Vocabulaire

true

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is true that he is kind.”

Synonymes: real, correct

Antonymes: false

veritable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room was a veritable museum.”

Synonymes: true, real

Antonymes: fake

fabricate

Verbe

Exemple: “He fabricated the story.”

Synonymes: invent, make up

Antonymes: verify

premise

Nom

Exemple: “The argument is based on a false premise.”

Synonymes: assumption, basis

Antonymes: conclusion

fabulation

Nom

Exemple: “The memoir contains clear signs of fabulation.”

Synonymes: invention, fabrication

Antonymes: fact, accuracy

plausibly

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: believably, credibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, implausibly

deny

Verbe

Exemple: “He denied taking the money.”

Synonymes: refuse, reject

Antonymes: admit, accept

doubt

Verbe

Exemple: “I doubt that he will come on time.”

Synonymes: question, uncertainty

Antonymes: trust, certainty

admit

Verbe

Exemple: “He finally admitted that he was wrong.”

Synonymes: accept, confess

Antonymes: deny

self

Nom

Exemple: “She wants to be her true self.”

Synonymes: person

Antonymes: other

real

Adjectif

Exemple: “Is this story real?”

Synonymes: true

Antonymes: fake

false

Adjectif

Exemple: “That statement is false.”

Synonymes: wrong, untrue

Antonymes: true

paradoxically

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: predictably

likely

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is likely to rain today.”

Synonymes: probable

Antonymes: unlikely

verisimilitude

Nom

Exemple: “The novel achieved remarkable verisimilitude.”

Synonymes: authenticity

Antonymes: implausibility

contradict

Verbe

Exemple: “The data contradicts the theory.”

Synonymes: oppose

Antonymes: support

paradoxical

Adjectif

Exemple: “Success had a paradoxical effect.”

Synonymes: contradictory, ironic

Antonymes: logical

believe

Verbe

Exemple: “I believe him.”

Synonymes: trust, think

Antonymes: doubt

right

Adjectif

Exemple: “This answer is right.”

Synonymes: correct

Antonymes: wrong

paradox

Nom

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

elusive

Adjectif

Exemple: “True product-market fit can be elusive.”

spurious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The alert was triggered by a spurious signal.”

rationalize

Verbe

Exemple: “He rationalized the delay by blaming external factors.”

concede

Verbe

Exemple: “He conceded that the timeline was unrealistic.”

assert

/əˈsɝːt/

Exemple: “She asserted that the report was accurate.”

Synonymes: affirm, aver, maintain

assume

/əˈsuːm/

Exemple: “I assumed he was right.”

Synonymes: arrogate, acquire, sham

claim

/kleɪm/

Exemple: “He claims he saw the accident.”

Synonymes: arrogate, call, take

Antonymes: render, waive, forgo

no

/noʊ/

Exemple: “No, I don’t know.”

Synonymes: no more, nobelium, atomic number 102

Antonymes: yes

yes

/jes/

Exemple: “Yes, I understand.”

Antonymes: no