Synonyms / Antonyms : English Grammar

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1. Abrogation - रद्दीकरण 

• (noun) the fact of officially ending a law, an agreement, etc.  
• Synonyms- repudiation, repeal, cancellation, annulment
• Antonyms - commandment, mandating, sanctioning, ordering

2. Aggravate - बिघडवणे

• (verb) Make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious / Annoy or exasperate (someone), esp. persistently
• Synonyms- irritate, exasperate, annoy, exacerbate, anger, worsen, peeve, rile, needle
• Antonyms- soothe, alleviate, comfort, improve, appease, ameliorate, mollify, allay

3. Berate- रागावणे 

• (verb) Scold or criticize (someone) angrily
• Synonyms- rebuke, reprove, reprimand, chide
• Antonyms - laud, praise

4. Brute - दुष्ट, कठोर, निर्दयी

• (adjective) Unreasoning and animallike / Merely physical / Harsh, fundamental, or inescapable
• Synonyms- beast, animal, savage, monster, barbarian, fiend, devil, ogre, brutal, fauna
• Antonyms - kind-hearted, angel, man, humane, sympathetic, beautiful, champion

5. Colossal - प्रचंड, विशाल 

• ( adjective) Extremely large / (of a giant order) Having more than one story of columns / (of a statue) At least twice life size
• Synonyms- huge, massive, giant, mammoth
• Antonyms - tiny, small, minute, little, diminutive

6. Foment-   भडकावणे 

• (verb) to create trouble or violence or make it worse 
• Synonyms- incite, instigate, provoke, excite, stir up, spark off
• Antonyms - soothe, calm, discourage, tranquilize

7. Exorbitant -  अतिशय जास्त 

• (adjective) (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high
• Synonyms- extortionate, outrageous, excessive, steep, unreasonable, dear, stiff, usurious, inflated
• Antonyms - cheap, frugal, affordable, reasonable, dirt cheap, el cheapo, good, sensible

8. Gusto -  उत्साह 

• (noun) Enjoyment and enthusiasm in doing something zest / a relish or liking / style of artistic execution 
• Synonyms- zest, relish, delight, verve
• Antonyms - indifference, apathy

9. Hapless - भाग्यहीन 

• (adjective) (esp. of a person) Unfortunate
• Synonyms- Unfortunate, cursed, luckless, doomed
• Antonyms - fortunate, blessed, propitious

10. Lamented - शोक व्यक्त करणे,  दिवंंगत

• (adjective) A conventional way of describing someone who has died or something that has been lost or that has ceased to exist
• Synonyms- regretted, late, deplored, deceased, mourn, rued, grieved
• Antonyms- joyed, gloried, caroused, celebrated, unlamented, rejoiced, submarginal, praised

11. Lure-  आमिष 

• (verb) tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, esp., by offering some form of reward
• Synonyms- attract, draw, entice, allure, tempt, bait, seduce, decoy, enticement, pull, inveigle
• Antonyms- repel, alert, dissuade, antipathy, appall, apprehend, boredom, deter, discourage, dishearten, 

12. Rudderless- दिशाहीन 

• (adjective)Lacking a rudder / Lacking a clear sense of one's aims or principles
• Synonyms- aimless, purposeless, meaningless
• Antonyms - purposeful, determined

13. Sanguine - आशावादी

• (adjective) Cheerfully optimistic
• Synonyms- confident, hopeful, optimistic, ruddy, upbeat, rubicund, florid, buoyant, bullish
• Antonyms- pessimistic, depressed, sad, soulcrushing, blue, pale, pallid, sallow, uncertain, ashen, unsure

14. Satraps - तानाशाह

• (noun) A provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire / Any subordinate or local ruler
• Synonyms- governor, ruler, autocrat, monarch 

 15. Spearheaded - नेतृत्व करणे 

• (verb) Lead an attack or movement against somebody / something
• Synonyms- lead, head, be the driving force behind 
• Antonyms - stop, finish, end

16. Underlying - मूलभूत 

• (verb) (esp. of a layer of rock or soil) Lie or be situated under (something) / Be the cause or basis of (something)
• Synonyms- basic, fundamental, essential, inherent, primary, rudimentary, latent, hidden
• Antonyms- ancillary, secondary, incidental, superjacent, overt, auxiliary, candid, explicit

17. Vainglorious - गुमान, गर्विष्ठ 

• (adjective) excessively proud of oneself or one's achievement, overly vain
• Synonyms- conceited, haughty, vain
• Antonyms- humble, modest, unpretentious 

18. Vigour - ताकद 

• (noun) active strength of body or mind / forceful exertion
• Synonyms - energy, strength, verve, spirit, vitality, dynamism, zest, vim, liveliness
• Antonyms - laziness, boredom, fearfulness, ennui, anguish, craziness, fatigue