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{
"arbitrary" : {
"exercising power or authority without interference by others" : {
"antonyms" : [
"limited"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a nation with no tradition of democracy, only a long history of arbitrary rulers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"circumscribed" ,
"restrained" ,
"restricted" ,
"constitutional" ,
"lawful" ,
"democratic" ,
"republican"
] ,
"related" : [
"authoritarian" ,
"jackbooted" ,
"oppressive" ,
"totalitarian" ,
"antidemocratic" ,
"antirepublican" ,
"high-handed" ,
"magisterial" ,
"domineering" ,
"imperious" ,
"masterful" ,
"all-powerful" ,
"almighty" ,
"omnipotent" ,
"autonomous" ,
"self-governing" ,
"self-ruling" ,
"sovereign" ,
"sovran" ,
"unconditional" ,
"unlimited"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"absolute" ,
"autocratic" ,
"autocratical" ,
"czarist" ,
"tsarist" ,
"tzarist" ,
"despotic" ,
"dictatorial" ,
"monocratic" ,
"tyrannical" ,
"tyrannic" ,
"tyrannous"
]
} ,
"having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an arbitrary piano teacher who makes all her students do the same exercises over and over again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"balanced" ,
"disinterested" ,
"dispassionate" ,
"equal" ,
"equitable" ,
"evenhanded" ,
"fair" ,
"impartial" ,
"just" ,
"nonpartisan" ,
"objective" ,
"rational" ,
"reasonable" ,
"understanding" ,
"unbiased" ,
"unprejudiced" ,
"ethical" ,
"honorable" ,
"irreproachable" ,
"law-abiding" ,
"moral" ,
"principled" ,
"unimpeachable"
] ,
"related" : [
"arrogant" ,
"commanding" ,
"demanding" ,
"dominant" ,
"domineering" ,
"haughty" ,
"imperative" ,
"lordly" ,
"masterful" ,
"overbearing" ,
"presumptuous" ,
"authoritarian" ,
"autocratic" ,
"autocratical" ,
"despotic" ,
"totalitarian" ,
"tyrannical" ,
"tyrannic" ,
"tyrannous" ,
"capricious" ,
"changeable" ,
"erratic" ,
"inconsistent" ,
"mercurial" ,
"whimsical" ,
"biased" ,
"inequitable" ,
"partisan" ,
"prejudiced" ,
"unequal" ,
"unfair" ,
"unjust" ,
"unrealistic" ,
"unreasonable" ,
"unconscionable" ,
"unethical" ,
"unprincipled" ,
"unscrupulous"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dictatorial" ,
"high-handed" ,
"imperious" ,
"peremptory" ,
"willful" ,
"wilful"
]
} ,
"lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern" : {
"antonyms" : [
"methodical" ,
"methodic" ,
"nonrandom" ,
"orderly" ,
"organized" ,
"regular" ,
"systematic" ,
"systematized"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the order of the names of the 10 semifinalists is entirely arbitrary"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"established" ,
"fixed" ,
"regular" ,
"set" ,
"stable" ,
"steady" ,
"constant" ,
"continuous" ,
"even" ,
"arranged" ,
"managed" ,
"orchestrated" ,
"ordered" ,
"planned" ,
"aware" ,
"conscious" ,
"deliberate" ,
"purposeful" ,
"thoughtful" ,
"willful" ,
"wilful"
] ,
"related" : [
"accidental" ,
"casual" ,
"chance" ,
"chancy" ,
"contingent" ,
"fluky" ,
"flukey" ,
"fortuitous" ,
"inadvertent" ,
"incidental" ,
"lucky" ,
"unconsidered" ,
"unintended" ,
"unintentional" ,
"unplanned" ,
"unpremeditated" ,
"scattershot" ,
"shotgun" ,
"irregular" ,
"odd" ,
"sporadic" ,
"spot" ,
"directionless" ,
"objectless" ,
"purposeless" ,
"indiscriminate" ,
"unsystematic" ,
"undirected" ,
"disorderly" ,
"disorganized" ,
"undiscriminating" ,
"unselective"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aimless" ,
"catch-as-catch-can" ,
"desultory" ,
"erratic" ,
"haphazard" ,
"helter-skelter" ,
"hit-or-miss" ,
"random" ,
"scattered" ,
"slapdash" ,
"stray"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"arbitrate" : {
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"equivocate" ,
"hedge" ,
"pussyfoot" ,
"skirt"
] ,
"related" : [
"consider" ,
"deem" ,
"deliberate" ,
"hear" ,
"ponder" ,
"weigh" ,
"size up" ,
"mediate" ,
"moderate" ,
"negotiate" ,
"prosecute" ,
"try" ,
"find (for or against)" ,
"conclude" ,
"resolve" ,
"redetermine" ,
"rejudge"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adjudge" ,
"adjudicate" ,
"decide" ,
"determine" ,
"judge" ,
"referee" ,
"rule (on)" ,
"settle" ,
"umpire"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"archive" : {
"a place where books, periodicals, and records are kept for use but not for sale" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"asked that the rare book be brought from the archive" ,
"sent the novelist's letters to the archive for preservation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"rental library" ,
"lending library" ,
"bibliotheca" ,
"stacks"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"library"
]
} ,
"as in organize , compile" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"ardor" : {
"depth of feeling" : {
"antonyms" : [
"impassiveness" ,
"impassivity" ,
"insensibility" ,
"insensibleness" ,
"insensitiveness" ,
"insensitivity"
] ,
"examples" : [
"candidates for citizenship reciting the oath of allegiance to the United States with all the ardor that they could muster"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aloofness" ,
"calmness" ,
"collectedness" ,
"composure" ,
"detachedness" ,
"dryness" ,
"phlegm" ,
"reserve" ,
"reservedness" ,
"reticence" ,
"taciturnity" ,
"apathy" ,
"indifference" ,
"stoicism" ,
"stoniness" ,
"unconcern" ,
"stiffness" ,
"woodenness" ,
"chilliness" ,
"coldness" ,
"coolness" ,
"frigidity" ,
"frigidness"
] ,
"related" : [
"cathexis" ,
"emotionalism" ,
"emotionality" ,
"histrionics" ,
"mawkishness" ,
"melodrama" ,
"sappiness" ,
"sentimentality" ,
"eagerness" ,
"earnestness" ,
"excitement" ,
"gusto" ,
"keenness" ,
"zest" ,
"fanaticism" ,
"fever" ,
"hot-bloodedness" ,
"infatuation" ,
"mania" ,
"obsession" ,
"zeal" ,
"compassion" ,
"responsiveness" ,
"sentiment" ,
"sympathy" ,
"tenderness" ,
"torridity" ,
"torridness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ardency" ,
"emotion" ,
"enthusiasm" ,
"fervency" ,
"fervidness" ,
"fervor" ,
"fire" ,
"heat" ,
"intenseness" ,
"intensity" ,
"passion" ,
"passionateness" ,
"vehemence" ,
"violence" ,
"warmth" ,
"white heat"
]
} ,
"intense sexual desire" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"her revealing outfit only inflamed his ardor all the more"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"frigidity"
] ,
"related" : [
"erotomania" ,
"nymphomania" ,
"satyriasis" ,
"lasciviousness" ,
"lewdness" ,
"libidinousness" ,
"licentiousness" ,
"lickerishness" ,
"randiness" ,
"salaciousness" ,
"wantonness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"concupiscence" ,
"eros" ,
"eroticism" ,
"horniness" ,
"itch" ,
"lust" ,
"lustfulness" ,
"passion"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
] ,
"urgent desire or interest" : {
"antonyms" : [
"apathy" ,
"indifference"
] ,
"examples" : [
"his ardor for combat cooled once he began experiencing the horrors of war"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"casualness" ,
"insouciance" ,
"nonchalance" ,
"unconcern" ,
"aloofness" ,
"detachment" ,
"impassivity" ,
"languidness" ,
"languor" ,
"halfheartedness" ,
"lukewarmness"
] ,
"related" : [
"alacrity" ,
"quickness" ,
"ambition" ,
"gusto" ,
"zest" ,
"appetence" ,
"appetency" ,
"fervency" ,
"passion" ,
"warmth" ,
"zeal" ,
"amenability" ,
"readiness" ,
"willingness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appetite" ,
"avidity" ,
"avidness" ,
"desirousness" ,
"eagerness" ,
"enthusiasm" ,
"excitement" ,
"hunger" ,
"impatience" ,
"keenness" ,
"lust" ,
"thirst"
]
}
} ,
"argue" : {
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"argued my boss into letting me telecommute for four days a week"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deter" ,
"discourage" ,
"dissuade" ,
"unsell"
] ,
"related" : [
"blandish" ,
"blarney" ,
"cajole" ,
"coax" ,
"entreat" ,
"exhort" ,
"fast-talk" ,
"urge" ,
"wheedle" ,
"allure" ,
"beguile" ,
"lead on" ,
"lure" ,
"seduce" ,
"snow" ,
"tempt" ,
"brainwash" ,
"overpersuade" ,
"incline" ,
"influence" ,
"prompt" ,
"sell" ,
"sway" ,
"attract" ,
"draw" ,
"entice" ,
"interest" ,
"chew over" ,
"converse" ,
"debate" ,
"discuss" ,
"dispute" ,
"hash (over)" ,
"moot" ,
"reason (with)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bring" ,
"bring around" ,
"convert" ,
"convince" ,
"gain" ,
"get" ,
"induce" ,
"move" ,
"persuade" ,
"prevail (on or upon)" ,
"satisfy" ,
"talk (into)" ,
"win (over)"
]
} ,
"to express different opinions about something often angrily" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that couple argues so incessantly it's a miracle they're still together"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coexist" ,
"get along" ,
"accept" ,
"agree" ,
"assent" ,
"concur" ,
"consent"
] ,
"related" : [
"challenge" ,
"dare" ,
"defy" ,
"clash" ,
"contend" ,
"contest" ,
"tangle" ,
"cavil" ,
"fuss" ,
"nitpick" ,
"consider" ,
"debate" ,
"discuss" ,
"kick" ,
"object" ,
"protest"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"altercate" ,
"argufy" ,
"bicker" ,
"brabble" ,
"brawl" ,
"controvert" ,
"dispute" ,
"fall out" ,
"fight" ,
"hassle" ,
"jar" ,
"quarrel" ,
"quibble" ,
"row" ,
"scrap" ,
"spat" ,
"squabble" ,
"tiff" ,
"wrangle"
]
} ,
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disprove" ,
"rebut" ,
"refute"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the security video argues that it was a taller man who entered the building"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"contradict" ,
"gainsay" ,
"deny" ,
"disavow" ,
"disclaim" ,
"challenge" ,
"contest" ,
"dispute" ,
"question"
] ,
"related" : [
"avouch" ,
"back (up)" ,
"testify (to)" ,
"vouch (for)" ,
"witness" ,
"guarantee" ,
"warrant" ,
"affirm" ,
"assert" ,
"aver" ,
"avow" ,
"declare" ,
"profess" ,
"demonstrate" ,
"document" ,
"establish" ,
"prove" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attest" ,
"authenticate" ,
"bear out" ,
"certify" ,
"confirm" ,
"corroborate" ,
"substantiate" ,
"support" ,
"validate" ,
"verify" ,
"vindicate"
]
} ,
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"argued that a bake sale would make a lot less money than a car wash"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"adduce" ,
"cite" ,
"mention" ,
"claim" ,
"insist" ,
"affirm" ,
"aver" ,
"avouch" ,
"avow" ,
"advance" ,
"give" ,
"offer" ,
"propose" ,
"submit" ,
"advise" ,
"counsel" ,
"recommend" ,
"suggest" ,
"urge" ,
"convince" ,
"persuade" ,
"advocate" ,
"champion" ,
"defend" ,
"enforce" ,
"espouse" ,
"support" ,
"explain" ,
"justify" ,
"rationalize" ,
"consider" ,
"debate" ,
"discuss" ,
"confute" ,
"counter" ,
"disprove" ,
"rebut" ,
"refute"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assert" ,
"contend" ,
"maintain" ,
"plead" ,
"reason"
]
} ,
"to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"candidates arguing gun control in a nationally televised debate"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"review" ,
"speak (about)" ,
"talk (about)" ,
"broach" ,
"introduce" ,
"propound" ,
"raise" ,
"stir up" ,
"forge" ,
"hammer out" ,
"talk out" ,
"thrash (out)" ,
"wrestle (with)" ,
"chew over" ,
"consider" ,
"deliberate" ,
"weigh"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agitate" ,
"bandy" ,
"bat (around or back and forth)" ,
"canvass" ,
"canvas" ,
"debate" ,
"discuss" ,
"dispute" ,
"hash (over or out)" ,
"moot" ,
"talk over"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"argues" : {
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"argued my boss into letting me telecommute for four days a week"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deters" ,
"discourages" ,
"dissuades" ,
"unsells"
] ,
"related" : [
"blandishes" ,
"blarneys" ,
"cajoles" ,
"coaxes" ,
"entreats" ,
"exhorts" ,
"fast-talks" ,
"urges" ,
"wheedles" ,
"allures" ,
"beguiles" ,
"leads on" ,
"lures" ,
"seduces" ,
"snows" ,
"tempts" ,
"brainwashes" ,
"overpersuades" ,
"inclines" ,
"influences" ,
"prompts" ,
"sells" ,
"sways" ,
"attracts" ,
"draws" ,
"entices" ,
"interests" ,
"chews over" ,
"converses" ,
"debates" ,
"discusses" ,
"disputes" ,
"hashes (over)" ,
"moots" ,
"reasons (with)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"brings" ,
"brings around" ,
"converts" ,
"convinces" ,
"gains" ,
"gets" ,
"induces" ,
"moves" ,
"persuades" ,
"prevails (on or upon)" ,
"satisfies" ,
"talks (into)" ,
"wins (over)"
]
} ,
"to express different opinions about something often angrily" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that couple argues so incessantly it's a miracle they're still together"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coexists" ,
"gets along" ,
"accepts" ,
"agrees" ,
"assents" ,
"concurs" ,
"consents"
] ,
"related" : [
"challenges" ,
"dares" ,
"defies" ,
"clashes" ,
"contends" ,
"contests" ,
"tangles" ,
"cavils" ,
"fusses" ,
"nitpicks" ,
"considers" ,
"debates" ,
"discusses" ,
"kicks" ,
"objects" ,
"protests"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"altercates" ,
"argufies" ,
"bickers" ,
"brabbles" ,
"brawls" ,
"controverts" ,
"disputes" ,
"falls out" ,
"fights" ,
"hassles" ,
"jars" ,
"quarrels" ,
"quibbles" ,
"rows" ,
"scraps" ,
"spats" ,
"squabbles" ,
"tiffs" ,
"wrangles"
]
} ,
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disproves" ,
"rebuts" ,
"refutes"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the security video argues that it was a taller man who entered the building"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"contradicts" ,
"gainsays" ,
"denies" ,
"disavows" ,
"disclaims" ,
"challenges" ,
"contests" ,
"disputes" ,
"questions"
] ,
"related" : [
"avouches" ,
"backs (up)" ,
"testifies (to)" ,
"vouches (for)" ,
"witnesses" ,
"guarantees" ,
"warrants" ,
"affirms" ,
"asserts" ,
"avers" ,
"avows" ,
"declares" ,
"professes" ,
"demonstrates" ,
"documents" ,
"establishes" ,
"proves" ,
"reinforces" ,
"reenforces"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attests" ,
"authenticates" ,
"bears out" ,
"certifies" ,
"confirms" ,
"corroborates" ,
"substantiates" ,
"supports" ,
"validates" ,
"verifies" ,
"vindicates"
]
} ,
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"argued that a bake sale would make a lot less money than a car wash"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"adduces" ,
"cites" ,
"mentions" ,
"claims" ,
"insists" ,
"affirms" ,
"avers" ,
"avouches" ,
"avows" ,
"advances" ,
"gives" ,
"offers" ,
"proposes" ,
"submits" ,
"advises" ,
"counsels" ,
"recommends" ,
"suggests" ,
"urges" ,
"convinces" ,
"persuades" ,
"advocates" ,
"champions" ,
"defends" ,
"enforces" ,
"espouses" ,
"supports" ,
"explains" ,
"justifies" ,
"rationalizes" ,
"considers" ,
"debates" ,
"discusses" ,
"confutes" ,
"counters" ,
"disproves" ,
"rebuts" ,
"refutes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"asserts" ,
"contends" ,
"maintains" ,
"pleads" ,
"reasons"
]
} ,
"to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"candidates arguing gun control in a nationally televised debate"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"reviews" ,
"speaks (about)" ,
"talks (about)" ,
"broaches" ,
"introduces" ,
"propounds" ,
"raises" ,
"stirs up" ,
"forges" ,
"hammers out" ,
"talks out" ,
"thrashes (out)" ,
"wrestles (with)" ,
"chews over" ,
"considers" ,
"deliberates" ,
"weighs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agitates" ,
"bandies" ,
"bats (around or back and forth)" ,
"canvasses" ,
"canvases" ,
"debates" ,
"discusses" ,
"disputes" ,
"hashes (over or out)" ,
"moots" ,
"talks over"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"arguing" : {
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"argued my boss into letting me telecommute for four days a week"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deterring" ,
"discouraging" ,
"dissuading" ,
"unselling"
] ,
"related" : [
"blandishing" ,
"blarneying" ,
"cajoling" ,
"coaxing" ,
"entreating" ,
"exhorting" ,
"fast-talking" ,
"urging" ,
"wheedling" ,
"alluring" ,
"beguiling" ,
"leading on" ,
"luring" ,
"seducing" ,
"snowing" ,
"tempting" ,
"brainwashing" ,
"overpersuading" ,
"inclining" ,
"influencing" ,
"prompting" ,
"selling" ,
"swaying" ,
"attracting" ,
"drawing" ,
"enticing" ,
"interesting" ,
"chewing over" ,
"conversing" ,
"debating" ,
"discussing" ,
"disputing" ,
"hashing (over)" ,
"mooting" ,
"reasoning (with)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bringing" ,
"bringing around" ,
"converting" ,
"convincing" ,
"gaining" ,
"getting" ,
"inducing" ,
"moving" ,
"persuading" ,
"prevailing (on or upon)" ,
"satisfying" ,
"talking (into)" ,
"winning (over)"
]
} ,
"to express different opinions about something often angrily" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that couple argues so incessantly it's a miracle they're still together"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coexisting" ,
"getting along" ,
"accepting" ,
"agreeing" ,
"assenting" ,
"concurring" ,
"consenting"
] ,
"related" : [
"challenging" ,
"daring" ,
"defying" ,
"clashing" ,
"contending" ,
"contesting" ,
"tangling" ,
"caviling" ,
"cavilling" ,
"fussing" ,
"nitpicking" ,
"considering" ,
"debating" ,
"discussing" ,
"kicking" ,
"objecting" ,
"protesting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"altercating" ,
"argufying" ,
"bickering" ,
"brabbling" ,
"brawling" ,
"controverting" ,
"disputing" ,
"falling out" ,
"fighting" ,
"hassling" ,
"jarring" ,
"quarreling" ,
"quarrelling" ,
"quibbling" ,
"rowing" ,
"scrapping" ,
"spatting" ,
"squabbling" ,
"tiffing" ,
"wrangling"
]
} ,
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disproving" ,
"rebutting" ,
"refuting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the security video argues that it was a taller man who entered the building"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"contradicting" ,
"gainsaying" ,
"denying" ,
"disavowing" ,
"disclaiming" ,
"challenging" ,
"contesting" ,
"disputing" ,
"questioning"
] ,
"related" : [
"avouching" ,
"backing (up)" ,
"testifying (to)" ,
"vouching (for)" ,
"witnessing" ,
"guaranteeing" ,
"warranting" ,
"affirming" ,
"asserting" ,
"averring" ,
"avowing" ,
"declaring" ,
"professing" ,
"demonstrating" ,
"documenting" ,
"establishing" ,
"proving" ,
"reinforcing" ,
"reenforcing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attesting" ,
"authenticating" ,
"bearing out" ,
"certifying" ,
"confirming" ,
"corroborating" ,
"substantiating" ,
"supporting" ,
"validating" ,
"verifying" ,
"vindicating"
]
} ,
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"argued that a bake sale would make a lot less money than a car wash"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"adducing" ,
"citing" ,
"mentioning" ,
"claiming" ,
"insisting" ,
"affirming" ,
"averring" ,
"avouching" ,
"avowing" ,
"advancing" ,
"giving" ,
"offering" ,
"proposing" ,
"submitting" ,
"advising" ,
"counseling" ,
"counselling" ,
"recommending" ,
"suggesting" ,
"urging" ,
"convincing" ,
"persuading" ,
"advocating" ,
"championing" ,
"defending" ,
"enforcing" ,
"espousing" ,
"supporting" ,
"explaining" ,
"justifying" ,
"rationalizing" ,
"considering" ,
"debating" ,
"discussing" ,
"confuting" ,
"countering" ,
"disproving" ,
"rebutting" ,
"refuting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"asserting" ,
"contending" ,
"maintaining" ,
"pleading" ,
"reasoning"
]
} ,
"to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"candidates arguing gun control in a nationally televised debate"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"reviewing" ,
"speaking (about)" ,
"talking (about)" ,
"broaching" ,
"introducing" ,
"propounding" ,
"raising" ,
"stirring up" ,
"forging" ,
"hammering out" ,
"talking out" ,
"thrashing (out)" ,
"wrestling (with)" ,
"chewing over" ,
"considering" ,
"deliberating" ,
"weighing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agitating" ,
"bandying" ,
"batting (around or back and forth)" ,
"canvassing" ,
"canvasing" ,
"debating" ,
"discussing" ,
"disputing" ,
"hashing (over or out)" ,
"mooting" ,
"talking over"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"argumentation" : {
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the matter is not subject to argumentation ; my decision is final"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bull session" ,
"chat room" ,
"forum" ,
"meeting" ,
"roundtable" ,
"seminar" ,
"skull session" ,
"skull practice" ,
"symposium" ,
"talkathon" ,
"chat" ,
"conversation" ,
"rap" ,
"words" ,
"discourse" ,
"disquisition" ,
"bargaining" ,
"consultancy" ,
"negotiation" ,
"pourparler"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"argument" ,
"argy-bargy" ,
"back-and-forth" ,
"colloquy" ,
"confab" ,
"confabulation" ,
"conference" ,
"consult" ,
"consultation" ,
"council" ,
"counsel" ,
"debate" ,
"deliberation" ,
"dialogue" ,
"dialog" ,
"discussion" ,
"give-and-take" ,
"palaver" ,
"parley" ,
"talk"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"argy-bargy" : {
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"wouldn't be a cricket match without a little argy-bargy over the umpire's every call"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bull session" ,
"chat room" ,
"forum" ,
"meeting" ,
"roundtable" ,
"seminar" ,
"skull session" ,
"skull practice" ,
"symposium" ,
"talkathon" ,
"chat" ,
"conversation" ,
"rap" ,
"words" ,
"discourse" ,
"disquisition" ,
"bargaining" ,
"consultancy" ,
"negotiation" ,
"pourparler"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"argument" ,
"argumentation" ,
"back-and-forth" ,
"colloquy" ,
"confab" ,
"confabulation" ,
"conference" ,
"consult" ,
"consultation" ,
"council" ,
"counsel" ,
"debate" ,
"deliberation" ,
"dialogue" ,
"dialog" ,
"discussion" ,
"give-and-take" ,
"palaver" ,
"parley" ,
"talk"
]
} ,
"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the perennial argy-bargy over whether the monarchy should be abolished"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"clash" ,
"run-in" ,
"skirmish" ,
"tangle" ,
"tussle" ,
"logomachy" ,
"feud" ,
"vendetta" ,
"attack" ,
"contention" ,
"dissension" ,
"dissention" ,
"debate" ,
"difference" ,
"disputation" ,
"fuss" ,
"objection" ,
"protest" ,
"protestation" ,
"affray" ,
"fisticuffs" ,
"fracas" ,
"fray" ,
"free-for-all" ,
"melee" ,
"m\u00eal\u00e9e" ,
"catfight"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"altercation" ,
"argle-bargle" ,
"argument" ,
"battle royal" ,
"bicker" ,
"brawl" ,
"contretemps" ,
"controversy" ,
"cross fire" ,
"disagreement" ,
"dispute" ,
"donnybrook" ,
"falling-out" ,
"fight" ,
"hassle" ,
"imbroglio" ,
"kickup" ,
"misunderstanding" ,
"quarrel" ,
"rhubarb" ,
"row" ,
"scrap" ,
"set-to" ,
"spat" ,
"squabble" ,
"tiff" ,
"wrangle"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"arise" : {
"to come into existence" : {
"antonyms" : [
"cease" ,
"end" ,
"stop"
] ,
"examples" : [
"it is not known exactly how mammals arose , but scientists date the earliest mammals to the Triassic period"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conclude" ,
"desist" ,
"discontinue" ,
"finish" ,
"halt" ,
"quit" ,
"terminate" ,
"disappear" ,
"dissolve" ,
"evaporate" ,
"vanish" ,
"depart" ,
"die" ,
"expire" ,
"pass away" ,
"perish"
] ,
"related" : [
"be" ,
"breathe" ,
"exist" ,
"live" ,
"subsist" ,
"arrive" ,
"come on" ,
"emerge" ,
"coalesce" ,
"cohere" ,
"shape (up)" ,
"continue" ,
"endure" ,
"last" ,
"persist" ,
"survive"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"actualize" ,
"appear" ,
"begin" ,
"break" ,
"commence" ,
"dawn" ,
"engender" ,
"form" ,
"materialize" ,
"originate" ,
"set in" ,
"spring" ,
"start"
]
} ,
"to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"note in your report any problems that arise while you are conducting the experiment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"appear" ,
"come out" ,
"show up" ,
"turn up" ,
"chance" ,
"come" ,
"come about" ,
"fall out" ,
"go (on)" ,
"go off" ,
"hap" ,
"happen" ,
"occur" ,
"pass" ,
"transpire" ,
"interfere" ,
"interpose" ,
"intervene" ,
"intrude"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"come up" ,
"crop (up)" ,
"emerge" ,
"materialize" ,
"spring (up)" ,
"surface"
]
} ,
"to leave one's bed" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bed (down)" ,
"retire" ,
"turn in"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the travelers arose before dawn and were on their way as the sun came up"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"catnap" ,
"doze" ,
"drop off" ,
"lie up" ,
"nap" ,
"nod" ,
"rest" ,
"sleep" ,
"slumber" ,
"snooze" ,
"bunk" ,
"perch" ,
"roost" ,
"settle" ,
"couch" ,
"doss (down)" ,
"flop (down)" ,
"lie (down)" ,
"recline"
] ,
"related" : [
"arouse" ,
"awake" ,
"awaken" ,
"bestir" ,
"stir" ,
"wake"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"get up" ,
"rise" ,
"roll out" ,
"turn out" ,
"uprise"
]
} ,
"to move or extend upward" : {
"antonyms" : [
"decline" ,
"descend" ,
"dip" ,
"drop" ,
"fall (off)" ,
"plunge"
] ,
"examples" : [
"slowly the hot-air balloon arose , and the round-the-world flight was begun"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dive" ,
"nose-dive" ,
"plummet" ,
"sink" ,
"slide"
] ,
"related" : [
"surge" ,
"tower" ,
"boost" ,
"elevate" ,
"raise" ,
"upheave" ,
"uplift" ,
"upraise" ,
"balloon" ,
"blast off" ,
"take off" ,
"zoom" ,
"crest" ,
"scale" ,
"surmount" ,
"top" ,
"cant" ,
"incline" ,
"lean" ,
"list" ,
"recline" ,
"slant" ,
"slope" ,
"tilt" ,
"tip"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ascend" ,
"aspire" ,
"climb" ,
"lift" ,
"mount" ,
"rise" ,
"soar" ,
"thrust" ,
"up" ,
"uprear" ,
"uprise" ,
"upthrust" ,
"upturn"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"arising" : {
"to come into existence" : {
"antonyms" : [
"ceasing" ,
"ending" ,
"stopping"
] ,
"examples" : [
"it is not known exactly how mammals arose , but scientists date the earliest mammals to the Triassic period"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"concluding" ,
"desisting" ,
"discontinuing" ,
"finishing" ,
"halting" ,
"quitting" ,
"terminating" ,
"disappearing" ,
"dissolving" ,
"evaporating" ,
"vanishing" ,
"departing" ,
"dying" ,
"expiring" ,
"passing away" ,
"perishing"
] ,
"related" : [
"being" ,
"breathing" ,
"existing" ,
"living" ,
"subsisting" ,
"arriving" ,
"coming on" ,
"emerging" ,
"coalescing" ,
"cohering" ,
"shaping (up)" ,
"continuing" ,
"enduring" ,
"lasting" ,
"persisting" ,
"surviving"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"actualizing" ,
"appearing" ,
"beginning" ,
"breaking" ,
"commencing" ,
"dawning" ,
"engendering" ,
"forming" ,
"materializing" ,
"originating" ,
"setting in" ,
"springing" ,
"starting"
]
} ,
"to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"note in your report any problems that arise while you are conducting the experiment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"appearing" ,
"coming out" ,
"showing up" ,
"turning up" ,
"chancing" ,
"coming" ,
"coming about" ,
"falling out" ,
"going off" ,
"going (on)" ,
"happening" ,
"happing" ,
"occurring" ,
"passing" ,
"transpiring" ,
"interfering" ,
"interposing" ,
"intervening" ,
"intruding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"coming up" ,
"cropping (up)" ,
"emerging" ,
"materializing" ,
"springing (up)" ,
"surfacing"
]
} ,
"to leave one's bed" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bedding (down)" ,
"retiring" ,
"turning in"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the travelers arose before dawn and were on their way as the sun came up"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"catnapping" ,
"dozing" ,
"dropping off" ,
"lying up" ,
"napping" ,
"nodding" ,
"resting" ,
"sleeping" ,
"slumbering" ,
"snoozing" ,
"bunking" ,
"perching" ,
"roosting" ,
"settling" ,
"couching" ,
"dossing (down)" ,
"flopping (down)" ,
"lying (down)" ,
"reclining"
] ,
"related" : [
"arousing" ,
"awakening" ,
"awaking" ,
"bestirring" ,
"stirring" ,
"waking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"getting up" ,
"rising" ,
"rolling out" ,
"turning out" ,
"uprising"
]
} ,
"to move or extend upward" : {
"antonyms" : [
"declining" ,
"descending" ,
"dipping" ,
"dropping" ,
"falling (off)" ,
"plunging"
] ,
"examples" : [
"slowly the hot-air balloon arose , and the round-the-world flight was begun"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"diving" ,
"nose-diving" ,
"plummeting" ,
"sinking" ,
"sliding"
] ,
"related" : [
"surging" ,
"towering" ,
"boosting" ,
"elevating" ,
"raising" ,
"upheaving" ,
"uplifting" ,
"upraising" ,
"ballooning" ,
"blasting off" ,
"taking off" ,
"zooming" ,
"cresting" ,
"scaling" ,
"surmounting" ,
"topping" ,
"canting" ,
"inclining" ,
"leaning" ,
"listing" ,
"reclining" ,
"slanting" ,
"sloping" ,
"tilting" ,
"tipping"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ascending" ,
"aspiring" ,
"climbing" ,
"lifting" ,
"mounting" ,
"rising" ,
"soaring" ,
"thrusting" ,
"upping" ,
"uprearing" ,
"uprising" ,
"upthrusting" ,
"upturning"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"aristocracy" : {
"individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"membership in the society is reserved for the literary world's aristocracy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"commoners" ,
"herd" ,
"hoi polloi" ,
"masses" ,
"millions" ,
"mob" ,
"multitude" ,
"rank and file" ,
"unwashed"
] ,
"related" : [
"establishment" ,
"gentry" ,
"nobility" ,
"quality" ,
"society" ,
"top" ,
"top drawer" ,
"upper class" ,
"caviar" ,
"caviare" ,
"who's who"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"A-list" ,
"best" ,
"choice" ,
"corps d'elite" ,
"cream" ,
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me" ,
"elect" ,
"elite" ,
"fat" ,
"flower" ,
"illuminati" ,
"pick" ,
"pink" ,
"pride" ,
"priesthood" ,
"prime" ,
"royalty" ,
"upper crust"
]
} ,
"the highest class in a society" : {
"antonyms" : [
"proletarians" ,
"proletariat"
] ,
"examples" : [
"at one time in China only the aristocracy could own land"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"commoners" ,
"(the) crowd" ,
"(the) masses" ,
"peasantry" ,
"peonage" ,
"(the) people" ,
"plebeians" ,
"plebs" ,
"(the) populace" ,
"(the) public" ,
"rank and file" ,
"bourgeoisie" ,
"middle class" ,
"working class" ,
"dregs" ,
"(the) herd" ,
"(the) mob" ,
"rabble" ,
"rabblement" ,
"riffraff" ,
"scum" ,
"trash"
] ,
"related" : [
"A-list" ,
"beau monde" ,
"beautiful people" ,
"caf\u00e9 society" ,
"Four Hundred" ,
"400" ,
"glitterati" ,
"haut monde" ,
"haute monde" ,
"jet set" ,
"society" ,
"carriage trade" ,
"plutocracy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"elite" ,
"gentility" ,
"gentlefolk" ,
"gentlefolks" ,
"gentry" ,
"nobility" ,
"patriciate" ,
"quality" ,
"upper class" ,
"upper crust"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"armoire" : {
"a tall piece of furniture that is used to store things (such as clothes)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"They didn't have enough closet space in the bedroom, so they bought an armoire ."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"arouse" : {
"to cause to stop sleeping" : {
"examples" : [
"the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"awake" ,
"awaken" ,
"knock up" ,
"rouse" ,
"wake" ,
"waken"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"roust" ,
"rout" ,
"raise" ,
"revive" ,
"reawaken" ,
"rewake" ,
"agitate" ,
"bestir" ,
"disturb" ,
"excite" ,
"provoke" ,
"stimulate" ,
"stir"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"hypnotize" ,
"mesmerize"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"lull"
]
} ,
"to cease to be asleep" : {
"examples" : [
"set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m."
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"awake" ,
"awaken" ,
"rouse" ,
"wake" ,
"waken"
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] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"arise" ,
"get up" ,
"rise" ,
"roll out" ,
"turn out" ,
"uprise" ,
"watch" ,
"revive" ,
"reawaken" ,
"rewake" ,
"shift" ,
"stir"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"catnap" ,
"conk (off or out)" ,
"doze" ,
"drop off" ,
"nap" ,
"nod" ,
"rest" ,
"sleep" ,
"slumber" ,
"snooze" ,
"bed (down)" ,
"couch" ,
"doss (down)" ,
"flop" ,
"kip (down)" ,
"retire" ,
"sack out" ,
"turn in" ,
"lie up" ,
"sleep in" ,
"oversleep"
] ,
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"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"to rouse to strong feeling or action" : {
"examples" : [
"the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"encourage" ,
"excite" ,
"fire (up)" ,
"impassion" ,
"incite" ,
"instigate" ,
"move" ,
"pique" ,
"provoke" ,
"rev (up)" ,
"spark" ,
"stimulate" ,
"stir"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"fan" ,
"ignite" ,
"inflame" ,
"enflame" ,
"kindle" ,
"trigger" ,
"activate" ,
"animate" ,
"drive" ,
"energize" ,
"galvanize" ,
"induce" ,
"inspire" ,
"key (up)" ,
"motivate" ,
"motive" ,
"pump up" ,
"quicken" ,
"set off" ,
"vitalize" ,
"abet" ,
"ferment" ,
"foment" ,
"raise" ,
"whip (up)" ,
"anger" ,
"enrage" ,
"madden" ,
"upset" ,
"jeer" ,
"taunt" ,
"tease" ,
"aggravate" ,
"annoy" ,
"bother" ,
"exasperate" ,
"gall" ,
"get" ,
"irritate" ,
"vex"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"calm" ,
"soothe" ,
"subdue" ,
"tranquilize" ,
"tranquillize" ,
"appease" ,
"mollify" ,
"pacify" ,
"placate"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"aroused" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to cause to stop sleeping" : {
"antonyms" : [
"lulled"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"hypnotized" ,
"mesmerized"
] ,
"related" : [
"rousted" ,
"routed" ,
"raised" ,
"revived" ,
"reawakened" ,
"rewaked" ,
"rewoke" ,
"agitated" ,
"bestirred" ,
"disturbed" ,
"excited" ,
"provoked" ,
"stimulated" ,
"stirred"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"awakened" ,
"awoke" ,
"awaked" ,
"knocked up" ,
"roused" ,
"wakened" ,
"woke" ,
"waked"
]
} ,
"to cease to be asleep" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"catnapped" ,
"conked (off or out)" ,
"dozed" ,
"dropped off" ,
"napped" ,
"nodded" ,
"rested" ,
"slept" ,
"slumbered" ,
"snoozed" ,
"bedded (down)" ,
"couched" ,
"dossed (down)" ,
"flopped" ,
"kipped (down)" ,
"retired" ,
"sacked out" ,
"turned in" ,
"lay up" ,
"slept in" ,
"overslept"
] ,
"related" : [
"arose" ,
"got up" ,
"rolled out" ,
"rose" ,
"turned out" ,
"uprose" ,
"watched" ,
"revived" ,
"reawakened" ,
"rewaked" ,
"rewoke" ,
"shifted" ,
"stirred"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"awakened" ,
"awoke" ,
"awaked" ,
"roused" ,
"wakened" ,
"woke" ,
"waked"
]
} ,
"to rouse to strong feeling or action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"calmed" ,
"soothed" ,
"subdued" ,
"tranquilized" ,
"tranquillized" ,
"appeased" ,
"mollified" ,
"pacified" ,
"placated"
] ,
"related" : [
"fanned" ,
"ignited" ,
"inflamed" ,
"enflamed" ,
"kindled" ,
"triggered" ,
"activated" ,
"animated" ,
"drove" ,
"energized" ,
"galvanized" ,
"induced" ,
"inspired" ,
"keyed (up)" ,
"motivated" ,
"motived" ,
"pumped up" ,
"quickened" ,
"set off" ,
"vitalized" ,
"abetted" ,
"fermented" ,
"fomented" ,
"raised" ,
"whipped (up)" ,
"angered" ,
"enraged" ,
"maddened" ,
"upset" ,
"jeered" ,
"taunted" ,
"teased" ,
"aggravated" ,
"annoyed" ,
"bothered" ,
"exasperated" ,
"galled" ,
"got" ,
"irritated" ,
"vexed" ,
"vext"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"encouraged" ,
"excited" ,
"fired (up)" ,
"impassioned" ,
"incited" ,
"instigated" ,
"moved" ,
"piqued" ,
"provoked" ,
"revved (up)" ,
"sparked" ,
"stimulated" ,
"stirred"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"arousing" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to cause to stop sleeping" : {
"antonyms" : [
"lulling"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"hypnotizing" ,
"mesmerizing"
] ,
"related" : [
"rousting" ,
"routing" ,
"raising" ,
"reviving" ,
"reawakening" ,
"rewaking" ,
"agitating" ,
"bestirring" ,
"disturbing" ,
"exciting" ,
"provoking" ,
"stimulating" ,
"stirring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"awakening" ,
"awaking" ,
"knocking up" ,
"rousing" ,
"wakening" ,
"waking"
]
} ,
"to cease to be asleep" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"catnapping" ,
"conking (off or out)" ,
"dozing" ,
"dropping off" ,
"napping" ,
"nodding" ,
"resting" ,
"sleeping" ,
"slumbering" ,
"snoozing" ,
"bedding (down)" ,
"couching" ,
"dossing (down)" ,
"flopping" ,
"kipping (down)" ,
"retiring" ,
"sacking out" ,
"turning in" ,
"lying up" ,
"sleeping in" ,
"oversleeping"
] ,
"related" : [
"arising" ,
"getting up" ,
"rising" ,
"rolling out" ,
"turning out" ,
"uprising" ,
"watching" ,
"reviving" ,
"reawakening" ,
"rewaking" ,
"shifting" ,
"stirring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"awakening" ,
"awaking" ,
"rousing" ,
"wakening" ,
"waking"
]
} ,
"to rouse to strong feeling or action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"calming" ,
"soothing" ,
"subduing" ,
"tranquilizing" ,
"tranquillizing" ,
"appeasing" ,
"mollifying" ,
"pacifying" ,
"placating"
] ,
"related" : [
"fanning" ,
"igniting" ,
"inflaming" ,
"enflaming" ,
"kindling" ,
"triggering" ,
"activating" ,
"animating" ,
"driving" ,
"energizing" ,
"galvanizing" ,
"inducing" ,
"inspiring" ,
"keying (up)" ,
"motivating" ,
"motiving" ,
"pumping up" ,
"quickening" ,
"setting off" ,
"vitalizing" ,
"abetting" ,
"fermenting" ,
"fomenting" ,
"raising" ,
"whipping (up)" ,
"angering" ,
"enraging" ,
"maddening" ,
"upsetting" ,
"jeering" ,
"taunting" ,
"teasing" ,
"aggravating" ,
"annoying" ,
"bothering" ,
"exasperating" ,
"galling" ,
"getting" ,
"irritating" ,
"vexing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"encouraging" ,
"exciting" ,
"firing (up)" ,
"impassioning" ,
"inciting" ,
"instigating" ,
"moving" ,
"piquing" ,
"provoking" ,
"revving (up)" ,
"sparking" ,
"stimulating" ,
"stirring"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"arraigns" : {
"to state the charges against someone who is accused of a crime in a formal procedure before a judge \u2014 usually used as (be) arraigned" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"He was arraigned on charges of manslaughter."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"arrange" : {
"to bring about through discussion and compromise" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I'll arrange your free movie pass with the cinema's manager"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"settle (on or upon)" ,
"chaffer" ,
"deal" ,
"dicker" ,
"haggle" ,
"horse-trade" ,
"palter" ,
"agree" ,
"contract" ,
"covenant" ,
"argue" ,
"debate" ,
"discuss" ,
"hammer out" ,
"hash (over)" ,
"reason" ,
"talk" ,
"talk over" ,
"work out" ,
"renegotiate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bargain" ,
"concert" ,
"conclude" ,
"negotiate"
]
} ,
"to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"arrange a time for the meeting" ,
"arrange money matters for your trip"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abort" ,
"call" ,
"call off" ,
"drop" ,
"recall" ,
"repeal" ,
"rescind" ,
"revoke" ,
"differ (over)" ,
"disagree (with)" ,
"counter" ,
"debate" ,
"object" ,
"oppose" ,
"protest" ,
"resist" ,
"contest" ,
"dispute"
] ,
"related" : [
"contract" ,
"pledge" ,
"promise" ,
"blueprint" ,
"calculate" ,
"chart" ,
"concert" ,
"design" ,
"draft" ,
"frame" ,
"hammer out" ,
"intrigue" ,
"lay out" ,
"maneuver" ,
"map (out)" ,
"plan" ,
"program" ,
"programme" ,
"schematize" ,
"scheme" ,
"shape" ,
"square away" ,
"work out" ,
"choose" ,
"conclude" ,
"determine" ,
"figure" ,
"opt" ,
"resolve" ,
"affirm" ,
"approve" ,
"authorize" ,
"clear" ,
"confirm" ,
"OK" ,
"okay" ,
"sanction" ,
"warrant" ,
"close" ,
"complete" ,
"end" ,
"finalize" ,
"finish" ,
"round (off or out)" ,
"wind up" ,
"wrap up" ,
"bargain" ,
"chaffer" ,
"deal" ,
"dicker" ,
"haggle" ,
"horse-trade" ,
"negotiate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agree (on)" ,
"decide" ,
"fix" ,
"set" ,
"settle"
]
} ,
"to put into a particular arrangement" : {
"antonyms" : [
"derange" ,
"disarrange" ,
"disarray" ,
"disorder" ,
"mess (up)" ,
"muss (up)" ,
"rumple" ,
"upset"
] ,
"examples" : [
"arrange the flowers so that the taller ones are at the center of the bouquet"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"groom" ,
"make up" ,
"spruce (up)" ,
"straighten (up)" ,
"tidy (up)" ,
"unscramble" ,
"align" ,
"aline" ,
"cue" ,
"line" ,
"line up" ,
"queue" ,
"alphabetize" ,
"file" ,
"hierarchize" ,
"prioritize" ,
"sequence" ,
"emplace" ,
"place" ,
"set" ,
"display" ,
"map (out)" ,
"set out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"array" ,
"classify" ,
"codify" ,
"dispose" ,
"draw up" ,
"lay out" ,
"marshal" ,
"marshall" ,
"order" ,
"organize" ,
"range" ,
"systematize"
]
} ,
"to work out the details of (something) in advance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we need to arrange our European vacation so that we can get the best deals"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"conspire" ,
"contrive" ,
"devise" ,
"intrigue" ,
"machinate" ,
"plot" ,
"put up" ,
"concert" ,
"get up" ,
"draft" ,
"outline" ,
"sketch" ,
"aim" ,
"figure" ,
"have on" ,
"intend" ,
"mean" ,
"contemplate" ,
"meditate" ,
"premeditate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blueprint" ,
"budget" ,
"calculate" ,
"chart" ,
"choreograph" ,
"design" ,
"frame" ,
"lay out" ,
"map (out)" ,
"organize" ,
"plan" ,
"prepare" ,
"project" ,
"scheme (out)" ,
"shape" ,
"strategize (about)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"array" : {
"a large body of men and women organized for land warfare" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"feudal lords depended upon their array for defense"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"militia" ,
"national guard" ,
"standing army" ,
"infantry" ,
"ranks" ,
"regulars" ,
"soldiers" ,
"troopers" ,
"troops"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"army" ,
"battalion" ,
"host" ,
"legion"
]
} ,
"a number of things considered as a unit" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an array of baseball gloves in the corner of his room"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"entity" ,
"item" ,
"single" ,
"unit"
] ,
"related" : [
"accumulation" ,
"aggregate" ,
"aggregation" ,
"conglomeration" ,
"agglomeration" ,
"assortment" ,
"hodgepodge" ,
"jumble" ,
"miscellany" ,
"mixture" ,
"odds and ends" ,
"sundries" ,
"variety" ,
"cycle" ,
"run" ,
"series" ,
"suit"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assemblage" ,
"band" ,
"bank" ,
"batch" ,
"battery" ,
"block" ,
"bunch" ,
"clot" ,
"clump" ,
"cluster" ,
"clutch" ,
"collection" ,
"constellation" ,
"group" ,
"grouping" ,
"huddle" ,
"knot" ,
"lot" ,
"muster" ,
"package" ,
"parcel" ,
"passel" ,
"set" ,
"suite"
]
} ,
"a usually small number of persons considered as a unit" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a motley array of travelers waiting for the bus"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"individual" ,
"single"
] ,
"related" : [
"assembly" ,
"collective" ,
"congregation" ,
"gathering" ,
"muster" ,
"organization" ,
"circle" ,
"clan" ,
"clique" ,
"coterie" ,
"fellowship" ,
"gang" ,
"ring" ,
"round" ,
"set" ,
"faction" ,
"guild" ,
"gild" ,
"order" ,
"school" ,
"sect" ,
"brigade" ,
"crew" ,
"outfit" ,
"phalanx" ,
"platoon" ,
"posse" ,
"task force" ,
"team" ,
"alliance" ,
"bloc" ,
"coalition" ,
"confederacy" ,
"confederation" ,
"federation" ,
"league" ,
"union" ,
"battalion" ,
"squadron" ,
"bevy" ,
"brood" ,
"covey"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"band" ,
"batch" ,
"battery" ,
"body" ,
"boodle" ,
"bunch" ,
"cluster" ,
"clutch" ,
"consort" ,
"constellation" ,
"crop" ,
"group" ,
"grouping" ,
"huddle" ,
"knot" ,
"lot" ,
"parcel" ,
"party" ,
"passel"
]
} ,
"dressy clothing" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"dressed in festive array for the city's annual New Year's Eve celebration"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"tatters" ,
"disarray" ,
"dishabille"
] ,
"related" : [
"apparel" ,
"attire" ,
"costume" ,
"duds" ,
"habiliment(s)" ,
"rags" ,
"raiment" ,
"rig" ,
"rigging" ,
"threads" ,
"toggery" ,
"togs" ,
"vestiary" ,
"vesture" ,
"wear"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"best" ,
"bravery" ,
"caparison" ,
"feather" ,
"finery" ,
"frippery" ,
"full dress" ,
"gaiety" ,
"gayety" ,
"glad rags" ,
"regalia"
]
} ,
"the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a marching band's carefully choreographed array"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"confusion" ,
"disorder" ,
"disorganization" ,
"disruption" ,
"upset" ,
"disconnection" ,
"disjointedness"
] ,
"related" : [
"continuity" ,
"precedence" ,
"priority" ,
"chain" ,
"procession" ,
"progression" ,
"succession" ,
"series" ,
"aligning" ,
"alining" ,
"alignment" ,
"alinement" ,
"lining up" ,
"design" ,
"layout" ,
"pattern" ,
"structure" ,
"system"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arrangement" ,
"disposal" ,
"disposition" ,
"distribution" ,
"order" ,
"ordering" ,
"sequence" ,
"setup"
]
} ,
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming" : {
"antonyms" : [
"blemish" ,
"deface" ,
"disfigure" ,
"mar" ,
"scar" ,
"spoil"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"simplify" ,
"streamline" ,
"bare" ,
"denude" ,
"dismantle" ,
"display" ,
"divest" ,
"expose" ,
"reveal" ,
"strip" ,
"uncover" ,
"uglify"
] ,
"related" : [
"accessorize" ,
"dress up" ,
"trap" ,
"trick (out)" ,
"brighten" ,
"freshen" ,
"smarten" ,
"spruce (up)" ,
"boss" ,
"chase" ,
"braid" ,
"embroider" ,
"feather" ,
"figure" ,
"filigree" ,
"fillet" ,
"flounce" ,
"frill" ,
"fringe" ,
"furbelow" ,
"garland" ,
"hang" ,
"lace" ,
"ribbon" ,
"swag" ,
"wreathe" ,
"appliqu\u00e9" ,
"gild" ,
"paint" ,
"diamond" ,
"gem" ,
"impearl" ,
"jewel" ,
"pearl" ,
"redecorate" ,
"redo"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adorn" ,
"beautify" ,
"bedeck" ,
"bedizen" ,
"blazon" ,
"caparison" ,
"deck" ,
"decorate" ,
"do" ,
"do up" ,
"doll up" ,
"drape" ,
"dress" ,
"embellish" ,
"emblaze" ,
"emboss" ,
"enrich" ,
"fancify" ,
"fancy up" ,
"festoon" ,
"garnish" ,
"glitz (up)" ,
"grace" ,
"gussy up" ,
"ornament" ,
"pretty (up)" ,
"trim"
]
} ,
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disarray" ,
"disrobe" ,
"strip" ,
"unclothe" ,
"undress" ,
"untruss"
] ,
"examples" : [
"arrayed in a wedding dress that has been handed down in the family for generations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"denude" ,
"divest" ,
"uncover" ,
"undrape" ,
"unveil"
] ,
"related" : [
"cloak" ,
"frock" ,
"jacket" ,
"mantle" ,
"vest" ,
"drape" ,
"enswathe" ,
"hap" ,
"huddle" ,
"swaddle" ,
"swathe" ,
"wrap" ,
"accoutre" ,
"accouter" ,
"bedight" ,
"equip" ,
"furnish" ,
"habilitate" ,
"outfit" ,
"tailor" ,
"uniform" ,
"dress down" ,
"underdress"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apparel" ,
"attire" ,
"bedeck" ,
"caparison" ,
"clothe" ,
"costume" ,
"deck (out)" ,
"do up" ,
"dress" ,
"dress up" ,
"enrobe" ,
"garb" ,
"garment" ,
"get up" ,
"gown" ,
"habit" ,
"invest" ,
"rig (out)" ,
"robe" ,
"suit" ,
"tog (up or out)" ,
"toilet" ,
"vesture"
]
} ,
"to put into a particular arrangement" : {
"antonyms" : [
"derange" ,
"disarrange" ,
"disarray" ,
"disorder" ,
"mess (up)" ,
"muss (up)" ,
"rumple" ,
"upset"
] ,
"examples" : [
"arrayed his baseball cards in order of their rarity and consequent monetary value"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"groom" ,
"make up" ,
"spruce (up)" ,
"straighten (up)" ,
"tidy (up)" ,
"unscramble" ,
"align" ,
"aline" ,
"cue" ,
"line" ,
"line up" ,
"queue" ,
"alphabetize" ,
"file" ,
"hierarchize" ,
"prioritize" ,
"sequence" ,
"emplace" ,
"place" ,
"set" ,
"display" ,
"map (out)" ,
"set out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arrange" ,
"classify" ,
"codify" ,
"dispose" ,
"draw up" ,
"lay out" ,
"marshal" ,
"marshall" ,
"order" ,
"organize" ,
"range" ,
"systematize"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"arrest" : {
"the act of taking into one's control by authority of law" : {
"antonyms" : [
"discharge"
] ,
"examples" : [
"there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emancipation" ,
"liberation" ,
"release"
] ,
"related" : [
"raid" ,
"house arrest" ,
"capture" ,
"entrapment" ,
"seizure" ,
"captivity" ,
"confinement" ,
"detention" ,
"enchainment" ,
"hold" ,
"immurement" ,
"imprisonment" ,
"incarceration" ,
"restraint" ,
"rearrest" ,
"remand"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apprehension" ,
"arrestment" ,
"bust" ,
"collar" ,
"pinch"
]
} ,
"the stopping of a process or activity" : {
"antonyms" : [
"continuance" ,
"continuation"
] ,
"examples" : [
"\"hemostasis\" is the technical term for arrest of bleeding"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"extension" ,
"persistence" ,
"prolongation"
] ,
"related" : [
"mop-up" ,
"phaseout" ,
"abeyance" ,
"break" ,
"interruption" ,
"layoff" ,
"letup" ,
"moratorium" ,
"pause" ,
"standstill" ,
"suspension"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arrestment" ,
"cease" ,
"cessation" ,
"check" ,
"close" ,
"closedown" ,
"closure" ,
"conclusion" ,
"cutoff" ,
"discontinuance" ,
"discontinuation" ,
"end" ,
"ending" ,
"expiration" ,
"finish" ,
"halt" ,
"lapse" ,
"offset" ,
"shutdown" ,
"shutoff" ,
"stay" ,
"stop" ,
"stoppage" ,
"surcease" ,
"termination"
]
} ,
"to bring (something) to a standstill" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"carry on" ,
"continue" ,
"follow through (with)" ,
"keep (on)" ,
"keep up" ,
"persist" ,
"run on" ,
"advance" ,
"fare" ,
"go along" ,
"march" ,
"move" ,
"proceed" ,
"progress" ,
"wend" ,
"actuate" ,
"budge" ,
"drive" ,
"goad" ,
"impel" ,
"propel" ,
"push" ,
"spur" ,
"stir"
] ,
"related" : [
"baffle" ,
"balk" ,
"block" ,
"blockade" ,
"bottleneck" ,
"clog" ,
"dam" ,
"detain" ,
"hinder" ,
"hold" ,
"hold back" ,
"impede" ,
"obstruct" ,
"snag" ,
"stem" ,
"conclude" ,
"cut off" ,
"end" ,
"terminate" ,
"call" ,
"discontinue" ,
"suspend" ,
"choke off" ,
"rein (in)" ,
"repress" ,
"squash" ,
"squelch" ,
"stanch" ,
"staunch" ,
"stunt" ,
"suppress" ,
"turn back"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bring up" ,
"catch" ,
"check" ,
"draw up" ,
"fetch up" ,
"halt" ,
"hold up" ,
"pull up" ,
"stall" ,
"stay" ,
"still" ,
"stop"
]
} ,
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the sight of the daredevil walking a tightrope between high-rises arrested area pedestrians and motorists alike"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"enrapture" ,
"entrance" ,
"thrill" ,
"beguile" ,
"bewitch" ,
"charm" ,
"absorb" ,
"engage" ,
"engross" ,
"involve"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bedazzle" ,
"catch up" ,
"enchant" ,
"enthrall" ,
"enthral" ,
"fascinate" ,
"grip" ,
"hypnotize" ,
"mesmerize" ,
"spellbind"
]
} ,
"to take or keep under one's control by authority of law" : {
"antonyms" : [
"discharge"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emancipate" ,
"free" ,
"liberate" ,
"loose" ,
"loosen" ,
"release" ,
"spring" ,
"unbind" ,
"unchain"
] ,
"related" : [
"bag" ,
"capture" ,
"catch" ,
"get" ,
"grab" ,
"grapple" ,
"hook" ,
"land" ,
"snap (up)" ,
"snare" ,
"snatch" ,
"trap" ,
"commit" ,
"confine" ,
"detain" ,
"hold" ,
"immure" ,
"imprison" ,
"incarcerate" ,
"intern" ,
"jail" ,
"jug" ,
"lock (up)" ,
"bind" ,
"enchain" ,
"fetter" ,
"handcuff" ,
"manacle" ,
"shackle" ,
"trammel" ,
"rearrest" ,
"remand"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apprehend" ,
"bust" ,
"collar" ,
"nab" ,
"nail" ,
"nick" ,
"pick up" ,
"pinch" ,
"pull in" ,
"restrain" ,
"run in" ,
"seize"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"arrestee" : {
"as in defendant , suspect" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"arrival" : {
"the act of coming upon a scene" : {
"antonyms" : [
"decamping" ,
"decampment" ,
"departing" ,
"departure" ,
"disappearance" ,
"exit" ,
"exiting" ,
"farewell" ,
"going" ,
"leave-taking" ,
"parting" ,
"quitting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"spring's late arrival meant we were still skiing in mid-April" ,
"the groom blamed his belated arrival for the wedding on a huge traffic snarl"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dissipation" ,
"dissolution" ,
"evaporation" ,
"fadeaway" ,
"fading" ,
"melting" ,
"passing" ,
"vanishing" ,
"clearing out" ,
"egress" ,
"leaving" ,
"retirement" ,
"retreat" ,
"withdrawal" ,
"emigration" ,
"evacuation" ,
"exodus"
] ,
"related" : [
"approach" ,
"entrance" ,
"ingress" ,
"beginning" ,
"birth" ,
"commencement" ,
"dawn" ,
"dawning" ,
"debut" ,
"d\u00e9but" ,
"genesis" ,
"inception" ,
"morning" ,
"onset" ,
"start"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"advent" ,
"appearance" ,
"coming" ,
"incoming"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"artful" : {
"accomplished with trained ability" : {
"antonyms" : [
"amateur" ,
"amateurish" ,
"artless" ,
"rude" ,
"unprofessional" ,
"unskillful"
] ,
"examples" : [
"that was an artful way to handle a very delicate situation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"awkward" ,
"clumsy" ,
"crude" ,
"klutzy" ,
"ineffective" ,
"ineffectual" ,
"incompetent" ,
"inept"
] ,
"related" : [
"facile" ,
"smooth" ,
"artistic" ,
"creative" ,
"fancy" ,
"ingenious" ,
"neat" ,
"adept" ,
"clever" ,
"cunning" ,
"able" ,
"adequate" ,
"capable" ,
"competent"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adroit" ,
"bravura" ,
"deft" ,
"delicate" ,
"dexterous" ,
"dextrous" ,
"expert" ,
"masterful" ,
"masterly" ,
"practiced" ,
"practised" ,
"skillful" ,
"virtuoso" ,
"workmanlike"
]
} ,
"clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means" : {
"antonyms" : [
"artless" ,
"guileless" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
"undesigning"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the artful lawyer got the witness to admit he had been lying"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"obvious" ,
"open" ,
"patent" ,
"plain" ,
"public" ,
"unconcealed" ,
"aboveboard" ,
"candid" ,
"direct" ,
"forthright" ,
"frank" ,
"honest" ,
"natural" ,
"outspoken" ,
"plainspoken" ,
"real" ,
"simple" ,
"sincere" ,
"straightforward" ,
"unaffected" ,
"unpretending" ,
"unpretentious" ,
"unvarnished" ,
"childlike" ,
"impressionable" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unworldly" ,
"unforced" ,
"unstudied" ,
"trustful" ,
"trusting"
] ,
"related" : [
"astute" ,
"facile" ,
"glib" ,
"sharp" ,
"crooked" ,
"deceitful" ,
"deceptive" ,
"dishonest" ,
"fraudulent" ,
"insinuating" ,
"knavish" ,
"Machiavellian" ,
"oblique" ,
"serpentine" ,
"shady" ,
"shifty" ,
"slippery" ,
"sneaky" ,
"treacherous" ,
"underhand" ,
"underhanded" ,
"unscrupulous" ,
"backhanded" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"hypocritical" ,
"insincere" ,
"left-handed" ,
"mealy" ,
"mealymouthed" ,
"smooth-tongued" ,
"two-faced" ,
"circuitous" ,
"circular" ,
"roundabout" ,
"clandestine" ,
"concealed" ,
"covert" ,
"furtive" ,
"hugger-mugger" ,
"secret" ,
"stealthy" ,
"surreptitious" ,
"undercover" ,
"calculating" ,
"plotting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beguiling" ,
"cagey" ,
"cagy" ,
"crafty" ,
"cunning" ,
"cute" ,
"designing" ,
"devious" ,
"dodgy" ,
"foxy" ,
"guileful" ,
"scheming" ,
"shrewd" ,
"slick" ,
"sly" ,
"subtle" ,
"tricky" ,
"wily"
]
} ,
"showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing" : {
"antonyms" : [
"uncreative" ,
"unimaginative"
] ,
"examples" : [
"that kitchen gadget is an artful tool for extracting cherry pits"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dull" ,
"pedantic" ,
"pedestrian" ,
"stodgy" ,
"assembly-line" ,
"canned" ,
"cookie-cutter" ,
"derivative" ,
"hackneyed" ,
"unoriginal" ,
"impractical" ,
"useless"
] ,
"related" : [
"adventurous" ,
"fresh" ,
"groundbreaking" ,
"novel" ,
"original" ,
"visionary" ,
"cleverish" ,
"gadgety" ,
"gimmicky" ,
"convenient" ,
"handy" ,
"neat" ,
"nifty" ,
"practical" ,
"useful" ,
"complex" ,
"sophisticated" ,
"adroit" ,
"deft" ,
"dexterous" ,
"dextrous" ,
"expert" ,
"handsome" ,
"tricky" ,
"brainy" ,
"intelligent" ,
"sharp" ,
"smart"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clever" ,
"creative" ,
"imaginative" ,
"ingenious" ,
"innovative" ,
"inventive"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"artfully" : {
"in a skillful or expert manner" : {
"antonyms" : [
"amateurishly" ,
"artlessly" ,
"incapably" ,
"incompetently" ,
"inefficiently" ,
"ineptly" ,
"inexpertly" ,
"poorly" ,
"unskillfully"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the sushi chef artfully filleted the salmon"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"inaptly" ,
"awkwardly" ,
"clumsily" ,
"crudely"
] ,
"related" : [
"aptly" ,
"fluently" ,
"cleanly" ,
"cleverly" ,
"dexterously" ,
"neatly" ,
"nimbly" ,
"easily" ,
"facilely" ,
"handily"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ably" ,
"adeptly" ,
"adroitly" ,
"capably" ,
"competently" ,
"consummately" ,
"deftly" ,
"expertly" ,
"masterfully" ,
"masterly" ,
"proficiently" ,
"skillfully" ,
"well"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"articles" : {
"a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"read an article extolling the benefits of vegetarianism"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"causeries" ,
"columns" ,
"commentaries" ,
"editorials" ,
"features" ,
"reports" ,
"reviews" ,
"write-ups" ,
"dissertations" ,
"theses" ,
"tracts" ,
"treatises" ,
"discourses" ,
"discussions" ,
"expositions" ,
"prolegomena" ,
"studies"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"compositions" ,
"essays" ,
"papers" ,
"themes"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"artifice" : {
"a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"used the artifice of saying his grandmother had died so that he could get the last seat on the plane"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bluff" ,
"end run" ,
"feint" ,
"cheating" ,
"chicanery" ,
"cozenage" ,
"craft" ,
"crookery" ,
"cunning" ,
"deception" ,
"dupery" ,
"duplicity" ,
"fakery" ,
"jugglery" ,
"legerdemain" ,
"skulduggery" ,
"skullduggery" ,
"subterfuge" ,
"swindling" ,
"trickery" ,
"fraud" ,
"gaff" ,
"hoax" ,
"sham" ,
"swindle" ,
"blind" ,
"front" ,
"smoke screen"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"device" ,
"dodge" ,
"fetch" ,
"flimflam" ,
"gambit" ,
"gimmick" ,
"jig" ,
"juggle" ,
"knack" ,
"play" ,
"ploy" ,
"ruse" ,
"scheme" ,
"shenanigan" ,
"sleight" ,
"stratagem" ,
"trick" ,
"wile"
]
} ,
"skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"using their artifice , the Greeks crafted a hollow wooden horse to hide inside and thereby gained entry into the city of Troy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"calculation" ,
"care" ,
"design" ,
"savvy" ,
"sharpness" ,
"shrewdness" ,
"cleverness" ,
"ingeniousness" ,
"ingenuity" ,
"inventiveness" ,
"ease" ,
"facility" ,
"finesse" ,
"deceitfulness" ,
"duplicity" ,
"shiftiness" ,
"underhandedness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artfulness" ,
"caginess" ,
"cageyness" ,
"canniness" ,
"craft" ,
"craftiness" ,
"cunning" ,
"cunningness" ,
"deviousness" ,
"foxiness" ,
"guile" ,
"guilefulness" ,
"slickness" ,
"slyness" ,
"sneakiness" ,
"subtleness" ,
"subtlety" ,
"wiliness"
]
} ,
"subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something" : {
"antonyms" : [
"artlessness" ,
"ineptitude" ,
"ineptness" ,
"maladroitness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a painting that could only have been created with the artifice of a master"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amateurishness" ,
"awkwardness" ,
"clumsiness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"klutziness" ,
"rudeness" ,
"inability" ,
"inadequacy" ,
"inadequateness" ,
"incapability" ,
"incapacity" ,
"incompetence" ,
"ineffectiveness" ,
"ineffectuality" ,
"ineffectualness" ,
"inefficacy" ,
"inefficiency"
] ,
"related" : [
"dexterity" ,
"ease" ,
"finesse" ,
"handiness" ,
"experience" ,
"expertise" ,
"expertness" ,
"know-how" ,
"proficiency" ,
"creativity" ,
"ingenuity" ,
"inventiveness" ,
"knowledge" ,
"learning" ,
"aptitude" ,
"bent" ,
"flair" ,
"gift" ,
"knack" ,
"talent"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adeptness" ,
"adroitness" ,
"art" ,
"artfulness" ,
"artistry" ,
"cleverness" ,
"craft" ,
"cunning" ,
"deftness" ,
"masterfulness" ,
"skill" ,
"skillfulness"
]
} ,
"the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery" : {
"antonyms" : [
"artlessness" ,
"forthrightness" ,
"good faith" ,
"guilelessness" ,
"ingenuousness" ,
"sincerity"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a crook who is a master of artifice and manipulation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"candidness" ,
"candor" ,
"directness" ,
"frankness" ,
"openness" ,
"plainness" ,
"plainspokenness" ,
"honesty" ,
"probity" ,
"dependability" ,
"reliability" ,
"reliableness" ,
"solidity" ,
"trustability" ,
"trustiness" ,
"trustworthiness" ,
"decency" ,
"goodness" ,
"incorruptibility" ,
"integrity" ,
"righteousness" ,
"truthfulness" ,
"uprightness" ,
"virtuousness"
] ,
"related" : [
"equivocation" ,
"lying" ,
"mendacity" ,
"prevarication" ,
"chicane" ,
"chicanery" ,
"fraudulence" ,
"hanky-panky" ,
"jugglery" ,
"legerdemain" ,
"mountebankery" ,
"obliquity" ,
"skulduggery" ,
"skullduggery" ,
"subterfuge" ,
"swindling" ,
"trickery" ,
"wile" ,
"falsehood" ,
"falsity" ,
"fib" ,
"untruth" ,
"hypocrisy" ,
"insincerity" ,
"sanctimoniousness" ,
"two-facedness" ,
"artfulness" ,
"caginess" ,
"cageyness" ,
"deviousness" ,
"shrewdness" ,
"treacherousness" ,
"underhandedness" ,
"unscrupulousness" ,
"covertness" ,
"furtiveness" ,
"secrecy" ,
"shadiness" ,
"sneakiness" ,
"stealthiness" ,
"oiliness" ,
"shiftiness" ,
"slickness" ,
"slipperiness" ,
"slyness" ,
"smoothness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cheating" ,
"cozenage" ,
"craft" ,
"craftiness" ,
"crookedness" ,
"crookery" ,
"cunning" ,
"cunningness" ,
"deceit" ,
"deceitfulness" ,
"deception" ,
"deceptiveness" ,
"dishonesty" ,
"dissembling" ,
"dissimulation" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"dupery" ,
"duplicity" ,
"fakery" ,
"foxiness" ,
"fraud" ,
"guile" ,
"guilefulness" ,
"wiliness"
]
} ,
"the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he's willing to resort to artifice to get himself out of this jam"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"artlessness" ,
"forthrightness" ,
"guilelessness" ,
"ingenuousness" ,
"sincerity" ,
"candidness" ,
"candor" ,
"directness" ,
"openness" ,
"plainness" ,
"plainspokenness"
] ,
"related" : [
"artfulness" ,
"caginess" ,
"cageyness" ,
"craftiness" ,
"cunning" ,
"deviousness" ,
"foxiness" ,
"oiliness" ,
"shadiness" ,
"sharpness" ,
"shiftiness" ,
"shrewdness" ,
"slickness" ,
"slipperiness" ,
"slyness" ,
"sneakiness" ,
"treachery" ,
"underhandedness" ,
"wiliness" ,
"crookedness" ,
"crookery" ,
"cunning" ,
"deceit" ,
"deceitfulness" ,
"deception" ,
"deceptiveness" ,
"dishonesty" ,
"dissimulation" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"dupery" ,
"duplicity" ,
"guile" ,
"guilefulness" ,
"hypocrisy" ,
"insincerity" ,
"fakery" ,
"humbuggery" ,
"imposture" ,
"quackery" ,
"dirty pool" ,
"dirty tricks" ,
"design" ,
"plotting" ,
"scheming" ,
"secrecy" ,
"stealth"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chicane" ,
"chicanery" ,
"gamesmanship" ,
"hanky-panky" ,
"jiggery-pokery" ,
"jugglery" ,
"legerdemain" ,
"skulduggery" ,
"skullduggery" ,
"subterfuge" ,
"trickery" ,
"wile"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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} ,
"artlessly" : {
"type" : [
"adverb"
] ,
"without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration" : {
"antonyms" : [
"affectedly" ,
"artificially" ,
"hypocritically" ,
"insincerely" ,
"pretentiously" ,
"unnaturally"
] ,
"examples" : [
"artlessly commented that the dress looked good" ,
"informed his host rather artlessly that the food was okay but not fantastic"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"artfully" ,
"cannily" ,
"deceitfully" ,
"deceptively" ,
"deviously" ,
"dishonestly" ,
"falsely" ,
"archly" ,
"calculatingly" ,
"craftily" ,
"cunningly" ,
"furtively" ,
"insidiously" ,
"sharply" ,
"shiftily" ,
"slickly" ,
"slyly" ,
"slily" ,
"underhand" ,
"underhanded" ,
"underhandedly" ,
"flatteringly" ,
"sycophantically" ,
"unctuously"
] ,
"related" : [
"genuinely" ,
"honestly" ,
"simply" ,
"truly" ,
"freely" ,
"openheartedly" ,
"openly" ,
"candidly" ,
"frankly" ,
"matter-of-factly" ,
"casually" ,
"coolly" ,
"cooly" ,
"nonchalantly" ,
"informally" ,
"relaxedly" ,
"unceremoniously"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"guilelessly" ,
"ingenuously" ,
"innocently" ,
"naively" ,
"na\u00efvely" ,
"naturally" ,
"sincerely" ,
"unaffectedly" ,
"unfeignedly" ,
"unpretentiously"
]
}
} ,
"artificially" : {
"as in unnaturally" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right" : {
"examples" : [
"arrogated the corner office without obtaining prior approval"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appropriates" ,
"commandeers" ,
"converts" ,
"expropriates" ,
"pirates" ,
"preempts" ,
"presses" ,
"seizes" ,
"takes over" ,
"usurps"
] ,
"related" : [
"annexes" ,
"attaches" ,
"claims" ,
"confiscates" ,
"impounds" ,
"repossesses" ,
"sequesters" ,
"assumes" ,
"collars" ,
"grabs" ,
"grasps" ,
"snatches" ,
"steals" ,
"wrenches" ,
"wrests" ,
"despoils" ,
"loots" ,
"pillages" ,
"encroaches" ,
"infringes" ,
"invades" ,
"occupies" ,
"preoccupies" ,
"trespasses" ,
"embezzles" ,
"misapplies" ,
"misappropriates" ,
"misuses" ,
"peculates"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"arranged (for)" : {
"as in signed up (for) , ordered" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"area" : {
"a part or portion having no fixed boundaries" : {
"examples" : [
"I last saw your dog over in that general area"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"demesne" ,
"field" ,
"region" ,
"zone"
] ,
"related" : [
"corner" ,
"section" ,
"locale" ,
"locality" ,
"location" ,
"locus" ,
"place" ,
"point" ,
"position" ,
"site" ,
"space" ,
"spot"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence" : {
"examples" : [
"a top researcher in the area of human genetics"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arena" ,
"bailiwick" ,
"barony" ,
"business" ,
"circle" ,
"demesne" ,
"department" ,
"discipline" ,
"domain" ,
"element" ,
"fief" ,
"fiefdom" ,
"field" ,
"firmament" ,
"front" ,
"game" ,
"kingdom" ,
"line" ,
"precinct" ,
"province" ,
"realm" ,
"specialty" ,
"sphere" ,
"terrain" ,
"walk"
] ,
"related" : [
"frontier" ,
"study" ,
"subject" ,
"territory" ,
"turf" ,
"occupation" ,
"profession" ,
"pursuit" ,
"racket" ,
"vocation" ,
"ambit" ,
"amplitude" ,
"breadth" ,
"compass" ,
"confine" ,
"dimension(s)" ,
"extent" ,
"ken" ,
"reach" ,
"scope" ,
"sweep" ,
"width" ,
"subfield" ,
"subspecialty"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"aromaticity" : {
"as in odoriferousness , odorousness" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"arriving" : {
"to get to a destination" : {
"examples" : [
"when will the guests arrive ?"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appearing" ,
"coming" ,
"getting in" ,
"getting through" ,
"landing" ,
"showing up" ,
"turning up"
] ,
"related" : [
"fetching" ,
"hitting" ,
"making" ,
"reaching" ,
"pulling in" ,
"touching down" ,
"debarking" ,
"disembarking" ,
"barging (in)" ,
"blowing in" ,
"breezing (in)" ,
"bursting (in or into)" ,
"waltzing (in)" ,
"checking in" ,
"clocking (in)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"checking out" ,
"clocking (out)" ,
"fleeing" ,
"vamoosing"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"going" ,
"leaving"
]
} ,
"to reach a desired level of accomplishment" : {
"examples" : [
"the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"flourishing" ,
"prospering" ,
"succeeding" ,
"thriving"
] ,
"related" : [
"prevailing" ,
"triumphing" ,
"winning" ,
"excelling"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"floundering" ,
"struggling"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"failing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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} ,
"arrowing" : {
"as in beelining" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"beelining" ,
"catching up" ,
"fast-forwarding" ,
"outpacing" ,
"outrunning" ,
"outstripping" ,
"overtaking" ,
"accelerating" ,
"quickening" ,
"stepping out" ,
"galloping" ,
"jogging" ,
"sprinting" ,
"stampeding" ,
"streaking" ,
"whizzing" ,
"beetling" ,
"darting" ,
"flitting" ,
"scampering" ,
"scudding" ,
"scuffling" ,
"barreling" ,
"barrelling" ,
"belting" ,
"blasting" ,
"blazing" ,
"blowing" ,
"bolting" ,
"bombing" ,
"bowling" ,
"breezing" ,
"bundling" ,
"bustling" ,
"buzzing" ,
"cannonballing" ,
"careening" ,
"careering" ,
"chasing" ,
"coursing" ,
"cracking (on)" ,
"dashing" ,
"driving" ,
"flying" ,
"haring" ,
"hastening" ,
"highballing" ,
"hotfooting (it)" ,
"humping" ,
"hurling" ,
"hurrying" ,
"hurtling" ,
"hustling" ,
"hying" ,
"hieing" ,
"jetting" ,
"jumping" ,
"motoring" ,
"nipping" ,
"pelting" ,
"racing" ,
"ramming" ,
"ripping" ,
"rocketing" ,
"running" ,
"rushing" ,
"rustling" ,
"scooting" ,
"scurrying" ,
"scuttling" ,
"shooting" ,
"speeding" ,
"stepping" ,
"tearing" ,
"traveling" ,
"travelling" ,
"trotting" ,
"whirling" ,
"whisking" ,
"zipping" ,
"zooming"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"crawling" ,
"creeping" ,
"poking" ,
"dallying" ,
"dawdling" ,
"dillydallying" ,
"dragging" ,
"hanging (around or out)" ,
"lagging" ,
"lingering" ,
"loitering" ,
"poking" ,
"tarrying" ,
"ambling" ,
"lumbering" ,
"plodding" ,
"sauntering" ,
"shuffling" ,
"strolling" ,
"decelerating" ,
"slowing (down or up)"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"armed" : {
"as in fortified , braced" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"braced" ,
"fortified" ,
"steeled" ,
"conditioned" ,
"primed" ,
"ripe" ,
"qualified" ,
"trained" ,
"fit" ,
"go" ,
"prepared" ,
"ready" ,
"set"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"flat-footed" ,
"half-baked" ,
"half-cocked" ,
"underprepared" ,
"unprepared" ,
"unready" ,
"unqualified" ,
"untrained"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in prepared , fortified" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"fortified" ,
"prepared" ,
"allocated" ,
"allotted" ,
"assigned" ,
"reequipped" ,
"re-equipped" ,
"refitted" ,
"refurnished" ,
"reoutfitted" ,
"apportioned" ,
"dealt (out)" ,
"dispensed" ,
"distributed" ,
"doled out" ,
"handed out" ,
"meted (out)" ,
"parceled (out)" ,
"parcelled (out)" ,
"portioned" ,
"prorated" ,
"bestowed" ,
"contributed" ,
"donated" ,
"gave" ,
"presented" ,
"stocked" ,
"stored" ,
"accoutred" ,
"accoutered" ,
"equipped" ,
"fitted (out)" ,
"fit (out)" ,
"furnished" ,
"girded" ,
"girt" ,
"kitted (up or out)" ,
"outfitted" ,
"provisioned" ,
"rigged" ,
"supplied"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deprived" ,
"dispossessed" ,
"divested" ,
"stripped" ,
"stript"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"artisan" : {
"a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands" : {
"examples" : [
"we visited a re-created 19th-century New England village that features an array of artisans \u2014a cooper, a carpenter, a blacksmith, a potter, a glassblower"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artificer" ,
"crafter" ,
"craftsman" ,
"craftsperson" ,
"handcraftsman" ,
"handicrafter" ,
"handicraftsman" ,
"handworker" ,
"tradesman"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"craftswoman" ,
"artist" ,
"maker" ,
"journeyman" ,
"master" ,
"mechanic" ,
"operative" ,
"shaper" ,
"smith" ,
"technician" ,
"wright" ,
"handyman" ,
"handyperson" ,
"workman"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"arc lamp" : {
"as in sun lamp , fluorescent lamp" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"candelabra" ,
"candelabrum" ,
"candle" ,
"chandelier" ,
"dark lantern" ,
"flare" ,
"flash" ,
"flashbulb" ,
"flashcube" ,
"flashlight" ,
"floodlight" ,
"fluorescent lamp" ,
"gaslight" ,
"gasolier" ,
"girandole" ,
"headlight" ,
"incandescent lamp" ,
"klieg light" ,
"kleig light" ,
"lantern" ,
"light bulb" ,
"lighthouse" ,
"lighting" ,
"sconce" ,
"spotlight" ,
"streetlight" ,
"sun lamp" ,
"beacon" ,
"illuminant" ,
"lamp"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"arrogating" : {
"to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right" : {
"examples" : [
"arrogated the corner office without obtaining prior approval"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appropriating" ,
"commandeering" ,
"converting" ,
"expropriating" ,
"pirating" ,
"preempting" ,
"pressing" ,
"seizing" ,
"taking over" ,
"usurping"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"annexing" ,
"attaching" ,
"claiming" ,
"confiscating" ,
"impounding" ,
"repossessing" ,
"sequestering" ,
"assuming" ,
"collaring" ,
"grabbing" ,
"grasping" ,
"snatching" ,
"stealing" ,
"wrenching" ,
"wresting" ,
"despoiling" ,
"looting" ,
"pillaging" ,
"encroaching" ,
"infringing" ,
"invading" ,
"occupying" ,
"preoccupying" ,
"trespassing" ,
"embezzling" ,
"misapplying" ,
"misappropriating" ,
"misusing" ,
"peculating"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"arithmetic means" : {
"as in averages" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"averages" ,
"golden means" ,
"means" ,
"mediums" ,
"media" ,
"middle grounds" ,
"middles" ,
"midpoints" ,
"medians" ,
"norms" ,
"pars" ,
"standards"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"maxima" ,
"maximums" ,
"utmosts" ,
"minima" ,
"minimums"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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} ,
"around the corner" : {
"giving signs of immediate occurrence" : {
"examples" : [
"Her birthday is right around the corner ."
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"imminent" ,
"impending" ,
"looming" ,
"pending" ,
"threatening"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"approaching" ,
"coming" ,
"forthcoming" ,
"future" ,
"near" ,
"nearing" ,
"oncoming" ,
"upcoming" ,
"brewing" ,
"gathering" ,
"likely" ,
"possible" ,
"probable" ,
"inevitable" ,
"unavoidable" ,
"apocalyptic" ,
"apocalyptical" ,
"lowering" ,
"menacing" ,
"ominous" ,
"portentous" ,
"anticipated" ,
"awaited" ,
"expected" ,
"foreseen" ,
"predicted"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"distant" ,
"far-off" ,
"remote" ,
"eventual" ,
"ultimate" ,
"bygone" ,
"former" ,
"past" ,
"late" ,
"recent"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"phrase"
]
} ,
"arguments" : {
"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions" : {
"examples" : [
"the couple's arguments were often loud enough to be heard all over the neighborhood"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"altercations" ,
"argle-bargles" ,
"argy-bargies" ,
"battles royal" ,
"battle royals" ,
"battles royale" ,
"battle royales" ,
"bickers" ,
"brawls" ,
"contretemps" ,
"controversies" ,
"cross fires" ,
"disagreements" ,
"disputes" ,
"donnybrooks" ,
"fallings-out" ,
"falling-outs" ,
"fights" ,
"hassles" ,
"imbroglios" ,
"kickups" ,
"misunderstandings" ,
"quarrels" ,
"rhubarbs" ,
"rows" ,
"scraps" ,
"set-tos" ,
"spats" ,
"squabbles" ,
"tiffs" ,
"wrangles"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"clashes" ,
"run-ins" ,
"skirmishes" ,
"tangles" ,
"tussles" ,
"logomachies" ,
"feuds" ,
"vendettas" ,
"attacks" ,
"contentions" ,
"dissensions" ,
"dissentions" ,
"debates" ,
"differences" ,
"disputations" ,
"fusses" ,
"objections" ,
"protestations" ,
"protests" ,
"affrays" ,
"fisticuffs" ,
"fracases" ,
"fracas" ,
"frays" ,
"free-for-alls" ,
"melees" ,
"m\u00eal\u00e9es" ,
"catfights"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a statement given to explain a belief or act" : {
"examples" : [
"gave a solid argument for the redeeming value of the shockingly violent movie"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accountings" ,
"accounts" ,
"cases" ,
"explanations" ,
"rationales" ,
"reasons"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"alibis" ,
"apologiae" ,
"apologias" ,
"apologies" ,
"defenses" ,
"excuses" ,
"justifications" ,
"vindications" ,
"appeals" ,
"pleas" ,
"guises" ,
"pretenses" ,
"pretences" ,
"pretexts" ,
"rationalizations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue" : {
"examples" : [
"the president of the Senate has allotted a week for the argument of the treaty"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"argumentations" ,
"argy-bargies" ,
"back-and-forths" ,
"colloquies" ,
"confabs" ,
"confabulations" ,
"conferences" ,
"consultations" ,
"consults" ,
"councils" ,
"counsel" ,
"debates" ,
"deliberations" ,
"dialogues" ,
"dialogs" ,
"discussions" ,
"give-and-takes" ,
"palavers" ,
"parleys" ,
"talks"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"bull sessions" ,
"chat rooms" ,
"forums" ,
"fora" ,
"meetings" ,
"roundtables" ,
"round tables" ,
"seminars" ,
"skull sessions" ,
"skull practices" ,
"symposia" ,
"symposiums" ,
"talkathons" ,
"chats" ,
"conversations" ,
"raps" ,
"words" ,
"discourses" ,
"disquisitions" ,
"consultancies" ,
"negotiations" ,
"pourparlers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate" : {
"examples" : [
"it's my argument that we have too many problems here on earth to concern ourselves with manned trips to Mars"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assertions" ,
"contentions" ,
"theses"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"conjectures" ,
"guesses" ,
"hunches" ,
"hypotheses" ,
"speculations" ,
"surmises" ,
"theories" ,
"proposals" ,
"propositions" ,
"assumptions" ,
"presuppositions" ,
"suppositions" ,
"positions" ,
"stands" ,
"cases" ,
"explanations" ,
"rationales" ,
"reasons"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"arched" : {
"to cause to turn away from a straight line" : {
"examples" : [
"the cat arched her back whenever she was stroked"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bent" ,
"bowed" ,
"crooked" ,
"curved" ,
"hooked" ,
"swerved"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"arced" ,
"rounded" ,
"incurvated" ,
"incurved" ,
"inflected" ,
"reflected" ,
"deflected" ,
"diverted" ,
"entwined" ,
"kinked" ,
"swirled" ,
"turned" ,
"twined" ,
"twisted" ,
"veered" ,
"warped" ,
"coiled" ,
"curled" ,
"enrolled" ,
"looped" ,
"spiraled" ,
"spiralled" ,
"dented" ,
"dimpled" ,
"meandered" ,
"waved" ,
"weaved" ,
"wound" ,
"winded" ,
"declined" ,
"inclined" ,
"sloped"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [
"straightened" ,
"unbent" ,
"uncurled"
]
} ,
"to turn away from a straight line or course" : {
"examples" : [
"the path gradually arches off into the woods"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arced" ,
"bent" ,
"bowed" ,
"crooked" ,
"curved" ,
"fell off" ,
"hooked" ,
"rounded" ,
"swept" ,
"swerved" ,
"trended" ,
"wheeled"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"circled" ,
"coiled" ,
"curled" ,
"curlicued" ,
"looped" ,
"spiraled" ,
"spiralled" ,
"turned" ,
"twisted" ,
"wound" ,
"winded" ,
"deviated" ,
"veered"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [
"straightened"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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}
}