Vocabolario

rule

Sostantivo

Esempio: “One classroom rule is to be quiet.”

Sinonimi: law

Antonimi: freedom

ruler

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Use a ruler to draw a line.”

abolish

Verbo

Esempio: “The law abolished the old rule.”

Sinonimi: eliminate, end

Antonimi: establish

adhere

Verbo

Esempio: “Employees must adhere to the rules.”

Sinonimi: follow, obey

Antonimi: violate

legislation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “New legislation affects businesses.”

Sinonimi: laws, legal rules

Antonimi: lawlessness

immigration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Immigration rules can change.”

Sinonimi: moving to a country

Antonimi: emigration

democracy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Democracy gives people a voice.”

Sinonimi: people's rule

Antonimi: dictatorship

formula

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Learn this formula.”

Sinonimi: rule, equation

Antonimi: guess

queen

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The queen lives in a palace.”

Sinonimi: female ruler

Antonimi: king

game

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We play a game.”

Sinonimi: match, play

Antonimi: work

regulatory

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The industry faces strict regulatory controls.”

Sinonimi: controlling, governing

Antonimi: unregulated, free

punitively

Avverbio

Esempio: “The rules were applied punitively rather than fairly.”

Sinonimi: harshly, penally

Antonimi: leniently, mercifully

procedural

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Sinonimi: formal, process-related

Antonimi: substantive, informal

harassment

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: abuse, intimidation

Antonimi: respect, protection

conformity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school values discipline over conformity.”

Sinonimi: uniformity, obedience

Antonimi: individuality, nonconformity

compliance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The company must prove compliance with safety rules.”

Sinonimi: obedience, conformity

Antonimi: violation, resistance

fair

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The teacher tried to be fair to everyone.”

Sinonimi: just, reasonable

Antonimi: unfair

duty

Sostantivo

Esempio: “It is your duty to follow the rules.”

Sinonimi: responsibility, task

Antonimi: freedom

discrimination

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: unfair treatment, bias

Antonimi: equality, fairness

administration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The school administration announced new rules.”

Sinonimi: management, office

Antonimi: disorder

sportsmanship

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good sportsmanship is as important as winning.”

Sinonimi: fair play

Antonimi: cheating

basic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I know only the basic rules of chess.”

Sinonimi: simple, fundamental

Antonimi: advanced

constrained

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Budget cuts left the project severely constrained.”

Sinonimi: restricted, limited

Antonimi: free, unrestricted

compliantly

Avverbio

Esempio: “The child sat compliantly and listened.”

Sinonimi: obediently, submissively

Antonimi: defiantly, resistantly

fine

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He had to pay a fine for parking there.”

Sinonimi: penalty, good

Antonimi: bad, reward

defy

Verbo

Esempio: “He chose to defy the unfair rule.”

Sinonimi: resist, challenge

Antonimi: obey

paradoxically

Avverbio

Esempio: “Paradoxically, strict rules can increase creativity.”

Sinonimi: ironically

Antonimi: predictably

prescriptive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The guide is prescriptive: it tells you exactly what to do.”

Sinonimi: directive

Antonimi: descriptive

bureaucratic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The process is slowed by bureaucratic requirements.”

Sinonimi: administrative

Antonimi: streamlined

legal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Is it legal to park here?”

Sinonimi: lawful

Antonimi: illegal

unfair

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That rule is unfair.”

Sinonimi: not fair

Antonimi: fair

strict

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The teacher is strict.”

Sinonimi: firm

Antonimi: lenient

unconventional

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He has unconventional ideas.”

Sinonimi: innovative

Antonimi: conventional

establish

Verbo

Esempio: “They established clear rules.”

Sinonimi: set up, create

Antonimi: abolish

criteria

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We must define clear criteria.”

Sinonimi: standards, rules

Antonimi: guess

simple

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The rule is simple.”

Sinonimi: easy

Antonimi: complicated

stultify

/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/

Esempio: “Too many rules can stultify innovation.”

constrain

Verbo

Esempio: “Compliance rules constrained how we could store user data.”

Sinonimi: restrain, encumber, tighten up

comply

/kəmˈplaɪ/

Esempio: “All employees must comply with the policy.”

Sinonimi: accede, acquiesce, assent

Antonimi: break, dissent, violate

advocate

/ˈædvəkeɪt/

Esempio: “Many experts advocate stronger privacy rules.”

Sinonimi: urge, counsel, proponent