Vocabolario

adhesion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The material has strong adhesion.”

Sinonimi: sticking, attachment

Antonimi: separation

adverse

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The drug had adverse effects.”

Sinonimi: negative, harmful

Antonimi: favorable

adhere

Verbo

Esempio: “Employees must adhere to the rules.”

Sinonimi: follow, obey

Antonimi: violate

adorn

Verbo

Esempio: “Flowers adorn the room.”

Sinonimi: decorate, embellish

Antonimi: strip

adept

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is adept at solving problems.”

Sinonimi: skilled, proficient

Antonimi: inept

addiction

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Addiction can damage health.”

Sinonimi: dependence

Antonimi: freedom

adverb

Sostantivo

Esempio: ““Quickly” is an adverb.”

Sinonimi: describing word for verbs

Antonimi: noun

advertisement

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I saw an advertisement on television.”

Sinonimi: ad, commercial

Antonimi: private message

adventure

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Our trip was an adventure.”

Sinonimi: journey, experience

Antonimi: routine

advantage

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good English is an advantage.”

Sinonimi: benefit, plus

Antonimi: disadvantage

adjective

Sostantivo

Esempio: ““Big” is an adjective.”

Sinonimi: describing word

Antonimi: noun

addition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The addition of new words is helpful.”

Sinonimi: increase, extra part

Antonimi: removal

adrenaline

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The race gave him a rush of adrenaline.”

Sinonimi: stress hormone, rush

Antonimi: calm

adjustable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The chair has an adjustable backrest.”

Sinonimi: flexible, modifiable

Antonimi: fixed, rigid

administration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school administration announced new rules.”

Sinonimi: management, office

Antonimi: disorder

adult

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Every adult must carry identification.”

Sinonimi: grown-up

Antonimi: child

admit

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: accept, confess

Antonimi: deny

advise

Verbo

Esempio: “I advise you to save your work often.”

Sinonimi: recommend, suggest

Antonimi: discourage

advice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Can you give me some advice?”

Sinonimi: guidance, suggestion

Antonimi: misguidance

admire

Verbo

Esempio: “I really admire her patience.”

Sinonimi: respect, appreciate

Antonimi: dislike

adjust

Verbo

Esempio: “You can adjust the chair height.”

Sinonimi: adapt, change slightly

Antonimi: keep unchanged

advantageous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It’s advantageous to negotiate before signing.”

Sinonimi: beneficial

Antonimi: disadvantageous

adopt

Verbo

Esempio: “They decided to adopt a child.”

Sinonimi: take in

adapt

Verbo

Esempio: “It takes time to adapt to a new job.”

Sinonimi: adjust

advocate

/ˈædvəkeɪt/

Esempio: “Many experts advocate stronger privacy rules.”

Sinonimi: urge, counsel, proponent

tenacious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is a tenacious leader.”

Sinonimi: persistent, determined

Antonimi: weak

stipulate

Verbo

Esempio: “The contract stipulates a deadline.”

Sinonimi: specify, require

Antonimi: omit

malleable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Young minds are malleable.”

Sinonimi: flexible, adaptable

Antonimi: rigid

grievance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Sinonimi: complaint, objection

Antonimi: satisfaction

deficient

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The report is deficient in evidence.”

Sinonimi: lacking, inadequate

Antonimi: sufficient

contagion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Sinonimi: infection, spread

Antonimi: immunity

abundance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The garden has an abundance of flowers.”

Sinonimi: plenty, wealth

Antonimi: scarcity

abhorrent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Racism is abhorrent.”

Sinonimi: disgusting, hateful

Antonimi: admirable

rhetoric

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The speech used powerful rhetoric.”

Sinonimi: persuasive speech, oratory

Antonimi: silence

relegate

Verbo

Esempio: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Sinonimi: demote, downgrade

Antonimi: promote

recourse

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They had no recourse but to sue.”

Sinonimi: option, remedy

Antonimi: helplessness

indolent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He became indolent after graduation.”

Sinonimi: lazy, idle

Antonimi: diligent

disperse

Verbo

Esempio: “The crowd began to disperse.”

Sinonimi: scatter, spread out

Antonimi: gather

diligent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is a diligent student.”

Sinonimi: hardworking, careful

Antonimi: lazy

artifact

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The museum displayed an ancient artifact.”

Sinonimi: object, relic

Antonimi: natural object

allegory

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel is an allegory of power.”

Sinonimi: symbolic story

Antonimi: literal story

oblique

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

Sinonimi: indirect, slanted

Antonimi: direct

insular

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The company had an insular culture.”

Sinonimi: narrow-minded, isolated

Antonimi: open-minded

diffuse

Verbo

Esempio: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”

Sinonimi: spread, disperse

Antonimi: concentrate

counsel

Verbo

Esempio: “The lawyer will counsel the client.”

Sinonimi: advise, guide

Antonimi: mislead

austere

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The room had an austere design.”

Sinonimi: plain, severe

Antonimi: luxurious

myriad

Aggettivo

Esempio: “There are myriad ways to learn English.”

Sinonimi: countless, many

Antonimi: few

milieu

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He grew up in an academic milieu.”

Sinonimi: environment, setting

Antonimi: isolation

lament

Verbo

Esempio: “People lament the loss of tradition.”

Sinonimi: mourn, grieve

Antonimi: celebrate

induce

Verbo

Esempio: “Stress can induce headaches.”

Sinonimi: cause, trigger

Antonimi: prevent

hazard

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Ice on the road is a hazard.”

Sinonimi: danger, risk

Antonimi: safety

hamper

Verbo

Esempio: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”

Sinonimi: hinder, obstruct

Antonimi: help

embody

Verbo

Esempio: “She embodies courage.”

Sinonimi: represent, express

Antonimi: contradict

corpse

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The police found a corpse.”

Sinonimi: dead body

Antonimi: living person

cogent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She made a cogent argument.”

Sinonimi: convincing, clear

Antonimi: weak

bereft

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The room was bereft of furniture.”

Sinonimi: deprived, without

Antonimi: full

agency

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The agency manages advertising.”

Sinonimi: organization, office

Antonimi: individual

accrue

Verbo

Esempio: “Interest will accrue over time.”

Sinonimi: accumulate, build up

Antonimi: decrease

tacit

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They had a tacit agreement.”

Sinonimi: implicit, unstated

Antonimi: explicit

qualm

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Sinonimi: doubt, hesitation

Antonimi: certainty

merit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The proposal has merit.”

Sinonimi: value, worth

Antonimi: fault

exude

Verbo

Esempio: “She exudes confidence.”

Sinonimi: radiate, show

Antonimi: hide

edify

Verbo

Esempio: “The lecture will edify the audience.”

Sinonimi: teach, instruct

Antonimi: mislead

bogus

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The website gave bogus information.”

Sinonimi: fake, false

Antonimi: real

axiom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This theory begins with a simple axiom.”

Sinonimi: principle, truth

Antonimi: contradiction

institute

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He works at a research institute.”

Sinonimi: organization, academy

Antonimi: individual

dominant

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This company is dominant in the market.”

Sinonimi: leading, powerful

Antonimi: weak

citation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Add a citation to your essay.”

Sinonimi: reference, source note

Antonimi: plagiarism

alienate

Verbo

Esempio: “Bad communication can alienate customers.”

Sinonimi: isolate, distance

Antonimi: include

exploit

Verbo

Esempio: “Some companies exploit cheap labor.”

Sinonimi: use unfairly, take advantage of

Antonimi: protect

revere

Verbo

Esempio: “Many people revere great teachers.”

Sinonimi: respect, admire

Antonimi: despise

helicopter

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The helicopter flew over the city.”

Sinonimi: aircraft

Antonimi: car

consultant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The consultant gave useful advice.”

Sinonimi: advisor, expert

Antonimi: client

territory

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This territory belongs to the city.”

Sinonimi: area, land

Antonimi: border

applicant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The applicant sent a document.”

Sinonimi: candidate, person applying

Antonimi: reviewer

minister

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The minister gave a statement.”

Sinonimi: government official

Antonimi: citizen

download

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The download is complete.”

Sinonimi: file transfer

Antonimi: upload

ceiling

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lamp is on the ceiling.”

Sinonimi: top of room

Antonimi: floor

profit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The business made a profit.”

Sinonimi: gain, earnings

Antonimi: loss

export

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The country increased its export of wine.”

Sinonimi: selling abroad

Antonimi: import