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"seeds", "clansmen", "kinsmen", "kinswomen", "relatives", "dynasties" ], "synonyms":[ "blood", "clans", "families", "folks", "houses", "kindreds", "kinfolks", "kins", "kinsfolk", "lineages", "lines", "people", "stocks", "tribes" ] }, "a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Winston Churchill's famous hope and prediction that World War II would be remembered by future generations as the finest hour of the Britannic race" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "minorities", "clans", "families", "folk", "folks", "houses", "kindreds", "tribes" ], "synonyms":[ "ethnicities", "nationalities", "nations" ] }, "to engage in a contest":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "challenges", "engages", "plays", "jockeys", "jostles", "maneuvers", "goes out", "tries out", "trains", "works" ], "synonyms":[ "battles", "competes", "contends", "faces off", "fights", "rivals", "vies" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ], "examples":[ "was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rachet (up)":{ "as in maximize , bump (up)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "racheted (down)":{ "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "antonyms":[ "accumulated", "ballooned", "built", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "grew", "increased", "intensified", "mounted", "mushroomed", "picked up", "rose", "snowballed", "soared", "swelled", "waxed" ], "examples":[ "news stories about the kidnapping will ratchet down as the weeks go by" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeared", "emerged", "showed up", "blew up", "distended", "elongated", "lengthened" ], "related":[ "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "evaporated", "faded (away)", "frittered (away)", "gave out", "melted (away)", "petered (out)", "tailed (off)", "vanished", "slackened", "slowed (down)", "alleviated", "relaxed", "flagged", "sank", "sunk", "weakened", "caved (in)", "collapsed", "deflated" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "declined", "decreased", "de-escalated", "died (away or down or out)", "diminished", "drained (away)", "dropped (off)", "dwindled", "eased", "ebbed", "fell", "fell away", "lessened", "let up", "lowered", "moderated", "palled", "phased down", "receded", "relented", "remitted", "shrank", "shrunk", "subsided", "tapered", "tapered off", "waned" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "racheted (up)":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "racoons":{ "as in rabbit , otter":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "radiance":{ "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ], "examples":[ "the radiance of the midday sun created a harsh glare for the skiers" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "related":[ "blaze", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "light", "fluorescence", "incandescence", "luminescence", "burnish", "gloss", "polish", "sheen", "shine", "shininess", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "flash", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "candor", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "lightness", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "luster", "lustre", "lustrousness", "refulgence", "splendor" ] }, "the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "had a dream in which she was steadily moving down a dark tunnel toward a radiance at the far end" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dimness", "dusk", "duskiness", "gloom", "night", "shadow" ], "related":[ "flash", "glimmer", "glint", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle", "daylight", "moonlight", "sunlight", "sunshine", "afterglow", "aureole", "aureola", "aurora", "beam", "halo", "ray", "shaft", "streak", "stream", "sunbeam", "glisten", "gloss", "luster", "lustre", "polish", "reflection", "sheen" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze", "flare", "fluorescence", "glare", "gleam", "glow", "illumination", "incandescence", "light", "luminescence", "shine" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "radiant":{ "giving off or reflecting much light":{ "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant" ], "examples":[ "from the plane we could see the statehouse's radiant gold dome" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "tenebrous", "unlit", "cloudy", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], "related":[ "ablaze", "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "red-hot", "agleam", "aglitter", "blinding", "coruscant", "flaring", "flashing", "flickering", "gemmy", "glancing", "glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillant", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shimmery", "sparkling", "sunny", "twinkling", "winking", "burnished", "polished", "shined", "superbright", "ultrabright" ], "synonyms":[ "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brilliant", "candescent", "clear", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "lustrous", "refulgent", "sheeny", "shining", "shiny", "splendid" ] }, "having or being an outward sign of good feelings (as of love, confidence, or happiness)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she left the interview with a radiant smile on her face, confident she had gotten the job", "a radiant bride" ], "near antonyms":[ "blank", "flat", "listless", "stoic", "stoical", "unemotional", "black", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "dismal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "melancholy", "sullen", "frowning", "glaring", "glowering", "lowering", "louring", "scowling" ], "related":[ "brilliant", "dazzling", "effulgent", "gleaming", "luminous", "refulgent", "shining", "starry", "blithe", "blithesome", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "gay", "gladsome", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "optimistic", "upbeat", "jocund", "jovial", "laughing", "smiling", "blooming", "rosy", "blissful", "chuffed", "delighted", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "thankful", "tickled" ], "synonyms":[ "aglow", "beaming", "bright", "glowing", "sunny" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "radiated":{ "to emit rays of light":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "fireflies give off their light by means of a chemical reaction that causes their abdomens to radiate" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "darkened", "lowered", "loured" ], "related":[ "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "fired", "flamed", "gleamed", "glimmered", "glinted", "glistened", "glistered", "glittered", "glowed", "luminesced", "sheened", "shimmered", "blinked", "coruscated", "flared", "flashed", "flickered", "lustered", "lustred", "scintillated", "spangled", "sparkled", "twinkled", "winked", "winkled", "beat (down)", "glared", "brightened", "illuminated", "illumined", "irradiated", "lightened", "lit", "lighted", "bedazzled", "blinded", "dazed", "dazzled" ], "synonyms":[ "beamed", "rayed", "shone", "shined" ] }, "to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{ "antonyms":[ "concentrated", "converged", "focused", "focussed", "funneled", "funnelled", "met" ], "examples":[ "the heat radiating from the fire", "the spokes of a bicycle wheel radiate from the hub towards the rim" ], "near antonyms":[ "approached", "closed in (on)", "neared", "centered (on)", "centralized", "connected", "coupled", "joined", "linked", "united" ], "related":[ "diffused", "dispelled", "dispersed", "dissipated", "forked", "stemmed", "diverged", "divided", "parted", "ramified", "separated", "split", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked", "scattered", "splayed", "spread", "arose", "derived", "emanated", "flowed", "issued", "proceeded", "sprang", "sprung" ], "synonyms":[ "branched", "fanned (out)", "rayed" ] }, "to throw or give off":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sun radiates tiny amounts of energy in the form of microwaves" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbed", "inhaled", "soaked (up)", "sponged", "sucked (up)", "took up" ], "related":[ "eliminated", "evacuated", "excreted", "exuded", "oozed", "secreted", "ejected", "erupted", "gushed", "jetted", "outpoured", "poured", "spewed", "spouted", "sprayed", "spurted", "squirted" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "discharged", "emanated", "emitted", "evolved", "exhaled", "expelled", "expired", "gave out", "irradiated", "issued", "released", "sent (out)", "shot", "threw out", "vented" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rafts":{ "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":[ "the babysitter had to listen to a whole raft of rules before she was allowed to even pick up the baby" ], "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" ], "related":[ "epidemics", "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" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "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", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ] }, "as in balloons":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ragbag":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "gave away a ragbag of souvenirs and trinkets she had accumulated over the years" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomerate", "conglomeration", "catchall", "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "blend", "combination", "commixture", "composite", "compound", "fusion", "intermixture", "mix-up", "bollix", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "dog's breakfast", "mess", "morass", "shambles", "imbroglio", "knot", "snarl", "tangle" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "agglomeration", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "botch", "clutter", "collage", "crazy quilt", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "litter", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ragged":{ "having an uneven edge or outline":{ "antonyms":[ "clean", "even", "smooth", "soft", "unbroken" ], "examples":[ "the Rocky Mountains cut an angular, ragged profile against the sky, in contrast to the rounded silhouette of the rolling, green Adirondack Mountains" ], "near antonyms":[ "regular", "uniform", "flat", "flush", "level", "plane" ], "related":[ "saw-toothed", "serrate", "serrated", "harsh", "rough", "roughened", "rugged", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "nonuniform" ], "synonyms":[ "broken", "craggy", "jagged", "scraggly", "scraggy" ] }, "not having a level or smooth surface":{ "antonyms":[ "even", "flat", "level", "plane", "smooth" ], "examples":[ "she cut herself on the ragged edge of the tin can's lid" ], "near antonyms":[ "exact", "uniform", "aligned", "alined", "regular", "true", "horizontal", "tabular", "plumb", "straight", "vertical", "flush" ], "related":[ "lopsided", "unbalanced", "inexact", "unaligned", "rutted", "rutty", "undulating", "undulatory", "wavy", "pitted", "pocked", "knobbly", "knobby", "knurled", "knurly", "nubbly", "nubby", "burred", "harsh", "sandpapery", "scraggly", "scratchy", "nonuniform" ], "synonyms":[ "broken", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "jagged", "lumpy", "pebbly", "rough", "roughened", "rugged", "scraggy", "uneven" ] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ], "related":[ "admonished", "chid", "chided", "remonstrated (with)", "reproved", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "harangued", "knocked", "laced (into)", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "reviled", "scourged", "slammed", "vituperated", "belittled", "disparaged", "mocked", "put down", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "synonyms":[ "basted", "bawled out", "berated", "called down", "castigated", "chastised", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "hammered", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "railed (at or against)", "ranted (at)", "rated", "reamed (out)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "scolded", "scored", "tongue-lashed", "upbraided" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "wearing torn or worn-out clothes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "ragged and hungry refugees emerging from the jungle where they had been in hiding for weeks" ], "near antonyms":[ "decked (out)", "dolled up", "dressed up", "spiffy" ], "related":[ "bedraggled", "scroungy", "scruffy", "shabby", "threadbare", "down-at-the-heels", "down-at-heel", "down-at-the-heel", "down-at-heels" ], "synonyms":[ "raggedy", "ragtag", "tatterdemalion", "tattered" ] }, "worn or torn into or as if into rags":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finally convinced her to throw away her favorite pair of jeans, ragged from years of yard work" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "unused" ], "related":[ "dowdy", "scruffy", "tatterdemalion", "dingy", "faded", "lacerate", "lacerated", "shredded", "holey", "patchy", "broken-down", "decrepit", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "grungy", "mangy", "moth-eaten", "run-down", "scuzzy", "tacky" ], "synonyms":[ "frayed", "raggedy", "ratty", "seedy", "shabby", "tattered", "threadbare", "worn-out" ] } }, "raggle-taggle":{ "consisting of many things of different sorts":{ "antonyms":[ "homogeneous" ], "examples":[ "a raggle-taggle assemblage of collectibles that he hopes to sell on eBay" ], "near antonyms":[ "monolithic", "uniform", "alike", "identical", "like", "same", "distinct", "distinctive", "individual", "separate" ], "related":[ "manifold", "multifarious", "multiple", "multiplex", "myriad", "disparate", "divergent", "diverse", "sundry", "various", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "farraginous", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "amalgamated", "blended", "combined", "commingled", "commixed", "conglomerated", "fused", "incorporated", "intermingled", "intermixed", "merged", "mingled", "composite", "conglomerate", "hybrid", "unclassified", "unsorted" ], "synonyms":[ "assorted", "eclectic", "heterogeneous", "indiscriminate", "kitchen-sink", "magpie", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "motley", "patchwork", "piebald", "promiscuous", "ragtag", "varied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "raging":{ "intensely or unbearably painful":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I've had a raging headache" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "acute", "exquisite", "extreme", "fierce", "intense", "vehement", "violent", "biting", "cutting", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "shooting", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "tearing", "tingling" ], "synonyms":[ "agonizing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "racking", "tormenting", "torturing", "torturous", "wrenching" ] }, "to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fulminating", "ranting", "raving", "smoldering", "smouldering", "bristling", "flaring (up)", "inflaming", "enflaming", "chafing", "fretting", "stewing", "agitating", "convulsing", "roiling", "shaking" ], "synonyms":[ "boiling", "burning", "foaming", "fuming", "rankling", "seething", "sizzling", "steaming", "storming" ] }, "to express one's anger usually violently":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "appeasing", "pacifying", "soothing", "checking", "choking (back)", "collecting", "composing", "containing", "curbing", "pocketing", "reining", "repressing", "restraining", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "subduing", "suppressing", "swallowing", "moderating", "tempering", "toning (down)", "easing", "letting up", "relaxing", "calming", "cooling", "hushing", "quelling", "quieting", "settling", "stilling" ], "related":[ "blowing up", "flaring (up)", "flipping (out)", "blustering", "carrying on", "fulminating", "rampaging", "ranting", "raving", "taking on", "burning", "foaming", "seething", "smoldering", "smouldering", "steaming", "chafing", "fretting", "stewing" ], "synonyms":[ "bristling", "fuming", "storming" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "raids":{ "a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "repeated Viking raids wore down the defenses of the seaside village" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "pillages", "plunders", "aggressions", "assaults", "coups de main", "offenses", "offences", "offensives", "onsets", "onslaughts", "rushes", "sieges", "storms", "strikes", "charges", "sallies", "sorties", "ambuscades", "ambushes", "surprises", "surprizes", "traps", "air raids", "blitzes", "blitzkriegs", "bombardments", "counteraggressions", "counter-aggressions", "counterassaults", "counter-assaults", "counterattacks", "counter-attacks", "counteroffensives", "counterstrikes", "counter-strikes" ], "synonyms":[ "descents", "forays", "incursions", "inroads", "invasions", "irruptions" ] }, "the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise" ], "near antonyms":[ "defenses", "defensives", "guards", "shields", "oppositions", "resistances", "protections", "securities", "shelters" ], "related":[ "ambuscades", "ambushes", "counteraggressions", "counter-aggressions", "counterassaults", "counter-assaults", "counterattacks", "counter-attacks", "counteroffensives", "counterstrikes", "counter-strikes", "sallies", "sorties", "envelopments", "breakthroughs", "forays", "incursions", "invasions", "pillages", "ravages", "sacks", "air raids", "bombardments", "bombings", "sieges", "storms", "barrages", "cannonades", "fusillades", "hails", "salvos", "salvoes", "volleys", "whammies" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressions", "assaults", "attacks", "attempts", "blitzes", "blitzkriegs", "charges", "coups de main", "descents", "offenses", "offences", "offensives", "onsets", "onslaughts", "rushes", "strikes" ] }, "to enter for conquest or plunder":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens" ], "near antonyms":[ "defends", "guards", "protects", "safeguards", "shields", "wards", "defies", "opposes", "repels", "resists", "withstands", "capitulates (to)", "cedes (to)", "submits (to)", "succumbs (to)", "surrenders (to)", "yields (to)" ], "related":[ "despoils", "loots", "marauds", "pillages", "plunders", "ransacks", "ravages", "sacks", "strips", "conquers", "crushes", "dominates", "overcomes", "overpowers", "overwhelms", "subdues", "subjects", "subjugates", "vanquishes", "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "charges", "rushes", "storms", "strikes", "battles", "clashes (with)", "combats", "fights", "wars (with)", "encroaches", "harasses", "infringes", "trespasses", "beleaguers", "besieges", "blockades", "invests", "garrisons", "occupies" ], "synonyms":[ "forays (into)", "invades", "overruns" ] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise" ], "near antonyms":[ "covers", "defends", "guards", "protects", "secures", "shields" ], "related":[ "bum-rushes", "gangs up (on)", "mobs", "swarms", "mugs", "robs", "ambuscades", "ambushes", "surprises", "surprizes", "waylays", "blitzes", "bombards", "bombs", "nukes", "barrages", "cannonades", "cannons", "bangs away (at)", "batters", "buffets", "plasters", "beleaguers", "besieges", "presses", "harries", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "ravages", "sacks", "forays", "invades", "overruns", "envelops", "flanks" ], "synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "bushwhacks", "charges", "descends (on or upon)", "goes in (on)", "jumps (on)", "pounces (on or upon)", "rushes", "sets on", "sics", "sicks", "storms", "strikes", "trashes", "turns (on)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "railed (at or against)":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ], "related":[ "admonished", "chid", "chided", "remonstrated (with)", "reproved", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "harangued", "knocked", "laced (into)", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "reviled", "scourged", "slammed", "vituperated", "belittled", "disparaged", "mocked", "put down", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "synonyms":[ "basted", "bawled out", "berated", "called down", "castigated", "chastised", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "hammered", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "ranted (at)", "rated", "reamed (out)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "scolded", "scored", "tongue-lashed", "upbraided" ] }, "type":[] }, "raiment":{ "covering for the human body":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the prince exchanged his silken raiment for the pauper's humble homespun" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "apparel", "attire", "clobber", "clothes", "clothing", "costumery", "dress", "duds", "garments", "gear", "habiliment(s)", "habit", "rags", "rig", "rigging", "threads", "toggery", "togs", "vestiary", "vestments", "vesture", "wear", "wearables", "weeds" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rainfall":{ "a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a torrential rainfall washed away most of the little sprouts in our vegetable garden" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzle", "mist", "mizzle", "scud", "spit", "sprinkle" ], "related":[ "precipitation", "shower", "thundershower", "thunderstorm", "weather" ], "synonyms":[ "cloudburst", "deluge", "downfall", "downpour", "rain", "rainstorm", "storm", "wet" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rainy":{ "marked by or abounding with rain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache" ], "near antonyms":[ "dry" ], "related":[ "drippy", "drizzling", "drizzly", "misty", "mizzly", "spitting", "sprinkling" ], "synonyms":[ "pouring", "precipitating", "stormy", "wet" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "raise":{ "something added (as by growth)":{ "antonyms":[ "abatement", "decline", "decrease", "decrement", "depletion", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "loss", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "step-down" ], "examples":[ "the school board approved a raise in the maximum family income for students qualifying for reduced-price lunches" ], "near antonyms":[ "deduction", "subtraction" ], "related":[ "accumulation", "assemblage", "collection", "gathering", "complement", "accession", "appendix", "continuation", "extension", "uptrend", "upturn", "jump", "run-up", "spike" ], "synonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "boost", "expansion", "gain", "increase", "increment", "more", "plus", "proliferation", "rise", "step-up", "supplement", "uptick" ] }, "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a proposal to cover the library's red brick with vinyl siding raised a mighty ruckus with those favoring historical preservation" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridle", "check", "constrain", "curb", "discourage", "hold", "inhibit", "regulate", "rein (in)", "restrain", "tame", "allay", "calm", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "still", "subdue", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "related":[ "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "sow", "stimulate", "detonate", "set", "set off", "trigger", "excite", "galvanize", "inflame", "enflame", "inspire", "motivate", "rouse", "activate", "energize", "enliven", "fire", "invigorate", "jazz (up)", "liven (up)", "pep (up)", "quicken", "stimulate", "vitalize" ], "synonyms":[ "abet", "brew", "ferment", "foment", "incite", "instigate", "pick", "provoke", "stir (up)", "whip (up)" ] }, "to bring to maturity through care and education":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "since she was only two when her mother died, the girl was raised mainly by her aunt" ], "near antonyms":[ "abuse", "ill-treat", "ill-use", "maltreat", "mishandle", "mistreat", "ignore", "neglect", "harm", "hurt", "injure" ], "related":[ "father", "mother", "attend", "care (for)", "cradle", "cultivate", "mind", "minister (to)", "nurture", "watch", "discipline", "educate", "instruct", "mentor", "school", "teach", "train", "tutor", "edify", "enlighten", "indoctrinate", "feed", "provide (for)", "supply", "advance", "forward", "further", "promote", "prepare", "direct", "guide", "lead", "shepherd", "show" ], "synonyms":[ "breed", "bring up", "foster", "nourish", "nurse", "rear" ] }, "to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the lawsuit raised old resentments that had never been completely extinguished" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "miss", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over" ], "related":[ "drag", "dredge (up)", "extort", "extract", "pull", "wangle", "wrest", "wring", "coax (out)", "gain", "get", "obtain", "procure", "secure", "bare", "disclose", "discover", "divulge", "evince", "expose", "reveal", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "unveil" ], "synonyms":[ "educe", "elicit", "evoke", "inspire" ] }, "to fix in an upright position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the mattress will fit into the moving truck only if we raise it on its side" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolish", "flatten", "knock down", "level", "raze", "tear down" ], "related":[ "brace", "buttress", "prop (up)", "shore (up)", "support", "boost", "crane", "elevate", "heave", "heft", "heighten", "hike", "hoist", "jack (up)", "lift", "perk (up)", "pick up", "up", "uphold", "uplift" ], "synonyms":[ "erect", "pitch", "put up", "rear", "set up", "upend", "upraise" ] }, "to form by putting together parts or materials":{ "antonyms":[ "demount", "disassemble", "dismantle", "dismember", "knock down", "strike", "take down", "tear down" ], "examples":[ "raised a memorial on the site of the historic event" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "flatten", "level", "pull down", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "ruinate", "shatter", "smash", "wreck", "blow up", "explode", "detach", "disengage", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disunite", "divide", "separate" ], "related":[ "carpenter", "fashion", "forge", "frame", "hammer", "handcraft", "manufacture", "mold", "produce", "shape", "prefabricate", "begin", "coin", "create", "generate", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "invent", "originate", "constitute", "establish", "father", "found", "institute", "organize", "conceive", "concoct", "contrive", "cook (up)", "design", "devise", "imagine", "think (up)", "reassemble", "rebuild", "reconstruct", "redevelop", "reedify", "retrofit", "jerry-build", "rig (up)", "throw up", "combine", "unite" ], "synonyms":[ "assemble", "build", "confect", "construct", "erect", "fabricate", "make", "make up", "piece", "put up", "rear", "set up" ] }, "to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "raises ducks, geese, and other exotic fowl ultimately destined for the dinner table" ], "near antonyms":[ "kill", "dig", "extirpate", "pick", "pluck", "pull (up)", "uproot", "cut", "hay", "mow" ], "related":[ "breed", "produce", "propagate", "plant", "sow", "gather", "glean", "harvest", "reap", "germinate", "quicken", "ripen", "root", "sprout" ], "synonyms":[ "crop", "cultivate", "culture", "dress", "grow", "promote", "rear", "tend" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "minify", "reduce", "subtract (from)" ], "examples":[ "the multiplex raised the ticket price" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cut back", "retrench" ], "related":[ "boom", "jump", "skyrocket", "spike", "bump (up)", "ratchet (up)", "rachet (up)", "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "draw out", "elongate", "flesh (out)", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch", "develop", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "beef (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize", "accumulate", "amass", "collect", "follow up", "parlay" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "add (to)", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "build up", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "hype", "increase", "multiply", "pump up", "stoke", "supersize", "swell", "up" ] }, "to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{ "antonyms":[ "stifle", "suppress" ], "examples":[ "too afraid to raise an objection" ], "near antonyms":[ "censor", "restrain", "restrict" ], "related":[ "advertise", "announce", "declare", "enounce", "enunciate", "proclaim", "say", "broadcast", "circulate", "disseminate", "publish", "describe", "write", "write up", "sound off", "speak out", "speak up", "chime in", "communicate", "convey", "put across", "put over", "offer", "submit" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "expound", "express", "give", "look", "sound", "state", "vent", "ventilate", "voice" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "drop", "lower" ], "examples":[ "he asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they had been to his show before" ], "near antonyms":[ "descend", "dip", "fall", "pitch", "plunge", "slip", "bear", "depress", "press", "push", "sink", "submerge" ], "related":[ "ascend", "mount", "rise", "rear", "upend" ], "synonyms":[ "boost", "crane", "elevate", "heave", "heft", "heighten", "hike", "hoist", "jack (up)", "lift", "perk (up)", "pick up", "take up", "up", "uphold", "uplift", "upraise" ] }, "to move higher in rank or position":{ "antonyms":[ "abase", "degrade", "demote", "downgrade", "lower", "reduce" ], "examples":[ "he was recently raised to lieutenant in the fire department" ], "near antonyms":[ "depose", "dethrone", "dismiss", "expel", "impeach", "oust", "overthrow", "remove", "unmake", "unseat", "demean", "disgrace", "dishonor", "humble", "humiliate", "mortify", "shame", "take down", "censure", "condemn", "damn", "denounce", "reprobate" ], "related":[ "forward", "further", "aggrandize", "boost", "heighten", "improve", "lift", "uplift", "commission", "ennoble", "knight", "acclaim", "applaud", "celebrate", "cite", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "decorate", "eulogize", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "hail", "honor", "laud", "praise", "salute" ], "synonyms":[ "advance", "elevate", "promote", "upgrade" ] }, "to present or bring forward for discussion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one member of the tour raised the subject of appropriate attire for visits to sacred sites in the Holy Land" ], "near antonyms":[ "censor", "hush (up)", "quiet", "silence", "suppress" ], "related":[ "allude (to)", "cite", "mention", "name", "refer (to)", "offer", "propose", "suggest", "air", "express", "speak (of)", "talk (about)", "vent", "ventilate", "interject", "interrupt", "debate", "discuss", "thrash (out or over)" ], "synonyms":[ "bring up", "broach", "introduce", "moot", "place" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "raises":{ "something added (as by growth)":{ "antonyms":[ "abatements", "declines", "decreases", "decrements", "depletions", "diminishments", "diminutions", "drop-offs", "falloffs", "falls", "losses", "reductions", "shrinkages", "step-downs" ], "examples":[ "the school board approved a raise in the maximum family income for students qualifying for reduced-price lunches" ], "near antonyms":[ "deductions", "subtractions" ], "related":[ "accumulations", "assemblages", "collections", "gatherings", "complements", "accessions", "appendixes", "appendices", "continuations", "extensions", "uptrends", "upturns", "jumps", "run-ups", "spikes" ], "synonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "expansions", "gains", "increases", "increments", "more", "pluses", "plusses", "proliferations", "rises", "step-ups", "supplements", "upticks" ] }, "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a proposal to cover the library's red brick with vinyl siding raised a mighty ruckus with those favoring historical preservation" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridles", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "discourages", "holds", "inhibits", "regulates", "reins (in)", "restrains", "tames", "allays", "calms", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "stills", "subdues", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "related":[ "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes", "sows", "stimulates", "detonates", "sets", "sets off", "triggers", "excites", "galvanizes", "inflames", "enflames", "inspires", "motivates", "rouses", "activates", "energizes", "enlivens", "fires", "invigorates", "jazzes (up)", "livens (up)", "peps (up)", "quickens", "stimulates", "vitalizes" ], "synonyms":[ "abets", "brews", "ferments", "foments", "incites", "instigates", "picks", "provokes", "stirs (up)", "whips (up)" ] }, "to bring to maturity through care and education":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "since she was only two when her mother died, the girl was raised mainly by her aunt" ], "near antonyms":[ "abuses", "ill-treats", "ill-uses", "maltreats", "mishandles", "mistreats", "ignores", "neglects", "harms", "hurts", "injures" ], "related":[ "fathers", "mothers", "attends", "cares (for)", "cradles", "cultivates", "minds", "ministers (to)", "nurtures", "watches", "disciplines", "educates", "instructs", "mentors", "schools", "teaches", "trains", "tutors", "edifies", "enlightens", "indoctrinates", "feeds", "provides (for)", "supplies", "advances", "forwards", "furthers", "promotes", "prepares", "directs", "guides", "leads", "shepherds", "shows" ], "synonyms":[ "breeds", "brings up", "fosters", "nourishes", "nurses", "rears" ] }, "to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the lawsuit raised old resentments that had never been completely extinguished" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "forgets", "ignores", "misses", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over" ], "related":[ "drags", "dredges (up)", "extorts", "extracts", "pulls", "wangles", "wrests", "wrings", "coaxes (out)", "gains", "gets", "obtains", "procures", "secures", "bares", "discloses", "discovers", "divulges", "evinces", "exposes", "reveals", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "unveils" ], "synonyms":[ "educes", "elicits", "evokes", "inspires" ] }, "to fix in an upright position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the mattress will fit into the moving truck only if we raise it on its side" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishes", "flattens", "knocks down", "levels", "razes", "tears down" ], "related":[ "braces", "buttresses", "props (up)", "shores (up)", "supports", "boosts", "cranes", "elevates", "heaves", "hefts", "heightens", "hikes", "hoists", "jacks (up)", "lifts", "perks (up)", "picks up", "upholds", "uplifts", "ups" ], "synonyms":[ "erects", "pitches", "puts up", "rears", "sets up", "upends", "upraises" ] }, "to form by putting together parts or materials":{ "antonyms":[ "demounts", "disassembles", "dismantles", "dismembers", "knocks down", "strikes", "takes down", "tears down" ], "examples":[ "raised a memorial on the site of the historic event" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "flattens", "levels", "pulls down", "pulverizes", "razes", "ruinates", "ruins", "shatters", "smashes", "wrecks", "blows up", "explodes", "detaches", "disengages", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disunites", "divides", "separates" ], 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"intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "adds (to)", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "builds up", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "hypes", "increases", "multiplies", "pumps up", "stokes", "supersizes", "swells", "ups" ] }, "to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{ "antonyms":[ "stifles", "suppresses" ], "examples":[ "too afraid to raise an objection" ], "near antonyms":[ "censors", "restrains", "restricts" ], "related":[ "advertises", "announces", "declares", "enounces", "enunciates", "proclaims", "says", "broadcasts", "circulates", "disseminates", "publishes", "describes", "writes", "writes up", "sounds off", "speaks out", "speaks up", "chimes in", "communicates", "conveys", "puts across", "puts over", "offers", "submits" ], "synonyms":[ "airs", 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"rounds up" ], "synonyms":[ "marshals", "marshalls", "mobilizes", "musters" ] }, "to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "despite the best care that medicine could provide, the elderly woman never really rallied from her fractured hip" ], "near antonyms":[ "ails", "collapses", "comes down", "sickens", "declines", "degenerates", "deteriorates", "fades", "fails", "languishes", "sinks", "wastes (away)", "weakens", "wilts", "withers", "worsens", "regresses", "relapses" ], "related":[ "comes around", "comes round", "comes to", "improves", "picks up", "revives", "cheers (up)", "perks (up)", "pulls through", "survives", "recruits" ], "synonyms":[ "comes back", "convalesces", "gains", "heals", "mends", "pulls round", "recoups", "recovers", "recuperates", "snaps back" ] }, "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his friends rallied him for missing an easy putt" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banters", "fools", "funs", "strings along", "jests", "quips", "wisecracks", "gags", "japes", "jollies", "yuks", "yucks" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffs", "jives", "jokes", "joshes", "kids", "razzes", "ribs", "rides", "roasts", "teases" ] }, "to regain a former or normal state":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after wavering a moment on the balance beam, she quickly rallied and finished with a fine dismount" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "fails", "worsens" ], "related":[ "reanimates", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "synonyms":[ "bounces (back)", "comes back", "rebounds", "recovers", "snaps back" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ramifications":{ "something that is produced by or necessarily follows an action, decision, etc.":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "They discussed the possible ramifications of the new treaty.", "The government's actions in this case could have major political ramifications ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rammed":{ "to come into usually 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"highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rampage":{ "a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "some crazy guy went on a rampage in the public library and started grabbing books off the shelves and tossing them around" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "related":[ "chaos", "confusion", "disorder", "havoc", "pandemonium", "turmoil", "bedlam", "bother", "brouhaha", "bustle", "clamor", "clatter", "commotion", "disturbance", "fuss", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "tempest", "to-do", "tumult" ], "synonyms":[ "agitation", "deliriousness", "delirium", "distraction", "fever", "feverishness", "flap", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "uproar" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ran":{ "to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the road runs along the river for a while" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "crossed", "cut", "passed", "coursed", "followed", "spanned", "traversed" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "extended", "headed", "lay", "led", "went" ] }, "to cause to function":{ "antonyms":[ "cut", "cut out", "deactivated", "killed", "shut off", "turned off" ], "examples":[ "in olden days mills were run by flowing water" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrested", "braked", "checked", "cut off", "drew up", "halted", "jammed", "stalled", "stopped", "stuck", "decelerated", "repressed", "slowed", "stunted", "suppressed" ], "related":[ "kicked over", "turned over", "charged", "electrified", "energized", "fired", "fueled", "fuelled", "generated", "powered", "pushed", "discharged", "launched", "released", "switched", "tripped", "reactivated", "recharged", "aroused", "excited", "jump-started", "kick-started", "stimulated", "vitalized", "ignited", "incited", "instigated", "provoked", "quickened", "stirred up", "accelerated", "catalyzed", "sped (up)", "speeded (up)", "stepped up" ], "synonyms":[ "activated", "actuated", "cranked (up)", "drove", "moved", "set off", "sparked", "started", "touched off", "triggered", "turned on" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he's been running with a bad crowd lately" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "cold-shouldered", "shunned", "snubbed", "alienated", "estranged", "broke up", "disbanded", "dispersed", "split (up)", "disjoined", "dissociated", "disunited", "divorced", "severed", "split", "sundered" ], "related":[ "affiliated", "allied", "attached", "banded", "bonded", "clubbed", "collaborated", "colluded", "confederated", "conjoined", "connected", "cooperated", "coupled", "ganged", "got along", "got on", "grouped", "interrelated", "joined", "knotted", "leagued", "linked", "mingled", "mixed", "rallied", "related", "sided", "socialized", "teamed", "tied", "wedded", "wed", "befriended", "friended" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "chummed", "companied", "consociated", "consorted", "fraternized", "hobnobbed", "hooked up", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "messed around", "palled (around)", "sorted", "traveled", "travelled" ] }, "to control the mechanical operation of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I know how to run that machine" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "used", "maneuvered", "manipulated", "plied", "wielded", "commanded", 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"tagged", "tailed", "traced", "tracked", "trailed" ] }, "to go at a pace faster than a walk":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambled", "sauntered", "shambled", "shuffled", "strolled", "crawled", "crept", "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "lumbered", "plodded", "trudged", "hobbled", "limped" ], "related":[ "bounded", "cantered", "leaped", "leapt", "loped", "shagged", "skipped", "sprang", "sprung", "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "coursed", "footed (it)", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "hoofed (it)", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "legged (it)", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "tore", "whirled", "whisked", 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"stuck around", "tarried" ], "related":[ "absconded", "cleared out", "decamped", "eloped", "escaped", "got (away)", "got out", "lammed", "lit", "lighted out", "made off", "mizzled", "scarpered", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped (out)", "skirred" ], "synonyms":[ "bolted", "broke", "bugged out", "fled", "flew", "hightailed (it)", "ran away", "ran off", "retreated", "skedaddled" ] }, "to have a price of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "listed (for)", "amounted (to)", "came (to)", "totaled", "totalled", "commanded", "exacted", "asked", "demanded" ], "synonyms":[ "brought", "cost", "fetched", "sold (for)", "went (for)" ] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "learning to run the family business" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cared (for)", "minded", "watched", "led", "piloted", "steered", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "micromanaged", 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"go", "run", "vary" ] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "antonyms":[ "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "disorder", "mess (up)", "muss (up)", "rumple", "upset" ], "examples":[ "chairs were ranged round the perimeter of the room" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)", "unscramble", "align", "aline", "cue", "line", "line up", "queue", "alphabetize", "file", "hierarchize", "prioritize", "sequence", "emplace", "place", "set", "display", "map (out)", "set out" ], "synonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "classify", "codify", "dispose", "draw up", "lay out", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "systematize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ranged":{ "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the campers were ranged in patrols, each patrol consisting of girls in a certain age group" ], "near antonyms":[ "confused", "disarranged", "jumbled", "lumped", "mixed (up)", "scrambled", 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"made up", "spruced (up)", "straightened (up)", "tidied (up)", "unscrambled", "aligned", "alined", "cued", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "alphabetized", "filed", "hierarchized", "prioritized", "sequenced", "emplaced", "placed", "set", "displayed", "mapped (out)", "set out" ], "synonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "classified", "codified", "disposed", "drew up", "laid out", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "systematized" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rank":{ "a series of people or things arranged side by side":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "rank upon rank of cavalry came thundering down the hill" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chain", "column", "cue", "file", "line", "procession", "queue", "range", "string", "train", "echelon", "tier", "array", "concatenation", "sequence" ], "synonyms":[ "bank", "row" ] }, "growing thickly and vigorously":{ "antonyms":[ "sparse" ], "examples":[ "covered with trumpet vines so rank you couldn't see the trellis beneath them" ], "near 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"stinky", "strong" ] }, "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a sidewalk sale of art works by rank amateurs" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "equivocal", "qualified", "questionable", "restricted", "uncertain" ], "related":[ "authentic", "classic", "genuine", "real", "veritable", "constant", "endless", "eternal", "perpetual", "undying", "unremitting", "extreme", "unrestricted", "confirmed", "habitual", "hopeless", "inveterate", "extraordinary", "frightful", "horrible", "huge", "main", "superlative", "supreme", "surpassing", "terrible", "terrific" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "very" ] }, "high position within society":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "remembered as a woman of rank who socialized only with other members of the elite" ], "near antonyms":[ "debasement", "degradation", "subordinateness", "subordination", "baseness", "commonness", "inferiority", "lowliness", "lowness" ], "related":[ "gentility", "gentleness", "nobility", "nobleness", "grandness", "highness", "loftiness", "distinction", "dominance", "precedence", "preeminence", "primacy", "superiority", "caste", "station", "status", "preferment" ], "synonyms":[ "class", "dignity", "fashion", "quality", "standing", "state" ] }, "one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this book will someday join the ranks of the world's great novels" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "description", "feather", "ilk", "kidney", "like", "manner", "nature", "sort", "branch", "section", "speciality", "specialty", "subclass", "subdivision", "subgroup", "subspecies", "variety", "breed", "race", "generation", "heading", "label", "title" ], "synonyms":[ "bracket", "category", "class", "classification", "division", "family", "genus", "grade", "group", "kind", "league", "order", "rubric", "set", "species", "tier", "type" ] }, "the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "attained the highest rank in the Freemasons" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "condition", "estate", "order", "walk", "capacity", "function", "rating" ], "synonyms":[ "degree", "echelon", "footing", "level", "place", "position", "ranking", "reach(es)", "rung", "situation", "standing", "station", "status", "stratum" ] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "most critics would rank him among our best actors" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuse", 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"compartmentalize", "group", "separate", "set", "sort", "install", "instate" ], "synonyms":[ "be", "grade", "place", "rate", "stand" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the article about fairy tales was full of rank errors, such as a reference to \"Cinderella biting into the poisoned apple\"" ], "near antonyms":[ "imperceptible", "inconspicuous", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "slight", "small", "trifling", "trivial", "concealed", "hidden", "invisible" ], "related":[ "arresting", "clear", "distinct", "dramatic", "emphatic", "evident", "eye-catching", "marked", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "plain", "prominent", "remarkable", "salient", "showy", "splashy", "absolute", "arrant", "downright", "out-and-out", "outright", "sheer", "stark", "utter", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "observable", "perceptible", "visible", "abominable", "atrocious", "awful", "deplorable", "execrable", "heinous", "lousy", "monstrous", "outrageous", "preposterous", "shameful", "shocking", "terrible", "wretched" ], "synonyms":[ "blatant", "conspicuous", "egregious", "flagrant", "glaring", "gross", "obvious", "patent", "pronounced", "striking" ] } }, "rank(s)":{ "one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "this book will someday join the ranks of the world's great novels" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "description", "feather", "ilk", "kidney", "like", "manner", "nature", "sort", "branch", "section", "speciality", "specialty", "subclass", "subdivision", "subgroup", "subspecies", "variety", "breed", "race", "generation", "heading", "label", "title" ], "synonyms":[ "bracket", "category", "class", "classification", "division", "family", "genus", "grade", "group", "kind", "league", "order", "rubric", "set", "species", "tier", "type" ] }, "to arrange 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"winnowed", "clumped", "clustered", "colligated", "recategorized", "reclassified", "regrouped", "subcategorized" ], "synonyms":[ "assorted", "broke down", "categorized", "classed", "classified", "codified", "compartmentalized", "compartmented", "digested", "distinguished", "distributed", "graded", "grouped", "pegged", "placed", "ranged", "relegated", "separated", "sorted", "typed" ] }, "to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my favorite pitcher ranks first in the league for number of consecutive outs" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "seeded", "counted", "categorized", "classed", "classified", "codified", "compartmentalized", "grouped", "separated", "set", "sorted", "installed", "instated" ], "synonyms":[ "graded", "placed", "rated", "stood", "was" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ransacker":{ "as in spoliator , spoiler":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ransoms":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the prince emptied the treasury to ransom his son from the kidnappers" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bails", "delivers", "rescues", "saves", "emancipates", "liberates", "gets back", "recovers", "regains", "retrieves", "releases", "buys", "salvages" ], "synonyms":[ "redeems" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rant":{ "a long angry speech or scolding":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after complaining about the hotel's lousy service, the woman went off on another rant about the condition of her room" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomium", "eulogy", "panegyric", "rhapsody", "tribute", "acclaim", "acclamation", "accolade", "citation", "homage", "honor", "praise", "approval", "blessing", "commendation", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "ovation", "plaudit", "rave" ], "related":[ "assault", "attack", "broadside", "invective", "lambasting", "lashing", "tongue-lashing", "vituperation", "berating", "chewing out", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reproof", "abuse", "castigation", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "belittlement", "deprecation", "depreciation", "disparagement", "dissing", "excoriation", "execration", "revilement", "admonishment", "admonition", "lecture", "sermon" ], "synonyms":[ "diatribe", "harangue", "jeremiad", "philippic", "tirade" ] }, "boastful speech or writing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "instead of addressing the current crisis, the mayor's speech was a lot of rant emphasizing his accomplishments" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "oratory", "rhapsody", "rhetoric", "pomposity", "turgidity", "wind", "bloviation", "verbosity", "windiness", "babble", "blab", "chatter", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "gibberish", "jabber", "prattle", "jawing", "patter", "prating", "yammering", "egotism", "self-conceit", "self-importance", "swagger", "vaunt" ], "synonyms":[ "bluster", "bombast", "brag", "braggadocio", "bull", "cockalorum", "fanfaronade", "gas", "gasconade", "grandiloquence", "hot air", "magniloquence", "rodomontade", "rhodomontade" ] }, "to talk loudly and wildly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "when the waiter gave him incorrect change, he began ranting about the restaurant's poor service" ], "near antonyms":[ "grunt", "murmur", "mutter", "slur", "breathe", "whisper" ], "related":[ "sound off", "speak out", "speak up", "blare", "blurt (out)", "bolt", "bloviate", "blow", "declaim", "harangue", "mouth (off)", "orate", "pontificate", "carry on", "rage", "storm", "take on" ], "synonyms":[ "bluster", "fulminate", "huff", "rave", "spout" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ranted (at)":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Grandmother ranted at us for skipping the family holiday gathering in favor of a ski trip" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ], "related":[ "admonished", "chid", "chided", "remonstrated (with)", "reproved", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "harangued", "knocked", "laced (into)", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "reviled", "scourged", "slammed", "vituperated", "belittled", "disparaged", "mocked", "put down", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "synonyms":[ "basted", "bawled out", "berated", "called down", "castigated", "chastised", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "hammered", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "rated", "reamed (out)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "scolded", "scored", "tongue-lashed", "upbraided" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ranters":{ "as in scolds , admonishers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near 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"dressing down", "flaying", "hammering", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "rating", "reaming (out)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "scolding", "scoring", "tongue-lashing", "upbraiding" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rapacious":{ "having a huge appetite":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "nothing livens things up like a whole team of rapacious basketball players descending upon the pizza parlor" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "full", "glutted", "sated", "satiated", "satisfied", "stuffed" ], "related":[ "hearty", "wolfish", "devouring", "gobbling", "gorging", "gormandizing", "gulping", "insatiable", "unquenchable", "unslakable", "empty", "famished", "hungry", "peckish", "starved", "starving", "malnourished", "underfed", "undernourished" ], "synonyms":[ "edacious", "esurient", "gluttonous", "greedy", "hoggish", "piggish", "ravenous", "swinish", "voracious" ] }, "having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "rapacious plunderers who despoiled the tombs in the ancient pyramids" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonmaterialistic", "altruistic", "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "greathearted", "handsome", "liberal", "magnanimous", "munificent", "openhanded", "openhearted", "selfless", "unselfish", "unsparing", "controlled", "moderate", "restrained", "temperate", "content", "sated", "satisfied" ], "related":[ "commercialistic", "materialistic", "philistine", "desirous", "eager", "itchy", "lickerish", "miserly", "hoggish", "piggish", "piggy", "swinish", "devouring", "gluttonous", "gobbling", "insatiable", "ravenous", "unquenchable", "voracious", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "self-centered", "self-seeking", "discontent", "discontented", "malcontent", "unsatisfied", "begrudging", "grudging", "resentful" ], "synonyms":[ "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "grabby", "grasping", "greedy", "mercenary", "moneygrubbing" ] }, "living by killing and eating other animals":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "rapacious mammals, such as coyotes, foxes, and bobcats" ], "near antonyms":[ "herbivorous", "vegetarian", "gentle", "submissive", "tame" ], "related":[ "carnivorous", "aggressive", "deadly", "ferocious", "fierce", "savage", "violent", "untamed", "wild" ], "synonyms":[ "predaceous", "predacious", "predatory", "raptorial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rapacity":{ "an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the rapacity of the Spanish conquistadors was such that they were undeterred by the very preposterousness of the legend of El Dorado" ], "near antonyms":[ "contentment", "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "gratification", "satisfaction", "bounteousness", "bountifulness", "bounty", "charity", "generosity", "generousness", "largesse", "largess", "liberality", "magnanimity", "openhandedness", "openheartedness", "unselfishness", "altruism", "selflessness" ], "related":[ "commercialism", "materialism", "possessiveness", "gluttonousness", "gluttony", "piggishness", "appetite", "craving", "desire", "drive", "hankering", "hunger", "itch", "longing", "lust", "passion", "pining", "ravenousness", "thirst", "voracity", "yearning", "yen", "egoism", "egotism", "self-centeredness", "self-interest", "selfishness", "self-regard" ], "synonyms":[ "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "avidness", "covetousness", "cupidity", "graspingness", "greed", "greediness", "mercenariness", "rapaciousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rapid eye movement":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rapprochement":{ "a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an era of rapprochement between Mexico and the U.S. that was highlighted by a new trade agreement" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienation", "disaffection", "disgruntlement", "estrangement", "coldness", "cold shoulder", "distance", "iciness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "enmity", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "spite" ], "related":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "harmony", "oneness", "solidarity", "togetherness", "unity", "affinity", "empathy", "sympathy", "understanding", "amity", "chumminess", "companionship", "friendliness", "friendship", "reciprocity", "symbiosis" ], "synonyms":[ "communion", "fellowship", "rapport" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "raps":{ "a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the headlines in the paper today are all about the mayor facing an embezzlement rap" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "accusations", "allegations", "pleas", "criminations", "counteraccusations", "counter-accusations", "countercharges", "counter-charges", "arraignments", "impeachments", "implications", "imputations", "innuendos", "innuendoes", "insinuations", "censures", "condemnations", "denunciations", "incriminations", "recriminations" ], "synonyms":[ "charges", "complaints", "counts", "indictments" ] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the doctor used a little hammer to give me a rap on the knee to test my reflexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ] }, "friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after our pickup softball game, I had a friendly rap with a couple of the guys in the park" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "colloquies", "conferences", "discourses", "parleys", "symposia", "symposiums", "debates", "dialogues", "dialogs", "exchanges", "give-and-takes", "crosstalk", "happy talk", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "cackle", "causeries", "chats", "chatter", "chin music", "chin-wag", "chitchats", "confabs", "confabulations", "gab", "gabfests", "gossip", "jangle", "jaws", "natters", "palavers", "patter", "schmoozes", "small talk", "table talk", "talks", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates" ] }, "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I don't care a rap about losing that old jacket" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "pins", "rays", "scraps", "scruples", "semblances", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "specks", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "touches", "traces" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "continentals", "damns", "darns", "durns", "diddlies", "diddly-squats", "doodley-squats", "doodly-squats", "figs", "ghosts", "hoots", "iotas", "jots", "licks", "modicums", "squats", "syllables", "tittles", "whits", "whoops" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a childhood memory of the time he got his knuckles rapped for trying to steal candy from the corner store" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "peppers", "pommels", "pummels", "roughs", "scuffs", "bunts", "flicks", "strokes", "taps", "bumps", "butts", "jabs", "jostles", "kicks", "knees", "pokes", "prods", "pushes", "shoves", "stamps", "bowls (down or over)", "creams", "decks", "dumps", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "rabbit-punches", "sucker punches", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "flogs", "lashes", "saps", "slashes", "sledgehammers", "sledges", "spears", "stabs", "switches", "thrashes", "whips", "beans", "brains", "conks", "skulls" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "cracks", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "nails", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "swipes", "tags", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "zaps" ] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the guys at the gym never seem to tire about rapping about basketball" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossips", "tattles", "descants", "discusses", "expatiates", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "blabs", "cackles", "chaffers", "chats", "chatters", "chins", "converses", "gabbles", "gabs", "gases", "gasses", "jabbers", "jaws", "kibitzes", "kibbitzes", "natters", "palavers", "patters", "prates", "prattles", "rattles", "runs on", "schmoozes", "shmoozes", "talks", "twitters", "visits" ] }, "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "concertgoers were utterly rapped by the power of Handel's oratorio" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "enchants", "fascinates", "elates", "excites", "exhilarates", "stirs" ], "synonyms":[ "carries away", "enraptures", "enthralls", "enthrals", "entrances", "raptures", "ravishes", "transports" ] }, "to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the impatient man was rapping his knuckles on the door, hoping to wake up the sleeping attendant" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "bonks", "bops", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "pastes", "pounds", "slams", "smacks", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "chinks", "clatters", "clinks", "pings", "pats", "pit-a-pats", "pitter-patters", "chucks", "claps", "clicks", "flicks", "tips" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "drums", "taps" ] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "antonyms":[ "misses" ], "examples":[ "suddenly the hawk swooped down and rapped the unwary rodent" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "drops", "loosens", "unhands" ], "related":[ "gloves", "halters", "lassos", "ropes", "apprehends", "arrests", "detains", "bays", "corners", "clasps", "clutches", "fastens (on)", "fists", "grasps", "grips", "holds", "latches (on or onto)", "secures", "rends", "wrests", "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "entangles", "entraps", "meshes", "abducts", "kidnaps", "spirits (away or off)" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "captures", "catches", "collars", "cops", "corrals", "gets", "gloms", "grabs", "grapples", "hooks", "lands", "nabs", "nails", "nets", "nobbles", "seizes", "snags", "snaps (up)", "snares", "snatches", "traps" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rapturing":{ "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "elating", "exciting", "exhilarating", "stirring" ], "synonyms":[ "carrying away", "enrapturing", "enthralling", "entrancing", "rapping", "ravishing", "transporting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rapturousness":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rarities":{ "something strange or unusual that is an object of interest":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an American visitor in that remote Chinese village is a rarity" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "found objects", "objets trouv\u00e9s", "ephemera", "ephemerae", "ephemeras", "virtus", "vertus", "marvels", "prodigies", "rara avises", "rarae aves", "rare birds", "wonders", "abnormalities", "anomalies", "freaks", "monsters", 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friend who's fallen on hard times" ], "near antonyms":[ "high-minded", "honest", "honorable", "noble", "principled", "redoubtable", "reputable", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "upright", "ethical", "good", "moral", "right", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "related":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "condemnable", "detestable", "execrable", "hateful", "loathsome", "odious", "disgusting", "reptilian", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "revulsive", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "shameful", "base", "ignoble", "low", "shabby", "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "blamable", "censurable", "reprehensible", "reproachable", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "contemptible", "cruddy", "deplorable", "despicable", "dirty", "grubby", "lame", "lousy", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "pitiable", "pitiful", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "sneaking", "sorry", "wretched" ] }, "easily irritated or annoyed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I get pretty ratty after hours of dealing with demanding customers" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "companionable", "cordial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "friendly", "genial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "agreeable", "amiable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "sweet", "well-disposed", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed", "forbearing", "long-suffering", "obliging", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining", "understanding" ], "related":[ "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "cross-grained", "curmudgeonly", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "off-color", "off-colored", "ornery", "querulous", "snarly", "surly", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "fractious", "fretful", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "huffy", "pouty", "sensitive", "short", "sulky", "sullen", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy", "hot-blooded", "passionate" ], "synonyms":[ "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "fiery", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "stuffy", "testy", "waspish" ] }, "showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "some ratty old magazines were the only reading material in the mountaintop cabin" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "new", "cared-for", "kept-up", "maintained", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce" ], "related":[ "abandoned", "unkept", "desolate", "forlorn", "godforsaken", "broken-down", "decrepit", "tired", "worn-out", "bedraggled", "dingy", "ragged", "tattered", "decaying", "deteriorated", "deteriorating", "rackety", "ramshackle", "rattletrap", "rickety", "broken", "damaged", "destroyed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "bombed-out", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "down-at-the-heels", "down-at-heel", "down-at-the-heel", "down-at-heels", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "run-down", "scrubby", "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tacky", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ], "worn or torn into or as if into rags":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "can I use this ratty old T-shirt to wipe up some paint?" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "unused" ], "related":[ "dowdy", "scruffy", "tatterdemalion", "dingy", "faded", "lacerate", "lacerated", "shredded", "holey", "patchy", "broken-down", "decrepit", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "grungy", "mangy", "moth-eaten", "run-down", "scuzzy", "tacky" ], "synonyms":[ "frayed", "ragged", "raggedy", "seedy", "shabby", "tattered", "threadbare", "worn-out" ] } }, "ravaged":{ "to bring destruction to (something) through violent action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the hurricane ravaged the state and caused billions of dollars worth of damage" ], "near antonyms":[ "reconditioned", "recovered", "redeemed", "rehabilitated", "restored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "repaired", "revamped" ], "related":[ "despoiled", "forayed", "harried", "looted", "marauded", "pillaged", "plundered", "sacked", "stripped", "stript", "annihilated", "desolated", "eradicated", "expunged", "extinguished", "extirpated", "nuked", "obliterated", "rubbed out", "shattered", "smashed", "totaled", "totalled", "vaporized", "wasted", "wiped out", "wracked", "wrecked", "decimated", "mowed", "demolished", "razed", "crushed", "overpowered", "overran", "overthrew", "overwhelmed" ], "synonyms":[ "destroyed", "devastated", "ruined", "scourged" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rave":{ "enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval":{ "antonyms":[ "booing", "hissing" ], "examples":[ "the books have received even more raves from parents than from the kids they were written for" ], "near antonyms":[ "boo", "hiss", "hoot", "jeer", "raspberry", "smirk", "sneer", "snicker", "snigger", "snort", "whistle", "gibe", "jibe", "put-down", "taunt" ], "related":[ "clapping", "bravo", "hail", "hallelujah", "hurrah", "hooray", "hoorah", "hosanna", "huzzah", "huzza", "acclaim", "accolade", "citation", "commendation", "compliment", "encomium", "eulogy", "homage", "kudo", "paean", "panegyric", "salutation", "tribute", "kudos", "praise" ], "synonyms":[ "acclamation", "applause", "cheer", "cheering", "ovation", "plaudit(s)", "r\u00e9clame" ] }, "to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "dote (on)", "fawn", "emote" ], "synonyms":[ "drool", "effuse", "enthuse", "fuss", "gush", "rhapsodize", "slobber" ] }, "to talk loudly and wildly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill" ], "near antonyms":[ "grunt", "murmur", "mutter", "slur", "breathe", "whisper" ], "related":[ "sound off", "speak out", "speak up", "blare", "blurt (out)", "bolt", "bloviate", "blow", "declaim", "harangue", "mouth (off)", "orate", "pontificate", "carry on", "rage", "storm", "take on" ], "synonyms":[ "bluster", "fulminate", "huff", "rant", "spout" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ravel":{ "as in unravel , untangle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ravenous":{ "having a huge appetite":{ "examples":[ "we were ravenous after our canoe paddling, and the chili bubbling over the campfire smelled heavenly" ], "synonyms":[ "edacious", "esurient", "gluttonous", "greedy", "hoggish", "piggish", "rapacious", "swinish", "voracious" ], "near synonyms":[ "hearty", "wolfish", "devouring", "gobbling", "gorging", "gormandizing", "gulping", "insatiable", "unquenchable", "unslakable", "empty", "famished", "hungry", "peckish", "starved", "starving", "malnourished", "underfed", "undernourished" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "full", "glutted", "sated", "satiated", "satisfied", "stuffed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "raving":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "doting (on)", "fawning", "emoting" ], "synonyms":[ "drooling", "effusing", "enthusing", "fussing", "gushing", "rhapsodizing", "slobbering" ] }, "to talk loudly and wildly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill" ], "near antonyms":[ "grunting", "murmuring", "muttering", "slurring", "breathing", "whispering" ], "related":[ "sounding off", "speaking out", "speaking up", "blaring", "blurting (out)", "bolting", "bloviating", "blowing", "declaiming", "haranguing", "mouthing (off)", "orating", "pontificating", "carrying on", "raging", "storming", "taking on" ], "synonyms":[ "blustering", "fulminating", "huffing", "ranting", "spouting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "ravishment":{ "the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Yeats' poem about the ravishment of Leda by Zeus in the guise of a swan" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "molestation", "defilement" ], "synonyms":[ "assault", "rape", "sexual assault", "violation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rawhiding":{ "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the desperados rawhided their horses in a futile attempt to outride the posse pursuing them" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "whaling", "whipping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ray":{ "a narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "two red eyes reflected in the ray of light from the flashlight" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "moonbeam", "sunbeam", "sunburst", "laser", "spotlight" ], "synonyms":[ "beam", "shaft" ] }, "a very small amount":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "boatload", "bucket", "bundle", "bushel", "deal", "fistful", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "oodles", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plenty", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "stack", "wad", "wealth", "volume", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "related":[ "hoot", "iota", "jot", "minim", "minimum", "modicum", "semblance", "syllable", "tittle", "vestige", "whit", "atom", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "patch", "scrap", "dash", "drop", "pinch", "part", "portion", "section", "bite", "nibble", "taste", "handful", "scattering", "smatter", "smattering", "dose", "shot", "chip", "flake", "fragment", "shard", "shiver", "sliver", "smithereens", "splinter", "tatter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "scintilla", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smack", "smell", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "soup\u00e7on", "spark", "spatter", "speck", "splash", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "touch", "trace" ] }, "to emit rays of light":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere" ], "near antonyms":[ "blacken", "darken", "lower", "lour" ], "related":[ "blaze", "burn", "fire", "flame", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "glow", "luminesce", "sheen", "shimmer", "blink", "coruscate", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "luster", "lustre", "scintillate", "spangle", "sparkle", "twinkle", "wink", "winkle", "beat (down)", "glare", "brighten", "illuminate", "illumine", "irradiate", "light", "lighten", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle" ], "synonyms":[ "beam", "radiate", "shine" ] }, "to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{ "antonyms":[ "concentrate", "converge", "focus", "funnel", "meet" ], "examples":[ "laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes" ], "near antonyms":[ "approach", "close in (on)", "near", "center (on)", "centralize", "connect", "couple", "join", "link", "unite" ], "related":[ "diffuse", "dispel", "disperse", "dissipate", "fork", "stem", "diverge", "divide", "part", "ramify", "separate", "split", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "scatter", "splay", "spread", "arise", "derive", "emanate", "flow", "issue", "proceed", "spring" ], "synonyms":[ "branch", "fan (out)", "radiate" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "raze":{ "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "antonyms":[ "build", "construct", "erect", "put up", "raise", "rear", "set up" ], "examples":[ "an entire city block razed by a terrible fire" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "recondition", "repair", "revamp", "create", "invent", "assemble", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "mold", "produce", "shape", "bring about", "constitute", "establish", "father", "found", "institute", "organize", "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "rebuild", "reconstruct", "remodel", "renovate", "restore" ], "related":[ "beat", "best", "clobber", "conquer", "crush", "defeat", "drub", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "rout", "scotch", "skunk", "subdue", "surmount", "thrash", "trim", "triumph (over)", "trounce", "wallop", "whip", "win (against)", "blast", "blow up", "break", "cripple", "damage", "deface", "deteriorate", "disfigure", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "dynamite", "harm", "impair", "injure", "mangle", "mar", "mutilate", "spoil", "vitiate", "erode", "scour", "sweep (away)", "wash out", "wear (away)", "dilapidate", "disassemble", "dismantle", "gut", "take down", "unbuild", "undo", "unmake", "blot out", "efface", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "remove", "root (out)", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out", "despoil", "havoc", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "trample", "trash", "vandalize", "assassinate", "butcher", "cut down", "dispatch", "execute", "fell", "kill", "kill off", "massacre", "mow (down)", "murder", "slaughter", "slay", "take out", "zap" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "cream", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "extinguish", "nuke", "pull down", "pulverize", "rub out", "ruin", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "vaporize", "waste", "wrack", "wreck" ] }, "to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the developer razed the old school building and built a high-rise condominium complex" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "construct", "erect", "put up", "raise", "rebuild", "renew", "renovate", "restore", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "make", "manufacture", "shape" ], "related":[ "blow up", "dynamite", "abolish", "annihilate", "crack up", "crush", "dash", "decimate", "destroy", "devastate", "devour", "dissolve", "do in", "eradicate", "extirpate", "finish", "flatten", "obliterate", "overturn", "pulverize", "ravage", "ruin", "scourge", "smash", "total", "unmake", "waste", "wipe out", "wreck" ], "synonyms":[ "demolish", "level", "pull down", "tear down", "unbuild" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "racks":{ "a place set aside for sleeping":{ "examples":[ "the clock struck midnight, signaling that it was time to hit the rack" ], "synonyms":[ "beds", "bunks", "dosses", "hays", "kips", "lairs", "pads", "sacks" ], "related":[ "bedsteads", "futons", "futon", "mattresses", "pallets", "bunk beds", "cots", "couches", "daybeds", "feather beds", "four-posters", "hammocks", "Murphy beds", "shakedowns", "sleigh beds", "sofa beds", "sofas", "studio couches", "trundle beds", "water beds", "bassinets", "carry-cots", "cradles", "cribs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of great suffering of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "suffering the rack of a sprained ankle, the climber had to make his way back down the mountain to camp", "felt the rack of regret after losing her temper with her teenagers" ], "synonyms":[ "afflictions", "agonies", "anguishes", "distresses", "excruciations", "hurts", "miseries", "pains", "straits", "torments", "tortures", "travails", "tribulations", "woes" ], "related":[ "discomforts", "crosses", "crucibles", "trials", "heartaches", "heartbreaks", "sorrows", "emergencies", "pinches", "asperities", "difficulties", "hardships", "rigors", "aches", "pangs", "stitches", "throes", "twinges", "dangers", "jeopardies", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[ "comforts", "consolations", "solaces", "alleviations", "assuagements", "eases", "reliefs", "peaces", "securities", "well-beings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "examples":[ "the young man was racked with guilt over the lie he had told to his parents", "the country has been racked by years of civil war" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicts", "agonizes", "anguishes", "bedevils", "besets", "besieges", "curses", "excruciates", "harrows", "persecutes", "plagues", "torments", "tortures" ], "related":[ "assails", "attacks", "badgers", "dogs", "hounds", "pursues", "rides", "aggravates", "agitates", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "distresses", "disturbs", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "grates", "gripes", "hagrides", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "molests", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts out", "rasps", "riles", "vexes", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disquiets", "flusters", "grieves", "perturbs", "strains", "stresses", "tries", "troubles", "upsets", "worries", "crushes", "oppresses", "overpowers", "overwhelms", "smites", "strikes", "tyrannizes", "victimizes", "hurts", "pains", "pangs", "pricks", "smarts", "stabs", "stings", "wrings", "martyrs" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "delivers", "releases", "relieves", "reprieves", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "quiets", "solaces", "soothes", "succors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure":{ "examples":[ "she racked her brain trying to remember where she'd put the money", "the sails of the boat were racked by the storm's winds" ], "synonyms":[ "pulls", "strains", "stretches", "wrenches" ], "related":[ "frays", "taxes", "weakens", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "wounds", "batters", "bruises", "tears", "cripples", "lames", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "radiantly":{ "in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light":{ "examples":[ "under a radiantly clear sky, we raised our anchor and set off on a carefree cruise" ], "synonyms":[ "bright", "brightly", "brilliantly", "dazzlingly", "fulgently", "glowingly", "incandescently", "lambently", "luminously", "lustrously", "splendidly" ], "related":[ "blazingly", "burningly", "flamingly", "blindingly", "flaringly", "flickeringly", "glaringly", "glitteringly", "opalescently", "pellucidly" ], "near antonyms":[ "darkly", "duskily", "gloomily", "murkily", "obscurely", "somberly", "cloudily", "shadily", "shadowily" ], "antonyms":[ "dimly", "dully" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "racket":{ "loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{ "examples":[ "if all the racket on the stairs is any indication, someone must be moving into apartment 3B" ], "synonyms":[ "babel", "blare", "bluster", "bowwow", "brawl", "bruit", "cacophony", "chatter", "clamor", "clangor", "decibel(s)", "din", "discordance", "katzenjammer", "noise", "rattle", "roar" ], "related":[ "discord", "dissonance", "commotion", "furor", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "rumpus", "tumult", "uproar", "clatter", "jangle", "bang", "blast", "boom", "clap", "crack", "crash" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "lull", "quietude", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "antonyms":[ "quiet", "silence", "silentness", "still", "stillness" ] }, "as in rattle , clatter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rack-rented":{ "as in let , hired":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "razzes":{ "a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval":{ "examples":[ "notoriously difficult to please, opera buffs are as quick with a razz as with a rave" ], "synonyms":[ "birds", "boos", "Bronx cheers", "catcalls", "hisses", "hoots", "jeers", "raspberries", "snorts" ], "related":[ "smirks", "sneers", "snickers", "sniggers", "gibes", "jibes", "put-downs", "taunts", "whistles" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauses" ], "antonyms":[ "cheers" ] }, "to make fun of in a good-natured way":{ "examples":[ "got razzed all day for wearing mismatched sneakers" ], "synonyms":[ "chaffs", "jives", "jokes", "joshes", "kids", "rallies", "ribs", "rides", "roasts", "teases" ], "related":[ "banters", "fools", "funs", "strings along", "jests", "quips", "wisecracks", "gags", "japes", "jollies", "yuks", "yucks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "raffle":{ "discarded or useless material":{ "examples":[ "the front lawn was littered with the raffle that the roofers had left behind" ], "synonyms":[ "chaff", "deadwood", "debris", "dreck", "drek", "dross", "dust", "effluvium", "effluvia", "garbage", "junk", "litter", "offal", "offscouring", "refuse", "riffraff", "rubbish", "scrap", "spilth", "trash", "truck", "waste" ], "related":[ "crud", "sewage", "slop", "swill", "wash", "detritus", "remains", "rubble", "ruins", "dump", "scrap heap", "lumber", "odds and ends", "trumpery", "flotsam", "jetsam", "wreckage", "castoff", "cull", "discard", "hand-me-down", "reject", "throwaway", "nothing", "straw", "two bits" ], "near antonyms":[ "catch", "gem", "goody", "goodie", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "prize", "treasure", "treasure trove", "trove", "valuable", "booty", "find", "salvage" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ramblers":{ "a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination":{ "examples":[ "a rambler her whole life, my aunt is likely to send me a postcard from just about any corner of the world" ], "synonyms":[ "drifters", "gadabouts", "gypsies", "knockabouts", "maunderers", "nomads", "roamers", "rovers", "strollers", "vagabonds", "wanderers", "wayfarers" ], "related":[ "laggards", "stragglers", "lingerers", "loiterers", "sojourners", "bums", "hoboes", "hobos", "tramps", "passengers", "sightseers", "travelers", "travellers", "migrants", "transients", "vagrants", "amblers", "saunterers" ], "near antonyms":[ "homebodies", "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "residents", "settlers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure":{ "examples":[ "a secluded sylvan spot just waiting to be discovered by the adventurous rambler" ], "synonyms":[ "amblers", "hikers", "perambulators", "trampers", "walkers" ], "related":[ "pedestrians", "roamers", "rovers", "trekkers", "wanderers", "wayfarers", "alpinists", "Alpinists", "backpackers", "climbers", "mountaineers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rapines":{ "as in pillages , despoliations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ragtag":{ "consisting of many things of different sorts":{ "examples":[ "the team was a ragtag bunch who had only one thing in common: a lack of skill" ], "synonyms":[ "assorted", "eclectic", "heterogeneous", "indiscriminate", "kitchen-sink", "magpie", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "motley", "patchwork", "piebald", "promiscuous", "raggle-taggle", "varied" ], "related":[ "manifold", "multifarious", "multiple", "multiplex", "myriad", "disparate", "divergent", "diverse", "sundry", "various", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "farraginous", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "amalgamated", "blended", "combined", "commingled", "commixed", "conglomerated", "fused", "incorporated", "intermingled", "intermixed", "merged", "mingled", "composite", "conglomerate", "hybrid", "unclassified", "unsorted" ], "near antonyms":[ "monolithic", "uniform", "alike", "identical", "like", "same", "distinct", "distinctive", "individual", "separate" ], "antonyms":[ "homogeneous" ] }, "wearing torn or worn out clothes":{ "examples":[ "a ragtag and weary regiment arrived back at headquarters with the latest news from the front" ], "synonyms":[ "ragged", "raggedy", "tatterdemalion", "tattered" ], "related":[ "bedraggled", "scroungy", "scruffy", "shabby", "threadbare", "down-at-the-heels", "down-at-heel", "down-at-the-heel", "down-at-heels" ], "near antonyms":[ "decked (out)", "dolled up", "dressed up", "spiffy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rakehells":{ "a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard":{ "examples":[ "a resort popular with wealthy 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growing array of programming choices" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking" ], "related":[ "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "racketeers":{ "a person who gets money from another by using force or threats":{ "examples":[ "the racketeer threatened to have his thugs vandalize the shop if the shopkeeper didn't pay him a monthly bribe" ], "synonyms":[ "blackmailers", "extortioners", "extortionists" ], "related":[ "blackhanders", "button men", "gangsters", "hoodlums", "mafiosi", "mobsters", "bullies", "ruffians", "thugs", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "double-dealers", "gougers", "hustlers", "profiteers", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "swindlers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in extorts , blackmails":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "radiancy":{ "as in glow , radiance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "glow", "radiance", "balminess", "mildness", "temperateness", "heat", "hotness", "stuffiness", "sultriness", "torridity", "torridness", "lukewarmness", "tepidity", "tepidness", "warmness", "warmth" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilliness", "coolness", "bitterness", "bleakness", "cold", "coldness", "frigidity", "frigidness", "frostiness", "iciness", "rawness", "sharpness", "frost" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "randomly":{ "without definite aim, direction, rule, or method":{ "examples":[ "the winner will be randomly chosen from among all of the entries" ], "synonyms":[ "aimlessly", "anyhow", "anyway", "anywise", "desultorily", "erratically", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "helter-skelter", "hit or miss", "irregularly", "willy-nilly" ], "near synonyms":[ "arbitrarily", "capriciously", "carelessly", "casually", "indiscriminately", "informally", "offhand", "offhandedly", "promiscuously", "whimsically", "accidentally", "fortuitously", "inadvertently", "unconsciously", "unintentionally", "unwittingly", "disconnectedly", "disjointedly", "fitfully", "intermittently", "spottily", "unpredictably", "higgledy-piggledy", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "carefully", "formally", "gingerly", "meticulously", "orderly", "punctiliously", "deliberately", "intentionally", "purposefully", "purposely" ], "antonyms":[ "methodically", "systematically" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "rain":{ "a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity":{ "examples":[ "the rain continued for most of the day" ], "synonyms":[ "cloudburst", "deluge", "downfall", "downpour", "rainfall", "rainstorm", "storm", "wet" ], "near synonyms":[ "precipitation", "shower", "thundershower", "thunderstorm", "weather" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzle", "mist", "mizzle", "scud", "spit", "sprinkle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a heavy fall of objects":{ "examples":[ "the Norman invaders fled when the castle's defenders threw a rain of stones down upon them" ], "synonyms":[ "hail", "shower", "storm" ], "near synonyms":[ "barrage", "bombardment", "broadside", "cannonade", "fusillade", "salvo", "volley", "flood", "gush", "rush", "spate", "torrent", "eruption", "outbreak", "outburst" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds":{ "examples":[ "it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since" ], "synonyms":[ "pour", "precipitate", "storm" ], "near synonyms":[ "shower", "spit", "hail", "squall", "deluge", "drown", "engulf", "flood", "inundate", "swamp" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzle", "mist", "mizzle", "spit", "sprinkle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give readily and in large quantities":{ "examples":[ "she rained praise upon her graduating students", "the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications" ], "synonyms":[ "heap", "lavish", "pour", "shower" ], "near synonyms":[ "gush", "stream", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "overwhelm", "swamp", "bombard", "hail" ], "near antonyms":[ "hold back", "keep", "reserve", "retain", "withhold" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rack":{ "a place set aside for sleeping":{ "examples":[ "the clock struck midnight, signaling that it was time to hit the rack" ], "synonyms":[ "bed", "bunk", "doss", "hay", "kip", "lair", "pad", "sack" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedstead", "futon", "mattress", "pallet", "bunk bed", "cot", "couch", "daybed", "feather bed", "four-poster", "hammock", "Murphy bed", "shakedown", "sleigh bed", "sofa", "sofa bed", "studio couch", "trundle bed", "water bed", "bassinet", "carry-cot", "cradle", "crib" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of great suffering of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "suffering the rack of a sprained ankle, the climber had to make his way back down the mountain to camp", "felt the rack of regret after losing her temper with her teenagers" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "agony", "anguish", "distress", "excruciation", "hurt", "misery", "pain", "strait(s)", "torment", "torture", "travail", "tribulation", "woe" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "cross", "crucible", "trial", "heartache", "heartbreak", "joylessness", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "emergency", "pinch", "asperity", "difficulty", "hardship", "rigor", "ache", "pang", "smarting", "soreness", "stitch", "throe", "twinge", "danger", "jeopardy", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "consolation", "solace", "alleviation", "assuagement", "ease", "relief", "peace", "security", "well-being" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "examples":[ "the young man was racked with guilt over the lie he had told to his parents", "the country has been racked by years of civil war" ], "synonyms":[ "afflict", "agonize", "anguish", "bedevil", "beset", "besiege", "curse", "excruciate", "harrow", "persecute", "plague", "torment", "torture" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "attack", "badger", "dog", "hound", "pursue", "ride", "aggravate", "agitate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "distress", "disturb", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "molest", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "vex", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "fluster", "grieve", "perturb", "strain", "stress", "trouble", "try", "upset", "worry", "crush", "oppress", "overpower", "overwhelm", "smite", "strike", "tyrannize", "victimize", "hurt", "pain", "pang", "prick", "smart", "stab", "sting", "wring", "martyr" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "deliver", "release", "relieve", "reprieve", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "solace", "soothe", "succor" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure":{ "examples":[ "she racked her brain trying to remember where she'd put the money", "the sails of the boat were racked by the storm's winds" ], "synonyms":[ "pull", "strain", "stretch", "wrench" ], "near synonyms":[ "fray", "tax", "weaken", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "wound", "batter", "bruise", "tear", "cripple", "lame", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rapid-fire":{ "moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{ "examples":[ "the witness stayed unruffled all through the prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning" ], "synonyms":[ "blistering", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "fleet-footed", "flying", "galloping", "hasty", "hot", "lightning", "nippy", "quick", "rapid", "rattling", "snappy", "speedy", "splitting", "swift", "whirlwind", "zippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "hurried", "quickened", "rushed", "breathtaking", "energetic", "strenuous", "strong", "vigorous", "high-speed", "rush", "ultrafast", "ultrarapid" ], "near antonyms":[ "crawling", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "languid", "lingering", "plodding", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slowish", "sluggish", "unhurried", "deliberate", "leisurely", "measured", "dilatory", "late", "tardy", "ultraslow" ], "antonyms":[ "slow" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rationalizations":{ "as in pretexts , pretenses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "guises", "pretenses", "pretences", "pretexts", "accountings", "accounts", "arguments", "cases", "explanations", "rationales", "reasons", "alibis", "apologiae", "apologias", "apologies", "defenses", "excuses", "justifications", "vindications", "appeals", "pleas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rationalize":{ "to give the reason for or cause of":{ "examples":[ "rationalized his decision to buy the new car by noting that it was more fuel efficient than his old vehicle" ], "synonyms":[ "account (for)", "attribute", "explain", "explain away" ], "near synonyms":[ "condone", "excuse", "forgive", "justify", "absolve", "acquit", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rapped":{ "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "a childhood memory of the time he got his knuckles rapped for trying to steal candy from the corner store" ], "synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "batted", "belted", "biffed", "bludgeoned", "bobbed", "bonked", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "cracked", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "nailed", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "swiped", "tagged", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "zapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "peppered", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "scuffed", "bunted", "flicked", "stroked", "tapped", "bumped", "butted", "jabbed", "jostled", "kicked", "kneed", "poked", "prodded", "pushed", "shoved", "stamped", "bowled (down or over)", "creamed", "decked", "dumped", "felled", "floored", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "rabbit-punched", "sucker punched", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "flailed", "flogged", "lashed", "sapped", "slashed", "sledged", "sledgehammered", "speared", "stabbed", "switched", "thrashed", "whipped", "beaned", "brained", "conked", "skulled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically":{ "examples":[ "the impatient man was rapping his knuckles on the door, hoping to wake up the sleeping attendant" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "drummed", "tapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "batted", "bonked", "bopped", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "pasted", "pounded", "slammed", "smacked", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "thudded", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "chinked", "clattered", "clinked", "pinged", "patted", "pit-a-patted", "pitter-pattered", "chucked", "clapped", "clapt", "clicked", "flicked", "tipped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "the guys at the gym never seem to tire about rapping about basketball" ], "synonyms":[ "babbled", "blabbed", "cackled", "chaffered", "chatted", "chattered", "chinned", "conversed", "gabbed", "gabbled", "gassed", "jabbered", "jawed", "kibitzed", "kibbitzed", "nattered", "palavered", "pattered", "prated", "prattled", "ran on", "rattled", "schmoozed", "shmoozed", "talked", "twittered", "visited" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiped", "tattled", "descanted", "discussed", "expatiated", "yakked", "yacked", "yammered", "yapped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[ "concertgoers were utterly rapped by the power of Handel's oratorio" ], "synonyms":[ "carried away", "enraptured", "enthralled", "entranced", "raptured", "ravished", "transported" ], "near synonyms":[ "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "fascinated", "elated", "excited", "exhilarated", "stirred" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "suddenly the hawk swooped down and rapped the unwary rodent" ], "synonyms":[ "bagged", "captured", "caught", "collared", "copped", "corralled", "glommed", "got", "grabbed", "grappled", "hooked", "landed", "nabbed", "nailed", "netted", "nobbled", "seized", "snagged", "snapped (up)", "snared", "snatched", "trapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloved", "haltered", "lassoed", "roped", "apprehended", "arrested", "detained", "bayed", "cornered", "clasped", "clutched", "fastened (on)", "fisted", "grasped", "gripped", "held", "latched (on or onto)", "secured", "rent", "rended", "wrested", "enmeshed", "immeshed", "ensnared", "entangled", "entrapped", "meshed", "abducted", "kidnapped", "kidnaped", "spirited (away or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharged", "freed", "liberated", "released", "dropped", "loosened", "unhanded" ], "antonyms":[ "missed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rasped":{ "as in scraped , scrubbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sandblasted", "sanded", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scrubbed", "soapy", "waxy", "coated", "glazed", "waxed", "brushed", "buffed", "burnished", "glossed", "ground", "polished", "rubbed", "shined", "greased", "greasy", "lubricated", "oiled", "slick", "slicked", "slippery", "slippy", "slithery" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "rough", "roughened", "scuffed", "uneven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make smooth by friction":{ "examples":[ "after sawing the board in half, rasp the ends to remove any splinters" ], "synonyms":[ "buffed", "filed", "ground", "honed", "rubbed", "sanded" ], "near synonyms":[ "planed", "scraped", "sandblasted", "scoured", "burnished", "dressed", "glossed", "polished", "shone", "shined", "smoothed", "edged", "sharpened", "stropped", "whetted", "reground" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "roughed (up)", "roughened", "scuffed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface":{ "examples":[ "the sound of fingernails rasping on the blackboard makes me cringe" ], "synonyms":[ "grated", "ground", "scraped", "scratched" ], "near synonyms":[ "rubbed", "groaned", "whined" ], "near antonyms":[ "glided", "skated", "slid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "the two siblings seemed intent on rasping each other for the entire car trip" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "ate", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "exasperated", "frosted", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hacked (off)", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "persecuted", "piqued", "put out", "riled", "ruffled", "spited", "vexed", "vext" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassled", "heckled", "nagged", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "roused", "badgered", "baited", "bullyragged", "ballyragged", "deviled", "devilled", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "plagued", "teased", "angered", "antagonized", "enraged", "incensed", "infuriated", "maddened", "rankled", "roiled", "agitated", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distressed", "exercised", "freaked (out)", "fretted", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried", "affronted", "insulted", "miffed", "offended", "outraged" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "during the last ice age, glaciers rasped the surface, leaving the deeply scarred rock" ], "synonyms":[ "abraded", "chafed", "corraded", "eroded", "frayed", "frazzled", "fretted", "galled", "rubbed", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "filed", "gnawed", "grated", "grazed", "ground", "nibbled", "sandblasted", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scuffed", "shaved", "erased", "reduced", "rubbed out", "wiped (away)", "wore out", "ate", "bit", "broke down", "broke up", "chewed", "corroded", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "honed", "sharpened", "whetted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "ran away":{ "to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{ "examples":[ "ran away from an unhappy marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "absconded", "broke out (of)", "cleared out", "escaped", "fled", "flew", "got out", "lammed", "ran off" ], "near synonyms":[ "avoided", "eluded", "evaded", "lost", "shunned", "decamped", "departed", "eloped", "exited", "left", "moved", "pulled out", "quit", "quitted", "sallied (forth)", "shoved (off)", "took off", "walked out", "went", "disentangled", "extricated", "brought off", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "freed", "liberated", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "rescued", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "hung around", "lingered", "remained", "stayed", "stuck around", "tarried", "came back", "returned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{ "examples":[ "the child runs away from large dogs" ], "synonyms":[ "bolted", "broke", "bugged out", "fled", "flew", "hightailed (it)", "ran", "run", "ran off", "retreated", "skedaddled" ], "near synonyms":[ "absconded", "cleared out", "decamped", "eloped", "escaped", "got (away)", "got out", "lammed", "lit", "lighted out", "made off", "mizzled", "scarpered", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped (out)", "skirred" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearded", "braved", "confronted", "dared", "defied", "faced", "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "hung around", "lingered", "remained", "stayed", "stuck around", "tarried" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rains cats and dogs":{ "to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds":{ "examples":[ "Be sure to carry an umbrella today, because it's raining cats and dogs out there!" ], "synonyms":[ "pours", "precipitates", "rains", "storms" ], "near synonyms":[ "showers", "spits", "hails", "squalls", "deluges", "drowns", "engulfs", "floods", "inundates", "swamps" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzles", "mists", "mizzles", "spits", "sprinkles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "rayless":{ "being without light or without much light":{ "examples":[ "the strange creatures that lurk in the rayless depths of the sea" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "caliginous", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "somber", "sombre", "stygian", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "unlit" ], "near synonyms":[ "crepuscular", "twilit", "moonless", "starless", "sunless", "cloudy", "dull", "dulled", "lackluster", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "beclouded", "befogged", "clouded", "foggy", "fuliginous", "misty", "smoggy", "soupy" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "agleam", "aglitter", "alight", "beaming", "beamy", "effulgent", "glaring", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "radiant", "relucent", "resplendent", "shining", "sparkling", "ultrabright", "glossy", "lustrous", "shiny", "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "moonlit", "moony", "starlit", "sunlit" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lightsome", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ran across":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "She ran across an old friend at lunch." ], "synonyms":[ "chanced (upon)", "encountered", "found", "happened (on or upon)", "hit (upon)", "lit (on or upon)", "lighted (on or upon)", "met", "pitched (upon)", "stumbled (on or onto)", "tumbled (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lucked (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronted", "faced", "discovered", "struck", "turned up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{ "examples":[ "They ran across a bear while camping in the woods." ], "synonyms":[ "caught", "chanced (upon)", "encountered", "happened (upon)", "met", "stumbled (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "accosted", "confronted", "faced", "greeted", "saluted", "collided (with)", "crashed (into)", "crisscrossed", "crossed", "passed", "hit (upon)", "lit (upon)", "lighted (upon)", "tumbled (to)", "reencountered", "re-encountered", "remet" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "dodged", "ducked", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "shook", "shunned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "ratifying":{ "to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{ "examples":[ "Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery" ], "synonyms":[ "accrediting", "approbating", "approving", "authorizing", "clearing", "confirming", "finalizing", "formalizing", "homologating", "OK'ing", "okaying", "sanctioning", "warranting" ], "near synonyms":[ "accepting", "acknowledging", "affirming", "certifying", "endorsing", "indorsing", "validating", "blessing", "canonizing", "sanctifying", "initialing", "initialling", "rubber-stamping", "signing", "signing off (on)", "allowing", "enabling", "legalizing", "licensing", "licencing", "passing", "permitting", "reapproving" ], "near antonyms":[ "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "illegalizing", "interdicting", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "rebuffing", "rebutting", "refusing", "spurning" ], "antonyms":[ "declining", "denying", "disallowing", "disapproving", "negativing", "rejecting", "turning down", "vetoing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rabbits":{ "as in raccoon , fox":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "badger", "beaver", "chamois", "chinchilla", "ermine", "fisher", "fox", "marten", "mink", "muskrat", "otter", "Persian lamb", "raccoon", "racoon", "sable", "seal", "fur", "hide", "leather", "pelt", "skin", "bearskin", "buckskin", "calfskin", "coonskin", "cowhide", "deerskin", "doeskin", "goatskin", "horsehide", "karakul", "kidskin", "kolinsky", "lambskin", "pigskin", "rawhide", "sealskin", "sharkskin", "sheep", "sheepskin", "snakeskin", "fleece", "mouton", "alligator", "crocodile", "cordovan", "morocco", "patent leather", "suede" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rants":{ "a long angry speech or scolding":{ "examples":[ "after complaining about the hotel's lousy service, the woman went off on another rant about the condition of her room" ], "synonyms":[ "diatribes", "harangues", "jeremiads", "philippics", "tirades" ], "near synonyms":[ "assaults", "attacks", "broadsides", "invectives", "lashings", "tongue-lashings", "vituperations", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproofs", "abuses", "castigations", "censures", "condemnations", "criticisms", "denunciations", "belittlements", "deprecations", "depreciations", "disparagements", "excoriations", "execrations", "revilements", "admonishments", "admonitions", "lectures", "sermons" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "panegyrics", "rhapsodies", "tributes", "acclaim", "acclamations", "accolades", "citations", "homages", "honors", "praises", "approvals", "blessings", "commendations", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions", "ovations", "plaudits", "raves" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk loudly and wildly":{ "examples":[ "when the waiter gave him incorrect change, he began ranting about the restaurant's poor service" ], "synonyms":[ "blusters", "fulminates", "huffs", "raves", "spouts" ], "near synonyms":[ "sounds off", "speaks out", "speaks up", "blares", "blurts (out)", "bolts", "bloviates", "blows", "declaims", "harangues", "mouths (off)", "orates", "pontificates", "carries on", "rages", "storms", "takes on" ], "near antonyms":[ "grunts", "murmurs", "mutters", "slurs", "breathes", "whispers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }