Vocabulaire

indulgence

Nom

Exemple: “Chocolate is my one small indulgence.”

Synonymes: luxury, leniency

Antonymes: restraint, discipline

histrionic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His response was overly histrionic.”

Synonymes: dramatic, theatrical

Antonymes: restrained, calm

floodgates

Nom

Exemple: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”

Synonymes: sluice gates, barriers

Antonymes: closure, blockage

effortless

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made the difficult task look effortless.”

Synonymes: easy, natural

Antonymes: laborious, difficult

constraint

Nom

Exemple: “Time is our biggest constraint.”

Synonymes: restriction, limitation

Antonymes: freedom, liberty

spontaneity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance had a freshness born of spontaneity.”

Synonymes: impulsiveness, naturalness

Antonymes: planning, premeditation

constrained

Adjectif

Exemple: “Budget cuts left the project severely constrained.”

Synonymes: restricted, limited

Antonymes: free, unrestricted

ease

Verbe

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

Synonymes: relieve, comfort

Antonymes: worsen, strain

enterprising

Adjectif

Exemple: “An enterprising team can turn constraints into advantage.”

Synonymes: resourceful

Antonymes: passive

stressfully

Adverbe

Exemple: “The negotiation ended stressfully, with no clear outcome.”

Synonymes: tensely

Antonymes: calmly

leash

Nom

Exemple: “Keep your dog on a leash here.”

Synonymes: lead

freedom

Nom

Exemple: “Everyone wants freedom.”

Synonymes: liberty

Antonymes: slavery

constrain

Verbe

Exemple: “Compliance rules constrained how we could store user data.”

Synonymes: restrain, encumber, tighten up