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{
"ebbed":{
"to become worse or of less value":{
"antonyms":[
"ameliorated",
"improved",
"meliorated"
],
"examples":[
"the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bettered",
"upgraded",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"fortified",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"strengthened",
"advanced",
"developed",
"marched",
"proceeded",
"progressed"
],
"related":[
"abated",
"de-escalated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"waned",
"broke down",
"corrupted",
"decomposed",
"degraded",
"dilapidated",
"disintegrated",
"moldered",
"putrefied",
"soured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"debilitated",
"undermined",
"drooped",
"failed",
"fell",
"flagged",
"lagged",
"languished",
"ran down",
"sagged",
"slipped",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophied",
"crumbled",
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"descended",
"deteriorated",
"devolved",
"regressed",
"retrograded",
"rotted",
"sank",
"sunk",
"worsened"
]
},
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
"antonyms":[
"accumulated",
"ballooned",
"built",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"grew",
"increased",
"intensified",
"mounted",
"mushroomed",
"picked up",
"rose",
"snowballed",
"soared",
"swelled",
"waxed"
],
"examples":[
"the howling winds ebbed as the hurricane moved into the interior"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeared",
"emerged",
"showed up",
"blew up",
"distended",
"elongated",
"lengthened"
],
"related":[
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"evaporated",
"faded (away)",
"frittered (away)",
"gave out",
"melted (away)",
"petered (out)",
"tailed (off)",
"vanished",
"slackened",
"slowed (down)",
"alleviated",
"relaxed",
"flagged",
"sank",
"sunk",
"weakened",
"caved (in)",
"collapsed",
"deflated"
],
"synonyms":[
"abated",
"declined",
"decreased",
"de-escalated",
"died (away or down or out)",
"diminished",
"drained (away)",
"dropped (off)",
"dwindled",
"eased",
"fell",
"fell away",
"lessened",
"let up",
"lowered",
"moderated",
"palled",
"phased down",
"ratcheted (down)",
"racheted (down)",
"receded",
"relented",
"remitted",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"subsided",
"tapered",
"tapered off",
"waned"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ebbing":{
"a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body":{
"antonyms":[
"comeback",
"improvement",
"rally",
"recovery",
"recuperation",
"rehabilitation",
"revitalization",
"snapback"
],
"examples":[
"seniors who stay active can keep at bay some of the inevitable ebbing of the memory that comes with advanced years"
],
"near antonyms":[
"invigoration",
"strengthening",
"progress",
"rejuvenation",
"rejuvenescence"
],
"related":[
"atrophy",
"exhaustion",
"drooping",
"flagging",
"limping",
"regression",
"relapse",
"setback"
],
"synonyms":[
"debilitation",
"decay",
"decaying",
"declension",
"decline",
"degeneration",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"enfeeblement",
"weakening"
]
},
"as in waning , subsiding":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to become worse or of less value":{
"antonyms":[
"ameliorating",
"improving",
"meliorating"
],
"examples":[
"the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bettering",
"upgrading",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"fortifying",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"strengthening",
"advancing",
"developing",
"marching",
"proceeding",
"progressing"
],
"related":[
"abating",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"receding",
"waning",
"breaking down",
"corrupting",
"decomposing",
"degrading",
"dilapidating",
"disintegrating",
"moldering",
"putrefying",
"souring",
"spoiling",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"debilitating",
"undermining",
"drooping",
"failing",
"falling",
"flagging",
"lagging",
"languishing",
"running down",
"sagging",
"slipping",
"wasting (away)",
"weakening",
"wilting"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophying",
"crumbling",
"decaying",
"declining",
"degenerating",
"descending",
"deteriorating",
"devolving",
"regressing",
"retrograding",
"rotting",
"sinking",
"worsening"
]
},
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
"antonyms":[
"accumulating",
"ballooning",
"building",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"growing",
"increasing",
"intensifying",
"mounting",
"mushrooming",
"picking up",
"rising",
"snowballing",
"soaring",
"swelling",
"waxing"
],
"examples":[
"the howling winds ebbed as the hurricane moved into the interior"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appearing",
"emerging",
"showing up",
"blowing up",
"distending",
"elongating",
"lengthening"
],
"related":[
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"evaporating",
"fading (away)",
"frittering (away)",
"giving out",
"melting (away)",
"petering (out)",
"tailing (off)",
"vanishing",
"slackening",
"slowing (down)",
"alleviating",
"relaxing",
"flagging",
"sinking",
"weakening",
"caving (in)",
"collapsing",
"deflating"
],
"synonyms":[
"abating",
"declining",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"draining (away)",
"dropping (off)",
"dwindling",
"dying (away or down or out)",
"easing",
"falling",
"falling away",
"lessening",
"letting up",
"lowering",
"moderating",
"palling",
"phasing down",
"ratcheting (down)",
"racheting (down)",
"receding",
"relenting",
"remitting",
"shrinking",
"subsiding",
"tapering",
"tapering off",
"waning"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ebullition":{
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the earsplitting ebullition of the fans following the from-the-jaws-of-defeat victory"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"blowup",
"grouch",
"rage",
"tantrum",
"ecstasy",
"rapture",
"transport",
"delirium",
"firestorm",
"frenzy",
"furor"
],
"synonyms":[
"agony",
"blaze",
"burst",
"eruption",
"explosion",
"fit",
"flare",
"flare-up",
"flash",
"flush",
"gale",
"gush",
"gust",
"outburst",
"paroxysm",
"spasm",
"storm"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}