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Determiner
Example: “Most children like games.”
Synonyms: majority
Antonyms: least
Adverb
Example: “I mostly drink water.”
Synonyms: mainly
Antonyms: rarely
Adjective
Example: “Safety is paramount.”
Synonyms: most important, chief
Antonyms: minor
Example: “She is a preeminent scholar in the field.”
Synonyms: leading, foremost
Antonyms: secondary, inferior
Noun
Example: “The denotation of the word is simple, but its connotation is complex.”
Synonyms: literal meaning, direct reference
Antonyms: connotation, implication
Example: “His warning now seems almost prophetic.”
Synonyms: predictive, visionary
Antonyms: unpredictive, ordinary
Example: “Trust is at the core of a strong friendship.”
Synonyms: center, essence
Antonyms: surface, edge
Example: “A fox ran across the road at night.”
Synonyms: wild animal
Antonyms:
Example: “We had fish for dinner.”
Synonyms: seafood
Example: “The old man is almost deaf.”
Synonyms: unable to hear
Antonyms: hearing
Example: “Most of the explanation was superfluous.”
Synonyms: unnecessary, redundant
Antonyms: essential, necessary
Example: “The funds will be used principally for education.”
Synonyms: mainly, primarily
Antonyms: secondarily, marginally
Example: “The theory is useful, but it remains an abstraction for most people.”
Synonyms: concept, generalization
Antonyms: concreteness, reality
Example: “The water tank is almost empty.”
Synonyms: container, reservoir
Verb
Example: “Most of these problems stem from poor planning.”
Synonyms: come from, plant stalk
Antonyms: end
Example: “What is the main reason for the change?”
Synonyms: primary, chief
Antonyms: minor, secondary
Example: “That was the worst day of the week.”
Synonyms: least good
Antonyms: best
Example: “Sleep is the most reliably recuperative habit we have.”
Synonyms: restorative
Antonyms: depleting
Example: “He precociously mastered concepts most students learn years later.”
Synonyms: early
Antonyms: late
Example: “Philanthropy is most effective when paired with accountability.”
Synonyms: charity
Antonyms: selfishness
Example: “Stay here for at least ten minutes.”
Synonyms: at minimum
Antonyms: most
Example: “The old piano keys were made of ivory.”
Example: “He almost drowned in the river.”
Example: “He is the chief engineer.”
Synonyms: main
Example: “The bright light made me almost blind for a second.”
Example: “We are nearly ready.”
Synonyms: almost
Antonyms: completely
Example: “I mainly work from home.”
Synonyms: mostly
Example: “What is the latest news?”
Synonyms: newest
Antonyms: old
Example: “I can hardly hear you.”
Synonyms: barely
Antonyms: easily
Example: “It is almost ready.”
Synonyms: nearly
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