{ "aloofness":{ "as in indifference , detachment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detachment", "indifference", "unconcern", "blankness", "deadness", "emptiness", "vacancy", "stiffness", "woodenness", "bloodlessness", "callosity", "callousness", "coldness", "coolness", "halfheartedness", "hard-heartedness", "hardness", "heartlessness", "imperturbability", "insensitivity", "obduracy", "affectlessness", "apathy", "emotionlessness", "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm" ], "near antonyms":[ "emotion", "feeling", "sensibility", "compassion", "empathy", "pity", "sympathy", "receptiveness", "receptivity", "responsiveness", "sensitivity", "solicitude", "tenderness", "understanding", "warmth", "hand-wringing", "histrionics", "hysteria", "hysterics", "melodrama", "vehemence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in distance , detachedness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detachedness", "distance", "composure", "self-poise", "self-possession", "bashfulness", "modesty", "shyness", "self-censorship", "self-containment", "self-denial", "self-discipline", "self-government", "self-mastery", "will", "willpower", "reticence", "silence", "taciturnity", "command", "control", "mastery", "possession", "constraint", "continence", "discipline", "discretion", "inhibition", "refrainment", "repression", "reserve", "restraint", "self-command", "self-control", "self-restraint", "suppression" ], "near antonyms":[ "disinhibition", "incontinence", "unconstraint", "self-abandonment", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "gratification", "indulgence", "overindulgence", "self-indulgence", "bluntness", "candor", "frankness", "immoderacy", "intemperance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "alongside":{ "as in next to , next":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "next", "next to", "against", "on", "upon", "upside" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in over , across":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"near synonyms":[ "indrawn", "introverted", "nongregarious", "recessive", "reclusive", "reserved", "unsocial", "withdrawn", "misanthropic", "apathetic", "hard", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "clinical", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "professional", "disinterested", "incurious", "uninterested", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn", "uncommunicative", "diffident", "shy", "timid", "cliquey", "cliquish", "clubbish" ], "near antonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "affable", "folksy", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly" ], "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "sociable", "social", "warm" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "aloofly":{ "as in impassively , disinterestedly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disinterestedly", "impassively", "incuriously", "apathetically", "indifferently", "lukewarmly", "perfunctorily", "hesitantly", "reluctantly", "unwillingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "enthusiastically", "exuberantly", "madly", "rhapsodically", "sky-high", "avidly", "eagerly", "excitedly", "impatiently", "keenly", "fanatically", "rabidly", "warmly", "zealously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "along with":{ "in addition to":{ "examples":[ "At the college fair, university representatives gave out T-shirts along with brochures about the school." ], "synonyms":[ "as well as", "beside", "besides", "beyond", "over and above" ], "near synonyms":[ "plus", "including" ], "near antonyms":[ "except", "excepting", "less", "minus", "wanting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "along":{ "as in over , across":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "across", "alongside", "beyond", "near", "nearby", "over", "by", "through", "via", "below", "beneath", "under", "underneath", "outside", "past", "throughout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time":{ "examples":[ "traffic was inching along at a snail's pace", "work on the project is moving right along" ], "synonyms":[ "ahead", "forth", "forward", "forwards", "on", "onward", "onwards" ], "near synonyms":[ "before", "fore", "frontward", "frontwards" ], "near antonyms":[ "back", "backward", "backwards", "behind", "rearward", "rearwards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb", "preposition" ] }, "aloud":{ "with one's normal voice speaking the words":{ "examples":[ "the mischievous teacher likes to call on the sleepiest-looking students to read aloud from the textbook" ], "synonyms":[ "audibly", "out", "out loud" ], "near synonyms":[ "verbally", "vocally", "clearly", "discernibly", "distinctly", "distinguishably", "perceptibly", "plainly", "blatantly", "bloody murder", "boisterously", "clamorously", "loudly", "lustily", "mightily", "noisily", "resonantly", "resoundingly", "stridently", "thunderously", "uproariously", "vociferously" ], "near antonyms":[ "faintly", "feebly", "low", "noiselessly", "quietly", "softly" ], "antonyms":[ "inaudibly", "silently", "soundlessly", "voicelessly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "aloneness":{ "the state of being alone or kept apart from others":{ "examples":[ "it was an overwhelming sense of aloneness that eventually drove the island castaway mad" ], "synonyms":[ "insulation", "isolation", "privacy", "secludedness", "seclusion", "segregation", "separateness", "sequestration", "solitariness", "solitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "loneliness", "lonesomeness", "vacuum", "confinement", "incarceration", "internment", "quarantine", "retirement", "withdrawal", "ghettoization" ], "near antonyms":[ "camaraderie", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "fellowship", "society" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "alongshore":{ "of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore":{ "examples":[ "temperatures are moderated by an alongshore current" ], "synonyms":[ "coastal", "inshore", "littoral", "nearshore", "offshore", "shoreside" ], "near synonyms":[ "beachside", "seaside", "waterside" ], "near antonyms":[ "blue-water", "deepwater", "oceanic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "aloft":{ "to or in a higher place":{ "examples":[ "the ease with which he can hold a ballerina aloft with one hand is awesome" ], "synonyms":[ "above", "over", "overhead" ], "near synonyms":[ "skyward", "upward", "upwards" ], "near antonyms":[ "underneath" ], "antonyms":[ "below", "beneath", "under" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "alone":{ "without aid or support":{ "examples":[ "completely new to the big city, she nevertheless managed to find her way home alone" ], "synonyms":[ "independently", "single-handed", "single-handedly", "singly", "solely", "unaided", "unassisted" ], "near synonyms":[ "individually", "separately", "solo" ], "near antonyms":[ "collectively", "conjointly", "cooperatively", "hand in glove", "hand and glove", "hand in hand", "jointly", "mutually", "together", "en masse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "for nothing other than":{ "examples":[ "would willingly play professional baseball for the sheer enjoyment alone" ], "synonyms":[ "exclusively", "just", "only", "purely", "simply", "solely" ], "near synonyms":[ "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "mostly", "predominantly", "primarily", "principally", "substantially" ], "near antonyms":[ "additionally", "also", "besides", "likewise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "not being in the company of others":{ "examples":[ "no one realized the boy was alone in his room so they all left for the movies without him" ], "synonyms":[ "lone", "lonely", "lonesome", "single", "solitary", "solo", "unaccompanied" ], "near synonyms":[ "unattended", "unchaperoned", "forlorn", "friendless", "cloistered", "disassociated", "hermetic", "hermetical", "insulated", "isolate", "isolated", "remote", "retired", "secluded", "withdrawn", "quarantined", "segregated", "separated", "sequestered", "separate", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "detached", "disconnected", "disjointed", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "fractionated", "abandoned", "adrift", "deserted", "desolate", "forgotten", "forsaken", "lorn", "neglected" ], "near antonyms":[ "attended", "chaperoned", "escorted", "adjacent", "adjoining", "communicating", "contiguous", "neighboring", "next-door", "attached", "connected", "coupled", "linked" ], "antonyms":[ "accompanied" ] }, "being the one or ones of a class with no other members":{ "examples":[ "he is alone among the actors of his generation in his exceptional ability to play both comedic and serious parts" ], "synonyms":[ "lone", "one", "one-off", "only", "singular", "sole", "solitary", "special", "sui generis", "unique" ], "near synonyms":[ "single", "solo", "unaccompanied", "unattended", "incomparable", "inimitable", "matchless", "peerless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unmatched", "unparalleled", "unrivaled", "unrivalled", "unsurpassable", "unsurpassed", "distinct", "distinctive", "individual", "separate", "nonce" ], "near antonyms":[ "divers", "manifold", "multifarious", "myriad", "assorted", "heterogenous", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "motley", "patchwork", "promiscuous", "varied", "popular", "prevailing", "prevalent", "rampant", "perennial", "recurrent", "repeated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] } }