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1 Sprawling (adjective)

विशाल

Sprawling meaning

Spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.

Synonyms: Extending, Diverging, Expanding, Radiating

Antonyms: Containing, Limiting, Restricting, Contracting

Example: He was sprawling in an armchair watching TV.

2 Circumstances (noun)

हालत

Circumstances meaning

A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

Synonyms: Situation, Conditions, Things, Position

Antonyms: Debt, Poorness, Poverty.

Example: I can't imagine a circumstance in which I would do that.

3 Frequently (adverb)

बार-बार

Frequently meaning

Happening often.

Synonyms: Constant, Continual, Recurrent, Persistent

Antonyms: Broken, Ceasing, Ending, Interrupted

Example: It is frequently used as a flavouring in food.

4 Recruited (verb)

भर्ती

Recruited meaning

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

Synonyms: Hiring, Engaging, Enrollment, Employment

Antonyms: Discharge, Firing, Dismissal, Removal

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

5 Exiled (adjective)

निर्वासित

Exiled meaning

The condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons.

Synonyms: Banishment, Diaspora, Exclusion, Expatriation

Antonyms: Inclusion, Return, Repatriation, Welcoming

Example: I was exiled from my native land.

6 Incursion (noun)

चढ़ाई

Incursion meaning

An invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.

Synonyms: Aggression, Attack, Foray, Infiltration

Antonyms: Retreat, Defend, Praise, Finish

Example: There were repeated marine incursions which brought the occasional marine animals into the fossil assemblages.

7 Dispersed (verb)

बिखेरना

Dispersed meaning

To separate and go in different directions.

Synonyms: Circulate, Diffuse, Disappear, Disband

Antonyms: Appear, Arrive, Collect, Gather

Example: The police used tear gas to disperse protestors.

8 Ruined (adjective)

बर्बाद

Ruined meaning

Destroyed or severely damaged, especially to the point of being beyond repair or recovery.

Synonyms: Destroyed, Wrecked, Shattered, Devastated

Antonyms: Restored, Repaired, Preserved, Rebuilt

Example: The storm ruined the entire crop for the season.

9 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.

10 Insurgency (noun)

विद्रोही

Insurgency meaning

A person who rises in active revolt, typically against an established government or authority.

Synonyms: Rebel, Revolutionary, Mutineer, Guerrilla

Antonyms: Loyalist, Patriot, Supporter, Advocate

Example: The government struggled to suppress the insurgent forces in the northern region.

11 Wreckage (noun)

मलबा

Wreckage meaning

The broken pieces of something that has been destroyed.

Synonyms: Wreck, Debris, Detritus, Remainder

Antonyms: Booty, Find, Pickings, Salvage

Example: Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies.

12 Bastion (noun)

गढ़

Bastion meaning

A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.

Synonyms: Bulwark, Citadel, Fortress, Mainstay

Antonyms: Weak Spot, Weakness

Example: The ownership of property by as many people as possible is one of the main bastions of liberty.

13 Imposed (verb)

आरोपित करना

Imposed meaning

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

Synonyms: Charged, Fined, Levied, Assessed

Antonyms: Remitted, Released, Lessened, Abated

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

14 Ousted (verb)

बेदख़ल

Ousted meaning

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Synonyms: Dismissed, Ejected, Banished, Chased

Antonyms: Received, Admitted, Accepted, Took

Example: The army ousted him in a coup.

15 Evacuation (noun)

निकास

Evacuation meaning

The act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe

Synonyms: Expulsion, Clearing, Discharge, Emptying

Antonyms: Retention, Arrival, Coming, Entrance

Example: They organized the evacuation of the town.

16 Sought (verb)

तलाश करना

Sought meaning

To try to find or get something.

Synonyms: Pursued, Hunted, Chased

Antonyms: Lost, Ignored, Neglected

Example: He sought help from the police.

17 Despite (preposition)

बावजूद

Despite meaning

Without being affected by.

Synonyms: Without being affected by. (बावजूद)

Antonyms: Because Of, Accept, Admire

Example: He laughed despite himself.

18 Regret (verb)

खेदजनक

Regret meaning

Making you feel sad and sorry about something.

Synonyms: Calamitous, Deplorable, Dire, Disappointing

Antonyms: Cheerful, Comforting, Fortunate, Good

Example: His decision to quit is regrettable.

19 Devastation (noun)

सदमा पहुँचाने वाला

Devastation meaning

Highly destructive or damaging.

Synonyms: Destructive, Ruinous, Disastrous, Deadly

Antonyms: Protective, Constructive, Creative, Beneficial.

Example: The flood devastated the town.

20 Crumpled (adjective)

मरोड़ या सिलवट वाला

Crumpled meaning

Something that is pressed, folded, or crushed into a wrinkled or creased form.

Synonyms: Wrinkled, Creased, Rumpled, Crushed

Antonyms: Smooth, Flat, Unwrinkled, Even

Example: She picked up the crumpled piece of paper from the floor.

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