Vocabulaire

entertainment

Nom

Exemple: “Television is a form of entertainment.”

Synonymes: fun, amusement

Antonymes: work

interest

Nom

Exemple: “I have an interest in music.”

Synonymes: curiosity, attention

Antonymes: boredom

diligently

Adverbe

Exemple: “She worked diligently to finish the report on time.”

Synonymes: carefully, industriously

Antonymes: carelessly, lazily

neglectful

Adjectif

Exemple: “The report criticized neglectful parenting.”

Synonymes: careless, inattentive

Antonymes: caring, attentive

imperative

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is imperative that we act quickly.”

Synonymes: essential, urgent

Antonymes: optional, unimportant

engrossing

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”

Synonymes: absorbing, captivating

Antonymes: boring, dull

fault

Nom

Exemple: “It was not my fault.”

Synonymes: blame, mistake

Antonymes: success, virtue

error

Nom

Exemple: “There is an error in this sentence.”

Synonymes: mistake

Antonymes: correctness

painstaking

Adjectif

Exemple: “The restoration required painstaking attention to detail.”

Synonymes: meticulous, careful

Antonymes: careless, hasty

negligently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The documents had been negligently handled.”

Synonymes: carelessly, irresponsibly

Antonymes: carefully, diligently

unobtrusively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The support team unobtrusively guided users through the setup.”

Synonymes: quietly

Antonymes: intrusively

preoccupation

Nom

Exemple: “His preoccupation with details delayed the decision.”

Synonymes: obsession

Antonymes: detachment

painstakingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The dataset was painstakingly cleaned over several weeks.”

Synonymes: meticulously

Antonymes: carelessly

meticulously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The audit was conducted meticulously, line by line.”

Synonymes: scrupulously

Antonymes: carelessly

ephemerality

Nom

Exemple: “Social media highlights the ephemerality of attention.”

Synonymes: transience

Antonymes: permanence

exhibitionist

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was criticized for exhibitionist behavior online.”

Synonymes: show-off

Antonymes: reserved

listen

Verbe

Exemple: “Listen to me, please.”

Synonymes: hear

Antonymes: ignore

excuse

Nom

Exemple: “Excuse me, where is the bank?”

Synonymes: sorry

Antonymes: blame

conscientiously

Adverbe

Exemple: “She worked conscientiously.”

Synonymes: diligently

Antonymes: carelessly

salient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The report highlights salient issues.”

Synonymes: notable, prominent

Antonymes: trivial

serious

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a serious problem.”

Synonymes: grave

Antonymes: funny

careless

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was careless with money.”

Synonymes: reckless

Antonymes: careful

conspicuous

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was a conspicuous absence of documentation.”

meticulous

Adjectif

Exemple: “She kept meticulous records of every transaction.”

perfunctory

/pərˈfʌŋktəri/

Exemple: “He gave a perfunctory apology.”

Synonymes: cursory, casual, careless

prominent

/ˈprɑːmɪnənt/

Exemple: “She is a prominent researcher.”

Synonymes: conspicuous, salient, obvious

focus

/ˈfoʊkəs/

Exemple: “Try to focus on your work.”

Synonymes: nidus, stress, concentrate

Antonymes: dim, slur, blear

careful

/ˈkerfəl/

Exemple: “Be careful with the hot tea.”

Synonymes: deliberate, close, conscientious

Antonymes: careless