Vocabulaire

market

Nom

Exemple: “I bought fruit at the market.”

Synonymes: bazaar

marketability

Nom

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

Synonymes: sellability

Antonymes: unappeal

deprecate

Verbe

Exemple: “Developers deprecate old software features.”

Synonymes: criticize, discourage

Antonymes: approve

nascent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The startup is in a nascent market.”

Synonymes: emerging, developing

Antonymes: mature

forlorn

Adjectif

Exemple: “The house looked forlorn.”

Synonymes: lonely, abandoned

Antonymes: cheerful

ornate

Adjectif

Exemple: “The building has ornate doors.”

Synonymes: decorative, elaborate

Antonymes: plain

lurid

Adjectif

Exemple: “The newspaper published lurid details.”

Synonymes: shocking, sensational

Antonymes: plain

dominant

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: leading, powerful

Antonymes: weak

territory

Nom

Exemple: “This territory belongs to the city.”

Synonymes: area, land

Antonymes: border

label

Nom

Exemple: “Read the label on the bottle.”

Synonymes: tag, sticker

Antonymes: unmarked item

trade

Nom

Exemple: “Trade between countries is important.”

Synonymes: commerce, business

Antonymes: isolation

supermarket

Nom

Exemple: “I buy food at the supermarket.”

Synonymes: market, store

Antonymes: home

bookmark

Nom

Exemple: “Use a bookmark in the book.”

virtuosity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Synonymes: mastery, brilliance

Antonymes: clumsiness, mediocrity

pedestrian

Adjectif

Exemple: “The writing felt pedestrian and predictable.”

Synonymes: ordinary, walker

Antonymes: imaginative, remarkable

nonchalant

Adjectif

Exemple: “He gave a nonchalant shrug.”

Synonymes: casual, unconcerned

Antonymes: anxious, concerned

uneventful

Adjectif

Exemple: “Thankfully, the journey was uneventful.”

Synonymes: calm, ordinary

Antonymes: dramatic, eventful

phenomenal

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: extraordinary, remarkable

Antonymes: ordinary, poor

dominantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The market is dominantly controlled by a few firms.”

Synonymes: powerfully, predominantly

Antonymes: weakly, marginally

startling

Adjectif

Exemple: “The study revealed a startling result.”

Synonymes: surprising, shocking

Antonymes: ordinary, expected

tag

Nom

Exemple: “Do not remove the price tag.”

Synonymes: label, mark

Antonymes: untag

peg

Nom

Exemple: “Hang your coat on that peg.”

Synonymes: hook, pin

Antonymes:

sex

Nom

Exemple: “Please mark your sex on the form.”

Synonymes: gender

Antonymes:

spot

Nom

Exemple: “This is a good spot for a picnic.”

Synonymes: place, see

Antonymes: miss

sell

Verbe

Exemple: “They sell fruit in the market.”

Synonymes: trade

Antonymes: buy

line

Nom

Exemple: “Please draw a straight line.”

Synonymes: row, mark

Antonymes: curve

proprietary

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: private, exclusive

Antonymes: open-source, public

disparaging

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made several disparaging remarks about his work.”

Synonymes: derogatory, belittling

Antonymes: complimentary, respectful

nondescript

Adjectif

Exemple: “He lived in a nondescript apartment block on the edge of town.”

Synonymes: unremarkable, plain

Antonymes: distinctive, memorable

demographic

Adjectif

Exemple: “Demographic changes are reshaping the labor market.”

Synonymes: population-related

Antonymes:

unwavering

Adjectif

Exemple: “She showed unwavering support throughout the crisis.”

Synonymes: steadfast, firm

Antonymes: uncertain, wavering

tick

Verbe

Exemple: “Tick the correct answer on the form.”

Synonymes: mark, click

Antonymes: cross out

sign

Verbe

Exemple: “Please sign your name at the bottom.”

Synonymes: mark, signature

Antonymes: erase

shop

Verbe

Exemple: “We usually shop at the local market.”

Synonymes: store, buy things

Antonymes: sell

paid

Adjectif

Exemple: “The bill has already been paid.”

Synonymes: settled

Antonymes: unpaid

logo

Nom

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

Synonymes: brand mark, symbol

Antonymes:

joke

Nom

Exemple: “He told a joke that made everyone laugh.”

Synonymes: funny remark

Antonymes: serious statement

while

Conjonction

Exemple: “Please wait here for a while.”

Synonymes: for some time, during

Antonymes: instantly

upset

Adjectif

Exemple: “She was upset after the argument.”

Synonymes: sad, disturbed

Antonymes: calm, happy

unexceptional

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: ordinary

Antonymes: remarkable

surreptitious

Adjectif

Exemple: “He took a surreptitious look at the notes during the meeting.”

Synonymes: covert

Antonymes: open

instantaneous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The decision had an instantaneous effect on the market.”

Synonymes: immediate

Antonymes: gradual

fragmentation

Nom

Exemple: “Fragmentation of the market makes scaling harder.”

Synonymes: splitting

Antonymes: integration

phenomenally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The team performed phenomenally under pressure.”

Synonymes: exceptionally

Antonymes: poorly

enterprising

Adjectif

Exemple: “An enterprising team can turn constraints into advantage.”

Synonymes: resourceful

Antonymes: passive

provocative

Adjectif

Exemple: “His provocative remarks sparked an intense debate.”

Synonymes: inflammatory

Antonymes: soothing

grade

Nom

Exemple: “She got a high grade on the exam.”

Synonymes: mark

comma

Nom

Exemple: “Put a comma after this word.”

civil

Adjectif

Exemple: “Please stay civil during the discussion.”

Synonymes: polite

Antonymes: rude

unfair

Adjectif

Exemple: “That rule is unfair.”

Synonymes: not fair

Antonymes: fair

proper

Adjectif

Exemple: “Wear proper shoes for hiking.”

Synonymes: appropriate

Antonymes: improper

period

Nom

Exemple: “Put a period at the end.”

Synonymes: dot

verisimilitude

Nom

Exemple: “The novel achieved remarkable verisimilitude.”

Synonymes: authenticity

Antonymes: implausibility

stain

Nom

Exemple: “There is a stain on your shirt.”

Synonymes: mark

Antonymes: clean

aberration

Nom

Exemple: “The result was an aberration, not a trend.”

Synonymes: anomaly, irregularity

Antonymes: norm

controversial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The proposal remains controversial.”

Synonymes: debatable, contentious

Antonymes: uncontroversial

careless

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was careless with money.”

Synonymes: reckless

Antonymes: careful

dirty

Adjectif

Exemple: “His shoes are dirty.”

Synonymes: unclean

Antonymes: clean

clean

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room is clean.”

Synonymes: tidy

Antonymes: dirty

elusive

Adjectif

Exemple: “True product-market fit can be elusive.”

volatile

Adjectif

Exemple: “The market is volatile, so risk management is critical.”

assiduous

/əˈsɪdʒuəs/

Exemple: “Her assiduous work impressed everyone.”

Synonymes: diligent, sedulous

acrimonious

/ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs/

Exemple: “Their negotiations became acrimonious.”

Synonymes: resentful, bitter

allocate

/ˈæləkeɪt/

Exemple: “We allocated extra budget to marketing.”

Synonymes: apportion