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{
"thumb (through)":{
"as in turn over , dip (into)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"browse",
"dip (into)",
"leaf (through)",
"scan",
"skim",
"speed-read",
"turn over",
"peruse",
"pore (over)",
"read",
"devour",
"gobble (up)",
"slog (through)",
"wade (through)",
"reread",
"proofread",
"decipher",
"review",
"study",
"apprehend",
"comprehend",
"get",
"grasp",
"make",
"make out",
"perceive",
"see",
"tumble (to)",
"understand"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thumbs one's nose (at)":{
"to show contempt for":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"contemns",
"disdains",
"disrespects",
"disses",
"high-hats",
"looks down (on or upon)",
"scorns",
"slights",
"sniffs (at)",
"snoots",
"snubs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scouts",
"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"detests",
"execrates",
"hates",
"loathes",
"belittles",
"deplores",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"disapproves (of)",
"discountenances",
"disfavors",
"frowns (on or upon)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"admires",
"esteems",
"lionizes",
"hallows",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"accepts",
"appreciates",
"approves (of)",
"cares (for)",
"countenances",
"favors",
"OKs",
"okays",
"subscribes (to)"
],
"antonyms":[
"honors",
"respects"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"thump":{
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
"examples":[
"In frustration, she gave the jammed copier a thump with her fist."
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"beat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"bop",
"box",
"buffet",
"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counter",
"counterblow",
"counterpunch",
"counterstroke",
"body blow",
"hand",
"kick",
"knee",
"left",
"one-two",
"rabbit punch",
"right",
"right-hander",
"roundhouse",
"shiver",
"sidewinder",
"sucker punch",
"swing",
"uppercut",
"cruncher",
"kayo",
"knockdown",
"knockout",
"KO",
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"battering",
"beating",
"bludgeoning",
"clobbering",
"cudgeling",
"cudgelling",
"drubbing",
"hammering",
"lambasting",
"licking",
"pasting",
"pounding",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"thrashing",
"flogging",
"walloping",
"whip",
"whipping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
"examples":[
"thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"belt",
"biff",
"bludgeon",
"bob",
"bonk",
"bop",
"box",
"bust",
"clap",
"clip",
"clobber",
"clock",
"clout",
"crack",
"hammer",
"hit",
"knock",
"nail",
"paste",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"strike",
"swat",
"swipe",
"tag",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale",
"zap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"batter",
"beat",
"buffet",
"bung",
"chop",
"cuff",
"drub",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lick",
"mangle",
"maul",
"pelt",
"pepper",
"pommel",
"pummel",
"rough",
"scuff",
"bunt",
"flick",
"stroke",
"tap",
"bump",
"butt",
"jab",
"jostle",
"kick",
"knee",
"poke",
"prod",
"push",
"shove",
"stamp",
"bowl (down or over)",
"cream",
"deck",
"dump",
"fell",
"floor",
"knock down",
"level",
"rabbit-punch",
"sucker punch",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"flail",
"flog",
"lash",
"sap",
"slash",
"sledge",
"sledgehammer",
"spear",
"stab",
"switch",
"thrash",
"whip",
"bean",
"brain",
"conk",
"skull"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat"
],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"box",
"bust",
"chop",
"clobber",
"clout",
"crack",
"cudgel",
"cuff",
"descend (on or upon)",
"hit",
"jump (on)",
"knock",
"lam",
"lay on",
"paste",
"pounce (on or upon)",
"punch",
"raid",
"rush",
"slam",
"slap",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"storm",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thwack",
"whack",
"wham",
"whomp",
"blackjack",
"cane",
"cowhide",
"flagellate",
"fustigate",
"horsewhip",
"leather",
"pistol-whip",
"rawhide",
"scourge",
"strap",
"gore",
"lacerate",
"wound",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"thunderously":{
"as in loudly , boisterously":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blatantly",
"bloody murder",
"boisterously",
"clamorously",
"loudly",
"lustily",
"mightily",
"noisily",
"resonantly",
"resoundingly",
"stridently",
"uproariously",
"vociferously",
"clearly",
"discernibly",
"distinctly",
"distinguishably",
"perceptibly",
"plainly",
"verbally",
"vocally",
"aloud",
"audibly",
"out",
"out loud"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inaudibly",
"silently",
"soundlessly",
"voicelessly",
"faintly",
"feebly",
"low",
"noiselessly",
"quietly",
"softly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"thunders":{
"to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{
"examples":[
"as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellows",
"booms",
"growls",
"roars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grumbles",
"rolls",
"rumbles",
"bangs",
"blares",
"blasts",
"peals",
"screams",
"screeches",
"shrieks",
"squalls",
"bawls",
"calls",
"cries",
"hollers",
"hoots",
"shouts",
"whoops",
"yells",
"bells",
"caterwauls",
"howls",
"wails",
"yowls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grunts",
"mouths",
"mumbles",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"whispers",
"mewls",
"pules",
"squeaks",
"whimpers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak so as to be heard at a distance":{
"examples":[
"a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawls",
"bays",
"bellows",
"calls",
"cries",
"hollers",
"hollos",
"halloos",
"roars",
"shouts",
"sounds off",
"vociferates",
"yells"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crows",
"whoops",
"screams",
"screeches",
"shrieks",
"shrills",
"squeaks",
"squeals",
"caterwauls",
"howls",
"ululates",
"wails",
"yawps",
"yaups",
"yowls",
"hails",
"speaks out",
"speaks up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathes",
"mumbles",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"whispers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thunderstorms":{
"as in weathers , thundershowers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"thundershowers",
"weathers",
"precipitations",
"showers",
"cloudbursts",
"deluges",
"downfalls",
"downpours",
"rainfalls",
"rains",
"rainstorms",
"storms",
"wets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drizzles",
"mists",
"mizzles",
"scuds",
"spits",
"sprinkles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thuds":{
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
"examples":[
"the thud of his head against the cabinet door brought tears to his eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"beats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"blows",
"bops",
"boxes",
"buffets",
"busts",
"chops",
"claps",
"clips",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cuffs",
"dabs",
"douses",
"fillips",
"hacks",
"haymakers",
"hits",
"hooks",
"knocks",
"larrups",
"lashes",
"licks",
"pelts",
"picks",
"plumps",
"pokes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"stingers",
"stripes",
"strokes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"switches",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"welts",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whops",
"whaps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterblows",
"counter-blows",
"counterpunches",
"counters",
"counterstrokes",
"counter-strokes",
"body blows",
"hands",
"kicks",
"knees",
"lefts",
"one-twos",
"rabbit punches",
"right-handers",
"rights",
"roundhouses",
"shivers",
"sidewinders",
"sucker punches",
"swings",
"uppercuts",
"crunchers",
"kayos",
"knockdowns",
"knockouts",
"KOs",
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batterings",
"beatings",
"drubbings",
"lickings",
"pastings",
"thrashings",
"wallopings",
"whippings",
"whips"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come into usually forceful contact with something":{
"examples":[
"the snowball thudded against the side of my car"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bumps",
"collides",
"crashes",
"hits",
"impacts",
"impinges",
"knocks",
"rams",
"slams",
"smashes",
"strikes",
"swipes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bounces",
"caroms",
"clunks",
"glances",
"rebounds",
"ricochets",
"skims",
"skips",
"contacts",
"lands",
"touches",
"brushes",
"grazes",
"kisses",
"nudges",
"scrapes",
"shaves",
"sweeps",
"bulldozes",
"jostles",
"muscles",
"presses",
"pushes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misses",
"skirts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"thumbs-ups":{
"as in votes , nods":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"backings",
"cachets",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"finalizations",
"formalizations",
"homologations",
"nods",
"ratifications",
"rubber stamps",
"sanctions",
"supports",
"votes",
"approbations",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"favors",
"imprimaturs",
"OKs",
"okays",
"benedictions",
"goodwills",
"acceptations",
"accessions",
"agreements",
"assents",
"concurrences",
"consents",
"countenances",
"likings",
"satisfactions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disapprobations",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors",
"refusals",
"rejections",
"repudiations",
"dislikes",
"dissatisfactions",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denunciations",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"disparagements",
"opprobriums",
"reprehensions",
"reproaches",
"reprobations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thunderclap":{
"a loud explosive sound":{
"examples":[
"awakened by the thunderclap of a large branch falling on the roof"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"blast",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash",
"pop",
"report",
"slam",
"smash",
"snap",
"thwack",
"whack",
"whomp",
"whump"
],
"near synonyms":[
"thunk",
"wham",
"clang",
"clangor",
"clank",
"clash",
"knock",
"rap",
"tap",
"blare",
"clamor",
"howl",
"hubbub",
"hue and cry",
"hullabaloo",
"outcry",
"roar",
"tumult",
"uproar"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thundered":{
"to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{
"examples":[
"as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellowed",
"boomed",
"growled",
"roared"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grumbled",
"rolled",
"rumbled",
"banged",
"blared",
"blasted",
"pealed",
"screamed",
"screeched",
"shrieked",
"squalled",
"bawled",
"called",
"cried",
"hollered",
"hooted",
"shouted",
"whooped",
"yelled",
"belled",
"caterwauled",
"howled",
"wailed",
"yowled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grunted",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"whispered",
"mewled",
"puled",
"squeaked",
"whimpered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak so as to be heard at a distance":{
"examples":[
"a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawled",
"bayed",
"bellowed",
"called",
"cried",
"hollered",
"holloed",
"hallooed",
"roared",
"shouted",
"sounded off",
"vociferated",
"yelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crowed",
"whooped",
"screamed",
"screeched",
"shrieked",
"shrilled",
"squeaked",
"squealed",
"caterwauled",
"howled",
"ululated",
"wailed",
"yawped",
"yauped",
"yowled",
"hailed",
"spoke out",
"spoke up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"whispered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thumbed (through)":{
"as in turned over , dipped (into)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"browsed",
"dipped (into)",
"leafed (through)",
"scanned",
"skimmed",
"speed-read",
"turned over",
"perused",
"pored (over)",
"read",
"devoured",
"gobbled (up)",
"slogged (through)",
"waded (through)",
"reread",
"proofread",
"deciphered",
"reviewed",
"studied",
"apprehended",
"comprehended",
"got",
"grasped",
"made",
"made out",
"perceived",
"saw",
"tumbled (to)",
"understood"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thumbs-up":{
"as in vote , nod":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"backing",
"cachet",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"finalization",
"formalization",
"homologation",
"nod",
"ratification",
"rubber stamp",
"sanction",
"support",
"vote",
"approbation",
"approval",
"blessing",
"favor",
"imprimatur",
"OK",
"okay",
"benediction",
"goodwill",
"acceptation",
"accession",
"agreement",
"assent",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"countenance",
"liking",
"satisfaction"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disapprobation",
"disapproval",
"disfavor",
"refusal",
"rejection",
"repudiation",
"dislike",
"dissatisfaction",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"criticism",
"denunciation",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"disparagement",
"opprobrium",
"reprehension",
"reproach",
"reprobation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thus":{
"for this or that reason":{
"examples":[
"we didn't have room for all seven of us in my car and thus took two cars to go to the movies"
],
"synonyms":[
"accordingly",
"consequently",
"ergo",
"hence",
"so",
"therefore",
"thereupon",
"wherefore"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"thunk":{
"as in wham":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"wham",
"bang",
"blast",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash",
"pop",
"report",
"slam",
"smash",
"snap",
"thunderclap",
"thwack",
"whack",
"whomp",
"whump",
"clang",
"clangor",
"clank",
"clash",
"knock",
"rap",
"tap",
"blare",
"clamor",
"howl",
"hubbub",
"hue and cry",
"hullabaloo",
"outcry",
"roar",
"tumult",
"uproar"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thumbs":{
"to travel by securing free rides":{
"examples":[
"thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab"
],
"synonyms":[
"hitches",
"hitchhikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bums",
"stows away",
"carjacks",
"hijacks",
"highjacks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
"examples":[
"I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it"
],
"synonyms":[
"flips",
"leafs",
"riffles",
"skims"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browses",
"dips",
"glances (at)",
"looks over",
"scans"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pores (over)",
"studies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thumb one's nose (at)":{
"to show contempt for":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"contemn",
"dis",
"diss",
"disdain",
"disrespect",
"high-hat",
"look down (on or upon)",
"scorn",
"slight",
"sniff (at)",
"snoot",
"snub"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scout",
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe",
"belittle",
"deplore",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"disapprove (of)",
"discountenance",
"disfavor",
"frown (on or upon)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"admire",
"esteem",
"lionize",
"hallow",
"revere",
"venerate",
"worship",
"accept",
"appreciate",
"approve (of)",
"care (for)",
"countenance",
"favor",
"OK",
"okay",
"subscribe (to)"
],
"antonyms":[
"honor",
"respect"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"thugs":{
"a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{
"examples":[
"the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts"
],
"synonyms":[
"bullies",
"gangbangers",
"gangstas",
"gangsters",
"goons",
"gorillas",
"hoodlums",
"hoods",
"hooligans",
"mobsters",
"mugs",
"plug-uglies",
"punks",
"roughnecks",
"rowdies",
"ruffians",
"toughies",
"toughs",
"yobbos",
"yobboes",
"yobs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cutthroats",
"scoundrels",
"villains",
"assassins",
"bandits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"brigands",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"felons",
"gunmen",
"highwaymen",
"lawbreakers",
"mafiosi",
"malefactors",
"offenders",
"outlaws",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"pirates",
"pickpockets",
"racketeers",
"robbers",
"swindlers",
"thieves",
"vandals",
"juvenile delinquents",
"tearaways"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thunderstriking":{
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"bowling over",
"dumbfounding",
"dumfounding",
"flabbergasting",
"flooring",
"rocking",
"shocking",
"startling",
"stunning",
"stupefying",
"surprising",
"surprizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddling",
"bewildering",
"blindsiding",
"blowing away",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"dazing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"jarring",
"muddling",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"perplexing",
"shaking up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thudding":{
"to come into usually forceful contact with something":{
"examples":[
"the snowball thudded against the side of my car"
],
"synonyms":[
"banging",
"bashing",
"bumping",
"colliding",
"crashing",
"hitting",
"impacting",
"impinging",
"knocking",
"ramming",
"slamming",
"smashing",
"striking",
"swiping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bouncing",
"caroming",
"clunking",
"glancing",
"rebounding",
"ricocheting",
"ricochetting",
"skimming",
"skipping",
"contacting",
"landing",
"touching",
"brushing",
"grazing",
"kissing",
"nudging",
"scraping",
"shaving",
"sweeping",
"bulldozing",
"jostling",
"muscling",
"pressing",
"pushing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"missing",
"skirting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thunder":{
"to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{
"examples":[
"as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellow",
"boom",
"growl",
"roar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grumble",
"roll",
"rumble",
"bang",
"blare",
"blast",
"peal",
"scream",
"screech",
"shriek",
"squall",
"bawl",
"call",
"cry",
"holler",
"hoot",
"shout",
"whoop",
"yell",
"bell",
"caterwaul",
"howl",
"wail",
"yowl"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grunt",
"mouth",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"whisper",
"mewl",
"pule",
"squeak",
"whimper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak so as to be heard at a distance":{
"examples":[
"a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawl",
"bay",
"bellow",
"call",
"cry",
"holler",
"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"vociferate",
"yell"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crow",
"whoop",
"scream",
"screech",
"shriek",
"shrill",
"squeak",
"squeal",
"caterwaul",
"howl",
"ululate",
"wail",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl",
"hail",
"speak out",
"speak up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathe",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"whisper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thumbs (through)":{
"as in turns over , dips (into)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"browses",
"dips (into)",
"leafs (through)",
"scans",
"skims",
"speed-reads",
"turns over",
"peruses",
"pores (over)",
"reads",
"devours",
"gobbles (up)",
"slogs (through)",
"wades (through)",
"rereads",
"proofreads",
"deciphers",
"reviews",
"studies",
"apprehends",
"comprehends",
"gets",
"grasps",
"makes",
"makes out",
"perceives",
"sees",
"tumbles (to)",
"understands"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thunderstricken":{
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning"
],
"synonyms":[
"amaze",
"astonish",
"astound",
"bowl over",
"dumbfound",
"dumfound",
"flabbergast",
"floor",
"rock",
"shock",
"startle",
"stun",
"stupefy",
"surprise",
"surprize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddle",
"bewilder",
"blindside",
"blow away",
"confound",
"confuse",
"daze",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"dismay",
"jar",
"muddle",
"nonplus",
"perplex",
"shake up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thundershowers":{
"as in weathers , thunderstorms":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"thunderstorms",
"weathers",
"precipitations",
"showers",
"cloudbursts",
"deluges",
"downfalls",
"downpours",
"rainfalls",
"rains",
"rainstorms",
"storms",
"wets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drizzles",
"mists",
"mizzles",
"scuds",
"spits",
"sprinkles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thug":{
"a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{
"examples":[
"the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts"
],
"synonyms":[
"bully",
"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
"hood",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"punk",
"roughneck",
"rowdy",
"ruffian",
"tough",
"toughie",
"toughy",
"yob",
"yobbo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cutthroat",
"scoundrel",
"villain",
"assassin",
"bandit",
"bravo",
"brigand",
"criminal",
"crook",
"desperado",
"felon",
"gunman",
"highwayman",
"lawbreaker",
"mafioso",
"malefactor",
"offender",
"outlaw",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"pirate",
"pickpocket",
"racketeer",
"robber",
"swindler",
"thief",
"vandal",
"juvenile delinquent",
"tearaway"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thundershower":{
"as in weather , thunderstorm":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"thunderstorm",
"weather",
"precipitation",
"shower",
"cloudburst",
"deluge",
"downfall",
"downpour",
"rain",
"rainfall",
"rainstorm",
"storm",
"wet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drizzle",
"mist",
"mizzle",
"scud",
"spit",
"sprinkle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thumps":{
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
"examples":[
"In frustration, she gave the jammed copier a thump with her fist."
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"beats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"blows",
"bops",
"boxes",
"buffets",
"busts",
"chops",
"claps",
"clips",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cuffs",
"dabs",
"douses",
"fillips",
"hacks",
"haymakers",
"hits",
"hooks",
"knocks",
"larrups",
"lashes",
"licks",
"pelts",
"picks",
"plumps",
"pokes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"stingers",
"stripes",
"strokes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"switches",
"thuds",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"welts",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whops",
"whaps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterblows",
"counter-blows",
"counterpunches",
"counters",
"counterstrokes",
"counter-strokes",
"body blows",
"hands",
"kicks",
"knees",
"lefts",
"one-twos",
"rabbit punches",
"right-handers",
"rights",
"roundhouses",
"shivers",
"sidewinders",
"sucker punches",
"swings",
"uppercuts",
"crunchers",
"kayos",
"knockdowns",
"knockouts",
"KOs",
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batterings",
"beatings",
"drubbings",
"lickings",
"pastings",
"thrashings",
"wallopings",
"whippings",
"whips"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
"examples":[
"thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"bludgeons",
"bobs",
"bonks",
"bops",
"boxes",
"busts",
"claps",
"clips",
"clobbers",
"clocks",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"hammers",
"hits",
"knocks",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slogs",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"strikes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"tags",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"whales",
"zaps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"batters",
"beats",
"buffets",
"bungs",
"chops",
"cuffs",
"drubs",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"licks",
"mangles",
"mauls",
"pelts",
"peppers",
"pommels",
"pummels",
"roughs",
"scuffs",
"bunts",
"flicks",
"strokes",
"taps",
"bumps",
"butts",
"jabs",
"jostles",
"kicks",
"knees",
"pokes",
"prods",
"pushes",
"shoves",
"stamps",
"bowls (down or over)",
"creams",
"decks",
"dumps",
"fells",
"floors",
"knocks down",
"levels",
"rabbit-punches",
"sucker punches",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"flails",
"flogs",
"lashes",
"saps",
"slashes",
"sledgehammers",
"sledges",
"spears",
"stabs",
"switches",
"thrashes",
"whips",
"beans",
"brains",
"conks",
"skulls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat"
],
"synonyms":[
"bashes",
"bastes",
"bats",
"batters",
"beats",
"belabors",
"belts",
"birches",
"bludgeons",
"buffets",
"bungs up",
"clubs",
"curries",
"does",
"drubs",
"fibs",
"flogs",
"hammers",
"hides",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lashes",
"lathers",
"licks",
"mauls",
"messes (up)",
"paddles",
"pelts",
"pommels",
"pounds",
"pummels",
"punches out",
"roughs (up)",
"slates",
"slogs",
"switches",
"tans",
"thrashes",
"threshes",
"tromps",
"wallops",
"whales",
"whips",
"whops",
"whaps",
"whups",
"works over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assails",
"assaults",
"attacks",
"besets",
"boxes",
"busts",
"chops",
"clobbers",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cudgels",
"cuffs",
"descends (on or upon)",
"hits",
"jumps (on)",
"knocks",
"lams",
"lays on",
"pastes",
"pounces (on or upon)",
"punches",
"raids",
"rushes",
"slams",
"slaps",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"storms",
"swats",
"swipes",
"thwacks",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whomps",
"blackjacks",
"canes",
"cowhides",
"flagellates",
"fustigates",
"horsewhips",
"leathers",
"pistol-whips",
"rawhides",
"scourges",
"straps",
"gores",
"lacerates",
"wounds",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"thundering":{
"marked by a high volume of sound":{
"examples":[
"the preacher delivered a thundering speech on the decline of morality in modern society"
],
"synonyms":[
"blaring",
"blasting",
"booming",
"clamorous",
"clangorous",
"deafening",
"earsplitting",
"loud",
"piercing",
"plangent",
"resounding",
"ringing",
"roaring",
"slam-bang",
"sonorous",
"stentorian",
"thunderous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brazen",
"dinning",
"discordant",
"noisy",
"obstreperous",
"raucous",
"rip-roaring",
"vociferous",
"grating",
"harsh",
"overloud",
"sharp",
"shrill",
"squealing",
"strident"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dead",
"quiet",
"silent",
"still",
"stilly",
"ultraquiet",
"calm",
"dreamy",
"peaceful",
"restful",
"serene",
"soothing",
"tranquil",
"hushed",
"muffled",
"muted",
"softened",
"toned (down)"
],
"antonyms":[
"gentle",
"low",
"soft"
]
},
"to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{
"examples":[
"as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellowing",
"booming",
"growling",
"roaring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grumbling",
"rolling",
"rumbling",
"banging",
"blaring",
"blasting",
"pealing",
"screaming",
"screeching",
"shrieking",
"squalling",
"bawling",
"calling",
"crying",
"hollering",
"hooting",
"shouting",
"whooping",
"yelling",
"belling",
"caterwauling",
"howling",
"wailing",
"yowling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grunting",
"mouthing",
"mumbling",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"whispering",
"mewling",
"puling",
"squeaking",
"whimpering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak so as to be heard at a distance":{
"examples":[
"a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawling",
"baying",
"bellowing",
"calling",
"crying",
"hollering",
"holloing",
"hallooing",
"roaring",
"shouting",
"sounding off",
"vociferating",
"yelling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crowing",
"whooping",
"screaming",
"screeching",
"shrieking",
"shrilling",
"squeaking",
"squealing",
"caterwauling",
"howling",
"ululating",
"wailing",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling",
"hailing",
"speaking out",
"speaking up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathing",
"mumbling",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"whispering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"thunderstrikes":{
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazes",
"astonishes",
"astounds",
"bowls over",
"dumbfounds",
"dumfounds",
"flabbergasts",
"floors",
"rocks",
"shocks",
"startles",
"stuns",
"stupefies",
"surprises",
"surprizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddles",
"bewilders",
"blindsides",
"blows away",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"dazes",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"dismays",
"jars",
"muddles",
"nonpluses",
"nonplusses",
"perplexes",
"shakes up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thumbs-downs":{
"as in rejections":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"rejections",
"disrelishes",
"distastes",
"blames",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denunciations",
"dispraises",
"opprobriums",
"reprehensions",
"reproaches",
"reprobations",
"deprecations",
"disapprobations",
"disapprovals",
"discountenances",
"disesteems",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"displeasures",
"antagonisms",
"antipathies",
"hostilities",
"belittlements",
"disparagements",
"objections",
"oppositions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approbations",
"approvals",
"favors",
"acclaim",
"commendations",
"praises",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"sanctions",
"thumbs-ups",
"empathies",
"sympathies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"thumbing (through)":{
"as in turning over , dipping (into)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"browsing",
"dipping (into)",
"leafing (through)",
"scanning",
"skimming",
"speed-reading",
"turning over",
"perusing",
"poring (over)",
"reading",
"devouring",
"gobbling (up)",
"slogging (through)",
"wading (through)",
"rereading",
"proofreading",
"deciphering",
"reviewing",
"studying",
"apprehending",
"comprehending",
"getting",
"grasping",
"making",
"making out",
"perceiving",
"seeing",
"tumbling (to)",
"understanding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thumbed":{
"to travel by securing free rides":{
"examples":[
"thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab"
],
"synonyms":[
"hitched",
"hitchhiked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bummed",
"stowed away",
"carjacked",
"hijacked",
"highjacked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
"examples":[
"I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it"
],
"synonyms":[
"flipped",
"leafed",
"riffled",
"skimmed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browsed",
"dipped",
"glanced (at)",
"looked over",
"scanned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pored (over)",
"studied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thumbing":{
"to travel by securing free rides":{
"examples":[
"thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab"
],
"synonyms":[
"hitchhiking",
"hitching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bumming",
"stowing away",
"carjacking",
"hijacking",
"highjacking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
"examples":[
"I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it"
],
"synonyms":[
"flipping",
"leafing",
"riffling",
"skimming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browsing",
"dipping",
"glancing (at)",
"looking over",
"scanning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"poring (over)",
"studying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"thunderstorm":{
"as in weather , thundershower":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"thundershower",
"weather",
"precipitation",
"shower",
"cloudburst",
"deluge",
"downfall",
"downpour",
"rain",
"rainfall",
"rainstorm",
"storm",
"wet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drizzle",
"mist",
"mizzle",
"scud",
"spit",
"sprinkle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}