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1 Retreated (verb)

पीछे हटना

Retreated meaning

Move back or withdraw.

Synonyms: Withdrew, Retired, Fled, Receded

Antonyms: Advanced, Confronted, Faced, Dared

Example: They retreated behind trees for safety.

2 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.

3 Menacing (adjective)

धमकी

Menacing meaning

A person or thing that is likely to cause harm.

Synonyms: Threat, Danger, Hazard, Peril

Antonyms: Safety, Protection, Security, Safeguard

Example: The growing pollution is a menace to public health.

4 Retrieved (verb)

पुनः प्राप्‍त करना

Retrieved meaning

To get something back from the place where it was left or lost.

Synonyms: Recover, Restore, Reclaim, Rescue

Antonyms: Break, Damage, Destroy, Endanger

Example: The files were retrieved from the computer.

5 Scattered (adjective)

फैला हुआ

Scattered meaning

Spread over a large area or happening several times during a period of time.

Synonyms: Dispersed, Distributed, Sprinkled, Diffuse

Antonyms: Connected, Together, United, Assembled

Example: Books were scattered all round the room.

6 Vast (adjective)

विशाल

Vast meaning

Of very great extent or quantity.

Synonyms: Ample, Big, Boundless, Broad

Antonyms: Bounded, Calculable, Ending, Finite

Example: She has a vast amount of knowledge on this subject.

7 Immense (adjective)

अत्यधिक

Immense meaning

Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.

Synonyms: Huge, Vast, Massive, Enormous

Antonyms: Bounded, Calculable, Common, Ending

Example: It is an immense sum of money.

8 Deserted (adjective)

सुनसान

Deserted meaning

Abandoned.

Synonyms: Barren, Derelict, Desolate, Empty

Antonyms: Filled, Populated, Inhabited, Pleased

Example: My school French has deserted me in the hour of need.

9 Impoverished (adjective)

गरीब

Impoverished meaning

Made poor.

Synonyms: Barren, Destitute, Distressed, Indigent

Antonyms: Rich, Wealthy, Enlarged, Full

Example: The dictator enriched himself but impoverished his people.

10 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.

11 Collusion (noun)

आपसी साँठ - गाँठ

Collusion meaning

Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others.

Synonyms: Conspiracy, Connivance, Complicity, Intrigue

Antonyms: Honesty, Truthfulness, Faithfulness, Ignorance

Example: The companies were accused of acting in collusion to fix prices.

12 Quash (verb)

अभिखंडित करना

Quash meaning

To say that an official decision is no longer true or legal.

Synonyms: Cancel, Reverse, Rescind, Repeal

Antonyms: Compliment, Encourage, Praise, Release

Example: A judge later quashed Brenda's jail term.

13 Fraudulently (adverb)

धोखा

Fraudulently meaning

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

Synonyms: Blackmail, Deceit, Extortion, Graft

Antonyms: Artlessness, Entertainment, Forthrightness, Frankness

Example: He was found guilty of bank fraud.

14 Impartial (adjective)

निष्पक्ष

Impartial meaning

Treating all rivals or disputants equally.

Synonyms: Unbiased, Unprejudiced, Neutral, Candid

Antonyms: Biased, Interested, Involved, Partial

Example: As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective.

15 Necessitating (verb)

जरूरी

Necessitating meaning

Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence.

Synonyms: Entail, Involve, Demand, Require

Antonyms: Calculate, Check, Delay, Disallow.

Example: Reduction in government spending will necessitate further cuts in public services.

16 Cognizable (adjective)

ध्यान में रखते

Cognizable 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.

17 Relevant (adjective)

उपयुक्त

Relevant meaning

Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.

Synonyms: Pertinent, Applicable, Apposite, Material

Antonyms: Improper, Inapplicable, Inappropriate, Incompatible

Example: The data are not relevant to the issue.

18 Pertain (noun)

संबंधित

Pertain meaning

To exist or apply in a particular situation or at a particular time

Synonyms: Concern, Connected, Referring, Related

Antonyms: Ignore, Disregard, Slight

Example: The laws pertaining to immigration.

19 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.

20 Compliance (noun)

अनुपालन

Compliance meaning

The act of obeying a law or rule, especially one that controls a particular industry or type of work.

Synonyms: Adherence, Conformance, Conformity, Observation

Antonyms: Defiance, Disobedience, Intractability, Recalcitrance

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

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