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{
"quack":{
"one who makes false claims of identity or expertise":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"don't bother to see that guy, as I've heard he's a quack with no actual training"
],
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"ace",
"adept",
"authority",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"expert",
"maestro",
"master",
"past master",
"professional",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"related":[
"copycat",
"imitator",
"impersonator",
"mimic",
"actor",
"bluffer",
"counterfeiter",
"deceiver",
"dissembler",
"duper",
"feigner",
"misleader",
"operator",
"trickster",
"poseur",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"fraudster",
"scammer",
"scamster",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"skinner",
"swindler"
],
"synonyms":[
"charlatan",
"fake",
"faker",
"fakir",
"fraud",
"hoaxer",
"humbug",
"impostor",
"imposter",
"mountebank",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretender",
"quacksalver",
"ringer",
"sham"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quadrupling":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quaked":{
"to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
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"examples":[
"the horror film was so scary it left us quaking with fear for hours afterwards"
],
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"related":[
"rocked",
"swayed",
"swung",
"chattered",
"quavered",
"shivered",
"thrilled",
"trembled",
"twitched",
"doddered",
"wavered",
"flickered",
"fluctuated",
"fluttered",
"oscillated",
"undulated",
"waved",
"beat",
"palpitated",
"pit-a-patted",
"pitter-pattered",
"pulsated",
"pulsed",
"throbbed"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitated",
"bucketed",
"convulsed",
"jerked",
"jiggled",
"joggled",
"jolted",
"jounced",
"juddered",
"quivered",
"shook",
"shuddered",
"vibrated",
"wobbled",
"wabbled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"qualified":{
"having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance":{
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"incompetent",
"inept",
"poor",
"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified"
],
"examples":[
"the candidate has demonstrated that he is amply qualified for the position"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inexperienced",
"inexpert",
"unseasoned",
"unskilled",
"unskillful",
"unprepared",
"unschooled",
"untrained",
"beginning",
"green",
"new",
"raw",
"untested",
"untried"
],
"related":[
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"experienced",
"expert",
"master",
"masterful",
"masterly",
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"practised",
"proficient",
"seasoned",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"veteran",
"overqualified",
"prepared",
"schooled",
"trained",
"apt",
"ready",
"willing",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"protean",
"versatile"
],
"synonyms":[
"able",
"capable",
"competent",
"equal",
"fit",
"good",
"suitable"
]
},
"to give a right to":{
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"disqualified"
],
"examples":[
"this coupon qualifies the bearer for an extra 15% off the discounted price"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disabled",
"disempowered",
"disenfranchised",
"decertified",
"disallowed",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"proscribed",
"delegitimized",
"invalidated",
"nullified"
],
"related":[
"empowered",
"enabled",
"enfranchised",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"allowed",
"let",
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"accredited",
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"certified",
"chartered",
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"sanctioned",
"validated",
"warranted",
"reaccredited",
"reapproved",
"recertified",
"rechartered",
"revalidated"
],
"synonyms":[
"authorized",
"entitled",
"privileged"
]
},
"to give official or legal power to":{
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"disqualified"
],
"examples":[
"passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law"
],
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"banned",
"barred",
"blocked",
"constrained",
"denied",
"disallowed",
"disbarred",
"discouraged",
"disenfranchised",
"disfranchised",
"excluded",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"inhibited",
"obstructed",
"prevented",
"shut out",
"stopped",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"vetoed"
],
"related":[
"approved",
"cleared",
"credentialed",
"credentialled",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"sanctioned",
"affirmed",
"confirmed",
"validated",
"inaugurated",
"inducted",
"initiated",
"installed",
"instated",
"swore in",
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"enfranchised",
"entitled",
"privileged"
],
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"accredited",
"authorized",
"certified",
"chartered",
"commissioned",
"empowered",
"enabled",
"invested",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"vested",
"warranted"
]
},
"to limit the meaning of (as a noun)":{
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"examples":[
"qualifying the noun \"adventure\" in the title of your story with a descriptive adjective would make it more attention-grabbing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broadened",
"expanded",
"widened"
],
"related":[
"altered",
"colored",
"distorted",
"misrepresented",
"misstated",
"perverted",
"twisted",
"warped",
"narrowed"
],
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"modified"
]
},
"to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function":{
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"examples":[
"raising five children has qualified her to be an advice columnist on parenting"
],
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"related":[
"accustomed",
"adapted",
"adjusted",
"conditioned",
"groomed",
"habituated",
"shaped",
"tailored",
"authorized",
"entitled",
"empowered",
"enabled",
"educated",
"indoctrinated",
"instructed",
"schooled",
"taught",
"tutored"
],
"synonyms":[
"equipped",
"fitted",
"fit",
"prepared",
"readied",
"seasoned",
"trained"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"quality":{
"degree of excellence":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we expect a high quality of service in such a fancy restaurant"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"hallmark",
"mark",
"footing",
"place",
"position",
"rank",
"standing",
"stature",
"status",
"benchmark",
"criterion",
"measure",
"par",
"standard",
"touchstone",
"yardstick"
],
"synonyms":[
"caliber",
"calibre",
"class",
"grade",
"rate"
]
},
"high position within society":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a glamorous invitation-only party for all the people of quality in the summer resort"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debasement",
"degradation",
"subordinateness",
"subordination",
"baseness",
"commonness",
"inferiority",
"lowliness",
"lowness"
],
"related":[
"gentility",
"gentleness",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"grandness",
"highness",
"loftiness",
"distinction",
"dominance",
"precedence",
"preeminence",
"primacy",
"superiority",
"caste",
"station",
"status",
"preferment"
],
"synonyms":[
"class",
"dignity",
"fashion",
"rank",
"standing",
"state"
]
},
"of the very best kind":{
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"an antiques dealer who handles nothing but quality pieces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"related":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
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"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
]
},
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{
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"examples":[
"unfailing kindness is one of her many fine qualities"
],
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"related":[
"badge",
"indication",
"sign",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"charm",
"grace",
"excellence",
"merit",
"virtue",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"oddity",
"quirk",
"individuality",
"singularity",
"uniqueness"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"attribute",
"attribution",
"character",
"characteristic",
"criterion",
"diagnostic",
"differentia",
"feature",
"fingerprint",
"hallmark",
"mark",
"marker",
"note",
"particularity",
"peculiarity",
"point",
"property",
"specific",
"stamp",
"touch",
"trait"
]
},
"the highest class in a society":{
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"proletarians",
"proletariat"
],
"examples":[
"the quality were inordinately proud of their bloodlines"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commoners",
"(the) crowd",
"(the) masses",
"peasantry",
"peonage",
"(the) people",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"(the) populace",
"(the) public",
"rank and file",
"bourgeoisie",
"middle class",
"working class",
"dregs",
"(the) herd",
"(the) mob",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"riffraff",
"scum",
"trash"
],
"related":[
"A-list",
"beau monde",
"beautiful people",
"caf\u00e9 society",
"Four Hundred",
"400",
"glitterati",
"haut monde",
"haute monde",
"jet set",
"society",
"carriage trade",
"plutocracy"
],
"synonyms":[
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentility",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"gentry",
"nobility",
"patriciate",
"upper class",
"upper crust"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"quarrel%20%28with%29":{
"as in":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quarrelled":{
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the coach and the referee quarreled about whether the ball was in bounds"
],
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"coexisted",
"got along",
"accepted",
"agreed",
"assented",
"concurred",
"consented"
],
"related":[
"challenged",
"dared",
"defied",
"clashed",
"contended",
"contested",
"tangled",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"fussed",
"nitpicked",
"considered",
"debated",
"discussed",
"kicked",
"objected",
"protested"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercated",
"argued",
"argufied",
"bickered",
"brabbled",
"brawled",
"controverted",
"disputed",
"fell out",
"fought",
"hassled",
"jarred",
"quibbled",
"rowed",
"scrapped",
"spatted",
"squabbled",
"tiffed",
"wrangled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quarterbacks":{
"as in":{
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"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
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},
"to be in charge of":{
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"examples":[
"she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign"
],
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"related":[
"administers",
"commands",
"controls",
"directs",
"guides",
"manages",
"orders",
"runs",
"shepherds",
"shows",
"steers",
"monitors",
"presides (over)",
"governs",
"reigns",
"rules"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosses",
"captains",
"handles",
"heads",
"overlooks",
"oversees",
"superintends",
"supervises"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"quarto":{
"as in":{
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"near antonyms":[],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"queerness":{
"a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"after the roller coaster ride, I had to rest to overcome the dizziness and queerness that I was feeling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"qualm",
"airsickness",
"altitude sickness",
"car sickness",
"morning sickness",
"motion sickness",
"mountain sickness",
"seasickness"
],
"synonyms":[
"nausea",
"nauseousness",
"qualmishness",
"queasiness",
"sickness",
"squeamishness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"queried":{
"to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{
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"accepted",
"believed",
"embraced",
"swallowed"
],
"examples":[
"it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backed",
"defended",
"supported",
"advocated",
"championed",
"promoted",
"abided",
"abode",
"endured",
"stomached",
"tolerated"
],
"related":[
"doubted",
"mistrusted",
"kicked (about)",
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"combated",
"combatted",
"fought",
"opposed",
"resisted"
],
"synonyms":[
"challenged",
"contested",
"disputed",
"impeached",
"oppugned",
"questioned"
]
},
"to put a question or questions to":{
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"answered",
"replied",
"responded"
],
"examples":[
"queried the professor about the assignment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rejoined",
"retorted",
"commented",
"observed",
"remarked",
"avoided",
"ducked"
],
"related":[
"besieged",
"bombarded",
"cross-examined",
"cross-questioned",
"examined",
"pumped",
"polled",
"surveyed"
],
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"asked",
"catechized",
"grilled",
"inquired (of)",
"interrogated",
"questioned",
"quizzed"
]
},
"to put a series of questions to":{
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"examples":[
"once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President"
],
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"related":[
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"cross-examined",
"cross-questioned",
"annoyed",
"harassed",
"hounded",
"pestered",
"canvassed",
"canvased",
"polled"
],
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"catechized",
"examined",
"grilled",
"interrogated",
"pumped",
"questioned",
"quizzed",
"sweat",
"sweated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"querier":{
"as in questioner , querist":{
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"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"questioned":{
"to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{
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"believed",
"embraced",
"swallowed"
],
"examples":[
"the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backed",
"defended",
"supported",
"advocated",
"championed",
"promoted",
"abided",
"abode",
"endured",
"stomached",
"tolerated"
],
"related":[
"doubted",
"mistrusted",
"kicked (about)",
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"combated",
"combatted",
"fought",
"opposed",
"resisted"
],
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"contested",
"disputed",
"impeached",
"oppugned",
"queried"
]
},
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
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"examples":[
"question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors?"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"overlooked",
"slighted",
"dismissed",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"rejected"
],
"related":[
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"reflected (on or upon)",
"reminisced",
"analyzed",
"explored",
"reviewed",
"concluded",
"reasoned",
"second-guessed",
"speculated (about)",
"brooded (about or over)",
"dwelled (on or upon)",
"dwelt (on or upon)",
"fixated (on or upon)",
"fretted (about or over)",
"obsessed (about or over)",
"believed",
"conceived",
"opined",
"absorbed",
"assimilated",
"digested",
"drank (in)"
],
"synonyms":[
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"cogitated",
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"contemplated",
"debated",
"deliberated",
"entertained",
"eyed",
"kicked around",
"meditated",
"mulled (over)",
"perpended",
"pondered",
"pored (over)",
"revolved",
"ruminated",
"studied",
"thought (about or over)",
"turned",
"weighed",
"wrestled (with)"
]
},
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
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"trusted"
],
"examples":[
"it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy"
],
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"banked (on or upon)",
"counted (on or upon)",
"depended (on or upon)",
"relied (on or upon)"
],
"related":[
"disbelieved",
"discounted",
"discredited",
"negated"
],
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"distrusted",
"doubted",
"misdoubted",
"mistrusted",
"suspected"
]
},
"to put a question or questions to":{
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"answered",
"replied",
"responded"
],
"examples":[
"the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rejoined",
"retorted",
"commented",
"observed",
"remarked",
"avoided",
"ducked"
],
"related":[
"besieged",
"bombarded",
"cross-examined",
"cross-questioned",
"examined",
"pumped",
"polled",
"surveyed"
],
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"asked",
"catechized",
"grilled",
"inquired (of)",
"interrogated",
"queried",
"quizzed"
]
},
"to put a series of questions to":{
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"examples":[
"the police questioned the suspect before deciding that there was insufficient evidence to hold him"
],
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"related":[
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"cross-examined",
"cross-questioned",
"annoyed",
"harassed",
"hounded",
"pestered",
"canvassed",
"canvased",
"polled"
],
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"catechized",
"examined",
"grilled",
"interrogated",
"pumped",
"queried",
"quizzed",
"sweat",
"sweated"
]
},
"type":[
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]
},
"questioner":{
"a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something":{
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"examples":[
"Father Henry is always happy to debate any questioner of the faith"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chump",
"dupe",
"gull",
"pigeon",
"sucker"
],
"related":[
"agnostic",
"cynic",
"misanthrope",
"pessimist",
"derider",
"ridiculer",
"scoffer"
],
"synonyms":[
"disbeliever",
"doubter",
"doubting Thomas",
"skeptic",
"unbeliever"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quibble":{
"as in niggle , objection":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
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},
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"don't quibble over who gets to sit in front"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexist",
"get along",
"accept",
"agree",
"assent",
"concur",
"consent"
],
"related":[
"challenge",
"dare",
"defy",
"clash",
"contend",
"contest",
"tangle",
"cavil",
"fuss",
"nitpick",
"consider",
"debate",
"discuss",
"kick",
"object",
"protest"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercate",
"argue",
"argufy",
"bicker",
"brabble",
"brawl",
"controvert",
"dispute",
"fall out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
]
},
"to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II"
],
"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",
"nitpick"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"quibbler":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
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"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quiescence":{
"a state of temporary inactivity":{
"antonyms":[
"continuance",
"continuation"
],
"examples":[
"the resort community's social scene is lively during the summer but undergoes a deep quiescence during the long winter"
],
"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",
"suspended animation",
"suspense",
"suspension"
]
},
"lack of action or activity":{
"antonyms":[
"action",
"activeness",
"activity"
],
"examples":[
"was struck by the elk's quiescence as it just stood there in the clearing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animateness",
"briskness",
"exuberance",
"jazziness",
"liveliness",
"peppiness",
"robustness",
"sprightliness",
"vibrancy",
"vivacity",
"assiduity",
"assiduousness",
"business",
"diligence",
"employment",
"industriousness",
"industry",
"occupation"
],
"related":[
"indolence",
"inertia",
"languor",
"lassitude",
"laziness",
"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"shiftlessness",
"sleepiness",
"sloth",
"sluggishness",
"dallying",
"loafing",
"lolling",
"lounging"
],
"synonyms":[
"dormancy",
"idleness",
"inaction",
"inactivity",
"inertness",
"nonaction"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quieted%20%28down%29":{
"to stop talking":{
"antonyms":[
"spoke",
"talked"
],
"examples":[
"the kids quieted down when they realized I was about to ask them if they wanted ice cream"
],
"near antonyms":[
"piped up",
"sounded off",
"spoke out",
"spoke up",
"spouted (off)",
"talked up"
],
"related":[
"calmed (down)",
"cooled (down)",
"settled (down)",
"hawed",
"hemmed"
],
"synonyms":[
"belted up",
"clammed up",
"dried up",
"dummied up",
"hushed",
"piped down",
"shut up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quietening":{
"to free from distress or disturbance":{
"antonyms":[
"agitating",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"disturbing",
"keying (up)",
"perturbing",
"upsetting",
"vexing"
],
"examples":[
"the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravating",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"arousing",
"exciting",
"fomenting",
"inciting",
"rousing",
"stirring (up)",
"working up"
],
"related":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"hushing",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"allaying",
"alleviating",
"assuaging",
"easing",
"laying",
"mitigating",
"quelling",
"relaxing",
"relieving",
"solacing",
"narcotizing",
"sedating",
"stupefying"
],
"synonyms":[
"becalming",
"calming",
"composing",
"lullabying",
"lulling",
"quieting",
"salving",
"settling",
"soothing",
"stilling",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing"
]
},
"to stop the noise or speech of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"one young chap was trying to quieten down the group"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agitating",
"stirring"
],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[
"dumbing",
"extinguishing",
"hushing",
"muting",
"quelling",
"quieting",
"settling",
"shushing",
"shutting up",
"silencing",
"squelching",
"stilling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quietens":{
"to free from distress or disturbance":{
"antonyms":[
"agitates",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"disturbs",
"keys (up)",
"perturbs",
"upsets",
"vexes"
],
"examples":[
"the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravates",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"arouses",
"excites",
"foments",
"incites",
"rouses",
"stirs (up)",
"works up"
],
"related":[
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"hushes",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"allays",
"alleviates",
"assuages",
"eases",
"lays",
"mitigates",
"quells",
"relaxes",
"relieves",
"solaces",
"narcotizes",
"sedates",
"stupefies"
],
"synonyms":[
"becalms",
"calms",
"composes",
"lullabies",
"lulls",
"quiets",
"salves",
"settles",
"soothes",
"stills",
"tranquilizes",
"tranquillizes"
]
},
"to stop the noise or speech of":{
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"examples":[
"one young chap was trying to quieten down the group"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agitates",
"stirs"
],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[
"dumbs",
"extinguishes",
"hushes",
"mutes",
"quells",
"quiets",
"settles",
"shushes",
"shuts up",
"silences",
"squelches",
"stills"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quietness":{
"a state of freedom from storm or disturbance":{
"antonyms":[
"bustle",
"commotion",
"hubbub",
"hurly-burly",
"pandemonium",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"unquietness",
"unrest",
"uproar"
],
"examples":[
"preferred the relaxing quietness of the mall in the early morning, before the frenzy of shopping began later in the day"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clamor",
"din",
"noise",
"racket"
],
"related":[
"lull",
"pause",
"respite",
"silence",
"mildness",
"soothingness",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"casualness",
"easygoingness",
"informality",
"laid-backness",
"relaxedness"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"hush",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
]
},
"the near or complete absence of sound":{
"antonyms":[
"noise",
"sound",
"unquietness"
],
"examples":[
"the tense quietness of the crowd as it anxiously awaited the announcement of the winner"
],
"near antonyms":[
"babel",
"blare",
"bluster",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"din",
"hubbub",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar",
"tumult",
"uproar"
],
"related":[
"calm",
"lull",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"synonyms":[
"hush",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"silence",
"still",
"stillness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quietus":{
"a freeing from an obligation or responsibility":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"was granted a quietus on the remainder of the debt in the old man's will"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"dispensation",
"exemption",
"immunity",
"waiver"
],
"synonyms":[
"delivery",
"discharge",
"quittance",
"release"
]
},
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
"antonyms":[
"birth",
"nativity"
],
"examples":[
"her unshakable belief in a blissful afterlife allowed her to meet her quietus without the slightest tinge of fear or regret"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existence",
"life",
"creation",
"genesis",
"origination",
"rise"
],
"related":[
"casualty",
"fatality",
"martyrdom",
"self-destruction",
"self-murder",
"self-slaughter",
"suicide",
"annihilation",
"destruction",
"ending",
"extermination",
"ruin",
"assassination",
"execution",
"killing",
"massacre",
"slaughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"death",
"decease",
"demise",
"dissolution",
"doom",
"end",
"exit",
"expiration",
"expiry",
"fate",
"grave",
"great divide",
"passage",
"passing",
"sleep"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quill":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quipper":{
"as in practical joker , banterer":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quirky":{
"different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"average",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"garden",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"standard",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday",
"conformist",
"conservative",
"conventional",
"expected",
"familiar",
"knee-jerk",
"predictable",
"common",
"customary",
"frequent",
"habitual",
"regular",
"wonted"
],
"related":[
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"addlepated",
"flaky",
"extraordinary",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"freak",
"freakish",
"freaky",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"phenomenal",
"atypical",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"salient",
"striking",
"atrocious",
"outrageous",
"shocking",
"crotchety",
"idiosyncratic",
"nonconformist",
"nonmainstream",
"out-there",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"baffling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"puzzling"
],
"synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"bizarro",
"cranky",
"crazy",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"erratic",
"far-out",
"funky",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"odd",
"off-kilter",
"off-the-wall",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"remarkable",
"rum",
"screwy",
"spaced-out",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"weirdo",
"wild"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"quotations":{
"a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: \"So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each\""
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"allusions",
"references",
"excerpts",
"extracts",
"lines",
"parts",
"sections",
"snippets"
],
"synonyms":[
"citations",
"quotes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}