Perbendaharaan kata

rather

Kata adverba

Contoh: “I would rather stay home.”

Sinonim: preferably

oblique

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

Sinonim: indirect, slanted

Antonim: direct

rhetorical

Kata adjektif

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

Sinonim: oratorical, persuasive

Antonim: literal, plain

punitively

Kata adverba

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

Sinonim: harshly, penally

Antonim: leniently, mercifully

ornamental

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The garden includes ornamental trees.”

Sinonim: decorative, fancy

Antonim: functional, plain

bent

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The metal rod is bent.”

Sinonim: curved, not straight

Antonim: straight

quite

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The test was quite easy.”

Sinonim: fairly, rather

Antonim: hardly

local

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “We bought fruit from a local shop.”

Sinonim: nearby, regional

Antonim: foreign

misdemeanor

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: minor offense, infraction

Antonim: felony, major crime

intuitively

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The interface is designed so users can navigate it intuitively.”

Sinonim: naturally, instinctively

Antonim: deliberately, awkwardly

truth

Kata nama

Contoh: “It is important to tell the truth.”

Sinonim: fact, reality

Antonim: lie, falsehood

rhetorically

Kata adverba

Contoh: “He asked rhetorically, knowing no one would answer.”

Sinonim: for effect

Antonim: literally

ingratiating

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “His ingratiating manner felt calculated rather than sincere.”

Sinonim: sycophantic

Antonim: genuine

hypothetical

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “Let’s consider a hypothetical scenario where demand doubles overnight.”

Sinonim: theoretical

Antonim: actual

domestically

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The company expanded domestically before going global.”

Sinonim: internally

Antonim: internationally

impressionistic

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The report offered an impressionistic overview.”

Sinonim: evocative

Antonim: precise

synthetically

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The material was produced synthetically.”

Sinonim: artificially

Antonim: naturally

infer

Kata kerja

Contoh: “From the logs, we inferred that the service restarted twice.”

arbitrary

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The deadline felt arbitrary and poorly justified.”

capricious

/kəˈprɪʃəs/

Contoh: “The weather here is capricious.”

Sinonim: arbitrary, whimsical, impulsive

empirical

/ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/

Contoh: “We need empirical evidence.”

Sinonim: experiential, experimental, existential

Antonim: theoretical, theoretic