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Adjective
Example: “I have a little dog.”
Synonyms: small
Antonyms: big
Verb
Example: “Do not disparage other people’s work.”
Synonyms: belittle, criticize
Antonyms: praise
Example: “Some families subsist on very little money.”
Synonyms: survive, live
Antonyms: prosper
Noun
Example: “Poverty is a serious problem.”
Synonyms: lack of money
Antonyms: wealth
Example: “The baby is sleeping.”
Synonyms: infant, little child
Antonyms: adult
Example: “I have only a smattering of Italian.”
Synonyms: small amount, little knowledge
Antonyms: mastery, expertise
Example: “He dismissed the critic as a philistine.”
Synonyms: boor, uncultured person
Antonyms: connoisseur, cultured person
Example: “There is little likelihood of rain today.”
Synonyms: chance, probability
Antonyms: impossibility, certainty
Example: “A sedentary lifestyle can harm your health.”
Synonyms: inactive, stationary
Antonyms: active, energetic
Example: “We stayed in a cozy little cabin.”
Synonyms: comfortable, warm
Antonyms: cold, uncomfortable
Adverb
Example: “Even my little brother knew the answer.”
Synonyms: also, flat
Antonyms: uneven
Example: “My uncle became bald at a young age.”
Synonyms: hairless
Antonyms: hairy
Determiner
Example: “I need some bread and milk.”
Synonyms: a few, a little
Antonyms: none
Example: “The poor family needed food and water.”
Synonyms: needy
Antonyms: rich
Example: “How much milk do we have?”
Synonyms: a lot
Antonyms: little
Example: “Safety procedures must be stringently enforced.”
Synonyms: strictly, rigorously
Antonyms: loosely, leniently
Example: “The novel criticizes modern materialism.”
Synonyms: consumerism, worldliness
Antonyms: spirituality, idealism
Example: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”
Synonyms: rush
Antonyms: delay
Example: “He spoke disparagingly of competitors, which looked insecure.”
Synonyms: scornfully
Antonyms: respectfully
Example: “Public disparagement can trigger legal and reputational risk.”
Synonyms: denigration
Example: “Don’t start a petty argument over nothing.”
Synonyms: trivial
Antonyms: important
Example: “Don’t yell at your little brother.”
Synonyms: shout
Antonyms: whisper
Example: “I can hardly hear you.”
Synonyms: barely
Antonyms: easily
Example: “The street is quiet.”
Synonyms: silent
Antonyms: noisy
/tʃiːp/
Example: “This ticket is cheap.”
Synonyms: garish, tawdry, brassy
Antonyms: expensive
/smɔːl/
Example: “The room is small.”
Synonyms: mean, diminutive, modest
Antonyms: large, big, reversion
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