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{
"Indian signs" : {
"something that brings bad luck" : {
"examples" : [
"the Indian sign has apparently been put on that rugby team, which has lost 10 straight games"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hexes" ,
"hoodoos" ,
"jinxes" ,
"whammies"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"Jonahs" ,
"curses" ,
"evil eyes" ,
"pox" ,
"poxes" ,
"spells" ,
"voodoos" ,
"auguries" ,
"omens" ,
"portents"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amulets" ,
"charms" ,
"fetishes" ,
"fetiches" ,
"talismans"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"Indian summers" : {
"as in autumns" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"autumns" ,
"blooms" ,
"blossoms" ,
"florescences" ,
"floruits" ,
"flowers" ,
"flushes" ,
"heydays" ,
"high noons" ,
"primes" ,
"salad days" ,
"springtimes" ,
"efflorescences" ,
"flowerings" ,
"acmes" ,
"apexes" ,
"apices" ,
"climaxes" ,
"meridians" ,
"peaks" ,
"pinnacles" ,
"summits" ,
"zeniths" ,
"glories" ,
"grandeurs" ,
"splendors" ,
"belle epoques" ,
"belles \u00e9poques" ,
"golden ages" ,
"silver ages" ,
"comebacks" ,
"recoveries" ,
"revivals"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"decays" ,
"declines" ,
"downfalls" ,
"bottoms" ,
"nadirs"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indebtedness" : {
"something (as money) which is owed" : {
"examples" : [
"his total indebtedness exceeded a year's income"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"arrearage" ,
"arrears" ,
"debt" ,
"liability" ,
"liabilities" ,
"obligation" ,
"score"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"bond" ,
"debit" ,
"delinquency" ,
"bankruptcy" ,
"default" ,
"embarrassment" ,
"insolvency"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"quietus" ,
"quittance" ,
"repayment" ,
"asset"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indecisions" : {
"a state or an instance of temporary inaction about the right course of action" : {
"examples" : [
"her indecision about where to go for dinner, while everyone was getting hungrier by the minute, was frustrating"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"faltering" ,
"fence-sitting" ,
"hesitance" ,
"hesitancy" ,
"hesitation" ,
"irresolution" ,
"pause" ,
"shilly-shally" ,
"shilly-shallying" ,
"vacillation" ,
"wavering" ,
"wobbling" ,
"wabbling"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"delay" ,
"hawing" ,
"procrastination" ,
"waiting" ,
"arri\u00e8re-pens\u00e9e" ,
"misgiving" ,
"second thought" ,
"consideration" ,
"debate" ,
"deliberation" ,
"doubt" ,
"incertitude" ,
"indecisiveness" ,
"indetermination" ,
"uncertainness" ,
"uncertainty" ,
"avoidance" ,
"equivocation" ,
"aversion" ,
"disinclination" ,
"indisposition" ,
"reluctance" ,
"unwillingness" ,
"faintheartedness" ,
"shyness" ,
"timidity" ,
"timidness"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"certainty" ,
"certitude" ,
"confidence" ,
"decisiveness" ,
"determination" ,
"firmness" ,
"resoluteness" ,
"resolution" ,
"sureness" ,
"alacrity" ,
"eagerness" ,
"readiness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indecisiveness" : {
"as in indecision , hesitation" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"hesitation" ,
"indecision" ,
"irresoluteness" ,
"irresolution" ,
"bashfulness" ,
"constraint" ,
"embarrassment" ,
"inhibition" ,
"restraint" ,
"shyness" ,
"skittishness" ,
"alarm" ,
"alarum" ,
"anxiety" ,
"apprehension" ,
"concern" ,
"discomposure" ,
"dismay" ,
"fear" ,
"panic" ,
"upset" ,
"worry" ,
"faintheartedness" ,
"timidity" ,
"timidness" ,
"timorousness" ,
"cowardice" ,
"cowardliness" ,
"cravenness" ,
"spinelessness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"audaciousness" ,
"audacity" ,
"boldness" ,
"cojones" ,
"guts" ,
"nerve" ,
"assurance" ,
"confidence" ,
"self-assertiveness" ,
"self-assurance" ,
"self-confidence" ,
"composure" ,
"coolness" ,
"insouciance" ,
"nonchalance" ,
"unconcern" ,
"backbone" ,
"decisiveness" ,
"determination" ,
"fiber" ,
"firmness" ,
"fortitude" ,
"gameness" ,
"grit" ,
"gumption" ,
"mettle" ,
"resoluteness" ,
"resolution" ,
"spunk" ,
"bravery" ,
"courage" ,
"courageousness" ,
"daring" ,
"dauntlessness" ,
"doughtiness" ,
"fearlessness" ,
"gutsiness" ,
"intrepidity" ,
"intrepidness" ,
"valor" ,
"brazenness" ,
"cheek" ,
"effrontery" ,
"gall" ,
"temerity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indefectibility" : {
"as in perfection , faultlessness" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"faultlessness" ,
"flawlessness" ,
"perfection" ,
"absoluteness" ,
"completeness" ,
"entireness" ,
"entirety" ,
"fullness" ,
"perfectness" ,
"wholeness" ,
"all-inclusiveness" ,
"comprehensiveness" ,
"exhaustiveness" ,
"extensiveness" ,
"inclusiveness" ,
"soundness" ,
"thoroughness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"imperfection" ,
"imperfectness" ,
"incompleteness" ,
"unsoundness" ,
"inadequacy" ,
"inadequateness" ,
"limitedness" ,
"narrowness" ,
"patchiness" ,
"sketchiness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indefinite" : {
"being or seeming to be without limits" : {
"examples" : [
"the indefinite vastness of the frozen tundra"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bottomless" ,
"boundless" ,
"endless" ,
"fathomless" ,
"horizonless" ,
"illimitable" ,
"immeasurable" ,
"immensurable" ,
"infinite" ,
"limitless" ,
"measureless" ,
"unbounded" ,
"unfathomable" ,
"unlimited"
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] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"abysmal" ,
"countless" ,
"incalculable" ,
"incomputable" ,
"inestimable" ,
"innumerable" ,
"unmeasured" ,
"exhaustless" ,
"inexhaustible" ,
"extensive" ,
"far-flung" ,
"immense" ,
"vast"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"fathomable" ,
"measurable" ,
"depthless" ,
"shallow" ,
"superficial"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"bounded" ,
"circumscribed" ,
"confined" ,
"definite" ,
"finite" ,
"limited" ,
"restricted"
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]
} ,
"not expressed in precise terms" : {
"examples" : [
"an indefinite longing for something new and exciting in her life"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"fuzzy" ,
"inexplicit" ,
"muzzy" ,
"unclear" ,
"vague"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"ambiguous" ,
"cryptic" ,
"dark" ,
"enigmatic" ,
"enigmatical" ,
"equivocal" ,
"murky" ,
"nebulous" ,
"obscure" ,
"unintelligible" ,
"bleary" ,
"blurry" ,
"dim" ,
"faint" ,
"foggy" ,
"gauzy" ,
"hazy" ,
"misty" ,
"woozy" ,
"indeterminate" ,
"indistinct" ,
"indistinguishable" ,
"uncertain" ,
"undefinable" ,
"undefined" ,
"undetermined" ,
"inexplicable" ,
"inscrutable" ,
"mysterious" ,
"baffling" ,
"bewildering" ,
"confounding" ,
"confusing" ,
"mystifying" ,
"obfuscatory" ,
"perplexing" ,
"puzzling" ,
"unfathomable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"candid" ,
"direct" ,
"forthright" ,
"foursquare" ,
"frank" ,
"honest" ,
"open" ,
"openhearted" ,
"outspoken" ,
"plainspoken" ,
"straight" ,
"straightforward" ,
"unguarded" ,
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"obvious" ,
"plain" ,
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"unambiguous" ,
"understandable" ,
"unequivocal" ,
"comprehensible" ,
"fathomable" ,
"intelligible" ,
"defined" ,
"distinct" ,
"well-defined" ,
"blatant" ,
"patent" ,
"unmistakable"
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] ,
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"antonyms" : [
"clear" ,
"definite" ,
"explicit" ,
"specific"
]
} ,
"not seen or understood clearly" : {
"examples" : [
"through the dense fog we could just barely discern the indefinite form of another boat"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blear" ,
"bleary" ,
"blurry" ,
"dim" ,
"faint" ,
"foggy" ,
"fuzzy" ,
"gauzy" ,
"hazy" ,
"indistinct" ,
"indistinguishable" ,
"misty" ,
"murky" ,
"nebulous" ,
"obscure" ,
"opaque" ,
"pale" ,
"shadowy" ,
"unclear" ,
"undefined" ,
"undetermined" ,
"vague"
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] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dark" ,
"dusky" ,
"gloomy" ,
"impalpable" ,
"inappreciable" ,
"intangible" ,
"invisible" ,
"hieroglyphic" ,
"hieroglyphical" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"indecipherable" ,
"indiscernible" ,
"inexplicable" ,
"mysterious" ,
"obfuscatory" ,
"puzzling"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bright" ,
"distinct" ,
"evident" ,
"obvious" ,
"plain" ,
"certain" ,
"firm" ,
"strong" ,
"sure"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"clear" ,
"definite" ,
"pellucid"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indentures" : {
"a sunken area forming a separate space" : {
"examples" : [
"the dropped hammer left an indenture in the floor"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"cavities" ,
"concavities" ,
"dents" ,
"depressions" ,
"dints" ,
"holes" ,
"hollows" ,
"indentations" ,
"pits" ,
"recesses"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"burrows" ,
"caverns" ,
"caves" ,
"ditches" ,
"excavations" ,
"furrows" ,
"grooves" ,
"gutters" ,
"trenches" ,
"troughs" ,
"basins" ,
"bowls" ,
"valleys" ,
"alcoves" ,
"clefts" ,
"niches" ,
"nooks" ,
"openings" ,
"sockets" ,
"alveoli" ,
"dimples" ,
"gouges" ,
"impressions" ,
"imprints" ,
"notches" ,
"pockets" ,
"boreholes" ,
"chuckholes" ,
"craters" ,
"postholes" ,
"potholes" ,
"sinkholes" ,
"wallows" ,
"water holes" ,
"wells" ,
"abysses" ,
"chasms" ,
"gulfs" ,
"vacuities" ,
"vacuums" ,
"vacua" ,
"voids"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"hills" ,
"mounds" ,
"rises" ,
"bumps" ,
"bunches" ,
"humps" ,
"lumps" ,
"pimples" ,
"swellings" ,
"swells" ,
"tumors"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"bulges" ,
"cambers" ,
"convexities" ,
"juts" ,
"projections" ,
"protrusions" ,
"protuberances"
]
} ,
"a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface" : {
"examples" : [
"made a small indenture to mark the spot where the plank was to be sawed"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
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"chips" ,
"hacks" ,
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"indentations" ,
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"indents" ,
"kerfs" ,
"nicks" ,
"notches"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"joggles" ,
"nocks" ,
"punches" ,
"snips" ,
"grooves" ,
"scores" ,
"undercuts" ,
"slits" ,
"slots"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"independencies" : {
"the state of being free from the control or power of another" : {
"examples" : [
"adolescence is typically an awkward time for young people, as they are making the difficult transition from the dependency of childhood to the independency of adulthood"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"autonomies" ,
"freedoms" ,
"independences" ,
"liberties" ,
"sovereignties" ,
"sovranties"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"emancipations" ,
"enfranchisements" ,
"liberations" ,
"manumissions" ,
"releases"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"captivities" ,
"enchainments" ,
"enslavements" ,
"immurements" ,
"imprisonments" ,
"incarcerations" ,
"internments" ,
"subjugations"
] ,
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"antonyms" : [
"dependences" ,
"dependances" ,
"heteronomies" ,
"subjections" ,
"unfreedoms"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"independency" : {
"the state of being free from the control or power of another" : {
"examples" : [
"adolescence is typically an awkward time for young people, as they are making the difficult transition from the dependency of childhood to the independency of adulthood"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"autonomy" ,
"freedom" ,
"independence" ,
"liberty" ,
"self-determination" ,
"self-governance" ,
"self-government" ,
"sovereignty" ,
"sovranty"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"emancipation" ,
"enfranchisement" ,
"liberation" ,
"manumission" ,
"release"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"captivity" ,
"enchainment" ,
"enslavement" ,
"immurement" ,
"imprisonment" ,
"incarceration" ,
"internment" ,
"subjugation"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"dependence" ,
"dependance" ,
"heteronomy" ,
"subjection" ,
"unfreedom"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indestructible" : {
"impossible to destroy" : {
"examples" : [
"diamonds are widely considered to be indestructible because they are one of the hardest known substances"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"imperishable" ,
"inextinguishable"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"incorruptible" ,
"deathless" ,
"immortal" ,
"perpetual" ,
"undying" ,
"indelible" ,
"indissoluble" ,
"ineffaceable" ,
"ineradicable" ,
"inexpungible" ,
"durable" ,
"enduring" ,
"everlasting" ,
"lasting" ,
"permanent" ,
"unbreakable" ,
"strong" ,
"sturdy" ,
"tough"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"mortal" ,
"impermanent" ,
"transient" ,
"transitory" ,
"breakable" ,
"delicate" ,
"flimsy" ,
"fragile" ,
"frail"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"destructible" ,
"extinguishable" ,
"perishable"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indeterminate" : {
"not able to be stated or described in an exact way" : {
"examples" : [
"a man of indeterminate age" ,
"an indeterminate number of people"
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"general" ,
"indefinable" ,
"indefinite" ,
"indistinct" ,
"mushy" ,
"undefined" ,
"undetermined" ,
"unsettled" ,
"vague" ,
"approximate" ,
"approximative" ,
"ballpark" ,
"imprecise" ,
"inaccurate" ,
"inexact" ,
"loose" ,
"squishy" ,
"erroneous" ,
"false" ,
"incorrect" ,
"off" ,
"wrong" ,
"faulty" ,
"flawed" ,
"mistaken" ,
"specious" ,
"distorted" ,
"fallacious" ,
"misleading" ,
"doubtful" ,
"dubious" ,
"questionable" ,
"uncertain" ,
"inconclusive" ,
"indecisive" ,
"debatable" ,
"disputable" ,
"invalidated" ,
"unconfirmed" ,
"unsubstantiated" ,
"unsupported"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clear-cut" ,
"decisive" ,
"definable" ,
"defined" ,
"definite" ,
"determinate" ,
"certain" ,
"incontestable" ,
"indubitable" ,
"positive" ,
"sure" ,
"undeniable" ,
"unquestionable" ,
"correct" ,
"errorless" ,
"factual" ,
"right" ,
"sound" ,
"true" ,
"valid" ,
"incontrovertible" ,
"indisputable" ,
"irrefutable" ,
"absolute" ,
"unqualified" ,
"confirmed" ,
"corroborated" ,
"determined" ,
"established" ,
"substantiated" ,
"supported" ,
"validated" ,
"accurate" ,
"dead" ,
"dead-on" ,
"exact" ,
"precise" ,
"ultraprecise" ,
"veracious"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indeterminately" : {
"as in vaguely , nebulously" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"nebulously" ,
"vaguely" ,
"cursorily" ,
"imperfectly" ,
"inadequately" ,
"narrowly" ,
"shallowly" ,
"sketchily" ,
"summarily" ,
"superficially" ,
"aimlessly" ,
"desultorily" ,
"haphazardly" ,
"hit or miss" ,
"randomly"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"completely" ,
"comprehensively" ,
"detailedly" ,
"exhaustively" ,
"fully" ,
"inside out" ,
"minutely" ,
"roundly" ,
"sweepingly" ,
"systematically" ,
"thoroughly" ,
"through and through" ,
"totally" ,
"meticulously" ,
"microscopically" ,
"all out" ,
"full blast" ,
"intensively"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"index" : {
"an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information" : {
"examples" : [
"the index on the thermometer dropped below zero"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hand" ,
"indicator" ,
"needle" ,
"pointer"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dial" ,
"face" ,
"gauge" ,
"gage"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to put (someone or something) on a list" : {
"examples" : [
"indexed all the books in the library by category"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catalog" ,
"catalogue" ,
"enroll" ,
"enrol" ,
"enter" ,
"inscribe" ,
"list" ,
"put down" ,
"record" ,
"register" ,
"schedule" ,
"slate"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"book" ,
"card" ,
"file" ,
"note" ,
"classify" ,
"compile" ,
"tabulate" ,
"tally" ,
"reschedule"
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"delete"
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} ,
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"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"there are indications that a medical breakthrough in the treatment of the disease is imminent"
] ,
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"cue" ,
"hint" ,
"inkling" ,
"intimation" ,
"lead" ,
"suggestion"
] ,
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"breath" ,
"flicker" ,
"glimmer" ,
"glimpse" ,
"mention" ,
"scent" ,
"whiff" ,
"wind" ,
"hunch" ,
"idea" ,
"inspiration" ,
"notion" ,
"allusion" ,
"implication" ,
"inference" ,
"innuendo" ,
"insinuation" ,
"denotation" ,
"evidence" ,
"guidepost" ,
"key" ,
"mark" ,
"overtone" ,
"pointer" ,
"sign" ,
"signal" ,
"telltale" ,
"token" ,
"assistance" ,
"nod" ,
"prompt" ,
"tip" ,
"tip-off" ,
"wink" ,
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"foreboding" ,
"intuition" ,
"premonition" ,
"presentiment" ,
"suspicion" ,
"augury" ,
"foreshadower" ,
"foretaste" ,
"harbinger" ,
"omen" ,
"portent" ,
"prefigurement" ,
"presage" ,
"symptom"
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"answer" ,
"solution"
] ,
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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"a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person" : {
"examples" : [
"that prosecutor gets an indictment for 90% of his cases"
] ,
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"charge" ,
"complaint" ,
"count" ,
"rap"
] ,
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"allegation" ,
"plea" ,
"crimination" ,
"counteraccusation" ,
"countercharge" ,
"arraignment" ,
"impeachment" ,
"implication" ,
"imputation" ,
"innuendo" ,
"insinuation" ,
"censure" ,
"condemnation" ,
"denunciation" ,
"incrimination" ,
"recrimination"
] ,
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"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indigenous" : {
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"belonging to a particular place by birth or origin" : {
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"examples" : [
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"the culture of the indigenous people of that country"
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] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"aboriginal" ,
"autochthonous" ,
"born" ,
"domestic" ,
"endemic" ,
"native"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
"local" ,
"regional" ,
"original"
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"imported" ,
"introduced" ,
"transplanted" ,
"alien" ,
"exotic" ,
"foreign" ,
"strange" ,
"expatriate" ,
"immigrant"
] ,
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"nonindigenous" ,
"nonnative"
]
} ,
"being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing" : {
"examples" : [
"the drive to create that is indigenous to humanity"
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] ,
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"built-in" ,
"constitutional" ,
"constitutive" ,
"essential" ,
"hardwired" ,
"immanent" ,
"inborn" ,
"inbred" ,
"ingrain" ,
"ingrained" ,
"engrained" ,
"inherent" ,
"innate" ,
"integral" ,
"intrinsic" ,
"native" ,
"natural"
] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
"basic" ,
"deep-rooted" ,
"elemental" ,
"fundamental" ,
"congenital" ,
"hereditary" ,
"inherited" ,
"inmost" ,
"inner" ,
"interior" ,
"internal" ,
"characteristic" ,
"distinctive" ,
"peculiar" ,
"habitual" ,
"inveterate" ,
"normal" ,
"regular" ,
"typical"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"alien" ,
"foreign" ,
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"accidental" ,
"coincidental" ,
"incidental" ,
"acquired" ,
"adscititious" ,
"superficial" ,
"surface" ,
"exterior" ,
"external"
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] ,
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"antonyms" : [
"adventitious" ,
"extraneous" ,
"extrinsic"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"examples" : [
"an indisputable fact that is not subject to interpretation according to one's political beliefs"
] ,
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"accomplished" ,
"certain" ,
"inarguable" ,
"incontestable" ,
"incontrovertible" ,
"indubitable" ,
"irrefragable" ,
"irrefutable" ,
"positive" ,
"sure" ,
"unanswerable" ,
"unarguable" ,
"unchallengeable" ,
"undeniable" ,
"unquestionable"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"unambiguous" ,
"unequivocal" ,
"absolute" ,
"clear" ,
"conclusive" ,
"decisive" ,
"definite" ,
"hands-down" ,
"uncontested" ,
"uncontradicted" ,
"undisputed" ,
"unquestioned"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"controversial" ,
"debated" ,
"disputed" ,
"doubtful" ,
"dubious" ,
"iffy" ,
"inconclusive" ,
"indecisive" ,
"uncertain" ,
"ambiguous" ,
"equivocal" ,
"academic" ,
"academical" ,
"hypothetical" ,
"speculative" ,
"theoretical" ,
"theoretic"
] ,
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"answerable" ,
"arguable" ,
"contradictable" ,
"controvertible" ,
"debatable" ,
"disputable" ,
"doubtable" ,
"moot" ,
"negotiable" ,
"problematic" ,
"problematical" ,
"questionable" ,
"refutable"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indistinctness" : {
"as in mistiness , indefiniteness" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"dimness" ,
"faintness" ,
"fogginess" ,
"fuzziness" ,
"haziness" ,
"indefiniteness" ,
"mistiness" ,
"shade" ,
"shadow" ,
"uncertainty" ,
"vagueness" ,
"mystery" ,
"reconditeness" ,
"impenetrability" ,
"incomprehensibility" ,
"incomprehensibleness" ,
"ambiguity" ,
"ambiguousness" ,
"darkness" ,
"equivocalness" ,
"equivocation" ,
"inscrutability" ,
"inscrutableness" ,
"murkiness" ,
"mysteriousness" ,
"nebulosity" ,
"nebulousness" ,
"obliqueness" ,
"obliquity" ,
"obscurity" ,
"opacity" ,
"opaqueness" ,
"circuitousness" ,
"circuity" ,
"indirectness" ,
"deepness" ,
"depth" ,
"profoundness" ,
"abstruseness" ,
"abstrusity" ,
"complexity" ,
"complication" ,
"difficulty" ,
"obtuseness"
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"clarity" ,
"clearness" ,
"obviousness" ,
"plainness" ,
"comprehensibility" ,
"intelligibility" ,
"legibility" ,
"brightness" ,
"distinctness" ,
"self-evidence" ,
"certainty" ,
"surety" ,
"definiteness" ,
"exactness" ,
"explicitness" ,
"incision" ,
"incisiveness" ,
"lucidity" ,
"lucidness" ,
"perspicuity" ,
"perspicuousness" ,
"directness" ,
"forthrightness" ,
"openness" ,
"straightforwardness" ,
"palpability" ,
"tangibility" ,
"tangibleness" ,
"visibility" ,
"readability" ,
"readableness" ,
"obviousness"
] ,
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indistinguished" : {
"as in unexceptional" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
"unexceptional" ,
"insignificant" ,
"unimportant" ,
"anonymous" ,
"nameless" ,
"obscure" ,
"unknown" ,
"despised" ,
"detested" ,
"disliked" ,
"hated" ,
"rejected" ,
"inconspicuous" ,
"washed-up" ,
"out" ,
"unfashionable" ,
"unpopular"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"big" ,
"crowd-pleasing" ,
"du jour" ,
"faddish" ,
"faddy" ,
"fashionable" ,
"favorite" ,
"happening" ,
"hot" ,
"in" ,
"large" ,
"modish" ,
"pop" ,
"popular" ,
"popularized" ,
"red-hot" ,
"vogue" ,
"voguish" ,
"semipopular" ,
"preferred" ,
"selected"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indite" : {
"as in write , pen" : {
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"author" ,
"pen" ,
"write" ,
"couch" ,
"express" ,
"phrase" ,
"state" ,
"verbalize" ,
"word" ,
"conceive" ,
"concoct" ,
"devise" ,
"fabricate" ,
"fashion" ,
"form" ,
"mold" ,
"sculpture" ,
"shape" ,
"build" ,
"construct" ,
"make" ,
"cast" ,
"compose" ,
"craft" ,
"draft" ,
"draw up" ,
"formulate" ,
"frame" ,
"prepare" ,
"assemble" ,
"compound" ,
"piece (together)" ,
"redraft" ,
"reformulate" ,
"reframe"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"individualism" : {
"an odd or peculiar habit" : {
"examples" : [
"the novelist gives each character an assortment of individualisms that sets them apart"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"crotchet" ,
"curiosity" ,
"eccentricity" ,
"erraticism" ,
"idiosyncrasy" ,
"kink" ,
"mannerism" ,
"oddity" ,
"peculiarity" ,
"quiddity" ,
"quip" ,
"quirk" ,
"singularity" ,
"tic" ,
"trick" ,
"twist"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"affectation" ,
"airs" ,
"attribute" ,
"characteristic" ,
"mark" ,
"property" ,
"trait" ,
"custom" ,
"habit" ,
"pattern" ,
"practice" ,
"practise" ,
"way" ,
"wont" ,
"addiction" ,
"abnormality" ,
"neuroticism" ,
"perversion" ,
"weirdness" ,
"disposition" ,
"genius" ,
"leaning" ,
"partiality" ,
"bent" ,
"inclination" ,
"penchant" ,
"predilection" ,
"predisposition" ,
"proclivity" ,
"propensity" ,
"tendency" ,
"turn" ,
"attitude" ,
"character" ,
"humor" ,
"identity" ,
"individuality" ,
"nature" ,
"personality" ,
"temperament"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conformity" ,
"sameness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the set of qualities that make a person different from other people" : {
"examples" : [
"his individualism and epic vision set him well apart from other architects of his generation"
] ,
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"character" ,
"identity" ,
"individuality" ,
"personality" ,
"self-identity" ,
"selfhood"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"distinctiveness" ,
"idiosyncrasy" ,
"oneness" ,
"peculiarity" ,
"separateness" ,
"singleness" ,
"singularity" ,
"uniqueness" ,
"disposition" ,
"humor" ,
"nature" ,
"temper" ,
"temperament" ,
"independence"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conformity" ,
"conventionality"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indocile" : {
"as in rebellious , disobedient" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"disobedient" ,
"insubordinate" ,
"rebellious" ,
"boisterous" ,
"irrepressible" ,
"rambunctious" ,
"rowdy" ,
"misbehaving" ,
"naughty" ,
"uncontrolled" ,
"wild" ,
"undisciplined" ,
"unpunished" ,
"bullheaded" ,
"contrary" ,
"difficult" ,
"hardheaded" ,
"incorrigible" ,
"intransigent" ,
"mulish" ,
"obdurate" ,
"obstinate" ,
"opinionated" ,
"perverse" ,
"pigheaded" ,
"self-willed" ,
"stiff" ,
"stiff-necked" ,
"stubborn" ,
"froward" ,
"headstrong" ,
"incontrollable" ,
"intractable" ,
"recalcitrant" ,
"refractory" ,
"uncontrollable" ,
"ungovernable" ,
"unmanageable" ,
"unruly" ,
"untoward" ,
"wayward" ,
"willful" ,
"wilful"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"controllable" ,
"governable" ,
"manageable" ,
"tractable" ,
"docile" ,
"obedient" ,
"well-behaved" ,
"compliant" ,
"placable" ,
"pliable" ,
"submissive" ,
"yielding" ,
"accepting" ,
"persuadable" ,
"receptive" ,
"responsive" ,
"willing" ,
"reasonable" ,
"temperate" ,
"trainable"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indoctrinated" : {
"to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field" : {
"examples" : [
"indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"educated" ,
"instructed" ,
"lessoned" ,
"schooled" ,
"taught" ,
"trained" ,
"tutored"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"coached" ,
"mentored" ,
"drilled" ,
"fitted" ,
"fit" ,
"grounded" ,
"habilitated" ,
"prepared" ,
"primed" ,
"qualified" ,
"directed" ,
"guided" ,
"led" ,
"reared" ,
"catechized" ,
"lectured" ,
"moralized" ,
"preached" ,
"implanted" ,
"inculcated" ,
"instilled" ,
"homeschooled" ,
"edified" ,
"enlightened" ,
"briefed" ,
"familiarized" ,
"imparted (to)" ,
"informed" ,
"versed" ,
"initiated" ,
"introduced" ,
"showed" ,
"reeducated" ,
"reschooled" ,
"retaught" ,
"retrained"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indolence" : {
"an inclination not to do work or engage in activities" : {
"examples" : [
"a general feeling of indolence usually overtakes them during summer vacation"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"idleness" ,
"inertia" ,
"laziness" ,
"shiftlessness" ,
"sloth"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"apathy" ,
"languor" ,
"lassitude" ,
"lethargy" ,
"listlessness" ,
"sluggishness" ,
"supineness" ,
"dallying" ,
"goldbricking" ,
"loafing" ,
"lolling" ,
"lounging"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ambition" ,
"enterprise" ,
"go" ,
"hustle" ,
"initiative" ,
"assiduity" ,
"assiduousness" ,
"diligence" ,
"perseverance" ,
"animation" ,
"briskness" ,
"energy" ,
"exuberance" ,
"jazziness" ,
"liveliness" ,
"lustiness" ,
"pep" ,
"peppiness" ,
"robustness" ,
"sprightliness" ,
"vibrancy" ,
"vigor" ,
"vim" ,
"vitality" ,
"vivacity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"drive" ,
"industriousness" ,
"industry"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indorses" : {
"to promote the interests or cause of" : {
"examples" : [
"an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"advocates" ,
"backs" ,
"champions" ,
"patronizes" ,
"plumps (for)" ,
"plunks (for)" ,
"plonks (for)" ,
"supports"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"adopts" ,
"embraces" ,
"espouses" ,
"abets" ,
"aids" ,
"assists" ,
"helps" ,
"props (up)" ,
"seconds" ,
"sides (with)" ,
"backstops" ,
"bolsters" ,
"boosts" ,
"buttresses" ,
"reinforces" ,
"reenforces" ,
"advances" ,
"forwards" ,
"furthers" ,
"plugs" ,
"preaches" ,
"talks up" ,
"bails out" ,
"delivers" ,
"rescues" ,
"saves"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"baffles" ,
"foils" ,
"frustrates" ,
"interferes" ,
"opposes" ,
"sabotages" ,
"thwarts" ,
"deserts" ,
"disappoints" ,
"fails" ,
"lets down"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"induced" : {
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)" : {
"examples" : [
"the medication induced labor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"begot" ,
"begat" ,
"bred" ,
"brought" ,
"brought about" ,
"brought on" ,
"catalyzed" ,
"caused" ,
"created" ,
"did" ,
"drew on" ,
"effected" ,
"effectuated" ,
"engendered" ,
"generated" ,
"invoked" ,
"made" ,
"occasioned" ,
"produced" ,
"prompted" ,
"resulted (in)" ,
"spawned" ,
"translated (into)" ,
"worked" ,
"wrought" ,
"yielded"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"conduced (to)" ,
"contributed (to)" ,
"decided" ,
"determined" ,
"began" ,
"established" ,
"fathered" ,
"founded" ,
"inaugurated" ,
"initiated" ,
"innovated" ,
"instituted" ,
"introduced" ,
"launched" ,
"pioneered" ,
"set" ,
"set up" ,
"started" ,
"advanced" ,
"cultivated" ,
"developed" ,
"encouraged" ,
"forwarded" ,
"fostered" ,
"furthered" ,
"nourished" ,
"nurtured" ,
"promoted" ,
"enacted" ,
"rendered" ,
"turned out"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"impeded" ,
"limited" ,
"restricted" ,
"clamped down (on)" ,
"cracked down (on)" ,
"crushed" ,
"dampened" ,
"put down" ,
"quashed" ,
"quelled" ,
"repressed" ,
"smothered" ,
"squashed" ,
"squelched" ,
"stifled" ,
"subdued" ,
"suppressed" ,
"arrested" ,
"checked" ,
"controlled" ,
"curbed" ,
"inhibited" ,
"reined (in)" ,
"restrained" ,
"retarded" ,
"canned" ,
"killed" ,
"snuffed (out)" ,
"stilled" ,
"abolished" ,
"demolished" ,
"destroyed" ,
"extinguished" ,
"liquidated" ,
"quenched"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests" : {
"examples" : [
"finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"argued" ,
"brought" ,
"brought around" ,
"converted" ,
"convinced" ,
"gained" ,
"got" ,
"moved" ,
"persuaded" ,
"prevailed (on or upon)" ,
"satisfied" ,
"talked (into)" ,
"won (over)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blandished" ,
"blarneyed" ,
"cajoled" ,
"coaxed" ,
"entreated" ,
"exhorted" ,
"fast-talked" ,
"urged" ,
"wheedled" ,
"allured" ,
"beguiled" ,
"led on" ,
"lured" ,
"seduced" ,
"snowed" ,
"tempted" ,
"brainwashed" ,
"overpersuaded" ,
"inclined" ,
"influenced" ,
"prompted" ,
"sold" ,
"swayed" ,
"attracted" ,
"drew" ,
"enticed" ,
"interested" ,
"chewed over" ,
"conversed" ,
"debated" ,
"discussed" ,
"disputed" ,
"hashed (over)" ,
"mooted" ,
"reasoned (with)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deterred" ,
"discouraged" ,
"dissuaded" ,
"unsold"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"inducing" : {
"the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action" : {
"examples" : [
"after the intense inducing of his friends, he went on a diet and joined a health club"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conversion" ,
"convincing" ,
"inducement" ,
"persuading" ,
"persuasion" ,
"suasion"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blandishment" ,
"cajolement" ,
"cajolery" ,
"coaxing" ,
"entreaty" ,
"exhortation" ,
"urging" ,
"wheedling" ,
"seduction" ,
"tempting" ,
"influencing" ,
"prompting" ,
"swaying" ,
"lobbying" ,
"pressuring" ,
"brainwashing" ,
"overpersuasion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in inspiring , inspirational" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inspirational" ,
"inspiring" ,
"motivating" ,
"motivational" ,
"motivative" ,
"charged" ,
"edgy" ,
"exciting" ,
"inciting" ,
"instigating" ,
"instigative" ,
"piquing" ,
"provocative" ,
"provoking" ,
"stimulating" ,
"affecting" ,
"emotional" ,
"impactful" ,
"impressive" ,
"moving" ,
"poignant" ,
"stirring" ,
"touching" ,
"activating" ,
"energizing" ,
"galvanizing" ,
"quickening" ,
"vitalizing" ,
"explosive" ,
"fiery" ,
"incendiary" ,
"inflammatory" ,
"triggering"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"subduing" ,
"unaffecting" ,
"unemotional" ,
"unimpressive"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)" : {
"examples" : [
"the medication induced labor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"begetting" ,
"breeding" ,
"bringing" ,
"bringing about" ,
"bringing on" ,
"catalyzing" ,
"causing" ,
"creating" ,
"doing" ,
"drawing on" ,
"effecting" ,
"effectuating" ,
"engendering" ,
"generating" ,
"invoking" ,
"making" ,
"occasioning" ,
"producing" ,
"prompting" ,
"resulting (in)" ,
"spawning" ,
"translating (into)" ,
"working" ,
"yielding"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"conducing (to)" ,
"contributing (to)" ,
"deciding" ,
"determining" ,
"beginning" ,
"establishing" ,
"fathering" ,
"founding" ,
"inaugurating" ,
"initiating" ,
"innovating" ,
"instituting" ,
"introducing" ,
"launching" ,
"pioneering" ,
"setting" ,
"setting up" ,
"starting" ,
"advancing" ,
"cultivating" ,
"developing" ,
"encouraging" ,
"forwarding" ,
"fostering" ,
"furthering" ,
"nourishing" ,
"nurturing" ,
"promoting" ,
"enacting" ,
"rendering" ,
"turning out"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"impeding" ,
"limiting" ,
"restricting" ,
"clamping down (on)" ,
"cracking down (on)" ,
"crushing" ,
"dampening" ,
"putting down" ,
"quashing" ,
"quelling" ,
"repressing" ,
"smothering" ,
"squashing" ,
"squelching" ,
"stifling" ,
"subduing" ,
"suppressing" ,
"arresting" ,
"checking" ,
"controlling" ,
"curbing" ,
"inhibiting" ,
"reining (in)" ,
"restraining" ,
"retarding" ,
"canning" ,
"killing" ,
"snuffing (out)" ,
"stilling" ,
"abolishing" ,
"demolishing" ,
"destroying" ,
"extinguishing" ,
"liquidating" ,
"quenching"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests" : {
"examples" : [
"finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arguing" ,
"bringing" ,
"bringing around" ,
"converting" ,
"convincing" ,
"gaining" ,
"getting" ,
"moving" ,
"persuading" ,
"prevailing (on or upon)" ,
"satisfying" ,
"talking (into)" ,
"winning (over)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blandishing" ,
"blarneying" ,
"cajoling" ,
"coaxing" ,
"entreating" ,
"exhorting" ,
"fast-talking" ,
"urging" ,
"wheedling" ,
"alluring" ,
"beguiling" ,
"leading on" ,
"luring" ,
"seducing" ,
"snowing" ,
"tempting" ,
"brainwashing" ,
"overpersuading" ,
"inclining" ,
"influencing" ,
"prompting" ,
"selling" ,
"swaying" ,
"attracting" ,
"drawing" ,
"enticing" ,
"interesting" ,
"chewing over" ,
"conversing" ,
"debating" ,
"discussing" ,
"disputing" ,
"hashing (over)" ,
"mooting" ,
"reasoning (with)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deterring" ,
"discouraging" ,
"dissuading" ,
"unselling"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"induct" : {
"to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies" : {
"examples" : [
"inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baptize" ,
"inaugurate" ,
"initiate" ,
"install" ,
"instate" ,
"invest" ,
"seat"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"swear in" ,
"consecrate" ,
"enshrine" ,
"accept" ,
"admit" ,
"receive" ,
"take in" ,
"enlist" ,
"enroll" ,
"enrol"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"can" ,
"discharge" ,
"fire" ,
"terminate" ,
"muster out"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"induction" : {
"the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization" : {
"examples" : [
"the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baptism" ,
"inaugural" ,
"inauguration" ,
"initiation" ,
"installation" ,
"installment" ,
"instalment" ,
"investiture" ,
"investment"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"enlistment" ,
"enrollment" ,
"enrolment" ,
"promotion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discharge" ,
"removal"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning" : {
"examples" : [
"the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conclusion" ,
"consequence" ,
"deduction" ,
"determination" ,
"eduction" ,
"inference" ,
"sequitur"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"decision" ,
"deliverance" ,
"diagnosis" ,
"judgment" ,
"judgement" ,
"resolution" ,
"ruling" ,
"verdict" ,
"conjecture" ,
"guess" ,
"surmise" ,
"assumption" ,
"presumption" ,
"supposition"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indue" : {
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle" : {
"examples" : [
"professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"imbue" ,
"inculcate" ,
"infuse" ,
"ingrain" ,
"engrain" ,
"inoculate" ,
"invest" ,
"steep" ,
"suffuse"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"animate" ,
"charge" ,
"enliven" ,
"invigorate" ,
"leaven" ,
"implant" ,
"instill" ,
"plant" ,
"impregnate" ,
"permeate" ,
"pervade" ,
"saturate" ,
"deluge" ,
"drown" ,
"fill" ,
"flood" ,
"inundate" ,
"overwhelm" ,
"submerge"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"deprive" ,
"divest" ,
"strip" ,
"clear" ,
"empty" ,
"eliminate" ,
"remove" ,
"take (away)"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute" : {
"examples" : [
"she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"bless" ,
"endow" ,
"favor" ,
"gift" ,
"invest"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"equip" ,
"provide" ,
"supply" ,
"bestow (on or upon)" ,
"clothe" ,
"confer (on)" ,
"cover" ,
"accord" ,
"award" ,
"grant" ,
"empower" ,
"enable" ,
"enhance" ,
"enrich" ,
"heighten" ,
"bequeath" ,
"will"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"dispossess" ,
"divest" ,
"strip" ,
"deplete" ,
"drain" ,
"exhaust" ,
"skimp" ,
"stint"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indued" : {
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle" : {
"examples" : [
"professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"imbued" ,
"inculcated" ,
"infused" ,
"ingrained" ,
"engrained" ,
"inoculated" ,
"invested" ,
"steeped" ,
"suffused"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"animated" ,
"charged" ,
"enlivened" ,
"invigorated" ,
"leavened" ,
"implanted" ,
"instilled" ,
"planted" ,
"impregnated" ,
"permeated" ,
"pervaded" ,
"saturated" ,
"deluged" ,
"drowned" ,
"filled" ,
"flooded" ,
"inundated" ,
"overwhelmed" ,
"submerged"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deprived" ,
"divested" ,
"stripped" ,
"stript" ,
"cleared" ,
"emptied" ,
"eliminated" ,
"removed" ,
"took (away)"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute" : {
"examples" : [
"she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blessed" ,
"blest" ,
"endowed" ,
"favored" ,
"gifted" ,
"invested"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"equipped" ,
"provided" ,
"supplied" ,
"bestowed (on or upon)" ,
"clothed" ,
"clad" ,
"conferred (on)" ,
"covered" ,
"accorded" ,
"awarded" ,
"granted" ,
"empowered" ,
"enabled" ,
"enhanced" ,
"enriched" ,
"heightened" ,
"bequeathed" ,
"willed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dispossessed" ,
"divested" ,
"stripped" ,
"stript" ,
"depleted" ,
"drained" ,
"exhausted" ,
"skimped" ,
"stinted"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indulgence" : {
"an act of kind assistance" : {
"examples" : [
"as an only child, she was used to getting every kind of indulgence from her doting parents"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"benevolence" ,
"boon" ,
"courtesy" ,
"favor" ,
"grace" ,
"kindness" ,
"mercy" ,
"service" ,
"turn"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dispensation" ,
"waiver" ,
"advantage" ,
"benefit" ,
"blessing" ,
"godsend" ,
"manna" ,
"liberty" ,
"license" ,
"licence" ,
"privilege"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"hindrance" ,
"hurdle" ,
"impediment" ,
"interference" ,
"obstacle"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary" : {
"examples" : [
"bubble baths were her one indulgence"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amenity" ,
"comfort" ,
"extra" ,
"frill" ,
"luxury" ,
"superfluity"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"extravagance" ,
"nonessential" ,
"dainty" ,
"delicacy" ,
"nicety" ,
"treat" ,
"accessory" ,
"accessary" ,
"accoutrement" ,
"accouterment" ,
"bells and whistles" ,
"option"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [
"basic" ,
"essential" ,
"fundamental" ,
"must" ,
"necessity" ,
"requirement"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indulges (in)" : {
"as in wallows (in) , luxuriates (in)" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"luxuriates (in)" ,
"wallows (in)" ,
"cottons (to)" ,
"favors" ,
"prefers" ,
"dotes (on)" ,
"idolizes" ,
"devours" ,
"drinks (in)" ,
"eats (up)" ,
"feasts (on)" ,
"prizes" ,
"treasures" ,
"values" ,
"admires" ,
"appreciates" ,
"cherishes" ,
"reveres" ,
"venerates" ,
"worships" ,
"adores" ,
"delights (in)" ,
"digs" ,
"enjoys" ,
"fancies" ,
"gets off (on)" ,
"grooves (on)" ,
"likes" ,
"loves" ,
"rejoices (in)" ,
"relishes" ,
"revels (in)" ,
"savors" ,
"savours"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abhors" ,
"abominates" ,
"detests" ,
"dislikes" ,
"hates" ,
"loathes" ,
"condemns" ,
"despises" ,
"scorns"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indulging" : {
"to give in to (a desire)" : {
"examples" : [
"the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catering (to)" ,
"gratifying" ,
"humoring"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"basking" ,
"luxuriating" ,
"reveling" ,
"revelling" ,
"wallowing" ,
"coddling" ,
"mollycoddling" ,
"pampering" ,
"spoiling" ,
"delighting" ,
"pleasing" ,
"pleasuring" ,
"satiating" ,
"sating" ,
"satisfying"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bridling" ,
"checking" ,
"constraining" ,
"curbing" ,
"inhibiting" ,
"restraining" ,
"stifling"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly" : {
"examples" : [
"conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abandoning" ,
"delivering" ,
"giving up" ,
"surrendering" ,
"yielding"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"overdoing" ,
"overindulging" ,
"basking" ,
"luxuriating" ,
"reveling" ,
"revelling" ,
"rolling" ,
"wallowing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abstaining (from)" ,
"eschewing" ,
"forbearing" ,
"forgoing" ,
"foregoing" ,
"refraining (from)" ,
"checking" ,
"inhibiting" ,
"restraining"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"denying"
]
} ,
"to treat with great or excessive care" : {
"examples" : [
"you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"babying" ,
"cockering" ,
"coddling" ,
"cosseting" ,
"dandling" ,
"mollycoddling" ,
"nursing" ,
"pampering" ,
"spoiling" ,
"wet-nursing"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"catering (to)" ,
"humoring" ,
"contenting" ,
"delighting" ,
"gladdening" ,
"gratifying" ,
"mothering" ,
"obliging" ,
"pleasing" ,
"satisfying" ,
"appeasing" ,
"mollifying" ,
"pacifying" ,
"placating" ,
"soothing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"controlling" ,
"disciplining" ,
"restraining" ,
"oppressing" ,
"neglecting" ,
"overlooking" ,
"slighting" ,
"molesting" ,
"outraging" ,
"violating" ,
"harassing" ,
"harming" ,
"hurting" ,
"injuring" ,
"oppressing" ,
"persecuting" ,
"tormenting" ,
"torturing" ,
"victimizing"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"abusing" ,
"ill-treating" ,
"ill-using" ,
"maltreating" ,
"manhandling" ,
"mishandling" ,
"mistreating" ,
"misusing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"industrious" : {
"involved in often constant activity" : {
"examples" : [
"an industrious worker who never seems to sleep"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"active" ,
"assiduous" ,
"bustling" ,
"busy" ,
"diligent" ,
"employed" ,
"engaged" ,
"hopping" ,
"laborious" ,
"occupied" ,
"sedulous" ,
"tied-up" ,
"working"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"knee-deep" ,
"swamped" ,
"animated" ,
"astir" ,
"buzzing" ,
"flourishing" ,
"happening" ,
"humming" ,
"lively" ,
"thriving" ,
"vibrant" ,
"absorbed" ,
"concentrating" ,
"engrossed" ,
"focused" ,
"focussed" ,
"immersed" ,
"intent" ,
"preoccupied" ,
"alive" ,
"functional" ,
"functioning" ,
"going" ,
"living" ,
"operating" ,
"operational" ,
"operative" ,
"running" ,
"energetic" ,
"vigorous" ,
"hardworking" ,
"indefatigable" ,
"tireless" ,
"untiring"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"free" ,
"asleep" ,
"dormant" ,
"latent" ,
"lifeless" ,
"quiescent" ,
"sleepy" ,
"inert" ,
"passive" ,
"dead" ,
"dull" ,
"slow" ,
"inoperative" ,
"nonoperating"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"idle" ,
"inactive" ,
"unbusy" ,
"unemployed" ,
"unoccupied"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indifferent" : {
"having or showing a lack of interest or concern" : {
"examples" : [
"indifferent about the result of the football game"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apathetic" ,
"casual" ,
"complacent" ,
"disinterested" ,
"incurious" ,
"insensible" ,
"insouciant" ,
"nonchalant" ,
"perfunctory" ,
"pococurante" ,
"unconcerned" ,
"uncurious" ,
"uninterested"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"halfhearted" ,
"lukewarm" ,
"tepid" ,
"aloof" ,
"cold" ,
"numb" ,
"remote" ,
"unemotional" ,
"callous" ,
"hard-hearted" ,
"insensitive" ,
"unfeeling" ,
"calm" ,
"cool" ,
"detached" ,
"dispassionate" ,
"careless" ,
"heedless" ,
"mindless" ,
"impassive" ,
"impervious" ,
"phlegmatic" ,
"stoic" ,
"stoical" ,
"stolid" ,
"lethargic" ,
"listless" ,
"unimpressed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"attentive" ,
"aware" ,
"conscientious" ,
"heedful" ,
"mindful" ,
"caring" ,
"sensitive" ,
"warmhearted" ,
"ardent" ,
"fervent" ,
"keen" ,
"passionate" ,
"warm" ,
"zealous"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"concerned" ,
"interested"
]
} ,
"of average to below average quality" : {
"examples" : [
"an indifferent but drinkable cup of coffee"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"common" ,
"fair" ,
"mediocre" ,
"medium" ,
"middling" ,
"ordinary" ,
"passable" ,
"run-of-the-mill" ,
"run-of-the-mine" ,
"run-of-mine" ,
"second-class" ,
"second-rate" ,
"so-so"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"acceptable" ,
"adequate" ,
"all right" ,
"alright" ,
"decent" ,
"OK" ,
"okay" ,
"reasonable" ,
"satisfactory" ,
"sufficient" ,
"sufficing" ,
"tolerable" ,
"moderate" ,
"modest" ,
"presentable" ,
"respectable" ,
"minimal" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"fine" ,
"good" ,
"nice"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"A1" ,
"capital" ,
"choice" ,
"classic" ,
"distinguished" ,
"excellent" ,
"exceptional" ,
"exquisite" ,
"fabulous" ,
"fantastic" ,
"first-class" ,
"first-rate" ,
"grand" ,
"great" ,
"marvelous" ,
"marvellous" ,
"matchless" ,
"maximum" ,
"nifty" ,
"number one" ,
"No. 1" ,
"optimal" ,
"optimum" ,
"outstanding" ,
"par excellence" ,
"peerless" ,
"preeminent" ,
"prime" ,
"sensational" ,
"special" ,
"splendid" ,
"stellar" ,
"sterling" ,
"superb" ,
"superior" ,
"superlative" ,
"supreme" ,
"swell" ,
"terrific" ,
"tip-top" ,
"top" ,
"top-notch" ,
"unmatched" ,
"unparalleled" ,
"unsurpassed" ,
"deficient" ,
"inadequate" ,
"insufficient" ,
"lacking" ,
"unacceptable" ,
"unsatisfactory" ,
"wanting"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias" : {
"examples" : [
"they believed their art teacher could offer an indifferent judgment on their works' merits"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"candid" ,
"disinterested" ,
"dispassionate" ,
"equal" ,
"equitable" ,
"evenhanded" ,
"fair" ,
"impartial" ,
"just" ,
"nonpartisan" ,
"objective" ,
"square" ,
"unbiased" ,
"unprejudiced"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"frank" ,
"forthright" ,
"open" ,
"straight" ,
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"dishonest" ,
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"distorted" ,
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"ex parte" ,
"inequitable" ,
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"unjust"
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"impureness" ,
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"ribaldry" ,
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"primness" ,
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"fitness" ,
"suitability" ,
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"prudence" ,
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"graciousness" ,
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"charging" ,
"criminating" ,
"defaming" ,
"impeaching" ,
"incriminating"
] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"criticizing" ,
"damning" ,
"denouncing" ,
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"chiding" ,
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"championing" ,
"defending" ,
"excusing" ,
"forgiving" ,
"justifying" ,
"pardoning" ,
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"shriving"
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"suasion"
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"cajolery" ,
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"exhortation" ,
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"wheedling" ,
"seduction" ,
"tempting" ,
"influencing" ,
"prompting" ,
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"noun"
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"instructing" ,
"lessoning" ,
"schooling" ,
"teaching" ,
"training" ,
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"mentoring" ,
"drilling" ,
"fitting" ,
"grounding" ,
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"reteaching" ,
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"verb"
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"faultless" ,
"flawless" ,
"ideal" ,
"immaculate" ,
"impeccable" ,
"irreproachable" ,
"letter-perfect" ,
"perfect" ,
"picture-book" ,
"picture-perfect" ,
"seamless" ,
"unblemished"
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"expert" ,
"masterly" ,
"classic" ,
"dandy" ,
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"fabulous" ,
"fine" ,
"first-class" ,
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"great" ,
"marvelous" ,
"marvellous" ,
"prime" ,
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"superior" ,
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"terrific" ,
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"top-notch" ,
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"finished" ,
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"polished" ,
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"entire" ,
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"unspoiled" ,
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"fancy" ,
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"bulletproof" ,
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"correct" ,
"exact" ,
"precise" ,
"inerrant" ,
"infallible" ,
"unerring" ,
"unfailing"
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"near antonyms" : [
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"inadequate" ,
"incomplete" ,
"insufficient" ,
"wanting" ,
"unfinished" ,
"unpolished" ,
"fallible" ,
"blemished" ,
"blighted" ,
"broken" ,
"damaged" ,
"defaced" ,
"disfigured" ,
"impaired" ,
"injured" ,
"malformed" ,
"marred" ,
"misshapen" ,
"spoiled" ,
"vitiated" ,
"atrocious" ,
"execrable" ,
"wretched" ,
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"inaccurate" ,
"incorrect" ,
"inexact" ,
"wrong"
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"bad" ,
"censurable" ,
"defective" ,
"faulty" ,
"flawed" ,
"imperfect" ,
"reproachable"
]
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"shiftlessness" ,
"sloth"
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"lassitude" ,
"lethargy" ,
"listlessness" ,
"sluggishness" ,
"supineness" ,
"dallying" ,
"goldbricking" ,
"loafing" ,
"lolling" ,
"lounging"
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"ambition" ,
"enterprise" ,
"go" ,
"hustle" ,
"initiative" ,
"assiduity" ,
"assiduousness" ,
"diligence" ,
"perseverance" ,
"animation" ,
"briskness" ,
"energy" ,
"exuberance" ,
"jazziness" ,
"liveliness" ,
"lustiness" ,
"pep" ,
"peppiness" ,
"robustness" ,
"sprightliness" ,
"vibrancy" ,
"vigor" ,
"vim" ,
"vitality" ,
"vivacity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"drive" ,
"industriousness" ,
"industry"
]
} ,
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"noun"
]
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"without any question" : {
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] ,
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"alright" ,
"assuredly" ,
"certainly" ,
"clearly" ,
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"doubtless" ,
"easily" ,
"forsooth" ,
"hands down" ,
"inarguably" ,
"incontestably" ,
"incontrovertibly" ,
"indisputably" ,
"plainly" ,
"really" ,
"so" ,
"sure" ,
"surely" ,
"truly" ,
"unarguably" ,
"undeniably" ,
"undoubtedly" ,
"unquestionably"
] ,
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"likely" ,
"perhaps" ,
"possibly" ,
"probably" ,
"obviously" ,
"unmistakably"
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"that is not merely a reason, but is indeed the entire point"
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"nay" ,
"truly" ,
"verily" ,
"yea"
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"to tell the truth" : {
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"that woman can be difficult\u2014 indeed , she can be insufferable"
] ,
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"admittedly" ,
"forsooth" ,
"frankly" ,
"honestly" ,
"really" ,
"truly" ,
"truthfully" ,
"verily"
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"certainly" ,
"indisputably" ,
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"unquestionably" ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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"how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable" : {
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"indeed , you really did shave all your hair off!"
] ,
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"aha" ,
"come on" ,
"fie" ,
"my word" ,
"no" ,
"pshaw" ,
"well" ,
"what" ,
"why"
] ,
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"gee whiz" ,
"ha" ,
"hello" ,
"hey" ,
"lo" ,
"oh" ,
"fiddlesticks" ,
"phooey" ,
"pooh" ,
"there" ,
"oops" ,
"whoops" ,
"woops" ,
"ugh" ,
"egad" ,
"gad" ,
"gadzooks" ,
"(the) deuce" ,
"the devil" ,
"the dickens" ,
"zounds"
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"antonyms" : [ ]
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"type" : [
"adverb" ,
"interjection"
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"their indignation at the offensive television show led them to start a grassroots campaign for its cancellation"
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"angriness" ,
"birse" ,
"choler" ,
"furor" ,
"fury" ,
"irateness" ,
"ire" ,
"lividity" ,
"lividness" ,
"mad" ,
"madness" ,
"mood" ,
"outrage" ,
"rage" ,
"spleen" ,
"wrath" ,
"wrathfulness"
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"near synonyms" : [
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"annoyance" ,
"exasperation" ,
"irritation" ,
"vexation" ,
"acrimoniousness" ,
"acrimony" ,
"animosity" ,
"antagonism" ,
"antipathy" ,
"bile" ,
"biliousness" ,
"bitterness" ,
"contempt" ,
"embitterment" ,
"empoisonment" ,
"enmity" ,
"grudge" ,
"hostility" ,
"rancor" ,
"envy" ,
"jaundice" ,
"jealousy" ,
"pique" ,
"resentment" ,
"malevolence" ,
"malice" ,
"spite" ,
"vengefulness" ,
"venom" ,
"vindictiveness" ,
"virulence" ,
"vitriol" ,
"belligerence" ,
"contentiousness" ,
"contrariness" ,
"crankiness" ,
"disputatiousness" ,
"hot-headedness" ,
"irascibility" ,
"irascibleness" ,
"irritability" ,
"orneriness" ,
"pugnaciousness" ,
"pugnacity" ,
"quarrelsomeness" ,
"querulousness" ,
"blowup" ,
"flare" ,
"flare-up" ,
"outburst" ,
"chafe" ,
"dander" ,
"dudgeon" ,
"huff" ,
"pet" ,
"rise" ,
"ruffle" ,
"temper" ,
"air rage" ,
"road rage" ,
"delirium" ,
"heat" ,
"passion" ,
"warmth"
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"near antonyms" : [
"calmness" ,
"forbearance" ,
"patience"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"delight" ,
"pleasure"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indissoluble" : {
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"an indissoluble contract" ,
"They are bound together by indissoluble ties."
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"indefeasible" ,
"indefectible" ,
"indelible" ,
"indestructible" ,
"inexpungible" ,
"ceaseless" ,
"dateless" ,
"deathless" ,
"endless" ,
"eternal" ,
"everlasting" ,
"immortal" ,
"permanent" ,
"perpetual" ,
"undying" ,
"unending" ,
"durable" ,
"enduring" ,
"lasting" ,
"long-lived" ,
"persistent" ,
"stubborn" ,
"timeless" ,
"abiding" ,
"stable" ,
"standing" ,
"steadfast" ,
"steady" ,
"unfailing" ,
"unfaltering" ,
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"continuing" ,
"continuous" ,
"incessant" ,
"unbroken" ,
"unceasing" ,
"uninterrupted" ,
"unremitting"
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"evanescent" ,
"fleeting" ,
"fugacious" ,
"fugitive" ,
"momentary" ,
"passing" ,
"short-lived" ,
"transitory" ,
"interim" ,
"provisional" ,
"short-term" ,
"impermanent" ,
"mortal" ,
"temporary" ,
"transient"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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"type" : [
"adjective"
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"examples" : [
"the company considered his indelicate handling of such a personal matter to be unprofessional"
] ,
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"brash" ,
"graceless" ,
"ill-advised" ,
"imprudent" ,
"inadvisable" ,
"indiscreet" ,
"injudicious" ,
"tactless" ,
"undiplomatic" ,
"unwise"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
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"idiotic" ,
"idiotical" ,
"moronic" ,
"stupid" ,
"careless" ,
"heedless" ,
"inconsiderate" ,
"mindless" ,
"thoughtless" ,
"ill-mannered" ,
"improper" ,
"inappropriate" ,
"indecorous" ,
"unbecoming" ,
"uncivil" ,
"unseemly" ,
"foolish" ,
"harebrained" ,
"nonsensical" ,
"preposterous" ,
"senseless" ,
"silly"
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"near antonyms" : [
"intelligent" ,
"logical" ,
"rational" ,
"sensible" ,
"smart" ,
"sound" ,
"appropriate" ,
"becoming" ,
"civil" ,
"decorous" ,
"proper" ,
"seemly" ,
"sage" ,
"sane" ,
"sapient"
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"advisable" ,
"discreet" ,
"judicious" ,
"prudent" ,
"tactful" ,
"wise"
]
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"illegible" ,
"undecipherable" ,
"unreadable"
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"faint" ,
"indistinct" ,
"obscure" ,
"unclear"
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [
"clean" ,
"decipherable" ,
"fair" ,
"legible" ,
"readable"
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"adjective"
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"inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame"
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"baptised" ,
"inaugurated" ,
"initiated" ,
"installed" ,
"instated" ,
"invested" ,
"seated"
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"consecrated" ,
"enshrined" ,
"accepted" ,
"admitted" ,
"received" ,
"took in" ,
"enlisted" ,
"enrolled"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"canned" ,
"discharged" ,
"fired" ,
"terminated" ,
"mustered out"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indigo snake" : {
"as in diamondback rattlesnake , sea snake" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"adder" ,
"anaconda" ,
"asp" ,
"black racer" ,
"blacksnake" ,
"blue racer" ,
"boa" ,
"bull snake" ,
"bushmaster" ,
"chicken snake" ,
"cobra" ,
"constrictor" ,
"copperhead" ,
"coral snake" ,
"cottonmouth moccasin" ,
"diamondback rattlesnake" ,
"fer-de-lance" ,
"garter snake" ,
"gopher snake" ,
"green snake" ,
"hognose snake" ,
"horned viper" ,
"king cobra" ,
"king snake" ,
"krait" ,
"mamba" ,
"milk snake" ,
"moccasin" ,
"pine snake" ,
"pit viper" ,
"puff adder" ,
"python" ,
"racer" ,
"rat snake" ,
"rattlesnake" ,
"sea serpent" ,
"sea snake" ,
"sidewinder" ,
"taipan" ,
"water moccasin" ,
"water snake" ,
"worm snake" ,
"serpent" ,
"snake" ,
"viper"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indites" : {
"as in writes , pens" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"authors" ,
"pens" ,
"writes" ,
"couches" ,
"expresses" ,
"phrases" ,
"states" ,
"verbalizes" ,
"words" ,
"conceives" ,
"concocts" ,
"devises" ,
"fabricates" ,
"fashions" ,
"forms" ,
"molds" ,
"sculptures" ,
"shapes" ,
"builds" ,
"constructs" ,
"makes" ,
"casts" ,
"composes" ,
"crafts" ,
"drafts" ,
"draws up" ,
"formulates" ,
"frames" ,
"prepares" ,
"assembles" ,
"compounds" ,
"pieces (together)" ,
"redrafts" ,
"reformulates" ,
"reframes"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indents" : {
"a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface" : {
"examples" : [
"with the heel of his boot he made a sizable indent in the dirt as a temporary marker"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chips" ,
"hacks" ,
"indentations" ,
"indentures" ,
"kerfs" ,
"nicks" ,
"notches"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"joggles" ,
"nocks" ,
"punches" ,
"snips" ,
"grooves" ,
"scores" ,
"undercuts" ,
"slits" ,
"slots"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in notches , grooves" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"chases" ,
"grooves" ,
"notches" ,
"carves" ,
"chisels" ,
"sculpts" ,
"sculptures" ,
"scores" ,
"traces" ,
"engraves" ,
"etches" ,
"graves" ,
"incises" ,
"inscribes" ,
"insculps" ,
"affixes" ,
"impresses"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indiscreet" : {
"showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations" : {
"examples" : [
"telling a friend's secrets is indiscreet , and unkind as well"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"brash" ,
"graceless" ,
"ill-advised" ,
"imprudent" ,
"inadvisable" ,
"indelicate" ,
"injudicious" ,
"tactless" ,
"undiplomatic" ,
"unwise"
] ,
"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"
]
} ,
"indiscipline" : {
"as in unconstraint , unrestraint" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"unconstraint" ,
"unreserve" ,
"unreservedness" ,
"unrestraint" ,
"demerit" ,
"failing" ,
"fault" ,
"feebleness" ,
"foible" ,
"frailty" ,
"shortcoming" ,
"vice" ,
"weakness" ,
"excessiveness" ,
"immoderacy" ,
"intemperance" ,
"intemperateness" ,
"overindulgence" ,
"gratification" ,
"indulgence" ,
"self-indulgence"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"continence" ,
"restraint" ,
"self-command" ,
"self-containment" ,
"self-control" ,
"self-discipline" ,
"self-government" ,
"self-mastery" ,
"self-possession" ,
"self-restraint" ,
"will" ,
"willpower" ,
"self-abnegation" ,
"self-denial" ,
"moderateness" ,
"moderation" ,
"temperance" ,
"temperateness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indulgently" : {
"as in wantonly , wastefully" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"immoderately" ,
"intemperately" ,
"prodigally" ,
"wantonly" ,
"wastefully" ,
"affluently" ,
"comfortably" ,
"fine" ,
"wealthily" ,
"grandiosely" ,
"ostentatiously" ,
"pompously" ,
"pretentiously" ,
"imposingly" ,
"impressively" ,
"magnificently" ,
"splendidly" ,
"expensively" ,
"extravagantly" ,
"fatly" ,
"grandly" ,
"high" ,
"large" ,
"lavishly" ,
"luxuriously" ,
"opulently" ,
"palatially" ,
"plushly" ,
"richly" ,
"sumptuously"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"austerely" ,
"humbly" ,
"modestly" ,
"plainly" ,
"simply" ,
"unpretentiously" ,
"cheaply" ,
"economically" ,
"frugally" ,
"inexpensively" ,
"meagerly" ,
"poorly" ,
"skimpily" ,
"sparely" ,
"sparingly" ,
"thriftily" ,
"conservatively" ,
"moderately" ,
"prudently" ,
"reasonably" ,
"restrainedly" ,
"sensibly" ,
"temperately"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"indisputably" : {
"without any question" : {
"examples" : [
"you are indisputably correct in your calculations"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"all right" ,
"alright" ,
"assuredly" ,
"certainly" ,
"clearly" ,
"definitely" ,
"doubtless" ,
"easily" ,
"forsooth" ,
"hands down" ,
"inarguably" ,
"incontestably" ,
"incontrovertibly" ,
"indeed" ,
"plainly" ,
"really" ,
"so" ,
"sure" ,
"surely" ,
"truly" ,
"unarguably" ,
"undeniably" ,
"undoubtedly" ,
"unquestionably"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"conceivably" ,
"likely" ,
"perhaps" ,
"possibly" ,
"probably" ,
"obviously" ,
"unmistakably"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"indignant" : {
"feeling or showing anger" : {
"examples" : [
"the poker player became indignant at the accusation of cheating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"angered" ,
"angry" ,
"apoplectic" ,
"ballistic" ,
"cheesed off" ,
"choleric" ,
"enraged" ,
"foaming" ,
"fuming" ,
"furious" ,
"hopping" ,
"horn-mad" ,
"hot" ,
"incensed" ,
"inflamed" ,
"enflamed" ,
"infuriate" ,
"infuriated" ,
"irate" ,
"ireful" ,
"livid" ,
"mad" ,
"outraged" ,
"rabid" ,
"rankled" ,
"riled" ,
"riley" ,
"roiled" ,
"shirty" ,
"sore" ,
"steamed up" ,
"steaming" ,
"teed off" ,
"ticked" ,
"wrathful" ,
"wroth"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"ranting" ,
"raving" ,
"stormy" ,
"boiling" ,
"bristling" ,
"bristly" ,
"burning" ,
"cross" ,
"huffy" ,
"passionate" ,
"seething" ,
"sizzling" ,
"smoldering" ,
"smouldering" ,
"worked up" ,
"wrought (up)" ,
"acrid" ,
"acrimonious" ,
"antagonistic" ,
"antipathetic" ,
"bitter" ,
"embittered" ,
"inimical" ,
"malevolent" ,
"piqued" ,
"rancorous" ,
"resentful" ,
"spiteful" ,
"vengeful" ,
"vindictive" ,
"virulent" ,
"vitriolic" ,
"antisocial" ,
"cold" ,
"cool" ,
"disagreeable" ,
"disapproving" ,
"distant" ,
"frigid" ,
"icy" ,
"ill-tempered" ,
"sorehead" ,
"soreheaded" ,
"sulky" ,
"unfriendly" ,
"unpleasant" ,
"aggravated" ,
"annoyed" ,
"bearish" ,
"bilious" ,
"cantankerous" ,
"churlish" ,
"crabby" ,
"cranky" ,
"dyspeptic" ,
"exasperated" ,
"fretful" ,
"fussy" ,
"grouchy" ,
"grumpy" ,
"ill-humored" ,
"inflammable" ,
"irascible" ,
"irritable" ,
"peevish" ,
"perturbed" ,
"petulant" ,
"put out" ,
"quick-tempered" ,
"snappish" ,
"testy" ,
"touchy" ,
"argumentative" ,
"belligerent" ,
"contentious" ,
"contrary" ,
"disputatious" ,
"ornery" ,
"pugnacious" ,
"quarrelsome" ,
"querulous"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accepting" ,
"accommodating" ,
"obliging" ,
"agreeable" ,
"amenable" ,
"complaisant" ,
"amicable" ,
"cordial" ,
"friendly" ,
"content" ,
"happy" ,
"satisfied" ,
"empathetic" ,
"sympathetic" ,
"tolerant" ,
"understanding" ,
"calm" ,
"pacific" ,
"peaceable" ,
"placid" ,
"serene" ,
"tranquil" ,
"unembittered" ,
"affable" ,
"amiable" ,
"easygoing" ,
"genial" ,
"good-natured" ,
"good-tempered" ,
"kind" ,
"pleasant" ,
"sweet"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"angerless" ,
"delighted" ,
"pleased"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indicators" : {
"an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information" : {
"examples" : [
"you should refill when the indicator on the gas gauge shows that there's only a quarter of a tank left"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hands" ,
"indexes" ,
"indices" ,
"needles" ,
"pointers"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dials" ,
"faces" ,
"gauges" ,
"gages"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indolent" : {
"not easily aroused to action or work" : {
"examples" : [
"an indolent boy who had to be forced to help out with the chores"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"idle" ,
"lazy" ,
"shiftless" ,
"slothful"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"apathetic" ,
"drowsy" ,
"dull" ,
"inert" ,
"languorous" ,
"lazyish" ,
"lethargic" ,
"listless" ,
"quiescent" ,
"sleepy" ,
"sluggish" ,
"supine" ,
"torpid"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ambitious" ,
"diligent" ,
"enterprising" ,
"zealous" ,
"active" ,
"animated" ,
"bouncing" ,
"brisk" ,
"dynamic" ,
"energetic" ,
"exuberant" ,
"frisky" ,
"jaunty" ,
"jazzy" ,
"lively" ,
"peppy" ,
"perky" ,
"pert" ,
"snappy" ,
"spirited" ,
"sprightly" ,
"springy" ,
"vigorous" ,
"vivacious" ,
"zippy"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"industrious"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indexes" : {
"an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information" : {
"examples" : [
"the index on the thermometer dropped below zero"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hands" ,
"indicators" ,
"needles" ,
"pointers"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dials" ,
"faces" ,
"gauges" ,
"gages"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to put (someone or something) on a list" : {
"examples" : [
"indexed all the books in the library by category"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catalogs" ,
"catalogues" ,
"enrolls" ,
"enrols" ,
"enters" ,
"inscribes" ,
"lists" ,
"puts down" ,
"records" ,
"registers" ,
"schedules" ,
"slates"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"books" ,
"cards" ,
"files" ,
"notes" ,
"classifies" ,
"compiles" ,
"tabulates" ,
"tallies" ,
"reschedules"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deletes"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indemnification" : {
"payment to another for a loss or injury" : {
"examples" : [
"that insurance company is known to be slow when processing claims for indemnification"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"compensation" ,
"damages" ,
"indemnity" ,
"quittance" ,
"recompense" ,
"recoupment" ,
"redress" ,
"remuneration" ,
"reparation" ,
"reprisal(s)" ,
"requital" ,
"restitution" ,
"satisfaction"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"punitive damages" ,
"solatium" ,
"amends" ,
"atonement" ,
"expiation" ,
"refund" ,
"reimbursement" ,
"repayment" ,
"adjustment" ,
"settlement" ,
"punishment" ,
"retaliation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indecision" : {
"a state or an instance of temporary inaction about the right course of action" : {
"examples" : [
"her indecision about where to go for dinner, while everyone was getting hungrier by the minute, was frustrating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"faltering" ,
"fence-sitting" ,
"hesitance" ,
"hesitancy" ,
"hesitation" ,
"irresolution" ,
"pause" ,
"shilly-shally" ,
"shilly-shallying" ,
"vacillation" ,
"wavering" ,
"wobbling" ,
"wabbling"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"delay" ,
"hawing" ,
"procrastination" ,
"waiting" ,
"arri\u00e8re-pens\u00e9e" ,
"misgiving" ,
"second thought" ,
"consideration" ,
"debate" ,
"deliberation" ,
"doubt" ,
"incertitude" ,
"indecisiveness" ,
"indetermination" ,
"uncertainness" ,
"uncertainty" ,
"avoidance" ,
"equivocation" ,
"aversion" ,
"disinclination" ,
"indisposition" ,
"reluctance" ,
"unwillingness" ,
"faintheartedness" ,
"shyness" ,
"timidity" ,
"timidness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"certainty" ,
"certitude" ,
"confidence" ,
"decisiveness" ,
"determination" ,
"firmness" ,
"resoluteness" ,
"resolution" ,
"sureness" ,
"alacrity" ,
"eagerness" ,
"readiness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indurate" : {
"having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings" : {
"examples" : [
"an indurate heart that admits no love or mercy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affectless" ,
"callous" ,
"case-hardened" ,
"cold-blooded" ,
"compassionless" ,
"desensitized" ,
"hard" ,
"hard-boiled" ,
"hard-hearted" ,
"heartless" ,
"inhuman" ,
"inhumane" ,
"insensate" ,
"insensitive" ,
"ironhearted" ,
"merciless" ,
"obdurate" ,
"pachydermatous" ,
"pitiless" ,
"remorseless" ,
"ruthless" ,
"slash-and-burn" ,
"soulless" ,
"stony" ,
"stoney" ,
"stonyhearted" ,
"take-no-prisoners" ,
"thick-skinned" ,
"uncharitable" ,
"unfeeling" ,
"unmerciful" ,
"unsparing" ,
"unsympathetic"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"boorish" ,
"heedless" ,
"inconsiderate" ,
"thoughtless" ,
"uncaring" ,
"unfriendly" ,
"unloving" ,
"unthinking" ,
"grim" ,
"hard-bitten" ,
"harsh" ,
"heavy-handed" ,
"ironfisted" ,
"ironhanded" ,
"jackbooted" ,
"knock-down, drag-out" ,
"knock-down-and-drag-out" ,
"oppressive" ,
"rough" ,
"rough-and-tumble" ,
"severe" ,
"sledgehammer" ,
"stern" ,
"tough" ,
"ungentle" ,
"abusive" ,
"acrimonious" ,
"disagreeable" ,
"hateful" ,
"ill-natured" ,
"ill-tempered" ,
"malevolent" ,
"malicious" ,
"mean" ,
"rancorous" ,
"spiteful" ,
"surly" ,
"virulent" ,
"barbarous" ,
"bestial" ,
"brutal" ,
"brutish" ,
"cruel" ,
"evil-minded" ,
"savage" ,
"vicious" ,
"austere" ,
"cold" ,
"frosty"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"benevolent" ,
"benignant" ,
"gentle" ,
"kind" ,
"clement" ,
"indulgent" ,
"lenient" ,
"mild" ,
"cordial" ,
"friendly" ,
"good-natured" ,
"good-tempered" ,
"gracious" ,
"tolerant" ,
"understanding" ,
"affectionate" ,
"fond" ,
"loving"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"charitable" ,
"compassionate" ,
"humane" ,
"kindhearted" ,
"kindly" ,
"merciful" ,
"sensitive" ,
"softhearted" ,
"sympathetic" ,
"tender" ,
"tenderhearted" ,
"warm" ,
"warmhearted"
]
} ,
"to become physically firm or solid" : {
"examples" : [
"clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"concrete" ,
"congeal" ,
"firm (up)" ,
"freeze" ,
"harden" ,
"set" ,
"solidify"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"cake" ,
"callus" ,
"encrust" ,
"incrust" ,
"clot" ,
"coagulate" ,
"gel" ,
"gelate" ,
"gelatinize" ,
"jell" ,
"jelly" ,
"stiffen" ,
"thicken" ,
"calcify" ,
"crystallize" ,
"crystalize" ,
"ossify" ,
"petrify" ,
"rigidify" ,
"anneal" ,
"case-harden" ,
"temper"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deliquesce" ,
"dissolve" ,
"flux" ,
"fuse" ,
"melt" ,
"smelt" ,
"thaw" ,
"unfreeze"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"liquefy" ,
"liquify" ,
"soften"
]
} ,
"to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure" : {
"examples" : [
"such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fortify" ,
"harden" ,
"inure" ,
"season" ,
"steel" ,
"strengthen" ,
"toughen"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"acclimate" ,
"acclimatize" ,
"adapt" ,
"adjust" ,
"anneal" ,
"temper" ,
"invigorate" ,
"vitalize" ,
"immunize" ,
"bolster" ,
"boost" ,
"brace" ,
"buttress" ,
"enforce" ,
"forearm" ,
"prop (up)" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"support" ,
"break in" ,
"limber (up)" ,
"train" ,
"accustom" ,
"condition" ,
"habituate" ,
"naturalize"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emasculate" ,
"enervate" ,
"enfeeble" ,
"exhaust" ,
"sap" ,
"weaken" ,
"cripple" ,
"debilitate" ,
"hamstring" ,
"incapacitate" ,
"sensitize"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"soften"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indicates" : {
"to serve as a sign or symptom of" : {
"examples" : [
"his attitude seems to indicate that he has little interest in the project"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bespeaks" ,
"betokens" ,
"denotes" ,
"means" ,
"points (to)" ,
"signifies" ,
"tells (of)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"bodes" ,
"foreshows" ,
"foretells" ,
"presages"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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} ,
"to convey an idea indirectly" : {
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"her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so"
] ,
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"hints" ,
"implies" ,
"infers" ,
"insinuates" ,
"intimates" ,
"suggests"
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"adverts" ,
"mentions" ,
"points" ,
"refers" ,
"signalizes" ,
"signals" ,
"signifies" ,
"smacks (of)" ,
"smells (of)"
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"near antonyms" : [
"announces" ,
"declares" ,
"proclaims" ,
"elucidates" ,
"explains" ,
"spells out" ,
"delineates" ,
"describes"
] ,
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} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"not easily forgotten" : {
"examples" : [
"winning the state basketball championship was our team's most indelible experience"
] ,
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"memorable" ,
"unforgettable"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"notable" ,
"noteworthy" ,
"remarkable"
] ,
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"unremarkable"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"forgettable"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"inducer" : {
"as in persuader , briber" : {
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"briber" ,
"inveigler" ,
"persuader" ,
"tantalizer" ,
"corrupter" ,
"corruptor" ,
"debaser" ,
"debaucher" ,
"degrader" ,
"depraver" ,
"perverter" ,
"undoer" ,
"beguiler" ,
"enchantress" ,
"siren" ,
"temptress" ,
"baiter" ,
"seducer" ,
"solicitor" ,
"tempter"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"for all time" : {
"examples" : [
"the advertiser hopes that the slogan will be indelibly imprinted on consumers' memories"
] ,
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"always" ,
"aye" ,
"ay" ,
"e'er" ,
"eternally" ,
"ever" ,
"everlastingly" ,
"evermore" ,
"forever" ,
"forevermore" ,
"permanently" ,
"perpetually"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"enduringly" ,
"long" ,
"perennially"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"once"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"ne'er" ,
"never" ,
"nevermore"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"indictments" : {
"a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person" : {
"examples" : [
"that prosecutor gets an indictment for 90% of his cases"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"charges" ,
"complaints" ,
"counts" ,
"raps"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"accusations" ,
"allegations" ,
"pleas" ,
"criminations" ,
"counteraccusations" ,
"counter-accusations" ,
"countercharges" ,
"counter-charges" ,
"arraignments" ,
"impeachments" ,
"implications" ,
"imputations" ,
"innuendos" ,
"innuendoes" ,
"insinuations" ,
"censures" ,
"condemnations" ,
"denunciations" ,
"incriminations" ,
"recriminations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"inductions" : {
"the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization" : {
"examples" : [
"the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baptisms" ,
"inaugurals" ,
"inaugurations" ,
"initiations" ,
"installations" ,
"installments" ,
"instalments" ,
"investitures" ,
"investments"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"enlistments" ,
"enrollments" ,
"enrolments" ,
"promotions"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discharges" ,
"removals"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning" : {
"examples" : [
"the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health"
] ,
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"conclusions" ,
"consequences" ,
"deductions" ,
"determinations" ,
"eductions" ,
"inferences" ,
"sequiturs"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"decisions" ,
"deliverances" ,
"diagnoses" ,
"judgments" ,
"judgements" ,
"resolutions" ,
"rulings" ,
"verdicts" ,
"conjectures" ,
"guesses" ,
"surmises" ,
"assumptions" ,
"presumptions" ,
"suppositions"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indorsements" : {
"an indication that someone or something is favorable, acceptable, or satisfactory" : {
"examples" : [
"An endorsement from a star athlete made the sneaker brand more popular than ever before."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"backings" ,
"cachets" ,
"finalizations" ,
"formalizations" ,
"homologations" ,
"nods" ,
"ratifications" ,
"rubber stamps" ,
"sanctions" ,
"supports" ,
"thumbs-ups" ,
"votes" ,
"approbations" ,
"approvals" ,
"blessings" ,
"favors" ,
"imprimaturs" ,
"OKs" ,
"okays" ,
"benedictions" ,
"goodwills" ,
"acceptations" ,
"accessions" ,
"agreements" ,
"assents" ,
"concurrences" ,
"consents" ,
"countenances" ,
"likings" ,
"satisfactions"
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"near antonyms" : [
"refusals" ,
"rejections" ,
"repudiations" ,
"disapprobations" ,
"disapprovals" ,
"disfavors" ,
"objections" ,
"oppositions" ,
"dislikes" ,
"dissatisfactions" ,
"censures" ,
"condemnations" ,
"criticisms" ,
"denunciations" ,
"deprecations" ,
"depreciations" ,
"disparagements" ,
"opprobriums" ,
"reprehensions" ,
"reproaches" ,
"reprobations"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a person's name written in their own handwriting on the back of a check" : {
"examples" : [
"The bank teller politely reminded me that the check needed my endorsement ."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"autographs" ,
"hands" ,
"John Hancocks" ,
"signatures" ,
"franks" ,
"marks" ,
"countersigns"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indiscriminately" : {
"as in casually , arbitrarily" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"capriciously" ,
"carelessly" ,
"casually" ,
"informally" ,
"offhand" ,
"offhandedly" ,
"promiscuously" ,
"whimsically" ,
"aimlessly" ,
"anyhow" ,
"anyway" ,
"anywise" ,
"desultorily" ,
"erratically" ,
"haphazard" ,
"haphazardly" ,
"helter-skelter" ,
"hit or miss" ,
"irregularly" ,
"randomly" ,
"willy-nilly" ,
"accidentally" ,
"fortuitously" ,
"inadvertently" ,
"unconsciously" ,
"unintentionally" ,
"unwittingly" ,
"disconnectedly" ,
"disjointedly" ,
"fitfully" ,
"intermittently" ,
"spottily" ,
"unpredictably" ,
"higgledy-piggledy" ,
"topsy-turvy"
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"near antonyms" : [
"methodically" ,
"systematically" ,
"carefully" ,
"formally" ,
"gingerly" ,
"meticulously" ,
"orderly" ,
"punctiliously" ,
"deliberately" ,
"intentionally" ,
"purposefully" ,
"purposely"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"industriousness" : {
"attentive and persistent effort" : {
"examples" : [
"she did twice as much work as anyone else through sheer industriousness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assiduity" ,
"assiduousness" ,
"diligence" ,
"industry" ,
"sedulity" ,
"sedulousness"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"application" ,
"attentiveness" ,
"attention" ,
"care" ,
"concentration" ,
"doggedness" ,
"perseverance" ,
"persistence" ,
"tenacity" ,
"tirelessness" ,
"bother" ,
"effort" ,
"effortfulness" ,
"pains" ,
"painstaking" ,
"trouble"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"carelessness" ,
"negligence" ,
"slackness" ,
"idleness" ,
"indolence" ,
"laziness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indemnifications" : {
"payment to another for a loss or injury" : {
"examples" : [
"that insurance company is known to be slow when processing claims for indemnification"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"compensations" ,
"damages" ,
"indemnities" ,
"quittances" ,
"recompenses" ,
"recoupments" ,
"redresses" ,
"remunerations" ,
"reparations" ,
"reprisals" ,
"requitals" ,
"restitutions" ,
"satisfactions"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"punitive damages" ,
"solatia" ,
"amends" ,
"atonements" ,
"expiations" ,
"refunds" ,
"reimbursements" ,
"repayments" ,
"adjustments" ,
"settlements" ,
"punishments" ,
"retaliations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"induces" : {
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)" : {
"examples" : [
"the medication induced labor"
] ,
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"begets" ,
"breeds" ,
"brings" ,
"brings about" ,
"brings on" ,
"catalyzes" ,
"causes" ,
"creates" ,
"does" ,
"draws on" ,
"effects" ,
"effectuates" ,
"engenders" ,
"generates" ,
"invokes" ,
"makes" ,
"occasions" ,
"produces" ,
"prompts" ,
"results (in)" ,
"spawns" ,
"translates (into)" ,
"works" ,
"yields"
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"near synonyms" : [
"conduces (to)" ,
"contributes (to)" ,
"decides" ,
"determines" ,
"begins" ,
"establishes" ,
"fathers" ,
"founds" ,
"inaugurates" ,
"initiates" ,
"innovates" ,
"institutes" ,
"introduces" ,
"launches" ,
"pioneers" ,
"sets" ,
"sets up" ,
"starts" ,
"advances" ,
"cultivates" ,
"develops" ,
"encourages" ,
"forwards" ,
"fosters" ,
"furthers" ,
"nourishes" ,
"nurtures" ,
"promotes" ,
"enacts" ,
"renders" ,
"turns out"
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"near antonyms" : [
"impedes" ,
"limits" ,
"restricts" ,
"clamps down (on)" ,
"cracks down (on)" ,
"crushes" ,
"dampens" ,
"puts down" ,
"quashes" ,
"quells" ,
"represses" ,
"smothers" ,
"squashes" ,
"squelches" ,
"stifles" ,
"subdues" ,
"suppresses" ,
"arrests" ,
"checks" ,
"controls" ,
"curbs" ,
"inhibits" ,
"reins (in)" ,
"restrains" ,
"retards" ,
"cans" ,
"kills" ,
"snuffs (out)" ,
"stills" ,
"abolishes" ,
"demolishes" ,
"destroys" ,
"extinguishes" ,
"liquidates" ,
"quenches"
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"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests" : {
"examples" : [
"finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police"
] ,
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"argues" ,
"brings" ,
"brings around" ,
"converts" ,
"convinces" ,
"gains" ,
"gets" ,
"moves" ,
"persuades" ,
"prevails (on or upon)" ,
"satisfies" ,
"talks (into)" ,
"wins (over)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blandishes" ,
"blarneys" ,
"cajoles" ,
"coaxes" ,
"entreats" ,
"exhorts" ,
"fast-talks" ,
"urges" ,
"wheedles" ,
"allures" ,
"beguiles" ,
"leads on" ,
"lures" ,
"seduces" ,
"snows" ,
"tempts" ,
"brainwashes" ,
"overpersuades" ,
"inclines" ,
"influences" ,
"prompts" ,
"sells" ,
"sways" ,
"attracts" ,
"draws" ,
"entices" ,
"interests" ,
"chews over" ,
"converses" ,
"debates" ,
"discusses" ,
"disputes" ,
"hashes (over)" ,
"moots" ,
"reasons (with)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deters" ,
"discourages" ,
"dissuades" ,
"unsells"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indifferences" : {
"lack of interest or concern" : {
"examples" : [
"an alarming indifference toward the well-being of his own children"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apathy" ,
"casualness" ,
"complacence" ,
"disinterestedness" ,
"disregard" ,
"incuriosity" ,
"incuriousness" ,
"insouciance" ,
"nonchalance" ,
"torpor" ,
"unconcern"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"halfheartedness" ,
"lukewarmness" ,
"tepidity" ,
"tepidness" ,
"carelessness" ,
"heedlessness" ,
"recklessness" ,
"unawareness" ,
"lethargy" ,
"listlessness" ,
"aloofness" ,
"coldness" ,
"cool" ,
"detachment" ,
"dispassion" ,
"callosity" ,
"callousness" ,
"hard-heartedness" ,
"hardness" ,
"insensitivity" ,
"bloodlessness" ,
"impassiveness" ,
"impassivity" ,
"phlegm" ,
"stoicism" ,
"stolidity"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"attention" ,
"attentiveness" ,
"awareness" ,
"conscientiousness" ,
"curiosity" ,
"heedfulness" ,
"keenness" ,
"sensitivity" ,
"warmheartedness" ,
"bias" ,
"partiality" ,
"prejudice" ,
"ardor" ,
"desire" ,
"fervency" ,
"passion" ,
"vehemence" ,
"warmth" ,
"zeal"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"concern" ,
"interest" ,
"regard"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indubitably" : {
"as in certainly , unquestionably" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
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"absolutely" ,
"certainly" ,
"indisputably" ,
"positively" ,
"realistically" ,
"undoubtedly" ,
"unquestionably" ,
"veritably" ,
"actually" ,
"admittedly" ,
"forsooth" ,
"frankly" ,
"honestly" ,
"indeed" ,
"really" ,
"truly" ,
"truthfully" ,
"verily"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"individualists" : {
"a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs" : {
"examples" : [
"an individualist who steadfastly refuses to do what everyone else is doing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bohemians" ,
"bohos" ,
"counterculturists" ,
"deviants" ,
"enfants terribles" ,
"free spirits" ,
"heretics" ,
"iconoclasts" ,
"lone rangers" ,
"loners" ,
"lone wolves" ,
"mavericks" ,
"nonconformers" ,
"nonconformists"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"freethinkers" ,
"characters" ,
"codgers" ,
"crackbrains" ,
"crackpots" ,
"cranks" ,
"eccentrics" ,
"freaks" ,
"kooks" ,
"nuts" ,
"oddballs" ,
"screwballs" ,
"weirdos" ,
"eight balls" ,
"misfits" ,
"outsiders" ,
"aberrants" ,
"anomalies"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"adherents" ,
"followers" ,
"supporters" ,
"sheep"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"conformers" ,
"conformists"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"induce" : {
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)" : {
"examples" : [
"the medication induced labor"
] ,
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"beget" ,
"breed" ,
"bring" ,
"bring about" ,
"bring on" ,
"catalyze" ,
"cause" ,
"create" ,
"do" ,
"draw on" ,
"effect" ,
"effectuate" ,
"engender" ,
"generate" ,
"invoke" ,
"make" ,
"occasion" ,
"produce" ,
"prompt" ,
"result (in)" ,
"spawn" ,
"translate (into)" ,
"work" ,
"yield"
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"near synonyms" : [
"conduce (to)" ,
"contribute (to)" ,
"decide" ,
"determine" ,
"begin" ,
"establish" ,
"father" ,
"found" ,
"inaugurate" ,
"initiate" ,
"innovate" ,
"institute" ,
"introduce" ,
"launch" ,
"pioneer" ,
"set" ,
"set up" ,
"start" ,
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"cultivate" ,
"develop" ,
"encourage" ,
"forward" ,
"foster" ,
"further" ,
"nourish" ,
"nurture" ,
"promote" ,
"enact" ,
"render" ,
"turn out"
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"near antonyms" : [
"impede" ,
"limit" ,
"restrict" ,
"clamp down (on)" ,
"crack down (on)" ,
"crush" ,
"dampen" ,
"put down" ,
"quash" ,
"quell" ,
"repress" ,
"smother" ,
"squash" ,
"squelch" ,
"stifle" ,
"subdue" ,
"suppress" ,
"arrest" ,
"check" ,
"control" ,
"curb" ,
"inhibit" ,
"rein (in)" ,
"restrain" ,
"retard" ,
"can" ,
"kill" ,
"snuff (out)" ,
"still" ,
"abolish" ,
"demolish" ,
"destroy" ,
"extinguish" ,
"liquidate" ,
"quench"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests" : {
"examples" : [
"finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police"
] ,
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"bring" ,
"bring around" ,
"convert" ,
"convince" ,
"gain" ,
"get" ,
"move" ,
"persuade" ,
"prevail (on or upon)" ,
"satisfy" ,
"talk (into)" ,
"win (over)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blandish" ,
"blarney" ,
"cajole" ,
"coax" ,
"entreat" ,
"exhort" ,
"fast-talk" ,
"urge" ,
"wheedle" ,
"allure" ,
"beguile" ,
"lead on" ,
"lure" ,
"seduce" ,
"snow" ,
"tempt" ,
"brainwash" ,
"overpersuade" ,
"incline" ,
"influence" ,
"prompt" ,
"sell" ,
"sway" ,
"attract" ,
"draw" ,
"entice" ,
"interest" ,
"chew over" ,
"converse" ,
"debate" ,
"discuss" ,
"dispute" ,
"hash (over)" ,
"moot" ,
"reason (with)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deter" ,
"discourage" ,
"dissuade" ,
"unsell"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indorse" : {
"to promote the interests or cause of" : {
"examples" : [
"an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms"
] ,
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"advocate" ,
"back" ,
"champion" ,
"patronize" ,
"plump (for)" ,
"plunk (for)" ,
"plonk (for)" ,
"support"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"adopt" ,
"embrace" ,
"espouse" ,
"abet" ,
"aid" ,
"assist" ,
"help" ,
"prop (up)" ,
"second" ,
"side (with)" ,
"backstop" ,
"bolster" ,
"boost" ,
"buttress" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"advance" ,
"forward" ,
"further" ,
"plug" ,
"preach" ,
"talk up" ,
"bail out" ,
"deliver" ,
"rescue" ,
"save"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"baffle" ,
"foil" ,
"frustrate" ,
"interfere" ,
"oppose" ,
"sabotage" ,
"thwart" ,
"desert" ,
"disappoint" ,
"fail" ,
"let down"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indicative" : {
"indicating something" : {
"examples" : [
"a wide-eyed look that is indicative of his constant curiosity"
] ,
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"denotative" ,
"denoting" ,
"reflective" ,
"significant" ,
"signifying" ,
"telltale"
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"near synonyms" : [
"alluding" ,
"allusive" ,
"referring" ,
"characteristic" ,
"symptomatic" ,
"demonstrative" ,
"exhibiting" ,
"expressive" ,
"symbolic" ,
"symbolical" ,
"connoting" ,
"hinting" ,
"implying" ,
"insinuating" ,
"suggestive"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indulged" : {
"as in spoiled , pampered" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"pampered" ,
"spoiled" ,
"affluent" ,
"flush" ,
"loaded" ,
"moneyed" ,
"monied" ,
"opulent" ,
"rich" ,
"wealthy" ,
"well-heeled" ,
"well-off" ,
"well-to-do" ,
"comfortable" ,
"propertied" ,
"prosperous" ,
"successful" ,
"blessed" ,
"blest" ,
"fortunate" ,
"lucky" ,
"flourishing" ,
"prospering" ,
"thriving" ,
"advantaged" ,
"privileged"
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"near antonyms" : [
"depressed" ,
"deprived" ,
"disadvantaged" ,
"underprivileged" ,
"beggared" ,
"broke" ,
"destitute" ,
"impecunious" ,
"impoverished" ,
"indigent" ,
"needy" ,
"penniless" ,
"penurious" ,
"poor" ,
"poverty-stricken" ,
"unprivileged" ,
"bankrupt" ,
"bankrupted" ,
"insolvent"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to give in to (a desire)" : {
"examples" : [
"the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children"
] ,
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"catered (to)" ,
"gratified" ,
"humored"
] ,
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"basked" ,
"luxuriated" ,
"reveled" ,
"revelled" ,
"wallowed" ,
"coddled" ,
"mollycoddled" ,
"pampered" ,
"spoiled" ,
"spoilt" ,
"delighted" ,
"pleased" ,
"pleasured" ,
"sated" ,
"satiated" ,
"satisfied"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bridled" ,
"checked" ,
"constrained" ,
"curbed" ,
"inhibited" ,
"restrained" ,
"stifled"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly" : {
"examples" : [
"conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abandoned" ,
"delivered" ,
"gave up" ,
"surrendered" ,
"yielded"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"overdid" ,
"overindulged" ,
"basked" ,
"luxuriated" ,
"reveled" ,
"revelled" ,
"rolled" ,
"wallowed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abstained (from)" ,
"eschewed" ,
"forbore" ,
"forwent" ,
"forewent" ,
"refrained (from)" ,
"checked" ,
"inhibited" ,
"restrained"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"denied"
]
} ,
"to treat with great or excessive care" : {
"examples" : [
"you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"babied" ,
"cockered" ,
"coddled" ,
"cosseted" ,
"dandled" ,
"mollycoddled" ,
"nursed" ,
"pampered" ,
"spoiled" ,
"spoilt" ,
"wet-nursed"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"catered (to)" ,
"humored" ,
"contented" ,
"delighted" ,
"gladdened" ,
"gratified" ,
"mothered" ,
"obliged" ,
"pleased" ,
"satisfied" ,
"appeased" ,
"mollified" ,
"pacified" ,
"placated" ,
"soothed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"controlled" ,
"disciplined" ,
"restrained" ,
"oppressed" ,
"neglected" ,
"overlooked" ,
"slighted" ,
"molested" ,
"outraged" ,
"violated" ,
"harassed" ,
"harmed" ,
"hurt" ,
"injured" ,
"oppressed" ,
"persecuted" ,
"tormented" ,
"tortured" ,
"victimized"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"abused" ,
"ill-treated" ,
"ill-used" ,
"maltreated" ,
"manhandled" ,
"mishandled" ,
"mistreated" ,
"misused"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indices" : {
"an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information" : {
"examples" : [
"the index on the thermometer dropped below zero"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hands" ,
"indicators" ,
"needles" ,
"pointers"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dials" ,
"faces" ,
"gauges" ,
"gages"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to put (someone or something) on a list" : {
"examples" : [
"indexed all the books in the library by category"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catalogs" ,
"catalogues" ,
"enrolls" ,
"enrols" ,
"enters" ,
"inscribes" ,
"lists" ,
"puts down" ,
"records" ,
"registers" ,
"schedules" ,
"slates"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"books" ,
"cards" ,
"files" ,
"notes" ,
"classifies" ,
"compiles" ,
"tabulates" ,
"tallies" ,
"reschedules"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deletes"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indomitability" : {
"as in invincibility , indomitableness" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"impenetrability" ,
"indomitableness" ,
"invincibility" ,
"immunity" ,
"invulnerability"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"defenselessness" ,
"susceptibility" ,
"vulnerability" ,
"weakness" ,
"helplessness" ,
"powerlessness" ,
"passiveness" ,
"passivity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"Indian summer" : {
"as in autumn" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"autumn" ,
"bloom" ,
"blossom" ,
"florescence" ,
"floruit" ,
"flower" ,
"flush" ,
"heyday" ,
"high noon" ,
"prime" ,
"salad days" ,
"springtime" ,
"blooming" ,
"blossoming" ,
"efflorescence" ,
"flowering" ,
"acme" ,
"apex" ,
"climax" ,
"meridian" ,
"peak" ,
"pinnacle" ,
"summit" ,
"zenith" ,
"glory" ,
"grandeur" ,
"splendor" ,
"belle epoque" ,
"belle \u00e9poque" ,
"golden age" ,
"silver age" ,
"comeback" ,
"recovery" ,
"revival"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"decay" ,
"decline" ,
"downfall" ,
"bottom" ,
"nadir" ,
"shriveling" ,
"shrivelling" ,
"wilting" ,
"withering"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"individuals" : {
"a member of the human race" : {
"examples" : [
"every individual has value"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"babies" ,
"beings" ,
"birds" ,
"bodies" ,
"bods" ,
"characters" ,
"cookies" ,
"creatures" ,
"customers" ,
"devils" ,
"ducks" ,
"eggs" ,
"faces" ,
"fish" ,
"fishes" ,
"guys" ,
"heads" ,
"human beings" ,
"humans" ,
"lives" ,
"men" ,
"mortals" ,
"parties" ,
"people" ,
"personages" ,
"scouts" ,
"slobs" ,
"sorts" ,
"souls" ,
"specimens" ,
"stiffs" ,
"things" ,
"wights"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"hominids" ,
"homos" ,
"humanoids" ,
"brothers" ,
"brethren" ,
"fellowmen" ,
"fellows" ,
"neighbors" ,
"celebrities" ,
"personalities" ,
"selves" ,
"somebodies"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"animals" ,
"beasties" ,
"beasts" ,
"brutes" ,
"critters"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"one that has a real and independent existence" : {
"examples" : [
"our general concept of what constitutes a chair is based on our experience with many individuals that were called chairs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beings" ,
"commodities" ,
"entities" ,
"existents" ,
"individualities" ,
"integers" ,
"objects" ,
"realities" ,
"substances" ,
"things"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"bodies" ,
"subjects" ,
"materials" ,
"matters" ,
"quantities" ,
"stuff"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"nonentities"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"individualities" : {
"the set of qualities that make a person different from other people" : {
"examples" : [
"her individuality showed through in everything she did"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"characters" ,
"identities" ,
"individualisms" ,
"personalities" ,
"selfhoods" ,
"self-identities"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"idiosyncrasies" ,
"peculiarities" ,
"singularities" ,
"dispositions" ,
"humors" ,
"natures" ,
"temperaments" ,
"tempers" ,
"independences"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conformities" ,
"conventionalities"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"one that has a real and independent existence" : {
"examples" : [
"according to immanentism, God is not so much an individuality as an abstract mind or spirit that pervades the world"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beings" ,
"commodities" ,
"entities" ,
"existents" ,
"individuals" ,
"integers" ,
"objects" ,
"realities" ,
"substances" ,
"things"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"bodies" ,
"subjects" ,
"materials" ,
"matters" ,
"quantities" ,
"stuff"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"nonentities"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"industriously" : {
"with great effort or determination" : {
"examples" : [
"worked industriously to complete the project ahead of schedule"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amain" ,
"arduously" ,
"assiduously" ,
"determinedly" ,
"diligently" ,
"doggedly" ,
"hard" ,
"hardly" ,
"intensely" ,
"intensively" ,
"intently" ,
"laboriously" ,
"mightily" ,
"purposefully" ,
"resolutely" ,
"sedulously" ,
"slavishly" ,
"strenuously"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"actively" ,
"animatedly" ,
"briskly" ,
"busily" ,
"dynamically" ,
"energetically" ,
"feverishly" ,
"spiritedly" ,
"vehemently" ,
"vigorously" ,
"zealously" ,
"continuously" ,
"ploddingly" ,
"steadfastly" ,
"steadily" ,
"unabatedly" ,
"unrelentingly" ,
"unremittingly" ,
"ardently" ,
"attentively" ,
"conscientiously" ,
"earnestly" ,
"exhaustively" ,
"meticulously" ,
"painstakingly" ,
"seriously" ,
"thoroughly" ,
"indefatigably" ,
"tirelessly" ,
"unflaggingly" ,
"untiringly" ,
"wearilessly" ,
"obstinately" ,
"stubbornly" ,
"willfully"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"casually" ,
"desultorily" ,
"halfheartedly" ,
"indolently" ,
"lackadaisically" ,
"languidly" ,
"lazily" ,
"listlessly" ,
"shiftlessly" ,
"sluggishly" ,
"spiritlessly" ,
"tiredly" ,
"wearily"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"in a manner involving great or constant activity" : {
"examples" : [
"she's been industriously putting together the plans for the charity ball"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"actively" ,
"assiduously" ,
"busily" ,
"diligently" ,
"laboriously"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"energetically" ,
"vigorously" ,
"indefatigably" ,
"tirelessly"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lifelessly" ,
"sleepily"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"idly" ,
"inactively"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"independences" : {
"the state of being free from the control or power of another" : {
"examples" : [
"college freshmen often revel in their newfound independence"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"autonomies" ,
"freedoms" ,
"independencies" ,
"liberties" ,
"sovereignties" ,
"sovranties"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"emancipations" ,
"enfranchisements" ,
"liberations" ,
"manumissions" ,
"releases"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"captivities" ,
"enchainments" ,
"enslavements" ,
"immurements" ,
"imprisonments" ,
"incarcerations" ,
"internments" ,
"subjugations"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"dependences" ,
"dependances" ,
"heteronomies" ,
"subjections" ,
"unfreedoms"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indigent" : {
"lacking money or material possessions" : {
"examples" : [
"because he was indigent , the court appointed a lawyer to represent him"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beggared" ,
"beggarly" ,
"broke" ,
"destitute" ,
"dirt-poor" ,
"down-and-out" ,
"famished" ,
"hard up" ,
"impecunious" ,
"impoverished" ,
"necessitous" ,
"needful" ,
"needy" ,
"pauperized" ,
"penniless" ,
"penurious" ,
"poor" ,
"poverty-stricken" ,
"skint" ,
"threadbare"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"deprived" ,
"disadvantaged" ,
"dispossessed" ,
"unaffluent" ,
"underprivileged" ,
"bankrupt" ,
"bankrupted" ,
"bust" ,
"busted" ,
"insolvent" ,
"possessionless" ,
"ruined" ,
"depressed" ,
"distressed" ,
"hand-to-mouth" ,
"hardscrabble" ,
"pinched" ,
"poorish" ,
"reduced" ,
"straitened" ,
"cash-strapped" ,
"low" ,
"short" ,
"tapped out"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"comfortable" ,
"prosperous"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"affluent" ,
"deep-pocketed" ,
"fat" ,
"fat-cat" ,
"flush" ,
"moneyed" ,
"monied" ,
"opulent" ,
"rich" ,
"silk-stocking" ,
"wealthy" ,
"well-heeled" ,
"well-off" ,
"well-to-do"
]
} ,
"as in have-not , pauper" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"down-and-out" ,
"down-and-outer" ,
"have-not" ,
"pauper" ,
"ne'er-do-well" ,
"hobo" ,
"tramp" ,
"vagabond" ,
"drifter" ,
"roamer" ,
"transient" ,
"almsman" ,
"beggar" ,
"mendicant" ,
"panhandler" ,
"gamine" ,
"ragamuffin" ,
"urchin" ,
"waif" ,
"bankrupt" ,
"insolvent"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"affluent" ,
"deep pocket" ,
"fat cat" ,
"have" ,
"moneybags" ,
"plutocrat" ,
"billionaire" ,
"billionairess" ,
"gazillionaire" ,
"millionaire" ,
"millionairess" ,
"magnate" ,
"moneymaker" ,
"nabob" ,
"success" ,
"tycoon"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"indulge" : {
"to give in to (a desire)" : {
"examples" : [
"the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cater (to)" ,
"gratify" ,
"humor"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"bask" ,
"luxuriate" ,
"revel" ,
"wallow" ,
"coddle" ,
"mollycoddle" ,
"pamper" ,
"spoil" ,
"delight" ,
"please" ,
"pleasure" ,
"sate" ,
"satiate" ,
"satisfy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bridle" ,
"check" ,
"constrain" ,
"curb" ,
"inhibit" ,
"restrain" ,
"stifle"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly" : {
"examples" : [
"conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abandon" ,
"deliver" ,
"give up" ,
"surrender" ,
"yield"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"overdo" ,
"overindulge" ,
"bask" ,
"luxuriate" ,
"revel" ,
"roll" ,
"wallow"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abstain (from)" ,
"eschew" ,
"forbear" ,
"forgo" ,
"forego" ,
"refrain (from)" ,
"check" ,
"inhibit" ,
"restrain"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"deny"
]
} ,
"to treat with great or excessive care" : {
"examples" : [
"you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baby" ,
"cocker" ,
"coddle" ,
"cosset" ,
"dandle" ,
"mollycoddle" ,
"nurse" ,
"pamper" ,
"spoil" ,
"wet-nurse"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"cater (to)" ,
"humor" ,
"content" ,
"delight" ,
"gladden" ,
"gratify" ,
"mother" ,
"oblige" ,
"please" ,
"satisfy" ,
"appease" ,
"mollify" ,
"pacify" ,
"placate" ,
"soothe"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"control" ,
"discipline" ,
"restrain" ,
"oppress" ,
"neglect" ,
"overlook" ,
"slight" ,
"molest" ,
"outrage" ,
"violate" ,
"harass" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"injure" ,
"oppress" ,
"persecute" ,
"torment" ,
"torture" ,
"victimize"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"abuse" ,
"ill-treat" ,
"ill-use" ,
"maltreat" ,
"manhandle" ,
"mishandle" ,
"mistreat" ,
"misuse"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indoor" : {
"as in internal , interior" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inner" ,
"inside" ,
"interior" ,
"internal" ,
"inward" ,
"inmost" ,
"innermost"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"alfresco" ,
"open-air" ,
"outdoor" ,
"outdoors" ,
"outdoorsy" ,
"out-of-door" ,
"out-of-doors" ,
"airy" ,
"exterior" ,
"external" ,
"outer" ,
"outside" ,
"outward"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"induing" : {
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle" : {
"examples" : [
"professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"imbuing" ,
"inculcating" ,
"infusing" ,
"ingraining" ,
"engraining" ,
"inoculating" ,
"investing" ,
"steeping" ,
"suffusing"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"animating" ,
"charging" ,
"enlivening" ,
"invigorating" ,
"leavening" ,
"implanting" ,
"instilling" ,
"planting" ,
"impregnating" ,
"permeating" ,
"pervading" ,
"saturating" ,
"deluging" ,
"drowning" ,
"filling" ,
"flooding" ,
"inundating" ,
"overwhelming" ,
"submerging"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"depriving" ,
"divesting" ,
"stripping" ,
"clearing" ,
"emptying" ,
"eliminating" ,
"removing" ,
"taking (away)"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute" : {
"examples" : [
"she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blessing" ,
"endowing" ,
"favoring" ,
"gifting" ,
"investing"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"equipping" ,
"providing" ,
"supplying" ,
"bestowing (on or upon)" ,
"clothing" ,
"conferring (on)" ,
"covering" ,
"according" ,
"awarding" ,
"granting" ,
"empowering" ,
"enabling" ,
"enhancing" ,
"enriching" ,
"heightening" ,
"bequeathing" ,
"willing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dispossessing" ,
"divesting" ,
"stripping" ,
"depleting" ,
"draining" ,
"exhausting" ,
"skimping" ,
"stinting"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indicated" : {
"to serve as a sign or symptom of" : {
"examples" : [
"his attitude seems to indicate that he has little interest in the project"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bespoke" ,
"betokened" ,
"denoted" ,
"meant" ,
"pointed (to)" ,
"signified" ,
"told (of)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"boded" ,
"foreshowed" ,
"foretold" ,
"presaged"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to convey an idea indirectly" : {
"examples" : [
"her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"alluded" ,
"hinted" ,
"implied" ,
"inferred" ,
"insinuated" ,
"intimated" ,
"suggested"
] ,
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"adverted" ,
"mentioned" ,
"pointed" ,
"referred" ,
"signaled" ,
"signalled" ,
"signalized" ,
"signified" ,
"smacked (of)" ,
"smelled (of)" ,
"smelt (of)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"announced" ,
"declared" ,
"proclaimed" ,
"elucidated" ,
"explained" ,
"spelled out" ,
"delineated" ,
"described"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"as in invincibility , indomitability" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"impenetrability" ,
"indomitability" ,
"invincibility" ,
"immunity" ,
"invulnerability"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"defenselessness" ,
"susceptibility" ,
"vulnerability" ,
"weakness" ,
"helplessness" ,
"powerlessness" ,
"passiveness" ,
"passivity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"examples" : [
"the cab driver took a very indirect route to the hotel" ,
"a long-winded, indirect answer to a very simple question"
] ,
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"circuitous" ,
"circular" ,
"roundabout"
] ,
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"crooked" ,
"curvy" ,
"serpentine" ,
"sinuous" ,
"tortuous" ,
"twisting" ,
"winding" ,
"meandering" ,
"rambling" ,
"wandering" ,
"circumlocutory" ,
"long-winded" ,
"prolix" ,
"verbose" ,
"deceitful" ,
"deceptive" ,
"devious" ,
"dishonest" ,
"duplicitous" ,
"insidious" ,
"misleading" ,
"sneaky" ,
"underhand" ,
"underhanded" ,
"calculating" ,
"crafty" ,
"cunning" ,
"subtle" ,
"tricky"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"candid" ,
"forthright" ,
"frank" ,
"honest" ,
"open" ,
"plain" ,
"unconcealed" ,
"undisguised"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"direct" ,
"straight" ,
"straightforward"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"examples" : [
"inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame"
] ,
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"baptizes" ,
"inaugurates" ,
"initiates" ,
"installs" ,
"instates" ,
"invests" ,
"seats"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"swears in" ,
"consecrates" ,
"enshrines" ,
"accepts" ,
"admits" ,
"receives" ,
"takes in" ,
"enlists" ,
"enrolls" ,
"enrols"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cans" ,
"discharges" ,
"fires" ,
"terminates" ,
"musters out"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"as in circuity , circuitousness" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"circuitousness" ,
"circuity" ,
"impenetrability" ,
"incomprehensibility" ,
"incomprehensibleness" ,
"deepness" ,
"depth" ,
"profoundness" ,
"cloudiness" ,
"dimness" ,
"faintness" ,
"fogginess" ,
"fuzziness" ,
"haziness" ,
"indefiniteness" ,
"indistinctness" ,
"mistiness" ,
"shade" ,
"shadow" ,
"uncertainty" ,
"vagueness" ,
"abstruseness" ,
"abstrusity" ,
"complexity" ,
"complication" ,
"difficulty" ,
"obtuseness" ,
"mystery" ,
"reconditeness" ,
"ambiguity" ,
"ambiguousness" ,
"darkness" ,
"equivocalness" ,
"equivocation" ,
"inscrutability" ,
"inscrutableness" ,
"murkiness" ,
"mysteriousness" ,
"nebulosity" ,
"nebulousness" ,
"obliqueness" ,
"obliquity" ,
"obscurity" ,
"opacity" ,
"opaqueness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clarity" ,
"clearness" ,
"obviousness" ,
"plainness" ,
"comprehensibility" ,
"intelligibility" ,
"legibility" ,
"brightness" ,
"distinctness" ,
"self-evidence" ,
"certainty" ,
"surety" ,
"definiteness" ,
"exactness" ,
"explicitness" ,
"incision" ,
"incisiveness" ,
"lucidity" ,
"lucidness" ,
"perspicuity" ,
"perspicuousness" ,
"directness" ,
"forthrightness" ,
"openness" ,
"straightforwardness" ,
"palpability" ,
"tangibility" ,
"tangibleness" ,
"visibility" ,
"readability" ,
"readableness" ,
"obviousness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued" : {
"examples" : [
"an indomitable spirit was needed to endure the rigors of pioneer life"
] ,
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"bulletproof" ,
"impregnable" ,
"insuperable" ,
"insurmountable" ,
"invincible" ,
"invulnerable" ,
"unbeatable" ,
"unconquerable" ,
"unstoppable"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inviolable" ,
"unassailable" ,
"unbreachable" ,
"untouchable" ,
"armored" ,
"defended" ,
"guarded" ,
"protected" ,
"safe" ,
"safeguarded" ,
"secure" ,
"shielded" ,
"unbeaten" ,
"unbowed" ,
"unconquered" ,
"undefeated" ,
"unsubdued"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"exposed" ,
"imperiled" ,
"imperilled" ,
"insecure" ,
"liable" ,
"open" ,
"susceptible" ,
"unguarded" ,
"unprotected" ,
"unsafe" ,
"defenseless" ,
"helpless" ,
"powerless" ,
"weak"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"superable" ,
"surmountable" ,
"vincible" ,
"vulnerable"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indigestible" : {
"as in undigestible , nondigestible" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"nondigestible" ,
"nonnutritious" ,
"undigestible" ,
"inedible" ,
"nonedible" ,
"uneatable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"comestible" ,
"eatable" ,
"eating" ,
"edible" ,
"esculent" ,
"absorbable" ,
"chewable" ,
"digestible" ,
"ingestible" ,
"swallowable" ,
"nourishing" ,
"nutritious" ,
"nutritive"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indigents" : {
"as in have-nots , paupers" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"down-and-outs" ,
"down-and-outers" ,
"have-nots" ,
"paupers" ,
"ne'er-do-wells" ,
"hoboes" ,
"hobos" ,
"tramps" ,
"vagabonds" ,
"drifters" ,
"roamers" ,
"transients" ,
"almsmen" ,
"beggars" ,
"mendicants" ,
"panhandlers" ,
"gamines" ,
"ragamuffins" ,
"urchins" ,
"waifs" ,
"bankrupts" ,
"insolvents"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"affluents" ,
"deep pockets" ,
"fat cats" ,
"haves" ,
"moneybags" ,
"plutocrats" ,
"billionaires" ,
"billionairesses" ,
"gazillionaires" ,
"millionaires" ,
"millionairesses" ,
"magnates" ,
"moneymakers" ,
"nabobs" ,
"successes" ,
"tycoons"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"individualisms" : {
"an odd or peculiar habit" : {
"examples" : [
"the novelist gives each character an assortment of individualisms that sets them apart"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"crotchets" ,
"curiosities" ,
"eccentricities" ,
"erraticisms" ,
"idiosyncrasies" ,
"kinks" ,
"mannerisms" ,
"oddities" ,
"peculiarities" ,
"quiddities" ,
"quips" ,
"quirks" ,
"singularities" ,
"tics" ,
"tricks" ,
"twists"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"affectations" ,
"airs" ,
"attributes" ,
"characteristics" ,
"marks" ,
"properties" ,
"traits" ,
"customs" ,
"habits" ,
"patterns" ,
"practices" ,
"practises" ,
"ways" ,
"wonts" ,
"addictions" ,
"abnormalities" ,
"neuroticisms" ,
"perversions" ,
"dispositions" ,
"geniuses" ,
"genii" ,
"leanings" ,
"partialities" ,
"bents" ,
"inclinations" ,
"penchants" ,
"predilections" ,
"predispositions" ,
"proclivities" ,
"propensities" ,
"tendencies" ,
"turns" ,
"attitudes" ,
"characters" ,
"humors" ,
"identities" ,
"individualities" ,
"natures" ,
"personalities" ,
"temperaments"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conformities"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the set of qualities that make a person different from other people" : {
"examples" : [
"his individualism and epic vision set him well apart from other architects of his generation"
] ,
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"characters" ,
"identities" ,
"individualities" ,
"personalities" ,
"selfhoods" ,
"self-identities"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"idiosyncrasies" ,
"peculiarities" ,
"singularities" ,
"dispositions" ,
"humors" ,
"natures" ,
"temperaments" ,
"tempers" ,
"independences"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conformities" ,
"conventionalities"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indented" : {
"curved inward" : {
"examples" : [
"that indented area of the mountainside is prone to avalanches"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"concave" ,
"dented" ,
"depressed" ,
"dished" ,
"hollow" ,
"recessed" ,
"sunken"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"alveolar" ,
"cavernous" ,
"crescentic" ,
"cuplike" ,
"cupped" ,
"cuppy" ,
"recurved" ,
"dimpled" ,
"pockmarked" ,
"compressed" ,
"condensed" ,
"contracted" ,
"diminished" ,
"reduced"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ballooning" ,
"bloated" ,
"blown up" ,
"bulbous" ,
"distended" ,
"enlarged" ,
"expanded" ,
"extended" ,
"inflated" ,
"jutting" ,
"projecting" ,
"puffed" ,
"puffy" ,
"risen" ,
"swollen" ,
"domed" ,
"global" ,
"globular" ,
"round" ,
"rounded" ,
"spherical"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"bulging" ,
"cambered" ,
"convex" ,
"protruding" ,
"protrusive" ,
"protuberant"
]
} ,
"as in notched , grooved" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"chased" ,
"grooved" ,
"notched" ,
"carved" ,
"chiseled" ,
"chiselled" ,
"sculpted" ,
"sculptured" ,
"scored" ,
"traced" ,
"engraved" ,
"etched" ,
"graved" ,
"incised" ,
"inscribed" ,
"insculped" ,
"affixed" ,
"impressed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"industry" : {
"attentive and persistent effort" : {
"examples" : [
"he isn't the smartest kid in class, but he gets the best grades by determined industry"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assiduity" ,
"assiduousness" ,
"diligence" ,
"industriousness" ,
"sedulity" ,
"sedulousness"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"application" ,
"attentiveness" ,
"attention" ,
"care" ,
"concentration" ,
"doggedness" ,
"perseverance" ,
"persistence" ,
"tenacity" ,
"tirelessness" ,
"bother" ,
"effort" ,
"effortfulness" ,
"pains" ,
"painstaking" ,
"trouble"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"carelessness" ,
"negligence" ,
"slackness" ,
"idleness" ,
"indolence" ,
"laziness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indefensible" : {
"too bad to be excused or justified" : {
"examples" : [
"the city's lack of preparedness for a major natural disaster was utterly indefensible"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"inexcusable" ,
"inexpiable" ,
"insupportable" ,
"unforgivable" ,
"unjustifiable" ,
"unpardonable" ,
"unwarrantable"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"insufferable" ,
"intolerable" ,
"unbearable" ,
"unendurable" ,
"abominable" ,
"atrocious" ,
"heinous" ,
"monstrous" ,
"outrageous" ,
"scandalous" ,
"shocking" ,
"egregious" ,
"flagrant" ,
"glaring" ,
"gross" ,
"rank" ,
"unacceptable" ,
"untenable" ,
"evil" ,
"iniquitous" ,
"vicious" ,
"wicked" ,
"base" ,
"contemptible" ,
"deplorable" ,
"despicable" ,
"dirty" ,
"execrable" ,
"ignoble" ,
"reprobate" ,
"vile" ,
"wretched" ,
"cruel" ,
"nasty" ,
"blamable" ,
"blameworthy" ,
"censurable" ,
"reprehensible" ,
"banned" ,
"barred" ,
"condemned" ,
"disallowed" ,
"forbidden" ,
"interdicted" ,
"outlawed" ,
"prohibited" ,
"proscribed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acceptable" ,
"tolerable" ,
"authorized" ,
"legal" ,
"permissible" ,
"allowed" ,
"permitted" ,
"tolerated" ,
"approved" ,
"endorsed" ,
"indorsed" ,
"sanctioned" ,
"abetted" ,
"encouraged" ,
"promoted" ,
"supported" ,
"ethical" ,
"good" ,
"moral" ,
"virtuous"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"defensible" ,
"excusable" ,
"forgivable" ,
"justifiable" ,
"pardonable" ,
"venial"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indited" : {
"as in wrote , penned" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"authored" ,
"penned" ,
"wrote" ,
"couched" ,
"expressed" ,
"phrased" ,
"stated" ,
"verbalized" ,
"worded" ,
"conceived" ,
"concocted" ,
"devised" ,
"fabricated" ,
"fashioned" ,
"formed" ,
"molded" ,
"sculptured" ,
"shaped" ,
"built" ,
"constructed" ,
"made" ,
"cast" ,
"composed" ,
"crafted" ,
"drafted" ,
"drew up" ,
"formulated" ,
"framed" ,
"prepared" ,
"assembled" ,
"compounded" ,
"pieced (together)" ,
"redrafted" ,
"reformulated" ,
"reframed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indecorousness" : {
"the quality or state of not being socially proper" : {
"examples" : [
"for sheer indecorousness it would be hard to beat the telling of bawdy jokes at a child's birthday party"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"impropriety" ,
"inappropriateness" ,
"incorrectness" ,
"indecency" ,
"indecorum" ,
"indelicateness" ,
"unbecomingness" ,
"unfitness" ,
"unseemliness" ,
"untowardness"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"coarseness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"vulgarity" ,
"immodesty" ,
"naughtiness" ,
"imprudence" ,
"indiscreetness" ,
"indiscretion" ,
"churlishness" ,
"discourteousness" ,
"disrespect" ,
"impertinence" ,
"impoliteness" ,
"impudence" ,
"incivility" ,
"inconsiderateness" ,
"inconsideration" ,
"insolence" ,
"rudeness" ,
"ungraciousness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discretion" ,
"prudence" ,
"etiquette" ,
"form" ,
"manners" ,
"proprieties" ,
"considerateness" ,
"consideration" ,
"genteelness" ,
"gentility" ,
"graciousness" ,
"thoughtfulness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"appropriateness" ,
"correctness" ,
"decency" ,
"decorousness" ,
"decorum" ,
"fitness" ,
"properness" ,
"propriety" ,
"rightness" ,
"seemliness" ,
"suitability" ,
"suitableness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indiscretion" : {
"a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark" : {
"examples" : [
"put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"familiarity" ,
"faux pas" ,
"gaff" ,
"gaffe" ,
"impropriety" ,
"solecism"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blunder" ,
"error" ,
"flub" ,
"fumble" ,
"goof" ,
"lapse" ,
"miscue" ,
"misstep" ,
"mistake" ,
"oversight" ,
"slip" ,
"slipup" ,
"stumble" ,
"discourtesy" ,
"incivility" ,
"offense" ,
"offence" ,
"boner" ,
"howler" ,
"foul-up" ,
"muff" ,
"misapprehension" ,
"miscalculation" ,
"misconception" ,
"misjudgment" ,
"misstatement" ,
"misunderstanding"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"form" ,
"manners" ,
"mores" ,
"proprieties"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"amenity" ,
"attention" ,
"civility" ,
"courtesy" ,
"formality" ,
"gesture" ,
"pleasantry"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indexing" : {
"as in arrangement , categorization" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"arrangement" ,
"assortment" ,
"cataloging" ,
"cataloguing" ,
"categorization" ,
"classification" ,
"codification" ,
"assessment" ,
"diagnosis" ,
"evaluation" ,
"examination" ,
"inspection" ,
"investigation" ,
"muster" ,
"scrutiny" ,
"enumeration" ,
"inventory" ,
"itemization" ,
"tabulation" ,
"analysis" ,
"anatomizing" ,
"anatomy" ,
"assay" ,
"breakdown" ,
"deconstruction" ,
"dissection" ,
"division" ,
"reduction" ,
"segmentation" ,
"separation" ,
"subdivision"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"agglomeration" ,
"aggregation" ,
"amalgamation" ,
"assimilation" ,
"coalescence" ,
"conglomeration" ,
"consolidation" ,
"integration" ,
"synthesis" ,
"unification"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to put (someone or something) on a list" : {
"examples" : [
"indexed all the books in the library by category"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cataloging" ,
"cataloguing" ,
"enrolling" ,
"entering" ,
"inscribing" ,
"listing" ,
"putting down" ,
"recording" ,
"registering" ,
"scheduling" ,
"slating"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"booking" ,
"carding" ,
"filing" ,
"noting" ,
"classifying" ,
"compiling" ,
"tabulating" ,
"tallying" ,
"rescheduling"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deleting"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indistinguishable" : {
"not perceptible by a sense or by the mind" : {
"examples" : [
"indistinguishable differences that can be measured only electronically"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"impalpable" ,
"imperceptible" ,
"inappreciable" ,
"insensible"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inaudible" ,
"intangible" ,
"invisible" ,
"inconspicuous" ,
"indistinct" ,
"unnoticeable" ,
"unseeable" ,
"unseen" ,
"faint" ,
"insignificant" ,
"liminal" ,
"slender" ,
"slight" ,
"subtle" ,
"trivial" ,
"buried" ,
"concealed" ,
"covert" ,
"disguised" ,
"hidden" ,
"obscure" ,
"shrouded" ,
"unapparent" ,
"vague"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"audible" ,
"observable" ,
"recognizable" ,
"tangible" ,
"visible" ,
"clear" ,
"conspicuous" ,
"evident" ,
"eye-catching" ,
"manifest" ,
"noticeable" ,
"obvious" ,
"plain" ,
"prominent" ,
"striking" ,
"apparent" ,
"distinct" ,
"significant" ,
"straightforward"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"appreciable" ,
"discernible" ,
"discernable" ,
"palpable" ,
"perceptible" ,
"ponderable" ,
"sensible"
]
} ,
"not seen or understood clearly" : {
"examples" : [
"indistinguishable shapes in the fog"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blear" ,
"bleary" ,
"blurry" ,
"dim" ,
"faint" ,
"foggy" ,
"fuzzy" ,
"gauzy" ,
"hazy" ,
"indefinite" ,
"indistinct" ,
"misty" ,
"murky" ,
"nebulous" ,
"obscure" ,
"opaque" ,
"pale" ,
"shadowy" ,
"unclear" ,
"undefined" ,
"undetermined" ,
"vague"
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"dusky" ,
"gloomy" ,
"impalpable" ,
"inappreciable" ,
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"invisible" ,
"hieroglyphic" ,
"hieroglyphical" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"indecipherable" ,
"indiscernible" ,
"inexplicable" ,
"mysterious" ,
"obfuscatory" ,
"puzzling"
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"bright" ,
"distinct" ,
"evident" ,
"obvious" ,
"plain" ,
"certain" ,
"firm" ,
"strong" ,
"sure"
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"clear" ,
"definite" ,
"pellucid"
]
} ,
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"suchlike" ,
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"discriminable" ,
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"sundry" ,
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"various"
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"dissimilar" ,
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"paintings of nude figures are artistic, not indecent"
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"blue" ,
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"crude" ,
"dirty" ,
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"gross" ,
"gutter" ,
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"lewd" ,
"locker-room" ,
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"obscene" ,
"pornographic" ,
"porny" ,
"profane" ,
"raunchy" ,
"ribald" ,
"smutty" ,
"stag" ,
"trashy" ,
"unprintable" ,
"vulgar" ,
"wanton" ,
"X-rated"
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"broad" ,
"coarse-grained" ,
"gamy" ,
"gamey" ,
"off" ,
"off-color" ,
"off-colored" ,
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"risqu\u00e9" ,
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"reprehensible" ,
"atrocious" ,
"infamous" ,
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"scurrilous" ,
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"soft" ,
"soft-core"
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"prim" ,
"prudish" ,
"puritanical" ,
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"straightlaced" ,
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"nice" ,
"polite" ,
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"agreeable" ,
"desirable" ,
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"pleasing" ,
"welcome" ,
"appropriate" ,
"becoming" ,
"fit" ,
"meet" ,
"suitable" ,
"immaculate" ,
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"pure" ,
"spotless" ,
"virginal" ,
"approved" ,
"endorsed" ,
"indorsed" ,
"sanctioned"
] ,
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"clean" ,
"decent" ,
"G-rated" ,
"nonobscene" ,
"wholesome"
]
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"farming" ,
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"you should refill when the indicator on the gas gauge shows that there's only a quarter of a tank left"
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"needle" ,
"pointer"
] ,
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"face" ,
"gauge" ,
"gage"
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"critical" ,
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"imperative" ,
"integral" ,
"must-have" ,
"necessary" ,
"necessitous" ,
"needed" ,
"needful" ,
"required" ,
"requisite" ,
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"unwanted" ,
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"external" ,
"extra" ,
"extraneous" ,
"superfluous" ,
"surplus"
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"inessential" ,
"needless" ,
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"hollow" ,
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"cavern" ,
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"groove" ,
"gutter" ,
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"chasm" ,
"gulf" ,
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"vacuum" ,
"void"
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"near antonyms" : [
"hill" ,
"mound" ,
"rise" ,
"bump" ,
"bunch" ,
"hump" ,
"lump" ,
"pimple" ,
"swell" ,
"swelling" ,
"tumor"
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"bulge" ,
"camber" ,
"convexity" ,
"jut" ,
"projection" ,
"protrusion" ,
"protuberance"
]
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"made a small indenture to mark the spot where the plank was to be sawed"
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"hack" ,
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"indentation" ,
"kerf" ,
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"notch"
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"near synonyms" : [
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"nock" ,
"punch" ,
"snip" ,
"groove" ,
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"undercut" ,
"slit" ,
"slot"
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"antonyms" : [ ]
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"instructs" ,
"lessons" ,
"schools" ,
"teaches" ,
"trains" ,
"tutors"
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"the company generously indemnifies workers who are injured on the job"
] ,
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"recompensed" ,
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"reimbursed" ,
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"remedied" ,
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"discharged" ,
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"quit" ,
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"antonyms" : [ ]
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"confirmable" ,
"demonstrable" ,
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"empiric" ,
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"supportable" ,
"sustainable" ,
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"certifiable" ,
"documentable" ,
"well-founded" ,
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"excusable" ,
"justifiable" ,
"vindicable" ,
"warrantable"
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"examples" : [
"parents complained about the indecency of the song's lyrics"
] ,
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"blueness" ,
"coarseness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"crudity" ,
"dirt" ,
"dirtiness" ,
"filth" ,
"filthiness" ,
"foulness" ,
"grossness" ,
"impureness" ,
"impurity" ,
"lasciviousness" ,
"lewdness" ,
"nastiness" ,
"obscenity" ,
"profanity" ,
"raunch" ,
"raunchiness" ,
"ribaldry" ,
"smut" ,
"smuttiness" ,
"vulgarity" ,
"wantonness"
] ,
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"earthiness" ,
"gaminess" ,
"raciness" ,
"saltiness" ,
"suggestiveness" ,
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"indelicateness" ,
"lowness" ,
"unbecomingness" ,
"lechery" ,
"depravedness" ,
"depravity" ,
"kinkiness" ,
"naughtiness" ,
"perverseness" ,
"perversion" ,
"perversity" ,
"pervertedness" ,
"wickedness" ,
"exceptionability" ,
"objectionableness" ,
"unacceptability" ,
"undesirability" ,
"reprehensibility" ,
"reprehensibleness" ,
"abusiveness" ,
"scurrilousness" ,
"atrociousness" ,
"atrocity" ,
"infamy" ,
"loathsomeness" ,
"offensiveness" ,
"repellency" ,
"repugnance" ,
"repulsiveness" ,
"distastefulness" ,
"obnoxiousness" ,
"unpleasantness"
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"near antonyms" : [
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"priggishness" ,
"primness" ,
"prudery" ,
"prudishness" ,
"puritanism" ,
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"decency" ,
"decorousness" ,
"decorum" ,
"seemliness" ,
"appropriateness" ,
"fitness" ,
"suitability" ,
"suitableness" ,
"perfection" ,
"purity" ,
"spotlessness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the quality or state of not being socially proper" : {
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"that a remark of such indisputable indecency was uttered at a meeting of the school board made everyone gasp"
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"inappropriateness" ,
"incorrectness" ,
"indecorousness" ,
"indecorum" ,
"indelicateness" ,
"unbecomingness" ,
"unfitness" ,
"unseemliness" ,
"untowardness"
] ,
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"crudeness" ,
"vulgarity" ,
"immodesty" ,
"naughtiness" ,
"imprudence" ,
"indiscreetness" ,
"indiscretion" ,
"churlishness" ,
"discourteousness" ,
"disrespect" ,
"impertinence" ,
"impoliteness" ,
"impudence" ,
"incivility" ,
"inconsiderateness" ,
"inconsideration" ,
"insolence" ,
"rudeness" ,
"ungraciousness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discretion" ,
"prudence" ,
"etiquette" ,
"form" ,
"manners" ,
"proprieties" ,
"considerateness" ,
"consideration" ,
"genteelness" ,
"gentility" ,
"graciousness" ,
"thoughtfulness"
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"correctness" ,
"decency" ,
"decorousness" ,
"decorum" ,
"fitness" ,
"properness" ,
"propriety" ,
"rightness" ,
"seemliness" ,
"suitability" ,
"suitableness"
]
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]
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"examples" : [
"she was perhaps a bit too indulgent with her children, who always seemed to get away with everything"
] ,
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"clement" ,
"easy" ,
"soft"
] ,
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"acquiescent" ,
"amenable" ,
"obliging" ,
"easygoing" ,
"laid-back" ,
"undemanding"
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"near antonyms" : [
"demanding" ,
"uncharitable" ,
"unforgiving" ,
"inflexible" ,
"intolerant" ,
"unbending" ,
"uncompromising" ,
"unyielding"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"hard" ,
"harsh" ,
"severe" ,
"stern" ,
"strict"
]
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"inherited riches helped fuel her indulgent lifestyle"
] ,
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"hedonistic" ,
"luxurious" ,
"overindulgent" ,
"self-indulgent" ,
"sybaritic"
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"fleshly" ,
"sensual" ,
"sensuous" ,
"voluptuous" ,
"masturbatory" ,
"onanistic" ,
"self-absorbed" ,
"self-obsessed" ,
"gluttonous" ,
"greedy" ,
"rapacious" ,
"voracious" ,
"extravagant" ,
"incontinent" ,
"intemperate" ,
"reckless" ,
"splurging" ,
"uncontrolled" ,
"wanton"
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"near antonyms" : [
"abstemious" ,
"abstinent" ,
"continent" ,
"sober" ,
"temperate" ,
"ascetic" ,
"ascetical" ,
"austere" ,
"spartan" ,
"disciplined" ,
"self-controlled" ,
"self-disciplined" ,
"self-governed"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"self-abnegating" ,
"self-denying"
]
} ,
"willing to do a favor" : {
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"an indulgent clerk who let me try on practically every size-seven shoe the store had"
] ,
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"accommodative" ,
"friendly" ,
"obliging"
] ,
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"solicitous" ,
"considerate" ,
"thoughtful" ,
"agreeable" ,
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"gracious" ,
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"overindulgent" ,
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] ,
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"indexings" : {
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"examinations" ,
"inspections" ,
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"musters" ,
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"inventories" ,
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"assays" ,
"breakdowns" ,
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"dissections" ,
"divisions" ,
"reductions" ,
"segmentations" ,
"separations" ,
"subdivisions"
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"assimilations" ,
"coalescences" ,
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"syntheses" ,
"unifications"
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"examples" : [
"their indignation at the offensive television show led them to start a grassroots campaign for its cancellation"
] ,
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"angriness" ,
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"furor" ,
"fury" ,
"irateness" ,
"ire" ,
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"lividness" ,
"mad" ,
"madness" ,
"mood" ,
"outrage" ,
"rage" ,
"spleen" ,
"wrath" ,
"wrathfulness"
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"near synonyms" : [
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"annoyance" ,
"exasperation" ,
"irritation" ,
"vexation" ,
"acrimoniousness" ,
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"animosity" ,
"antagonism" ,
"antipathy" ,
"bile" ,
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"bitterness" ,
"contempt" ,
"embitterment" ,
"empoisonment" ,
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"grudge" ,
"hostility" ,
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"envy" ,
"jaundice" ,
"jealousy" ,
"pique" ,
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"malevolence" ,
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"vitriol" ,
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"contentiousness" ,
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"pugnacity" ,
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"dudgeon" ,
"huff" ,
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"ruffle" ,
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"road rage" ,
"delirium" ,
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"passion" ,
"warmth"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"forbearance" ,
"patience"
] ,
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]
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"the ability to care for one's self" : {
"examples" : [
"children are supposed to achieve some measure of independence by the time they are 18\u2014so it's time for that 30-year-old to move out!"
] ,
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"self-reliance" ,
"self-subsistence" ,
"self-sufficiency" ,
"self-support"
] ,
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"freedom" ,
"self-determination" ,
"potency" ,
"power" ,
"resilience" ,
"strength"
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"near antonyms" : [
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"impotence" ,
"impotency" ,
"inadequacy" ,
"weakness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"dependence" ,
"dependance" ,
"reliance"
]
} ,
"the state of being free from the control or power of another" : {
"examples" : [
"college freshmen often revel in their newfound independence"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"autonomy" ,
"freedom" ,
"independency" ,
"liberty" ,
"self-determination" ,
"self-governance" ,
"self-government" ,
"sovereignty" ,
"sovranty"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"emancipation" ,
"enfranchisement" ,
"liberation" ,
"manumission" ,
"release"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"captivity" ,
"enchainment" ,
"enslavement" ,
"immurement" ,
"imprisonment" ,
"incarceration" ,
"internment" ,
"subjugation"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"dependence" ,
"dependance" ,
"heteronomy" ,
"subjection" ,
"unfreedom"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indirection" : {
"as in dissembling , dissimulation" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dissembling" ,
"dissimulation" ,
"circuitousness" ,
"evasiveness" ,
"secretiveness" ,
"inhibition" ,
"reserve" ,
"restraint" ,
"reticence" ,
"shyness" ,
"diplomacy" ,
"tact"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bluntness" ,
"candidness" ,
"candor" ,
"directness" ,
"forthrightness" ,
"frankness" ,
"honesty" ,
"openheartedness" ,
"openness" ,
"outspokenness" ,
"plainness" ,
"plainspokenness" ,
"plumpness" ,
"straightforwardness" ,
"unguardedness" ,
"unreserve" ,
"unreservedness" ,
"earnestness" ,
"sincerity" ,
"sobriety" ,
"artlessness" ,
"genuineness" ,
"na\u00efvet\u00e9" ,
"naivete" ,
"naivet\u00e9" ,
"simplicity" ,
"unsophistication"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indigo snakes" : {
"as in diamondback rattlesnakes , sea snakes" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"adders" ,
"anacondas" ,
"asps" ,
"black racers" ,
"blacksnakes" ,
"blue racers" ,
"boas" ,
"bull snakes" ,
"bushmasters" ,
"chicken snakes" ,
"cobras" ,
"constrictors" ,
"copperheads" ,
"coral snakes" ,
"cottonmouth moccasins" ,
"diamondback rattlesnakes" ,
"fer-de-lance" ,
"garter snakes" ,
"gopher snakes" ,
"green snakes" ,
"hognose snakes" ,
"horned vipers" ,
"king cobras" ,
"king snakes" ,
"kraits" ,
"mambas" ,
"milk snakes" ,
"moccasins" ,
"pine snakes" ,
"pit vipers" ,
"puff adders" ,
"pythons" ,
"racers" ,
"rat snakes" ,
"rattlesnakes" ,
"sea serpents" ,
"sea snakes" ,
"sidewinders" ,
"taipans" ,
"water moccasins" ,
"water snakes" ,
"worm snakes" ,
"serpents" ,
"snakes" ,
"vipers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indigence" : {
"the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions" : {
"examples" : [
"there are various state and federal programs to help relieve indigence"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beggary" ,
"destituteness" ,
"destitution" ,
"impecuniosity" ,
"impecuniousness" ,
"impoverishment" ,
"necessity" ,
"need" ,
"neediness" ,
"pauperism" ,
"penuriousness" ,
"penury" ,
"poorness" ,
"poverty" ,
"want"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"gutter" ,
"misery" ,
"woe" ,
"wretchedness" ,
"exigency" ,
"emergency" ,
"rainy day" ,
"austerity" ,
"deprivation" ,
"privation" ,
"bankruptcy" ,
"insolvency" ,
"belt-tightening" ,
"pinching" ,
"straitening"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"luxury" ,
"prosperity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"affluence" ,
"opulence" ,
"richness" ,
"wealth" ,
"wealthiness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"individualizes" : {
"as in customizes , particularizes" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"customizes" ,
"particularizes" ,
"differentiates" ,
"characterizes" ,
"distinguishes" ,
"marks"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indorsement" : {
"an indication that someone or something is favorable, acceptable, or satisfactory" : {
"examples" : [
"An endorsement from a star athlete made the sneaker brand more popular than ever before."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"backing" ,
"cachet" ,
"finalization" ,
"formalization" ,
"homologation" ,
"nod" ,
"ratification" ,
"rubber stamp" ,
"sanction" ,
"support" ,
"thumbs-up" ,
"vote" ,
"approbation" ,
"approval" ,
"blessing" ,
"favor" ,
"imprimatur" ,
"OK" ,
"okay" ,
"benediction" ,
"goodwill" ,
"acceptation" ,
"accession" ,
"agreement" ,
"assent" ,
"concurrence" ,
"consent" ,
"countenance" ,
"liking" ,
"satisfaction"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"refusal" ,
"rejection" ,
"repudiation" ,
"disapprobation" ,
"disapproval" ,
"disfavor" ,
"objection" ,
"opposition" ,
"dislike" ,
"dissatisfaction" ,
"censure" ,
"condemnation" ,
"criticism" ,
"denunciation" ,
"deprecation" ,
"depreciation" ,
"disparagement" ,
"opprobrium" ,
"reprehension" ,
"reproach" ,
"reprobation"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a person's name written in their own handwriting on the back of a check" : {
"examples" : [
"The bank teller politely reminded me that the check needed my endorsement ."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"autograph" ,
"hand" ,
"John Hancock" ,
"signature" ,
"frank" ,
"mark" ,
"countersign"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indefatigably" : {
"as in tirelessly" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"tirelessly" ,
"energetically" ,
"vigorously" ,
"actively" ,
"assiduously" ,
"busily" ,
"diligently" ,
"industriously" ,
"laboriously"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"idly" ,
"inactively" ,
"lifelessly" ,
"sleepily"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"inducible" : {
"as in inductive" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inductive" ,
"nondeductive" ,
"absolute" ,
"categorical" ,
"categoric" ,
"definite" ,
"explicit" ,
"express" ,
"instinctive" ,
"intuitive" ,
"illogical" ,
"irrational"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"a priori" ,
"deducible" ,
"deductive" ,
"derivable" ,
"inferable" ,
"inferrible" ,
"inferential" ,
"reasoned" ,
"conjectural" ,
"hypothetical" ,
"purported" ,
"supposed" ,
"suppositional" ,
"academic" ,
"academical" ,
"speculative" ,
"theoretical" ,
"theoretic"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"independently" : {
"without aid or support" : {
"examples" : [
"independently came to the same conclusion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"alone" ,
"single-handed" ,
"single-handedly" ,
"singly" ,
"solely" ,
"unaided" ,
"unassisted"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"individually" ,
"separately" ,
"solo"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"collectively" ,
"conjointly" ,
"cooperatively" ,
"hand in glove" ,
"hand and glove" ,
"hand in hand" ,
"jointly" ,
"mutually" ,
"together" ,
"en masse"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"inducement" : {
"the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action" : {
"examples" : [
"gave up smoking only after a prolonged inducement by all the other family members"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conversion" ,
"convincing" ,
"inducing" ,
"persuading" ,
"persuasion" ,
"suasion"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blandishment" ,
"cajolement" ,
"cajolery" ,
"coaxing" ,
"entreaty" ,
"exhortation" ,
"urging" ,
"wheedling" ,
"seduction" ,
"tempting" ,
"influencing" ,
"prompting" ,
"swaying" ,
"lobbying" ,
"pressuring" ,
"brainwashing" ,
"overpersuasion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indentation" : {
"a sunken area forming a separate space" : {
"examples" : [
"the previous occupant's furniture had left some fairly noticeable indentations in the carpet"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cavity" ,
"concavity" ,
"dent" ,
"depression" ,
"dint" ,
"hole" ,
"hollow" ,
"indenture" ,
"pit" ,
"recess"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"burrow" ,
"cave" ,
"cavern" ,
"ditch" ,
"excavation" ,
"furrow" ,
"groove" ,
"gutter" ,
"trench" ,
"trough" ,
"basin" ,
"bowl" ,
"valley" ,
"alcove" ,
"cleft" ,
"niche" ,
"nook" ,
"opening" ,
"socket" ,
"alveolus" ,
"dimple" ,
"gouge" ,
"impression" ,
"imprint" ,
"notch" ,
"pocket" ,
"borehole" ,
"chuckhole" ,
"crater" ,
"posthole" ,
"pothole" ,
"sinkhole" ,
"wallow" ,
"water hole" ,
"well" ,
"abyss" ,
"chasm" ,
"gulf" ,
"vacuity" ,
"vacuum" ,
"void"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"hill" ,
"mound" ,
"rise" ,
"bump" ,
"bunch" ,
"hump" ,
"lump" ,
"pimple" ,
"swell" ,
"swelling" ,
"tumor"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"bulge" ,
"camber" ,
"convexity" ,
"jut" ,
"projection" ,
"protrusion" ,
"protuberance"
]
} ,
"a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface" : {
"examples" : [
"deep indentations along the edge of the leaf"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chip" ,
"hack" ,
"indent" ,
"indenture" ,
"kerf" ,
"nick" ,
"notch"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"joggle" ,
"nock" ,
"punch" ,
"snip" ,
"groove" ,
"score" ,
"undercut" ,
"slit" ,
"slot"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indentured servants" : {
"as in bond servants" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"bond servants" ,
"helots" ,
"serfs" ,
"attendants" ,
"domestics" ,
"drudges" ,
"handmaidens" ,
"handmaids" ,
"lackeys" ,
"menials" ,
"servants" ,
"bondwomen" ,
"bondswomen" ,
"odalisques" ,
"bondmen" ,
"bondsmen" ,
"chattels" ,
"slaves" ,
"thralls"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"freemen" ,
"freedmen" ,
"freedwomen" ,
"enslavers" ,
"slave drivers" ,
"slaveholders" ,
"slavers" ,
"masters" ,
"taskmasters"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indentured servant" : {
"as in bond servant" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"bond servant" ,
"helot" ,
"serf" ,
"attendant" ,
"domestic" ,
"drudge" ,
"handmaiden" ,
"handmaid" ,
"lackey" ,
"menial" ,
"servant" ,
"bondwoman" ,
"bondswoman" ,
"odalisque" ,
"bondman" ,
"bondsman" ,
"chattel" ,
"slave" ,
"thrall"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"freeman" ,
"freedman" ,
"freedwoman" ,
"enslaver" ,
"slave driver" ,
"slaveholder" ,
"slaver" ,
"master" ,
"taskmaster"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indurating" : {
"to become physically firm or solid" : {
"examples" : [
"clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"concreting" ,
"congealing" ,
"firming (up)" ,
"freezing" ,
"hardening" ,
"setting" ,
"solidifying"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"caking" ,
"callusing" ,
"encrusting" ,
"incrusting" ,
"clotting" ,
"coagulating" ,
"gelating" ,
"gelatinizing" ,
"gelling" ,
"jelling" ,
"jellying" ,
"stiffening" ,
"thickening" ,
"calcifying" ,
"crystallizing" ,
"crystalizing" ,
"ossifying" ,
"petrifying" ,
"rigidifying" ,
"annealing" ,
"case-hardening" ,
"tempering"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deliquescing" ,
"dissolving" ,
"fluxing" ,
"fusing" ,
"melting" ,
"thawing" ,
"unfreezing"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"liquefying" ,
"liquifying" ,
"softening"
]
} ,
"to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure" : {
"examples" : [
"such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fortifying" ,
"hardening" ,
"inuring" ,
"seasoning" ,
"steeling" ,
"strengthening" ,
"toughening"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"acclimating" ,
"acclimatizing" ,
"adapting" ,
"adjusting" ,
"annealing" ,
"tempering" ,
"invigorating" ,
"vitalizing" ,
"immunizing" ,
"bolstering" ,
"boosting" ,
"bracing" ,
"buttressing" ,
"enforcing" ,
"forearming" ,
"propping (up)" ,
"reinforcing" ,
"reenforcing" ,
"supporting" ,
"breaking in" ,
"limbering (up)" ,
"training" ,
"accustoming" ,
"conditioning" ,
"habituating" ,
"naturalizing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emasculating" ,
"enervating" ,
"enfeebling" ,
"exhausting" ,
"sapping" ,
"weakening" ,
"crippling" ,
"debilitating" ,
"hamstringing" ,
"incapacitating" ,
"sensitizing"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"softening"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"individualizing" : {
"as in customizing , particularizing" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"customizing" ,
"particularizing" ,
"differentiating" ,
"characterizing" ,
"distinguishing" ,
"marking"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"independent" : {
"able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help" : {
"examples" : [
"an independent young man who moved out of his parents' house while still a college student"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"self-dependent" ,
"self-reliant" ,
"self-subsistent" ,
"self-subsisting" ,
"self-sufficient" ,
"self-supported" ,
"self-supporting" ,
"self-sustained" ,
"self-sustaining"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"autonomous" ,
"free" ,
"self-determining" ,
"potent" ,
"powerful" ,
"resilient" ,
"strong"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"helpless" ,
"inadequate" ,
"incompetent" ,
"insufficient" ,
"impotent" ,
"weak"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"dependent" ,
"reliant"
]
} ,
"not being under the rule or control of another" : {
"examples" : [
"finally they are an independent people, after centuries of domination by their more powerful neighbors"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"autonomous" ,
"free" ,
"freestanding" ,
"self-governed" ,
"self-governing" ,
"self-ruling" ,
"separate" ,
"sovereign" ,
"sovran"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"freeborn" ,
"delivered" ,
"emancipated" ,
"freed" ,
"liberated" ,
"manumitted" ,
"redeemed" ,
"released" ,
"unconquered" ,
"unruled" ,
"unsupervised" ,
"empowered" ,
"enfranchised" ,
"democratic" ,
"republican"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bound" ,
"captive" ,
"conquered" ,
"enslaved" ,
"fettered" ,
"subdued" ,
"subjugated" ,
"inferior" ,
"subordinate" ,
"subservient"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"dependent" ,
"nonautonomous" ,
"non-self-governing" ,
"subject" ,
"unfree"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indiscernible" : {
"impossible to see, hear, or know clearly" : {
"examples" : [
"Hidden under vines and moss, the crumbling wall was almost indiscernible ." ,
"a change made for indiscernible reasons"
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"hieroglyphic" ,
"hieroglyphical" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"indecipherable" ,
"inexplicable" ,
"mysterious" ,
"obfuscatory" ,
"puzzling" ,
"blear" ,
"bleary" ,
"blurry" ,
"dim" ,
"faint" ,
"foggy" ,
"fuzzy" ,
"gauzy" ,
"hazy" ,
"indefinite" ,
"indistinct" ,
"indistinguishable" ,
"misty" ,
"murky" ,
"nebulous" ,
"obscure" ,
"opaque" ,
"pale" ,
"shadowy" ,
"unclear" ,
"undefined" ,
"undetermined" ,
"vague" ,
"dark" ,
"dusky" ,
"gloomy" ,
"impalpable" ,
"inappreciable" ,
"intangible" ,
"invisible"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bright" ,
"distinct" ,
"evident" ,
"obvious" ,
"plain" ,
"certain" ,
"firm" ,
"strong" ,
"sure" ,
"clear" ,
"definite" ,
"pellucid"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indisposition" : {
"the condition of not being in good health" : {
"examples" : [
"a brief indisposition made her miss the party"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"illness" ,
"sickness" ,
"unhealthiness" ,
"unsoundness"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"malaise" ,
"sickishness" ,
"affliction" ,
"ailment" ,
"condition" ,
"disease" ,
"disorder" ,
"dysfunction" ,
"disfunction" ,
"malady" ,
"trouble" ,
"upset" ,
"debility" ,
"decrepitude" ,
"feebleness" ,
"frailness" ,
"infirmity" ,
"invalidism" ,
"invalidity" ,
"lameness" ,
"sickliness" ,
"weakliness" ,
"weakness" ,
"hypochondria"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"comeback" ,
"convalescence" ,
"healing" ,
"mending" ,
"rally" ,
"recovery" ,
"recuperation" ,
"rehab" ,
"rehabilitation" ,
"snapback" ,
"fettle" ,
"fitness" ,
"shape" ,
"hardiness" ,
"heartiness" ,
"lustiness" ,
"robustness" ,
"ruggedness" ,
"stamina" ,
"strength" ,
"toughness" ,
"vigor" ,
"vigorousness" ,
"vitality" ,
"bloom" ,
"flush" ,
"flushness" ,
"weal" ,
"welfare" ,
"well-being"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"health" ,
"healthiness" ,
"soundness" ,
"wellness" ,
"wholeness" ,
"wholesomeness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"individual" : {
"a member of the human race" : {
"examples" : [
"every individual has value"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baby" ,
"being" ,
"bird" ,
"bod" ,
"body" ,
"character" ,
"cookie" ,
"cooky" ,
"creature" ,
"customer" ,
"devil" ,
"duck" ,
"egg" ,
"face" ,
"fish" ,
"guy" ,
"head" ,
"human" ,
"human being" ,
"life" ,
"man" ,
"mortal" ,
"party" ,
"person" ,
"personage" ,
"scout" ,
"slob" ,
"sort" ,
"soul" ,
"specimen" ,
"stiff" ,
"thing" ,
"wight"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"hominid" ,
"homo" ,
"humanoid" ,
"brother" ,
"fellow" ,
"fellowman" ,
"neighbor" ,
"celebrity" ,
"personality" ,
"self" ,
"somebody"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"animal" ,
"beast" ,
"beastie" ,
"brute" ,
"critter"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"one that has a real and independent existence" : {
"examples" : [
"our general concept of what constitutes a chair is based on our experience with many individuals that were called chairs"
] ,
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"being" ,
"commodity" ,
"entity" ,
"existent" ,
"individuality" ,
"integer" ,
"object" ,
"reality" ,
"something" ,
"substance" ,
"thing"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"body" ,
"subject" ,
"material" ,
"matter" ,
"quantity" ,
"stuff"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"nonentity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"of, relating to, or belonging to a single person" : {
"examples" : [
"everyone has his or her own individual opinion about the subject, but you will have to work together"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"idiomatic" ,
"individualized" ,
"particular" ,
"patented" ,
"peculiar" ,
"personal" ,
"personalized" ,
"private" ,
"privy" ,
"separate" ,
"singular" ,
"subjective" ,
"unique"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"characteristic" ,
"distinctive" ,
"intimate" ,
"identifying" ,
"idiosyncratic" ,
"especial" ,
"express" ,
"special" ,
"specific" ,
"independent" ,
"nonconformist" ,
"self-directed" ,
"self-sufficient" ,
"custom" ,
"customized" ,
"specialized"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"broad" ,
"prevailing" ,
"prevalent" ,
"widespread" ,
"common" ,
"normal" ,
"regular" ,
"typical"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"general" ,
"generic" ,
"popular" ,
"public" ,
"shared" ,
"universal"
]
} ,
"not the same or shared" : {
"examples" : [
"guest rooms at the inn have individual bathrooms"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"different" ,
"respective" ,
"separate"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"disparate" ,
"dissimilar" ,
"distinct" ,
"distinctive" ,
"distinguishable" ,
"divergent" ,
"diverse" ,
"unalike" ,
"varied" ,
"various"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"identical" ,
"selfsame" ,
"very"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"same"
]
} ,
"serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group" : {
"examples" : [
"he's got a highly individual laugh that I would know anywhere"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"characteristic" ,
"classic" ,
"diagnostic" ,
"diagnostical" ,
"discriminating" ,
"distinct" ,
"distinctive" ,
"distinguishing" ,
"identifying" ,
"peculiar" ,
"proper" ,
"symptomatic" ,
"typical"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"idiosyncratic" ,
"identifiable" ,
"pronounced" ,
"unmistakable" ,
"general" ,
"generic" ,
"common" ,
"normal" ,
"regular" ,
"usual" ,
"especial" ,
"particular" ,
"special" ,
"specific" ,
"archetypal" ,
"archetypical" ,
"model" ,
"paradigmatic"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [
"atypical" ,
"nontypical" ,
"uncharacteristic" ,
"untypical"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"indirectly" : {
"as in obliquely , aslant" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"aslant" ,
"obliquely" ,
"broadside" ,
"crabwise" ,
"edgeways" ,
"edgewise" ,
"sideways" ,
"sidewise" ,
"laterally" ,
"sideward" ,
"sidewards"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dead" ,
"direct" ,
"right" ,
"straight"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"indetermination" : {
"as in debate , doubt" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"consideration" ,
"debate" ,
"deliberation" ,
"doubt" ,
"incertitude" ,
"indecisiveness" ,
"uncertainness" ,
"uncertainty" ,
"arri\u00e8re-pens\u00e9e" ,
"misgiving" ,
"second thought" ,
"avoidance" ,
"equivocation" ,
"delay" ,
"hawing" ,
"procrastination" ,
"waiting" ,
"aversion" ,
"disinclination" ,
"indisposition" ,
"reluctance" ,
"unwillingness" ,
"faltering" ,
"fence-sitting" ,
"hesitance" ,
"hesitancy" ,
"hesitation" ,
"indecision" ,
"irresolution" ,
"pause" ,
"shilly-shally" ,
"shilly-shallying" ,
"vacillation" ,
"wavering" ,
"wobbling" ,
"wabbling" ,
"faintheartedness" ,
"shyness" ,
"timidity" ,
"timidness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"certainty" ,
"certitude" ,
"confidence" ,
"decisiveness" ,
"determination" ,
"firmness" ,
"resoluteness" ,
"resolution" ,
"sureness" ,
"alacrity" ,
"eagerness" ,
"readiness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indurates" : {
"to become physically firm or solid" : {
"examples" : [
"clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"concretes" ,
"congeals" ,
"firms (up)" ,
"freezes" ,
"hardens" ,
"sets" ,
"solidifies"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"cakes" ,
"calluses" ,
"encrusts" ,
"incrusts" ,
"clots" ,
"coagulates" ,
"gelates" ,
"gelatinizes" ,
"gels" ,
"jellies" ,
"jells" ,
"stiffens" ,
"thickens" ,
"calcifies" ,
"crystallizes" ,
"crystalizes" ,
"ossifies" ,
"petrifies" ,
"rigidifies" ,
"anneals" ,
"case-hardens" ,
"tempers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deliquesces" ,
"dissolves" ,
"fluxes" ,
"fuses" ,
"melts" ,
"thaws" ,
"unfreezes"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"liquefies" ,
"liquifies" ,
"softens"
]
} ,
"to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure" : {
"examples" : [
"such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fortifies" ,
"hardens" ,
"inures" ,
"seasons" ,
"steels" ,
"strengthens" ,
"toughens"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"acclimates" ,
"acclimatizes" ,
"adapts" ,
"adjusts" ,
"anneals" ,
"tempers" ,
"invigorates" ,
"vitalizes" ,
"immunizes" ,
"bolsters" ,
"boosts" ,
"braces" ,
"buttresses" ,
"enforces" ,
"forearms" ,
"props (up)" ,
"reinforces" ,
"reenforces" ,
"supports" ,
"breaks in" ,
"limbers (up)" ,
"trains" ,
"accustoms" ,
"conditions" ,
"habituates" ,
"naturalizes"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emasculates" ,
"enervates" ,
"enfeebles" ,
"exhausts" ,
"saps" ,
"weakens" ,
"cripples" ,
"debilitates" ,
"hamstrings" ,
"incapacitates" ,
"sensitizes"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"softens"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indorsing" : {
"to promote the interests or cause of" : {
"examples" : [
"an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"advocating" ,
"backing" ,
"championing" ,
"patronizing" ,
"plumping (for)" ,
"plunking (for)" ,
"plonking (for)" ,
"supporting"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"adopting" ,
"embracing" ,
"espousing" ,
"abetting" ,
"aiding" ,
"assisting" ,
"helping" ,
"propping (up)" ,
"seconding" ,
"siding (with)" ,
"backstopping" ,
"bolstering" ,
"boosting" ,
"buttressing" ,
"reinforcing" ,
"reenforcing" ,
"advancing" ,
"forwarding" ,
"furthering" ,
"plugging" ,
"preaching" ,
"talking up" ,
"bailing out" ,
"delivering" ,
"rescuing" ,
"saving"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"baffling" ,
"foiling" ,
"frustrating" ,
"interfering" ,
"opposing" ,
"sabotaging" ,
"thwarting" ,
"deserting" ,
"disappointing" ,
"failing" ,
"letting down"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indisposed" : {
"slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty" : {
"examples" : [
"one person in our reading group is very indisposed to suggesting a book"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cagey" ,
"cagy" ,
"disinclined" ,
"dubious" ,
"hesitant" ,
"loath" ,
"loth" ,
"loathe" ,
"reluctant" ,
"reticent"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"uneager" ,
"unenthusiastic" ,
"averse" ,
"unwilling" ,
"ambivalent" ,
"conflicted" ,
"doubtful" ,
"faltering" ,
"halting" ,
"indecisive" ,
"infirm" ,
"irresolute" ,
"questioning" ,
"skeptical" ,
"uncertain" ,
"undecided" ,
"unsure" ,
"vacillating" ,
"wobbly" ,
"wabbly" ,
"fainthearted" ,
"shy" ,
"timid"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"eager" ,
"enthusiastic" ,
"glad" ,
"happy" ,
"keen" ,
"ready" ,
"willing" ,
"certain" ,
"decided" ,
"determined" ,
"resolute" ,
"sure" ,
"unquestioning"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"disposed" ,
"inclined"
]
} ,
"temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body" : {
"examples" : [
"stays home from work whenever he feels the least indisposed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ailing" ,
"bad" ,
"down" ,
"ill" ,
"peaked" ,
"peaky" ,
"poorly" ,
"punk" ,
"run-down" ,
"sick" ,
"sickened" ,
"unhealthy" ,
"unsound" ,
"unwell"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"symptomatic" ,
"cruddy" ,
"lousy" ,
"seedy" ,
"sickish" ,
"nauseated" ,
"nauseous" ,
"qualmish" ,
"queasy" ,
"queazy" ,
"squeamish" ,
"airsick" ,
"carsick" ,
"seasick" ,
"dizzy" ,
"light-headed" ,
"shaky" ,
"woozy" ,
"achy" ,
"feverish" ,
"diseased" ,
"disordered" ,
"decrepit" ,
"feeble" ,
"fragile" ,
"frail" ,
"infirm" ,
"invalid" ,
"sickly" ,
"weak" ,
"weakly" ,
"afflicted" ,
"troubled" ,
"challenged" ,
"debilitated" ,
"disabled" ,
"halt" ,
"incapacitated" ,
"lame" ,
"hypochondriac" ,
"hypochondriacal"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"able-bodied" ,
"conditioned" ,
"fit" ,
"well-conditioned" ,
"cured" ,
"better" ,
"convalescing" ,
"improved" ,
"mending" ,
"recovering" ,
"recuperating" ,
"rehabilitated" ,
"hardy" ,
"hearty" ,
"lusty" ,
"robust" ,
"rugged" ,
"stalwart" ,
"strong" ,
"tough" ,
"blooming" ,
"bouncing" ,
"chipper" ,
"flourishing" ,
"flush" ,
"thriving"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"hale" ,
"healthful" ,
"healthy" ,
"sound" ,
"well" ,
"whole" ,
"wholesome"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indefeasible" : {
"as in indelible , indissoluble" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"imperishable" ,
"indefectible" ,
"indelible" ,
"indestructible" ,
"indissoluble" ,
"inexpungible" ,
"ceaseless" ,
"dateless" ,
"deathless" ,
"endless" ,
"eternal" ,
"everlasting" ,
"immortal" ,
"permanent" ,
"perpetual" ,
"undying" ,
"unending" ,
"durable" ,
"enduring" ,
"lasting" ,
"long-lived" ,
"persistent" ,
"stubborn" ,
"timeless" ,
"abiding" ,
"stable" ,
"standing" ,
"steadfast" ,
"steady" ,
"unfailing" ,
"unfaltering" ,
"continual" ,
"continuing" ,
"continuous" ,
"incessant" ,
"unbroken" ,
"unceasing" ,
"uninterrupted" ,
"unremitting"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ephemeral" ,
"evanescent" ,
"fleeting" ,
"fugacious" ,
"fugitive" ,
"momentary" ,
"passing" ,
"short-lived" ,
"transitory" ,
"interim" ,
"provisional" ,
"short-term" ,
"impermanent" ,
"mortal" ,
"temporary" ,
"transient"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indemnifies" : {
"to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury" : {
"examples" : [
"the company generously indemnifies workers who are injured on the job"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"compensates" ,
"recompenses" ,
"recoups" ,
"remunerates" ,
"requites" ,
"satisfies"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"refunds" ,
"reimburses" ,
"repays" ,
"redresses" ,
"remedies" ,
"repairs" ,
"discharges" ,
"pays" ,
"quits"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indescribable" : {
"beyond the power to describe" : {
"examples" : [
"the indescribable immensity of Mount Everest"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"incommunicable" ,
"indefinable" ,
"ineffable" ,
"inenarrable" ,
"inexpressible" ,
"nameless" ,
"uncommunicable" ,
"unspeakable" ,
"unutterable"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"unsayable" ,
"inconceivable" ,
"incredible" ,
"unbelievable" ,
"unimaginable" ,
"unthinkable" ,
"inexplicable" ,
"unexplainable" ,
"characterless" ,
"featureless" ,
"nondescript"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conceivable" ,
"imaginable" ,
"thinkable"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"communicable" ,
"definable" ,
"expressible" ,
"speakable"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indiscriminate" : {
"consisting of many things of different sorts" : {
"examples" : [
"donated an indiscriminate jumble of toys, books, and old clothes to the rummage sale"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assorted" ,
"eclectic" ,
"heterogeneous" ,
"kitchen-sink" ,
"magpie" ,
"miscellaneous" ,
"mixed" ,
"motley" ,
"patchwork" ,
"piebald" ,
"promiscuous" ,
"raggle-taggle" ,
"ragtag" ,
"varied"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"manifold" ,
"multifarious" ,
"multiple" ,
"multiplex" ,
"myriad" ,
"disparate" ,
"divergent" ,
"diverse" ,
"sundry" ,
"various" ,
"chaotic" ,
"cluttered" ,
"confused" ,
"disarranged" ,
"disarrayed" ,
"disheveled" ,
"dishevelled" ,
"disordered" ,
"farraginous" ,
"jumbled" ,
"littered" ,
"messed" ,
"messy" ,
"muddled" ,
"amalgamated" ,
"blended" ,
"combined" ,
"commingled" ,
"commixed" ,
"conglomerated" ,
"fused" ,
"incorporated" ,
"intermingled" ,
"intermixed" ,
"merged" ,
"mingled" ,
"composite" ,
"conglomerate" ,
"hybrid" ,
"unclassified" ,
"unsorted"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"monolithic" ,
"uniform" ,
"alike" ,
"identical" ,
"like" ,
"same" ,
"distinct" ,
"distinctive" ,
"individual" ,
"separate"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"homogeneous"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indent" : {
"a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface" : {
"examples" : [
"with the heel of his boot he made a sizable indent in the dirt as a temporary marker"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chip" ,
"hack" ,
"indentation" ,
"indenture" ,
"kerf" ,
"nick" ,
"notch"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"joggle" ,
"nock" ,
"punch" ,
"snip" ,
"groove" ,
"score" ,
"undercut" ,
"slit" ,
"slot"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in notch , groove" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"chase" ,
"groove" ,
"notch" ,
"carve" ,
"chisel" ,
"sculpt" ,
"sculpture" ,
"score" ,
"trace" ,
"engrave" ,
"etch" ,
"grave" ,
"incise" ,
"inscribe" ,
"insculp" ,
"affix" ,
"impress"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indolently" : {
"as in casually , lazily" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"casually" ,
"desultorily" ,
"halfheartedly" ,
"lackadaisically" ,
"languidly" ,
"lazily" ,
"listlessly" ,
"shiftlessly" ,
"sluggishly" ,
"spiritlessly" ,
"tiredly" ,
"wearily"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amain" ,
"arduously" ,
"assiduously" ,
"determinedly" ,
"diligently" ,
"doggedly" ,
"hard" ,
"hardly" ,
"industriously" ,
"intensely" ,
"intensively" ,
"intently" ,
"laboriously" ,
"mightily" ,
"purposefully" ,
"resolutely" ,
"sedulously" ,
"slavishly" ,
"strenuously" ,
"actively" ,
"animatedly" ,
"briskly" ,
"busily" ,
"dynamically" ,
"energetically" ,
"feverishly" ,
"spiritedly" ,
"vehemently" ,
"vigorously" ,
"zealously" ,
"continuously" ,
"ploddingly" ,
"steadfastly" ,
"steadily" ,
"unabatedly" ,
"unrelentingly" ,
"unremittingly"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
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} ,
"indiscreetness" : {
"as in indiscretion , imprudence" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"imprudence" ,
"indiscretion" ,
"immodesty" ,
"naughtiness" ,
"churlishness" ,
"discourteousness" ,
"disrespect" ,
"impertinence" ,
"impoliteness" ,
"impudence" ,
"incivility" ,
"inconsiderateness" ,
"inconsideration" ,
"insolence" ,
"rudeness" ,
"ungraciousness" ,
"coarseness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"vulgarity" ,
"impropriety" ,
"inappropriateness" ,
"incorrectness" ,
"indecency" ,
"indecorousness" ,
"indecorum" ,
"indelicateness" ,
"unbecomingness" ,
"unfitness" ,
"unseemliness" ,
"untowardness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appropriateness" ,
"correctness" ,
"decency" ,
"decorousness" ,
"decorum" ,
"fitness" ,
"properness" ,
"propriety" ,
"rightness" ,
"seemliness" ,
"suitability" ,
"suitableness" ,
"discretion" ,
"prudence" ,
"etiquette" ,
"form" ,
"manners" ,
"proprieties" ,
"considerateness" ,
"consideration" ,
"genteelness" ,
"gentility" ,
"graciousness" ,
"thoughtfulness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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} ,
"indicating" : {
"to serve as a sign or symptom of" : {
"examples" : [
"his attitude seems to indicate that he has little interest in the project"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bespeaking" ,
"betokening" ,
"denoting" ,
"meaning" ,
"pointing (to)" ,
"signifying" ,
"telling (of)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"boding" ,
"foreshowing" ,
"foretelling" ,
"presaging"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to convey an idea indirectly" : {
"examples" : [
"her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"alluding" ,
"hinting" ,
"implying" ,
"inferring" ,
"insinuating" ,
"intimating" ,
"suggesting"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"adverting" ,
"mentioning" ,
"pointing" ,
"referring" ,
"signaling" ,
"signalling" ,
"signalizing" ,
"signifying" ,
"smacking (of)" ,
"smelling (of)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"announcing" ,
"declaring" ,
"proclaiming" ,
"elucidating" ,
"explaining" ,
"spelling out" ,
"delineating" ,
"describing"
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"verb"
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"as in mistiness , indistinctness" : {
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"dimness" ,
"faintness" ,
"fogginess" ,
"fuzziness" ,
"haziness" ,
"indistinctness" ,
"mistiness" ,
"shade" ,
"shadow" ,
"uncertainty" ,
"vagueness" ,
"mystery" ,
"reconditeness" ,
"impenetrability" ,
"incomprehensibility" ,
"incomprehensibleness" ,
"ambiguity" ,
"ambiguousness" ,
"darkness" ,
"equivocalness" ,
"equivocation" ,
"inscrutability" ,
"inscrutableness" ,
"murkiness" ,
"mysteriousness" ,
"nebulosity" ,
"nebulousness" ,
"obliqueness" ,
"obliquity" ,
"obscurity" ,
"opacity" ,
"opaqueness" ,
"circuitousness" ,
"circuity" ,
"indirectness" ,
"deepness" ,
"depth" ,
"profoundness" ,
"abstruseness" ,
"abstrusity" ,
"complexity" ,
"complication" ,
"difficulty" ,
"obtuseness"
] ,
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"clarity" ,
"clearness" ,
"obviousness" ,
"plainness" ,
"comprehensibility" ,
"intelligibility" ,
"legibility" ,
"brightness" ,
"distinctness" ,
"self-evidence" ,
"certainty" ,
"surety" ,
"definiteness" ,
"exactness" ,
"explicitness" ,
"incision" ,
"incisiveness" ,
"lucidity" ,
"lucidness" ,
"perspicuity" ,
"perspicuousness" ,
"directness" ,
"forthrightness" ,
"openness" ,
"straightforwardness" ,
"palpability" ,
"tangibility" ,
"tangibleness" ,
"visibility" ,
"readability" ,
"readableness" ,
"obviousness"
] ,
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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} ,
"indicted" : {
"as in accused , impeached" : {
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"accused" ,
"impeached" ,
"blamable" ,
"blameworthy" ,
"censurable" ,
"culpable" ,
"impeachable" ,
"indictable" ,
"punishable" ,
"condemned" ,
"convicted" ,
"guilty" ,
"hangdog" ,
"shamed" ,
"shamefaced"
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"near antonyms" : [
"blameless" ,
"cleanhanded" ,
"clear" ,
"faultless" ,
"guiltless" ,
"impeccable" ,
"inculpable" ,
"innocent" ,
"irreproachable" ,
"lily-white" ,
"absolved" ,
"acquitted" ,
"cleared" ,
"exonerated" ,
"vindicated" ,
"ethical" ,
"law-abiding" ,
"moral" ,
"righteous" ,
"upright" ,
"virtuous"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement"
] ,
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"charged" ,
"criminated" ,
"defamed" ,
"impeached" ,
"incriminated"
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"blamed" ,
"called (on)" ,
"castigated" ,
"censured" ,
"condemned" ,
"criticized" ,
"damned" ,
"denounced" ,
"faulted" ,
"impugned" ,
"reproached" ,
"reprobated" ,
"chid" ,
"chided" ,
"rebuked" ,
"reproved" ,
"taxed" ,
"appealed" ,
"arraigned" ,
"booked" ,
"cited" ,
"summoned" ,
"prosecuted" ,
"sued" ,
"tried" ,
"framed" ,
"implicated" ,
"inculpated" ,
"informed (against)" ,
"named" ,
"reported" ,
"recriminated" ,
"retaliated"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"advocated" ,
"championed" ,
"defended" ,
"excused" ,
"forgave" ,
"justified" ,
"pardoned" ,
"remitted" ,
"shrived" ,
"shrove"
] ,
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"absolved" ,
"acquitted" ,
"cleared" ,
"exculpated" ,
"exonerated" ,
"vindicated"
]
} ,
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"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indorsed" : {
"as in allowed , authorized" : {
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"accredited" ,
"allowed" ,
"authorized" ,
"certified" ,
"licensed" ,
"OK" ,
"okay" ,
"permitted" ,
"sanctioned" ,
"warranted" ,
"acceptable" ,
"bearable" ,
"endurable" ,
"tolerable" ,
"lawful" ,
"legal" ,
"licit" ,
"admissible" ,
"allowable" ,
"permissible" ,
"mandatory" ,
"ordered" ,
"required"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"banned" ,
"barred" ,
"forbidden" ,
"impermissible" ,
"inadmissible" ,
"interdicted" ,
"prohibited" ,
"proscribed" ,
"verboten" ,
"intolerable" ,
"unacceptable" ,
"unbearable" ,
"unendurable" ,
"objectionable" ,
"denied" ,
"disallowed" ,
"refused" ,
"rejected" ,
"vetoed" ,
"repressed" ,
"suppressed" ,
"outlawed"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to promote the interests or cause of" : {
"examples" : [
"an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms"
] ,
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"advocated" ,
"backed" ,
"championed" ,
"patronized" ,
"plumped (for)" ,
"plunked (for)" ,
"plonked (for)" ,
"supported"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"adopted" ,
"embraced" ,
"espoused" ,
"abetted" ,
"aided" ,
"assisted" ,
"helped" ,
"propped (up)" ,
"seconded" ,
"sided (with)" ,
"backstopped" ,
"bolstered" ,
"boosted" ,
"buttressed" ,
"reinforced" ,
"reenforced" ,
"advanced" ,
"forwarded" ,
"furthered" ,
"plugged" ,
"preached" ,
"talked up" ,
"bailed out" ,
"delivered" ,
"rescued" ,
"saved"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"baffled" ,
"foiled" ,
"frustrated" ,
"interfered" ,
"opposed" ,
"sabotaged" ,
"thwarted" ,
"deserted" ,
"disappointed" ,
"failed" ,
"let down"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"being under obligation for a favor or gift" : {
"examples" : [
"thereafter forever felt indebted to the producer for giving her her lucky break"
] ,
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"beholden" ,
"bounden" ,
"obligated" ,
"obliged"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"appreciative" ,
"grateful" ,
"thankful"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark" : {
"examples" : [
"put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion"
] ,
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"familiarities" ,
"faux pas" ,
"gaffes" ,
"gaffs" ,
"improprieties" ,
"solecisms"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blunders" ,
"errors" ,
"flubs" ,
"fumbles" ,
"goofs" ,
"lapses" ,
"miscues" ,
"missteps" ,
"mistakes" ,
"oversights" ,
"slips" ,
"slipups" ,
"stumbles" ,
"discourtesies" ,
"incivilities" ,
"offenses" ,
"offences" ,
"boners" ,
"howlers" ,
"foul-ups" ,
"muffs" ,
"misapprehensions" ,
"miscalculations" ,
"misconceptions" ,
"misjudgments" ,
"misstatements" ,
"misunderstandings"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"forms" ,
"manners" ,
"mores" ,
"proprieties"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"amenities" ,
"attentions" ,
"civilities" ,
"courtesies" ,
"formalities" ,
"gestures" ,
"pleasantries"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indigen" : {
"a member of the first people to inhabit a region" : {
"examples" : [
"the indigenes had not merely adapted to the harsh climate, but had in fact prospered in it"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aboriginal" ,
"aborigine" ,
"autochthon" ,
"native"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"alien" ,
"foreigner"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"nonnative"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indulged (in)" : {
"as in wallowed (in) , luxuriated (in)" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
"luxuriated (in)" ,
"wallowed (in)" ,
"cottoned (to)" ,
"favored" ,
"preferred" ,
"doted (on)" ,
"idolized" ,
"ate (up)" ,
"devoured" ,
"drank (in)" ,
"feasted (on)" ,
"prized" ,
"treasured" ,
"valued" ,
"admired" ,
"appreciated" ,
"cherished" ,
"revered" ,
"venerated" ,
"worshipped" ,
"worshiped" ,
"adored" ,
"delighted (in)" ,
"dug" ,
"enjoyed" ,
"fancied" ,
"got off (on)" ,
"grooved (on)" ,
"liked" ,
"loved" ,
"rejoiced (in)" ,
"relished" ,
"reveled (in)" ,
"revelled (in)" ,
"savored" ,
"savoured"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abhorred" ,
"abominated" ,
"detested" ,
"disliked" ,
"hated" ,
"loathed" ,
"condemned" ,
"despised" ,
"scorned"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indemnity" : {
"payment to another for a loss or injury" : {
"examples" : [
"the widow now lives on a pension and an indemnity from her late husband's company"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"compensation" ,
"damages" ,
"indemnification" ,
"quittance" ,
"recompense" ,
"recoupment" ,
"redress" ,
"remuneration" ,
"reparation" ,
"reprisal(s)" ,
"requital" ,
"restitution" ,
"satisfaction"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"punitive damages" ,
"solatium" ,
"amends" ,
"atonement" ,
"expiation" ,
"refund" ,
"reimbursement" ,
"repayment" ,
"adjustment" ,
"settlement" ,
"punishment" ,
"retaliation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indemnify" : {
"to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury" : {
"examples" : [
"the company generously indemnifies workers who are injured on the job"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"compensate" ,
"recompense" ,
"recoup" ,
"remunerate" ,
"requite" ,
"satisfy"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"refund" ,
"reimburse" ,
"repay" ,
"redress" ,
"remedy" ,
"repair" ,
"discharge" ,
"pay" ,
"quit"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indefinable" : {
"beyond the power to describe" : {
"examples" : [
"some indefinable quality makes that movie star very appealing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"incommunicable" ,
"indescribable" ,
"ineffable" ,
"inenarrable" ,
"inexpressible" ,
"nameless" ,
"uncommunicable" ,
"unspeakable" ,
"unutterable"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"unsayable" ,
"inconceivable" ,
"incredible" ,
"unbelievable" ,
"unimaginable" ,
"unthinkable" ,
"inexplicable" ,
"unexplainable" ,
"characterless" ,
"featureless" ,
"nondescript"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conceivable" ,
"imaginable" ,
"thinkable"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"communicable" ,
"definable" ,
"expressible" ,
"speakable"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"inductive" : {
"as in inducible" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inducible" ,
"nondeductive" ,
"absolute" ,
"categorical" ,
"categoric" ,
"definite" ,
"explicit" ,
"express" ,
"instinctive" ,
"intuitive" ,
"illogical" ,
"irrational"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"a priori" ,
"deducible" ,
"deductive" ,
"derivable" ,
"inferable" ,
"inferrible" ,
"inferential" ,
"reasoned" ,
"conjectural" ,
"hypothetical" ,
"purported" ,
"supposed" ,
"suppositional" ,
"academic" ,
"academical" ,
"speculative" ,
"theoretical" ,
"theoretic"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indistinctive" : {
"lacking in distinctive features or qualities" : {
"examples" : [
"a line of indistinctive sportswear that does not justify its premium price point"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beige" ,
"characterless" ,
"faceless" ,
"featureless" ,
"neutral" ,
"noncommittal" ,
"nondescript" ,
"vanilla"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"boring" ,
"drab" ,
"dreary" ,
"dry" ,
"dull" ,
"flat" ,
"humdrum" ,
"leaden" ,
"monotonous" ,
"pedestrian" ,
"stodgy" ,
"stuffy" ,
"tame" ,
"tedious" ,
"tiresome" ,
"tiring" ,
"uninteresting" ,
"wearisome" ,
"weary" ,
"wearying"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arresting" ,
"bold" ,
"catchy" ,
"dramatic" ,
"emphatic" ,
"eye-catching" ,
"flamboyant" ,
"showy" ,
"splashy" ,
"striking"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indifference" : {
"lack of interest or concern" : {
"examples" : [
"an alarming indifference toward the well-being of his own children"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apathy" ,
"casualness" ,
"complacence" ,
"disinterestedness" ,
"disregard" ,
"incuriosity" ,
"incuriousness" ,
"insouciance" ,
"nonchalance" ,
"torpor" ,
"unconcern"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"halfheartedness" ,
"lukewarmness" ,
"tepidity" ,
"tepidness" ,
"carelessness" ,
"heedlessness" ,
"recklessness" ,
"unawareness" ,
"lethargy" ,
"listlessness" ,
"aloofness" ,
"coldness" ,
"cool" ,
"detachment" ,
"dispassion" ,
"callosity" ,
"callousness" ,
"hard-heartedness" ,
"hardness" ,
"insensitivity" ,
"bloodlessness" ,
"impassiveness" ,
"impassivity" ,
"phlegm" ,
"stoicism" ,
"stolidity"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"attention" ,
"attentiveness" ,
"awareness" ,
"conscientiousness" ,
"curiosity" ,
"heedfulness" ,
"keenness" ,
"sensitivity" ,
"warmheartedness" ,
"bias" ,
"partiality" ,
"prejudice" ,
"ardor" ,
"desire" ,
"fervency" ,
"passion" ,
"vehemence" ,
"warmth" ,
"zeal"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"concern" ,
"interest" ,
"regard"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indispositions" : {
"the condition of not being in good health" : {
"examples" : [
"a brief indisposition made her miss the party"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"illness" ,
"sickness" ,
"unhealthiness" ,
"unsoundness"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"malaise" ,
"sickishness" ,
"affliction" ,
"ailment" ,
"condition" ,
"disease" ,
"disorder" ,
"dysfunction" ,
"disfunction" ,
"malady" ,
"trouble" ,
"upset" ,
"debility" ,
"decrepitude" ,
"feebleness" ,
"frailness" ,
"infirmity" ,
"invalidism" ,
"invalidity" ,
"lameness" ,
"sickliness" ,
"weakliness" ,
"weakness" ,
"hypochondria"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"comeback" ,
"convalescence" ,
"healing" ,
"mending" ,
"rally" ,
"recovery" ,
"recuperation" ,
"rehab" ,
"rehabilitation" ,
"snapback" ,
"fettle" ,
"fitness" ,
"shape" ,
"hardiness" ,
"heartiness" ,
"lustiness" ,
"robustness" ,
"ruggedness" ,
"stamina" ,
"strength" ,
"toughness" ,
"vigor" ,
"vigorousness" ,
"vitality" ,
"bloom" ,
"flush" ,
"flushness" ,
"weal" ,
"welfare" ,
"well-being"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"health" ,
"healthiness" ,
"soundness" ,
"wellness" ,
"wholeness" ,
"wholesomeness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"inducers" : {
"as in persuaders , bribers" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"bribers" ,
"inveiglers" ,
"persuaders" ,
"tantalizers" ,
"corrupters" ,
"corruptors" ,
"debasers" ,
"debauchers" ,
"degraders" ,
"depravers" ,
"perverters" ,
"undoers" ,
"beguilers" ,
"enchantresses" ,
"sirens" ,
"temptresses" ,
"baiters" ,
"seducers" ,
"solicitors" ,
"tempters"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indemnifying" : {
"to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury" : {
"examples" : [
"the company generously indemnifies workers who are injured on the job"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"compensating" ,
"recompensing" ,
"recouping" ,
"remunerating" ,
"requiting" ,
"satisfying"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"refunding" ,
"reimbursing" ,
"repaying" ,
"redressing" ,
"remedying" ,
"repairing" ,
"discharging" ,
"paying" ,
"quitting"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"individualized" : {
"of, relating to, or belonging to a single person" : {
"examples" : [
"an individualized plan of study for the gifted student in the class"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"idiomatic" ,
"individual" ,
"particular" ,
"patented" ,
"peculiar" ,
"personal" ,
"personalized" ,
"private" ,
"privy" ,
"separate" ,
"singular" ,
"subjective" ,
"unique"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"characteristic" ,
"distinctive" ,
"intimate" ,
"identifying" ,
"idiosyncratic" ,
"especial" ,
"express" ,
"special" ,
"specific" ,
"independent" ,
"nonconformist" ,
"self-directed" ,
"self-sufficient" ,
"custom" ,
"customized" ,
"specialized"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"broad" ,
"prevailing" ,
"prevalent" ,
"widespread" ,
"common" ,
"normal" ,
"regular" ,
"typical"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"general" ,
"generic" ,
"popular" ,
"public" ,
"shared" ,
"universal"
]
} ,
"as in customized , particularized" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"customized" ,
"particularized" ,
"differentiated" ,
"characterized" ,
"distinguished" ,
"marked"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indentations" : {
"a sunken area forming a separate space" : {
"examples" : [
"the previous occupant's furniture had left some fairly noticeable indentations in the carpet"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cavities" ,
"concavities" ,
"dents" ,
"depressions" ,
"dints" ,
"holes" ,
"hollows" ,
"indentures" ,
"pits" ,
"recesses"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"burrows" ,
"caverns" ,
"caves" ,
"ditches" ,
"excavations" ,
"furrows" ,
"grooves" ,
"gutters" ,
"trenches" ,
"troughs" ,
"basins" ,
"bowls" ,
"valleys" ,
"alcoves" ,
"clefts" ,
"niches" ,
"nooks" ,
"openings" ,
"sockets" ,
"alveoli" ,
"dimples" ,
"gouges" ,
"impressions" ,
"imprints" ,
"notches" ,
"pockets" ,
"boreholes" ,
"chuckholes" ,
"craters" ,
"postholes" ,
"potholes" ,
"sinkholes" ,
"wallows" ,
"water holes" ,
"wells" ,
"abysses" ,
"chasms" ,
"gulfs" ,
"vacuities" ,
"vacuums" ,
"vacua" ,
"voids"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"hills" ,
"mounds" ,
"rises" ,
"bumps" ,
"bunches" ,
"humps" ,
"lumps" ,
"pimples" ,
"swellings" ,
"swells" ,
"tumors"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"bulges" ,
"cambers" ,
"convexities" ,
"juts" ,
"projections" ,
"protrusions" ,
"protuberances"
]
} ,
"a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface" : {
"examples" : [
"deep indentations along the edge of the leaf"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chips" ,
"hacks" ,
"indents" ,
"indentures" ,
"kerfs" ,
"nicks" ,
"notches"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"joggles" ,
"nocks" ,
"punches" ,
"snips" ,
"grooves" ,
"scores" ,
"undercuts" ,
"slits" ,
"slots"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"individualistic" : {
"as in independent , disinterested" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"disinterested" ,
"evenhanded" ,
"fair" ,
"impartial" ,
"indifferent" ,
"unbiased" ,
"uninfluenced" ,
"unprejudiced" ,
"autonomous" ,
"independent" ,
"sovereign" ,
"sovran" ,
"unaffiliated" ,
"hands-off" ,
"noninterventionist" ,
"neutral" ,
"nonpartisan" ,
"nonaligned" ,
"bipartisan" ,
"nonbelligerent"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"allied" ,
"confederate" ,
"biased" ,
"partial" ,
"partisan" ,
"prejudiced" ,
"unfair" ,
"affiliated" ,
"associated" ,
"federated" ,
"belligerent"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indemnities" : {
"payment to another for a loss or injury" : {
"examples" : [
"the widow now lives on a pension and an indemnity from her late husband's company"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"compensations" ,
"damages" ,
"indemnifications" ,
"quittances" ,
"recompenses" ,
"recoupments" ,
"redresses" ,
"remunerations" ,
"reparations" ,
"reprisals" ,
"requitals" ,
"restitutions" ,
"satisfactions"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"punitive damages" ,
"solatia" ,
"amends" ,
"atonements" ,
"expiations" ,
"refunds" ,
"reimbursements" ,
"repayments" ,
"adjustments" ,
"settlements" ,
"punishments" ,
"retaliations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indigenes" : {
"a member of the first people to inhabit a region" : {
"examples" : [
"the indigenes had not merely adapted to the harsh climate, but had in fact prospered in it"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aboriginals" ,
"aborigines" ,
"autochthons" ,
"autochthones" ,
"natives"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aliens" ,
"foreigners"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"nonnatives"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indications" : {
"a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)" : {
"examples" : [
"there are indications that a medical breakthrough in the treatment of the disease is imminent"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clues" ,
"cues" ,
"hints" ,
"inklings" ,
"intimations" ,
"leads" ,
"suggestions"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"breaths" ,
"flickers" ,
"glimmers" ,
"glimpses" ,
"mentions" ,
"scents" ,
"whiffs" ,
"winds" ,
"hunches" ,
"ideas" ,
"inspirations" ,
"notions" ,
"allusions" ,
"implications" ,
"inferences" ,
"innuendos" ,
"innuendoes" ,
"insinuations" ,
"denotations" ,
"evidences" ,
"guideposts" ,
"keys" ,
"marks" ,
"overtones" ,
"pointers" ,
"signals" ,
"signs" ,
"telltales" ,
"tokens" ,
"assistances" ,
"nods" ,
"prompts" ,
"tip-offs" ,
"tips" ,
"winks" ,
"feelings" ,
"forebodings" ,
"intuitions" ,
"premonitions" ,
"presentiments" ,
"suspicions" ,
"auguries" ,
"foreshadowers" ,
"foretastes" ,
"harbingers" ,
"omens" ,
"portents" ,
"prefigurements" ,
"presages" ,
"symptoms"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"answers" ,
"solutions"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"Indian sign" : {
"something that brings bad luck" : {
"examples" : [
"the Indian sign has apparently been put on that rugby team, which has lost 10 straight games"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hex" ,
"hoodoo" ,
"jinx" ,
"whammy"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"Jonah" ,
"curse" ,
"evil eye" ,
"pox" ,
"spell" ,
"voodoo" ,
"augury" ,
"omen" ,
"portent"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amulet" ,
"charm" ,
"fetish" ,
"fetich" ,
"talisman"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indexed" : {
"to put (someone or something) on a list" : {
"examples" : [
"indexed all the books in the library by category"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cataloged" ,
"catalogued" ,
"enrolled" ,
"entered" ,
"inscribed" ,
"listed" ,
"put down" ,
"recorded" ,
"registered" ,
"scheduled" ,
"slated"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"booked" ,
"carded" ,
"filed" ,
"noted" ,
"classified" ,
"compiled" ,
"tabulated" ,
"tallied" ,
"rescheduled"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deleted"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indistinct" : {
"not seen or understood clearly" : {
"examples" : [
"managed to discern a blurry, indistinct shadow through the downpour"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blear" ,
"bleary" ,
"blurry" ,
"dim" ,
"faint" ,
"foggy" ,
"fuzzy" ,
"gauzy" ,
"hazy" ,
"indefinite" ,
"indistinguishable" ,
"misty" ,
"murky" ,
"nebulous" ,
"obscure" ,
"opaque" ,
"pale" ,
"shadowy" ,
"unclear" ,
"undefined" ,
"undetermined" ,
"vague"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dark" ,
"dusky" ,
"gloomy" ,
"impalpable" ,
"inappreciable" ,
"intangible" ,
"invisible" ,
"hieroglyphic" ,
"hieroglyphical" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"indecipherable" ,
"indiscernible" ,
"inexplicable" ,
"mysterious" ,
"obfuscatory" ,
"puzzling"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bright" ,
"distinct" ,
"evident" ,
"obvious" ,
"plain" ,
"certain" ,
"firm" ,
"strong" ,
"sure"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"clear" ,
"definite" ,
"pellucid"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indoctrinate" : {
"to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field" : {
"examples" : [
"indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"educate" ,
"instruct" ,
"lesson" ,
"school" ,
"teach" ,
"train" ,
"tutor"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"coach" ,
"mentor" ,
"drill" ,
"fit" ,
"ground" ,
"habilitate" ,
"prepare" ,
"prime" ,
"qualify" ,
"direct" ,
"guide" ,
"lead" ,
"rear" ,
"catechize" ,
"lecture" ,
"moralize" ,
"preach" ,
"implant" ,
"inculcate" ,
"instill" ,
"instil" ,
"homeschool" ,
"edify" ,
"enlighten" ,
"brief" ,
"familiarize" ,
"impart (to)" ,
"inform" ,
"verse" ,
"initiate" ,
"introduce" ,
"show" ,
"reeducate" ,
"reschool" ,
"reteach" ,
"retrain"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"individualist" : {
"a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs" : {
"examples" : [
"an individualist who steadfastly refuses to do what everyone else is doing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bohemian" ,
"boho" ,
"counterculturist" ,
"deviant" ,
"enfant terrible" ,
"free spirit" ,
"heretic" ,
"iconoclast" ,
"lone ranger" ,
"lone wolf" ,
"loner" ,
"maverick" ,
"nonconformer" ,
"nonconformist"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"freethinker" ,
"character" ,
"codger" ,
"crackbrain" ,
"crackpot" ,
"crank" ,
"eccentric" ,
"freak" ,
"kook" ,
"nut" ,
"oddball" ,
"screwball" ,
"weirdo" ,
"eight ball" ,
"misfit" ,
"outsider" ,
"aberrant" ,
"anomaly"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"adherent" ,
"follower" ,
"supporter" ,
"sheep"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"conformer" ,
"conformist"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indicate" : {
"to serve as a sign or symptom of" : {
"examples" : [
"his attitude seems to indicate that he has little interest in the project"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bespeak" ,
"betoken" ,
"denote" ,
"mean" ,
"point (to)" ,
"signify" ,
"tell (of)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"bode" ,
"foreshow" ,
"foretell" ,
"presage"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to convey an idea indirectly" : {
"examples" : [
"her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allude" ,
"hint" ,
"imply" ,
"infer" ,
"insinuate" ,
"intimate" ,
"suggest"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"advert" ,
"mention" ,
"point" ,
"refer" ,
"signal" ,
"signalize" ,
"signify" ,
"smack (of)" ,
"smell (of)"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"announce" ,
"declare" ,
"proclaim" ,
"elucidate" ,
"explain" ,
"spell out" ,
"delineate" ,
"describe"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"individualize" : {
"as in customize , particularize" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"customize" ,
"particularize" ,
"differentiate" ,
"characterize" ,
"distinguish" ,
"mark"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indivisible" : {
"as in inseparable" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inseparable" ,
"combinable" ,
"joinable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"divisible" ,
"separable" ,
"detachable" ,
"dissociable"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indecently" : {
"as in inappropriately , unsuitably" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inappropriately" ,
"incorrectly" ,
"reprehensibly" ,
"unsuitably" ,
"vulgarly" ,
"intolerably" ,
"unbearably" ,
"naughtily" ,
"abysmally" ,
"atrociously" ,
"awfully" ,
"damnably" ,
"deplorably" ,
"detestably" ,
"disastrously" ,
"dreadfully" ,
"execrably" ,
"horrendously" ,
"horribly" ,
"horrifically" ,
"rottenly" ,
"terribly" ,
"egregiously" ,
"flagrantly" ,
"grossly" ,
"bad" ,
"badly" ,
"deficiently" ,
"inadequately" ,
"lousily" ,
"poorly" ,
"unacceptably" ,
"unsatisfactorily" ,
"wretchedly" ,
"miserably" ,
"shoddily" ,
"sleazily" ,
"trashily" ,
"unspeakably" ,
"abominably" ,
"odiously" ,
"vilely" ,
"inferiorly" ,
"insufficiently" ,
"meagerly" ,
"meanly" ,
"niggardly" ,
"scantily" ,
"scantly" ,
"shabbily" ,
"skimpily" ,
"sparely" ,
"stingily"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acceptably" ,
"adequately" ,
"all right" ,
"fine" ,
"good" ,
"nicely" ,
"OK" ,
"okay" ,
"palatably" ,
"passably" ,
"satisfactorily" ,
"so-so" ,
"tolerably" ,
"well" ,
"appropriately" ,
"congruously" ,
"correctly" ,
"decently" ,
"decorously" ,
"felicitously" ,
"fittingly" ,
"meetly" ,
"rightly" ,
"seemly" ,
"suitably" ,
"exactly" ,
"faithfully" ,
"ideally" ,
"precisely" ,
"respectably" ,
"gratifyingly" ,
"satisfyingly"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"indulgences" : {
"an act of kind assistance" : {
"examples" : [
"as an only child, she was used to getting every kind of indulgence from her doting parents"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"benevolences" ,
"boons" ,
"courtesies" ,
"favors" ,
"graces" ,
"mercies" ,
"services" ,
"turns"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dispensations" ,
"waivers" ,
"advantages" ,
"benefits" ,
"blessings" ,
"godsends" ,
"mannas" ,
"liberties" ,
"licenses" ,
"licences" ,
"privileges"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"hindrances" ,
"hurdles" ,
"impediments" ,
"interferences" ,
"obstacles"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary" : {
"examples" : [
"bubble baths were her one indulgence"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amenities" ,
"comforts" ,
"extras" ,
"frills" ,
"luxuries" ,
"superfluities"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"extravagances" ,
"nonessentials" ,
"dainties" ,
"delicacies" ,
"niceties" ,
"treats" ,
"accessories" ,
"accessaries" ,
"accoutrements" ,
"accouterments" ,
"bells and whistles" ,
"options"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [
"basics" ,
"essentials" ,
"fundamentals" ,
"musts" ,
"necessities" ,
"requirements"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"individuality" : {
"the set of qualities that make a person different from other people" : {
"examples" : [
"her individuality showed through in everything she did"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"character" ,
"identity" ,
"individualism" ,
"personality" ,
"selfhood" ,
"self-identity"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"distinctiveness" ,
"idiosyncrasy" ,
"oneness" ,
"peculiarity" ,
"separateness" ,
"singleness" ,
"singularity" ,
"uniqueness" ,
"disposition" ,
"humor" ,
"nature" ,
"temper" ,
"temperament" ,
"independence"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conformity" ,
"conventionality"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"one that has a real and independent existence" : {
"examples" : [
"according to immanentism, God is not so much an individuality as an abstract mind or spirit that pervades the world"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"being" ,
"commodity" ,
"entity" ,
"existent" ,
"individual" ,
"integer" ,
"object" ,
"reality" ,
"something" ,
"substance" ,
"thing"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"body" ,
"subject" ,
"material" ,
"matter" ,
"quantity" ,
"stuff"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"nonentity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indictable" : {
"as in punishable , impeachable" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"amerciable" ,
"chargeable" ,
"disciplinable" ,
"impeachable" ,
"punishable" ,
"foolish" ,
"irresponsible" ,
"reckless" ,
"criminal" ,
"illegal" ,
"illicit" ,
"unlawful" ,
"bad" ,
"guilty" ,
"sinful" ,
"wicked" ,
"illegitimate" ,
"improper" ,
"wrongful" ,
"blamable" ,
"blameworthy" ,
"censurable" ,
"culpable" ,
"reprehensible" ,
"reproachable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blameless" ,
"faultless" ,
"impeccable" ,
"irreproachable" ,
"flawless" ,
"perfect" ,
"pure" ,
"guiltless" ,
"innocent"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indignity" : {
"an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings" : {
"examples" : [
"minor indignities such as intentionally mispronouncing a person's name"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affront" ,
"barb" ,
"brickbat" ,
"cut" ,
"dart" ,
"dig" ,
"dis" ,
"diss" ,
"epithet" ,
"gird" ,
"insult" ,
"name" ,
"offense" ,
"offence" ,
"outrage" ,
"personality" ,
"poke" ,
"put-down" ,
"sarcasm" ,
"slap" ,
"slight" ,
"slur"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"catcall" ,
"gibe" ,
"jibe" ,
"jeer" ,
"mock" ,
"quip" ,
"sneer" ,
"taunt" ,
"abuse" ,
"invective" ,
"vituperation" ,
"disapproval" ,
"opprobrium" ,
"disgrace" ,
"dishonor" ,
"shame" ,
"attack" ,
"criticism" ,
"knock" ,
"slam" ,
"swipe" ,
"torment" ,
"torture"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accolade" ,
"commendation" ,
"compliment" ,
"acclaim" ,
"applause" ,
"praise" ,
"adulation" ,
"flattery"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indenting" : {
"as in notching , grooving" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"chasing" ,
"grooving" ,
"notching" ,
"carving" ,
"chiseling" ,
"chiselling" ,
"sculpting" ,
"sculpturing" ,
"scoring" ,
"tracing" ,
"engraving" ,
"etching" ,
"graving" ,
"incising" ,
"inscribing" ,
"insculping" ,
"affixing" ,
"impressing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"inductees" : {
"a person forced or required to enroll in military service" : {
"examples" : [
"a new crop of inductees produced by the draft"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conscripts" ,
"draftees" ,
"selectees"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"levies" ,
"recruits" ,
"rookies"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enlistees" ,
"volunteers"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indues" : {
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle" : {
"examples" : [
"professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"imbues" ,
"inculcates" ,
"infuses" ,
"ingrains" ,
"engrains" ,
"inoculates" ,
"invests" ,
"steeps" ,
"suffuses"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"animates" ,
"charges" ,
"enlivens" ,
"invigorates" ,
"leavens" ,
"implants" ,
"instills" ,
"plants" ,
"impregnates" ,
"permeates" ,
"pervades" ,
"saturates" ,
"deluges" ,
"drowns" ,
"fills" ,
"floods" ,
"inundates" ,
"overwhelms" ,
"submerges"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deprives" ,
"divests" ,
"strips" ,
"clears" ,
"empties" ,
"eliminates" ,
"removes" ,
"takes (away)"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute" : {
"examples" : [
"she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blesses" ,
"endows" ,
"favors" ,
"gifts" ,
"invests"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"equips" ,
"provides" ,
"supplies" ,
"bestows (on or upon)" ,
"clothes" ,
"confers (on)" ,
"covers" ,
"accords" ,
"awards" ,
"grants" ,
"empowers" ,
"enables" ,
"enhances" ,
"enriches" ,
"heightens" ,
"bequeaths" ,
"wills"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dispossesses" ,
"divests" ,
"strips" ,
"depletes" ,
"drains" ,
"exhausts" ,
"skimps" ,
"stints"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indecorum" : {
"the quality or state of not being socially proper" : {
"examples" : [
"the thoughtless indecorum of wearing a floor-length white dress as a guest at a wedding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"impropriety" ,
"inappropriateness" ,
"incorrectness" ,
"indecency" ,
"indecorousness" ,
"indelicateness" ,
"unbecomingness" ,
"unfitness" ,
"unseemliness" ,
"untowardness"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"coarseness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"vulgarity" ,
"immodesty" ,
"naughtiness" ,
"imprudence" ,
"indiscreetness" ,
"indiscretion" ,
"churlishness" ,
"discourteousness" ,
"disrespect" ,
"impertinence" ,
"impoliteness" ,
"impudence" ,
"incivility" ,
"inconsiderateness" ,
"inconsideration" ,
"insolence" ,
"rudeness" ,
"ungraciousness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discretion" ,
"prudence" ,
"etiquette" ,
"form" ,
"manners" ,
"proprieties" ,
"considerateness" ,
"consideration" ,
"genteelness" ,
"gentility" ,
"graciousness" ,
"thoughtfulness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"appropriateness" ,
"correctness" ,
"decency" ,
"decorousness" ,
"decorum" ,
"fitness" ,
"properness" ,
"propriety" ,
"rightness" ,
"seemliness" ,
"suitability" ,
"suitableness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation" : {
"examples" : [
"an indecorous joke for a solemn moment in the marriage ceremony"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amiss" ,
"graceless" ,
"improper" ,
"inapposite" ,
"inappropriate" ,
"inapt" ,
"incongruous" ,
"incorrect" ,
"inept" ,
"infelicitous" ,
"malapropos" ,
"perverse" ,
"unapt" ,
"unbecoming" ,
"unfit" ,
"unhappy" ,
"unseemly" ,
"unsuitable" ,
"untoward" ,
"wrong"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inopportune" ,
"unfortunate" ,
"unseasonable" ,
"untimely" ,
"extraneous" ,
"immaterial" ,
"inapplicable" ,
"irrelative" ,
"irrelevant" ,
"misbecoming" ,
"mismatched" ,
"incompatible" ,
"inconsistent" ,
"uncongenial" ,
"bad" ,
"naughty" ,
"sinful" ,
"blamable" ,
"blameworthy" ,
"censurable" ,
"banned" ,
"barred" ,
"disallowed" ,
"forbidden" ,
"interdicted" ,
"outlawed" ,
"prohibited" ,
"proscribed" ,
"awkward" ,
"gauche" ,
"ungraceful" ,
"unacceptable" ,
"unsatisfactory"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"fortunate" ,
"opportune" ,
"seasonable" ,
"timely" ,
"applicable" ,
"apposite" ,
"apropos" ,
"apt" ,
"germane" ,
"material" ,
"pat" ,
"pointed" ,
"relative" ,
"relevant" ,
"compatible" ,
"congenial" ,
"harmonious" ,
"allowed" ,
"authorized" ,
"permitted" ,
"approved" ,
"endorsed" ,
"indorsed" ,
"kosher" ,
"licensed" ,
"sanctioned" ,
"abetted" ,
"encouraged" ,
"promoted" ,
"supported" ,
"acceptable" ,
"adequate" ,
"all right" ,
"decent" ,
"fine" ,
"OK" ,
"okay" ,
"passable" ,
"respectable" ,
"satisfactory" ,
"tolerable" ,
"commendable" ,
"creditable" ,
"exemplary" ,
"blameless" ,
"irreproachable" ,
"balanced" ,
"companionate" ,
"congruous" ,
"consonant" ,
"harmonious"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"appropriate" ,
"becoming" ,
"befitting" ,
"correct" ,
"decorous" ,
"felicitous" ,
"fit" ,
"fitting" ,
"genteel" ,
"happy" ,
"meet" ,
"proper" ,
"right" ,
"seemly" ,
"suitable"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indurated" : {
"as in compressed , hardened" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"case-hardened" ,
"compacted" ,
"compressed" ,
"hardened" ,
"stiffened" ,
"tempered" ,
"compact" ,
"firm" ,
"hard" ,
"rigid" ,
"solid" ,
"stiff" ,
"unyielding" ,
"close" ,
"dense" ,
"heavy" ,
"thick" ,
"thickset" ,
"inelastic" ,
"inflexible" ,
"ramrod" ,
"unbending" ,
"compressed" ,
"condensed" ,
"adamantine" ,
"rocklike" ,
"sturdy" ,
"substantial" ,
"impenetrable" ,
"impermeable" ,
"nonporous"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"flabby" ,
"soft" ,
"spongy" ,
"squashy" ,
"squishy" ,
"loose" ,
"scattered" ,
"thin" ,
"bendable" ,
"elastic" ,
"flexible" ,
"malleable" ,
"pliable" ,
"pliant" ,
"supple" ,
"droopy" ,
"flaccid" ,
"floppy" ,
"lank" ,
"limp" ,
"slack" ,
"airy" ,
"light" ,
"permeable" ,
"porous" ,
"ultrasoft"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to become physically firm or solid" : {
"examples" : [
"clay that had been indurated by long exposure to the summer sun"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"concreted" ,
"congealed" ,
"firmed (up)" ,
"froze" ,
"hardened" ,
"set" ,
"solidified"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"caked" ,
"callused" ,
"encrusted" ,
"incrusted" ,
"clotted" ,
"coagulated" ,
"gelated" ,
"gelatinized" ,
"gelled" ,
"jelled" ,
"jellied" ,
"stiffened" ,
"thickened" ,
"calcified" ,
"crystallized" ,
"crystalized" ,
"ossified" ,
"petrified" ,
"rigidified" ,
"annealed" ,
"case-hardened" ,
"tempered"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deliquesced" ,
"dissolved" ,
"fluxed" ,
"fused" ,
"melted" ,
"thawed" ,
"unfroze"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"liquefied" ,
"liquified" ,
"softened"
]
} ,
"to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure" : {
"examples" : [
"such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fortified" ,
"hardened" ,
"inured" ,
"seasoned" ,
"steeled" ,
"strengthened" ,
"toughened"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"acclimated" ,
"acclimatized" ,
"adapted" ,
"adjusted" ,
"annealed" ,
"tempered" ,
"invigorated" ,
"vitalized" ,
"immunized" ,
"bolstered" ,
"boosted" ,
"braced" ,
"buttressed" ,
"enforced" ,
"forearmed" ,
"propped (up)" ,
"reinforced" ,
"reenforced" ,
"supported" ,
"broke in" ,
"limbered (up)" ,
"trained" ,
"accustomed" ,
"conditioned" ,
"habituated" ,
"naturalized"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emasculated" ,
"enervated" ,
"enfeebled" ,
"exhausted" ,
"sapped" ,
"weakened" ,
"crippled" ,
"debilitated" ,
"hamstrung" ,
"incapacitated" ,
"sensitized"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"softened"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"indiscriminating" : {
"as in unfussy , uncritical" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"uncritical" ,
"undemanding" ,
"undiscriminating" ,
"unfussy" ,
"unselective" ,
"aimless" ,
"arbitrary" ,
"catch-as-catch-can" ,
"desultory" ,
"erratic" ,
"haphazard" ,
"helter-skelter" ,
"hit-or-miss" ,
"random" ,
"scattered" ,
"slapdash" ,
"stray" ,
"charitable" ,
"forgiving" ,
"directionless" ,
"objectless" ,
"purposeless" ,
"indiscriminate" ,
"unsystematic"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discerning" ,
"discriminating" ,
"judicious" ,
"demanding" ,
"exacting" ,
"fastidious" ,
"finical" ,
"finicky" ,
"fussy" ,
"nitpicky" ,
"particular" ,
"picky" ,
"captious" ,
"carping" ,
"caviling" ,
"cavilling" ,
"critical" ,
"faultfinding" ,
"hypercritical" ,
"judgmental" ,
"overcritical" ,
"rejective"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indulge (in)" : {
"as in wallow (in) , luxuriate (in)" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"luxuriate (in)" ,
"wallow (in)" ,
"cotton (to)" ,
"favor" ,
"prefer" ,
"dote (on)" ,
"idolize" ,
"devour" ,
"drink (in)" ,
"eat (up)" ,
"feast (on)" ,
"prize" ,
"treasure" ,
"value" ,
"admire" ,
"appreciate" ,
"cherish" ,
"revere" ,
"venerate" ,
"worship" ,
"adore" ,
"delight (in)" ,
"dig" ,
"enjoy" ,
"fancy" ,
"get off (on)" ,
"groove (on)" ,
"like" ,
"love" ,
"rejoice (in)" ,
"relish" ,
"revel (in)" ,
"savor" ,
"savour"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abhor" ,
"abominate" ,
"detest" ,
"dislike" ,
"hate" ,
"loathe" ,
"condemn" ,
"despise" ,
"scorn"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indeterminations" : {
"as in debates , doubts" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"considerations" ,
"debates" ,
"deliberations" ,
"doubts" ,
"incertitudes" ,
"reservations" ,
"uncertainties" ,
"delays" ,
"procrastinations" ,
"reconsiderations" ,
"retreats" ,
"fence-sittings" ,
"hesitances" ,
"hesitancies" ,
"hesitations" ,
"indecisions" ,
"irresolutions" ,
"pauses" ,
"shilly-shallies" ,
"vacillations" ,
"wobblings" ,
"wabblings" ,
"arri\u00e8re-pens\u00e9es" ,
"misgivings" ,
"second thoughts"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"certainties" ,
"certitudes" ,
"confidences" ,
"determinations" ,
"resolutions" ,
"alacrities"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indulges" : {
"to give in to (a desire)" : {
"examples" : [
"the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"caters (to)" ,
"gratifies" ,
"humors"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"basks" ,
"luxuriates" ,
"revels" ,
"wallows" ,
"coddles" ,
"mollycoddles" ,
"pampers" ,
"spoils" ,
"delights" ,
"pleases" ,
"pleasures" ,
"sates" ,
"satiates" ,
"satisfies"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bridles" ,
"checks" ,
"constrains" ,
"curbs" ,
"inhibits" ,
"restrains" ,
"stifles"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly" : {
"examples" : [
"conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abandons" ,
"delivers" ,
"gives up" ,
"surrenders" ,
"yields"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"overdoes" ,
"overindulges" ,
"basks" ,
"luxuriates" ,
"revels" ,
"rolls" ,
"wallows"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abstains (from)" ,
"eschews" ,
"forbears" ,
"forgoes" ,
"foregoes" ,
"refrains (from)" ,
"checks" ,
"inhibits" ,
"restrains"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"denies"
]
} ,
"to treat with great or excessive care" : {
"examples" : [
"you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"babies" ,
"cockers" ,
"coddles" ,
"cossets" ,
"dandles" ,
"mollycoddles" ,
"nurses" ,
"pampers" ,
"spoils" ,
"wet-nurses"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"caters (to)" ,
"humors" ,
"contents" ,
"delights" ,
"gladdens" ,
"gratifies" ,
"mothers" ,
"obliges" ,
"pleases" ,
"satisfies" ,
"appeases" ,
"mollifies" ,
"pacifies" ,
"placates" ,
"soothes"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"controls" ,
"disciplines" ,
"restrains" ,
"oppresses" ,
"neglects" ,
"overlooks" ,
"slights" ,
"molests" ,
"outrages" ,
"violates" ,
"harasses" ,
"harms" ,
"hurts" ,
"injures" ,
"oppresses" ,
"persecutes" ,
"torments" ,
"tortures" ,
"victimizes"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"abuses" ,
"ill-treats" ,
"ill-uses" ,
"maltreats" ,
"manhandles" ,
"mishandles" ,
"mistreats" ,
"misuses"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indigens" : {
"a member of the first people to inhabit a region" : {
"examples" : [
"the indigenes had not merely adapted to the harsh climate, but had in fact prospered in it"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aboriginals" ,
"aborigines" ,
"autochthons" ,
"autochthones" ,
"natives"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aliens" ,
"foreigners"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"nonnatives"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indubitable" : {
"not capable of being challenged or proved wrong" : {
"examples" : [
"the indubitable fact that there are no more woolly mammoths or saber-toothed tigers around"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accomplished" ,
"certain" ,
"inarguable" ,
"incontestable" ,
"incontrovertible" ,
"indisputable" ,
"irrefragable" ,
"irrefutable" ,
"positive" ,
"sure" ,
"unanswerable" ,
"unarguable" ,
"unchallengeable" ,
"undeniable" ,
"unquestionable"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"unambiguous" ,
"unequivocal" ,
"absolute" ,
"clear" ,
"conclusive" ,
"decisive" ,
"definite" ,
"hands-down" ,
"uncontested" ,
"uncontradicted" ,
"undisputed" ,
"unquestioned"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"controversial" ,
"debated" ,
"disputed" ,
"doubtful" ,
"dubious" ,
"iffy" ,
"inconclusive" ,
"indecisive" ,
"uncertain" ,
"ambiguous" ,
"equivocal" ,
"academic" ,
"academical" ,
"hypothetical" ,
"speculative" ,
"theoretical" ,
"theoretic"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"answerable" ,
"arguable" ,
"contradictable" ,
"controvertible" ,
"debatable" ,
"disputable" ,
"doubtable" ,
"moot" ,
"negotiable" ,
"problematic" ,
"problematical" ,
"questionable" ,
"refutable"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"individually" : {
"for each person or thing" : {
"examples" : [
"Each one of you will be disciplined individually for your role in the caper." ,
"Their raises were individually determined based on job performance over the past year."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"apart" ,
"discretely" ,
"independently" ,
"respectively" ,
"separately" ,
"singly" ,
"all" ,
"apiece" ,
"each" ,
"per" ,
"per capita"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggregately" ,
"altogether" ,
"collectively" ,
"together"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"indelicacy" : {
"the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste" : {
"examples" : [
"the indelicacy of their dinner conversation made the other guests wince in embarrassment"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"coarseness" ,
"commonness" ,
"crassness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"crudity" ,
"grossness" ,
"indelicateness" ,
"lowness" ,
"raffishness" ,
"rawness" ,
"roughness" ,
"rudeness" ,
"tastelessness" ,
"vulgarity"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"boorishness" ,
"brutishness" ,
"churlishness" ,
"clownishness" ,
"loutishness" ,
"rowdiness" ,
"rusticity" ,
"uncouthness" ,
"artlessness" ,
"gracelessness" ,
"inelegance" ,
"unsophistication" ,
"insensitiveness" ,
"insensitivity" ,
"thoughtlessness" ,
"kitsch" ,
"tackiness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"courtliness" ,
"urbanity" ,
"elegance" ,
"grace" ,
"graciousness" ,
"consideration" ,
"sensitivity" ,
"thoughtfulness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"cultivation" ,
"genteelness" ,
"gentility" ,
"polish" ,
"refinement" ,
"tastefulness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indrawn" : {
"inclined or tending to avoid other people" : {
"examples" : [
"The indrawn child preferred to sit and read during recess rather than socialize with other children."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"introverted" ,
"nongregarious" ,
"recessive" ,
"reclusive" ,
"reserved" ,
"unsocial" ,
"withdrawn" ,
"aloof" ,
"antisocial" ,
"asocial" ,
"buttoned-up" ,
"cold" ,
"cold-eyed" ,
"cool" ,
"detached" ,
"distant" ,
"dry" ,
"frosty" ,
"offish" ,
"remote" ,
"standoff" ,
"standoffish" ,
"unbending" ,
"unclubbable" ,
"unsociable" ,
"misanthropic" ,
"apathetic" ,
"hard" ,
"indifferent" ,
"unconcerned" ,
"clinical" ,
"dispassionate" ,
"impersonal" ,
"professional" ,
"disinterested" ,
"incurious" ,
"uninterested" ,
"reticent" ,
"silent" ,
"taciturn" ,
"uncommunicative" ,
"diffident" ,
"shy" ,
"timid" ,
"cliquey" ,
"cliquish" ,
"clubbish"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"boon" ,
"clubbable" ,
"clubable" ,
"clubby" ,
"companionable" ,
"convivial" ,
"extroverted" ,
"extraverted" ,
"gregarious" ,
"outgoing" ,
"communicative" ,
"expansive" ,
"garrulous" ,
"talkative" ,
"affable" ,
"folksy" ,
"genial" ,
"gracious" ,
"hospitable" ,
"agreeable" ,
"amiable" ,
"congenial" ,
"kindly" ,
"neighborly" ,
"cordial" ,
"friendly" ,
"sociable" ,
"social" ,
"warm"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"inditing" : {
"as in writing , penning" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"authoring" ,
"penning" ,
"writing" ,
"couching" ,
"expressing" ,
"phrasing" ,
"stating" ,
"verbalizing" ,
"wording" ,
"conceiving" ,
"concocting" ,
"devising" ,
"fabricating" ,
"fashioning" ,
"forming" ,
"molding" ,
"sculpturing" ,
"shaping" ,
"building" ,
"constructing" ,
"making" ,
"casting" ,
"composing" ,
"crafting" ,
"drafting" ,
"drawing up" ,
"formulating" ,
"framing" ,
"preparing" ,
"assembling" ,
"compounding" ,
"piecing (together)" ,
"redrafting" ,
"reformulating" ,
"reframing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indignities" : {
"an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings" : {
"examples" : [
"minor indignities such as intentionally mispronouncing a person's name"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affronts" ,
"barbs" ,
"brickbats" ,
"cuts" ,
"darts" ,
"digs" ,
"dises" ,
"disses" ,
"epithets" ,
"girds" ,
"insults" ,
"names" ,
"offenses" ,
"offences" ,
"outrages" ,
"personalities" ,
"pokes" ,
"put-downs" ,
"sarcasms" ,
"slaps" ,
"slights" ,
"slurs"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"catcalls" ,
"gibes" ,
"jibes" ,
"jeers" ,
"mocks" ,
"quips" ,
"sneers" ,
"taunts" ,
"abuses" ,
"invectives" ,
"vituperations" ,
"disapprovals" ,
"opprobriums" ,
"disgraces" ,
"dishonors" ,
"shames" ,
"attacks" ,
"criticisms" ,
"knocks" ,
"slams" ,
"swipes" ,
"torments" ,
"tortures"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accolades" ,
"commendations" ,
"compliments" ,
"acclaim" ,
"applauses" ,
"praises" ,
"adulations" ,
"flatteries"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indentured" : {
"required by a contract to work for a certain period of time" : {
"examples" : [
"immigrants who came to the U.S. as indentured servants 200 years ago"
] ,
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"bound" ,
"enslaved" ,
"apprehended" ,
"arrested" ,
"captive" ,
"captured" ,
"caught" ,
"confined" ,
"imprisoned" ,
"incarcerated" ,
"interned" ,
"jailed" ,
"ensnared" ,
"trapped" ,
"abducted" ,
"kidnapped" ,
"kidnaped" ,
"subdued" ,
"subjugated" ,
"occupied"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"free" ,
"unconfined" ,
"unrestrained" ,
"delivered" ,
"emancipated" ,
"enfranchised" ,
"freed" ,
"liberated" ,
"paroled" ,
"released"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indefatigable" : {
"showing no signs of weariness even after long hard effort" : {
"examples" : [
"an indefatigable laborer who can work from sunrise to sunset"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"inexhaustible" ,
"tireless" ,
"unflagging" ,
"untiring" ,
"weariless"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"assiduous" ,
"conscientious" ,
"diligent" ,
"meticulous" ,
"painstaking" ,
"sedulous" ,
"determined" ,
"dogged" ,
"patient" ,
"persevering" ,
"persistent" ,
"pertinacious" ,
"plodding" ,
"relentless" ,
"steadfast" ,
"steady" ,
"stubborn" ,
"tenacious" ,
"unabated" ,
"unfailing" ,
"unfaltering" ,
"unflinching" ,
"unrelenting" ,
"unremitting" ,
"unwavering" ,
"active" ,
"busy" ,
"dynamic" ,
"energetic" ,
"feverish" ,
"spirited" ,
"vigorous" ,
"hard" ,
"industrious" ,
"intense" ,
"laborious" ,
"slavish" ,
"strenuous"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"indolent" ,
"lackadaisical" ,
"laggard" ,
"lazy" ,
"listless" ,
"shiftless" ,
"slothful" ,
"sluggish" ,
"apathetic" ,
"casual" ,
"desultory" ,
"languid" ,
"spiritless" ,
"beat" ,
"broken" ,
"burned-out" ,
"burnt-out" ,
"done in" ,
"drained" ,
"enervated" ,
"jaded" ,
"overtaxed" ,
"overworked" ,
"played out" ,
"sapped" ,
"spent" ,
"tuckered (out)" ,
"wearied" ,
"worn-out"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"industrial" : {
"of or relating to manufacture performed by humans or machines rather than natural processes" : {
"examples" : [
"They utilize industrial practices to produce large quantities of material." ,
"The late 1700s gave rise to an industrial boom."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"mechanical" ,
"fabricated" ,
"manufactured" ,
"cultivated" ,
"processed" ,
"refined" ,
"artificial" ,
"man-made" ,
"nonnatural" ,
"synthetic" ,
"ersatz" ,
"faux" ,
"imitation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"natural" ,
"crude" ,
"raw"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"inducting" : {
"to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies" : {
"examples" : [
"inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baptizing" ,
"baptising" ,
"inaugurating" ,
"initiating" ,
"installing" ,
"instating" ,
"investing" ,
"seating"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"swearing in" ,
"consecrating" ,
"enshrining" ,
"accepting" ,
"admitting" ,
"receiving" ,
"taking in" ,
"enlisting" ,
"enrolling"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"canning" ,
"discharging" ,
"firing" ,
"terminating" ,
"mustering out"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indifferently" : {
"as in perfunctorily , apathetically" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"apathetically" ,
"lukewarmly" ,
"perfunctorily" ,
"aloofly" ,
"disinterestedly" ,
"impassively" ,
"incuriously" ,
"hesitantly" ,
"reluctantly" ,
"unwillingly"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enthusiastically" ,
"exuberantly" ,
"madly" ,
"rhapsodically" ,
"sky-high" ,
"avidly" ,
"eagerly" ,
"excitedly" ,
"impatiently" ,
"keenly" ,
"fanatically" ,
"rabidly" ,
"warmly" ,
"zealously"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"indulging (in)" : {
"as in wallowing (in) , luxuriating (in)" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"luxuriating (in)" ,
"wallowing (in)" ,
"cottoning (to)" ,
"favoring" ,
"preferring" ,
"doting (on)" ,
"idolizing" ,
"devouring" ,
"drinking (in)" ,
"eating (up)" ,
"feasting (on)" ,
"prizing" ,
"treasuring" ,
"valuing" ,
"admiring" ,
"appreciating" ,
"cherishing" ,
"revering" ,
"venerating" ,
"worshipping" ,
"worshiping" ,
"adoring" ,
"delighting (in)" ,
"digging" ,
"enjoying" ,
"fancying" ,
"getting off (on)" ,
"grooving (on)" ,
"liking" ,
"loving" ,
"rejoicing (in)" ,
"relishing" ,
"reveling (in)" ,
"revelling (in)" ,
"savoring" ,
"savouring"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abhorring" ,
"abominating" ,
"detesting" ,
"disliking" ,
"hating" ,
"loathing" ,
"condemning" ,
"despising" ,
"scorning"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"indoors" : {
"as in in , inside" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"in" ,
"inside" ,
"within"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"alfresco" ,
"out" ,
"outdoors" ,
"outside" ,
"without"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"indicts" : {
"to make a claim of wrongdoing against" : {
"examples" : [
"the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accuses" ,
"charges" ,
"criminates" ,
"defames" ,
"impeaches" ,
"incriminates"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blames" ,
"calls (on)" ,
"castigates" ,
"censures" ,
"condemns" ,
"criticizes" ,
"damns" ,
"denounces" ,
"faults" ,
"impugns" ,
"reproaches" ,
"reprobates" ,
"chides" ,
"rebukes" ,
"reproves" ,
"taxes" ,
"appeals" ,
"arraigns" ,
"books" ,
"cites" ,
"summons" ,
"prosecutes" ,
"sues" ,
"tries" ,
"frames" ,
"implicates" ,
"inculpates" ,
"informs (against)" ,
"names" ,
"reports" ,
"recriminates" ,
"retaliates"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"advocates" ,
"champions" ,
"defends" ,
"excuses" ,
"forgives" ,
"justifies" ,
"pardons" ,
"remits" ,
"shrives"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"absolves" ,
"acquits" ,
"clears" ,
"exculpates" ,
"exonerates" ,
"vindicates"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"inductee" : {
"a person forced or required to enroll in military service" : {
"examples" : [
"a new crop of inductees produced by the draft"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conscript" ,
"draftee" ,
"selectee"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"levy" ,
"recruit" ,
"rookie"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enlistee" ,
"volunteer"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indecisive" : {
"unable or slow to make decisions" : {
"examples" : [
"I was feeling indecisive , so it took me a while to pick a movie." ,
"He's always been an indecisive person."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"ambivalent" ,
"conflicted" ,
"doubtful" ,
"faltering" ,
"halting" ,
"infirm" ,
"irresolute" ,
"questioning" ,
"skeptical" ,
"uncertain" ,
"undecided" ,
"unsure" ,
"vacillating" ,
"wavering" ,
"wobbly" ,
"wabbly" ,
"diffident" ,
"insecure" ,
"uneager" ,
"unenthusiastic" ,
"cagey" ,
"cagy" ,
"disinclined" ,
"dubious" ,
"indisposed" ,
"hesitant" ,
"loath" ,
"loth" ,
"loathe" ,
"reluctant" ,
"reticent"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"decided" ,
"decisive" ,
"determined" ,
"resolute" ,
"unquestioning" ,
"assured" ,
"confident" ,
"sanguine" ,
"self-assured" ,
"certain" ,
"convinced" ,
"positive" ,
"sure" ,
"ready" ,
"willing" ,
"disposed" ,
"inclined"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"not causing something to be settled, final, or certain" : {
"examples" : [
"The battle was indecisive , with both sides suffering heavy losses."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"inconclusive" ,
"uncertain" ,
"undecided" ,
"undetermined" ,
"debatable" ,
"disputable" ,
"doubtful" ,
"dubious" ,
"questionable" ,
"dodgy" ,
"doubtable" ,
"dubitable" ,
"equivocal" ,
"fishy" ,
"problematic" ,
"problematical" ,
"queer" ,
"shady" ,
"shaky" ,
"suspect" ,
"suspicious" ,
"inexact" ,
"inexplicit" ,
"noncommittal" ,
"unclear" ,
"general" ,
"indefinable" ,
"indefinite" ,
"indeterminate" ,
"indistinct" ,
"mushy" ,
"undefined" ,
"unsettled" ,
"vague" ,
"invalidated" ,
"unconfirmed" ,
"unsubstantiated" ,
"unsupported" ,
"ambiguous" ,
"open" ,
"approximate" ,
"approximative" ,
"ballpark" ,
"imprecise" ,
"inaccurate" ,
"loose" ,
"squishy" ,
"erroneous" ,
"false" ,
"incorrect" ,
"off" ,
"wrong" ,
"faulty" ,
"flawed" ,
"mistaken" ,
"specious" ,
"distorted" ,
"fallacious" ,
"misleading"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clear-cut" ,
"conclusive" ,
"decisive" ,
"definable" ,
"defined" ,
"definite" ,
"definitive" ,
"clear" ,
"obvious" ,
"open-and-shut" ,
"positive" ,
"certain" ,
"hands-down" ,
"incontestable" ,
"indisputable" ,
"indubitable" ,
"questionless" ,
"sure" ,
"undeniable" ,
"undoubted" ,
"unproblematic" ,
"unquestionable" ,
"incontrovertible" ,
"irrefutable" ,
"absolute" ,
"unqualified" ,
"confirmed" ,
"corroborated" ,
"determined" ,
"established" ,
"substantiated" ,
"supported" ,
"validated" ,
"correct" ,
"errorless" ,
"factual" ,
"right" ,
"sound" ,
"true" ,
"valid" ,
"accurate" ,
"dead" ,
"dead-on" ,
"exact" ,
"precise" ,
"ultraprecise" ,
"veracious"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"indigene" : {
"a member of the first people to inhabit a region" : {
"examples" : [
"the indigenes had not merely adapted to the harsh climate, but had in fact prospered in it"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aboriginal" ,
"aborigine" ,
"autochthon" ,
"native"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"alien" ,
"foreigner"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"nonnative"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"indelicateness" : {
"the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste" : {
"examples" : [
"the well-known indelicateness of the comedian's humor made him a poor choice for master of ceremonies"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"coarseness" ,
"commonness" ,
"crassness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"crudity" ,
"grossness" ,
"indelicacy" ,
"lowness" ,
"raffishness" ,
"rawness" ,
"roughness" ,
"rudeness" ,
"tastelessness" ,
"vulgarity"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"boorishness" ,
"brutishness" ,
"churlishness" ,
"clownishness" ,
"loutishness" ,
"rowdiness" ,
"rusticity" ,
"uncouthness" ,
"artlessness" ,
"gracelessness" ,
"inelegance" ,
"unsophistication" ,
"insensitiveness" ,
"insensitivity" ,
"thoughtlessness" ,
"kitsch" ,
"tackiness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"courtliness" ,
"urbanity" ,
"elegance" ,
"grace" ,
"graciousness" ,
"consideration" ,
"sensitivity" ,
"thoughtfulness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"cultivation" ,
"genteelness" ,
"gentility" ,
"polish" ,
"refinement" ,
"tastefulness"
]
} ,
"the quality or state of not being socially proper" : {
"examples" : [
"the indelicateness of the topic makes it a poor choice for dinner conversation"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"impropriety" ,
"inappropriateness" ,
"incorrectness" ,
"indecency" ,
"indecorousness" ,
"indecorum" ,
"unbecomingness" ,
"unfitness" ,
"unseemliness" ,
"untowardness"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"coarseness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"vulgarity" ,
"immodesty" ,
"naughtiness" ,
"imprudence" ,
"indiscreetness" ,
"indiscretion" ,
"churlishness" ,
"discourteousness" ,
"disrespect" ,
"impertinence" ,
"impoliteness" ,
"impudence" ,
"incivility" ,
"inconsiderateness" ,
"inconsideration" ,
"insolence" ,
"rudeness" ,
"ungraciousness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discretion" ,
"prudence" ,
"etiquette" ,
"form" ,
"manners" ,
"proprieties" ,
"considerateness" ,
"consideration" ,
"genteelness" ,
"gentility" ,
"graciousness" ,
"thoughtfulness"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"appropriateness" ,
"correctness" ,
"decency" ,
"decorousness" ,
"decorum" ,
"fitness" ,
"properness" ,
"propriety" ,
"rightness" ,
"seemliness" ,
"suitability" ,
"suitableness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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}
}
