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{
"auction" : {
"a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"She bought the desk at an auction ." ,
"He made several bids at the auction ."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"auctioned" : {
"as in exchanged , swapped" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"auditing" : {
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"audited the equipment to make sure that everything was in working order"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"skimming" ,
"missing"
] ,
"related" : [
"noticing" ,
"observing" ,
"watching" ,
"combing" ,
"perusing" ,
"poring (over)" ,
"analyzing" ,
"dissecting" ,
"parsing" ,
"delving (into)" ,
"exploring" ,
"investigating" ,
"plumbing" ,
"probing" ,
"researching" ,
"studying" ,
"categorizing" ,
"classifying" ,
"picking over" ,
"reinspecting" ,
"rereviewing" ,
"re-reviewing" ,
"resurveying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"checking (out)" ,
"conning" ,
"examining" ,
"inspecting" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overseeing" ,
"reviewing" ,
"scanning" ,
"scrutinizing" ,
"surveying" ,
"viewing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"audits" : {
"a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an energy audit of our house showed that we were losing lots of heat and needed to upgrade the insulation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"analyses" ,
"assays" ,
"close-ups" ,
"deconstructions" ,
"dissections" ,
"explorations" ,
"investigations" ,
"probes" ,
"researches" ,
"studies" ,
"inquisitions" ,
"interrogations" ,
"once-overs" ,
"perusals" ,
"rechecks" ,
"reinspections" ,
"resurveys" ,
"observations" ,
"surveillances" ,
"watches" ,
"checkouts" ,
"test-drives" ,
"trial runs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"checks" ,
"checkups" ,
"examinations" ,
"goings-over" ,
"inspections" ,
"look-sees" ,
"reviews" ,
"scans" ,
"scrutinies" ,
"surveys" ,
"views"
]
} ,
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"audited the equipment to make sure that everything was in working order"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"skims" ,
"misses"
] ,
"related" : [
"notices" ,
"observes" ,
"watches" ,
"combs" ,
"peruses" ,
"pores (over)" ,
"analyzes" ,
"dissects" ,
"parses" ,
"delves (into)" ,
"explores" ,
"investigates" ,
"plumbs" ,
"probes" ,
"researches" ,
"studies" ,
"categorizes" ,
"classifies" ,
"picks over" ,
"reinspects" ,
"rereviews" ,
"resurveys"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"checks (out)" ,
"cons" ,
"examines" ,
"inspects" ,
"overlooks" ,
"oversees" ,
"reviews" ,
"scans" ,
"scrutinizes" ,
"surveys" ,
"views"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"aughts" : {
"the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"for dates, the year is automatically listed as a pair of aughts , so the user has to scroll down to the correct figure"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"blanks" ,
"voids"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ciphers" ,
"goose eggs" ,
"naughts" ,
"nought" ,
"nils" ,
"ohs" ,
"o's" ,
"os" ,
"zeros" ,
"zeroes" ,
"zilches" ,
"zips"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"augment" : {
"to make greater in size, amount, or number" : {
"antonyms" : [
"abate" ,
"decrease" ,
"de-escalate" ,
"diminish" ,
"downsize" ,
"dwindle" ,
"lessen" ,
"lower" ,
"minify" ,
"reduce" ,
"subtract (from)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"our volleyball team was augmented by some of the exchange team's players"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abbreviate" ,
"abridge" ,
"curtail" ,
"shorten" ,
"compress" ,
"condense" ,
"constrict" ,
"contract" ,
"cut back" ,
"retrench"
] ,
"related" : [
"boom" ,
"jump" ,
"skyrocket" ,
"spike" ,
"bump (up)" ,
"ratchet (up)" ,
"rachet (up)" ,
"blow up" ,
"dilate" ,
"distend" ,
"inflate" ,
"draw out" ,
"elongate" ,
"flesh (out)" ,
"lengthen" ,
"prolong" ,
"protract" ,
"stretch" ,
"develop" ,
"enhance" ,
"heighten" ,
"intensify" ,
"magnify" ,
"complement" ,
"supplement" ,
"beef (up)" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"strengthen" ,
"maximize" ,
"accumulate" ,
"amass" ,
"collect" ,
"follow up" ,
"parlay"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accelerate" ,
"add (to)" ,
"aggrandize" ,
"amplify" ,
"boost" ,
"build up" ,
"compound" ,
"enlarge" ,
"escalate" ,
"expand" ,
"extend" ,
"hype" ,
"increase" ,
"multiply" ,
"pump up" ,
"raise" ,
"stoke" ,
"supersize" ,
"swell" ,
"up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"aurorae" : {
"the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nightfalls" ,
"sundowns" ,
"sunsets"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a gorgeous pink aurora aroused us out of our slumber"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"darks" ,
"midnights" ,
"nights" ,
"nighttimes" ,
"afternoons" ,
"middays" ,
"dusks" ,
"evenings" ,
"eventides" ,
"gloamings" ,
"twilights"
] ,
"related" : [
"daytimes" ,
"forenoons"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cockcrows" ,
"dawns" ,
"daybreaks" ,
"daylights" ,
"days" ,
"lights" ,
"mornings" ,
"morns" ,
"sunrises" ,
"suns" ,
"sunups"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"austerity" : {
"the quality or state of being stern and serious in manner or appearance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"His air of austerity tends to put others off."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"His family spent years living in austerity during the recession."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
] ,
"voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity ."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
}
} ,
"author" : {
"a person who creates a written work" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nonauthor"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a brilliant novel by a first-time author"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"auteur" ,
"belletrist" ,
"belle-lettrist" ,
"stylist" ,
"wordsmith" ,
"coauthor" ,
"coscenarist" ,
"cowriter" ,
"ghostwriter" ,
"hack" ,
"hatchet man" ,
"scribbler" ,
"wordmonger" ,
"biographer" ,
"hagiographer" ,
"autobiographer" ,
"memoirist" ,
"memorialist" ,
"fabulist" ,
"fictioneer" ,
"fictionist" ,
"novelist" ,
"romancer" ,
"storyteller" ,
"essayist" ,
"pamphleteer" ,
"satirist" ,
"dramatist" ,
"playwright" ,
"scenarist" ,
"screenwriter" ,
"scriptwriter" ,
"prosaist" ,
"prosateur" ,
"proser" ,
"bard" ,
"poet" ,
"rhymer" ,
"versifier" ,
"blogger" ,
"columnist" ,
"journalist" ,
"newspaperman" ,
"paragrapher" ,
"reporter" ,
"sportswriter"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"litterateur" ,
"litt\u00e9rateur" ,
"pen" ,
"penman" ,
"scribe" ,
"scrivener" ,
"writer"
]
} ,
"a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the author of modern genetics"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disciple" ,
"follower" ,
"pupil" ,
"student" ,
"supporter"
] ,
"related" : [
"cocreator" ,
"cofounder" ,
"conceiver" ,
"contriver" ,
"designer" ,
"deviser" ,
"formulator" ,
"innovator" ,
"introducer" ,
"inventor" ,
"spawner" ,
"builder" ,
"maker" ,
"producer" ,
"developer" ,
"pioneer" ,
"researcher" ,
"researchist" ,
"organizer" ,
"promoter" ,
"encourager" ,
"galvanizer" ,
"inspiration" ,
"inspirer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"begetter" ,
"creator" ,
"establisher" ,
"father" ,
"founder" ,
"founding father" ,
"generator" ,
"inaugurator" ,
"initiator" ,
"instituter" ,
"institutor" ,
"originator" ,
"sire"
]
} ,
"the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"let us thank the Author of our being for all the blessings He has bestowed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [
"Allah" ,
"Almighty" ,
"Creator" ,
"deity" ,
"Divinity" ,
"Eternal" ,
"Everlasting" ,
"Father" ,
"God" ,
"Godhead" ,
"Jehovah" ,
"King" ,
"Lord" ,
"Maker" ,
"Providence" ,
"Supreme Being" ,
"Yahweh" ,
"Jahveh" ,
"Yahveh"
]
} ,
"to compose and set down on paper the words of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cast" ,
"compose" ,
"craft" ,
"draft" ,
"draw up" ,
"formulate" ,
"frame" ,
"prepare" ,
"recast" ,
"redraft" ,
"revise" ,
"rewrite" ,
"letter" ,
"print" ,
"type" ,
"typewrite" ,
"record" ,
"take down" ,
"transcribe" ,
"autograph" ,
"pencil (in)" ,
"register" ,
"sign" ,
"couch" ,
"express" ,
"phrase" ,
"put" ,
"word"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"pen" ,
"scratch (out)" ,
"scribble" ,
"write"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"authoring" : {
"to compose and set down on paper the words of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"casting" ,
"composing" ,
"crafting" ,
"drafting" ,
"drawing up" ,
"formulating" ,
"framing" ,
"preparing" ,
"recasting" ,
"redrafting" ,
"revising" ,
"rewriting" ,
"lettering" ,
"printing" ,
"typewriting" ,
"typing" ,
"recording" ,
"taking down" ,
"transcribing" ,
"autographing" ,
"penciling (in)" ,
"pencilling (in)" ,
"registering" ,
"signing" ,
"couching" ,
"expressing" ,
"phrasing" ,
"putting" ,
"wording"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"penning" ,
"scratching (out)" ,
"scribbling" ,
"writing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"authoritativeness" : {
"as in bossiness , high-handedness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in definitiveness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"authority" : {
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field" : {
"antonyms" : [
"amateur" ,
"inexpert" ,
"nonexpert"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the leading authority on neural anatomy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"apprentice" ,
"beginner" ,
"neophyte" ,
"novice" ,
"dabbler" ,
"dilettante" ,
"layman" ,
"nonprofessional"
] ,
"related" : [
"pro" ,
"professional" ,
"consultant" ,
"hired gun" ,
"specialist" ,
"addict" ,
"aficionado" ,
"afficionado" ,
"buff" ,
"devotee" ,
"enthusiast" ,
"fan" ,
"craftsman" ,
"journeyman" ,
"all-rounder" ,
"jack-of-all-trades" ,
"Renaissance man" ,
"mistress"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ace" ,
"adept" ,
"artist" ,
"cognoscente" ,
"connoisseur" ,
"crackerjack" ,
"crackajack" ,
"dab" ,
"dab hand" ,
"expert" ,
"fiend" ,
"geek" ,
"guru" ,
"hand" ,
"hotshot" ,
"maestro" ,
"master" ,
"maven" ,
"mavin" ,
"meister" ,
"past master" ,
"proficient" ,
"scholar" ,
"shark" ,
"sharp" ,
"virtuoso" ,
"whiz" ,
"wizard"
]
} ,
"lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the sheriff had authority over the whole county"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"reign" ,
"dominion" ,
"power" ,
"sovereignty" ,
"sovranty" ,
"supremacy" ,
"sway" ,
"command" ,
"leadership" ,
"direction" ,
"management" ,
"regulation" ,
"superintendence" ,
"supervision" ,
"autocracy" ,
"dictatorship" ,
"domination" ,
"hegemony" ,
"mastery" ,
"oppression" ,
"subjugation" ,
"tyranny"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"administration" ,
"governance" ,
"government" ,
"jurisdiction" ,
"regime" ,
"r\u00e9gime" ,
"regimen" ,
"rule"
]
} ,
"something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I had good authority to believe that the information was correct"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"antecedent" ,
"cause" ,
"consideration" ,
"impetus" ,
"incentive" ,
"inspiration" ,
"instigation" ,
"occasion" ,
"stimulus"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"account" ,
"grounds" ,
"motive" ,
"reason" ,
"subject" ,
"wherefore" ,
"why"
]
} ,
"something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the Bible is the sole authority for his impassioned defense of creationism"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"citation" ,
"excerpt" ,
"extract" ,
"quotation" ,
"caption" ,
"cross-reference" ,
"footnote" ,
"note"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"reference" ,
"source"
]
} ,
"the capacity to persuade" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inconclusiveness" ,
"ineffectiveness" ,
"ineffectuality" ,
"ineffectualness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a strict grammarian whose pronouncements carried plenty of authority with my third-grade English teacher"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"invalidity" ,
"shakiness" ,
"unsoundness" ,
"feebleness" ,
"powerlessness" ,
"weakness"
] ,
"related" : [
"impact" ,
"might" ,
"power" ,
"punch" ,
"strength" ,
"weight" ,
"believability" ,
"credibility" ,
"soundness" ,
"validity" ,
"authoritativeness" ,
"definitiveness" ,
"influence" ,
"sway" ,
"appeal" ,
"seductiveness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cogency" ,
"conclusiveness" ,
"convincingness" ,
"effectiveness" ,
"force" ,
"forcefulness" ,
"persuasion" ,
"persuasiveness" ,
"suasiveness"
]
} ,
"the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"speaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"helplessness" ,
"impotence" ,
"impotency" ,
"powerlessness" ,
"weakness"
] ,
"related" : [
"counterinfluence" ,
"command" ,
"dominance" ,
"dominion" ,
"mastery" ,
"predominance" ,
"reign" ,
"scepter" ,
"sovereignty" ,
"sovranty" ,
"supremacy" ,
"consequence" ,
"eminence" ,
"importance" ,
"moment" ,
"impact" ,
"impress" ,
"impression" ,
"imprint" ,
"mark"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clout" ,
"credit" ,
"heft" ,
"in" ,
"influence" ,
"juice" ,
"leverage" ,
"pull" ,
"sway" ,
"weight"
]
} ,
"the right or means to command or control others" : {
"antonyms" : [
"impotence" ,
"impotency" ,
"powerlessness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"by the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you married"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"helplessness" ,
"weakness"
] ,
"related" : [
"clout" ,
"influence" ,
"leverage" ,
"pull" ,
"voice" ,
"weight" ,
"jurisdiction" ,
"direction" ,
"management" ,
"dominance" ,
"imperium" ,
"predominance" ,
"sovereignty" ,
"sovranty" ,
"supremacy" ,
"prerogative" ,
"privilege" ,
"right" ,
"eminence" ,
"importance" ,
"moment"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arm" ,
"clutch" ,
"command" ,
"control" ,
"death grip" ,
"dominion" ,
"grip" ,
"hold" ,
"mastery" ,
"power" ,
"reign" ,
"rein(s)" ,
"sway"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"authorize" : {
"to give a right to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disqualify"
] ,
"examples" : [
"this pass will authorize you to go backstage"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disable" ,
"disempower" ,
"disenfranchise" ,
"decertify" ,
"disallow" ,
"forbid" ,
"proscribe" ,
"delegitimize" ,
"invalidate" ,
"nullify"
] ,
"related" : [
"empower" ,
"enable" ,
"enfranchise" ,
"license" ,
"licence" ,
"approve" ,
"endorse" ,
"indorse" ,
"allow" ,
"let" ,
"permit" ,
"accredit" ,
"certificate" ,
"certify" ,
"charter" ,
"ratify" ,
"legitimize" ,
"sanction" ,
"validate" ,
"warrant" ,
"reaccredit" ,
"reapprove" ,
"recertify" ,
"recharter" ,
"revalidate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"entitle" ,
"privilege" ,
"qualify"
]
} ,
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory" : {
"antonyms" : [
"decline" ,
"deny" ,
"disallow" ,
"disapprove" ,
"negative" ,
"reject" ,
"turn down" ,
"veto"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ban" ,
"enjoin" ,
"forbid" ,
"illegalize" ,
"interdict" ,
"prohibit" ,
"proscribe" ,
"disregard" ,
"ignore" ,
"neglect" ,
"overlook" ,
"rebuff" ,
"rebut" ,
"refuse" ,
"spurn"
] ,
"related" : [
"accept" ,
"acknowledge" ,
"affirm" ,
"certify" ,
"endorse" ,
"indorse" ,
"validate" ,
"bless" ,
"canonize" ,
"sanctify" ,
"initial" ,
"rubber-stamp" ,
"sign" ,
"sign off (on)" ,
"allow" ,
"enable" ,
"legalize" ,
"license" ,
"licence" ,
"pass" ,
"permit" ,
"reapprove"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accredit" ,
"approbate" ,
"approve" ,
"clear" ,
"confirm" ,
"finalize" ,
"formalize" ,
"homologate" ,
"OK" ,
"okay" ,
"ratify" ,
"sanction" ,
"warrant"
]
} ,
"to give official or legal power to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disqualify"
] ,
"examples" : [
"only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ban" ,
"bar" ,
"block" ,
"constrain" ,
"deny" ,
"disallow" ,
"disbar" ,
"discourage" ,
"disenfranchise" ,
"disfranchise" ,
"exclude" ,
"hinder" ,
"hold back" ,
"impede" ,
"inhibit" ,
"obstruct" ,
"prevent" ,
"shut out" ,
"stop" ,
"enjoin" ,
"forbid" ,
"interdict" ,
"outlaw" ,
"prohibit" ,
"proscribe" ,
"veto"
] ,
"related" : [
"approve" ,
"clear" ,
"credential" ,
"endorse" ,
"indorse" ,
"OK" ,
"okay" ,
"sanction" ,
"affirm" ,
"confirm" ,
"validate" ,
"inaugurate" ,
"induct" ,
"initiate" ,
"install" ,
"instate" ,
"swear in" ,
"allow" ,
"let" ,
"permit" ,
"enfranchise" ,
"entitle" ,
"privilege"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accredit" ,
"certify" ,
"charter" ,
"commission" ,
"empower" ,
"enable" ,
"invest" ,
"license" ,
"licence" ,
"qualify" ,
"vest" ,
"warrant"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"autobahns" : {
"as in interstates , motorways" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"autoroute" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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} ,
"autos" : {
"a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"coaches" ,
"jitneys" ,
"microbuses" ,
"microbusses" ,
"minibuses" ,
"minibusses" ,
"minivans" ,
"omnibuses" ,
"vans" ,
"convertibles" ,
"fastbacks" ,
"hardtops" ,
"hatchbacks" ,
"notchbacks" ,
"ragtops" ,
"sports cars" ,
"sport-utility vehicles" ,
"station wagons" ,
"SUVs" ,
"town cars" ,
"wagons" ,
"woodies" ,
"compacts" ,
"coupes" ,
"coup\u00e9s" ,
"intermediates" ,
"limousines" ,
"minicars" ,
"minis" ,
"sedans" ,
"subcompacts" ,
"V-8s" ,
"gas-guzzlers" ,
"land yachts" ,
"muscle cars" ,
"stock cars" ,
"turbocars" ,
"beaters" ,
"clunkers" ,
"crates" ,
"flivvers" ,
"jalopies" ,
"junkers" ,
"cream puffs" ,
"phaetons" ,
"roadsters" ,
"tin lizzies" ,
"touring cars" ,
"hybrids"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"automobiles" ,
"buses" ,
"busses" ,
"cars" ,
"horseless carriages" ,
"machines" ,
"motorcars" ,
"motors" ,
"motor vehicles" ,
"wheels"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"autostrade" : {
"as in motorways , autobahns" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"autochthonous" : {
"belonging to a particular place by birth or origin" : {
"examples" : [
"an illegally introduced Asian fish that has virtually wiped out the lake's autochthonous species"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aboriginal" ,
"born" ,
"domestic" ,
"endemic" ,
"indigenous" ,
"native"
] ,
"related" : [
"local" ,
"regional" ,
"original"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"imported" ,
"introduced" ,
"transplanted" ,
"alien" ,
"exotic" ,
"foreign" ,
"strange" ,
"expatriate" ,
"immigrant"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"nonindigenous" ,
"nonnative"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"aureole" : {
"an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage" : {
"examples" : [
"the white marble sculpture of the saint in the throes of divine ecstasy is strikingly offset by a gilt aureole"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"glory" ,
"halo" ,
"nimbus"
] ,
"related" : [
"starburst" ,
"sunburst" ,
"aura" ,
"corona"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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} ,
"autohypnosis" : {
"as in self-hypnosis , automatism" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"autogiro" : {
"as in tilt-rotor , gyroplane" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"autocracy" : {
"a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power" : {
"examples" : [
"the Magna Carta is historically important because it signified the British rejection of autocracy and constituted the first formal restraining of the power of the monarch"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"absolutism" ,
"autarchy" ,
"authoritarianism" ,
"Caesarism" ,
"czarism" ,
"tsarism" ,
"tzarism" ,
"despotism" ,
"dictatorship" ,
"totalism" ,
"totalitarianism" ,
"tyranny"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"monarchism" ,
"monarchy" ,
"monocracy" ,
"Big Brother" ,
"Big Brotherism" ,
"Communism" ,
"fascism" ,
"Nazism" ,
"domination" ,
"oppression"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"democracy" ,
"self-governance" ,
"self-government" ,
"self-rule" ,
"freedom" ,
"self-determination" ,
"autonomy" ,
"sovereignty" ,
"sovranty"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"austerities" : {
"voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites" : {
"examples" : [
"They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity ."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"asceticism" ,
"frugality" ,
"mortification" ,
"sacrifice" ,
"self-command" ,
"self-containment" ,
"self-denial" ,
"self-mastery" ,
"constraint" ,
"control" ,
"discipline" ,
"restraint" ,
"self-control" ,
"self-discipline" ,
"middle-of-the-roadism" ,
"abnegation" ,
"abstention" ,
"avoidance" ,
"eschewal" ,
"forbearance" ,
"rationality" ,
"rationalness" ,
"reasonability" ,
"reasonableness" ,
"sensibility" ,
"sensibleness" ,
"abstinence" ,
"soberness" ,
"sobriety" ,
"teetotalism" ,
"moderateness" ,
"moderation" ,
"temperance" ,
"temperateness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"excess" ,
"superfluity" ,
"extremeness" ,
"extremity" ,
"unconstraint" ,
"unrestraint" ,
"extremism" ,
"radicalness" ,
"irrationality" ,
"unreasonableness" ,
"insobriety" ,
"excessiveness" ,
"immoderacy" ,
"immoderateness" ,
"immoderation" ,
"intemperance" ,
"intemperateness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the quality or state of being stern and serious in manner or appearance" : {
"examples" : [
"His air of austerity tends to put others off."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"asceticism" ,
"austereness" ,
"monasticism" ,
"dourness" ,
"gruffness" ,
"callousness" ,
"hard-heartedness" ,
"implacability" ,
"obduracy" ,
"obdurateness" ,
"pitilessness" ,
"determination" ,
"firmness" ,
"resolve" ,
"steadfastness" ,
"obstinacy" ,
"stubbornness" ,
"exactingness" ,
"hardness" ,
"harshness" ,
"inflexibility" ,
"rigidity" ,
"rigidness" ,
"rigor" ,
"rigorousness" ,
"severity" ,
"sternness" ,
"strictness" ,
"stringency"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"forbearance" ,
"indulgence" ,
"kindness" ,
"lenience" ,
"patience" ,
"softness" ,
"tenderness" ,
"tolerance" ,
"flexibility" ,
"gentleness" ,
"laxness" ,
"mildness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions" : {
"examples" : [
"His family spent years living in austerity during the recession."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"deprivation" ,
"privation" ,
"belt-tightening" ,
"pinching" ,
"straitening" ,
"gutter" ,
"misery" ,
"woe" ,
"wretchedness" ,
"exigency" ,
"emergency" ,
"rainy day" ,
"bankruptcy" ,
"insolvency" ,
"beggary" ,
"destituteness" ,
"destitution" ,
"impecuniosity" ,
"impecuniousness" ,
"impoverishment" ,
"indigence" ,
"necessity" ,
"need" ,
"neediness" ,
"pauperism" ,
"penuriousness" ,
"penury" ,
"poorness" ,
"poverty" ,
"want"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"luxury" ,
"prosperity" ,
"affluence" ,
"opulence" ,
"richness" ,
"wealth" ,
"wealthiness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"authorizations" : {
"the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something" : {
"examples" : [
"you will need the authorization of the council before you can act"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allowances" ,
"clearances" ,
"concurrences" ,
"consents" ,
"green lights" ,
"leaves" ,
"licenses" ,
"licences" ,
"permissions" ,
"sanctions" ,
"sufferances" ,
"warrants"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"imprimaturs" ,
"seals" ,
"signatures" ,
"stamps" ,
"accreditations" ,
"certifications" ,
"liberties" ,
"passes" ,
"concessions" ,
"patents" ,
"permits" ,
"tolerances" ,
"tolerations" ,
"acceptances" ,
"acquiescences" ,
"agreements" ,
"assents" ,
"OKs" ,
"okays" ,
"accords" ,
"grants"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"denials" ,
"refusals" ,
"rejections" ,
"revocations" ,
"taboos" ,
"tabus" ,
"injunctions" ,
"vetoes" ,
"deterrences" ,
"discouragements" ,
"repressions" ,
"suppressions" ,
"bans" ,
"embargoes" ,
"exclusions"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"interdictions" ,
"prohibitions" ,
"proscriptions"
]
} ,
"the granting of power to perform various acts or duties" : {
"examples" : [
"his authorization to go ahead with the project was finally given"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accreditations" ,
"commissions" ,
"delegations" ,
"empowerments" ,
"licenses" ,
"licences" ,
"mandates"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"commendations" ,
"consignments" ,
"entrustments" ,
"facilitations" ,
"promotions" ,
"orderings"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the right to act or move freely" : {
"examples" : [
"granted authorization to enter the military facility"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"freedoms" ,
"free hands" ,
"latitudes" ,
"licenses" ,
"licences" ,
"runs"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"authorities" ,
"clutches" ,
"commands" ,
"controls" ,
"dominions" ,
"grips" ,
"holds" ,
"mandates" ,
"masteries" ,
"powers" ,
"sways" ,
"ranges" ,
"room" ,
"spaces" ,
"blank checks" ,
"cartes blanches"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"autochthons" : {
"a member of the first people to inhabit a region" : {
"examples" : [
"the remains of a settlement once occupied by the island's autochthons are much older than previously thought"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aboriginals" ,
"aborigines" ,
"indigenes" ,
"indigens" ,
"natives"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aliens" ,
"foreigners"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"nonnatives"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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}
}