Stand-ups, movies – Comedy

1 to have large numbers

• -> Numerous studies have shown this to be true.
• ->Numerous studies have shown that salt is not as harmful as we thought.

Synonym

many

Opposite

few

1 not perceived or assumed, but genuinely being or occurring

• -> This simulation is so realistic that it feels like a real experience.
• ->The director used a real baby in the movie instead of a baby doll.
• ->This book is based on a real event.

Synonym

factual

Opposite

fictual

2 not phony or unnatural

• -> The children pranked us with a real banknote.
• ->Buying a real diamond is not affordable for most people nowadays.
• ->a real printing of the book

Synonym

genuine

3 Instead of what seems to be accurate, consider what is entirely correct

• -> The real issue they handled during the conference was the causes of global warming.
• ->The singer confessed her real age in the end.
• ->That was not the real point she wanted to make.

Synonym

actual, true

Opposite

false

4 possessing all of the necessary attributes that it should have in order to earn the title it holds

• -> He showed real respect to her.
• ->I wasn't a real competent of our company.
• ->The things she experienced left a real mark on her life.

Synonym

absolute

Opposite

invalid, obscure

5 utilized to highlights a situation or attribute

• -> Her behavior made me think that she was a real imposter.
• ->The car has a real engine.
• ->There is real growth in the money supply.

Synonym

complete

6 whenever the impact of increased costs on the purchasing capacity of the currency is factored into the totals

• -> The community tends to generate real estate for passive income.
• ->If stocks are down, real estate values are up.
• ->Government spending results in real income increasing in the private sector.

1 so much

• -> I'm real hesitant about what to do.
• ->The film was real perfect.

Synonym

very

1 the state of being definite

• -> It's difficult to predict with any degree of certainty how much it will cost.
• ->It's a great certainty that this horse will win the race.

Synonym

unquestionableness

Opposite

doubt

2 a thing that is definite

• -> Can you define the man with absolute certainty?
• ->The one certainty about him was the love he had for me.

Synonym

truth

Opposite

ambiguity

1 a new or tough project that puts person's ability and skill to the test

• -> We're dealing with a big challenge as a company right now.
• ->The hardest challenge to face was keeping up with the bad economy.

Synonym

difficulty

Opposite

convenience

2 to invite in cases such as a fight or competition

• -> They all accepted the challenge to get the free food.
• ->Please join me to this challenge to win the holiday.

Synonym

call

Opposite

agreement

3 to accept the something and question the being real or legal

• -> The election results seem to be a great challenge to people's trust in government.
• ->The juries are reevaluating their decision after a challenge from the rival team.

Synonym

hurdle

Opposite

win

1 the sensation of being able to reliance, faith in, and be confident in someone or something's talents or positive characteristics

• -> We have full confidence in all of our colleagues.
• ->You let down all my confidence had in you.

Synonym

faith, trust

Opposite

doubt, distrust

2 a conviction in your own abilities to accomplish goals and succeed

• -> I have great confidence in myself when it comes to cooking.
• ->The artist stated that singing in front of big crowds boosts his confidence greatly.

Synonym

self-reliance

Opposite

timidity, unconfidence

3 the sensation of being assured over anything

• -> He stated in court with complete confidence that this man was the robber.
• ->He assured me with confidence that I can come over whenever I want.

Synonym

assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude

Opposite

doubt, incertitude, nonconfidence, uncertainty

4 a sensation of confidence that knowledge will be kept a secret by someone

• -> Doing everything you can to gain my confidence helped me to forgive you.
• ->Thank you for having confidence in me enough to open up about your problems.

Synonym

trust

Opposite

distrust

5 an information which you share with someone

• -> How could you betray the company and share all of it's confidences?
• ->We do not share our confidences with our customers.

Synonym

secret

Opposite

open secret

1 an act that someone has performed or committed

• -> The newest doings of television stars were boring.
• ->Are you talking about the thievish doings of organized crime?

Synonym

performance

1 It's a term that's used to denote all previous occurrences

• -> History repeats itself.
• ->They take away the geography of those who do not know their history.

Synonym

past, ancient times, old days

Opposite

future

2 the historical events that shaped the progress of a certain region, topic, or idea

• -> The history of this coffee shop goes back to the early 1900s.
• ->This region has a very special and complex history.

3 the research of historical facts, notably as a college or university topic

• -> She stated that she wanted to be a history teacher.
• ->She takes her history lessons from the most famous professor.

4 a documented or spoken recounting of real-life occurrences from the history

• -> He is making a documentary about the life history of Turks.
• ->She examines the history of the countries that the British colonized.

5 a collection of information concerning someone's or something's history that is known

• -> At the interview, they asked for information about her /his personal history.
• -> I have to write an article about William Wordsworth's personal history.

6 a documentation of something that occurred regularly in an individual, group, family's, or location's former life

• -> Diabetes has been a history in our family since my grandfather's father.
• ->Her schizophrenia does indeed exist in the history of her entire family tree.

1 laugh is the sound coming from your throat when you are enjoying ,smiling etc.

• -> Kevin Hart always managed to get a laugh out of his audience
• ->We all went to a restaurant last night, it was really fun and we had a really good laugh
• ->this summer was a great holiday with lots of laughs

Synonym

chuckle,joke,giggle

Opposite

crying

2 laugh is the situation of being happy while you are doing the work.

• -> the baby is playing in the garden with laughs
• ->He had a short laugh while we were working

Synonym

amusement,

Opposite

boredoom

1 the act or process of creating something:

• -> Making preparation for an invitation takes time.
• ->Making cake and cookie need lots of utensils and ingreditents.

Synonym

Prepare

2 to motivate someone to become a better or more successful person

1 the state of being precise, precise, and cautious

• -> My friend doing his homework with clearly precision.
• ->I am drawing with a high degree of precision.

Synonym

accuracy

1 The study of society's nature and growth as well as social behavior.

• -> I have three sociology finals.
• ->She wants to study sociology next year.

Synonym

social-science

Opposite

zoology

1 offensive or unpleasant language

• -> He was punished for swearing.
• ->The swearing is not attractive to anyone.

Synonym

profanity, cursing

1 to consider something in sometimes

• -> I will have to think before choosing a university.
• ->If you have a think before marrying someone, you have a healthier marriage.

1 A duration regarded as the belonging to the present life measured in minutes, hours, days.

• -> I need more time to finish this assignment
• ->She caught me in a bad time
• ->The perception of time can be subjective

1 to show whether something or a situation is true or legal

• -> This discovery challenges traditional beliefs.
• ->The last election challenged the people's faith in govenrment.
• ->The challenge to the legality of his order was useless.

Synonym

dispute

Opposite

answer

2 to seriously suggest that someone should do something

• -> I challenge you to stay honest in any situation.
• ->I challenge you to a game of Scrabble.
• ->The fighter said to his rival, "I challenge you to fight me".

Synonym

invite

Opposite

victory

1 to stimulate someone's attention or make them laugh for satisfying them

• -> She entertained the children in kindergarten with her joyful actions.
• ->When the teacher left the classroom, students entertained themselves.

Synonym

charm, cheer

Opposite

annoy, bore

2 as your guest, inviting people for eating or drinking together to your home

• -> We were not entertained as much as we expected.
• ->I have been invited to entertain with them at the party.

Synonym

feed, invite

Opposite

reject, neglect

3 to think about or contemplate a concept, a hope, a feeling, etc.

• -> I have never entertained the idea of him coming back to the college.
• ->He never entertained the idea of getting an expensive car.

Synonym

consider

Opposite

disregard

1 to produce noises and motions with your expression that indicate that you find something amusing or stupid

• -> The kids were laughing very loudly.
• ->She laughed mockingly at his bad joke.
• ->Her eyes filled with tears from laughing too much.

Synonym

chuckle

1 having a special opinion about something/somebody

• -> I think this was her bag but I'm not sure.
• ->I don’t think she'd want to leave us but I didn’t ask her about it.

Synonym

believe

Opposite

neglect

2 using mind to something, trying to solve problems

• -> I try to think clearly on this case but it gets rambled everytime.
• ->I didn’t think much on it.

Synonym

ponder

Opposite

hide

3 to create an idea of something

• -> Just think how would life be if there was no cars.
• ->I didn't think you'd come this early.

Synonym

imagine

Opposite

realize

4 to wait something

• -> I never thought that we could be enemies.
• ->This project is harder than I thought.

Synonym

expect

Opposite

know

5 To make something you say sound less definite or more pleasant, use this expression

• -> I thoguht you'd stay tonight.
• ->Do you think we could go out tomorrow?

Synonym

be polite

Opposite

be rude

1 to determine how long something takes to happen or for someone to do anything

• -> The bomb was timed to blow in an hour.
• ->Time how long you study for two weeks , and we'll talk about it later.

Synonym

measure

Opposite

not measure

2 to make plans to do something or for something to happen at a specific moment

• -> The team's arrival wasn’t well timed, no-one came to pick them up.
• ->He perfectly timed the meeting, it fits in everyone's schedule.

Synonym

set

Opposite

disrupt