Vocabolario

relegate

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: demote, downgrade

Antonimi: promote

detective

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The detective found the thief.”

Sinonimi: investigator

Antonimi: criminal

fence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The fence is high.”

Sinonimi: barrier, wall

Antonimi: gate

floodgates

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”

Sinonimi: sluice gates, barriers

Antonimi: closure, blockage

echolocate

Verbo

Esempio: “Bats echolocate to navigate in darkness.”

Sinonimi: navigate by sound

Antonimi:

neutralize

Verbo

Esempio: “The chemical was used to neutralize the acid.”

Sinonimi: cancel out, counteract

Antonimi: intensify, strengthen

congregate

Verbo

Esempio: “Large crowds began to congregate outside.”

Sinonimi: gather, assemble

Antonimi: disperse, scatter

investigator

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The investigator examined all the evidence carefully.”

Sinonimi: detective, examiner

Antonimi: suspect

interrogate

Verbo

Esempio: “The suspect was interrogated for several hours.”

Sinonimi: question, examine closely

Antonimi: ignore, release

intuitively

Avverbio

Esempio: “The interface is designed so users can navigate it intuitively.”

Sinonimi: naturally, instinctively

Antonimi: deliberately, awkwardly

echolocation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Bats navigate in darkness using echolocation.”

Sinonimi: sonar navigation

rusty

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The gate is rusty and hard to open.”

Sinonimi: corroded

Antonimi: shiny

probe

Verbo

Esempio: “The journalist probed the reasons behind the decision.”

Sinonimi: investigate

fraud

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The bank investigated the fraud case.”

Sinonimi: scam

Antonimi: honesty

circumnavigate

Verbo

Esempio: “The expedition aimed to circumnavigate the globe.”

Sinonimi: encircle

Antonimi: confront

abrogate

/ˈæbrəɡeɪt/

Esempio: “The court can abrogate an unlawful regulation.”

mitigate

/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/

Esempio: “We added safeguards to mitigate risk.”

Sinonimi: palliate, extenuate