Vocabolario

perverse

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He took a perverse pleasure in failure.”

Sinonimi: contrary, twisted

Antonimi: normal

utter

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The project was an utter failure.”

Sinonimi: complete, total

Antonimi: partial

achievement

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This is a big achievement.”

Sinonimi: success, accomplishment

Antonimi: failure

infallible

Aggettivo

Esempio: “No leader is infallible.”

Sinonimi: faultless, unerring

Antonimi: fallible, mistaken

tantamount

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Ignoring the warning is tantamount to admitting failure.”

Sinonimi: equivalent, equal to

Antonimi: different, unrelated

bust

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The business went bust after one year.”

Sinonimi: break, collapse

Antonimi: succeed, repair

aim

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: goal, target

Antonimi: failure, miss

malfunction

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A software malfunction caused the system to shut down.”

Sinonimi: breakdown, failure

Antonimi: proper operation, function

blockbuster

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The studio expected the movie to become a summer blockbuster.”

Sinonimi: hit, smash success

Antonimi: flop, failure

feat

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Finishing the marathon was an impressive feat.”

Sinonimi: achievement, accomplishment

Antonimi: failure

catastrophic

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: disastrous

Antonimi: manageable

robust

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need a robust system that handles failures gracefully.”

risk

/rɪsk/

Esempio: “There is a risk of delay.”

Sinonimi: peril, chance, adventure