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{
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"Napoleon" : {
"a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"started out as a small-time banker but ultimately became a Napoleon of finance"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"half-pint" ,
"lightweight" ,
"small-timer" ,
"inferior" ,
"subordinate" ,
"underling" ,
"nobody" ,
"nothing" ,
"zero"
] ,
"related" : [
"big boy" ,
"big cheese" ,
"bigfoot" ,
"biggie" ,
"big gun" ,
"big shot" ,
"big wheel" ,
"bigwig" ,
"fat cat" ,
"figure" ,
"heavy" ,
"heavyweight" ,
"honcho" ,
"kahuna" ,
"main man" ,
"mover and shaker" ,
"nabob" ,
"nawab" ,
"notable" ,
"personage" ,
"pooh-bah" ,
"poo-bah" ,
"supremo" ,
"VIP" ,
"celebrity" ,
"personality" ,
"star" ,
"superstar" ,
"deity" ,
"demigod" ,
"god"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baron" ,
"captain" ,
"czar" ,
"tsar" ,
"tzar" ,
"king" ,
"lion" ,
"lord" ,
"magnate" ,
"mogul" ,
"monarch" ,
"prince" ,
"tycoon"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"nadirs" : {
"the lowest part, place, or point" : {
"antonyms" : [
"heads" ,
"tops" ,
"vertices" ,
"vertexes"
] ,
"examples" : [
"got into the stock market when it was at its nadir and then watched prices soar"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acmes" ,
"apexes" ,
"apices" ,
"climaxes" ,
"crests" ,
"culminations" ,
"heights" ,
"meridians" ,
"peaks" ,
"pinnacles" ,
"summits" ,
"tips" ,
"tip-tops" ,
"zeniths"
] ,
"related" : [
"bases" ,
"bedrocks" ,
"beds" ,
"foundations" ,
"grounds" ,
"groundworks" ,
"keystones" ,
"seats" ,
"underpinnings"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"basements" ,
"bases" ,
"bottoms" ,
"feet" ,
"foot" ,
"rock bottoms"
]
} ,
"the lowest point or level" : {
"antonyms" : [
"acmes" ,
"apexes" ,
"apices" ,
"climaxes" ,
"crowns" ,
"culminations" ,
"heads" ,
"heights" ,
"high-water marks" ,
"meridians" ,
"peaks" ,
"pinnacles" ,
"summits" ,
"tip-tops" ,
"tops" ,
"zeniths"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the discussion really reached its nadir when people resorted to name-calling"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blooms" ,
"flood tides" ,
"flowers" ,
"glories" ,
"heydays" ,
"crescendos" ,
"crescendoes" ,
"crescendi" ,
"highs" ,
"caps" ,
"ceilings" ,
"crests" ,
"roofs"
] ,
"related" : [
"abysses" ,
"armpits" ,
"pits"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bedrocks" ,
"bottoms" ,
"depths" ,
"rock bottoms" ,
"zeros" ,
"zeroes"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"nagged" : {
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely" : {
"antonyms" : [
"crowed" ,
"delighted" ,
"rejoiced"
] ,
"examples" : [
"if all you can do is nag , then you are of no use to this organization at all"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accepted" ,
"bore" ,
"countenanced" ,
"endured" ,
"tolerated" ,
"took" ,
"applauded" ,
"cheered" ,
"commended"
] ,
"related" : [
"objected (to)" ,
"protested" ,
"quarreled (with)" ,
"quarrelled (with)" ,
"caviled" ,
"cavilled" ,
"quibbled" ,
"fretted" ,
"stewed" ,
"worried" ,
"blubbered" ,
"cried" ,
"sobbed" ,
"bemoaned" ,
"bewailed" ,
"deplored" ,
"lamented"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beefed" ,
"bellyached" ,
"bitched" ,
"bleated" ,
"carped" ,
"caterwauled" ,
"complained" ,
"crabbed" ,
"croaked" ,
"fussed" ,
"griped" ,
"grizzled" ,
"grouched" ,
"groused" ,
"growled" ,
"grumbled" ,
"grumped" ,
"hollered" ,
"inveighed" ,
"keened" ,
"kicked" ,
"kvetched" ,
"maundered" ,
"moaned" ,
"murmured" ,
"muttered" ,
"repined" ,
"screamed" ,
"squawked" ,
"squealed" ,
"wailed" ,
"whimpered" ,
"whined" ,
"whinged" ,
"yammered" ,
"yawped" ,
"yauped" ,
"yowled"
]
} ,
"to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"complimented" ,
"commended" ,
"lauded" ,
"praised" ,
"recommended" ,
"touted" ,
"acclaimed" ,
"applauded" ,
"built up" ,
"eulogized" ,
"extolled"
] ,
"related" : [
"carped (at)" ,
"fussed (about or over)" ,
"nitpicked" ,
"annoyed" ,
"badgered" ,
"baited" ,
"bothered" ,
"bugged" ,
"chivied" ,
"chivvied" ,
"harassed" ,
"harried" ,
"hassled" ,
"irked" ,
"pestered" ,
"plagued" ,
"rode" ,
"rid" ,
"vexed" ,
"vext" ,
"yapped (at)" ,
"egged" ,
"goaded" ,
"incited" ,
"prodded" ,
"prompted" ,
"spurred" ,
"urged" ,
"exhorted" ,
"insisted" ,
"pressed" ,
"pressured" ,
"pushed" ,
"blandished" ,
"cajoled" ,
"coaxed" ,
"wheedled" ,
"begged" ,
"importuned" ,
"pleaded" ,
"pled" ,
"plead"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dogged" ,
"henpecked" ,
"hounded" ,
"needled" ,
"pecked (at)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"nags" : {
"a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a poor farmer who could only afford one old nag"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"equids" ,
"colts" ,
"fillies" ,
"foals" ,
"geldings" ,
"mares" ,
"stallions" ,
"broncos" ,
"bronchos" ,
"mustangs" ,
"ponies" ,
"chargers" ,
"coursers" ,
"cow ponies" ,
"cutting horses" ,
"gallopers" ,
"hackneys" ,
"hacks" ,
"mounts" ,
"packhorses" ,
"prancers" ,
"quarter horses" ,
"racehorses" ,
"saddle horses" ,
"trotters" ,
"warhorses" ,
"workhorses" ,
"bays" ,
"blacks" ,
"buckskins" ,
"chestnuts" ,
"duns" ,
"palominos" ,
"pintos" ,
"pintoes" ,
"roans" ,
"skewbalds" ,
"sorrels" ,
"cobs" ,
"dobbins" ,
"jades" ,
"plugs" ,
"skates"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"equines" ,
"horses" ,
"horse" ,
"steeds"
]
} ,
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely" : {
"antonyms" : [
"crows" ,
"delights" ,
"rejoices"
] ,
"examples" : [
"if all you can do is nag , then you are of no use to this organization at all"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accepts" ,
"bears" ,
"countenances" ,
"endures" ,
"takes" ,
"tolerates" ,
"applauds" ,
"cheers" ,
"commends"
] ,
"related" : [
"objects (to)" ,
"protests" ,
"quarrels (with)" ,
"cavils" ,
"quibbles" ,
"frets" ,
"stews" ,
"worries" ,
"blubbers" ,
"cries" ,
"sobs" ,
"bemoans" ,
"bewails" ,
"deplores" ,
"laments"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beefs" ,
"bellyaches" ,
"bitches" ,
"bleats" ,
"carps" ,
"caterwauls" ,
"complains" ,
"crabs" ,
"croaks" ,
"fusses" ,
"gripes" ,
"grizzles" ,
"grouches" ,
"grouses" ,
"growls" ,
"grumbles" ,
"grumps" ,
"hollers" ,
"inveighs" ,
"keens" ,
"kicks" ,
"kvetches" ,
"maunders" ,
"moans" ,
"murmurs" ,
"mutters" ,
"repines" ,
"screams" ,
"squawks" ,
"squeals" ,
"wails" ,
"whimpers" ,
"whines" ,
"whinges" ,
"yammers" ,
"yawps" ,
"yaups" ,
"yowls"
]
} ,
"to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"compliments" ,
"commends" ,
"lauds" ,
"praises" ,
"recommends" ,
"touts" ,
"acclaims" ,
"applauds" ,
"builds up" ,
"eulogizes" ,
"extols" ,
"extolls"
] ,
"related" : [
"carps (at)" ,
"fusses (about or over)" ,
"nitpicks" ,
"annoys" ,
"badgers" ,
"baits" ,
"bothers" ,
"bugs" ,
"chivies" ,
"chivvies" ,
"harasses" ,
"harries" ,
"hassles" ,
"irks" ,
"pesters" ,
"plagues" ,
"rides" ,
"vexes" ,
"yaps (at)" ,
"eggs" ,
"goads" ,
"incites" ,
"prods" ,
"prompts" ,
"spurs" ,
"urges" ,
"exhorts" ,
"insists" ,
"presses" ,
"pressures" ,
"pushes" ,
"blandishes" ,
"cajoles" ,
"coaxes" ,
"wheedles" ,
"begs" ,
"importunes" ,
"pleads"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dogs" ,
"henpecks" ,
"hounds" ,
"needles" ,
"pecks (at)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"naif" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment" : {
"antonyms" : [
"cosmopolitan" ,
"experienced" ,
"knowing" ,
"sophisticated" ,
"worldly" ,
"worldly-wise"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the senator, newly elected and still na\u00eff , will learn soon enough how Washington really works"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"critical" ,
"cynical" ,
"doubting" ,
"incredulous" ,
"skeptical" ,
"suspecting" ,
"suspicious" ,
"unconvinced" ,
"careful" ,
"cautious" ,
"guarded" ,
"leery" ,
"leary" ,
"wary" ,
"watchful" ,
"down-to-earth" ,
"hardheaded" ,
"pragmatic" ,
"pragmatical" ,
"realistic" ,
"sober" ,
"street-smart" ,
"streetwise"
] ,
"related" : [
"callow" ,
"childish" ,
"immature" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"raw" ,
"childlike" ,
"idealistic" ,
"impractical" ,
"unrealistic" ,
"believing" ,
"credulous" ,
"gullible" ,
"gullable" ,
"susceptible" ,
"trustful" ,
"trusting" ,
"unguarded" ,
"beguiled" ,
"duped" ,
"gulled" ,
"tricked" ,
"careless" ,
"heedless" ,
"thoughtless"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aw-shucks" ,
"dewy" ,
"dewy-eyed" ,
"green" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
"naive" ,
"na\u00efve" ,
"primitive" ,
"simple" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"uncritical" ,
"unknowing" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unsuspecting" ,
"unsuspicious" ,
"unwary" ,
"unworldly" ,
"wide-eyed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"naive" : {
"free from any intent to deceive or impress others" : {
"antonyms" : [
"affected" ,
"artful" ,
"artificial" ,
"assuming" ,
"dishonest" ,
"dissembling" ,
"dissimulating" ,
"fake" ,
"false" ,
"guileful" ,
"insincere" ,
"phony" ,
"phoney" ,
"pretentious"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the young girl gave honest and naive answers to the social worker's probing questions"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"critical" ,
"cynical" ,
"mistrustful" ,
"skeptical" ,
"suspicious" ,
"wary" ,
"cosmopolitan" ,
"sophisticated" ,
"worldly" ,
"worldly-wise" ,
"civilized" ,
"cultivated" ,
"cultured" ,
"polished" ,
"refined" ,
"crooked" ,
"deceitful" ,
"deceptive" ,
"devious" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"hypocritical" ,
"manipulative" ,
"two-faced" ,
"arch" ,
"calculating" ,
"canny" ,
"crafty" ,
"cunning" ,
"designing" ,
"foxy" ,
"knavish" ,
"scheming" ,
"sharp" ,
"shifty" ,
"shrewd" ,
"slick" ,
"slippery" ,
"sly" ,
"subtle" ,
"tricky" ,
"underhanded" ,
"wily" ,
"flattering" ,
"mealymouthed" ,
"smooth" ,
"sycophantic" ,
"unctuous" ,
"feigned" ,
"forced" ,
"strained"
] ,
"related" : [
"childlike" ,
"dewy-eyed" ,
"gee-whiz" ,
"impressionable" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"malleable" ,
"persuadable" ,
"persuasible" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unworldly" ,
"wide-eyed" ,
"spontaneous" ,
"unforced" ,
"unstudied" ,
"candid" ,
"direct" ,
"frank" ,
"free" ,
"free-spoken" ,
"open" ,
"openhearted" ,
"plain" ,
"plainspoken" ,
"single-minded" ,
"straight" ,
"straightforward" ,
"unguarded" ,
"trustful" ,
"trusting" ,
"exploitable" ,
"gullible" ,
"gullable" ,
"susceptible" ,
"unwary"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artless" ,
"genuine" ,
"guileless" ,
"honest" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
"natural" ,
"real" ,
"simple" ,
"sincere" ,
"true" ,
"unaffected" ,
"unpretending" ,
"unpretentious"
]
} ,
"lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment" : {
"antonyms" : [
"cosmopolitan" ,
"experienced" ,
"knowing" ,
"sophisticated" ,
"worldly" ,
"worldly-wise"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a first-time buyer who was so naive that he believed the salesman's spiel and paid good money for the rusty and broken-down car"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"critical" ,
"cynical" ,
"doubting" ,
"incredulous" ,
"skeptical" ,
"suspecting" ,
"suspicious" ,
"unconvinced" ,
"careful" ,
"cautious" ,
"guarded" ,
"leery" ,
"leary" ,
"wary" ,
"watchful" ,
"down-to-earth" ,
"hardheaded" ,
"pragmatic" ,
"pragmatical" ,
"realistic" ,
"sober" ,
"street-smart" ,
"streetwise"
] ,
"related" : [
"callow" ,
"childish" ,
"immature" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"raw" ,
"childlike" ,
"idealistic" ,
"impractical" ,
"unrealistic" ,
"believing" ,
"credulous" ,
"gullible" ,
"gullable" ,
"susceptible" ,
"trustful" ,
"trusting" ,
"unguarded" ,
"beguiled" ,
"duped" ,
"gulled" ,
"tricked" ,
"careless" ,
"heedless" ,
"thoughtless"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aw-shucks" ,
"dewy" ,
"dewy-eyed" ,
"green" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
"na\u00eff" ,
"naif" ,
"primitive" ,
"simple" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"uncritical" ,
"unknowing" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unsuspecting" ,
"unsuspicious" ,
"unwary" ,
"unworldly" ,
"wide-eyed"
]
} ,
"readily taken advantage of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we get piles of junk mail because you are naive enough to keep entering these dumb contests"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"critical" ,
"cynical" ,
"mistrustful" ,
"skeptical" ,
"suspicious" ,
"wary" ,
"sophisticated" ,
"clear-eyed" ,
"clear-sighted" ,
"hardheaded" ,
"shrewd" ,
"street-smart" ,
"streetwise"
] ,
"related" : [
"credulous" ,
"overcredulous" ,
"trustful" ,
"uncritical" ,
"unsuspecting" ,
"unsuspicious" ,
"artless" ,
"genuine" ,
"guileless" ,
"innocent" ,
"simple" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unworldly" ,
"fictile" ,
"malleable" ,
"pliable" ,
"pliant" ,
"deceivable" ,
"acquiescent" ,
"agreeable" ,
"amiable" ,
"obliging" ,
"yielding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dewy-eyed" ,
"easy" ,
"exploitable" ,
"gullible" ,
"gullable" ,
"susceptible" ,
"trusting" ,
"unwary" ,
"wide-eyed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"naively" : {
"type" : [
"adverb"
] ,
"without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration" : {
"antonyms" : [
"affectedly" ,
"artificially" ,
"hypocritically" ,
"insincerely" ,
"pretentiously" ,
"unnaturally"
] ,
"examples" : [
"she naively admitted to the job interviewer that she actually had little work experience"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"artfully" ,
"cannily" ,
"deceitfully" ,
"deceptively" ,
"deviously" ,
"dishonestly" ,
"falsely" ,
"archly" ,
"calculatingly" ,
"craftily" ,
"cunningly" ,
"furtively" ,
"insidiously" ,
"sharply" ,
"shiftily" ,
"slickly" ,
"slyly" ,
"slily" ,
"underhand" ,
"underhanded" ,
"underhandedly" ,
"flatteringly" ,
"sycophantically" ,
"unctuously"
] ,
"related" : [
"genuinely" ,
"honestly" ,
"simply" ,
"truly" ,
"freely" ,
"openheartedly" ,
"openly" ,
"candidly" ,
"frankly" ,
"matter-of-factly" ,
"casually" ,
"coolly" ,
"cooly" ,
"nonchalantly" ,
"informally" ,
"relaxedly" ,
"unceremoniously"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artlessly" ,
"guilelessly" ,
"ingenuously" ,
"innocently" ,
"naturally" ,
"sincerely" ,
"unaffectedly" ,
"unfeignedly" ,
"unpretentiously"
]
}
} ,
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"naivete" : {
"readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence" : {
"antonyms" : [
"incredulity" ,
"skepticism"
] ,
"examples" : [
"though he was streetwise, the investigative reporter regularly assumed an air of na\u00efvet\u00e9 when he was interviewing confidence men, charlatans, counterfeiters, and other assorted swindlers of the general public"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"sophistication" ,
"worldliness" ,
"distrust" ,
"misdoubt" ,
"mistrust" ,
"suspicion" ,
"suspiciousness" ,
"wariness" ,
"doubt" ,
"uncertainty"
] ,
"related" : [
"artlessness" ,
"simplicity" ,
"unsophistication" ,
"unwariness" ,
"unworldliness" ,
"belief" ,
"credibility" ,
"faith" ,
"trust"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"credulity" ,
"credulousness" ,
"gullibility" ,
"naiveness" ,
"simpleness"
]
} ,
"the quality or state of being simple and sincere" : {
"antonyms" : [
"artfulness" ,
"cynicism" ,
"knowingness" ,
"sophistication" ,
"worldliness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"her na\u00efvet\u00e9 led her to leave her new car unlocked while she shopped at the mall"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"affectedness" ,
"artificiality" ,
"pretentiousness" ,
"deviousness" ,
"dishonesty" ,
"insincerity" ,
"disbelief" ,
"doubtfulness" ,
"incredulity" ,
"suspiciousness" ,
"carefulness" ,
"caution" ,
"street smarts" ,
"wariness" ,
"pessimism" ,
"skepticism" ,
"maturity"
] ,
"related" : [
"candor" ,
"frankness" ,
"genuineness" ,
"honesty" ,
"openness" ,
"sincerity" ,
"straightforwardness" ,
"unaffectedness" ,
"unpretentiousness" ,
"callowness" ,
"childishness" ,
"coltishness" ,
"inexperience" ,
"rawness" ,
"insularity" ,
"parochialism" ,
"provincialism" ,
"carelessness" ,
"heedlessness" ,
"thoughtlessness" ,
"ignorance" ,
"obliviousness" ,
"unawareness" ,
"credulity" ,
"credulousness" ,
"gullibility" ,
"impressionability" ,
"idealism" ,
"impracticality" ,
"optimism"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artlessness" ,
"greenness" ,
"guilelessness" ,
"ingenuousness" ,
"innocence" ,
"naiveness" ,
"naivety" ,
"na\u00efvety" ,
"naturalness" ,
"simplemindedness" ,
"simpleness" ,
"simplicity" ,
"unsophistication" ,
"unworldliness" ,
"viridity"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"naivet\u00e9s" : {
"readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence" : {
"antonyms" : [
"incredulity" ,
"skepticism"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"though he was streetwise, the investigative reporter regularly assumed an air of na\u00efvet\u00e9 when he was interviewing confidence men, charlatans, counterfeiters, and other assorted swindlers of the general public"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"sophistication" ,
"worldliness" ,
"distrust" ,
"misdoubt" ,
"mistrust" ,
"suspicion" ,
"suspiciousness" ,
"wariness" ,
"doubt" ,
"uncertainty"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"artlessness" ,
"simplicity" ,
"unsophistication" ,
"unwariness" ,
"unworldliness" ,
"belief" ,
"credibility" ,
"faith" ,
"trust"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"credulity" ,
"credulousness" ,
"gullibility" ,
"naiveness" ,
"simpleness"
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]
} ,
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"the quality or state of being simple and sincere" : {
"antonyms" : [
"artfulness" ,
"cynicism" ,
"knowingness" ,
"sophistication" ,
"worldliness"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"her na\u00efvet\u00e9 led her to leave her new car unlocked while she shopped at the mall"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"affectedness" ,
"artificiality" ,
"pretentiousness" ,
"deviousness" ,
"dishonesty" ,
"insincerity" ,
"disbelief" ,
"doubtfulness" ,
"incredulity" ,
"suspiciousness" ,
"carefulness" ,
"caution" ,
"street smarts" ,
"wariness" ,
"pessimism" ,
"skepticism" ,
"maturity"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"candor" ,
"frankness" ,
"genuineness" ,
"honesty" ,
"openness" ,
"sincerity" ,
"straightforwardness" ,
"unaffectedness" ,
"unpretentiousness" ,
"callowness" ,
"childishness" ,
"coltishness" ,
"inexperience" ,
"rawness" ,
"insularity" ,
"parochialism" ,
"provincialism" ,
"carelessness" ,
"heedlessness" ,
"thoughtlessness" ,
"ignorance" ,
"obliviousness" ,
"unawareness" ,
"credulity" ,
"credulousness" ,
"gullibility" ,
"impressionability" ,
"idealism" ,
"impracticality" ,
"optimism"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"artlessness" ,
"greenness" ,
"guilelessness" ,
"ingenuousness" ,
"innocence" ,
"naiveness" ,
"naivety" ,
"na\u00efvety" ,
"naturalness" ,
"simplemindedness" ,
"simpleness" ,
"simplicity" ,
"unsophistication" ,
"unworldliness" ,
"viridity"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"named" : {
"as in known , specified" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"they finally named a date for the wedding"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"abstained" ,
"declined" ,
"refused" ,
"rejected" ,
"turned down" ,
"delayed" ,
"halted" ,
"hesitated" ,
"stalled" ,
"temporized" ,
"shilly-shallied" ,
"vacillated" ,
"waffled" ,
"wavered"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"decreed" ,
"ruled" ,
"culled" ,
"elected" ,
"handpicked" ,
"picked" ,
"preferred" ,
"selected" ,
"singled (out)" ,
"adjudged" ,
"adjudicated" ,
"arbitrated" ,
"found" ,
"judged" ,
"refereed" ,
"ruled (on)" ,
"umpired" ,
"chewed over" ,
"cogitated" ,
"considered" ,
"contemplated" ,
"debated" ,
"deliberated" ,
"entertained" ,
"meditated" ,
"mulled (over)" ,
"pondered" ,
"questioned" ,
"ruminated" ,
"studied" ,
"thought (about or over)" ,
"weighed"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"chose" ,
"concluded" ,
"decided" ,
"determined" ,
"figured" ,
"opted" ,
"resolved" ,
"settled (on or upon)"
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]
} ,
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"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities" : {
"antonyms" : [
"declined" ,
"refused" ,
"rejected" ,
"turned down"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"you don't like my offer? Just name your price"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"disapproved" ,
"negatived" ,
"repudiated" ,
"spurned" ,
"discarded" ,
"jettisoned" ,
"threw away" ,
"threw out"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"preselected" ,
"appointed" ,
"designated" ,
"fixed" ,
"marked" ,
"nominated" ,
"set" ,
"tabbed" ,
"tapped" ,
"accepted" ,
"adopted" ,
"embraced" ,
"espoused" ,
"settled (on or upon)"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"cherry-picked" ,
"chose" ,
"culled" ,
"elected" ,
"handpicked" ,
"opted (for)" ,
"picked" ,
"preferred" ,
"selected" ,
"singled (out)" ,
"tagged" ,
"took"
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]
} ,
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"to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"you name the date and I'll make sure I'm there"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"adopted" ,
"assigned" ,
"chose" ,
"determined" ,
"established" ,
"opted (for)" ,
"picked" ,
"pinned (down)" ,
"preferred" ,
"selected" ,
"settled" ,
"singled (out)" ,
"specified" ,
"arranged" ,
"coordinated" ,
"orchestrated" ,
"advertised" ,
"announced" ,
"declared" ,
"published"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appointed" ,
"designated" ,
"fixed" ,
"set"
]
} ,
"to give a name to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"decided to name her new puppy \"Bubbles\""
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"branded" ,
"stigmatized" ,
"tagged" ,
"denoted" ,
"specified" ,
"miscalled" ,
"misnamed" ,
"mistitled" ,
"code-named" ,
"nicknamed" ,
"rechristened" ,
"relabeled" ,
"relabelled" ,
"renamed" ,
"surnamed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baptized" ,
"baptised" ,
"called" ,
"christened" ,
"cleped" ,
"denominated" ,
"designated" ,
"dubbed" ,
"entitled" ,
"labeled" ,
"labelled" ,
"nominated" ,
"styled" ,
"termed" ,
"titled"
]
} ,
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I don't want to name anyone in particular, but someone in this room fiddled with my car's radio"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disregarded" ,
"forgot" ,
"ignored" ,
"neglected" ,
"overlooked" ,
"overpassed" ,
"passed over" ,
"slighted"
] ,
"related" : [
"alluded (to)" ,
"hinted (at)" ,
"implied" ,
"indicated" ,
"inferred" ,
"intended" ,
"intimated" ,
"suggested" ,
"pointed (out)" ,
"signaled" ,
"signalled" ,
"signified" ,
"denominated" ,
"designated" ,
"indicated" ,
"broached" ,
"brought up" ,
"interjected" ,
"interpolated" ,
"interposed" ,
"introduced" ,
"infiltrated" ,
"insinuated" ,
"wormed" ,
"advertised" ,
"announced" ,
"broadcast" ,
"broadcasted" ,
"declared" ,
"proclaimed" ,
"pronounced" ,
"publicized" ,
"published" ,
"sounded" ,
"clarified" ,
"cleared (up)" ,
"elucidated" ,
"explained" ,
"explicated" ,
"spelled out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adverted (to)" ,
"cited" ,
"dropped" ,
"instanced" ,
"mentioned" ,
"noted" ,
"noticed" ,
"quoted" ,
"referred (to)" ,
"specified" ,
"touched (on or upon)"
]
} ,
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty" : {
"antonyms" : [
"discharged" ,
"dismissed" ,
"expelled" ,
"fired"
] ,
"examples" : [
"was named the provost of the university"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blackballed" ,
"deposed" ,
"dethroned" ,
"displaced" ,
"ejected" ,
"evicted" ,
"ousted" ,
"overthrew" ,
"removed" ,
"threw out" ,
"uncrowned" ,
"unmade" ,
"unseated"
] ,
"related" : [
"authorized" ,
"delegated" ,
"deputed" ,
"deputized" ,
"anointed" ,
"consecrated" ,
"created" ,
"inaugurated" ,
"inducted" ,
"installed" ,
"instated" ,
"instituted" ,
"invested" ,
"made" ,
"ordained" ,
"crowned" ,
"enthroned" ,
"throned" ,
"chose" ,
"destined" ,
"drafted" ,
"elected" ,
"handpicked" ,
"selected" ,
"singled (out)" ,
"voted (in)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appointed" ,
"assigned" ,
"attached" ,
"commissioned" ,
"constituted" ,
"designated" ,
"detailed" ,
"nominated" ,
"placed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"names" : {
"a person who is widely known and usually much talked about" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nobodies" ,
"noncelebrities"
] ,
"examples" : [
"managed to get several names to appear at the restaurant's opening"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lightweights" ,
"mediocrities" ,
"has-beens"
] ,
"related" : [
"favorites" ,
"heartthrobs" ,
"heroes" ,
"idols" ,
"demigods" ,
"dignitaries" ,
"eminences" ,
"immortals" ,
"monuments" ,
"pillars" ,
"worthies" ,
"barons" ,
"big shots" ,
"bigwigs" ,
"kahunas" ,
"magnates" ,
"moguls" ,
"nabobs" ,
"panjandrums" ,
"panjandra"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"causes c\u00e9l\u00e8bres" ,
"causes celebres" ,
"celebrities" ,
"celebs" ,
"figures" ,
"icons" ,
"ikons" ,
"lights" ,
"luminaries" ,
"megastars" ,
"notabilities" ,
"notables" ,
"notorieties" ,
"personages" ,
"personalities" ,
"somebodies" ,
"standouts" ,
"stars" ,
"superstars" ,
"VIPs"
]
} ,
"a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"introduced himself and then asked what my name was"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"baptismal names" ,
"Christian names" ,
"first names" ,
"forenames" ,
"given names" ,
"family names" ,
"maiden names" ,
"middle names" ,
"surnames" ,
"matronymics" ,
"patronymics" ,
"bynames" ,
"diminutives" ,
"epithets" ,
"hypocorisms" ,
"nicknames" ,
"sobriquets" ,
"soubriquets" ,
"banners" ,
"rubrics" ,
"tags" ,
"aliases" ,
"cryptonyms" ,
"noms de guerre" ,
"noms de plume" ,
"pen names" ,
"pseudonyms" ,
"binomials" ,
"monomials" ,
"trivial names" ,
"vernaculars" ,
"misnomers" ,
"brand names" ,
"labels" ,
"trademarks" ,
"trade names"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appellations" ,
"appellatives" ,
"cognomens" ,
"cognomina" ,
"compellations" ,
"denominations" ,
"denotations" ,
"designations" ,
"handles" ,
"monikers" ,
"monickers" ,
"nomenclatures" ,
"titles"
]
} ,
"an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"quit calling her names"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accolades" ,
"commendations" ,
"compliments" ,
"acclaim" ,
"applauses" ,
"praises" ,
"adulations" ,
"flatteries"
] ,
"related" : [
"catcalls" ,
"gibes" ,
"jibes" ,
"jeers" ,
"mocks" ,
"quips" ,
"sneers" ,
"taunts" ,
"abuses" ,
"invectives" ,
"vituperations" ,
"disapprovals" ,
"opprobriums" ,
"disgraces" ,
"dishonors" ,
"shames" ,
"attacks" ,
"criticisms" ,
"knocks" ,
"slams" ,
"swipes" ,
"torments" ,
"tortures"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affronts" ,
"barbs" ,
"brickbats" ,
"cuts" ,
"darts" ,
"digs" ,
"dises" ,
"disses" ,
"epithets" ,
"girds" ,
"indignities" ,
"insults" ,
"offenses" ,
"offences" ,
"outrages" ,
"personalities" ,
"pokes" ,
"put-downs" ,
"sarcasms" ,
"slaps" ,
"slights" ,
"slurs"
]
} ,
"outward and often deceptive indication" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a celebrity who is the head of the charitable organization in name only"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"airs" ,
"effects" ,
"impressions" ,
"hints" ,
"implications" ,
"insinuations" ,
"resemblances" ,
"suggestions" ,
"affectations" ,
"demonstrations" ,
"displays" ,
"fictions" ,
"images" ,
"imitations" ,
"impostures" ,
"likenesses" ,
"make-believe" ,
"make-belief" ,
"poses" ,
"pretenses" ,
"pretences" ,
"representations" ,
"simulations" ,
"cloaks" ,
"disguises" ,
"exteriors" ,
"facades" ,
"fa\u00e7ades" ,
"fronts" ,
"glosses" ,
"masks" ,
"masquerades" ,
"patinas" ,
"patinae" ,
"Potemkin villages" ,
"shapes" ,
"shells" ,
"surfaces" ,
"veneers"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appearances" ,
"faces" ,
"guises" ,
"outwards" ,
"seemings" ,
"semblances" ,
"shows"
]
} ,
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"has a good name among fellow marine biologists"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discredit" ,
"disgraces" ,
"dishonors" ,
"disreputes" ,
"ignominies" ,
"infamies" ,
"obloquies" ,
"odiums" ,
"opprobriums" ,
"reproaches" ,
"shames"
] ,
"related" : [
"credits" ,
"honors" ,
"celebrities" ,
"notorieties" ,
"renowns" ,
"images" ,
"personae" ,
"personas" ,
"admirations" ,
"regards" ,
"reverences"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"characters" ,
"fames" ,
"marks" ,
"notes" ,
"odors" ,
"reports" ,
"reps" ,
"reputations" ,
"reputes"
]
} ,
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"they finally named a date for the wedding"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abstains" ,
"declines" ,
"refuses" ,
"rejects" ,
"turns down" ,
"delays" ,
"halts" ,
"hesitates" ,
"stalls" ,
"temporizes" ,
"shilly-shallies" ,
"vacillates" ,
"waffles" ,
"wavers"
] ,
"related" : [
"decrees" ,
"rules" ,
"culls" ,
"elects" ,
"handpicks" ,
"picks" ,
"prefers" ,
"selects" ,
"singles (out)" ,
"adjudges" ,
"adjudicates" ,
"arbitrates" ,
"finds" ,
"judges" ,
"referees" ,
"rules (on)" ,
"umpires" ,
"chews over" ,
"cogitates" ,
"considers" ,
"contemplates" ,
"debates" ,
"deliberates" ,
"entertains" ,
"meditates" ,
"mulls (over)" ,
"ponders" ,
"questions" ,
"ruminates" ,
"studies" ,
"thinks (about or over)" ,
"weighs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chooses" ,
"concludes" ,
"decides" ,
"determines" ,
"figures" ,
"opts" ,
"resolves" ,
"settles (on or upon)"
]
} ,
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities" : {
"antonyms" : [
"declines" ,
"refuses" ,
"rejects" ,
"turns down"
] ,
"examples" : [
"you don't like my offer? Just name your price"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disapproves" ,
"negatives" ,
"repudiates" ,
"spurns" ,
"discards" ,
"jettisons" ,
"throws away" ,
"throws out"
] ,
"related" : [
"preselects" ,
"appoints" ,
"designates" ,
"fixes" ,
"marks" ,
"nominates" ,
"sets" ,
"tabs" ,
"taps" ,
"accepts" ,
"adopts" ,
"embraces" ,
"espouses" ,
"settles (on or upon)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cherry-picks" ,
"chooses" ,
"culls" ,
"elects" ,
"handpicks" ,
"opts (for)" ,
"picks" ,
"prefers" ,
"selects" ,
"singles (out)" ,
"tags" ,
"takes"
]
} ,
"to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"you name the date and I'll make sure I'm there"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"adopts" ,
"assigns" ,
"chooses" ,
"determines" ,
"establishes" ,
"opts (for)" ,
"picks" ,
"pins (down)" ,
"prefers" ,
"selects" ,
"settles" ,
"singles (out)" ,
"specifies" ,
"arranges" ,
"coordinates" ,
"orchestrates" ,
"advertises" ,
"announces" ,
"declares" ,
"publishes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appoints" ,
"designates" ,
"fixes" ,
"sets"
]
} ,
"to give a name to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"decided to name her new puppy \"Bubbles\""
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"brands" ,
"stigmatizes" ,
"tags" ,
"denotes" ,
"specifies" ,
"miscalls" ,
"misnames" ,
"mistitles" ,
"code-names" ,
"nicknames" ,
"rechristens" ,
"relabels" ,
"renames" ,
"surnames"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baptizes" ,
"calls" ,
"christens" ,
"clepes" ,
"denominates" ,
"designates" ,
"dubs" ,
"entitles" ,
"labels" ,
"nominates" ,
"styles" ,
"terms" ,
"titles"
]
} ,
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I don't want to name anyone in particular, but someone in this room fiddled with my car's radio"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disregards" ,
"forgets" ,
"ignores" ,
"neglects" ,
"overlooks" ,
"overpasses" ,
"passes over" ,
"slights"
] ,
"related" : [
"alludes (to)" ,
"hints (at)" ,
"implies" ,
"indicates" ,
"infers" ,
"intends" ,
"intimates" ,
"suggests" ,
"points (out)" ,
"signals" ,
"signifies" ,
"denominates" ,
"designates" ,
"indicates" ,
"brings up" ,
"broaches" ,
"interjects" ,
"interpolates" ,
"interposes" ,
"introduces" ,
"infiltrates" ,
"insinuates" ,
"worms" ,
"advertises" ,
"announces" ,
"broadcasts" ,
"declares" ,
"proclaims" ,
"pronounces" ,
"publicizes" ,
"publishes" ,
"sounds" ,
"clarifies" ,
"clears (up)" ,
"elucidates" ,
"explains" ,
"explicates" ,
"spells out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adverts (to)" ,
"cites" ,
"drops" ,
"instances" ,
"mentions" ,
"notes" ,
"notices" ,
"quotes" ,
"refers (to)" ,
"specifies" ,
"touches (on or upon)"
]
} ,
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty" : {
"antonyms" : [
"discharges" ,
"dismisses" ,
"expels" ,
"fires"
] ,
"examples" : [
"was named the provost of the university"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blackballs" ,
"deposes" ,
"dethrones" ,
"displaces" ,
"ejects" ,
"evicts" ,
"ousts" ,
"overthrows" ,
"removes" ,
"throws out" ,
"uncrowns" ,
"unmakes" ,
"unseats"
] ,
"related" : [
"authorizes" ,
"delegates" ,
"deputes" ,
"deputizes" ,
"anoints" ,
"consecrates" ,
"creates" ,
"inaugurates" ,
"inducts" ,
"installs" ,
"instates" ,
"institutes" ,
"invests" ,
"makes" ,
"ordains" ,
"crowns" ,
"enthrones" ,
"thrones" ,
"chooses" ,
"destines" ,
"drafts" ,
"elects" ,
"handpicks" ,
"selects" ,
"singles (out)" ,
"votes (in)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appoints" ,
"assigns" ,
"attaches" ,
"commissions" ,
"constitutes" ,
"designates" ,
"details" ,
"nominates" ,
"places"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"nap" : {
"a short sleep" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"so tired that she needed to take a refreshing nap before soccer practice"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"repose" ,
"rest" ,
"slumber" ,
"bed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catnap" ,
"doze" ,
"drowse" ,
"forty winks" ,
"kip" ,
"siesta" ,
"snooze" ,
"wink"
]
} ,
"a soft airy substance or covering" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"high-quality suede has a good, even nap"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"batting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"down" ,
"floss" ,
"fluff" ,
"fur" ,
"fuzz" ,
"lint" ,
"pile"
]
} ,
"to be in a state of sleep" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arise" ,
"arouse" ,
"awake" ,
"rise" ,
"wake"
] ,
"related" : [
"drop off" ,
"drowse (off)" ,
"nod off" ,
"oversleep" ,
"sleep in" ,
"dream" ,
"hibernate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catnap" ,
"doze" ,
"rest" ,
"sleep" ,
"slumber" ,
"snooze"
]
} ,
"to sleep lightly or briefly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arise" ,
"arouse" ,
"awake" ,
"awaken" ,
"get up" ,
"rise" ,
"rouse" ,
"uprise" ,
"wake (up)" ,
"waken"
] ,
"related" : [
"relax" ,
"repose" ,
"rest" ,
"couch" ,
"lay" ,
"lie" ,
"roost" ,
"lull"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catnap" ,
"doze" ,
"drowse" ,
"kip" ,
"slumber" ,
"snooze"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"napped" : {
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"to sleep lightly or briefly" : {
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"examples" : [
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"decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catnapped" ,
"dozed" ,
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"drowsed" ,
"kipped" ,
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"slumbered" ,
"snoozed"
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] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"relaxed" ,
"reposed" ,
"rested" ,
"couched" ,
"laid" ,
"lay" ,
"roosted" ,
"lulled"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arose" ,
"aroused" ,
"awakened" ,
"awoke" ,
"awaked" ,
"got up" ,
"rose" ,
"roused" ,
"uprose" ,
"wakened" ,
"woke (up)" ,
"waked (up)"
] ,
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"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to be in a state of sleep" : {
"examples" : [
"I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catnapped" ,
"dozed" ,
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"rested" ,
"slept" ,
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"slumbered" ,
"snoozed"
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] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dropped off" ,
"drowsed (off)" ,
"nodded off" ,
"overslept" ,
"slept in" ,
"dreamed" ,
"dreamt" ,
"hibernated"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arose" ,
"aroused" ,
"awoke" ,
"awaked" ,
"rose" ,
"woke" ,
"waked"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"napping" : {
"a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself" : {
"antonyms" : [
"consciousness" ,
"wake" ,
"wakefulness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"some people think that napping in the afternoon will keep you from sleeping well at night"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"insomnia" ,
"sleeplessness"
] ,
"related" : [
"catnap" ,
"doze" ,
"drowse" ,
"forty winks" ,
"nap" ,
"siesta" ,
"snooze" ,
"wink" ,
"oversleeping" ,
"dreaming" ,
"rapid eye movement"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bed" ,
"catnapping" ,
"dozing" ,
"repose" ,
"rest" ,
"resting" ,
"shut-eye" ,
"sleep" ,
"slumber" ,
"slumbering" ,
"snoozing" ,
"z's" ,
"zs"
]
} ,
"being in a state of suspended consciousness" : {
"antonyms" : [
"awake" ,
"sleepless" ,
"wakeful" ,
"wide-awake"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the napping children looked so peaceful"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aware" ,
"conscious" ,
"sleepless" ,
"aroused" ,
"astir" ,
"awakened" ,
"roused" ,
"up" ,
"wakened" ,
"reawakened" ,
"revived"
] ,
"related" : [
"drowsy" ,
"nodding" ,
"sleepy" ,
"slumberous" ,
"slumbrous" ,
"somnolent" ,
"dreaming" ,
"reposing" ,
"hypnotized" ,
"mesmerized" ,
"comatose" ,
"semiconscious" ,
"sleepwalking" ,
"somnambulant"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"asleep" ,
"dormant" ,
"dozing" ,
"resting" ,
"sleeping" ,
"slumbering"
]
} ,
"to be in a state of sleep" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arising" ,
"arousing" ,
"awaking" ,
"rising" ,
"waking"
] ,
"related" : [
"dropping off" ,
"drowsing (off)" ,
"nodding off" ,
"oversleeping" ,
"sleeping in" ,
"dreaming" ,
"hibernating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catnapping" ,
"dozing" ,
"resting" ,
"sleeping" ,
"slumbering" ,
"snoozing"
]
} ,
"to sleep lightly or briefly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arising" ,
"arousing" ,
"awakening" ,
"awaking" ,
"getting up" ,
"rising" ,
"rousing" ,
"uprising" ,
"wakening" ,
"waking (up)"
] ,
"related" : [
"relaxing" ,
"reposing" ,
"resting" ,
"couching" ,
"laying" ,
"lying" ,
"roosting" ,
"lulling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catnapping" ,
"dozing" ,
"drowsing" ,
"kipping" ,
"slumbering" ,
"snoozing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"nappy" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"narcissistic" : {
"overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests" : {
"antonyms" : [
"self-forgetful" ,
"self-forgetting" ,
"selfless" ,
"unselfish"
] ,
"examples" : [
"trying to raise the social consciousness of the normally narcissistic Hollywood community"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"altruistic" ,
"beneficent" ,
"benevolent" ,
"charitable" ,
"generous" ,
"greathearted" ,
"humanitarian" ,
"magnanimous" ,
"philanthropic" ,
"philanthropical" ,
"self-denying" ,
"self-giving" ,
"self-sacrificing" ,
"other-directed" ,
"diffident" ,
"self-doubting" ,
"self-flagellating" ,
"self-questioning" ,
"self-reflective"
] ,
"related" : [
"inner-directed" ,
"complacent" ,
"conceited" ,
"overweening" ,
"pompous" ,
"prideful" ,
"proud" ,
"self-complacent" ,
"self-conceited" ,
"self-contented" ,
"self-directed" ,
"self-glorifying" ,
"self-important" ,
"self-indulgent" ,
"self-opinionated" ,
"self-pleased" ,
"self-satisfied" ,
"smug" ,
"vain" ,
"vainglorious"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"egocentric" ,
"egoistic" ,
"egoistical" ,
"egomaniacal" ,
"egotistic" ,
"egotistical" ,
"self-absorbed" ,
"self-centered" ,
"self-concerned" ,
"self-infatuated" ,
"self-interested" ,
"self-involved" ,
"self-loving" ,
"self-obsessed" ,
"self-oriented" ,
"self-preoccupied" ,
"self-regarding" ,
"self-seeking" ,
"self-serving" ,
"selfish" ,
"solipsistic"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"nark" : {
"a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he began to suspect that there was a nark in his organization who was tipping off Scotland Yard"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"collaborator" ,
"blabber" ,
"blabbermouth" ,
"gossip" ,
"gossiper" ,
"leaker" ,
"snoop" ,
"snooper" ,
"spy" ,
"notifier"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"betrayer" ,
"canary" ,
"deep throat" ,
"fink" ,
"informant" ,
"informer" ,
"rat" ,
"rat fink" ,
"snitch" ,
"snitcher" ,
"squealer" ,
"stool pigeon" ,
"stoolie" ,
"talebearer" ,
"tattler" ,
"tattletale" ,
"telltale" ,
"whistle-blower"
]
} ,
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"during the war some of the British were narked by their American allies, who were perceived as arrogant"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appease" ,
"conciliate" ,
"mollify" ,
"oblige" ,
"pacify" ,
"placate" ,
"propitiate" ,
"delight" ,
"gladden" ,
"gratify" ,
"please" ,
"satisfy" ,
"assure" ,
"cheer" ,
"comfort" ,
"console" ,
"content" ,
"quiet" ,
"reassure" ,
"solace" ,
"soothe"
] ,
"related" : [
"hassle" ,
"heckle" ,
"nag" ,
"inflame" ,
"enflame" ,
"provoke" ,
"rouse" ,
"badger" ,
"bait" ,
"bullyrag" ,
"ballyrag" ,
"devil" ,
"hagride" ,
"harass" ,
"harry" ,
"pester" ,
"plague" ,
"tease" ,
"anger" ,
"antagonize" ,
"enrage" ,
"incense" ,
"infuriate" ,
"madden" ,
"rankle" ,
"roil" ,
"agitate" ,
"discomfort" ,
"discompose" ,
"disquiet" ,
"distress" ,
"exercise" ,
"freak (out)" ,
"fret" ,
"perturb" ,
"undo" ,
"unhinge" ,
"unsettle" ,
"upset" ,
"worry" ,
"affront" ,
"insult" ,
"miff" ,
"offend" ,
"outrage"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggravate" ,
"annoy" ,
"bother" ,
"bug" ,
"burn (up)" ,
"chafe" ,
"eat" ,
"exasperate" ,
"frost" ,
"gall" ,
"get" ,
"grate" ,
"gripe" ,
"hack (off)" ,
"irk" ,
"irritate" ,
"itch" ,
"nettle" ,
"peeve" ,
"persecute" ,
"pique" ,
"put out" ,
"rasp" ,
"rile" ,
"ruffle" ,
"spite" ,
"vex"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"narrating" : {
"to give an oral or written account of in some detail" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"got a CD of the best-selling children's story that happened to be narrated by the author herself"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"delivering" ,
"giving" ,
"reeling off" ,
"stating" ,
"uttering" ,
"voicing" ,
"detailing" ,
"enumerating" ,
"itemizing" ,
"particularizing" ,
"baring" ,
"disclosing" ,
"divulging" ,
"exposing" ,
"letting on (about)" ,
"revealing" ,
"delineating" ,
"depicting" ,
"expressing" ,
"rendering" ,
"sketching"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"charting" ,
"chronicling" ,
"describing" ,
"reciting" ,
"recounting" ,
"rehearsing" ,
"relating" ,
"reporting" ,
"telling"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"narrow (down)" : {
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together" : {
"antonyms" : [
"decompress" ,
"expand" ,
"open" ,
"outspread" ,
"outstretch"
] ,
"examples" : [
"plans to narrow down the scope of the investigation into the government scandal"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dilate" ,
"disperse" ,
"dissipate" ,
"scatter" ,
"distend" ,
"inflate" ,
"swell"
] ,
"related" : [
"cram" ,
"crowd" ,
"jam" ,
"jam-pack" ,
"pack" ,
"abbreviate" ,
"abridge" ,
"curtail" ,
"shorten" ,
"boil down" ,
"downsize" ,
"shrink" ,
"concentrate" ,
"consolidate" ,
"simplify" ,
"streamline" ,
"decrease" ,
"diminish" ,
"lessen"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"capsule" ,
"capsulize" ,
"collapse" ,
"compact" ,
"compress" ,
"condense" ,
"constrict" ,
"constringe" ,
"contract" ,
"squeeze" ,
"telescope"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"nastily" : {
"in a mean or spiteful manner" : {
"antonyms" : [
"benevolently" ,
"benignantly" ,
"good-heartedly" ,
"kindheartedly" ,
"kindly"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the musicians were nastily harassed on social media by a string of anonymous commenters"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"affably" ,
"agreeably" ,
"amiably" ,
"cordially" ,
"genially" ,
"good-humoredly" ,
"good-naturedly" ,
"graciously" ,
"nicely" ,
"pleasantly" ,
"altruistically" ,
"humanely" ,
"considerately" ,
"feelingly" ,
"lovingly" ,
"mercifully" ,
"sensitively" ,
"softheartedly" ,
"solicitously" ,
"soulfully" ,
"thoughtfully" ,
"compassionately" ,
"sympathetically" ,
"angelically" ,
"divinely" ,
"gently" ,
"sweetly" ,
"tenderly"
] ,
"related" : [
"contemptuously" ,
"deprecatingly" ,
"disdainfully" ,
"scornfully" ,
"acrimoniously" ,
"antagonistically" ,
"caustically" ,
"envyingly" ,
"hostilely" ,
"invidiously" ,
"obnoxiously" ,
"rancorously" ,
"venomously" ,
"vindictively" ,
"vituperatively" ,
"bitterly" ,
"enviously" ,
"jealously" ,
"resentfully" ,
"balefully" ,
"caddishly" ,
"callously" ,
"cruelly" ,
"evil-mindedly" ,
"felly" ,
"hard-heartedly" ,
"heartlessly" ,
"inhumanely" ,
"kindlessly" ,
"mercilessly" ,
"pitilessly" ,
"ruthlessly" ,
"soullessly" ,
"unfeelingly" ,
"disagreeably" ,
"ill" ,
"ungraciously" ,
"unkindly" ,
"ill-naturedly" ,
"inconsiderately" ,
"insensitively" ,
"thoughtlessly" ,
"diabolically" ,
"fiendishly" ,
"misanthropically"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bitchily" ,
"cattily" ,
"despitefully" ,
"hatefully" ,
"malevolently" ,
"maliciously" ,
"malignantly" ,
"meanly" ,
"spitefully" ,
"viciously" ,
"villainously" ,
"virulently" ,
"wickedly"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"natters" : {
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a section of the park in which nannies like to gather for a relaxed natter"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"colloquies" ,
"conferences" ,
"discourses" ,
"parleys" ,
"symposia" ,
"symposiums" ,
"debates" ,
"dialogues" ,
"dialogs" ,
"exchanges" ,
"give-and-takes" ,
"crosstalk" ,
"happy talk" ,
"yaks" ,
"yacks" ,
"yammers" ,
"yaps"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"backchat" ,
"cackle" ,
"causeries" ,
"chats" ,
"chatter" ,
"chin music" ,
"chin-wag" ,
"chitchats" ,
"confabs" ,
"confabulations" ,
"gab" ,
"gabfests" ,
"gossip" ,
"jangle" ,
"jaws" ,
"palavers" ,
"patter" ,
"raps" ,
"schmoozes" ,
"small talk" ,
"table talk" ,
"talks" ,
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates"
]
} ,
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"could sit for hours nattering about nothing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"gossips" ,
"tattles" ,
"descants" ,
"discusses" ,
"expatiates" ,
"yaks" ,
"yacks" ,
"yammers" ,
"yaps"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"babbles" ,
"blabs" ,
"cackles" ,
"chaffers" ,
"chats" ,
"chatters" ,
"chins" ,
"converses" ,
"gabbles" ,
"gabs" ,
"gases" ,
"gasses" ,
"jabbers" ,
"jaws" ,
"kibitzes" ,
"kibbitzes" ,
"palavers" ,
"patters" ,
"prates" ,
"prattles" ,
"raps" ,
"rattles" ,
"runs on" ,
"schmoozes" ,
"shmoozes" ,
"talks" ,
"twitters" ,
"visits"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"natty" : {
"being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disheveled" ,
"dishevelled" ,
"frowsy" ,
"frowzy" ,
"sloppy" ,
"slovenly" ,
"unkempt"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a natty woman, she's usually impeccably dressed in tailored clothing from Europe"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"messy" ,
"mussed" ,
"rumpled" ,
"uncombed" ,
"untidy" ,
"wrinkled" ,
"shabby" ,
"sleazy" ,
"dingy" ,
"dirty" ,
"filthy" ,
"foul" ,
"grimy" ,
"grubby" ,
"nasty" ,
"scroungy" ,
"scrubby" ,
"scruffy" ,
"scuzzy" ,
"smirched" ,
"soiled" ,
"spotted" ,
"stained" ,
"sullied" ,
"unclean" ,
"dowdy" ,
"inelegant" ,
"unfashionable" ,
"unstylish"
] ,
"related" : [
"dolled up" ,
"dressy" ,
"elegant" ,
"formal" ,
"spiffed-up" ,
"orderly" ,
"tidy" ,
"\u00e0 la mode" ,
"a la mode" ,
"chic" ,
"fashionable" ,
"in" ,
"modish" ,
"stylish" ,
"careful" ,
"fastidious" ,
"fussy" ,
"meticulous" ,
"combed" ,
"groomed" ,
"clean" ,
"immaculate" ,
"pristine" ,
"spotless" ,
"squeaky-clean"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dapper" ,
"sharp" ,
"smart" ,
"snappy" ,
"spruce"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
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} ,
"nations" : {
"a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government" : {
"examples" : [
"the American people became one nation when they adopted the Constitution in 1789"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"commonwealths" ,
"countries" ,
"lands" ,
"sovereignties" ,
"sovranties" ,
"states"
] ,
"related" : [
"city-states" ,
"microstates" ,
"ministates" ,
"nation-states" ,
"domains" ,
"dominions" ,
"empires" ,
"kingdoms" ,
"realms" ,
"republics" ,
"duchies" ,
"dukedoms" ,
"emirates" ,
"principalities" ,
"seigniories" ,
"seignories" ,
"sultanates" ,
"democracies" ,
"dictatorships" ,
"monarchies" ,
"monocracies" ,
"oligarchies" ,
"sovereigns" ,
"sovrans" ,
"theocracies" ,
"client states" ,
"colonies" ,
"condominiums" ,
"condominia" ,
"dependencies" ,
"mandates" ,
"provinces" ,
"settlements" ,
"soil" ,
"trust territories" ,
"fatherlands" ,
"homelands" ,
"motherlands" ,
"great powers" ,
"powers" ,
"sea powers" ,
"superpowers" ,
"world powers" ,
"welfare states"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions" : {
"examples" : [
"an international organization dedicated to upholding the basic human rights of people from all nations"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ethnicities" ,
"nationalities" ,
"races"
] ,
"related" : [
"minorities" ,
"clans" ,
"families" ,
"folk" ,
"folks" ,
"houses" ,
"kindreds" ,
"tribes"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"naturals" : {
"a stupid person" : {
"examples" : [
"a character depicted as a natural in the novel as indicated by his unsophisticated speech habits"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"airheads" ,
"birdbrains" ,
"blockheads" ,
"boneheads" ,
"bubbleheads" ,
"chowderheads" ,
"chuckleheads" ,
"clodpolls" ,
"clodpoles" ,
"clots" ,
"clucks" ,
"clunks" ,
"cretins" ,
"cuddies" ,
"deadheads" ,
"dim bulbs" ,
"dimwits" ,
"dips" ,
"dodoes" ,
"dodos" ,
"dolts" ,
"donkeys" ,
"doofuses" ,
"dufuses" ,
"dopes" ,
"dorks" ,
"dullards" ,
"dumbbells" ,
"dumbheads" ,
"dum-dums" ,
"dummies" ,
"dummkopfs" ,
"dunces" ,
"dunderheads" ,
"fatheads" ,
"ganders" ,
"golems" ,
"goofs" ,
"goons" ,
"half-wits" ,
"hammerheads" ,
"hardheads" ,
"idiots" ,
"ignoramuses" ,
"ignorami" ,
"imbeciles" ,
"jackasses" ,
"know-nothings" ,
"knuckleheads" ,
"lamebrains" ,
"loggerheads" ,
"loons" ,
"lumps" ,
"lunkheads" ,
"meatheads" ,
"momes" ,
"morons" ,
"mugs" ,
"mutts" ,
"nimrods" ,
"nincompoops" ,
"ninnies" ,
"ninnyhammers" ,
"nits" ,
"nitwits" ,
"noddies" ,
"noodles" ,
"numskulls" ,
"numbskulls" ,
"oafs" ,
"pinheads" ,
"prats" ,
"ratbags" ,
"sapheads" ,
"schlubs" ,
"shlubs" ,
"schnooks" ,
"simpletons" ,
"stocks" ,
"stupes" ,
"stupids" ,
"thickheads" ,
"turkeys" ,
"woodenheads" ,
"yahoos" ,
"yo-yos"
] ,
"related" : [
"boobies" ,
"buffoons" ,
"fools" ,
"geese" ,
"loonies" ,
"lunatics" ,
"madmen" ,
"nuts" ,
"zanies" ,
"losers" ,
"gawks" ,
"featherbrains" ,
"scatterbrains" ,
"beasts" ,
"boors" ,
"cads" ,
"churls" ,
"clowns" ,
"creeps" ,
"curs" ,
"heels" ,
"jerks" ,
"skunks" ,
"skunk" ,
"snakes" ,
"stinkers" ,
"villains"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"intellects" ,
"intellectuals" ,
"sages" ,
"thinkers" ,
"whizzes" ,
"wizards" ,
"polymaths" ,
"Renaissance men" ,
"sharpies"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"brains" ,
"geniuses" ,
"genii"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"nailed" : {
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner" : {
"examples" : [
"the boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"banged" ,
"bashed" ,
"batted" ,
"belted" ,
"biffed" ,
"bludgeoned" ,
"bobbed" ,
"bonked" ,
"bopped" ,
"boxed" ,
"busted" ,
"bust" ,
"clapped" ,
"clapt" ,
"clipped" ,
"clobbered" ,
"clocked" ,
"clouted" ,
"cracked" ,
"hammered" ,
"hit" ,
"knocked" ,
"pasted" ,
"pounded" ,
"punched" ,
"rapped" ,
"slammed" ,
"slapped" ,
"slogged" ,
"slugged" ,
"smacked" ,
"smote" ,
"socked" ,
"struck" ,
"swatted" ,
"swiped" ,
"tagged" ,
"thumped" ,
"thwacked" ,
"walloped" ,
"whacked" ,
"whaled" ,
"zapped"
] ,
"related" : [
"battered" ,
"beat" ,
"buffeted" ,
"bunged" ,
"chopped" ,
"cuffed" ,
"drubbed" ,
"laced" ,
"lambasted" ,
"licked" ,
"mangled" ,
"mauled" ,
"pelted" ,
"peppered" ,
"pommeled" ,
"pommelled" ,
"pummeled" ,
"pummelled" ,
"roughed" ,
"scuffed" ,
"bunted" ,
"flicked" ,
"stroked" ,
"tapped" ,
"bumped" ,
"butted" ,
"jabbed" ,
"jostled" ,
"kicked" ,
"kneed" ,
"poked" ,
"prodded" ,
"pushed" ,
"shoved" ,
"stamped" ,
"bowled (down or over)" ,
"creamed" ,
"decked" ,
"dumped" ,
"felled" ,
"floored" ,
"knocked down" ,
"leveled" ,
"levelled" ,
"rabbit-punched" ,
"sucker punched" ,
"caned" ,
"clubbed" ,
"cudgeled" ,
"cudgelled" ,
"flailed" ,
"flogged" ,
"lashed" ,
"sapped" ,
"slashed" ,
"sledged" ,
"sledgehammered" ,
"speared" ,
"stabbed" ,
"switched" ,
"thrashed" ,
"whipped" ,
"beaned" ,
"brained" ,
"conked" ,
"skulled"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to make final, definite, or beyond dispute" : {
"examples" : [
"this latest infidelity nails it\u2014I'm filing for divorce"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clinched" ,
"decided" ,
"determined" ,
"settled"
] ,
"related" : [
"demonstrated" ,
"established" ,
"nailed (down)" ,
"proved" ,
"showed" ,
"affirmed" ,
"assured" ,
"ensured" ,
"insured" ,
"secured" ,
"defined" ,
"specified" ,
"stated" ,
"stipulated" ,
"clarified" ,
"cleared (up)" ,
"illuminated" ,
"concluded" ,
"ended" ,
"finished"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"confused" ,
"muddied" ,
"muddled" ,
"unsettled"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to reveal the true nature of" : {
"examples" : [
"an investigative report that nailed the teenage novelist as someone who had plagiarized the works of others"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"debunked" ,
"exposed" ,
"showed up" ,
"uncloaked" ,
"uncovered" ,
"undressed" ,
"unmasked"
] ,
"related" : [
"demolished" ,
"discredited" ,
"disproved" ,
"disclosed" ,
"divulged" ,
"told" ,
"unveiled"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"concealed" ,
"hid" ,
"secreted" ,
"veiled"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"camouflaged" ,
"cloaked" ,
"disguised" ,
"masked"
]
} ,
"to take or keep under one's control by authority of law" : {
"examples" : [
"the very first time I tried to steal anything, I got nailed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apprehended" ,
"arrested" ,
"busted" ,
"bust" ,
"collared" ,
"nabbed" ,
"nicked" ,
"picked up" ,
"pinched" ,
"pulled in" ,
"ran in" ,
"restrained" ,
"seized"
] ,
"related" : [
"bagged" ,
"captured" ,
"caught" ,
"got" ,
"grabbed" ,
"grappled" ,
"hooked" ,
"landed" ,
"snapped (up)" ,
"snared" ,
"snatched" ,
"trapped" ,
"committed" ,
"confined" ,
"detained" ,
"held" ,
"immured" ,
"imprisoned" ,
"incarcerated" ,
"interned" ,
"jailed" ,
"jugged" ,
"locked (up)" ,
"bound" ,
"enchained" ,
"fettered" ,
"handcuffed" ,
"manacled" ,
"shackled" ,
"trammeled" ,
"trammelled" ,
"rearrested" ,
"remanded"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emancipated" ,
"freed" ,
"liberated" ,
"loosed" ,
"loosened" ,
"released" ,
"sprang" ,
"sprung" ,
"unbound" ,
"unchained"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"discharged"
]
} ,
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly" : {
"examples" : [
"the running back saw the pass coming in and nailed it"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bagged" ,
"captured" ,
"caught" ,
"collared" ,
"copped" ,
"corralled" ,
"glommed" ,
"got" ,
"grabbed" ,
"grappled" ,
"hooked" ,
"landed" ,
"nabbed" ,
"netted" ,
"nobbled" ,
"rapped" ,
"seized" ,
"snagged" ,
"snapped (up)" ,
"snared" ,
"snatched" ,
"trapped"
] ,
"related" : [
"gloved" ,
"haltered" ,
"lassoed" ,
"roped" ,
"apprehended" ,
"arrested" ,
"detained" ,
"bayed" ,
"cornered" ,
"clasped" ,
"clutched" ,
"fastened (on)" ,
"fisted" ,
"grasped" ,
"gripped" ,
"held" ,
"latched (on or onto)" ,
"secured" ,
"rent" ,
"rended" ,
"wrested" ,
"enmeshed" ,
"immeshed" ,
"ensnared" ,
"entangled" ,
"entrapped" ,
"meshed" ,
"abducted" ,
"kidnapped" ,
"kidnaped" ,
"spirited (away or off)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discharged" ,
"freed" ,
"liberated" ,
"released" ,
"dropped" ,
"loosened" ,
"unhanded"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"missed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"nappies" : {
"as in beers , brews" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"nab" : {
"to take or keep under one's control by authority of law" : {
"examples" : [
"the officer nabbed the purse snatcher before he could escape"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apprehend" ,
"arrest" ,
"bust" ,
"collar" ,
"nail" ,
"nick" ,
"pick up" ,
"pinch" ,
"pull in" ,
"restrain" ,
"run in" ,
"seize"
] ,
"related" : [
"bag" ,
"capture" ,
"catch" ,
"get" ,
"grab" ,
"grapple" ,
"hook" ,
"land" ,
"snap (up)" ,
"snare" ,
"snatch" ,
"trap" ,
"commit" ,
"confine" ,
"detain" ,
"hold" ,
"immure" ,
"imprison" ,
"incarcerate" ,
"intern" ,
"jail" ,
"jug" ,
"lock (up)" ,
"bind" ,
"enchain" ,
"fetter" ,
"handcuff" ,
"manacle" ,
"shackle" ,
"trammel" ,
"rearrest" ,
"remand"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emancipate" ,
"free" ,
"liberate" ,
"loose" ,
"loosen" ,
"release" ,
"spring" ,
"unbind" ,
"unchain"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"discharge"
]
} ,
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly" : {
"examples" : [
"a pickpocket nabbed my wallet"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bag" ,
"capture" ,
"catch" ,
"collar" ,
"cop" ,
"corral" ,
"get" ,
"glom" ,
"grab" ,
"grapple" ,
"hook" ,
"land" ,
"nail" ,
"net" ,
"nobble" ,
"rap" ,
"seize" ,
"snag" ,
"snap (up)" ,
"snare" ,
"snatch" ,
"trap"
] ,
"related" : [
"glove" ,
"halter" ,
"lasso" ,
"rope" ,
"apprehend" ,
"arrest" ,
"detain" ,
"bay" ,
"corner" ,
"clasp" ,
"clutch" ,
"fasten (on)" ,
"fist" ,
"grasp" ,
"grip" ,
"hold" ,
"latch (on or onto)" ,
"secure" ,
"rend" ,
"wrest" ,
"enmesh" ,
"immesh" ,
"ensnare" ,
"entangle" ,
"entrap" ,
"mesh" ,
"abduct" ,
"kidnap" ,
"spirit (away or off)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discharge" ,
"free" ,
"liberate" ,
"release" ,
"drop" ,
"loosen" ,
"unhand"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"miss"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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} ,
"nay" : {
"not merely this but also" : {
"examples" : [
"I was angry\u2014 nay , furious\u2014at the way they were treating that poor dog"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"even" ,
"indeed" ,
"truly" ,
"verily" ,
"yea"
] ,
"related" : [
"assuredly" ,
"certainly" ,
"decidedly" ,
"definitely" ,
"doubtless" ,
"incontestably" ,
"incontrovertibly" ,
"indisputably" ,
"positively" ,
"really" ,
"surely" ,
"undeniably" ,
"undoubtedly" ,
"unquestionably"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a vote or decision against something" : {
"examples" : [
"when the votes were tallied, it was 241 yeas and 54 nays"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"negative" ,
"no" ,
"non placet"
] ,
"related" : [
"con" ,
"blackball" ,
"veto" ,
"denial" ,
"negation" ,
"refusal"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"pro" ,
"acceptance" ,
"approval" ,
"grace"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"positive" ,
"yea" ,
"yes"
]
} ,
"an unwillingness to grant something asked for" : {
"examples" : [
"gave a resounding nay to the request for a mixed-company camping trip"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"declination" ,
"denial" ,
"disallowance" ,
"no" ,
"nonacceptance" ,
"refusal" ,
"rejection" ,
"turndown"
] ,
"related" : [
"rebuff" ,
"repudiation" ,
"repulse" ,
"spurn" ,
"negative" ,
"ban" ,
"injunction" ,
"veto" ,
"deterrence" ,
"discouragement" ,
"repression" ,
"suppression"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acceptance" ,
"accession" ,
"acquiescence" ,
"agreement" ,
"assent" ,
"authorization" ,
"clearance" ,
"concurrence" ,
"consent" ,
"leave" ,
"license" ,
"licence" ,
"permission" ,
"sanction" ,
"sufferance" ,
"imprimatur" ,
"seal" ,
"signature" ,
"stamp"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"allowance" ,
"approval" ,
"grant" ,
"OK" ,
"okay"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"nabobs" : {
"one of high position or importance within a group" : {
"examples" : [
"dressed conservatively so as to make a good impression with the nabobs on the co-op's board"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"big boys" ,
"big cheeses" ,
"bigfeet" ,
"bigfoots" ,
"biggies" ,
"big guns" ,
"big leaguers" ,
"bigs" ,
"big shots" ,
"big-timers" ,
"big wheels" ,
"bigwigs" ,
"fat cats" ,
"heavies" ,
"heavy hitters" ,
"heavyweights" ,
"high-muck-a-mucks" ,
"high-muckety-mucks" ,
"honchos" ,
"kahunas" ,
"kingfish" ,
"kingpins" ,
"major leaguers" ,
"muckety-mucks" ,
"muck-a-mucks" ,
"mucky-mucks" ,
"nawabs" ,
"nibs" ,
"nobs" ,
"pooh-bahs" ,
"poo-bahs" ,
"wheels"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"barons" ,
"czars" ,
"tsars" ,
"tzars" ,
"kings" ,
"lions" ,
"magnates" ,
"moguls" ,
"princes" ,
"princesses" ,
"queens" ,
"tycoons" ,
"VIPs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"inferiors" ,
"subordinates" ,
"underlings" ,
"mediocrities" ,
"obscurities"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"lightweights" ,
"nobodies" ,
"nonentities" ,
"shrimp" ,
"shrimps" ,
"twerps" ,
"whippersnappers" ,
"zeros" ,
"zeroes" ,
"zilches"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"naming" : {
"as in nomination , assignment" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"appointment" ,
"assignment" ,
"designation" ,
"nomination" ,
"option" ,
"decision" ,
"choice" ,
"choosing" ,
"election" ,
"picking" ,
"selecting" ,
"selection"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to give a name to" : {
"examples" : [
"decided to name her new puppy \"Bubbles\""
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baptizing" ,
"baptising" ,
"calling" ,
"christening" ,
"cleping" ,
"denominating" ,
"designating" ,
"dubbing" ,
"entitling" ,
"labeling" ,
"labelling" ,
"nominating" ,
"styling" ,
"terming" ,
"titling"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"branding" ,
"stigmatizing" ,
"tagging" ,
"denoting" ,
"specifying" ,
"miscalling" ,
"misnaming" ,
"mistitling" ,
"code-naming" ,
"nicknaming" ,
"rechristening" ,
"relabeling" ,
"relabelling" ,
"renaming" ,
"surnaming"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically" : {
"examples" : [
"I don't want to name anyone in particular, but someone in this room fiddled with my car's radio"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adverting (to)" ,
"citing" ,
"dropping" ,
"instancing" ,
"mentioning" ,
"noticing" ,
"noting" ,
"quoting" ,
"referring (to)" ,
"specifying" ,
"touching (on or upon)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"alluding (to)" ,
"hinting (at)" ,
"implying" ,
"indicating" ,
"inferring" ,
"intending" ,
"intimating" ,
"suggesting" ,
"pointing (out)" ,
"signaling" ,
"signalling" ,
"signifying" ,
"denominating" ,
"designating" ,
"indicating" ,
"bringing up" ,
"broaching" ,
"interjecting" ,
"interpolating" ,
"interposing" ,
"introducing" ,
"infiltrating" ,
"insinuating" ,
"worming" ,
"advertising" ,
"announcing" ,
"broadcasting" ,
"declaring" ,
"proclaiming" ,
"pronouncing" ,
"publicizing" ,
"publishing" ,
"sounding" ,
"clarifying" ,
"clearing (up)" ,
"elucidating" ,
"explaining" ,
"explicating" ,
"spelling out"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disregarding" ,
"forgetting" ,
"ignoring" ,
"neglecting" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overpassing" ,
"passing over" ,
"slighting"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty" : {
"examples" : [
"was named the provost of the university"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appointing" ,
"assigning" ,
"attaching" ,
"commissioning" ,
"constituting" ,
"designating" ,
"detailing" ,
"nominating" ,
"placing"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"authorizing" ,
"delegating" ,
"deputing" ,
"deputizing" ,
"anointing" ,
"consecrating" ,
"creating" ,
"inaugurating" ,
"inducting" ,
"installing" ,
"instating" ,
"instituting" ,
"investing" ,
"making" ,
"ordaining" ,
"crowning" ,
"enthroning" ,
"throning" ,
"choosing" ,
"destining" ,
"drafting" ,
"electing" ,
"handpicking" ,
"selecting" ,
"singling (out)" ,
"voting (in)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blackballing" ,
"deposing" ,
"dethroning" ,
"displacing" ,
"ejecting" ,
"evicting" ,
"ousting" ,
"overthrowing" ,
"removing" ,
"throwing out" ,
"uncrowning" ,
"unmaking" ,
"unseating"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"discharging" ,
"dismissing" ,
"expelling" ,
"firing"
]
} ,
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities" : {
"examples" : [
"you don't like my offer? Just name your price"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cherry-picking" ,
"choosing" ,
"culling" ,
"electing" ,
"handpicking" ,
"opting (for)" ,
"picking" ,
"preferring" ,
"selecting" ,
"singling (out)" ,
"tagging" ,
"taking"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"preselecting" ,
"appointing" ,
"designating" ,
"fixing" ,
"marking" ,
"nominating" ,
"setting" ,
"tabbing" ,
"tapping" ,
"accepting" ,
"adopting" ,
"embracing" ,
"espousing" ,
"settling (on or upon)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disapproving" ,
"negativing" ,
"repudiating" ,
"spurning" ,
"discarding" ,
"jettisoning" ,
"throwing away" ,
"throwing out"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"declining" ,
"refusing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"turning down"
]
} ,
"to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority" : {
"examples" : [
"you name the date and I'll make sure I'm there"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appointing" ,
"designating" ,
"fixing" ,
"setting"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"adopting" ,
"assigning" ,
"choosing" ,
"determining" ,
"establishing" ,
"opting (for)" ,
"picking" ,
"pinning (down)" ,
"preferring" ,
"selecting" ,
"settling" ,
"singling (out)" ,
"specifying" ,
"arranging" ,
"coordinating" ,
"orchestrating" ,
"advertising" ,
"announcing" ,
"declaring" ,
"publishing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration" : {
"examples" : [
"they finally named a date for the wedding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"choosing" ,
"concluding" ,
"deciding" ,
"determining" ,
"figuring" ,
"opting" ,
"resolving" ,
"settling (on or upon)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"decreeing" ,
"ruling" ,
"culling" ,
"electing" ,
"handpicking" ,
"picking" ,
"preferring" ,
"selecting" ,
"singling (out)" ,
"adjudging" ,
"adjudicating" ,
"arbitrating" ,
"finding" ,
"judging" ,
"refereeing" ,
"ruling (on)" ,
"umpiring" ,
"chewing over" ,
"cogitating" ,
"considering" ,
"contemplating" ,
"debating" ,
"deliberating" ,
"entertaining" ,
"meditating" ,
"mulling (over)" ,
"pondering" ,
"questioning" ,
"ruminating" ,
"studying" ,
"thinking (about or over)" ,
"weighing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abstaining" ,
"declining" ,
"refusing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"turning down" ,
"delaying" ,
"halting" ,
"hesitating" ,
"stalling" ,
"temporizing" ,
"shilly-shallying" ,
"vacillating" ,
"waffling" ,
"wavering"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"nativities" : {
"the act or instance of being born" : {
"examples" : [
"my father and grandparents were proud observers of my nativity"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"births" ,
"genitures"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"creations" ,
"geneses" ,
"nascencies" ,
"originations" ,
"rises" ,
"accouchements" ,
"bearings" ,
"childbearings" ,
"labors" ,
"parturitions" ,
"breedings" ,
"generations" ,
"parentings" ,
"reproductions" ,
"fatherhoods" ,
"maternities" ,
"motherhoods" ,
"parenthoods" ,
"paternities"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abortions" ,
"miscarriages" ,
"stillbirths"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"naturalizes" : {
"as in domesticates" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"domesticates" ,
"adopts" ,
"borrows" ,
"embraces" ,
"espouses" ,
"takes on" ,
"takes up" ,
"appropriates" ,
"arrogates" ,
"takes over" ,
"usurps" ,
"absorbs" ,
"assimilates" ,
"incorporates" ,
"quotes" ,
"cherishes" ,
"prizes" ,
"treasures" ,
"cultivates" ,
"follows" ,
"heeds" ,
"honors" ,
"uses" ,
"utilizes" ,
"brings up" ,
"fosters" ,
"nurtures" ,
"raises" ,
"rears" ,
"affects" ,
"assumes" ,
"copies" ,
"imitates" ,
"pretends" ,
"puts on" ,
"simulates"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abandons" ,
"forsakes" ,
"gives up" ,
"relinquishes" ,
"surrenders" ,
"abjures" ,
"abnegates" ,
"disowns" ,
"rejects" ,
"renounces" ,
"repudiates" ,
"spurns" ,
"discards" ,
"jettisons" ,
"junks" ,
"throws away" ,
"throws out"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in accustoms , familiarizes" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"accustoms" ,
"familiarizes" ,
"habituates" ,
"acclimates" ,
"acclimatizes" ,
"accommodates" ,
"adapts" ,
"adjusts" ,
"breaks in" ,
"orientates" ,
"orients" ,
"shapes" ,
"fortifies" ,
"hardens" ,
"inures" ,
"shapes up" ,
"steels" ,
"strengthens" ,
"toughens" ,
"fits" ,
"habilitates" ,
"prepares" ,
"readies" ,
"conditions" ,
"seasons" ,
"trains"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"navvy" : {
"as in hack , laborer" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"drudge" ,
"gandy dancer" ,
"grub" ,
"hack" ,
"jobber" ,
"laborer" ,
"toiler" ,
"assistant" ,
"cog" ,
"flunky" ,
"flunkey" ,
"flunkie" ,
"subordinate" ,
"underling" ,
"yes-man" ,
"nine-to-fiver" ,
"wage earner" ,
"wage slave" ,
"wageworker" ,
"workingman" ,
"workingwoman" ,
"workman" ,
"workwoman" ,
"employee" ,
"employe" ,
"hand" ,
"hireling" ,
"jobholder" ,
"retainer" ,
"worker" ,
"associate" ,
"colleague" ,
"coworker" ,
"temp" ,
"temporary"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"employer" ,
"gaffer" ,
"boss" ,
"superior" ,
"supervisor"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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}
}
