"one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense":{
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],
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"scourge",
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"requiter"
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"ransomer",
"redeemer",
"vindicator"
],
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"noun"
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"equalled",
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"synthesized"
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"individualized",
"tailored"
],
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"verb"
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"a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues"
],
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"arteries",
"boulevards",
"carriageways",
"drags",
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"expressways",
"freeways",
"high roads",
"highways",
"passes",
"pike",
"pikes",
"roads",
"roadways",
"routes",
"rows",
"streets",
"thoroughfares",
"thruways",
"traces",
"turnpikes",
"ways"
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"autoroutes",
"autostradas",
"autostrade",
"dual carriageways",
"interstates",
"motorways",
"superhighways",
"beltways",
"bypasses",
"parkways",
"ring roads",
"corniches",
"switchbacks",
"through streets",
"high streets",
"Main Streets",
"backstreets",
"branches",
"bystreets",
"byways",
"crossroads",
"secondary roads",
"shunpikes",
"side roads",
"side streets",
"alleys",
"alleyways",
"circles",
"lanes",
"laneways",
"mews",
"places",
"closes",
"culs-de-sac",
"cul-de-sacs",
"dead ends",
"corridors",
"tracks",
"trails"
],
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"an established course for traveling from one place to another":{
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"the two main avenues available to those joining in the California gold rush were the trail across the Southwest desert or the hazard-filled loop around Central and South America"
],
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"paths",
"routes",
"ways"
],
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"byways",
"lanes",
"laneways",
"arteries",
"boulevards",
"bypasses",
"drives",
"expressways",
"freeways",
"high roads",
"highways",
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"pike",
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"roads",
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"routeways",
"rows",
"streets",
"thoroughfares",
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"walks",
"walkways",
"traces",
"tracks",
"trails",
"airways",
"bikeways",
"cycleways",
"channels",
"gats",
"watercourses",
"waterways",
"doors",
"doorways",
"gates",
"gateways",
"hatches",
"portals"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"equalling",
"measuring",
"reaching",
"adding up (to)",
"aggregating",
"amounting (to)",
"coming (to)",
"counting (up to)",
"numbering",
"summing (to or into)",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"composing",
"comprising",
"constituting",
"making up"
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},
"as in evening , equalizing":{
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"equalizing",
"evening",
"codifying",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"methodizing",
"ordering",
"organizing",
"systematizing",
"systemizing",
"squaring",
"formalizing",
"homogenizing",
"normalizing",
"regularizing",
"standardizing",
"accrediting",
"certifying",
"controlling",
"governing",
"regulating",
"ruling",
"conciliating",
"conforming",
"coordinating",
"harmonizing",
"integrating",
"reconciling",
"synthesizing"
],
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"customizing",
"individualizing",
"tailoring"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to state as a fact usually forcefully":{
"examples":[
"was tearfully averring his innocence"
],
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"affirming",
"alleging",
"asserting",
"avouching",
"avowing",
"claiming",
"contending",
"declaring",
"insisting",
"maintaining",
"professing",
"protesting",
"purporting",
"warranting"
],
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"announcing",
"broadcasting",
"proclaiming",
"arguing",
"rationalizing",
"reasoning",
"confirming",
"justifying",
"vindicating",
"defending",
"persevering",
"supporting",
"upholding",
"reaffirming",
"reasserting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disowning",
"negating",
"negativing",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"challenging",
"disputing",
"questioning",
"confuting",
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"contradicting",
"countering"
],
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"denying",
"gainsaying"
]
},
"to state clearly and strongly":{
"examples":[
"averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes"
"to keep from happening by taking action in advance":{
"examples":[
"her careful planning averted disaster"
],
"synonyms":[
"forestall",
"head off",
"help",
"obviate",
"preclude",
"prevent",
"stave off"
],
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"anticipate",
"provide",
"negate",
"neutralize",
"nullify",
"save",
"baffle",
"balk",
"checkmate",
"deter",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"thwart",
"bar",
"block",
"hamper",
"hinder",
"impede",
"interfere (with)",
"retard",
"stall",
"deflect",
"fend (off)",
"stop",
"ward (off)",
"avoid",
"circumvent",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"escape",
"eschew",
"evade",
"shake",
"shirk",
"shun",
"forbid",
"inhibit",
"prohibit",
"arrest",
"check",
"halt",
"stop",
"compensate (for)",
"counteract",
"counterbalance",
"make up (for)",
"offset"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abet",
"aid",
"assist",
"ease",
"facilitate",
"smooth",
"unclog",
"advance",
"cultivate",
"encourage",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"nurture",
"promote",
"allow",
"leave",
"let",
"permit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"avenge":{
"to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for":{
"examples":[
"a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death"
],
"synonyms":[
"redress",
"requite",
"retaliate",
"revenge",
"venge"
],
"near synonyms":[
"castigate",
"fix",
"get",
"penalize",
"punish",
"scourge",
"chasten",
"chastise",
"correct",
"discipline",
"right",
"compensate",
"pay (back)",
"recompense",
"repay"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absolve",
"condone",
"excuse",
"forgive",
"pardon",
"remit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aversions":{
"a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{
"examples":[
"I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusts",
"distastes",
"horrors",
"loathings",
"nauseas",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrences",
"abominations",
"antipathies",
"execrations",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"allergies",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"displeasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetites",
"bents",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"loves",
"partialities",
"penchants",
"predilections",
"preferences",
"propensities",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{
"examples":[
"couldn't overcome her aversion to her brother-in-law and pointedly avoided his company"
],
"synonyms":[
"allergies",
"disfavors",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"disrelishes",
"downs",
"mislikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disgusts",
"distastes",
"loathings",
"nauseas",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions",
"abhorrences",
"abominations",
"antipathies",
"detestations",
"execrations",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"deprecations",
"disapprovals",
"displeasures",
"dissatisfactions",
"jaundices"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affections",
"attachments",
"devotions",
"loves",
"passions",
"bents",
"leanings",
"penchants",
"predilections",
"propensities",
"tendencies"
],
"antonyms":[
"appetites",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
]
},
"something or someone that is hated":{
"examples":[
"clich\u00e9s should be the pet aversion of every good writer"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrences",
"abominations",
"anathemas",
"antipathies",
"b\u00eates noires",
"detestations",
"execrations",
"hates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dreads",
"hang-ups",
"horrors",
"phobias",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugaboos",
"bugbears",
"adversaries",
"enemies",
"annoyances",
"grievances",
"hassles",
"nuisances",
"peeves"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beloveds",
"darlings",
"dears",
"honeys",
"sweethearts",
"delights",
"enjoyments",
"felicities",
"joys",
"pleasures",
"favorites",
"likes",
"preferences",
"treasures"
],
"antonyms":[
"loves"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"averages":{
"what is typical of a group, class, or series":{
"examples":[
"my cat's a cut above the average when it comes to being a finicky eater"
],
"synonyms":[
"normals",
"norms",
"pars",
"standards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"golden means",
"means",
"medians",
"middles",
"commonplaces",
"ordinaries",
"rules",
"runs",
"status quos",
"usuals",
"exemplars",
"representatives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abnormalities",
"anomalies",
"deviations",
"exceptions",
"rarities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in reaches , measures":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"equals",
"measures",
"reaches",
"adds up (to)",
"aggregates",
"amounts (to)",
"comes (to)",
"counts (up to)",
"numbers",
"sums (to or into)",
"totals",
"composes",
"comprises",
"constitutes",
"makes up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in evens , equalizes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"equalizes",
"evens",
"codifies",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"methodizes",
"orders",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"systemizes",
"squares",
"formalizes",
"homogenizes",
"normalizes",
"regularizes",
"standardizes",
"accredits",
"certifies",
"controls",
"governs",
"regulates",
"rules",
"conciliates",
"conforms",
"coordinates",
"harmonizes",
"integrates",
"reconciles",
"synthesizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"customizes",
"individualizes",
"tailors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"avenue":{
"a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{
"examples":[
"a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues"
],
"synonyms":[
"arterial",
"artery",
"boulevard",
"carriageway",
"drag",
"drive",
"expressway",
"freeway",
"high road",
"highway",
"pass",
"pike",
"road",
"roadway",
"route",
"row",
"street",
"thoroughfare",
"thruway",
"trace",
"turnpike",
"way"
],
"near synonyms":[
"causeway",
"autobahn",
"autoroute",
"autostrada",
"dual carriageway",
"interstate",
"motorway",
"superhighway",
"beltway",
"bypass",
"parkway",
"ring road",
"corniche",
"switchback",
"through street",
"high street",
"Main Street",
"backstreet",
"branch",
"bystreet",
"byway",
"crossroad",
"secondary road",
"shunpike",
"side road",
"side street",
"alley",
"alleyway",
"circle",
"lane",
"laneway",
"mews",
"place",
"close",
"cul-de-sac",
"dead end",
"corridor",
"track",
"trail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an established course for traveling from one place to another":{
"examples":[
"the two main avenues available to those joining in the California gold rush were the trail across the Southwest desert or the hazard-filled loop around Central and South America"
],
"synonyms":[
"approach",
"passage",
"path",
"route",
"way"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bypath",
"byway",
"lane",
"laneway",
"artery",
"boulevard",
"bypass",
"drive",
"expressway",
"freeway",
"high road",
"highway",
"pass",
"passageway",
"pike",
"road",
"roadway",
"routeway",
"row",
"street",
"thoroughfare",
"turnpike",
"walk",
"walkway",
"trace",
"track",
"trail",
"airway",
"bikeway",
"cycleway",
"channel",
"gat",
"watercourse",
"waterway",
"door",
"doorway",
"gate",
"gateway",
"hatch",
"portal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aver":{
"to state as a fact usually forcefully":{
"examples":[
"was tearfully averring his innocence"
],
"synonyms":[
"affirm",
"allege",
"assert",
"avouch",
"avow",
"claim",
"contend",
"declare",
"insist",
"maintain",
"profess",
"protest",
"purport",
"warrant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"announce",
"broadcast",
"proclaim",
"argue",
"rationalize",
"reason",
"confirm",
"justify",
"vindicate",
"defend",
"persevere",
"support",
"uphold",
"reaffirm",
"reassert"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"negate",
"negative",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"challenge",
"dispute",
"question",
"confute",
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute",
"contradict",
"counter"
],
"antonyms":[
"deny",
"gainsay"
]
},
"to state clearly and strongly":{
"examples":[
"averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes"
],
"synonyms":[
"affirm",
"assert",
"avouch",
"avow",
"declare",
"guarantee",
"lay down",
"profess"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advance",
"advertise",
"boost",
"plug",
"promote",
"publicize",
"announce",
"blaze",
"call",
"proclaim",
"pronounce",
"say",
"accent",
"accentuate",
"emphasize",
"stress",
"underline",
"underscore",
"advocate",
"champion",
"defend",
"espouse",
"support",
"uphold",
"assure",
"convince",
"persuade",
"explain",
"justify",
"rationalize",
"reaffirm",
"reassert"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimize",
"understate",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"avengers":{
"one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense":{
"examples":[
"a novel about a man who becomes the obsessed avenger of his sister's death"
],
"synonyms":[
"castigators",
"chastisers",
"nemeses",
"punishers",
"scourges",
"vigilantes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"revengers",
"redressers",
"righters",
"requiters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ransomers",
"redeemers",
"vindicators"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"averred":{
"to state as a fact usually forcefully":{
"examples":[
"was tearfully averring his innocence"
],
"synonyms":[
"affirmed",
"alleged",
"asserted",
"avouched",
"avowed",
"claimed",
"contended",
"declared",
"insisted",
"maintained",
"professed",
"protested",
"purported",
"warranted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"announced",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"proclaimed",
"argued",
"rationalized",
"reasoned",
"confirmed",
"justified",
"vindicated",
"defended",
"persevered",
"supported",
"upheld",
"reaffirmed",
"reasserted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disowned",
"negated",
"negatived",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"challenged",
"disputed",
"questioned",
"confuted",
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"contradicted",
"countered"
],
"antonyms":[
"denied",
"gainsaid"
]
},
"to state clearly and strongly":{
"examples":[
"averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes"