dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/gag_MWT.json

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{
"gag":{
"something said or done to cause laughter":{
"examples":[
"the movie featured a gag involving a chicken driving a car that audiences thought was hysterically funny"
],
"synonyms":[
"boff",
"boffo",
"boffola",
"crack",
"drollery",
"funny",
"giggle",
"jape",
"jest",
"joke",
"josh",
"laugh",
"nifty",
"one-liner",
"pleasantry",
"quip",
"rib",
"sally",
"waggery",
"wisecrack",
"witticism",
"yuk",
"yuck",
"yak",
"yock"
],
"near synonyms":[
"funning",
"joking",
"wisecracking",
"knee-slapper",
"panic",
"riot",
"scream",
"thigh-slapper",
"antic",
"buffoonery",
"caper",
"leg-pull",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"practical joke",
"prank",
"trick",
"burlesque",
"caricature",
"lampoon",
"mock",
"mockery",
"parody",
"put-on",
"riff",
"banter",
"kidding",
"persiflage",
"raillery",
"repartee",
"drollness",
"facetiousness",
"funniness",
"hilariousness",
"humorousness",
"comedy",
"humor",
"wit",
"wordplay"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{
"examples":[
"played a gag on their teammate by putting shaving cream in his hat"
],
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"caper",
"capriccio",
"dido",
"escapade",
"frolic",
"jest",
"knavery",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"practical joke",
"prank",
"rag",
"roguery",
"shavie",
"shine(s)",
"trick",
"waggery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skylarking",
"adventure",
"experience",
"game",
"lark",
"time",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horseplay",
"play",
"roughhousing",
"rowdyism",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"joking",
"kidding",
"teasing",
"gambit",
"hoax",
"maneuver",
"ploy",
"deed",
"feat",
"mission",
"performance",
"stunt",
"caprice",
"conceit",
"fancy",
"vagary",
"whim",
"whimsy",
"whimsey",
"deceit",
"deception",
"delusion",
"fooling",
"fraud",
"hanky-panky",
"hoodwinking",
"ruse",
"sham",
"stratagem",
"subterfuge",
"trickery",
"wile"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
"examples":[
"the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag"
],
"synonyms":[
"barf",
"heave",
"hurl",
"puke",
"retch",
"spew",
"spit up",
"throw up",
"upchuck",
"vomit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disgorge",
"regurgitate",
"eject",
"expel",
"nauseate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe":{
"examples":[
"took a bite that was too large and began to gag"
],
"synonyms":[
"choke",
"suffocate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heave",
"retch",
"throw up",
"vomit",
"asphyxiate",
"smother",
"stifle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathe",
"respire",
"expire",
"inspire"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make jokes":{
"examples":[
"the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight"
],
"synonyms":[
"banter",
"chaff",
"fool",
"fun",
"jape",
"jest",
"jive",
"joke",
"jolly",
"josh",
"kid",
"quip",
"wisecrack",
"yuk",
"yuck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gibe",
"jibe",
"haze",
"jeer",
"mock",
"rag",
"rally",
"razz",
"rib",
"ridicule",
"tease",
"caricature",
"lampoon",
"parody",
"satirize",
"amuse",
"divert",
"entertain"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gaga":{
"having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{
"examples":[
"after years of being alone in that remote outpost he had become totally gaga"
],
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dotty",
"fey",
"loopy",
"off",
"potty",
"teched",
"tetched",
"touched",
"aberrant",
"delirious",
"delusional",
"delusionary",
"disordered",
"disturbed",
"neurotic",
"obsessive-compulsive",
"paranoiac",
"paranoic",
"paranoid",
"paranoidal",
"schizoid",
"schizophrenic",
"sociopathic",
"eccentric",
"odd",
"oddball",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"queer",
"strange",
"foolish",
"senseless",
"witless",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"amok",
"amuck",
"ape",
"ballistic",
"bananas",
"berserk",
"nuclear",
"depressed",
"distracted",
"distraught",
"frantic",
"frenzied",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"raving",
"wigged-out",
"fixated",
"monomaniac",
"monomaniacal",
"obsessed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"lucid",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"judicious",
"sensible",
"wise",
"healthy",
"normal",
"well-adjusted",
"unneurotic"
],
"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gagged":{
"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"disgorged",
"regurgitated",
"ejected",
"expelled",
"nauseated"
],
"synonyms":[
"barfed",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hurled",
"puked",
"retched",
"spewed",
"spit up",
"spat up",
"threw up",
"upchucked",
"vomited"
]
},
"to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"took a bite that was too large and began to gag"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathed",
"respired",
"expired",
"inspired"
],
"related":[
"heaved",
"hove",
"retched",
"threw up",
"vomited",
"asphyxiated",
"smothered",
"stifled"
],
"synonyms":[
"choked",
"suffocated"
]
},
"to make jokes":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"gibed",
"jibed",
"hazed",
"jeered",
"mocked",
"ragged",
"rallied",
"razzed",
"ribbed",
"ridiculed",
"teased",
"caricatured",
"lampooned",
"parodied",
"satirized",
"amused",
"diverted",
"entertained"
],
"synonyms":[
"bantered",
"chaffed",
"fooled",
"funned",
"japed",
"jested",
"jived",
"joked",
"jollied",
"joshed",
"kidded",
"quipped",
"wisecracked",
"yukked",
"yucked"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gaggers":{
"a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"got her start in comedy as a gagger for the host of a talk show"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"comediennes",
"entertainers",
"banterers",
"cutups",
"kidders",
"knockabouts",
"practical jokers",
"pranksters",
"quippers",
"quipsters",
"teasers",
"wisecrackers",
"buffoons",
"clowns",
"fools",
"harlequins",
"zanies",
"caricaturists",
"lampooners",
"parodists",
"satirists"
],
"synonyms":[
"cards",
"comedians",
"comics",
"drolls",
"farceurs",
"funnymen",
"gagmen",
"gagsters",
"humorists",
"jesters",
"jokers",
"jokesters",
"wags",
"wits"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gaggle":{
"as in swarm , school":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"colony",
"covey",
"pack",
"plump",
"pod",
"school",
"swarm",
"drove",
"flock",
"herd"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gages":{
"something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise":{
"examples":[
"in the old days a sheriff would take gage in the form of personal goods from an accused person who then had to appear in court or forfeit the goods"
],
"synonyms":[
"guarantees",
"guaranties",
"pawns",
"pledges",
"securities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bails",
"bonds",
"deposits",
"down payments",
"earnests",
"handsels",
"sureties",
"warranties",
"assurances",
"oaths",
"promises",
"troths",
"words",
"commitments",
"compacts",
"contracts",
"covenants",
"recognizances"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gagger":{
"a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor":{
"examples":[
"got her start in comedy as a gagger for the host of a talk show"
],
"synonyms":[
"card",
"comedian",
"comic",
"droll",
"farceur",
"funnyman",
"gagman",
"gagster",
"humorist",
"jester",
"joker",
"jokester",
"wag",
"wit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comedienne",
"entertainer",
"banterer",
"cutup",
"kidder",
"knockabout",
"practical joker",
"prankster",
"quipper",
"quipster",
"teaser",
"wisecracker",
"buffoon",
"clown",
"fool",
"harlequin",
"zany",
"caricaturist",
"lampooner",
"parodist",
"satirist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gagmen":{
"a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor":{
"examples":[
"politicians with no talent for humor often hire gagmen to write jokes for them"
],
"synonyms":[
"cards",
"comedians",
"comics",
"drolls",
"farceurs",
"funnymen",
"gaggers",
"gagsters",
"humorists",
"jesters",
"jokers",
"jokesters",
"wags",
"wits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comediennes",
"entertainers",
"banterers",
"cutups",
"kidders",
"knockabouts",
"practical jokers",
"pranksters",
"quippers",
"quipsters",
"teasers",
"wisecrackers",
"buffoons",
"clowns",
"fools",
"harlequins",
"zanies",
"caricaturists",
"lampooners",
"parodists",
"satirists"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gaga (over)":{
"filled with an intense or excessive love for":{
"examples":[
"lately Jack and his friends have been gaga over extreme skiing"
],
"synonyms":[
"besotted (by)",
"crazy (about or over)",
"dotty (over)",
"enamored (of)",
"enraptured (by)",
"gone (on)",
"infatuated (with)",
"mad (about)",
"nuts (about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hung up (on)",
"obsessed",
"foolish",
"silly",
"wild",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"entranced",
"fascinated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cool",
"detached",
"unenchanted",
"unimpressed",
"disenchanted",
"disillusioned",
"heart-free"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gaged":{
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
"examples":[
"glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need"
],
"synonyms":[
"calculated",
"called",
"conjectured",
"estimated",
"figured",
"guessed",
"judged",
"made",
"placed",
"put",
"reckoned",
"supposed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"concluded",
"deduced",
"extrapolated",
"gathered",
"inferred",
"reasoned",
"understood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calibrated",
"measured",
"scaled",
"computed",
"worked out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to find out the size, extent, or amount of":{
"examples":[
"very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction"
],
"synonyms":[
"measured",
"scaled",
"spanned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"weighed",
"calibrated",
"calipered",
"quantified",
"quantitated",
"laid off",
"marked (off)",
"calculated",
"ciphered",
"computed",
"figured",
"reckoned",
"worked out",
"appraised",
"assessed",
"conjectured",
"estimated",
"evaluated",
"guessed",
"guesstimated",
"judged",
"supposed",
"valuated",
"valued",
"added up",
"summed",
"tallied",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"ascertained",
"determined",
"discovered",
"doped (out)",
"figured out",
"found out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gagging":{
"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
"examples":[
"the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag"
],
"synonyms":[
"barfing",
"heaving",
"hurling",
"puking",
"retching",
"spewing",
"spitting up",
"throwing up",
"upchucking",
"vomiting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disgorging",
"regurgitating",
"ejecting",
"expelling",
"nauseating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe":{
"examples":[
"took a bite that was too large and began to gag"
],
"synonyms":[
"choking",
"suffocating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heaving",
"retching",
"throwing up",
"vomiting",
"asphyxiating",
"smothering",
"stifling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathing",
"respiring",
"expiring",
"inspiring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make jokes":{
"examples":[
"the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight"
],
"synonyms":[
"bantering",
"chaffing",
"fooling",
"funning",
"japing",
"jesting",
"jiving",
"joking",
"jollying",
"joshing",
"kidding",
"quipping",
"wisecracking",
"yukking",
"yucking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gibing",
"jibing",
"hazing",
"jeering",
"mocking",
"ragging",
"rallying",
"razzing",
"ribbing",
"ridiculing",
"teasing",
"caricaturing",
"lampooning",
"parodying",
"satirizing",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}