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1 Praises (verb)

प्रशस्त

Praises meaning

Express warm approval or admiration of.

Synonyms: Exalted, Aided, Blessed, Celebrated

Antonyms: Criticize, Condemn, Blame, Censure

Example: He should be praised for his honesty.

2 Retaliation (noun)

प्रतिकार करना

Retaliation meaning

Make an attack in return for a similar attack.

Synonyms: Reciprocate, Get, Pay, Recompense

Antonyms: Depart, Leave, Lose, Take

Example: The children retaliated by flicking darts or throwing inkwells.

3 Aligned (adjective)

गठबंधन

Aligned meaning

To get or fall into line.

Synonyms: Even, Flush, Level, Parallel

Antonyms: Broken, Changing, Different, Disorderly

Example: The wheels are not correctly aligned.

4 Escalation (noun)

वृद्धि

Escalation 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.

5 Speculation (noun)

अनुमान

Speculation meaning

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

Synonyms: Guesswork, Conjecture, Assumption, Theory

Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Certainty, Fact

Example: This is pure speculation on my part.

6 Critical (adjective)

महत्वपूर्ण, निर्णयात्मक

Critical meaning

Involving careful judgment, especially in identifying faults or weaknesses; of great importance or decisive impact; urgently needing attention or action.

Synonyms: Crucial, Essential, Key, Vital, Analytical

Antonyms: Unimportant, Minor, Trivial, Complimentary

Example: The patient was in critical condition after the surgery.

7 Severely (adverb)

गंभीर

Severely meaning

Intense

Synonyms: Acute, Serious, Grave, Critical

Antonyms: Minor, Negligible, Gentle, Amenable

Example: The storm caused severe damage to the roof.

8 Claimed (verb)

दावा

Claimed meaning

State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Synonyms: Assert, Declare, Profess, Affirm

Antonyms: Disclaim, Answer, Honesty, Truth

Example: The man claimed (that) he was a long-lost relative.

9 Sanction (noun)

मंज़ूरी

Sanction meaning

Official permission to do or change something.

Synonyms: Approval, Acquiescence, Allowance, Approbation

Antonyms: Denial, Prohibition, Opposition, Refusal

Example: The government has sanctioned the use of force.

10 Massive (adjective)

बड़ा

Massive meaning

Exceptionally large.

Synonyms: Big, Colossal, Enormous, Extensive

Antonyms: Tiny, Small, Minuscule, Petite

Example: The fort had massive walls.

11 Defers (verb)

टालना

Defers meaning

Postpone.

Synonyms: Delays, Waits, Remits, Suspends

Antonyms: Advance, Allow, Carry Out, Continue

Example: The court defers to precedent in cases like these.

12 Laundering (verb)

शोधन

Laundering meaning

Conceal the origins of (money obtained illegally)

Synonyms: Clean, Administration, Management

Antonyms: Dirty, Bedraggled, Begrimed

Example: Hunsaker was laundering the profits through his bank.

13 Vulnerable (adjective)

असुरक्षित

Vulnerable meaning

Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

Synonyms: Accessible, Defenseless, Exposed, Liable

Antonyms: Guarded, Protected, Safe, Secure

Example: I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.

14 Struck (verb)

टकरा गया

Struck meaning

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Synonyms: Bang, Beat, Hit, Pound

Antonyms: Surrender, Lose, Miss, Not Touch

Example: He was convinced, not because he wanted to be, but because the depositions struck him as devastating.

15 Deprived (adjective)

वंचित

Deprived meaning

Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.

Synonyms: Dispossess, Strip, Divest, Relieve

Antonyms: Clothe, Cover, Build, Construct

Example: He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom/rights.

16 Commencement (noun)

शुरू किया

Commencement meaning

To begin or start something.

Synonyms: Began, Initiated, Launched, Started

Antonyms: Concluded, Ended, Finished, Terminated

Example: The ceremony commenced with a speech from the principal.

17 Stated (adjective)

वर्णन

Stated meaning

Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.

Synonyms: Saying, Expressing, Articulating, Putting

Antonyms: Undefined, Irregular, Tacit, Actual

Example: I was simply stating that I agree with the man.

18 Clarified (verb)

स्पष्ट किया

Clarified meaning

Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.

Synonyms: Simplify, Explain, Explicate, Define

Antonyms: Complicate, Confuse, Question, Mix Up

Example: Her explanation did not clarify matters much.

19 Aggrieved (adjective)

पीड़ित

Aggrieved meaning

Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.

Synonyms: Disturbed, Oppressed, Persecuted, Wronged

Antonyms: Comforted, Satisfied, Contented, Pleased

Example: He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.

20 Incarcerated (adjective)

कैद किया गया / बंद किया गया

Incarcerated meaning

Confined or imprisoned, especially as a punishment for a crime.

Synonyms: Imprisoned, Jailed, Detained, Confined.

Antonyms: Freed, Released, Liberated.

Example: The activist was incarcerated for protesting against the government.

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