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- Punitive (adjective) — दंडात्मक
Definition: inflicting or intended as punishment
Synonyms: penal, disciplinary, corrective, correctional, retributive
Antonyms: unpunished, let off, released, not charged
Usage: He called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc
- Relent (verb) – परित्याग करना
Definition: abandon or mitigate
Synonyms: change one’s mind, do a U-turn, back-pedal, back down, give way, give in
Antonyms: strengthen, worsen, harden, build up
Usage: she was going to refuse his request, but relented
- Reconcile (verb) — मेल-मिलाप कराना
Definition: restore friendly relations between.
Synonyms: friendly, come to agreement, end dispute, clear discord
Antonyms: argue, fight, disagree, dispute, discord
Usage: the king and the archbishop were publicly reconciled
- Contingent (adjective) — आकस्मिक
Definition: subject to chance, dependent on.
Synonyms: chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible, unforeseen, unforeseeable, unexpected
Antonyms: intended, intentional, expected, planned
Usage: his fees were contingent on the success of his search
- Prudent (adjective) – विवेकी
Definition: acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Synonyms: wise, well judged, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable, well advised, politic
Antonyms: imprudent, dumb, unintelligent, ill-advised, not advisable
Usage: no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose
- Formative (adjective) — निर्माणात्मक
Definition: serving to form something, especially having a profound influence on a person’s development.
Synonyms: developmental, developing, growing, mouldable, malleable, impressionable
Antonyms: constant, stubborn, not impressionable, adult
Usage: Developmental delays are to be corrected in the formative years of a child’s growth to help them overcome it.
- Pioneer (noun) — प्रथम अन्वेषक
Definition: a person who is the first to do, use or explore something
Synonyms: develop, introduce, evolve, start, begin, launch, instigate, initiate, put in place, take the initiative in
Antonyms: follower, one of many, repeat, continue
Usage: the technique was pioneered by a Swiss doctor in the 1930s
- Detention (noun) — नजरबंदी
Definition: the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody/ punishment of being kept in school after working hours.
Synonyms: custody, imprisonment, confinement, incarceration, internment, captivity, restraint
Antonyms: free, not detained, not restrained, not confined, given freedom, released
Usage: the fifteen people arrested were still in police detention
- Ensure (verb) — सुनिश्चित करना
Definition: make certain that (something) will occur or be the case.
Synonyms: safeguard, protect, guard, shield, shelter, fortify, make invulnerable
Antonyms: uncertain, vulnerable, unprotected, unsafe
Usage: The legislation is to ensure equal opportunities to all citizens.
- Tinker (verb) — सुधार करने की कोशिश करना
Definition: attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way.
Synonyms: try to mend/improve, work amateurishly on, fiddle with, play (about/around) with, toy with, trifle with, dally with
Antonyms: leave alone, not fiddle with, not interfere, break, dismantle
Usage: He spent hours tinkering with the air conditioning system trying to get it to work again.
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