Vocabolario

off

Avverbio

Esempio: “Please turn off the lights.”

Sinonimi: away, not on

Antonimi: on

official

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The official answered the question.”

Sinonimi: officer, authority

Antonimi: private citizen

office

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I work in an office.”

Sinonimi: workplace, company room

Antonimi: home

offer

Verbo

Esempio: “He offered me some coffee.”

Sinonimi: suggest, give

Antonimi: refuse

incumbent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The incumbent president won the election.”

Sinonimi: current, officeholder

Antonimi: challenger

abhorrent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Racism is abhorrent.”

Sinonimi: disgusting, hateful

Antonimi: admirable

solicit

Verbo

Esempio: “They tried to solicit feedback from users.”

Sinonimi: request, ask for

Antonimi: offer

banish

Verbo

Esempio: “The king banished the traitor.”

Sinonimi: exile, expel

Antonimi: welcome

agency

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The agency manages advertising.”

Sinonimi: organization, office

Antonimi: individual

resignation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”

Sinonimi: quitting, stepping down

Antonimi: appointment

volunteer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She works as a volunteer.”

Sinonimi: helper

Antonimi: paid worker

territory

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This territory belongs to the city.”

Sinonimi: area, land

Antonimi: border

residence

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This is my official residence.”

Sinonimi: home, dwelling

Antonimi: workplace

minister

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The minister gave a statement.”

Sinonimi: government official

Antonimi: citizen

employer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The employer offered a job.”

Sinonimi: company, boss

Antonimi: employee

employee

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The employee works in the office.”

Sinonimi: worker, staff member

Antonimi: employer

embassy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I went to the embassy.”

Sinonimi: diplomatic office

Antonimi: local office

president

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The president gave a speech.”

Sinonimi: leader, head of state

Antonimi: citizen

detective

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The detective found the thief.”

Sinonimi: investigator

Antonimi: criminal

proposal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I sent a business proposal.”

Sinonimi: offer, plan

Antonimi: rejection

election

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The election is in May.”

Sinonimi: vote, poll

Antonimi: appointment

document

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Sign the document.”

Sinonimi: paper, file

Antonimi: verbal agreement

crime

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The police solved the crime.”

Sinonimi: offense, illegal act

Antonimi: lawful act

clerk

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The clerk works at the desk.”

Sinonimi: office worker, assistant

Antonimi: manager

director

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The director is in the office.”

Sinonimi: manager, leader

Antonimi: employee

website

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This website is useful.”

Sinonimi: site, web page

Antonimi: offline page

home

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I am at home.”

Sinonimi: house, place to live

Antonimi: office

tea

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I drink tea every morning.”

Sinonimi: hot drink

Antonimi: coffee

station

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The train is at the station.”

Sinonimi: terminal

remorseful

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He sounded genuinely remorseful.”

Sinonimi: sorry, repentant

Antonimi: unrepentant, defiant

ingratiate

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: charm, curry favor

Antonimi: alienate, offend

ordinarily

Avverbio

Esempio: “Ordinarily, the office closes at six.”

Sinonimi: normally, usually

Antonimi: abnormally, rarely

detestable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His detestable behavior shocked the staff.”

Sinonimi: hateful, abhorrent

Antonimi: admirable, pleasant

tactfully

Avverbio

Esempio: “She tactfully changed the subject.”

Sinonimi: diplomatically, politely

Antonimi: rudely, bluntly

sacrifice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Success often requires sacrifice.”

Sinonimi: give up, offering

Antonimi: gain, self-indulgence

repellant

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His repellant behavior drove people away.”

Sinonimi: repulsive, off-putting

Antonimi: attractive, appealing

portrayal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The film offers a realistic portrayal of village life.”

Sinonimi: depiction, representation

Antonimi: distortion, misrepresentation

chip

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There was a chip in the cup.”

Sinonimi: small piece, fragment

Antonimi: whole

brag

Verbo

Esempio: “He likes to brag about his success.”

Sinonimi: boast

Antonimi: be modest

bid

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The company made the highest bid for the property.”

Sinonimi: offer, attempt

Antonimi: withdrawal

certification

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This job requires professional certification.”

Sinonimi: qualification proof, approval

Antonimi: disqualification

investigator

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: detective, examiner

Antonimi: suspect

headquarters

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The company moved its headquarters to the capital.”

Sinonimi: main office, central office

Antonimi: branch

bite

Verbo

Esempio: “Be careful, the dog may bite.”

Sinonimi: chew, snap at

Antonimi: lick

administration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school administration announced new rules.”

Sinonimi: management, office

Antonimi: disorder

refreshments

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Refreshments were served after the meeting.”

Sinonimi: snacks, drinks

Antonimi:

shall

Verbo

Esempio: “Shall we go now?”

Sinonimi: should, will

Antonimi: won't

cream

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I like coffee with cream.”

Sinonimi: soft dairy, lotion

Antonimi:

rule

Sostantivo

Esempio: “One classroom rule is to be quiet.”

Sinonimi: law

Antonimi: freedom

unpromising

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Sinonimi: discouraging, bleak

Antonimi: promising, hopeful

requisition

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: claim, official request

Antonimi: release, return

proposition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We rejected the proposition as financially unsound.”

Sinonimi: proposal, assertion

Antonimi: refusal, denial

misdemeanor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The offense was classified as a misdemeanor rather than a felony.”

Sinonimi: minor offense, infraction

Antonimi: felony, major crime

ignominious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The minister made an ignominious exit from office.”

Sinonimi: shameful, disgraceful

Antonimi: honorable, glorious

insensitive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His comment was seen as insensitive and offensive.”

Sinonimi: thoughtless, unfeeling

Antonimi: sensitive, considerate

inheritance

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: legacy, bequest

Antonimi: loss, forfeit

impersonate

Verbo

Esempio: “It is illegal to impersonate a police officer.”

Sinonimi: imitate, pose as

Antonimi: reveal identity, be oneself

onto

Preposizione

Esempio: “The cat jumped onto the table.”

Sinonimi: on top of

Antonimi: off

mule

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: pack animal

Antonimi:

choice

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: option, selection

Antonimi: lack of choice

accept

Verbo

Esempio: “He decided to accept the offer.”

Sinonimi: agree to, receive

Antonimi: refuse

tantalizingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The offer was tantalizingly close to what we wanted.”

Sinonimi: temptingly

Antonimi: unappealingly

exhibitionist

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He was criticized for exhibitionist behavior online.”

Sinonimi: show-off

Antonimi: reserved

prolifically

Avverbio

Esempio: “She writes prolifically and publishes every year.”

Sinonimi: productively

Antonimi: rarely

insightfully

Avverbio

Esempio: “She spoke insightfully about the risks and trade-offs.”

Sinonimi: perceptively

Antonimi: naively

commendation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He received commendation for exceptional service.”

Sinonimi: praise

Antonimi: criticism

bureaucratic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The process is slowed by bureaucratic requirements.”

Sinonimi: administrative

Antonimi: streamlined

unmusically

Avverbio

Esempio: “He sang unmusically, but with great enthusiasm.”

Sinonimi: off-key

Antonimi: musically

sponsorship

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The event relied on corporate sponsorship.”

Sinonimi: backing

scent

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I noticed the scent of fresh coffee.”

Sinonimi: smell

pluck

Verbo

Esempio: “She plucked the flowers from the garden.”

Sinonimi: pull off

Antonimi: plant

mercy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He begged for mercy.”

Sinonimi: compassion

Antonimi: cruelty

hedge

Verbo

Esempio: “Companies hedge against currency risk.”

Sinonimi: protect

Antonimi: expose

legal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Is it legal to park here?”

Sinonimi: lawful

Antonimi: illegal

grant

Verbo

Esempio: “The school granted him a scholarship.”

Sinonimi: give

Antonimi: refuse

boast

Verbo

Esempio: “He always boasts about his success.”

Sinonimi: brag

Antonimi: be modest

board

Verbo

Esempio: “We boarded the plane at noon.”

Sinonimi: get on

Antonimi: get off

prefer

Verbo

Esempio: “I prefer tea to coffee.”

Sinonimi: like better

online

Avverbio

Esempio: “I study online.”

Sinonimi: on the internet

Antonimi: offline

latter

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I like tea and coffee; the latter is better.”

Sinonimi: second

Antonimi: former