ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSspectrum
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spectrum
Meaning: a broad range of related qualities, ideas, or values
spectrum in a sentence
How spectrum is used in real sentences:
The workshop covered a spectrum of art styles, from realism to abstraction.
The therapist explained that emotions exist on a spectrum rather than as simple opposites.
“Within weeks of the breach, a spectrum of habitats appeared, from brackish pools to higher ground where beetles and other terrestrial insects survived.”
— from the passage When the Water Returned
Synonyms for spectrum
Other words for spectrum — range, scale and gamut — carry the same meaning.
- range
- scale
- gamut
Antonyms of spectrum
Words that mean the opposite of spectrum:
- uniformity
- sameness
Where it comes from
From Latin spectrum 'appearance, image'
Memory hook
SPECTRUM — like a rainbow spectrum, a full range of colors.