UrduPure

English Word: To Pour Oil On Fire

Part of Speech: Idiom

English Meaning: To do or say something to make an argument, problem, or bad situation worse; to further incense an already angry person or group of people. You know mom's upset with you. Don't pour fuel on the fire by coming home late again.

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Descend

Meaning: Move or fall downwards.

Sentence: We have to descend the hill to reach the valley.

Synonyms: cascade, collapse, crash, dip, disembark, dive, go down, penetrate, plummet, plunge, settle, sink, slide, slip, stumble, subside, swoop, trickle, tumble

Antonyms: ascend, go up, grow, increase, leave, rise, even, level, mount, pour, straighten

Escape

Meaning: to get yourself free

Sentence: The prisoner tried to escape from prison.

Synonyms: breakout, departure, desertion, disappearance, flight, freedom, liberation, outbreak, rescue, withdrawal

Antonyms: arrival, coming, entrance, stay, staying, directness, meeting, capture

Hasty

Meaning: hurried, done too quickly

Sentence: Her hasty decisions did not always have the required effect.

Synonyms: abrupt, careless, expeditious, hurried, ill-advised, impulsive, quick, rapid, reckless, sudden, swift, urgent

Antonyms: careful, cautious, kind, leisurely, slow, sluggish, thoughtful, wise

Remarkable

Meaning: unusual or extraordinary

Sentence: He climbed over the wall with remarkable ease.

Synonyms: curious, exceptional, important, impressive, miraculous, momentous, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, odd, outstanding, phenomenal, rare, significant, singular, solid, strange, striking, surprising, uncommon, unique, wonderful

Antonyms: average, bad, common, commonplace, familiar, inconsequential, inconspicuous, inferior, insignificant, like, normal, ordinary, poor, regular, similar, standard, trivial, unexceptional, unimportant, unimpressive, unnoticeable, unremarkable, usual, worthless

Tremendous

Meaning: Very great in amount, scale, or intensity.

Sentence: A tremendous wave rocked the boat.

Synonyms: amazing, astounding, awesome, colossal, dreadful, enormous, excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, formidable, great, immense, incredible, marvelous, massive, monumental, prodigious, terrible, terrific, vast, wonderful

Antonyms: bad, believable, common, commonplace, conventional, customary, expected, familiar, inferior, insignificant, little, miniature, minute, nice, normal, ordinary, plain, pleasant, poor, powerless, small, teeny, tiny, trivial, unamazing, unimportant, unnoteworthy, usual, weak, wonderful

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