Vocabulaire

against

Préposition

Exemple: “I am against this plan.”

Synonymes: opposed to

Antonymes: for

proscribe

Verbe

Exemple: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonymes: ban, forbid

Antonymes: permit

denounce

Verbe

Exemple: “The minister denounced corruption.”

Synonymes: condemn, criticize

Antonymes: praise

injustice

Nom

Exemple: “They protested against injustice.”

Synonymes: unfairness

Antonymes: justice

vaccine

Nom

Exemple: “The vaccine protects people.”

Synonymes: immunization

Antonymes: infection

insurance

Nom

Exemple: “Health insurance can be useful.”

Synonymes: protection plan

Antonymes: risk

violence

Nom

Exemple: “Violence is never a good answer.”

Synonymes: force, aggression

Antonymes: peace

security

Nom

Exemple: “Security is important online.”

Synonymes: safety, protection

Antonymes: danger

war

Nom

Exemple: “War is terrible.”

Synonymes: conflict, battle

Antonymes: peace

mutinously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The workers mutinously refused to continue.”

Synonymes: rebelliously, defiantly

Antonymes: obediently, compliantly

harassment

Nom

Exemple: “The company has strict rules against harassment.”

Synonymes: abuse, intimidation

Antonymes: respect, protection

allegation

Nom

Exemple: “The allegation was denied by the company.”

Synonymes: claim, accusation

Antonymes: proof, vindication

sue

Verbe

Exemple: “They decided to sue the company.”

Synonymes: take legal action

Antonymes: settle privately

bump

Verbe

Exemple: “I bumped my head on the door.”

Synonymes: hit lightly, knock

Antonymes: avoid

anti

prefix

Exemple: “The group is strongly anti war.”

Synonymes: against

Antonymes: pro

hit

Verbe

Exemple: “The ball hit the window.”

Synonymes: strike

Antonymes: miss

discrimination

Nom

Exemple: “The company has strict rules against discrimination.”

Synonymes: unfair treatment, bias

Antonymes: equality, fairness

vindication

Nom

Exemple: “The ruling was seen as a vindication of her long campaign.”

Synonymes: justification, exoneration

Antonymes: condemnation, disproof

kiss

Verbe

Exemple: “She gave her son a kiss before school.”

Synonymes: peck

Antonymes: slap

forbid

Verbe

Exemple: “My parents forbid me to stay out late.”

Synonymes: ban, not allow

Antonymes: permit

rebel

Nom

Exemple: “The rebel group took control of the town.”

Synonymes: insurgent

hedge

Verbe

Exemple: “Companies hedge against currency risk.”

Synonymes: protect

Antonymes: expose

strike

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t strike the dog.”

Synonymes: hit

Antonymes: protect

oppose

Verbe

Exemple: “I oppose this idea.”

Synonymes: disagree

Antonymes: support

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

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

Synonymes: deliberate, contend, consider