Vocabolario

contagion

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Sinonimi: infection, spread

Antonimi: immunity

engender

Verbo

Esempio: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Sinonimi: cause, produce

Antonimi: prevent

induce

Verbo

Esempio: “Stress can induce headaches.”

Sinonimi: cause, trigger

Antonimi: prevent

hamper

Verbo

Esempio: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”

Sinonimi: hinder, obstruct

Antonimi: help

hygiene

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good hygiene prevents disease.”

Sinonimi: cleanliness

Antonimi: dirtiness

inexorably

Avverbio

Esempio: “Time moves inexorably forward.”

Sinonimi: relentlessly, inevitably

Antonimi: hesitantly, reversibly

cause

Verbo

Esempio: “Stress can cause headaches.”

Sinonimi: reason, make happen

Antonimi: prevent

accountability

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Accountability prevents “everyone’s job” from becoming nobody’s.”

Sinonimi: responsibility

Antonimi: impunity

paralyzingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The fear was paralyzingly intense.”

Sinonimi: immobilizingly

Antonimi: empoweringly

exploitation

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: abuse

Antonimi: protection

notwithstanding

/ˌnɑːtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/

Esempio: “Notwithstanding the cost, we proceeded.”

Sinonimi: nonetheless, nevertheless, withal

avoid

/əˈvɔɪd/

Esempio: “Try to avoid making the same mistake.”

Sinonimi: void, obviate, nullify

Antonimi: face, validate, confront