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lackluster

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Synonyme: dull, uninspired

Antonyme: brilliant, impressive

deficient

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The report is deficient in evidence.”

Synonyme: lacking, inadequate

Antonyme: sufficient

deficit

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Synonyme: shortage, lack

Antonyme: surplus

opaque

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The process is opaque to users.”

Synonyme: unclear, not transparent

Antonyme: transparent

gauche

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “His comment was gauche.”

Synonyme: awkward, tactless

Antonyme: polished

keyboard

Substantiv

Beispiel: “My keyboard is black.”

Synonyme: typing board

Antonyme: mouse

poverty

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Poverty is a serious problem.”

Synonyme: lack of money

Antonyme: wealth

suit

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He wears a black suit.”

Synonyme: formal clothes

Antonyme: casual clothes

pedestrian

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The writing felt pedestrian and predictable.”

Synonyme: ordinary, walker

Antonyme: imaginative, remarkable

inartistic

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The design was practical but inartistic.”

Synonyme: plain, uncreative

Antonyme: artistic, aesthetic

stuffiness

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

Synonyme: staleness, formality

Antonyme: freshness, openness

monotonous

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The work became monotonous after a few weeks.”

Synonyme: repetitive, dull

Antonyme: varied, interesting

insecurely

Adverb

Beispiel: “The box was insecurely tied.”

Synonyme: uncertainly, unsafely

Antonyme: securely, confidently

impediment

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Lack of funding was a major impediment.”

Synonyme: obstacle, hindrance

Antonyme: aid, advantage

unmusical

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “He admits he is completely unmusical.”

Synonyme: tone-deaf

Antonyme: musical, melodic

dye

Verb

Beispiel: “She dyed her hair black.”

Synonyme: color, stain

Antonyme: bleach

dim

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The room was dim and quiet.”

Synonyme: faint, darkish

Antonyme: bright

fool

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Do not make a fool of yourself.”

Synonyme: idiot, silly person

Antonyme: wise person

dull

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The lecture was long and dull.”

Synonyme: boring, blunt

Antonyme: interesting, sharp

deaf

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The old man is almost deaf.”

Synonyme: unable to hear

Antonyme: hearing

crow

Substantiv

Beispiel: “A crow landed on the roof.”

Synonyme: black bird

Antonyme:

long

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She has long black hair.”

Synonyme: lengthy

Antonyme: short

irrelevancy

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The lawyer objected to the irrelevancy of the question.”

Synonyme: irrelevance, inapplicability

Antonyme: relevance, pertinence

deficiently

Adverb

Beispiel: “The report was deficiently researched and poorly argued.”

Synonyme: inadequately, insufficiently

Antonyme: thoroughly, competently

nondescript

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “He lived in a nondescript apartment block on the edge of town.”

Synonyme: unremarkable, plain

Antonyme: distinctive, memorable

deprivation

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Sleep deprivation can reduce concentration.”

Synonyme: lack, hardship

Antonyme: abundance, comfort

choice

Substantiv

Beispiel: “You have a choice between tea and coffee.”

Synonyme: option, selection

Antonyme: lack of choice

tiger

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The tiger moved silently through the grass.”

Synonyme: big cat

Antonyme:

black

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She wore a black dress.”

Synonyme: dark

Antonyme: white

mythological

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The painting contains mythological references.”

Synonyme: legendary

Antonyme: historical

folly

Substantiv

Beispiel: “It was folly to ignore the warning signs.”

Synonyme: foolishness

Antonyme: wisdom

white

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “I have a white shirt.”

Synonyme: pale

Antonyme: black

afford

Verb

Beispiel: “I can’t afford this car.”

Synonyme: manage

Antonyme: lack

tenuous

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The connection is tenuous at best.”

Synonyme: fragile, weak

Antonyme: strong

nebulous

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The plan remains nebulous.”

Synonyme: vague, unclear

Antonyme: clear

incongruous

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “His reaction was incongruous with the situation.”

Synonyme: inappropriate, odd

Antonyme: appropriate

allow

Verb

Beispiel: “They allow students to use phones.”

Synonyme: permit, let

Antonyme: forbid

careless

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “He was careless with money.”

Synonyme: reckless

Antonyme: careful

tentativeness

Substantiv

Beispiel: “His tentativeness disappeared once he saw the results.”