Vocabolario

loss

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: defeat, absence

Antonimi: gain, win

calamity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The flood was a calamity for the village.”

Sinonimi: disaster, catastrophe

Antonimi: blessing

secure

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The system is secure.”

Sinonimi: safe, protected

Antonimi: unsafe

lament

Verbo

Esempio: “People lament the loss of tradition.”

Sinonimi: mourn, grieve

Antonimi: celebrate

hazard

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Ice on the road is a hazard.”

Sinonimi: danger, risk

Antonimi: safety

bereft

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The room was bereft of furniture.”

Sinonimi: deprived, without

Antonimi: full

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

discovery

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The discovery changed science.”

Sinonimi: finding, revelation

Antonimi: loss

redundancy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The report suffers from redundancy in several sections.”

Sinonimi: superfluity, repetition

Antonimi: necessity, economy

laryngitis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She lost her voice because of laryngitis.”

Sinonimi: throat inflammation

Antonimi:

forfeiture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”

Sinonimi: loss, seizure

Antonimi: retention, recovery

staggering

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The company reported staggering losses.”

Sinonimi: astonishing, enormous

Antonimi: modest, ordinary

retention

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Sleep improves memory retention.”

Sinonimi: preservation, keeping

Antonimi: loss, release

sag

Verbo

Esempio: “The old roof began to sag.”

Sinonimi: droop, sink

Antonimi: rise, tighten

inheritance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The family argued over the inheritance for years.”

Sinonimi: legacy, bequest

Antonimi: loss, forfeit

profitability

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: profit

Antonimi: loss

grief

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He was in deep grief after the loss.”

Sinonimi: sorrow

Antonimi: joy

mourn

Verbo

Esempio: “People mourn the loss of a loved one.”

Sinonimi: grieve

Antonimi: celebrate

risk

/rɪsk/

Esempio: “There is a risk of delay.”

Sinonimi: peril, chance, adventure