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Synonyms & Antonyms : Want
Want
( Noun )
The plants died from want of water.
Synonyms:
Indigence
Penury
Poverty
Privation
Contextual Examples:
The magnitude of indigence is rising year by year in India despite so much economic development owing to inability of the administration to run the welfare activities efficiently.
Continuing penury circumstances of the common man in India make a mockery of the socio – economic system.
The government has yet to eradicate poverty in India though a number of programmes have been undertaken. People are still suffering from inadequacy of provisions of various types.
Antonyms:
Affluence
Plenty
Prosperity
Wealth
Contextual Examples:
Affluence of the elite is in sharp contrast with the poverty of the lower classes.
Despite a situation of plenty of foodstuffs in the country, the poor cannot enjoy two wholesome meals a day.
India can enjoy its prosperity only if a more equitable distribution of the country’s national wealth could be established.
The Synonyms and Antonyms form an integral part of the English Language. Acquaintance with the vocabulary of the English language is a necessity for effective expression either in written or in an oral from. Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language. Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.
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