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"drive", "impel", "propel", "stir" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers" ], "synonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "bounce", "cashier", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate", "turn off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsize", "excess", "furlough", "lay off", "trim", "boot (out)", "chuck (out)", "drum (out)", "kick out", "throw out", "unseat", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "keep", "reemploy", "rehire", "contract", "subcontract", "recruit" ], "antonyms":[ "employ", "engage", "hire", "retain", "sign (up or on)", "take on" ] }, "a metal container in the shape of a cylinder":{ "examples":[ "the shelter stores huge cans of water for an emergency" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "canister", "cannister", "drum", "tin" ], "near synonyms":[ "bucket", "pail", "cannikin", "tin can" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place of 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"lavatory", "loo", "potty", "restroom", "toilet", "washroom", "water closet" ], "near synonyms":[ "commode", "pan", "pot", "garderobe", "jakes", "outhouse", "privy", "half bath", "powder room", "ladies", "ladies' room", "men's room" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "he fell on the ice and landed on his can" ], "synonyms":[ "backside", "behind", "booty", "bootie", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "buns", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "cheeks", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "heinie", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "nates", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail", "tail end", "tush" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "stern", "moon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "canap\u00e9":{ "as in appetizer , hors d'oeuvre":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appetizer", "hors d'oeuvre", "bite", "morsel", "mouthful", "nibble", "nugget", "taste", "tidbit", "titbit", "collop", "medallion", "noisette", "nosh", "snack", "bit", "chew", "crumb", "dab", "dribble", "driblet", "fleck", "hint", "mote", "nubbin", "particle", "pinch", "scrap", "scruple", "shred", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snip", "snippet", "speck", "spot", "sprinkling", "suspicion", "tittle", "touch", "trace", "dash", "drop", "lap", "lick", "gulp", "swallow", "swig" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canards":{ "a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature":{ "examples":[ "it's a popular canard that the actress died under scandalous circumstances" ], "synonyms":[ "stories", "tales", "whispers" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirt", "gossip", "scuttlebutt", "talebearings", "talks", "tattles", "dirty laundry", "defamations", "libels", "slanders", "hearsay", "fables", "fabrications", "fairy tales", "falsehoods", "falsities", "fibs", "lies", "mendacities", "prevarications", "untruths", "whoppers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canceled":{ "to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{ "examples":[ "please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "aborted", "called", "called off", "cried off", "dropped", "recalled", "repealed", "rescinded", "revoked", "scrapped", "scrubbed" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrogated", "annulled", "invalidated", "nullified", "voided", "wrote off", "recanted", "retracted", "took back", "withdrew", "countermanded", "reversed", "rolled back", "broke off", "discontinued", "ended", "halted", "stopped", "terminated", "held back", "interrupted", "suspended", "gave up", "relinquished", "surrendered" ], "near antonyms":[ "engaged", "pledged", "promised", "began", "commenced", "initiated", "started", "took on", "took up", "undertook" ], "antonyms":[ "continued", "kept" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "abolished", "abrogated", "annulled", "avoided", "disannulled", "dissolved", "invalidated", "negated", "nulled", "nullified", "quashed", "repealed", "rescinded", "rolled back", "struck down", "vacated", "voided" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermanded", "overrode", "overruled", "overturned", "vetoed", "aborted", "called", "called off", "dropped", "recalled", "retracted", "reversed", "revoked", "suspended", "withdrew", "banned", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "outlawed", "prohibited", "disallowed", "dismissed", "rejected", "annihilated", "broke down", "eliminated", "eradicated", "erased", "liquidated", "removed", "threw out", "wrote off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacted", "laid down", "legislated", "established", "founded", "instituted", "formalized", "legalized", "legitimated", "legitimized", "validated", "passed", "ratified", "allowed", "approved", "authorized", "cleared", "endorsed", "indorsed", "permitted", "sanctioned", "warranted", "commanded", "decreed", "mandated", "ordered", "prescribed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "canceled the check and wrote a new one" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-penciled", "crossed (out)", "deled", "deleted", "edited (out)", "elided", "killed", "scratched (out)", "stroked (out)", "struck (out)", "x-ed (out)", "x'd (out)", "xed (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "erased", "expunged", "obliterated", "rooted (out)", "rubbed out", "wiped out", "bleeped", "blipped", "clipped", "cut", "excised", "removed", "bowdlerized", "censored", "cleaned (up)", "expurgated", "laundered", "redacted", "red-penciled", "abbreviated", "cropped", "shortened", "blacked out", "repressed", "silenced", "suppressed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order" ], "synonyms":[ "abolished", "annihilated", "blacked out", "blotted out", "cleaned (up)", "effaced", "eradicated", "erased", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "rooted (out)", "rubbed out", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "swept (away)", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimated", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "ravaged", "dismantled", "flattened", "mowed (down)", "razed", "tore down", "ruined", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wrecked", "blasted", "blew up", "dashed", "dynamited", "smashed", "atomized", "consumed", "devoured", "dissolved", "fragmented", "powdered", "pulverized", "shattered", "splintered", "doomed", "finished", "killed", "killed off", "terminated", "zapped", "cut", "discarded", "ditched", "ejected", "excised", "expelled", "jettisoned", "ousted", "threw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "built", "constructed", "created", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "shaped", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renewed", "renovated", "repaired", "restored", "revamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cancelled (out)":{ "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment" ], "synonyms":[ "annulled", "compensated (for)", "corrected", "counteracted", "counterbalanced", "counterpoised", "made up (for)", "negatived", "neutralized", "offset" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidated", "negated", "neutered", "nullified", "atoned (for)", "outbalanced", "outweighed", "redeemed", "redressed", "relieved", "remedied", "overrode", "overruled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "candelabras":{ "an object with several branches for holding sources of light":{ "examples":[ "An elegant candelabra was placed on the dining table." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamps", "arc lights", "candelabra", "candelabrums", "candles", "chandeliers", "dark lanterns", "electrics", "flares", "flashbulbs", "flashcubes", "flashes", "flashlights", "floodlights", "fluorescent lamps", "gaslights", "gasoliers", "girandoles", "headlights", "incandescent lamps", "klieg lights", "kleig lights", "lanterns", "light bulbs", "lighthouses", "lightings", "sconces", "spotlights", "streetlights", "sun lamps", "beacons", "illuminants", "lamps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candelabrum":{ "as in candelabra , candle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candidness":{ "the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "candidness is something that we claim to admire\u2014except when we are on the receiving end of a brutally honest assessment" ], "synonyms":[ "bluntness", "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "outspokenness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "plumpness", "straightforwardness", "unguardedness", "unreserve", "unreservedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "earnestness", "sincerity", "sobriety", "artlessness", "genuineness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "communicativeness", "freedom", "license", "licence", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "unrestraint" ], "near antonyms":[ "circuitousness", "evasiveness", "secretiveness", "inhibition", "reserve", "restraint", "reticence", "shyness", "diplomacy", "tact" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "dissimulation", "indirection" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candlelight":{ "a time or place of little or no light":{ "examples":[ "at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dusk", "gloaming", "gloom", "murk", "night", "semidarkness", "shade", "shadows", "twilight", "umbra" ], "near synonyms":[ "midnight", "blackout", "brownout", "dimout", "shadiness", "umbrage", "dullness", "dulness", "somberness", "cloudiness", "fogginess", "haziness", "mistiness", "murkiness", "dimness", "faintness", "gloominess", "grayness", "paleness", "half-light" ], "near antonyms":[ "moonlight", "starlight", "sunlight", "effulgence", "radiance", "radiancy", "shine", "sunshine", "incandescence", "luminance", "luminescence", "luminosity", "luminousness" ], "antonyms":[ "blaze", "brightness", "brilliance", "day", "daylight", "glare", "glow", "light", "lightness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canicular":{ "as in tropical , steamy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ], "near antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy", "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "caning":{ "as in strapping , leathering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackjacking", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canker":{ "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "bastardize", "cheapen", "corrupt", "debase", "debauch", "degrade", "demean", "demoralize", "deprave", "deteriorate", "lessen", "pervert", "poison", "profane", "prostitute", "subvert", "vitiate", "warp" ], "near synonyms":[ "befoul", "begrime", "contaminate", "defile", "dilute", "dirty", "pollute", "taint", "thin", "water down", "weaken", "descend", "disgrace", "dishonor", "humble", "humiliate", "shame", "take down", "blemish", "damage", "deface", "destroy", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "mar", "ruin", "spoil", "stain", "tarnish", "wreck", "depreciate", "downgrade" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignify", "exalt", "honor", "ameliorate", "amend", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "purify", "refine", "restore", "respect" ], "antonyms":[ "elevate", "ennoble", "uplift" ] }, "as in cancer , decay":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cancer", "decay", "rot", "squalor", "devilry", "deviltry", "fiendishness", "corruption", "debauchery", "degeneracy", "depravity", "indecency", "malefaction", "perversion", "pervertedness", "scurrility", "scurrilousness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "badness", "balefulness", "darkness", "depravedness", "devilishness", "diabolism", "enormity", "evilness", "heinousness", "iniquitousness", "satanism", "sinfulness", "vileness", "wickedness", "abomination", "anathema", "taboo", "tabu", "bad", "evil", "evildoing", "ill", "immorality", "iniquity", "sin", "villainy", "wrong" ], "near antonyms":[ "good", "morality", "right", "virtue", "decency", "goodness", "honesty", "integrity", "probity", "rectitude", "uprightness", "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "canned":{ "using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model":{ "examples":[ "there's a canned quality to the screenplay that reminds you of countless other action movies" ], "synonyms":[ "apish", "emulative", "epigonic", "epigonous", "formulaic", "imitative", "mimetic", "mimic", "slavish", "unoriginal" ], "near synonyms":[ "copied", "cribbed", "plagiarized", "artificial", "bogus", "factitious", "fake", "false", "imitation", "man-made", "mock", "sham", "simulated", "substitute", "synthetic", "duplicated", "photocopied", "reduplicated", "reproduced", "transcribed", "backup", "counterfeit", "deceptive", "forged", "fraudulent", "misleading", "cut-and-dried", "cut-and-dry", "perfunctory", "routine", "uninspired" ], "near antonyms":[ "authentic", "bona fide", "legitimate", "true", "genuine", "natural", "real", "classic", "ideal", "model" ], "antonyms":[ "archetypal", "archetypical", "original" ] }, "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[ "Driving home on New Year's Eve, she worried about other drivers who might be canned ." ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "broke off", "broke up", "ceased", "cut off", "cut out", "desisted (from)", "discontinued", "dropped", "ended", "gave over", "halted", "knocked off", "laid off", "left off", "packed (up or in)", "quit", "quitted", "shut off", "stopped" ], "near synonyms":[ "completed", "concluded", "finished", "closed (down)", "deactivated", "blockaded", "blocked", "dammed", "delayed", "detained", "held", "held back", "hindered", "impeded", "kiboshed", "obstructed", "stemmed", "called", "suspended", "arrested", "braked", "checked", "clamped down", "reined (in)", "squashed", "squelched", "stamped", "stanched", "staunched", "stunted", "suppressed", "turned back", "paused", "stayed", "suspended", "abolished", "aborted", "annulled", "demolished", "destroyed", "dissolved", "killed", "ruined", "scuttled", "snuffed" ], "near antonyms":[ "carried on", "continued", "followed through (with)", "kept up", "ran on", "advanced", "proceeded", "progressed", "actuated", "drove", "impelled", "propelled", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers" ], "synonyms":[ "axed", "bounced", "cashiered", "discharged", "dismissed", "fired", "mustered out", "pink-slipped", "released", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "terminated", "turned off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsized", "excessed", "furloughed", "laid off", "trimmed", "booted (out)", "chucked (out)", "drummed (out)", "kicked out", "threw out", "unseated", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "kept", "reemployed", "re-employed", "rehired", "contracted", "subcontracted", "recruited" ], "antonyms":[ "employed", "engaged", "hired", "retained", "signed (up or on)", "took on" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cannon":{ "as in barrage , cannonade":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barrage", "cannonade", "blitz", "bomb", "bombard", "nuke", "bang away (at)", "batter", "buffet", "plaster", "ambuscade", "ambush", "surprise", "surprize", "waylay", "beleaguer", "besiege", "press", "mug", "rob", "harry", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "bum-rush", "gang up (on)", "mob", "swarm", "foray", "invade", "overrun", "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "bushwhack", "charge", "descend (on or upon)", "go in (on)", "jump (on)", "pounce (on or upon)", "raid", "rush", "set on", "sic", "sick", "storm", "strike", "trash", "turn (on)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cover", "defend", "guard", "protect", "secure", "shield" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannonade":{ "a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once":{ "examples":[ "the director of the sporting event was greeted at the scene with a cannonade of complaints" ], "synonyms":[ "barrage", "blitz", "blitzkrieg", "bombardment", "drumbeat", "drumfire", "flurry", "fusillade", "hail", "salvo", "shower", "storm", "volley" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadside", "earful", "avalanche", "burst", "cataclysm", "cataract", "deluge", "discharge", "engulfment", "flood", "flood tide", "flush", "gush", "inundation", "outburst", "outflow", "outpouring", "overflow", "rash", "spate", "surge", "torrent", "current", "river", "stream", "tide", "excess", "glut", "overabundance", "overage", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus" ], "near antonyms":[ "dribble", "drip", "trickle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use bombs or artillery against":{ "examples":[ "the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night" ], "synonyms":[ "batter", "blitz", "blitzkrieg", "bomb", "bombard", "shell" ], "near synonyms":[ "enfilade", "rake", "strafe", "assail", "assault", "attack", "devastate", "hit", "pound", "ravage", "strike" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cannonballing":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannoned":{ "as in barraged , cannonaded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barraged", "cannonaded", "blitzed", "bombarded", "bombed", "nuked", "banged away (at)", "battered", "buffeted", "plastered", "ambuscaded", "ambushed", "surprised", "surprized", "waylaid", "beleaguered", "besieged", "pressed", "mugged", "robbed", "harried", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "bum-rushed", "ganged up (on)", "mobbed", "swarmed", "forayed", "invaded", "overran", "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "bushwhacked", "charged", "descended (on or upon)", "jumped (on)", "pounced (on or upon)", "raided", "rushed", "set on", "sicced", "sicked", "stormed", "struck", "trashed", "turned (on)", "went in (on)" ], "near antonyms":[ "covered", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "secured", "shielded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canny":{ "having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment":{ "examples":[ "a canny card player, good at psyching out his opponents" ], "synonyms":[ "astute", "clear-eyed", "clear-sighted", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "heady", "knowing", "savvy", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "shrewd", "smart" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "pawky", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily", "discerning", "insightful", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "wise", "experienced", "veteran", "discriminating", "discriminative", "agile", "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp-eyed", "sharp-sighted", "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "calculating", "scheming" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "unperceptive", "unwise", "dense", "dull", "obtuse", "airheaded", "birdbrained", "brain-dead", "brainless", "dim-witted", "dopey", "dopy", "dumb", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "softheaded", "stupid", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "weak-minded", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "silly", "thoughtless", "witless", "ignorant", "uninformed" ], "antonyms":[ "unknowing" ] }, "enjoying physical comfort":{ "examples":[ "warm and canny under the woolen bedcovers, we didn't mind the chilly Scottish nights" ], "synonyms":[ "comfortable", "comfy", "cozy", "relaxed", "snug" ], "near synonyms":[ "toasty", "warm", "content", "contented", "pleased", "satisfied", "easeful", "peaceful", "resting", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled" ], "near antonyms":[ "discontented", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "agitated", "disturbed", "perturbed", "troubled" ], "antonyms":[ "uncomfortable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "canonical":{ "as in priestly , apostolic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apostolic", "clerical", "episcopal", "evangelical", "evangelic", "ministerial", "papal", "pastoral", "patriarchal", "pontifical", "priestly", "rabbinic", "rabbinical", "sacerdotal", "blessed", "blest", "consecrated", "divine", "hallowed", "holy", "religious", "sacramental", "sacred", "sacrosanct", "sanctified", "churchly", "ecclesial", "ecclesiastic", "ecclesiastical" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonchurch", "nonecclesiastical", "lay", "profane", "secular", "temporal", "nonclerical", "nondenominational", "nonsectarian" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in authoritative , ex officio":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "authoritative", "ex officio", "certified", "licensed", "semiofficial", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "suggested", "supported", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "lawful", "legal", "legit", "legitimate", "licit", "permissible", "regulation", "authorized", "official", "sanctioned" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonofficial", "unauthorized", "unofficial", "unsanctioned", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "impermissible", "lawless", "unlawful", "wrongful", "unapproved", "unlicensed", "verboten" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "canonizing":{ "as in glorifying , exalting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "enshrining", "exalting", "glorifying", "dedicatory", "testimonial", "epitaphial", "epitaphic", "commemorating", "commemorative", "honorary", "memorial", "memorializing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "adulating", "deifying", "doting (on)", "hero-worshipping", "hero-worshiping", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "esteeming", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "fancying", "favoring", "liking", "preferring", "regarding", "hallowing", "respecting", "revering", "venerating", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "disdaining", "disliking", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deprecating", "disparaging", "misprizing", "putting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "deifying", "dignifying", "elevating", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enskying", "enthroning", "exalting", "glorifying", "magnifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "boosting", "lifting", "promoting", "raising", "upgrading", "uplifting", "heightening", "intensifying", "idealizing", "romanticizing", "sanitizing", "sugarcoating", "acclaiming", "extolling", "honoring", "lauding", "praising" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittling", "decrying", "depreciating", "detracting", "disparaging", "minimizing" ], "antonyms":[ "abasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "canons":{ "a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church":{ "examples":[ "members of the church must abide by its canons" ], "synonyms":[ "doctrines", "dogmas", "dogmata" ], "near synonyms":[ "canon laws", "beliefs", "convictions", "tenets", "credos", "creeds", "ideologies", "idealogies", "philosophies", "theologies", "axioms", "precepts", "principles", "symbols" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system":{ "examples":[ "the canon of plays that are attributed to William Shakespeare" ], "synonyms":[ "catalogs", "catalogues", "checklists", "listings", "lists", "menus", "registers", "registries", "roll calls", "rolls", "rosters", "schedules", "tables" ], "near synonyms":[ "agendas", "bibliographies", "catalogues raisonn\u00e9s", "compendiums", "compendia", "compilations", "directories", "dockets", "enumerations", "glossaries", "indexes", "indices", "inventories", "manifests", "payrolls", "calendars", "chronologies", "timetables" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a collection or system of rules of conduct":{ "examples":[ "the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility is a lawyer's canon" ], "synonyms":[ "codes", "constitutions", "decalogues", "laws" ], "near synonyms":[ "disciplines", "establishments", "common law", "legislations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canorous":{ "having a pleasing mixture of notes":{ "examples":[ "a canorous chorus of birdsong filled the morning air" ], "synonyms":[ "euphonic", "euphonious", "harmonious", "harmonizing", "melodious", "musical", "symphonic", "symphonious", "tuneful" ], "near synonyms":[ "blending", "chiming", "flowing", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "dulcet", "mellow", "melodic", "sweet", "echoing", "resonant", "sonorous", "quavering", "trilling", "warbling", "agreeable", "appealing", "pleasant", "cadenced", "lilting", "lyric", "lyrical", "rhythmic", "rhythmical", "songful", "songlike", "chordal", "harmonic", "homophonic", "orchestral", "polyphonic", "polyphonous", "tonal" ], "near antonyms":[ "blaring", "clanging", "clashing", "clattering", "grating", "harsh", "jangling", "jarring", "metallic", "raspy", "raucous", "scratching", "screeching", "shrill", "squeaky", "strident", "disagreeable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "atonal", "off-key" ], "antonyms":[ "discordant", "disharmonious", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "tuneless", "unmelodious", "unmusical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cant":{ "the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{ "examples":[ "a steep cant of the riverbank at that turn in the river" ], "synonyms":[ "diagonal", "grade", "gradient", "inclination", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "slant", "slope", "upgrade" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascent", "bank", "climb", "rise" ], "near antonyms":[ "declension", "declination", "decline", "declivity", "descent", "dip", "downgrade", "fall", "hang", "hanging", "receding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have":{ "examples":[ "many accused the evangelist of cant , since his lavish lifestyle seemed to bear little resemblance to what he was preaching" ], "synonyms":[ "dissembling", "dissimulation", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "piousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "double-dealing", "falsity", "perfidy", "two-facedness", "affectation", "affectedness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "sanctimoniousness", "self-righteousness", "self-satisfaction", "duplicity", "fakery", "falseness", "fraudulentness", "shamming", "artificiality", "glibness", "oiliness", "smoothness", "unctuousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "probity", "straightforwardness", "truthfulness", "artlessness", "guilelessness", "naturalness", "unaffectedness" ], "antonyms":[ "genuineness", "sincereness", "sincerity" ] }, "the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{ "examples":[ "the colorful cant used by movie producers and publicity agents in Hollywood" ], "synonyms":[ "argot", "dialect", "jargon", "jive", "language", "lingo", "patois", "patter", "shop", "shoptalk", "slang", "terminology", "vocabulary" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquial", "colloquialism", "idiom", "localism", "parlance", "pidgin", "provincialism", "regionalism", "speech", "vernacular", "vernacularism", "slanguage", "bureaucratese", "computerese", "cyberspeak", "educationese", "governmentese", "journalese", "technobabble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "running in a slanting direction":{ "examples":[ "the cant buttresses on the interior walls are made of solid oak" ], "synonyms":[ "canted", "diagonal", "graded", "inclined", "leaning", "listing", "oblique", "pitched", "raked", "slant", "slanted", "slantwise", "sloped", "sloping", "tilted", "tilting" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "horizontal", "level", "plumb", "up-and-down", "vertical", "parallel", "perpendicular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "examples":[ "carefully canted the ladder against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "angle", "cock", "heel", "incline", "lean", "list", "pitch", "slant", "slope", "tilt", "tip" ], "near synonyms":[ "bank", "bend", "deviate", "swerve", "veer", "decline", "descend", "recline", "retreat" ], "near antonyms":[ "even", "flatten", "level", "straighten" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "cantankerous":{ "having or showing a habitually bad temper":{ "examples":[ "a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change" ], "synonyms":[ "acid", "bearish", "bilious", "bloody-minded", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "ornery", "splenetic", "surly" ], "near synonyms":[ "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "crotchety", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "querulous", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "peppery", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snippy", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "contentious", "contrary", "cussed", "angry", "exasperated", "indignant", "irate", "mad", "upset", "uptight", "depressed", "dour", "glum", "morose", "sullen", "anal", "old-maidish", "schoolmarmish" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "amicable", "congenial", "friendly", "pleasant", "benign", "gentle", "kind", "nice", "sweet", "bubbly", "cheerful", "cheery", "effervescent", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "joyful", "lighthearted", "lively", "vivacious", "content", "glad", "happy", "calm", "placid", "serene", "long-suffering", "patient", "tolerant" ], "antonyms":[ "amiable", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "canticle":{ "a religious song":{ "examples":[ "the monks offered up a canticle at dawn on Easter morning" ], "synonyms":[ "anthem", "carol", "chorale", "hymn", "psalm", "spiritual" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirge", "lament", "requiem", "threnody", "Gloria Patri", "hallelujah", "paean", "mass", "oratorio", "processional", "recessional" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantilever":{ "as in bracket , arch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arch", "bolster", "bracket", "girder", "column", "pedestal", "pilaster", "pillar", "bearing", "shoring", "crutch", "peg", "post", "stake", "stanchion", "stand", "stilt", "strut", "truss", "brace", "buttress", "mount", "mounting", "prop", "reinforcement", "shore", "spur", "stay", "support", "underpinning", "base", "foundation", "frame" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantonment":{ "as in garrison , barracks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barracks", "billet", "fort", "garrison", "installation", "post", "abode", "diggings", "domicile", "dwelling", "fireside", "habitation", "hearth", "hearthstone", "home", "house", "lodging", "pad", "place", "quarters", "residence", "roof", "camp", "encampment", "boardinghouse", "dorm", "dormitory", "flophouse", "lodging house", "lodgment", "lodgement", "room(s)", "rooming house", "accommodations", "housing", "nest", "residency", "shelter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantrip":{ "as in curse , jinx":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curse", "jinx", "abracadabra", "bewitchment", "charm", "conjuration", "enchantment", "glamour", "glamor", "hex", "incantation", "invocation", "spell", "whammy", "bewitchery", "conjuring", "magic", "mojo", "necromancy", "sorcery", "voodoo", "voodooism", "witchcraft", "witchery", "wizardry", "amulet", "fetish", "fetich", "phylactery", "talisman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canvas":{ "a picture created with oil paint":{ "examples":[ "one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine" ], "synonyms":[ "oil", "oil painting", "painting" ], "near synonyms":[ "fresco", "mural", "panorama", "diptych", "triptych", "acrylic", "aquarelle", "gouache", "watercolor", "distemper", "drawing", "etching", "finger painting", "pastel", "sketch", "tempera", "masterpiece", "pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance", "showpiece" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canvasser":{ "a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "worked as a canvasser for a public interest research group" ], "synonyms":[ "interviewer", "poller", "pollster" ], "near synonyms":[ "asker", "inquirer", "querier", "querist", "questioner" ], "near antonyms":[ "answerer", "replier", "responder", "attester", "informant", "reporter", "testifier", "witness" ], "antonyms":[ "interviewee", "pollee", "respondent" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canyon":{ "a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage":{ "examples":[ "as the scouts made their way through the canyon , they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides" ], "synonyms":[ "col", "couloir", "defile", "flume", "gap", "gill", "gorge", "gulch", "gulf", "kloof", "linn", "notch", "pass", "ravine", "saddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "abyss", "chasm", "cirque", "cleft", "crevasse", "crevice", "cwm", "fissure", "combe", "coombe", "coomb", "dale", "dell", "glen", "hollow", "shut-in", "vale", "valley", "basin", "floodplain", "kettle", "arroyo", "barranca", "barranco", "coulee", "draw", "gully", "gulley", "gutter", "nullah", "trench", "trough", "wadi", "wash" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canalized":{ "to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{ "examples":[ "the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed" ], "synonyms":[ "channeled", "channelled", "channelized", "conducted", "directed", "funneled", "funnelled", "piped", "siphoned", "syphoned" ], "near synonyms":[ "carried", "conveyed", "transmitted", "concentrated", "consolidated", "focused", "focussed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canonized":{ "as in blessed , beatified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beatified", "blessed", "blest", "venerable", "pietistic", "religiose", "angelic", "angelical", "cherubic", "ascetic", "ascetical", "prayerful", "reverent", "reverential", "spiritual", "worshipful", "chaste", "moral", "pure", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous", "devout", "godly", "holy", "pious", "religious", "sainted", "saintly" ], "near antonyms":[ "antireligious", "faithless", "godless", "impious", "irreligious", "ungodly", "unholy", "blasphemous", "desecrating", "irreverent", "profanatory", "profane", "sacrilegious", "nonreligious", "secular", "unspiritual", "worldly", "backsliding", "unfaithful", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "sinful", "sinning", "unrighteous", "wicked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him" ], "synonyms":[ "adored", "adulated", "deified", "doted (on)", "hero-worshipped", "hero-worshiped", "idolized", "worshipped", "worshiped" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciated", "cherished", "esteemed", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "fancied", "favored", "liked", "preferred", "regarded", "hallowed", "respected", "revered", "venerated", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "supported" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "disdained", "disliked", "hated", "loathed", "belittled", "deprecated", "disparaged", "misprized", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrandized", "deified", "dignified", "elevated", "ennobled", "enshrined", "enskied", "enthroned", "exalted", "glorified", "magnified" ], "near synonyms":[ "boosted", "lifted", "promoted", "raised", "upgraded", "uplifted", "heightened", "intensified", "idealized", "romanticized", "sanitized", "sugarcoated", "acclaimed", "extolled", "honored", "lauded", "praised" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittled", "decried", "depreciated", "detracted", "disparaged", "minimized" ], "antonyms":[ "abased", "degraded", "demeaned", "humbled", "humiliated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cannoneer":{ "as in gunner , rifleman":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "artilleryman", "gunner", "mortarman", "musketeer", "rifleman", "jarhead", "marine", "ranger", "archer", "crossbowman", "commando", "raider", "lancer", "pikeman", "spearman", "doughboy", "footman", "foot soldier", "grunt", "infantryman", "Confederate", "Continental", "Federal", "GI", "guardsman", "militiaman", "minuteman", "carabineer", "carabinier", "cavalier", "cavalryman", "cuirassier", "dragoon", "counterguerrilla", "counterguerilla", "guerrilla", "guerilla", "irregular", "paramilitary", "partisan", "partizan", "servicewoman" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilian" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantered":{ "as in loped , skipped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bounded", "leaped", "leapt", "loped", "shagged", "skipped", "sprang", "sprung", "dashed", "galloped", "jogged", "ran", "run", "scampered", "sprinted", "tripped", "trotted", "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", "zipped", "zoomed", "nipped", "pattered", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "stepped (along)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambled", "sauntered", "shambled", "shuffled", "strolled", "crawled", "crept", "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "lumbered", "plodded", "trudged", "hobbled", "limped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canes":{ "a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{ "examples":[ "in those days corporal punishment was common, and the cane was regarded as another one of the schoolmaster's educational tools" ], "synonyms":[ "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batons", "bats", "billies", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "clubs", "cudgels", "nightsticks", "rods", "rungs", "saps", "shillelaghs", "shillalahs", "staffs", "staves", "truncheons", "waddies" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "knobkerries", "maces", "birches", "crabsticks", "hickories", "rattans", "staves", "switches", "beetles", "gavels", "hammers", "mallets", "mauls", "sledgehammers", "crooks", "crosiers", "croziers", "walking sticks", "whangees" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in straps , leathers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "canals":{ "an open man-made passageway for water":{ "examples":[ "the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific" ], "synonyms":[ "aqueducts", "channels", "conduits", "courses", "flumes", "racecourses", "raceways", "watercourses", "waterways" ], "near synonyms":[ "millraces", "millstreams", "floodways", "sluices", "sluiceways", "spillways", "swashes", "tideways", "torrents", "gutters", "troughs", "rivers", "rivulets", "streams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canopying":{ "as in covering , protecting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "covering", "protecting", "screening", "clouding", "darkening", "dimming", "dulling", "overcasting", "overshadowing", "shading", "shadowing" ], "near antonyms":[ "illuminating", "lightening", "lighting", "exposing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cancelling (out)":{ "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment" ], "synonyms":[ "annulling", "compensating (for)", "correcting", "counteracting", "counterbalancing", "counterpoising", "making up (for)", "negativing", "neutralizing", "offsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidating", "negating", "neutering", "nullifying", "atoning (for)", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "redeeming", "redressing", "relieving", "remedying", "overriding", "overruling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cankered":{ "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "bastardized", "cheapened", "corrupted", "debased", "debauched", "degraded", "demeaned", "demoralized", "depraved", "deteriorated", "lessened", "perverted", "poisoned", "profaned", "prostituted", "subverted", "vitiated", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouled", "begrimed", "contaminated", "defiled", "diluted", "dirtied", "polluted", "tainted", "thinned", "watered down", "weakened", "descended", "disgraced", "dishonored", "humbled", "humiliated", "shamed", "took down", "blemished", "damaged", "defaced", "destroyed", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "marred", "ruined", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tarnished", "wrecked", "depreciated", "downgraded" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignified", "exalted", "honored", "ameliorated", "amended", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "clarified", "cleaned", "cleansed", "purified", "refined", "restored", "respected" ], "antonyms":[ "elevated", "ennobled", "uplifted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "candidacy":{ "as in trial , probation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "probation", "trial", "education", "grounding", "instruction", "schooling", "tutelage", "basic training", "boot camp", "cadetship", "apprenticeship", "externship", "internship", "practicum", "training" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canted":{ "running in a slanting direction":{ "examples":[ "an odd little house, built with deliberately canted windows and not one right angle" ], "synonyms":[ "cant", "diagonal", "graded", "inclined", "leaning", "listing", "oblique", "pitched", "raked", "slant", "slanted", "slantwise", "sloped", "sloping", "tilted", "tilting" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "horizontal", "level", "plumb", "up-and-down", "vertical", "parallel", "perpendicular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "examples":[ "carefully canted the ladder against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "angled", "cocked", "heeled", "inclined", "leaned", "listed", "pitched", "slanted", "sloped", "tilted", "tipped" ], "near synonyms":[ "banked", "bent", "deviated", "swerved", "veered", "declined", "descended", "reclined", "retreated" ], "near antonyms":[ "evened", "flattened", "leveled", "levelled", "straightened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "candidates":{ "one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award":{ "examples":[ "each candidate for town council was allowed to speak at the candidates' forum" ], "synonyms":[ "applicants", "appliers", "aspirants", "campaigners", "contenders", "expectants", "hopefuls", "prospects", "seekers" ], "near synonyms":[ "competitors", "contestants", "entrants", "entries", "favorites", "qualifiers", "dark horses", "spoilers", "stalking horses", "crown princes", "favorite sons", "claimants", "pretenders", "nominees", "running mates" ], "near antonyms":[ "incumbents", "officeholders", "awardees", "honorees", "inductees", "dropouts" ], "antonyms":[ "noncandidates" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cannonaded":{ "to use bombs or artillery against":{ "examples":[ "the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night" ], "synonyms":[ "battered", "blitzed", "blitzkrieged", "bombarded", "bombed", "shelled" ], "near synonyms":[ "enfiladed", "raked", "strafed", "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "devastated", "hit", "pounded", "ravaged", "struck" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canvased":{ "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program" ], "synonyms":[ "interviewed", "polled", "solicited", "surveyed" ], "near synonyms":[ "circularized", "interrogated", "questioned", "felt (out)", "sounded (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "reported" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "canvassed all the items on the agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "argued", "bandied", "batted (around or back and forth)", "debated", "discussed", "disputed", "hashed (over or out)", "mooted", "talked over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviewed", "spoke (about)", "talked (about)", "broached", "introduced", "propounded", "raised", "stirred up", "forged", "hammered out", "talked out", "thrashed (out)", "wrestled (with)", "chewed over", "considered", "deliberated", "weighed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canaries":{ "a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{ "examples":[ "a canary who was singing and giving up the names of some of the city's most notorious drug lords" ], "synonyms":[ "betrayers", "deep throats", "finks", "informants", "informers", "narks", "rat finks", "rats", "snitchers", "snitches", "squealers", "stoolies", "stool pigeons", "talebearers", "tattlers", "tattletales", "telltales", "whistle-blowers" ], "near synonyms":[ "collaborators", "blabbermouths", "blabbers", "gossipers", "gossips", "leakers", "snoopers", "snoops", "spies", "notifiers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantatas":{ "as in hymns , anthems":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anthems", "canticles", "carols", "chorales", "hymns", "noels", "psalms", "spirituals", "ballads", "ditties", "jingles", "lays", "lyrics", "songs", "vocals", "dirges", "laments", "requiems", "threnodies", "hallelujahs", "paeans", "arias", "arie", "art songs", "barcaroles", "barcarolles", "blues", "chansons", "chanteys", "chanties", "shanties", "chants", "choruses", "croons", "descants", "discants", "folk songs", "glees", "lullabies", "madrigals", "motets", "part-songs", "pops", "rockers", "roundelays", "rounds", "serenades", "standards", "drinking songs", "fight songs", "torch songs", "covers", "medleys", "remixes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canopy":{ "a raised covering over something for decoration or protection":{ "examples":[ "trees line both sides of the garden path, with their foliage forming a leafy canopy for walkers" ], "synonyms":[ "awning", "ceiling", "cover", "roof", "tent" ], "near synonyms":[ "dome", "marquee", "pavilion", "arbor", "bower", "pergola", "screen", "shade", "shelter", "shield", "sunshade", "umbrella", "canvas", "canvass", "fly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cover , protect":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cover", "protect", "screen", "cloud", "darken", "dim", "dull", "overcast", "overshadow", "shade", "shadow" ], "near antonyms":[ "illuminate", "light", "lighten", "expose" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "candies":{ "to make more desirable":{ "examples":[ "the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers" ], "synonyms":[ "dresses up", "enhances", "sweetens" ], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorates", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "embellishes", "soups up", "tricks", "cosmeticizes", "dolls up", "spruces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in desserts , sweets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "desserts", "junkets", "sweetmeats", "sweets", "bits", "cates", "dainties", "delectables", "delicacies", "goodies", "kickshaws", "tidbits", "titbits", "treats", "viands", "morsels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cannonballs":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "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", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "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)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "as in projectiles , shots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ammunitions", "caps", "cartridges", "charges", "dumdums", "gunshots", "leads", "loads", "missiles", "pops", "projectiles", "rounds", "shells", "shots", "slugs", "balls", "bullets", "pellets" ], "near antonyms":[ "blanks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cancelations":{ "the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to":{ "examples":[ "bad weather forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights" ], "synonyms":[ "abandonments", "abortions", "callings", "droppings", "recalls", "recisions", "repeals", "rescissions", "revocations" ], "near synonyms":[ "annulments", "invalidations", "neutralizations", "nullifications", "voidances", "abolishments", "abolitions", "endings", "terminations", "relinquishments", "surrenders", "reversals", "rollbacks" ], "near antonyms":[ "beginnings", "commencements", "initiations", "engagements", "undertakings" ], "antonyms":[ "continuations" ] }, "the doing away with something by formal action":{ "examples":[ "a blanket cancellation of all military leave for the duration of the crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "abatements", "abolishments", "abolitions", "abrogations", "annulments", "avoidances", "defeasances", "dissolutions", "invalidations", "negations", "nullifications", "repeals", "rescindments" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortions", "recalls", "countermands", "overrides", "overturns", "vetoes", "retractions", "reversals", "revocations", "suspensions", "withdrawals", "forbiddances", "prohibitions", "disallowances", "dismissals", "rejections", "eliminations", "eradications", "erasures", "liquidations", "removals" ], "near antonyms":[ "enactments", "legislations", "establishments", "institutions", "formalizations", "legalizations", "legitimations", "legitimizations", "validations", "passings", "ratifications", "approvals", "authorizations", "clearances", "endorsements", "indorsements", "permissions", "commandments", "orderings", "prescriptions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cancels":{ "to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{ "examples":[ "please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it" ], "synonyms":[ "abandons", "aborts", "calls", "calls off", "cries off", "drops", "recalls", "repeals", "rescinds", "revokes", "scraps", "scrubs" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrogates", "annuls", "invalidates", "nullifies", "voids", "writes off", "recants", "retracts", "takes back", "withdraws", "countermands", "reverses", "rolls back", "breaks off", "discontinues", "ends", "halts", "stops", "terminates", "holds back", "interrupts", "suspends", "gives up", "relinquishes", "surrenders" ], "near antonyms":[ "engages", "pledges", "promises", "begins", "commences", "initiates", "starts", "takes on", "takes up", "undertakes" ], "antonyms":[ "continues", "keeps" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "abolishes", "abrogates", "annuls", "avoids", "disannuls", "dissolves", "invalidates", "negates", "nullifies", "nulls", "quashes", "repeals", "rescinds", "rolls back", "strikes down", "vacates", "voids" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermands", "overrides", "overrules", "overturns", "vetoes", "aborts", "calls", "calls off", "drops", "recalls", "retracts", "reverses", "revokes", "suspends", "withdraws", "bans", "enjoins", "forbids", "outlaws", "prohibits", "disallows", "dismisses", "rejects", "annihilates", "breaks down", "eliminates", "eradicates", "erases", "liquidates", "removes", "throws out", "writes off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacts", "lays down", "legislates", "establishes", "founds", "institutes", "formalizes", "legalizes", "legitimates", "legitimizes", "validates", "passes", "ratifies", "allows", "approves", "authorizes", "clears", "endorses", "indorses", "permits", "sanctions", "warrants", "commands", "decrees", "mandates", "orders", "prescribes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "canceled the check and wrote a new one" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-pencils", "crosses (out)", "deles", "deletes", "edits (out)", "elides", "kills", "scratches (out)", "strikes (out)", "strokes (out)", "x's (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots out", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "wipes out", "bleeps", "blips", "clips", "cuts", "excises", "removes", "bowdlerizes", "censors", "cleans (up)", "expurgates", "launders", "redacts", "red-pencils", "abbreviates", "crops", "shortens", "blacks out", "represses", "silences", "suppresses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishes", "annihilates", "blacks out", "blots out", "cleans (up)", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "exterminates", "extirpates", "liquidates", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "snuffs (out)", "stamps (out)", "sweeps (away)", "wipes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimates", "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "ravages", "dismantles", "flattens", "mows (down)", "razes", "tears down", "ruins", "totals", "wastes", "wrecks", "blasts", "blows up", "dashes", "dynamites", "smashes", "atomizes", "consumes", "devours", "dissolves", "fragments", "powders", "pulverizes", "shatters", "splinters", "dooms", "finishes", "kills", "kills off", "terminates", "zaps", "cuts", "discards", "ditches", "ejects", "excises", "expels", "jettisons", "ousts", "throws out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "builds", "constructs", "creates", "fabricates", "fashions", "forges", "forms", "frames", "makes", "manufactures", "shapes", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renews", "renovates", "repairs", "restores", "revamps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canoodled":{ "as in cuddled , snuggled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "billed", "cuddled", "necked", "nestled", "nosed", "nuzzled", "snuggled", "spooned", "caressed", "fondled", "gentled", "loved", "patted", "petted", "stroked", "felt up", "pawed", "cradled", "embraced", "enfolded", "hugged", "bounced", "dandled", "kneaded", "massaged", "babied", "coddled", "indulged", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannibalized":{ "to remove parts from a machine, car, etc., to repair or build another one":{ "examples":[ "He cannibalized one washing machine to fix another.", "Many parts of the engine were cannibalized from older cars." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "recycled", "reused", "applied", "employed", "exercised", "exploited", "harnessed", "operated", "used", "utilized", "handled", "manipulated", "wielded", "directed", "ran", "run", "worked", "wrought" ], "near antonyms":[ "chucked", "dumped", "junked", "threw away", "threw out", "tossed", "ignored", "neglected", "misapplied", "misused" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cane":{ "a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{ "examples":[ "in those days corporal punishment was common, and the cane was regarded as another one of the schoolmaster's educational tools" ], "synonyms":[ "bastinado", "bastinade", "bat", "baton", "billy", "billy club", "bludgeon", "club", "cudgel", "nightstick", "rod", "rung", "sap", "shillelagh", "shillalah", "staff", "truncheon", "waddy" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackjack", "knobkerrie", "mace", "birch", "crabstick", "hickory", "rattan", "stave", "switch", "beetle", "gavel", "hammer", "mallet", "maul", "sledgehammer", "crook", "crosier", "crozier", "walking stick", "whangee" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in strap , leather":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackjack", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "canoodling":{ "as in cuddling , snuggling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "billing", "cuddling", "necking", "nestling", "nosing", "nuzzling", "snuggling", "spooning", "caressing", "fondling", "gentling", "loving", "patting", "petting", "stroking", "feeling up", "pawing", "cradling", "embracing", "enfolding", "hugging", "bouncing", "dandling", "kneading", "massaging", "babying", "coddling", "indulging", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canoed":{ "as in kayaked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "kayaked", "oared", "paddled", "rowed", "sculled", "poled", "punted", "feathered", "pulled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canyons":{ "a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage":{ "examples":[ "as the scouts made their way through the canyon , they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides" ], "synonyms":[ "cols", "couloirs", "defiles", "flumes", "gaps", "gills", "gorges", "gulches", "gulfs", "kloofs", "linns", "notches", "passes", "ravines", "saddles" ], "near synonyms":[ "abysses", "chasms", "cirques", "clefts", "crevasses", "crevices", "cwms", "fissures", "combes", "coombes", "coombs", "dales", "dells", "glens", "hollows", "shut-ins", "vales", "valleys", "basins", "floodplains", "kettles", "arroyos", "barrancas", "barrancos", "coulees", "draws", "gullies", "gulleys", "gutters", "nullahs", "trenches", "troughs", "wadis", "washes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantata":{ "as in hymn , anthem":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anthem", "canticle", "carol", "chorale", "hymn", "noel", "psalm", "spiritual", "ballad", "ditty", "jingle", "lay", "lyric", "song", "vocal", "dirge", "lament", "requiem", "threnody", "hallelujah", "paean", "aria", "art song", "barcarole", "barcarolle", "blues", "chanson", "chant", "chantey", "chanty", "shanty", "chorus", "croon", "descant", "discant", "folk song", "glee", "lullaby", "madrigal", "motet", "part-song", "pop", "rocker", "round", "roundelay", "serenade", "standard", "drinking song", "fight song", "torch song", "cover", "medley", "remix" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candidly":{ "as in openly , honestly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baldly", "bluffly", "frankly", "honestly", "openheartedly", "openly", "unguardedly", "unreservedly", "directly", "forthrightly", "foursquare", "plain", "plainly", "straight", "straightforward", "straightforwards", "straightforwardly", "artlessly", "earnestly", "simply", "sincerely", "abruptly", "bluntly", "brusquely", "curtly", "gruffly", "point-blank", "sharply", "impolitely", "inconsiderately", "rudely", "tactlessly", "truthfully", "veraciously" ], "near antonyms":[ "long-windedly", "verbosely", "wordily", "civilly", "courteously", "diplomatically", "politely", "tactfully", "deceitfully", "mendaciously", "untruthfully", "erroneously", "fallaciously", "falsely", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "ambiguously", "circuitously", "equivocally", "evasively", "indirectly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "canvassing":{ "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program" ], "synonyms":[ "interviewing", "polling", "soliciting", "surveying" ], "near synonyms":[ "circularizing", "interrogating", "questioning", "feeling (out)", "sounding (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "reporting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "canvassed all the items on the agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "arguing", "bandying", "batting (around or back and forth)", "debating", "discussing", "disputing", "hashing (over or out)", "mooting", "talking over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviewing", "speaking (about)", "talking (about)", "broaching", "introducing", "propounding", "raising", "stirring up", "forging", "hammering out", "talking out", "thrashing (out)", "wrestling (with)", "chewing over", "considering", "deliberating", "weighing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannons":{ "as in barrages , cannonades":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barrages", "cannonades", "blitzes", "bombards", "bombs", "nukes", "bangs away (at)", "batters", "buffets", "plasters", "ambuscades", "ambushes", "surprises", "surprizes", "waylays", "beleaguers", "besieges", "presses", "mugs", "robs", "harries", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "ravages", "sacks", "bum-rushes", "gangs up (on)", "mobs", "swarms", "forays", "invades", "overruns", "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "bushwhacks", "charges", "descends (on or upon)", "goes in (on)", "jumps (on)", "pounces (on or upon)", "raids", "rushes", "sets on", "sics", "sicks", "storms", "strikes", "trashes", "turns (on)" ], "near antonyms":[ "covers", "defends", "guards", "protects", "secures", "shields" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cancelled":{ "to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{ "examples":[ "please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "aborted", "called", "called off", "cried off", "dropped", "recalled", "repealed", "rescinded", "revoked", "scrapped", "scrubbed" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrogated", "annulled", "invalidated", "nullified", "voided", "wrote off", "recanted", "retracted", "took back", "withdrew", "countermanded", "reversed", "rolled back", "broke off", "discontinued", "ended", "halted", "stopped", "terminated", "held back", "interrupted", "suspended", "gave up", "relinquished", "surrendered" ], "near antonyms":[ "engaged", "pledged", "promised", "began", "commenced", "initiated", "started", "took on", "took up", "undertook" ], "antonyms":[ "continued", "kept" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "abolished", "abrogated", "annulled", "avoided", "disannulled", "dissolved", "invalidated", "negated", "nulled", "nullified", "quashed", "repealed", "rescinded", "rolled back", "struck down", "vacated", "voided" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermanded", "overrode", "overruled", "overturned", "vetoed", "aborted", "called", "called off", "dropped", "recalled", "retracted", "reversed", "revoked", "suspended", "withdrew", "banned", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "outlawed", "prohibited", "disallowed", "dismissed", "rejected", "annihilated", "broke down", "eliminated", "eradicated", "erased", "liquidated", "removed", "threw out", "wrote off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacted", "laid down", "legislated", "established", "founded", "instituted", "formalized", "legalized", "legitimated", "legitimized", "validated", "passed", "ratified", "allowed", "approved", "authorized", "cleared", "endorsed", "indorsed", "permitted", "sanctioned", "warranted", "commanded", "decreed", "mandated", "ordered", "prescribed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "canceled the check and wrote a new one" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-penciled", "crossed (out)", "deled", "deleted", "edited (out)", "elided", "killed", "scratched (out)", "stroked (out)", "struck (out)", "x-ed (out)", "x'd (out)", "xed (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "erased", "expunged", "obliterated", "rooted (out)", "rubbed out", "wiped out", "bleeped", "blipped", "clipped", "cut", "excised", "removed", "bowdlerized", "censored", "cleaned (up)", "expurgated", "laundered", "redacted", "red-penciled", "abbreviated", "cropped", "shortened", "blacked out", "repressed", "silenced", "suppressed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order" ], "synonyms":[ "abolished", "annihilated", "blacked out", "blotted out", "cleaned (up)", "effaced", "eradicated", "erased", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "rooted (out)", "rubbed out", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "swept (away)", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimated", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "ravaged", "dismantled", "flattened", "mowed (down)", "razed", "tore down", "ruined", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wrecked", "blasted", "blew up", "dashed", "dynamited", "smashed", "atomized", "consumed", "devoured", "dissolved", "fragmented", "powdered", "pulverized", "shattered", "splintered", "doomed", "finished", "killed", "killed off", "terminated", "zapped", "cut", "discarded", "ditched", "ejected", "excised", "expelled", "jettisoned", "ousted", "threw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "built", "constructed", "created", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "shaped", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renewed", "renovated", "repaired", "restored", "revamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canting":{ "as in self-righteous , pious":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "goody-goody", "holier-than-thou", "moralistic", "pharisaical", "pious", "rectitudinous", "sanctimonious", "self-righteous", "simon-pure", "artificial", "backhanded", "counterfeit", "double", "double-dealing", "double-faced", "fake", "feigned", "hypocritical", "insincere", "Janus-faced", "jive", "left-handed", "lip", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "Pecksniffian", "phony", "phoney", "phony-baloney", "phoney-baloney", "pretended", "two-faced", "unctuous", "affected", "assumed", "claptrap", "contrived", "forced", "mechanical", "put-on", "simulated", "strained", "unnatural", "empty", "hollow", "meaningless", "deceitful", "devious", "dishonest", "false", "untruthful", "facile", "glib", "superficial", "bogus", "sham", "campy", "facetious", "jocular", "tongue-in-cheek" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "candid", "genuine", "heartfelt", "honest", "sincere", "undesigning", "unfeigned", "direct", "forthright", "frank", "heart-to-heart", "open", "plain", "straightforward" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "examples":[ "carefully canted the ladder against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "angling", "cocking", "heeling", "inclining", "leaning", "listing", "pitching", "slanting", "sloping", "tilting", "tipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "banking", "bending", "deviating", "swerving", "veering", "declining", "descending", "reclining", "retreating" ], "near antonyms":[ "evening", "flattening", "leveling", "levelling", "straightening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "canoe":{ "a long narrow boat that is pointed at both ends and that is moved by a paddle with one blade":{ "examples":[ "They took their canoe out on the river." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bateau", "ca\u00efque", "catamaran", "coracle", "curragh", "currach", "dhow", "dinghy", "dink", "dory", "dugout", "flatboat", "garvey", "gig", "johnboat", "kayak", "outrigger", "paddleboat", "pinnace", "piragua", "pirogue", "pontoon", "pram", "punt", "raft", "rowboat", "rowing boat", "sampan", "scow", "scull", "shallop", "shell", "skiff", "surfboat", "umiak", "wherry", "bottom", "craft", "vessel", "watercraft", "catboat", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "yacht", "cruiser", "inboard", "motorboat", "outboard", "powerboat", "houseboat", "riverboat", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "trawler", "whaleboat", "whaler", "workboat", "cockleshell", "tub", "airboat", "air-cushion vehicle", "hovercraft", "hydrofoil", "hydroplane", "assault boat", "PT boat", "torpedo boat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in kayak":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "kayak", "oar", "paddle", "row", "scull", "pole", "punt", "feather", "pull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cancelers":{ "a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective":{ "examples":[ "bright decorative accents proved to be a canceler of the apartment's monotone color scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "balances", "correctives", "counteractions", "counterbalances", "counterforces", "counter-forces", "counterpoises", "counters", "counterweights", "equipoises", "neutralizers", "offsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "trade-offs", "ballasts", "weights" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canopied":{ "as in covered , sheltered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "covered", "sheltered", "shaded", "shadowed", "shadowy", "shady", "umbrageous", "cloudy", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "inky", "moonless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "penumbral", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "sunless" ], "near antonyms":[ "exposed", "shadeless", "sunny", "bedazzling", "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "dazzling", "effulgent", "illuminated", "illumined", "incandescent", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lucent", "lucid", "luminary", "luminous", "beaming", "lambent", "radiant", "shining", "lustrous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in covered , protected":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "covered", "protected", "screened", "clouded", "darkened", "dimmed", "dulled", "overcast", "overshadowed", "shaded", "shadowed" ], "near antonyms":[ "illuminated", "lightened", "lit", "lighted", "exposed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "canalizes":{ "to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{ "examples":[ "the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed" ], "synonyms":[ "channelizes", "channels", "conducts", "directs", "funnels", "pipes", "siphons", "syphons" ], "near synonyms":[ "carries", "conveys", "transmits", "concentrates", "consolidates", "focuses", "focusses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canceled (out)":{ "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment" ], "synonyms":[ "annulled", "compensated (for)", "corrected", "counteracted", "counterbalanced", "counterpoised", "made up (for)", "negatived", "neutralized", "offset" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidated", "negated", "neutered", "nullified", "atoned (for)", "outbalanced", "outweighed", "redeemed", "redressed", "relieved", "remedied", "overrode", "overruled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "can't-miss":{ "not likely to fail":{ "examples":[ "my uncle's willingness to see every get-rich-quick scheme as a can't-miss opportunity" ], "synonyms":[ "certain", "fail-safe", "infallible", "sure", "surefire", "unfailing" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependable", "reliable", "deadly", "unerring" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtful", "questionable", "uncertain" ], "antonyms":[ "fallible" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cancelation":{ "the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to":{ "examples":[ "bad weather forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights" ], "synonyms":[ "abandonment", "abortion", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recall", "recision", "repeal", "rescission", "revocation" ], "near synonyms":[ "annulment", "invalidation", "neutralization", "nullification", "voidance", "abolishment", "abolition", "ending", "halting", "stopping", "termination", "giving up", "relinquishment", "surrender", "reversal", "rollback" ], "near antonyms":[ "beginning", "commencement", "initiation", "engagement", "undertaking" ], "antonyms":[ "continuation" ] }, "the doing away with something by formal action":{ "examples":[ "a blanket cancellation of all military leave for the duration of the crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "abatement", "abolishment", "abolition", "abrogation", "annulment", "avoidance", "defeasance", "dissolution", "invalidation", "negation", "nullification", "quashing", "repeal", "rescindment", "voiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortion", "calling off", "recall", "countermand", "override", "overruling", "overturn", "veto", "retraction", "reversal", "revocation", "suspension", "withdrawal", "banning", "enjoining", "forbiddance", "outlawing", "prohibition", "disallowance", "dismissal", "rejection", "elimination", "eradication", "erasure", "liquidation", "removal" ], "near antonyms":[ "enactment", "legislation", "establishment", "founding", "institution", "formalization", "legalization", "legitimation", "legitimization", "validation", "passing", "ratification", "approval", "authorization", "clearance", "endorsement", "indorsement", "permission", "sanctioning", "commandment", "decreeing", "mandating", "ordering", "prescription" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cants":{ "the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{ "examples":[ "a steep cant of the riverbank at that turn in the river" ], "synonyms":[ "diagonals", "grades", "gradients", "inclinations", "inclines", "leans", "pitches", "rakes", "slants", "slopes", "upgrades" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascents", "banks", "climbs", "rises" ], "near antonyms":[ "declensions", "declinations", "declines", "declivities", "descents", "dips", "downgrades", "falls", "hangings", "hangs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{ "examples":[ "the colorful cant used by movie producers and publicity agents in Hollywood" ], "synonyms":[ "argots", "dialects", "jargons", "jives", "languages", "lingos", "lingoes", "patois", "patter", "shops", "shoptalk", "slangs", "terminologies", "vocabularies" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquialisms", "colloquials", "idioms", "localisms", "parlances", "pidgins", "provincialisms", "regionalisms", "speeches", "vernacularisms", "vernaculars", "slanguages", "bureaucrateses", "computereses", "cyberspeaks", "educationeses", "governmenteses", "journaleses", "technobabbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "examples":[ "carefully canted the ladder against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "angles", "cocks", "heels", "inclines", "leans", "lists", "pitches", "slants", "slopes", "tilts", "tips" ], "near synonyms":[ "banks", "bends", "deviates", "swerves", "veers", "declines", "descends", "reclines", "retreats" ], "near antonyms":[ "evens", "flattens", "levels", "straightens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "candle":{ "as in lighting , lantern":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canceller":{ "a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective":{ "examples":[ "bright decorative accents proved to be a canceler of the apartment's monotone color scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "balance", "corrective", "counter", "counteraction", "counterbalance", "counterforce", "counterpoise", "counterweight", "equipoise", "neutralizer", "offset" ], "near synonyms":[ "trade-off", "ballast", "weight" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candelabra":{ "an object with several branches for holding sources of light":{ "examples":[ "An elegant candelabra was placed on the dining table." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "electric", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canister":{ "a metal container in the shape of a cylinder":{ "examples":[ "she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "can", "drum", "tin" ], "near synonyms":[ "bucket", "pail", "cannikin", "tin can" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cannibalize":{ "to remove parts from a machine, car, etc., to repair or build another one":{ "examples":[ "He cannibalized one washing machine to fix another.", "Many parts of the engine were cannibalized from older cars." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "recycle", "reuse", "apply", "employ", "exercise", "exploit", "harness", "operate", "use", "utilize", "handle", "manipulate", "wield", "direct", "run", "work" ], "near antonyms":[ "chuck", "dump", "junk", "throw away", "throw out", "toss", "ignore", "neglect", "misapply", "misuse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cantering":{ "as in loping , skipping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "leaping", "loping", "shagging", "skipping", "springing", "dashing", "galloping", "jogging", "running", "scampering", "sprinting", "tripping", "trotting", "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "coursing", "footing (it)", "haring", "hastening", "hoofing (it)", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "legging (it)", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "rushing", "rustling", "shooting", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming", "nipping", "pattering", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "stepping (along)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambling", "sauntering", "shambling", "shuffling", "strolling", "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "lumbering", "plodding", "trudging", "hobbling", "limping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canteen":{ "as in camp , club":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "camp", "club", "clubhouse", "country club", "key club", "service club", "union", "hangout", "haunt", "purlieu", "rendezvous", "resort", "stamping ground", "stomping ground", "harbor", "harborage", "haven", "nest", "refuge", "retreat", "sanctuary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pitcher , jug":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flagon", "jar", "jug", "pitcher", "cauldron", "kettle", "pot", "bail", "hod", "bucket", "pail", "tank", "tub", "vat", "holder", "receptacle", "vessel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in locker , compartment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bin", "box", "caddy", "case", "casket", "chest", "locker", "trunk", "coffer", "lockbox", "safe", "safe-deposit box", "strongbox", "bandbox", "hatbox", "jewel box", "snuffbox", "tinderbox", "compartment", "vault", "carton", "crate", "footlocker", "sea chest", "caisson", "hope chest", "coffin", "minaudi\u00e8re" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canty":{ "having or showing a good mood or disposition":{ "examples":[ "a bloke with a perpetually canty attitude" ], "synonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "eupeptic", "gay", "gladsome", "lightsome", "sunny", "upbeat", "winsome" ], "near synonyms":[ "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "animated", "chirpy", "jaunty", "lilting", "lively", "perky", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned", "boon", "gleeful", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "merry", "mirthful", "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "tickled", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "joyless", "sad", "unhappy", "unsatisfied", "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "hangdog", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sorrowful" ], "antonyms":[ "dour", "gloomy", "glum", "morose", "saturnine", "sulky", "sullen" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "canebrakes":{ "as in forests , boscages":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boscages", "boskages", "bosks", "bosques", "bosquets", "brakes", "brushwoods", "chaparrals", "coppices", "copses", "coverts", "thickets", "forests", "greenwoods", "wildwoods", "woodlands", "woods", "brushes", "bushes", "scrublands", "scrubs", "groves", "hedges", "stands", "woodlots", "brambles", "jungles", "tangles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantor":{ "as in chorister , chanter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chanter", "chorister", "caroler", "caroller", "singer", "songster", "vocalist", "vocalizer", "voice", "belter", "crooner", "harmonizer", "hummer", "warbler", "yodeler", "serenader", "chansonnier", "chanteuse", "songstress", "bard", "troubadour" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canticles":{ "a religious song":{ "examples":[ "the monks offered up a canticle at dawn on Easter morning" ], "synonyms":[ "anthems", "carols", "chorales", "hymns", "psalms", "spirituals" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirges", "laments", "requiems", "threnodies", "Gloria Patris", "hallelujahs", "paeans", "masses", "oratorios", "processionals", "recessionals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candying":{ "to make more desirable":{ "examples":[ "the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers" ], "synonyms":[ "dressing up", "enhancing", "sweetening" ], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorating", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "embellishing", "souping up", "tricking", "cosmeticizing", "dolling up", "sprucing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canvasers":{ "a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "worked as a canvasser for a public interest research group" ], "synonyms":[ "interviewers", "pollers", "pollsters" ], "near synonyms":[ "askers", "inquirers", "queriers", "querists", "questioners" ], "near antonyms":[ "answerers", "repliers", "responders", "attesters", "informants", "reporters", "testifiers", "witnesses" ], "antonyms":[ "interviewees", "pollees", "respondents" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canoes":{ "a long narrow boat that is pointed at both ends and that is moved by a paddle with one blade":{ "examples":[ "They took their canoe out on the river." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bateaux", "batteaux", "ca\u00efques", "catamarans", "coracles", "curraghs", "currachs", "dhows", "dinghies", "dinks", "dories", "dugouts", "flatboats", "garveys", "gigs", "johnboats", "kayaks", "outriggers", "paddleboats", "pinnaces", "piraguas", "pirogues", "pontoons", "prams", "punts", "rafts", "rowboats", "rowing boats", "sampans", "scows", "sculls", "shallops", "shells", "skiffs", "surfboats", "umiaks", "wherries", "bottoms", "crafts", "vessels", "watercrafts", "catboats", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "yachts", "cruisers", "inboards", "motorboats", "outboards", "powerboats", "houseboats", "riverboats", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis", "bankers", "cobles", "draggers", "gillnetters", "hookers", "luggers", "scallopers", "seiners", "shrimpers", "trawlers", "whaleboats", "whalers", "workboats", "cockleshells", "tubs", "airboats", "air-cushion vehicles", "hovercrafts", "hydrofoils", "hydroplanes", "assault boats", "PT boats", "torpedo boats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in kayaks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "kayaks", "oars", "paddles", "rows", "sculls", "poles", "punts", "feathers", "pulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cancellation":{ "the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to":{ "examples":[ "bad weather forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights" ], "synonyms":[ "abandonment", "abortion", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recall", "recision", "repeal", "rescission", "revocation" ], "near synonyms":[ "annulment", "invalidation", "neutralization", "nullification", "voidance", "abolishment", "abolition", "ending", "halting", "stopping", "termination", "giving up", "relinquishment", "surrender", "reversal", "rollback" ], "near antonyms":[ "beginning", "commencement", "initiation", "engagement", "undertaking" ], "antonyms":[ "continuation" ] }, "the doing away with something by formal action":{ "examples":[ "a blanket cancellation of all military leave for the duration of the crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "abatement", "abolishment", "abolition", "abrogation", "annulment", "avoidance", "defeasance", "dissolution", "invalidation", "negation", "nullification", "quashing", "repeal", "rescindment", "voiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortion", "calling off", "recall", "countermand", "override", "overruling", "overturn", "veto", "retraction", "reversal", "revocation", "suspension", "withdrawal", "banning", "enjoining", "forbiddance", "outlawing", "prohibition", "disallowance", "dismissal", "rejection", "elimination", "eradication", "erasure", "liquidation", "removal" ], "near antonyms":[ "enactment", "legislation", "establishment", "founding", "institution", "formalization", "legalization", "legitimation", "legitimization", "validation", "passing", "ratification", "approval", "authorization", "clearance", "endorsement", "indorsement", "permission", "sanctioning", "commandment", "decreeing", "mandating", "ordering", "prescription" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candy":{ "to make more desirable":{ "examples":[ "the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers" ], "synonyms":[ "dress up", "enhance", "sweeten" ], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorate", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "embellish", "soup up", "trick", "cosmeticize", "doll up", "spruce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in dessert , sweet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dessert", "junket", "sweet", "sweetmeat", "bit", "cate", "dainty", "delectable", "delicacy", "goody", "goodie", "kickshaw", "tidbit", "titbit", "treat", "viand", "morsel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "canvasing":{ "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program" ], "synonyms":[ "interviewing", "polling", "soliciting", "surveying" ], "near synonyms":[ "circularizing", "interrogating", "questioning", "feeling (out)", "sounding (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "reporting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "canvassed all the items on the agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "arguing", "bandying", "batting (around or back and forth)", "debating", "discussing", "disputing", "hashing (over or out)", "mooting", "talking over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviewing", "speaking (about)", "talking (about)", "broaching", "introducing", "propounding", "raising", "stirring up", "forging", "hammering out", "talking out", "thrashing (out)", "wrestling (with)", "chewing over", "considering", "deliberating", "weighing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "candidate":{ "one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award":{ "examples":[ "each candidate for town council was allowed to speak at the candidates' forum" ], "synonyms":[ "applicant", "applier", "aspirant", "campaigner", "contender", "expectant", "hopeful", "prospect", "seeker" ], "near synonyms":[ "competitor", "contestant", "entrant", "entry", "favorite", "qualifier", "dark horse", "spoiler", "stalking horse", "crown prince", "favorite son", "claimant", "pretender", "nominee", "running mate" ], "near antonyms":[ "incumbent", "officeholder", "awardee", "honoree", "inductee", "dropout" ], "antonyms":[ "noncandidate" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candles":{ "as in lightings , lanterns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamps", "arc lights", "candelabra", "candelabrums", "candelabras", "chandeliers", "dark lanterns", "flares", "flashbulbs", "flashcubes", "flashes", "flashlights", "floodlights", "fluorescent lamps", "gaslights", "gasoliers", "girandoles", "headlights", "incandescent lamps", "klieg lights", "kleig lights", "lanterns", "light bulbs", "lighthouses", "lightings", "sconces", "spotlights", "streetlights", "sun lamps", "beacons", "illuminants", "lamps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantankerousness":{ "as in orneriness , crustiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crustiness", "curmudgeonliness", "disagreeableness", "dyspepsia", "fretfulness", "orneriness", "sulkiness", "surliness", "biliousness", "choler", "crankiness", "crossness", "crotchetiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "peevishness", "perverseness", "perversity", "pettishness", "petulance", "testiness", "waspishness", "aggression", "aggressiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence", "truculency", "fussiness", "querulousness", "rudeness", "oversensitiveness", "sensitivity", "supersensitivity", "touchiness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "fierceness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "unfriendliness", "anger", "exasperation", "fury", "indignation", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "hot-bloodedness", "passion" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "tolerance", "understanding", "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amicability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability", "amiability", "amiableness", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "coolness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "easygoingness", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cannisters":{ "a metal container in the shape of a cylinder":{ "examples":[ "she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "cans", "drums", "tins" ], "near synonyms":[ "buckets", "pails", "cannikins", "tin cans" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candor":{ "the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "an interview in which the members of the rock band speak with candor about their recent squabbling" ], "synonyms":[ "bluntness", "candidness", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "outspokenness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "plumpness", "straightforwardness", "unguardedness", "unreserve", "unreservedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "earnestness", "sincerity", "sobriety", "artlessness", "genuineness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "communicativeness", "freedom", "license", "licence", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "unrestraint" ], "near antonyms":[ "circuitousness", "evasiveness", "secretiveness", "inhibition", "reserve", "restraint", "reticence", "shyness", "diplomacy", "tact" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "dissimulation", "indirection" ] }, "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "examples":[ "the desert sun shone down on the intrepid travelers with fiery candor" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "lightness", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "luster", "lustre", "lustrousness", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canines":{ "a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes":{ "examples":[ "in the minds of some, the winner of this prestigious dog show has a fair claim to the title of King of the Canines" ], "synonyms":[ "doggies", "dogs", "hounds", "pooches", "tykes", "tikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "curs", "mongrels", "mutts", "bitches", "lapdogs", "puppies", "puppy dogs", "pups", "whelps", "bandogs", "bird dogs", "coonhounds", "coursers", "gundogs", "hunters", "sheepdogs", "sled dogs", "watchdogs", "wolf dogs", "wolfhounds", "guide dogs", "police dogs", "working dogs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cancels (out)":{ "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment" ], "synonyms":[ "annuls", "compensates (for)", "corrects", "counteracts", "counterbalances", "counterpoises", "makes up (for)", "negatives", "neutralizes", "offsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidates", "negates", "neuters", "nullifies", "atones (for)", "outbalances", "outweighs", "redeems", "redresses", "relieves", "remedies", "overrides", "overrules" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cantonments":{ "as in camps , barracks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barracks", "camps", "installations", "laagers", "leaguers", "posts", "bases", "garrisons", "outposts", "bastions", "citadels", "fortifications", "fortresses", "forts", "holds", "redoubts", "strongholds", "bunkers", "dugouts", "blockhouses", "garrison houses", "airbases", "bridgeheads", "footholds", "staging areas", "staging grounds", "beachheads", "centers", "emplacements", "footings", "fronts", "headquarters", "stations", "battlefronts", "fields" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "caned":{ "as in strapped , leathered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackjacked", "cowhided", "flagellated", "fustigated", "horsewhipped", "leathered", "pistol-whipped", "rawhided", "scourged", "strapped", "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "chopped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "cuffed", "descended (on or upon)", "hit", "jumped (on)", "knocked", "laid on", "lammed", "pasted", "pounced (on or upon)", "punched", "raided", "rushed", "slammed", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "stormed", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "whacked", "whammed", "whomped", "gored", "lacerated", "wounded", "bashed", "basted", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "birched", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "bunged up", "clubbed", "curried", "did", "drubbed", "fibbed", "flogged", "hammered", "hided", "laced", "lambasted", "lashed", "lathered", "licked", "mauled", "messed (up)", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "punched out", "roughed (up)", "slated", "slogged", "switched", "tanned", "thrashed", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "walloped", "whaled", "whipped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannonballed":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canvaser":{ "a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "worked as a canvasser for a public interest research group" ], "synonyms":[ "interviewer", "poller", "pollster" ], "near synonyms":[ "asker", "inquirer", "querier", "querist", "questioner" ], "near antonyms":[ "answerer", "replier", "responder", "attester", "informant", "reporter", "testifier", "witness" ], "antonyms":[ "interviewee", "pollee", "respondent" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cannonading":{ "to use bombs or artillery against":{ "examples":[ "the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night" ], "synonyms":[ "battering", "blitzing", "blitzkrieging", "bombarding", "bombing", "shelling" ], "near synonyms":[ "enfilading", "raking", "strafing", "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "devastating", "hitting", "pounding", "ravaging", "striking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canvassers":{ "a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "worked as a canvasser for a public interest research group" ], "synonyms":[ "interviewers", "pollers", "pollsters" ], "near synonyms":[ "askers", "inquirers", "queriers", "querists", "questioners" ], "near antonyms":[ "answerers", "repliers", "responders", "attesters", "informants", "reporters", "testifiers", "witnesses" ], "antonyms":[ "interviewees", "pollees", "respondents" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cancers":{ "as in diseases , viruses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "contagions", "diseases", "viruses", "banes", "poisons", "toxics", "toxins", "venoms", "fungicides", "germicides", "herbicides", "insecticides", "microbicides", "pesticides", "toxicants" ], "near antonyms":[ "antidotes", "antivenins", "antivenoms", "mithridates", "cures", "cure-alls", "elixirs", "panaceas" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lymphomas , melanomas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carcinomas", "carcinomata", "lymphomas", "lymphomata", "malignancies", "melanomas", "melanomata", "polyps", "outgrowths", "cysts", "tubercles", "warts", "excrescences", "excrescencies", "growths", "lumps", "neoplasms", "tumors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in decays , rot":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cankers", "decays", "rot", "squalors", "devilries", "deviltries", "corruptions", "debaucheries", "degeneracies", "depravities", "indecencies", "malefactions", "perversions", "scurrilities", "atrocities", "diabolisms", "enormities", "satanisms", "abominations", "anathemas", "taboos", "tabus", "bad", "evils", "ills", "immoralities", "iniquities", "sins", "villainies", "wrongs" ], "near antonyms":[ "goods", "moralities", "rights", "virtues", "decencies", "honesties", "integrities", "probities", "rectitudes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canoodles":{ "as in cuddles , snuggles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bills", "cuddles", "necks", "nestles", "noses", "nuzzles", "snuggles", "spoons", "caresses", "fondles", "gentles", "loves", "pats", "pets", "strokes", "feels up", "paws", "cradles", "embraces", "enfolds", "hugs", "bounces", "dandles", "kneads", "massages", "babies", "coddles", "indulges", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "spoils" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canniness":{ "exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters":{ "examples":[ "negotiates business deals with all of the proverbial canniness of an old-time horse trader" ], "synonyms":[ "acumen", "astuteness", "caginess", "cageyness", "clear-sightedness", "foxiness", "hardheadedness", "intelligence", "keenness", "knowingness", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "discernment", "insight", "perception", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "percipience", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "artfulness", "artifice", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "guile", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness", "brain(s)", "gray matter", "intellect", "reason", "sense" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "brainlessness", "density", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "witlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{ "examples":[ "the canniness with which she negotiated her contract as spokesperson for the shoe manufacturer" ], "synonyms":[ "artfulness", "artifice", "caginess", "cageyness", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "cunningness", "deviousness", "foxiness", "guile", "guilefulness", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculation", "care", "design", "savvy", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "cleverness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "inventiveness", "ease", "facility", "finesse", "deceitfulness", "duplicity", "shiftiness", "underhandedness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantors":{ "as in choristers , chanters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chanters", "choristers", "carolers", "carollers", "singers", "songsters", "vocalists", "vocalizers", "voices", "belters", "crooners", "harmonizers", "hummers", "warblers", "yodelers", "serenaders", "chansonniers", "chanteuses", "songstresses", "bards", "troubadours" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canaille":{ "as in commoner , plebeian":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commoner", "pleb", "plebeian", "proletarian", "roturier", "boor", "fellah", "peasant", "peon" ], "near antonyms":[ "aristocrat", "blue blood", "gentle", "gentleperson", "noble", "patrician", "socialite", "swell", "magnate", "magnifico", "mogul", "nabob" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canisters":{ "a metal container in the shape of a cylinder":{ "examples":[ "she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "cans", "drums", "tins" ], "near synonyms":[ "buckets", "pails", "cannikins", "tin cans" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canonizes":{ "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him" ], "synonyms":[ "adores", "adulates", "deifies", "dotes (on)", "hero-worships", "idolizes", "worships" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciates", "cherishes", "esteems", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "fancies", "favors", "likes", "prefers", "regards", "hallows", "respects", "reveres", "venerates", "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "supports" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "disdains", "dislikes", "hates", "loathes", "belittles", "deprecates", "disparages", "misprizes", "puts down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrandizes", "deifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "enskies", "enthrones", "exalts", "glorifies", "magnifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "boosts", "lifts", "promotes", "raises", "upgrades", "uplifts", "heightens", "intensifies", "idealizes", "romanticizes", "sanitizes", "sugarcoats", "acclaims", "extols", "extolls", "honors", "lauds", "praises" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittles", "decries", "depreciates", "detracts", "disparages", "minimizes" ], "antonyms":[ "abases", "degrades", "demeans", "humbles", "humiliates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannonball":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "as in projectile , shot":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ammunition", "cap", "cartridge", "charge", "dumdum", "gunshot", "lead", "load", "missile", "pop", "projectile", "round", "shell", "shot", "slug", "ball", "bullet", "pellet" ], "near antonyms":[ "blank" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "canal":{ "an open man-made passageway for water":{ "examples":[ "the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific" ], "synonyms":[ "aqueduct", "channel", "conduit", "course", "flume", "racecourse", "raceway", "watercourse", "waterway" ], "near synonyms":[ "millrace", "millstream", "floodway", "sluice", "sluiceway", "spillway", "swash", "tideway", "torrent", "gutter", "trough", "river", "rivulet", "stream" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canning":{ "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking off", "breaking up", "ceasing", "cutting off", "cutting out", "desisting (from)", "discontinuing", "dropping", "ending", "giving over", "halting", "knocking off", "laying off", "leaving off", "packing (up or in)", "quitting", "shutting off", "stopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "completing", "concluding", "finishing", "closing (down)", "deactivating", "blockading", "blocking", "damming", "delaying", "detaining", "hindering", "holding", "holding back", "impeding", "kiboshing", "obstructing", "stemming", "calling", "suspending", "arresting", "braking", "checking", "clamping down", "reining (in)", "squashing", "squelching", "stamping", "stanching", "staunching", "stunting", "suppressing", "turning back", "pausing", "staying", "suspending", "abolishing", "aborting", "annulling", "demolishing", "destroying", "dissolving", "killing", "ruining", "scuttling", "snuffing" ], "near antonyms":[ "carrying on", "continuing", "following through (with)", "keeping up", "running on", "advancing", "proceeding", "progressing", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "propelling", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers" ], "synonyms":[ "axing", "bouncing", "cashiering", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating", "turning off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizing", "excessing", "furloughing", "laying off", "trimming", "booting (out)", "chucking (out)", "drumming (out)", "kicking out", "throwing out", "unseating", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "reemploying", "re-employing", "rehiring", "contracting", "subcontracting", "recruiting" ], "antonyms":[ "employing", "engaging", "hiring", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canteens":{ "as in camps , clubs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "camps", "clubhouses", "clubs", "country clubs", "key clubs", "service clubs", "unions", "hangouts", "haunts", "purlieus", "rendezvous", "resorts", "stamping grounds", "stomping grounds", "harborages", "harbors", "havens", "nests", "refuges", "retreats", "sanctuaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pitchers , jugs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flagons", "jars", "jugs", "pitchers", "cauldrons", "kettles", "pots", "bails", "hods", "buckets", "pails", "tanks", "tubs", "vats", "holders", "receptacles", "vessels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lockers , compartments":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bins", "boxes", "caddies", "cases", "caskets", "chests", "lockers", "trunks", "coffers", "lockboxes", "safe-deposit boxes", "safes", "strongboxes", "bandboxes", "hatboxes", "jewel boxes", "snuffboxes", "tinderboxes", "compartments", "vaults", "cartons", "crates", "footlockers", "sea chests", "caissons", "hope chests", "coffins", "minaudi\u00e8res" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canvasses":{ "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program" ], "synonyms":[ "interviews", "polls", "solicits", "surveys" ], "near synonyms":[ "circularizes", "interrogates", "questions", "feels (out)", "sounds (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "reports" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "canvassed all the items on the agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "argues", "bandies", "bats (around or back and forth)", "debates", "discusses", "disputes", "hashes (over or out)", "moots", "talks over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviews", "speaks (about)", "talks (about)", "broaches", "introduces", "propounds", "raises", "stirs up", "forges", "hammers out", "talks out", "thrashes (out)", "wrestles (with)", "chews over", "considers", "deliberates", "weighs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cankers":{ "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession" ], "synonyms":[ "abases", "bastardizes", "cheapens", "corrupts", "debases", "debauches", "degrades", "demeans", "demoralizes", "depraves", "deteriorates", "lessens", "perverts", "poisons", "profanes", "prostitutes", "subverts", "vitiates", "warps" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouls", "begrimes", "contaminates", "defiles", "dilutes", "dirties", "pollutes", "taints", "thins", "waters down", "weakens", "descends", "disgraces", "dishonors", "humbles", "humiliates", "shames", "takes down", "blemishes", "damages", "defaces", "destroys", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "mars", "ruins", "spoils", "stains", "tarnishes", "wrecks", "depreciates", "downgrades" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifies", "exalts", "honors", "ameliorates", "amends", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "clarifies", "cleans", "cleanses", "purifies", "refines", "restores", "respects" ], "antonyms":[ "elevates", "ennobles", "uplifts" ] }, "as in cancers , decays":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cancers", "decays", "rot", "squalors", "devilries", "deviltries", "corruptions", "debaucheries", "degeneracies", "depravities", "indecencies", "malefactions", "perversions", "scurrilities", "atrocities", "diabolisms", "enormities", "satanisms", "abominations", "anathemas", "taboos", "tabus", "bad", "evils", "ills", "immoralities", "iniquities", "sins", "villainies", "wrongs" ], "near antonyms":[ "goods", "moralities", "rights", "virtues", "decencies", "honesties", "integrities", "probities", "rectitudes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cancel (out)":{ "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment" ], "synonyms":[ "annul", "compensate (for)", "correct", "counteract", "counterbalance", "counterpoise", "make up (for)", "negative", "neutralize", "offset" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidate", "negate", "neuter", "nullify", "atone (for)", "outbalance", "outweigh", "redeem", "redress", "relieve", "remedy", "override", "overrule" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canine":{ "a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes":{ "examples":[ "in the minds of some, the winner of this prestigious dog show has a fair claim to the title of King of the Canines" ], "synonyms":[ "dog", "doggy", "doggie", "hound", "pooch", "tyke", "tike" ], "near synonyms":[ "cur", "mongrel", "mutt", "bitch", "lapdog", "pup", "puppy", "puppy dog", "whelp", "bandog", "bird dog", "coonhound", "courser", "gundog", "hunter", "sheepdog", "sled dog", "watchdog", "wolf dog", "wolfhound", "guide dog", "police dog", "working dog" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canceling":{ "to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{ "examples":[ "please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoning", "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "crying off", "dropping", "recalling", "repealing", "rescinding", "revoking", "scrapping", "scrubbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrogating", "annulling", "invalidating", "nullifying", "voiding", "writing off", "recanting", "retracting", "taking back", "withdrawing", "countermanding", "reversing", "rolling back", "breaking off", "discontinuing", "ending", "halting", "stopping", "terminating", "holding back", "interrupting", "suspending", "giving up", "relinquishing", "surrendering" ], "near antonyms":[ "engaging", "pledging", "promising", "beginning", "commencing", "initiating", "starting", "taking on", "taking up", "undertaking" ], "antonyms":[ "continuing", "keeping" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "abolishing", "abrogating", "annulling", "avoiding", "disannulling", "dissolving", "invalidating", "negating", "nullifying", "nulling", "quashing", "repealing", "rescinding", "rolling back", "striking down", "vacating", "voiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermanding", "overriding", "overruling", "overturning", "vetoing", "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recalling", "retracting", "reversing", "revoking", "suspending", "withdrawing", "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "disallowing", "dismissing", "rejecting", "annihilating", "breaking down", "eliminating", "eradicating", "erasing", "liquidating", "removing", "throwing out", "writing off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacting", "laying down", "legislating", "establishing", "founding", "instituting", "formalizing", "legalizing", "legitimating", "legitimizing", "validating", "passing", "ratifying", "allowing", "approving", "authorizing", "clearing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "permitting", "sanctioning", "warranting", "commanding", "decreeing", "mandating", "ordering", "prescribing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "canceled the check and wrote a new one" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-penciling", "crossing (out)", "deleing", "deleting", "editing (out)", "eliding", "killing", "scratching (out)", "striking (out)", "stroking (out)", "x-ing (out)", "x'ing (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotting out", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "rubbing out", "wiping out", "bleeping", "blipping", "clipping", "cutting", "excising", "removing", "bowdlerizing", "censoring", "cleaning (up)", "expurgating", "laundering", "redacting", "red-penciling", "abbreviating", "cropping", "shortening", "blacking out", "repressing", "silencing", "suppressing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishing", "annihilating", "blacking out", "blotting out", "cleaning (up)", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "exterminating", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "rubbing out", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "sweeping (away)", "wiping out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimating", "demolishing", "destroying", "devastating", "ravaging", "dismantling", "flattening", "mowing (down)", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wrecking", "blasting", "blowing up", "dashing", "dynamiting", "smashing", "atomizing", "consuming", "devouring", "dissolving", "fragmenting", "powdering", "pulverizing", "shattering", "splintering", "dooming", "finishing", "killing", "killing off", "terminating", "zapping", "cutting", "discarding", "ditching", "ejecting", "excising", "expelling", "jettisoning", "ousting", "throwing out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "building", "constructing", "creating", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "shaping", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renewing", "renovating", "repairing", "restoring", "revamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cantles":{ "as in shreds , tatters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shreds", "tatters", "bits", "fractions", "fragments", "pieces", "scraps", "ends", "leftovers", "oddments", "remainders", "remnants", "stubs", "portions", "sections", "segments", "chips", "flakes", "shards", "shatters", "shivers", "slivers", "splinters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings", "atoms", "crumbs", "dribbles", "flecks", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "nuggets", "particles", "patches", "scruples", "snippets", "snips", "specks", "tittles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candyfloss":{ "something attractive but lacking in substance":{ "examples":[ "the composer's works have generally been dismissed as candyfloss by music critics" ], "synonyms":[ "cotton candy", "eye candy", "tinsel" ], "near synonyms":[ "window dressing", "fluff", "froth", "gossamer", "glitter", "gloss" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cancellations":{ "the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to":{ "examples":[ "bad weather forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights" ], "synonyms":[ "abandonments", "abortions", "callings", "droppings", "recalls", "recisions", "repeals", "rescissions", "revocations" ], "near synonyms":[ "annulments", "invalidations", "neutralizations", "nullifications", "voidances", "abolishments", "abolitions", "endings", "terminations", "relinquishments", "surrenders", "reversals", "rollbacks" ], "near antonyms":[ "beginnings", "commencements", "initiations", "engagements", "undertakings" ], "antonyms":[ "continuations" ] }, "the doing away with something by formal action":{ "examples":[ "a blanket cancellation of all military leave for the duration of the crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "abatements", "abolishments", "abolitions", "abrogations", "annulments", "avoidances", "defeasances", "dissolutions", "invalidations", "negations", "nullifications", "repeals", "rescindments" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortions", "recalls", "countermands", "overrides", "overturns", "vetoes", "retractions", "reversals", "revocations", "suspensions", "withdrawals", "forbiddances", "prohibitions", "disallowances", "dismissals", "rejections", "eliminations", "eradications", "erasures", "liquidations", "removals" ], "near antonyms":[ "enactments", "legislations", "establishments", "institutions", "formalizations", "legalizations", "legitimations", "legitimizations", "validations", "passings", "ratifications", "approvals", "authorizations", "clearances", "endorsements", "indorsements", "permissions", "commandments", "orderings", "prescriptions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canceling (out)":{ "to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment" ], "synonyms":[ "annulling", "compensating (for)", "correcting", "counteracting", "counterbalancing", "counterpoising", "making up (for)", "negativing", "neutralizing", "offsetting" ], "near synonyms":[ "invalidating", "negating", "neutering", "nullifying", "atoning (for)", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "redeeming", "redressing", "relieving", "remedying", "overriding", "overruling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannister":{ "a metal container in the shape of a cylinder":{ "examples":[ "she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "can", "drum", "tin" ], "near synonyms":[ "bucket", "pail", "cannikin", "tin can" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canopies":{ "a raised covering over something for decoration or protection":{ "examples":[ "trees line both sides of the garden path, with their foliage forming a leafy canopy for walkers" ], "synonyms":[ "awnings", "ceilings", "covers", "roofs", "tents" ], "near synonyms":[ "domes", "marquees", "pavilions", "arbors", "bowers", "pergolas", "screens", "shades", "shelters", "shields", "sunshades", "umbrellas", "canvases", "canvasses", "flies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in covers , protects":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "covers", "protects", "screens", "clouds", "darkens", "dims", "dulls", "overcasts", "overshadows", "shades", "shadows" ], "near antonyms":[ "illuminates", "lightens", "lights", "exposes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cantinas":{ "a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises":{ "examples":[ "we spent an interesting evening in that desert town's lone cantina" ], "synonyms":[ "barrooms", "bars", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "dramshops", "gin mills", "grogshops", "public houses", "pubs", "saloons", "taprooms", "taverns", "watering holes", "watering places" ], "near synonyms":[ "alehouses", "barrelhouses", "bistros", "bottle clubs", "brewpubs", "cabarets", "dives", "joints", "nightclubs", "roadhouses", "speakeasies", "sports bars", "wineshops", "package stores" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cannoneers":{ "as in gunners , riflemen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "artillerymen", "gunners", "mortarmen", "musketeers", "riflemen", "jarheads", "marines", "rangers", "archers", "crossbowmen", "commandos", "commandoes", "raiders", "lancers", "pikemen", "spearmen", "doughboys", "footmen", "foot soldiers", "grunts", "infantrymen", "Confederates", "Continentals", "Federals", "GIs", "GI's", "guardsmen", "militiamen", "minutemen", "carabineers", "carabiniers", "cavaliers", "cavalrymen", "cuirassiers", "dragoons", "counterguerrillas", "counterguerillas", "guerrillas", "guerillas", "irregulars", "paramilitaries", "partisans", "partizans", "servicewomen" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilians" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canvass":{ "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program" ], "synonyms":[ "interview", "poll", "solicit", "survey" ], "near synonyms":[ "circularize", "interrogate", "question", "feel (out)", "sound (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "report" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "canvassed all the items on the agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "argue", "bandy", "bat (around or back and forth)", "debate", "discuss", "dispute", "hash (over or out)", "moot", "talk over" ], "near synonyms":[ "review", "speak (about)", "talk (about)", "broach", "introduce", "propound", "raise", "stir up", "forge", "hammer out", "talk out", "thrash (out)", "wrestle (with)", "chew over", "consider", "deliberate", "weigh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cantrips":{ "as in curses , jinxes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curses", "jinxes", "abracadabras", "bewitchments", "charms", "conjurations", "enchantments", "glamours", "glamors", "hexes", "incantations", "invocations", "spells", "whammies", "bewitcheries", "magics", "mojoes", "mojos", "necromancies", "sorceries", "voodooisms", "voodoos", "witchcrafts", "witcheries", "wizardries", "amulets", "fetishes", "fetiches", "phylacteries", "talismans" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canary":{ "a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{ "examples":[ "a canary who was singing and giving up the names of some of the city's most notorious drug lords" ], "synonyms":[ "betrayer", "deep throat", "fink", "informant", "informer", "nark", "rat", "rat fink", "snitch", "snitcher", "squealer", "stool pigeon", "stoolie", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "telltale", "whistle-blower" ], "near synonyms":[ "collaborator", "blabber", "blabbermouth", "gossip", "gossiper", "leaker", "snoop", "snooper", "spy", "notifier" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canvases":{ "a picture created with oil paint":{ "examples":[ "one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine" ], "synonyms":[ "oil paintings", "oils", "paintings" ], "near synonyms":[ "frescoes", "murals", "panoramas", "diptychs", "triptychs", "acrylics", "aquarelles", "gouaches", "watercolors", "distempers", "drawings", "etchings", "finger paintings", "pastels", "sketches", "temperas", "masterpieces", "pi\u00e8ces de r\u00e9sistance", "showpieces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canon law":{ "as in belief , principle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "credo", "creed", "ideology", "idealogy", "philosophy", "theology", "belief", "conviction", "tenet", "canon", "doctrine", "dogma", "axiom", "precept", "principle", "symbol" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candid":{ "free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "my grandmother was a candid woman who never hesitated to say exactly what was on her mind" ], "synonyms":[ "direct", "forthcoming", "forthright", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "freehearted", "honest", "open", "openhearted", "out-front", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "unreserved", "up-front" ], "near synonyms":[ "artless", "earnest", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "sincere", "unaffected", "undesigning", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "unrestrained", "vocal", "vociferous", "abrupt", "bluff", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "tactless", "thoughtless", "uncivil", "undiplomatic", "ungracious", "unmannerly", "unsubtle" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhibited", "reserved", "restrained", "close-mouthed", "laconic", "quiet", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "diplomatic", "politic", "tactful", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "uncandid", "unforthcoming" ] }, "marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias":{ "examples":[ "a candid listing of the advantages and disadvantages of each medical insurance plan" ], "synonyms":[ "disinterested", "dispassionate", "equal", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "indifferent", "just", "nonpartisan", "objective", "square", "unbiased", "unprejudiced" ], "near synonyms":[ "frank", "forthright", "open", "straight", "straightforward", "balanced", "rational", "reasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "deceitful", "deceptive", "dishonest", "arbitrary", "unconscionable", "unreasonable", "jaundiced", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "colored", "distorted", "warped" ], "antonyms":[ "biased", "ex parte", "inequitable", "nonobjective", "one-sided", "partial", "parti pris", "partisan", "prejudiced", "unjust" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "canter":{ "as in lope , skip":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bound", "leap", "lope", "shag", "skip", "spring", "dash", "gallop", "jog", "run", "scamper", "sprint", "trip", "trot", "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "course", "foot (it)", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "hoof (it)", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "leg (it)", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "rush", "rustle", "shoot", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom", "nip", "patter", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "step (along)" ], "near antonyms":[ "amble", "saunter", "shamble", "shuffle", "stroll", "crawl", "creep", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "lumber", "plod", "trudge", "hobble", "limp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "candors":{ "the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "an interview in which the members of the rock band speak with candor about their recent squabbling" ], "synonyms":[ "bluntness", "candidness", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "outspokenness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "plumpness", "straightforwardness", "unguardedness", "unreserve", "unreservedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "earnestness", "sincerity", "sobriety", "artlessness", "genuineness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "communicativeness", "freedom", "license", "licence", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "unrestraint" ], "near antonyms":[ "circuitousness", "evasiveness", "secretiveness", "inhibition", "reserve", "restraint", "reticence", "shyness", "diplomacy", "tact" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "dissimulation", "indirection" ] }, "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "examples":[ "the desert sun shone down on the intrepid travelers with fiery candor" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "lightness", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "luster", "lustre", "lustrousness", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canoeing":{ "as in kayaking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "kayaking", "oaring", "paddling", "rowing", "sculling", "poling", "punting", "feathering", "pulling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannily":{ "as in falsely , artfully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "artfully", "deceitfully", "deceptively", "deviously", "dishonestly", "falsely", "affectedly", "artificially", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "pretentiously", "unnaturally", "archly", "calculatingly", "craftily", "cunningly", "furtively", "insidiously", "sharply", "shiftily", "slickly", "slyly", "slily", "underhand", "underhanded", "underhandedly", "flatteringly", "sycophantically", "unctuously" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessly", "guilelessly", "ingenuously", "innocently", "naively", "na\u00efvely", "naturally", "sincerely", "unaffectedly", "unfeignedly", "unpretentiously", "genuinely", "honestly", "simply", "truly", "freely", "openheartedly", "openly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "cankering":{ "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "bastardizing", "cheapening", "corrupting", "debasing", "debauching", "degrading", "demeaning", "demoralizing", "depraving", "deteriorating", "lessening", "perverting", "poisoning", "profaning", "prostituting", "subverting", "vitiating", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "contaminating", "defiling", "diluting", "dirtying", "polluting", "tainting", "thinning", "watering down", "weakening", "descending", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "humbling", "humiliating", "shaming", "taking down", "blemishing", "damaging", "defacing", "destroying", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "marring", "ruining", "spoiling", "staining", "tarnishing", "wrecking", "depreciating", "downgrading" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifying", "exalting", "honoring", "ameliorating", "amending", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "purifying", "refining", "restoring", "respecting" ], "antonyms":[ "elevating", "ennobling", "uplifting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cancel":{ "to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{ "examples":[ "please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it" ], "synonyms":[ "abandon", "abort", "call", "call off", "cry off", "drop", "recall", "repeal", "rescind", "revoke", "scrap", "scrub" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrogate", "annul", "invalidate", "nullify", "void", "write off", "recant", "retract", "take back", "withdraw", "countermand", "reverse", "roll back", "break off", "discontinue", "end", "halt", "stop", "terminate", "hold back", "interrupt", "suspend", "give up", "relinquish", "surrender" ], "near antonyms":[ "engage", "pledge", "promise", "begin", "commence", "initiate", "start", "take on", "take up", "undertake" ], "antonyms":[ "continue", "keep" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "abolish", "abrogate", "annul", "avoid", "disannul", "dissolve", "invalidate", "negate", "null", "nullify", "quash", "repeal", "rescind", "roll back", "strike down", "vacate", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermand", "override", "overrule", "overturn", "veto", "abort", "call", "call off", "drop", "recall", "retract", "reverse", "revoke", "suspend", "withdraw", "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "outlaw", "prohibit", "disallow", "dismiss", "reject", "annihilate", "break down", "eliminate", "eradicate", "erase", "liquidate", "remove", "throw out", "write off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enact", "lay down", "legislate", "establish", "found", "institute", "formalize", "legalize", "legitimate", "legitimize", "validate", "pass", "ratify", "allow", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "endorse", "indorse", "permit", "sanction", "warrant", "command", "decree", "mandate", "order", "prescribe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "canceled the check and wrote a new one" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-pencil", "cross (out)", "dele", "delete", "edit (out)", "elide", "kill", "scratch (out)", "strike (out)", "stroke (out)", "x (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blot out", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "wipe out", "bleep", "blip", "clip", "cut", "excise", "remove", "bowdlerize", "censor", "clean (up)", "expurgate", "launder", "redact", "red-pencil", "abbreviate", "crop", "shorten", "black out", "repress", "silence", "suppress" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "clean (up)", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "dismantle", "flatten", "mow (down)", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "total", "waste", "wreck", "blast", "blow up", "dash", "dynamite", "smash", "atomize", "consume", "devour", "dissolve", "fragment", "powder", "pulverize", "shatter", "splinter", "doom", "finish", "kill", "kill off", "terminate", "zap", "cut", "discard", "ditch", "eject", "excise", "expel", "jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "shape", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renew", "renovate", "repair", "restore", "revamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cancellers":{ "a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective":{ "examples":[ "bright decorative accents proved to be a canceler of the apartment's monotone color scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "balances", "correctives", "counteractions", "counterbalances", "counterforces", "counter-forces", "counterpoises", "counters", "counterweights", "equipoises", "neutralizers", "offsets" ], "near synonyms":[ "trade-offs", "ballasts", "weights" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cannibalizes":{ "to remove parts from a machine, car, etc., to repair or build another one":{ "examples":[ "He cannibalized one washing machine to fix another.", "Many parts of the engine were cannibalized from older cars." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "recycles", "reuses", "applies", "employs", "exercises", "exploits", "harnesses", "operates", "uses", "utilizes", "handles", "manipulates", "wields", "directs", "runs", "works" ], "near antonyms":[ "chucks", "dumps", "junks", "throws away", "throws out", "tosses", "ignores", "neglects", "misapplies", "misuses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canailles":{ "as in commoners , plebeians":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commoners", "plebeians", "plebs", "proletarians", "roturiers", "boors", "fellahin", "fellaheen", "peasants", "peons", "peones" ], "near antonyms":[ "aristocrats", "blue bloods", "gentlepeople", "gentles", "nobles", "patricians", "socialites", "swells", "magnates", "magnificoes", "magnificos", "moguls", "nabobs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canon laws":{ "as in beliefs , principles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "credos", "creeds", "ideologies", "idealogies", "philosophies", "theologies", "beliefs", "convictions", "tenets", "canons", "doctrines", "dogmas", "dogmata", "axioms", "precepts", "principles", "symbols" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canceler":{ "a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective":{ "examples":[ "bright decorative accents proved to be a canceler of the apartment's monotone color scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "balance", "corrective", "counter", "counteraction", "counterbalance", "counterforce", "counterpoise", "counterweight", "equipoise", "neutralizer", "offset" ], "near synonyms":[ "trade-off", "ballast", "weight" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cannikins":{ "as in buckets , tin cans":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barrels", "canisters", "cannisters", "cans", "drums", "tins", "buckets", "pails", "tin cans" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candidacies":{ "as in trials , probations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "probations", "trials", "educations", "groundings", "instructions", "schoolings", "tutelages", "basic trainings", "boot camps", "cadetships", "apprenticeships", "externships", "internships", "practicums", "trainings" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canonize":{ "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him" ], "synonyms":[ "adore", "adulate", "deify", "dote (on)", "hero-worship", "idolize", "worship" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciate", "cherish", "esteem", "prize", "treasure", "value", "fancy", "favor", "like", "prefer", "regard", "hallow", "respect", "revere", "venerate", "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "support" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "disdain", "dislike", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deprecate", "disparage", "misprize", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrandize", "deify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "exalt", "glorify", "magnify" ], "near synonyms":[ "boost", "lift", "promote", "raise", "upgrade", "uplift", "heighten", "intensify", "idealize", "romanticize", "sanitize", "sugarcoat", "acclaim", "extol", "extoll", "honor", "laud", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "decry", "depreciate", "detract", "disparage", "minimize" ], "antonyms":[ "abase", "degrade", "demean", "humble", "humiliate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canap\u00e9s":{ "as in appetizers , hors d'oeuvres":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appetizers", "hors d'oeuvres", "hors d'oeuvre", "bites", "morsels", "mouthfuls", "nibbles", "nuggets", "tastes", "tidbits", "titbits", "collops", "medallions", "noisettes", "noshes", "snacks", "bits", "chews", "crumbs", "dabs", "dribbles", "driblets", "flecks", "hints", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "pinches", "scraps", "scruples", "shreds", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snippets", "snips", "specks", "spots", "sprinklings", "suspicions", "tittles", "touches", "traces", "dashes", "drops", "laps", "licks", "gulps", "swallows", "swigs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cannonades":{ "a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once":{ "examples":[ "the director of the sporting event was greeted at the scene with a cannonade of complaints" ], "synonyms":[ "barrages", "blitzes", "blitzkriegs", "bombardments", "drumbeats", "drumfires", "flurries", "fusillades", "hails", "salvos", "salvoes", "showers", "storms", "volleys" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadsides", "earfuls", "avalanches", "bursts", "cataclysms", "cataracts", "deluges", "discharges", "engulfments", "floods", "flood tides", "flushes", "gushes", "inundations", "outbursts", "outflows", "outpourings", "overflows", "rashes", "spates", "surges", "torrents", "currents", "rivers", "streams", "tides", "excesses", "gluts", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses" ], "near antonyms":[ "dribbles", "drips", "trickles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use bombs or artillery against":{ "examples":[ "the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night" ], "synonyms":[ "batters", "blitzes", "blitzkriegs", "bombards", "bombs", "shells" ], "near synonyms":[ "enfilades", "rakes", "strafes", "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "devastates", "hits", "pounds", "ravages", "strikes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cancelling":{ "to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{ "examples":[ "please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoning", "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "crying off", "dropping", "recalling", "repealing", "rescinding", "revoking", "scrapping", "scrubbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrogating", "annulling", "invalidating", "nullifying", "voiding", "writing off", "recanting", "retracting", "taking back", "withdrawing", "countermanding", "reversing", "rolling back", "breaking off", "discontinuing", "ending", "halting", "stopping", "terminating", "holding back", "interrupting", "suspending", "giving up", "relinquishing", "surrendering" ], "near antonyms":[ "engaging", "pledging", "promising", "beginning", "commencing", "initiating", "starting", "taking on", "taking up", "undertaking" ], "antonyms":[ "continuing", "keeping" ] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "abolishing", "abrogating", "annulling", "avoiding", "disannulling", "dissolving", "invalidating", "negating", "nullifying", "nulling", "quashing", "repealing", "rescinding", "rolling back", "striking down", "vacating", "voiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermanding", "overriding", "overruling", "overturning", "vetoing", "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recalling", "retracting", "reversing", "revoking", "suspending", "withdrawing", "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "disallowing", "dismissing", "rejecting", "annihilating", "breaking down", "eliminating", "eradicating", "erasing", "liquidating", "removing", "throwing out", "writing off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacting", "laying down", "legislating", "establishing", "founding", "instituting", "formalizing", "legalizing", "legitimating", "legitimizing", "validating", "passing", "ratifying", "allowing", "approving", "authorizing", "clearing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "permitting", "sanctioning", "warranting", "commanding", "decreeing", "mandating", "ordering", "prescribing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "canceled the check and wrote a new one" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-penciling", "crossing (out)", "deleing", "deleting", "editing (out)", "eliding", "killing", "scratching (out)", "striking (out)", "stroking (out)", "x-ing (out)", "x'ing (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotting out", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "rubbing out", "wiping out", "bleeping", "blipping", "clipping", "cutting", "excising", "removing", "bowdlerizing", "censoring", "cleaning (up)", "expurgating", "laundering", "redacting", "red-penciling", "abbreviating", "cropping", "shortening", "blacking out", "repressing", "silencing", "suppressing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishing", "annihilating", "blacking out", "blotting out", "cleaning (up)", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "exterminating", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "rubbing out", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "sweeping (away)", "wiping out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimating", "demolishing", "destroying", "devastating", "ravaging", "dismantling", "flattening", "mowing (down)", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wrecking", "blasting", "blowing up", "dashing", "dynamiting", "smashing", "atomizing", "consuming", "devouring", "dissolving", "fragmenting", "powdering", "pulverizing", "shattering", "splintering", "dooming", "finishing", "killing", "killing off", "terminating", "zapping", "cutting", "discarding", "ditching", "ejecting", "excising", "expelling", "jettisoning", "ousting", "throwing out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "building", "constructing", "creating", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "shaping", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renewing", "renovating", "repairing", "restoring", "revamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canard":{ "a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature":{ "examples":[ "it's a popular canard that the actress died under scandalous circumstances" ], "synonyms":[ "story", "tale", "whisper" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirt", "gossip", "scuttlebutt", "talebearing", "talk", "tattle", "dirty laundry", "dirty linen", "defamation", "libel", "slander", "hearsay", "fable", "fabrication", "fairy tale", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "lie", "mendacity", "prevarication", "untruth", "whopper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cancer":{ "as in disease , virus":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "contagion", "disease", "virus", "bane", "poison", "toxic", "toxin", "venom", "fungicide", "germicide", "herbicide", "insecticide", "microbicide", "pesticide", "toxicant" ], "near antonyms":[ "antidote", "antivenin", "antivenom", "mithridate", "cure", "cure-all", "elixir", "panacea" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lymphoma , melanoma":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carcinoma", "lymphoma", "malignancy", "melanoma", "polyp", "outgrowth", "cyst", "tubercle", "wart", "excrescence", "excrescency", "growth", "lump", "neoplasm", "tumor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in decay , rot":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "canker", "decay", "rot", "squalor", "devilry", "deviltry", "fiendishness", "corruption", "debauchery", "degeneracy", "depravity", "indecency", "malefaction", "perversion", "pervertedness", "scurrility", "scurrilousness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "badness", "balefulness", "darkness", "depravedness", "devilishness", "diabolism", "enormity", "evilness", "heinousness", "iniquitousness", "satanism", "sinfulness", "vileness", "wickedness", "abomination", "anathema", "taboo", "tabu", "bad", "evil", "evildoing", "ill", "immorality", "iniquity", "sin", "villainy", "wrong" ], "near antonyms":[ "good", "morality", "right", "virtue", "decency", "goodness", "honesty", "integrity", "probity", "rectitude", "uprightness", "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cannoning":{ "as in barraging , cannonading":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barraging", "cannonading", "blitzing", "bombarding", "bombing", "nuking", "banging away (at)", "battering", "buffeting", "plastering", "ambuscading", "ambushing", "surprising", "surprizing", "waylaying", "beleaguering", "besieging", "pressing", "mugging", "robbing", "harrying", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravaging", "sacking", "bum-rushing", "ganging up (on)", "mobbing", "swarming", "foraying", "invading", "overrunning", "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "bushwhacking", "charging", "descending (on or upon)", "going in (on)", "jumping (on)", "pouncing (on or upon)", "raiding", "rushing", "setting on", "siccing", "sicking", "storming", "striking", "trashing", "turning (on)" ], "near antonyms":[ "covering", "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "securing", "shielding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canalizing":{ "to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{ "examples":[ "the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed" ], "synonyms":[ "channeling", "channelling", "channelizing", "conducting", "directing", "funneling", "funnelling", "piping", "siphoning", "syphoning" ], "near synonyms":[ "carrying", "conveying", "transmitting", "concentrating", "consolidating", "focusing", "focussing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "candelabrums":{ "as in candelabra , candle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantilevers":{ "as in brackets , arches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arches", "bolsters", "brackets", "girders", "columns", "pedestals", "pilasters", "pillars", "bearings", "shorings", "crutches", "pegs", "posts", "stakes", "stanchions", "stands", "stilts", "struts", "trusses", "braces", "buttresses", "mountings", "mounts", "props", "reinforcements", "shores", "spurs", "stays", "supports", "underpinnings", "bases", "foundations", "frames" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canebrake":{ "as in forest , boscage":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boscage", "boskage", "bosk", "bosque", "bosquet", "brake", "brushwood", "chaparral", "coppice", "copse", "covert", "thicket", "forest", "greenwood", "wildwood", "wood", "woodland", "brush", "bush", "scrub", "scrubland", "grove", "hedge", "stand", "woodlot", "bramble", "jungle", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cantina":{ "a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises":{ "examples":[ "we spent an interesting evening in that desert town's lone cantina" ], "synonyms":[ "bar", "barroom", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "dramshop", "gin mill", "grogshop", "pub", "public house", "saloon", "taproom", "tavern", "watering hole", "watering place" ], "near synonyms":[ "alehouse", "barrelhouse", "bistro", "bottle club", "brewpub", "cabaret", "dive", "joint", "nightclub", "roadhouse", "speakeasy", "sports bar", "wineshop", "package store" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canters":{ "as in lopes , skips":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bounds", "leaps", "lopes", "shags", "skips", "springs", "dashes", "gallops", "jogs", "runs", "scampers", "sprints", "trips", "trots", "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "courses", "foots (it)", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "hoofs (it)", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "legs (it)", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "rushes", "rustles", "shoots", "speeds", "tears", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms", "nips", "patters", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "steps (along)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambles", "saunters", "shambles", "shuffles", "strolls", "crawls", "creeps", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "lumbers", "plods", "trudges", "hobbles", "limps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canalize":{ "to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{ "examples":[ "the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed" ], "synonyms":[ "channel", "channelize", "conduct", "direct", "funnel", "pipe", "siphon", "syphon" ], "near synonyms":[ "carry", "convey", "transmit", "concentrate", "consolidate", "focus" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cantle":{ "as in shred , tatter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shred", "tatter", "bit", "fraction", "fragment", "piece", "scrap", "end", "leftover", "oddment", "remainder", "remnant", "stub", "portion", "section", "segment", "chip", "flake", "shard", "shatter", "shiver", "sliver", "splinter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving", "atom", "crumb", "dribble", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "nugget", "particle", "patch", "scruple", "snip", "snippet", "speck", "tittle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "canon":{ "a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church":{ "examples":[ "members of the church must abide by its canons" ], "synonyms":[ "doctrine", "dogma" ], "near synonyms":[ "canon law", "belief", "conviction", "tenet", "credo", "creed", "ideology", "idealogy", "philosophy", "theology", "axiom", "precept", "principle", "symbol" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system":{ "examples":[ "the canon of plays that are attributed to William Shakespeare" ], "synonyms":[ "catalog", "catalogue", "checklist", "list", "listing", "menu", "register", "registry", "roll", "roll call", "roster", "schedule", "table" ], "near synonyms":[ "agenda", "bibliography", "catalogue raisonn\u00e9", "compendium", "compilation", "directory", "docket", "enumeration", "glossary", "index", "inventory", "manifest", "payroll", "calendar", "chronology", "timetable" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a collection or system of rules of conduct":{ "examples":[ "the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility is a lawyer's canon" ], "synonyms":[ "code", "constitution", "decalogue", "law" ], "near synonyms":[ "discipline", "establishment", "common law", "legislation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candied":{ "to make more desirable":{ "examples":[ "the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers" ], "synonyms":[ "dressed up", "enhanced", "sweetened" ], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorated", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "embellished", "souped up", "tricked", "cosmeticized", "dolled up", "spruced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannikin":{ "as in bucket , tin can":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barrel", "can", "canister", "cannister", "drum", "tin", "bucket", "pail", "tin can" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "candescent":{ "giving off or reflecting much light":{ "examples":[ "the campers were transfixed by the candescent flames of their seashore fire" ], "synonyms":[ "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brilliant", "clear", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "lustrous", "radiant", "refulgent", "sheeny", "shining", "shiny", "splendid" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "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" ], "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cans":{ "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks off", "breaks up", "ceases", "cuts off", "cuts out", "desists (from)", "discontinues", "drops", "ends", "gives over", "halts", "knocks off", "lays off", "leaves off", "packs (up or in)", "quits", "shuts off", "stops" ], "near synonyms":[ "completes", "concludes", "finishes", "closes (down)", "deactivates", "blockades", "blocks", "dams", "delays", "detains", "hinders", "holds", "holds back", "impedes", "kiboshes", "obstructs", "stems", "calls", "suspends", "arrests", "brakes", "checks", "clamps down", "reins (in)", "squashes", "squelches", "stamps", "stanches", "staunches", "stunts", "suppresses", "turns back", "pauses", "stays", "suspends", "abolishes", "aborts", "annuls", "demolishes", "destroys", "dissolves", "kills", "ruins", "scuttles", "snuffs" ], "near antonyms":[ "carries on", "continues", "follows through (with)", "keeps up", "runs on", "advances", "proceeds", "progresses", "actuates", "drives", "impels", "propels", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers" ], "synonyms":[ "axes", "bounces", "cashiers", "discharges", "dismisses", "fires", "musters out", "pink-slips", "releases", "removes", "retires", "sacks", "terminates", "turns off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizes", "excesses", "furloughs", "lays off", "trims", "boots (out)", "chucks (out)", "drums (out)", "kicks out", "throws out", "unseats", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeps", "reemploys", "rehires", "contracts", "subcontracts", "recruits" ], "antonyms":[ "employs", "engages", "hires", "retains", "signs (up or on)", "takes on" ] }, "a metal container in the shape of a cylinder":{ "examples":[ "the shelter stores huge cans of water for an emergency" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "canisters", "cannisters", "drums", "tins" ], "near synonyms":[ "buckets", "pails", "cannikins", "tin cans" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{ "examples":[ "the racketeers were rounded up and thrown in the can" ], "synonyms":[ "bastilles", "big houses", "bridewells", "brigs", "calabooses", "clinks", "coolers", "coops", "guardrooms", "hocks", "holds", "hoosegows", "jailhouses", "jails", "joints", "jugs", "lockups", "nicks", "penitentiaries", "pens", "pokeys", "prisons", "quods", "slammers", "slams", "stirs", "stockades", "tolbooths" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull pens", "cages", "cells", "holes", "tanks", "blocks", "wards", "glasshouses", "guardhouses", "hulks", "concentration camps", "gulags", "labor camps", "prison camps", "stalags", "work camps", "dungeons", "keeps", "oubliettes", "reformatories", "reform schools", "training schools" ], "near antonyms":[ "outsides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste":{ "examples":[ "I excused myself and asked if I could use the can" ], "synonyms":[ "bathrooms", "baths", "bogs", "cloakrooms", "comfort stations", "conveniences", "heads", "johns", "latrines", "lavatories", "loos", "potties", "restrooms", "toilets", "washrooms", "water closets" ], "near synonyms":[ "commodes", "pans", "pots", "garderobes", "jakes", "outhouses", "privies", "half baths", "powder rooms", "ladies", "ladies' rooms", "men's rooms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "he fell on the ice and landed on his can" ], "synonyms":[ "backsides", "behinds", "booties", "bottoms", "breeches", "bums", "buns", "buttocks", "butts", "cabooses", "cheeks", "derrieres", "derri\u00e8res", "duffs", "fannies", "fundaments", "hams", "haunches", "heinies", "hunkers", "keisters", "keesters", "nates", "posteriors", "rear ends", "rears", "rumps", "seats", "tail ends", "tails", "tushes" ], "near synonyms":[ "beams", "sterns", "moons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "canoodle":{ "as in cuddle , snuggle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bill", "cuddle", "neck", "nestle", "nose", "nuzzle", "snuggle", "spoon", "caress", "fondle", "gentle", "love", "pat", "pet", "stroke", "feel up", "paw", "cradle", "embrace", "enfold", "hug", "bounce", "dandle", "knead", "massage", "baby", "coddle", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "canvassed":{ "to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information":{ "examples":[ "we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program" ], "synonyms":[ "interviewed", "polled", "solicited", "surveyed" ], "near synonyms":[ "circularized", "interrogated", "questioned", "felt (out)", "sounded (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "reported" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "canvassed all the items on the agenda" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "argued", "bandied", "batted (around or back and forth)", "debated", "discussed", "disputed", "hashed (over or out)", "mooted", "talked over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviewed", "spoke (about)", "talked (about)", "broached", "introduced", "propounded", "raised", "stirred up", "forged", "hammered out", "talked out", "thrashed (out)", "wrestled (with)", "chewed over", "considered", "deliberated", "weighed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cannibalizing":{ "to remove parts from a machine, car, etc., to repair or build another one":{ "examples":[ "He cannibalized one washing machine to fix another.", "Many parts of the engine were cannibalized from older cars." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "recycling", "reusing", "applying", "employing", "exercising", "exploiting", "harnessing", "operating", "using", "utilizing", "handling", "manipulating", "wielding", "directing", "running", "working" ], "near antonyms":[ "chucking", "dumping", "junking", "throwing away", "throwing out", "tossing", "ignoring", "neglecting", "misapplying", "misusing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }