dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/eg_mwt.json

{
  "egalitarians":{
    "one who advocates or practices social equality":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[
        "as egalitarians , they have always promoted policies for equal pay"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "snobs",
        "snoots"
      ],
      "related":[
        "populists",
        "social democrats",
        "socialists"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "democrats",
        "levelers",
        "levellers"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "egg":{
    "a member of the human race":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[
        "kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "animal",
        "beast",
        "beastie",
        "brute",
        "critter"
      ],
      "related":[
        "hominid",
        "homo",
        "humanoid",
        "brother",
        "fellow",
        "fellowman",
        "neighbor",
        "celebrity",
        "personality",
        "self",
        "somebody"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "baby",
        "being",
        "bird",
        "bod",
        "body",
        "character",
        "cookie",
        "cooky",
        "creature",
        "customer",
        "devil",
        "duck",
        "face",
        "fish",
        "guy",
        "head",
        "human",
        "human being",
        "individual",
        "life",
        "man",
        "mortal",
        "party",
        "person",
        "personage",
        "scout",
        "slob",
        "sort",
        "soul",
        "specimen",
        "stiff",
        "thing",
        "wight"
      ]
    },
    "as in":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "related":[],
      "synonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "egg (on)":{
    "to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[
        "though exhausted, I was egged on by spectators to finish the marathon"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "deter",
        "discourage",
        "dissuade",
        "brake",
        "check",
        "constrain",
        "curb",
        "hold back",
        "inhibit",
        "restrain"
      ],
      "related":[
        "drive",
        "propel",
        "spur",
        "stimulate",
        "hurry",
        "hustle",
        "push",
        "rush",
        "adjure",
        "beseech",
        "implore",
        "importune",
        "blandish",
        "cajole",
        "coax",
        "soft-soap",
        "wheedle",
        "high-pressure",
        "nag",
        "needle",
        "pressure",
        "foment",
        "incite",
        "instigate",
        "provoke",
        "stir (up)"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "encourage",
        "exhort",
        "goad",
        "nudge",
        "press",
        "prod",
        "prompt",
        "urge"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "eggbeaters":{
    "a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[
        "told stories of his days flying eggbeaters during the Vietnam War"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "related":[
        "rotary-wing aircrafts",
        "rotorcraft",
        "autogiros",
        "autogyros",
        "convertiplanes",
        "convertaplanes",
        "gyroplanes",
        "tilt-rotors",
        "slicks"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "choppers",
        "copters",
        "helicopters",
        "helos",
        "whirlybirds"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "egged (on)":{
    "to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[
        "though exhausted, I was egged on by spectators to finish the marathon"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "deterred",
        "discouraged",
        "dissuaded",
        "braked",
        "checked",
        "constrained",
        "curbed",
        "held back",
        "inhibited",
        "restrained"
      ],
      "related":[
        "drove",
        "propelled",
        "spurred",
        "stimulated",
        "hurried",
        "hustled",
        "pushed",
        "rushed",
        "adjured",
        "beseeched",
        "besought",
        "implored",
        "importuned",
        "blandished",
        "cajoled",
        "coaxed",
        "soft-soaped",
        "wheedled",
        "high-pressured",
        "nagged",
        "needled",
        "pressured",
        "fomented",
        "incited",
        "instigated",
        "provoked",
        "stirred (up)"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "encouraged",
        "exhorted",
        "goaded",
        "nudged",
        "pressed",
        "prodded",
        "prompted",
        "urged"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "egging (on)":{
    "to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[
        "though exhausted, I was egged on by spectators to finish the marathon"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "deterring",
        "discouraging",
        "dissuading",
        "braking",
        "checking",
        "constraining",
        "curbing",
        "holding back",
        "inhibiting",
        "restraining"
      ],
      "related":[
        "driving",
        "propelling",
        "spurring",
        "stimulating",
        "hurrying",
        "hustling",
        "pushing",
        "rushing",
        "adjuring",
        "beseeching",
        "imploring",
        "importuning",
        "blandishing",
        "cajoling",
        "coaxing",
        "soft-soaping",
        "wheedling",
        "high-pressuring",
        "nagging",
        "needling",
        "pressuring",
        "fomenting",
        "inciting",
        "instigating",
        "provoking",
        "stirring (up)"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "encouraging",
        "exhorting",
        "goading",
        "nudging",
        "pressing",
        "prodding",
        "prompting",
        "urging"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "ego":{
    "a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[
        "I have enough ego that I don't give up easily when trying to win any contest or competition"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "discredit",
        "disesteem",
        "disgrace",
        "dishonor",
        "disrepute",
        "humiliation",
        "ignominy",
        "infamy",
        "obloquy",
        "odium",
        "opprobrium",
        "shame",
        "demureness",
        "down-to-earthness",
        "humbleness",
        "humility",
        "modesty",
        "diffidence",
        "meekness",
        "shyness",
        "timidity",
        "timidness"
      ],
      "related":[
        "aplomb",
        "assurance",
        "confidence",
        "self-assurance",
        "self-assuredness",
        "self-confidence",
        "self-pride",
        "self-trust",
        "self-worth",
        "dignity",
        "face",
        "honor",
        "prestige"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "pride",
        "pridefulness",
        "self-esteem",
        "self-regard",
        "self-respect"
      ]
    },
    "an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{
      "antonyms":[
        "humbleness",
        "humility",
        "modesty"
      ],
      "examples":[
        "a star athlete with a refreshing lack of ego"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "diffidence",
        "self-doubt",
        "self-disgust",
        "self-hate",
        "self-loathing",
        "altruism",
        "unselfishness",
        "bashfulness",
        "demureness",
        "shyness",
        "timidity",
        "timidness",
        "passiveness",
        "passivity"
      ],
      "related":[
        "assurance",
        "confidence",
        "self-assurance",
        "self-confidence",
        "self-righteousness",
        "arrogance",
        "disdainfulness",
        "haughtiness",
        "imperiousness",
        "lordliness",
        "self-assertion",
        "snobbishness",
        "superciliousness",
        "superiority",
        "hubris",
        "overconfidence",
        "presumption",
        "pretense",
        "pretence",
        "pretension",
        "pretentiousness",
        "egoism",
        "self-centeredness",
        "selfishness",
        "self-pride",
        "self-respect"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "amour propre",
        "bighead",
        "complacence",
        "complacency",
        "conceit",
        "conceitedness",
        "egotism",
        "pomposity",
        "pompousness",
        "pride",
        "pridefulness",
        "self-admiration",
        "self-assumption",
        "self-conceit",
        "self-congratulation",
        "self-esteem",
        "self-glory",
        "self-importance",
        "self-love",
        "self-opinion",
        "self-satisfaction",
        "smugness",
        "swelled head",
        "swellheadedness",
        "vaingloriousness",
        "vainglory",
        "vainness",
        "vanity"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "egoless":{
    "as in":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "related":[],
      "synonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "egregiously":{
    "as in":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "related":[],
      "synonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "egress":{
    "a place or means of going out":{
      "antonyms":[
        "entrance",
        "entranceway",
        "entry",
        "entryway",
        "ingress"
      ],
      "examples":[
        "the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "access",
        "entr\u00e9e",
        "entree"
      ],
      "related":[
        "escape",
        "escape hatch",
        "release",
        "gate",
        "mouth",
        "opening",
        "passage",
        "vent"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "exit",
        "issue",
        "outlet"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "egoism":{
    "excessive interest in oneself":{
      "examples":[
        "because of her egoism , she never gave a thought to asking how the others felt"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "egocentricity",
        "egocentrism",
        "egomania",
        "egotism",
        "narcissism",
        "navel-gazing",
        "self-absorption",
        "self-centeredness",
        "self-concern",
        "self-interest",
        "self-involvement",
        "selfishness",
        "selfness",
        "self-preoccupation",
        "self-regard"
      ],
      "related":[
        "complacence",
        "complacency",
        "conceit",
        "conceitedness",
        "ego",
        "pomposity",
        "pompousness",
        "pride",
        "pridefulness",
        "self-admiration",
        "self-conceit",
        "self-esteem",
        "self-importance",
        "self-indulgence",
        "self-love",
        "self-partiality",
        "self-respect",
        "self-satisfaction",
        "self-sufficiency",
        "smugness",
        "vaingloriousness",
        "vainglory",
        "vainness",
        "vanity",
        "self-assumption",
        "self-consequence",
        "self-content",
        "self-contentment",
        "self-glorification"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "altruism",
        "generosity",
        "magnanimity",
        "self-sacrifice",
        "detachment",
        "disinterestedness",
        "fairness",
        "impartiality",
        "neutrality",
        "objectivity",
        "self-flagellation",
        "self-annihilation",
        "self-immolation"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "self-abandonment",
        "self-forgetfulness",
        "selflessness",
        "unselfishness"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}