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Noun
Example: “The rent is high.”
Synonyms: rental payment
Antonyms: ownership
Adjective
Example: “Education has intrinsic value.”
Synonyms: inherent, essential
Antonyms: external
Example: “The incumbent president won the election.”
Synonyms: current, officeholder
Antonyms: challenger
Example: “Racism is abhorrent.”
Synonyms: disgusting, hateful
Antonyms: admirable
Example: “He has an aptitude for mathematics.”
Synonyms: talent, ability
Antonyms: inability
Verb
Example: “We utilize data to improve service.”
Synonyms: use, apply
Antonyms: waste
Example: “The process is opaque to users.”
Synonyms: unclear, not transparent
Antonyms: transparent
Example: “She exudes confidence.”
Synonyms: radiate, show
Antonyms: hide
Example: “The school has an inclusive policy.”
Synonyms: welcoming, open to all
Antonyms: exclusive
Example: “The translator helped us.”
Synonyms: interpreter
Antonyms: speaker
Example: “This circuit is simple.”
Synonyms: electrical path, loop
Antonyms: break
Example: “We signed the lease today.”
Synonyms: rental agreement, contract
Example: “I like to play chess.”
Synonyms: board game
Antonyms: football
Example: “A parent takes care of a child.”
Synonyms: mother, father
Antonyms: child
Example: “My sister is young.”
Synonyms: sibling
Antonyms: brother
Example: “I have one brother.”
Antonyms: sister
Example: “My father is at home.”
Synonyms: dad, parent
Antonyms: mother
Example: “My mother is kind.”
Synonyms: mom, mum
Antonyms: father
Example: “Torrential rain flooded the streets.”
Synonyms: heavy, pouring
Antonyms: light, gentle
Adverb
Example: “The funds were ostensibly for research.”
Synonyms: apparently, seemingly
Antonyms: actually, genuinely
Example: “The ostensible reason for the visit was business.”
Synonyms: apparent, supposed
Antonyms: real, genuine
Example: “Birds use different forms of locomotion.”
Synonyms: movement, mobility
Antonyms: stillness, immobility
Example: “The bonus served as an inducement to stay.”
Synonyms: incentive, motivation
Antonyms: deterrent, discouragement
Example: “The model treats the material as an indiscrete whole.”
Synonyms: imprudent, careless
Antonyms: discreet, careful
Example: “He expressed the idea only inchoately.”
Synonyms: vaguely, rudimentarily
Antonyms: clearly, coherently
Example: “Ignoring the warning is tantamount to admitting failure.”
Synonyms: equivalent, equal to
Antonyms: different, unrelated
Example: “The report criticized neglectful parenting.”
Synonyms: careless, inattentive
Antonyms: caring, attentive
Example: “Power is not inherently harmful.”
Synonyms: essentially, intrinsically
Antonyms: externally, accidentally
Example: “His detestable behavior shocked the staff.”
Synonyms: hateful, abhorrent
Antonyms: admirable, pleasant
Example: “He started as an apprentice in a small workshop.”
Synonyms: trainee, learner
Antonyms: master, expert
Example: “She is a voracious reader of history books.”
Synonyms: greedy, avid
Antonyms: moderate, indifferent
Example: “The study revealed a startling result.”
Synonyms: surprising, shocking
Antonyms: ordinary, expected
Example: “Mix the flour with water.”
Synonyms: combine, blend
Antonyms: separate
Example: “The company plans to hire two more workers.”
Synonyms: employ, rent
Antonyms: fire
Example: “They rented a small flat in the city center.”
Synonyms: level, apartment
Antonyms: uneven
Example: “They own a small shop in town.”
Synonyms: possess
Antonyms: rent, borrow
Example: “Turn left at the corner.”
Synonyms: rotate, go
Antonyms: stay
Example: “The audience applauded rapturously at the finale.”
Synonyms: ecstatically, enthusiastically
Antonyms: coldly, indifferently
Example: “The methodology must be transparent and reproducible.”
Synonyms: approach, system of methods
Antonyms: guesswork, disorder
Example: “The molecules behave differently kinetically at high temperatures.”
Synonyms: in motion terms, dynamically
Antonyms: statically
Example: “Her apparent flightiness hid a sharp intelligence.”
Synonyms: frivolity, fickleness
Antonyms: seriousness, steadiness
Example: “His belligerent tone made negotiation impossible.”
Synonyms: hostile, combative
Antonyms: peaceful, conciliatory
Example: “The prisoners were treated abhorrently by the regime.”
Synonyms: repulsively, detestably
Antonyms: admirably, decently
Example: “My parents forbid me to stay out late.”
Synonyms: ban, not allow
Antonyms: permit
Example: “One shoe is here, but where is the other one?”
Synonyms: another
Antonyms: same
Example: “We pay rent every month.”
Synonyms: 30 days
Antonyms: day
Example: “What are you doing right now?”
Synonyms: performing
Antonyms: stopping
Example: “The two concepts are intrinsically linked.”
Synonyms: inherently
Antonyms: externally
Example: “Their skills are complementary, not overlapping.”
Synonyms: supplementary
Antonyms: conflicting
Example: “The plausibility of his story is questionable.”
Synonyms: credibility
Antonyms: absurdity
Example: “Their analysis was superficial and missed the core issue.”
Synonyms: shallow
Antonyms: thorough
Example: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”
Synonyms: shockingly
Example: “The two companies decided to merge.”
Synonyms: combine
Example: “The surgeon used a laser during the operation.”
Example: “Blend the fruit with milk.”
Synonyms: mix
Example: “The two brothers look alike.”
Synonyms: similar
Antonyms: different
Example: “It takes time to adapt to a new job.”
Synonyms: adjust
Preposition
Example: “Unlike you, I don’t drive.”
Synonyms: different from
Antonyms: like
Example: “He works in a remote team.”
Synonyms: distant
Antonyms: near
Determiner
Example: “I want another one.”
Synonyms: one more
Example: “I want to change my plan.”
Synonyms: alter
Example: “I want to become a doctor.”
Synonyms: turn, grow
Antonyms: remain
Example: “There are trees around the house.”
Synonyms: near
Antonyms: far
Example: “He completed his apprenticeship last year.”
Synonyms: training
Antonyms: mastery
Example: “The current system is unsustainable.”
Synonyms: unviable
Antonyms: sustainable
Example: “Today is a special day.”
Synonyms: important
Antonyms: ordinary
Example: “The result was an aberration, not a trend.”
Synonyms: anomaly, irregularity
Antonyms: norm
Example: “The instructions are clear.”
Synonyms: obvious
Antonyms: confusing
Example: “High fees can be a deterrent to new users.”
Example: “The teams had divergent priorities for the quarter.”
/pəˈluːsɪd/
Example: “Her explanation was pellucid.”
Synonyms: clear, limpid, luculent
/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/
Example: “He accepted life’s vicissitudes calmly.”
/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
Example: “Write a synthesis of the main ideas.”
Synonyms: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthetic thinking
Antonyms: analysis, analytic thinking
Example: “Uncertainty is inherent in innovative work.”
Synonyms: intrinsic, implicit, intrinsical
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
Example: “They have distinct roles in the team.”
Synonyms: sharp, clear, crisp
Antonyms: indistinct
Example: “She delivered a coherent argument backed by evidence.”
Synonyms: tenacious, rational, orderly
Antonyms: incoherent
/ɪnˈtɝːprɪt/
Example: “Data can be interpreted differently.”
Synonyms: render, understand, construe
/ˈbæləns/
Example: “Work-life balance is important.”
Synonyms: poise, equilibrium, correspondence
Antonyms: instability, imbalance, asymmetry
/ˈdɪfrənt/
Example: “These two words are different.”
Synonyms: distinct, disparate, contrary
Antonyms: like, similar, same
/ˈvɪzɪt/
Example: “We visited our grandparents.”
Synonyms: call, see, impose
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