Vocabolario

infernally

Avverbio

Esempio: “It was infernally hot in the room.”

Sinonimi: terribly, devilishly

Antonimi: pleasantly, mildly

hysterical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”

Sinonimi: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonimi: calm, composed

formidable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is a formidable opponent in debate.”

Sinonimi: powerful, intimidating

Antonimi: weak, harmless

phenomenal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The response to the product was phenomenal.”

Sinonimi: extraordinary, remarkable

Antonimi: ordinary, poor

fiendishly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The puzzle was fiendishly difficult.”

Sinonimi: extremely, devilishly

Antonimi: easily, simply

fabulously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The plan worked fabulously well.”

Sinonimi: wonderfully, amazingly

Antonimi: poorly, badly

enormously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The project has grown enormously in the past year.”

Sinonimi: greatly, massively

Antonimi: slightly, barely

antiquated

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Sinonimi: outdated, obsolete

Antonimi: modern, up-to-date

torturous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The wait felt torturous.”

Sinonimi: painful, agonizing

Antonimi: pleasant, easy

munificence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The university benefited from the munificence of its donors.”

Sinonimi: generosity, bounty

Antonimi: stinginess, meanness

magnanimity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He accepted defeat with rare magnanimity.”

Sinonimi: generosity, nobility

Antonimi: pettiness, meanness

fanatically

Avverbio

Esempio: “He defended the idea fanatically, refusing any criticism.”

Sinonimi: obsessively, extremely

Antonimi: moderately, reasonably

fairly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The test was fairly easy.”

Sinonimi: quite, reasonably

Antonimi: extremely

meticulously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The audit was conducted meticulously, line by line.”

Sinonimi: scrupulously

Antonimi: carelessly

catastrophic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “A catastrophic failure is rare, but we must design for it.”

Sinonimi: disastrous

Antonimi: manageable

freak

Verbo

Esempio: “Don’t freak out—there’s still time.”

Sinonimi: panic

Antonimi: stay calm

giant

Aggettivo

Esempio: “A giant tree stood in the yard.”

Sinonimi: huge

Antonimi: tiny

antediluvian

/ˌænti dɪˈluːviən/

Esempio: “Their process is antediluvian.”

Sinonimi: archaic, antiquated, old