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{
"over-the-hill":{
"being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{
"antonyms":[
"young",
"youthful"
],
"examples":[
"the overwhelming majority of that rock band's fans are over-the-hill baby boomers on a nostalgia trip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ageless",
"youngish",
"adolescent",
"immature",
"juvenile",
"preteen",
"puerile",
"minor",
"underage",
"callow",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"raw",
"babyish",
"childish",
"childlike",
"infantile",
"infantine",
"kiddish"
],
"related":[
"centenarian",
"nonagenarian",
"octogenarian",
"septuagenarian",
"sexagenarian",
"oldish",
"adult",
"grown-up",
"mature",
"middle-aged",
"pensioned",
"retired",
"superannuated",
"matriarchal",
"patriarchal",
"venerable",
"anile",
"decrepit",
"doddering",
"senile",
"spavined",
"tottery",
"overage",
"overaged"
],
"synonyms":[
"aged",
"aging",
"ageing",
"ancient",
"elderly",
"geriatric",
"long-lived",
"old",
"older",
"senescent",
"senior",
"unyoung"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"overacted":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"overbear":{
"to achieve a victory over":{
"antonyms":[
"lose (to)"
],
"examples":[
"that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fall",
"give up",
"go down",
"go under",
"collapse",
"fail",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"wash out"
],
"related":[
"sweep",
"edge (out)",
"nose out",
"pip",
"annihilate",
"blow away",
"blow out",
"bomb",
"break",
"bury",
"clobber",
"cream",
"crush",
"drub",
"finish",
"flatten",
"overwhelm",
"rout",
"shellac",
"skin",
"slaughter",
"smoke",
"snow under",
"thrash",
"trounce",
"upset",
"wallop",
"wax",
"whip",
"cap",
"excel",
"flourish",
"score",
"succeed",
"knock off",
"knock over",
"overpower",
"overthrow",
"subjugate",
"unseat",
"vanquish",
"ace (out)",
"better",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outfight",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"transcend"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"best",
"conquer",
"defeat",
"dispatch",
"do down",
"get",
"get around",
"lick",
"master",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"skunk",
"stop",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"take",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"upend",
"win (against)",
"worst"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overbearing":{
"coming before all others in importance":{
"antonyms":[
"last",
"least"
],
"examples":[
"the overbearing problem in our nation's schools"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"minor",
"negligible",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant",
"collateral",
"inferior",
"secondary",
"subordinate",
"subsidiary"
],
"related":[
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"illustrious",
"noble",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"outstanding",
"prestigious",
"signal",
"star",
"stellar",
"superior",
"high-level",
"senior",
"top",
"important",
"influential",
"major",
"mighty",
"momentous",
"significant",
"incomparable",
"matchless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unparalleled",
"unsurpassed",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"renowned"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"big",
"capital",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
"dominant",
"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
]
},
"fond of ordering people around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the doctor's overbearing attitude is resented by nurses and patients alike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"humble",
"meek",
"modest",
"unassuming",
"amenable",
"docile",
"obedient",
"tractable",
"indecisive",
"irresolute",
"acquiescent",
"compliant",
"passive",
"resigned",
"submissive",
"yielding"
],
"related":[
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"disdainful",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-hat",
"huffy",
"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"overweening",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"proud",
"self-asserting",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity",
"commanding",
"controlling",
"dictating",
"regimental",
"arbitrary",
"high-handed",
"imperial",
"directorial",
"magisterial",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"self-assertive",
"imperative",
"conceited",
"narcissistic",
"pompous",
"vain",
"all-powerful",
"almighty",
"omnipotent",
"firm",
"stern"
],
"synonyms":[
"authoritarian",
"authoritative",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"bossy",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"masterful",
"peremptory",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"tyrannous"
]
},
"to achieve a victory over":{
"antonyms":[
"losing (to)"
],
"examples":[
"that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"falling",
"giving up",
"going down",
"going under",
"collapsing",
"failing",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"washing out"
],
"related":[
"sweeping",
"edging (out)",
"nosing out",
"pipping",
"annihilating",
"blowing away",
"blowing out",
"bombing",
"breaking",
"burying",
"clobbering",
"creaming",
"crushing",
"drubbing",
"finishing",
"flattening",
"overwhelming",
"routing",
"shellacking",
"skinning",
"slaughtering",
"smoking",
"snowing under",
"thrashing",
"trouncing",
"upsetting",
"walloping",
"waxing",
"whipping",
"capping",
"excelling",
"flourishing",
"scoring",
"succeeding",
"knocking off",
"knocking over",
"overpowering",
"overthrowing",
"subjugating",
"unseating",
"vanquishing",
"acing (out)",
"bettering",
"eclipsing",
"exceeding",
"excelling",
"outdistancing",
"outdoing",
"outfighting",
"outshining",
"outstripping",
"overtopping",
"surpassing",
"topping",
"transcending"
],
"synonyms":[
"beating",
"besting",
"conquering",
"defeating",
"dispatching",
"doing down",
"getting",
"getting around",
"licking",
"mastering",
"overcoming",
"overmatching",
"prevailing (over)",
"skunking",
"stopping",
"subduing",
"surmounting",
"taking",
"trimming",
"triumphing (over)",
"upending",
"winning (against)",
"worsting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"overbold":{
"foolishly adventurous or bold":{
"antonyms":[
"careful",
"cautious",
"circumspect",
"guarded",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"safe",
"wary"
],
"examples":[
"one overbold tourist almost tumbled over the rocks and into the sea"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unadventurous",
"unambitious",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"timorous",
"calm",
"cool",
"levelheaded",
"sensible",
"alert",
"intelligent",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"lily-livered",
"pusillanimous",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
],
"related":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"bold",
"daring",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"imprudent",
"impulsive",
"incautious",
"rash",
"brainless",
"foolish",
"harebrained",
"scatterbrained",
"careless",
"heedless",
"thoughtless",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"precipitate"
],
"synonyms":[
"audacious",
"brash",
"daredevil",
"foolhardy",
"madcap",
"overconfident",
"reckless",
"temerarious"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"overcharge":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{
"antonyms":[
"undercharge"
],
"examples":[
"I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"cheat",
"defraud",
"stick",
"clip",
"fleece",
"skin",
"mischarge"
],
"synonyms":[
"gouge",
"soak",
"sting",
"surcharge"
]
},
"to fill or load to excess":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"overcharged his thesis with long, fancy words"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lighten",
"unburden",
"unload"
],
"related":[
"stuff",
"burden",
"charge",
"encumber",
"lade",
"laden",
"load",
"lumber",
"saddle",
"weigh down",
"weight"
],
"synonyms":[
"overburden",
"overfill",
"overload"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"overcome":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to achieve a victory over":{
"antonyms":[
"lose (to)"
],
"examples":[
"the baseball team finally overcame their opponents in the 13th inning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fall",
"give up",
"go down",
"go under",
"collapse",
"fail",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"wash out"
],
"related":[
"sweep",
"edge (out)",
"nose out",
"pip",
"annihilate",
"blow away",
"blow out",
"bomb",
"break",
"bury",
"clobber",
"cream",
"crush",
"drub",
"finish",
"flatten",
"overwhelm",
"rout",
"shellac",
"skin",
"slaughter",
"smoke",
"snow under",
"thrash",
"trounce",
"upset",
"wallop",
"wax",
"whip",
"cap",
"excel",
"flourish",
"score",
"succeed",
"knock off",
"knock over",
"overpower",
"overthrow",
"subjugate",
"unseat",
"vanquish",
"ace (out)",
"better",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outfight",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"transcend"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"best",
"conquer",
"defeat",
"dispatch",
"do down",
"get",
"get around",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"skunk",
"stop",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"take",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"upend",
"win (against)",
"worst"
]
},
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"already under stress, she was overcome by news of a death in the family"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"deluge",
"drown",
"sink",
"confute",
"defeat",
"refute",
"break",
"demoralize",
"distress",
"disturb",
"rock",
"shatter",
"stagger",
"throw",
"unman",
"unnerve",
"upset"
],
"synonyms":[
"crush",
"devastate",
"floor",
"grind (down)",
"oppress",
"overmaster",
"overpower",
"overwhelm",
"prostrate",
"snow under",
"swamp",
"whelm"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"overdoing":{
"to describe or express in too strong terms":{
"antonyms":[
"understating"
],
"examples":[
"the fashion designer's claim that his new line of clothing would revolutionize the way we dress was perhaps overdoing it just a bit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittling",
"minimizing",
"playing down"
],
"related":[
"coloring",
"elaborating",
"embellishing",
"embroidering",
"magnifying",
"padding",
"playing up",
"stretching",
"fudging",
"hedging",
"melodramatizing",
"overemphasizing",
"overplaying",
"sensationalizing"
],
"synonyms":[
"exaggerating",
"overdrawing",
"overstating",
"putting on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overdone":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to describe or express in too strong terms":{
"antonyms":[
"understated"
],
"examples":[
"the fashion designer's claim that his new line of clothing would revolutionize the way we dress was perhaps overdoing it just a bit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittled",
"minimized",
"played down"
],
"related":[
"colored",
"elaborated",
"embellished",
"embroidered",
"magnified",
"padded",
"played up",
"stretched",
"fudged",
"hedged",
"melodramatized",
"overemphasized",
"overplayed",
"sensationalized"
],
"synonyms":[
"exaggerated",
"overdrawn",
"overstated",
"put on"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"overdramatic":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"overdrawing":{
"to describe or express in too strong terms":{
"antonyms":[
"understating"
],
"examples":[
"commentators have overdrawn the dangers of the sport in order to make it appear more exciting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittling",
"minimizing",
"playing down"
],
"related":[
"coloring",
"elaborating",
"embellishing",
"embroidering",
"magnifying",
"padding",
"playing up",
"stretching",
"fudging",
"hedging",
"melodramatizing",
"overemphasizing",
"overplaying",
"sensationalizing"
],
"synonyms":[
"exaggerating",
"overdoing",
"overstating",
"putting on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overdrew":{
"to describe or express in too strong terms":{
"antonyms":[
"understated"
],
"examples":[
"commentators have overdrawn the dangers of the sport in order to make it appear more exciting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittled",
"minimized",
"played down"
],
"related":[
"colored",
"elaborated",
"embellished",
"embroidered",
"magnified",
"padded",
"played up",
"stretched",
"fudged",
"hedged",
"melodramatized",
"overemphasized",
"overplayed",
"sensationalized"
],
"synonyms":[
"exaggerated",
"overdid",
"overstated",
"put on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overexert":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overfilling":{
"as in filling , satiating":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to fill or load to excess":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightening",
"unburdening",
"unloading"
],
"related":[
"stuffing",
"burdening",
"charging",
"encumbering",
"ladening",
"lading",
"loading",
"lumbering",
"saddling",
"weighing down",
"weighting"
],
"synonyms":[
"overburdening",
"overcharging",
"overloading"
]
},
"to flow over the brim or top of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"receding"
],
"related":[
"boiling over",
"running over",
"spilling",
"welling (up)",
"flowing",
"flushing",
"gushing",
"pouring",
"sluicing",
"spouting",
"spurting",
"streaming",
"deluging",
"drowning",
"engulfing",
"flooding",
"inundating",
"overwhelming",
"submerging",
"submersing",
"swamping",
"washing (over)",
"brimming",
"cascading",
"slopping",
"sloshing"
],
"synonyms":[
"overflowing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"overhang":{
"a part that sticks out from the general mass of something":{
"antonyms":[
"cavity",
"concave",
"concavity",
"dent",
"depression",
"dint",
"hollow",
"indent",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"pit",
"recess"
],
"examples":[
"a recess in the face of the cliff that is hidden by the thick vines dangling from the jagged overhang above"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crater",
"hole",
"well",
"basin",
"bowl",
"dip",
"valley",
"furrow",
"groove",
"trench",
"trough",
"dimple",
"gouge",
"impression",
"notch",
"pocket"
],
"related":[
"dome",
"blob",
"bump",
"dilatation",
"gibbosity",
"hump",
"knob",
"knot",
"knurl",
"lump",
"nub",
"obtrusion",
"puff",
"snag",
"swelling",
"block",
"piece",
"portion",
"section",
"enlargement",
"escalation",
"expansion",
"increase",
"hill",
"mound"
],
"synonyms":[
"bulge",
"bunch",
"convexity",
"jut",
"projection",
"protrusion",
"protuberance",
"swell"
]
},
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the narrow streets of the old European city are lined with row houses often having overhanging second stories"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"shrink"
],
"related":[
"dome",
"blow up",
"inflate",
"dilate",
"distend",
"expand",
"mushroom",
"snowball",
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"stretch"
],
"synonyms":[
"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
]
},
"to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the problem of how he might be able to afford sending his children to college has been overhanging him for several years"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"endanger",
"hazard",
"imperil",
"jeopardize",
"peril"
],
"synonyms":[
"hang (over)",
"hover (over)",
"impend (over)",
"menace",
"threaten"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"overhauling":{
"to move fast enough to get even with":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in the final moments of the race, the horse in the rear sped forward at a furious pace and overhauled the horse that had been leading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"falling short"
],
"related":[
"chasing",
"pursuing",
"gaining",
"reaching",
"passing",
"surpassing"
],
"synonyms":[
"catching",
"catching up (with)",
"overtaking"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overhung":{
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the narrow streets of the old European city are lined with row houses often having overhanging second stories"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"shrank",
"shrunk"
],
"related":[
"domed",
"blew up",
"inflated",
"dilated",
"distended",
"expanded",
"mushroomed",
"snowballed",
"elongated",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"stretched"
],
"synonyms":[
"bagged",
"ballooned",
"beetled",
"bellied",
"billowed",
"bulged",
"bunched",
"jutted",
"poked",
"pooched",
"pouched",
"pouted",
"projected",
"protruded",
"started",
"stood out",
"stuck out",
"swelled"
]
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"examples":[
"the problem of how he might be able to afford sending his children to college has been overhanging him for several years"
],
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"related":[
"endangered",
"hazarded",
"imperiled",
"imperilled",
"jeopardized",
"periled",
"perilled"
],
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"hung (over)",
"hanged (over)",
"impended (over)",
"menaced",
"threatened"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
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"as in":{
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"examples":[],
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"related":[],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"examples":[
"the orthodontist will try to fix that overlap of two of your upper incisors"
],
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"related":[
"shingling",
"overlaying",
"overlying",
"overspreading"
],
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"imbrication",
"lapping"
]
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"examples":[
"the brochures on the display table should overlap but not so much that the titles are obscured"
],
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"related":[
"shingle"
],
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"lap",
"overlay",
"overlie",
"overspread"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"overlong":{
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
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"overlook":{
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"examples":[
"just down the road there's a great overlook where you can get a panoramic view of the valley below"
],
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"related":[
"aerie",
"crow's nest",
"tower",
"watchtower",
"promontory"
],
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"lookout",
"observatory",
"outlook"
]
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"to be in charge of":{
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"examples":[
"you'll be asked to overlook larger projects in the future"
],
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"related":[
"administer",
"command",
"control",
"direct",
"guide",
"manage",
"order",
"run",
"shepherd",
"show",
"steer",
"monitor",
"preside (over)",
"govern",
"reign",
"rule"
],
"synonyms":[
"boss",
"captain",
"handle",
"head",
"oversee",
"quarterback",
"superintend",
"supervise"
]
},
"to cast a spell on":{
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"examples":[
"the superstitious grandmother actually believed that the baby had been overlooked by a gypsy woman"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bless"
],
"related":[
"curse",
"jinx",
"possess",
"voodoo",
"attract",
"beguile",
"captivate",
"fascinate",
"mesmerize",
"spellbind",
"entice",
"lure",
"seduce",
"tempt"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitch",
"charm",
"enchant",
"ensorcell",
"ensorcel",
"hex",
"spell",
"strike"
]
},
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
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"examples":[
"definitely not the kind of spouse to overlook even a single instance of marital infidelity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heed",
"mark",
"mind",
"note",
"object (to)"
],
"related":[
"explain",
"justify",
"rationalize",
"absolve",
"acquit",
"clear",
"exculpate",
"exonerate",
"vindicate",
"waive",
"wave (aside or off)"
],
"synonyms":[
"blink (at)",
"brush (aside or off)",
"condone",
"discount",
"disregard",
"excuse",
"forgive",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"ignore",
"overpass",
"paper over",
"pardon",
"pass over",
"remit",
"shrug off",
"whitewash",
"wink (at)"
]
},
"to fail to give proper attention to":{
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"attend (to)",
"heed",
"mind",
"regard",
"tend (to)"
],
"examples":[
"you've overlooked your chores again this week"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"cultivate",
"foster",
"nurse",
"nurture",
"pamper",
"remember",
"listen (to)",
"watch",
"follow",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"observe",
"remark"
],
"related":[
"fail",
"miss",
"omit",
"brush (aside or off)",
"reject",
"shrug off",
"slough (off)",
"sluff (off)",
"disdain",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"scorn",
"scant",
"skimp"
],
"synonyms":[
"bypass",
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight",
"slur (over)"
]
},
"to look after and make decisions about":{
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"examples":[
"the engineer hired to overlook the construction of the canal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"care (for)",
"mind",
"watch",
"lead",
"pilot",
"steer",
"guard",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"micromanage",
"stage-manage",
"codirect",
"comanage"
],
"synonyms":[
"administer",
"administrate",
"carry on",
"conduct",
"control",
"direct",
"govern",
"guide",
"handle",
"keep",
"manage",
"operate",
"oversee",
"preside (over)",
"regulate",
"run",
"steward",
"superintend",
"supervise",
"tend"
]
},
"to look down on":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the fortress overlooks the city"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"face",
"front"
],
"synonyms":[
"command",
"dominate"
]
},
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{
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"examples":[
"quickly overlooked the table of used books to see if there was anything of value"
],
"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",
"oversee",
"review",
"scan",
"scrutinize",
"survey",
"view"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"overmatches":{
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"antonyms":[
"loses (to)"
],
"examples":[
"an indomitable spirit that no amount of adversity could overmatch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"falls",
"gives up",
"goes down",
"goes under",
"collapses",
"fails",
"flops",
"flunks",
"folds",
"washes out"
],
"related":[
"sweeps",
"edges (out)",
"noses out",
"pips",
"annihilates",
"blows away",
"blows out",
"bombs",
"breaks",
"buries",
"clobbers",
"creams",
"crushes",
"drubs",
"finishes",
"flattens",
"overwhelms",
"routs",
"shellacs",
"skins",
"slaughters",
"smokes",
"snows under",
"thrashes",
"trounces",
"upsets",
"wallops",
"waxes",
"whips",
"caps",
"excels",
"flourishes",
"scores",
"succeeds",
"knocks off",
"knocks over",
"overpowers",
"overthrows",
"subjugates",
"unseats",
"vanquishes",
"aces (out)",
"betters",
"eclipses",
"exceeds",
"excels",
"outdistances",
"outdoes",
"outfights",
"outshines",
"outstrips",
"overtops",
"surpasses",
"tops",
"transcends"
],
"synonyms":[
"beats",
"bests",
"conquers",
"defeats",
"dispatches",
"does down",
"gets",
"gets around",
"licks",
"masters",
"overbears",
"overcomes",
"prevails (over)",
"skunks",
"stops",
"subdues",
"surmounts",
"takes",
"trims",
"triumphs (over)",
"upends",
"wins (against)",
"worsts"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overmuch":{
"beyond a normal or acceptable limit":{
"antonyms":[
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently"
],
"examples":[
"you worry overmuch about what other people think"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptably",
"moderately",
"modestly",
"reasonably",
"temperately",
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"marginally",
"meagerly",
"minimally",
"scantily",
"scarcely",
"slightly"
],
"related":[
"extravagantly",
"immoderately",
"intemperately",
"extortionately",
"inexcusably",
"obscenely",
"unbearably",
"unconscionably",
"unreasonably",
"improperly",
"inappropriately",
"abnormally",
"extraordinarily",
"freakishly",
"singularly",
"uncommonly",
"uncustomarily",
"unusually",
"astronomically",
"considerably",
"deadly",
"eminently",
"especially",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"exceptionally",
"extensively",
"extra",
"extremely",
"greatly",
"highly",
"hugely",
"incredibly",
"mightily",
"remarkably",
"significantly",
"substantially",
"super",
"terribly",
"very",
"whacking"
],
"synonyms":[
"devilishly",
"excessively",
"exorbitantly",
"inordinately",
"intolerably",
"monstrously",
"overly",
"too",
"unacceptably",
"unduly"
]
},
"going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount":{
"antonyms":[
"middling",
"moderate",
"modest",
"reasonable",
"temperate"
],
"examples":[
"I think you put overmuch care into your personal appearance\u2014get over yourself"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"minimal",
"minimum"
],
"related":[
"boundless",
"endless",
"immeasurable",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"unbearable",
"unjustifiable",
"unwarranted",
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"thick",
"unseemly",
"unrestrained"
],
"synonyms":[
"baroque",
"devilish",
"excessive",
"exorbitant",
"extravagant",
"extreme",
"fancy",
"immoderate",
"inordinate",
"insane",
"intolerable",
"lavish",
"overdue",
"overextravagant",
"overweening",
"plethoric",
"steep",
"stiff",
"towering",
"unconscionable",
"undue",
"unmerciful"
]
},
"the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{
"antonyms":[
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"insufficiency",
"undersupply"
],
"examples":[
"you must not expect an overmuch of gratitude from a very young child"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dearth",
"lack",
"scarcity",
"want"
],
"related":[
"abundance",
"bounty",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"profusion",
"sufficiency",
"overproduction",
"overstock"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellyful",
"excess",
"fat",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"overplus",
"oversupply",
"plethora",
"plus",
"redundancy",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"surplusage"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"overpassing":{
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"to keep peace in the family, he was forced to overpass his in-laws' frequent put-downs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heeding",
"marking",
"minding",
"noting",
"objecting (to)"
],
"related":[
"explaining",
"justifying",
"rationalizing",
"absolving",
"acquitting",
"clearing",
"exculpating",
"exonerating",
"vindicating",
"waiving",
"waving (aside or off)"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinking (at)",
"brushing (aside or off)",
"condoning",
"discounting",
"disregarding",
"excusing",
"forgiving",
"glossing (over)",
"glozing (over)",
"ignoring",
"overlooking",
"papering over",
"pardoning",
"passing over",
"remitting",
"shrugging off",
"whitewashing",
"winking (at)"
]
},
"to fail to give proper attention to":{
"antonyms":[
"attending (to)",
"heeding",
"minding",
"regarding",
"tending (to)"
],
"examples":[
"army officers who had been unjustly overpassed for promotion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"cultivating",
"fostering",
"nursing",
"nurturing",
"pampering",
"remembering",
"listening (to)",
"watching",
"following",
"marking",
"noticing",
"noting",
"observing",
"remarking"
],
"related":[
"failing",
"missing",
"omitting",
"brushing (aside or off)",
"rejecting",
"shrugging off",
"sloughing (off)",
"sluffing (off)",
"disdaining",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"scorning",
"scanting",
"skimping"
],
"synonyms":[
"bypassing",
"disregarding",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"passing over",
"slighting",
"slurring (over)"
]
},
"to go beyond the limit of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a filmmaker whose technical bravura overpasses his ability to tell a coherent story"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"encroaching",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"infringing",
"invading",
"trespassing",
"overdoing",
"overusing",
"overutilizing",
"overworking"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"exceeding",
"outreaching",
"outrunning",
"overreaching",
"overrunning",
"overshooting",
"overstepping",
"surpassing",
"transcending"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overqualified":{
"as in skilled , competent":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"overrun":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to enter for conquest or plunder":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defend",
"guard",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"shield",
"ward",
"defy",
"oppose",
"repel",
"resist",
"withstand",
"capitulate (to)",
"cede (to)",
"submit (to)",
"succumb (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)"
],
"related":[
"despoil",
"loot",
"maraud",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ransack",
"ravage",
"sack",
"strip",
"conquer",
"crush",
"dominate",
"overcome",
"overpower",
"overwhelm",
"subdue",
"subject",
"subjugate",
"vanquish",
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"charge",
"rush",
"storm",
"strike",
"battle",
"clash (with)",
"combat",
"fight",
"war (with)",
"encroach",
"harass",
"infringe",
"trespass",
"beleaguer",
"besiege",
"blockade",
"invest",
"garrison",
"occupy"
],
"synonyms":[
"foray (into)",
"invade",
"raid"
]
},
"to go beyond the limit of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he must not overrun his authority as governor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"encroach",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"infringe",
"invade",
"trespass",
"overdo",
"overuse",
"overutilize",
"overwork"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"exceed",
"outreach",
"outrun",
"overpass",
"overreach",
"overshoot",
"overstep",
"surpass",
"transcend"
]
},
"to spread or swarm over in a troublesome manner":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"ants are overrunning the garden"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"beset",
"overspread",
"overwhelm",
"abound",
"crawl",
"teem",
"annoy",
"pester",
"plague",
"contaminate",
"infect"
],
"synonyms":[
"infest"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"overscale":{
"as in big , large":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"overshoot":{
"to go beyond the limit of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"encroach",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"infringe",
"invade",
"trespass",
"overdo",
"overuse",
"overutilize",
"overwork"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"exceed",
"outreach",
"outrun",
"overpass",
"overreach",
"overrun",
"overstep",
"surpass",
"transcend"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overstuffed":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"overtake":{
"to move fast enough to get even with":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she had to hurry to overtake her friends, who had forgotten their umbrellas",
"the thunderstorm overtook them suddenly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fall short"
],
"related":[
"chase",
"pursue",
"gain",
"reach",
"pass",
"surpass"
],
"synonyms":[
"catch",
"catch up (with)",
"overhaul"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overthrew":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overturning":{
"to turn on one's side or upside down":{
"antonyms":[
"righting"
],
"examples":[
"afraid that my kayak would overturn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"standing up",
"straightening (up)",
"erecting",
"raising"
],
"related":[
"inverting",
"oversetting",
"overthrowing",
"pitchpoling",
"toppling",
"tumping (over)",
"upending",
"careening",
"heeling",
"keeling",
"leaning",
"listing",
"tilting",
"tipping",
"collapsing",
"falling",
"foundering",
"giving"
],
"synonyms":[
"capsizing",
"turning over",
"upsetting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overutilize":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overvalue":{
"to place too high a value on":{
"antonyms":[
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue"
],
"examples":[
"some people overvalue material things"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimize",
"play down",
"soft-pedal",
"belittle",
"decry",
"depreciate",
"disparage",
"despise",
"disdain",
"scorn",
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"loathe"
],
"related":[
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"admire",
"esteem",
"regard",
"respect",
"adore",
"idolize",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"worship"
],
"synonyms":[
"overestimate",
"overrate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overvaluing":{
"to place too high a value on":{
"antonyms":[
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing"
],
"examples":[
"some people overvalue material things"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimizing",
"playing down",
"soft-pedaling",
"belittling",
"decrying",
"depreciating",
"disparaging",
"despising",
"disdaining",
"scorning",
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"loathing"
],
"related":[
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"admiring",
"esteeming",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"adoring",
"idolizing",
"reverencing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
"synonyms":[
"overestimating",
"overrating"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"overwhelming":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to cover with a flood":{
"antonyms":[
"draining"
],
"examples":[
"that spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrating",
"drying",
"parching"
],
"related":[
"avalanching",
"smothering",
"overcoming",
"overrunning",
"flowing",
"flushing",
"gushing",
"pouring",
"sluicing",
"spouting",
"spurting",
"streaming",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"drenching",
"soaking",
"wetting"
],
"synonyms":[
"deluging",
"drowning",
"engulfing",
"flooding",
"gulfing",
"inundating",
"overflowing",
"submerging",
"submersing",
"swamping"
]
},
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"deluging",
"drowning",
"sinking",
"confuting",
"defeating",
"refuting",
"breaking",
"demoralizing",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"rocking",
"shattering",
"staggering",
"throwing",
"unmanning",
"unnerving",
"upsetting"
],
"synonyms":[
"crushing",
"devastating",
"flooring",
"grinding (down)",
"oppressing",
"overcoming",
"overmastering",
"overpowering",
"prostrating",
"snowing under",
"swamping",
"whelming"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
}
}