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1 Resigned (adjective)

इस्तीफा

Resigned meaning

Leave a job or office.

Synonyms: Abandon, Relinquish, Surrender, Waive

Antonyms: Assert, Begin, Claim, Come

Example: The senator was forced to resign his position.

2 Speculation (noun)

अनुमान

Speculation meaning

The activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain

Synonyms: belief, conjecture, opinion, thought

Antonyms: reality, truth, disdain, disregard

Example: This is pure speculation on my part.

3 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.

4 Submitted (verb)

प्रस्तुत

Submitted meaning

Accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.

Synonyms: Succumbed, Conceded, Surrendered, Yielded

Antonyms: Resisted, Contended, Fought, Met

Example: The recall was prompted by test reports submitted by the company itself.

5 Tendered (verb)

नाज़ुक

Tendered meaning

Showing gentleness, kindness, and affection.

Synonyms: Caring, Kind, Kind-Hearted, Soft-Hearted

Antonyms: Unbreakable, Callous, Hard, Healthy

Example: He gave her a tender look.

6 Prompted (verb)

प्रेरित किया

Prompted meaning

To move to action.

Synonyms: Cause, Occasion, Elicit, Produce

Antonyms: Deter, Restrain, Slow

Example: The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.

7 Allies (noun)

मित्र-राष्ट्र

Allies meaning

A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.

Synonyms: Associate, Colleague, Friend, Partner

Antonyms: Antagonist, Detractor, Enemy, Foe

Example: India and its Asian allies.

8 Significant (adjective)

काफी

Significant meaning

In a sufficiently great or important way as to be worthy of attention.

Synonyms: Notably, Remarkably, Importantly, Seriously

Antonyms: Slightly, Doubtfully, Apparently, Superficially

Example: Another store sold the game for a significantly lower price.

9 Cadre (noun)

संवर्ग

Cadre meaning

A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.

Synonyms: Organization, Personnel, Staff, Core

Antonyms: Unmilitary, Civilian

Example: This new cadre of charity leaders will bring to the sector an exciting set of skills, fit to face a new set of challenges.

10 Apprehension (noun)

आशंका

Apprehension meaning

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Synonyms: Alarm, Disquiet, Doubt, Dread

Antonyms: Belief, Calm, Confidence, Certainty

Example: There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again.

11 Cognizance (noun)

ध्यान में रखते

Cognizance meaning

Knowledge or awareness.

Synonyms: Awareness, Knowledge, Consciousness, Apprehension

Antonyms: Ignorant, Disregard, Heedlessness, Inattention

Example: He should take cognizance of those who disagree with his theory.

12 Prohibitory (adjective)

निषेध

Prohibitory meaning

The action of forbidding something, especially by law.

Synonyms: Banning, Forbidding, Prohibiting, Barring

Antonyms: Freedom, Incitement, Support, Wildness

Example: She has promised to implement prohibition in a phased manner.

13 Allegation (noun)

कथित

Allegation meaning

Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.

Synonyms: Supposed, Professed, Purported, Apparent

Antonyms: Proved, Verifiable, Stated, Tried-And-True.

Example: But sometimes there is also an element of fraud from the alleged victim.

14 Imposed (verb)

आरोपित करना

Imposed meaning

To make a law, rule, opinion, etc. be accepted by using your power or authority.

Synonyms: Foist, Force, Thrust, Inflict.

Antonyms: Disorder, Displace, Forge, Overlook.

Example: I don't want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children.

15 Perpetrated (verb)

बढ़ावा

Perpetrated meaning

Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).

Synonyms: Carry Out, Commit, Execute, Inflict

Antonyms: Leave, Stop, Fail, Halt

Example: The men were planning to perpetrate a robbery.

16 Protests (noun)

विरोध

Protests meaning

A statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

Synonyms: Objection, Exception, Complaint, Disapproval.

Antonyms: Support, Approval, Harmony, Peace.

Example: The decision was protested by dozens of people

17 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.

18 Delegations (noun)

प्रतिनिधि मंडल

Delegations meaning

A body of delegates or representatives.

Synonyms: Appointment, Apportioning, Authorization, Charge

Antonyms: Division, Lawlessness, Separation

Example: We sent a delegation of four people to visit their church.

19 Promulgation (noun)

प्रचार

Promulgation meaning

The process of spreading beliefs or ideas among a lot of people.

Synonyms: Announce, Declare, Proclaim, Edict

Antonyms: Conceal, Suppress, Withhold, Silence

Example: He defended the promulgation of alternative viewpoints.

20 Curtailing (verb)

कटौती

Curtailing meaning

Reduce in extent or quantity.

Synonyms: reduce, cut, decrease, lessen

Antonyms: increase, lengthen, long, extended

Example: The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use.

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