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Verb
Example: “I can’t control the weather.”
Synonyms: manage
Antonyms: lose control
Noun
Example: “The government announced austerity measures.”
Synonyms: strictness, frugality
Antonyms: luxury
Example: “We should automate this process.”
Synonyms: mechanize, computerize
Antonyms: do manually
Example: “She answered with poise.”
Synonyms: composure, balance
Antonyms: panic
Adjective
Example: “The result is dependent on the data.”
Synonyms: reliant, controlled by
Antonyms: independent
Example: “The door has an automatic lock.”
Synonyms: self-operating
Antonyms: manual
Example: “This company is dominant in the market.”
Synonyms: leading, powerful
Antonyms: weak
Example: “We arrived at the airport early.”
Example: “The industry faces strict regulatory controls.”
Synonyms: controlling, governing
Antonyms: unregulated, free
Example: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”
Synonyms: uncontrollable, frantic
Antonyms: calm, composed
Example: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”
Synonyms: sluice gates, barriers
Antonyms: closure, blockage
Example: “He refused to relinquish control.”
Synonyms: give up, surrender
Antonyms: keep, retain
Example: “The team’s domination lasted for years.”
Synonyms: control, supremacy
Antonyms: submission, equality
Adverb
Example: “The market is dominantly controlled by a few firms.”
Synonyms: powerfully, predominantly
Antonyms: weakly, marginally
Example: “The trait is controlled by a recessive gene.”
Synonyms: latent, non-dominant
Antonyms: dominant
Example: “She began chemotherapy after the diagnosis.”
Synonyms: cancer treatment
Antonyms:
Example: “The dancer moved with grace.”
Synonyms: beauty, elegance
Antonyms: awkwardness
Example: “Can you drive a car?”
Synonyms: operate, travel by car
Antonyms: walk
Example: “He built a strange contraption out of spare parts.”
Synonyms: device, gadget
Example: “The company adopted a highly centralized management structure.”
Synonyms: concentrated, controlled from one center
Antonyms: decentralized, distributed
Example: “Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.”
Synonyms: slide, lose balance
Antonyms: grip firmly
Example: “The mouse ran under the table.”
Synonyms: rodent
Example: “She laughed hysterically at the absurd irony.”
Synonyms: wildly
Antonyms: calmly
Example: “The system can autonomously detect anomalies and isolate them.”
Synonyms: independently
Antonyms: dependently
Example: “The workload became unmanageable without extra help.”
Synonyms: out of control
Antonyms: manageable
Example: “The rebel group took control of the town.”
Synonyms: insurgent
Example: “Press the brake pedal slowly.”
Example: “He kept faith even in difficult times.”
Synonyms: belief
Antonyms: doubt
Example: “He steered the car carefully.”
Synonyms: guide
Antonyms: mislead
/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
Example: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”
Synonyms: defiant, intractable, refractory
/ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃən/
Example: “A conflagration destroyed the old building.”
Synonyms: inferno
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