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"earlier":{
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"so as to precede something in order of time":{
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"antonyms":[
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"after",
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"afterward",
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"afterwards",
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"later"
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],
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"examples":[
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"he had arrived earlier to take care of some preliminary matters"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"behind",
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"by and by",
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"next",
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"subsequently"
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],
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"related":[
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"a priori",
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"early",
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"prematurely",
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"first",
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"first off",
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"now",
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"before long",
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"erelong",
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"presently",
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"shortly",
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"soon"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"afore",
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"ahead",
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"already",
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"antecedently",
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"anteriorly",
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"before",
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"beforehand",
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"formerly",
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"preliminarily",
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"previously"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"earmarked":{
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"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ignored",
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"neglected",
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"misapplied",
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"misused"
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],
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"related":[
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"blessed",
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"blest",
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"hallowed",
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"sanctified",
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"committed",
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"confided",
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"consigned",
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"entrusted",
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"intrusted",
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"applied",
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"bestowed",
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"employed",
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"used"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allocated",
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"consecrated",
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"dedicated",
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"devoted",
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"gave up (to)",
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"reserved",
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"saved",
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"set by"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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2022-07-08 10:43:24 +00:00
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"earmarking":{
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"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ignoring",
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"neglecting",
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"misapplying",
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"misusing"
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],
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"related":[
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"blessing",
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"hallowing",
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"sanctifying",
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"committing",
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"confiding",
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"consigning",
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"entrusting",
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"intrusting",
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"applying",
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"bestowing",
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"employing",
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"using"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allocating",
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"consecrating",
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"dedicating",
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"devoting",
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"giving up (to)",
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"reserving",
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"saving",
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"setting by"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"earned":{
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"to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"entitled",
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"qualified"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deserved",
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"merited",
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"rated"
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]
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},
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"to receive as return for effort":{
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"antonyms":[
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"forfeited",
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"lost"
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],
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"examples":[
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"during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accorded",
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"gave",
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"granted",
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"paid",
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"gave up",
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"handed over",
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"parted (with)",
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"relinquished",
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"surrendered",
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"yielded"
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],
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"related":[
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"cleared",
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"grossed",
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"netted",
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"accomplished",
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"achieved",
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"notched (up)",
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"scored",
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"accumulated",
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"amassed",
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"racked up",
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"caught",
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"picked up",
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"annexed",
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"occupied",
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"took over",
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"reacquired",
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"reattained",
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"recaptured",
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"regained",
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"remade"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acquired",
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"attained",
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"bagged",
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"brought in",
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"came by",
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"captured",
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"carried",
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"drew",
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"gained",
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"garnered",
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"got",
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"knocked down",
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"landed",
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"made",
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"obtained",
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"procured",
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"pulled down",
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"realized",
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"reaped",
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"secured",
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"won"
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"earnest":{
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"a mental state free of jesting or trifling":{
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"antonyms":[
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"facetiousness",
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"flightiness",
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"flippancy",
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"frivolity",
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"frivolousness",
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"levity",
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"lightheartedness",
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"lightness",
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"play",
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"unseriousness"
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],
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"examples":[
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"I am in deadly earnest about this marriage proposal"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lightness",
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"shallowness",
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"superficiality",
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"dalliance",
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"dilettantism",
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"cheerfulness",
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"gaiety",
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"gayety",
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"glee",
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"high-spiritedness",
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"merriment",
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"mirth"
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],
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"related":[
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"gravitas",
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"humorlessness",
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"decisiveness",
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"deliberation",
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"determination",
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"firmness",
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"purposefulness",
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"resoluteness",
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"resolve",
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"absorption",
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"attentiveness",
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"concentration",
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"engrossment",
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"enthrallment",
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"immersion",
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"intensity"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"earnestness",
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"graveness",
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"gravity",
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"intentness",
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"serious-mindedness",
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"seriousness",
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"soberness",
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"sobriety",
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"solemnity",
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"solemnness",
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"staidness"
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]
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},
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"not joking or playful in mood or manner":{
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"antonyms":[
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"facetious",
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"flip",
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"flippant",
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"humorous",
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"jesting",
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"jocular",
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"joking",
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"kittenish",
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"ludic",
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"playful"
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],
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"examples":[
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"I'll accept only an earnest apology from you"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"antic",
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"comic",
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"comical",
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"droll",
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"farcical",
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"funny",
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"hilarious",
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"hysterical",
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"hysteric",
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"laughable",
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"light",
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"light-headed",
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"ludicrous",
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"ridiculous",
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"riotous",
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"risible",
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"screaming",
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"sidesplitting",
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"uproarious",
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"featherbrained",
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"flighty",
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"frivolous",
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"goofy",
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"harebrained",
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"lighthearted",
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"puerile",
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"scatterbrained",
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"absurd",
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"asinine",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"cockeyed",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"foolish",
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"half-witted",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless",
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"zany"
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],
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"related":[
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"harsh",
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"stern",
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"strict",
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"businesslike",
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"professional",
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"dignified",
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"distinguished",
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"elevated",
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"serious-minded",
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"gloomy",
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"grim"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"grave",
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"humorless",
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"no-nonsense",
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"po-faced",
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"sedate",
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"serious",
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"severe",
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"sober",
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"sobersided",
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"solemn",
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"staid",
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"uncomic",
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"unsmiling",
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"weighty"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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},
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"earnestness":{
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"a mental state free of jesting or trifling":{
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"antonyms":[
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"facetiousness",
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"flightiness",
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"flippancy",
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"frivolity",
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"frivolousness",
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"levity",
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"lightheartedness",
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"lightness",
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"play",
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"unseriousness"
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],
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"examples":[
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"practiced the art of acting with great earnestness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lightness",
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"shallowness",
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"superficiality",
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"dalliance",
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"dilettantism",
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"cheerfulness",
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"gaiety",
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"gayety",
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"glee",
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"high-spiritedness",
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"merriment",
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"mirth"
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],
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"related":[
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"gravitas",
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"humorlessness",
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"decisiveness",
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"deliberation",
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"determination",
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"firmness",
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"purposefulness",
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"resoluteness",
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"resolve",
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"absorption",
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"attentiveness",
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"concentration",
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"engrossment",
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"enthrallment",
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"immersion",
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"intensity"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"earnest",
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"graveness",
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"gravity",
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"intentness",
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"serious-mindedness",
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"seriousness",
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"soberness",
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"sobriety",
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"solemnity",
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"solemnness",
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"staidness"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"earthborn":{
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"having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven":{
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"antonyms":[
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"heavenly",
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"nontemporal",
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"unearthly",
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"unworldly"
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],
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"examples":[
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"turned away from earthborn concerns during the High Holidays"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"celestial",
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"Elysian",
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"empyreal",
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"empyrean",
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"supernal",
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"metaphysical",
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"devotional",
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"divine",
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"religious",
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"sacred",
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"spiritual",
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"utopian",
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"ethereal",
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"supernatural",
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"transcendent",
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"transcendental"
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],
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"related":[
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"animal",
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"bodily",
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"corporal",
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"corporeal",
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"physical",
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"daily",
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|
"diurnal",
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|
"unspiritual",
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"anthropic",
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"anthropical",
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"anthropocentric"
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|
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],
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|
|
"synonyms":[
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"carnal",
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"earthbound",
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|
"earthly",
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"fleshly",
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|
|
"material",
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|
|
"mundane",
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|
|
"sublunary",
|
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|
|
"temporal",
|
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|
|
"terrene",
|
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|
|
"terrestrial",
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|
|
"worldly"
|
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|
|
]
|
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},
|
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|
|
"relating to or characteristic of human beings":{
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"antonyms":[
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|
|
"nonhuman"
|
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|
|
],
|
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|
|
"examples":[
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|
|
"he claims to be above such earthborn concerns as material comfort"
|
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|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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|
|
"angelic",
|
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|
|
"angelical",
|
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|
|
"divine",
|
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|
|
"godlike",
|
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|
|
"preternatural",
|
|
|
|
"superhuman",
|
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|
|
"supernatural",
|
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|
|
"supernormal",
|
|
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
|
|
"omnipotent",
|
|
|
|
"omniscient",
|
|
|
|
"animal",
|
|
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
|
|
"brute",
|
|
|
|
"infrahuman",
|
|
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
|
|
"robotic",
|
|
|
|
"subhuman"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"anthropoid",
|
|
|
|
"creatural",
|
|
|
|
"hominid",
|
|
|
|
"humanlike",
|
|
|
|
"humanoid"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"human",
|
|
|
|
"mortal",
|
|
|
|
"natural"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"earthly":{
|
|
|
|
"having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
|
|
"nontemporal",
|
|
|
|
"unearthly",
|
|
|
|
"unworldly"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a sermon against our obsession with earthly pursuits"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"celestial",
|
|
|
|
"Elysian",
|
|
|
|
"empyreal",
|
|
|
|
"empyrean",
|
|
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
|
|
"devotional",
|
|
|
|
"divine",
|
|
|
|
"religious",
|
|
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
|
|
"utopian",
|
|
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
|
|
"supernatural",
|
|
|
|
"transcendent",
|
|
|
|
"transcendental"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"animal",
|
|
|
|
"bodily",
|
|
|
|
"corporal",
|
|
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
|
|
"physical",
|
|
|
|
"daily",
|
|
|
|
"diurnal",
|
|
|
|
"unspiritual",
|
|
|
|
"anthropic",
|
|
|
|
"anthropical",
|
|
|
|
"anthropocentric"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
|
|
"earthborn",
|
|
|
|
"earthbound",
|
|
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
|
|
"material",
|
|
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
|
|
"sublunary",
|
|
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
|
|
"terrene",
|
|
|
|
"terrestrial",
|
|
|
|
"worldly"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"earthwork":{
|
|
|
|
"a raised bank or wall made of soil \u2014 usually plural":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"prehistoric earthworks"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"eased":{
|
|
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"complicated"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
|
|
"worsened",
|
|
|
|
"perplexed",
|
|
|
|
"sophisticated"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
|
|
"expedited",
|
|
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
|
|
"sped",
|
|
|
|
"speeded",
|
|
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
|
|
"aided",
|
|
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
|
|
"helped",
|
|
|
|
"improved",
|
|
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
|
|
"straightened (out)",
|
|
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
|
|
"streamlined"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"facilitated",
|
|
|
|
"greased",
|
|
|
|
"loosened (up)",
|
|
|
|
"smoothed",
|
|
|
|
"unclogged"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
|
|
"built",
|
|
|
|
"burgeoned",
|
|
|
|
"bourgeoned",
|
|
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
|
|
"grew",
|
|
|
|
"increased",
|
|
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
|
|
"mounted",
|
|
|
|
"mushroomed",
|
|
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
|
|
"rose",
|
|
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
|
|
"soared",
|
|
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
|
|
"waxed"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"new investments in the region have eased since the rise in interest rates"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"appeared",
|
|
|
|
"emerged",
|
|
|
|
"showed up",
|
|
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
|
|
"distended",
|
|
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
|
|
"lengthened"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
|
|
"evaporated",
|
|
|
|
"faded (away)",
|
|
|
|
"frittered (away)",
|
|
|
|
"gave out",
|
|
|
|
"melted (away)",
|
|
|
|
"petered (out)",
|
|
|
|
"tailed (off)",
|
|
|
|
"vanished",
|
|
|
|
"slackened",
|
|
|
|
"slowed (down)",
|
|
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
|
|
"flagged",
|
|
|
|
"sank",
|
|
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
|
|
"caved (in)",
|
|
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
|
|
"deflated"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"abated",
|
|
|
|
"declined",
|
|
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
|
|
|
"died (away or down or out)",
|
|
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
|
|
"drained (away)",
|
|
|
|
"dropped (off)",
|
|
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
|
|
"ebbed",
|
|
|
|
"fell",
|
|
|
|
"fell away",
|
|
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
|
|
"let up",
|
|
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
|
|
"palled",
|
|
|
|
"phased down",
|
|
|
|
"ratcheted (down)",
|
|
|
|
"racheted (down)",
|
|
|
|
"receded",
|
|
|
|
"relented",
|
|
|
|
"remitted",
|
|
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
|
|
"tapered",
|
|
|
|
"tapered off",
|
|
|
|
"waned"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make less taut":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"strained",
|
|
|
|
"stretched",
|
|
|
|
"tensed",
|
|
|
|
"tensioned",
|
|
|
|
"tightened"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the rock climber eased the rope a little so that his fellow climber had room to maneuver"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"attached",
|
|
|
|
"bound",
|
|
|
|
"fastened",
|
|
|
|
"tied",
|
|
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
|
|
"restrained"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"detached",
|
|
|
|
"freed",
|
|
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
|
|
"undid",
|
|
|
|
"unfastened",
|
|
|
|
"untied"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"loosened",
|
|
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
|
|
"slacked",
|
|
|
|
"slackened"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make more bearable or less severe":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
|
|
"exacerbated"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"grandmother's firm belief that there are few ailments that chicken soup won't ease"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
|
|
"injured",
|
|
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
|
|
"sharpened"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"abated",
|
|
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
|
|
"softened",
|
|
|
|
"tempered",
|
|
|
|
"cured",
|
|
|
|
"healed",
|
|
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
|
|
"amended",
|
|
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
|
|
"emended",
|
|
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
|
|
"mended",
|
|
|
|
"rectified",
|
|
|
|
"reformed",
|
|
|
|
"repaired",
|
|
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
|
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
|
|
"improved",
|
|
|
|
"meliorated",
|
|
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
|
|
"refined"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
|
|
"helped",
|
|
|
|
"mitigated",
|
|
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
|
|
"palliated",
|
|
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
|
|
"soothed"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
|
|
"increased",
|
|
|
|
"raised"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the chairman of the Federal Reserve has promised to ease interest rates"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"blew up",
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"dilated",
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"inflated",
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"swelled",
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"extended",
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"lengthened",
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"prolonged",
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"protracted",
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"added (to)",
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"supplemented",
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"enhanced",
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"heightened",
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"intensified",
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"related":[
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"compressed",
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"contracted",
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"abridged",
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"clipped",
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"cropped",
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"curtailed",
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"cut",
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"cut back",
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"cut down",
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"docked",
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"nicked",
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"pared",
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"pruned",
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"retrenched",
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"shortened",
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"slashed",
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"trimmed",
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"truncated",
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"whittled",
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"deflated",
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"shrank",
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"shrunk",
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"minimized",
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"moderated",
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"modified",
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"modulated",
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"qualified"
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"abated",
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"decreased",
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"de-escalated",
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"dented",
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"depleted",
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"diminished",
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"downscaled",
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"downsized",
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"dropped",
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"dwindled",
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"knocked down",
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"lessened",
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"lowered",
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"reduced"
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"easily":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"without any question":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"we easily have enough people to get the project under way"
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],
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"related":[
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"conceivably",
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"likely",
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"perhaps",
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"possibly",
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"probably",
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"obviously",
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"unmistakably"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"all right",
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"alright",
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"assuredly",
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"certainly",
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"clearly",
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"definitely",
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"doubtless",
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"forsooth",
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"hands down",
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"inarguably",
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"incontestably",
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"incontrovertibly",
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"indeed",
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"indisputably",
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"plainly",
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"really",
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"so",
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"sure",
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"surely",
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"truly",
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"unarguably",
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"undeniably",
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"undoubtedly",
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"unquestionably"
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]
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},
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"without difficulty":{
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"antonyms":[
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"arduously",
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"hardly",
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"laboriously",
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"strenuously"
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],
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"examples":[
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"a skater who easily executes even the most difficult jumps"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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|
"awkwardly",
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"clumsily",
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"gracelessly",
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"ham-handedly",
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"ineptly",
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"maladroitly",
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"unskillfully",
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"meticulously",
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"painfully",
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|
"painstakingly",
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"thoroughly",
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"assiduously",
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"diligently",
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"indefatigably",
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"industriously",
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"intensely",
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"intently",
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"mightily",
|
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|
"sedulously",
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|
"tirelessly"
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],
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"related":[
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"ably",
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"adeptly",
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"adroitly",
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"competently",
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"deftly",
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|
"dexterously",
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"efficiently",
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"expertly",
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"masterfully",
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"proficiently",
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"skillfully",
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"instinctively",
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"intuitively",
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"naturally",
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|
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"spontaneously"
|
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|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
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"easy",
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"effortlessly",
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"facilely",
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"fluently",
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"freely",
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"handily",
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"hands down",
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|
"lightly",
|
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|
"painlessly",
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"readily",
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"smoothly",
|
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|
|
"well"
|
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|
|
]
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
},
|
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|
|
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"easy":{
|
|
|
|
"involving minimal difficulty or effort":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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|
|
"arduous",
|
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|
|
"demanding",
|
|
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
|
|
"exacting",
|
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|
|
"formidable",
|
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|
|
"grueling",
|
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|
|
"gruelling",
|
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|
|
"hard",
|
|
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
|
|
"killer",
|
|
|
|
"labored",
|
|
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
|
|
"rough",
|
|
|
|
"severe",
|
|
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
|
|
"toilful",
|
|
|
|
"toilsome",
|
|
|
|
"tough"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a minor problem with an easy solution"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
|
|
"onerous",
|
|
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
|
|
"painful",
|
|
|
|
"stressful",
|
|
|
|
"taxing",
|
|
|
|
"troublesome",
|
|
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
|
|
"complex",
|
|
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
|
|
"involved",
|
|
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
|
|
"recondite"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"idiotproof",
|
|
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
|
|
"quick",
|
|
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
|
|
"unchallenging",
|
|
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
|
|
"clear",
|
|
|
|
"clear-cut",
|
|
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
|
|
"evident",
|
|
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
|
|
"patent",
|
|
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
|
|
"plain",
|
|
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
|
|
"facile",
|
|
|
|
"fluent",
|
|
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
|
|
"hands-down",
|
|
|
|
"light",
|
|
|
|
"painless",
|
|
|
|
"ready",
|
|
|
|
"royal",
|
|
|
|
"simple",
|
|
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
|
|
"snap",
|
|
|
|
"soft"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"providing physical comfort":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"uncomfortable"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"my favorite easy chair for watching TV"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"hard",
|
|
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
|
|
"severe",
|
|
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
|
|
"uninviting",
|
|
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"easeful",
|
|
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
|
|
"reposeful",
|
|
|
|
"restful",
|
|
|
|
"gem\u00fctlich",
|
|
|
|
"genial",
|
|
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
|
|
"commodious",
|
|
|
|
"roomy",
|
|
|
|
"spacious",
|
|
|
|
"homelike",
|
|
|
|
"homely",
|
|
|
|
"homey",
|
|
|
|
"homy",
|
|
|
|
"intimate"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
|
|
"comfy",
|
|
|
|
"cozy",
|
|
|
|
"cushy",
|
|
|
|
"snug",
|
|
|
|
"soft"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"readily taken advantage of":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"senior citizens who are easy prey for scam artists"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"critical",
|
|
|
|
"cynical",
|
|
|
|
"mistrustful",
|
|
|
|
"skeptical",
|
|
|
|
"suspicious",
|
|
|
|
"wary",
|
|
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
|
|
"clear-eyed",
|
|
|
|
"clear-sighted",
|
|
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
|
|
"shrewd",
|
|
|
|
"street-smart",
|
|
|
|
"streetwise"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"credulous",
|
|
|
|
"overcredulous",
|
|
|
|
"trustful",
|
|
|
|
"uncritical",
|
|
|
|
"unsuspecting",
|
|
|
|
"unsuspicious",
|
|
|
|
"artless",
|
|
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
|
|
"guileless",
|
|
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
|
|
"simple",
|
|
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
|
|
"unworldly",
|
|
|
|
"fictile",
|
|
|
|
"malleable",
|
|
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
|
|
"deceivable",
|
|
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"dewy-eyed",
|
|
|
|
"exploitable",
|
|
|
|
"gullible",
|
|
|
|
"gullable",
|
|
|
|
"naive",
|
|
|
|
"na\u00efve",
|
|
|
|
"susceptible",
|
|
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
|
|
"wide-eyed"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"hard",
|
|
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
|
|
"severe",
|
|
|
|
"stern",
|
|
|
|
"strict"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"despite her easy approach to discipline, she had a remarkably well-behaved class"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
|
|
"unforgiving",
|
|
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
|
|
"intolerant",
|
|
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
|
|
"unyielding"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
|
|
"undemanding"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
|
|
"clement",
|
|
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
|
|
"soft"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"without difficulty":{
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"arduously",
|
|
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
|
|
"laboriously",
|
|
|
|
"strenuously"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"we can make the trip in four hours easy"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"awkwardly",
|
|
|
|
"clumsily",
|
|
|
|
"gracelessly",
|
|
|
|
"ham-handedly",
|
|
|
|
"ineptly",
|
|
|
|
"maladroitly",
|
|
|
|
"unskillfully",
|
|
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
|
|
"painfully",
|
|
|
|
"painstakingly",
|
|
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
|
|
"assiduously",
|
|
|
|
"diligently",
|
|
|
|
"indefatigably",
|
|
|
|
"industriously",
|
|
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
|
|
"intently",
|
|
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
|
|
"sedulously",
|
|
|
|
"tirelessly"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"ably",
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"adeptly",
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"adroitly",
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"competently",
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"deftly",
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"dexterously",
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"efficiently",
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"expertly",
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"masterfully",
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"proficiently",
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"skillfully",
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"instinctively",
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"intuitively",
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"naturally",
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"spontaneously"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"easily",
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"effortlessly",
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"facilely",
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"fluently",
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"freely",
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"handily",
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"hands down",
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"lightly",
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"painlessly",
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"readily",
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"smoothly",
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"well"
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]
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}
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2022-07-08 14:36:55 +00:00
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},
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"eating (up)":{
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"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
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"examples":[
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"predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"drinking (in)",
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"embracing",
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"lapping (up)",
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"welcoming"
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],
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"related":[
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"adopting",
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"espousing",
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"taking up",
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"greeting",
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"hailing",
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"enjoying",
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"liking",
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"preferring",
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"cherry-picking",
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"choosing",
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"culling",
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"deciding (on)",
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"electing",
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"handpicking",
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"naming",
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"opting (for)",
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"picking",
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"selecting",
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"singling (out)",
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"taking"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"balking (at)",
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"declining",
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"passing up",
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"refusing",
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"rejecting",
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"spurning",
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"throwing over",
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"turning down",
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"demurring (to)",
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"objecting (to)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to destroy all trace of":{
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"examples":[
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"the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"consuming",
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"devouring"
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],
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"related":[
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"gutting",
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"depleting",
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"draining",
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"exhausting",
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"expending",
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"spending",
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"using up",
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"annihilating",
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"decimating",
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"demolishing",
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"desolating",
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"devastating",
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"doing in",
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"pulverizing",
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"razing",
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"ruining",
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"shattering",
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"smashing",
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"tearing down",
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"wasting",
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"wrecking",
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"annihilating",
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"blotting out",
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"eradicating",
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"exterminating",
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"extinguishing",
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"extirpating",
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"obliterating",
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"removing",
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"rubbing out",
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"stamping (out)",
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"wiping out"
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],
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|
|
"near antonyms":[
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|
"conserving",
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"preserving",
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"protecting",
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"saving",
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|
"building",
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|
"constructing",
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|
|
"erecting",
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|
"putting up",
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|
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"raising"
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|
|
],
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|
|
"antonyms":[]
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|
|
|
},
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
"verb"
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|
|
]
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},
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|
|
"eatables":{
|
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|
|
"substances intended to be eaten":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
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|
|
|
"the buffet table aboard the cruise ship always had a tempting array of eatables"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
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|
|
"bread",
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|
|
"chow",
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|
|
"chuck",
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|
|
"comestibles",
|
|
|
|
"eats",
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|
|
"edibles",
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|
|
|
"fare",
|
|
|
|
"food",
|
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|
|
"foodstuffs",
|
|
|
|
"grub",
|
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|
|
"meat",
|
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|
|
"provender",
|
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|
|
"provisions",
|
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|
|
"table",
|
|
|
|
"tucker",
|
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|
|
"viands",
|
|
|
|
"victuals",
|
|
|
|
"vittles"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
|
|
"rations",
|
|
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
|
|
"aliment",
|
|
|
|
"nutriment",
|
|
|
|
"diet",
|
|
|
|
"nourishment",
|
|
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
|
|
"sustenance",
|
|
|
|
"mess",
|
|
|
|
"pap",
|
|
|
|
"ensilage",
|
|
|
|
"feed",
|
|
|
|
"fodder",
|
|
|
|
"forage",
|
|
|
|
"silage",
|
|
|
|
"slop",
|
|
|
|
"swill",
|
|
|
|
"feast",
|
|
|
|
"meal",
|
|
|
|
"refreshments",
|
|
|
|
"regale",
|
|
|
|
"repast",
|
|
|
|
"spread",
|
|
|
|
"board",
|
|
|
|
"dish",
|
|
|
|
"plate",
|
|
|
|
"platter",
|
|
|
|
"serving",
|
|
|
|
"finger food",
|
|
|
|
"natural food"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bane",
|
|
|
|
"poison",
|
|
|
|
"toxin",
|
|
|
|
"venom"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
2022-07-08 15:42:29 +00:00
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"earsplitting":{
|
|
|
|
"marked by a high volume of sound":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the earsplitting noise coming from the jackhammers at the construction site"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"blaring",
|
|
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
|
|
"booming",
|
|
|
|
"clamorous",
|
|
|
|
"clangorous",
|
|
|
|
"deafening",
|
|
|
|
"loud",
|
|
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
|
|
"plangent",
|
|
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
|
|
"slam-bang",
|
|
|
|
"sonorous",
|
|
|
|
"stentorian",
|
|
|
|
"thundering",
|
|
|
|
"thunderous"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
|
|
"dinning",
|
|
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
|
|
"raucous",
|
|
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
|
|
"vociferous",
|
|
|
|
"grating",
|
|
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
|
|
"overloud",
|
|
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
|
|
"strident"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"dead",
|
|
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
|
|
"silent",
|
|
|
|
"still",
|
|
|
|
"stilly",
|
|
|
|
"ultraquiet",
|
|
|
|
"calm",
|
|
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
|
|
"restful",
|
|
|
|
"serene",
|
|
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
|
|
"muted",
|
|
|
|
"softened",
|
|
|
|
"toned (down)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
|
|
"low",
|
|
|
|
"soft"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"early":{
|
|
|
|
"relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"early birds of the Jurassic period"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
|
|
"primal",
|
|
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
|
|
"primordial"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"budding",
|
|
|
|
"embryonic",
|
|
|
|
"germinal",
|
|
|
|
"infant",
|
|
|
|
"aged",
|
|
|
|
"age-old",
|
|
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
|
|
"antique",
|
|
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
|
|
"old",
|
|
|
|
"prehistoric",
|
|
|
|
"prehistorical",
|
|
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
|
|
"pass\u00e9"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
|
|
"complex",
|
|
|
|
"developed",
|
|
|
|
"evolved",
|
|
|
|
"high",
|
|
|
|
"higher",
|
|
|
|
"full-blown",
|
|
|
|
"full-fledged",
|
|
|
|
"full-scale"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"late"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"occurring before the usual or expected time":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"we had an early dinner so as not to miss the concert"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"inopportune",
|
|
|
|
"precocious",
|
|
|
|
"premature",
|
|
|
|
"unseasonable",
|
|
|
|
"untimely"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"unanticipated",
|
|
|
|
"unexpected",
|
|
|
|
"unforeseen",
|
|
|
|
"unlooked-for",
|
|
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
|
|
"sudden"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"behindhand",
|
|
|
|
"belated",
|
|
|
|
"delinquent",
|
|
|
|
"latish",
|
|
|
|
"overdue",
|
|
|
|
"slow",
|
|
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
|
|
"anticipated",
|
|
|
|
"expected",
|
|
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
|
|
"detained",
|
|
|
|
"postponed"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"late"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"before the usual or expected time":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"that year spring arrived early"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"beforehand",
|
|
|
|
"inopportunely",
|
|
|
|
"precociously",
|
|
|
|
"prematurely",
|
|
|
|
"unseasonably"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"related":[
|
|
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
|
|
"instantly",
|
|
|
|
"presently",
|
|
|
|
"promptly",
|
|
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
|
|
"punctually",
|
|
|
|
"apropos",
|
|
|
|
"betimes",
|
|
|
|
"seasonably"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"belatedly",
|
|
|
|
"late",
|
|
|
|
"tardily"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"eats":{
|
|
|
|
"substances intended to be eaten":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"there are some good eats at the buffet table"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bread",
|
|
|
|
"chow",
|
|
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
|
|
"comestibles",
|
|
|
|
"eatables",
|
|
|
|
"edibles",
|
|
|
|
"fare",
|
|
|
|
"food",
|
|
|
|
"foodstuffs",
|
|
|
|
"grub",
|
|
|
|
"meat",
|
|
|
|
"provender",
|
|
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
|
|
"table",
|
|
|
|
"tucker",
|
|
|
|
"viands",
|
|
|
|
"victuals",
|
|
|
|
"vittles"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
|
|
"rations",
|
|
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
|
|
"aliment",
|
|
|
|
"nutriment",
|
|
|
|
"diet",
|
|
|
|
"nourishment",
|
|
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
|
|
"sustenance",
|
|
|
|
"mess",
|
|
|
|
"pap",
|
|
|
|
"ensilage",
|
|
|
|
"feed",
|
|
|
|
"fodder",
|
|
|
|
"forage",
|
|
|
|
"silage",
|
|
|
|
"slop",
|
|
|
|
"swill",
|
|
|
|
"feast",
|
|
|
|
"meal",
|
|
|
|
"refreshments",
|
|
|
|
"regale",
|
|
|
|
"repast",
|
|
|
|
"spread",
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"board",
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"dish",
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"plate",
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"platter",
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"serving",
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"finger food",
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"natural food"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bane",
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"poison",
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"toxin",
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"venom"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to take in as food":{
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"examples":[
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"having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"consumes",
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"ingests",
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"partakes (of)",
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"puts away",
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"puts down",
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"tucks (away or in)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"digests",
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"downs",
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"mouths (down)",
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"swallows",
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"bolts",
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"chows (down on)",
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"devours",
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"gluts (on)",
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"gobbles (up or down)",
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"gorges",
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"gulps",
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"scoffs",
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"slops",
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"snarfs (down)",
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"swills",
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"wolfs",
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"chews",
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"gnaws (at or on)",
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"gums",
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"laps",
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"licks",
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"nibbles (on)",
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"nurses",
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"picks (at)",
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"relishes",
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"savors",
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"savours",
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"tastes",
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"banquets",
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"dines",
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"fares",
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"feasts",
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"gormandizes",
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"pigs out",
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"regales",
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"dispatches",
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"polishes off",
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"breakfasts",
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"lunches",
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"sups",
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"munches",
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"noshes",
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"snacks"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to consume or wear away gradually":{
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"examples":[
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"the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bites (at)",
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"corrodes",
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"erodes",
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"frets",
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"gnaws",
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"nibbles"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"breaks down",
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"breaks up",
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"decomposes",
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"disintegrates",
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"dissolves",
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"decimates",
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"destroys",
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"devastates",
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"ruins",
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"wastes",
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"wrecks"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
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|
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"freshens",
|
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"recreates",
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"refreshens",
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"refreshes",
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"regenerates",
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"rejuvenates",
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"renews",
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"restores",
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"revitalizes",
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|
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"revives"
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],
|
|
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"antonyms":[]
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|
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},
|
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"to take a meal":{
|
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"examples":[
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|
"where's the best place to eat in this town?"
|
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],
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
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"dines",
|
|
|
|
"fares",
|
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|
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"feeds",
|
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|
|
"partakes",
|
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|
|
"refreshes",
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|
|
"victuals"
|
|
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],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"banquets",
|
|
|
|
"feasts",
|
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|
|
"repasts",
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|
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"chows (down)",
|
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|
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"digs in",
|
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|
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"gluts",
|
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|
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"gorges",
|
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|
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"gormandizes",
|
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|
|
"overeats",
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|
|
"overfeeds",
|
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|
|
"pigs out",
|
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|
|
"grazes",
|
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|
|
"nibbles",
|
|
|
|
"noshes",
|
|
|
|
"picks",
|
|
|
|
"snacks",
|
|
|
|
"boards",
|
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|
|
"dines out",
|
|
|
|
"messes",
|
|
|
|
"breakfasts",
|
|
|
|
"lunches",
|
|
|
|
"sups",
|
|
|
|
"picnics"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"diets",
|
|
|
|
"fasts"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature\u2014and then leave their litter behind"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
|
|
"burns (up)",
|
|
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
|
|
"frosts",
|
|
|
|
"galls",
|
|
|
|
"gets",
|
|
|
|
"grates",
|
|
|
|
"gripes",
|
|
|
|
"hacks (off)",
|
|
|
|
"irks",
|
|
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
|
|
"itches",
|
|
|
|
"narks",
|
|
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
|
|
"persecutes",
|
|
|
|
"piques",
|
|
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
|
|
"rasps",
|
|
|
|
"riles",
|
|
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
|
|
"spites",
|
|
|
|
"vexes"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
|
|
"heckles",
|
|
|
|
"nags",
|
|
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
|
|
"badgers",
|
|
|
|
"baits",
|
|
|
|
"bullyrags",
|
|
|
|
"ballyrags",
|
|
|
|
"devils",
|
|
|
|
"hagrides",
|
|
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
|
|
"harries",
|
|
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
|
|
"teases",
|
|
|
|
"angers",
|
|
|
|
"antagonizes",
|
|
|
|
"enrages",
|
|
|
|
"incenses",
|
|
|
|
"infuriates",
|
|
|
|
"maddens",
|
|
|
|
"rankles",
|
|
|
|
"roils",
|
|
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
|
|
"freaks (out)",
|
|
|
|
"frets",
|
|
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
|
|
"worries",
|
|
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
|
|
"insults",
|
|
|
|
"miffs",
|
|
|
|
"offends",
|
|
|
|
"outrages"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
|
|
"placates",
|
|
|
|
"propitiates",
|
|
|
|
"delights",
|
|
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
|
|
"assures",
|
|
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
|
|
"contents",
|
|
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
|
|
"soothes"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"plural noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"eases":{
|
|
|
|
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"facilitates",
|
|
|
|
"greases",
|
|
|
|
"loosens (up)",
|
|
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
|
|
"smoothes",
|
|
|
|
"unclogs"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
|
|
"expedites",
|
|
|
|
"hastens",
|
|
|
|
"hurries",
|
|
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
|
|
"speeds",
|
|
|
|
"advances",
|
|
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
|
|
"abets",
|
|
|
|
"aids",
|
|
|
|
"assists",
|
|
|
|
"helps",
|
|
|
|
"improves",
|
|
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
|
|
"straightens (out)",
|
|
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
|
|
"streamlines"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
|
|
"retards",
|
|
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
|
|
"worsens",
|
|
|
|
"perplexes",
|
|
|
|
"sophisticates"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"complicates"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make less taut":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the rock climber eased the rope a little so that his fellow climber had room to maneuver"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
|
|
"slackens",
|
|
|
|
"slacks"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
|
|
"frees",
|
|
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
|
|
"unfastens",
|
|
|
|
"unties"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
|
|
"binds",
|
|
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
|
|
"ties",
|
|
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
|
|
"restrains"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"strains",
|
|
|
|
"stretches",
|
|
|
|
"tenses",
|
|
|
|
"tensions",
|
|
|
|
"tightens"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make more bearable or less severe":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"grandmother's firm belief that there are few ailments that chicken soup won't ease"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"allays",
|
|
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
|
|
"assuages",
|
|
|
|
"helps",
|
|
|
|
"mitigates",
|
|
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
|
|
"palliates",
|
|
|
|
"relieves",
|
|
|
|
"soothes"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"abates",
|
|
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
|
|
"softens",
|
|
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
|
|
"cures",
|
|
|
|
"heals",
|
|
|
|
"remedies",
|
|
|
|
"amends",
|
|
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
|
|
"emends",
|
|
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
|
|
"mends",
|
|
|
|
"rectifies",
|
|
|
|
"reforms",
|
|
|
|
"repairs",
|
|
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
|
|
|
"betters",
|
|
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
|
|
"improves",
|
|
|
|
"meliorates",
|
|
|
|
"perfects",
|
|
|
|
"refines"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"harms",
|
|
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
|
|
"injures",
|
|
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
|
|
"sharpens"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
|
|
"exacerbates"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the chairman of the Federal Reserve has promised to ease interest rates"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"abates",
|
|
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
|
|
|
"dents",
|
|
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
|
|
"downscales",
|
|
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
|
|
"drops",
|
|
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
|
|
"knocks down",
|
|
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
|
|
"reduces"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
|
|
"clips",
|
|
|
|
"crops",
|
|
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
|
|
"cuts back",
|
|
|
|
"cuts down",
|
|
|
|
"docks",
|
|
|
|
"nicks",
|
|
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"pares",
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"prunes",
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"retrenches",
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"shortens",
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"slashes",
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"trims",
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"truncates",
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"whittles",
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"deflates",
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"shrinks",
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"minimizes",
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"moderates",
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"modifies",
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"modulates",
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"qualifies"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blows up",
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"dilates",
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"distends",
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"inflates",
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"swells",
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"elongates",
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"extends",
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"lengthens",
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"prolongs",
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"protracts",
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"adds (to)",
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"complements",
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"supplements",
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"enhances",
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"heightens",
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"intensifies",
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"redoubles"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"aggrandizes",
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"amplifies",
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"augments",
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"boosts",
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"enlarges",
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"escalates",
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"expands",
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"increases",
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"raises"
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]
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},
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"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
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"examples":[
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"new investments in the region have eased since the rise in interest rates"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abates",
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"declines",
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"decreases",
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"de-escalates",
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"dies (away or down or out)",
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"diminishes",
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"drains (away)",
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"drops (off)",
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"dwindles",
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"ebbs",
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"falls",
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"falls away",
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"lessens",
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"lets up",
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"lowers",
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"moderates",
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"palls",
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"phases down",
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"ratchets (down)",
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"rachets (down)",
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"recedes",
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"relents",
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"remits",
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"shrinks",
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"subsides",
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"tapers",
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"tapers off",
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"wanes"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"compresses",
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"condenses",
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"constricts",
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"contracts",
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"evaporates",
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"fades (away)",
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"fritters (away)",
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"gives out",
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"melts (away)",
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"peters (out)",
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"tails (off)",
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"vanishes",
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"slackens",
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"slows (down)",
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"alleviates",
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"relaxes",
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"flags",
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"sinks",
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"weakens",
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"caves (in)",
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"collapses",
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"deflates"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"appears",
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"emerges",
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"shows up",
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"blows up",
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"distends",
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"elongates",
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"lengthens"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"accumulates",
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"balloons",
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"builds",
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"burgeons",
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"bourgeons",
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"enlarges",
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"escalates",
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"expands",
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"grows",
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"increases",
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"intensifies",
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"mounts",
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"mushrooms",
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"picks up",
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"rises",
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"snowballs",
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"soars",
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"swells",
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"waxes"
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]
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},
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"reduction of or freedom from pain":{
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"examples":[
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"the sunburn medication brought me instant ease"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"alleviations",
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"comforts",
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"releases",
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"reliefs"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"appeasements",
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"assuagements",
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"decreases",
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"diminishments",
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|
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"mitigations",
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"moderations",
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|
|
"mollifications"
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|
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],
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|
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"near antonyms":[
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|
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"discomforts",
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|
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"agonies",
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|
|
"anguishes",
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|
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"miseries",
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|
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"sufferings",
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|
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"torments",
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"tortures",
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|
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"aches",
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"pains",
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"pangs",
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"pricks",
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|
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"smarts",
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"stings",
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|
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"stitches",
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|
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"throes",
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|
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"tingles",
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|
|
"twinges"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"earthworks":{
|
|
|
|
"a raised bank or wall made of soil":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"prehistoric earthworks"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"breastworks",
|
|
|
|
"bulwarks",
|
|
|
|
"ramparts",
|
|
|
|
"dams",
|
|
|
|
"dikes",
|
|
|
|
"embankments",
|
|
|
|
"heads",
|
|
|
|
"levees",
|
|
|
|
"breakwaters",
|
|
|
|
"jetties",
|
|
|
|
"seawalls",
|
|
|
|
"canals",
|
|
|
|
"channels",
|
|
|
|
"ditches",
|
|
|
|
"gutters",
|
|
|
|
"troughs",
|
|
|
|
"locks",
|
|
|
|
"barricades",
|
|
|
|
"barriers",
|
|
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
|
|
"floodgates",
|
|
|
|
"sluices",
|
|
|
|
"barrages",
|
|
|
|
"milldams",
|
|
|
|
"stanks",
|
|
|
|
"weirs"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
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|
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}
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}
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