dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/obv_MWT.json

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{
"obviates":{
"to keep from happening by taking action in advance":{
"examples":[
"brushing regularly should obviate the need for frequent trips to the dentist"
],
"synonyms":[
"averts",
"forestalls",
"heads off",
"helps",
"precludes",
"prevents",
"staves off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anticipates",
"provides",
"negates",
"neutralizes",
"nullifies",
"saves",
"baffles",
"balks",
"checkmates",
"deters",
"foils",
"frustrates",
"thwarts",
"bars",
"blocks",
"hampers",
"hinders",
"impedes",
"interferes (with)",
"retards",
"stalls",
"deflects",
"fends (off)",
"stops",
"wards (off)",
"avoids",
"circumvents",
"dodges",
"ducks",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"eschews",
"evades",
"shakes",
"shirks",
"shuns",
"forbids",
"inhibits",
"prohibits",
"arrests",
"checks",
"halts",
"stops",
"compensates (for)",
"counteracts",
"counterbalances",
"makes up (for)",
"offsets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abets",
"aids",
"assists",
"eases",
"facilitates",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"unclogs",
"advances",
"cultivates",
"encourages",
"forwards",
"fosters",
"furthers",
"nurtures",
"promotes",
"allows",
"leaves",
"lets",
"permits"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"obviating":{
"to keep from happening by taking action in advance":{
"examples":[
"brushing regularly should obviate the need for frequent trips to the dentist"
],
"synonyms":[
"averting",
"forestalling",
"heading off",
"helping",
"precluding",
"preventing",
"staving off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anticipating",
"providing",
"negating",
"neutralizing",
"nullifying",
"saving",
"baffling",
"balking",
"checkmating",
"deterring",
"foiling",
"frustrating",
"thwarting",
"barring",
"blocking",
"hampering",
"hindering",
"impeding",
"interfering (with)",
"retarding",
"stalling",
"deflecting",
"fending (off)",
"stopping",
"warding (off)",
"avoiding",
"circumventing",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"shaking",
"shirking",
"shunning",
"forbidding",
"inhibiting",
"prohibiting",
"arresting",
"checking",
"halting",
"stopping",
"compensating (for)",
"counteracting",
"counterbalancing",
"making up (for)",
"offsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abetting",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"easing",
"facilitating",
"smoothing",
"unclogging",
"advancing",
"cultivating",
"encouraging",
"forwarding",
"fostering",
"furthering",
"nurturing",
"promoting",
"allowing",
"leaving",
"letting",
"permitting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"obvious":{
"not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{
"examples":[
"that remark was an obvious joke, so lighten up"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparent",
"bald",
"bald-faced",
"barefaced",
"bright-line",
"broad",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
"decided",
"distinct",
"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unambivalent",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cognizable",
"cognoscible",
"comprehendible",
"comprehensible",
"digestible",
"fathomable",
"graspable",
"intelligible",
"knowable",
"understandable",
"self-evident",
"self-explanatory",
"clean-cut",
"simple",
"tidy",
"uncomplicated",
"overt",
"undisguised",
"appreciable",
"perceptible",
"recognizable",
"sensible",
"tangible",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"noticeable",
"observable",
"visible",
"black-and-white",
"explicit",
"trenchant",
"well-defined",
"clean",
"decipherable",
"fair",
"legible",
"readable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incomprehensible",
"indecipherable",
"unfathomable",
"unintelligible",
"unknowable",
"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"indiscernible",
"insensible",
"cloudy",
"gauzy",
"gray",
"grey",
"hazy",
"imprecise",
"indefinite",
"indeterminate",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"noncommittal",
"sketchy",
"slippery",
"subtle",
"vague",
"illegible",
"undecipherable",
"unreadable"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"clouded",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
"unapparent",
"unclarified",
"unclear"
]
},
"very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad":{
"examples":[
"obvious errors in the book that the editor or proofreader should have caught"
],
"synonyms":[
"blatant",
"conspicuous",
"egregious",
"flagrant",
"glaring",
"gross",
"patent",
"pronounced",
"rank",
"striking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arresting",
"clear",
"distinct",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"evident",
"eye-catching",
"marked",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"plain",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"salient",
"showy",
"splashy",
"absolute",
"arrant",
"downright",
"out-and-out",
"outright",
"sheer",
"stark",
"utter",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"observable",
"perceptible",
"visible",
"abominable",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"deplorable",
"execrable",
"heinous",
"lousy",
"monstrous",
"outrageous",
"preposterous",
"shameful",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"wretched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"imperceptible",
"inconspicuous",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"slight",
"small",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"concealed",
"hidden",
"invisible"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"obviously":{
"in a way that is easily noticed by an outside observer":{
"examples":[
"From the look on his face, he was obviously thrilled with the news."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clearly",
"distinctly",
"evidently",
"manifestly",
"patently",
"plainly",
"self-evidently",
"appreciably",
"discernibly",
"markedly",
"noticeably",
"palpably",
"visibly",
"apparently",
"ostensibly",
"ostensively",
"presumably",
"putatively",
"seemingly",
"supposedly",
"externally",
"outwardly",
"believably",
"credibly",
"assuredly",
"positively",
"surely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"furtively",
"privately",
"secretively",
"secretly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"obviate":{
"to keep from happening by taking action in advance":{
"examples":[
"brushing regularly should obviate the need for frequent trips to the dentist"
],
"synonyms":[
"avert",
"forestall",
"head off",
"help",
"preclude",
"prevent",
"stave off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anticipate",
"provide",
"negate",
"neutralize",
"nullify",
"save",
"baffle",
"balk",
"checkmate",
"deter",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"thwart",
"bar",
"block",
"hamper",
"hinder",
"impede",
"interfere (with)",
"retard",
"stall",
"deflect",
"fend (off)",
"stop",
"ward (off)",
"avoid",
"circumvent",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"escape",
"eschew",
"evade",
"shake",
"shirk",
"shun",
"forbid",
"inhibit",
"prohibit",
"arrest",
"check",
"halt",
"stop",
"compensate (for)",
"counteract",
"counterbalance",
"make up (for)",
"offset"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abet",
"aid",
"assist",
"ease",
"facilitate",
"smooth",
"unclog",
"advance",
"cultivate",
"encourage",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"nurture",
"promote",
"allow",
"leave",
"let",
"permit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"obverses":{
"something that is as different as possible from something else":{
"examples":[
"the new administration had promised peace and prosperity, but what we got was the obverse : war and recession"
],
"synonyms":[
"antipodes",
"antitheses",
"contraries",
"counters",
"negatives",
"opposites",
"reverses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"negations",
"antonyms",
"counterpoints",
"converses",
"inverses",
"mirror images"
],
"near antonyms":[
"synonyms",
"analogues",
"analogs",
"counterparts",
"carbon copies",
"copies",
"duplicates",
"replicas"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obviousness":{
"as in clarity , clearness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness",
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obverse":{
"something that is as different as possible from something else":{
"examples":[
"the new administration had promised peace and prosperity, but what we got was the obverse : war and recession"
],
"synonyms":[
"antipode",
"antithesis",
"contrary",
"counter",
"negative",
"opposite",
"reverse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"negation",
"antonym",
"counterpoint",
"converse",
"inverse",
"mirror image"
],
"near antonyms":[
"synonym",
"analogue",
"analog",
"counterpart",
"carbon copy",
"copy",
"duplicate",
"replica"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in reverse , inverse":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"converse",
"inverse",
"reverse",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"counter",
"cross",
"hostile",
"alien",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"divergent",
"unalike",
"unlike",
"adverse",
"negative",
"unfavorable",
"antipodal",
"antipodean",
"antithetical",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"diametric",
"diametrical",
"opposite",
"polar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noncontradictory",
"alike",
"analogous",
"like",
"similar",
"equivalent",
"identical",
"same",
"synonymous"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"obviation":{
"as in prevention , deflection":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"averting",
"deflection",
"precluding",
"prevention",
"bypassing",
"circumvention",
"runaround",
"sidestepping",
"skirting",
"avoidance",
"cop-out",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"elusion",
"escape",
"eschewal",
"eschewing",
"evasion",
"out",
"shaking",
"shunning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abidance",
"endurance",
"submission",
"toleration"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}