Vocabulaire

development

Nom

Exemple: “Development takes time.”

Synonymes: growth, progress

Antonymes: decline

promotion

Nom

Exemple: “He got a promotion at work.”

Synonymes: advancement, raise

Antonymes: demotion

promotable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is clearly promotable after this success.”

Synonymes: advanceable, eligible for promotion

Antonymes: unpromotable, unsuitable

precocious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Synonymes: advanced, gifted

Antonymes: immature, slow-developing

deliberate

Adjectif

Exemple: “His deliberate silence made everyone uncomfortable.”

Synonymes: intentional, calculated

Antonymes: accidental, impulsive

beforehand

Adverbe

Exemple: “Please let us know beforehand if you cannot come.”

Synonymes: in advance, earlier

Antonymes: afterward, later

rudiments

Nom

Exemple: “He learned the rudiments of coding in school.”

Synonymes: basics, fundamentals

Antonymes: complexities, advanced theory

basic

Adjectif

Exemple: “I know only the basic rules of chess.”

Synonymes: simple, fundamental

Antonymes: advanced

withdrawal

Nom

Exemple: “The sudden withdrawal of funding delayed the project.”

Synonymes: retreat, removal

Antonymes: advance, deposit

spontaneously

Adverbe

Exemple: “They spontaneously changed the plan at the last minute.”

Synonymes: impulsively

Antonymes: deliberately

spontaneous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a spontaneous decision to take the trip.”

Synonymes: impulsive

Antonymes: planned

rudimentary

Adjectif

Exemple: “He has only a rudimentary understanding of the topic.”

Synonymes: basic

Antonymes: advanced

anticipate

/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

Exemple: “We anticipate higher demand in spring.”

Synonymes: call, forestall, foretell

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

Exemple: “They had a debate about the issue.”

Synonymes: deliberate, contend, consider