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{
"washes one's hands of":{
"to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disowns",
"repudiates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicts",
"disallows",
"gainsays",
"negates",
"negatives",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"challenges",
"confutes",
"criticizes",
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"disputes",
"questions",
"abdicates",
"abjures",
"recants",
"renounces",
"retracts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"adopts",
"embraces",
"espouses",
"admits",
"concedes",
"confesses",
"grants",
"affirms",
"announces",
"asserts",
"avers",
"declares",
"maintains",
"professes",
"submits",
"authenticates",
"confirms",
"corroborates",
"substantiates",
"validates",
"verifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"avows",
"claims",
"owns",
"recognizes"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"washes out":{
"to be unsuccessful":{
"antonyms":[
"clicks",
"comes off",
"delivers",
"goes",
"goes over",
"pans out",
"succeeds",
"works out"
],
"examples":[
"most of the participants in the tough training program washed out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cooks",
"flourishes",
"prospers",
"thrives",
"prevails",
"triumphs",
"wins"
],
"related":[
"flounders",
"struggles",
"declines",
"sinks",
"skids",
"slips",
"slumps",
"wanes",
"crashes",
"crumbles",
"miscarries",
"misfires",
"goes under",
"implodes",
"self-destructs"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombs",
"collapses",
"craters",
"fails",
"flames out",
"flops",
"flunks",
"folds",
"founders",
"misses",
"strikes out",
"tanks"
]
},
"to make white or whiter by removing color":{
"antonyms":[
"darkens",
"deepens",
"embrowns"
],
"examples":[
"the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackens",
"blotches",
"checkers",
"dapples",
"daubs",
"discolors",
"flecks",
"marbles",
"mottles",
"patterns",
"polychromes",
"shades",
"speckles",
"specks",
"splotches",
"spots",
"streaks",
"striates",
"stripes",
"tarnishes",
"variegates",
"colors",
"dyes",
"paints",
"pigments",
"stains",
"tinctures",
"tinges",
"tints",
"burnishes",
"polishes",
"shines"
],
"related":[
"brightens",
"lightens",
"dims",
"mats",
"mattes",
"matts",
"etiolates",
"whitewashes",
"frosts",
"silvers"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanches",
"bleaches",
"blenches",
"decolorizes",
"dulls",
"fades",
"pales",
"snows",
"whitens"
]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"wash out your bathing suit in the sink"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"deluges",
"engulfs",
"floods",
"inundates",
"swamps",
"flows",
"gushes",
"rushes",
"streams",
"douches",
"hoses",
"drenches",
"saturates",
"soaks",
"douses",
"dowses",
"sloshes",
"splashes"
],
"synonyms":[
"flushes",
"irrigates",
"rinses",
"sluices",
"washes"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"that last illness washed the child out completely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activates",
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"strengthens",
"vitalizes",
"relaxes",
"rests",
"unwinds"
],
"related":[
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"saps",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"burns out",
"busts",
"does in",
"does up",
"drains",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"frazzles",
"harasses",
"kills",
"knocks out",
"outwears",
"tires",
"tuckers (out)",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"washing":{
"to flow along or against":{
"examples":[
"crystal-clear waters gently wash the island's unspoiled beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathing",
"lapping",
"laving",
"lipping",
"splashing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bubbling",
"gurgling",
"plashing",
"rippling",
"sloshing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{
"examples":[
"the employee's story about missing the bus didn't wash with her manager"
],
"synonyms":[
"flying",
"holding up",
"passing",
"standing up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"getting through",
"going down",
"going over",
"going through",
"playing",
"taking",
"working"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
"examples":[
"soapy water washing down the drain"
],
"synonyms":[
"bubbling",
"dribbling",
"guggling",
"gurgling",
"lapping",
"plashing",
"rippling",
"splashing",
"trickling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eddying",
"purling",
"swirling",
"swashing",
"swishing",
"swooshing",
"whishing",
"dripping",
"dropping",
"gushing",
"jetting",
"rushing",
"spewing",
"spouting",
"spurting",
"squirting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"running"
],
"antonyms":[
"pouring",
"rolling",
"streaming"
]
},
"to make wet":{
"examples":[
"rain washed the countryside for days on end"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathing",
"bedraggling",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"drenching",
"drowning",
"soaking",
"soddening",
"sopping",
"sousing",
"watering",
"waterlogging",
"water-soaking",
"wetting",
"wetting down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aspersing",
"bedewing",
"dampening",
"damping",
"drizzling",
"humidifying",
"hydrating",
"misting",
"moistening",
"moisturizing",
"showering",
"sprinkling",
"deluging",
"flooding",
"hosing (down)",
"inundating",
"overflowing",
"submerging",
"swamping",
"splashing",
"impregnating",
"saturating",
"steeping",
"flushing",
"irrigating",
"laving",
"rinsing",
"sloshing",
"sluicing",
"dipping",
"ducking",
"dunking",
"rehydrating",
"rewashing",
"rewetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dewatering",
"evaporating",
"freeze-drying",
"drip-drying",
"wringing",
"dehumidifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"dehydrating",
"desiccating",
"drying",
"parching",
"scorching",
"searing"
]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"washed the baby's hair"
],
"synonyms":[
"flushing",
"irrigating",
"rinsing",
"sluicing",
"washing out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluging",
"engulfing",
"flooding",
"inundating",
"swamping",
"flowing",
"gushing",
"rushing",
"streaming",
"douching",
"hosing",
"drenching",
"saturating",
"soaking",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"sloshing",
"splashing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"she absentmindedly washed her tea by tipping her cup, until the honey was at last mixed in"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitating",
"churning",
"stirring",
"swirling",
"whirling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beating",
"paddling",
"whipping",
"whisking",
"reeling",
"shaking",
"wheeling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"waspish":{
"easily irritated or annoyed":{
"examples":[
"extremely waspish , she uses her wit viciously when irritated"
],
"synonyms":[
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"fiery",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stuffy",
"testy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"cross-grained",
"curmudgeonly",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"off-color",
"off-colored",
"ornery",
"querulous",
"snarly",
"surly",
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"disputatious",
"fractious",
"fretful",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"huffy",
"pouty",
"sensitive",
"short",
"sulky",
"sullen",
"tetchy",
"thin-skinned",
"touchy",
"hot-blooded",
"passionate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affable",
"companionable",
"cordial",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"friendly",
"genial",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"sociable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"sweet",
"well-disposed",
"carefree",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"relaxed",
"forbearing",
"long-suffering",
"obliging",
"patient",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"tolerant",
"uncomplaining",
"understanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"waspishness":{
"readiness to show annoyance or impatience":{
"examples":[
"his perpetual waspishness only served to make those around him cranky as well"
],
"synonyms":[
"biliousness",
"choler",
"crankiness",
"crossness",
"crotchetiness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"huffiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"irritableness",
"peevishness",
"perverseness",
"perversity",
"pettishness",
"petulance",
"testiness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cantankerousness",
"crustiness",
"curmudgeonliness",
"disagreeableness",
"dyspepsia",
"fretfulness",
"orneriness",
"sulkiness",
"surliness",
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"pugnaciousness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence",
"truculency",
"fussiness",
"querulousness",
"rudeness",
"oversensitiveness",
"sensitivity",
"supersensitivity",
"touchiness",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"unfriendliness",
"anger",
"exasperation",
"fury",
"indignation",
"rage",
"spleen",
"wrath",
"hot-bloodedness",
"passion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forbearance",
"long-suffering",
"patience",
"tolerance",
"understanding",
"affability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amicability",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"good-humoredness",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"coolness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"easygoingness",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"mildness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"waste pipe":{
"as in drain , tile":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drain",
"drainpipe",
"funnel",
"hydrant",
"main",
"smokestack",
"spout",
"standpipe",
"stovepipe",
"tile",
"waterspout",
"channel",
"conduit",
"duct",
"leader",
"line",
"penstock",
"pipe",
"trough",
"tube",
"pipage",
"pipeage",
"pipeline",
"piping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wasted (away)":{
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away"
],
"synonyms":[
"decayed",
"drooped",
"emaciated",
"faded",
"failed",
"flagged",
"lagged",
"languished",
"sagged",
"sank",
"sunk",
"weakened",
"went",
"wilted",
"withered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broke down",
"wore out",
"yielded",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"ran down",
"rotted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convalesced",
"rallied",
"rebounded",
"recovered",
"recuperated",
"gained"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wasteful":{
"given to spending money freely or foolishly":{
"antonyms":[
"conserving",
"economical",
"economizing",
"frugal",
"penny-pinching",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrifty"
],
"examples":[
"my one wasteful child always seemed to run out of money by midweek"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheap",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"miserly",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"careful",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sensible",
"wise",
"farsighted",
"forehanded",
"foreseeing",
"foresighted",
"forethoughtful",
"provident"
],
"related":[
"improvident",
"myopic",
"shortsighted",
"bighearted",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"freehearted",
"generous",
"lavish",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"openhearted",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"unstinting",
"careless",
"heedless",
"imprudent",
"incautious",
"injudicious",
"unwise",
"indulgent",
"reckless",
"self-indulgent",
"splurging",
"wanton"
],
"synonyms":[
"extravagant",
"high-rolling",
"prodigal",
"profligate",
"spendthrift",
"squandering",
"thriftless",
"unthrifty"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"wastes (away)":{
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away"
],
"synonyms":[
"decays",
"droops",
"emaciates",
"fades",
"fails",
"flags",
"goes",
"lags",
"languishes",
"sags",
"sinks",
"weakens",
"wilts",
"withers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaks down",
"wears out",
"yields",
"degenerates",
"deteriorates",
"rots",
"runs down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convalesces",
"rallies",
"rebounds",
"recovers",
"recuperates",
"gains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wasting (away)":{
"as in decline , deterioration":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"decline",
"degeneration",
"deterioration",
"fading",
"failing",
"languishing",
"sinking",
"weakening",
"wilting",
"withering",
"worsening",
"regression",
"relapse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comeback",
"convalescence",
"healing",
"mending",
"rally",
"recovery",
"recuperation",
"rehab",
"rehabilitation",
"snapback",
"resuscitation",
"revival",
"survival"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away"
],
"synonyms":[
"decaying",
"drooping",
"emaciating",
"fading",
"failing",
"flagging",
"going",
"lagging",
"languishing",
"sagging",
"sinking",
"weakening",
"wilting",
"withering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaking down",
"wearing out",
"yielding",
"degenerating",
"deteriorating",
"rotting",
"running down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convalescing",
"rallying",
"rebounding",
"recovering",
"recuperating",
"gaining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"was partial to":{
"to show partiality toward":{
"examples":[
"My girlfriend likes thrillers, but I myself am partial to comedies."
],
"synonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"favored",
"leaned (toward or towards)",
"liked",
"preferred"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adored",
"cottoned (to)",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"chose",
"culled",
"handpicked",
"named",
"picked",
"selected",
"singled (out)",
"took",
"coveted",
"craved",
"desired",
"hankered (for or after)",
"wanted",
"wished (for)",
"biased",
"biassed",
"prejudiced",
"inclined (toward)",
"tended (to)",
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"misliked",
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"hated",
"loathed",
"declined",
"refused",
"rejected",
"turned down",
"discarded",
"jettisoned",
"threw away",
"threw out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"They are both partial to weekend camping trips."
],
"synonyms":[
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"got off (on)",
"grooved (on)",
"liked",
"loved",
"rejoiced (in)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"savored",
"savoured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"revered",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued",
"ate (up)",
"devoured",
"drank (in)",
"feasted (on)",
"doted (on)",
"idolized",
"cottoned (to)",
"favored",
"preferred",
"indulged (in)",
"luxuriated (in)",
"wallowed (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"disliked",
"hated",
"loathed",
"condemned",
"despised",
"scorned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"was (to)":{
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
"examples":[
"you need to be nice to your brother"
],
"synonyms":[
"acted (toward)",
"dealt (with)",
"handled",
"served",
"treated",
"used"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considered",
"esteemed",
"rated",
"reckoned",
"regarded",
"viewed",
"engaged (with)",
"reacted (to)",
"responded (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wastrels":{
"someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{
"examples":[
"the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard"
],
"synonyms":[
"fritterers",
"high rollers",
"prodigals",
"profligates",
"spenders",
"spendthrifts",
"squanderers",
"wasters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dissipates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheapskates",
"misers",
"niggards",
"pikers",
"scrooges",
"skinflints",
"tightwads",
"conservers",
"savers"
],
"antonyms":[
"economizers",
"penny-pinchers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wastefully":{
"as in wantonly , indulgently":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"immoderately",
"indulgently",
"intemperately",
"prodigally",
"wantonly",
"affluently",
"comfortably",
"fine",
"wealthily",
"grandiosely",
"ostentatiously",
"pompously",
"pretentiously",
"imposingly",
"impressively",
"magnificently",
"splendidly",
"expensively",
"extravagantly",
"fatly",
"grandly",
"high",
"large",
"lavishly",
"luxuriously",
"opulently",
"palatially",
"plushly",
"richly",
"sumptuously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"austerely",
"humbly",
"modestly",
"plainly",
"simply",
"unpretentiously",
"cheaply",
"economically",
"frugally",
"inexpensively",
"meagerly",
"poorly",
"skimpily",
"sparely",
"sparingly",
"thriftily",
"conservatively",
"moderately",
"prudently",
"reasonably",
"restrainedly",
"sensibly",
"temperately"
],
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},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"washroom":{
"a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste":{
"examples":[
"could you tell me where the washroom is?"
],
"synonyms":[
"bath",
"bathroom",
"bog",
"can",
"cloakroom",
"comfort station",
"convenience",
"head",
"john",
"latrine",
"lavatory",
"loo",
"potty",
"restroom",
"toilet",
"water closet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commode",
"pan",
"pot",
"garderobe",
"jakes",
"outhouse",
"privy",
"half bath",
"powder room",
"ladies",
"ladies' room",
"men's room"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"was on the lookout for":{
"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
"examples":[],
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"guarded (against)",
"looked out (for)",
"minded",
"wared",
"watched out (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attended",
"heeded",
"marked",
"noted",
"noticed",
"beheld",
"discerned",
"observed",
"perceived",
"saw",
"watched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discounted",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"missed",
"overlooked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"wassailed":{
"to take part in drunken revelry":{
"examples":[
"the knights feasted and wassailed for three days after the battlefield victory"
],
"synonyms":[
"binged",
"birled",
"caroused",
"reveled",
"revelled",
"roistered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boozed",
"drank",
"guzzled",
"liquored (up)",
"soaked",
"tippled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wastrel":{
"someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{
"examples":[
"the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard"
],
"synonyms":[
"fritterer",
"high roller",
"prodigal",
"profligate",
"spender",
"spendthrift",
"squanderer",
"waster"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dissipate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheapskate",
"miser",
"niggard",
"piker",
"scrooge",
"skinflint",
"tightwad",
"conserver",
"saver"
],
"antonyms":[
"economizer",
"penny-pincher"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"washed out":{
"lacking intensity of color":{
"examples":[
"washed-out blond hair"
],
"synonyms":[
"dull",
"dulled",
"faded",
"light",
"pale",
"pastel",
"washy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flat",
"lackluster",
"lusterless",
"matte",
"mat",
"matt",
"dim",
"faint",
"dirty",
"muddy",
"achromatic",
"colorless",
"uncolored",
"undyed",
"unpainted",
"unstained",
"blanched",
"bleached",
"washed",
"white",
"whitened",
"gray",
"grey",
"indistinct",
"neutral"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bright",
"brilliant",
"vibrant",
"vivid",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"dyed",
"painted",
"stained",
"tinged",
"tinted",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"prismatic",
"rainbow",
"varicolored",
"variegated",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"loud",
"showy",
"splashy"
],
"antonyms":[
"dark",
"deep",
"gay",
"rich"
]
},
"depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{
"examples":[
"feeling washed-out after the endless primary season, the party's nominee needs a vacation more than anything"
],
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"overfatigued",
"overtaxed",
"overworked",
"broken-down",
"run-down",
"debilitated",
"enervate",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"weakened",
"drowsy",
"heavy",
"sleepy",
"lethargic",
"sluggish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"refreshed",
"rejuvenated",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"revitalized",
"active",
"energetic",
"invigorated",
"peppy",
"strengthened",
"strong",
"tireless",
"vitalized",
"weariless"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"most of the participants in the tough training program washed out"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombed",
"collapsed",
"cratered",
"failed",
"flamed out",
"flopped",
"flunked",
"folded",
"foundered",
"missed",
"struck out",
"tanked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"floundered",
"struggled",
"declined",
"sank",
"sunk",
"skidded",
"slipped",
"slumped",
"waned",
"crashed",
"crumbled",
"miscarried",
"misfired",
"went under",
"imploded",
"self-destructed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cooked",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"throve",
"prevailed",
"triumphed",
"won"
],
"antonyms":[
"came off",
"clicked",
"delivered",
"panned out",
"succeeded",
"went",
"went over",
"worked out"
]
},
"to make white or whiter by removing color":{
"examples":[
"the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanched",
"bleached",
"blenched",
"decolorized",
"dulled",
"faded",
"paled",
"snowed",
"whitened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brightened",
"lightened",
"dimmed",
"matted",
"etiolated",
"whitewashed",
"frosted",
"silvered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackened",
"blotched",
"checkered",
"dappled",
"daubed",
"discolored",
"flecked",
"marbled",
"mottled",
"patterned",
"polychromed",
"shaded",
"specked",
"speckled",
"splotched",
"spotted",
"streaked",
"striated",
"striped",
"tarnished",
"variegated",
"colored",
"dyed",
"painted",
"pigmented",
"stained",
"tinctured",
"tinged",
"tinted",
"burnished",
"polished",
"shone",
"shined"
],
"antonyms":[
"darkened",
"deepened",
"embrowned"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"that last illness washed the child out completely"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"busted",
"bust",
"did in",
"did up",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"frazzled",
"harassed",
"killed",
"knocked out",
"outwore",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"wasted",
"weakened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activated",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"strengthened",
"vitalized",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"unwound"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"wash out your bathing suit in the sink"
],
"synonyms":[
"flushed",
"irrigated",
"rinsed",
"sluiced",
"washed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluged",
"engulfed",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"swamped",
"flowed",
"gushed",
"rushed",
"streamed",
"douched",
"hosed",
"drenched",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"sloshed",
"splashed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"wasters":{
"someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{
"examples":[
"we want you to get a job so that you'll be a waster of your own money and not ours"
],
"synonyms":[
"fritterers",
"high rollers",
"prodigals",
"profligates",
"spenders",
"spendthrifts",
"squanderers",
"wastrels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dissipates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheapskates",
"misers",
"niggards",
"pikers",
"scrooges",
"skinflints",
"tightwads",
"conservers",
"savers"
],
"antonyms":[
"economizers",
"penny-pinchers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"washout":{
"something that has failed":{
"examples":[
"the fashion designer's last showing was a complete washout"
],
"synonyms":[
"bomb",
"bummer",
"bust",
"catastrophe",
"clinker",
"clunker",
"debacle",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
"disaster",
"dud",
"failure",
"fiasco",
"fizzle",
"flop",
"frost",
"lemon",
"loser",
"miss",
"shipwreck",
"turkey"
],
"near synonyms":[
"also-ran",
"disappointment",
"dog",
"has-been",
"near miss",
"botch",
"hash",
"mess",
"muddle",
"shambles",
"nonevent",
"nonstarter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dandy",
"jim-dandy",
"phenomenon"
],
"antonyms":[
"blockbuster",
"hit",
"smash",
"success",
"winner"
]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"most of the participants in the tough training program washed out"
],
"synonyms":[
"bomb",
"collapse",
"crater",
"fail",
"flame out",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"founder",
"miss",
"strike out",
"tank"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flounder",
"struggle",
"decline",
"sink",
"skid",
"slip",
"slump",
"wane",
"crash",
"crumble",
"miscarry",
"misfire",
"go under",
"implode",
"self-destruct"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cook",
"flourish",
"prosper",
"thrive",
"prevail",
"triumph",
"win"
],
"antonyms":[
"click",
"come off",
"deliver",
"go",
"go over",
"pan out",
"succeed",
"work out"
]
},
"to make white or whiter by removing color":{
"examples":[
"the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanch",
"bleach",
"blench",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"whiten"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brighten",
"lighten",
"dim",
"mat",
"matte",
"matt",
"etiolate",
"whitewash",
"frost",
"silver"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blacken",
"blotch",
"checker",
"dapple",
"daub",
"discolor",
"fleck",
"marble",
"mottle",
"pattern",
"polychrome",
"shade",
"speck",
"speckle",
"splotch",
"spot",
"streak",
"striate",
"stripe",
"tarnish",
"variegate",
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tincture",
"tinge",
"tint",
"burnish",
"polish",
"shine"
],
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"that last illness washed the child out completely"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"wash out your bathing suit in the sink"
],
"synonyms":[
"flush",
"irrigate",
"rinse",
"sluice",
"wash"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluge",
"engulf",
"flood",
"inundate",
"swamp",
"flow",
"gush",
"rush",
"stream",
"douche",
"hose",
"drench",
"saturate",
"soak",
"douse",
"dowse",
"slosh",
"splash"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"washed one's hands of":{
"to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disowned",
"repudiated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicted",
"disallowed",
"gainsaid",
"negated",
"negatived",
"refused",
"rejected",
"challenged",
"confuted",
"criticized",
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"disputed",
"questioned",
"abdicated",
"abjured",
"recanted",
"renounced",
"retracted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"espoused",
"admitted",
"conceded",
"confessed",
"granted",
"affirmed",
"announced",
"asserted",
"averred",
"declared",
"maintained",
"professed",
"submitted",
"authenticated",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"validated",
"verified"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"avowed",
"claimed",
"owned",
"recognized"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"washes (over)":{
"as in runs over , boils over":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flows",
"flushes",
"gushes",
"pours",
"sluices",
"spouts",
"spurts",
"streams",
"deluges",
"drowns",
"engulfs",
"floods",
"inundates",
"overwhelms",
"submerges",
"submerses",
"swamps",
"boils over",
"runs over",
"spills",
"wells (up)",
"brims",
"cascades",
"slops",
"sloshes",
"overfills",
"overflows"
],
"near antonyms":[
"recedes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"washouts":{
"something that has failed":{
"examples":[
"the fashion designer's last showing was a complete washout"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombs",
"bummers",
"busts",
"catastrophes",
"clinkers",
"clunkers",
"debacles",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
"disasters",
"duds",
"failures",
"fiascoes",
"fizzles",
"flops",
"frosts",
"lemons",
"losers",
"misses",
"shipwrecks",
"turkeys"
],
"near synonyms":[
"also-rans",
"disappointments",
"dogs",
"has-beens",
"near misses",
"botches",
"hashes",
"messes",
"muddles",
"shambles",
"nonevents",
"nonstarters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corkers",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dandies",
"jim-dandies",
"phenomena",
"phenomenons"
],
"antonyms":[
"blockbusters",
"hits",
"smashes",
"successes",
"winners"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"waste pipes":{
"as in drains , tiles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drainpipes",
"drains",
"funnels",
"hydrants",
"mains",
"smokestacks",
"spouts",
"standpipes",
"stovepipes",
"tiles",
"waterspouts",
"channels",
"conduits",
"ducts",
"leaders",
"lines",
"penstocks",
"pipes",
"troughs",
"tubes",
"pipages",
"pipeages",
"pipelines",
"pipings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wash one's hands of":{
"to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{
"examples":[
"After things got out of control, he tried to simply wash his hands of the whole debacle."
],
"synonyms":[
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"repudiate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradict",
"disallow",
"gainsay",
"negate",
"negative",
"refuse",
"reject",
"challenge",
"confute",
"criticize",
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute",
"dispute",
"question",
"abdicate",
"abjure",
"recant",
"renounce",
"retract"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"espouse",
"admit",
"concede",
"confess",
"grant",
"affirm",
"announce",
"assert",
"aver",
"declare",
"maintain",
"profess",
"submit",
"authenticate",
"confirm",
"corroborate",
"substantiate",
"validate",
"verify"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"avow",
"claim",
"own",
"recognize"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"wash out":{
"something that has failed":{
"examples":[
"the fashion designer's last showing was a complete washout"
],
"synonyms":[
"bomb",
"bummer",
"bust",
"catastrophe",
"clinker",
"clunker",
"debacle",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
"disaster",
"dud",
"failure",
"fiasco",
"fizzle",
"flop",
"frost",
"lemon",
"loser",
"miss",
"shipwreck",
"turkey"
],
"near synonyms":[
"also-ran",
"disappointment",
"dog",
"has-been",
"near miss",
"botch",
"hash",
"mess",
"muddle",
"shambles",
"nonevent",
"nonstarter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dandy",
"jim-dandy",
"phenomenon"
],
"antonyms":[
"blockbuster",
"hit",
"smash",
"success",
"winner"
]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"most of the participants in the tough training program washed out"
],
"synonyms":[
"bomb",
"collapse",
"crater",
"fail",
"flame out",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"founder",
"miss",
"strike out",
"tank"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flounder",
"struggle",
"decline",
"sink",
"skid",
"slip",
"slump",
"wane",
"crash",
"crumble",
"miscarry",
"misfire",
"go under",
"implode",
"self-destruct"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cook",
"flourish",
"prosper",
"thrive",
"prevail",
"triumph",
"win"
],
"antonyms":[
"click",
"come off",
"deliver",
"go",
"go over",
"pan out",
"succeed",
"work out"
]
},
"to make white or whiter by removing color":{
"examples":[
"the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanch",
"bleach",
"blench",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"whiten"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brighten",
"lighten",
"dim",
"mat",
"matte",
"matt",
"etiolate",
"whitewash",
"frost",
"silver"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blacken",
"blotch",
"checker",
"dapple",
"daub",
"discolor",
"fleck",
"marble",
"mottle",
"pattern",
"polychrome",
"shade",
"speck",
"speckle",
"splotch",
"spot",
"streak",
"striate",
"stripe",
"tarnish",
"variegate",
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tincture",
"tinge",
"tint",
"burnish",
"polish",
"shine"
],
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"that last illness washed the child out completely"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"wash out your bathing suit in the sink"
],
"synonyms":[
"flush",
"irrigate",
"rinse",
"sluice",
"wash"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluge",
"engulf",
"flood",
"inundate",
"swamp",
"flow",
"gush",
"rush",
"stream",
"douche",
"hose",
"drench",
"saturate",
"soak",
"douse",
"dowse",
"slosh",
"splash"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wastage":{
"the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{
"examples":[
"the slash-and-burn wastage of the surrounding countryside as the army made its way to the sea"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"extermination",
"extinction",
"havoc",
"loss",
"mincemeat",
"obliteration",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"wreckage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depredation",
"despoilment",
"despoliation",
"breakup",
"collapse",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"assassination",
"execution",
"killing",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"dismantlement",
"effacement",
"eradication"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rescue",
"salvage",
"salvation",
"saving",
"conservation",
"preservation",
"protection",
"reclamation",
"reconstruction",
"re-creation",
"refurbishment",
"regeneracy",
"remodeling",
"renovation",
"restoration"
],
"antonyms":[
"building",
"construction",
"erection",
"raising"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"washed-up":{
"having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit":{
"examples":[
"he felt rather washed-up after this latest business failure"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadent",
"decayed",
"degenerate",
"effete",
"overripe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"overrefined",
"precious",
"decaying",
"declining",
"dying",
"failing",
"waning",
"debilitated",
"enervate",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"frail",
"languid",
"sapped",
"soft",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened",
"wimpy",
"dissolute",
"immoral",
"debased",
"debauched",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"was":{
"to have life":{
"examples":[
"stories that begin with the familiar line \"once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden\""
],
"synonyms":[
"breathed",
"existed",
"lived",
"subsisted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"continued",
"endured",
"held on",
"held up",
"kept (on)",
"kicked",
"lasted",
"led",
"persisted",
"ran on",
"ruled",
"survived",
"moved",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"throve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disappeared",
"evaporated",
"vanished",
"ceased",
"desisted",
"discontinued",
"ended",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stopped",
"abated",
"died (down)",
"ebbed",
"let up",
"moderated",
"subsided",
"waned"
],
"antonyms":[
"departed",
"died",
"expired",
"passed away",
"perished",
"succumbed"
]
},
"to occupy a place or location":{
"examples":[
"we'll be there waiting for you"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"lay",
"sat",
"stood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commanded",
"overlooked",
"hung around",
"remained",
"rested",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried",
"awaited",
"waited",
"posted",
"stationed",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"resided"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes":{
"examples":[
"our school's football team is first in its division"
],
"synonyms":[
"graded",
"placed",
"ranked",
"rated",
"stood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"seeded",
"counted",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"grouped",
"separated",
"set",
"sorted",
"installed",
"instated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take place":{
"examples":[
"the party is next Saturday"
],
"synonyms":[
"befell",
"betided",
"came",
"came about",
"came down",
"came off",
"chanced",
"cooked",
"did",
"happed",
"happened",
"occurred",
"passed",
"transpired",
"went down",
"went on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broke",
"developed",
"rose",
"shaped (up)",
"arose",
"came up",
"cropped (up)",
"materialized",
"sprang (up)",
"sprung (up)",
"intervened",
"fell out",
"followed",
"resulted",
"turned out",
"proceeded",
"went off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wastelands":{
"land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops":{
"examples":[
"with proper irrigation and fertilizer, they turned the desert wasteland into a fertile plain"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrens",
"deserts",
"desolations",
"heaths",
"no-man's-lands",
"wastes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badlands",
"brushes",
"bushes",
"dust bowls",
"outdoors",
"natures",
"wildernesses",
"wilds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wasteland":{
"land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops":{
"examples":[
"with proper irrigation and fertilizer, they turned the desert wasteland into a fertile plain"
],
"synonyms":[
"barren",
"desert",
"desolation",
"heath",
"no-man's-land",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badland",
"brush",
"bush",
"dust bowl",
"open",
"open air",
"outdoors",
"out-of-doors",
"nature",
"wild",
"wilderness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"washing one's hands of":{
"to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disowning",
"repudiating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicting",
"disallowing",
"gainsaying",
"negating",
"negativing",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"challenging",
"confuting",
"criticizing",
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"disputing",
"questioning",
"abdicating",
"abjuring",
"recanting",
"renouncing",
"retracting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"espousing",
"admitting",
"conceding",
"confessing",
"granting",
"affirming",
"announcing",
"asserting",
"averring",
"declaring",
"maintaining",
"professing",
"submitting",
"authenticating",
"confirming",
"corroborating",
"substantiating",
"validating",
"verifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledging",
"avowing",
"claiming",
"owning",
"recognizing"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"wash (over)":{
"as in run over , boil over":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flow",
"flush",
"gush",
"pour",
"sluice",
"spout",
"spurt",
"stream",
"deluge",
"drown",
"engulf",
"flood",
"inundate",
"overwhelm",
"submerge",
"submerse",
"swamp",
"boil over",
"run over",
"spill",
"well (up)",
"brim",
"cascade",
"slop",
"slosh",
"overfill",
"overflow"
],
"near antonyms":[
"recede"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wassailers":{
"as in bacchanals , party animals":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bacchanals",
"bingers",
"carousers",
"party animals",
"celebrants",
"celebrators",
"merrymakers",
"partyers",
"partiers",
"partygoers",
"revelers",
"revellers",
"roisterers",
"cutups",
"skylarkers",
"noisemakers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"killjoys",
"party poopers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wash":{
"to flow along or against":{
"examples":[
"crystal-clear waters gently wash the island's unspoiled beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathe",
"lap",
"lave",
"lip",
"splash"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bubble",
"gurgle",
"plash",
"ripple",
"slosh"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{
"examples":[
"the employee's story about missing the bus didn't wash with her manager"
],
"synonyms":[
"fly",
"hold up",
"pass",
"stand up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"get through",
"go down",
"go over",
"go through",
"play",
"take",
"work"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
"examples":[
"soapy water washing down the drain"
],
"synonyms":[
"bubble",
"dribble",
"guggle",
"gurgle",
"lap",
"plash",
"ripple",
"splash",
"trickle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eddy",
"purl",
"swirl",
"swash",
"swish",
"swoosh",
"whish",
"drip",
"drop",
"gush",
"jet",
"rush",
"spew",
"spout",
"spurt",
"squirt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"run"
],
"antonyms":[
"pour",
"roll",
"stream"
]
},
"to make wet":{
"examples":[
"rain washed the countryside for days on end"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathe",
"bedraggle",
"douse",
"dowse",
"drench",
"drown",
"soak",
"sodden",
"sop",
"souse",
"water",
"water-soak",
"waterlog",
"wet",
"wet down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asperse",
"bedew",
"damp",
"dampen",
"drizzle",
"humidify",
"hydrate",
"mist",
"moisten",
"moisturize",
"shower",
"sprinkle",
"deluge",
"flood",
"hose (down)",
"inundate",
"overflow",
"submerge",
"swamp",
"splash",
"impregnate",
"saturate",
"steep",
"flush",
"irrigate",
"lave",
"rinse",
"slosh",
"sluice",
"dip",
"duck",
"dunk",
"rehydrate",
"rewash",
"rewet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dewater",
"evaporate",
"freeze-dry",
"drip-dry",
"wring",
"dehumidify"
],
"antonyms":[
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"dry",
"parch",
"scorch",
"sear"
]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"washed the baby's hair"
],
"synonyms":[
"flush",
"irrigate",
"rinse",
"sluice",
"wash out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluge",
"engulf",
"flood",
"inundate",
"swamp",
"flow",
"gush",
"rush",
"stream",
"douche",
"hose",
"drench",
"saturate",
"soak",
"douse",
"dowse",
"slosh",
"splash"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"she absentmindedly washed her tea by tipping her cup, until the honey was at last mixed in"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitate",
"churn",
"stir",
"swirl",
"whirl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beat",
"paddle",
"whip",
"whisk",
"reel",
"shake",
"wheel"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"spongy land saturated or partially covered with water":{
"examples":[
"an invasive species threatening the plants native to the region's washes"
],
"synonyms":[
"bog",
"fen",
"marsh",
"marshland",
"mire",
"moor",
"morass",
"muskeg",
"slough",
"slew",
"slue",
"swamp",
"swampland",
"wetland"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swale",
"quagmire",
"guck",
"gook",
"muck",
"mud",
"ooze",
"slime",
"slop",
"sludge",
"slush"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"waste (away)":{
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away"
],
"synonyms":[
"decay",
"droop",
"emaciate",
"fade",
"fail",
"flag",
"go",
"lag",
"languish",
"sag",
"sink",
"weaken",
"wilt",
"wither"
],
"near synonyms":[
"break down",
"wear out",
"yield",
"degenerate",
"deteriorate",
"rot",
"run down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convalesce",
"rally",
"rebound",
"recover",
"recuperate",
"gain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wassailer":{
"as in bacchanal , party animal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bacchanal",
"binger",
"carouser",
"party animal",
"celebrant",
"celebrator",
"merrymaker",
"partyer",
"partier",
"partygoer",
"reveler",
"reveller",
"roisterer",
"cutup",
"skylarker",
"noisemaker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"killjoy",
"party pooper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"washed-out":{
"lacking intensity of color":{
"examples":[
"washed-out blond hair"
],
"synonyms":[
"dull",
"dulled",
"faded",
"light",
"pale",
"pastel",
"washy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flat",
"lackluster",
"lusterless",
"matte",
"mat",
"matt",
"dim",
"faint",
"dirty",
"muddy",
"achromatic",
"colorless",
"uncolored",
"undyed",
"unpainted",
"unstained",
"blanched",
"bleached",
"washed",
"white",
"whitened",
"gray",
"grey",
"indistinct",
"neutral"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bright",
"brilliant",
"vibrant",
"vivid",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"dyed",
"painted",
"stained",
"tinged",
"tinted",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"prismatic",
"rainbow",
"varicolored",
"variegated",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"loud",
"showy",
"splashy"
],
"antonyms":[
"dark",
"deep",
"gay",
"rich"
]
},
"depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{
"examples":[
"feeling washed-out after the endless primary season, the party's nominee needs a vacation more than anything"
],
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"overfatigued",
"overtaxed",
"overworked",
"broken-down",
"run-down",
"debilitated",
"enervate",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"weakened",
"drowsy",
"heavy",
"sleepy",
"lethargic",
"sluggish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"refreshed",
"rejuvenated",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"revitalized",
"active",
"energetic",
"invigorated",
"peppy",
"strengthened",
"strong",
"tireless",
"vitalized",
"weariless"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"most of the participants in the tough training program washed out"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombed",
"collapsed",
"cratered",
"failed",
"flamed out",
"flopped",
"flunked",
"folded",
"foundered",
"missed",
"struck out",
"tanked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"floundered",
"struggled",
"declined",
"sank",
"sunk",
"skidded",
"slipped",
"slumped",
"waned",
"crashed",
"crumbled",
"miscarried",
"misfired",
"went under",
"imploded",
"self-destructed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cooked",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"throve",
"prevailed",
"triumphed",
"won"
],
"antonyms":[
"came off",
"clicked",
"delivered",
"panned out",
"succeeded",
"went",
"went over",
"worked out"
]
},
"to make white or whiter by removing color":{
"examples":[
"the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanched",
"bleached",
"blenched",
"decolorized",
"dulled",
"faded",
"paled",
"snowed",
"whitened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brightened",
"lightened",
"dimmed",
"matted",
"etiolated",
"whitewashed",
"frosted",
"silvered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackened",
"blotched",
"checkered",
"dappled",
"daubed",
"discolored",
"flecked",
"marbled",
"mottled",
"patterned",
"polychromed",
"shaded",
"specked",
"speckled",
"splotched",
"spotted",
"streaked",
"striated",
"striped",
"tarnished",
"variegated",
"colored",
"dyed",
"painted",
"pigmented",
"stained",
"tinctured",
"tinged",
"tinted",
"burnished",
"polished",
"shone",
"shined"
],
"antonyms":[
"darkened",
"deepened",
"embrowned"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"that last illness washed the child out completely"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"busted",
"bust",
"did in",
"did up",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"frazzled",
"harassed",
"killed",
"knocked out",
"outwore",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"wasted",
"weakened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activated",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"strengthened",
"vitalized",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"unwound"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"wash out your bathing suit in the sink"
],
"synonyms":[
"flushed",
"irrigated",
"rinsed",
"sluiced",
"washed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluged",
"engulfed",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"swamped",
"flowed",
"gushed",
"rushed",
"streamed",
"douched",
"hosed",
"drenched",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"sloshed",
"splashed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"washes":{
"to flow along or against":{
"examples":[
"crystal-clear waters gently wash the island's unspoiled beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathes",
"laps",
"laves",
"lips",
"splashes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bubbles",
"gurgles",
"plashes",
"ripples",
"sloshes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{
"examples":[
"the employee's story about missing the bus didn't wash with her manager"
],
"synonyms":[
"flies",
"holds up",
"passes",
"stands up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gets through",
"goes down",
"goes over",
"goes through",
"plays",
"takes",
"works"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
"examples":[
"soapy water washing down the drain"
],
"synonyms":[
"bubbles",
"dribbles",
"guggles",
"gurgles",
"laps",
"plashes",
"ripples",
"splashes",
"trickles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eddies",
"purls",
"swirls",
"swashes",
"swishes",
"swooshes",
"whishes",
"drips",
"drops",
"gushes",
"jets",
"rushes",
"spews",
"spouts",
"spurts",
"squirts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"runs"
],
"antonyms":[
"pours",
"rolls",
"streams"
]
},
"to make wet":{
"examples":[
"rain washed the countryside for days on end"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathes",
"bedraggles",
"douses",
"dowses",
"drenches",
"drowns",
"soaks",
"soddens",
"sops",
"souses",
"waterlogs",
"waters",
"water-soaks",
"wets",
"wets down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asperses",
"bedews",
"dampens",
"damps",
"drizzles",
"humidifies",
"hydrates",
"mists",
"moistens",
"moisturizes",
"showers",
"sprinkles",
"deluges",
"floods",
"hoses (down)",
"inundates",
"overflows",
"submerges",
"swamps",
"splashes",
"impregnates",
"saturates",
"steeps",
"flushes",
"irrigates",
"laves",
"rinses",
"sloshes",
"sluices",
"dips",
"ducks",
"dunks",
"rehydrates",
"rewashes",
"rewets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dewaters",
"evaporates",
"freeze-dries",
"drip-dries",
"wrings",
"dehumidifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"dehydrates",
"desiccates",
"dries",
"parches",
"scorches",
"sears"
]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"washed the baby's hair"
],
"synonyms":[
"flushes",
"irrigates",
"rinses",
"sluices",
"washes out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluges",
"engulfs",
"floods",
"inundates",
"swamps",
"flows",
"gushes",
"rushes",
"streams",
"douches",
"hoses",
"drenches",
"saturates",
"soaks",
"douses",
"dowses",
"sloshes",
"splashes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"she absentmindedly washed her tea by tipping her cup, until the honey was at last mixed in"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitates",
"churns",
"stirs",
"swirls",
"whirls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beats",
"paddles",
"whips",
"whisks",
"reels",
"shakes",
"wheels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"spongy land saturated or partially covered with water":{
"examples":[
"an invasive species threatening the plants native to the region's washes"
],
"synonyms":[
"bogs",
"fens",
"marshes",
"marshlands",
"mires",
"moors",
"morasses",
"muskegs",
"sloughs",
"slews",
"slues",
"swamplands",
"swamps",
"wetlands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swales",
"quagmires",
"gucks",
"gooks",
"muck",
"muds",
"oozes",
"slimes",
"slop",
"sludges",
"slush"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"was out of breath":{
"to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{
"examples":[
"They were out of breath after their five-mile run."
],
"synonyms":[
"blew",
"gasped",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hyperventilated",
"panted",
"puffed",
"wheezed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choked",
"gagged",
"gulped",
"huffed",
"asphyxiated",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"snored",
"snuffled",
"exhaled",
"expired"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"washy":{
"lacking intensity of color":{
"examples":[
"the supposedly rich rose she had chosen for the house unexpectedly came out a washy pinkish shade"
],
"synonyms":[
"dull",
"dulled",
"faded",
"light",
"pale",
"pastel",
"washed-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flat",
"lackluster",
"lusterless",
"matte",
"mat",
"matt",
"dim",
"faint",
"dirty",
"muddy",
"achromatic",
"colorless",
"uncolored",
"undyed",
"unpainted",
"unstained",
"blanched",
"bleached",
"washed",
"white",
"whitened",
"gray",
"grey",
"indistinct",
"neutral"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bright",
"brilliant",
"vibrant",
"vivid",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"dyed",
"painted",
"stained",
"tinged",
"tinted",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"prismatic",
"rainbow",
"varicolored",
"variegated",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"loud",
"showy",
"splashy"
],
"antonyms":[
"dark",
"deep",
"gay",
"rich"
]
},
"not containing very much of some important element":{
"examples":[
"the economy needs some strong medicine right now, and our leaders are offering only washy gruel"
],
"synonyms":[
"dilute",
"diluted",
"thin",
"thinned",
"watery",
"weak",
"weakened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adulterated",
"watered-down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enriched",
"fortified",
"concentrated",
"condensed",
"evaporated"
],
"antonyms":[
"full-bodied",
"rich",
"strong"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"waster":{
"someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{
"examples":[
"we want you to get a job so that you'll be a waster of your own money and not ours"
],
"synonyms":[
"fritterer",
"high roller",
"prodigal",
"profligate",
"spender",
"spendthrift",
"squanderer",
"wastrel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dissipate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheapskate",
"miser",
"niggard",
"piker",
"scrooge",
"skinflint",
"tightwad",
"conserver",
"saver"
],
"antonyms":[
"economizer",
"penny-pincher"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"washing out":{
"as in failing , collapsing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"collapsing",
"failing",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"futureless",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
"no-good",
"unpromising",
"declining",
"slipping",
"slumping",
"waning",
"failed",
"unsuccessful",
"bankrupt",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"kerflooey",
"destroyed",
"ruined",
"wrecked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flourishing",
"going",
"palmy",
"prosperous",
"successful",
"thriving",
"triumphant",
"coming",
"promising",
"booming",
"growing",
"roaring",
"robust"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"most of the participants in the tough training program washed out"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombing",
"collapsing",
"cratering",
"failing",
"flaming out",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"foundering",
"missing",
"striking out",
"tanking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"floundering",
"struggling",
"declining",
"sinking",
"skidding",
"slipping",
"slumping",
"waning",
"crashing",
"crumbling",
"miscarrying",
"misfiring",
"going under",
"imploding",
"self-destructing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cooking",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"prevailing",
"triumphing",
"winning"
],
"antonyms":[
"clicking",
"coming off",
"delivering",
"going",
"going over",
"panning out",
"succeeding",
"working out"
]
},
"to make white or whiter by removing color":{
"examples":[
"the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanching",
"bleaching",
"blenching",
"decolorizing",
"dulling",
"fading",
"paling",
"snowing",
"whitening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brightening",
"lightening",
"dimming",
"matting",
"etiolating",
"whitewashing",
"frosting",
"silvering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackening",
"blotching",
"checkering",
"dappling",
"daubing",
"discoloring",
"flecking",
"marbling",
"mottling",
"patterning",
"polychroming",
"shading",
"specking",
"speckling",
"splotching",
"spotting",
"streaking",
"striating",
"striping",
"tarnishing",
"variegating",
"coloring",
"dyeing",
"painting",
"pigmenting",
"staining",
"tincturing",
"tingeing",
"tinging",
"tinting",
"burnishing",
"polishing",
"shining"
],
"antonyms":[
"darkening",
"deepening",
"embrowning"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"that last illness washed the child out completely"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"burning out",
"busting",
"doing in",
"doing up",
"draining",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"frazzling",
"harassing",
"killing",
"knocking out",
"outwearing",
"tiring",
"tuckering (out)",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"sapping",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"wash out your bathing suit in the sink"
],
"synonyms":[
"flushing",
"irrigating",
"rinsing",
"sluicing",
"washing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluging",
"engulfing",
"flooding",
"inundating",
"swamping",
"flowing",
"gushing",
"rushing",
"streaming",
"douching",
"hosing",
"drenching",
"saturating",
"soaking",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"sloshing",
"splashing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"wassails":{
"a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking":{
"examples":[
"woke up with a terrible headache from a wild wassail the night before"
],
"synonyms":[
"benders",
"binges",
"busts",
"carousals",
"carouses",
"drunks",
"jamborees",
"sprees",
"toots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowouts",
"keggers",
"keg parties",
"bacchanalia",
"orgies",
"revelries",
"revels",
"bibberies",
"inebriations",
"inebrieties",
"intoxications",
"jags"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take part in drunken revelry":{
"examples":[
"the knights feasted and wassailed for three days after the battlefield victory"
],
"synonyms":[
"binges",
"birls",
"carouses",
"revels",
"roisters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boozes",
"drinks",
"guzzles",
"liquors (up)",
"soaks",
"tipples"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wastes":{
"an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint":{
"examples":[
"it seems like a waste to spend my entire paycheck on a bigger TV"
],
"synonyms":[
"extravagances",
"prodigalities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"indulgences",
"luxuries",
"splurges",
"losses",
"wastages",
"dissipations",
"profligacies",
"profusions",
"overindulgences",
"self-indulgences",
"excesses",
"immoderacies",
"overkills"
],
"near antonyms":[
"necessities",
"belt-tightenings",
"conservations",
"economies",
"frugalities",
"parsimonies",
"penny-pinchings",
"savings",
"thrifts",
"austerities",
"moderations",
"restraints",
"temperances"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops":{
"examples":[
"an area that was a barren waste after the strip-mining had ended"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrens",
"deserts",
"desolations",
"heaths",
"no-man's-lands",
"wastelands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badlands",
"brushes",
"bushes",
"dust bowls",
"outdoors",
"natures",
"wildernesses",
"wilds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a wide space or area":{
"examples":[
"a legendary mariner doomed to sail the watery wastes of the world until Judgment Day"
],
"synonyms":[
"breadths",
"distances",
"expanses",
"expansions",
"extents",
"fields",
"lengths",
"plains",
"reaches",
"sheets",
"spreads",
"stretches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domains",
"spheres",
"territories",
"compasses",
"ranges",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"gamuts",
"scales",
"spectra",
"spectrums",
"depths",
"voids",
"extensions",
"latitudes",
"spans",
"amplitudes",
"immensities",
"magnitudes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction":{
"examples":[
"the slow waste of the once broad beach by the relentless tide"
],
"synonyms":[
"attritions",
"corrosions",
"erosions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breakdowns",
"decays",
"decompositions",
"disintegrations",
"dissolutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gains",
"increases"
],
"antonyms":[
"buildups"
]
},
"to use up carelessly":{
"examples":[
"he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers"
],
"synonyms":[
"blows",
"dissipates",
"fiddles away",
"fritters (away)",
"lavishes",
"loses",
"misspends",
"runs through",
"spends",
"squanders",
"throws away",
"trifles (away)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"splurges",
"consumes",
"depletes",
"exhausts",
"impoverishes",
"overspends",
"shoots",
"indulges",
"overindulges",
"disburses",
"expends",
"lays out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"economizes",
"scrimps",
"skimps",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"hoards",
"lays up"
],
"antonyms":[
"conserves"
]
},
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
"examples":[
"one country attempting to waste another"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilates",
"creams",
"decimates",
"demolishes",
"desolates",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"does in",
"extinguishes",
"nukes",
"pulls down",
"pulverizes",
"razes",
"rubs out",
"ruins",
"shatters",
"smashes",
"tears down",
"totals",
"vaporizes",
"wracks",
"wrecks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beats",
"bests",
"clobbers",
"conquers",
"crushes",
"defeats",
"drubs",
"licks",
"masters",
"overbears",
"overcomes",
"overmatches",
"prevails (over)",
"routs",
"scotches",
"skunks",
"subdues",
"surmounts",
"thrashes",
"trims",
"triumphs (over)",
"trounces",
"wallops",
"whips",
"wins (against)",
"blasts",
"blows up",
"breaks",
"cripples",
"damages",
"defaces",
"deteriorates",
"disfigures",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"dynamites",
"harms",
"impairs",
"injures",
"mangles",
"mars",
"mutilates",
"spoils",
"vitiates",
"erodes",
"scours",
"sweeps (away)",
"washes out",
"wears (away)",
"dilapidates",
"disassembles",
"dismantles",
"guts",
"takes down",
"unbuilds",
"undoes",
"unmakes",
"blots out",
"effaces",
"eradicates",
"expunges",
"exterminates",
"extirpates",
"liquidates",
"obliterates",
"removes",
"roots (out)",
"snuffs (out)",
"stamps (out)",
"wipes out",
"despoils",
"havocs",
"loots",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"ravages",
"sacks",
"tramples",
"trashes",
"vandalizes",
"assassinates",
"butchers",
"cuts down",
"dispatches",
"executes",
"fells",
"kills",
"kills off",
"massacres",
"mows (down)",
"murders",
"slaughters",
"slays",
"takes out",
"zaps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctors",
"fixes",
"mends",
"patches",
"reconditions",
"repairs",
"revamps",
"creates",
"invents",
"assembles",
"fabricates",
"fashions",
"forges",
"forms",
"frames",
"makes",
"manufactures",
"molds",
"produces",
"shapes",
"brings about",
"constitutes",
"establishes",
"fathers",
"founds",
"institutes",
"organizes",
"conserves",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"rebuilds",
"reconstructs",
"remodels",
"renovates",
"restores"
],
"antonyms":[
"builds",
"constructs",
"erects",
"puts up",
"raises",
"rears",
"sets up"
]
},
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
"examples":[
"endless months of inactivity wasted him"
],
"synonyms":[
"debilitates",
"devitalizes",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"etiolates",
"prostrates",
"saps",
"softens",
"tires",
"weakens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cripples",
"disables",
"hamstrings",
"incapacitates",
"depletes",
"depresses",
"exhausts",
"impoverishes",
"unmans",
"washes out",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"invalids",
"lays up",
"breaks down",
"grinds (down)",
"wears down",
"wears out",
"paralyzes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"recruits",
"rejuvenates",
"vitalizes",
"hardens",
"seasons",
"toughens"
],
"antonyms":[
"beefs (up)",
"fortifies",
"strengthens"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}