Vocabulaire

seem

Verbe

Exemple: “He seems tired.”

Synonymes: appear, look

Antonymes: be

ostensibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The funds were ostensibly for research.”

Synonymes: apparently, seemingly

Antonymes: actually, genuinely

inexorable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The rise in costs seemed inexorable.”

Synonymes: unstoppable, relentless

Antonymes: avoidable, merciful

impervious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She seemed impervious to criticism.”

Synonymes: unaffected, immune

Antonymes: vulnerable, sensitive

exotically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The room was exotically decorated with rare fabrics.”

Synonymes: unusually, distinctively

Antonymes: plainly, ordinarily

believably

Adverbe

Exemple: “She played the role believably.”

Synonymes: convincingly, plausibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, badly

antiquated

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Synonymes: outdated, obsolete

Antonymes: modern, up-to-date

prophetic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His warning now seems almost prophetic.”

Synonymes: predictive, visionary

Antonymes: unpredictive, ordinary

plausibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She argued plausibly that the delay was unavoidable.”

Synonymes: believably, credibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, implausibly

fade

Verbe

Exemple: “The colors began to fade in the sun.”

Synonymes: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonymes: brighten

taciturnity

Nom

Exemple: “His taciturnity made him seem cold at first.”

Synonymes: reserve, reticence

Antonymes: talkativeness, loquacity

appear

Verbe

Exemple: “A rainbow appeared after the storm.”

Synonymes: show up, seem

Antonymes: disappear

paradoxically

Adverbe

Exemple: “Paradoxically, strict rules can increase creativity.”

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: predictably

deprecatingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke deprecatingly about his own work to lower expectations.”

Synonymes: self-effacingly

Antonymes: proudly

demystification

Nom

Exemple: “The book contributed to the demystification of science.”

Synonymes: clarification

Antonymes: mystification

verisimilitude

Nom

Exemple: “The novel achieved remarkable verisimilitude.”

Synonymes: authenticity

Antonymes: implausibility

paradoxical

Adjectif

Exemple: “Success had a paradoxical effect.”

Synonymes: contradictory, ironic

Antonymes: logical

paradox

Nom

Exemple: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

plausible

Adjectif

Exemple: “She offered a plausible explanation for the delay.”

antediluvian

/ˌænti dɪˈluːviən/

Exemple: “Their process is antediluvian.”

Synonymes: archaic, antiquated, old