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{
"skedaddle":{
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"abide",
"dwell",
"hang around",
"linger",
"remain",
"stay",
"stick around",
"tarry"
],
"related":[
"abscond",
"clear out",
"decamp",
"elope",
"escape",
"get (away)",
"get out",
"lam",
"light out",
"make off",
"mizzle",
"scarper",
"scat",
"scram",
"skip (out)",
"skirr"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolt",
"break",
"bug out",
"flee",
"fly",
"hightail (it)",
"retreat",
"run",
"run away",
"run off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"skedaddled":{
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolted",
"broke",
"bugged out",
"fled",
"flew",
"hightailed (it)",
"ran",
"run",
"ran away",
"ran off",
"retreated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconded",
"cleared out",
"decamped",
"eloped",
"escaped",
"got (away)",
"got out",
"lammed",
"lit",
"lighted out",
"made off",
"mizzled",
"scarpered",
"scatted",
"scrammed",
"skipped (out)",
"skirred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"skedaddles":{
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolts",
"breaks",
"bugs out",
"flees",
"flies",
"hightails (it)",
"retreats",
"runs",
"runs away",
"runs off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconds",
"clears out",
"decamps",
"elopes",
"escapes",
"gets (away)",
"gets out",
"lams",
"lights out",
"makes off",
"mizzles",
"scarpers",
"scats",
"scrams",
"skips (out)",
"skirrs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beards",
"braves",
"confronts",
"dares",
"defies",
"faces",
"abides",
"dwells",
"hangs around",
"lingers",
"remains",
"stays",
"sticks around",
"tarries"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"skeptic":{
"a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something":{
"examples":[
"the demand by skeptics that believers in Bigfoot produce some hard evidence of that hairy humanoid"
],
"synonyms":[
"disbeliever",
"doubter",
"doubting Thomas",
"questioner",
"unbeliever"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agnostic",
"cynic",
"misanthrope",
"pessimist",
"derider",
"ridiculer",
"scoffer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chump",
"dupe",
"gull",
"pigeon",
"sucker"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"skeptical":{
"inclined to doubt or question claims":{
"examples":[
"it's good to be skeptical about what you see on TV"
],
"synonyms":[
"disbelieving",
"distrustful",
"doubting",
"incredulous",
"mistrustful",
"negativistic",
"questioning",
"show-me",
"suspecting",
"suspicious",
"unbelieving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"paranoid",
"paranoidal",
"critical",
"puzzled",
"quizzical",
"careful",
"cautious",
"guarded",
"gun-shy",
"leery",
"leary",
"wary",
"watchful",
"cynical",
"experienced",
"knowing",
"sophisticated",
"worldly",
"worldly-wise",
"curious",
"inquiring",
"inquisitive",
"nosy",
"nosey",
"snoopy",
"uncertain",
"unconvinced",
"undecided",
"undetermined",
"unsettled",
"unsure",
"hesitant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"green",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"simple",
"simpleminded",
"unknowing",
"unsophisticated",
"unworldly",
"wide-eyed",
"certain",
"confident",
"positive",
"sure",
"callow",
"inexperienced",
"raw",
"childlike",
"idealistic",
"impractical",
"beguiled",
"deceived",
"duped",
"gulled",
"tricked",
"careless",
"heedless",
"unsuspecting",
"unsuspicious",
"unwary"
],
"antonyms":[
"credulous",
"gullible",
"gullable",
"trustful",
"trusting",
"uncritical",
"unquestioning"
]
},
"not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"I'm a little skeptical of this low bid, since it's way below what the other contractors said that they would charge"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrustful",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"hinky",
"mistrustful",
"suspicious",
"trustless",
"uncertain",
"unconvinced",
"undecided",
"unsettled",
"unsure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambivalent",
"conflicted",
"equivocal",
"diffident",
"insecure",
"halting",
"hesitant",
"indecisive",
"irresolute",
"vacillating",
"wavering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assured",
"confident",
"sanguine",
"self-assured",
"decisive",
"determined",
"resolute"
],
"antonyms":[
"certain",
"convinced",
"positive",
"sure"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"skepticism":{
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"our alibi was met with skepticism at first, but we gradually convinced them of the truth"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"distrustfulness",
"doubt",
"dubiety",
"dubitation",
"incertitude",
"misdoubt",
"misgiving",
"mistrust",
"mistrustfulness",
"query",
"reservation",
"suspicion",
"uncertainty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"paranoia",
"wariness",
"compunction",
"niggle",
"qualm",
"scruple",
"tremor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"credence",
"faith"
],
"antonyms":[
"assurance",
"belief",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"sureness",
"surety",
"trust"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sketched":{
"to draw or make apparent the outline of":{
"examples":[
"sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look"
],
"synonyms":[
"defined",
"delineated",
"outlined",
"silhouetted",
"traced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lined",
"bounded",
"fringed",
"margined",
"skirted",
"edged",
"hemmed",
"rimmed",
"trimmed",
"framed",
"circled",
"compassed",
"encircled",
"girdled",
"girthed",
"looped",
"ringed",
"rounded",
"surrounded",
"charted",
"diagrammed",
"diagramed",
"drew",
"mapped (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give a representation or account of in words":{
"examples":[
"briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan"
],
"synonyms":[
"delineated",
"depicted",
"described",
"drew",
"imaged",
"limned",
"painted",
"pictured",
"portrayed",
"rendered",
"set out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"characterized",
"defined",
"labeled",
"labelled",
"qualified",
"represented",
"demonstrated",
"illustrated",
"narrated",
"recited",
"recounted",
"rehearsed",
"related",
"reported",
"told",
"displayed",
"exhibited",
"showed",
"hinted",
"suggested",
"drafted",
"outlined",
"silhouetted",
"traced",
"vignetted",
"summarized",
"summed up",
"touched off",
"redescribed",
"reimaged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"colored",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"garbled",
"misdescribed",
"misrepresented",
"misstated",
"perverted",
"twisted",
"warped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sketches":{
"a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene":{
"examples":[
"made a quick sketch from which she would create a more detailed painting later"
],
"synonyms":[
"cartoons",
"delineations",
"drawings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contours",
"figures",
"outlines",
"silhouettes",
"caricatures",
"doodles",
"illustrations",
"depictions",
"images",
"likenesses",
"portraits",
"representations",
"engravings",
"etches",
"etchings",
"aquatints",
"charcoals",
"line drawings",
"pastels",
"watercolors",
"blueprints"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a vivid representation in words of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"gave her boss quick sketches of the personalities of the clients he was about to meet"
],
"synonyms":[
"definitions",
"delineations",
"depictions",
"descriptions",
"pictures",
"portraits",
"portraitures",
"portrayals",
"renderings",
"vignettes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accounts",
"anecdotes",
"anecdota",
"chronicles",
"narratives",
"reports",
"stories",
"tales",
"yarns",
"demonstrations",
"exemplifications",
"illustrations",
"clarifications",
"elucidations",
"explanations",
"explications",
"expositions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to draw or make apparent the outline of":{
"examples":[
"sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look"
],
"synonyms":[
"defines",
"delineates",
"outlines",
"silhouettes",
"traces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lines",
"bounds",
"fringes",
"margins",
"skirts",
"edges",
"hems",
"rims",
"trims",
"frames",
"circles",
"compasses",
"encircles",
"girdles",
"girths",
"loops",
"rings",
"rounds",
"surrounds",
"charts",
"diagrams",
"draws",
"maps (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give a representation or account of in words":{
"examples":[
"briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan"
],
"synonyms":[
"delineates",
"depicts",
"describes",
"draws",
"images",
"limns",
"paints",
"pictures",
"portrays",
"renders",
"sets out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"characterizes",
"defines",
"labels",
"qualifies",
"represents",
"demonstrates",
"illustrates",
"narrates",
"recites",
"recounts",
"rehearses",
"relates",
"reports",
"tells",
"displays",
"exhibits",
"shows",
"hints",
"suggests",
"drafts",
"outlines",
"silhouettes",
"traces",
"vignettes",
"summarizes",
"sums up",
"touches off",
"redescribes",
"reimages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"colors",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"garbles",
"misdescribes",
"misrepresents",
"misstates",
"perverts",
"twists",
"warps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sketchily":{
"as in cursorily , superficially":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cursorily",
"imperfectly",
"inadequately",
"narrowly",
"shallowly",
"summarily",
"superficially",
"aimlessly",
"desultorily",
"haphazardly",
"hit or miss",
"randomly",
"indeterminately",
"nebulously",
"vaguely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"completely",
"comprehensively",
"detailedly",
"exhaustively",
"fully",
"inside out",
"minutely",
"roundly",
"sweepingly",
"systematically",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally",
"meticulously",
"microscopically",
"all out",
"full blast",
"intensively"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"skewbald":{
"as in bay , black":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in mottled , pied":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"skewers":{
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
"examples":[
"let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting"
],
"synonyms":[
"gores",
"harpoons",
"impales",
"jabs",
"lances",
"pecks",
"picks",
"pierces",
"pinks",
"punctures",
"runs through",
"spears",
"spikes",
"spits",
"stabs",
"sticks",
"transfixes",
"transpierces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spindles",
"perforates",
"riddles",
"bayonets",
"dirks",
"gimlets",
"pikes",
"poniards",
"prongs",
"quills",
"pinpricks",
"pokes",
"pricks",
"punches",
"thrusts",
"cuts",
"knifes",
"slices"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
"examples":[
"the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows"
],
"synonyms":[
"derides",
"gibes",
"jibes",
"jeers",
"laughs (at)",
"mocks",
"ridicules",
"scouts",
"shoots down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scoffs (at)",
"scorns",
"sneers (at)",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"decries",
"disparages",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"puts down",
"chaffs",
"jives",
"joshes",
"kids",
"quizzes",
"rallies",
"razzes",
"ribs",
"rides",
"teases",
"tweaks",
"twits",
"baits",
"barracks",
"bugs",
"catcalls",
"harasses",
"harries",
"hassles",
"heckles",
"needles",
"pesters",
"rags",
"targets",
"taunts",
"torments",
"apes",
"burlesques",
"caricatures",
"imitates",
"lampoons",
"mimics",
"parodies",
"parrots",
"pillories",
"satirizes",
"takes off (on)",
"travesties"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applauds",
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"skewer":{
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
"examples":[
"let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting"
],
"synonyms":[
"gore",
"harpoon",
"impale",
"jab",
"lance",
"peck",
"pick",
"pierce",
"pink",
"puncture",
"run through",
"spear",
"spike",
"spit",
"stab",
"stick",
"transfix",
"transpierce"
],
"related":[
"spindle",
"perforate",
"riddle",
"bayonet",
"dirk",
"gimlet",
"pike",
"poniard",
"prong",
"quill",
"pinprick",
"poke",
"prick",
"punch",
"thrust",
"cut",
"knife",
"slice"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
"examples":[
"the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows"
],
"synonyms":[
"deride",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"jeer",
"laugh (at)",
"mock",
"ridicule",
"scout",
"shoot down"
],
"related":[
"scoff (at)",
"scorn",
"sneer (at)",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"decry",
"disparage",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"put down",
"chaff",
"jive",
"josh",
"kid",
"quiz",
"rally",
"razz",
"rib",
"ride",
"tease",
"tweak",
"twit",
"bait",
"barrack",
"bug",
"catcall",
"harass",
"harry",
"hassle",
"heckle",
"needle",
"pester",
"rag",
"target",
"taunt",
"torment",
"ape",
"burlesque",
"caricature",
"imitate",
"lampoon",
"mimic",
"parody",
"parrot",
"pillory",
"satirize",
"take off (on)",
"travesty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applaud",
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sketching":{
"to draw or make apparent the outline of":{
"examples":[
"sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look"
],
"synonyms":[
"defining",
"delineating",
"outlining",
"silhouetting",
"tracing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lining",
"bounding",
"fringing",
"margining",
"skirting",
"edging",
"hemming",
"rimming",
"trimming",
"framing",
"circling",
"compassing",
"encircling",
"girdling",
"girthing",
"looping",
"ringing",
"rounding",
"surrounding",
"charting",
"diagramming",
"diagraming",
"drawing",
"mapping (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give a representation or account of in words":{
"examples":[
"briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan"
],
"synonyms":[
"delineating",
"depicting",
"describing",
"drawing",
"imaging",
"limning",
"painting",
"picturing",
"portraying",
"rendering",
"setting out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"characterizing",
"defining",
"labeling",
"labelling",
"qualifying",
"representing",
"demonstrating",
"illustrating",
"narrating",
"reciting",
"recounting",
"rehearsing",
"relating",
"reporting",
"telling",
"displaying",
"exhibiting",
"showing",
"hinting",
"suggesting",
"drafting",
"outlining",
"silhouetting",
"tracing",
"vignetting",
"summarizing",
"summing up",
"touching off",
"redescribing",
"reimaging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coloring",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"garbling",
"misdescribing",
"misrepresenting",
"misstating",
"perverting",
"twisting",
"warping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sketch":{
"a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene":{
"examples":[
"made a quick sketch from which she would create a more detailed painting later"
],
"synonyms":[
"cartoon",
"delineation",
"drawing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contour",
"figure",
"outline",
"silhouette",
"caricature",
"doodle",
"illustration",
"depiction",
"image",
"likeness",
"portrait",
"representation",
"engraving",
"etch",
"etching",
"aquatint",
"charcoal",
"line drawing",
"pastel",
"watercolor",
"blueprint"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a vivid representation in words of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"gave her boss quick sketches of the personalities of the clients he was about to meet"
],
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"definition",
"delineation",
"depiction",
"description",
"picture",
"portrait",
"portraiture",
"portrayal",
"rendering",
"vignette"
],
"near synonyms":[
"account",
"anecdote",
"chronicle",
"narrative",
"report",
"story",
"tale",
"yarn",
"demonstration",
"exemplification",
"illustration",
"clarification",
"elucidation",
"explanation",
"explication",
"exposition"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to draw or make apparent the outline of":{
"examples":[
"sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look"
],
"synonyms":[
"define",
"delineate",
"outline",
"silhouette",
"trace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"line",
"bound",
"fringe",
"margin",
"skirt",
"edge",
"hem",
"rim",
"trim",
"frame",
"circle",
"compass",
"encircle",
"girdle",
"girth",
"loop",
"ring",
"round",
"surround",
"chart",
"diagram",
"draw",
"map (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give a representation or account of in words":{
"examples":[
"briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan"
],
"synonyms":[
"delineate",
"depict",
"describe",
"draw",
"image",
"limn",
"paint",
"picture",
"portray",
"render",
"set out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"characterize",
"define",
"label",
"qualify",
"represent",
"demonstrate",
"illustrate",
"narrate",
"recite",
"recount",
"rehearse",
"relate",
"report",
"tell",
"display",
"exhibit",
"show",
"hint",
"suggest",
"draft",
"outline",
"silhouette",
"trace",
"vignette",
"summarize",
"sum up",
"touch off",
"redescribe",
"reimage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"color",
"distort",
"falsify",
"garble",
"misdescribe",
"misrepresent",
"misstate",
"pervert",
"twist",
"warp"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"skeptically":{
"with distrust":{
"examples":[
"the researchers' findings should be received skeptically until they can be replicated by other scientists"
],
"synonyms":[
"askance",
"askant",
"distrustfully",
"doubtfully",
"doubtingly",
"dubiously",
"mistrustfully",
"sideways",
"suspiciously"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hesitantly",
"hesitatingly",
"incredulously",
"questioningly",
"quizzically",
"unbelievingly",
"charily",
"guardedly",
"warily",
"captiously",
"critically",
"cynically",
"deprecatingly",
"disapprovingly",
"disparagingly",
"negatively",
"reproachfully",
"reproachingly",
"reprovingly",
"unfavorably",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"uncomfortably",
"uneasily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approvingly",
"favorably",
"positively",
"confidently",
"sanguinely",
"credulously",
"uncritically",
"unquestioningly"
],
"antonyms":[
"trustfully",
"trustingly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"skewering":{
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
"examples":[
"let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting"
],
"synonyms":[
"goring",
"harpooning",
"impaling",
"jabbing",
"lancing",
"pecking",
"picking",
"piercing",
"pinking",
"puncturing",
"running through",
"spearing",
"spiking",
"spitting",
"stabbing",
"sticking",
"transfixing",
"transpiercing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spindling",
"perforating",
"riddling",
"bayoneting",
"bayonetting",
"dirking",
"gimleting",
"piking",
"poniarding",
"pronging",
"quilling",
"pinpricking",
"poking",
"pricking",
"punching",
"thrusting",
"cutting",
"knifing",
"slicing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
"examples":[
"the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows"
],
"synonyms":[
"deriding",
"gibing",
"jibing",
"jeering",
"laughing (at)",
"mocking",
"ridiculing",
"scouting",
"shooting down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scoffing (at)",
"scorning",
"sneering (at)",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"decrying",
"disparaging",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"putting down",
"chaffing",
"jiving",
"joshing",
"kidding",
"quizzing",
"rallying",
"razzing",
"ribbing",
"riding",
"teasing",
"tweaking",
"twitting",
"baiting",
"barracking",
"bugging",
"catcalling",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"hassling",
"heckling",
"needling",
"pestering",
"ragging",
"targeting",
"taunting",
"tormenting",
"aping",
"burlesquing",
"caricaturing",
"imitating",
"lampooning",
"mimicking",
"parodying",
"parroting",
"pillorying",
"satirizing",
"taking off (on)",
"travestying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applauding",
"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"skewbalds":{
"as in blacks , chestnuts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bays",
"blacks",
"buckskins",
"chestnuts",
"duns",
"palominos",
"pintos",
"pintoes",
"roans",
"sorrels",
"chargers",
"coursers",
"cow ponies",
"cutting horses",
"gallopers",
"hackneys",
"hacks",
"mounts",
"packhorses",
"prancers",
"quarter horses",
"racehorses",
"saddle horses",
"trotters",
"warhorses",
"workhorses",
"cobs",
"dobbins",
"jades",
"plugs",
"skates",
"broncos",
"bronchos",
"mustangs",
"ponies",
"colts",
"fillies",
"foals",
"geldings",
"mares",
"stallions",
"equids",
"equines",
"horses",
"horse",
"nags",
"steeds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"skewing":{
"to depart from a straight line or course or from a middle position or value":{
"examples":[
"A glitch caused the image on the screen to skew to one side.",
"This show's viewers tend to skew a little older."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"angling",
"canting",
"cocking",
"heeling",
"inclining",
"leaning",
"listing",
"pitching",
"slanting",
"sloping",
"tilting",
"tipping",
"breaking",
"cutting",
"sheering",
"swerving",
"veering",
"yawing",
"zagging",
"zigging",
"arching",
"arcing",
"bending",
"bowing",
"crooking",
"curving",
"hooking",
"rounding",
"sweeping",
"wheeling",
"about-facing",
"pivoting",
"circling",
"coiling",
"curling",
"looping",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"turning",
"twisting",
"winding",
"weaving",
"zigzagging",
"deviating",
"straying",
"wandering",
"wavering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"straightening",
"merging"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change (something) in a way that makes it unfair or inaccurate":{
"examples":[
"The researchers tried to anticipate any problems that might skew the results of the study.",
"Try not to let that one negative experience skew your opinion of the restaurant."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"biasing",
"biassing",
"poisoning",
"prejudicing",
"turning",
"disposing",
"inclining",
"predisposing",
"influencing",
"prepossessing",
"convincing",
"persuading",
"suggesting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"skeletons":{
"the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{
"examples":[
"Native Americans covered the skeletons of their wigwams with bark, rush mats, or hides"
],
"synonyms":[
"architectures",
"armatures",
"cadres",
"configurations",
"edifices",
"fabrics",
"frames",
"frameworks",
"framings",
"infrastructures",
"shells",
"structures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cages",
"lattices",
"networks",
"contours",
"figures",
"outlines",
"profiles",
"shapes",
"silhouettes",
"chassis"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"skewered":{
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
"examples":[
"let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting"
],
"synonyms":[
"gored",
"harpooned",
"impaled",
"jabbed",
"lanced",
"pecked",
"picked",
"pierced",
"pinked",
"punctured",
"ran through",
"speared",
"spiked",
"spitted",
"stabbed",
"stuck",
"transfixed",
"transpierced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spindled",
"perforated",
"riddled",
"bayoneted",
"bayonetted",
"dirked",
"gimleted",
"piked",
"poniarded",
"pronged",
"quilled",
"pinpricked",
"poked",
"pricked",
"punched",
"thrust",
"cut",
"knifed",
"sliced"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
"examples":[
"the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows"
],
"synonyms":[
"derided",
"gibed",
"jibed",
"jeered",
"laughed (at)",
"mocked",
"ridiculed",
"scouted",
"shot down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scoffed (at)",
"scorned",
"sneered (at)",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"decried",
"disparaged",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"put down",
"chaffed",
"jived",
"joshed",
"kidded",
"quizzed",
"rallied",
"razzed",
"ribbed",
"rode",
"rid",
"teased",
"tweaked",
"twitted",
"baited",
"barracked",
"bugged",
"catcalled",
"harassed",
"harried",
"hassled",
"heckled",
"needled",
"pestered",
"ragged",
"targeted",
"taunted",
"tormented",
"aped",
"burlesqued",
"caricatured",
"imitated",
"lampooned",
"mimicked",
"parodied",
"parroted",
"pilloried",
"satirized",
"took off (on)",
"travestied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applauded",
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"skeletal":{
"suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease":{
"examples":[
"the stray kitten's skeletal body was pitiful to look at"
],
"synonyms":[
"cadaverous",
"emaciated",
"gaunt",
"haggard",
"wasted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bony",
"boney",
"lank",
"lanky",
"rawboned",
"scraggy",
"scrawny",
"sinewy",
"skinny",
"spare",
"thin",
"starved",
"underfed",
"undernourished",
"famished",
"hungry",
"starving",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"withered",
"wizened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beefy",
"brawny",
"burly",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"husky",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"heavyset",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"stocky",
"thickset",
"tubby",
"flabby",
"soft"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"skeleton":{
"the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{
"examples":[
"Native Americans covered the skeletons of their wigwams with bark, rush mats, or hides"
],
"synonyms":[
"architecture",
"armature",
"cadre",
"configuration",
"edifice",
"fabric",
"frame",
"framework",
"framing",
"infrastructure",
"shell",
"structure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cage",
"lattice",
"network",
"contour",
"figure",
"outline",
"profile",
"shape",
"silhouette",
"chassis"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}