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{
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"skates" : {
"a physically unsound horse" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
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} ,
"as in slides , glides" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"skedaddle" : {
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite"
] ,
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"beard" ,
"brave" ,
"confront" ,
"dare" ,
"defy" ,
"face" ,
"abide" ,
"dwell" ,
"hang around" ,
"linger" ,
"remain" ,
"stay" ,
"stick around" ,
"tarry"
] ,
"related" : [
"abscond" ,
"clear out" ,
"decamp" ,
"elope" ,
"escape" ,
"get (away)" ,
"get out" ,
"lam" ,
"light out" ,
"make off" ,
"mizzle" ,
"scarper" ,
"scat" ,
"scram" ,
"skip (out)" ,
"skirr"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bolt" ,
"break" ,
"bug out" ,
"flee" ,
"fly" ,
"hightail (it)" ,
"retreat" ,
"run" ,
"run away" ,
"run off"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"skedaddled" : {
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bearded" ,
"braved" ,
"confronted" ,
"dared" ,
"defied" ,
"faced" ,
"abided" ,
"abode" ,
"dwelled" ,
"dwelt" ,
"hung around" ,
"lingered" ,
"remained" ,
"stayed" ,
"stuck around" ,
"tarried"
] ,
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"absconded" ,
"cleared out" ,
"decamped" ,
"eloped" ,
"escaped" ,
"got (away)" ,
"got out" ,
"lammed" ,
"lit" ,
"lighted out" ,
"made off" ,
"mizzled" ,
"scarpered" ,
"scatted" ,
"scrammed" ,
"skipped (out)" ,
"skirred"
] ,
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"bolted" ,
"broke" ,
"bugged out" ,
"fled" ,
"flew" ,
"hightailed (it)" ,
"ran" ,
"run" ,
"ran away" ,
"ran off" ,
"retreated"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"skedaddles" : {
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"beards" ,
"braves" ,
"confronts" ,
"dares" ,
"defies" ,
"faces" ,
"abides" ,
"dwells" ,
"hangs around" ,
"lingers" ,
"remains" ,
"stays" ,
"sticks around" ,
"tarries"
] ,
"related" : [
"absconds" ,
"clears out" ,
"decamps" ,
"elopes" ,
"escapes" ,
"gets (away)" ,
"gets out" ,
"lams" ,
"lights out" ,
"makes off" ,
"mizzles" ,
"scarpers" ,
"scats" ,
"scrams" ,
"skips (out)" ,
"skirrs"
] ,
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"bolts" ,
"breaks" ,
"bugs out" ,
"flees" ,
"flies" ,
"hightails (it)" ,
"retreats" ,
"runs" ,
"runs away" ,
"runs off"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"skeptic" : {
"a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the demand by skeptics that believers in Bigfoot produce some hard evidence of that hairy humanoid"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"chump" ,
"dupe" ,
"gull" ,
"pigeon" ,
"sucker"
] ,
"related" : [
"agnostic" ,
"cynic" ,
"misanthrope" ,
"pessimist" ,
"derider" ,
"ridiculer" ,
"scoffer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"disbeliever" ,
"doubter" ,
"doubting Thomas" ,
"questioner" ,
"unbeliever"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"skeptical" : {
"inclined to doubt or question claims" : {
"antonyms" : [
"credulous" ,
"gullible" ,
"gullable" ,
"trustful" ,
"trusting" ,
"uncritical" ,
"unquestioning"
] ,
"examples" : [
"it's good to be skeptical about what you see on TV"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"green" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
"naive" ,
"na\u00efve" ,
"simple" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"unknowing" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unworldly" ,
"wide-eyed" ,
"certain" ,
"confident" ,
"positive" ,
"sure" ,
"callow" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"raw" ,
"childlike" ,
"idealistic" ,
"impractical" ,
"beguiled" ,
"deceived" ,
"duped" ,
"gulled" ,
"tricked" ,
"careless" ,
"heedless" ,
"unsuspecting" ,
"unsuspicious" ,
"unwary"
] ,
"related" : [
"paranoid" ,
"paranoidal" ,
"critical" ,
"puzzled" ,
"quizzical" ,
"careful" ,
"cautious" ,
"guarded" ,
"gun-shy" ,
"leery" ,
"leary" ,
"wary" ,
"watchful" ,
"cynical" ,
"experienced" ,
"knowing" ,
"sophisticated" ,
"worldly" ,
"worldly-wise" ,
"curious" ,
"inquiring" ,
"inquisitive" ,
"nosy" ,
"nosey" ,
"snoopy" ,
"uncertain" ,
"unconvinced" ,
"undecided" ,
"undetermined" ,
"unsettled" ,
"unsure" ,
"hesitant"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"disbelieving" ,
"distrustful" ,
"doubting" ,
"incredulous" ,
"mistrustful" ,
"negativistic" ,
"questioning" ,
"show-me" ,
"suspecting" ,
"suspicious" ,
"unbelieving"
]
} ,
"not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something" : {
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"certain" ,
"convinced" ,
"positive" ,
"sure"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I'm a little skeptical of this low bid, since it's way below what the other contractors said that they would charge"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"assured" ,
"confident" ,
"sanguine" ,
"self-assured" ,
"decisive" ,
"determined" ,
"resolute"
] ,
"related" : [
"ambivalent" ,
"conflicted" ,
"equivocal" ,
"diffident" ,
"insecure" ,
"halting" ,
"hesitant" ,
"indecisive" ,
"irresolute" ,
"vacillating" ,
"wavering"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"distrustful" ,
"doubtful" ,
"dubious" ,
"hinky" ,
"mistrustful" ,
"suspicious" ,
"trustless" ,
"uncertain" ,
"unconvinced" ,
"undecided" ,
"unsettled" ,
"unsure"
]
} ,
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"adjective"
]
} ,
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"skepticism" : {
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something" : {
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"assurance" ,
"belief" ,
"certainty" ,
"certitude" ,
"confidence" ,
"conviction" ,
"sureness" ,
"surety" ,
"trust"
] ,
"examples" : [
"our alibi was met with skepticism at first, but we gradually convinced them of the truth"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"credence" ,
"faith"
] ,
"related" : [
"disbelief" ,
"incredulity" ,
"unbelief" ,
"anxiety" ,
"concern" ,
"paranoia" ,
"wariness" ,
"compunction" ,
"niggle" ,
"qualm" ,
"scruple" ,
"tremor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"distrust" ,
"distrustfulness" ,
"doubt" ,
"dubiety" ,
"dubitation" ,
"incertitude" ,
"misdoubt" ,
"misgiving" ,
"mistrust" ,
"mistrustfulness" ,
"query" ,
"reservation" ,
"suspicion" ,
"uncertainty"
]
} ,
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"noun"
]
} ,
"sketched" : {
"to draw or make apparent the outline of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"lined" ,
"bounded" ,
"fringed" ,
"margined" ,
"skirted" ,
"edged" ,
"hemmed" ,
"rimmed" ,
"trimmed" ,
"framed" ,
"circled" ,
"compassed" ,
"encircled" ,
"girdled" ,
"girthed" ,
"looped" ,
"ringed" ,
"rounded" ,
"surrounded" ,
"charted" ,
"diagrammed" ,
"diagramed" ,
"drew" ,
"mapped (out)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"defined" ,
"delineated" ,
"outlined" ,
"silhouetted" ,
"traced"
]
} ,
"to give a representation or account of in words" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"colored" ,
"distorted" ,
"falsified" ,
"garbled" ,
"misdescribed" ,
"misrepresented" ,
"misstated" ,
"perverted" ,
"twisted" ,
"warped"
] ,
"related" : [
"characterized" ,
"defined" ,
"labeled" ,
"labelled" ,
"qualified" ,
"represented" ,
"demonstrated" ,
"illustrated" ,
"narrated" ,
"recited" ,
"recounted" ,
"rehearsed" ,
"related" ,
"reported" ,
"told" ,
"displayed" ,
"exhibited" ,
"showed" ,
"hinted" ,
"suggested" ,
"drafted" ,
"outlined" ,
"silhouetted" ,
"traced" ,
"vignetted" ,
"summarized" ,
"summed up" ,
"touched off" ,
"redescribed" ,
"reimaged"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delineated" ,
"depicted" ,
"described" ,
"drew" ,
"imaged" ,
"limned" ,
"painted" ,
"pictured" ,
"portrayed" ,
"rendered" ,
"set out"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
"sketches" : {
"a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"made a quick sketch from which she would create a more detailed painting later"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"contours" ,
"figures" ,
"outlines" ,
"silhouettes" ,
"caricatures" ,
"doodles" ,
"illustrations" ,
"depictions" ,
"images" ,
"likenesses" ,
"portraits" ,
"representations" ,
"engravings" ,
"etches" ,
"etchings" ,
"aquatints" ,
"charcoals" ,
"line drawings" ,
"pastels" ,
"watercolors" ,
"blueprints"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cartoons" ,
"delineations" ,
"drawings"
]
} ,
"a vivid representation in words of someone or something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"gave her boss quick sketches of the personalities of the clients he was about to meet"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"accounts" ,
"anecdotes" ,
"anecdota" ,
"chronicles" ,
"narratives" ,
"reports" ,
"stories" ,
"tales" ,
"yarns" ,
"demonstrations" ,
"exemplifications" ,
"illustrations" ,
"clarifications" ,
"elucidations" ,
"explanations" ,
"explications" ,
"expositions"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"definitions" ,
"delineations" ,
"depictions" ,
"descriptions" ,
"pictures" ,
"portraits" ,
"portraitures" ,
"portrayals" ,
"renderings" ,
"vignettes"
]
} ,
"to draw or make apparent the outline of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"lines" ,
"bounds" ,
"fringes" ,
"margins" ,
"skirts" ,
"edges" ,
"hems" ,
"rims" ,
"trims" ,
"frames" ,
"circles" ,
"compasses" ,
"encircles" ,
"girdles" ,
"girths" ,
"loops" ,
"rings" ,
"rounds" ,
"surrounds" ,
"charts" ,
"diagrams" ,
"draws" ,
"maps (out)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"defines" ,
"delineates" ,
"outlines" ,
"silhouettes" ,
"traces"
]
} ,
"to give a representation or account of in words" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"colors" ,
"distorts" ,
"falsifies" ,
"garbles" ,
"misdescribes" ,
"misrepresents" ,
"misstates" ,
"perverts" ,
"twists" ,
"warps"
] ,
"related" : [
"characterizes" ,
"defines" ,
"labels" ,
"qualifies" ,
"represents" ,
"demonstrates" ,
"illustrates" ,
"narrates" ,
"recites" ,
"recounts" ,
"rehearses" ,
"relates" ,
"reports" ,
"tells" ,
"displays" ,
"exhibits" ,
"shows" ,
"hints" ,
"suggests" ,
"drafts" ,
"outlines" ,
"silhouettes" ,
"traces" ,
"vignettes" ,
"summarizes" ,
"sums up" ,
"touches off" ,
"redescribes" ,
"reimages"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delineates" ,
"depicts" ,
"describes" ,
"draws" ,
"images" ,
"limns" ,
"paints" ,
"pictures" ,
"portrays" ,
"renders" ,
"sets out"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"sketchily" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"skewbald" : {
"as in bay , black" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in mottled , pied" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
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"skewers" : {
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"applauds" ,
"approves" ,
"commends" ,
"endorses" ,
"indorses" ,
"sanctions"
] ,
"related" : [
"scoffs (at)" ,
"scorns" ,
"sneers (at)" ,
"bad-mouths" ,
"belittles" ,
"decries" ,
"disparages" ,
"pooh-poohs" ,
"poohs" ,
"puts down" ,
"chaffs" ,
"jives" ,
"joshes" ,
"kids" ,
"quizzes" ,
"rallies" ,
"razzes" ,
"ribs" ,
"rides" ,
"teases" ,
"tweaks" ,
"twits" ,
"baits" ,
"barracks" ,
"bugs" ,
"catcalls" ,
"harasses" ,
"harries" ,
"hassles" ,
"heckles" ,
"needles" ,
"pesters" ,
"rags" ,
"targets" ,
"taunts" ,
"torments" ,
"apes" ,
"burlesques" ,
"caricatures" ,
"imitates" ,
"lampoons" ,
"mimics" ,
"parodies" ,
"parrots" ,
"pillories" ,
"satirizes" ,
"takes off (on)" ,
"travesties"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"derides" ,
"gibes" ,
"jibes" ,
"jeers" ,
"laughs (at)" ,
"mocks" ,
"ridicules" ,
"scouts" ,
"shoots down"
]
} ,
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"spindles" ,
"perforates" ,
"riddles" ,
"bayonets" ,
"dirks" ,
"gimlets" ,
"pikes" ,
"poniards" ,
"prongs" ,
"quills" ,
"pinpricks" ,
"pokes" ,
"pricks" ,
"punches" ,
"thrusts" ,
"cuts" ,
"knifes" ,
"slices"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"gores" ,
"harpoons" ,
"impales" ,
"jabs" ,
"lances" ,
"pecks" ,
"picks" ,
"pierces" ,
"pinks" ,
"punctures" ,
"runs through" ,
"spears" ,
"spikes" ,
"spits" ,
"stabs" ,
"sticks" ,
"transfixes" ,
"transpierces"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"skids" : {
"as in slides , plunges" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly" : {
"antonyms" : [
"arises" ,
"ascends" ,
"lifts" ,
"mounts" ,
"rises" ,
"soars" ,
"spikes" ,
"ups"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accumulates" ,
"balloons" ,
"builds" ,
"burgeons" ,
"bourgeons" ,
"enlarges" ,
"escalates" ,
"expands" ,
"grows" ,
"increases" ,
"intensifies" ,
"mushrooms" ,
"picks up" ,
"snowballs" ,
"swells" ,
"waxes"
] ,
"related" : [
"abates" ,
"decreases" ,
"de-escalates" ,
"dies (down)" ,
"diminishes" ,
"droops" ,
"dwindles" ,
"ebbs" ,
"lessens" ,
"lets up" ,
"moderates" ,
"subsides" ,
"tapers off" ,
"wanes" ,
"recedes" ,
"retreats"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"crashes" ,
"craters" ,
"declines" ,
"descends" ,
"dips" ,
"dives" ,
"drops" ,
"falls" ,
"lowers" ,
"nose-dives" ,
"plummets" ,
"plunges" ,
"sinks" ,
"tumbles"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"skiff" : {
"a small, light boat that is usually for only one person" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"She rowed the skiff to her favorite spot on the pond and cast her line."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"skillful" : {
"accomplished with trained ability" : {
"antonyms" : [
"amateur" ,
"amateurish" ,
"artless" ,
"rude" ,
"unprofessional" ,
"unskillful"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the ice skater performed a skillful and graceful series of jumps"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"awkward" ,
"clumsy" ,
"crude" ,
"klutzy" ,
"ineffective" ,
"ineffectual" ,
"incompetent" ,
"inept"
] ,
"related" : [
"facile" ,
"smooth" ,
"artistic" ,
"creative" ,
"fancy" ,
"ingenious" ,
"neat" ,
"adept" ,
"clever" ,
"cunning" ,
"able" ,
"adequate" ,
"capable" ,
"competent"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adroit" ,
"artful" ,
"bravura" ,
"deft" ,
"delicate" ,
"dexterous" ,
"dextrous" ,
"expert" ,
"masterful" ,
"masterly" ,
"practiced" ,
"practised" ,
"virtuoso" ,
"workmanlike"
]
} ,
"having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor" : {
"antonyms" : [
"amateur" ,
"amateurish" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"inexpert" ,
"jackleg" ,
"unprofessional" ,
"unseasoned" ,
"unskilled" ,
"unskillful"
] ,
"examples" : [
"performance testing of automobiles that should be done only by skillful drivers on a closed course"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"incapable" ,
"incompetent" ,
"inept" ,
"unable" ,
"unfit" ,
"unfitted" ,
"unqualified" ,
"weak" ,
"artless" ,
"crude" ,
"rude" ,
"ineffective" ,
"ineffectual" ,
"inefficient" ,
"talentless" ,
"ungifted" ,
"untalented" ,
"ignorant" ,
"unschooled" ,
"untaught" ,
"untrained" ,
"untutored" ,
"beginning" ,
"green" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"new" ,
"raw" ,
"unseasoned" ,
"untested" ,
"untried" ,
"would-be" ,
"primitive" ,
"rough" ,
"unpolished" ,
"awkward" ,
"clumsy" ,
"ham-fisted" ,
"ham-handed" ,
"heavy-handed"
] ,
"related" : [
"adroit" ,
"clever" ,
"deft" ,
"dexterous" ,
"dextrous" ,
"handy" ,
"slick" ,
"sure-handed" ,
"gifted" ,
"talented" ,
"polished" ,
"refined" ,
"effective" ,
"effectual" ,
"efficient" ,
"workmanlike" ,
"able" ,
"capable" ,
"competent" ,
"employable" ,
"fit" ,
"fitted" ,
"habile" ,
"qualified" ,
"knowledgeable" ,
"schooled" ,
"taught" ,
"trained" ,
"tutored" ,
"all-around" ,
"all-round" ,
"well-rounded" ,
"long-term" ,
"old" ,
"multiskilled" ,
"multitalented"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accomplished" ,
"ace" ,
"adept" ,
"compleat" ,
"complete" ,
"consummate" ,
"crack" ,
"crackerjack" ,
"educated" ,
"experienced" ,
"expert" ,
"good" ,
"great" ,
"master" ,
"masterful" ,
"masterly" ,
"practiced" ,
"practised" ,
"professed" ,
"proficient" ,
"skilled" ,
"versed" ,
"veteran" ,
"virtuoso"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"skim (through)" : {
"as in thumb (through) , scan" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"skimpily" : {
"as in scantily , insufficiently" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"skin" : {
"an outer part or layer" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inside" ,
"interior"
] ,
"examples" : [
"space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"facade" ,
"fa\u00e7ade" ,
"front" ,
"top" ,
"cover" ,
"covering" ,
"facing" ,
"appearance" ,
"disguise" ,
"guise" ,
"mask" ,
"semblance" ,
"show"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"exterior" ,
"face" ,
"outside" ,
"shell" ,
"surface" ,
"veneer"
]
} ,
"the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"calf skin gloves"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"coat" ,
"fleece" ,
"fur" ,
"pelt" ,
"alligator" ,
"antelope" ,
"buckskin" ,
"cabretta" ,
"calfskin" ,
"capeskin" ,
"chamois" ,
"cordovan" ,
"cowhide" ,
"crocodile" ,
"deerskin" ,
"doeskin" ,
"goatskin" ,
"horsehide" ,
"kid" ,
"kidskin" ,
"lambskin" ,
"morocco" ,
"ostrich" ,
"pigskin" ,
"seal" ,
"sharkskin" ,
"sheepskin" ,
"snakeskin" ,
"nubuck" ,
"patent leather" ,
"suede"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hide" ,
"leather"
]
} ,
"the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"badger" ,
"beaver" ,
"chamois" ,
"chinchilla" ,
"ermine" ,
"fisher" ,
"fox" ,
"marten" ,
"mink" ,
"muskrat" ,
"otter" ,
"Persian lamb" ,
"rabbit" ,
"raccoon" ,
"racoon" ,
"sable" ,
"seal" ,
"bearskin" ,
"buckskin" ,
"calfskin" ,
"coonskin" ,
"cowhide" ,
"deerskin" ,
"doeskin" ,
"goatskin" ,
"horsehide" ,
"karakul" ,
"kidskin" ,
"kolinsky" ,
"lambskin" ,
"pigskin" ,
"rawhide" ,
"sealskin" ,
"sharkskin" ,
"sheep" ,
"sheepskin" ,
"snakeskin" ,
"fleece" ,
"mouton" ,
"alligator" ,
"crocodile" ,
"cordovan" ,
"morocco" ,
"patent leather" ,
"suede"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fur" ,
"hide" ,
"leather" ,
"pelt"
]
} ,
"to defeat by a large margin" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"sweep" ,
"upset" ,
"beat" ,
"best" ,
"conquer" ,
"dispatch" ,
"hurdle" ,
"lick" ,
"master" ,
"overbear" ,
"overcome" ,
"overmatch" ,
"prevail (over)" ,
"subdue" ,
"surmount" ,
"take" ,
"throw" ,
"triumph (over)" ,
"win (against)" ,
"worst" ,
"crush" ,
"knock off" ,
"knock over" ,
"overpower" ,
"overthrow" ,
"overwhelm" ,
"subjugate" ,
"upend" ,
"vanquish" ,
"ace (out)" ,
"better" ,
"eclipse" ,
"exceed" ,
"outdistance" ,
"outdo" ,
"outfight" ,
"outshine" ,
"outstrip" ,
"overtop" ,
"surpass" ,
"top" ,
"transcend" ,
"edge (out)" ,
"nose out" ,
"pip" ,
"cap" ,
"excel" ,
"flourish" ,
"score" ,
"succeed" ,
"break" ,
"destroy" ,
"do in" ,
"finish" ,
"sink" ,
"slaughter"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"annihilate" ,
"blow away" ,
"bomb" ,
"bury" ,
"clobber" ,
"cream" ,
"drub" ,
"dust" ,
"flatten" ,
"paste" ,
"rout" ,
"shellac" ,
"skunk" ,
"smoke" ,
"smother" ,
"snow under" ,
"thrash" ,
"trim" ,
"tromp" ,
"trounce" ,
"wallop" ,
"wax" ,
"whip" ,
"whomp" ,
"whop" ,
"whap" ,
"whup"
]
} ,
"to remove the natural covering of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bare" ,
"denude" ,
"expose" ,
"scale" ,
"strip" ,
"pare"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bark" ,
"flay" ,
"hull" ,
"husk" ,
"peel" ,
"shell" ,
"shuck"
]
} ,
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"extort" ,
"wrench" ,
"wrest" ,
"wring" ,
"clip" ,
"gouge" ,
"nick" ,
"overcharge" ,
"soak" ,
"exploit" ,
"milk" ,
"deceive" ,
"dupe" ,
"fool" ,
"gull" ,
"trick" ,
"rope (in)" ,
"betray" ,
"bitch" ,
"double-cross" ,
"bamboozle" ,
"fast-talk"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beat" ,
"bilk" ,
"bleed" ,
"cheat" ,
"chisel" ,
"chouse" ,
"con" ,
"cozen" ,
"defraud" ,
"diddle" ,
"do" ,
"do in" ,
"euchre" ,
"fiddle" ,
"fleece" ,
"flimflam" ,
"gaff" ,
"hose" ,
"hustle" ,
"mulct" ,
"nobble" ,
"pluck" ,
"ream" ,
"rip off" ,
"rook" ,
"screw" ,
"shake down" ,
"short" ,
"shortchange" ,
"skunk" ,
"squeeze" ,
"stick" ,
"stiff" ,
"sting" ,
"sucker" ,
"swindle" ,
"thimblerig" ,
"victimize"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"skins" : {
"an outer part or layer" : {
"antonyms" : [
"insides" ,
"interiors"
] ,
"examples" : [
"space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"facades" ,
"fa\u00e7ades" ,
"fronts" ,
"tops" ,
"coverings" ,
"covers" ,
"facings" ,
"appearances" ,
"disguises" ,
"guises" ,
"masks" ,
"semblances" ,
"shows"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"exteriors" ,
"faces" ,
"outsides" ,
"shells" ,
"surfaces" ,
"veneers"
]
} ,
"the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"calf skin gloves"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"coats" ,
"fleeces" ,
"furs" ,
"pelts" ,
"alligators" ,
"antelope" ,
"antelopes" ,
"buckskins" ,
"cabrettas" ,
"calfskins" ,
"capeskins" ,
"chamois" ,
"chamoix" ,
"cordovans" ,
"cowhides" ,
"crocodiles" ,
"deerskins" ,
"doeskins" ,
"goatskins" ,
"horsehides" ,
"kids" ,
"kidskins" ,
"lambskins" ,
"moroccos" ,
"ostriches" ,
"pigskins" ,
"seals" ,
"sharkskins" ,
"sheepskins" ,
"snakeskins" ,
"nubucks" ,
"patent leathers" ,
"suedes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hides" ,
"leathers"
]
} ,
"the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"badgers" ,
"beavers" ,
"chamois" ,
"chamoix" ,
"chinchillas" ,
"ermines" ,
"fishers" ,
"foxes" ,
"fox" ,
"marten" ,
"martens" ,
"mink" ,
"minks" ,
"muskrat" ,
"muskrats" ,
"otters" ,
"otter" ,
"Persian lambs" ,
"rabbit" ,
"rabbits" ,
"raccoon" ,
"raccoons" ,
"racoon" ,
"racoons" ,
"sables" ,
"seals" ,
"bearskins" ,
"buckskins" ,
"calfskins" ,
"coonskins" ,
"cowhides" ,
"deerskins" ,
"doeskins" ,
"goatskins" ,
"horsehides" ,
"karakuls" ,
"kidskins" ,
"kolinskies" ,
"lambskins" ,
"pigskins" ,
"rawhides" ,
"sealskins" ,
"sharkskins" ,
"sheep" ,
"sheepskins" ,
"snakeskins" ,
"fleeces" ,
"moutons" ,
"alligators" ,
"crocodiles" ,
"cordovans" ,
"moroccos" ,
"patent leathers" ,
"suedes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"furs" ,
"hides" ,
"leathers" ,
"pelts"
]
} ,
"to defeat by a large margin" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"sweeps" ,
"upsets" ,
"beats" ,
"bests" ,
"conquers" ,
"dispatches" ,
"hurdles" ,
"licks" ,
"masters" ,
"overbears" ,
"overcomes" ,
"overmatches" ,
"prevails (over)" ,
"subdues" ,
"surmounts" ,
"takes" ,
"throws" ,
"triumphs (over)" ,
"wins (against)" ,
"worsts" ,
"crushes" ,
"knocks off" ,
"knocks over" ,
"overpowers" ,
"overthrows" ,
"overwhelms" ,
"subjugates" ,
"upends" ,
"vanquishes" ,
"aces (out)" ,
"betters" ,
"eclipses" ,
"exceeds" ,
"outdistances" ,
"outdoes" ,
"outfights" ,
"outshines" ,
"outstrips" ,
"overtops" ,
"surpasses" ,
"tops" ,
"transcends" ,
"edges (out)" ,
"noses out" ,
"pips" ,
"caps" ,
"excels" ,
"flourishes" ,
"scores" ,
"succeeds" ,
"breaks" ,
"destroys" ,
"does in" ,
"finishes" ,
"sinks" ,
"slaughters"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"annihilates" ,
"blows away" ,
"bombs" ,
"buries" ,
"clobbers" ,
"creams" ,
"drubs" ,
"dusts" ,
"flattens" ,
"pastes" ,
"routs" ,
"shellacs" ,
"skunks" ,
"smokes" ,
"smothers" ,
"snows under" ,
"thrashes" ,
"trims" ,
"tromps" ,
"trounces" ,
"wallops" ,
"waxes" ,
"whips" ,
"whomps" ,
"whops" ,
"whaps" ,
"whups"
]
} ,
"to remove the natural covering of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bares" ,
"denudes" ,
"exposes" ,
"scales" ,
"strips" ,
"pares"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"barks" ,
"flays" ,
"hulls" ,
"husks" ,
"peels" ,
"shells" ,
"shucks"
]
} ,
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"extorts" ,
"wrenches" ,
"wrests" ,
"wrings" ,
"clips" ,
"gouges" ,
"nicks" ,
"overcharges" ,
"soaks" ,
"exploits" ,
"milks" ,
"deceives" ,
"dupes" ,
"fools" ,
"gulls" ,
"tricks" ,
"ropes (in)" ,
"betrays" ,
"bitches" ,
"double-crosses" ,
"bamboozles" ,
"fast-talks"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beats" ,
"bilks" ,
"bleeds" ,
"cheats" ,
"chisels" ,
"chouses" ,
"cons" ,
"cozens" ,
"defrauds" ,
"diddles" ,
"does" ,
"does in" ,
"euchres" ,
"fiddles" ,
"fleeces" ,
"flimflams" ,
"gaffs" ,
"hoses" ,
"hustles" ,
"mulcts" ,
"nobbles" ,
"plucks" ,
"reams" ,
"rips off" ,
"rooks" ,
"screws" ,
"shakes down" ,
"shortchanges" ,
"shorts" ,
"skunks" ,
"squeezes" ,
"sticks" ,
"stiffs" ,
"stings" ,
"suckers" ,
"swindles" ,
"thimblerigs" ,
"victimizes"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"skip" : {
"a person in overall command of a ship" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the skip's barking orders again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"crew" ,
"crewman" ,
"crewmate"
] ,
"related" : [
"sea captain" ,
"master" ,
"pilot" ,
"commanding officer" ,
"admiral" ,
"commodore" ,
"vice admiral" ,
"mate" ,
"officer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"captain" ,
"commander" ,
"skipper"
]
} ,
"to fail to attend" : {
"antonyms" : [
"attend" ,
"show up (for)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"ignore" ,
"neglect" ,
"pass over"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blow off" ,
"cut" ,
"miss"
]
} ,
"to move with a light springing step" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"children skipping along the woodland path"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lumber" ,
"plod" ,
"trudge"
] ,
"related" : [
"caper" ,
"frisk" ,
"gambol" ,
"romp" ,
"skim" ,
"skitter" ,
"jump" ,
"leap" ,
"vault"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bounce" ,
"bound" ,
"hop" ,
"lollop" ,
"lope" ,
"trip"
]
} ,
"to strike and fly off at an angle" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"brush" ,
"graze" ,
"nudge" ,
"rake" ,
"shave" ,
"sweep" ,
"bump" ,
"contact" ,
"hit" ,
"kiss" ,
"touch" ,
"sideswipe" ,
"reflect"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bounce" ,
"carom" ,
"glance" ,
"rebound" ,
"ricochet" ,
"skim"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"skipped" : {
"to fail to attend" : {
"antonyms" : [
"attended" ,
"showed up (for)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"ignored" ,
"neglected" ,
"passed over"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blew off" ,
"cut" ,
"missed"
]
} ,
"to move with a light springing step" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"children skipping along the woodland path"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lumbered" ,
"plodded" ,
"trudged"
] ,
"related" : [
"capered" ,
"frisked" ,
"gamboled" ,
"gambolled" ,
"romped" ,
"skimmed" ,
"skittered" ,
"jumped" ,
"leaped" ,
"leapt" ,
"vaulted"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bounced" ,
"bounded" ,
"hopped" ,
"lolloped" ,
"loped" ,
"tripped"
]
} ,
"to strike and fly off at an angle" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"brushed" ,
"grazed" ,
"nudged" ,
"raked" ,
"shaved" ,
"swept" ,
"bumped" ,
"contacted" ,
"hit" ,
"kissed" ,
"touched" ,
"sideswiped" ,
"reflected"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bounced" ,
"caromed" ,
"glanced" ,
"rebounded" ,
"ricocheted" ,
"ricochetted" ,
"skimmed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"skips" : {
"a person in overall command of a ship" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the skip's barking orders again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"crewmates" ,
"crewmen" ,
"crews"
] ,
"related" : [
"sea captains" ,
"masters" ,
"pilots" ,
"commanding officers" ,
"admirals" ,
"commodores" ,
"vice admirals" ,
"mates" ,
"officers"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"captains" ,
"commanders" ,
"skippers"
]
} ,
"to fail to attend" : {
"antonyms" : [
"attends" ,
"shows up (for)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"ignores" ,
"neglects" ,
"passes over"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blows off" ,
"cuts" ,
"misses"
]
} ,
"to move with a light springing step" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"children skipping along the woodland path"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lumbers" ,
"plods" ,
"trudges"
] ,
"related" : [
"capers" ,
"frisks" ,
"gambols" ,
"romps" ,
"skims" ,
"skitters" ,
"jumps" ,
"leaps" ,
"vaults"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bounces" ,
"bounds" ,
"hops" ,
"lollops" ,
"lopes" ,
"trips"
]
} ,
"to strike and fly off at an angle" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"brushes" ,
"grazes" ,
"nudges" ,
"rakes" ,
"shaves" ,
"sweeps" ,
"bumps" ,
"contacts" ,
"hits" ,
"kisses" ,
"touches" ,
"sideswipes" ,
"reflects"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bounces" ,
"caroms" ,
"glances" ,
"rebounds" ,
"ricochets" ,
"skims"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"skips (out)" : {
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"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"skirmishes (with)" : {
"to oppose (someone) in physical conflict" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"for years the Apache leader had been skirmishing with the Mexicans, who were responsible for his nickname, Geronimo"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"gives up" ,
"submits" ,
"surrenders"
] ,
"related" : [
"duels" ,
"jousts" ,
"bangs" ,
"bashes" ,
"bats" ,
"batters" ,
"beats" ,
"belts" ,
"bludgeons" ,
"bops" ,
"buffets" ,
"clobbers" ,
"hammers" ,
"hits" ,
"knocks" ,
"pastes" ,
"pounds" ,
"punches" ,
"slams" ,
"slaps" ,
"slogs" ,
"slugs" ,
"smacks" ,
"smites" ,
"socks" ,
"strikes" ,
"swats" ,
"swipes" ,
"thumps" ,
"thwacks" ,
"wallops" ,
"whacks" ,
"whales" ,
"boxes" ,
"spars" ,
"brawls" ,
"grapples" ,
"scuffles" ,
"tussles" ,
"wrestles" ,
"bumps" ,
"collides"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"battles" ,
"clashes (with)" ,
"combats" ,
"fights" ,
"scrimmages (with)" ,
"wars (against)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"skirmishing" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"skirr" : {
"to go into or range over for purposes of discovery" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the film company will soon skirr the area looking for locations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"reconnoiter" ,
"reconnoitre" ,
"scout" ,
"disclose" ,
"discover" ,
"reveal" ,
"unearth" ,
"fathom" ,
"plumb" ,
"sound"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"explore" ,
"hunt" ,
"probe" ,
"prospect" ,
"search"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"skirted" : {
"to avoid by going around" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"skirted the construction zone"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"confronted" ,
"faced" ,
"met" ,
"accepted" ,
"courted" ,
"embraced" ,
"pursued" ,
"sought" ,
"welcomed"
] ,
"related" : [
"leapfrogged" ,
"avoided" ,
"dodged" ,
"ducked" ,
"eluded" ,
"escaped" ,
"eschewed" ,
"evaded" ,
"fled" ,
"shook" ,
"shunned"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bypassed" ,
"circumnavigated" ,
"circumvented" ,
"detoured"
]
} ,
"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness" : {
"antonyms" : [
"complied (with)" ,
"followed" ,
"kept" ,
"obeyed" ,
"observed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acceded (to)" ,
"acquiesced (to)" ,
"assented (to)" ,
"accepted" ,
"courted" ,
"embraced" ,
"pursued" ,
"sought" ,
"welcomed" ,
"caught" ,
"contracted" ,
"incurred"
] ,
"related" : [
"avoided" ,
"ducked" ,
"eluded" ,
"end-ran" ,
"escaped" ,
"eschewed" ,
"evaded" ,
"outflanked" ,
"shirked" ,
"shook" ,
"shunned" ,
"disobeyed" ,
"disregarded" ,
"flouted" ,
"ignored" ,
"averted" ,
"deflected" ,
"diverted" ,
"obviated" ,
"parried" ,
"prevented" ,
"warded (off)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beat" ,
"bypassed" ,
"circumvented" ,
"dodged" ,
"got around" ,
"shortcut" ,
"sidestepped"
]
} ,
"to be adjacent to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the commercial district skirts the river's edge"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"attached (to)" ,
"communicated (with)" ,
"connected (with)" ,
"linked (with)" ,
"bounded" ,
"embraced" ,
"encircled" ,
"enclosed" ,
"inclosed" ,
"fenced" ,
"lined" ,
"margined" ,
"rimmed" ,
"surrounded" ,
"contacted" ,
"converged" ,
"met"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abutted" ,
"adjoined" ,
"bordered (on)" ,
"butted (on or against)" ,
"flanked" ,
"fringed" ,
"joined" ,
"marched (with)" ,
"neighbored" ,
"touched" ,
"verged (on)"
]
} ,
"to serve as a border for" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the wooden fence that skirts the construction site"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"hemmed" ,
"trimmed" ,
"circumscribed" ,
"defined" ,
"delineated" ,
"demarcated" ,
"outlined" ,
"silhouetted" ,
"sketched" ,
"traced" ,
"circled" ,
"compassed" ,
"encircled" ,
"enclosed" ,
"inclosed" ,
"environed" ,
"girdled" ,
"girthed" ,
"looped" ,
"ringed" ,
"rounded" ,
"surrounded" ,
"walled" ,
"checked" ,
"confined" ,
"controlled" ,
"curbed" ,
"limited" ,
"restrained" ,
"restricted"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bordered" ,
"bounded" ,
"edged" ,
"framed" ,
"fringed" ,
"margined" ,
"rimmed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"skirting" : {
"having a border in common" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nonadjacent" ,
"noncontiguous"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the house hunters loved the property, but they were a bit leery of the skirting swamp"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"apart" ,
"detached" ,
"disconnected" ,
"discrete" ,
"free-standing" ,
"isolate" ,
"isolated" ,
"removed" ,
"separate" ,
"single" ,
"unattached" ,
"unconnected" ,
"unlinked" ,
"away" ,
"distant" ,
"far" ,
"faraway" ,
"far-off" ,
"farthest" ,
"remote" ,
"discontinuous" ,
"noncontinuous" ,
"broken up" ,
"disjoined" ,
"dissevered" ,
"dissociated" ,
"disunited" ,
"divided" ,
"divorced" ,
"parted" ,
"ramified" ,
"resolved" ,
"severed" ,
"split" ,
"sundered" ,
"uncoupled" ,
"unyoked"
] ,
"related" : [
"approximate" ,
"close" ,
"closest" ,
"immediate" ,
"near" ,
"nearby" ,
"nearest" ,
"next-door" ,
"nigh" ,
"attached" ,
"communicating" ,
"connected" ,
"connecting" ,
"interconnecting" ,
"joined" ,
"linked" ,
"united" ,
"bounding" ,
"circumjacent" ,
"embracing" ,
"encircling" ,
"enclosing" ,
"inclosing" ,
"fencing" ,
"rimming" ,
"surrounding" ,
"marginal" ,
"peripheral" ,
"tangent" ,
"tangential" ,
"ambient" ,
"encompassing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abutting" ,
"adjacent" ,
"adjoining" ,
"bordering" ,
"conterminous" ,
"contiguous" ,
"flanking" ,
"flush" ,
"fringing" ,
"joining" ,
"juxtaposed" ,
"neighboring" ,
"touching" ,
"verging"
]
} ,
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"center" ,
"core" ,
"heart" ,
"inner" ,
"inside" ,
"interior" ,
"middle" ,
"within"
] ,
"related" : [
"ambit" ,
"brink" ,
"crest" ,
"curb" ,
"cusp" ,
"lip" ,
"ceiling" ,
"maximum" ,
"demarcation" ,
"extent" ,
"limitation" ,
"measure" ,
"mere" ,
"restriction" ,
"termination" ,
"borderland" ,
"frontier" ,
"march" ,
"outskirts" ,
"pale" ,
"selvage" ,
"lap" ,
"shore"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"border" ,
"borderline" ,
"bound" ,
"boundary" ,
"brim" ,
"circumference" ,
"compass" ,
"confines" ,
"edge" ,
"edging" ,
"end" ,
"frame" ,
"fringe" ,
"hem" ,
"margin" ,
"perimeter" ,
"periphery" ,
"rim" ,
"skirt" ,
"verge"
]
} ,
"to avoid by going around" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"skirted the construction zone"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"confronting" ,
"facing" ,
"meeting" ,
"accepting" ,
"courting" ,
"embracing" ,
"pursuing" ,
"seeking" ,
"welcoming"
] ,
"related" : [
"leapfrogging" ,
"avoiding" ,
"dodging" ,
"ducking" ,
"eluding" ,
"escaping" ,
"eschewing" ,
"evading" ,
"fleeing" ,
"shaking" ,
"shunning"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bypassing" ,
"circumnavigating" ,
"circumventing" ,
"detouring"
]
} ,
"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness" : {
"antonyms" : [
"complying (with)" ,
"following" ,
"keeping" ,
"obeying" ,
"observing"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acceding (to)" ,
"acquiescing (to)" ,
"assenting (to)" ,
"accepting" ,
"courting" ,
"embracing" ,
"pursuing" ,
"seeking" ,
"welcoming" ,
"catching" ,
"contracting" ,
"incurring"
] ,
"related" : [
"avoiding" ,
"ducking" ,
"eluding" ,
"end-running" ,
"escaping" ,
"eschewing" ,
"evading" ,
"outflanking" ,
"shaking" ,
"shirking" ,
"shunning" ,
"disobeying" ,
"disregarding" ,
"flouting" ,
"ignoring" ,
"averting" ,
"deflecting" ,
"diverting" ,
"obviating" ,
"parrying" ,
"preventing" ,
"warding (off)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beating" ,
"bypassing" ,
"circumventing" ,
"dodging" ,
"getting around" ,
"shortcutting" ,
"sidestepping"
]
} ,
"to be adjacent to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the commercial district skirts the river's edge"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"attaching (to)" ,
"communicating (with)" ,
"connecting (with)" ,
"linking (with)" ,
"bounding" ,
"embracing" ,
"encircling" ,
"enclosing" ,
"inclosing" ,
"fencing" ,
"lining" ,
"margining" ,
"rimming" ,
"surrounding" ,
"contacting" ,
"converging" ,
"meeting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abutting" ,
"adjoining" ,
"bordering (on)" ,
"butting (on or against)" ,
"flanking" ,
"fringing" ,
"joining" ,
"marching (with)" ,
"neighboring" ,
"touching" ,
"verging (on)"
]
} ,
"to serve as a border for" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the wooden fence that skirts the construction site"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"hemming" ,
"trimming" ,
"circumscribing" ,
"defining" ,
"delineating" ,
"demarcating" ,
"outlining" ,
"silhouetting" ,
"sketching" ,
"tracing" ,
"circling" ,
"compassing" ,
"encircling" ,
"enclosing" ,
"inclosing" ,
"environing" ,
"girdling" ,
"girthing" ,
"looping" ,
"ringing" ,
"rounding" ,
"surrounding" ,
"walling" ,
"checking" ,
"confining" ,
"controlling" ,
"curbing" ,
"limiting" ,
"restraining" ,
"restricting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bordering" ,
"bounding" ,
"edging" ,
"framing" ,
"fringing" ,
"margining" ,
"rimming"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"skirts" : {
"an adult female human being" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"met up with a couple of skirts at the diner"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"dames" ,
"gentlewomen" ,
"madames" ,
"mesdames" ,
"madams" ,
"senoras" ,
"se\u00f1oras" ,
"babes" ,
"beauties" ,
"belles" ,
"damsels" ,
"dolls" ,
"gals" ,
"girls" ,
"ingenues" ,
"ing\u00e9nues" ,
"lasses" ,
"lassies" ,
"mademoiselles" ,
"mesdemoiselles" ,
"maidens" ,
"maids" ,
"misses" ,
"senoritas" ,
"se\u00f1oritas"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"females" ,
"ladies" ,
"women"
]
} ,
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an old shack on the skirts of the town"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"centers" ,
"cores" ,
"hearts" ,
"inners" ,
"insides" ,
"interiors" ,
"middles" ,
"withins"
] ,
"related" : [
"ambits" ,
"brinks" ,
"crests" ,
"curbs" ,
"cusps" ,
"lips" ,
"ceilings" ,
"maxima" ,
"maximums" ,
"demarcations" ,
"extents" ,
"limitations" ,
"measures" ,
"meres" ,
"restrictions" ,
"terminations" ,
"borderlands" ,
"frontiers" ,
"marches" ,
"outskirts" ,
"pales" ,
"selvages" ,
"laps" ,
"shores"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"borderlines" ,
"borders" ,
"boundaries" ,
"bounds" ,
"brims" ,
"circumferences" ,
"compasses" ,
"confines" ,
"edges" ,
"edgings" ,
"ends" ,
"frames" ,
"fringes" ,
"hems" ,
"margins" ,
"perimeters" ,
"peripheries" ,
"rims" ,
"skirtings" ,
"verges"
]
} ,
"to avoid by going around" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"skirted the construction zone"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"confronts" ,
"faces" ,
"meets" ,
"accepts" ,
"courts" ,
"embraces" ,
"pursues" ,
"seeks" ,
"welcomes"
] ,
"related" : [
"leapfrogs" ,
"avoids" ,
"dodges" ,
"ducks" ,
"eludes" ,
"escapes" ,
"eschews" ,
"evades" ,
"flees" ,
"shakes" ,
"shuns"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bypasses" ,
"circumnavigates" ,
"circumvents" ,
"detours"
]
} ,
"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness" : {
"antonyms" : [
"complies (with)" ,
"follows" ,
"keeps" ,
"obeys" ,
"observes"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accedes (to)" ,
"acquiesces (to)" ,
"assents (to)" ,
"accepts" ,
"courts" ,
"embraces" ,
"pursues" ,
"seeks" ,
"welcomes" ,
"catches" ,
"contracts" ,
"incurs"
] ,
"related" : [
"avoids" ,
"ducks" ,
"eludes" ,
"end-runs" ,
"escapes" ,
"eschews" ,
"evades" ,
"outflanks" ,
"shakes" ,
"shirks" ,
"shuns" ,
"disobeys" ,
"disregards" ,
"flouts" ,
"ignores" ,
"averts" ,
"deflects" ,
"diverts" ,
"obviates" ,
"parries" ,
"prevents" ,
"wards (off)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beats" ,
"bypasses" ,
"circumvents" ,
"dodges" ,
"gets around" ,
"shortcuts" ,
"sidesteps"
]
} ,
"to be adjacent to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the commercial district skirts the river's edge"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"attaches (to)" ,
"communicates (with)" ,
"connects (with)" ,
"links (with)" ,
"bounds" ,
"embraces" ,
"encircles" ,
"encloses" ,
"incloses" ,
"fences" ,
"lines" ,
"margins" ,
"rims" ,
"surrounds" ,
"contacts" ,
"converges" ,
"meets"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abuts" ,
"adjoins" ,
"borders (on)" ,
"butts (on or against)" ,
"flanks" ,
"fringes" ,
"joins" ,
"marches (with)" ,
"neighbors" ,
"touches" ,
"verges (on)"
]
} ,
"to serve as a border for" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the wooden fence that skirts the construction site"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"hems" ,
"trims" ,
"circumscribes" ,
"defines" ,
"delineates" ,
"demarcates" ,
"outlines" ,
"silhouettes" ,
"sketches" ,
"traces" ,
"circles" ,
"compasses" ,
"encircles" ,
"encloses" ,
"incloses" ,
"environs" ,
"girdles" ,
"girths" ,
"loops" ,
"rings" ,
"rounds" ,
"surrounds" ,
"walls" ,
"checks" ,
"confines" ,
"controls" ,
"curbs" ,
"limits" ,
"restrains" ,
"restricts"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"borders" ,
"bounds" ,
"edges" ,
"frames" ,
"fringes" ,
"margins" ,
"rims"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"skittishness" : {
"a state of nervousness marked by sudden jerky movements" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"because of the horse's skittishness and temperamental nature, only experienced riders should ride him"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"confidence" ,
"self-assurance" ,
"self-confidence" ,
"sureness" ,
"control" ,
"self-control" ,
"aplomb" ,
"calm" ,
"calmness" ,
"collectedness" ,
"composure" ,
"coolness" ,
"ease" ,
"easiness" ,
"equanimity" ,
"equilibrium" ,
"imperturbability" ,
"poise" ,
"repose" ,
"self-possession" ,
"tranquillity" ,
"tranquility" ,
"tranquilness"
] ,
"related" : [
"agita" ,
"agitation" ,
"anxiety" ,
"anxiousness" ,
"apprehension" ,
"apprehensiveness" ,
"disquiet" ,
"feverishness" ,
"franticness" ,
"freneticism" ,
"hand-wringing" ,
"perturbation" ,
"restlessness" ,
"trepidation" ,
"unease" ,
"uneasiness" ,
"upset" ,
"worry" ,
"nerves" ,
"tenseness" ,
"tension" ,
"butterflies" ,
"dither" ,
"heebie-jeebies" ,
"jimjams" ,
"jitters" ,
"shakes" ,
"shivers" ,
"willies"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"edginess" ,
"fidgetiness" ,
"fidgets" ,
"flightiness" ,
"jitteriness" ,
"jumpiness" ,
"restiveness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"skull practice" : {
"as in meeting , bull session" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"skullduggery" : {
"the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the company's apparently healthy bottom line was merely an illusion, the result of years of accounting skulduggery"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"artlessness" ,
"forthrightness" ,
"guilelessness" ,
"ingenuousness" ,
"sincerity" ,
"candidness" ,
"candor" ,
"directness" ,
"openness" ,
"plainness" ,
"plainspokenness"
] ,
"related" : [
"artfulness" ,
"caginess" ,
"cageyness" ,
"craftiness" ,
"cunning" ,
"deviousness" ,
"foxiness" ,
"oiliness" ,
"shadiness" ,
"sharpness" ,
"shiftiness" ,
"shrewdness" ,
"slickness" ,
"slipperiness" ,
"slyness" ,
"sneakiness" ,
"treachery" ,
"underhandedness" ,
"wiliness" ,
"crookedness" ,
"crookery" ,
"cunning" ,
"deceit" ,
"deceitfulness" ,
"deception" ,
"deceptiveness" ,
"dishonesty" ,
"dissimulation" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"dupery" ,
"duplicity" ,
"guile" ,
"guilefulness" ,
"hypocrisy" ,
"insincerity" ,
"fakery" ,
"humbuggery" ,
"imposture" ,
"quackery" ,
"dirty pool" ,
"dirty tricks" ,
"design" ,
"plotting" ,
"scheming" ,
"secrecy" ,
"stealth"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artifice" ,
"chicane" ,
"chicanery" ,
"gamesmanship" ,
"hanky-panky" ,
"jiggery-pokery" ,
"jugglery" ,
"legerdemain" ,
"subterfuge" ,
"trickery" ,
"wile"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"skulls" : {
"as in beans , brains" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"paleoanthropologists recently found the skull of a prehistoric man in a remote area of the desert"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"braincases" ,
"death's-heads" ,
"heads" ,
"noddles" ,
"noggins" ,
"pates" ,
"polls" ,
"crowns" ,
"scalps"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"craniums" ,
"crania"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"skunking" : {
"to achieve a victory over" : {
"antonyms" : [
"losing (to)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"falling" ,
"giving up" ,
"going down" ,
"going under" ,
"collapsing" ,
"failing" ,
"flopping" ,
"flunking" ,
"folding" ,
"washing out"
] ,
"related" : [
"sweeping" ,
"edging (out)" ,
"nosing out" ,
"pipping" ,
"annihilating" ,
"blowing away" ,
"blowing out" ,
"bombing" ,
"breaking" ,
"burying" ,
"clobbering" ,
"creaming" ,
"crushing" ,
"drubbing" ,
"finishing" ,
"flattening" ,
"overwhelming" ,
"routing" ,
"shellacking" ,
"skinning" ,
"slaughtering" ,
"smoking" ,
"snowing under" ,
"thrashing" ,
"trouncing" ,
"upsetting" ,
"walloping" ,
"waxing" ,
"whipping" ,
"capping" ,
"excelling" ,
"flourishing" ,
"scoring" ,
"succeeding" ,
"knocking off" ,
"knocking over" ,
"overpowering" ,
"overthrowing" ,
"subjugating" ,
"unseating" ,
"vanquishing" ,
"acing (out)" ,
"bettering" ,
"eclipsing" ,
"exceeding" ,
"excelling" ,
"outdistancing" ,
"outdoing" ,
"outfighting" ,
"outshining" ,
"outstripping" ,
"overtopping" ,
"surpassing" ,
"topping" ,
"transcending"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beating" ,
"besting" ,
"conquering" ,
"defeating" ,
"dispatching" ,
"doing down" ,
"getting" ,
"getting around" ,
"licking" ,
"mastering" ,
"overbearing" ,
"overcoming" ,
"overmatching" ,
"prevailing (over)" ,
"stopping" ,
"subduing" ,
"surmounting" ,
"taking" ,
"trimming" ,
"triumphing (over)" ,
"upending" ,
"winning (against)" ,
"worsting"
]
} ,
"to defeat by a large margin" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"sweeping" ,
"upsetting" ,
"beating" ,
"besting" ,
"conquering" ,
"dispatching" ,
"hurdling" ,
"licking" ,
"mastering" ,
"overbearing" ,
"overcoming" ,
"overmatching" ,
"prevailing (over)" ,
"subduing" ,
"surmounting" ,
"taking" ,
"throwing" ,
"triumphing (over)" ,
"winning (against)" ,
"worsting" ,
"crushing" ,
"knocking off" ,
"knocking over" ,
"overpowering" ,
"overthrowing" ,
"overwhelming" ,
"subjugating" ,
"upending" ,
"vanquishing" ,
"acing (out)" ,
"bettering" ,
"eclipsing" ,
"exceeding" ,
"outdistancing" ,
"outdoing" ,
"outfighting" ,
"outshining" ,
"outstripping" ,
"overtopping" ,
"surpassing" ,
"topping" ,
"transcending" ,
"edging (out)" ,
"nosing out" ,
"pipping" ,
"capping" ,
"excelling" ,
"flourishing" ,
"scoring" ,
"succeeding" ,
"breaking" ,
"destroying" ,
"doing in" ,
"finishing" ,
"sinking" ,
"slaughtering"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"annihilating" ,
"blowing away" ,
"bombing" ,
"burying" ,
"clobbering" ,
"creaming" ,
"drubbing" ,
"dusting" ,
"flattening" ,
"pasting" ,
"routing" ,
"shellacking" ,
"skinning" ,
"smoking" ,
"smothering" ,
"snowing under" ,
"thrashing" ,
"trimming" ,
"tromping" ,
"trouncing" ,
"walloping" ,
"waxing" ,
"whipping" ,
"whomping" ,
"whopping" ,
"whapping" ,
"whupping"
]
} ,
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"unwilling to let suppliers skunk him, the restaurant owner inspected every shipment before signing off on it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"extorting" ,
"wrenching" ,
"wresting" ,
"wringing" ,
"clipping" ,
"gouging" ,
"nicking" ,
"overcharging" ,
"soaking" ,
"exploiting" ,
"milking" ,
"deceiving" ,
"duping" ,
"fooling" ,
"gulling" ,
"tricking" ,
"roping (in)" ,
"betraying" ,
"bitching" ,
"double-crossing" ,
"bamboozling" ,
"fast-talking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beating" ,
"bilking" ,
"bleeding" ,
"cheating" ,
"chiseling" ,
"chiselling" ,
"chousing" ,
"conning" ,
"cozening" ,
"defrauding" ,
"diddling" ,
"doing" ,
"doing in" ,
"euchring" ,
"fiddling" ,
"fleecing" ,
"flimflamming" ,
"gaffing" ,
"hosing" ,
"hustling" ,
"mulcting" ,
"nobbling" ,
"plucking" ,
"reaming" ,
"ripping off" ,
"rooking" ,
"screwing" ,
"shaking down" ,
"shortchanging" ,
"shorting" ,
"skinning" ,
"squeezing" ,
"sticking" ,
"stiffing" ,
"stinging" ,
"suckering" ,
"swindling" ,
"thimblerigging" ,
"victimizing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"skyjack" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"skyrocket" : {
"to rise abruptly and rapidly" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nose-dive" ,
"plummet" ,
"plunge" ,
"slump" ,
"tumble"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"collapse" ,
"fall" ,
"contract" ,
"decrease" ,
"diminish" ,
"drop" ,
"lessen" ,
"wane"
] ,
"related" : [
"accumulate" ,
"appreciate" ,
"balloon" ,
"build up" ,
"burgeon" ,
"bourgeon" ,
"enlarge" ,
"escalate" ,
"expand" ,
"increase" ,
"mount" ,
"multiply" ,
"mushroom" ,
"proliferate" ,
"snowball" ,
"swell" ,
"wax" ,
"crest" ,
"peak" ,
"surge" ,
"heighten" ,
"intensify"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"rocket" ,
"shoot (up)" ,
"soar" ,
"zoom"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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} ,
"skyrocketed" : {
"to rise abruptly and rapidly" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nose-dived" ,
"plummeted" ,
"plunged" ,
"slumped" ,
"tumbled"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"collapsed" ,
"fell" ,
"contracted" ,
"decreased" ,
"diminished" ,
"dropped" ,
"lessened" ,
"waned"
] ,
"related" : [
"accumulated" ,
"appreciated" ,
"ballooned" ,
"built up" ,
"burgeoned" ,
"bourgeoned" ,
"enlarged" ,
"escalated" ,
"expanded" ,
"increased" ,
"mounted" ,
"multiplied" ,
"mushroomed" ,
"proliferated" ,
"snowballed" ,
"swelled" ,
"waxed" ,
"crested" ,
"peaked" ,
"surged" ,
"heightened" ,
"intensified"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"rocketed" ,
"shot (up)" ,
"soared" ,
"zoomed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"skyjacker" : {
"as in kidnapper , hijacker" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"skewer" : {
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object" : {
"examples" : [
"let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"gore" ,
"harpoon" ,
"impale" ,
"jab" ,
"lance" ,
"peck" ,
"pick" ,
"pierce" ,
"pink" ,
"puncture" ,
"run through" ,
"spear" ,
"spike" ,
"spit" ,
"stab" ,
"stick" ,
"transfix" ,
"transpierce"
] ,
"related" : [
"spindle" ,
"perforate" ,
"riddle" ,
"bayonet" ,
"dirk" ,
"gimlet" ,
"pike" ,
"poniard" ,
"prong" ,
"quill" ,
"pinprick" ,
"poke" ,
"prick" ,
"punch" ,
"thrust" ,
"cut" ,
"knife" ,
"slice"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter" : {
"examples" : [
"the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deride" ,
"gibe" ,
"jibe" ,
"jeer" ,
"laugh (at)" ,
"mock" ,
"ridicule" ,
"scout" ,
"shoot down"
] ,
"related" : [
"scoff (at)" ,
"scorn" ,
"sneer (at)" ,
"bad-mouth" ,
"belittle" ,
"decry" ,
"disparage" ,
"pooh-pooh" ,
"pooh" ,
"put down" ,
"chaff" ,
"jive" ,
"josh" ,
"kid" ,
"quiz" ,
"rally" ,
"razz" ,
"rib" ,
"ride" ,
"tease" ,
"tweak" ,
"twit" ,
"bait" ,
"barrack" ,
"bug" ,
"catcall" ,
"harass" ,
"harry" ,
"hassle" ,
"heckle" ,
"needle" ,
"pester" ,
"rag" ,
"target" ,
"taunt" ,
"torment" ,
"ape" ,
"burlesque" ,
"caricature" ,
"imitate" ,
"lampoon" ,
"mimic" ,
"parody" ,
"parrot" ,
"pillory" ,
"satirize" ,
"take off (on)" ,
"travesty"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"applaud" ,
"approve" ,
"commend" ,
"endorse" ,
"indorse" ,
"sanction"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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} ,
"skit" : {
"a short, funny story or performance" : {
"examples" : [
"One of the funniest skits in the show was about cheerleading."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"skivvy" : {
"a female domestic servant" : {
"examples" : [
"the pop star's image as a working-class hero strains credulity now that he owns a large estate with an army of cooks, butlers, and skivvies to attend to his every want"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"biddy" ,
"char" ,
"charwoman" ,
"handmaiden" ,
"handmaid" ,
"house girl" ,
"housekeeper" ,
"housemaid" ,
"maid" ,
"maidservant" ,
"wench"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"attendant" ,
"chambermaid" ,
"abigail" ,
"lady-in-waiting" ,
"maid-in-waiting" ,
"au pair" ,
"nursemaid" ,
"domestic" ,
"menial" ,
"amah" ,
"ayah"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"skyjacks" : {
"as in carjacks" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"carjacks" ,
"commandeers" ,
"hijacks" ,
"highjacks" ,
"appropriates" ,
"confiscates" ,
"expropriates" ,
"seizes"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"skate" : {
"a physically unsound horse" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"cob" ,
"dobbin" ,
"jade" ,
"plug" ,
"equine" ,
"nag" ,
"steed" ,
"equid" ,
"colt" ,
"filly" ,
"foal" ,
"gelding" ,
"mare" ,
"stallion" ,
"bronco" ,
"mustang" ,
"pony" ,
"charger" ,
"courser" ,
"cow pony" ,
"cutting horse" ,
"galloper" ,
"hack" ,
"hackney" ,
"mount" ,
"packhorse" ,
"prancer" ,
"quarter horse" ,
"racehorse" ,
"saddle horse" ,
"trotter" ,
"warhorse" ,
"workhorse" ,
"bay" ,
"black" ,
"buckskin" ,
"chestnut" ,
"dun" ,
"palomino" ,
"pinto" ,
"roan" ,
"skewbald" ,
"sorrel"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in slide , glide" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"glide" ,
"slide"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"grate" ,
"grind" ,
"rasp" ,
"scrape" ,
"scratch" ,
"rub" ,
"groan" ,
"whine"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
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}
}
