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{
"rise (to)":{
"as in clap , bravo":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bravo",
"clap",
"acclaim",
"accredit",
"applaud",
"cheer",
"crack up",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout",
"ballyhoo",
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"favor",
"recommend",
"root (for)",
"support",
"celebrate",
"emblazon",
"eulogize",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"magnify",
"sing",
"adulate",
"belaud",
"flatter",
"overpraise",
"deify",
"idolize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"knock",
"pan",
"slam",
"belittle",
"discommend",
"disparage",
"put down",
"blame",
"censure",
"reprehend",
"reprobate",
"admonish",
"chide",
"criticize",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"castigate",
"excoriate",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"skewer",
"slag",
"vilify"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"risks":{
"something that may cause injury or harm":{
"examples":[
"mountain climbing is a risk , but the thrill and challenge are worth it"
],
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"synonyms":[
"dangers",
"hazards",
"imminences",
"menaces",
"perils",
"pitfalls",
"threats",
"troubles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"snares",
"traps",
"booby traps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"guards",
"protections",
"safeguards",
"shields",
"wards",
"asylums",
"harbors",
"havens",
"refuges",
"retreats",
"shelters"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
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"to take a chance on":{
"examples":[
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"Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventures",
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"chances",
"gambles (on)",
"hazards",
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"tempts",
"ventures"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"beards",
"braves",
"brazens",
"breasts",
"challenges",
"confronts",
"dares",
"defies",
"faces",
"outbraves",
"compromises",
"endangers",
"imperils",
"jeopardizes",
"menaces",
"exposes",
"subjects",
"bets (on)",
"wagers"
],
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to place in danger":{
"examples":[
"we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventures",
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"compromises",
"endangers",
"gambles (with)",
"hazards",
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"imperils",
"jeopardizes",
"jeopards",
"menaces",
"perils",
"ventures"
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],
"near synonyms":[
"intimidates",
"threatens",
"exposes",
"subjects",
"chances",
"wagers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"guards",
"protects",
"shelters",
"shields",
"preserves",
"resumes",
"saves"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"risky":{
"involving potential loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"a risky new adventure"
],
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"synonyms":[
"dangerous",
"grave",
"grievous",
"hazardous",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"serious",
"threatening",
"unhealthy",
"unsafe",
"venturesome"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"dicey",
"insecure",
"precarious",
"treacherous",
"uncertain",
"ultrahazardous",
"chance",
"haphazard",
"random",
"distressing",
"sickening",
"unpleasant",
"ugly",
"wicked",
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"inimical",
"injurious",
"malignant",
"nasty",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"pestilent",
"deadly",
"deathly",
"destructive",
"dire",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"mortal",
"murderous"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"good",
"ultrasafe"
],
"antonyms":[
"harmless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"nonhazardous",
"nonthreatening",
"safe",
"unthreatening"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"risqu\u00e9":{
"hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent":{
"examples":[
"the bridal shower was filled with risqu\u00e9 banter and laughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawdy",
"blue",
"gamy",
"gamey",
"lewd",
"off",
"off-color",
"off-colored",
"racy",
"ribald",
"salty",
"spicy",
"suggestive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"leering",
"barnyard",
"coarse",
"coarse-grained",
"crude",
"earthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"vulgar",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"gutter",
"indecent",
"lascivious",
"locker-room",
"nasty",
"obscene",
"pornographic",
"porny",
"prurient",
"raunchy",
"smutty",
"stag",
"unprintable",
"unpublishable",
"warm",
"X-rated",
"immodest",
"indecorous",
"indelicate",
"naughty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clean",
"decent",
"G-rated",
"nonobscene",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"priggish",
"prim",
"prudish",
"puritanical",
"staid",
"straitlaced",
"straightlaced",
"Victorian",
"correct",
"decorous",
"genteel",
"nice",
"polite",
"proper",
"respectable",
"seemly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"risen":{
"as in inflated , swollen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ballooning",
"bloated",
"blown up",
"bulbous",
"distended",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"extended",
"inflated",
"jutting",
"projecting",
"puffed",
"puffy",
"swollen",
"bulging",
"cambered",
"convex",
"protruding",
"protrusive",
"protuberant",
"domed",
"global",
"globular",
"round",
"rounded",
"spherical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concave",
"dented",
"depressed",
"dished",
"hollow",
"indented",
"recessed",
"sunken",
"alveolar",
"cavernous",
"crescentic",
"cuplike",
"cupped",
"cuppy",
"recurved",
"dimpled",
"pockmarked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerated",
"accumulated",
"appreciated",
"ballooned",
"boomed",
"built up",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"climbed",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"gained",
"increased",
"mounted",
"multiplied",
"mushroomed",
"proliferated",
"rolled up",
"snowballed",
"spread",
"swelled",
"swollen",
"waxed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jumped",
"rocketed",
"skyrocketed",
"surged",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"redoubled",
"blown up",
"bulked",
"distended",
"inflated",
"puffed (up)",
"crescendoed",
"crested",
"peaked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"contracted",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"dwindled",
"lessened",
"receded",
"waned"
]
},
"to leave one's bed":{
"examples":[
"I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven"
],
"synonyms":[
"arisen",
"got up",
"gotten up",
"rolled out",
"turned out",
"uprisen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoken",
"awaked",
"awoke",
"bestirred",
"stirred",
"woken",
"waked",
"woke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catnapped",
"dozed",
"dropped off",
"lain up",
"napped",
"nodded",
"rested",
"slept",
"slumbered",
"snoozed",
"bunked",
"perched",
"roosted",
"settled",
"couched",
"dossed (down)",
"flopped (down)",
"lain (down)",
"reclined"
],
"antonyms":[
"bedded (down)",
"retired",
"turned in"
]
},
"to move or extend upward":{
"examples":[
"mountains majestically rising towards the sky"
],
"synonyms":[
"arisen",
"ascended",
"aspired",
"climbed",
"lifted",
"mounted",
"soared",
"thrust",
"upped",
"upreared",
"uprisen",
"upthrusted",
"upturned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"surged",
"towered",
"boosted",
"elevated",
"raised",
"upheaved",
"uplifted",
"upraised",
"ballooned",
"blasted off",
"taken off",
"zoomed",
"crested",
"scaled",
"surmounted",
"topped",
"canted",
"inclined",
"leaned",
"listed",
"reclined",
"slanted",
"sloped",
"tilted",
"tipped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dived",
"dove",
"nose-dived",
"plummeted",
"slid",
"sunk"
],
"antonyms":[
"declined",
"descended",
"dipped",
"dropped",
"fallen (off)",
"plunged"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"rising":{
"open fighting against authority (as one's own government)":{
"examples":[
"a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years"
],
"synonyms":[
"insurgence",
"insurgency",
"insurrection",
"mutiny",
"outbreak",
"rebellion",
"revolt",
"revolution",
"uprising"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coup",
"coup d'\u00e9tat",
"coup d'etat",
"overthrow",
"misprision",
"sedition",
"treachery",
"treason",
"sabotage",
"subversion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"counterinsurgency",
"counterrevolution"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
"examples":[
"the rising of the sun"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascension",
"ascent",
"climb",
"rise",
"soar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boost",
"hike",
"increase",
"raise",
"blastoff",
"elevation",
"hoist",
"levitation",
"liftoff",
"raising",
"takeoff",
"heave",
"thrust",
"upheaval",
"uplifting",
"upraising",
"upsurge",
"upsweep",
"upswing",
"upthrust",
"uptrend",
"upturn",
"upwelling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plop",
"plummeting",
"sinking",
"decline",
"decrease",
"down",
"comedown",
"downfall",
"downgrade"
],
"antonyms":[
"descent",
"dip",
"dive",
"drop",
"fall",
"nosedive",
"plunge"
]
},
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerating",
"accumulating",
"appreciating",
"ballooning",
"booming",
"building up",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"climbing",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"gaining",
"increasing",
"mounting",
"multiplying",
"mushrooming",
"proliferating",
"rolling up",
"snowballing",
"spreading",
"swelling",
"waxing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jumping",
"rocketing",
"skyrocketing",
"surging",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"redoubling",
"blowing up",
"bulking",
"distending",
"inflating",
"puffing (up)",
"crescendoing",
"cresting",
"peaking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"contracting",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"dwindling",
"lessening",
"receding",
"waning"
]
},
"to leave one's bed":{
"examples":[
"I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven"
],
"synonyms":[
"arising",
"getting up",
"rolling out",
"turning out",
"uprising"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arousing",
"awakening",
"awaking",
"bestirring",
"stirring",
"waking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catnapping",
"dozing",
"dropping off",
"lying up",
"napping",
"nodding",
"resting",
"sleeping",
"slumbering",
"snoozing",
"bunking",
"perching",
"roosting",
"settling",
"couching",
"dossing (down)",
"flopping (down)",
"lying (down)",
"reclining"
],
"antonyms":[
"bedding (down)",
"retiring",
"turning in"
]
},
"to move or extend upward":{
"examples":[
"mountains majestically rising towards the sky"
],
"synonyms":[
"arising",
"ascending",
"aspiring",
"climbing",
"lifting",
"mounting",
"soaring",
"thrusting",
"upping",
"uprearing",
"uprising",
"upthrusting",
"upturning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"surging",
"towering",
"boosting",
"elevating",
"raising",
"upheaving",
"uplifting",
"upraising",
"ballooning",
"blasting off",
"taking off",
"zooming",
"cresting",
"scaling",
"surmounting",
"topping",
"canting",
"inclining",
"leaning",
"listing",
"reclining",
"slanting",
"sloping",
"tilting",
"tipping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diving",
"nose-diving",
"plummeting",
"sinking",
"sliding"
],
"antonyms":[
"declining",
"descending",
"dipping",
"dropping",
"falling (off)",
"plunging"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"risking":{
"to take a chance on":{
"examples":[
"Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventuring",
"chancing",
"gambling (on)",
"hazarding",
"tempting",
"venturing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearding",
"braving",
"brazening",
"breasting",
"challenging",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"outbraving",
"compromising",
"endangering",
"imperiling",
"imperilling",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"exposing",
"subjecting",
"betting (on)",
"wagering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to place in danger":{
"examples":[
"we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventuring",
"compromising",
"endangering",
"gambling (with)",
"hazarding",
"imperiling",
"imperilling",
"jeoparding",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"periling",
"perilling",
"venturing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"intimidating",
"threatening",
"exposing",
"subjecting",
"chancing",
"wagering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"guarding",
"protecting",
"sheltering",
"shielding",
"preserving",
"resuming",
"saving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"riser":{
"as in scaffold":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"scaffold",
"altar",
"bimah",
"bima",
"footpace",
"pulpit",
"balcony",
"gallery",
"dais",
"platform",
"podium",
"rostrum",
"stage",
"stand",
"tribune"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rising star":{
"as in comer , up-and-comer":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"comer",
"up-and-comer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dinosaur",
"has-been",
"relic",
"dodo",
"fogy",
"fogey",
"fossil",
"old-timer",
"fuddy-duddy",
"mossback",
"stick-in-the-mud",
"stodge",
"troglodyte"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rising stars":{
"as in comers , up-and-comers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"comers",
"up-and-comers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dinosaurs",
"has-beens",
"relics",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"fogies",
"fogeys",
"fossils",
"old-timers",
"fuddy-duddies",
"mossbacks",
"stick-in-the-muds",
"stodges",
"troglodytes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"risible":{
"causing or intended to cause laughter":{
"examples":[
"a risible comment that made the whole class laugh"
],
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"chucklesome",
"comedic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humoristic",
"humorous",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"killing",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"clownish",
"knockabout",
"slapstick",
"slapsticky",
"zany",
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"pert",
"smart",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"snickery",
"jocular",
"playful",
"waggish",
"campy",
"jokey",
"joky",
"priceless",
"rich",
"whimsical",
"witty",
"wry",
"blithesome",
"gleeful",
"jocose",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"laughing",
"mad",
"merry",
"mirthful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"earnest",
"grave",
"no-nonsense",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"staid",
"unsmiling",
"weighty",
"affecting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"tragic",
"tragical",
"lachrymose",
"mournful",
"sad",
"sorrowful",
"tearful",
"woeful"
],
"antonyms":[
"humorless",
"lame",
"unamusing",
"uncomic",
"unfunny",
"unhumorous",
"unhysterical"
]
},
"so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter":{
"examples":[
"the idea that people are meant to have wings is risible"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurd",
"cockamamy",
"cockamamie",
"comical",
"derisive",
"derisory",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"pathetic",
"preposterous",
"ridiculous",
"silly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asinine",
"brainless",
"dumb",
"fatuous",
"foolish",
"half-baked",
"half-witted",
"harebrained",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"inane",
"jerky",
"moronic",
"nonsensical",
"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"unwise",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"balmy",
"cockeyed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dotty",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nutty",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"far-fetched",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unreal",
"unrealistic",
"unreasonable",
"illogical",
"irrational"
],
"near antonyms":[
"earnest",
"serious",
"solemn",
"believable",
"conceivable",
"credible",
"logical",
"rational",
"realistic",
"reasonable",
"sensible"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rise":{
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
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"rocket",
"skyrocket",
"surge",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"redouble",
"blow up",
"bulk",
"distend",
"inflate",
"puff (up)",
"crescendo",
"crest",
"peak"
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"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
]
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"examples":[
"I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven"
],
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"get up",
"roll out",
"turn out",
"uprise"
],
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"awake",
"awaken",
"bestir",
"stir",
"wake"
],
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"catnap",
"doze",
"drop off",
"lie up",
"nap",
"nod",
"rest",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"snooze",
"bunk",
"perch",
"roost",
"settle",
"couch",
"doss (down)",
"flop (down)",
"lie (down)",
"recline"
],
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"bed (down)",
"retire",
"turn in"
]
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"mountains majestically rising towards the sky"
],
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"ascend",
"aspire",
"climb",
"lift",
"mount",
"soar",
"thrust",
"up",
"uprear",
"uprise",
"upthrust",
"upturn"
],
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"surge",
"tower",
"boost",
"elevate",
"raise",
"upheave",
"uplift",
"upraise",
"balloon",
"blast off",
"take off",
"zoom",
"crest",
"scale",
"surmount",
"top",
"cant",
"incline",
"lean",
"list",
"recline",
"slant",
"slope",
"tilt",
"tip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dive",
"nose-dive",
"plummet",
"sink",
"slide"
],
"antonyms":[
"decline",
"descend",
"dip",
"drop",
"fall (off)",
"plunge"
]
},
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"examples":[
"his rapid rise to president of the company"
],
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"advancement",
"ascent",
"creation",
"elevation",
"preference",
"preferment",
"promotion",
"upgrade",
"upgrading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
]
},
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"examples":[
"if we can get to the top of that rise , we'll be able to see for miles"
],
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"altitude(s)",
"elevation",
"eminence",
"height",
"highland",
"hill",
"hump",
"mound",
"prominence",
"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"
]
},
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"examples":[
"the rise of the hill was relatively gentle"
],
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"ascent",
"hill",
"upgrade",
"uphill",
"uprise"
],
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"cant",
"diagonal",
"glacis",
"grade",
"gradient",
"inclination",
"incline",
"lean",
"pitch",
"rake",
"tilt",
"climb",
"hump",
"mound",
"ridge",
"swell"
],
"near antonyms":[
"basin",
"depression",
"hollow"
],
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"declension",
"decline",
"declivity",
"descent",
"dip",
"downgrade",
"downhill",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"hang",
"hanging"
]
},
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"an unexpected rise in prices"
],
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"accrual",
"addendum",
"addition",
"augmentation",
"boost",
"expansion",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"more",
"plus",
"proliferation",
"raise",
"step-up",
"supplement",
"uptick"
],
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"accumulation",
"assemblage",
"collection",
"gathering",
"complement",
"accession",
"appendix",
"continuation",
"extension",
"uptrend",
"upturn",
"jump",
"run-up",
"spike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deduction",
"subtraction"
],
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"abatement",
"decline",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"depletion",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"falloff",
"lessening",
"loss",
"lowering",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
]
},
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"examples":[
"unfortunately, the descent of the balloon was just as swift as its rise"
],
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"ascension",
"ascent",
"climb",
"rising",
"soar"
],
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"boost",
"hike",
"increase",
"raise",
"blastoff",
"elevation",
"hoist",
"levitation",
"liftoff",
"raising",
"takeoff",
"heave",
"thrust",
"upheaval",
"uplifting",
"upraising",
"upsurge",
"upsweep",
"upswing",
"upthrust",
"uptrend",
"upturn",
"upwelling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plop",
"plummeting",
"sinking",
"decline",
"decrease",
"down",
"comedown",
"downfall",
"downgrade"
],
"antonyms":[
"descent",
"dip",
"dive",
"drop",
"fall",
"nosedive",
"plunge"
]
},
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"examples":[
"the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate"
],
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"accelerates",
"accumulates",
"appreciates",
"balloons",
"booms",
"builds up",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"climbs",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"gains",
"increases",
"mounts",
"multiplies",
"mushrooms",
"proliferates",
"rolls up",
"snowballs",
"spreads",
"swells",
"waxes"
],
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"jumps",
"rockets",
"skyrockets",
"surges",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"redoubles",
"blows up",
"bulks",
"distends",
"inflates",
"puffs (up)",
"crescendoes",
"crests",
"peaks"
],
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"antonyms":[
"contracts",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"recedes",
"wanes"
]
},
"to leave one's bed":{
"examples":[
"I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven"
],
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"arises",
"gets up",
"rolls out",
"turns out",
"uprises"
],
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"arouses",
"awakens",
"awakes",
"bestirs",
"stirs",
"wakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catnaps",
"dozes",
"drops off",
"lies up",
"naps",
"nods",
"rests",
"sleeps",
"slumbers",
"snoozes",
"bunks",
"perches",
"roosts",
"settles",
"couches",
"dosses (down)",
"flops (down)",
"lies (down)",
"reclines"
],
"antonyms":[
"beds (down)",
"retires",
"turns in"
]
},
"to move or extend upward":{
"examples":[
"mountains majestically rising towards the sky"
],
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"arises",
"ascends",
"aspires",
"climbs",
"lifts",
"mounts",
"soars",
"thrusts",
"uprears",
"uprises",
"ups",
"upthrusts",
"upturns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"surges",
"towers",
"boosts",
"elevates",
"raises",
"upheaves",
"uplifts",
"upraises",
"balloons",
"blasts off",
"takes off",
"zooms",
"crests",
"scales",
"surmounts",
"tops",
"cants",
"inclines",
"leans",
"lists",
"reclines",
"slants",
"slopes",
"tilts",
"tips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dives",
"nose-dives",
"plummets",
"sinks",
"slides"
],
"antonyms":[
"declines",
"descends",
"dips",
"drops",
"falls (off)",
"plunges"
]
},
"a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position":{
"examples":[
"his rapid rise to president of the company"
],
"synonyms":[
"advancements",
"ascents",
"creations",
"elevations",
"preferences",
"preferments",
"promotions",
"upgrades"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggrandizements",
"ennoblements",
"exaltations",
"glorifications",
"magnifications"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depositions",
"dethronements",
"discharges",
"dismissals",
"expulsions",
"impeachments",
"ousters",
"overthrows",
"removals",
"suspensions",
"downfalls",
"falls"
],
"antonyms":[
"abasements",
"comedowns",
"degradations",
"demotions",
"downgrades",
"reductions"
]
},
"an area of high ground":{
"examples":[
"if we can get to the top of that rise , we'll be able to see for miles"
],
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"altitudes",
"elevations",
"eminences",
"heights",
"highlands",
"hills",
"humps",
"mounds",
"prominences",
"uplands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alps",
"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dales",
"dells",
"depressions",
"dingles",
"glens",
"hollows",
"vales",
"valleys",
"basins",
"bottomlands",
"bottoms",
"fens",
"flats",
"floodplains",
"plains",
"tidewaters"
],
"antonyms":[
"lowlands"
]
},
"an upward slope":{
"examples":[
"the rise of the hill was relatively gentle"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclivities",
"ascents",
"hills",
"upgrades",
"uphills",
"uprises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cants",
"diagonals",
"glacis",
"grades",
"gradients",
"inclinations",
"inclines",
"leans",
"pitches",
"rakes",
"tilts",
"climbs",
"humps",
"mounds",
"ridges",
"swells"
],
"near antonyms":[
"basins",
"depressions",
"hollows"
],
"antonyms":[
"declensions",
"declines",
"declivities",
"descents",
"dips",
"downgrades",
"downhills",
"drop-offs",
"falls",
"hangings",
"hangs"
]
},
"something added (as by growth)":{
"examples":[
"an unexpected rise in prices"
],
"synonyms":[
"accretions",
"accruals",
"addenda",
"addendums",
"additions",
"augmentations",
"boosts",
"expansions",
"gains",
"increases",
"increments",
"more",
"pluses",
"plusses",
"proliferations",
"raises",
"step-ups",
"supplements",
"upticks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accumulations",
"assemblages",
"collections",
"gatherings",
"complements",
"accessions",
"appendixes",
"appendices",
"continuations",
"extensions",
"uptrends",
"upturns",
"jumps",
"run-ups",
"spikes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deductions",
"subtractions"
],
"antonyms":[
"abatements",
"declines",
"decreases",
"decrements",
"depletions",
"diminishments",
"diminutions",
"drop-offs",
"falloffs",
"falls",
"losses",
"reductions",
"shrinkages",
"step-downs"
]
},
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, the descent of the balloon was just as swift as its rise"
],
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"ascensions",
"ascents",
"climbs",
"risings",
"soars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boosts",
"hikes",
"increases",
"raises",
"blastoffs",
"elevations",
"hoists",
"levitations",
"liftoffs",
"takeoffs",
"heaves",
"thrusts",
"upheavals",
"upsurges",
"upsweeps",
"upswings",
"upthrusts",
"uptrends",
"upturns",
"upwellings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plops",
"declines",
"decreases",
"downs",
"comedowns",
"downfalls",
"downgrades"
],
"antonyms":[
"descents",
"dips",
"dives",
"drops",
"falls",
"nosedives",
"plunges"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rising (to)":{
"as in clapping , bravoing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bravoing",
"clapping",
"acclaiming",
"accrediting",
"applauding",
"cheering",
"cracking up",
"hailing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"saluting",
"touting",
"ballyhooing",
"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"favoring",
"recommending",
"rooting (for)",
"supporting",
"celebrating",
"emblazoning",
"eulogizing",
"extolling",
"glorifying",
"magnifying",
"singing",
"adulating",
"belauding",
"flattering",
"overpraising",
"deifying",
"idolizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"knocking",
"panning",
"slamming",
"belittling",
"discommending",
"disparaging",
"putting down",
"blaming",
"censuring",
"reprehending",
"reprobating",
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"criticizing",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"reproving",
"castigating",
"excoriating",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"skewering",
"slagging",
"vilifying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rises (to)":{
"as in claps , bravoes":{
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"near synonyms":[
"bravoes",
"claps",
"acclaims",
"accredits",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"cracks up",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes",
"touts",
"ballyhoos",
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"favors",
"recommends",
"roots (for)",
"supports",
"celebrates",
"emblazons",
"eulogizes",
"extols",
"extolls",
"glorifies",
"magnifies",
"sings",
"adulates",
"belauds",
"flatters",
"overpraises",
"deifies",
"idolizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"knocks",
"pans",
"slams",
"belittles",
"discommends",
"disparages",
"puts down",
"blames",
"censures",
"reprehends",
"reprobates",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"criticizes",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproves",
"castigates",
"excoriates",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"skewers",
"slags",
"vilifies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"risers":{
"as in scaffolds":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"scaffolds",
"altars",
"bimahs",
"bimas",
"footpaces",
"pulpits",
"balconies",
"galleries",
"daises",
"platforms",
"podiums",
"podia",
"rostra",
"rostrums",
"stages",
"stands",
"tribunes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"risk":{
"something that may cause injury or harm":{
"examples":[
"mountain climbing is a risk , but the thrill and challenge are worth it"
],
"synonyms":[
"danger",
"hazard",
"imminence",
"menace",
"peril",
"pitfall",
"threat",
"trouble"
],
"near synonyms":[
"snare",
"trap",
"booby trap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"shield",
"ward",
"asylum",
"harbor",
"haven",
"refuge",
"retreat",
"shelter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil":{
"examples":[
"children living in poverty are considered at risk for a number of medical and developmental problems"
],
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"danger",
"distress",
"endangerment",
"harm's way",
"imperilment",
"jeopardy",
"peril",
"trouble"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exposure",
"liability",
"openness",
"vulnerability",
"precariousness",
"threat",
"susceptibility",
"susceptibleness",
"defenselessness",
"helplessness",
"weakness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"preservation",
"salvation",
"defense",
"protection",
"exemption",
"immunity",
"impunity",
"inviolability",
"invulnerability"
],
"antonyms":[
"safeness",
"safety",
"secureness",
"security"
]
},
"to take a chance on":{
"examples":[
"Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need"
],
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"adventure",
"chance",
"gamble (on)",
"hazard",
"tempt",
"venture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"brazen",
"breast",
"challenge",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"compromise",
"endanger",
"imperil",
"jeopardize",
"menace",
"expose",
"subject",
"bet (on)",
"wager"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to place in danger":{
"examples":[
"we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventure",
"compromise",
"endanger",
"gamble (with)",
"hazard",
"imperil",
"jeopard",
"jeopardize",
"menace",
"peril",
"venture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"intimidate",
"threaten",
"expose",
"subject",
"chance",
"wager"
],
"near antonyms":[
"guard",
"protect",
"shelter",
"shield",
"preserve",
"resume",
"save"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"risked":{
"to take a chance on":{
"examples":[
"Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need"
],
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"adventured",
"chanced",
"gambled (on)",
"hazarded",
"tempted",
"ventured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"brazened",
"breasted",
"challenged",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"outbraved",
"compromised",
"endangered",
"imperiled",
"imperilled",
"jeopardized",
"menaced",
"exposed",
"subjected",
"bet (on)",
"betted (on)",
"wagered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to place in danger":{
"examples":[
"we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme"
],
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"adventured",
"compromised",
"endangered",
"gambled (with)",
"hazarded",
"imperiled",
"imperilled",
"jeoparded",
"jeopardized",
"menaced",
"periled",
"perilled",
"ventured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"intimidated",
"threatened",
"exposed",
"subjected",
"chanced",
"wagered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"guarded",
"protected",
"sheltered",
"shielded",
"preserved",
"resumed",
"saved"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"risings":{
"open fighting against authority (as one's own government)":{
"examples":[
"a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years"
],
"synonyms":[
"insurgences",
"insurgencies",
"insurrections",
"mutinies",
"outbreaks",
"rebellions",
"revolts",
"revolutions",
"uprisings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coups",
"coups d'\u00e9tat",
"coups d'etat",
"coup d'\u00e9tats",
"coup d'etats",
"overthrows",
"misprisions",
"seditions",
"treacheries",
"treasons",
"sabotages",
"subversions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"counterinsurgencies",
"counterrevolutions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
"examples":[
"the rising of the sun"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascensions",
"ascents",
"climbs",
"rises",
"soars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boosts",
"hikes",
"increases",
"raises",
"blastoffs",
"elevations",
"hoists",
"levitations",
"liftoffs",
"takeoffs",
"heaves",
"thrusts",
"upheavals",
"upsurges",
"upsweeps",
"upswings",
"upthrusts",
"uptrends",
"upturns",
"upwellings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plops",
"declines",
"decreases",
"downs",
"comedowns",
"downfalls",
"downgrades"
],
"antonyms":[
"descents",
"dips",
"dives",
"drops",
"falls",
"nosedives",
"plunges"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}