Vocabolario

about

Preposizione

Esempio: “We talked about the new project.”

Sinonimi: regarding

Antonimi: ignoring

grievance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Sinonimi: complaint, objection

Antonimi: satisfaction

phantom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The story is about a phantom.”

Sinonimi: ghost, illusion

Antonimi: reality

frolic

Verbo

Esempio: “Children frolic in the park.”

Sinonimi: play, jump around

Antonimi: mourn

qualm

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Sinonimi: doubt, hesitation

Antonimi: certainty

brood

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: worry, dwell

Antonimi: forget

angst

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Sinonimi: anxiety, worry

Antonimi: calm

resent

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: dislike, feel bitter about

Antonimi: appreciate

label

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Read the label on the bottle.”

Sinonimi: tag, sticker

Antonimi: unmarked item

lecture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Sinonimi: talk, lesson

Antonimi: break

novel

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I am reading a novel.”

Sinonimi: fiction book

Antonimi: textbook

essay

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Write an essay about your family.”

Sinonimi: composition, short paper

Antonimi: list

interest

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I have an interest in music.”

Sinonimi: curiosity, attention

Antonimi: boredom

venomously

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke venomously about his rivals.”

Sinonimi: maliciously, bitterly

Antonimi: kindly, warmly

surrealism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Sinonimi: art movement

Antonimi: realism

perceptive

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: insightful, observant

Antonimi: unaware, dull

animatedly

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: lively, energetically

Antonimi: quietly, lifelessly

reminisce

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: recall, remember fondly

Antonimi: forget, overlook

brag

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: boast

Antonimi: be modest

environmentalist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The environmentalist spoke about climate change.”

Sinonimi: green activist

Antonimi: polluter

rumor

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: gossip

Antonimi: fact

death

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: end of life

Antonimi: life

argue

Verbo

Esempio: “They often argue about money.”

Sinonimi: fight, debate

Antonimi: agree

will

Verbo

Esempio: “I will call you tomorrow.”

Sinonimi: shall

Antonimi: won't

when

Congiunzione

Esempio: “When do you go to school?”

Sinonimi: at what time

Antonimi:

what

Pronome

Esempio: “What is your name?”

Sinonimi: which thing

Antonimi:

sure

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Are you sure about your answer?”

Sinonimi: certain

Antonimi: unsure

unpromising

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: discouraging, bleak

Antonimi: promising, hopeful

stipulation

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: condition, provision

Antonimi: omission, freedom

puritanical

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: strict, moralistic

Antonimi: permissive, liberal

disparaging

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: derogatory, belittling

Antonimi: complimentary, respectful

unsettling

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: disturbing, disquieting

Antonimi: comforting, reassuring

talk

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: speak, discuss

Antonimi: stay silent

admire

Verbo

Esempio: “I really admire her patience.”

Sinonimi: respect, appreciate

Antonimi: dislike

thing

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: object, matter

Antonimi: nothing

study

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I study English every evening.”

Sinonimi: learn

Antonimi: ignore

sorry

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am sorry for being late.”

Sinonimi: apologetic

Antonimi: unapologetic

judge

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Do not judge people too quickly.”

Sinonimi: evaluate

Antonimi: ignore

every

Determinante

Esempio: “She calls her mother every day.”

Sinonimi: each

Antonimi: none

angry

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He was angry about the delay.”

Sinonimi: mad, upset

Antonimi: calm, happy

nostalgically

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: wistfully

Antonimi: matter-of-factly

deprecatingly

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: self-effacingly

Antonimi: proudly

sentimentally

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: emotionally

Antonimi: coldly

knowledgeable

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: well-informed

Antonimi: ignorant

insensitively

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: tactlessly

Antonimi: sensitively

inexhaustible

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: boundless

Antonimi: limited

conscientious

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: diligent

Antonimi: careless

insightfully

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: perceptively

Antonimi: naively

ecstatically

Avverbio

Esempio: “She spoke ecstatically about the opportunity.”

Sinonimi: joyfully

Antonimi: miserably

apprehensive

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: uneasy

Antonimi: confident

queer

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: odd

Antonimi: normal

picky

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He is picky about food quality.”

Sinonimi: fussy

Antonimi: easygoing

ounce

Sostantivo

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

nomad

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Nomads move from place to place.”

Sinonimi: wanderer

Antonimi: settler

fight

Verbo

Esempio: “They fought about money.”

Sinonimi: argue

Antonimi: make peace

boast

Verbo

Esempio: “He always boasts about his success.”

Sinonimi: brag

Antonimi: be modest

beast

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: wild animal

certain

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am certain about it.”

Sinonimi: sure

Antonimi: uncertain

wander

Verbo

Esempio: “We wandered around the city.”

Sinonimi: roam

Antonimi: stay

regret

Verbo

Esempio: “I regret my words.”

Sinonimi: be sorry

excited

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am excited about the trip.”

Sinonimi: happy

Antonimi: bored

future

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I think about the future.”

Sinonimi: time ahead

Antonimi: past

either

Determinante

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

Sinonimi: one or the other

Antonimi: both

afraid

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I am afraid of dogs.”

Sinonimi: scared

Antonimi: brave

would

Verbo

Esempio: “Would you like some tea?”

Sinonimi: would like

where

Congiunzione

Esempio: “Where is my phone?”

Sinonimi: in what place

topic

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This topic is interesting.”

Sinonimi: subject

contemptuously

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke contemptuously about the proposal.”

Sinonimi: scornfully

Antonimi: respectfully

self-conscious

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: insecure

Antonimi: confident

explore

Verbo

Esempio: “We want to explore the city.”

Sinonimi: discover

Antonimi: ignore

ambivalence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She felt ambivalence about the decision.”

Sinonimi: uncertainty, conflict

Antonimi: certainty

wonder

Verbo

Esempio: “I wonder what will happen.”

Sinonimi: think, question

Antonimi: know

warn

Verbo

Esempio: “They warned us about the storm.”

Sinonimi: alert, inform

Antonimi: ignore

share

Verbo

Esempio: “She shared her experience.”

Sinonimi: divide, exchange

Antonimi: keep

care

Verbo

Esempio: “She cares about her family.”

Sinonimi: mind, look after

Antonimi: ignore

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Esempio: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Sinonimi: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

quixotic

/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/

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

Sinonimi: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic

harangue

/həˈræŋ/

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

Sinonimi: rant, ranting

fastidious

/fæˈstɪdiəs/

Esempio: “He is fastidious about details.”

Sinonimi: meticulous, dainty, exacting

Antonimi: unfastidious

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

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

Sinonimi: deliberate, contend, consider