Vocabulaire

affectation

Nom

Exemple: “His accent sounded more like affectation than authenticity.”

Synonymes: pretension, artifice

Antonymes: naturalness, sincerity

cognitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “Sleep affects cognitive performance.”

Synonymes: mental, intellectual

Antonymes: physical

alienate

Verbe

Exemple: “Bad communication can alienate customers.”

Synonymes: isolate, distance

Antonymes: include

legislation

Nom

Exemple: “New legislation affects businesses.”

Synonymes: laws, legal rules

Antonymes: lawlessness

histrionic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His response was overly histrionic.”

Synonymes: dramatic, theatrical

Antonymes: restrained, calm

profoundly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The speech profoundly affected the audience.”

Synonymes: deeply, greatly

Antonymes: slightly, superficially

impervious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She seemed impervious to criticism.”

Synonymes: unaffected, immune

Antonymes: vulnerable, sensitive

constraint

Nom

Exemple: “Time is our biggest constraint.”

Synonymes: restriction, limitation

Antonymes: freedom, liberty

hug

Nom

Exemple: “She gave her friend a warm hug.”

Synonymes: embrace

Antonymes: push away

fond

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is very fond of music.”

Synonymes: loving, keen on

Antonymes: dislike

confinement

Nom

Exemple: “Long periods of confinement can affect mental health.”

Synonymes: restriction, imprisonment

Antonymes: freedom, release

nostalgically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke nostalgically about the early days of the company.”

Synonymes: wistfully

Antonymes: matter-of-factly

detrimentally

Adverbe

Exemple: “Cutting corners can detrimentally affect quality.”

Synonymes: harmfully

Antonymes: beneficially

force

Nom

Exemple: “They used force to open the door.”

Synonymes: power

Antonymes: weakness

worn

Adjectif

Exemple: “These shoes are old and worn.”

Synonymes: used

Antonymes: new

care

Verbe

Exemple: “She cares about her family.”

Synonymes: mind, look after

Antonymes: ignore

influence

/ˈɪnfluəns/

Exemple: “Friends can have a strong influence.”

Synonymes: charm, shape, determine

love

/lʌv/

Exemple: “I love my family.”

Synonymes: passion, beloved, lovemaking

Antonymes: detest, hatred, hate