Vocabulaire

oblique

Adjectif

Exemple: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

Synonymes: indirect, slanted

Antonymes: direct

linear

Adjectif

Exemple: “The chart shows linear growth.”

Synonymes: straight, sequential

Antonymes: nonlinear

box

Nom

Exemple: “The box is big.”

Synonymes: container, case

Antonymes: bag

ruler

Nom

Exemple: “Use a ruler to draw a line.”

convoluted

Adjectif

Exemple: “The instructions were so convoluted that nobody understood them.”

Synonymes: complicated, twisted

Antonymes: simple, straightforward

untangled

Adjectif

Exemple: “At last, the wires were untangled.”

Synonymes: unknotted, straightened

Antonymes: tangled, knotted

curl

Verbe

Exemple: “Her hair began to curl in the rain.”

Synonymes: twist, coil

Antonymes: straighten

bend

Verbe

Exemple: “Bend your knees slightly.”

Synonymes: curve, lean

Antonymes: straighten

axis

Nom

Exemple: “The Earth turns on its axis.”

Synonymes: center line

Antonymes:

bow

Nom

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

Synonymes: bend, curve

Antonymes: stand straight

bent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The metal rod is bent.”

Synonymes: curved, not straight

Antonymes: straight

gay

Adjectif

Exemple: “He said openly that he is gay.”

Synonymes: homosexual

Antonymes: straight

line

Nom

Exemple: “Please draw a straight line.”

Synonymes: row, mark

Antonymes: curve

ingenuously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He ingenuously admitted that he had not read the contract.”

Synonymes: naively, innocently

Antonymes: cunningly, calculatingly

lean

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not lean out of the window.”

Synonymes: bend, slim

Antonymes: stand straight, heavy

direct

Adjectif

Exemple: “Is there a direct bus to the airport?”

Synonymes: straight, immediate

Antonymes: indirect

drunk

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was drunk and couldn’t walk straight.”

Synonymes: intoxicated

Antonymes: sober

curve

Nom

Exemple: “There is a sharp curve in the road.”

Synonymes: bend

Antonymes: straight line

curly

Adjectif

Exemple: “She has curly hair.”

Antonymes: straight

simply

Adverbe

Exemple: “I simply don’t know.”

Synonymes: just

candid

Adjectif

Exemple: “She gave a candid assessment of the risks.”