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{
"agent":{
"something used to achieve an end":{
"examples":[
"the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach",
"the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries"
],
"synonyms":[
"agency",
"instrument",
"instrumentality",
"machinery",
"means",
"medium",
"ministry",
"organ",
"vehicle"
],
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"determinant",
"expedient",
"factor",
"influence",
"ingredient",
"mechanism",
"tool",
"weapon",
"activator",
"animator",
"catalyst",
"driver",
"energizer",
"executor",
"generator",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"instigator",
"launcher",
"mover",
"power",
"stimulus",
"trigger",
"antecedent",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason",
"subagency",
"subagent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
"examples":[
"the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player"
],
"synonyms":[
"assignee",
"attorney",
"commissary",
"delegate",
"deputy",
"envoy",
"factor",
"minister",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"rep",
"representative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassador",
"diplomat",
"diplomatist",
"emissary",
"foreign minister",
"legate",
"plenipotentiary",
"alternate",
"backup",
"pinch hitter",
"relief",
"replacement",
"stand-in",
"sub",
"substitute",
"surrogate",
"understudy",
"informer",
"operative",
"spy",
"broker",
"distributor",
"manager",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"comprador",
"compradore",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"interposer",
"liaison",
"mediator",
"middleman",
"peacemaker",
"mouthpiece",
"point man",
"point person",
"prophet",
"speaker",
"spokesman",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
"examples":[
"an undercover agent of the Crown"
],
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"ambassador",
"delegate",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
"minister",
"representative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadress",
"attach\u00e9",
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
"consul",
"deputy",
"diplomat",
"foreign minister",
"nuncio",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"apostle",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"deputation",
"detachment",
"legation",
"courier",
"messenger",
"mouthpiece",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{
"examples":[
"an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements"
],
"synonyms":[
"asset",
"emissary",
"intelligencer",
"mole",
"operative",
"spook",
"spy",
"undercover"
],
"near synonyms":[
"courier",
"counterspy",
"double agent",
"sleeper",
"infiltrator",
"informer",
"stool pigeon",
"spymaster",
"superspy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ages":{
"an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing":{
"examples":[
"the Bronze Age marks the beginning of the use of metal by ancient peoples"
],
"synonyms":[
"days",
"epochs",
"eras",
"periods",
"times"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cycles",
"generations",
"years",
"bits",
"spaces",
"spans",
"spells",
"stretches",
"whiles",
"dates",
"vintages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a long or seemingly long period of time":{
"examples":[
"it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items"
],
"synonyms":[
"aeons",
"eons",
"blue moons",
"coon's ages",
"cycles",
"donkey's years",
"eternities",
"forevers",
"longs",
"months",
"moons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"infinities",
"lifetimes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flashes",
"instants",
"jiffies",
"minutes",
"moments",
"seconds",
"shakes",
"split seconds",
"trices",
"twinkles",
"twinklings",
"winks",
"microseconds",
"nanoseconds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet"
],
"synonyms":[
"develops",
"grows",
"grows up",
"matures",
"progresses",
"ripens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellows",
"softens",
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"flourishes",
"flowers",
"opens",
"unfolds",
"advances",
"evolves",
"gets along",
"gets on",
"grays",
"greys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decays",
"declines",
"degenerates",
"deteriorates",
"sinks",
"worsens",
"dries",
"droops",
"fades",
"flags",
"sags",
"shrivels",
"wanes",
"wastes (away)",
"weakens",
"wilts",
"withers",
"regresses",
"retrogresses",
"reverts",
"backslides",
"lapses",
"returns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"agency":{
"a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization":{
"examples":[
"the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms"
],
"synonyms":[
"arm",
"branch",
"bureau",
"department",
"desk",
"division",
"office",
"service"
],
"near synonyms":[
"subdepartment",
"subdivision"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something used to achieve an end":{
"examples":[
"by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?"
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"instrument",
"instrumentality",
"machinery",
"means",
"medium",
"ministry",
"organ",
"vehicle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinant",
"expedient",
"factor",
"influence",
"ingredient",
"mechanism",
"tool",
"weapon",
"activator",
"animator",
"catalyst",
"driver",
"energizer",
"executor",
"generator",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"instigator",
"launcher",
"mover",
"power",
"stimulus",
"trigger",
"antecedent",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason",
"subagency",
"subagent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agendas":{
"a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)":{
"examples":[
"unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda , it won't be addressed"
],
"synonyms":[
"calendars",
"dockets",
"programs",
"schedules",
"timetables"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cards",
"dance cards",
"exercises",
"plates",
"arrangements",
"orderings",
"orders",
"organizations",
"sequences",
"setups"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ageless":{
"having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish":{
"examples":[
"a screen icon whose ageless beauty still entrances audiences today"
],
"synonyms":[
"abiding",
"continuing",
"dateless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"imperishable",
"lasting",
"ongoing",
"perennial",
"perpetual",
"timeless",
"undying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ceaseless",
"endless",
"permanent",
"changeless",
"constant",
"stable",
"stationary",
"steady",
"unchanging",
"unvarying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"obsolete",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"agents provocateurs":{
"as in fomenters , revolters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alarmists",
"extremists",
"insurgents",
"insurrectionists",
"radicals",
"rebels",
"revolters",
"revolutionaries",
"revolutionists",
"subversives",
"troublemakers",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"boosters",
"champions",
"exponents",
"persuaders",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"reformers",
"reformists",
"supporters",
"agitators",
"demagogues",
"demagogs",
"exciters",
"firebrands",
"fomenters",
"incendiaries",
"inciters",
"instigators",
"kindlers",
"provocateurs",
"rabble-rousers",
"demonstrators",
"marchers",
"objectors",
"picketers",
"protesters",
"protestors",
"prodders",
"prompters",
"provokers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"peacemakers",
"reconcilers",
"uniters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"age-old":{
"dating or surviving from the distant past":{
"examples":[
"age-old customs and beliefs"
],
"synonyms":[
"aged",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"antique",
"dateless",
"hoar",
"hoary",
"immemorial",
"old",
"venerable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aging",
"ageing",
"mature",
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"archaistic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"geriatric",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moldy",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"old-world",
"retro",
"vintage",
"durable",
"enduring",
"lasting",
"long-lived",
"permanent",
"ageless",
"hallowed",
"time-honored",
"timeless",
"time-tested",
"timeworn",
"traditional",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"classic",
"classical",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"primeval",
"primordial"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"vernal",
"young",
"youthful",
"contemporary",
"current",
"latest",
"mod",
"novel",
"present-day",
"ultramodern",
"untested",
"untried",
"brand-new",
"unused",
"unworn"
],
"antonyms":[
"modern",
"new",
"recent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"agelessness":{
"as in ancientness , datedness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"age",
"agedness",
"ancientness",
"antiquity",
"hoariness",
"antiquation",
"datedness",
"obsolescence",
"obsoleteness",
"old-fashionedness",
"fustiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"newness",
"currency",
"currentness",
"freshness",
"modernity",
"modernness",
"novelty",
"recentness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agent provocateur":{
"as in fomenter , revolter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alarmist",
"extremist",
"insurgent",
"insurrectionist",
"radical",
"rebel",
"revolter",
"revolutionary",
"revolutionist",
"subversive",
"troublemaker",
"advocate",
"apostle",
"backer",
"booster",
"champion",
"exponent",
"persuader",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"reformer",
"reformist",
"supporter",
"agitator",
"demagogue",
"demagog",
"exciter",
"firebrand",
"fomenter",
"incendiary",
"inciter",
"instigator",
"kindler",
"provocateur",
"rabble-rouser",
"demonstrator",
"marcher",
"objector",
"picketer",
"protester",
"protestor",
"prodder",
"prompter",
"provoker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"peacemaker",
"reconciler",
"uniter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agenda":{
"a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)":{
"examples":[
"unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda , it won't be addressed"
],
"synonyms":[
"calendar",
"docket",
"program",
"schedule",
"timetable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"card",
"dance card",
"exercises",
"plate",
"arrangement",
"order",
"ordering",
"organization",
"sequence",
"setup"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agents":{
"something used to achieve an end":{
"examples":[
"the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach",
"the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries"
],
"synonyms":[
"agencies",
"instrumentalities",
"instruments",
"machineries",
"means",
"mediums",
"media",
"ministries",
"organs",
"vehicles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinants",
"expedients",
"factors",
"influences",
"ingredients",
"mechanisms",
"tools",
"weapons",
"activators",
"animators",
"catalysts",
"drivers",
"energizers",
"executors",
"generators",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"inspirations",
"instigations",
"instigators",
"launchers",
"movers",
"powers",
"stimuli",
"triggers",
"antecedents",
"causes",
"occasions",
"reasons",
"subagencies",
"sub-agencies",
"subagents",
"sub-agents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
"examples":[
"the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player"
],
"synonyms":[
"assignees",
"attorneys",
"commissaries",
"delegates",
"deputies",
"envoys",
"factors",
"ministers",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"representatives",
"reps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadors",
"diplomatists",
"diplomats",
"emissaries",
"foreign ministers",
"legates",
"plenipotentiaries",
"alternates",
"backups",
"pinch hitters",
"reliefs",
"replacements",
"stand-ins",
"subs",
"substitutes",
"surrogates",
"understudies",
"informers",
"operatives",
"spies",
"brokers",
"distributors",
"managers",
"arbiters",
"arbitrators",
"compradors",
"compradores",
"conciliators",
"go-betweens",
"intercessors",
"intermediaries",
"interposers",
"liaisons",
"mediators",
"middlemen",
"peacemakers",
"mouthpieces",
"point men",
"point people",
"prophets",
"speakers",
"spokesmen",
"spokespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
"examples":[
"an undercover agent of the Crown"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambassadors",
"delegates",
"emissaries",
"envoys",
"legates",
"ministers",
"representatives"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadresses",
"attach\u00e9s",
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
"consuls",
"deputies",
"diplomats",
"foreign ministers",
"nuncios",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"apostles",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"deputations",
"detachments",
"legations",
"couriers",
"messengers",
"mouthpieces",
"spokespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{
"examples":[
"an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements"
],
"synonyms":[
"assets",
"emissaries",
"intelligencers",
"moles",
"operatives",
"spies",
"spooks",
"undercovers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"couriers",
"counterspies",
"double agents",
"sleepers",
"infiltrators",
"informers",
"stool pigeons",
"spymasters",
"superspies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aged":{
"being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{
"examples":[
"all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind"
],
"synonyms":[
"aging",
"ageing",
"ancient",
"elderly",
"geriatric",
"long-lived",
"old",
"older",
"over-the-hill",
"senescent",
"senior",
"unyoung"
],
"near synonyms":[
"centenarian",
"nonagenarian",
"octogenarian",
"septuagenarian",
"sexagenarian",
"oldish",
"adult",
"grown-up",
"mature",
"middle-aged",
"pensioned",
"retired",
"superannuated",
"matriarchal",
"patriarchal",
"venerable",
"anile",
"decrepit",
"doddering",
"senile",
"spavined",
"tottery",
"overage",
"overaged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ageless",
"youngish",
"adolescent",
"immature",
"juvenile",
"preteen",
"puerile",
"minor",
"underage",
"callow",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"raw",
"babyish",
"childish",
"childlike",
"infantile",
"infantine",
"kiddish"
],
"antonyms":[
"young",
"youthful"
]
},
"dating or surviving from the distant past":{
"examples":[
"a forest of aged and gnarled oaks"
],
"synonyms":[
"age-old",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"antique",
"dateless",
"hoar",
"hoary",
"immemorial",
"old",
"venerable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aging",
"ageing",
"mature",
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"archaistic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"geriatric",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moldy",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"old-world",
"retro",
"vintage",
"durable",
"enduring",
"lasting",
"long-lived",
"permanent",
"ageless",
"hallowed",
"time-honored",
"timeless",
"time-tested",
"timeworn",
"traditional",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"classic",
"classical",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"primeval",
"primordial"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"vernal",
"young",
"youthful",
"contemporary",
"current",
"latest",
"mod",
"novel",
"present-day",
"ultramodern",
"untested",
"untried",
"brand-new",
"unused",
"unworn"
],
"antonyms":[
"modern",
"new",
"recent"
]
},
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet"
],
"synonyms":[
"developed",
"grew",
"grew up",
"matured",
"progressed",
"ripened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellowed",
"softened",
"bloomed",
"blossomed",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"flourished",
"flowered",
"opened",
"unfolded",
"advanced",
"evolved",
"got along",
"got on",
"grayed",
"greyed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"sank",
"sunk",
"worsened",
"dried",
"drooped",
"faded",
"flagged",
"sagged",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"waned",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted",
"withered",
"regressed",
"retrogressed",
"reverted",
"backslid",
"lapsed",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"agedness":{
"the state of being an old person":{
"examples":[
"the advanced agedness of the patient was immediately obvious to the emergency room staff"
],
"synonyms":[
"age",
"ancientness",
"elderliness",
"maturity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"senectitude",
"venerableness",
"anecdotage",
"anility",
"caducity",
"dotage",
"second childhood",
"senescence",
"senility",
"feebleness",
"infirmity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"freshness",
"prime",
"youthfulness",
"adolescence",
"immaturity",
"juvenility",
"minority",
"nonage"
],
"antonyms":[
"youngness",
"youth"
]
},
"the state of being something old":{
"examples":[
"the sheer ancientness of the Middle East impresses many first-time visitors"
],
"synonyms":[
"age",
"ancientness",
"antiquity",
"hoariness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antiquation",
"datedness",
"obsolescence",
"obsoleteness",
"old-fashionedness",
"fustiness",
"agelessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"currency",
"currentness",
"freshness",
"modernity",
"modernness",
"novelty",
"recentness"
],
"antonyms":[
"newness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}