Daily Vocabulary – 10 February 2023

Synonyms: Declare, Maintain, Contend, Argue

Antonyms: Deny, Disavow, Disclaim, Negate

Example: He <strong>asserted</strong> that there were spies in the government.

Synonyms: Absolute, Apparent, Categorical, Clear-Cut

Antonyms: Ambiguous, Conditional, Disputable, Doubtful

Example: He stated <strong>unequivocally</strong> that his forces were ready to go to war.

Synonyms: Cross, Cut Across, Pass Through, Span

Antonyms: Stay, Back Up, Confirm

Example: The candidates <strong>traversed</strong> the state throughout the campaign.

Synonyms: Crossed, Navigated, Traveled, Followed

Antonyms: Derailed, Detained, Off The Path, Sidetracked

Example: We are always finding you in <strong>transit</strong>.

Synonyms: Drift, Glide, Hang, Hover

Antonyms: Drown, Sink, Rush

Example: They <strong>floated</strong> the logs down the river. She floated gracefully across the stage.

Synonyms: Bag, Cloth, Gunny, Wrapping

Antonyms: Contamination, Activation, Newness, Continuance

Example: He drew his rifle from its <strong>sacking</strong> cover.

Synonyms: Traditional, Conventional, Orthodox, Stable

Antonyms: Incautious, Changeable, Inconstant, Unfixed

Example: The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a <strong>conservative</strong>.

Synonyms: Combine, Unite, Merge, Integrate

Antonyms: Decrease, Discourage, Disperse, Dissuade

Example: The administration hopes that such measures will <strong>consolidate</strong> its position.

Synonyms: Calendar, Plan, Program, Schedule

Antonyms: Impartiality, Neutrality, Objectivity, Disinterest

Example: The committee set the <strong>agenda</strong> for the next several years of research.

Synonyms: Change, Alteration, Revolution, Upheaval

Antonyms: Stagnation, Custom, Habit, Old

Example: The company <strong>innovated</strong> a new operating system.

Synonyms: Bisect, Divide Equally, Reduce by Fifty Percent, Share Equally

Antonyms: Combine, Multiply, Join

Example: The store is <strong>halving</strong> the price of many summer items.

Synonyms: Scrap, End, Stop, Terminate

Antonyms: Allow, Approve, Create, Establish

Example: He is in favor of <strong>abolishing</strong> the death penalty.

Synonyms: Cooperative, Collective, Reciprocal, Communal

Antonyms: Unilateral, Individual, Single, Personal

Example: In these cases the damage was invariably <strong>bilateral</strong>.

Synonyms: Drop, Fall, Descend, Disappear

Antonyms: Alive, Living, Breathing, Surviving

Example: I began to have a <strong>sinking</strong> feeling that I was not going to get rid of her.

Synonyms: Relocation, Resettling, Moving, Posting

Antonyms: Stay, Remain, Indigenous

Example: The whales <strong>migrate</strong> between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean.