Vocabolario

lie

Verbo

Esempio: “Please lie down and rest.”

Sinonimi: rest, falsehood

Antonimi: stand, truth

subsist

Verbo

Esempio: “Some families subsist on very little money.”

Sinonimi: survive, live

Antonimi: prosper

secular

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The school has a secular policy.”

Sinonimi: nonreligious

Antonimi: religious

counsel

Verbo

Esempio: “The lawyer will counsel the client.”

Sinonimi: advise, guide

Antonimi: mislead

milieu

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He grew up in an academic milieu.”

Sinonimi: environment, setting

Antonimi: isolation

agency

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The agency manages advertising.”

Sinonimi: organization, office

Antonimi: individual

tacit

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They had a tacit agreement.”

Sinonimi: implicit, unstated

Antonimi: explicit

feign

Verbo

Esempio: “He tried to feign surprise.”

Sinonimi: pretend, fake

Antonimi: reveal

credible

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need a credible source.”

Sinonimi: reliable, believable

Antonimi: unreliable

alienate

Verbo

Esempio: “Bad communication can alienate customers.”

Sinonimi: isolate, distance

Antonimi: include

statistics

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Statistics helps us understand data.”

Sinonimi: data analysis, numbers

Antonimi: guesswork

consultant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The consultant gave useful advice.”

Sinonimi: advisor, expert

Antonimi: client

client

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The client needs help.”

Sinonimi: customer, buyer

Antonimi: seller

technique

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This technique saves time.”

Sinonimi: method, approach

Antonimi: random action

pilot

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The pilot flies the plane.”

Sinonimi: airplane driver

Antonimi: passenger

agent

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The agent called me.”

Sinonimi: representative

Antonimi: client

customer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The customer is in the shop.”

Sinonimi: client, buyer

Antonimi: seller

remittance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Many families depend on remittances from abroad.”

Sinonimi: transfer, payment sent

Antonimi: debt, withholding

punitively

Avverbio

Esempio: “The rules were applied punitively rather than fairly.”

Sinonimi: harshly, penally

Antonimi: leniently, mercifully

pressurize

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not let them pressurize you into agreeing.”

Sinonimi: coerce, pressure

Antonimi: relieve, ease

ingratiate

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: charm, curry favor

Antonimi: alienate, offend

imposition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He apologized for the imposition.”

Sinonimi: burden, intrusion

Antonimi: favor, relief

resilience

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Resilience is essential in difficult times.”

Sinonimi: strength, adaptability

Antonimi: fragility, weakness

provisions

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The contract includes several important provisions.”

Sinonimi: terms, supplies

Antonimi: omissions, shortages

dispensary

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The village dispensary provides basic medicine.”

Sinonimi: clinic, pharmacy

Antonimi:

conviction

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She spoke with deep conviction.”

Sinonimi: belief, certainty

Antonimi: doubt, uncertainty

contractor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The contractor finished the work ahead of schedule.”

Sinonimi: builder, service provider

Antonimi: client, customer

believably

Avverbio

Esempio: “She played the role believably.”

Sinonimi: convincingly, plausibly

Antonimi: unconvincingly, badly

beforehand

Avverbio

Esempio: “Please let us know beforehand if you cannot come.”

Sinonimi: in advance, earlier

Antonimi: afterward, later

antiquated

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Sinonimi: outdated, obsolete

Antonimi: modern, up-to-date

speculate

Verbo

Esempio: “It is useless to speculate without evidence.”

Sinonimi: guess, theorize

Antonimi: know, verify

sentiment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Public sentiment changed after the report.”

Sinonimi: feeling, opinion

Antonimi: apathy, indifference

plausibly

Avverbio

Esempio: “She argued plausibly that the delay was unavoidable.”

Sinonimi: believably, credibly

Antonimi: unconvincingly, implausibly

cool

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It is cool outside this evening.”

Sinonimi: chilly, great

Antonimi: hot, uncool

qualification

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She has the right qualifications for the job.”

Sinonimi: credential, ability

Antonimi: inexperience

deal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We made a good deal with the supplier.”

Sinonimi: agreement, arrangement

Antonimi: disagreement

aim

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: goal, target

Antonimi: failure, miss

confirmation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I received confirmation of my booking by email.”

Sinonimi: proof, approval

Antonimi: denial

order

Verbo

Esempio: “I would like to order a salad.”

Sinonimi: request, arrangement

Antonimi: disorder

crazy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That sounds like a crazy idea.”

Sinonimi: wild, strange

Antonimi: normal, sensible

unsuspected

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The archive revealed an unsuspected source of influence.”

Sinonimi: unexpected, unimagined

Antonimi: suspected, expected

subsistence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Many families rely on subsistence farming.”

Sinonimi: livelihood, survival

Antonimi: luxury, abundance

requisition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The supplies were seized under military requisition.”

Sinonimi: claim, official request

Antonimi: release, return

hypothesize

Verbo

Esempio: “Scientists hypothesize that the climate was once much wetter.”

Sinonimi: theorize, speculate

Antonimi: verify, confirm

familiarize

Verbo

Esempio: “New employees are given time to familiarize themselves with the system.”

Sinonimi: acquaint, introduce

Antonimi: confuse, alienate

prohibitive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The cost of treatment was prohibitive for many families.”

Sinonimi: excessive, restrictive

Antonimi: affordable, permissive

persecution

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Many families fled the region to escape persecution.”

Sinonimi: oppression, harassment

Antonimi: protection, tolerance

credibility

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The scandal damaged the minister’s credibility.”

Sinonimi: trustworthiness, believability

Antonimi: unreliability, discredit

fate

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She believed it was fate that brought them together.”

Sinonimi: destiny

Antonimi: choice, chance

ease

Verbo

Esempio: “The new software should ease your workload.”

Sinonimi: relieve, comfort

Antonimi: worsen, strain

stun

Verbo

Esempio: “The news stunned the entire team.”

Sinonimi: shock, amaze

Antonimi: calm

sigh

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She let out a sigh of relief.”

Sinonimi: breathe out deeply

Antonimi: cheer

mule

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The mule carried supplies up the mountain.”

Sinonimi: pack animal

Antonimi:

beyond

Preposizione

Esempio: “The village lies beyond the hills.”

Sinonimi: farther than, outside

Antonimi: within

truth

Sostantivo

Esempio: “It is important to tell the truth.”

Sinonimi: fact, reality

Antonimi: lie, falsehood

think

Verbo

Esempio: “I think this is a good idea.”

Sinonimi: believe, consider

Antonimi: ignore

ghost

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The child was afraid of ghosts.”

Sinonimi: spirit

Antonimi: human

retrospective

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The museum hosted a retrospective of her early work.”

Sinonimi: looking back

Antonimi: prospective

proprietorial

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His proprietorial attitude alienated the rest of the team.”

Sinonimi: possessive

Antonimi: collaborative

interlocking

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The policy relies on interlocking safeguards across teams.”

Sinonimi: interconnected

Antonimi: independent

autonomously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The system can autonomously detect anomalies and isolate them.”

Sinonimi: independently

Antonimi: dependently

refreshingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The talk was refreshingly honest.”

Sinonimi: pleasantly

persuasively

Avverbio

Esempio: “He argued persuasively for a simpler solution.”

Sinonimi: convincingly

Antonimi: unconvincingly

brainwashing

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The documentary explores brainwashing techniques in cults.”

Sinonimi: indoctrination

sponsorship

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The event relied on corporate sponsorship.”

Sinonimi: backing

restoration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The restoration of the historic building took years.”

Sinonimi: renewal

Antonimi: destruction

prior

Aggettivo

Esempio: “No prior experience is required.”

Sinonimi: previous

Antonimi: later

needy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The charity helps needy families.”

Sinonimi: poor

Antonimi: wealthy

imply

Verbo

Esempio: “Are you implying that I lied?”

Sinonimi: suggest

Antonimi: state

haunt

Verbo

Esempio: “The mistake continued to haunt her.”

Sinonimi: torment

Antonimi: relieve

faith

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He kept faith even in difficult times.”

Sinonimi: belief

Antonimi: doubt

guess

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you guess my age?”

Sinonimi: predict

Antonimi: know

blame

Verbo

Esempio: “Don’t blame others for your mistakes.”

Sinonimi: accuse

Antonimi: praise

battery

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My phone battery is low.”

method

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This method is easy.”

Sinonimi: way

already

Avverbio

Esempio: “I already ate breakfast.”

Sinonimi: by now

Antonimi: not yet

before

Preposizione

Esempio: “Wash your hands before dinner.”

Sinonimi: earlier

Antonimi: after

disillusionment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He felt deep disillusionment.”

Sinonimi: disappointment

Antonimi: hope

unconvincingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He argued unconvincingly.”

Sinonimi: weakly

Antonimi: persuasively

salient

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The report highlights salient issues.”

Sinonimi: notable, prominent

Antonimi: trivial