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1 Lucrative (adjective)

लाभप्रद

Lucrative meaning

Allowing somebody to earn a lot of money.

Synonyms: Profitable, Profit-Making, Gainful, Remunerative

Antonyms: Unprofitable, Poorly Paid.

Example: He gave up a lucrative career as a lawyer to look after his kids.

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 Triggered (adjective)

उत्प्रेरित

Triggered meaning

Caused by particular action, process, or situation

Synonyms: Cause, Generate, Produce, Prompt

Antonyms: Destroy, End, Halt, Prevent

Example: His remarks triggered a public outcry.

4 Spread (verb)

प्रसार

Spread meaning

Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

Synonyms: Growing, Radial, Widening, Extensive

Antonyms: Suppressed, Halt, Stop, Abridgment

Example: The newspaper was spread across his lap.

5 Incidents (noun)

घटनाएं

Incidents meaning

An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

Synonyms: Circumstance, Episode, Event, Fact

Antonyms: Cessation, Inaction, Inactivity, Stoppage

Example: Two people were shot yesterday in two separate incidents.

6 Raising (verb)

उठाना

Raising meaning

Lift or move to a higher position or level.

Synonyms: Boost, Hike, Increment, Accession

Antonyms: Decrease, Decline, Deduction, Fall

Example: He raised his head and looked around.

7 Recruits (verb)

भर्ती

Recruits meaning

The process of actively seeking out, finding and hiring candidates for a specific position or job.

Synonyms: Engagement, Enlistment, Enrollment, Employment

Antonyms: Fun, Unemployment, Avocation, Entertainment

Example: The recruitment process has been really successful and all managers and team leaders have now been placed.

8 Ensure (verb)

सुनिश्चित

Ensure meaning

Make certain that (something) will occur or be the case.

Synonyms: Secure, Guarantee, Warrant, Certify

Antonyms: Hurt, Forget, Ignore, Invalidate.

Example: The company's sole concern is to ensure the safety of its employees.

9 Certain (adjective)

ज़रूर

Certain meaning

Without doubt

Synonyms: Absolutely, Assuredly, Exactly, Surely

Antonyms: Doubtfully, Questionably, Dubiously, Equivocally

Example: She certainly has a lot of talent.

10 Boycott (verb)

बहिष्कार करना

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.

11 Mitigate (verb)

शमन

Mitigate meaning

The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

Synonyms: Alleviate, Assuage, Lighten, Relieve

Antonyms: Disqualification, Inability, Inaptitude, Lack

Example: She raised her'kerchief to her nose to mitigate the stench.

12 Devastation (noun)

सदमा पहुँचाने वाला

Devastation meaning

Highly destructive or damaging.

Synonyms: Destructive, Ruinous, Disastrous, Catastrophic

Antonyms: Nondestructive, Blessed, Fortunate, Beneficial.

Example: The flood devastated the town.

13 Amendments (noun)

हरजाना

Amendments meaning

Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.

Synonyms: Revise, Alter, Change, Modify

Antonyms: Lower, Worsen, Break, Decrease

Example: She tried to make amends by inviting him out to dinner.

14 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.

15 Appreciating (verb)

अधिमूल्यित

Appreciating meaning

To value or admire highly.

Synonyms: Value, Respect, Prize, Cherish

Antonyms: Criticize, Decrease, Depreciate, Disparage

Example: I really appreciated the information you gave me.

16 Adequate (adjective)

पर्याप्त

Adequate meaning

Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.

Synonyms: Acceptable, Capable, Competent, Decent

Antonyms: Inadequate, Inappropriate, Incapable, Incompetent

Example: The school lunch should be adequate to meet the nutritional needs of growing children.

17 Compensation (noun)

मुआवज़ा

Compensation meaning

Something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury.

Synonyms: Allowance, Benefit, Bonus, Coverage

Antonyms: Debt, Hurt, Loss, Penalty

Example: The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation.

18 Equivalent (adjective)

मूल्‍य

Equivalent meaning

Equal in value.

Synonyms: Equal, Identical, Similar, Parallel, Analogous

Antonyms: Different, Dissimilar, Opposite, Unequal, Unlike

Example: The equivalent of two tablespoons of polyunsaturated oils is ample each day.

19 Sanctions (noun)

मंज़ूरी

Sanctions meaning

Official permission to do or change something.

Synonyms: Penalty, Punishment, Deterrent

Antonyms: Reward, Prohibition, Ban

Example: The government has sanctioned the use of force.

20 Preserve (verb)

संरक्षित

Preserve meaning

Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

Synonyms: Untouched, Uncontaminated, Unspoiled, Pristine

Antonyms: Decayed, Decomposed, Corrupted, Spoiled

Example: The fossil was well preserved.

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