Vocabulaire

only

Adverbe

Exemple: “I have only one question.”

Synonymes: just

Antonymes: many

parochial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The policy reflects a parochial view.”

Synonymes: narrow, local

Antonymes: global

incipient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company showed signs of incipient growth.”

Synonymes: emerging, early

Antonymes: developed

smattering

Nom

Exemple: “I have only a smattering of Italian.”

Synonymes: small amount, little knowledge

Antonymes: mastery, expertise

inchoately

Adverbe

Exemple: “He expressed the idea only inchoately.”

Synonymes: vaguely, rudimentarily

Antonymes: clearly, coherently

perpetuate

Verbe

Exemple: “Such myths only perpetuate fear.”

Synonymes: maintain, continue

Antonymes: end, eliminate

marginally

Adverbe

Exemple: “Sales improved only marginally.”

Synonymes: slightly, barely

Antonymes: substantially, greatly

ash

Nom

Exemple: “The fire left only ash behind.”

Synonymes: burned powder

Antonymes: wood

half

Nom

Exemple: “I ate only half of the cake.”

Synonymes: part

Antonymes: whole

few

Déterminant

Exemple: “Only a few students were absent.”

Synonymes: not many, a small number

Antonymes: many

acquaintance

Nom

Exemple: “He is only an acquaintance, not a close friend.”

Synonymes: contact, associate

Antonymes: stranger, close friend

basic

Adjectif

Exemple: “I know only the basic rules of chess.”

Synonymes: simple, fundamental

Antonymes: advanced

vestigially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The trait survives only vestigially in modern species.”

Synonymes: residually, rudimentarily

Antonymes: fully, functionally

unequivocal

Adjectif

Exemple: “The statement was an unequivocal rejection of the proposal.”

Synonymes: unambiguous, clear

Antonymes: ambiguous, vague

mere

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was not a major issue, just a mere detail.”

Synonymes: only, simply

Antonymes: significant

common

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: usual, shared

Antonymes: rare, uncommon

contextually

Adverbe

Exemple: “The phrase only makes sense contextually, not on its own.”

Synonymes: in context

superficial

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their analysis was superficial and missed the core issue.”

Synonymes: shallow

Antonymes: thorough

rudimentary

Adjectif

Exemple: “He has only a rudimentary understanding of the topic.”

Synonymes: basic

Antonymes: advanced

minor

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was only a minor problem.”

Synonymes: small

Antonymes: major

widely

Adverbe

Exemple: “English is widely used.”

Synonymes: commonly

Antonymes: rarely

single

Adjectif

Exemple: “I want a single ticket.”

Synonymes: one

Antonymes: double

reveal

Verbe

Exemple: “He revealed the secret.”

Synonymes: show

Antonymes: hide

hardly

Adverbe

Exemple: “I can hardly hear you.”

Synonymes: barely

Antonymes: easily

superficially

Adverbe

Exemple: “He only understood the issue superficially.”

Synonymes: shallowly

Antonymes: thoroughly

young

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is young.”

Synonymes: youthful

Antonymes: old

viable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The proposal is viable only if costs are reduced.”

inchoate

/ɪnˈkoʊət/

Exemple: “The idea was still inchoate.”

Synonymes: incipient, early

esoteric

/ˌesəˈterɪk/

Exemple: “The book is full of esoteric terms.”

Synonymes: cryptic, recondite, mystical

Antonymes: exoteric