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{
"tacked":{
"as in zigzagged":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"zigzagged",
"detoured",
"deviated",
"diverged",
"sheered",
"swerved",
"swung",
"turned",
"turned off",
"veered",
"wheeled",
"doubled (back)",
"turned back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in tied , stuck":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adhered",
"bolted",
"cinched",
"clamped",
"clasped",
"clenched",
"clinched",
"clipped",
"glued",
"harnessed",
"hasped",
"hung",
"hanged",
"laced",
"lashed",
"latched",
"nailed",
"pasted",
"pinned",
"plastered",
"riveted",
"screwed",
"shackled",
"stapled",
"strapped",
"stuck",
"tackled",
"tied",
"toggled",
"yoked",
"affixed",
"attached",
"bent",
"fastened",
"fixed",
"coapted",
"connected",
"joined",
"linked",
"united",
"reaffixed",
"reattached",
"refastened",
"refixed",
"resecured",
"battened",
"belayed",
"buttoned",
"did up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detached",
"undid",
"unfastened",
"unhooked",
"broke up",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"disjointed",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"separated",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unlinked",
"unyoked",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"unbound",
"unfixed",
"unlashed",
"untied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tactic":{
"something done to achieve a particular goal":{
"examples":[
"Toddlers use a lot of different tactics to try to get what they want."
],
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"means",
"method",
"technique",
"way",
"arrangement",
"blueprint",
"design",
"game",
"game plan",
"ground plan",
"master plan",
"plan",
"program",
"project",
"road map",
"scheme",
"strategy",
"system",
"procedure",
"protocol",
"measure",
"move",
"operation",
"proceeding",
"step",
"act",
"action",
"deed",
"doing",
"exploit",
"feat",
"thing",
"contrivance",
"device",
"gambit",
"maneuver",
"ruse",
"stratagem",
"subterfuge",
"trick"
],
"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tactless":{
"showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations":{
"examples":[
"made a tactless remark about how the apartment had that \"lived-in\" look"
],
"synonyms":[
"brash",
"graceless",
"ill-advised",
"imprudent",
"inadvisable",
"indelicate",
"indiscreet",
"injudicious",
"undiplomatic",
"unwise"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"dumb",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"moronic",
"stupid",
"careless",
"heedless",
"inconsiderate",
"mindless",
"thoughtless",
"ill-mannered",
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"indecorous",
"unbecoming",
"uncivil",
"unseemly",
"foolish",
"harebrained",
"nonsensical",
"preposterous",
"senseless",
"silly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intelligent",
"logical",
"rational",
"sensible",
"smart",
"sound",
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"civil",
"decorous",
"proper",
"seemly",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient"
],
"antonyms":[
"advisable",
"discreet",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"tactful",
"wise"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tactics":{
"the means or procedure for doing something":{
"examples":[
"refused to stoop to dishonest tactics to win election to the town council"
],
"synonyms":[
"approach",
"fashion",
"form",
"how",
"manner",
"method",
"methodology",
"recipe",
"strategy",
"style",
"system",
"tack",
"technique",
"way"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mode",
"modus operandi",
"blueprint",
"design",
"game",
"game plan",
"ground plan",
"intrigue",
"layout",
"line",
"model",
"plan",
"plot",
"program",
"route",
"scheme",
"expedient",
"move",
"shift",
"step",
"practice",
"practise",
"process",
"routine",
"policy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"taciturn":{
"tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)":{
"examples":[
"a taciturn man, he almost never initiates a conversation"
],
"synonyms":[
"closemouthed",
"dumb",
"laconic",
"reserved",
"reticent",
"silent",
"tight-lipped",
"uncommunicative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aloof",
"indrawn",
"inhibited",
"introverted",
"restrained",
"sedate",
"self-contained",
"sober",
"staid",
"backward",
"bashful",
"coy",
"demure",
"diffident",
"modest",
"retiring",
"self-effacing",
"sheepish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"free-spoken",
"outspoken",
"vocal",
"gossipy",
"talebearing",
"diffuse",
"long-winded",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy",
"wordy",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"sociable"
],
"antonyms":[
"blabby",
"chatty",
"communicative",
"conversational",
"gabby",
"garrulous",
"loquacious",
"motormouthed",
"mouthy",
"talkative",
"talky",
"unreserved"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tacked (on)":{
"to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{
"examples":[
"the ticket agency tacked on a hefty surcharge to what was already a hefty price for the theater tickets"
],
"synonyms":[
"added",
"adjoined",
"annexed",
"appended",
"subjoined"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affixed",
"attached",
"fastened",
"fixed",
"grafted",
"hitched",
"tagged",
"tied",
"infused",
"injected",
"inserted",
"interfused",
"introduced",
"aggrandized",
"amplified",
"augmented",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"compounded",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"extended",
"increased",
"multiplied",
"raised",
"swelled (up)",
"elongated",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"complemented",
"supplemented",
"supplied",
"enforced",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"maximized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detached",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"separated",
"unfastened",
"amputated",
"cut",
"excised",
"lopped (off)",
"severed",
"contracted",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"cut back",
"retrenched"
],
"antonyms":[
"abated",
"bated",
"deducted",
"knocked off",
"removed",
"subtracted",
"took off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tack (on)":{
"to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{
"examples":[
"the ticket agency tacked on a hefty surcharge to what was already a hefty price for the theater tickets"
],
"synonyms":[
"add",
"adjoin",
"annex",
"append",
"subjoin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affix",
"attach",
"fasten",
"fix",
"graft",
"hitch",
"tag",
"tie",
"infuse",
"inject",
"insert",
"interfuse",
"introduce",
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"compound",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"increase",
"multiply",
"raise",
"swell (up)",
"elongate",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"complement",
"supplement",
"supply",
"enforce",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"maximize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detach",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"separate",
"unfasten",
"amputate",
"cut",
"excise",
"lop (off)",
"sever",
"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce",
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"shorten",
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"cut back",
"retrench"
],
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"bate",
"deduct",
"knock off",
"remove",
"subtract",
"take off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tacked (up)":{
"as in nailed , plastered":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nailed",
"plastered",
"placarded",
"posted",
"advertised",
"announced",
"billed",
"blazed",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"called",
"declared",
"proclaimed",
"promulgated",
"publicized",
"published"
],
"near antonyms":[
"removed",
"took down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tactful":{
"having or showing tact":{
"examples":[
"tried to be tactful when asked to critique her friend's singing"
],
"synonyms":[
"diplomatic",
"politic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considerate",
"courteous",
"delicate",
"graceful",
"gracious",
"thoughtful",
"civil",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"charming",
"gallant",
"genteel",
"suave",
"deferential",
"dutiful",
"regardful",
"respectful",
"affable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"kind",
"kindhearted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discourteous",
"inconsiderate",
"indelicate",
"thoughtless",
"ungracious",
"ill-bred",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"uncalled-for",
"uncivil",
"unhandsome",
"unmannered",
"unmannerly",
"boorish",
"brash",
"brassy",
"caddish",
"churlish",
"clodhopping",
"clownish",
"loutish",
"uncouth",
"disregardful",
"disrespectful",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"rude"
],
"antonyms":[
"gauche",
"impolitic",
"tactless",
"undiplomatic",
"untactful"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tacks (up)":{
"as in nails , plasters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nails",
"plasters",
"placards",
"posts",
"advertises",
"announces",
"bills",
"blazes",
"broadcasts",
"calls",
"declares",
"proclaims",
"promulgates",
"publicizes",
"publishes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"removes",
"takes down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tack (up)":{
"as in nail , plaster":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nail",
"plaster",
"placard",
"post",
"advertise",
"announce",
"bill",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"call",
"declare",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"remove",
"take down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tacking (up)":{
"as in nailing , plastering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nailing",
"plastering",
"placarding",
"posting",
"advertising",
"announcing",
"billing",
"blazing",
"broadcasting",
"calling",
"declaring",
"proclaiming",
"promulgating",
"publicizing",
"publishing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"removing",
"taking down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tacit":{
"understood although not put into words":{
"examples":[
"we have a tacit agreement that if I wash the dishes, she dries them and puts them away"
],
"synonyms":[
"implicit",
"implied",
"unexpressed",
"unspoken",
"unvoiced",
"wordless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inferred",
"presumed",
"construed",
"interpreted",
"unannounced",
"undeclared",
"unsaid",
"untold",
"hinted",
"insinuated",
"intimated",
"suggested"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apparent",
"blatant",
"evident",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"plain",
"straightforward",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
"antonyms":[
"explicit",
"express",
"expressed",
"spoken",
"stated",
"voiced"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"taciturnity":{
"as in reserve , reticency":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reserve",
"reticence",
"reticency",
"inarticulacy",
"inarticulateness",
"voicelessness",
"dumbness",
"muteness",
"silence",
"speechlessness",
"stillness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"communication",
"speaking",
"talking",
"eloquence",
"fluency",
"volubility",
"chattiness",
"garrulousness",
"loquaciousness",
"loquacity",
"talkativeness",
"talkiness",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordiness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tacky":{
"marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste":{
"examples":[
"it was tacky to wear sneakers to the wedding",
"tacky plastic flowers"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheesy",
"dowdy",
"inelegant",
"styleless",
"tasteless",
"ticky-tacky",
"ticky-tack",
"trashy",
"unfashionable",
"unstylish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"graceless",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"unbecoming",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable",
"wrong",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9",
"coarse",
"crude",
"unrefined",
"vulgar",
"cheap",
"common",
"inferior",
"junky",
"lousy",
"low-grade",
"second-rate",
"shoddy",
"sleazy",
"tawdry",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"grotesque",
"kitsch",
"kitschy",
"loud",
"ostentatious",
"overdone",
"showy",
"splashy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"correct",
"fitting",
"proper",
"right",
"seemly",
"suitable",
"conservative",
"genteel",
"handsome",
"neat",
"quiet",
"refined",
"restrained",
"simple",
"understated",
"contemporary",
"modern",
"up-to-date",
"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"happening",
"in",
"modish",
"swank",
"swanky"
],
"antonyms":[
"chic",
"classic",
"classy",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"fashionable",
"fine",
"posh",
"ritzy",
"smart",
"sophisticated",
"stylish",
"tasteful"
]
},
"showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{
"examples":[
"a tacky old couch that needed new upholstery"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat-up",
"bombed-out",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"mean",
"miserable",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"run-down",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tumbledown"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandoned",
"unkept",
"desolate",
"forlorn",
"godforsaken",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"tired",
"worn-out",
"bedraggled",
"dingy",
"ragged",
"tattered",
"decaying",
"deteriorated",
"deteriorating",
"rackety",
"ramshackle",
"rattletrap",
"rickety",
"broken",
"damaged",
"destroyed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"ruined",
"wrecked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"fresh",
"new",
"cared-for",
"kept-up",
"maintained",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"smart",
"spiffy",
"spruce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"tending to adhere to objects upon contact":{
"examples":[
"don't touch the walls while the fresh paint is still tacky"
],
"synonyms":[
"adherent",
"adhesive",
"clingy",
"gluey",
"glutinous",
"gummy",
"sticky",
"tenacious",
"viscid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gelatinous",
"gooey",
"ropy",
"ropey",
"syrupy",
"viscous",
"pitchy",
"tarry"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonviscous"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonadhesive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tackle":{
"items needed for the performance of a task or activity":{
"examples":[
"grabbed my fishing tackle and headed out early one morning"
],
"synonyms":[
"accoutrements",
"accouterments",
"apparatus",
"equipment",
"gear",
"hardware",
"kit",
"material(s)",
"mat\u00e9riel",
"materiel",
"outfit",
"paraphernalia",
"stuff"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessories",
"appurtenances",
"attachments",
"fittings",
"baggage",
"belongings",
"impedimenta",
"appliances",
"facilities",
"instruments",
"machinery",
"tools",
"apparel",
"attire",
"habiliments",
"raiment",
"trappings",
"armamentarium",
"armory",
"arsenal",
"battery",
"assets",
"resources"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom"
],
"synonyms":[
"attack",
"dive (into)",
"wade (in or into)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"address",
"approach",
"face",
"buckle (down to)",
"concentrate (on)",
"focus (on)",
"knuckle down (to)",
"zero (in on)",
"fall (to)",
"pitch in",
"plunge (in)",
"settle (down)",
"pursue",
"take up",
"undertake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"evade",
"shun",
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"fiddle (around)",
"fool",
"idle",
"lag",
"mess",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"poke",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tact":{
"the ability to deal with others in touchy situations without offending them":{
"examples":[
"with supreme tact , Isabel suggested to her neighbor that her flower garden was probably not the best place for his dog to use as a bathroom"
],
"synonyms":[
"diplomacy",
"tactfulness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"delicacy",
"graciousness",
"sensitivity",
"thoughtfulness",
"civility",
"etiquette",
"mannerliness",
"manners",
"politeness",
"charm",
"gallantry",
"gentility",
"grace",
"gracefulness",
"poise",
"savoir faire",
"suaveness",
"suavity",
"adroitness",
"deftness",
"dexterity",
"finesse",
"deference",
"regard",
"respect"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discourteousness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"indelicacy",
"thoughtlessness",
"ungraciousness",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"boorishness",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"loutishness",
"awkwardness",
"gaucheness",
"gracelessness",
"maladroitness",
"disregard",
"disrespect",
"disrespectfulness",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"rudeness"
],
"antonyms":[
"clumsiness",
"insensitivity",
"tactlessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tacking":{
"as in zigzagging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"zigzagging",
"detouring",
"deviating",
"diverging",
"sheering",
"swerving",
"swinging",
"turning",
"turning off",
"veering",
"wheeling",
"doubling (back)",
"turning back"
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"pinning",
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"riveting",
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"reattaching",
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"belaying",
"buttoning",
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"detaching",
"undoing",
"unfastening",
"unhooking",
"breaking up",
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"disjoining",
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"splitting",
"sundering",
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"unlinking",
"unyoking",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"unbinding",
"unfixing",
"unlashing",
"untying",
"untieing"
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"the ticket agency tacked on a hefty surcharge to what was already a hefty price for the theater tickets"
],
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"appends",
"subjoins"
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"tags",
"ties",
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"disjoins",
"separates",
"unfastens",
"amputates",
"cuts",
"excises",
"lops (off)",
"severs",
"contracts",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces",
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"curtails",
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"condenses",
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"retrenches"
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"bates",
"deducts",
"knocks off",
"removes",
"subtracts",
"takes off"
]
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"verb"
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},
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"made the tactical move of becoming friendly with the journalism teacher, hoping that this would get him appointed editor of the school newspaper"
],
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"advisable",
"desirable",
"expedient",
"judicious",
"politic",
"prudent",
"wise"
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"beneficial",
"profitable",
"useful",
"utilitarian",
"feasible",
"possible",
"practicable",
"practical",
"opportune",
"seasonable",
"timely",
"opportunistic",
"self-seeking"
],
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"impractical",
"profitless",
"unfeasible",
"unprofitable",
"inopportune",
"unseasonable",
"untimely"
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"impolitic",
"imprudent",
"inadvisable",
"inexpedient",
"injudicious",
"unwise"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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},
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"to start work on energetically":{
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"once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom"
],
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"dove (into)",
"waded (in or into)"
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"faced",
"buckled (down to)",
"concentrated (on)",
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"zeroed (in on)",
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"settled (down)",
"pursued",
"took up",
"undertook"
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"avoided",
"evaded",
"shunned",
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"fiddled (around)",
"fooled",
"idled",
"lagged",
"messed",
"monkeyed (around)",
"played",
"poked",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled"
],
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},
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"verb"
]
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},
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"kitsch",
"insensitiveness",
"insensitivity",
"thoughtlessness",
"artlessness",
"gracelessness",
"inelegance",
"unsophistication",
"boorishness",
"brutishness",
"churlishness",
"clownishness",
"loutishness",
"rowdiness",
"rusticity",
"uncouthness",
"coarseness",
"commonness",
"crassness",
"crudeness",
"crudity",
"grossness",
"indelicacy",
"indelicateness",
"lowness",
"raffishness",
"rawness",
"roughness",
"rudeness",
"tastelessness",
"vulgarity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cultivation",
"genteelness",
"gentility",
"polish",
"refinement",
"tastefulness",
"courtliness",
"urbanity",
"elegance",
"grace",
"graciousness",
"consideration",
"sensitivity",
"thoughtfulness"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{
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"the ticket agency tacked on a hefty surcharge to what was already a hefty price for the theater tickets"
],
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"adding",
"adjoining",
"annexing",
"appending",
"subjoining"
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"affixing",
"attaching",
"fastening",
"fixing",
"grafting",
"hitching",
"tagging",
"tying",
"tieing",
"infusing",
"injecting",
"inserting",
"interfusing",
"introducing",
"aggrandizing",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"compounding",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"extending",
"increasing",
"multiplying",
"raising",
"swelling (up)",
"elongating",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"supplying",
"enforcing",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"maximizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detaching",
"disconnecting",
"disjoining",
"separating",
"unfastening",
"amputating",
"cutting",
"excising",
"lopping (off)",
"severing",
"contracting",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"curtailing",
"shortening",
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"cutting back",
"retrenching"
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"abating",
"bating",
"deducting",
"knocking off",
"removing",
"subtracting",
"taking off"
]
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"verb"
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"the means or procedure for doing something":{
"examples":[
"this clearly isn't working, so let's take a different tack in trying to solve the problem"
],
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"approach",
"fashion",
"form",
"how",
"manner",
"method",
"methodology",
"recipe",
"strategy",
"style",
"system",
"tactics",
"technique",
"way"
],
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"mode",
"modus operandi",
"blueprint",
"design",
"game",
"game plan",
"ground plan",
"intrigue",
"layout",
"line",
"model",
"plan",
"plot",
"program",
"route",
"scheme",
"expedient",
"move",
"shift",
"step",
"practice",
"practise",
"process",
"routine",
"policy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"zigzag",
"detour",
"deviate",
"diverge",
"sheer",
"swerve",
"swing",
"turn",
"turn off",
"veer",
"wheel",
"double (back)",
"turn back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
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"as in tie , stick":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adhere",
"bolt",
"cinch",
"clamp",
"clasp",
"clench",
"clinch",
"clip",
"glue",
"hang",
"harness",
"hasp",
"lace",
"lash",
"latch",
"nail",
"paste",
"pin",
"plaster",
"rivet",
"screw",
"shackle",
"staple",
"stick",
"strap",
"tackle",
"tie",
"toggle",
"yoke",
"affix",
"attach",
"bend",
"fasten",
"fix",
"coapt",
"connect",
"join",
"link",
"unite",
"reaffix",
"reattach",
"refasten",
"refix",
"resecure",
"batten",
"belay",
"button",
"do up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detach",
"undo",
"unfasten",
"unhook",
"break up",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke",
"loose",
"loosen",
"unbind",
"unfix",
"unlash",
"untie"
],
"antonyms":[]
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tactfulness":{
"the ability to deal with others in touchy situations without offending them":{
"examples":[
"the tactfulness with which the secretary of state handled the diplomatic crisis was commendable"
],
"synonyms":[
"diplomacy",
"tact"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"delicacy",
"graciousness",
"sensitivity",
"thoughtfulness",
"civility",
"etiquette",
"mannerliness",
"manners",
"politeness",
"charm",
"gallantry",
"gentility",
"grace",
"gracefulness",
"poise",
"savoir faire",
"suaveness",
"suavity",
"adroitness",
"deftness",
"dexterity",
"finesse",
"deference",
"regard",
"respect"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discourteousness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"indelicacy",
"thoughtlessness",
"ungraciousness",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"boorishness",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"loutishness",
"awkwardness",
"gaucheness",
"gracelessness",
"maladroitness",
"disregard",
"disrespect",
"disrespectfulness",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"rudeness"
],
"antonyms":[
"clumsiness",
"insensitivity",
"tactlessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in politely , diplomatically":{
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"civilly",
"courteously",
"diplomatically",
"politely",
"long-windedly",
"verbosely",
"wordily",
"deceitfully",
"mendaciously",
"untruthfully",
"erroneously",
"fallaciously",
"falsely",
"hypocritically",
"insincerely",
"ambiguously",
"circuitously",
"equivocally",
"evasively",
"indirectly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"directly",
"forthrightly",
"foursquare",
"plain",
"plainly",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"straightforwards",
"straightforwardly",
"baldly",
"bluffly",
"candidly",
"frankly",
"honestly",
"openheartedly",
"openly",
"unguardedly",
"unreservedly",
"artlessly",
"earnestly",
"simply",
"sincerely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
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"tacks":{
"the means or procedure for doing something":{
"examples":[
"this clearly isn't working, so let's take a different tack in trying to solve the problem"
],
"synonyms":[
"approaches",
"fashions",
"forms",
"hows",
"manners",
"methodologies",
"methods",
"recipes",
"strategies",
"styles",
"systems",
"tactics",
"techniques",
"ways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"modes",
"modi operandi",
"blueprints",
"designs",
"game plans",
"games",
"ground plans",
"intrigues",
"layouts",
"lines",
"models",
"plans",
"plots",
"programs",
"routes",
"schemes",
"expedients",
"moves",
"shifts",
"steps",
"practices",
"practises",
"processes",
"routines",
"policies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
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"as in zigzags":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"zigzags",
"detours",
"deviates",
"diverges",
"sheers",
"swerves",
"swings",
"turns",
"turns off",
"veers",
"wheels",
"doubles (back)",
"turns back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ties , sticks":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"adheres",
"bolts",
"cinches",
"clamps",
"clasps",
"clenches",
"clinches",
"clips",
"glues",
"hangs",
"harnesses",
"hasps",
"laces",
"lashes",
"latches",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pins",
"plasters",
"rivets",
"screws",
"shackles",
"staples",
"sticks",
"straps",
"tackles",
"ties",
"toggles",
"yokes",
"affixes",
"attaches",
"bends",
"fastens",
"fixes",
"coapts",
"connects",
"joins",
"links",
"unites",
"reaffixes",
"reattaches",
"refastens",
"refixes",
"resecures",
"battens",
"belays",
"buttons",
"does up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detaches",
"undoes",
"unfastens",
"unhooks",
"breaks up",
"disconnects",
"disjoins",
"disjoints",
"dissevers",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divides",
"divorces",
"parts",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders",
"uncouples",
"unlinks",
"unyokes",
"loosens",
"looses",
"unbinds",
"unfixes",
"unlashes",
"unties"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tactlessness":{
"as in rudeness , discourtesy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cuteness",
"discourtesy",
"disrespect",
"guff",
"impoliteness",
"nonsense",
"rudeness",
"comeback",
"rejoinder",
"retort",
"riposte",
"wisecrack",
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brazenness",
"backchat",
"back talk",
"cheek",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"mouth",
"sass",
"sauce",
"coarseness",
"crassness",
"crudity",
"vulgarity",
"abruptness",
"bluffness",
"bluntness",
"brusqueness",
"crossness",
"curtness",
"gruffness",
"surliness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civility",
"cordiality",
"courtesy",
"diplomacy",
"politeness",
"tactfulness",
"consideration",
"gallantry",
"gentility",
"graciousness",
"smoothness",
"suaveness",
"suavity",
"deference",
"respect",
"affability"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tactile":{
"relating to the sense of touch":{
"examples":[
"The thick brushstrokes give the painting a tactile quality.",
"visual and tactile experiences"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corporeal",
"physical",
"palpable",
"tangible",
"touchable",
"actual",
"concrete",
"embodied",
"existent",
"material",
"real",
"substantial",
"appreciable",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"noticeable",
"observable",
"perceptible",
"seeable",
"sensible",
"visible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"imperceptible",
"insensible",
"impalpable",
"intangible",
"bodiless",
"formless",
"immaterial",
"incorporeal",
"insubstantial",
"nonmaterial",
"nonphysical",
"unbodied",
"unsubstantial",
"abstract",
"ethereal",
"spiritual",
"unreal",
"virtual"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tackles":{
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom"
],
"synonyms":[
"attacks",
"dives (into)",
"wades (in or into)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"addresses",
"approaches",
"faces",
"buckles (down to)",
"concentrates (on)",
"focuses (on)",
"focusses (on)",
"knuckles down (to)",
"zeroes (in on)",
"falls (to)",
"pitches in",
"plunges (in)",
"settles (down)",
"pursues",
"takes up",
"undertakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"evades",
"shuns",
"dallies",
"dawdles",
"dillydallies",
"fiddles (around)",
"fools",
"idles",
"lags",
"messes",
"monkeys (around)",
"plays",
"pokes",
"potters (around)",
"putters (around)",
"trifles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tactlessly":{
"as in rudely , impolitely":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"impolitely",
"inconsiderately",
"rudely",
"abruptly",
"bluntly",
"brusquely",
"curtly",
"gruffly",
"point-blank",
"sharply",
"truthfully",
"veraciously",
"artlessly",
"earnestly",
"simply",
"sincerely",
"baldly",
"bluffly",
"candidly",
"frankly",
"honestly",
"openheartedly",
"openly",
"unguardedly",
"unreservedly",
"directly",
"forthrightly",
"foursquare",
"plain",
"plainly",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"straightforwards",
"straightforwardly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"long-windedly",
"verbosely",
"wordily",
"civilly",
"courteously",
"diplomatically",
"politely",
"tactfully",
"deceitfully",
"mendaciously",
"untruthfully",
"erroneously",
"fallaciously",
"falsely",
"hypocritically",
"insincerely",
"ambiguously",
"circuitously",
"equivocally",
"evasively",
"indirectly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"tackling":{
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom"
],
"synonyms":[
"attacking",
"diving (into)",
"wading (in or into)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"addressing",
"approaching",
"facing",
"buckling (down to)",
"concentrating (on)",
"focusing (on)",
"focussing (on)",
"knuckling down (to)",
"zeroing (in on)",
"falling (to)",
"pitching in",
"plunging (in)",
"settling (down)",
"pursuing",
"taking up",
"undertaking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"evading",
"shunning",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"fiddling (around)",
"fooling",
"idling",
"lagging",
"messing",
"monkeying (around)",
"playing",
"poking",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}