Vocabolario

rim

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There was tea on the rim of the cup.”

Sinonimi: edge, border

Antonimi: center

proscribe

Verbo

Esempio: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Sinonimi: ban, forbid

Antonimi: permit

notorious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The area is notorious for crime.”

Sinonimi: infamous, well-known

Antonimi: respected

detective

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The detective found the thief.”

Sinonimi: investigator

Antonimi: criminal

thief

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The thief stole a bag.”

Sinonimi: robber, criminal

Antonimi: guard

crime

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The police solved the crime.”

Sinonimi: offense, illegal act

Antonimi: lawful act

methodical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She took a methodical approach to the experiment.”

Sinonimi: systematic, organized

Antonimi: chaotic, careless

innovation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Innovation drives economic growth.”

Sinonimi: invention, new idea

Antonimi: tradition, stagnation

investigator

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The investigator examined all the evidence carefully.”

Sinonimi: detective, examiner

Antonimi: suspect

discrimination

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The company has strict rules against discrimination.”

Sinonimi: unfair treatment, bias

Antonimi: equality, fairness

selectivity

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: discrimination, careful choice

Antonimi: openness, inclusiveness

misdemeanor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The offense was classified as a misdemeanor rather than a felony.”

Sinonimi: minor offense, infraction

Antonimi: felony, major crime

breadwinner

Sostantivo

Esempio: “After his father retired, he became the family’s main breadwinner.”

Sinonimi: provider, earner

Antonimi: dependent

principally

Avverbio

Esempio: “The funds will be used principally for education.”

Sinonimi: mainly, primarily

Antonimi: secondarily, marginally

primitively

Avverbio

Esempio: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”

Sinonimi: crudely, basically

Antonimi: sophisticatedly, refinedly

trim

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: cut neatly, reduce

Antonimi: extend

main

Aggettivo

Esempio: “What is the main reason for the change?”

Sinonimi: primary, chief

Antonimi: minor, secondary

detrimentally

Avverbio

Esempio: “Cutting corners can detrimentally affect quality.”

Sinonimi: harmfully

Antonimi: beneficially

prime

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Safety is our prime concern.”

Sinonimi: main

Antonimi: secondary

prove

Verbo

Esempio: “He proved his point.”

Sinonimi: demonstrate

Antonimi: disprove

demonstrate

Verbo

Esempio: “The data demonstrates clear trends.”

Sinonimi: show, prove

Antonimi: hide

detrimental

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Constant context switching is detrimental to deep work.”

acrimonious

/ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs/

Esempio: “Their negotiations became acrimonious.”

Sinonimi: resentful, bitter

empirical

/ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/

Esempio: “We need empirical evidence.”

Sinonimi: experiential, experimental, existential

Antonimi: theoretical, theoretic