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Noun
Example: “The temperature dropped by one degree.”
Synonyms: level, unit
Antonyms: extreme
Adjective
Example: “The report is deficient in evidence.”
Synonyms: lacking, inadequate
Antonyms: sufficient
Adverb
Example: “I wholly agree with you.”
Synonyms: completely, entirely
Antonyms: partly
Example: “She wrote a thesis at university.”
Synonyms: research paper, argument
Antonyms: summary
Example: “The temperature is low today.”
Synonyms: heat level, degree
Antonyms: coldness
Example: “She studies at a university.”
Synonyms: college, higher education school
Antonyms: kindergarten
Example: “She is a preeminent scholar in the field.”
Synonyms: leading, foremost
Antonyms: secondary, inferior
Example: “Sales improved only marginally.”
Synonyms: slightly, barely
Antonyms: substantially, greatly
Example: “The puzzle was fiendishly difficult.”
Synonyms: extremely, devilishly
Antonyms: easily, simply
Example: “My estimation of the cost was too low.”
Synonyms: calculation, assessment
Antonyms: fact, measurement
Example: “She worked part-time while she was an undergraduate.”
Synonyms: college student
Antonyms: graduate
Example: “The test was quite easy.”
Synonyms: fairly, rather
Antonyms: hardly
Example: “I fully understand your idea.”
Synonyms: completely
Example: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”
Synonyms: discrimination, careful choice
Antonyms: openness, inclusiveness
Example: “The desert covered a vast area.”
Synonyms: enormous, extensive
Antonyms: small, limited
Example: “It was a mild winter this year.”
Synonyms: gentle, moderate
Antonyms: severe, strong
Example: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”
Synonyms: enormous, very large
Antonyms: tiny, small
Verb
Example: “Water freezes at zero degrees.”
Synonyms: become ice
Antonyms: melt
Example: “The test was fairly easy.”
Synonyms: quite, reasonably
Antonyms: extremely
Preposition
Example: “The village lies beyond the hills.”
Synonyms: farther than, outside
Antonyms: within
Example: “The plan failed ignominiously, despite all the hype.”
Synonyms: shamefully
Antonyms: gloriously
Example: “The response must be proportional to the risk.”
Synonyms: commensurate
Antonyms: disproportionate
Example: “The compensation must be commensurate with the responsibility.”
Synonyms: proportionate
Example: “The new policy substantially reduced complaints.”
Synonyms: significantly
Antonyms: slightly
Example: “The fees are prohibitively expensive for students.”
Synonyms: excessively
Antonyms: affordably
Example: “The team performed phenomenally under pressure.”
Synonyms: exceptionally
Antonyms: poorly
Example: “Safety is our prime concern.”
Synonyms: main
Antonyms: secondary
Example: “He tried to outdo his previous record.”
Synonyms: surpass
Antonyms: fall behind
Determiner
Example: “Stay here for at least ten minutes.”
Synonyms: at minimum
Antonyms: most
Example: “He stepped forth and spoke.”
Synonyms: forward
Antonyms: back
Example: “Draw a right angle.”
Example: “It is warm today, so we can walk outside.”
Synonyms: mild
Antonyms: cold
Example: “I partly agree with you.”
Synonyms: in part
Antonyms: fully
Example: “Costs rose proportionally to demand.”
Synonyms: accordingly
Antonyms: disproportionately
Example: “Salaries increased commensurately with performance.”
Synonyms: proportionately
Example: “It is raining heavily.”
Synonyms: strongly
Antonyms: lightly
Example: “I greatly appreciate your help.”
Synonyms: very
Example: “The shop is further down the street.”
Synonyms: farther
Antonyms: nearer
/kənˈsɪdərəbəl/
Example: “There was a considerable delay.”
Synonyms: significant, substantial, extensive
Antonyms: inconsiderable
/ˈdɪfrənt/
Example: “These two words are different.”
Synonyms: distinct, disparate, contrary
Antonyms: like, similar, same
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