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"complicated", "elusive", "hairy", "insoluble", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "opaque", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite", "serious", "spiny", "stubborn", "thorny", "ticklish", "tricky", "bruising", "burdensome", "exhausting", "labored", "onerous", "oppressive", "stressful", "taxing", "tight", "trying", "annoying", "bothersome", "distressing", "irksome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "grievous", "grim", "strict", "stringent", "brutal", "cruel", "inhuman", "painful" ], "near antonyms":[ "achievable", "clear", "doable", "elementary", "manageable", "uncomplicated", "comforting", "gentle", "painless", "relaxed", "smooth", "soothing", "accessible", "friendly", "idiotproof", "user-friendly" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "light", "mindless", "simple", "soft", "undemanding" ] }, "to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{ "examples":[ "the losing party demanded a recount of the votes cast in the election" ], "synonyms":[ "calling (for)", "claiming", "clamoring (for)", "commanding", "enjoining", "exacting", "insisting (on)", "pressing (for)", "questing", "stipulating (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "asking", "pleading (for)", "requesting", "wanting", "crying (for)", "necessitating", "needing", "requiring", "taking", "warranting", "requisitioning", "imposing", "badgering", "dunning", "harassing", "hounding" ], "near antonyms":[ "giving up", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have as a requirement":{ "examples":[ "a task that demands one's unremitting attention" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "challenging", "claiming", "necessitating", "needing", "requiring", "taking", "wanting", "warranting" ], "near synonyms":[ "entailing", "involving", "asking", "begging", "clamoring (for)", "crying (for)", "hurting (for)", "lacking", "commanding", "enjoining", "exacting", "insisting", "pressing", "questing", "stipulating" ], "near antonyms":[ "owning", "possessing" ], "antonyms":[ "having", "holding" ] }, "to 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], "synonyms":[ "calls", "markets", "requests" ], "near synonyms":[ "bear markets", "bull markets", "buyer's markets", "seller's markets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable":{ "examples":[ "we are very confident that our new employee is fully equal to the demands of the job" ], "synonyms":[ "conditions", "essentials", "must-haves", "musts", "necessaries", "necessities", "needfuls", "needs", "requirements", "requisites", "sine qua nons", "sine quibus non" ], "near synonyms":[ "preconditions", "prerequisites", "advantages", "edges", "pluses", "plusses", "desiderata", "desiderations", "wishes" ], "near antonyms":[ "amenities", "comforts", "extras", "extravagances", "frills", "indulgences", "luxuries", "superfluities", "surplusages", "surpluses" ], "antonyms":[ "nonessentials", "nonnecessities" ] }, "to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{ "examples":[ "the losing party demanded a recount of the votes cast in the 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"defined", "delimited", "demarked", "limited", "marked (off)", "terminated" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlled", "determined", "governed", "delineated", "described" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "demarcating":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "a bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map" ], "synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "defining", "delimiting", "demarking", "limiting", "marking (off)", "terminating" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlling", "determining", "governing", "delineating", "describing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dematerializing":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the image suddenly dematerialized , and once again we were staring at a blank screen" ], "synonyms":[ "disappearing", "dissolving", "evanescing", "evaporating", "fading", "fleeing", "flying", "melting", "sinking", "vanishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanking (out)", "clearing", "dispersing", "dissipating", "drying up", "dying (away or down or out)", "blurring", "dimming" ], "near antonyms":[ "arriving", "breaking out", "coming out", "emerging", "issuing", "looming", "showing up" ], "antonyms":[ "appearing", "materializing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demeanors":{ "the way or manner in which one conducts oneself":{ "examples":[ "her warm demeanor made us feel at home" ], "synonyms":[ "actions", "addresses", "bearings", "behaviors", "comportments", "conducts", "deportments", "gestes", "gests" ], "near synonyms":[ "etiquettes", "forms", "manners", "mores", "proprieties", "p's and q's", "amenities", "civilities", "courtesies", "decorums", "airs", "attitudes", "carriages", "poises", "poses", "postures", "presences", "aspects", "looks", "miens", "formalities", "protocols", "rules", "customs", "habits", "habitudes", "patterns", "practices", "practises", "tricks", "wonts", "conventions", "fashions", "forms", "modes", "styles", "affectations", "attributes", "characteristics", "marks", "traits", "oddities", "peculiarities", "singularities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demireps":{ "as in courtesans , odalisques":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demise":{ "a loss of status":{ "antonyms":[ "aggrandizement", "ascent", "exaltation", "rise", "up" ], "examples":[ "after her demise as the doyenne of New York society, the mere mention of her name was regarded as a faux pas" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "headway", "progress", "flower", "heyday", "prime" ], "related":[ "breakdown", "burnout", "collapse", "crash", "meltdown", "ruin", "undoing", "defeat", "disappointment", "reversal", "setback", "bottom", "nadir", "abasement", "disgrace", "humiliation" ], "synonyms":[ "comedown", "decline", "d\u00e9gringolade", "descent", "down", "downfall", "fall", "flameout", "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung" ] }, "the act of ceasing to exist":{ "antonyms":[ "alpha", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "creation", "dawn", "genesis", "inception", "incipience", "incipiency", "launch", "morning", "onset", "outset", "start" ], "examples":[ "the gradual demise of the Roman Empire over the course of several centuries" ], "near antonyms":[ "existence", "persistence", "prolongation", "inauguration", "initiation", "institution", "origination" ], "related":[ "dispersion", "dissolution", "cessation", "close", "conclusion", "decease", "discontinuance", "doom", "end", "ending", "finish", "halt", "lapse", "passing", "quietus", "shutdown", "shutoff", "stop", "stoppage", "surcease", "suicide", "annihilation", "destruction", "ruin" ], "synonyms":[ "death", "expiration", "expiry", "termination" ] }, "the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{ "antonyms":[ "birth", "nativity" ], "examples":[ "inherited all of the estate upon the sudden demise of his grandfather" ], "near antonyms":[ "existence", "life", "creation", "genesis", "origination", "rise" ], "related":[ "casualty", "fatality", "martyrdom", "self-destruction", "self-murder", "self-slaughter", "suicide", "annihilation", "destruction", "ending", "extermination", "ruin", "assassination", "execution", "killing", "massacre", "slaughter" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "death", "decease", "dissolution", "doom", "end", "exit", "expiration", "expiry", "fate", "grave", "great divide", "passage", "passing", "quietus", "sleep" ] }, "to stop living":{ "antonyms":[ "breathe", "live" ], "examples":[ "our much beloved, recently demised leader" ], "near antonyms":[ "come to", "revive", "linger", "be", "exist", "subsist", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "related":[ "predecease", "consume", "disappear", "dry up", "fade", "fail" ], "synonyms":[ "check out", "conk (out)", "croak", "decease", "depart", "die", "drop", "end", "exit", "expire", "fall", "flatline", "go", "kick in", "kick off", "part", "pass (on)", "pass away", "peg out", "perish", "pop off", "step out", "succumb" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "demised":{ "no longer living":{ "examples":[ "a cemetery reserved for demised family pets" ], "synonyms":[ "asleep", "breathless", "cold", "dead", "deceased", "defunct", "departed", "fallen", "gone", "late", "lifeless", "low" ], "near synonyms":[ "extinct", "dying", "fading", "moribund", "stillborn", "finished", "lapsed", "terminated", "inanimate", "insensate", "nonliving" ], "near antonyms":[ "animated", "dynamic", "lively", "thriving", "vibrant", "vital", "vivacious", "active", "functioning", "operative", "running" ], "antonyms":[ "alive", "animate", "breathing", "going", "live", "living", "quick" ] }, "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "our much beloved, recently demised leader" ], "synonyms":[ "checked out", "conked (out)", "croaked", "deceased", "departed", "died", "dropped", "ended", "exited", "expired", "fell", "flatlined", "kicked in", "kicked off", "parted", "passed away", "passed (on)", "pegged out", "perished", "popped off", "stepped out", "succumbed", "went" ], "near 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to select their own political leaders" ], "near antonyms":[ "despotism", "dictatorship", "monarchy", "monocracy", "totalitarianism", "tyranny" ], "related":[ "pure democracy", "home rule", "self-determination", "autonomy", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "synonyms":[ "republic", "self-government", "self-rule" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demon":{ "a source of persistent emotional distress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a man who was finally able to conquer his demons and kick his drug habit" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "b\u00eate noire", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "hobgoblin", "ogre" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "hang-up", "terror", "torment" ] }, "an evil spirit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon" ], "near antonyms":[ "angel" ], "related":[ "hag", "lamia", "vampire", "incubus", "nightmare", "succubus", "afreet", "afrit", "genie", "jinni", "jinn", "djinni", "djinn", "apparition", "banshee", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugbear", "familiar", "familiar spirit", "genius", "phantasm", "fantasm", "phantom", "poltergeist", "shade", "shadow", "specter", "spectre", "spirit", "spook", "vision", "wraith", "brownie", "dwarf", "elf", "faerie", "faery", "fairy", "fay", "gnome", "goblin", "gremlin", "hobgoblin", "kobold", "leprechaun", "pixie", "pixy", "puck", "sprite", "troll", "monster", "ogre" ], "synonyms":[ "cacodemon", "devil", "fiend", "ghost", "ghoul", "ghoulie", "imp", "shaitan" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demonetize":{ "as in debase":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debase", "attenuate", "break", "cheapen", "depreciate", "depress", "devaluate", "devalue", "downgrade", "lower", "mark down", "reduce", "sink", "write down", "write off", "underestimate", "underprice", "underrate", "undervalue", "abridge", "compress", "contract", "de-escalate", "deflate", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "moderate", "shrink" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciate", "enhance", "mark up", "upgrade", "bloat", "blow up", "inflate", "overestimate", "overprice", "overrate", "overvalue", "add", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "balloon", "boost", "compound", "dilate", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "heighten", "increase", "maximize", "multiply", "raise", "swell", "up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demonstrating":{ "to gain full recognition or acceptance of":{ "antonyms":[ "disproving" ], "examples":[ "you must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuting", "discrediting", "invalidating", "rebutting", "refuting" ], "related":[ "attesting", "authenticating", "bearing out", "documenting", "evidencing", "supporting", "sustaining", "upholding", "confirming", "corroborating", "justifying", "validating", "verifying" ], "synonyms":[ "establishing", "proving", "showing", "substantiating" ] }, "to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the babysitter's actions during the emergency demonstrate beyond doubt her general dependability" ], "near antonyms":[ "belying", "misrepresenting", "distorting", "falsifying", "garbling", "twisting", "camouflaging", "disguising", "gilding", "glossing (over)", "varnishing", "whitewashing", "concealing", "counterfeiting", "covering", "hiding", "masking", "obscuring", "occluding", "veiling" ], "related":[ "baring", "disclosing", "unbosoming", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "advertising", "airing", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "placarding", "proclaiming", "publicizing", "sounding", "trumpeting", "projecting" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaking", "betraying", "communicating", "declaring", "displaying", "evincing", "exposing", "giving away", "manifesting", "revealing", "showing" ] }, "to make plain or understandable":{ "antonyms":[ "obscuring" ], "examples":[ "a few striking facts should demonstrate the complex nature of our topic" ], "near antonyms":[ "befogging", "clouding", "confounding", "confusing", "obfuscating" ], "related":[ "deciphering", "decoding", "analyzing", "breaking down", "disentangling", "undoing", "unraveling", "unscrambling", "untangling", "resolving", "solving", "defining", "specifying", "annotating", "commentating", "glossing" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifying", "clearing (up)", "construing", "demystifying", "elucidating", "explaining", "explicating", "expounding", "getting across", "illuminating", "illustrating", "interpreting", "simplifying", "spelling out", "unriddling" ] }, "to show or make clear by using examples":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the visiting physicist demonstrated very graphically several basic scientific principles" ], "near antonyms":[ "beclouding", "blurring", "clouding", "darkening", "fogging", "muddying", "obscuring", "confusing", "perplexing", "puzzling" ], "related":[ "adducing", "citing", "mentioning", "quoting", "naming", "specifying", "analyzing", "breaking down", "clarifying", "clearing (up)", "explaining", "explicating", "expounding", "edifying", "elucidating", "enlightening", "illuminating", "construing", "interpreting", "simplifying", "spelling out", "detailing", "enumerating", "listing" ], "synonyms":[ "exemplifying", "illustrating", "instancing" ] }, "to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{ "antonyms":[ "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting" ], "examples":[ "the paleontologist hopes to demonstrate that dinosaurs once existed in central Peru by unearthing the fossil evidence" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenging", "disputing", "objecting", "alleging", "assuming", "conjecturing", "guessing", "presuming", "surmising", "suspecting" ], "related":[ "backing (up)", "buttressing", "circumstantiating", "corroborating", "evidencing", "evincing", "recording", "supporting", "upholding", "witnessing", "adducing", "attesting", "authenticating", "certifying", "identifying", "confirming", "sustaining", "verifying", "vouching", "clinching", "nailing", "settling", "confessing", "deposing", "testifying" ], "synonyms":[ "documenting", "establishing", "proving", "substantiating", "validating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demurely":{ "as in modestly , chastely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chastely", "modestly", "colorlessly", "inconspicuously", "unobtrusively", "unpretentiously", "conservatively", "plainly", "quietly", "simply", "boringly", "drably", "dully", "bleakly", "severely", "somberly" ], "near antonyms":[ "bravely", "brightly", "brilliantly", "colorfully", "gaily", "gayly", "flamboyantly", "flashily", "garishly", "gaudily", "loud", "loudly", "ostentatiously", "fancily", "ornately", "swankily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "demureness":{ "the absence of any feelings of being better than others":{ "examples":[ "her excessive demureness will be to her disadvantage if she wants a career in show business" ], "synonyms":[ "down-to-earthness", "humbleness", "humility", "lowliness", "meekness", "modesty" ], "near 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"ostentatiousness", "showiness" ], "antonyms":[ "arrogance", "assumption", "bumptiousness", "conceit", "egoism", "egotism", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "loftiness", "lordliness", "peremptoriness", "pomposity", "pompousness", "presumptuousness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "pride", "pridefulness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demurs":{ "a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we accepted his offer to pay for our dinners without demur" ], "near antonyms":[ "approvals", "sanctions", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents", "compliances", "obediences" ], "related":[ "compunctions", "doubts", "misgivings", "qualms", "scruples", "misunderstandings", "cavils", "niggles", "quibbles", "arguments", "conflicts", "debates", "disputes", "dissents", "hassles", "quarrels", "squabbles", "statics", "censures", "criticisms", "defiances", "disobediences", "rebellions", "distrust", "dubieties", "dubitations", "incertitudes", "indeterminations", "misdoubts", "mistrust", "reservations", "skepticism", "suspicions", "uncertainties", "reluctances" ], "synonyms":[ "challenges", "complaints", "demurrals", "demurrers", "difficulties", "exceptions", "expostulations", "fusses", "kicks", "objections", "protests", "questions", "remonstrances", "stinks" ] }, "to present an opposing opinion or argument":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't hesitate to demur to the idea if you have any qualms" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "sanctions", "accepts", "accedes", "acquiesces", "agrees", "assents", "adheres", "complies", "conforms", "follows", "minds", "obeys", "observes", "advocates", "champions", "defends", "maintains", "supports", "sustains", "upholds", "applauds", "cheers", "commends" ], "related":[ "cavils", "quibbles", "challenges", "dares", "defies", "fights", "conflicts", "debates", "disputes", "hassles", "quarrels", "squabbles", "wrangles", "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "caterwauls", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grizzles", "grouches", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "grumps", "hollers", "keens", "maunders", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "nags", "repines", "screams", "squawks", "squeals", "wails", "whimpers", "whines", "whinges", "yammers", "yawps", "yaups", "yowls", "balks", "gags", "sticks", "censures", "criticizes", "denounces", "disobeys", "rebels", "withstands", "demonstrates" ], "synonyms":[ "excepts", "expostulates", "kicks", "objects", "protests", "remonstrates (with)" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "democracies":{ "government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation":{ "examples":[ "under our democracy the people have some control over their lives by being able to select their own political leaders" ], "synonyms":[ "republic", "self-government", "self-rule" ], "near synonyms":[ "pure democracy", "home rule", "self-determination", "autonomy", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "near antonyms":[ "despotism", "dictatorship", "monarchy", "monocracy", "totalitarianism", "tyranny" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demurrers":{ "a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent":{ "examples":[ "the only demurrer voiced by most music critics was that the piece was too short" ], "synonyms":[ "challenges", "complaints", "demurrals", "demurs", "difficulties", "exceptions", "expostulations", "fusses", "kicks", "objections", "protests", "questions", "remonstrances", "stinks" ], "near synonyms":[ "compunctions", "doubts", "misgivings", "qualms", "scruples", "misunderstandings", "cavils", "niggles", "quibbles", "arguments", "conflicts", "debates", "disputes", "dissents", "hassles", "quarrels", "squabbles", "statics", "censures", "criticisms", "defiances", "disobediences", "rebellions", "distrust", "dubieties", "dubitations", "incertitudes", "indeterminations", "misdoubts", "mistrust", "reservations", "skepticism", "suspicions", "uncertainties", "reluctances" ], "near antonyms":[ "approvals", "sanctions", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents", "compliances", "obediences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demarked":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "the Connecticut River demarks the eastern edge of the state of Vermont" ], "synonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "defined", "delimited", "demarcated", "limited", "marked (off)", "terminated" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlled", "determined", "governed", "delineated", "described" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dematerialize":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the image suddenly dematerialized , and once again we were staring at a blank screen" ], "synonyms":[ "disappear", "dissolve", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "flee", "fly", "melt", "sink", "vanish" ], "near synonyms":[ "blank (out)", "clear", "die (away or down or out)", "disperse", "dissipate", "dry up", "blur", "dim" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrive", "break out", "come out", "emerge", "issue", "loom", "show up" ], "antonyms":[ "appear", "materialize" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demolition":{ "the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{ "examples":[ "several condemned buildings around the city are undergoing demolition as part of the revitalization program" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilation", "decimation", "demolishment", "desolation", "destruction", "devastation", "extermination", "extinction", "havoc", "loss", "mincemeat", "obliteration", "ruin", "ruination", "wastage", "wreckage" ], "near synonyms":[ "depredation", "despoilment", "despoliation", "breakup", "collapse", "disintegration", "dissolution", "assassination", "execution", "killing", "massacre", "slaughter", "dismantlement", "effacement", "eradication" ], "near antonyms":[ "rescue", "salvage", "salvation", "saving", "conservation", "preservation", "protection", "reclamation", "reconstruction", "re-creation", "refurbishment", "regeneracy", "remodeling", "renovation", "restoration" ], "antonyms":[ "building", "construction", "erection", "raising" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demonstration":{ "a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person":{ "examples":[ "disgruntled students organized a demonstration to protest the change in university policy" ], "synonyms":[ "demo", "rally" ], "near synonyms":[ "assembly", "conference", "congress", "convention", "convocation", "council", "gathering", "march", "protest", "sit-down", "sit-in", "strike", "counterdemonstration", "counterprotest", "counterrally" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect":{ "examples":[ "staged a grand demonstration of her love for her husband with a candlelight-and-champagne Valentine's Day dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "display", "exhibition", "flaunting", "show" ], "near synonyms":[ "act", "charade", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "front", "guise", "pretense", "pretence", "put-on", "semblance", "simulation", "affectation", "pose", "sham", "betrayal", "disclosure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demolish":{ "to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces":{ "examples":[ "developers demolished the old warehouse to make room for the new shopping mall" ], "synonyms":[ "level", "pull down", "raze", "tear down", "unbuild" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow up", "dynamite", "abolish", "annihilate", "crack up", "crush", "dash", "decimate", "destroy", "devastate", "devour", "dissolve", "do in", "eradicate", "extirpate", "finish", "flatten", "obliterate", "overturn", "pulverize", "ravage", "ruin", "scourge", "smash", "total", "unmake", "waste", "wipe out", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "construct", "erect", "put up", "raise", "rebuild", "renew", "renovate", "restore", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "make", "manufacture", "shape" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "most of the buildings in the town had been demolished in the bombing raid" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "cream", "decimate", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "extinguish", "nuke", "pull down", "pulverize", "raze", "rub out", "ruin", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "vaporize", "waste", "wrack", "wreck" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "best", "clobber", "conquer", "crush", "defeat", "drub", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "rout", "scotch", "skunk", "subdue", "surmount", "thrash", "trim", "triumph (over)", "trounce", "wallop", "whip", "win (against)", "blast", "blow up", "break", "cripple", "damage", "deface", "deteriorate", "disfigure", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "dynamite", "harm", "impair", "injure", "mangle", "mar", "mutilate", "spoil", "vitiate", "erode", "scour", "sweep (away)", "wash out", "wear (away)", "dilapidate", "disassemble", "dismantle", "gut", "take down", "unbuild", "undo", "unmake", "blot out", "efface", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "remove", "root (out)", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out", "despoil", "havoc", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "trample", "trash", "vandalize", "assassinate", "butcher", "cut down", "dispatch", "execute", "fell", "kill", "kill off", "massacre", "mow (down)", "murder", "slaughter", "slay", "take out", "zap" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "recondition", "repair", "revamp", "create", "invent", "assemble", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "mold", "produce", "shape", "bring about", "constitute", "establish", "father", "found", "institute", "organize", "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "rebuild", "reconstruct", "remodel", "renovate", "restore" ], "antonyms":[ "build", "construct", "erect", "put up", "raise", "rear", "set up" ] }, "to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{ "examples":[ "terrorists used a powerful pipe bomb to demolish the concrete wall around the compound" ], "synonyms":[ "blast", "blow", "blow up", "burst", "explode", "pop", "shatter", "smash" ], "near synonyms":[ "dynamite", "annihilate", "decimate", "destroy", "ruin", "wreck", "detonate", "discharge", "fragment", "splinter" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapse", "implode" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "democrat":{ "one who advocates or practices social equality":{ "examples":[ "a true democrat , he has always abhorred that nation's class system" ], "synonyms":[ "egalitarian", "leveler", "leveller" ], "near synonyms":[ "populist", "social democrat", "socialist" ], "near antonyms":[ "snob", "snoot" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demimondaine":{ "as in courtesan , odalisque":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "courtesan", "demirep", "odalisque", "lover", "paramour", "prostitute", "whore", "concubine", "doxy", "doxie", "mistress", "other woman", "girlfriend" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demonstrators":{ "as in protesters , picketers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "marchers", "objectors", "picketers", "protesters", "protestors", "agitators", "demagogues", "demagogs", "exciters", "firebrands", "fomenters", "incendiaries", "inciters", "instigators", "kindlers", "provocateurs", "rabble-rousers", "advocates", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "exponents", "persuaders", "promoters", "proponents", "reformers", "reformists", "supporters", "alarmists", "extremists", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "radicals", "rebels", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "subversives", "troublemakers", "prodders", "prompters", "provokers", "agents provocateurs" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "uniters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demolitions":{ "the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{ "examples":[ "several condemned buildings around the city are undergoing demolition as part of the revitalization program" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilations", "decimations", "demolishments", "desolations", "destructions", "devastations", "exterminations", "extinctions", "havoc", "losses", "mincemeats", "obliterations", "ruinations", "ruins", "wastages", "wreckages" ], "near synonyms":[ "depredations", "despoilments", "despoliations", "breakups", "collapses", "disintegrations", "dissolutions", "assassinations", "executions", "killings", "massacres", "slaughters", "dismantlements", "effacements", "eradications" ], "near antonyms":[ "rescues", "salvages", "salvations", "savings", "conservations", "preservations", "protections", "reclamations", "reconstructions", "re-creations", "refurbishments", "regeneracies", "renovations", "restorations" ], "antonyms":[ "buildings", "constructions", "erections" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demurring (to)":{ "as in objecting (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "objecting (to)", "balking (at)", "declining", "passing up", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning", "throwing over", "turning down" ], "near antonyms":[ "drinking (in)", "eating (up)", "embracing", "lapping (up)", "welcoming", "adopting", "espousing", "taking up", "greeting", "hailing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demeaned":{ "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "it demeans the political process to demand that candidates make promises that everyone knows are unrealistic" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "bastardized", "cankered", "cheapened", "corrupted", "debased", "debauched", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "deteriorated", "lessened", "perverted", "poisoned", "profaned", "prostituted", "subverted", "vitiated", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouled", "begrimed", "contaminated", "defiled", "diluted", "dirtied", "polluted", "tainted", "thinned", "watered down", "weakened", "descended", "disgraced", "dishonored", "humbled", "humiliated", "shamed", "took down", "blemished", "damaged", "defaced", "destroyed", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "marred", "ruined", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tarnished", "wrecked", "depreciated", "downgraded" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignified", "exalted", "honored", "ameliorated", "amended", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "clarified", "cleaned", "cleansed", "purified", "refined", "restored", "respected" ], "antonyms":[ "elevated", "ennobled", "uplifted" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "his statement was not meant to demean the group's hard work" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "chastened", "cheapened", "debased", "degraded", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "fouled", "humbled", "humiliated", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "shamed", "smirched", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "belittled", "castigated", "cried down", "criticized", "decried", "depreciated", "detracted", "diminished", "discounted", "disparaged", "minimized", "put down", "ridiculed", "wrote off", "bad-mouthed", "defamed", "defiled", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "slandered", "affronted", "insulted", "censured", "condemned", "damned", "denounced", "execrated", "reprehended", "reprobated" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "boasted", "celebrated", "cheered", "cited", "commended", "complimented", "congratulated", "decorated", "eulogized", "extolled", "feted", "f\u00eated", "hailed", "honored", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "touted", "acknowledged", "recognized", "highlighted", "played up", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "dignified", "ennobled", "enshrined", "enskied", "enthroned", "glorified", "magnified", "advanced", "boosted", "lifted", "promoted", "raised", "upgraded", "uplifted", "idealized", "romanticized" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "canonized", "deified", "elevated", "exalted" ] }, "to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{ "examples":[ "I shall endeavor to demean myself with utmost respect when our pastor comes to visit" ], "synonyms":[ "acquitted", "behaved", "bore", "carried", "comported", "conducted", "deported", "quit", "quitted" ], "near synonyms":[ "checked", "collected", "composed", "constrained", "contained", "controlled", "curbed", "handled", "inhibited", "quieted", "repressed", "restrained", "moderated", "modulated", "tempered", "acted", "impersonated", "played" ], "near antonyms":[ "acted up", "carried on", "cut up", "misbehaved", "misconducted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demure":{ "affecting shyness or modesty in order to attract masculine interest":{ "examples":[ "the previously demure maiden began making some surprisingly shocking remarks" ], "synonyms":[ "coquettish", "coy", "kittenish" ], "near synonyms":[ "flirtatious", "flirty", "girlish", "goody-goody", "governessy", "overmodest", "priggish", "prim", "prudish" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "not comfortable around people":{ "examples":[ "hesitant and demure , she hardly spoke a word at the banquet table" ], "synonyms":[ "backward", "bashful", "coy", "diffident", "introverted", "modest", "recessive", "retiring", "self-effacing", "sheepish", "shy", "withdrawn" ], "near synonyms":[ "antisocial", "lone", "lone-wolf", "unsociable", "unsocial", "awkward", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "unadventurous", "unassertive", "unenterprising", "inhibited", "reserved", "uneasy", "uptight" ], "near antonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "companionable", "convivial", "gregarious", "sociable", "social", "bold", "dashing", "forceful", "brash", "forward", "overbold", "uninhibited", "unreserved" ], "antonyms":[ "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest", "outgoing" ] }, "not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness":{ "examples":[ "wore a very demure outfit to the interview for the job at the church's headquarters" ], "synonyms":[ "down-to-earth", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "modest", "unassuming", "unpretentious" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "resigned", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "yielding", "cowering", "cringing", "shrinking", "ingenuous", "naive", "na\u00efve", "plain", "simple", "unaffected", "bashful", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring", "sheepish", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "unobtrusive", "aw-shucks", "self-deprecating", "self-deprecatory", "self-effacing" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggressive", "assertive", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "cheeky", "forward", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "cocksure", "cocky", "confident", "hubristic", "overconfident", "self-confident", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "narcissistic", "prideful", "self-affected", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-congratulatory", "self-contented", "self-engrossed", "self-important", "self-obsessed", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swelled-headed", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggy", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "condescending", "disdainful", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "overbearing", "patronizing", "pontificating", "flamboyant", "ostentatious", "showy", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "unreserved" ], "antonyms":[ "arrogant", "bumptious", "chesty", "conceited", "egotistic", "egotistical", "fastuous", "haughty", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "hoity-toity", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "lordly", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dematerialized":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the image suddenly dematerialized , and once again we were staring at a blank screen" ], "synonyms":[ "disappeared", "dissolved", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "flew", "melted", "sank", "sunk", "vanished" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanked (out)", "cleared", "died (away or down or out)", "dispersed", "dissipated", "dried up", "blurred", "dimmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrived", "broke out", "came out", "emerged", "issued", "loomed", "showed up" ], "antonyms":[ "appeared", "materialized" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demit":{ "as in deny , disavow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjure", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "disown", "waive", "abdicate", "abnegate", "cede", "relinquish", "renounce", "resign", "step aside (from)", "step down (from)", "surrender", "forsake", "give up", "hand over", "yield", "abandon", "desert", "quit", "vacate" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "arrogate", "assume", "claim", "confiscate", "seize", "take over", "usurp", "wrest", "defend", "guard", "protect", "safeguard", "secure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demilitarize":{ "to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of":{ "examples":[ "the two nations agreed to demilitarize themselves reciprocally in hopes of avoiding war" ], "synonyms":[ "disarm" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilize", "denuclearize" ], "near antonyms":[ "equip", "reequip", "weapon", "embattle", "mechanize", "mobilize" ], "antonyms":[ "arm", "militarize" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demonstrable":{ "capable of being proven as true or real":{ "examples":[ "as a serious scientist, she is only interested in demonstrable phenomena" ], "synonyms":[ "checkable", "confirmable", "empirical", "empiric", "provable", "supportable", "sustainable", "verifiable" ], "near synonyms":[ "certifiable", "documentable", "well-founded", "defensible", "excusable", "justifiable", "vindicable", "warrantable", "alleged", "assumed", "conjectured", "guessed", "presumed", "surmised", "suspected" ], "near antonyms":[ "debatable", "disprovable", "disputable", "refutable" ], "antonyms":[ "indemonstrable", "insupportable", "unprovable", "unsupportable", "unsustainable", "unverifiable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "demystify":{ "to make plain or understandable":{ "examples":[ "a wine book that does a lot to demystify the subject for the casual drinker who just wants a good bottle for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "clarify", "clear (up)", "construe", "demonstrate", "elucidate", "explain", "explicate", "expound", "get across", "illuminate", "illustrate", "interpret", "simplify", "spell out", "unriddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "decipher", "decode", "analyze", "break down", "disentangle", "undo", "unravel", "unscramble", "untangle", "resolve", "solve", "define", "specify", "annotate", "commentate", "gloss" ], "near antonyms":[ "befog", "cloud", "confound", "confuse", "obfuscate" ], "antonyms":[ "obscure" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demonic":{ "of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit":{ "examples":[ "the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter" ], "synonyms":[ "cacodemonic", "demoniac", "demoniacal", "demonian", "devilish", "diabolical", "diabolic", "fiendish", "Luciferian", "satanic" ], "near synonyms":[ "hellish", "infernal", "baleful", "evil", "sinister", "malevolent", "malicious", "malignant", "heinous", "monstrous", "immoral", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "vicious", "vile", "villainous", "wicked", "barbarous", "cruel", "ferocious", "inhuman", "savage" ], "near antonyms":[ "celestial", "heavenly", "beneficent", "benevolent", "benign", "benignant", "godly", "holy", "sainted", "saintly", "ethical", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "angelic", "angelical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "demoralize":{ "to deprive of 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"browbeat", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "depress", "sadden", "weigh", "afflict", "try", "damp", "dampen", "deaden", "distress", "trouble", "bother", "irk", "vex", "worry", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "frighten", "horrify", "scare" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoy (up)", "cheer", "gladden", "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "inspire", "lift", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "antonyms":[ "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "nerve", "steel" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "felt society as a whole has been demoralized by the widespread availability of pornography" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "bastardize", "canker", "cheapen", "corrupt", "debase", "debauch", "degrade", "demean", "deprave", "deteriorate", "lessen", "pervert", "poison", "profane", "prostitute", "subvert", "vitiate", "warp" ], "near synonyms":[ "befoul", "begrime", "contaminate", "defile", "dilute", "dirty", "pollute", "taint", "thin", "water down", "weaken", "descend", "disgrace", "dishonor", "humble", "humiliate", "shame", "take down", "blemish", "damage", "deface", "destroy", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "mar", "ruin", "spoil", "stain", "tarnish", "wreck", "depreciate", "downgrade" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignify", "exalt", "honor", "ameliorate", "amend", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "purify", "refine", "restore", "respect" ], "antonyms":[ "elevate", "ennoble", "uplift" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demystified":{ "to make plain or understandable":{ "examples":[ "a wine book that does a lot to demystify the subject for the casual drinker who just wants a good bottle for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "clarified", "cleared (up)", "construed", "demonstrated", "elucidated", "explained", "explicated", "expounded", "got across", "illuminated", "illustrated", "interpreted", "simplified", "spelled out", "unriddled" ], "near synonyms":[ "deciphered", "decoded", "analyzed", "broke down", "disentangled", "undid", "unraveled", "unscrambled", "untangled", "resolved", "solved", "defined", "specified", "annotated", "commentated", "glossed" ], "near antonyms":[ "befogged", "clouded", "confounded", "confused", "obfuscated" ], "antonyms":[ "obscured" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demo":{ "a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person":{ "examples":[ "a demo to support the Prime Minister" ], "synonyms":[ "demonstration", "rally" ], "near synonyms":[ "assembly", "conference", "congress", "convention", "convocation", "council", "gathering", "march", "protest", "sit-down", "sit-in", "strike", "counterdemonstration", "counterprotest", "counterrally" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demilitarizing":{ "to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of":{ "examples":[ "the two nations agreed to demilitarize themselves reciprocally in hopes of avoiding war" ], "synonyms":[ "disarming" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilizing", "denuclearizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "equipping", "reequipping", "re-equipping", "weaponing", "embattling", "mechanizing", "mobilizing" ], "antonyms":[ "arming", "militarizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demagogic":{ "as in rabble-rousing , agitating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitating", "rabble-rousing", "seditious", "traitorous", "treacherous", "treasonous", "defiant", "disobedient", "insubordinate", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "ungovernable", "unruly", "insurgent", "insurrectionary", "mutinous", "rebellious", "revolutionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "constant", "devoted", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "true", "true-blue", "compliant", "obedient", "submissive", "tractable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "demises":{ "the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{ "examples":[ "inherited all of the estate upon the sudden demise of his grandfather" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "deaths", "deceases", "dissolutions", "dooms", "ends", "exits", "expirations", "expiries", "fates", "graves", "great divides", "passages", "passings", "quietuses", "sleeps" ], "near synonyms":[ "casualties", "fatalities", "martyrdoms", "self-destructions", "self-murders", "self-slaughters", "suicides", "annihilations", "destructions", "endings", "exterminations", "ruins", "assassinations", "executions", "killings", "massacres", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[ "existences", "lives", "creations", "geneses", "originations", "rises" ], "antonyms":[ "births", "nativities" ] }, "the act of ceasing to exist":{ "examples":[ "the gradual demise of the Roman Empire over the course of several centuries" ], "synonyms":[ "deaths", "expirations", "expiries", "terminations" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispersions", "dissolutions", "cessations", "closes", "conclusions", "deceases", "discontinuances", "dooms", "endings", "ends", "finishes", "halts", "lapses", "passings", "quietuses", "shutdowns", "shutoffs", "stoppages", "stops", "surceases", "suicides", "annihilations", "destructions", "ruins" ], "near antonyms":[ "existences", "persistences", "prolongations", "inaugurations", "initiations", "institutions", "originations" ], "antonyms":[ "alphas", "beginnings", "births", "commencements", "creations", "dawns", "geneses", "inceptions", "incipiences", "incipiencies", "launches", "mornings", "onsets", "outsets", "starts" ] }, "a loss of status":{ "examples":[ "after her demise as the doyenne of New York society, the mere mention of her name was regarded as a faux pas" ], "synonyms":[ "comedowns", "declines", "d\u00e9gringolades", "descents", "downfalls", "downs", "falls", "flameouts" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakdowns", "burnouts", "collapses", "crashes", "meltdowns", "ruins", "undoings", "defeats", "disappointments", "reversals", "setbacks", "bottoms", "nadirs", "abasements", "disgraces", "humiliations" ], "near antonyms":[ "advances", "headways", "progresses", "flowers", "heydays", "primes" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizements", "ascents", "exaltations", "rises", "ups" ] }, "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "our much beloved, recently demised leader" ], "synonyms":[ "checks out", "conks (out)", "croaks", "deceases", "departs", "dies", "drops", "ends", "exits", "expires", "falls", "flatlines", "goes", "kicks in", "kicks off", "parts", "passes away", "passes (on)", "pegs out", "perishes", "pops off", "steps out", "succumbs" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceases", "consumes", "disappears", "dries up", "fades", "fails" ], "near antonyms":[ "comes to", "revives", "lingers", "exists", "is", "subsists", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives" ], "antonyms":[ "breathes", "lives" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "demonstrates":{ "to gain full recognition or acceptance of":{ "examples":[ "you must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers" ], "synonyms":[ "establishes", "proves", "shows", "substantiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "attests", "authenticates", "bears out", "documents", "evidences", "supports", "sustains", "upholds", "confirms", "corroborates", "justifies", "validates", "verifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "confutes", "discredits", "invalidates", "rebuts", "refutes" ], "antonyms":[ "disproves" ] }, "to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{ "examples":[ "the paleontologist hopes to demonstrate that dinosaurs once existed in central Peru by unearthing the fossil evidence" ], "synonyms":[ "documents", "establishes", "proves", "substantiates", "validates" ], "near synonyms":[ "backs (up)", "buttresses", "circumstantiates", "corroborates", "evidences", "evinces", "records", "supports", "upholds", "witnesses", "adduces", "attests", "authenticates", "certifies", "identifies", "confirms", "sustains", "verifies", "vouches", "clinches", "nails", "settles", "confesses", "deposes", "testifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenges", "disputes", "objects", "alleges", "assumes", "conjectures", "guesses", "presumes", "surmises", "suspects" ], "antonyms":[ "disproves", "rebuts", "refutes" ] }, "to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{ "examples":[ "the babysitter's actions during the emergency demonstrate beyond doubt her general dependability" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaks", "betrays", "communicates", "declares", "displays", "evinces", "exposes", "gives away", "manifests", "reveals", "shows" ], "near synonyms":[ "bares", "discloses", "unbosoms", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "advertises", "airs", "announces", "blazes", "broadcasts", "placards", "proclaims", "publicizes", "sounds", "trumpets", "projects" ], "near antonyms":[ "belies", "misrepresents", "distorts", "falsifies", "garbles", "twists", "camouflages", "disguises", "gilds", "glosses (over)", "varnishes", "whitewashes", "conceals", "counterfeits", "covers", "hides", "masks", "obscures", "occludes", "veils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make plain or understandable":{ "examples":[ "a few striking facts should demonstrate the complex nature of our topic" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifies", "clears (up)", "construes", "demystifies", "elucidates", "explains", "explicates", "expounds", "gets across", "illuminates", "illustrates", "interprets", "simplifies", "spells out", "unriddles" ], "near synonyms":[ "deciphers", "decodes", "analyzes", "breaks down", "disentangles", "undoes", "unravels", "unscrambles", "untangles", "resolves", "solves", "defines", "specifies", "annotates", "commentates", "glosses" ], "near antonyms":[ "befogs", "clouds", "confounds", "confuses", "obfuscates" ], "antonyms":[ "obscures" ] }, "to show or make clear by using examples":{ "examples":[ "the visiting physicist demonstrated very graphically several basic scientific principles" ], "synonyms":[ "exemplifies", "illustrates", "instances" ], "near synonyms":[ "adduces", "cites", "mentions", "quotes", "names", "specifies", "analyzes", "breaks down", "clarifies", "clears (up)", "explains", "explicates", "expounds", "edifies", "elucidates", "enlightens", "illuminates", "construes", "interprets", "simplifies", "spells out", "details", "enumerates", "lists" ], "near antonyms":[ "beclouds", "blurs", "clouds", "darkens", "fogs", "muddies", "obscures", "confuses", "perplexes", "puzzles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demolishing":{ "as in destruction , ruin":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demolishment", "desecrating", "desecration", "destruction", "ravage", "ravaging", "ruin", "ruination", "wrecking", "defacement", "defacing", "trashing", "vandalism", "vandalization", "sabotage", "depredation", "despoiling", "despoilment", "looting", "marauding", "pillage", "pillaging", "plunder", "plundering", "predation", "ransacking", "sacking", "spoliation" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservation", "preservation", "protection", "salvage", "saving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces":{ "examples":[ "developers demolished the old warehouse to make room for the new shopping mall" ], "synonyms":[ "leveling", "levelling", "pulling down", "razing", "tearing down", "unbuilding" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing up", "dynamiting", "abolishing", "annihilating", "cracking up", "crushing", "dashing", "decimating", "destroying", "devastating", "devouring", "dissolving", "doing in", "eradicating", "extirpating", "finishing", "flattening", "obliterating", "overturning", "pulverizing", "ravaging", "ruining", "scourging", "smashing", "totaling", "totalling", "unmaking", "wasting", "wiping out", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "building", "constructing", "erecting", "putting up", "raising", "rebuilding", "renewing", "renovating", "restoring", "creating", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "making", "manufacturing", "shaping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "most of the buildings in the town had been demolished in the bombing raid" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilating", "creaming", "decimating", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "extinguishing", "nuking", "pulling down", "pulverizing", "razing", "rubbing out", "ruining", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "vaporizing", "wasting", "wracking", "wrecking" ], "near synonyms":[ "beating", "besting", "clobbering", "conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "scotching", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "blasting", "blowing up", "breaking", "crippling", "damaging", "defacing", "deteriorating", "disfiguring", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "dynamiting", "harming", "impairing", "injuring", "mangling", "marring", "mutilating", "spoiling", "vitiating", "eroding", "scouring", "sweeping (away)", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "dilapidating", "disassembling", "dismantling", "gutting", "taking down", "unbuilding", "undoing", "unmaking", "blotting out", "effacing", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out", "despoiling", "havocking", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravaging", "sacking", "trampling", "trashing", "vandalizing", "assassinating", "butchering", "cutting down", "dispatching", "executing", "felling", "killing", "killing off", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "murdering", "slaughtering", "slaying", "taking out", "zapping" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "reconditioning", "repairing", "revamping", "creating", "inventing", "assembling", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "molding", "producing", "shaping", "bringing about", "constituting", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "instituting", "organizing", "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "rebuilding", "reconstructing", "remodeling", "renovating", "restoring" ], "antonyms":[ "building", "constructing", "erecting", "putting up", "raising", "rearing", "setting up" ] }, "to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{ "examples":[ "terrorists used a powerful pipe bomb to demolish the concrete wall around the compound" ], "synonyms":[ "blasting", "blowing", "blowing up", "bursting", "exploding", "popping", "shattering", "smashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "dynamiting", "annihilating", "decimating", "destroying", "ruining", "wrecking", "detonating", "discharging", "fragmenting", "splintering" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsing", "imploding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "demonian":{ "of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit":{ "examples":[ "a demonian laugh echoed through the haunted house" ], "synonyms":[ "cacodemonic", "demoniac", "demoniacal", "demonic", "demonical", "devilish", "diabolical", "diabolic", "fiendish", "Luciferian", "satanic" ], "near synonyms":[ "hellish", "infernal", "baleful", "evil", "sinister", "malevolent", "malicious", "malignant", "heinous", "monstrous", "immoral", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "vicious", "vile", "villainous", "wicked", "barbarous", "cruel", "ferocious", "inhuman", "savage" ], "near antonyms":[ "celestial", "heavenly", "beneficent", "benevolent", "benign", "benignant", "godly", "holy", "sainted", "saintly", "ethical", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "angelic", "angelical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "demolisher":{ "as in destroyer , saboteur":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "desecrater", "desecrator", "despoiler", "destroyer", "ravager", "ruiner", "saboteur", "waster", "wrecker", "defacer", "vandal", "graffitist", "tagger" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserver", "preserver", "protector", "saver", "conservator", "preservationist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demobilization":{ "as in denuclearization , disarmament":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demilitarization", "disarmament", "denuclearization" ], "near antonyms":[ "armament", "militarization", "equipment", "reequipment", "mechanization", "mobilization" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demitted":{ "as in denied , disavowed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjured", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "waived", "abdicated", "abnegated", "ceded", "relinquished", "renounced", "resigned", "stepped aside (from)", "stepped down (from)", "surrendered", "forsook", "gave up", "handed over", "yielded", "abandoned", "deserted", "quit", "quitted", "vacated" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriated", "arrogated", "assumed", "claimed", "confiscated", "seized", "took over", "usurped", "wrested", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "secured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demonical":{ "of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit":{ "examples":[ "the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter" ], "synonyms":[ "cacodemonic", "demoniac", "demoniacal", "demonian", "devilish", "diabolical", "diabolic", "fiendish", "Luciferian", "satanic" ], "near synonyms":[ "hellish", "infernal", "baleful", "evil", "sinister", "malevolent", "malicious", "malignant", "heinous", "monstrous", "immoral", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "vicious", "vile", "villainous", "wicked", "barbarous", "cruel", "ferocious", "inhuman", "savage" ], "near antonyms":[ "celestial", "heavenly", "beneficent", "benevolent", "benign", "benignant", "godly", "holy", "sainted", "saintly", "ethical", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "angelic", "angelical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "demoting":{ "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "the court-martial's decision was to demote the officer responsible for the 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"frightening", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "scary", "shocking", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "reassuring", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "comforting", "consoling", "dreamy", "inviting", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "relaxing", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deprive of courage or confidence":{ "examples":[ "the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers" ], "synonyms":[ "emasculating", "paralyzing", "undoing", "unmanning", "unnerving", "unstringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "neutering", "weakening", "prostrating", "sapping", "softening", "tiring", "wasting", "frightening", "intimidating", "psyching (out)", "scaring", "terrifying", "terrorizing", "daunting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "crazing", "deranging", "maddening", "unbalancing", "unhinging", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "fazing", "perturbing", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out" ], "near antonyms":[ "fortifying", "strengthening", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening" ], "antonyms":[ "nerving" ] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "we refused to be demoralized by our humiliating defeat and vowed to come roaring back the following week" ], "synonyms":[ "chilling", "daunting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "frustrating", "unmanning", "unnerving" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeating", "bullying", "cowing", "intimidating", "depressing", "saddening", "weighing", "afflicting", "trying", "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "distressing", "troubling", "bothering", "irking", "vexing", "worrying", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoying (up)", "cheering", "gladdening", "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inspiring", "lifting", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "nerving", "steeling" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "felt society as a whole has been demoralized by the widespread availability of pornography" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "bastardizing", "cankering", "cheapening", "corrupting", "debasing", "debauching", "degrading", "demeaning", "depraving", "deteriorating", "lessening", "perverting", "poisoning", "profaning", "prostituting", "subverting", "vitiating", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "contaminating", "defiling", "diluting", "dirtying", "polluting", "tainting", "thinning", "watering down", "weakening", "descending", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "humbling", "humiliating", "shaming", "taking down", "blemishing", "damaging", "defacing", "destroying", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "marring", "ruining", "spoiling", "staining", "tarnishing", "wrecking", "depreciating", "downgrading" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifying", "exalting", "honoring", "ameliorating", "amending", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "purifying", "refining", "restoring", "respecting" ], "antonyms":[ "elevating", "ennobling", "uplifting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "demurrer":{ "a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent":{ "examples":[ "the only demurrer voiced by most music critics was that the piece was too short" ], "synonyms":[ "challenge", "complaint", "demur", "demurral", "difficulty", "exception", "expostulation", "fuss", "kick", "objection", "protest", "question", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "near synonyms":[ "compunction", "doubt", "misgiving", "qualm", "scruple", "misunderstanding", "cavil", "niggle", "quibble", "argument", "conflict", "debate", "dispute", "dissent", "hassle", "quarrel", "squabble", "static", "censure", "criticism", "defiance", "disobedience", "rebellion", "distrust", "distrustfulness", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "indetermination", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty", "qualmishness", "unease", "uneasiness", "reluctance", "unwillingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "willingness", "approval", "sanction", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent", "compliance", "obedience" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demagogs":{ "a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent":{ "examples":[ "that politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices" ], "synonyms":[ "agitators", "exciters", "firebrands", "fomenters", "incendiaries", "inciters", "instigators", "kindlers", "provocateurs", "rabble-rousers" ], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrators", "marchers", "objectors", "picketers", "protesters", "protestors", "advocates", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "exponents", "persuaders", "promoters", "proponents", "reformers", "reformists", "supporters", "alarmists", "extremists", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "radicals", "rebels", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "subversives", "troublemakers", "prodders", "prompters", "provokers", "agents provocateurs" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "uniters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demoralization":{ "a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior":{ "examples":[ "a general state of demoralization prevailed at every level of the government" ], "synonyms":[ "abjection", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "decadency", "degeneracy", "degenerateness", "degeneration", "degradation", "depravity", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "libertinage", "libertinism", "perversion", "pervertedness", "rakishness", "turpitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "evil", "immorality", "sinfulness", "villainy", "wickedness", "filth", "gangrene", "rot", "squalor" ], "near antonyms":[ "goodness", "morality", "righteousness", "virtue" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of being discouraged":{ "examples":[ "the officers struggled to combat the demoralization of the troops as their tour of duty grew longer" ], "synonyms":[ "despair", "despondency", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "dismay", "dispiritedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "blues", "dejection", "depression", "dumps", "gloom", "melancholy", "mopes", "defeatism", "pessimism", "resignation" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimism", "sanguinity" ], "antonyms":[ "encouragement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demits":{ "as in denies , disavows":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjures", "denies", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "waives", "abdicates", "abnegates", "cedes", "relinquishes", "renounces", "resigns", "steps aside (from)", "steps down (from)", "surrenders", "forsakes", "gives up", "hands over", "yields", "abandons", "deserts", "quits", "vacates" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriates", "arrogates", "assumes", "claims", "confiscates", "seizes", "takes over", "usurps", "wrests", "defends", "guards", "protects", "safeguards", "secures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demoniacal":{ "of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit":{ "examples":[ "the murderer seemed possessed by a demoniac wish to destroy life" ], "synonyms":[ "cacodemonic", "demonian", "demonic", "demonical", "devilish", "diabolical", "diabolic", "fiendish", "Luciferian", "satanic" ], "near synonyms":[ "hellish", "infernal", "baleful", "evil", "sinister", "malevolent", "malicious", "malignant", "heinous", "monstrous", "immoral", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "vicious", "vile", "villainous", "wicked", "barbarous", "cruel", "ferocious", "inhuman", "savage" ], "near antonyms":[ "celestial", "heavenly", "beneficent", "benevolent", "benign", "benignant", "godly", "holy", "sainted", "saintly", "ethical", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "angelic", "angelical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "demurring":{ "to present an opposing opinion or argument":{ "examples":[ "don't hesitate to demur to the idea if you have any qualms" ], "synonyms":[ "excepting", "expostulating", "kicking", "objecting", "protesting", "remonstrating (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "caviling", "cavilling", "quibbling", "challenging", "daring", "defying", "fighting", "conflicting", "debating", "disputing", "hassling", "quarreling", "quarrelling", "squabbling", "wrangling", "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "bleating", "carping", "caterwauling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grizzling", "grouching", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "grumping", "hollering", "keening", "maundering", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "nagging", "repining", "screaming", "squawking", "squealing", "wailing", "whimpering", "whinging", "whingeing", "whining", "yammering", "yawping", "yauping", "yowling", "balking", "gagging", "sticking", "censuring", "criticizing", "denouncing", "disobeying", "rebelling", "withstanding", "demonstrating" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "sanctioning", "accepting", "acceding", "acquiescing", "agreeing", "assenting", "adhering", "complying", "conforming", "following", "minding", "obeying", "observing", "advocating", "championing", "defending", "maintaining", "supporting", "sustaining", "upholding", "applauding", "cheering", "commending" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demanded":{ "as in enforced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "enforced", "compulsory", "forced", "imperative", "incumbent", "involuntary", "mandatory", "necessary", "nonelective", "obligatory", "peremptory", "required", "coercive", "insistent", "persistent", "pressing", "urgent" ], "near antonyms":[ "chosen", "discretionary", "dispensable", "unnecessary", "unneeded", "unwanted", "elective", "optional", "voluntary" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{ "examples":[ "the losing party demanded a recount of the votes cast in the election" ], "synonyms":[ "called (for)", "claimed", "clamored (for)", "commanded", "enjoined", "exacted", "insisted (on)", "pressed (for)", "quested", "stipulated (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "asked", "pleaded (for)", "pled (for)", "plead (for)", "requested", "wanted", "cried (for)", "necessitated", "needed", "required", "took", "warranted", "requisitioned", "imposed", "badgered", "dunned", "harassed", "hounded" ], "near antonyms":[ "gave up", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have as a requirement":{ "examples":[ "a task that demands one's unremitting attention" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "challenged", "claimed", "necessitated", "needed", "required", "took", "wanted", "warranted" ], "near synonyms":[ "entailed", "involved", "asked", "begged", "clamored (for)", "cried (for)", "hurt (for)", "lacked", "commanded", "enjoined", "exacted", "insisted", "pressed", "quested", "stipulated" ], "near antonyms":[ "owned", "possessed" ], "antonyms":[ "had", "held" ] }, "to set or receive as a price":{ "examples":[ "superstars of the big screen who demand millions for appearing in a movie" ], "synonyms":[ "asked", "charged", "commanded" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcharged", "undercharged", "brought", "fetched", "sold (for)", "discounted", "marked down", "marked up", "assessed", "billed", "invoiced", "priced", "valued" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "demesne":{ "a part or portion having no fixed boundaries":{ "examples":[ "the vast and frozen demesne of the northern tundra" ], "synonyms":[ "area", "field", "region", "zone" ], "near synonyms":[ "corner", "section", "locale", "locality", "location", "locus", "place", "point", "position", "site", "space", "spot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{ "examples":[ "the view that the issue is not in the demesne of the courts and is something that should be decided by the state legislature" ], "synonyms":[ "area", "arena", "bailiwick", "barony", "business", "circle", "department", "discipline", "domain", "element", "fief", "fiefdom", "field", "firmament", "front", "game", "kingdom", "line", "precinct", "province", "realm", "specialty", "sphere", "terrain", "walk" ], "near synonyms":[ "frontier", "study", "subject", "territory", "turf", "occupation", "profession", "pursuit", "racket", "vocation", "ambit", "amplitude", "breadth", "compass", "confine", "dimension(s)", "extent", "ken", "reach", "scope", "sweep", "width", "subfield", "subspecialty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the area around and belonging to a building":{ "examples":[ "the mansion's huge demesne covers more than 100 acres" ], "synonyms":[ "ground", "park", "premises", "premisses", "yard" ], "near synonyms":[ "acres", "estate", "land", "lot", "parcel", "plot", "property", "real estate", "realty", "campus", "backyard", "churchyard", "dooryard", "close", "enclosure", "inclosure", "garden", "garth", "plaza" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demilitarization":{ "the reduction or elimination of a country's armed forces or weapons":{ "examples":[ "the demilitarization of some formerly warlike nations that occurred in the aftermath of World War II" ], "synonyms":[ "disarmament" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilization", "denuclearization" ], "near antonyms":[ "equipment", "reequipment", "mechanization", "mobilization" ], "antonyms":[ "armament", "militarization" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demount":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "soldiers were expected to be able to demount and reassemble their weapons" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "disassemble", "dismantle", "dismember", "dismount", "knock down", "strike", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "break up", "disaggregate", "disarticulate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "erect", "pitch", "combine", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "construct" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demimonde":{ "a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream":{ "examples":[ "a documentary examining the demimonde of organized crime" ], "synonyms":[ "demiworld", "half-world", "netherworld", "underbelly", "underworld" ], "near synonyms":[ "abyss", "depths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "democratizing":{ "as in standardizing , homogenizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "homogenizing", "normalizing", "regularizing", "standardizing", "balancing", "equalizing", "equating", "evening", "leveling", "levelling", "accommodating", "adjusting", "compensating", "fitting", "equilibrating", "equipoising", "counterbalancing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disequilibrating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demimondes":{ "a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream":{ "examples":[ "a documentary examining the demimonde of organized crime" ], "synonyms":[ "demiworlds", "half-worlds", "netherworlds", "underbellies", "underworlds" ], "near synonyms":[ "abysses", "depths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demoralized":{ "having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{ "examples":[ "a demoralized nation that had forgotten the values that once made it great" ], "synonyms":[ "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "jackleg", "libertine", "loose", "perverse", "perverted", "rakehell", "rakehelly", "rakish", "reprobate", "sick", "unclean", "unwholesome", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "bent", "crooked", "cutthroat", "dishonest", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "contaminated", "spoiled", "tainted", "bad", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "nefarious", "sinful", "vicious", "wicked" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorruptible", "ethical", "honest", "principled", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "pure", "uncorrupt", "uncorrupted" ] }, "to deprive of courage or confidence":{ "examples":[ "the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers" ], "synonyms":[ "emasculated", "paralyzed", "undid", "unmanned", "unnerved", "unstrung" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "neutered", "weakened", "prostrated", "sapped", "softened", "tired", "wasted", "frightened", "intimidated", "psyched (out)", "scared", "terrified", "terrorized", "daunted", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dismayed", "dispirited", "crazed", "deranged", "maddened", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "fazed", "perturbed", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out" ], "near antonyms":[ "fortified", "strengthened", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened" ], "antonyms":[ "nerved" ] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "we refused to be demoralized by our humiliating defeat and vowed to come roaring back the following week" ], "synonyms":[ "chilled", "daunted", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dismayed", "dispirited", "frustrated", "unmanned", "unnerved" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "depressed", "saddened", "weighed", "afflicted", "tried", "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "distressed", "troubled", "bothered", "irked", "vexed", "vext", "worried", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "frightened", "horrified", "scared" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoyed (up)", "cheered", "gladdened", "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "inspired", "lifted", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "nerved", "steeled" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "felt society as a whole has been demoralized by the widespread availability of pornography" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "bastardized", "cankered", "cheapened", "corrupted", "debased", "debauched", "degraded", "demeaned", "depraved", "deteriorated", "lessened", "perverted", "poisoned", "profaned", "prostituted", "subverted", "vitiated", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouled", "begrimed", "contaminated", "defiled", "diluted", "dirtied", "polluted", "tainted", "thinned", "watered down", "weakened", "descended", "disgraced", "dishonored", "humbled", "humiliated", "shamed", "took down", "blemished", "damaged", "defaced", "destroyed", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "marred", "ruined", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tarnished", "wrecked", "depreciated", "downgraded" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignified", "exalted", "honored", "ameliorated", "amended", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "clarified", "cleaned", "cleansed", "purified", "refined", "restored", "respected" ], "antonyms":[ "elevated", "ennobled", "uplifted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dementedness":{ "as in abnormality , unsoundness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abnormality", "unsoundness", "monomania", "obsession", "phobia", "delusion", "hallucination", "senile dementia", "hallucinosis", "hypomania", "paranoia", "schizophrenia", "delirium", "frenzy", "hysteria", "instability", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "neurosis", "psychosis", "aberration", "dementia", "derangement", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "mania", "rage" ], "near antonyms":[ "mind", "saneness", "sanity", "lucidity", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "normality", "soundness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demoted":{ "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "the 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"break up", "disband", "dissolve", "split (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "marshal", "marshall", "mobilize", "muster", "rally", "arrange", "group", "line up", "order", "organize", "call (up)", "convene", "summon" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demurrals":{ "a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent":{ "examples":[ "surprisingly, she wrote the check for the parking fine without demurral" ], "synonyms":[ "challenges", "complaints", "demurrers", "demurs", "difficulties", "exceptions", "expostulations", "fusses", "kicks", "objections", "protests", "questions", "remonstrances", "stinks" ], "near synonyms":[ "compunctions", "doubts", "misgivings", "qualms", "scruples", "misunderstandings", "cavils", "niggles", "quibbles", "arguments", "conflicts", "debates", "disputes", "dissents", "hassles", "quarrels", "squabbles", "statics", "censures", "criticisms", "defiances", "disobediences", "rebellions", "distrust", "dubieties", "dubitations", "incertitudes", "indeterminations", "misdoubts", "mistrust", "reservations", "skepticism", "suspicions", "uncertainties", "reluctances" ], "near antonyms":[ "approvals", "sanctions", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "agreements", "assents", "compliances", "obediences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demagogue":{ "a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent":{ "examples":[ "that politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices" ], "synonyms":[ "agitator", "exciter", "firebrand", "fomenter", "incendiary", "inciter", "instigator", "kindler", "provocateur", "rabble-rouser" ], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrator", "marcher", "objector", "picketer", "protester", "protestor", "advocate", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "exponent", "persuader", "promoter", "proponent", "reformer", "reformist", "supporter", "alarmist", "extremist", "insurgent", "insurrectionist", "radical", "rebel", "revolter", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "subversive", "troublemaker", "prodder", "prompter", "provoker", "agent provocateur" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemaker", "reconciler", "uniter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demagog":{ "a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent":{ "examples":[ "that politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices" ], "synonyms":[ "agitator", "exciter", "firebrand", "fomenter", "incendiary", "inciter", "instigator", "kindler", "provocateur", "rabble-rouser" ], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrator", "marcher", "objector", "picketer", "protester", "protestor", "advocate", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "exponent", "persuader", "promoter", "proponent", "reformer", "reformist", "supporter", "alarmist", "extremist", "insurgent", "insurrectionist", "radical", "rebel", "revolter", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "subversive", "troublemaker", "prodder", "prompter", "provoker", "agent provocateur" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemaker", "reconciler", "uniter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demobilizes":{ "to release (someone or something) from military service":{ "examples":[ "Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty.", "Ships returned to port to be demobilized ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denuclearizes", "demilitarizes", "disarms" ], "near antonyms":[ "equips", "reequips", "weapons", "embattles", "mechanizes", "mobilizes", "arms", "militarizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demobilized":{ "to release (someone or something) from military service":{ "examples":[ "Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty.", "Ships returned to port to be demobilized ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denuclearized", "demilitarized", "disarmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "equipped", "reequipped", "re-equipped", "weaponed", "embattled", "mechanized", "mobilized", "armed", "militarized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demarcates":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "a bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map" ], "synonyms":[ "bounds", "circumscribes", "defines", "delimits", "demarks", "limits", "marks (off)", "terminates" ], "near synonyms":[ "controls", "determines", "governs", "delineates", "describes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "democratized":{ "as in standardized , homogenized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "homogenized", "normalized", "regularized", "standardized", "balanced", "equalized", "equated", "evened", "leveled", "levelled", "accommodated", "adjusted", "compensated", "fitted", "fit", "equilibrated", "equipoised", "counterbalanced" ], "near antonyms":[ "disequilibrated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demounted":{ "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "soldiers were expected to be able to demount and reassemble their weapons" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "disassembled", "dismantled", "dismembered", "dismounted", "knocked down", "struck", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "broke up", "disaggregated", "disarticulated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "built", "erected", "pitched", "combined", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "constructed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demonstrative":{ "showing feeling freely":{ "examples":[ "my grandmother was always very demonstrative when we visited, showering us with hugs and kisses" ], "synonyms":[ "effusive", "emotional", "touchy-feely", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained" ], "near synonyms":[ "dramatic", "histrionic", "hyperemotional", "melodramatic", "theatrical", "theatric", "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "communicative", "expansive", "extroverted", "extraverted", "outgoing", "affectionate", "feeling", "intense", "loving", "passionate", "sensitive", "soulful", "warm", "blunt", "candid", "frank", "outspoken", "plain" ], "near antonyms":[ "constrained", "quiet", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn", "bashful", "modest", "retiring", "shy", "introverted", "self-directed", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "indifferent", "phlegmatic", "stolid", "unconcerned", "unfeeling", "chilly", "cold", "frigid", "glacial", "hard-boiled", "hard-edged", "hard-hearted", "icy", "unfriendly" ], "antonyms":[ "inhibited", "reserved", "restrained", "undemonstrative", "unemotional" ] }, "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "a demonstrative welcome for the returning troops by their families and friends" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passional", "passionate", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "demising":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "our much beloved, recently demised leader" ], "synonyms":[ "checking out", "conking (out)", "croaking", "deceasing", "departing", "dropping", "dying", "ending", "exiting", "expiring", "falling", "flatlining", "going", "kicking in", "kicking off", "parting", "passing away", "passing (on)", "pegging out", "perishing", "popping off", "stepping out", "succumbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceasing", "consuming", "disappearing", "drying up", "fading", "failing" ], "near antonyms":[ "coming to", "reviving", "lingering", "being", "existing", "subsisting", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "antonyms":[ "breathing", "living" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demiworld":{ "a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream":{ "examples":[ "a report on the demiworld of drug addiction" ], "synonyms":[ "demimonde", "half-world", "netherworld", "underbelly", "underworld" ], "near synonyms":[ "abyss", "depths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demur (to)":{ "as in object (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "object (to)", "balk (at)", "decline", "pass up", "refuse", "reject", "spurn", "throw over", "turn down" ], "near antonyms":[ "drink (in)", "eat (up)", "embrace", "lap (up)", "welcome", "adopt", "espouse", "take up", "greet", "hail" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demurred":{ "to present an opposing opinion or argument":{ "examples":[ "don't hesitate to demur to the idea if you have any qualms" ], "synonyms":[ "excepted", "expostulated", "kicked", "objected", "protested", "remonstrated (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "caviled", "cavilled", "quibbled", "challenged", "dared", "defied", "fought", "conflicted", "debated", "disputed", "hassled", "quarreled", "quarrelled", "squabbled", "wrangled", "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "bleated", "carped", "caterwauled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "grizzled", "grouched", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "grumped", "hollered", "keened", "maundered", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "nagged", "repined", "screamed", "squawked", "squealed", "wailed", "whimpered", "whined", "whinged", "yammered", "yawped", "yauped", "yowled", "balked", "gagged", "stuck", "censured", "criticized", "denounced", "disobeyed", "rebelled", "withstood", "demonstrated" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "sanctioned", "accepted", "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "assented", "adhered", "complied", "conformed", "followed", "minded", "obeyed", "observed", "advocated", "championed", "defended", "maintained", "supported", "sustained", "upheld", "applauded", "cheered", "commended" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demoded":{ "having passed its time of use or usefulness":{ "examples":[ "with its demoded '70s look\u2014shag carpeting, no less\u2014that split-level is in need of some serious updating" ], "synonyms":[ "antiquated", "archaic", "dated", "d\u00e9mod\u00e9", "fossilized", "kaput", "kaputt", "medieval", "mediaeval", "moribund", "mossy", "moth-eaten", "neolithic", "Noachian", "obsolete", "out-of-date", "outdated", "outmoded", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "prehistoric", "prehistorical", "rusty", "Stone Age", "superannuated" ], "near synonyms":[ "aging", "ageing", "obsolescent", "discarded", "disused", "inoperable", "unusable", "unworkable", "useless", "dead", "defunct", "expired", "extinct", "vanished", "dormant", "fallow", "free", "idle", "inactive", "inert", "inoperative", "latent", "ancient", "antediluvian", "antique", "dateless", "fusty", "musty", "old", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "retro", "vintage", "aged", "age-old", "hoary", "venerable", "atavistic", "bygone", "erstwhile", "former", "historic", "historical", "late", "old-world", "past" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "mod", "modern", "new", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "recent", "ultramodern", "up-to-date", "up-to-the-minute", "fresh", "modernized", "refurbished", "remodeled", "renewed", "functional", "operable", "operational", "workable", "active", "alive", "busy", "employed", "functioning", "operating", "operative" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "demitting":{ "as in denying , disavowing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjuring", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "waiving", "abdicating", "abnegating", "ceding", "relinquishing", "renouncing", "resigning", "stepping aside (from)", "stepping down (from)", "surrendering", "forsaking", "giving up", "handing over", "yielding", "abandoning", "deserting", "quitting", "vacating" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriating", "arrogating", "assuming", "claiming", "confiscating", "seizing", "taking over", "usurping", "wresting", "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "safeguarding", "securing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demote":{ "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "the court-martial's decision was to demote the officer responsible for the failed mission" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "bust", "degrade", "disrate", "downgrade", "reduce" ], "near synonyms":[ "can", "cashier", "dismiss", "downsize", "fire", "lay off", "sack", "abase", "debase", "demean", "humble", "humiliate", "lower" ], "near antonyms":[ "hire" ], "antonyms":[ "advance", "elevate", "promote", "raise" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demonetized":{ "as in debased":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debased", "attenuated", "broke", "cheapened", "depreciated", "depressed", "devaluated", "devalued", "downgraded", "lowered", "marked down", "reduced", "sank", "sunk", "wrote down", "wrote off", "underestimated", "underpriced", "underrated", "undervalued", "abridged", "compressed", "contracted", "de-escalated", "deflated", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "moderated", "shrank", "shrunk" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciated", "enhanced", "marked up", "upgraded", "blew up", "bloated", "inflated", "overestimated", "overpriced", "overrated", "overvalued", "added", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "ballooned", "boosted", "compounded", "dilated", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "heightened", "increased", "maximized", "multiplied", "raised", "swelled", "upped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demarks":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "the Connecticut River demarks the eastern edge of the state of Vermont" ], "synonyms":[ "bounds", "circumscribes", "defines", "delimits", "demarcates", "limits", "marks (off)", "terminates" ], "near synonyms":[ "controls", "determines", "governs", "delineates", "describes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demobilize":{ "to release (someone or something) from military service":{ "examples":[ "Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty.", "Ships returned to port to be demobilized ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denuclearize", "demilitarize", "disarm" ], "near antonyms":[ "equip", "reequip", "weapon", "embattle", "mechanize", "mobilize", "arm", "militarize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "demur":{ "a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent":{ "examples":[ "we accepted his offer to pay for our dinners without demur" ], "synonyms":[ "challenge", "complaint", "demurral", "demurrer", "difficulty", "exception", "expostulation", "fuss", "kick", "objection", "protest", "question", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "near synonyms":[ "compunction", "doubt", "misgiving", "qualm", "scruple", "misunderstanding", "cavil", "niggle", "quibble", "argument", "conflict", "debate", "dispute", "dissent", "hassle", "quarrel", "squabble", "static", "censure", "criticism", "defiance", "disobedience", "rebellion", "distrust", "distrustfulness", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "indetermination", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty", "qualmishness", "unease", "uneasiness", "reluctance", "unwillingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "willingness", "approval", "sanction", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent", "compliance", "obedience" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present an opposing opinion or argument":{ "examples":[ "don't hesitate to demur to the idea if you have any qualms" ], "synonyms":[ "except", "expostulate", "kick", "object", "protest", "remonstrate (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavil", "quibble", "challenge", "dare", "defy", "fight", "conflict", "debate", "dispute", "hassle", "quarrel", "squabble", "wrangle", "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "keen", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl", "balk", "gag", "stick", "censure", "criticize", "denounce", "disobey", "rebel", "withstand", "demonstrate" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "sanction", "accept", "accede", "acquiesce", "agree", "assent", "adhere", "comply", "conform", "follow", "mind", "obey", "observe", "advocate", "champion", "defend", "maintain", "support", "sustain", "uphold", "applaud", "cheer", "commend" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "demoiselle":{ "a young unmarried woman":{ "examples":[ "fell in love with a pretty demoiselle from a neighboring village" ], "synonyms":[ "damsel", "girl", "maid", "maiden", "miss" ], "near synonyms":[ "virgin", "deb", "debutante", "ingenue", "ing\u00e9nue", "bird", "chit", "filly", "lass", "lassie", "sheila", "sister", "colleen", "mademoiselle", "senhorita", "senorita", "se\u00f1orita" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dementia":{ "a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life":{ "examples":[ "doctors were able to treat the patient's dementia with drugs and thus allow him to function on his own" ], "synonyms":[ "aberration", "derangement", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "mania", "rage" ], "near synonyms":[ "neurosis", "psychosis", "instability", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "delirium", "frenzy", "hysteria", "hallucinosis", "hypomania", "paranoia", "schizophrenia", "senile dementia", "delusion", "hallucination", "monomania", "obsession", "phobia", "abnormality", "dementedness", "unsoundness" ], "near antonyms":[ "lucidity", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "normality", "soundness" ], "antonyms":[ "mind", "saneness", "sanity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demurral":{ "a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent":{ "examples":[ "surprisingly, she wrote the check for the parking fine without demurral" ], "synonyms":[ "challenge", "complaint", "demur", "demurrer", "difficulty", "exception", "expostulation", "fuss", "kick", "objection", "protest", "question", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "near synonyms":[ "compunction", "doubt", "misgiving", "qualm", "scruple", "misunderstanding", "cavil", "niggle", "quibble", "argument", "conflict", "debate", "dispute", "dissent", "hassle", "quarrel", "squabble", "static", "censure", "criticism", "defiance", "disobedience", "rebellion", "distrust", "distrustfulness", "dubiety", "dubitation", "incertitude", "indetermination", "misdoubt", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty", "qualmishness", "unease", "uneasiness", "reluctance", "unwillingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "willingness", "approval", "sanction", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent", "compliance", "obedience" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demilitarizations":{ "the reduction or elimination of a country's armed forces or weapons":{ "examples":[ "the demilitarization of some formerly warlike nations that occurred in the aftermath of World War II" ], "synonyms":[ "disarmament" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilization", "denuclearization" ], "near antonyms":[ "equipment", "reequipment", "mechanization", "mobilization" ], "antonyms":[ "armament", "militarization" ] }, "to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of":{ "examples":[ "the two nations agreed to demilitarize themselves reciprocally in hopes of avoiding war" ], "synonyms":[ "disarm" ], "near synonyms":[ "demobilize", "denuclearize" ], "near antonyms":[ "equip", "reequip", "weapon", "embattle", "mechanize", "mobilize" ], "antonyms":[ "arm", "militarize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "demolishers":{ "as in destroyers , saboteurs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "desecraters", "desecrators", "despoilers", "destroyers", "ravagers", "ruiners", "saboteurs", "wasters", "wreckers", "defacers", "vandals", "graffitists", "taggers" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservers", "preservers", "protectors", "savers", "conservators", "preservationists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demonstrator":{ "as in protester , picketer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "marcher", "objector", "picketer", "protester", "protestor", "agitator", "demagogue", "demagog", "exciter", "firebrand", "fomenter", "incendiary", "inciter", "instigator", "kindler", "provocateur", "rabble-rouser", "advocate", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "exponent", "persuader", "promoter", "proponent", "reformer", "reformist", "supporter", "alarmist", "extremist", "insurgent", "insurrectionist", "radical", "rebel", "revolter", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "subversive", "troublemaker", "prodder", "prompter", "provoker", "agent provocateur" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemaker", "reconciler", "uniter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demeaning":{ "intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value":{ "examples":[ "demanded an apology for his demeaning comments" ], "synonyms":[ "belittling", "contemptuous", "decrying", "degrading", "denigrative", "denigratory", "deprecatory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derisory", "derogative", "derogatory", "detractive", "disdainful", "disparaging", "pejorative", "scornful", "slighting", "uncomplimentary" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersing", "calumnious", "defamatory", "insulting", "libelous", "libellous", "maligning", "slandering", "slanderous", "vilifying", "abusive", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "unkind", "virulent", "critical", "denunciative", "denunciatory", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "acrid", "caustic", "scathing", "venomous" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "adulatory", "applauding", "approving", "friendly", "positive", "appreciative", "respectful", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "unmalicious", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "commendatory", "complimentary", "laudative", "laudatory" ] }, "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "it demeans the political process to demand that candidates make promises that everyone knows are unrealistic" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "bastardizing", "cankering", "cheapening", "corrupting", "debasing", "debauching", "degrading", "demoralizing", "depraving", "deteriorating", "lessening", "perverting", "poisoning", "profaning", "prostituting", "subverting", "vitiating", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "contaminating", "defiling", "diluting", "dirtying", "polluting", "tainting", "thinning", "watering down", "weakening", "descending", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "humbling", "humiliating", "shaming", "taking down", "blemishing", "damaging", "defacing", "destroying", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "marring", "ruining", "spoiling", "staining", "tarnishing", "wrecking", "depreciating", "downgrading" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifying", "exalting", "honoring", "ameliorating", "amending", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "purifying", "refining", "restoring", "respecting" ], "antonyms":[ "elevating", "ennobling", "uplifting" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "his statement was not meant to demean the group's hard work" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "chastening", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "humbling", "humiliating", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "smirching", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "belittling", "castigating", "criticizing", "crying down", "decrying", "depreciating", "detracting", "diminishing", "discounting", "disparaging", "minimizing", "putting down", "ridiculing", "writing off", "bad-mouthing", "defaming", "defiling", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "affronting", "insulting", "censuring", "condemning", "damning", "denouncing", "execrating", "reprehending", "reprobating" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "boasting", "celebrating", "cheering", "citing", "commending", "complimenting", "congratulating", "decorating", "eulogizing", "extolling", "feting", "f\u00eating", "hailing", "honoring", "lauding", "praising", "saluting", "touting", "acknowledging", "recognizing", "highlighting", "playing up", "spotlighting", "dignifying", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enskying", "enthroning", "glorifying", "magnifying", "advancing", "boosting", "lifting", "promoting", "raising", "upgrading", "uplifting", "idealizing", "romanticizing" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "canonizing", "deifying", "elevating", "exalting" ] }, "to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{ "examples":[ "I shall endeavor to demean myself with utmost respect when our pastor comes to visit" ], "synonyms":[ "acquitting", "bearing", "behaving", "carrying", "comporting", "conducting", "deporting", "quitting" ], "near synonyms":[ "checking", "collecting", "composing", "constraining", "containing", "controlling", "curbing", "handling", "inhibiting", "quieting", "repressing", "restraining", "moderating", "modulating", "tempering", "acting", "impersonating", "playing" ], "near antonyms":[ "acting up", "carrying on", "cutting up", "misbehaving", "misconducting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "demented":{ "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "a thoughtful movie about a demented man trying to survive on the street" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "demiworlds":{ "a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream":{ "examples":[ "a report on the demiworld of drug addiction" ], "synonyms":[ "demimondes", "half-worlds", "netherworlds", "underbellies", "underworlds" ], "near synonyms":[ "abysses", "depths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "demolishment":{ "the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{ "examples":[ "in the aftermath of its demolishment by the tornado, the house looked like nothing more than a discarded plaything" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilation", "decimation", "demolition", "desolation", "destruction", "devastation", "extermination", "extinction", "havoc", "loss", "mincemeat", "obliteration", "ruin", "ruination", "wastage", "wreckage" ], "near synonyms":[ "depredation", "despoilment", "despoliation", "breakup", "collapse", "disintegration", "dissolution", "assassination", "execution", "killing", "massacre", "slaughter", "dismantlement", "effacement", "eradication" ], "near antonyms":[ "rescue", "salvage", "salvation", "saving", "conservation", "preservation", "protection", "reclamation", "reconstruction", "re-creation", "refurbishment", "regeneracy", "remodeling", "renovation", "restoration" ], "antonyms":[ "building", "construction", "erection", "raising" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }