Vocabulaire

infernally

Adverbe

Exemple: “It was infernally hot in the room.”

Synonymes: terribly, devilishly

Antonymes: pleasantly, mildly

hysterical

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonymes: calm, composed

formidable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a formidable opponent in debate.”

Synonymes: powerful, intimidating

Antonymes: weak, harmless

phenomenal

Adjectif

Exemple: “The response to the product was phenomenal.”

Synonymes: extraordinary, remarkable

Antonymes: ordinary, poor

fiendishly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The puzzle was fiendishly difficult.”

Synonymes: extremely, devilishly

Antonymes: easily, simply

fabulously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The plan worked fabulously well.”

Synonymes: wonderfully, amazingly

Antonymes: poorly, badly

enormously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The project has grown enormously in the past year.”

Synonymes: greatly, massively

Antonymes: slightly, barely

antiquated

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Synonymes: outdated, obsolete

Antonymes: modern, up-to-date

torturous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The wait felt torturous.”

Synonymes: painful, agonizing

Antonymes: pleasant, easy

munificence

Nom

Exemple: “The university benefited from the munificence of its donors.”

Synonymes: generosity, bounty

Antonymes: stinginess, meanness

magnanimity

Nom

Exemple: “He accepted defeat with rare magnanimity.”

Synonymes: generosity, nobility

Antonymes: pettiness, meanness

fanatically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He defended the idea fanatically, refusing any criticism.”

Synonymes: obsessively, extremely

Antonymes: moderately, reasonably

fairly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The test was fairly easy.”

Synonymes: quite, reasonably

Antonymes: extremely

meticulously

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: scrupulously

Antonymes: carelessly

catastrophic

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: disastrous

Antonymes: manageable

freak

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t freak out—there’s still time.”

Synonymes: panic

Antonymes: stay calm

giant

Adjectif

Exemple: “A giant tree stood in the yard.”

Synonymes: huge

Antonymes: tiny

antediluvian

/ˌænti dɪˈluːviən/

Exemple: “Their process is antediluvian.”

Synonymes: archaic, antiquated, old