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Adjective
Example: “Safety is paramount.”
Synonyms: most important, chief
Antonyms: minor
Example: “The report is deficient in evidence.”
Synonyms: lacking, inadequate
Antonyms: sufficient
Noun
Example: “The government has a budget deficit.”
Synonyms: shortage, lack
Antonyms: surplus
Example: “The distance is short.”
Synonyms: space, gap
Antonyms: closeness
Example: “I want a small snack.”
Synonyms: small meal
Antonyms: dinner
Example: “We need a large quantity of water.”
Synonyms: amount
Example: “I have only a smattering of Italian.”
Synonyms: small amount, little knowledge
Antonyms: mastery, expertise
Example: “Ignoring the warning is tantamount to admitting failure.”
Synonyms: equivalent, equal to
Antonyms: different, unrelated
Adverb
Example: “Sales improved only marginally.”
Synonyms: slightly, barely
Antonyms: substantially, greatly
Example: “She is a voracious reader of history books.”
Synonyms: greedy, avid
Antonyms: moderate, indifferent
Example: “The machine works with great precision.”
Synonyms: accuracy, exactness
Antonyms: inaccuracy, roughness
Example: “Refreshments were served after the meeting.”
Synonyms: snacks, drinks
Antonyms:
Determiner
Example: “I need some bread and milk.”
Synonyms: a few, a little
Antonyms: none
Example: “How much milk do we have?”
Synonyms: a lot
Antonyms: little
Example: “Most children like games.”
Synonyms: majority
Antonyms: least
Example: “She has long black hair.”
Synonyms: lengthy
Antonyms: short
Example: “Take one dose of the medicine every morning.”
Synonyms: portion, amount
Antonyms: overdose
Example: “She took a deep breath before speaking.”
Synonyms: profound, intense
Antonyms: shallow
Example: “The desert covered a vast area.”
Synonyms: enormous, extensive
Antonyms: small, limited
Verb
Example: “I need to trim the edges of this photo.”
Synonyms: cut neatly, reduce
Antonyms: extend
Example: “Prices continue to rise every month.”
Synonyms: increase, go up
Antonyms: fall, drop
Example: “We need more time to finish the work.”
Synonyms: additional, extra
Antonyms: less
Example: “The mass of the object is hard to measure exactly.”
Synonyms: bulk, quantity
Antonyms: emptiness
Example: “The meeting did not last very long.”
Synonyms: final, continue
Antonyms: first, end quickly
Example: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”
Synonyms: enormous, very large
Antonyms: tiny, small
Example: “The temperature dropped by one degree.”
Synonyms: level, unit
Antonyms: extreme
Example: “I spent the whole day at home.”
Synonyms: entire, complete
Antonyms: partial
Example: “They live in a large house.”
Synonyms: big
Antonyms: small
Example: “She read voraciously during the summer break.”
Synonyms: eagerly
Antonyms: sparingly
Example: “The price includes delivery.”
Synonyms: cost
Example: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”
Synonyms: reduce
Antonyms: raise
Preposition
Example: “Ten minus three is seven.”
Synonyms: subtract
Antonyms: plus
Example: “I try to limit sugar.”
Synonyms: restrict
Antonyms: increase
Example: “My English level is improving.”
Synonyms: grade
Example: “Stay here for at least ten minutes.”
Synonyms: at minimum
Antonyms: most
Example: “Add another layer of paint.”
Synonyms: level
Example: “I have a little dog.”
Synonyms: small
Antonyms: big
Example: “The improvement was marginal.”
Synonyms: minor, slight
Antonyms: significant
Example: “Sales declined last quarter.”
Synonyms: decrease, drop
/kənˈsɪdərəbəl/
Example: “There was a considerable delay.”
Synonyms: significant, substantial, extensive
Antonyms: inconsiderable
/kəˈpæsəti/
Example: “The hall has a capacity of 500 people.”
Synonyms: content, capability, capacitance
Antonyms: incapacity
/rɪˈduːs/
Example: “We need to reduce costs.”
Synonyms: subjugate, subdue, contract
Antonyms: enlarge, blow up, magnify
/ɪnˈkriːs/
Example: “Sales increased this year.”
Synonyms: growth, increment, addition
Antonyms: diminish, diminution, fall
/smɔːl/
Example: “The room is small.”
Synonyms: mean, diminutive, modest
Antonyms: large, big, reversion
/bɪɡ/
Example: “It is a big house.”
Synonyms: conspicuous, prodigious, intense
Antonyms: little, small
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