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Noun
Example: “Use a pin to attach the note.”
Synonyms: needle, fastener
Antonyms:
Adjective
Example: “She is wearing a pink dress.”
Synonyms: rose-colored
Verb
Example: “Do not disparage other people’s work.”
Synonyms: belittle, criticize
Antonyms: praise
Example: “The startup is in a nascent market.”
Synonyms: emerging, developing
Antonyms: mature
Example: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”
Synonyms: quitting, stepping down
Antonyms: appointment
Example: “Shipping is free today.”
Synonyms: delivery, transport
Antonyms: pickup
Example: “My keyboard is black.”
Synonyms: typing board
Antonyms: mouse
Example: “The thief stole a bag.”
Synonyms: robber, criminal
Antonyms: guard
Example: “The baby is sleeping.”
Synonyms: infant, little child
Antonyms: adult
Example: “I sleep in my bed.”
Synonyms: sleeping place
Antonyms: chair
Example: “My bedroom is small.”
Synonyms: sleeping room
Antonyms: bathroom
Example: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”
Synonyms: art movement
Antonyms: realism
Example: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”
Synonyms: advanced, gifted
Antonyms: immature, slow-developing
Example: “The children jumped on the trampoline all afternoon.”
Synonyms: springy jumping surface
Example: “He was a strapping young athlete.”
Synonyms: strong, well-built
Antonyms: frail, weak
Example: “Public sentiment changed after the report.”
Synonyms: feeling, opinion
Antonyms: apathy, indifference
Example: “Sleep improves memory retention.”
Synonyms: preservation, keeping
Antonyms: loss, release
Example: “We saw a crab near the rocks.”
Synonyms: sea animal
Example: “The horse bolted across the field.”
Synonyms: run suddenly, metal pin
Antonyms: stop
Example: “Hang your coat on that peg.”
Synonyms: hook, pin
Example: “I took a short nap after lunch.”
Synonyms: doze, rest
Antonyms: work, wakefulness
Example: “He took a handkerchief from his pocket.”
Synonyms: cloth, tissue cloth
Adverb
Example: “She looked sadly out of the window.”
Synonyms: unhappily
Antonyms: happily
Example: “Thank you for your frank opinion.”
Synonyms: honest, direct
Antonyms: secretive, dishonest
Example: “The lion is sleeping under the tree.”
Synonyms: big cat
Example: “She made several disparaging remarks about his work.”
Synonyms: derogatory, belittling
Antonyms: complimentary, respectful
Example: “The mountaineer reached the summit before dawn.”
Synonyms: climber, alpinist
Example: “Demographic changes are reshaping the labor market.”
Synonyms: population-related
Example: “Long periods of confinement can affect mental health.”
Synonyms: restriction, imprisonment
Antonyms: freedom, release
Example: “The sudden withdrawal of funding delayed the project.”
Synonyms: retreat, removal
Antonyms: advance, deposit
Example: “The baby is finally asleep.”
Synonyms: sleeping
Antonyms: awake
Example: “He is still waiting outside.”
Synonyms: yet, motionless
Antonyms: moving
Example: “Do not judge people too quickly.”
Synonyms: evaluate
Antonyms: ignore
Example: “What are you doing right now?”
Synonyms: performing
Antonyms: stopping
Example: “I was still awake at midnight.”
Synonyms: alert
Antonyms: asleep
Example: “Try to set aside preconceptions and look at the data.”
Synonyms: bias
Antonyms: open-mindedness
Example: “He spoke disparagingly of competitors, which looked insecure.”
Synonyms: scornfully
Antonyms: respectfully
Example: “Investors reacted euphorically to the unexpected results.”
Synonyms: ecstatically
Antonyms: gloomily
Example: “Their skills are complementary, not overlapping.”
Synonyms: supplementary
Antonyms: conflicting
Example: “She spoke ecstatically about the opportunity.”
Synonyms: joyfully
Antonyms: miserably
Example: “The media’s speculation increased after the announcement.”
Synonyms: guesswork
Antonyms: certainty
Example: “Public opinion can shift quickly.”
Synonyms: change
Antonyms: stay
Example: “I wake up early on weekdays.”
Synonyms: wake up
Antonyms: sleep
Example: “They live in harmony.”
Synonyms: peace
Antonyms: conflict
Example: “The teams had divergent priorities for the quarter.”
Example: “They took a pragmatic approach to shipping the MVP.”
/ˈsɝːveɪ/
Example: “We ran a survey last week.”
Synonyms: appraise, view, study
/kəmˈpleɪn/
Example: “Customers often complain about delays.”
Synonyms: plain, kvetch, quetch
Antonyms: cheer, chirk up, cheer up
/əˈɡriː/
Example: “I agree with your idea.”
Synonyms: accord, concur, fit
Antonyms: disaccord, disagree, differ
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