dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/onc_MWT.json

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{
"once in a blue moon":{
"not often":{
"examples":[
"Once in a blue moon , this car just refuses to start.",
"They only see each other once in a blue moon as they rarely are in the same location at the same time."
],
"synonyms":[
"infrequently",
"little",
"rarely"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ne'er",
"never",
"episodically",
"irregularly",
"now and then",
"occasionally",
"seldom",
"sometimes",
"sporadically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"customarily",
"generally",
"habitually",
"ordinarily",
"routinely",
"usually",
"always",
"constantly",
"continually",
"continuously",
"endlessly",
"eternally",
"ever",
"everlastingly",
"evermore",
"forever",
"invariably",
"perennially",
"perpetually",
"unceasingly",
"chronically",
"recurrently",
"repeatedly"
],
"antonyms":[
"frequently",
"oft",
"often",
"oftentimes",
"ofttimes"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"once-overs":{
"as in perusals":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"perusals",
"inquisitions",
"interrogations",
"rechecks",
"reinspections",
"resurveys",
"explorations",
"investigations",
"probes",
"researches",
"studies",
"observations",
"surveillances",
"watches",
"analyses",
"assays",
"close-ups",
"deconstructions",
"dissections",
"checkouts",
"test-drives",
"trial runs",
"audits",
"checks",
"checkups",
"examinations",
"goings-over",
"inspections",
"look-sees",
"reviews",
"scans",
"scrutinies",
"surveys",
"views"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"once":{
"at an earlier or previous time":{
"examples":[
"I once knew the quotation, but time has taken its toll on my brain cells"
],
"synonyms":[
"erstwhile",
"formerly",
"onetime"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"lately",
"recently",
"currently",
"now",
"presently"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having been such at some previous time":{
"examples":[
"the once child star is now a lawyer in the entertainment industry"
],
"synonyms":[
"erstwhile",
"former",
"late",
"old",
"onetime",
"other",
"past",
"quondam",
"sometime",
"whilom"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bygone",
"dead",
"defunct",
"departed",
"expired",
"extinct",
"gone",
"long-ago",
"vanished"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemporary",
"current",
"extant",
"ongoing",
"present",
"present-day",
"coming",
"future",
"prospective",
"unborn"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"just at the moment that":{
"examples":[
"you should have stopped wrestling once you knew someone was getting hurt, not five minutes later"
],
"synonyms":[
"as soon as",
"immediately",
"instantly",
"when"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"after",
"directly",
"since"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"conjunction"
]
},
"oncoming":{
"being soon to appear or take place":{
"examples":[
"we're looking forward to your oncoming visit"
],
"synonyms":[
"approaching",
"coming",
"forthcoming",
"imminent",
"impending",
"nearing",
"pending",
"proximate",
"upcoming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"future",
"anticipated",
"awaited",
"expected",
"foreseen",
"predicted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bygone",
"erstwhile",
"foregone",
"former",
"old",
"onetime",
"other",
"past",
"quondam",
"sometime",
"whilom"
],
"antonyms":[
"late",
"recent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"once-over":{
"as in perusal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"perusal",
"inquisition",
"interrogation",
"recheck",
"reinspection",
"resurvey",
"exploration",
"investigation",
"probe",
"research",
"study",
"observation",
"surveillance",
"watch",
"analysis",
"assay",
"close-up",
"deconstruction",
"dissection",
"checkout",
"test-drive",
"trial run",
"audit",
"check",
"checkup",
"examination",
"going-over",
"inspection",
"look-see",
"review",
"scan",
"scrutiny",
"survey",
"view"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"once in a while":{
"on some occasions":{
"examples":[
"tries to avoid sweets, but indulges in chocolate once in a while"
],
"synonyms":[
"here and there",
"now",
"now and then",
"occasionally",
"sometimes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"intermittently",
"off and on",
"periodically",
"recurrently",
"infrequently",
"little",
"rarely",
"seldom",
"irregularly",
"sporadically",
"variously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"frequently",
"hourly",
"much",
"oft",
"often",
"oftentimes",
"ofttimes",
"commonly",
"ordinarily",
"regularly",
"routinely",
"usually",
"always",
"consistently",
"constantly",
"invariably",
"continually",
"continuingly",
"continuously",
"incessantly",
"perpetually",
"unceasingly",
"uninterruptedly",
"endlessly",
"ever",
"interminably"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
}
}