Vocabulaire

company

Nom

Exemple: “I work for a tech company.”

Synonymes: business

incipient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company showed signs of incipient growth.”

Synonymes: emerging, early

Antonymes: developed

solitude

Nom

Exemple: “He enjoys solitude.”

Synonymes: isolation, privacy

Antonymes: company

moribund

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company was moribund before the merger.”

Synonymes: dying, declining

Antonymes: thriving

insular

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company had an insular culture.”

Synonymes: narrow-minded, isolated

Antonymes: open-minded

merger

Nom

Exemple: “The merger created a larger company.”

Synonymes: union, combination

Antonymes: separation

dominant

Adjectif

Exemple: “This company is dominant in the market.”

Synonymes: leading, powerful

Antonymes: weak

manufacture

Verbe

Exemple: “The company will manufacture new devices.”

Synonymes: produce, make

Antonymes: consume

enterprise

Nom

Exemple: “The enterprise creates software.”

Synonymes: company, business

Antonymes: individual

investor

Nom

Exemple: “The investor gave money to the company.”

Synonymes: backer, financier

Antonymes: borrower

employer

Nom

Exemple: “The employer offered a job.”

Synonymes: company, boss

Antonymes: employee

audit

Nom

Exemple: “The company had an audit.”

Synonymes: inspection, review

Antonymes: neglect

management

Nom

Exemple: “Good management helps a company grow.”

Synonymes: administration, leadership

Antonymes: mismanagement

department

Nom

Exemple: “She works in the sales department.”

Synonymes: division, section

Antonymes: whole company

publisher

Nom

Exemple: “The publisher printed the book.”

Synonymes: book company

Antonymes: reader

brand

Nom

Exemple: “This brand is popular.”

Synonymes: label, company name

Antonymes: generic product

pet

Nom

Exemple: “I have a pet.”

Synonymes: animal, companion animal

Antonymes: wild animal

business

Nom

Exemple: “He has a small business.”

Synonymes: company, work

Antonymes: hobby

office

Nom

Exemple: “I work in an office.”

Synonymes: workplace, company room

Antonymes: home

staggering

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company reported staggering losses.”

Synonymes: astonishing, enormous

Antonymes: modest, ordinary

innovative

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company is known for innovative design.”

Synonymes: creative, original

Antonymes: traditional, conventional

harassment

Nom

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

Synonymes: abuse, intimidation

Antonymes: respect, protection

compliance

Nom

Exemple: “The company must prove compliance with safety rules.”

Synonymes: obedience, conformity

Antonymes: violation, resistance

allegation

Nom

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

Synonymes: claim, accusation

Antonymes: proof, vindication

repertory

Nom

Exemple: “The theater expanded its repertory this season.”

Synonymes: repertoire, catalog

Antonymes:

sue

Verbe

Exemple: “They decided to sue the company.”

Synonymes: take legal action

Antonymes: settle privately

bid

Nom

Exemple: “The company made the highest bid for the property.”

Synonymes: offer, attempt

Antonymes: withdrawal

headquarters

Nom

Exemple: “The company moved its headquarters to the capital.”

Synonymes: main office, central office

Antonymes: branch

hire

Verbe

Exemple: “The company plans to hire two more workers.”

Synonymes: employ, rent

Antonymes: fire

rap

Nom

Exemple: “He likes old-school rap music.”

Synonymes: hip-hop, tap sharply

Antonymes: classical music

discrimination

Nom

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

Synonymes: unfair treatment, bias

Antonymes: equality, fairness

friendliness

Nom

Exemple: “Her friendliness made everyone feel welcome.”

Synonymes: kindness, warmth

Antonymes: coldness, hostility

with

Préposition

Exemple: “I am going with my sister.”

Synonymes: together with

Antonymes: without

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

fire

Verbe

Exemple: “The company may fire workers if sales keep falling.”

Synonymes: dismiss, flame

Antonymes: hire

ship

Verbe

Exemple: “The company will ship the order tomorrow.”

Synonymes: send, vessel

Antonymes: receive

logo

Nom

Exemple: “The company changed its logo last year.”

Synonymes: brand mark, symbol

Antonymes:

double

Verbe

Exemple: “The company plans to double its sales.”

Synonymes: twice as much

Antonymes: halve

nostalgically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke nostalgically about the early days of the company.”

Synonymes: wistfully

Antonymes: matter-of-factly

decentralize

Verbe

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

Synonymes: distribute

Antonymes: centralize

domestically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The company expanded domestically before going global.”

Synonymes: internally

Antonymes: internationally

sustainably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The company aims to grow sustainably over the next decade.”

Synonymes: responsibly

Antonymes: recklessly

found

Verbe

Exemple: “She founded a company with two friends.”

Synonymes: establish

Antonymes: dissolve

unsustainably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The company grew unsustainably fast.”

Synonymes: unviably

Antonymes: sustainably

stake

Nom

Exemple: “He has a stake in the company.”

Synonymes: share

Antonymes:

slash

Verbe

Exemple: “The company slashed prices.”

Synonymes: cut

Antonymes: increase

expand

Verbe

Exemple: “The company plans to expand globally.”

Synonymes: grow, extend

Antonymes: shrink

develop

Verbe

Exemple: “The company developed quickly.”

Synonymes: grow, improve

Antonymes: decline

resilient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company proved resilient during the economic downturn.”

Synonymes: spirited, live, elastic

contemplate

/ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/

Exemple: “He contemplated leaving the company.”

Synonymes: ruminate, speculate, study