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{
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"exacerbating" : {
"to make more severe" : {
"antonyms" : [
"allaying" ,
"alleviating" ,
"assuaging" ,
"easing" ,
"helping" ,
"mitigating" ,
"relieving"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a misconceived plan that only exacerbated the city's traffic problem"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ameliorating" ,
"bettering" ,
"improving"
] ,
"related" : [
"amplifying" ,
"deepening" ,
"intensifying" ,
"magnifying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggravating" ,
"complicating" ,
"worsening"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"exactingness" : {
"the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"flexibility" ,
"gentleness" ,
"laxness" ,
"mildness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"since I was a guest in their home, I was not about to critique the dinner with the exactingness of a professional restaurant reviewer"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"forbearance" ,
"indulgence" ,
"kindness" ,
"lenience" ,
"patience" ,
"softness" ,
"tenderness" ,
"tolerance" ,
"responsiveness" ,
"willingness" ,
"compliance" ,
"pliability" ,
"pliancy"
] ,
"related" : [
"callousness" ,
"hard-heartedness" ,
"implacability" ,
"obduracy" ,
"obdurateness" ,
"pitilessness" ,
"dourness" ,
"gruffness" ,
"asceticism" ,
"austereness" ,
"austerity" ,
"monasticism" ,
"determination" ,
"firmness" ,
"resolve" ,
"steadfastness" ,
"obstinacy" ,
"stubbornness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hardness" ,
"harshness" ,
"inflexibility" ,
"rigidity" ,
"rigidness" ,
"rigor" ,
"rigorousness" ,
"severity" ,
"sternness" ,
"strictness" ,
"stringency"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"exactitude" : {
"the quality or state of being very accurate" : {
"antonyms" : [
"coarseness" ,
"impreciseness" ,
"imprecision" ,
"inaccuracy" ,
"inexactitude" ,
"inexactness" ,
"roughness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"after its opening weekend, a movie's final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"approximation" ,
"roundness" ,
"falseness" ,
"falsity" ,
"incorrectness" ,
"wrongness" ,
"carelessness" ,
"guesswork" ,
"looseness" ,
"indefiniteness" ,
"vagueness"
] ,
"related" : [
"correctness" ,
"fidelity" ,
"rightness" ,
"strictness" ,
"truth" ,
"definiteness" ,
"definitiveness" ,
"definitude" ,
"determinacy" ,
"subtlety" ,
"care" ,
"carefulness" ,
"fastidiousness" ,
"meticulousness" ,
"persnicketiness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accuracy" ,
"accurateness" ,
"closeness" ,
"delicacy" ,
"exactness" ,
"fineness" ,
"nicety" ,
"perfection" ,
"preciseness" ,
"precision" ,
"rigor" ,
"rigorousness" ,
"ultraprecision" ,
"veracity"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"exaggerated" : {
"extended beyond normal or realistic bounds" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"loves the exaggerated emotions that are part and parcel of grand opera"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"realistic" ,
"reasonable"
] ,
"related" : [
"elaborated" ,
"embellished" ,
"embroidered" ,
"enlarged" ,
"hyped-up" ,
"magnified" ,
"overdone" ,
"overemphasized" ,
"overplayed" ,
"overstated" ,
"padded" ,
"stretched" ,
"grandiose" ,
"preposterous" ,
"unreal" ,
"unrealistic" ,
"unreasonable"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bloated" ,
"hyperbolized" ,
"inflated" ,
"outsize" ,
"outsized" ,
"overblown" ,
"overdrawn" ,
"overweening"
]
} ,
"to add to the interest of by including made-up details" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the American colonist John Smith is believed by many historians to have exaggerated his adventures"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"belittled" ,
"minimized" ,
"played down" ,
"understated"
] ,
"related" : [
"dressed up" ,
"gussied up" ,
"amplified" ,
"enhanced" ,
"enlarged (on or upon)" ,
"expanded" ,
"fleshed (out)" ,
"fudged" ,
"hedged" ,
"overdid" ,
"overdrew" ,
"overemphasized" ,
"overplayed" ,
"overstated" ,
"emphasized" ,
"played up" ,
"stressed" ,
"caricatured" ,
"satirized"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"colored" ,
"elaborated (on)" ,
"embellished" ,
"embroidered" ,
"hyperbolized" ,
"magnified" ,
"padded" ,
"stretched"
]
} ,
"to describe or express in too strong terms" : {
"antonyms" : [
"understated"
] ,
"examples" : [
"it would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of this entrance exam"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"belittled" ,
"minimized" ,
"played down"
] ,
"related" : [
"colored" ,
"elaborated" ,
"embellished" ,
"embroidered" ,
"magnified" ,
"padded" ,
"played up" ,
"stretched" ,
"fudged" ,
"hedged" ,
"melodramatized" ,
"overemphasized" ,
"overplayed" ,
"sensationalized"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"overdid" ,
"overdrew" ,
"overstated" ,
"put on"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"exaggerator" : {
"as in mythomaniac" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"exaltations" : {
"the act of raising someone or something in importance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"He criticized our society's exaltation of wealth."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"exalting" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to assign a high status or value to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"abasing" ,
"degrading" ,
"demeaning" ,
"humbling" ,
"humiliating"
] ,
"examples" : [
"popular support and media hype have exalted Super Bowl Sunday to the level of a national holiday"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"belittling" ,
"decrying" ,
"depreciating" ,
"detracting" ,
"disparaging" ,
"minimizing"
] ,
"related" : [
"boosting" ,
"lifting" ,
"promoting" ,
"raising" ,
"upgrading" ,
"uplifting" ,
"heightening" ,
"intensifying" ,
"idealizing" ,
"romanticizing" ,
"sanitizing" ,
"sugarcoating" ,
"acclaiming" ,
"extolling" ,
"honoring" ,
"lauding" ,
"praising"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggrandizing" ,
"canonizing" ,
"deifying" ,
"dignifying" ,
"elevating" ,
"ennobling" ,
"enshrining" ,
"enskying" ,
"enthroning" ,
"glorifying" ,
"magnifying"
]
} ,
"to proclaim the glory of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blaming" ,
"censuring" ,
"reprehending" ,
"reprobating" ,
"criticizing" ,
"reproving" ,
"admonishing" ,
"chiding" ,
"keelhauling" ,
"rebuking" ,
"reprimanding" ,
"reproaching" ,
"castigating" ,
"lambasting"
] ,
"related" : [
"adoring" ,
"belauding" ,
"deifying" ,
"idolizing" ,
"worshipping" ,
"worshiping" ,
"acclaiming" ,
"applauding" ,
"commending" ,
"complimenting" ,
"hailing" ,
"renowning" ,
"saluting" ,
"chanting" ,
"cheering" ,
"eulogizing" ,
"rhapsodizing" ,
"citing" ,
"flattering" ,
"cracking up" ,
"recommending" ,
"touting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blessing" ,
"caroling" ,
"carolling" ,
"celebrating" ,
"emblazoning" ,
"extolling" ,
"glorifying" ,
"hymning" ,
"lauding" ,
"magnifying" ,
"praising" ,
"resounding"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"examines" : {
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the customer painstakingly examined the antique piece of furniture from top to bottom before purchasing it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"skims" ,
"misses"
] ,
"related" : [
"notices" ,
"observes" ,
"watches" ,
"combs" ,
"peruses" ,
"pores (over)" ,
"analyzes" ,
"dissects" ,
"parses" ,
"delves (into)" ,
"explores" ,
"investigates" ,
"plumbs" ,
"probes" ,
"researches" ,
"studies" ,
"categorizes" ,
"classifies" ,
"picks over" ,
"reinspects" ,
"rereviews" ,
"resurveys"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"audits" ,
"checks (out)" ,
"cons" ,
"inspects" ,
"overlooks" ,
"oversees" ,
"reviews" ,
"scans" ,
"scrutinizes" ,
"surveys" ,
"views"
]
} ,
"to put a series of questions to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the defense attorney was eager to examine her star witness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"debriefs" ,
"cross-examines" ,
"cross-questions" ,
"annoys" ,
"harasses" ,
"hounds" ,
"pesters" ,
"canvasses" ,
"canvases" ,
"polls"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catechizes" ,
"grills" ,
"interrogates" ,
"pumps" ,
"queries" ,
"questions" ,
"quizzes" ,
"sweats"
]
} ,
"to search through or into" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a groundbreaking study that examined the causes of juvenile delinquency"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"inspects" ,
"sifts" ,
"studies" ,
"views" ,
"browses" ,
"cruises" ,
"peruses" ,
"scans" ,
"skims (through)" ,
"surfs" ,
"thumbs (through)" ,
"reinvestigates"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delves (into)" ,
"digs (into)" ,
"explores" ,
"inquires (into)" ,
"investigates" ,
"looks (into)" ,
"probes" ,
"researches"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"examining" : {
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the customer painstakingly examined the antique piece of furniture from top to bottom before purchasing it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"skimming" ,
"missing"
] ,
"related" : [
"noticing" ,
"observing" ,
"watching" ,
"combing" ,
"perusing" ,
"poring (over)" ,
"analyzing" ,
"dissecting" ,
"parsing" ,
"delving (into)" ,
"exploring" ,
"investigating" ,
"plumbing" ,
"probing" ,
"researching" ,
"studying" ,
"categorizing" ,
"classifying" ,
"picking over" ,
"reinspecting" ,
"rereviewing" ,
"re-reviewing" ,
"resurveying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"auditing" ,
"checking (out)" ,
"conning" ,
"inspecting" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overseeing" ,
"reviewing" ,
"scanning" ,
"scrutinizing" ,
"surveying" ,
"viewing"
]
} ,
"to put a series of questions to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the defense attorney was eager to examine her star witness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"debriefing" ,
"cross-examining" ,
"cross-questioning" ,
"annoying" ,
"harassing" ,
"hounding" ,
"pestering" ,
"canvassing" ,
"canvasing" ,
"polling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"catechizing" ,
"grilling" ,
"interrogating" ,
"pumping" ,
"querying" ,
"questioning" ,
"quizzing" ,
"sweating"
]
} ,
"to search through or into" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a groundbreaking study that examined the causes of juvenile delinquency"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"inspecting" ,
"sifting" ,
"studying" ,
"viewing" ,
"browsing" ,
"cruising" ,
"perusing" ,
"scanning" ,
"skimming (through)" ,
"surfing" ,
"thumbing (through)" ,
"reinvestigating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delving (into)" ,
"digging (into)" ,
"exploring" ,
"inquiring (into)" ,
"investigating" ,
"looking (into)" ,
"probing" ,
"researching"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"exasperating" : {
"causing annoyance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"those exasperating details that come with almost any job"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"delightful" ,
"pleasing"
] ,
"related" : [
"burdensome" ,
"discomforting" ,
"displeasing" ,
"disquieting" ,
"distressing" ,
"importunate" ,
"importune" ,
"inconveniencing" ,
"angering" ,
"enraging" ,
"infuriating" ,
"brattish" ,
"bratty" ,
"mischievous" ,
"offensive" ,
"troublesome" ,
"upsetting" ,
"distractive" ,
"painful" ,
"stressful" ,
"tiresome" ,
"troubling" ,
"trying" ,
"worrisome" ,
"biting" ,
"grating" ,
"jangling" ,
"jarring" ,
"spiny" ,
"thorny"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abrasive" ,
"aggravating" ,
"annoying" ,
"bothersome" ,
"carking" ,
"chafing" ,
"disturbing" ,
"frustrating" ,
"galling" ,
"irksome" ,
"irritating" ,
"maddening" ,
"nettlesome" ,
"nettling" ,
"peeving" ,
"pesky" ,
"pestiferous" ,
"pestilent" ,
"pestilential" ,
"pesty" ,
"plaguey" ,
"plaguy" ,
"rankling" ,
"rebarbative" ,
"riling" ,
"vexatious" ,
"vexing"
]
} ,
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"small children can exasperate their parents with endless questions about why this or that is so"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appeasing" ,
"conciliating" ,
"mollifying" ,
"obliging" ,
"pacifying" ,
"placating" ,
"propitiating" ,
"delighting" ,
"gladdening" ,
"gratifying" ,
"pleasing" ,
"satisfying" ,
"assuring" ,
"cheering" ,
"comforting" ,
"consoling" ,
"contenting" ,
"quieting" ,
"reassuring" ,
"solacing" ,
"soothing"
] ,
"related" : [
"hassling" ,
"heckling" ,
"nagging" ,
"inflaming" ,
"enflaming" ,
"provoking" ,
"rousing" ,
"badgering" ,
"baiting" ,
"bullyragging" ,
"ballyragging" ,
"deviling" ,
"devilling" ,
"hagriding" ,
"harassing" ,
"harrying" ,
"pestering" ,
"plaguing" ,
"teasing" ,
"angering" ,
"antagonizing" ,
"enraging" ,
"incensing" ,
"infuriating" ,
"maddening" ,
"rankling" ,
"roiling" ,
"agitating" ,
"discomforting" ,
"discomposing" ,
"disquieting" ,
"distressing" ,
"exercising" ,
"freaking (out)" ,
"fretting" ,
"perturbing" ,
"undoing" ,
"unhinging" ,
"unsettling" ,
"upsetting" ,
"worrying" ,
"affronting" ,
"insulting" ,
"miffing" ,
"offending" ,
"outraging"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggravating" ,
"annoying" ,
"bothering" ,
"bugging" ,
"burning (up)" ,
"chafing" ,
"eating" ,
"frosting" ,
"galling" ,
"getting" ,
"grating" ,
"griping" ,
"hacking (off)" ,
"irking" ,
"irritating" ,
"itching" ,
"narking" ,
"nettling" ,
"peeving" ,
"persecuting" ,
"piquing" ,
"putting out" ,
"rasping" ,
"riling" ,
"ruffling" ,
"spiting" ,
"vexing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"excavation" : {
"as in cave , trench" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"excavations" : {
"as in caves , trenches" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"exceed" : {
"to be greater, better, or stronger than" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"her knowledge of French wines exceeds that of anyone else I know"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lose (to)"
] ,
"related" : [
"one-up" ,
"outpace" ,
"outrace" ,
"outrun" ,
"overpass" ,
"best" ,
"clobber" ,
"conquer" ,
"crush" ,
"defeat" ,
"drub" ,
"lick" ,
"master" ,
"outcompete" ,
"outperform" ,
"overcome" ,
"overmatch" ,
"prevail (over)" ,
"rout" ,
"shame" ,
"skunk" ,
"subdue" ,
"surmount" ,
"thrash" ,
"trim" ,
"triumph (over)" ,
"trounce" ,
"wallop" ,
"whip" ,
"win (against)" ,
"worst" ,
"outbalance" ,
"outweigh" ,
"overbear" ,
"overshadow" ,
"trump"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beat" ,
"better" ,
"eclipse" ,
"excel" ,
"outclass" ,
"outdistance" ,
"outdo" ,
"outgun" ,
"outmatch" ,
"outshine" ,
"outstrip" ,
"overtop" ,
"surpass" ,
"top" ,
"tower (over)" ,
"transcend"
]
} ,
"to go beyond the limit of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"encroach" ,
"entrench" ,
"intrench" ,
"infringe" ,
"invade" ,
"trespass" ,
"overdo" ,
"overuse" ,
"overutilize" ,
"overwork"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"break" ,
"outreach" ,
"outrun" ,
"overpass" ,
"overreach" ,
"overrun" ,
"overshoot" ,
"overstep" ,
"surpass" ,
"transcend"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"exceeding" : {
"being out of the ordinary" : {
"antonyms" : [
"common" ,
"customary" ,
"normal" ,
"ordinary" ,
"typical" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"unextraordinary" ,
"usual"
] ,
"examples" : [
"accepted the apology with exceeding graciousness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"everyday" ,
"familiar" ,
"frequent"
] ,
"related" : [
"conspicuous" ,
"notable" ,
"noticeable" ,
"outstanding" ,
"prominent" ,
"remarkable" ,
"salient" ,
"striking" ,
"bizarre" ,
"deviant" ,
"eccentric" ,
"freakish" ,
"monstrous" ,
"oddball" ,
"outlandish" ,
"quaint" ,
"strange" ,
"weird" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"inconceivable" ,
"incredible" ,
"unimaginable" ,
"unthinkable"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aberrant" ,
"aberrated" ,
"abnormal" ,
"anomalous" ,
"atypical" ,
"especial" ,
"exceptional" ,
"extraordinaire" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"freak" ,
"odd" ,
"peculiar" ,
"phenomenal" ,
"preternatural" ,
"rare" ,
"singular" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unique" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted"
]
} ,
"to be greater, better, or stronger than" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"her knowledge of French wines exceeds that of anyone else I know"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"losing (to)"
] ,
"related" : [
"one-upping" ,
"outpacing" ,
"outracing" ,
"outrunning" ,
"overpassing" ,
"besting" ,
"clobbering" ,
"conquering" ,
"crushing" ,
"defeating" ,
"drubbing" ,
"licking" ,
"mastering" ,
"outcompeting" ,
"outperforming" ,
"overcoming" ,
"overmatching" ,
"prevailing (over)" ,
"routing" ,
"shaming" ,
"skunking" ,
"subduing" ,
"surmounting" ,
"thrashing" ,
"trimming" ,
"triumphing (over)" ,
"trouncing" ,
"walloping" ,
"whipping" ,
"winning (against)" ,
"worsting" ,
"outbalancing" ,
"outweighing" ,
"overbearing" ,
"overshadowing" ,
"trumping"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beating" ,
"bettering" ,
"eclipsing" ,
"excelling" ,
"outclassing" ,
"outdistancing" ,
"outdoing" ,
"outgunning" ,
"outmatching" ,
"outshining" ,
"outstripping" ,
"overtopping" ,
"surpassing" ,
"topping" ,
"towering (over)" ,
"transcending"
]
} ,
"to go beyond the limit of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"encroaching" ,
"entrenching" ,
"intrenching" ,
"infringing" ,
"invading" ,
"trespassing" ,
"overdoing" ,
"overusing" ,
"overutilizing" ,
"overworking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"breaking" ,
"outreaching" ,
"outrunning" ,
"overpassing" ,
"overreaching" ,
"overrunning" ,
"overshooting" ,
"overstepping" ,
"surpassing" ,
"transcending"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"exceedingly" : {
"to a great degree" : {
"antonyms" : [
"little" ,
"negligibly" ,
"nominally" ,
"slightly" ,
"somewhat"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the salesclerk was exceedingly patient with one customer who couldn't make up his mind"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"meagerly" ,
"scantily" ,
"barely" ,
"hardly" ,
"just" ,
"marginally" ,
"minimally" ,
"scarcely"
] ,
"related" : [
"absolutely" ,
"altogether" ,
"completely" ,
"downright" ,
"entirely" ,
"flat-out" ,
"fully" ,
"positively" ,
"purely" ,
"radically" ,
"thoroughly" ,
"totally" ,
"utterly" ,
"wholly" ,
"deeply" ,
"profoundly" ,
"exceptionally" ,
"notably" ,
"remarkably" ,
"considerably" ,
"extensively" ,
"significantly" ,
"substantially" ,
"appreciably" ,
"discernibly" ,
"markedly" ,
"noticeably" ,
"obviously" ,
"palpably" ,
"plainly" ,
"visibly" ,
"abundantly" ,
"plentifully" ,
"astronomically" ,
"grandly" ,
"monstrously" ,
"monumentally" ,
"excessively" ,
"obscenely" ,
"overmuch" ,
"amazingly" ,
"astonishingly" ,
"staggeringly"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"achingly" ,
"almighty" ,
"archly" ,
"awful" ,
"awfully" ,
"badly" ,
"beastly" ,
"blisteringly" ,
"bone" ,
"colossally" ,
"corking" ,
"cracking" ,
"damn" ,
"damned" ,
"dang" ,
"deadly" ,
"desperately" ,
"eminently" ,
"enormously" ,
"especially" ,
"ever" ,
"extra" ,
"extremely" ,
"fabulously" ,
"fantastically" ,
"far" ,
"fiercely" ,
"filthy" ,
"frightfully" ,
"full" ,
"greatly" ,
"heavily" ,
"highly" ,
"hugely" ,
"immensely" ,
"incredibly" ,
"intensely" ,
"jolly" ,
"majorly" ,
"mightily" ,
"mighty" ,
"monstrous" ,
"mortally" ,
"most" ,
"much" ,
"particularly" ,
"passing" ,
"rattling" ,
"real" ,
"really" ,
"right" ,
"roaring" ,
"roaringly" ,
"seriously" ,
"severely" ,
"so" ,
"sore" ,
"sorely" ,
"spanking" ,
"specially" ,
"stinking" ,
"such" ,
"super" ,
"supremely" ,
"surpassingly" ,
"terribly" ,
"that" ,
"thumping" ,
"too" ,
"unco" ,
"uncommonly" ,
"vastly" ,
"very" ,
"vitally" ,
"way" ,
"whacking" ,
"wicked" ,
"wildly"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"excelled" : {
"to be greater, better, or stronger than" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the special effects in this new sci-fi extravaganza excel any that we've seen previously"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lost (to)"
] ,
"related" : [
"one-upped" ,
"outpaced" ,
"outraced" ,
"outran" ,
"overpassed" ,
"bested" ,
"clobbered" ,
"conquered" ,
"crushed" ,
"defeated" ,
"drubbed" ,
"licked" ,
"mastered" ,
"outcompeted" ,
"outperformed" ,
"overcame" ,
"overmatched" ,
"prevailed (over)" ,
"routed" ,
"shamed" ,
"skunked" ,
"subdued" ,
"surmounted" ,
"thrashed" ,
"trimmed" ,
"triumphed (over)" ,
"trounced" ,
"walloped" ,
"whipped" ,
"won (against)" ,
"worsted" ,
"outbalanced" ,
"outweighed" ,
"overbore" ,
"overshadowed" ,
"trumped"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beat" ,
"bettered" ,
"eclipsed" ,
"exceeded" ,
"outclassed" ,
"outdid" ,
"outdistanced" ,
"outgunned" ,
"outmatched" ,
"outshone" ,
"outshined" ,
"outstripped" ,
"overtopped" ,
"surpassed" ,
"topped" ,
"towered (over)" ,
"transcended"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"excellency" : {
"a quality that gives something special worth" : {
"antonyms" : [
"deficiency" ,
"demerit" ,
"disvalue"
] ,
"examples" : [
"claimed that granite has so many excellencies as material for countertops that it is well worth the high price"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blemish" ,
"defect" ,
"failing" ,
"fault" ,
"flaw" ,
"drawback" ,
"minus" ,
"negative"
] ,
"related" : [
"advantage" ,
"edge" ,
"plus" ,
"superiority"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cardinal virtue" ,
"distinction" ,
"excellence" ,
"grace" ,
"merit" ,
"value" ,
"virtue"
]
} ,
"exceptionally high quality" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the excellency of the violins crafted by Stradivarius is beyond dispute"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"averageness" ,
"badness" ,
"crumminess" ,
"inferiority" ,
"mediocrity" ,
"ordinariness" ,
"worthlessness"
] ,
"related" : [
"faultlessness" ,
"flawlessness" ,
"impeccability" ,
"perfectness" ,
"goodness" ,
"value" ,
"worth" ,
"consequence" ,
"importance" ,
"notability"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"choiceness" ,
"distinction" ,
"excellence" ,
"first-rateness" ,
"greatness" ,
"perfection" ,
"preeminence" ,
"primeness" ,
"superbness" ,
"superiority" ,
"supremacy"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"excellent" : {
"of the very best kind" : {
"antonyms" : [
"atrocious" ,
"awful" ,
"execrable" ,
"lousy" ,
"pathetic" ,
"poor" ,
"rotten" ,
"terrible" ,
"vile" ,
"wretched"
] ,
"examples" : [
"fast-food fans rate this chain's fries as excellent"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bad" ,
"inferior" ,
"low-grade" ,
"substandard" ,
"unsatisfactory" ,
"mediocre" ,
"middling" ,
"second-class" ,
"second-rate"
] ,
"related" : [
"acceptable" ,
"adequate" ,
"all right" ,
"decent" ,
"good" ,
"OK" ,
"okay" ,
"passable" ,
"satisfactory" ,
"tolerable" ,
"better" ,
"exceptional" ,
"fancy" ,
"high-grade" ,
"high-test" ,
"premium" ,
"select" ,
"special" ,
"superfine" ,
"classical" ,
"standard" ,
"traditional"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"A-OK" ,
"A1" ,
"awesome" ,
"bang-up" ,
"banner" ,
"beautiful" ,
"blue-chip" ,
"blue-ribbon" ,
"boffo" ,
"bonny" ,
"bonnie" ,
"boss" ,
"brag" ,
"brave" ,
"bully" ,
"bumper" ,
"capital" ,
"choice" ,
"classic" ,
"cool" ,
"corking" ,
"crackerjack" ,
"cracking" ,
"dandy" ,
"divine" ,
"dope" ,
"down" ,
"dynamite" ,
"fab" ,
"fabulous" ,
"famous" ,
"fantabulous" ,
"fantastic" ,
"fine" ,
"first-class" ,
"first-rate" ,
"first-string" ,
"five-star" ,
"four-star" ,
"frontline" ,
"gangbusters" ,
"gangbuster" ,
"gilt-edged" ,
"gilt-edge" ,
"gone" ,
"grand" ,
"great" ,
"groovy" ,
"heavenly" ,
"high-class" ,
"hot" ,
"hype" ,
"immense" ,
"jim-dandy" ,
"keen" ,
"lovely" ,
"marvelous" ,
"marvellous" ,
"mean" ,
"neat" ,
"nifty" ,
"noble" ,
"number one" ,
"No. 1" ,
"numero uno" ,
"out-of-sight" ,
"par excellence" ,
"peachy" ,
"peachy keen" ,
"phat" ,
"prime" ,
"primo" ,
"prize" ,
"prizewinning" ,
"quality" ,
"radical" ,
"righteous" ,
"sensational" ,
"slick" ,
"splendid" ,
"stellar" ,
"sterling" ,
"superb" ,
"superior" ,
"superlative" ,
"supernal" ,
"swell" ,
"terrific" ,
"tip-top" ,
"top" ,
"topflight" ,
"top-notch" ,
"top-of-the-line" ,
"topping" ,
"top-shelf" ,
"unsurpassed" ,
"wizard" ,
"wonderful"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"excepting" : {
"to present an opposing opinion or argument" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"approving" ,
"sanctioning" ,
"accepting" ,
"acceding" ,
"acquiescing" ,
"agreeing" ,
"assenting" ,
"adhering" ,
"complying" ,
"conforming" ,
"following" ,
"minding" ,
"obeying" ,
"observing" ,
"advocating" ,
"championing" ,
"defending" ,
"maintaining" ,
"supporting" ,
"sustaining" ,
"upholding" ,
"applauding" ,
"cheering" ,
"commending"
] ,
"related" : [
"caviling" ,
"cavilling" ,
"quibbling" ,
"challenging" ,
"daring" ,
"defying" ,
"fighting" ,
"conflicting" ,
"debating" ,
"disputing" ,
"hassling" ,
"quarreling" ,
"quarrelling" ,
"squabbling" ,
"wrangling" ,
"beefing" ,
"bellyaching" ,
"bitching" ,
"bleating" ,
"carping" ,
"caterwauling" ,
"complaining" ,
"crabbing" ,
"croaking" ,
"fussing" ,
"griping" ,
"grizzling" ,
"grouching" ,
"grousing" ,
"growling" ,
"grumbling" ,
"grumping" ,
"hollering" ,
"keening" ,
"maundering" ,
"moaning" ,
"murmuring" ,
"muttering" ,
"nagging" ,
"repining" ,
"screaming" ,
"squawking" ,
"squealing" ,
"wailing" ,
"whimpering" ,
"whinging" ,
"whingeing" ,
"whining" ,
"yammering" ,
"yawping" ,
"yauping" ,
"yowling" ,
"balking" ,
"gagging" ,
"sticking" ,
"censuring" ,
"criticizing" ,
"denouncing" ,
"disobeying" ,
"rebelling" ,
"withstanding" ,
"demonstrating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"demurring" ,
"expostulating" ,
"kicking" ,
"objecting" ,
"protesting" ,
"remonstrating (with)"
]
} ,
"to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"admitting" ,
"including"
] ,
"examples" : [
"we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accepting" ,
"embracing" ,
"entertaining" ,
"receiving" ,
"taking in" ,
"welcoming" ,
"unbanning"
] ,
"related" : [
"blackballing" ,
"blacklisting" ,
"excommunicating" ,
"ostracizing" ,
"banishing" ,
"deporting" ,
"exiling" ,
"expelling" ,
"ousting" ,
"throwing out" ,
"obviating" ,
"precluding" ,
"preventing" ,
"prohibiting" ,
"blocking" ,
"hindering" ,
"impeding" ,
"obstructing" ,
"ceasing" ,
"discontinuing" ,
"halting" ,
"suspending" ,
"deterring" ,
"staving off" ,
"warding (off)" ,
"checking off" ,
"disregarding" ,
"combing (out)" ,
"weeding (out)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"banning" ,
"barring" ,
"closing out" ,
"counting (out)" ,
"debarring" ,
"eliminating" ,
"excluding" ,
"freezing out" ,
"ruling out" ,
"shutting out"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"exceptionally" : {
"to a great or unusual degree" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"She was an exceptionally talented dancer."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"exceptions" : {
"a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"approvals" ,
"sanctions" ,
"acceptances" ,
"acquiescences" ,
"agreements" ,
"assents" ,
"compliances" ,
"obediences"
] ,
"related" : [
"compunctions" ,
"doubts" ,
"misgivings" ,
"qualms" ,
"scruples" ,
"misunderstandings" ,
"cavils" ,
"niggles" ,
"quibbles" ,
"arguments" ,
"conflicts" ,
"debates" ,
"disputes" ,
"dissents" ,
"hassles" ,
"quarrels" ,
"squabbles" ,
"statics" ,
"censures" ,
"criticisms" ,
"defiances" ,
"disobediences" ,
"rebellions" ,
"distrust" ,
"dubieties" ,
"dubitations" ,
"incertitudes" ,
"indeterminations" ,
"misdoubts" ,
"mistrust" ,
"reservations" ,
"skepticism" ,
"suspicions" ,
"uncertainties" ,
"reluctances"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"challenges" ,
"complaints" ,
"demurrals" ,
"demurrers" ,
"demurs" ,
"difficulties" ,
"expostulations" ,
"fusses" ,
"kicks" ,
"objections" ,
"protests" ,
"questions" ,
"remonstrances" ,
"stinks"
]
} ,
"something that is different from what is ordinary or expected" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"her tardiness today is an exception ; usually she's on time"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"norms" ,
"ordinaries" ,
"usuals"
] ,
"related" : [
"curiosities" ,
"peculiarities" ,
"singularities" ,
"accidents" ,
"bizarreries" ,
"phenomena" ,
"phenomenons" ,
"quirks" ,
"vagaries" ,
"distortions" ,
"kinks" ,
"mutations" ,
"variations" ,
"differences" ,
"disparities" ,
"inconsistences" ,
"inconsistencies" ,
"errors" ,
"mistakes" ,
"contradictions" ,
"paradoxes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aberrations" ,
"abnormalities" ,
"anomalies" ,
"oddities" ,
"oddments" ,
"rarities"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"excessive" : {
"going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount" : {
"antonyms" : [
"middling" ,
"moderate" ,
"modest" ,
"reasonable" ,
"temperate"
] ,
"examples" : [
"nerdy hackers who spend an excessive amount of time sitting in front of their computers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deficient" ,
"inadequate" ,
"insufficient" ,
"minimal" ,
"minimum"
] ,
"related" : [
"boundless" ,
"endless" ,
"immeasurable" ,
"infinite" ,
"limitless" ,
"unbearable" ,
"unjustifiable" ,
"unwarranted" ,
"improper" ,
"inappropriate" ,
"thick" ,
"unseemly" ,
"unrestrained"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baroque" ,
"devilish" ,
"exorbitant" ,
"extravagant" ,
"extreme" ,
"fancy" ,
"immoderate" ,
"inordinate" ,
"insane" ,
"intolerable" ,
"lavish" ,
"overdue" ,
"overextravagant" ,
"overmuch" ,
"overweening" ,
"plethoric" ,
"steep" ,
"stiff" ,
"towering" ,
"unconscionable" ,
"undue" ,
"unmerciful"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"excessively" : {
"beyond a normal or acceptable limit" : {
"antonyms" : [
"deficiently" ,
"inadequately" ,
"insufficiently"
] ,
"examples" : [
"noise from the party was excessively loud"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acceptably" ,
"moderately" ,
"modestly" ,
"reasonably" ,
"temperately" ,
"barely" ,
"hardly" ,
"just" ,
"marginally" ,
"meagerly" ,
"minimally" ,
"scantily" ,
"scarcely" ,
"slightly"
] ,
"related" : [
"extravagantly" ,
"immoderately" ,
"intemperately" ,
"extortionately" ,
"inexcusably" ,
"obscenely" ,
"unbearably" ,
"unconscionably" ,
"unreasonably" ,
"improperly" ,
"inappropriately" ,
"abnormally" ,
"extraordinarily" ,
"freakishly" ,
"singularly" ,
"uncommonly" ,
"uncustomarily" ,
"unusually" ,
"astronomically" ,
"considerably" ,
"deadly" ,
"eminently" ,
"especially" ,
"exceedingly" ,
"exceeding" ,
"exceptionally" ,
"extensively" ,
"extra" ,
"extremely" ,
"greatly" ,
"highly" ,
"hugely" ,
"incredibly" ,
"mightily" ,
"remarkably" ,
"significantly" ,
"substantially" ,
"super" ,
"terribly" ,
"very" ,
"whacking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"devilishly" ,
"exorbitantly" ,
"inordinately" ,
"intolerably" ,
"monstrously" ,
"overly" ,
"overmuch" ,
"too" ,
"unacceptably" ,
"unduly"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"excised" : {
"as in removed , cut" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in taxed , penalized" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"exclamations" : {
"a sudden short emotional utterance" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the good news was greeted with a chorus of joyous exclamations"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"aahs" ,
"ahs" ,
"oohs" ,
"hollers" ,
"hoots" ,
"howls" ,
"shouts" ,
"whoops" ,
"yells" ,
"yelps" ,
"yowls" ,
"screams" ,
"screeches" ,
"shrieks" ,
"squalls" ,
"squeaks" ,
"squeals"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cries" ,
"ejaculations" ,
"interjections"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"excogitates" : {
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she's a master at excogitating reasons not to do her assigned work"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clones" ,
"copies" ,
"copycats" ,
"duplicates" ,
"imitates" ,
"mimics" ,
"reduplicates" ,
"replicates" ,
"reproduces"
] ,
"related" : [
"coins" ,
"designs" ,
"hatches" ,
"produces" ,
"daydreams" ,
"dreams" ,
"fantasizes" ,
"conceives" ,
"envisages" ,
"envisions" ,
"imagines" ,
"pictures" ,
"visions" ,
"visualizes" ,
"ad-libs" ,
"extemporizes" ,
"improvises"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"concocts" ,
"constructs" ,
"contrives" ,
"cooks (up)" ,
"devises" ,
"drums up" ,
"fabricates" ,
"invents" ,
"makes up" ,
"manufactures" ,
"thinks (up)" ,
"trumps up" ,
"vamps (up)"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"He was excommunicated from the church for his radical practices."
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} ,
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"verb"
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} ,
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"He was excommunicated from the church for his radical practices."
] ,
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"synonyms" : [ ]
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"the mayor had hardly been in office for a month before she was being excoriated for problems of very long standing"
] ,
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"commended" ,
"complimented" ,
"hailed" ,
"lauded" ,
"praised"
] ,
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"berated" ,
"harangued" ,
"harassed" ,
"harried" ,
"reviled" ,
"scolded" ,
"whipped" ,
"blasphemed" ,
"cursed" ,
"execrated" ,
"imprecated" ,
"profaned" ,
"affronted" ,
"insulted" ,
"slurred" ,
"aspersed" ,
"bad-mouthed" ,
"belittled" ,
"blackguarded" ,
"disparaged" ,
"put down" ,
"libeled" ,
"libelled" ,
"slandered" ,
"traduced" ,
"vilified" ,
"chastised" ,
"chid" ,
"chided" ,
"criticized" ,
"laced (into)" ,
"rebuked" ,
"reprimanded" ,
"fulminated" ,
"lashed (out)"
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"abused" ,
"assailed" ,
"attacked" ,
"bashed" ,
"belabored" ,
"blasted" ,
"castigated" ,
"jumped (on)" ,
"lambasted" ,
"potshot" ,
"savaged" ,
"scathed" ,
"slammed" ,
"trashed" ,
"vituperated"
]
} ,
"to make sore by continued rubbing" : {
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"examples" : [
"the manacles had badly excoriated the prisoner's wrists"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"grazed" ,
"scraped" ,
"scratched" ,
"burned" ,
"burnt" ,
"inflamed" ,
"enflamed" ,
"flayed" ,
"peeled" ,
"skinned"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abraded" ,
"chafed" ,
"fretted" ,
"galled" ,
"irritated"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"to pass (waste matter) from the body or from an organ in the body" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"excrete sweat" ,
"The kidneys excrete toxins."
] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"excruciate" : {
"to cause persistent suffering to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"she has long been excruciated by an undiagnosed pain in her knee"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abet" ,
"aid" ,
"assist" ,
"help" ,
"deliver" ,
"release" ,
"relieve" ,
"reprieve" ,
"comfort" ,
"console" ,
"content" ,
"quiet" ,
"solace" ,
"soothe" ,
"succor"
] ,
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"assail" ,
"attack" ,
"badger" ,
"dog" ,
"hound" ,
"pursue" ,
"ride" ,
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"agitate" ,
"annoy" ,
"bother" ,
"bug" ,
"chafe" ,
"distress" ,
"disturb" ,
"exasperate" ,
"gall" ,
"get" ,
"grate" ,
"gripe" ,
"hagride" ,
"harass" ,
"harry" ,
"irk" ,
"irritate" ,
"molest" ,
"nettle" ,
"peeve" ,
"pester" ,
"pique" ,
"put out" ,
"rasp" ,
"rile" ,
"vex" ,
"discomfort" ,
"discompose" ,
"disquiet" ,
"fluster" ,
"grieve" ,
"perturb" ,
"strain" ,
"stress" ,
"trouble" ,
"try" ,
"upset" ,
"worry" ,
"crush" ,
"oppress" ,
"overpower" ,
"overwhelm" ,
"smite" ,
"strike" ,
"tyrannize" ,
"victimize" ,
"hurt" ,
"pain" ,
"pang" ,
"prick" ,
"smart" ,
"stab" ,
"sting" ,
"wring" ,
"martyr"
] ,
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"afflict" ,
"agonize" ,
"anguish" ,
"bedevil" ,
"beset" ,
"besiege" ,
"curse" ,
"harrow" ,
"persecute" ,
"plague" ,
"rack" ,
"torment" ,
"torture"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"to cause persistent suffering to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she has long been excruciated by an undiagnosed pain in her knee"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abetted" ,
"aided" ,
"assisted" ,
"helped" ,
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"delivered" ,
"released" ,
"relieved" ,
"reprieved" ,
"comforted" ,
"consoled" ,
"contented" ,
"quieted" ,
"solaced" ,
"soothed" ,
"succored"
] ,
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"assailed" ,
"attacked" ,
"badgered" ,
"dogged" ,
"hounded" ,
"pursued" ,
"rode" ,
"rid" ,
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"agitated" ,
"annoyed" ,
"bothered" ,
"bugged" ,
"chafed" ,
"distressed" ,
"disturbed" ,
"exasperated" ,
"galled" ,
"got" ,
"grated" ,
"griped" ,
"hagrode" ,
"harassed" ,
"harried" ,
"irked" ,
"irritated" ,
"molested" ,
"nettled" ,
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"pestered" ,
"piqued" ,
"put out" ,
"rasped" ,
"riled" ,
"vexed" ,
"vext" ,
"discomforted" ,
"discomposed" ,
"disquieted" ,
"flustered" ,
"grieved" ,
"perturbed" ,
"strained" ,
"stressed" ,
"tried" ,
"troubled" ,
"upset" ,
"worried" ,
"crushed" ,
"oppressed" ,
"overpowered" ,
"overwhelmed" ,
"smote" ,
"struck" ,
"tyrannized" ,
"victimized" ,
"hurt" ,
"pained" ,
"panged" ,
"pricked" ,
"smarted" ,
"stabbed" ,
"stung" ,
"wrung" ,
"martyred"
] ,
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"afflicted" ,
"agonized" ,
"anguished" ,
"bedeviled" ,
"beset" ,
"besieged" ,
"cursed" ,
"harrowed" ,
"persecuted" ,
"plagued" ,
"racked" ,
"tormented" ,
"tortured"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"excursuses" : {
"a part added at the end of a book or periodical" : {
"antonyms" : [
"forewords" ,
"introductions" ,
"prefaces" ,
"prologues" ,
"prologs"
] ,
"examples" : [
"this biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine contains an interesting excursus on the status of women in the Middle Ages"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"codas" ,
"epilogues" ,
"epilogs" ,
"postludes" ,
"conclusions" ,
"endings" ,
"finales" ,
"accompaniments" ,
"additions" ,
"complements" ,
"postscripts" ,
"follow-ups" ,
"sequels" ,
"documentations" ,
"allonges" ,
"riders"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"addenda" ,
"addendums" ,
"afterwords" ,
"appendixes" ,
"appendices" ,
"codicils" ,
"supplements"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"as in fairly , justifiably" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"exec" : {
"a person who manages or directs something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"codirector" ,
"comanager" ,
"co-organizer" ,
"middle manager" ,
"boardman" ,
"officer" ,
"official" ,
"commissioner" ,
"minister" ,
"boss" ,
"chief" ,
"head" ,
"leader" ,
"president"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"administrant" ,
"administrator" ,
"archon" ,
"director" ,
"executive" ,
"manager" ,
"superintendent" ,
"supervisor"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"executed" : {
"to carry out effectively" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disregarded" ,
"ignored" ,
"neglected"
] ,
"related" : [
"brought about" ,
"effected" ,
"effectuated" ,
"discharged" ,
"fulfilled" ,
"rendered" ,
"cited" ,
"invoked" ,
"enacted" ,
"legislated" ,
"honored" ,
"observed" ,
"upheld" ,
"prosecuted" ,
"promulgated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"administered" ,
"applied" ,
"enforced" ,
"implemented"
]
} ,
"to carry through (as a process) to completion" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"failed" ,
"skimped" ,
"slighted" ,
"slurred"
] ,
"related" : [
"brought about" ,
"effected" ,
"effectuated" ,
"implemented" ,
"aced" ,
"nailed" ,
"engaged (in)" ,
"practiced" ,
"practised" ,
"worked (at)" ,
"reduplicated" ,
"reenacted" ,
"repeated" ,
"actualized" ,
"attained" ,
"realized" ,
"completed" ,
"ended" ,
"finished" ,
"wound up" ,
"winded up"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accomplished" ,
"achieved" ,
"brought off" ,
"carried off" ,
"carried out" ,
"committed" ,
"compassed" ,
"did" ,
"followed through (with)" ,
"fulfilled" ,
"made" ,
"negotiated" ,
"performed" ,
"perpetrated" ,
"prosecuted" ,
"pulled off" ,
"put through"
]
} ,
"to put to death deliberately" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"animated" ,
"raised" ,
"restored" ,
"resurrected" ,
"resuscitated" ,
"revived"
] ,
"related" : [
"blew away" ,
"shot" ,
"shot down" ,
"blotted out" ,
"carried off" ,
"claimed" ,
"cut down" ,
"destroyed" ,
"felled" ,
"killed" ,
"smote" ,
"zapped" ,
"butchered" ,
"massacred" ,
"mowed (down)" ,
"slaughtered" ,
"annihilated" ,
"eliminated" ,
"eradicated" ,
"exterminated" ,
"wiped out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assassinated" ,
"bumped off" ,
"croaked" ,
"did in" ,
"dispatched" ,
"got" ,
"iced" ,
"knocked off" ,
"liquidated" ,
"murdered" ,
"neutralized" ,
"offed" ,
"put away" ,
"rubbed out" ,
"slew" ,
"snuffed" ,
"terminated" ,
"took out" ,
"whacked"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"executive" : {
"a person who manages or directs something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a program that teaches company executives how to better manage their staffs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"codirector" ,
"comanager" ,
"co-organizer" ,
"middle manager" ,
"boardman" ,
"officer" ,
"official" ,
"commissioner" ,
"minister" ,
"boss" ,
"chief" ,
"head" ,
"leader" ,
"president"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"administrant" ,
"administrator" ,
"archon" ,
"director" ,
"exec" ,
"manager" ,
"superintendent" ,
"supervisor"
]
} ,
"suited for or relating to the directing of things" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nonmanagerial" ,
"nonsupervisory"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the executive skills needed to manage a large business office"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bureaucratic" ,
"governmental" ,
"ministerial" ,
"official" ,
"parliamentary" ,
"regulatory" ,
"authoritarian" ,
"despotic" ,
"dictatorial"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"administrative" ,
"directorial" ,
"managerial" ,
"supervisory"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"exegesis" : {
"a statement that makes something clear" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a psychobiography that purports to be the definitive exegesis of the late president's character"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"paraphrase" ,
"restatement" ,
"translation" ,
"annotation" ,
"comment" ,
"commentary" ,
"epexegesis" ,
"gloss" ,
"deciphering" ,
"decoding" ,
"disentanglement" ,
"unscrambling" ,
"analysis" ,
"edification" ,
"enlightenment" ,
"definition" ,
"meaning" ,
"demonstration" ,
"enactment" ,
"justification" ,
"rationale" ,
"rationalization" ,
"reasoning" ,
"caution" ,
"caveat" ,
"warning"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clarification" ,
"construction" ,
"elucidation" ,
"explanation" ,
"explication" ,
"exposition" ,
"illumination" ,
"illustration" ,
"interpretation" ,
"road map"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"exemplifications" : {
"one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a futile war that is now regarded as the exemplification of national na\u00efvet\u00e9 and arrogance"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"archetypes" ,
"classics" ,
"loci classici" ,
"paradigms" ,
"cross sections" ,
"microcosms" ,
"evidences" ,
"indications" ,
"manifestations" ,
"signs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cases" ,
"examples" ,
"exemplars" ,
"illustrations" ,
"instances" ,
"prototypes" ,
"representatives" ,
"samples" ,
"specimens"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"exercise" : {
"energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the doctor ordered plenty of fresh air and exercise"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"training" ,
"warm-up" ,
"workout" ,
"toning" ,
"trimming" ,
"aerobics" ,
"athletics" ,
"bodybuilding" ,
"body mechanics" ,
"calisthenics" ,
"gymnastics" ,
"isometrics" ,
"plyometrics" ,
"slimnastics" ,
"weight lifting" ,
"physical therapy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"activity" ,
"conditioning" ,
"exertion"
]
} ,
"something done over and over in order to develop skill" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a young piano student dutifully going through the standard finger exercises"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"assignment" ,
"homework" ,
"lesson" ,
"brushup" ,
"refresher" ,
"review"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"drill" ,
"practice" ,
"practise" ,
"routine" ,
"training" ,
"workout"
]
} ,
"the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the observation that the best exercise for losing weight is the exercise of one's ability to say no to food"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disuse" ,
"nonuse"
] ,
"related" : [
"exertion" ,
"reuse"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"application" ,
"employment" ,
"operation" ,
"play" ,
"usage" ,
"use"
]
} ,
"to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a senator who consistently exercises his clout in Congress to get pork barrel projects for his state"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"employ" ,
"use" ,
"utilize" ,
"abuse" ,
"misapply" ,
"misuse"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apply" ,
"exert" ,
"ply" ,
"put out" ,
"wield"
]
} ,
"to do over and over so as to become skilled" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"groove" ,
"perfect" ,
"refine" ,
"point (for)" ,
"prepare (for)" ,
"train (with)" ,
"drill" ,
"repeat" ,
"work (at or on)" ,
"review" ,
"study"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"practice" ,
"practise" ,
"rehearse" ,
"run over"
]
} ,
"to put into action or service" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ignore" ,
"neglect" ,
"misapply" ,
"misuse"
] ,
"related" : [
"handle" ,
"manipulate" ,
"wield" ,
"direct" ,
"run" ,
"work" ,
"cannibalize" ,
"recycle" ,
"reuse"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apply" ,
"employ" ,
"exploit" ,
"harness" ,
"operate" ,
"use" ,
"utilize"
]
} ,
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy" : {
"antonyms" : [
"calm" ,
"compose" ,
"quiet" ,
"settle" ,
"soothe" ,
"tranquilize" ,
"tranquillize"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"allay" ,
"alleviate" ,
"assuage" ,
"appease" ,
"conciliate" ,
"mollify" ,
"pacify" ,
"placate" ,
"propitiate"
] ,
"related" : [
"aggravate" ,
"anger" ,
"annoy" ,
"bug" ,
"chafe" ,
"chivy" ,
"chivvy" ,
"exasperate" ,
"fret" ,
"gall" ,
"get" ,
"grate" ,
"harass" ,
"harry" ,
"irk" ,
"irritate" ,
"nettle" ,
"peeve" ,
"pester" ,
"pique" ,
"put off" ,
"put out" ,
"rile" ,
"vex" ,
"bedevil" ,
"haunt" ,
"plague" ,
"abash" ,
"confound" ,
"confuse" ,
"discomfit" ,
"disconcert" ,
"discountenance" ,
"embarrass" ,
"faze" ,
"fluster" ,
"jar" ,
"mortify" ,
"nonplus" ,
"rattle" ,
"shake up" ,
"daunt" ,
"demoralize" ,
"discourage" ,
"dishearten" ,
"dispirit" ,
"unnerve"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agitate" ,
"ail" ,
"alarm" ,
"alarum" ,
"bother" ,
"concern" ,
"derail" ,
"discomfort" ,
"discompose" ,
"dismay" ,
"disquiet" ,
"distemper" ,
"distract" ,
"distress" ,
"disturb" ,
"flurry" ,
"frazzle" ,
"freak (out)" ,
"fuss" ,
"hagride" ,
"perturb" ,
"undo" ,
"unhinge" ,
"unsettle" ,
"upset" ,
"weird out" ,
"worry"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"exhaust" : {
"to make complete use of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"renew" ,
"replace"
] ,
"examples" : [
"we had been at the theme park barely for two hours, and we were on the verge of exhausting our spending money"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"augment" ,
"enlarge" ,
"increase" ,
"bolster" ,
"enforce" ,
"fortify" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"strengthen" ,
"rebuild" ,
"repair" ,
"restore" ,
"revive" ,
"conserve" ,
"preserve" ,
"save"
] ,
"related" : [
"abate" ,
"decrease" ,
"de-escalate" ,
"diminish" ,
"downsize" ,
"dwindle" ,
"lessen" ,
"lower" ,
"reduce" ,
"eat" ,
"use" ,
"bankrupt" ,
"clean (out)" ,
"impoverish" ,
"cripple" ,
"debilitate" ,
"disable" ,
"enfeeble" ,
"sap" ,
"undermine" ,
"weaken" ,
"dry up" ,
"empty" ,
"blow" ,
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"vitality" ,
"zing" ,
"zip" ,
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"power" ,
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} ,
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"release" ,
"gate" ,
"mouth" ,
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"entrance" ,
"ingress"
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"retirement" ,
"retreat" ,
"running away" ,
"withdrawal" ,
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"exodus" ,
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"quitting" ,
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"life" ,
"creation" ,
"genesis" ,
"origination" ,
"rise"
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"fatality" ,
"martyrdom" ,
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"suicide" ,
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"destruction" ,
"ending" ,
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"execution" ,
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"passage" ,
"passing" ,
"quietus" ,
"sleep"
]
} ,
"to leave a place often for another" : {
"antonyms" : [
"arrive" ,
"come" ,
"show up" ,
"turn up"
] ,
"examples" : [
"in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abide" ,
"dwell" ,
"lodge" ,
"remain" ,
"settle" ,
"stay" ,
"tarry" ,
"approach" ,
"close" ,
"near" ,
"hit" ,
"land" ,
"reach"
] ,
"related" : [
"set out" ,
"start" ,
"strike out" ,
"abscond" ,
"decamp" ,
"escape" ,
"evacuate" ,
"flee" ,
"fly" ,
"get out" ,
"mizzle" ,
"run away" ,
"scat" ,
"scram" ,
"skip" ,
"go out" ,
"light out" ,
"step out" ,
"abandon" ,
"desert" ,
"forsake" ,
"vacate" ,
"emigrate" ,
"adjourn" ,
"remove" ,
"retire" ,
"retreat" ,
"withdraw"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bail" ,
"bail out" ,
"begone" ,
"book" ,
"bug off" ,
"bug out" ,
"bugger off" ,
"buzz (off)" ,
"clear off" ,
"clear out" ,
"cut out" ,
"depart" ,
"dig out" ,
"get" ,
"get off" ,
"go" ,
"go off" ,
"move" ,
"pack (up or off)" ,
"part" ,
"peel off" ,
"pike (out or off)" ,
"pull out" ,
"push off" ,
"push on" ,
"quit" ,
"run along" ,
"sally (forth)" ,
"scarper" ,
"shove (off)" ,
"step (along)" ,
"take off" ,
"vamoose" ,
"walk out"
]
} ,
"to stop living" : {
"antonyms" : [
"breathe" ,
"live"
] ,
"examples" : [
"expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"come to" ,
"revive" ,
"linger" ,
"be" ,
"exist" ,
"subsist" ,
"flourish" ,
"prosper" ,
"thrive"
] ,
"related" : [
"predecease" ,
"consume" ,
"disappear" ,
"dry up" ,
"fade" ,
"fail"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"check out" ,
"conk (out)" ,
"croak" ,
"decease" ,
"demise" ,
"depart" ,
"die" ,
"drop" ,
"end" ,
"expire" ,
"fall" ,
"flatline" ,
"go" ,
"kick in" ,
"kick off" ,
"part" ,
"pass (on)" ,
"pass away" ,
"peg out" ,
"perish" ,
"pop off" ,
"step out" ,
"succumb"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"exited" : {
"to leave a place often for another" : {
"antonyms" : [
"arrived" ,
"came" ,
"showed up" ,
"turned up"
] ,
"examples" : [
"in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abided" ,
"abode" ,
"dwelled" ,
"dwelt" ,
"lodged" ,
"remained" ,
"settled" ,
"stayed" ,
"tarried" ,
"approached" ,
"closed" ,
"neared" ,
"hit" ,
"landed" ,
"reached"
] ,
"related" : [
"set out" ,
"started" ,
"struck out" ,
"absconded" ,
"decamped" ,
"escaped" ,
"evacuated" ,
"fled" ,
"flew" ,
"got out" ,
"mizzled" ,
"ran away" ,
"scatted" ,
"scrammed" ,
"skipped" ,
"lit" ,
"lighted out" ,
"stepped out" ,
"went out" ,
"abandoned" ,
"deserted" ,
"forsook" ,
"vacated" ,
"emigrated" ,
"adjourned" ,
"removed" ,
"retired" ,
"retreated" ,
"withdrew"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bailed" ,
"bailed out" ,
"booked" ,
"bugged off" ,
"bugged out" ,
"buggered off" ,
"buzzed (off)" ,
"cleared off" ,
"cleared out" ,
"cut out" ,
"departed" ,
"dug out" ,
"got" ,
"got off" ,
"moved" ,
"packed (up or off)" ,
"parted" ,
"peeled off" ,
"piked (out or off)" ,
"pulled out" ,
"pushed off" ,
"pushed on" ,
"quit" ,
"quitted" ,
"ran along" ,
"sallied (forth)" ,
"scarpered" ,
"shoved (off)" ,
"stepped (along)" ,
"took off" ,
"vamoosed" ,
"walked out" ,
"went" ,
"went off"
]
} ,
"to stop living" : {
"antonyms" : [
"breathed" ,
"lived"
] ,
"examples" : [
"expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"came to" ,
"revived" ,
"lingered" ,
"existed" ,
"subsisted" ,
"was" ,
"flourished" ,
"prospered" ,
"thrived" ,
"throve"
] ,
"related" : [
"predeceased" ,
"consumed" ,
"disappeared" ,
"dried up" ,
"faded" ,
"failed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"checked out" ,
"conked (out)" ,
"croaked" ,
"deceased" ,
"demised" ,
"departed" ,
"died" ,
"dropped" ,
"ended" ,
"expired" ,
"fell" ,
"flatlined" ,
"kicked in" ,
"kicked off" ,
"parted" ,
"passed away" ,
"passed (on)" ,
"pegged out" ,
"perished" ,
"popped off" ,
"stepped out" ,
"succumbed" ,
"went"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"exiting" : {
"the act of leaving a place" : {
"antonyms" : [
"advent" ,
"appearance" ,
"arrival"
] ,
"examples" : [
"their exiting of the boring party was swiftly and quietly accomplished"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coming" ,
"approach" ,
"entrance" ,
"ingress"
] ,
"related" : [
"flight" ,
"retirement" ,
"retreat" ,
"running away" ,
"withdrawal" ,
"diaspora" ,
"emigration" ,
"evacuation" ,
"exodus" ,
"embarkation" ,
"embarkment" ,
"disembarkation" ,
"egress" ,
"abandonment" ,
"forsaking" ,
"relinquishment"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"decamping" ,
"decampment" ,
"departing" ,
"departure" ,
"exit" ,
"farewell" ,
"going" ,
"leave" ,
"leave-taking" ,
"lighting out" ,
"outgo" ,
"parting" ,
"quitting" ,
"walking out"
]
} ,
"to leave a place often for another" : {
"antonyms" : [
"arriving" ,
"coming" ,
"showing up" ,
"turning up"
] ,
"examples" : [
"in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abiding" ,
"dwelling" ,
"lodging" ,
"remaining" ,
"settling" ,
"staying" ,
"tarrying" ,
"approaching" ,
"closing" ,
"nearing" ,
"hitting" ,
"landing" ,
"reaching"
] ,
"related" : [
"setting out" ,
"starting" ,
"striking out" ,
"absconding" ,
"decamping" ,
"escaping" ,
"evacuating" ,
"fleeing" ,
"flying" ,
"getting out" ,
"mizzling" ,
"running away" ,
"scatting" ,
"scramming" ,
"skipping" ,
"going out" ,
"lighting out" ,
"stepping out" ,
"abandoning" ,
"deserting" ,
"forsaking" ,
"vacating" ,
"emigrating" ,
"adjourning" ,
"removing" ,
"retiring" ,
"retreating" ,
"withdrawing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bailing" ,
"bailing out" ,
"booking" ,
"buggering off" ,
"bugging off" ,
"bugging out" ,
"buzzing (off)" ,
"clearing off" ,
"clearing out" ,
"cutting out" ,
"departing" ,
"digging out" ,
"getting" ,
"getting off" ,
"going" ,
"going off" ,
"moving" ,
"packing (up or off)" ,
"parting" ,
"peeling off" ,
"piking (out or off)" ,
"pulling out" ,
"pushing off" ,
"pushing on" ,
"quitting" ,
"running along" ,
"sallying (forth)" ,
"scarpering" ,
"shoving (off)" ,
"stepping (along)" ,
"taking off" ,
"vamoosing" ,
"walking out"
]
} ,
"to stop living" : {
"antonyms" : [
"breathing" ,
"living"
] ,
"examples" : [
"expressed her wish to exit surrounded by family and friends"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coming to" ,
"reviving" ,
"lingering" ,
"being" ,
"existing" ,
"subsisting" ,
"flourishing" ,
"prospering" ,
"thriving"
] ,
"related" : [
"predeceasing" ,
"consuming" ,
"disappearing" ,
"drying up" ,
"fading" ,
"failing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"checking out" ,
"conking (out)" ,
"croaking" ,
"deceasing" ,
"demising" ,
"departing" ,
"dropping" ,
"dying" ,
"ending" ,
"expiring" ,
"falling" ,
"flatlining" ,
"going" ,
"kicking in" ,
"kicking off" ,
"parting" ,
"passing away" ,
"passing (on)" ,
"pegging out" ,
"perishing" ,
"popping off" ,
"stepping out" ,
"succumbing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"exorcized" : {
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"adopted" ,
"embraced" ,
"took on" ,
"employed" ,
"used" ,
"utilized" ,
"held" ,
"held back" ,
"kept" ,
"retained"
] ,
"related" : [
"abandoned" ,
"abdicated" ,
"deserted" ,
"forsook" ,
"dismissed" ,
"kicked out" ,
"abolished" ,
"annihilated" ,
"eliminated" ,
"eradicated" ,
"expunged" ,
"exterminated" ,
"extinguished" ,
"extirpated" ,
"liquidated" ,
"removed" ,
"rooted (out)" ,
"stamped (out)" ,
"wiped out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cashiered" ,
"cast (off)" ,
"chucked" ,
"deep-sixed" ,
"discarded" ,
"ditched" ,
"dumped" ,
"eighty-sixed" ,
"86'd" ,
"flung (off or away)" ,
"jettisoned" ,
"junked" ,
"laid by" ,
"lost" ,
"pitched" ,
"rejected" ,
"scrapped" ,
"shed" ,
"shucked (off)" ,
"sloughed (off)" ,
"sluffed (off)" ,
"threw away" ,
"threw out" ,
"tossed" ,
"unloaded"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"exotic" : {
"excitingly or mysteriously unusual" : {
"antonyms" : [
"familiar" ,
"nonexotic" ,
"nonglamorous" ,
"plain-Jane" ,
"unexotic" ,
"unglamorous" ,
"unromantic"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the gradual disappearance of exotic lands in a culturally homogenized world"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"colorful" ,
"picture-book" ,
"picturesque" ,
"quaint" ,
"alien" ,
"foreign" ,
"dark" ,
"distant" ,
"faraway" ,
"remote" ,
"alluring" ,
"captivating" ,
"enchanting" ,
"fascinating" ,
"magical"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bizarro" ,
"fantastic" ,
"fantastical" ,
"glamorous" ,
"glamourous" ,
"marvelous" ,
"marvellous" ,
"outlandish" ,
"romantic" ,
"strange"
]
} ,
"something strange or unusual that is an object of interest" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the botanical garden boasts an array of horticultural exotics from around the world"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"found object" ,
"objet trouv\u00e9" ,
"curiosa" ,
"ephemera" ,
"virtu" ,
"vertu" ,
"marvel" ,
"prodigy" ,
"rara avis" ,
"rare bird" ,
"wonder" ,
"abnormality" ,
"anomaly" ,
"freak" ,
"monster" ,
"monstrosity" ,
"malformation" ,
"mutant" ,
"mutation"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"curio" ,
"curiosity" ,
"objet d'art" ,
"objet" ,
"oddity" ,
"oddment" ,
"rarity"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
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"expatiates" : {
"to give a formal often extended talk on a subject" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"recites" ,
"soliloquizes" ,
"disserts" ,
"expounds" ,
"pontificates" ,
"sermonizes" ,
"mouths" ,
"spouts" ,
"filibusters"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"declaims" ,
"descants" ,
"discourses" ,
"harangues" ,
"lectures" ,
"orates" ,
"speaks" ,
"talks"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"expatiating" : {
"as in speaking out , speaking up" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to give a formal often extended talk on a subject" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"reciting" ,
"soliloquizing" ,
"disserting" ,
"expounding" ,
"pontificating" ,
"sermonizing" ,
"mouthing" ,
"spouting" ,
"filibustering"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"declaiming" ,
"descanting" ,
"discoursing" ,
"haranguing" ,
"lecturing" ,
"orating" ,
"speaking" ,
"talking"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"expend" : {
"to hand over or use up in payment" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cache" ,
"hoard" ,
"lay up" ,
"save" ,
"acquire" ,
"earn" ,
"gain" ,
"garner" ,
"make" ,
"procure" ,
"realize" ,
"secure" ,
"win"
] ,
"related" : [
"lavish" ,
"rain" ,
"blow" ,
"dissipate" ,
"fritter (away)" ,
"run through" ,
"squander" ,
"throw away" ,
"waste"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"disburse" ,
"drop" ,
"fork (over, out, or up)" ,
"give" ,
"lay out" ,
"outlay" ,
"pay" ,
"shell out" ,
"spend"
]
} ,
"to make complete use of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"renew" ,
"replace"
] ,
"examples" : [
"settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"augment" ,
"enlarge" ,
"increase" ,
"bolster" ,
"enforce" ,
"fortify" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"strengthen" ,
"rebuild" ,
"repair" ,
"restore" ,
"revive" ,
"conserve" ,
"preserve" ,
"save"
] ,
"related" : [
"abate" ,
"decrease" ,
"de-escalate" ,
"diminish" ,
"downsize" ,
"dwindle" ,
"lessen" ,
"lower" ,
"reduce" ,
"eat" ,
"use" ,
"bankrupt" ,
"clean (out)" ,
"impoverish" ,
"cripple" ,
"debilitate" ,
"disable" ,
"enfeeble" ,
"sap" ,
"undermine" ,
"weaken" ,
"dry up" ,
"empty" ,
"blow" ,
"dissipate" ,
"fritter (away)" ,
"guzzle" ,
"lavish" ,
"misspend" ,
"run through" ,
"squander" ,
"throw away" ,
"waste"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"absorb" ,
"burn" ,
"consume" ,
"deplete" ,
"devour" ,
"drain" ,
"draw down" ,
"exhaust" ,
"play out" ,
"spend" ,
"use up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"expended" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to hand over or use up in payment" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cached" ,
"hoarded" ,
"laid up" ,
"saved" ,
"acquired" ,
"earned" ,
"gained" ,
"garnered" ,
"made" ,
"procured" ,
"realized" ,
"secured" ,
"won"
] ,
"related" : [
"lavished" ,
"rained" ,
"blew" ,
"dissipated" ,
"frittered (away)" ,
"ran through" ,
"squandered" ,
"threw away" ,
"wasted"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"disbursed" ,
"dropped" ,
"forked (over, out, or up)" ,
"gave" ,
"laid out" ,
"outlaid" ,
"paid" ,
"shelled out" ,
"spent"
]
} ,
"to make complete use of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"renewed" ,
"replaced"
] ,
"examples" : [
"settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"augmented" ,
"enlarged" ,
"increased" ,
"bolstered" ,
"enforced" ,
"fortified" ,
"reinforced" ,
"reenforced" ,
"strengthened" ,
"rebuilt" ,
"repaired" ,
"restored" ,
"revived" ,
"conserved" ,
"preserved" ,
"saved"
] ,
"related" : [
"abated" ,
"decreased" ,
"de-escalated" ,
"diminished" ,
"downsized" ,
"dwindled" ,
"lessened" ,
"lowered" ,
"reduced" ,
"ate" ,
"used" ,
"bankrupted" ,
"cleaned (out)" ,
"impoverished" ,
"crippled" ,
"debilitated" ,
"disabled" ,
"enfeebled" ,
"sapped" ,
"undermined" ,
"weakened" ,
"dried up" ,
"emptied" ,
"blew" ,
"dissipated" ,
"frittered (away)" ,
"guzzled" ,
"lavished" ,
"misspent" ,
"ran through" ,
"squandered" ,
"threw away" ,
"wasted"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"absorbed" ,
"burned" ,
"burnt" ,
"consumed" ,
"depleted" ,
"devoured" ,
"drained" ,
"drew down" ,
"exhausted" ,
"played out" ,
"spent" ,
"used up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"expense" : {
"a payment made in the course of achieving a result" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"they spared no expense in building the house of their dreams"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"overhead" ,
"outflow" ,
"pocket money" ,
"spending money" ,
"price" ,
"rate" ,
"tab" ,
"tariff" ,
"toll"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"charge" ,
"cost" ,
"disbursement" ,
"expenditure" ,
"outgo" ,
"outlay"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"expert" : {
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field" : {
"antonyms" : [
"amateur" ,
"inexpert" ,
"nonexpert"
] ,
"examples" : [
"experts at the crime lab were able to tell the sex, race, and approximate age of the murderer"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"apprentice" ,
"beginner" ,
"neophyte" ,
"novice" ,
"dabbler" ,
"dilettante" ,
"layman" ,
"nonprofessional"
] ,
"related" : [
"pro" ,
"professional" ,
"consultant" ,
"hired gun" ,
"specialist" ,
"addict" ,
"aficionado" ,
"afficionado" ,
"buff" ,
"devotee" ,
"enthusiast" ,
"fan" ,
"craftsman" ,
"journeyman" ,
"all-rounder" ,
"jack-of-all-trades" ,
"Renaissance man" ,
"mistress"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ace" ,
"adept" ,
"artist" ,
"authority" ,
"cognoscente" ,
"connoisseur" ,
"crackerjack" ,
"crackajack" ,
"dab" ,
"dab hand" ,
"fiend" ,
"geek" ,
"guru" ,
"hand" ,
"hotshot" ,
"maestro" ,
"master" ,
"maven" ,
"mavin" ,
"meister" ,
"past master" ,
"proficient" ,
"scholar" ,
"shark" ,
"sharp" ,
"virtuoso" ,
"whiz" ,
"wizard"
]
} ,
"accomplished with trained ability" : {
"antonyms" : [
"amateur" ,
"amateurish" ,
"artless" ,
"rude" ,
"unprofessional" ,
"unskillful"
] ,
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"to a serious collector, the expert carving on the duck decoy justifies its high price"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"awkward" ,
"clumsy" ,
"crude" ,
"klutzy" ,
"ineffective" ,
"ineffectual" ,
"incompetent" ,
"inept"
] ,
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"facile" ,
"smooth" ,
"artistic" ,
"creative" ,
"fancy" ,
"ingenious" ,
"neat" ,
"adept" ,
"clever" ,
"cunning" ,
"able" ,
"adequate" ,
"capable" ,
"competent"
] ,
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"adroit" ,
"artful" ,
"bravura" ,
"deft" ,
"delicate" ,
"dexterous" ,
"dextrous" ,
"masterful" ,
"masterly" ,
"practiced" ,
"practised" ,
"skillful" ,
"virtuoso" ,
"workmanlike"
]
} ,
"having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor" : {
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"amateur" ,
"amateurish" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"inexpert" ,
"jackleg" ,
"unprofessional" ,
"unseasoned" ,
"unskilled" ,
"unskillful"
] ,
"examples" : [
"people interested in laser eye surgery are advised to seek out an expert practitioner"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"incapable" ,
"incompetent" ,
"inept" ,
"unable" ,
"unfit" ,
"unfitted" ,
"unqualified" ,
"weak" ,
"artless" ,
"crude" ,
"rude" ,
"ineffective" ,
"ineffectual" ,
"inefficient" ,
"talentless" ,
"ungifted" ,
"untalented" ,
"ignorant" ,
"unschooled" ,
"untaught" ,
"untrained" ,
"untutored" ,
"beginning" ,
"green" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"new" ,
"raw" ,
"unseasoned" ,
"untested" ,
"untried" ,
"would-be" ,
"primitive" ,
"rough" ,
"unpolished" ,
"awkward" ,
"clumsy" ,
"ham-fisted" ,
"ham-handed" ,
"heavy-handed"
] ,
"related" : [
"adroit" ,
"clever" ,
"deft" ,
"dexterous" ,
"dextrous" ,
"handy" ,
"slick" ,
"sure-handed" ,
"gifted" ,
"talented" ,
"polished" ,
"refined" ,
"effective" ,
"effectual" ,
"efficient" ,
"workmanlike" ,
"able" ,
"capable" ,
"competent" ,
"employable" ,
"fit" ,
"fitted" ,
"habile" ,
"qualified" ,
"knowledgeable" ,
"schooled" ,
"taught" ,
"trained" ,
"tutored" ,
"all-around" ,
"all-round" ,
"well-rounded" ,
"long-term" ,
"old" ,
"multiskilled" ,
"multitalented"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accomplished" ,
"ace" ,
"adept" ,
"compleat" ,
"complete" ,
"consummate" ,
"crack" ,
"crackerjack" ,
"educated" ,
"experienced" ,
"good" ,
"great" ,
"master" ,
"masterful" ,
"masterly" ,
"practiced" ,
"practised" ,
"professed" ,
"proficient" ,
"skilled" ,
"skillful" ,
"versed" ,
"veteran" ,
"virtuoso"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
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"expiation" : {
"as in reparation , atonement" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"expiry" : {
"the act of ceasing to exist" : {
"antonyms" : [
"alpha" ,
"beginning" ,
"birth" ,
"commencement" ,
"creation" ,
"dawn" ,
"genesis" ,
"inception" ,
"incipience" ,
"incipiency" ,
"launch" ,
"morning" ,
"onset" ,
"outset" ,
"start"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"existence" ,
"persistence" ,
"prolongation" ,
"inauguration" ,
"initiation" ,
"institution" ,
"origination"
] ,
"related" : [
"dispersion" ,
"dissolution" ,
"cessation" ,
"close" ,
"conclusion" ,
"decease" ,
"discontinuance" ,
"doom" ,
"end" ,
"ending" ,
"finish" ,
"halt" ,
"lapse" ,
"passing" ,
"quietus" ,
"shutdown" ,
"shutoff" ,
"stop" ,
"stoppage" ,
"surcease" ,
"suicide" ,
"annihilation" ,
"destruction" ,
"ruin"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"death" ,
"demise" ,
"expiration" ,
"termination"
]
} ,
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities" : {
"antonyms" : [
"birth" ,
"nativity"
] ,
"examples" : [
"once upon expiry , her soul entered the abode of the blessed dead"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"existence" ,
"life" ,
"creation" ,
"genesis" ,
"origination" ,
"rise"
] ,
"related" : [
"casualty" ,
"fatality" ,
"martyrdom" ,
"self-destruction" ,
"self-murder" ,
"self-slaughter" ,
"suicide" ,
"annihilation" ,
"destruction" ,
"ending" ,
"extermination" ,
"ruin" ,
"assassination" ,
"execution" ,
"killing" ,
"massacre" ,
"slaughter"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"curtains" ,
"death" ,
"decease" ,
"demise" ,
"dissolution" ,
"doom" ,
"end" ,
"exit" ,
"expiration" ,
"fate" ,
"grave" ,
"great divide" ,
"passage" ,
"passing" ,
"quietus" ,
"sleep"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"explained away" : {
"to give the reason for or cause of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"after the surprise attack, military leaders struggled to explain away the nation's unpreparedness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"condoned" ,
"excused" ,
"forgave" ,
"justified" ,
"absolved" ,
"acquitted" ,
"exculpated" ,
"exonerated" ,
"vindicated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accounted (for)" ,
"attributed" ,
"explained" ,
"rationalized"
]
} ,
"to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"tried to explain away his adulterous affairs by saying that men are promiscuous by nature"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"sugarcoated" ,
"varnished" ,
"apologized" ,
"atoned" ,
"confessed" ,
"accounted (for)" ,
"explained" ,
"justified" ,
"rationalized" ,
"minimized" ,
"played down" ,
"soft-pedaled" ,
"alleviated" ,
"eased" ,
"lessened" ,
"lightened" ,
"mitigated" ,
"moderated" ,
"softened" ,
"tempered" ,
"absolved" ,
"acquitted" ,
"cleared" ,
"exculpated" ,
"exonerated" ,
"vindicated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deodorized" ,
"excused" ,
"extenuated" ,
"glossed (over)" ,
"glozed (over)" ,
"palliated" ,
"whitewashed"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
"explicates" : {
"to make plain or understandable" : {
"antonyms" : [
"obscures"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"befogs" ,
"clouds" ,
"confounds" ,
"confuses" ,
"obfuscates"
] ,
"related" : [
"deciphers" ,
"decodes" ,
"analyzes" ,
"breaks down" ,
"disentangles" ,
"undoes" ,
"unravels" ,
"unscrambles" ,
"untangles" ,
"resolves" ,
"solves" ,
"defines" ,
"specifies" ,
"annotates" ,
"commentates" ,
"glosses"
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"clarifies" ,
"clears (up)" ,
"construes" ,
"demonstrates" ,
"demystifies" ,
"elucidates" ,
"explains" ,
"expounds" ,
"gets across" ,
"illuminates" ,
"illustrates" ,
"interprets" ,
"simplifies" ,
"spells out" ,
"unriddles"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
"explicit" : {
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"so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning" : {
"antonyms" : [
"implicit" ,
"implied" ,
"inferred" ,
"ambiguous" ,
"circuitous" ,
"equivocal" ,
"indefinite" ,
"inexplicit" ,
"unspecific" ,
"vague"
] ,
"examples" : [
"explicit instructions about what to do in an emergency"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cryptic" ,
"dark" ,
"enigmatic" ,
"enigmatical" ,
"obscure" ,
"unclear" ,
"imprecise" ,
"inaccurate" ,
"incorrect" ,
"inexact" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"unintelligible"
] ,
"related" : [
"avowed" ,
"declared" ,
"specified" ,
"stated" ,
"categorical" ,
"categoric" ,
"complete" ,
"comprehensive" ,
"exhaustive" ,
"full" ,
"certain" ,
"sure" ,
"unmistakable" ,
"clear" ,
"distinct" ,
"lucid" ,
"well-defined" ,
"exact" ,
"precise" ,
"direct" ,
"literal" ,
"plain" ,
"simple" ,
"straightforward" ,
"comprehensible" ,
"intelligible" ,
"understandable"
] ,
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"clear-cut" ,
"definite" ,
"definitive" ,
"express" ,
"specific" ,
"unambiguous" ,
"unequivocal" ,
"univocal"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"exploded" : {
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"as in blasted , detonated" : {
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"examples" : [ ] ,
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"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blasted" ,
"detonated" ,
"broken" ,
"busted" ,
"fractured" ,
"fragmented" ,
"shattered" ,
"smashed" ,
"cracked" ,
"slivered" ,
"splintered" ,
"split" ,
"collapsed" ,
"imploded" ,
"demolished" ,
"destroyed" ,
"devastated" ,
"pulverized" ,
"ruinate" ,
"ruined" ,
"wrecked" ,
"damaged" ,
"defaced" ,
"disintegrated" ,
"dynamited" ,
"mangled" ,
"mutilated" ,
"eradicated" ,
"exterminated" ,
"extirpated" ,
"obliterated" ,
"wiped out" ,
"breakable" ,
"brittle" ,
"delicate" ,
"fragile" ,
"frail" ,
"frangible"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"unbroken" ,
"fixed" ,
"healed" ,
"mended" ,
"patched" ,
"rebuilt" ,
"reconstructed" ,
"repaired" ,
"infrangible" ,
"unbreakable"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure" : {
"examples" : [
"the building was wrecked when a powerful bomb exploded"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"blew" ,
"blew up" ,
"burst" ,
"bursted" ,
"crumped" ,
"detonated" ,
"popped" ,
"went off"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"fragmented" ,
"shattered" ,
"smashed" ,
"splintered" ,
"discharged" ,
"fired" ,
"shot" ,
"ballooned" ,
"burgeoned" ,
"bourgeoned" ,
"mushroomed"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"collapsed" ,
"fizzled"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"imploded"
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]
} ,
"to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive" : {
"examples" : [
"the bomb was so powerful that it exploded windows in several neighboring buildings"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"blasted" ,
"blew" ,
"blew up" ,
"burst" ,
"bursted" ,
"demolished" ,
"popped" ,
"shattered" ,
"smashed"
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] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
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"dynamited" ,
"annihilated" ,
"decimated" ,
"destroyed" ,
"ruined" ,
"wrecked" ,
"detonated" ,
"discharged" ,
"fragmented" ,
"splintered"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"collapsed" ,
"imploded"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"to develop suddenly and violently" : {
"examples" : [
"the mayor's latest unpopular decision caused long-suppressed resentment to explode into open anger"
] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"blazed (up)" ,
"broke out" ,
"burst (forth)" ,
"bursted (forth)" ,
"erupted" ,
"flamed" ,
"flared (up)"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
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"rocketed" ,
"skyrocketed" ,
"ballooned" ,
"burgeoned" ,
"bourgeoned" ,
"mounted" ,
"multiplied" ,
"mushroomed" ,
"proliferated" ,
"snowballed" ,
"swelled" ,
"waxed" ,
"blew up" ,
"detonated" ,
"touched off"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"exploits" : {
"an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"accomplishments" ,
"achievements" ,
"attainments" ,
"coups" ,
"successes" ,
"triumphs" ,
"adventures" ,
"performances"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deeds" ,
"feats" ,
"numbers" ,
"stunts" ,
"tours de force" ,
"tricks"
]
} ,
"an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a memoir recounting three decades of exploits as a roving foreign correspondent for TV news"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bores" ,
"bummers" ,
"busts" ,
"downers" ,
"drags"
] ,
"related" : [
"escapades" ,
"larks" ,
"ploys" ,
"actions" ,
"acts" ,
"deeds" ,
"doings" ,
"feats" ,
"episodes" ,
"occasions" ,
"baptisms" ,
"ordeals" ,
"tests" ,
"trials" ,
"tribulations" ,
"enterprises" ,
"risks" ,
"ventures" ,
"expeditions" ,
"explorations" ,
"missions" ,
"performances" ,
"quests" ,
"stunts"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adventures" ,
"emprises" ,
"experiences" ,
"gests" ,
"gestes" ,
"happenings" ,
"times"
]
} ,
"something done by someone" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit , his assassination of Lincoln"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"accomplishments" ,
"achievements" ,
"attainments" ,
"adventures" ,
"experiences" ,
"emprises" ,
"enterprises" ,
"initiatives" ,
"undertakings" ,
"handiworks" ,
"performances" ,
"works" ,
"stunts" ,
"tricks" ,
"activities" ,
"dealings" ,
"maneuvers" ,
"measures" ,
"moves" ,
"operations" ,
"procedures" ,
"proceedings" ,
"steps" ,
"tactics" ,
"coactions" ,
"co-actions"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"actions" ,
"acts" ,
"deeds" ,
"doings" ,
"feats" ,
"things"
]
} ,
"to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a politician more than willing to exploit any national tragedy for political gain"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"engineers" ,
"finagles" ,
"jockeys" ,
"maneuvers" ,
"beguiles" ,
"bluffs" ,
"cozens" ,
"deceives" ,
"deludes" ,
"dupes" ,
"fools" ,
"gulls" ,
"hoaxes" ,
"hoodwinks" ,
"kids" ,
"shanghais" ,
"snows" ,
"takes in" ,
"tricks" ,
"intrigues" ,
"machinates" ,
"plots" ,
"schemes" ,
"arranges" ,
"contrives" ,
"devises" ,
"finesses" ,
"masterminds" ,
"cheats" ,
"chisels" ,
"cons" ,
"defrauds" ,
"fleeces" ,
"hustles" ,
"swindles"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"manipulates" ,
"plays (upon)"
]
} ,
"to put into action or service" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"it will be a shame if you don't exploit your artistic talent to the fullest"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ignores" ,
"neglects" ,
"misapplies" ,
"misuses"
] ,
"related" : [
"handles" ,
"manipulates" ,
"wields" ,
"directs" ,
"runs" ,
"works" ,
"cannibalizes" ,
"recycles" ,
"reuses"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"applies" ,
"employs" ,
"exercises" ,
"harnesses" ,
"operates" ,
"uses" ,
"utilizes"
]
} ,
"to take unfair advantage of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the type of person who exploits a friend's good nature by constantly sponging off of him"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"jerks around" ,
"manipulates" ,
"mistreats" ,
"bleeds" ,
"cheats" ,
"fleeces" ,
"overcharges" ,
"skins" ,
"soaks" ,
"sticks" ,
"commercializes" ,
"commodifies"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abuses" ,
"capitalizes (on)" ,
"cashes in (on)" ,
"imposes (on or upon)" ,
"leverages" ,
"milks" ,
"pimps" ,
"plays (on or upon)" ,
"uses" ,
"works"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"explores" : {
"to go into or range over for purposes of discovery" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we must continue to explore the depths of the ocean"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"reconnoiters" ,
"reconnoitres" ,
"scouts" ,
"discloses" ,
"discovers" ,
"reveals" ,
"unearths" ,
"fathoms" ,
"plumbs" ,
"sounds"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hunts" ,
"probes" ,
"prospects" ,
"searches" ,
"skirrs"
]
} ,
"to search through or into" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"inspects" ,
"sifts" ,
"studies" ,
"views" ,
"browses" ,
"cruises" ,
"peruses" ,
"scans" ,
"skims (through)" ,
"surfs" ,
"thumbs (through)" ,
"reinvestigates"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delves (into)" ,
"digs (into)" ,
"examines" ,
"inquires (into)" ,
"investigates" ,
"looks (into)" ,
"probes" ,
"researches"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"exploring" : {
"to go into or range over for purposes of discovery" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we must continue to explore the depths of the ocean"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"reconnoitering" ,
"reconnoitring" ,
"scouting" ,
"disclosing" ,
"discovering" ,
"revealing" ,
"unearthing" ,
"fathoming" ,
"plumbing" ,
"sounding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hunting" ,
"probing" ,
"prospecting" ,
"searching" ,
"skirring"
]
} ,
"to search through or into" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"inspecting" ,
"sifting" ,
"studying" ,
"viewing" ,
"browsing" ,
"cruising" ,
"perusing" ,
"scanning" ,
"skimming (through)" ,
"surfing" ,
"thumbing (through)" ,
"reinvestigating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delving (into)" ,
"digging (into)" ,
"examining" ,
"inquiring (into)" ,
"investigating" ,
"looking (into)" ,
"probing" ,
"researching"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"explosive" : {
"as in bomb" : {
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"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"light" ,
"moderate" ,
"soft"
] ,
"examples" : [
"there's been an explosive interest in the sport since the Olympics"
] ,
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"weak" ,
"shallow" ,
"superficial" ,
"moderated" ,
"qualified" ,
"alleviated" ,
"eased" ,
"lightened" ,
"toned (down)" ,
"abated" ,
"decreased" ,
"diminished" ,
"lessened" ,
"reduced" ,
"subdued"
] ,
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"accentuated" ,
"aggravated" ,
"concentrated" ,
"deepened" ,
"emphasized" ,
"enhanced" ,
"heightened" ,
"intensified" ,
"magnified" ,
"stressed" ,
"exhaustive" ,
"thorough" ,
"harsh" ,
"rigorous" ,
"severe"
] ,
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"acute" ,
"almighty" ,
"blistering" ,
"deep" ,
"dreadful" ,
"excruciating" ,
"exquisite" ,
"fearful" ,
"fearsome" ,
"ferocious" ,
"fierce" ,
"frightful" ,
"furious" ,
"ghastly" ,
"hard" ,
"heavy" ,
"heavy-duty" ,
"hellacious" ,
"intense" ,
"intensive" ,
"keen" ,
"profound" ,
"terrible" ,
"vehement" ,
"vicious" ,
"violent"
]
} ,
"marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity" : {
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"nonviolent" ,
"peaceable" ,
"peaceful"
] ,
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"one of the most explosive storms to hit that area of the coast in some time"
] ,
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"calm" ,
"halcyon" ,
"pacific" ,
"serene" ,
"tranquil" ,
"nonbelligerent" ,
"unaggressive"
] ,
"related" : [
"barbarous" ,
"brutal" ,
"savage" ,
"vicious" ,
"antagonistic" ,
"hostile" ,
"aggressive" ,
"assertive" ,
"bellicose" ,
"belligerent" ,
"combative" ,
"contentious" ,
"gladiatorial" ,
"pugnacious" ,
"quarrelsome" ,
"truculent" ,
"combustible" ,
"volatile" ,
"agitated" ,
"frantic" ,
"frenzied" ,
"mad" ,
"cataclysmal" ,
"cataclysmic" ,
"destructive" ,
"ruinous"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bang-bang" ,
"blood-and-guts" ,
"convulsive" ,
"cyclonic" ,
"ferocious" ,
"fierce" ,
"furious" ,
"hammer-and-tongs" ,
"hot" ,
"knock-down, drag-out" ,
"knock-down-and-drag-out" ,
"paroxysmal" ,
"rabid" ,
"rough" ,
"stormy" ,
"tempestuous" ,
"tumultuous" ,
"turbulent" ,
"violent" ,
"volcanic"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"explosively" : {
"in a vigorous and forceful manner" : {
"antonyms" : [
"feebly" ,
"gently" ,
"softly" ,
"weakly"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the racehorses explosively broke from the starting gate"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"delicately" ,
"faintly" ,
"frailly" ,
"shakily" ,
"bloodlessly" ,
"halfheartedly" ,
"languidly" ,
"lazily" ,
"listlessly" ,
"spiritlessly" ,
"impotently" ,
"ineffectively" ,
"ineffectually" ,
"lamely" ,
"nervelessly" ,
"spinelessly" ,
"uncertainly"
] ,
"related" : [
"fiercely" ,
"hammer and tongs" ,
"robustly" ,
"roughshod" ,
"sharply" ,
"vehemently" ,
"violently" ,
"actively" ,
"animatedly" ,
"briskly" ,
"crisply" ,
"eagerly" ,
"gamely" ,
"heartily" ,
"lustily" ,
"snappily" ,
"spiritedly" ,
"spunkily" ,
"vivaciously" ,
"decidedly" ,
"determinedly" ,
"directly" ,
"emphatically" ,
"fast" ,
"fixedly" ,
"intensively" ,
"intently" ,
"purposefully" ,
"resolutely" ,
"rigidly" ,
"smartly" ,
"solidly" ,
"soundly" ,
"squarely" ,
"steadfastly" ,
"steadily" ,
"surely" ,
"aggressively" ,
"assertively" ,
"manfully" ,
"potently"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dynamically" ,
"energetically" ,
"firmly" ,
"forcefully" ,
"forcibly" ,
"hard" ,
"mightily" ,
"muscularly" ,
"powerfully" ,
"roundly" ,
"stiffly" ,
"stoutly" ,
"strenuously" ,
"strongly" ,
"sturdily" ,
"vigorously"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"exports" : {
"to send a product to be sold in another country" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"countries that export oil to the U.S."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an exposition of flying machines from the early days of aviation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"demonstrations" ,
"performances" ,
"presentations" ,
"productions" ,
"extravaganzas" ,
"pageants" ,
"spectacles" ,
"auctions" ,
"offerings" ,
"presentments" ,
"sales"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"displays" ,
"exhibitions" ,
"exhibits" ,
"expos" ,
"fairs" ,
"shows"
]
} ,
"a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)" : {
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"the nonstop exposition of the ceremonies by the TV newscasters was both unnecessary and irritating"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"annotations" ,
"explications" ,
"descants" ,
"discants" ,
"notes" ,
"observations" ,
"remarks" ,
"reports" ,
"reviews" ,
"write-ups"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"analyses" ,
"commentaries" ,
"comments" ,
"play-by-plays"
]
} ,
"a statement that makes something clear" : {
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"examples" : [
"the astronomer's exposition of white dwarfs was a little helpful"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"paraphrases" ,
"restatements" ,
"translations" ,
"annotations" ,
"commentaries" ,
"comments" ,
"epexegeses" ,
"glosses" ,
"disentanglements" ,
"analyses" ,
"edifications" ,
"enlightenments" ,
"definitions" ,
"meanings" ,
"demonstrations" ,
"enactments" ,
"justifications" ,
"rationales" ,
"rationalizations" ,
"reasonings" ,
"cautions" ,
"caveats" ,
"warnings"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clarifications" ,
"constructions" ,
"elucidations" ,
"exegeses" ,
"explanations" ,
"explications" ,
"illuminations" ,
"illustrations" ,
"interpretations" ,
"road maps"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"expostulating" : {
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"examples" : [
"the concerned parents tried to expostulate with their daughter when she announced her intention to live on her own in New York City"
] ,
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"approving" ,
"sanctioning" ,
"accepting" ,
"acceding" ,
"acquiescing" ,
"agreeing" ,
"assenting" ,
"adhering" ,
"complying" ,
"conforming" ,
"following" ,
"minding" ,
"obeying" ,
"observing" ,
"advocating" ,
"championing" ,
"defending" ,
"maintaining" ,
"supporting" ,
"sustaining" ,
"upholding" ,
"applauding" ,
"cheering" ,
"commending"
] ,
"related" : [
"caviling" ,
"cavilling" ,
"quibbling" ,
"challenging" ,
"daring" ,
"defying" ,
"fighting" ,
"conflicting" ,
"debating" ,
"disputing" ,
"hassling" ,
"quarreling" ,
"quarrelling" ,
"squabbling" ,
"wrangling" ,
"beefing" ,
"bellyaching" ,
"bitching" ,
"bleating" ,
"carping" ,
"caterwauling" ,
"complaining" ,
"crabbing" ,
"croaking" ,
"fussing" ,
"griping" ,
"grizzling" ,
"grouching" ,
"grousing" ,
"growling" ,
"grumbling" ,
"grumping" ,
"hollering" ,
"keening" ,
"maundering" ,
"moaning" ,
"murmuring" ,
"muttering" ,
"nagging" ,
"repining" ,
"screaming" ,
"squawking" ,
"squealing" ,
"wailing" ,
"whimpering" ,
"whinging" ,
"whingeing" ,
"whining" ,
"yammering" ,
"yawping" ,
"yauping" ,
"yowling" ,
"balking" ,
"gagging" ,
"sticking" ,
"censuring" ,
"criticizing" ,
"denouncing" ,
"disobeying" ,
"rebelling" ,
"withstanding" ,
"demonstrating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"demurring" ,
"excepting" ,
"kicking" ,
"objecting" ,
"protesting" ,
"remonstrating (with)"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
"expostulation" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"despite the earnest expostulations of her friends, Jessica continued to date the foul-tempered guy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"willingness" ,
"approval" ,
"sanction" ,
"acceptance" ,
"acquiescence" ,
"agreement" ,
"assent" ,
"compliance" ,
"obedience"
] ,
"related" : [
"compunction" ,
"doubt" ,
"misgiving" ,
"qualm" ,
"scruple" ,
"misunderstanding" ,
"cavil" ,
"niggle" ,
"quibble" ,
"argument" ,
"conflict" ,
"debate" ,
"dispute" ,
"dissent" ,
"hassle" ,
"quarrel" ,
"squabble" ,
"static" ,
"censure" ,
"criticism" ,
"defiance" ,
"disobedience" ,
"rebellion" ,
"distrust" ,
"distrustfulness" ,
"dubiety" ,
"dubitation" ,
"incertitude" ,
"indetermination" ,
"misdoubt" ,
"mistrust" ,
"mistrustfulness" ,
"reservation" ,
"skepticism" ,
"suspicion" ,
"uncertainty" ,
"qualmishness" ,
"unease" ,
"uneasiness" ,
"reluctance" ,
"unwillingness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"challenge" ,
"complaint" ,
"demur" ,
"demurral" ,
"demurrer" ,
"difficulty" ,
"exception" ,
"fuss" ,
"kick" ,
"objection" ,
"protest" ,
"question" ,
"remonstrance" ,
"stink"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"exposure" : {
"the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the exposure by the local newspaper of a kickback scheme in the public works department"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"concealment" ,
"cover-up"
] ,
"related" : [
"bombshell" ,
"kick" ,
"kicker" ,
"surprise" ,
"surprize" ,
"acknowledgment" ,
"acknowledgement" ,
"admission" ,
"avowal" ,
"concession" ,
"confession"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"disclosure" ,
"divulgence" ,
"revelation"
]
} ,
"the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"some people chronically avoid situations in which there is a high level of exposure to germs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"protection" ,
"safeguarding" ,
"sheltering" ,
"shielding"
] ,
"related" : [
"predisposition" ,
"susceptibility" ,
"defenselessness" ,
"helplessness" ,
"weakness" ,
"danger" ,
"jeopardy" ,
"peril" ,
"risk"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"liability" ,
"openness" ,
"vulnerability"
]
} ,
"the state or fact of facing a particular direction" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"this plant will need to be in a room with a southern exposure"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"alignment" ,
"alinement" ,
"arrangement"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aspect" ,
"frontage" ,
"orientation"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"exposures" : {
"the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the exposure by the local newspaper of a kickback scheme in the public works department"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"concealments" ,
"cover-ups"
] ,
"related" : [
"bombshells" ,
"kickers" ,
"kicks" ,
"surprises" ,
"surprizes" ,
"acknowledgments" ,
"acknowledgements" ,
"admissions" ,
"avowals" ,
"concessions" ,
"confessions"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"disclosures" ,
"divulgences" ,
"revelations"
]
} ,
"the state or fact of facing a particular direction" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"this plant will need to be in a room with a southern exposure"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"alignments" ,
"alinements" ,
"arrangements"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aspects" ,
"frontages" ,
"orientations"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"expressed" : {
"as in spoken , stated" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"except as a fun event at festivals, nowadays people do not make wine by expressing grapes with their feet"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"reamed" ,
"pulped" ,
"pureed" ,
"pur\u00e9ed" ,
"extracted" ,
"extruded"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"crushed" ,
"mashed" ,
"pressed" ,
"squeezed"
]
} ,
"to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an upraised thumb is now universally recognized as a gesture expressing approval or encouragement"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"connoted" ,
"implied" ,
"suggested" ,
"added up (to)" ,
"amounted (to)" ,
"hinted" ,
"inferred" ,
"insinuated" ,
"intimated" ,
"embodied" ,
"epitomized" ,
"personified" ,
"represented" ,
"symboled" ,
"symbolled" ,
"symbolized" ,
"adverted" ,
"alluded (to)" ,
"cited" ,
"instanced" ,
"mentioned" ,
"referred (to)" ,
"specified" ,
"touched (on or upon)" ,
"designated" ,
"indicated" ,
"pointed (to)" ,
"signaled" ,
"signalled" ,
"announced" ,
"declared" ,
"proclaimed" ,
"elucidated" ,
"explained"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"denoted" ,
"imported" ,
"intended" ,
"meant" ,
"signified" ,
"spelled"
]
} ,
"to convey in appropriate or telling terms" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"could you express your opinion of the book in words a little more precise than \"lousy\"?"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"crafted" ,
"framed" ,
"hinted" ,
"implied" ,
"insinuated" ,
"intimated" ,
"suggested" ,
"paraphrased" ,
"rephrased" ,
"restated" ,
"reworded" ,
"summarized" ,
"translated" ,
"communicated" ,
"disclosed" ,
"spoke" ,
"talked" ,
"told" ,
"uttered" ,
"verbalized" ,
"vocalized" ,
"described" ,
"rendered" ,
"wrote up"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"articulated" ,
"clothed" ,
"clad" ,
"couched" ,
"formulated" ,
"phrased" ,
"put" ,
"said" ,
"stated" ,
"worded"
]
} ,
"to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"stifled" ,
"suppressed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"in a true democracy, a person can freely express his or her views"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"censored" ,
"restrained" ,
"restricted"
] ,
"related" : [
"advertised" ,
"announced" ,
"declared" ,
"enounced" ,
"enunciated" ,
"proclaimed" ,
"said" ,
"broadcast" ,
"broadcasted" ,
"circulated" ,
"disseminated" ,
"published" ,
"described" ,
"wrote" ,
"wrote up" ,
"sounded off" ,
"spoke out" ,
"spoke up" ,
"chimed in" ,
"communicated" ,
"conveyed" ,
"put across" ,
"put over" ,
"offered" ,
"submitted"
] ,
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"aired" ,
"expounded" ,
"gave" ,
"looked" ,
"raised" ,
"sounded" ,
"stated" ,
"vented" ,
"ventilated" ,
"voiced"
]
} ,
"to represent in visible form" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disembodied"
] ,
"examples" : [
"towering spires express in glass and steel the optimism of the age"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"actualized" ,
"concretized" ,
"realized" ,
"exemplified" ,
"illustrated" ,
"imaged" ,
"objectified" ,
"symbolized" ,
"typified"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bodied" ,
"embodied" ,
"epitomized" ,
"externalized" ,
"incarnated" ,
"incorporated" ,
"instantiated" ,
"manifested" ,
"materialized" ,
"personalized" ,
"personified" ,
"substantiated"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"expressing" : {
"to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"except as a fun event at festivals, nowadays people do not make wine by expressing grapes with their feet"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"reaming" ,
"pulping" ,
"pureeing" ,
"pur\u00e9eing" ,
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"extracting" ,
"extruding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"crushing" ,
"mashing" ,
"pressing" ,
"squeezing"
]
} ,
"to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an upraised thumb is now universally recognized as a gesture expressing approval or encouragement"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"connoting" ,
"implying" ,
"suggesting" ,
"adding up (to)" ,
"amounting (to)" ,
"hinting" ,
"inferring" ,
"insinuating" ,
"intimating" ,
"embodying" ,
"epitomizing" ,
"personifying" ,
"representing" ,
"symboling" ,
"symbolling" ,
"symbolizing" ,
"adverting" ,
"alluding (to)" ,
"citing" ,
"instancing" ,
"mentioning" ,
"referring (to)" ,
"specifying" ,
"touching (on or upon)" ,
"designating" ,
"indicating" ,
"pointing (to)" ,
"signaling" ,
"signalling" ,
"announcing" ,
"declaring" ,
"proclaiming" ,
"elucidating" ,
"explaining"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"denoting" ,
"importing" ,
"intending" ,
"meaning" ,
"signifying" ,
"spelling"
]
} ,
"to convey in appropriate or telling terms" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"could you express your opinion of the book in words a little more precise than \"lousy\"?"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"crafting" ,
"framing" ,
"hinting" ,
"implying" ,
"insinuating" ,
"intimating" ,
"suggesting" ,
"paraphrasing" ,
"rephrasing" ,
"restating" ,
"rewording" ,
"summarizing" ,
"translating" ,
"communicating" ,
"disclosing" ,
"speaking" ,
"talking" ,
"telling" ,
"uttering" ,
"verbalizing" ,
"vocalizing" ,
"describing" ,
"rendering" ,
"writing up"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"articulating" ,
"clothing" ,
"couching" ,
"formulating" ,
"phrasing" ,
"putting" ,
"saying" ,
"stating" ,
"wording"
]
} ,
"to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)" : {
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"stifling" ,
"suppressing"
] ,
"examples" : [
"in a true democracy, a person can freely express his or her views"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"censoring" ,
"restraining" ,
"restricting"
] ,
"related" : [
"advertising" ,
"announcing" ,
"declaring" ,
"enouncing" ,
"enunciating" ,
"proclaiming" ,
"saying" ,
"broadcasting" ,
"circulating" ,
"disseminating" ,
"publishing" ,
"describing" ,
"writing" ,
"writing up" ,
"sounding off" ,
"speaking out" ,
"speaking up" ,
"chiming in" ,
"communicating" ,
"conveying" ,
"putting across" ,
"putting over" ,
"offering" ,
"submitting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"airing" ,
"expounding" ,
"giving" ,
"looking" ,
"raising" ,
"sounding" ,
"stating" ,
"ventilating" ,
"venting" ,
"voicing"
]
} ,
"to represent in visible form" : {
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"examples" : [
"towering spires express in glass and steel the optimism of the age"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"actualizing" ,
"concretizing" ,
"realizing" ,
"exemplifying" ,
"illustrating" ,
"imaging" ,
"objectifying" ,
"symbolizing" ,
"typifying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bodying" ,
"embodying" ,
"epitomizing" ,
"externalizing" ,
"incarnating" ,
"incorporating" ,
"instantiating" ,
"manifesting" ,
"materializing" ,
"personalizing" ,
"personifying" ,
"substantiating"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"expropriated" : {
"to end the occupancy or possession of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"deforced" ,
"evicted" ,
"disfurnished" ,
"stripped" ,
"stript" ,
"bereaved" ,
"bereft" ,
"deprived" ,
"disinherited" ,
"annexed" ,
"appropriated" ,
"commandeered" ,
"impounded" ,
"seized" ,
"took over" ,
"usurped"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dispossessed" ,
"divested" ,
"ousted"
]
} ,
"to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"annexed" ,
"attached" ,
"claimed" ,
"confiscated" ,
"impounded" ,
"repossessed" ,
"sequestered" ,
"assumed" ,
"collared" ,
"grabbed" ,
"grasped" ,
"snatched" ,
"stole" ,
"wrenched" ,
"wrested" ,
"despoiled" ,
"looted" ,
"pillaged" ,
"encroached" ,
"infringed" ,
"invaded" ,
"occupied" ,
"preoccupied" ,
"trespassed" ,
"embezzled" ,
"misapplied" ,
"misappropriated" ,
"misused" ,
"peculated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appropriated" ,
"arrogated" ,
"commandeered" ,
"converted" ,
"pirated" ,
"preempted" ,
"pressed" ,
"seized" ,
"took over" ,
"usurped"
]
} ,
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ceded" ,
"delivered" ,
"forfeited" ,
"gave up" ,
"handed over" ,
"released" ,
"relinquished" ,
"rendered" ,
"surrendered" ,
"turned over" ,
"yielded"
] ,
"related" : [
"garnisheed" ,
"appropriated" ,
"arrogated" ,
"preempted" ,
"usurped" ,
"commandeered" ,
"seized" ,
"took over"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attached" ,
"confiscated" ,
"sequestered"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"expunge" : {
"to destroy all traces of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conserve" ,
"preserve" ,
"protect" ,
"save" ,
"build" ,
"construct" ,
"create" ,
"fabricate" ,
"fashion" ,
"forge" ,
"form" ,
"frame" ,
"make" ,
"manufacture" ,
"shape" ,
"fix" ,
"mend" ,
"patch" ,
"rebuild" ,
"recondition" ,
"reconstruct" ,
"renew" ,
"renovate" ,
"repair" ,
"restore" ,
"revamp"
] ,
"related" : [
"decimate" ,
"demolish" ,
"destroy" ,
"devastate" ,
"ravage" ,
"dismantle" ,
"flatten" ,
"mow (down)" ,
"raze" ,
"tear down" ,
"ruin" ,
"total" ,
"waste" ,
"wreck" ,
"blast" ,
"blow up" ,
"dash" ,
"dynamite" ,
"smash" ,
"atomize" ,
"consume" ,
"devour" ,
"dissolve" ,
"fragment" ,
"powder" ,
"pulverize" ,
"shatter" ,
"splinter" ,
"doom" ,
"finish" ,
"kill" ,
"kill off" ,
"terminate" ,
"zap" ,
"cut" ,
"discard" ,
"ditch" ,
"eject" ,
"excise" ,
"expel" ,
"jettison" ,
"oust" ,
"throw out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abolish" ,
"annihilate" ,
"black out" ,
"blot out" ,
"cancel" ,
"clean (up)" ,
"efface" ,
"eradicate" ,
"erase" ,
"exterminate" ,
"extirpate" ,
"liquidate" ,
"obliterate" ,
"root (out)" ,
"rub out" ,
"snuff (out)" ,
"stamp (out)" ,
"sweep (away)" ,
"wipe out"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"expurgated" : {
"to remove objectionable parts from" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"approved" ,
"authorized" ,
"sanctioned"
] ,
"related" : [
"cleansed" ,
"purged" ,
"purified" ,
"abbreviated" ,
"blue-penciled" ,
"edited" ,
"shortened" ,
"bleeped" ,
"blipped" ,
"cut (out)" ,
"deleted" ,
"excised" ,
"expunged" ,
"gutted" ,
"x-ed (out)" ,
"x'd (out)" ,
"xed (out)" ,
"blacked out" ,
"repressed" ,
"silenced" ,
"suppressed" ,
"censured" ,
"condemned" ,
"denounced" ,
"examined" ,
"reviewed" ,
"screened" ,
"scrutinized"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bowdlerized" ,
"censored" ,
"cleaned (up)" ,
"laundered" ,
"red-penciled"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"expurgates" : {
"to remove objectionable parts from" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"approves" ,
"authorizes" ,
"sanctions"
] ,
"related" : [
"cleanses" ,
"purges" ,
"purifies" ,
"abbreviates" ,
"blue-pencils" ,
"edits" ,
"shortens" ,
"bleeps" ,
"blips" ,
"cuts (out)" ,
"deletes" ,
"excises" ,
"expunges" ,
"guts" ,
"x's (out)" ,
"blacks out" ,
"represses" ,
"silences" ,
"suppresses" ,
"censures" ,
"condemns" ,
"denounces" ,
"examines" ,
"reviews" ,
"screens" ,
"scrutinizes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bowdlerizes" ,
"censors" ,
"cleans (up)" ,
"launders" ,
"red-pencils"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"extempore" : {
"made or done without previous thought or preparation" : {
"antonyms" : [
"considered" ,
"planned" ,
"premeditated" ,
"premeditative" ,
"prepared" ,
"rehearsed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"after the election both candidates admitted that they had made a number of extempore remarks that they later regretted"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deliberate" ,
"intended" ,
"intentional"
] ,
"related" : [
"unscripted" ,
"automatic" ,
"impulsive" ,
"instinctive" ,
"involuntary" ,
"spontaneous" ,
"casual" ,
"cursive" ,
"informal" ,
"unauthorized" ,
"half-baked" ,
"half-cocked" ,
"ill-advised"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ad hoc" ,
"ad-lib" ,
"down and dirty" ,
"extemporaneous" ,
"extemporary" ,
"impromptu" ,
"improvisational" ,
"improvised" ,
"off-the-cuff" ,
"offhand" ,
"offhanded" ,
"snap" ,
"spur-of-the-moment" ,
"unconsidered" ,
"unplanned" ,
"unpremeditated" ,
"unprepared" ,
"unrehearsed" ,
"unstudied"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"extemporizes" : {
"to perform, make, or do without preparation" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a good talk show host has to be able to extemporize the interviews when things don't go as planned"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arranges" ,
"lays" ,
"prepares" ,
"readies" ,
"considers" ,
"contemplates" ,
"ponders" ,
"studies" ,
"exercises" ,
"practices" ,
"practises" ,
"rehearses"
] ,
"related" : [
"concocts" ,
"contrives" ,
"cooks (up)" ,
"devises" ,
"fabricates" ,
"hatches" ,
"invents" ,
"makes up" ,
"manufactures" ,
"thinks (up)" ,
"cobbles (together or up)" ,
"dashes (off)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ad-libs" ,
"claps (together or up)" ,
"fakes" ,
"improvises"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"extensions" : {
"a smaller structure added to a main building" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the new extension will connect the house with what is now a freestanding garage"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"arms" ,
"ells" ,
"wings"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"additions" ,
"annexes" ,
"penthouses"
]
} ,
"the act of making longer" : {
"antonyms" : [
"abbreviations" ,
"abridgments" ,
"abridgements" ,
"curtailments" ,
"cutbacks" ,
"shortenings"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the board's extension of the school year drew howls of protest"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [
"elongations" ,
"prolongations"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"extensively" : {
"to a large extent or degree" : {
"antonyms" : [
"little" ,
"negligibly" ,
"nominally" ,
"slightly"
] ,
"examples" : [
"several beaches were extensively damaged by the hurricane"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"modestly" ,
"fractionally" ,
"imperceptibly" ,
"infinitesimally" ,
"insignificantly" ,
"invisibly" ,
"microscopically" ,
"minutely" ,
"barely" ,
"hardly" ,
"just" ,
"minimally" ,
"scarcely"
] ,
"related" : [
"appreciably" ,
"noticeably" ,
"significantly" ,
"abundantly" ,
"amply" ,
"copiously" ,
"healthily" ,
"plentifully"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"astronomically" ,
"big-time" ,
"broadly" ,
"colossally" ,
"considerably" ,
"enormously" ,
"greatly" ,
"highly" ,
"hugely" ,
"largely" ,
"massively" ,
"monstrously" ,
"monumentally" ,
"much" ,
"sizably" ,
"staggeringly" ,
"stupendously" ,
"tremendously" ,
"utterly" ,
"vastly"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"extensiveness" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"exterior" : {
"an outer part or layer" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inside" ,
"interior"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the exterior of the tooth consists of very hard enamel"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"facade" ,
"fa\u00e7ade" ,
"front" ,
"top" ,
"cover" ,
"covering" ,
"facing" ,
"appearance" ,
"disguise" ,
"guise" ,
"mask" ,
"semblance" ,
"show"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"face" ,
"outside" ,
"shell" ,
"skin" ,
"surface" ,
"veneer"
]
} ,
"situated on the outside or farther out" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inner" ,
"inside" ,
"interior" ,
"internal" ,
"inward"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the house's exterior walls badly need to be painted"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"inmost" ,
"innermost" ,
"mid" ,
"middle" ,
"midmost"
] ,
"related" : [
"outermost" ,
"outlying" ,
"outmost" ,
"superficial" ,
"surface"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"external" ,
"outer" ,
"outside" ,
"outward"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"exterminate" : {
"to destroy all traces of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conserve" ,
"preserve" ,
"protect" ,
"save" ,
"build" ,
"construct" ,
"create" ,
"fabricate" ,
"fashion" ,
"forge" ,
"form" ,
"frame" ,
"make" ,
"manufacture" ,
"shape" ,
"fix" ,
"mend" ,
"patch" ,
"rebuild" ,
"recondition" ,
"reconstruct" ,
"renew" ,
"renovate" ,
"repair" ,
"restore" ,
"revamp"
] ,
"related" : [
"decimate" ,
"demolish" ,
"destroy" ,
"devastate" ,
"ravage" ,
"dismantle" ,
"flatten" ,
"mow (down)" ,
"raze" ,
"tear down" ,
"ruin" ,
"total" ,
"waste" ,
"wreck" ,
"blast" ,
"blow up" ,
"dash" ,
"dynamite" ,
"smash" ,
"atomize" ,
"consume" ,
"devour" ,
"dissolve" ,
"fragment" ,
"powder" ,
"pulverize" ,
"shatter" ,
"splinter" ,
"doom" ,
"finish" ,
"kill" ,
"kill off" ,
"terminate" ,
"zap" ,
"cut" ,
"discard" ,
"ditch" ,
"eject" ,
"excise" ,
"expel" ,
"jettison" ,
"oust" ,
"throw out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abolish" ,
"annihilate" ,
"black out" ,
"blot out" ,
"cancel" ,
"clean (up)" ,
"efface" ,
"eradicate" ,
"erase" ,
"expunge" ,
"extirpate" ,
"liquidate" ,
"obliterate" ,
"root (out)" ,
"rub out" ,
"snuff (out)" ,
"stamp (out)" ,
"sweep (away)" ,
"wipe out"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"extermination" : {
"the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"building" ,
"construction" ,
"erection" ,
"raising"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"the virtual extermination of the native tribes by the colonizers"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"rescue" ,
"salvage" ,
"salvation" ,
"saving" ,
"conservation" ,
"preservation" ,
"protection" ,
"reclamation" ,
"reconstruction" ,
"re-creation" ,
"refurbishment" ,
"regeneracy" ,
"remodeling" ,
"renovation" ,
"restoration"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"depredation" ,
"despoilment" ,
"despoliation" ,
"breakup" ,
"collapse" ,
"disintegration" ,
"dissolution" ,
"assassination" ,
"execution" ,
"killing" ,
"massacre" ,
"slaughter" ,
"dismantlement" ,
"effacement" ,
"eradication"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"annihilation" ,
"decimation" ,
"demolishment" ,
"demolition" ,
"desolation" ,
"destruction" ,
"devastation" ,
"extinction" ,
"havoc" ,
"loss" ,
"mincemeat" ,
"obliteration" ,
"ruin" ,
"ruination" ,
"wastage" ,
"wreckage"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"extinct" : {
"no longer existing" : {
"antonyms" : [
"alive" ,
"existent" ,
"existing" ,
"extant" ,
"living"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a few overgrown ruins are all that remain of that once mighty but now extinct civilization"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"active" ,
"dynamic" ,
"thriving" ,
"vibrant"
] ,
"related" : [
"nonexistent" ,
"dying" ,
"faded" ,
"moribund" ,
"collapsed" ,
"fallen" ,
"overthrown" ,
"antiquated" ,
"dated" ,
"obsolete" ,
"pass\u00e9" ,
"finished" ,
"lapsed" ,
"terminated" ,
"lost" ,
"missing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bygone" ,
"bypast" ,
"dead" ,
"defunct" ,
"departed" ,
"done" ,
"expired" ,
"gone" ,
"nonextant" ,
"vanished"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"extinguishes" : {
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"builds" ,
"constructs" ,
"erects" ,
"puts up" ,
"raises" ,
"rears" ,
"sets up"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"doctors" ,
"fixes" ,
"mends" ,
"patches" ,
"reconditions" ,
"repairs" ,
"revamps" ,
"creates" ,
"invents" ,
"assembles" ,
"fabricates" ,
"fashions" ,
"forges" ,
"forms" ,
"frames" ,
"makes" ,
"manufactures" ,
"molds" ,
"produces" ,
"shapes" ,
"brings about" ,
"constitutes" ,
"establishes" ,
"fathers" ,
"founds" ,
"institutes" ,
"organizes" ,
"conserves" ,
"preserves" ,
"protects" ,
"saves" ,
"rebuilds" ,
"reconstructs" ,
"remodels" ,
"renovates" ,
"restores"
] ,
"related" : [
"beats" ,
"bests" ,
"clobbers" ,
"conquers" ,
"crushes" ,
"defeats" ,
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"drubs" ,
"licks" ,
"masters" ,
"overbears" ,
"overcomes" ,
"overmatches" ,
"prevails (over)" ,
"routs" ,
"scotches" ,
"skunks" ,
"subdues" ,
"surmounts" ,
"thrashes" ,
"trims" ,
"triumphs (over)" ,
"trounces" ,
"wallops" ,
"whips" ,
"wins (against)" ,
"blasts" ,
"blows up" ,
"breaks" ,
"cripples" ,
"damages" ,
"defaces" ,
"deteriorates" ,
"disfigures" ,
"disintegrates" ,
"dissolves" ,
"dynamites" ,
"harms" ,
"impairs" ,
"injures" ,
"mangles" ,
"mars" ,
"mutilates" ,
"spoils" ,
"vitiates" ,
"erodes" ,
"scours" ,
"sweeps (away)" ,
"washes out" ,
"wears (away)" ,
"dilapidates" ,
"disassembles" ,
"dismantles" ,
"guts" ,
"takes down" ,
"unbuilds" ,
"undoes" ,
"unmakes" ,
"blots out" ,
"effaces" ,
"eradicates" ,
"expunges" ,
"exterminates" ,
"extirpates" ,
"liquidates" ,
"obliterates" ,
"removes" ,
"roots (out)" ,
"snuffs (out)" ,
"stamps (out)" ,
"wipes out" ,
"despoils" ,
"havocs" ,
"loots" ,
"pillages" ,
"plunders" ,
"ravages" ,
"sacks" ,
"tramples" ,
"trashes" ,
"vandalizes" ,
"assassinates" ,
"butchers" ,
"cuts down" ,
"dispatches" ,
"executes" ,
"fells" ,
"kills" ,
"kills off" ,
"massacres" ,
"mows (down)" ,
"murders" ,
"slaughters" ,
"slays" ,
"takes out" ,
"zaps"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"annihilates" ,
"creams" ,
"decimates" ,
"demolishes" ,
"desolates" ,
"destroys" ,
"devastates" ,
"does in" ,
"nukes" ,
"pulls down" ,
"pulverizes" ,
"razes" ,
"rubs out" ,
"ruins" ,
"shatters" ,
"smashes" ,
"tears down" ,
"totals" ,
"vaporizes" ,
"wastes" ,
"wracks" ,
"wrecks"
]
} ,
"to cause to cease burning" : {
"antonyms" : [
"fires" ,
"ignites" ,
"inflames" ,
"enflames" ,
"kindles" ,
"lights"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"chokes" ,
"smothers" ,
"suffocates" ,
"blows out" ,
"rubs out" ,
"snubs (out)" ,
"stamps (out)" ,
"stubs"
] ,
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"blankets" ,
"douses" ,
"dowses" ,
"puts out" ,
"quenches" ,
"snuffs (out)"
]
} ,
"to stop the noise or speech of" : {
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"her final, telling point extinguished her opponents on the city council"
] ,
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"agitates" ,
"stirs"
] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
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"dumbs" ,
"hushes" ,
"mutes" ,
"quells" ,
"quietens" ,
"quiets" ,
"settles" ,
"shushes" ,
"shuts up" ,
"silences" ,
"squelches" ,
"stills"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of" : {
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"building" ,
"constructing" ,
"erecting" ,
"putting up" ,
"raising" ,
"rearing" ,
"setting up"
] ,
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"a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs"
] ,
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"doctoring" ,
"fixing" ,
"mending" ,
"patching" ,
"reconditioning" ,
"repairing" ,
"revamping" ,
"creating" ,
"inventing" ,
"assembling" ,
"fabricating" ,
"fashioning" ,
"forging" ,
"forming" ,
"framing" ,
"making" ,
"manufacturing" ,
"molding" ,
"producing" ,
"shaping" ,
"bringing about" ,
"constituting" ,
"establishing" ,
"fathering" ,
"founding" ,
"instituting" ,
"organizing" ,
"conserving" ,
"preserving" ,
"protecting" ,
"saving" ,
"rebuilding" ,
"reconstructing" ,
"remodeling" ,
"renovating" ,
"restoring"
] ,
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"beating" ,
"besting" ,
"clobbering" ,
"conquering" ,
"crushing" ,
"defeating" ,
"drubbing" ,
"licking" ,
"mastering" ,
"overbearing" ,
"overcoming" ,
"overmatching" ,
"prevailing (over)" ,
"routing" ,
"scotching" ,
"skunking" ,
"subduing" ,
"surmounting" ,
"thrashing" ,
"trimming" ,
"triumphing (over)" ,
"trouncing" ,
"walloping" ,
"whipping" ,
"winning (against)" ,
"blasting" ,
"blowing up" ,
"breaking" ,
"crippling" ,
"damaging" ,
"defacing" ,
"deteriorating" ,
"disfiguring" ,
"disintegrating" ,
"dissolving" ,
"dynamiting" ,
"harming" ,
"impairing" ,
"injuring" ,
"mangling" ,
"marring" ,
"mutilating" ,
"spoiling" ,
"vitiating" ,
"eroding" ,
"scouring" ,
"sweeping (away)" ,
"washing out" ,
"wearing (away)" ,
"dilapidating" ,
"disassembling" ,
"dismantling" ,
"gutting" ,
"taking down" ,
"unbuilding" ,
"undoing" ,
"unmaking" ,
"blotting out" ,
"effacing" ,
"eradicating" ,
"expunging" ,
"exterminating" ,
"extirpating" ,
"liquidating" ,
"obliterating" ,
"removing" ,
"rooting (out)" ,
"snuffing (out)" ,
"stamping (out)" ,
"wiping out" ,
"despoiling" ,
"havocking" ,
"looting" ,
"pillaging" ,
"plundering" ,
"ravaging" ,
"sacking" ,
"trampling" ,
"trashing" ,
"vandalizing" ,
"assassinating" ,
"butchering" ,
"cutting down" ,
"dispatching" ,
"executing" ,
"felling" ,
"killing" ,
"killing off" ,
"massacring" ,
"mowing (down)" ,
"murdering" ,
"slaughtering" ,
"slaying" ,
"taking out" ,
"zapping"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"annihilating" ,
"creaming" ,
"decimating" ,
"demolishing" ,
"desolating" ,
"destroying" ,
"devastating" ,
"doing in" ,
"nuking" ,
"pulling down" ,
"pulverizing" ,
"razing" ,
"rubbing out" ,
"ruining" ,
"shattering" ,
"smashing" ,
"tearing down" ,
"totaling" ,
"totalling" ,
"vaporizing" ,
"wasting" ,
"wracking" ,
"wrecking"
]
} ,
"to cause to cease burning" : {
"antonyms" : [
"firing" ,
"igniting" ,
"inflaming" ,
"enflaming" ,
"kindling" ,
"lighting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"choking" ,
"smothering" ,
"suffocating" ,
"blowing out" ,
"rubbing out" ,
"snubbing (out)" ,
"stamping (out)" ,
"stubbing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blanketing" ,
"dousing" ,
"dowsing" ,
"putting out" ,
"quenching" ,
"snuffing (out)"
]
} ,
"to stop the noise or speech of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"her final, telling point extinguished her opponents on the city council"
] ,
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"agitating" ,
"stirring"
] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
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"dumbing" ,
"hushing" ,
"muting" ,
"quelling" ,
"quietening" ,
"quieting" ,
"settling" ,
"shushing" ,
"shutting up" ,
"silencing" ,
"squelching" ,
"stilling"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
"extirpate" : {
"to destroy all traces of" : {
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"the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases"
] ,
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"conserve" ,
"preserve" ,
"protect" ,
"save" ,
"build" ,
"construct" ,
"create" ,
"fabricate" ,
"fashion" ,
"forge" ,
"form" ,
"frame" ,
"make" ,
"manufacture" ,
"shape" ,
"fix" ,
"mend" ,
"patch" ,
"rebuild" ,
"recondition" ,
"reconstruct" ,
"renew" ,
"renovate" ,
"repair" ,
"restore" ,
"revamp"
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"demolish" ,
"destroy" ,
"devastate" ,
"ravage" ,
"dismantle" ,
"flatten" ,
"mow (down)" ,
"raze" ,
"tear down" ,
"ruin" ,
"total" ,
"waste" ,
"wreck" ,
"blast" ,
"blow up" ,
"dash" ,
"dynamite" ,
"smash" ,
"atomize" ,
"consume" ,
"devour" ,
"dissolve" ,
"fragment" ,
"powder" ,
"pulverize" ,
"shatter" ,
"splinter" ,
"doom" ,
"finish" ,
"kill" ,
"kill off" ,
"terminate" ,
"zap" ,
"cut" ,
"discard" ,
"ditch" ,
"eject" ,
"excise" ,
"expel" ,
"jettison" ,
"oust" ,
"throw out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abolish" ,
"annihilate" ,
"black out" ,
"blot out" ,
"cancel" ,
"clean (up)" ,
"efface" ,
"eradicate" ,
"erase" ,
"expunge" ,
"exterminate" ,
"liquidate" ,
"obliterate" ,
"root (out)" ,
"rub out" ,
"snuff (out)" ,
"stamp (out)" ,
"sweep (away)" ,
"wipe out"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"extirpates" : {
"to destroy all traces of" : {
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"the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases"
] ,
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"conserves" ,
"preserves" ,
"protects" ,
"saves" ,
"builds" ,
"constructs" ,
"creates" ,
"fabricates" ,
"fashions" ,
"forges" ,
"forms" ,
"frames" ,
"makes" ,
"manufactures" ,
"shapes" ,
"fixes" ,
"mends" ,
"patches" ,
"rebuilds" ,
"reconditions" ,
"reconstructs" ,
"renews" ,
"renovates" ,
"repairs" ,
"restores" ,
"revamps"
] ,
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"demolishes" ,
"destroys" ,
"devastates" ,
"ravages" ,
"dismantles" ,
"flattens" ,
"mows (down)" ,
"razes" ,
"tears down" ,
"ruins" ,
"totals" ,
"wastes" ,
"wrecks" ,
"blasts" ,
"blows up" ,
"dashes" ,
"dynamites" ,
"smashes" ,
"atomizes" ,
"consumes" ,
"devours" ,
"dissolves" ,
"fragments" ,
"powders" ,
"pulverizes" ,
"shatters" ,
"splinters" ,
"dooms" ,
"finishes" ,
"kills" ,
"kills off" ,
"terminates" ,
"zaps" ,
"cuts" ,
"discards" ,
"ditches" ,
"ejects" ,
"excises" ,
"expels" ,
"jettisons" ,
"ousts" ,
"throws out"
] ,
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"abolishes" ,
"annihilates" ,
"blacks out" ,
"blots out" ,
"cancels" ,
"cleans (up)" ,
"effaces" ,
"eradicates" ,
"erases" ,
"expunges" ,
"exterminates" ,
"liquidates" ,
"obliterates" ,
"roots (out)" ,
"rubs out" ,
"snuffs (out)" ,
"stamps (out)" ,
"sweeps (away)" ,
"wipes out"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"extortion" : {
"the exaction of a grossly excessive charge for goods or services" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"six dollars for a cup of coffee is just plain extortion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cheating" ,
"chiseling" ,
"chiselling" ,
"defrauding" ,
"skinning" ,
"swindling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fleecing" ,
"gouging" ,
"highway robbery" ,
"overcharging"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"extract" : {
"a part taken from a longer work" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the anthology includes a long extract from the epic poem"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"clip" ,
"snippet" ,
"sound bite" ,
"citation" ,
"quotation" ,
"locus classicus" ,
"longueur" ,
"purple passage" ,
"context" ,
"sample" ,
"selection"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"excerpt" ,
"passage"
]
} ,
"to draw out by force or with effort" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"extracted a splinter from my hand"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"implant" ,
"insert" ,
"install" ,
"instill" ,
"cram" ,
"jam" ,
"ram" ,
"stuff" ,
"wedge"
] ,
"related" : [
"mine" ,
"pluck" ,
"remove" ,
"take (out)" ,
"withdraw"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"corkscrew" ,
"prize" ,
"pry" ,
"pull" ,
"root (out)" ,
"tear (out)" ,
"uproot" ,
"wrest" ,
"wring" ,
"yank"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"extracurricular" : {
"relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"hired a private detective to investigate her husband's extracurricular activities"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"premarital" ,
"promiscuous"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adulterate" ,
"adulterine" ,
"adulterous" ,
"extramarital" ,
"two-timing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"extraordinary" : {
"being out of the ordinary" : {
"antonyms" : [
"common" ,
"customary" ,
"normal" ,
"ordinary" ,
"typical" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"unextraordinary" ,
"usual"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the marine is being cited for extraordinary courage"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"everyday" ,
"familiar" ,
"frequent"
] ,
"related" : [
"conspicuous" ,
"notable" ,
"noticeable" ,
"outstanding" ,
"prominent" ,
"remarkable" ,
"salient" ,
"striking" ,
"bizarre" ,
"deviant" ,
"eccentric" ,
"freakish" ,
"monstrous" ,
"oddball" ,
"outlandish" ,
"quaint" ,
"strange" ,
"weird" ,
"incomprehensible" ,
"inconceivable" ,
"incredible" ,
"unimaginable" ,
"unthinkable"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aberrant" ,
"aberrated" ,
"abnormal" ,
"anomalous" ,
"atypical" ,
"especial" ,
"exceeding" ,
"exceptional" ,
"extraordinaire" ,
"freak" ,
"odd" ,
"peculiar" ,
"phenomenal" ,
"preternatural" ,
"rare" ,
"singular" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unique" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted"
]
} ,
"noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced" : {
"antonyms" : [
"common" ,
"ordinary" ,
"plain" ,
"usual"
] ,
"examples" : [
"no one noticed anything extraordinary about the airline passenger"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"unexceptional" ,
"expected" ,
"predictable" ,
"familiar" ,
"normal" ,
"regular" ,
"typical"
] ,
"related" : [
"bizarre" ,
"eccentric" ,
"far-out" ,
"kooky" ,
"kookie" ,
"oddball" ,
"outlandish" ,
"outr\u00e9" ,
"way-out" ,
"aberrant" ,
"abnormal" ,
"atypical" ,
"exceptional" ,
"irregular" ,
"newsworthy" ,
"notable" ,
"noteworthy" ,
"noticeable" ,
"particular" ,
"remarkable" ,
"special"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"curious" ,
"funny" ,
"odd" ,
"offbeat" ,
"out-of-the-way" ,
"peculiar" ,
"queer" ,
"rare" ,
"singular" ,
"strange" ,
"unaccustomed" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unique" ,
"unusual" ,
"weird"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"extrapolate" : {
"to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"assume" ,
"suppose" ,
"conjecture" ,
"guess" ,
"speculate" ,
"surmise" ,
"construe" ,
"interpret" ,
"read" ,
"contemplate" ,
"philosophize" ,
"rationalize" ,
"think" ,
"ascertain" ,
"dope (out)" ,
"find out"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conclude" ,
"decide" ,
"deduce" ,
"derive" ,
"gather" ,
"infer" ,
"judge" ,
"make out" ,
"reason" ,
"understand"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"extraverted" : {
"likely to seek or enjoy the company of others" : {
"antonyms" : [
"antisocial" ,
"insociable" ,
"introverted" ,
"nongregarious" ,
"reclusive" ,
"unsociable" ,
"unsocial"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a job in a research lab that is probably not well suited to an extroverted person"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"misanthropic" ,
"aloof" ,
"cold" ,
"cool" ,
"detached" ,
"distant" ,
"frosty" ,
"remote" ,
"reserved" ,
"standoffish" ,
"mum" ,
"mute" ,
"reticent" ,
"silent" ,
"taciturn"
] ,
"related" : [
"cordial" ,
"folksy" ,
"forthcoming" ,
"friendly" ,
"hospitable" ,
"affable" ,
"genial" ,
"gracious" ,
"agreeable" ,
"amiable" ,
"congenial" ,
"kindly" ,
"neighborly" ,
"animated" ,
"gay" ,
"jaunty" ,
"jolly" ,
"jovial" ,
"lively" ,
"peppy" ,
"perky" ,
"pert" ,
"spirited" ,
"sprightful" ,
"sprightly" ,
"vivacious" ,
"communicative" ,
"expansive" ,
"garrulous" ,
"talkative" ,
"bright" ,
"buoyant" ,
"cheerful" ,
"chipper" ,
"effervescent" ,
"upbeat" ,
"bubbly" ,
"exuberant" ,
"high-spirited"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"boon" ,
"clubbable" ,
"clubable" ,
"clubby" ,
"companionable" ,
"convivial" ,
"gregarious" ,
"outgoing" ,
"sociable" ,
"social"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"extreme" : {
"as in maximum , outside" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in tip , extremity" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"being very far from the center of public opinion" : {
"antonyms" : [
"middle-of-the-road" ,
"nonrevolutionary" ,
"unrevolutionary"
] ,
"examples" : [
"their extreme political views attracted only a small band of followers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conservative" ,
"moderate" ,
"temperate" ,
"conventional" ,
"orthodox" ,
"traditional" ,
"liberal" ,
"progressive"
] ,
"related" : [
"subversive" ,
"violent" ,
"wild" ,
"reactionary"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"extremist" ,
"fanatic" ,
"fanatical" ,
"rabid" ,
"radical" ,
"revolutionary" ,
"revolutionist" ,
"ultra"
]
} ,
"going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount" : {
"antonyms" : [
"middling" ,
"moderate" ,
"modest" ,
"reasonable" ,
"temperate"
] ,
"examples" : [
"in their extreme zeal the members of the cult are willing to do whatever their leader dictates"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deficient" ,
"inadequate" ,
"insufficient" ,
"minimal" ,
"minimum"
] ,
"related" : [
"boundless" ,
"endless" ,
"immeasurable" ,
"infinite" ,
"limitless" ,
"unbearable" ,
"unjustifiable" ,
"unwarranted" ,
"improper" ,
"inappropriate" ,
"thick" ,
"unseemly" ,
"unrestrained"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"baroque" ,
"devilish" ,
"excessive" ,
"exorbitant" ,
"extravagant" ,
"fancy" ,
"immoderate" ,
"inordinate" ,
"insane" ,
"intolerable" ,
"lavish" ,
"overdue" ,
"overextravagant" ,
"overmuch" ,
"overweening" ,
"plethoric" ,
"steep" ,
"stiff" ,
"towering" ,
"unconscionable" ,
"undue" ,
"unmerciful"
]
} ,
"most distant from a center" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inmost" ,
"innermost" ,
"nearest"
] ,
"examples" : [
"spacecraft that is specially designed to explore the extreme edge of our solar system"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"intermediate" ,
"medial" ,
"median" ,
"mid" ,
"middle" ,
"midmost"
] ,
"related" : [
"aftermost" ,
"rearmost" ,
"sternmost"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"farthermost" ,
"farthest" ,
"furthermost" ,
"furthest" ,
"outermost" ,
"outmost" ,
"remotest" ,
"ultimate" ,
"utmost"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"exuberance" : {
"the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inactivity" ,
"lifelessness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the exuberance of the housing market was an encouraging economic indicator"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"indolence" ,
"laziness" ,
"anemia" ,
"bloodlessness" ,
"languidness" ,
"languor" ,
"lethargy" ,
"limpness" ,
"listlessness" ,
"sleepiness" ,
"sluggishness" ,
"spiritlessness" ,
"torpidity" ,
"torpor" ,
"weariness" ,
"apathy" ,
"impassivity" ,
"dullness" ,
"dulness" ,
"pallidness" ,
"tediousness" ,
"tedium" ,
"vapidity" ,
"vapidness"
] ,
"related" : [
"buoyancy" ,
"jauntiness" ,
"springiness" ,
"brightness" ,
"cheer" ,
"cheerfulness" ,
"chirpiness" ,
"effervescence" ,
"friskiness" ,
"pizzazz" ,
"pizazz" ,
"sparkle" ,
"spirit" ,
"verve" ,
"vivaciousness" ,
"vivacity" ,
"eagerness" ,
"ebullience" ,
"ebulliency" ,
"enthusiasm" ,
"keenness" ,
"spiritedness" ,
"impishness" ,
"pertness" ,
"playfulness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"animation" ,
"briskness" ,
"jazziness" ,
"liveliness" ,
"lustiness" ,
"peppiness" ,
"robustness" ,
"sprightliness" ,
"vibrance" ,
"vibrancy" ,
"vigorousness" ,
"vitality"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph" : {
"examples" : [
"the exultant winner of the award for best country artist of the year"
] ,
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"cock-a-hoop" ,
"crank" ,
"crowing" ,
"exulting" ,
"glorying" ,
"jubilant" ,
"prideful" ,
"proud" ,
"rejoicing" ,
"triumphant"
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] ,
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"ecstatic" ,
"elated" ,
"euphoric" ,
"arrogant" ,
"boastful" ,
"cocky" ,
"conquering" ,
"victorious" ,
"winning"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"crestfallen" ,
"defeated" ,
"dejected" ,
"depressed" ,
"disconsolate" ,
"dispirited" ,
"downcast"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
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} ,
"exhort" : {
"to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action" : {
"examples" : [
"the speaker exhorted the graduating students to go forth and try to make a difference in the world"
] ,
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"egg (on)" ,
"encourage" ,
"goad" ,
"nudge" ,
"press" ,
"prod" ,
"prompt" ,
"urge"
] ,
"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)"
] ,
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"deter" ,
"discourage" ,
"dissuade" ,
"brake" ,
"check" ,
"constrain" ,
"curb" ,
"hold back" ,
"inhibit" ,
"restrain"
] ,
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} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"to make plain or understandable" : {
"examples" : [
"the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen"
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"clarify" ,
"clear (up)" ,
"construe" ,
"demonstrate" ,
"demystify" ,
"elucidate" ,
"explain" ,
"expound" ,
"get across" ,
"illuminate" ,
"illustrate" ,
"interpret" ,
"simplify" ,
"spell out" ,
"unriddle"
] ,
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"decipher" ,
"decode" ,
"analyze" ,
"break down" ,
"disentangle" ,
"undo" ,
"unravel" ,
"unscramble" ,
"untangle" ,
"resolve" ,
"solve" ,
"define" ,
"specify" ,
"annotate" ,
"commentate" ,
"gloss"
] ,
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"befog" ,
"cloud" ,
"confound" ,
"confuse" ,
"obfuscate"
] ,
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"obscure"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"experimented (with)" : {
"as in studied , investigated" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"the quality or state of being very accurate" : {
"examples" : [
"after its opening weekend, a movie's final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude"
] ,
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"accuracy" ,
"accurateness" ,
"closeness" ,
"delicacy" ,
"exactness" ,
"fineness" ,
"nicety" ,
"perfection" ,
"preciseness" ,
"precision" ,
"rigor" ,
"rigorousness" ,
"ultraprecision" ,
"veracity"
] ,
"related" : [
"correctness" ,
"fidelity" ,
"rightness" ,
"strictness" ,
"truth" ,
"definiteness" ,
"definitiveness" ,
"definitude" ,
"determinacy" ,
"subtlety" ,
"care" ,
"carefulness" ,
"fastidiousness" ,
"meticulousness" ,
"persnicketiness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"approximation" ,
"roundness" ,
"falseness" ,
"falsity" ,
"incorrectness" ,
"wrongness" ,
"carelessness" ,
"guesswork" ,
"looseness" ,
"indefiniteness" ,
"vagueness"
] ,
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"coarseness" ,
"impreciseness" ,
"imprecision" ,
"inaccuracy" ,
"inexactitude" ,
"inexactness" ,
"roughness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"existences" : {
"the fact of being or of being real" : {
"examples" : [
"the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about"
] ,
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"actuality" ,
"corporality" ,
"corporeality" ,
"reality" ,
"subsistence" ,
"thingness"
] ,
"related" : [
"genuineness" ,
"realness" ,
"activity" ,
"animation" ,
"life" ,
"currency" ,
"presence" ,
"prevalence"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"absence" ,
"dearth" ,
"lack" ,
"want" ,
"potentiality" ,
"virtuality"
] ,
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"inexistence" ,
"nonbeing" ,
"nonexistence" ,
"nothingness" ,
"unreality"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"excellently" : {
"as in superbly , marvelously" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"excising" : {
"as in taxing , penalizing" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
"docking" ,
"mulcting" ,
"penalizing" ,
"taxing" ,
"assessing" ,
"charging" ,
"exacting" ,
"fining" ,
"imposing" ,
"laying" ,
"levying" ,
"putting" ,
"extorting" ,
"shaking down" ,
"wresting" ,
"wringing" ,
"bleeding" ,
"fleecing" ,
"gouging" ,
"milking" ,
"skinning" ,
"squeezing" ,
"coercing" ,
"compelling" ,
"forcing" ,
"inflicting" ,
"wreaking" ,
"setting" ,
"reapplying" ,
"reimposing" ,
"relaying"
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"near antonyms" : [
"remitting" ,
"abating" ,
"diminishing" ,
"lessening" ,
"forgiving" ,
"releasing" ,
"condoning" ,
"disregarding" ,
"excusing" ,
"glossing (over)" ,
"glozing (over)" ,
"ignoring" ,
"pardoning"
] ,
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"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in removing , cutting" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
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"near synonyms" : [
"cutting" ,
"extracting" ,
"removing" ,
"withdrawing" ,
"yanking" ,
"boning" ,
"dressing" ,
"transplanting" ,
"cleaning" ,
"disemboweling" ,
"drawing" ,
"eviscerating" ,
"gutting"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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"expectorations" : {
"as in sputa , salivations" : {
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} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information" : {
"examples" : [
"we can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one"
] ,
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"concluding" ,
"deciding" ,
"deducing" ,
"deriving" ,
"gathering" ,
"inferring" ,
"judging" ,
"making out" ,
"reasoning" ,
"understanding"
] ,
"related" : [
"assuming" ,
"supposing" ,
"conjecturing" ,
"guessing" ,
"speculating" ,
"surmising" ,
"construing" ,
"interpreting" ,
"reading" ,
"contemplating" ,
"philosophizing" ,
"rationalizing" ,
"thinking" ,
"ascertaining" ,
"doping (out)" ,
"finding out"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"extraordinariness" : {
"as in remarkableness" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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"exaggerate" : {
"to add to the interest of by including made-up details" : {
"examples" : [
"the American colonist John Smith is believed by many historians to have exaggerated his adventures"
] ,
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"color" ,
"elaborate (on)" ,
"embellish" ,
"embroider" ,
"hyperbolize" ,
"magnify" ,
"pad" ,
"stretch"
] ,
"related" : [
"dress up" ,
"gussy up" ,
"amplify" ,
"enhance" ,
"enlarge (on or upon)" ,
"expand" ,
"flesh (out)" ,
"fudge" ,
"hedge" ,
"overdo" ,
"overdraw" ,
"overemphasize" ,
"overplay" ,
"overstate" ,
"emphasize" ,
"play up" ,
"stress" ,
"caricature" ,
"satirize"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"belittle" ,
"minimize" ,
"play down" ,
"understate"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
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"to describe or express in too strong terms" : {
"examples" : [
"it would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of this entrance exam"
] ,
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"overdo" ,
"overdraw" ,
"overstate" ,
"put on"
] ,
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"color" ,
"elaborate" ,
"embellish" ,
"embroider" ,
"magnify" ,
"pad" ,
"play up" ,
"stretch" ,
"fudge" ,
"hedge" ,
"melodramatize" ,
"overemphasize" ,
"overplay" ,
"sensationalize"
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"minimize" ,
"play down"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
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"verb"
]
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"one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like" : {
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"the village's Congregational church could serve as an exemplar of the white clapboard church with a steeple that is a fixture in old New England towns"
] ,
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"cases" ,
"examples" ,
"exemplifications" ,
"illustrations" ,
"instances" ,
"prototypes" ,
"representatives" ,
"samples" ,
"specimens"
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"related" : [
"archetypes" ,
"classics" ,
"loci classici" ,
"paradigms" ,
"cross sections" ,
"microcosms" ,
"evidences" ,
"indications" ,
"manifestations" ,
"signs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation" : {
"examples" : [
"few of history's heroes were quite the exemplars that generations of schoolteachers made them out to be"
] ,
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"beau ideals" ,
"classics" ,
"eidolons" ,
"eidola" ,
"ideals" ,
"ideas" ,
"models" ,
"nonesuches" ,
"nonpareils" ,
"paragons" ,
"patron saints"
] ,
"related" : [
"role models" ,
"embodiments" ,
"epitomes" ,
"incarnations" ,
"manifestations" ,
"personifications" ,
"phantoms" ,
"pinks" ,
"archetypes" ,
"examples" ,
"mirrors" ,
"paradigms" ,
"patterns" ,
"guidelines" ,
"principles" ,
"rules" ,
"gauges" ,
"gages" ,
"standards" ,
"touchstones" ,
"essences" ,
"quintessences" ,
"acmes" ,
"apexes" ,
"apices" ,
"apotheoses" ,
"culminations" ,
"peaks" ,
"pinnacles" ,
"summits" ,
"zeniths"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the most perfect type or example" : {
"examples" : [
"the paintings of the French painter Claude Monet are often regarded as exemplars of Impressionism"
] ,
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"apotheoses" ,
"beau ideals" ,
"bywords" ,
"classics" ,
"epitomes" ,
"ideals" ,
"perfections" ,
"quintessences"
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"models" ,
"prototypes" ,
"paradigms" ,
"standards" ,
"nonpareils" ,
"paragons" ,
"abstracts" ,
"avatars" ,
"embodiers" ,
"embodiments" ,
"incarnations" ,
"incorporations" ,
"manifestations" ,
"personifications" ,
"heights" ,
"last words" ,
"meridians" ,
"ultimates" ,
"zeniths" ,
"benchmarks" ,
"criteria" ,
"criterions" ,
"touchstones" ,
"yardsticks"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"excerpts" : {
"a part taken from a longer work" : {
"examples" : [
"he'll read an excerpt from the novel at the book signing"
] ,
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"extracts" ,
"passages"
] ,
"related" : [
"clips" ,
"snippets" ,
"sound bites" ,
"citations" ,
"quotations" ,
"loci classici" ,
"longueurs" ,
"purple passages" ,
"contexts" ,
"samples" ,
"selections"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"extortionately" : {
"as in unreasonably , obscenely" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
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} ,
"exchanged (for)" : {
"as in dealt (for) , traded (for)" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"existent" : {
"existing in fact and not merely as a possibility" : {
"examples" : [
"to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers"
] ,
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"actual" ,
"concrete" ,
"de facto" ,
"effective" ,
"factual" ,
"genuine" ,
"real" ,
"sure-enough" ,
"true" ,
"very"
] ,
"related" : [
"attested" ,
"authenticated" ,
"confirmed" ,
"demonstrated" ,
"established" ,
"proven" ,
"substantiated" ,
"valid" ,
"validated" ,
"verified" ,
"incontestable" ,
"incontrovertible" ,
"indisputable" ,
"indubitable" ,
"inescapable" ,
"irrefutable" ,
"undeniable" ,
"unquestionable" ,
"believable" ,
"convincing" ,
"literal" ,
"realistic" ,
"unmistakable" ,
"verifiable" ,
"authentic" ,
"bona fide" ,
"real-life" ,
"real-world" ,
"absolute" ,
"certain" ,
"final" ,
"hard" ,
"objective" ,
"palpable" ,
"positive" ,
"substantial" ,
"tangible" ,
"authoritative" ,
"certifiable" ,
"certified"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"alleged" ,
"assumed" ,
"reputed" ,
"supposed" ,
"conceived" ,
"envisaged" ,
"envisioned" ,
"imagined" ,
"pictured" ,
"visualized" ,
"chimerical" ,
"chimeric" ,
"fabled" ,
"fanciful" ,
"fictional" ,
"fictitious" ,
"illusory" ,
"legendary" ,
"fabricated" ,
"fake" ,
"imaginary" ,
"invented" ,
"made-up" ,
"make-believe" ,
"pretend" ,
"romantic" ,
"abstract" ,
"symbolic" ,
"unreal" ,
"virtual"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"conjectural" ,
"hypothetical" ,
"ideal" ,
"inexistent" ,
"nonexistent" ,
"platonic" ,
"possible" ,
"potential" ,
"suppositional" ,
"theoretical" ,
"theoretic"
]
} ,
"having being at the present time" : {
"examples" : [
"the coelacanth is one existent fish that was once thought to be entirely extinct"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"alive" ,
"around" ,
"existing" ,
"extant" ,
"living"
] ,
"related" : [
"active" ,
"busy" ,
"flourishing" ,
"functioning" ,
"operating" ,
"working"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"defunct" ,
"destroyed" ,
"exterminated" ,
"kaput" ,
"kaputt" ,
"departed" ,
"gone" ,
"lost" ,
"nonexistent" ,
"idle" ,
"inactive" ,
"inert"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"dead" ,
"extinct" ,
"nonextant"
]
} ,
"one that has a real and independent existence" : {
"examples" : [
"other worlds are existents that are generally taken for granted in works of science fiction"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"being" ,
"commodity" ,
"entity" ,
"individual" ,
"individuality" ,
"integer" ,
"object" ,
"reality" ,
"something" ,
"substance" ,
"thing"
] ,
"related" : [
"body" ,
"subject" ,
"material" ,
"matter" ,
"quantity" ,
"stuff"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"nonentity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"exploiters" : {
"as in users" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"expiration" : {
"the act of ceasing to exist" : {
"examples" : [
"directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"death" ,
"demise" ,
"expiry" ,
"termination"
] ,
"related" : [
"dispersion" ,
"dissolution" ,
"cessation" ,
"close" ,
"conclusion" ,
"decease" ,
"discontinuance" ,
"doom" ,
"end" ,
"ending" ,
"finish" ,
"halt" ,
"lapse" ,
"passing" ,
"quietus" ,
"shutdown" ,
"shutoff" ,
"stop" ,
"stoppage" ,
"surcease" ,
"suicide" ,
"annihilation" ,
"destruction" ,
"ruin"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"existence" ,
"persistence" ,
"prolongation" ,
"inauguration" ,
"initiation" ,
"institution" ,
"origination"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"alpha" ,
"beginning" ,
"birth" ,
"commencement" ,
"creation" ,
"dawn" ,
"genesis" ,
"inception" ,
"incipience" ,
"incipiency" ,
"launch" ,
"morning" ,
"onset" ,
"outset" ,
"start"
]
} ,
"the stopping of a process or activity" : {
"examples" : [
"with the expiration of all brain activity there was no point in keeping the patient alive"
] ,
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"arrest" ,
"arrestment" ,
"cease" ,
"cessation" ,
"check" ,
"close" ,
"closedown" ,
"closure" ,
"conclusion" ,
"cutoff" ,
"discontinuance" ,
"discontinuation" ,
"end" ,
"ending" ,
"finish" ,
"halt" ,
"lapse" ,
"offset" ,
"shutdown" ,
"shutoff" ,
"stay" ,
"stop" ,
"stoppage" ,
"surcease" ,
"termination"
] ,
"related" : [
"mop-up" ,
"phaseout" ,
"abeyance" ,
"break" ,
"interruption" ,
"layoff" ,
"letup" ,
"moratorium" ,
"pause" ,
"standstill" ,
"suspension"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"extension" ,
"persistence" ,
"prolongation"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"continuance" ,
"continuation"
]
} ,
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities" : {
"examples" : [
"the cancer patient passed away sometime during the night, the exact moment of her expiration not being known"
] ,
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"curtains" ,
"death" ,
"decease" ,
"demise" ,
"dissolution" ,
"doom" ,
"end" ,
"exit" ,
"expiry" ,
"fate" ,
"grave" ,
"great divide" ,
"passage" ,
"passing" ,
"quietus" ,
"sleep"
] ,
"related" : [
"casualty" ,
"fatality" ,
"martyrdom" ,
"self-destruction" ,
"self-murder" ,
"self-slaughter" ,
"suicide" ,
"annihilation" ,
"destruction" ,
"ending" ,
"extermination" ,
"ruin" ,
"assassination" ,
"execution" ,
"killing" ,
"massacre" ,
"slaughter"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"existence" ,
"life" ,
"creation" ,
"genesis" ,
"origination" ,
"rise"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"birth" ,
"nativity"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"expertise" : {
"knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something" : {
"examples" : [
"new dog owners who were seeking someone with expertise in animal obedience"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chops" ,
"experience" ,
"know-how" ,
"moxie" ,
"proficiency" ,
"savvy" ,
"skills"
] ,
"related" : [
"background" ,
"command" ,
"mastery" ,
"acquaintance" ,
"conversance" ,
"familiarity" ,
"intimacy"
] ,
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"ignorance" ,
"unawareness" ,
"unfamiliarity"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"inexperience"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"examples" : [
"the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives"
] ,
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"appropriations" ,
"arrogations" ,
"detainers" ,
"preemptions" ,
"seizures" ,
"takeovers" ,
"usurpations"
] ,
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"annexations" ,
"assumptions" ,
"attachments" ,
"confiscations" ,
"grabs" ,
"impoundments" ,
"repossessions" ,
"sequestrations" ,
"defalcations" ,
"embezzlements" ,
"misapplications" ,
"misappropriations" ,
"misuses" ,
"peculations" ,
"thefts" ,
"despoilments" ,
"encroachments" ,
"infringements" ,
"piracies" ,
"invasions" ,
"occupancies" ,
"occupations" ,
"preoccupancies" ,
"trespasses" ,
"deforcements" ,
"disfurnishments" ,
"dispossessions" ,
"ejections"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"exonerated" : {
"as in acquitted , cleared" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"absolved" ,
"acquitted" ,
"cleared" ,
"vindicated" ,
"blameless" ,
"cleanhanded" ,
"clear" ,
"faultless" ,
"guiltless" ,
"impeccable" ,
"inculpable" ,
"innocent" ,
"irreproachable" ,
"lily-white" ,
"ethical" ,
"law-abiding" ,
"moral" ,
"righteous" ,
"upright" ,
"virtuous"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"guilty" ,
"blamable" ,
"blameworthy" ,
"censurable" ,
"culpable" ,
"impeachable" ,
"indictable" ,
"punishable" ,
"accused" ,
"impeached" ,
"indicted" ,
"condemned" ,
"convicted" ,
"hangdog" ,
"shamed" ,
"shamefaced"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to free from a charge of wrongdoing" : {
"examples" : [
"the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison"
] ,
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"absolved" ,
"acquitted" ,
"cleared" ,
"exculpated" ,
"vindicated"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"atoned (for)" ,
"expiated" ,
"discharged" ,
"liberated" ,
"redeemed" ,
"released" ,
"unburdened" ,
"condoned" ,
"excused" ,
"whitewashed" ,
"forgave" ,
"pardoned" ,
"remitted" ,
"avenged" ,
"redressed" ,
"revenged"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accused" ,
"arraigned" ,
"charged" ,
"impeached" ,
"indicted" ,
"convicted"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"criminated" ,
"incriminated"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"excursion" : {
"a short trip for pleasure" : {
"examples" : [
"our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"jaunt" ,
"junket" ,
"outing" ,
"ramble" ,
"sally" ,
"sashay" ,
"sortie" ,
"spin"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"journey" ,
"travel(s)" ,
"voyage" ,
"circuit" ,
"tour" ,
"expedition" ,
"odyssey" ,
"safari" ,
"detour" ,
"hike" ,
"peregrination" ,
"trek" ,
"walk" ,
"pilgrimage"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a departure from the subject under consideration" : {
"examples" : [
"the professor's frequent and sometimes far-ranging excursions in his lectures are the stuff of campus legend"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aside" ,
"digression" ,
"divagation" ,
"tangent"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"excursus" ,
"parenthesis" ,
"rambling" ,
"circuitousness" ,
"circularity" ,
"circumlocution" ,
"diffuseness" ,
"prolixity" ,
"verbosity" ,
"windiness" ,
"wordiness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"extenuation" : {
"as in palliation" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
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"palliation" ,
"acknowledgment" ,
"acknowledgement" ,
"atonement" ,
"confession" ,
"cop-out" ,
"out" ,
"color" ,
"guise" ,
"pretense" ,
"pretence" ,
"pretext" ,
"rationale" ,
"rationalization" ,
"vindication" ,
"whitewash" ,
"alibi" ,
"apology" ,
"defense" ,
"excuse" ,
"justification" ,
"plea" ,
"reason"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"executions" : {
"the doing of an action" : {
"examples" : [
"the execution of this magic trick must be accomplished in one fluid motion"
] ,
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"accomplishments" ,
"achievements" ,
"commissions" ,
"discharges" ,
"enactments" ,
"fulfillments" ,
"fulfilments" ,
"implementations" ,
"performances" ,
"perpetrations" ,
"prosecutions" ,
"pursuances"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"dispatches" ,
"expeditions" ,
"administrations" ,
"directions" ,
"handlings" ,
"managements" ,
"applications" ,
"operations" ,
"practices" ,
"practises"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [
"nonfulfillments" ,
"nonperformances"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"exhibitions" : {
"a public showing of objects of interest" : {
"examples" : [
"an exhibition of valuable and fascinating artifacts from a recovered pirate ship"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"displays" ,
"exhibits" ,
"expos" ,
"expositions" ,
"fairs" ,
"shows"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"demonstrations" ,
"performances" ,
"presentations" ,
"productions" ,
"extravaganzas" ,
"pageants" ,
"spectacles" ,
"auctions" ,
"offerings" ,
"presentments" ,
"sales"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect" : {
"examples" : [
"for the benefit of the crowd, the professional wrestler made a great exhibition of ferocity"
] ,
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"demonstrations" ,
"displays" ,
"shows"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"acts" ,
"charades" ,
"facades" ,
"fa\u00e7ades" ,
"fronts" ,
"guises" ,
"pretenses" ,
"pretences" ,
"put-ons" ,
"semblances" ,
"simulations" ,
"affectations" ,
"poses" ,
"shams" ,
"betrayals" ,
"disclosures"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"explosion" : {
"the act or an instance of exploding" : {
"examples" : [
"the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blast" ,
"blowup" ,
"burst" ,
"bursting" ,
"detonation" ,
"eruption" ,
"outburst"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"discharge" ,
"firing" ,
"shooting" ,
"blowout" ,
"flare-up" ,
"bang" ,
"boom" ,
"pop" ,
"airburst" ,
"groundburst"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling" : {
"examples" : [
"the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event"
] ,
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"agony" ,
"blaze" ,
"burst" ,
"ebullition" ,
"eruption" ,
"fit" ,
"flare" ,
"flare-up" ,
"flash" ,
"flush" ,
"gale" ,
"gush" ,
"gust" ,
"outburst" ,
"paroxysm" ,
"spasm" ,
"storm"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"blowup" ,
"grouch" ,
"rage" ,
"tantrum" ,
"ecstasy" ,
"rapture" ,
"transport" ,
"delirium" ,
"firestorm" ,
"frenzy" ,
"furor"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"an outburst or display of excited anger" : {
"examples" : [
"the tennis player's expletive-enriched explosions on the court tested the patience of officials"
] ,
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"blowup" ,
"fireworks" ,
"fit" ,
"hissy" ,
"hissy fit" ,
"huff" ,
"scene" ,
"tantrum"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"eruption" ,
"flare-up" ,
"outburst" ,
"storm" ,
"uproar" ,
"agitation" ,
"delirium" ,
"distraction" ,
"frenzy" ,
"furor" ,
"furore" ,
"fury" ,
"hysteria" ,
"rage" ,
"rampage" ,
"convulsion(s)" ,
"paroxysm" ,
"seizure" ,
"spasm" ,
"upheaval" ,
"angriness" ,
"choler" ,
"indignation" ,
"irateness" ,
"ire" ,
"lividity" ,
"lividness" ,
"spleen" ,
"wrath" ,
"wrathfulness" ,
"reaction" ,
"rise" ,
"dander" ,
"temper" ,
"grouch" ,
"hump" ,
"pet" ,
"pouts" ,
"snit" ,
"sulk(s)" ,
"sulkiness" ,
"sullenness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"execrate" : {
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil" : {
"examples" : [
"leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"anathematize" ,
"censure" ,
"condemn" ,
"damn" ,
"decry" ,
"denounce" ,
"reprehend" ,
"reprobate"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"attack" ,
"blame" ,
"blast" ,
"criticize" ,
"dis" ,
"diss" ,
"dispraise" ,
"fault" ,
"knock" ,
"pan" ,
"slam" ,
"belittle" ,
"deprecate" ,
"disparage" ,
"doom" ,
"sentence" ,
"convict" ,
"blacklist" ,
"excommunicate" ,
"ostracize" ,
"castigate" ,
"chastise" ,
"rebuke" ,
"reprimand" ,
"reproach" ,
"admonish" ,
"chide" ,
"reprove" ,
"berate" ,
"lambaste" ,
"lambast" ,
"rake" ,
"scold" ,
"upbraid" ,
"vituperate" ,
"curse" ,
"imprecate" ,
"abhor" ,
"abominate" ,
"detest" ,
"hate" ,
"loathe" ,
"revile"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"approve" ,
"endorse" ,
"indorse" ,
"sanction" ,
"eulogize" ,
"exalt" ,
"extol" ,
"extoll" ,
"glorify" ,
"laud" ,
"praise" ,
"acclaim" ,
"applaud" ,
"commend" ,
"hail" ,
"salute" ,
"tout" ,
"consecrate" ,
"hallow" ,
"sanctify" ,
"honor" ,
"revere" ,
"venerate"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"bless"
]
} ,
"to dislike strongly" : {
"examples" : [
"execrates without apology anyone who would physically abuse children or animals"
] ,
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"abhor" ,
"abominate" ,
"despise" ,
"detest" ,
"hate" ,
"loathe"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"deplore" ,
"deprecate" ,
"disapprove (of)" ,
"discountenance" ,
"disdain" ,
"disfavor" ,
"scorn"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"desire" ,
"fancy" ,
"favor" ,
"like" ,
"prefer" ,
"enjoy" ,
"relish" ,
"admire" ,
"adore" ,
"approve (of)" ,
"esteem" ,
"hallow" ,
"idolize" ,
"revere" ,
"venerate" ,
"worship" ,
"cherish" ,
"prize" ,
"treasure"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"love"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"examination" : {
"a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence" : {
"examples" : [
"applicants to the prep school are required to take a demanding examination"
] ,
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"exam" ,
"quiz" ,
"test"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"aptitude test" ,
"intelligence test" ,
"placement test" ,
"pretest" ,
"retest" ,
"board(s)" ,
"midterm" ,
"midyear" ,
"catechism" ,
"audition" ,
"final" ,
"checkup" ,
"inspection" ,
"review" ,
"inquiry" ,
"interrogation" ,
"investigation" ,
"probe" ,
"research"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a systematic search for the truth or facts about something" : {
"examples" : [
"an examination into the extent and causes of juvenile delinquency in the community"
] ,
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"delving" ,
"disquisition" ,
"examen" ,
"exploration" ,
"inquest" ,
"inquiry" ,
"inquisition" ,
"investigation" ,
"probation" ,
"probe" ,
"probing" ,
"research" ,
"study"
] ,
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"quest" ,
"audit" ,
"check" ,
"checkup" ,
"diagnosis" ,
"inspection" ,
"hearing" ,
"interrogation" ,
"trial" ,
"feeler" ,
"query" ,
"question" ,
"poll" ,
"questionary" ,
"questionnaire" ,
"survey" ,
"challenge" ,
"cross-examination" ,
"going-over" ,
"grilling" ,
"quiz" ,
"rehearing" ,
"reinvestigation" ,
"self-examination" ,
"self-exploration" ,
"self-questioning" ,
"self-reflection" ,
"self-scrutiny" ,
"soul-searching"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition" : {
"examples" : [
"even a hasty examination will tell any jeweler that that is not a real diamond"
] ,
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"audit" ,
"check" ,
"checkup" ,
"going-over" ,
"inspection" ,
"look-see" ,
"review" ,
"scan" ,
"scrutiny" ,
"survey" ,
"view"
] ,
"near synonyms" : [
"analysis" ,
"assay" ,
"close-up" ,
"deconstruction" ,
"dissection" ,
"exploration" ,
"investigation" ,
"probe" ,
"research" ,
"study" ,
"inquisition" ,
"interrogation" ,
"once-over" ,
"perusal" ,
"recheck" ,
"reinspection" ,
"resurvey" ,
"observation" ,
"surveillance" ,
"watch" ,
"checkout" ,
"test-drive" ,
"trial run"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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