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{
"abase" : {
"to lower in character, dignity, or quality" : {
"antonyms" : [
"elevate" ,
"ennoble" ,
"uplift"
] ,
"examples" : [
"was unwilling to abase himself by pleading guilty to a crime that he did not commit"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dignify" ,
"exalt" ,
"honor" ,
"ameliorate" ,
"amend" ,
"better" ,
"enhance" ,
"enrich" ,
"improve" ,
"meliorate" ,
"perfect" ,
"clarify" ,
"clean" ,
"cleanse" ,
"purify" ,
"refine" ,
"restore" ,
"respect"
] ,
"related" : [
"befoul" ,
"begrime" ,
"contaminate" ,
"defile" ,
"dilute" ,
"dirty" ,
"pollute" ,
"taint" ,
"thin" ,
"water down" ,
"weaken" ,
"descend" ,
"disgrace" ,
"dishonor" ,
"humble" ,
"humiliate" ,
"shame" ,
"take down" ,
"blemish" ,
"damage" ,
"deface" ,
"destroy" ,
"flaw" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"impair" ,
"mar" ,
"ruin" ,
"spoil" ,
"stain" ,
"tarnish" ,
"wreck" ,
"depreciate" ,
"downgrade"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bastardize" ,
"canker" ,
"cheapen" ,
"corrupt" ,
"debase" ,
"debauch" ,
"degrade" ,
"demean" ,
"demoralize" ,
"deprave" ,
"deteriorate" ,
"lessen" ,
"pervert" ,
"poison" ,
"profane" ,
"prostitute" ,
"subvert" ,
"vitiate" ,
"warp"
]
} ,
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aggrandize" ,
"canonize" ,
"deify" ,
"elevate" ,
"exalt"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I certainly don't abase myself when I do good, honest manual labor"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acclaim" ,
"applaud" ,
"boast" ,
"celebrate" ,
"cheer" ,
"cite" ,
"commend" ,
"compliment" ,
"congratulate" ,
"decorate" ,
"eulogize" ,
"extol" ,
"extoll" ,
"fete" ,
"f\u00eate" ,
"hail" ,
"honor" ,
"laud" ,
"praise" ,
"salute" ,
"tout" ,
"acknowledge" ,
"recognize" ,
"highlight" ,
"play up" ,
"spotlight" ,
"dignify" ,
"ennoble" ,
"enshrine" ,
"ensky" ,
"enthrone" ,
"glorify" ,
"magnify" ,
"advance" ,
"boost" ,
"lift" ,
"promote" ,
"raise" ,
"upgrade" ,
"uplift" ,
"idealize" ,
"romanticize"
] ,
"related" : [
"abash" ,
"confound" ,
"confuse" ,
"discomfit" ,
"disconcert" ,
"discountenance" ,
"embarrass" ,
"faze" ,
"fluster" ,
"mortify" ,
"nonplus" ,
"rattle" ,
"belittle" ,
"castigate" ,
"criticize" ,
"cry down" ,
"decry" ,
"depreciate" ,
"detract" ,
"diminish" ,
"discount" ,
"disparage" ,
"minimize" ,
"put down" ,
"ridicule" ,
"write off" ,
"bad-mouth" ,
"defame" ,
"defile" ,
"libel" ,
"malign" ,
"slander" ,
"affront" ,
"insult" ,
"censure" ,
"condemn" ,
"damn" ,
"denounce" ,
"execrate" ,
"reprehend" ,
"reprobate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chasten" ,
"cheapen" ,
"debase" ,
"degrade" ,
"demean" ,
"discredit" ,
"disgrace" ,
"dishonor" ,
"foul" ,
"humble" ,
"humiliate" ,
"lower" ,
"shame" ,
"sink" ,
"smirch" ,
"take down"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"abated" : {
"as in reduced , diminished" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually" : {
"antonyms" : [
"accumulated" ,
"ballooned" ,
"built" ,
"burgeoned" ,
"bourgeoned" ,
"enlarged" ,
"escalated" ,
"expanded" ,
"grew" ,
"increased" ,
"intensified" ,
"mounted" ,
"mushroomed" ,
"picked up" ,
"rose" ,
"snowballed" ,
"soared" ,
"swelled" ,
"waxed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appeared" ,
"emerged" ,
"showed up" ,
"blew up" ,
"distended" ,
"elongated" ,
"lengthened"
] ,
"related" : [
"compressed" ,
"condensed" ,
"constricted" ,
"contracted" ,
"evaporated" ,
"faded (away)" ,
"frittered (away)" ,
"gave out" ,
"melted (away)" ,
"petered (out)" ,
"tailed (off)" ,
"vanished" ,
"slackened" ,
"slowed (down)" ,
"alleviated" ,
"relaxed" ,
"flagged" ,
"sank" ,
"sunk" ,
"weakened" ,
"caved (in)" ,
"collapsed" ,
"deflated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"declined" ,
"decreased" ,
"de-escalated" ,
"died (away or down or out)" ,
"diminished" ,
"drained (away)" ,
"dropped (off)" ,
"dwindled" ,
"eased" ,
"ebbed" ,
"fell" ,
"fell away" ,
"lessened" ,
"let up" ,
"lowered" ,
"moderated" ,
"palled" ,
"phased down" ,
"ratcheted (down)" ,
"racheted (down)" ,
"receded" ,
"relented" ,
"remitted" ,
"shrank" ,
"shrunk" ,
"subsided" ,
"tapered" ,
"tapered off" ,
"waned"
]
} ,
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aggrandized" ,
"amplified" ,
"augmented" ,
"boosted" ,
"enlarged" ,
"escalated" ,
"expanded" ,
"increased" ,
"raised"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a couple of aspirin should abate the pain"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blew up" ,
"dilated" ,
"distended" ,
"inflated" ,
"swelled" ,
"elongated" ,
"extended" ,
"lengthened" ,
"prolonged" ,
"protracted" ,
"added (to)" ,
"complemented" ,
"supplemented" ,
"enhanced" ,
"heightened" ,
"intensified" ,
"redoubled"
] ,
"related" : [
"compressed" ,
"condensed" ,
"constricted" ,
"contracted" ,
"abbreviated" ,
"abridged" ,
"clipped" ,
"cropped" ,
"curtailed" ,
"cut" ,
"cut back" ,
"cut down" ,
"docked" ,
"nicked" ,
"pared" ,
"pruned" ,
"retrenched" ,
"shortened" ,
"slashed" ,
"trimmed" ,
"truncated" ,
"whittled" ,
"deflated" ,
"shrank" ,
"shrunk" ,
"minimized" ,
"moderated" ,
"modified" ,
"modulated" ,
"qualified"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"decreased" ,
"de-escalated" ,
"dented" ,
"depleted" ,
"diminished" ,
"downscaled" ,
"downsized" ,
"dropped" ,
"dwindled" ,
"eased" ,
"knocked down" ,
"lessened" ,
"lowered" ,
"reduced"
]
} ,
"to put an end to by formal action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"asked the appellate court to abate the lower court's ruling allowing the patient to be removed from life support"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enacted" ,
"laid down" ,
"legislated" ,
"established" ,
"founded" ,
"instituted" ,
"formalized" ,
"legalized" ,
"legitimated" ,
"legitimized" ,
"validated" ,
"passed" ,
"ratified" ,
"allowed" ,
"approved" ,
"authorized" ,
"cleared" ,
"endorsed" ,
"indorsed" ,
"permitted" ,
"sanctioned" ,
"warranted" ,
"commanded" ,
"decreed" ,
"mandated" ,
"ordered" ,
"prescribed"
] ,
"related" : [
"countermanded" ,
"overrode" ,
"overruled" ,
"overturned" ,
"vetoed" ,
"aborted" ,
"called" ,
"called off" ,
"dropped" ,
"recalled" ,
"retracted" ,
"reversed" ,
"revoked" ,
"suspended" ,
"withdrew" ,
"banned" ,
"enjoined" ,
"forbade" ,
"forbad" ,
"outlawed" ,
"prohibited" ,
"disallowed" ,
"dismissed" ,
"rejected" ,
"annihilated" ,
"broke down" ,
"eliminated" ,
"eradicated" ,
"erased" ,
"liquidated" ,
"removed" ,
"threw out" ,
"wrote off"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abolished" ,
"abrogated" ,
"annulled" ,
"avoided" ,
"canceled" ,
"cancelled" ,
"disannulled" ,
"dissolved" ,
"invalidated" ,
"negated" ,
"nulled" ,
"nullified" ,
"quashed" ,
"repealed" ,
"rescinded" ,
"rolled back" ,
"struck down" ,
"vacated" ,
"voided"
]
} ,
"to take away (an amount or number) from a total" : {
"antonyms" : [
"added" ,
"tacked (on)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I managed to get the used car dealer to abate $200 from the sticker price"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"adjoined" ,
"annexed" ,
"appended" ,
"complemented" ,
"supplemented" ,
"enhanced" ,
"heightened" ,
"intensified" ,
"magnified" ,
"aggrandized" ,
"amplified" ,
"augmented" ,
"beefed (up)" ,
"boosted" ,
"compounded" ,
"enlarged" ,
"escalated" ,
"expanded" ,
"increased" ,
"multiplied" ,
"raised"
] ,
"related" : [
"decreased" ,
"diminished" ,
"discounted" ,
"downsized" ,
"dwindled" ,
"knocked down" ,
"lessened" ,
"lowered" ,
"reduced" ,
"abbreviated" ,
"abridged" ,
"clipped" ,
"cropped" ,
"curtailed" ,
"cut" ,
"cut back" ,
"cut down" ,
"docked" ,
"pared" ,
"pruned" ,
"retrenched" ,
"shortened" ,
"slashed" ,
"trimmed" ,
"truncated" ,
"whittled"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deducted" ,
"knocked off" ,
"subtracted" ,
"took off"
]
} ,
"to take something away from" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"denuded" ,
"cheated" ,
"cleaned (out)" ,
"defrauded" ,
"shortchanged" ,
"bankrupted" ,
"disfurnished" ,
"impoverished"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bereaved" ,
"bereft" ,
"deprived" ,
"divested" ,
"stripped" ,
"stript"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"abatement" : {
"something that is or may be subtracted" : {
"antonyms" : [
"accession" ,
"addition"
] ,
"examples" : [
"entitled to a tax abatement for child care expenses"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accretion" ,
"accrual" ,
"augmentation" ,
"boost" ,
"gain" ,
"increase" ,
"increment" ,
"raise" ,
"rise" ,
"appreciation"
] ,
"related" : [
"giveback" ,
"kickback" ,
"rebate" ,
"dent" ,
"depreciation" ,
"decline" ,
"decrement" ,
"diminishment" ,
"diminution" ,
"drop" ,
"fall" ,
"loss" ,
"forfeit" ,
"forfeiture" ,
"penalty"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deduction" ,
"discount" ,
"reduction"
]
} ,
"the amount by which something is lessened" : {
"antonyms" : [
"boost" ,
"enlargement" ,
"gain" ,
"increase" ,
"increment" ,
"raise" ,
"rise" ,
"step-up" ,
"uptick"
] ,
"examples" : [
"there's been a significant abatement in noise from the floor above since the upstairs neighbors installed carpets"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accretion" ,
"accrual" ,
"accumulation" ,
"addition" ,
"supplement" ,
"continuation" ,
"extension" ,
"upswing" ,
"uptrend" ,
"upturn"
] ,
"related" : [
"deduction" ,
"subtraction" ,
"downturn" ,
"slip" ,
"slump" ,
"curtailment" ,
"cut" ,
"cutback" ,
"retrenchment" ,
"shortening"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"decline" ,
"decrease" ,
"decrement" ,
"dent" ,
"depletion" ,
"depression" ,
"diminishment" ,
"diminution" ,
"drop" ,
"drop-off" ,
"fall" ,
"falloff" ,
"loss" ,
"reduction" ,
"shrinkage" ,
"step-down"
]
} ,
"the doing away with something by formal action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"sought an abatement of the court proceeding on the grounds that the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enactment" ,
"legislation" ,
"establishment" ,
"founding" ,
"institution" ,
"formalization" ,
"legalization" ,
"legitimation" ,
"legitimization" ,
"validation" ,
"passing" ,
"ratification" ,
"approval" ,
"authorization" ,
"clearance" ,
"endorsement" ,
"indorsement" ,
"permission" ,
"sanctioning" ,
"commandment" ,
"decreeing" ,
"mandating" ,
"ordering" ,
"prescription"
] ,
"related" : [
"abortion" ,
"calling off" ,
"recall" ,
"countermand" ,
"override" ,
"overruling" ,
"overturn" ,
"veto" ,
"retraction" ,
"reversal" ,
"revocation" ,
"suspension" ,
"withdrawal" ,
"banning" ,
"enjoining" ,
"forbiddance" ,
"outlawing" ,
"prohibition" ,
"disallowance" ,
"dismissal" ,
"rejection" ,
"elimination" ,
"eradication" ,
"erasure" ,
"liquidation" ,
"removal"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abolishment" ,
"abolition" ,
"abrogation" ,
"annulment" ,
"avoidance" ,
"cancellation" ,
"cancelation" ,
"defeasance" ,
"dissolution" ,
"invalidation" ,
"negation" ,
"nullification" ,
"quashing" ,
"repeal" ,
"rescindment" ,
"voiding"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"abatements" : {
"something that is or may be subtracted" : {
"antonyms" : [
"accessions" ,
"additions"
] ,
"examples" : [
"entitled to a tax abatement for child care expenses"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accretions" ,
"accruals" ,
"augmentations" ,
"boosts" ,
"gains" ,
"increases" ,
"increments" ,
"raises" ,
"rises" ,
"appreciations"
] ,
"related" : [
"givebacks" ,
"kickbacks" ,
"rebates" ,
"dents" ,
"depreciations" ,
"declines" ,
"decrements" ,
"diminishments" ,
"diminutions" ,
"drops" ,
"falls" ,
"losses" ,
"forfeits" ,
"forfeitures" ,
"penalties"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deductions" ,
"discounts" ,
"reductions"
]
} ,
"the amount by which something is lessened" : {
"antonyms" : [
"boosts" ,
"enlargements" ,
"gains" ,
"increases" ,
"increments" ,
"raises" ,
"rises" ,
"step-ups" ,
"upticks"
] ,
"examples" : [
"there's been a significant abatement in noise from the floor above since the upstairs neighbors installed carpets"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accretions" ,
"accruals" ,
"accumulations" ,
"additions" ,
"supplements" ,
"continuations" ,
"extensions" ,
"upswings" ,
"uptrends" ,
"upturns"
] ,
"related" : [
"deductions" ,
"subtractions" ,
"downturns" ,
"slips" ,
"slumps" ,
"curtailments" ,
"cutbacks" ,
"cuts" ,
"retrenchments" ,
"shortenings"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"declines" ,
"decreases" ,
"decrements" ,
"dents" ,
"depletions" ,
"depressions" ,
"diminishments" ,
"diminutions" ,
"drop-offs" ,
"drops" ,
"falloffs" ,
"falls" ,
"losses" ,
"reductions" ,
"shrinkages" ,
"step-downs"
]
} ,
"the doing away with something by formal action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"sought an abatement of the court proceeding on the grounds that the plaintiff had no legal standing in the case"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enactments" ,
"legislations" ,
"establishments" ,
"institutions" ,
"formalizations" ,
"legalizations" ,
"legitimations" ,
"legitimizations" ,
"validations" ,
"passings" ,
"ratifications" ,
"approvals" ,
"authorizations" ,
"clearances" ,
"endorsements" ,
"indorsements" ,
"permissions" ,
"commandments" ,
"orderings" ,
"prescriptions"
] ,
"related" : [
"abortions" ,
"recalls" ,
"countermands" ,
"overrides" ,
"overturns" ,
"vetoes" ,
"retractions" ,
"reversals" ,
"revocations" ,
"suspensions" ,
"withdrawals" ,
"forbiddances" ,
"prohibitions" ,
"disallowances" ,
"dismissals" ,
"rejections" ,
"eliminations" ,
"eradications" ,
"erasures" ,
"liquidations" ,
"removals"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abolishments" ,
"abolitions" ,
"abrogations" ,
"annulments" ,
"avoidances" ,
"cancellations" ,
"cancelations" ,
"defeasances" ,
"dissolutions" ,
"invalidations" ,
"negations" ,
"nullifications" ,
"repeals" ,
"rescindments"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"abating" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually" : {
"antonyms" : [
"accumulating" ,
"ballooning" ,
"building" ,
"burgeoning" ,
"bourgeoning" ,
"enlarging" ,
"escalating" ,
"expanding" ,
"growing" ,
"increasing" ,
"intensifying" ,
"mounting" ,
"mushrooming" ,
"picking up" ,
"rising" ,
"snowballing" ,
"soaring" ,
"swelling" ,
"waxing"
] ,
"examples" : [
"interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appearing" ,
"emerging" ,
"showing up" ,
"blowing up" ,
"distending" ,
"elongating" ,
"lengthening"
] ,
"related" : [
"compressing" ,
"condensing" ,
"constricting" ,
"contracting" ,
"evaporating" ,
"fading (away)" ,
"frittering (away)" ,
"giving out" ,
"melting (away)" ,
"petering (out)" ,
"tailing (off)" ,
"vanishing" ,
"slackening" ,
"slowing (down)" ,
"alleviating" ,
"relaxing" ,
"flagging" ,
"sinking" ,
"weakening" ,
"caving (in)" ,
"collapsing" ,
"deflating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"declining" ,
"decreasing" ,
"de-escalating" ,
"diminishing" ,
"draining (away)" ,
"dropping (off)" ,
"dwindling" ,
"dying (away or down or out)" ,
"easing" ,
"ebbing" ,
"falling" ,
"falling away" ,
"lessening" ,
"letting up" ,
"lowering" ,
"moderating" ,
"palling" ,
"phasing down" ,
"ratcheting (down)" ,
"racheting (down)" ,
"receding" ,
"relenting" ,
"remitting" ,
"shrinking" ,
"subsiding" ,
"tapering" ,
"tapering off" ,
"waning"
]
} ,
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aggrandizing" ,
"amplifying" ,
"augmenting" ,
"boosting" ,
"enlarging" ,
"escalating" ,
"expanding" ,
"increasing" ,
"raising"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a couple of aspirin should abate the pain"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blowing up" ,
"dilating" ,
"distending" ,
"inflating" ,
"swelling" ,
"elongating" ,
"extending" ,
"lengthening" ,
"prolonging" ,
"protracting" ,
"adding (to)" ,
"complementing" ,
"supplementing" ,
"enhancing" ,
"heightening" ,
"intensifying" ,
"redoubling"
] ,
"related" : [
"compressing" ,
"condensing" ,
"constricting" ,
"contracting" ,
"abbreviating" ,
"abridging" ,
"clipping" ,
"cropping" ,
"curtailing" ,
"cutting" ,
"cutting back" ,
"cutting down" ,
"docking" ,
"nicking" ,
"paring" ,
"pruning" ,
"retrenching" ,
"shortening" ,
"slashing" ,
"trimming" ,
"truncating" ,
"whittling" ,
"deflating" ,
"shrinking" ,
"minimizing" ,
"moderating" ,
"modifying" ,
"modulating" ,
"qualifying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"decreasing" ,
"de-escalating" ,
"denting" ,
"depleting" ,
"diminishing" ,
"downscaling" ,
"downsizing" ,
"dropping" ,
"dwindling" ,
"easing" ,
"knocking down" ,
"lessening" ,
"lowering" ,
"reducing"
]
} ,
"to put an end to by formal action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"asked the appellate court to abate the lower court's ruling allowing the patient to be removed from life support"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enacting" ,
"laying down" ,
"legislating" ,
"establishing" ,
"founding" ,
"instituting" ,
"formalizing" ,
"legalizing" ,
"legitimating" ,
"legitimizing" ,
"validating" ,
"passing" ,
"ratifying" ,
"allowing" ,
"approving" ,
"authorizing" ,
"clearing" ,
"endorsing" ,
"indorsing" ,
"permitting" ,
"sanctioning" ,
"warranting" ,
"commanding" ,
"decreeing" ,
"mandating" ,
"ordering" ,
"prescribing"
] ,
"related" : [
"countermanding" ,
"overriding" ,
"overruling" ,
"overturning" ,
"vetoing" ,
"aborting" ,
"calling" ,
"calling off" ,
"dropping" ,
"recalling" ,
"retracting" ,
"reversing" ,
"revoking" ,
"suspending" ,
"withdrawing" ,
"banning" ,
"enjoining" ,
"forbidding" ,
"outlawing" ,
"prohibiting" ,
"disallowing" ,
"dismissing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"annihilating" ,
"breaking down" ,
"eliminating" ,
"eradicating" ,
"erasing" ,
"liquidating" ,
"removing" ,
"throwing out" ,
"writing off"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abolishing" ,
"abrogating" ,
"annulling" ,
"avoiding" ,
"canceling" ,
"cancelling" ,
"disannulling" ,
"dissolving" ,
"invalidating" ,
"negating" ,
"nullifying" ,
"nulling" ,
"quashing" ,
"repealing" ,
"rescinding" ,
"rolling back" ,
"striking down" ,
"vacating" ,
"voiding"
]
} ,
"to take away (an amount or number) from a total" : {
"antonyms" : [
"adding" ,
"tacking (on)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I managed to get the used car dealer to abate $200 from the sticker price"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"adjoining" ,
"annexing" ,
"appending" ,
"complementing" ,
"supplementing" ,
"enhancing" ,
"heightening" ,
"intensifying" ,
"magnifying" ,
"aggrandizing" ,
"amplifying" ,
"augmenting" ,
"beefing (up)" ,
"boosting" ,
"compounding" ,
"enlarging" ,
"escalating" ,
"expanding" ,
"increasing" ,
"multiplying" ,
"raising"
] ,
"related" : [
"decreasing" ,
"diminishing" ,
"discounting" ,
"downsizing" ,
"dwindling" ,
"knocking down" ,
"lessening" ,
"lowering" ,
"reducing" ,
"abbreviating" ,
"abridging" ,
"clipping" ,
"cropping" ,
"curtailing" ,
"cutting" ,
"cutting back" ,
"cutting down" ,
"docking" ,
"paring" ,
"pruning" ,
"retrenching" ,
"shortening" ,
"slashing" ,
"trimming" ,
"truncating" ,
"whittling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deducting" ,
"knocking off" ,
"subtracting" ,
"taking off"
]
} ,
"to take something away from" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"denuding" ,
"cheating" ,
"cleaning (out)" ,
"defrauding" ,
"shortchanging" ,
"bankrupting" ,
"disfurnishing" ,
"impoverishing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bereaving" ,
"depriving" ,
"divesting" ,
"stripping"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"abbreviations" : {
"a shortened version of a written work" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a recording of musical abbreviations that introduces the listener to the great composers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amplifications" ,
"elaborations" ,
"enlargements" ,
"expansions"
] ,
"related" : [
"abstracts" ,
"aper\u00e7us" ,
"briefs" ,
"capsules" ,
"outlines" ,
"overviews" ,
"pr\u00e9cis" ,
"recapitulations" ,
"recaps" ,
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s" ,
"resumes" ,
"resum\u00e9s" ,
"reviews" ,
"sketches" ,
"summaries" ,
"summarizations" ,
"summations" ,
"sums" ,
"surveys" ,
"syllabi" ,
"syllabuses" ,
"synopses" ,
"tabloids" ,
"wrap-ups"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abridgments" ,
"abridgements" ,
"bowdlerizations" ,
"condensations" ,
"digests"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"abdicated" : {
"to give up (as a position of authority) formally" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the revolutionary government forced Nicholas II to abdicate the Russian throne"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appropriated" ,
"arrogated" ,
"assumed" ,
"claimed" ,
"confiscated" ,
"seized" ,
"took over" ,
"usurped" ,
"wrested" ,
"defended" ,
"guarded" ,
"protected" ,
"safeguarded" ,
"secured"
] ,
"related" : [
"abjured" ,
"demitted" ,
"denied" ,
"disavowed" ,
"disclaimed" ,
"disowned" ,
"waived" ,
"forsook" ,
"gave up" ,
"handed over" ,
"yielded" ,
"abandoned" ,
"deserted" ,
"quit" ,
"quitted" ,
"vacated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abnegated" ,
"ceded" ,
"relinquished" ,
"renounced" ,
"resigned" ,
"stepped aside (from)" ,
"stepped down (from)" ,
"surrendered"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"abdicates" : {
"to give up (as a position of authority) formally" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the revolutionary government forced Nicholas II to abdicate the Russian throne"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appropriates" ,
"arrogates" ,
"assumes" ,
"claims" ,
"confiscates" ,
"seizes" ,
"takes over" ,
"usurps" ,
"wrests" ,
"defends" ,
"guards" ,
"protects" ,
"safeguards" ,
"secures"
] ,
"related" : [
"abjures" ,
"demits" ,
"denies" ,
"disavows" ,
"disclaims" ,
"disowns" ,
"waives" ,
"forsakes" ,
"gives up" ,
"hands over" ,
"yields" ,
"abandons" ,
"deserts" ,
"quits" ,
"vacates"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abnegates" ,
"cedes" ,
"relinquishes" ,
"renounces" ,
"resigns" ,
"steps aside (from)" ,
"steps down (from)" ,
"surrenders"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"abducting" : {
"to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"delivering" ,
"ransoming" ,
"redeeming" ,
"rescuing" ,
"restoring" ,
"returning"
] ,
"related" : [
"capturing" ,
"crimping" ,
"impressing" ,
"seizing" ,
"shanghaiing" ,
"waylaying" ,
"absconding (with)" ,
"snatching" ,
"spiriting" ,
"hijacking" ,
"highjacking" ,
"catching" ,
"copping" ,
"stealing" ,
"taking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"kidnapping" ,
"kidnaping"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"aberrated" : {
"being out of the ordinary" : {
"antonyms" : [
"common" ,
"customary" ,
"normal" ,
"ordinary" ,
"typical" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"unextraordinary" ,
"usual"
] ,
"examples" : [
"you may have taken an aberrated path to the correct answer, but you got there"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"everyday" ,
"familiar" ,
"frequent"
] ,
"related" : [
"conspicuous" ,
"notable" ,
"noticeable" ,
"outstanding" ,
"prominent" ,
"remarkable" ,
"salient" ,
"striking" ,
"bizarre" ,
"deviant" ,
"eccentric" ,
"freakish" ,
"monstrous" ,
"oddball" ,
"outlandish" ,
"quaint" ,
"strange" ,
"weird" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"inconceivable" ,
"incredible" ,
"unimaginable" ,
"unthinkable"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aberrant" ,
"abnormal" ,
"anomalous" ,
"atypical" ,
"especial" ,
"exceeding" ,
"exceptional" ,
"extraordinaire" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"freak" ,
"odd" ,
"peculiar" ,
"phenomenal" ,
"preternatural" ,
"rare" ,
"singular" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unique" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"abet" : {
"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bridle" ,
"check" ,
"constrain" ,
"curb" ,
"discourage" ,
"hold" ,
"inhibit" ,
"regulate" ,
"rein (in)" ,
"restrain" ,
"tame" ,
"allay" ,
"calm" ,
"quiet" ,
"settle" ,
"soothe" ,
"still" ,
"subdue" ,
"tranquilize" ,
"tranquillize"
] ,
"related" : [
"advance" ,
"cultivate" ,
"encourage" ,
"forward" ,
"foster" ,
"further" ,
"nourish" ,
"nurture" ,
"promote" ,
"sow" ,
"stimulate" ,
"detonate" ,
"set" ,
"set off" ,
"trigger" ,
"excite" ,
"galvanize" ,
"inflame" ,
"enflame" ,
"inspire" ,
"motivate" ,
"rouse" ,
"activate" ,
"energize" ,
"enliven" ,
"fire" ,
"invigorate" ,
"jazz (up)" ,
"liven (up)" ,
"pep (up)" ,
"quicken" ,
"stimulate" ,
"vitalize"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"brew" ,
"ferment" ,
"foment" ,
"incite" ,
"instigate" ,
"pick" ,
"provoke" ,
"raise" ,
"stir (up)" ,
"whip (up)"
]
} ,
"to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end" : {
"antonyms" : [
"hinder"
] ,
"examples" : [
"car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"balk" ,
"bar" ,
"block" ,
"constrain" ,
"hamper" ,
"handicap" ,
"hold back" ,
"impede" ,
"inhibit" ,
"obstruct" ,
"restrain" ,
"strangle" ,
"baffle" ,
"foil" ,
"frustrate" ,
"inconvenience" ,
"interfere" ,
"oppose" ,
"sabotage" ,
"thwart" ,
"desert" ,
"disappoint" ,
"fail" ,
"let down" ,
"discourage" ,
"dishearten" ,
"repress" ,
"retard" ,
"stifle" ,
"straiten" ,
"stunt" ,
"damage" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"injure"
] ,
"related" : [
"advance" ,
"ease" ,
"facilitate" ,
"forward" ,
"foster" ,
"further" ,
"launch" ,
"champion" ,
"endorse" ,
"indorse" ,
"patronize" ,
"promote" ,
"sponsor" ,
"attend" ,
"care (for)" ,
"comfort" ,
"minister (to)" ,
"succor" ,
"sustain" ,
"bolster" ,
"boost" ,
"buttress" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"advise" ,
"counsel" ,
"guide" ,
"mentor" ,
"nurture" ,
"bail out" ,
"deliver" ,
"rescue" ,
"save" ,
"embolden" ,
"encourage" ,
"hearten" ,
"benefit" ,
"favor" ,
"oblige" ,
"profit" ,
"serve"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aid" ,
"assist" ,
"back" ,
"backstop" ,
"help" ,
"prop (up)" ,
"support"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"abetted" : {
"as in supported , encouraged" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bridled" ,
"checked" ,
"constrained" ,
"curbed" ,
"discouraged" ,
"held" ,
"inhibited" ,
"regulated" ,
"reined (in)" ,
"restrained" ,
"tamed" ,
"allayed" ,
"calmed" ,
"quieted" ,
"settled" ,
"soothed" ,
"stilled" ,
"subdued" ,
"tranquilized" ,
"tranquillized"
] ,
"related" : [
"advanced" ,
"cultivated" ,
"encouraged" ,
"forwarded" ,
"fostered" ,
"furthered" ,
"nourished" ,
"nurtured" ,
"promoted" ,
"sowed" ,
"stimulated" ,
"detonated" ,
"set" ,
"set off" ,
"triggered" ,
"excited" ,
"galvanized" ,
"inflamed" ,
"enflamed" ,
"inspired" ,
"motivated" ,
"roused" ,
"activated" ,
"energized" ,
"enlivened" ,
"fired" ,
"invigorated" ,
"jazzed (up)" ,
"livened (up)" ,
"pepped (up)" ,
"quickened" ,
"stimulated" ,
"vitalized"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"brewed" ,
"fermented" ,
"fomented" ,
"incited" ,
"instigated" ,
"picked" ,
"provoked" ,
"raised" ,
"stirred (up)" ,
"whipped (up)"
]
} ,
"to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end" : {
"antonyms" : [
"hindered"
] ,
"examples" : [
"car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"balked" ,
"barred" ,
"blocked" ,
"constrained" ,
"hampered" ,
"handicapped" ,
"held back" ,
"impeded" ,
"inhibited" ,
"obstructed" ,
"restrained" ,
"strangled" ,
"baffled" ,
"foiled" ,
"frustrated" ,
"inconvenienced" ,
"interfered" ,
"opposed" ,
"sabotaged" ,
"thwarted" ,
"deserted" ,
"disappointed" ,
"failed" ,
"let down" ,
"discouraged" ,
"disheartened" ,
"repressed" ,
"retarded" ,
"stifled" ,
"straitened" ,
"stunted" ,
"damaged" ,
"harmed" ,
"hurt" ,
"injured"
] ,
"related" : [
"advanced" ,
"eased" ,
"facilitated" ,
"forwarded" ,
"fostered" ,
"furthered" ,
"launched" ,
"championed" ,
"endorsed" ,
"indorsed" ,
"patronized" ,
"promoted" ,
"sponsored" ,
"attended" ,
"cared (for)" ,
"comforted" ,
"ministered (to)" ,
"succored" ,
"sustained" ,
"bolstered" ,
"boosted" ,
"buttressed" ,
"reinforced" ,
"reenforced" ,
"advised" ,
"counseled" ,
"counselled" ,
"guided" ,
"mentored" ,
"nurtured" ,
"bailed out" ,
"delivered" ,
"rescued" ,
"saved" ,
"emboldened" ,
"encouraged" ,
"heartened" ,
"benefited" ,
"benefitted" ,
"favored" ,
"obliged" ,
"profited" ,
"served"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aided" ,
"assisted" ,
"backed" ,
"backstopped" ,
"helped" ,
"propped (up)" ,
"supported"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"abhor" : {
"to dislike strongly" : {
"antonyms" : [
"love"
] ,
"examples" : [
"abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"desire" ,
"fancy" ,
"favor" ,
"like" ,
"prefer" ,
"enjoy" ,
"relish" ,
"admire" ,
"adore" ,
"approve (of)" ,
"esteem" ,
"hallow" ,
"idolize" ,
"revere" ,
"venerate" ,
"worship" ,
"cherish" ,
"prize" ,
"treasure"
] ,
"related" : [
"deplore" ,
"deprecate" ,
"disapprove (of)" ,
"discountenance" ,
"disdain" ,
"disfavor" ,
"scorn"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abominate" ,
"despise" ,
"detest" ,
"execrate" ,
"hate" ,
"loathe"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"abjectly" : {
"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" : [
"she was so sincerely and abjectly apologetic that he was won over"
] ,
"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" : [
"deferentially" ,
"hat in hand" ,
"humbly" ,
"lowly" ,
"meanly" ,
"meekly" ,
"modestly" ,
"sheepishly" ,
"submissively"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"abnegates" : {
"to give up (as a position of authority) formally" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"abnegated all claims to the deceased lord's domain"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appropriates" ,
"arrogates" ,
"assumes" ,
"claims" ,
"confiscates" ,
"seizes" ,
"takes over" ,
"usurps" ,
"wrests" ,
"defends" ,
"guards" ,
"protects" ,
"safeguards" ,
"secures"
] ,
"related" : [
"abjures" ,
"demits" ,
"denies" ,
"disavows" ,
"disclaims" ,
"disowns" ,
"waives" ,
"forsakes" ,
"gives up" ,
"hands over" ,
"yields" ,
"abandons" ,
"deserts" ,
"quits" ,
"vacates"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abdicates" ,
"cedes" ,
"relinquishes" ,
"renounces" ,
"resigns" ,
"steps aside (from)" ,
"steps down (from)" ,
"surrenders"
]
} ,
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"adheres (to)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acknowledges" ,
"admits" ,
"affirms" ,
"asserts" ,
"avows" ,
"claims" ,
"contends" ,
"declares" ,
"maintains" ,
"proclaims" ,
"professes" ,
"states" ,
"vouches" ,
"vows" ,
"backs" ,
"confirms" ,
"defends" ,
"endorses" ,
"indorses" ,
"espouses" ,
"maintains" ,
"supports" ,
"upholds" ,
"accepts" ,
"adopts" ,
"embraces"
] ,
"related" : [
"contradicts" ,
"denies" ,
"disavows" ,
"disclaims" ,
"disowns" ,
"gainsays" ,
"negates" ,
"negatives" ,
"abandons" ,
"bolts" ,
"forsakes" ,
"gives up" ,
"relinquishes" ,
"spurns" ,
"surrenders" ,
"controverts" ,
"disagrees (with)" ,
"disproves" ,
"disputes" ,
"rebuts" ,
"refutes" ,
"backs down" ,
"backs off" ,
"backtracks" ,
"disallows" ,
"recalls" ,
"revokes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abjures" ,
"forswears" ,
"foreswears" ,
"recants" ,
"reneges" ,
"renounces" ,
"repeals" ,
"repudiates" ,
"retracts" ,
"takes back" ,
"unsays" ,
"withdraws"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"abnormal" : {
"being out of the ordinary" : {
"antonyms" : [
"common" ,
"customary" ,
"normal" ,
"ordinary" ,
"typical" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"unextraordinary" ,
"usual"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a completely abnormal school day, because half of the kids were out sick"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"everyday" ,
"familiar" ,
"frequent"
] ,
"related" : [
"conspicuous" ,
"notable" ,
"noticeable" ,
"outstanding" ,
"prominent" ,
"remarkable" ,
"salient" ,
"striking" ,
"bizarre" ,
"deviant" ,
"eccentric" ,
"freakish" ,
"monstrous" ,
"oddball" ,
"outlandish" ,
"quaint" ,
"strange" ,
"weird" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"inconceivable" ,
"incredible" ,
"unimaginable" ,
"unthinkable"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aberrant" ,
"aberrated" ,
"anomalous" ,
"atypical" ,
"especial" ,
"exceeding" ,
"exceptional" ,
"extraordinaire" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"freak" ,
"odd" ,
"peculiar" ,
"phenomenal" ,
"preternatural" ,
"rare" ,
"singular" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unique" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted"
]
} ,
"departing from some accepted standard of what is normal" : {
"antonyms" : [
"natural" ,
"normal" ,
"regular" ,
"standard" ,
"typical"
] ,
"examples" : [
"noticed his abnormal breathing and took him to the emergency room"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"common" ,
"commonplace" ,
"everyday" ,
"familiar" ,
"ordinary" ,
"routine" ,
"run-of-the-mill" ,
"run-of-the-mine" ,
"run-of-mine" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"unremarkable" ,
"workaday" ,
"customary" ,
"usual" ,
"wonted" ,
"archetypal" ,
"archetypical" ,
"average" ,
"characteristic" ,
"representative"
] ,
"related" : [
"unrepresentative" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"preternatural" ,
"rare" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted" ,
"bizarre" ,
"curious" ,
"far-out" ,
"funny" ,
"kinky" ,
"odd" ,
"outlandish" ,
"out-of-the-way" ,
"outr\u00e9" ,
"peculiar" ,
"quaint" ,
"queer" ,
"queerish" ,
"quirky" ,
"remarkable" ,
"screwy" ,
"strange" ,
"wacky" ,
"whacky" ,
"way-out" ,
"weird" ,
"wild" ,
"eccentric" ,
"freakish" ,
"idiosyncratic" ,
"nonconformist" ,
"unconventional" ,
"unorthodox" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"preternatural" ,
"rare" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted" ,
"odd" ,
"peculiar" ,
"strange"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aberrant" ,
"aberrational" ,
"anomalous" ,
"atypical" ,
"deviant" ,
"deviate" ,
"devious" ,
"irregular" ,
"unnatural" ,
"untypical"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"abodes" : {
"the place where one lives" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"welcome to my humble abode"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"accommodations" ,
"housings" ,
"nests" ,
"residencies" ,
"shelters" ,
"bungalows" ,
"cabins" ,
"casitas" ,
"chalets" ,
"cottages" ,
"duplexes" ,
"ranches" ,
"ranch houses" ,
"saltboxes" ,
"semis" ,
"split levels" ,
"townhomes" ,
"town houses" ,
"tract houses" ,
"triplexes" ,
"apartment houses" ,
"apartments" ,
"condominiums" ,
"condominia" ,
"condos" ,
"flats" ,
"tenement houses" ,
"tenements" ,
"walk-ups" ,
"penthouses" ,
"salons" ,
"suites" ,
"barracks" ,
"billets" ,
"boardinghouses" ,
"dormitories" ,
"dorms" ,
"flophouses" ,
"lodging houses" ,
"lodgments" ,
"lodgements" ,
"rooming houses" ,
"rooms" ,
"castles" ,
"ch\u00e2teaus" ,
"ch\u00e2teaux" ,
"countryseats" ,
"estates" ,
"halls" ,
"manor houses" ,
"manors" ,
"mansions" ,
"McMansions" ,
"palaces" ,
"villas" ,
"farmhouses" ,
"granges" ,
"haciendas" ,
"homesteads" ,
"double-wides" ,
"houseboats" ,
"house trailers" ,
"mobile homes" ,
"motor homes" ,
"recreational vehicles" ,
"RVs" ,
"trailers" ,
"hermitages" ,
"manses" ,
"parsonages" ,
"rectories" ,
"vicarages" ,
"hooches" ,
"hootches" ,
"hovels" ,
"hutches" ,
"huts" ,
"shacks" ,
"shanties"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"diggings" ,
"domiciles" ,
"dwellings" ,
"firesides" ,
"habitations" ,
"hearths" ,
"hearthstones" ,
"homes" ,
"houses" ,
"lodgings" ,
"pads" ,
"places" ,
"quarters" ,
"residences" ,
"roofs"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"aboil" : {
"marked by much life, movement, or activity" : {
"antonyms" : [
"asleep" ,
"dead" ,
"inactive" ,
"lifeless" ,
"sleepy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"even in the wee hours of the morning, his mind is aboil with new ideas"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"abounding" ,
"crowded" ,
"overflowing" ,
"populous" ,
"swarming" ,
"teeming" ,
"thronging"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abubble" ,
"abuzz" ,
"alive" ,
"animated" ,
"astir" ,
"brisk" ,
"bustling" ,
"busy" ,
"buzzing" ,
"flourishing" ,
"happening" ,
"hopping" ,
"humming" ,
"kinetic" ,
"lively" ,
"rousing" ,
"stirring" ,
"thriving" ,
"vibrant"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"abolish" : {
"to destroy all traces of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
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"if only there were a way that we could abolish hatred and intolerance"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"conserve" ,
"preserve" ,
"protect" ,
"save" ,
"build" ,
"construct" ,
"create" ,
"fabricate" ,
"fashion" ,
"forge" ,
"form" ,
"frame" ,
"make" ,
"manufacture" ,
"shape" ,
"fix" ,
"mend" ,
"patch" ,
"rebuild" ,
"recondition" ,
"reconstruct" ,
"renew" ,
"renovate" ,
"repair" ,
"restore" ,
"revamp"
] ,
"related" : [
"decimate" ,
"demolish" ,
"destroy" ,
"devastate" ,
"ravage" ,
"dismantle" ,
"flatten" ,
"mow (down)" ,
"raze" ,
"tear down" ,
"ruin" ,
"total" ,
"waste" ,
"wreck" ,
"blast" ,
"blow up" ,
"dash" ,
"dynamite" ,
"smash" ,
"atomize" ,
"consume" ,
"devour" ,
"dissolve" ,
"fragment" ,
"powder" ,
"pulverize" ,
"shatter" ,
"splinter" ,
"doom" ,
"finish" ,
"kill" ,
"kill off" ,
"terminate" ,
"zap" ,
"cut" ,
"discard" ,
"ditch" ,
"eject" ,
"excise" ,
"expel" ,
"jettison" ,
"oust" ,
"throw out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"annihilate" ,
"black out" ,
"blot out" ,
"cancel" ,
"clean (up)" ,
"efface" ,
"eradicate" ,
"erase" ,
"expunge" ,
"exterminate" ,
"extirpate" ,
"liquidate" ,
"obliterate" ,
"root (out)" ,
"rub out" ,
"snuff (out)" ,
"stamp (out)" ,
"sweep (away)" ,
"wipe out"
]
} ,
"to put an end to by formal action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enact" ,
"lay down" ,
"legislate" ,
"establish" ,
"found" ,
"institute" ,
"formalize" ,
"legalize" ,
"legitimate" ,
"legitimize" ,
"validate" ,
"pass" ,
"ratify" ,
"allow" ,
"approve" ,
"authorize" ,
"clear" ,
"endorse" ,
"indorse" ,
"permit" ,
"sanction" ,
"warrant" ,
"command" ,
"decree" ,
"mandate" ,
"order" ,
"prescribe"
] ,
"related" : [
"countermand" ,
"override" ,
"overrule" ,
"overturn" ,
"veto" ,
"abort" ,
"call" ,
"call off" ,
"drop" ,
"recall" ,
"retract" ,
"reverse" ,
"revoke" ,
"suspend" ,
"withdraw" ,
"ban" ,
"enjoin" ,
"forbid" ,
"outlaw" ,
"prohibit" ,
"disallow" ,
"dismiss" ,
"reject" ,
"annihilate" ,
"break down" ,
"eliminate" ,
"eradicate" ,
"erase" ,
"liquidate" ,
"remove" ,
"throw out" ,
"write off"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abate" ,
"abrogate" ,
"annul" ,
"avoid" ,
"cancel" ,
"disannul" ,
"dissolve" ,
"invalidate" ,
"negate" ,
"null" ,
"nullify" ,
"quash" ,
"repeal" ,
"rescind" ,
"roll back" ,
"strike down" ,
"vacate" ,
"void"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"abomination" : {
"a very strong dislike" : {
"antonyms" : [
"affection" ,
"devotion" ,
"fondness" ,
"love"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the townspeople have such an abomination of taxes that they have even voted down increases that would have given their schools badly needed funds"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appetite" ,
"inclination" ,
"liking" ,
"admiration" ,
"adoration" ,
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"veneration" ,
"worship" ,
"acceptance" ,
"tolerance" ,
"passion" ,
"relish" ,
"taste"
] ,
"related" : [
"cattiness" ,
"despite" ,
"despitefulness" ,
"hatefulness" ,
"invidiousness" ,
"malevolence" ,
"malice" ,
"maliciousness" ,
"malignancy" ,
"malignity" ,
"meanness" ,
"spite" ,
"spitefulness" ,
"aversion" ,
"disgust" ,
"distaste" ,
"horror" ,
"odium" ,
"repugnance" ,
"repulsion" ,
"revulsion" ,
"animosity" ,
"antagonism" ,
"antipathy" ,
"bitterness" ,
"contempt" ,
"disdain" ,
"enmity" ,
"grudge" ,
"hostility" ,
"jealousy" ,
"pique" ,
"resentment" ,
"scorn" ,
"bile" ,
"jaundice" ,
"rancor" ,
"spleen" ,
"venom" ,
"virulence" ,
"vitriol"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abhorrence" ,
"detestation" ,
"execration" ,
"hate" ,
"hatred" ,
"loathing"
]
} ,
"something or someone that is hated" : {
"antonyms" : [
"love"
] ,
"examples" : [
"most critics decried the remake of the classic film as an abomination"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"beloved" ,
"darling" ,
"dear" ,
"honey" ,
"sweetheart" ,
"delight" ,
"enjoyment" ,
"felicity" ,
"joy" ,
"pleasure" ,
"favorite" ,
"like" ,
"preference" ,
"treasure"
] ,
"related" : [
"dread" ,
"hang-up" ,
"horror" ,
"phobia" ,
"bogey" ,
"bogie" ,
"bogy" ,
"bugaboo" ,
"bugbear" ,
"adversary" ,
"enemy" ,
"annoyance" ,
"grievance" ,
"hassle" ,
"nuisance" ,
"peeve"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abhorrence" ,
"anathema" ,
"antipathy" ,
"aversion" ,
"b\u00eate noire" ,
"detestation" ,
"execration" ,
"hate"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"abort" : {
"to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"continue" ,
"keep"
] ,
"examples" : [
"had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"engage" ,
"pledge" ,
"promise" ,
"begin" ,
"commence" ,
"initiate" ,
"start" ,
"take on" ,
"take up" ,
"undertake"
] ,
"related" : [
"abrogate" ,
"annul" ,
"invalidate" ,
"nullify" ,
"void" ,
"write off" ,
"recant" ,
"retract" ,
"take back" ,
"withdraw" ,
"countermand" ,
"reverse" ,
"roll back" ,
"break off" ,
"discontinue" ,
"end" ,
"halt" ,
"stop" ,
"terminate" ,
"hold back" ,
"interrupt" ,
"suspend" ,
"give up" ,
"relinquish" ,
"surrender"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abandon" ,
"call" ,
"call off" ,
"cancel" ,
"cry off" ,
"drop" ,
"recall" ,
"repeal" ,
"rescind" ,
"revoke" ,
"scrap" ,
"scrub"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"aborted" : {
"to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"continued" ,
"kept"
] ,
"examples" : [
"had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"engaged" ,
"pledged" ,
"promised" ,
"began" ,
"commenced" ,
"initiated" ,
"started" ,
"took on" ,
"took up" ,
"undertook"
] ,
"related" : [
"abrogated" ,
"annulled" ,
"invalidated" ,
"nullified" ,
"voided" ,
"wrote off" ,
"recanted" ,
"retracted" ,
"took back" ,
"withdrew" ,
"countermanded" ,
"reversed" ,
"rolled back" ,
"broke off" ,
"discontinued" ,
"ended" ,
"halted" ,
"stopped" ,
"terminated" ,
"held back" ,
"interrupted" ,
"suspended" ,
"gave up" ,
"relinquished" ,
"surrendered"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abandoned" ,
"called" ,
"called off" ,
"canceled" ,
"cancelled" ,
"cried off" ,
"dropped" ,
"recalled" ,
"repealed" ,
"rescinded" ,
"revoked" ,
"scrapped" ,
"scrubbed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"abounding" : {
"possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a city abounding with inviting parks" ,
"it's a new field abounding in job opportunities"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bare" ,
"barren" ,
"blank" ,
"devoid" ,
"empty" ,
"stark" ,
"vacant" ,
"void" ,
"depleted" ,
"drained" ,
"exhausted" ,
"deficient" ,
"incomplete" ,
"insufficient" ,
"short"
] ,
"related" : [
"brimming" ,
"bulging" ,
"bursting" ,
"chock-full" ,
"chockful" ,
"crammed" ,
"crowded" ,
"fat" ,
"filled" ,
"full" ,
"jammed" ,
"jam-packed" ,
"loaded" ,
"packed" ,
"saturated" ,
"stuffed" ,
"clogged" ,
"congested" ,
"overcrowded" ,
"overfilled" ,
"overflowing" ,
"overfull" ,
"overladen" ,
"overloaded" ,
"overstuffed" ,
"surfeited" ,
"alive" ,
"animated" ,
"astir" ,
"bustling" ,
"busy" ,
"buzzing" ,
"humming" ,
"lively"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abundant" ,
"awash" ,
"flush" ,
"fraught" ,
"lousy" ,
"replete" ,
"rife" ,
"swarming" ,
"teeming" ,
"thick" ,
"thronging"
]
} ,
"to be copiously supplied" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lacking" ,
"needing" ,
"wanting"
] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [
"brimming" ,
"bristling" ,
"bulging" ,
"bursting" ,
"bustling" ,
"buzzing" ,
"crawling" ,
"humming" ,
"overflowing" ,
"pullulating" ,
"swarming" ,
"teeming"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"abrasive" : {
"causing annoyance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an abrasive display of rude behavior"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"delightful" ,
"pleasing"
] ,
"related" : [
"burdensome" ,
"discomforting" ,
"displeasing" ,
"disquieting" ,
"distressing" ,
"importunate" ,
"importune" ,
"inconveniencing" ,
"angering" ,
"enraging" ,
"infuriating" ,
"brattish" ,
"bratty" ,
"mischievous" ,
"offensive" ,
"troublesome" ,
"upsetting" ,
"distractive" ,
"painful" ,
"stressful" ,
"tiresome" ,
"troubling" ,
"trying" ,
"worrisome" ,
"biting" ,
"grating" ,
"jangling" ,
"jarring" ,
"spiny" ,
"thorny"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggravating" ,
"annoying" ,
"bothersome" ,
"carking" ,
"chafing" ,
"disturbing" ,
"exasperating" ,
"frustrating" ,
"galling" ,
"irksome" ,
"irritating" ,
"maddening" ,
"nettlesome" ,
"nettling" ,
"peeving" ,
"pesky" ,
"pestiferous" ,
"pestilent" ,
"pestilential" ,
"pesty" ,
"plaguey" ,
"plaguy" ,
"rankling" ,
"rebarbative" ,
"riling" ,
"vexatious" ,
"vexing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"abridged" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to make less in extent or duration" : {
"antonyms" : [
"elongated" ,
"extended" ,
"lengthened" ,
"prolonged" ,
"protracted"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enlarged" ,
"expanded" ,
"supplemented" ,
"added" ,
"aggrandized" ,
"amplified" ,
"augmented" ,
"ballooned" ,
"boosted" ,
"dilated" ,
"escalated" ,
"heightened" ,
"increased" ,
"maximized" ,
"pumped up" ,
"raised" ,
"blew up" ,
"distended" ,
"inflated" ,
"swelled"
] ,
"related" : [
"abstracted" ,
"digested" ,
"encapsulated" ,
"epitomized" ,
"recapitulated" ,
"summarized" ,
"summed up" ,
"abated" ,
"compressed" ,
"constricted" ,
"contracted" ,
"cut" ,
"cut down" ,
"pared" ,
"pruned" ,
"trimmed" ,
"decreased" ,
"de-escalated" ,
"deflated" ,
"diminished" ,
"downsized" ,
"dwindled" ,
"lessened" ,
"lowered" ,
"moderated" ,
"modified" ,
"reduced" ,
"retrenched" ,
"shrank" ,
"shrunk" ,
"slashed" ,
"subtracted (from)" ,
"tapered"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abbreviated" ,
"curtailed" ,
"cut back" ,
"docked" ,
"elided" ,
"shortened" ,
"syncopated" ,
"truncated"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"abridgment" : {
"a shortened version of a written work" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amplification" ,
"elaboration" ,
"enlargement" ,
"expansion"
] ,
"related" : [
"abstract" ,
"aper\u00e7u" ,
"brief" ,
"capsule" ,
"outline" ,
"overview" ,
"pr\u00e9cis" ,
"recap" ,
"recapitulation" ,
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9" ,
"resume" ,
"resum\u00e9" ,
"review" ,
"sketch" ,
"sum" ,
"summarization" ,
"summary" ,
"summation" ,
"survey" ,
"syllabus" ,
"synopsis" ,
"tabloid" ,
"wrap-up"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abbreviation" ,
"bowdlerization" ,
"condensation" ,
"digest"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"abscond (with)" : {
"as in snatch , spirit" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"absence" : {
"a state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the absence of volunteers to be troop leaders is putting the scouting program in real jeopardy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"adequacy" ,
"enough" ,
"sufficiency" ,
"fund" ,
"pool" ,
"stock" ,
"supply" ,
"excess" ,
"fill" ,
"overabundance" ,
"oversupply" ,
"plenty" ,
"surfeit" ,
"surplus" ,
"hoard" ,
"stockpile"
] ,
"related" : [
"deficiency" ,
"deficit" ,
"inadequacy" ,
"insufficiency" ,
"dearth" ,
"meagerness" ,
"paucity" ,
"poverty" ,
"scantiness" ,
"scarceness" ,
"scarcity" ,
"shortage" ,
"skimpiness" ,
"defect" ,
"minus" ,
"deprivation" ,
"famishment" ,
"privation" ,
"demand" ,
"essential" ,
"necessity" ,
"requirement" ,
"requisite"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"lack" ,
"need" ,
"needfulness" ,
"want"
]
} ,
"the fact or state of being absent" : {
"antonyms" : [
"presence"
] ,
"examples" : [
"in the absence of ferry service to the island, the ecotourists had to charter a plane"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abundance" ,
"amplitude" ,
"bounty" ,
"plenitude" ,
"plenteousness" ,
"plentifulness" ,
"plentitude" ,
"plenty" ,
"wealth" ,
"adequacy" ,
"sufficiency" ,
"excess" ,
"overabundance" ,
"oversupply" ,
"superabundance" ,
"surfeit" ,
"surplus" ,
"deluge" ,
"flood" ,
"bushel" ,
"deal" ,
"gobs" ,
"heap" ,
"loads" ,
"lot" ,
"mass" ,
"mountain" ,
"much" ,
"oodles" ,
"peck" ,
"pile" ,
"pot" ,
"quantity" ,
"raft" ,
"reams" ,
"scads" ,
"stack" ,
"volume" ,
"wad" ,
"fund" ,
"pool" ,
"stock" ,
"supply" ,
"cache" ,
"hoard" ,
"stash" ,
"stockpile"
] ,
"related" : [
"deficiency" ,
"deficit" ,
"failure" ,
"famine" ,
"inadequacy" ,
"inadequateness" ,
"insufficiency" ,
"meagerness" ,
"paucity" ,
"poverty" ,
"scantiness" ,
"scantness" ,
"scarceness" ,
"scarcity" ,
"shortage" ,
"skimpiness" ,
"undersupply" ,
"deprivation" ,
"loss" ,
"necessity" ,
"need" ,
"needfulness" ,
"omission" ,
"privation" ,
"blankness" ,
"emptiness" ,
"vacuity" ,
"vacuum" ,
"void"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dearth" ,
"lack" ,
"want"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"absented oneself" : {
"to fail to attend" : {
"antonyms" : [
"attended" ,
"showed up (for)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"She found a plausible excuse to absent herself from the gathering."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"ignored" ,
"neglected" ,
"passed over"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blew off" ,
"cut" ,
"missed" ,
"skipped"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"phrase"
]
} ,
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"absoluteness" : {
"the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification" : {
"antonyms" : [
"imperfection" ,
"imperfectness" ,
"incompleteness" ,
"unsoundness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the absoluteness of my belief in God should be apparent"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"inadequacy" ,
"inadequateness" ,
"limitedness" ,
"narrowness" ,
"patchiness" ,
"sketchiness"
] ,
"related" : [
"faultlessness" ,
"flawlessness" ,
"indefectibility" ,
"perfection" ,
"all-inclusiveness" ,
"comprehensiveness" ,
"exhaustiveness" ,
"extensiveness" ,
"inclusiveness" ,
"soundness" ,
"thoroughness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"completeness" ,
"entireness" ,
"entirety" ,
"fullness" ,
"perfectness" ,
"wholeness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"absorbs" : {
"to hold the attention of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"chatting on the phone doesn't absorb me so much that I can't do something else at the same time"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bores" ,
"jades" ,
"palls" ,
"tires" ,
"wearies"
] ,
"related" : [
"allures" ,
"attracts" ,
"beguiles" ,
"bewitches" ,
"captivates" ,
"charms" ,
"enchants" ,
"obsesses" ,
"hypnotizes" ,
"mesmerizes" ,
"distracts" ,
"preoccupies" ,
"hogs" ,
"monopolizes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bemuses" ,
"busies" ,
"catches up" ,
"engages" ,
"engrosses" ,
"enthralls" ,
"enthrals" ,
"enwraps" ,
"fascinates" ,
"grips" ,
"immerses" ,
"interests" ,
"intrigues" ,
"involves" ,
"occupies"
]
} ,
"to make a part of a body or system" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"local schools will seek to absorb the new immigrants into the regular curriculum as quickly as possible"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"amalgamates" ,
"blends" ,
"combines" ,
"commingles" ,
"fuses" ,
"intermingles" ,
"merges" ,
"mingles" ,
"acculturates" ,
"accustoms" ,
"conditions" ,
"enculturates" ,
"habituates" ,
"naturalizes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assimilates" ,
"co-opts" ,
"embodies" ,
"incorporates" ,
"integrates"
]
} ,
"to make complete use of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"renews" ,
"replaces"
] ,
"examples" : [
"cleaning the house absorbed the rest of his energy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"augments" ,
"enlarges" ,
"increases" ,
"bolsters" ,
"enforces" ,
"fortifies" ,
"reinforces" ,
"reenforces" ,
"strengthens" ,
"rebuilds" ,
"repairs" ,
"restores" ,
"revives" ,
"conserves" ,
"preserves" ,
"saves"
] ,
"related" : [
"abates" ,
"decreases" ,
"de-escalates" ,
"diminishes" ,
"downsizes" ,
"dwindles" ,
"lessens" ,
"lowers" ,
"reduces" ,
"eats" ,
"uses" ,
"bankrupts" ,
"cleans (out)" ,
"impoverishes" ,
"cripples" ,
"debilitates" ,
"disables" ,
"enfeebles" ,
"saps" ,
"undermines" ,
"weakens" ,
"dries up" ,
"empties" ,
"blows" ,
"dissipates" ,
"fritters (away)" ,
"guzzles" ,
"lavishes" ,
"misspends" ,
"runs through" ,
"squanders" ,
"throws away" ,
"wastes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"burns" ,
"consumes" ,
"depletes" ,
"devours" ,
"drains" ,
"draws down" ,
"exhausts" ,
"expends" ,
"plays out" ,
"spends" ,
"uses up"
]
} ,
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"somehow she managed to absorb whatever hardships life offered"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"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)"
] ,
"related" : [
"allows" ,
"permits" ,
"suffers" ,
"swallows" ,
"reconciles (to)" ,
"acquiesces" ,
"agrees (with or to)" ,
"assents (to)" ,
"capitulates" ,
"consents (to)" ,
"respects" ,
"submits (to)" ,
"yields (to)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abides" ,
"accepts" ,
"bears" ,
"bides" ,
"brooks" ,
"countenances" ,
"endures" ,
"goes" ,
"hacks" ,
"handles" ,
"meets" ,
"pockets" ,
"stands" ,
"sticks out" ,
"stomachs" ,
"supports" ,
"sustains" ,
"sweats out" ,
"takes" ,
"tolerates" ,
"wears"
]
} ,
"to take in (something liquid) through small openings" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"most of the spilled water was absorbed by the tablecloth"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"gulps" ,
"guzzles" ,
"quaffs" ,
"sips" ,
"slurps" ,
"swallows" ,
"swigs" ,
"swills"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"drinks" ,
"imbibes" ,
"soaks (up)" ,
"sponges" ,
"sucks (up)" ,
"takes up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"abstain (from)" : {
"to resist the temptation of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bow (to)" ,
"give in (to)" ,
"submit (to)" ,
"succumb (to)" ,
"surrender (to)" ,
"yield (to)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"had to abstain from solid food before her surgery"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acquiesce (to)" ,
"capitulate" ,
"concede (to)" ,
"knuckle under (to)"
] ,
"related" : [
"avoid" ,
"eschew" ,
"shun" ,
"check" ,
"constrain" ,
"curb" ,
"inhibit" ,
"deny" ,
"refuse" ,
"reject" ,
"repudiate" ,
"buck" ,
"combat" ,
"fight"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abjure" ,
"forbear" ,
"forgo" ,
"forego" ,
"keep (from)" ,
"refrain (from)" ,
"withhold (from)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"abstention" : {
"as in avoidance , forbearance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"abstentious" : {
"given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites" : {
"antonyms" : [
"self-indulgent"
] ,
"examples" : [
"abstentious by nature, she eats only to satisfy actual hunger\u2014never just for the sake of eating"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"gluttonous" ,
"greedy" ,
"rapacious" ,
"voracious" ,
"Cyrenaic" ,
"hedonistic" ,
"self-pleasing" ,
"sensual" ,
"sybaritic" ,
"voluptuous" ,
"voluptuary" ,
"masturbatory" ,
"onanistic"
] ,
"related" : [
"ascetic" ,
"ascetical" ,
"austere" ,
"disciplined" ,
"self-controlled" ,
"self-disciplined" ,
"self-governed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abstemious" ,
"abstinent" ,
"continent" ,
"self-abnegating" ,
"self-denying" ,
"sober" ,
"temperate"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"abstract" : {
"a short statement of the main points" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the scientist wrote a bare-bones abstract of his research and conclusions"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amplification" ,
"enlargement" ,
"expansion" ,
"addendum" ,
"supplement"
] ,
"related" : [
"abbreviation" ,
"abridgment" ,
"abridgement" ,
"compend" ,
"compendium" ,
"condensation" ,
"curtailment" ,
"shortening" ,
"simplification" ,
"streamlining" ,
"rehash" ,
"reprise" ,
"conclusion" ,
"epilogue" ,
"epilog"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"breviary" ,
"brief" ,
"capsule" ,
"conspectus" ,
"digest" ,
"encapsulation" ,
"epitome" ,
"inventory" ,
"outline" ,
"pr\u00e9cis" ,
"recap" ,
"recapitulation" ,
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9" ,
"resume" ,
"resum\u00e9" ,
"roundup" ,
"run-through" ,
"rundown" ,
"sum" ,
"sum-up" ,
"summa" ,
"summarization" ,
"summary" ,
"summing-up" ,
"synopsis" ,
"wrap-up"
]
} ,
"a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a recent college valedictorian who's been hailed as the very abstract of what's right with today's young people"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"actualization" ,
"concretization" ,
"exemplification" ,
"personalization" ,
"realization" ,
"substantiation" ,
"essence" ,
"quintessence" ,
"soul" ,
"archetype" ,
"exemplar" ,
"model" ,
"paradigm" ,
"pattern" ,
"reincarnation"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"avatar" ,
"embodier" ,
"embodiment" ,
"epitome" ,
"externalization" ,
"genius" ,
"icon" ,
"ikon" ,
"image" ,
"incarnation" ,
"incorporation" ,
"instantiation" ,
"manifestation" ,
"objectification" ,
"personification" ,
"personifier"
]
} ,
"dealing with or expressing a quality or idea" : {
"antonyms" : [
"concrete" ,
"nonabstract"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the book deals with abstract matters such as honesty and integrity on the job as well as practical subjects such as asking for a raise"
] ,
"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" : [
"conceptual" ,
"ideal" ,
"ideational" ,
"metaphysical" ,
"notional" ,
"theoretical" ,
"theoretic"
]
} ,
"to draw the attention or mind to something else" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"personal problems abstracted him so persistently that he struggled to keep his mind on his work"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"concentrate" ,
"focus"
] ,
"related" : [
"amuse" ,
"beguile" ,
"entertain" ,
"stray" ,
"wander"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"call off" ,
"detract" ,
"distract" ,
"divert" ,
"throw off"
]
} ,
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"elongate" ,
"extend" ,
"lengthen" ,
"prolong" ,
"protract" ,
"amplify" ,
"elaborate (on or upon)" ,
"enlarge (on or upon)" ,
"expand" ,
"supplement"
] ,
"related" : [
"abridge" ,
"condense" ,
"curtail" ,
"cut back" ,
"shorten" ,
"downsize" ,
"shrink" ,
"concentrate" ,
"consolidate" ,
"decoct" ,
"essentialize" ,
"simplify" ,
"streamline"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"boil down" ,
"brief" ,
"digest" ,
"encapsulate" ,
"epitomize" ,
"outline" ,
"recap" ,
"recapitulate" ,
"reprise" ,
"sum up" ,
"summarize" ,
"synopsize" ,
"wrap up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
] ,
"using elements of form (as color, line, or texture) with little or no attempt at creating a realistic picture" : {
"antonyms" : [
"figurative" ,
"naturalistic" ,
"naturalist" ,
"nonabstract" ,
"objective" ,
"realistic" ,
"representational"
] ,
"examples" : [
"Cubism is a style of abstract art in which natural forms are broken up into geometric shapes"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lifelike" ,
"natural"
] ,
"related" : [
"expressionist" ,
"expressionistic" ,
"impressionist" ,
"impressionistic" ,
"symbolist" ,
"symbolistic"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"nonfigurative" ,
"nonobjective" ,
"nonrealistic" ,
"nonrepresentational"
]
}
} ,
"abstruse" : {
"difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand" : {
"antonyms" : [
"shallow" ,
"superficial"
] ,
"examples" : [
"you're not the only one who finds Einstein's theory of relativity abstruse"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"easy" ,
"facile" ,
"simple" ,
"straightforward" ,
"comprehensible" ,
"fathomable" ,
"intelligible" ,
"understandable" ,
"apparent" ,
"clear" ,
"clear-cut" ,
"distinct" ,
"evident" ,
"lucid" ,
"manifest" ,
"obvious" ,
"perspicuous" ,
"plain" ,
"transparent"
] ,
"related" : [
"erudite" ,
"learned" ,
"scholarly" ,
"academic" ,
"academical" ,
"pedantic" ,
"complex" ,
"complicated" ,
"hard" ,
"darkling" ,
"enigmatic" ,
"enigmatical" ,
"inscrutable" ,
"mysterious" ,
"mystic" ,
"mystical" ,
"orphic" ,
"uncanny" ,
"impenetrable" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"unfathomable" ,
"unintelligible" ,
"ambiguous" ,
"cryptic" ,
"unanswerable" ,
"unknowable" ,
"baffling" ,
"bewildering" ,
"confounding" ,
"confusing" ,
"disorienting" ,
"mystifying" ,
"perplexing" ,
"puzzling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arcane" ,
"deep" ,
"esoteric" ,
"hermetic" ,
"hermetical" ,
"profound" ,
"recondite"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"abubble" : {
"marked by much life, movement, or activity" : {
"antonyms" : [
"asleep" ,
"dead" ,
"inactive" ,
"lifeless" ,
"sleepy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"when the grandkids come to stay, the house is abubble with their chatter and horseplay"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"abounding" ,
"crowded" ,
"overflowing" ,
"populous" ,
"swarming" ,
"teeming" ,
"thronging"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aboil" ,
"abuzz" ,
"alive" ,
"animated" ,
"astir" ,
"brisk" ,
"bustling" ,
"busy" ,
"buzzing" ,
"flourishing" ,
"happening" ,
"hopping" ,
"humming" ,
"kinetic" ,
"lively" ,
"rousing" ,
"stirring" ,
"thriving" ,
"vibrant"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"abundance" : {
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"a considerable amount" : {
"antonyms" : [
"ace" ,
"bit" ,
"dab" ,
"dram" ,
"driblet" ,
"glimmer" ,
"handful" ,
"hint" ,
"lick" ,
"little" ,
"mite" ,
"mouthful" ,
"nip" ,
"ounce" ,
"peanuts" ,
"pinch" ,
"pittance" ,
"scruple" ,
"shade" ,
"shadow" ,
"smidgen" ,
"smidgeon" ,
"smidgin" ,
"smidge" ,
"speck" ,
"spot" ,
"sprinkle" ,
"sprinkling" ,
"strain" ,
"streak" ,
"suspicion" ,
"tad" ,
"taste" ,
"touch" ,
"trace"
] ,
"examples" : [
"an abundance of flowers for the wedding" ,
"grew up with an abundance of cousins"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"atom" ,
"crumb" ,
"dot" ,
"fleck" ,
"flyspeck" ,
"fragment" ,
"grain" ,
"granule" ,
"iota" ,
"jot" ,
"modicum" ,
"molecule" ,
"mote" ,
"nubbin" ,
"particle" ,
"ray" ,
"scintilla" ,
"scrap" ,
"shred" ,
"tittle" ,
"whit" ,
"smatter" ,
"smattering" ,
"dash" ,
"drop" ,
"morsel" ,
"shot" ,
"piece" ,
"portion" ,
"section" ,
"absence" ,
"dearth" ,
"famine" ,
"lack" ,
"paucity" ,
"poverty" ,
"scarceness" ,
"scarcity" ,
"shortage" ,
"undersupply" ,
"want" ,
"deficiency" ,
"deficit" ,
"inadequacy" ,
"insufficiency" ,
"meagerness" ,
"scantiness" ,
"scantness" ,
"skimpiness"
] ,
"related" : [
"epidemic" ,
"plague" ,
"rash" ,
"bonanza" ,
"embarrassment" ,
"excess" ,
"overabundance" ,
"overage" ,
"overkill" ,
"overmuch" ,
"oversupply" ,
"plethora" ,
"redundancy" ,
"superabundance" ,
"superfluity" ,
"surfeit" ,
"surplus" ,
"deluge" ,
"flood" ,
"overflow" ,
"army" ,
"bevy" ,
"cram" ,
"crowd" ,
"crush" ,
"drove" ,
"flock" ,
"herd" ,
"horde" ,
"host" ,
"legion" ,
"mob" ,
"multitude" ,
"press" ,
"score" ,
"sea" ,
"swarm" ,
"throng" ,
"gazillion" ,
"jillion" ,
"kazillion" ,
"million" ,
"thousands" ,
"trillion" ,
"zillion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"barrel" ,
"basketful" ,
"boatload" ,
"bucket" ,
"bunch" ,
"bundle" ,
"bushel" ,
"carload" ,
"chunk" ,
"deal" ,
"dozen" ,
"fistful" ,
"gobs" ,
"good deal" ,
"heap" ,
"hundred" ,
"lashings" ,
"lashins" ,
"loads" ,
"lot" ,
"mass" ,
"mess" ,
"mountain" ,
"much" ,
"multiplicity" ,
"myriad" ,
"oodles" ,
"pack" ,
"passel" ,
"peck" ,
"pile" ,
"plateful" ,
"plenitude" ,
"plentitude" ,
"plenty" ,
"pot" ,
"potful" ,
"profusion" ,
"quantity" ,
"raft" ,
"reams" ,
"scads" ,
"sheaf" ,
"shipload" ,
"sight" ,
"slew" ,
"spate" ,
"stack" ,
"store" ,
"ton" ,
"truckload" ,
"volume" ,
"wad" ,
"wealth" ,
"yard"
]
} ,
"an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs" : {
"antonyms" : [
"deficiency" ,
"inadequacy" ,
"insufficiency" ,
"undersupply"
] ,
"examples" : [
"we have an abundance of food, so eat as much as you want"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"paucity" ,
"poverty" ,
"scarcity" ,
"barrenness" ,
"infertility" ,
"sterility"
] ,
"related" : [
"adequacy" ,
"competence" ,
"competency" ,
"sufficiency" ,
"ampleness" ,
"amplitude" ,
"liberality" ,
"excess" ,
"overdose" ,
"overflow" ,
"overkill" ,
"oversupply" ,
"redundancy" ,
"superfluity" ,
"superfluousness" ,
"surfeit" ,
"surplus" ,
"copiousness" ,
"fecundity" ,
"fertility" ,
"fruitfulness" ,
"opulence" ,
"richness" ,
"lavishness" ,
"luxuriance"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cornucopia" ,
"feast" ,
"plenitude" ,
"plentitude" ,
"plenty" ,
"plethora" ,
"superabundance" ,
"wealth"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"abutment" : {
"as in attachment , articulation" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in juxtaposition" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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} ,
"absolution" : {
"release from the guilt or penalty of an offense" : {
"examples" : [
"the jury's verdict of \"not guilty\" was absolution in the eyes of the law, but the verdict would always be \"guilty\" in the court of public opinion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amnesty" ,
"forgiveness" ,
"pardon" ,
"remission" ,
"remittal"
] ,
"related" : [
"parole" ,
"acquittal" ,
"exculpation" ,
"exoneration" ,
"vindication" ,
"condonation" ,
"exemption" ,
"immunity" ,
"impunity" ,
"indemnity" ,
"commutation" ,
"commuting" ,
"reprieve" ,
"clemency" ,
"leniency" ,
"mercy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conviction" ,
"sentence" ,
"assessment" ,
"charge" ,
"fine" ,
"imposition" ,
"levying" ,
"castigation" ,
"chastening" ,
"chastisement" ,
"condemnation"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"penalty" ,
"punishment" ,
"retribution"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"abusing" : {
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon" : {
"examples" : [
"if you abuse your pet, he will always have an ugly disposition"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"brutalizing" ,
"bullying" ,
"ill-treating" ,
"ill-using" ,
"kicking around" ,
"maltreating" ,
"manhandling" ,
"messing over" ,
"mishandling" ,
"mistreating" ,
"misusing"
] ,
"related" : [
"molesting" ,
"outraging" ,
"violating" ,
"harassing" ,
"harming" ,
"hurting" ,
"injuring" ,
"oppressing" ,
"persecuting" ,
"tormenting" ,
"torturing" ,
"burning" ,
"sandbagging" ,
"victimizing" ,
"wronging" ,
"beating (up)" ,
"messing (up)" ,
"roughing (up)" ,
"working (over)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"caring (for)" ,
"cherishing" ,
"fostering" ,
"nurturing" ,
"babying" ,
"catering (to)" ,
"coddling" ,
"favoring" ,
"gratifying" ,
"humoring" ,
"indulging" ,
"mollycoddling" ,
"pampering" ,
"spoiling"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly" : {
"examples" : [
"a demanding, difficult patient who constantly abuses the nurses and aides"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assailing" ,
"attacking" ,
"bashing" ,
"belaboring" ,
"blasting" ,
"castigating" ,
"excoriating" ,
"jumping (on)" ,
"lambasting" ,
"potshotting" ,
"savaging" ,
"scathing" ,
"slamming" ,
"trashing" ,
"vituperating"
] ,
"related" : [
"berating" ,
"haranguing" ,
"harassing" ,
"harrying" ,
"reviling" ,
"scolding" ,
"whipping" ,
"blaspheming" ,
"cursing" ,
"execrating" ,
"imprecating" ,
"profaning" ,
"affronting" ,
"insulting" ,
"slurring" ,
"aspersing" ,
"bad-mouthing" ,
"belittling" ,
"blackguarding" ,
"disparaging" ,
"putting down" ,
"libeling" ,
"libelling" ,
"slandering" ,
"traducing" ,
"vilifying" ,
"chastising" ,
"chiding" ,
"criticizing" ,
"lacing (into)" ,
"rebuking" ,
"reprimanding" ,
"fulminating" ,
"lashing (out)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acclaiming" ,
"commending" ,
"complimenting" ,
"hailing" ,
"lauding" ,
"praising"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to put to a bad or improper use" : {
"examples" : [
"if you abuse your baseball bat by using it to hammer nails, don't expect it to last long"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"misapplying" ,
"misemploying" ,
"misusing" ,
"perverting" ,
"profaning" ,
"prostituting"
] ,
"related" : [
"degrading" ,
"twisting" ,
"mismanaging" ,
"corrupting" ,
"debasing" ,
"desecrating"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"applying" ,
"employing" ,
"using" ,
"utilizing" ,
"respecting"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to take unfair advantage of" : {
"examples" : [
"abused his parents' trust, pilfering small amounts from them that he hoped they wouldn't notice"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"capitalizing (on)" ,
"cashing in (on)" ,
"exploiting" ,
"imposing (on or upon)" ,
"leveraging" ,
"milking" ,
"pimping" ,
"playing (on or upon)" ,
"using" ,
"working"
] ,
"related" : [
"jerking around" ,
"manipulating" ,
"mistreating" ,
"bleeding" ,
"cheating" ,
"fleecing" ,
"overcharging" ,
"skinning" ,
"soaking" ,
"sticking" ,
"commercializing" ,
"commodifying"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"absolutions" : {
"release from the guilt or penalty of an offense" : {
"examples" : [
"the jury's verdict of \"not guilty\" was absolution in the eyes of the law, but the verdict would always be \"guilty\" in the court of public opinion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amnesties" ,
"pardons" ,
"remissions" ,
"remittals"
] ,
"related" : [
"paroles" ,
"acquittals" ,
"exculpations" ,
"exonerations" ,
"vindications" ,
"condonations" ,
"exemptions" ,
"immunities" ,
"impunities" ,
"indemnities" ,
"commutations" ,
"reprieves" ,
"clemencies" ,
"leniencies" ,
"mercies"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"convictions" ,
"sentences" ,
"assessments" ,
"charges" ,
"fines" ,
"impositions" ,
"castigations" ,
"chastisements" ,
"condemnations"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"penalties" ,
"punishments" ,
"retributions"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"abducts" : {
"to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully" : {
"examples" : [
"the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"kidnaps"
] ,
"related" : [
"captures" ,
"crimps" ,
"impresses" ,
"seizes" ,
"shanghais" ,
"waylays" ,
"absconds (with)" ,
"snatches" ,
"spirits" ,
"hijacks" ,
"highjacks" ,
"catches" ,
"cops" ,
"steals" ,
"takes"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"delivers" ,
"ransoms" ,
"redeems" ,
"rescues" ,
"restores" ,
"returns"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"absorbed" : {
"having the mind fixed on something" : {
"examples" : [
"Lori was so absorbed in her book that she didn't hear the bell ring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attentive" ,
"deep" ,
"engrossed" ,
"enthralled" ,
"focused" ,
"focussed" ,
"immersed" ,
"intent" ,
"observant" ,
"rapt"
] ,
"related" : [
"engaged" ,
"interested" ,
"intrigued" ,
"involved" ,
"hypnotized" ,
"mesmerized" ,
"alert" ,
"alive" ,
"conscious" ,
"open-eyed" ,
"watchful" ,
"wide-awake"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"daydreaming" ,
"dreamy" ,
"faraway" ,
"foggy" ,
"hazy" ,
"lost" ,
"oblivious" ,
"preoccupied" ,
"remote" ,
"apathetic" ,
"disinterested" ,
"uninterested"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"absent" ,
"absentminded" ,
"abstracted" ,
"distracted" ,
"inattentive" ,
"inobservant" ,
"unabsorbed" ,
"unfocused" ,
"unfocussed"
]
} ,
"to take in (something liquid) through small openings" : {
"examples" : [
"most of the spilled water was absorbed by the tablecloth"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"drank" ,
"imbibed" ,
"soaked (up)" ,
"sponged" ,
"sucked (up)" ,
"took up"
] ,
"related" : [
"gulped" ,
"guzzled" ,
"quaffed" ,
"sipped" ,
"slurped" ,
"swallowed" ,
"swigged" ,
"swilled"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to hold the attention of" : {
"examples" : [
"chatting on the phone doesn't absorb me so much that I can't do something else at the same time"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bemused" ,
"busied" ,
"caught up" ,
"engaged" ,
"engrossed" ,
"enthralled" ,
"enwrapped" ,
"fascinated" ,
"gripped" ,
"immersed" ,
"interested" ,
"intrigued" ,
"involved" ,
"occupied"
] ,
"related" : [
"allured" ,
"attracted" ,
"beguiled" ,
"bewitched" ,
"captivated" ,
"charmed" ,
"enchanted" ,
"obsessed" ,
"hypnotized" ,
"mesmerized" ,
"distracted" ,
"preoccupied" ,
"hogged" ,
"monopolized"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bored" ,
"jaded" ,
"palled" ,
"tired" ,
"wearied"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to make a part of a body or system" : {
"examples" : [
"local schools will seek to absorb the new immigrants into the regular curriculum as quickly as possible"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assimilated" ,
"co-opted" ,
"embodied" ,
"incorporated" ,
"integrated"
] ,
"related" : [
"amalgamated" ,
"blended" ,
"blent" ,
"combined" ,
"commingled" ,
"fused" ,
"intermingled" ,
"merged" ,
"mingled" ,
"acculturated" ,
"accustomed" ,
"conditioned" ,
"enculturated" ,
"habituated" ,
"naturalized"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to make complete use of" : {
"examples" : [
"cleaning the house absorbed the rest of his energy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"burned" ,
"burnt" ,
"consumed" ,
"depleted" ,
"devoured" ,
"drained" ,
"drew down" ,
"exhausted" ,
"expended" ,
"played out" ,
"spent" ,
"used up"
] ,
"related" : [
"abated" ,
"decreased" ,
"de-escalated" ,
"diminished" ,
"downsized" ,
"dwindled" ,
"lessened" ,
"lowered" ,
"reduced" ,
"ate" ,
"used" ,
"bankrupted" ,
"cleaned (out)" ,
"impoverished" ,
"crippled" ,
"debilitated" ,
"disabled" ,
"enfeebled" ,
"sapped" ,
"undermined" ,
"weakened" ,
"dried up" ,
"emptied" ,
"blew" ,
"dissipated" ,
"frittered (away)" ,
"guzzled" ,
"lavished" ,
"misspent" ,
"ran through" ,
"squandered" ,
"threw away" ,
"wasted"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"augmented" ,
"enlarged" ,
"increased" ,
"bolstered" ,
"enforced" ,
"fortified" ,
"reinforced" ,
"reenforced" ,
"strengthened" ,
"rebuilt" ,
"repaired" ,
"restored" ,
"revived" ,
"conserved" ,
"preserved" ,
"saved"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"renewed" ,
"replaced"
]
} ,
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)" : {
"examples" : [
"somehow she managed to absorb whatever hardships life offered"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abided" ,
"abode" ,
"accepted" ,
"bode" ,
"bided" ,
"bore" ,
"brooked" ,
"countenanced" ,
"endured" ,
"hacked" ,
"handled" ,
"met" ,
"pocketed" ,
"stomached" ,
"stood" ,
"stuck out" ,
"supported" ,
"sustained" ,
"sweat out" ,
"sweated out" ,
"tolerated" ,
"took" ,
"went" ,
"wore"
] ,
"related" : [
"allowed" ,
"permitted" ,
"suffered" ,
"swallowed" ,
"reconciled (to)" ,
"acquiesced" ,
"agreed (with or to)" ,
"assented (to)" ,
"capitulated" ,
"consented (to)" ,
"respected" ,
"submitted (to)" ,
"yielded (to)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"declined" ,
"dismissed" ,
"refused" ,
"rejected" ,
"repudiated" ,
"spurned" ,
"turned down" ,
"combated" ,
"combatted" ,
"contested" ,
"fought" ,
"opposed" ,
"resisted" ,
"avoided" ,
"bypassed" ,
"circumvented" ,
"dodged" ,
"eluded" ,
"escaped" ,
"evaded" ,
"missed" ,
"abstained (from)" ,
"forbore" ,
"refrained (from)"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"aberrant" : {
"being out of the ordinary" : {
"examples" : [
"a year of aberrant weather\u2014record rainfall in the summer, record heat in the autumn"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aberrated" ,
"abnormal" ,
"anomalous" ,
"atypical" ,
"especial" ,
"exceeding" ,
"exceptional" ,
"extraordinaire" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"freak" ,
"odd" ,
"peculiar" ,
"phenomenal" ,
"preternatural" ,
"rare" ,
"singular" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unique" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted"
] ,
"related" : [
"conspicuous" ,
"notable" ,
"noticeable" ,
"outstanding" ,
"prominent" ,
"remarkable" ,
"salient" ,
"striking" ,
"bizarre" ,
"deviant" ,
"eccentric" ,
"freakish" ,
"monstrous" ,
"oddball" ,
"outlandish" ,
"quaint" ,
"strange" ,
"weird" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"inconceivable" ,
"incredible" ,
"unimaginable" ,
"unthinkable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"everyday" ,
"familiar" ,
"frequent"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"common" ,
"customary" ,
"normal" ,
"ordinary" ,
"typical" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"unextraordinary" ,
"usual"
]
} ,
"departing from some accepted standard of what is normal" : {
"examples" : [
"aberrant behavior can be a sign of rabies in a wild animal"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aberrational" ,
"abnormal" ,
"anomalous" ,
"atypical" ,
"deviant" ,
"deviate" ,
"devious" ,
"irregular" ,
"unnatural" ,
"untypical"
] ,
"related" : [
"unrepresentative" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"preternatural" ,
"rare" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted" ,
"bizarre" ,
"curious" ,
"far-out" ,
"funny" ,
"kinky" ,
"odd" ,
"outlandish" ,
"out-of-the-way" ,
"outr\u00e9" ,
"peculiar" ,
"quaint" ,
"queer" ,
"queerish" ,
"quirky" ,
"remarkable" ,
"screwy" ,
"strange" ,
"wacky" ,
"whacky" ,
"way-out" ,
"weird" ,
"wild" ,
"eccentric" ,
"freakish" ,
"idiosyncratic" ,
"nonconformist" ,
"unconventional" ,
"unorthodox" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"preternatural" ,
"rare" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted" ,
"odd" ,
"peculiar" ,
"strange"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"common" ,
"commonplace" ,
"everyday" ,
"familiar" ,
"ordinary" ,
"routine" ,
"run-of-the-mill" ,
"run-of-the-mine" ,
"run-of-mine" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"unremarkable" ,
"workaday" ,
"customary" ,
"usual" ,
"wonted" ,
"archetypal" ,
"archetypical" ,
"average" ,
"characteristic" ,
"representative"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"natural" ,
"normal" ,
"regular" ,
"standard" ,
"typical"
]
} ,
"as in deviant" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"abb\u00e9" : {
"as in pastor , vicar" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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} ,
"abandoner" : {
"as in dropout , leaver" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"abstaining (from)" : {
"to resist the temptation of" : {
"examples" : [
"had to abstain from solid food before her surgery"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abjuring" ,
"forbearing" ,
"forgoing" ,
"foregoing" ,
"keeping (from)" ,
"refraining (from)" ,
"withholding (from)"
] ,
"related" : [
"avoiding" ,
"eschewing" ,
"shunning" ,
"checking" ,
"constraining" ,
"curbing" ,
"inhibiting" ,
"denying" ,
"refusing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"repudiating" ,
"bucking" ,
"combating" ,
"combatting" ,
"fighting"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acquiescing (to)" ,
"capitulating" ,
"conceding (to)" ,
"knuckling under (to)"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"bowing (to)" ,
"giving in (to)" ,
"submitting (to)" ,
"succumbing (to)" ,
"surrendering (to)" ,
"yielding (to)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"abiding by" : {
"to act according to the commands of" : {
"examples" : [
"You can stay here, but you'll need to abide by the house rules."
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adhering (to)" ,
"complying (with)" ,
"conforming (to)" ,
"following" ,
"goose-stepping (to)" ,
"minding" ,
"obeying" ,
"observing"
] ,
"related" : [
"deferring (to)" ,
"submitting (to)" ,
"surrendering (to)" ,
"yielding (to)" ,
"acceding (to)" ,
"acquiescing (to)" ,
"agreeing (to)" ,
"assenting (to)" ,
"attending" ,
"hearing" ,
"heeding" ,
"listening (to)" ,
"marking" ,
"noticing" ,
"noting" ,
"regarding" ,
"taking" ,
"watching"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disobliging" ,
"challenging" ,
"daring" ,
"refusing" ,
"renouncing" ,
"repudiating" ,
"directing" ,
"leading" ,
"brushing (off)" ,
"disregarding" ,
"ignoring" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overpassing" ,
"passing over" ,
"tuning out" ,
"winking (at)" ,
"dismissing" ,
"pooh-poohing" ,
"poohing" ,
"shrugging off" ,
"breaching" ,
"breaking" ,
"infringing" ,
"transgressing" ,
"violating" ,
"deriding" ,
"flouting" ,
"mocking" ,
"scoffing (at)" ,
"scorning" ,
"mutinying (against)" ,
"revolting (against)" ,
"bucking" ,
"combating" ,
"combatting" ,
"contesting" ,
"disputing" ,
"fighting" ,
"opposing" ,
"resisting" ,
"withstanding"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"defying" ,
"disobeying" ,
"rebelling (against)"
]
} ,
"to do what is required by the terms of" : {
"examples" : [
"She abided by their agreement to head home early."
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"answering" ,
"completing" ,
"complying (with)" ,
"filling" ,
"fulfilling" ,
"keeping" ,
"meeting" ,
"redeeming" ,
"satisfying"
] ,
"related" : [
"concluding" ,
"consummating" ,
"finalizing" ,
"finishing" ,
"perfecting" ,
"accomplishing" ,
"achieving" ,
"bringing about" ,
"bringing off" ,
"carrying out" ,
"effecting" ,
"committing" ,
"compassing" ,
"discharging" ,
"executing" ,
"following through (with)" ,
"making" ,
"performing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"defaulting (on)" ,
"disregarding" ,
"forgetting" ,
"ignoring" ,
"neglecting" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overpassing" ,
"passing over" ,
"slighting"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"breaching" ,
"breaking" ,
"transgressing" ,
"violating"
]
} ,
"to give steadfast support to" : {
"examples" : [
"He abides by the city's efforts to improve public transportation."
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adhering (to)" ,
"clinging (to)" ,
"hewing (to)" ,
"keeping (to)" ,
"standing by" ,
"sticking (to or with)"
] ,
"related" : [
"cleaving (to)" ,
"advocating" ,
"backing" ,
"championing" ,
"confirming" ,
"defending" ,
"endorsing" ,
"indorsing" ,
"espousing" ,
"supporting" ,
"upholding" ,
"accepting" ,
"adopting" ,
"cherishing" ,
"cultivating" ,
"embracing" ,
"following" ,
"fostering" ,
"heeding" ,
"backstopping" ,
"bolstering" ,
"boosting" ,
"buttressing" ,
"enforcing" ,
"reinforcing" ,
"reenforcing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abandoning" ,
"abnegating" ,
"deserting" ,
"forsaking" ,
"giving up" ,
"relinquishing" ,
"spurning" ,
"surrendering" ,
"abjuring" ,
"recalling" ,
"recanting" ,
"reconsidering" ,
"reneging" ,
"renouncing" ,
"retracting" ,
"revoking" ,
"taking back" ,
"unsaying" ,
"withdrawing" ,
"controverting" ,
"disagreeing (with)" ,
"disproving" ,
"disputing" ,
"rebutting" ,
"refuting" ,
"contradicting" ,
"denying" ,
"disavowing" ,
"disclaiming" ,
"disowning" ,
"gainsaying" ,
"negating" ,
"negativing" ,
"repudiating" ,
"backing down" ,
"backing off" ,
"backtracking"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"defecting (from)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"phrase"
]
} ,
"abaft" : {
"near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft" : {
"examples" : [
"the lookout in the crow's nest warned that there was an enemy frigate abaft and bearing down hard on their ship"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aft" ,
"astern" ,
"sternward" ,
"sternwards"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"after" ,
"back" ,
"backward" ,
"backwards" ,
"behind" ,
"posteriorly" ,
"rearward" ,
"rearwards"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"anteriorly" ,
"ahead" ,
"before"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"fore" ,
"forward"
]
} ,
"at, to, or toward the rear of" : {
"examples" : [
"a school of porpoises swam abaft the fishing boat"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"back of" ,
"behind"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ahead of"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"before"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb" ,
"preposition"
]
} ,
"absentee ballot" : {
"as in secret ballot , short ballot" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"Australian ballot" ,
"secret ballot" ,
"short ballot" ,
"write-in" ,
"ticket" ,
"referendum" ,
"blackball" ,
"nay" ,
"no" ,
"non placet" ,
"aye" ,
"ay" ,
"yea" ,
"ballot" ,
"vote"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"absconds" : {
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation" : {
"examples" : [
"the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"breaks out (of)" ,
"clears out" ,
"escapes" ,
"flees" ,
"flies" ,
"gets out" ,
"lams" ,
"runs away" ,
"runs off"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"avoids" ,
"eludes" ,
"evades" ,
"loses" ,
"shuns" ,
"decamps" ,
"departs" ,
"elopes" ,
"exits" ,
"goes" ,
"leaves" ,
"moves" ,
"pulls out" ,
"quits" ,
"sallies (forth)" ,
"shoves (off)" ,
"takes off" ,
"walks out" ,
"disentangles" ,
"extricates" ,
"brings off" ,
"emancipates" ,
"enfranchises" ,
"frees" ,
"liberates" ,
"loosens" ,
"looses" ,
"manumits" ,
"redeems" ,
"releases" ,
"rescues" ,
"springs" ,
"unbinds" ,
"uncages" ,
"unchains" ,
"unfetters"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abides" ,
"dwells" ,
"hangs around" ,
"lingers" ,
"remains" ,
"stays" ,
"sticks around" ,
"tarries" ,
"comes back" ,
"returns"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"abundantly" : {
"as in amply , copiously" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"amply" ,
"copiously" ,
"healthily" ,
"plentifully" ,
"appreciably" ,
"noticeably" ,
"significantly" ,
"astronomically" ,
"big-time" ,
"broadly" ,
"colossally" ,
"considerably" ,
"enormously" ,
"extensively" ,
"greatly" ,
"highly" ,
"hugely" ,
"largely" ,
"massively" ,
"monstrously" ,
"monumentally" ,
"much" ,
"sizably" ,
"staggeringly" ,
"stupendously" ,
"tremendously" ,
"utterly" ,
"vastly"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"little" ,
"negligibly" ,
"nominally" ,
"slightly" ,
"modestly" ,
"fractionally" ,
"imperceptibly" ,
"infinitesimally" ,
"insignificantly" ,
"invisibly" ,
"microscopically" ,
"minutely" ,
"barely" ,
"hardly" ,
"just" ,
"minimally" ,
"scarcely"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"abettor" : {
"one associated with another in wrongdoing" : {
"examples" : [
"the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accessory" ,
"accessary" ,
"accomplice" ,
"cohort" ,
"confederate"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"collaborationist" ,
"collaborator" ,
"informant" ,
"informer" ,
"evidence" ,
"state's evidence" ,
"companion" ,
"comrade" ,
"crony" ,
"henchman" ,
"partner" ,
"conspirator" ,
"plotter" ,
"traitor" ,
"gangster" ,
"mobster" ,
"racketeer"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support" : {
"examples" : [
"without all the neighborhood kids as abettors , I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ally" ,
"backer" ,
"bedfellow" ,
"confederate" ,
"fellow traveler" ,
"supporter" ,
"sympathizer"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"empathizer" ,
"well-wisher" ,
"accessory" ,
"accessary" ,
"accomplice" ,
"coalitionist" ,
"collaborationist" ,
"collaborator" ,
"adjunct" ,
"assistant" ,
"coadjutor" ,
"helper" ,
"associate" ,
"cohort" ,
"colleague" ,
"fellow" ,
"partner" ,
"buddy" ,
"chum" ,
"companion" ,
"comrade" ,
"confidant" ,
"crony" ,
"familiar" ,
"friend" ,
"intimate" ,
"mate" ,
"pal"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"belittler" ,
"detractor" ,
"adversary" ,
"enemy" ,
"foe" ,
"opponent"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"abhors" : {
"to dislike strongly" : {
"examples" : [
"abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abominates" ,
"despises" ,
"detests" ,
"execrates" ,
"hates" ,
"loathes"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"deplores" ,
"deprecates" ,
"disapproves (of)" ,
"discountenances" ,
"disdains" ,
"disfavors" ,
"scorns"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"desires" ,
"fancies" ,
"favors" ,
"likes" ,
"prefers" ,
"enjoys" ,
"relishes" ,
"admires" ,
"adores" ,
"approves (of)" ,
"esteems" ,
"hallows" ,
"idolizes" ,
"reveres" ,
"venerates" ,
"worships" ,
"cherishes" ,
"prizes" ,
"treasures"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"loves"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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}
}