Antithesis (noun) Contrary (noun)

Hindi Meaning: विलोम/ विरोध the opposite:

I was worried that it might be too hard for me but it turned out the
English Meaning: The exact opposite
contrary was true.
Usage: God is the antithesis of evil.

Obverse (noun)
Synonyms: Reverse, antipode, contrary, obverse, inverse,
the other side of something:
antonym, counterpoint
Of course, the obverse of the theory may also be true.
Antipode (noun)
The exact opposite

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Antonyms: replica, synonym, carbon copy, counterpart Next Step

Replica (noun) Dormant (adjective)
an exact copy of an object: Hindi Meaning: निष्क्रिय
The ship is an exact replica of the original Golden Hind.
English Meaning: Not active or growing right now but it can be
Counterpart (noun)
Usage: The long dormant volcano has recently shown signs of
a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a
erupting.
different place or organization:
Usage: These investments have remained dormant for several years.
The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts
to discuss the war against drugs.
Synonyms: Asleep, dozing, inactive, inert, latent, napping,
slumbering

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Asleep (adj) Latent (adj.)

Usage: I've only just got up and I'm still half asleep (= present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious
not completely awake). , or completely developed:
Dozing / Doze(verb) Usage: We're trying to bring out the latent artistic talents that many.
to have a short sleep, especially during the day: people possess without realizing it.
Usage: My cat likes dozing in front of the fire. Napping / Nap (verb)
Inert (adj.) to sleep for a short time, especially during the day:
not moving or not able to move: Usage: He likes to nap for an hour when he gets home from work.
Usage: The inert figure of a man could be seen lying in the front of Slumbering / Slumber (verb/noun)
the car. to sleep
Usage: I fell into a gentle slumber.
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Antonyms: active, awake, wakeful, conscious, operating Precocious (adjective)
Conscious (adj.) Hindi Meaning: असामनयक
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you: English Meaning: Exceptionally early in development especially
Usage: He's still conscious but he's very badly injured. for children
Usage: He recorded her first CD at the precocious age of twelve.

Synonyms: Premature, unanticipated, abrupt, unexpected,

untimely

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Unanticipated (adj.) Antonyms: Late, anticipated, belated, tardy, detained

not having been expected to happen: Anticipated / Anticipate (verb)
Usage: This was yet another unanticipated event that upset the to imagine or expect that something will happen:
administration's plans and expectations. Usage: We don't anticipate any trouble.
Abrupt (adj.) Belated (adj.)
sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant: coming later than expected:
Usage: There was an abrupt change in her attitude towards me. a belated apology
Untimely (adj.) Usage: They did make a belated attempt to reduce the noise.
Something bad that is untimely happens unexpectedly early or at Tardy (adj.)
a time that is not suitable: slow or late in happening or arriving:
Usage: It was this passion for fast cars that led to his untimely death at Dinner was somewhat delayed on account of David's rather tardy arrival.
the age of 43.
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Detained / detain (verb)

1. to force someone officially to stay in a place:
A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.
2. to delay someone for a short length of time:
I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained.

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 Indolence (noun) Inertia (noun)
Hindi Meaning: आलस/ ढिलाई lack of activity or interest, or unwillingness to make an effort to do
anything:
English Meaning: The state of showing no real interest or effort
sloth (noun)
Usage: After a sudden burst of activity, the team lapsed back into
indolence. unwillingness to work or make any effort:
The report criticizes the government's sloth in tackling environmental problems.
Apathy (noun)
Synonyms: Laziness, inertia, sloth, apathy, lethargy,
behaviour that shows no interest or energy
sluggishness, dallying, loafing
There is a growing sense of apathy among teens and a feeling that
there are no opportunities, he said.

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Lethargy (noun) Loafing / Loaf (verb)

the feeling of having little energy or of being unable or unwilling to to avoid activity, especially work:
do anything: Stop loafing (about/around) and get on with cleaning the windows!
Symptoms include loss of appetite, lethargy, and vomiting.
Sluggishness (noun)
the quality or fact of being sluggish Antonyms: Drive, industrious, ambition, hustle, diligence
(= moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy):
I’ve been experiencing a few minor health issues recently, such Drive (verb)
as sluggishness. to force someone or something to go somewhere or do something:
Dallying / dally (verb)
In the end, it was his violent behaviour that drove
to waste time or do something slowly
her to leave home.
She dallied over her morning coffee.

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Industrious (adj.) Diligence (noun)

An industrious person works hard: the quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort:
an industrious worker She hoped that her diligence would be noticed at work.
ambition (noun)
a strong wish to be successful, powerful, rich, etc.:
She has a lot of ambition.
Hustle (verb)
to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along:
After giving his speech, Johnson was hustled out of
the hall by bodyguards.

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 Placid (adjective) Limpid (adj.)
Hindi Meaning: शाांत clearly expressed and easily understood or clear and transparent:
a limpid pool
English Meaning: Having a calm appearance or characteristics
limpid prose
Usage: He was a very placid child who slept all night and hardly
sedate (adj.)
ever cried.
avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed:
The speed limit is a sedate 55 mph.
Synonyms: Composed, cool, limpid, sedate, serene, tranquil,
Serene (adj.)
unperturbed
peaceful and calm; worried by nothing:
She has a lovely serene face.

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Tranquil (adj.) Antonyms: Agitated, disturbed, perturbed, flustered, discomposed

calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.:
She stared at the tranquil surface of the water. Agitated (adj.)
Unperturbed (adj.) worried or angry:
not worried about something, especially when this She became very agitated when her son failed to return home.
is slightly surprising: Perturbed (adj.)
He seemed completely unperturbed at the idea of having to sing in worried:
a room full of strangers. He didn't seem unduly/overly perturbed by the news.
Flustered (adj.)
upset and confused:
She seemed a little flustered.

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Espouse (verb) Adopt (verb)

Hindi Meaning: सहायता दे ना to accept or start to use something new:
English Meaning: To became involved with or support an activity I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with
or opinion or marrying him.
Embrace (verb)
Usage: He espoused conservative political views.
to accept something enthusiastically:
This was an opportunity that he would embrace.
take on (Phrasal verb)
Synonyms: Adopt, embrace, absorb, take on, marry, wed,
1. to accept a particular job or responsibility:
assimilate, arrogate
She took too much on and made herself ill.

2. to employ someone:
She was taken on as a laboratory assistant.

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3. to compete against or fight someone: Antonyms: Abandon, relinquish, abnegate, disown, discard,
The government took on the unions and won. jettison, spurn
Abandon (verb)
Assimilate (verb) to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever:
to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or We had to abandon the car.
something become part of a group, country, society, etc. Relinquish (verb)
The European Union should remain flexible enough to assimilate
to give up something such as a responsibility or claim:
more countries quickly.
He has relinquished his claim.
Arrogate (verb)
Abnegate (verb)
to take something without having the right to do so:
They arrogate to themselves the power to punish people. to not accept something, or to say that you do not have something:
to abnegate responsibility/guilt

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disown (verb) Spurn (verb)

to make it known that you no longer have any connection with to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that
someone that you were closely connected with: thing or person is not worth having:
It's a story set in the last century about She spurned my offers of help.
a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.
Discard (verb)
to throw something away or get rid of it because you
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Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.
Jettison (verb)
to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed:
The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts.

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 Untenable (adjective) Indefensible (adj.)
Hindi Meaning: अस्थिर, असमिथनीय too bad to be protected from criticism:
English Meaning: An untenable situation cannot continue as it is, Usage: His opinions/attitudes are completely indefensible.
not able to be supported
Implausible (adj.)
difficult to believe, or unlikely:
Usage: If three people in four no longer support the government,
Usage: The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible.
isn't this an untenable situation?
Specious (adj.)
Synonyms: Indefensible, implausible, specious, invalid, fallacious,
seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false:
gratuitous, unnecessary, absurd
Usage: a specious argument/claim

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fallacious (adj.) Antonyms: Certified, validated, corroborated, genuine, cogent,

not correct: plausible
Usage: His argument is based on fallacious reasoning. Corroborated / Corroborate (verb)
to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with
Gratuitous (adj.) new information:
(of something such as bad behaviour) not necessary, or with no cause: Usage: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
Cogent (adj.)
Absurd (adj.) A cogent argument, reason, etc. is clearly expressed and persuades people to believe it.
stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way: Plausible (adj.)
Usage: What an absurd thing to say!
seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed:
Usage: a plausible explanation/excuse

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Next Step Cranky (adj.)

Ungainly (adjective) easily annoyed or upset:
Hindi Meaning: भद्दा Usage: a cranky baby
English Meaning: Of a person movement that is awkward, clumsy
ponderous (adj.)
slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large:
Usage: Boys who grow very fast are sometimes ungainly.
Usage: He had a slow and ponderous manner.
Synonyms: Cranky, ponderous, unwieldy, unhandy, clumsy, Unwieldy (adj.)
impractical An unwieldy object is difficult to move or handle because it
is heavy, large, or a strange shape:
Usage: A piano is a very unwieldy item to get down a flight of stairs.

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Clumsy (adj.) Next Step
A clumsy person often has accidents because they do not behave in Raucous (adjective)
a careful, controlled way:
That's the third glass you've smashed this week - you're so clumsy! Hindi Meaning: ककथश
English Meaning: Loud and unpleasant
Usage: Raucous laughter came from the next room.
Antonyms: Handy, useful, coordinated, graceful, lithe
Lithe (adj.)
Synonyms: Boisterous, robustious, roisterous, turbulent, strident,
young, healthy, attractive, and able to move and bend smoothly: stentorian
Usage: He had the lithe, athletic body of a ballet dancer.
Boisterous (adj.)
noisy, energetic, and rough:
Usage: boisterous children

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robustious (Boisterous) noisy, energetic, and rough: Strident (adj.)

Robust (adj.) A strident sound is loud, unpleasant, and rough:
strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail: Usage: People are put off by his strident voice.
Usage: He looks robust and healthy enough. Stentorian (adj.)
Roisterous / Roister (verb) using a very loud voice, or (of a voice) very loud:
to enjoy yourself in a noisy and energetic way: Usage: Suddenly a stentorian voice boomed across the room.
turbulent (adj.)
involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence:
a turbulent marriage
Usage: This has been a turbulent week for the administration.

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Antonyms: Sober, decorous, dignified, serene, tranquil Tranquil (adj.)

Decorous (adj.) calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.:
behaving politely and in a controlled way: Usage: She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.
Usage: His manner, as ever, was decorous.
Dignified (adj.)
controlled, serious, and calm, and therefore deserving respect:
a tall, dignified woman
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peaceful and calm; worried by nothing:
Usage: She has a lovely serene face.

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 Illustrious (adjective) luminous (adj.)
Hindi Meaning: प्रसिद्ध producing or reflecting bright light, especially in the dark:
luminous clothing
English Meaning: Famous, well respected and admired
2nd very beautiful:
Usage: He comes from an illustrious political family.
She is still luminous at 46 years of age.
Astral
Synonyms: Eminent, luminous, prestigious, astral, preeminent,
1st relating to the stars or outer space:
distinguished, reputable, exalted
His belief in astrology commits him to the idea that specific events
Eminent (adj.)
can be predicted on the basis of astral causation.
famous, respected, or important:
2nd elevated in station or position : EXALTED
an eminent historian
after his film became an unexpected blockbuster, the director was
suddenly welcome in the most astral circles of Hollywood society
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preeminent (adj.) Antonyms: Average, mediocre, inferior, uncelebrated

more important or powerful than all others: Mediocre (adj.)
He was the preeminent scientist of his day. not very good:
Distinguished (adj.) The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.
used to describe a respected and admired person, or their work:
a distinguished writer/director/politician
exalted (adj.)
An exalted position in an organization is a very important one:
She rose to the exalted post of Foreign Secretary.

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Mollify (verb) Appease (Verb)

Hindi Meaning: श ांत करन
English Meaning: To make someone less angry or upset
Usage: I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
Synonyms: Appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, pacify, placate,
console, soothe, propitiate
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to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing
side have something that they want:
They were given a small pay rise but this was not enough to
appease them.
Assuage (verb)
to make unpleasant feelings less strong:
The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.
Conciliate (verb)
to end a disagreement or someone's anger by acting in a friendly way
An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the
two sides involved in the conflict.
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Pacify (verb) Soothe (verb)
to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied: to make someone feel calm or less worried:
He pacified his crying child with a bottle. to soothe a crying baby
It was difficult for the police to pacify the angry crowd. propitiate (verb)
Placate (verb) to please and make calm a god or person who is annoyed with you:
to stop someone from feeling angry: In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate
They will not be placated by promises of future improvements. an angry god.
Console (verb)
to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better, usually by
giving them comfort or sympathy:
Her friends tried to console her, telling her "Everything will
be fine."
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Antonyms: Anger, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, ire, madden Infuriate (verb)
Enrage (verb) to make someone extremely angry:
to cause someone to become very angry: His attitude infuriates me.
He was enraged at the article about him. Ire (noun)
Incense (verb) anger:
To cause someone to be extremely angry: Petty restrictions easily raised the ire of such a creative artist.
I was so incensed by what he was saying I had to walk out. Madden (verb)
Inflame (verb) to make someone very angry or annoyed:
to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger It maddens me to see how unfairly Harshit has been treated.
Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the
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Voluminous (adjective)
Hindi Meaning: बड Hefty (adj.)
English Meaning: Marked by great volume or size large in amount, size, force, etc.:
a hefty bill/fine
Or 2nd meaning too long
tidy (adj.)
A voluminous piece of writing is long and detailed
1st (of amounts of money) large:
His business deals make him a tidy sum.
Usage: I don not want to buy this voluminous dress.
2nd having everything ordered and arranged in the right place,
Usage: Have you read his voluminous account of his life.
or liking to keep things like this:
The house was clean and tidy.
Synonyms: Big, hefty, tidy, cavernous, colossal, gigantic, heroic,
ample, excessive
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Cavernous (adj.) Antonyms: Dwarf, dinky, puny, bantam
If something is cavernous, there is a very large open space inside it: Dinky (adj.)
a cavernous 4,000-seat theatre They live in a dinky one-room apartment.
colossal (adj.)
Puny (adj.)
extremely large:
small; weak; not effective:
They were asking a colossal amount of money for the house.
Gigantic (adj.) a puny little man
extremely large: a gigantic statue My car only has a puny little engine.
heroic (adj.) Bantam (noun/adj.)
very brave or great: a heroic act/deed a small breed of chicken or SMALL
ample (adj.)
more than enough:
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 Discrepant (adjective) Conflicting (adj.)
Hindi Meaning: भिन्न/ विपरीत Conflicting beliefs, needs, facts, etc. are different and opposing:
conflicting opinions/ideas/advice
English Meaning: Difference between two things that should be Discordant (adj.)
the same used to describe something that is not in agreement with
Usage: These findings are discrepant with data from several other something else:
studies. Discordant opinions prevail even among good judges.
Incompatible (adj.)
not able to exist or work with another person or thing because
Synonyms: Conflicting, discordant, incompatible, incongruous, of basic differences:
inconsonant, inharmonious, repugnant When we started living together we realized how incompatible we
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Incongruous (adj.) Repugnant (adj.)

unusual or different from what is around or from what causing a feeling of strong dislike or disgust:
is generally happening: The trade in wild animals was repugnant to most people.
The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-
filled library. Antonyms: Accordant, agreeing, compatible, concordant,
Inharmonious (adj.) congruous, consistent
making an unpleasant musical sound, or not making a pleasant harmony (= Compatible (adj.)
the pleasing sound of notes being played or sung together):
able to exist, live, or work successfully with something or
I did not find the two voices inharmonious, although they are someone else:
different in pitch. It was when we started living together that we found we just
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in agreement with other facts or based on the same principles as Static (adjective)
something else: Hindi Meaning: स्थिर
This general pattern is
English Meaning: Not changing for a long time, showing little
concordant with reported findings for normally developing 8-year-olds.
change
Congruous (adj.)
the same as, or in agreement with, other facts or principles: Usage: Oil prices have remained static for the last few months.
His conclusion is congruous with one previously drawn by Mayer.
Synonyms: Immobile, stationary, immotile, immovable, stagnant,
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Immobile (adj.) Antonyms: Mobile, movable, motile, flexible, portable
not moving or not able to move: Mobile (adj.)
She sat immobile, wondering what to do next. moving or walking around freely:
Stationary (adj.) You've broken your ankle but you'll be fully mobile within
not moving, or not changing: a couple of months.
a stationary car/train Portable (adj.)
The traffic got slower and slower until it was stationary. light and small enough to be easily carried or moved:
Stagnant (adj.) a portable radio/phone/computer
(of water or air) not flowing or moving, and smelling unpleasant or
not growing or developing:
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Profuse (adjective) in large amounts, or more than enough:
Hindi Meaning: प्रचुर/ अत्यधिक He took copious notes during the lecture.
Lavish (adj.)
English Meaning: Very plentiful, produced or given in large
large in quantity and expensive or impressive:
amount
lavish gifts/promises/praise
Usage: I offered my profuse apologies.
riotous (adj.)
Usage: He was admitted to the hospital with profuse bleeding.
very loud and uncontrolled, and full of energy:
We went to a riotous party and danced all night.
Synonyms: Copious, lavish, riotous, galore, ample, abundant,
plenteous, extravagant, fecund

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Galore (adj.) fecund (adj.)

in great amounts or numbers: producing or creating a lot of new things, ideas, etc.:
And to satisfy your sweet tooth, this café has desserts galore. a fecund imagination
Ample (adj.)
more than enough: Antonyms: trickling, meager, niggardly, deficient
You'll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk. Trickle (verb)
Abundant (adj.) to arrive or move somewhere slowly and gradually,
more than enough: in small numbers:
an abundant supply of food Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half.
extravagant (adj.)
spending too much money, or using too much of something:
the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star
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 Meager (adj.)
very small or not enough:
a meager salary
niggardly (adj.)
slight in amount, quality, or effort:
a niggardly donation/amount
deficient (adj.)
not having enough of:
A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets.

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 Exalt (verb)
Hindi Meaning: प्रशंसा करना
English Meaning: To praise someone a lot, to raise someone to a
higher rank
Usage: The party will continue to exalt their hero.
Synonyms: Elevate, glorify, aggrandize, canonize, deify, ennoble,
magnify, extol, laud
Elevate (verb)
to make someone or something more important or to improve something:
Usage:They want to elevate the status of teachers.
Glorify (verb)
to praise or honor someone or something
Usage:He has been glorified in the press.
Aggrandize (verb)
To make someone more powerful or important
canonize (verb)
1st to announce officially that a dead person is a saint:
Usage:Many would like to see him canonized (as) a saint.
2nd to praise and admire someone very much, especially in a way
that is too much or that they do not deserve:
Usage:He was history's most canonized basketball player.

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Deify (verb) Laud (verb)

to make someone or something into a god: to praise:
Usage:The Romans used to deify their emperors. Usage:They lauded his initiative.
Ennoble (verb)
to make something or someone better so that people admire it, him,
or her more: Antonyms: Abase, degrade, demean, humiliate, censure, admonish
He has this theory that suffering can ennoble a person's character.
Extol (verb) Abase (verb)
to praise something or someone very much: to make yourself seem to be less important or to not deserve respect
Usage:His book extolling the benefits of vegetarianism sold thousands
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degrade (verb) How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of

1st to cause people to feel that they or other people have everyone like that?
no value and do not have the respect or good opinion of others: Censure (noun)
He degrades women. strong criticism or disapproval:
2nd to spoil or destroy the beauty or quality of something: Usage:His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.
Usage:Every day the environment is further degraded by toxic wastes. Admonish (verb)
Demean (verb) to tell someone that they have done something wrong:
to cause someone to become less respected: Usage:His mother admonished him for eating too quickly.
Usage:The entire family was demeaned by his behaviour.
Humiliate (verb)
to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or
herself:
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 Next Step grouchiness (noun)
Petulance (noun) the quality of being easily annoyed and quick to complain:
Hindi Meaning: चिड़चिड़ापन Usage:Did your friend get annoyed at your grouchiness?
Perversity (noun)
English Meaning: The quality of being easily annoyed, bad-
the quality of being strange and not what most people would do
tempered
or expect:
Usage: I have never witnessed such a display of childish petulance.
Usage:I think she disagreed with me out of perversity.
Synonyms: Irritableness, biliousness, grouchiness, perversity,
Peevishness (noun)/ Peevish(adj.)
peevishness, surliness
easily annoyed:
Biliousness (noun) / Bilious (adj.)
Usage:a peevish, bad-tempered person
If someone is bilious, they are always in a bad mood:
Usage:a bilious old man

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surliness (noun) Affability (noun)

the quality of being often in a bad mood, unfriendly, and
not polite:
teenage surliness
Antonyms: Forbearance, patience, affability, amenity, cordiality
Forbearance (noun)
the quality of being patient and being able to forgive someone
or control yourself in a difficult situation:
Usage:He thanked his employees for the forbearance (that) they
had shown during the company's difficult times.
the quality of being friendly and easy to talk to:
Usage:Her decisiveness and affability were valuable assets.
Amenity (noun)
1st that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for
the people in a town, hotel, or other place:
They established employee amenities such as restrooms, medical care,
and a lunchroom.
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behaviour that is friendly, but formal and polite Saccharine (adjective)
Usage:Their relationship should be restored to the same level of Hindi Meaning: ज्यादा मधुर
mutual cordiality that used to exist in the past.
English Meaning: Too sweet or too polite or
too pleasant or charming, with too much feeling to be believed:
Usage: You do not trust him with his saccharine smile.

Synonyms: Cloying, corny, drippy, flattery, sugary, sloppy, sentimental

Cloying (adj.)
tasting or smelling too sweet and therefore unpleasant:
Usage:The room was filled with the cloying scent of lilies.

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Corny (adj.) Antonyms: Unsentimental, unadulterated, cynical, unvarnished
showing no new ideas or too often repeated,
Usage:and therefore not funny or interesting: corny jokes Unadulterated (adj.)
drippy (adj.) 1st complete:
boring and without a strong character: Usage:a feeling of unadulterated joy
Where's that drippy brother of yours?
Sloppy (adj.) 2nd not spoiled or made weaker by the addition of
expressing feelings of love in a way that is silly or embarrassing: other substances; pure:
a sloppy love song Usage:People injecting drugs can never be sure that they're using
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Cynical (adj.)
believing that people are only interested in themselves and are
not sincere:
Usage:I've always been deeply cynical about politicians.
Unvarnished (adj.)
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 Pugnacious (adjective) Assaultive (adj.)/ Assault (noun/verb)
Hindi Meaning: झगड़ालू a violent attack:
Usage: He was charged with sexual assault.
English Meaning: Eager or quick to argue or fight
Usage: I found him pugnacious and arrogant.
Belligerent (adj.)
wishing to fight or argue:
Synonyms: Bellicose, aggressive, assaultive, belligerent,
Usage: a belligerent person
combative, disputatious, cranky
Bellicose (adj.)
combative (adj.)
wishing to fight or start a war:
eager to fight or argue:
Usage: The general made some bellicose statements about his
Usage: The prime minister was in a combative mood, twice accusing
country's military strength.
the opposition of gross incompetence.
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Disputatious (adj.) Antonyms: Pacific, nonbelligerent, uncontentious, uncombative,

liking to argue and disagree, or arguing and disagreeing a lot: peaceful
Usage: The disputatious style of his magazine articles led him Pacific (adj.)
into controversy. Usage: peaceful or helping to cause peace
Cranky (adj.)
easily annoyed or upset:
Usage: a cranky baby
contentious (adj.)
causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument:
Usage: a contentious decision/policy/issue/subject

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Banter (noun/verb) Chaff (verb)

Hindi Meaning: मज़ाक
English Meaning: Conversation that is funny and of teasing
manner, to talk in humorous way
Usage: He stood around bantering (verb) with his colleagues.
Usage: He considered himself a master of witty banter (Noun).
Synonyms: Chaff, badinage, jesting, sally, laugh, humorousness,
chatter
1st
to mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way; banter: She chaffed
him for working late. They joked and chaffed with each other.
2nd Chaff (noun) the outer layer that is separated from grains such
as wheat before they are used as food
Badinage (noun)
conversation or remarks that are joking and not serious
Usage: I think that we have had enough badinage.

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Jesting / Jest (verb) Antonyms: Flattery, praise, laud, extol
to say something intended to be funny: Laud (verb)
Usage: Would I jest about something so important? to praise someone or something:
Sally (noun/verb) Usage: The president lauded the rise of market economies around
a sudden attack on an enemy, especially when they are surrounding you the world.
They made a sally against us. Extol (verb)
2nd to praise something or someone very much:
a witty or lively remark Usage: His book extolling
chatter (verb) the benefits of vegetarianism sold thousands of copies.
to talk for a long time about things that are not important:
Usage: She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.

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Clandestine (adjective) furtive (adj.)

Hindi Meaning: गुप्त/ ग़ैरक़ानूनी behaving secretly and often dishonestly
English Meaning: Planned or done in secret Usage: He made one or two furtive phone calls.
Usage: The group held weekly clandestine meetings in a village. Stealthy (adj.)
quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard:
Usage: stealthy footsteps
Synonyms: Covert, furtive, stealthy, undercover, surreptitious,
surreptitious (adj.)
concealed, underhanded
done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing:
Covert (adj.)
Usage: She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I
hidden or secret:
couldn't help noticing her surreptitious glances at the clock.
Usage: covert actions

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Concealed (adj.) overt (adj.)

kept hidden or where it cannot easily be seen: done or shown publicly or in an obvious way and not secret:
Usage: The robbery had been recorded on a concealed security camera. Usage: overt criticism
Evident (adj.)
Antonyms: Avowed, acknowledged, obvious, overt, evident easily seen or understood:
Usage: The full extent of the damage only became evident
Avowed (adj.) the following morning.
stated:
Usage: The government's avowed intent/purpose/aim is to reduce tax.
Acknowledged (adj.)
known or accepted by many people

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 Laconic (adjective) Terse (adj.)
Hindi Meaning: संक्षिप्त, नपा-तुला, लघु using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:
"Are you feeling any better?" "No!" was the terse reply.
English Meaning: Using very few words to express
Usage: After the match, the coach’s remarks were laconic.
Pithy (adj.)
expressing an idea cleverly in a few words:
Synonyms: Compact, concise, brief, terse, pithy, succinct, curt,
a pithy remark
aphoristic, abrupt
succinct (adj.)
Concise (adj.) said in a clear and short way; expressing what needs to be said
short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:
without unnecessary words:
Make your answers clear and concise.
Keep your letter succinct and to the point.

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Curt (adj.) Antonyms: Diffuse, wordy, verbose, circuitous, rambling

If someone's manner or speech is curt, it is rude as a result of being Diffuse (verb)
very quick: to (cause something to) spread in many directions:
to give a curt reply Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.
Verbose (adj.)
aphoristic (adj.) using or containing more words than are necessary:
a concise statement a verbose explanation/report/speech/style
circuitous (adj.)
abrupt (adj.) not straight or direct:
using too few words when talking, in a way that seems rude and unfriendly: a circuitous (= long and indirect) explanation
Usage: He is sometimes very abrupt with clients. rambling (adj.)
too long and confused:
a long rambling speech
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Profane (adjective) Atheistic (noun)

Hindi Meaning: अपवित्र, अशुद्ध, भ्रष्ट someone who does not believe in any god or gods, or who believes that
no god or gods exist:
English Meaning: Showing no respect for a god or a religion
His father was an atheist.
Usage: Profane language is not allowed here.
Earthly (adj.)
Synonyms: Secular, temporal, nonreligious, atheistic, earthly, happening in or relating to this world and this physical life, not
terrene, blasphemous, irreverent in heaven or relating to a spiritual life:
Temporal (adj.) his earthly existence
relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones:
The tyranny of the monarchy lies in its spiritual rather than its temporal power:
it tyrannizes the imagination. terrene (adj.)
like earth
He strives to strike a balance between the celestial and the terrene

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Blasphemous (adj.) Antonyms: Religious, sacred, divine, spiritual, pious, reverent
considered offensive to God or religion: Divine (adj.)
a blasphemous remark connected with a god, or like a god:
Irreverent (adj.) Some fans seem to regard the players as divine beings.
not showing the expected respect for official, important, Pious (adj.)
or holy things: strongly believing in religion, and living in a way that shows this belief:
an irreverent comment/approach/attitude She is a pious follower of the faith, never missing her prayers.
Reverent (adj.)
showing great respect and admiration:
A reverent silence fell over the crowd.

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Cynical (adjective) Synonyms: Pessimistic, misanthropic, suspicious, distrustful,

Hindi Meaning: ननंदक sardonic, scornful, ironic
English Meaning: not trusting or respecting the goodness of other Pessimistic (adj.)
thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of
people and their actions, but believing that people are interested a situation:
only in themselves: The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic.
nd
2 meaning : not showing fairness or respect to an opposing player Misanthropic (adj.)
not liking other people
Usage: He praises my cooking but it's just a cynical ploy (चाल) to suspicious (adj.)
get me to make him dinner. feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something:
Usage: I have always been deeply cynical about politicians. His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was
something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was
always punctual.

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Sardonic (adj.) Antonyms: Uncynical, unsuspicious, naïve, innocent, optimistic

humorous in an unkind way that shows you do not respect someone or Naïve (adj.)
something: too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth
a sardonic smile/look/comment
She was very naive to believe that he'd stay with her.
scornful (adj.)
showing or feeling scorn for someone or something:
a scornful look/remark/laugh/tone
ironic (adj.)
showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying:
an ironic comment/reply

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 Mercurial (adjective) mutable (adj.)
Hindi Meaning: अस्थिर able or likely to change:
Usage:the mutable nature of love Language is not static, it is
English Meaning: Changing suddenly and often
mutable.
Usage:The child was entertaining but unpredictable with mercurial
Volatile (adj.)
mood swings.
likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by
getting worse:
Synonyms: Capricious, fickle, inconsistent, mutable, uncertain,
Usage:Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation.
volatile, desultory
Desultory (adj.)
Capricious (adj.)
without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest:
changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly: Usage:She made a desultory attempt at conversation.
Usage:a capricious child

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Antonyms: Certain, immutable, stable, invariable, settled, Stealthy (Adjective)

predictable Hindi Meaning: गुप्त, अप्रकाशित
Immutable (adj.)
English Meaning: The quality of carrying an action out secretly
not changing, or unable to be changed:
Usage: The risks posed by stealthy submarines are real.
an immutable law
predictable (adj.)
Synonyms: Furtive, sly, crafty, devious, covert, clandestine,
Something that is predictable happens in a way or at a time that
surreptitious, crooked
you know about before it happens:
Furtive (adj.)
Comets appear at predictable times.
(of people) behaving secretly and often dishonestly, or (of actions)
done secretly and often dishonestly:
Usage: He made one or two furtive phone calls.

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Sly (adj.) Covert (adj.)

deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want: hidden or secret:
Usage: He's a sly old devil - I wouldn't trust him with my money. Usage: covert actions
Crafty (adj.) clandestine (adj.)
clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way: planned or done in secret, especially describing something that is
Usage: I have some crafty ideas for getting around the regulations. not officially allowed:
Devious (adj.) Usage: The group held weekly clandestine meetings in a church.
Devious people or plans and methods are dishonest, often in Surreptitious (adj.)
a complicated way, but often also clever and successful: done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing:
Usage: You have to be devious if you're going to succeed in business. Usage: She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I
couldn't help noticing her surreptitious glances at the clock.

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Crooked (adj.) Candid (adj.)
not forming a straight line, or having many bends: honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful:
Usage: The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis.
Usage: You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads. Overt (adj.)
done or shown publicly or in an obvious way and not secret:
Antonyms: Aboveboard, candid, open, overt, evident, patent, Usage: overt criticism
avowed patent (adj.)
Aboveboard (adj./adv.) very obvious:
a patent lie or Patent (verb)
If a plan or business agreement is above board, it is honest and
to get the official legal right to make or sell an invention:
not trying to deceive anyone: Usage: If you don't patent your invention, other people may make
Usage: The discussions were completely open and aboveboard. all the profit out of it.

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Avowed (adj.) Guileless (adjective)

stated: Hindi Meaning: निश्छल, विश्िासी, िफादार
Usage: The government's avowed intent/purpose/aim is
English Meaning: Honest, not able to deceive
to reduce tax.
Usage: He was completely guileless and trusting.

Synonyms: Genuine, innocent, naïve, malleable, spontaneous,

candid, unpretentious
Naïve (adj.)
too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth

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malleable (adj.) Antonyms: Affected, insincere, pretentious, dishonest,

A malleable substance is easily changed into a new shape:
Usage: Lead and tin are malleable metals.
Easily influenced, trained, or controlled:
Usage: He had an actor's typically malleable features.
Unpretentious (adj.)
simple and/or sincere; not pretentious:
Usage: The food is delicious and unpretentious.
dissembling
Pretentious (adj.)
trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you
are, especially in matters of art and literature:
Usage: a pretentious art critic
dissembling (verb)
to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts:
Usage: He accused the government of dissembling.

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