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{
"vociferating":{
"engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest":{
"examples":[
"vociferating union members angrily marched outside corporate headquarters"
],
"synonyms":[
"blatant",
"caterwauling",
"clamant",
"clamorous",
"obstreperous",
"squawking",
"vociferant",
"vociferous",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clangorous",
"dinning",
"discordant",
"noisy",
"loudmouthed",
"outspoken",
"vocal",
"boisterous",
"rackety",
"raucous",
"robustious",
"rowdy",
"uproarious",
"cacophonous",
"dissonant",
"earsplitting",
"grating",
"shrill",
"strident",
"blaring",
"blustering",
"booming",
"brassy",
"brazen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noiseless",
"quiet",
"silent",
"soundless",
"still",
"calm",
"hushed",
"subdued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak so as to be heard at a distance":{
"examples":[
"he can never seem to voice his opinions at a decent decibel level; he has to vociferate"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawling",
"baying",
"bellowing",
"calling",
"crying",
"hollering",
"holloing",
"hallooing",
"roaring",
"shouting",
"sounding off",
"thundering",
"yelling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crowing",
"whooping",
"screaming",
"screeching",
"shrieking",
"shrilling",
"squeaking",
"squealing",
"caterwauling",
"howling",
"ululating",
"wailing",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling",
"hailing",
"speaking out",
"speaking up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathing",
"mumbling",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"whispering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"vocal":{
"expressed or communicated by voice":{
"examples":[
"our cat is given to making strange vocal noises in the dead of night"
],
"synonyms":[
"oral",
"spoken",
"uttered",
"voiced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"articulated",
"enunciated",
"pronounced",
"sonant",
"breathed",
"chirped",
"drawled",
"gasped",
"intoned",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"purred",
"shouted",
"spluttered",
"sputtered",
"squeaked",
"whispered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inarticulate",
"mute",
"quiet",
"silent",
"unexpressed",
"unsaid",
"unspoken",
"unuttered",
"unvoiced",
"surd",
"voiceless"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonvocal"
]
},
"a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment":{
"examples":[
"a recording artist who arranges his own vocals"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballad",
"ditty",
"jingle",
"lay",
"lyric",
"song"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anthem",
"cantata",
"canticle",
"carol",
"chorale",
"hymn",
"noel",
"psalm",
"spiritual",
"dirge",
"lament",
"requiem",
"threnody",
"hallelujah",
"paean",
"aria",
"art song",
"barcarole",
"barcarolle",
"blues",
"chanson",
"chant",
"chantey",
"chanty",
"shanty",
"chorus",
"croon",
"descant",
"discant",
"folk song",
"glee",
"lullaby",
"madrigal",
"motet",
"part-song",
"pop",
"rocker",
"round",
"roundelay",
"serenade",
"standard",
"drinking song",
"fight song",
"torch song",
"cover",
"medley",
"remix"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"vociferously":{
"as in loudly , stridently":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blatantly",
"bloody murder",
"boisterously",
"clamorously",
"loudly",
"lustily",
"mightily",
"noisily",
"resonantly",
"resoundingly",
"stridently",
"thunderously",
"uproariously",
"clearly",
"discernibly",
"distinctly",
"distinguishably",
"perceptibly",
"plainly",
"verbally",
"vocally",
"aloud",
"audibly",
"out",
"out loud"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inaudibly",
"silently",
"soundlessly",
"voicelessly",
"faintly",
"feebly",
"low",
"noiselessly",
"quietly",
"softly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"vociferate":{
"to speak so as to be heard at a distance":{
"examples":[
"he can never seem to voice his opinions at a decent decibel level; he has to vociferate"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawl",
"bay",
"bellow",
"call",
"cry",
"holler",
"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"yell"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crow",
"whoop",
"scream",
"screech",
"shriek",
"shrill",
"squeak",
"squeal",
"caterwaul",
"howl",
"ululate",
"wail",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl",
"hail",
"speak out",
"speak up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathe",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"whisper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vocalist":{
"one who sings":{
"examples":[
"hired a vocalist for their jazz band"
],
"synonyms":[
"caroler",
"caroller",
"singer",
"songster",
"vocalizer",
"voice"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belter",
"crooner",
"harmonizer",
"hummer",
"warbler",
"yodeler",
"serenader",
"cantor",
"chanter",
"chorister",
"chansonnier",
"chanteuse",
"songstress",
"bard",
"troubadour"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vociferous":{
"engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest":{
"examples":[
"vociferous opponents of the bill protested angrily outside the chambers of the legislature"
],
"synonyms":[
"blatant",
"caterwauling",
"clamant",
"clamorous",
"obstreperous",
"squawking",
"vociferant",
"vociferating",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clangorous",
"dinning",
"discordant",
"noisy",
"loudmouthed",
"outspoken",
"vocal",
"boisterous",
"rackety",
"raucous",
"robustious",
"rowdy",
"uproarious",
"cacophonous",
"dissonant",
"earsplitting",
"grating",
"shrill",
"strident",
"blaring",
"blustering",
"booming",
"brassy",
"brazen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noiseless",
"quiet",
"silent",
"soundless",
"still",
"calm",
"hushed",
"subdued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"vocalizes":{
"to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{
"examples":[
"she's not one to vocalize her worries"
],
"synonyms":[
"articulates",
"brings out",
"enunciates",
"passes",
"says",
"speaks",
"states",
"talks",
"tells",
"utters",
"verbalizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"airs",
"discusses",
"gives",
"looks",
"shares",
"sounds",
"ventilates",
"vents",
"voices",
"blabbers",
"blurts",
"bolts",
"gets off",
"shoots",
"advertises",
"announces",
"blazes",
"broadcasts",
"declares",
"posts",
"proclaims",
"promulgates",
"publicizes",
"publishes",
"affirms",
"alleges",
"asserts",
"avers",
"avouches",
"avows",
"breathes",
"chirps",
"drawls",
"gasps",
"lips",
"mouths",
"murmurs",
"purrs",
"shouts",
"splutters",
"spouts",
"whispers",
"clothes",
"couches",
"formulates",
"formulizes",
"phrases",
"puts",
"words",
"comments",
"pipes up (with)",
"remarks",
"rips (out)",
"snarls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stifles",
"suppresses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce musical sounds with the voice":{
"examples":[
"spent some time vocalizing before the concert"
],
"synonyms":[
"carols",
"chants",
"descants",
"sings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belts",
"croons",
"harmonizes",
"hums",
"lilts",
"quavers",
"scats",
"sharps",
"slurs",
"trills",
"trolls",
"warbles",
"yodels",
"serenades"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vocalizations":{
"as in verbalizations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"verbalizations",
"announcements",
"declamations",
"declarations",
"manifestos",
"manifestoes",
"proclamations",
"pronouncements",
"communications",
"messages",
"statements",
"utterances",
"words"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vocabulary":{
"the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{
"examples":[
"scientific vocabulary"
],
"synonyms":[
"argot",
"cant",
"dialect",
"jargon",
"jive",
"language",
"lingo",
"patois",
"patter",
"shop",
"shoptalk",
"slang",
"terminology"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colloquial",
"colloquialism",
"idiom",
"localism",
"parlance",
"pidgin",
"provincialism",
"regionalism",
"speech",
"vernacular",
"vernacularism",
"slanguage",
"bureaucratese",
"computerese",
"cyberspeak",
"educationese",
"governmentese",
"journalese",
"technobabble"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication":{
"examples":[
"children learn enough of the common vocabulary to make themselves understood by around the age of two"
],
"synonyms":[
"language",
"lingo",
"mother tongue",
"speech",
"tongue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acrolect",
"argot",
"cant",
"colloquial",
"dialect",
"idiolect",
"idiom",
"jargon",
"parlance",
"patois",
"patter",
"pidgin",
"slang",
"slanguage",
"vernacular",
"colloquialism",
"localism",
"provincialism",
"regionalism",
"shibboleth",
"vernacularism",
"terminology",
"coinage",
"modernism",
"neologism"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vocalizer":{
"one who sings":{
"examples":[
"a critic who disdains many of today's pop singers as mere vocalizers with little artistry"
],
"synonyms":[
"caroler",
"caroller",
"singer",
"songster",
"vocalist",
"voice"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belter",
"crooner",
"harmonizer",
"hummer",
"warbler",
"yodeler",
"serenader",
"cantor",
"chanter",
"chorister",
"chansonnier",
"chanteuse",
"songstress",
"bard",
"troubadour"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vociferations":{
"a violent shouting":{
"examples":[
"a sudden vociferation in the back of the room drew everyone's attention to the dispute"
],
"synonyms":[
"clamors",
"howls",
"hubbubs",
"hue and cries",
"hullabaloos",
"noises",
"outcries",
"roars",
"tumults",
"uproars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clangors",
"dins",
"jangle",
"rackets",
"cris de coeur",
"outbursts",
"protests"
],
"near antonyms":[
"mumbles",
"murmurs",
"rumbles",
"rumblings"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vocalists":{
"one who sings":{
"examples":[
"hired a vocalist for their jazz band"
],
"synonyms":[
"carolers",
"carollers",
"singers",
"songsters",
"vocalizers",
"voices"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belters",
"crooners",
"harmonizers",
"hummers",
"warblers",
"yodelers",
"serenaders",
"cantors",
"chanters",
"choristers",
"chansonniers",
"chanteuses",
"songstresses",
"bards",
"troubadours"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vocations":{
"the activity by which one regularly makes a living":{
"examples":[
"finally made sculpting her vocation instead of just a hobby"
],
"synonyms":[
"callings",
"employments",
"games",
"lays",
"lines",
"occupations",
"professions",
"trades",
"works"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calls",
"lifeworks",
"businesses",
"enterprises",
"fields",
"livelihoods",
"livings",
"m\u00e9tiers",
"metiers",
"rackets",
"assignments",
"engagements",
"gigs",
"missions",
"arts",
"crafts",
"handcrafts",
"handicrafts",
"appointments",
"berths",
"billets",
"offices",
"places",
"positions",
"posts",
"situations",
"duties",
"functions",
"jobs",
"loads",
"tasks",
"workloads"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avocations",
"hobbies",
"pursuits"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the body of people in a profession or field of activity":{
"examples":[
"she says that although she respects certain journalists, she despises the vocation",
"politics has its honest and its dishonest practitioners, just like any other vocation"
],
"synonyms":[
"brotherhoods",
"communities",
"corps",
"fellowships",
"fraternities",
"sodalities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"callings",
"professions",
"associations",
"clubs",
"federations",
"guilds",
"gilds",
"organizations",
"societies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vocalizers":{
"one who sings":{
"examples":[
"a critic who disdains many of today's pop singers as mere vocalizers with little artistry"
],
"synonyms":[
"carolers",
"carollers",
"singers",
"songsters",
"vocalists",
"voices"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belters",
"crooners",
"harmonizers",
"hummers",
"warblers",
"yodelers",
"serenaders",
"cantors",
"chanters",
"choristers",
"chansonniers",
"chanteuses",
"songstresses",
"bards",
"troubadours"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vocalize":{
"to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{
"examples":[
"she's not one to vocalize her worries"
],
"synonyms":[
"articulate",
"bring out",
"enunciate",
"pass",
"say",
"speak",
"state",
"talk",
"tell",
"utter",
"verbalize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"air",
"discuss",
"give",
"look",
"share",
"sound",
"vent",
"ventilate",
"voice",
"blabber",
"bolt",
"blurt",
"get off",
"shoot",
"advertise",
"announce",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"affirm",
"allege",
"assert",
"aver",
"avouch",
"avow",
"breathe",
"chirp",
"drawl",
"gasp",
"lip",
"mouth",
"murmur",
"purr",
"shout",
"splutter",
"spout",
"whisper",
"clothe",
"couch",
"formulate",
"formulize",
"phrase",
"put",
"word",
"comment",
"pipe up (with)",
"remark",
"rip (out)",
"snarl"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stifle",
"suppress"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce musical sounds with the voice":{
"examples":[
"spent some time vocalizing before the concert"
],
"synonyms":[
"carol",
"chant",
"descant",
"sing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belt",
"croon",
"harmonize",
"hum",
"lilt",
"quaver",
"scat",
"sharp",
"slur",
"trill",
"troll",
"warble",
"yodel",
"serenade"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vocals":{
"a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment":{
"examples":[
"a recording artist who arranges his own vocals"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballads",
"ditties",
"jingles",
"lays",
"lyrics",
"songs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anthems",
"cantatas",
"canticles",
"carols",
"chorales",
"hymns",
"noels",
"psalms",
"spirituals",
"dirges",
"laments",
"requiems",
"threnodies",
"hallelujahs",
"paeans",
"arias",
"arie",
"art songs",
"barcaroles",
"barcarolles",
"blues",
"chansons",
"chanteys",
"chanties",
"shanties",
"chants",
"choruses",
"croons",
"descants",
"discants",
"folk songs",
"glees",
"lullabies",
"madrigals",
"motets",
"part-songs",
"pops",
"rockers",
"roundelays",
"rounds",
"serenades",
"standards",
"drinking songs",
"fight songs",
"torch songs",
"covers",
"medleys",
"remixes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}