Словник

rather

Прислівник

Приклад: “I would rather stay home.”

Синоніми: preferably

oblique

Прикметник

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

Синоніми: indirect, slanted

Антоніми: direct

rhetorical

Прикметник

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

Синоніми: oratorical, persuasive

Антоніми: literal, plain

punitively

Прислівник

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

Синоніми: harshly, penally

Антоніми: leniently, mercifully

ornamental

Прикметник

Приклад: “The garden includes ornamental trees.”

Синоніми: decorative, fancy

Антоніми: functional, plain

bent

Прикметник

Приклад: “The metal rod is bent.”

Синоніми: curved, not straight

Антоніми: straight

quite

Прислівник

Приклад: “The test was quite easy.”

Синоніми: fairly, rather

Антоніми: hardly

local

Прикметник

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

Синоніми: nearby, regional

Антоніми: foreign

misdemeanor

Іменник

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

Синоніми: minor offense, infraction

Антоніми: felony, major crime

intuitively

Прислівник

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

Синоніми: naturally, instinctively

Антоніми: deliberately, awkwardly

truth

Іменник

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

Синоніми: fact, reality

Антоніми: lie, falsehood

rhetorically

Прислівник

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

Синоніми: for effect

Антоніми: literally

ingratiating

Прикметник

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

Синоніми: sycophantic

Антоніми: genuine

hypothetical

Прикметник

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

Синоніми: theoretical

Антоніми: actual

domestically

Прислівник

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

Синоніми: internally

Антоніми: internationally

impressionistic

Прикметник

Приклад: “The report offered an impressionistic overview.”

Синоніми: evocative

Антоніми: precise

synthetically

Прислівник

Приклад: “The material was produced synthetically.”

Синоніми: artificially

Антоніми: naturally

infer

Дієслово

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

arbitrary

Прикметник

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

capricious

/kəˈprɪʃəs/

Приклад: “The weather here is capricious.”

Синоніми: arbitrary, whimsical, impulsive

empirical

/ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/

Приклад: “We need empirical evidence.”

Синоніми: experiential, experimental, existential

Антоніми: theoretical, theoretic