English Words:
Inexorably
Meaning: in a way that continues without any possibility of being stopped
Sentence: These events led inexorably to war.
Synonyms: ferociously, fiercely, mercilessly, relentlessly, ruthlessly, savagely, viciously
Antonyms: gently, humanely, kindly, nicely
Balk
Meaning: to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen
Sentence: I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
Synonyms: flinch, hesitate, recoil, refuse, resist, turn down
Antonyms: OK, accept, face, meet
Omnipresence
Meaning: the fact of being present or having an effect everywhere at the same time
Sentence: The world has grown accustomed to the omnipresence of global brands.
Synonyms: existence, being, companionship, company, habitation
Antonyms: absence, agitation, confusion, distance, distress, reality, upset
Retribution
Meaning: They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide
Sentence: They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide
Synonyms: comeuppance, compensation, punishment, reckoning, redress, reprisal, retaliation
Antonyms: forgiveness, pardon, sympathy
Calamitous
Meaning: causing great damage or suffering
Sentence: The bank went bust, with calamitous consequences for global markets.
Synonyms: adverse, cataclysmic, catastrophic, deadly, devastating, dire, fatal
Antonyms: advantageous, favorable, fortunate, good
Heatwave
Meaning: a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.
Sentence: when a heatwave occurs many people become increasingly bad-tempered
Synonyms: fever, hot weather, warmth, calefaction, fieriness, hotness, incalescence, incandescence, sultriness, torridity, warmness
Antonyms: chill, cold, cool, coolness, frigidity
Anachronistic
Meaning: existing out of its time in history
Sentence: Anachronistic mechanical voting machines are gone, replaced with computerized scanners.
Synonyms: antiquated, archaic, out-of-date, outmoded
Antonyms: current, modern, new
Archetypal
Meaning: typical of an original thing from which others are copied
Sentence: an archetypal English gentleman
Synonyms: quintessential, stereotypical
Antonyms: atypical, unique
Callous
Meaning: unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people
Sentence: The importance of callous-unemotional traits for extending the concept of psychopathic traits to children.
Synonyms: apathetic, careless, cold-blooded, heartless, indifferent, insensitive, uncaring, unsympathetic, hardened
Antonyms: caring, compassionate, concerned, feeling, interested, kind, merciful, mindful, nice, responsive, sympathetic
Clamor
Meaning: to make a loud complaint or demand
Sentence: The children were all clamoring for attention.
Synonyms: agitation, brouhaha, buzz, ferment, hubbub, noise, outcry, ruckus, tumult, upheaval, uproar
Antonyms: calm, order, peace, silence, harmony
Construe
Meaning: to understand the meaning, especially of other people's actions and statements, in a particular way
Sentence: A crucial question, though, is how exactly we should construe the normativity here.
Synonyms: define, infer, interpret, parse, translate
Antonyms: misunderstand, cloud, confuse, fail, obscure
Peremptory
Meaning: expecting to be obeyed immediately and without any questions
Sentence: Peremptory means “putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay.” During jury selection each lawyer has a certain number of peremptory challenges, allowing them to dismiss a potential juror without assigning cause.
Synonyms: absolute, arbitrary, assertive, autocratic, binding, bossy, categorical, certain
Antonyms: easygoing, indulgent, laid-back, lax, lenient, mild, moderate
Perfunctory
Meaning: Perfunctory means “mechanical” or “lacking in interest or enthusiasm.” It comes from the Latin perfungi, meaning “get through with."
Sentence: His smile was perfunctory.
Synonyms: cursory, offhand, sketchy, superficial
Antonyms: careful, complete, detailed, thorough
Profligacy
Meaning: Profligate means “wildly extravagant.”
Sentence: He will have to renounce his lifestyle of privilege and profligacy.
Synonyms: recklessness, absurdity, amenity, dissipation, exaggeration
Antonyms: economy, frugality, lack
Imprimatur
Meaning: A synonym for the word approval, imprimatur literally means "let it be printed" in New Latin.
Sentence: The Guide was published with the imprimatur of the U.S. architectural industry group.
Synonyms: charter, permission, permit, sanction
Antonyms: prohibition, veto
Indefatigable
Meaning: Indefatigable means “incapable of being fatigued”—i.e., “untiring.”
Sentence: He has been an indefatigable campaigner on the issue for many years.
Synonyms: assiduous, diligent, dogged, energetic, inexhaustible, painstaking, relentless, tireless, unflagging, unwavering, vigorous
Antonyms: changing, idle, inactive, indifferent, lazy, lethargic, negligent, tired, wavering
Literally
Meaning: using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase
Sentence: We live literally just round the corner from her.
Synonyms: actually, completely, directly, plainly, precisely, really, simply, truly
Antonyms: doubtfully
Ironic
Meaning: interesting, strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would usually expect
Sentence: an ironic comment/reply
Synonyms: arrogant, caustic, incongruous, mocking, paradoxical, ridiculous, sardonic, satiric, satirical, twisted, unexpected, wry
Antonyms: straight
Nonplussed
Meaning: surprised, confused, and not certain how to react
Sentence: I was completely nonplussed by his reply.
Synonyms: dazed, bewildered, confounded, confused, disconcerted
Antonyms: clear, oriented, understanding
Unabashed
Meaning: without any worry about possible criticism or embarrassment
Sentence: She is to this day unabashed in her patriotism.
Synonyms: blatant, brazen, cheeky
Antonyms: N/A
Word of the Day
| English Word | Grenadier |
|---|---|
| Meaning | A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature. |
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