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Verb
Example: “The law proscribes discrimination.”
Synonyms: ban, forbid
Antonyms: permit
Example: “The medicine can prolong life.”
Synonyms: extend, lengthen
Antonyms: shorten
Adjective
Example: “He is prone to mistakes.”
Synonyms: likely, inclined
Antonyms: unlikely
Example: “His words may provoke anger.”
Synonyms: trigger, cause
Antonyms: calm
Noun
Example: “Programming requires practice.”
Synonyms: coding, software development
Antonyms: manual work
Example: “The programmer fixed the website.”
Synonyms: developer, coder
Antonyms: nontechnical user
Example: “We finished the project.”
Synonyms: plan, task
Antonyms: routine
Example: “The business made a profit.”
Synonyms: gain, earnings
Antonyms: loss
Example: “Teaching is a useful profession.”
Synonyms: job, occupation
Antonyms: hobby
Example: “He got a promotion at work.”
Synonyms: advancement, raise
Antonyms: demotion
Example: “The professor teaches chemistry.”
Synonyms: teacher, academic
Antonyms: student
Example: “I sent a business proposal.”
Synonyms: offer, plan
Antonyms: rejection
Example: “This house is my property.”
Synonyms: ownership, asset
Antonyms: debt
Example: “There was a protest in the city.”
Synonyms: demonstration, objection
Antonyms: support
Example: “Your pronunciation is clear.”
Synonyms: speech sound, way of saying
Antonyms: misspelling
Example: “Production starts next week.”
Synonyms: manufacturing, creation
Antonyms: consumption
Example: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”
Synonyms: regional, small-town
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, urban
Example: “He displayed the proverbial patience of a teacher.”
Synonyms: well-known, famous
Antonyms: unfamiliar, unusual
Example: “The scan showed a small protrusion in the bone.”
Synonyms: bulge, projection
Antonyms: indentation, recession
Example: “She is clearly promotable after this success.”
Synonyms: advanceable, eligible for promotion
Antonyms: unpromotable, unsuitable
Example: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”
Synonyms: formal, process-related
Antonyms: substantive, informal
Example: “The contract includes several important provisions.”
Synonyms: terms, supplies
Antonyms: omissions, shortages
Adverb
Example: “The speech profoundly affected the audience.”
Synonyms: deeply, greatly
Antonyms: slightly, superficially
Example: “His warning now seems almost prophetic.”
Synonyms: predictive, visionary
Antonyms: unpredictive, ordinary
Example: “The statement was seen as a deliberate provocation.”
Synonyms: incitement, taunt
Antonyms: appeasement, calm
Example: “The company uses proprietary software for data analysis.”
Synonyms: private, exclusive
Antonyms: open-source, public
Example: “We rejected the proposition as financially unsound.”
Synonyms: proposal, assertion
Antonyms: refusal, denial
Example: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”
Synonyms: spread, multiply
Antonyms: decline, diminish
Example: “The cost of treatment was prohibitive for many families.”
Synonyms: excessive, restrictive
Antonyms: affordable, permissive
Example: “His proprietorial attitude alienated the rest of the team.”
Synonyms: possessive
Antonyms: collaborative
Example: “The proliferation of tools created fragmentation and confusion.”
Synonyms: rapid increase
Antonyms: decline
Example: “Growth without profitability is a fragile strategy.”
Synonyms: profit
Example: “The proscription of certain chemicals reduced contamination.”
Synonyms: ban
Antonyms: permission
Example: “The response must be proportional to the risk.”
Synonyms: commensurate
Antonyms: disproportionate
Example: “The fees are prohibitively expensive for students.”
Synonyms: excessively
Antonyms: affordably
Example: “She writes prolifically and publishes every year.”
Synonyms: productively
Antonyms: rarely
Example: “His provocative remarks sparked an intense debate.”
Synonyms: inflammatory
Antonyms: soothing
Example: “The protagonist changes dramatically by the end of the novel.”
Synonyms: main character
Antonyms: antagonist
Example: “We spoke with several prospective partners before choosing one.”
Synonyms: potential
Antonyms: past
Example: “The journalist probed the reasons behind the decision.”
Synonyms: investigate
Example: “Wear proper shoes for hiking.”
Synonyms: appropriate
Antonyms: improper
Example: “Costs rose proportionally to demand.”
Synonyms: accordingly
Antonyms: disproportionately
Example: “He proved his point.”
Synonyms: demonstrate
Antonyms: disprove
Example: “She is proud of her work.”
Synonyms: pleased
Antonyms: ashamed
Example: “Do you have proof?”
Synonyms: evidence
Antonyms: disproof
/prəˈklɪvəti/
Example: “He has a proclivity for risk-taking.”
Synonyms: propensity, leaning
/ˈprɑːmɪnənt/
Example: “She is a prominent researcher.”
Synonyms: conspicuous, salient, obvious
/prəˈfaʊnd/
Example: “The change had a profound effect.”
Synonyms: significant, intense, fundamental
Antonyms: superficial
/prəˈvaɪd/
Example: “The course provides useful materials.”
Synonyms: render, supply, ply
Example: “The contract stipulates a deadline.”
Synonyms: specify, require
Antonyms: omit
Example: “Change this parameter in the model.”
Synonyms: setting, variable
Example: “The museum showed a facsimile of the letter.”
Synonyms: copy, replica
Antonyms: original
Example: “Developers deprecate old software features.”
Synonyms: criticize, discourage
Antonyms: approve
Example: “Oil is an important commodity.”
Synonyms: product, good
Example: “The hero is an archetype in literature.”
Synonyms: model, prototype
Antonyms: variation
Example: “The platform protects user anonymity.”
Synonyms: namelessness, privacy
Antonyms: identification
Example: “The garden has an abundance of flowers.”
Synonyms: plenty, wealth
Antonyms: scarcity
Example: “He repeated the sentence verbatim.”
Synonyms: word for word, exactly
Antonyms: approximately
Example: “Her voice was full of reproach.”
Synonyms: criticism, blame
Antonyms: praise
Example: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”
Synonyms: demote, downgrade
Antonyms: promote
Example: “He is a neophyte in programming.”
Synonyms: beginner, novice
Antonyms: expert
Example: “Trust can engender cooperation.”
Synonyms: cause, produce
Antonyms: prevent
Example: “We should automate this process.”
Synonyms: mechanize, computerize
Antonyms: do manually
Example: “The material has strong adhesion.”
Synonyms: sticking, attachment
Antonyms: separation
Example: “The new venture attracted investors.”
Synonyms: enterprise, project
Antonyms: safe routine
Example: “We utilize data to improve service.”
Synonyms: use, apply
Antonyms: waste
Example: “Some families subsist on very little money.”
Synonyms: survive, live
Antonyms: prosper
Example: “She helped mediate the conflict.”
Synonyms: intervene, negotiate
Antonyms: provoke
Example: “The government has a budget deficit.”
Synonyms: shortage, lack
Antonyms: surplus
Example: “The lawyer will counsel the client.”
Synonyms: advise, guide
Antonyms: mislead
Example: “The system is secure.”
Synonyms: safe, protected
Antonyms: unsafe
Example: “The process is opaque to users.”
Synonyms: unclear, not transparent
Antonyms: transparent
Example: “The report uses too much jargon.”
Synonyms: technical language, terminology
Antonyms: plain language
Example: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”
Synonyms: hinder, obstruct
Antonyms: help
Example: “He did not allude to the problem.”
Synonyms: hint, refer indirectly
Antonyms: state clearly
Example: “The agency manages advertising.”
Synonyms: organization, office
Antonyms: individual
Example: “The project was an utter failure.”
Synonyms: complete, total
Antonyms: partial
Example: “The proposal has merit.”
Synonyms: value, worth
Antonyms: fault
Example: “The plan worked without a hitch.”
Synonyms: problem, obstacle
Antonyms: smoothness
Example: “She is adept at solving problems.”
Synonyms: skilled, proficient
Antonyms: inept
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