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{
"killed":{
"to deprive of life":{
"examples":[
"during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else"
],
"synonyms":[
"carried off",
"claimed",
"croaked",
"destroyed",
"did in",
"dispatched",
"felled",
"slew",
"took"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bumped off",
"butchered",
"cut down",
"finished",
"got",
"iced",
"knocked off",
"murdered",
"neutralized",
"offed",
"put away",
"rubbed out",
"scragged",
"snuffed",
"took out",
"wasted",
"whacked",
"annihilated",
"blotted out",
"decimated",
"killed off",
"massacred",
"mowed",
"slaughtered",
"smote",
"assassinated",
"executed",
"martyred",
"terminated",
"euthanized",
"euthanatized",
"put down",
"suicided"
],
"near antonyms":[
"raised",
"restored",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revived",
"nurtured"
],
"antonyms":[
"animated"
]
},
"to reject by or as if by a vote":{
"examples":[
"the Senate killed the bill by a single vote"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackballed",
"downed",
"negatived",
"nixed",
"shot down",
"vetoed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"declined",
"disallowed",
"disapproved",
"dismissed",
"refused",
"blacklisted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admitted",
"allowed",
"approved",
"assented (to)",
"passed",
"sanctioned",
"elected",
"supported"
],
"antonyms":[
"confirmed",
"ratified"
]
},
"to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{
"examples":[
"I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it"
],
"synonyms":[
"blue-penciled",
"canceled",
"cancelled",
"crossed (out)",
"deled",
"deleted",
"edited (out)",
"elided",
"scratched (out)",
"stroked (out)",
"struck (out)",
"x-ed (out)",
"x'd (out)",
"xed (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blotted out",
"effaced",
"eradicated",
"erased",
"expunged",
"obliterated",
"rooted (out)",
"rubbed out",
"wiped out",
"bleeped",
"blipped",
"clipped",
"cut",
"excised",
"removed",
"bowdlerized",
"censored",
"cleaned (up)",
"expurgated",
"laundered",
"redacted",
"red-penciled",
"abbreviated",
"cropped",
"shortened",
"blacked out",
"repressed",
"silenced",
"suppressed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the long hike up the mountain just about killed us"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"busted",
"bust",
"did in",
"did up",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"frazzled",
"harassed",
"knocked out",
"outwore",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed out",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"wasted",
"weakened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activated",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"strengthened",
"vitalized",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"unwound"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"allured",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"fascinated",
"magnetized",
"wiled",
"witched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarmed",
"drew",
"enticed",
"lured",
"pulled",
"seduced",
"tempted",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"arrested",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"appealed (to)",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"beckoned",
"courted",
"invited",
"solicited",
"wooed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgusted",
"offended",
"repelled",
"revolted",
"annoyed",
"displeased",
"irked",
"bored",
"tired",
"wearied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"kill the engine before it overheats"
],
"synonyms":[
"deactivated",
"shut off",
"turned off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flicked (off)",
"dismantled",
"mothballed",
"phased out",
"arrested",
"braked",
"chocked",
"cut off",
"drew up",
"halted",
"jammed",
"stalled",
"stuck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charged",
"electrified",
"energized",
"fired",
"fueled",
"fuelled",
"generated",
"powered",
"pushed",
"discharged",
"launched",
"released",
"switched",
"tripped",
"reactivated",
"recharged"
],
"antonyms":[
"activated",
"actuated",
"cranked (up)",
"drove",
"moved",
"propelled",
"ran",
"run",
"set off",
"sparked",
"started",
"touched off",
"triggered",
"turned on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"killing time":{
"to spend time doing nothing":{
"examples":[
"They were scrolling through their phones to kill time before the movie started."
],
"synonyms":[
"bumming",
"chilling",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"droning",
"footling",
"goofing (off)",
"hacking (around)",
"hanging about",
"hanging (around or out)",
"idling",
"kicking around",
"kicking back",
"lazing",
"lazying",
"loafing",
"lolling",
"lounging",
"vegging out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fiddling (around)",
"fooling",
"messing",
"monkeying",
"mucking",
"piddling",
"playing",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling",
"dozing",
"estivating",
"aestivating",
"hibernating",
"lagging",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"poking",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"tarrying",
"ambling",
"moseying",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"swanning",
"furloughing",
"goldbricking",
"malingering",
"truanting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudging",
"grinding",
"grubbing",
"humping",
"hustling",
"laboring",
"moiling",
"pegging",
"plodding",
"plowing",
"plugging",
"slaving",
"sweating",
"toiling",
"travailing",
"working",
"applying",
"buckling (down)",
"exerting",
"putting out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"killjoys":{
"a person who spoils the pleasure of others":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"his perpetually negative attitude made him a real killjoy when others were trying to have fun"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cutups",
"jesters",
"live wires",
"carousers",
"celebrants",
"celebrators",
"merrymakers",
"rejoicers",
"revelers",
"revellers",
"roisterers",
"libertines",
"playboys",
"playgirls",
"rakes"
],
"related":[
"fuddy-duddies",
"goody-goodies",
"old maids",
"stick-in-the-muds",
"defeatists",
"Jeremiahs",
"knockers",
"pessimists",
"complainers",
"crabs",
"cynics",
"grouches",
"grumps",
"soreheads",
"sourpusses",
"whiners",
"bores",
"downers",
"drips"
],
"synonyms":[
"drags",
"grinches",
"party poopers",
"spoilsports",
"wet blankets"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"kilt":{
"as in fly , sail":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coast",
"fly",
"glide",
"sail",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blunder",
"bumble",
"flog",
"flounder",
"limp",
"lumber",
"plod",
"struggle",
"stumble",
"trudge",
"jog",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"wallow",
"welter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"kilts":{
"as in flies , sails":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coasts",
"flies",
"glides",
"sails",
"zips",
"zooms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blunders",
"bumbles",
"flogs",
"flounders",
"limps",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"struggles",
"stumbles",
"trudges",
"jogs",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"wallows",
"welters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"killing":{
"causing or intended to cause laughter":{
"examples":[
"he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up"
],
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"chucklesome",
"comedic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humoristic",
"humorous",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"clownish",
"knockabout",
"slapstick",
"slapsticky",
"zany",
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"pert",
"smart",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"snickery",
"jocular",
"playful",
"waggish",
"campy",
"jokey",
"joky",
"priceless",
"rich",
"whimsical",
"witty",
"wry",
"blithesome",
"gleeful",
"jocose",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"laughing",
"mad",
"merry",
"mirthful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"earnest",
"grave",
"no-nonsense",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"staid",
"unsmiling",
"weighty",
"affecting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"tragic",
"tragical",
"lachrymose",
"mournful",
"sad",
"sorrowful",
"tearful",
"woeful"
],
"antonyms":[
"humorless",
"lame",
"unamusing",
"uncomic",
"unfunny",
"unhumorous",
"unhysterical"
]
},
"requiring much time, effort, or careful attention":{
"examples":[
"a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night"
],
"synonyms":[
"arduous",
"burdensome",
"challenging",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"laborious",
"onerous",
"persnickety",
"taxing",
"toilsome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"difficult",
"formidable",
"hard",
"herculean",
"rough",
"rugged",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"testing",
"tough",
"oppressive",
"trying",
"rigid",
"rigorous",
"severe",
"stern",
"strict",
"stringent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"easy",
"effortless",
"facile",
"simple",
"smooth"
],
"antonyms":[
"light",
"nondemanding",
"unchallenging",
"undemanding"
]
},
"as in cleanup , windfall":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cleanup",
"windfall",
"earnings",
"gain",
"lucre",
"net",
"payoff",
"proceeds",
"profit",
"bottom line",
"gross",
"sales",
"compensation",
"emolument",
"income",
"pay",
"payment",
"remittal",
"requital",
"salary",
"wages",
"interest",
"revenue",
"yield"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charge",
"cost",
"disbursement",
"expenditure",
"expense",
"loss",
"outgo",
"outlay"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in murder , homicide":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bloodletting",
"bloodshed",
"foul play",
"homicide",
"manslaughter",
"murder",
"slaying",
"bloodbath",
"butchery",
"carnage",
"death",
"holocaust",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"mortality",
"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishing",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"eradication",
"extermination",
"genocide",
"pogrom",
"assassination",
"execution"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deprive of life":{
"examples":[
"during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else"
],
"synonyms":[
"carrying off",
"claiming",
"croaking",
"destroying",
"dispatching",
"doing in",
"felling",
"slaying",
"taking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bumping off",
"butchering",
"cutting down",
"finishing",
"getting",
"icing",
"knocking off",
"murdering",
"neutralizing",
"offing",
"putting away",
"rubbing out",
"scragging",
"snuffing",
"taking out",
"wasting",
"whacking",
"annihilating",
"blotting out",
"decimating",
"killing off",
"massacring",
"mowing",
"slaughtering",
"smiting",
"assassinating",
"executing",
"martyring",
"terminating",
"euthanizing",
"euthanatizing",
"putting down",
"suiciding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"raising",
"restoring",
"resurrecting",
"resuscitating",
"reviving",
"nurturing"
],
"antonyms":[
"animating"
]
},
"to reject by or as if by a vote":{
"examples":[
"the Senate killed the bill by a single vote"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackballing",
"downing",
"negativing",
"nixing",
"shooting down",
"vetoing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"declining",
"disallowing",
"disapproving",
"dismissing",
"refusing",
"blacklisting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admitting",
"allowing",
"approving",
"assenting (to)",
"passing",
"sanctioning",
"electing",
"supporting"
],
"antonyms":[
"confirming",
"ratifying"
]
},
"to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{
"examples":[
"I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it"
],
"synonyms":[
"blue-penciling",
"canceling",
"cancelling",
"crossing (out)",
"deleing",
"deleting",
"editing (out)",
"eliding",
"scratching (out)",
"striking (out)",
"stroking (out)",
"x-ing (out)",
"x'ing (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blotting out",
"effacing",
"eradicating",
"erasing",
"expunging",
"obliterating",
"rooting (out)",
"rubbing out",
"wiping out",
"bleeping",
"blipping",
"clipping",
"cutting",
"excising",
"removing",
"bowdlerizing",
"censoring",
"cleaning (up)",
"expurgating",
"laundering",
"redacting",
"red-penciling",
"abbreviating",
"cropping",
"shortening",
"blacking out",
"repressing",
"silencing",
"suppressing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the long hike up the mountain just about killed us"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"burning out",
"busting",
"doing in",
"doing up",
"draining",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"frazzling",
"harassing",
"knocking out",
"outwearing",
"tiring",
"tuckering (out)",
"washing out",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"sapping",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluring",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"magnetizing",
"wiling",
"witching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarming",
"drawing",
"enticing",
"luring",
"pulling",
"seducing",
"tempting",
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"arresting",
"enrapturing",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"appealing (to)",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"beckoning",
"courting",
"inviting",
"soliciting",
"wooing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgusting",
"offending",
"repelling",
"revolting",
"annoying",
"displeasing",
"irking",
"boring",
"tiring",
"wearying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"kill the engine before it overheats"
],
"synonyms":[
"deactivating",
"shutting off",
"turning off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flicking (off)",
"dismantling",
"mothballing",
"phasing out",
"arresting",
"braking",
"chocking",
"cutting off",
"drawing up",
"halting",
"jamming",
"stalling",
"sticking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charging",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"firing",
"fueling",
"fuelling",
"generating",
"powering",
"pushing",
"discharging",
"launching",
"releasing",
"switching",
"tripping",
"reactivating",
"recharging"
],
"antonyms":[
"activating",
"actuating",
"cranking (up)",
"driving",
"moving",
"propelling",
"running",
"setting off",
"sparking",
"starting",
"touching off",
"triggering",
"turning on"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"killed off":{
"as in slaughtered , blotted out":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"annihilated",
"blotted out",
"decimated",
"massacred",
"mowed",
"slaughtered",
"smote",
"bumped off",
"butchered",
"cut down",
"finished",
"got",
"iced",
"knocked off",
"murdered",
"neutralized",
"offed",
"put away",
"rubbed out",
"scragged",
"snuffed",
"took out",
"wasted",
"whacked",
"assassinated",
"executed",
"martyred",
"terminated",
"carried off",
"claimed",
"croaked",
"destroyed",
"did in",
"dispatched",
"felled",
"killed",
"slew",
"took",
"euthanized",
"euthanatized",
"put down",
"suicided"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animated",
"raised",
"restored",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revived",
"nurtured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"killed time":{
"to spend time doing nothing":{
"examples":[
"They were scrolling through their phones to kill time before the movie started."
],
"synonyms":[
"bummed",
"chilled",
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"droned",
"footled",
"goofed (off)",
"hacked (around)",
"hung about",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"idled",
"kicked around",
"kicked back",
"lazed",
"lazied",
"loafed",
"lolled",
"lounged",
"vegged out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fiddled (around)",
"fooled",
"messed",
"monkeyed",
"mucked",
"piddled",
"played",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled",
"dozed",
"estivated",
"aestivated",
"hibernated",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"tarried",
"ambled",
"moseyed",
"sauntered",
"strolled",
"swanned",
"furloughed",
"goldbricked",
"malingered",
"truanted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudged",
"ground",
"grubbed",
"humped",
"hustled",
"labored",
"moiled",
"pegged",
"plodded",
"plowed",
"plugged",
"slaved",
"sweat",
"sweated",
"toiled",
"travailed",
"worked",
"wrought",
"applied",
"buckled (down)",
"exerted",
"put out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"kilting":{
"as in flying , sailing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coasting",
"flying",
"gliding",
"sailing",
"zipping",
"zooming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blundering",
"bumbling",
"flogging",
"floundering",
"limping",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"struggling",
"stumbling",
"trudging",
"jogging",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"wallowing",
"weltering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"kilter":{
"a state of being or fitness":{
"examples":[
"since I dropped my food processor, it's been all out of kilter"
],
"synonyms":[
"condition",
"estate",
"fettle",
"form",
"health",
"keeping",
"nick",
"order",
"repair",
"shape",
"trim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"practice",
"practise",
"pass",
"phase",
"stage",
"footing",
"picture",
"posture",
"scene",
"situation",
"status",
"rank",
"standing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disorder",
"disrepair"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"kill":{
"to deprive of life":{
"examples":[
"during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else"
],
"synonyms":[
"carry off",
"claim",
"croak",
"destroy",
"dispatch",
"do in",
"fell",
"slay",
"take"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bump off",
"butcher",
"cut down",
"finish",
"get",
"ice",
"knock off",
"murder",
"neutralize",
"off",
"put away",
"rub out",
"scrag",
"snuff",
"take out",
"waste",
"whack",
"annihilate",
"blot out",
"decimate",
"kill off",
"massacre",
"mow",
"slaughter",
"smite",
"assassinate",
"execute",
"martyr",
"terminate",
"euthanize",
"euthanatize",
"put down",
"suicide"
],
"near antonyms":[
"raise",
"restore",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revive",
"nurture"
],
"antonyms":[
"animate"
]
},
"to reject by or as if by a vote":{
"examples":[
"the Senate killed the bill by a single vote"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackball",
"down",
"negative",
"nix",
"shoot down",
"veto"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decline",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"dismiss",
"refuse",
"blacklist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admit",
"allow",
"approve",
"assent (to)",
"pass",
"sanction",
"elect",
"support"
],
"antonyms":[
"confirm",
"ratify"
]
},
"to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{
"examples":[
"I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it"
],
"synonyms":[
"blue-pencil",
"cancel",
"cross (out)",
"dele",
"delete",
"edit (out)",
"elide",
"scratch (out)",
"strike (out)",
"stroke (out)",
"x (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blot out",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"obliterate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"wipe out",
"bleep",
"blip",
"clip",
"cut",
"excise",
"remove",
"bowdlerize",
"censor",
"clean (up)",
"expurgate",
"launder",
"redact",
"red-pencil",
"abbreviate",
"crop",
"shorten",
"black out",
"repress",
"silence",
"suppress"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the long hike up the mountain just about killed us"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"allure",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate",
"magnetize",
"wile",
"witch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarm",
"draw",
"entice",
"lure",
"pull",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"arrest",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"appeal (to)",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"beckon",
"court",
"invite",
"solicit",
"woo"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgust",
"offend",
"repel",
"revolt",
"annoy",
"displease",
"irk",
"bore",
"tire",
"weary"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"kill the engine before it overheats"
],
"synonyms":[
"deactivate",
"shut off",
"turn off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flick (off)",
"dismantle",
"mothball",
"phase out",
"arrest",
"brake",
"chock",
"cut off",
"draw up",
"halt",
"jam",
"stall",
"stick"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charge",
"electrify",
"energize",
"fire",
"fuel",
"generate",
"power",
"push",
"discharge",
"launch",
"release",
"switch",
"trip",
"reactivate",
"recharge"
],
"antonyms":[
"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"drive",
"move",
"propel",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"touch off",
"trigger",
"turn on"
]
},
"as in victim":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"victim",
"game",
"beast",
"brute",
"creature",
"critter",
"chase",
"prey",
"quarry",
"target"
],
"near antonyms":[
"predator",
"carnivore",
"chaser",
"hunter",
"pursuer",
"killer",
"murderer"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in cut , race":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"canal",
"channel",
"cut",
"cutoff",
"gut",
"millrace",
"millstream",
"race",
"watercourse",
"waterway",
"bayou",
"coulee",
"slough",
"slew",
"slue",
"stream",
"wash",
"affluent",
"branch",
"confluent",
"distributary",
"influent",
"tributary",
"arroyo",
"billabong",
"fresh",
"freshet",
"runoff",
"beck",
"bourn",
"bourne",
"brook",
"brooklet",
"burn",
"creek",
"gill",
"rill",
"rivulet",
"run",
"runlet",
"runnel",
"streamlet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"kilning":{
"as in cremating , incinerating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ashing",
"cremating",
"incinerating",
"burning",
"enkindling",
"firing",
"igniting",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"kindling",
"lighting",
"torching",
"immolating",
"deflagrating",
"charring",
"frizzling",
"scorching",
"baking",
"broiling",
"cooking",
"setting off",
"scalding",
"scathing",
"searing",
"reigniting",
"rekindling",
"relighting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stamping (out)",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"extinguishing",
"putting out",
"quenching",
"snuffing (out)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"kilderkin":{
"an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{
"examples":[
"the kilderkins that line one wall of the brewpub are just for decoration\u2014there's no beer in them"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrel",
"butt",
"cask",
"firkin",
"hogshead",
"keg",
"pipe",
"puncheon",
"rundlet",
"runlet",
"tun"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scuttlebutt",
"cistern",
"tub",
"vat",
"can",
"drum"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"killer":{
"a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work":{
"examples":[
"weeding out that overgrown garden is going to be a killer"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear",
"beast",
"chore",
"headache",
"job",
"labor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drudgery",
"grind",
"heavy lifting",
"lucubration",
"effort",
"strain",
"sweat",
"burden",
"load",
"weight",
"bother",
"nuisance",
"trouble"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breeze",
"child's play",
"cinch",
"duck soup",
"kid stuff",
"setup",
"snap"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who kills another person":{
"examples":[
"gunned down by hired killers"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassin",
"cutthroat",
"homicide",
"manslayer",
"murderer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bravo",
"hit man",
"torpedo",
"triggerman",
"butcher",
"executioner",
"massacrer",
"slaughterer",
"slayer",
"murderess"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"likely to cause or capable of causing death":{
"examples":[
"killer viruses that claimed millions of lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"baleful",
"deadly",
"deathly",
"fatal",
"fell",
"lethal",
"mortal",
"murderous",
"pestilent",
"terminal",
"vital"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baneful",
"deleterious",
"destructive",
"harmful",
"injurious",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"truculent",
"infectious",
"infective",
"pestilential",
"poisonous",
"sublethal",
"toxic",
"virulent",
"dangerous",
"grave",
"grievous",
"hazardous",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"risky",
"serious",
"threatening",
"ugly",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"bloody",
"internecine",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beneficial",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"alleviative",
"corrective",
"curative",
"remedial",
"tonic",
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"useful",
"nonpoisonous",
"nontoxic",
"safe"
],
"antonyms":[
"healthful",
"healthy",
"nonfatal",
"nonlethal",
"wholesome"
]
},
"requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{
"examples":[
"a killer exercise program guaranteed to whip you into shape"
],
"synonyms":[
"arduous",
"Augean",
"backbreaking",
"challenging",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"effortful",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"heavy",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"laborious",
"moiling",
"murderous",
"pick-and-shovel",
"rigorous",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"sweaty",
"tall",
"testing",
"toilsome",
"tough",
"uphill"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstract",
"abstruse",
"complex",
"complicated",
"elusive",
"hairy",
"insoluble",
"intricate",
"involved",
"knotty",
"opaque",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"recondite",
"serious",
"spiny",
"stubborn",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"tricky",
"bruising",
"burdensome",
"exhausting",
"labored",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"stressful",
"taxing",
"tight",
"trying",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"distressing",
"irksome",
"troublesome",
"vexatious",
"grievous",
"grim",
"strict",
"stringent",
"brutal",
"cruel",
"inhuman",
"painful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"achievable",
"clear",
"doable",
"elementary",
"manageable",
"uncomplicated",
"comforting",
"gentle",
"painless",
"relaxed",
"smooth",
"soothing",
"accessible",
"friendly",
"idiotproof",
"user-friendly"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"easy",
"effortless",
"facile",
"light",
"mindless",
"simple",
"soft",
"undemanding"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"kilted":{
"as in flew , sailed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coasted",
"flew",
"glided",
"sailed",
"zipped",
"zoomed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blundered",
"bumbled",
"flogged",
"floundered",
"limped",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"struggled",
"stumbled",
"trudged",
"jogged",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"wallowed",
"weltered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"killing field":{
"as in front line , battle line":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"battle line",
"front",
"front line",
"ground",
"battlefield",
"battleground",
"field",
"beachhead",
"bridgehead",
"foothold"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"kills off":{
"as in slaughters , blots out":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"annihilates",
"blots out",
"decimates",
"massacres",
"mows",
"slaughters",
"smites",
"bumps off",
"butchers",
"cuts down",
"finishes",
"gets",
"ices",
"knocks off",
"murders",
"neutralizes",
"offs",
"puts away",
"rubs out",
"scrags",
"snuffs",
"takes out",
"wastes",
"whacks",
"assassinates",
"executes",
"martyrs",
"terminates",
"carries off",
"claims",
"croaks",
"destroys",
"dispatches",
"does in",
"fells",
"kills",
"slays",
"takes",
"euthanizes",
"euthanatizes",
"puts down",
"suicides"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animates",
"raises",
"restores",
"resurrects",
"resuscitates",
"revives",
"nurtures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"kilns":{
"as in cremates , incinerates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ashes",
"cremates",
"incinerates",
"burns",
"enkindles",
"fires",
"ignites",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"kindles",
"lights",
"torches",
"immolates",
"deflagrates",
"chars",
"frizzles",
"scorches",
"bakes",
"broils",
"cooks",
"sets off",
"scalds",
"scathes",
"sears",
"reignites",
"rekindles",
"relights"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stamps (out)",
"douses",
"dowses",
"extinguishes",
"puts out",
"quenches",
"snuffs (out)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"killers":{
"a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work":{
"examples":[
"weeding out that overgrown garden is going to be a killer"
],
"synonyms":[
"bears",
"beasts",
"chores",
"headaches",
"jobs",
"labors"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drudgeries",
"grinds",
"heavy liftings",
"lucubrations",
"efforts",
"strains",
"sweats",
"burdens",
"loads",
"weights",
"bothers",
"nuisances",
"troubles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breezes",
"child's play",
"cinches",
"duck soup",
"kid stuff",
"setups",
"snaps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who kills another person":{
"examples":[
"gunned down by hired killers"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassins",
"cutthroats",
"homicides",
"manslayers",
"murderers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"hit men",
"torpedoes",
"triggermen",
"butchers",
"executioners",
"massacrers",
"slaughterers",
"slayers",
"murderesses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"kilderkins":{
"an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{
"examples":[
"the kilderkins that line one wall of the brewpub are just for decoration\u2014there's no beer in them"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrels",
"butts",
"casks",
"firkins",
"hogsheads",
"kegs",
"pipes",
"puncheons",
"rundlets",
"runlets",
"tuns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scuttlebutt",
"cisterns",
"tubs",
"vats",
"cans",
"drums"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"killings":{
"as in cleanups , windfalls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cleanups",
"windfalls",
"earnings",
"gains",
"lucre",
"nets",
"payoffs",
"proceeds",
"profits",
"bottom lines",
"grosses",
"sales",
"compensations",
"emoluments",
"incomes",
"payments",
"pays",
"remittals",
"requitals",
"salaries",
"wages",
"interests",
"revenues",
"yields"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charges",
"costs",
"disbursements",
"expenditures",
"expenses",
"losses",
"outgoes",
"outlays"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in murders , homicides":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bloodlettings",
"bloodsheds",
"foul play",
"homicides",
"manslaughters",
"murders",
"slayings",
"bloodbaths",
"butcheries",
"carnages",
"deaths",
"holocausts",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"mortalities",
"annihilations",
"decimations",
"destructions",
"devastations",
"eradications",
"exterminations",
"genocides",
"pogroms",
"assassinations",
"executions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"killing fields":{
"as in front lines , battle lines":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"battle lines",
"front lines",
"fronts",
"grounds",
"battlefields",
"battlegrounds",
"fields",
"beachheads",
"bridgeheads",
"footholds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"killer instinct":{
"as in ambitiousness , overambitiousness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ambitiousness",
"overambitiousness",
"grit",
"gumption",
"pluck",
"snap",
"spirit",
"spunk",
"starch",
"assertiveness",
"self-reliance",
"action",
"aggressiveness",
"ambition",
"drive",
"enterprise",
"go",
"hustle",
"initiative",
"energy",
"hardihood",
"pep",
"vigor",
"vitality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inactivity",
"inertia",
"passivity",
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"timidity",
"hesitation",
"reluctance",
"indolence",
"laziness",
"lethargy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}