Daily Vocabulary – 24 December 2019

Synonyms: Worry, Agonise, Bother, Be Distressed

Antonyms: Relax, Calm Down, Settle Down, De-Stress

Example: He <strong>frets</strong> away all the time when she isn't at home.

Synonyms: Division, Falling-Out, Altercation, Contretemps

Antonyms: Harmony, Unison, Comradeship, Rapport

Example: He was anxious to mend the <strong>rift</strong> between the two men.

Synonyms: Observer, Onlooker, Spectator, Sightseer

Antonyms: Participant, Partaker, Entrant, Contributor

Example: Police warned <strong>bystanders</strong> to keep away from the blazing building.

Synonyms: Plain, Banal, Mundane, Vanilla, Humdrum

Antonyms: Extraordinary, Astonishing, Phenomenal, Remarkable

Example: Only a few <strong>prosaic</strong> tables and chairs remained by the time we got to the auction.

Synonyms: Dominant, Paramount, Prevailing, Preponderant

Antonyms: Minor, Insignificant, Inconsequential, Trifling

Example: The government's <strong>overriding</strong> concern is to reduce inflation.