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Verb
Example: “The medicine can prolong life.”
Synonyms: extend, lengthen
Antonyms: shorten
Example: “The film portrays life in a small city.”
Synonyms: depict, show
Antonyms: hide
Noun
Example: “His legacy is still important today.”
Synonyms: heritage, inheritance
Antonyms: new beginning
Example: “Retirement can change a person’s life.”
Synonyms: leaving work, pension age
Antonyms: employment
Example: “Psychology studies human behavior.”
Synonyms: study of mind
Antonyms: physics
Example: “I read his biography.”
Synonyms: life story
Antonyms: fiction
Example: “He studies politics.”
Synonyms: government affairs
Antonyms: private life
Example: “Their marriage is happy.”
Synonyms: union, wedding relationship
Antonyms: divorce
Example: “She wants a career in medicine.”
Synonyms: profession, work life
Antonyms: unemployment
Example: “What is your occupation?”
Synonyms: job, profession
Example: “What is your age?”
Synonyms: years, time of life
Antonyms: youth
Adjective
Example: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”
Synonyms: regional, small-town
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, urban
Example: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”
Synonyms: sustainable tourism
Antonyms: mass tourism
Adverb
Example: “They were talking animatedly about the election.”
Synonyms: lively, energetically
Antonyms: quietly, lifelessly
Example: “A sedentary lifestyle can harm your health.”
Synonyms: inactive, stationary
Antonyms: active, energetic
Example: “The film offers a realistic portrayal of village life.”
Synonyms: depiction, representation
Antonyms: distortion, misrepresentation
Example: “Deforestation harms wildlife and the climate.”
Synonyms: forest clearing
Antonyms: reforestation
Example: “She studies biochemistry at university.”
Synonyms: life chemistry
Antonyms:
Example: “The story is about life and death.”
Synonyms: end of life
Antonyms: life
Example: “The novel portrays the quiet routines of domesticity.”
Synonyms: home life, household life
Antonyms: adventure, public life
Example: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”
Synonyms: spread, multiply
Antonyms: decline, diminish
Example: “Early humans began to domesticate animals thousands of years ago.”
Synonyms: tame, civilize
Antonyms: wild, feralize
Example: “The island is covered with dense tropical vegetation.”
Synonyms: plant life, flora
Antonyms: barrenness
Example: “Sudden fame changed his life completely.”
Synonyms: celebrity, renown
Antonyms: obscurity
Example: “Music can touch the soul.”
Synonyms: spirit
Antonyms: body
Preposition
Example: “The main plus of this phone is the battery life.”
Synonyms: advantage, added to
Antonyms: minus, disadvantage
Example: “He spent his youth in a small town.”
Synonyms: young age
Antonyms: old age
Example: “The proliferation of tools created fragmentation and confusion.”
Synonyms: rapid increase
Antonyms: decline
Example: “A restorative break can improve long-term productivity.”
Synonyms: reviving
Antonyms: depleting
Example: “Rural areas often have fewer services.”
Synonyms: countryside
Antonyms: urban
Example: “They admired her godly life.”
Synonyms: pious
Antonyms: sinful
Example: “She is a lively child.”
Synonyms: energetic
Antonyms: quiet
/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/
Example: “He accepted life’s vicissitudes calmly.”
Example: “Smartphones are ubiquitous in modern life.”
Synonyms: present, omnipresent
/ˈbæləns/
Example: “Work-life balance is important.”
Synonyms: poise, equilibrium, correspondence
Antonyms: instability, imbalance, asymmetry
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