dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/ni_mwt.json

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{
"niche":{
"a hollowed-out space in a wall":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"statues of various saints occupy the niches lining the abbey's many corridors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"corner",
"cranny",
"cubbyhole",
"cubicle",
"dent",
"embrasure",
"indent",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"ambry",
"housing",
"shrine"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcove",
"nook",
"recess"
]
},
"a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"after several false starts, she finally found her niche in the restaurant business"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"appointment",
"berth",
"billet",
"capacity",
"function",
"job",
"position",
"post",
"rank",
"standing",
"station",
"status",
"forte",
"long suit",
"m\u00e9tier",
"metier",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"strong suit",
"thing"
],
"synonyms":[
"groove",
"place",
"slot"
]
},
"as in ensconce":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the platypus's niche is the waters of eastern Australia and Tasmania"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"element",
"environment",
"environs",
"haunt",
"locality",
"medium",
"milieu",
"neighborhood",
"setting",
"surroundings"
],
"synonyms":[
"habitat",
"home",
"range",
"territory"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"nicknaming":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"nightcap":{
"as in aperitif , digestif":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in gown , nightgown":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in sombrero , beret":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nightfall":{
"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":[
"since you aren't taking a flashlight, make sure you're back at camp by nightfall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"day",
"daytime",
"light",
"forenoon"
],
"related":[
"dark",
"darkness",
"nighttime"
],
"synonyms":[
"crepuscule",
"crepuscle",
"dusk",
"eve",
"evenfall",
"evening",
"eventide",
"gloaming",
"night",
"sundown",
"sunset",
"twilight"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nightmarish":{
"extremely disturbing or repellent":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a photographic exhibit of nightmarish images from the wars of the 20th century"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"enticing",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"soothing"
],
"related":[
"alarming",
"bloodcurdling",
"dire",
"direful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"gut-wrenching",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"terrifying",
"abhorrent",
"deplorable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"offensive",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"abominable",
"evil",
"foul",
"heinous",
"noxious",
"odious",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"grotesque",
"ugly",
"unsightly"
],
"synonyms":[
"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmare",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"terrific"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"nitpick":{
"to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"her husband nitpicks about everything: from how she puts the plates away to how she files the bills"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applaud",
"commend",
"compliment",
"praise",
"recommend",
"approve",
"back",
"champion",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"support"
],
"related":[
"criticize",
"fault",
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"gripe",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"moan",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl",
"murmur",
"mutter"
],
"synonyms":[
"carp",
"cavil",
"fuss",
"niggle",
"quibble"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"nixed":{
"to be unwilling to grant":{
"antonyms":[
"allowed",
"conceded",
"granted",
"let",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"permitted"
],
"examples":[
"our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis"
],
"near antonyms":[
"afforded",
"furnished",
"gave",
"provided",
"supplied",
"authorized",
"commissioned",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"acceded (to)",
"acquiesced",
"agreed (to)",
"assented (to)",
"consented (to)",
"warranted",
"accorded",
"sanctioned",
"vouchsafed"
],
"related":[
"banned",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"vetoed",
"rebuffed",
"repelled",
"spurned",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"held",
"kept",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"restricted",
"balked (at)",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"obstructed"
],
"synonyms":[
"declined",
"denied",
"disallowed",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"refused",
"rejected",
"reprobated",
"withheld"
]
},
"to reject by or as if by a vote":{
"antonyms":[
"confirmed",
"ratified"
],
"examples":[
"movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admitted",
"allowed",
"approved",
"assented (to)",
"passed",
"sanctioned",
"elected",
"supported"
],
"related":[
"declined",
"disallowed",
"disapproved",
"dismissed",
"refused",
"blacklisted"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackballed",
"downed",
"killed",
"negatived",
"shot down",
"vetoed"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"antonyms":[
"accepted",
"agreed (to)",
"approved"
],
"examples":[
"the committee nixed the additional expenditures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condoned",
"countenanced",
"swallowed",
"tolerated",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"received",
"took",
"welcomed",
"acceded",
"acquiesced",
"agreed",
"assented",
"consented",
"chose",
"handpicked",
"selected",
"espoused",
"supported"
],
"related":[
"blew off",
"disdained",
"rebuffed",
"scorned",
"scouted",
"shot down",
"overruled",
"vetoed",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"dismissed",
"ignored",
"abstained (from)",
"forbore",
"refrained (from)",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disputed",
"gainsaid",
"stuck",
"abjured",
"forswore",
"foreswore",
"recanted",
"renounced",
"retracted",
"took back",
"unsaid",
"withdrew",
"avoided",
"bypassed",
"detoured",
"contradicted",
"denied",
"disowned",
"negated",
"controverted",
"disagreed (with)",
"disproved",
"disputed",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"backed down",
"backed off",
"backtracked",
"disallowed",
"recalled",
"reneged",
"revoked"
],
"synonyms":[
"balked (at)",
"declined",
"deselected",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"passed",
"passed up",
"refused",
"rejected",
"reprobated",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"threw out",
"threw over",
"turned down"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}