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{
"upheaval":{
"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the government can no longer control the social upheaval brought about by the collapse of the country's economy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"insurgency",
"insurrection",
"mutiny",
"overthrow",
"overturn",
"rebellion",
"revolt",
"revolution",
"subversion",
"unrest",
"uprising",
"upset",
"fit",
"seizure",
"spasm",
"eruption",
"flare-up",
"outbreak",
"outburst",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bustle",
"coil",
"commotion",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly-burly",
"pandemonium",
"rout",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"to-do",
"turmoil",
"welter",
"williwaw",
"quaking",
"rocking",
"shaking",
"trembling"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouleversement",
"cataclysm",
"convulsion",
"earthquake",
"paroxysm",
"storm",
"tempest",
"tumult",
"uproar"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"upheaving":{
"to lift with effort":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depressing",
"dropping",
"lowering",
"sinking",
"submerging",
"submersing"
],
"related":[
"elevating",
"hiking",
"picking up",
"raising",
"rearing",
"uplifting",
"upping",
"upraising",
"uprearing"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosting",
"heaving",
"hefting",
"hoisting",
"jacking (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"uphills":{
"an upward slope":{
"examples":[
"no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclivities",
"ascents",
"hills",
"rises",
"upgrades",
"uprises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cants",
"diagonals",
"glacis",
"grades",
"gradients",
"inclinations",
"inclines",
"leans",
"pitches",
"rakes",
"tilts",
"climbs",
"humps",
"mounds",
"ridges",
"swells"
],
"near antonyms":[
"basins",
"depressions",
"hollows"
],
"antonyms":[
"declensions",
"declines",
"declivities",
"descents",
"dips",
"downgrades",
"downhills",
"drop-offs",
"falls",
"hangings",
"hangs"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"upholds":{
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
"examples":[
"determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges"
],
"synonyms":[
"defends",
"justifies",
"maintains",
"supports"
],
"related":[
"advocates",
"champions",
"espouses",
"confirms",
"vindicates",
"warrants",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avers",
"avouches",
"avows",
"claims",
"contends",
"insists",
"pleads",
"proclaims",
"professes",
"protests",
"states",
"argues",
"debates",
"discusses",
"emphasizes",
"stresses",
"underlines",
"underscores"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandons",
"abjures",
"forsakes",
"recants",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"withdraws",
"reverses",
"switches",
"controverts",
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
"examples":[
"an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns"
],
"synonyms":[
"bears",
"bolsters",
"braces",
"buttresses",
"carries",
"props (up)",
"shores (up)",
"stays",
"supports",
"sustains",
"undergirds",
"underpins"
],
"related":[
"steadies",
"trusses",
"underlies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
"examples":[
"worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosts",
"cranes",
"elevates",
"heaves",
"hefts",
"heightens",
"hikes",
"hoists",
"jacks (up)",
"lifts",
"perks (up)",
"picks up",
"raises",
"takes up",
"uplifts",
"upraises",
"ups"
],
"related":[
"ascends",
"mounts",
"rises",
"rears",
"upends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descends",
"dips",
"falls",
"pitches",
"plunges",
"slips",
"bears",
"depresses",
"presses",
"pushes",
"sinks",
"submerges"
],
"antonyms":[
"drops",
"lowers"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"upheaves":{
"to lift with effort":{
"examples":[
"exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosts",
"heaves",
"hefts",
"hoists",
"jacks (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elevates",
"hikes",
"picks up",
"raises",
"rears",
"uplifts",
"upraises",
"uprears",
"ups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depresses",
"drops",
"lowers",
"sinks",
"submerges",
"submerses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"upheaved":{
"to lift with effort":{
"examples":[
"exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosted",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hefted",
"hoisted",
"jacked (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elevated",
"hiked",
"picked up",
"raised",
"reared",
"uplifted",
"upped",
"upraised",
"upreared"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depressed",
"dropped",
"lowered",
"sank",
"sunk",
"submerged",
"submersed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"upheld":{
"as in raised , uplifted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"overhead",
"overlooking",
"raised",
"uplifted",
"upraised",
"ascendant",
"ascendent",
"ascending",
"soaring",
"topmost",
"upmost",
"upper",
"uppermost",
"upward",
"airy",
"elevated",
"high",
"nosebleed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"low",
"low-lying",
"depressed",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"down",
"dropped",
"fallen",
"grounded",
"lowered",
"sunken",
"lowermost",
"nethermost",
"undermost",
"abreast",
"even",
"level"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
"examples":[
"determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges"
],
"synonyms":[
"defended",
"justified",
"maintained",
"supported"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocated",
"championed",
"espoused",
"confirmed",
"vindicated",
"warranted",
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avouched",
"avowed",
"claimed",
"contended",
"insisted",
"pleaded",
"pled",
"plead",
"proclaimed",
"professed",
"protested",
"stated",
"argued",
"debated",
"discussed",
"emphasized",
"stressed",
"underlined",
"underscored"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"abjured",
"forsook",
"recanted",
"retracted",
"took back",
"withdrew",
"reversed",
"switched",
"controverted",
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
"examples":[
"an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolstered",
"bore",
"braced",
"buttressed",
"carried",
"propped (up)",
"shored (up)",
"stayed",
"supported",
"sustained",
"undergirded",
"underpinned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"steadied",
"trussed",
"underlay"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
"examples":[
"worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosted",
"craned",
"elevated",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hefted",
"heightened",
"hiked",
"hoisted",
"jacked (up)",
"lifted",
"perked (up)",
"picked up",
"raised",
"took up",
"uplifted",
"upped",
"upraised"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascended",
"mounted",
"rose",
"reared",
"upended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descended",
"dipped",
"fell",
"pitched",
"plunged",
"slipped",
"bore",
"depressed",
"pressed",
"pushed",
"sank",
"sunk",
"submerged"
],
"antonyms":[
"dropped",
"lowered"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"upheavals":{
"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
"examples":[
"the government can no longer control the social upheaval brought about by the collapse of the country's economy"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouleversements",
"cataclysms",
"convulsions",
"earthquakes",
"paroxysms",
"storms",
"tempests",
"tumults",
"uproars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"insurgencies",
"insurrections",
"mutinies",
"overthrows",
"overturns",
"rebellions",
"revolts",
"revolutions",
"subversions",
"uprisings",
"upsets",
"fits",
"seizures",
"spasms",
"eruptions",
"flare-ups",
"outbreaks",
"outbursts",
"bluster",
"bobberies",
"bustles",
"coils",
"commotions",
"furores",
"furors",
"fusses",
"hubbubs",
"hullabaloos",
"hurly-burlies",
"pandemoniums",
"routs",
"rows",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"rumpuses",
"shindys",
"shindies",
"squalls",
"stews",
"stirs",
"to-dos",
"turmoils",
"welters",
"williwaws"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}