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Workplace communication vocabulary

Words for workplace communication, each with its meaning in English and Hindi, how to say it, a sentence that shows it in use, and what to say instead or the opposite.

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apprise

/uh-PRYZ/

To inform or tell someone about something.

सूचित करना; किसी को जानकारी देना

“Please apprise the client of any delay immediately.”

Synonyms: inform, notify, advise, brief

Antonyms: conceal, withhold, hide, suppress

broach

/BROHCH/

To raise a difficult subject for discussion.

छेड़ना; कठिन विषय को चर्चा में लाना

“She broached the budget cut gently in the one-on-one.”

Synonyms: raise, introduce, mention, moot

Antonyms: avoid, shelve, suppress, evade

buy-in

/BY-in/

Agreement and commitment from people whose support is needed.

सहमति और समर्थन; ज़रूरी लोगों की प्रतिबद्धता

“Without leadership buy-in the plan will stall.”

Synonyms: support, commitment, endorsement, backing

Antonyms: resistance, opposition, pushback, rejection

clarify

/KLAR-i-fy/

To make a statement or situation clearer and easier to understand.

स्पष्ट करना; बात को सरल और साफ़ बनाना

“Could you clarify what done means for this ticket?”

Synonyms: explain, elucidate, simplify, illuminate

Antonyms: obscure, confuse, muddle, complicate

constructive

/kuhn-STRUHK-tiv/

Helpful and intended to improve rather than criticise.

रचनात्मक; सुधार के उद्देश्य से दिया गया

“Keep feedback constructive and specific.”

Synonyms: helpful, useful, positive, productive

Antonyms: destructive, negative, unhelpful, harmful

contend

/kuhn-TEND/

To argue or assert something as a position.

तर्क देना; किसी बात पर दृढ़ता से दावा करना

“The vendor contends that the delay was ours.”

Synonyms: argue, assert, maintain, claim

Antonyms: concede, deny, yield, retract

convey

/kuhn-VAY/

To communicate an idea, feeling or message to someone.

संप्रेषित करना; विचार या संदेश पहुँचाना

“The chart conveys the trend better than a table.”

Synonyms: communicate, express, transmit, impart

Antonyms: conceal, withhold, suppress, hide

cordial

/KOR-dee-uhl/

Warm and friendly in a polite, formal way.

सौहार्दपूर्ण; शिष्ट और आत्मीय

“The meeting ended on cordial terms.”

Synonyms: friendly, warm, genial, amiable

Antonyms: hostile, cold, unfriendly, frosty

emphasize

/EM-fuh-syz/

To give special importance or prominence to something.

ज़ोर देना; विशेष महत्व देकर उभारना

“The CEO emphasized security in every town hall.”

Synonyms: stress, highlight, underline, accentuate

Antonyms: downplay, understate, minimize, neglect

exemplify

/ig-ZEM-pli-fy/

To be or give a typical example of something.

उदाहरण प्रस्तुत करना; किसी बात का सटीक नमूना होना

“This incident exemplifies why reviews matter.”

Synonyms: illustrate, typify, embody, demonstrate

Antonyms: obscure, contradict, misrepresent, belie

expound

/ik-SPOWND/

To explain an idea or theory in detail.

विस्तार से समझाना; विचार की व्याख्या करना

“The architect expounded the design for an hour.”

Synonyms: explain, elaborate, detail, explicate

Antonyms: summarize, condense, obscure, abridge

liaise

/lee-AYZ/

To communicate and cooperate to coordinate work.

समन्वय करना; संपर्क बनाकर मिलकर काम करना

“She liaises between sales and product.”

Synonyms: coordinate, communicate, cooperate, interface

Antonyms: isolate, disconnect, withdraw, separate

negotiate

/ni-GOH-shee-ayt/

To discuss with others in order to reach an agreement.

वार्ता करना; बातचीत से समझौते तक पहुँचना

“We negotiated a longer payment term.”

Synonyms: bargain, discuss, mediate, deal

Antonyms: dictate, impose, refuse, stonewall

opine

/oh-PYN/

To state one's opinion, often without being asked.

राय व्यक्त करना; अपना मत रखना

“Everyone opined; nobody decided.”

Synonyms: comment, remark, suggest, declare

Antonyms: refrain, abstain, withhold, listen

plausible

/PLAW-zuh-buhl/

Seeming reasonable or probable.

संभाव्य; तर्कसंगत और विश्वसनीय प्रतीत होने वाला

“It is a plausible explanation, but check the logs.”

Synonyms: credible, believable, reasonable, probable

Antonyms: implausible, unlikely, improbable, unconvincing

posit

/POZ-it/

To put forward an idea as a basis for argument.

प्रतिपादित करना; तर्क के आधार के रूप में विचार रखना

“The paper posits that remote work lifts output.”

Synonyms: propose, postulate, suggest, hypothesize

Antonyms: refute, deny, dispute, reject

proponent

/pruh-POH-nuhnt/

A person who advocates a theory or proposal.

समर्थक; किसी विचार या प्रस्ताव की पैरवी करने वाला

“She is a strong proponent of pair programming.”

Synonyms: advocate, supporter, champion, backer

Antonyms: opponent, critic, detractor, adversary

rationale

/rash-uh-NAHL/

The set of reasons behind a decision or belief.

औचित्य-आधार; निर्णय के पीछे के कारण

“Share the rationale, not just the decision.”

Synonyms: reasoning, justification, basis, grounds

Antonyms: whim, caprice, impulse, pretext

reciprocate

/ri-SIP-ruh-kayt/

To respond to an action by making a similar one in return.

प्रत्युत्तर देना; बदले में वैसा ही करना

“They reciprocated with a referral of their own.”

Synonyms: return, repay, requite, match

Antonyms: ignore, withhold, spurn, rebuff

reiterate

/ree-IT-uh-rayt/

To say something again for emphasis or clarity.

दोहराना; ज़ोर या स्पष्टता के लिए फिर कहना

“Let me reiterate: nothing ships on Friday.”

Synonyms: repeat, restate, recap, emphasize

Antonyms: retract, omit, withdraw, silence

substantive

/suhb-STAN-tiv/

Having real importance or substance.

सारगर्भित; वास्तविक महत्व और सार वाला

“We need substantive feedback, not emoji.”

Synonyms: significant, meaningful, substantial, weighty

Antonyms: trivial, superficial, insignificant, token

synthesize

/SIN-thuh-syz/

To combine ideas or information into a coherent whole.

संश्लेषण करना; विचारों को जोड़कर सुसंगत रूप देना

“She synthesized forty interviews into five themes.”

Synonyms: combine, integrate, merge, consolidate

Antonyms: separate, analyse, fragment, divide

tentative

/TEN-tuh-tiv/

Not certain or fixed; provisional.

अस्थायी; अभी पक्का या निश्चित नहीं

“We have a tentative date for the launch.”

Synonyms: provisional, preliminary, conditional, uncertain

Antonyms: definite, final, confirmed, settled

unanimous

/yoo-NAN-i-muhs/

Fully in agreement, with everyone in favour.

सर्वसम्मत; सभी की पूर्ण सहमति से

“The vote was unanimous.”

Synonyms: united, undivided, agreed, concordant

Antonyms: divided, split, disputed, contested

underscore

/uhn-dur-SKOR/

To emphasize or draw attention to something.

रेखांकित करना; ध्यान दिलाने के लिए ज़ोर देना

“The breach underscores the need for audits.”

Synonyms: emphasize, highlight, stress, accentuate

Antonyms: downplay, minimize, understate, obscure

warrant

/WOR-uhnt/

To justify or make necessary a course of action.

औचित्य ठहराना; किसी कार्रवाई को आवश्यक बनाना

“The risk does not warrant a full rewrite.”

Synonyms: justify, merit, deserve, necessitate

Antonyms: disallow, preclude, forbid, prohibit

wrangle

/RANG-guhl/

To have a long and complicated dispute.

लंबी बहस करना; उलझा हुआ विवाद करना

“They wrangled over the contract terms for weeks.”

Synonyms: argue, dispute, bicker, quarrel

Antonyms: agree, concur, harmonize, settle

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