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{
"peacemaking":{
"tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility":{
"examples":[
"efforts at peacemaking overtures in the region have largely been ignored by both warring parties"
],
"synonyms":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"conciliatory",
"disarming",
"mollifying",
"pacific",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"placatory",
"propitiatory"
],
"near synonyms":[
"endearing",
"ingratiating",
"winning",
"winsome",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"nonbelligerent",
"unaggressive",
"unassertive",
"calming",
"comforting",
"lulling",
"quieting",
"relaxing",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing",
"obliging",
"satisfying",
"affable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"amicable",
"benevolent",
"genial",
"gentle",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"kind",
"kindly",
"passive",
"submissive",
"surrendering",
"yielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"chafing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"inflammatory",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nagging",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"offensive",
"provocative",
"provoking",
"rankling",
"riling",
"vexing",
"engaging",
"incensing",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"hostile",
"inhospitable",
"inimical",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic",
"aggressive",
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assertive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"martial",
"militant",
"militaristic",
"military",
"warlike"
],
"antonyms":[
"antagonizing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"peacenik":{
"a person who opposes war or warlike policies":{
"examples":[
"peaceniks argued that all the nonmilitary options had not been exhausted"
],
"synonyms":[
"dove",
"pacifist"
],
"near synonyms":[
"peacemaker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"militarist",
"chauvinist",
"nationalist"
],
"antonyms":[
"hawk",
"jingo",
"war hawk",
"warmonger"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peaky":{
"temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body":{
"examples":[
"her mother announced that she still looked peaky , and felt her forehead for a fever"
],
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"synonyms":[
"ailing",
"bad",
"down",
"ill",
"indisposed",
"peaked",
"poorly",
"punk",
"run-down",
"sick",
"sickened",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
]
},
"pealed":{
"to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{
"examples":[
"the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration"
],
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"synonyms":[
"bonged",
"chimed",
"knelled",
"rang",
"tolled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chinked",
"clanged",
"clanked",
"clashed",
"clinked",
"ding-donged",
"dinged",
"gonged",
"jangled",
"jingled",
"pinged",
"plinked",
"plunked",
"plonked",
"tanged",
"tingled",
"tinkled",
"echoed",
"resonated",
"resounded",
"reverberated"
],
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pealing":{
"to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{
"examples":[
"the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration"
],
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"synonyms":[
"bonging",
"chiming",
"knelling",
"ringing",
"tolling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chinking",
"clanging",
"clanking",
"clashing",
"clinking",
"ding-donging",
"dinging",
"gonging",
"jangling",
"jingling",
"pinging",
"plinking",
"plunking",
"plonking",
"tanging",
"tingling",
"tinkling",
"echoing",
"resonating",
"resounding",
"reverberating"
],
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pearling":{
"as in diamonding , jeweling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"diamonding",
"gemming",
"impearling",
"jeweling",
"jewelling",
"accessorizing",
"dressing up",
"trapping",
"tricking (out)",
"brightening",
"freshening",
"smartening",
"sprucing (up)",
"bossing",
"chasing",
"braiding",
"embroidering",
"feathering",
"figuring",
"filigreeing",
"filleting",
"flouncing",
"frilling",
"fringing",
"furbelowing",
"garlanding",
"hanging",
"lacing",
"ribboning",
"swagging",
"wreathing",
"appliqu\u00e9ing",
"gilding",
"painting",
"redecorating",
"redoing",
"adorning",
"arraying",
"beautifying",
"bedecking",
"bedizening",
"blazoning",
"caparisoning",
"decking",
"decorating",
"doing",
"doing up",
"dolling up",
"draping",
"dressing",
"embellishing",
"emblazing",
"embossing",
"enriching",
"fancifying",
"fancying up",
"festooning",
"garnishing",
"glitzing (up)",
"gracing",
"gussying up",
"ornamenting",
"prettying (up)",
"trimming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplifying",
"streamlining",
"baring",
"denuding",
"dismantling",
"displaying",
"divesting",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"stripping",
"uncovering",
"uglifying",
"blemishing",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"marring",
"scarring",
"spoiling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in beading , pelleting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"beading",
"pelleting",
"pelletizing",
"bunching",
"clumping",
"lumping",
"sphering",
"agglomerating",
"balling",
"rolling",
"rounding",
"wadding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unrolling",
"flattening",
"opening",
"smoothing",
"spreading",
"unfolding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"peak":{
"an elevation of land higher than a hill":{
"examples":[
"the nearest peak worth climbing is hundreds of miles away"
],
"synonyms":[
"alp",
"hump",
"mount",
"mountain"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cordillera",
"mountain range",
"range",
"sierra",
"inselberg",
"knob",
"seamount",
"aiguille",
"horn",
"mountaintop",
"pinnacle",
"summit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"basin",
"bowl",
"depression",
"hollow",
"vale",
"valley"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the highest part or point":{
"examples":[
"a pop singer at the peak of her career"
],
"synonyms":[
"acme",
"apex",
"apogee",
"capstone",
"climax",
"crescendo",
"crest",
"crown",
"culmination",
"head",
"height",
"high noon",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"ne plus ultra",
"noon",
"noontime",
"pinnacle",
"sum",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloom",
"blossom",
"flood tide",
"flower",
"glory",
"heyday",
"prime",
"cap",
"ceiling",
"roof",
"extreme",
"extremity",
"tip",
"vertex",
"high",
"highlight",
"highspot"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abyss",
"base",
"foot",
"minimum"
],
"antonyms":[
"bottom",
"nadir",
"rock bottom"
]
},
"the projecting front part of a hat or cap":{
"examples":[
"accidentally stepped on the hat and crushed the peak"
],
"synonyms":[
"bill",
"brim",
"visor",
"vizor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shade"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in surge , crest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crest",
"surge",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"snowball",
"swell",
"wax",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"rocket",
"shoot (up)",
"skyrocket",
"soar",
"zoom"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nose-dive",
"plummet",
"plunge",
"slump",
"tumble",
"collapse",
"fall",
"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"drop",
"lessen",
"wane"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"peacemakers":{
"one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement":{
"examples":[
"the former diplomat is coming out of retirement to lend his talents as a peacemaker to these crucial negotiations"
],
"synonyms":[
"brokers",
"buffers",
"conciliators",
"go-betweens",
"honest brokers",
"interceders",
"intercessors",
"intermediaries",
"intermediates",
"interposers",
"mediators",
"middlemen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"troubleshooters",
"moderators",
"bargainers",
"negotiants",
"negotiators",
"appeasers",
"pacificators",
"pacifiers",
"reconcilers",
"agents",
"attorneys",
"deputies",
"factors",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"liaisons",
"mediums",
"media",
"ambassadors",
"emissaries",
"envoys",
"legates",
"messengers",
"delegates",
"representatives",
"busybodies",
"interferers",
"meddlers",
"arbiters",
"arbitrators",
"judges",
"referees",
"umpires",
"advisers",
"advisors",
"counselors",
"counsellors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peanut":{
"so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention":{
"examples":[
"this is a peanut matter, and we're fools for wasting time on it"
],
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"de minimis",
"footling",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minute",
"negligible",
"niggling",
"no-account",
"nominal",
"paltry",
"petty",
"picayune",
"piddling",
"piddly",
"piffling",
"pimping",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inferior",
"mean",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"little",
"puny",
"tiny",
"hairsplitting",
"nitpicking",
"pettifogging",
"quibbling",
"one-horse",
"small-fry",
"two-bit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"serious",
"substantial",
"weighty",
"eventful",
"momentous",
"pivotal",
"conspicuous",
"noteworthy",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"striking",
"appreciable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"measurable"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"considerable",
"important",
"material",
"significant"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"peace":{
"a state without war":{
"examples":[
"after a long and bitter war, the troubled region finally achieved peace"
],
"synonyms":[
"peacefulness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accord",
"amity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"calm",
"quiet",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"order",
"stability",
"pacification"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conflict",
"contention",
"discord",
"dissidence",
"strife",
"trouble",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"unrest",
"upheaval",
"fighting",
"warfare",
"action",
"battle",
"combat"
],
"antonyms":[
"war"
]
},
"freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions":{
"examples":[
"a light, humorous novel that is good for putting my mind at peace right before I go to sleep"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"heartsease",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"near synonyms":[
"content",
"contentment",
"ease",
"comfort",
"consolation",
"relief",
"solace",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"repose"
],
"near antonyms":[
"care",
"concern",
"perturbation",
"strain",
"stress",
"tenseness",
"tension",
"consternation",
"desperateness",
"desperation",
"discomfort",
"discomposure",
"dismay",
"distraction",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"edginess",
"jitters",
"jumpiness",
"nervousness",
"fear",
"fearfulness",
"torment",
"upset",
"doubt",
"dread",
"foreboding",
"incertitude",
"misgiving",
"presentiment",
"suspense",
"uncertainty"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitation",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"anguish",
"anxiety",
"anxiousness",
"apprehension",
"apprehensiveness",
"uneasiness",
"vexation",
"worry"
]
},
"a state of freedom from storm or disturbance":{
"examples":[
"the eerie peace after a tornado"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"hush",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietness",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lull",
"pause",
"respite",
"silence",
"mildness",
"soothingness",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"casualness",
"easygoingness",
"informality",
"laid-backness",
"relaxedness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clamor",
"din",
"noise",
"racket"
],
"antonyms":[
"bustle",
"commotion",
"hubbub",
"hurly-burly",
"pandemonium",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"unquietness",
"unrest",
"uproar"
]
},
"peaceful coexistence":{
"examples":[
"can't we all just live in peace ?"
],
"synonyms":[
"chime",
"comity",
"compatibility",
"concord",
"harmony"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amity",
"companionship",
"compatibleness",
"congeniality",
"fellowship",
"fraternization",
"friendship",
"collaboration",
"reciprocity",
"symbiosis",
"agreement",
"consensus",
"unanimity",
"cohesion",
"cohesiveness",
"unity",
"affinity",
"connection",
"empathy",
"kinship",
"oneness",
"rapport",
"solidarity",
"sympathy",
"understanding",
"peacefulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"sweetness and light",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"enmity",
"hatred",
"hostility",
"unfriendliness",
"alienation",
"breach",
"divorce",
"estrangement",
"rupture",
"schism",
"scission",
"severance",
"dissent",
"dissidence",
"anarchy",
"disorder",
"disturbance",
"strife",
"turmoil"
],
"antonyms":[
"conflict",
"discord",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"variance"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peasants":{
"a person of low social status":{
"examples":[
"Those snobs treat anyone who lives on the \"wrong\" side of town like an insignificant peasant ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"peons",
"peones",
"boors",
"clods",
"clowns",
"gawks",
"louts",
"oafs",
"bumpkins",
"chawbacons",
"churls",
"clodhoppers",
"cornballs",
"countrymen",
"hayseed",
"hayseeds",
"hicks",
"provincials",
"rubes",
"rustics",
"yokels",
"greenhorns",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"backwoodsmen",
"mountaineers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cosmopolitans",
"cosmopolites",
"sophisticates",
"slickers",
"smoothies",
"metropolitans",
"suburbanites",
"urbanites"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peacetimes":{
"as in peaces":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"peaces",
"d\u00e9tentes",
"detentes",
"accords",
"reconcilements",
"reconciliations",
"armistices",
"cease-fires",
"truces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conflicts",
"hostilities",
"hot wars",
"wars"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peaks":{
"an elevation of land higher than a hill":{
"examples":[
"the nearest peak worth climbing is hundreds of miles away"
],
"synonyms":[
"alps",
"humps",
"mountains",
"mounts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cordilleras",
"mountain ranges",
"ranges",
"sierras",
"inselbergs",
"inselberge",
"knobs",
"seamounts",
"aiguilles",
"horns",
"mountaintops",
"pinnacles",
"summits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"basins",
"bowls",
"depressions",
"hollows",
"vales",
"valleys"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the highest part or point":{
"examples":[
"a pop singer at the peak of her career"
],
"synonyms":[
"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"apogees",
"capstones",
"climaxes",
"crescendos",
"crescendoes",
"crescendi",
"crests",
"crowns",
"culminations",
"heads",
"heights",
"high noons",
"high-water marks",
"meridians",
"ne plus ultras",
"noons",
"noontimes",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"sums",
"tip-tops",
"tops",
"zeniths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"flood tides",
"flowers",
"glories",
"heydays",
"primes",
"caps",
"ceilings",
"roofs",
"extremes",
"extremities",
"tips",
"vertices",
"vertexes",
"highlights",
"highs",
"highspots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abysses",
"bases",
"feet",
"foot",
"minima",
"minimums"
],
"antonyms":[
"bottoms",
"nadirs",
"rock bottoms"
]
},
"the projecting front part of a hat or cap":{
"examples":[
"accidentally stepped on the hat and crushed the peak"
],
"synonyms":[
"bills",
"brims",
"visors",
"vizors"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shades"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in surges , crests":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crests",
"surges",
"accumulates",
"appreciates",
"balloons",
"builds up",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"increases",
"mounts",
"multiplies",
"mushrooms",
"proliferates",
"snowballs",
"swells",
"waxes",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"rockets",
"shoots (up)",
"skyrockets",
"soars",
"zooms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nose-dives",
"plummets",
"plunges",
"slumps",
"tumbles",
"collapses",
"falls",
"contracts",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"drops",
"lessens",
"wanes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"peaceful":{
"inclined to live in peace and to avoid war":{
"examples":[
"a peaceful tribe that had quietly inhabited these shores for centuries before the arrival of the Europeans"
],
"synonyms":[
"dovish",
"pacific",
"pacifist",
"pacifistic",
"peaceable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irenic",
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"noncombative",
"unaggressive",
"unwarlike",
"antimilitarist",
"antimilitaristic",
"antiviolence",
"antiwar",
"calm",
"mild",
"neutral",
"quiet",
"relaxed",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"affable",
"amiable",
"amicable",
"benevolent",
"genial",
"gentle",
"kind",
"kindly",
"submissive",
"yielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"militarist",
"militaristic",
"aggressive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"antagonistic",
"argumentative",
"fierce",
"gladiatorial",
"hostile",
"hot-tempered"
],
"antonyms":[
"bloodthirsty",
"hawkish",
"martial",
"warlike"
]
},
"not involving violence or force":{
"examples":[
"UN officials struggled to find a peaceful solution to the troublesome conflict"
],
"synonyms":[
"nonviolent",
"peaceable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloodless",
"conciliatory",
"irenic",
"pacific",
"peacemaking",
"nonbelligerent",
"unaggressive",
"unassertive",
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"calming",
"quieting",
"soothing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"armed",
"martial",
"militant",
"military",
"warlike",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"quarrelsome",
"antagonistic",
"argumentative",
"fierce",
"gladiatorial",
"hostile",
"tempestuous",
"volcanic"
],
"antonyms":[
"forced",
"violent"
]
},
"free from disturbing noise or uproar":{
"examples":[
"a peaceful house, now that the kids are all grown and departed"
],
"synonyms":[
"arcadian",
"calm",
"hushed",
"placid",
"quiet",
"restful",
"serene",
"still",
"stilly",
"tranquil"
],
"near synonyms":[
"noiseless",
"silent",
"soundless",
"mute",
"speechless",
"wordless",
"dead",
"motionless",
"quiescent",
"muffled",
"muted",
"quieted",
"dull",
"gentle",
"low",
"soft",
"ultraquiet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crazy",
"tempestuous",
"wild",
"blaring",
"blasting",
"booming",
"earsplitting",
"piercing",
"roaring",
"thundering",
"thunderous"
],
"antonyms":[
"boisterous",
"clamorous",
"clattery",
"deafening",
"loud",
"noisy",
"raucous",
"rip-roaring",
"roistering",
"romping",
"rowdy",
"tumultuous",
"unquiet",
"uproarious",
"woolly",
"wooly"
]
},
"free from storms or physical disturbance":{
"examples":[
"a peaceful lake"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"halcyon",
"hushed",
"lown",
"placid",
"quiet",
"serene",
"still",
"stilly",
"tranquil",
"untroubled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balmy",
"clement",
"equable",
"gentle",
"mild",
"moderate",
"temperate",
"clear",
"cloudless",
"fair",
"rainless",
"sunny",
"sunshiny",
"windless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blizzardy",
"blizzardly",
"blustery",
"squally",
"windy",
"extreme",
"foul",
"intemperate",
"nasty",
"severe"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitated",
"angry",
"inclement",
"restless",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"turbulent",
"unquiet",
"unsettled"
]
},
"free from emotional or mental agitation":{
"examples":[
"the patient is peaceful and resting comfortably"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"collected",
"composed",
"cool",
"coolheaded",
"equal",
"level",
"limpid",
"placid",
"possessed",
"recollected",
"sedate",
"self-composed",
"self-possessed",
"serene",
"smooth",
"together",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed",
"unruffled",
"unshaken",
"untroubled",
"unworried"
],
"near synonyms":[
"even",
"even-keeled",
"steady",
"well-adjusted",
"well-balanced",
"imperturbable",
"nerveless",
"unflappable",
"unshakable",
"centered",
"disciplined",
"equable",
"self-contained",
"self-controlled",
"affable",
"breezy",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"laid-back",
"loosey-goosey",
"mellow",
"carefree",
"nonchalant",
"unconcerned",
"assured",
"confident",
"self-assured",
"aloof",
"detached",
"dispassionate",
"indifferent",
"bovine",
"impassive",
"phlegmatic",
"sober",
"stolid",
"relaxed",
"relieved",
"tranquilized",
"tranquillized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anxious",
"bothered",
"distressed",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"unsettled",
"worried",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"restless",
"skittish",
"tense",
"high-strung",
"unstable",
"uptight"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitated",
"discomposed",
"disturbed",
"flustered",
"perturbed",
"unglued",
"unhinged",
"unstrung",
"upset"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"peaceniks":{
"a person who opposes war or warlike policies":{
"examples":[
"peaceniks argued that all the nonmilitary options had not been exhausted"
],
"synonyms":[
"doves",
"pacifists"
],
"near synonyms":[
"peacemakers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"militarists",
"chauvinists",
"nationalists"
],
"antonyms":[
"hawks",
"jingoes",
"war hawks",
"warmongers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peasant":{
"a person of low social status":{
"examples":[
"Those snobs treat anyone who lives on the \"wrong\" side of town like an insignificant peasant ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"peon",
"boor",
"clod",
"clown",
"gawk",
"lout",
"oaf",
"bumpkin",
"chawbacon",
"churl",
"clodhopper",
"cornball",
"countryman",
"hick",
"hayseed",
"provincial",
"rube",
"rustic",
"yokel",
"greenhorn",
"tenderfoot",
"backwoodsman",
"mountaineer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cosmopolitan",
"cosmopolite",
"sophisticate",
"slicker",
"smoothy",
"smoothie",
"metropolitan",
"suburbanite",
"urbanite"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pearled":{
"as in diamonded , jeweled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"diamonded",
"gemmed",
"impearled",
"jeweled",
"jewelled",
"accessorized",
"dressed up",
"trapped",
"tricked (out)",
"brightened",
"freshened",
"smartened",
"spruced (up)",
"bossed",
"chased",
"braided",
"embroidered",
"feathered",
"figured",
"filigreed",
"filleted",
"flounced",
"frilled",
"fringed",
"furbelowed",
"garlanded",
"hung",
"hanged",
"laced",
"ribboned",
"swagged",
"wreathed",
"appliqu\u00e9d",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"painted",
"redecorated",
"redid",
"adorned",
"arrayed",
"beautified",
"bedecked",
"bedizened",
"blazoned",
"caparisoned",
"decked",
"decorated",
"did",
"did up",
"dolled up",
"draped",
"dressed",
"embellished",
"emblazed",
"embossed",
"enriched",
"fancied up",
"fancified",
"festooned",
"garnished",
"glitzed (up)",
"graced",
"gussied up",
"ornamented",
"prettied (up)",
"trimmed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplified",
"streamlined",
"bared",
"denuded",
"dismantled",
"displayed",
"divested",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"stripped",
"stript",
"uncovered",
"uglified",
"blemished",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"marred",
"scarred",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in beaded , pelleted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beaded",
"pelleted",
"pelletized",
"bunched",
"clumped",
"lumped",
"sphered",
"agglomerated",
"balled",
"rolled",
"rounded",
"wadded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unrolled",
"flattened",
"opened",
"smoothed",
"spread",
"unfolded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"peachy keen":{
"of the very best kind":{
"examples":[
"back is the days when a wienie roast was a peachy keen way to spend a date"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"peaceableness":{
"as in peace , tranquillity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"calmness",
"harmony",
"order",
"orderliness",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"quiet",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"law",
"law-abidingness",
"lawfulness",
"legality",
"legitimacy",
"rule"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anarchy",
"lawlessness",
"misrule",
"anarchism",
"commotion",
"tumult",
"uproar"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peacefulness":{
"a state of freedom from storm or disturbance":{
"examples":[
"the peacefulness of the secluded beach was refreshing"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"hush",
"peace",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietness",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lull",
"pause",
"respite",
"silence",
"mildness",
"soothingness",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"casualness",
"easygoingness",
"informality",
"laid-backness",
"relaxedness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clamor",
"din",
"noise",
"racket"
],
"antonyms":[
"bustle",
"commotion",
"hubbub",
"hurly-burly",
"pandemonium",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"unquietness",
"unrest",
"uproar"
]
},
"a state without war":{
"examples":[
"a period of peacefulness that remained unbroken until World War I"
],
"synonyms":[
"peace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accord",
"amity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"calm",
"quiet",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"order",
"stability",
"pacification"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conflict",
"contention",
"discord",
"dissidence",
"strife",
"trouble",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"unrest",
"upheaval",
"fighting",
"warfare",
"action",
"battle",
"combat"
],
"antonyms":[
"war"
]
},
"freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions":{
"examples":[
"after coming to terms with his sexuality, he felt a peacefulness that he had never experienced before"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"heartsease",
"peace",
"placidity",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"near synonyms":[
"content",
"contentment",
"ease",
"comfort",
"consolation",
"relief",
"solace",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"repose"
],
"near antonyms":[
"care",
"concern",
"perturbation",
"strain",
"stress",
"tenseness",
"tension",
"consternation",
"desperateness",
"desperation",
"discomfort",
"discomposure",
"dismay",
"distraction",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"edginess",
"jitters",
"jumpiness",
"nervousness",
"fear",
"fearfulness",
"torment",
"upset",
"doubt",
"dread",
"foreboding",
"incertitude",
"misgiving",
"presentiment",
"suspense",
"uncertainty"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitation",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"anguish",
"anxiety",
"anxiousness",
"apprehension",
"apprehensiveness",
"uneasiness",
"vexation",
"worry"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peace officers":{
"as in police officers , men":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bobbies",
"bulls",
"constables",
"coppers",
"cops",
"flatfeet",
"fuzzes",
"gendarmes",
"lawmen",
"officers",
"policemen",
"police officers",
"shamuses",
"detectives",
"dicks",
"gumshoes",
"hawkshaws",
"inspectors",
"investigators",
"plainclothesmen",
"sherlocks",
"sleuthhounds",
"sleuths",
"constabularies",
"heat",
"men",
"police",
"police forces",
"operatives",
"private detectives",
"private eyes",
"private investigators",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"sheriffs",
"troopers",
"captains",
"lieutenants",
"sergeants",
"patrolmen",
"policewomen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilians"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peach":{
"something very good of its kind":{
"examples":[
"fondly remembers his old Studebaker as being a peach of a car"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaut",
"beauty",
"bee's knees",
"cat's meow",
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"daisy",
"dandy",
"dilly",
"doozy",
"doozie",
"doozer",
"dream",
"honey",
"hot stuff",
"humdinger",
"hummer",
"jim-dandy",
"knockout",
"lollapalooza",
"lulu",
"nifty",
"pip",
"pippin",
"ripper",
"ripsnorter",
"snorter",
"sockdolager",
"sockdologer",
"standout",
"sweetheart"
],
"near synonyms":[
"marvel",
"phenomenon",
"prodigy",
"sensation",
"wonder",
"catch",
"crown jewel",
"diamond",
"gem",
"imperial",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"treasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bust",
"disappointment",
"dud",
"failure",
"flop",
"lemon",
"letdown",
"loser",
"stinker",
"turkey"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in turn in , shop":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inform (on)",
"rat (on)",
"shop",
"snitch (on)",
"split (on)",
"tell (on)",
"turn in",
"give away",
"backstab",
"betray",
"cross",
"double-cross",
"sell (out)",
"two-time"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stand by",
"defend",
"guard",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"save",
"shield"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"peasantry":{
"as in commoners , plebeians":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commoners",
"(the) crowd",
"(the) masses",
"peonage",
"(the) people",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"(the) populace",
"(the) public",
"rank and file",
"proletarians",
"proletariat",
"bourgeoisie",
"middle class",
"working class",
"dregs",
"(the) herd",
"(the) mob",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"riffraff",
"scum",
"trash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentility",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"gentry",
"nobility",
"patriciate",
"quality",
"upper class",
"upper crust",
"A-list",
"beau monde",
"beautiful people",
"caf\u00e9 society",
"Four Hundred",
"400",
"glitterati",
"haut monde",
"haute monde",
"jet set",
"society",
"carriage trade",
"plutocracy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peaches":{
"something very good of its kind":{
"examples":[
"fondly remembers his old Studebaker as being a peach of a car"
],
"synonyms":[
"beauties",
"beauts",
"bee's knees",
"corkers",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"daisies",
"dandies",
"dillies",
"doozies",
"doozers",
"dreams",
"honeys",
"hot stuff",
"humdingers",
"hummers",
"jim-dandies",
"knockouts",
"lollapaloozas",
"lulus",
"nifties",
"pippins",
"pips",
"rippers",
"ripsnorters",
"snorters",
"sockdolagers",
"sockdologers",
"standouts",
"sweethearts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"marvels",
"phenomena",
"phenomenons",
"prodigies",
"sensations",
"wonders",
"catches",
"crown jewels",
"diamonds",
"gems",
"imperials",
"jewels",
"pearls",
"plums",
"treasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"busts",
"disappointments",
"duds",
"failures",
"flops",
"lemons",
"letdowns",
"losers",
"stinkers",
"turkeys"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in turns in , shops":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"informs (on)",
"rats (on)",
"shops",
"snitches (on)",
"splits (on)",
"tells (on)",
"turns in",
"gives away",
"backstabs",
"betrays",
"crosses",
"double-crosses",
"sells (out)",
"two-times"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stands by",
"defends",
"guards",
"protects",
"safeguards",
"saves",
"shields"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"peace offering":{
"as in bribe , sop":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bribe",
"douceur",
"sop",
"advance",
"loan"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bestowal",
"comp",
"donation",
"donative",
"fairing",
"freebie",
"freebee",
"gift",
"giveaway",
"handsel",
"lagniappe",
"largesse",
"largess",
"present",
"presentation",
"alms",
"benefaction",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"charity",
"contribution",
"dole",
"handout",
"oblation",
"offering",
"philanthropy",
"tithe",
"box",
"care package",
"foy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pearlescent":{
"having a rainbowlike play of colors":{
"examples":[
"the sedan comes in an array of colors, with either a metallic or pearlescent finish"
],
"synonyms":[
"iridescent",
"nacreous",
"opalescent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chatoyant",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"varicolored",
"variegated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"peal":{
"to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{
"examples":[
"the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration"
],
"synonyms":[
"bong",
"chime",
"knell",
"ring",
"toll"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chink",
"clang",
"clank",
"clash",
"clink",
"ding",
"ding-dong",
"gong",
"jangle",
"jingle",
"ping",
"plink",
"plunk",
"plonk",
"tang",
"tingle",
"tinkle",
"echo",
"resonate",
"resound",
"reverberate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ring , chime":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chime",
"ding-dong",
"knell",
"ping",
"plink",
"ring",
"tintinnabulation",
"clang",
"clangor",
"clank",
"clash",
"whang",
"chink",
"clink",
"clinkety-clank",
"jangle",
"jingle",
"rattle",
"tang",
"tinkle",
"twang",
"clap",
"clip-clop",
"clop",
"crack",
"crash",
"crunch",
"clump",
"clunk",
"thump"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"peanuts":{
"a very small amount":{
"examples":[
"that's peanuts compared to what I had to deal with yesterday"
],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"nip",
"ounce",
"particle",
"ray",
"scintilla",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"shred",
"skosh",
"smack",
"smell",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"snap",
"soup\u00e7on",
"spark",
"spatter",
"speck",
"splash",
"spot",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"touch",
"trace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hoot",
"iota",
"jot",
"minim",
"minimum",
"modicum",
"semblance",
"syllable",
"tittle",
"vestige",
"whit",
"atom",
"dot",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"patch",
"scrap",
"dash",
"drop",
"pinch",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"bite",
"nibble",
"taste",
"handful",
"scattering",
"smatter",
"smattering",
"dose",
"shot",
"chip",
"flake",
"fragment",
"shard",
"shiver",
"sliver",
"smithereens",
"splinter",
"tatter",
"clipping",
"paring",
"shaving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"deal",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"oodles",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plenty",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"stack",
"wad",
"wealth",
"volume",
"bonanza",
"embarrassment",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"chunk",
"hunk",
"lump",
"slab"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a very small sum of money":{
"examples":[
"employees griping that they were working for peanuts"
],
"synonyms":[
"chicken feed",
"chump change",
"dime",
"hay",
"mite",
"pin money",
"pittance",
"shoestring",
"song",
"two cents"
],
"near synonyms":[
"petty cash",
"pocket money",
"spending money"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bankroll",
"capital",
"funds",
"means",
"wherewithal",
"opulence",
"pelf",
"riches",
"treasure",
"wealth",
"heap",
"pile",
"pot",
"bonanza",
"mine",
"treasure trove",
"treasury"
],
"antonyms":[
"big buck(s)",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabuck(s)",
"mint",
"wad"
]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"peachy":{
"of the very best kind":{
"examples":[
"a look back at those innocent days when the offerings at the local soda fountain might have been described as \"simply peachy \""
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"pearls":{
"someone or something unusually desirable":{
"examples":[
"friends who agree that his new bride is a real pearl"
],
"synonyms":[
"catches",
"gems",
"jewels",
"plums",
"prizes",
"treasures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blessings",
"finds",
"godsends",
"goodies",
"valuables",
"windfalls",
"booties",
"loots",
"plunders",
"spoils",
"swags",
"brass rings",
"glories",
"prides",
"golds",
"jackpots",
"prize moneys",
"treasure troves"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lemons",
"losers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in diamonds , jewels":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"diamonds",
"gems",
"impearls",
"jewels",
"accessorizes",
"dresses up",
"traps",
"tricks (out)",
"brightens",
"freshens",
"smartens",
"spruces (up)",
"bosses",
"chases",
"braids",
"embroiders",
"feathers",
"figures",
"filigrees",
"fillets",
"flounces",
"frills",
"fringes",
"furbelows",
"garlands",
"hangs",
"laces",
"ribbons",
"swags",
"wreathes",
"appliqu\u00e9s",
"gilds",
"paints",
"redecorates",
"redoes",
"adorns",
"arrays",
"beautifies",
"bedecks",
"bedizens",
"blazons",
"caparisons",
"decks",
"decorates",
"does",
"does up",
"dolls up",
"drapes",
"dresses",
"embellishes",
"emblazes",
"embosses",
"enriches",
"fancies up",
"fancifies",
"festoons",
"garnishes",
"glitzes (up)",
"graces",
"gussies up",
"ornaments",
"pretties (up)",
"trims"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplifies",
"streamlines",
"bares",
"denudes",
"dismantles",
"displays",
"divests",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"strips",
"uncovers",
"uglifies",
"blemishes",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"mars",
"scars",
"spoils"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in beads , pellets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beads",
"pelletizes",
"pellets",
"bunches",
"clumps",
"lumps",
"spheres",
"agglomerates",
"balls",
"rolls",
"rounds",
"wads"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unrolls",
"flattens",
"opens",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"spreads",
"unfolds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"peacekeepers":{
"as in peacemakers , pacifists":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"doves",
"pacifists",
"peaceniks",
"peacemakers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hawks",
"jingoes",
"jingoists",
"militarists",
"war hawks",
"warmongers",
"agitators",
"firebrands",
"fomenters",
"instigators",
"rabble-rousers",
"belligerents",
"combatants",
"militants"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peals":{
"to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{
"examples":[
"the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration"
],
"synonyms":[
"bongs",
"chimes",
"knells",
"rings",
"tolls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chinks",
"clangs",
"clanks",
"clashes",
"clinks",
"ding-dongs",
"dings",
"gongs",
"jangles",
"jingles",
"pings",
"plinks",
"plunks",
"plonks",
"tangs",
"tingles",
"tinkles",
"echoes",
"resonates",
"resounds",
"reverberates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in rings , chimes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chimes",
"ding-dongs",
"knells",
"pings",
"plinks",
"rings",
"tintinnabulations",
"clangors",
"clangs",
"clanks",
"clashes",
"whangs",
"chinks",
"clinkety-clanks",
"clinks",
"jangles",
"jingles",
"rattles",
"tangs",
"tinkles",
"twangs",
"claps",
"clip-clops",
"clops",
"cracks",
"crashes",
"crunches",
"clumps",
"clunks",
"thumps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"peaching":{
"as in turning in , shopping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"informing (on)",
"ratting (on)",
"shopping",
"snitching (on)",
"splitting (on)",
"telling (on)",
"turning in",
"giving away",
"backstabbing",
"betraying",
"crossing",
"double-crossing",
"selling (out)",
"two-timing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"standing by",
"defending",
"guarding",
"protecting",
"safeguarding",
"saving",
"shielding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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},
"pearl":{
"someone or something unusually desirable":{
"examples":[
"friends who agree that his new bride is a real pearl"
],
"synonyms":[
"catch",
"gem",
"jewel",
"plum",
"prize",
"treasure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blessing",
"find",
"godsend",
"goody",
"goodie",
"valuable",
"windfall",
"booty",
"loot",
"plunder",
"spoil",
"swag",
"brass ring",
"glory",
"pride",
"gold",
"jackpot",
"prize money",
"treasure trove"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lemon",
"loser"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in diamond , jewel":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"diamond",
"gem",
"impearl",
"jewel",
"accessorize",
"dress up",
"trap",
"trick (out)",
"brighten",
"freshen",
"smarten",
"spruce (up)",
"boss",
"chase",
"braid",
"embroider",
"feather",
"figure",
"filigree",
"fillet",
"flounce",
"frill",
"fringe",
"furbelow",
"garland",
"hang",
"lace",
"ribbon",
"swag",
"wreathe",
"appliqu\u00e9",
"gild",
"paint",
"redecorate",
"redo",
"adorn",
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"doll up",
"do up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplify",
"streamline",
"bare",
"denude",
"dismantle",
"display",
"divest",
"expose",
"reveal",
"strip",
"uncover",
"uglify",
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in bead , pellet":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bead",
"pellet",
"pelletize",
"bunch",
"clump",
"lump",
"sphere",
"agglomerate",
"ball",
"roll",
"round",
"wad"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unroll",
"flatten",
"open",
"smooth",
"spread",
"unfold"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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},
"peace offerings":{
"as in bribes , sops":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bribes",
"douceurs",
"sops",
"advances",
"loans"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bestowals",
"comps",
"donations",
"donatives",
"fairings",
"freebies",
"freebees",
"gifts",
"giveaways",
"handsels",
"lagniappes",
"largesses",
"presentations",
"presents",
"alms",
"benefactions",
"beneficences",
"benevolences",
"charities",
"contributions",
"doles",
"handouts",
"oblations",
"offerings",
"philanthropies",
"tithes",
"boxes",
"care packages",
"foys"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peaceable":{
"inclined to live in peace and to avoid war":{
"examples":[
"a peaceable nation that has never had any interest in conquest"
],
"synonyms":[
"dovish",
"pacific",
"pacifist",
"pacifistic",
"peaceful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irenic",
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"noncombative",
"unaggressive",
"unwarlike",
"antimilitarist",
"antimilitaristic",
"antiviolence",
"antiwar",
"calm",
"mild",
"neutral",
"quiet",
"relaxed",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"affable",
"amiable",
"amicable",
"benevolent",
"genial",
"gentle",
"kind",
"kindly",
"submissive",
"yielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"militarist",
"militaristic",
"aggressive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"antagonistic",
"argumentative",
"fierce",
"gladiatorial",
"hostile",
"hot-tempered"
],
"antonyms":[
"bloodthirsty",
"hawkish",
"martial",
"warlike"
]
},
"not involving violence or force":{
"examples":[
"trying to find a peaceable resolution"
],
"synonyms":[
"nonviolent",
"peaceful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloodless",
"conciliatory",
"irenic",
"pacific",
"peacemaking",
"nonbelligerent",
"unaggressive",
"unassertive",
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"calming",
"quieting",
"soothing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"armed",
"martial",
"militant",
"military",
"warlike",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"quarrelsome",
"antagonistic",
"argumentative",
"fierce",
"gladiatorial",
"hostile",
"tempestuous",
"volcanic"
],
"antonyms":[
"forced",
"violent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"peaking":{
"as in surging , cresting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cresting",
"surging",
"accumulating",
"appreciating",
"ballooning",
"building up",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"increasing",
"mounting",
"multiplying",
"mushrooming",
"proliferating",
"snowballing",
"swelling",
"waxing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"rocketing",
"shooting (up)",
"skyrocketing",
"soaring",
"zooming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nose-diving",
"plummeting",
"plunging",
"slumping",
"tumbling",
"collapsing",
"falling",
"contracting",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"dropping",
"lessening",
"waning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"peacefully":{
"as in calmly , serenely":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"calmly",
"collectedly",
"composedly",
"coolly",
"cooly",
"imperturbably",
"placidly",
"self-composedly",
"self-possessedly",
"serenely",
"unconcernedly",
"meekly",
"mildly",
"passively",
"tamely",
"methodically",
"orderly",
"systematically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amok",
"amuck",
"berserk",
"berserkly",
"frantically",
"frenetically",
"frenziedly",
"harum-scarum",
"hectically",
"helter-skelter",
"madly",
"pell-mell",
"wild",
"wildly",
"agitatedly",
"confusedly",
"crazily",
"desperately",
"feverishly",
"haywire",
"skittishly",
"uncontrollably",
"heedlessly",
"hotheadedly",
"recklessly",
"wantonly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"peaces":{
"peaceful coexistence":{
"examples":[
"can't we all just live in peace ?"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimes",
"comities",
"compatibilities",
"concords",
"harmonies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amities",
"companionships",
"congenialities",
"fellowships",
"fraternizations",
"friendships",
"collaborations",
"reciprocities",
"symbioses",
"agreements",
"consensuses",
"unanimities",
"cohesions",
"unities",
"affinities",
"connections",
"empathies",
"kinships",
"rapports",
"solidarities",
"sympathies",
"understandings",
"serenities",
"tranquillities",
"tranquilities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonisms",
"antipathies",
"enmities",
"hatreds",
"hostilities",
"alienations",
"breaches",
"divorces",
"estrangements",
"ruptures",
"schisms",
"scissions",
"severances",
"dissents",
"dissidences",
"anarchies",
"disorders",
"disturbances",
"strifes",
"turmoils"
],
"antonyms":[
"conflicts",
"discords",
"dissensions",
"dissentions",
"variances"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peacekeeper":{
"as in peacemaker , pacifist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dove",
"pacifist",
"peacenik",
"peacemaker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hawk",
"jingo",
"jingoist",
"militarist",
"war hawk",
"warmonger",
"agitator",
"firebrand",
"fomenter",
"instigator",
"rabble-rouser",
"belligerent",
"combatant",
"militant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peached":{
"as in turned in , shopped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"informed (on)",
"ratted (on)",
"shopped",
"snitched (on)",
"split (on)",
"told (on)",
"turned in",
"gave away",
"backstabbed",
"betrayed",
"crossed",
"double-crossed",
"sold (out)",
"two-timed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stood by",
"defended",
"guarded",
"protected",
"safeguarded",
"saved",
"shielded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"peacemaker":{
"one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement":{
"examples":[
"the former diplomat is coming out of retirement to lend his talents as a peacemaker to these crucial negotiations"
],
"synonyms":[
"broker",
"buffer",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"honest broker",
"interceder",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"interposer",
"mediator",
"middleman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"troubleshooter",
"moderator",
"bargainer",
"negotiant",
"negotiator",
"appeaser",
"pacificator",
"pacifier",
"reconciler",
"agent",
"attorney",
"deputy",
"factor",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"liaison",
"medium",
"ambassador",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
"messenger",
"delegate",
"representative",
"busybody",
"interferer",
"meddler",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"judge",
"referee",
"umpire",
"adviser",
"advisor",
"counselor",
"counsellor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peace officer":{
"as in police officer , man":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bobby",
"bull",
"constable",
"cop",
"copper",
"flatfoot",
"fuzz",
"gendarme",
"lawman",
"officer",
"policeman",
"police officer",
"shamus",
"detective",
"dick",
"gumshoe",
"hawkshaw",
"inspector",
"investigator",
"plainclothesman",
"sherlock",
"sleuth",
"sleuthhound",
"constabulary",
"heat",
"man",
"police",
"police force",
"operative",
"private detective",
"private eye",
"private investigator",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"sheriff",
"trooper",
"captain",
"lieutenant",
"sergeant",
"patrolman",
"policewoman"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilian"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peacetime":{
"as in peace":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"peace",
"d\u00e9tente",
"detente",
"accord",
"reconcilement",
"reconciliation",
"armistice",
"cease-fire",
"truce"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conflict",
"hostilities",
"hot war",
"war"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"peaked":{
"tapering to a thin tip":{
"examples":[
"the church's peaked spire is a prominent feature of the town's skyline"
],
"synonyms":[
"pointed",
"pointy",
"sharp",
"spired",
"tipped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"needlelike",
"spiny",
"barbed",
"jagged",
"pronged",
"spiked",
"spikelike",
"spiky",
"spikey",
"bladelike",
"knifelike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dull",
"rounded"
],
"antonyms":[
"blunt"
]
},
"lacking a healthy skin color":{
"examples":[
"you probably should go home, as you're looking awfully peaked"
],
"synonyms":[
"ashen",
"ashy",
"blanched",
"cadaverous",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"wan"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"sick",
"sickly",
"waxen",
"waxy",
"white",
"whitened",
"anemic",
"bloodless",
"untanned",
"whey-faced",
"white-faced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blushing",
"flushed",
"pink"
],
"antonyms":[
"blooming",
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"rubicund",
"ruddy",
"sanguine"
]
},
"temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body":{
"examples":[
"I'm feeling a little peaked , so I'm going to lie down"
],
"synonyms":[
"ailing",
"bad",
"down",
"ill",
"indisposed",
"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"
]
},
"as in surged , crested":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crested",
"surged",
"accumulated",
"appreciated",
"ballooned",
"built up",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"increased",
"mounted",
"multiplied",
"mushroomed",
"proliferated",
"snowballed",
"swelled",
"waxed",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"rocketed",
"shot (up)",
"skyrocketed",
"soared",
"zoomed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nose-dived",
"plummeted",
"plunged",
"slumped",
"tumbled",
"collapsed",
"fell",
"contracted",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"dropped",
"lessened",
"waned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
}
}