Daily Vocabulary – 19 June 2021

Synonyms: Considerable, Meaningful, Significant, Notable

Antonyms: Insignificant, Inconsiderable, Unimportant

Example: <strong>Substantial</strong> numbers of people support the reforms.

Synonyms: Problem, Difficult Question, Quandary, Poser, Enigma, Dilemma

Antonyms: Blessing, Boon, Benison, Grace

Example: One of the most difficult <strong>conundrums</strong> for the experts.

Synonyms: Scourge, Ruin, Plague, Curse

Antonyms: Benefit, Boon

Example: In fact the <strong>bane</strong> of my life was a cousin and his birthday parties.

Synonyms: Alleviation, Reduction, Lessening, Diminution

Antonyms: Intensification, Increase

Example: This is a strategy not of flood prevention but of flood <strong>mitigation</strong> and control.

Synonyms: Observed, Seen, Factual, Verifiable

Antonyms: Theoretical, Unproved

Example: The work has a strong <strong>empirical</strong> base, but it is firmly governed by theory.