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"damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lame", "unsound", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "synonyms":[ "debilitated", "delicate", "down-and-out", "effete", "enervated", "enfeebled", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "slight", "soft", "softened", "tender", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "astounded":{ "affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise":{ "examples":[ "were astounded to realize that we were holding the winning lottery ticket" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "awestruck", "awestricken", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "dumbstruck", "flabbergasted", "shocked", "stunned", "stupefied", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "blindsided", "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "aghast", "appalled", "dismayed", "horrified", "bewildered", "confused", "dazed", "overwhelmed", "agape", "awed", "awesome", "openmouthed", "wide-eyed", "widemouthed" ], "near antonyms":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "casual", "nonchalant", "unruffled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "filled with amazement or wonder":{ "examples":[ "the astounded look on the tourists' faces when the police ordered them to leave the country immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "awed", "awestruck", "awestricken", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "marveling", "marvelling", "openmouthed", "wondering" ], "near synonyms":[ "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "bemused", "bewildered", "puzzled", "overwhelmed", "staggered", "stunned", "stupefied" ], "near antonyms":[ "unimpressed", "disinterested", "incurious", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional", "bored", "jaded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "it astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "floored", "rocked", "shocked", "startled", "stunned", "stupefied", "surprised", "surprized", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddled", "bewildered", "blew away", "blindsided", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "dismayed", "jarred", "muddled", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perplexed", "shook up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "astray":{ "off the desired or intended path or course":{ "examples":[ "I think we were led astray by the unfortunate similarity of the two names" ], "synonyms":[ "afield", "amiss", "awry", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "badly", "faultily", "improperly", "inappropriately", "incorrectly", "mistakenly", "wrongly", "inadequately", "insufficiently", "unpromisingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "perfectly", "auspiciously", "favorably", "promisingly", "correctly", "properly", "rightly", "appropriately", "fittingly", "suitably" ], "antonyms":[ "aright", "right", "well" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "astronomical":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "unusually large":{ "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ], "examples":[ "a googol is an astronomical number, and the whimsical coinage of the name was intended to suggest that fact" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "related":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "synonyms":[ "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ] } }, "astringent":{ "as in hyperacid , puckery":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hyperacid", "puckery", "pungent", "sharp", "tangy", "zestful", "zesty", "zingy", "dry", "soured", "unsweetened", "acid", "acidic", "acidulous", "sour", "sourish", "tart", "tartish", "vinegary" ], "near antonyms":[ "sweet", "bland", "smooth", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "savorless", "tasteless", "zestless", "dilute", "thin", "watery", "weak" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "astuteness":{ "exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters":{ "examples":[ "a political observer renowned for her astuteness" ], "synonyms":[ "acumen", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "clear-sightedness", "foxiness", "hardheadedness", "intelligence", "keenness", "knowingness", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "discernment", "insight", "perception", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "percipience", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "artfulness", "artifice", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "guile", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness", "brain(s)", "gray matter", "intellect", "reason", "sense" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "brainlessness", "density", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "witlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astound":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "it astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "amaze", "astonish", "bowl over", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "floor", "rock", "shock", "startle", "stun", "stupefy", "surprise", "surprize", "thunderstrike" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddle", "bewilder", "blindside", "blow away", "confound", "confuse", "daze", "discomfit", "disconcert", "dismay", "jar", "muddle", "nonplus", "perplex", "shake up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "astonished":{ "affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise":{ "examples":[ "was astonished at seeing a cow wandering down Main Street" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astounded", "awestruck", "awestricken", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "dumbstruck", "flabbergasted", "shocked", "stunned", "stupefied", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "blindsided", "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "aghast", "appalled", "dismayed", "horrified", "bewildered", "confused", "dazed", "overwhelmed", "agape", "awed", "awesome", "openmouthed", "wide-eyed", "widemouthed" ], "near antonyms":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "casual", "nonchalant", "unruffled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "filled with amazement or wonder":{ "examples":[ "grandparents astonished at how much their grandchildren had grown in the past year" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astounded", "awed", "awestruck", "awestricken", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "marveling", "marvelling", "openmouthed", "wondering" ], "near synonyms":[ "startled", "surprised", "surprized", "bemused", "bewildered", "puzzled", "overwhelmed", "staggered", "stunned", "stupefied" ], "near antonyms":[ "unimpressed", "disinterested", "incurious", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional", "bored", "jaded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "the news that you and she broke up absolutely astonishes me" ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astounded", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "floored", "rocked", "shocked", "startled", "stunned", "stupefied", "surprised", "surprized", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddled", "bewildered", "blew away", "blindsided", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "dismayed", "jarred", "muddled", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perplexed", "shook up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "astonishments":{ "the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual":{ "examples":[ "the suddenness of the thunderstorm left the picnickers in a state of astonishment" ], "synonyms":[ "amazements", "shocks", "startlements", "stupefactions", "surprises", "surprizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "awes", "wonderments", "wonders", "startles", "bewilderments", "confusions", "consternations", "discomfitures", "dismays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astronomically":{ "to a large extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "their battalion was astronomically outnumbered by enemy forces" ], "synonyms":[ "big-time", "broadly", "colossally", "considerably", "enormously", "extensively", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "largely", "massively", "monstrously", "monumentally", "much", "sizably", "staggeringly", "stupendously", "tremendously", "utterly", "vastly" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "noticeably", "significantly", "abundantly", "amply", "copiously", "healthily", "plentifully" ], "near antonyms":[ "modestly", "fractionally", "imperceptibly", "infinitesimally", "insignificantly", "invisibly", "microscopically", "minutely", "barely", "hardly", "just", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "astonishes":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "the news that you and she broke up absolutely astonishes me" ], "synonyms":[ "amazes", "astounds", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "floors", "rocks", "shocks", "startles", "stuns", "stupefies", "surprises", "surprizes", "thunderstrikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddles", "bewilders", "blindsides", "blows away", "confounds", "confuses", "dazes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "dismays", "jars", "muddles", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "perplexes", "shakes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "astounds":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "it astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "amazes", "astonishes", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "floors", "rocks", "shocks", "startles", "stuns", "stupefies", "surprises", "surprizes", "thunderstrikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddles", "bewilders", "blindsides", "blows away", "confounds", "confuses", "dazes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "dismays", "jars", "muddles", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "perplexes", "shakes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "astute":{ "having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment":{ "examples":[ "a police detective known to be an astute judge of character" ], "synonyms":[ "canny", "clear-eyed", "clear-sighted", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "heady", "knowing", "savvy", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "shrewd", "smart" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "pawky", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily", "discerning", "insightful", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "wise", "experienced", "veteran", "discriminating", "discriminative", "agile", "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp-eyed", "sharp-sighted", "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "calculating", "scheming" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "unperceptive", "unwise", "dense", "dull", "obtuse", "airheaded", "birdbrained", "brain-dead", "brainless", "dim-witted", "dopey", "dopy", "dumb", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "softheaded", "stupid", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "weak-minded", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "silly", "thoughtless", "witless", "ignorant", "uninformed" ], "antonyms":[ "unknowing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "astonish":{ "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "the news that you and she broke up absolutely astonishes me" ], "synonyms":[ "amaze", "astound", "bowl over", "dumbfound", "dumfound", "flabbergast", "floor", "rock", "shock", "startle", "stun", "stupefy", "surprise", "surprize", "thunderstrike" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddle", "bewilder", "blindside", "blow away", "confound", "confuse", "daze", "discomfit", "disconcert", "dismay", "jar", "muddle", "nonplus", "perplex", "shake up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "astigmatic":{ "as in myopic , shortsighted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "myopic", "nearsighted", "shortsighted", "purblind" ], "near antonyms":[ "farsighted", "hypermetropic", "hyperopic", "presbyopic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "astonishment":{ "the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary":{ "examples":[ "the Midwesterner's astonishment at seeing the ocean for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "admiration", "amazement", "awe", "wonder", "wonderment" ], "near synonyms":[ "dread", "fear", "respect", "reverence", "veneration", "curiosity", "interest", "shock", "surprise", "disbelief", "incomprehension", "incredulity", "beguilement", "bewitchment", "captivation", "enchantment", "fascination", "animation", "enlightenment", "excitement", "invigoration", "stimulation", "absorption", "engagement", "engrossment", "enthrallment", "immersion", "involvement" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathy", "disinterest", "incuriosity", "indifference", "unconcern", "boredom", "doldrums", "ennui", "listlessness", "restlessness", "tedium", "tiredness", "weariness", "weltschmerz", "cheerlessness", "dispiritedness", "joylessness", "melancholy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual":{ "examples":[ "the suddenness of the thunderstorm left the picnickers in a state of astonishment" ], "synonyms":[ "amazement", "shock", "startlement", "stupefaction", "surprise", "surprize" ], "near synonyms":[ "awe", "wonder", "wonderment", "startle", "bewilderment", "confusion", "consternation", "discomfiture", "dismay" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astigmatisms":{ "a problem with the eye that prevents a person from seeing clearly":{ "examples":[ "He needed to wear glasses because of his astigmatism ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aniseikonia", "diplopia", "squint", "strabismus", "eye", "eyesight", "sight", "vision", "myopia", "nearsightedness", "farsightedness", "hypermetropia", "hyperopia", "presbyopia", "double vision" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astoundingly":{ "as in surprisingly , astonishingly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amazingly", "astonishingly", "shockingly", "stunningly", "surprisingly", "unexpectedly", "suddenly", "unanticipatedly", "uncommonly", "unusually" ], "near antonyms":[ "expectedly", "unsurprisingly", "commonly", "ordinarily", "obviously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "astrologies":{ "the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crystal gazing", "divination", "geomancy", "hydromancy", "oneiromancy", "pyromancy", "rhabdomancy", "augury" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astern":{ "near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft":{ "examples":[ "if you turn around and look astern , you'll see dolphins following the boat" ], "synonyms":[ "abaft", "aft", "sternward", "sternwards" ], "near synonyms":[ "after", "back", "backward", "backwards", "behind", "posteriorly", "rearward", "rearwards" ], "near antonyms":[ "anteriorly", "ahead", "before" ], "antonyms":[ "fore", "forward" ] }, "as in sternforemost":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sternforemost", "aft", "after", "hind", "posterior", "rear", "reverse", "reversed", "backward", "rearward", "retrograde" ], "near antonyms":[ "forward" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "astronomic":{ "unusually large":{ "examples":[ "a googol is an astronomical number, and the whimsical coinage of the name was intended to suggest that fact" ], "synonyms":[ "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "astigmatism":{ "a problem with the eye that prevents a person from seeing clearly":{ "examples":[ "He needed to wear glasses because of his astigmatism ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aniseikonia", "diplopia", "squint", "strabismus", "eye", "eyesight", "sight", "vision", "myopia", "nearsightedness", "farsightedness", "hypermetropia", "hyperopia", "presbyopia", "double vision" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "astrology":{ "the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crystal gazing", "divination", "geomancy", "hydromancy", "oneiromancy", "pyromancy", "rhabdomancy", "augury" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }