Vocabulaire

detract

Verbe

Exemple: “One mistake does not detract from his achievement.”

Synonymes: reduce, diminish

Antonymes: enhance

prone

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is prone to mistakes.”

Synonymes: likely, inclined

Antonymes: unlikely

brood

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t brood over small mistakes.”

Synonymes: worry, dwell

Antonymes: forget

scrutiny

Nom

Exemple: “The decision is under public scrutiny.”

Synonymes: inspection, careful examination

Antonymes: neglect

infallibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She can infallibly spot a fake.”

Synonymes: perfectly, unfailingly

Antonymes: mistakenly, imperfectly

infallible

Adjectif

Exemple: “No leader is infallible.”

Synonymes: faultless, unerring

Antonymes: fallible, mistaken

tip

Nom

Exemple: “Here is a useful tip for learning faster.”

Synonymes: hint, suggestion

Antonymes: mistake

misunderstanding

Nom

Exemple: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”

Synonymes: confusion, mistake

Antonymes: understanding, clarity

silly

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a silly mistake.”

Synonymes: foolish, funny

Antonymes: serious, wise

fault

Nom

Exemple: “It was not my fault.”

Synonymes: blame, mistake

Antonymes: success, virtue

error

Nom

Exemple: “There is an error in this sentence.”

Synonymes: mistake

Antonymes: correctness

dumb

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a dumb mistake to make twice.”

Synonymes: stupid, speechless

Antonymes: smart

huge

Adjectif

Exemple: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”

Synonymes: enormous, very large

Antonymes: tiny, small

common

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a common mistake among beginners.”

Synonymes: usual, shared

Antonymes: rare, uncommon

voluntarily

Adverbe

Exemple: “He voluntarily disclosed the mistake to his manager.”

Synonymes: willingly

Antonymes: reluctantly

haunt

Verbe

Exemple: “The mistake continued to haunt her.”

Synonymes: torment

Antonymes: relieve

gross

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a gross misunderstanding.”

Synonymes: serious

Antonymes: minor

fatal

Adjectif

Exemple: “A small mistake can be fatal in this job.”

Synonymes: deadly

Antonymes: harmless

blame

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t blame others for your mistakes.”

Synonymes: accuse

Antonymes: praise

excuse

Nom

Exemple: “Excuse me, where is the bank?”

Synonymes: sorry

Antonymes: blame

realize

Verbe

Exemple: “I realized my mistake.”

Synonymes: understand, see

Antonymes: ignore

egregious

/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/

Exemple: “That was an egregious mistake.”

Synonymes: conspicuous, flagrant, obvious

avoid

/əˈvɔɪd/

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

Synonymes: void, obviate, nullify

Antonymes: face, validate, confront

careful

/ˈkerfəl/

Exemple: “Be careful with the hot tea.”

Synonymes: deliberate, close, conscientious

Antonymes: careless