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/kəˈprɪʃəs/
Example: “The weather here is capricious.”
Synonyms: arbitrary, whimsical, impulsive
/kəˈpæsəti/
Example: “The hall has a capacity of 500 people.”
Synonyms: content, capability, capacitance
Antonyms: incapacity
Verb
Example: “The police apprehended the thief.”
Synonyms: arrest, capture
Antonyms: release
Noun
Example: “The plan depended on artifice.”
Synonyms: trick, deception
Antonyms: honesty
Example: “The landscape is beautiful.”
Synonyms: scenery, view
Antonyms: city interior
Adjective
Example: “We need a credible source.”
Synonyms: reliable, believable
Antonyms: unreliable
Example: “This investment is risky.”
Synonyms: funding, capital
Antonyms: withdrawal
Example: “The investor gave money to the company.”
Synonyms: backer, financier
Antonyms: borrower
Example: “He works in finance.”
Synonyms: money management, banking
Antonyms: spending without plan
Example: “He wears a hat.”
Synonyms: cap
Antonyms: shoes
Example: “The schedule proved unfeasible.”
Synonyms: impractical, impossible
Antonyms: feasible, practical
Example: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”
Synonyms: regional, small-town
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, urban
Example: “No leader is infallible.”
Synonyms: faultless, unerring
Antonyms: fallible, mistaken
Example: “She seemed impervious to criticism.”
Synonyms: unaffected, immune
Antonyms: vulnerable, sensitive
Example: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”
Synonyms: absorbing, captivating
Antonyms: boring, dull
Example: “The chair has an adjustable backrest.”
Synonyms: flexible, modifiable
Antonyms: fixed, rigid
Example: “We saw a crab near the rocks.”
Synonyms: sea animal
Antonyms:
Example: “Lemon juice is acidic.”
Synonyms: sour, chemical acid
Antonyms: alkaline, sweet
Example: “Monet was a famous impressionist painter.”
Synonyms: artist of impressionism
Example: “The company moved its headquarters to the capital.”
Synonyms: main office, central office
Antonyms: branch
Example: “She is able to speak three languages.”
Synonyms: capable
Antonyms: unable
Example: “The region is known for its unsurpassed natural beauty.”
Synonyms: unmatched, peerless
Antonyms: inferior, surpassed
Example: “The gallery specializes in eighteenth-century portraiture.”
Synonyms: portrait art, portrait painting
Antonyms: landscape art
Example: “The decision may have irrevocable consequences.”
Synonyms: irreversible, final
Antonyms: revocable, reversible
Example: “Her apparent flightiness hid a sharp intelligence.”
Synonyms: frivolity, fickleness
Antonyms: seriousness, steadiness
Example: “Many families fled the region to escape persecution.”
Synonyms: oppression, harassment
Antonyms: protection, tolerance
Example: “In a crisis, even skilled workers may be treated as dispensable.”
Synonyms: nonessential, replaceable
Antonyms: essential, indispensable
Example: “We considered every conceivable option before deciding.”
Synonyms: imaginable, possible
Antonyms: inconceivable, impossible
Adverb
Example: “She smiled beguilingly and changed the subject.”
Synonyms: charmingly, captivatingly
Antonyms: repulsively, harshly
Example: “The bird managed to escape from the cage.”
Synonyms: get away, flee
Antonyms: remain trapped
Example: “There was an inexplicable drop in performance overnight.”
Synonyms: mysterious
Antonyms: explainable
Example: “The doctor found a vein in my arm.”
Synonyms: blood vessel
Example: “The cinematographer captured stunning visuals.”
Synonyms: camera operator
Example: “His muscles felt stiff.”
Synonyms: rigid
Antonyms: flexible
Example: “Smoking is harmful.”
Synonyms: dangerous
Antonyms: safe
Example: “The proposal remains controversial.”
Synonyms: debatable, contentious
Antonyms: uncontroversial
Example: “The tool is useless now.”
Synonyms: pointless
Antonyms: useful
Example: “This task is impossible.”
Synonyms: unreal
Antonyms: possible
Example: “It is possible to finish today.”
Synonyms: feasible
Antonyms: impossible
Example: “The proposal is viable only if costs are reduced.”
/ɪˈfektɪv/
Example: “This method is very effective.”
Synonyms: good, impressive, competent
Antonyms: ineffectual, ineffective, uneffective
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