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{
"nicely":{
"in a pleasing way":{
"examples":[
"he's a nicely helpful child"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"enjoyably",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"great",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"well",
"winningly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"attractively",
"beautifully",
"handsomely",
"appealingly",
"appetizingly",
"enticingly",
"invitingly",
"temptingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly"
]
},
"in a satisfactory way":{
"examples":[
"I'm doing nicely , and thanks for asking"
],
"synonyms":[
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"all right",
"alright",
"creditably",
"decently",
"fine",
"good",
"middlingly",
"OK",
"okay",
"passably",
"respectably",
"satisfactorily",
"serviceably",
"so-so",
"sufficiently",
"tolerably",
"well"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appropriately",
"aptly",
"congruously",
"correctly",
"decorously",
"felicitously",
"fittingly",
"happily",
"meetly",
"rightly",
"seemly",
"suitably",
"gratifyingly",
"satisfyingly",
"effectively",
"effectually",
"efficiently",
"neatly",
"tidily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbearably",
"inappropriately",
"incorrectly",
"indecently",
"unsuitably",
"awfully",
"deplorably",
"disastrously",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"miserably",
"terribly"
],
"antonyms":[
"bad",
"badly",
"deficiently",
"ill",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently",
"intolerably",
"poorly",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily"
]
},
"with good reason or courtesy":{
"examples":[
"excuse yourself nicely and you should be fine"
],
"synonyms":[
"considerately",
"courteously",
"graciously",
"kindly",
"reasonably",
"thoughtfully",
"well"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pleasantly",
"excusably",
"fairly",
"justifiably",
"validly",
"discreetly",
"judiciously",
"prudently",
"sensibly",
"wisely",
"chivalrously",
"decorously",
"deferentially",
"gallantly",
"politely",
"respectfully",
"solicitously",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"kindheartedly",
"sweetly",
"sympathetically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemptuously",
"disdainfully",
"disrespectfully",
"impolitely",
"rudely",
"scornfully",
"snootily",
"cruelly",
"heartlessly",
"nastily",
"viciously",
"shabbily",
"unfairly"
],
"antonyms":[
"discourteously",
"inconsiderately",
"thoughtlessly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"nicety":{
"a single piece of information":{
"examples":[
"knows all the niceties of diplomatic protocol"
],
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"synonyms":[
"datum",
"detail",
"fact",
"particular",
"particularity",
"point",
"specific"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"article",
"item",
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"ingredient",
"member",
"part",
"aspect",
"circumstance",
"facet",
"factor",
"evidence",
"exhibit",
"database",
"information",
"knowledge"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"error",
"fallacy",
"falsehood",
"inaccuracy",
"misconception",
"misstatement",
"myth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that adds to one's ease of living":{
"examples":[
"a woman too fond of the niceties of urban living to even consider becoming a farmer's wife"
],
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"synonyms":[
"accommodation",
"amenity",
"comfort",
"convenience",
"creature comfort",
"luxury",
"mod con"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bonus",
"extra",
"benefit",
"help",
"service",
"anodyne",
"solace",
"delight",
"indulgence",
"joy",
"pleasure"
],
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"burden",
"millstone",
"weight"
]
},
"the quality or state of being very accurate":{
"examples":[
"there's a nicety of detail in his meticulously painted landscapes"
],
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"synonyms":[
"accuracy",
"accurateness",
"closeness",
"delicacy",
"exactitude",
"exactness",
"fineness",
"perfection",
"preciseness",
"precision",
"rigor",
"rigorousness",
"ultraprecision",
"veracity"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"correctness",
"fidelity",
"rightness",
"strictness",
"truth",
"definiteness",
"definitiveness",
"definitude",
"determinacy",
"subtlety",
"care",
"carefulness",
"fastidiousness",
"meticulousness",
"persnicketiness"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"approximation",
"roundness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"incorrectness",
"wrongness",
"carelessness",
"guesswork",
"looseness",
"indefiniteness",
"vagueness"
],
"antonyms":[
"coarseness",
"impreciseness",
"imprecision",
"inaccuracy",
"inexactitude",
"inexactness",
"roughness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"niche":{
"a hollowed-out space in a wall":{
"examples":[
"statues of various saints occupy the niches lining the abbey's many corridors"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcove",
"nook",
"recess"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corner",
"cranny",
"cubbyhole",
"cubicle",
"dent",
"embrasure",
"indent",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"ambry",
"housing",
"shrine"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited":{
"examples":[
"after several false starts, she finally found her niche in the restaurant business"
],
"synonyms":[
"groove",
"place",
"slot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appointment",
"berth",
"billet",
"capacity",
"function",
"job",
"position",
"post",
"rank",
"standing",
"station",
"status",
"forte",
"long suit",
"m\u00e9tier",
"metier",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"strong suit",
"thing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found":{
"examples":[
"the platypus's niche is the waters of eastern Australia and Tasmania"
],
"synonyms":[
"habitat",
"home",
"range",
"territory"
],
"near synonyms":[
"element",
"environment",
"environs",
"haunt",
"locality",
"medium",
"milieu",
"neighborhood",
"setting",
"surroundings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ensconce":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconce",
"clap",
"flop",
"plank",
"plop",
"plump",
"plunk",
"plonk",
"plunk down",
"slap",
"assemble",
"collect",
"establish",
"locate",
"plant",
"settle",
"carry",
"orient",
"berth",
"park",
"move",
"rearrange",
"reorder",
"shift",
"affix",
"anchor",
"lock",
"lodge",
"wedge",
"depose",
"deposit",
"dispose",
"emplace",
"fix",
"lay",
"place",
"position",
"put",
"set",
"set up",
"situate",
"stick"
],
"near antonyms":[
"relocate",
"remove",
"take",
"banish",
"dislodge",
"displace",
"replace",
"supersede",
"supplant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"niches":{
"a hollowed-out space in a wall":{
"examples":[
"statues of various saints occupy the niches lining the abbey's many corridors"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcoves",
"nooks",
"recesses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corners",
"crannies",
"cubbyholes",
"cubicles",
"dents",
"embrasures",
"indentations",
"indents",
"indentures",
"ambries",
"housings",
"shrines"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited":{
"examples":[
"after several false starts, she finally found her niche in the restaurant business"
],
"synonyms":[
"grooves",
"places",
"slots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appointments",
"berths",
"billets",
"capacities",
"functions",
"jobs",
"positions",
"posts",
"ranks",
"standings",
"stations",
"statuses",
"fortes",
"long suits",
"m\u00e9tiers",
"metiers",
"specialities",
"specialties",
"strong suits",
"things"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found":{
"examples":[
"the platypus's niche is the waters of eastern Australia and Tasmania"
],
"synonyms":[
"habitats",
"homes",
"ranges",
"territories"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elements",
"environments",
"environs",
"haunts",
"localities",
"mediums",
"media",
"milieus",
"milieux",
"neighborhoods",
"settings",
"surroundings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ensconces":{
"examples":[],
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"ensconces",
"claps",
"flops",
"planks",
"plops",
"plumps",
"plunks",
"plonks",
"plunks down",
"slaps",
"assembles",
"collects",
"establishes",
"locates",
"plants",
"settles",
"carries",
"orients",
"berths",
"parks",
"moves",
"rearranges",
"reorders",
"shifts",
"affixes",
"anchors",
"locks",
"lodges",
"wedges",
"deposes",
"deposits",
"disposes",
"emplaces",
"fixes",
"lays",
"places",
"positions",
"puts",
"sets",
"sets up",
"situates",
"sticks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"relocates",
"removes",
"takes",
"banishes",
"dislodges",
"displaces",
"replaces",
"supersedes",
"supplants"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"niching":{
"as in ensconcing":{
"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconcing",
"clapping",
"flopping",
"planking",
"plopping",
"plumping",
"plunking",
"plonking",
"plunking down",
"plonking down",
"slapping",
"assembling",
"collecting",
"establishing",
"locating",
"planting",
"settling",
"carrying",
"orienting",
"berthing",
"parking",
"moving",
"rearranging",
"reordering",
"shifting",
"affixing",
"anchoring",
"locking",
"lodging",
"wedging",
"deposing",
"depositing",
"disposing",
"emplacing",
"fixing",
"laying",
"placing",
"positioning",
"putting",
"setting",
"setting up",
"situating",
"sticking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"relocating",
"removing",
"taking",
"banishing",
"dislodging",
"displacing",
"replacing",
"superseding",
"supplanting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"nicknaming":{
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"as in code-naming":{
"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"code-naming",
"miscalling",
"misnaming",
"mistitling",
"rechristening",
"relabeling",
"relabelling",
"renaming",
"denoting",
"specifying",
"surnaming",
"branding",
"stigmatizing",
"tagging",
"baptizing",
"baptising",
"calling",
"christening",
"cleping",
"denominating",
"designating",
"dubbing",
"entitling",
"labeling",
"labelling",
"naming",
"nominating",
"styling",
"terming",
"titling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"nicks (at)":{
"as in snipes (at)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"snipes (at)",
"assails",
"attacks",
"blasts",
"clobbers",
"slams",
"slashes",
"beefs",
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"carps",
"cavils",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grouses",
"growls",
"grumbles",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"niggles",
"quibbles",
"whines",
"skewers",
"tweaks",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"drubs",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproves",
"blames",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"denounces",
"dispraises",
"disses",
"faults",
"knocks",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"slags",
"berates",
"castigates",
"crucifies",
"excoriates",
"flays",
"gibbets",
"hammers",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lashes",
"pillories",
"scolds",
"upbraids",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"decries",
"derides",
"discommends",
"disparages",
"puts down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises",
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"recommends",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"nicknamed":{
"as in code-named":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"code-named",
"miscalled",
"misnamed",
"mistitled",
"rechristened",
"relabeled",
"relabelled",
"renamed",
"denoted",
"specified",
"surnamed",
"branded",
"stigmatized",
"tagged",
"baptized",
"baptised",
"called",
"christened",
"cleped",
"denominated",
"designated",
"dubbed",
"entitled",
"labeled",
"labelled",
"named",
"nominated",
"styled",
"termed",
"titled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"nice":{
"following the established traditions of refined society and good taste":{
"examples":[
"had nice manners"
],
"synonyms":[
"befitting",
"correct",
"de rigueur",
"decent",
"decorous",
"genteel",
"polite",
"proper",
"respectable",
"seemly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"dress",
"dressy",
"formal",
"dignified",
"elegant",
"gracious",
"priggish",
"prim",
"stiff",
"stuffy",
"apt",
"material",
"relevant",
"compatible",
"congenial",
"harmonious",
"allowed",
"authorized",
"kosher",
"permitted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intolerable",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"casual",
"grungy",
"informal",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"tacky",
"banned",
"barred",
"disallowed",
"forbidden",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"awkward",
"gauche",
"ungraceful"
],
"antonyms":[
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"indecent",
"indecorous",
"indelicate",
"unbecoming",
"ungenteel",
"unseemly"
]
},
"giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{
"examples":[
"a cool glass of lemonade sure would be nice"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"good",
"grateful",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"jolly",
"luscious",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"pretty",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"tasty",
"welcome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluring",
"attractive",
"desirable",
"enviable",
"inviting",
"relishable",
"tempting",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"calming",
"comforting",
"soothing",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"recreative",
"affable",
"amiable",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"comfortable",
"gem\u00fctlich",
"genial",
"goodly",
"good-natured",
"gracious",
"hospitable",
"kindly",
"personable",
"blissful",
"felicific",
"glad",
"happy",
"joyous",
"elating",
"exhilarating",
"intoxicating",
"ecstatic",
"euphoric",
"nirvanic",
"rapturous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominable",
"ghastly",
"god-awful",
"hellish",
"horrid",
"miserable",
"wretched",
"bilious",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"obnoxious",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revulsive",
"unsavory",
"vile",
"yucky",
"yukky",
"abhorrent",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"odious",
"boring",
"commonplace",
"dull",
"flat",
"insipid",
"irksome",
"stale",
"tedious",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"depressing",
"disheartening",
"dismal",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"joyless",
"lachrymose",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"deplorable",
"doleful",
"dolorous",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"regrettable",
"sorrowful",
"tragic",
"tragical",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"exasperating",
"irritating",
"peeving",
"perturbing",
"vexing",
"forbidding",
"hostile",
"intimidating",
"angering",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"outraging",
"rankling",
"riling",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"pleasureless",
"unpalatable",
"unpleasant",
"unwelcome"
]
},
"hard to please":{
"examples":[
"she's far too nice about her clothes for me to even consider giving her clothing for her birthday"
],
"synonyms":[
"choosy",
"choosey",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finical",
"finicking",
"finicky",
"fussbudgety",
"fussy",
"old-maidish",
"particular",
"pernickety",
"persnickety",
"picky"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hyperfastidious",
"overdemanding",
"ultrafastidious",
"discerning",
"discriminating",
"selective",
"insightful",
"knowledgeable",
"captious",
"carping",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"critical",
"faultfinding",
"hypercritical",
"overcritical",
"careful",
"meticulous",
"painstaking",
"punctilious",
"scrupulous",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"squeamish",
"peevish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"touchy",
"niminy-piminy",
"prim",
"prissy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affable",
"breezy",
"carefree",
"devil-may-care",
"happy-go-lucky",
"lackadaisical",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"relaxed",
"flexible",
"lax",
"loose",
"lenient",
"permissive",
"uncritical",
"indiscriminating",
"undiscriminating"
],
"antonyms":[
"undemanding",
"unfastidious",
"unfussy"
]
},
"having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{
"examples":[
"such a nice person to have as a party guest"
],
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"mellow",
"pleasant",
"sweet",
"well-disposed"
],
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"amicable",
"clever",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"neighborly",
"benign",
"gentle",
"kind",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"glad",
"sunny",
"companionable",
"conversable",
"sociable",
"civil",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"accommodating",
"amenable",
"obliging",
"attractive",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"likable",
"likeable"
],
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"boorish",
"discourteous",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"rude",
"surly",
"uncivil",
"unkind",
"unmannerly",
"unsociable",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"choleric",
"churlish",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"dyspeptic",
"fussy",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"ill-humored",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"petulant",
"quick-tempered",
"snappish",
"testy",
"touchy",
"argumentative",
"contentious",
"contrary",
"ornery",
"querulous",
"unappealing",
"unattractive",
"sour",
"vinegary"
],
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"disagreeable",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"unamiable",
"ungenial",
"ungracious",
"unpleasant"
]
},
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"examples":[
"the noticeably nice folding of the dinner napkins told us that we were in the home of a domestic diva"
],
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"delicate",
"exact",
"fine",
"finespun",
"hairline",
"hairsplitting",
"minute",
"nuanced",
"refined",
"subtle"
],
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"nitpicking",
"quibbling",
"frivolous",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"negligible",
"petty",
"piddling",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finical",
"finicking",
"finicky",
"fussy",
"meticulous",
"particular",
"picky"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apparent",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"evident",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable",
"broad",
"indefinite",
"careless",
"heedless",
"incautious",
"slapdash",
"slipshod",
"sloppy"
],
"antonyms":[
"coarse",
"inexact",
"rough"
]
},
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"examples":[
"in those days nice people would not have been caught dead in a gambling casino"
],
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"all right",
"decent",
"ethical",
"good",
"honest",
"honorable",
"just",
"moral",
"right",
"right-minded",
"righteous",
"straight",
"true",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"correct",
"decorous",
"proper",
"seemly",
"high-minded",
"noble",
"principled",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"exemplary",
"legitimate",
"esteemed",
"law-abiding",
"menschy",
"reputable",
"respected",
"upstanding",
"worthy",
"blameless",
"clean",
"guiltless",
"immaculate",
"incorrupt",
"incorrupted",
"incorruptible",
"innocent",
"inoffensive",
"irreproachable",
"unobjectionable",
"angelic",
"angelical",
"lily-white",
"pure",
"scrupulous",
"spotless",
"uncorrupted",
"unerring",
"goody-goody",
"moralistic",
"pharisaical",
"rectitudinous",
"sanctimonious",
"self-righteous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"improper",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"naughty",
"unbecoming",
"unseemly",
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"degenerate",
"depraved",
"dissolute",
"libertine",
"perverted",
"reprobate",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"atrocious",
"infamous",
"villainous",
"base",
"low",
"mean",
"vicious",
"vile",
"blameworthy",
"objectionable",
"offensive",
"iniquitous",
"nefarious",
"errant",
"erring",
"fallen"
],
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"bad",
"dishonest",
"dishonorable",
"evil",
"evil-minded",
"immoral",
"indecent",
"sinful",
"unethical",
"unrighteous",
"wicked",
"wrong"
]
},
"marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details":{
"examples":[
"a gentleman's club with a nice code of honor that no one can breach and still remain a member"
],
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"ceremonious",
"correct",
"decorous",
"formal",
"proper",
"punctilious",
"starchy",
"stiff",
"stiff-necked",
"stilted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sober",
"solemn",
"stately",
"chivalrous",
"courtly",
"gallant",
"genteel",
"polished",
"refined",
"civil",
"courteous",
"polite",
"red-carpet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"improper",
"indecorous",
"unmannerly",
"discourteous",
"impolite",
"rude"
],
"antonyms":[
"casual",
"easygoing",
"informal",
"laid-back",
"unceremonious"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"nickel-and-dime":{
"as in petty , small-time":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"paltry",
"petty",
"small-time",
"worthless",
"jerkwater",
"one-horse",
"anonymous",
"nameless",
"obscure",
"uncelebrated",
"unknown",
"fiddling",
"foolish",
"frivolous",
"incidental",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"little",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minor",
"minute",
"negligible",
"nugatory",
"slight",
"small",
"small-fry",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"significant",
"substantial",
"unfrivolous",
"weighty",
"decisive",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"chief",
"dominant",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"principal",
"distinctive",
"exceptional",
"impressive",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"valuable",
"worthwhile",
"worthy",
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"great",
"illustrious",
"preeminent",
"prestigious",
"famous",
"notorious",
"renowned",
"all-important",
"basic",
"essential",
"fundamental",
"key"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"nick":{
"a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface":{
"examples":[
"I made a nick in the frame when I accidentally dropped it"
],
"synonyms":[
"chip",
"hack",
"indent",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"kerf",
"notch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"joggle",
"nock",
"punch",
"snip",
"groove",
"score",
"undercut",
"slit",
"slot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
"examples":[
"the blokes at the pub traded stories of nights spent in the nick after having lifted too many pints"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bull pen",
"cage",
"cell",
"hole",
"tank",
"block",
"ward",
"glasshouse",
"guardhouse",
"hulk(s)",
"concentration camp",
"gulag",
"labor camp",
"prison camp",
"stalag",
"work camp",
"dungeon",
"keep",
"oubliette",
"reformatory",
"reform school",
"training school"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outside"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a state of being or fitness":{
"examples":[
"the princess is in excellent nick these days"
],
"synonyms":[
"condition",
"estate",
"fettle",
"form",
"health",
"keeping",
"kilter",
"order",
"repair",
"shape",
"trim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"practice",
"practise",
"pass",
"phase",
"stage",
"footing",
"picture",
"posture",
"scene",
"situation",
"status",
"rank",
"standing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disorder",
"disrepair"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriate",
"boost",
"filch",
"heist",
"hook",
"lift",
"misappropriate",
"nip",
"pilfer",
"pinch",
"pocket",
"purloin",
"rip off",
"snitch",
"steal",
"swipe",
"thieve"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burglarize",
"knock over",
"rob",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"sack",
"carjack",
"hijack",
"highjack",
"pick",
"rifle",
"poach",
"rustle",
"shoplift",
"collar",
"grab",
"grasp",
"nail",
"seize",
"snatch",
"take",
"mooch",
"sponge",
"abduct",
"kidnap",
"shanghai",
"spirit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buy",
"purchase",
"bestow",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"hand over",
"present"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{
"examples":[
"a petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace"
],
"synonyms":[
"apprehend",
"arrest",
"bust",
"collar",
"nab",
"nail",
"pick up",
"pinch",
"pull in",
"restrain",
"run in",
"seize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bag",
"capture",
"catch",
"get",
"grab",
"grapple",
"hook",
"land",
"snap (up)",
"snare",
"snatch",
"trap",
"commit",
"confine",
"detain",
"hold",
"immure",
"imprison",
"incarcerate",
"intern",
"jail",
"jug",
"lock (up)",
"bind",
"enchain",
"fetter",
"handcuff",
"manacle",
"shackle",
"trammel",
"rearrest",
"remand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipate",
"free",
"liberate",
"loose",
"loosen",
"release",
"spring",
"unbind",
"unchain"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharge"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"niceties":{
"a single piece of information":{
"examples":[
"knows all the niceties of diplomatic protocol"
],
"synonyms":[
"data",
"details",
"facts",
"particularities",
"particulars",
"points",
"specifics"
],
"near synonyms":[
"articles",
"items",
"components",
"constituents",
"elements",
"ingredients",
"members",
"parts",
"aspects",
"circumstances",
"facets",
"factors",
"evidences",
"exhibits",
"databases",
"information",
"knowledges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"errors",
"fallacies",
"falsehoods",
"inaccuracies",
"misconceptions",
"misstatements",
"myths"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that adds to one's ease of living":{
"examples":[
"a woman too fond of the niceties of urban living to even consider becoming a farmer's wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodations",
"amenities",
"comforts",
"conveniences",
"creature comforts",
"luxuries",
"mod cons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bonuses",
"extras",
"benefits",
"help",
"services",
"anodynes",
"solaces",
"delights",
"indulgences",
"joys",
"pleasures"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"burdens",
"millstones",
"weights"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nickelodeon":{
"as in theater , playhouse":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cinema",
"playhouse",
"theater",
"theatre",
"megaplex",
"multiplex",
"plex",
"'plex",
"art house",
"art theater",
"cinematheque",
"fleapit",
"grind house",
"drive-in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nicknacks":{
"a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest":{
"examples":[
"a variety of pretty porcelain knickknacks adorned the mantel"
],
"synonyms":[
"baubles",
"bibelots",
"curios",
"curiosities",
"doodads",
"gauds",
"gewgaws",
"geegaws",
"gimcracks",
"kickshaws",
"novelties",
"ornamentals",
"tchotchkes",
"trinkets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bijouteries",
"bric-a-brac",
"gimcrackeries",
"trinketries",
"trumperies",
"virtus",
"vertus",
"bagatelles",
"trifles",
"figurines",
"objets d'art",
"objets",
"ornaments",
"keepsakes",
"mementos",
"mementoes",
"souvenirs",
"conversation pieces",
"collectibles",
"collectables",
"collector's items"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nice-nellyism":{
"a tendency to care a great deal about seemly behavior and morals especially in sexual matters":{
"examples":[
"a misguided nice-nellyism prompted the city-owned art museum to cancel its scheduled exhibit on the nude in photography"
],
"synonyms":[
"moralism",
"prudery",
"prudishness",
"puritanism"
],
"near synonyms":[
"Comstockery",
"old-maidishness",
"priggery",
"priggishness",
"primness",
"morality",
"virtue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lechery",
"prurience",
"pruriency",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"libertarianism"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nicknack":{
"a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest":{
"examples":[
"a variety of pretty porcelain knickknacks adorned the mantel"
],
"synonyms":[
"bauble",
"bibelot",
"curio",
"curiosity",
"doodad",
"gaud",
"gewgaw",
"geegaw",
"gimcrack",
"kickshaw",
"novelty",
"ornamental",
"tchotchke",
"trinket"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bijouterie",
"bric-a-brac",
"gimcrackery",
"trinketry",
"trumpery",
"virtu",
"vertu",
"bagatelle",
"trifle",
"figurine",
"objet d'art",
"objet",
"ornament",
"keepsake",
"memento",
"souvenir",
"conversation piece",
"collectible",
"collectable",
"collector's item"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nickelodeons":{
"as in theaters , playhouses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cinemas",
"playhouses",
"theaters",
"theatres",
"megaplexes",
"multiplexes",
"plexes",
"'plexes",
"art houses",
"art theaters",
"cinematheques",
"fleapits",
"grind houses",
"drive-ins"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nicked":{
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriated",
"boosted",
"filched",
"heisted",
"hooked",
"lifted",
"misappropriated",
"nipped",
"pilfered",
"pinched",
"pocketed",
"purloined",
"ripped off",
"snitched",
"stole",
"swiped",
"thieved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burglarized",
"knocked over",
"robbed",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"sacked",
"carjacked",
"hijacked",
"highjacked",
"picked",
"rifled",
"poached",
"rustled",
"shoplifted",
"collared",
"grabbed",
"grasped",
"nailed",
"seized",
"snatched",
"took",
"mooched",
"sponged",
"abducted",
"kidnapped",
"kidnaped",
"shanghaied",
"spirited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bought",
"purchased",
"bestowed",
"contributed",
"donated",
"gave",
"handed over",
"presented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{
"examples":[
"a petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace"
],
"synonyms":[
"apprehended",
"arrested",
"busted",
"bust",
"collared",
"nabbed",
"nailed",
"picked up",
"pinched",
"pulled in",
"ran in",
"restrained",
"seized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bagged",
"captured",
"caught",
"got",
"grabbed",
"grappled",
"hooked",
"landed",
"snapped (up)",
"snared",
"snatched",
"trapped",
"committed",
"confined",
"detained",
"held",
"immured",
"imprisoned",
"incarcerated",
"interned",
"jailed",
"jugged",
"locked (up)",
"bound",
"enchained",
"fettered",
"handcuffed",
"manacled",
"shackled",
"trammeled",
"trammelled",
"rearrested",
"remanded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipated",
"freed",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"released",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"unchained"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharged"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"nickname":{
"a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{
"examples":[
"his wavy hair earned him the nickname \"Curly\" early in life"
],
"synonyms":[
"alias",
"byname",
"cognomen",
"epithet",
"handle",
"moniker",
"monicker",
"sobriquet",
"soubriquet",
"surname"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appellation",
"denomination",
"denotation",
"designation",
"label",
"tag",
"title",
"anonym",
"nom de guerre",
"nom de plume",
"pen name",
"pseudonym"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in code-name":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"code-name",
"miscall",
"misname",
"mistitle",
"rechristen",
"relabel",
"rename",
"denote",
"specify",
"surname",
"brand",
"stigmatize",
"tag",
"baptize",
"call",
"christen",
"clepe",
"denominate",
"designate",
"dub",
"entitle",
"label",
"name",
"nominate",
"style",
"term",
"title"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"niceness":{
"the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{
"examples":[
"his unfailing niceness makes him a great student to have in class"
],
"synonyms":[
"affability",
"agreeability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"geniality",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"graciousness",
"personableness",
"pleasantness",
"sweetness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amenability",
"complaisance",
"mellowness",
"sweetness and light",
"amicability",
"amicableness",
"amity",
"cordiality",
"empressement",
"friendliness",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"benignity",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"kindness",
"cheerfulness",
"cheeriness",
"sunniness",
"civility",
"comity",
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"politeness",
"thoughtfulness",
"attractiveness",
"delightfulness",
"enjoyableness",
"likability",
"likableness",
"pleasingness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boorishness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"rudeness",
"ungraciousness",
"biliousness",
"cantankerousness",
"churlishness",
"crankiness",
"fussiness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"peevishness",
"petulance",
"testiness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"orneriness",
"quarrelsomeness",
"querulousness",
"hostility",
"unfriendliness",
"sourness",
"vinegar"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"unpleasantness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nice nelly":{
"given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals":{
"examples":[
"the novel's wildly off base portrayal of 18th-century aristocrats as nice-nelly exemplars of decorum"
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"prudish",
"puritanical",
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"Victorian"
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"staid",
"stuffy",
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"proper",
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"permissive",
"bad",
"immoral",
"improper",
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"lax",
"lecherous",
"lickerish",
"loose",
"prurient",
"wicked",
"skanky",
"slatternly",
"sleazy",
"sluttish",
"slutty",
"trampy",
"debauched",
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"degraded",
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"some nice nelly bowdlerized this collection of wartime ditties that were lustily sung by the men around the campfire"
],
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"moralist",
"Mrs. Grundy",
"prude",
"puritan",
"wowser"
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"goody-goody",
"Goody Two-shoes",
"fuddy-duddy",
"old maid",
"prig",
"spoilsport",
"stuffed shirt"
],
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"libertarian",
"libertine",
"misbehaver"
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"immoralist"
]
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"his wavy hair earned him the nickname \"Curly\" early in life"
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"cognomina",
"epithets",
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"soubriquets",
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"denominations",
"denotations",
"designations",
"labels",
"tags",
"titles",
"anonyms",
"noms de guerre",
"noms de plume",
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"renames",
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"specifies",
"surnames",
"brands",
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"tags",
"baptizes",
"calls",
"christens",
"clepes",
"denominates",
"designates",
"dubs",
"entitles",
"labels",
"names",
"nominates",
"styles",
"terms",
"titles"
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},
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"noun",
"verb"
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"the novel's wildly off base portrayal of 18th-century aristocrats as nice-nelly exemplars of decorum"
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"prim",
"prudish",
"puritanical",
"straitlaced",
"straightlaced",
"Victorian"
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"priggish",
"staid",
"stuffy",
"genteel",
"proper",
"refined",
"decent",
"honest",
"moral",
"right",
"righteous",
"upright",
"virtuous"
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"liberated",
"permissive",
"bad",
"immoral",
"improper",
"indecent",
"lax",
"lecherous",
"lickerish",
"loose",
"prurient",
"wicked",
"skanky",
"slatternly",
"sleazy",
"sluttish",
"slutty",
"trampy",
"debauched",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"depraved",
"perverted"
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"some nice nelly bowdlerized this collection of wartime ditties that were lustily sung by the men around the campfire"
],
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"moralist",
"Mrs. Grundy",
"prude",
"puritan",
"wowser"
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"goody-goody",
"Goody Two-shoes",
"fuddy-duddy",
"old maid",
"prig",
"spoilsport",
"stuffed shirt"
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"libertarian",
"libertine",
"misbehaver"
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"immoralist"
]
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"noun"
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"put",
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"removed",
"took",
"banished",
"dislodged",
"displaced",
"replaced",
"superseded",
"supplanted"
],
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},
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"verb"
]
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"snipe (at)",
"assail",
"attack",
"blast",
"clobber",
"slam",
"slash",
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"carp",
"cavil",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"niggle",
"quibble",
"whine",
"skewer",
"tweak",
"admonish",
"chide",
"drub",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"blame",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
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"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slag",
"berate",
"castigate",
"crucify",
"excoriate",
"flay",
"gibbet",
"hammer",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"pillory",
"scold",
"upbraid",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"decry",
"deride",
"discommend",
"disparage",
"put down"
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"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise",
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"recommend",
"sanction"
],
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"verb"
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"to make the cry typical of a horse":{
"examples":[
"horses nickering in the barn"
],
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"neigh",
"whicker",
"whinny"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to make the cry typical of a horse":{
"examples":[
"horses nickering in the barn"
],
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"neighing",
"whickering",
"whinnying"
],
"near synonyms":[],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to make the cry typical of a horse":{
"examples":[
"horses nickering in the barn"
],
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"neighed",
"whickered",
"whinnied"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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},
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"examples":[
"I made a nick in the frame when I accidentally dropped it"
],
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"chips",
"hacks",
"indentations",
"indents",
"indentures",
"kerfs",
"notches"
],
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"joggles",
"nocks",
"punches",
"snips",
"grooves",
"scores",
"undercuts",
"slits",
"slots"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
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"examples":[
"the blokes at the pub traded stories of nights spent in the nick after having lifted too many pints"
],
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"bastilles",
"big houses",
"bridewells",
"brigs",
"calabooses",
"cans",
"clinks",
"coolers",
"coops",
"guardrooms",
"hocks",
"holds",
"hoosegows",
"jailhouses",
"jails",
"joints",
"jugs",
"lockups",
"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":[]
},
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it"
],
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"appropriates",
"boosts",
"filches",
"heists",
"hooks",
"lifts",
"misappropriates",
"nips",
"pilfers",
"pinches",
"pockets",
"purloins",
"rips off",
"snitches",
"steals",
"swipes",
"thieves",
"makes away with",
"makes off with",
"runs off with",
"walks off with"
],
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"burglarizes",
"knocks over",
"robs",
"loots",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"sacks",
"carjacks",
"hijacks",
"highjacks",
"picks",
"rifles",
"poaches",
"rustles",
"shoplifts",
"collars",
"grabs",
"grasps",
"nails",
"seizes",
"snatches",
"takes",
"mooches",
"sponges",
"abducts",
"kidnaps",
"shanghais",
"spirits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buys",
"purchases",
"bestows",
"contributes",
"donates",
"gives",
"hands over",
"presents"
],
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},
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"a petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace"
],
"synonyms":[
"apprehends",
"arrests",
"busts",
"collars",
"nabs",
"nails",
"picks up",
"pinches",
"pulls in",
"restrains",
"runs in",
"seizes"
],
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"bags",
"captures",
"catches",
"gets",
"grabs",
"grapples",
"hooks",
"lands",
"snaps (up)",
"snares",
"snatches",
"traps",
"commits",
"confines",
"detains",
"holds",
"immures",
"imprisons",
"incarcerates",
"interns",
"jails",
"jugs",
"locks (up)",
"binds",
"enchains",
"fetters",
"handcuffs",
"manacles",
"shackles",
"trammels",
"rearrests",
"remands"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipates",
"frees",
"liberates",
"loosens",
"looses",
"releases",
"springs",
"unbinds",
"unchains"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharges"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters":{
"examples":[
"some nice nelly bowdlerized this collection of wartime ditties that were lustily sung by the men around the campfire"
],
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"bluenoses",
"moralists",
"Mrs. Grundys",
"prudes",
"puritans",
"wowsers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"moralizers",
"goody-goodies",
"fuddy-duddies",
"old maids",
"prigs",
"spoilsports",
"stuffed shirts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"libertarians",
"libertines",
"misbehavers"
],
"antonyms":[
"immoralists"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it"
],
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"appropriating",
"boosting",
"filching",
"heisting",
"hooking",
"lifting",
"misappropriating",
"nipping",
"pilfering",
"pinching",
"pocketing",
"purloining",
"ripping off",
"snitching",
"stealing",
"swiping",
"thieving"
],
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"burglarizing",
"knocking over",
"robbing",
"looting",
"pillaging",
"plundering",
"sacking",
"carjacking",
"hijacking",
"highjacking",
"picking",
"rifling",
"poaching",
"rustling",
"shoplifting",
"collaring",
"grabbing",
"grasping",
"nailing",
"seizing",
"snatching",
"taking",
"mooching",
"sponging",
"abducting",
"kidnapping",
"kidnaping",
"shanghaiing",
"spiriting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buying",
"purchasing",
"bestowing",
"contributing",
"donating",
"giving",
"handing over",
"presenting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{
"examples":[
"a petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace"
],
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"apprehending",
"arresting",
"busting",
"collaring",
"nabbing",
"nailing",
"picking up",
"pinching",
"pulling in",
"restraining",
"running in",
"seizing"
],
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"bagging",
"capturing",
"catching",
"getting",
"grabbing",
"grappling",
"hooking",
"landing",
"snapping (up)",
"snaring",
"snatching",
"trapping",
"committing",
"confining",
"detaining",
"holding",
"immuring",
"imprisoning",
"incarcerating",
"interning",
"jailing",
"jugging",
"locking (up)",
"binding",
"enchaining",
"fettering",
"handcuffing",
"manacling",
"shackling",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"rearresting",
"remanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipating",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"releasing",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"unchaining"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharging"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"as in sniped (at)":{
"examples":[],
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"sniped (at)",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"blasted",
"clobbered",
"slammed",
"slashed",
"beefed",
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"carped",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"groused",
"growled",
"grumbled",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"niggled",
"quibbled",
"whined",
"skewered",
"tweaked",
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"drubbed",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"reproved",
"blamed",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"denounced",
"dispraised",
"dissed",
"faulted",
"knocked",
"panned",
"reprehended",
"slagged",
"berated",
"castigated",
"crucified",
"excoriated",
"flayed",
"gibbeted",
"hammered",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lashed",
"pilloried",
"scolded",
"upbraided",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"decried",
"derided",
"discommended",
"disparaged",
"put down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"extolled",
"lauded",
"praised",
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"recommended",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals":{
"examples":[
"the novel's wildly off base portrayal of 18th-century aristocrats as nice-nelly exemplars of decorum"
],
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"bluenosed",
"prim",
"prudish",
"puritanical",
"straitlaced",
"straightlaced",
"Victorian"
],
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"priggish",
"staid",
"stuffy",
"genteel",
"proper",
"refined",
"decent",
"honest",
"moral",
"right",
"righteous",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"liberated",
"permissive",
"bad",
"immoral",
"improper",
"indecent",
"lax",
"lecherous",
"lickerish",
"loose",
"prurient",
"wicked",
"skanky",
"slatternly",
"sleazy",
"sluttish",
"slutty",
"trampy",
"debauched",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"depraved",
"perverted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters":{
"examples":[
"some nice nelly bowdlerized this collection of wartime ditties that were lustily sung by the men around the campfire"
],
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"bluenose",
"moralist",
"Mrs. Grundy",
"prude",
"puritan",
"wowser"
],
"near synonyms":[
"moralizer",
"goody-goody",
"Goody Two-shoes",
"fuddy-duddy",
"old maid",
"prig",
"spoilsport",
"stuffed shirt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"libertarian",
"libertine",
"misbehaver"
],
"antonyms":[
"immoralist"
]
},
"a tendency to care a great deal about seemly behavior and morals especially in sexual matters":{
"examples":[
"a misguided nice-nellyism prompted the city-owned art museum to cancel its scheduled exhibit on the nude in photography"
],
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"moralism",
"prudery",
"prudishness",
"puritanism"
],
"near synonyms":[
"Comstockery",
"old-maidishness",
"priggery",
"priggishness",
"primness",
"morality",
"virtue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lechery",
"prurience",
"pruriency",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"libertarianism"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"nickers":{
"to make the cry typical of a horse":{
"examples":[
"horses nickering in the barn"
],
"synonyms":[
"neighs",
"whickers",
"whinnies"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"as in sniping (at)":{
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"sniping (at)",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"blasting",
"clobbering",
"slamming",
"slashing",
"beefing",
"bellyaching",
"bitching",
"carping",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"complaining",
"crabbing",
"croaking",
"fussing",
"griping",
"grousing",
"growling",
"grumbling",
"kicking",
"kvetching",
"moaning",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"niggling",
"quibbling",
"whining",
"skewering",
"tweaking",
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"drubbing",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"reproving",
"blaming",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"denouncing",
"dispraising",
"dissing",
"faulting",
"knocking",
"panning",
"reprehending",
"slagging",
"berating",
"castigating",
"crucifying",
"excoriating",
"flaying",
"gibbeting",
"hammering",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lashing",
"pillorying",
"scolding",
"upbraiding",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"decrying",
"deriding",
"discommending",
"disparaging",
"putting down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"extolling",
"lauding",
"praising",
"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"recommending",
"sanctioning"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}