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1 Dwindle (verb)

क्षीण होना

Dwindle meaning

Gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number.

Synonyms: Diminishing, Depleting, Reducing, Decreasing

Antonyms: Energized, Refreshed, Increasing, Expanding

Example: Support for the party is dwindling.

2 Commemorates (verb)

स्मरण करना

Commemorates meaning

Recall and show respect for (someone or something).

Synonyms: Celebrate, Memorialize, Observe, Remember

Antonyms: Disregard, Forget, Ignore, Overlook

Example: These Easter gifts for teens are a great way to commemorate the day.

3 Compromising (adjective)

समझौता

Compromising meaning

An agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree.

Synonyms: Agreement, Understanding, Settlement, Terms

Antonyms: Denial, Disagreement, Misunderstanding, Refusal

Example: I think we can come to a compromise.

4 Persecution (noun)

सताना

Persecution meaning

Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or their political beliefs.

Synonyms: Oppression, Harassment, Victimization, Torment

Antonyms: Protection, Support, Shelter, Assistance

Example: The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime.

5 Essentially (adverb)

अत्यावश्यक

Essentially meaning

Absolutely necessary; extremely important.

Synonyms: Crucial, Vital, Indispensable, Fundamental

Antonyms: Unnecessary, Nonessential, Insignificant, Trivial

Example: Water is essential for life.

6 Robust (adjective)

स्‍वस्‍थ

Robust meaning

Strong and Healthy.

Synonyms: Hale, Healthy, Sound, Well, Wholesome

Antonyms: Impotent, Incapable, Ineffective, Small, Unstable

Example: A robust pair of walking boots.

7 Consistent (adjective)

अटल

Consistent meaning

Always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way.

Synonyms: Dependable, Logical, Persistent, Rational

Antonyms: Conflictive, Incompatible, Improper

Example: Her work is of a consistent standard.

8 Consumption (noun)

उपभोग

Consumption meaning

The action of using up a resource.

Synonyms: Drinking, Expenditure, Utilization, Burning

Antonyms: Building, Construction, Creation, Development

Example: Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.

9 Sequentially (adverb)

अनुक्रम

Sequentially meaning

A particular order in which related things follow each other.

Synonyms: Arrangement, Array, Progression, String

Antonyms: Interruption, Stoppage, Confusion, Irregularity

Example: The poems should be read in sequence.

10 Crucial (adjective)

महत्वपूर्ण

Crucial meaning

Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Synonyms: Pivotal, Critical, Key, Climacteric

Antonyms: Inessential, Insignificant, Minor, Optional

Example: It's crucial that we arrive before 8 o'clock.

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