Vocabolario

believe

Verbo

Esempio: “I believe him.”

Sinonimi: trust, think

Antonimi: doubt

feign

Verbo

Esempio: “He tried to feign surprise.”

Sinonimi: pretend, fake

Antonimi: reveal

credible

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need a credible source.”

Sinonimi: reliable, believable

Antonimi: unreliable

speculate

Verbo

Esempio: “It is useless to speculate without evidence.”

Sinonimi: guess, theorize

Antonimi: know, verify

aim

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Sinonimi: goal, target

Antonimi: failure, miss

confirmation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I received confirmation of my booking by email.”

Sinonimi: proof, approval

Antonimi: denial

crazy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That sounds like a crazy idea.”

Sinonimi: wild, strange

Antonimi: normal, sensible

unsuspected

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The archive revealed an unsuspected source of influence.”

Sinonimi: unexpected, unimagined

Antonimi: suspected, expected

hypothesize

Verbo

Esempio: “Scientists hypothesize that the climate was once much wetter.”

Sinonimi: theorize, speculate

Antonimi: verify, confirm

fate

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She believed it was fate that brought them together.”

Sinonimi: destiny

Antonimi: choice, chance

think

Verbo

Esempio: “I think this is a good idea.”

Sinonimi: believe, consider

Antonimi: ignore

ghost

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The child was afraid of ghosts.”

Sinonimi: spirit

Antonimi: human

persuasively

Avverbio

Esempio: “He argued persuasively for a simpler solution.”

Sinonimi: convincingly

Antonimi: unconvincingly

guess

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you guess my age?”

Sinonimi: predict

Antonimi: know

blame

Verbo

Esempio: “Don’t blame others for your mistakes.”

Sinonimi: accuse

Antonimi: praise

unconvincingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He argued unconvincingly.”

Sinonimi: weakly

Antonimi: persuasively

trust

Verbo

Esempio: “I trust my team.”

Sinonimi: believe, rely

Antonimi: doubt

dissemble

/dɪˈsem bəl/

Esempio: “He tried to dissemble his disappointment.”

Sinonimi: affect, sham, act