{ "babbles":{ "to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "examples":[ "in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbles", "chats", "chatters", "drivels", "drools", "gabbles", "gibbers", "jabbers", "prattles", "sputters" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabbers", "blathers", "bleats", "blithers", "gabs", "jangles", "jaws", "patters", "prates", "rattles", "runs on", "smatters", "tittle-tattles", "trolls", "yaks", "yacks", "chunters", "maunders", "mouths", "mumbles", "murmurs", "mutters", "stammers", "stutters", "screeches", "shouts", "shrieks" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulates", "enunciates", "pronounces" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home" ], "synonyms":[ "blabs", "cackles", "chaffers", "chats", "chatters", "chins", "converses", "gabbles", "gabs", "gases", "gasses", "jabbers", "jaws", "kibitzes", "kibbitzes", "natters", "palavers", "patters", "prates", "prattles", "raps", "rattles", "runs on", "schmoozes", "shmoozes", "talks", "twitters", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossips", "tattles", "descants", "discusses", "expatiates", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "babbling":{ "as in chatter , babble":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babble", "blab", "blabbing", "chatter", "chattering", "drivel", "driveling", "drivelling", "gabble", "gabbling", "jabber", "jabbering", "maundering", "prattle", "prattling", "rambling", "rumor", "undertone", "whisper", "grunt", "grunting", "mumble", "murmur", "murmuring", "mutter", "muttering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "examples":[ "in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbling", "chattering", "chatting", "driveling", "drivelling", "drooling", "gabbling", "gibbering", "jabbering", "prattling", "sputtering" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabbering", "blathering", "bleating", "blithering", "gabbing", "jangling", "jawing", "pattering", "prating", "rattling", "running on", "smattering", "tittle-tattling", "trolling", "yakking", "yacking", "chuntering", "maundering", "mouthing", "mumbling", "murmuring", "muttering", "stammering", "stuttering", "screeching", "shouting", "shrieking" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulating", "enunciating", "pronouncing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home" ], "synonyms":[ "blabbing", "cackling", "chaffering", "chattering", "chatting", "chinning", "conversing", "gabbing", "gabbling", "gassing", "jabbering", "jawing", "kibitzing", "kibbitzing", "nattering", "palavering", "pattering", "prating", "prattling", "rapping", "rattling", "running on", "schmoozing", "shmoozing", "talking", "twittering", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossiping", "tattling", "descanting", "discussing", "expatiating", "yakking", "yacking", "yammering", "yapping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "baby carriage":{ "a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in":{ "examples":[ "twins in a double baby carriage" ], "synonyms":[ "baby buggy", "buggy", "perambulator", "pram", "pushchair", "stroller" ], "near synonyms":[ "bassinet", "cradle", "crib", "carry-cot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "babblings":{ "as in chatter , babbles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babbles", "blabs", "chatter", "drivel", "gabbles", "jabberings", "jabbers", "prattles", "ramblings", "rumors", "undertones", "whispers", "grunts", "mumbles", "murmurs", "mutters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "babel":{ "a place of uproar or confusion":{ "examples":[ "on opening day the area's newest big-box store was an incredible babel" ], "synonyms":[ "bedlam", "circus", "madhouse", "scrum", "three-ring circus" ], "near synonyms":[ "bustle", "commotion", "pandemonium", "racket", "ruckus", "tumult", "turmoil", "brouhaha", "clamor", "clatter", "din", "hubbub", "noise", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "havoc", "hell", "mess", "muss", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[ "arcadia", "heaven", "paradise", "utopia", "order", "orderliness", "organization", "calm", "lull", "peace", "respite", "hush", "quiet", "silence", "stillness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{ "examples":[ "the babel of wheeling and dealing that can be heard at the stock exchange every day" ], "synonyms":[ "blare", "bluster", "bowwow", "brawl", "bruit", "cacophony", "chatter", "clamor", "clangor", "decibel(s)", "din", "discordance", "katzenjammer", "noise", "racket", "rattle", "roar" ], "near synonyms":[ "discord", "dissonance", "commotion", "furor", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "rumpus", "tumult", "uproar", "clatter", "jangle", "bang", "blast", "boom", "clap", "crack", "crash" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "lull", "quietude", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "antonyms":[ "quiet", "silence", "silentness", "still", "stillness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "babysitting":{ "to take care of a child while the child's parents are away":{ "examples":[ "She babysits their kids on Saturday nights." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babying", "chaperoning", "mothering", "shepherding", "attending", "caring (for)", "minding", "overseeing", "superintending", "supervising", "tending", "watching", "administrating", "conducting", "controlling", "directing", "governing", "guiding", "managing", "operating", "presiding (over)", "regulating", "running", "stewarding", "guarding", "patrolling", "protecting", "safeguarding", "shielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "disregarding", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "passing over" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "babysitter":{ "a person employed to care for a young child or children":{ "examples":[ "a babysitter who is a great favorite with the kids because he's always thinking of fun things to do" ], "synonyms":[ "dry nurse", "nanny", "nannie", "nurse", "nursemaid", "nurser", "sitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "amah", "ayah", "au pair", "bonne", "mammy", "duenna", "fraulein", "governess", "mademoiselle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "babble":{ "unintelligible or meaningless talk":{ "examples":[ "the baby's good-natured babble and random gurglings were cute, but not very helpful in determining what he wanted" ], "synonyms":[ "abracadabra", "blabber", "burble", "double Dutch", "double-talk", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "gibberish", "jabber", "jabberwocky", "mumbo jumbo", "nonsense", "prattle", "slobber" ], "near synonyms":[ "blah", "blah-blah", "hocus-pocus", "hokeypokey", "twaddle", "chatter", "gab", "patter", "prate", "tattle", "twitter", "cackle", "clack", "clatter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{ "examples":[ "in such a rush to tell us the news that she just babbled" ], "synonyms":[ "bumble", "chat", "chatter", "drivel", "drool", "gabble", "gibber", "jabber", "prattle", "sputter" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabber", "blather", "bleat", "blither", "gab", "jangle", "jaw", "patter", "prate", "rattle", "run on", "smatter", "tittle-tattle", "troll", "yak", "yack", "chunter", "maunder", "mouth", "mumble", "murmur", "mutter", "stammer", "stutter", "screech", "shout", "shriek" ], "near antonyms":[ "articulate", "enunciate", "pronounce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "the little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home" ], "synonyms":[ "blab", "cackle", "chaffer", "chat", "chatter", "chin", "converse", "gab", "gabble", "gas", "jabber", "jaw", "kibitz", "kibbitz", "natter", "palaver", "patter", "prate", "prattle", "rap", "rattle", "run on", "schmooze", "shmooze", "talk", "twitter", "visit" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossip", "tattle", "descant", "discuss", "expatiate", "yak", "yack", "yammer", "yap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "babyish":{ "having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children":{ "examples":[ "the boy now thinks that playing with blocks is a rather babyish activity" ], "synonyms":[ "adolescent", "childish", "immature", "infantile", "jejune", "juvenile", "kiddish", "puerile" ], "near synonyms":[ "boyish", "brattish", "bratty", "girlie", "girly", "girlish", "childlike", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simplistic", "unsophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "unchildlike", "cosmopolitan", "experienced", "knowing", "smart", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise" ], "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up", "mature" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "babying":{ "as in coddling , pampering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coddling", "pampering", "concern", "considerateness", "consideration", "kindness", "thoughtfulness", "care", "carefulness", "lovingness", "solicitousness", "solicitude" ], "near antonyms":[ "carelessness", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "thoughtlessness", "unconcern", "unkindness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to treat with great or excessive care":{ "examples":[ "he babied his car, faithfully washing it every week", "if you baby him he'll never learn to take care of himself" ], "synonyms":[ "cockering", "coddling", "cosseting", "dandling", "indulging", "mollycoddling", "nursing", "pampering", "spoiling", "wet-nursing" ], "near synonyms":[ "catering (to)", "humoring", "contenting", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "mothering", "obliging", "pleasing", "satisfying", "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "soothing" ], "near antonyms":[ "controlling", "disciplining", "restraining", "oppressing", "neglecting", "overlooking", "slighting", "molesting", "outraging", "violating", "harassing", "harming", "hurting", "injuring", "oppressing", "persecuting", "tormenting", "torturing", "victimizing" ], "antonyms":[ "abusing", "ill-treating", "ill-using", "maltreating", "manhandling", "mishandling", "mistreating", "misusing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "babyhoods":{ "as in infancies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "infancies", "manhoods", "womanhoods", "majorities", "maturities", "blooms", "flushes", "heydays", "primes", "boyhoods", "girlhoods", "preadolescences", "youths", "adolescences", "minorities", "nonages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "baby buggies":{ "a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in":{ "examples":[ "a proud father-to-be who's looking forward to pushing a baby buggy around the park" ], "synonyms":[ "baby carriages", "buggies", "perambulators", "prams", "pushchairs", "strollers" ], "near synonyms":[ "bassinets", "cradles", "cribs", "carry-cots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "babbler":{ "a person who talks constantly":{ "examples":[ "spending too much time with that babbler gives me a headache" ], "synonyms":[ "blabber", "blabbermouth", "blowhard", "cackler", "chatterbox", "chatterer", "conversationalist", "gabbler", "gasbag", "jabberer", "jay", "magpie", "motormouth", "prattler", "talker", "windbag" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossip", "gossiper", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "blatherer", "blatherskite", "converser", "discourser" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "babies":{ "a recently born person":{ "examples":[ "the baby is just learning to sit up, so be careful" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "bambinos", "bambini", "children", "infants", "neonates", "newborn", "newborns" ], "near synonyms":[ "cherubs", "cherubim", "foundlings", "nurslings", "sucklings", "preemies", "premies", "bantlings", "kiddies", "kiddos", "kids", "moppets", "toddlers", "tots", "tykes", "tikes", "boys", "nippers", "tads", "juveniles", "minors", "younglings", "youngsters", "youths", "imps", "squirts", "urchins", "whippersnappers", "girls", "hoydens", "tomboys" ], "near antonyms":[ "adults", "grown-ups", "elders", "graybeards", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a member of the human race":{ "examples":[ "I don't care what you want, there'll be no more work for this baby today" ], "synonyms":[ "beings", "birds", "bodies", "bods", "characters", "cookies", "creatures", "customers", "devils", "ducks", "eggs", "faces", "fish", "fishes", "guys", "heads", "human beings", "humans", "individuals", "lives", "men", "mortals", "parties", "people", "personages", "scouts", "slobs", "sorts", "souls", "specimens", "stiffs", "things", "wights" ], "near synonyms":[ "hominids", "homos", "humanoids", "brothers", "brethren", "fellowmen", "fellows", "neighbors", "celebrities", "personalities", "selves", "somebodies" ], "near antonyms":[ "animals", "beasties", "beasts", "brutes", "critters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a successful result brought about by hard work":{ "examples":[ "a small film that was a labor of love and the baby that the director was proudest of" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "acquirements", "attainments", "coups", "successes", "triumphs" ], "near synonyms":[ "blockbusters", "hits", "jackpots", "megahits", "miracles", "smashes", "winners", "conquests", "gains", "victories", "wins", "skills", "deeds", "feats", "performances", "arrivals", "completions", "consummations", "culminations", "executions", "fruitions", "fulfillments", "fulfilments", "implementations", "realizations" ], "near antonyms":[ "botches", "cock-ups", "messes", "muddles", "shambles", "bummers", "busts", "catastrophes", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "disasters", "duds", "failures", "fiascoes", "fizzles", "flops", "washouts", "disappointments", "letdowns", "losses", "setbacks" ], "antonyms":[ "nonachievements" ] }, "a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things":{ "examples":[ "don't be such a baby \u2014the shot didn't hurt that much" ], "synonyms":[ "bellyachers", "complainers", "crybabies", "fussbudgets", "fussers", "fusspots", "gripers", "grumblers", "kvetchers", "kvetches", "snivelers", "whiners" ], "near synonyms":[ "bawlers", "bleaters", "moaners", "screamers", "squawkers", "wailers", "weepers", "crabs", "grumps", "malcontents" ], "near antonyms":[ "happy campers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to treat with great or excessive care":{ "examples":[ "he babied his car, faithfully washing it every week", "if you baby him he'll never learn to take care of himself" ], "synonyms":[ "cockers", "coddles", "cossets", "dandles", "indulges", "mollycoddles", "nurses", "pampers", "spoils", "wet-nurses" ], "near synonyms":[ "caters (to)", "humors", "contents", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "mothers", "obliges", "pleases", "satisfies", "appeases", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "soothes" ], "near antonyms":[ "controls", "disciplines", "restrains", "oppresses", "neglects", "overlooks", "slights", "molests", "outrages", "violates", "harasses", "harms", "hurts", "injures", "oppresses", "persecutes", "torments", "tortures", "victimizes" ], "antonyms":[ "abuses", "ill-treats", "ill-uses", "maltreats", "manhandles", "mishandles", "mistreats", "misuses" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "babushka":{ "a scarf worn on the head":{ "examples":[ "an elderly Russian woman with a babushka" ], "synonyms":[ "bandanna", "bandana", "do-rag", "handkerchief", "kerchief", "madras", "mantilla" ], "near synonyms":[ "shawl", "hankie", "hanky" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Babbitts":{ "as in plutocrats , rotters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bastards", "boobs", "boors", "bounders", "cads", "chuffs", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "cruds", "crumbs", "curs", "dirtbags", "finks", "heels", "jerks", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "rat finks", "rats", "rotters", "scumbags", "scums", "lowbrows", "materialists", "philistines", "capitalists", "plutocrats" ], "near antonyms":[ "highbrows", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "babels":{ "a place of uproar or confusion":{ "examples":[ "on opening day the area's newest big-box store was an incredible babel" ], "synonyms":[ "bedlams", "circuses", "madhouses", "scrums", "three-ring circuses" ], "near synonyms":[ "bustles", "commotions", "pandemoniums", "rackets", "ruckuses", "tumults", "turmoils", "brouhahas", "clamors", "clatters", "dins", "hubbubs", "noises", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "havoc", "hells", "messes", "musses", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[ "arcadias", "heavens", "paradises", "utopias", "orders", "organizations", "calms", "lulls", "peaces", "respites", "hushes", "quiets", "silences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{ "examples":[ "the babel of wheeling and dealing that can be heard at the stock exchange every day" ], "synonyms":[ "blares", "bluster", "bowwows", "brawls", "bruits", "cacophonies", "chatters", "clamors", "clangors", "decibels", "dins", "discordances", "katzenjammers", "noises", "rackets", "rattles", "roars" ], "near synonyms":[ "discords", "dissonances", "commotions", "furors", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurly-burlies", "rumpuses", "tumults", "uproars", "clatters", "jangles", "bangs", "blasts", "booms", "claps", "cracks", "crashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "lulls", "quietudes", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[ "quiets", "silences", "stills" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "baby buggy":{ "a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in":{ "examples":[ "a proud father-to-be who's looking forward to pushing a baby buggy around the park" ], "synonyms":[ "baby carriage", "buggy", "perambulator", "pram", "pushchair", "stroller" ], "near synonyms":[ "bassinet", "cradle", "crib", "carry-cot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "baby carriages":{ "a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in":{ "examples":[ "twins in a double baby carriage" ], "synonyms":[ "baby buggies", "buggies", "perambulators", "prams", "pushchairs", "strollers" ], "near synonyms":[ "bassinets", "cradles", "cribs", "carry-cots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Babylonian":{ "showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort":{ "examples":[ "the Babylonian glitter of the city's gold coast" ], "synonyms":[ "deluxe", "lavish", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "luxury", "opulent", "palace", "palatial", "plush", "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" ] }, "babysat":{ "to take care of a child while the child's parents are away":{ "examples":[ "She babysits their kids on Saturday nights." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babied", "chaperoned", "mothered", "shepherded", "attended", "cared (for)", "minded", "oversaw", "superintended", "supervised", "tended", "watched", "administrated", "conducted", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "guided", "managed", "operated", "presided (over)", "ran", "run", "regulated", "stewarded", "guarded", "patrolled", "protected", "safeguarded", "shielded" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "passed over" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "babyhood":{ "as in infancy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "infancy", "immaturity", "juvenility", "adolescence", "juvenescence", "minority", "boyhood", "girlhood", "toddlerhood", "childhood", "nonage", "springtime", "youth" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulthood", "majority", "middle age", "midlife", "senectitude", "sunset", "winter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }