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Noun
Example: “Television is a form of entertainment.”
Synonyms: fun, amusement
Antonyms: work
Example: “I have an interest in music.”
Synonyms: curiosity, attention
Antonyms: boredom
Adverb
Example: “She worked diligently to finish the report on time.”
Synonyms: carefully, industriously
Antonyms: carelessly, lazily
Adjective
Example: “The report criticized neglectful parenting.”
Synonyms: careless, inattentive
Antonyms: caring, attentive
Example: “It is imperative that we act quickly.”
Synonyms: essential, urgent
Antonyms: optional, unimportant
Example: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”
Synonyms: absorbing, captivating
Antonyms: boring, dull
Example: “It was not my fault.”
Synonyms: blame, mistake
Antonyms: success, virtue
Example: “There is an error in this sentence.”
Synonyms: mistake
Antonyms: correctness
Example: “The restoration required painstaking attention to detail.”
Synonyms: meticulous, careful
Antonyms: careless, hasty
Example: “The documents had been negligently handled.”
Synonyms: carelessly, irresponsibly
Antonyms: carefully, diligently
Example: “The support team unobtrusively guided users through the setup.”
Synonyms: quietly
Antonyms: intrusively
Example: “His preoccupation with details delayed the decision.”
Synonyms: obsession
Antonyms: detachment
Example: “The dataset was painstakingly cleaned over several weeks.”
Synonyms: meticulously
Antonyms: carelessly
Example: “The audit was conducted meticulously, line by line.”
Synonyms: scrupulously
Example: “Social media highlights the ephemerality of attention.”
Synonyms: transience
Antonyms: permanence
Example: “He was criticized for exhibitionist behavior online.”
Synonyms: show-off
Antonyms: reserved
Verb
Example: “Listen to me, please.”
Synonyms: hear
Antonyms: ignore
Example: “Excuse me, where is the bank?”
Synonyms: sorry
Antonyms: blame
Example: “She worked conscientiously.”
Synonyms: diligently
Example: “The report highlights salient issues.”
Synonyms: notable, prominent
Antonyms: trivial
Example: “This is a serious problem.”
Synonyms: grave
Antonyms: funny
Example: “He was careless with money.”
Synonyms: reckless
Antonyms: careful
Example: “There was a conspicuous absence of documentation.”
Example: “She kept meticulous records of every transaction.”
/pərˈfʌŋktəri/
Example: “He gave a perfunctory apology.”
Synonyms: cursory, casual, careless
/ˈprɑːmɪnənt/
Example: “She is a prominent researcher.”
Synonyms: conspicuous, salient, obvious
/ˈfoʊkəs/
Example: “Try to focus on your work.”
Synonyms: nidus, stress, concentrate
Antonyms: dim, slur, blear
/ˈkerfəl/
Example: “Be careful with the hot tea.”
Synonyms: deliberate, close, conscientious
Antonyms: careless
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