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"meagerly" : {
"as in scantily" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"mealymouthed" : {
"not being or expressing what one appears to be or express" : {
"antonyms" : [
"artless" ,
"candid" ,
"genuine" ,
"heartfelt" ,
"honest" ,
"sincere" ,
"undesigning" ,
"unfeigned"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a mealymouthed compliment from a jealous competitor"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"direct" ,
"forthright" ,
"frank" ,
"heart-to-heart" ,
"open" ,
"plain" ,
"straightforward"
] ,
"related" : [
"affected" ,
"assumed" ,
"claptrap" ,
"contrived" ,
"forced" ,
"mechanical" ,
"put-on" ,
"simulated" ,
"strained" ,
"unnatural" ,
"empty" ,
"hollow" ,
"meaningless" ,
"deceitful" ,
"devious" ,
"dishonest" ,
"false" ,
"untruthful" ,
"facile" ,
"glib" ,
"superficial" ,
"bogus" ,
"sham" ,
"campy" ,
"facetious" ,
"jocular" ,
"tongue-in-cheek" ,
"canting" ,
"pharisaical" ,
"pious" ,
"sanctimonious" ,
"self-righteous" ,
"simon-pure"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artificial" ,
"backhanded" ,
"counterfeit" ,
"double" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"double-faced" ,
"fake" ,
"feigned" ,
"hypocritical" ,
"insincere" ,
"Janus-faced" ,
"jive" ,
"left-handed" ,
"lip" ,
"mealy" ,
"Pecksniffian" ,
"phony" ,
"phoney" ,
"phony-baloney" ,
"phoney-baloney" ,
"pretended" ,
"two-faced" ,
"unctuous"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"mean-spirited" : {
"feeling or showing a desire to cause harm or pain" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a mean-spirited person" ,
"He wrote a mean-spirited book review."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"meandering" : {
"passing from one topic to another" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a meandering interview with the presidential hopeful that covered everything from his family life to his proposed foreign policy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coherent" ,
"consistent" ,
"logical" ,
"direct" ,
"focused" ,
"focussed" ,
"straightforward" ,
"undeviating"
] ,
"related" : [
"circuitous" ,
"deviating" ,
"devious" ,
"indirect" ,
"roundabout"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"desultory" ,
"digressional" ,
"digressionary" ,
"digressive" ,
"discursive" ,
"excursive" ,
"leaping" ,
"maundering" ,
"rambling" ,
"wandering"
]
} ,
"to move about from place to place aimlessly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"theatergoers meandering around the lobby waiting for the play to start"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"ambling" ,
"sauntering" ,
"strolling" ,
"dawdling" ,
"moping" ,
"gypsying" ,
"hoboing" ,
"tramping" ,
"vagabonding" ,
"milling (about or around)" ,
"straggling" ,
"straying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"batting" ,
"cruising" ,
"drifting" ,
"floating" ,
"gadding (about)" ,
"gallivanting" ,
"galavanting" ,
"kicking around" ,
"knocking (about)" ,
"maundering" ,
"mooching" ,
"rambling" ,
"ranging" ,
"roaming" ,
"roving" ,
"traipsing" ,
"wandering"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"meanies" : {
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the class thought the substitute teacher was a big meanie when she assigned homework over the holidays"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"angels" ,
"innocents" ,
"saints" ,
"heroes"
] ,
"related" : [
"villainesses" ,
"blackguards" ,
"criminals" ,
"crooks" ,
"culprits" ,
"felons" ,
"lawbreakers" ,
"malefactors" ,
"offenders" ,
"perpetrators" ,
"perps" ,
"transgressors" ,
"sinners" ,
"trespassers" ,
"wrongdoers" ,
"cads" ,
"heels" ,
"serpents" ,
"snakes" ,
"vipers" ,
"bandits" ,
"bravos" ,
"bravoes" ,
"desperadoes" ,
"desperados" ,
"outlaws" ,
"cons" ,
"convicts" ,
"jailbirds" ,
"assassins" ,
"cutthroats" ,
"gangsters" ,
"goons" ,
"gunmen" ,
"hoodlums" ,
"hooligans" ,
"racketeers" ,
"ruffians" ,
"thugs" ,
"roughs" ,
"rowdies" ,
"toughs" ,
"losers" ,
"lowlifes" ,
"lowlives" ,
"ne'er-do-wells" ,
"stinkers" ,
"trash"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baddies" ,
"beasts" ,
"brutes" ,
"caitiffs" ,
"devils" ,
"evildoers" ,
"fiends" ,
"heavies" ,
"hounds" ,
"knaves" ,
"miscreants" ,
"monsters" ,
"nazis" ,
"no-goods" ,
"rapscallions" ,
"rascals" ,
"reprobates" ,
"rogues" ,
"savages" ,
"scalawags" ,
"scallywags" ,
"scamps" ,
"scapegraces" ,
"scoundrels" ,
"varlets" ,
"villains" ,
"wretches"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"means" : {
"an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"won the competition by fair and honest means"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"act" ,
"action" ,
"deed" ,
"doing" ,
"feat" ,
"thing" ,
"course" ,
"procedure" ,
"proceeding" ,
"process" ,
"accomplishment" ,
"achievement" ,
"attainment" ,
"coup" ,
"exploit" ,
"success" ,
"triumph" ,
"activity" ,
"affair" ,
"business" ,
"dealing" ,
"enterprise" ,
"event" ,
"attempt" ,
"crack" ,
"endeavor" ,
"essay" ,
"fling" ,
"go" ,
"initiative" ,
"operation" ,
"pass" ,
"shot" ,
"stab" ,
"trial" ,
"try" ,
"undertaking" ,
"whack" ,
"effort" ,
"exertion" ,
"labor" ,
"pains" ,
"trouble" ,
"while" ,
"work" ,
"project" ,
"proposal" ,
"proposition" ,
"makeshift" ,
"resort" ,
"resource" ,
"stopgap" ,
"countermeasure" ,
"countermove" ,
"counterstep"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"expedient" ,
"measure" ,
"move" ,
"shift" ,
"step"
]
} ,
"something used to achieve an end" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the ends don't justify the means"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"determinant" ,
"expedient" ,
"factor" ,
"influence" ,
"ingredient" ,
"mechanism" ,
"tool" ,
"weapon" ,
"activator" ,
"animator" ,
"catalyst" ,
"driver" ,
"energizer" ,
"executor" ,
"generator" ,
"impetus" ,
"incentive" ,
"inspiration" ,
"instigation" ,
"instigator" ,
"launcher" ,
"mover" ,
"power" ,
"stimulus" ,
"trigger" ,
"antecedent" ,
"cause" ,
"occasion" ,
"reason" ,
"subagency" ,
"subagent"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agency" ,
"agent" ,
"instrument" ,
"instrumentality" ,
"machinery" ,
"medium" ,
"ministry" ,
"organ" ,
"vehicle"
]
} ,
"the total of one's money and property" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a woman of considerable means"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"debts" ,
"liabilities" ,
"indebtedness"
] ,
"related" : [
"belongings" ,
"chattels" ,
"effects" ,
"holdings" ,
"paraphernalia" ,
"possessions" ,
"things" ,
"bankroll" ,
"deep pockets" ,
"finances" ,
"funds" ,
"money" ,
"wallet" ,
"abundance" ,
"affluence" ,
"prosperity" ,
"success" ,
"treasure" ,
"valuables" ,
"accession" ,
"acquisition" ,
"personal property" ,
"personalty" ,
"property" ,
"nest egg" ,
"reserve" ,
"resources" ,
"savings" ,
"treasury"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assets" ,
"capital" ,
"fortune" ,
"opulence" ,
"riches" ,
"substance" ,
"wealth" ,
"wherewithal" ,
"worth"
]
} ,
"to be of importance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"affects" ,
"concerns" ,
"influences" ,
"sways" ,
"adds up (to)" ,
"amounts (to)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"counts" ,
"imports" ,
"matters" ,
"signifies" ,
"weighs"
]
} ,
"to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the national anthem means various things to various people"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"connotes" ,
"implies" ,
"suggests" ,
"adds up (to)" ,
"amounts (to)" ,
"hints" ,
"infers" ,
"insinuates" ,
"intimates" ,
"embodies" ,
"epitomizes" ,
"personifies" ,
"represents" ,
"symbolizes" ,
"symbols" ,
"adverts" ,
"alludes (to)" ,
"cites" ,
"instances" ,
"mentions" ,
"refers (to)" ,
"specifies" ,
"touches (on or upon)" ,
"designates" ,
"indicates" ,
"points (to)" ,
"signals" ,
"announces" ,
"declares" ,
"proclaims" ,
"elucidates" ,
"explains"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"denotes" ,
"expresses" ,
"imports" ,
"intends" ,
"signifies" ,
"spells"
]
} ,
"to have in mind as a purpose or goal" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I mean to win this race"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"dreams" ,
"hopes" ,
"wishes" ,
"considers" ,
"debates" ,
"mulls (over)" ,
"ponders" ,
"attempts" ,
"endeavors" ,
"strives" ,
"struggles" ,
"tries" ,
"plots" ,
"schemes" ,
"accomplishes" ,
"achieves" ,
"effects" ,
"executes" ,
"performs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aims" ,
"allows" ,
"aspires" ,
"calculates" ,
"contemplates" ,
"designs" ,
"goes" ,
"intends" ,
"looks" ,
"meditates" ,
"plans" ,
"proposes" ,
"purports" ,
"purposes"
]
} ,
"to serve as a sign or symptom of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bodes" ,
"foreshows" ,
"foretells" ,
"presages"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bespeaks" ,
"betokens" ,
"denotes" ,
"indicates" ,
"points (to)" ,
"signifies" ,
"tells (of)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"meany" : {
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the class thought the substitute teacher was a big meanie when she assigned homework over the holidays"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"angel" ,
"innocent" ,
"saint" ,
"hero"
] ,
"related" : [
"villainess" ,
"blackguard" ,
"criminal" ,
"crook" ,
"culprit" ,
"felon" ,
"lawbreaker" ,
"malefactor" ,
"offender" ,
"perp" ,
"perpetrator" ,
"transgressor" ,
"sinner" ,
"trespasser" ,
"wrongdoer" ,
"cad" ,
"heel" ,
"serpent" ,
"snake" ,
"viper" ,
"bandit" ,
"bravo" ,
"desperado" ,
"outlaw" ,
"con" ,
"convict" ,
"jailbird" ,
"assassin" ,
"cutthroat" ,
"gangster" ,
"goon" ,
"gunman" ,
"hoodlum" ,
"hooligan" ,
"racketeer" ,
"ruffian" ,
"thug" ,
"rough" ,
"rowdy" ,
"tough" ,
"loser" ,
"lowlife" ,
"ne'er-do-well" ,
"stinker" ,
"trash"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baddie" ,
"baddy" ,
"beast" ,
"brute" ,
"caitiff" ,
"devil" ,
"evildoer" ,
"fiend" ,
"heavy" ,
"hound" ,
"knave" ,
"miscreant" ,
"monster" ,
"nazi" ,
"no-good" ,
"rapscallion" ,
"rascal" ,
"reprobate" ,
"rogue" ,
"savage" ,
"scalawag" ,
"scallywag" ,
"scamp" ,
"scapegrace" ,
"scoundrel" ,
"varlet" ,
"villain" ,
"wretch"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"measure" : {
"a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"each day prisoners were given only a small measure of rice to live on"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"coefficient" ,
"degree" ,
"body" ,
"portion" ,
"many" ,
"number"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amount" ,
"quantity" ,
"quantum" ,
"volume"
]
} ,
"an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"such new security measures as metal detectors at all the entrances"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"act" ,
"action" ,
"deed" ,
"doing" ,
"feat" ,
"thing" ,
"course" ,
"procedure" ,
"proceeding" ,
"process" ,
"accomplishment" ,
"achievement" ,
"attainment" ,
"coup" ,
"exploit" ,
"success" ,
"triumph" ,
"activity" ,
"affair" ,
"business" ,
"dealing" ,
"enterprise" ,
"event" ,
"attempt" ,
"crack" ,
"endeavor" ,
"essay" ,
"fling" ,
"go" ,
"initiative" ,
"operation" ,
"pass" ,
"shot" ,
"stab" ,
"trial" ,
"try" ,
"undertaking" ,
"whack" ,
"effort" ,
"exertion" ,
"labor" ,
"pains" ,
"trouble" ,
"while" ,
"work" ,
"project" ,
"proposal" ,
"proposition" ,
"makeshift" ,
"resort" ,
"resource" ,
"stopgap" ,
"countermeasure" ,
"countermove" ,
"counterstep"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"expedient" ,
"means" ,
"move" ,
"shift" ,
"step"
]
} ,
"something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"during the Renaissance, man came to be viewed as the measure of all things"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aberration" ,
"abnormality" ,
"deviation"
] ,
"related" : [
"case" ,
"example" ,
"instance" ,
"average" ,
"norm" ,
"rule" ,
"acme" ,
"apex" ,
"meridian" ,
"peak" ,
"pinnacle" ,
"summit" ,
"zenith"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bar" ,
"barometer" ,
"benchmark" ,
"criterion" ,
"gold standard" ,
"grade" ,
"mark" ,
"metric" ,
"par" ,
"standard" ,
"touchstone" ,
"yardstick"
]
} ,
"the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the song's soft, soothing measures make it a good lullaby"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"accent" ,
"accentuation" ,
"emphasis" ,
"stress" ,
"backbeat" ,
"drum" ,
"throb" ,
"lilt" ,
"movement" ,
"sway" ,
"swing" ,
"hexameter" ,
"pentameter" ,
"tetrameter" ,
"trimeter"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beat" ,
"cadence" ,
"meter" ,
"rhythm"
]
} ,
"the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a slipcover for the couch that was made to measure"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"area" ,
"capaciousness" ,
"commodiousness" ,
"roominess" ,
"spaciousness" ,
"ampleness" ,
"amplitude" ,
"bigness" ,
"bulkiness" ,
"enormousness" ,
"grandness" ,
"greatness" ,
"grossness" ,
"heftiness" ,
"hugeness" ,
"immenseness" ,
"immensity" ,
"largeness" ,
"mass" ,
"massiveness" ,
"monstrousness" ,
"stupendousness" ,
"tremendousness" ,
"vastness" ,
"volume" ,
"voluminousness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bulk" ,
"dimension" ,
"extent" ,
"magnitude" ,
"measurement" ,
"proportion" ,
"size"
]
} ,
"to find out the size, extent, or amount of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"for this experiment, you need to carefully measure all the chemicals before you mix them together"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"weigh" ,
"calibrate" ,
"caliper" ,
"quantify" ,
"quantitate" ,
"lay off" ,
"mark (off)" ,
"calculate" ,
"cipher" ,
"compute" ,
"figure" ,
"reckon" ,
"work out" ,
"appraise" ,
"assess" ,
"conjecture" ,
"estimate" ,
"evaluate" ,
"guess" ,
"guesstimate" ,
"judge" ,
"suppose" ,
"valuate" ,
"value" ,
"add up" ,
"sum" ,
"tally" ,
"total" ,
"ascertain" ,
"determine" ,
"discover" ,
"dope (out)" ,
"figure out" ,
"find out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"gauge" ,
"gage" ,
"scale" ,
"span"
]
} ,
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"lose"
] ,
"examples" : [
"he carefully measured his response to the provocative question"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"liberate" ,
"loose" ,
"loosen" ,
"unleash" ,
"air" ,
"express" ,
"take out" ,
"vent"
] ,
"related" : [
"bottle (up)" ,
"choke (back)" ,
"hold back" ,
"mince" ,
"muffle" ,
"pocket" ,
"repress" ,
"sink" ,
"smother" ,
"squelch" ,
"stifle" ,
"strangle" ,
"suppress" ,
"swallow" ,
"arrest" ,
"interrupt" ,
"stop" ,
"block" ,
"hamper" ,
"handcuff" ,
"hinder" ,
"impede" ,
"obstruct" ,
"gag" ,
"muzzle" ,
"silence"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bridle" ,
"check" ,
"constrain" ,
"contain" ,
"control" ,
"curb" ,
"govern" ,
"hold" ,
"inhibit" ,
"keep" ,
"pull in" ,
"regulate" ,
"rein (in)" ,
"restrain" ,
"rule" ,
"tame"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"measureless" : {
"being or seeming to be without limits" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bounded" ,
"circumscribed" ,
"confined" ,
"definite" ,
"finite" ,
"limited" ,
"restricted"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the bodies of the fallen sailors were consigned to the measureless depths of the sea"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"fathomable" ,
"measurable" ,
"depthless" ,
"shallow" ,
"superficial"
] ,
"related" : [
"abysmal" ,
"countless" ,
"incalculable" ,
"incomputable" ,
"inestimable" ,
"innumerable" ,
"unmeasured" ,
"exhaustless" ,
"inexhaustible" ,
"extensive" ,
"far-flung" ,
"immense" ,
"vast"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bottomless" ,
"boundless" ,
"endless" ,
"fathomless" ,
"horizonless" ,
"illimitable" ,
"immeasurable" ,
"immensurable" ,
"indefinite" ,
"infinite" ,
"limitless" ,
"unbounded" ,
"unfathomable" ,
"unlimited"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"measuring up (to)" : {
"to come near or nearer to in character or quality" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he always worried about measuring up to his older brother"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"adding up (to)" ,
"amounting (to)" ,
"coming (to)" ,
"duplicating" ,
"equaling" ,
"equalling" ,
"matching" ,
"mirroring" ,
"paralleling" ,
"reflecting" ,
"bordering (on)" ,
"touching (on)" ,
"verging (on)"
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"synonyms" : [
"approaching" ,
"approximating" ,
"comparing (with)" ,
"stacking up (against or with)"
]
} ,
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"verb"
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} ,
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"animal and especially mammal tissue used as food" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we need to go shopping; there's only enough meat in the freezer for one more dinner"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"game" ,
"poultry" ,
"red meat" ,
"variety meat"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"flesh"
]
} ,
"substances intended to be eaten" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"offered his guests meat and drink"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bane" ,
"poison" ,
"toxin" ,
"venom"
] ,
"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"
] ,
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"bread" ,
"chow" ,
"chuck" ,
"comestibles" ,
"eatables" ,
"eats" ,
"edibles" ,
"fare" ,
"food" ,
"foodstuffs" ,
"grub" ,
"provender" ,
"provisions" ,
"table" ,
"tucker" ,
"viands" ,
"victuals" ,
"vittles"
]
} ,
"the central part or aspect of something under consideration" : {
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"examples" : [
"he dances all around it without ever addressing the meat of the issue"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"course" ,
"direction" ,
"drift" ,
"tenor" ,
"body" ,
"content" ,
"substance" ,
"hypothesis" ,
"proposition" ,
"purport" ,
"subject" ,
"theme" ,
"thesis"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bottom line" ,
"bull's-eye" ,
"centerpiece" ,
"core" ,
"crux" ,
"essence" ,
"gist" ,
"heart" ,
"kernel" ,
"keynote" ,
"meat and potatoes" ,
"net" ,
"nub" ,
"nubbin" ,
"nucleus" ,
"pith" ,
"pivot" ,
"point" ,
"root" ,
"sum"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meats" : {
"animal and especially mammal tissue used as food" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we need to go shopping; there's only enough meat in the freezer for one more dinner"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"games" ,
"poultries" ,
"red meats" ,
"variety meats"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"flesh"
]
} ,
"the central part or aspect of something under consideration" : {
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"examples" : [
"he dances all around it without ever addressing the meat of the issue"
] ,
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"related" : [
"courses" ,
"directions" ,
"drifts" ,
"tenors" ,
"bodies" ,
"contents" ,
"substances" ,
"hypotheses" ,
"propositions" ,
"purports" ,
"subjects" ,
"themes" ,
"theses"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bottom lines" ,
"bull's-eyes" ,
"bullseyes" ,
"centerpieces" ,
"cores" ,
"cruxes" ,
"cruces" ,
"essences" ,
"gists" ,
"hearts" ,
"kernels" ,
"keynotes" ,
"meat and potatoes" ,
"nets" ,
"nubbins" ,
"nubs" ,
"nuclei" ,
"nucleuses" ,
"piths" ,
"pivots" ,
"points" ,
"roots" ,
"sums"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"medal" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the display case held an impressive array of military medals from World War II"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"decoration" ,
"honor" ,
"crown" ,
"insignia" ,
"laurel" ,
"ribbon" ,
"title" ,
"bronze" ,
"gold" ,
"silver" ,
"badge" ,
"button" ,
"chevron" ,
"clasp" ,
"cockade" ,
"color" ,
"ensign" ,
"rosette" ,
"star" ,
"distinction" ,
"award" ,
"prize" ,
"trophy" ,
"citation" ,
"commendation"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"medallion" ,
"order"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meddle" : {
"to interest oneself in what is not one's concern" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"avoid" ,
"eschew" ,
"shun" ,
"disregard" ,
"ignore" ,
"neglect" ,
"overlook"
] ,
"related" : [
"intercede" ,
"interpose" ,
"intervene" ,
"barge (in)" ,
"chisel (in)" ,
"encroach" ,
"infringe" ,
"invade" ,
"trespass" ,
"fiddle" ,
"fool" ,
"monkey" ,
"play" ,
"tamper"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"butt in" ,
"interfere" ,
"interlope" ,
"intermeddle" ,
"intrude" ,
"mess" ,
"muck (about or around)" ,
"nose" ,
"obtrude" ,
"poke" ,
"pry" ,
"snoop"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"meddler" : {
"a person who meddles in the affairs of others" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a meddler who stayed up all night watching the neighbors"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"gaper" ,
"gawker" ,
"gawper" ,
"gazer" ,
"peeper" ,
"peeping Tom" ,
"prier" ,
"pryer" ,
"rubberneck" ,
"rubbernecker" ,
"snoop" ,
"snooper" ,
"spy" ,
"blabber" ,
"discloser" ,
"gossip" ,
"gossiper" ,
"prattler" ,
"quidnunc" ,
"revealer" ,
"teller" ,
"betrayer" ,
"talebearer" ,
"tattler" ,
"tattletale" ,
"telltale" ,
"snake" ,
"sneak" ,
"informant" ,
"informer" ,
"snitcher" ,
"squealer" ,
"stool pigeon"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"busybody" ,
"buttinsky" ,
"buttinski" ,
"interferer" ,
"interloper" ,
"intermeddler" ,
"intruder" ,
"kibitzer" ,
"kibbitzer" ,
"nosey parker"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meddlesome" : {
"thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited" : {
"antonyms" : [
"unobtrusive"
] ,
"examples" : [
"meddlesome neighbors kept asking the couple when they were going to have children"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"hands-off" ,
"uninvolved" ,
"quiet" ,
"reclusive" ,
"reserved" ,
"reticent" ,
"retiring" ,
"silent" ,
"taciturn" ,
"withdrawn" ,
"inhibited" ,
"restrained" ,
"subdued"
] ,
"related" : [
"bold" ,
"brazen" ,
"bumptious" ,
"impertinent" ,
"impudent" ,
"insolent" ,
"rude" ,
"invading" ,
"trespassing" ,
"curious" ,
"inquisitive" ,
"annoying" ,
"harassing" ,
"pestiferous" ,
"overbearing" ,
"superserviceable"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"busy" ,
"interfering" ,
"intruding" ,
"intrusive" ,
"meddling" ,
"nosy" ,
"nosey" ,
"obtrusive" ,
"officious" ,
"presuming" ,
"presumptuous" ,
"protrusive" ,
"prying" ,
"pushing" ,
"pushy" ,
"snoopy"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
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"mediaeval" : {
"having passed its time of use or usefulness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"get rid of that medieval kerosene stove\u2014it stinks and it's dangerous"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"current" ,
"mod" ,
"modern" ,
"new" ,
"newfangled" ,
"new-fashioned" ,
"present-day" ,
"recent" ,
"ultramodern" ,
"up-to-date" ,
"up-to-the-minute" ,
"fresh" ,
"modernized" ,
"refurbished" ,
"remodeled" ,
"renewed" ,
"functional" ,
"operable" ,
"operational" ,
"workable" ,
"active" ,
"alive" ,
"busy" ,
"employed" ,
"functioning" ,
"operating" ,
"operative"
] ,
"related" : [
"aging" ,
"ageing" ,
"obsolescent" ,
"discarded" ,
"disused" ,
"inoperable" ,
"unusable" ,
"unworkable" ,
"useless" ,
"dead" ,
"defunct" ,
"expired" ,
"extinct" ,
"vanished" ,
"dormant" ,
"fallow" ,
"free" ,
"idle" ,
"inactive" ,
"inert" ,
"inoperative" ,
"latent" ,
"ancient" ,
"antediluvian" ,
"antique" ,
"dateless" ,
"fusty" ,
"musty" ,
"old" ,
"oldfangled" ,
"old-fashioned" ,
"old-time" ,
"retro" ,
"vintage" ,
"aged" ,
"age-old" ,
"hoary" ,
"venerable" ,
"atavistic" ,
"bygone" ,
"erstwhile" ,
"former" ,
"historic" ,
"historical" ,
"late" ,
"old-world" ,
"past"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"antiquated" ,
"archaic" ,
"dated" ,
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9" ,
"demoded" ,
"fossilized" ,
"kaput" ,
"kaputt" ,
"moribund" ,
"mossy" ,
"moth-eaten" ,
"neolithic" ,
"Noachian" ,
"obsolete" ,
"out-of-date" ,
"outdated" ,
"outmoded" ,
"outworn" ,
"pass\u00e9" ,
"prehistoric" ,
"prehistorical" ,
"rusty" ,
"Stone Age" ,
"superannuated"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"medial" : {
"occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes" : {
"antonyms" : [
"extreme" ,
"farthest" ,
"farthermost" ,
"furthermost" ,
"furthest" ,
"outermost" ,
"outmost" ,
"remotest" ,
"utmost"
] ,
"examples" : [
"four is the medial number between one and seven"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"outer" ,
"peripheral"
] ,
"related" : [
"equidistant" ,
"inmost" ,
"inner" ,
"innermost" ,
"nearest" ,
"betwixt and between" ,
"borderline" ,
"gray" ,
"grey" ,
"in-between"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"central" ,
"halfway" ,
"intermediary" ,
"intermediate" ,
"median" ,
"mediate" ,
"medium" ,
"mid" ,
"middle" ,
"midmost"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"mediations" : {
"as in treaties" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"medication" : {
"a substance or preparation used to treat disease" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the doctor prescribed two different medications for the infection"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cure-all" ,
"nostrum" ,
"panacea" ,
"botanical" ,
"patent medicine" ,
"prescription" ,
"prescription drug" ,
"cordial" ,
"potion" ,
"tonic" ,
"miracle drug" ,
"wonder drug" ,
"cap" ,
"capsule" ,
"pill" ,
"tablet" ,
"injection" ,
"shot" ,
"embrocation" ,
"liniment" ,
"lotion" ,
"ointment" ,
"poultice" ,
"salve" ,
"syrup" ,
"sirup" ,
"tincture" ,
"antibiotic" ,
"antiseptic" ,
"serum" ,
"cathartic" ,
"purgative"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cure" ,
"drug" ,
"medicament" ,
"medicinal" ,
"medicine" ,
"pharmaceutical" ,
"physic" ,
"remedy" ,
"specific"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"medicos" : {
"a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nondoctors" ,
"nonphysicians"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a woman who is suspicious of all medicos , regardless of their credentials"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"family doctors" ,
"family physicians" ,
"family practitioners" ,
"general practitioners" ,
"anesthesiologists" ,
"dermatologists" ,
"gynecologists" ,
"internists" ,
"neurologists" ,
"ob-gyns" ,
"obstetricians" ,
"ophthalmologists" ,
"orthopedists" ,
"pathologists" ,
"pediatricians" ,
"pediatrists" ,
"physiatrists" ,
"podiatrists" ,
"radiologists" ,
"urologists" ,
"attendings" ,
"clinicians" ,
"hospitalists" ,
"specialists" ,
"plastic surgeons" ,
"surgeons" ,
"interns" ,
"internes" ,
"residents" ,
"aidmen" ,
"nurse-practitioners" ,
"nurses" ,
"EMTs" ,
"paramedics" ,
"paramedicals" ,
"physical therapists" ,
"physiotherapists"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"croakers" ,
"docs" ,
"doctors" ,
"medics" ,
"physicians" ,
"sawbones" ,
"sawboneses"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"medics" : {
"a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"nondoctors" ,
"nonphysicians"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"the wounded soldier called for a medic"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"family doctors" ,
"family physicians" ,
"family practitioners" ,
"general practitioners" ,
"anesthesiologists" ,
"dermatologists" ,
"gynecologists" ,
"internists" ,
"neurologists" ,
"ob-gyns" ,
"obstetricians" ,
"ophthalmologists" ,
"orthopedists" ,
"pathologists" ,
"pediatricians" ,
"pediatrists" ,
"physiatrists" ,
"podiatrists" ,
"radiologists" ,
"urologists" ,
"attendings" ,
"clinicians" ,
"hospitalists" ,
"specialists" ,
"plastic surgeons" ,
"surgeons" ,
"interns" ,
"internes" ,
"residents" ,
"aidmen" ,
"nurse-practitioners" ,
"nurses" ,
"EMTs" ,
"paramedics" ,
"paramedicals" ,
"physical therapists" ,
"physiotherapists"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"croakers" ,
"docs" ,
"doctors" ,
"medicos" ,
"physicians" ,
"sawbones" ,
"sawboneses"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"mediocrity" : {
"a person of little fame" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"He surrounded himself with mediocrities to appear more notable by comparison."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the quality or state of being mediocre" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"She's a perfectionist who refuses to settle for mediocrity ."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meditating" : {
"to give serious and careful thought to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I've been meditating a career change for months"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disregarding" ,
"ignoring" ,
"overlooking" ,
"slighting" ,
"dismissing" ,
"pooh-poohing" ,
"poohing" ,
"rejecting"
] ,
"related" : [
"musing (upon)" ,
"reflecting (on or upon)" ,
"reminiscing" ,
"analyzing" ,
"exploring" ,
"reviewing" ,
"concluding" ,
"reasoning" ,
"second-guessing" ,
"speculating (about)" ,
"brooding (about or over)" ,
"dwelling (on or upon)" ,
"fixating (on or upon)" ,
"fretting (about or over)" ,
"obsessing (about or over)" ,
"believing" ,
"conceiving" ,
"opining" ,
"absorbing" ,
"assimilating" ,
"digesting" ,
"drinking (in)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chewing over" ,
"cogitating" ,
"considering" ,
"contemplating" ,
"debating" ,
"deliberating" ,
"entertaining" ,
"eyeing" ,
"eying" ,
"kicking around" ,
"mulling (over)" ,
"perpending" ,
"pondering" ,
"poring (over)" ,
"questioning" ,
"revolving" ,
"ruminating" ,
"studying" ,
"thinking (about or over)" ,
"turning" ,
"weighing" ,
"wrestling (with)"
]
} ,
"to have in mind as a purpose or goal" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"had meditated a quick return to work after having the baby, but circumstances changed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"dreaming" ,
"hoping" ,
"wishing" ,
"considering" ,
"debating" ,
"mulling (over)" ,
"pondering" ,
"attempting" ,
"endeavoring" ,
"striving" ,
"struggling" ,
"trying" ,
"plotting" ,
"scheming" ,
"accomplishing" ,
"achieving" ,
"effecting" ,
"executing" ,
"performing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aiming" ,
"allowing" ,
"aspiring" ,
"calculating" ,
"contemplating" ,
"designing" ,
"going" ,
"intending" ,
"looking" ,
"meaning" ,
"planning" ,
"proposing" ,
"purporting" ,
"purposing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"meditations" : {
"long or deep thinking about spiritual matters" : {
"examples" : [
"the busy executive devotes an hour a day to quiet meditation"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"contemplations"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
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"brown studies" ,
"introspections" ,
"muses" ,
"reflections" ,
"retrospections" ,
"reveries" ,
"studies" ,
"trances" ,
"woolgatherings" ,
"cogitations" ,
"deliberations" ,
"musings" ,
"ruminations"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meditative" : {
"given to or marked by long, quiet thinking" : {
"antonyms" : [
"unreflective"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I've been in a meditative mood all day"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"featherbrained" ,
"flighty" ,
"flippant" ,
"frivolous" ,
"goofy" ,
"harebrained" ,
"light-headed" ,
"scatterbrained" ,
"brainless" ,
"mindless" ,
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"silly" ,
"thoughtless" ,
"unthinking"
] ,
"related" : [
"introspective" ,
"retrospective" ,
"self-reflective" ,
"earnest" ,
"grave" ,
"sedate" ,
"serious" ,
"serious-minded" ,
"severe" ,
"sober" ,
"solemn" ,
"somber" ,
"sombre" ,
"weighty" ,
"philosophical" ,
"philosophic" ,
"analytic" ,
"analytical" ,
"logical" ,
"rational" ,
"deliberate" ,
"purposeful" ,
"absentminded" ,
"abstracted" ,
"preoccupied"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"broody" ,
"cogitative" ,
"contemplative" ,
"melancholy" ,
"musing" ,
"pensive" ,
"reflective" ,
"ruminant" ,
"ruminative" ,
"thoughtful"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"meekly" : {
"in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion" : {
"antonyms" : [
"arrogantly" ,
"audaciously" ,
"boldly" ,
"brashly" ,
"brazenly" ,
"contemptuously" ,
"haughtily" ,
"huffily" ,
"imperiously" ,
"loftily" ,
"pompously" ,
"presumptuously" ,
"pretentiously" ,
"pridefully" ,
"proudly" ,
"scornfully" ,
"self-importantly" ,
"superciliously" ,
"swaggeringly" ,
"uppishly"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the dominant personality, he is always taking advantage of his so-called best friend, who just meekly accepts it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"fearlessly" ,
"discourteously" ,
"disdainfully" ,
"disrespectfully" ,
"impertinently" ,
"rashly" ,
"recklessly" ,
"saucily" ,
"bitchily" ,
"impolitely" ,
"impudently" ,
"rudely" ,
"uncivilly" ,
"ungraciously"
] ,
"related" : [
"obsequiously" ,
"servilely" ,
"subserviently" ,
"fearfully" ,
"mousily" ,
"timidly" ,
"bashfully" ,
"diffidently" ,
"self-deprecatingly" ,
"shyly" ,
"timorously" ,
"civilly" ,
"courteously" ,
"politely" ,
"respectfully" ,
"suppliantly"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abjectly" ,
"deferentially" ,
"hat in hand" ,
"humbly" ,
"lowly" ,
"meanly" ,
"modestly" ,
"sheepishly" ,
"submissively"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"meekness" : {
"the absence of any feelings of being better than others" : {
"antonyms" : [
"arrogance" ,
"assumption" ,
"bumptiousness" ,
"conceit" ,
"egoism" ,
"egotism" ,
"haughtiness" ,
"hauteur" ,
"huffiness" ,
"imperiousness" ,
"loftiness" ,
"lordliness" ,
"peremptoriness" ,
"pomposity" ,
"pompousness" ,
"presumptuousness" ,
"pretense" ,
"pretence" ,
"pretension" ,
"pretentiousness" ,
"pride" ,
"pridefulness" ,
"superciliousness" ,
"superiority" ,
"toploftiness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"like most other things, meekness is best practiced in moderation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggressiveness" ,
"assertiveness" ,
"attitude" ,
"audaciousness" ,
"boldness" ,
"brashness" ,
"brassiness" ,
"cheek" ,
"cheekiness" ,
"cockiness" ,
"cocksureness" ,
"forwardness" ,
"overconfidence" ,
"swagger" ,
"swash" ,
"temerity" ,
"impertinence" ,
"impudence" ,
"insolence" ,
"nerve" ,
"sauciness" ,
"boastfulness" ,
"chest-thumping" ,
"self-applause" ,
"self-assumption" ,
"self-centeredness" ,
"self-complacency" ,
"self-conceit" ,
"self-glorification" ,
"self-importance" ,
"self-opinion" ,
"self-partiality" ,
"self-satisfaction" ,
"vaingloriousness" ,
"vanity" ,
"condescension" ,
"disdain" ,
"scorn" ,
"flamboyance" ,
"ostentation" ,
"ostentatiousness" ,
"showiness"
] ,
"related" : [
"acquiescence" ,
"compliance" ,
"deference" ,
"passivity" ,
"resignedness" ,
"submission" ,
"submissiveness" ,
"ingenuousness" ,
"na\u00efvet\u00e9" ,
"naivete" ,
"naivet\u00e9" ,
"directness" ,
"plainness" ,
"simpleness" ,
"bashfulness" ,
"diffidence" ,
"mousiness" ,
"quietness" ,
"reserve" ,
"reservedness" ,
"retiringness" ,
"sheepishness" ,
"shyness" ,
"timidity" ,
"timidness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"demureness" ,
"down-to-earthness" ,
"humbleness" ,
"humility" ,
"lowliness" ,
"modesty"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"meet and greet" : {
"as in house party , cocktail party" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"meetly" : {
"in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"improperly" ,
"inappropriately" ,
"incongruously" ,
"incorrectly" ,
"unseemly" ,
"unsuitably" ,
"wrongly"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"the governor meetly and rightly did his duty when he vetoed a bill that was clearly unconstitutional"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"unacceptably" ,
"unsatisfactorily" ,
"inopportunely" ,
"unfortunately" ,
"unseasonably" ,
"inappositely" ,
"inaptly" ,
"irrelevantly" ,
"awkwardly" ,
"ungracefully"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"well" ,
"acceptably" ,
"adequately" ,
"passably" ,
"satisfactorily" ,
"tolerably" ,
"decently" ,
"decorously"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"appositely" ,
"appropriately" ,
"congruously" ,
"correctly" ,
"duly" ,
"fittingly" ,
"happily" ,
"properly" ,
"right" ,
"rightly" ,
"suitably"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"adverb"
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]
} ,
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"meets" : {
"a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
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"a swim meet"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"athletics" ,
"sports" ,
"battles" ,
"conflicts" ,
"scrimmages" ,
"skirmishes" ,
"struggles" ,
"tugs-of-war" ,
"tussles" ,
"championships" ,
"nationals" ,
"finals" ,
"nightcaps" ,
"play-offs" ,
"semifinals" ,
"derbies" ,
"field days" ,
"gymkhanas" ,
"outings" ,
"biathlons" ,
"decathlons" ,
"heptathlons" ,
"pentathlons" ,
"triathlons" ,
"marathons" ,
"races" ,
"ultramarathons" ,
"heats" ,
"rounds" ,
"runs" ,
"sets" ,
"rallies" ,
"volleys" ,
"round-robins" ,
"rubbers" ,
"runoffs" ,
"sudden deaths" ,
"dead heats" ,
"photo finishes" ,
"seesaws" ,
"classics"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"bouts" ,
"competitions" ,
"contests" ,
"events" ,
"games" ,
"matches" ,
"matchups" ,
"sweepstakes" ,
"sweep-stake" ,
"tournaments" ,
"tourneys"
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]
} ,
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"to come together into one body or place" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"breaks up" ,
"disbands" ,
"disperses" ,
"splits (up)"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"departs" ,
"leaves" ,
"takes off" ,
"disjoins" ,
"dissociates" ,
"disunites"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"affiliates" ,
"allies" ,
"associates" ,
"bands (together)" ,
"caucuses" ,
"clubs" ,
"collaborates" ,
"confederates" ,
"conjoins" ,
"consolidates" ,
"consorts" ,
"cooperates" ,
"couples" ,
"federates" ,
"gangs up" ,
"joins" ,
"merges" ,
"unites" ,
"reassembles" ,
"reconvenes" ,
"regathers" ,
"remeets"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"assembles" ,
"clusters" ,
"collects" ,
"concenters" ,
"concentrates" ,
"conglomerates" ,
"congregates" ,
"convenes" ,
"converges" ,
"forgathers" ,
"foregathers" ,
"gathers" ,
"rendezvouses"
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]
} ,
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"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
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"we never once met another car on that lonely country road"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"avoids" ,
"dodges" ,
"ducks" ,
"eludes" ,
"escapes" ,
"evades" ,
"shakes" ,
"shuns"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"accosts" ,
"confronts" ,
"faces" ,
"greets" ,
"salutes" ,
"collides (with)" ,
"crashes (into)" ,
"crisscrosses" ,
"crosses" ,
"passes" ,
"hits (upon)" ,
"lights (upon)" ,
"tumbles (to)" ,
"reencounters" ,
"remeets"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"catches" ,
"chances (upon)" ,
"encounters" ,
"happens (upon)" ,
"stumbles (upon)"
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]
} ,
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"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"met her future husband at a party"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"lucks (out, on, onto, or into)" ,
"confronts" ,
"faces" ,
"discovers" ,
"strikes" ,
"turns up"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"chances (upon)" ,
"encounters" ,
"finds" ,
"happens (on or upon)" ,
"hits (upon)" ,
"lights (on or upon)" ,
"pitches (upon)" ,
"stumbles (on or onto)" ,
"tumbles (upon)"
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]
} ,
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"to do what is required by the terms of" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"breaches" ,
"breaks" ,
"transgresses" ,
"violates"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"defaults (on)" ,
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"disregards" ,
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"forgets" ,
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"ignores" ,
"neglects" ,
"overlooks" ,
"overpasses" ,
"passes over" ,
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"slights"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"concludes" ,
"consummates" ,
"finalizes" ,
"finishes" ,
"perfects" ,
"accomplishes" ,
"achieves" ,
"brings about" ,
"brings off" ,
"carries out" ,
"effects" ,
"commits" ,
"compasses" ,
"discharges" ,
"executes" ,
"follows through (with)" ,
"makes" ,
"performs"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"answers" ,
"completes" ,
"complies (with)" ,
"fills" ,
"fulfills" ,
"fulfils" ,
"keeps" ,
"redeems" ,
"satisfies"
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]
} ,
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"to enter into contest or conflict with" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"eludes" ,
"escapes" ,
"evades" ,
"retreats"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"emulates" ,
"rivals" ,
"contends" ,
"fights" ,
"opposes"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"battles" ,
"encounters" ,
"engages" ,
"faces" ,
"takes on"
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]
} ,
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"to give what is owed for" : {
"antonyms" : [
"repudiates"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [
"antes (up)" ,
"balances" ,
"clears" ,
"discharges" ,
"foots" ,
"liquidates" ,
"pays" ,
"pays off" ,
"pays up" ,
"ponies up" ,
"quits" ,
"recompenses" ,
"settles" ,
"springs (for)" ,
"stands"
]
} ,
"to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"beats" ,
"betters" ,
"eclipses" ,
"excels" ,
"outdistances" ,
"outdoes" ,
"outshines" ,
"outstrips" ,
"overtops" ,
"surpasses" ,
"tops" ,
"transcends" ,
"amounts (to)" ,
"approaches" ,
"touches" ,
"approximates" ,
"keeps up" ,
"measures up (to)" ,
"parallels" ,
"rivals" ,
"stacks up (against or with)"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"equals" ,
"matches" ,
"ties"
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]
} ,
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"to put up with (something painful or difficult)" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"declines" ,
"dismisses" ,
"refuses" ,
"rejects" ,
"repudiates" ,
"spurns" ,
"turns down" ,
"combats" ,
"contests" ,
"fights" ,
"opposes" ,
"resists" ,
"avoids" ,
"bypasses" ,
"circumvents" ,
"dodges" ,
"eludes" ,
"escapes" ,
"evades" ,
"misses" ,
"abstains (from)" ,
"forbears" ,
"refrains (from)"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"allows" ,
"permits" ,
"suffers" ,
"swallows" ,
"reconciles (to)" ,
"acquiesces" ,
"agrees (with or to)" ,
"assents (to)" ,
"capitulates" ,
"consents (to)" ,
"respects" ,
"submits (to)" ,
"yields (to)"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"abides" ,
"absorbs" ,
"accepts" ,
"bears" ,
"bides" ,
"brooks" ,
"countenances" ,
"endures" ,
"goes" ,
"hacks" ,
"handles" ,
"pockets" ,
"stands" ,
"sticks out" ,
"stomachs" ,
"supports" ,
"sustains" ,
"sweats out" ,
"takes" ,
"tolerates" ,
"wears"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"megastardom" : {
"as in popularity , stardom" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [ ] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"megrim" : {
"a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"having no sense of purpose, he was often at the mercy of the strange megrims that sprang into his head"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"capriciousness" ,
"fancifulness" ,
"fantasy" ,
"phantasy" ,
"freakishness" ,
"impetuosity" ,
"whimsicality" ,
"conceit" ,
"concept" ,
"conception" ,
"image" ,
"impression" ,
"mind's eye" ,
"picture" ,
"thought" ,
"brainstorm" ,
"inspiration"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bee" ,
"caprice" ,
"crank" ,
"fancy" ,
"freak" ,
"humor" ,
"kink" ,
"maggot" ,
"notion" ,
"vagary" ,
"vagrancy" ,
"whim" ,
"whimsy" ,
"whimsey"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"megrims" : {
"a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"having no sense of purpose, he was often at the mercy of the strange megrims that sprang into his head"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"fantasies" ,
"phantasies" ,
"impetuosities" ,
"whimsicalities" ,
"conceits" ,
"conceptions" ,
"concepts" ,
"images" ,
"impressions" ,
"mind's eyes" ,
"pictures" ,
"thoughts" ,
"brainstorms" ,
"inspirations"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bees" ,
"caprices" ,
"cranks" ,
"fancies" ,
"freaks" ,
"humors" ,
"kinks" ,
"maggots" ,
"notions" ,
"vagaries" ,
"vagrancies" ,
"whims" ,
"whimsies" ,
"whimseys"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meiosis" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meld" : {
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"her music is a meld of various styles"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"component" ,
"constituent" ,
"element" ,
"ingredient"
] ,
"related" : [
"half-and-half" ,
"absorption" ,
"blending" ,
"coalescence" ,
"coalition" ,
"commingling" ,
"commixture" ,
"compost" ,
"concretion" ,
"homogenization" ,
"immingling" ,
"immixture" ,
"incorporation" ,
"integration" ,
"interfusion" ,
"intermingling" ,
"mergence" ,
"merger" ,
"merging" ,
"mingling" ,
"assortment" ,
"hash" ,
"hodgepodge" ,
"hotchpotch" ,
"jumble" ,
"medley" ,
"m\u00e9lange" ,
"mishmash" ,
"motley" ,
"patchwork" ,
"potpourri" ,
"variety" ,
"accumulation" ,
"aggregation" ,
"conglomeration"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"admixture" ,
"alloy" ,
"amalgam" ,
"amalgamation" ,
"blend" ,
"cocktail" ,
"combination" ,
"composite" ,
"compound" ,
"conflation" ,
"emulsion" ,
"fusion" ,
"intermixture" ,
"mix" ,
"mixture" ,
"synthesis"
]
} ,
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout" : {
"antonyms" : [
"break down" ,
"break up" ,
"separate" ,
"unmix"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cleave" ,
"disjoin" ,
"disunite" ,
"divide" ,
"divorce" ,
"part" ,
"rupture" ,
"sever" ,
"sunder" ,
"disperse" ,
"dissolve" ,
"scatter" ,
"detach" ,
"disengage" ,
"split"
] ,
"related" : [
"add" ,
"admix" ,
"beat (in)" ,
"cut in" ,
"fold" ,
"stir" ,
"toss" ,
"coalesce" ,
"compound" ,
"emulsify" ,
"conjoin" ,
"join" ,
"knit" ,
"link" ,
"unite" ,
"intertwine" ,
"interweave" ,
"weave"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amalgamate" ,
"blend" ,
"combine" ,
"comingle" ,
"commingle" ,
"commix" ,
"composite" ,
"concrete" ,
"conflate" ,
"fuse" ,
"homogenize" ,
"immingle" ,
"immix" ,
"incorporate" ,
"integrate" ,
"interfuse" ,
"intermingle" ,
"intermix" ,
"merge" ,
"mingle" ,
"mix"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"meliorate" : {
"to make better" : {
"antonyms" : [
"worsen"
] ,
"examples" : [
"regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of factory workers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"damage" ,
"endamage" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"impair" ,
"injure" ,
"spoil" ,
"tarnish" ,
"vitiate" ,
"blemish" ,
"blight" ,
"deface" ,
"disfigure" ,
"flaw" ,
"mar" ,
"diminish" ,
"lessen" ,
"lower" ,
"reduce"
] ,
"related" : [
"correct" ,
"emend" ,
"rectify" ,
"reform" ,
"remediate" ,
"remedy" ,
"edit" ,
"fine-tune" ,
"redraft" ,
"refurbish" ,
"rehab" ,
"rehabilitate" ,
"revamp" ,
"revise" ,
"rework" ,
"beef (up)" ,
"boost" ,
"fortify" ,
"intensify" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"strengthen" ,
"fine" ,
"hone" ,
"polish" ,
"retouch" ,
"touch up"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ameliorate" ,
"amend" ,
"better" ,
"enhance" ,
"enrich" ,
"help" ,
"improve" ,
"perfect" ,
"refine" ,
"upgrade"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"mellifluous" : {
"having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music" : {
"antonyms" : [
"unlyrical"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a rich, mellifluous voice that gets her a lot of work in radio and TV commercials"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disconnected" ,
"staccato" ,
"discordant" ,
"dissonant" ,
"grating" ,
"harsh" ,
"inharmonious" ,
"jarring" ,
"strident" ,
"unmelodious" ,
"unmusical"
] ,
"related" : [
"dulcet" ,
"golden" ,
"sweet"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"euphonious" ,
"lyric" ,
"lyrical" ,
"mellifluent" ,
"mellow" ,
"melodic" ,
"melodious" ,
"musical"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"mellows" : {
"as in softens" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"melodic" : {
"having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music" : {
"antonyms" : [
"unlyrical"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a sweetly melodic chant"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disconnected" ,
"staccato" ,
"discordant" ,
"dissonant" ,
"grating" ,
"harsh" ,
"inharmonious" ,
"jarring" ,
"strident" ,
"unmelodious" ,
"unmusical"
] ,
"related" : [
"dulcet" ,
"golden" ,
"sweet"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"euphonious" ,
"lyric" ,
"lyrical" ,
"mellifluent" ,
"mellifluous" ,
"mellow" ,
"melodious" ,
"musical"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"melt" : {
"to cease to be visible" : {
"antonyms" : [
"appear" ,
"materialize"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arrive" ,
"break out" ,
"come out" ,
"emerge" ,
"issue" ,
"loom" ,
"show up"
] ,
"related" : [
"blank (out)" ,
"clear" ,
"die (away or down or out)" ,
"disperse" ,
"dissipate" ,
"dry up" ,
"blur" ,
"dim"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dematerialize" ,
"disappear" ,
"dissolve" ,
"evanesce" ,
"evaporate" ,
"fade" ,
"flee" ,
"fly" ,
"sink" ,
"vanish"
]
} ,
"to go from a solid to a liquid state" : {
"antonyms" : [
"harden" ,
"set" ,
"solidify"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clot" ,
"coagulate" ,
"congeal" ,
"gel" ,
"jell" ,
"jelly" ,
"thicken"
] ,
"related" : [
"found" ,
"gutter" ,
"smelt" ,
"try" ,
"dissolve" ,
"render" ,
"soften" ,
"thin"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deliquesce" ,
"flux" ,
"fuse" ,
"liquefy" ,
"liquify" ,
"run" ,
"thaw"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"meltdowns" : {
"as in crashes , collapses" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in frazzles , freak-outs" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"melted" : {
"as in molten , liquefied" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to cease to be visible" : {
"antonyms" : [
"appeared" ,
"materialized"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arrived" ,
"broke out" ,
"came out" ,
"emerged" ,
"issued" ,
"loomed" ,
"showed up"
] ,
"related" : [
"blanked (out)" ,
"cleared" ,
"died (away or down or out)" ,
"dispersed" ,
"dissipated" ,
"dried up" ,
"blurred" ,
"dimmed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dematerialized" ,
"disappeared" ,
"dissolved" ,
"evanesced" ,
"evaporated" ,
"faded" ,
"fled" ,
"flew" ,
"sank" ,
"sunk" ,
"vanished"
]
} ,
"to go from a solid to a liquid state" : {
"antonyms" : [
"hardened" ,
"set" ,
"solidified"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clotted" ,
"coagulated" ,
"congealed" ,
"gelled" ,
"jelled" ,
"jellied" ,
"thickened"
] ,
"related" : [
"founded" ,
"guttered" ,
"tried" ,
"dissolved" ,
"rendered" ,
"softened" ,
"thinned"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deliquesced" ,
"fluxed" ,
"fused" ,
"liquefied" ,
"liquified" ,
"ran" ,
"run" ,
"thawed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"melting (away)" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"memoirist" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"memorabilia" : {
"objects or materials that are collected because they are related to a particular event, person, etc.; things collected as souvenirs" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a display of sports memorabilia" ,
"She collects Beatles memorabilia ."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"memorial park" : {
"a piece of land used for burying the dead" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"Forest Lawn in Glendale, California, is the memorial park that serves as the final resting place for many of Hollywood's greatest"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"catacombs" ,
"churchyard" ,
"crypt" ,
"grave" ,
"mausoleum" ,
"sepulchre" ,
"sepulcher" ,
"sepulture" ,
"tomb" ,
"vault"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"boneyard" ,
"cemetery" ,
"God's acre" ,
"graveyard" ,
"necropolis" ,
"potter's field"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"memorialize" : {
"to be a memorial of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disgrace" ,
"dishonor"
] ,
"related" : [
"celebrate" ,
"keep" ,
"observe" ,
"remember" ,
"enshrine" ,
"exalt" ,
"glorify" ,
"honor" ,
"bless" ,
"consecrate" ,
"sanctify" ,
"solemnize"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"commemorate" ,
"monumentalize"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"memorizes" : {
"to commit to memory" : {
"antonyms" : [
"unlearns"
] ,
"examples" : [
"everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disremembers" ,
"forgets" ,
"misremembers" ,
"disregards" ,
"ignores" ,
"neglects" ,
"overlooks" ,
"overpasses" ,
"passes over" ,
"slights" ,
"slurs (over)"
] ,
"related" : [
"harks back (to)" ,
"minds" ,
"recalls" ,
"recollects" ,
"relives" ,
"remembers" ,
"reminisces (about)" ,
"retains" ,
"thinks (of)" ,
"accepts" ,
"apprehends" ,
"comprehends" ,
"gets" ,
"grasps" ,
"knows" ,
"understands" ,
"absorbs" ,
"digests"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cons" ,
"learns" ,
"studies"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"menaced" : {
"to place in danger" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"menaced the children by leaving them in the car unattended"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"guarded" ,
"protected" ,
"sheltered" ,
"shielded" ,
"preserved" ,
"resumed" ,
"saved"
] ,
"related" : [
"intimidated" ,
"threatened" ,
"exposed" ,
"subjected" ,
"chanced" ,
"wagered"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adventured" ,
"compromised" ,
"endangered" ,
"gambled (with)" ,
"hazarded" ,
"imperiled" ,
"imperilled" ,
"jeoparded" ,
"jeopardized" ,
"periled" ,
"perilled" ,
"risked" ,
"ventured"
]
} ,
"to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"stockpiles of nuclear weapons that continue to menace the inhabitants of this planet"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"endangered" ,
"hazarded" ,
"imperiled" ,
"imperilled" ,
"jeopardized" ,
"periled" ,
"perilled"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hovered (over)" ,
"hung (over)" ,
"hanged (over)" ,
"impended (over)" ,
"overhung" ,
"threatened"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"mend" : {
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ail" ,
"collapse" ,
"come down" ,
"sicken" ,
"decline" ,
"degenerate" ,
"deteriorate" ,
"fade" ,
"fail" ,
"languish" ,
"sink" ,
"waste (away)" ,
"weaken" ,
"wilt" ,
"wither" ,
"worsen" ,
"regress" ,
"relapse"
] ,
"related" : [
"come around" ,
"come round" ,
"come to" ,
"improve" ,
"pick up" ,
"revive" ,
"cheer (up)" ,
"perk (up)" ,
"pull through" ,
"survive" ,
"recruit"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"come back" ,
"convalesce" ,
"gain" ,
"heal" ,
"pull round" ,
"rally" ,
"recoup" ,
"recover" ,
"recuperate" ,
"snap back"
]
} ,
"to bring about recovery from" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the old adage that only time can mend a broken heart"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravate" ,
"worsen" ,
"misdiagnose" ,
"overdiagnose" ,
"underdiagnose"
] ,
"related" : [
"allay" ,
"alleviate" ,
"assuage" ,
"relieve" ,
"palliate" ,
"salve" ,
"soothe" ,
"ease" ,
"lighten" ,
"moderate" ,
"temper" ,
"doctor" ,
"nurse" ,
"medicate" ,
"treat" ,
"diagnose"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cure" ,
"heal" ,
"remedy"
]
} ,
"to change one's behavior or character for the better" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"everyone's written her off as a liar and a thief, but I say it's never too late to mend"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"backslide" ,
"regress"
] ,
"related" : [
"behave" ,
"regenerate" ,
"better" ,
"improve"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amend" ,
"reform" ,
"shape up" ,
"straighten (up or out)"
]
} ,
"to make up for (an offense)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the proverb \"least said, soonest mended \" should be heeded by anyone tempted to angrily blurt out things they really don't mean"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"compensate" ,
"recompense" ,
"reimburse" ,
"remunerate" ,
"repay" ,
"amend" ,
"correct" ,
"rectify" ,
"redress" ,
"propitiate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"atone (for)" ,
"expiate" ,
"redeem"
]
} ,
"to put into good shape or working order again" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blemish" ,
"break" ,
"damage" ,
"deface" ,
"disfigure" ,
"flaw" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"impair" ,
"injure" ,
"mar" ,
"ruin" ,
"spoil" ,
"vandalize" ,
"wreck" ,
"cripple" ,
"disable" ,
"maim" ,
"mangle" ,
"mutilate"
] ,
"related" : [
"fix up" ,
"furbish" ,
"overhaul" ,
"rebuild" ,
"reconstruct" ,
"refurbish" ,
"aid" ,
"cure" ,
"heal" ,
"help" ,
"condition" ,
"prepare" ,
"ready" ,
"care (for)" ,
"maintain" ,
"service" ,
"freshen" ,
"refresh" ,
"refreshen" ,
"regenerate" ,
"rejuvenate" ,
"renew" ,
"restore" ,
"revitalize" ,
"revive" ,
"adjust" ,
"correct" ,
"modify" ,
"rectify" ,
"redress" ,
"reform" ,
"right" ,
"ameliorate" ,
"better" ,
"enhance" ,
"enrich" ,
"improve" ,
"meliorate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"doctor" ,
"fix" ,
"patch" ,
"recondition" ,
"renovate" ,
"repair" ,
"revamp"
]
} ,
"to restore to a healthy condition" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cripple" ,
"damage" ,
"disable" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"impair" ,
"injure" ,
"lacerate" ,
"lame" ,
"maim" ,
"mangle" ,
"mutilate" ,
"wound" ,
"afflict" ,
"ail" ,
"debilitate" ,
"enervate" ,
"enfeeble" ,
"lay up" ,
"sap" ,
"sicken" ,
"waste" ,
"weaken"
] ,
"related" : [
"attend (to)" ,
"care (for)" ,
"doctor" ,
"medicate" ,
"minister (to)" ,
"nurse" ,
"physic" ,
"treat" ,
"fortify" ,
"rejuvenate" ,
"renew" ,
"resuscitate" ,
"revitalize" ,
"revive" ,
"alleviate" ,
"relieve" ,
"remedy" ,
"repair"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cure" ,
"fix" ,
"heal" ,
"rehab" ,
"rehabilitate" ,
"set up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"mended" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ailed" ,
"came down" ,
"collapsed" ,
"sickened" ,
"declined" ,
"degenerated" ,
"deteriorated" ,
"faded" ,
"failed" ,
"languished" ,
"sank" ,
"sunk" ,
"wasted (away)" ,
"weakened" ,
"wilted" ,
"withered" ,
"worsened" ,
"regressed" ,
"relapsed"
] ,
"related" : [
"came around" ,
"came round" ,
"came to" ,
"improved" ,
"picked up" ,
"revived" ,
"cheered (up)" ,
"perked (up)" ,
"pulled through" ,
"survived" ,
"recruited"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"came back" ,
"convalesced" ,
"gained" ,
"healed" ,
"pulled round" ,
"rallied" ,
"recouped" ,
"recovered" ,
"recuperated" ,
"snapped back"
]
} ,
"to bring about recovery from" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the old adage that only time can mend a broken heart"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravated" ,
"worsened" ,
"misdiagnosed" ,
"overdiagnosed" ,
"underdiagnosed"
] ,
"related" : [
"allayed" ,
"alleviated" ,
"assuaged" ,
"relieved" ,
"palliated" ,
"salved" ,
"soothed" ,
"eased" ,
"lightened" ,
"moderated" ,
"tempered" ,
"doctored" ,
"nursed" ,
"medicated" ,
"treated" ,
"diagnosed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cured" ,
"healed" ,
"remedied"
]
} ,
"to change one's behavior or character for the better" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"everyone's written her off as a liar and a thief, but I say it's never too late to mend"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"backslid" ,
"regressed"
] ,
"related" : [
"behaved" ,
"regenerated" ,
"bettered" ,
"improved"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amended" ,
"reformed" ,
"shaped up" ,
"straightened (up or out)"
]
} ,
"to make up for (an offense)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the proverb \"least said, soonest mended \" should be heeded by anyone tempted to angrily blurt out things they really don't mean"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"compensated" ,
"recompensed" ,
"reimbursed" ,
"remunerated" ,
"repaid" ,
"amended" ,
"corrected" ,
"rectified" ,
"redressed" ,
"propitiated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"atoned (for)" ,
"expiated" ,
"redeemed"
]
} ,
"to put into good shape or working order again" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blemished" ,
"broke" ,
"damaged" ,
"defaced" ,
"disfigured" ,
"flawed" ,
"harmed" ,
"hurt" ,
"impaired" ,
"injured" ,
"marred" ,
"ruined" ,
"spoiled" ,
"spoilt" ,
"vandalized" ,
"wrecked" ,
"crippled" ,
"disabled" ,
"maimed" ,
"mangled" ,
"mutilated"
] ,
"related" : [
"fixed up" ,
"furbished" ,
"overhauled" ,
"rebuilt" ,
"reconstructed" ,
"refurbished" ,
"aided" ,
"cured" ,
"healed" ,
"helped" ,
"conditioned" ,
"prepared" ,
"readied" ,
"cared (for)" ,
"maintained" ,
"serviced" ,
"freshened" ,
"refreshed" ,
"refreshened" ,
"regenerated" ,
"rejuvenated" ,
"renewed" ,
"restored" ,
"revitalized" ,
"revived" ,
"adjusted" ,
"corrected" ,
"modified" ,
"rectified" ,
"redressed" ,
"reformed" ,
"righted" ,
"ameliorated" ,
"bettered" ,
"enhanced" ,
"enriched" ,
"improved" ,
"meliorated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"doctored" ,
"fixed" ,
"patched" ,
"reconditioned" ,
"renovated" ,
"repaired" ,
"revamped"
]
} ,
"to restore to a healthy condition" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"crippled" ,
"damaged" ,
"disabled" ,
"harmed" ,
"hurt" ,
"impaired" ,
"injured" ,
"lacerated" ,
"lamed" ,
"maimed" ,
"mangled" ,
"mutilated" ,
"wounded" ,
"afflicted" ,
"ailed" ,
"debilitated" ,
"enervated" ,
"enfeebled" ,
"laid up" ,
"sapped" ,
"sickened" ,
"wasted" ,
"weakened"
] ,
"related" : [
"attended (to)" ,
"cared (for)" ,
"doctored" ,
"medicated" ,
"ministered (to)" ,
"nursed" ,
"physicked" ,
"treated" ,
"fortified" ,
"rejuvenated" ,
"renewed" ,
"resuscitated" ,
"revitalized" ,
"revived" ,
"alleviated" ,
"relieved" ,
"remedied" ,
"repaired"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cured" ,
"fixed" ,
"healed" ,
"rehabbed" ,
"rehabilitated" ,
"set up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"mendicant" : {
"a person who lives by public begging" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"those wretched mendicants on the streets of Calcutta"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bohemian" ,
"bum" ,
"clochard" ,
"drifter" ,
"hobo" ,
"tramp" ,
"vagabond" ,
"vagrant" ,
"guttersnipe" ,
"urchin" ,
"waif" ,
"miserable" ,
"pauper" ,
"bludger" ,
"cadger" ,
"hanger-on" ,
"leech" ,
"moocher" ,
"parasite" ,
"schnorrer" ,
"sponge" ,
"sponger" ,
"dependent" ,
"deadbeat" ,
"derelict" ,
"idler" ,
"ne'er-do-well"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beggar" ,
"panhandler"
]
} ,
"as in monastic , conventual" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"mends" : {
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ails" ,
"collapses" ,
"comes down" ,
"sickens" ,
"declines" ,
"degenerates" ,
"deteriorates" ,
"fades" ,
"fails" ,
"languishes" ,
"sinks" ,
"wastes (away)" ,
"weakens" ,
"wilts" ,
"withers" ,
"worsens" ,
"regresses" ,
"relapses"
] ,
"related" : [
"comes around" ,
"comes round" ,
"comes to" ,
"improves" ,
"picks up" ,
"revives" ,
"cheers (up)" ,
"perks (up)" ,
"pulls through" ,
"survives" ,
"recruits"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"comes back" ,
"convalesces" ,
"gains" ,
"heals" ,
"pulls round" ,
"rallies" ,
"recoups" ,
"recovers" ,
"recuperates" ,
"snaps back"
]
} ,
"to bring about recovery from" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the old adage that only time can mend a broken heart"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravates" ,
"worsens" ,
"misdiagnoses" ,
"overdiagnoses" ,
"underdiagnoses"
] ,
"related" : [
"allays" ,
"alleviates" ,
"assuages" ,
"relieves" ,
"palliates" ,
"salves" ,
"soothes" ,
"eases" ,
"lightens" ,
"moderates" ,
"tempers" ,
"doctors" ,
"nurses" ,
"medicates" ,
"treats" ,
"diagnoses"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cures" ,
"heals" ,
"remedies"
]
} ,
"to change one's behavior or character for the better" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"everyone's written her off as a liar and a thief, but I say it's never too late to mend"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"backslides" ,
"regresses"
] ,
"related" : [
"behaves" ,
"regenerates" ,
"betters" ,
"improves"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amends" ,
"reforms" ,
"shapes up" ,
"straightens (up or out)"
]
} ,
"to make up for (an offense)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the proverb \"least said, soonest mended \" should be heeded by anyone tempted to angrily blurt out things they really don't mean"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"compensates" ,
"recompenses" ,
"reimburses" ,
"remunerates" ,
"repays" ,
"amends" ,
"corrects" ,
"rectifies" ,
"redresses" ,
"propitiates"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"atones (for)" ,
"expiates" ,
"redeems"
]
} ,
"to put into good shape or working order again" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blemishes" ,
"breaks" ,
"damages" ,
"defaces" ,
"disfigures" ,
"flaws" ,
"harms" ,
"hurts" ,
"impairs" ,
"injures" ,
"mars" ,
"ruins" ,
"spoils" ,
"vandalizes" ,
"wrecks" ,
"cripples" ,
"disables" ,
"maims" ,
"mangles" ,
"mutilates"
] ,
"related" : [
"fixes up" ,
"furbishes" ,
"overhauls" ,
"rebuilds" ,
"reconstructs" ,
"refurbishes" ,
"aids" ,
"cures" ,
"heals" ,
"helps" ,
"conditions" ,
"prepares" ,
"readies" ,
"cares (for)" ,
"maintains" ,
"services" ,
"freshens" ,
"refreshens" ,
"refreshes" ,
"regenerates" ,
"rejuvenates" ,
"renews" ,
"restores" ,
"revitalizes" ,
"revives" ,
"adjusts" ,
"corrects" ,
"modifies" ,
"rectifies" ,
"redresses" ,
"reforms" ,
"rights" ,
"ameliorates" ,
"betters" ,
"enhances" ,
"enriches" ,
"improves" ,
"meliorates"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"doctors" ,
"fixes" ,
"patches" ,
"reconditions" ,
"renovates" ,
"repairs" ,
"revamps"
]
} ,
"to restore to a healthy condition" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cripples" ,
"damages" ,
"disables" ,
"harms" ,
"hurts" ,
"impairs" ,
"injures" ,
"lacerates" ,
"lames" ,
"maims" ,
"mangles" ,
"mutilates" ,
"wounds" ,
"afflicts" ,
"ails" ,
"debilitates" ,
"enervates" ,
"enfeebles" ,
"lays up" ,
"saps" ,
"sickens" ,
"wastes" ,
"weakens"
] ,
"related" : [
"attends (to)" ,
"cares (for)" ,
"doctors" ,
"medicates" ,
"ministers (to)" ,
"nurses" ,
"physics" ,
"treats" ,
"fortifies" ,
"rejuvenates" ,
"renews" ,
"resuscitates" ,
"revitalizes" ,
"revives" ,
"alleviates" ,
"relieves" ,
"remedies" ,
"repairs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cures" ,
"fixes" ,
"heals" ,
"rehabilitates" ,
"rehabs" ,
"sets up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"mensuration" : {
"as in measurement , calculation" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"menswear" : {
"as in haberdashery" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"mentionable" : {
"type" : [
"adjective"
] ,
"worth remembering or mentioning" : {
"antonyms" : [
"forgettable" ,
"unmemorable" ,
"unremarkable"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a lot of films have been released thus far this year, but none have been mentionable as far as awards go"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"average" ,
"ordinary" ,
"prosaic" ,
"routine" ,
"run-of-the-mill" ,
"standard" ,
"unexceptional"
] ,
"related" : [
"quotable" ,
"repeatable" ,
"indelible" ,
"unforgettable" ,
"newsworthy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"citable" ,
"memorable" ,
"nameable" ,
"namable" ,
"notable" ,
"noteworthy" ,
"observable" ,
"remarkable"
]
}
} ,
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"mentioning" : {
"to give as an example" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"mentioned several legal precedents in support of her argument"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"exemplifying" ,
"representing" ,
"adverting (to)" ,
"illustrating" ,
"naming" ,
"referring (to)" ,
"specifying" ,
"touching (on or upon)" ,
"bearing out" ,
"corroborating" ,
"documenting" ,
"substantiating" ,
"validating" ,
"referencing" ,
"sourcing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adducing" ,
"citing" ,
"instancing" ,
"quoting"
]
} ,
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disregarding" ,
"forgetting" ,
"ignoring" ,
"neglecting" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overpassing" ,
"passing over" ,
"slighting"
] ,
"related" : [
"alluding (to)" ,
"hinting (at)" ,
"implying" ,
"indicating" ,
"inferring" ,
"intending" ,
"intimating" ,
"suggesting" ,
"pointing (out)" ,
"signaling" ,
"signalling" ,
"signifying" ,
"denominating" ,
"designating" ,
"indicating" ,
"bringing up" ,
"broaching" ,
"interjecting" ,
"interpolating" ,
"interposing" ,
"introducing" ,
"infiltrating" ,
"insinuating" ,
"worming" ,
"advertising" ,
"announcing" ,
"broadcasting" ,
"declaring" ,
"proclaiming" ,
"pronouncing" ,
"publicizing" ,
"publishing" ,
"sounding" ,
"clarifying" ,
"clearing (up)" ,
"elucidating" ,
"explaining" ,
"explicating" ,
"spelling out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"adverting (to)" ,
"citing" ,
"dropping" ,
"instancing" ,
"naming" ,
"noticing" ,
"noting" ,
"quoting" ,
"referring (to)" ,
"specifying" ,
"touching (on or upon)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"menu" : {
"a list of foods served at or available for a meal" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the menu at the fancy restaurant listed many dishes that I had never heard of"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"chow" ,
"chuck" ,
"cuisine" ,
"fare" ,
"grub" ,
"provender" ,
"table"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"card"
]
} ,
"a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"checked the menu of available books"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"agenda" ,
"bibliography" ,
"catalogue raisonn\u00e9" ,
"compendium" ,
"compilation" ,
"directory" ,
"docket" ,
"enumeration" ,
"glossary" ,
"index" ,
"inventory" ,
"manifest" ,
"payroll" ,
"calendar" ,
"chronology" ,
"timetable"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"canon" ,
"catalog" ,
"catalogue" ,
"checklist" ,
"list" ,
"listing" ,
"register" ,
"registry" ,
"roll" ,
"roll call" ,
"roster" ,
"schedule" ,
"table"
]
} ,
"food eaten or prepared for eating at one time" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a nine-course menu that consisted of pocket-size portions of the chef's specialties"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"board" ,
"breakfast" ,
"buffet" ,
"collation" ,
"dinner" ,
"lunch" ,
"luncheon" ,
"refreshments" ,
"smorgasbord" ,
"snack" ,
"supper" ,
"tea" ,
"bite" ,
"gulp" ,
"morsel" ,
"serving" ,
"taste" ,
"banquet" ,
"feast" ,
"regale" ,
"spread" ,
"bake" ,
"barbecue" ,
"barbeque" ,
"clambake" ,
"cookout" ,
"fry" ,
"fry-up" ,
"luau" ,
"picnic" ,
"potluck" ,
"roast"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chow" ,
"feed" ,
"meal" ,
"mess" ,
"refection" ,
"repast" ,
"table"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"noun"
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]
} ,
"merged" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout" : {
"antonyms" : [
"broke down" ,
"broke up" ,
"separated" ,
"unmixed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"years of living side by side had failed to merge the various ethnic groups into one community, and the city remained more of a mosaic than a melting pot"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cleaved" ,
"cleft" ,
"disjoined" ,
"disunited" ,
"divided" ,
"divorced" ,
"parted" ,
"ruptured" ,
"severed" ,
"sundered" ,
"dispersed" ,
"dissolved" ,
"scattered" ,
"detached" ,
"disengaged" ,
"split"
] ,
"related" : [
"added" ,
"admixed" ,
"beat (in)" ,
"cut in" ,
"folded" ,
"stirred" ,
"tossed" ,
"coalesced" ,
"compounded" ,
"emulsified" ,
"conjoined" ,
"joined" ,
"knit" ,
"knitted" ,
"linked" ,
"united" ,
"intertwined" ,
"interwove" ,
"interweaved" ,
"wove" ,
"weaved"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amalgamated" ,
"blended" ,
"blent" ,
"combined" ,
"comingled" ,
"commingled" ,
"commixed" ,
"composited" ,
"concreted" ,
"conflated" ,
"fused" ,
"homogenized" ,
"immingled" ,
"immixed" ,
"incorporated" ,
"integrated" ,
"interfused" ,
"intermingled" ,
"intermixed" ,
"melded" ,
"mingled" ,
"mixed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"merger" : {
"the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one" : {
"antonyms" : [
"breakup" ,
"disconnection" ,
"dissolution" ,
"disunion" ,
"division" ,
"parting" ,
"partition" ,
"schism" ,
"scission" ,
"split"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the merger of the two companies will create the largest Internet service provider in the country"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"detachment" ,
"divorcement" ,
"separation" ,
"severance"
] ,
"related" : [
"agglomeration" ,
"amalgamation" ,
"blend" ,
"coalescence" ,
"commingling" ,
"compounding" ,
"fusion" ,
"intermingling" ,
"intermixture" ,
"mingling" ,
"mix" ,
"mixture" ,
"synthesis" ,
"reunification" ,
"reunion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"combination" ,
"combining" ,
"connecting" ,
"connection" ,
"consolidation" ,
"coupling" ,
"junction" ,
"linking" ,
"merging" ,
"unification" ,
"union"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"mergers" : {
"the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one" : {
"antonyms" : [
"breakups" ,
"disconnections" ,
"dissolutions" ,
"disunions" ,
"divisions" ,
"partings" ,
"partitions" ,
"schisms" ,
"scissions" ,
"splits"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the merger of the two companies will create the largest Internet service provider in the country"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"detachments" ,
"divorcements" ,
"separations" ,
"severances"
] ,
"related" : [
"agglomerations" ,
"amalgamations" ,
"blends" ,
"coalescences" ,
"fusions" ,
"intermixtures" ,
"mixes" ,
"mixtures" ,
"syntheses" ,
"reunifications" ,
"reunions"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"combinations" ,
"connections" ,
"consolidations" ,
"couplings" ,
"junctions" ,
"unifications" ,
"unions"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"merits" : {
"a quality that gives something special worth" : {
"antonyms" : [
"deficiencies" ,
"demerits" ,
"disvalues"
] ,
"examples" : [
"this mystery novel at least has the merit of an original plot"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blemishes" ,
"defects" ,
"failings" ,
"faults" ,
"flaws" ,
"drawbacks" ,
"minuses" ,
"negatives"
] ,
"related" : [
"advantages" ,
"edges" ,
"pluses" ,
"plusses" ,
"superiorities"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cardinal virtues" ,
"distinctions" ,
"excellences" ,
"excellencies" ,
"graces" ,
"values" ,
"virtues"
]
} ,
"to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that selfless act of heroism merited a public ceremony to honor the young swimmer"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"entitles" ,
"qualifies"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deserves" ,
"earns" ,
"rates"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"merrily" : {
"in a cheerful or happy manner" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bleakly" ,
"cheerlessly" ,
"darkly" ,
"heavily" ,
"miserably" ,
"morosely" ,
"unhappily"
] ,
"examples" : [
"our coworker merrily announced that it was her birthday, so we felt obligated to treat her to lunch"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abjectly" ,
"dejectedly" ,
"despondently" ,
"disconsolately" ,
"dispiritedly" ,
"wretchedly" ,
"dolefully" ,
"dolorously" ,
"forlornly" ,
"mournfully" ,
"plaintively" ,
"sorrowfully" ,
"dourly" ,
"glumly" ,
"mirthlessly" ,
"sourly" ,
"sternly" ,
"sulkily" ,
"sullenly" ,
"blackly" ,
"dismally" ,
"drearily" ,
"gloomily" ,
"pessimistically"
] ,
"related" : [
"amusedly" ,
"exuberantly" ,
"giddily" ,
"gigglingly" ,
"joyfully" ,
"joyously" ,
"blithely" ,
"blithesomely" ,
"breezily" ,
"gladly" ,
"gladsomely" ,
"laughingly" ,
"lightheartedly" ,
"sunnily" ,
"amicably" ,
"friendlily" ,
"friendly" ,
"good-humoredly" ,
"good-naturedly" ,
"jocularly" ,
"hopefully" ,
"optimistically" ,
"sanguinely" ,
"blissfully" ,
"elatedly" ,
"euphorically" ,
"rapturously"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"brightly" ,
"cheerfully" ,
"cheerily" ,
"gaily" ,
"gayly" ,
"happily" ,
"heartily" ,
"jocosely" ,
"jovially" ,
"mirthfully" ,
"smilingly"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"merry" : {
"indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the traditional depiction of Santa Claus as a rotund man with merry , twinkling blue eyes"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abject" ,
"aggrieved" ,
"anguished" ,
"blue" ,
"brokenhearted" ,
"crestfallen" ,
"dejected" ,
"depressed" ,
"despondent" ,
"disconsolate" ,
"disheartened" ,
"dispirited" ,
"downcast" ,
"downhearted" ,
"forlorn" ,
"glum" ,
"heartbroken" ,
"heartsick" ,
"heavyhearted" ,
"low-spirited" ,
"melancholy" ,
"sad" ,
"saddened" ,
"sorrowful" ,
"unhappy" ,
"crying" ,
"groaning" ,
"moaning" ,
"sobbing" ,
"wailing" ,
"weeping" ,
"discontented" ,
"disgruntled" ,
"moody" ,
"doleful" ,
"dolorous" ,
"joyless" ,
"lachrymose" ,
"lugubrious" ,
"mournful" ,
"plaintive" ,
"sorry" ,
"woeful" ,
"black" ,
"bleak" ,
"cheerless" ,
"comfortless" ,
"dark" ,
"depressing" ,
"desolate" ,
"dismal" ,
"dreary" ,
"gloomy" ,
"glum" ,
"gray" ,
"grey" ,
"morose" ,
"saturnine" ,
"somber" ,
"sombre" ,
"sullen" ,
"miserable" ,
"woebegone" ,
"wretched" ,
"dull" ,
"lethargic" ,
"listless" ,
"sluggish" ,
"torpid"
] ,
"related" : [
"amused" ,
"beaming" ,
"chuckling" ,
"giggling" ,
"smiling" ,
"bright" ,
"buoyant" ,
"carefree" ,
"cheerful" ,
"cheery" ,
"chipper" ,
"lighthearted" ,
"lightsome" ,
"upbeat" ,
"animated" ,
"bouncing" ,
"frisky" ,
"jaunty" ,
"lively" ,
"peppy" ,
"perky" ,
"spirited" ,
"sprightful" ,
"sprightly" ,
"vivacious" ,
"zippy" ,
"blessed" ,
"blest" ,
"blissful" ,
"delighted" ,
"ecstatic" ,
"elated" ,
"enraptured" ,
"entranced" ,
"euphoric" ,
"exhilarated" ,
"exuberant" ,
"exultant" ,
"gladsome" ,
"happy" ,
"high" ,
"joyful" ,
"joyous" ,
"jubilant" ,
"overjoyed" ,
"radiant" ,
"rapturous" ,
"ravished" ,
"thrilled" ,
"tickled" ,
"amusing" ,
"facetious" ,
"flippant" ,
"frolicsome" ,
"funny" ,
"hilarious" ,
"jesting" ,
"joking" ,
"joshing" ,
"playful" ,
"sportive" ,
"witty" ,
"cavalier" ,
"devil-may-care" ,
"easygoing" ,
"happy-go-lucky" ,
"insouciant" ,
"unconcerned" ,
"hopeful" ,
"optimistic" ,
"rosy" ,
"sanguine" ,
"antic" ,
"comic" ,
"comical" ,
"farcical" ,
"humorous" ,
"riotous" ,
"sidesplitting" ,
"uproarious"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blithe" ,
"blithesome" ,
"festive" ,
"gay" ,
"gleeful" ,
"jocose" ,
"jocular" ,
"jocund" ,
"jolly" ,
"jovial" ,
"laughing" ,
"mirthful" ,
"sunny"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"merrymakings" : {
"joyful or festive activity" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"Christmas Eve is always an occasion of much merrymaking at our home"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blackness" ,
"darkness" ,
"dolefulness" ,
"dolor" ,
"gloom" ,
"gloominess" ,
"glumness" ,
"grief" ,
"heartache" ,
"heartbreak" ,
"heartsickness" ,
"miserableness" ,
"misery" ,
"mournfulness" ,
"mourning" ,
"woe" ,
"wretchedness" ,
"dejection" ,
"depression" ,
"despondence" ,
"despondency" ,
"disconsolateness" ,
"dispiritedness" ,
"doldrums" ,
"downheartedness" ,
"dumps" ,
"forlornness" ,
"joylessness" ,
"melancholy" ,
"sorrow" ,
"unhappiness"
] ,
"related" : [
"carousal" ,
"carouse" ,
"delight" ,
"diversion" ,
"entertainment" ,
"fun" ,
"mischief" ,
"pleasure" ,
"recreation" ,
"riot" ,
"cheer" ,
"cheerfulness" ,
"cheeriness" ,
"glee" ,
"gleefulness" ,
"hilarity" ,
"joviality" ,
"merriness" ,
"mirth" ,
"mirthfulness" ,
"carnival" ,
"celebration" ,
"festival" ,
"party" ,
"revel" ,
"frolicking" ,
"gamboling" ,
"gambolling" ,
"rollicking" ,
"romping" ,
"enjoyment" ,
"happiness" ,
"joy" ,
"binge" ,
"fling" ,
"frolic" ,
"gambol" ,
"lark" ,
"rollick" ,
"romp" ,
"spree" ,
"buffoonery" ,
"clownery" ,
"clownishness" ,
"flippancy" ,
"frivolity" ,
"funning" ,
"jesting" ,
"jocularity" ,
"joking" ,
"joshing" ,
"levity" ,
"lightheartedness" ,
"playfulness" ,
"zaniness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conviviality" ,
"festivity" ,
"gaiety" ,
"gayety" ,
"jollification" ,
"jollity" ,
"merriment" ,
"rejoicing" ,
"reveling" ,
"revelling" ,
"revelry" ,
"whoopee"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meshugge" : {
"having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind" : {
"antonyms" : [
"balanced" ,
"compos mentis" ,
"sane" ,
"sound" ,
"uncrazy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"when your mother is meshuga like his was, a lifetime of therapy is pretty much a foregone conclusion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clear" ,
"lucid" ,
"rational" ,
"reasonable" ,
"judicious" ,
"sensible" ,
"wise" ,
"healthy" ,
"normal" ,
"well-adjusted" ,
"unneurotic"
] ,
"related" : [
"dotty" ,
"fey" ,
"loopy" ,
"off" ,
"potty" ,
"teched" ,
"tetched" ,
"touched" ,
"aberrant" ,
"delirious" ,
"delusional" ,
"delusionary" ,
"disordered" ,
"disturbed" ,
"neurotic" ,
"obsessive-compulsive" ,
"paranoiac" ,
"paranoic" ,
"paranoid" ,
"paranoidal" ,
"schizoid" ,
"schizophrenic" ,
"sociopathic" ,
"eccentric" ,
"odd" ,
"oddball" ,
"pixilated" ,
"pixillated" ,
"queer" ,
"strange" ,
"foolish" ,
"senseless" ,
"witless" ,
"irrational" ,
"unreasonable" ,
"amok" ,
"amuck" ,
"ape" ,
"ballistic" ,
"bananas" ,
"berserk" ,
"nuclear" ,
"depressed" ,
"distracted" ,
"distraught" ,
"frantic" ,
"frenzied" ,
"hysterical" ,
"hysteric" ,
"raving" ,
"wigged-out" ,
"fixated" ,
"monomaniac" ,
"monomaniacal" ,
"obsessed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"balmy" ,
"barmy" ,
"bats" ,
"batty" ,
"bedlam" ,
"bonkers" ,
"brainsick" ,
"bughouse" ,
"certifiable" ,
"crackbrained" ,
"cracked" ,
"crackers" ,
"crackpot" ,
"cranky" ,
"crazed" ,
"crazy" ,
"cuckoo" ,
"daffy" ,
"daft" ,
"demented" ,
"deranged" ,
"fruity" ,
"gaga" ,
"haywire" ,
"insane" ,
"kooky" ,
"kookie" ,
"loco" ,
"loony" ,
"looney" ,
"loony tunes" ,
"looney tunes" ,
"lunatic" ,
"mad" ,
"maniacal" ,
"maniac" ,
"mental" ,
"moonstruck" ,
"non compos mentis" ,
"nuts" ,
"nutty" ,
"psycho" ,
"psychotic" ,
"scatty" ,
"screwy" ,
"unbalanced" ,
"unhinged" ,
"unsound" ,
"wacko" ,
"whacko" ,
"wacky" ,
"whacky" ,
"wud"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"mesmerize" : {
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"discovered that the children were mesmerized by a television show"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"enrapture" ,
"entrance" ,
"thrill" ,
"beguile" ,
"bewitch" ,
"charm" ,
"absorb" ,
"engage" ,
"engross" ,
"involve"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arrest" ,
"bedazzle" ,
"catch up" ,
"enchant" ,
"enthrall" ,
"enthral" ,
"fascinate" ,
"grip" ,
"hypnotize" ,
"spellbind"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"mess (up)" : {
"to make a mistake" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"if anyone messes up even once while we're recording, we have to start all over again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"nod" ,
"bobble" ,
"botch" ,
"bungle" ,
"butcher" ,
"foozle" ,
"mangle" ,
"mishandle" ,
"muff" ,
"murder" ,
"miscalculate" ,
"misconceive" ,
"miscount" ,
"miscue" ,
"misdeem" ,
"misgauge" ,
"misjudge" ,
"mistake" ,
"misconstrue" ,
"misinterpret" ,
"misunderstand"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blunder" ,
"boob" ,
"err" ,
"flub" ,
"fluff" ,
"foul up" ,
"fumble" ,
"goof (up)" ,
"louse up" ,
"screw up" ,
"slip up" ,
"stumble" ,
"trip"
]
} ,
"to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"messed up the drawing and had to start over"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ameliorate" ,
"better" ,
"enhance" ,
"help" ,
"improve" ,
"meliorate" ,
"rectify" ,
"refine" ,
"reform" ,
"remedy" ,
"doctor" ,
"fix" ,
"patch" ,
"recondition" ,
"renovate" ,
"repair" ,
"revamp"
] ,
"related" : [
"blunder" ,
"gum (up)" ,
"muddle" ,
"piffle" ,
"blemish" ,
"blight" ,
"damage" ,
"flaw" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"impair" ,
"injure" ,
"mar" ,
"mutilate" ,
"ruin" ,
"spoil" ,
"vitiate" ,
"destroy" ,
"wreck" ,
"mishandle" ,
"mismanage"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blow" ,
"bobble" ,
"boggle" ,
"bollix (up)" ,
"boot" ,
"botch" ,
"bugger (up)" ,
"bumble" ,
"bungle" ,
"butcher" ,
"dub" ,
"flub" ,
"fluff" ,
"foozle" ,
"foul up" ,
"fumble" ,
"goof (up)" ,
"louse up" ,
"mangle" ,
"muck up" ,
"muff" ,
"murder" ,
"screw up"
]
} ,
"to strike repeatedly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"\"If I catch you looking at my girlfriend, I'm going to mess you up !\" he threatened"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"assail" ,
"assault" ,
"attack" ,
"beset" ,
"box" ,
"bust" ,
"chop" ,
"clobber" ,
"clout" ,
"crack" ,
"cudgel" ,
"cuff" ,
"descend (on or upon)" ,
"hit" ,
"jump (on)" ,
"knock" ,
"lam" ,
"lay on" ,
"paste" ,
"pounce (on or upon)" ,
"punch" ,
"raid" ,
"rush" ,
"slam" ,
"slap" ,
"smack" ,
"smash" ,
"sock" ,
"spank" ,
"storm" ,
"swat" ,
"swipe" ,
"thwack" ,
"whack" ,
"wham" ,
"whomp" ,
"blackjack" ,
"cane" ,
"cowhide" ,
"flagellate" ,
"fustigate" ,
"horsewhip" ,
"leather" ,
"pistol-whip" ,
"rawhide" ,
"scourge" ,
"strap" ,
"gore" ,
"lacerate" ,
"wound" ,
"maim" ,
"mangle" ,
"mutilate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bash" ,
"baste" ,
"bat" ,
"batter" ,
"beat" ,
"belabor" ,
"belt" ,
"birch" ,
"bludgeon" ,
"buffet" ,
"bung up" ,
"club" ,
"curry" ,
"do" ,
"drub" ,
"fib" ,
"flog" ,
"hammer" ,
"hide" ,
"lace" ,
"lambaste" ,
"lambast" ,
"lash" ,
"lather" ,
"lick" ,
"maul" ,
"paddle" ,
"pelt" ,
"pommel" ,
"pound" ,
"pummel" ,
"punch out" ,
"rough (up)" ,
"slate" ,
"slog" ,
"switch" ,
"tan" ,
"thrash" ,
"thresh" ,
"thump" ,
"tromp" ,
"wallop" ,
"whale" ,
"whip" ,
"whop" ,
"whap" ,
"whup" ,
"work over"
]
} ,
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"arrange" ,
"array" ,
"dispose" ,
"draw up" ,
"marshal" ,
"marshall" ,
"order" ,
"organize" ,
"range" ,
"regulate" ,
"straighten (up)" ,
"tidy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a nap had messed up her hair and she looked a sight"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"align" ,
"aline" ,
"line" ,
"line up" ,
"queue" ,
"classify" ,
"codify" ,
"methodize" ,
"systematize" ,
"systemize" ,
"adjust" ,
"fix" ,
"groom" ,
"make up" ,
"spruce (up)" ,
"unscramble"
] ,
"related" : [
"embroil" ,
"entangle" ,
"snarl" ,
"tangle" ,
"agitate" ,
"perturb" ,
"stir (up)" ,
"unsettle" ,
"clutter"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"confuse" ,
"derange" ,
"disarrange" ,
"disarray" ,
"discompose" ,
"dishevel" ,
"disjoint" ,
"dislocate" ,
"disorder" ,
"disorganize" ,
"disrupt" ,
"disturb" ,
"hash" ,
"jumble" ,
"mix (up)" ,
"muddle" ,
"muss" ,
"rumple" ,
"scramble" ,
"shuffle" ,
"tousle" ,
"tumble" ,
"upset"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"messes over" : {
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"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"her no-good boyfriend has been messing her over for years"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cares (for)" ,
"cherishes" ,
"fosters" ,
"nurtures" ,
"babies" ,
"caters (to)" ,
"coddles" ,
"favors" ,
"gratifies" ,
"humors" ,
"indulges" ,
"mollycoddles" ,
"pampers" ,
"spoils"
] ,
"related" : [
"molests" ,
"outrages" ,
"violates" ,
"harasses" ,
"harms" ,
"hurts" ,
"injures" ,
"oppresses" ,
"persecutes" ,
"torments" ,
"tortures" ,
"burns" ,
"sandbags" ,
"victimizes" ,
"wrongs" ,
"beats (up)" ,
"messes (up)" ,
"roughs (up)" ,
"works (over)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abuses" ,
"brutalizes" ,
"bullies" ,
"ill-treats" ,
"ill-uses" ,
"kicks around" ,
"maltreats" ,
"manhandles" ,
"mishandles" ,
"mistreats" ,
"misuses"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"metaphysical" : {
"dealing with or expressing a quality or idea" : {
"antonyms" : [
"concrete" ,
"nonabstract"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a work that deals with such metaphysical questions as the very nature of knowledge"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"material" ,
"physical" ,
"appreciable" ,
"detectable" ,
"discernible" ,
"discernable" ,
"noticeable" ,
"observable" ,
"palpable" ,
"perceptible" ,
"sensible" ,
"substantial" ,
"tangible" ,
"visible" ,
"defined" ,
"definite" ,
"distinct" ,
"actual" ,
"factual" ,
"real"
] ,
"related" : [
"conjectural" ,
"hypothetical" ,
"speculative" ,
"cosmic" ,
"cosmical" ,
"intellectual" ,
"mental" ,
"spiritual" ,
"ethereal" ,
"immaterial" ,
"incorporeal" ,
"insubstantial" ,
"nonmaterial" ,
"nonphysical" ,
"unsubstantial" ,
"impalpable" ,
"imperceptible" ,
"insensible" ,
"intangible" ,
"invisible" ,
"impractical" ,
"romantic" ,
"transcendent" ,
"transcendental" ,
"unreal" ,
"utopian" ,
"visionary"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abstract" ,
"conceptual" ,
"ideal" ,
"ideational" ,
"notional" ,
"theoretical" ,
"theoretic"
]
} ,
"of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe" : {
"antonyms" : [
"natural"
] ,
"examples" : [
"belief in a metaphysical world beyond the one in which we live"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"earthly" ,
"mundane"
] ,
"related" : [
"mystic" ,
"mystical" ,
"occult" ,
"psychic" ,
"psychical" ,
"spiritistic" ,
"spiritualistic" ,
"extrasensory" ,
"supersensible" ,
"supersensory" ,
"celestial" ,
"divine" ,
"ethereal" ,
"heavenly" ,
"numinous" ,
"spiritual" ,
"unworldly"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"otherworldly" ,
"paranormal" ,
"preternatural" ,
"supernatural" ,
"transcendent" ,
"transcendental" ,
"unearthly"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"metaphysics" : {
"as in theories" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"mete (out)" : {
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals" : {
"antonyms" : [
"misallocate"
] ,
"examples" : [
"determined to mete out an appropriate punishment for the CEO guilty of insider trading"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"begrudge" ,
"decline" ,
"deny" ,
"deprive (of)" ,
"disallow" ,
"refuse" ,
"reject" ,
"withhold" ,
"niggle (out)" ,
"pinch" ,
"skimp" ,
"stint"
] ,
"related" : [
"admeasure" ,
"allot" ,
"allow" ,
"appropriate" ,
"assign" ,
"dish out" ,
"divide" ,
"divvy (up)" ,
"dollop (out)" ,
"lot" ,
"measure (out)" ,
"part" ,
"proportion" ,
"ration" ,
"redistribute" ,
"set" ,
"share (out)" ,
"split" ,
"bestow" ,
"disburse" ,
"furnish" ,
"issue" ,
"provide" ,
"share" ,
"supply" ,
"circulate" ,
"disperse" ,
"disseminate" ,
"scatter" ,
"spread" ,
"chip in" ,
"contribute" ,
"donate" ,
"pledge" ,
"reallocate" ,
"reapportion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"administer" ,
"allocate" ,
"apportion" ,
"deal (out)" ,
"dispense" ,
"distribute" ,
"dole out" ,
"hand out" ,
"parcel (out)" ,
"portion" ,
"prorate"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"meted (out)" : {
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals" : {
"antonyms" : [
"misallocated"
] ,
"examples" : [
"determined to mete out an appropriate punishment for the CEO guilty of insider trading"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"begrudged" ,
"declined" ,
"denied" ,
"deprived (of)" ,
"disallowed" ,
"refused" ,
"rejected" ,
"withheld" ,
"niggled (out)" ,
"pinched" ,
"skimped" ,
"stinted"
] ,
"related" : [
"admeasured" ,
"allotted" ,
"allowed" ,
"appropriated" ,
"assigned" ,
"dished out" ,
"divided" ,
"divvied (up)" ,
"dolloped (out)" ,
"lotted" ,
"measured (out)" ,
"parted" ,
"proportioned" ,
"rationed" ,
"redistributed" ,
"set" ,
"shared (out)" ,
"split" ,
"bestowed" ,
"disbursed" ,
"furnished" ,
"issued" ,
"provided" ,
"shared" ,
"supplied" ,
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"parcelled (out)" ,
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} ,
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"metered" : {
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} ,
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"methodical" : {
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"structured" ,
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"precise" ,
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"specific"
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"neat" ,
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]
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"noun"
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]
} ,
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"inattentiveness" ,
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"trouble" ,
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"noun"
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} ,
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"sluggish" ,
"tired" ,
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"chirrupy" ,
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"sparkly" ,
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"frolicsome" ,
"impish" ,
"pixieish" ,
"playful" ,
"boisterous" ,
"bubbly" ,
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"exuberant" ,
"high-spirited" ,
"high-strung" ,
"nervous" ,
"skittish"
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"jazzy" ,
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"perky" ,
"pert" ,
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"pizazzy" ,
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"snappy" ,
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"passionate" ,
"emphatic" ,
"obtrusive"
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"circumscribe" ,
"confine" ,
"contain" ,
"limit" ,
"restrict" ,
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"encompass" ,
"enfold" ,
"enframe" ,
"enlace" ,
"frame" ,
"ring" ,
"surround" ,
"armor" ,
"cocoon" ,
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"encapsule" ,
"encyst" ,
"ensheathe" ,
"ensphere" ,
"enwomb"
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"cage" ,
"closet" ,
"coop (up)" ,
"corral" ,
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"encase" ,
"enclose" ,
"inclose" ,
"envelop" ,
"fence (in)" ,
"hedge" ,
"hem (in)" ,
"house" ,
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"include" ,
"pen" ,
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"to make better" : {
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"amends" ,
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"helps" ,
"improves" ,
"perfects" ,
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"upgrades"
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"emends" ,
"rectifies" ,
"reforms" ,
"remediates" ,
"remedies" ,
"edits" ,
"fine-tunes" ,
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"rehabs" ,
"revamps" ,
"revises" ,
"reworks" ,
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"boosts" ,
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"intensifies" ,
"reinforces" ,
"reenforces" ,
"strengthens" ,
"fines" ,
"hones" ,
"polishes" ,
"retouches" ,
"touches up"
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"endamages" ,
"harms" ,
"hurts" ,
"impairs" ,
"injures" ,
"spoils" ,
"tarnishes" ,
"vitiates" ,
"blemishes" ,
"blights" ,
"defaces" ,
"disfigures" ,
"flaws" ,
"mars" ,
"diminishes" ,
"lessens" ,
"lowers" ,
"reduces"
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"verb"
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"as in substantial" : {
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"examples" : [
"that tabloid routinely publishes the most moronically mendacious stories about celebrities"
] ,
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"dishonest" ,
"lying" ,
"untruthful"
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"fallacious" ,
"false" ,
"misleading" ,
"untrue" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"hypocrite" ,
"hypocritical" ,
"insincere" ,
"mealymouthed" ,
"smooth-tongued" ,
"two-faced" ,
"perjurious"
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"candid" ,
"open" ,
"plainspoken" ,
"straightforward" ,
"earnest" ,
"sincere" ,
"true" ,
"conscientious" ,
"moral" ,
"principled" ,
"scrupulous" ,
"dependable" ,
"reliable" ,
"trustable" ,
"trustworthy" ,
"trusty" ,
"decent" ,
"ethical" ,
"honorable" ,
"just" ,
"respectable" ,
"righteous" ,
"right-minded" ,
"straight" ,
"upright" ,
"upstanding" ,
"virtuous"
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"honest" ,
"truthful" ,
"veracious"
]
} ,
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"adjective"
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"a science fiction story in which radiation metamorphoses people into giant bugs"
] ,
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"alchemize" ,
"convert" ,
"make over" ,
"transfigure" ,
"transform" ,
"transmute" ,
"transpose" ,
"transubstantiate"
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"adjust" ,
"alter" ,
"modify" ,
"recast" ,
"redefine" ,
"redesign" ,
"redo" ,
"reengineer" ,
"refashion" ,
"regenerate" ,
"remake" ,
"remodel" ,
"revamp" ,
"revise" ,
"rework" ,
"vary" ,
"deform" ,
"disfigure" ,
"distort" ,
"mutate" ,
"transmogrify" ,
"displace" ,
"replace" ,
"substitute" ,
"supplant"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"verb"
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"megabuck(s)" : {
"a very large amount of money" : {
"examples" : [
"a baseball player with a contract worth megabucks"
] ,
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"big bucks" ,
"bomb" ,
"boodle" ,
"bundle" ,
"earth" ,
"fortune" ,
"king's ransom" ,
"mint" ,
"packet" ,
"pile" ,
"wad"
] ,
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"heap" ,
"pot" ,
"bonanza" ,
"mine" ,
"treasure trove" ,
"assets" ,
"capital" ,
"means" ,
"property" ,
"riches" ,
"wealth" ,
"wherewithal" ,
"bread" ,
"cash" ,
"chips" ,
"currency" ,
"dough" ,
"gold" ,
"jack" ,
"legal tender" ,
"lucre" ,
"pelf" ,
"tender" ,
"wampum"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"petty cash" ,
"pin money" ,
"pocket money" ,
"spending money"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"mite" ,
"peanuts" ,
"pittance" ,
"song"
]
} ,
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"plural noun"
]
} ,
"mesmerism" : {
"the art or act of inducing in a person a sleeplike state during which he or she readily follows suggestions" : {
"examples" : [
"made a living at mesmerism and the selling of medical remedies of dubious value"
] ,
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"hypnosis" ,
"hypnotism"
] ,
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"autohypnosis" ,
"automatism" ,
"autosuggestion" ,
"self-hypnosis" ,
"self-suggestion" ,
"bewitchment" ,
"enchantment" ,
"spellbinding"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
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} ,
"menace" : {
"something that may cause injury or harm" : {
"examples" : [
"a loaded gun is a menace that this household doesn't need"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"danger" ,
"hazard" ,
"imminence" ,
"peril" ,
"pitfall" ,
"risk" ,
"threat" ,
"trouble"
] ,
"related" : [
"snare" ,
"trap" ,
"booby trap"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"guard" ,
"protection" ,
"safeguard" ,
"shield" ,
"ward" ,
"asylum" ,
"harbor" ,
"haven" ,
"refuge" ,
"retreat" ,
"shelter"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to place in danger" : {
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"menaced the children by leaving them in the car unattended"
] ,
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"compromise" ,
"endanger" ,
"gamble (with)" ,
"hazard" ,
"imperil" ,
"jeopard" ,
"jeopardize" ,
"peril" ,
"risk" ,
"venture"
] ,
"related" : [
"intimidate" ,
"threaten" ,
"expose" ,
"subject" ,
"chance" ,
"wager"
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"near antonyms" : [
"guard" ,
"protect" ,
"shelter" ,
"shield" ,
"preserve" ,
"resume" ,
"save"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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"to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on" : {
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"stockpiles of nuclear weapons that continue to menace the inhabitants of this planet"
] ,
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"hover (over)" ,
"impend (over)" ,
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"hazard" ,
"imperil" ,
"jeopardize" ,
"peril"
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"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"noun" ,
"verb"
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"memorizing" : {
"to commit to memory" : {
"examples" : [
"everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class"
] ,
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"conning" ,
"learning" ,
"studying"
] ,
"related" : [
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"minding" ,
"recalling" ,
"recollecting" ,
"reliving" ,
"remembering" ,
"reminiscing (about)" ,
"retaining" ,
"thinking (of)" ,
"accepting" ,
"apprehending" ,
"comprehending" ,
"getting" ,
"grasping" ,
"knowing" ,
"understanding" ,
"absorbing" ,
"digesting"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disremembering" ,
"forgetting" ,
"misremembering" ,
"disregarding" ,
"ignoring" ,
"neglecting" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overpassing" ,
"passing over" ,
"slighting" ,
"slurring (over)"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"unlearning"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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} ,
"melee" : {
"a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people" : {
"examples" : [
"a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators"
] ,
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"affray" ,
"brawl" ,
"broil" ,
"donnybrook" ,
"fracas" ,
"fray" ,
"free-for-all" ,
"rough-and-tumble" ,
"row" ,
"ruckus" ,
"ruction"
] ,
"related" : [
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"clash" ,
"combat" ,
"conflict" ,
"contest" ,
"fisticuffs" ,
"handgrips" ,
"hassle" ,
"scrap" ,
"scrimmage" ,
"scuffle" ,
"skirmish" ,
"struggle" ,
"tussle" ,
"horseplay" ,
"roughhousing" ,
"altercation" ,
"argument" ,
"dispute" ,
"kickup" ,
"quarrel" ,
"spat" ,
"squabble" ,
"tiff" ,
"wrangle"
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"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
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"mewing (up)" : {
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers" : {
"examples" : [
"bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day"
] ,
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"boxing (in)" ,
"caging" ,
"closeting" ,
"cooping (up)" ,
"corralling" ,
"encaging" ,
"encasing" ,
"enclosing" ,
"inclosing" ,
"enveloping" ,
"fencing (in)" ,
"hedging" ,
"hemming (in)" ,
"housing" ,
"immuring" ,
"including" ,
"penning" ,
"walling (in)"
] ,
"related" : [
"bounding" ,
"circumscribing" ,
"confining" ,
"containing" ,
"limiting" ,
"restricting" ,
"encircling" ,
"encompassing" ,
"enfolding" ,
"enframing" ,
"enlacing" ,
"framing" ,
"ringing" ,
"surrounding" ,
"armoring" ,
"cocooning" ,
"encapsulating" ,
"encapsuling" ,
"encysting" ,
"ensheathing" ,
"ensphering" ,
"enwombing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"meddled" : {
"to interest oneself in what is not one's concern" : {
"examples" : [
"please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"butted in" ,
"interfered" ,
"interloped" ,
"intermeddled" ,
"intruded" ,
"messed" ,
"mucked (about or around)" ,
"nosed" ,
"obtruded" ,
"poked" ,
"pried" ,
"snooped"
] ,
"related" : [
"interceded" ,
"interposed" ,
"intervened" ,
"barged (in)" ,
"chiseled (in)" ,
"chiselled (in)" ,
"encroached" ,
"infringed" ,
"invaded" ,
"trespassed" ,
"fiddled" ,
"fooled" ,
"monkeyed" ,
"played" ,
"tampered"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"avoided" ,
"eschewed" ,
"shunned" ,
"disregarded" ,
"ignored" ,
"neglected" ,
"overlooked"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"melodramatize" : {
"as in overplay , sensationalize" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"mesdames" : {
"the female partner in a marriage" : {
"examples" : [
"\"How nice to see you! How's the Mrs. ?\" inquired the charming older gentleman"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"helpmates" ,
"helpmeets" ,
"ladies" ,
"madams" ,
"missuses" ,
"missises" ,
"old ladies" ,
"wifeys" ,
"wives" ,
"women"
] ,
"related" : [
"brides" ,
"better halves" ,
"companions" ,
"consorts" ,
"mates" ,
"partners" ,
"significant others" ,
"soul mates" ,
"spouses" ,
"dowagers" ,
"matrons" ,
"hausfraus" ,
"homemakers" ,
"housekeepers" ,
"housewives" ,
"stay-at-homes" ,
"widows"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"metals" : {
"the basic elements from which something can be developed" : {
"examples" : [
"She believes that love is the metal that binds us."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"matter" ,
"possibility" ,
"potential" ,
"potentiality" ,
"making" ,
"material" ,
"raw material" ,
"stuff" ,
"substance" ,
"timber" ,
"composition" ,
"makeup" ,
"essence" ,
"essentiality" ,
"interior" ,
"interiority" ,
"soul" ,
"spirit"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"strength of spirit" : {
"examples" : [
"The soldier showed his metal when held captive for several months."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"main" ,
"mettle" ,
"might" ,
"muscle" ,
"potency" ,
"power" ,
"puissance" ,
"stamina" ,
"strength" ,
"beans" ,
"bounce" ,
"brio" ,
"dash" ,
"drive" ,
"dynamism" ,
"energy" ,
"esprit" ,
"gas" ,
"get-up-and-go" ,
"ginger" ,
"go" ,
"gusto" ,
"hardihood" ,
"juice" ,
"life" ,
"moxie" ,
"oomph" ,
"pep" ,
"punch" ,
"sap" ,
"snap" ,
"starch" ,
"verve" ,
"vigor" ,
"vim" ,
"vinegar" ,
"vitality" ,
"zing" ,
"zip" ,
"backbone" ,
"fiber" ,
"fortitude" ,
"grit" ,
"gumption" ,
"pluck" ,
"pluckiness" ,
"spunk" ,
"temper" ,
"courage" ,
"courageousness" ,
"guts" ,
"gutsiness" ,
"heart" ,
"intestinal fortitude" ,
"nerve" ,
"determination" ,
"perseverance" ,
"resolution" ,
"animal spirits" ,
"animation" ,
"briskness" ,
"jauntiness" ,
"liveliness" ,
"snappiness" ,
"spirit" ,
"spiritedness" ,
"sprightliness" ,
"spunk" ,
"spunkiness" ,
"vibrance" ,
"vibrancy" ,
"vivaciousness" ,
"vivacity"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cowardice" ,
"cowardliness" ,
"cravenness" ,
"dastardliness" ,
"poltroonery" ,
"spinelessness" ,
"cold feet" ,
"faintheartedness" ,
"fearfulness" ,
"mousiness" ,
"timidity" ,
"timorousness" ,
"debilitation" ,
"debility" ,
"delicacy" ,
"disablement" ,
"enfeeblement" ,
"faintness" ,
"feebleness" ,
"frailness" ,
"frailty" ,
"impotence" ,
"impotency" ,
"infirmity" ,
"powerlessness" ,
"puniness" ,
"slightness" ,
"softness" ,
"tenderness" ,
"weakness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meanie" : {
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person" : {
"examples" : [
"the class thought the substitute teacher was a big meanie when she assigned homework over the holidays"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baddie" ,
"baddy" ,
"beast" ,
"brute" ,
"caitiff" ,
"devil" ,
"evildoer" ,
"fiend" ,
"heavy" ,
"hound" ,
"knave" ,
"miscreant" ,
"monster" ,
"nazi" ,
"no-good" ,
"rapscallion" ,
"rascal" ,
"reprobate" ,
"rogue" ,
"savage" ,
"scalawag" ,
"scallywag" ,
"scamp" ,
"scapegrace" ,
"scoundrel" ,
"varlet" ,
"villain" ,
"wretch"
] ,
"related" : [
"villainess" ,
"blackguard" ,
"criminal" ,
"crook" ,
"culprit" ,
"felon" ,
"lawbreaker" ,
"malefactor" ,
"offender" ,
"perp" ,
"perpetrator" ,
"transgressor" ,
"sinner" ,
"trespasser" ,
"wrongdoer" ,
"cad" ,
"heel" ,
"serpent" ,
"snake" ,
"viper" ,
"bandit" ,
"bravo" ,
"desperado" ,
"outlaw" ,
"con" ,
"convict" ,
"jailbird" ,
"assassin" ,
"cutthroat" ,
"gangster" ,
"goon" ,
"gunman" ,
"hoodlum" ,
"hooligan" ,
"racketeer" ,
"ruffian" ,
"thug" ,
"rough" ,
"rowdy" ,
"tough" ,
"loser" ,
"lowlife" ,
"ne'er-do-well" ,
"stinker" ,
"trash"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"angel" ,
"innocent" ,
"saint" ,
"hero"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"measured (up)" : {
"as in met , matched" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"metrical" : {
"marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound" : {
"examples" : [
"the metrical chugging of the machinery had a hypnotic effect"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cadenced" ,
"cadent" ,
"measured" ,
"rhythmic" ,
"rhythmical"
] ,
"related" : [
"even" ,
"metronomic" ,
"metronomical" ,
"regular" ,
"steady" ,
"uniform" ,
"lilting" ,
"musical" ,
"swaying"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [
"arrhythmic" ,
"nonmetrical" ,
"unmeasured" ,
"unrhythmic"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"memory" : {
"the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced" : {
"examples" : [
"a photographic memory makes taking tests entirely too easy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"mind" ,
"recollection" ,
"remembrance" ,
"reminiscence"
] ,
"related" : [
"hypermnesia" ,
"total recall" ,
"contemplation" ,
"meditation" ,
"musing" ,
"reflection" ,
"retrospection" ,
"thinking" ,
"awareness" ,
"cognizance" ,
"consciousness" ,
"apprehension" ,
"comprehension" ,
"grasp" ,
"grip" ,
"perception" ,
"understanding"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amnesia" ,
"repression" ,
"forgetfulness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered" : {
"examples" : [
"I have only the vaguest memory of the family vacation we took the year I turned three"
] ,
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"anamnesis" ,
"recall" ,
"recollection" ,
"remembrance" ,
"reminiscence"
] ,
"related" : [
"flashback" ,
"memento" ,
"memorial" ,
"reminder" ,
"souvenir" ,
"token" ,
"association"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"melded" : {
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout" : {
"examples" : [
"a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amalgamated" ,
"blended" ,
"blent" ,
"combined" ,
"comingled" ,
"commingled" ,
"commixed" ,
"composited" ,
"concreted" ,
"conflated" ,
"fused" ,
"homogenized" ,
"immingled" ,
"immixed" ,
"incorporated" ,
"integrated" ,
"interfused" ,
"intermingled" ,
"intermixed" ,
"merged" ,
"mingled" ,
"mixed"
] ,
"related" : [
"added" ,
"admixed" ,
"beat (in)" ,
"cut in" ,
"folded" ,
"stirred" ,
"tossed" ,
"coalesced" ,
"compounded" ,
"emulsified" ,
"conjoined" ,
"joined" ,
"knit" ,
"knitted" ,
"linked" ,
"united" ,
"intertwined" ,
"interwove" ,
"interweaved" ,
"wove" ,
"weaved"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cleaved" ,
"cleft" ,
"disjoined" ,
"disunited" ,
"divided" ,
"divorced" ,
"parted" ,
"ruptured" ,
"severed" ,
"sundered" ,
"dispersed" ,
"dissolved" ,
"scattered" ,
"detached" ,
"disengaged" ,
"split"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"broke down" ,
"broke up" ,
"separated" ,
"unmixed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"meshuga" : {
"having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind" : {
"examples" : [
"when your mother is meshuga like his was, a lifetime of therapy is pretty much a foregone conclusion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"balmy" ,
"barmy" ,
"bats" ,
"batty" ,
"bedlam" ,
"bonkers" ,
"brainsick" ,
"bughouse" ,
"certifiable" ,
"crackbrained" ,
"cracked" ,
"crackers" ,
"crackpot" ,
"cranky" ,
"crazed" ,
"crazy" ,
"cuckoo" ,
"daffy" ,
"daft" ,
"demented" ,
"deranged" ,
"fruity" ,
"gaga" ,
"haywire" ,
"insane" ,
"kooky" ,
"kookie" ,
"loco" ,
"loony" ,
"looney" ,
"loony tunes" ,
"looney tunes" ,
"lunatic" ,
"mad" ,
"maniacal" ,
"maniac" ,
"mental" ,
"moonstruck" ,
"non compos mentis" ,
"nuts" ,
"nutty" ,
"psycho" ,
"psychotic" ,
"scatty" ,
"screwy" ,
"unbalanced" ,
"unhinged" ,
"unsound" ,
"wacko" ,
"whacko" ,
"wacky" ,
"whacky" ,
"wud"
] ,
"related" : [
"dotty" ,
"fey" ,
"loopy" ,
"off" ,
"potty" ,
"teched" ,
"tetched" ,
"touched" ,
"aberrant" ,
"delirious" ,
"delusional" ,
"delusionary" ,
"disordered" ,
"disturbed" ,
"neurotic" ,
"obsessive-compulsive" ,
"paranoiac" ,
"paranoic" ,
"paranoid" ,
"paranoidal" ,
"schizoid" ,
"schizophrenic" ,
"sociopathic" ,
"eccentric" ,
"odd" ,
"oddball" ,
"pixilated" ,
"pixillated" ,
"queer" ,
"strange" ,
"foolish" ,
"senseless" ,
"witless" ,
"irrational" ,
"unreasonable" ,
"amok" ,
"amuck" ,
"ape" ,
"ballistic" ,
"bananas" ,
"berserk" ,
"nuclear" ,
"depressed" ,
"distracted" ,
"distraught" ,
"frantic" ,
"frenzied" ,
"hysterical" ,
"hysteric" ,
"raving" ,
"wigged-out" ,
"fixated" ,
"monomaniac" ,
"monomaniacal" ,
"obsessed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clear" ,
"lucid" ,
"rational" ,
"reasonable" ,
"judicious" ,
"sensible" ,
"wise" ,
"healthy" ,
"normal" ,
"well-adjusted" ,
"unneurotic"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"balanced" ,
"compos mentis" ,
"sane" ,
"sound" ,
"uncrazy"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"mesmerizing" : {
"as in riveting , enthralling" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"absorbing" ,
"arresting" ,
"engrossing" ,
"enthralling" ,
"galvanic" ,
"gripping" ,
"hypnotic" ,
"hypnotizing" ,
"riveting" ,
"spellbinding" ,
"alluring" ,
"appealing" ,
"attractive" ,
"bewitching" ,
"captivating" ,
"charismatic" ,
"charming" ,
"elfin" ,
"enchanting" ,
"engaging" ,
"entrancing" ,
"fascinating" ,
"fetching" ,
"glamorous" ,
"glamourous" ,
"luring" ,
"magnetic" ,
"seductive" ,
"enticing" ,
"tantalizing" ,
"tempting" ,
"exciting" ,
"haunting" ,
"interesting" ,
"intriguing" ,
"titillating" ,
"beckoning" ,
"inviting" ,
"winning" ,
"darling" ,
"delightful" ,
"pleasant" ,
"pleasing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"repellent" ,
"repellant" ,
"repelling" ,
"repugnant" ,
"repulsive" ,
"revolting" ,
"unalluring" ,
"boring" ,
"irksome" ,
"tedious" ,
"tiresome" ,
"wearisome" ,
"abhorrent" ,
"abominable" ,
"appalling" ,
"awful" ,
"distasteful" ,
"hideous" ,
"horrendous" ,
"horrible" ,
"horrid" ,
"invidious" ,
"loathsome" ,
"nauseating" ,
"noisome" ,
"obnoxious" ,
"odious" ,
"offensive" ,
"shocking" ,
"sickening" ,
"drab" ,
"dreary" ,
"dull" ,
"flat" ,
"humdrum" ,
"jading" ,
"leaden" ,
"monotonous" ,
"pedestrian" ,
"ponderous"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell" : {
"examples" : [
"discovered that the children were mesmerized by a television show"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arresting" ,
"bedazzling" ,
"catching up" ,
"enchanting" ,
"enthralling" ,
"fascinating" ,
"gripping" ,
"hypnotizing" ,
"spellbinding"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"enrapturing" ,
"entrancing" ,
"thrilling" ,
"beguiling" ,
"bewitching" ,
"charming" ,
"absorbing" ,
"engaging" ,
"engrossing" ,
"involving"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"melees" : {
"a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people" : {
"examples" : [
"a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affrays" ,
"brawls" ,
"broils" ,
"donnybrooks" ,
"fracases" ,
"fracas" ,
"frays" ,
"free-for-alls" ,
"rough-and-tumbles" ,
"rows" ,
"ruckuses" ,
"ructions"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"battles" ,
"clashes" ,
"combats" ,
"conflicts" ,
"contests" ,
"fisticuffs" ,
"handgrips" ,
"hassles" ,
"scraps" ,
"scrimmages" ,
"scuffles" ,
"skirmishes" ,
"struggles" ,
"tussles" ,
"horseplays" ,
"altercations" ,
"arguments" ,
"disputes" ,
"kickups" ,
"quarrels" ,
"spats" ,
"squabbles" ,
"tiffs" ,
"wrangles"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"metaphorical" : {
"expressing one thing in terms normally used for another" : {
"examples" : [
"an author fond of such metaphorical phrases as \"the desert was a fiery furnace\""
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"extended" ,
"figural" ,
"figurative" ,
"tropical" ,
"tropological"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"Aesopian" ,
"Aesopic" ,
"allegorical" ,
"emblematic" ,
"emblematical" ,
"symbolic" ,
"symbolical" ,
"catachrestic" ,
"catachrestical" ,
"sylleptic" ,
"euphemistic" ,
"nonliteral" ,
"veritable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"literal" ,
"nonsymbolic"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"nonfigurative" ,
"nonmetaphorical"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"mechanization" : {
"the process of putting an apparatus, operation, or system under the control or regulation of mechanical or electronic devices" : {
"examples" : [
"a huge volume of mail that became possible only after the mechanization of the sorting process"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"automation" ,
"robotization"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"computerization" ,
"cybernation" ,
"electrification" ,
"motorization"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"medians" : {
"as in middles , means" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"golden means" ,
"means" ,
"middles" ,
"averages" ,
"normals" ,
"norms" ,
"pars" ,
"standards" ,
"commonplaces" ,
"ordinaries" ,
"rules" ,
"runs" ,
"status quos" ,
"usuals" ,
"exemplars" ,
"representatives"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abnormalities" ,
"anomalies" ,
"deviations" ,
"exceptions" ,
"rarities"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"mellowing" : {
"as in softening" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"softening" ,
"aging" ,
"ageing" ,
"developing" ,
"growing" ,
"growing up" ,
"maturing" ,
"progressing" ,
"ripening" ,
"blooming" ,
"blossoming" ,
"burgeoning" ,
"bourgeoning" ,
"flourishing" ,
"flowering" ,
"opening" ,
"unfolding" ,
"advancing" ,
"evolving" ,
"getting along" ,
"getting on" ,
"graying" ,
"greying"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"decaying" ,
"declining" ,
"degenerating" ,
"deteriorating" ,
"sinking" ,
"worsening" ,
"drooping" ,
"drying" ,
"fading" ,
"flagging" ,
"sagging" ,
"shriveling" ,
"shrivelling" ,
"waning" ,
"wasting (away)" ,
"weakening" ,
"wilting" ,
"withering" ,
"regressing" ,
"retrogressing" ,
"reverting" ,
"backsliding" ,
"lapsing" ,
"returning"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"memorable" : {
"not easily forgotten" : {
"examples" : [
"the troupe put on the most memorable performance of Hamlet that I have ever seen"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"indelible" ,
"unforgettable"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"notable" ,
"noteworthy" ,
"remarkable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"unremarkable"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"forgettable"
]
} ,
"worth remembering or mentioning" : {
"examples" : [
"a classic Broadway musical with a raft of memorable songs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"citable" ,
"mentionable" ,
"nameable" ,
"namable" ,
"notable" ,
"noteworthy" ,
"observable" ,
"remarkable"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"quotable" ,
"repeatable" ,
"indelible" ,
"unforgettable" ,
"newsworthy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"average" ,
"ordinary" ,
"prosaic" ,
"routine" ,
"run-of-the-mill" ,
"standard" ,
"unexceptional"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"forgettable" ,
"unmemorable" ,
"unremarkable"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
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} ,
"merry-andrew" : {
"as in comedian , clown" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"buffoon" ,
"clown" ,
"comedian" ,
"comedienne" ,
"comic" ,
"cutup" ,
"droll" ,
"harlequin" ,
"joker" ,
"jokester" ,
"madcap" ,
"vice" ,
"wag" ,
"zany" ,
"fool" ,
"jester" ,
"motley" ,
"mime" ,
"mummer"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"meddles" : {
"to interest oneself in what is not one's concern" : {
"examples" : [
"please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"butts in" ,
"interferes" ,
"interlopes" ,
"intermeddles" ,
"intrudes" ,
"messes" ,
"mucks (about or around)" ,
"noses" ,
"obtrudes" ,
"pokes" ,
"pries" ,
"snoops"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"intercedes" ,
"interposes" ,
"intervenes" ,
"barges (in)" ,
"chisels (in)" ,
"encroaches" ,
"infringes" ,
"invades" ,
"trespasses" ,
"fiddles" ,
"fools" ,
"monkeys" ,
"plays" ,
"tampers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"avoids" ,
"eschews" ,
"shuns" ,
"disregards" ,
"ignores" ,
"neglects" ,
"overlooks"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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}
}
