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{
"cube" : {
"one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"even though they worked in adjoining cubes , the two coworkers rarely acknowledged one another's existence"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cubbyhole" ,
"pigeonhole" ,
"snuggery" ,
"alcove" ,
"niche" ,
"nook" ,
"recess" ,
"cabinet" ,
"drawer" ,
"locker" ,
"cavity" ,
"hole" ,
"hollow" ,
"booth" ,
"box" ,
"crib" ,
"loge" ,
"stall" ,
"bunker" ,
"crypt" ,
"vault"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bay" ,
"cabin" ,
"cell" ,
"chamber" ,
"compartment" ,
"cubicle"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"cuckoo" : {
"a person who lacks good sense or judgment" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"one cuckoo at the campground tried to boil soup in a plastic cup"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"sage" ,
"thinker" ,
"brain" ,
"genius"
] ,
"related" : [
"daredevil" ,
"madman" ,
"airhead" ,
"birdbrain" ,
"blockhead" ,
"dodo" ,
"dolt" ,
"donkey" ,
"dope" ,
"dork" ,
"dumbbell" ,
"dummy" ,
"dunce" ,
"fathead" ,
"gander" ,
"goon" ,
"idiot" ,
"ignoramus" ,
"imbecile" ,
"know-nothing" ,
"knucklehead" ,
"moron" ,
"numskull" ,
"numbskull" ,
"pinhead" ,
"schlub" ,
"shlub" ,
"schlump" ,
"schnook" ,
"stock" ,
"featherbrain" ,
"scatterbrain" ,
"butt" ,
"dupe" ,
"laughingstock" ,
"mockery" ,
"monkey" ,
"chump" ,
"loser" ,
"schlemiel" ,
"shlemiel" ,
"character" ,
"codger" ,
"crackbrain" ,
"crackpot" ,
"crank" ,
"kook" ,
"oddball" ,
"screwball" ,
"weirdo"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"berk" ,
"booby" ,
"charlie" ,
"charley" ,
"ding-a-ling" ,
"ding-dong" ,
"dingbat" ,
"dipstick" ,
"doofus" ,
"featherhead" ,
"fool" ,
"git" ,
"goose" ,
"half-wit" ,
"jackass" ,
"lunatic" ,
"mooncalf" ,
"nincompoop" ,
"ninny" ,
"ninnyhammer" ,
"nit" ,
"nitwit" ,
"nut" ,
"nutcase" ,
"simp" ,
"simpleton" ,
"turkey" ,
"yo-yo"
]
} ,
"a silly flighty person" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"didn't want to be among those cuckoos who race around the mall the day before Christmas"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"fool" ,
"goose" ,
"silly" ,
"simpleton"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"birdbrain" ,
"ditz" ,
"featherbrain" ,
"featherhead" ,
"flibbertigibbet" ,
"nitwit" ,
"rattlebrain" ,
"scatterbrain" ,
"softhead"
]
} ,
"having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind" : {
"antonyms" : [
"balanced" ,
"compos mentis" ,
"sane" ,
"sound" ,
"uncrazy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a cuckoo woman who wandered around town carefully gathering up useless trash"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clear" ,
"lucid" ,
"rational" ,
"reasonable" ,
"judicious" ,
"sensible" ,
"wise" ,
"healthy" ,
"normal" ,
"well-adjusted" ,
"unneurotic"
] ,
"related" : [
"dotty" ,
"fey" ,
"loopy" ,
"off" ,
"potty" ,
"teched" ,
"tetched" ,
"touched" ,
"aberrant" ,
"delirious" ,
"delusional" ,
"delusionary" ,
"disordered" ,
"disturbed" ,
"neurotic" ,
"obsessive-compulsive" ,
"paranoiac" ,
"paranoic" ,
"paranoid" ,
"paranoidal" ,
"schizoid" ,
"schizophrenic" ,
"sociopathic" ,
"eccentric" ,
"odd" ,
"oddball" ,
"pixilated" ,
"pixillated" ,
"queer" ,
"strange" ,
"foolish" ,
"senseless" ,
"witless" ,
"irrational" ,
"unreasonable" ,
"amok" ,
"amuck" ,
"ape" ,
"ballistic" ,
"bananas" ,
"berserk" ,
"nuclear" ,
"depressed" ,
"distracted" ,
"distraught" ,
"frantic" ,
"frenzied" ,
"hysterical" ,
"hysteric" ,
"raving" ,
"wigged-out" ,
"fixated" ,
"monomaniac" ,
"monomaniacal" ,
"obsessed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"balmy" ,
"barmy" ,
"bats" ,
"batty" ,
"bedlam" ,
"bonkers" ,
"brainsick" ,
"bughouse" ,
"certifiable" ,
"crackbrained" ,
"cracked" ,
"crackers" ,
"crackpot" ,
"cranky" ,
"crazed" ,
"crazy" ,
"daffy" ,
"daft" ,
"demented" ,
"deranged" ,
"fruity" ,
"gaga" ,
"haywire" ,
"insane" ,
"kooky" ,
"kookie" ,
"loco" ,
"loony" ,
"looney" ,
"loony tunes" ,
"looney tunes" ,
"lunatic" ,
"mad" ,
"maniacal" ,
"maniac" ,
"mental" ,
"meshuga" ,
"meshugge" ,
"meshugah" ,
"meshuggah" ,
"moonstruck" ,
"non compos mentis" ,
"nuts" ,
"nutty" ,
"psycho" ,
"psychotic" ,
"scatty" ,
"screwy" ,
"unbalanced" ,
"unhinged" ,
"unsound" ,
"wacko" ,
"whacko" ,
"wacky" ,
"whacky" ,
"wud"
]
} ,
"showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment" : {
"antonyms" : [
"judicious" ,
"prudent" ,
"sagacious" ,
"sage" ,
"sane" ,
"sapient" ,
"sensible" ,
"sound" ,
"wise"
] ,
"examples" : [
"offered a completely cuckoo suggestion for using the defunct strip mall"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"brainy" ,
"bright" ,
"clever" ,
"intelligent" ,
"smart" ,
"logical" ,
"rational" ,
"reasonable" ,
"valid" ,
"well-advised"
] ,
"related" : [
"airheaded" ,
"birdbrained" ,
"boobish" ,
"brain-dead" ,
"chowderheaded" ,
"chuckleheaded" ,
"clueless" ,
"dense" ,
"dim" ,
"dim-witted" ,
"doltish" ,
"dopey" ,
"dopy" ,
"dorky" ,
"dull" ,
"dumb" ,
"dunderheaded" ,
"empty-headed" ,
"feebleminded" ,
"gormless" ,
"idiotic" ,
"idiotical" ,
"imbecile" ,
"imbecilic" ,
"knuckleheaded" ,
"lamebrain" ,
"lamebrained" ,
"mindless" ,
"moronic" ,
"oafish" ,
"obtuse" ,
"opaque" ,
"pinheaded" ,
"simple" ,
"slow" ,
"slow-witted" ,
"soft" ,
"softheaded" ,
"thoughtless" ,
"thick" ,
"thickheaded" ,
"unintelligent" ,
"vacuous" ,
"fallacious" ,
"illogical" ,
"invalid" ,
"irrational" ,
"nonrational" ,
"surd" ,
"unreasonable" ,
"unreasoning" ,
"unsound" ,
"weak" ,
"farcical" ,
"laughable" ,
"ludicrous" ,
"ridiculous" ,
"notional" ,
"buffoonish" ,
"clownish" ,
"ill-advised" ,
"unconsidered" ,
"unreasoned"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"absurd" ,
"asinine" ,
"balmy" ,
"brainless" ,
"bubbleheaded" ,
"cockeyed" ,
"crackpot" ,
"crazy" ,
"daffy" ,
"daft" ,
"dippy" ,
"dotty" ,
"fatuous" ,
"featherheaded" ,
"fool" ,
"foolish" ,
"half-baked" ,
"half-witted" ,
"harebrained" ,
"inept" ,
"insane" ,
"jerky" ,
"kooky" ,
"kookie" ,
"loony" ,
"looney" ,
"lunatic" ,
"lunkheaded" ,
"mad" ,
"nonsensical" ,
"nutty" ,
"preposterous" ,
"sappy" ,
"screwball" ,
"senseless" ,
"silly" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"stupid" ,
"tomfool" ,
"unwise" ,
"wacky" ,
"whacky" ,
"weak-minded" ,
"witless" ,
"zany"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"cudgel" : {
"a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a farmer armed with a cudgel drove us off his land"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"blackjack" ,
"knobkerrie" ,
"mace" ,
"birch" ,
"crabstick" ,
"hickory" ,
"rattan" ,
"stave" ,
"switch" ,
"beetle" ,
"gavel" ,
"hammer" ,
"mallet" ,
"maul" ,
"sledgehammer" ,
"crook" ,
"crosier" ,
"crozier" ,
"walking stick" ,
"whangee"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bastinado" ,
"bastinade" ,
"bat" ,
"baton" ,
"billy" ,
"billy club" ,
"bludgeon" ,
"cane" ,
"club" ,
"nightstick" ,
"rod" ,
"rung" ,
"sap" ,
"shillelagh" ,
"shillalah" ,
"staff" ,
"truncheon" ,
"waddy"
]
} ,
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"cudgeled" : {
"as in whacked , thwacked" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"cudgeling" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"cudgels" : {
"a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a farmer armed with a cudgel drove us off his land"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"blackjacks" ,
"knobkerries" ,
"maces" ,
"birches" ,
"crabsticks" ,
"hickories" ,
"rattans" ,
"staves" ,
"switches" ,
"beetles" ,
"gavels" ,
"hammers" ,
"mallets" ,
"mauls" ,
"sledgehammers" ,
"crooks" ,
"crosiers" ,
"croziers" ,
"walking sticks" ,
"whangees"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bastinadoes" ,
"bastinades" ,
"batons" ,
"bats" ,
"billies" ,
"billy clubs" ,
"bludgeons" ,
"canes" ,
"clubs" ,
"nightsticks" ,
"rods" ,
"rungs" ,
"saps" ,
"shillelaghs" ,
"shillalahs" ,
"staffs" ,
"staves" ,
"truncheons" ,
"waddies"
]
} ,
"as in whacks , thwacks" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"cue" : {
"a series of persons or things arranged one behind another" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the cue to get tickets to the concert moved with agonizing slowness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"echelon" ,
"rank" ,
"row" ,
"tier" ,
"chain" ,
"progression" ,
"sequence" ,
"succession" ,
"array"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"column" ,
"file" ,
"line" ,
"queue" ,
"range" ,
"string" ,
"train"
]
} ,
"a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"taking a cue from nature, scientists are developing safe and effective insecticides using insect hormones"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"answer" ,
"solution"
] ,
"related" : [
"breath" ,
"flicker" ,
"glimmer" ,
"glimpse" ,
"mention" ,
"scent" ,
"whiff" ,
"wind" ,
"hunch" ,
"idea" ,
"inspiration" ,
"notion" ,
"allusion" ,
"implication" ,
"inference" ,
"innuendo" ,
"insinuation" ,
"denotation" ,
"evidence" ,
"guidepost" ,
"key" ,
"mark" ,
"overtone" ,
"pointer" ,
"sign" ,
"signal" ,
"telltale" ,
"token" ,
"assistance" ,
"nod" ,
"prompt" ,
"tip" ,
"tip-off" ,
"wink" ,
"feeling" ,
"foreboding" ,
"intuition" ,
"premonition" ,
"presentiment" ,
"suspicion" ,
"augury" ,
"foreshadower" ,
"foretaste" ,
"harbinger" ,
"omen" ,
"portent" ,
"prefigurement" ,
"presage" ,
"symptom"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clue" ,
"hint" ,
"indication" ,
"inkling" ,
"intimation" ,
"lead" ,
"suggestion"
]
} ,
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"cued" : {
"as in lined , lined up" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"cul-de-sacs" : {
"a street that is designed to connect to another street only at one end" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"Our house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac ."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"cull" : {
"something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"castaway" ,
"throwaway" ,
"hand-me-down" ,
"white elephant" ,
"rubbish" ,
"scrap" ,
"trash" ,
"waste"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"discard" ,
"reject" ,
"rejection" ,
"second"
]
} ,
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities" : {
"antonyms" : [
"decline" ,
"refuse" ,
"reject" ,
"turn down"
] ,
"examples" : [
"culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disapprove" ,
"negative" ,
"repudiate" ,
"spurn" ,
"discard" ,
"jettison" ,
"throw away" ,
"throw out"
] ,
"related" : [
"preselect" ,
"appoint" ,
"designate" ,
"fix" ,
"mark" ,
"nominate" ,
"set" ,
"tab" ,
"tap" ,
"accept" ,
"adopt" ,
"embrace" ,
"espouse" ,
"settle (on or upon)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cherry-pick" ,
"choose" ,
"elect" ,
"handpick" ,
"name" ,
"opt (for)" ,
"pick" ,
"prefer" ,
"select" ,
"single (out)" ,
"tag" ,
"take"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"culled" : {
"as in screened , winnowed (out)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities" : {
"antonyms" : [
"declined" ,
"refused" ,
"rejected" ,
"turned down"
] ,
"examples" : [
"culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disapproved" ,
"negatived" ,
"repudiated" ,
"spurned" ,
"discarded" ,
"jettisoned" ,
"threw away" ,
"threw out"
] ,
"related" : [
"preselected" ,
"appointed" ,
"designated" ,
"fixed" ,
"marked" ,
"nominated" ,
"set" ,
"tabbed" ,
"tapped" ,
"accepted" ,
"adopted" ,
"embraced" ,
"espoused" ,
"settled (on or upon)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cherry-picked" ,
"chose" ,
"elected" ,
"handpicked" ,
"named" ,
"opted (for)" ,
"picked" ,
"preferred" ,
"selected" ,
"singled (out)" ,
"tagged" ,
"took"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"culling" : {
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities" : {
"antonyms" : [
"declining" ,
"refusing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"turning down"
] ,
"examples" : [
"culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disapproving" ,
"negativing" ,
"repudiating" ,
"spurning" ,
"discarding" ,
"jettisoning" ,
"throwing away" ,
"throwing out"
] ,
"related" : [
"preselecting" ,
"appointing" ,
"designating" ,
"fixing" ,
"marking" ,
"nominating" ,
"setting" ,
"tabbing" ,
"tapping" ,
"accepting" ,
"adopting" ,
"embracing" ,
"espousing" ,
"settling (on or upon)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cherry-picking" ,
"choosing" ,
"electing" ,
"handpicking" ,
"naming" ,
"opting (for)" ,
"picking" ,
"preferring" ,
"selecting" ,
"singling (out)" ,
"tagging" ,
"taking"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"culprit" : {
"a person who has committed a crime" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the police caught the culprit a mere two blocks from the scene of the crime"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"gangbuster" ,
"lawman"
] ,
"related" : [
"misdemeanant" ,
"accomplice" ,
"principal" ,
"desperado" ,
"outlaw" ,
"convict" ,
"jailbird" ,
"perp" ,
"perpetrator" ,
"evildoer" ,
"gallows bird" ,
"misdoer" ,
"misfeasor" ,
"sinner" ,
"transgressor" ,
"trespasser" ,
"villain" ,
"wrongdoer" ,
"blackhander" ,
"button man" ,
"gangster" ,
"hoodlum" ,
"hooligan" ,
"mobster" ,
"racketeer" ,
"thug" ,
"enforcer" ,
"gun" ,
"gunman" ,
"gunsel" ,
"hit man" ,
"triggerman" ,
"backslider" ,
"recidivist" ,
"relapser" ,
"repeater" ,
"accused" ,
"arrestee" ,
"defendant" ,
"detainee" ,
"fish" ,
"suspect"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"criminal" ,
"crook" ,
"lawbreaker" ,
"malefactor" ,
"miscreant" ,
"offender"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"cultivate" : {
"to come to have gradually" : {
"antonyms" : [
"lose"
] ,
"examples" : [
"cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abandon" ,
"desert" ,
"forsake" ,
"cast" ,
"discard" ,
"ditch" ,
"dump" ,
"fling (off or away)" ,
"jettison" ,
"junk" ,
"reject" ,
"scrap" ,
"shed" ,
"shuck (off)" ,
"slough" ,
"sluff" ,
"throw away" ,
"throw out" ,
"unload"
] ,
"related" : [
"absorb" ,
"adopt" ,
"embrace" ,
"take in" ,
"take on" ,
"gain" ,
"get" ,
"obtain" ,
"achieve" ,
"attain" ,
"reach" ,
"foster" ,
"nourish" ,
"nurture" ,
"promote"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acquire" ,
"develop" ,
"form"
]
} ,
"to help the growth or development of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"discourage" ,
"frustrate" ,
"hinder" ,
"inhibit"
] ,
"examples" : [
"cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ban" ,
"bar" ,
"enjoin" ,
"forbid" ,
"interdict" ,
"outlaw" ,
"prevent" ,
"prohibit" ,
"proscribe" ,
"battle" ,
"combat" ,
"contend (with)" ,
"counter" ,
"fight" ,
"oppose" ,
"repress" ,
"snuff (out)" ,
"squash" ,
"squelch" ,
"stifle" ,
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"in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello"
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"dig" ,
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"pick" ,
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"hay" ,
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"in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello"
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"digs" ,
"extirpates" ,
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"hays" ,
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"we ought to cultivate the field out back"
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"manners" ,
"mores" ,
"values" ,
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"heritages" ,
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"traditions" ,
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"subsocieties" ,
"sub-societies"
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"civilizations" ,
"lifestyles" ,
"lives" ,
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] ,
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"extirpates" ,
"picks" ,
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"cuts" ,
"hays" ,
"mows"
] ,
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"rears" ,
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} ,
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]
} ,
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"cumulativeness" : {
"as in entirety , completeness" : {
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"noun"
]
} ,
"cunning" : {
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"clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means" : {
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"artless" ,
"guileless" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
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] ,
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"a cunning , underhanded plan to win the election by preying on people's fears and prejudices"
] ,
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"open" ,
"patent" ,
"plain" ,
"public" ,
"unconcealed" ,
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"direct" ,
"forthright" ,
"frank" ,
"honest" ,
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"simple" ,
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"unpretentious" ,
"unvarnished" ,
"childlike" ,
"impressionable" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unworldly" ,
"unforced" ,
"unstudied" ,
"trustful" ,
"trusting"
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"facile" ,
"glib" ,
"sharp" ,
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"sneaky" ,
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"circular" ,
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"concealed" ,
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"surreptitious" ,
"undercover" ,
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"dodgy" ,
"foxy" ,
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]
} ,
"skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means" : {
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"the cunning with which Tom Sawyer was able to get others to whitewash the fence for him"
] ,
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"care" ,
"design" ,
"savvy" ,
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"shrewdness" ,
"cleverness" ,
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"cageyness" ,
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"deviousness" ,
"foxiness" ,
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"slyness" ,
"sneakiness" ,
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"subtlety" ,
"wiliness"
]
} ,
"skillful with the hands" : {
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"butterfingered" ,
"ham-fisted" ,
"ham-handed" ,
"handless" ,
"heavy-handed" ,
"unhandy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"only the most cunning cabinetmaker could have crafted such a beautifully proportioned chest of drawers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"awkward" ,
"bungling" ,
"clumsy" ,
"fumbling" ,
"gauche" ,
"gawky" ,
"graceless" ,
"klutzy" ,
"rough-hewn" ,
"stiff" ,
"stilted" ,
"uncomfortable" ,
"uneasy" ,
"ungainly" ,
"ungraceful" ,
"wooden" ,
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] ,
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"flexible" ,
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"lithesome" ,
"nimble" ,
"spry" ,
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"adept" ,
"capable" ,
"competent" ,
"expert" ,
"habile" ,
"masterful" ,
"masterly" ,
"proficient" ,
"qualified" ,
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"skillful" ,
"sure-handed" ,
"double-jointed" ,
"loose-jointed"
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"deft" ,
"dexterous" ,
"dextrous" ,
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"ineptitude" ,
"ineptness" ,
"maladroitness"
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"awkwardness" ,
"clumsiness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"klutziness" ,
"rudeness" ,
"inability" ,
"inadequacy" ,
"inadequateness" ,
"incapability" ,
"incapacity" ,
"incompetence" ,
"ineffectiveness" ,
"ineffectuality" ,
"ineffectualness" ,
"inefficacy" ,
"inefficiency"
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"ease" ,
"finesse" ,
"handiness" ,
"experience" ,
"expertise" ,
"expertness" ,
"know-how" ,
"proficiency" ,
"creativity" ,
"ingenuity" ,
"inventiveness" ,
"knowledge" ,
"learning" ,
"aptitude" ,
"bent" ,
"flair" ,
"gift" ,
"knack" ,
"talent"
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"adroitness" ,
"art" ,
"artfulness" ,
"artifice" ,
"artistry" ,
"cleverness" ,
"craft" ,
"deftness" ,
"masterfulness" ,
"skill" ,
"skillfulness"
]
} ,
"the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery" : {
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"forthrightness" ,
"good faith" ,
"guilelessness" ,
"ingenuousness" ,
"sincerity"
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] ,
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"candor" ,
"directness" ,
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"openness" ,
"plainness" ,
"plainspokenness" ,
"honesty" ,
"probity" ,
"dependability" ,
"reliability" ,
"reliableness" ,
"solidity" ,
"trustability" ,
"trustiness" ,
"trustworthiness" ,
"decency" ,
"goodness" ,
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"integrity" ,
"righteousness" ,
"truthfulness" ,
"uprightness" ,
"virtuousness"
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"lying" ,
"mendacity" ,
"prevarication" ,
"chicane" ,
"chicanery" ,
"fraudulence" ,
"hanky-panky" ,
"jugglery" ,
"legerdemain" ,
"mountebankery" ,
"obliquity" ,
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"skullduggery" ,
"subterfuge" ,
"swindling" ,
"trickery" ,
"wile" ,
"falsehood" ,
"falsity" ,
"fib" ,
"untruth" ,
"hypocrisy" ,
"insincerity" ,
"sanctimoniousness" ,
"two-facedness" ,
"artfulness" ,
"caginess" ,
"cageyness" ,
"deviousness" ,
"shrewdness" ,
"treacherousness" ,
"underhandedness" ,
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"furtiveness" ,
"secrecy" ,
"shadiness" ,
"sneakiness" ,
"stealthiness" ,
"oiliness" ,
"shiftiness" ,
"slickness" ,
"slipperiness" ,
"slyness" ,
"smoothness"
] ,
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"cheating" ,
"cozenage" ,
"craft" ,
"craftiness" ,
"crookedness" ,
"crookery" ,
"cunningness" ,
"deceit" ,
"deceitfulness" ,
"deception" ,
"deceptiveness" ,
"dishonesty" ,
"dissembling" ,
"dissimulation" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"dupery" ,
"duplicity" ,
"fakery" ,
"foxiness" ,
"fraud" ,
"guile" ,
"guilefulness" ,
"wiliness"
]
} ,
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"noun"
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} ,
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"cunnings" : {
"clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means" : {
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"artless" ,
"guileless" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
"undesigning"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"a cunning , underhanded plan to win the election by preying on people's fears and prejudices"
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] ,
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"obvious" ,
"open" ,
"patent" ,
"plain" ,
"public" ,
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"aboveboard" ,
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"direct" ,
"forthright" ,
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"honest" ,
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"outspoken" ,
"plainspoken" ,
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"simple" ,
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"straightforward" ,
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"unvarnished" ,
"childlike" ,
"impressionable" ,
"simpleminded" ,
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"unworldly" ,
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"unstudied" ,
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] ,
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"astute" ,
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"crooked" ,
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"shady" ,
"shifty" ,
"slippery" ,
"sneaky" ,
"treacherous" ,
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"underhanded" ,
"unscrupulous" ,
"backhanded" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"hypocritical" ,
"insincere" ,
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"mealy" ,
"mealymouthed" ,
"smooth-tongued" ,
"two-faced" ,
"circuitous" ,
"circular" ,
"roundabout" ,
"clandestine" ,
"concealed" ,
"covert" ,
"furtive" ,
"hugger-mugger" ,
"secret" ,
"stealthy" ,
"surreptitious" ,
"undercover" ,
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"plotting"
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] ,
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"artful" ,
"beguiling" ,
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"cagy" ,
"crafty" ,
"cute" ,
"designing" ,
"devious" ,
"dodgy" ,
"foxy" ,
"guileful" ,
"scheming" ,
"shrewd" ,
"slick" ,
"sly" ,
"subtle" ,
"tricky" ,
"wily"
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]
} ,
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"skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means" : {
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"examples" : [
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"the cunning with which Tom Sawyer was able to get others to whitewash the fence for him"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"calculation" ,
"care" ,
"design" ,
"savvy" ,
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"ingeniousness" ,
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"facility" ,
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"cunningness" ,
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"foxiness" ,
"guile" ,
"guilefulness" ,
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"sneakiness" ,
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"wiliness"
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"ham-fisted" ,
"ham-handed" ,
"handless" ,
"heavy-handed" ,
"unhandy"
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"bungling" ,
"clumsy" ,
"fumbling" ,
"gauche" ,
"gawky" ,
"graceless" ,
"klutzy" ,
"rough-hewn" ,
"stiff" ,
"stilted" ,
"uncomfortable" ,
"uneasy" ,
"ungainly" ,
"ungraceful" ,
"wooden" ,
"uncoordinated" ,
"incapable" ,
"incompetent" ,
"inept" ,
"inexpert" ,
"maladroit"
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"graceful" ,
"limber" ,
"lissome" ,
"lissom" ,
"lithe" ,
"lithesome" ,
"nimble" ,
"spry" ,
"coordinated" ,
"able" ,
"adept" ,
"capable" ,
"competent" ,
"expert" ,
"habile" ,
"masterful" ,
"masterly" ,
"proficient" ,
"qualified" ,
"skilled" ,
"skillful" ,
"sure-handed" ,
"double-jointed" ,
"loose-jointed"
] ,
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"clever" ,
"deft" ,
"dexterous" ,
"dextrous" ,
"handy"
]
} ,
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"artlessness" ,
"ineptitude" ,
"ineptness" ,
"maladroitness"
] ,
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"the unmatched cunning of the scout who led them safely through the trackless wilderness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amateurishness" ,
"awkwardness" ,
"clumsiness" ,
"crudeness" ,
"klutziness" ,
"rudeness" ,
"inability" ,
"inadequacy" ,
"inadequateness" ,
"incapability" ,
"incapacity" ,
"incompetence" ,
"ineffectiveness" ,
"ineffectuality" ,
"ineffectualness" ,
"inefficacy" ,
"inefficiency"
] ,
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"ease" ,
"finesse" ,
"handiness" ,
"experience" ,
"expertise" ,
"expertness" ,
"know-how" ,
"proficiency" ,
"creativity" ,
"ingenuity" ,
"inventiveness" ,
"knowledge" ,
"learning" ,
"aptitude" ,
"bent" ,
"flair" ,
"gift" ,
"knack" ,
"talent"
] ,
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"adeptness" ,
"adroitness" ,
"art" ,
"artfulness" ,
"artifice" ,
"artistry" ,
"cleverness" ,
"craft" ,
"deftness" ,
"masterfulness" ,
"skill" ,
"skillfulness"
]
} ,
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"artlessness" ,
"forthrightness" ,
"good faith" ,
"guilelessness" ,
"ingenuousness" ,
"sincerity"
] ,
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"used cunning and subterfuge to lure unwitting victims into the fraudulent scheme"
] ,
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"candor" ,
"directness" ,
"frankness" ,
"openness" ,
"plainness" ,
"plainspokenness" ,
"honesty" ,
"probity" ,
"dependability" ,
"reliability" ,
"reliableness" ,
"solidity" ,
"trustability" ,
"trustiness" ,
"trustworthiness" ,
"decency" ,
"goodness" ,
"incorruptibility" ,
"integrity" ,
"righteousness" ,
"truthfulness" ,
"uprightness" ,
"virtuousness"
] ,
"related" : [
"equivocation" ,
"lying" ,
"mendacity" ,
"prevarication" ,
"chicane" ,
"chicanery" ,
"fraudulence" ,
"hanky-panky" ,
"jugglery" ,
"legerdemain" ,
"mountebankery" ,
"obliquity" ,
"skulduggery" ,
"skullduggery" ,
"subterfuge" ,
"swindling" ,
"trickery" ,
"wile" ,
"falsehood" ,
"falsity" ,
"fib" ,
"untruth" ,
"hypocrisy" ,
"insincerity" ,
"sanctimoniousness" ,
"two-facedness" ,
"artfulness" ,
"caginess" ,
"cageyness" ,
"deviousness" ,
"shrewdness" ,
"treacherousness" ,
"underhandedness" ,
"unscrupulousness" ,
"covertness" ,
"furtiveness" ,
"secrecy" ,
"shadiness" ,
"sneakiness" ,
"stealthiness" ,
"oiliness" ,
"shiftiness" ,
"slickness" ,
"slipperiness" ,
"slyness" ,
"smoothness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artifice" ,
"cheating" ,
"cozenage" ,
"craft" ,
"craftiness" ,
"crookedness" ,
"crookery" ,
"cunningness" ,
"deceit" ,
"deceitfulness" ,
"deception" ,
"deceptiveness" ,
"dishonesty" ,
"dissembling" ,
"dissimulation" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"dupery" ,
"duplicity" ,
"fakery" ,
"foxiness" ,
"fraud" ,
"guile" ,
"guilefulness" ,
"wiliness"
]
} ,
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"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"curbs" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"these international regulations act as a curb on the plundering of a nation's archaeological treasures"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"freedoms" ,
"latitudes"
] ,
"related" : [
"exceptions" ,
"provisos" ,
"provisoes" ,
"qualifications" ,
"reservations" ,
"stipulations" ,
"strings" ,
"bans" ,
"prohibitions" ,
"proscriptions"
] ,
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"checks" ,
"circumscriptions" ,
"conditions" ,
"constraints" ,
"fetters" ,
"limitations" ,
"restraints" ,
"restrictions" ,
"strictures"
]
} ,
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)" : {
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"loses"
] ,
"examples" : [
"try to curb your curiosity when it comes to your neighbors' business"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"liberates" ,
"loosens" ,
"looses" ,
"unleashes" ,
"airs" ,
"expresses" ,
"takes out" ,
"vents"
] ,
"related" : [
"bottles (up)" ,
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"chokes (back)" ,
"holds back" ,
"minces" ,
"muffles" ,
"pockets" ,
"represses" ,
"sinks" ,
"smothers" ,
"squelches" ,
"stifles" ,
"strangles" ,
"suppresses" ,
"swallows" ,
"arrests" ,
"interrupts" ,
"stops" ,
"blocks" ,
"hampers" ,
"handcuffs" ,
"hinders" ,
"impedes" ,
"obstructs" ,
"gags" ,
"muzzles" ,
"silences"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"bridles" ,
"checks" ,
"constrains" ,
"contains" ,
"controls" ,
"governs" ,
"holds" ,
"inhibits" ,
"keeps" ,
"measures" ,
"pulls in" ,
"regulates" ,
"reins (in)" ,
"restrains" ,
"rules" ,
"tames"
]
} ,
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"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cure-all" ,
"nostrum" ,
"panacea" ,
"botanical" ,
"patent medicine" ,
"prescription" ,
"prescription drug" ,
"cordial" ,
"potion" ,
"tonic" ,
"miracle drug" ,
"wonder drug" ,
"cap" ,
"capsule" ,
"pill" ,
"tablet" ,
"injection" ,
"shot" ,
"embrocation" ,
"liniment" ,
"lotion" ,
"ointment" ,
"poultice" ,
"salve" ,
"syrup" ,
"sirup" ,
"tincture" ,
"antibiotic" ,
"antiseptic" ,
"serum" ,
"cathartic" ,
"purgative"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"drug" ,
"medicament" ,
"medication" ,
"medicinal" ,
"medicine" ,
"pharmaceutical" ,
"physic" ,
"remedy" ,
"specific"
]
} ,
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"synonyms" : [ ]
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"a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cure-all" ,
"elixir" ,
"panacea" ,
"answer" ,
"solution" ,
"aid" ,
"help" ,
"relief" ,
"succor" ,
"balm" ,
"medicinal" ,
"medicine" ,
"palliative"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"antidote" ,
"corrective" ,
"curative" ,
"rectifier" ,
"remedy" ,
"therapeutic" ,
"therapy"
]
} ,
"to bring about recovery from" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"do you have anything that will cure my headache?"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravate" ,
"worsen" ,
"misdiagnose" ,
"overdiagnose" ,
"underdiagnose"
] ,
"related" : [
"allay" ,
"alleviate" ,
"assuage" ,
"relieve" ,
"palliate" ,
"salve" ,
"soothe" ,
"ease" ,
"lighten" ,
"moderate" ,
"temper" ,
"doctor" ,
"nurse" ,
"medicate" ,
"treat" ,
"diagnose"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"heal" ,
"mend" ,
"remedy"
]
} ,
"to restore to a healthy condition" : {
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"examples" : [
"the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection"
] ,
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"damage" ,
"disable" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"impair" ,
"injure" ,
"lacerate" ,
"lame" ,
"maim" ,
"mangle" ,
"mutilate" ,
"wound" ,
"afflict" ,
"ail" ,
"debilitate" ,
"enervate" ,
"enfeeble" ,
"lay up" ,
"sap" ,
"sicken" ,
"waste" ,
"weaken"
] ,
"related" : [
"attend (to)" ,
"care (for)" ,
"doctor" ,
"medicate" ,
"minister (to)" ,
"nurse" ,
"physic" ,
"treat" ,
"fortify" ,
"rejuvenate" ,
"renew" ,
"resuscitate" ,
"revitalize" ,
"revive" ,
"alleviate" ,
"relieve" ,
"remedy" ,
"repair"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fix" ,
"heal" ,
"mend" ,
"rehab" ,
"rehabilitate" ,
"set up"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"curious" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that's a pretty curious coincidence\u2014almost too curious to be believed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"average" ,
"commonplace" ,
"everyday" ,
"garden" ,
"normal" ,
"ordinary" ,
"prosaic" ,
"routine" ,
"run-of-the-mill" ,
"standard" ,
"typical" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"unremarkable" ,
"usual" ,
"workaday" ,
"conformist" ,
"conservative" ,
"conventional" ,
"expected" ,
"familiar" ,
"knee-jerk" ,
"predictable" ,
"common" ,
"customary" ,
"frequent" ,
"habitual" ,
"regular" ,
"wonted"
] ,
"related" : [
"aberrant" ,
"abnormal" ,
"addlepated" ,
"flaky" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"fantastic" ,
"fantastical" ,
"freak" ,
"freakish" ,
"freaky" ,
"phantasmagoric" ,
"phantasmagorical" ,
"phenomenal" ,
"atypical" ,
"rare" ,
"singular" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unique" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted" ,
"conspicuous" ,
"notable" ,
"noticeable" ,
"outstanding" ,
"prominent" ,
"salient" ,
"striking" ,
"atrocious" ,
"outrageous" ,
"shocking" ,
"crotchety" ,
"idiosyncratic" ,
"nonconformist" ,
"nonmainstream" ,
"out-there" ,
"unconventional" ,
"unorthodox" ,
"baffling" ,
"bewildering" ,
"confounding" ,
"mystifying" ,
"perplexing" ,
"puzzling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bizarre" ,
"bizarro" ,
"cranky" ,
"crazy" ,
"eccentric" ,
"erratic" ,
"far-out" ,
"funky" ,
"funny" ,
"kinky" ,
"kooky" ,
"kookie" ,
"odd" ,
"off-kilter" ,
"off-the-wall" ,
"offbeat" ,
"out-of-the-way" ,
"outlandish" ,
"outr\u00e9" ,
"peculiar" ,
"quaint" ,
"queer" ,
"queerish" ,
"quirky" ,
"remarkable" ,
"rum" ,
"screwy" ,
"spaced-out" ,
"strange" ,
"wacky" ,
"whacky" ,
"way-out" ,
"weird" ,
"weirdo" ,
"wild"
]
} ,
"interested in what is not one's own business" : {
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"incurious" ,
"uncurious"
] ,
"examples" : [
"curious neighbors peered out of their windows as the new people moved in"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"apathetic" ,
"disinterested" ,
"indifferent" ,
"unconcerned" ,
"uninterested"
] ,
"related" : [
"interfering" ,
"intrusive" ,
"meddlesome" ,
"meddling" ,
"obtrusive" ,
"officious" ,
"inquisitional" ,
"inquisitorial" ,
"interrogative" ,
"questioning" ,
"quizzical" ,
"concerned" ,
"interested"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"inquisitive" ,
"nosy" ,
"nosey" ,
"prying" ,
"snoopy"
]
} ,
"noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced" : {
"antonyms" : [
"common" ,
"ordinary" ,
"plain" ,
"usual"
] ,
"examples" : [
"that is one of the most curious paintings I've ever seen"
] ,
"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" : [
"extraordinary" ,
"funny" ,
"odd" ,
"offbeat" ,
"out-of-the-way" ,
"peculiar" ,
"queer" ,
"rare" ,
"singular" ,
"strange" ,
"unaccustomed" ,
"uncommon" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unique" ,
"unusual" ,
"weird"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"curling up" : {
"to sit or recline comfortably or cozily" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I love to curl up in a big chair with a good book"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"burrowing" ,
"couching" ,
"crouching" ,
"huddling" ,
"hunching" ,
"hunkering (down)" ,
"scrunching" ,
"squatting" ,
"squinching"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"nestling" ,
"snugging" ,
"snuggling"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"curls" : {
"a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"let her hair grow in its natural curls"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"kinks" ,
"crimps" ,
"waves" ,
"permanents" ,
"perms" ,
"sets" ,
"locks" ,
"tresses"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"frizzes" ,
"frizzles" ,
"ringlets"
]
} ,
"to follow a circular or spiral course" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an inviting path for joggers curls around the reservoir"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"straightens"
] ,
"related" : [
"arches" ,
"arcs" ,
"bends" ,
"crooks" ,
"curves" ,
"hooks" ,
"sweeps" ,
"swerves" ,
"turns" ,
"veers" ,
"wheels" ,
"swirls" ,
"whirls" ,
"circles" ,
"encircles" ,
"loops" ,
"enlaces" ,
"interlaces" ,
"intertwines" ,
"laces" ,
"bows" ,
"bulges" ,
"meanders" ,
"weaves" ,
"zigzags"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"coils" ,
"corkscrews" ,
"entwines" ,
"spirals" ,
"twines" ,
"twists" ,
"winds"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"curmudgeonliness" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"current" : {
"a prevailing or general movement or inclination" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the currents of fashion are always changing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"curve" ,
"downside" ,
"shift" ,
"swing" ,
"turn" ,
"turnabout" ,
"upside" ,
"custom" ,
"habit" ,
"propensity" ,
"tenor" ,
"way" ,
"countercurrent" ,
"countertrend" ,
"undercurrent" ,
"undertow"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"direction" ,
"drift" ,
"leaning" ,
"run" ,
"tendency" ,
"tide" ,
"trend" ,
"wind"
]
} ,
"accepted, used, or practiced by most people" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nonstandard" ,
"unconventional" ,
"unpopular" ,
"unusual"
] ,
"examples" : [
"current wisdom on parenting favors allowing children lots of self-expression"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abnormal" ,
"exceptional" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"uncommon"
] ,
"related" : [
"average" ,
"common" ,
"everyday" ,
"normal" ,
"ordinary" ,
"regular" ,
"routine" ,
"epidemic" ,
"ubiquitous" ,
"universal" ,
"widespread" ,
"accustomed" ,
"wonted" ,
"fashionable" ,
"in" ,
"modish" ,
"stylish"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conventional" ,
"customary" ,
"going" ,
"popular" ,
"prevailing" ,
"prevalent" ,
"standard" ,
"stock" ,
"usual"
]
} ,
"being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles" : {
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"antiquated" ,
"archaic" ,
"dated" ,
"fusty" ,
"musty" ,
"oldfangled" ,
"old-fashioned" ,
"old-time" ,
"out-of-date" ,
"pass\u00e9"
] ,
"examples" : [
"current therapies for treating cancer have success rates that were undreamed of only a few decades ago"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"anachronistic" ,
"aged" ,
"age-old" ,
"ancient" ,
"antediluvian" ,
"hoary" ,
"old" ,
"venerable" ,
"bygone" ,
"former" ,
"late" ,
"olden" ,
"past" ,
"antique" ,
"historic" ,
"historical" ,
"retro" ,
"retrograde" ,
"kaput" ,
"kaputt" ,
"obsolete" ,
"outmoded" ,
"outworn" ,
"unmodernized" ,
"old-world" ,
"discarded" ,
"disused" ,
"moth-eaten" ,
"forgotten" ,
"remote" ,
"ageless" ,
"dateless" ,
"timeless"
] ,
"related" : [
"fashionable" ,
"happening" ,
"in" ,
"modish" ,
"nouvelle" ,
"now" ,
"stylish" ,
"last" ,
"latest" ,
"modernized" ,
"updated" ,
"futuristic" ,
"high-tech" ,
"hi-tech" ,
"latter-day" ,
"recent"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"contemporary" ,
"designer" ,
"hot" ,
"mod" ,
"modern" ,
"modernistic" ,
"new" ,
"new age" ,
"new-fashioned" ,
"newfangled" ,
"present-day" ,
"red-hot" ,
"space-age" ,
"state-of-the-art" ,
"ultramodern" ,
"up-to-date" ,
"up-to-the-minute"
]
} ,
"existing or in progress right now" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the current fund-raising effort"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coming" ,
"future" ,
"unborn" ,
"completed" ,
"concluded" ,
"done" ,
"ended" ,
"finished" ,
"over" ,
"terminated" ,
"through" ,
"up" ,
"ancient" ,
"antediluvian" ,
"antiquated" ,
"antique" ,
"archaic" ,
"dated" ,
"fusty" ,
"musty" ,
"noncontemporary" ,
"obsolete" ,
"old" ,
"oldfangled" ,
"old-fashioned" ,
"old-time" ,
"out-of-date" ,
"outworn" ,
"pass\u00e9" ,
"ago" ,
"bygone" ,
"erstwhile" ,
"former" ,
"past"
] ,
"related" : [
"contemporary" ,
"mod" ,
"modern" ,
"modernistic" ,
"new" ,
"newfangled" ,
"new-fashioned" ,
"recent" ,
"red-hot" ,
"space-age" ,
"supermodern" ,
"ultramodern" ,
"up-to-date" ,
"being" ,
"breathing" ,
"existent" ,
"existing" ,
"living"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"extant" ,
"immediate" ,
"instant" ,
"ongoing" ,
"present" ,
"present-day"
]
} ,
"noticeable movement of air in a particular direction" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"curtains that were being lightly lifted by a fresh current from the open window"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"blast" ,
"blow" ,
"flurry" ,
"gale" ,
"gust" ,
"headwind" ,
"squall" ,
"tailwind" ,
"tempest" ,
"tornado" ,
"windstorm" ,
"breath" ,
"breeze" ,
"puff" ,
"waft" ,
"zephyr"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"draft" ,
"wind"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"currying" : {
"to strike repeatedly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"vowed to curry the hide of the person who stole his wallet"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"assailing" ,
"assaulting" ,
"attacking" ,
"besetting" ,
"boxing" ,
"busting" ,
"chopping" ,
"clobbering" ,
"clouting" ,
"cracking" ,
"cudgeling" ,
"cudgelling" ,
"cuffing" ,
"descending (on or upon)" ,
"hitting" ,
"jumping (on)" ,
"knocking" ,
"lamming" ,
"laying on" ,
"pasting" ,
"pouncing (on or upon)" ,
"punching" ,
"raiding" ,
"rushing" ,
"slamming" ,
"slapping" ,
"smacking" ,
"smashing" ,
"socking" ,
"spanking" ,
"storming" ,
"swatting" ,
"swiping" ,
"thwacking" ,
"whacking" ,
"whamming" ,
"whomping" ,
"blackjacking" ,
"caning" ,
"cowhiding" ,
"flagellating" ,
"fustigating" ,
"horsewhipping" ,
"leathering" ,
"pistol-whipping" ,
"rawhiding" ,
"scourging" ,
"strapping" ,
"goring" ,
"lacerating" ,
"wounding" ,
"maiming" ,
"mangling" ,
"mutilating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bashing" ,
"basting" ,
"battering" ,
"batting" ,
"beating" ,
"belaboring" ,
"belting" ,
"birching" ,
"bludgeoning" ,
"buffeting" ,
"bunging up" ,
"clubbing" ,
"doing" ,
"drubbing" ,
"fibbing" ,
"flogging" ,
"hammering" ,
"hiding" ,
"lacing" ,
"lambasting" ,
"lashing" ,
"lathering" ,
"licking" ,
"mauling" ,
"messing (up)" ,
"paddling" ,
"pelting" ,
"pommeling" ,
"pommelling" ,
"pounding" ,
"pummeling" ,
"pummelling" ,
"punching out" ,
"roughing (up)" ,
"slating" ,
"slogging" ,
"switching" ,
"tanning" ,
"thrashing" ,
"threshing" ,
"thumping" ,
"tromping" ,
"walloping" ,
"whaling" ,
"whipping" ,
"whopping" ,
"whapping" ,
"whupping" ,
"working over"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"cursing" : {
"as in profanity , swearing" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon" : {
"antonyms" : [
"blessing"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"applauding" ,
"commending" ,
"congratulating"
] ,
"related" : [
"condemning" ,
"damning" ,
"denouncing" ,
"execrating" ,
"reprobating" ,
"hexing" ,
"jinxing" ,
"voodooing" ,
"danging" ,
"darning" ,
"durning" ,
"dashing" ,
"cussing (out)" ,
"fulminating (against)" ,
"railing (against)" ,
"reviling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"anathematizing" ,
"beshrewing" ,
"imprecating" ,
"maledicting"
]
} ,
"to cause persistent suffering to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abetting" ,
"aiding" ,
"assisting" ,
"helping" ,
"delivering" ,
"releasing" ,
"relieving" ,
"reprieving" ,
"comforting" ,
"consoling" ,
"contenting" ,
"quieting" ,
"solacing" ,
"soothing" ,
"succoring"
] ,
"related" : [
"assailing" ,
"attacking" ,
"badgering" ,
"dogging" ,
"hounding" ,
"pursuing" ,
"riding" ,
"aggravating" ,
"agitating" ,
"annoying" ,
"bothering" ,
"bugging" ,
"chafing" ,
"distressing" ,
"disturbing" ,
"exasperating" ,
"galling" ,
"getting" ,
"grating" ,
"griping" ,
"hagriding" ,
"harassing" ,
"harrying" ,
"irking" ,
"irritating" ,
"molesting" ,
"nettling" ,
"peeving" ,
"pestering" ,
"piquing" ,
"putting out" ,
"rasping" ,
"riling" ,
"vexing" ,
"discomforting" ,
"discomposing" ,
"disquieting" ,
"flustering" ,
"grieving" ,
"perturbing" ,
"straining" ,
"stressing" ,
"troubling" ,
"trying" ,
"upsetting" ,
"worrying" ,
"crushing" ,
"oppressing" ,
"overpowering" ,
"overwhelming" ,
"smiting" ,
"striking" ,
"tyrannizing" ,
"victimizing" ,
"hurting" ,
"paining" ,
"panging" ,
"pricking" ,
"smarting" ,
"stabbing" ,
"stinging" ,
"wringing" ,
"martyring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"afflicting" ,
"agonizing" ,
"anguishing" ,
"bedeviling" ,
"besetting" ,
"besieging" ,
"excruciating" ,
"harrowing" ,
"persecuting" ,
"plaguing" ,
"racking" ,
"tormenting" ,
"torturing"
]
} ,
"to use offensive or indecent language" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"anathematizing" ,
"confounding" ,
"damning" ,
"execrating" ,
"imprecating" ,
"fulminating" ,
"railing" ,
"ranting" ,
"reviling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blaspheming" ,
"cussing" ,
"swearing"
]
} ,
"to use profane or obscene language at or about" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blessing" ,
"extolling" ,
"glorifying" ,
"lauding" ,
"magnifying" ,
"praising" ,
"acclaiming" ,
"applauding" ,
"commending" ,
"complimenting" ,
"hailing" ,
"saluting"
] ,
"related" : [
"imprecating" ,
"maledicting" ,
"criticizing" ,
"reproving" ,
"admonishing" ,
"chiding" ,
"rebuking" ,
"reprimanding" ,
"reproaching" ,
"blaming" ,
"censuring" ,
"reprehending" ,
"reprobating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"damning"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"curst" : {
"deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that cursed tree fell and blocked the road"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"commendable" ,
"creditable" ,
"laudable" ,
"praiseworthy" ,
"great" ,
"marvelous" ,
"marvellous" ,
"wonderful"
] ,
"related" : [
"atrocious" ,
"awful" ,
"bum" ,
"detestable" ,
"execrable" ,
"lousy" ,
"punk" ,
"rotten" ,
"terrible" ,
"wretched" ,
"abominable" ,
"odious" ,
"vile" ,
"contemptible" ,
"despicable" ,
"miserable" ,
"nasty" ,
"pitiable" ,
"pitiful" ,
"scabby" ,
"scummy" ,
"scurvy" ,
"shameful" ,
"sorry"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accursed" ,
"accurst" ,
"blasted" ,
"confounded" ,
"cussed" ,
"damnable" ,
"dang" ,
"danged" ,
"darn" ,
"durn" ,
"darned" ,
"durned" ,
"deuced" ,
"doggone" ,
"doggoned" ,
"freaking" ,
"infernal"
]
} ,
"to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon" : {
"antonyms" : [
"blessed" ,
"blest"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"applauded" ,
"commended" ,
"congratulated"
] ,
"related" : [
"condemned" ,
"damned" ,
"denounced" ,
"execrated" ,
"reprobated" ,
"hexed" ,
"jinxed" ,
"voodooed" ,
"danged" ,
"darned" ,
"durned" ,
"dashed" ,
"cussed (out)" ,
"fulminated (against)" ,
"railed (against)" ,
"reviled"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"anathematized" ,
"beshrewed" ,
"imprecated" ,
"maledicted"
]
} ,
"to cause persistent suffering to" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abetted" ,
"aided" ,
"assisted" ,
"helped" ,
"delivered" ,
"released" ,
"relieved" ,
"reprieved" ,
"comforted" ,
"consoled" ,
"contented" ,
"quieted" ,
"solaced" ,
"soothed" ,
"succored"
] ,
"related" : [
"assailed" ,
"attacked" ,
"badgered" ,
"dogged" ,
"hounded" ,
"pursued" ,
"rode" ,
"rid" ,
"aggravated" ,
"agitated" ,
"annoyed" ,
"bothered" ,
"bugged" ,
"chafed" ,
"distressed" ,
"disturbed" ,
"exasperated" ,
"galled" ,
"got" ,
"grated" ,
"griped" ,
"hagrode" ,
"harassed" ,
"harried" ,
"irked" ,
"irritated" ,
"molested" ,
"nettled" ,
"peeved" ,
"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"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"afflicted" ,
"agonized" ,
"anguished" ,
"bedeviled" ,
"beset" ,
"besieged" ,
"excruciated" ,
"harrowed" ,
"persecuted" ,
"plagued" ,
"racked" ,
"tormented" ,
"tortured"
]
} ,
"to use offensive or indecent language" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"anathematized" ,
"confounded" ,
"damned" ,
"execrated" ,
"imprecated" ,
"fulminated" ,
"railed" ,
"ranted" ,
"reviled"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blasphemed" ,
"cussed" ,
"swore"
]
} ,
"to use profane or obscene language at or about" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blessed" ,
"blest" ,
"extolled" ,
"glorified" ,
"lauded" ,
"magnified" ,
"praised" ,
"acclaimed" ,
"applauded" ,
"commended" ,
"complimented" ,
"hailed" ,
"saluted"
] ,
"related" : [
"imprecated" ,
"maledicted" ,
"criticized" ,
"reproved" ,
"admonished" ,
"chid" ,
"chided" ,
"rebuked" ,
"reprimanded" ,
"reproached" ,
"blamed" ,
"censured" ,
"reprehended" ,
"reprobated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"damned"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"adjective" ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"curt" : {
"being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner" : {
"antonyms" : [
"circuitous" ,
"mealymouthed"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"she was offended by the curt reply to her well-meaning question"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"civil" ,
"considerate" ,
"courteous" ,
"diplomatic" ,
"gracious" ,
"polite" ,
"politic" ,
"smooth" ,
"suave" ,
"tactful" ,
"loquacious" ,
"talkative" ,
"voluble" ,
"long-winded" ,
"prolix" ,
"verbose" ,
"courtly" ,
"cultivated" ,
"gallant" ,
"genteel" ,
"polished" ,
"refined"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"gruff" ,
"rough" ,
"snappish" ,
"candid" ,
"direct" ,
"forthright" ,
"foursquare" ,
"frank" ,
"free-spoken" ,
"open" ,
"outspoken" ,
"plain" ,
"plainspoken" ,
"point-blank" ,
"straightforward" ,
"straight-out" ,
"artless" ,
"discourteous" ,
"disrespectful" ,
"impertinent" ,
"impolite" ,
"inconsiderate" ,
"insensitive" ,
"rude" ,
"tactless" ,
"undiplomatic" ,
"brief" ,
"closemouthed" ,
"laconic" ,
"reserved" ,
"reticent" ,
"terse" ,
"tight-lipped" ,
"earnest" ,
"honest" ,
"sincere" ,
"coarse" ,
"crass" ,
"crude" ,
"low" ,
"uncouth" ,
"vulgar"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"abrupt" ,
"bluff" ,
"blunt" ,
"brusque" ,
"brusk" ,
"crusty" ,
"downright" ,
"short" ,
"short-spoken" ,
"snippy" ,
"unceremonious"
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]
} ,
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"marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning" : {
"antonyms" : [
"circuitous" ,
"circumlocutory" ,
"diffuse" ,
"long-winded" ,
"prolix" ,
"rambling" ,
"verbose" ,
"windy" ,
"wordy"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"on a daily basis she e-mailed to her commanders curt reports on the situation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"pleonastic" ,
"redundant" ,
"repetitious" ,
"tautological" ,
"tautologous" ,
"enlarged" ,
"expanded" ,
"supplemented" ,
"embellished" ,
"embroidered" ,
"exaggerated" ,
"inflated"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"abrupt" ,
"blunt" ,
"brusque" ,
"brusk" ,
"short" ,
"snippety" ,
"snippy" ,
"abbreviated" ,
"abridged" ,
"condensed" ,
"curtailed" ,
"shortened" ,
"meaty" ,
"substantial" ,
"meaningful" ,
"significant" ,
"well-turned"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aphoristic" ,
"apothegmatic" ,
"brief" ,
"capsule" ,
"compact" ,
"compendious" ,
"concise" ,
"crisp" ,
"elliptical" ,
"elliptic" ,
"epigrammatic" ,
"laconic" ,
"monosyllabic" ,
"pithy" ,
"sententious" ,
"succinct" ,
"summary" ,
"telegraphic" ,
"terse" ,
"thumbnail"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"curtail" : {
"to make less in extent or duration" : {
"antonyms" : [
"elongate" ,
"extend" ,
"lengthen" ,
"prolong" ,
"protract"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"enlarge" ,
"expand" ,
"supplement" ,
"add" ,
"aggrandize" ,
"amplify" ,
"augment" ,
"balloon" ,
"boost" ,
"dilate" ,
"escalate" ,
"heighten" ,
"increase" ,
"maximize" ,
"pump up" ,
"raise" ,
"blow up" ,
"distend" ,
"inflate" ,
"swell"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"abstract" ,
"digest" ,
"encapsulate" ,
"epitomize" ,
"recapitulate" ,
"summarize" ,
"sum up" ,
"abate" ,
"compress" ,
"constrict" ,
"contract" ,
"cut" ,
"cut down" ,
"pare" ,
"prune" ,
"trim" ,
"decrease" ,
"de-escalate" ,
"deflate" ,
"diminish" ,
"downsize" ,
"dwindle" ,
"lessen" ,
"lower" ,
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"moderate" ,
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"modify" ,
"reduce" ,
"retrench" ,
"shrink" ,
"slash" ,
"subtract (from)" ,
"taper"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"abbreviate" ,
"abridge" ,
"cut back" ,
"dock" ,
"elide" ,
"shorten" ,
"syncopate" ,
"truncate"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"curtailing" : {
"to make less in extent or duration" : {
"antonyms" : [
"elongating" ,
"extending" ,
"lengthening" ,
"prolonging" ,
"protracting"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"enlarging" ,
"expanding" ,
"supplementing" ,
"adding" ,
"aggrandizing" ,
"amplifying" ,
"augmenting" ,
"ballooning" ,
"boosting" ,
"dilating" ,
"escalating" ,
"heightening" ,
"increasing" ,
"maximizing" ,
"pumping up" ,
"raising" ,
"blowing up" ,
"distending" ,
"inflating" ,
"swelling"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"abstracting" ,
"digesting" ,
"encapsulating" ,
"epitomizing" ,
"recapitulating" ,
"summarizing" ,
"summing up" ,
"abating" ,
"compressing" ,
"constricting" ,
"contracting" ,
"cutting" ,
"cutting down" ,
"paring" ,
"pruning" ,
"trimming" ,
"decreasing" ,
"de-escalating" ,
"deflating" ,
"diminishing" ,
"downsizing" ,
"dwindling" ,
"lessening" ,
"lowering" ,
"moderating" ,
"modifying" ,
"reducing" ,
"retrenching" ,
"shrinking" ,
"slashing" ,
"subtracting (from)" ,
"tapering"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"abbreviating" ,
"abridging" ,
"cutting back" ,
"docking" ,
"eliding" ,
"shortening" ,
"syncopating" ,
"truncating"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"curtailment" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"as in abridgments , condensations" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in cuts , cutbacks" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"curtain" : {
"pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the kittens keep climbing the curtains"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"hanging(s)" ,
"shade" ,
"tapestry" ,
"window shade"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"drapery" ,
"drapes"
]
} ,
"something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"there has long been a curtain of secrecy surrounding that group"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"blind" ,
"concealer" ,
"screen" ,
"shield" ,
"fig leaf" ,
"Potemkin village" ,
"Trojan horse" ,
"camouflage" ,
"disguise" ,
"facade" ,
"fa\u00e7ade" ,
"face" ,
"veneer" ,
"gloss" ,
"varnish"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"blanket" ,
"cloak" ,
"cope" ,
"cover" ,
"cover-up" ,
"covering" ,
"coverture" ,
"hood" ,
"mantle" ,
"mask" ,
"pall" ,
"penumbra" ,
"robe" ,
"shroud" ,
"veil" ,
"wraps"
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]
} ,
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"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"birth" ,
"nativity"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"it'll be curtains for us if we're caught"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"existence" ,
"life" ,
"creation" ,
"genesis" ,
"origination" ,
"rise"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"casualty" ,
"fatality" ,
"martyrdom" ,
"self-destruction" ,
"self-murder" ,
"self-slaughter" ,
"suicide" ,
"annihilation" ,
"destruction" ,
"ending" ,
"extermination" ,
"ruin" ,
"assassination" ,
"execution" ,
"killing" ,
"massacre" ,
"slaughter"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"death" ,
"decease" ,
"demise" ,
"dissolution" ,
"doom" ,
"end" ,
"exit" ,
"expiration" ,
"expiry" ,
"fate" ,
"grave" ,
"great divide" ,
"passage" ,
"passing" ,
"quietus" ,
"sleep"
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]
} ,
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"to keep secret or shut off from view" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"bare" ,
"disclose" ,
"display" ,
"divulge" ,
"expose" ,
"reveal" ,
"show" ,
"uncloak" ,
"uncover" ,
"unmask" ,
"unveil"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"bring out" ,
"present" ,
"clarify" ,
"illuminate" ,
"advertise" ,
"air" ,
"broadcast" ,
"get out" ,
"proclaim" ,
"publicize" ,
"publish" ,
"spread"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"bury" ,
"camouflage" ,
"cover (up)" ,
"smother" ,
"gild" ,
"gloss (over)" ,
"varnish" ,
"whitewash" ,
"becloud" ,
"bedim" ,
"befog" ,
"block" ,
"cloud" ,
"darken" ,
"eclipse" ,
"obstruct" ,
"occlude" ,
"overcast" ,
"overshadow" ,
"shade"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"belie" ,
"blanket" ,
"blot out" ,
"cloak" ,
"conceal" ,
"cover" ,
"disguise" ,
"enshroud" ,
"hide" ,
"mask" ,
"obscure" ,
"occult" ,
"paper over" ,
"screen" ,
"shroud" ,
"suppress" ,
"veil"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"noun" ,
"verb"
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]
} ,
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"curtained (off)" : {
"as in screened (off)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"cushion" : {
"something that serves as a protective barrier" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"used a blanket as a cushion between the two tables in the moving van"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"baffle" ,
"muffler" ,
"padding" ,
"safeguard" ,
"shield" ,
"barricade" ,
"cordon"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"buffer" ,
"bumper" ,
"cocoon" ,
"cushioning" ,
"fender" ,
"pad"
]
} ,
"to lessen the shock of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a substantial nest egg helped to cushion the sudden loss of her job"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"heighten" ,
"intensify" ,
"sharpen"
] ,
"related" : [
"baffle" ,
"dampen" ,
"deaden" ,
"dull" ,
"obtund" ,
"moderate" ,
"modulate" ,
"temper" ,
"allay" ,
"alleviate" ,
"assuage" ,
"ease" ,
"lighten" ,
"mitigate" ,
"relieve"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"buffer" ,
"gentle" ,
"soften"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"noun" ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"cushioning" : {
"as in softening , emollient" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"something that serves as a protective barrier" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"put plenty of cushioning around that bottle of wine if you're going to carry it home in your suitcase"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"baffle" ,
"muffler" ,
"padding" ,
"safeguard" ,
"shield" ,
"barricade" ,
"cordon"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"buffer" ,
"bumper" ,
"cocoon" ,
"cushion" ,
"fender" ,
"pad"
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]
} ,
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"to lessen the shock of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
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"a substantial nest egg helped to cushion the sudden loss of her job"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"heightening" ,
"intensifying" ,
"sharpening"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"baffling" ,
"dampening" ,
"deadening" ,
"dulling" ,
"obtunding" ,
"moderating" ,
"modulating" ,
"tempering" ,
"allaying" ,
"alleviating" ,
"assuaging" ,
"easing" ,
"lightening" ,
"mitigating" ,
"relieving"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"buffering" ,
"gentling" ,
"softening"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"cusses" : {
"a disrespectful or indecent word or expression" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a man who has never uttered a single cuss"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"bawdries" ,
"languages" ,
"scurrilities" ,
"execrations" ,
"imprecations" ,
"maledictions" ,
"epithets" ,
"names" ,
"oaths"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"curses" ,
"cusswords" ,
"dirty words" ,
"expletives" ,
"four-letter words" ,
"obscenities" ,
"profanities" ,
"swears" ,
"swearwords" ,
"vulgarisms"
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]
} ,
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"to use offensive or indecent language" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the little girl clapped her hands over her ears when her brother started cussing"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"anathematizes" ,
"confounds" ,
"damns" ,
"execrates" ,
"imprecates" ,
"fulminates" ,
"rails" ,
"rants" ,
"reviles"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"blasphemes" ,
"curses" ,
"swears"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"noun" ,
"verb"
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]
} ,
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"custodians" : {
"a person or group that watches over someone or something" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"served as custodian of the prisoner until he could be turned over to federal authorities"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"observers" ,
"patrols" ,
"spotters" ,
"surveillants" ,
"watchdogs" ,
"bodyguards" ,
"convoys" ,
"defenders" ,
"escorts" ,
"honor guards" ,
"gatekeepers" ,
"hacks"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"guardians" ,
"guards" ,
"keepers" ,
"lookouts" ,
"minders" ,
"pickets" ,
"sentinels" ,
"sentries" ,
"wardens" ,
"warders" ,
"watchers" ,
"watches" ,
"watchmen"
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]
} ,
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"a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the custodian made his usual rounds of the building to make sure that everything was OK"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"cocurators" ,
"co-curators" ,
"curators" ,
"sextons" ,
"stewards"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"caretakers" ,
"guardians" ,
"janitors" ,
"keepers" ,
"wardens" ,
"watchmen"
]
} ,
"someone that protects" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we must regard ourselves as custodians of the Earth so that its natural resources may be enjoyed by many generations to come"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bodyguards" ,
"champions" ,
"lookouts" ,
"sentinels" ,
"sentries" ,
"wardens" ,
"warders" ,
"watchdogs" ,
"watches" ,
"watchmen" ,
"conservers" ,
"harborers" ,
"keepers" ,
"preservers" ,
"savers"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"defenders" ,
"guardian angels" ,
"guardians" ,
"guards" ,
"protections" ,
"protectors"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"customizes" : {
"to change (something) in order to fit the needs or requirements of a person, business, etc." : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"The program can be customized to serve different purposes." ,
"customized the car with a unique paint job"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"cut (across)" : {
"to make one's way through, across, or over" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"cut across the field on the way to school"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"hike" ,
"traipse" ,
"tramp" ,
"tread" ,
"walk" ,
"ride" ,
"run" ,
"crisscross"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"course" ,
"cover" ,
"cross" ,
"follow" ,
"go" ,
"navigate" ,
"pass (over)" ,
"perambulate" ,
"peregrinate" ,
"proceed (along)" ,
"track" ,
"transit" ,
"travel" ,
"traverse"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"cut a deal" : {
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"We managed to cut a deal with the landlord in which we will be allowed to adopt a furry friend in exchange for an increase in rent."
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"argue" ,
"bicker" ,
"clash" ,
"fight" ,
"hassle" ,
"quarrel" ,
"quibble" ,
"squabble" ,
"wrangle" ,
"comparison shop" ,
"shop (around)" ,
"barter" ,
"exchange" ,
"trade" ,
"hawk" ,
"peddle" ,
"buy" ,
"purchase"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"bargain" ,
"chaffer" ,
"deal" ,
"dicker" ,
"haggle" ,
"horse-trade" ,
"negotiate" ,
"palter"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"phrase"
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]
} ,
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"cut capers" : {
"to play and run about happily" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
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"The children cut capers through the garden."
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"mope" ,
"pout" ,
"stew" ,
"sulk"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"bound" ,
"hop" ,
"leap" ,
"lope" ,
"skip" ,
"spring" ,
"trip" ,
"tumble" ,
"curvet" ,
"dance" ,
"prance" ,
"carouse" ,
"revel" ,
"roister" ,
"carry on" ,
"fool around" ,
"horse around" ,
"clown" ,
"cut up" ,
"joyride" ,
"roughhouse" ,
"skylark" ,
"kite"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"caper" ,
"cavort" ,
"disport" ,
"frisk" ,
"frolic" ,
"gambol" ,
"lark" ,
"rollick" ,
"romp" ,
"sport"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"phrase"
]
} ,
"cut-back" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
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"we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"elongate" ,
"extend" ,
"lengthen"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"skive" ,
"whittle" ,
"manicure" ,
"mow" ,
"pinch" ,
"stump" ,
"curtail" ,
"shorten"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"bob" ,
"clip" ,
"crop" ,
"cut" ,
"dock" ,
"lop (off)" ,
"nip" ,
"pare" ,
"poll" ,
"prune" ,
"shave" ,
"shear" ,
"snip" ,
"trim"
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]
} ,
"to make less in extent or duration" : {
"antonyms" : [
"elongate" ,
"extend" ,
"lengthen" ,
"prolong" ,
"protract"
] ,
"examples" : [
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"cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enlarge" ,
"expand" ,
"supplement" ,
"add" ,
"aggrandize" ,
"amplify" ,
"augment" ,
"balloon" ,
"boost" ,
"dilate" ,
"escalate" ,
"heighten" ,
"increase" ,
"maximize" ,
"pump up" ,
"raise" ,
"blow up" ,
"distend" ,
"inflate" ,
"swell"
] ,
"related" : [
"abstract" ,
"digest" ,
"encapsulate" ,
"epitomize" ,
"recapitulate" ,
"summarize" ,
"sum up" ,
"abate" ,
"compress" ,
"constrict" ,
"contract" ,
"cut" ,
"cut down" ,
"pare" ,
"prune" ,
"trim" ,
"decrease" ,
"de-escalate" ,
"deflate" ,
"diminish" ,
"downsize" ,
"dwindle" ,
"lessen" ,
"lower" ,
"moderate" ,
"modify" ,
"reduce" ,
"retrench" ,
"shrink" ,
"slash" ,
"subtract (from)" ,
"taper"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abbreviate" ,
"abridge" ,
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"curtail" ,
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"dock" ,
"elide" ,
"shorten" ,
"syncopate" ,
"truncate"
]
} ,
"type" : [
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"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"cutbacks" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"cute" : {
"clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"artless" ,
"guileless" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
"undesigning"
] ,
"examples" : [
"she's very nice, but she's not afraid to get cute when there's something she wants"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"obvious" ,
"open" ,
"patent" ,
"plain" ,
"public" ,
"unconcealed" ,
"aboveboard" ,
"candid" ,
"direct" ,
"forthright" ,
"frank" ,
"honest" ,
"natural" ,
"outspoken" ,
"plainspoken" ,
"real" ,
"simple" ,
"sincere" ,
"straightforward" ,
"unaffected" ,
"unpretending" ,
"unpretentious" ,
"unvarnished" ,
"childlike" ,
"impressionable" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unworldly" ,
"unforced" ,
"unstudied" ,
"trustful" ,
"trusting"
] ,
"related" : [
"astute" ,
"facile" ,
"glib" ,
"sharp" ,
"crooked" ,
"deceitful" ,
"deceptive" ,
"dishonest" ,
"fraudulent" ,
"insinuating" ,
"knavish" ,
"Machiavellian" ,
"oblique" ,
"serpentine" ,
"shady" ,
"shifty" ,
"slippery" ,
"sneaky" ,
"treacherous" ,
"underhand" ,
"underhanded" ,
"unscrupulous" ,
"backhanded" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"hypocritical" ,
"insincere" ,
"left-handed" ,
"mealy" ,
"mealymouthed" ,
"smooth-tongued" ,
"two-faced" ,
"circuitous" ,
"circular" ,
"roundabout" ,
"clandestine" ,
"concealed" ,
"covert" ,
"furtive" ,
"hugger-mugger" ,
"secret" ,
"stealthy" ,
"surreptitious" ,
"undercover" ,
"calculating" ,
"plotting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artful" ,
"beguiling" ,
"cagey" ,
"cagy" ,
"crafty" ,
"cunning" ,
"designing" ,
"devious" ,
"dodgy" ,
"foxy" ,
"guileful" ,
"scheming" ,
"shrewd" ,
"slick" ,
"sly" ,
"subtle" ,
"tricky" ,
"wily"
]
} ,
"making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred" : {
"antonyms" : [
"earnest" ,
"sincere"
] ,
"examples" : [
"we're having a serious discussion here, so cut the cute remarks"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"grave" ,
"serious" ,
"sober" ,
"solemn" ,
"somber" ,
"sombre"
] ,
"related" : [
"flighty" ,
"frivolous" ,
"cheeky" ,
"cocky" ,
"fresh" ,
"impertinent" ,
"impish" ,
"impudent" ,
"mischievous" ,
"playful" ,
"roguish" ,
"sassy" ,
"saucy" ,
"waggish" ,
"disrespectful" ,
"rude" ,
"breezy" ,
"casual" ,
"glib" ,
"inappropriate" ,
"thoughtless"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"facetious" ,
"flip" ,
"flippant" ,
"pert" ,
"smart" ,
"smart-aleck" ,
"smart-alecky" ,
"smart-ass" ,
"smart-assed" ,
"smarty-pants" ,
"wise" ,
"wiseass"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
] ,
"very pleasing to look at" : {
"antonyms" : [
"grotesque" ,
"hideous" ,
"homely" ,
"ill-favored" ,
"plain" ,
"ugly" ,
"unaesthetic" ,
"unattractive" ,
"unbeautiful" ,
"uncomely" ,
"uncute" ,
"unhandsome" ,
"unlovely" ,
"unpleasing" ,
"unpretty" ,
"unsightly"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a cute baby that no one could resist cooing over"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abhorrent" ,
"abominable" ,
"bad" ,
"disagreeable" ,
"disgusting" ,
"dreadful" ,
"foul" ,
"frightful" ,
"ghastly" ,
"horrible" ,
"loathsome" ,
"nasty" ,
"nauseating" ,
"objectionable" ,
"offensive" ,
"repellent" ,
"repellant" ,
"repugnant" ,
"repulsive" ,
"revolting" ,
"shocking" ,
"sickening" ,
"terrible" ,
"vile" ,
"unappealing" ,
"unappetizing" ,
"unimposing" ,
"unpleasant" ,
"unprepossessing" ,
"frumpish" ,
"frumpy" ,
"unbecoming" ,
"unshapely"
] ,
"related" : [
"alluring" ,
"appealing" ,
"charming" ,
"cunning" ,
"delightful" ,
"engaging" ,
"fascinating" ,
"glamorous" ,
"glamourous" ,
"prepossessing" ,
"elegant" ,
"exquisite" ,
"glorious" ,
"Junoesque" ,
"magnificent" ,
"resplendent" ,
"splendid" ,
"statuesque" ,
"sublime" ,
"superb" ,
"flawless" ,
"perfect" ,
"radiant" ,
"dainty" ,
"delicate" ,
"personable" ,
"pleasant" ,
"presentable" ,
"chocolate-box" ,
"prettyish" ,
"desirable" ,
"dishy" ,
"dollish" ,
"foxy" ,
"hot" ,
"luscious" ,
"nubile" ,
"pulchritudinous" ,
"seductive" ,
"sexy" ,
"toothsome" ,
"hunky" ,
"studly" ,
"arresting" ,
"eye-catching" ,
"flamboyant" ,
"flashy" ,
"glossy" ,
"showstopping" ,
"showy" ,
"slick" ,
"snazzy" ,
"splashy" ,
"striking" ,
"zingy" ,
"photogenic" ,
"telegenic"
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] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"aesthetic" ,
"esthetic" ,
"aesthetical" ,
"esthetical" ,
"attractive" ,
"beauteous" ,
"beautiful" ,
"bonny" ,
"bonnie" ,
"comely" ,
"drop-dead" ,
"fair" ,
"fetching" ,
"good" ,
"good-looking" ,
"goodly" ,
"gorgeous" ,
"handsome" ,
"knockout" ,
"likely" ,
"lovely" ,
"lovesome" ,
"pretty" ,
"ravishing" ,
"seemly" ,
"sightly" ,
"stunning" ,
"taking" ,
"well-favored"
]
}
} ,
"cuties" : {
"a lovely woman" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
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"in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"bags" ,
"frumps" ,
"crones" ,
"hags" ,
"witches"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"belles" ,
"charmers" ,
"peaches" ,
"bathing beauties" ,
"cover girls" ,
"pinup girls" ,
"houris" ,
"cutie-pies" ,
"dishes" ,
"dolls" ,
"dreamboats" ,
"hotties" ,
"lookers" ,
"pretties" ,
"coquettes" ,
"femmes fatales" ,
"sirens" ,
"temptresses" ,
"vamps"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"babes" ,
"beauties" ,
"beauty queens" ,
"cookies" ,
"dolly birds" ,
"enchantresses" ,
"eyefuls" ,
"foxes" ,
"fox" ,
"goddesses" ,
"honeys" ,
"knockouts" ,
"queens" ,
"stunners"
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]
} ,
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"a physically attractive person" : {
"antonyms" : [
"dogs"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"a director hoping to find among that crowd of cuties someone who could actually act"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"beauties" ,
"eyefuls" ,
"goddesses" ,
"lovelies" ,
"stunners" ,
"beefcakes" ,
"hunks" ,
"studs" ,
"superstuds"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"babes" ,
"dishes" ,
"dolls" ,
"dreamboats" ,
"foxes" ,
"fox" ,
"glamour-pusses" ,
"hotties" ,
"knockouts" ,
"lookers" ,
"showstoppers" ,
"tens"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"cutoff" : {
"the stopping of a process or activity" : {
"antonyms" : [
"continuance" ,
"continuation"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"with a cutoff for funding the war, military operations soon ground to a halt"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"extension" ,
"persistence" ,
"prolongation"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"mop-up" ,
"phaseout" ,
"abeyance" ,
"break" ,
"interruption" ,
"layoff" ,
"letup" ,
"moratorium" ,
"pause" ,
"standstill" ,
"suspension"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"arrest" ,
"arrestment" ,
"cease" ,
"cessation" ,
"check" ,
"close" ,
"closedown" ,
"closure" ,
"conclusion" ,
"discontinuance" ,
"discontinuation" ,
"end" ,
"ending" ,
"expiration" ,
"finish" ,
"halt" ,
"lapse" ,
"offset" ,
"shutdown" ,
"shutoff" ,
"stay" ,
"stop" ,
"stoppage" ,
"surcease" ,
"termination"
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]
} ,
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"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"carry on" ,
"continue" ,
"follow through (with)" ,
"keep up" ,
"run on" ,
"advance" ,
"proceed" ,
"progress" ,
"actuate" ,
"drive" ,
"impel" ,
"propel" ,
"stir"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"complete" ,
"conclude" ,
"finish" ,
"close (down)" ,
"deactivate" ,
"block" ,
"blockade" ,
"dam" ,
"delay" ,
"detain" ,
"hinder" ,
"hold" ,
"hold back" ,
"impede" ,
"kibosh" ,
"obstruct" ,
"stem" ,
"call" ,
"suspend" ,
"arrest" ,
"brake" ,
"check" ,
"clamp down" ,
"rein (in)" ,
"squash" ,
"squelch" ,
"stamp" ,
"stanch" ,
"staunch" ,
"stunt" ,
"suppress" ,
"turn back" ,
"pause" ,
"stay" ,
"suspend" ,
"abolish" ,
"abort" ,
"annul" ,
"demolish" ,
"destroy" ,
"dissolve" ,
"kill" ,
"ruin" ,
"scuttle" ,
"snuff"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"break" ,
"break off" ,
"break up" ,
"can" ,
"cease" ,
"cut out" ,
"desist (from)" ,
"discontinue" ,
"drop" ,
"end" ,
"give over" ,
"halt" ,
"knock off" ,
"lay off" ,
"leave off" ,
"pack (up or in)" ,
"quit" ,
"shut off" ,
"stop"
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]
} ,
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"to set or keep apart from others" : {
"antonyms" : [
"desegregate" ,
"integrate" ,
"reintegrate"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"assimilate" ,
"associate" ,
"connect" ,
"join" ,
"link" ,
"unite" ,
"discharge" ,
"free" ,
"liberate" ,
"loose" ,
"release"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"quarantine" ,
"confine" ,
"immure" ,
"incarcerate" ,
"intern" ,
"jail" ,
"lock (up)" ,
"restrain" ,
"restrict" ,
"abstract" ,
"detach" ,
"disengage" ,
"remove" ,
"detain" ,
"hold" ,
"keep"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"insulate" ,
"isolate" ,
"seclude" ,
"segregate" ,
"separate" ,
"sequester"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"noun" ,
"verb"
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]
} ,
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"cuts ice" : {
"to be of importance" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"Honestly, that jargon doesn't really cut any ice with me."
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"affects" ,
"concerns" ,
"influences" ,
"sways" ,
"adds up (to)" ,
"amounts (to)"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"counts" ,
"imports" ,
"matters" ,
"means" ,
"signifies" ,
"weighs"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
"phrase"
]
} ,
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"cutting" : {
"a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"a bag full of grass cuttings"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"chop" ,
"cutlet" ,
"length" ,
"part" ,
"portion" ,
"section" ,
"segment" ,
"chunk" ,
"hunk" ,
"lump" ,
"clipping" ,
"paring" ,
"shaving" ,
"sliver" ,
"snippet" ,
"splinter"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"cut" ,
"slice"
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]
} ,
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"causing intense discomfort to one's skin" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"balmy" ,
"gentle" ,
"mild" ,
"soothing"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"brisk" ,
"invigorating" ,
"nippy" ,
"snappy" ,
"needlelike" ,
"prickly" ,
"tingling" ,
"caustic" ,
"corrosive"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"biting" ,
"bitter" ,
"keen" ,
"penetrating" ,
"piercing" ,
"raw" ,
"sharp" ,
"shrewd" ,
"smarting" ,
"stinging"
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]
} ,
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"having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"blunt" ,
"blunted" ,
"dull" ,
"dulled" ,
"obtuse"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"the cutting side of the sword blade"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"rounded" ,
"smooth" ,
"soft" ,
"even" ,
"flat" ,
"level" ,
"slick"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"clawlike" ,
"daggerlike" ,
"knifelike" ,
"jabbing" ,
"jagged" ,
"lacerating" ,
"piercing" ,
"scratching" ,
"stabbing" ,
"pointed" ,
"pointy" ,
"spiky" ,
"spikey"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"edged" ,
"edgy" ,
"ground" ,
"honed" ,
"keen" ,
"sharp" ,
"sharpened" ,
"stropped" ,
"trenchant" ,
"whetted"
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]
} ,
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"marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
"her cutting comments serve only one purpose: to make someone cry"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amusing" ,
"droll" ,
"merry" ,
"playful" ,
"sportive" ,
"waggish" ,
"gentle" ,
"mild" ,
"bland" ,
"good-humored" ,
"good-natured" ,
"diplomatic" ,
"polite" ,
"smooth" ,
"suave" ,
"urbane" ,
"affable" ,
"cordial" ,
"genial" ,
"gracious" ,
"hospitable" ,
"sociable"
] ,
"related" : [
"brisk" ,
"cross" ,
"sharp-tongued" ,
"sour" ,
"sourish" ,
"spiky" ,
"spikey" ,
"tartish" ,
"incisive" ,
"keen" ,
"poignant" ,
"trenchant" ,
"cynical" ,
"dry" ,
"ironic" ,
"ironical" ,
"wry" ,
"facetious" ,
"flippant" ,
"tongue-in-cheek" ,
"acrimonious" ,
"bitter" ,
"resentful" ,
"vitriolic" ,
"harsh" ,
"rough" ,
"severe" ,
"stringent" ,
"abrupt" ,
"blunt" ,
"brusque" ,
"brusk" ,
"concise" ,
"crisp" ,
"curt" ,
"gruff" ,
"pithy" ,
"snippety" ,
"snippy" ,
"succinct" ,
"terse" ,
"backhanded" ,
"insincere"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acerb" ,
"acerbic" ,
"acid" ,
"acidic" ,
"acidulous" ,
"acrid" ,
"barbed" ,
"biting" ,
"caustic" ,
"corrosive" ,
"mordant" ,
"pungent" ,
"sarcastic" ,
"sardonic" ,
"satiric" ,
"satirical" ,
"scalding" ,
"scathing" ,
"sharp" ,
"smart-aleck" ,
"smart-alecky" ,
"smart-mouthed" ,
"snarky" ,
"tart"
]
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} ,
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"to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"enriching" ,
"fortifying" ,
"richening" ,
"strengthening"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"fertilizing" ,
"larding" ,
"augmenting" ,
"reinforcing" ,
"reenforcing" ,
"supplementing" ,
"decontaminating" ,
"purifying" ,
"clarifying" ,
"cleaning" ,
"cleansing" ,
"distilling" ,
"filtering" ,
"flushing" ,
"leaching" ,
"pasteurizing" ,
"purging" ,
"refining" ,
"bettering" ,
"enhancing" ,
"improving" ,
"compacting" ,
"concentrating" ,
"condensing"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"loading" ,
"befouling" ,
"contaminating" ,
"corrupting" ,
"defiling" ,
"dirtying" ,
"envenoming" ,
"fouling" ,
"infecting" ,
"poisoning" ,
"polluting" ,
"soiling" ,
"spoiling" ,
"sullying" ,
"tainting" ,
"cheapening" ,
"debasing" ,
"degrading" ,
"manipulating" ,
"misrepresenting" ,
"tampering (with)" ,
"counterfeiting" ,
"faking" ,
"falsifying" ,
"fudging" ,
"doctoring" ,
"spiking" ,
"attenuating" ,
"moderating" ,
"qualifying" ,
"tempering"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"adulterating" ,
"diluting" ,
"extending" ,
"lacing" ,
"sophisticating" ,
"thinning" ,
"watering down" ,
"weakening"
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]
} ,
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"to deliberately ignore or treat rudely" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"isolating" ,
"ostracizing" ,
"brushing (aside or off)" ,
"disdaining" ,
"rebuffing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"repelling" ,
"repulsing" ,
"scorning" ,
"spurning" ,
"disregarding" ,
"forgetting" ,
"neglecting" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overpassing" ,
"passing over" ,
"shrugging off"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cold-shouldering" ,
"high-hatting" ,
"slighting" ,
"snubbing" ,
"stiff-arming" ,
"stiffing"
]
} ,
"to depart abruptly from a straight line or course" : {
"antonyms" : [
"straightening"
] ,
"examples" : [
"cut towards the goal, eluding a defender"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"skewing" ,
"arching" ,
"arcing" ,
"bending" ,
"bowing" ,
"crooking" ,
"curving" ,
"hooking" ,
"rounding" ,
"sweeping" ,
"wheeling" ,
"about-facing" ,
"pivoting" ,
"circling" ,
"coiling" ,
"curling" ,
"looping" ,
"spiraling" ,
"spiralling" ,
"turning" ,
"twisting" ,
"winding" ,
"weaving" ,
"zigzagging" ,
"deviating" ,
"straying" ,
"wandering" ,
"wavering"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"breaking" ,
"sheering" ,
"swerving" ,
"veering" ,
"yawing" ,
"zagging" ,
"zigging"
]
} ,
"to divide by passing through or across" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"crisscrossing" ,
"decussating"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"bisecting" ,
"crossing" ,
"intersecting"
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]
} ,
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"to fail to attend" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"attending" ,
"showing up (for)"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"ignoring" ,
"neglecting" ,
"passing over"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blowing off" ,
"missing" ,
"skipping"
]
} ,
"to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"agglomerating" ,
"aggregating" ,
"amalgamating" ,
"assimilating" ,
"coalescing" ,
"conglomerating" ,
"consolidating" ,
"integrating" ,
"synthesizing" ,
"unifying"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"assessing" ,
"diagnosing" ,
"evaluating" ,
"examining" ,
"inspecting" ,
"investigating" ,
"scrutinizing" ,
"arranging" ,
"assorting" ,
"cataloging" ,
"cataloguing" ,
"categorizing" ,
"classifying" ,
"codifying" ,
"diagramming" ,
"diagraming" ,
"enumerating" ,
"indexing" ,
"ordering" ,
"schematizing" ,
"sorting" ,
"tabulating" ,
"dividing" ,
"reducing" ,
"segmenting" ,
"separating" ,
"subdividing"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"analyzing" ,
"anatomizing" ,
"assaying" ,
"breaking down" ,
"deconstructing" ,
"dissecting"
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]
} ,
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"to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"elongating" ,
"extending" ,
"lengthening"
] ,
"related" : [
"skiving" ,
"whittling" ,
"manicuring" ,
"mowing" ,
"pinching" ,
"stumping" ,
"curtailing" ,
"shortening"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bobbing" ,
"clipping" ,
"cropping" ,
"cutting back" ,
"docking" ,
"lopping (off)" ,
"nipping" ,
"paring" ,
"polling" ,
"pruning" ,
"shaving" ,
"shearing" ,
"snipping" ,
"trimming"
]
} ,
"to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"crosscutting" ,
"hacksawing" ,
"scissoring" ,
"cleaving" ,
"riving" ,
"splitting" ,
"piercing" ,
"stabbing" ,
"bruising" ,
"butchering" ,
"hacking" ,
"haggling" ,
"lacerating" ,
"mangling" ,
"rending" ,
"tearing" ,
"carving" ,
"chipping" ,
"chiseling" ,
"chiselling" ,
"notching" ,
"anatomizing" ,
"dissecting" ,
"sectioning" ,
"chopping" ,
"dicing" ,
"mincing" ,
"amputating" ,
"cutting off" ,
"severing"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"gashing" ,
"incising" ,
"ripping" ,
"shearing" ,
"slashing" ,
"slicing" ,
"slitting"
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]
} ,
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"to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"you need to cut the lawn very soon\u2014before it becomes a jungle"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"clipping" ,
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"cropping" ,
"curtailing" ,
"cutting back" ,
"docking" ,
"hacking" ,
"lopping" ,
"manicuring" ,
"nipping" ,
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"paring" ,
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"pruning" ,
"trimming" ,
"bobbing" ,
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"shaving" ,
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"shearing" ,
"snipping"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"mowing"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"cutting (out)" : {
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"now cut that out , or I'm turning this car around!"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"carrying on" ,
"continuing" ,
"following through (with)" ,
"keeping up" ,
"running on" ,
"advancing" ,
"proceeding" ,
"progressing" ,
"actuating" ,
"driving" ,
"impelling" ,
"propelling" ,
"stirring"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"completing" ,
"concluding" ,
"finishing" ,
"closing (down)" ,
"deactivating" ,
"blockading" ,
"blocking" ,
"damming" ,
"delaying" ,
"detaining" ,
"hindering" ,
"holding" ,
"holding back" ,
"impeding" ,
"kiboshing" ,
"obstructing" ,
"stemming" ,
"calling" ,
"suspending" ,
"arresting" ,
"braking" ,
"checking" ,
"clamping down" ,
"reining (in)" ,
"squashing" ,
"squelching" ,
"stamping" ,
"stanching" ,
"staunching" ,
"stunting" ,
"suppressing" ,
"turning back" ,
"pausing" ,
"staying" ,
"suspending" ,
"abolishing" ,
"aborting" ,
"annulling" ,
"demolishing" ,
"destroying" ,
"dissolving" ,
"killing" ,
"ruining" ,
"scuttling" ,
"snuffing"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"breaking" ,
"breaking off" ,
"breaking up" ,
"canning" ,
"ceasing" ,
"cutting off" ,
"desisting (from)" ,
"discontinuing" ,
"dropping" ,
"ending" ,
"giving over" ,
"halting" ,
"knocking off" ,
"laying off" ,
"leaving off" ,
"packing (up or in)" ,
"quitting" ,
"shutting off" ,
"stopping"
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]
} ,
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"to leave a place often for another" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"arriving" ,
"coming" ,
"showing up" ,
"turning up"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"abiding" ,
"dwelling" ,
"lodging" ,
"remaining" ,
"settling" ,
"staying" ,
"tarrying" ,
"approaching" ,
"closing" ,
"nearing" ,
"hitting" ,
"landing" ,
"reaching"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"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"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"bailing" ,
"bailing out" ,
"booking" ,
"buggering off" ,
"bugging off" ,
"bugging out" ,
"buzzing (off)" ,
"clearing off" ,
"clearing out" ,
"departing" ,
"digging out" ,
"exiting" ,
"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"
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]
} ,
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"to stop functioning" : {
"antonyms" : [
"starting (up)"
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] ,
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"examples" : [
"the engine abruptly cut out"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"fizzling" ,
"sputtering" ,
"wheezing" ,
"acting up" ,
"malfunctioning" ,
"jamming"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"breaking" ,
"breaking down" ,
"conking (out)" ,
"crashing" ,
"dying" ,
"failing" ,
"giving out" ,
"stalling"
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]
} ,
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"to take the place of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"this ambitious new friend of hers seems to be cutting out people that she's known for years"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"preempting" ,
"usurping"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"displacing" ,
"displanting" ,
"relieving" ,
"replacing" ,
"substituting" ,
"superseding" ,
"supplanting"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"cutting down" : {
"to bring down by cutting" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"we need to cut down that dying tree"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"bulldozing" ,
"demolishing" ,
"flattening" ,
"leveling" ,
"levelling" ,
"razing" ,
"tearing down"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"chopping (down)" ,
"felling" ,
"hewing" ,
"mowing"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"cutting edge" : {
"being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"his insistent tracking shots and rapid-fire pacing earned him a reputation as a cutting-edge filmmaker"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conventional" ,
"customary" ,
"established" ,
"orthodox" ,
"traditional"
] ,
"related" : [
"pioneering" ,
"revolutionary" ,
"trailblazing" ,
"alternative" ,
"antiestablishment" ,
"nontraditional" ,
"unconventional" ,
"underground" ,
"bizarre" ,
"far-out" ,
"outr\u00e9" ,
"way-out" ,
"fresh" ,
"new" ,
"novel" ,
"original" ,
"strange" ,
"unaccustomed" ,
"unfamiliar" ,
"unheard-of" ,
"unknown" ,
"unprecedented" ,
"contemporary" ,
"current" ,
"hot" ,
"mod" ,
"modern" ,
"modernistic" ,
"newfangled" ,
"new-fashioned" ,
"present-day" ,
"red-hot" ,
"space-age" ,
"ultramodern" ,
"up-to-date"
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] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"advanced" ,
"avant" ,
"avant-garde" ,
"progressive" ,
"state-of-the-art"
]
} ,
"the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
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"an urban enclave that has an established reputation for being hospitable to artists who are part of the cutting edge"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"establishment" ,
"old guard"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"underground" ,
"avant-gardist" ,
"forerunner" ,
"pioneer" ,
"precursor" ,
"trailblazer"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"avant-garde" ,
"van" ,
"vanguard"
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]
} ,
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"the leading or most important part of a movement" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"spearhead"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"forefront" ,
"front line" ,
"leading edge" ,
"van" ,
"vanguard"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"cutting edges" : {
"the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an urban enclave that has an established reputation for being hospitable to artists who are part of the cutting edge"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"establishments" ,
"old guards"
] ,
"related" : [
"undergrounds" ,
"avant-gardists" ,
"forerunners" ,
"pioneers" ,
"precursors" ,
"trailblazers"
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] ,
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"synonyms" : [
"avant-gardes" ,
"vanguards" ,
"vans"
]
} ,
"the leading or most important part of a movement" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
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"a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"spearheads"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"forefronts" ,
"front lines" ,
"leading edges" ,
"vanguards" ,
"vans"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"cutting horse" : {
"as in quarter horse , saddle horse" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"cutting in" : {
"to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"barging (in)" ,
"bothering" ,
"horning in" ,
"adding" ,
"contributing" ,
"putting in"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"breaking in" ,
"chiming in" ,
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"his insistent tracking shots and rapid-fire pacing earned him a reputation as a cutting-edge filmmaker"
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] ,
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] ,
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]
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]
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"a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media"
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} ,
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