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{
"idea":{
"someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Helen Keller remains my idea of a person with indomitable spirit"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"role model",
"embodiment",
"epitome",
"incarnation",
"manifestation",
"personification",
"phantom",
"pink",
"archetype",
"example",
"mirror",
"paradigm",
"pattern",
"guideline",
"principle",
"rule",
"gauge",
"gage",
"standard",
"touchstone",
"essence",
"quintessence",
"acme",
"apex",
"apotheosis",
"culmination",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"zenith"
],
"synonyms":[
"beau ideal",
"classic",
"eidolon",
"exemplar",
"ideal",
"model",
"nonesuch",
"nonpareil",
"paragon",
"patron saint"
]
},
"something imagined or pictured in the mind":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"my idea of the perfect vacation spot is an uncrowded, unspoiled beach"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actuality",
"fact",
"reality"
],
"related":[
"apprehension",
"premonition",
"presentiment",
"preconception",
"prejudice",
"prepossession",
"chimera",
"delusion",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"caprice",
"conceit",
"fancy",
"freak",
"kink",
"vagary",
"whim",
"cognition",
"observation",
"perception",
"reflection",
"assumption",
"belief",
"conclusion",
"conviction",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"hunch",
"hypothesis",
"speculation",
"supposition",
"surmise",
"theory",
"brainchild",
"brainstorm",
"brain wave",
"inspiration"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstraction",
"cogitation",
"concept",
"conception",
"image",
"impression",
"intellection",
"mind's eye",
"notion",
"picture",
"thought"
]
},
"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the idea is to get the information without seeming to be nosy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"means",
"method",
"way"
],
"related":[
"grail",
"holy grail",
"plot",
"project",
"scheme",
"desire",
"hope",
"mind",
"wish",
"nirvana",
"destination",
"terminus"
],
"synonyms":[
"aim",
"ambition",
"aspiration",
"bourne",
"bourn",
"design",
"dream",
"end",
"goal",
"ideal",
"intent",
"intention",
"mark",
"meaning",
"object",
"objective",
"plan",
"point",
"pretension",
"purpose",
"target",
"thing"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idealism":{
"the attitude of a person who believes that it is possible to live according to very high standards of behavior and honesty":{
"examples":[
"youthful idealism",
"romantic idealism"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"impracticality",
"optimism",
"artlessness",
"greenness",
"guilelessness",
"ingenuousness",
"innocence",
"naiveness",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
"naivete",
"naivet\u00e9",
"naivety",
"na\u00efvety",
"naturalness",
"simplemindedness",
"simpleness",
"simplicity",
"unsophistication",
"unworldliness",
"viridity",
"candor",
"frankness",
"genuineness",
"honesty",
"openness",
"sincerity",
"straightforwardness",
"unaffectedness",
"unpretentiousness",
"callowness",
"childishness",
"coltishness",
"inexperience",
"rawness",
"insularity",
"parochialism",
"provincialism",
"carelessness",
"heedlessness",
"thoughtlessness",
"ignorance",
"obliviousness",
"unawareness",
"credulity",
"credulousness",
"gullibility",
"impressionability"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affectedness",
"artificiality",
"pretentiousness",
"deviousness",
"dishonesty",
"insincerity",
"disbelief",
"doubtfulness",
"incredulity",
"suspiciousness",
"carefulness",
"caution",
"street smarts",
"wariness",
"pessimism",
"skepticism",
"maturity",
"artfulness",
"cynicism",
"knowingness",
"sophistication",
"worldliness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idealogy":{
"the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group":{
"examples":[
"members of that sect follow an ideology of nonviolence and freely given cooperation"
],
"synonyms":[
"credo",
"creed",
"doctrine",
"dogma",
"gospel",
"philosophy",
"testament"
],
"near synonyms":[
"manifesto",
"metaphysic",
"theory",
"axiom",
"tenet",
"watchword"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ideate":{
"to form a mental picture of":{
"examples":[
"the psychotic would repeatedly ideate the act of committing murder, and eventually he came to believe his own delusions"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceit",
"conceive",
"conjure (up)",
"dream",
"envisage",
"envision",
"fancy",
"fantasize",
"fantasy",
"feature",
"image",
"imagine",
"picture",
"see",
"vision",
"visualize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daydream",
"stargaze",
"hallucinate",
"re-create",
"reflect",
"relive",
"reminisce",
"contemplate",
"meditate",
"muse",
"ponder",
"ruminate",
"concoct",
"fabricate",
"invent",
"make up",
"manufacture",
"plan",
"project",
"foresee",
"prefigure"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"identifiable":{
"as in unmistakable , pronounced":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pronounced",
"unmistakable",
"idiosyncratic",
"general",
"generic",
"characteristic",
"classic",
"diagnostic",
"diagnostical",
"discriminating",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"distinguishing",
"identifying",
"individual",
"peculiar",
"proper",
"symptomatic",
"typical",
"common",
"normal",
"regular",
"usual",
"especial",
"particular",
"special",
"specific",
"archetypal",
"archetypical",
"model",
"paradigmatic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"atypical",
"nontypical",
"uncharacteristic",
"untypical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"identify":{
"to find out or establish the identity of":{
"examples":[
"sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator"
],
"synonyms":[
"distinguish",
"finger",
"ID",
"pinpoint",
"single (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diagnose",
"determine",
"find",
"locate",
"pick out",
"place",
"recognize",
"spot",
"check",
"examine",
"inspect",
"investigate",
"notice",
"observe",
"scrutinize",
"betray",
"disclose",
"discover",
"reveal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"camouflage",
"conceal",
"disguise",
"hide",
"counterfeit",
"feign",
"sham",
"simulate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to think of (something) in combination":{
"examples":[
"for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers"
],
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"connect",
"correlate",
"link",
"relate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compare",
"equate",
"liken",
"group",
"join",
"lump (together)",
"tie (together)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contrast",
"differentiate",
"discriminate",
"distinguish",
"separate",
"set off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ideograph":{
"as in hieroglyph , hieroglyphic":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ideologic":{
"of, relating to, or adhering to the characteristic set of ideas and beliefs of a group or a political party":{
"examples":[
"As a politician, she was not very ideological , preferring to consider all points of view rather than stick to the party line.",
"Despite their ideological differences, the two groups formed a coalition."
],
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"doctrinaire",
"dogmatic",
"dogmatical",
"opinionated",
"opinionative",
"opinioned",
"pontifical",
"self-opinionated",
"doctrinal",
"philosophical",
"abstract",
"conceptual",
"ideal",
"ideational",
"metaphysical",
"notional",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"idealist",
"idealistic",
"quixotic",
"quixotical",
"romantic",
"starry",
"starry-eyed",
"utopian",
"visionary",
"impractical",
"nonrealistic",
"unrealistic",
"crusading",
"messianic",
"zealous",
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"hardheaded",
"headstrong",
"implacable",
"inflexible",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"rigid",
"self-willed",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"unyielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"latitudinarian",
"undoctrinaire",
"undogmatic",
"concrete",
"nonabstract",
"practical",
"pragmatic",
"pragmatical",
"realistic",
"clear-eyed",
"clear-sighted",
"hard-nosed",
"tough-minded",
"unsentimental",
"broadminded",
"open",
"open-minded",
"receptive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"idealized":{
"as in romanticized , glamorized":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"glamorized",
"glamourized",
"romanticized",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiloquent",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-flown",
"ornate",
"purple",
"figurative",
"metaphoric",
"metaphorical",
"symbolic",
"symbolical",
"rhapsodic",
"rhapsodical",
"metrical",
"metric",
"rhyming",
"riming",
"rhythmic",
"rhythmical",
"bardic",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"poetic",
"poetical",
"poeticized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prosaic",
"prose",
"unlyrical",
"unpoetic",
"factual",
"literal",
"matter-of-fact",
"antipoetic"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant":{
"examples":[
"he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong"
],
"synonyms":[
"glamorized",
"glamourized",
"glamoured (up)",
"glorified",
"romanticized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heroicized",
"heroized",
"euphemized",
"poeticized",
"softened",
"sweetened",
"adulated",
"canonized",
"deified",
"idolized",
"aggrandized",
"dignified",
"ennobled",
"enshrined",
"enthroned",
"magnified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittled",
"decried",
"denigrated",
"deprecated",
"disparaged",
"minimized",
"put down"
],
"antonyms":[
"deglamorized"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"ideogrammic":{
"as in hieroglyphic , iconographic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"idealization":{
"as in romanticization":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"romanticization",
"adoration",
"deference",
"glorification",
"reverence",
"veneration",
"affection",
"fancy",
"favor",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"love",
"adulation",
"deification",
"hero worship",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"worship",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"appreciation",
"esteem",
"regard",
"respect",
"approval"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemnation",
"disapproval",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"dismissal",
"disregard",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"scorn"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ideas":{
"something imagined or pictured in the mind":{
"examples":[
"my idea of the perfect vacation spot is an uncrowded, unspoiled beach"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstractions",
"cogitations",
"conceptions",
"concepts",
"images",
"impressions",
"intellections",
"mind's eyes",
"notions",
"pictures",
"thoughts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apprehensions",
"premonitions",
"presentiments",
"preconceptions",
"prejudices",
"prepossessions",
"chimeras",
"delusions",
"hallucinations",
"illusions",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"caprices",
"conceits",
"fancies",
"freaks",
"kinks",
"vagaries",
"whims",
"cognitions",
"observations",
"perceptions",
"reflections",
"assumptions",
"beliefs",
"conclusions",
"convictions",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"hunches",
"hypotheses",
"speculations",
"suppositions",
"surmises",
"theories",
"brainchildren",
"brainstorms",
"brain waves",
"inspirations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actualities",
"facts",
"realities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation":{
"examples":[
"Helen Keller remains my idea of a person with indomitable spirit"
],
"synonyms":[
"beau ideals",
"classics",
"eidolons",
"eidola",
"exemplars",
"ideals",
"models",
"nonesuches",
"nonpareils",
"paragons",
"patron saints"
],
"near synonyms":[
"role models",
"embodiments",
"epitomes",
"incarnations",
"manifestations",
"personifications",
"phantoms",
"pinks",
"archetypes",
"examples",
"mirrors",
"paradigms",
"patterns",
"guidelines",
"principles",
"rules",
"gauges",
"gages",
"standards",
"touchstones",
"essences",
"quintessences",
"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"apotheoses",
"culminations",
"peaks",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"zeniths"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{
"examples":[
"the idea is to get the information without seeming to be nosy"
],
"synonyms":[
"aims",
"ambitions",
"aspirations",
"bournes",
"bourns",
"designs",
"dreams",
"ends",
"goals",
"ideals",
"intentions",
"intents",
"marks",
"meanings",
"objectives",
"objects",
"plans",
"points",
"pretensions",
"purposes",
"targets",
"things"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grails",
"holy grails",
"plots",
"projects",
"schemes",
"desires",
"hopes",
"minds",
"wishes",
"nirvanas",
"destinations",
"termini",
"terminuses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"means",
"methods",
"ways"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ideogrammatic":{
"as in hieroglyphic , iconographic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hieroglyphic",
"hieroglyphical",
"iconographic",
"iconographical",
"ideogramic",
"ideogrammic",
"ideographic",
"pictographic",
"illustrational",
"illustrative",
"drawn",
"painted",
"represented",
"photographic",
"video",
"graphic",
"graphical",
"imaginal",
"pictorial",
"visual"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"idealize":{
"to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant":{
"examples":[
"he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong"
],
"synonyms":[
"glamorize",
"glamourize",
"glamour (up)",
"glorify",
"romanticize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heroicize",
"heroize",
"euphemize",
"poeticize",
"soften",
"sweeten",
"adulate",
"canonize",
"deify",
"idolize",
"aggrandize",
"dignify",
"ennoble",
"enshrine",
"enthrone",
"magnify"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittle",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"minimize",
"put down"
],
"antonyms":[
"deglamorize"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ideogramic":{
"as in hieroglyphic , iconographic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hieroglyphic",
"hieroglyphical",
"iconographic",
"iconographical",
"ideogrammatic",
"ideographic",
"pictographic",
"illustrational",
"illustrative",
"drawn",
"painted",
"represented",
"photographic",
"video",
"graphic",
"graphical",
"imaginal",
"pictorial",
"visual"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"identifying":{
"serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group":{
"examples":[
"the marching band's striking black-and-silver uniforms serve as its identifying mark for thousands of parade spectators"
],
"synonyms":[
"characteristic",
"classic",
"diagnostic",
"diagnostical",
"discriminating",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"distinguishing",
"individual",
"peculiar",
"proper",
"symptomatic",
"typical"
],
"near synonyms":[
"idiosyncratic",
"identifiable",
"pronounced",
"unmistakable",
"general",
"generic",
"common",
"normal",
"regular",
"usual",
"especial",
"particular",
"special",
"specific",
"archetypal",
"archetypical",
"model",
"paradigmatic"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"atypical",
"nontypical",
"uncharacteristic",
"untypical"
]
},
"to find out or establish the identity of":{
"examples":[
"sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator"
],
"synonyms":[
"distinguishing",
"fingering",
"ID'ing",
"IDing",
"pinpointing",
"singling (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diagnosing",
"determining",
"finding",
"locating",
"picking out",
"placing",
"recognizing",
"spotting",
"checking",
"examining",
"inspecting",
"investigating",
"noticing",
"observing",
"scrutinizing",
"betraying",
"disclosing",
"discovering",
"revealing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"camouflaging",
"concealing",
"disguising",
"hiding",
"counterfeiting",
"feigning",
"shamming",
"simulating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to think of (something) in combination":{
"examples":[
"for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers"
],
"synonyms":[
"associating",
"connecting",
"correlating",
"linking",
"relating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comparing",
"equating",
"likening",
"grouping",
"joining",
"lumping (together)",
"tying (together)",
"tieing (together)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contrasting",
"differentiating",
"discriminating",
"distinguishing",
"separating",
"setting off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"identified (with)":{
"as in empathized (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"empathized (with)",
"loved",
"tolerated",
"understood",
"grieved (for)",
"sorrowed (for)",
"cared (for)",
"ached (for)",
"bled (for)",
"commiserated (with)",
"compassionated",
"condoled (with)",
"felt (for)",
"pitied",
"sympathized (with)",
"yearned (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"disliked",
"hated",
"scorned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ideogram":{
"as in hieroglyph , hieroglyphic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hieroglyph",
"hieroglyphic",
"ideograph",
"icon",
"ikon",
"illustration",
"image",
"likeness",
"picture",
"delineation",
"depiction",
"representation",
"resemblance",
"view",
"portrait",
"daub",
"drawing",
"finger painting",
"etching",
"silhouette",
"sketch",
"watercolor",
"caricature",
"cartoon",
"doodle",
"collage",
"montage",
"photograph",
"pictograph"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identities":{
"the set of qualities that make a person different from other people":{
"examples":[
"children begin to form their own identity by the age of two"
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"individualisms",
"individualities",
"personalities",
"selfhoods",
"self-identities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"idiosyncrasies",
"peculiarities",
"singularities",
"dispositions",
"humors",
"natures",
"temperaments",
"tempers",
"independences"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformities",
"conventionalities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identifying (with)":{
"as in empathizing (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"empathizing (with)",
"loving",
"tolerating",
"understanding",
"grieving (for)",
"sorrowing (for)",
"caring (for)",
"aching (for)",
"bleeding (for)",
"commiserating (with)",
"compassionating",
"condoling (with)",
"feeling (for)",
"pitying",
"sympathizing (with)",
"yearning (over)"
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"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"disliking",
"hating",
"scorning"
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"verb"
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"loves",
"tolerates",
"understands",
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"sorrows (for)",
"cares (for)",
"aches (for)",
"bleeds (for)",
"commiserates (with)",
"compassionates",
"condoles (with)",
"feels (for)",
"pities",
"sympathizes (with)",
"yearns (over)"
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"disregards",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"dislikes",
"hates",
"scorns"
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"verb"
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"an idealist sees the best in everyone, regardless of how they behave"
],
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"Don Quixotes",
"dreamers",
"fantasts",
"idealizers",
"ideologues",
"idealogues",
"romanticists",
"romantics",
"utopians",
"visionaries"
],
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"emotionalists",
"sentimentalists",
"daydreamers",
"fantasizers",
"woolgatherers",
"Micawbers",
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"do-gooders",
"reformers",
"perfectionists",
"doctrinaires",
"theorists",
"thinkers"
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"cynics",
"defeatists",
"pessimists",
"empiricists",
"empirics"
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"hardnoses",
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"realists"
]
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"noun"
]
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"he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong"
],
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"glamours (up)",
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],
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"heroizes",
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"softens",
"sweetens",
"adulates",
"canonizes",
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"idolizes",
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"dignifies",
"ennobles",
"enshrines",
"enthrones",
"magnifies"
],
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"belittles",
"decries",
"denigrates",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"minimizes",
"puts down"
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"deglamorizes"
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"verb"
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"as in hieroglyphs , hieroglyphics":{
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"hieroglyphics",
"hieroglyphs",
"ideographs",
"icons",
"ikons",
"illustrations",
"images",
"likenesses",
"pictures",
"delineations",
"depictions",
"representations",
"resemblances",
"views",
"portraits",
"daubs",
"drawings",
"finger paintings",
"etchings",
"silhouettes",
"sketches",
"watercolors",
"caricatures",
"cartoons",
"doodles",
"collages",
"montages",
"photographs",
"pictographs"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"the psychotic would repeatedly ideate the act of committing murder, and eventually he came to believe his own delusions"
],
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"conceiting",
"conceiving",
"conjuring (up)",
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"fancying",
"fantasizing",
"fantasying",
"featuring",
"imaging",
"imagining",
"picturing",
"seeing",
"visioning",
"visualizing"
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"daydreaming",
"stargazing",
"hallucinating",
"re-creating",
"recreating",
"reflecting",
"reliving",
"reminiscing",
"contemplating",
"meditating",
"musing",
"pondering",
"ruminating",
"concocting",
"fabricating",
"inventing",
"making up",
"manufacturing",
"planning",
"projecting",
"foreseeing",
"prefiguring"
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},
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"verb"
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},
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"examples":[
"members of that sect follow an ideology of nonviolence and freely given cooperation"
],
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"credos",
"creeds",
"doctrines",
"dogmas",
"dogmata",
"gospels",
"philosophies",
"testaments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"manifestos",
"manifestoes",
"metaphysics",
"theories",
"axioms",
"tenets",
"watchwords"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ideographic":{
"as in hieroglyphic , iconographic":{
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"hieroglyphic",
"hieroglyphical",
"iconographic",
"iconographical",
"ideogramic",
"ideogrammic",
"ideogrammatic",
"pictographic",
"illustrational",
"illustrative",
"drawn",
"painted",
"represented",
"photographic",
"video",
"graphic",
"graphical",
"imaginal",
"pictorial",
"visual"
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"dealing with or expressing a quality or idea":{
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"honesty is an ideal entity that has more admirers than practitioners"
],
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"abstract",
"conceptual",
"ideational",
"metaphysical",
"notional",
"theoretical",
"theoretic"
],
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"conjectural",
"hypothetical",
"speculative",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"intellectual",
"mental",
"spiritual",
"ethereal",
"immaterial",
"incorporeal",
"insubstantial",
"nonmaterial",
"nonphysical",
"unsubstantial",
"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"insensible",
"intangible",
"invisible",
"impractical",
"romantic",
"transcendent",
"transcendental",
"unreal",
"utopian",
"visionary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"material",
"physical",
"appreciable",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"noticeable",
"observable",
"palpable",
"perceptible",
"sensible",
"substantial",
"tangible",
"visible",
"defined",
"definite",
"distinct",
"actual",
"factual",
"real"
],
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"concrete",
"nonabstract"
]
},
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"examples":[
"depicts an ideal society in which conflict and privation are unknown"
],
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"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantasied",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"hypothetical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible"
],
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"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
]
},
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"examples":[
"for years she's been searching for a man who would make an ideal husband, and she's still looking"
],
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"absolute",
"faultless",
"flawless",
"immaculate",
"impeccable",
"indefectible",
"irreproachable",
"letter-perfect",
"perfect",
"picture-book",
"picture-perfect",
"seamless",
"unblemished"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consummate",
"expert",
"masterly",
"classic",
"dandy",
"excellent",
"fabulous",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"grand",
"great",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"prime",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"terrific",
"top",
"top-notch",
"unsurpassed",
"completed",
"finished",
"perfected",
"polished",
"complete",
"entire",
"intact",
"whole",
"mint",
"unbruised",
"undamaged",
"unimpaired",
"uninjured",
"unmarred",
"unspoiled",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"special",
"airtight",
"bulletproof",
"accurate",
"correct",
"exact",
"precise",
"inerrant",
"infallible",
"unerring",
"unfailing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"wanting",
"unfinished",
"unpolished",
"fallible",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"broken",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"impaired",
"injured",
"malformed",
"marred",
"misshapen",
"spoiled",
"vitiated",
"atrocious",
"execrable",
"wretched",
"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"inexact",
"wrong"
],
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"amiss",
"bad",
"censurable",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect",
"reproachable"
]
},
"someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation":{
"examples":[
"she's our ideal of the concerned, caring physician"
],
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"beau ideal",
"classic",
"eidolon",
"exemplar",
"idea",
"model",
"nonesuch",
"nonpareil",
"paragon",
"patron saint"
],
"near synonyms":[
"role model",
"embodiment",
"epitome",
"incarnation",
"manifestation",
"personification",
"phantom",
"pink",
"archetype",
"example",
"mirror",
"paradigm",
"pattern",
"guideline",
"principle",
"rule",
"gauge",
"gage",
"standard",
"touchstone",
"essence",
"quintessence",
"acme",
"apex",
"apotheosis",
"culmination",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"zenith"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the most perfect type or example":{
"examples":[
"the Taj Mahal in India is generally regarded as the ideal of Mogul architectural beauty"
],
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"acme",
"apotheosis",
"beau ideal",
"byword",
"classic",
"epitome",
"exemplar",
"perfection",
"quintessence"
],
"near synonyms":[
"archetype",
"model",
"prototype",
"paradigm",
"standard",
"nonpareil",
"paragon",
"abstract",
"avatar",
"embodier",
"embodiment",
"incarnation",
"incorporation",
"manifestation",
"personification",
"height",
"last word",
"meridian",
"ultimate",
"zenith",
"benchmark",
"criterion",
"touchstone",
"yardstick"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{
"examples":[
"his ideal is to make enough money so that he can retire at 50"
],
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"aim",
"ambition",
"aspiration",
"bourne",
"bourn",
"design",
"dream",
"end",
"goal",
"idea",
"intent",
"intention",
"mark",
"meaning",
"object",
"objective",
"plan",
"point",
"pretension",
"purpose",
"target",
"thing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grail",
"holy grail",
"plot",
"project",
"scheme",
"desire",
"hope",
"mind",
"wish",
"nirvana",
"destination",
"terminus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"means",
"method",
"way"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ideologists":{
"as in ideologues , sectarians":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"ideologues",
"idealogues",
"sectarians",
"prot\u00e9g\u00e9s",
"scholars",
"students",
"admirers",
"cultists",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fans",
"idolaters",
"idolators",
"worshippers",
"worshipers",
"zealots",
"advocates",
"backers",
"champions",
"supporters",
"apparatchiks",
"apparatchiki",
"camp followers",
"flunkies",
"flunkeys",
"hangers-on",
"henchmen",
"lackeys",
"lickspittles",
"minions",
"myrmidons",
"satellites",
"stooges",
"sycophants",
"toadies",
"yes-men",
"faithfuls",
"loyalists",
"apostles",
"missionaries",
"proselytizers",
"soldiers",
"acolytes",
"adherents",
"converts",
"disciples",
"epigones",
"followers",
"liege men",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"pupils",
"votaries",
"votarists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coryphaei",
"leaders",
"apostates",
"defectors",
"renegades",
"traitors",
"turncoats"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ideologues":{
"one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause":{
"examples":[
"as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question"
],
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"crusaders",
"fanatics",
"militants",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"red hots",
"true believers",
"zealots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"activists",
"dreamers",
"idealists",
"visionaries",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"idolizers",
"votaries",
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fiends",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"junkies",
"lovers",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"stalwarts",
"supporters",
"boosters",
"rooters",
"well-wishers",
"faddists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonmilitants"
]
},
"one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world":{
"examples":[
"the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country"
],
"synonyms":[
"Don Quixotes",
"dreamers",
"fantasts",
"idealists",
"idealizers",
"romanticists",
"romantics",
"utopians",
"visionaries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emotionalists",
"sentimentalists",
"daydreamers",
"fantasizers",
"woolgatherers",
"Micawbers",
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"do-gooders",
"reformers",
"perfectionists",
"doctrinaires",
"theorists",
"thinkers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cynics",
"defeatists",
"pessimists",
"empiricists",
"empirics"
],
"antonyms":[
"hardnoses",
"pragmatists",
"realists"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identification":{
"something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be":{
"examples":[
"You'll need two forms of identification to register to vote."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ID",
"ID card",
"identification card",
"identity card",
"certificate",
"document",
"exhibit",
"paper",
"attestation",
"confirmation",
"corroboration",
"documentation",
"evidence",
"proof",
"substantiation",
"testament",
"testimonial",
"testimony",
"validation",
"voucher",
"witness",
"authentication",
"manifestation",
"verification",
"(the) goods",
"demonstration",
"illustration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rebuttal",
"refutation",
"disproof"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identity cards":{
"something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be":{
"examples":[
"Motorists were stopped at a checkpoint and required to present identity cards before traveling any further."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"ID cards",
"identification cards",
"identifications",
"ID's",
"IDs",
"certificates",
"documents",
"exhibits",
"papers",
"attestations",
"confirmations",
"corroborations",
"documentations",
"evidences",
"proofs",
"substantiations",
"testaments",
"testimonials",
"testimonies",
"validations",
"vouchers",
"witnesses",
"authentications",
"manifestations",
"verifications",
"(the) goods",
"demonstrations",
"illustrations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rebuttals",
"refutations",
"disproofs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identically":{
"as in equally , equivalently":{
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"near synonyms":[
"equally",
"equivalently",
"alike",
"also",
"correspondingly",
"ditto",
"likewise",
"similarly",
"so"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differently",
"dissimilarly",
"otherwise",
"contrarily",
"conversely",
"inversely",
"oppositely",
"vice versa",
"diversely",
"unequally",
"variously"
],
"antonyms":[]
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"as in exactly , precisely":{
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"near synonyms":[
"ad verbum",
"directly",
"exactly",
"verbatim",
"word for word",
"accurately",
"precisely",
"literally"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inexactly",
"basically",
"essentially",
"virtually",
"carelessly",
"freely",
"imprecisely",
"inaccurately",
"loosely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"ideologist":{
"as in ideologue , sectarian":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ideologue",
"idealogue",
"sectarian",
"prot\u00e9g\u00e9",
"scholar",
"student",
"admirer",
"cultist",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"idolater",
"idolator",
"worshipper",
"worshiper",
"zealot",
"advocate",
"backer",
"champion",
"supporter",
"apparatchik",
"camp follower",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"hanger-on",
"henchman",
"lackey",
"lickspittle",
"minion",
"myrmidon",
"satellite",
"stooge",
"sycophant",
"toady",
"yes-man",
"faithful",
"loyalist",
"apostle",
"missionary",
"proselytizer",
"soldier",
"acolyte",
"adherent",
"convert",
"disciple",
"epigone",
"follower",
"liege man",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"pupil",
"votarist",
"votary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coryphaeus",
"leader",
"apostate",
"defector",
"renegade",
"traitor",
"turncoat"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ideally":{
"without any flaws or errors":{
"examples":[
"an ideally executed routine on the parallel bars that earned him perfect scores from the judges"
],
"synonyms":[
"faultlessly",
"flawlessly",
"immaculately",
"impeccably",
"pat",
"perfectly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"excellently",
"fabulously",
"finely",
"grandly",
"greatly",
"marvelously",
"superbly",
"superiorly",
"superlatively",
"terrifically",
"exceptionally",
"fancily",
"specially"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"incompletely",
"insufficiently",
"fallibly",
"atrociously",
"execrably",
"wretchedly"
],
"antonyms":[
"amiss",
"badly",
"defectively",
"faultily",
"imperfectly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"idealizers":{
"one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world":{
"examples":[
"an idealizer , she thinks that any convicted criminal is capable of being redeemed by the love of a good woman"
],
"synonyms":[
"Don Quixotes",
"dreamers",
"fantasts",
"idealists",
"ideologues",
"idealogues",
"romanticists",
"romantics",
"utopians",
"visionaries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emotionalists",
"sentimentalists",
"daydreamers",
"fantasizers",
"woolgatherers",
"Micawbers",
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"do-gooders",
"reformers",
"perfectionists",
"doctrinaires",
"theorists",
"thinkers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cynics",
"defeatists",
"pessimists",
"empiricists",
"empirics"
],
"antonyms":[
"hardnoses",
"pragmatists",
"realists"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identity card":{
"something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be":{
"examples":[
"Motorists were stopped at a checkpoint and required to present identity cards before traveling any further."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"ID",
"ID card",
"identification",
"identification card",
"certificate",
"document",
"exhibit",
"paper",
"attestation",
"confirmation",
"corroboration",
"documentation",
"evidence",
"proof",
"substantiation",
"testament",
"testimonial",
"testimony",
"validation",
"voucher",
"witness",
"authentication",
"manifestation",
"verification",
"(the) goods",
"demonstration",
"illustration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rebuttal",
"refutation",
"disproof"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ideates":{
"to form a mental picture of":{
"examples":[
"the psychotic would repeatedly ideate the act of committing murder, and eventually he came to believe his own delusions"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceits",
"conceives",
"conjures (up)",
"dreams",
"envisages",
"envisions",
"fancies",
"fantasies",
"fantasizes",
"features",
"images",
"imagines",
"pictures",
"sees",
"visions",
"visualizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daydreams",
"stargazes",
"hallucinates",
"re-creates",
"reflects",
"relives",
"reminisces",
"contemplates",
"meditates",
"muses",
"ponders",
"ruminates",
"concocts",
"fabricates",
"invents",
"makes up",
"manufactures",
"plans",
"projects",
"foresees",
"prefigures"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"idealogue":{
"one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause":{
"examples":[
"as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question"
],
"synonyms":[
"crusader",
"fanatic",
"militant",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"red hot",
"true believer",
"zealot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"activist",
"dreamer",
"idealist",
"visionary",
"cultist",
"disciple",
"follower",
"hanger-on",
"idolizer",
"votary",
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker",
"advocate",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"evangelist",
"patron",
"promoter",
"stalwart",
"supporter",
"booster",
"rooter",
"well-wisher",
"faddist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dabbler",
"dilettante"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonmilitant"
]
},
"one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world":{
"examples":[
"the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country"
],
"synonyms":[
"Don Quixote",
"dreamer",
"fantast",
"idealist",
"idealizer",
"romantic",
"romanticist",
"utopian",
"visionary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emotionalist",
"sentimentalist",
"daydreamer",
"fantasizer",
"woolgatherer",
"Micawber",
"optimist",
"Pollyanna",
"do-gooder",
"reformer",
"perfectionist",
"doctrinaire",
"theorist",
"thinker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cynic",
"defeatist",
"pessimist",
"empiric",
"empiricist"
],
"antonyms":[
"hardnose",
"pragmatist",
"realist"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identicalness":{
"the state of being exactly alike":{
"examples":[
"the identicalness of your answers to your friend's suggests that someone copied"
],
"synonyms":[
"identity",
"sameness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oneness",
"selfsameness",
"homogeneity",
"homogeneousness",
"homology",
"equality",
"equivalence",
"accordance",
"agreement",
"conformity",
"congruity",
"correspondence",
"likeness",
"resemblance",
"similarity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alteration",
"change",
"modification",
"variation",
"distinction",
"distinctiveness",
"distinctness",
"exoticness",
"individuality",
"separateness",
"separation",
"uniqueness",
"unusualness",
"deviance",
"divergence",
"variance",
"incompatibility",
"incongruence",
"incongruity",
"incongruousness",
"contrast"
],
"antonyms":[
"difference",
"disagreement",
"discrepancy",
"disparateness",
"disparity",
"dissimilarity",
"unlikeness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ideations":{
"the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others":{
"examples":[
"caregivers are trained to watch for signs of depression and suicidal ideation \u2014some patients are likely to put their fantasies to action"
],
"synonyms":[
"contrivance",
"creativity",
"fancy",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"imagination",
"imaginativeness",
"invention",
"inventiveness",
"originality"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brainstorm",
"brainstorming",
"inspiration",
"fecundity",
"fertility",
"ingenuity",
"resourcefulness",
"versatility",
"chimera",
"daydream",
"delusion",
"dream",
"figment",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"mind's eye",
"mirage",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"pipe dream",
"envisaging",
"visualization"
],
"near antonyms":[
"literality",
"literalness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identified":{
"as in discovered , detected":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"detected",
"discovered",
"bustling",
"busy",
"crowded",
"swarming",
"teeming",
"thronging",
"traveled",
"travelled",
"trod",
"trodden"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undiscovered",
"unexplored",
"pathless",
"trackless",
"untraveled",
"untraversed",
"untrodden",
"untrod",
"pristine",
"unspoiled",
"virgin"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to find out or establish the identity of":{
"examples":[
"sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator"
],
"synonyms":[
"distinguished",
"fingered",
"ID'd",
"IDed",
"pinpointed",
"singled (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diagnosed",
"determined",
"found",
"located",
"picked out",
"placed",
"recognized",
"spotted",
"checked",
"examined",
"inspected",
"investigated",
"noticed",
"observed",
"scrutinized",
"betrayed",
"disclosed",
"discovered",
"revealed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"camouflaged",
"concealed",
"disguised",
"hid",
"counterfeited",
"feigned",
"shammed",
"simulated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to think of (something) in combination":{
"examples":[
"for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers"
],
"synonyms":[
"associated",
"connected",
"correlated",
"linked",
"related"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compared",
"equated",
"likened",
"grouped",
"joined",
"lumped (together)",
"tied (together)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contrasted",
"differentiated",
"discriminated",
"distinguished",
"separated",
"set off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"idealogues":{
"one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause":{
"examples":[
"as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question"
],
"synonyms":[
"crusaders",
"fanatics",
"militants",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"red hots",
"true believers",
"zealots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"activists",
"dreamers",
"idealists",
"visionaries",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"idolizers",
"votaries",
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fiends",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"junkies",
"lovers",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"stalwarts",
"supporters",
"boosters",
"rooters",
"well-wishers",
"faddists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonmilitants"
]
},
"one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world":{
"examples":[
"the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country"
],
"synonyms":[
"Don Quixotes",
"dreamers",
"fantasts",
"idealists",
"idealizers",
"romanticists",
"romantics",
"utopians",
"visionaries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emotionalists",
"sentimentalists",
"daydreamers",
"fantasizers",
"woolgatherers",
"Micawbers",
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"do-gooders",
"reformers",
"perfectionists",
"doctrinaires",
"theorists",
"thinkers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cynics",
"defeatists",
"pessimists",
"empiricists",
"empirics"
],
"antonyms":[
"hardnoses",
"pragmatists",
"realists"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idealistic":{
"having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality":{
"examples":[
"idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding"
],
"synonyms":[
"idealist",
"quixotic",
"quixotical",
"romantic",
"starry",
"starry-eyed",
"utopian",
"visionary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"impractical",
"unrealistic",
"crusading",
"messianic",
"zealous",
"dewy-eyed",
"moonstruck",
"moony",
"sentimental",
"tender-minded",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"Pollyannaish",
"Pollyannish",
"rosy",
"upbeat",
"doctrinaire",
"ideological",
"ideologic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hardheaded",
"hard-nosed",
"tough-minded",
"unsentimental",
"practical",
"pragmatic",
"pragmatical",
"realistic"
],
"antonyms":[
"clear-eyed",
"clear-sighted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"IDed":{
"to find out or establish the identity of":{
"examples":[
"studies that show that eyewitnesses are surprisingly unreliable when called upon to ID the perpetrators of crimes"
],
"synonyms":[
"distinguished",
"fingered",
"identified",
"pinpointed",
"singled (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diagnosed",
"determined",
"found",
"located",
"picked out",
"placed",
"recognized",
"spotted",
"checked",
"examined",
"inspected",
"investigated",
"noticed",
"observed",
"scrutinized",
"betrayed",
"disclosed",
"discovered",
"revealed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"camouflaged",
"concealed",
"disguised",
"hid",
"counterfeited",
"feigned",
"shammed",
"simulated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"idealizing":{
"to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant":{
"examples":[
"he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong"
],
"synonyms":[
"glamorizing",
"glamourizing",
"glamouring (up)",
"glorifying",
"romanticizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heroicizing",
"heroizing",
"euphemizing",
"poeticizing",
"softening",
"sweetening",
"adulating",
"canonizing",
"deifying",
"idolizing",
"aggrandizing",
"dignifying",
"ennobling",
"enshrining",
"enthroning",
"magnifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittling",
"decrying",
"denigrating",
"deprecating",
"disparaging",
"minimizing",
"putting down"
],
"antonyms":[
"deglamorizing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"identification cards":{
"something presented to show that someone is the person they claim to be":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ID cards",
"identity cards",
"ID's",
"IDs",
"certificates",
"documents",
"exhibits",
"papers",
"attestations",
"confirmations",
"corroborations",
"documentations",
"evidences",
"proofs",
"substantiations",
"testaments",
"testimonials",
"testimonies",
"validations",
"vouchers",
"witnesses",
"authentications",
"manifestations",
"verifications",
"(the) goods",
"demonstrations",
"illustrations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rebuttals",
"refutations",
"disproofs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"ideated":{
"to form a mental picture of":{
"examples":[
"the psychotic would repeatedly ideate the act of committing murder, and eventually he came to believe his own delusions"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceited",
"conceived",
"conjured (up)",
"dreamed",
"dreamt",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"fancied",
"fantasied",
"fantasized",
"featured",
"imaged",
"imagined",
"pictured",
"saw",
"visioned",
"visualized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daydreamed",
"stargazed",
"hallucinated",
"re-created",
"recreated",
"reflected",
"relived",
"reminisced",
"contemplated",
"meditated",
"mused",
"pondered",
"ruminated",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"invented",
"made up",
"manufactured",
"planned",
"projected",
"foresaw",
"prefigured"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ideologue":{
"one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause":{
"examples":[
"as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question"
],
"synonyms":[
"crusader",
"fanatic",
"militant",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"red hot",
"true believer",
"zealot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"activist",
"dreamer",
"idealist",
"visionary",
"cultist",
"disciple",
"follower",
"hanger-on",
"idolizer",
"votary",
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker",
"advocate",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"evangelist",
"patron",
"promoter",
"stalwart",
"supporter",
"booster",
"rooter",
"well-wisher",
"faddist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dabbler",
"dilettante"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonmilitant"
]
},
"one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world":{
"examples":[
"the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country"
],
"synonyms":[
"Don Quixote",
"dreamer",
"fantast",
"idealist",
"idealizer",
"romantic",
"romanticist",
"utopian",
"visionary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emotionalist",
"sentimentalist",
"daydreamer",
"fantasizer",
"woolgatherer",
"Micawber",
"optimist",
"Pollyanna",
"do-gooder",
"reformer",
"perfectionist",
"doctrinaire",
"theorist",
"thinker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cynic",
"defeatist",
"pessimist",
"empiric",
"empiricist"
],
"antonyms":[
"hardnose",
"pragmatist",
"realist"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identify (with)":{
"as in empathize (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"empathize (with)",
"love",
"tolerate",
"understand",
"grieve (for)",
"sorrow (for)",
"care (for)",
"ache (for)",
"bleed (for)",
"commiserate (with)",
"compassionate",
"condole (with)",
"feel (for)",
"pity",
"sympathize (with)",
"yearn (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"dislike",
"hate",
"scorn"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"idee fixe":{
"something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned":{
"examples":[
"had this bizarre id\u00e9e fixe that people were spying on her with electromagnetic waves"
],
"synonyms":[
"fetish",
"fetich",
"fixation",
"mania",
"obsession",
"preoccupation",
"prepossession"
],
"near synonyms":[
"monomania",
"complex",
"hang-up",
"problem",
"trip",
"appetite",
"caco\u00ebthes",
"compulsion",
"craving",
"desire",
"drive",
"enthusiasm",
"fascination",
"hankering",
"hunger",
"infatuation",
"itch",
"longing",
"lust",
"passion",
"pining",
"thirst",
"urge",
"yearning",
"yen",
"idiosyncrasy",
"quirk",
"bent",
"disposition",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathy",
"disinterestedness",
"disregard",
"indifference",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern",
"unconcernedness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"identical":{
"being one and not another":{
"examples":[
"both families wanted the identical puppy and weren't accepting the argument that its littermates were just as good"
],
"synonyms":[
"same",
"selfsame",
"very"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"differentiable",
"discriminable",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"distinguishable",
"diverse",
"unalike",
"unlike",
"varied",
"various"
],
"antonyms":[
"another",
"different",
"other"
]
},
"resembling another in every respect":{
"examples":[
"identical dresses whose only difference is a designer label that fetches a high price"
],
"synonyms":[
"coequal",
"duplicate",
"equal",
"even",
"indistinguishable",
"same"
],
"near synonyms":[
"akin",
"alike",
"analogous",
"comparable",
"coordinate",
"correspondent",
"corresponding",
"equivalent",
"like",
"look-alike",
"matching",
"parallel",
"similar",
"such",
"suchlike",
"synonymous",
"tantamount"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differentiable",
"discriminable",
"divers",
"miscellaneous",
"sundry",
"varied",
"various"
],
"antonyms":[
"different",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"distant",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"distinguishable",
"diverse",
"nonidentical",
"other",
"unalike",
"unlike"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}