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{
"idiocy":{
"a foolish act or idea":{
"examples":[
"trying to get that many people to agree on anything was pure idiocy"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"b\u00eatise",
"fatuity",
"folly",
"foolery",
"foppery",
"imbecility",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"stupidity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absurdness",
"craziness",
"foolishness",
"inaneness",
"madness",
"senselessness",
"witlessness",
"buffoonery",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"drivel",
"humbug",
"nonsense",
"twaddle",
"blunder",
"bungle",
"flub",
"goof",
"howler"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discretion",
"forethought",
"prudence",
"sagacity",
"wisdom",
"brainstorm",
"inspiration"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiom":{
"a sequence of words having a specific meaning":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the English idiom \"how are you doing?\" is our version of a greeting that in some other languages can be translated as \"how are you going?\""
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"locution",
"term",
"epithet",
"expletive",
"name",
"byword",
"cry",
"motto",
"shibboleth",
"slogan",
"watchword",
"archaism",
"colloquialism",
"euphemism",
"modernism",
"neologism",
"provincialism",
"vulgarism"
],
"synonyms":[
"expression",
"phrase"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiomatic":{
"of, relating to, or belonging to a single person":{
"antonyms":[
"general",
"generic",
"popular",
"public",
"shared",
"universal"
],
"examples":[
"the new teacher's idiomatic approach to dealing with special-needs students is already showing signs of success"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broad",
"prevailing",
"prevalent",
"widespread",
"common",
"normal",
"regular",
"typical"
],
"related":[
"characteristic",
"distinctive",
"intimate",
"identifying",
"idiosyncratic",
"especial",
"express",
"special",
"specific",
"independent",
"nonconformist",
"self-directed",
"self-sufficient",
"custom",
"customized",
"specialized"
],
"synonyms":[
"individual",
"individualized",
"particular",
"patented",
"peculiar",
"personal",
"personalized",
"private",
"privy",
"separate",
"singular",
"subjective",
"unique"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"idiot":{
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"only an idiot would invest in a company just because a casual acquaintance recommended it"
],
"synonyms":[
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dum-dum",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booby",
"buffoon",
"fool",
"goose",
"loony",
"lunatic",
"madman",
"nut",
"zany",
"loser",
"gawk",
"featherbrain",
"scatterbrain",
"beast",
"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cur",
"heel",
"jerk",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinker",
"villain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellect",
"intellectual",
"sage",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wizard",
"polymath",
"Renaissance man",
"sharpie",
"sharpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiotical":{
"having or showing an inability to understand or make sensible choices":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He ended up making millions from an idea that many had dismissed as idiotic .",
"I'm afraid I said some really idiotic things yesterday."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"idiots":{
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"only an idiot would invest in a company just because a casual acquaintance recommended it"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"boneheads",
"bubbleheads",
"chowderheads",
"chuckleheads",
"clodpolls",
"clodpoles",
"clots",
"clucks",
"clunks",
"cretins",
"cuddies",
"deadheads",
"dim bulbs",
"dimwits",
"dips",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"dullards",
"dumbbells",
"dumbheads",
"dum-dums",
"dummies",
"dummkopfs",
"dunces",
"dunderheads",
"fatheads",
"ganders",
"golems",
"goofs",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"hammerheads",
"hardheads",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"jackasses",
"know-nothings",
"knuckleheads",
"lamebrains",
"loggerheads",
"loons",
"lumps",
"lunkheads",
"meatheads",
"momes",
"morons",
"mugs",
"mutts",
"naturals",
"nimrods",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"ninnyhammers",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"noddies",
"noodles",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"oafs",
"pinheads",
"prats",
"ratbags",
"sapheads",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schnooks",
"simpletons",
"stocks",
"stupes",
"stupids",
"thickheads",
"turkeys",
"woodenheads",
"yahoos",
"yo-yos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boobies",
"buffoons",
"fools",
"geese",
"loonies",
"lunatics",
"madmen",
"nuts",
"zanies",
"losers",
"gawks",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkers",
"villains"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellects",
"intellectuals",
"sages",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"polymaths",
"Renaissance men",
"sharpies"
],
"antonyms":[
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiosyncratic":{
"as in identifying":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"identifying",
"characteristic",
"distinctive",
"intimate",
"especial",
"express",
"special",
"specific",
"idiomatic",
"individual",
"individualized",
"particular",
"patented",
"peculiar",
"personal",
"personalized",
"private",
"privy",
"separate",
"singular",
"subjective",
"unique",
"independent",
"nonconformist",
"self-directed",
"self-sufficient",
"custom",
"customized",
"specialized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"general",
"generic",
"popular",
"public",
"shared",
"universal",
"broad",
"prevailing",
"prevalent",
"widespread",
"common",
"normal",
"regular",
"typical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"IDing":{
"to find out or establish the identity of":{
"examples":[
"studies that show that eyewitnesses are surprisingly unreliable when called upon to ID the perpetrators of crimes"
],
"synonyms":[
"distinguishing",
"fingering",
"identifying",
"pinpointing",
"singling (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diagnosing",
"determining",
"finding",
"locating",
"picking out",
"placing",
"recognizing",
"spotting",
"checking",
"examining",
"inspecting",
"investigating",
"noticing",
"observing",
"scrutinizing",
"betraying",
"disclosing",
"discovering",
"revealing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"camouflaging",
"concealing",
"disguising",
"hiding",
"counterfeiting",
"feigning",
"shamming",
"simulating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"idiosyncrasies":{
"an odd or peculiar habit":{
"examples":[
"his only idiosyncrasy is his inveterate wearing of sneakers, even with business suits"
],
"synonyms":[
"crotchets",
"curiosities",
"eccentricities",
"erraticisms",
"individualisms",
"kinks",
"mannerisms",
"oddities",
"peculiarities",
"quiddities",
"quips",
"quirks",
"singularities",
"tics",
"tricks",
"twists"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affectations",
"airs",
"attributes",
"characteristics",
"marks",
"properties",
"traits",
"customs",
"habits",
"patterns",
"practices",
"practises",
"ways",
"wonts",
"addictions",
"abnormalities",
"neuroticisms",
"perversions",
"dispositions",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"leanings",
"partialities",
"bents",
"inclinations",
"penchants",
"predilections",
"predispositions",
"proclivities",
"propensities",
"tendencies",
"turns",
"attitudes",
"characters",
"humors",
"identities",
"individualities",
"natures",
"personalities",
"temperaments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiot boxes":{
"an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound":{
"examples":[
"she declared that she wouldn't have an idiot box in her home"
],
"synonyms":[
"boob tubes",
"boxes",
"televisions",
"tellies",
"teles",
"tubes",
"TVs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"LCDs",
"plasmas",
"home theaters",
"home videos"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiolects":{
"as in dialects , idioms":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"argots",
"cants",
"colloquials",
"dialects",
"idioms",
"jargons",
"parlances",
"patois",
"patter",
"pidgins",
"slangs",
"slanguages",
"vernaculars",
"acrolects",
"colloquialisms",
"localisms",
"provincialisms",
"regionalisms",
"shibboleths",
"vernacularisms",
"languages",
"lingos",
"lingoes",
"mother tongues",
"speeches",
"tongues",
"vocabularies",
"terminologies",
"coinages",
"modernisms",
"neologisms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiolect":{
"as in dialect , idiom":{
"examples":[],
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"cant",
"colloquial",
"dialect",
"idiom",
"jargon",
"parlance",
"patois",
"patter",
"pidgin",
"slang",
"slanguage",
"vernacular",
"acrolect",
"colloquialism",
"localism",
"provincialism",
"regionalism",
"shibboleth",
"vernacularism",
"language",
"lingo",
"mother tongue",
"speech",
"tongue",
"vocabulary",
"terminology",
"coinage",
"modernism",
"neologism"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiosyncrasy":{
"an odd or peculiar habit":{
"examples":[
"his only idiosyncrasy is his inveterate wearing of sneakers, even with business suits"
],
"synonyms":[
"crotchet",
"curiosity",
"eccentricity",
"erraticism",
"individualism",
"kink",
"mannerism",
"oddity",
"peculiarity",
"quiddity",
"quip",
"quirk",
"singularity",
"tic",
"trick",
"twist"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affectation",
"airs",
"attribute",
"characteristic",
"mark",
"property",
"trait",
"custom",
"habit",
"pattern",
"practice",
"practise",
"way",
"wont",
"addiction",
"abnormality",
"neuroticism",
"perversion",
"weirdness",
"disposition",
"genius",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"bent",
"inclination",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn",
"attitude",
"character",
"humor",
"identity",
"individuality",
"nature",
"personality",
"temperament"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformity",
"sameness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiotic":{
"having or showing an inability to understand or make sensible choices":{
"examples":[
"He ended up making millions from an idea that many had dismissed as idiotic .",
"I'm afraid I said some really idiotic things yesterday."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"boobish",
"brain-dead",
"chowderheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"clueless",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"fatuous",
"feebleminded",
"gormless",
"ignorant",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"mindless",
"moronic",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"thoughtless",
"thick",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"vacuous",
"witless",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"surd",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoning",
"unsound",
"weak",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"notional",
"buffoonish",
"clownish",
"ill-advised",
"unconsidered",
"unreasoned",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"foolish",
"half-baked",
"harebrained",
"half-witted",
"inept",
"insane",
"jerky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"lunkheaded",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"silly",
"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"weak-minded",
"zany"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brainy",
"bright",
"clever",
"intelligent",
"smart",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"valid",
"well-advised",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient",
"sensible",
"sound",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"idioms":{
"a sequence of words having a specific meaning":{
"examples":[
"the English idiom \"how are you doing?\" is our version of a greeting that in some other languages can be translated as \"how are you going?\""
],
"synonyms":[
"expressions",
"phrases"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clich\u00e9s",
"cliches",
"locutions",
"terms",
"epithets",
"expletives",
"names",
"bywords",
"cries",
"mottoes",
"mottos",
"shibboleths",
"slogans",
"watchwords",
"archaisms",
"colloquialisms",
"euphemisms",
"modernisms",
"neologisms",
"provincialisms",
"vulgarisms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiot box":{
"an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound":{
"examples":[
"she declared that she wouldn't have an idiot box in her home"
],
"synonyms":[
"boob tube",
"box",
"television",
"telly",
"tube",
"TV"
],
"near synonyms":[
"LCD",
"plasma",
"home theater",
"home video"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"idiocies":{
"a foolish act or idea":{
"examples":[
"trying to get that many people to agree on anything was pure idiocy"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurdities",
"asininities",
"b\u00eatises",
"fatuities",
"follies",
"fooleries",
"fopperies",
"imbecilities",
"inanities",
"insanities",
"lunacies",
"stupidities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"buffooneries",
"monkeyshines",
"shenanigans",
"tomfooleries",
"drivel",
"humbug",
"nonsense",
"twaddles",
"blunders",
"bungles",
"flubs",
"goofs",
"howlers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discretions",
"forethoughts",
"prudences",
"sagacities",
"wisdoms",
"brainstorms",
"inspirations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}