Kosakata

about

Kata depan

Contoh: “We talked about the new project.”

Sinonim: regarding

Antonim: ignoring

grievance

Kata benda

Contoh: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Sinonim: complaint, objection

Antonim: satisfaction

phantom

Kata benda

Contoh: “The story is about a phantom.”

Sinonim: ghost, illusion

Antonim: reality

frolic

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Children frolic in the park.”

Sinonim: play, jump around

Antonim: mourn

qualm

Kata benda

Contoh: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Sinonim: doubt, hesitation

Antonim: certainty

brood

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Don’t brood over small mistakes.”

Sinonim: worry, dwell

Antonim: forget

angst

Kata benda

Contoh: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Sinonim: anxiety, worry

Antonim: calm

resent

Kata kerja

Contoh: “He began to resent the unfair decision.”

Sinonim: dislike, feel bitter about

Antonim: appreciate

label

Kata benda

Contoh: “Read the label on the bottle.”

Sinonim: tag, sticker

Antonim: unmarked item

lecture

Kata benda

Contoh: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Sinonim: talk, lesson

Antonim: break

novel

Kata benda

Contoh: “I am reading a novel.”

Sinonim: fiction book

Antonim: textbook

essay

Kata benda

Contoh: “Write an essay about your family.”

Sinonim: composition, short paper

Antonim: list

interest

Kata benda

Contoh: “I have an interest in music.”

Sinonim: curiosity, attention

Antonim: boredom

venomously

Kata keterangan

Contoh: “He spoke venomously about his rivals.”

Sinonim: maliciously, bitterly

Antonim: kindly, warmly

surrealism

Kata benda

Contoh: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Sinonim: art movement

Antonim: realism

perceptive

Kata sifat

Contoh: “She made a perceptive comment about the novel.”

Sinonim: insightful, observant

Antonim: unaware, dull

animatedly

Kata keterangan

Contoh: “They were talking animatedly about the election.”

Sinonim: lively, energetically

Antonim: quietly, lifelessly

reminisce

Kata kerja

Contoh: “We sat for hours and reminisced about university.”

Sinonim: recall, remember fondly

Antonim: forget, overlook

brag

Kata kerja

Contoh: “He likes to brag about his success.”

Sinonim: boast

Antonim: be modest

environmentalist

Kata benda

Contoh: “The environmentalist spoke about climate change.”

Sinonim: green activist

Antonim: polluter

rumor

Kata benda

Contoh: “I heard a rumor about a new teacher.”

Sinonim: gossip

Antonim: fact

death

Kata benda

Contoh: “The story is about life and death.”

Sinonim: end of life

Antonim: life

argue

Kata kerja

Contoh: “They often argue about money.”

Sinonim: fight, debate

Antonim: agree

will

Kata kerja

Contoh: “I will call you tomorrow.”

Sinonim: shall

Antonim: won't

when

Kata penghubung

Contoh: “When do you go to school?”

Sinonim: at what time

Antonim:

what

Kata ganti

Contoh: “What is your name?”

Sinonim: which thing

Antonim:

sure

Kata sifat

Contoh: “Are you sure about your answer?”

Sinonim: certain

Antonim: unsure

unpromising

Kata sifat

Contoh: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Sinonim: discouraging, bleak

Antonim: promising, hopeful

stipulation

Kata benda

Contoh: “The contract included a stipulation about late payment.”

Sinonim: condition, provision

Antonim: omission, freedom

puritanical

Kata sifat

Contoh: “The novel satirizes puritanical attitudes toward pleasure.”

Sinonim: strict, moralistic

Antonim: permissive, liberal

disparaging

Kata sifat

Contoh: “She made several disparaging remarks about his work.”

Sinonim: derogatory, belittling

Antonim: complimentary, respectful

unsettling

Kata sifat

Contoh: “There was something deeply unsettling about the silence in the house.”

Sinonim: disturbing, disquieting

Antonim: comforting, reassuring

talk

Kata kerja

Contoh: “We need to talk about the budget.”

Sinonim: speak, discuss

Antonim: stay silent

admire

Kata kerja

Contoh: “I really admire her patience.”

Sinonim: respect, appreciate

Antonim: dislike

thing

Kata benda

Contoh: “That is the best thing about this job.”

Sinonim: object, matter

Antonim: nothing

study

Kata benda

Contoh: “I study English every evening.”

Sinonim: learn

Antonim: ignore

sorry

Kata sifat

Contoh: “I am sorry for being late.”

Sinonim: apologetic

Antonim: unapologetic

judge

Kata benda

Contoh: “Do not judge people too quickly.”

Sinonim: evaluate

Antonim: ignore

every

Kata penentu

Contoh: “She calls her mother every day.”

Sinonim: each

Antonim: none

angry

Kata sifat

Contoh: “He was angry about the delay.”

Sinonim: mad, upset

Antonim: calm, happy

nostalgically

Kata keterangan

Contoh: “He spoke nostalgically about the early days of the company.”

Sinonim: wistfully

Antonim: matter-of-factly

deprecatingly

Kata keterangan

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

Sinonim: self-effacingly

Antonim: proudly

sentimentally

Kata keterangan

Contoh: “He spoke sentimentally about his childhood home.”

Sinonim: emotionally

Antonim: coldly

knowledgeable

Kata sifat

Contoh: “She’s knowledgeable about data privacy and compliance.”

Sinonim: well-informed

Antonim: ignorant

insensitively

Kata keterangan

Contoh: “He spoke insensitively about a painful event.”

Sinonim: tactlessly

Antonim: sensitively

inexhaustible

Kata sifat

Contoh: “She has an inexhaustible curiosity about people.”

Sinonim: boundless

Antonim: limited

conscientious

Kata sifat

Contoh: “She is conscientious about privacy and security.”

Sinonim: diligent

Antonim: careless

insightfully

Kata keterangan

Contoh: “She spoke insightfully about the risks and trade-offs.”

Sinonim: perceptively

Antonim: naively

ecstatically

Kata keterangan

Contoh: “She spoke ecstatically about the opportunity.”

Sinonim: joyfully

Antonim: miserably

apprehensive

Kata sifat

Contoh: “I felt apprehensive about the outcome of the trial.”

Sinonim: uneasy

Antonim: confident

queer

Kata sifat

Contoh: “There’s something queer about this story.”

Sinonim: odd

Antonim: normal

picky

Kata sifat

Contoh: “He is picky about food quality.”

Sinonim: fussy

Antonim: easygoing

ounce

Kata benda

Contoh: “The bottle contains eight ounces of water.”

nomad

Kata benda

Contoh: “Nomads move from place to place.”

Sinonim: wanderer

Antonim: settler

fight

Kata kerja

Contoh: “They fought about money.”

Sinonim: argue

Antonim: make peace

boast

Kata kerja

Contoh: “He always boasts about his success.”

Sinonim: brag

Antonim: be modest

beast

Kata benda

Contoh: “The story is about a wild beast.”

Sinonim: wild animal

certain

Kata sifat

Contoh: “I am certain about it.”

Sinonim: sure

Antonim: uncertain

wander

Kata kerja

Contoh: “We wandered around the city.”

Sinonim: roam

Antonim: stay

regret

Kata kerja

Contoh: “I regret my words.”

Sinonim: be sorry

excited

Kata sifat

Contoh: “I am excited about the trip.”

Sinonim: happy

Antonim: bored

future

Kata benda

Contoh: “I think about the future.”

Sinonim: time ahead

Antonim: past

either

Kata penentu

Contoh: “You can have either tea or coffee.”

Sinonim: one or the other

Antonim: both

afraid

Kata sifat

Contoh: “I am afraid of dogs.”

Sinonim: scared

Antonim: brave

would

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Would you like some tea?”

Sinonim: would like

where

Kata penghubung

Contoh: “Where is my phone?”

Sinonim: in what place

topic

Kata benda

Contoh: “This topic is interesting.”

Sinonim: subject

contemptuously

Kata keterangan

Contoh: “He spoke contemptuously about the proposal.”

Sinonim: scornfully

Antonim: respectfully

self-conscious

Kata sifat

Contoh: “She felt self-conscious about her accent.”

Sinonim: insecure

Antonim: confident

explore

Kata kerja

Contoh: “We want to explore the city.”

Sinonim: discover

Antonim: ignore

ambivalence

Kata benda

Contoh: “She felt ambivalence about the decision.”

Sinonim: uncertainty, conflict

Antonim: certainty

wonder

Kata kerja

Contoh: “I wonder what will happen.”

Sinonim: think, question

Antonim: know

warn

Kata kerja

Contoh: “They warned us about the storm.”

Sinonim: alert, inform

Antonim: ignore

share

Kata kerja

Contoh: “She shared her experience.”

Sinonim: divide, exchange

Antonim: keep

care

Kata kerja

Contoh: “She cares about her family.”

Sinonim: mind, look after

Antonim: ignore

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Contoh: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Sinonim: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

quixotic

/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/

Contoh: “It was a quixotic attempt to change everything overnight.”

Sinonim: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic

harangue

/həˈræŋ/

Contoh: “He launched into a harangue about discipline.”

Sinonim: rant, ranting

fastidious

/fæˈstɪdiəs/

Contoh: “He is fastidious about details.”

Sinonim: meticulous, dainty, exacting

Antonim: unfastidious

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

Contoh: “They had a debate about the issue.”

Sinonim: deliberate, contend, consider