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Noun
Example: “The result was positive.”
Synonyms: outcome, effect
Antonyms: cause
Adjective
Example: “The email contained malicious software.”
Synonyms: harmful, evil
Antonyms: benign
Example: “The flood was a calamity for the village.”
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe
Antonyms: blessing
Example: “The result is dependent on the data.”
Synonyms: reliant, controlled by
Antonyms: independent
Example: “The query returned many results.”
Synonyms: question, request
Antonyms: answer
Example: “The infection needs treatment.”
Synonyms: disease, illness
Antonyms: health
Example: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”
Synonyms: loss, seizure
Antonyms: retention, recovery
Example: “Innovation drives economic growth.”
Synonyms: invention, new idea
Antonyms: tradition, stagnation
Example: “The old factory is scheduled for demolition.”
Synonyms: destruction, teardown
Antonyms: construction, restoration
Example: “The study revealed a startling result.”
Synonyms: surprising, shocking
Antonyms: ordinary, expected
Example: “The patient remained in a coma for two days.”
Synonyms: deep unconscious state
Antonyms: consciousness
Example: “Reading comprehension improves with practice.”
Synonyms: understanding, grasp
Antonyms: confusion
Example: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”
Synonyms: discouraging, bleak
Antonyms: promising, hopeful
Adverb
Example: “The road was closed, thus we had to wait.”
Synonyms: therefore, in this way
Antonyms: however
Example: “The medicine had a quick effect.”
Synonyms: result, impact
Example: “Investors reacted euphorically to the unexpected results.”
Synonyms: ecstatically
Antonyms: gloomily
Example: “They emerged victoriously after a long struggle.”
Synonyms: triumphantly
Antonyms: defeatedly
Example: “She writes prolifically and publishes every year.”
Synonyms: productively
Antonyms: rarely
Example: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”
Synonyms: shockingly
Example: “The bank investigated the fraud case.”
Synonyms: scam
Antonyms: honesty
Verb
Example: “We record the results.”
Synonyms: write down
Example: “The plan’s materialization exceeded expectations.”
Synonyms: realization
Antonyms: disappearance
Example: “He finally finished his work.”
Synonyms: at last
Antonyms:
Example: “The argument is based on a fallacy.”
Synonyms: misconception, error
Antonyms: truth
Example: “The result was an aberration, not a trend.”
Synonyms: anomaly, irregularity
Antonyms: norm
Example: “The theory explains the results.”
Synonyms: concept, model
Antonyms: fact
Example: “Our main objective is growth.”
Synonyms: goal, aim
Antonyms: bias
Example: “I expect good results.”
Synonyms: hope, anticipate
Antonyms: doubt
Example: “His tentativeness disappeared once he saw the results.”
/ˈvælɪdeɪt/
Example: “We need to validate the results.”
Synonyms: corroborate, formalize
Antonyms: void, vitiate, nullify
/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/
Example: “These are preliminary results.”
Synonyms: overture, prelude, exploratory
/jiːld/
Example: “The effort yielded good results.”
Synonyms: render, concede, issue
Antonyms: stand, survive, make it
/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/
Example: “Results indicate improvement.”
Synonyms: show, point, bespeak
Antonyms: contraindicate
/ˈfæktər/
Example: “Cost is an important factor.”
Synonyms: component, element, agent
/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/
Example: “Everyone can contribute to success.”
Synonyms: impart, lead, give
/ˈænəlaɪz/
Example: “We need to analyze the results carefully.”
Synonyms: examine, study, dissect
Antonyms: synthesize, synthesise
/weɪst/
Example: “Don’t waste your time.”
Synonyms: desolate, wild, languish
Antonyms: conserve, husband, economize
/ˈtɑːrɡɪt/
Example: “Our target is 1,000 users.”
Synonyms: objective, mark, butt
/ɪˈfektɪv/
Example: “This method is very effective.”
Synonyms: good, impressive, competent
Antonyms: ineffectual, ineffective, uneffective
/wɝːk/
Example: “I go to work.”
Synonyms: cultivate, address, process
Antonyms: malfunction, stagnate, misfunction
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