Vocabulary
Relatively
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
in relation, comparison, or proportion to something else.
Urdu meaning
متفقہ طریقے سے، نسبتاً
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The finding that nine out of the 14 worst-hit districts are in Punjab indicates that residents of even relatively developed regions are not protected from climate risks.
Dawn Editorials —
Climate & livelihoods
— 2026-04-23
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Pakistan`s electricity market remains in a transitional and relatively immature phase, with weak contract enforcement, regulatory uncertainties and financially distressed distribution companies.
Dawn Editorials —
Power transition
— 2026-03-26
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The conocarpus tree was selected because it grows quickly, requires relatively little water, and can survive the coastal climate.
Dawn Editorials —
A single species
— 2026-03-24
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The OIC must move now and work for a negotiated solution, joining forces with other relatively neutral actors such as China, which has also called for hostilities to cease.
Dawn Editorials —
Missing in action
— 2026-03-17
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As Pakistan did not extract precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, etc.), its relatively higher global ranking is more surprising.
Dawn Editorials —
Our mining sector
— 2026-02-27
Synonyms
comparatively, in comparison, by comparison, proportionately, quite, fairly, reasonably
Antonyms
frightfully, heavily, substantially
Curator example
“they were very poor, but, relatively speaking, they had been lucky”
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About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
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