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{
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"Gloria Patri" : {
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"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"gladded" : {
"to give satisfaction to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"displeased"
] ,
"examples" : [
"it hath gladded my heart to see thy face again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravated" ,
"annoyed" ,
"bothered" ,
"bugged" ,
"chafed" ,
"crossed" ,
"exasperated" ,
"galled" ,
"got" ,
"grated" ,
"irked" ,
"irritated" ,
"nettled" ,
"peeved" ,
"perturbed" ,
"piqued" ,
"put out" ,
"ruffled" ,
"vexed" ,
"vext" ,
"angered" ,
"enraged" ,
"incensed" ,
"inflamed" ,
"enflamed" ,
"infuriated" ,
"maddened" ,
"outraged" ,
"rankled" ,
"riled" ,
"roiled" ,
"steamed up" ,
"provoked" ,
"roused" ,
"agitated" ,
"distressed" ,
"disturbed" ,
"fretted" ,
"upset" ,
"harassed" ,
"harried" ,
"pestered" ,
"affronted" ,
"insulted" ,
"offended"
] ,
"related" : [
"appeased" ,
"mollified" ,
"pacified" ,
"placated" ,
"soothed" ,
"assuaged" ,
"quenched" ,
"sated" ,
"satiated" ,
"excited" ,
"tickled" ,
"titillated" ,
"amused" ,
"diverted" ,
"entertained" ,
"treated" ,
"captivated" ,
"charmed" ,
"galvanized" ,
"thrilled" ,
"calmed" ,
"comforted" ,
"catered (to)" ,
"humored" ,
"indulged" ,
"coddled" ,
"mollycoddled" ,
"pampered" ,
"spoiled" ,
"spoilt"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agreed (with)" ,
"contented" ,
"delighted" ,
"feasted" ,
"gassed" ,
"gladdened" ,
"gratified" ,
"pleased" ,
"pleasured" ,
"rejoiced" ,
"satisfied" ,
"suited" ,
"warmed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"gladdened" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to give satisfaction to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"displeased"
] ,
"examples" : [
"it would gladden me to hear you sing again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravated" ,
"annoyed" ,
"bothered" ,
"bugged" ,
"chafed" ,
"crossed" ,
"exasperated" ,
"galled" ,
"got" ,
"grated" ,
"irked" ,
"irritated" ,
"nettled" ,
"peeved" ,
"perturbed" ,
"piqued" ,
"put out" ,
"ruffled" ,
"vexed" ,
"vext" ,
"angered" ,
"enraged" ,
"incensed" ,
"inflamed" ,
"enflamed" ,
"infuriated" ,
"maddened" ,
"outraged" ,
"rankled" ,
"riled" ,
"roiled" ,
"steamed up" ,
"provoked" ,
"roused" ,
"agitated" ,
"distressed" ,
"disturbed" ,
"fretted" ,
"upset" ,
"harassed" ,
"harried" ,
"pestered" ,
"affronted" ,
"insulted" ,
"offended"
] ,
"related" : [
"appeased" ,
"mollified" ,
"pacified" ,
"placated" ,
"soothed" ,
"assuaged" ,
"quenched" ,
"sated" ,
"satiated" ,
"excited" ,
"tickled" ,
"titillated" ,
"amused" ,
"diverted" ,
"entertained" ,
"treated" ,
"captivated" ,
"charmed" ,
"galvanized" ,
"thrilled" ,
"calmed" ,
"comforted" ,
"catered (to)" ,
"humored" ,
"indulged" ,
"coddled" ,
"mollycoddled" ,
"pampered" ,
"spoiled" ,
"spoilt"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agreed (with)" ,
"contented" ,
"delighted" ,
"feasted" ,
"gassed" ,
"gladded" ,
"gratified" ,
"pleased" ,
"pleasured" ,
"rejoiced" ,
"satisfied" ,
"suited" ,
"warmed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"gladdening" : {
"making one feel good inside" : {
"antonyms" : [
"demoralizing" ,
"depressing" ,
"discouraging" ,
"disheartening" ,
"dispiriting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the overdue change to warm, sunny weather is gladdening"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cheerless" ,
"disappointing" ,
"disgruntling" ,
"displeasing" ,
"dissatisfying" ,
"heartbreaking" ,
"heartrending" ,
"saddening" ,
"discomforting" ,
"disconcerting" ,
"dismaying" ,
"distressing" ,
"disturbing" ,
"upsetting" ,
"cold" ,
"unfeeling" ,
"unfriendly" ,
"unkind" ,
"unloving" ,
"unpleasant"
] ,
"related" : [
"affecting" ,
"inspiring" ,
"inspiriting" ,
"moving" ,
"poignant" ,
"stirring" ,
"touching" ,
"edifying" ,
"elevating" ,
"uplifting" ,
"sympathetic" ,
"tender" ,
"kind" ,
"kindly" ,
"loving" ,
"warm" ,
"animating" ,
"enlivening" ,
"exciting" ,
"exhilarating" ,
"invigorating" ,
"rousing" ,
"stimulating" ,
"thrilling" ,
"pleasing" ,
"pleasurable" ,
"welcoming"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cheering" ,
"comforting" ,
"encouraging" ,
"fulfilling" ,
"gratifying" ,
"heartening" ,
"heartwarming" ,
"rewarding" ,
"satisfying"
]
} ,
"to give satisfaction to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"displeasing"
] ,
"examples" : [
"it would gladden me to hear you sing again"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravating" ,
"annoying" ,
"bothering" ,
"bugging" ,
"chafing" ,
"crossing" ,
"exasperating" ,
"galling" ,
"getting" ,
"grating" ,
"irking" ,
"irritating" ,
"nettling" ,
"peeving" ,
"perturbing" ,
"piquing" ,
"putting out" ,
"ruffling" ,
"vexing" ,
"angering" ,
"enraging" ,
"incensing" ,
"inflaming" ,
"enflaming" ,
"infuriating" ,
"maddening" ,
"outraging" ,
"rankling" ,
"riling" ,
"roiling" ,
"steaming up" ,
"provoking" ,
"rousing" ,
"agitating" ,
"distressing" ,
"disturbing" ,
"fretting" ,
"upsetting" ,
"harassing" ,
"harrying" ,
"pestering" ,
"affronting" ,
"insulting" ,
"offending"
] ,
"related" : [
"appeasing" ,
"mollifying" ,
"pacifying" ,
"placating" ,
"soothing" ,
"assuaging" ,
"quenching" ,
"satiating" ,
"sating" ,
"exciting" ,
"tickling" ,
"titillating" ,
"amusing" ,
"diverting" ,
"entertaining" ,
"treating" ,
"captivating" ,
"charming" ,
"galvanizing" ,
"thrilling" ,
"calming" ,
"comforting" ,
"catering (to)" ,
"humoring" ,
"indulging" ,
"coddling" ,
"mollycoddling" ,
"pampering" ,
"spoiling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agreeing (with)" ,
"contenting" ,
"delighting" ,
"feasting" ,
"gassing" ,
"gladding" ,
"gratifying" ,
"pleasing" ,
"pleasuring" ,
"rejoicing" ,
"satisfying" ,
"suiting" ,
"warming"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"gladdens" : {
"to give satisfaction to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"displeases"
] ,
"examples" : [
"it would gladden me to hear you sing again"
] ,
"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" ,
"feasts" ,
"gases" ,
"gasses" ,
"glads" ,
"gratifies" ,
"pleases" ,
"pleasures" ,
"rejoices" ,
"satisfies" ,
"suits" ,
"warms"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"gladly" : {
"as in blithely , laughingly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in wishfully , desirably" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"gladsome" : {
"having or showing a good mood or disposition" : {
"antonyms" : [
"dour" ,
"gloomy" ,
"glum" ,
"morose" ,
"saturnine" ,
"sulky" ,
"sullen"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a gladsome group of carolers strolling through the city's historic district" ,
"a gladsome smile"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"joyless" ,
"sad" ,
"unhappy" ,
"unsatisfied" ,
"dull" ,
"lethargic" ,
"listless" ,
"sluggish" ,
"torpid" ,
"blue" ,
"brokenhearted" ,
"crestfallen" ,
"dejected" ,
"depressed" ,
"despondent" ,
"disconsolate" ,
"disheartened" ,
"down" ,
"downcast" ,
"downhearted" ,
"droopy" ,
"forlorn" ,
"hangdog" ,
"heavyhearted" ,
"inconsolable" ,
"low" ,
"low-spirited" ,
"melancholy" ,
"mirthless" ,
"sorrowful"
] ,
"related" : [
"hopeful" ,
"optimistic" ,
"rosy" ,
"sanguine" ,
"animated" ,
"chirpy" ,
"jaunty" ,
"lilting" ,
"lively" ,
"perky" ,
"sprightful" ,
"sprightly" ,
"vivacious" ,
"carefree" ,
"careless" ,
"cavalier" ,
"devil-may-care" ,
"easygoing" ,
"happy-go-lucky" ,
"insouciant" ,
"lighthearted" ,
"unconcerned" ,
"boon" ,
"gleeful" ,
"jocund" ,
"jolly" ,
"jovial" ,
"merry" ,
"mirthful" ,
"blissful" ,
"delighted" ,
"glad" ,
"gratified" ,
"happy" ,
"joyful" ,
"joyous" ,
"pleased" ,
"satisfied" ,
"tickled" ,
"beaming" ,
"grinning" ,
"laughing" ,
"smiling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blithe" ,
"blithesome" ,
"bright" ,
"buoyant" ,
"canty" ,
"cheerful" ,
"cheery" ,
"chipper" ,
"eupeptic" ,
"gay" ,
"lightsome" ,
"sunny" ,
"upbeat" ,
"winsome"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"glamour (up)" : {
"to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant" : {
"antonyms" : [
"deglamorize"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a movie that does its best to glamour up the field of archaeology"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"belittle" ,
"decry" ,
"denigrate" ,
"deprecate" ,
"disparage" ,
"minimize" ,
"put down"
] ,
"related" : [
"heroicize" ,
"heroize" ,
"euphemize" ,
"poeticize" ,
"soften" ,
"sweeten" ,
"adulate" ,
"canonize" ,
"deify" ,
"idolize" ,
"aggrandize" ,
"dignify" ,
"ennoble" ,
"enshrine" ,
"enthrone" ,
"magnify"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"glamorize" ,
"glamourize" ,
"glorify" ,
"idealize" ,
"romanticize"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"glance" : {
"an instance of looking especially briefly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she was about to say something rude, but her mother silenced her with a glance"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"gape" ,
"gaze" ,
"glare" ,
"leer" ,
"ogle" ,
"stare" ,
"side-glance" ,
"squinny" ,
"squint" ,
"coup d'oeil"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cast" ,
"eye" ,
"gander" ,
"glimpse" ,
"look" ,
"peek" ,
"peep" ,
"regard" ,
"sight" ,
"view"
]
} ,
"to shoot forth bursts of light" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"diamonds glancing in the display case"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"beam" ,
"radiate" ,
"shine" ,
"bedazzle" ,
"blind" ,
"daze" ,
"dazzle" ,
"blaze" ,
"burn" ,
"flare" ,
"glare" ,
"glow"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"coruscate" ,
"flame" ,
"flash" ,
"gleam" ,
"glimmer" ,
"glint" ,
"glisten" ,
"glister" ,
"glitter" ,
"luster" ,
"lustre" ,
"scintillate" ,
"shimmer" ,
"spangle" ,
"sparkle" ,
"twinkle" ,
"wink" ,
"winkle"
]
} ,
"to strike and fly off at an angle" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the basketball glanced off the rim" ,
"her wild pitch glanced off my shoulder and landed in the dugout"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"brush" ,
"graze" ,
"nudge" ,
"rake" ,
"shave" ,
"sweep" ,
"bump" ,
"contact" ,
"hit" ,
"kiss" ,
"touch" ,
"sideswipe" ,
"reflect"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bounce" ,
"carom" ,
"rebound" ,
"ricochet" ,
"skim" ,
"skip"
]
} ,
"to take a quick or hasty look" : {
"antonyms" : [
"gaze" ,
"stare"
] ,
"examples" : [
"just glanced at the instructions before assembling the bike" ,
"glanced over his shoulder to see if she was still there"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"examine" ,
"overlook" ,
"oversee" ,
"question" ,
"survey" ,
"study" ,
"view" ,
"peer" ,
"pry" ,
"gawk" ,
"goggle" ,
"rubberneck" ,
"leer" ,
"ogle"
] ,
"related" : [
"keek" ,
"peep" ,
"blink" ,
"squint" ,
"look over" ,
"peruse" ,
"rake" ,
"scan"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"browse" ,
"dip" ,
"glimpse" ,
"glint" ,
"peek" ,
"skim"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"glancing (upon)" : {
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"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"glaring" : {
"to look with anger or disapproval" : {
"antonyms" : [
"beaming" ,
"grinning" ,
"smiling"
] ,
"examples" : [
"don't glare at me like that when I tell you \"no\""
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"gaping" ,
"gazing" ,
"ogling" ,
"staring" ,
"grimacing" ,
"pouting" ,
"sulking" ,
"growling" ,
"snarling" ,
"sneering" ,
"sniggering"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"frowning" ,
"glooming" ,
"glowering" ,
"lowering" ,
"louring" ,
"scowling"
]
} ,
"to shine with a bright harsh light" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the spotlight glared down on the suspect as the police questioned him relentlessly"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"beaming" ,
"glowing" ,
"radiating" ,
"flashing" ,
"glancing" ,
"gleaming" ,
"glimmering" ,
"glinting" ,
"glistening" ,
"glistering" ,
"glittering" ,
"scintillating" ,
"shimmering" ,
"sparkling" ,
"twinkling" ,
"bedazzling" ,
"blinding" ,
"dazing" ,
"dazzling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beating" ,
"blazing" ,
"burning" ,
"flaming" ,
"flaring"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
] ,
"very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"no one missed the glaring spelling error in the title"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"imperceptible" ,
"inconspicuous" ,
"unnoticeable" ,
"unobtrusive" ,
"inconsequential" ,
"inconsiderable" ,
"insignificant" ,
"slight" ,
"small" ,
"trifling" ,
"trivial" ,
"concealed" ,
"hidden" ,
"invisible"
] ,
"related" : [
"arresting" ,
"clear" ,
"distinct" ,
"dramatic" ,
"emphatic" ,
"evident" ,
"eye-catching" ,
"marked" ,
"notable" ,
"noticeable" ,
"outstanding" ,
"plain" ,
"prominent" ,
"remarkable" ,
"salient" ,
"showy" ,
"splashy" ,
"absolute" ,
"arrant" ,
"downright" ,
"out-and-out" ,
"outright" ,
"sheer" ,
"stark" ,
"utter" ,
"detectable" ,
"discernible" ,
"discernable" ,
"observable" ,
"perceptible" ,
"visible" ,
"abominable" ,
"atrocious" ,
"awful" ,
"deplorable" ,
"execrable" ,
"heinous" ,
"lousy" ,
"monstrous" ,
"outrageous" ,
"preposterous" ,
"shameful" ,
"shocking" ,
"terrible" ,
"wretched"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blatant" ,
"conspicuous" ,
"egregious" ,
"flagrant" ,
"gross" ,
"obvious" ,
"patent" ,
"pronounced" ,
"rank" ,
"striking"
]
}
} ,
"glasshouses" : {
"a glass-enclosed building for growing plants" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a glasshouse for growing tropical plants"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cold frames" ,
"hotbeds" ,
"nurseries" ,
"botanical gardens" ,
"botanic gardens"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conservatories" ,
"greenhouses" ,
"hothouses"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"glaze" : {
"a smooth and shiny surface" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"The pot is covered with a bright red glaze ." ,
"doughnuts with a chocolate glaze"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in coat , lacquer" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"gleaming" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to shoot forth bursts of light" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"fine china and stemware gleaming in the candlelight"
] ,
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"radiating" ,
"shining" ,
"bedazzling" ,
"blinding" ,
"dazing" ,
"dazzling" ,
"blazing" ,
"burning" ,
"flaring" ,
"glaring" ,
"glowing"
] ,
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"coruscating" ,
"flaming" ,
"flashing" ,
"glancing" ,
"glimmering" ,
"glinting" ,
"glistening" ,
"glistering" ,
"glittering" ,
"lustering" ,
"lustring" ,
"scintillating" ,
"shimmering" ,
"spangling" ,
"sparkling" ,
"twinkling" ,
"winking" ,
"winkling"
]
} ,
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"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"gleaned" : {
"as in gathered , reaped" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"glib" : {
"said or done in a way that lacks thought or is not sincere" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"The teen's glib remarks showed that she didn't care much about soccer." ,
"The presentation was criticized for its glib portrayal of a highly complex problem."
] ,
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"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"adjective"
]
} ,
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"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"noun"
]
} ,
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"glided" : {
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily" : {
"antonyms" : [
"floundered" ,
"struggled"
] ,
"examples" : [
"looking for a college course that he could just glide through"
] ,
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"lumbered" ,
"plodded" ,
"stumbled" ,
"trudged" ,
"shambled" ,
"shuffled" ,
"stamped" ,
"stomped" ,
"stumped" ,
"tramped" ,
"labored" ,
"toiled"
] ,
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"flew" ,
"raced" ,
"rushed" ,
"sped" ,
"speeded"
] ,
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"bowled" ,
"breezed" ,
"brushed" ,
"coasted" ,
"cruised" ,
"drifted" ,
"flowed" ,
"rolled" ,
"sailed" ,
"skimmed" ,
"slid" ,
"slipped" ,
"streamed" ,
"swept" ,
"whisked"
]
} ,
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
"a kite gliding on the autumn breeze"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
"drifted" ,
"floated" ,
"hovered" ,
"hung" ,
"hanged" ,
"wafted" ,
"coasted" ,
"cruised" ,
"sailed" ,
"swept" ,
"darted" ,
"flitted" ,
"fluttered" ,
"catapulted" ,
"helicoptered" ,
"jetted" ,
"orbited" ,
"rocketed" ,
"dived" ,
"dove" ,
"stooped"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aviated" ,
"flew" ,
"planed" ,
"soared" ,
"winged"
]
} ,
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air" : {
"antonyms" : [
"sank" ,
"sunk" ,
"settled"
] ,
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"water striders gliding along the surface of the brook"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dived" ,
"dove" ,
"lunged" ,
"plunged" ,
"dipped" ,
"immersed" ,
"submerged" ,
"submersed"
] ,
"related" : [
"bobbed" ,
"dangled" ,
"suspended" ,
"buoyed" ,
"ballooned" ,
"rafted"
] ,
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"drifted" ,
"floated" ,
"hovered" ,
"hung" ,
"hanged" ,
"poised" ,
"rode" ,
"rid" ,
"sailed" ,
"swam" ,
"wafted"
]
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} ,
"type" : [
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"verb"
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]
} ,
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"glides" : {
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily" : {
"antonyms" : [
"flounders" ,
"struggles"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"looking for a college course that he could just glide through"
] ,
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"limps" ,
"lumbers" ,
"plods" ,
"stumbles" ,
"trudges" ,
"shambles" ,
"shuffles" ,
"stamps" ,
"stomps" ,
"stumps" ,
"tramps" ,
"labors" ,
"toils"
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] ,
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"related" : [
"flies" ,
"races" ,
"rushes" ,
"speeds"
] ,
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"bowls" ,
"breezes" ,
"brushes" ,
"coasts" ,
"cruises" ,
"drifts" ,
"flows" ,
"rolls" ,
"sails" ,
"skims" ,
"slides" ,
"slips" ,
"streams" ,
"sweeps" ,
"whisks"
]
} ,
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a kite gliding on the autumn breeze"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"floats" ,
"hangs" ,
"hovers" ,
"wafts" ,
"coasts" ,
"cruises" ,
"sails" ,
"sweeps" ,
"darts" ,
"flits" ,
"flutters" ,
"catapults" ,
"helicopters" ,
"jets" ,
"orbits" ,
"rockets" ,
"dives" ,
"stoops"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aviates" ,
"flies" ,
"planes" ,
"soars" ,
"wings"
]
} ,
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air" : {
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"settles" ,
"sinks"
] ,
"examples" : [
"water striders gliding along the surface of the brook"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"lunges" ,
"plunges" ,
"dips" ,
"immerses" ,
"submerges" ,
"submerses"
] ,
"related" : [
"bobs" ,
"dangles" ,
"suspends" ,
"buoys" ,
"balloons" ,
"rafts"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"drifts" ,
"floats" ,
"hangs" ,
"hovers" ,
"poises" ,
"rides" ,
"sails" ,
"swims" ,
"wafts"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
"glimpsed" : {
"to take a quick or hasty look" : {
"antonyms" : [
"gazed" ,
"stared"
] ,
"examples" : [
"just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"examined" ,
"overlooked" ,
"oversaw" ,
"questioned" ,
"surveyed" ,
"studied" ,
"viewed" ,
"peered" ,
"pried" ,
"gawked" ,
"goggled" ,
"rubbernecked" ,
"leered" ,
"ogled"
] ,
"related" : [
"keeked" ,
"peeped" ,
"blinked" ,
"squinted" ,
"looked over" ,
"perused" ,
"raked" ,
"scanned"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"browsed" ,
"dipped" ,
"glanced" ,
"glinted" ,
"peeked" ,
"skimmed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"glimpsing" : {
"to take a quick or hasty look" : {
"antonyms" : [
"gazing" ,
"staring"
] ,
"examples" : [
"just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere"
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"examining" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overseeing" ,
"questioning" ,
"surveying" ,
"studying" ,
"viewing" ,
"peering" ,
"prying" ,
"gawking" ,
"goggling" ,
"rubbernecking" ,
"leering" ,
"ogling"
] ,
"related" : [
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"peeping" ,
"blinking" ,
"squinting" ,
"looking over" ,
"perusing" ,
"raking" ,
"scanning"
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"dipping" ,
"glancing" ,
"glinting" ,
"peeking" ,
"skimming"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"glistered" : {
"to shoot forth bursts of light" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the dew glistered in the soft light of the early morning"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"beamed" ,
"radiated" ,
"shone" ,
"shined" ,
"bedazzled" ,
"blinded" ,
"dazed" ,
"dazzled" ,
"blazed" ,
"burned" ,
"burnt" ,
"flared" ,
"glared" ,
"glowed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"coruscated" ,
"flamed" ,
"flashed" ,
"glanced" ,
"gleamed" ,
"glimmered" ,
"glinted" ,
"glistened" ,
"glittered" ,
"lustered" ,
"lustred" ,
"scintillated" ,
"shimmered" ,
"spangled" ,
"sparkled" ,
"twinkled" ,
"winked" ,
"winkled"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"glitterati" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"glittered" : {
"to shoot forth bursts of light" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the queen's crown glittered under the glare of the TV lights"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
"beamed" ,
"radiated" ,
"shone" ,
"shined" ,
"bedazzled" ,
"blinded" ,
"dazed" ,
"dazzled" ,
"blazed" ,
"burned" ,
"burnt" ,
"flared" ,
"glared" ,
"glowed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"coruscated" ,
"flamed" ,
"flashed" ,
"glanced" ,
"gleamed" ,
"glimmered" ,
"glinted" ,
"glistened" ,
"glistered" ,
"lustered" ,
"lustred" ,
"scintillated" ,
"shimmered" ,
"spangled" ,
"sparkled" ,
"twinkled" ,
"winked" ,
"winkled"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"glitzed (up)" : {
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming" : {
"antonyms" : [
"blemished" ,
"defaced" ,
"disfigured" ,
"marred" ,
"scarred" ,
"spoiled" ,
"spoilt"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the company's cafeteria had been glitzed up for the holiday party"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"simplified" ,
"streamlined" ,
"bared" ,
"denuded" ,
"dismantled" ,
"displayed" ,
"divested" ,
"exposed" ,
"revealed" ,
"stripped" ,
"stript" ,
"uncovered" ,
"uglified"
] ,
"related" : [
"accessorized" ,
"dressed up" ,
"trapped" ,
"tricked (out)" ,
"brightened" ,
"freshened" ,
"smartened" ,
"spruced (up)" ,
"bossed" ,
"chased" ,
"braided" ,
"embroidered" ,
"feathered" ,
"figured" ,
"filigreed" ,
"filleted" ,
"flounced" ,
"frilled" ,
"fringed" ,
"furbelowed" ,
"garlanded" ,
"hung" ,
"hanged" ,
"laced" ,
"ribboned" ,
"swagged" ,
"wreathed" ,
"appliqu\u00e9d" ,
"gilded" ,
"gilt" ,
"painted" ,
"diamonded" ,
"gemmed" ,
"impearled" ,
"jeweled" ,
"jewelled" ,
"pearled" ,
"redecorated" ,
"redid"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adorned" ,
"arrayed" ,
"beautified" ,
"bedecked" ,
"bedizened" ,
"blazoned" ,
"caparisoned" ,
"decked" ,
"decorated" ,
"did" ,
"did up" ,
"dolled up" ,
"draped" ,
"dressed" ,
"embellished" ,
"emblazed" ,
"embossed" ,
"enriched" ,
"fancied up" ,
"fancified" ,
"festooned" ,
"garnished" ,
"graced" ,
"gussied up" ,
"ornamented" ,
"prettied (up)" ,
"trimmed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"global" : {
"belonging or relating to the whole" : {
"antonyms" : [
"individual" ,
"particular"
] ,
"examples" : [
"do a global search and replace the misspelling throughout the whole document"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"component" ,
"constituent" ,
"cross-sectional" ,
"divisional" ,
"fragmentary" ,
"partial" ,
"local" ,
"localized" ,
"regional" ,
"sectional"
] ,
"related" : [
"all-embracing" ,
"broad" ,
"broad-gauge" ,
"broad-gauged" ,
"broadscale" ,
"comprehensive" ,
"extensive" ,
"inclusionary" ,
"overarching" ,
"pervasive" ,
"sweeping" ,
"ubiquitous" ,
"wholesale" ,
"wide" ,
"widespread" ,
"aggregate" ,
"collective" ,
"complete" ,
"full" ,
"plenary" ,
"planetary" ,
"worldwide"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"across-the-board" ,
"blanket" ,
"broad-brush" ,
"common" ,
"general" ,
"generic" ,
"overall" ,
"universal"
]
} ,
"covering everything or all important points" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"published a global report on the plight of Third World economies"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"circumscribed" ,
"limited" ,
"narrow" ,
"restricted" ,
"specialized" ,
"exact" ,
"precise" ,
"individual" ,
"singular" ,
"specific" ,
"incomplete" ,
"patchy" ,
"sketchy"
] ,
"related" : [
"broad" ,
"catholic" ,
"encyclical" ,
"general" ,
"inclusionary" ,
"overall" ,
"cosmic" ,
"cosmical" ,
"extensive" ,
"far" ,
"far-reaching" ,
"grand" ,
"large" ,
"panoptic" ,
"sweeping" ,
"vast" ,
"wide" ,
"wide-ranging" ,
"blanket" ,
"indiscriminate" ,
"unrestricted"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"all-embracing" ,
"all-in" ,
"all-inclusive" ,
"broad-gauge" ,
"broad-gauged" ,
"compendious" ,
"complete" ,
"comprehensive" ,
"cover-all" ,
"cyclopedic" ,
"embracive" ,
"encyclopedic" ,
"exhaustive" ,
"full" ,
"in-depth" ,
"inclusive" ,
"omnibus" ,
"panoramic" ,
"thorough" ,
"universal"
]
} ,
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"having every part of the surface the same distance from the center" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"one of the fair's more striking pavilions was a global structure with a monorail running through its center"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"annular" ,
"circular" ,
"disciform" ,
"discoid" ,
"discoidal" ,
"disklike" ,
"hooplike" ,
"ringlike" ,
"curved" ,
"looped" ,
"spiral" ,
"balled" ,
"bulbous" ,
"rotund" ,
"rounded" ,
"roundish" ,
"cylindrical" ,
"cylindric" ,
"elliptical" ,
"elliptic" ,
"oblong" ,
"oval" ,
"ovate" ,
"ovoid" ,
"ovoidal"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"globular" ,
"round" ,
"spherical"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"globular" : {
"having every part of the surface the same distance from the center" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the globular streetlights give the pedestrian mall a Gay Nineties look"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"circular" ,
"disciform" ,
"discoid" ,
"discoidal" ,
"disklike" ,
"hooplike" ,
"ringlike" ,
"curved" ,
"looped" ,
"spiral" ,
"balled" ,
"bulbous" ,
"rotund" ,
"rounded" ,
"roundish" ,
"cylindrical" ,
"cylindric" ,
"elliptical" ,
"elliptic" ,
"oblong" ,
"oval" ,
"ovate" ,
"ovoid" ,
"ovoidal"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"global" ,
"round" ,
"spherical"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"globule" : {
"the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"fat globules of hot wax dripping onto the table"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"gobbet" ,
"dewdrop" ,
"raindrop" ,
"tear" ,
"teardrop" ,
"spatter" ,
"dribble" ,
"trickle"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bead" ,
"blob" ,
"driblet" ,
"drip" ,
"drop" ,
"droplet" ,
"glob"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"gloom" : {
"a state or spell of low spirits" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bliss" ,
"blissfulness" ,
"ecstasy" ,
"elatedness" ,
"elation" ,
"euphoria" ,
"exhilaration" ,
"exuberance" ,
"exultation" ,
"felicity" ,
"gladness" ,
"gladsomeness" ,
"happiness" ,
"heaven" ,
"intoxication" ,
"joy" ,
"joyfulness" ,
"joyousness" ,
"jubilation" ,
"rapture" ,
"rapturousness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"has been in a perpetual gloom since his dog died"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"gaiety" ,
"gayety" ,
"gayness" ,
"glee" ,
"gleefulness" ,
"humor" ,
"jollity" ,
"joviality" ,
"lightheartedness" ,
"merriment" ,
"mirth" ,
"mirthfulness" ,
"cheer" ,
"cheerfulness" ,
"cheeriness" ,
"hopefulness" ,
"optimism" ,
"sunniness" ,
"content" ,
"contentedness" ,
"contentment" ,
"satisfaction" ,
"delight" ,
"gratification"
] ,
"related" : [
"melancholia" ,
"self-pity" ,
"anguish" ,
"dolor" ,
"grief" ,
"mourning" ,
"somberness" ,
"sorrow" ,
"woefulness" ,
"agony" ,
"distress" ,
"pain" ,
"misery" ,
"woe" ,
"wretchedness" ,
"discouragement" ,
"disheartenment" ,
"moodiness" ,
"despair" ,
"desperation" ,
"hopelessness" ,
"self-despair" ,
"boredom" ,
"ennui" ,
"tedium" ,
"dismalness" ,
"drear" ,
"morbidness" ,
"moroseness" ,
"morosity" ,
"regret" ,
"rue"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blue devils" ,
"blues" ,
"dejection" ,
"depression" ,
"desolation" ,
"despond" ,
"despondence" ,
"despondency" ,
"disconsolateness" ,
"dispiritedness" ,
"doldrums" ,
"dolefulness" ,
"downheartedness" ,
"dreariness" ,
"dumps" ,
"forlornness" ,
"gloominess" ,
"glumness" ,
"heartsickness" ,
"joylessness" ,
"melancholy" ,
"miserableness" ,
"mopes" ,
"mournfulness" ,
"oppression" ,
"sadness" ,
"sorrowfulness" ,
"unhappiness"
]
} ,
"a time or place of little or no light" : {
"antonyms" : [
"blaze" ,
"brightness" ,
"brilliance" ,
"day" ,
"daylight" ,
"glare" ,
"glow" ,
"light" ,
"lightness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the gloom of a rainy night is the perfect setting for a mystery story"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"moonlight" ,
"starlight" ,
"sunlight" ,
"effulgence" ,
"radiance" ,
"radiancy" ,
"shine" ,
"sunshine" ,
"incandescence" ,
"luminance" ,
"luminescence" ,
"luminosity" ,
"luminousness"
] ,
"related" : [
"midnight" ,
"blackout" ,
"brownout" ,
"dimout" ,
"shadiness" ,
"umbrage" ,
"dullness" ,
"dulness" ,
"somberness" ,
"cloudiness" ,
"fogginess" ,
"haziness" ,
"mistiness" ,
"murkiness" ,
"dimness" ,
"faintness" ,
"gloominess" ,
"grayness" ,
"paleness" ,
"half-light"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"black" ,
"blackness" ,
"candlelight" ,
"dark" ,
"darkness" ,
"dusk" ,
"gloaming" ,
"murk" ,
"night" ,
"semidarkness" ,
"shade" ,
"shadows" ,
"twilight" ,
"umbra"
]
} ,
"to look with anger or disapproval" : {
"antonyms" : [
"beam" ,
"grin" ,
"smile"
] ,
"examples" : [
"we just sat there, glooming , as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"gape" ,
"gaze" ,
"ogle" ,
"stare" ,
"grimace" ,
"pout" ,
"sulk" ,
"growl" ,
"snarl" ,
"sneer" ,
"snigger"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"frown" ,
"glare" ,
"glower" ,
"lower" ,
"lour" ,
"scowl"
]
} ,
"to take on a gloomy or forbidding look" : {
"antonyms" : [
"brighten" ,
"cheer (up)" ,
"lighten" ,
"perk (up)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"frown" ,
"scowl" ,
"glare" ,
"stare" ,
"brood" ,
"mope" ,
"pet" ,
"pout" ,
"sulk" ,
"anger" ,
"bristle" ,
"fume" ,
"rage" ,
"steam" ,
"storm" ,
"intimidate" ,
"menace" ,
"threaten"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"darken" ,
"glower" ,
"lower" ,
"lour"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"gloominess" : {
"a state or spell of low spirits" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bliss" ,
"blissfulness" ,
"ecstasy" ,
"elatedness" ,
"elation" ,
"euphoria" ,
"exhilaration" ,
"exuberance" ,
"exultation" ,
"felicity" ,
"gladness" ,
"gladsomeness" ,
"happiness" ,
"heaven" ,
"intoxication" ,
"joy" ,
"joyfulness" ,
"joyousness" ,
"jubilation" ,
"rapture" ,
"rapturousness"
] ,
"examples" : [
"even in the depths of her gloominess she never lost hope entirely"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"gaiety" ,
"gayety" ,
"gayness" ,
"glee" ,
"gleefulness" ,
"humor" ,
"jollity" ,
"joviality" ,
"lightheartedness" ,
"merriment" ,
"mirth" ,
"mirthfulness" ,
"cheer" ,
"cheerfulness" ,
"cheeriness" ,
"hopefulness" ,
"optimism" ,
"sunniness" ,
"content" ,
"contentedness" ,
"contentment" ,
"satisfaction" ,
"delight" ,
"gratification"
] ,
"related" : [
"melancholia" ,
"self-pity" ,
"anguish" ,
"dolor" ,
"grief" ,
"mourning" ,
"somberness" ,
"sorrow" ,
"woefulness" ,
"agony" ,
"distress" ,
"pain" ,
"misery" ,
"woe" ,
"wretchedness" ,
"discouragement" ,
"disheartenment" ,
"moodiness" ,
"despair" ,
"desperation" ,
"hopelessness" ,
"self-despair" ,
"boredom" ,
"ennui" ,
"tedium" ,
"dismalness" ,
"drear" ,
"morbidness" ,
"moroseness" ,
"morosity" ,
"regret" ,
"rue"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blue devils" ,
"blues" ,
"dejection" ,
"depression" ,
"desolation" ,
"despond" ,
"despondence" ,
"despondency" ,
"disconsolateness" ,
"dispiritedness" ,
"doldrums" ,
"dolefulness" ,
"downheartedness" ,
"dreariness" ,
"dumps" ,
"forlornness" ,
"gloom" ,
"glumness" ,
"heartsickness" ,
"joylessness" ,
"melancholy" ,
"miserableness" ,
"mopes" ,
"mournfulness" ,
"oppression" ,
"sadness" ,
"sorrowfulness" ,
"unhappiness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"gloomy" : {
"being without light or without much light" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bright" ,
"brightened" ,
"brilliant" ,
"illuminated" ,
"illumined" ,
"light" ,
"lit" ,
"lighted" ,
"lightsome" ,
"lucent" ,
"lucid" ,
"luminous"
] ,
"examples" : [
"that house would be less gloomy if some of the overgrown trees and shrubs were cleared away"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ablaze" ,
"agleam" ,
"aglitter" ,
"alight" ,
"beaming" ,
"beamy" ,
"effulgent" ,
"glaring" ,
"glowing" ,
"incandescent" ,
"lambent" ,
"radiant" ,
"relucent" ,
"resplendent" ,
"shining" ,
"sparkling" ,
"ultrabright" ,
"glossy" ,
"lustrous" ,
"shiny" ,
"floodlit" ,
"floodlighted" ,
"highlighted" ,
"spotlighted" ,
"spotlit" ,
"moonlit" ,
"moony" ,
"starlit" ,
"sunlit"
] ,
"related" : [
"crepuscular" ,
"twilit" ,
"moonless" ,
"starless" ,
"sunless" ,
"cloudy" ,
"dull" ,
"dulled" ,
"lackluster" ,
"shadowlike" ,
"shadowy" ,
"shady" ,
"gray" ,
"grey" ,
"leaden" ,
"pale" ,
"beclouded" ,
"befogged" ,
"clouded" ,
"foggy" ,
"fuliginous" ,
"misty" ,
"smoggy" ,
"soupy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"black" ,
"caliginous" ,
"dark" ,
"darkened" ,
"darkish" ,
"darkling" ,
"darksome" ,
"dim" ,
"dimmed" ,
"dusk" ,
"dusky" ,
"lightless" ,
"murky" ,
"obscure" ,
"obscured" ,
"pitch-black" ,
"pitch-dark" ,
"pitchy" ,
"rayless" ,
"somber" ,
"sombre" ,
"stygian" ,
"tenebrific" ,
"tenebrous" ,
"unlit"
]
} ,
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bright" ,
"cheerful" ,
"cheering" ,
"cheery" ,
"comforting" ,
"cordial" ,
"festive" ,
"friendly" ,
"gay" ,
"heartwarming" ,
"sunshiny"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the cold rain made for a gloomy day"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blithe" ,
"blithesome" ,
"buoyant" ,
"gay" ,
"jocund" ,
"jolly" ,
"joyful" ,
"joyous" ,
"merry" ,
"mirthful" ,
"encouraging" ,
"hopeful" ,
"optimistic" ,
"lighthearted" ,
"lightsome"
] ,
"related" : [
"blue" ,
"dejected" ,
"depressed" ,
"despondent" ,
"down" ,
"droopy" ,
"hangdog" ,
"inconsolable" ,
"low" ,
"melancholic" ,
"melancholy" ,
"mirthless" ,
"sad" ,
"unhappy" ,
"woebegone" ,
"woeful" ,
"dim" ,
"discomfiting" ,
"discouraging" ,
"disheartening" ,
"dismaying" ,
"dispiriting" ,
"distressful" ,
"distressing" ,
"upsetting" ,
"desperate" ,
"hopeless" ,
"pessimistic" ,
"lamentable" ,
"mournful" ,
"plaintive" ,
"sorrowful" ,
"colorless" ,
"drab" ,
"dull" ,
"dour" ,
"grim" ,
"lowering" ,
"louring" ,
"lowery" ,
"loury" ,
"menacing" ,
"negative" ,
"oppressive" ,
"threatening"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"black" ,
"bleak" ,
"cheerless" ,
"chill" ,
"Cimmerian" ,
"cloudy" ,
"cold" ,
"comfortless" ,
"dark" ,
"darkening" ,
"depressing" ,
"depressive" ,
"desolate" ,
"dire" ,
"disconsolate" ,
"dismal" ,
"drear" ,
"dreary" ,
"dreich" ,
"elegiac" ,
"elegiacal" ,
"forlorn" ,
"funereal" ,
"glum" ,
"godforsaken" ,
"gray" ,
"grey" ,
"lonely" ,
"lonesome" ,
"lugubrious" ,
"miserable" ,
"morbid" ,
"morose" ,
"murky" ,
"plutonian" ,
"saturnine" ,
"sepulchral" ,
"solemn" ,
"somber" ,
"sombre" ,
"sullen" ,
"sunless" ,
"tenebrific" ,
"tenebrous" ,
"wretched"
]
} ,
"feeling unhappiness" : {
"antonyms" : [
"blissful" ,
"buoyant" ,
"buoyed" ,
"cheerful" ,
"cheery" ,
"chipper" ,
"delighted" ,
"glad" ,
"gladdened" ,
"gladsome" ,
"gleeful" ,
"happy" ,
"joyful" ,
"joyous" ,
"jubilant" ,
"sunny" ,
"upbeat"
] ,
"examples" : [
"has been gloomy ever since the breakup with his girlfriend"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"ecstatic" ,
"elated" ,
"enraptured" ,
"entranced" ,
"euphoric" ,
"exhilarated" ,
"exuberant" ,
"exultant" ,
"overjoyed" ,
"rapturous" ,
"rhapsodic" ,
"rhapsodical" ,
"blithe" ,
"blithesome" ,
"jocose" ,
"jocular" ,
"jocund" ,
"jolly" ,
"jovial" ,
"lightsome" ,
"merry" ,
"mirthful" ,
"excited" ,
"thrilled" ,
"hopeful" ,
"optimistic" ,
"rosy" ,
"sanguine" ,
"encouraged" ,
"heartened" ,
"animated" ,
"bouncing" ,
"energetic" ,
"frisky" ,
"jaunty" ,
"lively" ,
"peppy" ,
"perky" ,
"spirited" ,
"sprightful" ,
"sprightly" ,
"springy" ,
"vital" ,
"vivacious" ,
"zippy" ,
"content" ,
"gratified" ,
"pleased" ,
"satisfied" ,
"beaming" ,
"grinning" ,
"laughing" ,
"smiling" ,
"boon" ,
"carefree" ,
"careless" ,
"cavalier" ,
"devil-may-care" ,
"easygoing" ,
"happy-go-lucky" ,
"insouciant" ,
"lighthearted" ,
"unconcerned"
] ,
"related" : [
"aggrieved" ,
"distressed" ,
"troubled" ,
"uneasy" ,
"unquiet" ,
"upset" ,
"worried" ,
"despairing" ,
"hopeless" ,
"sunk" ,
"disappointed" ,
"discouraged" ,
"disheartened" ,
"dispirited" ,
"suicidal" ,
"dolorous" ,
"lachrymose" ,
"lugubrious" ,
"plaintive" ,
"tearful" ,
"regretful" ,
"rueful" ,
"agonized" ,
"anguished" ,
"grieving" ,
"wailing" ,
"weeping" ,
"black" ,
"bleak" ,
"cheerless" ,
"comfortless" ,
"dark" ,
"darkening" ,
"depressing" ,
"desolate" ,
"dismal" ,
"drear" ,
"dreary" ,
"elegiac" ,
"elegiacal" ,
"funereal" ,
"gray" ,
"grey" ,
"morbid" ,
"morose" ,
"murky" ,
"saturnine" ,
"somber" ,
"sombre" ,
"sullen"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bad" ,
"blue" ,
"brokenhearted" ,
"cast down" ,
"crestfallen" ,
"dejected" ,
"depressed" ,
"despondent" ,
"disconsolate" ,
"doleful" ,
"down" ,
"down in the mouth" ,
"downcast" ,
"downhearted" ,
"droopy" ,
"forlorn" ,
"glum" ,
"hangdog" ,
"heartbroken" ,
"heartsick" ,
"heartsore" ,
"heavyhearted" ,
"inconsolable" ,
"joyless" ,
"low" ,
"low-spirited" ,
"melancholic" ,
"melancholy" ,
"miserable" ,
"mournful" ,
"sad" ,
"saddened" ,
"sorrowful" ,
"sorry" ,
"unhappy" ,
"woebegone" ,
"woeful" ,
"wretched"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"glorify" : {
"to assign a high status or value to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"abase" ,
"degrade" ,
"demean" ,
"humble" ,
"humiliate"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"belittle" ,
"decry" ,
"depreciate" ,
"detract" ,
"disparage" ,
"minimize"
] ,
"related" : [
"boost" ,
"lift" ,
"promote" ,
"raise" ,
"upgrade" ,
"uplift" ,
"heighten" ,
"intensify" ,
"idealize" ,
"romanticize" ,
"sanitize" ,
"sugarcoat" ,
"acclaim" ,
"extol" ,
"extoll" ,
"honor" ,
"laud" ,
"praise"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggrandize" ,
"canonize" ,
"deify" ,
"dignify" ,
"elevate" ,
"ennoble" ,
"enshrine" ,
"ensky" ,
"enthrone" ,
"exalt" ,
"magnify"
]
} ,
"to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"let us now glorify the Lord"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blaspheme" ,
"desecrate" ,
"profane" ,
"violate" ,
"affront" ,
"dishonor" ,
"disrespect" ,
"insult" ,
"offend" ,
"outrage" ,
"pique" ,
"ridicule" ,
"scorn" ,
"slight" ,
"displease" ,
"defame" ,
"disparage" ,
"libel" ,
"malign" ,
"slander" ,
"slur" ,
"smear"
] ,
"related" : [
"admire" ,
"honor" ,
"love" ,
"regard" ,
"respect" ,
"apotheosize" ,
"canonize" ,
"dignify" ,
"exalt" ,
"lionize" ,
"magnify" ,
"extol" ,
"extoll" ,
"laud" ,
"praise" ,
"delight" ,
"gratify" ,
"please" ,
"satisfy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adore" ,
"deify" ,
"revere" ,
"reverence" ,
"venerate" ,
"worship"
]
} ,
"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"fond parents who glorify everything that their precious offspring do"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"acclaim" ,
"applaud" ,
"extol" ,
"extoll" ,
"laud" ,
"magnify" ,
"commend" ,
"compliment" ,
"eulogize" ,
"advance" ,
"advertise" ,
"announce" ,
"blare" ,
"blaze" ,
"blazon" ,
"boost" ,
"herald" ,
"offer" ,
"plug" ,
"promote" ,
"publicize" ,
"assert" ,
"aver" ,
"claim" ,
"declare" ,
"lay down" ,
"make out" ,
"proclaim" ,
"pronounce"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"ballyhoo" ,
"blow up" ,
"crack up" ,
"cry up" ,
"tout" ,
"trumpet" ,
"tub-thump"
]
} ,
"to proclaim the glory of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the hillsides ablaze in red and gold silently glorify New England in the fall"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blame" ,
"censure" ,
"reprehend" ,
"reprobate" ,
"criticize" ,
"reprove" ,
"admonish" ,
"chide" ,
"keelhaul" ,
"rebuke" ,
"reprimand" ,
"reproach" ,
"castigate" ,
"lambaste" ,
"lambast"
] ,
"related" : [
"adore" ,
"belaud" ,
"deify" ,
"idolize" ,
"worship" ,
"acclaim" ,
"applaud" ,
"commend" ,
"compliment" ,
"hail" ,
"renown" ,
"salute" ,
"chant" ,
"cheer" ,
"eulogize" ,
"rhapsodize" ,
"cite" ,
"flatter" ,
"crack up" ,
"recommend" ,
"tout"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bless" ,
"carol" ,
"celebrate" ,
"emblazon" ,
"exalt" ,
"extol" ,
"extoll" ,
"hymn" ,
"laud" ,
"magnify" ,
"praise" ,
"resound"
]
} ,
"to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant" : {
"antonyms" : [
"deglamorize"
] ,
"examples" : [
"don't let the job title \"team spirit coordinator\" fool you\u2014he's nothing more than a glorified college cheerleader"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"belittle" ,
"decry" ,
"denigrate" ,
"deprecate" ,
"disparage" ,
"minimize" ,
"put down"
] ,
"related" : [
"heroicize" ,
"heroize" ,
"euphemize" ,
"poeticize" ,
"soften" ,
"sweeten" ,
"adulate" ,
"canonize" ,
"deify" ,
"idolize" ,
"aggrandize" ,
"dignify" ,
"ennoble" ,
"enshrine" ,
"enthrone" ,
"magnify"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"glamorize" ,
"glamourize" ,
"glamour (up)" ,
"idealize" ,
"romanticize"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"verb"
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]
} ,
"glorious" : {
"large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception" : {
"antonyms" : [
"humble" ,
"unheroic" ,
"unimposing" ,
"unimpressive"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the advent of the printing press in the West ushered in a glorious new era of learning"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"lowly" ,
"modest" ,
"unprepossessing" ,
"average" ,
"common" ,
"mediocre" ,
"ordinary" ,
"run-of-the-mill" ,
"second-rate" ,
"abject" ,
"mean" ,
"meretricious" ,
"shabby" ,
"sordid" ,
"insignificant" ,
"measly" ,
"paltry" ,
"petty" ,
"puny" ,
"trifling" ,
"trivial"
] ,
"related" : [
"colossal" ,
"monstrous" ,
"prodigious" ,
"stupendous" ,
"tremendous" ,
"kingly" ,
"lordly" ,
"princely" ,
"queenly" ,
"awesome" ,
"awful" ,
"cosmic" ,
"cosmical" ,
"sublime" ,
"wondrous" ,
"formidable" ,
"impressive" ,
"prepossessing" ,
"redoubtable" ,
"apocalyptic" ,
"apocalyptical" ,
"inflated" ,
"operatic" ,
"overblown" ,
"pompous" ,
"marvelous" ,
"marvellous" ,
"superb" ,
"terrific" ,
"wonderful" ,
"extravagant" ,
"lavish" ,
"luxurious" ,
"opulent" ,
"palatial" ,
"palatine" ,
"sumptuous" ,
"gorgeous" ,
"resplendent" ,
"splendiferous" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"killer" ,
"remarkable" ,
"sensational" ,
"striking" ,
"celestial" ,
"divine" ,
"heavenly"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"august" ,
"baronial" ,
"epic" ,
"gallant" ,
"grand" ,
"grandiose" ,
"heroic" ,
"heroical" ,
"Homeric" ,
"imperial" ,
"imposing" ,
"magnific" ,
"magnificent" ,
"majestic" ,
"massive" ,
"monumental" ,
"noble" ,
"proud" ,
"regal" ,
"royal" ,
"splendid" ,
"stately"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"gloss" : {
"a deceptively attractive external appearance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"used a computer to give her astrological predictions the gloss of real science"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cotton candy" ,
"fluff" ,
"tinsel" ,
"fig leaf" ,
"charade" ,
"front" ,
"guise" ,
"masquerade" ,
"pose" ,
"semblance" ,
"show"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"facade" ,
"fa\u00e7ade" ,
"veneer" ,
"window dressing"
]
} ,
"brightness created by light reflected from a surface" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the surface has such a high gloss , you can see your face reflected in it"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dimness" ,
"dinginess" ,
"dirtiness" ,
"drabness" ,
"dullness" ,
"dulness" ,
"flatness" ,
"grayness" ,
"paleness" ,
"cloudiness" ,
"gloom" ,
"murkiness" ,
"obscureness" ,
"obscurity" ,
"somberness"
] ,
"related" : [
"glare" ,
"gleam" ,
"glimmer" ,
"glint" ,
"glisten" ,
"glow" ,
"shimmer" ,
"blink" ,
"flicker" ,
"sparkle" ,
"twinkle" ,
"illumination" ,
"irradiation" ,
"iridescence" ,
"luminescence" ,
"brilliance" ,
"luminosity" ,
"radiance" ,
"radiancy" ,
"refulgence" ,
"finish" ,
"glaze"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"burnish" ,
"luminance" ,
"luster" ,
"lustre" ,
"polish" ,
"sheen" ,
"shine"
]
} ,
"to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the action of the water will serve to gloss the seal's coat"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"rough (up)" ,
"roughen" ,
"ruffle" ,
"scuff (up)"
] ,
"related" : [
"sleek" ,
"slick" ,
"coat" ,
"glaze" ,
"japan" ,
"lacquer" ,
"varnish" ,
"face" ,
"finish" ,
"veneer" ,
"brighten" ,
"file" ,
"rasp" ,
"sand" ,
"sandblast" ,
"sandpaper" ,
"scour" ,
"scrape" ,
"scrub" ,
"bob" ,
"bone" ,
"lap"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"buff" ,
"burnish" ,
"dress" ,
"furbish" ,
"grind" ,
"polish" ,
"rub" ,
"shine" ,
"smooth" ,
"smoothen"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"gloss (over)" : {
"to dismiss as of little importance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"heed" ,
"mark" ,
"mind" ,
"note" ,
"object (to)"
] ,
"related" : [
"explain" ,
"justify" ,
"rationalize" ,
"absolve" ,
"acquit" ,
"clear" ,
"exculpate" ,
"exonerate" ,
"vindicate" ,
"waive" ,
"wave (aside or off)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blink (at)" ,
"brush (aside or off)" ,
"condone" ,
"discount" ,
"disregard" ,
"excuse" ,
"forgive" ,
"gloze (over)" ,
"ignore" ,
"overlook" ,
"overpass" ,
"paper over" ,
"pardon" ,
"pass over" ,
"remit" ,
"shrug off" ,
"whitewash" ,
"wink (at)"
]
} ,
"to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I don't want to gloss over her misbehavior, but keep in mind that she's been under a lot of stress lately"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"sugarcoat" ,
"varnish" ,
"apologize" ,
"atone" ,
"confess" ,
"account (for)" ,
"explain" ,
"justify" ,
"rationalize" ,
"minimize" ,
"play down" ,
"soft-pedal" ,
"alleviate" ,
"ease" ,
"lessen" ,
"lighten" ,
"mitigate" ,
"moderate" ,
"soften" ,
"temper" ,
"absolve" ,
"acquit" ,
"clear" ,
"exculpate" ,
"exonerate" ,
"vindicate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deodorize" ,
"excuse" ,
"explain away" ,
"extenuate" ,
"gloze (over)" ,
"palliate" ,
"whitewash"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"glossed" : {
"as in polished , brushed" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the action of the water will serve to gloss the seal's coat"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"roughed (up)" ,
"roughened" ,
"ruffled" ,
"scuffed (up)"
] ,
"related" : [
"sleeked" ,
"slicked" ,
"coated" ,
"glazed" ,
"japanned" ,
"lacquered" ,
"varnished" ,
"faced" ,
"finished" ,
"veneered" ,
"brightened" ,
"filed" ,
"rasped" ,
"sandblasted" ,
"sanded" ,
"sandpapered" ,
"scoured" ,
"scraped" ,
"scrubbed" ,
"bobbed" ,
"boned" ,
"lapped"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"buffed" ,
"burnished" ,
"dressed" ,
"furbished" ,
"ground" ,
"polished" ,
"rubbed" ,
"shone" ,
"shined" ,
"smoothed" ,
"smoothened"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"glossiness" : {
"as in flamboyance , flashiness" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"glove" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"gloves" : {
"as in ropes , lassos" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"gloving" : {
"as in roping , lassoing" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"glow" : {
"the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the glow of the restaurant's table lamps is especially flattering to diners"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"blackness" ,
"dark" ,
"darkness" ,
"dimness" ,
"dusk" ,
"duskiness" ,
"gloom" ,
"night" ,
"shadow"
] ,
"related" : [
"flash" ,
"glimmer" ,
"glint" ,
"glitter" ,
"scintillation" ,
"shimmer" ,
"sparkle" ,
"twinkle" ,
"daylight" ,
"moonlight" ,
"sunlight" ,
"sunshine" ,
"afterglow" ,
"aureole" ,
"aureola" ,
"aurora" ,
"beam" ,
"halo" ,
"ray" ,
"shaft" ,
"streak" ,
"stream" ,
"sunbeam" ,
"glisten" ,
"gloss" ,
"luster" ,
"lustre" ,
"polish" ,
"reflection" ,
"sheen"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blaze" ,
"flare" ,
"fluorescence" ,
"glare" ,
"gleam" ,
"illumination" ,
"incandescence" ,
"light" ,
"luminescence" ,
"radiance" ,
"shine"
]
} ,
"to be on fire especially brightly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the coals glowed red-hot"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"catch" ,
"enkindle" ,
"deflagrate" ,
"fire" ,
"ignite" ,
"kindle" ,
"flare (up)" ,
"light (up)" ,
"flicker" ,
"gutter" ,
"waver" ,
"bake" ,
"broil" ,
"char" ,
"cook" ,
"melt" ,
"roast" ,
"scorch" ,
"swelter" ,
"smolder" ,
"smoulder" ,
"spark" ,
"sputter" ,
"beam" ,
"brighten" ,
"radiate" ,
"beat (down)" ,
"flash" ,
"glare" ,
"gleam" ,
"glimmer" ,
"glint" ,
"glisten" ,
"glitter" ,
"scintillate" ,
"shimmer" ,
"shine" ,
"sparkle" ,
"twinkle"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blaze" ,
"burn" ,
"combust" ,
"flame"
]
} ,
"to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"when they found out he had won the tournament, his parents glowed with pride"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"incarnadine" ,
"rouge" ,
"ruddle" ,
"abash" ,
"chagrin" ,
"discomfit" ,
"disconcert" ,
"embarrass" ,
"faze" ,
"humiliate" ,
"mortify"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bloom" ,
"blush" ,
"color" ,
"crimson" ,
"flush" ,
"redden"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"glows" : {
"the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the glow of the restaurant's table lamps is especially flattering to diners"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"darks" ,
"dusks" ,
"glooms" ,
"nights" ,
"shadows"
] ,
"related" : [
"flashes" ,
"glimmers" ,
"glints" ,
"glitters" ,
"scintillations" ,
"shimmers" ,
"sparkles" ,
"twinkles" ,
"daylights" ,
"moonlights" ,
"sunlights" ,
"sunshines" ,
"afterglows" ,
"aureoles" ,
"aureolae" ,
"auroras" ,
"aurorae" ,
"beams" ,
"halos" ,
"haloes" ,
"rays" ,
"shafts" ,
"streaks" ,
"streams" ,
"sunbeams" ,
"glistens" ,
"glosses" ,
"lusters" ,
"lustres" ,
"polishes" ,
"reflections" ,
"sheens"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blazes" ,
"flares" ,
"fluorescences" ,
"glares" ,
"gleams" ,
"illuminations" ,
"incandescences" ,
"lights" ,
"luminescences" ,
"radiances" ,
"shines"
]
} ,
"to be on fire especially brightly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the coals glowed red-hot"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"catches" ,
"enkindles" ,
"deflagrates" ,
"fires" ,
"ignites" ,
"kindles" ,
"flares (up)" ,
"lights (up)" ,
"flickers" ,
"gutters" ,
"wavers" ,
"bakes" ,
"broils" ,
"chars" ,
"cooks" ,
"melts" ,
"roasts" ,
"scorches" ,
"swelters" ,
"smolders" ,
"smoulders" ,
"sparks" ,
"sputters" ,
"beams" ,
"brightens" ,
"radiates" ,
"beats (down)" ,
"flashes" ,
"glares" ,
"gleams" ,
"glimmers" ,
"glints" ,
"glistens" ,
"glitters" ,
"scintillates" ,
"shimmers" ,
"shines" ,
"sparkles" ,
"twinkles"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blazes" ,
"burns" ,
"combusts" ,
"flames"
]
} ,
"to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"when they found out he had won the tournament, his parents glowed with pride"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"incarnadines" ,
"rouges" ,
"ruddles" ,
"abashes" ,
"chagrins" ,
"discomfits" ,
"disconcerts" ,
"embarrasses" ,
"fazes" ,
"humiliates" ,
"mortifies"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blooms" ,
"blushes" ,
"colors" ,
"crimsons" ,
"flushes" ,
"reddens"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"gloze (over)" : {
"to dismiss as of little importance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we're certainly willing to gloze over a couple of minor historical inaccuracies in an otherwise splendid movie"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"heed" ,
"mark" ,
"mind" ,
"note" ,
"object (to)"
] ,
"related" : [
"explain" ,
"justify" ,
"rationalize" ,
"absolve" ,
"acquit" ,
"clear" ,
"exculpate" ,
"exonerate" ,
"vindicate" ,
"waive" ,
"wave (aside or off)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blink (at)" ,
"brush (aside or off)" ,
"condone" ,
"discount" ,
"disregard" ,
"excuse" ,
"forgive" ,
"gloss (over)" ,
"ignore" ,
"overlook" ,
"overpass" ,
"paper over" ,
"pardon" ,
"pass over" ,
"remit" ,
"shrug off" ,
"whitewash" ,
"wink (at)"
]
} ,
"to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"sugarcoat" ,
"varnish" ,
"apologize" ,
"atone" ,
"confess" ,
"account (for)" ,
"explain" ,
"justify" ,
"rationalize" ,
"minimize" ,
"play down" ,
"soft-pedal" ,
"alleviate" ,
"ease" ,
"lessen" ,
"lighten" ,
"mitigate" ,
"moderate" ,
"soften" ,
"temper" ,
"absolve" ,
"acquit" ,
"clear" ,
"exculpate" ,
"exonerate" ,
"vindicate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deodorize" ,
"excuse" ,
"explain away" ,
"extenuate" ,
"gloss (over)" ,
"palliate" ,
"whitewash"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"glozing (over)" : {
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"to dismiss as of little importance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we're certainly willing to gloze over a couple of minor historical inaccuracies in an otherwise splendid movie"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"heeding" ,
"marking" ,
"minding" ,
"noting" ,
"objecting (to)"
] ,
"related" : [
"explaining" ,
"justifying" ,
"rationalizing" ,
"absolving" ,
"acquitting" ,
"clearing" ,
"exculpating" ,
"exonerating" ,
"vindicating" ,
"waiving" ,
"waving (aside or off)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blinking (at)" ,
"brushing (aside or off)" ,
"condoning" ,
"discounting" ,
"disregarding" ,
"excusing" ,
"forgiving" ,
"glossing (over)" ,
"ignoring" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overpassing" ,
"papering over" ,
"pardoning" ,
"passing over" ,
"remitting" ,
"shrugging off" ,
"whitewashing" ,
"winking (at)"
]
} ,
"to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"sugarcoating" ,
"varnishing" ,
"apologizing" ,
"atoning" ,
"confessing" ,
"accounting (for)" ,
"explaining" ,
"justifying" ,
"rationalizing" ,
"minimizing" ,
"playing down" ,
"soft-pedaling" ,
"alleviating" ,
"easing" ,
"lessening" ,
"lightening" ,
"mitigating" ,
"moderating" ,
"softening" ,
"tempering" ,
"absolving" ,
"acquitting" ,
"clearing" ,
"exculpating" ,
"exonerating" ,
"vindicating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deodorizing" ,
"excusing" ,
"explaining away" ,
"extenuating" ,
"glossing (over)" ,
"palliating" ,
"whitewashing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"glued" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
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} ,
"glen" : {
"a narrow valley" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"gladden" : {
"to give satisfaction to" : {
"examples" : [
"it would gladden me to hear you sing again"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agree (with)" ,
"content" ,
"delight" ,
"feast" ,
"gas" ,
"glad" ,
"gratify" ,
"please" ,
"pleasure" ,
"rejoice" ,
"satisfy" ,
"suit" ,
"warm"
] ,
"related" : [
"appease" ,
"mollify" ,
"pacify" ,
"placate" ,
"soothe" ,
"assuage" ,
"quench" ,
"sate" ,
"satiate" ,
"excite" ,
"tickle" ,
"titillate" ,
"amuse" ,
"divert" ,
"entertain" ,
"treat" ,
"captivate" ,
"charm" ,
"galvanize" ,
"thrill" ,
"calm" ,
"comfort" ,
"cater (to)" ,
"humor" ,
"indulge" ,
"coddle" ,
"mollycoddle" ,
"pamper" ,
"spoil"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aggravate" ,
"annoy" ,
"bother" ,
"bug" ,
"chafe" ,
"cross" ,
"exasperate" ,
"gall" ,
"get" ,
"grate" ,
"irk" ,
"irritate" ,
"nettle" ,
"peeve" ,
"perturb" ,
"pique" ,
"put out" ,
"ruffle" ,
"vex" ,
"anger" ,
"enrage" ,
"incense" ,
"inflame" ,
"enflame" ,
"infuriate" ,
"madden" ,
"outrage" ,
"rankle" ,
"rile" ,
"roil" ,
"steam up" ,
"provoke" ,
"rouse" ,
"agitate" ,
"distress" ,
"disturb" ,
"fret" ,
"upset" ,
"harass" ,
"harry" ,
"pester" ,
"affront" ,
"insult" ,
"offend"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"displease"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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}
}
