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{
"oddments":{
"an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value":{
"examples":[
"the fabric store sells oddments left over from cutting"
],
"synonyms":[
"ends",
"fag ends",
"leftovers",
"remainders",
"remnants",
"scraps",
"stubs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"leavings",
"odds and ends",
"pickings",
"refuses",
"remains",
"residuals",
"residues",
"scrapings",
"stumps",
"vestiges",
"balances",
"rests",
"chips",
"flakes",
"fragments",
"pieces",
"slivers",
"splinters",
"ribbons",
"shreds",
"tatters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"wholes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is different from what is ordinary or expected":{
"examples":[
"one of those medical oddments that has perplexed and intrigued generations of medical historians"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberrations",
"abnormalities",
"anomalies",
"exceptions",
"oddities",
"rarities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curiosities",
"peculiarities",
"singularities",
"accidents",
"bizarreries",
"phenomena",
"phenomenons",
"quirks",
"vagaries",
"distortions",
"kinks",
"mutations",
"variations",
"differences",
"disparities",
"inconsistences",
"inconsistencies",
"errors",
"mistakes",
"contradictions",
"paradoxes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"norms",
"ordinaries",
"usuals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something strange or unusual that is an object of interest":{
"examples":[
"an exhibit devoted to the incredible array of oddments that are collected by people the world over"
],
"synonyms":[
"curios",
"curiosities",
"exotics",
"objets d'art",
"objets",
"oddities",
"rarities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"found objects",
"objets trouv\u00e9s",
"ephemera",
"ephemerae",
"ephemeras",
"virtus",
"vertus",
"marvels",
"prodigies",
"rara avises",
"rarae aves",
"rare birds",
"wonders",
"abnormalities",
"anomalies",
"freaks",
"monsters",
"monstrosities",
"malformations",
"mutants",
"mutations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"odd ducks":{
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
"examples":[
"That old man's an odd duck who keeps his extravagant holiday lighting display up all year long."
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"codgers",
"crackbrains",
"crackpots",
"cracks",
"cranks",
"eccentrics",
"flakes",
"fruitcakes",
"head cases",
"kooks",
"nutcases",
"nuts",
"nutters",
"oddballs",
"oddities",
"originals",
"quizzes",
"screwballs",
"weirdos",
"zanies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bohemians",
"mavericks",
"nonconformists",
"quixotes",
"coots",
"geezers",
"curios",
"rarities",
"freaks",
"fantasticoes",
"fantasts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformers",
"conformists",
"followers",
"sheep"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"oddly":{
"as in strangely , weirdly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"funnily",
"peculiarly",
"queerly",
"strangely",
"weirdly",
"abnormally",
"atypically",
"extraordinarily",
"uncommonly",
"untypically",
"unusually",
"anomalously",
"irregularly",
"radically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commonly",
"generally",
"natch",
"naturally",
"normally",
"ordinarily",
"typically",
"usually",
"customarily",
"habitually",
"regularly",
"routinely",
"familiarly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"oddity":{
"an odd or peculiar habit":{
"examples":[
"his one oddity is collecting used pencil leads"
],
"synonyms":[
"crotchet",
"curiosity",
"eccentricity",
"erraticism",
"idiosyncrasy",
"individualism",
"kink",
"mannerism",
"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":[]
},
"something strange or unusual that is an object of interest":{
"examples":[
"years ago circus sideshows used to display people with unusual physical features as oddities"
],
"synonyms":[
"curio",
"curiosity",
"exotic",
"objet d'art",
"objet",
"oddment",
"rarity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"found object",
"objet trouv\u00e9",
"curiosa",
"ephemera",
"virtu",
"vertu",
"marvel",
"prodigy",
"rara avis",
"rare bird",
"wonder",
"abnormality",
"anomaly",
"freak",
"monster",
"monstrosity",
"malformation",
"mutant",
"mutation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is different from what is ordinary or expected":{
"examples":[
"she is an oddity in that, unlike her sisters, she avoids social media"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberration",
"abnormality",
"anomaly",
"exception",
"oddment",
"rarity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curiosity",
"peculiarity",
"singularity",
"accident",
"bizarrerie",
"phenomenon",
"quirk",
"vagary",
"distortion",
"kink",
"mutation",
"variation",
"difference",
"disparity",
"inconsistence",
"inconsistency",
"error",
"mistake",
"contradiction",
"paradox"
],
"near antonyms":[
"norm",
"ordinary",
"usual"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
"examples":[
"an oddity with a penchant for weaving cat fur"
],
"synonyms":[
"character",
"codger",
"crack",
"crackbrain",
"crackpot",
"crank",
"eccentric",
"flake",
"fruitcake",
"head case",
"kook",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"nutter",
"oddball",
"original",
"quiz",
"screwball",
"weirdo",
"zany"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bohemian",
"maverick",
"nonconformist",
"quixote",
"coot",
"geezer",
"curio",
"rarity",
"freak",
"fantast",
"fantastico"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformer",
"conformist",
"follower",
"sheep"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oddballs":{
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
"examples":[
"she's known as the office oddball"
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"codgers",
"crackbrains",
"crackpots",
"cracks",
"cranks",
"eccentrics",
"flakes",
"fruitcakes",
"head cases",
"kooks",
"nutcases",
"nuts",
"nutters",
"oddities",
"originals",
"quizzes",
"screwballs",
"weirdos",
"zanies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bohemians",
"mavericks",
"nonconformists",
"quixotes",
"coots",
"geezers",
"curios",
"rarities",
"freaks",
"fantasticoes",
"fantasts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformers",
"conformists",
"followers",
"sheep"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"odds and ends":{
"small useful items":{
"examples":[
"she's always searching among the odds and ends in the drawer for some tool that she needs"
],
"synonyms":[
"etceteras",
"notion",
"novelties",
"sundries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baubles",
"bric-a-brac",
"gewgaws",
"geegaws",
"knickknacks",
"nicknacks",
"trinkets",
"gadgets",
"gimmicks",
"jiggers",
"hodgepodge",
"miscellany",
"variety"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a remaining group or portion":{
"examples":[
"almost all of the piece of leather will be needed for upholstering the chair, so just throw away any odds and ends"
],
"synonyms":[
"balance",
"leavings",
"leftovers",
"remainder",
"remains",
"remnant",
"residue",
"residuum",
"rest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fragment",
"scrap",
"vestige",
"butt",
"oddment",
"scraping(s)",
"stub",
"stump",
"excess",
"fat",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"body",
"bulk",
"main",
"mass",
"most",
"weight"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"oddsmaker":{
"as in bookmaker , handicapper":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bookmaker",
"handicapper",
"tipster",
"bluffer",
"sharper",
"speculator",
"dicer",
"high roller",
"piker",
"bettor",
"better",
"gambler",
"gamester",
"punter",
"wagerer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"odd":{
"being one of a pair or set without a corresponding mate":{
"examples":[
"somehow, there's always at least one odd sock that comes out of the dryer"
],
"synonyms":[
"unmatched",
"unpaired"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alone",
"lone",
"only",
"single",
"singular",
"sole",
"solitary"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"matched",
"paired"
]
},
"different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion":{
"examples":[
"odd behavior that prompted one of the waiting passengers to alert airport security"
],
"synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"bizarro",
"cranky",
"crazy",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"erratic",
"far-out",
"funky",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"offbeat",
"off-kilter",
"off-the-wall",
"outlandish",
"out-of-the-way",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"remarkable",
"rum",
"screwy",
"spaced-out",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"weirdo",
"wild"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"addlepated",
"flaky",
"extraordinary",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"freak",
"freakish",
"freaky",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"phenomenal",
"atypical",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"salient",
"striking",
"atrocious",
"outrageous",
"shocking",
"crotchety",
"idiosyncratic",
"nonconformist",
"nonmainstream",
"out-there",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"baffling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"puzzling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"average",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"garden",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"standard",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday",
"conformist",
"conservative",
"conventional",
"expected",
"familiar",
"knee-jerk",
"predictable",
"common",
"customary",
"frequent",
"habitual",
"regular",
"wonted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"being out of the ordinary":{
"examples":[
"the only odd grade for the exam was the one perfect score"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"aberrated",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"especial",
"exceeding",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"freak",
"peculiar",
"phenomenal",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"salient",
"striking",
"bizarre",
"deviant",
"eccentric",
"freakish",
"monstrous",
"oddball",
"outlandish",
"quaint",
"strange",
"weird",
"incomprehensible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"everyday",
"familiar",
"frequent"
],
"antonyms":[
"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
]
},
"noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced":{
"examples":[
"the odd occurrences in the area attracted the attention of people interested in psychic phenomena"
],
"synonyms":[
"curious",
"extraordinary",
"funny",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"peculiar",
"queer",
"rare",
"singular",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"weird"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"eccentric",
"far-out",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"oddball",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"way-out",
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"atypical",
"exceptional",
"irregular",
"newsworthy",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"noticeable",
"particular",
"remarkable",
"special"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unexceptional",
"expected",
"predictable",
"familiar",
"normal",
"regular",
"typical"
],
"antonyms":[
"common",
"ordinary",
"plain",
"usual"
]
},
"not often occurring or repeated":{
"examples":[
"with the exception of the odd sick day, he never takes time off from work"
],
"synonyms":[
"infrequent",
"isolated",
"occasional",
"rare",
"sporadic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scarce",
"scattered",
"uncommon",
"unique",
"unusual",
"choppy",
"discontinuous",
"erratic",
"fitful",
"intermittent",
"irregular",
"spasmodic",
"spotty",
"unsteady"
],
"near antonyms":[
"daily",
"regular",
"common",
"ordinary",
"routine"
],
"antonyms":[
"frequent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"odd duck":{
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
"examples":[
"That old man's an odd duck who keeps his extravagant holiday lighting display up all year long."
],
"synonyms":[
"character",
"codger",
"crack",
"crackbrain",
"crackpot",
"crank",
"eccentric",
"flake",
"fruitcake",
"head case",
"kook",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"nutter",
"oddball",
"oddity",
"original",
"quiz",
"screwball",
"weirdo",
"zany"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bohemian",
"maverick",
"nonconformist",
"quixote",
"coot",
"geezer",
"curio",
"rarity",
"freak",
"fantast",
"fantastico"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformer",
"conformist",
"follower",
"sheep"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
}
}