Vocabulaire

happen

Verbe

Exemple: “What happened here?”

Synonymes: occur

happenstance

Nom

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

Synonymes: chance

Antonymes: design

hindsight

Nom

Exemple: “In hindsight, the decision was wrong.”

Synonymes: retrospection

Antonymes: foresight

mechanism

Nom

Exemple: “We need to understand the mechanism.”

Synonymes: system, process

Antonymes: randomness

schedule

Nom

Exemple: “My schedule is full today.”

Synonymes: timetable, plan

Antonymes: chaos

style

Nom

Exemple: “I like her style of writing.”

Synonymes: fashion, way

Antonymes:

doubt

Verbe

Exemple: “I doubt that he will come on time.”

Synonymes: question, uncertainty

Antonymes: trust, certainty

daily

Adjectif

Exemple: “Walking is part of my daily routine.”

Synonymes: everyday

Antonymes: weekly

cause

Verbe

Exemple: “Stress can cause headaches.”

Synonymes: reason, make happen

Antonymes: prevent

wish

Verbe

Exemple: “I wish you a happy birthday.”

Synonymes: hope, want

Antonymes: dislike

will

Verbe

Exemple: “I will call you tomorrow.”

Synonymes: shall

Antonymes: won't

when

Conjonction

Exemple: “When do you go to school?”

Synonymes: at what time

Antonymes:

wait

Verbe

Exemple: “Wait for me at the door.”

Synonymes: stay, pause

Antonymes: go

luck

Nom

Exemple: “Good luck on your test.”

Synonymes: fortune

Antonymes: bad luck

fear

Nom

Exemple: “Fear can stop people from taking action.”

Synonymes: terror, anxiety

Antonymes: courage

fate

Nom

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

Synonymes: destiny

Antonymes: choice, chance

till

Conjonction

Exemple: “Stay here till I come back.”

Synonymes: until

Antonymes: after

tend

Verbe

Exemple: “Children tend to learn languages quickly.”

Synonymes: be likely to, care for

Antonymes: avoid

rare

Adjectif

Exemple: “This bird is rare in our area.”

Synonymes: uncommon, unusual

Antonymes: common, frequent

still

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is still waiting outside.”

Synonymes: yet, motionless

Antonymes: moving

dream

Verbe

Exemple: “It is my dream to travel the world.”

Synonymes: wish, vision

Antonymes: reality

perceptively

Adverbe

Exemple: “She perceptively noticed the real conflict behind the words.”

Synonymes: insightfully

Antonymes: blindly

delay

Nom

Exemple: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

Synonymes: postpone

Antonymes: hurry

control

Verbe

Exemple: “I can’t control the weather.”

Synonymes: manage

Antonymes: lose control

sudden

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was a sudden noise.”

Synonymes: unexpected

Antonymes: expected

recent

Adjectif

Exemple: “I read a recent article.”

Synonymes: new

Antonymes: old

manner

Nom

Exemple: “He speaks in a polite manner.”

Synonymes: way

until

Préposition

Exemple: “Wait until Monday.”

Synonymes: till

Antonymes: since

chronologically

Adverbe

Exemple: “Events were arranged chronologically.”

Synonymes: sequentially

Antonymes: randomly

occur

Verbe

Exemple: “The accident occurred at night.”

Synonymes: happen

Antonymes: stop

everyday

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is my everyday routine.”

Synonymes: daily

Antonymes: special

wonder

Verbe

Exemple: “I wonder what will happen.”

Synonymes: think, question

Antonymes: know

allow

Verbe

Exemple: “They allow students to use phones.”

Synonymes: permit, let

Antonymes: forbid

lucky

Adjectif

Exemple: “You are lucky today.”

Synonymes: fortunate

Antonymes: unlucky

possible

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is possible to finish today.”

Synonymes: feasible

Antonymes: impossible

late

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is late.”

Synonymes: tardy

Antonymes: early

slow

Adjectif

Exemple: “The bus is slow.”

Synonymes: not fast

Antonymes: fast

fast

Adjectif

Exemple: “The car is fast.”

Synonymes: quick

Antonymes: slow

expedite

Verbe

Exemple: “We expedited the release by automating the tests.”

inevitable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Some refactoring was inevitable as the product scaled.”

event

/ɪˈvent/

Exemple: “The event starts at 6 p.m.”

Synonymes: case

avoid

/əˈvɔɪd/

Exemple: “Try to avoid making the same mistake.”

Synonymes: void, obviate, nullify

Antonymes: face, validate, confront