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{
"weak":{
"lacking bodily strength":{
"examples":[
"the little boy was simply too weak to lift the box"
],
"synonyms":[
"asthenic",
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"down-and-out",
"effete",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"faint",
"feeble",
"frail",
"infirm",
"languid",
"low",
"prostrate",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"slight",
"soft",
"softened",
"tender",
"unsubstantial",
"wasted",
"weakened",
"wimpish",
"wimpy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenged",
"disabled",
"incapacitated",
"invalid",
"paralyzed",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"impotent",
"powerless",
"breakable",
"flimsy",
"fragile",
"dizzy",
"groggy",
"rocky",
"unsteady",
"woozy",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"flagging",
"tired",
"weary",
"worn-out",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"lame",
"unsound",
"resistless",
"susceptible",
"unresistant",
"vulnerable",
"yielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"athletic",
"beefy",
"brawny",
"fit",
"husky",
"muscular",
"sinewy",
"strapping",
"virile",
"hard",
"hardy",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"fortified",
"hardened",
"inured",
"strengthened",
"toughened",
"energetic",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"vigorous",
"vitalized",
"hale",
"healthy",
"sound",
"capable",
"competent",
"convalescing",
"recovering",
"recuperating"
],
"antonyms":[
"mighty",
"powerful",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
]
},
"lacking strength of will or character":{
"examples":[
"I was too weak to resist the free doughnuts in the office break room"
],
"synonyms":[
"characterless",
"effete",
"frail",
"invertebrate",
"limp-wristed",
"milk-and-water",
"namby-pamby",
"nerveless",
"soft",
"spineless",
"weakened",
"weak-kneed",
"weakling",
"wet",
"wimpish",
"wimpy",
"wishy-washy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flabby",
"flaccid",
"forceless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"impotent",
"impuissant",
"powerless",
"emasculated",
"unnerved",
"lamblike",
"meek",
"pliable",
"submissive",
"corrupt",
"dastardly",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"villainous",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"fainthearted",
"lily-livered",
"nebbishy",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"sissy",
"timid",
"infirm",
"irresolute",
"vacillating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ethical",
"good",
"moral",
"principled",
"right",
"righteous",
"upright",
"virtuous",
"determined",
"mettlesome",
"resolute",
"unrelenting",
"courageous",
"stalwart",
"stouthearted"
],
"antonyms":[
"backboned",
"firm",
"hard",
"strong",
"tough"
]
},
"not containing very much of some important element":{
"examples":[
"the coffee came out too weak because I didn't use enough ground beans"
],
"synonyms":[
"dilute",
"diluted",
"thin",
"thinned",
"washy",
"watery",
"weakened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adulterated",
"watered-down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enriched",
"fortified",
"concentrated",
"condensed",
"evaporated"
],
"antonyms":[
"full-bodied",
"rich",
"strong"
]
},
"not using or following good reasoning":{
"examples":[
"your argument is weak"
],
"synonyms":[
"fallacious",
"illegitimate",
"illogical",
"inconsequent",
"inconsequential",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoning",
"unsound"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eristic",
"eristical",
"misleading",
"sophistic",
"sophistical",
"specious",
"half-baked",
"ill-advised",
"misguided",
"unconsidered",
"unreasoned",
"inconsistent",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"foolish",
"meaningless",
"nonsensical",
"preposterous",
"reasonless",
"senseless",
"silly",
"Kafkaesque",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"strange",
"surreal",
"unusual",
"weird",
"insane",
"mad",
"nutty",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"disordered",
"disorganized",
"rambling",
"random",
"unconvincing",
"inexplicable",
"unaccountable",
"unexplainable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commonsense",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sober",
"wise",
"enlightened",
"informed",
"just",
"justified",
"reasoned",
"ordered",
"organized",
"clear",
"cogent",
"compelling",
"convincing",
"credible",
"persuasive",
"plausible",
"satisfying",
"solid",
"certain",
"sure",
"true",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"demonstrated",
"established",
"substantiated",
"validated"
],
"antonyms":[
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sound",
"valid",
"well-founded",
"well-grounded"
]
},
"unable to act or achieve one's purpose":{
"examples":[
"the vice president is a relatively weak official"
],
"synonyms":[
"hamstrung",
"handcuffed",
"helpless",
"high and dry",
"hog-tied",
"impotent",
"impuissant",
"paralyzed",
"powerless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"incapable",
"incompetent",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inept",
"unfit",
"useless",
"feeble",
"frail",
"infirm",
"passive",
"spineless",
"supine",
"unaggressive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"able",
"capable",
"competent",
"effective",
"efficient",
"authoritarian",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"magisterial",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"dominant",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"forceful",
"robust",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"vigorous",
"important",
"major",
"significant",
"high-level",
"senior",
"top"
],
"antonyms":[
"mighty",
"potent",
"powerful",
"puissant",
"strong"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"weakened":{
"containing foreign or lower-grade substances":{
"examples":[
"the pharmacist, motivated by pure greed, would pass off the weakened drugs to unsuspecting customers, some of whom had life-threatening illnesses"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulterate",
"adulterated",
"alloyed",
"contaminated",
"dilute",
"diluted",
"impure",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"thinned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unclarified",
"unfiltered",
"unrefined",
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"corrupted",
"debased",
"defiled",
"dirtied",
"fouled",
"maculate",
"maculated",
"soiled",
"spoiled",
"sullied",
"blended",
"commingled",
"incorporated",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"merged",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"coalesced",
"combined",
"compounded",
"cheapened",
"doctored"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"filtered",
"purified",
"refined",
"ultrarefined",
"neat",
"plain",
"straight",
"concentrated",
"strong",
"uncombined",
"pasteurized",
"sterile",
"sterilized",
"clean",
"immaculate",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"unsoiled",
"unsullied"
],
"antonyms":[
"fine",
"pure",
"ultrapure",
"unadulterated",
"unalloyed",
"uncontaminated",
"uncut",
"undiluted",
"unmixed",
"unpolluted",
"untainted"
]
},
"lacking bodily strength":{
"examples":[
"left weakened by a prolonged illness"
],
"synonyms":[
"asthenic",
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"down-and-out",
"effete",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"faint",
"feeble",
"frail",
"infirm",
"languid",
"low",
"prostrate",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"slight",
"soft",
"softened",
"tender",
"unsubstantial",
"wasted",
"weak",
"wimpish",
"wimpy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenged",
"disabled",
"incapacitated",
"invalid",
"paralyzed",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"impotent",
"powerless",
"breakable",
"flimsy",
"fragile",
"dizzy",
"groggy",
"rocky",
"unsteady",
"woozy",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"flagging",
"tired",
"weary",
"worn-out",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"lame",
"unsound",
"resistless",
"susceptible",
"unresistant",
"vulnerable",
"yielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"athletic",
"beefy",
"brawny",
"fit",
"husky",
"muscular",
"sinewy",
"strapping",
"virile",
"hard",
"hardy",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"fortified",
"hardened",
"inured",
"strengthened",
"toughened",
"energetic",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"vigorous",
"vitalized",
"hale",
"healthy",
"sound",
"capable",
"competent",
"convalescing",
"recovering",
"recuperating"
],
"antonyms":[
"mighty",
"powerful",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
]
},
"lacking strength of will or character":{
"examples":[
"the nation's people, weakened by years of tyranny, tended to automatically obey anyone with an authoritative manner"
],
"synonyms":[
"characterless",
"effete",
"frail",
"invertebrate",
"limp-wristed",
"milk-and-water",
"namby-pamby",
"nerveless",
"soft",
"spineless",
"weak",
"weak-kneed",
"weakling",
"wet",
"wimpish",
"wimpy",
"wishy-washy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flabby",
"flaccid",
"forceless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"impotent",
"impuissant",
"powerless",
"emasculated",
"unnerved",
"lamblike",
"meek",
"pliable",
"submissive",
"corrupt",
"dastardly",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"villainous",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"fainthearted",
"lily-livered",
"nebbishy",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"sissy",
"timid",
"infirm",
"irresolute",
"vacillating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ethical",
"good",
"moral",
"principled",
"right",
"righteous",
"upright",
"virtuous",
"determined",
"mettlesome",
"resolute",
"unrelenting",
"courageous",
"stalwart",
"stouthearted"
],
"antonyms":[
"backboned",
"firm",
"hard",
"strong",
"tough"
]
},
"not containing very much of some important element":{
"examples":[
"some experts recommend that runners drink a weakened mixture of juice and water"
],
"synonyms":[
"dilute",
"diluted",
"thin",
"thinned",
"washy",
"watery",
"weak"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adulterated",
"watered-down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enriched",
"fortified",
"concentrated",
"condensed",
"evaporated"
],
"antonyms":[
"full-bodied",
"rich",
"strong"
]
},
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
"examples":[
"weeks of hardship in the desert had greatly weakened them"
],
"synonyms":[
"debilitated",
"devitalized",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"etiolated",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"softened",
"tired",
"wasted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crippled",
"disabled",
"hamstrung",
"incapacitated",
"depleted",
"depressed",
"exhausted",
"impoverished",
"unmanned",
"washed out",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"invalided",
"laid up",
"broke down",
"ground (down)",
"wore down",
"wore out",
"paralyzed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"energized",
"invigorated",
"recruited",
"rejuvenated",
"vitalized",
"hardened",
"seasoned",
"toughened"
],
"antonyms":[
"beefed (up)",
"fortified",
"strengthened"
]
},
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"the bodybuilder weakened once she eased off on her workouts"
],
"synonyms":[
"decayed",
"drooped",
"emaciated",
"faded",
"failed",
"flagged",
"lagged",
"languished",
"sagged",
"sank",
"sunk",
"wasted (away)",
"went",
"wilted",
"withered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broke down",
"wore out",
"yielded",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"ran down",
"rotted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convalesced",
"rallied",
"rebounded",
"recovered",
"recuperated",
"gained"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{
"examples":[
"weakened the juice with too much water"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulterated",
"cut",
"diluted",
"extended",
"laced",
"sophisticated",
"thinned",
"watered down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loaded",
"befouled",
"contaminated",
"corrupted",
"defiled",
"dirtied",
"envenomed",
"fouled",
"infected",
"poisoned",
"polluted",
"soiled",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"sullied",
"tainted",
"cheapened",
"debased",
"degraded",
"manipulated",
"misrepresented",
"tampered (with)",
"counterfeited",
"faked",
"falsified",
"fudged",
"doctored",
"spiked",
"attenuated",
"moderated",
"qualified",
"tempered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fertilized",
"larded",
"augmented",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"supplemented",
"decontaminated",
"purified",
"clarified",
"cleaned",
"cleansed",
"distilled",
"filtered",
"flushed",
"leached",
"pasteurized",
"purged",
"refined",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"improved",
"compacted",
"concentrated",
"condensed"
],
"antonyms":[
"enriched",
"fortified",
"richened",
"strengthened"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"weakening":{
"a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body":{
"examples":[
"the all-too-apparent weakening of our grandfather was hard on our mother"
],
"synonyms":[
"debilitation",
"decay",
"decaying",
"declension",
"decline",
"degeneration",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"ebbing",
"enfeeblement"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atrophy",
"exhaustion",
"drooping",
"flagging",
"limping",
"regression",
"relapse",
"setback"
],
"near antonyms":[
"invigoration",
"strengthening",
"progress",
"rejuvenation",
"rejuvenescence"
],
"antonyms":[
"comeback",
"improvement",
"rally",
"recovery",
"recuperation",
"rehabilitation",
"revitalization",
"snapback"
]
},
"as in debilitating , exhausting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deadening",
"debilitating",
"draining",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"exhausting",
"numbing",
"sapping",
"wearying",
"deleterious",
"injurious",
"pernicious",
"insalubrious",
"noxious",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bracing",
"cordial",
"invigorating",
"refreshing",
"rejuvenating",
"restorative",
"reviving",
"stimulating",
"stimulative",
"tonic",
"vital",
"vitalizing",
"life-giving",
"conditioning",
"strengthening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
"examples":[
"weeks of hardship in the desert had greatly weakened them"
],
"synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"devitalizing",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"etiolating",
"prostrating",
"sapping",
"softening",
"tiring",
"wasting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crippling",
"disabling",
"hamstringing",
"incapacitating",
"depleting",
"depressing",
"exhausting",
"impoverishing",
"unmanning",
"washing out",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"invaliding",
"laying up",
"breaking down",
"grinding (down)",
"wearing down",
"wearing out",
"paralyzing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"recruiting",
"rejuvenating",
"vitalizing",
"hardening",
"seasoning",
"toughening"
],
"antonyms":[
"beefing (up)",
"fortifying",
"strengthening"
]
},
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"the bodybuilder weakened once she eased off on her workouts"
],
"synonyms":[
"decaying",
"drooping",
"emaciating",
"fading",
"failing",
"flagging",
"going",
"lagging",
"languishing",
"sagging",
"sinking",
"wasting (away)",
"wilting",
"withering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaking down",
"wearing out",
"yielding",
"degenerating",
"deteriorating",
"rotting",
"running down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convalescing",
"rallying",
"rebounding",
"recovering",
"recuperating",
"gaining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{
"examples":[
"weakened the juice with too much water"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulterating",
"cutting",
"diluting",
"extending",
"lacing",
"sophisticating",
"thinning",
"watering down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loading",
"befouling",
"contaminating",
"corrupting",
"defiling",
"dirtying",
"envenoming",
"fouling",
"infecting",
"poisoning",
"polluting",
"soiling",
"spoiling",
"sullying",
"tainting",
"cheapening",
"debasing",
"degrading",
"manipulating",
"misrepresenting",
"tampering (with)",
"counterfeiting",
"faking",
"falsifying",
"fudging",
"doctoring",
"spiking",
"attenuating",
"moderating",
"qualifying",
"tempering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fertilizing",
"larding",
"augmenting",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"supplementing",
"decontaminating",
"purifying",
"clarifying",
"cleaning",
"cleansing",
"distilling",
"filtering",
"flushing",
"leaching",
"pasteurizing",
"purging",
"refining",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"improving",
"compacting",
"concentrating",
"condensing"
],
"antonyms":[
"enriching",
"fortifying",
"richening",
"strengthening"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"weaknesses":{
"a defect in character":{
"examples":[
"his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything"
],
"synonyms":[
"demerits",
"derelictions",
"failings",
"faults",
"foibles",
"frailties",
"shortcomings",
"sins",
"vices",
"wants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blots",
"spots",
"stains",
"blemishes",
"deficiencies",
"flaws",
"imperfections",
"minuses",
"nits",
"Achilles' heels",
"soft spots",
"corruptions",
"depravities",
"evils",
"immoralities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excellences",
"perfections",
"integrities",
"moralities",
"probities",
"rectitudes"
],
"antonyms":[
"merits",
"virtues"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wealths":{
"a considerable amount":{
"antonyms":[
"aces",
"bits",
"dabs",
"drams",
"driblets",
"glimmers",
"handfuls",
"handsful",
"hints",
"licks",
"little",
"mites",
"mouthfuls",
"nips",
"ounces",
"peanuts",
"pinches",
"pittances",
"scruples",
"shades",
"shadows",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"specks",
"spots",
"sprinkles",
"sprinklings",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"tastes",
"touches",
"traces"
],
"examples":[
"a wealth of advice from all quarters on how they should spend their lottery winnings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"atoms",
"crumbs",
"dots",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"fragments",
"grains",
"granules",
"iotas",
"jots",
"modicums",
"molecules",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"particles",
"rays",
"scintillas",
"scraps",
"shreds",
"tittles",
"whits",
"smatterings",
"smatters",
"dashes",
"drops",
"morsels",
"shots",
"pieces",
"portions",
"sections",
"absences",
"dearths",
"famines",
"lacks",
"paucities",
"poverties",
"scarcities",
"shortages",
"undersupplies",
"wants",
"deficiencies",
"deficits",
"inadequacies",
"insufficiencies"
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"related":[
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"plagues",
"rashes",
"bonanzas",
"embarrassments",
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"plethoras",
"redundancies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses",
"deluges",
"floods",
"overflows",
"armies",
"bevies",
"crams",
"crowds",
"crushes",
"droves",
"flocks",
"herds",
"hordes",
"hosts",
"legions",
"mobs",
"multitudes",
"presses",
"scores",
"seas",
"swarms",
"throngs",
"gazillions",
"jillions",
"kazillions",
"millions",
"million",
"thousands",
"trillions",
"zillions"
],
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"barrels",
"basketfuls",
"basketsful",
"boatloads",
"buckets",
"bunches",
"bundles",
"bushels",
"carloads",
"chunks",
"deals",
"dozens",
"dozen",
"fistfuls",
"gobs",
"good deals",
"heaps",
"hundreds",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lots",
"masses",
"messes",
"mountains",
"much",
"multiplicities",
"myriads",
"oodles",
"packs",
"passels",
"pecks",
"piles",
"platefuls",
"plenitudes",
"plenties",
"plentitudes",
"potfuls",
"pots",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaves",
"shiploads",
"sights",
"slews",
"spates",
"stacks",
"stores",
"tons",
"truckloads",
"volumes",
"wads",
"yards"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"having goods, property, or money in abundance":{
"examples":[
"a wealthy man who likes to collect antique cars"
],
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"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"loaded",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"well-endowed",
"well-fixed",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"near synonyms":[
"better-off",
"comfortable",
"propertied",
"prosperous",
"substantial",
"successful",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"advantaged",
"blessed",
"blest",
"privileged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unaffluent",
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"hand-to-mouth",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"beggared",
"broke",
"indebted",
"insolvent",
"pauperized",
"ruined",
"skint",
"depressed",
"pinched",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"low",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[
"destitute",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"needy",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"weapon":{
"something used to defend":{
"examples":[
"Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building."
],
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"arm",
"armament",
"munitions",
"weaponry",
"aegis",
"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"defense",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward",
"fastness",
"fort",
"fortress",
"palisade",
"stronghold"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person or thing that is used to produce a result":{
"examples":[
"Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"determinant",
"expedient",
"factor",
"influence",
"ingredient",
"mechanism",
"tool",
"agency",
"agent",
"instrument",
"instrumentality",
"machinery",
"means",
"medium",
"ministry",
"organ",
"vehicle",
"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":[]
},
"as in equip , reequip":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"equip",
"reequip",
"arm",
"militarize",
"embattle",
"mechanize",
"mobilize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demilitarize",
"disarm",
"demobilize",
"denuclearize"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wear down":{
"as in break down , wear out":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wearisome":{
"causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{
"antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
],
"examples":[
"a wearisome lecture on civic responsibility"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"eye-opening",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous",
"animating",
"breathtaking",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"inspiring",
"invigorating",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding",
"suspenseful",
"arresting",
"provocative",
"tantalizing"
],
"related":[
"aseptic",
"barren",
"blah",
"dullish",
"pleasureless",
"prosaic",
"prosy",
"soggy",
"spiritless",
"blank",
"earthbound",
"gray",
"grey",
"inanimate",
"pallid",
"pedantic",
"sterile",
"suspenseless",
"undramatic",
"uneventful",
"unexciting",
"unimaginative",
"uninspiring",
"unnewsworthy",
"unrewarding",
"unsensational",
"unspectacular",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"longsome",
"palling",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"wearing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"common",
"commonplace",
"ordinary",
"tepid",
"unexceptional",
"unsurprising",
"vapid",
"cumbersome",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"poky",
"pokey"
],
"synonyms":[
"arid",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"drudging",
"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"weary",
"wearying"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"wearisomeness":{
"as in boredom , weariness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blahs",
"boredom",
"drabness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"ennui",
"restlessness",
"tediousness",
"tedium",
"tiresomeness",
"weariness",
"uniformity",
"humdrum",
"monotone",
"monotonousness",
"monotony",
"sameness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diversity",
"multiplicity",
"variety",
"variability",
"variation",
"absorption",
"engagement",
"engrossment",
"enthrallment",
"fascination",
"grip",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"involvement",
"animation",
"enlivenment",
"excitement",
"invigoration",
"stimulation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weaseled (out of)":{
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
"examples":[
"you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoided",
"dodged",
"ducked",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"eschewed",
"evaded",
"finessed",
"got around",
"scaped",
"shirked",
"shook",
"shuffled (out of)",
"shunned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"missed",
"averted",
"deflected",
"diverted",
"obviated",
"parried",
"prevented",
"warded (off)",
"banned",
"barred",
"debarred",
"eliminated",
"excepted",
"excluded",
"precluded",
"ruled out",
"bypassed",
"circumvented",
"skirted",
"foiled",
"foxed",
"frustrated",
"outfoxed",
"outsmarted",
"outwitted",
"overreached",
"thwarted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"courted",
"embraced",
"pursued",
"sought",
"welcomed",
"caught",
"contracted",
"incurred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weave":{
"to cause to twine about one another":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"as they have for the past two centuries, crafters continue to weave osiers into the distinctive baskets that are the island's trademark"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disentangle",
"uncoil",
"untangle",
"untwine",
"unwind"
],
"related":[
"braid",
"plait",
"plat",
"pleach",
"blend",
"fuse",
"join",
"link",
"mix"
],
"synonyms":[
"enlace",
"entwine",
"implicate",
"interlace",
"intertwine",
"intertwist",
"interweave",
"inweave",
"lace",
"ply",
"twist",
"wreathe",
"writhe"
]
},
"to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"avoid",
"elude",
"escape",
"evade",
"parry",
"shirk",
"skirt",
"deflect",
"turn",
"slide",
"slip"
],
"synonyms":[
"dodge",
"duck",
"jink",
"sidestep",
"slalom",
"zigzag"
]
},
"to scatter or set here and there among other things":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a political commentator who slyly weaves lies into the truth"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"insert",
"intermingle",
"mingle",
"mix",
"alternate",
"juxtapose",
"amalgamate",
"assimilate",
"blend",
"combine",
"commingle",
"embody",
"fuse",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"merge"
],
"synonyms":[
"interlace",
"intersperse",
"interweave",
"lace",
"salt",
"thread",
"wreathe"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weaves":{
"to cause to twine about one another":{
"examples":[
"as they have for the past two centuries, crafters continue to weave osiers into the distinctive baskets that are the island's trademark"
],
"synonyms":[
"enlaces",
"entwines",
"implicates",
"interlaces",
"intertwines",
"intertwists",
"interweaves",
"inweaves",
"laces",
"plies",
"twists",
"wreathes",
"writhes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"braids",
"plaits",
"plats",
"pleaches",
"blends",
"fuses",
"joins",
"links",
"mixes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disentangles",
"uncoils",
"untangles",
"untwines",
"unwinds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to scatter or set here and there among other things":{
"examples":[
"a political commentator who slyly weaves lies into the truth"
],
"synonyms":[
"interlaces",
"intersperses",
"interweaves",
"laces",
"salts",
"threads",
"wreathes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inserts",
"intermingles",
"mingles",
"mixes",
"alternates",
"juxtaposes",
"amalgamates",
"assimilates",
"blends",
"combines",
"commingles",
"embodies",
"fuses",
"incorporates",
"integrates",
"merges"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{
"examples":[
"a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed"
],
"synonyms":[
"dodges",
"ducks",
"jinks",
"sidesteps",
"slaloms",
"zigzags"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoids",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"evades",
"parries",
"shirks",
"skirts",
"deflects",
"turns",
"slides",
"slips"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weaving":{
"as in meandering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"meandering",
"bending",
"coiled",
"coiling",
"corkscrew",
"curled",
"curling",
"curved",
"curving",
"looped",
"looping",
"spiral",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"wavy",
"winding",
"devious",
"serpentine",
"sinuous",
"entwined",
"kinked",
"swirled",
"turned",
"turning",
"twined",
"twining",
"twisted",
"twisting",
"veering",
"warped",
"crooked",
"zigzag",
"zigzagging",
"bowed",
"rounded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"direct",
"linear",
"right",
"straight",
"straightaway",
"straightforward",
"unbent",
"uncurled",
"untwisted",
"undeviating",
"unswerving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to twine about one another":{
"examples":[
"as they have for the past two centuries, crafters continue to weave osiers into the distinctive baskets that are the island's trademark"
],
"synonyms":[
"enlacing",
"entwining",
"implicating",
"interlacing",
"intertwining",
"intertwisting",
"interweaving",
"inweaving",
"lacing",
"plying",
"twisting",
"wreathing",
"writhing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"braiding",
"plaiting",
"platting",
"pleaching",
"blending",
"fusing",
"joining",
"linking",
"mixing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disentangling",
"uncoiling",
"untangling",
"untwining",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to scatter or set here and there among other things":{
"examples":[
"a political commentator who slyly weaves lies into the truth"
],
"synonyms":[
"interlacing",
"interspersing",
"interweaving",
"lacing",
"salting",
"threading",
"wreathing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inserting",
"intermingling",
"mingling",
"mixing",
"alternating",
"juxtaposing",
"amalgamating",
"assimilating",
"blending",
"combining",
"commingling",
"embodying",
"fusing",
"incorporating",
"integrating",
"merging"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{
"examples":[
"a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed"
],
"synonyms":[
"dodging",
"ducking",
"jinking",
"sidestepping",
"slaloming",
"zigzagging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoiding",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"evading",
"parrying",
"shirking",
"skirting",
"deflecting",
"turning",
"sliding",
"slipping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"weakliness":{
"as in weakness , infirmity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"debility",
"decrepitude",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"infirmity",
"invalidism",
"invalidity",
"lameness",
"sickliness",
"weakness",
"affliction",
"ailment",
"condition",
"disease",
"disorder",
"dysfunction",
"disfunction",
"malady",
"trouble",
"upset",
"hypochondria",
"malaise",
"sickishness",
"illness",
"indisposition",
"sickness",
"unhealthiness",
"unsoundness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"health",
"healthiness",
"soundness",
"wellness",
"wholeness",
"wholesomeness",
"comeback",
"convalescence",
"healing",
"mending",
"rally",
"recovery",
"recuperation",
"rehab",
"rehabilitation",
"snapback",
"fettle",
"fitness",
"shape",
"hardiness",
"heartiness",
"lustiness",
"robustness",
"ruggedness",
"stamina",
"strength",
"toughness",
"vigor",
"vigorousness",
"vitality",
"bloom",
"flush",
"flushness",
"weal",
"welfare",
"well-being"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weasels (out of)":{
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
"examples":[
"you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoids",
"dodges",
"ducks",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"eschews",
"evades",
"finesses",
"gets around",
"scapes",
"shakes",
"shirks",
"shuffles (out of)",
"shuns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misses",
"averts",
"deflects",
"diverts",
"obviates",
"parries",
"prevents",
"wards (off)",
"bans",
"bars",
"debars",
"eliminates",
"excepts",
"excludes",
"precludes",
"rules out",
"bypasses",
"circumvents",
"skirts",
"foils",
"foxes",
"frustrates",
"outfoxes",
"outsmarts",
"outwits",
"overreaches",
"thwarts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"courts",
"embraces",
"pursues",
"seeks",
"welcomes",
"catches",
"contracts",
"incurs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weakling":{
"lacking strength of will or character":{
"examples":[
"argues that in a time of war, the country can't afford to have a weakling president"
],
"synonyms":[
"characterless",
"effete",
"frail",
"invertebrate",
"limp-wristed",
"milk-and-water",
"namby-pamby",
"nerveless",
"soft",
"spineless",
"weak",
"weak-kneed",
"weakened",
"wet",
"wimpish",
"wimpy",
"wishy-washy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flabby",
"flaccid",
"forceless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"impotent",
"impuissant",
"powerless",
"emasculated",
"unnerved",
"lamblike",
"meek",
"pliable",
"submissive",
"corrupt",
"dastardly",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"villainous",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"fainthearted",
"lily-livered",
"nebbishy",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"sissy",
"timid",
"infirm",
"irresolute",
"vacillating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ethical",
"good",
"moral",
"principled",
"right",
"righteous",
"upright",
"virtuous",
"determined",
"mettlesome",
"resolute",
"unrelenting",
"courageous",
"stalwart",
"stouthearted"
],
"antonyms":[
"backboned",
"firm",
"hard",
"strong",
"tough"
]
},
"a person lacking in physical strength":{
"examples":[
"he had been a weakling until high school, when he started working out to put on muscle"
],
"synonyms":[
"softy",
"softie",
"wimp",
"wuss",
"wussy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pushover",
"milksop"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"powerhouse"
]
},
"a person without strength of character":{
"examples":[
"only a weakling would be willing to lie to save himself from punishment"
],
"synonyms":[
"doormat",
"jellyfish",
"namby-pamby",
"pushover",
"reed",
"wimp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coward",
"milquetoast",
"mouse",
"nebbish",
"nervous Nellie",
"nervous Nelly",
"pussy",
"wuss",
"wussy",
"sheep"
],
"near antonyms":[
"mensch"
],
"antonyms":[
"stalwart"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"weaseling":{
"to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{
"examples":[
"the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal"
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocating",
"fudging",
"hedging",
"pussyfooting",
"tergiversating",
"waffling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flip-flopping",
"yo-yoing",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"shaking",
"shirking",
"shunning",
"sidestepping",
"skirting",
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"quibbling",
"straddling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wearing on":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"His constant complaining is starting to wear on his friends."
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"burning (up)",
"chafing",
"eating",
"exasperating",
"frosting",
"galling",
"getting",
"grating",
"griping",
"hacking (off)",
"irking",
"irritating",
"itching",
"narking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"persecuting",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"rasping",
"riling",
"ruffling",
"spiting",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassling",
"heckling",
"nagging",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"provoking",
"rousing",
"badgering",
"baiting",
"bullyragging",
"ballyragging",
"deviling",
"devilling",
"hagriding",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"pestering",
"plaguing",
"teasing",
"angering",
"antagonizing",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"rankling",
"roiling",
"agitating",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"exercising",
"freaking (out)",
"fretting",
"perturbing",
"undoing",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"worrying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"miffing",
"offending",
"outraging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"obliging",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating",
"delighting",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"assuring",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"contenting",
"quieting",
"reassuring",
"solacing",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"weathers":{
"as in thunderstorms , thundershowers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"thundershowers",
"thunderstorms",
"precipitations",
"showers",
"cloudbursts",
"deluges",
"downfalls",
"downpours",
"rainfalls",
"rains",
"rainstorms",
"storms",
"wets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drizzles",
"mists",
"mizzles",
"scuds",
"spits",
"sprinkles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come safely through":{
"examples":[
"we've weathered worse crises, and so we'll survive this one"
],
"synonyms":[
"rides (out)",
"survives"
],
"near synonyms":[
"outlasts",
"outlives",
"wears out",
"pulls through",
"abides",
"continues",
"endures",
"hangs on",
"holds on",
"holds out",
"holds up",
"lasts",
"leads",
"persists",
"stands",
"sticks out",
"withstands",
"breathes",
"exists",
"is",
"lives",
"subsists",
"flourishes",
"prospers",
"thrives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"croaks",
"deceases",
"departs",
"dies",
"expires",
"passes away",
"passes (on)",
"perishes",
"succumbs",
"disappears",
"evaporates",
"fades",
"vanishes",
"ceases",
"ends",
"stops"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"weakens":{
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
"examples":[
"weeks of hardship in the desert had greatly weakened them"
],
"synonyms":[
"debilitates",
"devitalizes",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"etiolates",
"prostrates",
"saps",
"softens",
"tires",
"wastes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cripples",
"disables",
"hamstrings",
"incapacitates",
"depletes",
"depresses",
"exhausts",
"impoverishes",
"unmans",
"washes out",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"invalids",
"lays up",
"breaks down",
"grinds (down)",
"wears down",
"wears out",
"paralyzes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"recruits",
"rejuvenates",
"vitalizes",
"hardens",
"seasons",
"toughens"
],
"antonyms":[
"beefs (up)",
"fortifies",
"strengthens"
]
},
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"the bodybuilder weakened once she eased off on her workouts"
],
"synonyms":[
"decays",
"droops",
"emaciates",
"fades",
"fails",
"flags",
"goes",
"lags",
"languishes",
"sags",
"sinks",
"wastes (away)",
"wilts",
"withers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaks down",
"wears out",
"yields",
"degenerates",
"deteriorates",
"rots",
"runs down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convalesces",
"rallies",
"rebounds",
"recovers",
"recuperates",
"gains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{
"examples":[
"weakened the juice with too much water"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulterates",
"cuts",
"dilutes",
"extends",
"laces",
"sophisticates",
"thins",
"waters down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loads",
"befouls",
"contaminates",
"corrupts",
"defiles",
"dirties",
"envenoms",
"fouls",
"infects",
"poisons",
"pollutes",
"soils",
"spoils",
"sullies",
"taints",
"cheapens",
"debases",
"degrades",
"manipulates",
"misrepresents",
"tampers (with)",
"counterfeits",
"fakes",
"falsifies",
"fudges",
"doctors",
"spikes",
"attenuates",
"moderates",
"qualifies",
"tempers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fertilizes",
"lards",
"augments",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"supplements",
"decontaminates",
"purifies",
"clarifies",
"cleans",
"cleanses",
"distills",
"distils",
"filters",
"flushes",
"leaches",
"pasteurizes",
"purges",
"refines",
"betters",
"enhances",
"improves",
"compacts",
"concentrates",
"condenses"
],
"antonyms":[
"enriches",
"fortifies",
"richens",
"strengthens"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wears (away)":{
"as in erodes , washes out":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"erodes",
"scours",
"washes out",
"deteriorates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"undermines",
"weakens",
"blights",
"tarnishes",
"blemishes",
"bloodies",
"breaks",
"compromises",
"crabs",
"cripples",
"crosses (up)",
"damages",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"endamages",
"flaws",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"mars",
"spoils",
"vitiates",
"dents",
"dings",
"dints",
"botches",
"gums (up)",
"queers",
"lacerates",
"wounds",
"disables",
"hamstrings",
"lames",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates",
"torments",
"tortures",
"annihilates",
"bangs up",
"bashes",
"batters",
"clobbers",
"crushes",
"dashes",
"decimates",
"demolishes",
"desolates",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"does in",
"pulverizes",
"razes",
"ruins",
"scourges",
"shatters",
"smashes",
"tears down",
"totals",
"wastes",
"wipes out",
"wrecks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctors",
"fixes",
"mends",
"patches",
"rebuilds",
"reconditions",
"reconstructs",
"renovates",
"repairs",
"revamps",
"cures",
"heals",
"helps",
"rectifies",
"rehabilitates",
"remedies",
"edits",
"remodels",
"revises",
"ameliorates",
"betters",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"improves",
"meliorates",
"perfects",
"refines"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wear (away)":{
"as in erode , wash out":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"erode",
"scour",
"wash out",
"deteriorate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"undermine",
"weaken",
"blight",
"tarnish",
"blemish",
"bloody",
"break",
"compromise",
"crab",
"cripple",
"cross (up)",
"damage",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"endamage",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"spoil",
"vitiate",
"dent",
"ding",
"dint",
"botch",
"gum (up)",
"queer",
"lacerate",
"wound",
"disable",
"hamstring",
"lame",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate",
"torment",
"torture",
"annihilate",
"bang up",
"bash",
"batter",
"clobber",
"crush",
"dash",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"ruin",
"scourge",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"waste",
"wipe out",
"wreck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renovate",
"repair",
"revamp",
"cure",
"heal",
"help",
"rectify",
"rehabilitate",
"remedy",
"edit",
"remodel",
"revise",
"ameliorate",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wear":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the job of running their own business wears them sometimes"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrade",
"chafe",
"corrade",
"erode",
"fray",
"frazzle",
"fret",
"gall",
"rasp",
"rub"
],
"near synonyms":[
"file",
"gnaw",
"grate",
"graze",
"grind",
"nibble",
"sandblast",
"sandpaper",
"scour",
"scrape",
"scuff",
"shave",
"erase",
"reduce",
"rub out",
"wear out",
"wipe (away)",
"bite",
"break down",
"break up",
"chew",
"corrode",
"decompose",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"eat",
"hone",
"sharpen",
"whet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"examples":[
"her marriage is so bad\u2014I don't know how she wears it"
],
"synonyms":[
"abide",
"absorb",
"accept",
"bear",
"bide",
"brook",
"countenance",
"endure",
"go",
"hack",
"handle",
"meet",
"pocket",
"stand",
"stick out",
"stomach",
"support",
"sustain",
"sweat out",
"take",
"tolerate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allow",
"permit",
"suffer",
"swallow",
"reconcile (to)",
"acquiesce",
"agree (with or to)",
"assent (to)",
"capitulate",
"consent (to)",
"respect",
"submit (to)",
"yield (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decline",
"dismiss",
"refuse",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"turn down",
"combat",
"contest",
"fight",
"oppose",
"resist",
"avoid",
"bypass",
"circumvent",
"dodge",
"elude",
"escape",
"evade",
"miss",
"abstain (from)",
"forbear",
"refrain (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the result of long and hard use":{
"examples":[
"after several years, the carpet was finally showing wear"
],
"synonyms":[
"wear and tear"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrasion",
"corrosion",
"erosion",
"decomposition",
"deterioration",
"disintegration",
"fatigue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstruction",
"renovation",
"repair",
"revamping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"covering for the human body":{
"examples":[
"the latest in fashionable wear"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparel",
"attire",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habiliment(s)",
"habit",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wearables",
"weeds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garderobe",
"wardrobe",
"array",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"finery",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"pretties",
"regalia",
"trim",
"foofaraw",
"frippery",
"gaudery",
"tawdry",
"trumpery",
"tatters",
"costume",
"ensemble",
"frock",
"garb",
"getup",
"guise",
"livery",
"outfit",
"civvies",
"civies",
"mufti",
"couture",
"pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter",
"pret-a-porter",
"ready-to-wear",
"tailoring",
"activewear",
"loungewear",
"outerwear",
"playwear",
"sportswear",
"nightclothes",
"sleepwear",
"smallclothes",
"underclothes",
"underwear",
"haberdashery",
"menswear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"weakness":{
"the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"the flu left me with such overwhelming weakness that I could hardly stand"
],
"synonyms":[
"asthenia",
"debilitation",
"debility",
"delicacy",
"enervation",
"enfeeblement",
"faintness",
"feebleness",
"fragility",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"infirmity",
"languidness",
"languor",
"listlessness",
"lowness",
"wimpiness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decay",
"decrepitude",
"breakdown",
"collapse",
"prostration",
"exhaustion",
"fatigue",
"lassitude",
"weariness",
"defenselessness",
"helplessness",
"impotence",
"impuissance",
"powerlessness",
"effeteness",
"softness",
"tenderness",
"disablement",
"incapacitation",
"invalidism",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impairment",
"injury"
],
"near antonyms":[
"energy",
"vitality",
"brawniness",
"fitness",
"heftiness",
"huskiness",
"lustiness",
"muscularity",
"virility",
"hardness",
"ruggedness",
"stoutness",
"sturdiness",
"toughness",
"health",
"healthiness",
"soundness",
"wellness"
],
"antonyms":[
"hardihood",
"hardiness",
"robustness",
"strength",
"vigor"
]
},
"the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character":{
"examples":[
"in a moment of weakness he said yes to his daughter's request for a new toy"
],
"synonyms":[
"frailness",
"frailty",
"softness",
"spinelessness",
"wimpiness",
"wimpishness",
"wishy-washiness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collapse",
"failing",
"flaw",
"foible",
"peccadillo",
"evil",
"immorality",
"wickedness",
"corruption",
"corruptness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discipline",
"self-discipline",
"goodness",
"integrity",
"morality",
"rectitude",
"righteousness",
"rightness",
"uprightness",
"virtuousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"backbone",
"chutzpah",
"chutzpa",
"hutzpah",
"hutzpa",
"firmness",
"fortitude",
"hardihood",
"mettle",
"moxie",
"nerve",
"resoluteness",
"strength",
"toughness"
]
},
"a defect in character":{
"examples":[
"his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything"
],
"synonyms":[
"demerit",
"dereliction",
"failing",
"fault",
"foible",
"frailty",
"shortcoming",
"sin",
"vice",
"want"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blot",
"spot",
"stain",
"blemish",
"deficiency",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"minus",
"nit",
"Achilles' heel",
"soft spot",
"corruption",
"depravity",
"evil",
"immorality",
"sinfulness",
"wickedness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excellence",
"perfection",
"goodness",
"integrity",
"morality",
"probity",
"rectitude",
"righteousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"merit",
"virtue"
]
},
"the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent":{
"examples":[
"the devastating weakness of the immune system that is experienced by people with certain chronic conditions"
],
"synonyms":[
"defenselessness",
"susceptibility",
"vulnerability"
],
"near synonyms":[
"helplessness",
"powerlessness",
"passiveness",
"passivity",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"infirmity",
"exposure",
"liability",
"openness",
"predisposition",
"proneness",
"sensitivity",
"receptiveness",
"receptivity",
"easiness",
"gullibility",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
"naivete",
"naivet\u00e9",
"credulity",
"credulousness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immunity",
"impenetrability",
"indomitability",
"indomitableness",
"invincibility"
],
"antonyms":[
"invulnerability"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weanlings":{
"as in babies , infants":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"babes",
"babies",
"bantlings",
"infants",
"neonates",
"nestlings",
"newborn",
"newborns",
"toddlers",
"tots",
"tykes",
"tikes",
"bairns",
"bambinos",
"bambini",
"buds",
"chaps",
"chicks",
"children",
"cubs",
"juveniles",
"kiddies",
"kiddos",
"kids",
"moppets",
"sprats",
"sprat",
"sprouts",
"squirts",
"whelps",
"younglings",
"youngsters",
"youths",
"adolescents",
"minors",
"kindergartners",
"kindergarteners",
"preschoolers",
"rug rats",
"schoolboys",
"schoolchildren",
"schoolgirls",
"schoolkids",
"imps",
"jackanapeses",
"mischiefs",
"monkeys",
"rapscallions",
"rascals",
"rogues",
"urchins",
"whippersnappers",
"cherubs",
"cherubim",
"preteen-agers",
"preteens",
"subteens",
"teenagers",
"teeners",
"teens",
"teenyboppers",
"tweens",
"lads",
"nippers",
"shavers",
"striplings",
"tads",
"bobby-soxers",
"hoydens",
"tomboys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"middle-agers",
"ancients",
"elders",
"golden-agers",
"oldsters",
"old-timers",
"senior citizens",
"seniors",
"adults",
"grown-ups"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weasel (out of)":{
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
"examples":[
"you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoid",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"escape",
"eschew",
"evade",
"finesse",
"get around",
"scape",
"shake",
"shirk",
"shuffle (out of)",
"shun"
],
"near synonyms":[
"miss",
"avert",
"deflect",
"divert",
"obviate",
"parry",
"prevent",
"ward (off)",
"ban",
"bar",
"debar",
"eliminate",
"except",
"exclude",
"preclude",
"rule out",
"bypass",
"circumvent",
"skirt",
"foil",
"fox",
"frustrate",
"outfox",
"outsmart",
"outwit",
"overreach",
"thwart"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"court",
"embrace",
"pursue",
"seek",
"welcome",
"catch",
"contract",
"incur"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weaponed":{
"as in equipped , reequipped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"equipped",
"reequipped",
"re-equipped",
"armed",
"militarized",
"embattled",
"mechanized",
"mobilized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demilitarized",
"disarmed",
"demobilized",
"denuclearized"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weal":{
"the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success":{
"examples":[
"the belief that somehow it is the nation's president who is responsible for the weal or woe of the people"
],
"synonyms":[
"good",
"interest",
"welfare",
"well-being"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fortune",
"prosperity",
"prosperousness",
"success",
"successfulness",
"fitness",
"health",
"healthiness",
"robustness",
"soundness",
"wellness",
"wholeness",
"wholesomeness",
"bliss",
"felicity",
"happiness",
"joy",
"advantage",
"benefit",
"gain",
"sake",
"content",
"contentedness",
"gratification",
"satisfaction"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unhealthiness",
"unsoundness",
"misery",
"sadness",
"suffering",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness"
],
"antonyms":[
"ill-being"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weariness":{
"a complete depletion of energy or strength":{
"examples":[
"the kind of satisfying weariness that comes from a good day's labor"
],
"synonyms":[
"burnout",
"collapse",
"exhaustion",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"lassitude",
"prostration",
"tiredness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitation",
"debility",
"disablement",
"enervation",
"enfeeblement",
"faintness",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"impotence",
"infirmity",
"weakness",
"overfatigue",
"languor",
"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"sluggishness",
"slumber",
"stupor",
"torpidity",
"torpor",
"apathy",
"inertia",
"passiveness",
"passivity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bounce",
"dash",
"drive",
"energy",
"ginger",
"go",
"liveliness",
"pep",
"punch",
"sap",
"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vitality",
"zing",
"zip",
"might",
"muscle",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"strength",
"briskness",
"jauntiness",
"spiritedness",
"sprightliness",
"vivaciousness",
"vivacity"
],
"antonyms":[
"refreshment",
"rejuvenation",
"rejuvenescence",
"revitalization"
]
},
"the state of being bored":{
"examples":[
"faces showing weariness and irritation at the long graduation speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"blahs",
"boredom",
"doldrums",
"ennui",
"listlessness",
"restlessness",
"tedium"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheerlessness",
"dispiritedness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"languidness",
"languor",
"lassitude",
"lethargy",
"lifelessness",
"torpidity",
"torpor",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"monotonousness",
"monotony",
"sameness",
"apathy",
"indifference",
"unconcern"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beguilement",
"bewitchment",
"captivation",
"enchantment",
"fascination",
"absorption",
"engagement",
"engrossment",
"immersion",
"involvement",
"animation",
"enlivenment",
"excitement",
"invigoration",
"stimulation",
"amusement",
"entertainment",
"diversion",
"relief"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wealthiness":{
"as in wealth , affluence":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affluence",
"opulence",
"richness",
"wealth",
"luxury",
"prosperity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beggary",
"destituteness",
"destitution",
"impecuniosity",
"impecuniousness",
"impoverishment",
"indigence",
"necessity",
"need",
"neediness",
"pauperism",
"penuriousness",
"penury",
"poorness",
"poverty",
"want",
"gutter",
"misery",
"woe",
"wretchedness",
"exigency"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weavers":{
"as in knitters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"knitters",
"embroiderers",
"needleworkers",
"tailors",
"needlewomen",
"seamstresses",
"seamsters",
"sewers",
"stitchers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wears out":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"burns out",
"busts",
"does in",
"does up",
"drains",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"frazzles",
"harasses",
"kills",
"knocks out",
"outwears",
"tires",
"tuckers (out)",
"washes out",
"wearies",
"wears"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"saps",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activates",
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"strengthens",
"vitalizes",
"relaxes",
"rests",
"unwinds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wear on":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"His constant complaining is starting to wear on his friends."
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassle",
"heckle",
"nag",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"provoke",
"rouse",
"badger",
"bait",
"bullyrag",
"ballyrag",
"devil",
"hagride",
"harass",
"harry",
"pester",
"plague",
"tease",
"anger",
"antagonize",
"enrage",
"incense",
"infuriate",
"madden",
"rankle",
"roil",
"agitate",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"exercise",
"freak (out)",
"fret",
"perturb",
"undo",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"worry",
"affront",
"insult",
"miff",
"offend",
"outrage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appease",
"conciliate",
"mollify",
"oblige",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate",
"delight",
"gladden",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy",
"assure",
"cheer",
"comfort",
"console",
"content",
"quiet",
"reassure",
"solace",
"soothe"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"weakhearted":{
"as in chickenhearted , uncourageous":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"yellow",
"diffident",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"nervous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"afraid",
"agitated",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"panicked",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"scared",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"unnerved",
"upset",
"appalled",
"concerned",
"dismayed",
"worried",
"unmanly",
"weak",
"wimpy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"determined",
"firm",
"game",
"gamy",
"gamey",
"gritty",
"plucky",
"resolute",
"Spartan",
"undeterred",
"undismayed",
"unflinching",
"unswerving",
"mettlesome",
"spirited",
"spunky"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"wearing":{
"as in overwhelming , crushing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crushing",
"grinding",
"overwhelming",
"agonizing",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"painful",
"wretched",
"insufferable",
"insupportable",
"intolerable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable",
"rigorous",
"strict",
"stringent",
"harrowing",
"tortuous",
"biting",
"inclement",
"intemperate",
"wild",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"hostile",
"unfriendly",
"unpleasant",
"austere",
"bleak",
"comfortless",
"discomforting",
"forbidding",
"inhospitable",
"spartan",
"uncomfortable",
"bitter",
"brutal",
"burdensome",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"grievous",
"grim",
"hard",
"hardhanded",
"harsh",
"heavy",
"inhuman",
"murderous",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"rough",
"rugged",
"searing",
"severe",
"stiff",
"tough",
"trying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"easy",
"light",
"soft",
"comfortable",
"cozy",
"luxurious",
"snug",
"agreeable",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"pleasant",
"peaceful",
"relaxing",
"reposeful",
"restful",
"bearable",
"endurable",
"painless",
"tolerable",
"balmy",
"calm",
"clement",
"gentle",
"mild",
"moderate",
"temperate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in exhausting , draining":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"palling",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"longsome",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"common",
"commonplace",
"ordinary",
"tepid",
"unexceptional",
"unsurprising",
"vapid",
"blank",
"earthbound",
"gray",
"grey",
"inanimate",
"pallid",
"pedantic",
"sterile",
"suspenseless",
"undramatic",
"uneventful",
"unexciting",
"unimaginative",
"uninspiring",
"unnewsworthy",
"unrewarding",
"unsensational",
"unspectacular",
"cumbersome",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"poky",
"pokey",
"aseptic",
"barren",
"blah",
"dullish",
"pleasureless",
"prosaic",
"prosy",
"soggy",
"spiritless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting",
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"eye-opening",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous",
"animating",
"breathtaking",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"inspiring",
"invigorating",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding",
"suspenseful",
"arresting",
"provocative",
"tantalizing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the job of running their own business wears them sometimes"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"burning out",
"busting",
"doing in",
"doing up",
"draining",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"frazzling",
"harassing",
"killing",
"knocking out",
"outwearing",
"tiring",
"tuckering (out)",
"washing out",
"wearing out",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"sapping",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrading",
"chafing",
"corrading",
"eroding",
"fraying",
"frazzling",
"fretting",
"galling",
"rasping",
"rubbing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"filing",
"gnawing",
"grating",
"grazing",
"grinding",
"nibbling",
"sandblasting",
"sandpapering",
"scouring",
"scraping",
"scuffing",
"shaving",
"erasing",
"reducing",
"rubbing out",
"wearing out",
"wiping (away)",
"biting",
"breaking down",
"breaking up",
"chewing",
"corroding",
"decomposing",
"disintegrating",
"dissolving",
"eating",
"honing",
"sharpening",
"whetting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"examples":[
"her marriage is so bad\u2014I don't know how she wears it"
],
"synonyms":[
"abiding",
"absorbing",
"accepting",
"bearing",
"biding",
"brooking",
"countenancing",
"enduring",
"going",
"hacking",
"handling",
"meeting",
"pocketing",
"standing",
"sticking out",
"stomaching",
"supporting",
"sustaining",
"sweating out",
"taking",
"tolerating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allowing",
"permitting",
"suffering",
"swallowing",
"reconciling (to)",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing (with or to)",
"assenting (to)",
"capitulating",
"consenting (to)",
"respecting",
"submitting (to)",
"yielding (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declining",
"dismissing",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"turning down",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contesting",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"avoiding",
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"dodging",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"evading",
"missing",
"abstaining (from)",
"forbearing",
"refraining (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"wearables":{
"covering for the human body":{
"examples":[
"models showing off vintage wearables from the swinging '60s"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparel",
"attire",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habiliment(s)",
"habit",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wear",
"weeds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garderobe",
"wardrobe",
"array",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"finery",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"pretties",
"regalia",
"trim",
"foofaraw",
"frippery",
"gaudery",
"tawdry",
"trumpery",
"tatters",
"costume",
"ensemble",
"frock",
"garb",
"getup",
"guise",
"livery",
"outfit",
"civvies",
"civies",
"mufti",
"couture",
"pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter",
"pret-a-porter",
"ready-to-wear",
"tailoring",
"activewear",
"loungewear",
"outerwear",
"playwear",
"sportswear",
"nightclothes",
"sleepwear",
"smallclothes",
"underclothes",
"underwear",
"haberdashery",
"menswear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"weary":{
"depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{
"examples":[
"I am just too weary to do any more work tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"overfatigued",
"overtaxed",
"overworked",
"broken-down",
"run-down",
"debilitated",
"enervate",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"weakened",
"drowsy",
"heavy",
"sleepy",
"lethargic",
"sluggish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"refreshed",
"rejuvenated",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"revitalized",
"active",
"energetic",
"invigorated",
"peppy",
"strengthened",
"strong",
"tireless",
"vitalized",
"weariless"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
]
},
"having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted":{
"examples":[
"I am totally weary of this constant bickering"
],
"synonyms":[
"bored",
"fed up",
"jaded",
"sick",
"sick and tired",
"tired",
"wearied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apathetic",
"disinterested",
"uninterested",
"glutted",
"sated",
"satiated",
"surfeited",
"dejected",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"beat",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"done in",
"drained",
"enervated",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"limp",
"played out",
"tuckered (out)",
"worn-out",
"annoyed",
"exasperated",
"frustrated",
"irritated",
"disgusted",
"nauseated",
"repulsed",
"blas\u00e9",
"blase",
"world-weary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animated",
"energized",
"enlivened",
"excited",
"galvanized",
"invigorated",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"amused",
"entertained",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"enthralled",
"fascinated",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"delighted",
"pleased",
"thrilled"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorbed",
"engaged",
"engrossed",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"rapt"
]
},
"causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{
"examples":[
"a weary march through a lot of boring facts and figures"
],
"synonyms":[
"arid",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"drudging",
"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aseptic",
"barren",
"blah",
"dullish",
"pleasureless",
"prosaic",
"prosy",
"soggy",
"spiritless",
"blank",
"earthbound",
"gray",
"grey",
"inanimate",
"pallid",
"pedantic",
"sterile",
"suspenseless",
"undramatic",
"uneventful",
"unexciting",
"unimaginative",
"uninspiring",
"unnewsworthy",
"unrewarding",
"unsensational",
"unspectacular",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"longsome",
"palling",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"wearing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"common",
"commonplace",
"ordinary",
"tepid",
"unexceptional",
"unsurprising",
"vapid",
"cumbersome",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"poky",
"pokey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"eye-opening",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous",
"animating",
"breathtaking",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"inspiring",
"invigorating",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding",
"suspenseful",
"arresting",
"provocative",
"tantalizing"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
]
},
"to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous":{
"examples":[
"these constant complaints are really wearying me"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"jade",
"tire"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pall",
"burn out",
"do in",
"drain",
"enervate",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"debilitate",
"disable",
"enfeeble",
"deject",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"animate",
"energize",
"enliven",
"excite",
"galvanize",
"invigorate",
"stimulate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"amuse",
"entertain",
"allure",
"attract",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"hypnotize",
"mesmerize",
"monopolize",
"preoccupy",
"busy",
"immerse",
"involve",
"occupy",
"pump up",
"rally",
"rouse",
"stir"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorb",
"busy",
"engage",
"engross",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"interest",
"intrigue"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"a whole day of hard physical labor had thoroughly wearied her"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"weaseling (out of)":{
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
"examples":[
"you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoiding",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"finessing",
"getting around",
"scaping",
"shaking",
"shirking",
"shuffling (out of)",
"shunning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"missing",
"averting",
"deflecting",
"diverting",
"obviating",
"parrying",
"preventing",
"warding (off)",
"banning",
"barring",
"debarring",
"eliminating",
"excepting",
"excluding",
"precluding",
"ruling out",
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"skirting",
"foiling",
"foxing",
"frustrating",
"outfoxing",
"outsmarting",
"outwitting",
"overreaching",
"thwarting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"courting",
"embracing",
"pursuing",
"seeking",
"welcoming",
"catching",
"contracting",
"incurring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weapons":{
"something used to defend":{
"examples":[
"Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"armaments",
"arms",
"munitions",
"weaponries",
"aegises",
"egises",
"ammunitions",
"armors",
"bucklers",
"covers",
"defenses",
"guards",
"protections",
"safeguards",
"screens",
"securities",
"shields",
"walls",
"wards",
"fortresses",
"forts",
"palisades",
"strongholds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person or thing that is used to produce a result":{
"examples":[
"Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"determinants",
"expedients",
"factors",
"influences",
"ingredients",
"mechanisms",
"tools",
"agencies",
"agents",
"instrumentalities",
"instruments",
"machineries",
"means",
"mediums",
"media",
"ministries",
"organs",
"vehicles",
"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":[]
},
"as in equips , reequips":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"equips",
"reequips",
"arms",
"militarizes",
"embattles",
"mechanizes",
"mobilizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demilitarizes",
"disarms",
"demobilizes",
"denuclearizes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wear to a frazzle":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"Trying to meet all the deadlines had her worn to a frazzle ."
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"weariless":{
"showing no signs of weariness even after long hard effort":{
"examples":[
"the weariless efforts to bring peace to that troubled region"
],
"synonyms":[
"indefatigable",
"inexhaustible",
"tireless",
"unflagging",
"untiring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assiduous",
"conscientious",
"diligent",
"meticulous",
"painstaking",
"sedulous",
"determined",
"dogged",
"patient",
"persevering",
"persistent",
"pertinacious",
"plodding",
"relentless",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"stubborn",
"tenacious",
"unabated",
"unfailing",
"unfaltering",
"unflinching",
"unrelenting",
"unremitting",
"unwavering",
"active",
"busy",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"feverish",
"spirited",
"vigorous",
"hard",
"industrious",
"intense",
"laborious",
"slavish",
"strenuous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"indolent",
"lackadaisical",
"laggard",
"lazy",
"listless",
"shiftless",
"slothful",
"sluggish",
"apathetic",
"casual",
"desultory",
"languid",
"spiritless",
"beat",
"broken",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"done in",
"drained",
"enervated",
"jaded",
"overtaxed",
"overworked",
"played out",
"sapped",
"spent",
"tuckered (out)",
"wearied",
"worn-out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"weaved":{
"to cause to twine about one another":{
"examples":[
"as they have for the past two centuries, crafters continue to weave osiers into the distinctive baskets that are the island's trademark"
],
"synonyms":[
"enlaced",
"entwined",
"implicated",
"interlaced",
"intertwined",
"intertwisted",
"interwoven",
"interweaved",
"inwoven",
"inweaved",
"laced",
"plied",
"twisted",
"wreathed",
"writhed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"braided",
"plaited",
"platted",
"pleached",
"blended",
"blent",
"fused",
"joined",
"linked",
"mixed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disentangled",
"uncoiled",
"untangled",
"untwined",
"unwound"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to scatter or set here and there among other things":{
"examples":[
"a political commentator who slyly weaves lies into the truth"
],
"synonyms":[
"interlaced",
"interspersed",
"interwoven",
"interweaved",
"laced",
"salted",
"threaded",
"wreathed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inserted",
"intermingled",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"alternated",
"juxtaposed",
"amalgamated",
"assimilated",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"commingled",
"embodied",
"fused",
"incorporated",
"integrated",
"merged"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{
"examples":[
"a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed"
],
"synonyms":[
"dodged",
"ducked",
"jinked",
"sidestepped",
"slalomed",
"zigzagged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoided",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"parried",
"shirked",
"skirted",
"deflected",
"turned",
"slid",
"slipped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wearily":{
"as in casually , tiredly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"casually",
"desultorily",
"halfheartedly",
"indolently",
"lackadaisically",
"languidly",
"lazily",
"listlessly",
"shiftlessly",
"sluggishly",
"spiritlessly",
"tiredly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amain",
"arduously",
"assiduously",
"determinedly",
"diligently",
"doggedly",
"hard",
"hardly",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intensively",
"intently",
"laboriously",
"mightily",
"purposefully",
"resolutely",
"sedulously",
"slavishly",
"strenuously",
"actively",
"animatedly",
"briskly",
"busily",
"dynamically",
"energetically",
"feverishly",
"spiritedly",
"vehemently",
"vigorously",
"zealously",
"continuously",
"ploddingly",
"steadfastly",
"steadily",
"unabatedly",
"unrelentingly",
"unremittingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"weaponing":{
"as in equipping , reequipping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"equipping",
"reequipping",
"re-equipping",
"arming",
"militarizing",
"embattling",
"mechanizing",
"mobilizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demilitarizing",
"disarming",
"demobilizing",
"denuclearizing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weathercocks":{
"a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions":{
"examples":[
"when the winds suddenly shifted on social values, the weathercocks wasted no time in proclaiming their newfound passion for conservatism"
],
"synonyms":[
"acrobats",
"chameleons",
"chancers",
"opportunists",
"temporizers",
"timeservers",
"trimmers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"egoists",
"egotists",
"self-seekers",
"connivers",
"machinators",
"plotters",
"schemers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wealth":{
"the total of one's money and property":{
"examples":[
"her wealth increased to the point where she could afford several luxurious homes"
],
"synonyms":[
"assets",
"capital",
"fortune",
"means",
"opulence",
"riches",
"substance",
"wherewithal",
"worth"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belongings",
"chattels",
"effects",
"holdings",
"paraphernalia",
"possessions",
"things",
"bankroll",
"deep pockets",
"finances",
"funds",
"money",
"wallet",
"abundance",
"affluence",
"prosperity",
"success",
"treasure",
"valuables",
"accession",
"acquisition",
"personal property",
"personalty",
"property",
"nest egg",
"reserve",
"resources",
"savings",
"treasury"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debts",
"liabilities",
"indebtedness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a considerable amount":{
"examples":[
"a wealth of advice from all quarters on how they should spend their lottery winnings"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"basketful",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bunch",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"carload",
"chunk",
"deal",
"dozen",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"good deal",
"heap",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"multiplicity",
"myriad",
"oodles",
"pack",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"yard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"epidemic",
"plague",
"rash",
"bonanza",
"embarrassment",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"plethora",
"redundancy",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"deluge",
"flood",
"overflow",
"army",
"bevy",
"cram",
"crowd",
"crush",
"drove",
"flock",
"herd",
"horde",
"host",
"legion",
"mob",
"multitude",
"press",
"score",
"sea",
"swarm",
"throng",
"gazillion",
"jillion",
"kazillion",
"million",
"thousands",
"trillion",
"zillion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"atom",
"crumb",
"dot",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"fragment",
"grain",
"granule",
"iota",
"jot",
"modicum",
"molecule",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"particle",
"ray",
"scintilla",
"scrap",
"shred",
"tittle",
"whit",
"smatter",
"smattering",
"dash",
"drop",
"morsel",
"shot",
"piece",
"portion",
"section",
"absence",
"dearth",
"famine",
"lack",
"paucity",
"poverty",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"shortage",
"undersupply",
"want",
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"inadequacy",
"insufficiency",
"meagerness",
"scantiness",
"scantness",
"skimpiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
]
},
"an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs":{
"examples":[
"a wealth of documentation to support her thesis"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundance",
"cornucopia",
"feast",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"plethora",
"superabundance"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adequacy",
"competence",
"competency",
"sufficiency",
"ampleness",
"amplitude",
"liberality",
"excess",
"overdose",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"oversupply",
"redundancy",
"superfluity",
"superfluousness",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"copiousness",
"fecundity",
"fertility",
"fruitfulness",
"opulence",
"richness",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance"
],
"near antonyms":[
"paucity",
"poverty",
"scarcity",
"barrenness",
"infertility",
"sterility"
],
"antonyms":[
"deficiency",
"inadequacy",
"insufficiency",
"undersupply"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wears on":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"His constant complaining is starting to wear on his friends."
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"burns (up)",
"chafes",
"eats",
"exasperates",
"frosts",
"galls",
"gets",
"grates",
"gripes",
"hacks (off)",
"irks",
"irritates",
"itches",
"narks",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"persecutes",
"piques",
"puts out",
"rasps",
"riles",
"ruffles",
"spites",
"vexes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassles",
"heckles",
"nags",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"provokes",
"rouses",
"badgers",
"baits",
"bullyrags",
"ballyrags",
"devils",
"hagrides",
"harasses",
"harries",
"pesters",
"plagues",
"teases",
"angers",
"antagonizes",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"infuriates",
"maddens",
"rankles",
"roils",
"agitates",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"exercises",
"freaks (out)",
"frets",
"perturbs",
"undoes",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"worries",
"affronts",
"insults",
"miffs",
"offends",
"outrages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"mollifies",
"obliges",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates",
"delights",
"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"assures",
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"contents",
"quiets",
"reassures",
"solaces",
"soothes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"weanling":{
"as in baby , infant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"babe",
"baby",
"bantling",
"infant",
"neonate",
"nestling",
"newborn",
"toddler",
"tot",
"tyke",
"tike",
"bairn",
"bambino",
"bud",
"chap",
"chick",
"child",
"cub",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy",
"kiddo",
"moppet",
"sprat",
"sprout",
"squirt",
"whelp",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"youth",
"adolescent",
"minor",
"kindergartner",
"kindergartener",
"preschooler",
"rug rat",
"schoolboy",
"schoolchild",
"schoolgirl",
"schoolkid",
"imp",
"jackanapes",
"mischief",
"monkey",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"urchin",
"whippersnapper",
"cherub",
"preteen",
"preteen-ager",
"subteen",
"teen",
"teenager",
"teener",
"teenybopper",
"tween",
"lad",
"nipper",
"shaver",
"stripling",
"tad",
"bobby-soxer",
"hoyden",
"tomboy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"middle-ager",
"ancient",
"elder",
"golden-ager",
"oldster",
"old-timer",
"senior",
"senior citizen",
"adult",
"grown-up"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wear out":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wears down":{
"as in breaks down , wears out":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"breaks down",
"grinds (down)",
"wears out",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"invalids",
"lays up",
"paralyzes",
"depletes",
"depresses",
"exhausts",
"impoverishes",
"unmans",
"washes out",
"cripples",
"disables",
"hamstrings",
"incapacitates",
"debilitates",
"devitalizes",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"etiolates",
"prostrates",
"saps",
"softens",
"tires",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beefs (up)",
"fortifies",
"strengthens",
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"recruits",
"rejuvenates",
"vitalizes",
"hardens",
"seasons",
"toughens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weakly":{
"chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health":{
"examples":[
"a weakly baby who required repeated hospitalizations"
],
"synonyms":[
"ailing",
"invalid",
"sickly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedfast",
"bedridden",
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frail",
"dying",
"fading",
"incurable",
"moribund",
"challenged",
"debilitated",
"incapacitated",
"lame",
"decrepit",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"infirm",
"weak",
"weakened",
"worn-out",
"ill",
"indisposed",
"peaked",
"poorly",
"run-down",
"sick",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
"near antonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"fit",
"hale",
"hearty",
"sound",
"well-conditioned",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"healthy",
"well"
]
},
"as in gently , softly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"feebly",
"gently",
"softly",
"delicately",
"faintly",
"frailly",
"shakily",
"bloodlessly",
"halfheartedly",
"languidly",
"lazily",
"listlessly",
"spiritlessly",
"impotently",
"ineffectively",
"ineffectually",
"lamely",
"nervelessly",
"spinelessly",
"uncertainly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dynamically",
"energetically",
"explosively",
"firmly",
"forcefully",
"forcibly",
"hard",
"mightily",
"muscularly",
"powerfully",
"roundly",
"stiffly",
"stoutly",
"strenuously",
"strongly",
"sturdily",
"vigorously",
"fiercely",
"hammer and tongs",
"robustly",
"roughshod",
"sharply",
"vehemently",
"violently",
"actively",
"animatedly",
"briskly",
"crisply",
"eagerly",
"gamely",
"heartily",
"lustily",
"snappily",
"spiritedly",
"spunkily",
"vivaciously"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"weathercock":{
"a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions":{
"examples":[
"when the winds suddenly shifted on social values, the weathercocks wasted no time in proclaiming their newfound passion for conservatism"
],
"synonyms":[
"acrobat",
"chameleon",
"chancer",
"opportunist",
"temporizer",
"timeserver",
"trimmer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"egoist",
"egotist",
"self-seeker",
"conniver",
"machinator",
"plotter",
"schemer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weaken":{
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
"examples":[
"weeks of hardship in the desert had greatly weakened them"
],
"synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"etiolate",
"prostrate",
"sap",
"soften",
"tire",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cripple",
"disable",
"hamstring",
"incapacitate",
"deplete",
"depress",
"exhaust",
"impoverish",
"unman",
"wash out",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"invalid",
"lay up",
"break down",
"grind (down)",
"wear down",
"wear out",
"paralyze"
],
"near antonyms":[
"energize",
"invigorate",
"recruit",
"rejuvenate",
"vitalize",
"harden",
"season",
"toughen"
],
"antonyms":[
"beef (up)",
"fortify",
"strengthen"
]
},
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"the bodybuilder weakened once she eased off on her workouts"
],
"synonyms":[
"decay",
"droop",
"emaciate",
"fade",
"fail",
"flag",
"go",
"lag",
"languish",
"sag",
"sink",
"waste (away)",
"wilt",
"wither"
],
"near synonyms":[
"break down",
"wear out",
"yield",
"degenerate",
"deteriorate",
"rot",
"run down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convalesce",
"rally",
"rebound",
"recover",
"recuperate",
"gain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{
"examples":[
"weakened the juice with too much water"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulterate",
"cut",
"dilute",
"extend",
"lace",
"sophisticate",
"thin",
"water down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"load",
"befoul",
"contaminate",
"corrupt",
"defile",
"dirty",
"envenom",
"foul",
"infect",
"poison",
"pollute",
"soil",
"spoil",
"sully",
"taint",
"cheapen",
"debase",
"degrade",
"manipulate",
"misrepresent",
"tamper (with)",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"doctor",
"spike",
"attenuate",
"moderate",
"qualify",
"temper"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fertilize",
"lard",
"augment",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"supplement",
"decontaminate",
"purify",
"clarify",
"clean",
"cleanse",
"distill",
"distil",
"filter",
"flush",
"leach",
"pasteurize",
"purge",
"refine",
"better",
"enhance",
"improve",
"compact",
"concentrate",
"condense"
],
"antonyms":[
"enrich",
"fortify",
"richen",
"strengthen"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wearying":{
"causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{
"examples":[
"a wearying effort to sort through years of records"
],
"synonyms":[
"arid",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"drudging",
"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aseptic",
"barren",
"blah",
"dullish",
"pleasureless",
"prosaic",
"prosy",
"soggy",
"spiritless",
"blank",
"earthbound",
"gray",
"grey",
"inanimate",
"pallid",
"pedantic",
"sterile",
"suspenseless",
"undramatic",
"uneventful",
"unexciting",
"unimaginative",
"uninspiring",
"unnewsworthy",
"unrewarding",
"unsensational",
"unspectacular",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"longsome",
"palling",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"wearing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"common",
"commonplace",
"ordinary",
"tepid",
"unexceptional",
"unsurprising",
"vapid",
"cumbersome",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"poky",
"pokey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"eye-opening",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous",
"animating",
"breathtaking",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"inspiring",
"invigorating",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding",
"suspenseful",
"arresting",
"provocative",
"tantalizing"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
]
},
"to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous":{
"examples":[
"these constant complaints are really wearying me"
],
"synonyms":[
"boring",
"jading",
"tiring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"palling",
"burning out",
"doing in",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"tuckering (out)",
"washing out",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"debilitating",
"disabling",
"enfeebling",
"dejecting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"animating",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"amusing",
"entertaining",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"monopolizing",
"preoccupying",
"busying",
"immersing",
"involving",
"occupying",
"pumping up",
"rallying",
"rousing",
"stirring"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"busying",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"a whole day of hard physical labor had thoroughly wearied her"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"burning out",
"busting",
"doing in",
"doing up",
"draining",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"frazzling",
"harassing",
"killing",
"knocking out",
"outwearing",
"tiring",
"tuckering (out)",
"washing out",
"wearing",
"wearing out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"sapping",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"weaver":{
"as in knitter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"knitter",
"embroiderer",
"needleworker",
"tailor",
"needlewoman",
"seamstress",
"seamster",
"sewer",
"stitcher"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weak-kneed":{
"lacking strength of will or character":{
"examples":[
"management is too weak-kneed to effectively enforce even a minimal dress code"
],
"synonyms":[
"characterless",
"effete",
"frail",
"invertebrate",
"limp-wristed",
"milk-and-water",
"namby-pamby",
"nerveless",
"soft",
"spineless",
"weak",
"weakened",
"weakling",
"wet",
"wimpish",
"wimpy",
"wishy-washy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flabby",
"flaccid",
"forceless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"impotent",
"impuissant",
"powerless",
"emasculated",
"unnerved",
"lamblike",
"meek",
"pliable",
"submissive",
"corrupt",
"dastardly",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"villainous",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"fainthearted",
"lily-livered",
"nebbishy",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"sissy",
"timid",
"infirm",
"irresolute",
"vacillating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ethical",
"good",
"moral",
"principled",
"right",
"righteous",
"upright",
"virtuous",
"determined",
"mettlesome",
"resolute",
"unrelenting",
"courageous",
"stalwart",
"stouthearted"
],
"antonyms":[
"backboned",
"firm",
"hard",
"strong",
"tough"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"wearing (away)":{
"as in eroding , washing out":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"eroding",
"scouring",
"washing out",
"deteriorating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"undermining",
"weakening",
"blighting",
"tarnishing",
"blemishing",
"bloodying",
"breaking",
"compromising",
"crabbing",
"crippling",
"crossing (up)",
"damaging",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"endamaging",
"flawing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"marring",
"spoiling",
"vitiating",
"denting",
"dinging",
"dinting",
"botching",
"gumming (up)",
"queering",
"lacerating",
"wounding",
"disabling",
"hamstringing",
"laming",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"annihilating",
"banging up",
"bashing",
"battering",
"clobbering",
"crushing",
"dashing",
"decimating",
"demolishing",
"desolating",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"doing in",
"pulverizing",
"razing",
"ruining",
"scourging",
"shattering",
"smashing",
"tearing down",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"wasting",
"wiping out",
"wrecking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctoring",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstructing",
"renovating",
"repairing",
"revamping",
"curing",
"healing",
"helping",
"rectifying",
"rehabilitating",
"remedying",
"editing",
"remodeling",
"revising",
"ameliorating",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"refining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wearing to a frazzle":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"burning out",
"busting",
"doing in",
"doing up",
"draining",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"frazzling",
"harassing",
"killing",
"knocking out",
"outwearing",
"tiring",
"tuckering (out)",
"washing out",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"sapping",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"wearies":{
"to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous":{
"examples":[
"these constant complaints are really wearying me"
],
"synonyms":[
"bores",
"jades",
"tires"
],
"near synonyms":[
"palls",
"burns out",
"does in",
"drains",
"enervates",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"tuckers (out)",
"washes out",
"wears",
"wears out",
"debilitates",
"disables",
"enfeebles",
"dejects",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activates",
"animates",
"energizes",
"enlivens",
"excites",
"galvanizes",
"invigorates",
"stimulates",
"strengthens",
"vitalizes",
"amuses",
"entertains",
"allures",
"attracts",
"beguiles",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"enchants",
"hypnotizes",
"mesmerizes",
"monopolizes",
"preoccupies",
"busies",
"immerses",
"involves",
"occupies",
"pumps up",
"rallies",
"rouses",
"stirs"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorbs",
"busies",
"engages",
"engrosses",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"fascinates",
"grips",
"interests",
"intrigues"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"a whole day of hard physical labor had thoroughly wearied her"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"burns out",
"busts",
"does in",
"does up",
"drains",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"frazzles",
"harasses",
"kills",
"knocks out",
"outwears",
"tires",
"tuckers (out)",
"washes out",
"wears",
"wears out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"saps",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activates",
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"strengthens",
"vitalizes",
"relaxes",
"rests",
"unwinds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wearilessly":{
"as in tirelessly , indefatigably":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"indefatigably",
"tirelessly",
"unflaggingly",
"untiringly",
"ardently",
"attentively",
"conscientiously",
"earnestly",
"exhaustively",
"meticulously",
"painstakingly",
"seriously",
"thoroughly",
"obstinately",
"stubbornly",
"willfully",
"continuously",
"ploddingly",
"steadfastly",
"steadily",
"unabatedly",
"unrelentingly",
"unremittingly",
"actively",
"animatedly",
"briskly",
"busily",
"dynamically",
"energetically",
"feverishly",
"spiritedly",
"vehemently",
"vigorously",
"zealously",
"amain",
"arduously",
"assiduously",
"determinedly",
"diligently",
"doggedly",
"hard",
"hardly",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intensively",
"intently",
"laboriously",
"mightily",
"purposefully",
"resolutely",
"sedulously",
"slavishly",
"strenuously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casually",
"desultorily",
"halfheartedly",
"indolently",
"lackadaisically",
"languidly",
"lazily",
"listlessly",
"shiftlessly",
"sluggishly",
"spiritlessly",
"tiredly",
"wearily"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"weaklings":{
"a person lacking in physical strength":{
"examples":[
"he had been a weakling until high school, when he started working out to put on muscle"
],
"synonyms":[
"softies",
"wimps",
"wusses",
"wussies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pushovers",
"milksops"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"powerhouses"
]
},
"a person without strength of character":{
"examples":[
"only a weakling would be willing to lie to save himself from punishment"
],
"synonyms":[
"doormats",
"jellyfish",
"namby-pambies",
"pushovers",
"reeds",
"wimps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cowards",
"mice",
"milquetoasts",
"nebbishes",
"nervous Nellies",
"pussies",
"wusses",
"wussies",
"sheep"
],
"near antonyms":[
"mensches"
],
"antonyms":[
"stalwarts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wearing out":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"burning out",
"busting",
"doing in",
"doing up",
"draining",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"frazzling",
"harassing",
"killing",
"knocking out",
"outwearing",
"tiring",
"tuckering (out)",
"washing out",
"wearing",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"sapping",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weaned":{
"as in disaccustomed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disaccustomed",
"inexperienced",
"new",
"unseasoned",
"averse",
"disinclined",
"opposed",
"unapt",
"unlikely",
"unaccustomed",
"unused",
"unwonted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accustomed",
"given",
"habituated",
"used",
"wont",
"apt",
"inclined",
"liable",
"likely",
"prone",
"hardened",
"inured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"wears to a frazzle":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"Trying to meet all the deadlines had her worn to a frazzle ."
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"burns out",
"busts",
"does in",
"does up",
"drains",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"frazzles",
"harasses",
"kills",
"knocks out",
"outwears",
"tires",
"tuckers (out)",
"washes out",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"saps",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activates",
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"strengthens",
"vitalizes",
"relaxes",
"rests",
"unwinds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"wear and tear":{
"the result of long and hard use":{
"examples":[
"my favorite jeans finally succumbed to wear and tear and had to be replaced"
],
"synonyms":[
"wear"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrasion",
"corrosion",
"erosion",
"decomposition",
"deterioration",
"disintegration",
"fatigue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstruction",
"renovation",
"repair",
"revamping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weasel":{
"to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{
"examples":[
"the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal"
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocate",
"fudge",
"hedge",
"pussyfoot",
"tergiversate",
"waffle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flip-flop",
"yo-yo",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"eschew",
"evade",
"shake",
"shirk",
"shun",
"sidestep",
"skirt",
"bypass",
"circumvent",
"cavil",
"quibble",
"straddle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in snake , skunk":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"skunk",
"snake",
"lurker",
"skulk",
"skulker",
"slyboots",
"sneak",
"sneaker",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"slicker",
"swindler",
"snoop",
"snooper",
"spy",
"stalker"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}