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{
"elected":{
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
"examples":[
"I've elected to study French as my foreign language"
],
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"synonyms":[
"cherry-picked",
"chose",
"culled",
"handpicked",
"named",
"opted (for)",
"picked",
"preferred",
"selected",
"singled (out)",
"tagged",
"took"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"preselected",
"appointed",
"designated",
"fixed",
"marked",
"nominated",
"set",
"tabbed",
"tapped",
"accepted",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"espoused",
"settled (on or upon)"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"discarded",
"jettisoned",
"threw away",
"threw out"
],
"antonyms":[
"declined",
"refused",
"rejected",
"turned down"
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]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"elective":{
"subject to one's freedom of choice":{
"examples":[
"a plastic surgeon who mainly does face-lifting and other kinds of elective surgery"
],
"synonyms":[
"discretionary",
"optional",
"voluntary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alternate",
"alternative",
"chosen",
"dispensable",
"unnecessary",
"unneeded",
"unwanted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"essential",
"indispensable",
"necessary",
"requisite"
],
"antonyms":[
"compulsory",
"mandatory",
"nonelective",
"nonvoluntary",
"obligatory",
"required"
]
},
"as in refresher":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refresher",
"class",
"course",
"clinic",
"institute",
"seminar",
"survey course",
"minicourse",
"core",
"curriculum"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in option":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"option",
"favorite",
"like",
"liking",
"preference",
"appointment",
"designation",
"nomination",
"bet",
"choice",
"chosen",
"pick",
"selection",
"appointee",
"candidate",
"nominee",
"selectee",
"preselection"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"electric":{
"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
"examples":[
"Dr. King's \"I Have a Dream\" speech was one of the truly electric moments in American oratory"
],
"synonyms":[
"breathtaking",
"charged",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"galvanic",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
"intoxicating",
"kicky",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arresting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"provocative",
"tantalizing",
"titillating",
"absorbing",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"riveting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"spellbinding",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"high-voltage",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"lusty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"mind-numbing",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"dreary",
"dull",
"humdrum",
"monotonous",
"uninteresting"
],
"antonyms":[
"unexciting"
]
},
"as in lighting , candle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arc lamp",
"arc light",
"candelabra",
"candelabrum",
"candle",
"chandelier",
"dark lantern",
"flare",
"flash",
"flashbulb",
"flashcube",
"flashlight",
"floodlight",
"fluorescent lamp",
"gaslight",
"gasolier",
"girandole",
"headlight",
"incandescent lamp",
"klieg light",
"kleig light",
"lantern",
"light bulb",
"lighthouse",
"lighting",
"sconce",
"spotlight",
"streetlight",
"sun lamp",
"beacon",
"illuminant",
"lamp"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"electrified":{
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice"
],
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"synonyms":[
"charged",
"excited",
"exhilarated",
"galvanized",
"intoxicated",
"pumped up",
"thrilled",
"titillated",
"turned on"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aroused",
"incited",
"inspired",
"provoked",
"stimulated",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"delighted",
"enchanted",
"enthralled",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"riveted",
"spellbound",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"tantalized"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"bored",
"jaded",
"palled",
"tired",
"wearied",
"dejected",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"antonyms":[]
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"elegant":{
"having or showing elegance":{
"examples":[
"the most elegant First Lady in the nation's history",
"the bride's elegant gown received nothing but praise"
],
"synonyms":[
"classy",
"courtly",
"fine",
"graceful",
"handsome",
"majestic",
"refined",
"stately",
"tasteful"
],
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"near synonyms":[
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"august",
"baronial",
"gallant",
"glorious",
"grand",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"imposing",
"lavish",
"luxurious",
"magnificent",
"monumental",
"noble",
"ornate",
"proud",
"regal",
"rich",
"royal",
"splendid",
"superb",
"artful",
"genteel",
"polished",
"sophisticated",
"classic",
"conservative",
"exquisite",
"quiet",
"restrained",
"simple",
"understated",
"aristocratic",
"patrician",
"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"chic",
"fashionable",
"in",
"modish",
"posh",
"sharp",
"sleek",
"smart",
"snappy",
"stylish",
"swagger",
"swank",
"swanky",
"affected",
"grandiose",
"ostentatious",
"pretentious",
"recherch\u00e9"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheesy",
"coarse",
"crude",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"grotesque",
"loud",
"raffish",
"splashy",
"tacky",
"tawdry",
"ticky-tacky",
"ticky-tack",
"rough-edged",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"trashy",
"uncouth",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar"
],
"antonyms":[
"dowdy",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"styleless",
"tasteless",
"unfashionable",
"unhandsome",
"unstylish"
]
},
"having qualities that appeal to a refined taste":{
"examples":[
"prepared an elegant dinner for the honored guests"
],
"synonyms":[
"choice",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"exquisite",
"fine",
"rare",
"recherch\u00e9",
"select"
],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bijou",
"jewellike",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"special",
"elite",
"exclusive",
"classic",
"excellent",
"fabulous",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"grand",
"great",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"noble",
"outstanding",
"par excellence",
"premium",
"prime",
"sensational",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"transcendent",
"unsurpassed",
"wonderful",
"ultrarare"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarse",
"gross",
"kitsch",
"kitschy",
"lowbrow",
"raffish",
"rough",
"rough-hewn",
"tasteless",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar",
"commercial",
"mass-produced",
"popular",
"common",
"ordinary",
"average",
"lesser",
"mediocre",
"run-of-the-mill",
"run-of-the-mine",
"run-of-mine",
"second-class",
"second-rate",
"deficient",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"wanting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"elevateds":{
"as in els , elevated railroads":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"elevated railroads",
"els",
"railroads",
"rails",
"railways",
"roads",
"monorails"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"electrifications":{
"as in highs , buzzes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arousals",
"buzzes",
"highs",
"intoxications",
"bangs",
"boots",
"charges",
"exhilarations",
"frissons",
"jollies",
"kicks",
"rushes",
"thrills",
"titillations",
"wallops",
"jolts",
"shocks",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"delectations",
"delights",
"enjoyments",
"joys",
"lifts",
"pleasures",
"amusements",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"fun",
"treats"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in motorizations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"motorizations",
"computerizations",
"cybernations",
"automations",
"mechanizations",
"robotizations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elections":{
"the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{
"examples":[
"at the country inn, breakfast in bed is entirely at the election of the guest"
],
"synonyms":[
"alternatives",
"choices",
"discretions",
"druthers",
"liberties",
"options",
"picks",
"preferences",
"selections",
"volitions",
"ways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinations",
"free wills",
"wills",
"says",
"voices",
"votes",
"inclinations",
"likings",
"partialities",
"penchants",
"predilections",
"proclivities",
"propensities",
"tendencies",
"discernments",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"perspicacities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coercions",
"duresses",
"forces",
"duties",
"obligations",
"Hobson's choices"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"electrifies":{
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice"
],
"synonyms":[
"charges",
"excites",
"exhilarates",
"galvanizes",
"intoxicates",
"pumps up",
"thrills",
"titillates",
"turns on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouses",
"incites",
"inspires",
"provokes",
"stimulates",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"delights",
"enchants",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"hypnotizes",
"mesmerizes",
"rivets",
"spellbinds",
"interests",
"intrigues",
"tantalizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bores",
"jades",
"palls",
"tires",
"wearies",
"dejects",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"electrics":{
"as in lightings , candles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arc lamps",
"arc lights",
"candelabra",
"candelabrums",
"candelabras",
"candles",
"chandeliers",
"dark lanterns",
"flares",
"flashbulbs",
"flashcubes",
"flashes",
"flashlights",
"floodlights",
"fluorescent lamps",
"gaslights",
"gasoliers",
"girandoles",
"headlights",
"incandescent lamps",
"klieg lights",
"kleig lights",
"lanterns",
"light bulbs",
"lighthouses",
"lightings",
"sconces",
"spotlights",
"streetlights",
"sun lamps",
"beacons",
"illuminants",
"lamps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elevates":{
"to fill with great joy":{
"examples":[
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"elates",
"enraptures",
"exhilarates",
"intoxicates",
"transports"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commoves",
"excites",
"inspires",
"stimulates",
"uplifts",
"contents",
"delights",
"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"rejoices",
"satisfies",
"warms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits",
"distresses",
"oppresses",
"saddens"
],
"antonyms":[
"depresses"
]
},
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
"examples":[
"the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosts",
"cranes",
"heaves",
"hefts",
"heightens",
"hikes",
"hoists",
"jacks (up)",
"lifts",
"perks (up)",
"picks up",
"raises",
"takes up",
"upholds",
"uplifts",
"upraises",
"ups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascends",
"mounts",
"rises",
"rears",
"upends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descends",
"dips",
"falls",
"pitches",
"plunges",
"slips",
"bears",
"depresses",
"presses",
"pushes",
"sinks",
"submerges"
],
"antonyms":[
"drops",
"lowers"
]
},
"to move higher in rank or position":{
"examples":[
"the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal"
],
"synonyms":[
"advances",
"promotes",
"raises",
"upgrades"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forwards",
"furthers",
"aggrandizes",
"boosts",
"heightens",
"improves",
"lifts",
"uplifts",
"commissions",
"ennobles",
"knights",
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"celebrates",
"cites",
"commends",
"compliments",
"congratulates",
"decorates",
"eulogizes",
"exalts",
"extols",
"extolls",
"glorifies",
"hails",
"honors",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deposes",
"dethrones",
"dismisses",
"expels",
"impeaches",
"ousts",
"overthrows",
"removes",
"unmakes",
"unseats",
"demeans",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"humbles",
"humiliates",
"mortifies",
"shames",
"takes down",
"censures",
"condemns",
"damns",
"denounces",
"reprobates"
],
"antonyms":[
"abases",
"degrades",
"demotes",
"downgrades",
"lowers",
"reduces"
]
},
"to assign a high status or value to":{
"examples":[
"a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggrandizes",
"canonizes",
"deifies",
"dignifies",
"ennobles",
"enshrines",
"enskies",
"enthrones",
"exalts",
"glorifies",
"magnifies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boosts",
"lifts",
"promotes",
"raises",
"upgrades",
"uplifts",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"idealizes",
"romanticizes",
"sanitizes",
"sugarcoats",
"acclaims",
"extols",
"extolls",
"honors",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittles",
"decries",
"depreciates",
"detracts",
"disparages",
"minimizes"
],
"antonyms":[
"abases",
"degrades",
"demeans",
"humbles",
"humiliates"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"elegizes":{
"as in suffers , grieves (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bemoans",
"bewails",
"deplores",
"grieves (for)",
"laments",
"mourns",
"wails (for)",
"agonizes",
"bleeds",
"hurts",
"sorrows",
"suffers",
"cries (for)",
"keens",
"moans",
"weeps",
"bawls",
"blubbers",
"sobs",
"regrets",
"rues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"exults (in)",
"glories (in)",
"joys",
"rejoices (in)",
"beams",
"cheers",
"grins",
"laughs",
"smiles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"elegiac":{
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
"examples":[
"the sight of an old ruined church or castle can be a pleasantly elegiac experience"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blue",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"down",
"droopy",
"hangdog",
"inconsolable",
"low",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"mirthless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"dim",
"discomfiting",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismaying",
"dispiriting",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"upsetting",
"desperate",
"hopeless",
"pessimistic",
"lamentable",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dull",
"dour",
"grim",
"lowering",
"louring",
"lowery",
"loury",
"menacing",
"negative",
"oppressive",
"threatening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"buoyant",
"gay",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"encouraging",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"lighthearted",
"lightsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
]
},
"as in monody":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"monody",
"taps",
"dirge",
"elegy",
"lament",
"requiem",
"threnody"
],
"near antonyms":[
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"paean",
"panegyric"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"elects":{
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
"examples":[
"I've elected to study French as my foreign language"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherry-picks",
"chooses",
"culls",
"handpicks",
"names",
"opts (for)",
"picks",
"prefers",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"tags",
"takes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preselects",
"appoints",
"designates",
"fixes",
"marks",
"nominates",
"sets",
"tabs",
"taps",
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"dethronements",
"discharges",
"dismissals",
"expulsions",
"impeachments",
"ousters",
"overthrows",
"removals",
"suspensions",
"downfalls",
"falls"
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"prominences",
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"uplands"
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"mountains",
"mounts",
"peaks",
"buttes",
"mesas",
"plateaus",
"plateaux",
"tablelands",
"tables",
"bluffs",
"cliffs",
"crags",
"precipices",
"steeps",
"tors",
"ridges",
"sierras",
"domes",
"sugarloafs",
"sugarloaves",
"foothills",
"hillocks",
"hummocks",
"knobs",
"knolls",
"downs"
],
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"dales",
"dells",
"depressions",
"dingles",
"glens",
"hollows",
"vales",
"valleys",
"basins",
"bottomlands",
"bottoms",
"fens",
"flats",
"floodplains",
"plains",
"tidewaters"
],
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"lowlands"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"elementary school":{
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"high school",
"junior high school",
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"senior high school",
"trade school",
"training school",
"academe",
"academy",
"school",
"seminary",
"boarding school",
"prep",
"preparatory school",
"prep school",
"charter school",
"magnet school",
"minischool",
"madrassa",
"madrasa",
"madrassah",
"madrasah",
"Sunday school",
"yeshiva",
"yeshivah"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"meat-and-potatoes",
"rudimental",
"rudimentary",
"underlying"
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"primary",
"prime",
"simple",
"crude",
"primeval",
"primitive",
"primordial",
"rude",
"uncomplicated",
"preliminary",
"preparatory",
"crucial",
"important",
"key"
],
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"complex",
"sophisticated",
"complicated",
"convoluted",
"detailed",
"elaborate",
"extensive",
"intricate",
"developed",
"evolved",
"high",
"higher",
"refined"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"examples":[
"used his vast fortune for establishing and funding a host of eleemosynary institutions"
],
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"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"charitable",
"do-good",
"good",
"humanitarian",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical"
],
"near synonyms":[
"selfless",
"self-sacrificing",
"bighearted",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"free",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"handsome",
"liberal",
"magnanimous",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"openhearted",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"compassionate",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"social-minded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"self-indulgent",
"self-seeking",
"cheap",
"closefisted",
"miserly",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"stingy",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"hard-hearted",
"pitiless",
"unfeeling",
"self-obsessed"
],
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"self-centered",
"self-concerned",
"selfish"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"as in uplifting , edifying":{
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"affecting",
"inspiring",
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"moving",
"poignant",
"stirring",
"touching",
"sympathetic",
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"cheering",
"comforting",
"encouraging",
"fulfilling",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"heartening",
"heartwarming",
"rewarding",
"satisfying",
"kind",
"kindly",
"loving",
"warm",
"animating",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"invigorating",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"thrilling",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"welcoming"
],
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"depressing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"cheerless",
"disappointing",
"disgruntling",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"saddening",
"discomforting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting",
"cold",
"unfeeling",
"unfriendly",
"unkind",
"unloving",
"unpleasant"
],
"antonyms":[]
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"examples":[
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives"
],
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"elating",
"enrapturing",
"exhilarating",
"intoxicating",
"transporting"
],
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"exciting",
"inspiring",
"stimulating",
"uplifting",
"contenting",
"delighting",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"rejoicing",
"satisfying",
"warming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"distressing",
"oppressing",
"saddening"
],
"antonyms":[
"depressing"
]
},
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"examples":[
"the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table"
],
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"boosting",
"craning",
"heaving",
"hefting",
"heightening",
"hiking",
"hoisting",
"jacking (up)",
"lifting",
"perking (up)",
"picking up",
"raising",
"taking up",
"upholding",
"uplifting",
"upping",
"upraising"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascending",
"mounting",
"rising",
"rearing",
"upending"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descending",
"dipping",
"falling",
"pitching",
"plunging",
"slipping",
"bearing",
"depressing",
"pressing",
"pushing",
"sinking",
"submerging"
],
"antonyms":[
"dropping",
"lowering"
]
},
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"examples":[
"the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal"
],
"synonyms":[
"advancing",
"promoting",
"raising",
"upgrading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forwarding",
"furthering",
"aggrandizing",
"boosting",
"heightening",
"improving",
"lifting",
"uplifting",
"commissioning",
"ennobling",
"knighting",
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"celebrating",
"citing",
"commending",
"complimenting",
"congratulating",
"decorating",
"eulogizing",
"exalting",
"extolling",
"glorifying",
"hailing",
"honoring",
"lauding",
"praising",
"saluting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deposing",
"dethroning",
"dismissing",
"expelling",
"impeaching",
"ousting",
"overthrowing",
"removing",
"unmaking",
"unseating",
"demeaning",
"disgracing",
"dishonoring",
"humbling",
"humiliating",
"mortifying",
"shaming",
"taking down",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"damning",
"denouncing",
"reprobating"
],
"antonyms":[
"abasing",
"degrading",
"demoting",
"downgrading",
"lowering",
"reducing"
]
},
"to assign a high status or value to":{
"examples":[
"a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggrandizing",
"canonizing",
"deifying",
"dignifying",
"ennobling",
"enshrining",
"enskying",
"enthroning",
"exalting",
"glorifying",
"magnifying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boosting",
"lifting",
"promoting",
"raising",
"upgrading",
"uplifting",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"idealizing",
"romanticizing",
"sanitizing",
"sugarcoating",
"acclaiming",
"extolling",
"honoring",
"lauding",
"praising"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittling",
"decrying",
"depreciating",
"detracting",
"disparaging",
"minimizing"
],
"antonyms":[
"abasing",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"humbling",
"humiliating"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"eleventh hour":{
"the latest possible time":{
"examples":[
"The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"last minute",
"boiling point",
"breaking point",
"clutch",
"conjuncture",
"crisis",
"crossroad(s)",
"crunch",
"crunch time",
"Dunkirk",
"emergency",
"exigency",
"extremity",
"flash point",
"head",
"juncture",
"tinderbox",
"zero hour",
"contingency",
"possibility",
"climax",
"turning point",
"happening",
"landmark",
"milestone",
"condition",
"pass",
"situation",
"strait",
"deadlock",
"impasse",
"stalemate",
"corner",
"fix",
"hole",
"hot water",
"jam",
"last ditch",
"pinch",
"predicament",
"scrape",
"spot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elevated":{
"being positioned above a surface":{
"examples":[
"an elevated monorail that transports visitors all over the theme park"
],
"synonyms":[
"lifted",
"raised",
"uplifted",
"upraised"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aerial",
"suspended",
"erect",
"perpendicular",
"standing",
"upright",
"upstanding",
"vertical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"low",
"low-lying",
"short",
"squat"
],
"antonyms":[
"sunken"
]
},
"very dignified in form, tone, or style":{
"examples":[
"the elevated language of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address"
],
"synonyms":[
"eloquent",
"formal",
"high-flown",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"stately",
"towering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affected",
"bombastic",
"declamatory",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiloquent",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"oratorical",
"pompous",
"pretentious",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"stilted",
"Attic",
"cultured",
"refined",
"classy",
"courtly",
"fine",
"graceful",
"tasteful",
"aristocratic",
"genteel",
"patrician",
"correct",
"educated",
"grammatical",
"proper",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"learned",
"literary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"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":[
"ineloquent",
"low",
"undignified"
]
},
"being at a higher level than average":{
"examples":[
"for the next several days temperatures will be a little elevated for this time of year"
],
"synonyms":[
"escalated",
"heightened",
"high",
"increased",
"jacked (up)",
"raised",
"up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extreme",
"full",
"maximized",
"maximum",
"peaked",
"sky-high",
"utmost",
"inflated",
"over",
"overfilled",
"overflowing",
"overfull",
"overlarge",
"overloaded",
"oversize",
"oversized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreased",
"depressed",
"dropped",
"knockdown",
"receded",
"under"
],
"antonyms":[
"down",
"low"
]
},
"having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{
"examples":[
"the offspring of this very wealthy family have been instilled with the elevated notion that they should devote their lives to public service"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"chivalrous",
"gallant",
"great",
"greathearted",
"high",
"high-minded",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"magnanimous",
"natural",
"noble",
"sublime"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ennobled",
"exalted",
"glorified",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"honorable",
"valiant",
"venerable",
"worthy",
"knightly",
"princely",
"regal",
"inspiring",
"moving",
"numinous",
"uplifting",
"august",
"magnificent",
"majestic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sordid",
"squalid",
"vile",
"wretched",
"abominable",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"offensive",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"vicious",
"dastardly",
"dirty",
"lousy",
"sorry",
"little",
"mean",
"narrow",
"small-minded",
"degrading",
"discreditable",
"humiliating",
"ignominious",
"coarse",
"crude",
"vulgar"
],
"antonyms":[
"base",
"debased",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"ignoble",
"low"
]
},
"located at a greater height than average or usual":{
"examples":[
"from their elevated position the machine gunners had a commanding view of the whole battlefield"
],
"synonyms":[
"airy",
"high",
"nosebleed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascendant",
"ascendent",
"ascending",
"soaring",
"overhead",
"overlooking",
"raised",
"upheld",
"uplifted",
"upraised",
"topmost",
"upmost",
"upper",
"uppermost",
"upward"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depressed",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"down",
"dropped",
"fallen",
"grounded",
"lowered",
"sunken",
"lowermost",
"nethermost",
"undermost",
"abreast",
"even",
"level"
],
"antonyms":[
"low",
"low-lying"
]
},
"experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{
"examples":[
"she's been in an elevated mood all week after hearing that she got the promotion"
],
"synonyms":[
"ecstatic",
"elated",
"enrapt",
"enraptured",
"entranced",
"euphoric",
"exhilarated",
"giddy",
"heady",
"intoxicated",
"rapt",
"rapturous",
"rhapsodic",
"rhapsodical"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enchanted",
"exultant",
"glorying",
"jubilant",
"rejoicing",
"triumphant",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"gung ho",
"thrilled",
"blissed-out",
"blissful",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"tickled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blue",
"brokenhearted",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"disheartened",
"doleful",
"down",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"hangdog",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholy",
"miserable",
"mournful",
"sad",
"saddened",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"depressed"
]
},
"as in el , elevated railroad":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"el",
"elevated railroad",
"rail",
"railroad",
"railway",
"road",
"monorail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fill with great joy":{
"examples":[
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"elated",
"enraptured",
"exhilarated",
"intoxicated",
"transported"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commoved",
"excited",
"inspired",
"stimulated",
"uplifted",
"contented",
"delighted",
"gladdened",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"rejoiced",
"satisfied",
"warmed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"distressed",
"oppressed",
"saddened"
],
"antonyms":[
"depressed"
]
},
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
"examples":[
"the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosted",
"craned",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hefted",
"heightened",
"hiked",
"hoisted",
"jacked (up)",
"lifted",
"perked (up)",
"picked up",
"raised",
"took up",
"upheld",
"uplifted",
"upped",
"upraised"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascended",
"mounted",
"rose",
"reared",
"upended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descended",
"dipped",
"fell",
"pitched",
"plunged",
"slipped",
"bore",
"depressed",
"pressed",
"pushed",
"sank",
"sunk",
"submerged"
],
"antonyms":[
"dropped",
"lowered"
]
},
"to move higher in rank or position":{
"examples":[
"the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal"
],
"synonyms":[
"advanced",
"promoted",
"raised",
"upgraded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forwarded",
"furthered",
"aggrandized",
"boosted",
"heightened",
"improved",
"lifted",
"uplifted",
"commissioned",
"ennobled",
"knighted",
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"celebrated",
"cited",
"commended",
"complimented",
"congratulated",
"decorated",
"eulogized",
"exalted",
"extolled",
"glorified",
"hailed",
"honored",
"lauded",
"praised",
"saluted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deposed",
"dethroned",
"dismissed",
"expelled",
"impeached",
"ousted",
"overthrew",
"removed",
"unmade",
"unseated",
"demeaned",
"disgraced",
"dishonored",
"humbled",
"humiliated",
"mortified",
"shamed",
"took down",
"censured",
"condemned",
"damned",
"denounced",
"reprobated"
],
"antonyms":[
"abased",
"degraded",
"demoted",
"downgraded",
"lowered",
"reduced"
]
},
"to assign a high status or value to":{
"examples":[
"a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggrandized",
"canonized",
"deified",
"dignified",
"ennobled",
"enshrined",
"enskied",
"enthroned",
"exalted",
"glorified",
"magnified"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boosted",
"lifted",
"promoted",
"raised",
"upgraded",
"uplifted",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"idealized",
"romanticized",
"sanitized",
"sugarcoated",
"acclaimed",
"extolled",
"honored",
"lauded",
"praised"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittled",
"decried",
"depreciated",
"detracted",
"disparaged",
"minimized"
],
"antonyms":[
"abased",
"degraded",
"demeaned",
"humbled",
"humiliated"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"elementary schools":{
"as in high schools , public schools":{
"examples":[],
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"grammar schools",
"high schools",
"junior high schools",
"kindergartens",
"middle schools",
"primary schools",
"public schools",
"secondary schools",
"senior high schools",
"trade schools",
"training schools",
"academes",
"academies",
"schools",
"seminaries",
"boarding schools",
"preparatory schools",
"preps",
"prep schools",
"charter schools",
"magnet schools",
"minischools",
"madrassas",
"madrasas",
"madrassahs",
"madrasahs",
"Sunday schools",
"yeshivas",
"yeshivot"
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"noun"
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"electric eye":{
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"eye",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"trigger",
"detector",
"sensor"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elevation":{
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"the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor marked the first elevation of a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court"
],
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"ascent",
"creation",
"preference",
"preferment",
"promotion",
"rise",
"upgrade",
"upgrading"
],
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"aggrandizement",
"ennoblement",
"exaltation",
"glorification",
"magnification"
],
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"deposition",
"dethronement",
"discharge",
"dismissal",
"expulsion",
"impeachment",
"ouster",
"overthrow",
"removal",
"suspension",
"unmaking",
"unseating",
"downfall",
"fall"
],
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"abasement",
"comedown",
"degradation",
"demotion",
"disrating",
"downgrade",
"reduction"
]
},
"an area of high ground":{
"examples":[
"Little Round Top is one of the most visited elevations in the entire Gettysburg National Military Park"
],
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"altitude(s)",
"eminence",
"height",
"highland",
"hill",
"hump",
"mound",
"prominence",
"rise",
"upland"
],
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"alp",
"mount",
"mountain",
"peak",
"butte",
"mesa",
"plateau",
"table",
"tableland",
"bluff",
"cliff",
"crag",
"precipice",
"steep",
"tor",
"ridge",
"sierra",
"dome",
"sugarloaf",
"foothill",
"hillock",
"hummock",
"knob",
"knoll",
"downs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dale",
"dell",
"depression",
"dingle",
"glen",
"hollow",
"vale",
"valley",
"basin",
"bottom",
"bottomland",
"fen",
"flat",
"floodplain",
"plain",
"tidewater"
],
"antonyms":[
"lowland"
]
},
"the distance of something or someone from bottom to top":{
"examples":[
"the elevation of Angel Falls is 979 meters, making it the world's highest waterfall"
],
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"altitude",
"height",
"inches",
"stature"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rise",
"highness",
"loftiness",
"tallness"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elegantly":{
"as in stylishly , fashionably":{
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"near synonyms":[
"fashionably",
"modishly",
"stylishly",
"swankily",
"neatly",
"orderly",
"tidily",
"trimly",
"carefully",
"fastidiously",
"fussily",
"meticulously",
"dashingly",
"nattily",
"sharply",
"smartly",
"snappily",
"sprucely",
"cleanly",
"immaculately",
"pristinely",
"spotlessly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sloppily",
"slovenly",
"dowdily",
"inelegantly",
"slatternly",
"messily",
"mussily",
"untidily",
"scruffily",
"shabbily",
"sleazily",
"dingily",
"dirtily",
"filthily",
"foully",
"grubbily",
"nastily"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"eleventh hours":{
"the latest possible time":{
"examples":[
"The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"last minutes",
"boiling points",
"breaking points",
"clutches",
"conjunctures",
"crises",
"crossroads",
"crunches",
"crunch times",
"Dunkirks",
"emergencies",
"exigencies",
"extremities",
"flash points",
"heads",
"junctures",
"tinderboxes",
"zero hours",
"contingencies",
"possibilities",
"climaxes",
"turning points",
"happenings",
"landmarks",
"milestones",
"conditions",
"passes",
"situations",
"straits",
"deadlocks",
"impasses",
"stalemates",
"corners",
"fixes",
"holes",
"hot waters",
"jams",
"last ditches",
"pinches",
"predicaments",
"scrapes",
"spots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elevated railroad":{
"as in el , elevated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"el",
"elevated",
"rail",
"railroad",
"railway",
"road",
"monorail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"electors":{
"as in voters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"voters",
"choosers",
"namers",
"pickers",
"selectors",
"nominators",
"deciders"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elephants":{
"something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{
"examples":[
"by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape"
],
"synonyms":[
"behemoths",
"blockbusters",
"colossi",
"dinosaurs",
"dreadnoughts",
"giants",
"Goliaths",
"jumbos",
"leviathans",
"mammoths",
"mastodons",
"monsters",
"titans",
"whales",
"whoppers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amazons",
"giantesses",
"bulks",
"hulks",
"heavyweights",
"juggernauts",
"steamrollers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightweights",
"weaklings",
"wimps",
"wisps",
"nonentities",
"twerps",
"whippersnappers"
],
"antonyms":[
"diminutives",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"half-pints",
"midgets",
"mites",
"peewees",
"pygmies",
"pigmies",
"runts",
"shrimp",
"shrimps"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"electrification":{
"as in high , buzz":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arousal",
"buzz",
"high",
"intoxication",
"bang",
"boot",
"charge",
"exhilaration",
"frisson",
"jollies",
"kick",
"rush",
"thrill",
"titillation",
"wallop",
"jolt",
"shock",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"delectation",
"delight",
"enjoyment",
"joy",
"lift",
"pleasure",
"amusement",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"fun",
"treat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in motorization":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"motorization",
"computerization",
"cybernation",
"automation",
"mechanization",
"robotization"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elevated railroads":{
"as in els , elevateds":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"elevateds",
"els",
"railroads",
"rails",
"railways",
"roads",
"monorails"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"element":{
"one of the parts that make up a whole":{
"examples":[
"a free press is an essential element of a democracy"
],
"synonyms":[
"building block",
"component",
"constituent",
"factor",
"ingredient",
"member"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basis",
"part and parcel",
"detail",
"item",
"particular",
"point",
"aspect",
"characteristic",
"facet",
"feature",
"trait",
"division",
"fragment",
"particle",
"partition",
"piece",
"portion",
"section",
"sector",
"segment",
"subcomponent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggregate",
"composite",
"compound",
"mass",
"entirety",
"sum",
"summation",
"total",
"totality",
"admixture",
"amalgam",
"amalgamation",
"blend",
"combination",
"intermixture",
"mix",
"mixture"
],
"antonyms":[
"whole"
]
},
"general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based":{
"examples":[
"the elements of mathematics can be traced back to Euclid"
],
"synonyms":[
"ABC(s)",
"alphabet",
"basics",
"essentials",
"fundamentals",
"grammar",
"principles",
"rudiments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basis",
"bedrock",
"cornerstone",
"foundation",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"underpinning",
"nitty-gritty",
"belief",
"canon",
"doctrine",
"dogma",
"faith",
"philosophy",
"axiom",
"law",
"precept",
"tenet",
"rule",
"standard",
"theorem"
],
"near antonyms":[
"details",
"trivia"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{
"examples":[
"she felt a bit out of her element in the mathematics section of the exam"
],
"synonyms":[
"area",
"arena",
"bailiwick",
"barony",
"business",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"firmament",
"front",
"game",
"kingdom",
"line",
"precinct",
"province",
"realm",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"walk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frontier",
"study",
"subject",
"territory",
"turf",
"occupation",
"profession",
"pursuit",
"racket",
"vocation",
"ambit",
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confine",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"ken",
"reach",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width",
"subfield",
"subspecialty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elementary":{
"of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject":{
"examples":[
"students who do not have even an elementary knowledge of geography"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarian",
"basal",
"basic",
"beginning",
"elemental",
"essential",
"fundamental",
"introductory",
"meat-and-potatoes",
"rudimental",
"rudimentary",
"underlying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"primal",
"primary",
"prime",
"simple",
"crude",
"primeval",
"primitive",
"primordial",
"rude",
"uncomplicated",
"preliminary",
"preparatory",
"crucial",
"important",
"key"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complex",
"sophisticated",
"complicated",
"convoluted",
"detailed",
"elaborate",
"extensive",
"intricate",
"developed",
"evolved",
"high",
"higher",
"refined"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"elegizing":{
"as in suffering , grieving (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"deploring",
"grieving (for)",
"lamenting",
"mourning",
"wailing (for)",
"agonizing",
"bleeding",
"hurting",
"sorrowing",
"suffering",
"crying (for)",
"keening",
"moaning",
"weeping",
"bawling",
"blubbering",
"sobbing",
"regretting",
"ruing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighting",
"exulting (in)",
"glorying (in)",
"joying",
"rejoicing (in)",
"beaming",
"cheering",
"grinning",
"laughing",
"smiling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"electrify":{
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice"
],
"synonyms":[
"charge",
"excite",
"exhilarate",
"galvanize",
"intoxicate",
"pump up",
"thrill",
"titillate",
"turn on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouse",
"incite",
"inspire",
"provoke",
"stimulate",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"delight",
"enchant",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"hypnotize",
"mesmerize",
"rivet",
"spellbind",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"tantalize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bore",
"jade",
"pall",
"tire",
"weary",
"deject",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"elegancy":{
"dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style":{
"examples":[
"there's a certain elegancy about this hotel that other places in Las Vegas don't have"
],
"synonyms":[
"class",
"classiness",
"courtliness",
"elegance",
"fineness",
"grace",
"gracefulness",
"handsomeness",
"majesty",
"refinement",
"stateliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"augustness",
"brilliance",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"grandeur",
"grandness",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance",
"luxuriousness",
"luxury",
"magnificence",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"opulence",
"ornateness",
"plushiness",
"plushness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"richness",
"splendor",
"sumptuousness",
"artfulness",
"chic",
"polish",
"sophistication",
"taste",
"tastefulness",
"choiceness",
"classicism",
"dignity",
"exquisiteness",
"restraint",
"simplicity",
"affectedness",
"grandiosity",
"ostentation",
"ostentatiousness",
"pretentiousness",
"showiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"garishness",
"gaudiness",
"glitz",
"grotesqueness",
"grotesquerie",
"grotesquery",
"kitsch",
"tastelessness",
"tawdriness",
"vulgarity"
],
"antonyms":[
"gracelessness",
"inelegance"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elevate":{
"to fill with great joy":{
"examples":[
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"elate",
"enrapture",
"exhilarate",
"intoxicate",
"transport"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commove",
"excite",
"inspire",
"stimulate",
"uplift",
"content",
"delight",
"gladden",
"gratify",
"please",
"rejoice",
"satisfy",
"warm"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit",
"distress",
"oppress",
"sadden"
],
"antonyms":[
"depress"
]
},
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
"examples":[
"the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"boost",
"crane",
"heave",
"heft",
"heighten",
"hike",
"hoist",
"jack (up)",
"lift",
"perk (up)",
"pick up",
"raise",
"take up",
"up",
"uphold",
"uplift",
"upraise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascend",
"mount",
"rise",
"rear",
"upend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descend",
"dip",
"fall",
"pitch",
"plunge",
"slip",
"bear",
"depress",
"press",
"push",
"sink",
"submerge"
],
"antonyms":[
"drop",
"lower"
]
},
"to move higher in rank or position":{
"examples":[
"the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal"
],
"synonyms":[
"advance",
"promote",
"raise",
"upgrade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forward",
"further",
"aggrandize",
"boost",
"heighten",
"improve",
"lift",
"uplift",
"commission",
"ennoble",
"knight",
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"celebrate",
"cite",
"commend",
"compliment",
"congratulate",
"decorate",
"eulogize",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"hail",
"honor",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depose",
"dethrone",
"dismiss",
"expel",
"impeach",
"oust",
"overthrow",
"remove",
"unmake",
"unseat",
"demean",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"humble",
"humiliate",
"mortify",
"shame",
"take down",
"censure",
"condemn",
"damn",
"denounce",
"reprobate"
],
"antonyms":[
"abase",
"degrade",
"demote",
"downgrade",
"lower",
"reduce"
]
},
"to assign a high status or value to":{
"examples":[
"a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggrandize",
"canonize",
"deify",
"dignify",
"ennoble",
"enshrine",
"ensky",
"enthrone",
"exalt",
"glorify",
"magnify"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boost",
"lift",
"promote",
"raise",
"upgrade",
"uplift",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"idealize",
"romanticize",
"sanitize",
"sugarcoat",
"acclaim",
"extol",
"extoll",
"honor",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittle",
"decry",
"depreciate",
"detract",
"disparage",
"minimize"
],
"antonyms":[
"abase",
"degrade",
"demean",
"humble",
"humiliate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"electing":{
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
"examples":[
"I've elected to study French as my foreign language"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherry-picking",
"choosing",
"culling",
"handpicking",
"naming",
"opting (for)",
"picking",
"preferring",
"selecting",
"singling (out)",
"tagging",
"taking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preselecting",
"appointing",
"designating",
"fixing",
"marking",
"nominating",
"setting",
"tabbing",
"tapping",
"accepting",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"espousing",
"settling (on or upon)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"discarding",
"jettisoning",
"throwing away",
"throwing out"
],
"antonyms":[
"declining",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"turning down"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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},
"elephantine":{
"unusually large":{
"examples":[
"the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"big",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous",
"august",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"cavernous",
"monolithic",
"overwhelming",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"immeasurable",
"infinite"
],
"near antonyms":[
"little",
"mini",
"petite",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"half-pint"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"elementally":{
"as in essentially , fundamentally":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"basically",
"essentially",
"fundamentally",
"congenitally",
"constitutionally",
"inherently",
"innately",
"intrinsically",
"naturally",
"instinctively",
"intuitively",
"intimately"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artificially",
"unnaturally"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"election":{
"the act or process of selecting":{
"examples":[
"the election of a major is something that every college student has to do at some point"
],
"synonyms":[
"choice",
"choosing",
"picking",
"selecting",
"selection"
],
"near synonyms":[
"option",
"appointment",
"assignment",
"designation",
"naming",
"nomination",
"decision"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{
"examples":[
"at the country inn, breakfast in bed is entirely at the election of the guest"
],
"synonyms":[
"alternative",
"choice",
"discretion",
"druthers",
"liberty",
"option",
"pick",
"preference",
"selection",
"volition",
"way"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determination",
"free will",
"will",
"say",
"voice",
"vote",
"inclination",
"liking",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"discernment",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"perspicacity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coercion",
"duress",
"force",
"duty",
"obligation",
"Hobson's choice"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elements":{
"general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based":{
"examples":[
"the elements of mathematics can be traced back to Euclid"
],
"synonyms":[
"ABC(s)",
"alphabet",
"basics",
"essentials",
"fundamentals",
"grammar",
"principles",
"rudiments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basis",
"bedrock",
"cornerstone",
"foundation",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"underpinning",
"nitty-gritty",
"belief",
"canon",
"doctrine",
"dogma",
"faith",
"philosophy",
"axiom",
"law",
"precept",
"tenet",
"rule",
"standard",
"theorem"
],
"near antonyms":[
"details",
"trivia"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elector":{
"as in voter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"voter",
"chooser",
"namer",
"picker",
"selector",
"nominator",
"decider"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elegize":{
"as in suffer , grieve (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bemoan",
"bewail",
"deplore",
"grieve (for)",
"lament",
"mourn",
"wail (for)",
"agonize",
"bleed",
"hurt",
"sorrow",
"suffer",
"cry (for)",
"keen",
"moan",
"weep",
"bawl",
"blubber",
"sob",
"regret",
"rue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"exult (in)",
"glory (in)",
"joy",
"rejoice (in)",
"beam",
"cheer",
"grin",
"laugh",
"smile"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"electric eyes":{
"as in photoelectric cells":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"photoelectric cells",
"eyes",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"triggers",
"detectors",
"sensors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elegy":{
"a composition expressing one's grief over a loss":{
"examples":[
"\"O Captain! My Captain!\" is Walt Whitman's elegy on the death of President Lincoln"
],
"synonyms":[
"dirge",
"lament",
"requiem",
"threnody"
],
"near synonyms":[
"taps",
"elegiac",
"monody"
],
"near antonyms":[
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"paean",
"panegyric"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elephant":{
"something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{
"examples":[
"by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape"
],
"synonyms":[
"behemoth",
"blockbuster",
"colossus",
"dinosaur",
"dreadnought",
"giant",
"Goliath",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"mastodon",
"monster",
"titan",
"whale",
"whopper"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amazon",
"giantess",
"bulk",
"hulk",
"heavyweight",
"juggernaut",
"steamroller"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightweight",
"weakling",
"wimp",
"wisp",
"nonentity",
"twerp",
"whippersnapper"
],
"antonyms":[
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"half-pint",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"shrimp"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"electronic mail":{
"as in card , mail":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"airmail",
"card",
"e-mail",
"junk mail",
"mail",
"postal card",
"postcard",
"billet-doux",
"open letter",
"communication",
"report",
"dispatch",
"epistle",
"letter",
"memo",
"memorandum",
"missive",
"note",
"encyclical"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"electives":{
"as in refreshers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refreshers",
"classes",
"courses",
"clinics",
"institutes",
"seminars",
"survey courses",
"minicourses",
"cores",
"curricula",
"curriculums"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in options":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"options",
"favorites",
"likes",
"likings",
"preferences",
"appointments",
"designations",
"nominations",
"bets",
"choices",
"chosen",
"picks",
"selections",
"appointees",
"candidates",
"nominees",
"selectees",
"preselections"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elect":{
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
"examples":[
"I've elected to study French as my foreign language"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherry-pick",
"choose",
"cull",
"handpick",
"name",
"opt (for)",
"pick",
"prefer",
"select",
"single (out)",
"tag",
"take"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preselect",
"appoint",
"designate",
"fix",
"mark",
"nominate",
"set",
"tab",
"tap",
"accept",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"espouse",
"settle (on or upon)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disapprove",
"negative",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"discard",
"jettison",
"throw away",
"throw out"
],
"antonyms":[
"decline",
"refuse",
"reject",
"turn down"
]
},
"singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking":{
"examples":[
"this elect body of students represents the best that the nation's high schools have to offer"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherry-picked",
"choice",
"chosen",
"favored",
"favorite",
"first-line",
"handpicked",
"picked",
"preferred",
"select",
"selected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fashionable",
"exclusive",
"culled",
"picked over",
"screened",
"weeded (out)",
"winnowed (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"average",
"common",
"commonplace",
"ordinary",
"run-of-the-mill"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{
"examples":[
"the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"best",
"choice",
"corps d'elite",
"cream",
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
"elite",
"fat",
"flower",
"illuminati",
"pick",
"pink",
"pride",
"priesthood",
"prime",
"royalty",
"upper crust"
],
"near synonyms":[
"establishment",
"gentry",
"nobility",
"quality",
"society",
"top",
"top drawer",
"upper class",
"caviar",
"caviare",
"who's who"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commoners",
"herd",
"hoi polloi",
"masses",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"rank and file",
"unwashed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"elegiacs":{
"as in monodies":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"monodies",
"taps",
"dirges",
"elegies",
"laments",
"requiems",
"threnodies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogies",
"paeans",
"panegyrics"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"electronic mails":{
"as in cards , mails":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"airmails",
"cards",
"e-mails",
"junk mails",
"mails",
"postal cards",
"postcards",
"billets-doux",
"open letters",
"communications",
"reports",
"dispatches",
"epistles",
"letters",
"memorandums",
"memoranda",
"memos",
"missives",
"notes",
"encyclicals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elegance":{
"dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style":{
"examples":[
"the elegance of the hotel's French furnishings"
],
"synonyms":[
"class",
"classiness",
"courtliness",
"elegancy",
"fineness",
"grace",
"gracefulness",
"handsomeness",
"majesty",
"refinement",
"stateliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"augustness",
"brilliance",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"grandeur",
"grandness",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance",
"luxuriousness",
"luxury",
"magnificence",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"opulence",
"ornateness",
"plushiness",
"plushness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"richness",
"splendor",
"sumptuousness",
"artfulness",
"chic",
"polish",
"sophistication",
"taste",
"tastefulness",
"choiceness",
"classicism",
"dignity",
"exquisiteness",
"restraint",
"simplicity",
"affectedness",
"grandiosity",
"ostentation",
"ostentatiousness",
"pretentiousness",
"showiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"garishness",
"gaudiness",
"glitz",
"grotesqueness",
"grotesquerie",
"grotesquery",
"kitsch",
"tastelessness",
"tawdriness",
"vulgarity"
],
"antonyms":[
"gracelessness",
"inelegance"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"electively":{
"as in optionally":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"optionally",
"alternately",
"alternatively",
"either",
"instead",
"desirably",
"gladly",
"wishfully",
"fain",
"first",
"preferably",
"rather",
"readily",
"soon",
"willingly",
"obligingly",
"voluntarily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"involuntarily",
"unwillingly",
"reluctantly",
"forcibly",
"willy-nilly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"elegiacal":{
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
"examples":[
"the sight of an old ruined church or castle can be a pleasantly elegiac experience"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blue",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"down",
"droopy",
"hangdog",
"inconsolable",
"low",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"mirthless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"dim",
"discomfiting",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismaying",
"dispiriting",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"upsetting",
"desperate",
"hopeless",
"pessimistic",
"lamentable",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dull",
"dour",
"grim",
"lowering",
"louring",
"lowery",
"loury",
"menacing",
"negative",
"oppressive",
"threatening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"buoyant",
"gay",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"encouraging",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"lighthearted",
"lightsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
]
},
"as in monody":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"monody",
"taps",
"dirge",
"elegy",
"lament",
"requiem",
"threnody"
],
"near antonyms":[
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"paean",
"panegyric"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"elegies":{
"a composition expressing one's grief over a loss":{
"examples":[
"\"O Captain! My Captain!\" is Walt Whitman's elegy on the death of President Lincoln"
],
"synonyms":[
"dirges",
"laments",
"requiems",
"threnodies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"taps",
"elegiacs",
"monodies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogies",
"paeans",
"panegyrics"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elegized":{
"as in suffered , grieved (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bemoaned",
"bewailed",
"deplored",
"grieved (for)",
"lamented",
"mourned",
"wailed (for)",
"agonized",
"bled",
"hurt",
"sorrowed",
"suffered",
"cried (for)",
"keened",
"moaned",
"wept",
"bawled",
"blubbered",
"sobbed",
"regretted",
"rued"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighted",
"exulted (in)",
"gloried (in)",
"joyed",
"rejoiced (in)",
"beamed",
"cheered",
"grinned",
"laughed",
"smiled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"electrifying":{
"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
"examples":[
"ranked the U.S. hockey team's victory in 1980 as one of the most electrifying moments in Olympic history"
],
"synonyms":[
"breathtaking",
"charged",
"electric",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"galvanic",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
"intoxicating",
"kicky",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arresting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"provocative",
"tantalizing",
"titillating",
"absorbing",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"riveting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"spellbinding",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"high-voltage",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"lusty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"mind-numbing",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"dreary",
"dull",
"humdrum",
"monotonous",
"uninteresting"
],
"antonyms":[
"unexciting"
]
},
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice"
],
"synonyms":[
"charging",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"galvanizing",
"intoxicating",
"pumping up",
"thrilling",
"titillating",
"turning on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arousing",
"inciting",
"inspiring",
"provoking",
"stimulating",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"delighting",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"riveting",
"spellbinding",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"tantalizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"jading",
"palling",
"tiring",
"wearying",
"dejecting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
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}
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