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{
"degree":{
"an individual part of a process, series, or ranking":{
"examples":[
"they worked on the project by degrees and eventually it got done"
],
"synonyms":[
"chapter",
"cut",
"grade",
"inch",
"notch",
"peg",
"phase",
"place",
"point",
"stage",
"step"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angle",
"aspect",
"facet",
"side",
"amount",
"measure",
"plane",
"decrement",
"increment"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement":{
"examples":[
"a Freemason of the 32nd degree"
],
"synonyms":[
"echelon",
"footing",
"level",
"place",
"position",
"rank",
"ranking",
"reach(es)",
"rung",
"situation",
"standing",
"station",
"status",
"stratum"
],
"near synonyms":[
"condition",
"estate",
"order",
"walk",
"capacity",
"function",
"rating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"degressive":{
"as in regressive , decrescent":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"decremental",
"decrescent",
"regressive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accretive",
"accumulative",
"additive",
"conglomerative",
"cumulative",
"incremental",
"gradual",
"step-by-step",
"stepwise",
"increscent",
"progressive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"degenerations":{
"a change to a lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"the organization's degeneration from a movement for political reform to just another political party"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadences",
"declensions",
"declinations",
"declines",
"degeneracies",
"degradations",
"d\u00e9gringolades",
"descents",
"deteriorations",
"devolutions",
"downfalls",
"downgrades",
"ebbs",
"eclipses",
"falls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dark ages",
"nadirs",
"sunsets",
"decays",
"breakups",
"decompositions",
"disintegrations",
"dissolutions",
"abasements",
"debasements",
"depreciations",
"decimations",
"demolishments",
"demolitions",
"desolations",
"destructions",
"havoc",
"ruinations",
"ruins",
"abatements",
"decreases",
"decrements",
"de-escalations",
"deflations",
"diminishments",
"diminutions",
"dips",
"downslides",
"downtrends",
"downturns",
"drop-offs",
"drops",
"falloffs",
"losses",
"reductions",
"sags",
"shrinkages",
"slips",
"slumps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancements",
"developments",
"evolutions",
"growths",
"flowerings",
"renewals",
"restorations",
"revitalizations",
"accretions",
"accruals",
"addenda",
"addendums",
"additions",
"augmentations",
"boosts",
"enhancements",
"gains",
"increases",
"increments",
"raises",
"supplements"
],
"antonyms":[
"ascents",
"rises",
"upswings"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"degeneracies":{
"a change to a lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"the sad degeneracy of the old neighborhood into a slum"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadences",
"declensions",
"declinations",
"declines",
"degenerations",
"degradations",
"d\u00e9gringolades",
"descents",
"deteriorations",
"devolutions",
"downfalls",
"downgrades",
"ebbs",
"eclipses",
"falls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dark ages",
"nadirs",
"sunsets",
"decays",
"breakups",
"decompositions",
"disintegrations",
"dissolutions",
"abasements",
"debasements",
"depreciations",
"decimations",
"demolishments",
"demolitions",
"desolations",
"destructions",
"havoc",
"ruinations",
"ruins",
"abatements",
"decreases",
"decrements",
"de-escalations",
"deflations",
"diminishments",
"diminutions",
"dips",
"downslides",
"downtrends",
"downturns",
"drop-offs",
"drops",
"falloffs",
"losses",
"reductions",
"sags",
"shrinkages",
"slips",
"slumps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancements",
"developments",
"evolutions",
"growths",
"flowerings",
"renewals",
"restorations",
"revitalizations",
"accretions",
"accruals",
"addenda",
"addendums",
"additions",
"augmentations",
"boosts",
"enhancements",
"gains",
"increases",
"increments",
"raises",
"supplements"
],
"antonyms":[
"ascents",
"rises",
"upswings"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deglamorized":{
"as in disparaged , denigrated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belittled",
"decried",
"denigrated",
"deprecated",
"disparaged",
"minimized",
"put down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glamorized",
"glamourized",
"glamoured (up)",
"glorified",
"idealized",
"romanticized",
"heroicized",
"heroized",
"euphemized",
"poeticized",
"softened",
"sweetened"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"degenerately":{
"as in wretchedly , abominably":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abominably",
"contemptibly",
"despicably",
"detestably",
"hatefully",
"nastily",
"pitiably",
"sorrily",
"wretchedly",
"basely",
"currishly",
"dishonorably",
"ignobly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gallantly",
"grandly",
"greatheartedly",
"greatly",
"heroically",
"high-mindedly",
"honorably",
"magnanimously",
"nobly",
"loftily",
"venerably",
"magnificently",
"majestically"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"degenerating":{
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"over the years the community-minded organization degenerated into a club for loafers"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophying",
"crumbling",
"decaying",
"declining",
"descending",
"deteriorating",
"devolving",
"ebbing",
"regressing",
"retrograding",
"rotting",
"sinking",
"worsening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abating",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"receding",
"waning",
"breaking down",
"corrupting",
"decomposing",
"degrading",
"dilapidating",
"disintegrating",
"moldering",
"putrefying",
"souring",
"spoiling",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"debilitating",
"undermining",
"drooping",
"failing",
"falling",
"flagging",
"lagging",
"languishing",
"running down",
"sagging",
"slipping",
"wasting (away)",
"weakening",
"wilting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bettering",
"upgrading",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"fortifying",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"strengthening",
"advancing",
"developing",
"marching",
"proceeding",
"progressing"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorating",
"improving",
"meliorating"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"degenerate":{
"having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit":{
"examples":[
"a degenerate society in which people had no sense of being citizens, only consumers"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadent",
"decayed",
"effete",
"overripe",
"washed-up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"overrefined",
"precious",
"decaying",
"declining",
"dying",
"failing",
"waning",
"debilitated",
"enervate",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"frail",
"languid",
"sapped",
"soft",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened",
"wimpy",
"dissolute",
"immoral",
"debased",
"debauched",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{
"examples":[
"a movie about a gang of degenerate drug dealers"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"decadent",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"jackleg",
"libertine",
"loose",
"perverse",
"perverted",
"rakehell",
"rakehelly",
"rakish",
"reprobate",
"sick",
"unclean",
"unwholesome",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bent",
"crooked",
"cutthroat",
"dishonest",
"unethical",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"contaminated",
"spoiled",
"tainted",
"bad",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"miscreant",
"nefarious",
"sinful",
"vicious",
"wicked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorruptible",
"ethical",
"honest",
"principled",
"good",
"moral",
"righteous",
"virtuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"pure",
"uncorrupt",
"uncorrupted"
]
},
"a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard":{
"examples":[
"a degenerate who is uninterested in anything but his own gratification"
],
"synonyms":[
"backslider",
"debauchee",
"debaucher",
"decadent",
"deviate",
"libertine",
"perv",
"pervert",
"profligate",
"rake",
"rakehell",
"rip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bankrupt",
"delinquent",
"derelict",
"incorrigible",
"blackguard",
"cad",
"heel",
"knave",
"miscreant",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"rogue",
"scoundrel",
"villain",
"lecher",
"playboy",
"playgirl",
"satyr"
],
"near antonyms":[
"saint"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"over the years the community-minded organization degenerated into a club for loafers"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophy",
"crumble",
"decay",
"decline",
"descend",
"deteriorate",
"devolve",
"ebb",
"regress",
"retrograde",
"rot",
"sink",
"worsen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abate",
"de-escalate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"wane",
"break down",
"corrupt",
"decompose",
"degrade",
"dilapidate",
"disintegrate",
"molder",
"putrefy",
"sour",
"spoil",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce",
"debilitate",
"undermine",
"droop",
"fail",
"fall",
"flag",
"lag",
"languish",
"run down",
"sag",
"slip",
"waste (away)",
"weaken",
"wilt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"better",
"upgrade",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"fortify",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"strengthen",
"advance",
"develop",
"march",
"proceed",
"progress"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorate",
"improve",
"meliorate"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"degeneration":{
"a change to a lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"the organization's degeneration from a movement for political reform to just another political party"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degradation",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"eclipse",
"fall"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dark age",
"nadir",
"sunset",
"decay",
"rotting",
"spoiling",
"breakup",
"crumbling",
"decomposition",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"abasement",
"debasement",
"depreciation",
"lessening",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"havoc",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"abatement",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"de-escalation",
"deflation",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"dip",
"downslide",
"downtrend",
"downturn",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"falloff",
"loss",
"lowering",
"reduction",
"sag",
"shrinkage",
"slip",
"slump"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancement",
"development",
"evolution",
"growth",
"blossoming",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"renewal",
"restoration",
"revitalization",
"heightening",
"accretion",
"accrual",
"addendum",
"addition",
"augmentation",
"boost",
"enhancement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"supplement"
],
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"rise",
"upswing"
]
},
"a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body":{
"examples":[
"the troubling degeneration of his memory since he reached middle age"
],
"synonyms":[
"debilitation",
"decay",
"decaying",
"declension",
"decline",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"ebbing",
"enfeeblement",
"weakening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atrophy",
"exhaustion",
"drooping",
"flagging",
"limping",
"regression",
"relapse",
"setback"
],
"near antonyms":[
"invigoration",
"strengthening",
"progress",
"rejuvenation",
"rejuvenescence"
],
"antonyms":[
"comeback",
"improvement",
"rally",
"recovery",
"recuperation",
"rehabilitation",
"revitalization",
"snapback"
]
},
"a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{
"examples":[
"the general degeneration that characterized so many old mining towns, which had only drinking and gambling for entertainment"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjection",
"corruption",
"corruptness",
"debasement",
"debauchery",
"decadence",
"decadency",
"degeneracy",
"degenerateness",
"degradation",
"demoralization",
"depravity",
"dissipatedness",
"dissipation",
"dissoluteness",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"perversion",
"pervertedness",
"rakishness",
"turpitude"
],
"near synonyms":[
"evil",
"immorality",
"sinfulness",
"villainy",
"wickedness",
"filth",
"gangrene",
"rot",
"squalor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"goodness",
"morality",
"righteousness",
"virtue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"degenerates":{
"a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard":{
"examples":[
"a degenerate who is uninterested in anything but his own gratification"
],
"synonyms":[
"backsliders",
"debauchees",
"debauchers",
"decadents",
"deviates",
"libertines",
"perverts",
"pervs",
"profligates",
"rakehells",
"rakes",
"rips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bankrupts",
"delinquents",
"derelicts",
"incorrigibles",
"blackguards",
"cads",
"heels",
"knaves",
"miscreants",
"rascals",
"reprobates",
"rogues",
"scoundrels",
"villains",
"lechers",
"playboys",
"playgirls",
"satyrs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"saints"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"over the years the community-minded organization degenerated into a club for loafers"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophies",
"crumbles",
"decays",
"declines",
"descends",
"deteriorates",
"devolves",
"ebbs",
"regresses",
"retrogrades",
"rots",
"sinks",
"worsens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abates",
"de-escalates",
"diminishes",
"downsizes",
"dwindles",
"recedes",
"wanes",
"breaks down",
"corrupts",
"decomposes",
"degrades",
"dilapidates",
"disintegrates",
"molders",
"putrefies",
"sours",
"spoils",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces",
"debilitates",
"undermines",
"droops",
"fails",
"falls",
"flags",
"lags",
"languishes",
"runs down",
"sags",
"slips",
"wastes (away)",
"weakens",
"wilts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"betters",
"upgrades",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"fortifies",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"strengthens",
"advances",
"develops",
"marches",
"proceeds",
"progresses"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorates",
"improves",
"meliorates"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"degrade":{
"to bring to a lower grade or rank":{
"examples":[
"the view that such a system degrades doctors to the status of medical employees who ultimately are not in charge of their patients' health care"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"bust",
"demote",
"disrate",
"downgrade",
"reduce"
],
"near synonyms":[
"can",
"cashier",
"dismiss",
"downsize",
"fire",
"lay off",
"sack",
"abase",
"debase",
"demean",
"humble",
"humiliate",
"lower"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hire"
],
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"elevate",
"promote",
"raise"
]
},
"to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{
"examples":[
"degrading the school's animal mascot with a silly costume"
],
"synonyms":[
"abase",
"bastardize",
"canker",
"cheapen",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"debauch",
"demean",
"demoralize",
"deprave",
"deteriorate",
"lessen",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"vitiate",
"warp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befoul",
"begrime",
"contaminate",
"defile",
"dilute",
"dirty",
"pollute",
"taint",
"thin",
"water down",
"weaken",
"descend",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"humble",
"humiliate",
"shame",
"take down",
"blemish",
"damage",
"deface",
"destroy",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"mar",
"ruin",
"spoil",
"stain",
"tarnish",
"wreck",
"depreciate",
"downgrade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignify",
"exalt",
"honor",
"ameliorate",
"amend",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"clarify",
"clean",
"cleanse",
"purify",
"refine",
"restore",
"respect"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevate",
"ennoble",
"uplift"
]
},
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{
"examples":[
"the players degraded themselves with their crude antics off the field"
],
"synonyms":[
"abase",
"chasten",
"cheapen",
"debase",
"demean",
"discredit",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"foul",
"humble",
"humiliate",
"lower",
"shame",
"sink",
"smirch",
"take down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abash",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"discountenance",
"embarrass",
"faze",
"fluster",
"mortify",
"nonplus",
"rattle",
"belittle",
"castigate",
"criticize",
"cry down",
"decry",
"depreciate",
"detract",
"diminish",
"discount",
"disparage",
"minimize",
"put down",
"ridicule",
"write off",
"bad-mouth",
"defame",
"defile",
"libel",
"malign",
"slander",
"affront",
"insult",
"censure",
"condemn",
"damn",
"denounce",
"execrate",
"reprehend",
"reprobate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"boast",
"celebrate",
"cheer",
"cite",
"commend",
"compliment",
"congratulate",
"decorate",
"eulogize",
"extol",
"extoll",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
"hail",
"honor",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout",
"acknowledge",
"recognize",
"highlight",
"play up",
"spotlight",
"dignify",
"ennoble",
"enshrine",
"ensky",
"enthrone",
"glorify",
"magnify",
"advance",
"boost",
"lift",
"promote",
"raise",
"upgrade",
"uplift",
"idealize",
"romanticize"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggrandize",
"canonize",
"deify",
"elevate",
"exalt"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deglamorize":{
"as in disparage , denigrate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belittle",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"minimize",
"put down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glamorize",
"glamourize",
"glamour (up)",
"glorify",
"idealize",
"romanticize",
"heroicize",
"heroize",
"euphemize",
"poeticize",
"soften",
"sweeten"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"degrading":{
"intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value":{
"examples":[
"made degrading comments about his so-called friend behind his back"
],
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"contemptuous",
"decrying",
"demeaning",
"denigrative",
"denigratory",
"deprecatory",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derisory",
"derogative",
"derogatory",
"detractive",
"disdainful",
"disparaging",
"pejorative",
"scornful",
"slighting",
"uncomplimentary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aspersing",
"calumnious",
"defamatory",
"insulting",
"libelous",
"libellous",
"maligning",
"slandering",
"slanderous",
"vilifying",
"abusive",
"opprobrious",
"scurrilous",
"catty",
"cruel",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"unkind",
"virulent",
"critical",
"denunciative",
"denunciatory",
"acrimonious",
"bitter",
"envious",
"jaundiced",
"jealous",
"rancorous",
"resentful",
"acrid",
"caustic",
"scathing",
"venomous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admiring",
"adulatory",
"applauding",
"approving",
"friendly",
"positive",
"appreciative",
"respectful",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"sympathetic",
"unmalicious",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
"antonyms":[
"commendatory",
"complimentary",
"laudative",
"laudatory"
]
},
"to bring to a lower grade or rank":{
"examples":[
"the view that such a system degrades doctors to the status of medical employees who ultimately are not in charge of their patients' health care"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"busting",
"demoting",
"disrating",
"downgrading",
"reducing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canning",
"cashiering",
"dismissing",
"downsizing",
"firing",
"laying off",
"sacking",
"abasing",
"debasing",
"demeaning",
"humbling",
"humiliating",
"lowering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hiring"
],
"antonyms":[
"advancing",
"elevating",
"promoting",
"raising"
]
},
"to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{
"examples":[
"degrading the school's animal mascot with a silly costume"
],
"synonyms":[
"abasing",
"bastardizing",
"cankering",
"cheapening",
"corrupting",
"debasing",
"debauching",
"demeaning",
"demoralizing",
"depraving",
"deteriorating",
"lessening",
"perverting",
"poisoning",
"profaning",
"prostituting",
"subverting",
"vitiating",
"warping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befouling",
"begriming",
"contaminating",
"defiling",
"diluting",
"dirtying",
"polluting",
"tainting",
"thinning",
"watering down",
"weakening",
"descending",
"disgracing",
"dishonoring",
"humbling",
"humiliating",
"shaming",
"taking down",
"blemishing",
"damaging",
"defacing",
"destroying",
"flawing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"marring",
"ruining",
"spoiling",
"staining",
"tarnishing",
"wrecking",
"depreciating",
"downgrading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignifying",
"exalting",
"honoring",
"ameliorating",
"amending",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"clarifying",
"cleaning",
"cleansing",
"purifying",
"refining",
"restoring",
"respecting"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevating",
"ennobling",
"uplifting"
]
},
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{
"examples":[
"the players degraded themselves with their crude antics off the field"
],
"synonyms":[
"abasing",
"chastening",
"cheapening",
"debasing",
"demeaning",
"discrediting",
"disgracing",
"dishonoring",
"fouling",
"humbling",
"humiliating",
"lowering",
"shaming",
"sinking",
"smirching",
"taking down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abashing",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"discountenancing",
"embarrassing",
"fazing",
"flustering",
"mortifying",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"rattling",
"belittling",
"castigating",
"criticizing",
"crying down",
"decrying",
"depreciating",
"detracting",
"diminishing",
"discounting",
"disparaging",
"minimizing",
"putting down",
"ridiculing",
"writing off",
"bad-mouthing",
"defaming",
"defiling",
"libeling",
"libelling",
"maligning",
"slandering",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"damning",
"denouncing",
"execrating",
"reprehending",
"reprobating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"boasting",
"celebrating",
"cheering",
"citing",
"commending",
"complimenting",
"congratulating",
"decorating",
"eulogizing",
"extolling",
"feting",
"f\u00eating",
"hailing",
"honoring",
"lauding",
"praising",
"saluting",
"touting",
"acknowledging",
"recognizing",
"highlighting",
"playing up",
"spotlighting",
"dignifying",
"ennobling",
"enshrining",
"enskying",
"enthroning",
"glorifying",
"magnifying",
"advancing",
"boosting",
"lifting",
"promoting",
"raising",
"upgrading",
"uplifting",
"idealizing",
"romanticizing"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggrandizing",
"canonizing",
"deifying",
"elevating",
"exalting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"degradations":{
"a change to a lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"English teachers bemoaning the degradation of the language that e-mail and instant messaging have allegedly brought about"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadences",
"declensions",
"declinations",
"declines",
"degeneracies",
"degenerations",
"d\u00e9gringolades",
"descents",
"deteriorations",
"devolutions",
"downfalls",
"downgrades",
"ebbs",
"eclipses",
"falls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dark ages",
"nadirs",
"sunsets",
"decays",
"breakups",
"decompositions",
"disintegrations",
"dissolutions",
"abasements",
"debasements",
"depreciations",
"decimations",
"demolishments",
"demolitions",
"desolations",
"destructions",
"havoc",
"ruinations",
"ruins",
"abatements",
"decreases",
"decrements",
"de-escalations",
"deflations",
"diminishments",
"diminutions",
"dips",
"downslides",
"downtrends",
"downturns",
"drop-offs",
"drops",
"falloffs",
"losses",
"reductions",
"sags",
"shrinkages",
"slips",
"slumps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancements",
"developments",
"evolutions",
"growths",
"flowerings",
"renewals",
"restorations",
"revitalizations",
"accretions",
"accruals",
"addenda",
"addendums",
"additions",
"augmentations",
"boosts",
"enhancements",
"gains",
"increases",
"increments",
"raises",
"supplements"
],
"antonyms":[
"ascents",
"rises",
"upswings"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"degrader":{
"as in perverter , depraver":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corrupter",
"corruptor",
"debaser",
"debaucher",
"depraver",
"perverter",
"undoer",
"briber",
"inducer",
"inveigler",
"persuader",
"tantalizer",
"beguiler",
"enchantress",
"siren",
"temptress",
"baiter",
"seducer",
"solicitor",
"tempter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"degraded":{
"having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{
"examples":[
"many observers deplored the fact that the city's festivities for Mardi Gras had become a degraded , drunken celebration"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"jackleg",
"libertine",
"loose",
"perverse",
"perverted",
"rakehell",
"rakehelly",
"rakish",
"reprobate",
"sick",
"unclean",
"unwholesome",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bent",
"crooked",
"cutthroat",
"dishonest",
"unethical",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"contaminated",
"spoiled",
"tainted",
"bad",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"miscreant",
"nefarious",
"sinful",
"vicious",
"wicked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorruptible",
"ethical",
"honest",
"principled",
"good",
"moral",
"righteous",
"virtuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"pure",
"uncorrupt",
"uncorrupted"
]
},
"to bring to a lower grade or rank":{
"examples":[
"the view that such a system degrades doctors to the status of medical employees who ultimately are not in charge of their patients' health care"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"busted",
"bust",
"demoted",
"disrated",
"downgraded",
"reduced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canned",
"cashiered",
"dismissed",
"downsized",
"fired",
"laid off",
"sacked",
"abased",
"debased",
"demeaned",
"humbled",
"humiliated",
"lowered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hired"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced",
"elevated",
"promoted",
"raised"
]
},
"to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{
"examples":[
"degrading the school's animal mascot with a silly costume"
],
"synonyms":[
"abased",
"bastardized",
"cankered",
"cheapened",
"corrupted",
"debased",
"debauched",
"demeaned",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"deteriorated",
"lessened",
"perverted",
"poisoned",
"profaned",
"prostituted",
"subverted",
"vitiated",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"diluted",
"dirtied",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"thinned",
"watered down",
"weakened",
"descended",
"disgraced",
"dishonored",
"humbled",
"humiliated",
"shamed",
"took down",
"blemished",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"destroyed",
"flawed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"marred",
"ruined",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"stained",
"tarnished",
"wrecked",
"depreciated",
"downgraded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignified",
"exalted",
"honored",
"ameliorated",
"amended",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"clarified",
"cleaned",
"cleansed",
"purified",
"refined",
"restored",
"respected"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevated",
"ennobled",
"uplifted"
]
},
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{
"examples":[
"the players degraded themselves with their crude antics off the field"
],
"synonyms":[
"abased",
"chastened",
"cheapened",
"debased",
"demeaned",
"discredited",
"disgraced",
"dishonored",
"fouled",
"humbled",
"humiliated",
"lowered",
"sank",
"sunk",
"shamed",
"smirched",
"took down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abashed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"discountenanced",
"embarrassed",
"fazed",
"flustered",
"mortified",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"rattled",
"belittled",
"castigated",
"cried down",
"criticized",
"decried",
"depreciated",
"detracted",
"diminished",
"discounted",
"disparaged",
"minimized",
"put down",
"ridiculed",
"wrote off",
"bad-mouthed",
"defamed",
"defiled",
"libeled",
"libelled",
"maligned",
"slandered",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"censured",
"condemned",
"damned",
"denounced",
"execrated",
"reprehended",
"reprobated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"boasted",
"celebrated",
"cheered",
"cited",
"commended",
"complimented",
"congratulated",
"decorated",
"eulogized",
"extolled",
"feted",
"f\u00eated",
"hailed",
"honored",
"lauded",
"praised",
"saluted",
"touted",
"acknowledged",
"recognized",
"highlighted",
"played up",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"dignified",
"ennobled",
"enshrined",
"enskied",
"enthroned",
"glorified",
"magnified",
"advanced",
"boosted",
"lifted",
"promoted",
"raised",
"upgraded",
"uplifted",
"idealized",
"romanticized"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggrandized",
"canonized",
"deified",
"elevated",
"exalted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"deglamorizes":{
"as in disparages , denigrates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belittles",
"decries",
"denigrates",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"minimizes",
"puts down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glamorizes",
"glamourizes",
"glamours (up)",
"glorifies",
"idealizes",
"romanticizes",
"heroicizes",
"heroizes",
"euphemizes",
"poeticizes",
"softens",
"sweetens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"degraders":{
"as in perverters , depravers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corrupters",
"corruptors",
"debasers",
"debauchers",
"depravers",
"perverters",
"undoers",
"bribers",
"inducers",
"inveiglers",
"persuaders",
"tantalizers",
"beguilers",
"enchantresses",
"sirens",
"temptresses",
"baiters",
"seducers",
"solicitors",
"tempters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"degenerateness":{
"a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{
"examples":[
"the sad degenerateness of the writer's last booze-filled days"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjection",
"corruption",
"corruptness",
"debasement",
"debauchery",
"decadence",
"decadency",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"demoralization",
"depravity",
"dissipatedness",
"dissipation",
"dissoluteness",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"perversion",
"pervertedness",
"rakishness",
"turpitude"
],
"near synonyms":[
"evil",
"immorality",
"sinfulness",
"villainy",
"wickedness",
"filth",
"gangrene",
"rot",
"squalor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"goodness",
"morality",
"righteousness",
"virtue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"deglamorizing":{
"as in disparaging , denigrating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belittling",
"decrying",
"denigrating",
"deprecating",
"disparaging",
"minimizing",
"putting down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glamorizing",
"glamourizing",
"glamouring (up)",
"glorifying",
"idealizing",
"romanticizing",
"heroicizing",
"heroizing",
"euphemizing",
"poeticizing",
"softening",
"sweetening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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},
"degringolade":{
"a change to a lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"the sad d\u00e9gringolade of the holiday from a solemn day of remembrance to just another excuse to go shopping"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"eclipse",
"fall"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dark age",
"nadir",
"sunset",
"decay",
"rotting",
"spoiling",
"breakup",
"crumbling",
"decomposition",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"abasement",
"debasement",
"depreciation",
"lessening",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"havoc",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"abatement",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"de-escalation",
"deflation",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"dip",
"downslide",
"downtrend",
"downturn",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"falloff",
"loss",
"lowering",
"reduction",
"sag",
"shrinkage",
"slip",
"slump"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancement",
"development",
"evolution",
"growth",
"blossoming",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"renewal",
"restoration",
"revitalization",
"heightening",
"accretion",
"accrual",
"addendum",
"addition",
"augmentation",
"boost",
"enhancement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"supplement"
],
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"rise",
"upswing"
]
},
"a loss of status":{
"examples":[
"a sad d\u00e9gringolade for a theater company that once premiered important American plays"
],
"synonyms":[
"comedown",
"decline",
"demise",
"descent",
"down",
"downfall",
"fall",
"flameout",
"G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breakdown",
"burnout",
"collapse",
"crash",
"meltdown",
"ruin",
"undoing",
"defeat",
"disappointment",
"reversal",
"setback",
"bottom",
"nadir",
"abasement",
"disgrace",
"humiliation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advance",
"headway",
"progress",
"flower",
"heyday",
"prime"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggrandizement",
"ascent",
"exaltation",
"rise",
"up"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"degrades":{
"to bring to a lower grade or rank":{
"examples":[
"the view that such a system degrades doctors to the status of medical employees who ultimately are not in charge of their patients' health care"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"busts",
"demotes",
"disrates",
"downgrades",
"reduces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cans",
"cashiers",
"dismisses",
"downsizes",
"fires",
"lays off",
"sacks",
"abases",
"debases",
"demeans",
"humbles",
"humiliates",
"lowers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hires"
],
"antonyms":[
"advances",
"elevates",
"promotes",
"raises"
]
},
"to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{
"examples":[
"degrading the school's animal mascot with a silly costume"
],
"synonyms":[
"abases",
"bastardizes",
"cankers",
"cheapens",
"corrupts",
"debases",
"debauches",
"demeans",
"demoralizes",
"depraves",
"deteriorates",
"lessens",
"perverts",
"poisons",
"profanes",
"prostitutes",
"subverts",
"vitiates",
"warps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befouls",
"begrimes",
"contaminates",
"defiles",
"dilutes",
"dirties",
"pollutes",
"taints",
"thins",
"waters down",
"weakens",
"descends",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"humbles",
"humiliates",
"shames",
"takes down",
"blemishes",
"damages",
"defaces",
"destroys",
"flaws",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"mars",
"ruins",
"spoils",
"stains",
"tarnishes",
"wrecks",
"depreciates",
"downgrades"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignifies",
"exalts",
"honors",
"ameliorates",
"amends",
"betters",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"improves",
"meliorates",
"perfects",
"clarifies",
"cleans",
"cleanses",
"purifies",
"refines",
"restores",
"respects"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevates",
"ennobles",
"uplifts"
]
},
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{
"examples":[
"the players degraded themselves with their crude antics off the field"
],
"synonyms":[
"abases",
"chastens",
"cheapens",
"debases",
"demeans",
"discredits",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"fouls",
"humbles",
"humiliates",
"lowers",
"shames",
"sinks",
"smirches",
"takes down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abashes",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"discountenances",
"embarrasses",
"fazes",
"flusters",
"mortifies",
"nonpluses",
"nonplusses",
"rattles",
"belittles",
"castigates",
"cries down",
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"decries",
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"detracts",
"diminishes",
"discounts",
"disparages",
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"puts down",
"ridicules",
"writes off",
"bad-mouths",
"defames",
"defiles",
"libels",
"maligns",
"slanders",
"affronts",
"insults",
"censures",
"condemns",
"damns",
"denounces",
"execrates",
"reprehends",
"reprobates"
],
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"acclaims",
"applauds",
"boasts",
"celebrates",
"cheers",
"cites",
"commends",
"compliments",
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"decorates",
"eulogizes",
"extols",
"extolls",
"fetes",
"f\u00eates",
"hails",
"honors",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes",
"touts",
"acknowledges",
"recognizes",
"highlights",
"plays up",
"spotlights",
"dignifies",
"ennobles",
"enshrines",
"enskies",
"enthrones",
"glorifies",
"magnifies",
"advances",
"boosts",
"lifts",
"promotes",
"raises",
"upgrades",
"uplifts",
"idealizes",
"romanticizes"
],
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"aggrandizes",
"canonizes",
"deifies",
"elevates",
"exalts"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
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"a change to a lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"the sad degeneracy of the old neighborhood into a slum"
],
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"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"eclipse",
"fall"
],
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"dark age",
"nadir",
"sunset",
"decay",
"rotting",
"spoiling",
"breakup",
"crumbling",
"decomposition",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"abasement",
"debasement",
"depreciation",
"lessening",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"havoc",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"abatement",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"de-escalation",
"deflation",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"dip",
"downslide",
"downtrend",
"downturn",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"falloff",
"loss",
"lowering",
"reduction",
"sag",
"shrinkage",
"slip",
"slump"
],
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"advancement",
"development",
"evolution",
"growth",
"blossoming",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"renewal",
"restoration",
"revitalization",
"heightening",
"accretion",
"accrual",
"addendum",
"addition",
"augmentation",
"boost",
"enhancement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"supplement"
],
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"rise",
"upswing"
]
},
"a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{
"examples":[
"the degeneracy of the family into a gang of petty thieves"
],
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"abjection",
"corruption",
"corruptness",
"debasement",
"debauchery",
"decadence",
"decadency",
"degenerateness",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"demoralization",
"depravity",
"dissipatedness",
"dissipation",
"dissoluteness",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"perversion",
"pervertedness",
"rakishness",
"turpitude"
],
"near synonyms":[
"evil",
"immorality",
"sinfulness",
"villainy",
"wickedness",
"filth",
"gangrene",
"rot",
"squalor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"goodness",
"morality",
"righteousness",
"virtue"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"as in deteriorated , corroded":{
"examples":[],
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"corroded",
"crumbled",
"deteriorated",
"disintegrated",
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"fouled",
"impure",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"decaying",
"decomposing",
"disintegrating",
"mildewy",
"moldering",
"moldy",
"putrefying",
"putrescent",
"rotting",
"curdled",
"fermented",
"off",
"rancid",
"rank",
"sour",
"soured",
"sourish",
"turned",
"gangrenous",
"addled",
"bad",
"corrupted",
"decayed",
"decomposed",
"putrefied",
"putrid",
"rotten",
"spoiled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undecomposed",
"fresh",
"good",
"sweet",
"preserved",
"pristine",
"uncontaminated",
"undefiled",
"unpolluted",
"unspoiled",
"untainted",
"untouched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"over the years the community-minded organization degenerated into a club for loafers"
],
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"atrophied",
"crumbled",
"decayed",
"declined",
"descended",
"deteriorated",
"devolved",
"ebbed",
"regressed",
"retrograded",
"rotted",
"sank",
"sunk",
"worsened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abated",
"de-escalated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"waned",
"broke down",
"corrupted",
"decomposed",
"degraded",
"dilapidated",
"disintegrated",
"moldered",
"putrefied",
"soured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"debilitated",
"undermined",
"drooped",
"failed",
"fell",
"flagged",
"lagged",
"languished",
"ran down",
"sagged",
"slipped",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bettered",
"upgraded",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"fortified",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"strengthened",
"advanced",
"developed",
"marched",
"proceeded",
"progressed"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorated",
"improved",
"meliorated"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"degradation":{
"a change to a lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"English teachers bemoaning the degradation of the language that e-mail and instant messaging have allegedly brought about"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"eclipse",
"fall"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dark age",
"nadir",
"sunset",
"decay",
"rotting",
"spoiling",
"breakup",
"crumbling",
"decomposition",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"abasement",
"debasement",
"depreciation",
"lessening",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"havoc",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"abatement",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"de-escalation",
"deflation",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"dip",
"downslide",
"downtrend",
"downturn",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"falloff",
"loss",
"lowering",
"reduction",
"sag",
"shrinkage",
"slip",
"slump"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancement",
"development",
"evolution",
"growth",
"blossoming",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"renewal",
"restoration",
"revitalization",
"heightening",
"accretion",
"accrual",
"addendum",
"addition",
"augmentation",
"boost",
"enhancement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"supplement"
],
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"rise",
"upswing"
]
},
"a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{
"examples":[
"the belief that moral degradation is an unmistakable sign of a nation in decline"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjection",
"corruption",
"corruptness",
"debasement",
"debauchery",
"decadence",
"decadency",
"degeneracy",
"degenerateness",
"degeneration",
"demoralization",
"depravity",
"dissipatedness",
"dissipation",
"dissoluteness",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"perversion",
"pervertedness",
"rakishness",
"turpitude"
],
"near synonyms":[
"evil",
"immorality",
"sinfulness",
"villainy",
"wickedness",
"filth",
"gangrene",
"rot",
"squalor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"goodness",
"morality",
"righteousness",
"virtue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"degrees":{
"an individual part of a process, series, or ranking":{
"examples":[
"they worked on the project by degrees and eventually it got done"
],
"synonyms":[
"chapters",
"cuts",
"grades",
"inches",
"notches",
"pegs",
"phases",
"places",
"points",
"stages",
"steps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angles",
"aspects",
"facets",
"sides",
"amounts",
"measures",
"planes",
"decrements",
"increments"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement":{
"examples":[
"a Freemason of the 32nd degree"
],
"synonyms":[
"echelons",
"footings",
"levels",
"places",
"positions",
"rankings",
"ranks",
"reaches",
"rungs",
"situations",
"standings",
"stations",
"statuses",
"strata"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conditions",
"estates",
"orders",
"walks",
"capacities",
"functions",
"ratings"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}