Vocabolario

tend

Verbo

Esempio: “Children tend to learn languages quickly.”

Sinonimi: be likely to, care for

Antonimi: avoid

prolong

Verbo

Esempio: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Sinonimi: extend, lengthen

Antonimi: shorten

prone

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He is prone to mistakes.”

Sinonimi: likely, inclined

Antonimi: unlikely

feign

Verbo

Esempio: “He tried to feign surprise.”

Sinonimi: pretend, fake

Antonimi: reveal

pension

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My grandfather receives a pension.”

Sinonimi: retirement money

Antonimi: salary

agenda

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The meeting agenda is short.”

Sinonimi: plan, schedule

Antonimi: disorder

angel

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The child looks like an angel.”

Sinonimi: heavenly being

Antonimi: devil

telescopic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The camera has a telescopic lens.”

Sinonimi: extendable, magnifying

Antonimi: fixed, ordinary

tactically

Avverbio

Esempio: “The coach changed the formation tactically.”

Sinonimi: strategically, carefully

Antonimi: randomly, carelessly

rhetorical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “That was a rhetorical question, not a real one.”

Sinonimi: oratorical, persuasive

Antonimi: literal, plain

punitively

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: harshly, penally

Antonimi: leniently, mercifully

elasticity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The material has excellent elasticity.”

Sinonimi: flexibility, stretchiness

Antonimi: rigidity, stiffness

stretching

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Stretching can help improve flexibility.”

Sinonimi: extending, reaching

Antonimi: contracting, tightening

withdrawn

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He became quiet and withdrawn after the move.”

Sinonimi: reserved, isolated

Antonimi: outgoing, open

talkative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He becomes talkative when he is nervous.”

Sinonimi: chatty, loquacious

Antonimi: silent, reserved

succulent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The meat was tender and succulent.”

Sinonimi: juicy, moist

Antonimi: dry, tough

repellant

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His repellant behavior drove people away.”

Sinonimi: repulsive, off-putting

Antonimi: attractive, appealing

raunchily

Avverbio

Esempio: “The comedian behaved raunchily on stage.”

Sinonimi: vulgarly, crudely

Antonimi: decently, tastefully

superintendent

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The superintendent inspected the building.”

Sinonimi: supervisor, manager

Antonimi: worker

antipollution

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Sinonimi: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonimi: polluting

aim

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Sinonimi: goal, target

Antonimi: failure, miss

real

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Is this story real?”

Sinonimi: true

Antonimi: fake

mean

Aggettivo

Esempio: “What does this word mean?”

Sinonimi: signify

Antonimi: hide

edification

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lecture was intended for the edification of the audience.”

Sinonimi: instruction, enlightenment

Antonimi: corruption, misguidance

proliferate

Verbo

Esempio: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”

Sinonimi: spread, multiply

Antonimi: decline, diminish

prohibitive

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The cost of treatment was prohibitive for many families.”

Sinonimi: excessive, restrictive

Antonimi: affordable, permissive

explanatory

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The textbook includes explanatory notes for each chapter.”

Sinonimi: clarifying, interpretive

Antonimi: confusing, obscure

deep

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She took a deep breath before speaking.”

Sinonimi: profound, intense

Antonimi: shallow

trim

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: cut neatly, reduce

Antonimi: extend

sore

Aggettivo

Esempio: “My throat feels sore this morning.”

Sinonimi: painful, tender

Antonimi: healthy

joke

Sostantivo

Esempio: “He told a joke that made everyone laugh.”

Sinonimi: funny remark

Antonimi: serious statement

conciliatory

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He took a conciliatory tone to defuse the conflict.”

Sinonimi: peace-making

Antonimi: confrontational

blandishment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She resisted the blandishments of people seeking favors.”

Sinonimi: flattery

Antonimi: criticism

sentimentally

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke sentimentally about his childhood home.”

Sinonimi: emotionally

Antonimi: coldly

impersonation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Online impersonation can lead to serious fraud.”

Sinonimi: identity spoofing

succulently

Avverbio

Esempio: “The steak was cooked succulently, not dry at all.”

Sinonimi: juicily

Antonimi: dryly

sentimental

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He kept the watch for sentimental reasons.”

Sinonimi: emotional

Antonimi: unsentimental

restorative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “A restorative break can improve long-term productivity.”

Sinonimi: reviving

Antonimi: depleting

provocative

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His provocative remarks sparked an intense debate.”

Sinonimi: inflammatory

Antonimi: soothing

rally

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Thousands joined the rally in the center.”

Sinonimi: demonstration

attempt

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This is my first attempt.”

Sinonimi: try

indeed

Avverbio

Esempio: “It is indeed a good idea.”

Sinonimi: truly

philanthropist

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The philanthropist funded educational programs.”

Sinonimi: benefactor

Antonimi: miser

ingratiatingly

Avverbio

Esempio: “He smiled ingratiatingly at the committee.”

Sinonimi: obsequiously

Antonimi: defiantly

equivocal

Aggettivo

Esempio: “His response was deliberately equivocal.”

Sinonimi: ambiguous, unclear

Antonimi: explicit

expand

Verbo

Esempio: “The company plans to expand globally.”

Sinonimi: grow, extend

Antonimi: shrink

endeavor

/ɪnˈdevər/

Esempio: “Building a startup is a challenging endeavor.”

Sinonimi: strive, endeavour, effort

effort

/ˈefərt/

Esempio: “Success requires effort.”

Sinonimi: endeavor, drive, travail

effective

/ɪˈfektɪv/

Esempio: “This method is very effective.”

Sinonimi: good, impressive, competent

Antonimi: ineffectual, ineffective, uneffective

deliver

/dɪˈlɪvər/

Esempio: “They deliver food to our office.”

Sinonimi: render, present, cede