Vocabolario

own

Verbo

Esempio: “They own a small shop in town.”

Sinonimi: possess

Antonimi: rent, borrow

notorious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The area is notorious for crime.”

Sinonimi: infamous, well-known

Antonimi: respected

relegate

Verbo

Esempio: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Sinonimi: demote, downgrade

Antonimi: promote

hitherto

Avverbio

Esempio: “This method was hitherto unknown.”

Sinonimi: until now, so far

Antonimi: from now on

derelict

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They bought a derelict building.”

Sinonimi: abandoned, neglected

Antonimi: maintained

insular

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The company had an insular culture.”

Sinonimi: narrow-minded, isolated

Antonimi: open-minded

eminent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Sinonimi: distinguished, famous

Antonimi: unknown

axiom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This theory begins with a simple axiom.”

Sinonimi: principle, truth

Antonimi: contradiction

obscure

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The meaning of the sentence is obscure.”

Sinonimi: unclear, unknown

Antonimi: clear

legacy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His legacy is still important today.”

Sinonimi: heritage, inheritance

Antonimi: new beginning

resignation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”

Sinonimi: quitting, stepping down

Antonimi: appointment

download

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The download is complete.”

Sinonimi: file transfer

Antonimi: upload

lease

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We signed the lease today.”

Sinonimi: rental agreement, contract

Antonimi: ownership

property

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This house is my property.”

Sinonimi: ownership, asset

Antonimi: debt

rent

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The rent is high.”

Sinonimi: rental payment

Antonimi: ownership

street

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The street is busy.”

Sinonimi: road, avenue

Antonimi: inside

garden

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The children play in the garden.”

Sinonimi: yard

provincial

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”

Sinonimi: regional, small-town

Antonimi: cosmopolitan, urban

proverbial

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He displayed the proverbial patience of a teacher.”

Sinonimi: well-known, famous

Antonimi: unfamiliar, unusual

innovative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The company is known for innovative design.”

Sinonimi: creative, original

Antonimi: traditional, conventional

enormously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The project has grown enormously in the past year.”

Sinonimi: greatly, massively

Antonimi: slightly, barely

demolition

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: destruction, teardown

Antonimi: construction, restoration

voluntary

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Participation in the survey is voluntary.”

Sinonimi: optional, willing

Antonimi: compulsory, forced

possessor

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: owner, holder

Antonimi: loser, borrower

tan

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She got a deep tan on vacation.”

Sinonimi: brown skin from sun

Antonimi: pale

tag

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Do not remove the price tag.”

Sinonimi: label, mark

Antonimi: untag

decomposition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Heat speeds up the decomposition of food.”

Sinonimi: decay, breakdown

Antonimi: growth

flow

Verbo

Esempio: “Water flows down the mountain.”

Sinonimi: run, move smoothly

Antonimi: stop

fall

Verbo

Esempio: “Be careful not to fall on the stairs.”

Sinonimi: drop, autumn

Antonimi: rise

owe

Verbo

Esempio: “I owe you ten dollars.”

Sinonimi: be in debt to

Antonimi: repay, own

lie

Verbo

Esempio: “Please lie down and rest.”

Sinonimi: rest, falsehood

Antonimi: stand, truth

steal

Verbo

Esempio: “Someone tried to steal my bike.”

Sinonimi: take illegally

Antonimi: return, give

speed

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The car was moving at high speed.”

Sinonimi: pace, rate

Antonimi: slowness

relax

Verbo

Esempio: “I like to relax after work.”

Sinonimi: rest, calm down

Antonimi: stress

local

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We bought fruit from a local shop.”

Sinonimi: nearby, regional

Antonimi: foreign

crown

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The king wore a golden crown.”

Sinonimi: royal hat

Antonimi:

clown

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Sinonimi: funny performer

Antonimi:

adult

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Every adult must carry identification.”

Sinonimi: grown-up

Antonimi: child

step

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Take one step forward.”

Sinonimi: move

Antonimi: stop

self

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She wants to be her true self.”

Sinonimi: person

Antonimi: other

unsurpassed

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The region is known for its unsurpassed natural beauty.”

Sinonimi: unmatched, peerless

Antonimi: inferior, surpassed

selectivity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Sinonimi: discrimination, careful choice

Antonimi: openness, inclusiveness

notoriously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The road is notoriously dangerous in winter.”

Sinonimi: famously, infamously

Antonimi: obscurely, respectably

disseminate

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: circulate, spread

Antonimi: suppress, withhold

nondescript

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: unremarkable, plain

Antonimi: distinctive, memorable

malfunction

Sostantivo

Esempio: “A software malfunction caused the system to shut down.”

Sinonimi: breakdown, failure

Antonimi: proper operation, function

fame

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Sudden fame changed his life completely.”

Sinonimi: celebrity, renown

Antonimi: obscurity

down

Preposizione

Esempio: “He felt down after hearing the bad news.”

Sinonimi: low, depressed

Antonimi: up, cheerful

deep

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She took a deep breath before speaking.”

Sinonimi: profound, intense

Antonimi: shallow

sink

Verbo

Esempio: “The boat began to sink in the storm.”

Sinonimi: go under, basin

Antonimi: float, rise

rush

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not rush the decision.”

Sinonimi: hurry, move quickly

Antonimi: delay, slow down

pure

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The village is known for its pure mountain water.”

Sinonimi: clean, unmixed

Antonimi: impure

pace

Sostantivo

Esempio: “You should work at your own pace.”

Sinonimi: speed, rate

Antonimi: delay

golden

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The sky turned golden at sunset.”

Sinonimi: gold-colored

Antonimi: colorless

center

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We met in the center of town.”

Sinonimi: middle

Antonimi: edge

belong

Verbo

Esempio: “These keys belong to my brother.”

Sinonimi: be owned by

Antonimi: be separate from

amused

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The children were amused by the clown.”

Sinonimi: entertained

Antonimi: bored

youth

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: young age

Antonimi: old age

smile

Verbo

Esempio: “Her smile made me feel better.”

Sinonimi: grin

Antonimi: frown

shake

Verbo

Esempio: “Shake the bottle before opening it.”

Sinonimi: move, tremble

Antonimi: steady

brown

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The dog has brown eyes.”

Sinonimi: dark beige

Antonimi:

proprietorial

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: possessive

Antonimi: collaborative

deprecatingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke deprecatingly about his own work to lower expectations.”

Sinonimi: self-effacingly

Antonimi: proudly

polysyllabic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The text is full of polysyllabic words that slow readers down.”

Sinonimi: multi-syllable

Antonimi: monosyllabic

hypothetical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Let’s consider a hypothetical scenario where demand doubles overnight.”

Sinonimi: theoretical

Antonimi: actual

conglomerate

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The conglomerate acquired three startups in a single quarter.”

Sinonimi: corporate group

manipulation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Emotional manipulation can be hard to detect.”

Sinonimi: influence

Antonimi: honesty

exploitation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The law aims to prevent the exploitation of workers.”

Sinonimi: abuse

Antonimi: protection

domestically

Avverbio

Esempio: “The company expanded domestically before going global.”

Sinonimi: internally

Antonimi: internationally

contextually

Avverbio

Esempio: “The phrase only makes sense contextually, not on its own.”

Sinonimi: in context

voluntarily

Avverbio

Esempio: “He voluntarily disclosed the mistake to his manager.”

Sinonimi: willingly

Antonimi: reluctantly

rebel

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The rebel group took control of the town.”

Sinonimi: insurgent

mercy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He begged for mercy.”

Sinonimi: compassion

Antonimi: cruelty

known

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The area is known for its strong winds.”

Sinonimi: famous

Antonimi: unknown

kneel

Verbo

Esempio: “He knelt to tie his shoe.”

Sinonimi: go down on one knee

Antonimi: stand

flute

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She plays the flute in a band.”

drown

Verbo

Esempio: “He almost drowned in the river.”

reveal

Verbo

Esempio: “He revealed the secret.”

Sinonimi: show

Antonimi: hide

record

Verbo

Esempio: “We record the results.”

Sinonimi: write down

myself

Pronome

Esempio: “I did it myself.”

Sinonimi: on my own