Vocabolario

dominant

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: leading, powerful

Antonimi: weak

download

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The download is complete.”

Sinonimi: file transfer

Antonimi: upload

document

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Sign the document.”

Sinonimi: paper, file

Antonimi: verbal agreement

door

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Close the door, please.”

Sinonimi: entrance

Antonimi: window

domination

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The team’s domination lasted for years.”

Sinonimi: control, supremacy

Antonimi: submission, equality

dominantly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The market is dominantly controlled by a few firms.”

Sinonimi: powerfully, predominantly

Antonimi: weakly, marginally

doze

Verbo

Esempio: “I dozed on the sofa for ten minutes.”

Sinonimi: nap, sleep lightly

Antonimi: wake up

dot

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Put a dot at the end of the sentence.”

Sinonimi: point, spot

Antonimi: line

doubt

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: question, uncertainty

Antonimi: trust, certainty

domesticity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel portrays the quiet routines of domesticity.”

Sinonimi: home life, household life

Antonimi: adventure, public life

domesticate

Verbo

Esempio: “Early humans began to domesticate animals thousands of years ago.”

Sinonimi: tame, civilize

Antonimi: wild, feralize

down

Preposizione

Esempio: “He felt down after hearing the bad news.”

Sinonimi: low, depressed

Antonimi: up, cheerful

dove

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A white dove landed on the roof.”

Sinonimi: bird

Antonimi:

dose

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Take one dose of the medicine every morning.”

Sinonimi: portion, amount

Antonimi: overdose

doom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The report predicted economic doom if nothing changed.”

Sinonimi: destruction, ruin

Antonimi: salvation, success

double

Verbo

Esempio: “The company plans to double its sales.”

Sinonimi: twice as much

Antonimi: halve

doing

Sostantivo

Esempio: “What are you doing right now?”

Sinonimi: performing

Antonimi: stopping

domestication

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Domestication changed animals over thousands of years.”

Sinonimi: taming

Antonimi: wildness

domestically

Avverbio

Esempio: “The company expanded domestically before going global.”

Sinonimi: internally

Antonimi: internationally

dozen

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I bought a dozen eggs.”

Sinonimi: twelve

disparage

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not disparage other people’s work.”

Sinonimi: belittle, criticize

Antonimi: praise

relegate

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: demote, downgrade

Antonimi: promote

innuendo

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The article was full of innuendo.”

Sinonimi: hint, suggestion

Antonimi: direct statement

indolent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He became indolent after graduation.”

Sinonimi: lazy, idle

Antonimi: diligent

derelict

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They bought a derelict building.”

Sinonimi: abandoned, neglected

Antonimi: maintained

automate

Verbo

Esempio: “We should automate this process.”

Sinonimi: mechanize, computerize

Antonimi: do manually

forlorn

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The house looked forlorn.”

Sinonimi: lonely, abandoned

Antonimi: cheerful

detract

Verbo

Esempio: “One mistake does not detract from his achievement.”

Sinonimi: reduce, diminish

Antonimi: enhance

condone

Verbo

Esempio: “We cannot condone cheating.”

Sinonimi: allow, accept

Antonimi: condemn

abolish

Verbo

Esempio: “The law abolished the old rule.”

Sinonimi: eliminate, end

Antonimi: establish

ornate

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The building has ornate doors.”

Sinonimi: decorative, elaborate

Antonimi: plain

arcane

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The document uses arcane legal language.”

Sinonimi: mysterious, obscure

Antonimi: clear

qualm

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Sinonimi: doubt, hesitation

Antonimi: certainty

knack

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She has a knack for languages.”

Sinonimi: talent, skill

Antonimi: inability

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

adorn

Verbo

Esempio: “Flowers adorn the room.”

Sinonimi: decorate, embellish

Antonimi: strip

mechanism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We need to understand the mechanism.”

Sinonimi: system, process

Antonimi: randomness

condition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This condition is important.”

Sinonimi: requirement, state

Antonimi: freedom

automatic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The door has an automatic lock.”

Sinonimi: self-operating

Antonimi: manual

revere

Verbo

Esempio: “Many people revere great teachers.”

Sinonimi: respect, admire

Antonimi: despise

oblige

Verbo

Esempio: “The law may oblige companies to report data.”

Sinonimi: require, force

Antonimi: allow

legacy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His legacy is still important today.”

Sinonimi: heritage, inheritance

Antonimi: new beginning

resignation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”

Sinonimi: quitting, stepping down

Antonimi: appointment

volunteer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She works as a volunteer.”

Sinonimi: helper

Antonimi: paid worker

therapist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The therapist helped the patient.”

Sinonimi: doctor, counselor

Antonimi: patient

applicant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The applicant sent a document.”

Sinonimi: candidate, person applying

Antonimi: reviewer

addiction

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Addiction can damage health.”

Sinonimi: dependence

Antonimi: freedom

cabinet

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The cups are in the cabinet.”

Sinonimi: cupboard, storage unit

Antonimi: open shelf

recipe

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This recipe is easy.”

Sinonimi: cooking instructions

Antonimi: random cooking

instruction

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Read the instruction carefully.”

Sinonimi: direction, guide

Antonimi: confusion

technique

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This technique saves time.”

Sinonimi: method, approach

Antonimi: random action

trade

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Trade between countries is important.”

Sinonimi: commerce, business

Antonimi: isolation

bench

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We sit on the bench.”

Sinonimi: seat

Antonimi: floor

agent

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The agent called me.”

Sinonimi: representative

Antonimi: client

drug

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The doctor gave me a drug.”

Sinonimi: medicine, medication

Antonimi: poison

appointment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I have an appointment with a doctor.”

Sinonimi: meeting, scheduled visit

Antonimi: cancellation

occupation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “What is your occupation?”

Sinonimi: job, profession

Antonimi: unemployment

emergency

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Call the doctor in an emergency.”

Sinonimi: crisis, urgent situation

Antonimi: normal situation

software

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This software is easy to use.”

Sinonimi: program, application

Antonimi: hardware

research

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She does research at the university.”

Sinonimi: study, investigation

Antonimi: guess

interest

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I have an interest in music.”

Sinonimi: curiosity, attention

Antonimi: boredom

entrance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The entrance is near the door.”

Sinonimi: entry, doorway

Antonimi: exit

beginner

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I am a beginner in English.”

Sinonimi: learner, new student

Antonimi: expert

way

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This is the way home.”

Sinonimi: road, path

Antonimi: stop

job

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I have a new job.”

Sinonimi: work, position

Antonimi: unemployment

window

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Open the window, please.”

Sinonimi: glass opening

Antonimi: wall

sugar

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Do you want sugar in your tea?”

glass

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The glass is on the shelf.”

delineate

Verbo

Esempio: “The document delineates the main risks.”

Sinonimi: outline

conflate

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not conflate price with value.”

Sinonimi: mix

Antonimi: distinguish

tactically

Avverbio

Esempio: “The coach changed the formation tactically.”

Sinonimi: strategically, carefully

Antonimi: randomly, carelessly

presuppose

Verbo

Esempio: “The argument presupposes that the data are accurate.”

Sinonimi: assume, take for granted

Antonimi: question, doubt

pressurize

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not let them pressurize you into agreeing.”

Sinonimi: coerce, pressure

Antonimi: relieve, ease

outpatient

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The treatment can be given to an outpatient.”

Sinonimi: non-hospital patient

Antonimi: inpatient

menacingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The dog growled menacingly.”

Sinonimi: threateningly, ominously

Antonimi: harmlessly, gently

indolently

Avverbio

Esempio: “He stretched indolently in the afternoon sun.”

Sinonimi: lazily, sluggishly

Antonimi: energetically, diligently

emulsifier

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The recipe includes an emulsifier to keep the mixture smooth.”

Sinonimi: stabilizer

Antonimi:

silhouette

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We could see her silhouette in the doorway.”

Sinonimi: outline, shadow shape

Antonimi: detail, full image

self-worth

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Constant criticism can damage self-worth.”

Sinonimi: self-esteem, self-respect

Antonimi: self-doubt, worthlessness