"you should have shown a little more guardedness about sharing personal information with someone you just met online"
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"care",
"carefulness",
"caution",
"cautiousness",
"chariness",
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"gingerliness",
"heedfulness",
"prudence",
"wariness"
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"watchfulness",
"foresight",
"foresightedness",
"providence",
"calculation",
"canniness",
"deliberateness",
"deliberation",
"shrewdness"
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"abruptness",
"hastiness",
"impetuousness",
"precipitousness",
"rashness",
"suddenness",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"thoughtlessness"
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"incaution",
"incautiousness",
"recklessness",
"unwariness"
]
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"noun"
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"the state became his guardian when he was put into protective custody"
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"keepers",
"lookouts",
"minders",
"pickets",
"sentinels",
"sentries",
"wardens",
"warders",
"watchers",
"watches",
"watchmen"
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"patrols",
"spotters",
"surveillants",
"watchdogs",
"bodyguards",
"convoys",
"defenders",
"escorts",
"honor guards",
"gatekeepers",
"hacks"
],
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],
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"janitors",
"keepers",
"wardens",
"watchmen"
],
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"co-curators",
"curators",
"sextons",
"stewards"
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"the editor defended his newspaper's unrelenting exposure of government corruption, arguing that it is journalism's role to act as a guardian of democracy"
],
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"protections",
"protectors"
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"sentries",
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"warders",
"watchdogs",
"watches",
"watchmen",
"conservers",
"harborers",
"keepers",
"preservers",
"savers"
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"when her parents died, her aunt became her legal guardian"
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"caregivers",
"carers",
"caretakers"
],
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"babysitters",
"minders",
"nannies",
"nurses",
"sitters",
"custodians",
"guards",
"keepers",
"keeps",
"protectors",
"attendants",
"chaperones",
"chaperons",
"companions"
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"charges",
"clients",
"dependents",
"wards"
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"noun"
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"gulags",
"labor camps",
"prison camps",
"stalags",
"work camps",
"bull pens",
"cages",
"cells",
"holes",
"tanks",
"dungeons",
"keeps",
"oubliettes",
"bastilles",
"big houses",
"bridewells",
"brigs",
"calabooses",
"cans",
"clinks",
"coolers",
"coops",
"guardrooms",
"hocks",
"holds",
"hoosegows",
"jailhouses",
"jails",
"joints",
"jugs",
"lockups",
"nicks",
"penitentiaries",
"pens",
"pokeys",
"prisons",
"quods",
"slammers",
"slams",
"stirs",
"stockades",
"tolbooths",
"reformatories",
"reform schools",
"training schools"
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"outsides"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
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"to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of":{
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"the shop will guarantee all work done on the car for 30 days"
],
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"warranting"
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"avouching",
"certifying",
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"plighting",
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"undertaking",
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"I can guarantee that you'll feel better after using my product for 30 days"
],
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"ensuring",
"guarantying",
"icing",
"insuring",
"securing"
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"witnessing",
"pledging",
"promising",
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"enfeebling",
"undermining",
"weakening"
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"I guarantee that this movie is better than the last one in the series"
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"asserting",
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"avouching",
"avowing",
"declaring",
"laying down",
"professing"
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"advancing",
"advertising",
"boosting",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"publicizing",
"announcing",
"blazing",
"calling",
"proclaiming",
"pronouncing",
"saying",
"accenting",
"accentuating",
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"stressing",
"underlining",
"underscoring",
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"championing",
"defending",
"espousing",
"supporting",
"upholding",
"assuring",
"convincing",
"persuading",
"explaining",
"justifying",
"rationalizing",
"reaffirming",
"reasserting"
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"minimizing",
"understating",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking"
],
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"verb"
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"examples":[
"unfortunately, you have to guard against theft while you're traveling"
],
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"looks out (for)",
"minds",
"wares",
"watches out (for)"
],
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"attends",
"heeds",
"marks",
"notes",
"notices",
"beholds",
"discerns",
"observes",
"perceives",
"sees",
"watches"
],
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"discounts",
"disregards",
"ignores",
"misses",
"overlooks"
],
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"verb"
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"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
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"unfortunately, you have to guard against theft while you're traveling"
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"looked out (for)",
"minded",
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"watched out (for)"
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"noted",
"noticed",
"beheld",
"discerned",
"observed",
"perceived",
"saw",
"watched"
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"discounted",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"missed",
"overlooked"
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"verb"
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"someone that protects":{
"examples":[
"his work with the pet rescue center has led many to hail him as a guardian angel and friend to all animals"
],
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"custodian",
"defender",
"guard",
"guardian",
"protection",
"protector"
],
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"bodyguard",
"champion",
"lookout",
"sentinel",
"sentry",
"warden",
"warder",
"watch",
"watchdog",
"watchman",
"conserver",
"harborer",
"keeper",
"preserver",
"saver"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"guardrail":{
"a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports":{
"examples":[
"the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail"
],
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"balustrade",
"banister",
"bannister",
"rail",
"railing"
],
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"handrail",
"taffrail",
"fender"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
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"unfortunately, you have to guard against theft while you're traveling"
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"beware (of)",
"look out (for)",
"mind",
"ware",
"watch out (for)"
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"heed",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"behold",
"discern",
"observe",
"perceive",
"see",
"watch"
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"discount",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"miss",
"overlook"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
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"guarantee":{
"to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of":{
"examples":[
"the shop will guarantee all work done on the car for 30 days"
],
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"guaranty",
"warrant"
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"attest",
"authenticate",
"avouch",
"certify",
"testify (to)",
"vouch (for)",
"witness",
"assure",
"bond",
"contract",
"covenant",
"pledge",
"plight",
"stipulate",
"swear",
"undertake",
"vow",
"adhere",
"assert",
"aver",
"avow",
"declare",
"insist",
"insure"
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},
"to make sure, certain, or safe":{
"examples":[
"I can guarantee that you'll feel better after using my product for 30 days"
],
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"assure",
"cinch",
"ensure",
"guaranty",
"ice",
"insure",
"secure"
],
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"certify",
"vouch",
"warrant",
"witness",
"pledge",
"promise",
"swear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enfeeble",
"undermine",
"weaken"
],
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},
"to state clearly and strongly":{
"examples":[
"I guarantee that this movie is better than the last one in the series"
],
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"affirm",
"assert",
"aver",
"avouch",
"avow",
"declare",
"lay down",
"profess"
],
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"advance",
"advertise",
"boost",
"plug",
"promote",
"publicize",
"announce",
"blaze",
"call",
"proclaim",
"pronounce",
"say",
"accent",
"accentuate",
"emphasize",
"stress",
"underline",
"underscore",
"advocate",
"champion",
"defend",
"espouse",
"support",
"uphold",
"assure",
"convince",
"persuade",
"explain",
"justify",
"rationalize",
"reaffirm",
"reassert"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimize",
"understate",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation":{
"examples":[
"the contractors gave us a written guarantee that the work on the house would be done by Christmas"
],
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"bond",
"contract",
"covenant",
"deal",
"guaranty",
"surety",
"warranty"
],
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"oath",
"pledge",
"troth",
"vow",
"word",
"accord",
"bargain",
"compact",
"concordat",
"convention",
"pact",
"treaty",
"assurance",
"insurance",
"seal",
"bail",
"deposit",
"pawn",
"security"
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"antonyms":[]
},
"something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to give your car keys as a guarantee that you'll come back"
],
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"gage",
"guaranty",
"pawn",
"pledge",
"security"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bail",
"bond",
"deposit",
"down payment",
"earnest",
"handsel",
"surety",
"warranty",
"assurance",
"oath",
"promise",
"troth",
"word",
"commitment",
"compact",
"contract",
"covenant",
"recognizance"
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"guarded":{
"having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble":{
"examples":[
"a guarded man who knew better than to reveal such delicate information",
"guarded actions"
],
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"alert",
"careful",
"cautious",
"chary",
"circumspect",
"conservative",
"considerate",
"gingerly",
"heedful",
"safe",
"wary"
],
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"advertent",
"attentive",
"awake",
"observant",
"regardful",
"vigilant",
"watchful",
"hypercautious",
"foresighted",
"foresightful",
"forethoughtful",
"provident",
"thoughtful",
"cagey",
"cagy",
"calculating",
"canny",
"shrewd",
"deliberate",
"slow",
"ultracareful",
"ultracautious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bold",
"brash",
"impetuous",
"rash",
"reckless",
"venturesome",
"asleep",
"inattentive",
"regardless",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless",
"lax",
"neglectful",
"negligent",
"remiss",
"imprudent",
"indiscreet",
"injudicious",
"absentminded",
"forgetful",
"inadvertent",
"unintentional",
"unplanned"
],
"antonyms":[
"careless",
"heedless",
"incautious",
"unguarded",
"unmindful",
"unsafe",
"unwary"
]
},
"to drive danger or attack away from":{
"examples":[
"guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked"
],
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"bulwarked",
"covered",
"defended",
"fenced",
"fended",
"forfended",
"kept",
"protected",
"safeguarded",
"screened",
"secured",
"shielded",
"warded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averted",
"prevented",
"opposed",
"resisted",
"withstood",
"battled",
"contended",
"fought",
"warred",
"conserved",
"preserved",
"saved",
"buffered",
"palisaded",
"picketed",
"walled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bombarded",
"stormed",
"beset",
"besieged",
"overran",
"capitulated",
"caved",
"submitted",
"yielded"
],
"antonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"attacked"
]
},
"to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point":{
"examples":[
"a fire-breathing dragon guarded the entrance to the castle"
],
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"barred",
"barricaded",
"blockaded",
"blocked (off)",
"closed (off)",
"walled (off)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtained (off)",
"screened (off)",
"diked",
"fenced",
"gated",
"hedged",
"bolted",
"locked",
"obstructed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reopened",
"unblocked",
"unbolted"
],
"antonyms":[
"opened",
"unbarred"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"guanos":{
"as in manures , muck":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dunghills",
"manures",
"middens",
"muck",
"dirt",
"doo-doos",
"droppings",
"dungs",
"excrements",
"excreta",
"feces",
"ordures",
"poops",
"scats",
"slops",
"soils",
"wastes",
"night soils",
"stools",
"spoor",
"spoors",
"sewage",
"sewerages",
"coprolites"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guardianship":{
"responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"gave the guardianship of his estate to his children",
"has guardianship of the dogs while I'm in the hospital"
],
"synonyms":[
"care",
"custodianship",
"custody",
"keeping",
"safekeeping",
"trust",
"ward"
],
"near synonyms":[
"control",
"governorship",
"hand(s)",
"management",
"superintendence",
"supervision"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guano":{
"as in manure , muck":{
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"near synonyms":[
"dunghill",
"manure",
"midden",
"muck",
"dirt",
"doo-doo",
"dropping",
"dung",
"excrement",
"excreta",
"feces",
"ordure",
"poop",
"scat",
"slops",
"soil",
"waste",
"night soil",
"stool",
"spoor",
"sewage",
"sewerage",
"coprolite"
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guaranties":{
"a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation":{
"examples":[
"this fridge comes with a money-back guaranty of complete customer satisfaction"
],
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"bonds",
"contracts",
"covenants",
"deals",
"guarantees",
"sureties",
"warranties"
],
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"oaths",
"pledges",
"troths",
"vows",
"words",
"accords",
"bargains",
"compacts",
"concordats",
"conventions",
"pacts",
"treaties",
"assurances",
"insurances",
"seals",
"bails",
"deposits",
"pawns",
"securities"
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise":{
"examples":[
"couples exchange engagement rings as a symbolic guaranty that they will marry"
],
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"gages",
"guarantees",
"pawns",
"pledges",
"securities"
],
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"bails",
"bonds",
"deposits",
"down payments",
"earnests",
"handsels",
"sureties",
"warranties",
"assurances",
"oaths",
"promises",
"troths",
"words",
"commitments",
"compacts",
"contracts",
"covenants",
"recognizances"
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sure, certain, or safe":{
"examples":[
"a house guarantied against termite damage"
],
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"assures",
"cinches",
"ensures",
"guarantees",
"ices",
"insures",
"secures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attests",
"certifies",
"vouches",
"warrants",
"witnesses",
"pledges",
"promises",
"swears"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enfeebles",
"undermines",
"weakens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of":{
"examples":[
"a watch guarantied to be water-resistant to a depth of 100 feet"
],
"synonyms":[
"guarantees",
"warrants"
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"authenticates",
"avouches",
"certifies",
"testifies (to)",
"vouches (for)",
"witnesses",
"assures",
"bonds",
"contracts",
"covenants",
"pledges",
"plights",
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"swears",
"undertakes",
"vows",
"adheres",
"asserts",
"avers",
"avows",
"declares",
"insists",
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"guardhouse":{
"as in glasshouse , hulk(s)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"glasshouse",
"hulk(s)",
"block",
"ward",
"concentration camp",
"gulag",
"labor camp",
"prison camp",
"stalag",
"work camp",
"bull pen",
"cage",
"cell",
"hole",
"tank",
"dungeon",
"keep",
"oubliette",
"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth",
"reformatory",
"reform school",
"training school"
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"near antonyms":[
"outside"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guarantor":{
"a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing":{
"examples":[
"the town police force is the guarantor of our safety"
"a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports":{
"examples":[
"the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail"
],
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"balustrades",
"banisters",
"bannisters",
"railings",
"rails"
],
"near synonyms":[
"handrails",
"taffrails",
"fenders"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guardsman":{
"as in militiaman , minuteman":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Confederate",
"Continental",
"Federal",
"GI",
"militiaman",
"minuteman",
"lancer",
"pikeman",
"spearman",
"counterguerrilla",
"counterguerilla",
"guerrilla",
"guerilla",
"irregular",
"paramilitary",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"archer",
"crossbowman",
"combatant",
"noncombatant",
"artilleryman",
"cannoneer",
"gunner",
"mortarman",
"musketeer",
"rifleman",
"lifer",
"veteran",
"warhorse",
"jarhead",
"marine",
"ranger",
"conscript",
"draftee",
"enrollee",
"recruit",
"commando",
"raider"
],
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"civilian"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guaranty":{
"a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation":{
"examples":[
"this fridge comes with a money-back guaranty of complete customer satisfaction"
],
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"bond",
"contract",
"covenant",
"deal",
"guarantee",
"surety",
"warranty"
],
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"oath",
"pledge",
"troth",
"vow",
"word",
"accord",
"bargain",
"compact",
"concordat",
"convention",
"pact",
"treaty",
"assurance",
"insurance",
"seal",
"bail",
"deposit",
"pawn",
"security"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise":{
"examples":[
"couples exchange engagement rings as a symbolic guaranty that they will marry"
],
"synonyms":[
"gage",
"guarantee",
"pawn",
"pledge",
"security"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bail",
"bond",
"deposit",
"down payment",
"earnest",
"handsel",
"surety",
"warranty",
"assurance",
"oath",
"promise",
"troth",
"word",
"commitment",
"compact",
"contract",
"covenant",
"recognizance"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sure, certain, or safe":{
"examples":[
"a house guarantied against termite damage"
],
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"assure",
"cinch",
"ensure",
"guarantee",
"ice",
"insure",
"secure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attest",
"certify",
"vouch",
"warrant",
"witness",
"pledge",
"promise",
"swear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enfeeble",
"undermine",
"weaken"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of":{
"examples":[
"a watch guarantied to be water-resistant to a depth of 100 feet"
],
"synonyms":[
"guarantee",
"warrant"
],
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"attest",
"authenticate",
"avouch",
"certify",
"testify (to)",
"vouch (for)",
"witness",
"assure",
"bond",
"contract",
"covenant",
"pledge",
"plight",
"stipulate",
"swear",
"undertake",
"vow",
"adhere",
"assert",
"aver",
"avow",
"declare",
"insist",
"insure"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"guardedly":{
"as in warily , charily":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charily",
"warily",
"hesitantly",
"hesitatingly",
"incredulously",
"questioningly",
"quizzically",
"unbelievingly",
"captiously",
"critically",
"cynically",
"deprecatingly",
"disapprovingly",
"disparagingly",
"negatively",
"reproachfully",
"reproachingly",
"reprovingly",
"unfavorably",
"askance",
"askant",
"distrustfully",
"doubtfully",
"doubtingly",
"dubiously",
"mistrustfully",
"sideways",
"skeptically",
"suspiciously",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"uncomfortably",
"uneasily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"trustfully",
"trustingly",
"approvingly",
"favorably",
"positively",
"confidently",
"sanguinely",
"credulously",
"uncritically",
"unquestioningly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"guaranteed":{
"to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of":{
"examples":[
"the shop will guarantee all work done on the car for 30 days"
],
"synonyms":[
"guarantied",
"warranted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attested",
"authenticated",
"avouched",
"certified",
"testified (to)",
"vouched (for)",
"witnessed",
"assured",
"bonded",
"contracted",
"covenanted",
"pledged",
"plighted",
"stipulated",
"swore",
"undertook",
"vowed",
"adhered",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avowed",
"declared",
"insisted",
"insured"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sure, certain, or safe":{
"examples":[
"I can guarantee that you'll feel better after using my product for 30 days"
],
"synonyms":[
"assured",
"cinched",
"ensured",
"guarantied",
"iced",
"insured",
"secured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attested",
"certified",
"vouched",
"warranted",
"witnessed",
"pledged",
"promised",
"swore"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enfeebled",
"undermined",
"weakened"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to state clearly and strongly":{
"examples":[
"I guarantee that this movie is better than the last one in the series"
],
"synonyms":[
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avouched",
"avowed",
"declared",
"laid down",
"professed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advanced",
"advertised",
"boosted",
"plugged",
"promoted",
"publicized",
"announced",
"blazed",
"called",
"proclaimed",
"pronounced",
"said",
"accented",
"accentuated",
"emphasized",
"stressed",
"underlined",
"underscored",
"advocated",
"championed",
"defended",
"espoused",
"supported",
"upheld",
"assured",
"convinced",
"persuaded",
"explained",
"justified",
"rationalized",
"reaffirmed",
"reasserted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimized",
"understated",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"guardian":{
"a person or group that watches over someone or something":{
"examples":[
"the state became his guardian when he was put into protective custody"
],
"synonyms":[
"custodian",
"guard",
"keeper",
"lookout",
"minder",
"picket",
"sentinel",
"sentry",
"warden",
"warder",
"watch",
"watcher",
"watchman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"observer",
"patrol",
"spotter",
"surveillant",
"watchdog",
"bodyguard",
"convoy",
"defender",
"escort",
"honor guard",
"gatekeeper",
"hack"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner":{
"examples":[
"the guardians of the summer estate awaited the return of the tycoon"
],
"synonyms":[
"caretaker",
"custodian",
"janitor",
"keeper",
"warden",
"watchman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cocurator",
"curator",
"sexton",
"steward"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"someone that protects":{
"examples":[
"the editor defended his newspaper's unrelenting exposure of government corruption, arguing that it is journalism's role to act as a guardian of democracy"
],
"synonyms":[
"custodian",
"defender",
"guard",
"guardian angel",
"protection",
"protector"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bodyguard",
"champion",
"lookout",
"sentinel",
"sentry",
"warden",
"warder",
"watch",
"watchdog",
"watchman",
"conserver",
"harborer",
"keeper",
"preserver",
"saver"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who has responsibility for the care of another":{
"examples":[
"when her parents died, her aunt became her legal guardian"
],
"synonyms":[
"caregiver",
"carer",
"caretaker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"foster parent",
"babysitter",
"minder",
"nanny",
"nannie",
"nurse",
"sitter",
"custodian",
"guard",
"keep",
"keeper",
"protector",
"attendant",
"chaperone",
"chaperon",
"companion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charge",
"client",
"dependent",
"ward"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guardrooms":{
"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
"examples":[
"hauled the prisoners of war into the guardroom and sent for the doctor on duty"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastilles",
"big houses",
"bridewells",
"brigs",
"calabooses",
"cans",
"clinks",
"coolers",
"coops",
"hocks",
"holds",
"hoosegows",
"jailhouses",
"jails",
"joints",
"jugs",
"lockups",
"nicks",
"penitentiaries",
"pens",
"pokeys",
"prisons",
"quods",
"slammers",
"slams",
"stirs",
"stockades",
"tolbooths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bull pens",
"cages",
"cells",
"holes",
"tanks",
"blocks",
"wards",
"glasshouses",
"guardhouses",
"hulks",
"concentration camps",
"gulags",
"labor camps",
"prison camps",
"stalags",
"work camps",
"dungeons",
"keeps",
"oubliettes",
"reformatories",
"reform schools",
"training schools"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outsides"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guard":{
"a person or group that watches over someone or something":{
"examples":[
"checked in with the security guard at the gate"
],
"synonyms":[
"custodian",
"guardian",
"keeper",
"lookout",
"minder",
"picket",
"sentinel",
"sentry",
"warden",
"warder",
"watch",
"watcher",
"watchman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"observer",
"patrol",
"spotter",
"surveillant",
"watchdog",
"bodyguard",
"convoy",
"defender",
"escort",
"honor guard",
"gatekeeper",
"hack"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a position of readiness to oppose actual or expected attack":{
"examples":[
"be on your guard against snakes in the swamp"
],
"synonyms":[
"defensive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alert",
"lookout",
"qui vive",
"watch"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"offensive"
]
},
"a protective device (as on a weapon) to prevent accidental operation":{
"examples":[
"slid the guard into place over the chainsaw chain"
],
"synonyms":[
"safety"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fail-safe",
"lock",
"defense",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"shield"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"means or method of defending":{
"examples":[
"the boxer's sparring partner managed to get a blow in under his left guard"
],
"synonyms":[
"aegis",
"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"defense",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arm",
"armament",
"munitions",
"weapon",
"weaponry",
"fastness",
"fort",
"fortress",
"palisade",
"stronghold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggression",
"assault",
"attack",
"offense",
"offence",
"offensive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy":{
"examples":[
"the honor guards raised their sabers as the happy couple descended the church steps"
],
"synonyms":[
"attendant",
"companion",
"escort",
"guide"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chaperone",
"chaperon",
"squire",
"shadow",
"sidekick",
"conductor",
"leader",
"pilot",
"convoy",
"courier",
"honor guard",
"outrider"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"someone that protects":{
"examples":[
"a battalion of burly guards surrounding the celebrity"
],
"synonyms":[
"custodian",
"defender",
"guardian",
"guardian angel",
"protection",
"protector"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bodyguard",
"champion",
"lookout",
"sentinel",
"sentry",
"warden",
"warder",
"watch",
"watchdog",
"watchman",
"conserver",
"harborer",
"keeper",
"preserver",
"saver"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to drive danger or attack away from":{
"examples":[
"guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked"
],
"synonyms":[
"bulwark",
"cover",
"defend",
"fence",
"fend",
"forfend",
"keep",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"secure",
"shield",
"ward"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avert",
"prevent",
"oppose",
"resist",
"withstand",
"battle",
"contend",
"fight",
"war",
"conserve",
"preserve",
"save",
"buffer",
"palisade",
"picket",
"wall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bombard",
"storm",
"beset",
"besiege",
"overrun",
"capitulate",
"cave",
"submit",
"yield"
],
"antonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack"
]
},
"to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point":{
"examples":[
"a fire-breathing dragon guarded the entrance to the castle"
],
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"barricade",
"block (off)",
"blockade",
"close (off)",
"wall (off)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtain (off)",
"screen (off)",
"dike",
"fence",
"gate",
"hedge",
"bolt",
"lock",
"obstruct"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reopen",
"unblock",
"unbolt"
],
"antonyms":[
"open",
"unbar"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"guardianships":{
"responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"gave the guardianship of his estate to his children",
"has guardianship of the dogs while I'm in the hospital"
],
"synonyms":[
"care",
"custodianships",
"custodies",
"trusts",
"wards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"controls",
"governorships",
"hands",
"managements",
"superintendences",
"supervisions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guarantying":{
"to make sure, certain, or safe":{
"examples":[
"a house guarantied against termite damage"
],
"synonyms":[
"assuring",
"cinching",
"ensuring",
"guaranteeing",
"icing",
"insuring",
"securing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attesting",
"certifying",
"vouching",
"warranting",
"witnessing",
"pledging",
"promising",
"swearing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enfeebling",
"undermining",
"weakening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of":{
"examples":[
"a watch guarantied to be water-resistant to a depth of 100 feet"
],
"synonyms":[
"guaranteeing",
"warranting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attesting",
"authenticating",
"avouching",
"certifying",
"testifying (to)",
"vouching (for)",
"witnessing",
"assuring",
"bonding",
"contracting",
"covenanting",
"pledging",
"plighting",
"stipulating",
"swearing",
"undertaking",
"vowing",
"adhering",
"asserting",
"averring",
"avowing",
"declaring",
"insisting",
"insuring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"guarding (against)":{
"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, you have to guard against theft while you're traveling"
],
"synonyms":[
"looking out (for)",
"minding",
"waring",
"watching out (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attending",
"heeding",
"marking",
"noticing",
"noting",
"beholding",
"discerning",
"observing",
"perceiving",
"seeing",
"watching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discounting",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"missing",
"overlooking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"guarantors":{
"a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing":{
"examples":[
"the town police force is the guarantor of our safety"
],
"synonyms":[
"backers",
"patrons",
"sponsors",
"sureties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chaperones",
"chaperons",
"advocates",
"champions",
"supporters",
"angels",
"benefactors",
"underwriters",
"coaches",
"mentors",
"teachers",
"cosponsors",
"co-sponsors",
"cosignatories",
"cosigners"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guarding":{
"as in protecting , safeguarding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"protecting",
"safeguarding",
"sheltering",
"shielding",
"safe",
"secure",
"snug",
"defended",
"guarded",
"protected",
"sheltered",
"shielded",
"impregnable",
"inviolable",
"invulnerable",
"unassailable",
"unconquerable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dangerous",
"hazardous",
"insecure",
"risky",
"unsafe",
"menacing",
"minatory",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"threatening",
"undefended",
"unguarded",
"unprotected",
"vulnerable",
"precarious",
"treacherous",
"uncertain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in defense , protection":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"defense",
"guardianship",
"keeping",
"protection",
"safeguarding",
"safekeeping",
"salvation",
"saving",
"economy",
"husbandry",
"management",
"care",
"maintenance",
"upkeep",
"conservancy",
"conservation",
"preservation",
"sustentation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dereliction",
"ignoring",
"neglect",
"squandering",
"waste",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injury"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to drive danger or attack away from":{
"examples":[
"guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked"
],
"synonyms":[
"bulwarking",
"covering",
"defending",
"fencing",
"fending",
"forfending",
"keeping",
"protecting",
"safeguarding",
"screening",
"securing",
"shielding",
"warding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"averting",
"preventing",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"withstanding",
"battling",
"contending",
"fighting",
"warring",
"conserving",
"preserving",
"saving",
"buffering",
"palisading",
"picketing",
"walling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bombarding",
"storming",
"besetting",
"besieging",
"overrunning",
"capitulating",
"caving",
"submitting",
"yielding"
],
"antonyms":[
"assailing",
"assaulting",
"attacking"
]
},
"to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point":{
"examples":[
"a fire-breathing dragon guarded the entrance to the castle"
],
"synonyms":[
"barricading",
"barring",
"blockading",
"blocking (off)",
"closing (off)",
"walling (off)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtaining (off)",
"screening (off)",
"diking",
"fencing",
"gating",
"hedging",
"bolting",
"locking",
"obstructing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reopening",
"unblocking",
"unbolting"
],
"antonyms":[
"opening",
"unbarring"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"guardsmen":{
"as in militiamen , minutemen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Confederates",
"Continentals",
"Federals",
"GIs",
"GI's",
"militiamen",
"minutemen",
"lancers",
"pikemen",
"spearmen",
"counterguerrillas",
"counterguerillas",
"guerrillas",
"guerillas",
"irregulars",
"paramilitaries",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"archers",
"crossbowmen",
"combatants",
"noncombatants",
"artillerymen",
"cannoneers",
"gunners",
"mortarmen",
"musketeers",
"riflemen",
"lifers",
"veterans",
"warhorses",
"jarheads",
"marines",
"rangers",
"conscripts",
"draftees",
"enrollees",
"recruits",
"commandos",
"commandoes",
"raiders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilians"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"guardian angels":{
"someone that protects":{
"examples":[
"his work with the pet rescue center has led many to hail him as a guardian angel and friend to all animals"
