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{
"circlets":{
"as in ringlets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ringlets",
"circles",
"cirques",
"rings",
"roundels",
"rounds",
"ellipses",
"loops",
"ovals",
"balls",
"globes",
"orbs",
"spheres"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circuit":{
"as in compass , ambit":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ambit",
"compass",
"circumference",
"girth",
"waistline",
"equator",
"diameter",
"radius",
"perimeter",
"periphery"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in loop , circle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"circle",
"loop",
"orbit",
"course",
"line",
"path",
"pathway",
"route",
"routeway",
"steps",
"track",
"way",
"arc",
"flight path",
"trajectory",
"ascent",
"descent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in tour":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tour",
"journey",
"travel(s)",
"voyage",
"expedition",
"odyssey",
"safari",
"excursion",
"jaunt",
"junket",
"outing",
"ramble",
"sally",
"sashay",
"sortie",
"spin",
"detour",
"hike",
"peregrination",
"trek",
"walk",
"pilgrimage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in conference":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conference",
"affiliation",
"cooperative",
"partnership",
"association",
"group",
"organization",
"faction",
"front",
"fusion",
"side",
"wing",
"cartel",
"syndicate",
"trust",
"cabal",
"conspiracy",
"junto",
"alliance",
"axis",
"bloc",
"block",
"coalition",
"combination",
"combine",
"confederacy",
"confederation",
"federation",
"league",
"union"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel completely around":{
"examples":[
"after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"circumnavigate",
"circumvent",
"compass",
"encircle",
"girdle",
"orbit",
"ring",
"round"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumambulate",
"cross",
"perambulate",
"traverse"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"circulate":{
"to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{
"examples":[
"circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction"
],
"synonyms":[
"broadcast",
"disseminate",
"propagate",
"spread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"radiate",
"sprawl",
"diffuse",
"dispense",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"scatter",
"sow",
"communicate",
"convey",
"impart",
"pass (on)",
"transmit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cloak",
"conceal",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"hold (in)",
"mask",
"obscure",
"secrete",
"shroud",
"veil",
"contain",
"limit",
"restrict"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{
"examples":[
"circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired"
],
"synonyms":[
"bruit (about)",
"noise (about or abroad)",
"rumor",
"whisper"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bandy (about)",
"blab",
"dish",
"gossip",
"tattle",
"bare",
"disclose",
"divulge",
"expose",
"let on (about)",
"report",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell",
"hint",
"imply",
"insinuate",
"intimate",
"suggest",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"propagate",
"publicize",
"spread"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become known":{
"examples":[
"the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"come out",
"get about",
"get around",
"get out",
"get round",
"leak (out)",
"out",
"spread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"develop",
"transpire",
"unfold",
"disclose",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hush (up)",
"suppress",
"conceal",
"disguise",
"hide",
"mask",
"secrete"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circulating":{
"to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{
"examples":[
"circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction"
],
"synonyms":[
"broadcasting",
"disseminating",
"propagating",
"spreading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"radiating",
"sprawling",
"diffusing",
"dispensing",
"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"scattering",
"sowing",
"communicating",
"conveying",
"imparting",
"passing (on)",
"transmitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cloaking",
"concealing",
"enshrouding",
"hiding",
"holding (in)",
"masking",
"obscuring",
"secreting",
"shrouding",
"veiling",
"containing",
"limiting",
"restricting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{
"examples":[
"circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired"
],
"synonyms":[
"bruiting (about)",
"noising (about or abroad)",
"rumoring",
"whispering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bandying (about)",
"blabbing",
"dishing",
"gossiping",
"tattling",
"baring",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"exposing",
"letting on (about)",
"reporting",
"revealing",
"spilling",
"telling",
"hinting",
"implying",
"insinuating",
"intimating",
"suggesting",
"blazing",
"broadcasting",
"proclaiming",
"promulgating",
"propagating",
"publicizing",
"spreading"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become known":{
"examples":[
"the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"coming out",
"getting about",
"getting around",
"getting out",
"getting round",
"leaking (out)",
"outing",
"spreading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"developing",
"transpiring",
"unfolding",
"disclosing",
"revealing",
"spilling",
"telling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hushing (up)",
"suppressing",
"concealing",
"disguising",
"hiding",
"masking",
"secreting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circumfused":{
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosomed",
"bowered",
"cocooned",
"embosomed",
"embowered",
"embraced",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"encompassed",
"enfolded",
"enshrouded",
"enswathed",
"enveloped",
"enwrapped",
"invested",
"involved",
"lapped",
"mantled",
"muffled",
"shrouded",
"swathed",
"veiled",
"wrapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtained",
"draped",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"encased",
"swaddled",
"blanketed",
"overlaid",
"overspread",
"camouflaged",
"cloaked",
"disguised",
"masked",
"circled",
"encircled",
"enlaced",
"enwound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bared",
"denuded",
"exposed",
"stripped",
"stript"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circumlocution":{
"deliberate evasion in speech":{
"examples":[
"rather than answering the question directly, he resorted to circumlocution , which made her suspect that he was hiding something"
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocation",
"shuffle",
"tergiversation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"quibbling",
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"equivocalness",
"murkiness",
"nebulousness",
"obscureness",
"obscurity",
"opacity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"candor",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"frankness",
"openheartedness",
"openness",
"plainness",
"plumpness",
"straightforwardness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the use of too many words to express an idea":{
"examples":[
"your papers have to be five pages long, but that's five pages of substance, not circumlocution"
],
"synonyms":[
"diffuseness",
"diffusion",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"logorrhea",
"long-windedness",
"periphrasis",
"prolixity",
"redundancy",
"verbalism",
"verbiage",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordage",
"wordiness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circuitousness",
"circularity",
"digressiveness",
"pleonasm",
"tautology",
"reiteration",
"repetition",
"repetitiousness",
"repetitiveness",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"exaggeration",
"hyperbole",
"overstatement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brevity",
"briefness",
"compactness",
"conciseness",
"concision",
"crispness",
"pithiness",
"succinctness",
"terseness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumlocutory":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea":{
"antonyms":[
"compact",
"concise",
"crisp",
"pithy",
"succinct",
"terse"
],
"examples":[
"the studio's statement that \"the film's earnings did not live up to expectations\" was a circumlocutory admission that the movie was a flop"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brief",
"short",
"aphoristic",
"epigrammatic",
"sententious",
"compendious",
"summary",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"condensed",
"shortened",
"abrupt",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"curt",
"laconic",
"snippy"
],
"related":[
"chatty",
"communicative",
"conversational",
"gabby",
"loquacious",
"talkative",
"talky",
"voluble",
"periphrastic",
"redundant",
"repetitious",
"tautological",
"tautologous",
"embellished",
"embroidered",
"exaggerated",
"bombastic",
"gaseous",
"gassy",
"grandiloquent",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin"
],
"synonyms":[
"circuitous",
"diffuse",
"garrulous",
"logorrheic",
"long-winded",
"pleonastic",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy",
"wordy"
]
}
},
"circumscribing":{
"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
"examples":[
"circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse"
],
"synonyms":[
"capping",
"confining",
"holding down",
"limiting",
"restricting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barring",
"blocking",
"hampering",
"hindering",
"impeding",
"obstructing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"lessening",
"narrowing",
"pinching",
"squeezing",
"tightening",
"quelling",
"repressing",
"suppressing",
"numbering",
"modifying",
"qualifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broadening",
"expanding",
"widening",
"overextending",
"overreaching"
],
"antonyms":[
"exceeding"
]
},
"to mark the limits of":{
"examples":[
"Lake Michigan circumscribes the city of Chicago on the east"
],
"synonyms":[
"bounding",
"defining",
"delimiting",
"demarcating",
"demarking",
"limiting",
"marking (off)",
"terminating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"controlling",
"determining",
"governing",
"delineating",
"describing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circumspect":{
"having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble":{
"examples":[
"she has a reputation for being quiet and circumspect in investigating charges of child abuse"
],
"synonyms":[
"alert",
"careful",
"cautious",
"chary",
"conservative",
"considerate",
"gingerly",
"guarded",
"heedful",
"safe",
"wary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advertent",
"attentive",
"awake",
"observant",
"regardful",
"vigilant",
"watchful",
"hypercautious",
"foresighted",
"foresightful",
"forethoughtful",
"provident",
"thoughtful",
"cagey",
"cagy",
"calculating",
"canny",
"shrewd",
"deliberate",
"slow",
"ultracareful",
"ultracautious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bold",
"brash",
"impetuous",
"rash",
"reckless",
"venturesome",
"asleep",
"inattentive",
"regardless",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless",
"lax",
"neglectful",
"negligent",
"remiss",
"imprudent",
"indiscreet",
"injudicious",
"absentminded",
"forgetful",
"inadvertent",
"unintentional",
"unplanned"
],
"antonyms":[
"careless",
"heedless",
"incautious",
"unguarded",
"unmindful",
"unsafe",
"unwary"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"circumspection":{
"a close attentiveness to avoiding danger":{
"antonyms":[
"brashness",
"carelessness",
"heedlessness",
"incaution",
"incautiousness",
"recklessness",
"unwariness"
],
"examples":[
"circumspection is always good when considering charging someone with cheating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abruptness",
"hastiness",
"impetuousness",
"precipitousness",
"rashness",
"suddenness",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"thoughtlessness"
],
"related":[
"attentiveness",
"observance",
"vigilance",
"watchfulness",
"foresight",
"foresightedness",
"providence",
"calculation",
"canniness",
"deliberateness",
"deliberation",
"shrewdness"
],
"synonyms":[
"alertness",
"care",
"carefulness",
"caution",
"cautiousness",
"chariness",
"gingerliness",
"guardedness",
"heedfulness",
"prudence",
"wariness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumventing":{
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"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness":{
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"examples":[
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"employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code"
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],
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"synonyms":[
"beating",
"bypassing",
"dodging",
"getting around",
"shortcutting",
"sidestepping",
"skirting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"avoiding",
"ducking",
"eluding",
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"end-running",
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"escaping",
"eschewing",
"evading",
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"outflanking",
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"shaking",
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"shirking",
"shunning",
"disobeying",
"disregarding",
"flouting",
"ignoring",
"averting",
"deflecting",
"diverting",
"obviating",
"parrying",
"preventing",
"warding (off)"
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],
"near antonyms":[
"acceding (to)",
"acquiescing (to)",
"assenting (to)",
"accepting",
"courting",
"embracing",
"pursuing",
"seeking",
"welcoming",
"catching",
"contracting",
"incurring"
],
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"antonyms":[
"complying (with)",
"following",
"keeping",
"obeying",
"observing"
]
},
"to avoid by going around":{
"examples":[
"circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route"
],
"synonyms":[
"bypassing",
"circumnavigating",
"detouring",
"skirting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"leapfrogging",
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"avoiding",
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"dodging",
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"ducking",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"eschewing",
"evading",
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"fleeing",
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"shaking",
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"shunning"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
"confronting",
"facing",
"meeting",
"accepting",
"courting",
"embracing",
"pursuing",
"seeking",
"welcoming"
],
"antonyms":[]
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},
"to travel completely around":{
"examples":[
"most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain"
],
"synonyms":[
"circling",
"circuiting",
"circumnavigating",
"compassing",
"encircling",
"girdling",
"orbiting",
"ringing",
"rounding"
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],
"near synonyms":[
"circumambulating",
"crossing",
"perambulating",
"traversing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circa":{
"not far from (something) in time":{
"examples":[
"He was born circa 1600."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alongside",
"beside",
"about",
"around",
"by",
"near",
"next to",
"nigh",
"across",
"along",
"at",
"toward",
"towards"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"circularized":{
"as in solicited , canvassed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"canvassed",
"canvased",
"interviewed",
"polled",
"solicited",
"surveyed",
"interrogated",
"questioned",
"felt (out)",
"sounded (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reported"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circuit judges":{
"as in chief justices , justices of the peace":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chief justices",
"justices of the peace",
"squires",
"adjudicators",
"beaks",
"benches",
"courts",
"judges",
"jurists",
"justices",
"magistrates",
"auditors",
"masters",
"jurisconsults",
"jurisprudents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumstance":{
"a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand":{
"examples":[
"the condemned murderer seemed indifferent to his circumstance"
],
"synonyms":[
"destiny",
"doom",
"fate",
"fortune",
"kismet",
"lot",
"portion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accident",
"casualty",
"chance",
"hap",
"happenchance",
"happenstance",
"hazard",
"luck",
"predestination",
"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"conclusion",
"consequence",
"development",
"effect",
"fruit",
"issue",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that happens":{
"examples":[
"due to unexpected circumstances , the test will be postponed"
],
"synonyms":[
"affair",
"episode",
"event",
"hap",
"happening",
"incident",
"occasion",
"occurrence",
"thing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coincidence",
"co-occurrence",
"fluke",
"freak",
"landmark",
"milepost",
"milestone",
"page",
"phenomenon",
"turning point",
"adventure",
"experience",
"time",
"happenchance",
"happenstance",
"accident",
"crisis",
"emergency",
"juncture",
"achievement",
"deed",
"exploit",
"feat",
"news",
"tidings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the uncertain course of events":{
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"casualty",
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"hap",
"hazard",
"luck"
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"fortuity",
"haphazardry",
"randomness",
"uncertainty",
"fluke",
"happenchance",
"happenstance",
"destiny",
"doom",
"fate",
"fortune",
"lot",
"danger",
"peril",
"risk"
],
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"intent",
"intention",
"purpose",
"design",
"outline",
"plan",
"scheme"
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"as in crossed , traversed":{
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"perambulated",
"traversed",
"circled",
"circuited",
"circumnavigated",
"circumvented",
"compassed",
"encircled",
"girdled",
"orbited",
"ringed",
"rounded"
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"verb"
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"examples":[
"employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code"
],
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"beats",
"bypasses",
"dodges",
"gets around",
"shortcuts",
"sidesteps",
"skirts"
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"ducks",
"eludes",
"end-runs",
"escapes",
"eschews",
"evades",
"outflanks",
"shakes",
"shirks",
"shuns",
"disobeys",
"disregards",
"flouts",
"ignores",
"averts",
"deflects",
"diverts",
"obviates",
"parries",
"prevents",
"wards (off)"
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"accedes (to)",
"acquiesces (to)",
"assents (to)",
"accepts",
"courts",
"embraces",
"pursues",
"seeks",
"welcomes",
"catches",
"contracts",
"incurs"
],
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"follows",
"keeps",
"obeys",
"observes"
]
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"examples":[
"circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route"
],
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"bypasses",
"circumnavigates",
"detours",
"skirts"
],
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"leapfrogs",
"avoids",
"dodges",
"ducks",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"eschews",
"evades",
"flees",
"shakes",
"shuns"
],
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"confronts",
"faces",
"meets",
"accepts",
"courts",
"embraces",
"pursues",
"seeks",
"welcomes"
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"most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain"
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"circles",
"circuits",
"circumnavigates",
"compasses",
"encircles",
"girdles",
"orbits",
"rings",
"rounds"
],
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"circumambulates",
"crosses",
"perambulates",
"traverses"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"as in circularity , digressiveness":{
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"circularity",
"digressiveness",
"circumlocution",
"diffuseness",
"diffusion",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"logorrhea",
"long-windedness",
"periphrasis",
"prolixity",
"redundancy",
"verbalism",
"verbiage",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordage",
"wordiness",
"pleonasm",
"tautology",
"reiteration",
"repetition",
"repetitiousness",
"repetitiveness",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"exaggeration",
"hyperbole",
"overstatement"
],
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"brevity",
"briefness",
"compactness",
"conciseness",
"concision",
"crispness",
"pithiness",
"succinctness",
"terseness"
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"circuity",
"indirectness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness",
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness",
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circuses":{
"a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators":{
"examples":[
"the Roman circus is believed to have held 50,000 spectators in ancient times"
],
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"bowls",
"coliseums",
"colosseums",
"stadiums",
"stadia"
],
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"ballparks",
"parks",
"gymnasiums",
"gymnasia",
"gyms",
"spas",
"arenas",
"domes",
"hippodromes"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"a place of uproar or confusion":{
"examples":[
"with seven kids in the house, it's a circus most of the time"
],
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"babels",
"bedlams",
"madhouses",
"scrums",
"three-ring circuses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bustles",
"commotions",
"pandemoniums",
"rackets",
"ruckuses",
"tumults",
"turmoils",
"brouhahas",
"clamors",
"clatters",
"dins",
"hubbubs",
"noises",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"havoc",
"hells",
"messes",
"musses",
"shambles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arcadias",
"heavens",
"paradises",
"utopias",
"orders",
"organizations",
"calms",
"lulls",
"peaces",
"respites",
"hushes",
"quiets",
"silences"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an elaborate, visually exciting show or event":{
"examples":[
"the media circus that took place outside the courthouse every day of the murder trial"
],
"synonyms":[
"extravaganzas",
"pageants",
"raree-shows",
"spectacles",
"spectaculars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displays",
"exhibitions",
"exhibits",
"expositions"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumscriptions":{
"something that limits one's freedom of action or choice":{
"examples":[
"such circumscriptions on the freedom of speech are antithetical to a free and open society"
],
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"checks",
"conditions",
"constraints",
"curbs",
"fetters",
"limitations",
"restraints",
"restrictions",
"strictures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptions",
"provisos",
"provisoes",
"qualifications",
"reservations",
"stipulations",
"strings",
"bans",
"prohibitions",
"proscriptions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"freedoms",
"latitudes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries":{
"examples":[
"electronic monitoring bracelets are sometimes used to impose a circumscription of movement on people awaiting trial"
],
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"confinements",
"limitations",
"reins",
"restrictions",
"stints"
],
"near synonyms":[
"constraints",
"restraints",
"containments",
"isolations",
"segregations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumstantiated":{
"as in backed (up) , corroborated":{
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"near synonyms":[
"backed (up)",
"buttressed",
"corroborated",
"demonstrated",
"documented",
"established",
"proved",
"substantiated",
"validated",
"evidenced",
"evinced",
"recorded",
"supported",
"upheld",
"witnessed",
"adduced",
"attested",
"authenticated",
"certified",
"identified",
"confirmed",
"sustained",
"verified",
"vouched",
"clinched",
"nailed",
"settled",
"confessed",
"deposed",
"testified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"challenged",
"disputed",
"objected",
"alleged",
"assumed",
"conjectured",
"guessed",
"presumed",
"surmised",
"suspected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circumfusing":{
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosoming",
"bowering",
"cocooning",
"embosoming",
"embowering",
"embracing",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"encompassing",
"enfolding",
"enshrouding",
"enswathing",
"enveloping",
"enwrapping",
"investing",
"involving",
"lapping",
"mantling",
"muffling",
"shrouding",
"swathing",
"veiling",
"wrapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtaining",
"draping",
"embedding",
"imbedding",
"encasing",
"swaddling",
"blanketing",
"overlaying",
"overspreading",
"camouflaging",
"cloaking",
"disguising",
"masking",
"circling",
"encircling",
"enlacing",
"enwinding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baring",
"denuding",
"exposing",
"stripping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circumnavigates":{
"to travel completely around":{
"examples":[
"the first ship to circumnavigate the globe"
],
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"circles",
"circuits",
"circumvents",
"compasses",
"encircles",
"girdles",
"orbits",
"rings",
"rounds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumambulates",
"crosses",
"perambulates",
"traverses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to avoid by going around":{
"examples":[
"we can circumnavigate the traffic jam if we take the next exit"
],
"synonyms":[
"bypasses",
"circumvents",
"detours",
"skirts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"leapfrogs",
"avoids",
"dodges",
"ducks",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"eschews",
"evades",
"flees",
"shakes",
"shuns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confronts",
"faces",
"meets",
"accepts",
"courts",
"embraces",
"pursues",
"seeks",
"welcomes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circumferences":{
"the distance around a round body":{
"examples":[
"the circumference of the earth at the equator"
],
"synonyms":[
"girths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambits",
"circuits",
"compasses",
"waistlines",
"equators",
"diameters",
"radii",
"radiuses",
"perimeters",
"peripheries"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
"examples":[
"a silly little affair that's of interest to no one beyond the circumference of this campus"
],
"synonyms":[
"borderlines",
"borders",
"boundaries",
"bounds",
"brims",
"compasses",
"confines",
"edges",
"edgings",
"ends",
"frames",
"fringes",
"hems",
"margins",
"perimeters",
"peripheries",
"rims",
"skirtings",
"skirts",
"verges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambits",
"brinks",
"crests",
"curbs",
"cusps",
"lips",
"ceilings",
"maxima",
"maximums",
"demarcations",
"extents",
"limitations",
"measures",
"meres",
"restrictions",
"terminations",
"borderlands",
"frontiers",
"marches",
"outskirts",
"pales",
"selvages",
"laps",
"shores"
],
"near antonyms":[
"centers",
"cores",
"hearts",
"inners",
"insides",
"interiors",
"middles",
"withins"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumfuses":{
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosoms",
"bowers",
"cocoons",
"embosoms",
"embowers",
"embraces",
"encloses",
"incloses",
"encompasses",
"enfolds",
"enshrouds",
"enswathes",
"envelops",
"enwraps",
"invests",
"involves",
"laps",
"mantles",
"muffles",
"shrouds",
"swathes",
"veils",
"wraps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtains",
"drapes",
"embeds",
"imbeds",
"encases",
"swaddles",
"blankets",
"overlays",
"overspreads",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"disguises",
"masks",
"circles",
"encircles",
"enlaces",
"enwinds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bares",
"denudes",
"exposes",
"strips"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circle":{
"something with a perfectly round circumference":{
"examples":[
"a circle of columns surrounds the memorial to the fallen heroes"
],
"synonyms":[
"cirque",
"ring",
"round",
"roundel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circlet",
"ringlet",
"ellipse",
"loop",
"oval",
"ball",
"globe",
"orb",
"sphere"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a circular strip":{
"examples":[
"a decorative circle of silver on the rim of the commemorative plate for their 25th wedding anniversary"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"eye",
"hoop",
"loop",
"ring",
"round"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belt",
"cincture",
"collar",
"girdle",
"wreath",
"annulet",
"becket",
"coil",
"curl",
"furl",
"hank",
"spiral",
"spire",
"twirl",
"whorl"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{
"examples":[
"got together with her social circle once a week"
],
"synonyms":[
"body",
"bunch",
"clan",
"clique",
"community",
"coterie",
"coven",
"crowd",
"fold",
"gal\u00e8re",
"gang",
"klatch",
"klatsch",
"lot",
"network",
"pack",
"ring",
"set"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charmed circle",
"elite",
"in-group",
"closed shop",
"club",
"college",
"fellowship",
"guild",
"gild",
"league",
"organization",
"society",
"camp",
"faction",
"sect",
"side",
"tribe",
"mess",
"squad",
"brotherhood",
"fraternity",
"order",
"sisterhood",
"sodality",
"sorority",
"commune",
"alliance",
"bloc",
"coalition",
"confederation",
"congress",
"council",
"federation",
"union"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loner",
"individualist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order":{
"examples":[
"with the birth of a child coming so soon after the death of a grandparent, we were once again reminded of the circle of life"
],
"synonyms":[
"cycle",
"merry-go-round",
"round",
"wheel",
"zodiac"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pattern",
"syndrome",
"course",
"development",
"progression",
"run",
"beat",
"circuit",
"loop",
"ring",
"revolution",
"rotation",
"turn",
"turnover",
"chain",
"sequence",
"series",
"string",
"succession",
"train"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{
"examples":[
"that lies outside the circle of our investigation"
],
"synonyms":[
"area",
"arena",
"bailiwick",
"barony",
"business",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"firmament",
"front",
"game",
"kingdom",
"line",
"precinct",
"province",
"realm",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"walk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frontier",
"study",
"subject",
"territory",
"turf",
"occupation",
"profession",
"pursuit",
"racket",
"vocation",
"ambit",
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confine",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"ken",
"reach",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width",
"subfield",
"subspecialty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible"
],
"synonyms":[
"compass",
"embrace",
"encircle",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"encompass",
"environ",
"gird",
"girdle",
"ring",
"surround",
"wreathe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribe",
"close in",
"cordon (off)",
"fence (in)",
"hem (in)",
"wall",
"beset",
"besiege",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"invest",
"swarm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel completely around":{
"examples":[
"with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit"
],
"synonyms":[
"circuit",
"circumnavigate",
"circumvent",
"compass",
"encircle",
"girdle",
"orbit",
"ring",
"round"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumambulate",
"cross",
"perambulate",
"traverse"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"circumjacent":{
"as in surrounding , encircling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bounding",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"fencing",
"rimming",
"surrounding",
"attached",
"communicating",
"connected",
"connecting",
"interconnecting",
"joined",
"linked",
"united",
"marginal",
"peripheral",
"tangent",
"tangential",
"approximate",
"close",
"closest",
"immediate",
"near",
"nearby",
"nearest",
"next-door",
"nigh",
"ambient",
"encompassing",
"abutting",
"adjacent",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous",
"apart",
"detached",
"disconnected",
"discrete",
"free-standing",
"isolate",
"isolated",
"removed",
"separate",
"single",
"unattached",
"unconnected",
"unlinked",
"away",
"distant",
"far",
"faraway",
"far-off",
"farthest",
"remote",
"discontinuous",
"noncontinuous",
"broken up",
"disjoined",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unyoked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"circuits":{
"as in compasses , ambits":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ambits",
"compasses",
"circumferences",
"girths",
"waistlines",
"equators",
"diameters",
"radii",
"radiuses",
"perimeters",
"peripheries"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in loops , circles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"circles",
"loops",
"orbits",
"courses",
"lines",
"paths",
"pathways",
"routes",
"routeways",
"steps",
"tracks",
"ways",
"arcs",
"flight paths",
"trajectories",
"ascents",
"descents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in tours":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tours",
"journeys",
"travels",
"voyages",
"expeditions",
"odysseys",
"safaris",
"excursions",
"jaunts",
"junkets",
"outings",
"rambles",
"sallies",
"sashays",
"sorties",
"spins",
"detours",
"hikes",
"peregrinations",
"treks",
"walks",
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"conferences",
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"cooperatives",
"partnerships",
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"groups",
"organizations",
"factions",
"fronts",
"fusions",
"sides",
"wings",
"cartels",
"syndicates",
"trusts",
"cabals",
"conspiracies",
"juntos",
"alliances",
"axes",
"blocks",
"blocs",
"coalitions",
"combinations",
"combines",
"confederacies",
"confederations",
"federations",
"leagues",
"unions"
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"circles",
"circumnavigates",
"circumvents",
"compasses",
"encircles",
"girdles",
"orbits",
"rings",
"rounds"
],
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"circumambulates",
"crosses",
"perambulates",
"traverses"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"as in bypassing , sidestepping":{
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"bypassing",
"runaround",
"sidestepping",
"skirting",
"avoidance",
"cop-out",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"elusion",
"escape",
"eschewal",
"eschewing",
"evasion",
"out",
"shaking",
"shunning",
"averting",
"deflection",
"obviation",
"precluding",
"prevention"
],
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"abidance",
"endurance",
"submission",
"toleration"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"as in circumfluent":{
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"circumfluent",
"flowing",
"fluent",
"fluid",
"liquid",
"diluted",
"thin",
"watery",
"weak",
"semiliquid",
"semisolid"
],
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"hard",
"nonliquid",
"solid",
"clotted",
"coagulated",
"gelatinous",
"gelled",
"jelled",
"jellied",
"thick",
"gluey",
"glutinous",
"gooey",
"gummy",
"viscous"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"as in soliciting , canvassing":{
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"canvassing",
"canvasing",
"interviewing",
"polling",
"soliciting",
"surveying",
"interrogating",
"questioning",
"feeling (out)",
"sounding (out)"
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"reporting"
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"verb"
]
},
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"examples":[
"rather than answering the question directly, he resorted to circumlocution , which made her suspect that he was hiding something"
],
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"equivocation",
"shuffle",
"tergiversation"
],
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"quibbling",
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"equivocalness",
"murkiness",
"nebulousness",
"obscureness",
"obscurity",
"opacity"
],
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"candor",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"frankness",
"openheartedness",
"openness",
"plainness",
"plumpness",
"straightforwardness"
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"your papers have to be five pages long, but that's five pages of substance, not circumlocution"
],
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"diffuseness",
"diffusion",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"logorrhea",
"long-windedness",
"periphrasis",
"prolixity",
"redundancy",
"verbalism",
"verbiage",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordage",
"wordiness"
],
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"circuitousness",
"circularity",
"digressiveness",
"pleonasm",
"tautology",
"reiteration",
"repetition",
"repetitiousness",
"repetitiveness",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"exaggeration",
"hyperbole",
"overstatement"
],
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"brevity",
"briefness",
"compactness",
"conciseness",
"concision",
"crispness",
"pithiness",
"succinctness",
"terseness"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumference":{
"the distance around a round body":{
"examples":[
"the circumference of the earth at the equator"
],
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"girth"
],
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"ambit",
"circuit",
"compass",
"waistline",
"equator",
"diameter",
"radius",
"perimeter",
"periphery"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
"examples":[
"a silly little affair that's of interest to no one beyond the circumference of this campus"
],
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"border",
"borderline",
"bound",
"boundary",
"brim",
"compass",
"confines",
"edge",
"edging",
"end",
"frame",
"fringe",
"hem",
"margin",
"perimeter",
"periphery",
"rim",
"skirt",
"skirting",
"verge"
],
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"ambit",
"brink",
"crest",
"curb",
"cusp",
"lip",
"ceiling",
"maximum",
"demarcation",
"extent",
"limitation",
"measure",
"mere",
"restriction",
"termination",
"borderland",
"frontier",
"march",
"outskirts",
"pale",
"selvage",
"lap",
"shore"
],
"near antonyms":[
"center",
"core",
"heart",
"inner",
"inside",
"interior",
"middle",
"within"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circus":{
"a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators":{
"examples":[
"the Roman circus is believed to have held 50,000 spectators in ancient times"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowl",
"coliseum",
"colosseum",
"stadium"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ballpark",
"park",
"gym",
"gymnasium",
"spa",
"arena",
"dome",
"hippodrome"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"a place of uproar or confusion":{
"examples":[
"with seven kids in the house, it's a circus most of the time"
],
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"babel",
"bedlam",
"madhouse",
"scrum",
"three-ring circus"
],
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"bustle",
"commotion",
"pandemonium",
"racket",
"ruckus",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"brouhaha",
"clamor",
"clatter",
"din",
"hubbub",
"noise",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"havoc",
"hell",
"mess",
"muss",
"shambles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arcadia",
"heaven",
"paradise",
"utopia",
"order",
"orderliness",
"organization",
"calm",
"lull",
"peace",
"respite",
"hush",
"quiet",
"silence",
"stillness"
],
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},
"an elaborate, visually exciting show or event":{
"examples":[
"the media circus that took place outside the courthouse every day of the murder trial"
],
"synonyms":[
"extravaganza",
"pageant",
"raree-show",
"spectacle",
"spectacular"
],
"near synonyms":[
"display",
"exhibit",
"exhibition",
"exposition"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumstantial":{
"including many small descriptive features":{
"examples":[
"the circumstantial account of his surgery told us more than we really wanted to know about the stomach"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow-by-blow",
"detailed",
"elaborate",
"full",
"minute",
"particular",
"particularized",
"thorough"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enumerated",
"inventoried",
"itemized",
"listed",
"numerated",
"delineated",
"specific",
"specified",
"abundant",
"copious",
"comprehensive",
"encyclopedic",
"exhausting",
"exhaustive",
"inclusionary",
"inclusive",
"in-depth",
"omnibus",
"panoramic",
"thoroughgoing",
"accurate",
"correct",
"exact",
"precise",
"complete",
"entire",
"replete",
"distinct",
"explicit",
"sharp",
"mapped (out)",
"descriptive",
"graphic",
"graphical",
"picturesque",
"vivid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brief",
"compact",
"concise",
"crisp",
"pithy",
"short",
"succinct",
"terse",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"cut",
"pruned",
"shortened",
"trimmed",
"ambiguous",
"indeterminate",
"nebulous",
"nondescript",
"sketchy",
"vague",
"bird's-eye",
"broad",
"general",
"nonspecific",
"overall",
"unspecified"
],
"antonyms":[
"compendious",
"summary"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"circuitously":{
"as in deviously , veeringly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deviously",
"veeringly",
"indirectly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dead",
"direct",
"directly",
"due",
"plumb",
"plump",
"right",
"straight",
"straightway",
"as the crow flies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"circulates":{
"to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{
"examples":[
"circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction"
],
"synonyms":[
"broadcasts",
"disseminates",
"propagates",
"spreads"
],
"near synonyms":[
"radiates",
"sprawls",
"diffuses",
"dispenses",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"scatters",
"sows",
"communicates",
"conveys",
"imparts",
"passes (on)",
"transmits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cloaks",
"conceals",
"enshrouds",
"hides",
"holds (in)",
"masks",
"obscures",
"secretes",
"shrouds",
"veils",
"contains",
"limits",
"restricts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{
"examples":[
"circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired"
],
"synonyms":[
"bruits (about)",
"noises (about or abroad)",
"rumors",
"whispers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bandies (about)",
"blabs",
"dishes",
"gossips",
"tattles",
"bares",
"discloses",
"divulges",
"exposes",
"lets on (about)",
"reports",
"reveals",
"spills",
"tells",
"hints",
"implies",
"insinuates",
"intimates",
"suggests",
"blazes",
"broadcasts",
"proclaims",
"promulgates",
"propagates",
"publicizes",
"spreads"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become known":{
"examples":[
"the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"comes out",
"gets about",
"gets around",
"gets out",
"gets round",
"leaks (out)",
"outs",
"spreads"
],
"near synonyms":[
"develops",
"transpires",
"unfolds",
"discloses",
"reveals",
"spills",
"tells"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hushes (up)",
"suppresses",
"conceals",
"disguises",
"hides",
"masks",
"secretes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"cirque":{
"something with a perfectly round circumference":{
"examples":[
"the harvest moon was a glowing cirque in autumn sky"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"ring",
"round",
"roundel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circlet",
"ringlet",
"ellipse",
"loop",
"oval",
"ball",
"globe",
"orb",
"sphere"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circularity":{
"as in circuitousness , digressiveness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"circuitousness",
"digressiveness",
"circumlocution",
"diffuseness",
"diffusion",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"logorrhea",
"long-windedness",
"periphrasis",
"prolixity",
"redundancy",
"verbalism",
"verbiage",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordage",
"wordiness",
"pleonasm",
"tautology",
"reiteration",
"repetition",
"repetitiousness",
"repetitiveness",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"exaggeration",
"hyperbole",
"overstatement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brevity",
"briefness",
"compactness",
"conciseness",
"concision",
"crispness",
"pithiness",
"succinctness",
"terseness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cirques":{
"something with a perfectly round circumference":{
"examples":[
"the harvest moon was a glowing cirque in autumn sky"
],
"synonyms":[
"circles",
"rings",
"roundels",
"rounds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circlets",
"ringlets",
"ellipses",
"loops",
"ovals",
"balls",
"globes",
"orbs",
"spheres"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumstantiate":{
"as in back (up) , corroborate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"back (up)",
"buttress",
"corroborate",
"demonstrate",
"document",
"establish",
"prove",
"substantiate",
"validate",
"evidence",
"evince",
"record",
"support",
"uphold",
"witness",
"adduce",
"attest",
"authenticate",
"certify",
"identify",
"confirm",
"sustain",
"verify",
"vouch",
"clinch",
"nail",
"settle",
"confess",
"depose",
"testify"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute",
"challenge",
"dispute",
"object",
"allege",
"assume",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"presume",
"surmise",
"suspect"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circulators":{
"a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others":{
"examples":[
"an ugly rumor about one of our staffers was circulating, and, as usual, the chief circulator was the in-house busybody"
],
"synonyms":[
"gossipers",
"gossipmongers",
"gossips",
"newsmongers",
"quidnuncs",
"talebearers",
"tale-tellers",
"telltales",
"yentas"
],
"near synonyms":[
"betrayers",
"blabbermouths",
"informants",
"informers",
"snitchers",
"squealers",
"stool pigeons",
"tattlers",
"tattletales",
"libelers",
"scandalmongers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumstances":{
"a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand":{
"examples":[
"the condemned murderer seemed indifferent to his circumstance"
],
"synonyms":[
"destinies",
"dooms",
"fates",
"fortunes",
"kismets",
"lots",
"portions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accidents",
"casualties",
"chances",
"happenchances",
"happenstances",
"haps",
"hazards",
"luck",
"predestinations",
"aftereffects",
"aftermaths",
"conclusions",
"consequences",
"developments",
"effects",
"fruits",
"issues",
"outcomes",
"outgrowths",
"resultants",
"results",
"sequels",
"sequences",
"upshots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that happens":{
"examples":[
"due to unexpected circumstances , the test will be postponed"
],
"synonyms":[
"affairs",
"episodes",
"events",
"happenings",
"haps",
"incidents",
"occasions",
"occurrences",
"things"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coincidences",
"co-occurrences",
"flukes",
"freaks",
"landmarks",
"mileposts",
"milestones",
"pages",
"phenomena",
"phenomenons",
"turning points",
"adventures",
"experiences",
"times",
"happenchances",
"happenstances",
"accidents",
"crises",
"emergencies",
"junctures",
"achievements",
"deeds",
"exploits",
"feats",
"news",
"tidings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the uncertain course of events":{
"examples":[
"I was a victim of circumstance , for nothing that I could have done would have made a difference"
],
"synonyms":[
"accidents",
"casualties",
"chances",
"haps",
"hazards",
"luck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fortuities",
"haphazardries",
"uncertainties",
"flukes",
"happenchances",
"happenstances",
"destinies",
"dooms",
"fates",
"fortunes",
"lots",
"dangers",
"perils",
"risks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intentions",
"intents",
"purposes",
"designs",
"outlines",
"plans",
"schemes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumstantiating":{
"as in backing (up) , corroborating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"backing (up)",
"buttressing",
"corroborating",
"demonstrating",
"documenting",
"establishing",
"proving",
"substantiating",
"validating",
"evidencing",
"evincing",
"recording",
"supporting",
"upholding",
"witnessing",
"adducing",
"attesting",
"authenticating",
"certifying",
"identifying",
"confirming",
"sustaining",
"verifying",
"vouching",
"clinching",
"nailing",
"settling",
"confessing",
"deposing",
"testifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"challenging",
"disputing",
"objecting",
"alleging",
"assuming",
"conjecturing",
"guessing",
"presuming",
"surmising",
"suspecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circulated":{
"to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{
"examples":[
"circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction"
],
"synonyms":[
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"disseminated",
"propagated",
"spread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"radiated",
"sprawled",
"diffused",
"dispensed",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"scattered",
"sowed",
"communicated",
"conveyed",
"imparted",
"passed (on)",
"transmitted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cloaked",
"concealed",
"enshrouded",
"held (in)",
"hid",
"masked",
"obscured",
"secreted",
"shrouded",
"veiled",
"contained",
"limited",
"restricted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{
"examples":[
"circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired"
],
"synonyms":[
"bruited (about)",
"noised (about or abroad)",
"rumored",
"whispered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bandied (about)",
"blabbed",
"dished",
"gossiped",
"tattled",
"bared",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"exposed",
"let on (about)",
"reported",
"revealed",
"spilled",
"spilt",
"told",
"hinted",
"implied",
"insinuated",
"intimated",
"suggested",
"blazed",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"proclaimed",
"promulgated",
"propagated",
"publicized",
"spread"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become known":{
"examples":[
"the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"came out",
"got about",
"got around",
"got out",
"got round",
"leaked (out)",
"outed",
"spread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"developed",
"transpired",
"unfolded",
"disclosed",
"revealed",
"spilled",
"spilt",
"told"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hushed (up)",
"suppressed",
"concealed",
"disguised",
"hid",
"masked",
"secreted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circlet":{
"as in ringlet":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ringlet",
"circle",
"cirque",
"ring",
"round",
"roundel",
"ellipse",
"loop",
"oval",
"ball",
"globe",
"orb",
"sphere"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumambulating":{
"as in crossing , traversing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crossing",
"perambulating",
"traversing",
"circling",
"circuiting",
"circumnavigating",
"circumventing",
"compassing",
"encircling",
"girdling",
"orbiting",
"ringing",
"rounding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circumambulate":{
"as in cross , traverse":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cross",
"perambulate",
"traverse",
"circle",
"circuit",
"circumnavigate",
"circumvent",
"compass",
"encircle",
"girdle",
"orbit",
"ring",
"round"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circular":{
"not straightforward or direct":{
"examples":[
"a rather circular discussion of the problem that never addresses it directly"
],
"synonyms":[
"circuitous",
"indirect",
"roundabout"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crooked",
"curvy",
"serpentine",
"sinuous",
"tortuous",
"twisting",
"winding",
"meandering",
"rambling",
"wandering",
"circumlocutory",
"long-winded",
"prolix",
"verbose",
"deceitful",
"deceptive",
"devious",
"dishonest",
"duplicitous",
"insidious",
"misleading",
"sneaky",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"calculating",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"subtle",
"tricky"
],
"near antonyms":[
"candid",
"forthright",
"frank",
"honest",
"open",
"plain",
"unconcealed",
"undisguised"
],
"antonyms":[
"direct",
"straight",
"straightforward"
]
},
"a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover":{
"examples":[
"promptly tosses out those advertising circulars that come in the newspaper"
],
"synonyms":[
"booklet",
"brochure",
"flyer",
"flier",
"folder",
"leaflet",
"pamphlet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dodger",
"flysheet",
"handbill",
"handout",
"throwaway",
"advertisement",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"shopper",
"tract",
"paperback",
"paperbound",
"pocket book",
"guidebook",
"handbook",
"how-to",
"instructions",
"manual"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"circuity":{
"as in indirectness , circuitousness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"circuitousness",
"indirectness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness",
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness",
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circulars":{
"a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover":{
"examples":[
"promptly tosses out those advertising circulars that come in the newspaper"
],
"synonyms":[
"booklets",
"brochures",
"flyers",
"fliers",
"folders",
"leaflets",
"pamphlets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dodgers",
"flysheets",
"handbills",
"handouts",
"throwaways",
"advertisements",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"shoppers",
"tracts",
"paperbacks",
"paperbounds",
"pocket books",
"guidebooks",
"handbooks",
"how-tos",
"instructions",
"manuals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"circumnavigating":{
"to travel completely around":{
"examples":[
"the first ship to circumnavigate the globe"
],
"synonyms":[
"circling",
"circuiting",
"circumventing",
"compassing",
"encircling",
"girdling",
"orbiting",
"ringing",
"rounding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumambulating",
"crossing",
"perambulating",
"traversing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to avoid by going around":{
"examples":[
"we can circumnavigate the traffic jam if we take the next exit"
],
"synonyms":[
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"detouring",
"skirting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"leapfrogging",
"avoiding",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"fleeing",
"shaking",
"shunning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confronting",
"facing",
"meeting",
"accepting",
"courting",
"embracing",
"pursuing",
"seeking",
"welcoming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"circling":{
"as in swirling , spiraling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coiled",
"coiling",
"corkscrew",
"looping",
"spiral",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"swirling",
"zigzag",
"zigzagging",
"circuitous",
"indirect",
"roundabout",
"bending",
"crazy",
"crooked",
"curled",
"curling",
"curved",
"curving",
"curvy",
"devious",
"serpentine",
"sinuous",
"tortuous",
"twisted",
"twisting",
"winding",
"windy",
"meandering",
"rambling",
"wandering",
"irregular",
"jagged",
"uneven"
],
"near antonyms":[
"straight",
"straightaway",
"direct",
"linear"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible"
],
"synonyms":[
"compassing",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"encompassing",
"environing",
"girding",
"girdling",
"ringing",
"surrounding",
"wreathing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribing",
"closing in",
"cordoning (off)",
"fencing (in)",
"hemming (in)",
"walling",
"besetting",
"besieging",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"investing",
"swarming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel completely around":{
"examples":[
"with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit"
],
"synonyms":[
"circuiting",
"circumnavigating",
"circumventing",
"compassing",
"encircling",
"girdling",
"orbiting",
"ringing",
"rounding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumambulating",
"crossing",
"perambulating",
"traversing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"circled":{
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible"
],
"synonyms":[
"compassed",
"embraced",
"encircled",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"encompassed",
"environed",
"girded",
"girt",
"girdled",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"wreathed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribed",
"closed in",
"cordoned (off)",
"fenced (in)",
"hemmed (in)",
"walled",
"beset",
"besieged",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"invested",
"swarmed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel completely around":{
"examples":[
"with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit"
],
"synonyms":[
"circuited",
"circumnavigated",
"circumvented",
"compassed",
"encircled",
"girdled",
"orbited",
"ringed",
"rounded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumambulated",
"crossed",
"perambulated",
"traversed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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},
"circularizes":{
"as in solicits , canvasses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"canvasses",
"canvases",
"interviews",
"polls",
"solicits",
"surveys",
"interrogates",
"questions",
"feels (out)",
"sounds (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reports"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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}
}
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