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Adjective
Example: “The room was dim and quiet.”
Synonyms: faint, darkish
Antonyms: bright
Noun
Example: “He found a dime on the sidewalk.”
Synonyms: coin
Antonyms:
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
Example: “Poor sleep can diminish performance.”
Synonyms: belittle, fall, decrease
Antonyms: increase
Example: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”
Synonyms: remaining, rudimentary
Antonyms: fully developed
Verb
Example: “One mistake does not detract from his achievement.”
Synonyms: reduce, diminish
Antonyms: enhance
Adverb
Example: “He expressed the idea only inchoately.”
Synonyms: vaguely, rudimentarily
Antonyms: clearly, coherently
Example: “She is often described as the embodiment of grace.”
Synonyms: personification, representation
Antonyms: negation, absence
Example: “Lack of funding was a major impediment.”
Synonyms: obstacle, hindrance
Antonyms: aid, advantage
Example: “He learned the rudiments of coding in school.”
Synonyms: basics, fundamentals
Antonyms: complexities, advanced theory
Example: “The trait survives only vestigially in modern species.”
Synonyms: residually, rudimentarily
Antonyms: fully, functionally
Example: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”
Synonyms: spread, multiply
Antonyms: decline, diminish
Example: “Is there a direct bus to the airport?”
Synonyms: straight, immediate
Antonyms: indirect
Example: “She worked with undiminishing energy all day.”
Synonyms: unabated
Antonyms: waning
Example: “He has only a rudimentary understanding of the topic.”
Synonyms: basic
Antonyms: advanced
Example: “The road became muddy after the rain.”
Synonyms: murky
Antonyms: clean
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