Vocabolario

lackluster

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Sinonimi: dull, uninspired

Antonimi: brilliant, impressive

deficient

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The report is deficient in evidence.”

Sinonimi: lacking, inadequate

Antonimi: sufficient

deficit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Sinonimi: shortage, lack

Antonimi: surplus

opaque

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The process is opaque to users.”

Sinonimi: unclear, not transparent

Antonimi: transparent

gauche

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His comment was gauche.”

Sinonimi: awkward, tactless

Antonimi: polished

keyboard

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My keyboard is black.”

Sinonimi: typing board

Antonimi: mouse

poverty

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Poverty is a serious problem.”

Sinonimi: lack of money

Antonimi: wealth

suit

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He wears a black suit.”

Sinonimi: formal clothes

Antonimi: casual clothes

pedestrian

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The writing felt pedestrian and predictable.”

Sinonimi: ordinary, walker

Antonimi: imaginative, remarkable

inartistic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The design was practical but inartistic.”

Sinonimi: plain, uncreative

Antonimi: artistic, aesthetic

stuffiness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

Sinonimi: staleness, formality

Antonimi: freshness, openness

monotonous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The work became monotonous after a few weeks.”

Sinonimi: repetitive, dull

Antonimi: varied, interesting

insecurely

Avverbio

Esempio: “The box was insecurely tied.”

Sinonimi: uncertainly, unsafely

Antonimi: securely, confidently

impediment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Lack of funding was a major impediment.”

Sinonimi: obstacle, hindrance

Antonimi: aid, advantage

unmusical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He admits he is completely unmusical.”

Sinonimi: tone-deaf

Antonimi: musical, melodic

dye

Verbo

Esempio: “She dyed her hair black.”

Sinonimi: color, stain

Antonimi: bleach

dim

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The room was dim and quiet.”

Sinonimi: faint, darkish

Antonimi: bright

fool

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Do not make a fool of yourself.”

Sinonimi: idiot, silly person

Antonimi: wise person

dull

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The lecture was long and dull.”

Sinonimi: boring, blunt

Antonimi: interesting, sharp

deaf

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The old man is almost deaf.”

Sinonimi: unable to hear

Antonimi: hearing

crow

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A crow landed on the roof.”

Sinonimi: black bird

Antonimi:

long

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She has long black hair.”

Sinonimi: lengthy

Antonimi: short

irrelevancy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lawyer objected to the irrelevancy of the question.”

Sinonimi: irrelevance, inapplicability

Antonimi: relevance, pertinence

deficiently

Avverbio

Esempio: “The report was deficiently researched and poorly argued.”

Sinonimi: inadequately, insufficiently

Antonimi: thoroughly, competently

nondescript

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He lived in a nondescript apartment block on the edge of town.”

Sinonimi: unremarkable, plain

Antonimi: distinctive, memorable

deprivation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Sleep deprivation can reduce concentration.”

Sinonimi: lack, hardship

Antonimi: abundance, comfort

choice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “You have a choice between tea and coffee.”

Sinonimi: option, selection

Antonimi: lack of choice

tiger

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The tiger moved silently through the grass.”

Sinonimi: big cat

Antonimi:

black

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She wore a black dress.”

Sinonimi: dark

Antonimi: white

mythological

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The painting contains mythological references.”

Sinonimi: legendary

Antonimi: historical

folly

Sostantivo

Esempio: “It was folly to ignore the warning signs.”

Sinonimi: foolishness

Antonimi: wisdom

white

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I have a white shirt.”

Sinonimi: pale

Antonimi: black

afford

Verbo

Esempio: “I can’t afford this car.”

Sinonimi: manage

Antonimi: lack

tenuous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The connection is tenuous at best.”

Sinonimi: fragile, weak

Antonimi: strong

nebulous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The plan remains nebulous.”

Sinonimi: vague, unclear

Antonimi: clear

incongruous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His reaction was incongruous with the situation.”

Sinonimi: inappropriate, odd

Antonimi: appropriate

allow

Verbo

Esempio: “They allow students to use phones.”

Sinonimi: permit, let

Antonimi: forbid

careless

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He was careless with money.”

Sinonimi: reckless

Antonimi: careful

tentativeness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His tentativeness disappeared once he saw the results.”