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1 Culminating (verb)

समापन हुआ

Culminating meaning

To reach a final result.

Synonyms: Cap, Climax, Conclude, Terminate

Antonyms: Begin, Commence, Open, Start

Example: Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London.

2 Estimated (adjective)

अनुमानित

Estimated meaning

Roughly calculated

Synonyms: Appraisal, Assessment, Conclusion, Estimation

Antonyms: Ignorance, Fact, Truth

Example: They estimated the distance at about three miles.

3 Evaluation (noun)

मूल्यांकन करना

Evaluation meaning

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of.

Synonyms: Assesses, Estimates, Values, Appraises

Antonyms: Reject, Spurn, Ignore, Oppose

Example: It's impossible to evaluate these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.

4 Compliance (noun)

अनुपालन

Compliance meaning

The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.

Synonyms: Adherence, Conformance, Conformity, Observation

Antonyms: Defiance, Disobedience, Intractability, Recalcitrance

Example: We monitor firms to ensure compliance with the law.

5 Sophistication (noun)

जटिल

Sophistication meaning

Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.

Synonyms: Mature, Practical, Refined, Worldly

Antonyms: Inexperienced, Unrefined, Unsophisticated, Enchanted

Example: He's very suave and sophisticated.

6 Integration (noun)

एकीकृत

Integration meaning

Desegregated, especially racially.

Synonyms: Unified, Combined, Interspersed, Mingled

Antonyms: Simple, Uncombined, Unmixed, Noncompound

Example: He didn't integrate successfully into the Italian way of life.

7 Indigenous (adjective)

स्वदेशी

Indigenous meaning

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

Synonyms: Native, Endemic, Local, Domestic

Antonyms: Introduced, Imported, Expatriate, Adventitious

Example: The park is also home to indigenous tribes.

8 Resolved (verb)

समाधान करना

Resolved meaning

Settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter).

Synonyms: Decide, Choose, Figure, Opt

Antonyms: Refuse, Reject, Abstain, Decline

Example: I'm sure these problems can be satisfactorily resolved.

9 Exception (noun)

अपवाद

Exception meaning

Someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in the expected way.

Synonyms: Objection, Complaint, Question, Criticism

Antonyms: Approval, Willingness, Agreement, Sanction

Example: There is one notable exception to this rule.

10 Acquisition (noun)

अधिग्रहण

Acquisition meaning

An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

Synonyms: Addition, Gain, Procurement, Purchase

Antonyms: Loss, Forfeiture, Misplacing, Drop

Example: Jarrett's acquisition of skills was no less driven.

11 Escalating (verb)

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.

12 Preventing (verb)

रोकना

Preventing meaning

Keep (something) from happening.

Synonyms: Avert, Avoid, Bar, Block

Antonyms: Approve, Assist, Continue, Encourage

Example: You can't prevent my leaving.

13 Maintained (verb)

अनुरक्षित

Maintained meaning

Cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.

Synonyms: Continue, Control, Cultivate, Finance

Antonyms: Abandon, Destroy, Discontinue, Finish

Example: The king swears he will maintain the laws of God.

14 Vowing (verb)

शपथ

Vowing meaning

Solemnly promise to do a specified thing.

Synonyms: Swear, Pledge, Promise, Affirm

Antonyms: Deny, Disavow, Break, Breach

Example: From that day on, she vowed never to trust him again.

15 Sovereign (noun)

संप्रभुता

Sovereign meaning

Supreme power or authority.

Synonyms: Jurisdiction, Supremacy, Dominion, Power

Antonyms: Subservience, Subjection, Heteronomy, Subjugation

Example: It is time to reclaim our basic sovereignty, the power to decide for ourselves.

16 Threaten (verb)

धमकी

Threaten meaning

A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.

Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces

Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety.

Example: The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.

17 Mediation (noun)

मध्यस्थता

Mediation meaning

The process of talking to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems

Synonyms: Conciliation, Arbitration, Reconciliation, Intervention

Antonyms: Argument, Contention, Disagreement, Fight

Example: He is refusing to go to mediation.

18 Confiscating (verb)

जब्त

Confiscating meaning

Take or seize (someone's property) with authority.

Synonyms: Seize, Attach, Expropriate, Sequester

Antonyms: Render, Yield, Deliver, Relinquish

Example: The guards confiscated his camera.

19 Shuttered (adjective)

बंद

Shuttered meaning

(Of a business or activity) Closed permanently.

Synonyms: Fold, Close, Collapse, Shut

Antonyms: Open, Unseal, Succeed

Example: I opened a shuttered window.

20 Incited (verb)

उकसाया

Incited meaning

To encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent

Synonyms: Agitate, Arouse, Inspire, Instigate

Antonyms: Block, Calm, Dampen, Depress

Example: He incited loyal subjects to rebellion.

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