Vocabulary

real

Adjective

Example: “Is this story real?”

Synonyms: true

Antonyms: fake

really

Adverb

Example: “I really like it.”

Synonyms: truly

realize

Verb

Example: “I realized my mistake.”

Synonyms: understand, see

Antonyms: ignore

veritable

Adjective

Example: “The room was a veritable museum.”

Synonyms: true, real

Antonyms: fake

phantom

Noun

Example: “The story is about a phantom.”

Synonyms: ghost, illusion

Antonyms: reality

bogus

Adjective

Example: “The website gave bogus information.”

Synonyms: fake, false

Antonyms: real

unfeasibly

Adverb

Example: “The target was unfeasibly high.”

Synonyms: impractically, impossibly

Antonyms: feasibly, realistically

surrealist

Adjective

Example: “Dalí was a famous surrealist painter.”

Synonyms: artist of surrealism

Antonyms: realist

surrealism

Noun

Example: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Synonyms: art movement

Antonyms: realism

rhetorical

Adjective

Example: “That was a rhetorical question, not a real one.”

Synonyms: oratorical, persuasive

Antonyms: literal, plain

ostensible

Adjective

Example: “The ostensible reason for the visit was business.”

Synonyms: apparent, supposed

Antonyms: real, genuine

believably

Adverb

Example: “She played the role believably.”

Synonyms: convincingly, plausibly

Antonyms: unconvincingly, badly

portrayal

Noun

Example: “The film offers a realistic portrayal of village life.”

Synonyms: depiction, representation

Antonyms: distortion, misrepresentation

ow

Interjection

Example: “Ow, that really hurt my finger.”

Synonyms: ouch

Antonyms:

fake

Adjective

Example: “The watch looked expensive, but it was fake.”

Synonyms: false, not real

Antonyms: real, genuine

truly

Adverb

Example: “I am truly sorry for the delay.”

Synonyms: really, honestly

Antonyms: falsely

magic

Noun

Example: “The film is full of magic and wonder.”

Synonyms: sorcery

Antonyms: reality

exist

Verb

Example: “Do ghosts really exist?”

Synonyms: be real, live

Antonyms: disappear

very

Adverb

Example: “She is very happy today.”

Synonyms: really

Antonyms: slightly

true

Adjective

Example: “It is true that he is kind.”

Synonyms: real, correct

Antonyms: false

materialize

Verb

Example: “Their fears began to materialize after the merger.”

Synonyms: appear, come into being

Antonyms: vanish, dissolve

abstraction

Noun

Example: “The theory is useful, but it remains an abstraction for most people.”

Synonyms: concept, generalization

Antonyms: concreteness, reality

admire

Verb

Example: “I really admire her patience.”

Synonyms: respect, appreciate

Antonyms: dislike

truth

Noun

Example: “It is important to tell the truth.”

Synonyms: fact, reality

Antonyms: lie, falsehood

dream

Verb

Example: “It is my dream to travel the world.”

Synonyms: wish, vision

Antonyms: reality

hypothetical

Adjective

Example: “Let’s consider a hypothetical scenario where demand doubles overnight.”

Synonyms: theoretical

Antonyms: actual

happenstance

Noun

Example: “Their meeting was pure happenstance, but it changed everything.”

Synonyms: chance

Antonyms: design

specification

Noun

Example: “The device meets the specification, but not the real user needs.”

Synonyms: requirements

perceptively

Adverb

Example: “She perceptively noticed the real conflict behind the words.”

Synonyms: insightfully

Antonyms: blindly

mogul

Noun

Example: “He became a real-tech mogul in his 40s.”

Synonyms: tycoon

anger

Noun

Example: “He couldn’t hide his anger.”

Synonyms: rage

Antonyms: calm

likely

Adjective

Example: “It is likely to rain today.”

Synonyms: probable

Antonyms: unlikely

materialization

Noun

Example: “The plan’s materialization exceeded expectations.”

Synonyms: realization

Antonyms: disappearance

latent

Adjective

Example: “The conflict had latent causes.”

Synonyms: hidden, dormant

Antonyms: overt

convince

Verb

Example: “She convinced them to change plans.”

Synonyms: persuade, influence

Antonyms: doubt

understand

Verb

Example: “I understand the situation.”

Synonyms: realize, see

Antonyms: misunderstand

impossible

Adjective

Example: “This task is impossible.”

Synonyms: unreal

Antonyms: possible

concede

Verb

Example: “He conceded that the timeline was unrealistic.”

pragmatic

Adjective

Example: “They took a pragmatic approach to shipping the MVP.”

quixotic

/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/

Example: “It was a quixotic attempt to change everything overnight.”

Synonyms: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic

aware

/əˈwer/

Example: “She is aware of the risks.”

Synonyms: evocative, cognizant, redolent

Antonyms: unaware, mindless, unwitting