Vocabulaire

reduce

/rɪˈduːs/

Exemple: “We need to reduce costs.”

Synonymes: subjugate, subdue, contract

Antonymes: enlarge, blow up, magnify

vestigial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”

Synonymes: remaining, rudimentary

Antonymes: fully developed

austerity

Nom

Exemple: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Synonymes: strictness, frugality

Antonymes: luxury

relegate

Verbe

Exemple: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Synonymes: demote, downgrade

Antonymes: promote

detract

Verbe

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

Synonymes: reduce, diminish

Antonymes: enhance

antipollution

Adjectif

Exemple: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Synonymes: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonymes: polluting

utilization

Nom

Exemple: “Better utilization of resources reduced waste.”

Synonymes: use, deployment

Antonymes: waste, neglect

deprivation

Nom

Exemple: “Sleep deprivation can reduce concentration.”

Synonymes: lack, hardship

Antonymes: abundance, comfort

trim

Verbe

Exemple: “I need to trim the edges of this photo.”

Synonymes: cut neatly, reduce

Antonymes: extend

marketability

Nom

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

Synonymes: sellability

Antonymes: unappeal

proscription

Nom

Exemple: “The proscription of certain chemicals reduced contamination.”

Synonymes: ban

Antonymes: permission

substantially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The new policy substantially reduced complaints.”

Synonymes: significantly

Antonymes: slightly

acoustically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The hall was designed acoustically to reduce echo.”

Synonymes: in terms of sound

ventilation

Nom

Exemple: “Proper ventilation reduces indoor air pollution.”

Synonymes: airflow

lower

Verbe

Exemple: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”

Synonymes: reduce

Antonymes: raise

hedge

Verbe

Exemple: “Companies hedge against currency risk.”

Synonymes: protect

Antonymes: expose

streamline

Verbe

Exemple: “We streamlined onboarding to reduce drop-off.”

viable

Adjectif

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

hypothesis

Nom

Exemple: “We tested the hypothesis that onboarding friction reduces retention.”

Synonymes: surmise, conjecture, supposition