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{
"betrayal":{
"the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{
"examples":[
"the terrible betrayal of having her best friend reveal her confidences to others"
],
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"synonyms":[
"backstabbing",
"business",
"disloyalty",
"double cross",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"infidelity",
"perfidy",
"sellout",
"treachery",
"treason",
"two-timing",
"unfaithfulness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abandonment",
"desertion",
"deceit",
"deception",
"double-dealing",
"duplicity",
"guile",
"two-facedness",
"fraud",
"informing",
"lying",
"snitching",
"talebearing",
"trickery"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"dependability",
"reliability",
"trustworthiness",
"defense",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"shield"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"devotion",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"staunchness",
"steadfastness"
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]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bettering":{
"as in supportive , constructive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ameliorative",
"amelioratory",
"constructive",
"supportive",
"gainful",
"lucrative",
"remunerative",
"advisable",
"desirable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"salubrious",
"salutiferous",
"wholesome",
"auspicious",
"promising",
"propitious",
"gratifying",
"rewarding",
"satisfying",
"advantageous",
"benefic",
"beneficent",
"beneficial",
"benignant",
"favorable",
"friendly",
"good",
"helpful",
"kindly",
"profitable",
"salutary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"disadvantageous",
"unfavorable",
"unfriendly",
"unhelpful",
"unprofitable",
"damaging",
"deleterious",
"harmful",
"injurious",
"insalubrious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be greater, better, or stronger than":{
"examples":[
"this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin"
],
"synonyms":[
"beating",
"eclipsing",
"exceeding",
"excelling",
"outclassing",
"outdistancing",
"outdoing",
"outgunning",
"outmatching",
"outshining",
"outstripping",
"overtopping",
"surpassing",
"topping",
"towering (over)",
"transcending"
],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losing (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents"
],
"synonyms":[
"ameliorating",
"amending",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"helping",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"refining",
"upgrading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"correcting",
"emending",
"rectifying",
"reforming",
"remediating",
"remedying",
"editing",
"fine-tuning",
"redrafting",
"refurbishing",
"rehabbing",
"rehabilitating",
"revamping",
"revising",
"reworking",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"fortifying",
"intensifying",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"fining",
"honing",
"polishing",
"retouching",
"touching up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaging",
"endamaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"spoiling",
"tarnishing",
"vitiating",
"blemishing",
"blighting",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"flawing",
"marring",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsening"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"betide":{
"to take place":{
"examples":[
"we will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide"
],
"synonyms":[
"be",
"befall",
"chance",
"come",
"come about",
"come down",
"come off",
"cook",
"do",
"go down",
"go on",
"hap",
"happen",
"occur",
"pass",
"transpire"
],
"related":[
"break",
"develop",
"rise",
"shape (up)",
"arise",
"come up",
"crop (up)",
"materialize",
"spring (up)",
"intervene",
"fall out",
"follow",
"result",
"turn out",
"go off",
"proceed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betrayer":{
"a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{
"examples":[
"the arrested drug dealer vowed that he would get his revenge on his betrayer"
],
"synonyms":[
"canary",
"deep throat",
"fink",
"informant",
"informer",
"nark",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"snitch",
"snitcher",
"squealer",
"stool pigeon",
"stoolie",
"talebearer",
"tattler",
"tattletale",
"telltale",
"whistle-blower"
],
"related":[
"collaborator",
"blabber",
"blabbermouth",
"gossip",
"gossiper",
"leaker",
"snoop",
"snooper",
"spy",
"notifier"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one who betrays a trust or an allegiance":{
"examples":[
"the betrayer of Anne Frank's family in Amsterdam has never been identified for certain"
],
"synonyms":[
"apostate",
"backstabber",
"double-crosser",
"double-dealer",
"Judas",
"quisling",
"recreant",
"serpent",
"snake",
"traitor",
"turncoat"
],
"related":[
"accommodationist",
"collaborationist",
"collaborator",
"sellout",
"subversive",
"subverter",
"coconspirator",
"conspirator",
"intriguer",
"plotter",
"schemer",
"defector",
"deserter",
"renegade",
"blabbermouth",
"gossip",
"gossiper",
"gossipmonger",
"informant",
"informer",
"rat",
"rumormonger",
"snitch",
"snitcher",
"squealer",
"stool pigeon",
"talebearer",
"talker",
"tattler",
"tattletale",
"telltale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"betided":{
"to take place":{
"examples":[
"we will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide"
],
"synonyms":[
"befell",
"came",
"came about",
"came down",
"came off",
"chanced",
"cooked",
"did",
"happed",
"happened",
"occurred",
"passed",
"transpired",
"was",
"went down",
"went on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broke",
"developed",
"rose",
"shaped (up)",
"arose",
"came up",
"cropped (up)",
"materialized",
"sprang (up)",
"sprung (up)",
"intervened",
"fell out",
"followed",
"resulted",
"turned out",
"proceeded",
"went off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betrothing":{
"as in promising , affiancing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affiancing",
"committing",
"engaging",
"pledging",
"promising",
"proposing",
"espousing",
"marrying",
"wedding",
"remarrying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"divorcing",
"separating (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bets":{
"the money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event":{
"examples":[
"she offered the bet of a free lunch if her team won the World Series"
],
"synonyms":[
"stakes",
"wagers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collaterals",
"handles",
"jackpots",
"kitties",
"pools",
"pots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person or thing that is chosen":{
"examples":[
"your best bet would be the scenic route along the coast"
],
"synonyms":[
"choices",
"chosen",
"picks",
"selections"
],
"near synonyms":[
"favorites",
"likes",
"likings",
"preferences",
"electives",
"options",
"appointments",
"designations",
"nominations",
"appointees",
"candidates",
"nominees",
"selectees",
"preselections"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event":{
"examples":[
"foolishly bet a week's salary on the World Series"
],
"synonyms":[
"gambles",
"goes",
"lays",
"plays",
"puts",
"stakes",
"wagers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bids",
"offers",
"adventures",
"chances",
"hazards",
"speculates",
"ventures",
"endangers",
"imperils",
"jeopardizes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"betrays":{
"to be unfaithful or disloyal to":{
"examples":[
"childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstabs",
"crosses",
"double-crosses",
"sells (out)",
"two-times"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gives away",
"informs (on)",
"peaches",
"rats (on)",
"shops",
"snitches (on)",
"splits (on)",
"tells (on)",
"turns in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defends",
"guards",
"protects",
"safeguards",
"saves",
"shields"
],
"antonyms":[
"stands by"
]
},
"to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{
"examples":[
"his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor"
],
"synonyms":[
"bespeaks",
"communicates",
"declares",
"demonstrates",
"displays",
"evinces",
"exposes",
"gives away",
"manifests",
"reveals",
"shows"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bares",
"discloses",
"unbosoms",
"uncloaks",
"uncovers",
"advertises",
"airs",
"announces",
"blazes",
"broadcasts",
"placards",
"proclaims",
"publicizes",
"sounds",
"trumpets",
"projects"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belies",
"misrepresents",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"garbles",
"twists",
"camouflages",
"disguises",
"gilds",
"glosses (over)",
"varnishes",
"whitewashes",
"conceals",
"counterfeits",
"covers",
"hides",
"masks",
"obscures",
"occludes",
"veils"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{
"examples":[
"she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime"
],
"synonyms":[
"allures",
"baits",
"beguiles",
"decoys",
"entices",
"leads on",
"lures",
"seduces",
"solicits",
"tempts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"draws in",
"inveigles",
"persuades",
"ropes (in)",
"snows",
"catches",
"enmeshes",
"immeshes",
"ensnares",
"entraps",
"meshes",
"snares",
"tangles",
"traps",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"enchants",
"fascinates",
"magnetizes",
"wiles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alerts",
"cautions",
"forewarns",
"wards (off)",
"warns",
"drives (away or off)",
"repulses",
"turns away"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betrayals":{
"the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{
"examples":[
"the terrible betrayal of having her best friend reveal her confidences to others"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstabbings",
"businesses",
"disloyalties",
"double crosses",
"falsities",
"infidelities",
"perfidies",
"sellouts",
"treacheries",
"treasons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandonments",
"desertions",
"deceits",
"deceptions",
"double-dealings",
"duplicities",
"guiles",
"frauds",
"talebearings",
"trickeries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dependabilities",
"reliabilities",
"defenses",
"protections",
"safeguards",
"shields"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiances",
"devotions",
"fealties",
"fidelities",
"loyalties"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"betides":{
"to take place":{
"examples":[
"we will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide"
],
"synonyms":[
"befalls",
"chances",
"comes",
"comes about",
"comes down",
"comes off",
"cooks",
"does",
"goes down",
"goes on",
"happens",
"haps",
"is",
"occurs",
"passes",
"transpires"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaks",
"develops",
"rises",
"shapes (up)",
"arises",
"comes up",
"crops (up)",
"materializes",
"springs (up)",
"intervenes",
"falls out",
"follows",
"results",
"turns out",
"goes off",
"proceeds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betwixt":{
"in the space separating two things or people":{
"examples":[
"took a seat betwixt two other passengers"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"between",
"amid",
"amidst",
"among",
"mid",
"midst",
"through"
],
"near antonyms":[
"from",
"out of"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"betrotheds":{
"the person to whom one is engaged to be married":{
"examples":[
"he gazed lovingly at his betrothed throughout the dinner"
],
"synonyms":[
"fianc\u00e9es",
"fianc\u00e9s",
"intendeds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admirers",
"beaux",
"beaus",
"beloveds",
"boyfriends",
"darlings",
"dears",
"favorites",
"fellows",
"flames",
"girlfriends",
"honeys",
"lovers",
"loves",
"steadies",
"swains",
"sweethearts",
"sweetie pies",
"sweeties",
"sweets",
"valentines",
"brides",
"grooms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"betrayed":{
"to be unfaithful or disloyal to":{
"examples":[
"childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstabbed",
"crossed",
"double-crossed",
"sold (out)",
"two-timed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gave away",
"informed (on)",
"peached",
"ratted (on)",
"shopped",
"snitched (on)",
"split (on)",
"told (on)",
"turned in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defended",
"guarded",
"protected",
"safeguarded",
"saved",
"shielded"
],
"antonyms":[
"stood by"
]
},
"to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{
"examples":[
"his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor"
],
"synonyms":[
"bespoke",
"communicated",
"declared",
"demonstrated",
"displayed",
"evinced",
"exposed",
"gave away",
"manifested",
"revealed",
"showed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bared",
"disclosed",
"unbosomed",
"uncloaked",
"uncovered",
"advertised",
"aired",
"announced",
"blazed",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"placarded",
"proclaimed",
"publicized",
"sounded",
"trumpeted",
"projected"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belied",
"misrepresented",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"garbled",
"twisted",
"camouflaged",
"disguised",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"glossed (over)",
"varnished",
"whitewashed",
"concealed",
"counterfeited",
"covered",
"hid",
"masked",
"obscured",
"occluded",
"veiled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{
"examples":[
"she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime"
],
"synonyms":[
"allured",
"baited",
"beguiled",
"decoyed",
"enticed",
"led on",
"lured",
"seduced",
"solicited",
"tempted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drew in",
"inveigled",
"persuaded",
"roped (in)",
"snowed",
"caught",
"enmeshed",
"immeshed",
"ensnared",
"entrapped",
"meshed",
"snared",
"tangled",
"trapped",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"fascinated",
"magnetized",
"wiled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alerted",
"cautioned",
"forewarned",
"warded (off)",
"warned",
"drove (away or off)",
"repulsed",
"turned away"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bethels":{
"as in chapels , cathedrals":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abbeys",
"cathedrals",
"chapels",
"minsters",
"missions",
"oratories",
"sanctuaries",
"shrines",
"churches",
"kirks",
"tabernacles",
"temples",
"meetinghouses",
"mosques",
"pagodas",
"shuls",
"synagogues",
"synagogs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bethel":{
"as in chapel , cathedral":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abbey",
"cathedral",
"chapel",
"minster",
"mission",
"oratory",
"sanctuary",
"shrine",
"church",
"kirk",
"tabernacle",
"temple",
"meetinghouse",
"mosque",
"pagoda",
"shul",
"synagogue",
"synagog"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"better":{
"as in special , exceptional":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"special",
"bijou",
"jewellike",
"elite",
"exclusive",
"choice",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"fine",
"rare",
"recherch\u00e9",
"select",
"classic",
"excellent",
"fabulous",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"grand",
"great",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"noble",
"outstanding",
"par excellence",
"premium",
"prime",
"sensational",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"transcendent",
"unsurpassed",
"wonderful",
"ultrarare"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarse",
"gross",
"kitsch",
"kitschy",
"lowbrow",
"raffish",
"rough",
"rough-hewn",
"tasteless",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar",
"commercial",
"mass-produced",
"popular",
"common",
"ordinary",
"average",
"lesser",
"mediocre",
"run-of-the-mill",
"run-of-the-mine",
"run-of-mine",
"second-class",
"second-rate",
"deficient",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"wanting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to a greater or higher extent":{
"examples":[
"he knows property law better than anyone else"
],
"synonyms":[
"more"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one who is above another in rank, station, or office":{
"examples":[
"be polite to your betters and to your inferiors in equal measure"
],
"synonyms":[
"elder",
"senior",
"superior"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boss",
"chief",
"head",
"leader",
"master"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assistant",
"deputy"
],
"antonyms":[
"inferior",
"subordinate",
"underling"
]
},
"the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{
"examples":[
"she got the better of her opponents very early in the race"
],
"synonyms":[
"advantage",
"bulge",
"catbird seat",
"drop",
"edge",
"high ground",
"inside track",
"jump",
"pull",
"stead",
"upper hand",
"vantage",
"whip hand"
],
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"allowance",
"head start",
"lead",
"leg up",
"margin",
"odds",
"start",
"ascendancy",
"ascendency",
"command",
"dominance",
"mastery",
"predominance",
"superiority",
"supremacy",
"transcendence",
"transcendency",
"precedence",
"preference",
"prerogative",
"privilege",
"seniority",
"break",
"foothold",
"opportunity",
"benefit",
"blessing",
"boon",
"felicity",
"godsend",
"manna",
"windfall"
],
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"detriment",
"stranglehold",
"disparity",
"imbalance",
"inequality",
"unevenness",
"disability",
"failing",
"impairment",
"shortcoming",
"bar",
"catch",
"check",
"clog",
"crimp",
"embarrassment",
"hindrance",
"hitch",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstacle",
"obstruction",
"rub",
"shackle",
"stop",
"trammel",
"lurch",
"setback"
],
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"disadvantage",
"drawback",
"handicap",
"liability",
"minus",
"penalty",
"strike"
]
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"examples":[
"this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin"
],
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"beat",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outclass",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outgun",
"outmatch",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"tower (over)",
"transcend"
],
"near synonyms":[
"one-up",
"outpace",
"outrace",
"outrun",
"overpass",
"best",
"clobber",
"conquer",
"crush",
"defeat",
"drub",
"lick",
"master",
"outcompete",
"outperform",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"rout",
"shame",
"skunk",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"thrash",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"trounce",
"wallop",
"whip",
"win (against)",
"worst",
"outbalance",
"outweigh",
"overbear",
"overshadow",
"trump"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lose (to)"
],
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},
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents"
],
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"ameliorate",
"amend",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
],
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"correct",
"emend",
"rectify",
"reform",
"remediate",
"remedy",
"edit",
"fine-tune",
"redraft",
"refurbish",
"rehab",
"rehabilitate",
"revamp",
"revise",
"rework",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"fortify",
"intensify",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"fine",
"hone",
"polish",
"retouch",
"touch up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damage",
"endamage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"spoil",
"tarnish",
"vitiate",
"blemish",
"blight",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"flaw",
"mar",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsen"
]
},
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bettors":{
"one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)":{
"examples":[
"bettors on the horse race have to place their bets at least 20 minutes before the start of the race"
],
"synonyms":[
"gamblers",
"gamesters",
"punters",
"wagerers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"high rollers",
"pikers",
"dicers",
"bluffers",
"sharpers",
"speculators",
"bookmakers",
"handicappers",
"oddsmakers",
"tipsters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"betting (on)":{
"as in wagering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"wagering",
"exposing",
"subjecting",
"compromising",
"endangering",
"imperiling",
"imperilling",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"bearding",
"braving",
"brazening",
"breasting",
"challenging",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"outbraving",
"adventuring",
"chancing",
"gambling (on)",
"hazarding",
"risking",
"tempting",
"venturing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betokening":{
"to serve as a sign or symptom of":{
"examples":[
"the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart"
],
"synonyms":[
"bespeaking",
"denoting",
"indicating",
"meaning",
"pointing (to)",
"signifying",
"telling (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boding",
"foreshowing",
"foretelling",
"presaging"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"better half":{
"the person to whom another is married":{
"examples":[
"\"Allow me to introduce you to my better half , Joan\""
],
"synonyms":[
"consort",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"spouse"
],
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"soul mate",
"domestic partner",
"bridegroom",
"groom",
"hubby",
"husband",
"man",
"mister",
"old man",
"bride",
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lady",
"wife"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ex",
"single",
"bachelor",
"bachelorette",
"maid",
"maiden",
"spinster"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"betroth":{
"as in promise , affiance":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affiance",
"commit",
"engage",
"pledge",
"promise",
"propose",
"espouse",
"marry",
"wed",
"remarry"
],
"near antonyms":[
"divorce",
"separate (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bettor":{
"one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)":{
"examples":[
"bettors on the horse race have to place their bets at least 20 minutes before the start of the race"
],
"synonyms":[
"gambler",
"gamester",
"punter",
"wagerer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"high roller",
"piker",
"dicer",
"bluffer",
"sharper",
"speculator",
"bookmaker",
"handicapper",
"oddsmaker",
"tipster"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"betray":{
"to be unfaithful or disloyal to":{
"examples":[
"childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstab",
"cross",
"double-cross",
"sell (out)",
"two-time"
],
"near synonyms":[
"give away",
"inform (on)",
"peach",
"rat (on)",
"shop",
"snitch (on)",
"split (on)",
"tell (on)",
"turn in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defend",
"guard",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"save",
"shield"
],
"antonyms":[
"stand by"
]
},
"to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{
"examples":[
"his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor"
],
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"bespeak",
"communicate",
"declare",
"demonstrate",
"display",
"evince",
"expose",
"give away",
"manifest",
"reveal",
"show"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bare",
"disclose",
"unbosom",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"advertise",
"air",
"announce",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"placard",
"proclaim",
"publicize",
"sound",
"trumpet",
"project"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belie",
"misrepresent",
"distort",
"falsify",
"garble",
"twist",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"gild",
"gloss (over)",
"varnish",
"whitewash",
"conceal",
"counterfeit",
"cover",
"hide",
"mask",
"obscure",
"occlude",
"veil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{
"examples":[
"she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime"
],
"synonyms":[
"allure",
"bait",
"beguile",
"decoy",
"entice",
"lead on",
"lure",
"seduce",
"solicit",
"tempt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"draw in",
"inveigle",
"persuade",
"rope (in)",
"snow",
"catch",
"enmesh",
"immesh",
"ensnare",
"entrap",
"mesh",
"snare",
"tangle",
"trap",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate",
"magnetize",
"wile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alert",
"caution",
"forewarn",
"ward (off)",
"warn",
"drive (away or off)",
"repulse",
"turn away"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betiding":{
"to take place":{
"examples":[
"we will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide"
],
"synonyms":[
"befalling",
"being",
"chancing",
"coming",
"coming about",
"coming down",
"coming off",
"cooking",
"doing",
"going down",
"going on",
"happening",
"happing",
"occurring",
"passing",
"transpiring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaking",
"developing",
"rising",
"shaping (up)",
"arising",
"coming up",
"cropping (up)",
"materializing",
"springing (up)",
"intervening",
"falling out",
"following",
"resulting",
"turning out",
"going off",
"proceeding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bets (on)":{
"as in wagers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"wagers",
"exposes",
"subjects",
"compromises",
"endangers",
"imperils",
"jeopardizes",
"menaces",
"beards",
"braves",
"brazens",
"breasts",
"challenges",
"confronts",
"dares",
"defies",
"faces",
"outbraves",
"adventures",
"chances",
"gambles (on)",
"hazards",
"risks",
"tempts",
"ventures"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betrothal":{
"the act or state of being engaged to be married":{
"examples":[
"the couple's betrothal lasted four years"
],
"synonyms":[
"engagement",
"espousal",
"troth"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"disengagement"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"betters":{
"one who is above another in rank, station, or office":{
"examples":[
"be polite to your betters and to your inferiors in equal measure"
],
"synonyms":[
"elders",
"seniors",
"superiors"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bosses",
"chiefs",
"heads",
"leaders",
"masters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assistants",
"deputies"
],
"antonyms":[
"inferiors",
"subordinates",
"underlings"
]
},
"the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{
"examples":[
"she got the better of her opponents very early in the race"
],
"synonyms":[
"advantages",
"bulges",
"catbird seats",
"drops",
"edges",
"high grounds",
"inside tracks",
"jumps",
"pulls",
"steads",
"upper hands",
"vantages",
"whip hands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allowances",
"head starts",
"leads",
"legs up",
"margins",
"odds",
"starts",
"ascendancies",
"ascendencies",
"commands",
"dominances",
"masteries",
"predominances",
"superiorities",
"supremacies",
"transcendences",
"transcendencies",
"precedences",
"preferences",
"prerogatives",
"privileges",
"seniorities",
"breaks",
"footholds",
"opportunities",
"benefits",
"blessings",
"boons",
"felicities",
"godsends",
"mannas",
"windfalls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detriments",
"strangleholds",
"disparities",
"imbalances",
"inequalities",
"disabilities",
"failings",
"impairments",
"shortcomings",
"bars",
"catches",
"checks",
"clogs",
"crimps",
"embarrassments",
"hindrances",
"hitches",
"hurdles",
"impediments",
"interferences",
"lets",
"manacles",
"obstacles",
"obstructions",
"rubs",
"shackles",
"stops",
"trammels",
"lurches",
"setbacks"
],
"antonyms":[
"disadvantages",
"drawbacks",
"handicaps",
"liabilities",
"minuses",
"penalties",
"strikes"
]
},
"to be greater, better, or stronger than":{
"examples":[
"this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin"
],
"synonyms":[
"beats",
"eclipses",
"exceeds",
"excels",
"outclasses",
"outdistances",
"outdoes",
"outguns",
"outmatches",
"outshines",
"outstrips",
"overtops",
"surpasses",
"tops",
"towers (over)",
"transcends"
],
"near synonyms":[
"one-ups",
"outpaces",
"outraces",
"outruns",
"overpasses",
"bests",
"clobbers",
"conquers",
"crushes",
"defeats",
"drubs",
"licks",
"masters",
"outcompetes",
"outperforms",
"overcomes",
"overmatches",
"prevails (over)",
"routs",
"shames",
"skunks",
"subdues",
"surmounts",
"thrashes",
"trims",
"triumphs (over)",
"trounces",
"wallops",
"whips",
"wins (against)",
"worsts",
"outbalances",
"outweighs",
"overbears",
"overshadows",
"trumps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loses (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents"
],
"synonyms":[
"ameliorates",
"amends",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"helps",
"improves",
"meliorates",
"perfects",
"refines",
"upgrades"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corrects",
"emends",
"rectifies",
"reforms",
"remediates",
"remedies",
"edits",
"fine-tunes",
"redrafts",
"refurbishes",
"rehabilitates",
"rehabs",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"fortifies",
"intensifies",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"fines",
"hones",
"polishes",
"retouches",
"touches up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damages",
"endamages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"spoils",
"tarnishes",
"vitiates",
"blemishes",
"blights",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"flaws",
"mars",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsens"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bet":{
"the money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event":{
"examples":[
"she offered the bet of a free lunch if her team won the World Series"
],
"synonyms":[
"stake",
"wager"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collateral",
"handle",
"jackpot",
"kitty",
"pool",
"pot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person or thing that is chosen":{
"examples":[
"your best bet would be the scenic route along the coast"
],
"synonyms":[
"choice",
"chosen",
"pick",
"selection"
],
"near synonyms":[
"favorite",
"like",
"liking",
"preference",
"elective",
"option",
"appointment",
"designation",
"nomination",
"appointee",
"candidate",
"nominee",
"selectee",
"preselection"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event":{
"examples":[
"foolishly bet a week's salary on the World Series"
],
"synonyms":[
"gamble",
"go",
"lay",
"play",
"put",
"stake",
"wager"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bid",
"offer",
"adventure",
"chance",
"hazard",
"speculate",
"venture",
"endanger",
"imperil",
"jeopardize"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"betokens":{
"to serve as a sign or symptom of":{
"examples":[
"the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart"
],
"synonyms":[
"bespeaks",
"denotes",
"indicates",
"means",
"points (to)",
"signifies",
"tells (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bodes",
"foreshows",
"foretells",
"presages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bettered":{
"to be greater, better, or stronger than":{
"examples":[
"this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"eclipsed",
"exceeded",
"excelled",
"outclassed",
"outdid",
"outdistanced",
"outgunned",
"outmatched",
"outshone",
"outshined",
"outstripped",
"overtopped",
"surpassed",
"topped",
"towered (over)",
"transcended"
],
"near synonyms":[
"one-upped",
"outpaced",
"outraced",
"outran",
"overpassed",
"bested",
"clobbered",
"conquered",
"crushed",
"defeated",
"drubbed",
"licked",
"mastered",
"outcompeted",
"outperformed",
"overcame",
"overmatched",
"prevailed (over)",
"routed",
"shamed",
"skunked",
"subdued",
"surmounted",
"thrashed",
"trimmed",
"triumphed (over)",
"trounced",
"walloped",
"whipped",
"won (against)",
"worsted",
"outbalanced",
"outweighed",
"overbore",
"overshadowed",
"trumped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lost (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents"
],
"synonyms":[
"ameliorated",
"amended",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"helped",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"refined",
"upgraded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corrected",
"emended",
"rectified",
"reformed",
"remediated",
"remedied",
"edited",
"fine-tuned",
"redrafted",
"refurbished",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"fortified",
"intensified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"fined",
"honed",
"polished",
"retouched",
"touched up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaged",
"endamaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"tarnished",
"vitiated",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"marred",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsened"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betoken":{
"to serve as a sign or symptom of":{
"examples":[
"the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart"
],
"synonyms":[
"bespeak",
"denote",
"indicate",
"mean",
"point (to)",
"signify",
"tell (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bode",
"foreshow",
"foretell",
"presage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betrothals":{
"the act or state of being engaged to be married":{
"examples":[
"the couple's betrothal lasted four years"
],
"synonyms":[
"engagements",
"espousals",
"troths"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"disengagements"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"betrayers":{
"a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{
"examples":[
"the arrested drug dealer vowed that he would get his revenge on his betrayer"
],
"synonyms":[
"canaries",
"deep throats",
"finks",
"informants",
"informers",
"narks",
"rat finks",
"rats",
"snitchers",
"snitches",
"squealers",
"stoolies",
"stool pigeons",
"talebearers",
"tattlers",
"tattletales",
"telltales",
"whistle-blowers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collaborators",
"blabbermouths",
"blabbers",
"gossipers",
"gossips",
"leakers",
"snoopers",
"snoops",
"spies",
"notifiers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one who betrays a trust or an allegiance":{
"examples":[
"the betrayer of Anne Frank's family in Amsterdam has never been identified for certain"
],
"synonyms":[
"apostates",
"backstabbers",
"double-crossers",
"double-dealers",
"Judases",
"quislings",
"recreants",
"serpents",
"snakes",
"traitors",
"turncoats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accommodationists",
"collaborationists",
"collaborators",
"sellouts",
"subversives",
"subverters",
"coconspirators",
"co-conspirators",
"conspirators",
"intriguers",
"plotters",
"schemers",
"defectors",
"deserters",
"renegades",
"blabbermouths",
"gossipers",
"gossipmongers",
"gossips",
"informants",
"informers",
"rats",
"rumormongers",
"snitchers",
"snitches",
"squealers",
"stool pigeons",
"talebearers",
"talkers",
"tattlers",
"tattletales",
"telltales"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"better halves":{
"the person to whom another is married":{
"examples":[
"\"Allow me to introduce you to my better half , Joan\""
],
"synonyms":[
"consorts",
"mates",
"partners",
"significant others",
"spouses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"soul mates",
"domestic partners",
"bridegrooms",
"grooms",
"hubbies",
"husbands",
"men",
"misters",
"old men",
"brides",
"helpmates",
"helpmeets",
"ladies",
"wives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exes",
"singles",
"bachelors",
"bachelorettes",
"maidens",
"maids",
"spinsters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"betting":{
"to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event":{
"examples":[
"foolishly bet a week's salary on the World Series"
],
"synonyms":[
"gambling",
"going",
"laying",
"playing",
"putting",
"staking",
"wagering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bidding",
"offering",
"adventuring",
"chancing",
"hazarding",
"speculating",
"venturing",
"endangering",
"imperiling",
"imperilling",
"jeopardizing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"betimes":{
"as in seasonably , apropos":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"apropos",
"seasonably",
"immediately",
"instantly",
"presently",
"promptly",
"pronto",
"punctually",
"beforehand",
"early",
"inopportunely",
"precociously",
"prematurely",
"unseasonably"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belatedly",
"late",
"tardily"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"better-off":{
"as in prosperous , propertied":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"comfortable",
"propertied",
"prosperous",
"substantial",
"successful",
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"loaded",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-endowed",
"well-fixed",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"advantaged",
"blessed",
"blest",
"privileged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"destitute",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"needy",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"unaffluent",
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"hand-to-mouth",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"beggared",
"broke",
"indebted",
"insolvent",
"pauperized",
"ruined",
"skint",
"depressed",
"pinched",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"low",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}
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