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{
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"SUV" : {
"as in wagon , hatchback" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"suasion" : {
"the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a defense lawyer uses not only legal arguments but also moral suasion to appeal to a jury's sense of right and wrong"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"blandishment" ,
"cajolement" ,
"cajolery" ,
"coaxing" ,
"entreaty" ,
"exhortation" ,
"urging" ,
"wheedling" ,
"seduction" ,
"tempting" ,
"influencing" ,
"prompting" ,
"swaying" ,
"lobbying" ,
"pressuring" ,
"brainwashing" ,
"overpersuasion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conversion" ,
"convincing" ,
"inducement" ,
"inducing" ,
"persuading" ,
"persuasion"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"suave" : {
"having or showing very polished and worldly manners" : {
"antonyms" : [
"boorish" ,
"churlish" ,
"classless" ,
"clownish" ,
"loutish" ,
"uncouth"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"awkward" ,
"clumsy" ,
"gauche" ,
"graceless" ,
"stiff" ,
"stilted" ,
"uncomfortable" ,
"uneasy" ,
"ungraceful" ,
"wooden" ,
"callow" ,
"green" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"puerile" ,
"raw" ,
"hick" ,
"parochial" ,
"provincial" ,
"rough-hewn" ,
"rustic" ,
"rustical" ,
"inelegant" ,
"philistine" ,
"uncivilized" ,
"uncultured" ,
"unrefined" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unworldly" ,
"gawky" ,
"lubberly" ,
"stodgy" ,
"ungainly" ,
"diffident" ,
"insecure"
] ,
"related" : [
"cavalier" ,
"glib" ,
"slick" ,
"unctuous" ,
"civilized" ,
"couth" ,
"cultivated" ,
"cultured" ,
"genteel" ,
"graceful" ,
"gracious" ,
"poised" ,
"polished" ,
"refined" ,
"well-bred" ,
"cosmopolitan" ,
"metro" ,
"metropolitan" ,
"smart" ,
"worldly-wise" ,
"experienced" ,
"knowing" ,
"practiced" ,
"practised" ,
"schooled" ,
"seasoned" ,
"amiable" ,
"appealing" ,
"attractive" ,
"assured" ,
"calm" ,
"collected" ,
"composed" ,
"confident" ,
"cool" ,
"placid" ,
"secure" ,
"self-assured" ,
"self-confident" ,
"self-possessed" ,
"serene" ,
"tranquil" ,
"undisturbed" ,
"unperturbed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"debonair" ,
"smooth" ,
"sophisticated" ,
"svelte" ,
"urbane"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"suaveness" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"suavity" : {
"as in gracefulness , poise" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"subcategorize" : {
"as in break down , draw up" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"subcontracting" : {
"to come to an agreement with another person or company to do part of a job that you have been hired to do" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"Parts of the project were subcontracted (out) to specialists."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"subdebutante" : {
"as in schoolgirl , teenybopper" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"subdivides" : {
"as in dissects , bisects" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"subdividing" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"subgroups" : {
"as in sections , subspecieses" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"subinterval" : {
"as in interstice , time lag" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"subject" : {
"a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nation's history"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"aside" ,
"digression" ,
"excursion" ,
"interjection" ,
"parenthesis" ,
"tangent"
] ,
"related" : [
"subject matter" ,
"talking point" ,
"count" ,
"idea" ,
"point" ,
"purpose" ,
"consideration" ,
"issue" ,
"problem" ,
"body" ,
"bulk" ,
"burden" ,
"centerpiece" ,
"core" ,
"crux" ,
"essence" ,
"fundamental" ,
"generality" ,
"gist" ,
"grist" ,
"heart" ,
"kernel" ,
"keynote" ,
"main" ,
"marrow" ,
"mass" ,
"net" ,
"nub" ,
"nubbin" ,
"nucleus" ,
"pith" ,
"pivot" ,
"purport" ,
"quick" ,
"staple" ,
"substance" ,
"sum" ,
"basis" ,
"bottom" ,
"essential" ,
"essentiality" ,
"affair" ,
"argument" ,
"debate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"content" ,
"matter" ,
"motif" ,
"motive" ,
"question" ,
"theme" ,
"topic"
]
} ,
"a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it" : {
"antonyms" : [
"alien" ,
"noncitizen"
] ,
"examples" : [
"because of the tense situation in that country, British subjects were advised to return home as soon as possible"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"foreigner" ,
"stranger" ,
"immigrant" ,
"nonnative"
] ,
"related" : [
"compatriot" ,
"countryman" ,
"inhabitant" ,
"native" ,
"nonimmigrant" ,
"resident"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"citizen" ,
"freeman" ,
"national"
]
} ,
"as in dependent , non-self-governing" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he has no subject to protest this time, but that's never stopped him before"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"antecedent" ,
"cause" ,
"consideration" ,
"impetus" ,
"incentive" ,
"inspiration" ,
"instigation" ,
"occasion" ,
"stimulus"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"account" ,
"authority" ,
"grounds" ,
"motive" ,
"reason" ,
"wherefore" ,
"why"
]
} ,
"to bring under one's control by force of arms" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discharge" ,
"emancipate" ,
"enfranchise" ,
"free" ,
"liberate" ,
"manumit" ,
"release" ,
"spring" ,
"unbind" ,
"uncage" ,
"unchain" ,
"unfetter"
] ,
"related" : [
"annihilate" ,
"beat" ,
"clobber" ,
"crush" ,
"defeat" ,
"drub" ,
"lick" ,
"mow (down)" ,
"overcome" ,
"prevail (over)" ,
"reduce" ,
"rout" ,
"skunk" ,
"smash" ,
"thrash" ,
"triumph (over)" ,
"trounce" ,
"wallop" ,
"whip" ,
"enslave" ,
"break" ,
"clamp down (on)" ,
"crack down (on)" ,
"put down" ,
"quash" ,
"quell" ,
"repress" ,
"silence" ,
"smother" ,
"snuff (out)" ,
"squash" ,
"squelch" ,
"suppress"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conquer" ,
"dominate" ,
"overpower" ,
"pacify" ,
"subdue" ,
"subjugate" ,
"subordinate" ,
"vanquish"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"subjected" : {
"to bring under one's control by force of arms" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discharged" ,
"emancipated" ,
"enfranchised" ,
"freed" ,
"liberated" ,
"manumitted" ,
"released" ,
"sprang" ,
"sprung" ,
"unbound" ,
"uncaged" ,
"unchained" ,
"unfettered"
] ,
"related" : [
"annihilated" ,
"beat" ,
"clobbered" ,
"crushed" ,
"defeated" ,
"drubbed" ,
"licked" ,
"mowed (down)" ,
"overcame" ,
"prevailed (over)" ,
"reduced" ,
"routed" ,
"skunked" ,
"smashed" ,
"thrashed" ,
"triumphed (over)" ,
"trounced" ,
"walloped" ,
"whipped" ,
"enslaved" ,
"broke" ,
"clamped down (on)" ,
"cracked down (on)" ,
"put down" ,
"quashed" ,
"quelled" ,
"repressed" ,
"silenced" ,
"smothered" ,
"snuffed (out)" ,
"squashed" ,
"squelched" ,
"suppressed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conquered" ,
"dominated" ,
"overpowered" ,
"pacified" ,
"subdued" ,
"subjugated" ,
"subordinated" ,
"vanquished"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"subjugating" : {
"the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a military occupation that was seen by the people of that country as just another subjugating by an outside power"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emancipation" ,
"enfranchisement" ,
"freeing" ,
"liberation" ,
"manumission" ,
"release"
] ,
"related" : [
"triumph" ,
"victory" ,
"win" ,
"winning" ,
"beating" ,
"defeat" ,
"drubbing" ,
"licking" ,
"shellacking" ,
"trimming" ,
"trouncing" ,
"whipping" ,
"enslavement" ,
"takeover"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conquest" ,
"dominating" ,
"domination" ,
"overpowering" ,
"subduing" ,
"subjecting" ,
"subjection" ,
"subjugation" ,
"vanquishing"
]
} ,
"to bring under one's control by force of arms" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"explorers who subjugated the natives in the name of religion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discharging" ,
"emancipating" ,
"enfranchising" ,
"freeing" ,
"liberating" ,
"manumitting" ,
"releasing" ,
"springing" ,
"unbinding" ,
"uncaging" ,
"unchaining" ,
"unfettering"
] ,
"related" : [
"annihilating" ,
"beating" ,
"clobbering" ,
"crushing" ,
"defeating" ,
"drubbing" ,
"licking" ,
"mowing (down)" ,
"overcoming" ,
"prevailing (over)" ,
"reducing" ,
"routing" ,
"skunking" ,
"smashing" ,
"thrashing" ,
"triumphing (over)" ,
"trouncing" ,
"walloping" ,
"whipping" ,
"enslaving" ,
"breaking" ,
"clamping down (on)" ,
"cracking down (on)" ,
"putting down" ,
"quashing" ,
"quelling" ,
"repressing" ,
"silencing" ,
"smothering" ,
"snuffing (out)" ,
"squashing" ,
"squelching" ,
"suppressing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conquering" ,
"dominating" ,
"overpowering" ,
"pacifying" ,
"subduing" ,
"subjecting" ,
"subordinating" ,
"vanquishing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"subjugation" : {
"the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the subjugation of much of Europe by Napol\u00e9on"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"emancipation" ,
"enfranchisement" ,
"freeing" ,
"liberation" ,
"manumission" ,
"release"
] ,
"related" : [
"triumph" ,
"victory" ,
"win" ,
"winning" ,
"beating" ,
"defeat" ,
"drubbing" ,
"licking" ,
"shellacking" ,
"trimming" ,
"trouncing" ,
"whipping" ,
"enslavement" ,
"takeover"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conquest" ,
"dominating" ,
"domination" ,
"overpowering" ,
"subduing" ,
"subjecting" ,
"subjection" ,
"subjugating" ,
"vanquishing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"sublet" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"sublimity" : {
"as in elegance , charm" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"submerge" : {
"to cover with a flood" : {
"antonyms" : [
"drain"
] ,
"examples" : [
"submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dehydrate" ,
"dry" ,
"parch"
] ,
"related" : [
"avalanche" ,
"smother" ,
"overcome" ,
"overrun" ,
"flow" ,
"flush" ,
"gush" ,
"pour" ,
"sluice" ,
"spout" ,
"spurt" ,
"stream" ,
"douse" ,
"dowse" ,
"drench" ,
"soak" ,
"wet"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"deluge" ,
"drown" ,
"engulf" ,
"flood" ,
"gulf" ,
"inundate" ,
"overflow" ,
"overwhelm" ,
"submerse" ,
"swamp"
]
} ,
"to refrain from openly showing or uttering" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"express" ,
"loose" ,
"release" ,
"take out" ,
"unleash" ,
"vent"
] ,
"related" : [
"control" ,
"govern" ,
"manage" ,
"bridle" ,
"check" ,
"curb" ,
"quash" ,
"quell" ,
"bottle up" ,
"contain" ,
"muffle" ,
"squelch"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"choke (back)" ,
"hold back" ,
"pocket" ,
"repress" ,
"sink" ,
"smother" ,
"stifle" ,
"strangle" ,
"suppress" ,
"swallow"
]
} ,
"to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bathe" ,
"moisten" ,
"soak" ,
"steep" ,
"wet" ,
"drench" ,
"drown" ,
"flood" ,
"dive" ,
"plunge" ,
"thrust"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dip" ,
"douse" ,
"dowse" ,
"duck" ,
"dunk" ,
"immerse" ,
"sop" ,
"souse" ,
"submerse"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"submit (to)" : {
"as in defer (to) , surrender (to)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"subordinated" : {
"to bring under one's control by force of arms" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"it is one of the lessons of history that more powerful civilizations often subordinate weaker ones"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discharged" ,
"emancipated" ,
"enfranchised" ,
"freed" ,
"liberated" ,
"manumitted" ,
"released" ,
"sprang" ,
"sprung" ,
"unbound" ,
"uncaged" ,
"unchained" ,
"unfettered"
] ,
"related" : [
"annihilated" ,
"beat" ,
"clobbered" ,
"crushed" ,
"defeated" ,
"drubbed" ,
"licked" ,
"mowed (down)" ,
"overcame" ,
"prevailed (over)" ,
"reduced" ,
"routed" ,
"skunked" ,
"smashed" ,
"thrashed" ,
"triumphed (over)" ,
"trounced" ,
"walloped" ,
"whipped" ,
"enslaved" ,
"broke" ,
"clamped down (on)" ,
"cracked down (on)" ,
"put down" ,
"quashed" ,
"quelled" ,
"repressed" ,
"silenced" ,
"smothered" ,
"snuffed (out)" ,
"squashed" ,
"squelched" ,
"suppressed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conquered" ,
"dominated" ,
"overpowered" ,
"pacified" ,
"subdued" ,
"subjected" ,
"subjugated" ,
"vanquished"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"subordinateness" : {
"as in humility , deference" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"subsequently" : {
"following in time or place" : {
"antonyms" : [
"afore" ,
"ahead" ,
"antecedently" ,
"anteriorly" ,
"before" ,
"beforehand" ,
"earlier" ,
"previously"
] ,
"examples" : [
"subsequently found the missing glove"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"formerly" ,
"heretofore" ,
"theretofore"
] ,
"related" : [
"next" ,
"by and by" ,
"hereafter" ,
"presently" ,
"since" ,
"soon" ,
"then" ,
"thereupon" ,
"hereinbelow" ,
"infra"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"after" ,
"afterward" ,
"afterwards" ,
"later" ,
"latterly" ,
"thereafter"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
"subservient" : {
"having a less important role, job, or place as something else" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"The employees used to build things by hand but now were subservient to automated equipment that handled much of production."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
] ,
"very willing to obey someone else" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"She was an equal partner in the marriage and not a subservient wife."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
}
} ,
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"subsided" : {
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"accumulated" ,
"ballooned" ,
"built" ,
"burgeoned" ,
"bourgeoned" ,
"enlarged" ,
"escalated" ,
"expanded" ,
"grew" ,
"increased" ,
"intensified" ,
"mounted" ,
"mushroomed" ,
"picked up" ,
"rose" ,
"snowballed" ,
"soared" ,
"swelled" ,
"waxed"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"as the noise of the siren subsided , I was able to fall back to sleep"
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"substantiated his claim to local mountaineering fame with a photo of himself on the summit of Mount McKinley"
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] ,
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]
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"Mr. MacGregor couldn't substantiate that it was Peter, and not some other rabbit, in the cabbage patch"
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"genuine" ,
"natural" ,
"real"
] ,
"examples" : [
"substitute wools that supposedly have the look and feel of cashmere"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"authentic" ,
"bona fide" ,
"legitimate" ,
"true" ,
"premium" ,
"quality" ,
"valuable" ,
"pure" ,
"unadulterated"
] ,
"related" : [
"cultured" ,
"manufactured" ,
"process" ,
"unauthentic" ,
"adulterated" ,
"designer" ,
"doctored" ,
"engineered" ,
"fudged" ,
"juggled" ,
"manipulated" ,
"tampered (with)" ,
"concocted" ,
"fabricated" ,
"counterfeit" ,
"deceptive" ,
"forged" ,
"fraudulent" ,
"misleading" ,
"phony" ,
"phoney" ,
"affected" ,
"brummagem" ,
"feigned" ,
"pinchbeck" ,
"pseudo" ,
"spurious"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artificial" ,
"bogus" ,
"dummy" ,
"ersatz" ,
"factitious" ,
"fake" ,
"false" ,
"faux" ,
"imitation" ,
"imitative" ,
"man-made" ,
"mimic" ,
"mock" ,
"pretend" ,
"sham" ,
"simulated" ,
"synthetic"
]
} ,
"taking the place of one that came before" : {
"antonyms" : [
"original"
] ,
"examples" : [
"had to find substitute transportation during the bus strike"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"first" ,
"former" ,
"equal" ,
"identical" ,
"same" ,
"lasting" ,
"permanent"
] ,
"related" : [
"alternate" ,
"alternative" ,
"pinch" ,
"different" ,
"other" ,
"separate" ,
"extra" ,
"spare" ,
"improvised" ,
"jury" ,
"another" ,
"second" ,
"utility" ,
"successive" ,
"equivalent"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"makeshift" ,
"new" ,
"substitutive"
]
} ,
"to give up (something) and take something else in return" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"can I substitute coleslaw for potato salad if I order the chicken plate?"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"interchange" ,
"displace" ,
"replace" ,
"supersede" ,
"cede" ,
"hand over" ,
"surrender" ,
"yield" ,
"reciprocate"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"change" ,
"commute" ,
"exchange" ,
"shift" ,
"swap" ,
"switch" ,
"trade"
]
} ,
"to serve as a replacement usually for a time only" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"substituting for the talk show host while she is on vacation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"understudy" ,
"relieve" ,
"spell" ,
"double (as)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cover" ,
"fill in" ,
"pinch-hit" ,
"stand in" ,
"step in" ,
"sub" ,
"take over"
]
} ,
"to take the place of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"\"John Doe,\" \"Jane Doe,\" and \"Baby Doe\" substituted the real names of the parties involved to preserve their privacy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"preempt" ,
"usurp"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cut out" ,
"displace" ,
"displant" ,
"relieve" ,
"replace" ,
"supersede" ,
"supplant"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"as in replacement" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"substratum" : {
"as in substructure , bulwark" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"subtle" : {
"clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means" : {
"antonyms" : [
"artless" ,
"guileless" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
"undesigning"
] ,
"examples" : [
"used subtle methods of persuasion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"obvious" ,
"open" ,
"patent" ,
"plain" ,
"public" ,
"unconcealed" ,
"aboveboard" ,
"candid" ,
"direct" ,
"forthright" ,
"frank" ,
"honest" ,
"natural" ,
"outspoken" ,
"plainspoken" ,
"real" ,
"simple" ,
"sincere" ,
"straightforward" ,
"unaffected" ,
"unpretending" ,
"unpretentious" ,
"unvarnished" ,
"childlike" ,
"impressionable" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unworldly" ,
"unforced" ,
"unstudied" ,
"trustful" ,
"trusting"
] ,
"related" : [
"astute" ,
"facile" ,
"glib" ,
"sharp" ,
"crooked" ,
"deceitful" ,
"deceptive" ,
"dishonest" ,
"fraudulent" ,
"insinuating" ,
"knavish" ,
"Machiavellian" ,
"oblique" ,
"serpentine" ,
"shady" ,
"shifty" ,
"slippery" ,
"sneaky" ,
"treacherous" ,
"underhand" ,
"underhanded" ,
"unscrupulous" ,
"backhanded" ,
"double-dealing" ,
"hypocritical" ,
"insincere" ,
"left-handed" ,
"mealy" ,
"mealymouthed" ,
"smooth-tongued" ,
"two-faced" ,
"circuitous" ,
"circular" ,
"roundabout" ,
"clandestine" ,
"concealed" ,
"covert" ,
"furtive" ,
"hugger-mugger" ,
"secret" ,
"stealthy" ,
"surreptitious" ,
"undercover" ,
"calculating" ,
"plotting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artful" ,
"beguiling" ,
"cagey" ,
"cagy" ,
"crafty" ,
"cunning" ,
"cute" ,
"designing" ,
"devious" ,
"dodgy" ,
"foxy" ,
"guileful" ,
"scheming" ,
"shrewd" ,
"slick" ,
"sly" ,
"tricky" ,
"wily"
]
} ,
"made or done with extreme care and accuracy" : {
"antonyms" : [
"coarse" ,
"inexact" ,
"rough"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the subtle strokes of the painter's brush"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"apparent" ,
"clear" ,
"clear-cut" ,
"evident" ,
"manifest" ,
"obvious" ,
"open-and-shut" ,
"palpable" ,
"patent" ,
"perspicuous" ,
"plain" ,
"transparent" ,
"unambiguous" ,
"unequivocal" ,
"unmistakable" ,
"broad" ,
"indefinite" ,
"careless" ,
"heedless" ,
"incautious" ,
"slapdash" ,
"slipshod" ,
"sloppy"
] ,
"related" : [
"nitpicking" ,
"quibbling" ,
"frivolous" ,
"inconsequential" ,
"inconsiderable" ,
"insignificant" ,
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"negligible" ,
"petty" ,
"piddling" ,
"trifling" ,
"trivial" ,
"demanding" ,
"exacting" ,
"fastidious" ,
"finical" ,
"finicking" ,
"finicky" ,
"fussy" ,
"meticulous" ,
"particular" ,
"picky"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delicate" ,
"exact" ,
"fine" ,
"finespun" ,
"hairline" ,
"hairsplitting" ,
"minute" ,
"nice" ,
"nuanced" ,
"refined"
]
} ,
"satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness" : {
"antonyms" : [
"robust" ,
"strong" ,
"sturdy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a subtle suggestion of the Near East in the soup's flavoring"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"coarse" ,
"crude" ,
"rough" ,
"common" ,
"ordinary" ,
"average" ,
"fair" ,
"indifferent" ,
"mediocre" ,
"medium" ,
"middling" ,
"run-of-the-mill" ,
"second-rate"
] ,
"related" : [
"choice" ,
"elegant" ,
"extraordinary" ,
"incomparable" ,
"peerless" ,
"preeminent" ,
"prime" ,
"rare" ,
"select" ,
"superior" ,
"superlative" ,
"supreme" ,
"transcendent" ,
"unsurpassed" ,
"picked" ,
"selected" ,
"fine" ,
"fragile" ,
"frail"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"airy" ,
"dainty" ,
"delicate" ,
"exquisite" ,
"nuanced" ,
"refined"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"subtlety" : {
"skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we appreciated the subtlety with which our host indicated that it was time to leave: he volunteered to pack us a little lunch for the road"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"calculation" ,
"care" ,
"design" ,
"savvy" ,
"sharpness" ,
"shrewdness" ,
"cleverness" ,
"ingeniousness" ,
"ingenuity" ,
"inventiveness" ,
"ease" ,
"facility" ,
"finesse" ,
"deceitfulness" ,
"duplicity" ,
"shiftiness" ,
"underhandedness"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"artfulness" ,
"artifice" ,
"caginess" ,
"cageyness" ,
"canniness" ,
"craft" ,
"craftiness" ,
"cunning" ,
"cunningness" ,
"deviousness" ,
"foxiness" ,
"guile" ,
"guilefulness" ,
"slickness" ,
"slyness" ,
"sneakiness" ,
"subtleness" ,
"wiliness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"subtract (from)" : {
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"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"succeeded" : {
"to come after in time" : {
"antonyms" : [
"antedated" ,
"preceded" ,
"predated"
] ,
"examples" : [
"only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"displaced" ,
"replaced" ,
"superseded" ,
"supplanted" ,
"ensued"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"followed" ,
"postdated" ,
"supervened"
]
} ,
"to reach a desired level of accomplishment" : {
"antonyms" : [
"failed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"if you want to succeed in show business, you have to feel comfortable in front of an audience"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"floundered" ,
"struggled"
] ,
"related" : [
"prevailed" ,
"triumphed" ,
"won" ,
"excelled"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arrived" ,
"flourished" ,
"prospered" ,
"thrived" ,
"throve"
]
} ,
"to turn out as planned or desired" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bombed" ,
"collapsed" ,
"failed" ,
"flopped" ,
"flunked" ,
"folded" ,
"foundered" ,
"missed" ,
"struck out" ,
"washed out"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"languished" ,
"floundered" ,
"struggled" ,
"declined" ,
"sank" ,
"sunk" ,
"skidded" ,
"slipped" ,
"slumped" ,
"waned" ,
"crashed" ,
"cratered" ,
"crumbled" ,
"flamed out" ,
"choked" ,
"cracked up" ,
"miscarried" ,
"misfired" ,
"fell down" ,
"went under" ,
"imploded" ,
"self-destructed"
] ,
"related" : [
"caught on" ,
"flourished" ,
"prospered" ,
"thrived" ,
"throve" ,
"cooked" ,
"percolated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"came off" ,
"clicked" ,
"delivered" ,
"panned out" ,
"went" ,
"went over" ,
"worked out"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"succeeder" : {
"as in representative , heir apparent" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"succession" : {
"a series of things, people, events, or actions arranged or happening one after another" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"He experienced a succession of car repairs that set him back thousands of dollars."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"the order of people in a family" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"The prince is third in the line of succession to the throne."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"successional" : {
"following one after another without others coming in between" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inconsecutive" ,
"inconsequent" ,
"nonconsecutive" ,
"nonsequential"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the successional stages that an area goes through following a devastating forest fire"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"serial" ,
"constant" ,
"continuous" ,
"uninterrupted" ,
"ensuing" ,
"following" ,
"later" ,
"next" ,
"posterior" ,
"subsequent"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"back-to-back" ,
"consecutive" ,
"sequent" ,
"sequential" ,
"straight" ,
"succeeding" ,
"successive"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"successive" : {
"following one after another without others coming in between" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inconsecutive" ,
"inconsequent" ,
"nonconsecutive" ,
"nonsequential"
] ,
"examples" : [
"made the honor roll for three successive school terms"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"serial" ,
"constant" ,
"continuous" ,
"uninterrupted" ,
"ensuing" ,
"following" ,
"later" ,
"next" ,
"posterior" ,
"subsequent"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"back-to-back" ,
"consecutive" ,
"sequent" ,
"sequential" ,
"straight" ,
"succeeding" ,
"successional"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"succinct" : {
"marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning" : {
"antonyms" : [
"circuitous" ,
"circumlocutory" ,
"diffuse" ,
"long-winded" ,
"prolix" ,
"rambling" ,
"verbose" ,
"windy" ,
"wordy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a pocket guide that provides succinct explanations for rules of grammar and punctuation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"pleonastic" ,
"redundant" ,
"repetitious" ,
"tautological" ,
"tautologous" ,
"enlarged" ,
"expanded" ,
"supplemented" ,
"embellished" ,
"embroidered" ,
"exaggerated" ,
"inflated"
] ,
"related" : [
"abrupt" ,
"blunt" ,
"brusque" ,
"brusk" ,
"short" ,
"snippety" ,
"snippy" ,
"abbreviated" ,
"abridged" ,
"condensed" ,
"curtailed" ,
"shortened" ,
"meaty" ,
"substantial" ,
"meaningful" ,
"significant" ,
"well-turned"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aphoristic" ,
"apothegmatic" ,
"brief" ,
"capsule" ,
"compact" ,
"compendious" ,
"concise" ,
"crisp" ,
"curt" ,
"elliptical" ,
"elliptic" ,
"epigrammatic" ,
"laconic" ,
"monosyllabic" ,
"pithy" ,
"sententious" ,
"summary" ,
"telegraphic" ,
"terse" ,
"thumbnail"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"succorers" : {
"as in solaces , comforters" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"succumbing (to)" : {
"as in dying (from)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"succumbs (to)" : {
"as in dies (from)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"sucked (up to)" : {
"as in kowtowed , fawned" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [ ] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
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"verb"
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]
} ,
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"sucked in" : {
"to cause to believe what is untrue" : {
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"antonyms" : [
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"undeceived"
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] ,
"examples" : [
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"she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares"
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] ,
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"near antonyms" : [
"debunked" ,
"exposed" ,
"revealed" ,
"showed up" ,
"uncloaked" ,
"uncovered" ,
"unmasked" ,
"disclosed" ,
"divulged" ,
"told" ,
"unveiled" ,
"disabused" ,
"disenchanted" ,
"disillusioned"
] ,
"related" : [
"kidded" ,
"put on" ,
"teased" ,
"bled" ,
"cheated" ,
"chiseled" ,
"chiselled" ,
"defrauded" ,
"diddled" ,
"euchred" ,
"fleeced" ,
"flimflammed" ,
"hustled" ,
"mulcted" ,
"rooked" ,
"shortchanged" ,
"skinned" ,
"squeezed" ,
"stuck" ,
"stung" ,
"swindled"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bamboozled" ,
"beguiled" ,
"bluffed" ,
"buffaloed" ,
"burned" ,
"burnt" ,
"caught" ,
"conned" ,
"cozened" ,
"deceived" ,
"deluded" ,
"duped" ,
"faked out" ,
"fooled" ,
"gaffed" ,
"gammoned" ,
"gulled" ,
"had" ,
"had on" ,
"hoaxed" ,
"hoodwinked" ,
"hornswoggled" ,
"humbugged" ,
"juggled" ,
"misguided" ,
"misinformed" ,
"misled" ,
"snookered" ,
"snowed" ,
"spoofed" ,
"strung along" ,
"suckered" ,
"took in" ,
"tricked"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"verb"
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]
} ,
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"sucker punch" : {
"as in" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
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"noun" ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"suckering" : {
"to cause to believe what is untrue" : {
"antonyms" : [
"undeceiving"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a notorious imposter who at one time suckered a lot of people into believing that she was the Grand Duchess Anastasia"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"debunking" ,
"exposing" ,
"revealing" ,
"showing up" ,
"uncloaking" ,
"uncovering" ,
"unmasking" ,
"disclosing" ,
"divulging" ,
"telling" ,
"unveiling" ,
"disabusing" ,
"disenchanting" ,
"disillusioning"
] ,
"related" : [
"kidding" ,
"putting on" ,
"teasing" ,
"bleeding" ,
"cheating" ,
"chiseling" ,
"chiselling" ,
"defrauding" ,
"diddling" ,
"euchring" ,
"fleecing" ,
"flimflamming" ,
"hustling" ,
"mulcting" ,
"rooking" ,
"shortchanging" ,
"skinning" ,
"squeezing" ,
"sticking" ,
"stinging" ,
"swindling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bamboozling" ,
"beguiling" ,
"bluffing" ,
"buffaloing" ,
"burning" ,
"catching" ,
"conning" ,
"cozening" ,
"deceiving" ,
"deluding" ,
"duping" ,
"faking out" ,
"fooling" ,
"gaffing" ,
"gammoning" ,
"gulling" ,
"having" ,
"having on" ,
"hoaxing" ,
"hoodwinking" ,
"hornswoggling" ,
"humbugging" ,
"juggling" ,
"misguiding" ,
"misinforming" ,
"misleading" ,
"snookering" ,
"snowing" ,
"spoofing" ,
"stringing along" ,
"sucking in" ,
"taking in" ,
"tricking"
]
} ,
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [
"suckered millions of desperate dieters with their grossly inflated claims of successful weight loss"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [
"extorting" ,
"wrenching" ,
"wresting" ,
"wringing" ,
"clipping" ,
"gouging" ,
"nicking" ,
"overcharging" ,
"soaking" ,
"exploiting" ,
"milking" ,
"deceiving" ,
"duping" ,
"fooling" ,
"gulling" ,
"tricking" ,
"roping (in)" ,
"betraying" ,
"bitching" ,
"double-crossing" ,
"bamboozling" ,
"fast-talking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beating" ,
"bilking" ,
"bleeding" ,
"cheating" ,
"chiseling" ,
"chiselling" ,
"chousing" ,
"conning" ,
"cozening" ,
"defrauding" ,
"diddling" ,
"doing" ,
"doing in" ,
"euchring" ,
"fiddling" ,
"fleecing" ,
"flimflamming" ,
"gaffing" ,
"hosing" ,
"hustling" ,
"mulcting" ,
"nobbling" ,
"plucking" ,
"reaming" ,
"ripping off" ,
"rooking" ,
"screwing" ,
"shaking down" ,
"shortchanging" ,
"shorting" ,
"skinning" ,
"skunking" ,
"squeezing" ,
"sticking" ,
"stiffing" ,
"stinging" ,
"swindling" ,
"thimblerigging" ,
"victimizing"
]
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} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"suede" : {
"as in nubuck , patent leather" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"suffered" : {
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"willingly suffered hardships so that their children would have a better life"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"encountered" ,
"met" ,
"accepted" ,
"received" ,
"assimilated" ,
"digested"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"endured" ,
"experienced" ,
"felt" ,
"had" ,
"knew" ,
"passed" ,
"saw" ,
"sustained" ,
"tasted" ,
"underwent" ,
"witnessed"
]
} ,
"to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference" : {
"antonyms" : [
"barred" ,
"blocked" ,
"constrained" ,
"prevented"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I will not suffer you to insult me so!"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"forbade" ,
"forbad" ,
"prohibited" ,
"curbed" ,
"deterred" ,
"discouraged" ,
"frustrated" ,
"held back" ,
"impeded" ,
"inhibited" ,
"interfered (with)"
] ,
"related" : [
"brushed (aside or off)" ,
"condoned" ,
"disregarded" ,
"ignored" ,
"overlooked" ,
"shrugged off" ,
"winked (at)" ,
"excused" ,
"forgave" ,
"pardoned" ,
"brooked" ,
"catered (to)" ,
"gave in (to)" ,
"humored" ,
"indulged"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allowed" ,
"let" ,
"permitted" ,
"tolerated"
]
} ,
"to feel deep sadness or mental pain" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the husband suffered deeply at the mere suggestion that he had been unfaithful"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"beamed" ,
"cheered" ,
"crowed" ,
"delighted" ,
"exulted" ,
"gloried" ,
"joyed" ,
"laughed" ,
"ravished" ,
"rejoiced" ,
"triumphed" ,
"assured" ,
"cheered" ,
"comforted" ,
"commiserated" ,
"consoled" ,
"reassured" ,
"solaced" ,
"soothed" ,
"sympathized"
] ,
"related" : [
"ached" ,
"longed (for)" ,
"pined (away)" ,
"sighed" ,
"smarted" ,
"racked" ,
"tormented" ,
"tortured" ,
"bemoaned" ,
"bewailed" ,
"deplored" ,
"lamented" ,
"rued" ,
"bawled" ,
"blubbered" ,
"cried" ,
"groaned" ,
"howled" ,
"keened" ,
"moaned" ,
"sobbed" ,
"took on" ,
"wailed" ,
"wept" ,
"yammered" ,
"yowled" ,
"languished" ,
"regretted"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agonized" ,
"anguished" ,
"bled" ,
"grieved" ,
"hurt" ,
"mourned" ,
"sorrowed"
]
} ,
"to give permission for or to approve of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"banned" ,
"enjoined" ,
"forbade" ,
"forbad" ,
"prohibited" ,
"proscribed" ,
"vetoed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"contends that the death penalty is something that no civilized society should suffer"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"hindered" ,
"impeded" ,
"obstructed" ,
"censured" ,
"denied" ,
"disallowed" ,
"disapproved" ,
"interdicted" ,
"refused" ,
"rejected" ,
"revoked" ,
"suppressed" ,
"withheld" ,
"deplored" ,
"discountenanced" ,
"disfavored" ,
"disliked" ,
"frowned (at or on)" ,
"grudged" ,
"checked" ,
"curbed" ,
"kept" ,
"repressed" ,
"restrained"
] ,
"related" : [
"authorized" ,
"commissioned" ,
"licensed" ,
"licenced" ,
"acceded (to)" ,
"acquiesced" ,
"agreed (to)" ,
"assented (to)" ,
"consented (to)" ,
"OK'd" ,
"okayed" ,
"warranted" ,
"accorded" ,
"conceded" ,
"granted" ,
"sanctioned" ,
"vouchsafed" ,
"admitted" ,
"brooked" ,
"condoned" ,
"countenanced" ,
"endured" ,
"supported" ,
"tolerated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allowed" ,
"green-lighted" ,
"had" ,
"permitted"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"sufferings" : {
"as in mournings" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"sufficed" : {
"to be enough" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I was told I have to wear shoes\u2014will thong sandals suffice ?"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"answered" ,
"suited" ,
"assuaged" ,
"contented" ,
"quenched" ,
"sated" ,
"satiated" ,
"satisfied"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"did" ,
"served"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"suffuse" : {
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deprive" ,
"divest" ,
"strip" ,
"clear" ,
"empty" ,
"eliminate" ,
"remove" ,
"take (away)"
] ,
"related" : [
"animate" ,
"charge" ,
"enliven" ,
"invigorate" ,
"leaven" ,
"implant" ,
"instill" ,
"plant" ,
"impregnate" ,
"permeate" ,
"pervade" ,
"saturate" ,
"deluge" ,
"drown" ,
"fill" ,
"flood" ,
"inundate" ,
"overwhelm" ,
"submerge"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"endue" ,
"indue" ,
"imbue" ,
"inculcate" ,
"infuse" ,
"ingrain" ,
"engrain" ,
"inoculate" ,
"invest" ,
"steep"
]
} ,
"to spread throughout" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a living room suffused with warm sunlight"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"diffuse (through)" ,
"impregnate" ,
"pass (into)" ,
"penetrate" ,
"fill (up)" ,
"drench" ,
"imbue" ,
"infuse" ,
"saturate" ,
"soak" ,
"steep" ,
"flood" ,
"glut"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"interpenetrate" ,
"percolate (into)" ,
"permeate" ,
"pervade" ,
"riddle" ,
"transfuse"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"suffusing" : {
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"depriving" ,
"divesting" ,
"stripping" ,
"clearing" ,
"emptying" ,
"eliminating" ,
"removing" ,
"taking (away)"
] ,
"related" : [
"animating" ,
"charging" ,
"enlivening" ,
"invigorating" ,
"leavening" ,
"implanting" ,
"instilling" ,
"planting" ,
"impregnating" ,
"permeating" ,
"pervading" ,
"saturating" ,
"deluging" ,
"drowning" ,
"filling" ,
"flooding" ,
"inundating" ,
"overwhelming" ,
"submerging"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"enduing" ,
"induing" ,
"imbuing" ,
"inculcating" ,
"infusing" ,
"ingraining" ,
"engraining" ,
"inoculating" ,
"investing" ,
"steeping"
]
} ,
"to spread throughout" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a living room suffused with warm sunlight"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"diffusing (through)" ,
"impregnating" ,
"passing (into)" ,
"penetrating" ,
"filling (up)" ,
"drenching" ,
"imbuing" ,
"infusing" ,
"saturating" ,
"soaking" ,
"steeping" ,
"flooding" ,
"glutting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"interpenetrating" ,
"percolating (into)" ,
"permeating" ,
"pervading" ,
"riddling" ,
"transfusing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"sugarcoated" : {
"appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way" : {
"antonyms" : [
"unsentimental"
] ,
"examples" : [
"those sugarcoated versions of family life that old TV sitcoms portrayed"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"unadulterated" ,
"unvarnished" ,
"antisentimental" ,
"cynical" ,
"hard-boiled" ,
"hard-edged" ,
"hardheaded"
] ,
"related" : [
"dreamy" ,
"misty-eyed" ,
"moonstruck" ,
"moony" ,
"nostalgic" ,
"starry-eyed" ,
"feel-good" ,
"fuzzy" ,
"melodramatic" ,
"soap-operatic" ,
"soapy" ,
"sudsy" ,
"flat" ,
"insipid" ,
"soft-boiled" ,
"tasteless" ,
"vapid" ,
"watery" ,
"cutesy" ,
"twee"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"chocolate-box" ,
"cloying" ,
"corny" ,
"drippy" ,
"fruity" ,
"gooey" ,
"lovey-dovey" ,
"maudlin" ,
"mawkish" ,
"mushy" ,
"novelettish" ,
"saccharine" ,
"sappy" ,
"schmaltzy" ,
"sentimental" ,
"sloppy" ,
"slushy" ,
"soppy" ,
"soupy" ,
"spoony" ,
"spooney" ,
"sticky" ,
"sugary" ,
"wet"
]
} ,
"to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"textbooks that sugarcoat history" ,
"She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"sugarloaf" : {
"as in dome" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"suggest" : {
"to convey an idea indirectly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"announce" ,
"declare" ,
"proclaim" ,
"elucidate" ,
"explain" ,
"spell out" ,
"delineate" ,
"describe"
] ,
"related" : [
"advert" ,
"mention" ,
"point" ,
"refer" ,
"signal" ,
"signalize" ,
"signify" ,
"smack (of)" ,
"smell (of)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"allude" ,
"hint" ,
"imply" ,
"indicate" ,
"infer" ,
"insinuate" ,
"intimate"
]
} ,
"to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I suggested that they talk to a therapist about their marital problems"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"advocate" ,
"back" ,
"champion" ,
"espouse" ,
"favor" ,
"support" ,
"exhort" ,
"urge" ,
"advance" ,
"offer" ,
"propose" ,
"submit"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"advise" ,
"counsel" ,
"recommend"
]
} ,
"to set before the mind for consideration" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"might I suggest , for an appetizer, our jumbo shrimp cocktail?"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"move" ,
"nominate" ,
"recommend" ,
"present" ,
"submit" ,
"tender" ,
"trot out" ,
"file" ,
"lay" ,
"lodge" ,
"arrange" ,
"calculate" ,
"chart" ,
"contrive" ,
"cover" ,
"frame" ,
"map" ,
"plan" ,
"plot" ,
"shape"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"advance" ,
"bounce" ,
"offer" ,
"pose" ,
"proffer" ,
"propose" ,
"propound" ,
"vote"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"suggestiveness" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"suicided" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"suit" : {
"a court case for enforcing a right or claim" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"filed a suit against the company that had manufactured the faulty heater, claiming they were responsible for the fire"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"litigation" ,
"case" ,
"cause" ,
"complaint" ,
"counterclaim" ,
"countersuit" ,
"cross action" ,
"cross-claim"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"action" ,
"lawsuit" ,
"proceeding"
]
} ,
"an earnest request" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"O Lord of Heaven, hear our humble suit"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"application" ,
"requisition" ,
"call" ,
"claim" ,
"demand" ,
"insistence"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adjuration" ,
"appeal" ,
"conjuration" ,
"cry" ,
"desire" ,
"entreaty" ,
"petition" ,
"plea" ,
"pleading" ,
"prayer" ,
"solicitation" ,
"suppliance" ,
"supplication"
]
} ,
"the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a rather old-fashioned fellow, he first sought the consent of the girl's father for the suit"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"wooing" ,
"affair" ,
"affaire" ,
"love affair" ,
"romance" ,
"betrothal" ,
"engagement"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"courting" ,
"courtship" ,
"dating" ,
"lovemaking"
]
} ,
"to be fitting or proper" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"no, a second-floor room won't suit if there's no elevator, since one of us has a disability"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"satisfy" ,
"suffice" ,
"function" ,
"work"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"befit" ,
"beseem" ,
"do" ,
"fit" ,
"go" ,
"serve"
]
} ,
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a bohemian by nature, she would have to suit her behavior to the corporate culture"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"misadjust"
] ,
"related" : [
"readapt" ,
"readjust" ,
"customize" ,
"gear" ,
"match" ,
"model" ,
"pattern" ,
"attune" ,
"correct" ,
"harmonize" ,
"square" ,
"tune" ,
"establish" ,
"root" ,
"settle" ,
"acquaint" ,
"familiarize" ,
"orient" ,
"orientate" ,
"equip" ,
"prepare" ,
"prime" ,
"rehearse" ,
"harden" ,
"inure" ,
"season" ,
"toughen" ,
"alter" ,
"convert" ,
"make over" ,
"modify" ,
"recast" ,
"reclaim" ,
"recycle" ,
"redesign" ,
"redevelop" ,
"redo" ,
"reengineer" ,
"refashion" ,
"refigure" ,
"refit" ,
"refocus" ,
"reinvent" ,
"rejigger" ,
"remake" ,
"remodel" ,
"revamp" ,
"revise" ,
"rework" ,
"transform" ,
"accustom" ,
"habilitate" ,
"habituate" ,
"naturalize" ,
"ready" ,
"train" ,
"bend" ,
"fiddle (with)" ,
"fine-tune" ,
"phase" ,
"register" ,
"regulate" ,
"rig"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acclimate" ,
"acclimatize" ,
"accommodate" ,
"adapt" ,
"adjust" ,
"condition" ,
"conform" ,
"doctor" ,
"edit" ,
"fashion" ,
"fit" ,
"put" ,
"shape" ,
"tailor"
]
} ,
"to give satisfaction to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"displease"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the location of our hotel suited us just fine"
] ,
"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"
] ,
"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"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"agree (with)" ,
"content" ,
"delight" ,
"feast" ,
"gas" ,
"glad" ,
"gladden" ,
"gratify" ,
"please" ,
"pleasure" ,
"rejoice" ,
"satisfy" ,
"warm"
]
} ,
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disarray" ,
"disrobe" ,
"strip" ,
"unclothe" ,
"undress" ,
"untruss"
] ,
"examples" : [
"went to the party suited in a strange getup that he'd picked out himself"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"denude" ,
"divest" ,
"uncover" ,
"undrape" ,
"unveil"
] ,
"related" : [
"cloak" ,
"frock" ,
"jacket" ,
"mantle" ,
"vest" ,
"drape" ,
"enswathe" ,
"hap" ,
"huddle" ,
"swaddle" ,
"swathe" ,
"wrap" ,
"accoutre" ,
"accouter" ,
"bedight" ,
"equip" ,
"furnish" ,
"habilitate" ,
"outfit" ,
"tailor" ,
"uniform" ,
"dress down" ,
"underdress"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apparel" ,
"array" ,
"attire" ,
"bedeck" ,
"caparison" ,
"clothe" ,
"costume" ,
"deck (out)" ,
"do up" ,
"dress" ,
"dress up" ,
"enrobe" ,
"garb" ,
"garment" ,
"get up" ,
"gown" ,
"habit" ,
"invest" ,
"rig (out)" ,
"robe" ,
"tog (up or out)" ,
"toilet" ,
"vesture"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"suitably" : {
"in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose" : {
"antonyms" : [
"improperly" ,
"inappropriately" ,
"incongruously" ,
"incorrectly" ,
"unseemly" ,
"unsuitably" ,
"wrongly"
] ,
"examples" : [
"tried to appear suitably amused by his well-intentioned anecdote"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"unacceptably" ,
"unsatisfactorily" ,
"inopportunely" ,
"unfortunately" ,
"unseasonably" ,
"inappositely" ,
"inaptly" ,
"irrelevantly" ,
"awkwardly" ,
"ungracefully"
] ,
"related" : [
"well" ,
"acceptably" ,
"adequately" ,
"passably" ,
"satisfactorily" ,
"tolerably" ,
"decently" ,
"decorously"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appositely" ,
"appropriately" ,
"congruously" ,
"correctly" ,
"duly" ,
"fittingly" ,
"happily" ,
"meetly" ,
"properly" ,
"right" ,
"rightly"
]
} ,
"in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inadequately" ,
"insufficiently" ,
"unsatisfactorily"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I need someone who's suitably versed in computers to help me decide what to buy"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"acceptably" ,
"decently" ,
"fairly" ,
"moderately" ,
"passably" ,
"tolerably" ,
"meetly" ,
"properly" ,
"rightly" ,
"seemly" ,
"agreeably" ,
"gratifyingly" ,
"satisfyingly" ,
"abundantly" ,
"amply" ,
"aplenty" ,
"optimally" ,
"plenteously" ,
"plentifully" ,
"commensurately" ,
"proportionately"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adequately" ,
"enough" ,
"satisfactorily" ,
"sufficiently"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"suite" : {
"a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"an athlete accompanied everywhere by a suite of attendants, including his personal trainer, a dietician, and a massage therapist"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"crew" ,
"personnel" ,
"staff" ,
"court" ,
"assistant" ,
"attendant" ,
"helper" ,
"retainer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"cortege" ,
"cort\u00e8ge" ,
"entourage" ,
"following" ,
"posse" ,
"retinue" ,
"tail" ,
"train"
]
} ,
"a number of things considered as a unit" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"replaced the mismatched bed and chests of drawers with a handsome new bedroom suite"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"entity" ,
"item" ,
"single" ,
"unit"
] ,
"related" : [
"accumulation" ,
"aggregate" ,
"aggregation" ,
"conglomeration" ,
"agglomeration" ,
"assortment" ,
"hodgepodge" ,
"jumble" ,
"miscellany" ,
"mixture" ,
"odds and ends" ,
"sundries" ,
"variety" ,
"cycle" ,
"run" ,
"series" ,
"suit"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"array" ,
"assemblage" ,
"band" ,
"bank" ,
"batch" ,
"battery" ,
"block" ,
"bunch" ,
"clot" ,
"clump" ,
"cluster" ,
"clutch" ,
"collection" ,
"constellation" ,
"group" ,
"grouping" ,
"huddle" ,
"knot" ,
"lot" ,
"muster" ,
"package" ,
"parcel" ,
"passel" ,
"set"
]
} ,
"a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"whenever he visits the city, he stays in his uncle's 10th-floor suite"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"bed-sitter" ,
"bedsit" ,
"bed-sitting-room" ,
"cohousing" ,
"condo" ,
"condominium" ,
"duplex" ,
"duplex apartment" ,
"efficiency" ,
"efficiency apartment" ,
"flatlet" ,
"floor-through" ,
"garden apartment" ,
"granny flat" ,
"maisonette" ,
"penthouse" ,
"railroad flat" ,
"salon" ,
"saloon" ,
"studio" ,
"studio apartment" ,
"triplex" ,
"walk-up" ,
"gallery" ,
"wing" ,
"apartment building" ,
"apartment house" ,
"tenement house"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"apartment" ,
"diggings" ,
"digs" ,
"flat" ,
"lodgings" ,
"tenement"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"suited" : {
"as in dressed , attired" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to be fitting or proper" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"no, a second-floor room won't suit if there's no elevator, since one of us has a disability"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"satisfied" ,
"sufficed" ,
"functioned" ,
"worked" ,
"wrought"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"befitted" ,
"beseemed" ,
"did" ,
"fitted" ,
"fit" ,
"served" ,
"went"
]
} ,
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a bohemian by nature, she would have to suit her behavior to the corporate culture"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"misadjusted"
] ,
"related" : [
"readapted" ,
"readjusted" ,
"customized" ,
"geared" ,
"matched" ,
"modeled" ,
"modelled" ,
"patterned" ,
"attuned" ,
"corrected" ,
"harmonized" ,
"squared" ,
"tuned" ,
"established" ,
"rooted" ,
"settled" ,
"acquainted" ,
"familiarized" ,
"orientated" ,
"oriented" ,
"equipped" ,
"prepared" ,
"primed" ,
"rehearsed" ,
"hardened" ,
"inured" ,
"seasoned" ,
"toughened" ,
"altered" ,
"converted" ,
"made over" ,
"modified" ,
"recast" ,
"reclaimed" ,
"recycled" ,
"redesigned" ,
"redeveloped" ,
"redid" ,
"reengineered" ,
"refashioned" ,
"refigured" ,
"refitted" ,
"refocused" ,
"reinvented" ,
"rejiggered" ,
"remade" ,
"remodeled" ,
"revamped" ,
"revised" ,
"reworked" ,
"transformed" ,
"accustomed" ,
"habilitated" ,
"habituated" ,
"naturalized" ,
"readied" ,
"trained" ,
"bent" ,
"fiddled (with)" ,
"fine-tuned" ,
"phased" ,
"registered" ,
"regulated" ,
"rigged"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acclimated" ,
"acclimatized" ,
"accommodated" ,
"adapted" ,
"adjusted" ,
"conditioned" ,
"conformed" ,
"doctored" ,
"edited" ,
"fashioned" ,
"fitted" ,
"fit" ,
"put" ,
"shaped" ,
"tailored"
]
} ,
"to give satisfaction to" : {
"antonyms" : [
"displeased"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the location of our hotel suited us just fine"
] ,
"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" ,
"gladdened" ,
"gratified" ,
"pleased" ,
"pleasured" ,
"rejoiced" ,
"satisfied" ,
"warmed"
]
} ,
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disarrayed" ,
"disrobed" ,
"stripped" ,
"stript" ,
"unclothed" ,
"undressed" ,
"untrussed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"went to the party suited in a strange getup that he'd picked out himself"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"denuded" ,
"divested" ,
"uncovered" ,
"undraped" ,
"unveiled"
] ,
"related" : [
"cloaked" ,
"frocked" ,
"jacketed" ,
"mantled" ,
"vested" ,
"draped" ,
"enswathed" ,
"happed" ,
"huddled" ,
"swaddled" ,
"swathed" ,
"wrapped" ,
"accoutred" ,
"accoutered" ,
"bedighted" ,
"bedight" ,
"equipped" ,
"furnished" ,
"habilitated" ,
"outfitted" ,
"tailored" ,
"uniformed" ,
"dressed down" ,
"underdressed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"appareled" ,
"apparelled" ,
"arrayed" ,
"attired" ,
"bedecked" ,
"caparisoned" ,
"clothed" ,
"clad" ,
"costumed" ,
"decked (out)" ,
"did up" ,
"dressed" ,
"dressed up" ,
"enrobed" ,
"garbed" ,
"garmented" ,
"got up" ,
"gowned" ,
"habited" ,
"invested" ,
"rigged (out)" ,
"robed" ,
"togged (up or out)" ,
"toileted" ,
"vestured"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"suitors" : {
"a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"my sister finally married her suitor of six years on Sunday"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"beaux" ,
"beaus" ,
"boyfriends" ,
"fellows" ,
"men" ,
"old men" ,
"significant others" ,
"squeezes" ,
"admirers" ,
"crushes" ,
"steadies" ,
"beloveds" ,
"darlings" ,
"dears" ,
"favorites" ,
"flames" ,
"honeys" ,
"lovers" ,
"loves" ,
"sparks" ,
"sweethearts" ,
"sweetie pies" ,
"sweeties" ,
"sweets" ,
"valentines" ,
"dates" ,
"escorts" ,
"fianc\u00e9s" ,
"intendeds"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"gallants" ,
"swains" ,
"wooers"
]
} ,
"one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the inventor had several suitors for his patent, but he wasn't interested in dealing with a big company"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"beggars" ,
"mendicants" ,
"panhandlers" ,
"cadgers" ,
"moochers" ,
"schnorrers" ,
"askers" ,
"requesters" ,
"suers"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"petitioners" ,
"pleaders" ,
"solicitors" ,
"suppliants" ,
"supplicants"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"sulk(s)" : {
"as in pouts , tantrum" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to silently go about in a bad mood" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the toddler would sulk for hours whenever he didn't get his way"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"broods" ,
"dwells (on)" ,
"mulls (over)" ,
"muses (over)" ,
"ponders" ,
"frowns" ,
"glowers" ,
"lowers" ,
"lours" ,
"scowls" ,
"carries on" ,
"takes on" ,
"pets"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"grumps" ,
"mopes" ,
"pouts"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"sulkily" : {
"as in sternly , glumly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adverb"
]
} ,
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"sulky" : {
"given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"our teenage daughter turns sulky if we refuse to let her borrow the car"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"sociable" ,
"cheerful" ,
"cheery" ,
"gladsome" ,
"good-humored" ,
"good-natured" ,
"good-tempered" ,
"perky" ,
"sunny" ,
"carefree" ,
"easygoing" ,
"happy-go-lucky" ,
"relaxed"
] ,
"related" : [
"dour" ,
"gloomy" ,
"morose" ,
"choleric" ,
"crabby" ,
"cranky" ,
"cross" ,
"crotchety" ,
"grouchy" ,
"grumpy" ,
"irascible" ,
"irritable" ,
"peevish" ,
"perverse" ,
"pettish" ,
"petulant" ,
"prickly" ,
"quick-tempered" ,
"raspy" ,
"ratty" ,
"short-tempered" ,
"snappish" ,
"snappy" ,
"snarky" ,
"snippety" ,
"snippy" ,
"testy" ,
"waspish" ,
"brooding" ,
"moping" ,
"bearish" ,
"bilious" ,
"cantankerous" ,
"disagreeable" ,
"dyspeptic" ,
"ill-humored" ,
"ill-natured" ,
"ill-tempered" ,
"ornery" ,
"huffy" ,
"sensitive" ,
"temperamental" ,
"tetchy" ,
"thin-skinned" ,
"touchy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"glum" ,
"mopey" ,
"pouting" ,
"pouty" ,
"sullen" ,
"surly"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"sullenness" : {
"a state of resentful silence or irritability" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"her mother-in-law managed to dispel her sullenness with a gals-only shopping spree"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cheerfulness" ,
"gaiety" ,
"gayety" ,
"gladsomeness" ,
"high-spiritedness" ,
"lightheartedness" ,
"perkiness" ,
"affability" ,
"agreeableness" ,
"amenity" ,
"amicability" ,
"cordiality" ,
"friendliness" ,
"geniality" ,
"graciousness" ,
"pleasantness" ,
"sociability" ,
"sociality" ,
"amiability" ,
"amiableness" ,
"good-humoredness" ,
"good-naturedness" ,
"good-temperedness"
] ,
"related" : [
"blues" ,
"dumps" ,
"mopes" ,
"surliness" ,
"biliousness" ,
"choler" ,
"crankiness" ,
"crossness" ,
"crotchetiness" ,
"fantods" ,
"grouchiness" ,
"grumpiness" ,
"huffiness" ,
"irascibility" ,
"irascibleness" ,
"irritability" ,
"irritableness" ,
"peevishness" ,
"perverseness" ,
"perversity" ,
"pettishness" ,
"petulance" ,
"surliness" ,
"testiness" ,
"waspishness" ,
"cantankerousness" ,
"disagreeableness" ,
"dyspepsia" ,
"fretfulness" ,
"orneriness" ,
"fussiness" ,
"querulousness" ,
"oversensitiveness" ,
"sensitivity"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"grouch" ,
"hump" ,
"pet" ,
"pouts" ,
"snit" ,
"sulk" ,
"sulkiness"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"sullied" : {
"not clean" : {
"antonyms" : [
"clean" ,
"cleanly" ,
"immaculate" ,
"spick-and-span" ,
"spic-and-span" ,
"spotless" ,
"stainless" ,
"ultraclean" ,
"unsoiled" ,
"unstained" ,
"unsullied"
] ,
"examples" : [
"lying in sullied bed linens that had not seen the inside of a washing machine for some time"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"clear" ,
"limpid" ,
"pure" ,
"cleaned" ,
"cleansed" ,
"combed" ,
"groomed" ,
"neat" ,
"ordered" ,
"orderly" ,
"tidy" ,
"bleached" ,
"purified" ,
"whitened" ,
"bright" ,
"flawless" ,
"perfect" ,
"shiny" ,
"sparkling" ,
"unspotted" ,
"untouched" ,
"taintless" ,
"unblemished" ,
"undefiled" ,
"unpolluted" ,
"untainted" ,
"virgin" ,
"wholesome"
] ,
"related" : [
"contaminated" ,
"defiled" ,
"germy" ,
"impure" ,
"polluted" ,
"tainted" ,
"insanitary" ,
"uncleaned" ,
"unsanitary" ,
"unsterile" ,
"unsterilized" ,
"unwashed" ,
"greasy" ,
"gunky" ,
"chaotic" ,
"cluttered" ,
"confused" ,
"disarranged" ,
"disarrayed" ,
"disheveled" ,
"dishevelled" ,
"disordered" ,
"jumbled" ,
"littered" ,
"messed" ,
"messy" ,
"muddled" ,
"mussed" ,
"mussy" ,
"rumpled" ,
"scruffy" ,
"sloppy" ,
"slovenly" ,
"unkempt" ,
"untidy" ,
"raunchy" ,
"scuzzy" ,
"shabby" ,
"skanky" ,
"sleazy" ,
"squalid" ,
"collied" ,
"crocked" ,
"fuliginous" ,
"sooty"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bedraggled" ,
"befouled" ,
"begrimed" ,
"bemired" ,
"besmirched" ,
"black" ,
"blackened" ,
"cruddy" ,
"dingy" ,
"dirty" ,
"draggled" ,
"dusty" ,
"filthy" ,
"foul" ,
"grimy" ,
"grotty" ,
"grubby" ,
"grungy" ,
"mucky" ,
"muddy" ,
"nasty" ,
"smudged" ,
"smutty" ,
"soiled" ,
"sordid" ,
"stained" ,
"unclean" ,
"uncleanly"
]
} ,
"to make dirty" : {
"antonyms" : [
"cleaned" ,
"cleansed"
] ,
"examples" : [
"people that sully our state parks with their trash" ,
"a once-gleaming marble interior sullied by decades of exposure to cigarette smoke"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"decontaminated" ,
"purged" ,
"purified" ,
"disinfected" ,
"sanitized" ,
"brushed" ,
"dry-cleaned" ,
"dusted" ,
"laundered" ,
"mopped" ,
"rinsed" ,
"scoured" ,
"scrubbed" ,
"swept" ,
"washed" ,
"wiped" ,
"brightened" ,
"deodorized" ,
"freshened" ,
"renewed" ,
"spruced (up)" ,
"straightened (up)" ,
"tidied (up)"
] ,
"related" : [
"contaminated" ,
"defiled" ,
"polluted" ,
"tainted" ,
"discolored" ,
"confused" ,
"disarranged" ,
"disarrayed" ,
"disheveled" ,
"dishevelled" ,
"disordered" ,
"draggled" ,
"jumbled" ,
"messed" ,
"muddled" ,
"collied" ,
"crocked"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"befouled" ,
"begrimed" ,
"bemired" ,
"besmirched" ,
"blackened" ,
"daubed" ,
"dirtied" ,
"distained" ,
"fouled" ,
"gaumed" ,
"grimed" ,
"mired" ,
"mucked" ,
"muddied" ,
"smirched" ,
"smudged" ,
"soiled" ,
"stained"
]
} ,
"type" : [
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"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"sullying" : {
"as in pollution , contamination" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
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"cleaning" ,
"cleansing"
] ,
"examples" : [
"people that sully our state parks with their trash" ,
"a once-gleaming marble interior sullied by decades of exposure to cigarette smoke"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"decontaminating" ,
"purging" ,
"purifying" ,
"disinfecting" ,
"sanitizing" ,
"brushing" ,
"dry-cleaning" ,
"dusting" ,
"laundering" ,
"mopping" ,
"rinsing" ,
"scouring" ,
"scrubbing" ,
"sweeping" ,
"washing" ,
"wiping" ,
"brightening" ,
"deodorizing" ,
"freshening" ,
"renewing" ,
"sprucing (up)" ,
"straightening (up)" ,
"tidying (up)"
] ,
"related" : [
"contaminating" ,
"defiling" ,
"polluting" ,
"tainting" ,
"discoloring" ,
"confusing" ,
"disarranging" ,
"disarraying" ,
"disheveling" ,
"dishevelling" ,
"disordering" ,
"draggling" ,
"jumbling" ,
"messing" ,
"muddling" ,
"collying" ,
"crocking"
] ,
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"befouling" ,
"begriming" ,
"bemiring" ,
"besmirching" ,
"blackening" ,
"daubing" ,
"dirtying" ,
"distaining" ,
"fouling" ,
"gauming" ,
"griming" ,
"miring" ,
"mucking" ,
"muddying" ,
"smirching" ,
"smudging" ,
"soiling" ,
"staining"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"a complete amount of something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the sum of human knowledge on that subject"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"net"
] ,
"related" : [
"gross" ,
"completeness" ,
"comprehensiveness" ,
"cumulativeness" ,
"entirety" ,
"bulk" ,
"lion's share" ,
"mass" ,
"enchilada" ,
"schmear"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggregate" ,
"full" ,
"sum total" ,
"summation" ,
"total" ,
"totality" ,
"whole"
]
} ,
"a short statement of the main points" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the district attorney delivered a sum of the evidence against the accused that was simply staggering"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"amplification" ,
"enlargement" ,
"expansion" ,
"addendum" ,
"supplement"
] ,
"related" : [
"abbreviation" ,
"abridgment" ,
"abridgement" ,
"compend" ,
"compendium" ,
"condensation" ,
"curtailment" ,
"shortening" ,
"simplification" ,
"streamlining" ,
"rehash" ,
"reprise" ,
"conclusion" ,
"epilogue" ,
"epilog"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abstract" ,
"breviary" ,
"brief" ,
"capsule" ,
"conspectus" ,
"digest" ,
"encapsulation" ,
"epitome" ,
"inventory" ,
"outline" ,
"pr\u00e9cis" ,
"recap" ,
"recapitulation" ,
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9" ,
"resume" ,
"resum\u00e9" ,
"roundup" ,
"run-through" ,
"rundown" ,
"sum-up" ,
"summa" ,
"summarization" ,
"summary" ,
"summing-up" ,
"synopsis" ,
"wrap-up"
]
} ,
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"the central part or aspect of something under consideration" : {
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"examples" : [
"the sum of the issue is: who will pay for this?"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"course" ,
"direction" ,
"drift" ,
"tenor" ,
"body" ,
"content" ,
"substance" ,
"hypothesis" ,
"proposition" ,
"purport" ,
"subject" ,
"theme" ,
"thesis"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bottom line" ,
"bull's-eye" ,
"centerpiece" ,
"core" ,
"crux" ,
"essence" ,
"gist" ,
"heart" ,
"kernel" ,
"keynote" ,
"meat" ,
"meat and potatoes" ,
"net" ,
"nub" ,
"nubbin" ,
"nucleus" ,
"pith" ,
"pivot" ,
"point" ,
"root"
]
} ,
"the highest part or point" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bottom" ,
"nadir" ,
"rock bottom"
] ,
"examples" : [
"he declared that he had reached the sum of joy when his newborn daughter was laid in his arms"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abyss" ,
"base" ,
"foot" ,
"minimum"
] ,
"related" : [
"bloom" ,
"blossom" ,
"flood tide" ,
"flower" ,
"glory" ,
"heyday" ,
"prime" ,
"cap" ,
"ceiling" ,
"roof" ,
"extreme" ,
"extremity" ,
"tip" ,
"vertex" ,
"high" ,
"highlight" ,
"highspot"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acme" ,
"apex" ,
"apogee" ,
"capstone" ,
"climax" ,
"crescendo" ,
"crest" ,
"crown" ,
"culmination" ,
"head" ,
"height" ,
"high noon" ,
"high-water mark" ,
"meridian" ,
"ne plus ultra" ,
"noon" ,
"noontime" ,
"peak" ,
"pinnacle" ,
"summit" ,
"tip-top" ,
"top" ,
"zenith"
]
} ,
"to combine (numbers) into a single sum" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"calculate" ,
"cipher" ,
"compute" ,
"figure" ,
"reckon" ,
"table" ,
"tabulate" ,
"tally" ,
"work out" ,
"divide" ,
"multiply" ,
"subtract" ,
"count" ,
"enumerate" ,
"number" ,
"tell" ,
"recompute" ,
"refigure"
] ,
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"add" ,
"cast (up)" ,
"foot (up)" ,
"summate" ,
"tot (up)" ,
"total" ,
"totalize" ,
"tote (up)"
]
} ,
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"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"a short statement of the main points" : {
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"the director's book is basically a summa of his views on the nature of the theatrical experience"
] ,
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"enlargements" ,
"expansions" ,
"addenda" ,
"addendums" ,
"supplements"
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"abridgments" ,
"abridgements" ,
"compendiums" ,
"compendia" ,
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"condensations" ,
"curtailments" ,
"shortenings" ,
"simplifications" ,
"rehashes" ,
"reprises" ,
"conclusions" ,
"epilogues" ,
"epilogs"
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"abstracts" ,
"breviaries" ,
"briefs" ,
"capsules" ,
"conspectuses" ,
"digests" ,
"encapsulations" ,
"epitomes" ,
"inventories" ,
"outlines" ,
"pr\u00e9cis" ,
"recapitulations" ,
"recaps" ,
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s" ,
"resumes" ,
"resum\u00e9s" ,
"roundups" ,
"rundowns" ,
"run-throughs" ,
"summaries" ,
"summarizations" ,
"summings-up" ,
"sums" ,
"sum-ups" ,
"synopses" ,
"wrap-ups"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"summarizes" : {
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)" : {
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"the closing minute of the newscast summarizes the main story of the day"
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"extends" ,
"lengthens" ,
"prolongs" ,
"protracts" ,
"amplifies" ,
"elaborates (on or upon)" ,
"enlarges (on or upon)" ,
"expands" ,
"supplements"
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"condenses" ,
"curtails" ,
"cuts back" ,
"shortens" ,
"downsizes" ,
"shrinks" ,
"concentrates" ,
"consolidates" ,
"decocts" ,
"essentializes" ,
"simplifies" ,
"streamlines"
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"outlines" ,
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"recaps" ,
"reprises" ,
"sums up" ,
"synopsizes" ,
"wraps up"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"to combine (numbers) into a single sum" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"summate all of the expenses that you incurred on your last business trip"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"cipher" ,
"compute" ,
"figure" ,
"reckon" ,
"table" ,
"tabulate" ,
"tally" ,
"work out" ,
"divide" ,
"multiply" ,
"subtract" ,
"count" ,
"enumerate" ,
"number" ,
"tell" ,
"recompute" ,
"refigure"
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"add" ,
"cast (up)" ,
"foot (up)" ,
"sum" ,
"tot (up)" ,
"total" ,
"totalize" ,
"tote (up)"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"a complete amount of something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the summation of climatic conditions that affect plant growth"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"nets"
] ,
"related" : [
"grosses" ,
"entireties" ,
"bulks" ,
"masses" ,
"enchiladas" ,
"schmears"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aggregates" ,
"fulls" ,
"sums" ,
"sum totals" ,
"totalities" ,
"totals" ,
"wholes"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"summed up" : {
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact"
] ,
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"extended" ,
"lengthened" ,
"prolonged" ,
"protracted" ,
"amplified" ,
"elaborated (on or upon)" ,
"enlarged (on or upon)" ,
"expanded" ,
"supplemented"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"abridged" ,
"condensed" ,
"curtailed" ,
"cut back" ,
"shortened" ,
"downsized" ,
"shrank" ,
"shrunk" ,
"concentrated" ,
"consolidated" ,
"decocted" ,
"essentialized" ,
"simplified" ,
"streamlined"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"abstracted" ,
"boiled down" ,
"briefed" ,
"digested" ,
"encapsulated" ,
"epitomized" ,
"outlined" ,
"recapitulated" ,
"recapped" ,
"reprised" ,
"summarized" ,
"synopsized" ,
"wrapped up"
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]
} ,
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"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"summit" : {
"as in mount , ascend" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
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"the highest part or point" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bottom" ,
"nadir" ,
"rock bottom"
] ,
"examples" : [
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"a new movie that some enthusiastic reviewers are already calling the summit of cinematic achievement"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abyss" ,
"base" ,
"foot" ,
"minimum"
] ,
"related" : [
"bloom" ,
"blossom" ,
"flood tide" ,
"flower" ,
"glory" ,
"heyday" ,
"prime" ,
"cap" ,
"ceiling" ,
"roof" ,
"extreme" ,
"extremity" ,
"tip" ,
"vertex" ,
"high" ,
"highlight" ,
"highspot"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acme" ,
"apex" ,
"apogee" ,
"capstone" ,
"climax" ,
"crescendo" ,
"crest" ,
"crown" ,
"culmination" ,
"head" ,
"height" ,
"high noon" ,
"high-water mark" ,
"meridian" ,
"ne plus ultra" ,
"noon" ,
"noontime" ,
"peak" ,
"pinnacle" ,
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"sum" ,
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"tip-top" ,
"top" ,
"zenith"
]
} ,
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"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"summits" : {
"as in mounts , ascends" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"examples" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"the highest part or point" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bottoms" ,
"nadirs" ,
"rock bottoms"
] ,
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"examples" : [
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"a new movie that some enthusiastic reviewers are already calling the summit of cinematic achievement"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abysses" ,
"bases" ,
"feet" ,
"foot" ,
"minima" ,
"minimums"
] ,
"related" : [
"blooms" ,
"blossoms" ,
"flood tides" ,
"flowers" ,
"glories" ,
"heydays" ,
"primes" ,
"caps" ,
"ceilings" ,
"roofs" ,
"extremes" ,
"extremities" ,
"tips" ,
"vertices" ,
"vertexes" ,
"highlights" ,
"highs" ,
"highspots"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acmes" ,
"apexes" ,
"apices" ,
"apogees" ,
"capstones" ,
"climaxes" ,
"crescendos" ,
"crescendoes" ,
"crescendi" ,
"crests" ,
"crowns" ,
"culminations" ,
"heads" ,
"heights" ,
"high noons" ,
"high-water marks" ,
"meridians" ,
"ne plus ultras" ,
"noons" ,
"noontimes" ,
"peaks" ,
"pinnacles" ,
"sums" ,
"tip-tops" ,
"tops" ,
"zeniths"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"sunbaked" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"sundries" : {
"small useful items" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the only things she needed for her overnight stay were her carryall and a small bag for sundries"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"baubles" ,
"bric-a-brac" ,
"gewgaws" ,
"geegaws" ,
"knickknacks" ,
"nicknacks" ,
"trinkets" ,
"gadgets" ,
"gimmicks" ,
"jiggers" ,
"hodgepodge" ,
"miscellany" ,
"variety"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"etceteras" ,
"notion" ,
"novelties" ,
"odds and ends"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"plural noun"
]
} ,
"sunk" : {
"facing certain defeat, disaster, or death" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"all our savings went for lottery tickets, and now we're sunk"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"endangered" ,
"imperiled" ,
"imperilled"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"dead" ,
"done" ,
"done for" ,
"doomed" ,
"finished" ,
"kaput" ,
"kaputt" ,
"ruined"
]
} ,
"to become worse or of less value" : {
"antonyms" : [
"ameliorated" ,
"improved" ,
"meliorated"
] ,
"examples" : [
"his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bettered" ,
"upgraded" ,
"enhanced" ,
"enriched" ,
"fortified" ,
"heightened" ,
"intensified" ,
"strengthened" ,
"advanced" ,
"developed" ,
"marched" ,
"proceeded" ,
"progressed"
] ,
"related" : [
"abated" ,
"de-escalated" ,
"diminished" ,
"downsized" ,
"dwindled" ,
"receded" ,
"waned" ,
"broken down" ,
"corrupted" ,
"decomposed" ,
"degraded" ,
"dilapidated" ,
"disintegrated" ,
"moldered" ,
"putrefied" ,
"soured" ,
"spoiled" ,
"spoilt" ,
"lessened" ,
"lowered" ,
"reduced" ,
"debilitated" ,
"undermined" ,
"drooped" ,
"failed" ,
"fallen" ,
"flagged" ,
"lagged" ,
"languished" ,
"run down" ,
"sagged" ,
"slipped" ,
"wasted (away)" ,
"weakened" ,
"wilted"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"atrophied" ,
"crumbled" ,
"decayed" ,
"declined" ,
"degenerated" ,
"descended" ,
"deteriorated" ,
"devolved" ,
"ebbed" ,
"regressed" ,
"retrograded" ,
"rotted" ,
"worsened"
]
} ,
"to cease to be visible" : {
"antonyms" : [
"appeared" ,
"materialized"
] ,
"examples" : [
"that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"arrived" ,
"broken out" ,
"come out" ,
"emerged" ,
"issued" ,
"loomed" ,
"shown up" ,
"showed up"
] ,
"related" : [
"blanked (out)" ,
"cleared" ,
"died (away or down or out)" ,
"dispersed" ,
"dissipated" ,
"dried up" ,
"blurred" ,
"dimmed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dematerialized" ,
"disappeared" ,
"dissolved" ,
"evanesced" ,
"evaporated" ,
"faded" ,
"fled" ,
"flown" ,
"melted" ,
"vanished"
]
} ,
"to diminish the price or value of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"appreciated" ,
"enhanced" ,
"marked up" ,
"upgraded"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bloated" ,
"blown up" ,
"inflated" ,
"overestimated" ,
"overpriced" ,
"overrated" ,
"overvalued" ,
"added" ,
"aggrandized" ,
"amplified" ,
"augmented" ,
"ballooned" ,
"boosted" ,
"compounded" ,
"dilated" ,
"enlarged" ,
"escalated" ,
"expanded" ,
"extended" ,
"heightened" ,
"increased" ,
"maximized" ,
"multiplied" ,
"raised" ,
"swelled" ,
"swollen" ,
"upped"
] ,
"related" : [
"debased" ,
"demonetized" ,
"underestimated" ,
"underpriced" ,
"underrated" ,
"undervalued" ,
"abridged" ,
"compressed" ,
"contracted" ,
"de-escalated" ,
"deflated" ,
"downsized" ,
"dwindled" ,
"lessened" ,
"moderated" ,
"shrunk" ,
"shrunken"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attenuated" ,
"broken" ,
"cheapened" ,
"depreciated" ,
"depressed" ,
"devaluated" ,
"devalued" ,
"downgraded" ,
"lowered" ,
"marked down" ,
"reduced" ,
"written down" ,
"written off"
]
} ,
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly" : {
"antonyms" : [
"arisen" ,
"ascended" ,
"lifted" ,
"mounted" ,
"risen" ,
"soared" ,
"spiked" ,
"upped"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"accumulated" ,
"ballooned" ,
"built" ,
"burgeoned" ,
"bourgeoned" ,
"enlarged" ,
"escalated" ,
"expanded" ,
"grown" ,
"increased" ,
"intensified" ,
"mushroomed" ,
"picked up" ,
"snowballed" ,
"swelled" ,
"swollen" ,
"waxed"
] ,
"related" : [
"abated" ,
"decreased" ,
"de-escalated" ,
"died (down)" ,
"diminished" ,
"drooped" ,
"dwindled" ,
"ebbed" ,
"lessened" ,
"let up" ,
"moderated" ,
"subsided" ,
"tapered off" ,
"waned" ,
"receded" ,
"retreated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"crashed" ,
"cratered" ,
"declined" ,
"descended" ,
"dipped" ,
"dived" ,
"dove" ,
"dropped" ,
"fallen" ,
"lowered" ,
"nose-dived" ,
"plummeted" ,
"plunged" ,
"skidded" ,
"tumbled"
]
} ,
"to lead or extend downward" : {
"antonyms" : [
"arisen" ,
"ascended" ,
"climbed" ,
"mounted" ,
"risen" ,
"uprisen" ,
"upswept" ,
"upturned"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the road sinks abruptly after that curve"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"evened" ,
"flattened" ,
"leveled" ,
"levelled" ,
"planed" ,
"smoothed" ,
"straightened"
] ,
"related" : [
"angled" ,
"canted" ,
"cocked" ,
"heeled" ,
"inclined" ,
"leaned" ,
"listed" ,
"reclined" ,
"slanted" ,
"sloped" ,
"tilted" ,
"tipped"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"declined" ,
"descended" ,
"dipped" ,
"dropped" ,
"fallen" ,
"plunged"
]
} ,
"to lose bodily strength or vigor" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"convalesced" ,
"rallied" ,
"rebounded" ,
"recovered" ,
"recuperated" ,
"gained"
] ,
"related" : [
"broken down" ,
"worn out" ,
"yielded" ,
"degenerated" ,
"deteriorated" ,
"rotted" ,
"run down"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"decayed" ,
"drooped" ,
"emaciated" ,
"faded" ,
"failed" ,
"flagged" ,
"gone" ,
"lagged" ,
"languished" ,
"sagged" ,
"wasted (away)" ,
"weakened" ,
"wilted" ,
"withered"
]
} ,
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aggrandized" ,
"canonized" ,
"deified" ,
"elevated" ,
"exalted"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acclaimed" ,
"applauded" ,
"boasted" ,
"celebrated" ,
"cheered" ,
"cited" ,
"commended" ,
"complimented" ,
"congratulated" ,
"decorated" ,
"eulogized" ,
"extolled" ,
"feted" ,
"f\u00eated" ,
"hailed" ,
"honored" ,
"lauded" ,
"praised" ,
"saluted" ,
"touted" ,
"acknowledged" ,
"recognized" ,
"highlighted" ,
"played up" ,
"spotlighted" ,
"spotlit" ,
"dignified" ,
"ennobled" ,
"enshrined" ,
"enskied" ,
"enthroned" ,
"glorified" ,
"magnified" ,
"advanced" ,
"boosted" ,
"lifted" ,
"promoted" ,
"raised" ,
"upgraded" ,
"uplifted" ,
"idealized" ,
"romanticized"
] ,
"related" : [
"abashed" ,
"confounded" ,
"confused" ,
"discomfited" ,
"disconcerted" ,
"discountenanced" ,
"embarrassed" ,
"fazed" ,
"flustered" ,
"mortified" ,
"nonplussed" ,
"nonplused" ,
"rattled" ,
"belittled" ,
"castigated" ,
"cried down" ,
"criticized" ,
"decried" ,
"depreciated" ,
"detracted" ,
"diminished" ,
"discounted" ,
"disparaged" ,
"minimized" ,
"put down" ,
"ridiculed" ,
"written off" ,
"bad-mouthed" ,
"defamed" ,
"defiled" ,
"libeled" ,
"libelled" ,
"maligned" ,
"slandered" ,
"affronted" ,
"insulted" ,
"censured" ,
"condemned" ,
"damned" ,
"denounced" ,
"execrated" ,
"reprehended" ,
"reprobated"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abased" ,
"chastened" ,
"cheapened" ,
"debased" ,
"degraded" ,
"demeaned" ,
"discredited" ,
"disgraced" ,
"dishonored" ,
"fouled" ,
"humbled" ,
"humiliated" ,
"lowered" ,
"shamed" ,
"smirched" ,
"taken down"
]
} ,
"to refrain from openly showing or uttering" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"expressed" ,
"loosed" ,
"released" ,
"taken out" ,
"unleashed" ,
"vented"
] ,
"related" : [
"controlled" ,
"governed" ,
"managed" ,
"bridled" ,
"checked" ,
"curbed" ,
"quashed" ,
"quelled" ,
"bottled up" ,
"contained" ,
"muffled" ,
"squelched"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"choked (back)" ,
"held back" ,
"pocketed" ,
"repressed" ,
"smothered" ,
"stifled" ,
"strangled" ,
"submerged" ,
"suppressed" ,
"swallowed"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"adjective" ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"sunlights" : {
"the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"let's raise the shades and let in some sunlight"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"cloudiness" ,
"penumbra" ,
"shade" ,
"shadiness" ,
"shadow" ,
"umbra"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"sunburst" ,
"daylight" ,
"glare" ,
"shine"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"sun" ,
"sunshine"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"noun"
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]
} ,
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"sunrise" : {
"the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nightfall" ,
"sundown" ,
"sunset"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a job that requires him to get up before sunrise"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dark" ,
"darkness" ,
"midnight" ,
"night" ,
"nighttime" ,
"afternoon" ,
"midday" ,
"dusk" ,
"evening" ,
"eventide" ,
"gloaming" ,
"twilight"
] ,
"related" : [
"daytime" ,
"forenoon"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aurora" ,
"cockcrow" ,
"dawn" ,
"dawning" ,
"day" ,
"daybreak" ,
"daylight" ,
"light" ,
"morn" ,
"morning" ,
"sun" ,
"sunup"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"suns" : {
"a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light" : {
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"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
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"the incomprehensible vastness of a universe filled with billions of suns"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"clusters" ,
"constellations" ,
"galaxies" ,
"binary stars" ,
"brown dwarfs" ,
"brown dwarves" ,
"dwarfs" ,
"dwarves" ,
"fixed stars" ,
"gassers" ,
"giant stars" ,
"lodestars" ,
"loadstars" ,
"neutron stars" ,
"novas" ,
"novae" ,
"pulsars" ,
"quasars" ,
"red dwarfs" ,
"red giants" ,
"red stars" ,
"subdwarfs" ,
"superclusters" ,
"supergiants" ,
"supernovas" ,
"supernovae" ,
"variables" ,
"variable stars" ,
"white dwarfs"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"luminaries" ,
"spheres" ,
"stars"
]
} ,
"public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"Olympians basking in the sun of athletic achievement while the public still remembers them"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"celebrities" ,
"fames" ,
"renowns" ,
"reputes" ,
"compliments" ,
"encomiums" ,
"encomia" ,
"eulogies" ,
"panegyrics" ,
"toasts" ,
"tributes" ,
"acclamations" ,
"ovations" ,
"plaudits" ,
"praises" ,
"raves" ,
"rhapsodies" ,
"citations" ,
"commendations" ,
"kudos" ,
"notes" ,
"recommendations" ,
"elevations" ,
"enshrinements" ,
"enthronements" ,
"exaltations" ,
"glorifications"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acclaim" ,
"accolades" ,
"applauses" ,
"bays" ,
"credits" ,
"distinctions" ,
"glories" ,
"homages" ,
"honors" ,
"kudos" ,
"lauds" ,
"laurels" ,
"props" ,
"r\u00e9clames"
]
} ,
"the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance" : {
"antonyms" : [
"nightfalls" ,
"sundowns" ,
"sunsets"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I'm afraid that for this long trip we shall have to leave with the sun"
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] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"darks" ,
"midnights" ,
"nights" ,
"nighttimes" ,
"afternoons" ,
"middays" ,
"dusks" ,
"evenings" ,
"eventides" ,
"gloamings" ,
"twilights"
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] ,
"related" : [
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"daytimes" ,
"forenoons"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"auroras" ,
"aurorae" ,
"cockcrows" ,
"dawns" ,
"daybreaks" ,
"daylights" ,
"days" ,
"lights" ,
"mornings" ,
"morns" ,
"sunrises" ,
"sunups"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
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"noun"
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]
} ,
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"sunset" : {
"the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness" : {
"antonyms" : [
"aurora" ,
"cockcrow" ,
"dawn" ,
"dawning" ,
"daybreak" ,
"daylight" ,
"morn" ,
"morning" ,
"sunrise" ,
"sunup"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the glow of the western sky at sunset"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"day" ,
"daytime" ,
"light" ,
"forenoon"
] ,
"related" : [
"dark" ,
"darkness" ,
"nighttime"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"crepuscule" ,
"crepuscle" ,
"dusk" ,
"eve" ,
"evenfall" ,
"evening" ,
"eventide" ,
"gloaming" ,
"night" ,
"nightfall" ,
"sundown" ,
"twilight"
]
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} ,
"type" : [
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"noun"
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]
} ,
"sunsets" : {
"the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness" : {
"antonyms" : [
"auroras" ,
"aurorae" ,
"cockcrows" ,
"dawns" ,
"daybreaks" ,
"daylights" ,
"mornings" ,
"morns" ,
"sunrises" ,
"sunups"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the glow of the western sky at sunset"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"days" ,
"daytimes" ,
"lights" ,
"forenoons"
] ,
"related" : [
"darks" ,
"nighttimes"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"crepuscules" ,
"crepuscles" ,
"dusks" ,
"evenfalls" ,
"evenings" ,
"eventides" ,
"eves" ,
"gloamings" ,
"nightfalls" ,
"nights" ,
"sundowns" ,
"twilights"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"sunshade" : {
"a covering used to protect against sun exposure" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"They spent a relaxing afternoon sipping iced tea under the sunshade ."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"sup" : {
"the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the old mariner took a sup of grog and began his tale"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"dram" ,
"drop"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"belt" ,
"draft" ,
"drag" ,
"drink" ,
"gulp" ,
"nip" ,
"quaff" ,
"shot" ,
"sip" ,
"slug" ,
"snort" ,
"swallow" ,
"swig" ,
"swill"
]
} ,
"to swallow in liquid form" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"supped the broth slowly"
] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"lap" ,
"lick" ,
"suck" ,
"consume" ,
"down" ,
"ingurgitate" ,
"kill" ,
"mouth (down)" ,
"put away" ,
"nip" ,
"tipple" ,
"pledge" ,
"toast" ,
"wine"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"belt (down)" ,
"drink" ,
"gulp" ,
"guzzle" ,
"hoist" ,
"imbibe" ,
"knock back" ,
"pound (down)" ,
"quaff" ,
"sip" ,
"slug (down)" ,
"slurp" ,
"swig" ,
"swill" ,
"toss (down or off)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"super" : {
"to a great degree" : {
"antonyms" : [
"little" ,
"negligibly" ,
"nominally" ,
"slightly" ,
"somewhat"
] ,
"examples" : [
"my computer is super slow this morning"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"meagerly" ,
"scantily" ,
"barely" ,
"hardly" ,
"just" ,
"marginally" ,
"minimally" ,
"scarcely"
] ,
"related" : [
"absolutely" ,
"altogether" ,
"completely" ,
"downright" ,
"entirely" ,
"flat-out" ,
"fully" ,
"positively" ,
"purely" ,
"radically" ,
"thoroughly" ,
"totally" ,
"utterly" ,
"wholly" ,
"deeply" ,
"profoundly" ,
"exceptionally" ,
"notably" ,
"remarkably" ,
"considerably" ,
"extensively" ,
"significantly" ,
"substantially" ,
"appreciably" ,
"discernibly" ,
"markedly" ,
"noticeably" ,
"obviously" ,
"palpably" ,
"plainly" ,
"visibly" ,
"abundantly" ,
"plentifully" ,
"astronomically" ,
"grandly" ,
"monstrously" ,
"monumentally" ,
"excessively" ,
"obscenely" ,
"overmuch" ,
"amazingly" ,
"astonishingly" ,
"staggeringly"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"achingly" ,
"almighty" ,
"archly" ,
"awful" ,
"awfully" ,
"badly" ,
"beastly" ,
"blisteringly" ,
"bone" ,
"colossally" ,
"corking" ,
"cracking" ,
"damn" ,
"damned" ,
"dang" ,
"deadly" ,
"desperately" ,
"eminently" ,
"enormously" ,
"especially" ,
"ever" ,
"exceedingly" ,
"exceeding" ,
"extra" ,
"extremely" ,
"fabulously" ,
"fantastically" ,
"far" ,
"fiercely" ,
"filthy" ,
"frightfully" ,
"full" ,
"greatly" ,
"heavily" ,
"highly" ,
"hugely" ,
"immensely" ,
"incredibly" ,
"intensely" ,
"jolly" ,
"majorly" ,
"mightily" ,
"mighty" ,
"monstrous" ,
"mortally" ,
"most" ,
"much" ,
"particularly" ,
"passing" ,
"rattling" ,
"real" ,
"really" ,
"right" ,
"roaring" ,
"roaringly" ,
"seriously" ,
"severely" ,
"so" ,
"sore" ,
"sorely" ,
"spanking" ,
"specially" ,
"stinking" ,
"such" ,
"supremely" ,
"surpassingly" ,
"terribly" ,
"that" ,
"thumping" ,
"too" ,
"unco" ,
"uncommonly" ,
"vastly" ,
"very" ,
"vitally" ,
"way" ,
"whacking" ,
"wicked" ,
"wildly"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"adverb"
] ,
"unusually large" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bantam" ,
"bitty" ,
"diminutive" ,
"infinitesimal" ,
"Lilliputian" ,
"little bitty" ,
"micro" ,
"microminiature" ,
"microscopic" ,
"microscopical" ,
"midget" ,
"miniature" ,
"minuscule" ,
"minute" ,
"pocket" ,
"pygmy" ,
"teensy" ,
"teensy-weensy" ,
"teeny" ,
"teeny-weeny" ,
"tiny" ,
"wee"
] ,
"examples" : [
"drinks come in three sizes: medium, large, or super"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"little" ,
"mini" ,
"petite" ,
"pint-size" ,
"pint-sized" ,
"puny" ,
"small" ,
"smallish" ,
"undersized" ,
"undersize" ,
"dinky" ,
"dwarfish" ,
"half-pint"
] ,
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"related" : [
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"big" ,
"bulky" ,
"considerable" ,
"extensive" ,
"good" ,
"goodly" ,
"great" ,
"gross" ,
"handsome" ,
"hefty" ,
"hulking" ,
"largish" ,
"major" ,
"outsize" ,
"outsized" ,
"overgrown" ,
"oversize" ,
"oversized" ,
"sizable" ,
"sizeable" ,
"substantial" ,
"tidy" ,
"voluminous" ,
"august" ,
"formidable" ,
"grandiose" ,
"imposing" ,
"lofty" ,
"majestic" ,
"cavernous" ,
"monolithic" ,
"overwhelming" ,
"staggering" ,
"stupendous" ,
"towering" ,
"boundless" ,
"immeasurable" ,
"infinite"
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] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"astronomical" ,
"astronomic" ,
"Brobdingnagian" ,
"bumper" ,
"colossal" ,
"cosmic" ,
"cosmical" ,
"cyclopean" ,
"elephantine" ,
"enormous" ,
"galactic" ,
"gargantuan" ,
"giant" ,
"gigantesque" ,
"gigantic" ,
"grand" ,
"herculean" ,
"heroic" ,
"heroical" ,
"Himalayan" ,
"huge" ,
"humongous" ,
"humungous" ,
"immense" ,
"jumbo" ,
"king-size" ,
"king-sized" ,
"leviathan" ,
"mammoth" ,
"massive" ,
"mega" ,
"mighty" ,
"monster" ,
"monstrous" ,
"monumental" ,
"mountainous" ,
"oceanic" ,
"pharaonic" ,
"planetary" ,
"prodigious" ,
"super-duper" ,
"supersize" ,
"supersized" ,
"titanic" ,
"tremendous" ,
"vast" ,
"vasty" ,
"walloping" ,
"whacking" ,
"whopping"
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]
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}
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} ,
"super-duper" : {
"type" : [
"adjective"
] ,
"unusually large" : {
"antonyms" : [
"bantam" ,
"bitty" ,
"diminutive" ,
"infinitesimal" ,
"Lilliputian" ,
"little bitty" ,
"micro" ,
"microminiature" ,
"microscopic" ,
"microscopical" ,
"midget" ,
"miniature" ,
"minuscule" ,
"minute" ,
"pocket" ,
"pygmy" ,
"teensy" ,
"teensy-weensy" ,
"teeny" ,
"teeny-weeny" ,
"tiny" ,
"wee"
] ,
"examples" : [
"their super-duper ice cream sundaes are true diet busters"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"little" ,
"mini" ,
"petite" ,
"pint-size" ,
"pint-sized" ,
"puny" ,
"small" ,
"smallish" ,
"undersized" ,
"undersize" ,
"dinky" ,
"dwarfish" ,
"half-pint"
] ,
"related" : [
"big" ,
"bulky" ,
"considerable" ,
"extensive" ,
"good" ,
"goodly" ,
"great" ,
"gross" ,
"handsome" ,
"hefty" ,
"hulking" ,
"largish" ,
"major" ,
"outsize" ,
"outsized" ,
"overgrown" ,
"oversize" ,
"oversized" ,
"sizable" ,
"sizeable" ,
"substantial" ,
"tidy" ,
"voluminous" ,
"august" ,
"formidable" ,
"grandiose" ,
"imposing" ,
"lofty" ,
"majestic" ,
"cavernous" ,
"monolithic" ,
"overwhelming" ,
"staggering" ,
"stupendous" ,
"towering" ,
"boundless" ,
"immeasurable" ,
"infinite"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"astronomical" ,
"astronomic" ,
"Brobdingnagian" ,
"bumper" ,
"colossal" ,
"cosmic" ,
"cosmical" ,
"cyclopean" ,
"elephantine" ,
"enormous" ,
"galactic" ,
"gargantuan" ,
"giant" ,
"gigantesque" ,
"gigantic" ,
"grand" ,
"herculean" ,
"heroic" ,
"heroical" ,
"Himalayan" ,
"huge" ,
"humongous" ,
"humungous" ,
"immense" ,
"jumbo" ,
"king-size" ,
"king-sized" ,
"leviathan" ,
"mammoth" ,
"massive" ,
"mega" ,
"mighty" ,
"monster" ,
"monstrous" ,
"monumental" ,
"mountainous" ,
"oceanic" ,
"pharaonic" ,
"planetary" ,
"prodigious" ,
"super" ,
"supersize" ,
"supersized" ,
"titanic" ,
"tremendous" ,
"vast" ,
"vasty" ,
"walloping" ,
"whacking" ,
"whopping"
]
}
} ,
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} ,
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"adjective"
]
} ,
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"supercheap" : {
"as in ultracheap" : {
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} ,
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"adjective"
]
} ,
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"supercilious" : {
"having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude" : {
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"humble" ,
"lowly" ,
"modest" ,
"unarrogant" ,
"unpretentious"
] ,
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"the supercilious art dealer rolled her eyes when we asked if she had anything for under $1,000"
] ,
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"bashful" ,
"cowering" ,
"cringing" ,
"demure" ,
"diffident" ,
"introverted" ,
"mousy" ,
"mousey" ,
"overmodest" ,
"self-critical" ,
"self-doubting" ,
"sheepish" ,
"shrinking" ,
"shy" ,
"subdued" ,
"timid" ,
"acquiescent" ,
"compliant" ,
"deferential" ,
"meek" ,
"passive" ,
"submissive" ,
"unaggressive" ,
"unassertive" ,
"unassuming" ,
"unobtrusive" ,
"yielding" ,
"quiet" ,
"reserved" ,
"retiring"
] ,
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"bossy" ,
"dominant" ,
"dominating" ,
"domineering" ,
"magisterial" ,
"pontifical" ,
"pontificating" ,
"condescending" ,
"disdainful" ,
"patronizing" ,
"impertinent" ,
"impudent" ,
"saucy" ,
"snobbish" ,
"snobby" ,
"snooty" ,
"blusterous" ,
"blustery" ,
"boastful" ,
"bombastic" ,
"braggart" ,
"bragging" ,
"braggy" ,
"cocky" ,
"swaggering" ,
"vain" ,
"vainglorious" ,
"complacent" ,
"conceited" ,
"egocentric" ,
"egoistic" ,
"egoistical" ,
"egotistic" ,
"egotistical" ,
"hubristic" ,
"narcissistic" ,
"orgulous" ,
"prideful" ,
"proud" ,
"self-affected" ,
"self-applauding" ,
"self-centered" ,
"self-complacent" ,
"self-conceited" ,
"self-pleased" ,
"self-satisfied" ,
"smug" ,
"stuck-up" ,
"self-flattering" ,
"self-loving" ,
"self-promoting" ,
"brash" ,
"forward" ,
"uninhibited" ,
"unreserved" ,
"extroverted" ,
"extraverted" ,
"immodest"
] ,
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"arrogant" ,
"assumptive" ,
"bumptious" ,
"cavalier" ,
"chesty" ,
"haughty" ,
"high-and-mighty" ,
"high-handed" ,
"high-hat" ,
"highfalutin" ,
"hifalutin" ,
"huffish" ,
"huffy" ,
"imperious" ,
"important" ,
"lofty" ,
"lordly" ,
"masterful" ,
"overweening" ,
"peremptory" ,
"pompous" ,
"presuming" ,
"presumptuous" ,
"pretentious" ,
"self-asserting" ,
"self-assertive" ,
"sniffy" ,
"stiff-necked" ,
"superior" ,
"toplofty" ,
"toploftical" ,
"uppish" ,
"uppity"
]
} ,
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"adjective"
]
} ,
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"supercooled" : {
"as in froze , iced" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"as in refrozen , quick-frozen" : {
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"examples" : [ ] ,
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"supererogatory" : {
"being over what is needed" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"now that the dress code has been e-mailed to everyone and posted on our intranet site, a paper memo about it seems supererogatory"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deficient" ,
"inadequate" ,
"insufficient" ,
"meager" ,
"meagre" ,
"niggardly" ,
"poor" ,
"scant" ,
"scanty" ,
"scarce" ,
"short" ,
"shortish" ,
"skimpy" ,
"sparse"
] ,
"related" : [
"accessory" ,
"additional" ,
"supplemental" ,
"supplementary" ,
"de trop" ,
"dispensable" ,
"extraneous" ,
"gratuitous" ,
"needless" ,
"nonessential" ,
"uncalled-for" ,
"unessential" ,
"unnecessary" ,
"unneeded" ,
"unwanted" ,
"abundant" ,
"ample" ,
"bountiful" ,
"copious" ,
"plenteous" ,
"plentiful"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"excess" ,
"extra" ,
"redundant" ,
"spare" ,
"superfluous" ,
"supernumerary" ,
"surplus"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"superficies" : {
"as in physiognomy , visage" : {
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"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"superfluity" : {
"something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary" : {
"antonyms" : [
"basic" ,
"essential" ,
"fundamental" ,
"must" ,
"necessity" ,
"requirement"
] ,
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"spends most of her money on designer clothes and other superfluities"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"extravagance" ,
"nonessential" ,
"dainty" ,
"delicacy" ,
"nicety" ,
"treat" ,
"accessory" ,
"accessary" ,
"accoutrement" ,
"accouterment" ,
"bells and whistles" ,
"option"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amenity" ,
"comfort" ,
"extra" ,
"frill" ,
"indulgence" ,
"luxury"
]
} ,
"the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed" : {
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"deficiency" ,
"deficit" ,
"insufficiency" ,
"undersupply"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a superfluity of wire coat hangers from all of those trips to the dry cleaner"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dearth" ,
"lack" ,
"scarcity" ,
"want"
] ,
"related" : [
"abundance" ,
"bounty" ,
"plentitude" ,
"plenty" ,
"profusion" ,
"sufficiency" ,
"overproduction" ,
"overstock"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bellyful" ,
"excess" ,
"fat" ,
"overabundance" ,
"overage" ,
"overflow" ,
"overkill" ,
"overmuch" ,
"overplus" ,
"oversupply" ,
"plethora" ,
"plus" ,
"redundancy" ,
"superabundance" ,
"surfeit" ,
"surplus" ,
"surplusage"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"having a notably high temperature" : {
"antonyms" : [
"algid" ,
"arctic" ,
"bitter" ,
"bone-chilling" ,
"cold" ,
"freezing" ,
"frigid" ,
"frozen" ,
"glacial" ,
"ice-cold" ,
"iced" ,
"icy"
] ,
"examples" : [
"certain superheated liquids change to gas with almost explosive violence"
] ,
"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" ,
"fervid" ,
"fiery" ,
"hot" ,
"piping hot" ,
"red" ,
"red-hot" ,
"roasting" ,
"scalding" ,
"scorching" ,
"searing" ,
"sultry" ,
"sweltering" ,
"torrid" ,
"ultrahot" ,
"white-hot"
]
} ,
"having or expressing great depth of feeling" : {
"antonyms" : [
"cold" ,
"cool" ,
"dispassionate" ,
"emotionless" ,
"impassive" ,
"unemotional"
] ,
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"a superheated , rancorous argument on how the child should be raised"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
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"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"
] ,
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"blazing" ,
"burning" ,
"charged" ,
"demonstrative" ,
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"fervid" ,
"feverish" ,
"fiery" ,
"flaming" ,
"glowing" ,
"hot-blooded" ,
"impassioned" ,
"incandescent" ,
"intense" ,
"passional" ,
"passionate" ,
"perfervid" ,
"red-hot" ,
"religious" ,
"torrid" ,
"vehement" ,
"warm" ,
"warm-blooded"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"to be in charge of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
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"administered" ,
"commanded" ,
"controlled" ,
"directed" ,
"guided" ,
"managed" ,
"ordered" ,
"ran" ,
"run" ,
"shepherded" ,
"showed" ,
"steered" ,
"monitored" ,
"presided (over)" ,
"governed" ,
"reigned" ,
"ruled"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bossed" ,
"captained" ,
"handled" ,
"headed" ,
"overlooked" ,
"oversaw" ,
"quarterbacked" ,
"supervised"
]
} ,
"to look after and make decisions about" : {
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"homeschooling parents who superintend their children's education"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
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"minded" ,
"watched" ,
"led" ,
"piloted" ,
"steered" ,
"guarded" ,
"protected" ,
"safeguarded" ,
"micromanaged" ,
"stage-managed" ,
"codirected" ,
"co-directed" ,
"comanaged" ,
"co-managed"
] ,
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"administrated" ,
"carried on" ,
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"guided" ,
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"managed" ,
"operated" ,
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"presided (over)" ,
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"run" ,
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} ,
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another" : {
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"whoever's superintending the warehouse will know what's been delivered today"
] ,
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"disregarded" ,
"forgot" ,
"ignored" ,
"neglected" ,
"passed over"
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"conducted" ,
"controlled" ,
"directed" ,
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"guided" ,
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"presided (over)" ,
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"run" ,
"regulated" ,
"stewarded" ,
"guarded" ,
"patrolled" ,
"protected" ,
"safeguarded" ,
"shielded" ,
"babied" ,
"babysat" ,
"chaperoned" ,
"mothered" ,
"shepherded"
] ,
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"attended" ,
"cared (for)" ,
"minded" ,
"oversaw" ,
"supervised" ,
"tended" ,
"watched"
]
} ,
"type" : [
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"verb"
]
} ,
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"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"under her lax superintendence the company eventually went bankrupt"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"generalship" ,
"leadership" ,
"rulership" ,
"agency" ,
"aegis" ,
"egis" ,
"custody" ,
"guardianship" ,
"keeping" ,
"lap" ,
"protection" ,
"safekeeping" ,
"trust" ,
"tutelage" ,
"ward" ,
"engineering" ,
"logistics" ,
"machination" ,
"manipulation" ,
"coadministration" ,
"codirection" ,
"comanagement"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"care" ,
"charge" ,
"conduct" ,
"control" ,
"direction" ,
"governance" ,
"government" ,
"guidance" ,
"handling" ,
"intendance" ,
"management" ,
"operation" ,
"oversight" ,
"presidency" ,
"regulation" ,
"running" ,
"stewardship" ,
"superintendency" ,
"supervision"
]
} ,
"the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control" : {
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"the superintendence of the local music festival is handled jointly by the city and the county"
] ,
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"hand(s)" ,
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"running" ,
"leadership" ,
"piloting" ,
"shepherding" ,
"steering" ,
"government" ,
"reign" ,
"rule" ,
"aegis" ,
"egis" ,
"auspices" ,
"guardianship" ,
"protection" ,
"trusteeship" ,
"tutelage"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"charge" ,
"guidance" ,
"headship" ,
"oversight" ,
"regulation" ,
"stewardship" ,
"superintendency" ,
"supervision" ,
"surveillance"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
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]
} ,
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"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something" : {
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"examples" : [
"currently a faculty member is needed for superintendency of the program"
] ,
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"rulership" ,
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"custody" ,
"guardianship" ,
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"lap" ,
"protection" ,
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"tutelage" ,
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"logistics" ,
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"regulation" ,
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"stewardship" ,
"superintendence" ,
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]
} ,
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"the little boy pretended to be a comic book hero with supernormal powers"
] ,
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"average" ,
"commonplace" ,
"everyday" ,
"garden" ,
"ordinary" ,
"prosaic" ,
"routine" ,
"run-of-the-mill" ,
"typical" ,
"unexceptional" ,
"unremarkable" ,
"usual" ,
"workaday" ,
"expected" ,
"familiar" ,
"predictable" ,
"common" ,
"customary" ,
"frequent" ,
"habitual" ,
"regular" ,
"wonted"
] ,
"related" : [
"bizarre" ,
"curious" ,
"eerie" ,
"eery" ,
"far-out" ,
"funny" ,
"grotesque" ,
"kinky" ,
"outlandish" ,
"out-of-the-way" ,
"outrageous" ,
"outr\u00e9" ,
"peculiar" ,
"quaint" ,
"queer" ,
"queerish" ,
"quirky" ,
"remarkable" ,
"screwy" ,
"strange" ,
"wacky" ,
"whacky" ,
"way-out" ,
"weird" ,
"wild" ,
"baffling" ,
"bewildering" ,
"confounding" ,
"mystifying" ,
"perplexing" ,
"puzzling" ,
"shocking" ,
"aberrant" ,
"atypical" ,
"fantastic" ,
"fantastical" ,
"flaky" ,
"freak" ,
"freakish" ,
"idiosyncratic" ,
"marvelous" ,
"marvellous" ,
"prodigious" ,
"rare" ,
"singular" ,
"uncommon" ,
"unique" ,
"unnatural" ,
"unusual" ,
"unwonted" ,
"unconventional" ,
"uncustomary" ,
"unorthodox" ,
"conspicuous" ,
"notable" ,
"noticeable" ,
"outstanding" ,
"prominent" ,
"salient" ,
"striking"
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"miraculous" ,
"phenomenal" ,
"preternatural" ,
"superhuman" ,
"supernatural" ,
"transcendent" ,
"transcendental" ,
"uncanny" ,
"unearthly"
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"inadequate" ,
"insufficient" ,
"meager" ,
"meagre" ,
"niggardly" ,
"poor" ,
"scant" ,
"scanty" ,
"scarce" ,
"short" ,
"shortish" ,
"skimpy" ,
"sparse"
] ,
"related" : [
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"additional" ,
"supplemental" ,
"supplementary" ,
"de trop" ,
"dispensable" ,
"extraneous" ,
"gratuitous" ,
"needless" ,
"nonessential" ,
"uncalled-for" ,
"unessential" ,
"unnecessary" ,
"unneeded" ,
"unwanted" ,
"abundant" ,
"ample" ,
"bountiful" ,
"copious" ,
"plenteous" ,
"plentiful"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"excess" ,
"extra" ,
"redundant" ,
"spare" ,
"supererogatory" ,
"superfluous" ,
"surplus"
]
} ,
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"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
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"as in" : {
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"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"supersensory" : {
"as in extrasensory , supersensible" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"supersizes" : {
"to make greater in size, amount, or number" : {
"antonyms" : [
"abates" ,
"decreases" ,
"de-escalates" ,
"diminishes" ,
"downsizes" ,
"dwindles" ,
"lessens" ,
"lowers" ,
"minifies" ,
"reduces" ,
"subtracts (from)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"we'll have to supersize our contributions to our retirement fund"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abbreviates" ,
"abridges" ,
"curtails" ,
"shortens" ,
"compresses" ,
"condenses" ,
"constricts" ,
"contracts" ,
"cuts back" ,
"retrenches"
] ,
"related" : [
"booms" ,
"jumps" ,
"skyrockets" ,
"spikes" ,
"bumps (up)" ,
"ratchets (up)" ,
"rachets (up)" ,
"blows up" ,
"dilates" ,
"distends" ,
"inflates" ,
"draws out" ,
"elongates" ,
"fleshes (out)" ,
"lengthens" ,
"prolongs" ,
"protracts" ,
"stretches" ,
"develops" ,
"enhances" ,
"heightens" ,
"intensifies" ,
"magnifies" ,
"complements" ,
"supplements" ,
"beefs (up)" ,
"reinforces" ,
"reenforces" ,
"strengthens" ,
"maximizes" ,
"accumulates" ,
"amasses" ,
"collects" ,
"follows up" ,
"parlays"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"accelerates" ,
"adds (to)" ,
"aggrandizes" ,
"amplifies" ,
"augments" ,
"boosts" ,
"builds up" ,
"compounds" ,
"enlarges" ,
"escalates" ,
"expands" ,
"extends" ,
"hypes" ,
"increases" ,
"multiplies" ,
"pumps up" ,
"raises" ,
"stokes" ,
"swells" ,
"ups"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"superstud" : {
"a physically attractive man" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"wanting to be taken seriously as an actor, he's unhappy with his image as a superstud"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dog" ,
"grotesquerie" ,
"grotesquery" ,
"monster" ,
"nerd"
] ,
"related" : [
"babe" ,
"dish" ,
"doll" ,
"dreamboat" ,
"eye candy" ,
"eyeful" ,
"fox" ,
"knockout" ,
"stunner" ,
"lady-killer" ,
"sheik" ,
"womanizer"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beefcake" ,
"hunk" ,
"pretty boy" ,
"stud"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"supervised" : {
"to be in charge of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"administered" ,
"commanded" ,
"controlled" ,
"directed" ,
"guided" ,
"managed" ,
"ordered" ,
"ran" ,
"run" ,
"shepherded" ,
"showed" ,
"steered" ,
"monitored" ,
"presided (over)" ,
"governed" ,
"reigned" ,
"ruled"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bossed" ,
"captained" ,
"handled" ,
"headed" ,
"overlooked" ,
"oversaw" ,
"quarterbacked" ,
"superintended"
]
} ,
"to look after and make decisions about" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"supervises all the affairs of the athletic club, including hiring someone to run the summer tennis camp"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cared (for)" ,
"minded" ,
"watched" ,
"led" ,
"piloted" ,
"steered" ,
"guarded" ,
"protected" ,
"safeguarded" ,
"micromanaged" ,
"stage-managed" ,
"codirected" ,
"co-directed" ,
"comanaged" ,
"co-managed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"administered" ,
"administrated" ,
"carried on" ,
"conducted" ,
"controlled" ,
"directed" ,
"governed" ,
"guided" ,
"handled" ,
"kept" ,
"managed" ,
"operated" ,
"overlooked" ,
"oversaw" ,
"presided (over)" ,
"ran" ,
"run" ,
"regulated" ,
"stewarded" ,
"superintended" ,
"tended"
]
} ,
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we need someone to supervise the construction project while the foreman is in the hospital"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abandoned" ,
"disregarded" ,
"forgot" ,
"ignored" ,
"neglected" ,
"passed over"
] ,
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"administrated" ,
"conducted" ,
"controlled" ,
"directed" ,
"governed" ,
"guided" ,
"managed" ,
"operated" ,
"presided (over)" ,
"ran" ,
"run" ,
"regulated" ,
"stewarded" ,
"guarded" ,
"patrolled" ,
"protected" ,
"safeguarded" ,
"shielded" ,
"babied" ,
"babysat" ,
"chaperoned" ,
"mothered" ,
"shepherded"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attended" ,
"cared (for)" ,
"minded" ,
"oversaw" ,
"superintended" ,
"tended" ,
"watched"
]
} ,
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"verb"
]
} ,
"supervising" : {
"to be in charge of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"administering" ,
"commanding" ,
"controlling" ,
"directing" ,
"guiding" ,
"managing" ,
"ordering" ,
"running" ,
"shepherding" ,
"showing" ,
"steering" ,
"monitoring" ,
"presiding (over)" ,
"governing" ,
"reigning" ,
"ruling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bossing" ,
"captaining" ,
"handling" ,
"heading" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overseeing" ,
"quarterbacking" ,
"superintending"
]
} ,
"to look after and make decisions about" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"supervises all the affairs of the athletic club, including hiring someone to run the summer tennis camp"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"caring (for)" ,
"minding" ,
"watching" ,
"leading" ,
"piloting" ,
"steering" ,
"guarding" ,
"protecting" ,
"safeguarding" ,
"micromanaging" ,
"stage-managing" ,
"codirecting" ,
"co-directing" ,
"comanaging" ,
"co-managing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"administering" ,
"administrating" ,
"carrying on" ,
"conducting" ,
"controlling" ,
"directing" ,
"governing" ,
"guiding" ,
"handling" ,
"keeping" ,
"managing" ,
"operating" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overseeing" ,
"presiding (over)" ,
"regulating" ,
"running" ,
"stewarding" ,
"superintending" ,
"tending"
]
} ,
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we need someone to supervise the construction project while the foreman is in the hospital"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abandoning" ,
"disregarding" ,
"forgetting" ,
"ignoring" ,
"neglecting" ,
"passing over"
] ,
"related" : [
"administrating" ,
"conducting" ,
"controlling" ,
"directing" ,
"governing" ,
"guiding" ,
"managing" ,
"operating" ,
"presiding (over)" ,
"regulating" ,
"running" ,
"stewarding" ,
"guarding" ,
"patrolling" ,
"protecting" ,
"safeguarding" ,
"shielding" ,
"babying" ,
"babysitting" ,
"chaperoning" ,
"mothering" ,
"shepherding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"attending" ,
"caring (for)" ,
"minding" ,
"overseeing" ,
"superintending" ,
"tending" ,
"watching"
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]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"supine" : {
"lacking the ability or will to act on one's own" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"They blamed the disaster on supine politicians who allowed large corporations to flout regulations."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"supping" : {
"to swallow in liquid form" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"supped the broth slowly"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"lapping" ,
"licking" ,
"sucking" ,
"consuming" ,
"downing" ,
"ingurgitating" ,
"killing" ,
"mouthing (down)" ,
"putting away" ,
"nipping" ,
"tippling" ,
"pledging" ,
"toasting" ,
"wining"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"belting (down)" ,
"drinking" ,
"gulping" ,
"guzzling" ,
"hoisting" ,
"imbibing" ,
"knocking back" ,
"pounding (down)" ,
"quaffing" ,
"sipping" ,
"slugging (down)" ,
"slurping" ,
"swigging" ,
"swilling" ,
"tossing (down or off)"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"supplemental" : {
"available to supply something extra when needed" : {
"antonyms" : [
"chief" ,
"main" ,
"principal"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"basic" ,
"fundamental" ,
"primary" ,
"prime" ,
"all-important" ,
"essential" ,
"imperative" ,
"indispensable" ,
"integral" ,
"necessary" ,
"needed" ,
"needful" ,
"required" ,
"requisite" ,
"vital"
] ,
"related" : [
"backup" ,
"makeshift" ,
"substitute" ,
"added" ,
"additional" ,
"another" ,
"further" ,
"complementary" ,
"contributory" ,
"adjuvant" ,
"assistant" ,
"assisting" ,
"helping" ,
"supportive" ,
"tributary" ,
"secondary" ,
"subordinate" ,
"subservient" ,
"subsidiary" ,
"dispensable" ,
"excess" ,
"nonessential" ,
"superfluous" ,
"surplus" ,
"unessential"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accessorial" ,
"accessory" ,
"appurtenant" ,
"auxiliary" ,
"peripheral" ,
"supplementary"
]
} ,
"related to each other in such a way that one completes the other" : {
"antonyms" : [
"noncomplementary" ,
"nonreciprocal"
] ,
"examples" : [
"an astronomer who regards science and religion not as antithetical but as supplemental belief systems"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cooperative" ,
"mutual" ,
"symbiotic" ,
"collective" ,
"combined" ,
"common" ,
"communal" ,
"conjoint" ,
"joint" ,
"shared" ,
"united"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"complementary" ,
"correlative" ,
"reciprocal" ,
"supplementary"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
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"suppliances" : {
"an earnest request" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"with arms raised in humble suppliance , the priest asked for blessings from above"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"applications" ,
"requisitions" ,
"calls" ,
"claims" ,
"demands" ,
"insistences"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"adjurations" ,
"appeals" ,
"conjurations" ,
"cries" ,
"desires" ,
"entreaties" ,
"petitions" ,
"pleadings" ,
"pleas" ,
"prayers" ,
"solicitations" ,
"suits" ,
"supplications"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"supplies" : {
"the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the supply of parents willing to coach youth soccer seems to be shrinking"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"reserves" ,
"resources" ,
"caches" ,
"hoards" ,
"stockpiles" ,
"refills" ,
"renewals" ,
"replacements" ,
"kitties" ,
"nest eggs" ,
"pots" ,
"purses" ,
"fountains" ,
"mines" ,
"sources" ,
"springs" ,
"wells" ,
"wellsprings"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"budgets" ,
"forces" ,
"funds" ,
"inventories" ,
"pools" ,
"repertoires" ,
"reservoirs" ,
"stocks"
]
} ,
"to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"be sure to pack your own towels in case the hostel doesn't supply them"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deprives" ,
"dispossesses" ,
"divests" ,
"strips"
] ,
"related" : [
"stocks" ,
"stores" ,
"bestows" ,
"contributes" ,
"donates" ,
"gives" ,
"presents" ,
"apportions" ,
"deals (out)" ,
"dispenses" ,
"distributes" ,
"doles out" ,
"hands out" ,
"metes (out)" ,
"parcels (out)" ,
"portions" ,
"prorates" ,
"allocates" ,
"allots" ,
"assigns" ,
"arms" ,
"fortifies" ,
"prepares" ,
"reequips" ,
"refits" ,
"refurnishes" ,
"reoutfits"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"accoutres" ,
"accouters" ,
"equips" ,
"fits (out)" ,
"furnishes" ,
"girds" ,
"kits (up or out)" ,
"outfits" ,
"provisions" ,
"rigs"
]
} ,
"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption" : {
"antonyms" : [
"holds (back)" ,
"keeps (back)" ,
"reserves" ,
"retains" ,
"withholds"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the stable will supply safety helmets, but we need to bring our own riding boots"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"conserves" ,
"keeps up" ,
"maintains" ,
"preserves" ,
"saves"
] ,
"related" : [
"plies (with)" ,
"administers" ,
"allocates" ,
"apportions" ,
"deals (out)" ,
"dispenses" ,
"distributes" ,
"doles out" ,
"metes (out)" ,
"parcels (out)" ,
"portions" ,
"prorates" ,
"assigns" ,
"cedes" ,
"deeds" ,
"makes over" ,
"transfers"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"delivers" ,
"feeds" ,
"furnishes" ,
"gives" ,
"hands" ,
"hands over" ,
"provides"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"support" : {
"a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"if you don't add a couple more supports to that tower of blocks, it's going to fall down"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"shoring" ,
"column" ,
"pedestal" ,
"pilaster" ,
"pillar" ,
"arch" ,
"bolster" ,
"bracket" ,
"cantilever" ,
"girder" ,
"bearing" ,
"crutch" ,
"peg" ,
"post" ,
"stake" ,
"stanchion" ,
"stand" ,
"stilt" ,
"strut" ,
"truss" ,
"base" ,
"foundation" ,
"frame"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"brace" ,
"buttress" ,
"mount" ,
"mounting" ,
"prop" ,
"reinforcement" ,
"shore" ,
"spur" ,
"stay" ,
"underpinning"
]
} ,
"an act or instance of helping" : {
"antonyms" : [
"hindrance"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the team's victory owes a lot to Joe's strong support in left field"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"constraint" ,
"frustration" ,
"inhibition" ,
"interference" ,
"obstruction" ,
"repression" ,
"restraint" ,
"deterrence" ,
"discouragement"
] ,
"related" : [
"advancement" ,
"encouragement" ,
"facilitation" ,
"forwarding" ,
"furtherance" ,
"furthering" ,
"nurturance" ,
"benefaction" ,
"patronage" ,
"promotion" ,
"sponsorship" ,
"advice" ,
"care" ,
"counsel" ,
"guidance" ,
"mentoring" ,
"attendance" ,
"attention" ,
"hand-holding" ,
"service" ,
"beneficence" ,
"charity" ,
"favor" ,
"kindness" ,
"philanthropy" ,
"assuagement" ,
"palliation" ,
"relief" ,
"succor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abetment" ,
"aid" ,
"assist" ,
"assistance" ,
"backing" ,
"boost" ,
"hand" ,
"help" ,
"helping hand" ,
"leg up" ,
"lift"
]
} ,
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abandon" ,
"abjure" ,
"forsake" ,
"recant" ,
"retract" ,
"take back" ,
"withdraw" ,
"reverse" ,
"switch" ,
"controvert" ,
"disprove" ,
"rebut" ,
"refute"
] ,
"related" : [
"advocate" ,
"champion" ,
"espouse" ,
"confirm" ,
"vindicate" ,
"warrant" ,
"affirm" ,
"assert" ,
"aver" ,
"avouch" ,
"avow" ,
"claim" ,
"contend" ,
"insist" ,
"plead" ,
"proclaim" ,
"profess" ,
"protest" ,
"state" ,
"argue" ,
"debate" ,
"discuss" ,
"emphasize" ,
"stress" ,
"underline" ,
"underscore"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"defend" ,
"justify" ,
"maintain" ,
"uphold"
]
} ,
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disprove" ,
"rebut" ,
"refute"
] ,
"examples" : [
"new evidence supports the original researchers' unexpected conclusions"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"contradict" ,
"gainsay" ,
"deny" ,
"disavow" ,
"disclaim" ,
"challenge" ,
"contest" ,
"dispute" ,
"question"
] ,
"related" : [
"avouch" ,
"back (up)" ,
"testify (to)" ,
"vouch (for)" ,
"witness" ,
"guarantee" ,
"warrant" ,
"affirm" ,
"assert" ,
"aver" ,
"avow" ,
"declare" ,
"profess" ,
"demonstrate" ,
"document" ,
"establish" ,
"prove" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"argue" ,
"attest" ,
"authenticate" ,
"bear out" ,
"certify" ,
"confirm" ,
"corroborate" ,
"substantiate" ,
"validate" ,
"verify" ,
"vindicate"
]
} ,
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"pillars supporting the bridge"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"steady" ,
"truss" ,
"underlie"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bear" ,
"bolster" ,
"brace" ,
"buttress" ,
"carry" ,
"prop (up)" ,
"shore (up)" ,
"stay" ,
"sustain" ,
"undergird" ,
"underpin" ,
"uphold"
]
} ,
"to pay the living expenses of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"finance" ,
"fund" ,
"patronize" ,
"set up" ,
"sponsor" ,
"stake" ,
"underwrite"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"keep" ,
"maintain" ,
"provide (for)"
]
} ,
"to promote the interests or cause of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"baffle" ,
"foil" ,
"frustrate" ,
"interfere" ,
"oppose" ,
"sabotage" ,
"thwart" ,
"desert" ,
"disappoint" ,
"fail" ,
"let down"
] ,
"related" : [
"adopt" ,
"embrace" ,
"espouse" ,
"abet" ,
"aid" ,
"assist" ,
"help" ,
"prop (up)" ,
"second" ,
"side (with)" ,
"backstop" ,
"bolster" ,
"boost" ,
"buttress" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"advance" ,
"forward" ,
"further" ,
"plug" ,
"preach" ,
"talk up" ,
"bail out" ,
"deliver" ,
"rescue" ,
"save"
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"back" ,
"champion" ,
"endorse" ,
"indorse" ,
"patronize" ,
"plump (for)" ,
"plunk (for)" ,
"plonk (for)"
]
} ,
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"hinder"
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"examples" : [
"sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas"
] ,
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"bar" ,
"block" ,
"constrain" ,
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"handicap" ,
"hold back" ,
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"inhibit" ,
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"restrain" ,
"strangle" ,
"baffle" ,
"foil" ,
"frustrate" ,
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"disappoint" ,
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"let down" ,
"discourage" ,
"dishearten" ,
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"straiten" ,
"stunt" ,
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"harm" ,
"hurt" ,
"injure"
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"sponsor" ,
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"comfort" ,
"minister (to)" ,
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"bolster" ,
"boost" ,
"buttress" ,
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"reenforce" ,
"advise" ,
"counsel" ,
"guide" ,
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"rescue" ,
"save" ,
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"favor" ,
"oblige" ,
"profit" ,
"serve"
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"abet" ,
"aid" ,
"assist" ,
"back" ,
"backstop" ,
"help" ,
"prop (up)"
]
} ,
"to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"studies that support the claim that red wine drinkers have a reduced risk of coronary disease and cancer"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"undercut" ,
"undermine" ,
"weaken"
] ,
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"establish" ,
"prove" ,
"verify" ,
"affirm" ,
"avouch" ,
"validate"
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"back" ,
"bolster" ,
"buttress" ,
"corroborate" ,
"reinforce" ,
"reenforce" ,
"shore (up)" ,
"substantiate"
]
} ,
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side"
] ,
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"decline" ,
"dismiss" ,
"refuse" ,
"reject" ,
"repudiate" ,
"spurn" ,
"turn down" ,
"combat" ,
"contest" ,
"fight" ,
"oppose" ,
"resist" ,
"avoid" ,
"bypass" ,
"circumvent" ,
"dodge" ,
"elude" ,
"escape" ,
"evade" ,
"miss" ,
"abstain (from)" ,
"forbear" ,
"refrain (from)"
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"allow" ,
"permit" ,
"suffer" ,
"swallow" ,
"reconcile (to)" ,
"acquiesce" ,
"agree (with or to)" ,
"assent (to)" ,
"capitulate" ,
"consent (to)" ,
"respect" ,
"submit (to)" ,
"yield (to)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abide" ,
"absorb" ,
"accept" ,
"bear" ,
"bide" ,
"brook" ,
"countenance" ,
"endure" ,
"go" ,
"hack" ,
"handle" ,
"meet" ,
"pocket" ,
"stand" ,
"stick out" ,
"stomach" ,
"sustain" ,
"sweat out" ,
"take" ,
"tolerate" ,
"wear"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"antonyms" : [
"adversary" ,
"antagonist" ,
"opponent"
] ,
"examples" : [
"President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"enemy" ,
"foe" ,
"rival" ,
"belittler" ,
"critic" ,
"faultfinder"
] ,
"related" : [
"loyalist" ,
"partisan" ,
"partizan" ,
"stalwart" ,
"adherent" ,
"cohort" ,
"disciple" ,
"follower" ,
"interpreter" ,
"applauder" ,
"cheerleader" ,
"encourager" ,
"fellow traveler"
] ,
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"advocate" ,
"advocator" ,
"apostle" ,
"backer" ,
"booster" ,
"champion" ,
"espouser" ,
"exponent" ,
"expounder" ,
"friend" ,
"gospeler" ,
"gospeller" ,
"herald" ,
"hierophant" ,
"high priest" ,
"paladin" ,
"promoter" ,
"proponent" ,
"protagonist" ,
"true believer" ,
"tub-thumper" ,
"white knight"
]
} ,
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support" : {
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"examples" : [
"even the President's supporters acknowledge that some of the criticism is justified"
] ,
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"belittler" ,
"detractor" ,
"adversary" ,
"enemy" ,
"foe" ,
"opponent"
] ,
"related" : [
"empathizer" ,
"well-wisher" ,
"accessory" ,
"accessary" ,
"accomplice" ,
"coalitionist" ,
"collaborationist" ,
"collaborator" ,
"adjunct" ,
"assistant" ,
"coadjutor" ,
"helper" ,
"associate" ,
"cohort" ,
"colleague" ,
"fellow" ,
"partner" ,
"buddy" ,
"chum" ,
"companion" ,
"comrade" ,
"confidant" ,
"crony" ,
"familiar" ,
"friend" ,
"intimate" ,
"mate" ,
"pal"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abettor" ,
"abetter" ,
"ally" ,
"backer" ,
"bedfellow" ,
"confederate" ,
"fellow traveler" ,
"sympathizer"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"confuting" ,
"disproving" ,
"refuting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"scientists looking for direct supporting evidence of microscopic black holes, the existence of which is theoretical"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"contradictory" ,
"contrary" ,
"counter" ,
"opposing"
] ,
"related" : [
"auxiliary" ,
"supplementary" ,
"beneficial" ,
"helpful"
] ,
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"confirmational" ,
"confirmatory" ,
"confirming" ,
"corroborating" ,
"corroborative" ,
"corroboratory" ,
"probative" ,
"probatory" ,
"substantiating" ,
"supportive" ,
"verifying" ,
"vindicating"
]
} ,
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abandoning" ,
"abjuring" ,
"forsaking" ,
"recanting" ,
"retracting" ,
"taking back" ,
"withdrawing" ,
"reversing" ,
"switching" ,
"controverting" ,
"disproving" ,
"rebutting" ,
"refuting"
] ,
"related" : [
"advocating" ,
"championing" ,
"espousing" ,
"confirming" ,
"vindicating" ,
"warranting" ,
"affirming" ,
"asserting" ,
"averring" ,
"avouching" ,
"avowing" ,
"claiming" ,
"contending" ,
"insisting" ,
"pleading" ,
"proclaiming" ,
"professing" ,
"protesting" ,
"stating" ,
"arguing" ,
"debating" ,
"discussing" ,
"emphasizing" ,
"stressing" ,
"underlining" ,
"underscoring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"defending" ,
"justifying" ,
"maintaining" ,
"upholding"
]
} ,
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of" : {
"antonyms" : [
"disproving" ,
"rebutting" ,
"refuting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"new evidence supports the original researchers' unexpected conclusions"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"contradicting" ,
"gainsaying" ,
"denying" ,
"disavowing" ,
"disclaiming" ,
"challenging" ,
"contesting" ,
"disputing" ,
"questioning"
] ,
"related" : [
"avouching" ,
"backing (up)" ,
"testifying (to)" ,
"vouching (for)" ,
"witnessing" ,
"guaranteeing" ,
"warranting" ,
"affirming" ,
"asserting" ,
"averring" ,
"avowing" ,
"declaring" ,
"professing" ,
"demonstrating" ,
"documenting" ,
"establishing" ,
"proving" ,
"reinforcing" ,
"reenforcing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arguing" ,
"attesting" ,
"authenticating" ,
"bearing out" ,
"certifying" ,
"confirming" ,
"corroborating" ,
"substantiating" ,
"validating" ,
"verifying" ,
"vindicating"
]
} ,
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"pillars supporting the bridge"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"steadying" ,
"trussing" ,
"underlying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bearing" ,
"bolstering" ,
"bracing" ,
"buttressing" ,
"carrying" ,
"propping (up)" ,
"shoring (up)" ,
"staying" ,
"sustaining" ,
"undergirding" ,
"underpinning" ,
"upholding"
]
} ,
"to pay the living expenses of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"financing" ,
"funding" ,
"patronizing" ,
"setting up" ,
"sponsoring" ,
"staking" ,
"underwriting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"keeping" ,
"maintaining" ,
"providing (for)"
]
} ,
"to promote the interests or cause of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"baffling" ,
"foiling" ,
"frustrating" ,
"interfering" ,
"opposing" ,
"sabotaging" ,
"thwarting" ,
"deserting" ,
"disappointing" ,
"failing" ,
"letting down"
] ,
"related" : [
"adopting" ,
"embracing" ,
"espousing" ,
"abetting" ,
"aiding" ,
"assisting" ,
"helping" ,
"propping (up)" ,
"seconding" ,
"siding (with)" ,
"backstopping" ,
"bolstering" ,
"boosting" ,
"buttressing" ,
"reinforcing" ,
"reenforcing" ,
"advancing" ,
"forwarding" ,
"furthering" ,
"plugging" ,
"preaching" ,
"talking up" ,
"bailing out" ,
"delivering" ,
"rescuing" ,
"saving"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"advocating" ,
"backing" ,
"championing" ,
"endorsing" ,
"indorsing" ,
"patronizing" ,
"plumping (for)" ,
"plunking (for)" ,
"plonking (for)"
]
} ,
"to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end" : {
"antonyms" : [
"hindering"
] ,
"examples" : [
"sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"balking" ,
"barring" ,
"blocking" ,
"constraining" ,
"hampering" ,
"handicapping" ,
"holding back" ,
"impeding" ,
"inhibiting" ,
"obstructing" ,
"restraining" ,
"strangling" ,
"baffling" ,
"foiling" ,
"frustrating" ,
"inconveniencing" ,
"interfering" ,
"opposing" ,
"sabotaging" ,
"thwarting" ,
"deserting" ,
"disappointing" ,
"failing" ,
"letting down" ,
"discouraging" ,
"disheartening" ,
"repressing" ,
"retarding" ,
"stifling" ,
"straitening" ,
"stunting" ,
"damaging" ,
"harming" ,
"hurting" ,
"injuring"
] ,
"related" : [
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"easing" ,
"facilitating" ,
"forwarding" ,
"fostering" ,
"furthering" ,
"launching" ,
"championing" ,
"endorsing" ,
"indorsing" ,
"patronizing" ,
"promoting" ,
"sponsoring" ,
"attending" ,
"caring (for)" ,
"comforting" ,
"ministering (to)" ,
"succoring" ,
"sustaining" ,
"bolstering" ,
"boosting" ,
"buttressing" ,
"reinforcing" ,
"reenforcing" ,
"advising" ,
"counseling" ,
"counselling" ,
"guiding" ,
"mentoring" ,
"nurturing" ,
"bailing out" ,
"delivering" ,
"rescuing" ,
"saving" ,
"emboldening" ,
"encouraging" ,
"heartening" ,
"benefiting" ,
"benefitting" ,
"favoring" ,
"obliging" ,
"profiting" ,
"serving"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abetting" ,
"aiding" ,
"assisting" ,
"backing" ,
"backstopping" ,
"helping" ,
"propping (up)"
]
} ,
"to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"studies that support the claim that red wine drinkers have a reduced risk of coronary disease and cancer"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"undercutting" ,
"undermining" ,
"weakening"
] ,
"related" : [
"confirming" ,
"establishing" ,
"proving" ,
"verifying" ,
"affirming" ,
"avouching" ,
"validating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"backing" ,
"bolstering" ,
"buttressing" ,
"corroborating" ,
"reinforcing" ,
"reenforcing" ,
"shoring (up)" ,
"substantiating"
]
} ,
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"declining" ,
"dismissing" ,
"refusing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"repudiating" ,
"spurning" ,
"turning down" ,
"combating" ,
"combatting" ,
"contesting" ,
"fighting" ,
"opposing" ,
"resisting" ,
"avoiding" ,
"bypassing" ,
"circumventing" ,
"dodging" ,
"eluding" ,
"escaping" ,
"evading" ,
"missing" ,
"abstaining (from)" ,
"forbearing" ,
"refraining (from)"
] ,
"related" : [
"allowing" ,
"permitting" ,
"suffering" ,
"swallowing" ,
"reconciling (to)" ,
"acquiescing" ,
"agreeing (with or to)" ,
"assenting (to)" ,
"capitulating" ,
"consenting (to)" ,
"respecting" ,
"submitting (to)" ,
"yielding (to)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abiding" ,
"absorbing" ,
"accepting" ,
"bearing" ,
"biding" ,
"brooking" ,
"countenancing" ,
"enduring" ,
"going" ,
"hacking" ,
"handling" ,
"meeting" ,
"pocketing" ,
"standing" ,
"sticking out" ,
"stomaching" ,
"sustaining" ,
"sweating out" ,
"taking" ,
"tolerating" ,
"wearing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"supposition" : {
"an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"my supposition is that this grape variety, which flourishes in southern France, should do equally well here, given the similar climate"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"assurance" ,
"certainty" ,
"fact" ,
"knowledge"
] ,
"related" : [
"assumption" ,
"concession" ,
"premise" ,
"premiss" ,
"presumption" ,
"presupposition" ,
"theorem" ,
"conjecture" ,
"generalization" ,
"guess" ,
"guesswork" ,
"inference" ,
"speculation" ,
"surmise" ,
"proffer" ,
"proposal" ,
"suggestion" ,
"feeling" ,
"hunch" ,
"impression" ,
"inkling" ,
"notion" ,
"suspicion" ,
"abstraction" ,
"concept" ,
"conception" ,
"construct"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"hypothesis" ,
"proposition" ,
"theory" ,
"thesis"
]
} ,
"an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"it's pure supposition on your part that there's something illegal going on next door"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"hypothesis" ,
"hypothetical" ,
"theory" ,
"thesis" ,
"dead reckoning" ,
"guessing" ,
"guesswork" ,
"speculation" ,
"hunch" ,
"intuition" ,
"belief" ,
"faith"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conjecture" ,
"guess" ,
"shot" ,
"surmise"
]
} ,
"something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"worthless genetic research that was based on the erroneous supposition that acquired characteristics can be passed on to offspring"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"hypothesis" ,
"proposition" ,
"theory" ,
"thesis" ,
"axiom" ,
"truism" ,
"verity" ,
"belief" ,
"canon" ,
"doctrine" ,
"dogma" ,
"gospel" ,
"law" ,
"precept" ,
"principle" ,
"rule" ,
"standard" ,
"tenet" ,
"basis" ,
"foundation" ,
"ground" ,
"conclusion" ,
"deduction" ,
"inference" ,
"affirmation" ,
"assertion" ,
"avouchment" ,
"declaration" ,
"dictum" ,
"ipse dixit"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assumption" ,
"given" ,
"hypothetical" ,
"if" ,
"postulate" ,
"premise" ,
"premiss" ,
"presumption" ,
"presupposition"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"suppressing" : {
"to hold back the normal growth of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"advancing" ,
"boosting" ,
"encouraging" ,
"forwarding" ,
"fostering" ,
"nourishing" ,
"nurturing" ,
"promoting"
] ,
"related" : [
"arresting" ,
"catching" ,
"checking" ,
"halting" ,
"holding up" ,
"stalling" ,
"staying" ,
"stilling" ,
"stopping" ,
"balking" ,
"blocking" ,
"holding back" ,
"impeding" ,
"obstructing" ,
"stemming" ,
"diminishing" ,
"downsizing" ,
"shrinking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"dwarfing" ,
"stunting"
]
} ,
"to keep from being publicly known" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"debunking" ,
"exposing" ,
"revealing" ,
"showing up" ,
"uncloaking" ,
"uncovering" ,
"unmasking" ,
"blabbing" ,
"disclosing" ,
"divulging" ,
"spilling" ,
"telling" ,
"unveiling" ,
"broadcasting" ,
"circulating" ,
"publishing" ,
"spreading" ,
"describing" ,
"narrating" ,
"reciting" ,
"recounting" ,
"rehearsing" ,
"relating" ,
"reporting"
] ,
"related" : [
"blacking out" ,
"censoring" ,
"gagging" ,
"muzzling" ,
"silencing" ,
"quashing" ,
"repressing" ,
"smothering" ,
"spiking" ,
"squashing" ,
"squelching" ,
"stifling" ,
"strangling" ,
"throttling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"burking" ,
"covering (up)" ,
"hushing (up)"
]
} ,
"to keep secret or shut off from view" : {
"antonyms" : [
"baring" ,
"disclosing" ,
"displaying" ,
"divulging" ,
"exposing" ,
"revealing" ,
"showing" ,
"uncloaking" ,
"uncovering" ,
"unmasking" ,
"unveiling"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bringing out" ,
"presenting" ,
"clarifying" ,
"illuminating" ,
"advertising" ,
"airing" ,
"broadcasting" ,
"getting out" ,
"proclaiming" ,
"publicizing" ,
"publishing" ,
"spreading"
] ,
"related" : [
"burying" ,
"camouflaging" ,
"covering (up)" ,
"smothering" ,
"gilding" ,
"glossing (over)" ,
"varnishing" ,
"whitewashing" ,
"beclouding" ,
"bedimming" ,
"befogging" ,
"blocking" ,
"clouding" ,
"darkening" ,
"eclipsing" ,
"obstructing" ,
"occluding" ,
"overcasting" ,
"overshadowing" ,
"shading"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"belying" ,
"blanketing" ,
"blotting out" ,
"cloaking" ,
"concealing" ,
"covering" ,
"curtaining" ,
"disguising" ,
"enshrouding" ,
"hiding" ,
"masking" ,
"obscuring" ,
"occulting" ,
"papering over" ,
"screening" ,
"shrouding" ,
"veiling"
]
} ,
"to put a stop to (something) by the use of force" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abetting" ,
"aiding" ,
"assisting" ,
"backing" ,
"helping" ,
"propping up" ,
"supporting" ,
"fomenting" ,
"inciting" ,
"instigating" ,
"provoking" ,
"stirring" ,
"whipping (up)" ,
"advancing" ,
"cultivating" ,
"encouraging" ,
"forwarding" ,
"fostering" ,
"furthering" ,
"nourishing" ,
"nurturing" ,
"promoting"
] ,
"related" : [
"dousing" ,
"dowsing" ,
"extinguishing" ,
"putting out" ,
"quenching" ,
"smothering" ,
"stifling" ,
"strangling" ,
"throttling" ,
"annihilating" ,
"decimating" ,
"demolishing" ,
"desolating" ,
"destroying" ,
"devastating" ,
"nuking" ,
"rubbing out" ,
"ruining" ,
"smashing" ,
"wasting" ,
"wrecking" ,
"exterminating" ,
"obliterating" ,
"wiping out" ,
"conquering" ,
"dominating" ,
"overcoming" ,
"overpowering" ,
"overwhelming" ,
"subjugating" ,
"vanquishing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"clamping down (on)" ,
"cracking down (on)" ,
"crushing" ,
"putting down" ,
"quashing" ,
"quelling" ,
"repressing" ,
"silencing" ,
"slapping down" ,
"snuffing (out)" ,
"squashing" ,
"squelching" ,
"subduing"
]
} ,
"to refrain from openly showing or uttering" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse" ,
"suppressed her anger"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"expressing" ,
"loosing" ,
"releasing" ,
"taking out" ,
"unleashing" ,
"venting"
] ,
"related" : [
"controlling" ,
"governing" ,
"managing" ,
"bridling" ,
"checking" ,
"curbing" ,
"quashing" ,
"quelling" ,
"bottling up" ,
"containing" ,
"muffling" ,
"squelching"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"choking (back)" ,
"holding back" ,
"pocketing" ,
"repressing" ,
"sinking" ,
"smothering" ,
"stifling" ,
"strangling" ,
"submerging" ,
"swallowing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"supremacy" : {
"controlling power or influence over others" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the Roman empire had supremacy over the entire Mediterranean world"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"helplessness" ,
"weakness" ,
"impotence" ,
"impotency" ,
"powerlessness"
] ,
"related" : [
"primacy" ,
"superiority" ,
"lordship" ,
"scepter" ,
"arm" ,
"authority" ,
"choke hold" ,
"clutch" ,
"command" ,
"control" ,
"grip" ,
"hold" ,
"mastery" ,
"sway" ,
"takeover" ,
"direction" ,
"jurisdiction" ,
"management" ,
"clout" ,
"might" ,
"pull" ,
"weight" ,
"eminence" ,
"importance" ,
"moment" ,
"prerogative" ,
"privilege" ,
"right"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ascendance" ,
"ascendence" ,
"ascendancy" ,
"ascendency" ,
"dominance" ,
"domination" ,
"dominion" ,
"hegemony" ,
"imperium" ,
"predominance" ,
"predominancy" ,
"preeminence" ,
"reign" ,
"sovereignty" ,
"sovranty"
]
} ,
"exceptionally high quality" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the supremacy of cashmere among wools accounts for its high price"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"averageness" ,
"badness" ,
"crumminess" ,
"inferiority" ,
"mediocrity" ,
"ordinariness" ,
"worthlessness"
] ,
"related" : [
"faultlessness" ,
"flawlessness" ,
"impeccability" ,
"perfectness" ,
"goodness" ,
"value" ,
"worth" ,
"consequence" ,
"importance" ,
"notability"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"choiceness" ,
"distinction" ,
"excellence" ,
"excellency" ,
"first-rateness" ,
"greatness" ,
"perfection" ,
"preeminence" ,
"primeness" ,
"superbness" ,
"superiority"
]
} ,
"the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"England's maritime supremacy in the 18th century"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"insignificance" ,
"inferiority" ,
"mediocrity" ,
"obscureness" ,
"obscurity"
] ,
"related" : [
"celebrity" ,
"fame" ,
"famousness" ,
"glory" ,
"honor" ,
"kudos" ,
"renown" ,
"reputation" ,
"repute" ,
"megastardom" ,
"stardom" ,
"superstardom" ,
"greatness" ,
"illustriousness" ,
"nobleness" ,
"notableness" ,
"ascendance" ,
"ascendence" ,
"ascendancy" ,
"ascendency" ,
"authority" ,
"domination" ,
"dominion" ,
"influence" ,
"power" ,
"prestige" ,
"weight" ,
"infamy" ,
"notoriety"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"distinction" ,
"dominance" ,
"eminence" ,
"noteworthiness" ,
"paramountcy" ,
"preeminence" ,
"preponderance" ,
"preponderancy" ,
"prepotency" ,
"prestigiousness" ,
"primacy" ,
"superiority" ,
"transcendence"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"surcease" : {
"the stopping of a process or activity" : {
"antonyms" : [
"continuance" ,
"continuation"
] ,
"examples" : [
"hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"extension" ,
"persistence" ,
"prolongation"
] ,
"related" : [
"mop-up" ,
"phaseout" ,
"abeyance" ,
"break" ,
"interruption" ,
"layoff" ,
"letup" ,
"moratorium" ,
"pause" ,
"standstill" ,
"suspension"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arrest" ,
"arrestment" ,
"cease" ,
"cessation" ,
"check" ,
"close" ,
"closedown" ,
"closure" ,
"conclusion" ,
"cutoff" ,
"discontinuance" ,
"discontinuation" ,
"end" ,
"ending" ,
"expiration" ,
"finish" ,
"halt" ,
"lapse" ,
"offset" ,
"shutdown" ,
"shutoff" ,
"stay" ,
"stop" ,
"stoppage" ,
"termination"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"surcharge" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to charge (someone) too much for goods or services" : {
"antonyms" : [
"undercharge"
] ,
"examples" : [
"contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"cheat" ,
"defraud" ,
"stick" ,
"clip" ,
"fleece" ,
"skin" ,
"mischarge"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"gouge" ,
"overcharge" ,
"soak" ,
"sting"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"sure-footed" : {
"as in fleet-footed" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"surface" : {
"an outer part or layer" : {
"antonyms" : [
"inside" ,
"interior"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the surface of just about everything in the kitchen was covered with soot after we put the grease fire out"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"facade" ,
"fa\u00e7ade" ,
"front" ,
"top" ,
"cover" ,
"covering" ,
"facing" ,
"appearance" ,
"disguise" ,
"guise" ,
"mask" ,
"semblance" ,
"show"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"exterior" ,
"face" ,
"outside" ,
"shell" ,
"skin" ,
"veneer"
]
} ,
"lying on or affecting only the outer layer of something" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a surface stain on the wood that can easily be removed with a mild detergent"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deep" ,
"deep-seated"
] ,
"related" : [
"depthless" ,
"shallow" ,
"shoal" ,
"two-dimensional" ,
"external"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"skin-deep" ,
"superficial"
]
} ,
"to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"no information regarding the stolen car has surfaced since the police found it abandoned on a country road"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"appear" ,
"come out" ,
"show up" ,
"turn up" ,
"chance" ,
"come" ,
"come about" ,
"fall out" ,
"go (on)" ,
"go off" ,
"hap" ,
"happen" ,
"occur" ,
"pass" ,
"transpire" ,
"interfere" ,
"interpose" ,
"intervene" ,
"intrude"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"arise" ,
"come up" ,
"crop (up)" ,
"emerge" ,
"materialize" ,
"spring (up)"
]
} ,
"to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dive" ,
"drop" ,
"drown" ,
"founder" ,
"plunge" ,
"sink" ,
"submerge" ,
"submerse"
] ,
"related" : [
"emerge" ,
"rise"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"break" ,
"broach"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"surging" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"surmising" : {
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we surmised that she had purchased the apple pie since there was a bakery box on the kitchen counter"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"demonstrating" ,
"documenting" ,
"establishing" ,
"proving" ,
"substantiating" ,
"validating" ,
"ascertaining" ,
"determining" ,
"finding out" ,
"learning"
] ,
"related" : [
"concluding" ,
"deducing" ,
"gathering" ,
"inferring" ,
"hypothecating" ,
"hypothesizing" ,
"theorizing" ,
"believing" ,
"conceiving" ,
"expecting" ,
"judging" ,
"reckoning" ,
"taking" ,
"thinking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assuming" ,
"conjecturing" ,
"daresaying" ,
"guessing" ,
"imagining" ,
"presuming" ,
"speculating" ,
"supposing" ,
"suspecting" ,
"suspicioning"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"surmounted" : {
"to achieve a victory over" : {
"antonyms" : [
"lost (to)"
] ,
"examples" : [
"an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"fell" ,
"gave up" ,
"went down" ,
"went under" ,
"collapsed" ,
"failed" ,
"flopped" ,
"flunked" ,
"folded" ,
"washed out"
] ,
"related" : [
"swept" ,
"edged (out)" ,
"nosed out" ,
"pipped" ,
"annihilated" ,
"blew away" ,
"blew out" ,
"bombed" ,
"broke" ,
"buried" ,
"clobbered" ,
"creamed" ,
"crushed" ,
"drubbed" ,
"finished" ,
"flattened" ,
"overwhelmed" ,
"routed" ,
"shellacked" ,
"skinned" ,
"slaughtered" ,
"smoked" ,
"snowed under" ,
"thrashed" ,
"trounced" ,
"upset" ,
"walloped" ,
"waxed" ,
"whipped" ,
"capped" ,
"excelled" ,
"flourished" ,
"scored" ,
"succeeded" ,
"knocked off" ,
"knocked over" ,
"overpowered" ,
"overthrew" ,
"subjugated" ,
"unseated" ,
"vanquished" ,
"aced (out)" ,
"bettered" ,
"eclipsed" ,
"exceeded" ,
"excelled" ,
"outdid" ,
"outdistanced" ,
"outfought" ,
"outshone" ,
"outshined" ,
"outstripped" ,
"overtopped" ,
"surpassed" ,
"topped" ,
"transcended"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beat" ,
"bested" ,
"conquered" ,
"defeated" ,
"did down" ,
"dispatched" ,
"got" ,
"got around" ,
"licked" ,
"mastered" ,
"overbore" ,
"overcame" ,
"overmatched" ,
"prevailed (over)" ,
"skunked" ,
"stopped" ,
"subdued" ,
"took" ,
"trimmed" ,
"triumphed (over)" ,
"upended" ,
"won (against)" ,
"worsted"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"surpassing" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to be greater, better, or stronger than" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"losing (to)"
] ,
"related" : [
"one-upping" ,
"outpacing" ,
"outracing" ,
"outrunning" ,
"overpassing" ,
"besting" ,
"clobbering" ,
"conquering" ,
"crushing" ,
"defeating" ,
"drubbing" ,
"licking" ,
"mastering" ,
"outcompeting" ,
"outperforming" ,
"overcoming" ,
"overmatching" ,
"prevailing (over)" ,
"routing" ,
"shaming" ,
"skunking" ,
"subduing" ,
"surmounting" ,
"thrashing" ,
"trimming" ,
"triumphing (over)" ,
"trouncing" ,
"walloping" ,
"whipping" ,
"winning (against)" ,
"worsting" ,
"outbalancing" ,
"outweighing" ,
"overbearing" ,
"overshadowing" ,
"trumping"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"beating" ,
"bettering" ,
"eclipsing" ,
"exceeding" ,
"excelling" ,
"outclassing" ,
"outdistancing" ,
"outdoing" ,
"outgunning" ,
"outmatching" ,
"outshining" ,
"outstripping" ,
"overtopping" ,
"topping" ,
"towering (over)" ,
"transcending"
]
} ,
"to go beyond the limit of" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"encroaching" ,
"entrenching" ,
"intrenching" ,
"infringing" ,
"invading" ,
"trespassing" ,
"overdoing" ,
"overusing" ,
"overutilizing" ,
"overworking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"breaking" ,
"exceeding" ,
"outreaching" ,
"outrunning" ,
"overpassing" ,
"overreaching" ,
"overrunning" ,
"overshooting" ,
"overstepping" ,
"transcending"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"surplus" : {
"being over what is needed" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"surplus stock gets shipped to the warehouse and is eventually sold at auction"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"deficient" ,
"inadequate" ,
"insufficient" ,
"meager" ,
"meagre" ,
"niggardly" ,
"poor" ,
"scant" ,
"scanty" ,
"scarce" ,
"short" ,
"shortish" ,
"skimpy" ,
"sparse"
] ,
"related" : [
"accessory" ,
"additional" ,
"supplemental" ,
"supplementary" ,
"de trop" ,
"dispensable" ,
"extraneous" ,
"gratuitous" ,
"needless" ,
"nonessential" ,
"uncalled-for" ,
"unessential" ,
"unnecessary" ,
"unneeded" ,
"unwanted" ,
"abundant" ,
"ample" ,
"bountiful" ,
"copious" ,
"plenteous" ,
"plentiful"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"excess" ,
"extra" ,
"redundant" ,
"spare" ,
"supererogatory" ,
"superfluous" ,
"supernumerary"
]
} ,
"the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed" : {
"antonyms" : [
"deficiency" ,
"deficit" ,
"insufficiency" ,
"undersupply"
] ,
"examples" : [
"we have a surplus of plastic knives, but we're short on forks and spoons for the picnic"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"dearth" ,
"lack" ,
"scarcity" ,
"want"
] ,
"related" : [
"abundance" ,
"bounty" ,
"plentitude" ,
"plenty" ,
"profusion" ,
"sufficiency" ,
"overproduction" ,
"overstock"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bellyful" ,
"excess" ,
"fat" ,
"overabundance" ,
"overage" ,
"overflow" ,
"overkill" ,
"overmuch" ,
"overplus" ,
"oversupply" ,
"plethora" ,
"plus" ,
"redundancy" ,
"superabundance" ,
"superfluity" ,
"surfeit" ,
"surplusage"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun"
]
} ,
"surprizes" : {
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"waited under cover of darkness and took the enemy encampment by surprise at dawn"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"assaults" ,
"attacks" ,
"charges" ,
"sallies" ,
"captures" ,
"entrapments" ,
"mousetraps" ,
"snares" ,
"huntings"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ambuscades" ,
"ambushes" ,
"ambushments" ,
"traps"
]
} ,
"something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the anniversary party was such a complete surprise that the couple was speechless for a moment"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"shocks" ,
"thunderclaps" ,
"eye-openers" ,
"revelations" ,
"shockers" ,
"amazements" ,
"marvels" ,
"wonders" ,
"fillips" ,
"kickers" ,
"kicks" ,
"twists" ,
"wrinkles"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bombshells" ,
"jars" ,
"jaw-droppers" ,
"jolts" ,
"stunners"
]
} ,
"the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"stared in utter surprise at the deer in his cabin"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"awes" ,
"wonderments" ,
"wonders" ,
"startles" ,
"bewilderments" ,
"confusions" ,
"consternations" ,
"discomfitures" ,
"dismays"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amazements" ,
"astonishments" ,
"shocks" ,
"startlements" ,
"stupefactions"
]
} ,
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"FBI agents surprised the counterfeiters in their own base of operations"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"assails" ,
"assaults" ,
"attacks" ,
"storms" ,
"strikes" ,
"jumps" ,
"mugs" ,
"pounces (on)" ,
"tackles" ,
"charges" ,
"sallies" ,
"captures" ,
"ensnares" ,
"entraps" ,
"mousetraps" ,
"nets" ,
"snares" ,
"traps" ,
"hunts" ,
"preys (on or upon)" ,
"stalks"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ambuscades" ,
"ambushes" ,
"waylays"
]
} ,
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I was very surprised when my parents offered to pay the down payment on our house"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"befuddles" ,
"bewilders" ,
"blindsides" ,
"blows away" ,
"confounds" ,
"confuses" ,
"dazes" ,
"discomfits" ,
"disconcerts" ,
"dismays" ,
"jars" ,
"muddles" ,
"nonpluses" ,
"nonplusses" ,
"perplexes" ,
"shakes up"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"amazes" ,
"astonishes" ,
"astounds" ,
"bowls over" ,
"dumbfounds" ,
"dumfounds" ,
"flabbergasts" ,
"floors" ,
"rocks" ,
"shocks" ,
"startles" ,
"stuns" ,
"stupefies" ,
"thunderstrikes"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"surrender (to)" : {
"as in submit (to) , defer (to)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"surrendered (to)" : {
"as in submitted (to) , deferred (to)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"surrendering" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"resisting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"the father refused to surrender to his son's constant begging for a BB gun"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"contending" ,
"fighting" ,
"holding off" ,
"battling" ,
"breasting" ,
"combating" ,
"combatting" ,
"confronting" ,
"countering" ,
"defying" ,
"facing" ,
"meeting" ,
"objecting" ,
"opposing" ,
"repelling" ,
"thwarting" ,
"withstanding"
] ,
"related" : [
"acquiescing" ,
"deferring"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"blinking" ,
"bowing" ,
"budging" ,
"capitulating" ,
"conceding" ,
"giving in" ,
"knuckling under" ,
"quitting" ,
"relenting" ,
"submitting" ,
"succumbing" ,
"yielding"
]
} ,
"to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly" : {
"antonyms" : [
"denying"
] ,
"examples" : [
"laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abstaining (from)" ,
"eschewing" ,
"forbearing" ,
"forgoing" ,
"foregoing" ,
"refraining (from)" ,
"checking" ,
"inhibiting" ,
"restraining"
] ,
"related" : [
"overdoing" ,
"overindulging" ,
"basking" ,
"luxuriating" ,
"reveling" ,
"revelling" ,
"rolling" ,
"wallowing"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abandoning" ,
"delivering" ,
"giving up" ,
"indulging" ,
"yielding"
]
} ,
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the toddler surrendered the doll to her mother after a brief struggle" ,
"the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"keeping" ,
"retaining" ,
"withholding"
] ,
"related" : [
"committing" ,
"consigning" ,
"entrusting" ,
"intrusting" ,
"transferring" ,
"forfeiting" ,
"releasing" ,
"waiving" ,
"abnegating" ,
"renouncing" ,
"resigning" ,
"abandoning" ,
"deserting" ,
"discarding" ,
"forsaking" ,
"parting (with)" ,
"shedding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ceding" ,
"coughing up" ,
"delivering" ,
"giving up" ,
"handing over" ,
"laying down" ,
"relinquishing" ,
"rendering" ,
"turning in" ,
"turning over" ,
"yielding"
]
} ,
"to give up (as a position of authority) formally" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"appropriating" ,
"arrogating" ,
"assuming" ,
"claiming" ,
"confiscating" ,
"seizing" ,
"taking over" ,
"usurping" ,
"wresting" ,
"defending" ,
"guarding" ,
"protecting" ,
"safeguarding" ,
"securing"
] ,
"related" : [
"abjuring" ,
"demitting" ,
"denying" ,
"disavowing" ,
"disclaiming" ,
"disowning" ,
"waiving" ,
"forsaking" ,
"giving up" ,
"handing over" ,
"yielding" ,
"abandoning" ,
"deserting" ,
"quitting" ,
"vacating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abdicating" ,
"abnegating" ,
"ceding" ,
"relinquishing" ,
"renouncing" ,
"resigning" ,
"stepping aside (from)" ,
"stepping down (from)"
]
} ,
"to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)" : {
"antonyms" : [
"holding off" ,
"resisting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"determined to give up smoking, she so far has not surrendered to her incessant desire to have a cigarette"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"battling" ,
"breasting" ,
"combating" ,
"combatting" ,
"confronting" ,
"countering" ,
"defying" ,
"facing" ,
"fighting" ,
"meeting" ,
"objecting" ,
"opposing" ,
"repelling" ,
"thwarting" ,
"withstanding" ,
"rejecting" ,
"bridling" ,
"checking" ,
"constraining" ,
"curbing" ,
"inhibiting" ,
"restraining" ,
"stifling"
] ,
"related" : [
"catering (to)" ,
"gratifying" ,
"indulging" ,
"wallowing" ,
"acquiescing (to)" ,
"conceding (to)" ,
"buckling (under)" ,
"knuckling under" ,
"giving over (to)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bowing" ,
"caving (in)" ,
"giving in" ,
"submitting" ,
"succumbing" ,
"yielding"
]
} ,
"to yield to the control or power of enemy forces" : {
"antonyms" : [
"enduring" ,
"standing"
] ,
"examples" : [
"General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"bucking" ,
"defying" ,
"fighting" ,
"opposing" ,
"repelling" ,
"resisting" ,
"withstanding" ,
"beating" ,
"overcoming" ,
"winning" ,
"conquering" ,
"prevailing" ,
"triumphing"
] ,
"related" : [
"bowing" ,
"buckling" ,
"caving (in)" ,
"collapsing" ,
"giving (in)" ,
"handing over" ,
"relinquishing" ,
"losing" ,
"conceding" ,
"failing" ,
"folding"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
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"capitulating" ,
"falling" ,
"giving up" ,
"knuckling under" ,
"submitting" ,
"succumbing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"surreptitious" : {
"type" : [
"adjective"
] ,
"undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others" : {
"antonyms" : [
"open" ,
"overt" ,
"public"
] ,
"examples" : [
"a private investigator adept at taking surreptitious pictures of adulterous couples"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"acknowledged" ,
"avowed" ,
"aboveboard" ,
"straightforward" ,
"unconcealed" ,
"undisguised" ,
"unclassified" ,
"unrestricted" ,
"clear" ,
"evident" ,
"manifest" ,
"obvious" ,
"patent" ,
"plain"
] ,
"related" : [
"back-channel" ,
"closed-door" ,
"off-the-books" ,
"off-the-record" ,
"classified" ,
"confidential" ,
"restricted" ,
"top secret" ,
"undisclosed" ,
"concealed" ,
"hidden" ,
"secreted" ,
"subterranean" ,
"unadvertised" ,
"unexposed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"backstairs" ,
"behind-the-scenes" ,
"clandestine" ,
"covert" ,
"furtive" ,
"hole-and-corner" ,
"hugger-mugger" ,
"hush-hush" ,
"private" ,
"privy" ,
"secret" ,
"sneak" ,
"sneaking" ,
"sneaky" ,
"stealth" ,
"stealthy" ,
"undercover" ,
"underground" ,
"underhand" ,
"underhanded"
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]
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}
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} ,
"surrogate" : {
"a person or thing that fulfills the role of someone or something else" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"The children's aunt acted as a surrogate for their late mother."
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"surround" : {
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"the vast, featureless surround of the desert was strangely appealing to him"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"location" ,
"place" ,
"position" ,
"space" ,
"backdrop" ,
"background" ,
"element" ,
"situation" ,
"status" ,
"geography" ,
"habitat" ,
"microenvironment"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ambient" ,
"atmosphere" ,
"climate" ,
"clime" ,
"context" ,
"contexture" ,
"environment" ,
"environs" ,
"medium" ,
"milieu" ,
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne" ,
"setting" ,
"surroundings" ,
"terrain"
]
} ,
"to form a circle around" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"circumscribe" ,
"close in" ,
"cordon (off)" ,
"fence (in)" ,
"hem (in)" ,
"wall" ,
"beset" ,
"besiege" ,
"entrench" ,
"intrench" ,
"invest" ,
"swarm"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"circle" ,
"compass" ,
"embrace" ,
"encircle" ,
"enclose" ,
"inclose" ,
"encompass" ,
"environ" ,
"gird" ,
"girdle" ,
"ring" ,
"wreathe"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"surveil" : {
"as in monitor , spy" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"surveillances" : {
"an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"government surveillance of suspected terrorists"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"observances" ,
"observations" ,
"supervisions" ,
"inspections" ,
"scrutinies"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"lookouts" ,
"vigils" ,
"watches"
]
} ,
"the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a neutral country charged with the surveillance of the post-war rebuilding effort"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"observances" ,
"observations" ,
"administrations" ,
"controls" ,
"directions" ,
"generalships" ,
"hands" ,
"managements" ,
"leaderships" ,
"governments" ,
"reigns" ,
"rules" ,
"aegises" ,
"egises" ,
"auspices" ,
"guardianships" ,
"protections" ,
"trusteeships" ,
"tutelages"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"care" ,
"charges" ,
"guidance" ,
"headships" ,
"oversights" ,
"regulations" ,
"stewardships" ,
"superintendences" ,
"superintendencies" ,
"supervisions"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"survey" : {
"a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a survey of the premises revealed that four of the exit doors were locked"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"analysis" ,
"assay" ,
"close-up" ,
"deconstruction" ,
"dissection" ,
"exploration" ,
"investigation" ,
"probe" ,
"research" ,
"study" ,
"inquisition" ,
"interrogation" ,
"once-over" ,
"perusal" ,
"recheck" ,
"reinspection" ,
"resurvey" ,
"observation" ,
"surveillance" ,
"watch" ,
"checkout" ,
"test-drive" ,
"trial run"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"audit" ,
"check" ,
"checkup" ,
"examination" ,
"going-over" ,
"inspection" ,
"look-see" ,
"review" ,
"scan" ,
"scrutiny" ,
"view"
]
} ,
"to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"report"
] ,
"related" : [
"circularize" ,
"interrogate" ,
"question" ,
"feel (out)" ,
"sound (out)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"canvass" ,
"canvas" ,
"interview" ,
"poll" ,
"solicit"
]
} ,
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"skim" ,
"miss"
] ,
"related" : [
"notice" ,
"observe" ,
"watch" ,
"comb" ,
"peruse" ,
"pore (over)" ,
"analyze" ,
"dissect" ,
"parse" ,
"delve (into)" ,
"explore" ,
"investigate" ,
"plumb" ,
"probe" ,
"research" ,
"study" ,
"categorize" ,
"classify" ,
"pick over" ,
"reinspect" ,
"rereview" ,
"resurvey"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"audit" ,
"check (out)" ,
"con" ,
"examine" ,
"inspect" ,
"overlook" ,
"oversee" ,
"review" ,
"scan" ,
"scrutinize" ,
"view"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"surveyed" : {
"to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"reported"
] ,
"related" : [
"circularized" ,
"interrogated" ,
"questioned" ,
"felt (out)" ,
"sounded (out)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"canvassed" ,
"canvased" ,
"interviewed" ,
"polled" ,
"solicited"
]
} ,
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"skimmed" ,
"missed"
] ,
"related" : [
"noticed" ,
"observed" ,
"watched" ,
"combed" ,
"perused" ,
"pored (over)" ,
"analyzed" ,
"dissected" ,
"parsed" ,
"delved (into)" ,
"explored" ,
"investigated" ,
"plumbed" ,
"probed" ,
"researched" ,
"studied" ,
"categorized" ,
"classified" ,
"picked over" ,
"reinspected" ,
"rereviewed" ,
"re-reviewed" ,
"resurveyed"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"audited" ,
"checked (out)" ,
"conned" ,
"examined" ,
"inspected" ,
"overlooked" ,
"oversaw" ,
"reviewed" ,
"scanned" ,
"scrutinized" ,
"viewed"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"surveying" : {
"to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"reporting"
] ,
"related" : [
"circularizing" ,
"interrogating" ,
"questioning" ,
"feeling (out)" ,
"sounding (out)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"canvassing" ,
"canvasing" ,
"interviewing" ,
"polling" ,
"soliciting"
]
} ,
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"skimming" ,
"missing"
] ,
"related" : [
"noticing" ,
"observing" ,
"watching" ,
"combing" ,
"perusing" ,
"poring (over)" ,
"analyzing" ,
"dissecting" ,
"parsing" ,
"delving (into)" ,
"exploring" ,
"investigating" ,
"plumbing" ,
"probing" ,
"researching" ,
"studying" ,
"categorizing" ,
"classifying" ,
"picking over" ,
"reinspecting" ,
"rereviewing" ,
"re-reviewing" ,
"resurveying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"auditing" ,
"checking (out)" ,
"conning" ,
"examining" ,
"inspecting" ,
"overlooking" ,
"overseeing" ,
"reviewing" ,
"scanning" ,
"scrutinizing" ,
"viewing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"susceptibleness" : {
"as in susceptibility" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"suspecting" : {
"inclined to doubt or question claims" : {
"antonyms" : [
"credulous" ,
"gullible" ,
"gullable" ,
"trustful" ,
"trusting" ,
"uncritical" ,
"unquestioning"
] ,
"examples" : [
"suspecting dieters probably wouldn't fall for a weight-loss plan that claims you can eat as much as you want"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"green" ,
"ingenuous" ,
"innocent" ,
"naive" ,
"na\u00efve" ,
"simple" ,
"simpleminded" ,
"unknowing" ,
"unsophisticated" ,
"unworldly" ,
"wide-eyed" ,
"certain" ,
"confident" ,
"positive" ,
"sure" ,
"callow" ,
"inexperienced" ,
"raw" ,
"childlike" ,
"idealistic" ,
"impractical" ,
"beguiled" ,
"deceived" ,
"duped" ,
"gulled" ,
"tricked" ,
"careless" ,
"heedless" ,
"unsuspecting" ,
"unsuspicious" ,
"unwary"
] ,
"related" : [
"paranoid" ,
"paranoidal" ,
"critical" ,
"puzzled" ,
"quizzical" ,
"careful" ,
"cautious" ,
"guarded" ,
"gun-shy" ,
"leery" ,
"leary" ,
"wary" ,
"watchful" ,
"cynical" ,
"experienced" ,
"knowing" ,
"sophisticated" ,
"worldly" ,
"worldly-wise" ,
"curious" ,
"inquiring" ,
"inquisitive" ,
"nosy" ,
"nosey" ,
"snoopy" ,
"uncertain" ,
"unconvinced" ,
"undecided" ,
"undetermined" ,
"unsettled" ,
"unsure" ,
"hesitant"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"disbelieving" ,
"distrustful" ,
"doubting" ,
"incredulous" ,
"mistrustful" ,
"negativistic" ,
"questioning" ,
"show-me" ,
"skeptical" ,
"suspicious" ,
"unbelieving"
]
} ,
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be\u2014more like 13"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"demonstrating" ,
"documenting" ,
"establishing" ,
"proving" ,
"substantiating" ,
"validating" ,
"ascertaining" ,
"determining" ,
"finding out" ,
"learning"
] ,
"related" : [
"concluding" ,
"deducing" ,
"gathering" ,
"inferring" ,
"hypothecating" ,
"hypothesizing" ,
"theorizing" ,
"believing" ,
"conceiving" ,
"expecting" ,
"judging" ,
"reckoning" ,
"taking" ,
"thinking"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assuming" ,
"conjecturing" ,
"daresaying" ,
"guessing" ,
"imagining" ,
"presuming" ,
"speculating" ,
"supposing" ,
"surmising" ,
"suspicioning"
]
} ,
"to have no trust or confidence in" : {
"antonyms" : [
"trusting"
] ,
"examples" : [
"I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"banking (on or upon)" ,
"counting (on or upon)" ,
"depending (on or upon)" ,
"relying (on or upon)"
] ,
"related" : [
"disbelieving" ,
"discounting" ,
"discrediting" ,
"negating"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"distrusting" ,
"doubting" ,
"misdoubting" ,
"mistrusting" ,
"questioning"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"suspenseless" : {
"as in unsensational , unnewsworthy" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"adjective"
]
} ,
"suspension" : {
"a state of temporary inactivity" : {
"antonyms" : [
"continuance" ,
"continuation"
] ,
"examples" : [
"trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"recommencement" ,
"renewal" ,
"resumption" ,
"resuscitation"
] ,
"related" : [
"inaction" ,
"inertia" ,
"inertness" ,
"motionlessness" ,
"impasse" ,
"standstill" ,
"coma" ,
"hibernation" ,
"hypnosis" ,
"repose" ,
"rest" ,
"sleep" ,
"slumber" ,
"torpor" ,
"recess" ,
"recession" ,
"remission" ,
"downtime" ,
"idleness" ,
"layoff"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abeyance" ,
"cold storage" ,
"deep freeze" ,
"doldrums" ,
"dormancy" ,
"holding pattern" ,
"latency" ,
"moratorium" ,
"quiescence" ,
"suspended animation" ,
"suspense"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
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"suspicion" : {
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something" : {
"antonyms" : [
"assurance" ,
"belief" ,
"certainty" ,
"certitude" ,
"confidence" ,
"conviction" ,
"sureness" ,
"surety" ,
"trust"
] ,
"examples" : [
"all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"credence" ,
"faith"
] ,
"related" : [
"disbelief" ,
"incredulity" ,
"unbelief" ,
"anxiety" ,
"concern" ,
"paranoia" ,
"wariness" ,
"compunction" ,
"niggle" ,
"qualm" ,
"scruple" ,
"tremor"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"distrust" ,
"distrustfulness" ,
"doubt" ,
"dubiety" ,
"dubitation" ,
"incertitude" ,
"misdoubt" ,
"misgiving" ,
"mistrust" ,
"mistrustfulness" ,
"query" ,
"reservation" ,
"skepticism" ,
"uncertainty"
]
} ,
"a very small amount" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"new parents who were alarmed by just a suspicion of a rash on their baby's chest"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abundance" ,
"barrel" ,
"boatload" ,
"bucket" ,
"bundle" ,
"bushel" ,
"deal" ,
"fistful" ,
"gobs" ,
"heaps" ,
"lashings" ,
"lashins" ,
"loads" ,
"lot" ,
"mass" ,
"mess" ,
"mountain" ,
"much" ,
"oodles" ,
"passel" ,
"peck" ,
"pile" ,
"plenty" ,
"potful" ,
"profusion" ,
"quantity" ,
"raft" ,
"reams" ,
"scads" ,
"stack" ,
"wad" ,
"wealth" ,
"volume" ,
"bonanza" ,
"embarrassment" ,
"excess" ,
"overabundance" ,
"overage" ,
"overflow" ,
"overkill" ,
"overmuch" ,
"oversupply" ,
"superabundance" ,
"superfluity" ,
"surfeit" ,
"surplus" ,
"chunk" ,
"hunk" ,
"lump" ,
"slab"
] ,
"related" : [
"hoot" ,
"iota" ,
"jot" ,
"minim" ,
"minimum" ,
"modicum" ,
"semblance" ,
"syllable" ,
"tittle" ,
"vestige" ,
"whit" ,
"atom" ,
"dot" ,
"fleck" ,
"flyspeck" ,
"grain" ,
"granule" ,
"molecule" ,
"morsel" ,
"mote" ,
"nubbin" ,
"patch" ,
"scrap" ,
"dash" ,
"drop" ,
"pinch" ,
"part" ,
"portion" ,
"section" ,
"bite" ,
"nibble" ,
"taste" ,
"handful" ,
"scattering" ,
"smatter" ,
"smattering" ,
"dose" ,
"shot" ,
"chip" ,
"flake" ,
"fragment" ,
"shard" ,
"shiver" ,
"sliver" ,
"smithereens" ,
"splinter" ,
"tatter" ,
"clipping" ,
"paring" ,
"shaving"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"ace" ,
"bit" ,
"crumb" ,
"dab" ,
"dram" ,
"driblet" ,
"glimmer" ,
"hint" ,
"lick" ,
"little" ,
"mite" ,
"nip" ,
"ounce" ,
"particle" ,
"peanuts" ,
"ray" ,
"scintilla" ,
"scruple" ,
"shade" ,
"shadow" ,
"shred" ,
"skosh" ,
"smack" ,
"smell" ,
"smidgen" ,
"smidgeon" ,
"smidgin" ,
"smidge" ,
"snap" ,
"soup\u00e7on" ,
"spark" ,
"spatter" ,
"speck" ,
"splash" ,
"spot" ,
"sprinkling" ,
"strain" ,
"streak" ,
"tad" ,
"touch" ,
"trace"
]
} ,
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"demonstrate" ,
"document" ,
"establish" ,
"prove" ,
"substantiate" ,
"validate" ,
"ascertain" ,
"determine" ,
"find out" ,
"learn"
] ,
"related" : [
"conclude" ,
"deduce" ,
"gather" ,
"infer" ,
"hypothecate" ,
"hypothesize" ,
"theorize" ,
"believe" ,
"conceive" ,
"expect" ,
"judge" ,
"reckon" ,
"take" ,
"think"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assume" ,
"conjecture" ,
"daresay" ,
"guess" ,
"imagine" ,
"presume" ,
"speculate" ,
"suppose" ,
"surmise" ,
"suspect"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
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"suspicioned" : {
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"demonstrated" ,
"documented" ,
"established" ,
"proved" ,
"substantiated" ,
"validated" ,
"ascertained" ,
"determined" ,
"found out" ,
"learned"
] ,
"related" : [
"concluded" ,
"deduced" ,
"gathered" ,
"inferred" ,
"hypothecated" ,
"hypothesized" ,
"theorized" ,
"believed" ,
"conceived" ,
"expected" ,
"judged" ,
"reckoned" ,
"thought" ,
"took"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assumed" ,
"conjectured" ,
"daresaid" ,
"guessed" ,
"imagined" ,
"presumed" ,
"speculated" ,
"supposed" ,
"surmised" ,
"suspected"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
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"suspicions" : {
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something" : {
"antonyms" : [
"assurances" ,
"beliefs" ,
"certainties" ,
"certitudes" ,
"confidences" ,
"convictions" ,
"sureties" ,
"trusts"
] ,
"examples" : [
"all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"credences" ,
"faiths"
] ,
"related" : [
"disbeliefs" ,
"incredulities" ,
"anxieties" ,
"concerns" ,
"paranoias" ,
"compunctions" ,
"niggles" ,
"qualms" ,
"scruples" ,
"tremors"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"distrust" ,
"doubts" ,
"dubieties" ,
"dubitations" ,
"incertitudes" ,
"misdoubts" ,
"misgivings" ,
"mistrust" ,
"queries" ,
"reservations" ,
"skepticism" ,
"uncertainties"
]
} ,
"a very small amount" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"new parents who were alarmed by just a suspicion of a rash on their baby's chest"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"abundances" ,
"barrels" ,
"boatloads" ,
"buckets" ,
"bundles" ,
"bushels" ,
"deals" ,
"fistfuls" ,
"gobs" ,
"heaps" ,
"lashings" ,
"lashins" ,
"loads" ,
"lots" ,
"masses" ,
"messes" ,
"mountains" ,
"much" ,
"oodles" ,
"passels" ,
"pecks" ,
"piles" ,
"plenties" ,
"potfuls" ,
"profusions" ,
"quantities" ,
"rafts" ,
"reams" ,
"scads" ,
"stacks" ,
"wads" ,
"wealths" ,
"volumes" ,
"bonanzas" ,
"embarrassments" ,
"excesses" ,
"overabundances" ,
"overages" ,
"overflows" ,
"overkills" ,
"overmuch" ,
"oversupplies" ,
"superabundances" ,
"superfluities" ,
"surfeits" ,
"surpluses" ,
"chunks" ,
"hunks" ,
"lumps" ,
"slabs"
] ,
"related" : [
"hoots" ,
"iotas" ,
"jots" ,
"minima" ,
"minimums" ,
"minims" ,
"modicums" ,
"semblances" ,
"syllables" ,
"tittles" ,
"vestiges" ,
"whits" ,
"atoms" ,
"dots" ,
"flecks" ,
"flyspecks" ,
"grains" ,
"granules" ,
"molecules" ,
"morsels" ,
"motes" ,
"nubbins" ,
"patches" ,
"scraps" ,
"dashes" ,
"drops" ,
"pinches" ,
"parts" ,
"portions" ,
"sections" ,
"bites" ,
"nibbles" ,
"tastes" ,
"handfuls" ,
"handsful" ,
"scatterings" ,
"smatterings" ,
"smatters" ,
"doses" ,
"shots" ,
"chips" ,
"flakes" ,
"fragments" ,
"shards" ,
"shivers" ,
"slivers" ,
"smithereens" ,
"splinters" ,
"tatters" ,
"clippings" ,
"parings" ,
"shavings"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"aces" ,
"bits" ,
"crumbs" ,
"dabs" ,
"drams" ,
"driblets" ,
"glimmers" ,
"hints" ,
"licks" ,
"little" ,
"mites" ,
"nips" ,
"ounces" ,
"particles" ,
"peanuts" ,
"rays" ,
"scintillas" ,
"scruples" ,
"shades" ,
"shadows" ,
"shreds" ,
"skoshes" ,
"smacks" ,
"smells" ,
"smidgens" ,
"smidgeons" ,
"smidgins" ,
"smidges" ,
"snaps" ,
"soup\u00e7ons" ,
"sparks" ,
"spatters" ,
"specks" ,
"splashes" ,
"spots" ,
"sprinklings" ,
"strains" ,
"streaks" ,
"touches" ,
"traces"
]
} ,
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"demonstrates" ,
"documents" ,
"establishes" ,
"proves" ,
"substantiates" ,
"validates" ,
"ascertains" ,
"determines" ,
"finds out" ,
"learns"
] ,
"related" : [
"concludes" ,
"deduces" ,
"gathers" ,
"infers" ,
"hypothecates" ,
"hypothesizes" ,
"theorizes" ,
"believes" ,
"conceives" ,
"expects" ,
"judges" ,
"reckons" ,
"takes" ,
"thinks"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"assumes" ,
"conjectures" ,
"daresays" ,
"guesses" ,
"imagines" ,
"presumes" ,
"speculates" ,
"supposes" ,
"surmises" ,
"suspects"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"sustaining" : {
"as in" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"sustained serious injuries in the car crash"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"encountering" ,
"meeting" ,
"accepting" ,
"receiving" ,
"assimilating" ,
"digesting"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"enduring" ,
"experiencing" ,
"feeling" ,
"having" ,
"knowing" ,
"passing" ,
"seeing" ,
"suffering" ,
"tasting" ,
"undergoing" ,
"witnessing"
]
} ,
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that old chair won't sustain your weight"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"steadying" ,
"trussing" ,
"underlying"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bearing" ,
"bolstering" ,
"bracing" ,
"buttressing" ,
"carrying" ,
"propping (up)" ,
"shoring (up)" ,
"staying" ,
"supporting" ,
"undergirding" ,
"underpinning" ,
"upholding"
]
} ,
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I won't sustain such insolence!"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"declining" ,
"dismissing" ,
"refusing" ,
"rejecting" ,
"repudiating" ,
"spurning" ,
"turning down" ,
"combating" ,
"combatting" ,
"contesting" ,
"fighting" ,
"opposing" ,
"resisting" ,
"avoiding" ,
"bypassing" ,
"circumventing" ,
"dodging" ,
"eluding" ,
"escaping" ,
"evading" ,
"missing" ,
"abstaining (from)" ,
"forbearing" ,
"refraining (from)"
] ,
"related" : [
"allowing" ,
"permitting" ,
"suffering" ,
"swallowing" ,
"reconciling (to)" ,
"acquiescing" ,
"agreeing (with or to)" ,
"assenting (to)" ,
"capitulating" ,
"consenting (to)" ,
"respecting" ,
"submitting (to)" ,
"yielding (to)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abiding" ,
"absorbing" ,
"accepting" ,
"bearing" ,
"biding" ,
"brooking" ,
"countenancing" ,
"enduring" ,
"going" ,
"hacking" ,
"handling" ,
"meeting" ,
"pocketing" ,
"standing" ,
"sticking out" ,
"stomaching" ,
"supporting" ,
"sweating out" ,
"taking" ,
"tolerating" ,
"wearing"
]
} ,
"to supply with nourishment" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"satiating" ,
"sating" ,
"satisfying" ,
"nursing" ,
"suckling" ,
"cloying" ,
"filling" ,
"surfeiting" ,
"fortifying" ,
"replenishing" ,
"strengthening" ,
"feeding" ,
"boarding" ,
"catering" ,
"provisioning" ,
"victualing" ,
"victualling"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"nourishing" ,
"nurturing"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun" ,
"verb"
]
} ,
"sustains" : {
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"sustained serious injuries in the car crash"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"encounters" ,
"meets" ,
"accepts" ,
"receives" ,
"assimilates" ,
"digests"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"endures" ,
"experiences" ,
"feels" ,
"has" ,
"knows" ,
"passes" ,
"sees" ,
"suffers" ,
"tastes" ,
"undergoes" ,
"witnesses"
]
} ,
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"that old chair won't sustain your weight"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"steadies" ,
"trusses" ,
"underlies"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"bears" ,
"bolsters" ,
"braces" ,
"buttresses" ,
"carries" ,
"props (up)" ,
"shores (up)" ,
"stays" ,
"supports" ,
"undergirds" ,
"underpins" ,
"upholds"
]
} ,
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"I won't sustain such insolence!"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"declines" ,
"dismisses" ,
"refuses" ,
"rejects" ,
"repudiates" ,
"spurns" ,
"turns down" ,
"combats" ,
"contests" ,
"fights" ,
"opposes" ,
"resists" ,
"avoids" ,
"bypasses" ,
"circumvents" ,
"dodges" ,
"eludes" ,
"escapes" ,
"evades" ,
"misses" ,
"abstains (from)" ,
"forbears" ,
"refrains (from)"
] ,
"related" : [
"allows" ,
"permits" ,
"suffers" ,
"swallows" ,
"reconciles (to)" ,
"acquiesces" ,
"agrees (with or to)" ,
"assents (to)" ,
"capitulates" ,
"consents (to)" ,
"respects" ,
"submits (to)" ,
"yields (to)"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abides" ,
"absorbs" ,
"accepts" ,
"bears" ,
"bides" ,
"brooks" ,
"countenances" ,
"endures" ,
"goes" ,
"hacks" ,
"handles" ,
"meets" ,
"pockets" ,
"stands" ,
"sticks out" ,
"stomachs" ,
"supports" ,
"sweats out" ,
"takes" ,
"tolerates" ,
"wears"
]
} ,
"to supply with nourishment" : {
"antonyms" : [ ] ,
"examples" : [
"a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [
"sates" ,
"satiates" ,
"satisfies" ,
"nurses" ,
"suckles" ,
"cloys" ,
"fills" ,
"surfeits" ,
"fortifies" ,
"replenishes" ,
"strengthens" ,
"feeds" ,
"boards" ,
"caters" ,
"provisions" ,
"victuals"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"nourishes" ,
"nurtures"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
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} ,
"submissiveness" : {
"a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others" : {
"examples" : [
"his uncharacteristic submissiveness to the doctor's advice must mean he's really sick"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"acquiescence" ,
"biddability" ,
"compliance" ,
"compliancy" ,
"deference" ,
"docility" ,
"obedience"
] ,
"related" : [
"amenability" ,
"amiability" ,
"complaisance" ,
"good-naturedness" ,
"obsequiousness" ,
"servility" ,
"slavishness" ,
"subservience" ,
"subserviency" ,
"conformity" ,
"cooperativeness" ,
"receptiveness" ,
"receptivity" ,
"humoring" ,
"indulgence" ,
"acceptance" ,
"assent" ,
"consent" ,
"capitulation" ,
"submission" ,
"surrender" ,
"affability" ,
"amicability" ,
"congeniality" ,
"cordiality" ,
"friendliness" ,
"geniality" ,
"sociability"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"animosity" ,
"antipathy" ,
"enmity" ,
"hostility" ,
"ill will"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"defiance" ,
"disobedience" ,
"intractability" ,
"recalcitrance"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"sugar daddies" : {
"one that helps another with gifts or money" : {
"examples" : [
"the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"angels" ,
"benefactors" ,
"donators" ,
"donors" ,
"fairy godmothers" ,
"Maecenases" ,
"patrons"
] ,
"related" : [
"benefactresses" ,
"patronesses" ,
"almoners" ,
"almsgivers" ,
"philanthropists" ,
"altruists" ,
"bestowers" ,
"contributors" ,
"givers" ,
"helpers" ,
"subscribers" ,
"supporters" ,
"guardian angels" ,
"protectors" ,
"saviors" ,
"saviours"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"beneficiaries" ,
"donees" ,
"giftees" ,
"recipients"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"suspensions" : {
"a state of temporary inactivity" : {
"examples" : [
"trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"abeyances" ,
"cold storages" ,
"deep freezes" ,
"doldrums" ,
"dormancies" ,
"holding patterns" ,
"latencies" ,
"moratoriums" ,
"moratoria" ,
"quiescences" ,
"suspended animations" ,
"suspenses"
] ,
"related" : [
"inactions" ,
"inertias" ,
"impasses" ,
"standstills" ,
"comas" ,
"hibernations" ,
"hypnoses" ,
"reposes" ,
"rests" ,
"sleeps" ,
"slumbers" ,
"torpors" ,
"recesses" ,
"recessions" ,
"remissions" ,
"downtimes" ,
"layoffs"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"recommencements" ,
"renewals" ,
"resumptions" ,
"resuscitations"
] ,
"antonyms" : [
"continuances" ,
"continuations"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"surcharged" : {
"to charge (someone) too much for goods or services" : {
"examples" : [
"contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"gouged" ,
"overcharged" ,
"soaked" ,
"stung"
] ,
"related" : [
"cheated" ,
"defrauded" ,
"stuck" ,
"clipped" ,
"fleeced" ,
"skinned" ,
"mischarged"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [
"undercharged"
]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"subjectivity" : {
"as in subjectiveness" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
} ,
"sugarcoats" : {
"to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is" : {
"examples" : [
"textbooks that sugarcoat history" ,
"She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them."
] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"subedited" : {
"as in read , subbed" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"subjugates" : {
"to bring under one's control by force of arms" : {
"examples" : [
"explorers who subjugated the natives in the name of religion"
] ,
"synonyms" : [
"conquers" ,
"dominates" ,
"overpowers" ,
"pacifies" ,
"subdues" ,
"subjects" ,
"subordinates" ,
"vanquishes"
] ,
"related" : [
"annihilates" ,
"beats" ,
"clobbers" ,
"crushes" ,
"defeats" ,
"drubs" ,
"licks" ,
"mows (down)" ,
"overcomes" ,
"prevails (over)" ,
"reduces" ,
"routs" ,
"skunks" ,
"smashes" ,
"thrashes" ,
"triumphs (over)" ,
"trounces" ,
"wallops" ,
"whips" ,
"enslaves" ,
"breaks" ,
"clamps down (on)" ,
"cracks down (on)" ,
"puts down" ,
"quashes" ,
"quells" ,
"represses" ,
"silences" ,
"smothers" ,
"snuffs (out)" ,
"squashes" ,
"squelches" ,
"suppresses"
] ,
"near antonyms" : [
"discharges" ,
"emancipates" ,
"enfranchises" ,
"frees" ,
"liberates" ,
"manumits" ,
"releases" ,
"springs" ,
"unbinds" ,
"uncages" ,
"unchains" ,
"unfetters"
] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"verb"
]
} ,
"sunbeam" : {
"as in sunburst , moonbeam" : {
"examples" : [ ] ,
"synonyms" : [ ] ,
"related" : [ ] ,
"near antonyms" : [ ] ,
"antonyms" : [ ]
} ,
"type" : [
"noun"
]
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}
}
