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Synonyms / Antonyms : English Grammar

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1. Bolster - बळकट
  • (verb) Support or strengthen; prop up / Provide (a seat) with padded support
  • Synonyms- support, reinforce, fortify, buttress
  • Antonyms - undermine, weaken, enfeeble, debilitate
2. Buoy - उत्साह

  • (verb) Keep (someone or something) afloat / Cause to become cheerful or confident / Cause (a price) to rise to or remain at a high level
  • Synonyms- hearten, uplift, buck up, encourage, enliven, stimulate
  • Antonyms - crush one's spirit, knock sideways, knock the stuffing out of
3. Dazzling -    लखलखीत 
  • (adjective) Extremely bright, esp. so as to blind the eyes temporarily / Extremely impressive, beautiful, or skillful
  • Synonyms- brilliant, bright, magnificent, ravishing, splendid, exquisite
  • Antonyms - dark, dull, gloomy, hazy, murky, dim, dreary, unsophisticated
4. Detention - अटक
  • (noun) The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, esp. as a political prisoner / The punishment of being kept in school after hours
  • Synonyms- custody, imprisonment, arrest, incarceration, prison, internment
  • Antonyms - redemption, release, liberation, freedom, aid, escape, promptness

 5. Dilemma - कोंडी , असमंजस 

  • (noun) A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, esp. equally undesirable ones / A difficult situation or problem / An argument forcing an opponent to choose either of two unfavorable alternatives
  • Synonyms- Quandary, predicament, perplexity, difficulty
  • Antonyms - Surety, confirmation, corroboration
6. Garner- एकत्र
  • (verb) gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
  • Synonyms- collect, gather, amass, accumulate, granary, hoard
  • Antonyms - disperse, dissipate, distribute, dispel, squander

7. Hostage - ओलिस, बंधक

  • (noun) A person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition
  • Synonyms- surety, captive, prisoner, pawn, detainee, 
  • Antonyms - captor, warden, undependability, foreboding, inkling, 
8. Mitigation - कमी करणे, निवविणे
  • (noun) The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something 
  • Synonyms- Alleviation, reduction, lessening, diminution
  • Antonyms - Intensification, increase
9. Persuade - खात्री पटवणे
  • (verb) Cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument / Cause (someone) to believe something, esp. after a sustained effort; convince
  • Synonyms- convince, influence, induce, coax, sway, cajole, incline
  • Antonyms - dissuade, prevent, discourage, deter, stop, repress
10. Plunge -  उडी
  • (verb) Jump or dive quickly and energetically/ Fall suddenly and uncontrollably / Embark impetuously on a speech or course of action 
  • (noun) An act of jumping or diving into water / A swift and drastic fall in value or amount
  • Synonyms- Crash, Plummet, tumble, drop
  • Antonyms - soar, go, up, rise
11. Relent - माघार 
  • (verb) Abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment / (esp. of bad weather) Become less severe or intense
  • Synonyms- slacken, weaken, diminish, ease up
  • Antonyms - rise, grow, intensify
12. resilient -  संवेदनशील 
  • (adjective) (of a substance or object) Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed
  • Synonyms- Strong, tough, hardy
  • Antonyms - rigid, stiff
13. Robust - मजबूत 
  • (adjective) (of a person, animal, or plant) Strong and healthy; vigorous / (of an object) Sturdy in construction / (of action) Involving physical force or energy
  • Synonyms- Sturdy, Vigorous, powerful, tough
  • Antonyms - weak, frail, infirm, delicate
14. Strive - प्रयत्नशील 
  • (verb) Struggle or fight vigorously / Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
  • Synonyms- endeavour, attempt, seek
  • Antonyms - ignore, avoid
15. Telling - प्रभावशाली
  • (adjective) Having a striking or revealing effect; significant
  • Synonyms- effective, revealing, significant, weighty
  • Antonyms - ineffective, unimportant, unconvincing, insignificant

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