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{
"agglomerations":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggravation":{
"something that is a source of irritation":{
"examples":[
"a reminder designed to prevent the aggravation of phones ringing during movies"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"hair shirt",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"peeve",
"pest",
"rub",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomfort",
"fleabite",
"pinprick",
"affront",
"insult",
"offense",
"offence",
"upset",
"worry",
"affliction",
"albatross",
"burden",
"cross",
"curse",
"menace",
"millstone",
"plague",
"sore",
"anxiety",
"plight",
"predicament",
"tribulation",
"trouble",
"hang-up",
"pet peeve",
"problem",
"annoyer",
"disturber",
"harasser",
"mischief",
"offender",
"pandora's box"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"joy",
"pleasure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{
"examples":[
"the neighbors' constant aggravations prompted us to move out of town"
],
"synonyms":[
"annoyance",
"bedevilment",
"botheration",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"disturbance",
"harassment",
"harrying",
"importunity",
"pestering",
"teasing",
"vexation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggro",
"molestation",
"offense",
"offence",
"persecution",
"provocation",
"torment",
"torture",
"devilment",
"devilry",
"mischief"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"informed her children that she didn't need the extra aggravation of hearing them fight in the back seat while they were stuck in traffic"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"grief",
"irritation",
"pip",
"vexation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agitation",
"discomfort",
"displeasure",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"upset",
"irritability",
"irritableness",
"peeve",
"perturbation",
"pet",
"pique",
"resentment",
"snappishness",
"trouble",
"anger",
"angriness",
"chafe",
"dander",
"dudgeon",
"gall",
"huff",
"indignation",
"irateness",
"ire",
"outrage",
"umbrage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"pleasure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggregate":{
"a complete amount of something":{
"examples":[
"numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum"
],
"synonyms":[
"full",
"sum",
"sum total",
"summation",
"total",
"totality",
"whole"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gross",
"completeness",
"comprehensiveness",
"cumulativeness",
"entirety",
"bulk",
"lion's share",
"mass",
"enchilada",
"schmear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"net"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a total of":{
"examples":[
"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books"
],
"synonyms":[
"add up (to)",
"amount (to)",
"come (to)",
"count (up to)",
"number",
"sum (to or into)",
"total"
],
"near synonyms":[
"average",
"equal",
"measure",
"reach",
"compose",
"comprise",
"constitute",
"make up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in full , complete":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"collective",
"complete",
"full",
"plenary",
"all-embracing",
"broad",
"broad-gauge",
"broad-gauged",
"broadscale",
"comprehensive",
"extensive",
"inclusionary",
"overarching",
"pervasive",
"sweeping",
"ubiquitous",
"wholesale",
"wide",
"widespread",
"planetary",
"worldwide",
"across-the-board",
"blanket",
"broad-brush",
"common",
"general",
"generic",
"global",
"overall",
"universal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"individual",
"particular",
"component",
"constituent",
"cross-sectional",
"divisional",
"fragmentary",
"partial",
"local",
"localized",
"regional",
"sectional"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"aggregates":{
"a complete amount of something":{
"examples":[
"numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum"
],
"synonyms":[
"fulls",
"summations",
"sums",
"sum totals",
"totalities",
"totals",
"wholes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grosses",
"entireties",
"bulks",
"masses",
"enchiladas",
"schmears"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nets"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a total of":{
"examples":[
"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books"
],
"synonyms":[
"adds up (to)",
"amounts (to)",
"comes (to)",
"counts (up to)",
"numbers",
"sums (to or into)",
"totals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averages",
"equals",
"measures",
"reaches",
"composes",
"comprises",
"constitutes",
"makes up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"aggressiveness":{
"readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity":{
"examples":[
"because of the mayor's aggressiveness in tackling problems, there have been significant changes for the better"
],
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"synonyms":[
"action",
"ambition",
"drive",
"enterprise",
"go",
"hustle",
"initiative"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"grit",
"gumption",
"pluck",
"snap",
"spirit",
"spunk",
"starch",
"ambitiousness",
"killer instinct",
"overambitiousness",
"assertiveness",
"self-reliance",
"energy",
"hardihood",
"pep",
"vigor",
"vitality"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"inactivity",
"inertia",
"passivity",
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"timidity",
"hesitation",
"reluctance",
"indolence",
"laziness",
"lethargy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)":{
"examples":[
"has the aggressiveness one needs to pursue a career in show business"
],
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"synonyms":[
"assertiveness",
"emphasis",
"fierceness",
"forcefulness",
"intenseness",
"intensity",
"vehemence",
"vigorousness",
"violence"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"potency",
"power",
"strength",
"eloquence",
"ardency",
"ardor",
"fervency",
"fervidness",
"fervor",
"insistence",
"passion",
"warmth",
"stridency",
"vociferousness",
"absoluteness",
"clearness",
"directness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"plainness",
"straightforwardness",
"vividness"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"ambiguity",
"equivocation",
"delicacy",
"lightness",
"subtlety"
],
"antonyms":[
"feebleness",
"mildness",
"weakness"
]
},
"an inclination to fight or quarrel":{
"examples":[
"male bettas, known for their aggressiveness , are best raised alone"
],
"synonyms":[
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"aggression",
"assaultiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"defiance",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"militance",
"militancy",
"militantness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antagonism",
"fierceness",
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"hostility",
"hyperaggressiveness",
"unfriendliness",
"imperialism",
"jingoism",
"militarism",
"acidity",
"biliousness",
"captiousness",
"crankiness",
"crossness",
"disagreeableness",
"fractiousness",
"fretfulness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"huffiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"irritableness",
"orneriness",
"peevishness",
"pettishness",
"petulance",
"querulousness",
"rudeness",
"surliness",
"testiness",
"waspishness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antiaggression",
"anti-imperialism",
"antimilitarism",
"affability",
"amiability",
"amicability",
"benevolence",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"graciousness",
"pleasantness",
"sociability",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"mildness",
"amenability",
"complaisance",
"placability"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonaggression",
"pacifism"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggrieved":{
"having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions":{
"examples":[
"a line of aggrieved ticket-holders, demanding a refund for the cancelled concert"
],
"synonyms":[
"discontent",
"discontented",
"disgruntled",
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"malcontent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disappointed",
"disenchanted",
"disillusioned",
"frustrated",
"unfulfilled",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"upset",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despairing",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"doleful",
"down",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"forlorn",
"hangdog",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low-spirited",
"miserable",
"mournful",
"sad",
"sorrowful",
"unhappy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blissful",
"delighted",
"glad",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"elated",
"exultant",
"jubilant",
"triumphant"
],
"antonyms":[
"content",
"contented",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied"
]
},
"as in disturbed , perturbed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"agitated",
"discomposed",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"upset",
"alienated",
"estranged",
"annoyed",
"irked",
"irritated",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"disaffected",
"discontented",
"disgruntled",
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"depressed",
"saddened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contented",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"delighted",
"gladdened",
"tickled",
"calmed",
"soothed",
"tranquilized",
"tranquillized"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in afflicted , tormented":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abused",
"afflicted",
"maltreated",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"crippled",
"hamstrung",
"lamed",
"maimed",
"mangled",
"mutilated",
"laid up",
"creased",
"grazed",
"nicked",
"blemished",
"impaired",
"marred",
"scraped",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"battered",
"blew out",
"bloodied",
"bruised",
"contused",
"cut",
"gashed",
"gored",
"lacerated",
"scalded",
"scarred",
"scathed",
"strained",
"tore",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"injured",
"wounded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cured",
"fixed",
"healed",
"mended",
"remedied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"aggro":{
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"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
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"we simply decided that trying to get our son to tidy up his room was not worth the aggro"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
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"grief",
"irritation",
"pip",
"vexation"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"agitation",
"discomfort",
"displeasure",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"upset",
"irritability",
"irritableness",
"peeve",
"perturbation",
"pet",
"pique",
"resentment",
"snappishness",
"trouble",
"anger",
"angriness",
"chafe",
"dander",
"dudgeon",
"gall",
"huff",
"indignation",
"irateness",
"ire",
"outrage",
"umbrage"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"pleasure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is a source of irritation":{
"examples":[
"just another aggro that commuters on the tube have to put up with"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
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"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
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"hair shirt",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"peeve",
"pest",
"rub",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
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],
"near synonyms":[
"discomfort",
"fleabite",
"pinprick",
"affront",
"insult",
"offense",
"offence",
"upset",
"worry",
"affliction",
"albatross",
"burden",
"cross",
"curse",
"menace",
"millstone",
"plague",
"sore",
"anxiety",
"plight",
"predicament",
"tribulation",
"trouble",
"hang-up",
"pet peeve",
"problem",
"annoyer",
"disturber",
"harasser",
"mischief",
"offender",
"pandora's box"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"joy",
"pleasure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggros":{
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"we simply decided that trying to get our son to tidy up his room was not worth the aggro"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravations",
"annoyances",
"botherations",
"bothers",
"exasperations",
"frustrations",
"griefs",
"irritations",
"pips",
"vexations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agitations",
"discomforts",
"displeasures",
"distresses",
"disturbances",
"upsets",
"irritabilities",
"peeves",
"perturbations",
"pets",
"piques",
"resentments",
"troubles",
"angers",
"chafes",
"danders",
"dudgeons",
"galls",
"huffs",
"indignations",
"ires",
"outrages",
"umbrages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"pleasures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is a source of irritation":{
"examples":[
"just another aggro that commuters on the tube have to put up with"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravations",
"annoyances",
"botherations",
"bothers",
"bugbears",
"exasperations",
"frustrations",
"hair shirts",
"hassles",
"headaches",
"inconveniences",
"irks",
"irritants",
"nuisances",
"peeves",
"pests",
"rubs",
"ruffles",
"thorns",
"trials",
"vexations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomforts",
"fleabites",
"pinpricks",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offenses",
"offences",
"upsets",
"worries",
"afflictions",
"albatross",
"albatrosses",
"burdens",
"crosses",
"curses",
"menaces",
"millstones",
"plagues",
"sores",
"anxieties",
"plights",
"predicaments",
"tribulations",
"troubles",
"hang-ups",
"pet peeves",
"problems",
"annoyers",
"disturbers",
"harassers",
"mischiefs",
"offenders",
"pandora's boxes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"joys",
"pleasures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggrandize":{
"to assign a high status or value to":{
"examples":[
"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes"
],
"synonyms":[
"canonize",
"deify",
"dignify",
"elevate",
"ennoble",
"enshrine",
"ensky",
"enthrone",
"exalt",
"glorify",
"magnify"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boost",
"lift",
"promote",
"raise",
"upgrade",
"uplift",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"idealize",
"romanticize",
"sanitize",
"sugarcoat",
"acclaim",
"extol",
"extoll",
"honor",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittle",
"decry",
"depreciate",
"detract",
"disparage",
"minimize"
],
"antonyms":[
"abase",
"degrade",
"demean",
"humble",
"humiliate"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"add (to)",
"amplify",
"augment",
"boost",
"build up",
"compound",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"hype",
"increase",
"multiply",
"pump up",
"raise",
"stoke",
"supersize",
"swell",
"up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boom",
"jump",
"skyrocket",
"spike",
"bump (up)",
"ratchet (up)",
"rachet (up)",
"blow up",
"dilate",
"distend",
"inflate",
"draw out",
"elongate",
"flesh (out)",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"stretch",
"develop",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"complement",
"supplement",
"beef (up)",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"maximize",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"collect",
"follow up",
"parlay"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"shorten",
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"cut back",
"retrench"
],
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"decrease",
"de-escalate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"lower",
"minify",
"reduce",
"subtract (from)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggrandizes":{
"to assign a high status or value to":{
"examples":[
"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes"
],
"synonyms":[
"canonizes",
"deifies",
"dignifies",
"elevates",
"ennobles",
"enshrines",
"enskies",
"enthrones",
"exalts",
"glorifies",
"magnifies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boosts",
"lifts",
"promotes",
"raises",
"upgrades",
"uplifts",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"idealizes",
"romanticizes",
"sanitizes",
"sugarcoats",
"acclaims",
"extols",
"extolls",
"honors",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
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"belittles",
"decries",
"depreciates",
"detracts",
"disparages",
"minimizes"
],
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"abases",
"degrades",
"demeans",
"humbles",
"humiliates"
]
},
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"examples":[
"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection"
],
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"accelerates",
"adds (to)",
"amplifies",
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"boosts",
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"compounds",
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"escalates",
"expands",
"extends",
"hypes",
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"pumps up",
"raises",
"stokes",
"supersizes",
"swells",
"ups"
],
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"booms",
"jumps",
"skyrockets",
"spikes",
"bumps (up)",
"ratchets (up)",
"rachets (up)",
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"distends",
"inflates",
"draws out",
"elongates",
"fleshes (out)",
"lengthens",
"prolongs",
"protracts",
"stretches",
"develops",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"complements",
"supplements",
"beefs (up)",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"maximizes",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"collects",
"follows up",
"parlays"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviates",
"abridges",
"curtails",
"shortens",
"compresses",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"contracts",
"cuts back",
"retrenches"
],
"antonyms":[
"abates",
"decreases",
"de-escalates",
"diminishes",
"downsizes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"minifies",
"reduces",
"subtracts (from)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to form into a round compact mass":{
"examples":[
"breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk"
],
"synonyms":[
"balling",
"rolling",
"rounding",
"wadding"
],
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"bunching",
"clumping",
"lumping",
"beading",
"pearling",
"pelleting",
"pelletizing",
"sphering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flattening",
"opening",
"smoothing",
"spreading",
"unfolding"
],
"antonyms":[
"unrolling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggregations":{
"a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together":{
"examples":[
"Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year.",
"The team based their conclusions on an aggregation of data from various sources."
],
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"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"assemblages",
"conglomerations",
"agglomerations",
"assortments",
"hodgepodges",
"jumbles",
"miscellanies",
"mixtures",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"varieties",
"arrays",
"assemblages",
"bands",
"banks",
"batches",
"batteries",
"blocks",
"bunches",
"clots",
"clumps",
"clusters",
"clutches",
"collections",
"constellations",
"groupings",
"groups",
"huddles",
"knots",
"lots",
"musters",
"packages",
"parcels",
"passels",
"sets",
"suites",
"bevies",
"broods",
"colonies",
"gaggles",
"packs",
"plumps",
"pods",
"swarms",
"droves",
"flocks",
"assemblies",
"collectives",
"congregations",
"gatherings",
"musters",
"organizations",
"absorptions",
"coalescences",
"coalitions",
"commixtures",
"concretions",
"homogenizations",
"immixtures",
"incorporations",
"integrations",
"interfusions",
"mergences",
"mergers",
"assortments",
"hashes",
"hotchpotches",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"mishmashes",
"motleys",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgamations",
"amalgams",
"cocktails",
"combinations",
"composites",
"compounds",
"conflations",
"emulsions",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"melds",
"mixes",
"syntheses",
"sums",
"totalities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"components",
"constituents",
"elements",
"ingredients",
"entities",
"items",
"singles",
"units",
"individuals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggravations":{
"something that is a source of irritation":{
"examples":[
"a reminder designed to prevent the aggravation of phones ringing during movies"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggros",
"annoyances",
"botherations",
"bothers",
"bugbears",
"exasperations",
"frustrations",
"hair shirts",
"hassles",
"headaches",
"inconveniences",
"irks",
"irritants",
"nuisances",
"peeves",
"pests",
"rubs",
"ruffles",
"thorns",
"trials",
"vexations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomforts",
"fleabites",
"pinpricks",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offenses",
"offences",
"upsets",
"worries",
"afflictions",
"albatross",
"albatrosses",
"burdens",
"crosses",
"curses",
"menaces",
"millstones",
"plagues",
"sores",
"anxieties",
"plights",
"predicaments",
"tribulations",
"troubles",
"hang-ups",
"pet peeves",
"problems",
"annoyers",
"disturbers",
"harassers",
"mischiefs",
"offenders",
"pandora's boxes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"joys",
"pleasures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{
"examples":[
"the neighbors' constant aggravations prompted us to move out of town"
],
"synonyms":[
"annoyances",
"bedevilments",
"botherations",
"disturbances",
"harassments",
"importunities",
"vexations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggros",
"molestations",
"offenses",
"offences",
"persecutions",
"provocations",
"torments",
"tortures",
"devilments",
"devilries",
"deviltries",
"mischiefs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"informed her children that she didn't need the extra aggravation of hearing them fight in the back seat while they were stuck in traffic"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggros",
"annoyances",
"botherations",
"bothers",
"exasperations",
"frustrations",
"griefs",
"irritations",
"pips",
"vexations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agitations",
"discomforts",
"displeasures",
"distresses",
"disturbances",
"upsets",
"irritabilities",
"peeves",
"perturbations",
"pets",
"piques",
"resentments",
"troubles",
"angers",
"chafes",
"danders",
"dudgeons",
"galls",
"huffs",
"indignations",
"ires",
"outrages",
"umbrages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"pleasures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agglomerates":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form into a round compact mass":{
"examples":[
"breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk"
],
"synonyms":[
"balls",
"rolls",
"rounds",
"wads"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunches",
"clumps",
"lumps",
"beads",
"pearls",
"pelletizes",
"pellets",
"spheres"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flattens",
"opens",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"spreads",
"unfolds"
],
"antonyms":[
"unrolls"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"agglutination":{
"as in cohesion , clumping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clumping",
"cohesion",
"adherence",
"adhesion",
"bonding",
"cling",
"adhesiveness",
"attachment",
"cohesiveness",
"tenacity",
"cementing",
"gluing",
"glueing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agglomeration":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggressors":{
"one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause":{
"examples":[
"a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors"
],
"synonyms":[
"invaders",
"raiders"
],
"near synonyms":[
"initiators",
"instigators",
"ambuscaders",
"ambushers",
"assailants",
"attackers",
"forayers",
"pillagers",
"plunderers",
"hawks",
"jingoes",
"jingoists",
"militants",
"militarists",
"war hawks",
"warmongers",
"belligerents",
"cobelligerents",
"combatants"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defenders",
"doves",
"pacifists",
"peacemakers",
"nonbelligerents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agglutinated":{
"as in clumped , lumped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clumped",
"lumped",
"accreted",
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"built up",
"collected",
"concentrated",
"conglomerated",
"gathered",
"massed",
"piled (up)",
"stacked (up)",
"banked",
"drifted",
"ridged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"scattered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"agglutinating":{
"as in clumping , lumping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clumping",
"lumping",
"accreting",
"accumulating",
"amassing",
"building up",
"collecting",
"concentrating",
"conglomerating",
"gathering",
"massing",
"piling (up)",
"stacking (up)",
"banking",
"drifting",
"ridging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"scattering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggravates":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already"
],
"synonyms":[
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"burns (up)",
"chafes",
"eats",
"exasperates",
"frosts",
"galls",
"gets",
"grates",
"gripes",
"hacks (off)",
"irks",
"irritates",
"itches",
"narks",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"persecutes",
"piques",
"puts out",
"rasps",
"riles",
"ruffles",
"spites",
"vexes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassles",
"heckles",
"nags",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"provokes",
"rouses",
"badgers",
"baits",
"bullyrags",
"ballyrags",
"devils",
"hagrides",
"harasses",
"harries",
"pesters",
"plagues",
"teases",
"angers",
"antagonizes",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"infuriates",
"maddens",
"rankles",
"roils",
"agitates",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"exercises",
"freaks (out)",
"frets",
"perturbs",
"undoes",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"worries",
"affronts",
"insults",
"miffs",
"offends",
"outrages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"mollifies",
"obliges",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates",
"delights",
"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"assures",
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"contents",
"quiets",
"reassures",
"solaces",
"soothes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make more severe":{
"examples":[
"overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation"
],
"synonyms":[
"complicates",
"exacerbates",
"worsens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amplifies",
"deepens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ameliorates",
"betters",
"improves"
],
"antonyms":[
"allays",
"alleviates",
"assuages",
"eases",
"helps",
"mitigates",
"relieves"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggrieving":{
"as in disturbing , perturbing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"agitating",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"upsetting",
"alienating",
"estranging",
"annoying",
"irking",
"irritating",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"disaffecting",
"discontenting",
"disgruntling",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"depressing",
"saddening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contenting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"delighting",
"gladdening",
"tickling",
"calming",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in afflicting , tormenting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abusing",
"afflicting",
"maltreating",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"crippling",
"hamstringing",
"laming",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating",
"laying up",
"creasing",
"grazing",
"nicking",
"blemishing",
"impairing",
"marring",
"scraping",
"spoiling",
"battering",
"bloodying",
"blowing out",
"bruising",
"contusing",
"cutting",
"gashing",
"goring",
"lacerating",
"scalding",
"scarring",
"scathing",
"straining",
"tearing",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"injuring",
"wounding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curing",
"fixing",
"healing",
"mending",
"remedying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggregately":{
"as in together , altogether":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"altogether",
"collectively",
"together"
],
"near antonyms":[
"all",
"apiece",
"each",
"per",
"per capita",
"apart",
"discretely",
"independently",
"individually",
"respectively",
"separately",
"singly",
"a pop",
"a shot",
"a throw"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"aggressively":{
"as in strongly , firmly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assertively",
"decidedly",
"determinedly",
"firmly",
"grimly",
"gruffly",
"resolutely",
"strongly",
"toughly",
"abusively",
"brutishly",
"savagely",
"viciously",
"callously",
"cold-bloodedly",
"hard-heartedly",
"heartlessly",
"inhumanely",
"inhumanly",
"insensately",
"insensitively",
"mercilessly",
"obdurately",
"pitilessly",
"ruthlessly",
"tyrannically",
"uncharitably",
"unfeelingly",
"unmercifully",
"unsparingly",
"brutally",
"hard",
"hardly",
"harshly",
"ill",
"oppressively",
"roughly",
"severely",
"sternly",
"stiffly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clemently",
"gently",
"leniently",
"lightly",
"mildly",
"softly",
"benevolently",
"benignantly",
"considerately",
"cordially",
"graciously",
"kindly",
"lovingly",
"tenderly",
"charitably",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"mercifully",
"softheartedly",
"sympathetically",
"tolerantly",
"understandingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"aggressions":{
"the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{
"examples":[
"diplomats warned that any aggression by either side could easily turn into a full-scale war"
],
"synonyms":[
"assaults",
"attacks",
"attempts",
"blitzes",
"blitzkriegs",
"charges",
"coups de main",
"descents",
"offenses",
"offences",
"offensives",
"onsets",
"onslaughts",
"raids",
"rushes",
"strikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambuscades",
"ambushes",
"counteraggressions",
"counter-aggressions",
"counterassaults",
"counter-assaults",
"counterattacks",
"counter-attacks",
"counteroffensives",
"counterstrikes",
"counter-strikes",
"sallies",
"sorties",
"envelopments",
"breakthroughs",
"forays",
"incursions",
"invasions",
"pillages",
"ravages",
"sacks",
"air raids",
"bombardments",
"bombings",
"sieges",
"storms",
"barrages",
"cannonades",
"fusillades",
"hails",
"salvos",
"salvoes",
"volleys",
"whammies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defenses",
"defensives",
"guards",
"shields",
"oppositions",
"resistances",
"protections",
"securities",
"shelters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggrieves":{
"as in disturbs , perturbs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"agitates",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"disturbs",
"perturbs",
"upsets",
"alienates",
"estranges",
"annoys",
"irks",
"irritates",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"disaffects",
"discontents",
"disgruntles",
"displeases",
"dissatisfies",
"depresses",
"saddens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contents",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"delights",
"gladdens",
"tickles",
"calms",
"soothes",
"tranquilizes",
"tranquillizes"
],
"antonyms":[]
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"examples":[],
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"abuses",
"afflicts",
"maltreats",
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"cripples",
"hamstrings",
"lames",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates",
"lays up",
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"grazes",
"nicks",
"blemishes",
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"mars",
"scrapes",
"spoils",
"batters",
"bloodies",
"blows out",
"bruises",
"contuses",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"gores",
"lacerates",
"scalds",
"scars",
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"tears",
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"hurts",
"injures",
"wounds"
],
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"cures",
"fixes",
"heals",
"mends",
"remedies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggrandized":{
"to assign a high status or value to":{
"examples":[
"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes"
],
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"canonized",
"deified",
"dignified",
"elevated",
"ennobled",
"enshrined",
"enskied",
"enthroned",
"exalted",
"glorified",
"magnified"
],
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"boosted",
"lifted",
"promoted",
"raised",
"upgraded",
"uplifted",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"idealized",
"romanticized",
"sanitized",
"sugarcoated",
"acclaimed",
"extolled",
"honored",
"lauded",
"praised"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittled",
"decried",
"depreciated",
"detracted",
"disparaged",
"minimized"
],
"antonyms":[
"abased",
"degraded",
"demeaned",
"humbled",
"humiliated"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection"
],
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"accelerated",
"added (to)",
"amplified",
"augmented",
"boosted",
"built up",
"compounded",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"extended",
"hyped",
"increased",
"multiplied",
"pumped up",
"raised",
"stoked",
"supersized",
"swelled",
"upped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boomed",
"jumped",
"skyrocketed",
"spiked",
"bumped (up)",
"ratcheted (up)",
"racheted (up)",
"blew up",
"dilated",
"distended",
"inflated",
"drew out",
"elongated",
"fleshed (out)",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"stretched",
"developed",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"complemented",
"supplemented",
"beefed (up)",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"maximized",
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"collected",
"followed up",
"parlayed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"cut back",
"retrenched"
],
"antonyms":[
"abated",
"decreased",
"de-escalated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"minified",
"reduced",
"subtracted (from)"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
"aggrandizements":{
"advancement or increase in power or importance":{
"examples":[
"He acted only for his political advantage and personal aggrandizement .",
"self- aggrandizement"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"ennoblements",
"exaltations",
"glorifications",
"magnifications",
"advancements",
"ascents",
"creations",
"elevations",
"preferences",
"preferments",
"promotions",
"rises",
"upgrades"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depositions",
"dethronements",
"discharges",
"dismissals",
"expulsions",
"impeachments",
"ousters",
"overthrows",
"removals",
"suspensions",
"downfalls",
"falls",
"abasements",
"comedowns",
"degradations",
"demotions",
"downgrades",
"reductions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agglutinates":{
"as in clumps , lumps":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clumps",
"lumps",
"accretes",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"builds up",
"collects",
"concentrates",
"conglomerates",
"gathers",
"masses",
"piles (up)",
"stacks (up)",
"banks",
"drifts",
"ridges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"scatters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggregation":{
"a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together":{
"examples":[
"Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year.",
"The team based their conclusions on an aggregation of data from various sources."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"assemblage",
"conglomeration",
"agglomeration",
"assortment",
"hodgepodge",
"jumble",
"miscellany",
"mixture",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"variety",
"array",
"assemblage",
"band",
"bank",
"batch",
"battery",
"block",
"bunch",
"clot",
"clump",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"collection",
"constellation",
"group",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"muster",
"package",
"parcel",
"passel",
"set",
"suite",
"bevy",
"brood",
"colony",
"gaggle",
"pack",
"plump",
"pod",
"swarm",
"drove",
"flock",
"assembly",
"collective",
"congregation",
"gathering",
"muster",
"organization",
"absorption",
"blending",
"coalescence",
"coalition",
"commingling",
"commixture",
"concretion",
"homogenization",
"immingling",
"immixture",
"incorporation",
"integration",
"interfusion",
"intermingling",
"mergence",
"merger",
"merging",
"mingling",
"assortment",
"hash",
"hotchpotch",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"mishmash",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"potpourri",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"amalgamation",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"synthesis",
"sum",
"totality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"ingredient",
"entity",
"item",
"single",
"unit",
"individual"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggregated":{
"as in compiled , amassed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accruable",
"accrued",
"amassed",
"built-up",
"compiled",
"conglomerated",
"increscent",
"progressive",
"gradual",
"step-by-step",
"stepwise",
"accretive",
"accumulative",
"additive",
"conglomerative",
"cumulative",
"incremental"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decremental",
"decrescent",
"degressive",
"regressive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a total of":{
"examples":[
"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books"
],
"synonyms":[
"added up (to)",
"amounted (to)",
"came (to)",
"counted (up to)",
"numbered",
"summed (to or into)",
"totaled",
"totalled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averaged",
"equaled",
"equalled",
"measured",
"reached",
"composed",
"comprised",
"constituted",
"made up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"aggrandizement":{
"advancement or increase in power or importance":{
"examples":[
"He acted only for his political advantage and personal aggrandizement .",
"self- aggrandizement"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ennoblement",
"exaltation",
"glorification",
"magnification",
"advancement",
"ascent",
"creation",
"elevation",
"preference",
"preferment",
"promotion",
"rise",
"upgrade",
"upgrading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deposition",
"dethronement",
"discharge",
"dismissal",
"expulsion",
"impeachment",
"ouster",
"overthrow",
"removal",
"suspension",
"unmaking",
"unseating",
"downfall",
"fall",
"abasement",
"comedown",
"degradation",
"demotion",
"disrating",
"downgrade",
"reduction"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggrandizing":{
"to assign a high status or value to":{
"examples":[
"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes"
],
"synonyms":[
"canonizing",
"deifying",
"dignifying",
"elevating",
"ennobling",
"enshrining",
"enskying",
"enthroning",
"exalting",
"glorifying",
"magnifying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boosting",
"lifting",
"promoting",
"raising",
"upgrading",
"uplifting",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"idealizing",
"romanticizing",
"sanitizing",
"sugarcoating",
"acclaiming",
"extolling",
"honoring",
"lauding",
"praising"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittling",
"decrying",
"depreciating",
"detracting",
"disparaging",
"minimizing"
],
"antonyms":[
"abasing",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"humbling",
"humiliating"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerating",
"adding (to)",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"boosting",
"building up",
"compounding",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"extending",
"hyping",
"increasing",
"multiplying",
"pumping up",
"raising",
"stoking",
"supersizing",
"swelling",
"upping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booming",
"jumping",
"skyrocketing",
"spiking",
"bumping (up)",
"ratcheting (up)",
"racheting (up)",
"blowing up",
"dilating",
"distending",
"inflating",
"drawing out",
"elongating",
"fleshing (out)",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"stretching",
"developing",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"beefing (up)",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"maximizing",
"accumulating",
"amassing",
"collecting",
"following up",
"parlaying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"curtailing",
"shortening",
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"cutting back",
"retrenching"
],
"antonyms":[
"abating",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"minifying",
"reducing",
"subtracting (from)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggressive":{
"having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{
"examples":[
"if you don't take a more aggressive approach to this yard pretty soon, the weeds are going to take over completely"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambitious",
"assertive",
"enterprising",
"fierce",
"go-getting",
"high-pressure",
"in-your-face",
"militant",
"pushy",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"gladiatorial",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"trigger-happy",
"truculent",
"warlike",
"hyperaggressive",
"overambitious",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"gung ho",
"hustling",
"strenuous",
"vigorous",
"emphatic",
"obtrusive",
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"daring",
"dashing",
"emboldened",
"gutsy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"brash",
"brassy",
"bumptious",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"confident",
"determined",
"forward",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"overconfident",
"presumptuous",
"unapologetic",
"unsubdued",
"unyielding",
"bare-knuckle",
"bare-knuckled",
"bare-knuckles",
"feisty",
"scrappy",
"dominating",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"lordly",
"magisterial",
"overbearing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"easygoing",
"laid-back",
"relaxed",
"acquiescent",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"deferential",
"docile",
"resigned",
"submissive",
"tractable",
"yielding",
"cowering",
"cringing",
"groveling",
"grovelling",
"shrinking",
"bashful",
"demure",
"diffident",
"humble",
"lowly",
"meek",
"mild",
"modest",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"passive",
"quiet",
"reserved",
"retiring",
"shy",
"subdued",
"timid",
"unobtrusive",
"obsequious",
"servile",
"slavish",
"subservient"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambitionless",
"low-pressure",
"nonassertive",
"unaggressive",
"unambitious",
"unassertive",
"unenterprising"
]
},
"feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{
"examples":[
"a kindergarten teacher who discourages aggressive behavior, like pushing, by rewarding those children who wait their turn"
],
"synonyms":[
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"brawly",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antagonistic",
"fierce",
"hostile",
"hot-tempered",
"acidic",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"bristly",
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"fractious",
"fretful",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"huffy",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"ornery",
"peevish",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"querulous",
"rude",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"stroppy",
"surly",
"testy",
"touchy",
"ugly",
"waspish",
"savage",
"vicious",
"battling",
"fighting",
"warring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anti-imperialist",
"antimilitarist",
"unwarlike",
"affable",
"amiable",
"amicable",
"benevolent",
"complaisant",
"conciliatory",
"cordial",
"easygoing",
"friendly",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"ingratiating",
"kindhearted",
"obliging",
"pleasant",
"sociable",
"calm",
"quiet",
"relaxed",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"benign",
"gentle",
"kindly",
"mild"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"unbelligerent",
"uncombative",
"uncontentious"
]
},
"marked by or uttered with forcefulness":{
"examples":[
"the team's game strategy depends on a very aggressive style of defense"
],
"synonyms":[
"assertive",
"dynamic",
"emphatic",
"energetic",
"forceful",
"full-blooded",
"muscular",
"resounding",
"strenuous",
"vehement",
"vigorous",
"violent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decided",
"insistent",
"marked",
"pointed",
"absolute",
"categorical",
"categoric",
"clear",
"plain",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"arresting",
"compelling",
"conspicuous",
"impelling",
"noticeable",
"striking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"guarded",
"mild",
"uncompelling",
"weak",
"wishy-washy",
"ambiguous",
"equivocal",
"halting",
"hesitant",
"understated"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonassertive",
"nonemphatic",
"unemphatic"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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},
"aggrievement":{
"as in uneasiness , disquiet":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disquiet",
"perturbation",
"uneasiness",
"bitterness",
"resentment",
"blues",
"dejection",
"depression",
"desolateness",
"desolation",
"despondency",
"disconsolateness",
"doldrums",
"dolefulness",
"dolor",
"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"discontent",
"discontentedness",
"discontentment",
"disgruntlement",
"displeasure",
"dissatisfaction",
"misery",
"sadness",
"sorrow",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contentedness",
"contentment",
"pleasure",
"satisfaction",
"bliss",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"happiness",
"joy",
"lightheartedness",
"elatedness",
"exultation",
"jubilation",
"triumph"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"aggressor":{
"one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause":{
"examples":[
"a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors"
],
"synonyms":[
"invader",
"raider"
],
"near synonyms":[
"initiator",
"instigator",
"ambuscader",
"ambusher",
"assailant",
"attacker",
"forayer",
"pillager",
"plunderer",
"hawk",
"jingo",
"jingoist",
"militant",
"militarist",
"war hawk",
"warmonger",
"belligerent",
"cobelligerent",
"combatant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defender",
"dove",
"pacifist",
"peacemaker",
"nonbelligerent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aggravated":{
"subjected to and reacting with irritation":{
"examples":[
"aggravated customers looking in vain for a salesclerk for assistance"
],
"synonyms":[
"annoyed",
"bothered",
"exasperated",
"galled",
"irked",
"irritated",
"narked",
"peeved",
"put out",
"scunnered",
"teed off",
"vexed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeased",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"troubled",
"upset",
"angered",
"angry",
"indignant",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriated",
"irate",
"ireful",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rankled",
"riled",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steaming",
"bristly",
"cross",
"disapproving",
"huffy",
"piqued",
"resentful",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"choleric",
"churlish",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"dyspeptic",
"fretful",
"fussy",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"ill-humored",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"petulant",
"snappish",
"snuffy",
"testy",
"touchy",
"badgered",
"bedeviled",
"frustrated",
"haggled",
"harassed",
"harried",
"hassled",
"inconvenienced",
"persecuted",
"pestered",
"pinpricked",
"plagued",
"provoked",
"tested",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"tried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighted",
"pleased",
"content",
"happy",
"satisfied",
"calm",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already"
],
"synonyms":[
"annoyed",
"ate",
"bothered",
"bugged",
"burned (up)",
"burnt (up)",
"chafed",
"exasperated",
"frosted",
"galled",
"got",
"grated",
"griped",
"hacked (off)",
"irked",
"irritated",
"itched",
"narked",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"persecuted",
"piqued",
"put out",
"rasped",
"riled",
"ruffled",
"spited",
"vexed",
"vext"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassled",
"heckled",
"nagged",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"provoked",
"roused",
"badgered",
"baited",
"bullyragged",
"ballyragged",
"deviled",
"devilled",
"hagrode",
"harassed",
"harried",
"pestered",
"plagued",
"teased",
"angered",
"antagonized",
"enraged",
"incensed",
"infuriated",
"maddened",
"rankled",
"roiled",
"agitated",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"exercised",
"freaked (out)",
"fretted",
"perturbed",
"undid",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"worried",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"miffed",
"offended",
"outraged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeased",
"conciliated",
"mollified",
"obliged",
"pacified",
"placated",
"propitiated",
"delighted",
"gladdened",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"assured",
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"contented",
"quieted",
"reassured",
"solaced",
"soothed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make more severe":{
"examples":[
"overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation"
],
"synonyms":[
"complicated",
"exacerbated",
"worsened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amplified",
"deepened",
"intensified",
"magnified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"improved"
],
"antonyms":[
"allayed",
"alleviated",
"assuaged",
"eased",
"helped",
"mitigated",
"relieved"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"agglomerated":{
"to form into a round compact mass":{
"examples":[
"breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk"
],
"synonyms":[
"balled",
"rolled",
"rounded",
"wadded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunched",
"clumped",
"lumped",
"beaded",
"pearled",
"pelleted",
"pelletized",
"sphered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flattened",
"opened",
"smoothed",
"spread",
"unfolded"
],
"antonyms":[
"unrolled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"agglutinate":{
"as in clump , lump":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clump",
"lump",
"accrete",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"build up",
"collect",
"concentrate",
"conglomerate",
"gather",
"mass",
"pile (up)",
"stack (up)",
"bank",
"drift",
"ridge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"scatter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggregating":{
"to have a total of":{
"examples":[
"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books"
],
"synonyms":[
"adding up (to)",
"amounting (to)",
"coming (to)",
"counting (up to)",
"numbering",
"summing (to or into)",
"totaling",
"totalling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averaging",
"equaling",
"equalling",
"measuring",
"reaching",
"composing",
"comprising",
"constituting",
"making up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggravate":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already"
],
"synonyms":[
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appease",
"conciliate",
"mollify",
"oblige",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate",
"delight",
"gladden",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy",
"assure",
"cheer",
"comfort",
"console",
"content",
"quiet",
"reassure",
"solace",
"soothe"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make more severe":{
"examples":[
"overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation"
],
"synonyms":[
"complicate",
"exacerbate",
"worsen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amplify",
"deepen",
"intensify",
"magnify"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ameliorate",
"better",
"improve"
],
"antonyms":[
"allay",
"alleviate",
"assuage",
"ease",
"help",
"mitigate",
"relieve"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggrieve":{
"as in disturb , perturb":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"agitate",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"disturb",
"perturb",
"upset",
"alienate",
"estrange",
"annoy",
"irk",
"irritate",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"disaffect",
"discontent",
"disgruntle",
"displease",
"dissatisfy",
"depress",
"sadden"
],
"near antonyms":[
"content",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy",
"delight",
"gladden",
"tickle",
"calm",
"soothe",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in afflict , torment":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abuse",
"afflict",
"maltreat",
"torment",
"torture",
"cripple",
"hamstring",
"lame",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate",
"lay up",
"crease",
"graze",
"nick",
"blemish",
"impair",
"mar",
"scrape",
"spoil",
"batter",
"bloody",
"blow out",
"bruise",
"contuse",
"cut",
"gash",
"gore",
"lacerate",
"scald",
"scar",
"scathe",
"strain",
"tear",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injure",
"wound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cure",
"fix",
"heal",
"mend",
"remedy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aggravating":{
"causing annoyance":{
"examples":[
"there's nothing so aggravating as a blaring car alarm that no one is paying any attention to"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burdensome",
"discomforting",
"displeasing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"importunate",
"importune",
"inconveniencing",
"angering",
"enraging",
"infuriating",
"brattish",
"bratty",
"mischievous",
"offensive",
"troublesome",
"upsetting",
"distractive",
"painful",
"stressful",
"tiresome",
"troubling",
"trying",
"worrisome",
"biting",
"grating",
"jangling",
"jarring",
"spiny",
"thorny"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delightful",
"pleasing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already"
],
"synonyms":[
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"burning (up)",
"chafing",
"eating",
"exasperating",
"frosting",
"galling",
"getting",
"grating",
"griping",
"hacking (off)",
"irking",
"irritating",
"itching",
"narking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"persecuting",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"rasping",
"riling",
"ruffling",
"spiting",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassling",
"heckling",
"nagging",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"provoking",
"rousing",
"badgering",
"baiting",
"bullyragging",
"ballyragging",
"deviling",
"devilling",
"hagriding",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"pestering",
"plaguing",
"teasing",
"angering",
"antagonizing",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"rankling",
"roiling",
"agitating",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"exercising",
"freaking (out)",
"fretting",
"perturbing",
"undoing",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"worrying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"miffing",
"offending",
"outraging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"obliging",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating",
"delighting",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"assuring",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"contenting",
"quieting",
"reassuring",
"solacing",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make more severe":{
"examples":[
"overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation"
],
"synonyms":[
"complicating",
"exacerbating",
"worsening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amplifying",
"deepening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ameliorating",
"bettering",
"improving"
],
"antonyms":[
"allaying",
"alleviating",
"assuaging",
"easing",
"helping",
"mitigating",
"relieving"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"aggression":{
"an inclination to fight or quarrel":{
"examples":[
"though the dogs have a reputation for aggression , many of their owners insist they make gentle pets"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressiveness",
"assaultiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"defiance",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"militance",
"militancy",
"militantness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antagonism",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"hyperaggressiveness",
"unfriendliness",
"imperialism",
"jingoism",
"militarism",
"acidity",
"biliousness",
"captiousness",
"crankiness",
"crossness",
"disagreeableness",
"fractiousness",
"fretfulness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"huffiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"irritableness",
"orneriness",
"peevishness",
"pettishness",
"petulance",
"querulousness",
"rudeness",
"surliness",
"testiness",
"waspishness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antiaggression",
"anti-imperialism",
"antimilitarism",
"affability",
"amiability",
"amicability",
"benevolence",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"graciousness",
"pleasantness",
"sociability",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"mildness",
"amenability",
"complaisance",
"placability"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonaggression",
"pacifism"
]
},
"the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{
"examples":[
"diplomats warned that any aggression by either side could easily turn into a full-scale war"
],
"synonyms":[
"assault",
"attack",
"attempt",
"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"charge",
"coup de main",
"descent",
"offense",
"offence",
"offensive",
"onset",
"onslaught",
"raid",
"rush",
"strike"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambuscade",
"ambush",
"counteraggression",
"counterassault",
"counterattack",
"counteroffensive",
"counterstrike",
"sally",
"sortie",
"envelopment",
"flanking",
"breakthrough",
"foray",
"incursion",
"invasion",
"pillage",
"ravage",
"sack",
"air raid",
"bombardment",
"bombing",
"siege",
"storm",
"barrage",
"cannonade",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
"volley",
"whammy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defense",
"defensive",
"guard",
"shield",
"opposition",
"resistance",
"protection",
"security",
"shelter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agglomerate":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form into a round compact mass":{
"examples":[
"breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk"
],
"synonyms":[
"ball",
"roll",
"round",
"wad"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunch",
"clump",
"lump",
"bead",
"pearl",
"pellet",
"pelletize",
"sphere"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flatten",
"open",
"smooth",
"spread",
"unfold"
],
"antonyms":[
"unroll"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}