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very

Adverb

Beispiel: “She is very happy today.”

Synonyme: really

Antonyme: slightly

intrinsic

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “Education has intrinsic value.”

Synonyme: inherent, essential

Antonyme: external

subsist

Verb

Beispiel: “Some families subsist on very little money.”

Synonyme: survive, live

Antonyme: prosper

hamper

Verb

Beispiel: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”

Synonyme: hinder, obstruct

Antonyme: help

quirk

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Everyone has a small quirk.”

Synonyme: oddity, habit

Antonyme: normality

shipping

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Shipping is free today.”

Synonyme: delivery, transport

Antonyme: pickup

discovery

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The discovery changed science.”

Synonyme: finding, revelation

Antonyme: loss

delivery

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The delivery is fast.”

Synonyme: shipment, transport

Antonyme: pickup

storm

Substantiv

Beispiel: “A storm is coming.”

Synonyme: bad weather, tempest

Antonyme: calm

baby

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The baby is sleeping.”

Synonyme: infant, little child

Antonyme: adult

tea

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I drink tea every morning.”

Synonyme: hot drink

Antonyme: coffee

apple

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I eat an apple every day.”

Synonyme: fruit

torrential

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “Torrential rain flooded the streets.”

Synonyme: heavy, pouring

Antonyme: light, gentle

hysterical

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”

Synonyme: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonyme: calm, composed

forfeiture

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”

Synonyme: loss, seizure

Antonyme: retention, recovery

deliberate

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “His deliberate silence made everyone uncomfortable.”

Synonyme: intentional, calculated

Antonyme: accidental, impulsive

uniformity

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The factory demands strict uniformity in production.”

Synonyme: consistency, sameness

Antonyme: variety, diversity

voracious

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She is a voracious reader of history books.”

Synonyme: greedy, avid

Antonyme: moderate, indifferent

sarcastic

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “His sarcastic reply upset everyone.”

Synonyme: mocking, ironic

Antonyme: sincere, kind

cool

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “It is cool outside this evening.”

Synonyme: chilly, great

Antonyme: hot, uncool

bony

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The dog looked thin and bony.”

Synonyme: skinny, thin

Antonyme: fleshy

icy

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “Be careful, the road is icy.”

Synonyme: frozen, cold

Antonyme: warm

father-in-law

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Her father-in-law visits every weekend.”

Synonyme: relative by marriage

Antonyme:

hope

Verb

Beispiel: “I hope everything goes well.”

Synonyme: wish, expect positively

Antonyme: despair

fond

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She is very fond of music.”

Synonyme: loving, keen on

Antonyme: dislike

fair

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The teacher tried to be fair to everyone.”

Synonyme: just, reasonable

Antonyme: unfair

bang

Substantiv

Beispiel: “We heard a loud bang from outside.”

Synonyme: crash, slam

Antonyme: silence

ski

Verb

Beispiel: “They go to the mountains to ski every winter.”

Synonyme: winter sport

Antonyme:

per

Präposition

Beispiel: “The speed limit is sixty miles per hour.”

Synonyme: for each

Antonyme:

jog

Verb

Beispiel: “I jog in the park every morning.”

Synonyme: run slowly

Antonyme: walk

dot

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Put a dot at the end of the sentence.”

Synonyme: point, spot

Antonyme: line

friendliness

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Her friendliness made everyone feel welcome.”

Synonyme: kindness, warmth

Antonyme: coldness, hostility

acquaintance

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He is only an acquaintance, not a close friend.”

Synonyme: contact, associate

Antonyme: stranger, close friend

image

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The image on the screen is very clear.”

Synonyme: picture, photo

Antonyme:

daily

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “Walking is part of my daily routine.”

Synonyme: everyday

Antonyme: weekly

crazy

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “That sounds like a crazy idea.”

Synonyme: wild, strange

Antonyme: normal, sensible

awful

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The weather was awful all day.”

Synonyme: terrible, very bad

Antonyme: wonderful

adult

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Every adult must carry identification.”

Synonyme: grown-up

Antonyme: child

well

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She can sing very well.”

Synonyme: nicely

Antonyme: badly

week

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I visit my grandmother every week.”

Synonyme: seven days

Antonyme: day

pray

Verb

Beispiel: “They pray every morning.”

Synonyme: worship

Antonyme:

poor

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The poor family needed food and water.”

Synonyme: needy

Antonyme: rich

nice

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She is a very nice teacher.”

Synonyme: kind, pleasant

Antonyme: mean, nasty

puritanical

Adjektiv

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

Synonyme: strict, moralistic

Antonyme: permissive, liberal

contraption

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He built a strange contraption out of spare parts.”

Synonyme: device, gadget

Antonyme:

consignment

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The consignment was delayed at customs.”

Synonyme: shipment, delivery batch

Antonyme:

primitively

Adverb

Beispiel: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”

Synonyme: crudely, basically

Antonyme: sophisticatedly, refinedly

inclusively

Adverb

Beispiel: “The event was designed inclusively so everyone could participate.”

Synonyme: openly, without exclusion

Antonyme: exclusively, narrowly

conceivable

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “We considered every conceivable option before deciding.”

Synonyme: imaginable, possible

Antonyme: inconceivable, impossible

dose

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Take one dose of the medicine every morning.”

Synonyme: portion, amount

Antonyme: overdose

tiny

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “A tiny crack appeared in the glass.”

Synonyme: very small, minute

Antonyme: huge, large

star

Substantiv

Beispiel: “That young actor became a star very quickly.”

Synonyme: celebrity, sun-like body

Antonyme: ordinary person

room

Substantiv

Beispiel: “There is not enough room for everyone here.”

Synonyme: space, area

Antonyme: crowding

rise

Verb

Beispiel: “Prices continue to rise every month.”

Synonyme: increase, go up

Antonyme: fall, drop

pale

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “She looked pale after the long trip.”

Synonyme: light-colored, faint

Antonyme: bright, healthy-looking

last

Verb

Beispiel: “The meeting did not last very long.”

Synonyme: final, continue

Antonyme: first, end quickly

joke

Substantiv

Beispiel: “He told a joke that made everyone laugh.”

Synonyme: funny remark

Antonyme: serious statement

huge

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”

Synonyme: enormous, very large

Antonyme: tiny, small

except

Präposition

Beispiel: “Everyone came except Tom.”

Synonyme: apart from

Antonyme: including

detail

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Please explain every detail clearly.”

Synonyme: particular, information

Antonyme: summary

deeply

Adverb

Beispiel: “She was deeply moved by the story.”

Synonyme: strongly, intensely

Antonyme: slightly

tight

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “These shoes feel too tight.”

Synonyme: firm, close-fitting

Antonyme: loose

thick

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “The book is very thick.”

Synonyme: dense

Antonyme: thin

super

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “That was a super idea.”

Synonyme: great, excellent

Antonyme: awful

study

Substantiv

Beispiel: “I study English every evening.”

Synonyme: learn

Antonyme: ignore

point

Substantiv

Beispiel: “That is a very good point.”

Synonyme: idea, dot

Antonyme: nonsense

peace

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Everyone hopes for peace.”

Synonyme: calm, harmony

Antonyme: war

month

Substantiv

Beispiel: “We pay rent every month.”

Synonyme: 30 days

Antonyme: day

great

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “You did a great job.”

Synonyme: excellent

Antonyme: terrible

every

Begleiter

Beispiel: “She calls her mother every day.”

Synonyme: each

Antonyme: none

year

Substantiv

Beispiel: “This year has been very busy for us.”

Synonyme: twelve months

Antonyme: moment

accountability

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Accountability prevents “everyone’s job” from becoming nobody’s.”

Synonyme: responsibility

Antonyme: impunity

recuperation

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Full recuperation may take months, not weeks.”

Synonyme: recovery

Antonyme: decline

octogenarian

Substantiv

Beispiel: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”

Synonyme: eighty-year-old

muscle-bound

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”

Synonyme: buff

Antonyme: slender

meticulously

Adverb

Beispiel: “The audit was conducted meticulously, line by line.”

Synonyme: scrupulously

Antonyme: carelessly

idiosyncrasy

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Every founder has an idiosyncrasy that shapes the culture.”

Synonyme: quirk

Antonyme: normality

happenstance

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Their meeting was pure happenstance, but it changed everything.”

Synonyme: chance

Antonyme: design

ephemerality

Substantiv

Beispiel: “Social media highlights the ephemerality of attention.”

Synonyme: transience

Antonyme: permanence

antithetical

Adjektiv

Beispiel: “Their goals are antithetical to everything we’re trying to build.”

Synonyme: opposed

Antonyme: compatible