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"stamina", "sufferance", "tolerance", "heart", "mettle", "spirit", "audacity", "boldness", "brass", "cheek", "chutzpah", "chutzpa", "hutzpah", "hutzpa", "effrontery", "gall", "hardihood", "nerve", "nerviness", "temerity" ], "near antonyms":[ "indecisiveness", "irresoluteness", "irresolution", "vacillation", "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "dastardliness", "faintheartedness", "pusillanimity", "timidity", "timorousness" ], "antonyms":[ "spinelessness" ] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ], "near synonyms":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pluckiness":{ "as in fortitude , grit":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backbone", "fiber", "fortitude", "grit", "gumption", "mettle", "pluck", "spunk", "temper", "bottle", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "daringness", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "gutsiness", "hardihood", "heart", "heroism", "intestinal fortitude", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "moxie", "nerve", "pecker", "prowess", "stoutness", "valor", "virtue", "determination", "perseverance", "resolution", "endurance", "stamina", "stomach", "tenacity", "audacity", "boldness", "brazenness", "cheek", "cojones", "effrontery", "gall", "temerity" ], "near antonyms":[ "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "dastardliness", "poltroonery", "spinelessness", "cold feet", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "mousiness", "timidity", "timorousness", "feebleness", "softness", "weakness", "impotence", "ineffectualness", "hesitation", "indecision", "indecisiveness", "irresolution" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plucky":{ "having or showing a lot of courage or determination":{ "examples":[ "A plucky young man who never gave up on his dream." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "determined", "firm", "game", "gritty", "resolute", "Spartan", "undeterred", "undismayed", "unflinching", "unswerving", "bold", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "gutty", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undauntable", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "mettlesome", "spirited", "spunky", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "daring", "dashing", "hardy", "venturesome", "venturous", "brash", "brazen", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "comforted", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "reassured", "unafraid" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffident", "mousy", "mousey", "scary", "shy", "skittish", "timid", "anxious", "apprehensive", "nervous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "afraid", "agitated", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "disturbed", "frightened", "horrified", "panicked", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "upset", "weak", "wimpy", "chicken", "chickenhearted", "chicken-livered", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "fainthearted", "fearful", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "nerveless", "poltroon", "poor-spirited", "pusillanimous", "spineless", "spiritless", "timorous", "uncourageous", "ungallant", "unheroic", "weakhearted", "yellow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "plug":{ "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "plugged the hole in the wall with putty" ], "synonyms":[ "block", "bung", "dam", "fill", "pack", "stop", "stuff" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke", "clog", "close (off)", "clot", "congest", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "caulk", "chink", "seal", "repack", "restuff" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "shovel" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "plugged away at solving the math problem" ], "synonyms":[ "bang away", "beaver (away)", "dig (away)", "drudge", "endeavor", "fag", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg (away)", "plod", "plow", "slave", "slog", "strain", "strive", "struggle", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "tug", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "apply (oneself)", "buckle (down)", "dig in", "hammer (away)", "knuckle down", "pitch in", "attack", "drive", "essay", "try", "exercise", "exert", "overexert", "overwork", "eke out", "grind (out)", "put out", "scrabble", "scratch", "trudge", "wade" ], "near antonyms":[ "break", "ease (up)", "let up", "slacken", "bum", "chill", "dally", "dillydally", "footle", "goldbrick", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "laze", "loaf", "lounge", "shirk", "slack (off)", "veg out", "bask", "loll", "relax", "repose", "rest", "unwind", "dabble", "doodle", "fool around", "fribble", "goof (around)", "hang", "hang about", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "examples":[ "the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhoo", "boost", "hype", "pitch", "promote", "publicize", "talk up", "tout" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertise", "bark", "merchandise", "merchandize", "sell", "push", "acclaim", "hail", "laud", "praise", "endorse", "indorse", "plump (for)", "plunk (for)", "plonk (for)", "recommend", "review", "announce", "broadcast", "publish" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike with a missile from a gun":{ "examples":[ "the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk" ], "synonyms":[ "drill", "gun", "pop", "shoot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow away", "bring down", "drop", "pick off", "shoot down", "blaze", "pepper", "potshot", "snipe (at)", "blast (at)", "fire (at)", "pistol", "shotgun", "machine-gun", "tommy-gun", "croak", "destroy", "dispatch", "do in", "fell", "ice", "kill", "slay", "annihilate", "blot out", "butcher", "decimate", "massacre", "slaughter", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in spot , word":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ad", "advertisement", "commercial", "message", "promotion", "spot", "word", "ballyhoo", "hype", "publicity", "puffery", "banner", "bill", "billboard", "placard", "poster", "sign", "advertising", "marketing", "propaganda", "pronouncement", "publication", "release", "broadcast", "bulletin", "dispatch", "newscast", "report", "story", "ink", "testimonial", "write-up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skate , cob":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cob", "dobbin", "jade", "skate", "equine", "nag", "steed", "equid", "colt", "filly", "foal", "gelding", "mare", "stallion", "bronco", "mustang", "pony", "charger", "courser", "cow pony", "cutting horse", "galloper", "hack", "hackney", "mount", "packhorse", "prancer", "quarter horse", "racehorse", "saddle horse", "trotter", "warhorse", "workhorse", "bay", "black", "buckskin", "chestnut", "dun", "palomino", "pinto", "roan", "skewbald", "sorrel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in scent , spinner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "scent", "spinner", "stool pigeon", "hook", "snare", "troll", "appeal", "attraction", "call", "draw", "incentive", "pull", "ambush", "net", "trap", "enticement", "seducement", "seduction", "temptation", "bait", "decoy", "lure", "entanglement", "entrapment" ], "near antonyms":[ "repellent", "repellant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plug (up)":{ "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "hair plugged up the drain" ], "synonyms":[ "block", "choke", "clog", "clot", "congest", "dam", "gum (up)", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "stop (up)", "stuff" ], "near synonyms":[ "bung", "cork", "spile", "stopper", "stopple", "fill", "gridlock", "pack", "fur", "silt", "flood", "glut", "inundate", "overwhelm", "swamp" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "empty", "lighten" ], "antonyms":[ "clear", "free", "open (up)", "unblock", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plugged":{ "as in closed , blocked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blocked", "clogged", "closed", "jammed", "obstructed", "shut", "stopped", "stuffed", "uncleared", "impassable", "impassible", "constricted", "cramped", "encumbered", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "trammeled", "trammelled", "barricaded", "blockaded", "dammed", "gated" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "cleared", "free", "open", "unclogged", "unclosed", "unobstructed", "unstopped", "enterable", "navigable", "passable", "emptied", "empty", "unoccupied", "vacant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "plugged the hole in the wall with putty" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "bunged", "dammed", "filled", "packed", "stopped", "stuffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked", "clogged", "closed (off)", "clotted", "congested", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "caulked", "calked", "chinked", "sealed", "repacked", "restuffed" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "shoveled", "shovelled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to 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"slacked (off)", "vegged out", "basked", "lolled", "relaxed", "reposed", "rested", "unwound", "dabbled", "doodled", "fooled around", "fribbled", "goofed (around)", "hung", "hanged", "hung about", "messed around", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "examples":[ "the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooed", "boosted", "hyped", "pitched", "promoted", "publicized", "talked up", "touted" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertised", "barked", "merchandised", "merchandized", "sold", "pushed", "acclaimed", "hailed", "lauded", "praised", "endorsed", "indorsed", "plumped (for)", "plunked (for)", "plonked (for)", "recommended", "reviewed", "announced", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "published" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike with a missile from a gun":{ "examples":[ "the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk" ], "synonyms":[ "drilled", "gunned", "popped", "shot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blew away", "brought down", "dropped", "picked off", "shot down", "blazed", "peppered", "potshot", "sniped (at)", "blasted (at)", "fired (at)", "pistoled", "pistolled", "shotgunned", "machine-gunned", "tommy-gunned", "croaked", "destroyed", "did in", "dispatched", "felled", "iced", "killed", "slew", "annihilated", "blotted out", "butchered", "decimated", "massacred", "slaughtered", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "plugged (up)":{ "as in closed , blocked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blocked", "choked", "clogged", "closed", "congested", "dammed", "jammed", "obstructed", "stopped (up)", "stuffed", "impassable", "impassible", "unnegotiable", "unpassable", "barricaded", "blockaded" ], "near antonyms":[ "navigable", "negotiable", "passable", "clear", "cleared", "free", "open", "unclogged", "unclosed", "unobstructed", "unstopped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "hair plugged up the drain" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "choked", "clogged", "clotted", "congested", "dammed", "gummed (up)", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "stopped (up)", "stuffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunged", "corked", "spiled", "stoppered", "stoppled", "filled", "gridlocked", "packed", "furred", "silted", "flooded", "glutted", "inundated", "overwhelmed", "swamped" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "emptied", "lightened" ], "antonyms":[ "cleared", "freed", "opened (up)", "unblocked", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "plugging":{ "as in repair , patching":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "closing", "darning", "filling", "healing", "knitting", "mending", "patching", "repair", "sealing", "sewing", "stitching", "suturing", "combination", "combining", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "joining", "junction", "linking", "merger", "merging", "unification", "union", "uniting", "hill", "mound", "rise", "bump", "bunch", "hump", "lump", "pimple", "swell", "swelling", "tumor", "bulge", "camber", "convexity", "jut", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance" ], "near antonyms":[ "break", "crack", "fissure", "fracture", "rift", "rupture", "split", "tear", "cut", "gash", "incision", "laceration", "notch", "rent", "rip", "slash", "slit", "breach", "gap", "opening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "plugged the hole in the wall with putty" ], "synonyms":[ "blocking", "bunging", "damming", "filling", "packing", "stopping", "stuffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "choking", "clogging", "closing (off)", "clotting", "congesting", "jamming", "obstructing", "occluding", "caulking", "calking", "chinking", "sealing", "repacking", "restuffing" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavating", "hollowing (out)", "scooping (out)", "shoveling", "shovelling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "plugged away at solving the math problem" ], "synonyms":[ "banging away", "beavering (away)", "digging (away)", "drudging", "endeavoring", "fagging", "grubbing", "humping", "hustling", "laboring", "moiling", "pegging (away)", "plodding", "plowing", "slaving", "slogging", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "sweating", "toiling", "travailing", "tugging", "working" ], "near synonyms":[ "applying (oneself)", "buckling (down)", "digging in", "hammering (away)", "knuckling down", "pitching in", "attacking", "driving", "essaying", "trying", "exercising", "exerting", "overexerting", "overworking", "eking out", "grinding (out)", "putting out", "scrabbling", "scratching", "trudging", "wading" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaking", "easing (up)", "letting up", "slackening", "bumming", "chilling", "dallying", "dillydallying", "footling", "goldbricking", "goofing (off)", "hacking (around)", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "lazing", "loafing", "lounging", "shirking", "slacking (off)", "vegging out", "basking", "lolling", "relaxing", "reposing", "resting", "unwinding", "dabbling", "doodling", "fooling around", "fribbling", "goofing (around)", "hanging", "hanging about", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "examples":[ "the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooing", "boosting", "hyping", "pitching", "promoting", "publicizing", "talking up", "touting" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertising", "barking", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "selling", "pushing", "acclaiming", "hailing", "lauding", "praising", "endorsing", "indorsing", "plumping (for)", "plunking (for)", "plonking (for)", "recommending", "reviewing", "announcing", "broadcasting", "publishing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike with a missile from a gun":{ "examples":[ "the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk" ], "synonyms":[ "drilling", "gunning", "popping", "shooting" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing away", "bringing down", "dropping", "picking off", "shooting down", "blazing", "peppering", "potshotting", "sniping (at)", "blasting (at)", "firing (at)", "pistoling", "pistolling", "shotgunning", "machine-gunning", "tommy-gunning", "croaking", "destroying", "dispatching", "doing in", "felling", "icing", "killing", "slaying", "annihilating", "blotting out", "butchering", "decimating", "massacring", "slaughtering", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plugola":{ "as in word , spot":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "advertising", "billing", "blurb", "come-on", "commercial", "message", "pitch", "spot", "word", "ad", "advert", "advertisement", "announcement", "bulletin", "communiqu\u00e9", "notice", "notification", "posting", "release", "broadside", "brochure", "circular", "flyer", "flier", "fly sheet", "gazette", "handbill", "handout", "bill", "billboard", "placard", "playbill", "poster", "show bill", "sign", "broadcast", "cablecast", "newscast", "telecast", "communication", "dispatch", "report", "annunciation", "declaration", "edict", "proclamation", "promulgation", "pronouncement", "pronunciamento", "rescript", "signification", "ballyhoo", "boost", "buildup", "campaign", "plug", "promo", "promotion", "propaganda", "publicity" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plummeted":{ "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "a week in which stock prices plummeted" ], "synonyms":[ "crashed", "cratered", "declined", "descended", "dipped", "dived", "dove", "dropped", "fell", "lowered", "nose-dived", "plunged", "sank", "sunk", "skidded", "tumbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "died (down)", "diminished", "drooped", "dwindled", "ebbed", "lessened", "let up", "moderated", "subsided", "tapered off", "waned", "receded", "retreated" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulated", "ballooned", "built", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "grew", "increased", "intensified", "mushroomed", "picked up", "snowballed", "swelled", "waxed" ], "antonyms":[ "arose", "ascended", "lifted", "mounted", "rose", "soared", "spiked", "upped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plump":{ "having an excess of body fat":{ "examples":[ "she's been plump all her life, and her sister has always been skinny" ], "synonyms":[ "blubbery", "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "fleshy", "full", "gross", "lardy", "obese", "overweight", "podgy", "portly", "pudgy", "replete", "roly-poly", "rotund", "round", "tubby" ], "near synonyms":[ "beefy", "bulky", "chunky", "heavy", "heavyset", "plumpish", "stocky", "stout", "thick", "thickset", "weighty", "brawny", "burly", "hefty", "husky", "dumpy", "squat", "stubby", "hippy", "paunchy", "potbellied", "flabby", "soft", "ample", "buxom", "corn-fed", "ripe", "zaftig", "zoftig", "endomorphic" ], "near antonyms":[ "angular", "bony", "boney", "gaunt", "lank", "lanky", "rawboned", "sinewy", "cadaverous", "emaciated", "haggard", "pinched", "skeletal", "wasted", "puny", "scraggy", "scrawny", "slight", "rangy", "reedy", "spindling", "spindly", "stringy", "svelte", "sylphlike", "twiggy", "waspish", "weedy", "willowy", "ectomorphic", "anorexic" ], "antonyms":[ "lean", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "thin" ] }, "in a direct line or course":{ "examples":[ "there was a squirrel on the sidewalk plump in front of us" ], "synonyms":[ "dead", "direct", "directly", "due", "plumb", "right", "straight", "straightway" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "circuitously", "deviously", "veeringly" ], "antonyms":[ "indirectly" ] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "angrily gave a plump of his fist against the door" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw or set down clumsily or casually":{ "examples":[ "plumped herself down on the couch and turned on the TV" ], "synonyms":[ "flop", "flump", "plank", "plop", "plunk", "plonk" ], "near synonyms":[ "fling", "heave", "sling", "toss", "ensconce", "install", "plant", "settle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "plumps (for)":{ "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "examples":[ "will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research" ], "synonyms":[ "advocates", "backs", "champions", "endorses", "indorses", "patronizes", "plunks (for)", "plonks (for)", "supports" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "props (up)", "seconds", "sides (with)", "backstops", "bolsters", "boosts", "buttresses", "reinforces", "reenforces", "advances", "forwards", "furthers", "plugs", "preaches", "talks up", "bails out", "delivers", "rescues", "saves" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "interferes", "opposes", "sabotages", "thwarts", "deserts", "disappoints", "fails", "lets down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunderers":{ "as in robbers , looters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "despoilers", "looters", "marauders", "pillagers", "raiders", "robbers", "buccaneers", "corsairs", "freebooters", "pirates", "rovers", "privateers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plundering":{ "as in pillaging , plunder":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "depredation", "despoilment", "despoliation", "looting", "marauding", "pillaging", "plunder", "raiding", "robbery", "sacking", "piracy", "pirating", "privateering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to search through with the intent of committing robbery":{ "examples":[ "the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables" ], "synonyms":[ "despoiling", "looting", "marauding", "pillaging", "ransacking", "sacking" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking in", "burglarizing", "ripping off", "stealing (from)", "combing", "hunting", "raking", "rifling", "rummaging", "harrying", "raiding", "ravishing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plunge (in)":{ "as in fall (to) , pitch in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fall (to)", "pitch in", "settle (down)", "buckle (down to)", "concentrate (on)", "focus (on)", "knuckle down (to)", "zero (in on)", "pursue", "take up", "undertake", "address", "approach", "face", "attack", "dive (into)", "tackle", "wade (in or into)" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "evade", "shun", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "fiddle (around)", "fool", "idle", "lag", "mess", "monkey (around)", "play", "poke", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunged (in)":{ "as in fell (to) , pitched in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fell (to)", "pitched in", "settled (down)", "buckled (down to)", "concentrated (on)", "focused (on)", "focussed (on)", "knuckled down (to)", "zeroed (in on)", "pursued", "took up", "undertook", "addressed", "approached", "faced", "attacked", "dived (into)", "dove (into)", "tackled", "waded (in or into)" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "evaded", "shunned", "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "fiddled (around)", "fooled", "idled", "lagged", "messed", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "poked", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunging":{ "to cast oneself head first into deep water":{ "examples":[ "she took a deep breath and plunged from the side of the pool" ], "synonyms":[ "diving", "pitching", "sounding" ], "near synonyms":[ "dipping", "immersing", "submerging", "belly flopping", "plumping", "plunking", "plonking" ], "near antonyms":[ "surfacing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "prices for those televisions have really plunged since they were first introduced" ], "synonyms":[ "crashing", "cratering", "declining", "descending", "dipping", "diving", "dropping", "falling", "lowering", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "sinking", "skidding", "tumbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "drooping", "dwindling", "dying (down)", "ebbing", "lessening", "letting up", "moderating", "subsiding", "tapering off", "waning", "receding", "retreating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulating", "ballooning", "building", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "growing", "increasing", "intensifying", "mushrooming", "picking up", "snowballing", "swelling", "waxing" ], "antonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "lifting", "mounting", "rising", "soaring", "spiking", "upping" ] }, "to lead or extend downward":{ "examples":[ "a stairway plunging into darkness" ], "synonyms":[ "declining", "descending", "dipping", "dropping", "falling", "sinking" ], "near synonyms":[ "angling", "canting", "cocking", "heeling", "inclining", "leaning", "listing", "reclining", "slanting", "sloping", "tilting", "tipping" ], "near antonyms":[ "evening", "flattening", "leveling", "levelling", "planing", "smoothing", "straightening" ], "antonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "climbing", "mounting", "rising", "uprising", "upsweeping", "upturning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunk":{ "to throw or set down clumsily or casually":{ "examples":[ "plunked a battered hat on his head" ], "synonyms":[ "flop", "flump", "plank", "plop", "plump" ], "near synonyms":[ "fling", "heave", "sling", "toss", "ensconce", "install", "plant", "settle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunking (for)":{ "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "examples":[ "I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions" ], "synonyms":[ "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "patronizing", "plumping (for)", "supporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "propping (up)", "seconding", "siding (with)", "backstopping", "bolstering", "boosting", "buttressing", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "advancing", "forwarding", "furthering", "plugging", "preaching", "talking up", "bailing out", "delivering", "rescuing", "saving" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "interfering", "opposing", "sabotaging", "thwarting", "deserting", "disappointing", "failing", "letting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunks":{ "to throw or set down clumsily or casually":{ "examples":[ "plunked a battered hat on his head" ], "synonyms":[ "flops", "flumps", "planks", "plops", "plumps" ], "near synonyms":[ "flings", "heaves", "slings", "tosses", "ensconces", "installs", "plants", "settles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunking":{ "to throw or set down clumsily or casually":{ "examples":[ "plunked a battered hat on his head" ], "synonyms":[ "flopping", "flumping", "planking", "plopping", "plumping" ], "near synonyms":[ "flinging", "heaving", "slinging", "tossing", "ensconcing", "installing", "planting", "settling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plumpish":{ "as in heavyset , stocky":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beefy", "bulky", "chunky", "heavy", "heavyset", "stocky", "stout", "thick", "thickset", "weighty", "blubbery", "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "fleshy", "full", "gross", "lardy", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "podgy", "portly", "pudgy", "replete", "roly-poly", "rotund", "round", "tubby", "brawny", "burly", "hefty", "husky", "dumpy", "squat", "stubby", "hippy", "paunchy", "potbellied", "flabby", "soft", "ample", "buxom", "corn-fed", "ripe", "zaftig", "zoftig", "endomorphic" ], "near antonyms":[ "lean", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "thin", "angular", "bony", "boney", "gaunt", "lank", "lanky", "rawboned", "sinewy", "cadaverous", "emaciated", "haggard", "pinched", "skeletal", "wasted", "puny", "scraggy", "scrawny", "slight", "rangy", "reedy", "spindling", "spindly", "stringy", "svelte", "sylphlike", "twiggy", "waspish", "weedy", "willowy", "ectomorphic", "anorexic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "plumbing":{ "to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line":{ "examples":[ "plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship" ], "synonyms":[ "fathoming", "sounding" ], "near synonyms":[ "gauging", "gaging", "scaling", "spanning", "remeasuring", "replumbing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plush":{ "having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)":{ "examples":[ "a particularly plush and buttery chardonnay" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "concentrated", "full", "full-bodied", "heady", "lusty", "muscular", "potent", "rich", "robust", "strong" ], "near synonyms":[ "heavy", "straight", "undiluted", "unmixed", "high-octane", "high-test", "enriched", "fortified" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilute", "diluted", "watered-down", "watery" ], "antonyms":[ "delicate", "light", "mild", "thin", "thinned", "weak", "weakened" ] }, "showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort":{ "examples":[ "a plush estate filled with priceless art and antiques" ], "synonyms":[ "Babylonian", "deluxe", "lavish", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "luxury", "opulent", "palace", "palatial", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "expensive", "precious", "premium", "rich", "extravagant", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "showy", "august", "awesome", "awful", "baronial", "beautiful", "gorgeous", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "impressive", "kingly", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately", "comfortable", "cozy", "homelike", "homey", "homy", "snug" ], "near antonyms":[ "economical", "frugal", "meager", "meagre", "spare", "stingy", "thrifty" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "humble", "no-frills", "spartan" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "plug (away)":{ "as in work , peg (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grind", "hump", "hustle", "peg (away)", "plod", "plow", "work", "carry on", "pitch in", "plunge (in)", "exert", "exhaust", "put out", "spend", "strain", "stress", "tax", "trouble", "wear out", "busy", "commit", "concern", "engage", "involve", "knuckle down", "set (to)", "settle (down)", "readdress", "reapply", "address", "apply", "bend", "buckle", "devote", "give" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "idle", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plumbs":{ "to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line":{ "examples":[ "plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship" ], "synonyms":[ "fathoms", "sounds" ], "near synonyms":[ "gauges", "gages", "scales", "spans", "remeasures", "replumbs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunking down":{ "as in plopping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "plopping", "knocking down", "knocking over", "striking down", "toppling", "bobbling", "bungling", "foozling", "fumbling", "flattening", "flooring", "leveling", "levelling", "immersing", "sinking", "submerging", "depressing", "dropping", "lowering", "throwing", "throwing down" ], "near antonyms":[ "lifting", "picking up", "raising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plump (for)":{ "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "examples":[ "will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "back", "champion", "endorse", "indorse", "patronize", "plunk (for)", "plonk (for)", "support" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "prop (up)", "second", "side (with)", "backstop", "bolster", "boost", "buttress", "reinforce", "reenforce", "advance", "forward", "further", "plug", "preach", "talk up", "bail out", "deliver", "rescue", "save" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffle", "foil", "frustrate", "interfere", "oppose", "sabotage", "thwart", "desert", "disappoint", "fail", "let down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunked":{ "to throw or set down clumsily or casually":{ "examples":[ "plunked a battered hat on his head" ], "synonyms":[ "flopped", "flumped", "planked", "plopped", "plumped" ], "near synonyms":[ "flung", "heaved", "hove", "slung", "tossed", "ensconced", "installed", "planted", "settled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plum":{ "someone or something unusually desirable":{ "examples":[ "that job is considered a real plum in the broadcasting business" ], "synonyms":[ "catch", "gem", "jewel", "pearl", "prize", "treasure" ], "near synonyms":[ "blessing", "find", "godsend", "goody", "goodie", "valuable", "windfall", "booty", "loot", "plunder", "spoil", "swag", "brass ring", "glory", "pride", "gold", "jackpot", "prize money", "treasure trove" ], "near antonyms":[ "lemon", "loser" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plugging (away)":{ "as in working , pegging (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grinding", "humping", "hustling", "pegging (away)", "plodding", "plowing", "working", "carrying on", "pitching in", "plunging (in)", "exerting", "exhausting", "putting out", "spending", "straining", "stressing", "taxing", "troubling", "wearing out", "busying", "committing", "concerning", "engaging", "involving", "knuckling down", "setting (to)", "settling (down)", "readdressing", "reapplying", "addressing", "applying", "bending", "buckling", "devoting", "giving" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "idling", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plugs (away)":{ "as in works , pegs (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grinds", "humps", "hustles", "pegs (away)", "plods", "plows", "works", "carries on", "pitches in", "plunges (in)", "exerts", "exhausts", "puts out", "spends", "strains", "stresses", "taxes", "troubles", "wears out", "busies", "commits", "concerns", "engages", "involves", "knuckles down", "sets (to)", "settles (down)", "readdresses", "reapplies", "addresses", "applies", "bends", "buckles", "devotes", "gives" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "idles", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plume":{ "something given in recognition of achievement":{ "examples":[ "the Nobel Prize for Literature is the plume that all authors covet" ], "synonyms":[ "accolade", "award", "blue ribbon", "decoration", "distinction", "honor", "kudo", "premium", "prize" ], "near synonyms":[ "badge", "crown", "cup", "laurel", "medal", "order", "plaque", "plate", "ribbon", "trophy", "applause", "bravo", "encomium", "eulogy", "hallelujah", "homage", "paean", "panegyric", "plaudit", "tribute", "citation", "commendation", "compliment", "honorable mention" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "examples":[ "that jerk plumes himself on his supposed athletic skills" ], "synonyms":[ "flatter", "pique", "pride" ], "near synonyms":[ "boast", "brag", "crow", "gasconade", "swagger", "swank", "swash", "vapor", "vaunt", "congratulate", "felicitate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plucked":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilked", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fiddled", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "mulcted", "nobbled", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "thimblerigged", "victimized" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plug hat":{ "as in baseball cap , cowboy hat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", 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"spoils", "swags", "brass rings", "glories", "prides", "golds", "jackpots", "prize moneys", "treasure troves" ], "near antonyms":[ "lemons", "losers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plugged-in":{ "as in with-it":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "with-it", "alert", "attentive", "open-eyed", "vigilant", "watchful", "observant", "observing", "sharp", "sharp-eyed", "alerted", "aware", "clued (in)", "forewarned", "informed", "prepared", "ready", "warned", "hip", "knowing", "wise" ], "near antonyms":[ "unknowing", "oblivious", "unaware", "unconscious", "uninformed", "unwitting", "heedless", "unmindful", "unprepared", "unready", "unwary" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pluggers":{ "a person who does very hard or dull work":{ "examples":[ "the quiet pluggers are the ones who really keep this company going" ], "synonyms":[ "dogsbodies", "drones", "drudgers", "drudges", "fags", "foot soldiers", "grubbers", "grubs", "grunts", "laborers", "peons", 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"buckles (down)", "digs in", "hammers (away)", "knuckles down", "pitches in", "attacks", "drives", "essays", "tries", "exercises", "exerts", "overexerts", "overworks", "ekes out", "grinds (out)", "puts out", "scrabbles", "scratches", "trudges", "wades" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks", "eases (up)", "lets up", "slackens", "bums", "chills", "dallies", "dillydallies", "footles", "goldbricks", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "lazes", "loafs", "lounges", "shirks", "slacks (off)", "vegges out", "veges out", "basks", "lolls", "relaxes", "reposes", "rests", "unwinds", "dabbles", "doodles", "fools around", "fribbles", "goofs (around)", "hangs", "hangs about", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "examples":[ "the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhoos", "boosts", "hypes", "pitches", "promotes", "publicizes", "talks up", "touts" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertises", "barks", "merchandises", "merchandizes", "sells", "pushes", "acclaims", "hails", "lauds", "praises", "endorses", "indorses", "plumps (for)", "plunks (for)", "plonks (for)", "recommends", "reviews", "announces", "broadcasts", "publishes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike with a missile from a gun":{ "examples":[ "the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk" ], "synonyms":[ "drills", "guns", "pops", "shoots" ], "near synonyms":[ "blows away", "brings down", "drops", "picks off", "shoots down", "blazes", "peppers", "potshots", "snipes (at)", "blasts (at)", "fires (at)", "pistols", "shotguns", "machine-guns", "tommy-guns", "croaks", "destroys", "dispatches", "does in", "fells", "ices", "kills", "slays", "annihilates", "blots out", "butchers", "decimates", "massacres", "slaughters", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skates , cobs":{ 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"gazettes", "handbills", "handouts", "billboards", "bills", "placards", "playbills", "posters", "show bills", "signs", "broadcasts", "cablecasts", "newscasts", "telecasts", "advertisings", "billings", "blurbs", "come-ons", "commercials", "messages", "pitches", "plugolas", "spots", "words", "communications", "dispatches", "reports", "annunciations", "declarations", "edicts", "proclamations", "promulgations", "pronouncements", "pronunciamentos", "pronunciamentoes", "rescripts", "significations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in scents , spinners":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "scents", "spinners", "stool pigeons", "hooks", "snares", "trolls", "appeals", "attractions", "calls", "draws", "incentives", "pulls", "ambushes", "nets", "traps", "enticements", "seducements", "seductions", "temptations", "baits", "decoys", "lures", "entanglements", "entrapments" ], "near antonyms":[ "repellents", "repellants" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pluses":{ "something added (as by growth)":{ "examples":[ "a recalculation of the year's income that resulted in a plus in the company's profits" ], "synonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "expansions", "gains", "increases", "increments", "more", "proliferations", "raises", "rises", "step-ups", "supplements", "upticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulations", "assemblages", "collections", "gatherings", "complements", "accessions", "appendixes", "appendices", "continuations", "extensions", "uptrends", "upturns", "jumps", "run-ups", "spikes" ], "near antonyms":[ "deductions", "subtractions" ], "antonyms":[ "abatements", "declines", "decreases", "decrements", "depletions", "diminishments", "diminutions", "drop-offs", "falloffs", "falls", "losses", "reductions", "shrinkages", "step-downs" ] }, "the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{ "examples":[ "the supply of cranberries is greatly in plus 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"milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plumps":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "angrily gave a plump of his fist against the door" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw or set down clumsily or casually":{ "examples":[ "plumped herself down on the couch and turned on the TV" ], "synonyms":[ "flops", "flumps", "planks", "plops", "plunks", "plonks" ], "near synonyms":[ "flings", "heaves", "slings", "tosses", "ensconces", "installs", "plants", "settles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plunk down":{ "as in plop":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "plop", "knock down", "knock over", "strike down", "topple", "bobble", "bungle", "foozle", "fumble", "flatten", 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"baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "interfered", "opposed", "sabotaged", "thwarted", "deserted", "disappointed", "failed", "let down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plutocrat":{ "a wealthy person":{ "examples":[ "the 19th-century plutocrats who built their enormous summer \"cottages\" in Newport" ], "synonyms":[ "capitalist", "Croesus", "deep pocket", "fat cat", "have", "money", "moneybags", "silk stocking" ], "near synonyms":[ "moneymaker", "money-spinner", "magnate", "nabob", "tycoon", "billionaire", "gazillionaire", "millionaire", "multibillionaire", "multimillionaire", "multimillionairess", "zillionaire", "heir", "heiress", "jet-setter", "jeunesse dor\u00e9e" ], "near antonyms":[ "bankrupt", "beggar" ], "antonyms":[ "have-not", "pauper" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plugolas":{ "as in words , spots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "advertisings", "billings", "blurbs", "come-ons", "commercials", "messages", "pitches", "spots", "words", "ads", 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"advocates", "backs", "champions", "endorses", "indorses", "patronizes", "plumps (for)", "supports" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "props (up)", "seconds", "sides (with)", "backstops", "bolsters", "boosts", "buttresses", "reinforces", "reenforces", "advances", "forwards", "furthers", "plugs", "preaches", "talks up", "bails out", "delivers", "rescues", "saves" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "interferes", "opposes", "sabotages", "thwarts", "deserts", "disappoints", "fails", "lets down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plumb":{ "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "examples":[ "a horror movie that's plumb trash and further evidence of the deterioration of popular culture" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "very" ], "near synonyms":[ "authentic", "classic", "genuine", "real", "veritable", "constant", "endless", "eternal", "perpetual", "undying", "unremitting", "extreme", "unrestricted", "confirmed", "habitual", "hopeless", "inveterate", "extraordinary", "frightful", "horrible", "huge", "main", "superlative", "supreme", "surpassing", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "equivocal", "qualified", "questionable", "restricted", "uncertain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "rising straight up":{ "examples":[ "the wall was not plumb , so everything else in the room was out of kilter" ], "synonyms":[ "erect", "perpendicular", "raised", "stand-up", "standing", "upright", "upstanding", "vertical" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevated", "lifted", "upended", "upraised", "semierect", "freestanding", "stand-alone" ], "near antonyms":[ "prostrate", "supine", "diagonal", "hanging", "sagging", "slant", "slanted", "slanting", "slanty" ], "antonyms":[ "flat", "recumbent" ] }, "in a direct line or course":{ "examples":[ "I can't believe he walked plumb into the tree, without even seeing it!" ], "synonyms":[ "dead", "direct", "directly", "due", "plump", "right", "straight", "straightway" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "circuitously", "deviously", "veeringly" ], "antonyms":[ "indirectly" ] }, "to a full extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "I'm plumb tuckered out" ], "synonyms":[ "all", "all of", "all over", "altogether", "clean", "completely", "dead", "enough", "entire", "entirely", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "fully", "heartily", "out", "perfectly", "quite", "soundly", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "wide" ], "near 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"straightway" ], "near synonyms":[ "away", "freely", "anon", "momentarily", "shortly", "soon", "apace", "briskly", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "posthaste", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "readily", "snappily", "speedily", "swift", "swiftly", "abruptly", "presto", "suddenly", "unexpectedly", "hastily", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "exactly", "opportunely", "punctually", "seasonably" ], "near antonyms":[ "slowly", "late", "tardily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line":{ "examples":[ "plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship" ], "synonyms":[ "fathom", "sound" ], "near synonyms":[ "gauge", "gage", "scale", "span", "remeasure", "replumb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "verb" ] }, "plumpness":{ "the condition of having an excess of body fat":{ "examples":[ "a man of considerable plumpness sat down next to me" ], "synonyms":[ "adiposity", "chubbiness", "corpulence", "corpulency", "embonpoint", "fat", "fatness", "fattiness", "fleshiness", "grossness", "obesity", "portliness", "pudginess", "pursiness", "rotundity", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "bulkiness", "heaviness", "huskiness", "stoutness", "brawniness", "burliness", "endomorphy" ], "near antonyms":[ "fitness", "trimness", "gauntness", "scrawniness", "skinniness", "weediness" ], "antonyms":[ "leanness", "reediness", "slenderness", "slimness", "svelteness", "thinness" ] }, "the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "the astonishing plumpness that is so often found in the speech of the very young or the very old" ], "synonyms":[ "bluntness", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "outspokenness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "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" ] }, "pluralities":{ "as in majorities , masses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abundances", "heaps", "loads", "lots", "much", "oodles", "plenties", "profusions", "reams", "scads", "wealths", "bulks", "generalities", "majorities", "masses", "preponderances", "maxima", "maximums", "mosts" ], "near antonyms":[ "minorities", "couples", "fews", "handfuls", "handsful", "smatterings", "sprinklings", "leasts", "minima", "minimums" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plusses":{ "something added (as by growth)":{ "examples":[ "a recalculation of the year's income that resulted in a plus in the company's profits" ], "synonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "expansions", "gains", "increases", "increments", "more", "proliferations", "raises", "rises", "step-ups", "supplements", "upticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulations", "assemblages", "collections", "gatherings", "complements", "accessions", "appendixes", "appendices", "continuations", "extensions", "uptrends", "upturns", "jumps", "run-ups", "spikes" ], "near antonyms":[ "deductions", "subtractions" ], "antonyms":[ "abatements", "declines", "decreases", "decrements", "depletions", "diminishments", "diminutions", "drop-offs", "falloffs", "falls", "losses", "reductions", "shrinkages", "step-downs" ] }, "the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{ "examples":[ "the supply of cranberries is greatly in plus of the demand for them in the market" ], "synonyms":[ "bellyfuls", "excesses", "fat", "overabundances", "overages", "overflows", "overkills", "overmuch", "overpluses", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surplusages", "surpluses" ], "near synonyms":[ "abundances", "bounties", "plenties", "plentitudes", "profusions", "sufficiencies", "overproductions", "overstocks" ], "near antonyms":[ "dearths", "lacks", "scarcities", "wants" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiencies", "deficits", "insufficiencies", "undersupplies" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plummets":{ "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "a week in which stock prices plummeted" ], "synonyms":[ "crashes", "craters", "declines", "descends", "dips", "dives", "drops", "falls", "lowers", "nose-dives", "plunges", "sinks", "skids", "tumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (down)", "diminishes", "droops", "dwindles", "ebbs", "lessens", "lets up", "moderates", "subsides", "tapers off", "wanes", "recedes", "retreats" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mushrooms", "picks up", "snowballs", "swells", "waxes" ], "antonyms":[ "arises", "ascends", "lifts", "mounts", "rises", "soars", "spikes", "ups" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plushness":{ "as in opulence , sumptuousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "augustness", "brilliance", "gloriousness", "glory", "grandeur", "grandness", "lavishness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "luxury", "magnificence", "nobility", "nobleness", "opulence", "ornateness", "plushiness", "resplendence", "resplendency", "richness", "splendor", "sumptuousness", "class", "classiness", "courtliness", "elegance", "elegancy", "fineness", "grace", "gracefulness", "handsomeness", "majesty", "refinement", "stateliness", "artfulness", "chic", "polish", "sophistication", "taste", "tastefulness", "choiceness", "classicism", "dignity", "exquisiteness", "restraint", "simplicity", "affectedness", "grandiosity", "ostentation", "ostentatiousness", "pretentiousness", "showiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "gracelessness", "inelegance", "coarseness", "crudeness", "flamboyance", "flashiness", "garishness", "gaudiness", "glitz", "grotesqueness", "grotesquerie", "grotesquery", "kitsch", "tastelessness", "tawdriness", "vulgarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plunges (in)":{ "as in falls (to) , pitches in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "falls (to)", "pitches in", "settles (down)", "buckles (down to)", "concentrates (on)", "focuses (on)", "focusses (on)", "knuckles down (to)", "zeroes (in on)", "pursues", "takes up", "undertakes", "addresses", "approaches", "faces", "attacks", "dives (into)", "tackles", "wades (in or into)" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "evades", "shuns", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "fiddles (around)", "fools", "idles", "lags", "messes", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "pokes", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plushly":{ "in a luxurious manner":{ "examples":[ "the plushly furnished cabin alone is worth the price we've paid for this Caribbean cruise" ], "synonyms":[ "expensively", "extravagantly", "fatly", "grandly", "high", "large", "lavishly", "luxuriously", "opulently", "palatially", "richly", "sumptuously" ], "near synonyms":[ "imposingly", "impressively", "magnificently", "splendidly", "grandiosely", "ostentatiously", "pompously", "pretentiously", "affluently", "comfortably", "fine", "wealthily", "immoderately", "indulgently", "intemperately", "prodigally", "wantonly", "wastefully" ], "near antonyms":[ "unpretentiously", "cheaply", "economically", "frugally", "inexpensively", "meagerly", "poorly", "skimpily", "sparely", "sparingly", "thriftily", "conservatively", "moderately", "prudently", "reasonably", "restrainedly", "sensibly", "temperately" ], "antonyms":[ "austerely", "humbly", "modestly", "plainly", "simply" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "plutocrats":{ "a wealthy person":{ "examples":[ "the 19th-century plutocrats who built their enormous summer \"cottages\" in Newport" ], "synonyms":[ "capitalists", "Croesuses", "deep pockets", "fat cats", "haves", "money", "moneybags", "silk stockings" ], "near synonyms":[ "moneymakers", "money-spinners", "magnates", "nabobs", "tycoons", "billionaires", "gazillionaires", "millionaires", "multibillionaires", "multimillionaires", "multi-millionaires", "multimillionairesses", "multi-millionairesses", "zillionaires", "heiresses", "heirs", "jet-setters", "jeunesse dor\u00e9e" ], "near antonyms":[ "bankrupts", "beggars" ], "antonyms":[ "have-nots", "paupers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plus or minus":{ "close to but not exactly":{ "examples":[ "I have plus or minus five dollars in change" ], "synonyms":[ "about", "approximately", "around", "like", "more or less", "much", "near", "roughly", "say", "some" ], 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"antonyms":[] }, "to search through with the intent of committing robbery":{ "examples":[ "the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables" ], "synonyms":[ "despoils", "loots", "marauds", "pillages", "ransacks", "sacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks in", "burglarizes", "rips off", "steals (from)", "combs", "hunts", "rakes", "rifles", "rummages", "harries", "raids", "ravishes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plumes":{ "something given in recognition of achievement":{ "examples":[ "the Nobel Prize for Literature is the plume that all authors covet" ], "synonyms":[ "accolades", "awards", "blue ribbons", "decorations", "distinctions", "honors", "kudos", "premiums", "prizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "badges", "crowns", "cups", "laurels", "medals", "orders", "plaques", "plates", "ribbons", "trophies", "applauses", "bravos", "bravoes", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "hallelujahs", "homages", "paeans", "panegyrics", "plaudits", "tributes", "citations", "commendations", "compliments", "honorable mentions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "examples":[ "that jerk plumes himself on his supposed athletic skills" ], "synonyms":[ "flatters", "piques", "prides" ], "near synonyms":[ "boasts", "brags", "crows", "gasconades", "swaggers", "swanks", "swashes", "vapors", "vaunts", "congratulates", "felicitates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plugging (up)":{ "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "hair plugged up the drain" ], "synonyms":[ "blocking", "choking", "clogging", "clotting", "congesting", "damming", "gumming (up)", "jamming", "obstructing", "occluding", "stopping (up)", "stuffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunging", "corking", "spiling", "stoppering", "stoppling", "filling", "gridlocking", "packing", "furring", "silting", "flooding", "glutting", "inundating", "overwhelming", "swamping" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavating", "hollowing (out)", "scooping (out)", "emptying", "lightening" ], "antonyms":[ "clearing", "freeing", "opening (up)", "unblocking", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plunge":{ "to cast oneself head first into deep water":{ "examples":[ "she took a deep breath and plunged from the side of the pool" ], "synonyms":[ "dive", "pitch", "sound" ], "near synonyms":[ "dip", "immerse", "submerge", "belly flop", "plump", "plunk", "plonk" ], "near antonyms":[ "surface" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "prices for those televisions have really plunged since they were first introduced" ], "synonyms":[ "crash", "crater", "decline", "descend", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "lower", "nose-dive", "plummet", "sink", "skid", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "die (down)", "diminish", "droop", "dwindle", "ebb", "lessen", "let up", "moderate", "subside", "taper off", "wane", "recede", "retreat" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mushroom", "pick up", "snowball", "swell", "wax" ], "antonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "lift", "mount", "rise", "soar", "spike", "up" ] }, "to lead or extend downward":{ "examples":[ "a stairway plunging into darkness" ], "synonyms":[ "decline", "descend", "dip", "drop", "fall", "sink" ], "near synonyms":[ "angle", "cant", "cock", "heel", "incline", "lean", "list", "recline", "slant", "slope", "tilt", "tip" ], "near antonyms":[ "even", "flatten", "level", "plane", "smooth", "straighten" ], "antonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "climb", "mount", "rise", "uprise", "upsweep", "upturn" ] }, "an act or instance of diving":{ "examples":[ "the Olympic diver took a well-executed plunge off the diving board" ], "synonyms":[ "dive", "pitch" ], "near synonyms":[ "dip", "immersion", "submersion", "fall", "plump", "slip", "spill", "stumble", "tumble", "descent", "drop", "belly flop", "header", "jackknife", "swan dive" ], "near antonyms":[ "jump", "leap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude":{ "examples":[ "an overnight plunge in temperature sent the thermometer to below the freezing mark" ], "synonyms":[ "descent", "dip", "dive", "down", "drop", "fall", "nosedive" ], "near synonyms":[ "comedown", "decline", "downfall", "downgrade", "plummeting", "sinking" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "headway", "progress", "progression", "betterment", "improvement" ], "antonyms":[ "ascent", "climb", "rise", "rising", "soaring", "upswing", "upturn" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plunderer":{ "as in robber , looter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "despoiler", "looter", "marauder", "pillager", "raider", "robber", "buccaneer", "corsair", "freebooter", "pirate", "rover", "privateer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plug-uglies":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "sent over a couple of hulking plug-uglies to rough up the store owner" ], "synonyms":[ "bullies", "gangbangers", "gangstas", "gangsters", "goons", "gorillas", "hoodlums", "hoods", "hooligans", "mobsters", "mugs", "punks", "roughnecks", "rowdies", "ruffians", "thugs", "toughies", "toughs", "yobbos", "yobboes", "yobs" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroats", "scoundrels", "villains", "assassins", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "brigands", "criminals", "crooks", "desperadoes", "desperados", "felons", "gunmen", "highwaymen", "lawbreakers", "mafiosi", "malefactors", "offenders", "outlaws", "perpetrators", "perps", "pirates", "pickpockets", "racketeers", "robbers", "swindlers", "thieves", "vandals", "juvenile delinquents", "tearaways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pluckily":{ "as in firmly , resolutely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "determinedly", "firmly", "gamely", "grittily", "resolutely", "boldly", "bravely", "courageously", "dauntlessly", "doughtily", "fearlessly", "gallantly", "gutsily", "heroically", "intrepidly", "manfully", "stalwartly", "stoutheartedly", "valiantly", "valorously", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "stoutly", "adventurously", "audaciously", "daringly", "hardily", "venturesomely", "venturously", "self-confidently", "crazily", "foolishly", "insanely", "brashly", "brazenly", "foolhardily", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "impetuously", "imprudently", "impulsively", "incautiously", "overconfidently", "rashly", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "wildly", "hastily", "precipitately" ], "near antonyms":[ "cowardly", "cravenly", "fearfully", "pusillanimously", "spinelessly", "spiritlessly", "timorously", "diffidently", "mousily", "shyly", "skittishly", "timidly", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "nervously", "carefully", "cautiously", "heedfully", "prudently" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "plugged (away)":{ "as in worked , pegged (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ground", "humped", "hustled", "pegged (away)", "plodded", "plowed", "worked", "wrought", "carried on", "pitched in", "plunged (in)", "exerted", "exhausted", "put out", "spent", "strained", "stressed", "taxed", "troubled", "wore out", "busied", "committed", "concerned", "engaged", "involved", "knuckled down", "set (to)", "settled (down)", "readdressed", "reapplied", "addressed", "applied", "bent", "buckled", "devoted", "gave" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "fiddled (around)", "fooled around", "idled", "messed around", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plummet":{ "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "a week in which stock prices plummeted" ], "synonyms":[ "crash", "crater", "decline", "descend", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "lower", "nose-dive", "plunge", "sink", "skid", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "die (down)", "diminish", "droop", "dwindle", "ebb", "lessen", "let up", "moderate", "subside", "taper off", "wane", "recede", "retreat" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mushroom", "pick up", "snowball", "swell", "wax" ], "antonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "lift", "mount", "rise", "soar", "spike", "up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plumped (for)":{ "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "examples":[ "will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research" ], "synonyms":[ "advocated", "backed", "championed", "endorsed", "indorsed", "patronized", "plunked (for)", "plonked (for)", "supported" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "propped (up)", "seconded", "sided (with)", "backstopped", "bolstered", "boosted", "buttressed", "reinforced", "reenforced", "advanced", "forwarded", "furthered", "plugged", "preached", "talked up", "bailed out", "delivered", "rescued", "saved" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "interfered", "opposed", "sabotaged", "thwarted", "deserted", "disappointed", "failed", "let down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plugger":{ "a person who does very hard or dull work":{ "examples":[ "the quiet pluggers are the ones who really keep this company going" ], "synonyms":[ "dogsbody", "drone", "drudge", "drudger", "fag", "foot soldier", "grub", "grubber", "grunt", "laborer", "peon", "slave", "slogger", "toiler", "worker" ], "near synonyms":[ "workhorse", "serf" ], "near antonyms":[ "goldbrick", "shirker", "idler", "lazybones", "loafer", "slouch", "slug", "sluggard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plumed":{ "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "examples":[ "that jerk plumes himself on his supposed athletic skills" ], "synonyms":[ "flattered", "piqued", "prided" ], "near synonyms":[ "boasted", "bragged", "crowed", "gasconaded", "swaggered", "swanked", "swashed", "vapored", "vaunted", "congratulated", "felicitated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plutonian":{ "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "examples":[ "the rows of abandoned, boarded-up tenement houses made for a rather plutonian landscape" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "plunder":{ "valuables stolen or taken by force":{ "examples":[ "the thieves were promptly arrested when they tried to sell their plunder" ], "synonyms":[ "booty", "loot", "pillage", "spoil", "swag" ], "near synonyms":[ "prize", "catch", "haul", "take", "treasure", "pilferage", "windfall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "transportable items that one owns":{ "examples":[ "with all of our plunder in the pickup, we headed for the state that bills itself as the Last Frontier" ], "synonyms":[ "belongings", "chattels", "duds", "effects", "gear", "goods", "holdings", "movables", "moveables", "paraphernalia", "personal effects", "personal property", "personalty", "possession", "stuff", "things" ], "near synonyms":[ "treasures", "valuables", "appointments", "fixtures", "furnishings", "estate", "property", "tangibles", "collateral" ], "near antonyms":[ "immovables", "real estate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to search through with the intent of committing robbery":{ "examples":[ "the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables" ], "synonyms":[ "despoil", "loot", "maraud", "pillage", "ransack", "sack" ], "near synonyms":[ "break in", "burglarize", "rip off", "steal (from)", "comb", "hunt", "rake", "rifle", "rummage", "harry", "raid", "ravish" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "plutocracy":{ "as in carriage trade":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carriage trade", "A-list", "beau monde", "beautiful people", "caf\u00e9 society", "Four Hundred", "400", "glitterati", "haut monde", "haute monde", "jet set", "society", "aristocracy", "elite", "gentility", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "gentry", "nobility", "patriciate", "quality", "upper class", "upper crust" ], "near antonyms":[ "proletarians", "proletariat", "commoners", "(the) crowd", "(the) masses", "peasantry", "peonage", "(the) people", "plebeians", "plebs", "(the) populace", "(the) public", "rank and file", "bourgeoisie", "middle class", "working class", "dregs", "(the) herd", "(the) mob", "rabble", "rabblement", "riffraff", "scum", "trash" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plumping (for)":{ "to promote the interests or cause of":{ "examples":[ "will plump for any candidate who supports stem cell research" ], "synonyms":[ "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "patronizing", "plunking (for)", "plonking (for)", "supporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "propping (up)", "seconding", "siding (with)", "backstopping", "bolstering", "boosting", "buttressing", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "advancing", "forwarding", "furthering", "plugging", "preaching", "talking up", "bailing out", "delivering", "rescuing", "saving" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "interfering", "opposing", "sabotaging", "thwarting", "deserting", "disappointing", "failing", "letting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plugs (up)":{ "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "hair plugged up the drain" ], "synonyms":[ "blocks", "chokes", "clogs", "clots", "congests", "dams", "gums (up)", "jams", "obstructs", "occludes", "stops (up)", "stuffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "bungs", "corks", "spiles", "stoppers", "stopples", "fills", "gridlocks", "packs", "furs", "silts", "floods", "gluts", "inundates", "overwhelms", "swamps" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavates", "hollows (out)", "scoops (out)", "empties", "lightens" ], "antonyms":[ "clears", "frees", "opens (up)", "unblocks", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plurality":{ "as in majority , mass":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abundance", "heap", "loads", "lot", "much", "oodles", "plenty", "profusion", "reams", "scads", "wealth", "bulk", "generality", "lion's share", "majority", "mass", "preponderance", "maximum", "most" ], "near antonyms":[ "minority", "couple", "few", "handful", "smattering", "sprinkling", "least", "minimum" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "plundered":{ "to search through with the intent of committing robbery":{ "examples":[ "the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables" ], "synonyms":[ "despoiled", "looted", "marauded", "pillaged", "ransacked", "sacked" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke in", "burglarized", "ripped off", "stole (from)", "combed", "hunted", "raked", "rifled", "rummaged", "harried", "raided", "ravished" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plumped":{ "to throw or set down clumsily or casually":{ "examples":[ "plumped herself down on the couch and turned on the TV" ], "synonyms":[ "flopped", "flumped", "planked", "plopped", "plunked", "plonked" ], "near synonyms":[ "flung", "heaved", "hove", "slung", "tossed", "ensconced", "installed", "planted", "settled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "plus":{ "something added (as by growth)":{ "examples":[ "a recalculation of the year's income that resulted in a plus in the company's profits" ], "synonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "boost", "expansion", "gain", "increase", "increment", "more", "proliferation", "raise", "rise", "step-up", "supplement", "uptick" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulation", "assemblage", "collection", "gathering", "complement", "accession", "appendix", "continuation", "extension", "uptrend", "upturn", "jump", "run-up", "spike" ], "near antonyms":[ "deduction", "subtraction" ], "antonyms":[ "abatement", "decline", "decrease", "decrement", "depletion", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "loss", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "step-down" ] }, "the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{ "examples":[ "the supply of cranberries is greatly in plus of the demand for them in the market" ], "synonyms":[ "bellyful", "excess", "fat", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "overplus", "oversupply", "plethora", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "surplusage" ], "near synonyms":[ "abundance", "bounty", "plentitude", "plenty", "profusion", "sufficiency", "overproduction", "overstock" ], "near antonyms":[ "dearth", "lack", "scarcity", "want" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "deficit", "insufficiency", "undersupply" ] }, "as in extra , excess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "excess", "extra", "spare", "supernumerary", "supervenient", "surplus", "new", "complementary", "contributory", "accessory", "adjunct", "collateral", "extraneous", "peripheral", "side", "supplemental", "supplementary", "added", "additional", "another", "else", "farther", "fresh", "further", "more", "other" ], "near antonyms":[ "fewer", "less" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in as well as , beyond":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "as well as", "beside", "besides", "beyond", "over and above", "including" ], "near antonyms":[ "except", "excepting", "less", "minus", "wanting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "preposition" ] }, "plug-ugly":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "sent over a couple of hulking plug-uglies to rough up the store owner" ], "synonyms":[ "bully", "gangbanger", "gangsta", "gangster", "goon", "gorilla", "hood", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "mobster", "mug", "punk", "roughneck", "rowdy", "ruffian", "thug", "tough", "toughie", "toughy", "yob", "yobbo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroat", "scoundrel", "villain", "assassin", "bandit", "bravo", "brigand", "criminal", "crook", "desperado", "felon", "gunman", "highwayman", "lawbreaker", "mafioso", "malefactor", "offender", "outlaw", "perp", "perpetrator", "pirate", "pickpocket", "racketeer", "robber", "swindler", "thief", "vandal", "juvenile delinquent", "tearaway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }