Vocabulaire

believe

Verbe

Exemple: “I believe him.”

Synonymes: trust, think

Antonymes: doubt

feign

Verbe

Exemple: “He tried to feign surprise.”

Synonymes: pretend, fake

Antonymes: reveal

credible

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a credible source.”

Synonymes: reliable, believable

Antonymes: unreliable

speculate

Verbe

Exemple: “It is useless to speculate without evidence.”

Synonymes: guess, theorize

Antonymes: know, verify

aim

Nom

Exemple: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Synonymes: goal, target

Antonymes: failure, miss

confirmation

Nom

Exemple: “I received confirmation of my booking by email.”

Synonymes: proof, approval

Antonymes: denial

crazy

Adjectif

Exemple: “That sounds like a crazy idea.”

Synonymes: wild, strange

Antonymes: normal, sensible

unsuspected

Adjectif

Exemple: “The archive revealed an unsuspected source of influence.”

Synonymes: unexpected, unimagined

Antonymes: suspected, expected

hypothesize

Verbe

Exemple: “Scientists hypothesize that the climate was once much wetter.”

Synonymes: theorize, speculate

Antonymes: verify, confirm

fate

Nom

Exemple: “She believed it was fate that brought them together.”

Synonymes: destiny

Antonymes: choice, chance

think

Verbe

Exemple: “I think this is a good idea.”

Synonymes: believe, consider

Antonymes: ignore

ghost

Nom

Exemple: “The child was afraid of ghosts.”

Synonymes: spirit

Antonymes: human

persuasively

Adverbe

Exemple: “He argued persuasively for a simpler solution.”

Synonymes: convincingly

Antonymes: unconvincingly

guess

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you guess my age?”

Synonymes: predict

Antonymes: know

blame

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t blame others for your mistakes.”

Synonymes: accuse

Antonymes: praise

unconvincingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He argued unconvincingly.”

Synonymes: weakly

Antonymes: persuasively

trust

Verbe

Exemple: “I trust my team.”

Synonymes: believe, rely

Antonymes: doubt

dissemble

/dɪˈsem bəl/

Exemple: “He tried to dissemble his disappointment.”

Synonymes: affect, sham, act