Vocabulaire

move

Verbe

Exemple: “Please move this chair.”

Synonymes: go, shift

Antonymes: stay

mover

Nom

Exemple: “She was the main mover behind the reform.”

Synonymes: driver

disperse

Verbe

Exemple: “The crowd began to disperse.”

Synonymes: scatter, spread out

Antonymes: gather

kinetic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The object has kinetic energy.”

Synonymes: motion-related

Antonymes: static

hamper

Verbe

Exemple: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”

Synonymes: hinder, obstruct

Antonymes: help

frolic

Verbe

Exemple: “Children frolic in the park.”

Synonymes: play, jump around

Antonymes: mourn

embed

Verbe

Exemple: “Embed the video on the website.”

Synonymes: insert, place inside

Antonymes: remove

barrier

Nom

Exemple: “Language can be a barrier.”

Synonymes: obstacle, block

Antonymes: access

promotion

Nom

Exemple: “He got a promotion at work.”

Synonymes: advancement, raise

Antonymes: demotion

elevator

Nom

Exemple: “Take the elevator to the third floor.”

Synonymes: lift

Antonymes: stairs

fan

Nom

Exemple: “Turn on the fan.”

Synonymes: ventilator

Antonymes: heater

surrealist

Adjectif

Exemple: “Dalí was a famous surrealist painter.”

Synonymes: artist of surrealism

Antonymes: realist

surrealism

Nom

Exemple: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Synonymes: art movement

Antonymes: realism

promotable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is clearly promotable after this success.”

Synonymes: advanceable, eligible for promotion

Antonymes: unpromotable, unsuitable

locomotion

Nom

Exemple: “Birds use different forms of locomotion.”

Synonymes: movement, mobility

Antonymes: stillness, immobility

inexorably

Adverbe

Exemple: “Time moves inexorably forward.”

Synonymes: relentlessly, inevitably

Antonymes: hesitantly, reversibly

inexorable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The rise in costs seemed inexorable.”

Synonymes: unstoppable, relentless

Antonymes: avoidable, merciful

exhilarate

Verbe

Exemple: “Fast movement can exhilarate some people.”

Synonymes: excite, thrill

Antonymes: depress, bore

withdrawn

Adjectif

Exemple: “He became quiet and withdrawn after the move.”

Synonymes: reserved, isolated

Antonymes: outgoing, open

rendering

Nom

Exemple: “Her rendering of the song moved the audience.”

Synonymes: interpretation, depiction

Antonymes: silence, omission

cure

Nom

Exemple: “Doctors are looking for a cure for the disease.”

Synonymes: heal, remedy

Antonymes: cause, worsen

tag

Nom

Exemple: “Do not remove the price tag.”

Synonymes: label, mark

Antonymes: untag

rub

Verbe

Exemple: “Rub your hands together to stay warm.”

Synonymes: massage, wipe

Antonymes: leave alone

jam

Nom

Exemple: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”

Synonymes: preserve, blockage

Antonymes: clear road

bow

Nom

Exemple: “The actor took a bow after the performance.”

Synonymes: bend, curve

Antonymes: stand straight

brother-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “My brother-in-law helped us move house.”

Synonymes: relative by marriage

Antonymes:

impressionism

Nom

Exemple: “Impressionism changed the history of painting.”

Synonymes: art movement

Antonymes:

headquarters

Nom

Exemple: “The company moved its headquarters to the capital.”

Synonymes: main office, central office

Antonymes: branch

flow

Verbe

Exemple: “Water flows down the mountain.”

Synonymes: run, move smoothly

Antonymes: stop

film

Nom

Exemple: “We watched a film last night.”

Synonymes: movie

Antonymes:

fall

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to fall on the stairs.”

Synonymes: drop, autumn

Antonymes: rise

ski

Verbe

Exemple: “They go to the mountains to ski every winter.”

Synonymes: winter sport

Antonymes:

rid

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need to get rid of these old boxes.”

Synonymes: remove, clear away

Antonymes: keep

transportation

Nom

Exemple: “Public transportation is cheap in this city.”

Synonymes: travel system, transit

Antonymes: walking

trick

Nom

Exemple: “The magician showed us a clever trick.”

Synonymes: move, deception

Antonymes: truth

track

Nom

Exemple: “The runners were on the track.”

Synonymes: path, trail

Antonymes:

south

Nom

Exemple: “They moved to the south for warmer weather.”

Synonymes: southern direction

Antonymes: north

grace

Nom

Exemple: “The dancer moved with grace.”

Synonymes: beauty, elegance

Antonymes: awkwardness

wear

Verbe

Exemple: “I wear glasses at school.”

Synonymes: put on

Antonymes: remove

turn

Verbe

Exemple: “Turn left at the corner.”

Synonymes: rotate, go

Antonymes: stay

stop

Verbe

Exemple: “Stop the car here.”

Synonymes: halt

Antonymes: go, continue

step

Nom

Exemple: “Take one step forward.”

Synonymes: move

Antonymes: stop

moon

Nom

Exemple: “The moon is bright tonight.”

Synonymes: satellite

Antonymes: sun

ponderously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The speech moved ponderously from one topic to another.”

Synonymes: heavily, cumbersomely

Antonymes: lightly, gracefully

kinetically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The molecules behave differently kinetically at high temperatures.”

Synonymes: in motion terms, dynamically

Antonymes: statically

athleticism

Nom

Exemple: “The role demands both grace and athleticism.”

Synonymes: physical prowess, fitness

Antonymes: clumsiness, frailty

physicality

Nom

Exemple: “The role demands both emotional depth and physicality.”

Synonymes: bodily presence, physical expression

Antonymes: intangibility

chaotically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The crowd moved chaotically after the announcement.”

Synonymes: disorderly, erratically

Antonymes: orderly, systematically

stir

Verbe

Exemple: “Stir the soup gently for five minutes.”

Synonymes: mix, move around

Antonymes: leave still

slip

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.”

Synonymes: slide, lose balance

Antonymes: grip firmly

shut

Verbe

Exemple: “Please shut the window before you leave.”

Synonymes: close

Antonymes: open

rush

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not rush the decision.”

Synonymes: hurry, move quickly

Antonymes: delay, slow down

room

Nom

Exemple: “There is not enough room for everyone here.”

Synonymes: space, area

Antonymes: crowding

push

Verbe

Exemple: “Push the door gently to open it.”

Synonymes: press, shove

Antonymes: pull

pump

Nom

Exemple: “They used a pump to move the water.”

Synonymes: push, device for moving liquid

Antonymes: drain naturally

leap

Nom

Exemple: “The cat made a quick leap onto the wall.”

Synonymes: jump, bound

Antonymes: stay still

deeply

Adverbe

Exemple: “She was deeply moved by the story.”

Synonymes: strongly, intensely

Antonymes: slightly

tiger

Nom

Exemple: “The tiger moved silently through the grass.”

Synonymes: big cat

Antonymes:

shake

Verbe

Exemple: “Shake the bottle before opening it.”

Synonymes: move, tremble

Antonymes: steady

hurry

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”

Synonymes: rush

Antonymes: delay

paralyzingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The fear was paralyzingly intense.”

Synonymes: immobilizingly

Antonymes: empoweringly

muscle-bound

Adjectif

Exemple: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”

Synonymes: buff

Antonymes: slender

choreography

Nom

Exemple: “The choreography was so precise that it looked effortless.”

Synonymes: dance design

lethargically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He moved lethargically after a sleepless night.”

Synonymes: sluggishly

Antonymes: energetically

tranquility

Nom

Exemple: “She moved to the countryside for tranquility.”

Synonymes: serenity

Antonymes: turmoil

shift

Verbe

Exemple: “Public opinion can shift quickly.”

Synonymes: change

Antonymes: stay

shell

Nom

Exemple: “Remove the shell before you eat the egg.”

Synonymes: case

nomad

Nom

Exemple: “Nomads move from place to place.”

Synonymes: wanderer

Antonymes: settler

inert

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system remained inert until we restarted it.”

Synonymes: inactive

Antonymes: active

force

Nom

Exemple: “They used force to open the door.”

Synonymes: power

Antonymes: weakness

liver

Nom

Exemple: “The liver is an important organ.”

glide

Verbe

Exemple: “The bird glided across the sky.”

Synonymes: slide

click

Verbe

Exemple: “Click the button to continue.”

Synonymes: tap

wave

Verbe

Exemple: “She waved at me from the bus.”

Synonymes: signal

wander

Verbe

Exemple: “We wandered around the city.”

Synonymes: roam

Antonymes: stay

choreographical

Adjectif

Exemple: “The performance featured intricate choreographical design.”

Synonymes: dance-related

Antonymes:

stain

Nom

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

Synonymes: mark

Antonymes: clean

slide

Verbe

Exemple: “The car slid on the ice.”

Synonymes: glide

Antonymes: stop

orbit

Nom

Exemple: “The Earth moves in orbit around the Sun.”

Synonymes: path

Antonymes:

forward

Adverbe

Exemple: “Move forward, please.”

Synonymes: ahead

Antonymes: back