Words starting with Q

9 words, alphabetical. Each one with its Hindi meaning, what it actually means, five synonyms, five antonyms and a sentence it works in.

Quagmire

Noun

दलदल

a soft boggy area of land; a difficult, complex, or precarious situation

Synonyms
Predicament · Morass · Mire · Bind · Impasse
Antonyms
Clarity · Solution · Ease · Simplicity · Resolution

The bank found itself in a legal quagmire over the disputed collateral.

Quandary

Noun

दुविधा

a state of uncertainty over what to do

Synonyms
Dilemma · Predicament · Impasse · Puzzle · Fix
Antonyms
Certainty · Resolution · Clarity · Solution · Decision

The board faced a quandary over whether to raise or hold rates.

Quantify

Verb

मापना / परिमाण निर्धारित करना

to express or measure the quantity or value of something

Synonyms
Measure · Calculate · Compute · Evaluate · Estimate
Antonyms
Estimate roughly · Guess · Ignore · Disregard · Overlook

Risk officers struggled to quantify the long-term impact of the unexpected interest rate hike.

Quarantine

Noun

पृथकवास

a state of enforced isolation, especially to prevent the spread of disease or contamination

Synonyms
Isolation · Seclusion · Confinement · Segregation · Lockdown
Antonyms
Integration · Mixing · Freedom · Release · Inclusion

Toxic assets were placed in a quarantine fund away from the bank's main balance sheet.

Quashed

Verb

रद्द करना

to reject or void, especially by legal authority; to suppress completely

Synonyms
Annul · Overturn · Void · Nullify · Rescind
Antonyms
Uphold · Affirm · Validate · Ratify · Confirm

The court quashed the regulator's order freezing the company's accounts.

Quell

Verb

दबाना

to put an end to, suppress

Synonyms
Suppress · Subdue · Extinguish · Crush · Quash
Antonyms
Incite · Provoke · Encourage · Stir up · Ignite

The RBI's statement helped quell fears of a currency crisis.

Query

Noun

प्रश्न

a question, especially expressing doubt

Synonyms
Question · Inquiry · Doubt · Question mark · Concern
Antonyms
Answer · Statement · Response · Certainty · Confirmation

Customers can raise a query directly through the mobile app.

Quibbling

Verb

बाल की खाल निकालना

to argue or complain about trivial matters

Synonyms
Nitpicking · Carping · Cavilling · Bickering · Squabbling
Antonyms
Agreeing · Conceding · Accepting · Consenting · Acquiescing

Instead of addressing the real issue, executives kept quibbling over minor wording.

Quintessential

Adjective

सर्वोत्कृष्ट

representing the most perfect or typical example of something

Synonyms
Classic · Typical · Archetypal · Ideal · Definitive
Antonyms
Atypical · Unrepresentative · Uncharacteristic · Unusual · Anomalous

The branch became the quintessential example of good customer service.

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