Vocabolario

reduce

/rɪˈduːs/

Esempio: “We need to reduce costs.”

Sinonimi: subjugate, subdue, contract

Antonimi: enlarge, blow up, magnify

vestigial

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”

Sinonimi: remaining, rudimentary

Antonimi: fully developed

austerity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Sinonimi: strictness, frugality

Antonimi: luxury

relegate

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: demote, downgrade

Antonimi: promote

detract

Verbo

Esempio: “One mistake does not detract from his achievement.”

Sinonimi: reduce, diminish

Antonimi: enhance

antipollution

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Sinonimi: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonimi: polluting

utilization

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Better utilization of resources reduced waste.”

Sinonimi: use, deployment

Antonimi: waste, neglect

deprivation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Sleep deprivation can reduce concentration.”

Sinonimi: lack, hardship

Antonimi: abundance, comfort

trim

Verbo

Esempio: “I need to trim the edges of this photo.”

Sinonimi: cut neatly, reduce

Antonimi: extend

marketability

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The design improved usability but reduced marketability.”

Sinonimi: sellability

Antonimi: unappeal

proscription

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The proscription of certain chemicals reduced contamination.”

Sinonimi: ban

Antonimi: permission

substantially

Avverbio

Esempio: “The new policy substantially reduced complaints.”

Sinonimi: significantly

Antonimi: slightly

acoustically

Avverbio

Esempio: “The hall was designed acoustically to reduce echo.”

Sinonimi: in terms of sound

ventilation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Proper ventilation reduces indoor air pollution.”

Sinonimi: airflow

lower

Verbo

Esempio: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”

Sinonimi: reduce

Antonimi: raise

hedge

Verbo

Esempio: “Companies hedge against currency risk.”

Sinonimi: protect

Antonimi: expose

streamline

Verbo

Esempio: “We streamlined onboarding to reduce drop-off.”

viable

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The proposal is viable only if costs are reduced.”

hypothesis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We tested the hypothesis that onboarding friction reduces retention.”

Sinonimi: surmise, conjecture, supposition