Vocabulaire

painstaking

Adjectif

Exemple: “The restoration required painstaking attention to detail.”

Synonymes: meticulous, careful

Antonymes: careless, hasty

painstakingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The dataset was painstakingly cleaned over several weeks.”

Synonymes: meticulously

Antonymes: carelessly

vicious

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a vicious attack.”

Synonymes: cruel, violent

Antonymes: kind

artist

Nom

Exemple: “The artist painted a picture.”

Synonymes: painter, creator

Antonymes: viewer

chest

Nom

Exemple: “He has pain in his chest.”

Synonymes: upper body

Antonymes: back

surrealist

Adjectif

Exemple: “Dalí was a famous surrealist painter.”

Synonymes: artist of surrealism

Antonymes: realist

remorseful

Adjectif

Exemple: “He sounded genuinely remorseful.”

Synonymes: sorry, repentant

Antonymes: unrepentant, defiant

unenviable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Synonymes: unpleasant, awkward

Antonymes: enviable, desirable

torturous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The wait felt torturous.”

Synonymes: painful, agonizing

Antonymes: pleasant, easy

ache

Verbe

Exemple: “My legs ache after the long walk.”

Synonymes: hurt, pain

Antonymes: feel fine

ow

Interjection

Exemple: “Ow, that really hurt my finger.”

Synonymes: ouch

Antonymes:

impressionist

Adjectif

Exemple: “Monet was a famous impressionist painter.”

Synonymes: artist of impressionism

Antonymes:

impressionism

Nom

Exemple: “Impressionism changed the history of painting.”

Synonymes: art movement

Antonymes:

tin

Nom

Exemple: “We opened a tin of soup.”

Synonymes: can, metal

Antonymes:

portraiture

Nom

Exemple: “The gallery specializes in eighteenth-century portraiture.”

Synonymes: portrait art, portrait painting

Antonymes: landscape art

pleasurable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Reading by the window was a surprisingly pleasurable routine.”

Synonymes: enjoyable, pleasant

Antonymes: painful, unpleasant

ease

Verbe

Exemple: “The new software should ease your workload.”

Synonymes: relieve, comfort

Antonymes: worsen, strain

sore

Adjectif

Exemple: “My throat feels sore this morning.”

Synonymes: painful, tender

Antonymes: healthy

hurt

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to hurt your back.”

Synonymes: injure, harm

Antonymes: heal

surreptitious

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: covert

Antonymes: open

insensitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke insensitively about a painful event.”

Synonymes: tactlessly

Antonymes: sensitively

mythological

Adjectif

Exemple: “The painting contains mythological references.”

Synonymes: legendary

Antonymes: historical

prick

Verbe

Exemple: “I pricked my finger on a needle.”

Synonymes: pierce

layer

Nom

Exemple: “Add another layer of paint.”

Synonymes: level

cruel

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is cruel to hurt animals.”

Synonymes: harsh

Antonymes: kind