Vocabulaire

anti

prefix

Exemple: “The group is strongly anti war.”

Synonymes: against

Antonymes: pro

antiquated

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Synonymes: outdated, obsolete

Antonymes: modern, up-to-date

antipollution

Adjectif

Exemple: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Synonymes: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonymes: polluting

antithetical

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their goals are antithetical to everything we’re trying to build.”

Synonymes: opposed

Antonymes: compatible

anticlimactic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The ending felt anticlimactic after so much build-up.”

Synonymes: underwhelming

Antonymes: dramatic

anticipate

/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

Exemple: “We anticipate higher demand in spring.”

Synonymes: call, forestall, foretell

abundance

Nom

Exemple: “The garden has an abundance of flowers.”

Synonymes: plenty, wealth

Antonymes: scarcity

abundant

Adjectif

Exemple: “The country has abundant natural resources.”

Synonymes: plentiful, rich

Antonymes: scarce

oblique

Adjectif

Exemple: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

Synonymes: indirect, slanted

Antonymes: direct

statistics

Nom

Exemple: “Statistics helps us understand data.”

Synonymes: data analysis, numbers

Antonymes: guesswork

vitamin

Nom

Exemple: “Vitamin D is important.”

Synonymes: nutrient

Antonymes: toxin

mathematics

Nom

Exemple: “Mathematics is useful.”

Synonymes: math

Antonymes: literature

addition

Nom

Exemple: “The addition of new words is helpful.”

Synonymes: increase, extra part

Antonymes: removal

quantity

Nom

Exemple: “We need a large quantity of water.”

Synonymes: amount

retrospect

Nom

Exemple: “In retrospect, the risk was obvious.”

Synonymes: hindsight, review

Antonymes: foresight, anticipation

procedural

Adjectif

Exemple: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Synonymes: formal, process-related

Antonymes: substantive, informal

mercantile

Adjectif

Exemple: “The city grew as a mercantile center.”

Synonymes: commercial, trading

Antonymes: noncommercial, nonprofit

hysterical

Adjectif

Exemple: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”

Synonymes: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonymes: calm, composed

marginally

Adverbe

Exemple: “Sales improved only marginally.”

Synonymes: slightly, barely

Antonymes: substantially, greatly

estimation

Nom

Exemple: “My estimation of the cost was too low.”

Synonymes: calculation, assessment

Antonymes: fact, measurement

beforehand

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: in advance, earlier

Antonymes: afterward, later

hate

Verbe

Exemple: “I hate waking up early on Sundays.”

Synonymes: dislike strongly

Antonymes: love

gay

Adjectif

Exemple: “He said openly that he is gay.”

Synonymes: homosexual

Antonymes: straight

qualitative

Adjectif

Exemple: “The study combines quantitative and qualitative methods.”

Synonymes: descriptive, non-numerical

Antonymes: quantitative, numerical

elephantine

Adjectif

Exemple: “The project became elephantine and impossible to manage.”

Synonymes: massive, cumbersome

Antonymes: compact, nimble

mass

Nom

Exemple: “The mass of the object is hard to measure exactly.”

Synonymes: bulk, quantity

Antonymes: emptiness

worst

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was the worst day of the week.”

Synonymes: least good

Antonymes: best

ingratiating

Adjectif

Exemple: “His ingratiating manner felt calculated rather than sincere.”

Synonymes: sycophantic

Antonymes: genuine

substantially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The new policy substantially reduced complaints.”

Synonymes: significantly

Antonymes: slightly

relic

Nom

Exemple: “The museum displayed a relic from ancient times.”

Synonymes: artifact

equal

Adjectif

Exemple: “Everyone should have equal rights.”

Synonymes: same

Antonymes: unequal

social

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is very social.”

Synonymes: friendly

Antonymes: anti-social

transatlantic

Adjectif

Exemple: “They discussed transatlantic cooperation.”

Synonymes: international

Antonymes: domestic

substantiated

Adjectif

Exemple: “The claim was substantiated.”

Synonymes: verified

Antonymes: unproven

substantial

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was substantial evidence.”

Synonymes: considerable

Antonymes: minor

theory

Nom

Exemple: “The theory explains the results.”

Synonymes: concept, model

Antonymes: fact

expect

Verbe

Exemple: “I expect good results.”

Synonymes: hope, anticipate

Antonymes: doubt

substantiate

Verbe

Exemple: “You must substantiate the claim with reliable data.”

Synonymes: sustain, affirm, support

Antonymes: negate, contradict