Vocabolario

old

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This building is old.”

Sinonimi: aged

Antonimi: new

nostalgia

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The old song filled him with nostalgia.”

Sinonimi: longing, sentimentality

Antonimi: forgetfulness

incumbent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The incumbent president won the election.”

Sinonimi: current, officeholder

Antonimi: challenger

deprecate

Verbo

Esempio: “Developers deprecate old software features.”

Sinonimi: criticize, discourage

Antonimi: approve

mutinous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The soldiers became mutinous.”

Sinonimi: rebellious, disobedient

Antonimi: obedient

abolish

Verbo

Esempio: “The law abolished the old rule.”

Sinonimi: eliminate, end

Antonimi: establish

rebuke

Verbo

Esempio: “The teacher rebuked the student.”

Sinonimi: criticize, scold

Antonimi: praise

extant

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This is the oldest extant manuscript.”

Sinonimi: existing, surviving

Antonimi: lost

allot

Verbo

Esempio: “We should allot more time for research.”

Sinonimi: assign, allocate

Antonimi: withhold

collector

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The collector bought an old stamp.”

Sinonimi: gatherer

Antonimi: seller

official

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The official answered the question.”

Sinonimi: officer, authority

Antonimi: private citizen

export

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The country increased its export of wine.”

Sinonimi: selling abroad

Antonimi: import

pharmacy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The pharmacy is near the clinic.”

Sinonimi: drugstore

Antonimi: restaurant

entertainment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Television is a form of entertainment.”

Sinonimi: fun, amusement

Antonimi: work

temperature

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The temperature is low today.”

Sinonimi: heat level, degree

Antonimi: coldness

tradition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This is an old tradition.”

Sinonimi: custom, practice

Antonimi: innovation

furniture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The room has new furniture.”

Sinonimi: chairs and tables, household items

Antonimi: empty room

hand

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Wash your hands.”

Sinonimi: palm

Antonimi: foot

ice

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The ice is cold.”

Sinonimi: frozen water

Antonimi: fire

supermarket

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I buy food at the supermarket.”

Sinonimi: market, store

Antonimi: home

bakery

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a bakery near my house.”

bottle

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The bottle is full of water.”

remittance

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: transfer, payment sent

Antonimi: debt, withholding

unreliably

Avverbio

Esempio: “The device works unreliably in cold weather.”

Sinonimi: inconsistently, poorly

Antonimi: reliably, dependably

impersonal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The email sounded cold and impersonal.”

Sinonimi: formal, detached

Antonimi: personal, warm

engrossing

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”

Sinonimi: absorbing, captivating

Antonimi: boring, dull

demolition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The old factory is scheduled for demolition.”

Sinonimi: destruction, teardown

Antonimi: construction, restoration

antiquated

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Sinonimi: outdated, obsolete

Antonimi: modern, up-to-date

ventilate

Verbo

Esempio: “Open the windows to ventilate the room.”

Sinonimi: air out, oxygenate

Antonimi: seal, stifle

refurbish

Verbo

Esempio: “They plan to refurbish the old library.”

Sinonimi: renovate, restore

Antonimi: damage, neglect

possessor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The possessor of the document must sign here.”

Sinonimi: owner, holder

Antonimi: loser, borrower

crab

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We saw a crab near the rocks.”

Sinonimi: sea animal

Antonimi:

cozy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We stayed in a cozy little cabin.”

Sinonimi: comfortable, warm

Antonimi: cold, uncomfortable

cool

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It is cool outside this evening.”

Sinonimi: chilly, great

Antonimi: hot, uncool

cane

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The old man walked with a cane.”

Sinonimi: stick, walking staff

Antonimi:

bony

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The dog looked thin and bony.”

Sinonimi: skinny, thin

Antonimi: fleshy

sag

Verbo

Esempio: “The old roof began to sag.”

Sinonimi: droop, sink

Antonimi: rise, tighten

jaw

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He hurt his jaw while playing sports.”

Sinonimi: mouth bone

Antonimi:

icy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Be careful, the road is icy.”

Sinonimi: frozen, cold

Antonimi: warm

translation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This translation is easier to understand than the older one.”

Sinonimi: rendering, interpretation

Antonimi: original

heat

Verbo

Esempio: “Heat the soup before serving it.”

Sinonimi: warmth, hotness

Antonimi: cold, cool

fold

Verbo

Esempio: “Fold the paper in half.”

Sinonimi: bend, close up

Antonimi: unfold

fish

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We had fish for dinner.”

Sinonimi: seafood

Antonimi:

deaf

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The old man is almost deaf.”

Sinonimi: unable to hear

Antonimi: hearing

coal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The old house was heated with coal.”

Sinonimi: fuel

Antonimi:

clip

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Use this clip to hold the papers together.”

Sinonimi: fastener, cut

Antonimi: separate

bold

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was a bold decision to start a business.”

Sinonimi: brave, strong

Antonimi: shy, careful

rid

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need to get rid of these old boxes.”

Sinonimi: remove, clear away

Antonimi: keep

rap

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He likes old-school rap music.”

Sinonimi: hip-hop, tap sharply

Antonimi: classical music

friendliness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her friendliness made everyone feel welcome.”

Sinonimi: kindness, warmth

Antonimi: coldness, hostility

robin

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A robin sat on the garden fence.”

Sinonimi: bird

Antonimi:

medal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She won a gold medal in the race.”

Sinonimi: award

Antonimi:

fresh

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We bought fresh bread this morning.”

Sinonimi: new, clean

Antonimi: stale, old

crown

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The king wore a golden crown.”

Sinonimi: royal hat

Antonimi:

chain

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He wore a gold chain around his neck.”

Sinonimi: series, link

Antonimi:

taciturnity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His taciturnity made him seem cold at first.”

Sinonimi: reserve, reticence

Antonimi: talkativeness, loquacity

rapturously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The audience applauded rapturously at the finale.”

Sinonimi: ecstatically, enthusiastically

Antonimi: coldly, indifferently

domesticity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel portrays the quiet routines of domesticity.”

Sinonimi: home life, household life

Antonimi: adventure, public life

disseminate

Verbo

Esempio: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”

Sinonimi: circulate, spread

Antonimi: suppress, withhold

circulation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The newspaper has a daily circulation of over 100,000 copies.”

Sinonimi: distribution, flow

Antonimi: stagnation

waterfront

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The city plans to redevelop the old waterfront.”

Sinonimi: shoreline, seafront

Antonimi: inland

tour

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We took a walking tour of the old city.”

Sinonimi: trip, guided visit

Antonimi: stay

moss

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Green moss covered the old stones.”

Sinonimi: soft plant

Antonimi:

mend

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you mend this old shirt?”

Sinonimi: repair, fix

Antonimi: damage, tear

joke

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He told a joke that made everyone laugh.”

Sinonimi: funny remark

Antonimi: serious statement

golden

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The sky turned golden at sunset.”

Sinonimi: gold-colored

Antonimi: colorless

freeze

Verbo

Esempio: “Water freezes at zero degrees.”

Sinonimi: become ice

Antonimi: melt

folder

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Save the file in the blue folder.”

Sinonimi: directory, file holder

Antonimi: loose file

youth

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He spent his youth in a small town.”

Sinonimi: young age

Antonimi: old age

windy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was cold and windy outside.”

Sinonimi: breezy

Antonimi: still

snowy

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was a cold, snowy day.”

Sinonimi: full of snow

Antonimi: dry

sixty

Determinante

Esempio: “The room can hold sixty people.”

Sinonimi: 60

Antonimi:

forty

Determinante

Esempio: “He is forty years old.”

Sinonimi: 40

Antonimi:

catch

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you catch the ball?”

Sinonimi: grab

Antonimi: miss

preoccupation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His preoccupation with details delayed the decision.”

Sinonimi: obsession

Antonimi: detachment

octogenarian

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”

Sinonimi: eighty-year-old

sentimentally

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke sentimentally about his childhood home.”

Sinonimi: emotionally

Antonimi: coldly

mythological

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The painting contains mythological references.”

Sinonimi: legendary

Antonimi: historical

impersonally

Avverbio

Esempio: “The complaint was handled impersonally, with no empathy.”

Sinonimi: coldly

Antonimi: personally

eclectically

Avverbio

Esempio: “The apartment is eclectically furnished with old and new pieces.”

Sinonimi: mix-and-match

Antonimi: uniformly