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Noun
Example: “The road is long.”
Synonyms: street, way
Antonyms: field
Example: “The novel is an allegory of power.”
Synonyms: symbolic story
Antonyms: literal story
Example: “Ice on the road is a hazard.”
Synonyms: danger, risk
Antonyms: safety
Example: “The country increased its export of wine.”
Synonyms: selling abroad
Antonyms: import
Example: “This is the way home.”
Synonyms: road, path
Antonyms: stop
Example: “My car is red.”
Synonyms: auto, vehicle
Antonyms: bike
Example: “I go to school by bus.”
Synonyms: coach
Antonyms: car
Example: “We watch television at night.”
Synonyms: TV, screen
Antonyms: radio
Example: “The street is busy.”
Synonyms: road, avenue
Antonyms: inside
Example: “Many families depend on remittances from abroad.”
Synonyms: transfer, payment sent
Antonyms: debt, withholding
Example: “We saw a crab near the rocks.”
Synonyms: sea animal
Antonyms:
Example: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”
Synonyms: preserve, blockage
Antonyms: clear road
Adjective
Example: “Be careful, the road is icy.”
Synonyms: frozen, cold
Antonyms: warm
Example: “A fox ran across the road at night.”
Synonyms: wild animal
Example: “The anchorperson introduced the evening news.”
Synonyms: news presenter, host
Antonyms: guest
Example: “A herd of cows was crossing the road.”
Synonyms: group of animals
Antonyms: single animal
Example: “She won a scholarship to study abroad.”
Synonyms: grant, financial aid
Antonyms: debt
Adverb
Example: “The road ahead looks clear.”
Synonyms: forward, in front
Antonyms: behind
Example: “Stand on this side of the road.”
Synonyms: part, edge
Antonyms: center
Example: “The radio transmitter stopped working during the storm.”
Synonyms: sender, broadcast device
Antonyms: receiver
Example: “The road is notoriously dangerous in winter.”
Synonyms: famously, infamously
Antonyms: obscurely, respectably
Example: “We saw a deer near the forest road.”
Example: “The road was closed, thus we had to wait.”
Synonyms: therefore, in this way
Antonyms: however
Example: “She wants to study abroad next year.”
Synonyms: overseas
Antonyms: at home
Preposition
Example: “We walked along the river.”
Synonyms: beside
Antonyms: away from
Example: “The road became muddy after the rain.”
Synonyms: murky
Antonyms: clean
Example: “A lorry blocked the road.”
Synonyms: truck
Example: “There is a sharp curve in the road.”
Synonyms: bend
Antonyms: straight line
Example: “This street is broad and busy.”
Synonyms: wide
Antonyms: narrow
Example: “This road is dangerous.”
Synonyms: risky
Antonyms: safe
/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/
Example: “The course encompasses theory and practice.”
Synonyms: embrace, comprehend, cover
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