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{
"amalgamated":{
"made from the joining of two or more parts or elements":{
"antonyms":[
"noncompound",
"simple"
],
"examples":[
"the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union was formed from the merger of the clothing workers' and textile workers' unions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"uncombined",
"unmixed"
],
"related":[
"blended",
"combined",
"commingled",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"coalescent",
"fused",
"integrated",
"interlaced",
"intermixed",
"intertwined",
"interwoven",
"cut-and-paste"
],
"synonyms":[
"composite",
"compound"
]
},
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"antonyms":[
"broke down",
"broke up",
"separated",
"unmixed"
],
"examples":[
"silver amalgamated with mercury is used for tooth fillings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleaved",
"cleft",
"disjoined",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ruptured",
"severed",
"sundered",
"dispersed",
"dissolved",
"scattered",
"detached",
"disengaged",
"split"
],
"related":[
"added",
"admixed",
"beat (in)",
"cut in",
"folded",
"stirred",
"tossed",
"coalesced",
"compounded",
"emulsified",
"conjoined",
"joined",
"knit",
"knitted",
"linked",
"united",
"intertwined",
"interwove",
"interweaved",
"wove",
"weaved"
],
"synonyms":[
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"comingled",
"commingled",
"commixed",
"composited",
"concreted",
"conflated",
"fused",
"homogenized",
"immingled",
"immixed",
"incorporated",
"integrated",
"interfused",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"melded",
"merged",
"mingled",
"mixed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"amalgamation":{
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an amalgamation of peat moss and vermiculite is a good medium for starting vegetable seedlings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"ingredient"
],
"related":[
"half-and-half",
"absorption",
"blending",
"coalescence",
"coalition",
"commingling",
"commixture",
"compost",
"concretion",
"homogenization",
"immingling",
"immixture",
"incorporation",
"integration",
"interfusion",
"intermingling",
"mergence",
"merger",
"merging",
"mingling",
"assortment",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jumble",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"mishmash",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"potpourri",
"variety",
"accumulation",
"aggregation",
"conglomeration"
],
"synonyms":[
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"amateurishly":{
"as in poorly , ineptly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
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"amateurishness":{
"a lack of the level of skill associated with an expert or professional":{
"antonyms":[
"expertness",
"masterfulness",
"masterliness",
"professionalism"
],
"examples":[
"I was surprised at the amateurishness of the dance presentation, considering it was put on by supposed professionals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"finish",
"polish",
"ability",
"adeptness",
"competence",
"proficiency",
"skill",
"skillfulness",
"talent",
"virtuosity"
],
"related":[
"inexperience",
"unpreparedness",
"clumsiness",
"crudeness",
"ham-handedness",
"heavy-handedness",
"inability",
"inaptitude",
"incompetence",
"incompetency",
"unskillfulness"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateurism",
"dilettantism",
"inexpertness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amatory":{
"of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire":{
"antonyms":[
"nonerotic",
"unerotic",
"unsexy"
],
"examples":[
"amatory letters that kept their love alive during the years they were separated by war"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clean",
"decent",
"decorous",
"polite",
"proper",
"seemly",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
],
"related":[
"autoerotic",
"carnal",
"fleshly",
"sensual",
"sensuous",
"bawdy",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"lustful",
"obscene",
"prurient",
"racy",
"spicy",
"suggestive",
"titillating",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"indecent",
"nasty",
"pornographic",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"fetishistic",
"perversive"
],
"synonyms":[
"amorous",
"aphrodisiac",
"aphrodisiacal",
"erogenous",
"erotic",
"erotical",
"erotogenic",
"sexy",
"steamy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"amazed":{
"affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blas\u00e9",
"blase",
"casual",
"nonchalant",
"unruffled"
],
"related":[
"blindsided",
"startled",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"aghast",
"appalled",
"dismayed",
"horrified",
"bewildered",
"confused",
"dazed",
"overwhelmed",
"agape",
"awed",
"awesome",
"openmouthed",
"wide-eyed",
"widemouthed"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonished",
"astounded",
"awestruck",
"awestricken",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"dumbstruck",
"flabbergasted",
"shocked",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"thunderstruck"
]
},
"filled with amazement or wonder":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unimpressed",
"disinterested",
"incurious",
"indifferent",
"unconcerned",
"uninterested",
"dispassionate",
"emotionless",
"impassive",
"unemotional",
"bored",
"jaded"
],
"related":[
"startled",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"puzzled",
"overwhelmed",
"staggered",
"stunned",
"stupefied"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonished",
"astounded",
"awed",
"awestruck",
"awestricken",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"flabbergasted",
"marveling",
"marvelling",
"openmouthed",
"wondering"
]
},
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"your ability to remember names and faces amazes me"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"befuddled",
"bewildered",
"blew away",
"blindsided",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"dismayed",
"jarred",
"muddled",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"perplexed",
"shook up"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonished",
"astounded",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"flabbergasted",
"floored",
"rocked",
"shocked",
"startled",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"thunderstruck"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"amazement":{
"the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Israelites watched in amazement as the Red Sea parted so that they could cross on dry land"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathy",
"disinterest",
"incuriosity",
"indifference",
"unconcern",
"boredom",
"doldrums",
"ennui",
"listlessness",
"restlessness",
"tedium",
"tiredness",
"weariness",
"weltschmerz",
"cheerlessness",
"dispiritedness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy"
],
"related":[
"dread",
"fear",
"respect",
"reverence",
"veneration",
"curiosity",
"interest",
"shock",
"surprise",
"disbelief",
"incomprehension",
"incredulity",
"beguilement",
"bewitchment",
"captivation",
"enchantment",
"fascination",
"animation",
"enlightenment",
"excitement",
"invigoration",
"stimulation",
"absorption",
"engagement",
"engrossment",
"enthrallment",
"immersion",
"involvement"
],
"synonyms":[
"admiration",
"astonishment",
"awe",
"wonder",
"wonderment"
]
},
"the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"imagine Dorothy's amazement when she discovered that the Wizard of Oz was just an ordinary man"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"awe",
"wonder",
"wonderment",
"startle",
"bewilderment",
"confusion",
"consternation",
"discomfiture",
"dismay"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonishment",
"shock",
"startlement",
"stupefaction",
"surprise",
"surprize"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambrosial":{
"having a pleasant smell":{
"antonyms":[
"fetid",
"foul",
"malodorous",
"noisome",
"putrid",
"rancid",
"rank",
"reeking",
"reeky",
"skunky",
"smelly",
"stenchful",
"stenchy",
"stinking",
"stinky",
"strong"
],
"examples":[
"the ambrosial air of a greenhouse filled with orchids"
],
"near antonyms":[
"odorless",
"unscented",
"fusty",
"musty",
"stale",
"gamy",
"gamey"
],
"related":[
"flowery",
"fruity",
"pungent",
"spicy",
"odiferous",
"odored",
"odoriferous",
"odorous",
"clean",
"fresh",
"pure"
],
"synonyms":[
"aromatic",
"fragrant",
"perfumed",
"redolent",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scented",
"sweet"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"very pleasing to the sense of taste":{
"antonyms":[
"distasteful",
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"stale",
"tasteless",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
],
"examples":[
"a platter heaped with exotic and ambrosial tropical fruits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banal",
"boring",
"commonplace",
"tedious",
"noisome",
"smelly",
"stinky",
"noxious",
"unwholesome",
"miserable",
"wretched",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"awful",
"detestable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"foul",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"sickening",
"unpleasant"
],
"related":[
"digestible",
"eatable",
"edible",
"delightful",
"heavenly",
"pleasing",
"agreeable",
"gratifying",
"pleasant",
"satisfying",
"choice",
"delicate",
"exquisite",
"rare"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetizing",
"dainty",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delish",
"flavorful",
"flavorsome",
"luscious",
"lush",
"mouthwatering",
"palatable",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scrumptious",
"succulent",
"tasteful",
"tasty",
"toothsome",
"toothy",
"yummy"
]
}
},
"ambulant":{
"traveling from place to place":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a scattering of ambulant vendors can be found on the downtown plaza"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immobile",
"nonmoving",
"settled",
"standing",
"static",
"stationary",
"motionless",
"still"
],
"related":[
"drifting",
"footloose",
"meandering",
"rambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"traipsing",
"walking",
"migrant",
"migratory"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambulatory",
"errant",
"fugitive",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"itinerant",
"nomad",
"nomadic",
"perambulatory",
"peregrine",
"peripatetic",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"wandering",
"wayfaring"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"ameliorate":{
"to make better":{
"antonyms":[
"worsen"
],
"examples":[
"social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damage",
"endamage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"spoil",
"tarnish",
"vitiate",
"blemish",
"blight",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"flaw",
"mar",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
],
"related":[
"correct",
"emend",
"rectify",
"reform",
"remediate",
"remedy",
"edit",
"fine-tune",
"redraft",
"refurbish",
"rehab",
"rehabilitate",
"revamp",
"revise",
"rework",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"fortify",
"intensify",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"fine",
"hone",
"polish",
"retouch",
"touch up"
],
"synonyms":[
"amend",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"ameliorated":{
"to make better":{
"antonyms":[
"worsened"
],
"examples":[
"social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaged",
"endamaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"tarnished",
"vitiated",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"marred",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced"
],
"related":[
"corrected",
"emended",
"rectified",
"reformed",
"remediated",
"remedied",
"edited",
"fine-tuned",
"redrafted",
"refurbished",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"fortified",
"intensified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"fined",
"honed",
"polished",
"retouched",
"touched up"
],
"synonyms":[
"amended",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"helped",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"refined",
"upgraded"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amelioratory":{
"as in supportive , constructive":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amended":{
"to change one's behavior or character for the better":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backslid",
"regressed"
],
"related":[
"behaved",
"regenerated",
"bettered",
"improved"
],
"synonyms":[
"mended",
"reformed",
"shaped up",
"straightened (up or out)"
]
},
"to make better":{
"antonyms":[
"worsened"
],
"examples":[
"trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaged",
"endamaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"tarnished",
"vitiated",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"marred",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced"
],
"related":[
"corrected",
"emended",
"rectified",
"reformed",
"remediated",
"remedied",
"edited",
"fine-tuned",
"redrafted",
"refurbished",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"fortified",
"intensified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"fined",
"honed",
"polished",
"retouched",
"touched up"
],
"synonyms":[
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"helped",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"refined",
"upgraded"
]
},
"to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"aggravated",
"worsened"
],
"related":[
"redrafted",
"redrew",
"restyled",
"revised",
"reworked",
"rewrote",
"blue-penciled",
"cut",
"shortened",
"redressed",
"righted",
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"improved",
"perfected",
"polished",
"touched up",
"fixed",
"mended",
"repaired",
"adjusted",
"modulated",
"regulated",
"altered",
"changed",
"modified"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrected",
"debugged",
"emended",
"rectified",
"red-penciled",
"reformed",
"remedied"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"amicable":{
"having or marked by agreement in feeling or action":{
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"discordant",
"disharmonious",
"disunited",
"incompatible",
"inharmonious",
"uncongenial"
],
"examples":[
"the contract negotiations between the hotel workers and management were reasonably amicable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"clashing",
"conflicting",
"hostile",
"inimical",
"unfriendly",
"belligerent",
"contentious",
"quarrelsome",
"contradicting",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"opposing",
"opposite",
"competing",
"competitive",
"rivaling",
"rivalling"
],
"related":[
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"collaborating",
"cooperative",
"symbiotic",
"synergetic",
"synergic",
"noncompetitive",
"nonconflicting",
"uncompetitive",
"sympathetic",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"affable",
"amiable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"neighborly"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"compatible",
"congenial",
"frictionless",
"harmonious",
"kindred",
"unanimous",
"united"
]
},
"having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{
"antonyms":[
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"unfriendly"
],
"examples":[
"finds his coworkers at his new job just as amicable as he ever could have hoped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alienated",
"estranged",
"chilly",
"cold",
"cold-blooded",
"cool",
"frigid",
"frosty",
"glacial",
"icy",
"wintry",
"wintery",
"unsociable",
"unsocial",
"aggressive",
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"disputatious",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"inhospitable",
"inimical"
],
"related":[
"affable",
"agreeable",
"approachable",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"nice",
"sweet",
"clubby",
"convivial",
"folksy",
"gregarious",
"hospitable",
"sociable",
"social",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"merry",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"outgoing",
"brotherly",
"fraternal",
"sisterly",
"close",
"familiar",
"intimate",
"adoring",
"affectionate",
"devoted",
"fond",
"lovesome",
"loving",
"tender",
"tenderhearted"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonhomous",
"buddy-buddy",
"chummy",
"collegial",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hail-fellow",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"matey",
"neighborly",
"palsy",
"palsy-walsy",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amity":{
"kindly concern, interest, or support":{
"antonyms":[
"ill will",
"malevolence",
"venom"
],
"examples":[
"a youth club fostering amity among the city's many and diverse ethnic groups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disfavor",
"intolerance",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"enmity",
"hate",
"hatred",
"hostility",
"incivility",
"malice",
"rancor",
"belligerency",
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"querulousness"
],
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"camaraderie",
"collegiality",
"community",
"companionship",
"company",
"comradeship",
"civility",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"rapport",
"rapprochement",
"generosity",
"affinity",
"communion",
"empathy",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tolerance",
"altruism",
"philanthropy",
"selflessness",
"unselfishness"
],
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"brotherhood",
"charity",
"cordiality",
"cordialness",
"fellowship",
"friendliness",
"friendship",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"good-fellowship",
"goodwill",
"kindliness",
"neighborliness"
]
},
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"noun"
]
},
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"amount (to)":{
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"to be the same in meaning or effect":{
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"it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing\u2014that you can't babysit"
],
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"match",
"measure (up)",
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"touch",
"connote",
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"express",
"import",
"mean",
"signify",
"smack (of)",
"spell",
"suggest"
],
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"the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for"
],
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],
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]
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]
},
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"amounting (to)":{
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"it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing\u2014that you can't babysit"
],
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"matching",
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"importing",
"meaning",
"signifying",
"smacking (of)",
"spelling",
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],
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"coming (to)",
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"equalling"
]
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"the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for"
],
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]
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"it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing\u2014that you can't babysit"
],
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"matches",
"measures (up)",
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"touches",
"connotes",
"denotes",
"expresses",
"imports",
"means",
"signifies",
"smacks (of)",
"spells",
"suggests"
],
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"comes (to)",
"corresponds (to)",
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"the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for"
],
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"bare",
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],
"examples":[
"there's ample time to order a pizza before the show"
],
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"lacking",
"wanting",
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"meagre",
"niggardly",
"stingy",
"skimpy",
"least",
"minimum",
"light",
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],
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"fat",
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"fertile",
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"luxuriant",
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"prolific",
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"fulsome",
"lavish",
"profuse"
],
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"bountiful",
"comfortable",
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"galore",
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"liberal",
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"plentiful",
"plenty"
]
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"a husky fellow, he always heads for the most ample chair in the room"
],
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],
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"generous",
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"grand",
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"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
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"outsize",
"outsized",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"Brobdingnagian",
"Bunyanesque",
"colossal",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"gargantuan",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
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"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
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"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"pharaonic",
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"super",
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"expansive",
"extended",
"extensive",
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"boundless",
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"capacious",
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"roomy",
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]
},
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"adjective"
]
},
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"amplification":{
"as in":{
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"amplified":{
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
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],
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"after filing a report of missing luggage, he was asked to amplify a bit as to the circumstances"
],
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"contracted",
"outlined",
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],
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"discoursed",
"expatiated",
"rambled",
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],
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"elaborated (on)",
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]
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"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
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"decreased",
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"lowered",
"minified",
"reduced",
"subtracted (from)"
],
"examples":[
"the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors"
],
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"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
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"constricted",
"contracted",
"cut back",
"retrenched"
],
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"boomed",
"jumped",
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"spiked",
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],
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"stoked",
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]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
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"abated",
"moderated"
],
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"a fox's large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones"
],
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"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"let up (on)",
"reduced",
"subdued",
"toned (down)",
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"receded",
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],
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"extended",
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"supplemented",
"maximized",
"enlivened",
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],
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"accentuated",
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]
},
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]
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"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
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"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"condense",
"shorten"
],
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"after filing a report of missing luggage, he was asked to amplify a bit as to the circumstances"
],
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"contract",
"outline",
"summarize",
"sum up"
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"add (to)",
"complement",
"supplement",
"discourse",
"expatiate",
"ramble",
"run on"
],
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"develop",
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"enlarge (on or upon)",
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"flesh (out)"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"decrease",
"de-escalate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"lower",
"minify",
"reduce",
"subtract (from)"
],
"examples":[
"the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors"
],
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"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"shorten",
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"cut back",
"retrench"
],
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"boom",
"jump",
"skyrocket",
"spike",
"bump (up)",
"ratchet (up)",
"rachet (up)",
"blow up",
"dilate",
"distend",
"inflate",
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"elongate",
"flesh (out)",
"lengthen",
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"protract",
"stretch",
"develop",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"complement",
"supplement",
"beef (up)",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"maximize",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"collect",
"follow up",
"parlay"
],
"synonyms":[
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"expand",
"extend",
"hype",
"increase",
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"pump up",
"raise",
"stoke",
"supersize",
"swell",
"up"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"moderate"
],
"examples":[
"a fox's large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"let up (on)",
"reduce",
"subdue",
"tone (down)",
"weaken",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"subside",
"taper (off)",
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"ease",
"lighten"
],
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"broaden",
"enlarge",
"expand",
"extend",
"lengthen",
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"quicken",
"emphasize",
"point (up)",
"sharpen",
"stress",
"augment",
"enforce",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"restrengthen",
"supplement",
"maximize",
"enliven",
"jazz (up)",
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],
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"accentuate",
"amp (up)",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"consolidate",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"amplitude":{
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests\u2014government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy\u2014is truly awesome"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"gamut",
"spectrum",
"spread",
"bailiwick",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"province",
"region",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"frontier",
"horizon",
"panorama"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambit",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confines",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"range",
"reach",
"realm",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amply":{
"in a generous manner":{
"antonyms":[
"parsimoniously",
"stingily",
"ungenerously"
],
"examples":[
"amply rewarded the boy who had found her necklace"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemptuously",
"disdainfully",
"rudely",
"scornfully",
"obnoxiously",
"provocatively",
"coldly",
"coolly",
"cooly",
"frigidly",
"hostilely",
"angrily",
"belligerently",
"begrudgingly",
"grudgingly"
],
"related":[
"considerately",
"courteously",
"hospitably",
"kindly",
"nicely",
"reasonably",
"sweetly",
"thoughtfully",
"affably",
"amiably",
"cheerfully",
"cheerily",
"congenially",
"cordially",
"friendlily",
"genially",
"good-heartedly",
"good-naturedly",
"graciously",
"selflessly",
"ungrudgingly",
"unselfishly",
"altruistically",
"beneficently",
"benevolently",
"bigheartedly",
"charitably",
"humanely",
"kindheartedly",
"magnanimously",
"philanthropically"
],
"synonyms":[
"bounteously",
"bountifully",
"freehandedly",
"freeheartedly",
"generously",
"handsomely",
"lavishly",
"liberally",
"munificently",
"openhandedly",
"unstintingly",
"well"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
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"amps (up)":{
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"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"antonyms":[
"dampens",
"damps",
"deadens",
"dulls",
"kills"
],
"examples":[
"an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burns out",
"debilitates",
"does in",
"drains",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"harasses",
"kayoes",
"knocks out",
"saps",
"tuckers (out)",
"undermines",
"washes out",
"weakens",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out",
"checks",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"jades",
"quells",
"quenches",
"represses",
"restrains",
"slows",
"stills",
"stunts",
"suppresses",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
],
"related":[
"arouses",
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"awakes",
"raises",
"rouses",
"stirs",
"wakes (up)",
"activates",
"actuates",
"drives",
"impels",
"motivates",
"motives",
"moves",
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"charges",
"electrifies",
"galvanizes",
"enkindles",
"excites",
"ferments",
"foments",
"incites",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"instigates",
"kindles",
"provokes",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"triggers",
"turns on",
"whips (up)",
"abets",
"boosts",
"buoys",
"cheers",
"emboldens",
"fortifies",
"heartens",
"infuses",
"inspires",
"lifts",
"rallies",
"steels",
"strengthens",
"reactivates",
"reanimates",
"reawakens",
"reawakes",
"recharges",
"recreates",
"reenergizes",
"refreshens",
"refreshes",
"regenerates",
"reinvigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"rekindles",
"renews",
"restimulates",
"resurrects",
"resuscitates",
"revitalizes",
"revives"
],
"synonyms":[
"animates",
"braces",
"energizes",
"enlivens",
"fillips",
"fires",
"gingers (up)",
"invigorates",
"jazzes (up)",
"juices up",
"jump-starts",
"livens (up)",
"peps (up)",
"quickens",
"spikes",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes",
"vivifies",
"zips (up)"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"antonyms":[
"abates",
"moderates"
],
"examples":[
"inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lets up (on)",
"reduces",
"subdues",
"tones (down)",
"weakens",
"dwindles",
"recedes",
"subsides",
"tapers (off)",
"wanes",
"alleviates",
"eases",
"lightens"
],
"related":[
"broadens",
"enlarges",
"expands",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"accelerates",
"hastens",
"quickens",
"emphasizes",
"points (up)",
"sharpens",
"stresses",
"augments",
"enforces",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"restrengthens",
"supplements",
"maximizes",
"enlivens",
"jazzes (up)",
"aggravates",
"exacerbates"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuates",
"amplifies",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"consolidates",
"deepens",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"redoubles",
"steps up",
"strengthens"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amputate":{
"to remove (part of a person's body)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated ."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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},
"amulet":{
"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
],
"examples":[
"a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curse",
"hex",
"spell"
],
"related":[
"gris-gris",
"grigri",
"juju",
"philter",
"toadstone",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"totem"
],
"synonyms":[
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"mojo",
"periapt",
"phylactery",
"talisman"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambushing":{
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
"examples":[
"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambuscading",
"surprising",
"surprizing",
"waylaying"
],
"related":[
"assailing",
"assaulting",
"attacking",
"storming",
"striking",
"jumping",
"mugging",
"pouncing (on)",
"tackling",
"charging",
"sallying",
"capturing",
"ensnaring",
"entrapping",
"mousetrapping",
"netting",
"snaring",
"trapping",
"hunting",
"preying (on or upon)",
"stalking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amicably":{
"as in good-naturedly , jocularly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"ambushments":{
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
"examples":[
"ambushments were a constant threat to travelers along the road to London"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambuscades",
"ambushes",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"traps"
],
"related":[
"assaults",
"attacks",
"charges",
"sallies",
"captures",
"entrapments",
"mousetraps",
"snares",
"huntings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"amuses":{
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
"examples":[
"the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives"
],
"synonyms":[
"disports",
"diverts",
"entertains",
"regales",
"solaces"
],
"related":[
"absorbs",
"busies",
"distracts",
"engages",
"engrosses",
"immerses",
"interests",
"involves",
"occupies",
"beguiles",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"delights",
"enchants",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"fascinates",
"grips",
"hypnotizes",
"intrigues",
"mesmerizes",
"coddles",
"gratifies",
"humors",
"indulges",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"pleases",
"pleasures",
"spoils",
"appeases",
"comforts",
"conciliates",
"consoles",
"contents",
"mollifies",
"obliges",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates",
"soothes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bores",
"jades",
"drains",
"enervates",
"exhausts",
"fatigues",
"tires",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out",
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"chafes",
"disturbs",
"exasperates",
"frets",
"galls",
"grates",
"harasses",
"harries",
"irks",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"perturbs",
"pesters",
"piques",
"upsets",
"vexes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amnesty":{
"release from the guilt or penalty of an offense":{
"examples":[
"the president of France traditionally grants amnesty to specially selected prisoners on Bastille Day"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolution",
"forgiveness",
"pardon",
"remission",
"remittal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parole",
"acquittal",
"exculpation",
"exoneration",
"vindication",
"condonation",
"exemption",
"immunity",
"impunity",
"indemnity",
"commutation",
"commuting",
"reprieve",
"clemency",
"leniency",
"mercy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conviction",
"sentence",
"assessment",
"charge",
"fine",
"imposition",
"levying",
"castigation",
"chastening",
"chastisement",
"condemnation"
],
"antonyms":[
"penalty",
"punishment",
"retribution"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambulating":{
"to go on foot":{
"examples":[
"a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate"
],
"synonyms":[
"footing (it)",
"hoofing (it)",
"legging (it)",
"padding",
"stepping",
"traipsing",
"treading",
"walking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parading",
"promenading",
"marching",
"pacing",
"stepping out",
"striding",
"trooping",
"power walking",
"hiking",
"peregrinating",
"trekking",
"ambling",
"moseying",
"perambulating",
"rambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"wandering",
"clumping",
"stomping",
"stumping",
"tramping",
"trampling",
"tromping",
"footslogging",
"plodding",
"trudging",
"gimping",
"hobbling",
"limping",
"mincing",
"prancing",
"pussyfooting",
"tiptoeing",
"bouncing",
"sashaying",
"stalking",
"strutting",
"swaggering",
"faltering",
"lumbering",
"lurching",
"pounding",
"scuffing",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"staggering",
"stumbling",
"toddling",
"waddling",
"nipping",
"tapping",
"tripping",
"trotting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ambit":{
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"examples":[
"many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements"
],
"synonyms":[
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confines",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"range",
"reach",
"realm",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gamut",
"spectrum",
"spread",
"bailiwick",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"province",
"region",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"frontier",
"horizon",
"panorama"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amulets":{
"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
"examples":[
"a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil"
],
"synonyms":[
"charms",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"mascots",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"periapts",
"phylacteries",
"talismans"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gris-gris",
"grigri",
"jujus",
"philters",
"toadstones",
"emblems",
"symbols",
"tokens",
"totems"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curses",
"hexes",
"spells"
],
"antonyms":[
"hoodoos",
"jinxes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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}
}