacuate (verb)
निकास
Synonyms: Expulsion, Clearing, Discharge, Emptying
Antonyms: Retention, Arrival, Coming, Entrance
Example: They organised the evacuation of the town.
7 Struggled (verb)
संघर्षरत
Synonyms: Excruciating, Harrowing, Intense, Tortuous
Antonyms: Pleasant, Pleasing, Successful, Prospering
Example: She's struggling to survive.
8 Devastating (adjective)
सदमा पहुँचाने वाला
Synonyms: Destructive, Ruinous, Disastrous, Catastrophic
Antonyms: Nondestructive, Blessed, Fortunate, Beneficial.
Example: The flood devastated the town.
9 Seeking (verb)
मांगना
Synonyms: Explore, Follow, Investigate, Pursue
Antonyms: Ignore, Shun, Answer, Find
Example: The office is seeking a salesperson.
10 Infrastructure (noun)
आधारिक संरचना
Synonyms: Architecture, Structure, Framework, Configuration.
Antonyms: Dissolution, Disarrangement, Chaos, Confusion
Example: More money is needed to save the crumbling infrastructure of the nation's rural areas.
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