Vocabolario

painstaking

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The restoration required painstaking attention to detail.”

Sinonimi: meticulous, careful

Antonimi: careless, hasty

painstakingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The dataset was painstakingly cleaned over several weeks.”

Sinonimi: meticulously

Antonimi: carelessly

vicious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It was a vicious attack.”

Sinonimi: cruel, violent

Antonimi: kind

artist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The artist painted a picture.”

Sinonimi: painter, creator

Antonimi: viewer

chest

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He has pain in his chest.”

Sinonimi: upper body

Antonimi: back

surrealist

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Dalí was a famous surrealist painter.”

Sinonimi: artist of surrealism

Antonimi: realist

remorseful

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He sounded genuinely remorseful.”

Sinonimi: sorry, repentant

Antonimi: unrepentant, defiant

unenviable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Sinonimi: unpleasant, awkward

Antonimi: enviable, desirable

torturous

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The wait felt torturous.”

Sinonimi: painful, agonizing

Antonimi: pleasant, easy

ache

Verbo

Esempio: “My legs ache after the long walk.”

Sinonimi: hurt, pain

Antonimi: feel fine

ow

Interiezione

Esempio: “Ow, that really hurt my finger.”

Sinonimi: ouch

Antonimi:

impressionist

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Monet was a famous impressionist painter.”

Sinonimi: artist of impressionism

Antonimi:

impressionism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Impressionism changed the history of painting.”

Sinonimi: art movement

Antonimi:

tin

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We opened a tin of soup.”

Sinonimi: can, metal

Antonimi:

portraiture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The gallery specializes in eighteenth-century portraiture.”

Sinonimi: portrait art, portrait painting

Antonimi: landscape art

pleasurable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Reading by the window was a surprisingly pleasurable routine.”

Sinonimi: enjoyable, pleasant

Antonimi: painful, unpleasant

ease

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: relieve, comfort

Antonimi: worsen, strain

sore

Aggettivo

Esempio: “My throat feels sore this morning.”

Sinonimi: painful, tender

Antonimi: healthy

hurt

Verbo

Esempio: “Be careful not to hurt your back.”

Sinonimi: injure, harm

Antonimi: heal

surreptitious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He took a surreptitious look at the notes during the meeting.”

Sinonimi: covert

Antonimi: open

insensitively

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke insensitively about a painful event.”

Sinonimi: tactlessly

Antonimi: sensitively

mythological

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The painting contains mythological references.”

Sinonimi: legendary

Antonimi: historical

prick

Verbo

Esempio: “I pricked my finger on a needle.”

Sinonimi: pierce

layer

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Add another layer of paint.”

Sinonimi: level

cruel

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It is cruel to hurt animals.”

Sinonimi: harsh

Antonimi: kind