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/ˈdɪfrənt/
Example: “These two words are different.”
Synonyms: distinct, disparate, contrary
Antonyms: like, similar, same
Adjective
Example: “The school has an inclusive policy.”
Synonyms: welcoming, open to all
Antonyms: exclusive
Noun
Example: “The translator helped us.”
Synonyms: interpreter
Antonyms: speaker
Example: “I like to play chess.”
Synonyms: board game
Antonyms: football
Example: “Birds use different forms of locomotion.”
Synonyms: movement, mobility
Antonyms: stillness, immobility
Example: “The model treats the material as an indiscrete whole.”
Synonyms: imprudent, careless
Antonyms: discreet, careful
Example: “Ignoring the warning is tantamount to admitting failure.”
Synonyms: equivalent, equal to
Antonyms: different, unrelated
Example: “She is a voracious reader of history books.”
Synonyms: greedy, avid
Antonyms: moderate, indifferent
Example: “The study revealed a startling result.”
Synonyms: surprising, shocking
Antonyms: ordinary, expected
Verb
Example: “Mix the flour with water.”
Synonyms: combine, blend
Antonyms: separate
Example: “Turn left at the corner.”
Synonyms: rotate, go
Antonyms: stay
Adverb
Example: “The audience applauded rapturously at the finale.”
Synonyms: ecstatically, enthusiastically
Antonyms: coldly, indifferently
Example: “The molecules behave differently kinetically at high temperatures.”
Synonyms: in motion terms, dynamically
Antonyms: statically
Example: “One shoe is here, but where is the other one?”
Synonyms: another
Antonyms: same
Example: “Their skills are complementary, not overlapping.”
Synonyms: supplementary
Antonyms: conflicting
Example: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”
Synonyms: shockingly
Example: “The two companies decided to merge.”
Synonyms: combine
Example: “Blend the fruit with milk.”
Synonyms: mix
Example: “The two brothers look alike.”
Synonyms: similar
Antonyms: different
Example: “It takes time to adapt to a new job.”
Synonyms: adjust
Preposition
Example: “Unlike you, I don’t drive.”
Synonyms: different from
Antonyms: like
Example: “He works in a remote team.”
Synonyms: distant
Antonyms: near
Determiner
Example: “I want another one.”
Synonyms: one more
Example: “I want to change my plan.”
Synonyms: alter
Example: “I want to become a doctor.”
Synonyms: turn, grow
Antonyms: remain
Example: “There are trees around the house.”
Synonyms: near
Antonyms: far
Example: “Today is a special day.”
Synonyms: important
Antonyms: ordinary
Example: “The result was an aberration, not a trend.”
Synonyms: anomaly, irregularity
Antonyms: norm
Example: “The teams had divergent priorities for the quarter.”
/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/
Example: “He accepted life’s vicissitudes calmly.”
/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
Example: “Write a synthesis of the main ideas.”
Synonyms: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthetic thinking
Antonyms: analysis, analytic thinking
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
Example: “They have distinct roles in the team.”
Synonyms: sharp, clear, crisp
Antonyms: indistinct
/ɪnˈtɝːprɪt/
Example: “Data can be interpreted differently.”
Synonyms: render, understand, construe
/ˈbæləns/
Example: “Work-life balance is important.”
Synonyms: poise, equilibrium, correspondence
Antonyms: instability, imbalance, asymmetry
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