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bereft

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The room was bereft of furniture.”

Synonyme: deprived, without

Antonyme: full

bench

Substantiv

Beispiel: “We sit on the bench.”

Synonyme: seat

Antonyme: floor

belt

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I need a belt.”

Synonyme: strap

Antonyme: button

beer

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He drinks beer.”

Synonyme: alcoholic drink

Antonyme: water

beginner

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I am a beginner in English.”

Synonyme: learner, new student

Antonyme: expert

bed

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I sleep in my bed.”

Synonyme: sleeping place

Antonyme: chair

bedroom

Substantiv

Beispiel: “My bedroom is small.”

Synonyme: sleeping room

Antonyme: bathroom

believably

Adverb

Beispiel: “She played the role believably.”

Synonyme: convincingly, plausibly

Antonyme: unconvincingly, badly

beforehand

Adverb

Beispiel: “Please let us know beforehand if you cannot come.”

Synonyme: in advance, earlier

Antonyme: afterward, later

bend

Verb

Beispiel: “Bend your knees slightly.”

Synonyme: curve, lean

Antonyme: straighten

beam

Substantiv

Beispiel: “A beam of sunlight entered the room.”

Synonyme: ray, support bar

Antonyme: shadow

beak

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The bird held a seed in its beak.”

Synonyme: bird mouth

Antonyme:

bent

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The metal rod is bent.”

Synonyme: curved, not straight

Antonyme: straight

beat

Verb

Beispiel: “Our team beat the champions last night.”

Synonyme: defeat, hit

Antonyme: lose

bet

Verb

Beispiel: “I bet it will rain tonight.”

Synonyme: wager, guess

Antonyme: know

belly

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The baby laughed and touched his belly.”

Synonyme: stomach, tummy

Antonyme: back

beneficiary

Substantiv

Beispiel: “She was named the sole beneficiary of the estate.”

Synonyme: recipient, heir

Antonyme: donor, giver

belligerent

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “His belligerent tone made negotiation impossible.”

Synonyme: hostile, combative

Antonyme: peaceful, conciliatory

beguilingly

Adverb

Beispiel: “She smiled beguilingly and changed the subject.”

Synonyme: charmingly, captivatingly

Antonyme: repulsively, harshly

beyond

Präposition

Beispiel: “The village lies beyond the hills.”

Synonyme: farther than, outside

Antonyme: within

belong

Verb

Beispiel: “These keys belong to my brother.”

Synonyme: be owned by

Antonyme: be separate from

below

Präposition

Beispiel: “Please read the text below.”

Synonyme: under

Antonyme: above

begin

Verb

Beispiel: “Let’s begin the lesson.”

Synonyme: start

Antonyme: finish

belligerence

Substantiv

Beispiel: “His belligerence turned a minor dispute into a crisis.”

Synonyme: aggressiveness

Antonyme: conciliation

beast

Substantiv

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

Synonyme: wild animal

besides

Präposition

Beispiel: “Besides English, I study Russian.”

Synonyme: also

between

Präposition

Beispiel: “The ball is between the boxes.”

Synonyme: in the middle of

because

Konjunktion

Beispiel: “I am happy because it is Friday.”

Synonyme: since

better

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “I feel better today.”

Synonyme: improved

Antonyme: worse

beside

Präposition

Beispiel: “Sit beside me.”

Synonyme: next to

Antonyme: far from

behind

Präposition

Beispiel: “The car is behind the bus.”

Synonyme: at the back

Antonyme: in front of

before

Präposition

Beispiel: “Wash your hands before dinner.”

Synonyme: earlier

Antonyme: after

become

Verb

Beispiel: “I want to become a doctor.”

Synonyme: turn, grow

Antonyme: remain

believe

Verb

Beispiel: “I believe him.”

Synonyme: trust, think

Antonyme: doubt

benefit

/ˈbenɪfɪt/

Beispiel: “Exercise has many benefits.”

Synonyme: welfare, do good, gain

behave

/bɪˈheɪv/

Beispiel: “Please behave politely in the meeting.”

Synonyme: conduct, carry, act

Antonyme: misdemean, misbehave

bye

Interjektion

Beispiel: “Bye! Have a good day.”

Synonyme: goodbye, see you

Antonyme: hello, hi

hi

Interjektion

Beispiel: “Hi! How are you?”

Synonyme: hello, hey

Antonyme: bye, goodbye

veritable

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The room was a veritable museum.”

Synonyme: true, real

Antonyme: fake

proscribe

Verb

Beispiel: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonyme: ban, forbid

Antonyme: permit

malicious

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The email contained malicious software.”

Synonyme: harmful, evil

Antonyme: benign

intrinsic

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “Education has intrinsic value.”

Synonyme: inherent, essential

Antonyme: external

incumbent

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The incumbent president won the election.”

Synonyme: current, officeholder

Antonyme: challenger

disparage

Verb

Beispiel: “Do not disparage other people’s work.”

Synonyme: belittle, criticize

Antonyme: praise

anonymity

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The platform protects user anonymity.”

Synonyme: namelessness, privacy

Antonyme: identification

neophyte

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He is a neophyte in programming.”

Synonyme: beginner, novice

Antonyme: expert

mutinous

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The soldiers became mutinous.”

Synonyme: rebellious, disobedient

Antonyme: obedient

moribund

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The company was moribund before the merger.”

Synonyme: dying, declining

Antonyme: thriving

maverick

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He is a maverick in the industry.”

Synonyme: nonconformist, rebel

Antonyme: conformist

indolent

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “He became indolent after graduation.”

Synonyme: lazy, idle

Antonyme: diligent

hitherto

Adverb

Beispiel: “This method was hitherto unknown.”

Synonyme: until now, so far

Antonyme: from now on

envisage

Verb

Beispiel: “I envisage a better future.”

Synonyme: imagine, foresee

Antonyme: ignore

disperse

Verb

Beispiel: “The crowd began to disperse.”

Synonyme: scatter, spread out

Antonyme: gather

utility

Substantiv

Beispiel: “This tool has great utility.”

Synonyme: usefulness, value

Antonyme: uselessness

secular

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The school has a secular policy.”

Synonyme: nonreligious

Antonyme: religious

prolong

Verb

Beispiel: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonyme: extend, lengthen

Antonyme: shorten

nascent

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The startup is in a nascent market.”

Synonyme: emerging, developing

Antonyme: mature

mediate

Verb

Beispiel: “She helped mediate the conflict.”

Synonyme: intervene, negotiate

Antonyme: provoke

kinetic

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The object has kinetic energy.”

Synonyme: motion-related

Antonyme: static

diffuse

Verb

Beispiel: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”

Synonyme: spread, disperse

Antonyme: concentrate

deficit

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Synonyme: shortage, lack

Antonyme: surplus

condone

Verb

Beispiel: “We cannot condone cheating.”

Synonyme: allow, accept

Antonyme: condemn

repute

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The university is of high repute.”

Synonyme: reputation, standing

Antonyme: disgrace

myriad

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “There are myriad ways to learn English.”

Synonyme: countless, many

Antonyme: few

liaise

Verb

Beispiel: “I will liaise with the legal team.”

Synonyme: coordinate, communicate

Antonyme: disconnect

jargon

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Synonyme: technical language, terminology

Antonyme: plain language

hinder

Verb

Beispiel: “Noise can hinder learning.”

Synonyme: block, impede

Antonyme: assist

corpse

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The police found a corpse.”

Synonyme: dead body

Antonyme: living person

adhere

Verb

Beispiel: “Employees must adhere to the rules.”

Synonyme: follow, obey

Antonyme: violate

feign

Verb

Beispiel: “He tried to feign surprise.”

Synonyme: pretend, fake

Antonyme: reveal

exude

Verb

Beispiel: “She exudes confidence.”

Synonyme: radiate, show

Antonyme: hide

embed

Verb

Beispiel: “Embed the video on the website.”

Synonyme: insert, place inside

Antonyme: remove

axiom

Substantiv

Beispiel: “This theory begins with a simple axiom.”

Synonyme: principle, truth

Antonyme: contradiction

adorn

Verb

Beispiel: “Flowers adorn the room.”

Synonyme: decorate, embellish

Antonyme: strip

landscape

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Synonyme: scenery, view

Antonyme: city interior

intuition

Substantiv

Beispiel: “My intuition tells me this is wrong.”

Synonyme: instinct, gut feeling

Antonyme: logic

inclusion

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Inclusion is important in education.”

Synonyme: involvement, participation

Antonyme: exclusion

alignment

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The team needs better alignment.”

Synonyme: coordination, agreement

Antonyme: misalignment

credible

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “We need a credible source.”

Synonyme: reliable, believable

Antonyme: unreliable

conceive

Verb

Beispiel: “It is hard to conceive a better plan.”

Synonyme: imagine, think of

Antonyme: misunderstand