Antonyms for Vocabulary
voʊˈkæb yəˌlɛr ivo·cab·u·la·ry

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1. vocabulary

   An author's diction is strictly his choice and use of words, with no special reference to thought; expression regards the words simply as the vehicle of the thought. Phrase and phraseology apply to words or combinations of words which are somewhat technical; as, in legal phraseology; in military phrase. Diction is general; wording is limited; we speak of the diction of an author or of a work, the wording of a proposition, of a resolution, etc. Verbiage never bears this sense (see CIRCUMLOCUTION.) The language of a writer or speaker may be the national speech he employs; as, the English or French language; or the word may denote his use of that language; as, the author's language is well (or ill) chosen. Style includes diction, expression, rhetorical figures such as metaphor and simile, the effect of an author's prevailing tone of thought, of his personal traits — in short, all that makes up the clothing of thought in words; thus, we speak of a figurative style, a frigid or an argumentative style, etc., or of the style of Macaulay, Prescott, or others. An author's vocabulary is the range of words which he brings into his use. Compare LANGUAGE.

   Synonyms:
   diction, expression, language, phrase, phraseology, style, verbiage, wording

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Cognition
   • Frame Of Reference
   • Wordbook

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. vocabularynoun

   a listing of the words used in some enterprise

   Synonyms:
   mental lexicon, lexicon

2. vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexiconnoun

   a language user's knowledge of words

   Synonyms:
   mental lexicon, vocabulary, dictionary, lexicon

3. vocabularynoun

   the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)

   "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"

   Synonyms:
   mental lexicon, lexicon

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vocabulary

   Synonyms:
   Terminology

How to use Vocabulary in a sentence?

1. Stephen Colbert:

   We had no vocabulary for what you showed us.

2. David Ogilvy:

   The most important word in the vocabulary of advertising is TEST. If you pretest your product with consumers, and pretest your advertising, you will do well in the marketplace.

3. Patty Duncan:

   Many kids in the United States don't have access to books, so( Vooks) works to combat that with a product that's really easy for them to get into, our videos bring vocabulary and stories to life.

4. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay:

   Language, the machine of the poet, is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state. Nations, like individuals, first perceive, and then abstract. They advance from particular images to general terms. Hence the vocabulary of an enlightened society is philosophical, that of a half-civilized people is poetical.

5. Hugo Ferreira:

   Touring can be brutal. I think Ozzy should consider himself lucky to have the word ‘ retire ’ in his vocabulary. Most musicians don’t have that luxury because either they stop making enough money or they suffer years of abuse on their body.

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