Daily Vocabulary – 19 February 2023

Synonyms: Encroachment, Imposition, Incursion, Interference

Antonyms: Aid, Help, Retreat, Obedience

Example: They claim the noise from the new airport is an <strong>intrusion</strong> on their lives.

Synonyms: Worsen, Decline, Degenerate, Decay

Antonyms: Improve, Approve, Elevate, Grow

Example: The weather gradually <strong>deteriorated</strong> as the day went on.

Synonyms: With One Mind, To A Man, Bar None

Antonyms: Differently, Divergently, Opposite.

Example: The audience <strong>unanimously</strong> rose to its feet in a standing ovation.

Synonyms: Descent, Dive, Fall, Jump

Antonyms: Ascent, Rise, Increase

Example: He <strong>plunged</strong> the knife into the cake.

Synonyms: Remainder, Leftovers, Leavings, Residue

Antonyms: Whole, Base, Core, Lack

Example: Their outdated attitudes are a <strong>remnant</strong> from colonial days.

Synonyms: Annihilation, Explosion, Extermination, Leveling

Antonyms: Building, Construction, Fixing, Production

Example: The Old Factory Is Scheduled For <strong>Demolition</strong> Next Week.

Synonyms: Passage, Aisle, Gangway, Hall

Antonyms: Metropolis, Sky, Whole

Example: They Pushed Me Down The Hospital <strong>Corridor</strong> To The Operating Room.

Synonyms: Housing, Quarters, Rooms, Chambers

Antonyms: Disagreement, Altercation, Animosity, Antagonism

Example: They Weren't Sure If They Could Provide Food and <strong>Accommodations</strong> For The Whole Group.

Synonyms: Impediment, Obstacle, Barrier, Obstruction

Antonyms: Advantage, Aid, Assistance, Benefit

Example: I'm afraid you're more of a <strong>hindrance</strong> to me than a help at this point.

Synonyms: Exalted, Inflated, Animated, Elated

Antonyms: Depressed, Dishonorable, Down, Inferior

Example: She holds a more <strong>elevated</strong> position in the company.

Synonyms: Overpass, Bridge, Ramp

Antonyms: Disconnect, Unconnectedness, Disjoin

Example: We meet Tuesday at noon near the Auteuil station beneath the first arch of the <strong>viaduct</strong>.

Synonyms: Dispossess, Strip, Divest, Relieve

Antonyms: Clothe, Cover, Build, Construct

Example: He claimed that he had been <strong>deprived</strong> of his freedom/rights.

Synonyms: Practicable, Practical, Workable, Achievable

Antonyms: Disadvantageous, Implausible, Impossible, Impractical

Example: She questioned whether it was <strong>feasible</strong> to stimulate investment in these regions.

Synonyms: Choicest, Excellent, Flawless, Capital

Antonyms: Least, Poorest, Worst

Example: They made <strong>optimum</strong> use of limited funds.

Synonyms: Unified, Combined, Interspersed, Mingled

Antonyms: Simple, Uncombined, Unmixed, Noncompound

Example: He didn't <strong>integrate</strong> successfully into the Italian way of life.