Vocabulaire

increase

/ɪnˈkriːs/

Exemple: “Sales increased this year.”

Synonymes: growth, increment, addition

Antonymes: diminish, diminution, fall

austerity

Nom

Exemple: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Synonymes: strictness, frugality

Antonymes: luxury

inflation

Nom

Exemple: “Inflation makes prices higher.”

Synonymes: price increase

Antonymes: deflation

export

Nom

Exemple: “The country increased its export of wine.”

Synonymes: selling abroad

Antonymes: import

addition

Nom

Exemple: “The addition of new words is helpful.”

Synonymes: increase, extra part

Antonymes: removal

rumination

Nom

Exemple: “Excessive rumination can increase anxiety.”

Synonymes: reflection, brooding

Antonymes: action, distraction

pressurize

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not let them pressurize you into agreeing.”

Synonymes: coerce, pressure

Antonymes: relieve, ease

salesmanship

Nom

Exemple: “Good salesmanship can increase customer trust.”

Synonymes: selling skill, persuasion

Antonymes: poor selling

boom

Nom

Exemple: “The city saw a tourism boom last year.”

Synonymes: growth, success surge

Antonymes: decline, crash

rise

Verbe

Exemple: “Prices continue to rise every month.”

Synonymes: increase, go up

Antonymes: fall, drop

proliferation

Nom

Exemple: “The proliferation of tools created fragmentation and confusion.”

Synonymes: rapid increase

Antonymes: decline

paradoxically

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: predictably

amplification

Nom

Exemple: “The microphone provides amplification for large rooms.”

Synonymes: boosting

Antonymes: reduction

speculation

Nom

Exemple: “The media’s speculation increased after the announcement.”

Synonymes: guesswork

Antonymes: certainty

limit

Verbe

Exemple: “I try to limit sugar.”

Synonymes: restrict

Antonymes: increase

philanthropist

Nom

Exemple: “The philanthropist funded educational programs.”

Synonymes: benefactor

Antonymes: miser

commensurately

Adverbe

Exemple: “Salaries increased commensurately with performance.”

Synonymes: proportionately

Antonymes: disproportionately

slash

Verbe

Exemple: “The company slashed prices.”

Synonymes: cut

Antonymes: increase

decline

Verbe

Exemple: “Sales declined last quarter.”

Synonymes: decrease, drop

Antonymes: increase

enhance

/ɪnˈhæns/

Exemple: “These changes will enhance usability.”

Synonymes: raise, heighten