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{
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"as far as" : {
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"having to do with" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"as far as a menu for the event, I haven't given it any thought"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"over"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"about" ,
"apropos" ,
"apropos of" ,
"as for" ,
"as regards" ,
"as respects" ,
"as to" ,
"concerning" ,
"of" ,
"on" ,
"regarding" ,
"respecting" ,
"touching" ,
"toward" ,
"towards"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"preposition"
]
} ,
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"ascertain" : {
"to come to an awareness of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"miss" ,
"overlook" ,
"disregard" ,
"ignore" ,
"forget" ,
"unlearn" ,
"blanket" ,
"blot out" ,
"cloak" ,
"conceal" ,
"cover" ,
"curtain" ,
"enshroud" ,
"hide" ,
"mask" ,
"occult" ,
"screen" ,
"shroud" ,
"veil"
] ,
"related" : [
"hit (on or upon)" ,
"tumble (to)" ,
"descry" ,
"detect" ,
"encounter" ,
"espy" ,
"spot" ,
"calculate" ,
"dope (out)" ,
"figure out" ,
"find" ,
"puzzle (out)" ,
"discern" ,
"mind" ,
"note" ,
"observe" ,
"perceive" ,
"divine"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catch on (to)" ,
"discover" ,
"find out" ,
"get on (to)" ,
"hear" ,
"learn" ,
"realize" ,
"see" ,
"wise (up)"
]
} ,
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort" : {
"antonyms" : [
"miss" ,
"overlook" ,
"pass over"
] ,
"examples" : [
"ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lose" ,
"mislay" ,
"misplace" ,
"misset"
] ,
"related" : [
"espy" ,
"sight" ,
"spot" ,
"look for" ,
"search (for or out)" ,
"seek"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"descry" ,
"detect" ,
"determine" ,
"dig out" ,
"dig up" ,
"discover" ,
"dredge (up)" ,
"ferret (out)" ,
"find" ,
"find out" ,
"get" ,
"hit (on or upon)" ,
"hunt (down or up)" ,
"learn" ,
"locate" ,
"nose out" ,
"root (out)" ,
"rout (out)" ,
"rummage" ,
"run down" ,
"scare up" ,
"scout (up)" ,
"track (down)" ,
"turn up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"ascertaining" : {
"to come to an awareness of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"missing" ,
"overlooking" ,
"disregarding" ,
"ignoring" ,
"forgetting" ,
"unlearning" ,
"blanketing" ,
"blotting out" ,
"cloaking" ,
"concealing" ,
"covering" ,
"curtaining" ,
"enshrouding" ,
"hiding" ,
"masking" ,
"occulting" ,
"screening" ,
"shrouding" ,
"veiling"
] ,
"related" : [
"hitting (on or upon)" ,
"tumbling (to)" ,
"descrying" ,
"detecting" ,
"encountering" ,
"espying" ,
"spotting" ,
"calculating" ,
"doping (out)" ,
"figuring out" ,
"finding" ,
"puzzling (out)" ,
"discerning" ,
"minding" ,
"noting" ,
"observing" ,
"perceiving" ,
"divining"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catching on (to)" ,
"discovering" ,
"finding out" ,
"getting on (to)" ,
"hearing" ,
"learning" ,
"realizing" ,
"seeing" ,
"wising (up)"
]
} ,
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort" : {
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"missing" ,
"overlooking" ,
"passing over"
] ,
"examples" : [
"ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"losing" ,
"mislaying" ,
"misplacing" ,
"missetting" ,
"mis-setting"
] ,
"related" : [
"espying" ,
"sighting" ,
"spotting" ,
"looking for" ,
"searching (for or out)" ,
"seeking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"descrying" ,
"detecting" ,
"determining" ,
"digging out" ,
"digging up" ,
"discovering" ,
"dredging (up)" ,
"ferreting (out)" ,
"finding" ,
"finding out" ,
"getting" ,
"hitting (on or upon)" ,
"hunting (down or up)" ,
"learning" ,
"locating" ,
"nosing out" ,
"rooting (out)" ,
"routing (out)" ,
"rummaging" ,
"running down" ,
"scaring up" ,
"scouting (up)" ,
"tracking (down)" ,
"turning up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"ashy" : {
"lacking a healthy skin color" : {
"antonyms" : [
"blooming" ,
"florid" ,
"flush" ,
"full-blooded" ,
"glowing" ,
"red" ,
"rosy" ,
"rubicund" ,
"ruddy" ,
"sanguine"
] ,
"examples" : [
"paramedics knew she was in shock because she was ashy and shaking"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blushing" ,
"flushed" ,
"pink"
] ,
"related" : [
"sallow" ,
"sallowish" ,
"sick" ,
"sickly" ,
"waxen" ,
"waxy" ,
"white" ,
"whitened" ,
"anemic" ,
"bloodless" ,
"untanned" ,
"whey-faced" ,
"white-faced"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ashen" ,
"blanched" ,
"cadaverous" ,
"doughy" ,
"livid" ,
"lurid" ,
"mealy" ,
"pale" ,
"paled" ,
"pallid" ,
"pasty" ,
"peaked" ,
"wan"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"asked" : {
"to make a request of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"ask the salesclerk for assistance"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coerced" ,
"compelled" ,
"constrained" ,
"forced" ,
"obliged" ,
"required"
] ,
"related" : [
"appealed (to)" ,
"begged" ,
"beseeched" ,
"besought" ,
"conjured" ,
"entreated" ,
"implored" ,
"importuned" ,
"invited" ,
"invoked" ,
"petitioned" ,
"pleaded (to)" ,
"pled (to)" ,
"plead (to)" ,
"prayed" ,
"supplicated" ,
"demanded" ,
"enjoined" ,
"exacted" ,
"pressed" ,
"required"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hit (up)" ,
"requested" ,
"solicited"
]
} ,
"to put a question or questions to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"answered" ,
"replied" ,
"responded"
] ,
"examples" : [
"my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"rejoined" ,
"retorted" ,
"commented" ,
"observed" ,
"remarked" ,
"avoided" ,
"ducked"
] ,
"related" : [
"besieged" ,
"bombarded" ,
"cross-examined" ,
"cross-questioned" ,
"examined" ,
"pumped" ,
"polled" ,
"surveyed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catechized" ,
"grilled" ,
"inquired (of)" ,
"interrogated" ,
"queried" ,
"questioned" ,
"quizzed"
]
} ,
"to request the presence or participation of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a fixture on the party circuit, that couple is always asking people over for dinner"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"solicited" ,
"beckoned" ,
"called" ,
"summoned"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bade" ,
"bid" ,
"invited"
]
} ,
"to set or receive as a price" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"overcharged" ,
"undercharged" ,
"brought" ,
"fetched" ,
"sold (for)" ,
"discounted" ,
"marked down" ,
"marked up" ,
"assessed" ,
"billed" ,
"invoiced" ,
"priced" ,
"valued"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"charged" ,
"commanded" ,
"demanded"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"asking" : {
"to make a request of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"ask the salesclerk for assistance"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coercing" ,
"compelling" ,
"constraining" ,
"forcing" ,
"obliging" ,
"requiring"
] ,
"related" : [
"appealing (to)" ,
"begging" ,
"beseeching" ,
"conjuring" ,
"entreating" ,
"imploring" ,
"importuning" ,
"inviting" ,
"invoking" ,
"petitioning" ,
"pleading (to)" ,
"praying" ,
"supplicating" ,
"demanding" ,
"enjoining" ,
"exacting" ,
"pressing" ,
"requiring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hitting (up)" ,
"requesting" ,
"soliciting"
]
} ,
"to put a question or questions to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"answering" ,
"replying" ,
"responding"
] ,
"examples" : [
"my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"rejoining" ,
"retorting" ,
"commenting" ,
"observing" ,
"remarking" ,
"avoiding" ,
"ducking"
] ,
"related" : [
"besieging" ,
"bombarding" ,
"cross-examining" ,
"cross-questioning" ,
"examining" ,
"pumping" ,
"polling" ,
"surveying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catechizing" ,
"grilling" ,
"inquiring (of)" ,
"interrogating" ,
"querying" ,
"questioning" ,
"quizzing"
]
} ,
"to request the presence or participation of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a fixture on the party circuit, that couple is always asking people over for dinner"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"soliciting" ,
"beckoning" ,
"calling" ,
"summoning"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bidding" ,
"inviting"
]
} ,
"to set or receive as a price" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"overcharging" ,
"undercharging" ,
"bringing" ,
"fetching" ,
"selling (for)" ,
"discounting" ,
"marking down" ,
"marking up" ,
"assessing" ,
"billing" ,
"invoicing" ,
"pricing" ,
"valuing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"charging" ,
"commanding" ,
"demanding"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"asocial" : {
"having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others" : {
"antonyms" : [
"cordial" ,
"friendly" ,
"sociable" ,
"social" ,
"warm"
] ,
"examples" : [
"an asocial and grumpy artist lives alone on the top floor"
] ,
"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"
] ,
"related" : [
"indrawn" ,
"introverted" ,
"nongregarious" ,
"recessive" ,
"reclusive" ,
"reserved" ,
"unsocial" ,
"withdrawn" ,
"misanthropic" ,
"apathetic" ,
"hard" ,
"indifferent" ,
"unconcerned" ,
"clinical" ,
"dispassionate" ,
"impersonal" ,
"professional" ,
"disinterested" ,
"incurious" ,
"uninterested" ,
"reticent" ,
"silent" ,
"taciturn" ,
"uncommunicative" ,
"diffident" ,
"shy" ,
"timid" ,
"cliquey" ,
"cliquish" ,
"clubbish"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aloof" ,
"antisocial" ,
"buttoned-up" ,
"cold" ,
"cold-eyed" ,
"cool" ,
"detached" ,
"distant" ,
"dry" ,
"frosty" ,
"offish" ,
"remote" ,
"standoff" ,
"standoffish" ,
"unbending" ,
"unclubbable" ,
"unsociable"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"aspect" : {
"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several colleges which might be good for you"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"air" ,
"appearance" ,
"character" ,
"color" ,
"complexion" ,
"condition" ,
"face" ,
"look" ,
"semblance" ,
"shape" ,
"state" ,
"visage" ,
"period" ,
"stage" ,
"step" ,
"outlook" ,
"perspective" ,
"position" ,
"posture" ,
"shoes" ,
"slant" ,
"stance" ,
"standpoint" ,
"view" ,
"viewpoint" ,
"interpretation" ,
"reading" ,
"rendering" ,
"translation" ,
"version" ,
"article" ,
"case" ,
"component" ,
"count" ,
"detail" ,
"dimension" ,
"element" ,
"factor" ,
"instance" ,
"item" ,
"matter" ,
"part" ,
"particular" ,
"point" ,
"regard" ,
"respect"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"angle" ,
"facet" ,
"hand" ,
"phase" ,
"side"
]
} ,
"a fixed intent look" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"his aspect was focused on the distant shore"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blink" ,
"flash" ,
"glance" ,
"glimpse" ,
"peek" ,
"peep" ,
"sight" ,
"stime" ,
"oeillade" ,
"ogle" ,
"browse" ,
"scan"
] ,
"related" : [
"glare" ,
"glower" ,
"contemplation" ,
"fixation" ,
"attention" ,
"observance" ,
"observation" ,
"surveillance" ,
"watch" ,
"examination" ,
"inspection" ,
"perusal" ,
"study" ,
"survey"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"eye" ,
"gape" ,
"gaze" ,
"regard" ,
"scrutiny" ,
"stare"
]
} ,
"the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he has the aspect of a man used to giving orders and seeing them obeyed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"air" ,
"attitude" ,
"bearing" ,
"behavior" ,
"comportment" ,
"demeanor" ,
"deportment" ,
"manner" ,
"poise" ,
"pose" ,
"carriage" ,
"posture" ,
"stance" ,
"cast" ,
"mold" ,
"shape" ,
"turn" ,
"color" ,
"coloring" ,
"complexion" ,
"countenance" ,
"face" ,
"features" ,
"habit" ,
"habitus" ,
"person" ,
"physiognomy" ,
"superficies" ,
"visage"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appearance" ,
"dress" ,
"figure" ,
"garb" ,
"look" ,
"mien" ,
"outside" ,
"presence" ,
"regard"
]
} ,
"the state or fact of facing a particular direction" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the harbor's northern aspect means that vessels are often exposed to strong winds"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"alignment" ,
"alinement" ,
"arrangement"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"exposure" ,
"frontage" ,
"orientation"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"aspects" : {
"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several colleges which might be good for you"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"airs" ,
"appearances" ,
"characters" ,
"colors" ,
"complexions" ,
"conditions" ,
"faces" ,
"looks" ,
"semblances" ,
"shapes" ,
"states" ,
"visages" ,
"periods" ,
"stages" ,
"steps" ,
"outlooks" ,
"perspectives" ,
"positions" ,
"postures" ,
"shoes" ,
"slants" ,
"stances" ,
"standpoints" ,
"viewpoints" ,
"views" ,
"interpretations" ,
"readings" ,
"renderings" ,
"translations" ,
"versions" ,
"articles" ,
"cases" ,
"components" ,
"counts" ,
"details" ,
"dimensions" ,
"elements" ,
"factors" ,
"instances" ,
"items" ,
"matters" ,
"particulars" ,
"parts" ,
"points" ,
"regards" ,
"respects"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"angles" ,
"facets" ,
"hands" ,
"phases" ,
"sides"
]
} ,
"a fixed intent look" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"his aspect was focused on the distant shore"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blinks" ,
"flashes" ,
"glances" ,
"glimpses" ,
"peeks" ,
"peeps" ,
"sights" ,
"stimes" ,
"oeillades" ,
"ogles" ,
"browses" ,
"scans"
] ,
"related" : [
"glares" ,
"glowers" ,
"contemplations" ,
"fixations" ,
"attentions" ,
"observances" ,
"observations" ,
"surveillances" ,
"watches" ,
"examinations" ,
"inspections" ,
"perusals" ,
"studies" ,
"surveys"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"eyes" ,
"gapes" ,
"gazes" ,
"regards" ,
"scrutinies" ,
"stares"
]
} ,
"the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he has the aspect of a man used to giving orders and seeing them obeyed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"airs" ,
"attitudes" ,
"bearings" ,
"behaviors" ,
"comportments" ,
"demeanors" ,
"deportments" ,
"manners" ,
"poises" ,
"poses" ,
"carriages" ,
"postures" ,
"stances" ,
"casts" ,
"molds" ,
"shapes" ,
"turns" ,
"colorings" ,
"colors" ,
"complexions" ,
"countenances" ,
"faces" ,
"features" ,
"habits" ,
"habitus" ,
"persons" ,
"physiognomies" ,
"superficies" ,
"visages"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appearances" ,
"dresses" ,
"figures" ,
"garbs" ,
"looks" ,
"miens" ,
"outsides" ,
"presences" ,
"regards"
]
} ,
"the state or fact of facing a particular direction" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the harbor's northern aspect means that vessels are often exposed to strong winds"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"alignments" ,
"alinements" ,
"arrangements"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"exposures" ,
"frontages" ,
"orientations"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"asphyxiating" : {
"to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"The murder victim was asphyxiated ."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"assailing" : {
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the union organizers assailed the chemical company for failing to provide a safe working environment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acclaiming" ,
"commending" ,
"complimenting" ,
"hailing" ,
"lauding" ,
"praising"
] ,
"related" : [
"berating" ,
"haranguing" ,
"harassing" ,
"harrying" ,
"reviling" ,
"scolding" ,
"whipping" ,
"blaspheming" ,
"cursing" ,
"execrating" ,
"imprecating" ,
"profaning" ,
"affronting" ,
"insulting" ,
"slurring" ,
"aspersing" ,
"bad-mouthing" ,
"belittling" ,
"blackguarding" ,
"disparaging" ,
"putting down" ,
"libeling" ,
"libelling" ,
"slandering" ,
"traducing" ,
"vilifying" ,
"chastising" ,
"chiding" ,
"criticizing" ,
"lacing (into)" ,
"rebuking" ,
"reprimanding" ,
"fulminating" ,
"lashing (out)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abusing" ,
"attacking" ,
"bashing" ,
"belaboring" ,
"blasting" ,
"castigating" ,
"excoriating" ,
"jumping (on)" ,
"lambasting" ,
"potshotting" ,
"savaging" ,
"scathing" ,
"slamming" ,
"trashing" ,
"vituperating"
]
} ,
"to take sudden, violent action against" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the small birds assailed the larger one that had threatened their nest"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"covering" ,
"defending" ,
"guarding" ,
"protecting" ,
"securing" ,
"shielding"
] ,
"related" : [
"bum-rushing" ,
"ganging up (on)" ,
"mobbing" ,
"swarming" ,
"mugging" ,
"robbing" ,
"ambuscading" ,
"ambushing" ,
"surprising" ,
"surprizing" ,
"waylaying" ,
"blitzing" ,
"bombarding" ,
"bombing" ,
"nuking" ,
"barraging" ,
"cannonading" ,
"cannoning" ,
"banging away (at)" ,
"battering" ,
"buffeting" ,
"plastering" ,
"beleaguering" ,
"besieging" ,
"pressing" ,
"harrying" ,
"looting" ,
"pillaging" ,
"plundering" ,
"ravaging" ,
"sacking" ,
"foraying" ,
"invading" ,
"overrunning" ,
"enveloping" ,
"flanking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assaulting" ,
"attacking" ,
"besetting" ,
"bushwhacking" ,
"charging" ,
"descending (on or upon)" ,
"going in (on)" ,
"jumping (on)" ,
"pouncing (on or upon)" ,
"raiding" ,
"rushing" ,
"setting on" ,
"siccing" ,
"sicking" ,
"storming" ,
"striking" ,
"trashing" ,
"turning (on)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"assails" : {
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the union organizers assailed the chemical company for failing to provide a safe working environment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acclaims" ,
"commends" ,
"compliments" ,
"hails" ,
"lauds" ,
"praises"
] ,
"related" : [
"berates" ,
"harangues" ,
"harasses" ,
"harries" ,
"reviles" ,
"scolds" ,
"whips" ,
"blasphemes" ,
"curses" ,
"execrates" ,
"imprecates" ,
"profanes" ,
"affronts" ,
"insults" ,
"slurs" ,
"asperses" ,
"bad-mouths" ,
"belittles" ,
"blackguards" ,
"disparages" ,
"puts down" ,
"libels" ,
"slanders" ,
"traduces" ,
"vilifies" ,
"chastises" ,
"chides" ,
"criticizes" ,
"laces (into)" ,
"rebukes" ,
"reprimands" ,
"fulminates" ,
"lashes (out)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abuses" ,
"attacks" ,
"bashes" ,
"belabors" ,
"blasts" ,
"castigates" ,
"excoriates" ,
"jumps (on)" ,
"lambastes" ,
"lambasts" ,
"potshots" ,
"savages" ,
"scathes" ,
"slams" ,
"trashes" ,
"vituperates"
]
} ,
"to take sudden, violent action against" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the small birds assailed the larger one that had threatened their nest"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"covers" ,
"defends" ,
"guards" ,
"protects" ,
"secures" ,
"shields"
] ,
"related" : [
"bum-rushes" ,
"gangs up (on)" ,
"mobs" ,
"swarms" ,
"mugs" ,
"robs" ,
"ambuscades" ,
"ambushes" ,
"surprises" ,
"surprizes" ,
"waylays" ,
"blitzes" ,
"bombards" ,
"bombs" ,
"nukes" ,
"barrages" ,
"cannonades" ,
"cannons" ,
"bangs away (at)" ,
"batters" ,
"buffets" ,
"plasters" ,
"beleaguers" ,
"besieges" ,
"presses" ,
"harries" ,
"loots" ,
"pillages" ,
"plunders" ,
"ravages" ,
"sacks" ,
"forays" ,
"invades" ,
"overruns" ,
"envelops" ,
"flanks"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assaults" ,
"attacks" ,
"besets" ,
"bushwhacks" ,
"charges" ,
"descends (on or upon)" ,
"goes in (on)" ,
"jumps (on)" ,
"pounces (on or upon)" ,
"raids" ,
"rushes" ,
"sets on" ,
"sics" ,
"sicks" ,
"storms" ,
"strikes" ,
"trashes" ,
"turns (on)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"assassinate" : {
"to put to death deliberately" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"animate" ,
"raise" ,
"restore" ,
"resurrect" ,
"resuscitate" ,
"revive"
] ,
"related" : [
"blow away" ,
"shoot" ,
"shoot down" ,
"blot out" ,
"carry off" ,
"claim" ,
"cut down" ,
"destroy" ,
"fell" ,
"kill" ,
"smite" ,
"zap" ,
"butcher" ,
"massacre" ,
"mow (down)" ,
"slaughter" ,
"annihilate" ,
"eliminate" ,
"eradicate" ,
"exterminate" ,
"wipe out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bump off" ,
"croak" ,
"dispatch" ,
"do in" ,
"execute" ,
"get" ,
"ice" ,
"knock off" ,
"liquidate" ,
"murder" ,
"neutralize" ,
"off" ,
"put away" ,
"rub out" ,
"slay" ,
"snuff" ,
"take out" ,
"terminate" ,
"whack"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"assassinates" : {
"to put to death deliberately" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"animates" ,
"raises" ,
"restores" ,
"resurrects" ,
"resuscitates" ,
"revives"
] ,
"related" : [
"blows away" ,
"shoots" ,
"shoots down" ,
"blots out" ,
"carries off" ,
"claims" ,
"cuts down" ,
"destroys" ,
"fells" ,
"kills" ,
"smites" ,
"zaps" ,
"butchers" ,
"massacres" ,
"mows (down)" ,
"slaughters" ,
"annihilates" ,
"eliminates" ,
"eradicates" ,
"exterminates" ,
"wipes out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bumps off" ,
"croaks" ,
"dispatches" ,
"does in" ,
"executes" ,
"gets" ,
"ices" ,
"knocks off" ,
"liquidates" ,
"murders" ,
"neutralizes" ,
"offs" ,
"puts away" ,
"rubs out" ,
"slays" ,
"snuffs" ,
"takes out" ,
"terminates" ,
"whacks"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"assassination" : {
"as in hit , execution" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"assassins" : {
"a person who kills another person" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"shot down by an unknown assassin"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bravos" ,
"bravoes" ,
"hit men" ,
"torpedoes" ,
"triggermen" ,
"butchers" ,
"executioners" ,
"massacrers" ,
"slaughterers" ,
"slayers" ,
"murderesses"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cutthroats" ,
"homicides" ,
"killers" ,
"manslayers" ,
"murderers"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"assaultiveness" : {
"an inclination to fight or quarrel" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nonaggression" ,
"pacifism"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the nurses found it difficult to care for the man because of his assaultiveness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"antiaggression" ,
"anti-imperialism" ,
"antimilitarism" ,
"affability" ,
"amiability" ,
"amicability" ,
"benevolence" ,
"cordiality" ,
"friendliness" ,
"geniality" ,
"graciousness" ,
"pleasantness" ,
"sociability" ,
"gentleness" ,
"kindliness" ,
"mildness" ,
"amenability" ,
"complaisance" ,
"placability"
] ,
"related" : [
"antagonism" ,
"fierceness" ,
"hostility" ,
"hyperaggressiveness" ,
"unfriendliness" ,
"imperialism" ,
"jingoism" ,
"militarism" ,
"acidity" ,
"biliousness" ,
"captiousness" ,
"crankiness" ,
"crossness" ,
"disagreeableness" ,
"fractiousness" ,
"fretfulness" ,
"grouchiness" ,
"grumpiness" ,
"huffiness" ,
"irascibility" ,
"irascibleness" ,
"irritability" ,
"irritableness" ,
"orneriness" ,
"peevishness" ,
"pettishness" ,
"petulance" ,
"querulousness" ,
"rudeness" ,
"surliness" ,
"testiness" ,
"waspishness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggression" ,
"aggressiveness" ,
"bellicosity" ,
"belligerence" ,
"belligerency" ,
"combativeness" ,
"contentiousness" ,
"defiance" ,
"disputatiousness" ,
"feistiness" ,
"fight" ,
"militance" ,
"militancy" ,
"militantness" ,
"pugnacity" ,
"quarrelsomeness" ,
"scrappiness" ,
"truculence"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"assays" : {
"an effort to do or accomplish something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the poem about a frustrated man's last assay at greatness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"strivings" ,
"struggles" ,
"throes" ,
"undertakings" ,
"trial and errors"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attempts" ,
"bashes" ,
"bids" ,
"cracks" ,
"endeavors" ,
"essays" ,
"flings" ,
"goes" ,
"offers" ,
"passes" ,
"shots" ,
"stabs" ,
"trials" ,
"tries" ,
"whacks" ,
"whirls"
]
} ,
"the separation and identification of the parts of a whole" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a metallurgist did an assay on the metal and determined it contained nickel"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"agglomerations" ,
"aggregations" ,
"amalgamations" ,
"assimilations" ,
"coalescences" ,
"conglomerations" ,
"consolidations" ,
"integrations" ,
"syntheses" ,
"unifications"
] ,
"related" : [
"assessments" ,
"diagnoses" ,
"evaluations" ,
"examinations" ,
"inspections" ,
"investigations" ,
"musters" ,
"scrutinies" ,
"arrangements" ,
"assortments" ,
"categorizations" ,
"classifications" ,
"codifications" ,
"indexings" ,
"enumerations" ,
"inventories" ,
"itemizations" ,
"tabulations" ,
"divisions" ,
"reductions" ,
"segmentations" ,
"separations" ,
"subdivisions"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"analyses" ,
"anatomies" ,
"breakdowns" ,
"deconstructions" ,
"dissections"
]
} ,
"to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"agglomerates" ,
"aggregates" ,
"amalgamates" ,
"assimilates" ,
"coalesces" ,
"conglomerates" ,
"consolidates" ,
"integrates" ,
"synthesizes" ,
"unifies"
] ,
"related" : [
"assesses" ,
"diagnoses" ,
"evaluates" ,
"examines" ,
"inspects" ,
"investigates" ,
"scrutinizes" ,
"arranges" ,
"assorts" ,
"catalogs" ,
"catalogues" ,
"categorizes" ,
"classifies" ,
"codifies" ,
"diagrams" ,
"enumerates" ,
"indexes" ,
"orders" ,
"schematizes" ,
"sorts" ,
"tabulates" ,
"divides" ,
"reduces" ,
"segments" ,
"separates" ,
"subdivides"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"analyzes" ,
"anatomizes" ,
"breaks down" ,
"cuts" ,
"deconstructs" ,
"dissects"
]
} ,
"to make an effort to do" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"assaying the task of writing his autobiography"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"drops" ,
"gives up" ,
"quits"
] ,
"related" : [
"fights" ,
"strains" ,
"struggles" ,
"toils" ,
"troubles" ,
"works" ,
"aims" ,
"aspires" ,
"hopes" ,
"assumes" ,
"takes up" ,
"undertakes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attempts" ,
"endeavors" ,
"essays" ,
"seeks" ,
"strives" ,
"tries"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"assemblages" : {
"a body of people come together in one place" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"companies" ,
"consorts" ,
"coteries" ,
"gangs" ,
"packs" ,
"caucuses" ,
"forums" ,
"fora" ,
"markets" ,
"panels" ,
"rallies" ,
"symposia" ,
"symposiums" ,
"synods" ,
"audiences" ,
"galleries" ,
"grandstands" ,
"houses" ,
"crowds" ,
"flocks" ,
"hordes" ,
"legions" ,
"multitudes" ,
"presses" ,
"swarms" ,
"throngs" ,
"crushes" ,
"mobs" ,
"rabblements" ,
"rabbles"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assemblies" ,
"conferences" ,
"congregations" ,
"convocations" ,
"gatherings" ,
"ingatherings" ,
"meetings" ,
"musters"
]
} ,
"a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"agglomerates" ,
"assortments" ,
"congeries" ,
"conglomerates" ,
"conglomerations" ,
"hodgepodges" ,
"hotchpotches" ,
"jumbles" ,
"medleys" ,
"m\u00e9langes" ,
"mishmashes" ,
"mixes" ,
"mixtures" ,
"motleys" ,
"potpourris" ,
"agglomerations" ,
"clutters" ,
"hashes" ,
"heaps" ,
"litters" ,
"masses" ,
"piles" ,
"aggregates" ,
"aggregations" ,
"sums" ,
"totalities" ,
"backlogs" ,
"caches" ,
"funds" ,
"hoards" ,
"inventories" ,
"kitties" ,
"nest eggs" ,
"reserves" ,
"stockpiles" ,
"stocks" ,
"stores" ,
"supplies"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accretions" ,
"accumulations" ,
"collections" ,
"cumulations" ,
"cumuli" ,
"gatherings" ,
"lodgments" ,
"lodgements" ,
"pileups"
]
} ,
"a number of things considered as a unit" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an assemblage of brass candlesticks on the table"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"entities" ,
"items" ,
"singles" ,
"units"
] ,
"related" : [
"accumulations" ,
"aggregates" ,
"aggregations" ,
"conglomerations" ,
"agglomerations" ,
"assortments" ,
"hodgepodges" ,
"jumbles" ,
"miscellanies" ,
"mixtures" ,
"odds and ends" ,
"sundries" ,
"varieties" ,
"cycles" ,
"runs" ,
"series" ,
"suits"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arrays" ,
"bands" ,
"banks" ,
"batches" ,
"batteries" ,
"blocks" ,
"bunches" ,
"clots" ,
"clumps" ,
"clusters" ,
"clutches" ,
"collections" ,
"constellations" ,
"groupings" ,
"groups" ,
"huddles" ,
"knots" ,
"lots" ,
"musters" ,
"packages" ,
"parcels" ,
"passels" ,
"sets" ,
"suites"
]
} ,
"an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"donated his assemblage of 18th-century miniature paintings to the museum"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bric-a-brac" ,
"clutters" ,
"heaps" ,
"jumbles" ,
"litters" ,
"piles" ,
"ragbags"
] ,
"related" : [
"assortments" ,
"kaleidoscopes" ,
"miscellanea" ,
"mixed bags" ,
"omnium-gatherums" ,
"phantasmagorias" ,
"treasures" ,
"treasure troves" ,
"troves" ,
"arsenals" ,
"caches" ,
"hoards" ,
"repertoires" ,
"repertories" ,
"reserves" ,
"stockpiles" ,
"stocks" ,
"stores" ,
"supplies" ,
"accumulations" ,
"assemblies" ,
"gatherings"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"collections" ,
"libraries"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"assembles" : {
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we assembled the club members to decide who would be traveling with whom on the trip"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"breaks up" ,
"dissolves"
] ,
"related" : [
"rallies" ,
"calls in" ,
"calls out" ,
"calls up" ,
"knells" ,
"amasses" ,
"collects" ,
"gathers" ,
"groups" ,
"rounds up" ,
"reassembles" ,
"reconvenes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"calls" ,
"convenes" ,
"convokes" ,
"musters" ,
"summons"
]
} ,
"to bring together in one body or place" : {
"antonyms" : [
"dispels" ,
"disperses" ,
"dissipates" ,
"scatters"
] ,
"examples" : [
"assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"breaks up" ,
"disbands" ,
"disintegrates" ,
"dissolves" ,
"separates" ,
"severs" ,
"splits (up)" ,
"dismisses" ,
"sends"
] ,
"related" : [
"balls" ,
"batches" ,
"bunches" ,
"clusters" ,
"huddles" ,
"heaps" ,
"piles" ,
"stacks" ,
"bands" ,
"brigades" ,
"musters" ,
"raises" ,
"rallies" ,
"flocks" ,
"herds" ,
"hives" ,
"packs" ,
"presses" ,
"swarms" ,
"throngs" ,
"combines" ,
"connects" ,
"joins" ,
"links" ,
"merges" ,
"pools" ,
"unites" ,
"archives" ,
"arranges" ,
"collates" ,
"compiles" ,
"organizes" ,
"systematizes" ,
"scrapes (up or together)" ,
"re-collects" ,
"regathers" ,
"regroups"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accumulates" ,
"amasses" ,
"bulks (up)" ,
"collects" ,
"concentrates" ,
"congregates" ,
"constellates" ,
"corrals" ,
"garners" ,
"gathers" ,
"groups" ,
"lumps" ,
"picks up" ,
"rounds up"
]
} ,
"to come together into one body or place" : {
"antonyms" : [
"breaks up" ,
"disbands" ,
"disperses" ,
"splits (up)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the graduates were told to assemble in the cafeteria an hour before the ceremony"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"departs" ,
"leaves" ,
"takes off" ,
"disjoins" ,
"dissociates" ,
"disunites"
] ,
"related" : [
"affiliates" ,
"allies" ,
"associates" ,
"bands (together)" ,
"caucuses" ,
"clubs" ,
"collaborates" ,
"confederates" ,
"conjoins" ,
"consolidates" ,
"consorts" ,
"cooperates" ,
"couples" ,
"federates" ,
"gangs up" ,
"joins" ,
"merges" ,
"unites" ,
"reassembles" ,
"reconvenes" ,
"regathers" ,
"remeets"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clusters" ,
"collects" ,
"concenters" ,
"concentrates" ,
"conglomerates" ,
"congregates" ,
"convenes" ,
"converges" ,
"forgathers" ,
"foregathers" ,
"gathers" ,
"meets" ,
"rendezvouses"
]
} ,
"to form by putting together parts or materials" : {
"antonyms" : [
"demounts" ,
"disassembles" ,
"dismantles" ,
"dismembers" ,
"knocks down" ,
"strikes" ,
"takes down" ,
"tears down"
] ,
"examples" : [
"it took a lot more time to assemble the model train set than the box said it would"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"demolishes" ,
"destroys" ,
"devastates" ,
"flattens" ,
"levels" ,
"pulls down" ,
"pulverizes" ,
"razes" ,
"ruinates" ,
"ruins" ,
"shatters" ,
"smashes" ,
"wrecks" ,
"blows up" ,
"explodes" ,
"detaches" ,
"disengages" ,
"disconnects" ,
"disjoins" ,
"disunites" ,
"divides" ,
"separates"
] ,
"related" : [
"carpenters" ,
"fashions" ,
"forges" ,
"frames" ,
"hammers" ,
"handcrafts" ,
"manufactures" ,
"molds" ,
"produces" ,
"shapes" ,
"prefabricates" ,
"begins" ,
"coins" ,
"creates" ,
"generates" ,
"inaugurates" ,
"initiates" ,
"innovates" ,
"invents" ,
"originates" ,
"constitutes" ,
"establishes" ,
"fathers" ,
"founds" ,
"institutes" ,
"organizes" ,
"conceives" ,
"concocts" ,
"contrives" ,
"cooks (up)" ,
"designs" ,
"devises" ,
"imagines" ,
"thinks (up)" ,
"reassembles" ,
"rebuilds" ,
"reconstructs" ,
"redevelops" ,
"reedifies" ,
"retrofits" ,
"jerry-builds" ,
"rigs (up)" ,
"throws up" ,
"combines" ,
"unites"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"builds" ,
"confects" ,
"constructs" ,
"erects" ,
"fabricates" ,
"makes" ,
"makes up" ,
"pieces" ,
"puts up" ,
"raises" ,
"rears" ,
"sets up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"assent" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"dissent"
] ,
"examples" : [
"are we to conclude from your silence that you assent ?"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"rebuff" ,
"refuse" ,
"reject" ,
"scorn" ,
"spurn" ,
"deny" ,
"gainsay"
] ,
"related" : [
"adopt" ,
"embrace" ,
"espouse" ,
"abide" ,
"bear (with)" ,
"endure" ,
"stand" ,
"suffer" ,
"tolerate" ,
"stomach" ,
"swallow" ,
"take" ,
"bow" ,
"knuckle under" ,
"relent" ,
"submit" ,
"succumb" ,
"yield"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accede" ,
"acquiesce" ,
"agree" ,
"come round" ,
"consent" ,
"subscribe"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"assenting" : {
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"dissenting"
] ,
"examples" : [
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"are we to conclude from your silence that you assent ?"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"rebuffing" ,
"refusing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"scorning" ,
"spurning" ,
"denying" ,
"gainsaying"
] ,
"related" : [
"adopting" ,
"embracing" ,
"espousing" ,
"abiding" ,
"bearing (with)" ,
"enduring" ,
"standing" ,
"suffering" ,
"tolerating" ,
"stomaching" ,
"swallowing" ,
"taking" ,
"bowing" ,
"knuckling under" ,
"relenting" ,
"submitting" ,
"succumbing" ,
"yielding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acceding" ,
"acquiescing" ,
"agreeing" ,
"coming round" ,
"consenting" ,
"subscribing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"asserting" : {
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"asserted that a new roof would be necessary if the church was to remain open"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"adducing" ,
"citing" ,
"mentioning" ,
"claiming" ,
"insisting" ,
"affirming" ,
"averring" ,
"avouching" ,
"avowing" ,
"advancing" ,
"giving" ,
"offering" ,
"proposing" ,
"submitting" ,
"advising" ,
"counseling" ,
"counselling" ,
"recommending" ,
"suggesting" ,
"urging" ,
"convincing" ,
"persuading" ,
"advocating" ,
"championing" ,
"defending" ,
"enforcing" ,
"espousing" ,
"supporting" ,
"explaining" ,
"justifying" ,
"rationalizing" ,
"considering" ,
"debating" ,
"discussing" ,
"confuting" ,
"countering" ,
"disproving" ,
"rebutting" ,
"refuting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arguing" ,
"contending" ,
"maintaining" ,
"pleading" ,
"reasoning"
]
} ,
"to state as a fact usually forcefully" : {
"antonyms" : [
"denying" ,
"gainsaying"
] ,
"examples" : [
"vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abandoning" ,
"disavowing" ,
"disclaiming" ,
"disowning" ,
"negating" ,
"negativing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"repudiating" ,
"challenging" ,
"disputing" ,
"questioning" ,
"confuting" ,
"disproving" ,
"rebutting" ,
"refuting" ,
"contradicting" ,
"countering"
] ,
"related" : [
"announcing" ,
"broadcasting" ,
"proclaiming" ,
"arguing" ,
"rationalizing" ,
"reasoning" ,
"confirming" ,
"justifying" ,
"vindicating" ,
"defending" ,
"persevering" ,
"supporting" ,
"upholding" ,
"reaffirming" ,
"reasserting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affirming" ,
"alleging" ,
"averring" ,
"avouching" ,
"avowing" ,
"claiming" ,
"contending" ,
"declaring" ,
"insisting" ,
"maintaining" ,
"professing" ,
"protesting" ,
"purporting" ,
"warranting"
]
} ,
"to state clearly and strongly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"minimizing" ,
"understating" ,
"disregarding" ,
"ignoring" ,
"neglecting" ,
"overlooking"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"advancing" ,
"advertising" ,
"boosting" ,
"plugging" ,
"promoting" ,
"publicizing" ,
"announcing" ,
"blazing" ,
"calling" ,
"proclaiming" ,
"pronouncing" ,
"saying" ,
"accenting" ,
"accentuating" ,
"emphasizing" ,
"stressing" ,
"underlining" ,
"underscoring" ,
"advocating" ,
"championing" ,
"defending" ,
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"espousing" ,
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"supporting" ,
"upholding" ,
"assuring" ,
"convincing" ,
"persuading" ,
"explaining" ,
"justifying" ,
"rationalizing" ,
"reaffirming" ,
"reasserting"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"affirming" ,
"averring" ,
"avouching" ,
"avowing" ,
"declaring" ,
"guaranteeing" ,
"laying down" ,
"professing"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"assertive" : {
"having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal" : {
"antonyms" : [
"ambitionless" ,
"low-pressure" ,
"nonassertive" ,
"unaggressive" ,
"unambitious" ,
"unassertive" ,
"unenterprising"
] ,
"examples" : [
"some reef fish are assertive in defending their territory"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"easygoing" ,
"laid-back" ,
"relaxed" ,
"acquiescent" ,
"amenable" ,
"compliant" ,
"deferential" ,
"docile" ,
"resigned" ,
"submissive" ,
"tractable" ,
"yielding" ,
"cowering" ,
"cringing" ,
"groveling" ,
"grovelling" ,
"shrinking" ,
"bashful" ,
"demure" ,
"diffident" ,
"humble" ,
"lowly" ,
"meek" ,
"mild" ,
"modest" ,
"mousy" ,
"mousey" ,
"overmodest" ,
"passive" ,
"quiet" ,
"reserved" ,
"retiring" ,
"shy" ,
"subdued" ,
"timid" ,
"unobtrusive" ,
"obsequious" ,
"servile" ,
"slavish" ,
"subservient"
] ,
"related" : [
"argumentative" ,
"bellicose" ,
"belligerent" ,
"combative" ,
"contentious" ,
"discordant" ,
"disputatious" ,
"gladiatorial" ,
"pugnacious" ,
"quarrelsome" ,
"trigger-happy" ,
"truculent" ,
"warlike" ,
"hyperaggressive" ,
"overambitious" ,
"dynamic" ,
"energetic" ,
"gung ho" ,
"hustling" ,
"strenuous" ,
"vigorous" ,
"emphatic" ,
"obtrusive" ,
"adventuresome" ,
"adventurous" ,
"daring" ,
"dashing" ,
"emboldened" ,
"gutsy" ,
"venturesome" ,
"venturous" ,
"audacious" ,
"bold" ,
"brash" ,
"brassy" ,
"bumptious" ,
"cheeky" ,
"cocksure" ,
"cocky" ,
"confident" ,
"determined" ,
"forward" ,
"impudent" ,
"insolent" ,
"overconfident" ,
"presumptuous" ,
"unapologetic" ,
"unsubdued" ,
"unyielding" ,
"bare-knuckle" ,
"bare-knuckled" ,
"bare-knuckles" ,
"feisty" ,
"scrappy" ,
"dominating" ,
"domineering" ,
"imperious" ,
"lordly" ,
"magisterial" ,
"overbearing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggressive" ,
"ambitious" ,
"enterprising" ,
"fierce" ,
"go-getting" ,
"high-pressure" ,
"in-your-face" ,
"militant" ,
"pushy" ,
"self-asserting" ,
"self-assertive"
]
} ,
"marked by or uttered with forcefulness" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nonassertive" ,
"nonemphatic" ,
"unemphatic"
] ,
"examples" : [
"after months of assertive declarations that he would not run for president, he announced he was running"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"guarded" ,
"mild" ,
"uncompelling" ,
"weak" ,
"wishy-washy" ,
"ambiguous" ,
"equivocal" ,
"halting" ,
"hesitant" ,
"understated"
] ,
"related" : [
"decided" ,
"insistent" ,
"marked" ,
"pointed" ,
"absolute" ,
"categorical" ,
"categoric" ,
"clear" ,
"plain" ,
"unambiguous" ,
"unequivocal" ,
"arresting" ,
"compelling" ,
"conspicuous" ,
"impelling" ,
"noticeable" ,
"striking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggressive" ,
"dynamic" ,
"emphatic" ,
"energetic" ,
"forceful" ,
"full-blooded" ,
"muscular" ,
"resounding" ,
"strenuous" ,
"vehement" ,
"vigorous" ,
"violent"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"assertively" : {
"as in aggressively , determinedly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"assertiveness" : {
"the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"feebleness" ,
"mildness" ,
"weakness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the assertiveness with which he voices his opinions intimidates some people"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ambiguity" ,
"equivocation" ,
"delicacy" ,
"lightness" ,
"subtlety"
] ,
"related" : [
"potency" ,
"power" ,
"strength" ,
"eloquence" ,
"ardency" ,
"ardor" ,
"fervency" ,
"fervidness" ,
"fervor" ,
"insistence" ,
"passion" ,
"warmth" ,
"stridency" ,
"vociferousness" ,
"absoluteness" ,
"clearness" ,
"directness" ,
"incision" ,
"incisiveness" ,
"plainness" ,
"straightforwardness" ,
"vividness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggressiveness" ,
"emphasis" ,
"fierceness" ,
"forcefulness" ,
"intenseness" ,
"intensity" ,
"vehemence" ,
"vigorousness" ,
"violence"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"assessing" : {
"to establish or apply as a charge or penalty" : {
"antonyms" : [
"remitting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abating" ,
"diminishing" ,
"lessening" ,
"forgiving" ,
"releasing" ,
"condoning" ,
"disregarding" ,
"excusing" ,
"glossing (over)" ,
"glozing (over)" ,
"ignoring" ,
"pardoning"
] ,
"related" : [
"docking" ,
"excising" ,
"mulcting" ,
"penalizing" ,
"taxing" ,
"extorting" ,
"shaking down" ,
"wresting" ,
"wringing" ,
"bleeding" ,
"fleecing" ,
"gouging" ,
"milking" ,
"skinning" ,
"squeezing" ,
"coercing" ,
"compelling" ,
"forcing" ,
"inflicting" ,
"wreaking" ,
"setting" ,
"reapplying" ,
"reimposing" ,
"relaying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"charging" ,
"exacting" ,
"fining" ,
"imposing" ,
"laying" ,
"levying" ,
"putting"
]
} ,
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"let's step back and assess the situation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"adjudging" ,
"deeming" ,
"judging" ,
"ascertaining" ,
"determining" ,
"discovering" ,
"learning" ,
"pricing" ,
"prizing" ,
"deciding" ,
"settling" ,
"analyzing" ,
"assaying" ,
"surveying" ,
"testing" ,
"reappraising" ,
"reassessing" ,
"reevaluating" ,
"re-evaluating" ,
"rejudging" ,
"revaluing" ,
"transvaluating" ,
"transvaluing" ,
"misesteeming" ,
"misjudging" ,
"misprizing" ,
"underestimating" ,
"undervaluing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appraising" ,
"estimating" ,
"evaluating" ,
"guesstimating" ,
"rating" ,
"setting" ,
"valuating" ,
"valuing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"asset" : {
"a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"rumors persisted that CIA assets were behind the coup d'\u00e9tat"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"courier" ,
"counterspy" ,
"double agent" ,
"sleeper" ,
"infiltrator" ,
"informer" ,
"stool pigeon" ,
"spymaster" ,
"superspy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agent" ,
"emissary" ,
"intelligencer" ,
"mole" ,
"operative" ,
"spook" ,
"spy" ,
"undercover"
]
} ,
"a thing that helps" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disadvantage" ,
"drawback" ,
"encumbrance" ,
"hindrance" ,
"impediment" ,
"minus"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the team's strong pitching staff has become a real asset in its pursuit of a pennant"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"constraint" ,
"inhibitor" ,
"liability" ,
"obstacle" ,
"obstruction" ,
"restraint" ,
"stranglehold"
] ,
"related" : [
"hand" ,
"lift" ,
"pick-me-up" ,
"support" ,
"sustenance" ,
"blessing" ,
"godsend" ,
"windfall" ,
"recourse" ,
"refuge" ,
"resort" ,
"resource"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"advantage" ,
"aid" ,
"benefit" ,
"boon" ,
"help"
]
} ,
"the total of one's money and property" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"as a result of the booming economy, the college's assets grew dramatically over the course of the decade"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"debts" ,
"liabilities" ,
"indebtedness"
] ,
"related" : [
"belongings" ,
"chattels" ,
"effects" ,
"holdings" ,
"paraphernalia" ,
"possessions" ,
"things" ,
"bankroll" ,
"deep pockets" ,
"finances" ,
"funds" ,
"money" ,
"wallet" ,
"abundance" ,
"affluence" ,
"prosperity" ,
"success" ,
"treasure" ,
"valuables" ,
"accession" ,
"acquisition" ,
"personal property" ,
"personalty" ,
"property" ,
"nest egg" ,
"reserve" ,
"resources" ,
"savings" ,
"treasury"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"capital" ,
"fortune" ,
"means" ,
"opulence" ,
"riches" ,
"substance" ,
"wealth" ,
"wherewithal" ,
"worth"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"asseverations" : {
"a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disavowals"
] ,
"examples" : [
"despite the reporter's asseverations about journalistic integrity, there is little doubt that he is guilty of fabricating a number of details in his stories"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disclaimers" ,
"challenges" ,
"disputes" ,
"questions" ,
"confutations" ,
"disproofs" ,
"rebuttals" ,
"refutations" ,
"contradictions" ,
"denials" ,
"negations"
] ,
"related" : [
"allegations" ,
"announcements" ,
"proclamations" ,
"pronouncements" ,
"arguments" ,
"justifications" ,
"rationalizations" ,
"reasons" ,
"confirmations" ,
"reaffirmations" ,
"reconfirmations" ,
"vindications"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affirmations" ,
"assertions" ,
"avouchments" ,
"avowals" ,
"claims" ,
"declarations" ,
"insistences" ,
"professions" ,
"protestations"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"assist" : {
"an act or instance of helping" : {
"antonyms" : [
"hindrance"
] ,
"examples" : [
"with an assist from his dad, the youngster built a doghouse any canine would be proud to call home"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"constraint" ,
"frustration" ,
"inhibition" ,
"interference" ,
"obstruction" ,
"repression" ,
"restraint" ,
"deterrence" ,
"discouragement"
] ,
"related" : [
"advancement" ,
"encouragement" ,
"facilitation" ,
"forwarding" ,
"furtherance" ,
"furthering" ,
"nurturance" ,
"benefaction" ,
"patronage" ,
"promotion" ,
"sponsorship" ,
"advice" ,
"care" ,
"counsel" ,
"guidance" ,
"mentoring" ,
"attendance" ,
"attention" ,
"hand-holding" ,
"service" ,
"beneficence" ,
"charity" ,
"favor" ,
"kindness" ,
"philanthropy" ,
"assuagement" ,
"palliation" ,
"relief" ,
"succor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abetment" ,
"aid" ,
"assistance" ,
"backing" ,
"boost" ,
"hand" ,
"help" ,
"helping hand" ,
"leg up" ,
"lift" ,
"support"
]
} ,
"to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end" : {
"antonyms" : [
"hinder"
] ,
"examples" : [
"you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"balk" ,
"bar" ,
"block" ,
"constrain" ,
"hamper" ,
"handicap" ,
"hold back" ,
"impede" ,
"inhibit" ,
"obstruct" ,
"restrain" ,
"strangle" ,
"baffle" ,
"foil" ,
"frustrate" ,
"inconvenience" ,
"interfere" ,
"oppose" ,
"sabotage" ,
"thwart" ,
"desert" ,
"disappoint" ,
"fail" ,
"let down" ,
"discourage" ,
"dishearten" ,
"repress" ,
"retard" ,
"stifle" ,
"straiten" ,
"stunt" ,
"damage" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"injure"
] ,
"related" : [
"advance" ,
"ease" ,
"facilitate" ,
"forward" ,
"foster" ,
"further" ,
"launch" ,
"champion" ,
"endorse" ,
"indorse" ,
"patronize" ,
"promote" ,
"sponsor" ,
"attend" ,
"care (for)" ,
"comfort" ,
"minister (to)" ,
"succor" ,
"sustain" ,
"bolster" ,
"boost" ,
"buttress" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"advise" ,
"counsel" ,
"guide" ,
"mentor" ,
"nurture" ,
"bail out" ,
"deliver" ,
"rescue" ,
"save" ,
"embolden" ,
"encourage" ,
"hearten" ,
"benefit" ,
"favor" ,
"oblige" ,
"profit" ,
"serve"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abet" ,
"aid" ,
"back" ,
"backstop" ,
"help" ,
"prop (up)" ,
"support"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"associate" : {
"a fellow worker" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"my associates at the office"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"equal" ,
"fellow" ,
"peer" ,
"accomplice" ,
"ally" ,
"cohort" ,
"collaborator" ,
"confederate" ,
"copartner" ,
"half" ,
"partner" ,
"buddy" ,
"chum" ,
"companion" ,
"comrade" ,
"crony" ,
"pal" ,
"compatriot" ,
"countryman"
] ,
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"colleague" ,
"confrere" ,
"confr\u00e8re" ,
"coworker"
]
} ,
"a person frequently seen in the company of another" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a number of his associates were members of organized crime, so he was a person of interest to the FBI"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"colleague" ,
"coworker" ,
"equal" ,
"peer" ,
"workmate" ,
"accomplice" ,
"affiliate" ,
"ally" ,
"collaborator" ,
"confederate" ,
"half" ,
"partner" ,
"buddy" ,
"chum" ,
"confidant" ,
"familiar" ,
"friend" ,
"hearty" ,
"intimate" ,
"pal" ,
"countryman" ,
"classmate" ,
"housemate" ,
"messmate" ,
"playfellow" ,
"playmate" ,
"roommate" ,
"roomie" ,
"schoolmate" ,
"shipmate" ,
"teammate" ,
"attendant" ,
"escort" ,
"hanger-on" ,
"leech" ,
"parasite"
] ,
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"cohort" ,
"companion" ,
"compatriot" ,
"compeer" ,
"comrade" ,
"crony" ,
"fellow" ,
"hobnobber" ,
"mate" ,
"running mate"
]
} ,
"as in secondary , auxiliary" : {
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"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to come or be together as friends" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a socially ambitious couple who joined the country club in order to associate with the right sort of people"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"avoid" ,
"cold-shoulder" ,
"shun" ,
"snub" ,
"alienate" ,
"estrange" ,
"break up" ,
"disband" ,
"disperse" ,
"split (up)" ,
"disjoin" ,
"dissociate" ,
"disunite" ,
"divorce" ,
"sever" ,
"split" ,
"sunder"
] ,
"related" : [
"affiliate" ,
"ally" ,
"attach" ,
"band" ,
"bond" ,
"club" ,
"collaborate" ,
"collude" ,
"confederate" ,
"conjoin" ,
"connect" ,
"cooperate" ,
"couple" ,
"gang" ,
"get along" ,
"get on" ,
"group" ,
"interrelate" ,
"join" ,
"knot" ,
"league" ,
"link" ,
"mingle" ,
"mix" ,
"rally" ,
"relate" ,
"side" ,
"socialize" ,
"team" ,
"tie" ,
"wed" ,
"befriend" ,
"friend"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chum" ,
"company" ,
"consociate" ,
"consort" ,
"fraternize" ,
"hang (around or out)" ,
"hobnob" ,
"hook up" ,
"mess around" ,
"pal (around)" ,
"run" ,
"sort" ,
"travel"
]
} ,
"to come together to form a single unit" : {
"antonyms" : [
"break up" ,
"dissever" ,
"part" ,
"section" ,
"separate" ,
"sever" ,
"split" ,
"sunder" ,
"unlink"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"detach" ,
"disaffiliate" ,
"disconnect" ,
"disjoin" ,
"disjoint" ,
"dissociate" ,
"disunite" ,
"divide" ,
"divorce" ,
"fractionate" ,
"isolate" ,
"resolve" ,
"uncouple" ,
"unyoke" ,
"disband" ,
"disperse" ,
"scatter"
] ,
"related" : [
"mate" ,
"yoke" ,
"ally" ,
"confederate" ,
"league" ,
"chain" ,
"compound" ,
"hitch" ,
"hook" ,
"splice" ,
"assemble" ,
"cluster" ,
"congregate" ,
"constellate" ,
"convene" ,
"gather" ,
"meet" ,
"recombine" ,
"reconnect" ,
"rejoin" ,
"reunify" ,
"reunite"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"coalesce" ,
"combine" ,
"conjoin" ,
"conjugate" ,
"connect" ,
"couple" ,
"fuse" ,
"interfuse" ,
"join" ,
"link (up)" ,
"marry" ,
"unify" ,
"unite"
]
} ,
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members" : {
"antonyms" : [
"break up" ,
"disband"
] ,
"examples" : [
"nations deciding to associate in order to remove trade barriers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"detach" ,
"disengage" ,
"dissolve" ,
"disunite" ,
"divorce" ,
"part" ,
"segregate" ,
"separate" ,
"sever" ,
"split" ,
"sunder" ,
"alienate" ,
"estrange" ,
"fall out"
] ,
"related" : [
"cabal" ,
"collaborate" ,
"gang up" ,
"hang together" ,
"team (up)" ,
"incorporate" ,
"organize" ,
"unionize" ,
"affiliate" ,
"amalgamate" ,
"combine" ,
"conglomerate" ,
"consolidate" ,
"converge" ,
"group" ,
"join" ,
"merge" ,
"knot" ,
"link" ,
"tie" ,
"wed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ally" ,
"band (together)" ,
"club" ,
"coalesce" ,
"cohere" ,
"confederate" ,
"conjoin" ,
"cooperate" ,
"federate" ,
"league" ,
"unite"
]
} ,
"to take part in social activities" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"you should try to associate with people your own age"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"avoid" ,
"eschew" ,
"shun" ,
"slight" ,
"snub"
] ,
"related" : [
"carouse" ,
"party" ,
"revel" ,
"circulate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fraternize" ,
"go out" ,
"hobnob" ,
"mingle" ,
"mix" ,
"socialize" ,
"step out"
]
} ,
"to think of (something) in combination" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she still associates Memorial Day with her long-ago fianc\u00e9, who died in Vietnam"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"contrast" ,
"differentiate" ,
"discriminate" ,
"distinguish" ,
"separate" ,
"set off"
] ,
"related" : [
"compare" ,
"equate" ,
"liken" ,
"group" ,
"join" ,
"lump (together)" ,
"tie (together)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"connect" ,
"correlate" ,
"identify" ,
"link" ,
"relate"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"assuaged" : {
"to lessen the anger or agitation of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"angered" ,
"enraged" ,
"incensed" ,
"inflamed" ,
"enflamed" ,
"infuriated" ,
"ired" ,
"maddened" ,
"outraged"
] ,
"examples" : [
"nothing would assuage the angry parent except the prompt dismissal of the teacher who had used corporal punishment without authorization"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravated" ,
"annoyed" ,
"antagonized" ,
"bothered" ,
"bugged" ,
"burned (up)" ,
"burnt (up)" ,
"chafed" ,
"crossed" ,
"exasperated" ,
"galled" ,
"got" ,
"grated" ,
"irked" ,
"irritated" ,
"nettled" ,
"peeved" ,
"piqued" ,
"put out" ,
"rankled" ,
"riled" ,
"roiled" ,
"ruffled" ,
"vexed" ,
"vext" ,
"provoked" ,
"roused" ,
"harassed" ,
"harried" ,
"persecuted" ,
"pestered" ,
"agitated" ,
"discomforted" ,
"distressed" ,
"disturbed" ,
"fretted" ,
"perturbed" ,
"unhinged" ,
"unsettled" ,
"upset" ,
"worried" ,
"affronted" ,
"insulted" ,
"offended" ,
"slighted"
] ,
"related" : [
"calmed" ,
"comforted" ,
"consoled" ,
"contented" ,
"hushed" ,
"quieted" ,
"soothed" ,
"tranquilized" ,
"tranquillized" ,
"endeared (to)" ,
"ingratiated" ,
"delighted" ,
"gladdened" ,
"gratified" ,
"pleased" ,
"adulated" ,
"blarneyed" ,
"flattered" ,
"overpraised" ,
"soft-soaped" ,
"quenched" ,
"sated" ,
"satiated" ,
"satisfied" ,
"catered (to)" ,
"humored" ,
"indulged" ,
"blandished" ,
"cajoled" ,
"coaxed" ,
"sweet-talked" ,
"wheedled" ,
"babied" ,
"coddled" ,
"mollycoddled" ,
"pampered" ,
"spoiled" ,
"spoilt" ,
"dulcified" ,
"sweetened"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appeased" ,
"conciliated" ,
"disarmed" ,
"gentled" ,
"mollified" ,
"pacified" ,
"placated" ,
"propitiated"
]
} ,
"to make more bearable or less severe" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aggravated" ,
"exacerbated"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"harmed" ,
"hurt" ,
"impaired" ,
"injured" ,
"heightened" ,
"intensified" ,
"sharpened"
] ,
"related" : [
"abated" ,
"lightened" ,
"moderated" ,
"softened" ,
"tempered" ,
"cured" ,
"healed" ,
"remedied" ,
"amended" ,
"corrected" ,
"emended" ,
"fixed" ,
"mended" ,
"rectified" ,
"reformed" ,
"repaired" ,
"ameliorated" ,
"bettered" ,
"enhanced" ,
"enriched" ,
"improved" ,
"meliorated" ,
"perfected" ,
"refined"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allayed" ,
"alleviated" ,
"eased" ,
"helped" ,
"mitigated" ,
"mollified" ,
"palliated" ,
"relieved" ,
"soothed"
]
} ,
"to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aroused" ,
"excited" ,
"piqued" ,
"stimulated" ,
"tantalized" ,
"teased"
] ,
"related" : [
"catered (to)" ,
"gratified" ,
"humored" ,
"indulged" ,
"alleviated" ,
"lightened" ,
"relieved" ,
"cloyed" ,
"saturated" ,
"surfeited"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"quenched" ,
"sated" ,
"satiated" ,
"satisfied" ,
"slaked"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"assuagement" : {
"as in decrease , mitigation" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"assuages" : {
"to lessen the anger or agitation of" : {
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"angers" ,
"enrages" ,
"incenses" ,
"inflames" ,
"enflames" ,
"infuriates" ,
"ires" ,
"maddens" ,
"outrages"
] ,
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"nothing would assuage the angry parent except the prompt dismissal of the teacher who had used corporal punishment without authorization"
] ,
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"annoys" ,
"antagonizes" ,
"bothers" ,
"bugs" ,
"burns (up)" ,
"chafes" ,
"crosses" ,
"exasperates" ,
"galls" ,
"gets" ,
"grates" ,
"irks" ,
"irritates" ,
"nettles" ,
"peeves" ,
"piques" ,
"puts out" ,
"rankles" ,
"riles" ,
"roils" ,
"ruffles" ,
"vexes" ,
"provokes" ,
"rouses" ,
"harasses" ,
"harries" ,
"persecutes" ,
"pesters" ,
"agitates" ,
"discomforts" ,
"distresses" ,
"disturbs" ,
"frets" ,
"perturbs" ,
"unhinges" ,
"unsettles" ,
"upsets" ,
"worries" ,
"affronts" ,
"insults" ,
"offends" ,
"slights"
] ,
"related" : [
"calms" ,
"comforts" ,
"consoles" ,
"contents" ,
"hushes" ,
"quiets" ,
"soothes" ,
"tranquilizes" ,
"tranquillizes" ,
"endears (to)" ,
"ingratiates" ,
"delights" ,
"gladdens" ,
"gratifies" ,
"pleases" ,
"adulates" ,
"blarneys" ,
"flatters" ,
"overpraises" ,
"soft-soaps" ,
"quenches" ,
"sates" ,
"satiates" ,
"satisfies" ,
"caters (to)" ,
"humors" ,
"indulges" ,
"blandishes" ,
"cajoles" ,
"coaxes" ,
"sweet-talks" ,
"wheedles" ,
"babies" ,
"coddles" ,
"mollycoddles" ,
"pampers" ,
"spoils" ,
"dulcifies" ,
"sweetens"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appeases" ,
"conciliates" ,
"disarms" ,
"gentles" ,
"mollifies" ,
"pacifies" ,
"placates" ,
"propitiates"
]
} ,
"to make more bearable or less severe" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aggravates" ,
"exacerbates"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"harms" ,
"hurts" ,
"impairs" ,
"injures" ,
"heightens" ,
"intensifies" ,
"sharpens"
] ,
"related" : [
"abates" ,
"lightens" ,
"moderates" ,
"softens" ,
"tempers" ,
"cures" ,
"heals" ,
"remedies" ,
"amends" ,
"corrects" ,
"emends" ,
"fixes" ,
"mends" ,
"rectifies" ,
"reforms" ,
"repairs" ,
"ameliorates" ,
"betters" ,
"enhances" ,
"enriches" ,
"improves" ,
"meliorates" ,
"perfects" ,
"refines"
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"allays" ,
"alleviates" ,
"eases" ,
"helps" ,
"mitigates" ,
"mollifies" ,
"palliates" ,
"relieves" ,
"soothes"
]
} ,
"to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)" : {
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"examples" : [
"that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"excites" ,
"piques" ,
"stimulates" ,
"tantalizes" ,
"teases"
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"related" : [
"caters (to)" ,
"gratifies" ,
"humors" ,
"indulges" ,
"alleviates" ,
"lightens" ,
"relieves" ,
"cloys" ,
"saturates" ,
"surfeits"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"quenches" ,
"sates" ,
"satiates" ,
"satisfies" ,
"slakes"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"to lessen the anger or agitation of" : {
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"angering" ,
"enraging" ,
"incensing" ,
"inflaming" ,
"enflaming" ,
"infuriating" ,
"iring" ,
"maddening" ,
"outraging"
] ,
"examples" : [
"nothing would assuage the angry parent except the prompt dismissal of the teacher who had used corporal punishment without authorization"
] ,
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"aggravating" ,
"annoying" ,
"antagonizing" ,
"bothering" ,
"bugging" ,
"burning (up)" ,
"chafing" ,
"crossing" ,
"exasperating" ,
"galling" ,
"getting" ,
"grating" ,
"irking" ,
"irritating" ,
"nettling" ,
"peeving" ,
"piquing" ,
"putting out" ,
"rankling" ,
"riling" ,
"roiling" ,
"ruffling" ,
"vexing" ,
"provoking" ,
"rousing" ,
"harassing" ,
"harrying" ,
"persecuting" ,
"pestering" ,
"agitating" ,
"discomforting" ,
"distressing" ,
"disturbing" ,
"fretting" ,
"perturbing" ,
"unhinging" ,
"unsettling" ,
"upsetting" ,
"worrying" ,
"affronting" ,
"insulting" ,
"offending" ,
"slighting"
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"related" : [
"calming" ,
"comforting" ,
"consoling" ,
"contenting" ,
"hushing" ,
"quieting" ,
"soothing" ,
"tranquilizing" ,
"tranquillizing" ,
"endearing (to)" ,
"ingratiating" ,
"delighting" ,
"gladdening" ,
"gratifying" ,
"pleasing" ,
"adulating" ,
"blarneying" ,
"flattering" ,
"overpraising" ,
"soft-soaping" ,
"quenching" ,
"satiating" ,
"sating" ,
"satisfying" ,
"catering (to)" ,
"humoring" ,
"indulging" ,
"blandishing" ,
"cajoling" ,
"coaxing" ,
"sweet-talking" ,
"wheedling" ,
"babying" ,
"coddling" ,
"mollycoddling" ,
"pampering" ,
"spoiling" ,
"dulcifying" ,
"sweetening"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appeasing" ,
"conciliating" ,
"disarming" ,
"gentling" ,
"mollifying" ,
"pacifying" ,
"placating" ,
"propitiating"
]
} ,
"to make more bearable or less severe" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aggravating" ,
"exacerbating"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"harming" ,
"hurting" ,
"impairing" ,
"injuring" ,
"heightening" ,
"intensifying" ,
"sharpening"
] ,
"related" : [
"abating" ,
"lightening" ,
"moderating" ,
"softening" ,
"tempering" ,
"curing" ,
"healing" ,
"remedying" ,
"amending" ,
"correcting" ,
"emending" ,
"fixing" ,
"mending" ,
"rectifying" ,
"reforming" ,
"repairing" ,
"ameliorating" ,
"bettering" ,
"enhancing" ,
"enriching" ,
"improving" ,
"meliorating" ,
"perfecting" ,
"refining"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allaying" ,
"alleviating" ,
"easing" ,
"helping" ,
"mitigating" ,
"mollifying" ,
"palliating" ,
"relieving" ,
"soothing"
]
} ,
"to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arousing" ,
"exciting" ,
"piquing" ,
"stimulating" ,
"tantalizing" ,
"teasing"
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"related" : [
"catering (to)" ,
"gratifying" ,
"humoring" ,
"indulging" ,
"alleviating" ,
"lightening" ,
"relieving" ,
"cloying" ,
"saturating" ,
"surfeiting"
] ,
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"quenching" ,
"satiating" ,
"sating" ,
"satisfying" ,
"slaking"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"assumptions" : {
"something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the widespread assumption that violent entertainment leads to violent behavior in children" ,
"your argument is faulty because it's based on erroneous assumptions"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"hypotheses" ,
"propositions" ,
"theories" ,
"theses" ,
"axioms" ,
"truisms" ,
"verities" ,
"beliefs" ,
"canons" ,
"doctrines" ,
"dogmas" ,
"dogmata" ,
"gospels" ,
"laws" ,
"precepts" ,
"principles" ,
"rules" ,
"standards" ,
"tenets" ,
"bases" ,
"foundations" ,
"grounds" ,
"conclusions" ,
"deductions" ,
"inferences" ,
"affirmations" ,
"assertions" ,
"avouchments" ,
"declarations" ,
"dicta" ,
"dictums" ,
"ipse dixits"
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"givens" ,
"hypotheticals" ,
"ifs" ,
"postulates" ,
"premises" ,
"premisses" ,
"presumptions" ,
"presuppositions" ,
"suppositions"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"assure" : {
"to ease the grief or distress of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"distress" ,
"torment" ,
"torture" ,
"trouble"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"demoralize" ,
"discourage" ,
"dishearten" ,
"fret" ,
"upset" ,
"worry" ,
"aggravate" ,
"intensify" ,
"worsen" ,
"annoy" ,
"irk" ,
"irritate" ,
"harass" ,
"pester"
] ,
"related" : [
"commiserate" ,
"condole" ,
"empathize" ,
"sympathize" ,
"boost" ,
"buoy (up)" ,
"elevate" ,
"lift" ,
"uplift" ,
"allay" ,
"alleviate" ,
"assuage" ,
"relieve" ,
"calm" ,
"quiet" ,
"relax" ,
"tranquilize" ,
"tranquillize"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cheer" ,
"comfort" ,
"console" ,
"reassure" ,
"solace" ,
"soothe"
]
} ,
"to make sure, certain, or safe" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"security measures that assured our safety"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enfeeble" ,
"undermine" ,
"weaken"
] ,
"related" : [
"attest" ,
"certify" ,
"vouch" ,
"warrant" ,
"witness" ,
"pledge" ,
"promise" ,
"swear"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cinch" ,
"ensure" ,
"guarantee" ,
"guaranty" ,
"ice" ,
"insure" ,
"secure"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"assured" : {
"having or showing a mind free from doubt" : {
"antonyms" : [
"doubtful" ,
"dubious" ,
"uncertain" ,
"unsure"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a man who seemed very assured of the outcome of the election"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"hesitant" ,
"indecisive" ,
"vacillating" ,
"wavering" ,
"diffident" ,
"unassuming"
] ,
"related" : [
"self-assured" ,
"self-conceited" ,
"self-confident" ,
"decisive" ,
"resolute" ,
"unfaltering" ,
"unhesitating" ,
"unquestioning" ,
"unwavering"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"certain" ,
"clear" ,
"cocksure" ,
"confident" ,
"doubtless" ,
"implicit" ,
"positive" ,
"sanguine" ,
"sure"
]
} ,
"having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities" : {
"antonyms" : [
"diffident" ,
"insecure" ,
"self-distrustful" ,
"self-doubting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"an assured attorney, he dominates any courtroom proceeding"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"meek" ,
"timid" ,
"unassertive" ,
"humble" ,
"modest" ,
"unassuming" ,
"unpretentious" ,
"jittery" ,
"jumpy" ,
"nervous" ,
"bashful" ,
"demure" ,
"mousy" ,
"mousey" ,
"overmodest" ,
"quiet" ,
"reserved" ,
"shy" ,
"self-critical" ,
"self-reproachful" ,
"self-reproving"
] ,
"related" : [
"collected" ,
"composed" ,
"cool" ,
"coolheaded" ,
"poised" ,
"recollected" ,
"self-possessed" ,
"serene" ,
"tranquil" ,
"unperturbed" ,
"unshaken" ,
"hopeful" ,
"optimistic" ,
"rosy" ,
"sanguine" ,
"upbeat" ,
"complacent" ,
"conceited" ,
"egoistic" ,
"egoistical" ,
"egotistic" ,
"egotistical" ,
"important" ,
"overweening" ,
"pompous" ,
"prideful" ,
"proud" ,
"self-affected" ,
"self-applauding" ,
"self-centered" ,
"self-complacent" ,
"self-conceited" ,
"self-contented" ,
"self-important" ,
"self-pleased" ,
"self-satisfied" ,
"self-promoting" ,
"smug" ,
"stuck-up" ,
"vain" ,
"vainglorious" ,
"imperturbable" ,
"nerveless" ,
"unflappable" ,
"unself-conscious" ,
"unshakable" ,
"disciplined" ,
"self-collected" ,
"self-composed" ,
"self-contained" ,
"self-controlled" ,
"self-poised" ,
"self-reliant" ,
"self-sufficient"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"confident" ,
"secure" ,
"self-asserting" ,
"self-assured" ,
"self-confident"
]
} ,
"having too high an opinion of oneself" : {
"antonyms" : [
"egoless" ,
"humble" ,
"modest" ,
"uncomplacent"
] ,
"examples" : [
"he's rather assured for a moviemaker with one hit movie to his name"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"diffident" ,
"self-critical" ,
"self-distrustful" ,
"self-doubting" ,
"self-reproachful" ,
"self-reproving" ,
"meek" ,
"timid" ,
"unassertive" ,
"down-to-earth" ,
"unarrogant" ,
"unassuming" ,
"unpretentious" ,
"bashful" ,
"demure" ,
"introverted" ,
"mousy" ,
"mousey" ,
"overmodest" ,
"retiring" ,
"sheepish" ,
"shrinking" ,
"shy"
] ,
"related" : [
"blusterous" ,
"blustery" ,
"boastful" ,
"bombastic" ,
"braggart" ,
"bragging" ,
"braggy" ,
"cocky" ,
"swaggering" ,
"arrogant" ,
"assumptive" ,
"bumptious" ,
"cavalier" ,
"chesty" ,
"disdainful" ,
"fastuous" ,
"haughty" ,
"high-and-mighty" ,
"high-hat" ,
"huffy" ,
"lofty" ,
"lordly" ,
"masterful" ,
"peremptory" ,
"pontifical" ,
"self-asserting" ,
"self-assertive" ,
"snobbish" ,
"snobby" ,
"snooty" ,
"supercilious" ,
"superior" ,
"toplofty" ,
"toploftical" ,
"uppish" ,
"uppity" ,
"domineering" ,
"high-handed" ,
"imperious" ,
"highfalutin" ,
"hifalutin" ,
"holier-than-thou" ,
"pretentious" ,
"overconfident" ,
"presuming" ,
"presumptuous" ,
"confident" ,
"self-assured" ,
"self-confident" ,
"self-adulatory" ,
"self-congratulatory" ,
"self-contented" ,
"self-gratulatory" ,
"self-applauding" ,
"self-dramatizing" ,
"self-glorifying" ,
"self-promoting" ,
"self-affected" ,
"self-centered" ,
"self-engrossed" ,
"selfish" ,
"condescending" ,
"patronizing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"biggety" ,
"biggity" ,
"bigheaded" ,
"complacent" ,
"conceited" ,
"consequential" ,
"egoistic" ,
"egoistical" ,
"egotistic" ,
"egotistical" ,
"important" ,
"overweening" ,
"pompous" ,
"prideful" ,
"proud" ,
"self-conceited" ,
"self-important" ,
"self-opinionated" ,
"self-satisfied" ,
"smug" ,
"stuck-up" ,
"swellheaded" ,
"vain" ,
"vainglorious"
]
} ,
"to ease the grief or distress of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"distressed" ,
"tormented" ,
"tortured" ,
"troubled"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"demoralized" ,
"discouraged" ,
"disheartened" ,
"fretted" ,
"upset" ,
"worried" ,
"aggravated" ,
"intensified" ,
"worsened" ,
"annoyed" ,
"irked" ,
"irritated" ,
"harassed" ,
"pestered"
] ,
"related" : [
"commiserated" ,
"condoled" ,
"empathized" ,
"sympathized" ,
"boosted" ,
"buoyed (up)" ,
"elevated" ,
"lifted" ,
"uplifted" ,
"allayed" ,
"alleviated" ,
"assuaged" ,
"relieved" ,
"calmed" ,
"quieted" ,
"relaxed" ,
"tranquilized" ,
"tranquillized"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cheered" ,
"comforted" ,
"consoled" ,
"reassured" ,
"solaced" ,
"soothed"
]
} ,
"to make sure, certain, or safe" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"security measures that assured our safety"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enfeebled" ,
"undermined" ,
"weakened"
] ,
"related" : [
"attested" ,
"certified" ,
"vouched" ,
"warranted" ,
"witnessed" ,
"pledged" ,
"promised" ,
"swore"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cinched" ,
"ensured" ,
"guaranteed" ,
"guarantied" ,
"iced" ,
"insured" ,
"secured"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"asthenia" : {
"the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor" : {
"antonyms" : [
"hardihood" ,
"hardiness" ,
"robustness" ,
"strength" ,
"vigor"
] ,
"examples" : [
"headache, nausea, fever, and asthenia are side effects of the drug"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"energy" ,
"vitality" ,
"brawniness" ,
"fitness" ,
"heftiness" ,
"huskiness" ,
"lustiness" ,
"muscularity" ,
"virility" ,
"hardness" ,
"ruggedness" ,
"stoutness" ,
"sturdiness" ,
"toughness" ,
"health" ,
"healthiness" ,
"soundness" ,
"wellness"
] ,
"related" : [
"decay" ,
"decrepitude" ,
"breakdown" ,
"collapse" ,
"prostration" ,
"exhaustion" ,
"fatigue" ,
"lassitude" ,
"weariness" ,
"defenselessness" ,
"helplessness" ,
"impotence" ,
"impuissance" ,
"powerlessness" ,
"effeteness" ,
"softness" ,
"tenderness" ,
"disablement" ,
"incapacitation" ,
"invalidism" ,
"damage" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"impairment" ,
"injury"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"debilitation" ,
"debility" ,
"delicacy" ,
"enervation" ,
"enfeeblement" ,
"faintness" ,
"feebleness" ,
"fragility" ,
"frailness" ,
"frailty" ,
"infirmity" ,
"languidness" ,
"languor" ,
"listlessness" ,
"lowness" ,
"weakness" ,
"wimpiness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"asthenic" : {
"lacking bodily strength" : {
"antonyms" : [
"mighty" ,
"powerful" ,
"rugged" ,
"stalwart" ,
"stout" ,
"strong"
] ,
"examples" : [
"resistance training can benefit the asthenic individual"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"able-bodied" ,
"athletic" ,
"beefy" ,
"brawny" ,
"fit" ,
"husky" ,
"muscular" ,
"sinewy" ,
"strapping" ,
"virile" ,
"hard" ,
"hardy" ,
"lusty" ,
"red-blooded" ,
"robust" ,
"sturdy" ,
"tough" ,
"fortified" ,
"hardened" ,
"inured" ,
"strengthened" ,
"toughened" ,
"energetic" ,
"energized" ,
"invigorated" ,
"vigorous" ,
"vitalized" ,
"hale" ,
"healthy" ,
"sound" ,
"capable" ,
"competent" ,
"convalescing" ,
"recovering" ,
"recuperating"
] ,
"related" : [
"challenged" ,
"disabled" ,
"incapacitated" ,
"invalid" ,
"paralyzed" ,
"broken-down" ,
"decrepit" ,
"impotent" ,
"powerless" ,
"breakable" ,
"flimsy" ,
"fragile" ,
"dizzy" ,
"groggy" ,
"rocky" ,
"unsteady" ,
"woozy" ,
"drained" ,
"exhausted" ,
"flagging" ,
"tired" ,
"weary" ,
"worn-out" ,
"damaged" ,
"harmed" ,
"hurt" ,
"impaired" ,
"injured" ,
"lame" ,
"unsound" ,
"resistless" ,
"susceptible" ,
"unresistant" ,
"vulnerable" ,
"yielding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"debilitated" ,
"delicate" ,
"down-and-out" ,
"effete" ,
"enervated" ,
"enfeebled" ,
"faint" ,
"feeble" ,
"frail" ,
"infirm" ,
"languid" ,
"low" ,
"prostrate" ,
"prostrated" ,
"sapped" ,
"slight" ,
"soft" ,
"softened" ,
"tender" ,
"unsubstantial" ,
"wasted" ,
"weak" ,
"weakened" ,
"wimpish" ,
"wimpy"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"astounded" : {
"affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"were astounded to realize that we were holding the winning lottery ticket"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blas\u00e9" ,
"blase" ,
"casual" ,
"nonchalant" ,
"unruffled"
] ,
"related" : [
"blindsided" ,
"startled" ,
"surprised" ,
"surprized" ,
"aghast" ,
"appalled" ,
"dismayed" ,
"horrified" ,
"bewildered" ,
"confused" ,
"dazed" ,
"overwhelmed" ,
"agape" ,
"awed" ,
"awesome" ,
"openmouthed" ,
"wide-eyed" ,
"widemouthed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amazed" ,
"astonished" ,
"awestruck" ,
"awestricken" ,
"bowled over" ,
"dumbfounded" ,
"dumfounded" ,
"dumbstruck" ,
"flabbergasted" ,
"shocked" ,
"stunned" ,
"stupefied" ,
"thunderstruck"
]
} ,
"filled with amazement or wonder" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the astounded look on the tourists' faces when the police ordered them to leave the country immediately"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"unimpressed" ,
"disinterested" ,
"incurious" ,
"indifferent" ,
"unconcerned" ,
"uninterested" ,
"dispassionate" ,
"emotionless" ,
"impassive" ,
"unemotional" ,
"bored" ,
"jaded"
] ,
"related" : [
"startled" ,
"surprised" ,
"surprized" ,
"bemused" ,
"bewildered" ,
"puzzled" ,
"overwhelmed" ,
"staggered" ,
"stunned" ,
"stupefied"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amazed" ,
"astonished" ,
"awed" ,
"awestruck" ,
"awestricken" ,
"dumbfounded" ,
"dumfounded" ,
"flabbergasted" ,
"marveling" ,
"marvelling" ,
"openmouthed" ,
"wondering"
]
} ,
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"it astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"befuddled" ,
"bewildered" ,
"blew away" ,
"blindsided" ,
"confounded" ,
"confused" ,
"dazed" ,
"discomfited" ,
"disconcerted" ,
"dismayed" ,
"jarred" ,
"muddled" ,
"nonplussed" ,
"nonplused" ,
"perplexed" ,
"shook up"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amazed" ,
"astonished" ,
"bowled over" ,
"dumbfounded" ,
"dumfounded" ,
"flabbergasted" ,
"floored" ,
"rocked" ,
"shocked" ,
"startled" ,
"stunned" ,
"stupefied" ,
"surprised" ,
"surprized" ,
"thunderstruck"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"astray" : {
"off the desired or intended path or course" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aright" ,
"right" ,
"well"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I think we were led astray by the unfortunate similarity of the two names"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"perfectly" ,
"auspiciously" ,
"favorably" ,
"promisingly" ,
"correctly" ,
"properly" ,
"rightly" ,
"appropriately" ,
"fittingly" ,
"suitably"
] ,
"related" : [
"badly" ,
"faultily" ,
"improperly" ,
"inappropriately" ,
"incorrectly" ,
"mistakenly" ,
"wrongly" ,
"inadequately" ,
"insufficiently" ,
"unpromisingly"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"afield" ,
"amiss" ,
"awry" ,
"wrong"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
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} ,
"astronomical" : {
"type" : [
"adjective"
] ,
"unusually large" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bantam" ,
"bitty" ,
"diminutive" ,
"infinitesimal" ,
"Lilliputian" ,
"little bitty" ,
"micro" ,
"microminiature" ,
"microscopic" ,
"microscopical" ,
"midget" ,
"miniature" ,
"minuscule" ,
"minute" ,
"pocket" ,
"pygmy" ,
"teensy" ,
"teensy-weensy" ,
"teeny" ,
"teeny-weeny" ,
"tiny" ,
"wee"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a googol is an astronomical number, and the whimsical coinage of the name was intended to suggest that fact"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"little" ,
"mini" ,
"petite" ,
"pint-size" ,
"pint-sized" ,
"puny" ,
"small" ,
"smallish" ,
"undersized" ,
"undersize" ,
"dinky" ,
"dwarfish" ,
"half-pint"
] ,
"related" : [
"big" ,
"bulky" ,
"considerable" ,
"extensive" ,
"good" ,
"goodly" ,
"great" ,
"gross" ,
"handsome" ,
"hefty" ,
"hulking" ,
"largish" ,
"major" ,
"outsize" ,
"outsized" ,
"overgrown" ,
"oversize" ,
"oversized" ,
"sizable" ,
"sizeable" ,
"substantial" ,
"tidy" ,
"voluminous" ,
"august" ,
"formidable" ,
"grandiose" ,
"imposing" ,
"lofty" ,
"majestic" ,
"cavernous" ,
"monolithic" ,
"overwhelming" ,
"staggering" ,
"stupendous" ,
"towering" ,
"boundless" ,
"immeasurable" ,
"infinite"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"Brobdingnagian" ,
"bumper" ,
"colossal" ,
"cosmic" ,
"cosmical" ,
"cyclopean" ,
"elephantine" ,
"enormous" ,
"galactic" ,
"gargantuan" ,
"giant" ,
"gigantesque" ,
"gigantic" ,
"grand" ,
"herculean" ,
"heroic" ,
"heroical" ,
"Himalayan" ,
"huge" ,
"humongous" ,
"humungous" ,
"immense" ,
"jumbo" ,
"king-size" ,
"king-sized" ,
"leviathan" ,
"mammoth" ,
"massive" ,
"mega" ,
"mighty" ,
"monster" ,
"monstrous" ,
"monumental" ,
"mountainous" ,
"oceanic" ,
"pharaonic" ,
"planetary" ,
"prodigious" ,
"super" ,
"super-duper" ,
"supersize" ,
"supersized" ,
"titanic" ,
"tremendous" ,
"vast" ,
"vasty" ,
"walloping" ,
"whacking" ,
"whopping"
]
}
} ,
"aspiration" : {
"eager desire for personal advancement" : {
"examples" : [
"a combination of aspiration and hard work made her the top tennis player in the state"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ambition" ,
"ambitiousness" ,
"go-getting"
] ,
"related" : [
"determination" ,
"diligence" ,
"drive" ,
"energy" ,
"enterprise" ,
"go" ,
"hustle" ,
"industry" ,
"initiative" ,
"motivation" ,
"push" ,
"aggression" ,
"competitiveness" ,
"killer instinct" ,
"opportunism" ,
"overambitiousness" ,
"pretentiousness" ,
"pushiness" ,
"assertiveness" ,
"daring" ,
"spirit" ,
"ardor" ,
"avidity" ,
"eagerness" ,
"keenness" ,
"passion" ,
"avarice" ,
"greed" ,
"hunger"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"apathy" ,
"halfheartedness" ,
"indifference" ,
"unconcern" ,
"idleness" ,
"indolence" ,
"inertia" ,
"laziness" ,
"lethargy" ,
"shiftlessness" ,
"sloth"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish" : {
"examples" : [
"college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aim" ,
"ambition" ,
"bourne" ,
"bourn" ,
"design" ,
"dream" ,
"end" ,
"goal" ,
"idea" ,
"ideal" ,
"intent" ,
"intention" ,
"mark" ,
"meaning" ,
"object" ,
"objective" ,
"plan" ,
"point" ,
"pretension" ,
"purpose" ,
"target" ,
"thing"
] ,
"related" : [
"grail" ,
"holy grail" ,
"plot" ,
"project" ,
"scheme" ,
"desire" ,
"hope" ,
"mind" ,
"wish" ,
"nirvana" ,
"destination" ,
"terminus"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"means" ,
"method" ,
"way"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"astringent" : {
"as in hyperacid , puckery" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"as though" : {
"the way it would be or one would do if" : {
"examples" : [
"the applause was so great it was as though the toddler's dance class had been the Bolshoi Ballet"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"as" ,
"as if" ,
"like"
] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"conjunction"
]
} ,
"ascent" : {
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up" : {
"examples" : [
"our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ascension" ,
"climb" ,
"rise" ,
"rising" ,
"soar"
] ,
"related" : [
"boost" ,
"hike" ,
"increase" ,
"raise" ,
"blastoff" ,
"elevation" ,
"hoist" ,
"levitation" ,
"liftoff" ,
"raising" ,
"takeoff" ,
"heave" ,
"thrust" ,
"upheaval" ,
"uplifting" ,
"upraising" ,
"upsurge" ,
"upsweep" ,
"upswing" ,
"upthrust" ,
"uptrend" ,
"upturn" ,
"upwelling"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"plop" ,
"plummeting" ,
"sinking" ,
"decline" ,
"decrease" ,
"down" ,
"comedown" ,
"downfall" ,
"downgrade"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"descent" ,
"dip" ,
"dive" ,
"drop" ,
"fall" ,
"nosedive" ,
"plunge"
]
} ,
"an upward slope" : {
"examples" : [
"we'd reached the final ascent of the trail to the summit"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acclivity" ,
"hill" ,
"rise" ,
"upgrade" ,
"uphill" ,
"uprise"
] ,
"related" : [
"cant" ,
"diagonal" ,
"glacis" ,
"grade" ,
"gradient" ,
"inclination" ,
"incline" ,
"lean" ,
"pitch" ,
"rake" ,
"tilt" ,
"climb" ,
"hump" ,
"mound" ,
"ridge" ,
"swell"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"basin" ,
"depression" ,
"hollow"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"declension" ,
"decline" ,
"declivity" ,
"descent" ,
"dip" ,
"downgrade" ,
"downhill" ,
"drop-off" ,
"fall" ,
"hang" ,
"hanging"
]
} ,
"a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position" : {
"examples" : [
"his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"advancement" ,
"creation" ,
"elevation" ,
"preference" ,
"preferment" ,
"promotion" ,
"rise" ,
"upgrade" ,
"upgrading"
] ,
"related" : [
"aggrandizement" ,
"ennoblement" ,
"exaltation" ,
"glorification" ,
"magnification"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deposition" ,
"dethronement" ,
"discharge" ,
"dismissal" ,
"expulsion" ,
"impeachment" ,
"ouster" ,
"overthrow" ,
"removal" ,
"suspension" ,
"unmaking" ,
"unseating" ,
"downfall" ,
"fall"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"abasement" ,
"comedown" ,
"degradation" ,
"demotion" ,
"disrating" ,
"downgrade" ,
"reduction"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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}
}
