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Verb
Example: “You can rely on her in difficult situations.”
Synonyms: depend, trust
Antonyms: doubt
Adjective
Example: “The room had an austere design.”
Synonyms: plain, severe
Antonyms: luxurious
Adverb
Example: “I wholly agree with you.”
Synonyms: completely, entirely
Antonyms: partly
Example: “The teacher rebuked the student.”
Synonyms: criticize, scold
Antonyms: praise
Example: “Embed the video on the website.”
Synonyms: insert, place inside
Antonyms: remove
Example: “The result is dependent on the data.”
Synonyms: reliant, controlled by
Antonyms: independent
Example: “Ordinarily, the office closes at six.”
Synonyms: normally, usually
Antonyms: abnormally, rarely
Example: “Sales improved only marginally.”
Synonyms: slightly, barely
Antonyms: substantially, greatly
Example: “The box was insecurely tied.”
Synonyms: uncertainly, unsafely
Antonyms: securely, confidently
Example: “The project has grown enormously in the past year.”
Synonyms: greatly, massively
Antonyms: slightly, barely
Example: “I fully understand your idea.”
Synonyms: completely
Noun
Example: “Many families rely on subsistence farming.”
Synonyms: livelihood, survival
Antonyms: luxury, abundance
Example: “The road is notoriously dangerous in winter.”
Synonyms: famously, infamously
Antonyms: obscurely, respectably
Example: “The teacher smiled indulgently at the child’s imagination.”
Synonyms: leniently, tolerantly
Antonyms: strictly, severely
Example: “Budget cuts left the project severely constrained.”
Synonyms: restricted, limited
Antonyms: free, unrestricted
Example: “We often go there on weekends.”
Synonyms: frequently
Antonyms: rarely
Example: “The process was stultifyingly rigid and killed initiative.”
Synonyms: oppressively
Antonyms: liberatingly
Example: “She answered sarcastically, which made things worse.”
Synonyms: ironically
Antonyms: sincerely
Example: “She has an inexhaustible curiosity about people.”
Synonyms: boundless
Antonyms: limited
Example: “She writes prolifically and publishes every year.”
Synonyms: productively
Example: “This is a wooden chair.”
Example: “English is widely used.”
Synonyms: commonly
Example: “I simply don’t know.”
Synonyms: just
Example: “I mostly drink water.”
Synonyms: mainly
Example: “I mainly work from home.”
Synonyms: mostly
Example: “I can hardly hear you.”
Synonyms: barely
Antonyms: easily
Example: “He acted hypocritically.”
Synonyms: insincerely
Antonyms: honestly
Example: “I trust my team.”
Synonyms: believe, rely
Example: “It depends on the weather.”
Synonyms: rely
Antonyms: ignore
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