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"noxious", "pestilent", "polluted", "tainted" ], "antonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "dangerous", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked" ] }, "something (as a drug) that relieves pain":{ "examples":[ "the dentist prescribed an anodyne after the root canal" ], "synonyms":[ "analgesic", "anesthetic", "painkiller" ], "near synonyms":[ "sedative", "tranquilizer", "tranquillizer", "narcotic", "opiate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security":{ "examples":[ "as an anodyne for the stress and superficiality of the modern world, there's nothing better than reading a literary classic of substance and insight" ], "synonyms":[ "anesthetic", "narcotic", "opiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "security blanket", "pacifier", "palliative", "hypnotic", "sedative", "soporific", "tranquilizer", 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"soil", "stain", "sully" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "anointing":{ "as in anointment , ordination":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anointment", "induction", "installation", "installment", "instalment", "instating", "investiture", "investment", "ordination", "authorization", "delegation", "deputation", "emplacement", "placement", "ranking", "choice", "choosing", "destination", "election", "nomination", "picking", "selection", "singling (out)", "billet", "gig", "job", "office", "place", "position", "situation", "spot", "station", "appointment", "assignment", "commission", "designation" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharge", "dismissal", "dismission", "expulsion", "firing", "blackball", "rejection", "deposition", "dethronement", "ejection", "eviction", "ouster", "overthrow", "removal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rub an oily or sticky substance over":{ "examples":[ "anoint the wound with antiseptic to prevent infection" ], "synonyms":[ "bedaubing", "besmearing", "daubing", "smearing" ], "near synonyms":[ "coating", "painting", "plastering", "greasing", "oiling", "gumming", "larding", "pitching", "tarring", "befouling", "begriming", "bemiring", "besmirching", "blackening", "dirtying", "fouling", "gauming", "griming", "miring", "mucking", "muddying", "smirching", "smudging", "soiling", "staining", "sullying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "anointments":{ "as in investitures , ordinations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inductions", "installations", "installments", "instalments", "investitures", "investments", "ordinations", "authorizations", "delegations", "deputations", "emplacements", "placements", "rankings", "choices", "destinations", "elections", "nominations", "selections", "billets", "gigs", "jobs", "offices", "places", "positions", "situations", "spots", "stations", "appointments", "assignments", "commissions", "designations" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "dismissals", "dismissions", "expulsions", "firings", "blackballs", "rejections", "depositions", "dethronements", "ejections", "evictions", "ousters", "overthrows", "removals" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "anomalous":{ "being out of the ordinary":{ "examples":[ "that was an anomalous year for the housing industry, so the number of starts is anything but typical" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "exceptional", "extraordinaire", "extraordinary", "freak", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "salient", "striking", "bizarre", "deviant", "eccentric", "freakish", "monstrous", "oddball", "outlandish", "quaint", "strange", "weird", "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unimaginable", "unthinkable" ], "near antonyms":[ "everyday", "familiar", "frequent" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ] }, "departing from some accepted standard of what is normal":{ "examples":[ "an anomalous burst of anger from this usually easygoing person" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrational", "abnormal", "atypical", "deviant", "deviate", "devious", "irregular", "unnatural", "untypical" ], "near synonyms":[ "unrepresentative", "extraordinary", "preternatural", "rare", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unusual", "unwonted", "bizarre", "curious", "far-out", "funny", "kinky", "odd", "outlandish", "out-of-the-way", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "remarkable", "screwy", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "wild", "eccentric", "freakish", "idiosyncratic", "nonconformist", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "extraordinary", "preternatural", "rare", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unusual", "unwonted", "odd", "peculiar", "strange" ], "near antonyms":[ "common", "commonplace", "everyday", "familiar", "ordinary", "routine", "run-of-the-mill", "run-of-the-mine", "run-of-mine", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "workaday", "customary", "usual", "wonted", "archetypal", "archetypical", "average", "characteristic", "representative" ], "antonyms":[ "natural", "normal", "regular", "standard", "typical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "anonyms":{ "as in pseudonyms , noms de guerre":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "noms de guerre", "noms de plume", "pen names", "pseudonyms", "appellations", "denominations", "denotations", "designations", "labels", "tags", "titles", "aliases", "bynames", "cognomens", "cognomina", "epithets", "handles", "monikers", "monickers", "nicknames", "sobriquets", "soubriquets", "surnames" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "anomalously":{ "as in irregularly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "irregularly", "funnily", "oddly", "peculiarly", "queerly", "strangely", "weirdly", "radically", "abnormally", "atypically", "extraordinarily", "uncommonly", "untypically", "unusually" ], "near antonyms":[ "commonly", "generally", "natch", "naturally", "normally", "ordinarily", "typically", "usually", "customarily", "habitually", "regularly", "routinely", "familiarly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "anomalies":{ "something that is different from what is ordinary or expected":{ "examples":[ "her C grade is an anomaly , as she's never made anything except A's and B's before" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrations", "abnormalities", "exceptions", "oddities", "oddments", "rarities" ], "near synonyms":[ "curiosities", "peculiarities", "singularities", "accidents", "bizarreries", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "quirks", "vagaries", "distortions", "kinks", "mutations", "variations", "differences", "disparities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "errors", "mistakes", "contradictions", "paradoxes" ], "near 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"incongruousness", "nonconformity", "variability", "variance", "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "nonequivalence", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "change", "modification", "variation", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "deviance", "divergence", "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness" ], "near antonyms":[ "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity", "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] 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"adjective" ] }, "anon":{ "at or within a short time":{ "examples":[ "be ready\u2014we will begin our Yuletide Boar's Head Feast anon" ], "synonyms":[ "before long", "by and by", "directly", "momentarily", "presently", "shortly", "soon" ], "near synonyms":[ "forthwith", "immediately", "incontinently", "instantaneously", "instantly", "now", "promptly", "pronto", "right away", "right now", "right off", "straightaway", "straightway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "anonymities":{ "the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown":{ "examples":[ "oddly enough we like the anonymity of being a part of an enormous crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "facelessness", "namelessness", "nowhere", "nowheresville", "obscurity", "silence" ], "near synonyms":[ "oblivion", "inconspicuousness", "invisibility", "invisibleness", "insignificance", "unpopularity" ], "near antonyms":[ "character", "mark", "name", "note", "rep", "report", "reputation", "repute", "favor", "popularity", "importance", "significance", "distinction", "eminence", "glory", "greatness", "honor", "illustriousness", "note", "preeminence", "prominence", "megastardom", "superstardom", "cachet", "kudos", "position", "prestige", "rank", "standing", "stature", "acclaim", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "praise", "recognition", "adoration", "idolization" ], "antonyms":[ "celebrity", "fame", "notoriety", "renown" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "anointment":{ "as in anointing , investiture":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anointing", "induction", "installation", "installment", "instalment", "instating", "investiture", "investment", "ordination", "authorization", "delegation", "deputation", "emplacement", "placement", "ranking", "choice", "choosing", "destination", "election", "nomination", "picking", "selection", "singling (out)", "billet", "gig", "job", "office", "place", "position", "situation", "spot", "station", "appointment", "assignment", "commission", "designation" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharge", "dismissal", "dismission", "expulsion", "firing", "blackball", "rejection", "deposition", "dethronement", "ejection", "eviction", "ouster", "overthrow", "removal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "anoints":{ "to rub an oily or sticky substance over":{ "examples":[ "anoint the wound with antiseptic to prevent infection" ], "synonyms":[ "bedaubs", "besmears", "daubs", "smears" ], "near synonyms":[ "coats", "paints", "plasters", "greases", "oils", "gums", "lards", "pitches", "tars", "tarres", "befouls", "begrimes", "bemires", "besmirches", "blackens", "dirties", "fouls", "gaums", "grimes", "mires", "mucks", "muddies", "smirches", "smudges", "soils", "stains", "sullies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "anonym":{ "as in pseudonym , nom de guerre":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym", "appellation", "denomination", "denotation", "designation", "label", "tag", "title", "alias", "byname", "cognomen", "epithet", "handle", "moniker", "monicker", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "surname" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "anorectic":{ "as in emaciated , anorexic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anorexic", "cadaverous", "emaciated", "gaunt", "haggard", "pinched", "skeletal", "wasted", "wizened", "lank", "lanky", "rangy", "reedy", "spindling", "spindly", "stringy", "twiggy", "waspish", "weedy", "meager", "meagre", "puny", "slight", "angular", "rawboned", "scraggy", "scrawny", "sinewy", "wiry", "sylphlike", "willowy", "clean-limbed", "trim", "bony", "boney", "fatless", "lean", "lithe", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "svelte", "thin" ], "near antonyms":[ "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "gross", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "portly", "rotund", "tubby", "beefy", "bulky", "chunky", "fleshy", "heavy", "heavyset", "stocky", "stout", "thick", "thickset", "weighty", "brawny", "burly", "husky", "dumpy", "pudgy", "roly-poly", "squat", "stubby", "paunchy", "potbellied", "flabby", "soft", "buxom", "zaftig", "zoftig", "full", "hippy", "round" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "anonymity":{ "the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown":{ "examples":[ "oddly enough we like the anonymity of being a part of an enormous crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "facelessness", "namelessness", "nowhere", "nowheresville", "obscurity", "silence" ], "near synonyms":[ "oblivion", "inconspicuousness", "invisibility", "invisibleness", "insignificance", "unpopularity" ], "near antonyms":[ "character", "mark", "name", "note", "rep", "report", "reputation", "repute", "favor", "popularity", "importance", "significance", "distinction", "eminence", "glory", "greatness", "honor", "illustriousness", "note", "preeminence", "prominence", "megastardom", "superstardom", "cachet", "kudos", "position", "prestige", "rank", "standing", "stature", "acclaim", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "praise", "recognition", "adoration", "idolization" ], "antonyms":[ "celebrity", "fame", "notoriety", "renown" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "anodynes":{ "something (as a drug) that relieves pain":{ "examples":[ "the dentist prescribed an anodyne after the root canal" ], "synonyms":[ "analgesics", "anesthetics", "painkillers" ], "near synonyms":[ "sedatives", "tranquilizers", "tranquillizers", "narcotics", "opiates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security":{ "examples":[ "as an anodyne for the stress and superficiality of the modern world, there's nothing better than reading a literary classic of substance and insight" ], "synonyms":[ "anesthetics", "narcotics", "opiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "security blankets", "pacifiers", "palliatives", "hypnotics", "sedatives", "soporifics", "tranquilizers", "tranquillizers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }