Vocabolario

gain

Verbo

Esempio: “She hopes to gain more experience this year.”

Sinonimi: get, achieve

Antonimi: lose

proscribe

Verbo

Esempio: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Sinonimi: ban, forbid

Antonimi: permit

denounce

Verbo

Esempio: “The minister denounced corruption.”

Sinonimi: condemn, criticize

Antonimi: praise

injustice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They protested against injustice.”

Sinonimi: unfairness

Antonimi: justice

learning

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Learning English takes time.”

Sinonimi: study, education

Antonimi: forgetting

investor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The investor gave money to the company.”

Sinonimi: backer, financier

Antonimi: borrower

vaccine

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The vaccine protects people.”

Sinonimi: immunization

Antonimi: infection

profit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The business made a profit.”

Sinonimi: gain, earnings

Antonimi: loss

insurance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Health insurance can be useful.”

Sinonimi: protection plan

Antonimi: risk

violence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Violence is never a good answer.”

Sinonimi: force, aggression

Antonimi: peace

security

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Security is important online.”

Sinonimi: safety, protection

Antonimi: danger

knowledge

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Knowledge helps people grow.”

Sinonimi: understanding, information

Antonimi: ignorance

war

Sostantivo

Esempio: “War is terrible.”

Sinonimi: conflict, battle

Antonimi: peace

review

Verbo

Esempio: “Review your notes before the test.”

Sinonimi: check

mutinously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The workers mutinously refused to continue.”

Sinonimi: rebelliously, defiantly

Antonimi: obediently, compliantly

ingratiate

Verbo

Esempio: “He tried to ingratiate himself with the boss.”

Sinonimi: charm, curry favor

Antonimi: alienate, offend

rediscover

Verbo

Esempio: “The museum helped the public rediscover local history.”

Sinonimi: find again, relearn

Antonimi: forget, lose

harassment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The company has strict rules against harassment.”

Sinonimi: abuse, intimidation

Antonimi: respect, protection

compulsion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He felt a compulsion to check the door again.”

Sinonimi: urge, pressure

Antonimi: choice, freedom

allegation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The allegation was denied by the company.”

Sinonimi: claim, accusation

Antonimi: proof, vindication

sacrifice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Success often requires sacrifice.”

Sinonimi: give up, offering

Antonimi: gain, self-indulgence

damn

Interiezione

Esempio: “Damn, I forgot my keys again.”

Sinonimi: curse

Antonimi: bless

sue

Verbo

Esempio: “They decided to sue the company.”

Sinonimi: take legal action

Antonimi: settle privately

say

Verbo

Esempio: “Please say that again more slowly.”

Sinonimi: tell, speak

Antonimi: stay silent

heal

Verbo

Esempio: “It takes time for a broken bone to heal.”

Sinonimi: recover, cure

Antonimi: injure, hurt

bump

Verbo

Esempio: “I bumped my head on the door.”

Sinonimi: hit lightly, knock

Antonimi: avoid

anti

prefix

Esempio: “The group is strongly anti war.”

Sinonimi: against

Antonimi: pro

hit

Verbo

Esempio: “The ball hit the window.”

Sinonimi: strike

Antonimi: miss

discrimination

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The company has strict rules against discrimination.”

Sinonimi: unfair treatment, bias

Antonimi: equality, fairness

check

Verbo

Esempio: “Please check your answers again.”

Sinonimi: look over, verify

Antonimi: ignore

vindication

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The ruling was seen as a vindication of her long campaign.”

Sinonimi: justification, exoneration

Antonimi: condemnation, disproof

resuscitate

Verbo

Esempio: “Doctors managed to resuscitate the patient.”

Sinonimi: revive, restore consciousness

Antonimi: kill, extinguish

urge

Verbo

Esempio: “I urge you to check the data again.”

Sinonimi: encourage strongly, push

Antonimi: discourage

loss

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The team accepted the loss with dignity.”

Sinonimi: defeat, absence

Antonimi: gain, win

kiss

Verbo

Esempio: “She gave her son a kiss before school.”

Sinonimi: peck

Antonimi: slap

forbid

Verbo

Esempio: “My parents forbid me to stay out late.”

Sinonimi: ban, not allow

Antonimi: permit

skill

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Communication is an important skill.”

Sinonimi: ability

Antonimi: inability

again

Avverbio

Esempio: “Please say that again.”

Sinonimi: once more

Antonimi: never again

profitability

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Growth without profitability is a fragile strategy.”

Sinonimi: profit

Antonimi: loss

ingratiating

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His ingratiating manner felt calculated rather than sincere.”

Sinonimi: sycophantic

Antonimi: genuine

reassurance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A short message of reassurance helped her regain confidence.”

Sinonimi: comfort

Antonimi: doubt

rebel

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The rebel group took control of the town.”

Sinonimi: insurgent

hedge

Verbo

Esempio: “Companies hedge against currency risk.”

Sinonimi: protect

Antonimi: expose

against

Preposizione

Esempio: “I am against this plan.”

Sinonimi: opposed to

Antonimi: for

strike

Verbo

Esempio: “Don’t strike the dog.”

Sinonimi: hit

Antonimi: protect

oppose

Verbo

Esempio: “I oppose this idea.”

Sinonimi: disagree

Antonimi: support

repeat

Verbo

Esempio: “Please repeat the word.”

Sinonimi: say again

Antonimi: stop

ingratiatingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He smiled ingratiatingly at the committee.”

Sinonimi: obsequiously

Antonimi: defiantly

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

Esempio: “They had a debate about the issue.”

Sinonimi: deliberate, contend, consider

achieve

/əˈtʃiːv/

Esempio: “She achieved her goal after months of practice.”

Sinonimi: attain, reach, accomplish

trip

/trɪp/

Esempio: “We had a great trip last weekend.”

Sinonimi: slip, jaunt, stumble

learn

/lɝːn/

Esempio: “I learn English.”

Sinonimi: ascertain, see, check