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Adverb
Example: “I go there once a week.”
Synonyms: one time
Antonyms: twice
Adjective
Example: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”
Synonyms: remaining, rudimentary
Antonyms: fully developed
Example: “The policy reflects a parochial view.”
Synonyms: narrow, local
Antonyms: global
Verb
Example: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”
Synonyms: spread, disperse
Antonyms: concentrate
Example: “It is hard to conceive a better plan.”
Synonyms: imagine, think of
Antonyms: misunderstand
Noun
Example: “Statistics helps us understand data.”
Synonyms: data analysis, numbers
Antonyms: guesswork
Example: “He studies politics.”
Synonyms: government affairs
Antonyms: private life
Example: “I have an interest in music.”
Synonyms: curiosity, attention
Antonyms: boredom
Example: “The letters were revelatory and deeply personal.”
Synonyms: revealing, illuminating
Antonyms: concealing, secretive
Example: “He gave a nonchalant shrug.”
Synonyms: casual, unconcerned
Antonyms: anxious, concerned
Example: “Her decision was motivated by altruistic values.”
Synonyms: selfless, generous
Antonyms: selfish, self-centered
Example: “The interview was revealing and emotional.”
Synonyms: informative, exposing
Interjection
Example: “Gee, that was a close call.”
Synonyms: wow, gosh
Antonyms:
Example: “We bought fruit from a local shop.”
Synonyms: nearby, regional
Antonyms: foreign
Example: “The trait survives only vestigially in modern species.”
Synonyms: residually, rudimentarily
Antonyms: fully, functionally
Example: “Scientists hypothesize that the climate was once much wetter.”
Synonyms: theorize, speculate
Antonyms: verify, confirm
Example: “Excess regulation became an encumbrance to innovation.”
Synonyms: burden, hindrance
Antonyms: aid, advantage
Example: “The company adopted a highly centralized management structure.”
Synonyms: concentrated, controlled from one center
Antonyms: decentralized, distributed
Example: “Sleep deprivation can reduce concentration.”
Synonyms: lack, hardship
Antonyms: abundance, comfort
Example: “We considered every conceivable option before deciding.”
Synonyms: imaginable, possible
Antonyms: inconceivable, impossible
Example: “The theory is useful, but it remains an abstraction for most people.”
Synonyms: concept, generalization
Antonyms: concreteness, reality
Example: “I go to the gym twice a week.”
Synonyms: two times
Antonyms: once
Example: “Please say that again.”
Synonyms: once more
Antonyms: never again
Preposition
Example: “We talked about the new project.”
Synonyms: regarding
Antonyms: ignoring
Example: “The topographical map shows elevation and terrain in detail.”
Synonyms: terrain-related
Example: “Try to set aside preconceptions and look at the data.”
Synonyms: bias
Antonyms: open-mindedness
Example: “The two concepts are intrinsically linked.”
Synonyms: inherently
Antonyms: externally
Example: “There was an inexorability to the decline once trust was lost.”
Synonyms: inevitability
Antonyms: avoidability
Example: “He precociously mastered concepts most students learn years later.”
Synonyms: early
Antonyms: late
Example: “He nonchalantly dismissed the criticism as “noise.””
Synonyms: casually
Antonyms: anxiously
Example: “Conciliation requires concessions from both sides.”
Synonyms: reconciliation
Antonyms: escalation
Example: “Their analysis was superficial and missed the core issue.”
Synonyms: shallow
Antonyms: thorough
Example: “We spoke with several prospective partners before choosing one.”
Synonyms: potential
Antonyms: past
Example: “Safety is our prime concern.”
Synonyms: main
Antonyms: secondary
Example: “It’s a moral responsibility to tell the truth.”
Synonyms: ethical
Antonyms: immoral
Example: “This concerns me.”
Synonyms: worry
Antonyms: reassure
Example: “The research offered anthropological insights.”
Synonyms: ethnographic
Example: “The bus is crowded.”
Synonyms: full
Antonyms: empty
Example: “The argument is based on a fallacy.”
Synonyms: misconception, error
Antonyms: truth
Example: “The theory explains the results.”
Synonyms: concept, model
Antonyms: fact
Example: “She cares about her family.”
Synonyms: mind, look after
Antonyms: ignore
Example: “His tentativeness disappeared once he saw the results.”
Example: “He conceded that the timeline was unrealistic.”
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