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/ɪˈvent/
Example: “The event starts at 6 p.m.”
Synonyms: case
Noun
Example: “In hindsight, the decision was wrong.”
Synonyms: retrospection
Antonyms: foresight
Example: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”
Synonyms: infection, spread
Antonyms: immunity
Verb
Example: “Trust can engender cooperation.”
Synonyms: cause, produce
Antonyms: prevent
Example: “The flood was a calamity for the village.”
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe
Antonyms: blessing
Example: “The novel is an allegory of power.”
Synonyms: symbolic story
Antonyms: literal story
Example: “Stress can induce headaches.”
Synonyms: cause, trigger
Example: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”
Synonyms: hinder, obstruct
Antonyms: help
Example: “This scenario is possible.”
Synonyms: situation, case
Antonyms: certainty
Example: “The conference starts tomorrow.”
Synonyms: meeting, event
Antonyms: private talk
Example: “The presenter introduced the guest.”
Synonyms: host, speaker
Antonyms: audience
Example: “Good hygiene prevents disease.”
Synonyms: cleanliness
Antonyms: dirtiness
Example: “I read his biography.”
Synonyms: life story
Antonyms: fiction
Example: “I am reading a novel.”
Synonyms: fiction book
Antonyms: textbook
Example: “My schedule is full today.”
Synonyms: timetable, plan
Antonyms: chaos
Example: “We are going to a party.”
Synonyms: celebration
Adverb
Example: “Time moves inexorably forward.”
Synonyms: relentlessly, inevitably
Antonyms: hesitantly, reversibly
Adjective
Example: “Thankfully, the journey was uneventful.”
Synonyms: calm, ordinary
Antonyms: dramatic, eventful
Example: “The old factory is scheduled for demolition.”
Synonyms: destruction, teardown
Antonyms: construction, restoration
Example: “His warning now seems almost prophetic.”
Synonyms: predictive, visionary
Antonyms: unpredictive, ordinary
Example: “She won a gold medal in the race.”
Synonyms: award
Antonyms:
Example: “The story is about life and death.”
Synonyms: end of life
Antonyms: life
Example: “Stress can cause headaches.”
Synonyms: reason, make happen
Example: “The proposal was approved with the concurrence of all departments.”
Synonyms: agreement, coincidence
Antonyms: disagreement, divergence
Example: “The event was designed inclusively so everyone could participate.”
Synonyms: openly, without exclusion
Antonyms: exclusively, narrowly
Example: “The novel helped immortalize the city in popular culture.”
Synonyms: preserve forever, commemorate
Antonyms: erase, forget
Example: “She believed it was fate that brought them together.”
Synonyms: destiny
Antonyms: choice, chance
Example: “The movie had a surprising ending.”
Synonyms: finish, conclusion
Antonyms: beginning
Preposition
Example: “Do not talk during the exam.”
Synonyms: throughout
Antonyms: before, after
Example: “Accountability prevents “everyone’s job” from becoming nobody’s.”
Synonyms: responsibility
Antonyms: impunity
Example: “The museum hosted a retrospective of her early work.”
Synonyms: looking back
Antonyms: prospective
Example: “The fear was paralyzingly intense.”
Synonyms: immobilizingly
Antonyms: empoweringly
Example: “Their meeting was pure happenstance, but it changed everything.”
Synonyms: chance
Antonyms: design
Example: “He spoke insensitively about a painful event.”
Synonyms: tactlessly
Antonyms: sensitively
Example: “The law aims to prevent the exploitation of workers.”
Synonyms: abuse
Antonyms: protection
Example: “The event relied on corporate sponsorship.”
Synonyms: backing
Example: “We are entering the final phase of the project.”
Synonyms: stage
Example: “Entry is free today.”
Synonyms: entrance
Antonyms: exit
Example: “Let’s talk after the meeting.”
Antonyms: before
Example: “Wash your hands before dinner.”
Synonyms: earlier
Antonyms: after
Example: “Events were arranged chronologically.”
Synonyms: sequentially
Antonyms: randomly
Determiner
Example: “She is seventy years old.”
Synonyms: 70
/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/
Example: “These are preliminary results.”
Synonyms: overture, prelude, exploratory
/ˌnɑːtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/
Example: “Notwithstanding the cost, we proceeded.”
Synonyms: nonetheless, nevertheless, withal
/ɪnˈtɝːprɪt/
Example: “Data can be interpreted differently.”
Synonyms: render, understand, construe
/ˈɪnfluəns/
Example: “Friends can have a strong influence.”
Synonyms: charm, shape, determine
/əˈvɔɪd/
Example: “Try to avoid making the same mistake.”
Synonyms: void, obviate, nullify
Antonyms: face, validate, confront
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