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"cabal", "conspiracy", "junto", "cartel", "syndicate", "trust", "faction", "front", "fusion", "side", "wing", "association", "group", "organization", "affiliation", "cooperative", "partnership", "circuit", "conference" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "block up the opening in the wall where a window once was" ], "synonyms":[ "bung", "dam", "fill", "pack", "plug", "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 prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle" ], "synonyms":[ "choke", "clog", "clot", "congest", "dam", "gum (up)", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "plug (up)", "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" ] }, "to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course":{ "examples":[ "a thug suddenly stepped out of a doorway and blocked his escape down the alley" ], "synonyms":[ "intercept", "interdict", "pick off" ], "near synonyms":[ "capture", "catch", "collar", "corral", "grab", "seize", "snare", "snatch", "trap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "blockage":{ "as in barrier , blockade":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barrier", "blockade", "brick wall", "stone wall", "catch", "hitch", "rub", "snag", "arrest", "bit", "brake", "check", "constraint", "curb", "hobble", "rein", "restraint", "balk", "bar", "block", "chain", "clog", "cramp", "crimp", "deterrent", "drag", "embarrassment", "encumbrance", "fetter", "handicap", "hindrance", "holdback", "hurdle", "impediment", "inhibition", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "shackles", "stop", "stumbling block", "trammel", "embargo", "stoppage", "delay", "holdup", "stall", "burden", "cumber", "load", "danger", "hazard", "peril", "reef", "adversity", "difficulty", "disadvantage", "drawback", "hardship" ], "near antonyms":[ "catalyst", "goad", "impetus", "incentive", "spur", "stimulant", "stimulus", "advantage", "break", "edge", "aid", "assistance", "benefit", "boost", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "help" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blockages":{ "as in barriers , blockades":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blockbuster":{ "a person or thing that is successful":{ "examples":[ "the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "hit", "megahit", "smash", "success", "supernova", "winner" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue chip", "blue chipper", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dandy", "jim-dandy", "pip", "prizewinner", "gem", "jewel", "treasure", "marvel", "natural", "phenomenon", "sensation", "wonder", "coup", "triumph", "victory" ], "near antonyms":[ "disappointment", "fizzle", "lemon", "loser" ], "antonyms":[ "bomb", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "clinker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "flop", "misfire", "turkey", "washout" ] }, "something that is unusually large and powerful":{ "examples":[ "a blockbuster of a fighter plane" ], "synonyms":[ "behemoth", "colossus", "dinosaur", "dreadnought", "elephant", "giant", "Goliath", "jumbo", "leviathan", "mammoth", "mastodon", "monster", "titan", "whale", "whopper" ], "near synonyms":[ "amazon", "giantess", "bulk", "hulk", "heavyweight", "juggernaut", "steamroller" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweight", "weakling", "wimp", "wisp", "nonentity", "twerp", "whippersnapper" ], "antonyms":[ "diminutive", "dwarf", "half-pint", "midget", "mite", "peewee", "pygmy", "pigmy", "runt", "shrimp" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blocking":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "block up the opening in the wall where a window once was" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavating", "hollowing (out)", "scooping (out)", "shoveling", "shovelling" ], "related":[ "choking", "clogging", "closing (off)", "clotting", "congesting", "jamming", "obstructing", "occluding", "caulking", "calking", "chinking", "sealing", "repacking", "restuffing" ], "synonyms":[ "bunging", "damming", "filling", "packing", "plugging", "stopping", "stuffing" ] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "antonyms":[ "clearing", "freeing", "opening (up)", "unblocking", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping" ], "examples":[ "one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavating", "hollowing (out)", "scooping (out)", "emptying", "lightening" ], "related":[ "bunging", "corking", "spiling", "stoppering", "stoppling", "filling", "gridlocking", "packing", "furring", "silting", "flooding", "glutting", "inundating", "overwhelming", "swamping" ], "synonyms":[ "choking", "clogging", "clotting", "congesting", "damming", "gumming (up)", "jamming", "obstructing", "occluding", "plugging (up)", "stopping (up)", "stuffing" ] }, "to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a thug suddenly stepped out of a doorway and blocked his escape down the alley" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "capturing", "catching", "collaring", "corralling", "grabbing", "seizing", "snaring", "snatching", "trapping" ], "synonyms":[ "intercepting", "interdicting", "picking off" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "blood":{ "a group of persons who come from the same ancestor":{ "examples":[ "in his mind, blood came before anything else, and he would not betray his criminal brother to the police" ], "synonyms":[ "clan", "family", "folks", "house", "kin", "kindred", "kinfolk", "kinfolks", "kinsfolk", "line", "lineage", "people", "race", "stock", "tribe" ], "near synonyms":[ "blended family", "nuclear family", "extended family", "household", "kith", "brood", "descendant", "descendent", "issue", "offspring", "progeny", "scion", "seed", "clansman", "kinsman", "kinswoman", "relative", "dynasty" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancestry", "birth", "descent", "extraction", "origin", "pedigree" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended":{ "examples":[ "the language expert was certain that a young woman with such an upper-class accent had to be of royal blood" ], "synonyms":[ "ancestry", "birth", "bloodline", "breeding", "descent", "extraction", "family tree", "genealogy", "line", "lineage", "origin", "parentage", "pedigree", "stock", "strain" ], "near synonyms":[ "heredity", "succession", "family", "house", "kin", "kindred", "relations", "relatives", "race" ], "near antonyms":[ "offspring", "child", "heir", "inheritor", "son", "successor" ], "antonyms":[ "issue", "posterity", "progeny", "seed" ] }, "the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions":{ "examples":[ "in your blood you know this business deal just isn't right" ], "synonyms":[ "belly", "bone(s)", "bosom", "breast", "core", "gut", "heart", "heartstrings", "inner space", "inside", "quick", "soul" ], "near synonyms":[ "conscience", "mind" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life":{ "examples":[ "blood will always have blood , and so the killing never ends" ], "synonyms":[ "foul play", "homicide", "murder", "rubout", "slaying" ], "near synonyms":[ "chance-medley", "killing", "manslaughter", "bloodshed", "butchery", "carnage", "decimation", "destruction", "massacre", "slaughter", "assassination", "execution", "hit", "euthanasia", "mercy killing", "filicide", "fratricide", "matricide", "parricide", "patricide", "regicide", "uxoricide" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blood feud":{ "as in score , feud":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "feud", "score", "vendetta", "animosity", "animus", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bad blood", "bitterness", "enmity", "gall", "grudge", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "vindictiveness", "virulence", "vitriol", "alienation", "disaffection", "estrangement", "conflict", "coolness", "discord", "friction", "strain", "tension", "inhospitableness", "unfriendliness", "malice", "malignancy", "malignity", "spite", "spitefulness", "venom" ], "near antonyms":[ "amity", "amiability", "amicability", "civility", "cordiality", "friendliness", "hospitality", "neighborliness", "comity", "empathy", "friendship", "goodwill", "sympathy", "understanding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blood pudding":{ "as in sausage , Vienna sausage":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloodbaths":{ "the killing of a large number of people":{ "examples":[ "one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath" ], "synonyms":[ "butcheries", "carnages", "deaths", "holocausts", "massacres", "slaughters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodlettings", "bloodsheds", "foul play", "homicides", "killings", "manslaughters", "murders", "slayings", "mortalities", "annihilations", "decimations", "destructions", "devastations", "eradications", "exterminations", "genocides", "pogroms", "assassinations", "executions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloodlines":{ "the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended":{ "examples":[ "came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century" ], "synonyms":[ "ancestries", "births", "blood", "breedings", "descents", "extractions", "family trees", "genealogies", "lineages", "lines", "origins", "parentages", "pedigrees", "stocks", "strains" ], "near synonyms":[ "heredities", "successions", "families", "houses", "kindreds", "kins", "relations", "relatives", "races" ], "near antonyms":[ "offspring", "offsprings", "children", "heirs", "inheritors", "sons", "successors" ], "antonyms":[ "issues", "posterities", "progenies", "seed", "seeds" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloodstained":{ "smeared or stained with blood":{ "examples":[ "had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed" ], "synonyms":[ "bloody", "gory" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodred", "carmine", "crimson", "incarnadine", "red", "reddish", "ruby", "sanguine", "sanguineous", "sanguinary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bloodsucker":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "the union accused the company executives of being bloodsuckers , since they had given themselves raises at a time when the rank and file were forced to take cuts in their benefits" ], "synonyms":[ "free rider", "freeloader", "hanger-on", "leech", "moocher", "parasite", "sponge", "sponger" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependent", "deadbeat", "idler", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "henchman", "lackey", "satellite", "stooge", "sycophant", "toady", "yes-man", "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactor", "philanthropist", "supporter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who habitually preys upon others":{ "examples":[ "a sleazy lawyer who had a reputation for being a shyster, an ambulance chaser, and an all-around bloodsucker" ], "synonyms":[ "buzzard", "harpy", "kite", "predator", "shark", "vampire", "vulture", "wolf" ], "near synonyms":[ "exploiter", "user", "leech", "sponge", "sponger", "destroyer", "devourer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "prey" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloody-minded":{ "eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "some bloody-minded individuals wanted to castrate the alleged rapists even without so much as a word of sworn testimony" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliatory", "disarming", "dovish", "mollifying", "pacific", "pacifying", "peaceable", "peaceful", "peacemaking", "placating", "placative", "placatory", "propitiatory", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted", "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "gentle", "kindly", "submissive", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "related":[ "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "cold-blooded", "cruel", "heartless", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "vicious", "wanton", "antagonistic", "ferocious", "fierce", "gladiatorial", "hostile", "aggressive", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "violent", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "bloodstained", "fell", "gory", "grim", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodthirsty", "bloody", "homicidal", "murdering", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "sanguineous" ] }, "having or showing a habitually bad temper":{ "antonyms":[ "amiable", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered" ], "examples":[ "according to palace gossip, behind closed doors the prince was a bloody-minded bore" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "amicable", "congenial", "friendly", "pleasant", "benign", "gentle", "kind", "nice", "sweet", "bubbly", "cheerful", "cheery", "effervescent", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "joyful", "lighthearted", "lively", "vivacious", "content", "glad", "happy", "calm", "placid", "serene", "long-suffering", "patient", "tolerant" ], "related":[ "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "crotchety", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "querulous", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "peppery", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snippy", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "contentious", "contrary", "cussed", "angry", "exasperated", "indignant", "irate", "mad", "upset", "uptight", "depressed", "dour", "glum", "morose", "sullen", "anal", "old-maidish", "schoolmarmish" ], "synonyms":[ "acid", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "ornery", "splenetic", "surly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blooming":{ "having a healthy reddish skin tone":{ "examples":[ "the blooming faces of children at play in the great outdoors" ], "synonyms":[ "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine" ], "near synonyms":[ "bronzed", "brown", "suntanned", "tanned", "bloomy", "blowsy", "blowzy", "blushing", "flushed", "pink", "pinkish", "warm", "cherubic" ], "near antonyms":[ "waxen", "waxy", "blanched", "white", "whitened", "anemic", "sick", "sickly", "bloodless", "cadaverous", "whey-faced", "white-faced" ], "antonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "doughy", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "palish", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "peaky", "sallow", "sallowish", "wan" ] }, "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "examples":[ "thought that the royals were blooming idiots for making such indiscreet statements" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "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":[] }, "as in flowering , blossoming":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blossoming", "efflorescence", "flowering", "autumn", "Indian summer", "acme", "apex", "climax", "meridian", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "zenith", "bloom", "blossom", "florescence", "floruit", "flower", "flush", "heyday", "high noon", "prime", "salad days", "springtime", "glory", "grandeur", "splendor", "belle epoque", "belle \u00e9poque", "golden age", "silver age", "comeback", "recovery", "revival" ], "near antonyms":[ "decay", "decline", "downfall", "bottom", "nadir", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "wilting", "withering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring" ], "synonyms":[ "blossoming", "blowing", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "efflorescing", "flowering", "unfolding" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafing", "leaving", "budding", "opening" ], "near antonyms":[ "drying up", "fading", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "wilting", "withering", "dropping", "dying", "expiring", "perishing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)":{ "examples":[ "she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk" ], "synonyms":[ "blushing", "coloring", "crimsoning", "flushing", "glowing", "reddening" ], "near synonyms":[ "incarnadining", "rouging", "ruddling", "abashing", "chagrining", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "embarrassing", "fazing", "humiliating", "mortifying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "bloomy":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blossoming":{ "as in flowering , flourishing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blooming", "burgeoning", "flourishing", "flowering", "undeveloped", "unfinished", "unfledged", "unformed", "unripe", "unripened", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "puerile", "raw", "embryonic", "emergent", "ephebic", "minor", "preteen", "subadult", "teenage", "teenaged", "underage", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "young", "youngish", "youthful" ], "near antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "matured", "aged", "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "oldish", "senescent", "senior", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "golden", "mellow", "ripe", "ripened", "middle-aged", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "over-the-hill", "senile", "spavined", "tottery" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in flourishing , flowering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flourishing", "flowering", "development", "growth", "maturation", "maturing", "ripening", "mellowing", "softening", "evolution", "evolvement", "expansion", "progression", "coming-of-age", "maturity" ], "near antonyms":[ "decadence", "decay", "decaying", "declension", "decline", "declining", "degeneration", "descent", "deterioration", "ebbing", "fading", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "waning", "wilting", "withering", "death", "decease", "demise", "dying", "end", "exit", "expiration", "expiring", "expiry", "perishing", "regression", "retrogression", "reversion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived" ], "synonyms":[ "blooming", "blowing", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "efflorescing", "flowering", "unfolding" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafing", "leaving", "budding", "opening" ], "near antonyms":[ "drying up", "fading", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "wilting", "withering", "dropping", "dying", "expiring", "perishing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "blot out":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "cancel", "clean (up)", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "dismantle", "flatten", "mow (down)", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "total", "waste", "wreck", "blast", "blow up", "dash", "dynamite", "smash", "atomize", "consume", "devour", "dissolve", "fragment", "powder", "pulverize", "shatter", "splinter", "doom", "finish", "kill", "kill off", "terminate", "zap", "cut", "discard", "ditch", "eject", "excise", "expel", "jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "shape", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renew", "renovate", "repair", "restore", "revamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "examples":[ "bushes blotted out the shed from our view" ], "synonyms":[ "belie", "blanket", "cloak", "conceal", "cover", "curtain", "disguise", "enshroud", "hide", "mask", "obscure", "occult", "paper over", "screen", "shroud", "suppress", "veil" ], "near synonyms":[ "bury", "camouflage", "cover (up)", "smother", "gild", "gloss (over)", "varnish", "whitewash", "becloud", "bedim", "befog", "block", "cloud", "darken", "eclipse", "obstruct", "occlude", "overcast", "overshadow", "shade" ], "near antonyms":[ "bring out", "present", "clarify", "illuminate", "advertise", "air", "broadcast", "get out", "proclaim", "publicize", "publish", "spread" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "disclose", "display", "divulge", "expose", "reveal", "show", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "unveil" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blotch":{ "a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{ "examples":[ "a dog with a single small blotch of black" ], "synonyms":[ "dapple", "dot", "eyespot", "fleck", "mottle", "patch", "pip", "point", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot" ], "near synonyms":[ "birthmark", "freckle", "mole", "blob", "blot", "mark", "smear", "smudge", "smutch", "stain", "spatter", "splash", "polka dot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing":{ "examples":[ "that cell tower is another blotch on the landscape" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "blight", "defect", "deformity", "disfigurement", "excrescence", "excrescency", "fault", "flaw", "imperfection", "mar", "mark", "pockmark", "scar" ], "near synonyms":[ "abnormality", "distortion", "irregularity", "malformation", "misshape", "bug", "glitch", "kink", "blot", "blur", "spot", "stain", "taint", "damage", "defacement", "impairment", "injury", "failing", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "adornment", "decoration", "embellishment", "enhancement", "ornament" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "my pen leaked and blotched my shirt pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "dapple", "dot", "fleck", "freckle", "marble", "mottle", "pepper", "shoot", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot", "sprinkle", "stipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "blot", "dye", "stain", "band", "bar", "streak", "stripe", "intersperse", "set", "stud", "bespatter", "spatter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "blotches":{ "a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{ "examples":[ "a dog with a single small blotch of black" ], "synonyms":[ "dapples", "dots", "eyespots", "flecks", "mottles", "patches", "pips", "points", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots" ], "near synonyms":[ "birthmarks", "freckles", "moles", "blobs", "blots", "marks", "smears", "smudges", "smutches", "stains", "spatters", "splashes", "polka dots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing":{ "examples":[ "that cell tower is another blotch on the landscape" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "blights", "defects", "deformities", "disfigurements", "excrescences", "excrescencies", "faults", "flaws", "imperfections", "marks", "mars", "pockmarks", "scars" ], "near synonyms":[ "abnormalities", "distortions", "irregularities", "malformations", "misshapes", "bugs", "glitches", "kinks", "blots", "blurs", "spots", "stains", "taints", "damages", "defacements", "impairments", "injuries", "failings", "weaknesses" ], "near antonyms":[ "adornments", "decorations", "embellishments", "enhancements", "ornaments" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "my pen leaked and blotched my shirt pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "dapples", "dots", "flecks", "freckles", "marbles", "mottles", "peppers", "shoots", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "sprinkles", "stipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "dyes", "stains", "bands", "bars", "streaks", "stripes", "intersperses", "sets", "studs", "bespatters", "spatters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "blots out":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "builds", "constructs", "creates", "fabricates", "fashions", "forges", "forms", "frames", "makes", "manufactures", "shapes", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renews", "renovates", "repairs", "restores", "revamps" ], "related":[ "decimates", "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "ravages", "dismantles", "flattens", "mows (down)", "razes", "tears down", "ruins", "totals", "wastes", "wrecks", "blasts", "blows up", "dashes", "dynamites", "smashes", "atomizes", "consumes", "devours", "dissolves", "fragments", "powders", "pulverizes", "shatters", "splinters", "dooms", "finishes", "kills", "kills off", "terminates", "zaps", "cuts", "discards", "ditches", "ejects", "excises", "expels", "jettisons", "ousts", "throws out" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishes", "annihilates", "blacks out", "cancels", "cleans (up)", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "exterminates", "extirpates", "liquidates", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "snuffs (out)", "stamps (out)", "sweeps (away)", "wipes out" ] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "antonyms":[ "bares", "discloses", "displays", "divulges", "exposes", "reveals", "shows", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "unveils" ], "examples":[ "bushes blotted out the shed from our view" ], "near antonyms":[ "brings out", "presents", "clarifies", "illuminates", "advertises", "airs", "broadcasts", "gets out", "proclaims", "publicizes", "publishes", "spreads" ], "related":[ "buries", "camouflages", "covers (up)", "smothers", "gilds", "glosses (over)", "varnishes", "whitewashes", "beclouds", "bedims", "befogs", "blocks", "clouds", "darkens", "eclipses", "obstructs", "occludes", "overcasts", "overshadows", "shades" ], "synonyms":[ "belies", "blankets", "cloaks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "disguises", "enshrouds", "hides", "masks", "obscures", "occults", "papers over", "screens", "shrouds", "suppresses", "veils" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bloviate":{ "as in declaim , pontificate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blow", "declaim", "harangue", "mouth (off)", "orate", "pontificate", "bluster", "fulminate", "huff", "rant", "rave", "spout", "sound off", "speak out", "speak up", "blare", "blurt (out)", "bolt", "carry on", "rage", "storm", "take on" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blow a gasket":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "He blew a gasket when he saw that his younger brother had borrowed his car without asking." ], "synonyms":[ "blow up", "flare (up)", "flip (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "anger", "fulminate", "rage", "rant", "rave", "snap", "snarl", "sputter", "storm", "tee off", "vent", "vituperate", "bristle", "burn", "foam", "fume", "glare", "glower", "seethe", "sizzle", "smolder", "smoulder", "steam", "warm", "burst", "explode", "flare (out)", "flash", "inflame", "enflame", "madden" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill out", "cool (off or down)", "relax", "hush", "quiet (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calm (down)", "simmer down" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blow one's cool":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "He blew his cool when the tailgater rear-ended him." ], "synonyms":[ "blow up", "flare (up)", "flip (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "anger", "fulminate", "rage", "rant", "rave", "snap", "snarl", "sputter", "storm", "tee off", "vent", "vituperate", "bristle", "burn", "foam", "fume", "glare", "glower", "seethe", "sizzle", "smolder", "smoulder", "steam", "warm", "burst", "explode", "flare (out)", "flash", "inflame", "enflame", "madden" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill out", "cool (off or down)", "relax", "hush", "quiet (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calm (down)", "simmer down" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "The movie star tolerated the constant attention of the paparazzi, but finally blew her cool when one asked about her recent divorce." ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "crack", "flip (out)", "freak (out)", "melt down", "wig (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blow smoke":{ "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "He's been blowing smoke about his accomplishments all afternoon." ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "boast", "brag", "bull", "crow", "gasconade", "swagger", "vapor", "vaunt" ], "near synonyms":[ "bluster", "harangue", "puff", "pride", "gush", "exult", "glory", "rejoice", "brandish", "display", "exhibit", "expose", "flaunt", "glorify", "parade", "show off", "magnify", "maximize" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "deprecate", "diminish", "discount", "laugh off", "minimize", "play down", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "shrug off", "underrate", "undervalue", "bemoan", "lament", "mourn", "regret" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "She has a habit of blowing smoke when she gets nervous." ], "synonyms":[ "babble", "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":[ "phrase" ] }, "blowing":{ "to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{ "examples":[ "that horse was really blowing after the race" ], "synonyms":[ "gasping", "heaving", "hyperventilating", "panting", "puffing", "wheezing" ], "near synonyms":[ "choking", "gagging", "gulping", "huffing", "asphyxiating", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "snoring", "snuffling", "exhaling", "expiring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas" ], "synonyms":[ "dissipating", "fiddling away", "frittering (away)", "lavishing", "losing", "misspending", "running through", "spending", "squandering", "throwing away", "trifling (away)", "wasting" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurging", "consuming", "depleting", "exhausting", "impoverishing", "overspending", "shooting", "indulging", "overindulging", "disbursing", "expending", "laying out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizing", "scrimping", "skimping", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "hoarding", "laying up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserving" ] }, "to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{ "examples":[ "a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing up", "bursting", "crumping", "detonating", "exploding", "going off", "popping" ], "near synonyms":[ "fragmenting", "shattering", "smashing", "splintering", "discharging", "firing", "shooting", "ballooning", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "mushrooming" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsing", "fizzling" ], "antonyms":[ "imploding" ] }, "to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{ "examples":[ "one false move and we would be blown to bits" ], "synonyms":[ "blasting", "blowing up", "bursting", "demolishing", "exploding", "popping", "shattering", "smashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "dynamiting", "annihilating", "decimating", "destroying", "ruining", "wrecking", "detonating", "discharging", "fragmenting", "splintering" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsing", "imploding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "that car blew past us as if we were standing still" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way" ], "synonyms":[ "bobbling", "boggling", "bollixing (up)", "booting", "botching", "buggering (up)", "bumbling", "bungling", "butchering", "dubbing", "flubbing", "fluffing", "foozling", "fouling up", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "mangling", "messing (up)", "mucking up", "muffing", "murdering", "screwing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "blundering", "gumming (up)", "muddling", "piffling", "blemishing", "blighting", "damaging", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "mutilating", "ruining", "spoiling", "vitiating", "destroying", "wrecking", "mishandling", "mismanaging" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "helping", "improving", "meliorating", "rectifying", "refining", "reforming", "remedying", "doctoring", "fixing", "patching", "reconditioning", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved" ], "synonyms":[ "boasting", "bragging", "bulling", "crowing", "gasconading", "swaggering", "vaporing", "vaunting" ], "near synonyms":[ "blustering", "haranguing", "puffing", "priding", "gushing", "exulting", "glorying", "rejoicing", "brandishing", "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "flaunting", "glorifying", "parading", "showing off", "magnifying", "maximizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittling", "deprecating", "diminishing", "discounting", "laughing off", "minimizing", "playing down", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "shrugging off", "underrating", "undervaluing", "bemoaning", "lamenting", "mourning", "regretting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow" ], "synonyms":[ "blooming", "blossoming", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "efflorescing", "flowering", "unfolding" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafing", "leaving", "budding", "opening" ], "near antonyms":[ "drying up", "fading", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "wilting", "withering", "dropping", "dying", "expiring", "perishing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blowing in":{ "as in barging (in) , breezing (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barging (in)", "breezing (in)", "bursting (in or into)", "waltzing (in)", "debarking", "disembarking", "checking in", "clocking (in)", "pulling in", "touching down", "fetching", "hitting", "making", "reaching", "appearing", "arriving", "coming", "getting in", "getting through", "landing", "showing up", "turning up" ], "near antonyms":[ "going", "leaving", "checking out", "clocking (out)", "fleeing", "vamoosing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blowing off":{ "to end a usually intimate relationship with":{ "examples":[ "before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking off (with)", "ditching", "dumping", "jilting", "kissing off", "leaving" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushing (aside or off)", "cold-shouldering", "cutting", "high-hatting", "slighting", "snubbing", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "marooning", "quitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "hooking up (with)", "taking", "befriending", "latching (on or onto)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to attend":{ "examples":[ "blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting", "missing", "skipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "ignoring", "neglecting", "passing over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "attending", "showing up (for)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blown up":{ "as in expanded , ballooned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ballooned", "expanded", "bloated", "blown", "distended", "overinflated", "puffed", "swollen", "tumescent", "tumid", "turgid", "varicose", "varicosed", "bulging", "dilated", "protuberant", "ventricose", "ballooning", "dilating", "turgescent" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "deflated", "detumescent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day" ], "synonyms":[ "flared (up)", "flipped (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angered", "fulminated", "raged", "ranted", "raved", "snapped", "snarled", "sputtered", "stormed", "teed off", "vented", "vituperated", "bristled", "burned", "burnt", "foamed", "fumed", "glared", "glowered", "seethed", "sizzled", "smoldered", "smouldered", "steamed", "warmed", "burst", "bursted", "exploded", "flared (out)", "flashed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "maddened" ], "near antonyms":[ "chilled out", "cooled (off or down)", "relaxed", "hushed", "quieted (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed (down)", "simmered down" ] }, "to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{ "examples":[ "the building blew up because of a gas leak" ], "synonyms":[ "blown", "burst", "bursted", "crumped", "detonated", "exploded", "gone off", "popped" ], "near synonyms":[ "fragmented", "shattered", "smashed", "splintered", "discharged", "fired", "shot", "ballooned", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "mushroomed" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "fizzled" ], "antonyms":[ "imploded" ] }, "to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{ "examples":[ "blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away" ], "synonyms":[ "blasted", "blown", "burst", "bursted", "demolished", "exploded", "popped", "shattered", "smashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dynamited", "annihilated", "decimated", "destroyed", "ruined", "wrecked", "detonated", "discharged", "fragmented", "splintered" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "imploded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooed", "cracked up", "cried up", "glorified", "touted", "trumpeted", "tub-thumped" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "extolled", "lauded", "magnified", "commended", "complimented", "eulogized", "advanced", "advertised", "announced", "blared", "blazed", "blazoned", "boosted", "heralded", "offered", "plugged", "promoted", "publicized", "asserted", "averred", "claimed", "declared", "laid down", "made out", "proclaimed", "pronounced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "blows":{ "to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{ "examples":[ "that horse was really blowing after the race" ], "synonyms":[ "gasps", "heaves", "hyperventilates", "pants", "puffs", "wheezes" ], "near synonyms":[ "chokes", "gags", "gulps", "huffs", "asphyxiates", "smothers", "stifles", "strangles", "snores", "snuffles", "exhales", "expires" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas" ], "synonyms":[ "dissipates", "fiddles away", "fritters (away)", "lavishes", "loses", "misspends", "runs through", "spends", "squanders", "throws away", "trifles (away)", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurges", "consumes", "depletes", "exhausts", "impoverishes", "overspends", "shoots", "indulges", "overindulges", "disburses", "expends", "lays out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizes", "scrimps", "skimps", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "hoards", "lays up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserves" ] }, "to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{ "examples":[ "a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew" ], "synonyms":[ "blows up", "bursts", "crumps", "detonates", "explodes", "goes off", "pops" ], "near synonyms":[ "fragments", "shatters", "smashes", "splinters", "discharges", "fires", "shoots", "balloons", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "mushrooms" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapses", "fizzles" ], "antonyms":[ "implodes" ] }, "to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{ "examples":[ "one false move and we would be blown to bits" ], "synonyms":[ "blasts", "blows up", "bursts", "demolishes", "explodes", "pops", "shatters", "smashes" ], "near synonyms":[ "dynamites", "annihilates", "decimates", "destroys", "ruins", "wrecks", "detonates", "discharges", "fragments", "splinters" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapses", "implodes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "that car blew past us as if we were standing still" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way" ], "synonyms":[ "bobbles", "boggles", "bollixes (up)", "boots", "botches", "buggers (up)", "bumbles", "bungles", "butchers", "dubs", "flubs", "fluffs", "foozles", "fouls up", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "mangles", "messes (up)", "mucks up", "muffs", "murders", "screws up" ], "near synonyms":[ "blunders", "gums (up)", "muddles", "piffles", "blemishes", "blights", "damages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "mutilates", "ruins", "spoils", "vitiates", "destroys", "wrecks", "mishandles", "mismanages" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "helps", "improves", "meliorates", "rectifies", "refines", "reforms", "remedies", "doctors", "fixes", "patches", "reconditions", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved" ], "synonyms":[ "boasts", "brags", "bulls", "crows", "gasconades", "swaggers", "vapors", "vaunts" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusters", "harangues", "puffs", "prides", "gushes", "exults", "glories", "rejoices", "brandishes", "displays", "exhibits", "exposes", "flaunts", "glorifies", "parades", "shows off", "magnifies", "maximizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittles", "deprecates", "diminishes", "discounts", "laughs off", "minimizes", "plays down", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "shrugs off", "underrates", "undervalues", "bemoans", "laments", "mourns", "regrets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow" ], "synonyms":[ "blooms", "blossoms", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "effloresces", "flowers", "unfolds" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafs", "leaves", "buds", "opens" ], "near antonyms":[ "dries up", "fades", "shrivels", "wilts", "withers", "dies", "drops", "expires", "perishes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "he was dizzy for the rest of the day after the blow to his head" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "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":[] }, "a sudden brief rush of wind":{ "examples":[ "the ocean blows that sweep over the island are so strong that only the hardiest shrubs can grow there" ], "synonyms":[ "blasts", "flurries", "gusts", "scuds", "williwaws", "windblasts" ], "near synonyms":[ "breezes", "zephyrs", "currents", "drafts", "airs", "breaths", "wafts", "puffs", "whiffs", "bluster", "gales", "hurricanes", "squalls", "tempests", "tornadoes", "tornados", "windstorms", "northeasters", "northerlies", "northers", "northwesters", "southeasters", "southwesters", "westerlies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "blows off":{ "to end a usually intimate relationship with":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off" ], "near antonyms":[ "hooks up (with)", "takes", "befriends", "latches (on or onto)" ], "related":[ "brushes (aside or off)", "cold-shoulders", "cuts", "high-hats", "slights", "snubs", "abandons", "deserts", "forsakes", "maroons", "quits" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks off (with)", "ditches", "dumps", "jilts", "kisses off", "leaves" ] }, "to fail to attend":{ "antonyms":[ "attends", "shows up (for)" ], "examples":[ "blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ignores", "neglects", "passes over" ], "synonyms":[ "cuts", "misses", "skips" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blowsy":{ "lacking neatness in dress or person":{ "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ], "examples":[ "a large, blowsy woman in frumpy clothes runs the diner" ], "near antonyms":[ "chic", "fashionable", "modish", "stylish", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "careful", "fastidious", "fussy", "meticulous", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied" ], "related":[ "slatternly", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "shaggy", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy", "besmirched", "blackened", "dingy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "scroungy", "scuzzy", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "synonyms":[ "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blowup":{ "an outburst or display of excited anger":{ "examples":[ "the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine" ], "synonyms":[ "explosion", "fireworks", "fit", "hissy", "hissy fit", "huff", "scene", "tantrum" ], "near synonyms":[ "eruption", "flare-up", "outburst", "storm", "uproar", "agitation", "delirium", "distraction", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "rampage", "convulsion(s)", "paroxysm", "seizure", "spasm", "upheaval", "angriness", "choler", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "lividity", "lividness", "spleen", "wrath", "wrathfulness", "reaction", "rise", "dander", "temper", "grouch", "hump", "pet", "pouts", "snit", "sulk(s)", "sulkiness", "sullenness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of exploding":{ "examples":[ "the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around" ], "synonyms":[ "blast", "burst", "bursting", "detonation", "eruption", "explosion", "outburst" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharge", "firing", "shooting", "blowout", "flare-up", "bang", "boom", "pop", "airburst", "groundburst" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day" ], "synonyms":[ "flare (up)", "flip (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "anger", "fulminate", "rage", "rant", "rave", "snap", "snarl", "sputter", "storm", "tee off", "vent", "vituperate", "bristle", "burn", "foam", "fume", "glare", "glower", "seethe", "sizzle", "smolder", "smoulder", "steam", "warm", "burst", "explode", "flare (out)", "flash", "inflame", "enflame", "madden" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill out", "cool (off or down)", "relax", "hush", "quiet (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calm (down)", "simmer down" ] }, "to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{ "examples":[ "the building blew up because of a gas leak" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "burst", "crump", "detonate", "explode", "go off", "pop" ], "near synonyms":[ "fragment", "shatter", "smash", "splinter", "discharge", "fire", "shoot", "balloon", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "mushroom" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapse", "fizzle" ], "antonyms":[ "implode" ] }, "to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{ "examples":[ "blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away" ], "synonyms":[ "blast", "blow", "burst", "demolish", "explode", "pop", "shatter", "smash" ], "near synonyms":[ "dynamite", "annihilate", "decimate", "destroy", "ruin", "wreck", "detonate", "discharge", "fragment", "splinter" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapse", "implode" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhoo", "crack up", "cry up", "glorify", "tout", "trumpet", "tub-thump" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "magnify", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize", "advance", "advertise", "announce", "blare", "blaze", "blazon", "boost", "herald", "offer", "plug", "promote", "publicize", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "lay down", "make out", "proclaim", "pronounce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "blowzy":{ "lacking neatness in dress or person":{ "examples":[ "a large, blowsy woman in frumpy clothes runs the diner" ], "synonyms":[ "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ], "near synonyms":[ "slatternly", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "shaggy", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy", "besmirched", "blackened", "dingy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "scroungy", "scuzzy", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "near antonyms":[ "chic", "fashionable", "modish", "stylish", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "careful", "fastidious", "fussy", "meticulous", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied" ], "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blog":{ "a website on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences":{ "examples":[ "She writes a blog about travel.", "I enjoy reading her blog ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annals", "diary", "journal", "log", "logbook", "memoir", "account", "chronicle", "chronology", "commentary", "commentaries", "history", "narration", "narrative", "record", "report", "story", "version", "deposition", "documentation", "testament", "testimonial", "testimony", "witness", "minutes", "proc\u00e8s-verbal", "anecdote", "tale", "yarn", "epic", "saga", "gest", "geste", "romance", "recital", "recitation", "case history", "case study" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blocky":{ "as in dense , bulky":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blockish", "bulky", "dense", "hefty", "thickish", "chunky", "fat", "thick", "broad", "deep", "wide" ], "near antonyms":[ "skinny", "slender", "slim", "thin", "narrow", "shallow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bloopers":{ "as in pratfalls , bloomers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloomers", "boners", "howlers", "pratfalls", "blunders", "bobbles", "boo-boos", "boobs", "bricks", "clangers", "clinkers", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fluffs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "gaffs", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "missteps", "mistakes", "oversights", "screwups", "slips", "slipups", "stumbles", "trips", "foul-ups", "snafus", "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "miscomprehensions", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misdescriptions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misreadings", "misstatements", "misunderstandings" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracies", "exactitudes", "precisions", "inerrancies", "infallibilities", "perfections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloody-mindedness":{ "as in cussedness , contrariness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cantankerousness", "contrariness", "cussedness", "narrow-mindedness", "rigidity", "rigidness", "balkiness", "contumacy", "defiance", "disobedience", "frowardness", "immovability", "immovableness", "insubordination", "intractability", "obstreperousness", "rebelliousness", "recalcitrance", "recalcitrancy", "refractoriness", "unruliness", "firmness", "hardness", "rigor", "rigorousness", "sternness", "strictness", "adamancy", "adamance", "determination", "implacability", "inexorability", "inflexibility", "inveteracy", "perseverance", "persistence", "persistency", "relentlessness", "resolve", "single-mindedness", "steadfastness", "stick-to-itiveness", "tenaciousness", "tenacity", "anal-retentiveness", "perverseness", "perversity", "waywardness", "wrongheadedness", "bullheadedness", "doggedness", "hardheadedness", "intransigence", "mulishness", "obduracy", "obdurateness", "obstinacy", "obstinateness", "opinionatedness", "pertinaciousness", "pertinacity", "pigheadedness", "self-opinionatedness", "self-will", "stubbornness", "willfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "broad-mindedness", "open-mindedness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "receptiveness", "receptivity", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "flexibility", "pliability", "pliableness", "pliancy", "pliantness", "compliance", "docility", "obedience", "subordinateness", "subordination", "submission", "surrender", "willingness", "yielding", "slavishness", "subservience", "subserviency" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blood sausage":{ "as in sausage , Vienna sausage":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bologna", "frank", "frankfurter", "hot dog", "kielbasa", "knockwurst", "knackwurst", "liver sausage", "liver pudding", "liverwurst", "pepperoni", "salami", "Vienna sausage", "weenie", "wiener", "weiner", "wienerwurst", "banger", "link", "sausage", "wurst" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloodies":{ "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "breaks", "compromises", "crabs", "cripples", "crosses (up)", "damages", "defaces", "disfigures", "endamages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "spoils", "vitiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "erodes", "scours", "washes out", "wears (away)", "blights", "tarnishes", "dents", "dings", "dints", "botches", "gums (up)", "queers", "lacerates", "wounds", "disables", "hamstrings", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "torments", "tortures", "annihilates", "bangs up", "bashes", "batters", "clobbers", "crushes", "dashes", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "does in", "pulverizes", "razes", "ruins", "scourges", "shatters", "smashes", "tears down", "totals", "wastes", "wipes out", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "helps", "rectifies", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "edits", "remodels", "revises", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, 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"gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "screwup", "slip", "slipup", "stumble", "trip", "foul-up", "snafu", "misapprehension", "miscalculation", "miscomprehension", "misconception", "misconstruction", "misdescription", "misimpression", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misreading", "misstatement", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracy", "correctness", "exactitude", "exactness", "preciseness", "precision", "strictness", "inerrancy", "infallibility", "perfection" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloats":{ "as in bulks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bulks", "drenches", "floods", "gluts", "swamps", "crowds", "crushes", "mats", "presses", "rams", "shoves", "squashes", "squeezes", "brims", "charges", "crams", "fills", "heaps", "jam-packs", "jams", "loads", "packs", "stuffs", "refills", "refreshes", "reloads", "repacks", "replenishes", "overcharges", "overfills", "overflows", "saturates", "honeycombs", "penetrates" ], "near antonyms":[ "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids", "lightens", "depletes", "drains", "eliminates", "exhausts", "bleeds", "draws (off)", "cleans", "flushes", "purges", "scours", "sweeps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "block grant":{ "as in aid , assistance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aid", "assistance", "grant-in-aid", "set-aside", "allocation", "allotment", "annuity", "appropriation", "entitlement", "grant", "subsidy", "subvention", "foreign aid", "relief", "state aid", "advance", "allowance", "benefit", "bequest", "endowment", "fund", "legacy", "stipend", "trust", "trust fund" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloodcurdling":{ "causing great horror or fear":{ "examples":[ "We heard bloodcurdling stories about the war.", "bloodcurdling screams" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "gut-wrenching", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "terrifying", "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "dreadful", "frightful", "ghastly", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmare", "nightmarish", "shocking", "terrible", "terrific", "abhorrent", "deplorable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "offensive", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "abominable", "evil", "foul", "heinous", "noxious", "odious", "unspeakable", "vile", "grotesque", "ugly", "unsightly" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "appealing", "attractive", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "enjoyable", "enticing", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "cheering", "comforting", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bloodbath":{ "the killing of a large number of people":{ "examples":[ "one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath" ], "synonyms":[ "butchery", "carnage", "death", "holocaust", "massacre", "slaughter" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodletting", "bloodshed", "foul play", "homicide", "killing", "manslaughter", "murder", "slaying", "mortality", "annihilation", "decimation", "demolishing", "destruction", "devastation", "eradication", "extermination", "genocide", "pogrom", "assassination", "execution" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blocs":{ "a group of people acting together within a larger group":{ "examples":[ "a whole bloc of students got together to complain" ], "synonyms":[ "blocks", "bodies", "coalitions", "factions", "parties", "sects", "sets", "sides", "wings" ], "near synonyms":[ "splinters", "splits", "crews", "gangs", "packs", "teams", "denominations", "persuasions", "schisms", "scissions", "caucuses", "movements" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{ "examples":[ "the bloc that the United States and most of western Europe formed during the Cold War" ], "synonyms":[ "alliances", "axes", "blocks", "coalitions", "combinations", "combines", "confederacies", "confederations", "federations", "leagues", "unions" ], "near synonyms":[ "cabals", "conspiracies", "juntos", "cartels", "syndicates", "trusts", "factions", "fronts", "fusions", "sides", "wings", "associations", "groups", "organizations", "affiliations", "cooperatives", "partnerships", "circuits", "conferences" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blowhard":{ "a person who talks constantly":{ "examples":[ "a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard" ], "synonyms":[ "babbler", "blabber", "blabbermouth", "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":[] }, "someone who boasts":{ "examples":[ "a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else" ], "synonyms":[ "blower", "boaster", "brag", "braggadocio", "braggart", "bragger", "cockalorum", "cracker", "gascon", "gasconader", "swaggerer", "vaunter" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterer", "cock", "self-advertiser", "self-dramatizer", "self-promoter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blowups":{ "an outburst or display of excited anger":{ "examples":[ "the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine" ], "synonyms":[ "explosions", "fireworks", "fits", "hissies", "hissy fits", "huffs", "scenes", "tantrums" ], "near synonyms":[ "eruptions", "flare-ups", "outbursts", "storms", "uproars", "agitations", "deliriums", "distractions", "frenzies", "furies", "furores", "furors", "hysterias", "rages", "rampages", "convulsions", "paroxysms", "seizures", "spasms", "upheavals", "cholers", "indignations", "ires", "lividities", "spleens", "wraths", "reactions", "rises", "danders", "tempers", "grouches", "humps", "pets", "pouts", "snits", "sulks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of exploding":{ "examples":[ "the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around" ], "synonyms":[ "blasts", "bursts", "detonations", "eruptions", "explosions", "outbursts" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharges", "firings", "shootings", "blowouts", "flare-ups", "bangs", "booms", "pops", "airbursts", "groundbursts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloodthirstiness":{ "as in bloodlust , murderousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloodlust", "murderousness", "sanguineness", "sanguinity", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "barbarity", "barbarousness", "brutality", "cruelness", "cruelty", "fiendishness", "heartlessness", "inhumanity", "inhumanness", "sadism", "savageness", "savagery", "truculence", "viciousness", "wantonness", "hard-heartedness", "mercilessness", "pitilessness", "ruthlessness", "unfeelingness", "fellness", "ferociousness", "ferocity", "fierceness", "grimness", "cattiness", "despitefulness", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "maliciousness", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spitefulness", "hardhandedness", "harshness", "heavy-handedness", "oppressiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenderness", "warmheartedness", "warmness", "warmth", "charitableness", "clemency", "leniency", "mercifulness", "mercy", "pity", "benignity", "compassion", "good-heartedness", "humaneness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindness", "sympathy", "tenderheartedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloomed":{ "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "blossomed", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "effloresced", "flowered", "unfolded" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafed", "leaved", "budded", "opened" ], "near antonyms":[ "dried up", "faded", "shriveled", "shrivelled", "wilted", "withered", "died", "dropped", "expired", "perished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)":{ "examples":[ "she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk" ], "synonyms":[ "blushed", "colored", "crimsoned", "flushed", "glowed", "reddened" ], "near synonyms":[ "incarnadined", "rouged", "ruddled", "abashed", "chagrined", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "embarrassed", "fazed", "humiliated", "mortified" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blowing one's mind":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "The disappearing trick completely blew my mind ." ], "synonyms":[ "addling", "baffling", "bamboozling", "beating", "befogging", "befuddling", "bemusing", "bewildering", "buffaloing", "confounding", "confusing", "discombobulating", "disorienting", "flummoxing", "foxing", "fuddling", "getting", "graveling", "gravelling", "mazing", "muddling", "muddying", "mystifying", "perplexing", "posing", "puzzling", "vexing" ], "near synonyms":[ "sticking", "stumping", "weirding out", "abashing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "agitating", "bothering", "chagrining", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "stunning", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "beguiling", "cozening", "deceiving", "deluding", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "hoaxing", "hoodwinking", "humbugging", "misguiding", "misleading", "snowing", "stringing along", "taking in", "tricking" ], "near antonyms":[ "assuring", "reassuring", "satisfying", "enlightening", "informing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "bloodied":{ "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "broke", "compromised", "crabbed", "crippled", "crossed (up)", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "endamaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "eroded", "scoured", "washed out", "wore (away)", "blighted", "tarnished", "dented", "dinged", "dinted", "botched", "gummed (up)", "queered", "lacerated", "wounded", "disabled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "tormented", "tortured", "annihilated", "banged up", "bashed", "battered", "clobbered", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "helped", "rectified", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "edited", "remodeled", "revised", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blowing one's cool":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "He blew his cool when the tailgater rear-ended him." ], "synonyms":[ "blowing up", "flaring (up)", "flipping (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angering", "fulminating", "raging", "ranting", "raving", "snapping", "snarling", "sputtering", "storming", "teeing off", "venting", "vituperating", "bristling", "burning", "foaming", "fuming", "glaring", "glowering", "seething", "sizzling", "smoldering", "smouldering", "steaming", "warming", "bursting", "exploding", "flaring (out)", "flashing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "maddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "chilling out", "cooling (off or down)", "relaxing", "hushing", "quieting (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calming (down)", "simmering down" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "The movie star tolerated the constant attention of the paparazzi, but finally blew her cool when one asked about her recent divorce." ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "cracking", "flipping (out)", "freaking (out)", "melting down", "wigging (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blokes":{ "an adult male human being":{ "examples":[ "a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "bucks", "cats", "chappies", "chaps", "dudes", "fellas", "fellers", "fellows", "galoots", "gentlemen", "gents", "guys", "hombres", "jacks", "joes", "jokers", "lads", "males", "men" ], "near synonyms":[ "masters", "misters", "sirs", "buddies", "busters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blown away":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "bombed", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "drubbed", "dusted", "flattened", "pasted", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "skunked", "smoked", "smothered", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trimmed", "tromped", "trounced", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "whomped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "upset", "beaten", "beat", "bested", "conquered", "dispatched", "hurdled", "licked", "mastered", "overborne", "overborn", "overcome", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "subdued", "surmounted", "taken", "thrown", "triumphed (over)", "won (against)", "worsted", "crushed", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrown", "overwhelmed", "subjugated", "upended", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "outdistanced", "outdone", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "broken", "destroyed", "done in", "finished", "slaughtered", "sunk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blood-and-guts":{ "marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity":{ "examples":[ "a hockey team known for its blood-and-guts play" ], "synonyms":[ "bang-bang", "convulsive", "cyclonic", "explosive", "ferocious", "fierce", "furious", "hammer-and-tongs", "hot", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "paroxysmal", "rabid", "rough", "stormy", "tempestuous", "tumultuous", "turbulent", "violent", "volcanic" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarous", "brutal", "savage", "vicious", "antagonistic", "hostile", "aggressive", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "truculent", "combustible", "volatile", "agitated", "frantic", "frenzied", "mad", "cataclysmal", "cataclysmic", "destructive", "ruinous" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "halcyon", "pacific", "serene", "tranquil", "nonbelligerent", "unaggressive" ], "antonyms":[ "nonviolent", "peaceable", "peaceful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blowbacks":{ "as in fallouts , ripples":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "by-products", "byproducts", "fallouts", "offshoots", "ripples", "side effects", "side reactions", "spin-offs", "afterclaps", "afterglows", "aftershocks", "denouements", "d\u00e9nouements", "echoes", "echos", "implications", "repercussions", "ramifications", "aftereffects", "aftermaths", "backwashes", "children", "conclusions", "consequences", "corollaries", "developments", "effects", "fates", "fruits", "issues", "outcomes", "outgrowths", "precipitates", "products", "resultants", "results", "sequels", "sequences", "upshots" ], "near antonyms":[ "antecedents", "causations", "causes", "occasions", "reasons", "considerations", "determinants", "factors", "bases", "foundations", "grounds", "groundworks", "impetuses", "incentives", "inspirations", "instigations", "stimuli", "mothers", "origins", "roots", "sources", "springs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blotting":{ "as in staining , dyeing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dyeing", "staining", "blotching", "dappling", "dotting", "flecking", "freckling", "marbling", "mottling", "peppering", "shooting", "specking", "speckling", "splotching", "spotting", "sprinkling", "stippling", "banding", "barring", "streaking", "striping", "interspersing", "setting", "studding", "bespattering", "spattering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blockaded":{ "as in barricaded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barricaded", "blocked", "choked", "clogged", "closed", "congested", "dammed", "jammed", "obstructed", "plugged (up)", "stopped (up)", "stuffed", "impassable", "impassible", "unnegotiable", "unpassable" ], "near antonyms":[ "navigable", "negotiable", "passable", "clear", "cleared", "free", "open", "unclogged", "unclosed", "unobstructed", "unstopped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point":{ "examples":[ "the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall" ], "synonyms":[ "barred", "barricaded", "blocked (off)", "closed (off)", "guarded", "walled (off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtained (off)", "screened (off)", "diked", "fenced", "gated", "hedged", "bolted", "locked", "obstructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "reopened", "unblocked", "unbolted" ], "antonyms":[ "opened", "unbarred" ] }, "to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication":{ "examples":[ "blockaded the city until it surrendered" ], "synonyms":[ "beleaguered", "besieged", "invested", "leaguered" ], "near synonyms":[ "barricaded", "blocked", "cut off", "dammed", "encircled", "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "confined", "insulated", "isolated", "quarantined" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "released", "rescued" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "bloated":{ "extended beyond normal or realistic bounds":{ "examples":[ "a bloated sense of his own importance" ], "synonyms":[ "exaggerated", "hyperbolized", "inflated", "outsize", "outsized", "overblown", "overdrawn", "overweening" ], "near synonyms":[ "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "enlarged", "hyped-up", "magnified", "overdone", "overemphasized", "overplayed", "overstated", "padded", "stretched", "grandiose", "preposterous", "unreal", "unrealistic", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "realistic", "reasonable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure":{ "examples":[ "a bloated stomach" ], "synonyms":[ "blown", "distended", "overinflated", "puffed", "swollen", "tumescent", "tumid", "turgid", "varicose", "varicosed" ], "near synonyms":[ "ballooned", "blown up", "expanded", "bulging", "dilated", "protuberant", "ventricose", "ballooning", "dilating", "turgescent" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "deflated", "detumescent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bulked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bulked", "drenched", "flooded", "glutted", "swamped", "crowded", "crushed", "matted", "pressed", "rammed", "shoved", "squashed", "squeezed", "brimmed", "charged", "crammed", "filled", "heaped", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "stuffed", "refilled", "refreshed", "reloaded", "repacked", "replenished", "overcharged", "overfilled", "overflowed", "saturated", "honeycombed", "penetrated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided", "lightened", "depleted", "drained", "eliminated", "exhausted", "bled", "drew (off)", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged", "scoured", "swept" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "blocked":{ "as in hindered , impeded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "excluded", "ruled out", "shut out", "precluded", "prevented", "stopped", "repressed", "suppressed", "refused", "rejected", "revoked", "unsanctioned", "vetoed", "disallowed", "disapproved", "discouraged", "objectionable", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "ineffable", "unmentionable" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowable", "permissible", "permissive", "sufferable", "acceptable", "bearable", "endurable", "tolerable", "accepted", "accredited", "allowed", "appropriate", "approved", "authorized", "certified", "endorsed", "indorsed", "lawful", "legal", "legitimate", "licensed", "OK", "okay", "permitted", "warranted", "accorded", "granted", "sanctioned", "vouchsafed", "brooked", "condoned", "countenanced", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "commanded", "mandatory", "ordered", "required", "proper", "seemly", "suitable", "tolerated", "unobjectionable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "block up the opening in the wall where a window once was" ], "synonyms":[ "bunged", "dammed", "filled", "packed", "plugged", "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 prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle" ], "synonyms":[ "choked", "clogged", "clotted", "congested", "dammed", "gummed (up)", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "plugged (up)", "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" ] }, "to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course":{ "examples":[ "a thug suddenly stepped out of a doorway and blocked his escape down the alley" ], "synonyms":[ "intercepted", "interdicted", "picked off" ], "near synonyms":[ "captured", "caught", "collared", "corralled", "grabbed", "seized", "snared", "snatched", "trapped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "blowing out":{ "to let or force out of the lungs":{ "examples":[ "blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn" ], "synonyms":[ "breathing (out)", "exhaling", "expelling", "expiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "expectorating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "inbreathing", "inhaling", "inspiring" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blows one's cool":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "He blew his cool when the tailgater rear-ended him." ], "synonyms":[ "blows up", "flares (up)", "flips (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angers", "fulminates", "rages", "rants", "raves", "snaps", "snarls", "sputters", "storms", "tees off", "vents", "vituperates", "bristles", "burns", "foams", "fumes", "glares", "glowers", "seethes", "sizzles", "smolders", "smoulders", "steams", "warms", "bursts", "explodes", "flares (out)", "flashes", "inflames", "enflames", "maddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "chills out", "cools (off or down)", "relaxes", "hushes", "quiets (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calms (down)", "simmers down" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "The movie star tolerated the constant attention of the paparazzi, but finally blew her cool when one asked about her recent divorce." ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "cracks", "flips (out)", "freaks (out)", "melts down", "wigs (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "chokes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blow off":{ "to end a usually intimate relationship with":{ "examples":[ "before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off" ], "synonyms":[ "break off (with)", "ditch", "dump", "jilt", "kiss off", "leave" ], "near synonyms":[ "brush (aside or off)", "cold-shoulder", "cut", "high-hat", "slight", "snub", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "maroon", "quit" ], "near antonyms":[ "hook up (with)", "take", "befriend", "latch (on or onto)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to attend":{ "examples":[ "blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time" ], "synonyms":[ "cut", "miss", "skip" ], "near synonyms":[ "ignore", "neglect", "pass over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "attend", "show up (for)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blows one's mind":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "The disappearing trick completely blew my mind ." ], "synonyms":[ "addles", "baffles", "bamboozles", "beats", "befogs", "befuddles", "bemuses", "bewilders", "buffaloes", "confounds", "confuses", "discombobulates", "disorients", "flummoxes", "foxes", "fuddles", "gets", "gravels", "mazes", "muddies", "muddles", "mystifies", "perplexes", "poses", "puzzles", "vexes" ], "near synonyms":[ "sticks", "stumps", "weirds out", "abashes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "agitates", "bothers", "chagrins", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "stuns", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "beguiles", "cozens", "deceives", "deludes", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "hoaxes", "hoodwinks", "humbugs", "misguides", "misleads", "snows", "strings along", "takes in", "tricks" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "reassures", "satisfies", "enlightens", "informs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blossoms":{ "a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement":{ "examples":[ "in the full blossom of her career as a writer" ], "synonyms":[ "blooms", "florescences", "floruits", "flowers", "flushes", "heydays", "high noons", "primes", "salad days", "springtimes" ], "near synonyms":[ "autumns", "Indian summers", "efflorescences", "flowerings", "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "climaxes", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "zeniths", "glories", "grandeurs", "splendors", "belle epoques", "belles \u00e9poques", "golden ages", "silver ages", "comebacks", "recoveries", "revivals" ], "near antonyms":[ "decays", "declines", "downfalls", "bottoms", "nadirs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the usually showy plant part that produces seeds":{ "examples":[ "the marigolds are finally showing blossoms" ], "synonyms":[ "blooms", "flowers" ], "near synonyms":[ "buds", "florets", "flowerets", "flowerettes", "bouquets", "nosegays", "posies", "arrangements", "boutonnieres", "corsages", "garlands", "leis", "sprays", "wreaths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived" ], "synonyms":[ "blooms", "blows", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "effloresces", "flowers", "unfolds" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafs", "leaves", "buds", "opens" ], "near antonyms":[ "dries up", "fades", "shrivels", "wilts", "withers", "dies", "drops", "expires", "perishes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "blown":{ "enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure":{ "examples":[ "if the tin can is blown , throw it away\u2014the food inside is spoiled" ], "synonyms":[ "bloated", "distended", "overinflated", "puffed", "swollen", "tumescent", "tumid", "turgid", "varicose", "varicosed" ], "near synonyms":[ "ballooned", "blown up", "expanded", "bulging", "dilated", "protuberant", "ventricose", "ballooning", "dilating", "turgescent" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "deflated", "detumescent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{ "examples":[ "that horse was really blowing after the race" ], "synonyms":[ "gasped", "heaved", "hove", "hyperventilated", "panted", "puffed", "wheezed" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked", "gagged", "gulped", "huffed", "asphyxiated", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "snored", "snuffled", "exhaled", "expired" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas" ], "synonyms":[ "dissipated", "fiddled away", "frittered (away)", "lavished", "lost", "misspent", "run through", "spent", "squandered", "thrown away", "trifled (away)", "wasted" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurged", "consumed", "depleted", "exhausted", "impoverished", "overspent", "shot", "indulged", "overindulged", "disbursed", "expended", "laid out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economized", "scrimped", "skimped", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "hoarded", "laid up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserved" ] }, "to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{ "examples":[ "a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew" ], "synonyms":[ "blown up", "burst", "bursted", "crumped", "detonated", "exploded", "gone off", "popped" ], "near synonyms":[ "fragmented", "shattered", "smashed", "splintered", "discharged", "fired", "shot", "ballooned", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "mushroomed" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "fizzled" ], "antonyms":[ "imploded" ] }, "to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{ "examples":[ "one false move and we would be blown to bits" ], "synonyms":[ "blasted", "blown up", "burst", "bursted", "demolished", "exploded", "popped", "shattered", "smashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dynamited", "annihilated", "decimated", "destroyed", "ruined", "wrecked", "detonated", "discharged", "fragmented", "splintered" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "imploded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "that car blew past us as if we were standing still" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "driven", "flown", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ripped", "rocketed", "run", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "torn", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outrun", "outstripped", "overtaken", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way" ], "synonyms":[ "bobbled", "boggled", "bollixed (up)", "booted", "botched", "buggered (up)", "bumbled", "bungled", "butchered", "dubbed", "flubbed", "fluffed", "foozled", "fouled up", "fumbled", "goofed (up)", "loused up", "mangled", "messed (up)", "mucked up", "muffed", "murdered", "screwed up" ], "near synonyms":[ "blundered", "gummed (up)", "muddled", "piffled", "blemished", "blighted", "damaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "mutilated", "ruined", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "destroyed", "wrecked", "mishandled", "mismanaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "helped", "improved", "meliorated", "rectified", "refined", "reformed", "remedied", "doctored", "fixed", "patched", "reconditioned", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved" ], "synonyms":[ "boasted", "bragged", "bulled", "crowed", "gasconaded", "swaggered", "vapored", "vaunted" ], "near synonyms":[ "blustered", "harangued", "puffed", "prided", "gushed", "exulted", "gloried", "rejoiced", "brandished", "displayed", "exhibited", "exposed", "flaunted", "glorified", "paraded", "shown off", "showed off", "magnified", "maximized" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittled", "deprecated", "diminished", "discounted", "laughed off", "minimized", "played down", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "shrugged off", "underrated", "undervalued", "bemoaned", "lamented", "mourned", "regretted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow" ], "synonyms":[ "bloomed", "blossomed", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "effloresced", "flowered", "unfolded" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafed", "leaved", "budded", "opened" ], "near antonyms":[ "dried up", "faded", "shriveled", "shrivelled", "wilted", "withered", "died", "dropped", "expired", "perished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "blows a gasket":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "He blew a gasket when he saw that his younger brother had borrowed his car without asking." ], "synonyms":[ "blows up", "flares (up)", "flips (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angers", "fulminates", "rages", "rants", "raves", "snaps", "snarls", "sputters", "storms", "tees off", "vents", "vituperates", "bristles", "burns", "foams", "fumes", "glares", "glowers", "seethes", "sizzles", "smolders", "smoulders", "steams", "warms", "bursts", "explodes", "flares (out)", "flashes", "inflames", "enflames", "maddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "chills out", "cools (off or down)", "relaxes", "hushes", "quiets (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calms (down)", "simmers down" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blossomy":{ "as in floriferous , abloom":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abloom", "floriferous", "florid", "floral", "flowered", "flowery" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blowing (out)":{ "to let or force out of the lungs":{ "examples":[ "blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn" ], "synonyms":[ "breathing (out)", "exhaling", "expelling", "expiring" ], "near synonyms":[ "expectorating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "inbreathing", "inhaling", "inspiring" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blowing away":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilating", "bombing", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "drubbing", "dusting", "flattening", "pasting", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "skunking", "smoking", "smothering", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trimming", "tromping", "trouncing", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "whomping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "upsetting", "beating", "besting", "conquering", "dispatching", "hurdling", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "throwing", "triumphing (over)", "winning (against)", "worsting", "crushing", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "overwhelming", "subjugating", "upending", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "breaking", "destroying", "doing in", "finishing", "sinking", "slaughtering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blonde":{ "of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color":{ "examples":[ "the little boy's blond hair darkened to brown as he grew older" ], "synonyms":[ "fair", "flaxen", "golden", "sandy", "straw", "tawny" ], "near synonyms":[ "ocherous", "ochreous", "ash-blond", "ash-blonde", "blondish", "strawberry blonde", "strawberry blond", "towheaded", "gold", "light", "white" ], "near antonyms":[ "black-a-vised", "brown", "brunet", "brunette", "dark", "olive", "swart", "swarthy", "black", "ebony", "raven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blowhards":{ "a person who talks constantly":{ "examples":[ "a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard" ], "synonyms":[ "babblers", "blabbermouths", "blabbers", "cacklers", "chatterboxes", "chatterers", "conversationalists", "gabblers", "gasbags", "jabberers", "jays", "magpies", "motormouths", "prattlers", "talkers", "windbags" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossipers", "gossips", "talebearers", "tattlers", "tattletales", "blatherers", "blatherskites", "conversers", "discoursers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "someone who boasts":{ "examples":[ "a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else" ], "synonyms":[ "blowers", "boasters", "braggadocios", "braggarts", "braggers", "brags", "cockalorums", "crackers", "gasconaders", "gascons", "swaggerers", "vaunters" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterers", "cocks", "self-advertisers", "self-dramatizers", "self-promoters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blob":{ "a small uneven mass":{ "examples":[ "flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around" ], "synonyms":[ "chunk", "clod", "clot", "clump", "dollop", "glob", "gob", "gobbet", "hunk", "knob", "lump", "nub", "nubble", "nugget", "wad" ], "near synonyms":[ "bead", "drop", "globule", "block", "body", "bulk", "particle", "piece", "portion", "bit", "chip", "crumb", "granule", "morsel", "nubbin", "patch", "scrap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass":{ "examples":[ "got a blob of honey on his sweater" ], "synonyms":[ "bead", "driblet", "drip", "drop", "droplet", "glob", "globule" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobbet", "dewdrop", "raindrop", "tear", "teardrop", "spatter", "dribble", "trickle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blocking (off)":{ "to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point":{ "examples":[ "the square is temporarily blocked off for the street fair" ], "synonyms":[ "barricading", "barring", "blockading", "closing (off)", "guarding", "walling (off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtaining (off)", "screening (off)", "diking", "fencing", "gating", "hedging", "bolting", "locking", "obstructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "reopening", "unblocking", "unbolting" ], "antonyms":[ "opening", "unbarring" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blockading":{ "to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point":{ "examples":[ "the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall" ], "synonyms":[ "barricading", "barring", "blocking (off)", "closing (off)", "guarding", "walling (off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtaining (off)", "screening (off)", "diking", "fencing", "gating", "hedging", "bolting", "locking", "obstructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "reopening", "unblocking", "unbolting" ], "antonyms":[ "opening", "unbarring" ] }, "to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication":{ "examples":[ "blockaded the city until it surrendered" ], "synonyms":[ "beleaguering", "besieging", "investing", "leaguering" ], "near synonyms":[ "barricading", "blocking", "cutting off", "damming", "encircling", "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "confining", "insulating", "isolating", "quarantining" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipating", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "rescuing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blogger":{ "as in reporter , journalist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "columnist", "journalist", "newspaperman", "paragrapher", "reporter", "sportswriter", "author", "litterateur", "litt\u00e9rateur", "pen", "penman", "scribe", "scrivener", "writer", "auteur", "belletrist", "belle-lettrist", "stylist", "wordsmith", "coauthor", "coscenarist", "cowriter", "ghostwriter", "hack", "hatchet man", "scribbler", "wordmonger", "biographer", "hagiographer", "autobiographer", "memoirist", "memorialist", "fabulist", "fictioneer", "fictionist", "novelist", "romancer", "storyteller", "essayist", "pamphleteer", "satirist" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonauthor", "nonwriter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blowing a gasket":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "He blew a gasket when he saw that his younger brother had borrowed his car without asking." ], "synonyms":[ "blowing up", "flaring (up)", "flipping (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angering", "fulminating", "raging", "ranting", "raving", "snapping", "snarling", "sputtering", "storming", "teeing off", "venting", "vituperating", "bristling", "burning", "foaming", "fuming", "glaring", "glowering", "seething", "sizzling", "smoldering", "smouldering", "steaming", "warming", "bursting", "exploding", "flaring (out)", "flashing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "maddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "chilling out", "cooling (off or down)", "relaxing", "hushing", "quieting (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calming (down)", "simmering down" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blow out":{ "to let or force out of the lungs":{ "examples":[ "blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn" ], "synonyms":[ "breathe (out)", "exhale", "expel", "expire" ], "near synonyms":[ "expectorate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "inbreathe", "inhale", "inspire" ] }, "a social gathering":{ "examples":[ "staged a huge blowout for Halloween" ], "synonyms":[ "affair", "bash", "binge", "blast", "do", "event", "fete", "f\u00eate", "function", "get-together", "party", "reception", "shindig" ], "near synonyms":[ "benefit", "fund-raiser", "ball", "dance", "formal", "prom", "celebration", "gala", "occasion", "bacchanal", "bacchanalia", "orgy", "saturnalia", "bake", "clambake", "cocktail party", "hen party", "house party", "housewarming", "icebreaker", "kaffeeklatsch", "kegger", "keg party", "klatch", "klatsch", "masquerade", "meet and greet", "mixer", "salon", "shower", "social", "soiree", "soir\u00e9e", "stag", "supper", "symposium", "tea", "tea party" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "blow the whistle (on)":{ "to reveal the true nature of":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "debunk", "expose", "nail", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "undress", "unmask" ], "near synonyms":[ "demolish", "discredit", "disprove", "disclose", "divulge", "tell", "unveil" ], "near antonyms":[ "conceal", "hide", "secrete", "veil" ], "antonyms":[ "camouflage", "cloak", "disguise", "mask" ] }, "type":[] }, "bloodletting":{ "as in murder , bloodshed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloodshed", "foul play", "homicide", "killing", "manslaughter", "murder", "slaying", "bloodbath", "butchery", "carnage", "death", "holocaust", "massacre", "slaughter", "mortality", "annihilation", "decimation", "demolishing", "destruction", "devastation", "eradication", "extermination", "genocide", "pogrom", "assassination", "execution" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloodlust":{ "the desire to kill or to see people killed":{ "examples":[ "warriors inflamed by bloodlust" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloodthirstiness", "murderousness", "sanguineness", "sanguinity", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "barbarity", "barbarousness", "brutality", "cruelness", "cruelty", "fiendishness", "heartlessness", "inhumanity", "inhumanness", "sadism", "savageness", "savagery", "truculence", "viciousness", "wantonness", "hard-heartedness", "mercilessness", "pitilessness", "ruthlessness", "unfeelingness", "fellness", "ferociousness", "ferocity", "fierceness", "grimness", "cattiness", "despitefulness", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "maliciousness", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spitefulness", "hardhandedness", "harshness", "heavy-handedness", "oppressiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenderness", "warmheartedness", "warmness", "warmth", "charitableness", "clemency", "leniency", "mercifulness", "mercy", "pity", "benignity", "compassion", "good-heartedness", "humaneness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindness", "sympathy", "tenderheartedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloke":{ "an adult male human being":{ "examples":[ "a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "buck", "cat", "chap", "chappie", "dude", "fella", "fellow", "galoot", "gent", "gentleman", "guy", "hombre", "jack", "joe", "joker", "lad", "male", "man" ], "near synonyms":[ "master", "mister", "sir", "buddy", "buster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloodred":{ "as in red , crimson":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carmine", "crimson", "incarnadine", "red", "reddish", "ruby", "sanguine", "sanguineous", "bloodstained", "bloody", "gory", "sanguinary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blogs":{ "a website on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences":{ "examples":[ "She writes a blog about travel.", "I enjoy reading her blog ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annals", "diaries", "journals", "logbooks", "logs", "memoirs", "accounts", "chronicles", "chronologies", "commentaries", "histories", "narrations", "narratives", "records", "reports", "stories", "versions", "depositions", "documentations", "testaments", "testimonials", "testimonies", "witnesses", "minutes", "proc\u00e8s-verbaux", "anecdotes", "anecdota", "tales", "yarns", "epics", "sagas", "gests", "gestes", "romances", "recitals", "recitations", "case histories", "case studies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blows in":{ "as in barges (in) , breezes (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barges (in)", "breezes (in)", "bursts (in or into)", "waltzes (in)", "debarks", "disembarks", "checks in", "clocks (in)", "pulls in", "touches down", "fetches", "hits", "makes", "reaches", "appears", "arrives", "comes", "gets in", "gets through", "lands", "shows up", "turns up" ], "near antonyms":[ "goes", "leaves", "checks out", "clocks (out)", "flees", "vamooses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blossomed":{ "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "bloomed", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "effloresced", "flowered", "unfolded" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafed", "leaved", "budded", "opened" ], "near antonyms":[ "dried up", "faded", "shriveled", "shrivelled", "wilted", "withered", "died", "dropped", "expired", "perished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blow (out)":{ "to let or force out of the lungs":{ "examples":[ "blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn" ], "synonyms":[ "breathe (out)", "exhale", "expel", "expire" ], "near synonyms":[ "expectorate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "inbreathe", "inhale", "inspire" ] }, "a social gathering":{ "examples":[ "staged a huge blowout for Halloween" ], "synonyms":[ "affair", "bash", "binge", "blast", "do", "event", "fete", "f\u00eate", "function", "get-together", "party", "reception", "shindig" ], "near synonyms":[ "benefit", "fund-raiser", "ball", "dance", "formal", "prom", "celebration", "gala", "occasion", "bacchanal", "bacchanalia", "orgy", "saturnalia", "bake", "clambake", "cocktail party", "hen party", "house party", "housewarming", "icebreaker", "kaffeeklatsch", "kegger", "keg party", "klatch", "klatsch", "masquerade", "meet and greet", "mixer", "salon", "shower", "social", "soiree", "soir\u00e9e", "stag", "supper", "symposium", "tea", "tea party" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "blown a gasket":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "He blew a gasket when he saw that his younger brother had borrowed his car without asking." ], "synonyms":[ "blown up", "flared (up)", "flipped (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angered", "fulminated", "raged", "ranted", "raved", "snapped", "snarled", "sputtered", "stormed", "teed off", "vented", "vituperated", "bristled", "burned", "burnt", "foamed", "fumed", "glared", "glowered", "seethed", "sizzled", "smoldered", "smouldered", "steamed", "warmed", "burst", "bursted", "exploded", "flared (out)", "flashed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "maddened" ], "near antonyms":[ "chilled out", "cooled (off or down)", "relaxed", "hushed", "quieted (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed (down)", "simmered down" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blotting out":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishing", "annihilating", "blacking out", "canceling", "cancelling", "cleaning (up)", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "exterminating", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "rubbing out", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "sweeping (away)", "wiping out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimating", "demolishing", "destroying", "devastating", "ravaging", "dismantling", "flattening", "mowing (down)", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wrecking", "blasting", "blowing up", "dashing", "dynamiting", "smashing", "atomizing", "consuming", "devouring", "dissolving", "fragmenting", "powdering", "pulverizing", "shattering", "splintering", "dooming", "finishing", "killing", "killing off", "terminating", "zapping", "cutting", "discarding", "ditching", "ejecting", "excising", "expelling", "jettisoning", "ousting", "throwing out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "building", "constructing", "creating", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "shaping", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renewing", "renovating", "repairing", "restoring", "revamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep secret or shut off from view":{ "examples":[ "bushes blotted out the shed from our view" ], "synonyms":[ "belying", "blanketing", "cloaking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "disguising", "enshrouding", "hiding", "masking", "obscuring", "occulting", "papering over", "screening", "shrouding", "suppressing", "veiling" ], "near synonyms":[ "burying", "camouflaging", "covering (up)", "smothering", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "beclouding", "bedimming", "befogging", "blocking", "clouding", "darkening", "eclipsing", "obstructing", "occluding", "overcasting", "overshadowing", "shading" ], "near antonyms":[ "bringing out", "presenting", "clarifying", "illuminating", "advertising", "airing", "broadcasting", "getting out", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "publishing", "spreading" ], "antonyms":[ "baring", "disclosing", "displaying", "divulging", "exposing", "revealing", "showing", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "unveiling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bloviates":{ "as in declaims , pontificates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blows", "declaims", "harangues", "mouths (off)", "orates", "pontificates", "blusters", "fulminates", "huffs", "rants", "raves", "spouts", "sounds off", "speaks out", "speaks up", "blares", "blurts (out)", "bolts", "carries on", "rages", "storms", "takes on" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blooms":{ "a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement":{ "examples":[ "a handsome young man in the full bloom of youth" ], "synonyms":[ "blossoms", "florescences", "floruits", "flowers", "flushes", "heydays", "high noons", "primes", "salad days", "springtimes" ], "near synonyms":[ "autumns", "Indian summers", "efflorescences", "flowerings", "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "climaxes", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "zeniths", "glories", "grandeurs", "splendors", "belle epoques", "belles \u00e9poques", "golden ages", "silver ages", "comebacks", "recoveries", "revivals" ], "near antonyms":[ "decays", "declines", "downfalls", "bottoms", "nadirs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the usually showy plant part that produces seeds":{ "examples":[ "the rosebush produces blooms only in midsummer" ], "synonyms":[ "blossoms", "flowers" ], "near synonyms":[ "buds", "florets", "flowerets", "flowerettes", "bouquets", "nosegays", "posies", "arrangements", "boutonnieres", "corsages", "garlands", "leis", "sprays", "wreaths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring" ], "synonyms":[ "blossoms", "blows", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "effloresces", "flowers", "unfolds" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafs", "leaves", "buds", "opens" ], "near antonyms":[ "dries up", "fades", "shrivels", "wilts", "withers", "dies", "drops", "expires", "perishes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)":{ "examples":[ "she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk" ], "synonyms":[ "blushes", "colors", "crimsons", "flushes", "glows", "reddens" ], "near synonyms":[ "incarnadines", "rouges", "ruddles", "abashes", "chagrins", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "embarrasses", "fazes", "humiliates", "mortifies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bloodthirsty":{ "eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing":{ "examples":[ "the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people" ], "synonyms":[ "bloody", "bloody-minded", "homicidal", "murdering", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "sanguineous" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "cold-blooded", "cruel", "heartless", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "vicious", "wanton", "antagonistic", "ferocious", "fierce", "gladiatorial", "hostile", "aggressive", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "violent", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "bloodstained", "fell", "gory", "grim", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliatory", "disarming", "dovish", "mollifying", "pacific", "pacifying", "peaceable", "peaceful", "peacemaking", "placating", "placative", "placatory", "propitiatory", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted", "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "gentle", "kindly", "submissive", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bloodline":{ "the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended":{ "examples":[ "came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century" ], "synonyms":[ "ancestry", "birth", "blood", "breeding", "descent", "extraction", "family tree", "genealogy", "line", "lineage", "origin", "parentage", "pedigree", "stock", "strain" ], "near synonyms":[ "heredity", "succession", "family", "house", "kin", "kindred", "relations", "relatives", "race" ], "near antonyms":[ "offspring", "child", "heir", "inheritor", "son", "successor" ], "antonyms":[ "issue", "posterity", "progeny", "seed" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blockhouse":{ "as in garrison house":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "garrison house", "bunker", "dugout", "alcazar", "casbah", "kasbah", "battlement", "breastwork", "bulwark", "earthwork", "embattlement", "parapet", "rampart", "bastion", "castle", "citadel", "fastness", "fort", "fortification", "fortress", "hold", "redoubt", "stronghold" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blossom":{ "a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement":{ "examples":[ "in the full blossom of her career as a writer" ], "synonyms":[ "bloom", "florescence", "floruit", "flower", "flush", "heyday", "high noon", "prime", "salad days", "springtime" ], "near synonyms":[ "autumn", "Indian summer", "blooming", "blossoming", "efflorescence", "flowering", "acme", "apex", "climax", "meridian", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "zenith", "glory", "grandeur", "splendor", "belle epoque", "belle \u00e9poque", "golden age", "silver age", "comeback", "recovery", "revival" ], "near antonyms":[ "decay", "decline", "downfall", "bottom", "nadir", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "wilting", "withering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the usually showy plant part that produces seeds":{ "examples":[ "the marigolds are finally showing blossoms" ], "synonyms":[ "bloom", "flower" ], "near synonyms":[ "bud", "floret", "floweret", "flowerette", "bouquet", "nosegay", "posy", "arrangement", "boutonniere", "corsage", "garland", "lei", "spray", "wreath" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived" ], "synonyms":[ "bloom", "blow", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "effloresce", "flower", "unfold" ], "near synonyms":[ "leaf", "leave", "bud", "open" ], "near antonyms":[ "dry up", "fade", "shrivel", "wilt", "wither", "die", "drop", "expire", "perish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bloviation":{ "as in verbosity , windiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "verbosity", "windiness", "pomposity", "turgidity", "wind", "babble", "blab", "chatter", "drivel", "gabble", "gibber", "gibberish", "jabber", "prattle", "oratory", "rhapsody", "rhetoric", "jawing", "patter", "prating", "yammering", "bluster", "bombast", "brag", "braggadocio", "bull", "cockalorum", "fanfaronade", "gas", "gasconade", "grandiloquence", "hot air", "magniloquence", "rant", "rodomontade", "rhodomontade", "egotism", "self-conceit", "self-importance", "swagger", "vaunt" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blowing up":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day" ], "synonyms":[ "flaring (up)", "flipping (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angering", "fulminating", "raging", "ranting", "raving", "snapping", "snarling", "sputtering", "storming", "teeing off", "venting", "vituperating", "bristling", "burning", "foaming", "fuming", "glaring", "glowering", "seething", "sizzling", "smoldering", "smouldering", "steaming", "warming", "bursting", "exploding", "flaring (out)", "flashing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "maddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "chilling out", "cooling (off or down)", "relaxing", "hushing", "quieting (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calming (down)", "simmering down" ] }, "to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{ "examples":[ "the building blew up because of a gas leak" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "bursting", "crumping", "detonating", "exploding", "going off", "popping" ], "near synonyms":[ "fragmenting", "shattering", "smashing", "splintering", "discharging", "firing", "shooting", "ballooning", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "mushrooming" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsing", "fizzling" ], "antonyms":[ "imploding" ] }, "to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{ "examples":[ "blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away" ], "synonyms":[ "blasting", "blowing", "bursting", "demolishing", "exploding", "popping", "shattering", "smashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "dynamiting", "annihilating", "decimating", "destroying", "ruining", "wrecking", "detonating", "discharging", "fragmenting", "splintering" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsing", "imploding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooing", "cracking up", "crying up", "glorifying", "touting", "trumpeting", "tub-thumping" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "extolling", "lauding", "magnifying", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing", "advancing", "advertising", "announcing", "blaring", "blazing", "blazoning", "boosting", "heralding", "offering", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "laying down", "making out", "proclaiming", "pronouncing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blondish":{ "as in strawberry blonde , ash-blond":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ash-blond", "ash-blonde", "strawberry blonde", "strawberry blond", "towheaded", "ocherous", "ochreous", "gold", "light", "white", "blond", "blonde", "fair", "flaxen", "golden", "sandy", "straw", "tawny" ], "near antonyms":[ "black-a-vised", "brown", "brunet", "brunette", "dark", "olive", "swart", "swarthy", "black", "ebony", "raven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blockades":{ "the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies":{ "examples":[ "it was the blockade of all the enemy's major ports that finally won the war" ], "synonyms":[ "beleaguerments", "investments", "leaguers", "sieges" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblockades", "counter-blockades", "containments", "encirclements", "encompassments", "confinements", "insulations", "isolations", "quarantines", "seclusions", "segregations", "sequestrations", "incarcerations", "internments" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point":{ "examples":[ "the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall" ], "synonyms":[ "barricades", "bars", "blocks (off)", "closes (off)", "guards", "walls (off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtains (off)", "screens (off)", "dikes", "fences", "gates", "hedges", "bolts", "locks", "obstructs" ], "near antonyms":[ "reopens", "unblocks", "unbolts" ], "antonyms":[ "opens", "unbars" ] }, "to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication":{ "examples":[ "blockaded the city until it surrendered" ], "synonyms":[ "beleaguers", "besieges", "invests", "leaguers" ], "near synonyms":[ "barricades", "blocks", "cuts off", "dams", "encircles", "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "confines", "insulates", "isolates", "quarantines" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipates", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "rescues" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "blows smoke":{ "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "He's been blowing smoke about his accomplishments all afternoon." ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "boasts", "brags", "bulls", "crows", "gasconades", "swaggers", "vapors", "vaunts" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusters", "harangues", "puffs", "prides", "gushes", "exults", "glories", "rejoices", "brandishes", "displays", "exhibits", "exposes", "flaunts", "glorifies", "parades", "shows off", "magnifies", "maximizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittles", "deprecates", "diminishes", "discounts", "laughs off", "minimizes", "plays down", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "shrugs off", "underrates", "undervalues", "bemoans", "laments", "mourns", "regrets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "She has a habit of blowing smoke when she gets nervous." ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "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":[ "phrase" ] }, "blockheads":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "only a real blockhead would think that she had literally said it a million times" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blowing smoke":{ "to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{ "examples":[ "He's been blowing smoke about his accomplishments all afternoon." ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "boasting", "bragging", "bulling", "crowing", "gasconading", "swaggering", "vaporing", "vaunting" ], "near synonyms":[ "blustering", "haranguing", "puffing", "priding", "gushing", "exulting", "glorying", "rejoicing", "brandishing", "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "flaunting", "glorifying", "parading", "showing off", "magnifying", "maximizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittling", "deprecating", "diminishing", "discounting", "laughing off", "minimizing", "playing down", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "shrugging off", "underrating", "undervaluing", "bemoaning", "lamenting", "mourning", "regretting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "examples":[ "She has a habit of blowing smoke when she gets nervous." ], "synonyms":[ "babbling", "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":[ "phrase" ] }, "bloviating":{ "as in declaiming , pontificating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blowing", "declaiming", "haranguing", "mouthing (off)", "orating", "pontificating", "blustering", "fulminating", "huffing", "ranting", "raving", "spouting", "sounding off", "speaking out", "speaking up", "blaring", "blurting (out)", "bolting", "carrying on", "raging", "storming", "taking on" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blowing one's top":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "When her flight was cancelled she blew her top ." ], "synonyms":[ "blowing up", "flaring (up)", "flipping (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angering", "fulminating", "raging", "ranting", "raving", "snapping", "snarling", "sputtering", "storming", "teeing off", "venting", "vituperating", "bristling", "burning", "foaming", "fuming", "glaring", "glowering", "seething", "sizzling", "smoldering", "smouldering", "steaming", "warming", "bursting", "exploding", "flaring (out)", "flashing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "maddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "chilling out", "cooling (off or down)", "relaxing", "hushing", "quieting (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calming (down)", "simmering down" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "bloodlessly":{ "as in lazily , listlessly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "halfheartedly", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "spiritlessly", "delicately", "faintly", "frailly", "shakily", "impotently", "ineffectively", "ineffectually", "lamely", "nervelessly", "spinelessly", "uncertainly", "feebly", "gently", "softly", "weakly" ], "near antonyms":[ "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stiffly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "sturdily", "vigorously", "fiercely", "hammer and tongs", "robustly", "roughshod", "sharply", "vehemently", "violently", "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "crisply", "eagerly", "gamely", "heartily", "lustily", "snappily", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "vivaciously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "blowout":{ "to let or force out of the lungs":{ "examples":[ "blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn" ], "synonyms":[ "breathe (out)", "exhale", "expel", "expire" ], "near synonyms":[ "expectorate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "inbreathe", "inhale", "inspire" ] }, "a social gathering":{ "examples":[ "staged a huge blowout for Halloween" ], "synonyms":[ "affair", "bash", "binge", "blast", "do", "event", "fete", "f\u00eate", "function", "get-together", "party", "reception", "shindig" ], "near synonyms":[ "benefit", "fund-raiser", "ball", "dance", "formal", "prom", "celebration", "gala", "occasion", "bacchanal", "bacchanalia", "orgy", "saturnalia", "bake", "clambake", "cocktail party", "hen party", "house party", "housewarming", "icebreaker", "kaffeeklatsch", "kegger", "keg party", "klatch", "klatsch", "masquerade", "meet and greet", "mixer", "salon", "shower", "social", "soiree", "soir\u00e9e", "stag", "supper", "symposium", "tea", "tea party" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bloodlessness":{ "as in obduracy , halfheartedness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "callosity", "callousness", "coldness", "coolness", "halfheartedness", "hard-heartedness", "hardness", "heartlessness", "imperturbability", "insensitivity", "obduracy", "affectlessness", "apathy", "emotionlessness", "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "blankness", "deadness", "emptiness", "vacancy", "aloofness", "detachment", "indifference", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness" ], "near antonyms":[ "emotion", "feeling", "sensibility", "compassion", "empathy", "pity", "sympathy", "receptiveness", "receptivity", "responsiveness", "sensitivity", "solicitude", "tenderness", "understanding", "warmth", "hand-wringing", "histrionics", "hysteria", "hysterics", "melodrama", "vehemence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blockish":{ "as in blocky , dense":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blocky", "bulky", "dense", "hefty", "thickish", "chunky", "fat", "thick", "broad", "deep", "wide" ], "near antonyms":[ "skinny", "slender", "slim", "thin", "narrow", "shallow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blockhouses":{ "as in garrison houses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "garrison houses", "bunkers", "dugouts", "alcazars", "casbahs", "kasbahs", "battlements", "breastworks", "bulwarks", "earthworks", "embattlements", "parapets", "ramparts", "bastions", "castles", "citadels", "fortifications", "fortresses", "forts", "holds", "redoubts", "strongholds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blows out":{ "to let or force out of the lungs":{ "examples":[ "blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn" ], "synonyms":[ "breathes (out)", "exhales", "expels", "expires" ], "near synonyms":[ "expectorates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "inbreathes", "inhales", "inspires" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blown one's mind":{ "to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "The disappearing trick completely blew my mind ." ], "synonyms":[ "addled", "baffled", "bamboozled", "beaten", "beat", "befogged", "befuddled", "bemused", "bewildered", "buffaloed", "confounded", "confused", "discombobulated", "disoriented", "flummoxed", "foxed", "fuddled", "got", "gotten", "graveled", "gravelled", "mazed", "muddied", "muddled", "mystified", "perplexed", "posed", "puzzled", "vexed", "vext" ], "near synonyms":[ "stuck", "stumped", "weirded out", "abashed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "stunned", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "beguiled", "cozened", "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "hoaxed", "hoodwinked", "humbugged", "misguided", "misled", "snowed", "strung along", "taken in", "tricked" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "reassured", "satisfied", "enlightened", "informed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "bloomers":{ "as in pratfalls , bloopers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloopers", "boners", "howlers", "pratfalls", "blunders", "bobbles", "boo-boos", "boobs", "bricks", "clangers", "clinkers", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fluffs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "gaffs", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "missteps", "mistakes", "oversights", "screwups", "slips", "slipups", "stumbles", "trips", "foul-ups", "snafus", "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "miscomprehensions", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misdescriptions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misreadings", "misstatements", "misunderstandings" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracies", "exactitudes", "precisions", "inerrancies", "infallibilities", "perfections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in knickerbockers , knee breeches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "knee breeches", "knickerbockers", "pants suit", "pantsuit", "hose", "legging", "leggin", "sweatpants", "baggies", "bell-bottoms", "blue jeans", "cargo pants", "cords", "corduroys", "denims", "jeans", "breech", "britches", "pantaloons", "pants", "slacks", "trousers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blocked (off)":{ "to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point":{ "examples":[ "the square is temporarily blocked off for the street fair" ], "synonyms":[ "barred", "barricaded", "blockaded", "closed (off)", "guarded", "walled (off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtained (off)", "screened (off)", "diked", "fenced", "gated", "hedged", "bolted", "locked", "obstructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "reopened", "unblocked", "unbolted" ], "antonyms":[ "opened", "unbarred" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "blow one's stack":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "The customer blew his stack when the server spilled a drink on him." ], "synonyms":[ "blow up", "flare (up)", "flip (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "anger", "fulminate", "rage", "rant", "rave", "snap", "snarl", "sputter", "storm", "tee off", "vent", "vituperate", "bristle", "burn", "foam", "fume", "glare", "glower", "seethe", "sizzle", "smolder", "smoulder", "steam", "warm", "burst", "explode", "flare (out)", "flash", "inflame", "enflame", "madden" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill out", "cool (off or down)", "relax", "hush", "quiet (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calm (down)", "simmer down" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blows the whistle (on)":{ "to reveal the true nature of":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "debunks", "exposes", "nails", "shows up", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "undresses", "unmasks" ], "near synonyms":[ "demolishes", "discredits", "disproves", "discloses", "divulges", "tells", "unveils" ], "near antonyms":[ "conceals", "hides", "secretes", "veils" ], "antonyms":[ "camouflages", "cloaks", "disguises", "masks" ] }, "type":[] }, "blowing the whistle on":{ "to reveal the true nature of":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "debunking", "exposing", "nailing", "showing up", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "undressing", "unmasking" ], "near synonyms":[ "demolishing", "discrediting", "disproving", "disclosing", "divulging", "telling", "unveiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "concealing", "hiding", "secreting", "veiling" ], "antonyms":[ "camouflaging", "cloaking", "disguising", "masking" ] }, "type":[] }, "blooded":{ "of unmixed ancestry":{ "examples":[ "the expansive farm on which blooded Arabian horses are raised" ], "synonyms":[ "full-blood", "full-blooded", "pedigreed", "pedigree", "pure-blooded", "pure-blood", "purebred", "thoroughbred" ], "near synonyms":[ "well-bred", "inbred" ], "near antonyms":[ "crossbred", "crossed", "half-blood", "half-blooded", "half-bred", "hybridized", "interbred", "outcrossed" ], "antonyms":[ "hybrid", "mixed", "mongrel" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blows one's top":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "When her flight was cancelled she blew her top ." ], "synonyms":[ "blows up", "flares (up)", "flips (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angers", "fulminates", "rages", "rants", "raves", "snaps", "snarls", "sputters", "storms", "tees off", "vents", "vituperates", "bristles", "burns", "foams", "fumes", "glares", "glowers", "seethes", "sizzles", "smolders", "smoulders", "steams", "warms", "bursts", "explodes", "flares (out)", "flashes", "inflames", "enflames", "maddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "chills out", "cools (off or down)", "relaxes", "hushes", "quiets (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calms (down)", "simmers down" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blousy":{ "as in baggy , saggy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baggy", "saggy", "detached", "free", "unattached", "unbound", "undone", "unfastened", "untied", "insecure", "lax", "loose", "loosened", "relaxed", "slack", "slackened", "unsecured" ], "near antonyms":[ "taut", "tense", "tight", "constrained", "restrained", "attached", "bound", "fastened", "tied", "fast", "firm", "jammed", "snug", "stuck", "wedged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blood brother":{ "as in brother , sister":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brother", "main man", "sister", "associate", "cohort", "colleague", "companion", "fellow", "hearty", "hobnobber", "partner", "peer", "sport", "abettor", "abetter", "accomplice", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "acquaintance", "pen pal", "alter ego", "amigo", "buddy", "chum", "compadre", "comrade", "confidant", "confidante", "crony", "familiar", "friend", "intimate", "mate", "musketeer", "pal", "benefactor", "supporter", "sympathizer", "well-wisher", "friendly" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe", "adversary", "antagonist", "competitor", "opponent", "rival", "archenemy", "nemesis" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloodguilt":{ "as in bloodguiltiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloodguiltiness", "anguish", "distress", "grief", "ruth", "sadness", "sorrow", "apology", "excuses", "hand-wringing", "mea culpa", "chagrin", "embarrassment", "liability", "rap", "responsibility", "blame", "culpability", "fault", "compunction", "misgiving", "prick", "qualm", "scruple", "contriteness", "contrition", "guilt", "penitence", "regret", "remorse", "remorsefulness", "repentance", "rue", "self-reproach", "shame" ], "near antonyms":[ "impenitence", "remorselessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloomer":{ "as in pratfall , blooper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blooper", "boner", "howler", "pratfall", "blunder", "bobble", "boob", "boo-boo", "brick", "clanger", "clinker", "error", "fault", "flub", "fluff", "fumble", "gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "screwup", "slip", "slipup", "stumble", "trip", "foul-up", "snafu", "misapprehension", "miscalculation", "miscomprehension", "misconception", "misconstruction", "misdescription", "misimpression", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misreading", "misstatement", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracy", "correctness", "exactitude", "exactness", "preciseness", "precision", "strictness", "inerrancy", "infallibility", "perfection" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blower":{ "someone who boasts":{ "examples":[ "although he's not the first person to blow his own horn, he's about the most obnoxious blower I've ever met" ], "synonyms":[ "blowhard", "boaster", "brag", "braggadocio", "braggart", "bragger", "cockalorum", "cracker", "gascon", "gasconader", "swaggerer", "vaunter" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterer", "cock", "self-advertiser", "self-dramatizer", "self-promoter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "blotto":{ "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[ "someone call for a taxi; the guy's blotto and in no condition to drive" ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "blobs":{ "a small uneven mass":{ "examples":[ "flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around" ], "synonyms":[ "chunks", "clods", "clots", "clumps", "dollops", "globs", "gobbets", "gobs", "hunks", "knobs", "lumps", "nubbles", "nubs", "nuggets", "wads" ], "near synonyms":[ "beads", "drops", "globules", "blocks", "bodies", "bulks", "particles", "pieces", "portions", "bits", "chips", "crumbs", "granules", "morsels", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass":{ "examples":[ "got a blob of honey on his sweater" ], "synonyms":[ "beads", "driblets", "drips", "droplets", "drops", "globs", "globules" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobbets", "dewdrops", "raindrops", "teardrops", "tears", "spatters", "dribbles", "trickles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bloody":{ "smeared or stained with blood":{ "examples":[ "after the fight, her shirt was all bloody" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodstained", "gory" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodred", "carmine", "crimson", "incarnadine", "red", "reddish", "ruby", "sanguine", "sanguineous", "sanguinary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing":{ "examples":[ "a bloody battle", "a bloody movie that is unsuitable for children" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodthirsty", "bloody-minded", "homicidal", "murdering", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "sanguineous" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "cold-blooded", "cruel", "heartless", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "vicious", "wanton", "antagonistic", "ferocious", "fierce", "gladiatorial", "hostile", "aggressive", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "violent", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "bloodstained", "fell", "gory", "grim", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliatory", "disarming", "dovish", "mollifying", "pacific", "pacifying", "peaceable", "peaceful", "peacemaking", "placating", "placative", "placatory", "propitiatory", "unaggressive", 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"annihilate", "bang up", "bash", "batter", "clobber", "crush", "dash", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "scourge", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "waste", "wipe out", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "cure", "heal", "help", "rectify", "rehabilitate", "remedy", "edit", "remodel", "revise", "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "refine" ], "antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "bloviated":{ "as in declaimed , pontificated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blew", "declaimed", "harangued", "mouthed (off)", "orated", "pontificated", "blustered", "fulminated", "huffed", "ranted", "raved", "spouted", "sounded off", "spoke out", "spoke up", "blared", "blurted (out)", "bolted", "carried on", "raged", "stormed", "took on" ], "near antonyms":[], 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"discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "stun", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "beguile", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "hoax", "hoodwink", "humbug", "misguide", "mislead", "snow", "string along", "take in", "trick" ], "near antonyms":[ "assure", "reassure", "satisfy", "enlighten", "inform" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "blotching":{ "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "my pen leaked and blotched my shirt pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "dappling", "dotting", "flecking", "freckling", "marbling", "mottling", "peppering", "shooting", "specking", "speckling", "splotching", "spotting", "sprinkling", "stippling" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotting", "dyeing", "staining", "banding", "barring", "streaking", "striping", "interspersing", "setting", "studding", "bespattering", "spattering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bloodsheds":{ "as in murders , killings":{ 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"hid", "masked", "obscured", "occulted", "papered over", "screened", "shrouded", "suppressed", "veiled" ], "near synonyms":[ "buried", "camouflaged", "covered (up)", "smothered", "gilded", "gilt", "glossed (over)", "varnished", "whitewashed", "beclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "blocked", "clouded", "darkened", "eclipsed", "obstructed", "occluded", "overcast", "overshadowed", "shaded" ], "near antonyms":[ "brought out", "presented", "clarified", "illuminated", "advertised", "aired", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "got out", "proclaimed", "publicized", "published", "spread" ], "antonyms":[ "bared", "disclosed", "displayed", "divulged", "exposed", "revealed", "showed", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }