dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/say_MWT.json

{
  "say-so":{
    "the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion":{
      "examples":[
        "some of the members complained they didn't have any say-so in how the organization spent its funds"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "say",
        "voice",
        "vote"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "part",
        "role",
        "r\u00f4le",
        "share",
        "ballot",
        "enfranchisement",
        "franchise",
        "suffrage",
        "belief",
        "conviction",
        "judgment",
        "judgement",
        "opinion",
        "sentiment",
        "view"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "say uncle":{
    "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
      "examples":[
        "The child begged for the toy so much that her parents finally cried uncle and bought it for Christmas."
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "blink",
        "bow",
        "budge",
        "capitulate",
        "concede",
        "give in",
        "knuckle under",
        "quit",
        "relent",
        "submit",
        "succumb",
        "surrender",
        "yield"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "acquiesce",
        "defer"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "contend",
        "fight",
        "hold off",
        "battle",
        "breast",
        "combat",
        "confront",
        "counter",
        "defy",
        "face",
        "meet",
        "object",
        "oppose",
        "repel",
        "thwart",
        "withstand"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "resist"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "phrase"
    ]
  },
  "saying uncle":{
    "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
      "examples":[
        "The child begged for the toy so much that her parents finally cried uncle and bought it for Christmas."
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "blinking",
        "bowing",
        "budging",
        "capitulating",
        "conceding",
        "giving in",
        "knuckling under",
        "quitting",
        "relenting",
        "submitting",
        "succumbing",
        "surrendering",
        "yielding"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "acquiescing",
        "deferring"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "contending",
        "fighting",
        "holding off",
        "battling",
        "breasting",
        "combating",
        "combatting",
        "confronting",
        "countering",
        "defying",
        "facing",
        "meeting",
        "objecting",
        "opposing",
        "repelling",
        "thwarting",
        "withstanding"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "resisting"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "phrase"
    ]
  },
  "sayings":{
    "an often stated observation regarding something from common experience":{
      "examples":[
        "there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "adages",
        "aphorisms",
        "apothegms",
        "bywords",
        "epigrams",
        "maxims",
        "proverbs",
        "saws",
        "sententiae",
        "words"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "bromides",
        "clich\u00e9s",
        "cliches",
        "commonplaces",
        "platitudes",
        "wheezes",
        "expressions",
        "felicities",
        "axioms",
        "mottoes",
        "mottos",
        "precepts",
        "truisms",
        "truths",
        "formulas",
        "formulae",
        "comments",
        "notes",
        "reflections",
        "remarks"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "says":{
    "to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{
      "examples":[
        "why don't you just say what's on your mind?"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "articulates",
        "brings out",
        "enunciates",
        "passes",
        "speaks",
        "states",
        "talks",
        "tells",
        "utters",
        "verbalizes",
        "vocalizes"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "airs",
        "discusses",
        "gives",
        "looks",
        "shares",
        "sounds",
        "ventilates",
        "vents",
        "voices",
        "blabbers",
        "blurts",
        "bolts",
        "gets off",
        "shoots",
        "advertises",
        "announces",
        "blazes",
        "broadcasts",
        "declares",
        "posts",
        "proclaims",
        "promulgates",
        "publicizes",
        "publishes",
        "affirms",
        "alleges",
        "asserts",
        "avers",
        "avouches",
        "avows",
        "breathes",
        "chirps",
        "drawls",
        "gasps",
        "lips",
        "mouths",
        "murmurs",
        "purrs",
        "shouts",
        "splutters",
        "spouts",
        "whispers",
        "clothes",
        "couches",
        "formulates",
        "formulizes",
        "phrases",
        "puts",
        "words",
        "comments",
        "pipes up (with)",
        "remarks",
        "rips (out)",
        "snarls"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "stifles",
        "suppresses"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to convey in appropriate or telling terms":{
      "examples":[
        "I'm not quite sure how to say this, but that's the worst essay I've ever read"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "articulates",
        "clothes",
        "couches",
        "expresses",
        "formulates",
        "phrases",
        "puts",
        "states",
        "words"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "crafts",
        "frames",
        "hints",
        "implies",
        "insinuates",
        "intimates",
        "suggests",
        "paraphrases",
        "rephrases",
        "restates",
        "rewords",
        "summarizes",
        "translates",
        "communicates",
        "discloses",
        "speaks",
        "talks",
        "tells",
        "utters",
        "verbalizes",
        "vocalizes",
        "describes",
        "renders",
        "writes up"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to give from memory":{
      "examples":[
        "say your prayers"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "recites",
        "reels off",
        "repeats"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "cons",
        "learns",
        "memorizes",
        "studies",
        "declaims",
        "mouths",
        "orates",
        "speaks"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "reads"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to take as true or as a fact without actual proof":{
      "examples":[
        "let's say , for the sake of argument, that this is true"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "assumes",
        "hypothecates",
        "hypothesizes",
        "postulates",
        "premises",
        "presumes",
        "presupposes",
        "supposes"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "accepts",
        "believes",
        "credits",
        "swallows",
        "concludes",
        "deduces",
        "gathers",
        "infers",
        "judges",
        "takes",
        "conjectures",
        "figures",
        "guesses",
        "reckons",
        "surmises",
        "suspects",
        "suspicions",
        "thinks",
        "conceives",
        "dreams",
        "fancies",
        "imagines",
        "perceives",
        "preconceives",
        "speculates",
        "theorizes",
        "affirms",
        "alleges",
        "asserts",
        "avers",
        "avouches",
        "avows",
        "claims",
        "contends",
        "declares",
        "insists",
        "maintains",
        "professes"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "challenges",
        "controverts",
        "disagrees (with)",
        "disbelieves",
        "discounts",
        "discredits",
        "disputes",
        "distrusts",
        "doubts",
        "mistrusts",
        "questions",
        "wonders (about)",
        "denies",
        "disavows",
        "disclaims",
        "disowns",
        "rejects",
        "repudiates",
        "belies",
        "confutes",
        "disproves",
        "rebuts",
        "refutes"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion":{
      "examples":[
        "even if they decide otherwise, at least I had my say"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "say-sos",
        "voices",
        "votes"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "parts",
        "roles",
        "r\u00f4les",
        "shares",
        "ballots",
        "enfranchisements",
        "franchises",
        "suffrages",
        "beliefs",
        "convictions",
        "judgments",
        "judgements",
        "opinions",
        "sentiments",
        "views"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "saying":{
    "an often stated observation regarding something from common experience":{
      "examples":[
        "there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "adage",
        "aphorism",
        "apothegm",
        "byword",
        "epigram",
        "maxim",
        "proverb",
        "saw",
        "sententia",
        "word"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "bromide",
        "clich\u00e9",
        "cliche",
        "commonplace",
        "platitude",
        "wheeze",
        "expression",
        "felicity",
        "axiom",
        "motto",
        "precept",
        "truism",
        "truth",
        "formula",
        "comment",
        "note",
        "reflection",
        "remark"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{
      "examples":[
        "why don't you just say what's on your mind?"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "articulating",
        "bringing out",
        "enunciating",
        "passing",
        "speaking",
        "stating",
        "talking",
        "telling",
        "uttering",
        "verbalizing",
        "vocalizing"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "airing",
        "discussing",
        "giving",
        "looking",
        "sharing",
        "sounding",
        "ventilating",
        "venting",
        "voicing",
        "blabbering",
        "blurting",
        "bolting",
        "getting off",
        "shooting",
        "advertising",
        "announcing",
        "blazing",
        "broadcasting",
        "declaring",
        "posting",
        "proclaiming",
        "promulgating",
        "publicizing",
        "publishing",
        "affirming",
        "alleging",
        "asserting",
        "averring",
        "avouching",
        "avowing",
        "breathing",
        "chirping",
        "drawling",
        "gasping",
        "lipping",
        "mouthing",
        "murmuring",
        "purring",
        "shouting",
        "spluttering",
        "spouting",
        "whispering",
        "clothing",
        "couching",
        "formulating",
        "formulizing",
        "phrasing",
        "putting",
        "wording",
        "commenting",
        "piping up (with)",
        "remarking",
        "ripping (out)",
        "snarling"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "stifling",
        "suppressing"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to convey in appropriate or telling terms":{
      "examples":[
        "I'm not quite sure how to say this, but that's the worst essay I've ever read"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "articulating",
        "clothing",
        "couching",
        "expressing",
        "formulating",
        "phrasing",
        "putting",
        "stating",
        "wording"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "crafting",
        "framing",
        "hinting",
        "implying",
        "insinuating",
        "intimating",
        "suggesting",
        "paraphrasing",
        "rephrasing",
        "restating",
        "rewording",
        "summarizing",
        "translating",
        "communicating",
        "disclosing",
        "speaking",
        "talking",
        "telling",
        "uttering",
        "verbalizing",
        "vocalizing",
        "describing",
        "rendering",
        "writing up"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to give from memory":{
      "examples":[
        "say your prayers"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "reciting",
        "reeling off",
        "repeating"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "conning",
        "learning",
        "memorizing",
        "studying",
        "declaiming",
        "mouthing",
        "orating",
        "speaking"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "reading"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to take as true or as a fact without actual proof":{
      "examples":[
        "let's say , for the sake of argument, that this is true"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "assuming",
        "hypothecating",
        "hypothesizing",
        "postulating",
        "premising",
        "presuming",
        "presupposing",
        "supposing"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "accepting",
        "believing",
        "crediting",
        "swallowing",
        "concluding",
        "deducing",
        "gathering",
        "inferring",
        "judging",
        "taking",
        "conjecturing",
        "figuring",
        "guessing",
        "reckoning",
        "surmising",
        "suspecting",
        "suspicioning",
        "thinking",
        "conceiving",
        "dreaming",
        "fancying",
        "imagining",
        "perceiving",
        "preconceiving",
        "speculating",
        "theorizing",
        "affirming",
        "alleging",
        "asserting",
        "averring",
        "avouching",
        "avowing",
        "claiming",
        "contending",
        "declaring",
        "insisting",
        "maintaining",
        "professing"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "challenging",
        "controverting",
        "disagreeing (with)",
        "disbelieving",
        "discounting",
        "discrediting",
        "disputing",
        "distrusting",
        "doubting",
        "mistrusting",
        "questioning",
        "wondering (about)",
        "denying",
        "disavowing",
        "disclaiming",
        "disowning",
        "rejecting",
        "repudiating",
        "belying",
        "confuting",
        "disproving",
        "rebutting",
        "refuting"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sayer":{
    "as in talker , communicator":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "communicator",
        "talker",
        "front",
        "promoter",
        "shill",
        "agent",
        "ambassador",
        "delegate",
        "emissary",
        "envoy",
        "representative",
        "spokesmodel",
        "spokeswoman",
        "mouth",
        "mouthpiece",
        "point man",
        "point person",
        "prophet",
        "speaker",
        "spokesman",
        "spokesperson"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "say-sos":{
    "the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion":{
      "examples":[
        "some of the members complained they didn't have any say-so in how the organization spent its funds"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "says",
        "voices",
        "votes"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "parts",
        "roles",
        "r\u00f4les",
        "shares",
        "ballots",
        "enfranchisements",
        "franchises",
        "suffrages",
        "beliefs",
        "convictions",
        "judgments",
        "judgements",
        "opinions",
        "sentiments",
        "views"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}