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Präposition

Beispiel: “We talked about the new project.”

Synonyme: regarding

Antonyme: ignoring

grievance

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Synonyme: complaint, objection

Antonyme: satisfaction

phantom

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The story is about a phantom.”

Synonyme: ghost, illusion

Antonyme: reality

frolic

Verb

Beispiel: “Children frolic in the park.”

Synonyme: play, jump around

Antonyme: mourn

qualm

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Synonyme: doubt, hesitation

Antonyme: certainty

brood

Verb

Beispiel: “Don’t brood over small mistakes.”

Synonyme: worry, dwell

Antonyme: forget

angst

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Synonyme: anxiety, worry

Antonyme: calm

resent

Verb

Beispiel: “He began to resent the unfair decision.”

Synonyme: dislike, feel bitter about

Antonyme: appreciate

label

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Read the label on the bottle.”

Synonyme: tag, sticker

Antonyme: unmarked item

lecture

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Synonyme: talk, lesson

Antonyme: break

novel

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I am reading a novel.”

Synonyme: fiction book

Antonyme: textbook

essay

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Write an essay about your family.”

Synonyme: composition, short paper

Antonyme: list

interest

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I have an interest in music.”

Synonyme: curiosity, attention

Antonyme: boredom

venomously

Adverb

Beispiel: “He spoke venomously about his rivals.”

Synonyme: maliciously, bitterly

Antonyme: kindly, warmly

surrealism

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Synonyme: art movement

Antonyme: realism

perceptive

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She made a perceptive comment about the novel.”

Synonyme: insightful, observant

Antonyme: unaware, dull

animatedly

Adverb

Beispiel: “They were talking animatedly about the election.”

Synonyme: lively, energetically

Antonyme: quietly, lifelessly

reminisce

Verb

Beispiel: “We sat for hours and reminisced about university.”

Synonyme: recall, remember fondly

Antonyme: forget, overlook

brag

Verb

Beispiel: “He likes to brag about his success.”

Synonyme: boast

Antonyme: be modest

environmentalist

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The environmentalist spoke about climate change.”

Synonyme: green activist

Antonyme: polluter

rumor

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I heard a rumor about a new teacher.”

Synonyme: gossip

Antonyme: fact

death

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The story is about life and death.”

Synonyme: end of life

Antonyme: life

argue

Verb

Beispiel: “They often argue about money.”

Synonyme: fight, debate

Antonyme: agree

will

Verb

Beispiel: “I will call you tomorrow.”

Synonyme: shall

Antonyme: won't

when

Konjunktion

Beispiel: “When do you go to school?”

Synonyme: at what time

Antonyme:

what

Pronomen

Beispiel: “What is your name?”

Synonyme: which thing

Antonyme:

sure

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “Are you sure about your answer?”

Synonyme: certain

Antonyme: unsure

unpromising

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Synonyme: discouraging, bleak

Antonyme: promising, hopeful

stipulation

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The contract included a stipulation about late payment.”

Synonyme: condition, provision

Antonyme: omission, freedom

puritanical

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The novel satirizes puritanical attitudes toward pleasure.”

Synonyme: strict, moralistic

Antonyme: permissive, liberal

disparaging

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She made several disparaging remarks about his work.”

Synonyme: derogatory, belittling

Antonyme: complimentary, respectful

unsettling

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “There was something deeply unsettling about the silence in the house.”

Synonyme: disturbing, disquieting

Antonyme: comforting, reassuring

talk

Verb

Beispiel: “We need to talk about the budget.”

Synonyme: speak, discuss

Antonyme: stay silent

admire

Verb

Beispiel: “I really admire her patience.”

Synonyme: respect, appreciate

Antonyme: dislike

thing

Substantiv

Beispiel: “That is the best thing about this job.”

Synonyme: object, matter

Antonyme: nothing

study

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I study English every evening.”

Synonyme: learn

Antonyme: ignore

sorry

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “I am sorry for being late.”

Synonyme: apologetic

Antonyme: unapologetic

judge

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Do not judge people too quickly.”

Synonyme: evaluate

Antonyme: ignore

every

Begleiter

Beispiel: “She calls her mother every day.”

Synonyme: each

Antonyme: none

angry

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “He was angry about the delay.”

Synonyme: mad, upset

Antonyme: calm, happy

nostalgically

Adverb

Beispiel: “He spoke nostalgically about the early days of the company.”

Synonyme: wistfully

Antonyme: matter-of-factly

deprecatingly

Adverb

Beispiel: “He spoke deprecatingly about his own work to lower expectations.”

Synonyme: self-effacingly

Antonyme: proudly

sentimentally

Adverb

Beispiel: “He spoke sentimentally about his childhood home.”

Synonyme: emotionally

Antonyme: coldly

knowledgeable

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She’s knowledgeable about data privacy and compliance.”

Synonyme: well-informed

Antonyme: ignorant

insensitively

Adverb

Beispiel: “He spoke insensitively about a painful event.”

Synonyme: tactlessly

Antonyme: sensitively

inexhaustible

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She has an inexhaustible curiosity about people.”

Synonyme: boundless

Antonyme: limited

conscientious

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She is conscientious about privacy and security.”

Synonyme: diligent

Antonyme: careless

insightfully

Adverb

Beispiel: “She spoke insightfully about the risks and trade-offs.”

Synonyme: perceptively

Antonyme: naively

ecstatically

Adverb

Beispiel: “She spoke ecstatically about the opportunity.”

Synonyme: joyfully

Antonyme: miserably

apprehensive

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “I felt apprehensive about the outcome of the trial.”

Synonyme: uneasy

Antonyme: confident

queer

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “There’s something queer about this story.”

Synonyme: odd

Antonyme: normal

picky

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “He is picky about food quality.”

Synonyme: fussy

Antonyme: easygoing

ounce

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The bottle contains eight ounces of water.”

nomad

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Nomads move from place to place.”

Synonyme: wanderer

Antonyme: settler

fight

Verb

Beispiel: “They fought about money.”

Synonyme: argue

Antonyme: make peace

boast

Verb

Beispiel: “He always boasts about his success.”

Synonyme: brag

Antonyme: be modest

beast

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The story is about a wild beast.”

Synonyme: wild animal

certain

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “I am certain about it.”

Synonyme: sure

Antonyme: uncertain

wander

Verb

Beispiel: “We wandered around the city.”

Synonyme: roam

Antonyme: stay

regret

Verb

Beispiel: “I regret my words.”

Synonyme: be sorry

excited

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “I am excited about the trip.”

Synonyme: happy

Antonyme: bored

future

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I think about the future.”

Synonyme: time ahead

Antonyme: past

either

Begleiter

Beispiel: “You can have either tea or coffee.”

Synonyme: one or the other

Antonyme: both

afraid

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “I am afraid of dogs.”

Synonyme: scared

Antonyme: brave

would

Verb

Beispiel: “Would you like some tea?”

Synonyme: would like

where

Konjunktion

Beispiel: “Where is my phone?”

Synonyme: in what place

topic

Substantiv

Beispiel: “This topic is interesting.”

Synonyme: subject

contemptuously

Adverb

Beispiel: “He spoke contemptuously about the proposal.”

Synonyme: scornfully

Antonyme: respectfully

self-conscious

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She felt self-conscious about her accent.”

Synonyme: insecure

Antonyme: confident

explore

Verb

Beispiel: “We want to explore the city.”

Synonyme: discover

Antonyme: ignore

ambivalence

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She felt ambivalence about the decision.”

Synonyme: uncertainty, conflict

Antonyme: certainty

wonder

Verb

Beispiel: “I wonder what will happen.”

Synonyme: think, question

Antonyme: know

warn

Verb

Beispiel: “They warned us about the storm.”

Synonyme: alert, inform

Antonyme: ignore

share

Verb

Beispiel: “She shared her experience.”

Synonyme: divide, exchange

Antonyme: keep

care

Verb

Beispiel: “She cares about her family.”

Synonyme: mind, look after

Antonyme: ignore

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Beispiel: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Synonyme: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

quixotic

/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/

Beispiel: “It was a quixotic attempt to change everything overnight.”

Synonyme: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic

harangue

/həˈræŋ/

Beispiel: “He launched into a harangue about discipline.”

Synonyme: rant, ranting

fastidious

/fæˈstɪdiəs/

Beispiel: “He is fastidious about details.”

Synonyme: meticulous, dainty, exacting

Antonyme: unfastidious

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

Beispiel: “They had a debate about the issue.”

Synonyme: deliberate, contend, consider