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{
"Attic":{
"a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building":{
"examples":[
"rented the attic out to a college student"
],
"synonyms":[
"cockloft",
"garret",
"loft"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hayloft"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in refined , cultured":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cultured",
"refined",
"affected",
"bombastic",
"declamatory",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiloquent",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"oratorical",
"pompous",
"pretentious",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"stilted",
"classy",
"courtly",
"fine",
"graceful",
"tasteful",
"elevated",
"eloquent",
"formal",
"high-flown",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"stately",
"towering",
"aristocratic",
"genteel",
"patrician",
"correct",
"educated",
"grammatical",
"proper",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"learned",
"literary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ineloquent",
"low",
"undignified",
"casual",
"colloquial",
"conversational",
"informal",
"nonformal",
"slangy",
"unbookish",
"unliterary",
"vernacular",
"coarse",
"common",
"crass",
"crude",
"gross",
"ill-bred",
"indecent",
"lowbred",
"lowbrow",
"rough",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"tasteless",
"uncouth",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar",
"incorrect",
"substandard",
"uneducated",
"ungrammatical",
"unlearned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"attaching (to)":{
"as in connecting (with) , communicating (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"communicating (with)",
"connecting (with)",
"linking (with)",
"abutting",
"adjoining",
"bordering (on)",
"butting (on or against)",
"flanking",
"fringing",
"joining",
"marching (with)",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging (on)",
"bounding",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"fencing",
"lining",
"margining",
"rimming",
"surrounding",
"contacting",
"converging",
"meeting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attach\u00e9 cases":{
"as in briefcases , attach\u00e9s":{
"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attach\u00e9s",
"briefcases",
"valises",
"carryalls",
"carry-ons",
"grips",
"handbags",
"holdalls",
"portmanteaus",
"portmanteaux",
"traveling bags",
"wallets",
"overnight bags",
"overnight cases",
"weekend bags",
"weekenders",
"cosmetic cases",
"traveling cases",
"carpetbags",
"duffel bags",
"kit bags",
"kits",
"backpacks",
"haversacks",
"knapsacks",
"packsacks",
"rucksacks",
"baggages",
"bags",
"luggage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attack":{
"the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{
"examples":[
"The USS Constitution was nicknamed \"Old Ironsides\" after its oaken hull successfully withstood a British attack"
],
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"synonyms":[
"aggression",
"assault",
"attempt",
"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"charge",
"coup de main",
"descent",
"offense",
"offence",
"offensive",
"onset",
"onslaught",
"raid",
"rush",
"strike"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"ambuscade",
"ambush",
"counteraggression",
"counterassault",
"counterattack",
"counteroffensive",
"counterstrike",
"sally",
"sortie",
"envelopment",
"flanking",
"breakthrough",
"foray",
"incursion",
"invasion",
"pillage",
"ravage",
"sack",
"air raid",
"bombardment",
"bombing",
"siege",
"storm",
"barrage",
"cannonade",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
"volley",
"whammy"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"defense",
"defensive",
"guard",
"shield",
"opposition",
"resistance",
"protection",
"security",
"shelter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder":{
"examples":[
"malaria is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever"
],
"synonyms":[
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"access",
"bout",
"case",
"fit",
"seizure",
"siege",
"spell",
"turn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recurrence",
"relapse",
"brainstorm",
"convulsion",
"eclampsia",
"pang",
"paroxysm",
"spasm",
"throe",
"agitation",
"frenzy",
"breakdown",
"collapse",
"prostration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrest",
"relief",
"remission"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"our dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg"
],
"synonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
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"beset",
"bushwhack",
"charge",
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"descend (on or upon)",
"go in (on)",
"jump (on)",
"pounce (on or upon)",
"raid",
"rush",
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"set on",
"sic",
"sick",
"storm",
"strike",
"trash",
"turn (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rush",
"gang up (on)",
"mob",
"swarm",
"mug",
"rob",
"ambuscade",
"ambush",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"waylay",
"blitz",
"bomb",
"bombard",
"nuke",
"barrage",
"cannon",
"cannonade",
"bang away (at)",
"batter",
"buffet",
"plaster",
"beleaguer",
"besiege",
"press",
"harry",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ravage",
"sack",
"foray",
"invade",
"overrun",
"envelop",
"flank"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cover",
"defend",
"guard",
"protect",
"secure",
"shield"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
"examples":[
"the mayor and all his aides were attacked mercilessly in the press when the scandal erupted"
],
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"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"assail",
"bash",
"belabor",
"blast",
"castigate",
"excoriate",
"jump (on)",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"potshot",
"savage",
"scathe",
"slam",
"trash",
"vituperate"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"berate",
"harangue",
"harass",
"harry",
"revile",
"scold",
"whip",
"blaspheme",
"curse",
"execrate",
"imprecate",
"profane",
"affront",
"insult",
"slur",
"asperse",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"blackguard",
"disparage",
"put down",
"libel",
"slander",
"traduce",
"vilify",
"chastise",
"chide",
"criticize",
"lace (into)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"fulminate",
"lash (out)"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"commend",
"compliment",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"Courtney attacked the huge mess in her room with determination and enthusiasm"
],
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"synonyms":[
"dive (into)",
"tackle",
"wade (in or into)"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"address",
"approach",
"face",
"buckle (down to)",
"concentrate (on)",
"focus (on)",
"knuckle down (to)",
"zero (in on)",
"fall (to)",
"pitch in",
"plunge (in)",
"settle (down)",
"pursue",
"take up",
"undertake"
],
"near antonyms":[
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"avoid",
"evade",
"shun",
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"fiddle (around)",
"fool",
"idle",
"lag",
"mess",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"poke",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"attacked":{
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"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"our dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg"
],
"synonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"beset",
"bushwhacked",
"charged",
"descended (on or upon)",
"jumped (on)",
"pounced (on or upon)",
"raided",
"rushed",
"set on",
"sicced",
"sicked",
"stormed",
"struck",
"trashed",
"turned (on)",
"went in (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rushed",
"ganged up (on)",
"mobbed",
"swarmed",
"mugged",
"robbed",
"ambuscaded",
"ambushed",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"waylaid",
"blitzed",
"bombarded",
"bombed",
"nuked",
"barraged",
"cannonaded",
"cannoned",
"banged away (at)",
"battered",
"buffeted",
"plastered",
"beleaguered",
"besieged",
"pressed",
"harried",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ravaged",
"sacked",
"forayed",
"invaded",
"overran",
"enveloped",
"flanked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covered",
"defended",
"guarded",
"protected",
"secured",
"shielded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
"examples":[
"the mayor and all his aides were attacked mercilessly in the press when the scandal erupted"
],
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"synonyms":[
"abused",
"assailed",
"bashed",
"belabored",
"blasted",
"castigated",
"excoriated",
"jumped (on)",
"lambasted",
"potshot",
"savaged",
"scathed",
"slammed",
"trashed",
"vituperated"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"berated",
"harangued",
"harassed",
"harried",
"reviled",
"scolded",
"whipped",
"blasphemed",
"cursed",
"execrated",
"imprecated",
"profaned",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"slurred",
"aspersed",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"blackguarded",
"disparaged",
"put down",
"libeled",
"libelled",
"slandered",
"traduced",
"vilified",
"chastised",
"chid",
"chided",
"criticized",
"laced (into)",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"fulminated",
"lashed (out)"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"commended",
"complimented",
"hailed",
"lauded",
"praised"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"Courtney attacked the huge mess in her room with determination and enthusiasm"
],
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"synonyms":[
"dived (into)",
"dove (into)",
"tackled",
"waded (in or into)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"addressed",
"approached",
"faced",
"buckled (down to)",
"concentrated (on)",
"focused (on)",
"focussed (on)",
"knuckled down (to)",
"zeroed (in on)",
"fell (to)",
"pitched in",
"plunged (in)",
"settled (down)",
"pursued",
"took up",
"undertook"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"evaded",
"shunned",
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"fiddled (around)",
"fooled",
"idled",
"lagged",
"messed",
"monkeyed (around)",
"played",
"poked",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attend (to)":{
"as in treat , care (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"care (for)",
"doctor",
"medicate",
"minister (to)",
"nurse",
"physic",
"treat",
"cure",
"fix",
"heal",
"mend",
"rehab",
"rehabilitate",
"set up",
"fortify",
"rejuvenate",
"renew",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive",
"alleviate",
"relieve",
"remedy",
"repair"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cripple",
"damage",
"disable",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"lacerate",
"lame",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate",
"wound",
"afflict",
"ail",
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"lay up",
"sap",
"sicken",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in consider , mind":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"consider",
"heed",
"mark",
"mind",
"identify",
"make out",
"pick out",
"pick up",
"study",
"watch",
"behold",
"catch",
"descry",
"discern",
"distinguish",
"espy",
"eye",
"look (at)",
"note",
"notice",
"observe",
"perceive",
"regard",
"remark",
"see",
"sight",
"spot",
"spy",
"view",
"witness",
"examine",
"inspect",
"scan",
"scrutinize",
"survey",
"glance (at)",
"glimpse",
"peer (at)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"miss",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attends":{
"to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{
"examples":[
"a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes"
],
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"synonyms":[
"accompanies",
"chaperones",
"chaperons",
"companies",
"companions",
"convoys",
"escorts",
"sees",
"squires"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"walks",
"associates",
"consorts",
"pals (around)",
"teams (up)",
"defends",
"guards",
"protects",
"brings",
"conducts",
"guides",
"leads",
"pilots",
"steers",
"ushers",
"follows",
"shadows",
"tags",
"tags along",
"tails",
"hangs (around)",
"hovers (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
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"abandons",
"deserts",
"ditches",
"dumps",
"forsakes"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{
"examples":[
"I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation"
],
"synonyms":[
"harkens",
"harks",
"hearkens",
"hears",
"heeds",
"listens",
"minds"
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],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"discounts",
"disregards"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignores",
"tunes out"
]
},
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{
"examples":[
"tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own"
],
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"synonyms":[
"cares (for)",
"minds",
"oversees",
"superintends",
"supervises",
"tends",
"watches"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"administrates",
"conducts",
"controls",
"directs",
"governs",
"guides",
"manages",
"operates",
"presides (over)",
"regulates",
"runs",
"stewards",
"guards",
"patrols",
"protects",
"safeguards",
"shields",
"babies",
"babysits",
"chaperones",
"chaperons",
"mothers",
"shepherds"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"abandons",
"disregards",
"forgets",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"passes over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to occur or exist at the same time":{
"examples":[
"all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games"
],
"synonyms":[
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"accompanies",
"coexists",
"coincides",
"concurs",
"co-occurs",
"synchronizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chances",
"happens",
"haps",
"transpires"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antedates",
"precedes",
"predates",
"follows",
"succeeds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attention":{
"a focusing of the mind on something":{
"examples":[
"I need your full attention right now"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorption",
"concentration",
"engrossment",
"enthrallment",
"immersion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixation",
"obsession",
"preoccupation",
"alertness",
"application",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"consideration",
"heedfulness",
"intentness",
"raptness",
"regard",
"contemplation",
"meditation",
"musing",
"pondering",
"rumination"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absence",
"absentmindedness",
"abstractedness",
"abstraction",
"detachment",
"distraction",
"obliviousness",
"remoteness",
"unawareness",
"unconsciousness",
"withdrawal",
"disinterest",
"indifference",
"mindlessness",
"unconcern",
"befuddlement",
"bemusement",
"bewilderment",
"confusion"
],
"antonyms":[
"inattention"
]
},
"a state of being aware":{
"examples":[
"several mothers brought to the committee's attention the deplorable condition of the playground"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertence",
"advertency",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness",
"ear",
"eye",
"heed",
"knowledge",
"mindfulness",
"note",
"notice",
"observance",
"observation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hyperawareness",
"hyperconsciousness",
"advisement",
"care",
"concern",
"consideration",
"regard",
"watch",
"apprehension",
"discernment",
"grasp",
"mind",
"perception",
"recognition",
"thought",
"understanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"neglect",
"obliviousness",
"unawareness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners":{
"examples":[
"she enjoyed her suitor's old-school attentions"
],
"synonyms":[
"amenity",
"civility",
"courtesy",
"formality",
"gesture",
"pleasantry",
"politeness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"honors",
"ceremony",
"observance",
"rite",
"ritual",
"decorum",
"etiquette",
"form",
"manners",
"mores",
"proprieties",
"addresses",
"devoirs",
"greetings",
"regards",
"respects",
"favor",
"grace",
"kindliness",
"kindness",
"protocol",
"rules"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attentive":{
"having the mind fixed on something":{
"examples":[
"Susan became particularly attentive when the sportscaster turned to women's tennis, her favorite sport"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorbed",
"deep",
"engrossed",
"enthralled",
"focused",
"focussed",
"immersed",
"intent",
"observant",
"rapt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engaged",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"involved",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"alert",
"alive",
"conscious",
"open-eyed",
"watchful",
"wide-awake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"daydreaming",
"dreamy",
"faraway",
"foggy",
"hazy",
"lost",
"oblivious",
"preoccupied",
"remote",
"apathetic",
"disinterested",
"uninterested"
],
"antonyms":[
"absent",
"absentminded",
"abstracted",
"distracted",
"inattentive",
"inobservant",
"unabsorbed",
"unfocused",
"unfocussed"
]
},
"given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others":{
"examples":[
"an attentive neighbor who helps out whenever and wherever she spots a need"
],
"synonyms":[
"considerate",
"kind",
"solicitous",
"thoughtful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brotherly",
"good",
"good-hearted",
"helpful",
"hospitable",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"neighborly",
"nice",
"caring",
"compassionate",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"chivalrous",
"courteous",
"courtly",
"gallant",
"gracious",
"polite",
"diplomatic",
"tactful",
"deferential",
"dutiful",
"obliging",
"regardful",
"respectful",
"altruistic",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"benignant",
"humane",
"selfless",
"unselfish",
"charitable",
"generous",
"magnanimous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inattentive",
"uncaring",
"unheeding",
"inhospitable",
"unkind",
"unkindly",
"ill-bred",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"rude",
"uncivil",
"unmannerly",
"unhelpful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"mean",
"spiteful"
],
"antonyms":[
"heedless",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless",
"unthinking"
]
},
"paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity":{
"examples":[
"if only for your own safety, you need to stay attentive when you are hunting"
],
"synonyms":[
"alert",
"Argus-eyed",
"awake",
"observant",
"open-eyed",
"tenty",
"tentie",
"vigilant",
"watchful",
"wide-awake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alive",
"aware",
"conscious",
"sensitive",
"cognizant",
"heedful",
"keen",
"mindful",
"observing",
"regardful",
"sharp",
"sharp-eyed",
"hyperalert",
"hypervigilant",
"sleepless",
"wakeful",
"careful",
"cautious",
"chary",
"wary",
"prepared",
"ready"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absent",
"absentminded",
"absorbed",
"abstracted",
"daydreaming",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dreaming",
"dreamy",
"engrossed",
"faraway",
"insensible",
"oblivious",
"preoccupied",
"sleeping",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unknowing",
"unwitting",
"careless",
"heedless",
"inattentive",
"unheeding",
"unmindful",
"unthinking",
"unwary",
"unprepared",
"unready"
],
"antonyms":[
"asleep"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"attest":{
"to declare (something) to be true or genuine":{
"examples":[
"the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany"
],
"synonyms":[
"authenticate",
"avouch",
"certify",
"testify (to)",
"vouch (for)",
"witness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"guarantee",
"warrant",
"affirm",
"assert",
"aver",
"avow",
"profess",
"vow"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact":{
"examples":[
"an eyewitness who will attest to my innocence"
],
"synonyms":[
"depose",
"swear",
"testify",
"witness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"verify",
"vouch",
"promise",
"vow"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"I'll attest that she was at the party"
],
"synonyms":[
"argue",
"authenticate",
"bear out",
"certify",
"confirm",
"corroborate",
"substantiate",
"support",
"validate",
"verify",
"vindicate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouch",
"back (up)",
"testify (to)",
"vouch (for)",
"witness",
"guarantee",
"warrant",
"affirm",
"assert",
"aver",
"avow",
"declare",
"profess",
"demonstrate",
"document",
"establish",
"prove",
"reinforce",
"reenforce"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradict",
"gainsay",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"challenge",
"contest",
"dispute",
"question"
],
"antonyms":[
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attestations":{
"something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim":{
"examples":[
"the fact that he spent hours standing in line for the sequel should be attestation enough that he's a die-hard fan of the movie series"
],
"synonyms":[
"confirmations",
"corroborations",
"documentations",
"evidences",
"proofs",
"substantiations",
"testaments",
"testimonials",
"testimonies",
"validations",
"vouchers",
"witnesses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"(the) goods",
"certificates",
"documents",
"exhibits",
"demonstrations",
"illustrations",
"authentications",
"identifications",
"manifestations",
"verifications"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rebuttals",
"refutations",
"accusations",
"allegations",
"charges",
"assumptions",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"presumptions",
"surmises",
"suspicions"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproofs"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attesters":{
"as in reporters , witnesses":{
"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"informants",
"reporters",
"testifiers",
"witnesses",
"answerers",
"repliers",
"responders",
"interviewees",
"pollees",
"respondents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"canvassers",
"canvasers",
"interviewers",
"pollers",
"pollsters",
"askers",
"inquirers",
"queriers",
"querists",
"questioners"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attired":{
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"as in dressed , garbed":{
"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"appareled",
"apparelled",
"clad",
"clothed",
"dressed",
"garbed",
"invested",
"robed",
"suited",
"covered",
"veiled",
"arrayed",
"caparisoned",
"decked (out)",
"rigged (out)",
"tricked (out)",
"vested",
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"decent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"au naturel",
"bare",
"bottomless",
"disrobed",
"mother-naked",
"naked",
"nude",
"raw",
"starkers",
"stripped",
"unclad",
"unclothed",
"undressed",
"seminude",
"topless",
"denuded",
"peeled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
"examples":[
"men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet"
],
"synonyms":[
"appareled",
"apparelled",
"arrayed",
"bedecked",
"caparisoned",
"clothed",
"clad",
"costumed",
"decked (out)",
"did up",
"dressed",
"dressed up",
"enrobed",
"garbed",
"garmented",
"got up",
"gowned",
"habited",
"invested",
"rigged (out)",
"robed",
"suited",
"togged (up or out)",
"toileted",
"vestured"
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],
"near synonyms":[
"cloaked",
"frocked",
"jacketed",
"mantled",
"vested",
"draped",
"enswathed",
"happed",
"huddled",
"swaddled",
"swathed",
"wrapped",
"accoutred",
"accoutered",
"bedighted",
"bedight",
"equipped",
"furnished",
"habilitated",
"outfitted",
"tailored",
"uniformed",
"dressed down",
"underdressed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denuded",
"divested",
"uncovered",
"undraped",
"unveiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"disarrayed",
"disrobed",
"stripped",
"stript",
"unclothed",
"undressed",
"untrussed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"attires":{
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
"examples":[
"men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparels",
"arrays",
"bedecks",
"caparisons",
"clothes",
"costumes",
"decks (out)",
"does up",
"dresses",
"dresses up",
"enrobes",
"garbs",
"garments",
"gets up",
"gowns",
"habits",
"invests",
"rigs (out)",
"robes",
"suits",
"togs (up or out)",
"toilets",
"vestures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cloaks",
"frocks",
"jackets",
"mantles",
"vests",
"drapes",
"enswathes",
"haps",
"huddles",
"swaddles",
"swathes",
"wraps",
"accoutres",
"accouters",
"bedights",
"equips",
"furnishes",
"habilitates",
"outfits",
"tailors",
"uniforms",
"dresses down",
"underdresses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denudes",
"divests",
"uncovers",
"undrapes",
"unveils"
],
"antonyms":[
"disarrays",
"disrobes",
"strips",
"unclothes",
"undresses",
"untrusses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attitudes":{
"a general way of holding the body":{
"examples":[
"had the ramrod straight attitude of a man who had spent all of his life in the military"
],
"synonyms":[
"carriages",
"poises",
"postures",
"stances",
"stations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attentions",
"body languages",
"poses",
"seats",
"bearings",
"behaviors",
"conducts",
"demeanors",
"deportments",
"airs",
"presences",
"aspects",
"looks",
"miens"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attribute":{
"to explain (something) as being the result of something else":{
"examples":[
"attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredit",
"ascribe",
"chalk up",
"credit",
"impute",
"lay",
"put down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blame",
"charge",
"father (on)",
"impute (to)",
"pin (on)",
"assign",
"refer",
"associate",
"attach",
"connect",
"link"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give the reason for or cause of":{
"examples":[
"a psychotherapist who's a little too quick to attribute every emotional problem or character defect to an unhappy childhood"
],
"synonyms":[
"account (for)",
"explain",
"explain away",
"rationalize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"condone",
"excuse",
"forgive",
"justify",
"absolve",
"acquit",
"exculpate",
"exonerate",
"vindicate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{
"examples":[
"list the attributes of a mammal"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"attribution",
"character",
"characteristic",
"criterion",
"diagnostic",
"differentia",
"feature",
"fingerprint",
"hallmark",
"mark",
"marker",
"note",
"particularity",
"peculiarity",
"point",
"property",
"quality",
"specific",
"stamp",
"touch",
"trait"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badge",
"indication",
"sign",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"charm",
"grace",
"excellence",
"merit",
"virtue",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"oddity",
"quirk",
"individuality",
"singularity",
"uniqueness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"attributing":{
"to explain (something) as being the result of something else":{
"examples":[
"attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force"
],
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"synonyms":[
"accrediting",
"ascribing",
"chalking up",
"crediting",
"imputing",
"laying",
"putting down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blaming",
"charging",
"fathering (on)",
"imputing (to)",
"pinning (on)",
"assigning",
"referring",
"associating",
"attaching",
"connecting",
"linking"
],
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give the reason for or cause of":{
"examples":[
"a psychotherapist who's a little too quick to attribute every emotional problem or character defect to an unhappy childhood"
],
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"synonyms":[
"accounting (for)",
"explaining",
"explaining away",
"rationalizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"condoning",
"excusing",
"forgiving",
"justifying",
"absolving",
"acquitting",
"exculpating",
"exonerating",
"vindicating"
],
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attributions":{
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{
"examples":[
"a genuine respect for one another is one of the most commonly cited attributions of a happily married couple"
],
"synonyms":[
"affections",
"attributes",
"characteristics",
"characters",
"criteria",
"criterions",
"diagnostics",
"differentiae",
"features",
"fingerprints",
"hallmarks",
"markers",
"marks",
"notes",
"particularities",
"peculiarities",
"points",
"properties",
"qualities",
"specifics",
"stamps",
"touches",
"traits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badges",
"indications",
"signs",
"emblems",
"symbols",
"tokens",
"charms",
"graces",
"excellences",
"merits",
"virtues",
"eccentricities",
"idiosyncrasies",
"oddities",
"quirks",
"individualities",
"singularities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attuned":{
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
"examples":[
"after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodated",
"conciliated",
"conformed",
"coordinated",
"harmonized",
"keyed",
"reconciled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adapted",
"tuned",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"connected",
"correlated",
"dovetailed",
"fitted",
"fit",
"fused",
"integrated",
"joined",
"matched",
"merged",
"orchestrated",
"paired",
"squared",
"suited",
"synchronized",
"synthesized",
"unified",
"united",
"aligned",
"alined",
"arranged",
"arrayed",
"balanced",
"equalized",
"evened",
"ordered",
"proportioned",
"regularized",
"standardized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confused",
"disarrayed",
"disordered",
"disorganized",
"disrupted",
"disturbed",
"skewed",
"upset",
"alienated",
"estranged"
],
"antonyms":[
"disharmonized"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attunes":{
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
"examples":[
"after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodates",
"conciliates",
"conforms",
"coordinates",
"harmonizes",
"keys",
"reconciles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adapts",
"tunes",
"blends",
"combines",
"connects",
"correlates",
"dovetails",
"fits",
"fuses",
"integrates",
"joins",
"matches",
"merges",
"orchestrates",
"pairs",
"squares",
"suits",
"synchronizes",
"synthesizes",
"unifies",
"unites",
"aligns",
"alines",
"arranges",
"arrays",
"balances",
"equalizes",
"evens",
"orders",
"proportions",
"regularizes",
"standardizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuses",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"disorganizes",
"disrupts",
"disturbs",
"skews",
"upsets",
"alienates",
"estranges"
],
"antonyms":[
"disharmonizes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attars":{
"a sweet or pleasant smell":{
"examples":[
"exuding the attar of jasmine, the beautifully bejeweled woman set off for the ball"
],
"synonyms":[
"aromas",
"balms",
"bouquets",
"fragrances",
"fragrancies",
"incenses",
"perfumes",
"redolences",
"scents",
"spices"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"essences",
"odors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"fetors",
"malodors",
"reeks",
"stenches",
"stinks"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attackers":{
"one who violently sets upon another":{
"examples":[
"was able to pick her attacker out of the police lineup"
],
"synonyms":[
"assailants",
"assaulters",
"bushwhackers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muggers",
"robbers",
"molesters",
"predators",
"rapers",
"rapists",
"ravagers",
"aggressors",
"besiegers",
"invaders",
"raiders",
"counterattackers",
"counter-attackers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attending (to)":{
"as in treating , caring (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"caring (for)",
"doctoring",
"medicating",
"ministering (to)",
"nursing",
"physicking",
"treating",
"curing",
"fixing",
"healing",
"mending",
"rehabbing",
"rehabilitating",
"setting up",
"fortifying",
"rejuvenating",
"renewing",
"resuscitating",
"revitalizing",
"reviving",
"alleviating",
"relieving",
"remedying",
"repairing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crippling",
"damaging",
"disabling",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"lacerating",
"laming",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating",
"wounding",
"afflicting",
"ailing",
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"laying up",
"sapping",
"sickening",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in considering , minding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"considering",
"heeding",
"marking",
"minding",
"identifying",
"making out",
"picking out",
"picking up",
"studying",
"watching",
"beholding",
"catching",
"descrying",
"discerning",
"distinguishing",
"espying",
"eyeing",
"eying",
"looking (at)",
"noticing",
"noting",
"observing",
"perceiving",
"regarding",
"remarking",
"seeing",
"sighting",
"spotting",
"spying",
"viewing",
"witnessing",
"examining",
"inspecting",
"scanning",
"scrutinizing",
"surveying",
"glancing (at)",
"glimpsing",
"peering (at)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"missing",
"overlooking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attachment":{
"a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone":{
"examples":[
"I doubt that there's any permanent attachment between the two teenagers"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"fondness",
"love",
"passion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appetite",
"fancy",
"favor",
"like",
"liking",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"taste",
"craving",
"crush",
"desire",
"infatuation",
"longing",
"lust",
"yearning",
"ardor",
"eagerness",
"enthusiasm",
"fervor",
"zeal",
"appreciation",
"esteem",
"estimation",
"regard",
"respect",
"adoration",
"adulation",
"deification",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"worship",
"allegiance",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"steadfastness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergy",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"enmity",
"hostility",
"abhorrence",
"disgust",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"misanthropy"
],
"antonyms":[
"abomination",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"rancor"
]
},
"something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment":{
"examples":[
"bought a grinder attachment for the kitchen mixer"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessory",
"accessary",
"accoutrement",
"accouterment",
"adapter",
"adaptor",
"add-on",
"adjunct",
"appendage",
"appliance",
"option"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accompaniment",
"additive",
"complement",
"supplement",
"auxiliary",
"subsidiary",
"amenity",
"doodad",
"embroidery",
"extra",
"filler",
"frill",
"incidental",
"luxury",
"nonessential",
"nonnecessity",
"appurtenances",
"bells and whistles",
"equipment",
"furnishings",
"habiliment(s)",
"paraphernalia",
"trappings",
"adornment",
"decoration",
"embellishment",
"enhancement",
"garnish",
"ornament",
"trim",
"trimming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"essential",
"necessity",
"requirement",
"requisite"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty":{
"examples":[
"an unflinching attachment to the marriage, through times both good and bad"
],
"synonyms":[
"adhesion",
"allegiance",
"commitment",
"constancy",
"dedication",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"faith",
"faithfulness",
"fastness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"piety",
"steadfastness",
"troth"
],
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"affection",
"fondness",
"determination",
"firmness",
"resolution",
"dependability",
"reliability",
"trustability",
"trustiness",
"trustworthiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alienation",
"disaffection",
"estrangement",
"separation"
],
"antonyms":[
"disloyalty",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"inconstancy",
"infidelity",
"perfidiousness",
"perfidy",
"treachery",
"unfaithfulness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attester":{
"as in reporter , witness":{
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"informant",
"reporter",
"testifier",
"witness",
"answerer",
"replier",
"responder",
"interviewee",
"pollee",
"respondent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"canvasser",
"canvaser",
"interviewer",
"poller",
"pollster",
"asker",
"inquirer",
"querier",
"querist",
"questioner"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"the power of irresistible attraction":{
"examples":[
"she had a certain attractiveness that came from her witty conversation"
],
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"allure",
"animal magnetism",
"appeal",
"captivation",
"charisma",
"charm",
"duende",
"enchantment",
"fascination",
"force field",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"magic",
"magnetism",
"oomph",
"pizzazz",
"pizazz",
"seductiveness",
"witchery"
],
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"allurement",
"attraction",
"call",
"lure",
"seduction",
"agreeableness",
"darlingness",
"delightfulness",
"desirability",
"desirableness",
"niceness",
"pleasantness",
"pleasingness",
"sweetness",
"sex appeal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"distastefulness",
"obnoxiousness",
"offensiveness",
"unpleasantness"
],
"antonyms":[
"repulsion",
"repulsiveness"
]
},
"the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses":{
"examples":[
"the attractiveness of the Greek countryside has inspired poets since ancient times"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetics",
"esthetics",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"beauty",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"fairness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"loveliness",
"prettiness",
"sightliness"
],
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"allure",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"fascination",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"charm",
"delightfulness",
"elegance",
"exquisiteness",
"gloriousness",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"sublimeness",
"sublimity",
"superbness",
"desirability",
"desirableness",
"foxiness",
"lusciousness",
"nubility",
"pulchritude",
"seductiveness",
"sex appeal",
"sexiness",
"shapeliness",
"flawlessness",
"perfection",
"daintiness",
"delicacy",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"glossiness",
"showiness",
"slickness",
"splashiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"dreadfulness",
"foulness",
"ghastliness",
"horribleness",
"loathsomeness",
"nastiness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repulsiveness",
"terribleness",
"vileness",
"blemish",
"flaw",
"imperfection"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attributed":{
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"examples":[
"attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredited",
"ascribed",
"chalked up",
"credited",
"imputed",
"laid",
"put down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blamed",
"charged",
"fathered (on)",
"imputed (to)",
"pinned (on)",
"assigned",
"referred",
"associated",
"attached",
"connected",
"linked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give the reason for or cause of":{
"examples":[
"a psychotherapist who's a little too quick to attribute every emotional problem or character defect to an unhappy childhood"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounted (for)",
"explained",
"explained away",
"rationalized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"condoned",
"excused",
"forgave",
"justified",
"absolved",
"acquitted",
"exculpated",
"exonerated",
"vindicated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attribution":{
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{
"examples":[
"a genuine respect for one another is one of the most commonly cited attributions of a happily married couple"
],
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"affection",
"attribute",
"character",
"characteristic",
"criterion",
"diagnostic",
"differentia",
"feature",
"fingerprint",
"hallmark",
"mark",
"marker",
"note",
"particularity",
"peculiarity",
"point",
"property",
"quality",
"specific",
"stamp",
"touch",
"trait"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badge",
"indication",
"sign",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"charm",
"grace",
"excellence",
"merit",
"virtue",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"oddity",
"quirk",
"individuality",
"singularity",
"uniqueness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attributes":{
"to explain (something) as being the result of something else":{
"examples":[
"attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredits",
"ascribes",
"chalks up",
"credits",
"imputes",
"lays",
"puts down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blames",
"charges",
"fathers (on)",
"imputes (to)",
"pins (on)",
"assigns",
"refers",
"associates",
"attaches",
"connects",
"links"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give the reason for or cause of":{
"examples":[
"a psychotherapist who's a little too quick to attribute every emotional problem or character defect to an unhappy childhood"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounts (for)",
"explains",
"explains away",
"rationalizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"condones",
"excuses",
"forgives",
"justifies",
"absolves",
"acquits",
"exculpates",
"exonerates",
"vindicates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{
"examples":[
"list the attributes of a mammal"
],
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"affections",
"attributions",
"characteristics",
"characters",
"criteria",
"criterions",
"diagnostics",
"differentiae",
"features",
"fingerprints",
"hallmarks",
"markers",
"marks",
"notes",
"particularities",
"peculiarities",
"points",
"properties",
"qualities",
"specifics",
"stamps",
"touches",
"traits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badges",
"indications",
"signs",
"emblems",
"symbols",
"tokens",
"charms",
"graces",
"excellences",
"merits",
"virtues",
"eccentricities",
"idiosyncrasies",
"oddities",
"quirks",
"individualities",
"singularities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"attained":{
"as in accomplished , achieved":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accomplished",
"achieved",
"compassed",
"realized",
"complete",
"completed",
"concluded",
"done",
"down",
"ended",
"finished",
"over",
"over with",
"terminated",
"through",
"up",
"dead",
"defunct",
"extinct",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"obsolete",
"expired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuing",
"incomplete",
"ongoing",
"uncompleted",
"undone",
"unfinished"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
"examples":[
"Napol\u00e9on had attained mastery of much of Europe at that point"
],
"synonyms":[
"achieved",
"bagged",
"chalked up",
"clocked (up)",
"gained",
"hit",
"logged",
"made",
"notched (up)",
"racked up",
"rang up",
"scored",
"won"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquired",
"captured",
"carried",
"drew",
"garnered",
"got",
"landed",
"obtained",
"procured",
"realized",
"secured",
"amounted (to)",
"approached",
"equaled",
"equalled",
"matched",
"measured up (to)",
"met",
"rivaled",
"rivalled",
"tied",
"touched",
"beat",
"excelled",
"outdid",
"surpassed",
"topped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fell short (of)",
"missed",
"failed (at)",
"lost"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to receive as return for effort":{
"examples":[
"with hard work she will inevitably attain success in her chosen profession"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquired",
"bagged",
"brought in",
"came by",
"captured",
"carried",
"drew",
"earned",
"gained",
"garnered",
"got",
"knocked down",
"landed",
"made",
"obtained",
"procured",
"pulled down",
"realized",
"reaped",
"secured",
"won"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cleared",
"grossed",
"netted",
"accomplished",
"achieved",
"notched (up)",
"scored",
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"racked up",
"caught",
"picked up",
"annexed",
"occupied",
"took over",
"reacquired",
"reattained",
"recaptured",
"regained",
"remade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accorded",
"gave",
"granted",
"paid",
"gave up",
"handed over",
"parted (with)",
"relinquished",
"surrendered",
"yielded"
],
"antonyms":[
"forfeited",
"lost"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"attainments":{
"a successful result brought about by hard work":{
"examples":[
"first place in the state journalism competition is quite an attainment"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"acquirements",
"babies",
"coups",
"successes",
"triumphs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blockbusters",
"hits",
"jackpots",
"megahits",
"miracles",
"smashes",
"winners",
"conquests",
"gains",
"victories",
"wins",
"skills",
"deeds",
"feats",
"performances",
"arrivals",
"completions",
"consummations",
"culminations",
"executions",
"fruitions",
"fulfillments",
"fulfilments",
"implementations",
"realizations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botches",
"cock-ups",
"messes",
"muddles",
"shambles",
"bummers",
"busts",
"catastrophes",
"debacles",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
"disasters",
"duds",
"failures",
"fiascoes",
"fizzles",
"flops",
"washouts",
"disappointments",
"letdowns",
"losses",
"setbacks"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonachievements"
]
},
"the state of being actual or complete":{
"examples":[
"the attainment of man's age-old dream of flying was at last realized in 1903 by Orville and Wilbur Wright"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"actualities",
"actualizations",
"consummations",
"fruitions",
"fulfillments",
"fulfilments",
"passes",
"realizations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"successes",
"triumphs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defeats",
"failures",
"fizzles",
"nonsuccesses"
],
"antonyms":[
"naughts",
"nought",
"nonfulfillments"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attending":{
"being within the confines of a specified place":{
"examples":[
"a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees"
],
"synonyms":[
"in",
"present"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accompanying",
"observing",
"participating",
"available",
"abounding",
"latent",
"breathing",
"existent",
"existing",
"extant",
"live"
],
"near antonyms":[
"departed",
"gone",
"retired",
"nonexistent",
"AWOL",
"truant",
"dead",
"deceased",
"defunct",
"demised",
"lost",
"vanished",
"belated",
"delayed",
"delinquent",
"late",
"overdue",
"tardy"
],
"antonyms":[
"absent",
"away",
"missing",
"out"
]
},
"present at the same time and place":{
"examples":[
"dislikes flying and all of its attending inconveniences"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompanying",
"attendant",
"coexistent",
"coexisting",
"coincident",
"coincidental",
"concomitant",
"concurrent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contemporaneous",
"contemporary",
"simultaneous",
"synchronous",
"associated",
"collateral",
"connected",
"linked",
"related",
"consequent",
"resultant",
"resulting",
"ensuing",
"following",
"subsequent",
"accidental",
"casual",
"chance",
"fluky",
"flukey",
"fortuitous",
"freak",
"incident",
"incidental"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unassociated",
"unconnected",
"unrelated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in clinician , hospitalist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clinician",
"hospitalist",
"croaker",
"doc",
"doctor",
"medic",
"medico",
"physician",
"sawbones",
"family doctor",
"family physician",
"family practitioner",
"general practitioner",
"anesthesiologist",
"dermatologist",
"gynecologist",
"internist",
"neurologist",
"ob-gyn",
"obstetrician",
"ophthalmologist",
"optometrist",
"orthopedist",
"pathologist",
"pediatrician",
"pediatrist",
"physiatrist",
"podiatrist",
"radiologist",
"urologist",
"specialist",
"plastic surgeon",
"surgeon",
"intern",
"interne",
"resident",
"aidman",
"nurse",
"nurse-practitioner",
"EMT",
"paramedic",
"paramedical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nondoctor",
"nonphysician"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{
"examples":[
"a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompanying",
"chaperoning",
"companioning",
"companying",
"convoying",
"escorting",
"seeing",
"squiring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"walking",
"associating",
"consorting",
"palling (around)",
"teaming (up)",
"defending",
"guarding",
"protecting",
"bringing",
"conducting",
"guiding",
"leading",
"piloting",
"steering",
"ushering",
"following",
"shadowing",
"tagging",
"tagging along",
"tailing",
"hanging (around)",
"hovering (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"deserting",
"ditching",
"dumping",
"forsaking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{
"examples":[
"I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation"
],
"synonyms":[
"harkening",
"harking",
"hearing",
"hearkening",
"harkening",
"heeding",
"listening",
"minding"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"discounting",
"disregarding"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignoring",
"tuning out"
]
},
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{
"examples":[
"tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own"
],
"synonyms":[
"caring (for)",
"minding",
"overseeing",
"superintending",
"supervising",
"tending",
"watching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"administrating",
"conducting",
"controlling",
"directing",
"governing",
"guiding",
"managing",
"operating",
"presiding (over)",
"regulating",
"running",
"stewarding",
"guarding",
"patrolling",
"protecting",
"safeguarding",
"shielding",
"babying",
"babysitting",
"chaperoning",
"mothering",
"shepherding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"disregarding",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"passing over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to occur or exist at the same time":{
"examples":[
"all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompanying",
"coexisting",
"coinciding",
"concurring",
"co-occurring",
"synchronizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chancing",
"happening",
"happing",
"transpiring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antedating",
"preceding",
"predating",
"following",
"succeeding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"attested":{
"as in valid , substantiated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"authenticated",
"confirmed",
"demonstrated",
"established",
"proven",
"substantiated",
"valid",
"validated",
"verified",
"actual",
"concrete",
"de facto",
"effective",
"existent",
"factual",
"genuine",
"real",
"sure-enough",
"true",
"very",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"inescapable",
"irrefutable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable",
"believable",
"convincing",
"literal",
"realistic",
"unmistakable",
"verifiable",
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"real-life",
"real-world",
"absolute",
"certain",
"final",
"hard",
"objective",
"palpable",
"positive",
"substantial",
"tangible",
"authoritative",
"certifiable",
"certified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conjectural",
"hypothetical",
"ideal",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent",
"platonic",
"possible",
"potential",
"suppositional",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"alleged",
"assumed",
"reputed",
"supposed",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"imagined",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabled",
"fanciful",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"illusory",
"legendary",
"fabricated",
"fake",
"imaginary",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"pretend",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"symbolic",
"unreal",
"virtual"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to declare (something) to be true or genuine":{
"examples":[
"the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany"
],
"synonyms":[
"authenticated",
"avouched",
"certified",
"testified (to)",
"vouched (for)",
"witnessed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"guaranteed",
"warranted",
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avowed",
"professed",
"vowed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact":{
"examples":[
"an eyewitness who will attest to my innocence"
],
"synonyms":[
"deposed",
"swore",
"testified",
"witnessed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"verified",
"vouched",
"promised",
"vowed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"I'll attest that she was at the party"
],
"synonyms":[
"argued",
"authenticated",
"bore out",
"certified",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"supported",
"validated",
"verified",
"vindicated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouched",
"backed (up)",
"testified (to)",
"vouched (for)",
"witnessed",
"guaranteed",
"warranted",
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avowed",
"declared",
"professed",
"demonstrated",
"documented",
"established",
"proved",
"reinforced",
"reenforced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicted",
"gainsaid",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"challenged",
"contested",
"disputed",
"questioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"attended (to)":{
"as in treated , cared (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"doctored",
"medicated",
"ministered (to)",
"nursed",
"physicked",
"treated",
"cured",
"fixed",
"healed",
"mended",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"set up",
"fortified",
"rejuvenated",
"renewed",
"resuscitated",
"revitalized",
"revived",
"alleviated",
"relieved",
"remedied",
"repaired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crippled",
"damaged",
"disabled",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"lacerated",
"lamed",
"maimed",
"mangled",
"mutilated",
"wounded",
"afflicted",
"ailed",
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"laid up",
"sapped",
"sickened",
"wasted",
"weakened"
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"heeded",
"marked",
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"picked up",
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"watched",
"beheld",
"caught",
"descried",
"discerned",
"distinguished",
"espied",
"eyed",
"looked (at)",
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"noticed",
"observed",
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"remarked",
"saw",
"sighted",
"spied",
"spotted",
"viewed",
"witnessed",
"examined",
"inspected",
"scanned",
"scrutinized",
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"glanced (at)",
"glimpsed",
"peered (at)"
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"ignored",
"neglected",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"missed",
"overlooked"
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},
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"verb"
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"attorneys":{
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"examples":[
"talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate"
],
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"agents",
"assignees",
"commissaries",
"delegates",
"deputies",
"envoys",
"factors",
"ministers",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"representatives",
"reps"
],
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"ambassadors",
"diplomatists",
"diplomats",
"emissaries",
"foreign ministers",
"legates",
"plenipotentiaries",
"alternates",
"backups",
"pinch hitters",
"reliefs",
"replacements",
"stand-ins",
"subs",
"substitutes",
"surrogates",
"understudies",
"informers",
"operatives",
"spies",
"brokers",
"distributors",
"managers",
"arbiters",
"arbitrators",
"compradors",
"compradores",
"conciliators",
"go-betweens",
"intercessors",
"intermediaries",
"interposers",
"liaisons",
"mediators",
"middlemen",
"peacemakers",
"mouthpieces",
"point men",
"point people",
"prophets",
"speakers",
"spokesmen",
"spokespeople"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations":{
"examples":[
"finished law school and became an attorney"
],
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"advocates",
"attorneys-at-law",
"counselors",
"counsellors",
"counselors-at-law",
"counsels",
"lawyers",
"legal eagles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cocounsels",
"co-counsels",
"district attorneys",
"prosecuting attorneys",
"prosecutors",
"solicitors",
"criminal lawyers",
"mouthpieces",
"public defenders",
"trial lawyers",
"solicitors",
"jurists",
"lawgivers",
"lawmakers",
"legislators",
"solons",
"ambulance chasers",
"pettifoggers",
"Philadelphia lawyers",
"shysters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attesting":{
"to declare (something) to be true or genuine":{
"examples":[
"the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany"
],
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"authenticating",
"avouching",
"certifying",
"testifying (to)",
"vouching (for)",
"witnessing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"guaranteeing",
"warranting",
"affirming",
"asserting",
"averring",
"avowing",
"professing",
"vowing"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact":{
"examples":[
"an eyewitness who will attest to my innocence"
],
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"deposing",
"swearing",
"testifying",
"witnessing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"verifying",
"vouching",
"promising",
"vowing"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"I'll attest that she was at the party"
],
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"arguing",
"authenticating",
"bearing out",
"certifying",
"confirming",
"corroborating",
"substantiating",
"supporting",
"validating",
"verifying",
"vindicating"
],
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"avouching",
"backing (up)",
"testifying (to)",
"vouching (for)",
"witnessing",
"guaranteeing",
"warranting",
"affirming",
"asserting",
"averring",
"avowing",
"declaring",
"professing",
"demonstrating",
"documenting",
"establishing",
"proving",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing"
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"near antonyms":[
"contradicting",
"gainsaying",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"challenging",
"contesting",
"disputing",
"questioning"
],
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"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting"
]
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"type":[
"verb"
]
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"attracting":{
"as in interesting , attractive":{
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"alluring",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"entertaining",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"interesting",
"animating",
"energizing",
"enlightening",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulating",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"impressive",
"smashing",
"striking",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"remarkable",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"extraordinary",
"phenomenal",
"rare",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"incomprehensible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable",
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"awful",
"eye-opening",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"miraculous",
"portentous",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stunning",
"stupendous",
"sublime",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous"
],
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"unimpressive",
"uninspiring",
"unremarkable",
"boring",
"dull",
"jading",
"monotonous",
"tedious",
"tiring",
"uninspired",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying",
"common",
"customary",
"mundane",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"usual",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"wearing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
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},
"to engage the attention of":{
"examples":[
"The park's natural wonders attract many tourists.",
"The blackbird puts on a colorful display in its attempt to attract a mate."
],
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"drawing",
"enticing",
"interesting",
"alluring",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"carrying away",
"dazzling",
"enrapturing",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"ravishing",
"transporting",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"absorbing",
"bemusing",
"busying",
"catching up",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"enwrapping",
"gripping",
"immersing",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"occupying",
"biasing",
"biassing",
"coloring",
"inspiring",
"stirring",
"engaging",
"involving",
"affecting",
"impacting",
"impressing",
"influencing",
"moving",
"reaching",
"striking",
"swaying",
"telling (on)",
"touching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deterring",
"discouraging",
"dissuading",
"boring",
"jading",
"palling",
"tiring",
"wearying",
"underwhelming"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"attentively":{
"as in thoroughly , earnestly":{
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"ardently",
"conscientiously",
"earnestly",
"exhaustively",
"meticulously",
"painstakingly",
"seriously",
"thoroughly",
"continuously",
"ploddingly",
"steadfastly",
"steadily",
"unabatedly",
"unrelentingly",
"unremittingly",
"indefatigably",
"tirelessly",
"unflaggingly",
"untiringly",
"wearilessly",
"actively",
"animatedly",
"briskly",
"busily",
"dynamically",
"energetically",
"feverishly",
"spiritedly",
"vehemently",
"vigorously",
"zealously",
"obstinately",
"stubbornly",
"willfully",
"amain",
"arduously",
"assiduously",
"determinedly",
"diligently",
"doggedly",
"hard",
"hardly",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intensively",
"intently",
"laboriously",
"mightily",
"purposefully",
"resolutely",
"sedulously",
"slavishly",
"strenuously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casually",
"desultorily",
"halfheartedly",
"indolently",
"lackadaisically",
"languidly",
"lazily",
"listlessly",
"shiftlessly",
"sluggishly",
"spiritlessly",
"tiredly",
"wearily"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"attainment":{
"a successful result brought about by hard work":{
"examples":[
"first place in the state journalism competition is quite an attainment"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"acquirement",
"baby",
"coup",
"success",
"triumph"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blockbuster",
"hit",
"jackpot",
"megahit",
"miracle",
"smash",
"winner",
"conquest",
"gain",
"victory",
"win",
"skill",
"deed",
"feat",
"performance",
"arrival",
"completion",
"consummation",
"culmination",
"execution",
"fruition",
"fulfillment",
"fulfilment",
"implementation",
"realization"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botch",
"cock-up",
"mess",
"muddle",
"shambles",
"bummer",
"bust",
"catastrophe",
"debacle",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
"disaster",
"dud",
"failure",
"fiasco",
"fizzle",
"flop",
"washout",
"disappointment",
"letdown",
"loss",
"setback"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonachievement"
]
},
"the state of being actual or complete":{
"examples":[
"the attainment of man's age-old dream of flying was at last realized in 1903 by Orville and Wilbur Wright"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"actuality",
"actualization",
"consummation",
"fruition",
"fulfillment",
"fulfilment",
"pass",
"realization"
],
"near synonyms":[
"success",
"triumph"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defeat",
"failure",
"fizzle",
"nonsuccess"
],
"antonyms":[
"naught",
"nought",
"nonfulfillment"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attests":{
"to declare (something) to be true or genuine":{
"examples":[
"the appraiser attests that the lamp is indeed an original Tiffany"
],
"synonyms":[
"authenticates",
"avouches",
"certifies",
"testifies (to)",
"vouches (for)",
"witnesses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"guarantees",
"warrants",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avers",
"avows",
"professes",
"vows"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact":{
"examples":[
"an eyewitness who will attest to my innocence"
],
"synonyms":[
"deposes",
"swears",
"testifies",
"witnesses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"verifies",
"vouches",
"promises",
"vows"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"I'll attest that she was at the party"
],
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"argues",
"authenticates",
"bears out",
"certifies",
"confirms",
"corroborates",
"substantiates",
"supports",
"validates",
"verifies",
"vindicates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouches",
"backs (up)",
"testifies (to)",
"vouches (for)",
"witnesses",
"guarantees",
"warrants",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avers",
"avows",
"declares",
"professes",
"demonstrates",
"documents",
"establishes",
"proves",
"reinforces",
"reenforces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicts",
"gainsays",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"challenges",
"contests",
"disputes",
"questions"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attempted":{
"to make an effort to do":{
"examples":[
"after attempting \u2014and failing\u2014to start the lawn mower on my own, I finally succeeded with a neighbor's help",
"don't even attempt walking on your broken foot"
],
"synonyms":[
"assayed",
"endeavored",
"essayed",
"sought",
"strove",
"strived",
"tried"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fought",
"strained",
"struggled",
"toiled",
"troubled",
"worked",
"wrought",
"aimed",
"aspired",
"hoped",
"assumed",
"took up",
"undertook"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dropped",
"gave up",
"quit",
"quitted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attunements":{
"as in corrections , harmonizations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corrections",
"harmonizations",
"readaptations",
"readjustments",
"alterations",
"conversions",
"makeovers",
"modifications",
"refits",
"revisions",
"transformations",
"acclimations",
"acclimatizations",
"accommodations",
"adaptations",
"adaptions",
"adjustments",
"conformations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maladaptations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attentions":{
"an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners":{
"examples":[
"she enjoyed her suitor's old-school attentions"
],
"synonyms":[
"amenities",
"civilities",
"courtesies",
"formalities",
"gestures",
"pleasantries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"honors",
"ceremonies",
"observances",
"rites",
"rituals",
"decorums",
"etiquettes",
"forms",
"manners",
"mores",
"proprieties",
"addresses",
"devoirs",
"greetings",
"regards",
"respects",
"favors",
"graces",
"protocols",
"rules"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attendant":{
"coming as a result":{
"examples":[
"dreaded the coming flu season and the attendant flood of school absences"
],
"synonyms":[
"consequent",
"consequential",
"due (to)",
"resultant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accompanying",
"coincident",
"concomitant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"causal"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"present at the same time and place":{
"examples":[
"the movie stars' divorce and the attendant press coverage about it"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompanying",
"attending",
"coexistent",
"coexisting",
"coincident",
"coincidental",
"concomitant",
"concurrent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contemporaneous",
"contemporary",
"simultaneous",
"synchronous",
"associated",
"collateral",
"connected",
"linked",
"related",
"consequent",
"resultant",
"resulting",
"ensuing",
"following",
"subsequent",
"accidental",
"casual",
"chance",
"fluky",
"flukey",
"fortuitous",
"freak",
"incident",
"incidental"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unassociated",
"unconnected",
"unrelated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy":{
"examples":[
"let the hotel attendant help them with their bags"
],
"synonyms":[
"companion",
"escort",
"guard",
"guide"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chaperone",
"chaperon",
"squire",
"shadow",
"sidekick",
"conductor",
"leader",
"pilot",
"convoy",
"courier",
"honor guard",
"outrider"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is found along with something else":{
"examples":[
"disease is the inevitable attendant of poor sanitation"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompaniment",
"companion",
"concomitant",
"corollary",
"incident",
"obbligato"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessory",
"accessary",
"adjunct",
"appendage",
"complement",
"supplement",
"counterpart",
"fellow",
"mate",
"consequence",
"follow-up",
"fixings",
"trimmings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"attraction":{
"something that attracts interest":{
"examples":[
"a park with the world's fastest roller coaster and other attractions"
],
"synonyms":[
"draw",
"lodestone",
"loadstone",
"magnet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"capital",
"center",
"cynosure",
"epicenter",
"mecca",
"pole",
"polestar",
"allure",
"allurement",
"bait",
"enticement",
"fascination",
"lure",
"temptation",
"turn-on",
"appeal",
"call",
"incentive",
"inducement",
"persuasion",
"spur",
"stimulus",
"curiosity",
"sight(s)",
"spectacle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attach\u00e9":{
"as in briefcase , valise":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attach\u00e9 case",
"briefcase",
"valise",
"carryall",
"carry-on",
"grip",
"handbag",
"holdall",
"portmanteau",
"traveling bag",
"wallet",
"overnight bag",
"overnight case",
"weekend bag",
"weekender",
"cosmetic case",
"traveling case",
"carpetbag",
"duffel bag",
"kit",
"kit bag",
"backpack",
"haversack",
"knapsack",
"packsack",
"rucksack",
"baggage",
"bags",
"luggage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in deputy , diplomat":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
"consul",
"deputy",
"diplomat",
"foreign minister",
"nuncio",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"ambassadress",
"apostle",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"agent",
"ambassador",
"delegate",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
"minister",
"representative",
"deputation",
"detachment",
"legation",
"courier",
"messenger",
"mouthpiece",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attenuated":{
"as in linear , elongate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attenuate",
"elongate",
"elongated",
"linear",
"fine",
"hairline",
"narrow",
"needlelike",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin",
"ultrathin",
"bottleneck",
"close",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"squeezed",
"tight",
"tightened",
"lanky",
"rangy",
"reedy",
"shoestring",
"spindly",
"stalky",
"stringy",
"twiggy",
"willowy",
"wispy",
"lank",
"spare"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broad",
"fat",
"wide",
"chunky",
"squat",
"stocky",
"stumpy",
"thick",
"thickset",
"bulky",
"massive",
"voluminous",
"thickish",
"widish"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to diminish the price or value of":{
"examples":[
"an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"cheapened",
"depreciated",
"depressed",
"devaluated",
"devalued",
"downgraded",
"lowered",
"marked down",
"reduced",
"sank",
"sunk",
"wrote down",
"wrote off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debased",
"demonetized",
"underestimated",
"underpriced",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"abridged",
"compressed",
"contracted",
"de-escalated",
"deflated",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"lessened",
"moderated",
"shrank",
"shrunk"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blew up",
"bloated",
"inflated",
"overestimated",
"overpriced",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"added",
"aggrandized",
"amplified",
"augmented",
"ballooned",
"boosted",
"compounded",
"dilated",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"extended",
"heightened",
"increased",
"maximized",
"multiplied",
"raised",
"swelled",
"upped"
],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"enhanced",
"marked up",
"upgraded"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"attenuates":{
"to diminish the price or value of":{
"examples":[
"an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"cheapens",
"depreciates",
"depresses",
"devaluates",
"devalues",
"downgrades",
"lowers",
"marks down",
"reduces",
"sinks",
"writes down",
"writes off"
],
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"debases",
"demonetizes",
"underestimates",
"underprices",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"abridges",
"compresses",
"contracts",
"de-escalates",
"deflates",
"downsizes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"moderates",
"shrinks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bloats",
"blows up",
"inflates",
"overestimates",
"overprices",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"adds",
"aggrandizes",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"balloons",
"boosts",
"compounds",
"dilates",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"extends",
"heightens",
"increases",
"maximizes",
"multiplies",
"raises",
"swells",
"ups"
],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"enhances",
"marks up",
"upgrades"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attractions":{
"something that attracts interest":{
"examples":[
"a park with the world's fastest roller coaster and other attractions"
],
"synonyms":[
"draws",
"lodestones",
"loadstones",
"magnets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"capitals",
"centers",
"cynosures",
"epicenters",
"meccas",
"poles",
"polestars",
"allurements",
"allures",
"baits",
"enticements",
"fascinations",
"lures",
"temptations",
"turn-ons",
"appeals",
"calls",
"incentives",
"inducements",
"persuasions",
"spurs",
"stimuli",
"curiosities",
"sights",
"spectacles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attaching":{
"to cause (something) to hold to another":{
"examples":[
"you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue"
],
"synonyms":[
"affixing",
"bending",
"fastening",
"fixing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adhering",
"bolting",
"cinching",
"clamping",
"clasping",
"clenching",
"clinching",
"clipping",
"gluing",
"glueing",
"hanging",
"harnessing",
"hasping",
"lacing",
"lashing",
"latching",
"nailing",
"pasting",
"pinning",
"plastering",
"riveting",
"screwing",
"shackling",
"stapling",
"sticking",
"strapping",
"tacking",
"tackling",
"toggling",
"tying",
"tieing",
"yoking",
"coapting",
"connecting",
"joining",
"linking",
"uniting",
"reaffixing",
"reattaching",
"refastening",
"refixing",
"resecuring",
"battening",
"belaying",
"buttoning",
"doing up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaking up",
"disconnecting",
"disjoining",
"disjointing",
"dissevering",
"dissociating",
"disuniting",
"dividing",
"divorcing",
"parting",
"separating",
"severing",
"splitting",
"sundering",
"uncoupling",
"unlinking",
"unyoking",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"unbinding",
"unfixing",
"unlashing",
"untying",
"untieing"
],
"antonyms":[
"detaching",
"undoing",
"unfastening",
"unhooking"
]
},
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
"examples":[
"attached the colonel to the new regiment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appointing",
"assigning",
"commissioning",
"constituting",
"designating",
"detailing",
"naming",
"nominating",
"placing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorizing",
"delegating",
"deputing",
"deputizing",
"anointing",
"consecrating",
"creating",
"inaugurating",
"inducting",
"installing",
"instating",
"instituting",
"investing",
"making",
"ordaining",
"crowning",
"enthroning",
"throning",
"choosing",
"destining",
"drafting",
"electing",
"handpicking",
"selecting",
"singling (out)",
"voting (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackballing",
"deposing",
"dethroning",
"displacing",
"ejecting",
"evicting",
"ousting",
"overthrowing",
"removing",
"throwing out",
"uncrowning",
"unmaking",
"unseating"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharging",
"dismissing",
"expelling",
"firing"
]
},
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority":{
"examples":[
"attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"confiscating",
"expropriating",
"sequestering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garnisheeing",
"appropriating",
"arrogating",
"preempting",
"usurping",
"commandeering",
"seizing",
"taking over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ceding",
"delivering",
"forfeiting",
"giving up",
"handing over",
"releasing",
"relinquishing",
"rendering",
"surrendering",
"turning over",
"yielding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attractively":{
"as in beautifully , handsomely":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beautifully",
"handsomely",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"appealingly",
"appetizingly",
"enticingly",
"invitingly",
"temptingly",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently",
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"enjoyably",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"great",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"well",
"winningly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly",
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"attorneys-at-law":{
"a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations":{
"examples":[
"the sign on the door read \"Blalock Smith, Attorney-at-Law \""
],
"synonyms":[
"advocates",
"attorneys",
"counselors",
"counsellors",
"counselors-at-law",
"counsels",
"lawyers",
"legal eagles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cocounsels",
"co-counsels",
"district attorneys",
"prosecuting attorneys",
"prosecutors",
"solicitors",
"criminal lawyers",
"mouthpieces",
"public defenders",
"trial lawyers",
"solicitors",
"jurists",
"lawgivers",
"lawmakers",
"legislators",
"solons",
"ambulance chasers",
"pettifoggers",
"Philadelphia lawyers",
"shysters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attach":{
"to cause (something) to hold to another":{
"examples":[
"you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue"
],
"synonyms":[
"affix",
"bend",
"fasten",
"fix"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adhere",
"bolt",
"cinch",
"clamp",
"clasp",
"clench",
"clinch",
"clip",
"glue",
"hang",
"harness",
"hasp",
"lace",
"lash",
"latch",
"nail",
"paste",
"pin",
"plaster",
"rivet",
"screw",
"shackle",
"staple",
"stick",
"strap",
"tack",
"tackle",
"tie",
"toggle",
"yoke",
"coapt",
"connect",
"join",
"link",
"unite",
"reaffix",
"reattach",
"refasten",
"refix",
"resecure",
"batten",
"belay",
"button",
"do up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break up",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke",
"loose",
"loosen",
"unbind",
"unfix",
"unlash",
"untie"
],
"antonyms":[
"detach",
"undo",
"unfasten",
"unhook"
]
},
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
"examples":[
"attached the colonel to the new regiment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appoint",
"assign",
"commission",
"constitute",
"designate",
"detail",
"name",
"nominate",
"place"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorize",
"delegate",
"depute",
"deputize",
"anoint",
"consecrate",
"create",
"inaugurate",
"induct",
"install",
"instate",
"institute",
"invest",
"make",
"ordain",
"crown",
"enthrone",
"throne",
"choose",
"destine",
"draft",
"elect",
"handpick",
"select",
"single (out)",
"vote (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackball",
"depose",
"dethrone",
"displace",
"eject",
"evict",
"oust",
"overthrow",
"remove",
"throw out",
"uncrown",
"unmake",
"unseat"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharge",
"dismiss",
"expel",
"fire"
]
},
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority":{
"examples":[
"attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"confiscate",
"expropriate",
"sequester"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garnishee",
"appropriate",
"arrogate",
"preempt",
"usurp",
"commandeer",
"seize",
"take over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cede",
"deliver",
"forfeit",
"give up",
"hand over",
"release",
"relinquish",
"render",
"surrender",
"turn over",
"yield"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attends (to)":{
"as in treats , cares (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cares (for)",
"doctors",
"medicates",
"ministers (to)",
"nurses",
"physics",
"treats",
"cures",
"fixes",
"heals",
"mends",
"rehabilitates",
"rehabs",
"sets up",
"fortifies",
"rejuvenates",
"renews",
"resuscitates",
"revitalizes",
"revives",
"alleviates",
"relieves",
"remedies",
"repairs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cripples",
"damages",
"disables",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"lacerates",
"lames",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates",
"wounds",
"afflicts",
"ails",
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"lays up",
"saps",
"sickens",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in considers , minds":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"considers",
"heeds",
"marks",
"minds",
"identifies",
"makes out",
"picks out",
"picks up",
"studies",
"watches",
"beholds",
"catches",
"descries",
"discerns",
"distinguishes",
"espies",
"eyes",
"looks (at)",
"notes",
"notices",
"observes",
"perceives",
"regards",
"remarks",
"sees",
"sights",
"spies",
"spots",
"views",
"witnesses",
"examines",
"inspects",
"scans",
"scrutinizes",
"surveys",
"glances (at)",
"glimpses",
"peers (at)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregards",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overpasses",
"passes over",
"misses",
"overlooks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attiring":{
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
"examples":[
"men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet"
],
"synonyms":[
"appareling",
"apparelling",
"arraying",
"bedecking",
"caparisoning",
"clothing",
"costuming",
"decking (out)",
"doing up",
"dressing",
"dressing up",
"enrobing",
"garbing",
"garmenting",
"getting up",
"gowning",
"habiting",
"investing",
"rigging (out)",
"robing",
"suiting",
"togging (up or out)",
"toileting",
"vesturing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cloaking",
"frocking",
"jacketing",
"mantling",
"vesting",
"draping",
"enswathing",
"happing",
"huddling",
"swaddling",
"swathing",
"wrapping",
"accoutring",
"accoutering",
"bedighting",
"equipping",
"furnishing",
"habilitating",
"outfitting",
"tailoring",
"uniforming",
"dressing down",
"underdressing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denuding",
"divesting",
"uncovering",
"undraping",
"unveiling"
],
"antonyms":[
"disarraying",
"disrobing",
"stripping",
"unclothing",
"undressing",
"untrussing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attuning":{
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
"examples":[
"after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodating",
"conciliating",
"conforming",
"coordinating",
"harmonizing",
"keying",
"reconciling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adapting",
"tuning",
"blending",
"combining",
"connecting",
"correlating",
"dovetailing",
"fitting",
"fusing",
"integrating",
"joining",
"matching",
"merging",
"orchestrating",
"pairing",
"squaring",
"suiting",
"synchronizing",
"synthesizing",
"unifying",
"uniting",
"aligning",
"alining",
"arranging",
"arraying",
"balancing",
"equalizing",
"evening",
"ordering",
"proportioning",
"regularizing",
"standardizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confusing",
"disarraying",
"disordering",
"disorganizing",
"disrupting",
"disturbing",
"skewing",
"upsetting",
"alienating",
"estranging"
],
"antonyms":[
"disharmonizing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attendings":{
"as in clinicians , hospitalists":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clinicians",
"hospitalists",
"croakers",
"docs",
"doctors",
"medicos",
"medics",
"physicians",
"sawbones",
"sawboneses",
"family doctors",
"family physicians",
"family practitioners",
"general practitioners",
"anesthesiologists",
"dermatologists",
"gynecologists",
"internists",
"neurologists",
"ob-gyns",
"obstetricians",
"ophthalmologists",
"optometrists",
"orthopedists",
"pathologists",
"pediatricians",
"pediatrists",
"physiatrists",
"podiatrists",
"radiologists",
"urologists",
"specialists",
"plastic surgeons",
"surgeons",
"interns",
"internes",
"residents",
"aidmen",
"nurse-practitioners",
"nurses",
"EMTs",
"paramedics",
"paramedicals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nondoctors",
"nonphysicians"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attain":{
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
"examples":[
"Napol\u00e9on had attained mastery of much of Europe at that point"
],
"synonyms":[
"achieve",
"bag",
"chalk up",
"clock (up)",
"gain",
"hit",
"log",
"make",
"notch (up)",
"rack up",
"ring up",
"score",
"win"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquire",
"capture",
"carry",
"draw",
"garner",
"get",
"land",
"obtain",
"procure",
"realize",
"secure",
"amount (to)",
"approach",
"equal",
"match",
"measure up (to)",
"meet",
"rival",
"tie",
"touch",
"beat",
"excel",
"outdo",
"surpass",
"top"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fall short (of)",
"miss",
"fail (at)",
"lose"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to receive as return for effort":{
"examples":[
"with hard work she will inevitably attain success in her chosen profession"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquire",
"bag",
"bring in",
"capture",
"carry",
"come by",
"draw",
"earn",
"gain",
"garner",
"get",
"knock down",
"land",
"make",
"obtain",
"procure",
"pull down",
"realize",
"reap",
"secure",
"win"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clear",
"gross",
"net",
"accomplish",
"achieve",
"notch (up)",
"score",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"rack up",
"catch",
"pick up",
"annex",
"occupy",
"take over",
"reacquire",
"reattain",
"recapture",
"regain",
"remake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accord",
"give",
"grant",
"pay",
"give up",
"hand over",
"part (with)",
"relinquish",
"surrender",
"yield"
],
"antonyms":[
"forfeit",
"lose"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attorney":{
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
"examples":[
"talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate"
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"assignee",
"commissary",
"delegate",
"deputy",
"envoy",
"factor",
"minister",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"rep",
"representative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassador",
"diplomat",
"diplomatist",
"emissary",
"foreign minister",
"legate",
"plenipotentiary",
"alternate",
"backup",
"pinch hitter",
"relief",
"replacement",
"stand-in",
"sub",
"substitute",
"surrogate",
"understudy",
"informer",
"operative",
"spy",
"broker",
"distributor",
"manager",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"comprador",
"compradore",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"interposer",
"liaison",
"mediator",
"middleman",
"peacemaker",
"mouthpiece",
"point man",
"point person",
"prophet",
"speaker",
"spokesman",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations":{
"examples":[
"finished law school and became an attorney"
],
"synonyms":[
"advocate",
"attorney-at-law",
"counsel",
"counselor",
"counsellor",
"counselor-at-law",
"lawyer",
"legal eagle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cocounsel",
"district attorney",
"prosecuting attorney",
"prosecutor",
"solicitor",
"criminal lawyer",
"mouthpiece",
"public defender",
"trial lawyer",
"solicitor",
"jurist",
"lawgiver",
"lawmaker",
"legislator",
"solon",
"ambulance chaser",
"pettifogger",
"Philadelphia lawyer",
"shyster"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attachments":{
"a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone":{
"examples":[
"I doubt that there's any permanent attachment between the two teenagers"
],
"synonyms":[
"affections",
"devotions",
"loves",
"passions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appetites",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"tastes",
"cravings",
"crushes",
"desires",
"infatuations",
"longings",
"lusts",
"yearnings",
"ardors",
"enthusiasms",
"fervors",
"zeals",
"appreciations",
"esteems",
"estimations",
"regards",
"respects",
"adorations",
"adulations",
"deifications",
"idolatries",
"idolizations",
"worships",
"allegiances",
"fealties",
"fidelities",
"loyalties"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergies",
"animosities",
"antagonisms",
"antipathies",
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"enmities",
"hostilities",
"abhorrences",
"disgusts",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions",
"misanthropies"
],
"antonyms":[
"abominations",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"rancors"
]
},
"something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment":{
"examples":[
"bought a grinder attachment for the kitchen mixer"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessories",
"accessaries",
"accoutrements",
"accouterments",
"adapters",
"adaptors",
"add-ons",
"adjuncts",
"appendages",
"appliances",
"options"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accompaniments",
"additives",
"complements",
"supplements",
"auxiliaries",
"subsidiaries",
"amenities",
"doodads",
"embroideries",
"extras",
"fillers",
"frills",
"incidentals",
"luxuries",
"nonessentials",
"nonnecessities",
"appurtenances",
"bells and whistles",
"equipments",
"furnishings",
"habiliments",
"paraphernalia",
"trappings",
"adornments",
"decorations",
"embellishments",
"enhancements",
"garnishes",
"ornaments",
"trimmings",
"trims"
],
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"essentials",
"necessities",
"requirements",
"requisites"
],
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"noun"
]
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"had the ramrod straight attitude of a man who had spent all of his life in the military"
],
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"carriage",
"poise",
"posture",
"stance",
"station"
],
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"attention",
"body language",
"pose",
"seat",
"bearing",
"behavior",
"conduct",
"demeanor",
"deportment",
"air",
"presence",
"aspect",
"look",
"mien"
],
"near antonyms":[],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"attracted":{
"to engage the attention of":{
"examples":[
"The park's natural wonders attract many tourists.",
"The blackbird puts on a colorful display in its attempt to attract a mate."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"drew",
"enticed",
"interested",
"allured",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"fascinated",
"carried away",
"dazzled",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"ravished",
"transported",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"absorbed",
"bemused",
"busied",
"caught up",
"engrossed",
"enthralled",
"enwrapped",
"gripped",
"immersed",
"intrigued",
"involved",
"occupied",
"biased",
"biassed",
"colored",
"inspired",
"stirred",
"engaged",
"involved",
"affected",
"impacted",
"impressed",
"influenced",
"moved",
"reached",
"struck",
"swayed",
"told (on)",
"touched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deterred",
"discouraged",
"dissuaded",
"bored",
"jaded",
"palled",
"tired",
"wearied",
"underwhelmed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attach (to)":{
"as in connect (with) , communicate (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"communicate (with)",
"connect (with)",
"link (with)",
"abut",
"adjoin",
"border (on)",
"butt (on or against)",
"flank",
"fringe",
"join",
"march (with)",
"neighbor",
"skirt",
"touch",
"verge (on)",
"bound",
"embrace",
"encircle",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"fence",
"line",
"margin",
"rim",
"surround",
"contact",
"converge",
"meet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attestation":{
"something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim":{
"examples":[
"the fact that he spent hours standing in line for the sequel should be attestation enough that he's a die-hard fan of the movie series"
],
"synonyms":[
"confirmation",
"corroboration",
"documentation",
"evidence",
"proof",
"substantiation",
"testament",
"testimonial",
"testimony",
"validation",
"voucher",
"witness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"(the) goods",
"certificate",
"document",
"exhibit",
"demonstration",
"illustration",
"authentication",
"identification",
"manifestation",
"verification"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rebuttal",
"refutation",
"accusation",
"allegation",
"charge",
"assumption",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"presumption",
"surmise",
"suspicion"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproof"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attempts":{
"an effort to do or accomplish something":{
"examples":[
"it took several attempts before we made good ice cream with an old-fashioned hand-cranked ice cream freezer"
],
"synonyms":[
"assays",
"bashes",
"bids",
"cracks",
"endeavors",
"essays",
"flings",
"goes",
"offers",
"passes",
"shots",
"stabs",
"trials",
"tries",
"whacks",
"whirls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"strivings",
"struggles",
"throes",
"undertakings",
"trial and errors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{
"examples":[
"several attempts on the life of the country's chief drug enforcement official"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressions",
"assaults",
"attacks",
"blitzes",
"blitzkriegs",
"charges",
"coups de main",
"descents",
"offenses",
"offences",
"offensives",
"onsets",
"onslaughts",
"raids",
"rushes",
"strikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambuscades",
"ambushes",
"counteraggressions",
"counter-aggressions",
"counterassaults",
"counter-assaults",
"counterattacks",
"counter-attacks",
"counteroffensives",
"counterstrikes",
"counter-strikes",
"sallies",
"sorties",
"envelopments",
"breakthroughs",
"forays",
"incursions",
"invasions",
"pillages",
"ravages",
"sacks",
"air raids",
"bombardments",
"bombings",
"sieges",
"storms",
"barrages",
"cannonades",
"fusillades",
"hails",
"salvos",
"salvoes",
"volleys",
"whammies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defenses",
"defensives",
"guards",
"shields",
"oppositions",
"resistances",
"protections",
"securities",
"shelters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make an effort to do":{
"examples":[
"after attempting \u2014and failing\u2014to start the lawn mower on my own, I finally succeeded with a neighbor's help",
"don't even attempt walking on your broken foot"
],
"synonyms":[
"assays",
"endeavors",
"essays",
"seeks",
"strives",
"tries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fights",
"strains",
"struggles",
"toils",
"troubles",
"works",
"aims",
"aspires",
"hopes",
"assumes",
"takes up",
"undertakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drops",
"gives up",
"quits"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"attendance":{
"the condition of being attentive and ready to help":{
"examples":[
"The parents' attendance to their children's needs was remarkable."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attention",
"hand-holding",
"service",
"abetment",
"aid",
"assist",
"assistance",
"backing",
"boost",
"hand",
"help",
"helping hand",
"leg up",
"lift",
"support",
"advancement",
"encouragement",
"facilitation",
"forwarding",
"furtherance",
"furthering",
"nurturance",
"benefaction",
"patronage",
"promotion",
"sponsorship",
"advice",
"care",
"counsel",
"guidance",
"mentoring",
"beneficence",
"charity",
"favor",
"kindness",
"philanthropy",
"assuagement",
"palliation",
"relief",
"succor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"neglect",
"neglectfulness",
"negligence"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attach\u00e9 case":{
"as in briefcase , attach\u00e9":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attach\u00e9",
"briefcase",
"valise",
"carryall",
"carry-on",
"grip",
"handbag",
"holdall",
"portmanteau",
"traveling bag",
"wallet",
"overnight bag",
"overnight case",
"weekend bag",
"weekender",
"cosmetic case",
"traveling case",
"carpetbag",
"duffel bag",
"kit",
"kit bag",
"backpack",
"haversack",
"knapsack",
"packsack",
"rucksack",
"baggage",
"bags",
"luggage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attacker":{
"one who violently sets upon another":{
"examples":[
"was able to pick her attacker out of the police lineup"
],
"synonyms":[
"assailant",
"assaulter",
"bushwhacker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mugger",
"robber",
"molester",
"predator",
"raper",
"rapist",
"ravager",
"aggressor",
"besieger",
"invader",
"raider",
"counterattacker"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attendances":{
"the condition of being attentive and ready to help":{
"examples":[
"The parents' attendance to their children's needs was remarkable."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attention",
"hand-holding",
"service",
"abetment",
"aid",
"assist",
"assistance",
"backing",
"boost",
"hand",
"help",
"helping hand",
"leg up",
"lift",
"support",
"advancement",
"encouragement",
"facilitation",
"forwarding",
"furtherance",
"furthering",
"nurturance",
"benefaction",
"patronage",
"promotion",
"sponsorship",
"advice",
"care",
"counsel",
"guidance",
"mentoring",
"beneficence",
"charity",
"favor",
"kindness",
"philanthropy",
"assuagement",
"palliation",
"relief",
"succor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"neglect",
"neglectfulness",
"negligence"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"attritions":{
"a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction":{
"examples":[
"took the machinery out of operation since attrition had led to the main mechanism's breaking"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrosions",
"erosions",
"wastes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breakdowns",
"decays",
"decompositions",
"disintegrations",
"dissolutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gains",
"increases"
],
"antonyms":[
"buildups"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"attire":{
"covering for the human body":{
"examples":[
"needed some snazzy attire for the job interview"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparel",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habiliment(s)",
"habit",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wear",
"wearables",
"weeds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garderobe",
"wardrobe",
"array",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"finery",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"pretties",
"regalia",
"trim",
"foofaraw",
"frippery",
"gaudery",
"tawdry",
"trumpery",
"tatters",
"costume",
"ensemble",
"frock",
"garb",
"getup",
"guise",
"livery",
"outfit",
"civvies",
"civies",
"mufti",
"couture",
"pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter",
"pret-a-porter",
"ready-to-wear",
"tailoring",
"activewear",
"loungewear",
"outerwear",
"playwear",
"sportswear",
"nightclothes",
"sleepwear",
"smallclothes",
"underclothes",
"underwear",
"haberdashery",
"menswear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
"examples":[
"men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparel",
"array",
"bedeck",
"caparison",
"clothe",
"costume",
"deck (out)",
"do up",
"dress",
"dress up",
"enrobe",
"garb",
"garment",
"get up",
"gown",
"habit",
"invest",
"rig (out)",
"robe",
"suit",
"tog (up or out)",
"toilet",
"vesture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cloak",
"frock",
"jacket",
"mantle",
"vest",
"drape",
"enswathe",
"hap",
"huddle",
"swaddle",
"swathe",
"wrap",
"accoutre",
"accouter",
"bedight",
"equip",
"furnish",
"habilitate",
"outfit",
"tailor",
"uniform",
"dress down",
"underdress"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denude",
"divest",
"uncover",
"undrape",
"unveil"
],
"antonyms":[
"disarray",
"disrobe",
"strip",
"unclothe",
"undress",
"untruss"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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},
"attack dog":{
"one who makes harsh, personal attacks against opponents":{
"examples":[
"his reputation as a political attack dog earned him the vice presidential spot on the ticket"
],
"synonyms":[
"mudslinger"
],
"near synonyms":[
"polemicist",
"polemist",
"hatchet man",
"hired gun",
"hit man",
"barracuda",
"shark"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attended":{
"as in accompanied , escorted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accompanied",
"escorted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"desolate",
"forlorn",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lorn",
"friendless",
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"forgotten",
"forsaken",
"neglected",
"rejected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{
"examples":[
"a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompanied",
"chaperoned",
"companied",
"companioned",
"convoyed",
"escorted",
"saw",
"squired"
],
"near synonyms":[
"walked",
"associated",
"consorted",
"palled (around)",
"teamed (up)",
"defended",
"guarded",
"protected",
"brought",
"conducted",
"guided",
"led",
"piloted",
"steered",
"ushered",
"followed",
"shadowed",
"tagged",
"tagged along",
"tailed",
"hovered (over)",
"hung (around)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"ditched",
"dumped",
"forsook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{
"examples":[
"I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation"
],
"synonyms":[
"harked",
"harkened",
"heard",
"hearkened",
"harkened",
"heeded",
"listened",
"minded"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"discounted",
"disregarded"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignored",
"tuned out"
]
},
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{
"examples":[
"tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own"
],
"synonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"minded",
"oversaw",
"superintended",
"supervised",
"tended",
"watched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"administrated",
"conducted",
"controlled",
"directed",
"governed",
"guided",
"managed",
"operated",
"presided (over)",
"ran",
"run",
"regulated",
"stewarded",
"guarded",
"patrolled",
"protected",
"safeguarded",
"shielded",
"babied",
"babysat",
"chaperoned",
"mothered",
"shepherded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"disregarded",
"forgot",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"passed over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to occur or exist at the same time":{
"examples":[
"all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompanied",
"coexisted",
"coincided",
"concurred",
"co-occurred",
"synchronized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chanced",
"happed",
"happened",
"transpired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antedated",
"preceded",
"predated",
"followed",
"succeeded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"attacking":{
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"our dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg"
],
"synonyms":[
"assailing",
"assaulting",
"besetting",
"bushwhacking",
"charging",
"descending (on or upon)",
"going in (on)",
"jumping (on)",
"pouncing (on or upon)",
"raiding",
"rushing",
"setting on",
"siccing",
"sicking",
"storming",
"striking",
"trashing",
"turning (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rushing",
"ganging up (on)",
"mobbing",
"swarming",
"mugging",
"robbing",
"ambuscading",
"ambushing",
"surprising",
"surprizing",
"waylaying",
"blitzing",
"bombarding",
"bombing",
"nuking",
"barraging",
"cannonading",
"cannoning",
"banging away (at)",
"battering",
"buffeting",
"plastering",
"beleaguering",
"besieging",
"pressing",
"harrying",
"looting",
"pillaging",
"plundering",
"ravaging",
"sacking",
"foraying",
"invading",
"overrunning",
"enveloping",
"flanking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covering",
"defending",
"guarding",
"protecting",
"securing",
"shielding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
"examples":[
"the mayor and all his aides were attacked mercilessly in the press when the scandal erupted"
],
"synonyms":[
"abusing",
"assailing",
"bashing",
"belaboring",
"blasting",
"castigating",
"excoriating",
"jumping (on)",
"lambasting",
"potshotting",
"savaging",
"scathing",
"slamming",
"trashing",
"vituperating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berating",
"haranguing",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"reviling",
"scolding",
"whipping",
"blaspheming",
"cursing",
"execrating",
"imprecating",
"profaning",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"slurring",
"aspersing",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"blackguarding",
"disparaging",
"putting down",
"libeling",
"libelling",
"slandering",
"traducing",
"vilifying",
"chastising",
"chiding",
"criticizing",
"lacing (into)",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"fulminating",
"lashing (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"commending",
"complimenting",
"hailing",
"lauding",
"praising"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"Courtney attacked the huge mess in her room with determination and enthusiasm"
],
"synonyms":[
"diving (into)",
"tackling",
"wading (in or into)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"addressing",
"approaching",
"facing",
"buckling (down to)",
"concentrating (on)",
"focusing (on)",
"focussing (on)",
"knuckling down (to)",
"zeroing (in on)",
"falling (to)",
"pitching in",
"plunging (in)",
"settling (down)",
"pursuing",
"taking up",
"undertaking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"evading",
"shunning",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"fiddling (around)",
"fooling",
"idling",
"lagging",
"messing",
"monkeying (around)",
"playing",
"poking",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attar":{
"a sweet or pleasant smell":{
"examples":[
"exuding the attar of jasmine, the beautifully bejeweled woman set off for the ball"
],
"synonyms":[
"aroma",
"balm",
"bouquet",
"fragrance",
"fragrancy",
"incense",
"perfume",
"redolence",
"scent",
"spice"
],
"near synonyms":[
"essence",
"odor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"fetor",
"malodor",
"reek",
"stench",
"stink"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attainability":{
"as in accessibility , obtainability":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accessibility",
"availableness",
"obtainability",
"availability",
"clearness",
"openness",
"bareness",
"emptiness",
"vacancy",
"vacantness",
"vacuity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fullness",
"fulness",
"inaccessibility",
"unattainability",
"unavailability"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attempt":{
"an effort to do or accomplish something":{
"examples":[
"it took several attempts before we made good ice cream with an old-fashioned hand-cranked ice cream freezer"
],
"synonyms":[
"assay",
"bash",
"bid",
"crack",
"endeavor",
"essay",
"fling",
"go",
"offer",
"pass",
"shot",
"stab",
"trial",
"try",
"whack",
"whirl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"striving",
"struggle",
"throes",
"undertaking",
"trial and error"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{
"examples":[
"several attempts on the life of the country's chief drug enforcement official"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggression",
"assault",
"attack",
"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"charge",
"coup de main",
"descent",
"offense",
"offence",
"offensive",
"onset",
"onslaught",
"raid",
"rush",
"strike"
],
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"ambuscade",
"ambush",
"counteraggression",
"counterassault",
"counterattack",
"counteroffensive",
"counterstrike",
"sally",
"sortie",
"envelopment",
"flanking",
"breakthrough",
"foray",
"incursion",
"invasion",
"pillage",
"ravage",
"sack",
"air raid",
"bombardment",
"bombing",
"siege",
"storm",
"barrage",
"cannonade",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
"volley",
"whammy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defense",
"defensive",
"guard",
"shield",
"opposition",
"resistance",
"protection",
"security",
"shelter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make an effort to do":{
"examples":[
"after attempting \u2014and failing\u2014to start the lawn mower on my own, I finally succeeded with a neighbor's help",
"don't even attempt walking on your broken foot"
],
"synonyms":[
"assay",
"endeavor",
"essay",
"seek",
"strive",
"try"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fight",
"strain",
"struggle",
"toil",
"trouble",
"work",
"aim",
"aspire",
"hope",
"assume",
"take up",
"undertake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drop",
"give up",
"quit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"attentiveness":{
"the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger":{
"examples":[
"your attentiveness prevented a potentially bad accident"
],
"synonyms":[
"alert",
"alertness",
"qui vive",
"red alert",
"vigilance",
"watch",
"watchfulness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aliveness",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"mindfulness",
"receptiveness",
"receptivity",
"sensitivity",
"care",
"carefulness",
"cautiousness",
"chariness",
"heedfulness",
"wariness",
"preparation",
"readiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absentmindedness",
"abstraction",
"daydreaming",
"daze",
"distraction",
"absorption",
"engrossment",
"obliviousness",
"preoccupation",
"unawareness",
"unconsciousness",
"carelessness",
"heedlessness",
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"inobservance",
"unwariness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attaches":{
"to cause (something) to hold to another":{
"examples":[
"you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue"
],
"synonyms":[
"affixes",
"bends",
"fastens",
"fixes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adheres",
"bolts",
"cinches",
"clamps",
"clasps",
"clenches",
"clinches",
"clips",
"glues",
"hangs",
"harnesses",
"hasps",
"laces",
"lashes",
"latches",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pins",
"plasters",
"rivets",
"screws",
"shackles",
"staples",
"sticks",
"straps",
"tackles",
"tacks",
"ties",
"toggles",
"yokes",
"coapts",
"connects",
"joins",
"links",
"unites",
"reaffixes",
"reattaches",
"refastens",
"refixes",
"resecures",
"battens",
"belays",
"buttons",
"does up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks up",
"disconnects",
"disjoins",
"disjoints",
"dissevers",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divides",
"divorces",
"parts",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders",
"uncouples",
"unlinks",
"unyokes",
"loosens",
"looses",
"unbinds",
"unfixes",
"unlashes",
"unties"
],
"antonyms":[
"detaches",
"undoes",
"unfastens",
"unhooks"
]
},
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
"examples":[
"attached the colonel to the new regiment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appoints",
"assigns",
"commissions",
"constitutes",
"designates",
"details",
"names",
"nominates",
"places"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorizes",
"delegates",
"deputes",
"deputizes",
"anoints",
"consecrates",
"creates",
"inaugurates",
"inducts",
"installs",
"instates",
"institutes",
"invests",
"makes",
"ordains",
"crowns",
"enthrones",
"thrones",
"chooses",
"destines",
"drafts",
"elects",
"handpicks",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"votes (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackballs",
"deposes",
"dethrones",
"displaces",
"ejects",
"evicts",
"ousts",
"overthrows",
"removes",
"throws out",
"uncrowns",
"unmakes",
"unseats"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharges",
"dismisses",
"expels",
"fires"
]
},
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority":{
"examples":[
"attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"confiscates",
"expropriates",
"sequesters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garnishees",
"appropriates",
"arrogates",
"preempts",
"usurps",
"commandeers",
"seizes",
"takes over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cedes",
"delivers",
"forfeits",
"gives up",
"hands over",
"releases",
"relinquishes",
"renders",
"surrenders",
"turns over",
"yields"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in briefcases , valises":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attach\u00e9 cases",
"briefcases",
"valises",
"carryalls",
"carry-ons",
"grips",
"handbags",
"holdalls",
"portmanteaus",
"portmanteaux",
"traveling bags",
"wallets",
"overnight bags",
"overnight cases",
"weekend bags",
"weekenders",
"cosmetic cases",
"traveling cases",
"carpetbags",
"duffel bags",
"kit bags",
"kits",
"backpacks",
"haversacks",
"knapsacks",
"packsacks",
"rucksacks",
"baggages",
"bags",
"luggage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in deputies , diplomats":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
"consuls",
"deputies",
"diplomats",
"foreign ministers",
"nuncios",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"ambassadresses",
"apostles",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"agents",
"ambassadors",
"delegates",
"emissaries",
"envoys",
"legates",
"ministers",
"representatives",
"deputations",
"detachments",
"legations",
"couriers",
"messengers",
"mouthpieces",
"spokespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"attenuating":{
"to diminish the price or value of":{
"examples":[
"an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"cheapening",
"depreciating",
"depressing",
"devaluating",
"devaluing",
"downgrading",
"lowering",
"marking down",
"reducing",
"sinking",
"writing down",
"writing off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debasing",
"demonetizing",
"underestimating",
"underpricing",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"abridging",
"compressing",
"contracting",
"de-escalating",
"deflating",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"lessening",
"moderating",
"shrinking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bloating",
"blowing up",
"inflating",
"overestimating",
"overpricing",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"adding",
"aggrandizing",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"ballooning",
"boosting",
"compounding",
"dilating",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"extending",
"heightening",
"increasing",
"maximizing",
"multiplying",
"raising",
"swelling",
"upping"
],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"enhancing",
"marking up",
"upgrading"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attendants":{
"one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy":{
"examples":[
"let the hotel attendant help them with their bags"
],
"synonyms":[
"companions",
"escorts",
"guards",
"guides"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chaperones",
"chaperons",
"squires",
"shadows",
"sidekicks",
"conductors",
"leaders",
"pilots",
"convoys",
"couriers",
"honor guards",
"outriders"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is found along with something else":{
"examples":[
"disease is the inevitable attendant of poor sanitation"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompaniments",
"companions",
"concomitants",
"corollaries",
"incidents",
"obbligatos",
"obbligati"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessories",
"accessaries",
"adjuncts",
"appendages",
"complements",
"supplements",
"counterparts",
"fellows",
"mates",
"consequences",
"follow-ups",
"fixings",
"trimmings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attune":{
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
"examples":[
"after years spent in academia, he's finding it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodate",
"conciliate",
"conform",
"coordinate",
"harmonize",
"key",
"reconcile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adapt",
"tune",
"blend",
"combine",
"connect",
"correlate",
"dovetail",
"fit",
"fuse",
"integrate",
"join",
"match",
"merge",
"orchestrate",
"pair",
"square",
"suit",
"synchronize",
"synthesize",
"unify",
"unite",
"align",
"aline",
"arrange",
"array",
"balance",
"equalize",
"even",
"order",
"proportion",
"regularize",
"standardize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuse",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"disorganize",
"disrupt",
"disturb",
"skew",
"upset",
"alienate",
"estrange"
],
"antonyms":[
"disharmonize"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attaches (to)":{
"as in connects (with) , communicates (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"communicates (with)",
"connects (with)",
"links (with)",
"abuts",
"adjoins",
"borders (on)",
"butts (on or against)",
"flanks",
"fringes",
"joins",
"marches (with)",
"neighbors",
"skirts",
"touches",
"verges (on)",
"bounds",
"embraces",
"encircles",
"encloses",
"incloses",
"fences",
"lines",
"margins",
"rims",
"surrounds",
"contacts",
"converges",
"meets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attainable":{
"capable of being done or carried out":{
"examples":[
"set attainable goals, not impracticable ones"
],
"synonyms":[
"achievable",
"doable",
"feasible",
"possible",
"practicable",
"realizable",
"viable",
"workable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"practical",
"reasonable",
"sensible",
"contingent",
"likely",
"probable",
"acceptable",
"believable",
"conceivable",
"creditable",
"plausible",
"thinkable",
"actionable",
"available",
"usable",
"useable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impractical",
"unrealistic",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"far-fetched",
"improbable",
"unlikely",
"implausible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"futile",
"useless",
"vain",
"absurd",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"outlandish",
"preposterous",
"ridiculous",
"unthinkable"
],
"antonyms":[
"hopeless",
"impossible",
"impracticable",
"infeasible",
"nonviable",
"unattainable",
"undoable",
"unfeasible",
"unrealizable",
"unviable",
"unworkable"
]
},
"possible to get":{
"examples":[
"I don't know if those blue jeans are attainable overseas"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessible",
"acquirable",
"available",
"obtainable",
"procurable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"getatable",
"reachable",
"appropriable",
"purchasable",
"rentable",
"furnished",
"provided",
"supplied",
"common",
"omnipresent",
"prevalent",
"ubiquitous",
"universal",
"widespread",
"free",
"free-for-all",
"open",
"public",
"unrestricted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limited",
"off-limits",
"restricted",
"deficient",
"lacking",
"missing",
"rare",
"scarce",
"uncommon"
],
"antonyms":[
"inaccessible",
"unattainable",
"unavailable",
"unobtainable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"attend":{
"to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{
"examples":[
"a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompany",
"chaperone",
"chaperon",
"companion",
"company",
"convoy",
"escort",
"see",
"squire"
],
"near synonyms":[
"walk",
"associate",
"consort",
"pal (around)",
"team (up)",
"defend",
"guard",
"protect",
"bring",
"conduct",
"guide",
"lead",
"pilot",
"steer",
"usher",
"follow",
"shadow",
"tag",
"tag along",
"tail",
"hang (around)",
"hover (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"desert",
"ditch",
"dump",
"forsake"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{
"examples":[
"I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation"
],
"synonyms":[
"hark",
"harken",
"hear",
"hearken",
"heed",
"listen",
"mind"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"discount",
"disregard"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignore",
"tune out"
]
},
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{
"examples":[
"tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own"
],
"synonyms":[
"care (for)",
"mind",
"oversee",
"superintend",
"supervise",
"tend",
"watch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"administrate",
"conduct",
"control",
"direct",
"govern",
"guide",
"manage",
"operate",
"preside (over)",
"regulate",
"run",
"steward",
"guard",
"patrol",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"shield",
"baby",
"babysit",
"chaperone",
"chaperon",
"mother",
"shepherd"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"pass over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to occur or exist at the same time":{
"examples":[
"all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games"
],
"synonyms":[
"accompany",
"co-occur",
"coexist",
"coincide",
"concur",
"synchronize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chance",
"hap",
"happen",
"transpire"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antedate",
"precede",
"predate",
"follow",
"succeed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attempting":{
"to make an effort to do":{
"examples":[
"after attempting \u2014and failing\u2014to start the lawn mower on my own, I finally succeeded with a neighbor's help",
"don't even attempt walking on your broken foot"
],
"synonyms":[
"assaying",
"endeavoring",
"essaying",
"seeking",
"striving",
"trying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fighting",
"straining",
"struggling",
"toiling",
"troubling",
"working",
"aiming",
"aspiring",
"hoping",
"assuming",
"taking up",
"undertaking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dropping",
"giving up",
"quitting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attached":{
"having a liking or affection":{
"examples":[
"was rather attached to her old stuffed animals"
],
"synonyms":[
"affected",
"fond",
"inclined",
"partial"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crazy (about or over)",
"enamored",
"enraptured",
"gone (on)",
"infatuated",
"mad (about)",
"nuts (about)",
"desirous",
"eager",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"gung ho",
"keen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"cool",
"indifferent",
"uninterested",
"contemptuous",
"disdainful",
"scornful",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"hostile",
"alienated",
"disaffected",
"disenchanted",
"estranged"
],
"antonyms":[
"allergic",
"averse",
"disinclined"
]
},
"to cause (something) to hold to another":{
"examples":[
"you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue"
],
"synonyms":[
"affixed",
"bent",
"fastened",
"fixed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adhered",
"bolted",
"cinched",
"clamped",
"clasped",
"clenched",
"clinched",
"clipped",
"glued",
"harnessed",
"hasped",
"hung",
"hanged",
"laced",
"lashed",
"latched",
"nailed",
"pasted",
"pinned",
"plastered",
"riveted",
"screwed",
"shackled",
"stapled",
"strapped",
"stuck",
"tacked",
"tackled",
"tied",
"toggled",
"yoked",
"coapted",
"connected",
"joined",
"linked",
"united",
"reaffixed",
"reattached",
"refastened",
"refixed",
"resecured",
"battened",
"belayed",
"buttoned",
"did up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broke up",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"disjointed",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"separated",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unlinked",
"unyoked",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"unbound",
"unfixed",
"unlashed",
"untied"
],
"antonyms":[
"detached",
"undid",
"unfastened",
"unhooked"
]
},
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
"examples":[
"attached the colonel to the new regiment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appointed",
"assigned",
"commissioned",
"constituted",
"designated",
"detailed",
"named",
"nominated",
"placed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorized",
"delegated",
"deputed",
"deputized",
"anointed",
"consecrated",
"created",
"inaugurated",
"inducted",
"installed",
"instated",
"instituted",
"invested",
"made",
"ordained",
"crowned",
"enthroned",
"throned",
"chose",
"destined",
"drafted",
"elected",
"handpicked",
"selected",
"singled (out)",
"voted (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackballed",
"deposed",
"dethroned",
"displaced",
"ejected",
"evicted",
"ousted",
"overthrew",
"removed",
"threw out",
"uncrowned",
"unmade",
"unseated"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharged",
"dismissed",
"expelled",
"fired"
]
},
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority":{
"examples":[
"attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"confiscated",
"expropriated",
"sequestered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garnisheed",
"appropriated",
"arrogated",
"preempted",
"usurped",
"commandeered",
"seized",
"took over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ceded",
"delivered",
"forfeited",
"gave up",
"handed over",
"released",
"relinquished",
"rendered",
"surrendered",
"turned over",
"yielded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"attached (to)":{
"as in connected (with) , communicated (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"communicated (with)",
"connected (with)",
"linked (with)",
"abutted",
"adjoined",
"bordered (on)",
"butted (on or against)",
"flanked",
"fringed",
"joined",
"marched (with)",
"neighbored",
"skirted",
"touched",
"verged (on)",
"bounded",
"embraced",
"encircled",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"fenced",
"lined",
"margined",
"rimmed",
"surrounded",
"contacted",
"converged",
"met"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attenuate":{
"to diminish the price or value of":{
"examples":[
"an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"cheapen",
"depreciate",
"depress",
"devaluate",
"devalue",
"downgrade",
"lower",
"mark down",
"reduce",
"sink",
"write down",
"write off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debase",
"demonetize",
"underestimate",
"underprice",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"abridge",
"compress",
"contract",
"de-escalate",
"deflate",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"moderate",
"shrink"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bloat",
"blow up",
"inflate",
"overestimate",
"overprice",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"add",
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"balloon",
"boost",
"compound",
"dilate",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"heighten",
"increase",
"maximize",
"multiply",
"raise",
"swell",
"up"
],
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"appreciate",
"enhance",
"mark up",
"upgrade"
]
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"as in linear , elongate":{
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"attenuated",
"elongate",
"elongated",
"linear",
"fine",
"hairline",
"narrow",
"needlelike",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin",
"ultrathin",
"bottleneck",
"close",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"squeezed",
"tight",
"tightened",
"lanky",
"rangy",
"reedy",
"shoestring",
"spindly",
"stalky",
"stringy",
"twiggy",
"willowy",
"wispy",
"lank",
"spare"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broad",
"fat",
"wide",
"chunky",
"squat",
"stocky",
"stumpy",
"thick",
"thickset",
"bulky",
"massive",
"voluminous",
"thickish",
"widish"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"attracts":{
"to engage the attention of":{
"examples":[
"The park's natural wonders attract many tourists.",
"The blackbird puts on a colorful display in its attempt to attract a mate."
],
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"draws",
"entices",
"interests",
"allures",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"enchants",
"fascinates",
"carries away",
"dazzles",
"enraptures",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"entrances",
"ravishes",
"transports",
"hypnotizes",
"mesmerizes",
"absorbs",
"bemuses",
"busies",
"catches up",
"engrosses",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"enwraps",
"grips",
"immerses",
"intrigues",
"involves",
"occupies",
"biases",
"biasses",
"colors",
"inspires",
"stirs",
"engages",
"involves",
"affects",
"impacts",
"impresses",
"influences",
"moves",
"reaches",
"strikes",
"sways",
"tells (on)",
"touches"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deters",
"discourages",
"dissuades",
"bores",
"jades",
"palls",
"tires",
"wearies",
"underwhelms"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attunement":{
"as in correction , harmonization":{
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"near synonyms":[
"correction",
"harmonization",
"readaptation",
"readjustment",
"alteration",
"conversion",
"makeover",
"modification",
"refit",
"revision",
"transformation",
"acclimation",
"acclimatization",
"accommodation",
"adaptation",
"adaption",
"adjustment",
"conformation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maladaptation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attacks":{
"the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{
"examples":[
"The USS Constitution was nicknamed \"Old Ironsides\" after its oaken hull successfully withstood a British attack"
],
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"aggressions",
"assaults",
"attempts",
"blitzes",
"blitzkriegs",
"charges",
"coups de main",
"descents",
"offenses",
"offences",
"offensives",
"onsets",
"onslaughts",
"raids",
"rushes",
"strikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambuscades",
"ambushes",
"counteraggressions",
"counter-aggressions",
"counterassaults",
"counter-assaults",
"counterattacks",
"counter-attacks",
"counteroffensives",
"counterstrikes",
"counter-strikes",
"sallies",
"sorties",
"envelopments",
"breakthroughs",
"forays",
"incursions",
"invasions",
"pillages",
"ravages",
"sacks",
"air raids",
"bombardments",
"bombings",
"sieges",
"storms",
"barrages",
"cannonades",
"fusillades",
"hails",
"salvos",
"salvoes",
"volleys",
"whammies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defenses",
"defensives",
"guards",
"shields",
"oppositions",
"resistances",
"protections",
"securities",
"shelters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder":{
"examples":[
"malaria is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever"
],
"synonyms":[
"accesses",
"bouts",
"cases",
"fits",
"seizures",
"sieges",
"spells",
"turns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recurrences",
"relapses",
"brainstorms",
"convulsions",
"eclampsias",
"pangs",
"paroxysms",
"spasms",
"throes",
"agitations",
"frenzies",
"breakdowns",
"collapses",
"prostrations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrests",
"reliefs",
"remissions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"our dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg"
],
"synonyms":[
"assails",
"assaults",
"besets",
"bushwhacks",
"charges",
"descends (on or upon)",
"goes in (on)",
"jumps (on)",
"pounces (on or upon)",
"raids",
"rushes",
"sets on",
"sics",
"sicks",
"storms",
"strikes",
"trashes",
"turns (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rushes",
"gangs up (on)",
"mobs",
"swarms",
"mugs",
"robs",
"ambuscades",
"ambushes",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"waylays",
"blitzes",
"bombards",
"bombs",
"nukes",
"barrages",
"cannonades",
"cannons",
"bangs away (at)",
"batters",
"buffets",
"plasters",
"beleaguers",
"besieges",
"presses",
"harries",
"loots",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"ravages",
"sacks",
"forays",
"invades",
"overruns",
"envelops",
"flanks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covers",
"defends",
"guards",
"protects",
"secures",
"shields"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
"examples":[
"the mayor and all his aides were attacked mercilessly in the press when the scandal erupted"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"assails",
"bashes",
"belabors",
"blasts",
"castigates",
"excoriates",
"jumps (on)",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"potshots",
"savages",
"scathes",
"slams",
"trashes",
"vituperates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berates",
"harangues",
"harasses",
"harries",
"reviles",
"scolds",
"whips",
"blasphemes",
"curses",
"execrates",
"imprecates",
"profanes",
"affronts",
"insults",
"slurs",
"asperses",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"blackguards",
"disparages",
"puts down",
"libels",
"slanders",
"traduces",
"vilifies",
"chastises",
"chides",
"criticizes",
"laces (into)",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"fulminates",
"lashes (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaims",
"commends",
"compliments",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"Courtney attacked the huge mess in her room with determination and enthusiasm"
],
"synonyms":[
"dives (into)",
"tackles",
"wades (in or into)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"addresses",
"approaches",
"faces",
"buckles (down to)",
"concentrates (on)",
"focuses (on)",
"focusses (on)",
"knuckles down (to)",
"zeroes (in on)",
"falls (to)",
"pitches in",
"plunges (in)",
"settles (down)",
"pursues",
"takes up",
"undertakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"evades",
"shuns",
"dallies",
"dawdles",
"dillydallies",
"fiddles (around)",
"fools",
"idles",
"lags",
"messes",
"monkeys (around)",
"plays",
"pokes",
"potters (around)",
"putters (around)",
"trifles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"attics":{
"a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building":{
"examples":[
"rented the attic out to a college student"
],
"synonyms":[
"cocklofts",
"garrets",
"lofts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"haylofts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attorney-at-law":{
"a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations":{
"examples":[
"the sign on the door read \"Blalock Smith, Attorney-at-Law \""
],
"synonyms":[
"advocate",
"attorney",
"counsel",
"counselor",
"counsellor",
"counselor-at-law",
"lawyer",
"legal eagle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cocounsel",
"district attorney",
"prosecuting attorney",
"prosecutor",
"solicitor",
"criminal lawyer",
"mouthpiece",
"public defender",
"trial lawyer",
"solicitor",
"jurist",
"lawgiver",
"lawmaker",
"legislator",
"solon",
"ambulance chaser",
"pettifogger",
"Philadelphia lawyer",
"shyster"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attract":{
"to engage the attention of":{
"examples":[
"The park's natural wonders attract many tourists.",
"The blackbird puts on a colorful display in its attempt to attract a mate."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"draw",
"entice",
"interest",
"allure",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate",
"carry away",
"dazzle",
"enrapture",
"entrance",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"ravish",
"transport",
"hypnotize",
"mesmerize",
"absorb",
"bemuse",
"busy",
"catch up",
"engross",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"enwrap",
"grip",
"immerse",
"intrigue",
"involve",
"occupy",
"bias",
"color",
"inspire",
"stir",
"engage",
"involve",
"affect",
"impact",
"impress",
"influence",
"move",
"reach",
"strike",
"sway",
"tell (on)",
"touch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deter",
"discourage",
"dissuade",
"bore",
"jade",
"pall",
"tire",
"weary",
"underwhelm"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attains":{
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
"examples":[
"Napol\u00e9on had attained mastery of much of Europe at that point"
],
"synonyms":[
"achieves",
"bags",
"chalks up",
"clocks (up)",
"gains",
"hits",
"logs",
"makes",
"notches (up)",
"racks up",
"rings up",
"scores",
"wins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquires",
"captures",
"carries",
"draws",
"garners",
"gets",
"lands",
"obtains",
"procures",
"realizes",
"secures",
"amounts (to)",
"approaches",
"equals",
"matches",
"measures up (to)",
"meets",
"rivals",
"ties",
"touches",
"beats",
"excels",
"outdoes",
"surpasses",
"tops"
],
"near antonyms":[
"falls short (of)",
"misses",
"fails (at)",
"loses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to receive as return for effort":{
"examples":[
"with hard work she will inevitably attain success in her chosen profession"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquires",
"bags",
"brings in",
"captures",
"carries",
"comes by",
"draws",
"earns",
"gains",
"garners",
"gets",
"knocks down",
"lands",
"makes",
"obtains",
"procures",
"pulls down",
"realizes",
"reaps",
"secures",
"wins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clears",
"grosses",
"nets",
"accomplishes",
"achieves",
"notches (up)",
"scores",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"racks up",
"catches",
"picks up",
"annexes",
"occupies",
"takes over",
"reacquires",
"reattains",
"recaptures",
"regains",
"remakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accords",
"gives",
"grants",
"pays",
"gives up",
"hands over",
"parts (with)",
"relinquishes",
"surrenders",
"yields"
],
"antonyms":[
"forfeits",
"loses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attrition":{
"a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction":{
"examples":[
"took the machinery out of operation since attrition had led to the main mechanism's breaking"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrosion",
"erosion",
"undermining",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breakdown",
"decay",
"decomposition",
"disintegration",
"dissolution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gain",
"increase"
],
"antonyms":[
"buildup"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attic":{
"a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building":{
"examples":[
"rented the attic out to a college student"
],
"synonyms":[
"cockloft",
"garret",
"loft"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hayloft"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in refined , cultured":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cultured",
"refined",
"affected",
"bombastic",
"declamatory",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiloquent",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"oratorical",
"pompous",
"pretentious",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"stilted",
"classy",
"courtly",
"fine",
"graceful",
"tasteful",
"elevated",
"eloquent",
"formal",
"high-flown",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"stately",
"towering",
"aristocratic",
"genteel",
"patrician",
"correct",
"educated",
"grammatical",
"proper",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"learned",
"literary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ineloquent",
"low",
"undignified",
"casual",
"colloquial",
"conversational",
"informal",
"nonformal",
"slangy",
"unbookish",
"unliterary",
"vernacular",
"coarse",
"common",
"crass",
"crude",
"gross",
"ill-bred",
"indecent",
"lowbred",
"lowbrow",
"rough",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"tasteless",
"uncouth",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar",
"incorrect",
"substandard",
"uneducated",
"ungrammatical",
"unlearned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"attaining":{
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
"examples":[
"Napol\u00e9on had attained mastery of much of Europe at that point"
],
"synonyms":[
"achieving",
"bagging",
"chalking up",
"clocking (up)",
"gaining",
"hitting",
"logging",
"making",
"notching (up)",
"racking up",
"ringing up",
"scoring",
"winning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiring",
"capturing",
"carrying",
"drawing",
"garnering",
"getting",
"landing",
"obtaining",
"procuring",
"realizing",
"securing",
"amounting (to)",
"approaching",
"equaling",
"equalling",
"matching",
"measuring up (to)",
"meeting",
"rivaling",
"rivalling",
"touching",
"tying",
"tieing",
"beating",
"excelling",
"outdoing",
"surpassing",
"topping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"falling short (of)",
"missing",
"failing (at)",
"losing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to receive as return for effort":{
"examples":[
"with hard work she will inevitably attain success in her chosen profession"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquiring",
"bagging",
"bringing in",
"capturing",
"carrying",
"coming by",
"drawing",
"earning",
"gaining",
"garnering",
"getting",
"knocking down",
"landing",
"making",
"obtaining",
"procuring",
"pulling down",
"realizing",
"reaping",
"securing",
"winning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clearing",
"grossing",
"netting",
"accomplishing",
"achieving",
"notching (up)",
"scoring",
"accumulating",
"amassing",
"racking up",
"catching",
"picking up",
"annexing",
"occupying",
"taking over",
"reacquiring",
"reattaining",
"recapturing",
"regaining",
"remaking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"according",
"giving",
"granting",
"paying",
"giving up",
"handing over",
"parting (with)",
"relinquishing",
"surrendering",
"yielding"
],
"antonyms":[
"forfeiting",
"losing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"attack dogs":{
"one who makes harsh, personal attacks against opponents":{
"examples":[
"his reputation as a political attack dog earned him the vice presidential spot on the ticket"
],
"synonyms":[
"mudslingers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"polemicists",
"polemists",
"hatchet men",
"hired guns",
"hit men",
"barracuda",
"barracudas",
"sharks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"attractive":{
"having an often mysterious or magical power to attract":{
"examples":[
"world travel has always been very attractive to me"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charismatic",
"charming",
"elfin",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"luring",
"magnetic",
"seductive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbing",
"arresting",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"galvanic",
"gripping",
"hypnotic",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"riveting",
"spellbinding",
"enticing",
"tantalizing",
"tempting",
"exciting",
"haunting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"titillating",
"beckoning",
"inviting",
"winning",
"darling",
"delightful",
"pleasant",
"pleasing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"irksome",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"wearisome",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"distasteful",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"invidious",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"odious",
"offensive",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dull",
"flat",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous"
],
"antonyms":[
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repelling",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"unalluring"
]
},
"very pleasing to look at":{
"examples":[
"generally the star of a TV commercial is an attractive person"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"charming",
"cunning",
"delightful",
"engaging",
"fascinating",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"prepossessing",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"glorious",
"Junoesque",
"magnificent",
"resplendent",
"splendid",
"statuesque",
"sublime",
"superb",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"radiant",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"personable",
"pleasant",
"presentable",
"chocolate-box",
"prettyish",
"desirable",
"dishy",
"dollish",
"foxy",
"hot",
"luscious",
"nubile",
"pulchritudinous",
"seductive",
"sexy",
"toothsome",
"hunky",
"studly",
"arresting",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"glossy",
"showstopping",
"showy",
"slick",
"snazzy",
"splashy",
"striking",
"zingy",
"photogenic",
"telegenic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"horrible",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"objectionable",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"terrible",
"vile",
"unappealing",
"unappetizing",
"unimposing",
"unpleasant",
"unprepossessing",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"attach\u00e9s":{
"to cause (something) to hold to another":{
"examples":[
"you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue"
],
"synonyms":[
"affixes",
"bends",
"fastens",
"fixes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adheres",
"bolts",
"cinches",
"clamps",
"clasps",
"clenches",
"clinches",
"clips",
"glues",
"hangs",
"harnesses",
"hasps",
"laces",
"lashes",
"latches",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pins",
"plasters",
"rivets",
"screws",
"shackles",
"staples",
"sticks",
"straps",
"tackles",
"tacks",
"ties",
"toggles",
"yokes",
"coapts",
"connects",
"joins",
"links",
"unites",
"reaffixes",
"reattaches",
"refastens",
"refixes",
"resecures",
"battens",
"belays",
"buttons",
"does up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks up",
"disconnects",
"disjoins",
"disjoints",
"dissevers",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divides",
"divorces",
"parts",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders",
"uncouples",
"unlinks",
"unyokes",
"loosens",
"looses",
"unbinds",
"unfixes",
"unlashes",
"unties"
],
"antonyms":[
"detaches",
"undoes",
"unfastens",
"unhooks"
]
},
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
"examples":[
"attached the colonel to the new regiment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appoints",
"assigns",
"commissions",
"constitutes",
"designates",
"details",
"names",
"nominates",
"places"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorizes",
"delegates",
"deputes",
"deputizes",
"anoints",
"consecrates",
"creates",
"inaugurates",
"inducts",
"installs",
"instates",
"institutes",
"invests",
"makes",
"ordains",
"crowns",
"enthrones",
"thrones",
"chooses",
"destines",
"drafts",
"elects",
"handpicks",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"votes (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackballs",
"deposes",
"dethrones",
"displaces",
"ejects",
"evicts",
"ousts",
"overthrows",
"removes",
"throws out",
"uncrowns",
"unmakes",
"unseats"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharges",
"dismisses",
"expels",
"fires"
]
},
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority":{
"examples":[
"attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"confiscates",
"expropriates",
"sequesters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garnishees",
"appropriates",
"arrogates",
"preempts",
"usurps",
"commandeers",
"seizes",
"takes over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cedes",
"delivers",
"forfeits",
"gives up",
"hands over",
"releases",
"relinquishes",
"renders",
"surrenders",
"turns over",
"yields"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in briefcases , valises":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attach\u00e9 cases",
"briefcases",
"valises",
"carryalls",
"carry-ons",
"grips",
"handbags",
"holdalls",
"portmanteaus",
"portmanteaux",
"traveling bags",
"wallets",
"overnight bags",
"overnight cases",
"weekend bags",
"weekenders",
"cosmetic cases",
"traveling cases",
"carpetbags",
"duffel bags",
"kit bags",
"kits",
"backpacks",
"haversacks",
"knapsacks",
"packsacks",
"rucksacks",
"baggages",
"bags",
"luggage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in deputies , diplomats":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
"consuls",
"deputies",
"diplomats",
"foreign ministers",
"nuncios",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"ambassadresses",
"apostles",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"agents",
"ambassadors",
"delegates",
"emissaries",
"envoys",
"legates",
"ministers",
"representatives",
"deputations",
"detachments",
"legations",
"couriers",
"messengers",
"mouthpieces",
"spokespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}