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"grubbing", "humping", "hustling", "laboring", "moiling", "pegging (away)", "plodding", "plowing", "plugging", "slaving", "slogging", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "sweating", "toiling", "travailing", "working", "exercising", "working out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "golden-ager":{ "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "offered discounts and special tours for golden-agers" ], "synonyms":[ "ancient", "elder", "geriatric", "old-timer", "oldster", "senior", "senior citizen" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffer", "graybeard", "patriarch", "whitebeard", "beldam", "beldame", "dowager", "grandam", "grandame", "adult", "grown-up", "dotard" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescent", "minor", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy" ], "antonyms":[ "youngster", "youth" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "golems":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "the supervisor was a golem who never had an unprogrammed thought in her life" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "goldbrick":{ "one who deliberately avoids work or duty":{ "examples":[ "the goldbricks among the colonists were warned: no work, no food" ], "synonyms":[ "shirker", "slacker" ], "near synonyms":[ "malingerer", "dropout", "quitter", "drone", "idler", "lazybones", "loafer", "slouch", "slug", "slugabed", "sluggard", "dallier", "lingerer", "loiterer", "lounger", "saunterer", "dawdler", "laggard", "putterer", "slowpoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "live wire", "pistol", "powerhouse", "doer", "go-getter", "hummer", "hustler", "self-starter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in hang , bum":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bum", "hang", "hang about", "hang around", "idle", "loaf", "slack (off)", "veg out", "bask", "kick back", "loll", "lounge", "relax", "repose", "rest" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg (away)", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "slog", "strain", "strive", "struggle", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "work", "exercise", "work out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "golden ages":{ "a period of high artistic or cultural development":{ "examples":[ "a memoir of her days as an actress in the golden age of Hollywood" ], "synonyms":[ "belle epoques", "belles \u00e9poques", "renaissances" ], "near synonyms":[ "silver ages", "millennia", "millenniums", "blooms", "blossoms", "flowers", "flushes", "glories", "heydays", "primes", "salad days", "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "climaxes", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "zeniths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dark ages" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "golem":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "the supervisor was a golem who never had an unprogrammed thought in her life" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Goliath":{ "something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{ "examples":[ "the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath" ], "synonyms":[ "behemoth", "blockbuster", "colossus", "dinosaur", "dreadnought", "elephant", "giant", "jumbo", "leviathan", "mammoth", "mastodon", "monster", "titan", "whale", "whopper" ], "near synonyms":[ "amazon", "giantess", "bulk", "hulk", "heavyweight", "juggernaut", "steamroller" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweight", "weakling", "wimp", "wisp", "nonentity", "twerp", "whippersnapper" ], "antonyms":[ "diminutive", "dwarf", "half-pint", "midget", "mite", "peewee", "pygmy", "pigmy", "runt", "shrimp" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gold-plated":{ "covered in a thin layer of gold":{ "examples":[ "Gold-plated jewelry is less expensive than solid gold." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gilded", "gilt", "gold", "golden", "bejeweled", "bejewelled", "bossed", "chased", "emblazoned", "embossed", "embroidered", "flounced", "fringed", "garlanded", "laced", "sequined", "sequinned", "wreathed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "golden mean":{ "a middle point between extremes":{ "examples":[ "when it comes to money, the golden mean is saving some income, while giving yourself a modest spending allowance" ], "synonyms":[ "mean", "medium", "middle", "middle ground", "midpoint" ], "near 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against which others of the same type are compared":{ "examples":[ "the gold standard for accurate experimental procedures is the double-blind medication trial" ], "synonyms":[ "bar", "barometer", "benchmark", "criterion", "grade", "mark", "measure", "metric", "par", "standard", "touchstone", "yardstick" ], "near synonyms":[ "case", "example", "instance", "average", "norm", "rule", "acme", "apex", "meridian", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "zenith" ], "near antonyms":[ "aberration", "abnormality", "deviation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "goldbricked":{ "as in hung , bummed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bummed", "hung", "hanged", "hung about", "hung around", "idled", "loafed", "slacked (off)", "vegged out", "basked", "kicked back", "lolled", "lounged", "relaxed", "reposed", "rested" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudged", "grubbed", "humped", "hustled", "labored", "moiled", "pegged (away)", "plodded", "plowed", "plugged", "slaved", "slogged", "strained", "strove", "strived", "struggled", "sweat", "sweated", "toiled", "travailed", "worked", "wrought", "exercised", "worked out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "Golcondas":{ "as in bonanzas , honeypots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bonanzas", "gravy trains", "honeypots", "caches", "hoards", "stashes", "armories", "repositories", "stockpots", "storehouses", "stores", "treasure-houses", "argosies", "cornucopias", "gold mines", "mines", "mother lodes", "treasure troves", "wellsprings" ], "near antonyms":[ "black holes", "sinkholes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "golden years":{ "as in seniority , elderliness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "elderliness", "oldness", "seniority", "anecdotage", "dotage", "senility", "adulthood", "majority", "maturity", "middle", "middle age", "midlife", "ripeness", "sunset", "twilight", "winter", "afterlife", "afternoon", "age", "autumn", "evening" ], "near antonyms":[ "springtime", "adolescence", "youth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "golden":{ "having qualities which inspire hope":{ "examples":[ "this may be your golden moment to impress a baseball scout, so don't blow it" ], "synonyms":[ "auspicious", "bright", "encouraging", "fair", "heartening", "hopeful", "likely", "optimistic", "promising", "propitious", "rose-colored", "roseate", "rosy", "upbeat" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheering", "comforting", "reassuring", "soothing", "assured", "confident", "decisive", "doubtless", "positive", "sure", "unhesitating", "beamish", "bullish", "eupeptic", "favorable", "good" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheerless", "comfortless", "doubtful", "dubious", "uncertain", "bearish", "grim", "negative", "unfavorable", "funereal", "glum", "gray", "grey", "miserable", "wretched" ], "antonyms":[ "bleak", "dark", "depressing", "desperate", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismal", "downbeat", "dreary", "gloomy", "hopeless", "inauspicious", "pessimistic", "unencouraging", "unlikely", "unpromising", "unpropitious" ] }, "marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones":{ "examples":[ "sang in a golden alto that filled the concert hall" ], "synonyms":[ "orotund", "plangent", "resonant", "resounding", "reverberant", "reverberating", "reverberative", "ringing", "rotund", "round", "sonorous", "vibrant" ], "near synonyms":[ "deep", "full", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "mellow", "plummy", "rich", "loud", "powerful", "stentorian", "thundering", "thunderous" ], "near antonyms":[ "cavernous", "hollow", "faint", "low", "murmurous", "muted", "smothered", "soft", "weak", "thin", "tinny" ], "antonyms":[] }, "marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically":{ "examples":[ "the golden age of industrialization" ], "synonyms":[ "booming", "boomy", "flourishing", "halcyon", "healthy", "lush", "palmy", "prospering", "prosperous", "roaring", "successful", "thriving" ], "near synonyms":[ "affluent", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "substantial", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do", "comfortable" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dying", "failing", "floundering", "languishing", "struggling", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "insolvent" ], "antonyms":[ "depressed", "unprosperous", "unsuccessful" ] }, "of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color":{ "examples":[ "a golden Labrador" ], "synonyms":[ "blond", "blonde", "fair", "flaxen", "sandy", "straw", "tawny" ], "near synonyms":[ "ocherous", "ochreous", "ash-blond", "ash-blonde", "blondish", "strawberry blonde", "strawberry blond", "towheaded", "gold", "light", "white" ], "near antonyms":[ "black-a-vised", "brown", "brunet", "brunette", "dark", "olive", "swart", "swarthy", "black", "ebony", "raven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "pointing toward a happy outcome":{ "examples":[ "that new job is a golden opportunity" ], "synonyms":[ "auspicious", "bright", "encouraging", "favorable", "heartening", "hopeful", "promising", "propitious" ], "near synonyms":[ "fortunate", "fortuitous", "happy", "lucky", "providential", "advantageous", "beneficial", "profitable", "prosperous", "salutary" ], "near antonyms":[ "unfortunate", "unhappy", "unlucky", "calamitous", "catastrophic", "disastrous", "fatal", "ruinous", "baleful", "dark", "dire", "direful", "doomy", "foreboding", "gloomy", "ill", "ill-boding", "menacing", "minatory", "ominous", "portentous", "sinister", "threatening" ], "antonyms":[ "dim", "discouraging", "disheartening", "futureless", "hopeless", "inauspicious", "unfavorable", "unpromising", "unpropitious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "golden means":{ "a middle point between extremes":{ "examples":[ "when it comes to money, the golden mean is saving some income, while giving yourself a modest spending allowance" ], "synonyms":[ "means", "mediums", "media", "middle grounds", "middles", "midpoints" ], "near synonyms":[ "arithmetic means", "averages", "medians", "norms", "pars", "standards" ], "near antonyms":[ "maxima", "maximums", "utmosts", "minima", "minimums" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "golden-agers":{ "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "offered discounts and special tours for golden-agers" ], "synonyms":[ "ancients", "elders", "geriatrics", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffers", "graybeards", "patriarchs", "whitebeards", "beldams", "beldames", "dowagers", "grandams", "grandames", "adults", "grown-ups", "dotards" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescents", "minors", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kids" ], "antonyms":[ "youngsters", "youths" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gold mine":{ "an abundant source":{ "examples":[ "the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers" ], "synonyms":[ "argosy", "cornucopia", "mine", "mother lode", "treasure trove", "wellspring" ], "near synonyms":[ "armory", "repository", "stockpot", "store", "storehouse", "treasure-house", "cache", "hoard", "stash", "bonanza", "Golconda", "gravy train", "honeypot" ], "near antonyms":[ "black hole", "sinkhole" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "golden age":{ "a period of high artistic or cultural development":{ "examples":[ "a memoir of her days as an actress in the golden age of Hollywood" ], "synonyms":[ "belle epoque", "belle \u00e9poque", "renaissance" ], "near synonyms":[ "silver age", "millennium", "bloom", "blossom", "flower", "flush", "glory", "heyday", "prime", "salad days", "acme", "apex", "climax", "meridian", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "zenith" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dark age" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "goldbricks":{ "one who deliberately avoids work or duty":{ "examples":[ "the goldbricks among the colonists were warned: no work, no food" ], "synonyms":[ "shirkers", "slackers" ], "near synonyms":[ "malingerers", "dropouts", "quitters", "drones", "idlers", "lazybones", "loafers", "slouches", "slugabeds", "sluggards", "slugs", "dalliers", "lingerers", "loiterers", "loungers", "saunterers", "dawdlers", "laggards", "putterers", "slowpokes" ], "near antonyms":[ "live wires", "pistols", "powerhouses", "doers", "go-getters", "hummers", "hustlers", "self-starters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in hangs , bums":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bums", "hangs", "hangs about", "hangs around", "idles", "loafs", "slacks (off)", "vegges out", "veges out", "basks", "kicks back", "lolls", "lounges", "relaxes", "reposes", "rests" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudges", "grubs", "humps", "hustles", "labors", "moils", "pegs (away)", "plods", "plows", "plugs", "slaves", "slogs", "strains", "strives", "struggles", "sweats", "toils", "travails", "works", "exercises", "works out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "gold standards":{ "something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared":{ "examples":[ "the gold standard for accurate experimental procedures is the double-blind medication trial" ], "synonyms":[ "barometers", "bars", "benchmarks", "criteria", "criterions", "grades", "marks", "measures", "metrics", "pars", "standards", "touchstones", "yardsticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "cases", "examples", "instances", "averages", "norms", "rules", "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "zeniths" ], "near antonyms":[ "aberrations", "abnormalities", "deviations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "gold":{ "something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{ "examples":[ "all the gold in the world won't buy happiness" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "bucks", "cabbage", "cash", "change", "chips", "coin", "currency", "dough", "green", "jack", "kale", "legal tender", "lolly", "long green", "loot", "lucre", "money", "moola", "moolah", "needful", "pelf", "scratch", "shekels", "sheqels", "shekelim", "shekalim", "sheqalim", "tender", "wampum" ], "near synonyms":[ "coinage", "specie", "dead presidents", "folding money", "paper money", "scrip", "banknote", "cashier's check", "check", "draft", "money order", "note", "promissory note", "bill", "dollar", "greenback", "bankroll", "capital", "finances", "funds", "roll", "wad", "wallet", "chump change", "dibs", "dime", "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "shoestring", "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "pot", "abundance", "means", "opulence", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "resources", "wherewithal", "mad money", "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in golden":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "golden", "gilded", "gilt", "gold-plated", "bejeweled", "bejewelled", "bossed", "chased", "emblazoned", "embossed", "embroidered", "flounced", "fringed", "garlanded", "laced", "sequined", "sequinned", "wreathed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "golds":{ "something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{ "examples":[ "all the gold in the world won't buy happiness" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "bucks", "cabbage", "cash", "change", "chips", "coin", "currency", "dough", "green", "jack", "kale", "legal tender", "lolly", "long green", "loot", "lucre", "money", "moola", "moolah", "needful", "pelf", "scratch", "shekels", "sheqels", "shekelim", "shekalim", "sheqalim", "tender", "wampum" ], "near synonyms":[ "coinage", "specie", "dead presidents", "folding money", "paper money", "scrip", "banknote", "cashier's check", "check", "draft", "money order", "note", "promissory note", "bill", "dollar", "greenback", "bankroll", "capital", "finances", "funds", "roll", "wad", "wallet", "chump change", "dibs", "dime", "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "shoestring", "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "pot", "abundance", "means", "opulence", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "resources", "wherewithal", "mad money", "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in golden":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "golden", "gilded", "gilt", "gold-plated", "bejeweled", "bejewelled", "bossed", "chased", "emblazoned", "embossed", "embroidered", "flounced", "fringed", "garlanded", "laced", "sequined", "sequinned", "wreathed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "gold mines":{ "an abundant source":{ "examples":[ "the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers" ], "synonyms":[ "argosies", "cornucopias", "mines", "mother lodes", "treasure troves", "wellsprings" ], "near synonyms":[ "armories", "repositories", "stockpots", "storehouses", "stores", "treasure-houses", "caches", "hoards", "stashes", "bonanzas", "Golcondas", "gravy trains", "honeypots" ], "near antonyms":[ "black holes", "sinkholes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Golconda":{ "as in bonanza , honeypot":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bonanza", "gravy train", "honeypot", "cache", "hoard", "stash", "armory", "repository", "stockpot", "store", "storehouse", "treasure-house", "argosy", "cornucopia", "gold mine", "mine", "mother lode", "treasure trove", "wellspring" ], "near antonyms":[ "black hole", "sinkhole" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }