Vocabulaire

but

Conjonction

Exemple: “I wanted to go, but I was too tired.”

Synonymes: however

Antonymes: and

button

Nom

Exemple: “Press the button.”

Synonymes: switch, key

Antonymes: hole

recourse

Nom

Exemple: “They had no recourse but to sue.”

Synonymes: option, remedy

Antonymes: helplessness

merit

Nom

Exemple: “The proposal has merit.”

Synonymes: value, worth

Antonymes: fault

angst

Nom

Exemple: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Synonymes: anxiety, worry

Antonymes: calm

assistant

Nom

Exemple: “The assistant helped the teacher.”

Synonymes: helper, aide

Antonymes: leader

delivery

Nom

Exemple: “The delivery is fast.”

Synonymes: shipment, transport

Antonymes: pickup

economy

Nom

Exemple: “The economy is growing.”

Synonymes: financial system

Antonymes: poverty

belt

Nom

Exemple: “I need a belt.”

Synonymes: strap

Antonymes: button

personality

Nom

Exemple: “She has a strong personality.”

Synonymes: character, nature

Antonymes: facelessness

ostensible

Adjectif

Exemple: “The ostensible reason for the visit was business.”

Synonymes: apparent, supposed

Antonymes: real, genuine

inartistic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The design was practical but inartistic.”

Synonymes: plain, uncreative

Antonymes: artistic, aesthetic

denotation

Nom

Exemple: “The denotation of the word is simple, but its connotation is complex.”

Synonymes: literal meaning, direct reference

Antonymes: connotation, implication

tap

Verbe

Exemple: “Tap the screen to continue.”

Synonymes: touch lightly, faucet

Antonymes: slam

qualification

Nom

Exemple: “She has the right qualifications for the job.”

Synonymes: credential, ability

Antonymes: inexperience

tuberculosis

Nom

Exemple: “Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.”

Synonymes: TB

Antonymes: health

anchorperson

Nom

Exemple: “The anchorperson introduced the evening news.”

Synonymes: news presenter, host

Antonymes: guest

subjunctive

Nom

Exemple: “In some languages, the subjunctive is used to express doubt or possibility.”

Synonymes: grammar mood

Antonymes: indicative

fake

Adjectif

Exemple: “The watch looked expensive, but it was fake.”

Synonymes: false, not real

Antonymes: real, genuine

acquaintance

Nom

Exemple: “He is only an acquaintance, not a close friend.”

Synonymes: contact, associate

Antonymes: stranger, close friend

shape

Nom

Exemple: “What shape is the table?”

Synonymes: form

Antonymes:

loose

Adjectif

Exemple: “The button is loose.”

Synonymes: not tight

Antonymes: tight

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

apart

Adverbe

Exemple: “The twins look similar, but you can tell them apart.”

Synonymes: separately

Antonymes: together

utilitarian

Adjectif

Exemple: “The building is functional but aggressively utilitarian.”

Synonymes: practical, functional

Antonymes: decorative, ornamental

proprietary

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company uses proprietary software for data analysis.”

Synonymes: private, exclusive

Antonymes: open-source, public

centralized

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company adopted a highly centralized management structure.”

Synonymes: concentrated, controlled from one center

Antonymes: decentralized, distributed

attributive

Adjectif

Exemple: “In grammar, an attributive adjective comes before the noun.”

Synonymes: descriptive, qualifying

Antonymes: predicative

primitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”

Synonymes: crudely, basically

Antonymes: sophisticatedly, refinedly

circulation

Nom

Exemple: “The newspaper has a daily circulation of over 100,000 copies.”

Synonymes: distribution, flow

Antonymes: stagnation

abstraction

Nom

Exemple: “The theory is useful, but it remains an abstraction for most people.”

Synonymes: concept, generalization

Antonymes: concreteness, reality

anyway

Adverbe

Exemple: “It was raining, but we went anyway.”

Synonymes: in any case

Antonymes: therefore not

other

Adjectif

Exemple: “One shoe is here, but where is the other one?”

Synonymes: another

Antonymes: same

unexceptional

Adjectif

Exemple: “The first draft was competent but unexceptional.”

Synonymes: ordinary

Antonymes: remarkable

treacherously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The surface looked solid but behaved treacherously underfoot.”

Synonymes: deceitfully

Antonymes: reliably

paradoxically

Adverbe

Exemple: “Paradoxically, strict rules can increase creativity.”

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: predictably

marketability

Nom

Exemple: “The design improved usability but reduced marketability.”

Synonymes: sellability

Antonymes: unappeal

idiomatically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The phrase is grammatically correct but not idiomatically natural.”

Synonymes: naturally

Antonymes: literally

dissemination

Nom

Exemple: “The dissemination of misinformation was faster than the correction.”

Synonymes: distribution

Antonymes: suppression

confabulation

Nom

Exemple: “Under pressure, he drifted into confabulation and filled gaps with fiction.”

Synonymes: fabrication

Antonymes: accuracy

solitariness

Nom

Exemple: “The solitariness of the job suits some people but not others.”

Synonymes: isolation

Antonymes: companionship

muscle-bound

Adjectif

Exemple: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”

Synonymes: buff

Antonymes: slender

idiosyncrasy

Nom

Exemple: “Every founder has an idiosyncrasy that shapes the culture.”

Synonymes: quirk

Antonymes: normality

happenstance

Nom

Exemple: “Their meeting was pure happenstance, but it changed everything.”

Synonymes: chance

Antonymes: design

eccentricity

Nom

Exemple: “His eccentricity is charming, but it can confuse new colleagues.”

Synonymes: quirkiness

Antonymes: conventionality

decentralize

Verbe

Exemple: “The company decided to decentralize decision-making to speed up execution.”

Synonymes: distribute

Antonymes: centralize

catastrophic

Adjectif

Exemple: “A catastrophic failure is rare, but we must design for it.”

Synonymes: disastrous

Antonymes: manageable

specification

Nom

Exemple: “The device meets the specification, but not the real user needs.”

Synonymes: requirements

eccentrically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He dressed eccentrically but spoke with precision.”

Synonymes: oddly

Antonymes: normally

structurally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The argument is structurally sound but poorly evidenced.”

Synonymes: in structure

commercially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The product is strong technically but not commercially viable yet.”

Synonymes: financially

unmusically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He sang unmusically, but with great enthusiasm.”

Synonymes: off-key

Antonymes: musically

uninspiring

Adjectif

Exemple: “The presentation was correct but uninspiring.”

Synonymes: dull

Antonymes: inspiring

nomad

Nom

Exemple: “Nomads move from place to place.”

Synonymes: wanderer

Antonymes: settler

input

Nom

Exemple: “We need your input before we decide.”

Synonymes: feedback

click

Verbe

Exemple: “Click the button to continue.”

Synonymes: tap

civil

Adjectif

Exemple: “Please stay civil during the discussion.”

Synonymes: polite

Antonymes: rude

spread

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t spread rumors.”

Synonymes: share

Antonymes: hide

nearly

Adverbe

Exemple: “We are nearly ready.”

Synonymes: almost

Antonymes: completely

likely

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is likely to rain today.”

Synonymes: probable

Antonymes: unlikely

almost

Adverbe

Exemple: “It is almost ready.”

Synonymes: nearly

Antonymes: completely

demystification

Nom

Exemple: “The book contributed to the demystification of science.”

Synonymes: clarification

Antonymes: mystification

press

Verbe

Exemple: “Press the button to start.”

Synonymes: push

Antonymes: release

paradoxical

Adjectif

Exemple: “Success had a paradoxical effect.”

Synonymes: contradictory, ironic

Antonymes: logical

latent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The conflict had latent causes.”

Synonymes: hidden, dormant

Antonymes: overt

complex

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system is complex but efficient.”

Synonymes: complicated, intricate

Antonymes: simple

develop

Verbe

Exemple: “The company developed quickly.”

Synonymes: grow, improve

Antonymes: decline

paradox

Nom

Exemple: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

recondite

/ˈrekənˌdaɪt/

Exemple: “The lecture was recondite but fascinating.”

Synonymes: esoteric, deep, abstruse

allocate

/ˈæləkeɪt/

Exemple: “We allocated extra budget to marketing.”

Synonymes: apportion

factor

/ˈfæktər/

Exemple: “Cost is an important factor.”

Synonymes: component, element, agent

contribute

/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/

Exemple: “Everyone can contribute to success.”

Synonymes: impart, lead, give

feature

/ˈfiːtʃər/

Exemple: “This app has a useful feature.”

Synonymes: characteristic, have, boast

Antonymes: miss, lack

sometimes

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Exemple: “Sometimes I cook dinner.”