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10 words · first 3 free, all 10 with Prime

1 Scramble (verb)

संघर्ष

Scramble meaning

The action of scrambling up or over rough or steep ground, especially as a leisure activity.

Synonyms: Clamber, Climb, Crawl, Scrabble

Antonyms: Dawdle, Crawl, Amble, Stroll

Example: We scrambled up the hill.

2 Desperate (adjective)

निराश

Desperate meaning

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Synonyms: Despairing, Hopeless, Anguished, Suicidal

Antonyms: Cheerful, Composed, Calm, Fearful

Example: He made a desperate bid/attempt to save his job.

3 Escalating (adjective)

वृद्धि

Escalating meaning

A rapid increase.

Synonyms: Acceleration, Growth, Increase, Rise

Antonyms: Decrease, Diminishment, Lower, Fall

Example: Both countries mobilized their armies, but pressure from the international community averted further escalation.

4 Offensive (adjective)

अपमानित

Offensive meaning

To hurt somebody’s feelings.

Synonyms: Angry, Annoyed, Exasperated, Insulted

Antonyms: Aid, Assist, Assuage, Calm

Example: The smell of ash offended him.

5 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.

6 Establishments (noun)

प्रतिष्ठानों

Establishments meaning

The action of establishing something or being established.

Synonyms: Formation, Formulation, Founding, Inauguration

Antonyms: Abolition, Closing, Closure, Disbanding

Example: The establishment of a business.

7 Revealed (verb)

प्रकाशित

Revealed meaning

Make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

Synonyms: Divulge, Disclose, Release, Leak

Antonyms: Hide, Conceal, Refuse, Repudiate

Example: The test revealed the true cause of death.

8 Convicted (adjective)

अपराधी

Convicted meaning

Having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge.

Synonyms: Damned, Doomed, Fated

Antonyms: Commend, Exonerate, Exculpate, Cite

Example: The plaintiff was convicted of the crime.

9 Corruption (noun)

भ्रष्‍टाचार

Corruption meaning

Dishonest or immoral behaviour or activities.

Synonyms: Dishonesty, Deceit, Deception, Duplicity

Antonyms: Honesty, Decency, Goodness, Honor.

Example: I deplore the poverty and corruption of my country.

10 Seems (verb)

प्रतीत हुआ

Seems meaning

Give the impression of being something or having a particular quality.

Synonyms: Imply, Look, Show, Sound

Antonyms: Deny, Gainsay, Conceal, Disclaim

Example: She seemed happy enough this morning.

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