Perbendaharaan kata

but

Kata hubung

Contoh: “I wanted to go, but I was too tired.”

Sinonim: however

Antonim: and

button

Kata nama

Contoh: “Press the button.”

Sinonim: switch, key

Antonim: hole

recourse

Kata nama

Contoh: “They had no recourse but to sue.”

Sinonim: option, remedy

Antonim: helplessness

merit

Kata nama

Contoh: “The proposal has merit.”

Sinonim: value, worth

Antonim: fault

angst

Kata nama

Contoh: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Sinonim: anxiety, worry

Antonim: calm

assistant

Kata nama

Contoh: “The assistant helped the teacher.”

Sinonim: helper, aide

Antonim: leader

delivery

Kata nama

Contoh: “The delivery is fast.”

Sinonim: shipment, transport

Antonim: pickup

economy

Kata nama

Contoh: “The economy is growing.”

Sinonim: financial system

Antonim: poverty

belt

Kata nama

Contoh: “I need a belt.”

Sinonim: strap

Antonim: button

personality

Kata nama

Contoh: “She has a strong personality.”

Sinonim: character, nature

Antonim: facelessness

ostensible

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The ostensible reason for the visit was business.”

Sinonim: apparent, supposed

Antonim: real, genuine

inartistic

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The design was practical but inartistic.”

Sinonim: plain, uncreative

Antonim: artistic, aesthetic

denotation

Kata nama

Contoh: “The denotation of the word is simple, but its connotation is complex.”

Sinonim: literal meaning, direct reference

Antonim: connotation, implication

tap

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Tap the screen to continue.”

Sinonim: touch lightly, faucet

Antonim: slam

qualification

Kata nama

Contoh: “She has the right qualifications for the job.”

Sinonim: credential, ability

Antonim: inexperience

tuberculosis

Kata nama

Contoh: “Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.”

Sinonim: TB

Antonim: health

anchorperson

Kata nama

Contoh: “The anchorperson introduced the evening news.”

Sinonim: news presenter, host

Antonim: guest

subjunctive

Kata nama

Contoh: “In some languages, the subjunctive is used to express doubt or possibility.”

Sinonim: grammar mood

Antonim: indicative

fake

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The watch looked expensive, but it was fake.”

Sinonim: false, not real

Antonim: real, genuine

acquaintance

Kata nama

Contoh: “He is only an acquaintance, not a close friend.”

Sinonim: contact, associate

Antonim: stranger, close friend

shape

Kata nama

Contoh: “What shape is the table?”

Sinonim: form

Antonim:

loose

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The button is loose.”

Sinonim: not tight

Antonim: tight

fault

Kata nama

Contoh: “It was not my fault.”

Sinonim: blame, mistake

Antonim: success, virtue

error

Kata nama

Contoh: “There is an error in this sentence.”

Sinonim: mistake

Antonim: correctness

apart

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The twins look similar, but you can tell them apart.”

Sinonim: separately

Antonim: together

utilitarian

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The building is functional but aggressively utilitarian.”

Sinonim: practical, functional

Antonim: decorative, ornamental

proprietary

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The company uses proprietary software for data analysis.”

Sinonim: private, exclusive

Antonim: open-source, public

centralized

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The company adopted a highly centralized management structure.”

Sinonim: concentrated, controlled from one center

Antonim: decentralized, distributed

attributive

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “In grammar, an attributive adjective comes before the noun.”

Sinonim: descriptive, qualifying

Antonim: predicative

primitively

Kata adverba

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

Sinonim: crudely, basically

Antonim: sophisticatedly, refinedly

circulation

Kata nama

Contoh: “The newspaper has a daily circulation of over 100,000 copies.”

Sinonim: distribution, flow

Antonim: stagnation

abstraction

Kata nama

Contoh: “The theory is useful, but it remains an abstraction for most people.”

Sinonim: concept, generalization

Antonim: concreteness, reality

anyway

Kata adverba

Contoh: “It was raining, but we went anyway.”

Sinonim: in any case

Antonim: therefore not

other

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “One shoe is here, but where is the other one?”

Sinonim: another

Antonim: same

unexceptional

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The first draft was competent but unexceptional.”

Sinonim: ordinary

Antonim: remarkable

treacherously

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The surface looked solid but behaved treacherously underfoot.”

Sinonim: deceitfully

Antonim: reliably

paradoxically

Kata adverba

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

Sinonim: ironically

Antonim: predictably

marketability

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: sellability

Antonim: unappeal

idiomatically

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The phrase is grammatically correct but not idiomatically natural.”

Sinonim: naturally

Antonim: literally

dissemination

Kata nama

Contoh: “The dissemination of misinformation was faster than the correction.”

Sinonim: distribution

Antonim: suppression

confabulation

Kata nama

Contoh: “Under pressure, he drifted into confabulation and filled gaps with fiction.”

Sinonim: fabrication

Antonim: accuracy

solitariness

Kata nama

Contoh: “The solitariness of the job suits some people but not others.”

Sinonim: isolation

Antonim: companionship

muscle-bound

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”

Sinonim: buff

Antonim: slender

idiosyncrasy

Kata nama

Contoh: “Every founder has an idiosyncrasy that shapes the culture.”

Sinonim: quirk

Antonim: normality

happenstance

Kata nama

Contoh: “Their meeting was pure happenstance, but it changed everything.”

Sinonim: chance

Antonim: design

eccentricity

Kata nama

Contoh: “His eccentricity is charming, but it can confuse new colleagues.”

Sinonim: quirkiness

Antonim: conventionality

decentralize

Kata kerja

Contoh: “The company decided to decentralize decision-making to speed up execution.”

Sinonim: distribute

Antonim: centralize

catastrophic

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “A catastrophic failure is rare, but we must design for it.”

Sinonim: disastrous

Antonim: manageable

specification

Kata nama

Contoh: “The device meets the specification, but not the real user needs.”

Sinonim: requirements

eccentrically

Kata adverba

Contoh: “He dressed eccentrically but spoke with precision.”

Sinonim: oddly

Antonim: normally

structurally

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The argument is structurally sound but poorly evidenced.”

Sinonim: in structure

commercially

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The product is strong technically but not commercially viable yet.”

Sinonim: financially

unmusically

Kata adverba

Contoh: “He sang unmusically, but with great enthusiasm.”

Sinonim: off-key

Antonim: musically

uninspiring

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The presentation was correct but uninspiring.”

Sinonim: dull

Antonim: inspiring

nomad

Kata nama

Contoh: “Nomads move from place to place.”

Sinonim: wanderer

Antonim: settler

input

Kata nama

Contoh: “We need your input before we decide.”

Sinonim: feedback

click

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Click the button to continue.”

Sinonim: tap

civil

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “Please stay civil during the discussion.”

Sinonim: polite

Antonim: rude

spread

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Don’t spread rumors.”

Sinonim: share

Antonim: hide

nearly

Kata adverba

Contoh: “We are nearly ready.”

Sinonim: almost

Antonim: completely

likely

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “It is likely to rain today.”

Sinonim: probable

Antonim: unlikely

almost

Kata adverba

Contoh: “It is almost ready.”

Sinonim: nearly

Antonim: completely

demystification

Kata nama

Contoh: “The book contributed to the demystification of science.”

Sinonim: clarification

Antonim: mystification

press

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Press the button to start.”

Sinonim: push

Antonim: release

paradoxical

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “Success had a paradoxical effect.”

Sinonim: contradictory, ironic

Antonim: logical

latent

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The conflict had latent causes.”

Sinonim: hidden, dormant

Antonim: overt

complex

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The system is complex but efficient.”

Sinonim: complicated, intricate

Antonim: simple

develop

Kata kerja

Contoh: “The company developed quickly.”

Sinonim: grow, improve

Antonim: decline

paradox

Kata nama

Contoh: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

recondite

/ˈrekənˌdaɪt/

Contoh: “The lecture was recondite but fascinating.”

Sinonim: esoteric, deep, abstruse

allocate

/ˈæləkeɪt/

Contoh: “We allocated extra budget to marketing.”

Sinonim: apportion

factor

/ˈfæktər/

Contoh: “Cost is an important factor.”

Sinonim: component, element, agent

contribute

/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/

Contoh: “Everyone can contribute to success.”

Sinonim: impart, lead, give

feature

/ˈfiːtʃər/

Contoh: “This app has a useful feature.”

Sinonim: characteristic, have, boast

Antonim: miss, lack

sometimes

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Contoh: “Sometimes I cook dinner.”