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{
"fealty" : {
"adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disloyalty" ,
"faithlessness" ,
"falseness" ,
"falsity" ,
"inconstancy" ,
"infidelity" ,
"perfidiousness" ,
"perfidy" ,
"treachery" ,
"unfaithfulness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"as much as I wanted to back my friend up, my fealty to the truth was greater, and I could not lie for him"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"alienation" ,
"disaffection" ,
"estrangement" ,
"separation"
] ,
"related" : [
"affection" ,
"fondness" ,
"determination" ,
"firmness" ,
"resolution" ,
"dependability" ,
"reliability" ,
"trustability" ,
"trustiness" ,
"trustworthiness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adhesion" ,
"allegiance" ,
"attachment" ,
"commitment" ,
"constancy" ,
"dedication" ,
"devotedness" ,
"devotion" ,
"faith" ,
"faithfulness" ,
"fastness" ,
"fidelity" ,
"loyalty" ,
"piety" ,
"steadfastness" ,
"troth"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"fearfulness" : {
"the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a vet who was adept at easing the fearfulness of her animal patients"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aplomb" ,
"assurance" ,
"boldness" ,
"confidence" ,
"self-assurance" ,
"self-confidence" ,
"bravery" ,
"courage" ,
"courageousness" ,
"daring" ,
"dauntlessness" ,
"doughtiness" ,
"fearlessness" ,
"fortitude" ,
"gallantry" ,
"hardihood" ,
"intrepidity" ,
"intrepidness" ,
"stoutness" ,
"valor" ,
"audacity" ,
"guts" ,
"nerve"
] ,
"related" : [
"phobia" ,
"creeps" ,
"jitters" ,
"nervousness" ,
"willies" ,
"pang" ,
"qualm" ,
"twinge" ,
"agitation" ,
"apprehension" ,
"consternation" ,
"discomposure" ,
"disquiet" ,
"funk" ,
"perturbation" ,
"concern" ,
"dismay" ,
"worry" ,
"cowardice" ,
"faintheartedness" ,
"timidity" ,
"timorousness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"alarm" ,
"alarum" ,
"anxiety" ,
"dread" ,
"fear" ,
"fright" ,
"horror" ,
"panic" ,
"scare" ,
"terror" ,
"trepidation"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"fearlessness" : {
"strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger" : {
"antonyms" : [
"cowardice" ,
"cowardliness" ,
"cravenness" ,
"dastardliness" ,
"poltroonery" ,
"spinelessness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the admirable fearlessness shown by the pioneers of the civil rights movement"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cold feet" ,
"faintheartedness" ,
"fearfulness" ,
"mousiness" ,
"timidity" ,
"timorousness" ,
"feebleness" ,
"softness" ,
"weakness" ,
"impotence" ,
"ineffectualness" ,
"hesitation" ,
"indecision" ,
"indecisiveness" ,
"irresolution"
] ,
"related" : [
"backbone" ,
"fiber" ,
"fortitude" ,
"grit" ,
"gumption" ,
"mettle" ,
"pluck" ,
"pluckiness" ,
"spunk" ,
"temper" ,
"determination" ,
"perseverance" ,
"resolution" ,
"endurance" ,
"stamina" ,
"stomach" ,
"tenacity" ,
"audacity" ,
"boldness" ,
"brazenness" ,
"cheek" ,
"cojones" ,
"effrontery" ,
"gall" ,
"temerity"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bottle" ,
"bravery" ,
"courage" ,
"courageousness" ,
"daring" ,
"daringness" ,
"dauntlessness" ,
"doughtiness" ,
"gallantry" ,
"greatheartedness" ,
"guts" ,
"gutsiness" ,
"hardihood" ,
"heart" ,
"heroism" ,
"intestinal fortitude" ,
"intrepidity" ,
"intrepidness" ,
"moxie" ,
"nerve" ,
"pecker" ,
"prowess" ,
"stoutness" ,
"valor" ,
"virtue"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"feasts" : {
"a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"some 90 Native Americans showed up for the feast put on by the Pilgrims at Plymouth"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"chow" ,
"messes" ,
"repasts" ,
"tables" ,
"blowouts" ,
"carnivals" ,
"festivals" ,
"fetes" ,
"f\u00eates" ,
"galas" ,
"parties" ,
"shindigs" ,
"festivities" ,
"barbecues" ,
"barbeques" ,
"clambakes" ,
"cookouts" ,
"fries" ,
"luaus" ,
"roasts" ,
"buffets" ,
"luncheons" ,
"smorgasbords"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"banquets" ,
"dinners" ,
"feeds" ,
"regales" ,
"spreads"
]
} ,
"a source of great satisfaction" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the colorful Mardi Gras parade is a feast for the senses"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"amusements" ,
"diversions" ,
"entertainments" ,
"fun" ,
"recreations" ,
"comforts" ,
"reliefs" ,
"solaces" ,
"gratifications" ,
"indulgences" ,
"ambrosias"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delectations" ,
"delights" ,
"gases" ,
"gasses" ,
"joys" ,
"kicks" ,
"mannas" ,
"pleasures" ,
"treats"
]
} ,
"to entertain with a fancy meal" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the returning war heroes were feasted all over the country"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"boards" ,
"caters" ,
"feeds" ,
"provisions" ,
"fetes" ,
"f\u00eates" ,
"honors" ,
"recognizes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"banquets" ,
"dines" ,
"junkets" ,
"regales"
]
} ,
"to give satisfaction to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"displeases"
] ,
"examples" : [
"feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravates" ,
"annoys" ,
"bothers" ,
"bugs" ,
"chafes" ,
"crosses" ,
"exasperates" ,
"galls" ,
"gets" ,
"grates" ,
"irks" ,
"irritates" ,
"nettles" ,
"peeves" ,
"perturbs" ,
"piques" ,
"puts out" ,
"ruffles" ,
"vexes" ,
"angers" ,
"enrages" ,
"incenses" ,
"inflames" ,
"enflames" ,
"infuriates" ,
"maddens" ,
"outrages" ,
"rankles" ,
"riles" ,
"roils" ,
"steams up" ,
"provokes" ,
"rouses" ,
"agitates" ,
"distresses" ,
"disturbs" ,
"frets" ,
"upsets" ,
"harasses" ,
"harries" ,
"pesters" ,
"affronts" ,
"insults" ,
"offends"
] ,
"related" : [
"appeases" ,
"mollifies" ,
"pacifies" ,
"placates" ,
"soothes" ,
"assuages" ,
"quenches" ,
"sates" ,
"satiates" ,
"excites" ,
"tickles" ,
"titillates" ,
"amuses" ,
"diverts" ,
"entertains" ,
"treats" ,
"captivates" ,
"charms" ,
"galvanizes" ,
"thrills" ,
"calms" ,
"comforts" ,
"caters (to)" ,
"humors" ,
"indulges" ,
"coddles" ,
"mollycoddles" ,
"pampers" ,
"spoils"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agrees (with)" ,
"contents" ,
"delights" ,
"gases" ,
"gasses" ,
"gladdens" ,
"glads" ,
"gratifies" ,
"pleases" ,
"pleasures" ,
"rejoices" ,
"satisfies" ,
"suits" ,
"warms"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"featherhead" : {
"a person who lacks good sense or judgment" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"discovered that the sales clerk was not a featherhead , but had made an honest mistake"
] ,
"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" ,
"cuckoo" ,
"ding-a-ling" ,
"ding-dong" ,
"dingbat" ,
"dipstick" ,
"doofus" ,
"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" : [
"too important a diplomatic post to assign to some congenial featherhead"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"fool" ,
"goose" ,
"silly" ,
"simpleton"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"birdbrain" ,
"cuckoo" ,
"ditz" ,
"featherbrain" ,
"flibbertigibbet" ,
"nitwit" ,
"rattlebrain" ,
"scatterbrain" ,
"softhead"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"featured" : {
"to form a mental picture of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I can't feature that guy wearing anything other than his usual jeans and T-shirt"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"daydreamed" ,
"stargazed" ,
"hallucinated" ,
"re-created" ,
"recreated" ,
"reflected" ,
"relived" ,
"reminisced" ,
"contemplated" ,
"meditated" ,
"mused" ,
"pondered" ,
"ruminated" ,
"concocted" ,
"fabricated" ,
"invented" ,
"made up" ,
"manufactured" ,
"planned" ,
"projected" ,
"foresaw" ,
"prefigured"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conceited" ,
"conceived" ,
"conjured (up)" ,
"dreamed" ,
"dreamt" ,
"envisaged" ,
"envisioned" ,
"fancied" ,
"fantasied" ,
"fantasized" ,
"ideated" ,
"imaged" ,
"imagined" ,
"pictured" ,
"saw" ,
"visioned" ,
"visualized"
]
} ,
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on" : {
"antonyms" : [
"de-emphasized" ,
"played down"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a restaurant featuring an extensive list of American wines to complement its creative American cuisine"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"toned (down)" ,
"underemphasized" ,
"understated" ,
"belittled" ,
"discounted" ,
"disparaged" ,
"minimized"
] ,
"related" : [
"focused" ,
"focussed" ,
"identified" ,
"pinpointed" ,
"spotlighted" ,
"spotlit" ,
"advertised" ,
"boosted" ,
"plugged" ,
"promoted" ,
"publicized" ,
"overplayed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accented" ,
"accentuated" ,
"emphasized" ,
"foregrounded" ,
"highlighted" ,
"illuminated" ,
"played up" ,
"pointed (up)" ,
"pressed" ,
"punctuated" ,
"stressed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"features" : {
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"perhaps the most striking feature of that house is the way it was constructed to fit into its hillside site"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"badges" ,
"indications" ,
"signs" ,
"emblems" ,
"symbols" ,
"tokens" ,
"charms" ,
"graces" ,
"excellences" ,
"merits" ,
"virtues" ,
"eccentricities" ,
"idiosyncrasies" ,
"oddities" ,
"quirks" ,
"individualities" ,
"singularities"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affections" ,
"attributes" ,
"attributions" ,
"characteristics" ,
"characters" ,
"criteria" ,
"criterions" ,
"diagnostics" ,
"differentiae" ,
"fingerprints" ,
"hallmarks" ,
"markers" ,
"marks" ,
"notes" ,
"particularities" ,
"peculiarities" ,
"points" ,
"properties" ,
"qualities" ,
"specifics" ,
"stamps" ,
"touches" ,
"traits"
]
} ,
"to form a mental picture of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I can't feature that guy wearing anything other than his usual jeans and T-shirt"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"daydreams" ,
"stargazes" ,
"hallucinates" ,
"re-creates" ,
"reflects" ,
"relives" ,
"reminisces" ,
"contemplates" ,
"meditates" ,
"muses" ,
"ponders" ,
"ruminates" ,
"concocts" ,
"fabricates" ,
"invents" ,
"makes up" ,
"manufactures" ,
"plans" ,
"projects" ,
"foresees" ,
"prefigures"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conceits" ,
"conceives" ,
"conjures (up)" ,
"dreams" ,
"envisages" ,
"envisions" ,
"fancies" ,
"fantasies" ,
"fantasizes" ,
"ideates" ,
"images" ,
"imagines" ,
"pictures" ,
"sees" ,
"visions" ,
"visualizes"
]
} ,
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on" : {
"antonyms" : [
"de-emphasizes" ,
"plays down"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a restaurant featuring an extensive list of American wines to complement its creative American cuisine"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"tones (down)" ,
"underemphasizes" ,
"understates" ,
"belittles" ,
"discounts" ,
"disparages" ,
"minimizes"
] ,
"related" : [
"focuses" ,
"focusses" ,
"identifies" ,
"pinpoints" ,
"spotlights" ,
"advertises" ,
"boosts" ,
"plugs" ,
"promotes" ,
"publicizes" ,
"overplays"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accents" ,
"accentuates" ,
"emphasizes" ,
"foregrounds" ,
"highlights" ,
"illuminates" ,
"plays up" ,
"points (up)" ,
"presses" ,
"punctuates" ,
"stresses"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"featurette" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"federated" : {
"as in associated , affiliated" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members" : {
"antonyms" : [
"broke up" ,
"disbanded"
] ,
"examples" : [
"in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"detached" ,
"disengaged" ,
"dissolved" ,
"disunited" ,
"divorced" ,
"parted" ,
"segregated" ,
"separated" ,
"severed" ,
"split" ,
"sundered" ,
"alienated" ,
"estranged" ,
"fell out"
] ,
"related" : [
"caballed" ,
"collaborated" ,
"ganged up" ,
"hung together" ,
"teamed (up)" ,
"incorporated" ,
"organized" ,
"unionized" ,
"affiliated" ,
"amalgamated" ,
"combined" ,
"conglomerated" ,
"consolidated" ,
"converged" ,
"grouped" ,
"joined" ,
"merged" ,
"knotted" ,
"linked" ,
"tied" ,
"wedded" ,
"wed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allied" ,
"associated" ,
"banded (together)" ,
"clubbed" ,
"coalesced" ,
"cohered" ,
"confederated" ,
"conjoined" ,
"cooperated" ,
"leagued" ,
"united"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"federation" : {
"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the new organization is a federation of existing organizations that were all dedicated to preserving Civil War battlefields"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cabal" ,
"conspiracy" ,
"junto" ,
"cartel" ,
"syndicate" ,
"trust" ,
"faction" ,
"front" ,
"fusion" ,
"side" ,
"wing" ,
"association" ,
"group" ,
"organization" ,
"affiliation" ,
"cooperative" ,
"partnership" ,
"circuit" ,
"conference"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"alliance" ,
"axis" ,
"bloc" ,
"block" ,
"coalition" ,
"combination" ,
"combine" ,
"confederacy" ,
"confederation" ,
"league" ,
"union"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"federations" : {
"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the new organization is a federation of existing organizations that were all dedicated to preserving Civil War battlefields"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cabals" ,
"conspiracies" ,
"juntos" ,
"cartels" ,
"syndicates" ,
"trusts" ,
"factions" ,
"fronts" ,
"fusions" ,
"sides" ,
"wings" ,
"associations" ,
"groups" ,
"organizations" ,
"affiliations" ,
"cooperatives" ,
"partnerships" ,
"circuits" ,
"conferences"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"alliances" ,
"axes" ,
"blocks" ,
"blocs" ,
"coalitions" ,
"combinations" ,
"combines" ,
"confederacies" ,
"confederations" ,
"leagues" ,
"unions"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"feebleminded" : {
"as in cretinous , simpleminded" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"feebleness" : {
"the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor" : {
"antonyms" : [
"hardihood" ,
"hardiness" ,
"robustness" ,
"strength" ,
"vigor"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the patient felt a lingering feebleness in the weeks following her heart surgery"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"energy" ,
"vitality" ,
"brawniness" ,
"fitness" ,
"heftiness" ,
"huskiness" ,
"lustiness" ,
"muscularity" ,
"virility" ,
"hardness" ,
"ruggedness" ,
"stoutness" ,
"sturdiness" ,
"toughness" ,
"health" ,
"healthiness" ,
"soundness" ,
"wellness"
] ,
"related" : [
"decay" ,
"decrepitude" ,
"breakdown" ,
"collapse" ,
"prostration" ,
"exhaustion" ,
"fatigue" ,
"lassitude" ,
"weariness" ,
"defenselessness" ,
"helplessness" ,
"impotence" ,
"impuissance" ,
"powerlessness" ,
"effeteness" ,
"softness" ,
"tenderness" ,
"disablement" ,
"incapacitation" ,
"invalidism" ,
"damage" ,
"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"impairment" ,
"injury"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"asthenia" ,
"debilitation" ,
"debility" ,
"delicacy" ,
"enervation" ,
"enfeeblement" ,
"faintness" ,
"fragility" ,
"frailness" ,
"frailty" ,
"infirmity" ,
"languidness" ,
"languor" ,
"listlessness" ,
"lowness" ,
"weakness" ,
"wimpiness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"feeding" : {
"to provide food or meals for" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"serving" ,
"waiting" ,
"nourishing" ,
"nurturing" ,
"sustaining" ,
"banqueting" ,
"dining" ,
"feasting" ,
"regaling" ,
"messing" ,
"battening" ,
"fattening" ,
"filling" ,
"force-feeding" ,
"overfeeding" ,
"surfeiting" ,
"underfeeding" ,
"hand-feeding" ,
"spoon-feeding" ,
"refeeding" ,
"reprovisioning"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"boarding" ,
"catering" ,
"provisioning" ,
"victualing" ,
"victualling"
]
} ,
"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption" : {
"antonyms" : [
"holding (back)" ,
"keeping (back)" ,
"reserving" ,
"retaining" ,
"withholding"
] ,
"examples" : [
"all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conserving" ,
"keeping up" ,
"maintaining" ,
"preserving" ,
"saving"
] ,
"related" : [
"plying (with)" ,
"administering" ,
"allocating" ,
"apportioning" ,
"dealing (out)" ,
"dispensing" ,
"distributing" ,
"doling out" ,
"meting (out)" ,
"parceling (out)" ,
"parcelling (out)" ,
"portioning" ,
"prorating" ,
"assigning" ,
"ceding" ,
"deeding" ,
"making over" ,
"transferring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delivering" ,
"furnishing" ,
"giving" ,
"handing" ,
"handing over" ,
"providing" ,
"supplying"
]
} ,
"to take a meal" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dieting" ,
"fasting"
] ,
"related" : [
"banqueting" ,
"feasting" ,
"repasting" ,
"chowing (down)" ,
"digging in" ,
"glutting" ,
"gorging" ,
"gormandizing" ,
"overeating" ,
"overfeeding" ,
"pigging out" ,
"grazing" ,
"nibbling" ,
"noshing" ,
"picking" ,
"snacking" ,
"boarding" ,
"dining out" ,
"messing" ,
"breakfasting" ,
"lunching" ,
"supping" ,
"picnicking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dining" ,
"eating" ,
"faring" ,
"partaking" ,
"refreshing" ,
"victualing" ,
"victualling"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"feeing" : {
"to provide with a paying job" : {
"antonyms" : [
"axing" ,
"canning" ,
"discharging" ,
"dismissing" ,
"firing" ,
"sacking"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"furloughing" ,
"laying off" ,
"locking out"
] ,
"related" : [
"reemploying" ,
"re-employing" ,
"reengaging" ,
"re-engaging" ,
"rehiring" ,
"apprenticing" ,
"contracting" ,
"jobbing" ,
"partnering" ,
"subcontracting" ,
"enlisting" ,
"advancing" ,
"promoting" ,
"upgrading" ,
"keeping (on)" ,
"headhunting" ,
"scouting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assuming" ,
"employing" ,
"engaging" ,
"hiring" ,
"laying on" ,
"paying" ,
"placing" ,
"recruiting" ,
"retaining" ,
"signing (up or on)" ,
"taking on"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"feel" : {
"an indefinite physical response to a stimulus" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the warm feel that fine cashmere gives"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"impression" ,
"perception" ,
"hint" ,
"suggestion" ,
"touch"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"feeling" ,
"sensation" ,
"sense"
]
} ,
"to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"feel this blanket and perceive how soft it is"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"caress" ,
"embrace" ,
"finger" ,
"fondle" ,
"hug" ,
"kiss" ,
"lip" ,
"nose" ,
"nudge" ,
"nuzzle" ,
"paw" ,
"rub" ,
"stroke" ,
"palp" ,
"palpate" ,
"brush" ,
"graze" ,
"shave" ,
"skim" ,
"clasp" ,
"clench" ,
"cling (to)" ,
"clutch" ,
"grasp" ,
"grip" ,
"handle" ,
"hold" ,
"palm" ,
"chuck" ,
"clap" ,
"dab" ,
"flick" ,
"pat" ,
"tag" ,
"tap" ,
"tip" ,
"hit" ,
"knock" ,
"pound" ,
"rap" ,
"whack"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"touch"
]
} ,
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"with the birth of their first child the couple came to feel true happiness for the first time"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"encounter" ,
"meet" ,
"accept" ,
"receive" ,
"assimilate" ,
"digest"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"endure" ,
"experience" ,
"have" ,
"know" ,
"pass" ,
"see" ,
"suffer" ,
"sustain" ,
"taste" ,
"undergo" ,
"witness"
]
} ,
"to give the impression of being" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"it felt like a good idea at the time"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"dissemble" ,
"pretend" ,
"recall" ,
"resemble" ,
"suggest" ,
"hint" ,
"imply" ,
"insinuate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"act" ,
"appear" ,
"come across (as)" ,
"come off (as)" ,
"look" ,
"make" ,
"seem" ,
"sound"
]
} ,
"to have a vague awareness of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I feel trouble brewing in the town"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"behold" ,
"descry" ,
"discern" ,
"distinguish" ,
"espy" ,
"eye" ,
"look (at)" ,
"note" ,
"notice" ,
"observe" ,
"regard" ,
"remark" ,
"sight" ,
"spy" ,
"view" ,
"witness" ,
"ascertain" ,
"catch on (to)" ,
"discover" ,
"find out" ,
"hear" ,
"learn" ,
"realize" ,
"anticipate" ,
"divine" ,
"expect" ,
"foreknow" ,
"foresee" ,
"assume" ,
"conjecture" ,
"guess" ,
"presume" ,
"speculate" ,
"suppose" ,
"surmise" ,
"suspect"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"perceive" ,
"scent" ,
"see" ,
"sense" ,
"smell" ,
"taste"
]
} ,
"to have as an opinion" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I just feel that we haven't explored all of our options for raising funds"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"distrust" ,
"doubt" ,
"mistrust" ,
"question" ,
"suspect" ,
"disbelieve" ,
"discredit" ,
"reject"
] ,
"related" : [
"regard" ,
"view" ,
"accept" ,
"perceive" ,
"depend" ,
"rely" ,
"trust" ,
"assume" ,
"presume" ,
"presuppose" ,
"surmise" ,
"conclude" ,
"deduce" ,
"infer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allow" ,
"believe" ,
"conceive" ,
"consider" ,
"deem" ,
"esteem" ,
"figure" ,
"guess" ,
"hold" ,
"imagine" ,
"judge" ,
"reckon" ,
"suppose" ,
"think"
]
} ,
"to search for something blindly or uncertainly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the sudden blackout had us feeling around in the dark for a flashlight"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"grabble" ,
"cast about" ,
"hunt" ,
"look" ,
"reach" ,
"seek (out)" ,
"capture" ,
"clutch" ,
"corral" ,
"get" ,
"grab" ,
"nab" ,
"nail" ,
"seize" ,
"snatch" ,
"comb" ,
"dig (through)" ,
"dredge" ,
"rake" ,
"ransack" ,
"rifle" ,
"rummage" ,
"scour"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fish" ,
"fumble" ,
"grope" ,
"scrabble"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"feel (out)" : {
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"as in sound (out)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in study , experiment (with)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"feel-good" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"feeler" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"feeling" : {
"a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an overall feeling of happiness about their new home"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"insensitiveness" ,
"insensitivity" ,
"unfeelingness"
] ,
"related" : [
"impression" ,
"perception" ,
"sensation" ,
"sense" ,
"angle" ,
"attitude" ,
"outlook" ,
"perspective" ,
"standpoint" ,
"viewpoint" ,
"belief" ,
"conviction" ,
"judgment" ,
"judgement" ,
"mind" ,
"notion" ,
"opinion" ,
"persuasion" ,
"verdict" ,
"view" ,
"receptiveness" ,
"receptivity" ,
"responsiveness" ,
"sensibility" ,
"sensitiveness" ,
"sensitivity"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chord" ,
"emotion" ,
"passion" ,
"sentiment"
]
} ,
"an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an interesting think piece in which the congresswoman expressed her feelings about our nation's most pressing problems"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"fact" ,
"truth"
] ,
"related" : [
"say" ,
"impression" ,
"perception" ,
"take" ,
"attitude" ,
"assumption" ,
"presumption" ,
"presupposition" ,
"conclusion" ,
"decision" ,
"determination" ,
"deliverance" ,
"esteem" ,
"estimate" ,
"estimation" ,
"credence" ,
"credit" ,
"faith" ,
"concept" ,
"conception" ,
"idea" ,
"thought" ,
"position" ,
"stance" ,
"stand" ,
"comment" ,
"obiter dictum" ,
"observation" ,
"reflection" ,
"remark" ,
"conjecture" ,
"guess" ,
"hunch" ,
"hypothesis" ,
"surmise" ,
"theory" ,
"advice" ,
"input" ,
"recommendation" ,
"suggestion" ,
"angle" ,
"outlook" ,
"perspective" ,
"shoes" ,
"slant" ,
"standpoint" ,
"viewpoint" ,
"counterview"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"belief" ,
"conviction" ,
"eye" ,
"judgment" ,
"judgement" ,
"mind" ,
"notion" ,
"opinion" ,
"persuasion" ,
"sentiment" ,
"verdict" ,
"view"
]
} ,
"an indefinite physical response to a stimulus" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that odd feeling of forward movement you get when the parked car next to you backs out"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"impression" ,
"perception" ,
"hint" ,
"suggestion" ,
"touch"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"feel" ,
"sensation" ,
"sense"
]
} ,
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"general emotional condition" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a remark that thoughtlessly hurt her feelings"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cheer" ,
"frame" ,
"humor" ,
"mode" ,
"mood" ,
"spirit" ,
"temper"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"heartstrings" ,
"passions" ,
"sensibilities"
]
} ,
"sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune" : {
"antonyms" : [
"callousness" ,
"coldheartedness" ,
"hard-heartedness" ,
"heartlessness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a rich person without much feeling for those who are less fortunate"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"indifference" ,
"insensitivity" ,
"unconcern" ,
"cruelty" ,
"harshness" ,
"inhumanity" ,
"animosity" ,
"antipathy" ,
"dislike" ,
"hatred" ,
"hostility"
] ,
"related" : [
"condolence" ,
"regret" ,
"humaneness" ,
"humanity" ,
"kindheartedness" ,
"kindliness" ,
"kindness" ,
"mercy" ,
"pity" ,
"ruth" ,
"softheartedness" ,
"warmheartedness" ,
"affinity" ,
"empathy" ,
"rapport" ,
"sensitivity" ,
"understanding" ,
"altruism" ,
"benevolence" ,
"benignity" ,
"bigheartedness" ,
"charity" ,
"generosity" ,
"goodwill" ,
"humanitarianism" ,
"largeheartedness" ,
"largesse" ,
"largess" ,
"magnanimity" ,
"philanthropy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"commiseration" ,
"compassion" ,
"sympathy"
]
} ,
"the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune" : {
"antonyms" : [
"coldheartedness" ,
"hard-heartedness" ,
"inhumanity" ,
"inhumanness" ,
"mercilessness" ,
"pitilessness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a woman of great feeling , the princess wanted to use her status and influence to help the needy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"callousness" ,
"coldness" ,
"disinterest" ,
"indifference" ,
"unconcern" ,
"cruelty" ,
"harshness" ,
"animosity" ,
"antipathy" ,
"dislike" ,
"hatred" ,
"hostility"
] ,
"related" : [
"feelings" ,
"responsiveness" ,
"sensibility" ,
"sensitivity" ,
"affection" ,
"love" ,
"regard" ,
"affinity" ,
"empathy" ,
"rapport" ,
"altruism" ,
"benevolence" ,
"benignancy" ,
"benignity" ,
"generosity" ,
"goodwill" ,
"humaneness" ,
"humanism" ,
"humanitarianism" ,
"philanthropy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bigheartedness" ,
"charity" ,
"commiseration" ,
"compassion" ,
"good-heartedness" ,
"heart" ,
"humanity" ,
"kindheartedness" ,
"kindliness" ,
"kindness" ,
"largeheartedness" ,
"mercy" ,
"pity" ,
"ruth" ,
"softheartedness" ,
"sympathy" ,
"warmheartedness"
]
} ,
"to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"feel this blanket and perceive how soft it is"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"caressing" ,
"embracing" ,
"fingering" ,
"fondling" ,
"hugging" ,
"kissing" ,
"lipping" ,
"nosing" ,
"nudging" ,
"nuzzling" ,
"pawing" ,
"rubbing" ,
"stroking" ,
"palpating" ,
"palping" ,
"brushing" ,
"grazing" ,
"shaving" ,
"skimming" ,
"clasping" ,
"clenching" ,
"clinging (to)" ,
"clutching" ,
"grasping" ,
"gripping" ,
"handling" ,
"holding" ,
"palming" ,
"chucking" ,
"clapping" ,
"dabbing" ,
"flicking" ,
"patting" ,
"tagging" ,
"tapping" ,
"tipping" ,
"hitting" ,
"knocking" ,
"pounding" ,
"rapping" ,
"whacking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"touching"
]
} ,
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"with the birth of their first child the couple came to feel true happiness for the first time"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"encountering" ,
"meeting" ,
"accepting" ,
"receiving" ,
"assimilating" ,
"digesting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"enduring" ,
"experiencing" ,
"having" ,
"knowing" ,
"passing" ,
"seeing" ,
"suffering" ,
"sustaining" ,
"tasting" ,
"undergoing" ,
"witnessing"
]
} ,
"to give the impression of being" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"it felt like a good idea at the time"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"dissembling" ,
"pretending" ,
"recalling" ,
"resembling" ,
"suggesting" ,
"hinting" ,
"implying" ,
"insinuating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acting" ,
"appearing" ,
"coming across (as)" ,
"coming off (as)" ,
"looking" ,
"making" ,
"seeming" ,
"sounding"
]
} ,
"to have a vague awareness of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I feel trouble brewing in the town"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"beholding" ,
"descrying" ,
"discerning" ,
"distinguishing" ,
"espying" ,
"eyeing" ,
"eying" ,
"looking (at)" ,
"noticing" ,
"noting" ,
"observing" ,
"regarding" ,
"remarking" ,
"sighting" ,
"spying" ,
"viewing" ,
"witnessing" ,
"ascertaining" ,
"catching on (to)" ,
"discovering" ,
"finding out" ,
"hearing" ,
"learning" ,
"realizing" ,
"anticipating" ,
"divining" ,
"expecting" ,
"foreknowing" ,
"foreseeing" ,
"assuming" ,
"conjecturing" ,
"guessing" ,
"presuming" ,
"speculating" ,
"supposing" ,
"surmising" ,
"suspecting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"perceiving" ,
"scenting" ,
"seeing" ,
"sensing" ,
"smelling" ,
"tasting"
]
} ,
"to have as an opinion" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I just feel that we haven't explored all of our options for raising funds"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"distrusting" ,
"doubting" ,
"mistrusting" ,
"questioning" ,
"suspecting" ,
"disbelieving" ,
"discrediting" ,
"rejecting"
] ,
"related" : [
"regarding" ,
"viewing" ,
"accepting" ,
"perceiving" ,
"depending" ,
"relying" ,
"trusting" ,
"assuming" ,
"presuming" ,
"presupposing" ,
"surmising" ,
"concluding" ,
"deducing" ,
"inferring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allowing" ,
"believing" ,
"conceiving" ,
"considering" ,
"deeming" ,
"esteeming" ,
"figuring" ,
"guessing" ,
"holding" ,
"imagining" ,
"judging" ,
"reckoning" ,
"supposing" ,
"thinking"
]
} ,
"to search for something blindly or uncertainly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the sudden blackout had us feeling around in the dark for a flashlight"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"grabbling" ,
"casting about" ,
"hunting" ,
"looking" ,
"reaching" ,
"seeking (out)" ,
"capturing" ,
"clutching" ,
"corralling" ,
"getting" ,
"grabbing" ,
"nabbing" ,
"nailing" ,
"seizing" ,
"snatching" ,
"combing" ,
"digging (through)" ,
"dredging" ,
"raking" ,
"ransacking" ,
"rifling" ,
"rummaging" ,
"scouring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"fishing" ,
"fumbling" ,
"groping" ,
"scrabbling"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"feeling like" : {
"to wish to have" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"This song makes me feel like dancing!"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"adoring" ,
"delighting (in)" ,
"digging" ,
"enjoying" ,
"fancying" ,
"grooving (on)" ,
"loving" ,
"relishing" ,
"reveling (in)" ,
"revelling (in)" ,
"welcoming" ,
"coveting" ,
"craving" ,
"desiring" ,
"dying (for)" ,
"hankering (for or after)" ,
"wishing (for)" ,
"yearning (for)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"caring (for)" ,
"liking" ,
"wanting"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"phrase"
]
} ,
"feeling up" : {
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"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"feelingly" : {
"as in lovingly , thoughtfully" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"feels up" : {
"as in paws" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"feet" : {
"the lowest part, place, or point" : {
"antonyms" : [
"heads" ,
"tops" ,
"vertices" ,
"vertexes"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the foot of the pedestal"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acmes" ,
"apexes" ,
"apices" ,
"climaxes" ,
"crests" ,
"culminations" ,
"heights" ,
"meridians" ,
"peaks" ,
"pinnacles" ,
"summits" ,
"tips" ,
"tip-tops" ,
"zeniths"
] ,
"related" : [
"bases" ,
"bedrocks" ,
"beds" ,
"foundations" ,
"grounds" ,
"groundworks" ,
"keystones" ,
"seats" ,
"underpinnings"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"basements" ,
"bases" ,
"bottoms" ,
"nadirs" ,
"rock bottoms"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"feigners" : {
"as in shams , pretenders" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"feigning" : {
"as in pretense , hoax" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to present a false appearance of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I would never feign illness just to get out of a test"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"dissimulating" ,
"impersonating" ,
"letting on" ,
"masquerading" ,
"playacting" ,
"playing" ,
"posing" ,
"forging" ,
"imitating" ,
"camouflaging" ,
"concealing" ,
"disguising" ,
"masking" ,
"feinting" ,
"malingering"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acting" ,
"affecting" ,
"assuming" ,
"bluffing" ,
"counterfeiting" ,
"dissembling" ,
"faking" ,
"passing (for)" ,
"pretending" ,
"professing" ,
"putting on" ,
"shamming" ,
"simulating"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"feint" : {
"a quick movement that you make to trick an opponent" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"feinted" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"feistiness" : {
"an inclination to fight or quarrel" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nonaggression" ,
"pacifism"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a panel of political pundits with a well-earned reputation for unfettered feistiness"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"antiaggression" ,
"anti-imperialism" ,
"antimilitarism" ,
"affability" ,
"amiability" ,
"amicability" ,
"benevolence" ,
"cordiality" ,
"friendliness" ,
"geniality" ,
"graciousness" ,
"pleasantness" ,
"sociability" ,
"gentleness" ,
"kindliness" ,
"mildness" ,
"amenability" ,
"complaisance" ,
"placability"
] ,
"related" : [
"antagonism" ,
"fierceness" ,
"hostility" ,
"hyperaggressiveness" ,
"unfriendliness" ,
"imperialism" ,
"jingoism" ,
"militarism" ,
"acidity" ,
"biliousness" ,
"captiousness" ,
"crankiness" ,
"crossness" ,
"disagreeableness" ,
"fractiousness" ,
"fretfulness" ,
"grouchiness" ,
"grumpiness" ,
"huffiness" ,
"irascibility" ,
"irascibleness" ,
"irritability" ,
"irritableness" ,
"orneriness" ,
"peevishness" ,
"pettishness" ,
"petulance" ,
"querulousness" ,
"rudeness" ,
"surliness" ,
"testiness" ,
"waspishness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggression" ,
"aggressiveness" ,
"assaultiveness" ,
"bellicosity" ,
"belligerence" ,
"belligerency" ,
"combativeness" ,
"contentiousness" ,
"defiance" ,
"disputatiousness" ,
"fight" ,
"militance" ,
"militancy" ,
"militantness" ,
"pugnacity" ,
"quarrelsomeness" ,
"scrappiness" ,
"truculence"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"felicitousness" : {
"the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting" : {
"antonyms" : [
"improperness" ,
"impropriety" ,
"inappositeness" ,
"inappropriateness" ,
"inaptness" ,
"infelicity" ,
"unfitness" ,
"unseemliness" ,
"unsuitability" ,
"wrongness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"guests remarked on the perfect felicitousness of the rose garden as a site for a June wedding"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disagreeableness" ,
"incompatibility" ,
"incongruence" ,
"incongruity" ,
"incongruousness" ,
"inexpedience" ,
"inexpediency" ,
"inharmoniousness" ,
"unbecomingness" ,
"immateriality" ,
"inapplicability" ,
"irrelevance" ,
"irrelevancy" ,
"meaninglessness" ,
"pointlessness"
] ,
"related" : [
"agreeableness" ,
"compatibility" ,
"congruity" ,
"harmoniousness" ,
"applicability" ,
"bearing" ,
"connection" ,
"justifiability" ,
"materiality" ,
"pertinence" ,
"relevance" ,
"relevancy" ,
"validity" ,
"acceptability" ,
"adequacy" ,
"adequateness" ,
"convenience" ,
"expedience" ,
"expediency" ,
"satisfactoriness" ,
"serviceableness" ,
"usefulness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appositeness" ,
"appropriateness" ,
"aptness" ,
"felicity" ,
"fitness" ,
"fittingness" ,
"happiness" ,
"properness" ,
"propriety" ,
"rightness" ,
"seemliness" ,
"suitability" ,
"suitableness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"fell (to)" : {
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"concluded" ,
"ended" ,
"finished" ,
"terminated"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"ceased" ,
"desisted" ,
"discontinued" ,
"halted" ,
"knocked off" ,
"laid off" ,
"quit" ,
"quitted" ,
"stopped" ,
"closed" ,
"completed" ,
"abandoned" ,
"forsook" ,
"left" ,
"abolished" ,
"demolished" ,
"destroyed" ,
"exterminated" ,
"extinguished" ,
"phased out"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"created" ,
"generated" ,
"inaugurated" ,
"initiated" ,
"innovated" ,
"invented" ,
"originated" ,
"adopted" ,
"embraced" ,
"took on" ,
"took up" ,
"established" ,
"fathered" ,
"founded" ,
"instituted" ,
"organized" ,
"pioneered" ,
"set up" ,
"spawned" ,
"got around (to)" ,
"got down (to)" ,
"got round (to)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"began" ,
"commenced" ,
"embarked (on or upon)" ,
"entered (into or upon)" ,
"got off" ,
"kicked off" ,
"launched" ,
"led off" ,
"opened" ,
"started" ,
"struck (into)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"fell away" : {
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually" : {
"antonyms" : [
"accumulated" ,
"ballooned" ,
"built" ,
"burgeoned" ,
"bourgeoned" ,
"enlarged" ,
"escalated" ,
"expanded" ,
"grew" ,
"increased" ,
"intensified" ,
"mounted" ,
"mushroomed" ,
"picked up" ,
"rose" ,
"snowballed" ,
"soared" ,
"swelled" ,
"waxed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appeared" ,
"emerged" ,
"showed up" ,
"blew up" ,
"distended" ,
"elongated" ,
"lengthened"
] ,
"related" : [
"compressed" ,
"condensed" ,
"constricted" ,
"contracted" ,
"evaporated" ,
"faded (away)" ,
"frittered (away)" ,
"gave out" ,
"melted (away)" ,
"petered (out)" ,
"tailed (off)" ,
"vanished" ,
"slackened" ,
"slowed (down)" ,
"alleviated" ,
"relaxed" ,
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"flagged" ,
"sank" ,
"sunk" ,
"weakened" ,
"caved (in)" ,
"collapsed" ,
"deflated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abated" ,
"declined" ,
"decreased" ,
"de-escalated" ,
"died (away or down or out)" ,
"diminished" ,
"drained (away)" ,
"dropped (off)" ,
"dwindled" ,
"eased" ,
"ebbed" ,
"fell" ,
"lessened" ,
"let up" ,
"lowered" ,
"moderated" ,
"palled" ,
"phased down" ,
"ratcheted (down)" ,
"racheted (down)" ,
"receded" ,
"relented" ,
"remitted" ,
"shrank" ,
"shrunk" ,
"subsided" ,
"tapered" ,
"tapered off" ,
"waned"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"fell behind" : {
"to move or act slowly" : {
"antonyms" : [
"barreled" ,
"barrelled" ,
"bolted" ,
"careered" ,
"coursed" ,
"dashed" ,
"flew" ,
"hastened" ,
"hotfooted (it)" ,
"hurried" ,
"raced" ,
"ran" ,
"run" ,
"ripped" ,
"rocketed" ,
"rushed" ,
"scooted" ,
"scudded" ,
"scurried" ,
"sped" ,
"speeded" ,
"tore" ,
"whirled" ,
"whisked" ,
"whizzed" ,
"zipped"
] ,
"examples" : [
"He lost his footing and fell behind in the relay."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bowled" ,
"breezed" ,
"darted" ,
"humped" ,
"hurtled" ,
"hustled" ,
"scrambled" ,
"stampeded" ,
"galloped" ,
"jogged" ,
"ran" ,
"run" ,
"sprinted" ,
"trotted" ,
"accelerated" ,
"quickened" ,
"sped (up)" ,
"speeded (up)" ,
"caught up" ,
"fast-forwarded" ,
"outpaced" ,
"outran" ,
"outstripped" ,
"overtook"
] ,
"related" : [
"fiddled (around)" ,
"fooled around" ,
"messed around" ,
"monkeyed (around)" ,
"played" ,
"pottered (around)" ,
"puttered (around)" ,
"trifled" ,
"hung (around or out)" ,
"hanged (around or out)" ,
"idled" ,
"loafed" ,
"lolled" ,
"lounged" ,
"ambled" ,
"eased" ,
"inched" ,
"lumbered" ,
"plodded" ,
"sauntered" ,
"shuffled" ,
"staggered" ,
"strolled" ,
"decelerated" ,
"slowed (down or up)" ,
"filibustered" ,
"procrastinated" ,
"stalled" ,
"temporized"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"crawled" ,
"crept" ,
"dallied" ,
"dawdled" ,
"delayed" ,
"diddled" ,
"dillydallied" ,
"dragged" ,
"lagged" ,
"lingered" ,
"loitered" ,
"lollygagged" ,
"lallygagged" ,
"moped" ,
"poked" ,
"shilly-shallied" ,
"tarried"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"phrase"
]
} ,
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"fell down" : {
"as in went under" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"fellah" : {
"as in peasant , peon" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"fellowshiping" : {
"as in taking , receiving" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
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} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"fence (in)" : {
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"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"fencing in the yard would keep our dog in as well as keep unwanted stray dogs out"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bound" ,
"circumscribe" ,
"confine" ,
"contain" ,
"limit" ,
"restrict" ,
"encircle" ,
"encompass" ,
"enfold" ,
"enframe" ,
"enlace" ,
"frame" ,
"ring" ,
"surround" ,
"armor" ,
"cocoon" ,
"encapsulate" ,
"encapsule" ,
"encyst" ,
"ensheathe" ,
"ensphere" ,
"enwomb"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"box (in)" ,
"cage" ,
"closet" ,
"coop (up)" ,
"corral" ,
"encage" ,
"encase" ,
"enclose" ,
"inclose" ,
"envelop" ,
"hedge" ,
"hem (in)" ,
"house" ,
"immure" ,
"include" ,
"mew (up)" ,
"pen" ,
"wall (in)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"fencer" : {
"as in smuggler , trafficker" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"feral" : {
"as in animal , critter" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a novel that reveals just how thin the veneer of civilization is and how feral we are at bottom"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"chivalrous" ,
"elevated" ,
"gallant" ,
"great" ,
"greathearted" ,
"high" ,
"high-minded" ,
"lofty" ,
"lordly" ,
"magnanimous" ,
"noble" ,
"sublime" ,
"angelic" ,
"angelical" ,
"spiritual" ,
"beneficent" ,
"benevolent" ,
"benignant" ,
"compassionate" ,
"good-hearted" ,
"kind" ,
"kindhearted" ,
"kindly" ,
"softhearted" ,
"tenderhearted" ,
"cultivated" ,
"cultured" ,
"genteel" ,
"polished" ,
"refined" ,
"well-bred"
] ,
"related" : [
"animal" ,
"bodily" ,
"carnal" ,
"corporal" ,
"corporeal" ,
"fleshly" ,
"physical" ,
"sensual" ,
"barbaric" ,
"barbarous" ,
"cruel" ,
"heartless" ,
"inhumane" ,
"sadistic" ,
"savage" ,
"vicious" ,
"wanton" ,
"coarse" ,
"crass" ,
"crude" ,
"gross" ,
"ill-bred" ,
"lowbred" ,
"rude" ,
"uncouth" ,
"uncultivated" ,
"uncultured" ,
"unrefined" ,
"vulgar"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"animalistic" ,
"beastly" ,
"bestial" ,
"brutal" ,
"brute" ,
"brutish" ,
"ferine" ,
"subhuman" ,
"swinish"
]
} ,
"living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans" : {
"antonyms" : [
"broken" ,
"busted" ,
"domestic" ,
"domesticated" ,
"gentled" ,
"tame" ,
"tamed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"animal experts discourage homeowners from trying to adopt feral animals as pets"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"controlled" ,
"docile" ,
"familiar" ,
"semidomesticated" ,
"subdued" ,
"submissive" ,
"halterbroken" ,
"housebroken" ,
"trained" ,
"civilized" ,
"semicivilized" ,
"socialized"
] ,
"related" : [
"uncontrolled" ,
"undocile" ,
"unsubdued" ,
"untrained" ,
"bestial" ,
"brutal" ,
"brute" ,
"barbarous" ,
"uncivilized"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"savage" ,
"unbroken" ,
"undomesticated" ,
"untamed" ,
"wild" ,
"wilding"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"ferine" : {
"having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the boxer's ferine ferocity in the ring is legendary"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"chivalrous" ,
"elevated" ,
"gallant" ,
"great" ,
"greathearted" ,
"high" ,
"high-minded" ,
"lofty" ,
"lordly" ,
"magnanimous" ,
"noble" ,
"sublime" ,
"angelic" ,
"angelical" ,
"spiritual" ,
"beneficent" ,
"benevolent" ,
"benignant" ,
"compassionate" ,
"good-hearted" ,
"kind" ,
"kindhearted" ,
"kindly" ,
"softhearted" ,
"tenderhearted" ,
"cultivated" ,
"cultured" ,
"genteel" ,
"polished" ,
"refined" ,
"well-bred"
] ,
"related" : [
"animal" ,
"bodily" ,
"carnal" ,
"corporal" ,
"corporeal" ,
"fleshly" ,
"physical" ,
"sensual" ,
"barbaric" ,
"barbarous" ,
"cruel" ,
"heartless" ,
"inhumane" ,
"sadistic" ,
"savage" ,
"vicious" ,
"wanton" ,
"coarse" ,
"crass" ,
"crude" ,
"gross" ,
"ill-bred" ,
"lowbred" ,
"rude" ,
"uncouth" ,
"uncultivated" ,
"uncultured" ,
"unrefined" ,
"vulgar"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"animalistic" ,
"beastly" ,
"bestial" ,
"brutal" ,
"brute" ,
"brutish" ,
"feral" ,
"subhuman" ,
"swinish"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"ferment" : {
"a disturbed or uneasy state" : {
"antonyms" : [
"calm" ,
"ease" ,
"peace" ,
"peacefulness" ,
"quiet" ,
"tranquillity" ,
"tranquility"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the outcome of the referendum vote"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"order" ,
"orderliness"
] ,
"related" : [
"fidgets" ,
"agitation" ,
"commotion" ,
"confusion" ,
"excitement" ,
"hubbub" ,
"moil" ,
"stir" ,
"storm" ,
"trouble" ,
"tumult" ,
"tumultuousness" ,
"turbulence" ,
"upheaval" ,
"uproar" ,
"unsettlement" ,
"disruption" ,
"perturbation" ,
"agitation" ,
"anxiety" ,
"disquietude" ,
"inquietude" ,
"queasiness" ,
"tension" ,
"unease" ,
"anarchy" ,
"chaos" ,
"disorder" ,
"welter"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"disquiet" ,
"fermentation" ,
"restiveness" ,
"restlessness" ,
"Sturm und Drang" ,
"turmoil" ,
"uneasiness" ,
"unquietness" ,
"unrest"
]
} ,
"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bridle" ,
"check" ,
"constrain" ,
"curb" ,
"discourage" ,
"hold" ,
"inhibit" ,
"regulate" ,
"rein (in)" ,
"restrain" ,
"tame" ,
"allay" ,
"calm" ,
"quiet" ,
"settle" ,
"soothe" ,
"still" ,
"subdue" ,
"tranquilize" ,
"tranquillize"
] ,
"related" : [
"advance" ,
"cultivate" ,
"encourage" ,
"forward" ,
"foster" ,
"further" ,
"nourish" ,
"nurture" ,
"promote" ,
"sow" ,
"stimulate" ,
"detonate" ,
"set" ,
"set off" ,
"trigger" ,
"excite" ,
"galvanize" ,
"inflame" ,
"enflame" ,
"inspire" ,
"motivate" ,
"rouse" ,
"activate" ,
"energize" ,
"enliven" ,
"fire" ,
"invigorate" ,
"jazz (up)" ,
"liven (up)" ,
"pep (up)" ,
"quicken" ,
"stimulate" ,
"vitalize"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abet" ,
"brew" ,
"foment" ,
"incite" ,
"instigate" ,
"pick" ,
"provoke" ,
"raise" ,
"stir (up)" ,
"whip (up)"
]
} ,
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"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"ferreted (out)" : {
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort" : {
"antonyms" : [
"missed" ,
"overlooked" ,
"passed over"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lost" ,
"mislaid" ,
"misplaced" ,
"misset" ,
"mis-set"
] ,
"related" : [
"espied" ,
"sighted" ,
"spotted" ,
"looked for" ,
"searched (for or out)" ,
"sought"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ascertained" ,
"descried" ,
"detected" ,
"determined" ,
"discovered" ,
"dredged (up)" ,
"dug out" ,
"dug up" ,
"found" ,
"found out" ,
"got" ,
"hit (on or upon)" ,
"hunted (down or up)" ,
"learned" ,
"located" ,
"nosed out" ,
"ran down" ,
"rooted (out)" ,
"routed (out)" ,
"rummaged" ,
"scared up" ,
"scouted (up)" ,
"tracked (down)" ,
"turned up"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"ferrotype" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"ferry" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"deliver" ,
"hand over" ,
"transfer" ,
"forward" ,
"send" ,
"ship" ,
"transmit" ,
"bring" ,
"fetch" ,
"take" ,
"move" ,
"remove" ,
"shift"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bear" ,
"carry" ,
"cart" ,
"convey" ,
"haul" ,
"lug" ,
"pack" ,
"tote" ,
"transport"
]
} ,
"to travel on water in a vessel" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"canoe" ,
"kayak" ,
"yacht" ,
"coast"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"boat" ,
"cruise" ,
"navigate" ,
"sail" ,
"ship (out)" ,
"voyage"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"fertile" : {
"producing abundantly" : {
"antonyms" : [
"barren" ,
"dead" ,
"infertile" ,
"sterile" ,
"unfertile" ,
"unfruitful" ,
"unproductive"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the fertile mind of Leonardo da Vinci explored art, architecture, engineering, mathematics, and many other fields"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"meager" ,
"meagre" ,
"scant" ,
"scanty" ,
"skimp" ,
"skimpy" ,
"spare" ,
"sparse"
] ,
"related" : [
"bearing" ,
"generative" ,
"producing" ,
"yielding" ,
"abounding" ,
"abundant" ,
"bountiful" ,
"copious" ,
"generous" ,
"liberal" ,
"plenteous" ,
"plentiful" ,
"plenitudinous" ,
"blooming" ,
"bursting" ,
"flourishing" ,
"swarming" ,
"teeming" ,
"thriving" ,
"creative" ,
"inventive" ,
"original"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cornucopian" ,
"fat" ,
"fecund" ,
"fructuous" ,
"fruitful" ,
"lush" ,
"luxuriant" ,
"productive" ,
"prolific" ,
"rich"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"as in larding" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"fervency" : {
"depth of feeling" : {
"antonyms" : [
"impassiveness" ,
"impassivity" ,
"insensibility" ,
"insensibleness" ,
"insensitiveness" ,
"insensitivity"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the guest soloist was able to infuse the familiar hymn with a moving fervency"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aloofness" ,
"calmness" ,
"collectedness" ,
"composure" ,
"detachedness" ,
"dryness" ,
"phlegm" ,
"reserve" ,
"reservedness" ,
"reticence" ,
"taciturnity" ,
"apathy" ,
"indifference" ,
"stoicism" ,
"stoniness" ,
"unconcern" ,
"stiffness" ,
"woodenness" ,
"chilliness" ,
"coldness" ,
"coolness" ,
"frigidity" ,
"frigidness"
] ,
"related" : [
"cathexis" ,
"emotionalism" ,
"emotionality" ,
"histrionics" ,
"mawkishness" ,
"melodrama" ,
"sappiness" ,
"sentimentality" ,
"eagerness" ,
"earnestness" ,
"excitement" ,
"gusto" ,
"keenness" ,
"zest" ,
"fanaticism" ,
"fever" ,
"hot-bloodedness" ,
"infatuation" ,
"mania" ,
"obsession" ,
"zeal" ,
"compassion" ,
"responsiveness" ,
"sentiment" ,
"sympathy" ,
"tenderness" ,
"torridity" ,
"torridness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ardency" ,
"ardor" ,
"emotion" ,
"enthusiasm" ,
"fervidness" ,
"fervor" ,
"fire" ,
"heat" ,
"intenseness" ,
"intensity" ,
"passion" ,
"passionateness" ,
"vehemence" ,
"violence" ,
"warmth" ,
"white heat"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"fervid" : {
"having a notably high temperature" : {
"antonyms" : [
"algid" ,
"arctic" ,
"bitter" ,
"bone-chilling" ,
"cold" ,
"freezing" ,
"frigid" ,
"frozen" ,
"glacial" ,
"ice-cold" ,
"iced" ,
"icy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the fervid sands of the desert"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"chill" ,
"chilly" ,
"coldish" ,
"cool" ,
"coolish" ,
"nippy" ,
"snappy" ,
"blizzardly" ,
"frosty" ,
"snowy" ,
"subfreezing" ,
"subzero" ,
"wintry" ,
"wintery" ,
"chilled" ,
"cooled" ,
"refrigerated" ,
"unheated" ,
"benumbed" ,
"numb" ,
"shivering"
] ,
"related" : [
"blazing" ,
"glowing" ,
"igneous" ,
"molten" ,
"seething" ,
"sizzling" ,
"heated" ,
"overheated" ,
"reheated" ,
"warmed" ,
"snug" ,
"toasty" ,
"warm" ,
"warmish" ,
"feverish" ,
"flushed" ,
"inflamed" ,
"enflamed" ,
"canicular" ,
"muggy" ,
"steamy" ,
"summerlike" ,
"summery" ,
"tropical"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ardent" ,
"boiling" ,
"broiling" ,
"burning" ,
"fervent" ,
"fiery" ,
"hot" ,
"piping hot" ,
"red" ,
"red-hot" ,
"roasting" ,
"scalding" ,
"scorching" ,
"searing" ,
"sultry" ,
"superheated" ,
"sweltering" ,
"torrid" ,
"ultrahot" ,
"white-hot"
]
} ,
"having or expressing great depth of feeling" : {
"antonyms" : [
"cold" ,
"cool" ,
"dispassionate" ,
"emotionless" ,
"impassive" ,
"unemotional"
] ,
"examples" : [
"at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"detached" ,
"dry" ,
"impersonal" ,
"objective" ,
"reserved" ,
"undemonstrative"
] ,
"related" : [
"gushing" ,
"gushy" ,
"maudlin" ,
"mawkish" ,
"mushy" ,
"saccharine" ,
"sappy" ,
"schmaltzy" ,
"sentimental" ,
"sloppy" ,
"sugary" ,
"histrionic" ,
"melodramatic" ,
"enthusiastic" ,
"gung ho" ,
"keen" ,
"zealous" ,
"enamored" ,
"infatuated" ,
"obsessed" ,
"uninhibited" ,
"unreserved" ,
"unrestrained" ,
"frenzied" ,
"orgiastic" ,
"overemotional" ,
"overexcited" ,
"overheated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ardent" ,
"blazing" ,
"burning" ,
"charged" ,
"demonstrative" ,
"emotional" ,
"fervent" ,
"feverish" ,
"fiery" ,
"flaming" ,
"glowing" ,
"hot-blooded" ,
"impassioned" ,
"incandescent" ,
"intense" ,
"passional" ,
"passionate" ,
"perfervid" ,
"red-hot" ,
"religious" ,
"superheated" ,
"torrid" ,
"vehement" ,
"warm" ,
"warm-blooded"
]
} ,
"type" : [
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"adjective"
]
} ,
"fess (up)" : {
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly" : {
"antonyms" : [
"deny"
] ,
"examples" : [
"he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disallow" ,
"disavow" ,
"disclaim" ,
"disown" ,
"contradict" ,
"dispute" ,
"gainsay" ,
"negate" ,
"negative" ,
"rebut" ,
"refute" ,
"reject" ,
"repudiate" ,
"conceal" ,
"cover (up)" ,
"hide" ,
"obscure" ,
"veil" ,
"kid (oneself)"
] ,
"related" : [
"disburden" ,
"unburden" ,
"unload" ,
"affirm" ,
"avow" ,
"confirm" ,
"profess" ,
"accept" ,
"recognize" ,
"yield" ,
"announce" ,
"break" ,
"broadcast" ,
"communicate" ,
"declare" ,
"disclose" ,
"divulge" ,
"impart" ,
"proclaim" ,
"publish" ,
"reveal" ,
"spill" ,
"tell" ,
"unveil" ,
"betray" ,
"blab" ,
"expose" ,
"give away" ,
"inform" ,
"leak" ,
"rat" ,
"squeal" ,
"talk" ,
"tattle" ,
"tip (off)" ,
"warn" ,
"wise (up)" ,
"breathe" ,
"say" ,
"whisper"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acknowledge" ,
"admit" ,
"agree" ,
"allow" ,
"concede" ,
"confess" ,
"grant" ,
"own (up to)"
]
} ,
"to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clam up" ,
"hush" ,
"quiet (down)" ,
"shut up"
] ,
"related" : [
"blab" ,
"talk" ,
"tattle" ,
"babble" ,
"spill"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"admit" ,
"confess" ,
"cop (to)" ,
"own (up)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"festivities" : {
"a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"year-long festivities will mark the 300th anniversary of the city's founding"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"jamborees" ,
"jollifications" ,
"jollities" ,
"merriments" ,
"merrymakings" ,
"rejoicings" ,
"revelries" ,
"revels" ,
"exhibitions" ,
"exhibits" ,
"expositions" ,
"fairs" ,
"shows" ,
"exercises" ,
"honors"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"carnivals" ,
"celebrations" ,
"festivals" ,
"fests" ,
"fetes" ,
"f\u00eates" ,
"fiestas" ,
"galas" ,
"jubilees"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"fetches" : {
"a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"his latest fetch to win back his girlfriend smacks of desperation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bluffs" ,
"end runs" ,
"feints" ,
"chicaneries" ,
"cozenages" ,
"crafts" ,
"crookeries" ,
"cunnings" ,
"deceptions" ,
"duperies" ,
"duplicities" ,
"fakeries" ,
"juggleries" ,
"legerdemains" ,
"skulduggeries" ,
"skullduggeries" ,
"subterfuges" ,
"trickeries" ,
"frauds" ,
"gaffs" ,
"hoaxes" ,
"shams" ,
"swindles" ,
"blinds" ,
"fronts" ,
"smoke screens"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artifices" ,
"devices" ,
"dodges" ,
"flimflams" ,
"gambits" ,
"gimmicks" ,
"jigs" ,
"juggles" ,
"knacks" ,
"plays" ,
"ploys" ,
"ruses" ,
"schemes" ,
"shenanigans" ,
"sleights" ,
"stratagems" ,
"tricks" ,
"wiles"
]
} ,
"something or someone that strongly resembles another" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"with its standard assortment of chain stores and central food court, the new mall is pretty much the fetch of 1,000 other malls"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"antitheses" ,
"converses" ,
"opposites" ,
"reverses"
] ,
"related" : [
"Chinese copies" ,
"effigies" ,
"portraits" ,
"portrayals" ,
"companions" ,
"fellows" ,
"mates" ,
"equals" ,
"equivalents" ,
"analogues" ,
"analogs" ,
"parallels"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"alter egos" ,
"carbon copies" ,
"carbons" ,
"clones" ,
"counterparts" ,
"doppelg\u00e4ngers" ,
"doppelgangers" ,
"doubles" ,
"duplicates" ,
"duplications" ,
"facsimiles" ,
"images" ,
"likenesses" ,
"look-alikes" ,
"matches" ,
"mirror images" ,
"pictures" ,
"replicas" ,
"ringers" ,
"spits" ,
"spitting images" ,
"twins"
]
} ,
"to have a price of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"lists (for)" ,
"amounts (to)" ,
"comes (to)" ,
"totals" ,
"commands" ,
"exacts" ,
"asks" ,
"demands"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"brings" ,
"costs" ,
"goes (for)" ,
"runs" ,
"sells (for)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"fetches up" : {
"to bring (something) to a standstill" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"carries on" ,
"continues" ,
"follows through (with)" ,
"keeps (on)" ,
"keeps up" ,
"persists" ,
"runs on" ,
"advances" ,
"fares" ,
"goes along" ,
"marches" ,
"moves" ,
"proceeds" ,
"progresses" ,
"wends" ,
"actuates" ,
"budges" ,
"drives" ,
"goads" ,
"impels" ,
"propels" ,
"pushes" ,
"spurs" ,
"stirs"
] ,
"related" : [
"baffles" ,
"balks" ,
"blockades" ,
"blocks" ,
"bottlenecks" ,
"clogs" ,
"dams" ,
"detains" ,
"hinders" ,
"holds" ,
"holds back" ,
"impedes" ,
"obstructs" ,
"snags" ,
"stems" ,
"concludes" ,
"cuts off" ,
"ends" ,
"terminates" ,
"calls" ,
"discontinues" ,
"suspends" ,
"chokes off" ,
"reins (in)" ,
"represses" ,
"squashes" ,
"squelches" ,
"stanches" ,
"staunches" ,
"stunts" ,
"suppresses" ,
"turns back"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arrests" ,
"brings up" ,
"catches" ,
"checks" ,
"draws up" ,
"halts" ,
"holds up" ,
"pulls up" ,
"stalls" ,
"stays" ,
"stills" ,
"stops"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"fetching" : {
"having an often mysterious or magical power to attract" : {
"antonyms" : [
"repellent" ,
"repellant" ,
"repelling" ,
"repugnant" ,
"repulsive" ,
"revolting" ,
"unalluring"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"boring" ,
"irksome" ,
"tedious" ,
"tiresome" ,
"wearisome" ,
"abhorrent" ,
"abominable" ,
"appalling" ,
"awful" ,
"distasteful" ,
"hideous" ,
"horrendous" ,
"horrible" ,
"horrid" ,
"invidious" ,
"loathsome" ,
"nauseating" ,
"noisome" ,
"obnoxious" ,
"odious" ,
"offensive" ,
"shocking" ,
"sickening" ,
"drab" ,
"dreary" ,
"dull" ,
"flat" ,
"humdrum" ,
"jading" ,
"leaden" ,
"monotonous" ,
"pedestrian" ,
"ponderous"
] ,
"related" : [
"absorbing" ,
"arresting" ,
"engrossing" ,
"enthralling" ,
"galvanic" ,
"gripping" ,
"hypnotic" ,
"hypnotizing" ,
"mesmerizing" ,
"riveting" ,
"spellbinding" ,
"enticing" ,
"tantalizing" ,
"tempting" ,
"exciting" ,
"haunting" ,
"interesting" ,
"intriguing" ,
"titillating" ,
"beckoning" ,
"inviting" ,
"winning" ,
"darling" ,
"delightful" ,
"pleasant" ,
"pleasing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"alluring" ,
"appealing" ,
"attractive" ,
"bewitching" ,
"captivating" ,
"charismatic" ,
"charming" ,
"elfin" ,
"enchanting" ,
"engaging" ,
"entrancing" ,
"fascinating" ,
"glamorous" ,
"glamourous" ,
"luring" ,
"magnetic" ,
"seductive"
]
} ,
"to have a price of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"listing (for)" ,
"amounting (to)" ,
"coming (to)" ,
"totaling" ,
"totalling" ,
"commanding" ,
"exacting" ,
"asking" ,
"demanding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bringing" ,
"costing" ,
"going (for)" ,
"running" ,
"selling (for)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
] ,
"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 most fetching outfit in which to go skiing"
] ,
"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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"aesthetic" ,
"esthetic" ,
"aesthetical" ,
"esthetical" ,
"attractive" ,
"beauteous" ,
"beautiful" ,
"bonny" ,
"bonnie" ,
"comely" ,
"cute" ,
"drop-dead" ,
"fair" ,
"good" ,
"good-looking" ,
"goodly" ,
"gorgeous" ,
"handsome" ,
"knockout" ,
"likely" ,
"lovely" ,
"lovesome" ,
"pretty" ,
"ravishing" ,
"seemly" ,
"sightly" ,
"stunning" ,
"taking" ,
"well-favored"
]
}
} ,
"fete" : {
"a social gathering" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the heiress wanted to do something with her life other than shuttle from fete to fete"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"benefit" ,
"fund-raiser" ,
"ball" ,
"dance" ,
"formal" ,
"prom" ,
"celebration" ,
"gala" ,
"occasion" ,
"bacchanal" ,
"bacchanalia" ,
"orgy" ,
"saturnalia" ,
"bake" ,
"clambake" ,
"cocktail party" ,
"hen party" ,
"house party" ,
"housewarming" ,
"icebreaker" ,
"kaffeeklatsch" ,
"kegger" ,
"keg party" ,
"klatch" ,
"klatsch" ,
"masquerade" ,
"meet and greet" ,
"mixer" ,
"salon" ,
"shower" ,
"social" ,
"soiree" ,
"soir\u00e9e" ,
"stag" ,
"supper" ,
"symposium" ,
"tea" ,
"tea party"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affair" ,
"bash" ,
"binge" ,
"blast" ,
"blowout" ,
"do" ,
"event" ,
"function" ,
"get-together" ,
"party" ,
"reception" ,
"shindig"
]
} ,
"a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the island's annual fete is a celebration of the daffodil in all of its springtime beauty"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"jamboree" ,
"jollification" ,
"jollity" ,
"merriment" ,
"merrymaking" ,
"rejoicing" ,
"revel" ,
"revelry" ,
"exhibit" ,
"exhibition" ,
"exposition" ,
"fair" ,
"show" ,
"exercises" ,
"honors"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"carnival" ,
"celebration" ,
"fest" ,
"festival" ,
"festivity" ,
"fiesta" ,
"gala" ,
"jubilee"
]
} ,
"to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discredit" ,
"disgrace" ,
"dishonor" ,
"humble" ,
"humiliate" ,
"shame" ,
"bad-mouth" ,
"defame" ,
"libel" ,
"malign" ,
"slander" ,
"boo" ,
"hiss" ,
"hoot" ,
"jeer" ,
"censure" ,
"condemn" ,
"damn" ,
"denounce" ,
"reprobate" ,
"mock" ,
"put down" ,
"ridicule" ,
"slight"
] ,
"related" : [
"acknowledge" ,
"cite" ,
"commend" ,
"compliment" ,
"credit" ,
"thank" ,
"extol" ,
"extoll" ,
"glorify" ,
"laud" ,
"praise" ,
"tout" ,
"acclaim" ,
"applaud" ,
"cheer" ,
"hail" ,
"laureate" ,
"salute" ,
"celebrate" ,
"commemorate" ,
"memorialize" ,
"observe" ,
"congratulate" ,
"felicitate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"honor" ,
"recognize"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
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]
} ,
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"fetes" : {
"a social gathering" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the heiress wanted to do something with her life other than shuttle from fete to fete"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"benefits" ,
"fund-raisers" ,
"balls" ,
"dances" ,
"formals" ,
"proms" ,
"celebrations" ,
"galas" ,
"occasions" ,
"bacchanalia" ,
"bacchanals" ,
"orgies" ,
"saturnalias" ,
"bakes" ,
"clambakes" ,
"cocktail parties" ,
"hen parties" ,
"house parties" ,
"housewarmings" ,
"icebreakers" ,
"kaffeeklatsches" ,
"keggers" ,
"keg parties" ,
"klatches" ,
"klatsches" ,
"masquerades" ,
"meet and greets" ,
"mixers" ,
"salons" ,
"showers" ,
"socials" ,
"soirees" ,
"soir\u00e9es" ,
"stags" ,
"suppers" ,
"symposia" ,
"symposiums" ,
"tea parties" ,
"teas"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"affairs" ,
"bashes" ,
"binges" ,
"blasts" ,
"blowouts" ,
"dos" ,
"do's" ,
"events" ,
"functions" ,
"get-togethers" ,
"parties" ,
"receptions" ,
"shindigs"
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]
} ,
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"a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the island's annual fete is a celebration of the daffodil in all of its springtime beauty"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
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"jamborees" ,
"jollifications" ,
"jollities" ,
"merriments" ,
"merrymakings" ,
"rejoicings" ,
"revelries" ,
"revels" ,
"exhibitions" ,
"exhibits" ,
"expositions" ,
"fairs" ,
"shows" ,
"exercises" ,
"honors"
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] ,
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"carnivals" ,
"celebrations" ,
"festivals" ,
"festivities" ,
"fests" ,
"fiestas" ,
"galas" ,
"jubilees"
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]
} ,
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"to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations"
] ,
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"disgraces" ,
"dishonors" ,
"humbles" ,
"humiliates" ,
"shames" ,
"bad-mouths" ,
"defames" ,
"libels" ,
"maligns" ,
"slanders" ,
"boos" ,
"hisses" ,
"hoots" ,
"jeers" ,
"censures" ,
"condemns" ,
"damns" ,
"denounces" ,
"reprobates" ,
"mocks" ,
"puts down" ,
"ridicules" ,
"slights"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"acknowledges" ,
"cites" ,
"commends" ,
"compliments" ,
"credits" ,
"thanks" ,
"extols" ,
"extolls" ,
"glorifies" ,
"lauds" ,
"praises" ,
"touts" ,
"acclaims" ,
"applauds" ,
"cheers" ,
"hails" ,
"laureates" ,
"salutes" ,
"celebrates" ,
"commemorates" ,
"memorializes" ,
"observes" ,
"congratulates" ,
"felicitates"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"honors" ,
"recognizes"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"something that limits one's freedom of action or choice" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a time-honored tradition is fine as long as it doesn't become a fetter that prevents us from trying something new"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"freedom" ,
"latitude"
] ,
"related" : [
"exception" ,
"proviso" ,
"qualification" ,
"reservation" ,
"stipulation" ,
"strings" ,
"ban" ,
"prohibition" ,
"proscription"
] ,
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"check" ,
"circumscription" ,
"condition" ,
"constraint" ,
"curb" ,
"limitation" ,
"restraint" ,
"restriction" ,
"stricture"
]
} ,
"something that makes movement or progress difficult" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"claims that government regulations are unnecessary fetters that keep him from achieving his business goals"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"catalyst" ,
"goad" ,
"impetus" ,
"incentive" ,
"spur" ,
"stimulant" ,
"stimulus" ,
"advantage" ,
"break" ,
"edge" ,
"aid" ,
"assistance" ,
"benefit" ,
"boost" ,
"handmaiden" ,
"handmaid" ,
"help"
] ,
"related" : [
"catch" ,
"hitch" ,
"rub" ,
"snag" ,
"barrier" ,
"blockade" ,
"blockage" ,
"brick wall" ,
"stone wall" ,
"arrest" ,
"bit" ,
"brake" ,
"check" ,
"constraint" ,
"curb" ,
"hobble" ,
"rein" ,
"restraint" ,
"embargo" ,
"stoppage" ,
"delay" ,
"holdup" ,
"stall" ,
"burden" ,
"cumber" ,
"load" ,
"danger" ,
"hazard" ,
"peril" ,
"reef" ,
"adversity" ,
"difficulty" ,
"disadvantage" ,
"drawback" ,
"hardship"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"balk" ,
"bar" ,
"block" ,
"chain" ,
"clog" ,
"cramp" ,
"crimp" ,
"deterrent" ,
"drag" ,
"embarrassment" ,
"encumbrance" ,
"handicap" ,
"hindrance" ,
"holdback" ,
"hurdle" ,
"impediment" ,
"inhibition" ,
"interference" ,
"let" ,
"manacle" ,
"obstacle" ,
"obstruction" ,
"shackles" ,
"stop" ,
"stumbling block" ,
"trammel"
]
} ,
"something that physically prevents free movement" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"considered a seat belt a pointless fetter \u2014until one saved his life in an auto accident"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"captivity" ,
"confinement" ,
"constraint" ,
"curb" ,
"enchainment" ,
"enslavement" ,
"hindrance" ,
"immurement" ,
"imprisonment" ,
"incarceration" ,
"restraint" ,
"restriction" ,
"entanglement" ,
"net" ,
"trammel" ,
"trap" ,
"collar" ,
"straitjacket" ,
"straightjacket" ,
"fastener" ,
"hobble" ,
"hold" ,
"hold-down" ,
"holding" ,
"tie"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"band" ,
"bind" ,
"bond" ,
"bracelet" ,
"chain" ,
"cuff(s)" ,
"handcuff(s)" ,
"irons" ,
"ligature" ,
"manacle(s)" ,
"shackle"
]
} ,
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains" : {
"antonyms" : [
"unbind" ,
"unfetter" ,
"unshackle"
] ,
"examples" : [
"museum artifacts that serve as somber reminders of the days when slaves were fettered with irons"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emancipate" ,
"free" ,
"liberate" ,
"loose" ,
"release" ,
"rescue" ,
"undo" ,
"unfasten" ,
"untangle" ,
"untie" ,
"detach" ,
"disengage"
] ,
"related" : [
"bit" ,
"hobble" ,
"hog-tie" ,
"iron" ,
"lash" ,
"secure" ,
"tie" ,
"truss" ,
"attach" ,
"fasten" ,
"join" ,
"link" ,
"confine" ,
"constrain" ,
"curb" ,
"hamper" ,
"hinder" ,
"impede" ,
"limit" ,
"restrict" ,
"entangle" ,
"tangle"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bind" ,
"chain" ,
"enchain" ,
"enfetter" ,
"gyve" ,
"handcuff" ,
"manacle" ,
"pinion" ,
"shackle" ,
"trammel"
]
} ,
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of" : {
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"aid" ,
"assist" ,
"facilitate" ,
"help"
] ,
"examples" : [
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"make way" ,
"open" ,
"unclog" ,
"unplug" ,
"unstop" ,
"free" ,
"liberate" ,
"release" ,
"untie" ,
"loosen" ,
"smooth" ,
"encourage" ,
"further" ,
"promote"
] ,
"related" : [
"balk" ,
"check" ,
"constrain" ,
"curb" ,
"rein" ,
"restrain" ,
"bind" ,
"chain" ,
"halter" ,
"leash" ,
"tether" ,
"tie" ,
"arrest" ,
"brake" ,
"delay" ,
"retain" ,
"retard" ,
"barricade" ,
"block" ,
"blockade" ,
"roadblock" ,
"bog (down)" ,
"mire" ,
"choke" ,
"smother" ,
"stifle" ,
"strangle" ,
"suffocate" ,
"baffle" ,
"foil" ,
"frustrate" ,
"stump" ,
"thwart" ,
"derail" ,
"disrupt" ,
"sabotage" ,
"muzzle" ,
"repress" ,
"suppress" ,
"confine" ,
"hedge (in)" ,
"hem (in)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clog" ,
"cramp" ,
"embarrass" ,
"encumber" ,
"hamper" ,
"handcuff" ,
"handicap" ,
"hinder" ,
"hobble" ,
"hog-tie" ,
"hold back" ,
"hold up" ,
"impede" ,
"inhibit" ,
"interfere (with)" ,
"manacle" ,
"obstruct" ,
"shackle" ,
"short-circuit" ,
"stymie" ,
"tie up" ,
"trammel"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"fetters" : {
"something that limits one's freedom of action or choice" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a time-honored tradition is fine as long as it doesn't become a fetter that prevents us from trying something new"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"freedoms" ,
"latitudes"
] ,
"related" : [
"exceptions" ,
"provisos" ,
"provisoes" ,
"qualifications" ,
"reservations" ,
"stipulations" ,
"strings" ,
"bans" ,
"prohibitions" ,
"proscriptions"
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"checks" ,
"circumscriptions" ,
"conditions" ,
"constraints" ,
"curbs" ,
"limitations" ,
"restraints" ,
"restrictions" ,
"strictures"
]
} ,
"something that makes movement or progress difficult" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"claims that government regulations are unnecessary fetters that keep him from achieving his business goals"
] ,
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"catalysts" ,
"goads" ,
"impetuses" ,
"incentives" ,
"spurs" ,
"stimulants" ,
"stimuli" ,
"advantages" ,
"breaks" ,
"edges" ,
"aids" ,
"assistances" ,
"benefits" ,
"boosts" ,
"handmaidens" ,
"handmaids" ,
"help"
] ,
"related" : [
"catches" ,
"hitches" ,
"rubs" ,
"snags" ,
"barriers" ,
"blockades" ,
"blockages" ,
"brick walls" ,
"stone walls" ,
"arrests" ,
"bits" ,
"brakes" ,
"checks" ,
"constraints" ,
"curbs" ,
"hobbles" ,
"reins" ,
"restraints" ,
"embargoes" ,
"stoppages" ,
"delays" ,
"holdups" ,
"stalls" ,
"burdens" ,
"cumbers" ,
"loads" ,
"dangers" ,
"hazards" ,
"perils" ,
"reefs" ,
"adversities" ,
"difficulties" ,
"disadvantages" ,
"drawbacks" ,
"hardships"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"balks" ,
"bars" ,
"blocks" ,
"chains" ,
"clogs" ,
"cramps" ,
"crimps" ,
"deterrents" ,
"drags" ,
"embarrassments" ,
"encumbrances" ,
"handicaps" ,
"hindrances" ,
"holdbacks" ,
"hurdles" ,
"impediments" ,
"inhibitions" ,
"interferences" ,
"lets" ,
"manacles" ,
"obstacles" ,
"obstructions" ,
"shackles" ,
"stops" ,
"stumbling blocks" ,
"trammels"
]
} ,
"something that physically prevents free movement" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"considered a seat belt a pointless fetter \u2014until one saved his life in an auto accident"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"captivities" ,
"confinements" ,
"constraints" ,
"curbs" ,
"enchainments" ,
"enslavements" ,
"hindrances" ,
"immurements" ,
"imprisonments" ,
"incarcerations" ,
"restraints" ,
"restrictions" ,
"entanglements" ,
"nets" ,
"trammels" ,
"traps" ,
"collars" ,
"straitjackets" ,
"straightjackets" ,
"fasteners" ,
"hobbles" ,
"hold-downs" ,
"holdings" ,
"holds" ,
"ties"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bands" ,
"binds" ,
"bonds" ,
"bracelets" ,
"chains" ,
"cuffs" ,
"handcuffs" ,
"irons" ,
"ligatures" ,
"manacles" ,
"shackles"
]
} ,
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains" : {
"antonyms" : [
"unbinds" ,
"unfetters" ,
"unshackles"
] ,
"examples" : [
"museum artifacts that serve as somber reminders of the days when slaves were fettered with irons"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emancipates" ,
"frees" ,
"liberates" ,
"looses" ,
"releases" ,
"rescues" ,
"undoes" ,
"unfastens" ,
"untangles" ,
"unties" ,
"detaches" ,
"disengages"
] ,
"related" : [
"bits" ,
"hobbles" ,
"hog-ties" ,
"irons" ,
"lashes" ,
"secures" ,
"ties" ,
"trusses" ,
"attaches" ,
"fastens" ,
"joins" ,
"links" ,
"confines" ,
"constrains" ,
"curbs" ,
"hampers" ,
"hinders" ,
"impedes" ,
"limits" ,
"restricts" ,
"entangles" ,
"tangles"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"binds" ,
"chains" ,
"enchains" ,
"enfetters" ,
"gyves" ,
"handcuffs" ,
"manacles" ,
"pinions" ,
"shackles" ,
"trammels"
]
} ,
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aids" ,
"assists" ,
"facilitates" ,
"helps"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the belief that too many rules and restrictions fetter children's creativity"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"makes way" ,
"opens" ,
"unclogs" ,
"unplugs" ,
"unstops" ,
"frees" ,
"liberates" ,
"releases" ,
"unties" ,
"loosens" ,
"smooths" ,
"smoothes" ,
"encourages" ,
"furthers" ,
"promotes"
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"related" : [
"balks" ,
"checks" ,
"constrains" ,
"curbs" ,
"reins" ,
"restrains" ,
"binds" ,
"chains" ,
"halters" ,
"leashes" ,
"tethers" ,
"ties" ,
"arrests" ,
"brakes" ,
"delays" ,
"retains" ,
"retards" ,
"barricades" ,
"blockades" ,
"blocks" ,
"roadblocks" ,
"bogs (down)" ,
"mires" ,
"chokes" ,
"smothers" ,
"stifles" ,
"strangles" ,
"suffocates" ,
"baffles" ,
"foils" ,
"frustrates" ,
"stumps" ,
"thwarts" ,
"derails" ,
"disrupts" ,
"sabotages" ,
"muzzles" ,
"represses" ,
"suppresses" ,
"confines" ,
"hedges (in)" ,
"hems (in)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clogs" ,
"cramps" ,
"embarrasses" ,
"encumbers" ,
"hampers" ,
"handcuffs" ,
"handicaps" ,
"hinders" ,
"hobbles" ,
"hog-ties" ,
"holds back" ,
"holds up" ,
"impedes" ,
"inhibits" ,
"interferes (with)" ,
"manacles" ,
"obstructs" ,
"shackles" ,
"short-circuits" ,
"stymies" ,
"ties up" ,
"trammels"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"fettle" : {
"a state of being or fitness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"disorder" ,
"disrepair"
] ,
"related" : [
"practice" ,
"practise" ,
"pass" ,
"phase" ,
"stage" ,
"footing" ,
"picture" ,
"posture" ,
"scene" ,
"situation" ,
"status" ,
"rank" ,
"standing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"condition" ,
"estate" ,
"form" ,
"health" ,
"keeping" ,
"kilter" ,
"nick" ,
"order" ,
"repair" ,
"shape" ,
"trim"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"feud" : {
"a long and angry conflict between two people or two groups" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"The workers' feud with management concerns health benefits and pay increases." ,
"Because of a family feud , they did not see each other for a decade."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"fever" : {
"a state of wildly excited activity or emotion" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"in the fever of a political campaign a lot of things get said that never should have been said"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"calm" ,
"calmness" ,
"peace" ,
"peacefulness" ,
"placidity" ,
"quiet" ,
"quietude" ,
"repose" ,
"restfulness" ,
"sereneness" ,
"serenity" ,
"still" ,
"stillness" ,
"tranquillity" ,
"tranquility" ,
"tranquilness"
] ,
"related" : [
"chaos" ,
"confusion" ,
"disorder" ,
"havoc" ,
"pandemonium" ,
"turmoil" ,
"bedlam" ,
"bother" ,
"brouhaha" ,
"bustle" ,
"clamor" ,
"clatter" ,
"commotion" ,
"disturbance" ,
"fuss" ,
"hoo-ha" ,
"hoo-hah" ,
"hubbub" ,
"hullabaloo" ,
"hurly-burly" ,
"ruckus" ,
"ruction" ,
"rumpus" ,
"shindy" ,
"squall" ,
"stew" ,
"stir" ,
"storm" ,
"tempest" ,
"to-do" ,
"tumult"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agitation" ,
"deliriousness" ,
"delirium" ,
"distraction" ,
"feverishness" ,
"flap" ,
"frenzy" ,
"furor" ,
"furore" ,
"fury" ,
"hysteria" ,
"rage" ,
"rampage" ,
"uproar"
]
} ,
"an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning" : {
"antonyms" : [
"health" ,
"wellness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"before the days of modern medicine, when death remained a mystery, people said that someone died of a fever and left it at that"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"fitness" ,
"healthiness" ,
"heartiness" ,
"robustness" ,
"soundness" ,
"wholeness" ,
"wholesomeness" ,
"fettle" ,
"shape"
] ,
"related" : [
"contagion" ,
"contagious disease" ,
"contagium" ,
"infection" ,
"attack" ,
"bout" ,
"fit" ,
"spell" ,
"debility" ,
"decrepitude" ,
"feebleness" ,
"frailness" ,
"lameness" ,
"sickliness" ,
"unhealthiness" ,
"unsoundness" ,
"unwellness" ,
"weakness" ,
"malaise" ,
"matter" ,
"pip" ,
"epidemic" ,
"pest" ,
"pestilence" ,
"plague"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"affection" ,
"ail" ,
"ailment" ,
"bug" ,
"complaint" ,
"complication" ,
"condition" ,
"disease" ,
"disorder" ,
"distemper" ,
"distemperature" ,
"ill" ,
"illness" ,
"infirmity" ,
"malady" ,
"sickness" ,
"trouble"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"few" : {
"a small number" : {
"antonyms" : [
"army" ,
"crowd" ,
"flock" ,
"gazillion" ,
"horde" ,
"host" ,
"jillion" ,
"kazillion" ,
"legion" ,
"loads" ,
"many" ,
"mountain" ,
"multitude" ,
"oodles" ,
"scads" ,
"thousands" ,
"zillion"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a few of the songs on the album are good, but most are forgettable"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"majority" ,
"most" ,
"abundance" ,
"excess" ,
"plenty" ,
"surplus" ,
"deal" ,
"gobs" ,
"heap" ,
"lot" ,
"mass" ,
"much" ,
"peck" ,
"pile" ,
"plenitude" ,
"plenty" ,
"pot" ,
"profusion" ,
"quantity" ,
"raft" ,
"reams" ,
"slather" ,
"slew" ,
"stack" ,
"wad" ,
"wealth"
] ,
"related" : [
"minority" ,
"atom" ,
"crumb" ,
"fragment" ,
"grain" ,
"iota" ,
"jot" ,
"modicum" ,
"molecule" ,
"particle" ,
"scrap" ,
"shred" ,
"tittle" ,
"whit"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"couple" ,
"handful" ,
"scatter" ,
"scattering" ,
"smatter" ,
"smattering" ,
"sprinkle" ,
"sprinkling"
]
} ,
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"fey" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
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} ,
"fend" : {
"to drive danger or attack away from" : {
"examples" : [
"learned to use humor to fend herself from criticism"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bulwark" ,
"cover" ,
"defend" ,
"fence" ,
"forfend" ,
"guard" ,
"keep" ,
"protect" ,
"safeguard" ,
"screen" ,
"secure" ,
"shield" ,
"ward"
] ,
"related" : [
"avert" ,
"prevent" ,
"oppose" ,
"resist" ,
"withstand" ,
"battle" ,
"contend" ,
"fight" ,
"war" ,
"conserve" ,
"preserve" ,
"save" ,
"buffer" ,
"palisade" ,
"picket" ,
"wall"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bombard" ,
"storm" ,
"beset" ,
"besiege" ,
"overrun" ,
"capitulate" ,
"cave" ,
"submit" ,
"yield"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"assail" ,
"assault" ,
"attack"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"fearless" : {
"feeling or displaying no fear by temperament" : {
"examples" : [
"skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bold" ,
"brave" ,
"courageous" ,
"dauntless" ,
"doughty" ,
"gallant" ,
"greathearted" ,
"gutsy" ,
"gutty" ,
"heroic" ,
"heroical" ,
"intrepid" ,
"lionhearted" ,
"manful" ,
"stalwart" ,
"stout" ,
"stouthearted" ,
"undauntable" ,
"undaunted" ,
"valiant" ,
"valorous"
] ,
"related" : [
"determined" ,
"firm" ,
"game" ,
"gamy" ,
"gamey" ,
"gritty" ,
"plucky" ,
"resolute" ,
"Spartan" ,
"undeterred" ,
"undismayed" ,
"unflinching" ,
"unswerving" ,
"mettlesome" ,
"spirited" ,
"spunky" ,
"adventuresome" ,
"adventurous" ,
"audacious" ,
"daring" ,
"dashing" ,
"hardy" ,
"venturesome" ,
"venturous" ,
"crazy" ,
"foolish" ,
"half-witted" ,
"insane" ,
"lunatic" ,
"mad" ,
"nutty" ,
"brash" ,
"brazen" ,
"daredevil" ,
"foolhardy" ,
"heedless" ,
"hotheaded" ,
"impetuous" ,
"imprudent" ,
"impulsive" ,
"incautious" ,
"madcap" ,
"overbold" ,
"overconfident" ,
"rash" ,
"reckless" ,
"thoughtless" ,
"wild" ,
"hasty" ,
"headlong" ,
"precipitate" ,
"comforted" ,
"emboldened" ,
"encouraged" ,
"heartened" ,
"reassured" ,
"unafraid"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"diffident" ,
"mousy" ,
"mousey" ,
"scary" ,
"shy" ,
"skittish" ,
"timid" ,
"anxious" ,
"apprehensive" ,
"nervous" ,
"careful" ,
"cautious" ,
"heedful" ,
"prudent" ,
"unadventurous" ,
"afraid" ,
"agitated" ,
"disconcerted" ,
"disquieted" ,
"disturbed" ,
"frightened" ,
"horrified" ,
"panicked" ,
"panic-stricken" ,
"perturbed" ,
"scared" ,
"shocked" ,
"spooked" ,
"startled" ,
"terrified" ,
"terrorized" ,
"unnerved" ,
"upset" ,
"appalled" ,
"concerned" ,
"dismayed" ,
"worried" ,
"unmanly" ,
"weak" ,
"wimpy"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"chicken" ,
"chickenhearted" ,
"chicken-livered" ,
"coward" ,
"cowardly" ,
"craven" ,
"dastardly" ,
"fainthearted" ,
"fearful" ,
"gutless" ,
"lily-livered" ,
"milk-livered" ,
"nerveless" ,
"poltroon" ,
"poor-spirited" ,
"pusillanimous" ,
"spineless" ,
"spiritless" ,
"timorous" ,
"uncourageous" ,
"ungallant" ,
"unheroic" ,
"weakhearted" ,
"yellow"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"fertility" : {
"as in productivity , fecundity" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"fearing" : {
"to experience concern or anxiety" : {
"examples" : [
"her friends feared that she was dating a guy who was all wrong for her"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bothering" ,
"fretting" ,
"fussing" ,
"stewing" ,
"stressing" ,
"sweating" ,
"troubling" ,
"worrying"
] ,
"related" : [
"agonizing" ,
"longing" ,
"pining" ,
"yearning" ,
"chafing" ,
"despairing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accepting" ,
"abiding" ,
"bearing" ,
"enduring" ,
"sticking out" ,
"stomaching" ,
"sustaining" ,
"taking" ,
"tolerating"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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}
}