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conj
Пример: “I wanted to go, but I was too tired.”
Синонимы: however
Антонимы: and
noun
Пример: “Press the button.”
Синонимы: switch, key
Антонимы: hole
Пример: “They had no recourse but to sue.”
Синонимы: option, remedy
Антонимы: helplessness
Пример: “I need a belt.”
Синонимы: strap
Антонимы: button
adj
Пример: “The design was practical but inartistic.”
Синонимы: plain, uncreative
Антонимы: artistic, aesthetic
Пример: “The denotation of the word is simple, but its connotation is complex.”
Синонимы: literal meaning, direct reference
Антонимы: connotation, implication
Пример: “The watch looked expensive, but it was fake.”
Синонимы: false, not real
Антонимы: real, genuine
Пример: “The button is loose.”
Синонимы: not tight
Антонимы: tight
adv
Пример: “The twins look similar, but you can tell them apart.”
Синонимы: separately
Антонимы: together
Пример: “The building is functional but aggressively utilitarian.”
Синонимы: practical, functional
Антонимы: decorative, ornamental
Пример: “The company adopted a highly centralized management structure.”
Синонимы: concentrated, controlled from one center
Антонимы: decentralized, distributed
Пример: “In grammar, an attributive adjective comes before the noun.”
Синонимы: descriptive, qualifying
Антонимы: predicative
Пример: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”
Синонимы: crudely, basically
Антонимы: sophisticatedly, refinedly
Пример: “The newspaper has a daily circulation of over 100,000 copies.”
Синонимы: distribution, flow
Антонимы: stagnation
Пример: “The theory is useful, but it remains an abstraction for most people.”
Синонимы: concept, generalization
Антонимы: concreteness, reality
Пример: “It was raining, but we went anyway.”
Синонимы: in any case
Антонимы: therefore not
Пример: “One shoe is here, but where is the other one?”
Синонимы: another
Антонимы: same
Пример: “The first draft was competent but unexceptional.”
Синонимы: ordinary
Антонимы: remarkable
Пример: “The surface looked solid but behaved treacherously underfoot.”
Синонимы: deceitfully
Антонимы: reliably
Пример: “The design improved usability but reduced marketability.”
Синонимы: sellability
Антонимы: unappeal
Пример: “The phrase is grammatically correct but not idiomatically natural.”
Синонимы: naturally
Антонимы: literally
Пример: “The dissemination of misinformation was faster than the correction.”
Синонимы: distribution
Антонимы: suppression
Пример: “The solitariness of the job suits some people but not others.”
Синонимы: isolation
Антонимы: companionship
Пример: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”
Синонимы: buff
Антонимы: slender
Пример: “Their meeting was pure happenstance, but it changed everything.”
Синонимы: chance
Антонимы: design
Пример: “His eccentricity is charming, but it can confuse new colleagues.”
Синонимы: quirkiness
Антонимы: conventionality
verb
Пример: “The company decided to decentralize decision-making to speed up execution.”
Синонимы: distribute
Антонимы: centralize
Пример: “A catastrophic failure is rare, but we must design for it.”
Синонимы: disastrous
Антонимы: manageable
Пример: “The device meets the specification, but not the real user needs.”
Синонимы: requirements
Пример: “He dressed eccentrically but spoke with precision.”
Синонимы: oddly
Антонимы: normally
Пример: “The argument is structurally sound but poorly evidenced.”
Синонимы: in structure
Пример: “The product is strong technically but not commercially viable yet.”
Синонимы: financially
Пример: “He sang unmusically, but with great enthusiasm.”
Синонимы: off-key
Антонимы: musically
Пример: “The presentation was correct but uninspiring.”
Синонимы: dull
Антонимы: inspiring
Пример: “Click the button to continue.”
Синонимы: tap
Пример: “It is almost ready.”
Синонимы: nearly
Антонимы: completely
Пример: “The book contributed to the demystification of science.”
Синонимы: clarification
Антонимы: mystification
Пример: “Press the button to start.”
Синонимы: push
Антонимы: release
Пример: “The system is complex but efficient.”
Синонимы: complicated, intricate
Антонимы: simple
Пример: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”
/ˈrekənˌdaɪt/
Пример: “The lecture was recondite but fascinating.”
Синонимы: esoteric, deep, abstruse
/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/
Пример: “Everyone can contribute to success.”
Синонимы: impart, lead, give
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