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Verb
Example: “Stress can cause headaches.”
Synonyms: reason, make happen
Antonyms: prevent
Example: “Trust can engender cooperation.”
Synonyms: cause, produce
Adjective
Example: “The region has seismic activity.”
Synonyms: earthquake-related
Antonyms: stable
Example: “The medicine can prolong life.”
Synonyms: extend, lengthen
Antonyms: shorten
Example: “The object has kinetic energy.”
Synonyms: motion-related
Antonyms: static
Example: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”
Synonyms: spread, disperse
Antonyms: concentrate
Example: “Stress can induce headaches.”
Synonyms: cause, trigger
Example: “His words may provoke anger.”
Synonyms: trigger, cause
Antonyms: calm
Noun
Example: “The accident caused emotional trauma.”
Synonyms: shock, injury
Antonyms: healing
Example: “The error can render the software useless.”
Synonyms: make, produce
Antonyms: preserve
Example: “The report suffers from redundancy in several sections.”
Synonyms: superfluity, repetition
Antonyms: necessity, economy
Example: “He displayed the proverbial patience of a teacher.”
Synonyms: well-known, famous
Antonyms: unfamiliar, unusual
Example: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”
Synonyms: formal, process-related
Antonyms: substantive, informal
Example: “She lost her voice because of laryngitis.”
Synonyms: throat inflammation
Antonyms:
Example: “The policy caused dissension within the party.”
Synonyms: discord, disagreement
Antonyms: harmony, unity
Example: “Such myths only perpetuate fear.”
Synonyms: maintain, continue
Antonyms: end, eliminate
Adverb
Example: “The animal attacked viciously.”
Synonyms: cruelly, ferociously
Antonyms: gently, kindly
Example: “The study revealed a startling result.”
Synonyms: surprising, shocking
Antonyms: ordinary, expected
Example: “Doctors are looking for a cure for the disease.”
Synonyms: heal, remedy
Antonyms: cause, worsen
Example: “Hair can clog the drain.”
Synonyms: block, jam
Antonyms: clear
Example: “She got a deep tan on vacation.”
Synonyms: brown skin from sun
Antonyms: pale
Example: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”
Synonyms: preserve, blockage
Antonyms: clear road
Example: “The lecture was long and dull.”
Synonyms: boring, blunt
Antonyms: interesting, sharp
Example: “The business went bust after one year.”
Synonyms: break, collapse
Antonyms: succeed, repair
Example: “Long speeches bore me.”
Synonyms: tire, make uninterested
Antonyms: interest, excite
Example: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”
Synonyms: confusion, mistake
Antonyms: understanding, clarity
Example: “Be careful not to spill the juice.”
Synonyms: pour out by accident
Antonyms: save
Example: “We sat in the shade under a tree.”
Synonyms: shadow
Antonyms: sunlight
Example: “Clouds covered the sun.”
Synonyms: hide, protect
Antonyms: uncover
Example: “I get bored when I have nothing to do.”
Synonyms: uninterested, tired of
Antonyms: interested, excited
Example: “Loud music can annoy the neighbors.”
Synonyms: bother, irritate
Antonyms: please
Example: “He stayed home because he was sick.”
Synonyms: ill
Antonyms: healthy
Example: “We need help now.”
Synonyms: require
Antonyms: have enough
Example: “The animal had to be tranquilized before treatment.”
Synonyms: sedate, calm
Antonyms: stimulate, agitate
Example: “Doctors managed to resuscitate the patient.”
Synonyms: revive, restore consciousness
Antonyms: kill, extinguish
Example: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”
Synonyms: circulate, spread
Antonyms: suppress, withhold
Example: “Her views began to crystallize after months of debate.”
Synonyms: solidify, clarify
Antonyms: blur, dissolve
Example: “The prisoners were treated abhorrently by the regime.”
Synonyms: repulsively, detestably
Antonyms: admirably, decently
Example: “A software malfunction caused the system to shut down.”
Synonyms: breakdown, failure
Antonyms: proper operation, function
Example: “He defended the idea fanatically, refusing any criticism.”
Synonyms: obsessively, extremely
Antonyms: moderately, reasonably
Example: “Fear can stop people from taking action.”
Synonyms: terror, anxiety
Antonyms: courage
Example: “Be careful not to tear the paper.”
Synonyms: rip, drop from eye
Antonyms: mend, repair
Example: “Music can touch the soul.”
Synonyms: spirit
Antonyms: body
Example: “My throat feels sore this morning.”
Synonyms: painful, tender
Example: “Ice begins to melt in the sun.”
Synonyms: liquefy
Antonyms: freeze
Example: “He began to limp after the match.”
Synonyms: walk unevenly
Antonyms: walk normally
Example: “Be careful not to hurt your back.”
Synonyms: injure, harm
Antonyms: heal
Example: “The medicine had a quick effect.”
Synonyms: result, impact
Antonyms: cause
Example: “Sorry to bother you so late.”
Synonyms: disturb, annoy
Antonyms: comfort
Example: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”
Synonyms: rush
Antonyms: delay
Example: “Gravitational forces shape the motion of planets.”
Synonyms: gravity-related
Example: “The announcement caused consternation across the industry.”
Synonyms: dismay
Antonyms: reassurance
Example: “Cutting corners can detrimentally affect quality.”
Synonyms: harmfully
Antonyms: beneficially
Example: “Their skills are complementary, not overlapping.”
Synonyms: supplementary
Antonyms: conflicting
Example: “The ending felt anticlimactic after so much build-up.”
Synonyms: underwhelming
Antonyms: dramatic
Example: “The workload became unmanageable without extra help.”
Synonyms: out of control
Antonyms: manageable
Example: “He apologized remorsefully for the harm he caused.”
Synonyms: regretfully
Antonyms: remorselessly
Example: “The negotiation ended stressfully, with no clear outcome.”
Synonyms: tensely
Antonyms: calmly
Example: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”
Synonyms: shockingly
Example: “I pricked my finger on a needle.”
Synonyms: pierce
Example: “I couldn’t see because of the glare on the screen.”
Synonyms: glare/brightness
Example: “His comment caused a public furor.”
Synonyms: uproar
Example: “A loyal friend supports you.”
Synonyms: faithful
Antonyms: betraying
Example: “He almost drowned in the river.”
Conjunction
Example: “I am happy because it is Friday.”
Synonyms: since
Example: “What is the reason?”
Synonyms: cause
Example: “I feel lonely today.”
Synonyms: alone
Antonyms: together
Example: “The idea sparked interest.”
Synonyms: ignite
Antonyms: extinguish
Preposition
Example: “I have lived here since 2015.”
Synonyms: because
Antonyms: until
Example: “The ground began to quake.”
Synonyms: shake
Antonyms: steady
Example: “The fire destroyed the house.”
Synonyms: ruin
Antonyms: build
Example: “The conflict had latent causes.”
Synonyms: hidden, dormant
Antonyms: overt
Example: “I wonder what will happen.”
Synonyms: think, question
Antonyms: know
Example: “The result was positive.”
Synonyms: outcome, effect
Example: “The area is safe at night.”
Synonyms: secure
Antonyms: dangerous
Example: “The decision to pivot was contentious inside the team.”
/ˈkɑːntrəvɝːsi/
Example: “The decision caused controversy.”
Synonyms: contention, tilt, argument
/ˈaʊtkʌm/
Example: “The outcome was positive.”
Synonyms: issue, consequence, effect
/ˈkɑːnsɪkwens/
Example: “Every action has consequences.”
Synonyms: issue, effect, outcome
Antonyms: inconsequence
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