Vocabulaire

ton

Nom

Exemple: “The truck carried a ton of sand.”

Synonymes: weight unit

Antonymes:

tonight

Adverbe

Exemple: “I will call you tonight.”

Synonymes: this evening

Antonymes: yesterday

synonym

Nom

Exemple: ““Big” is a synonym of “large.””

Synonymes: similar word

Antonymes: antonym

belt

Nom

Exemple: “I need a belt.”

Synonymes: strap

Antonymes: button

language

Nom

Exemple: “English is an international language.”

Synonymes: speech, tongue

Antonymes: silence

button

Nom

Exemple: “Press the button.”

Synonymes: switch, key

Antonymes: hole

melancholy

Adjectif

Exemple: “The song has a melancholy tone.”

Synonymes: sad, wistful

Antonymes: joyful, cheerful

staggering

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company reported staggering losses.”

Synonymes: astonishing, enormous

Antonymes: modest, ordinary

monotonous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The work became monotonous after a few weeks.”

Synonymes: repetitive, dull

Antonymes: varied, interesting

unmusical

Adjectif

Exemple: “He admits he is completely unmusical.”

Synonymes: tone-deaf

Antonymes: musical, melodic

tap

Verbe

Exemple: “Tap the screen to continue.”

Synonymes: touch lightly, faucet

Antonymes: slam

bet

Verbe

Exemple: “I bet it will rain tonight.”

Synonymes: wager, guess

Antonymes: know

loose

Adjectif

Exemple: “The button is loose.”

Synonymes: not tight

Antonymes: tight

moon

Nom

Exemple: “The moon is bright tonight.”

Synonymes: satellite

Antonymes: sun

patronizing

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her patronizing tone irritated the audience.”

Synonymes: condescending, superior

Antonymes: respectful, humble

incongruity

Nom

Exemple: “There was a strange incongruity between his words and his tone.”

Synonymes: mismatch, inconsistency

Antonymes: harmony, congruity

belligerent

Adjectif

Exemple: “His belligerent tone made negotiation impossible.”

Synonymes: hostile, combative

Antonymes: peaceful, conciliatory

stun

Verbe

Exemple: “The news stunned the entire team.”

Synonymes: shock, amaze

Antonymes: calm

moss

Nom

Exemple: “Green moss covered the old stones.”

Synonymes: soft plant

Antonymes:

voice

Nom

Exemple: “I recognized her voice immediately.”

Synonymes: sound, tone

Antonymes: silence

stone

Nom

Exemple: “The wall is made of stone.”

Synonymes: rock

Antonymes:

interrogative

Adjectif

Exemple: “He used an interrogative tone that felt accusatory.”

Synonymes: inquiring

Antonymes: declarative

conciliatory

Adjectif

Exemple: “He took a conciliatory tone to defuse the conflict.”

Synonymes: peace-making

Antonymes: confrontational

autonomously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The system can autonomously detect anomalies and isolate them.”

Synonymes: independently

Antonymes: dependently

monotonously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke monotonously, and the audience lost interest.”

Synonymes: dully

Antonymes: lively

rocky

Adjectif

Exemple: “The path is rocky, so wear strong shoes.”

Synonymes: stony

later

Adverbe

Exemple: “I’ll call you later tonight.”

Synonymes: afterward

Antonymes: now

joint

Nom

Exemple: “My knee joint hurts sometimes.”

Synonymes: connection

click

Verbe

Exemple: “Click the button to continue.”

Synonymes: tap

confrontational

Adjectif

Exemple: “His confrontational tone escalated tensions.”

Synonymes: aggressive

Antonymes: conciliatory

shock

Verbe

Exemple: “The news shocked everyone.”

Synonymes: astonish

Antonymes: calm

press

Verbe

Exemple: “Press the button to start.”

Synonymes: push

Antonymes: release

supercilious

/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs/

Exemple: “His supercilious tone annoyed people.”

Synonymes: snide, haughty, proud

subtle

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was a subtle shift in his tone.”

Synonymes: insidious, delicate, pernicious

call

/kɔːl/

Exemple: “I’ll call you tonight.”

Synonymes: squall, ring, holler

Antonymes: put, put option