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Stalemate – Deadlock / Delay / Halt / Impasse / Backwater

Antonym – Advance / Progress

It is a noun.



Competency – Proficiency / Ability / Aptitude

Antonym – Incompetence / Inability

It is a noun.



Aggressive – Adjective – Frightened / Invasive

Noun – Invective


Antonym – Unaggressive




Caught up – Trapped / Tangled

Antonym – Disengaged / Detached

It is a verb.



Thwarted – Diminished / Reduce

Antonym – Satisfied

It is an adjective.



Cannabis – Hashish / Hemp

It is a noun.






Straddle – To have one leg or part on each side of something / Sir astride / bestride / span / cross / cover / bridge

It is a verb.



Undermine– Damage / Weaken / Compromise / lmpair

Antonym – Heal / Rectify

It is a verb.




Aboriginal – Earliest / Native / Original

Antonym – Modern / New

It is an adjective.




Dangling – Hanging / Pendent / Suspended / Inclined

Antonym – Upright

It is an adjective.




Prorogue – Adjourn / Defer / Postpone / Recess

Antonym – Inaugurate / Launch

It is a verb.




Diminutive – Tiny / Little / Small / Pocket

Antonym – Outsized / Large

It is an adjective.



Jingoism – Nationalism / Patriotism / Fanaticism / Chauvinism

Antonym – Internationalism /Unbias

It is a noun.



Facelift – Renovation / Refurbishment / Restoration / Repair / Rehabilitation

Antonym- Damage / Decline

It is a noun.




Symposium – Conference / Convention / Congress / Meeting / Forum / Galaxy

Antonym – segregation / Seperation

It is a noun .




Subaltern – Assistant /Inferior / Subordinate

Antonym – Superior

It is a noun.




Quicksand – Trap / Tangle / Labyrinth / Quagmire / Hazard

Antonym – Advantage / Blessing

It is a noun.



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