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"phrase" ] }, "down payments":{ "a first payment that you make when you buy something with an agreement to pay the rest later":{ "examples":[ "She made a 10 percent down payment on the car.", "We put a down payment on the house." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deposits", "earnests", "handsels", "gages", "guarantees", "guaranties", "pawns", "pledges", "securities", "bails", "bonds", "sureties", "warranties", "assurances", "oaths", "promises", "troths", "words", "commitments", "compacts", "contracts", "covenants", "recognizances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "down-and-out":{ "as in have-not , pauper":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "lacking bodily strength":{ "antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong" ], "examples":[ "I'm over the flu, but I still feel down-and-out" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "fit", "husky", "muscular", "sinewy", "strapping", "virile", "hard", "hardy", "lusty", "red-blooded", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "fortified", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "vigorous", "vitalized", "hale", "healthy", "sound", "capable", "competent", "convalescing", "recovering", "recuperating" ], "related":[ "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "invalid", "paralyzed", "broken-down", "decrepit", "impotent", "powerless", "breakable", "flimsy", "fragile", "dizzy", "groggy", "rocky", "unsteady", "woozy", "drained", "exhausted", "flagging", "tired", "weary", "worn-out", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lame", "unsound", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenic", "debilitated", "delicate", "effete", "enervated", "enfeebled", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "slight", "soft", "softened", "tender", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ] }, "lacking money or material possessions":{ "antonyms":[ "affluent", "deep-pocketed", "fat", "fat-cat", "flush", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "silk-stocking", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do" ], "examples":[ "a soup kitchen where the down-and-out daily line up for a hot meal" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "prosperous" ], "related":[ "deprived", "disadvantaged", "dispossessed", "unaffluent", "underprivileged", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "bust", "busted", "insolvent", "possessionless", "ruined", "depressed", "distressed", "hand-to-mouth", "hardscrabble", "pinched", "poorish", "reduced", "straitened", "cash-strapped", "low", "short", "tapped out" ], "synonyms":[ "beggared", "beggarly", "broke", "destitute", "dirt-poor", "famished", "hard up", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "necessitous", "needful", "needy", "pauperized", "penniless", "penurious", "poor", "poverty-stricken", "skint", "threadbare" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "down-at-heel":{ "showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{ "examples":[ "the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up" ], "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "bombed-out", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "ratty", "run-down", "scrubby", "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tacky", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "unkept", "desolate", "forlorn", "godforsaken", "broken-down", "decrepit", "tired", "worn-out", "bedraggled", "dingy", "ragged", "tattered", "decaying", "deteriorated", "deteriorating", "rackety", "ramshackle", "rattletrap", "rickety", "broken", "damaged", "destroyed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "new", "cared-for", "kept-up", "maintained", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "down-to-earthness":{ "the absence of any feelings of being better than others":{ "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" ], "examples":[ "we were pleasantly surprised by the quiet down-to-earthness and self-deprecating humor of the billionaire" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggressiveness", "assertiveness", "attitude", "audaciousness", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "cheek", "cheekiness", "cockiness", "cocksureness", "forwardness", "overconfidence", "swagger", "swash", "temerity", "impertinence", "impudence", "insolence", "nerve", "sauciness", "boastfulness", "chest-thumping", "self-applause", "self-assumption", "self-centeredness", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-glorification", "self-importance", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "vaingloriousness", "vanity", "condescension", "disdain", "scorn", "flamboyance", "ostentation", "ostentatiousness", "showiness" ], "related":[ "acquiescence", "compliance", "deference", "passivity", "resignedness", "submission", "submissiveness", "ingenuousness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "directness", "plainness", "simpleness", "bashfulness", "diffidence", "mousiness", "quietness", "reserve", "reservedness", "retiringness", "sheepishness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness" ], "synonyms":[ "demureness", "humbleness", "humility", "lowliness", "meekness", "modesty" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downbeat":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "emphasizing or expecting the worst":{ "antonyms":[ "hopeful", "optimistic", "Panglossian", "Pollyanna", "Pollyannaish", "Pollyannish", "rose-colored", "rosy", "upbeat" ], "examples":[ "a downbeat prediction for the company's sales performance in the upcoming year" ], "near antonyms":[ "auspicious", "bright", "encouraging", "fair", "golden", "heartening", "likely", "promising", "propitious", "cheering", "comforting", "reassuring", "favorable", "good", "positive", "idealist", "romantic", "utopian", "visionary", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "sunny" ], "related":[ "cynical", "fatalistic", "nihilist", "nihilistic", "desperate", "discouraging", "disheartening", "inauspicious", "unlikely", "unpromising", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "dreary", "funereal", "gloomy", "morose", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "grim", "contrary", "hostile", "negative" ], "synonyms":[ "bearish", "defeatist", "despairing", "hopeless", "pessimistic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "downcast":{ "directed down":{ "examples":[ "her downcast gaze made us realize that she was shy" ], "synonyms":[ "bowed", "down", "downward", "lowered" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "elevated", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upward" ], "antonyms":[] }, "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "I'm always a little downcast on rainy days" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "distressed", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "worried", "despairing", "hopeless", "sunk", "disappointed", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "suicidal", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "plaintive", "tearful", "regretful", "rueful", "agonized", "anguished", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "funereal", "gray", "grey", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "near antonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "overjoyed", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "blithe", "blithesome", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "excited", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "content", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "boon", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned" ], "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "downdraft":{ "as in slowdown , downturn":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "downbeat", "downswing", "downtrend", "downturn", "slowdown", "stagnation", "bust", "crash", "panic", "depression", "recession", "slump" ], "near antonyms":[ "boom", "development", "growth", "advancement", "progress", "rally", "recovery" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downfalls":{ "something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life":{ "examples":[ "an insatiable love of money would be their downfall" ], "synonyms":[ "deaths", "destructions", "ruinations", "ruins", "undoings" ], "near synonyms":[ "banes", "curses", "torments", "Achilles' heels", "tragic flaws" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a change to a lower state or level":{ "examples":[ "the gradual downfall of the Roman Empire" ], "synonyms":[ "decadences", "declensions", "declinations", "declines", "degeneracies", "degenerations", "degradations", "d\u00e9gringolades", "descents", "deteriorations", "devolutions", "downgrades", "ebbs", "eclipses", "falls" ], "near synonyms":[ "dark ages", "nadirs", "sunsets", "decays", "breakups", "decompositions", "disintegrations", "dissolutions", "abasements", "debasements", "depreciations", "decimations", "demolishments", "demolitions", "desolations", "destructions", "havoc", "ruinations", "ruins", "abatements", "decreases", "decrements", "de-escalations", "deflations", "diminishments", "diminutions", "dips", "downslides", "downtrends", "downturns", "drop-offs", "drops", "falloffs", "losses", "reductions", "sags", "shrinkages", "slips", "slumps" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancements", "developments", "evolutions", "growths", "flowerings", "renewals", "restorations", "revitalizations", "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "enhancements", "gains", "increases", "increments", "raises", "supplements" ], "antonyms":[ "ascents", "rises", "upswings" ] }, "a loss of status":{ "examples":[ "an ill-advised speech that proved to be the cause of the candidate's downfall" ], "synonyms":[ "comedowns", "declines", "d\u00e9gringolades", "demises", "descents", "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" ] }, "a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity":{ "examples":[ "we ducked under an overhang to shelter ourselves from the sudden downfall" ], "synonyms":[ "cloudbursts", "deluges", "downpours", "rainfalls", "rains", "rainstorms", "storms", "wets" ], "near synonyms":[ "precipitations", "showers", "thundershowers", "thunderstorms", "weathers" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzles", "mists", "mizzles", "scuds", "spits", "sprinkles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downheartedly":{ "as in dejectedly , abjectly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "downheartedness":{ "a state or spell of low spirits":{ "examples":[ "his downheartedness lasted until another girl came along and won his heart" ], "synonyms":[ "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolation", "despond", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "mopes", "mournfulness", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "melancholia", "self-pity", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "mourning", "somberness", "sorrow", "woefulness", "agony", "distress", "pain", "misery", "woe", "wretchedness", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "moodiness", "despair", "desperation", "hopelessness", "self-despair", "boredom", "ennui", "tedium", "dismalness", "drear", "morbidness", "moroseness", "morosity", "regret", "rue" ], "near antonyms":[ "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "glee", "gleefulness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "satisfaction", "delight", "gratification" ], "antonyms":[ "bliss", "blissfulness", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "happiness", "heaven", "intoxication", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downpours":{ "a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity":{ "examples":[ "the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car" ], "synonyms":[ "cloudbursts", "deluges", "downfalls", "rainfalls", "rains", "rainstorms", "storms", "wets" ], "near synonyms":[ "precipitations", "showers", "thundershowers", "thunderstorms", "weathers" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzles", "mists", "mizzles", "scuds", "spits", "sprinkles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downs":{ "a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{ "examples":[ "hold a festival on the downs" ], "synonyms":[ "campo", "champaign", "grassland", "heath", "lea", "ley", "llano", "moor", "pampa", "plain", "prairie", "savanna", "savannah", "steppe", "tundra", "veld", "veldt" ], "near synonyms":[ "field", "meadow", "floodplain", "bottom", "bottomland", "flat", "lowland", "plateau", "table", "tableland", "upland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "downed his opponent with one stunning blow" ], "synonyms":[ "bowls (down or over)", "drops", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "knocks over", "levels", "mows (down)", "prostrates" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayoes", "knocks out", "KOs", "overthrows", "throws down", "topples", "bangs", "bashes", "belts", "bludgeons", "clobbers", "hammers", "hits", "jabs", "pastes", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "swats", "swipes", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat":{ "examples":[ "downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda" ], "synonyms":[ "gets down", "ingests", "swallows" ], "near synonyms":[ "drinks", "guzzles", "imbibes", "knocks back", "sips", "bolts", "devours", "gobbles (up or down)", "gulps", "ingurgitates", "consumes", "eats", "mouths (down)", "puts away", "sups", "gorges", "scarfs", "scoffs", "wolfs", "chews", "gnaws (at or on)", "laps", "licks", "munches", "nibbles (on)", "pecks (at)", "ruminates", "dispatches", "finishes", "polishes off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to reject by or as if by a vote":{ "examples":[ "all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council" ], "synonyms":[ "blackballs", "kills", "negatives", "nixes", "shoots down", "vetoes" ], "near synonyms":[ "declines", "disallows", "disapproves", "dismisses", "refuses", "blacklists" ], "near antonyms":[ "admits", "allows", "approves", "assents (to)", "passes", "sanctions", "elects", "supports" ], "antonyms":[ "confirms", "ratifies" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "downsized":{ "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "increased", "raised" ], "examples":[ "the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs" ], "near antonyms":[ "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "swelled", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "added (to)", "complemented", "supplemented", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled" ], "related":[ "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "abbreviated", "abridged", "clipped", "cropped", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "docked", "nicked", "pared", "pruned", "retrenched", "shortened", "slashed", "trimmed", "truncated", "whittled", "deflated", "shrank", "shrunk", "minimized", "moderated", "modified", "modulated", "qualified" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "dented", "depleted", "diminished", "downscaled", "dropped", "dwindled", "eased", "knocked down", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "downtime":{ "a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a knee operation that could result in months of downtime for the ski racer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "break", "breath", "breather", "interruption", "lull", "pause", "recess", "abeyance", "doldrums", "dormancy", "latency", "quiescence", "suspense", "suspension" ], "synonyms":[ "layoff", "time-out", "winter" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downtrend":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downtrodden":{ "suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a war that was supposed to liberate the downtrodden citizens of that nation" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "browbeaten", "bullied", "cowed", "hectored", "intimidated", "abused", "maltreated", "mistreated", "abject", "despairing", "disheartened", "dispirited", "downcast", "hopeless" ], "synonyms":[ "crushed", "oppressed", "persecuted", "tyrannized" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "downer":{ "something (as a situation or event) that is depressing":{ "examples":[ "that story of drug addiction was a real downer" ], "synonyms":[ "bummer", "down" ], "related":[ "bore", "drag", "accident", "fatality", "mishap", "woe", "calamity", "catastrophe", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "misfortune", "tragedy" ], "near antonyms":[ "pick-me-up", "trip" ], "antonyms":[ "upper" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downy":{ "smooth or delicate in appearance or feel":{ "examples":[ "the downy surface of a ripe peach" ], "synonyms":[ "cottony", "satin", "satiny", "silken", "silklike", "silky", "soft", "velvetlike", "velvety" ], "near synonyms":[ "creamy", "chiffon", "delicate", "fine", "slick", "ultrasoft" ], "near antonyms":[ "bumpy", "irregular", "jagged", "lumpy", "pebbly", "broken", "jagged", "ragged", "roughened", "rugged", "scraggy", "grainy", "granular", "gritty" ], "antonyms":[ "coarse", "harsh", "rough", "scratchy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "down the line":{ "firm in one's allegiance to someone or something":{ "examples":[ "a down-the-line supporter of the Republican Party" ], "synonyms":[ "constant", "dedicated", "devoted", "devout", "faithful", "fast", "good", "loyal", "pious", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "true-blue" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependable", "dutiful", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried", "tried-and-true", "trustworthy", "trusty", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "determined", "intent", "resolute", "confirmed", "dyed-in-the-wool", "inveterate", "sworn", "ardent", "avid", "enthusiastic", "fervent", "fervid", "gung ho", "impassioned", "passionate", "serious" ], "near antonyms":[ "irresponsible", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "faltering", "hesitant", "vacillating", "wavering", "dubious", "irresolute", "shaky", "uncertain", "apathetic", "dispassionate", "uninterested" ], "antonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue" ] }, "as in all the way , at length":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "all the way", "at length", "down to the ground", "for fair", "in whole", "to bits", "to pieces", "to the hilt", "to the max", "all", "all of", "all over", "altogether", "clean", "completely", "dead", "enough", "entire", "entirely", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "fully", "heartily", "out", "perfectly", "plumb", "quite", "soundly", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "wide" ], "near antonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly", "barely", "hardly", "just", "kind of", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "slightly", "superficially", "approximately", "roughly", "somewhat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "downswing":{ "as in slowdown , downturn":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "downbeat", "downdraft", "downtrend", "downturn", "slowdown", "stagnation", "bust", "crash", "panic", "depression", "recession", "slump" ], "near antonyms":[ "boom", "development", "growth", "advancement", "progress", "rally", "recovery" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downhills":{ "a downward slope":{ "examples":[ "most runners will have their best splits on the downhills" ], "synonyms":[ "declensions", "declines", "declivities", "descents", "dips", "downgrades", "falls", "hangings", "hangs" ], "near synonyms":[ "basins", "depressions", "hollows" ], "near antonyms":[ "glacis", "grades", "gradients", "hills", "inclinations", "inclines", "leans", "pitches", "rakes", "tilts" ], "antonyms":[ "acclivities", "ascents", "rises", "upgrades", "uphills", "uprises" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downstairs":{ "on or to a lower floor of a building":{ "examples":[ "He ran downstairs to answer the door.", "He lives downstairs from us." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "downgrade", "downhill", "below", "down", "downward", "downwards", "over", "facedown", "low" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloft", "up", "upward", "upwards", "upwardly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "downswings":{ "as in slowdowns , downturns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "downbeats", "downdrafts", "downtrends", "downturns", "slowdowns", "stagnations", "busts", "crashes", "panics", "depressions", "recessions", "slumps" ], "near antonyms":[ "booms", "developments", "growths", "advancements", "progresses", "rallies", "recoveries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downsize":{ "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decrease", "dent", "deplete", "diminish", "downscale", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "knock down", "lessen", "lower", "reduce" ], "near synonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "abbreviate", "abridge", "clip", "crop", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "dock", "nick", "pare", "prune", "retrench", "shorten", "slash", "trim", "truncate", "whittle", "deflate", "shrink", "minimize", "moderate", "modify", "modulate", "qualify" ], "near antonyms":[ "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "swell", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "add (to)", "complement", "supplement", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "downslides":{ "as in downturns , slumps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abatements", "decreases", "decrements", "de-escalations", "deflations", "diminishments", "diminutions", "dips", "downtrends", "downturns", "drop-offs", "drops", "falloffs", "losses", "reductions", "sags", "shrinkages", "slips", "slumps", "decadences", "declensions", "declinations", "declines", "degeneracies", "degenerations", "degradations", "d\u00e9gringolades", "descents", "deteriorations", "devolutions", "downfalls", "downgrades", "ebbs", "eclipses", "falls", "dark ages", "nadirs", "sunsets", "decays", "breakups", "decompositions", "disintegrations", "dissolutions", "abasements", "debasements", "depreciations", "decimations", "demolishments", "demolitions", "desolations", "destructions", "havoc", "ruinations", "ruins" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancements", "developments", "evolutions", "growths", "flowerings", "renewals", "restorations", "revitalizations", "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "enhancements", "gains", "increases", "increments", "raises", "supplements", "ascents", "rises", "upswings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downsides":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work" ], "synonyms":[ "debits", "disadvantages", "disbenefits", "drawbacks", "handicaps", "incommodities", "liabilities", "minuses", "negatives", "strikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "albatross", "albatrosses", "millstones", "strangleholds", "disabilities", "impairments", "failings", "shortcomings", "bars", "catches", "checks", "clogs", "crimps", "embarrassments", "hindrances", "hitches", "hurdles", "impediments", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "rubs", "shackles", "stops", "trammels" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantages", "head starts", "jumps", "leads", "margins", "starts", "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "betters", "commands", "controls", "drops", "masteries", "predominances", "superiorities", "supremacies", "transcendences", "upper hands", "prerogatives", "privileges", "breaks", "opportunities", "aids", "assistances", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantages", "assets", "edges", "pluses", "plusses" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downslide":{ "as in downturn , slump":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abatement", "decrease", "decrement", "de-escalation", "deflation", "diminishment", "diminution", "dip", "downtrend", "downturn", "drop", "drop-off", "falloff", "loss", "lowering", "reduction", "sag", "shrinkage", "slip", "slump", "decadence", "declension", "declination", "decline", "degeneracy", "degeneration", "degradation", "d\u00e9gringolade", "descent", "deterioration", "devolution", "downfall", "downgrade", "ebb", "eclipse", "fall", "dark age", "nadir", "sunset", "decay", "rotting", "spoiling", "breakup", "crumbling", "decomposition", "disintegration", "dissolution", "abasement", "debasement", "depreciation", "lessening", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "desolation", "destruction", "havoc", "ruin", "ruination" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancement", "development", "evolution", "growth", "blossoming", "flourishing", "flowering", "renewal", "restoration", "revitalization", "heightening", "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "boost", "enhancement", "gain", "increase", "increment", "raise", "supplement", "ascent", "rise", "upswing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "down-and-outer":{ "lacking bodily strength":{ "examples":[ "I'm over the flu, but I still feel down-and-out" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenic", "debilitated", "delicate", "effete", "enervated", "enfeebled", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "slight", "soft", "softened", "tender", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "invalid", "paralyzed", "broken-down", "decrepit", "impotent", "powerless", "breakable", "flimsy", "fragile", "dizzy", "groggy", "rocky", "unsteady", "woozy", "drained", "exhausted", "flagging", "tired", "weary", "worn-out", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lame", "unsound", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "fit", "husky", "muscular", "sinewy", "strapping", "virile", "hard", "hardy", "lusty", "red-blooded", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "fortified", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "vigorous", "vitalized", "hale", "healthy", "sound", "capable", "competent", "convalescing", "recovering", "recuperating" ], "antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong" ] }, "lacking money or material possessions":{ "examples":[ "a soup kitchen where the down-and-out daily line up for a hot meal" ], "synonyms":[ "beggared", "beggarly", "broke", "destitute", "dirt-poor", "famished", "hard up", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "necessitous", "needful", "needy", "pauperized", "penniless", "penurious", "poor", "poverty-stricken", "skint", "threadbare" ], "near synonyms":[ "deprived", "disadvantaged", "dispossessed", "unaffluent", "underprivileged", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "bust", "busted", "insolvent", "possessionless", "ruined", "depressed", "distressed", "hand-to-mouth", "hardscrabble", "pinched", "poorish", "reduced", "straitened", "cash-strapped", "low", "short", "tapped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "prosperous" ], "antonyms":[ "affluent", "deep-pocketed", "fat", "fat-cat", "flush", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "silk-stocking", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do" ] }, "as in have-not , pauper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "have-not", "indigent", "pauper", "ne'er-do-well", "hobo", "tramp", "vagabond", "drifter", "roamer", "transient", "almsman", "beggar", "mendicant", "panhandler", "gamine", "ragamuffin", "urchin", "waif", "bankrupt", "insolvent" ], "near antonyms":[ "affluent", "deep pocket", "fat cat", "have", "moneybags", "plutocrat", "billionaire", "billionairess", "gazillionaire", "millionaire", "millionairess", "magnate", "moneymaker", "nabob", "success", "tycoon" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "downhearted":{ "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "distressed", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "worried", "despairing", "hopeless", "sunk", "disappointed", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "suicidal", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "plaintive", "tearful", "regretful", "rueful", "agonized", "anguished", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "funereal", "gray", "grey", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "near antonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "overjoyed", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "blithe", "blithesome", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "excited", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "content", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "boon", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned" ], "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "down(s)":{ "a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{ "examples":[ "hold a festival on the downs" ], "synonyms":[ "campo", "champaign", "grassland", "heath", "lea", "ley", "llano", "moor", "pampa", "plain", "prairie", "savanna", "savannah", "steppe", "tundra", "veld", "veldt" ], "near synonyms":[ "field", "meadow", "floodplain", "bottom", "bottomland", "flat", "lowland", "plateau", "table", "tableland", "upland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "downed his opponent with one stunning blow" ], "synonyms":[ "bowls (down or over)", "drops", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "knocks over", "levels", "mows (down)", "prostrates" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayoes", "knocks out", "KOs", "overthrows", "throws down", "topples", "bangs", "bashes", "belts", "bludgeons", "clobbers", "hammers", "hits", "jabs", "pastes", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "swats", "swipes", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat":{ "examples":[ "downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda" ], "synonyms":[ "gets down", "ingests", "swallows" ], "near synonyms":[ "drinks", "guzzles", "imbibes", "knocks back", "sips", "bolts", "devours", "gobbles (up or down)", "gulps", "ingurgitates", "consumes", "eats", "mouths (down)", "puts away", "sups", "gorges", "scarfs", "scoffs", "wolfs", "chews", "gnaws (at or on)", "laps", "licks", "munches", "nibbles (on)", "pecks (at)", "ruminates", "dispatches", "finishes", "polishes off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to reject by or as if by a vote":{ "examples":[ "all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council" ], "synonyms":[ "blackballs", "kills", "negatives", "nixes", "shoots down", "vetoes" ], "near synonyms":[ "declines", "disallows", "disapproves", "dismisses", "refuses", "blacklists" ], "near antonyms":[ "admits", "allows", "approves", "assents (to)", "passes", "sanctions", "elects", "supports" ], "antonyms":[ "confirms", "ratifies" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "downwind":{ "being in the direction that the wind is blowing":{ "examples":[ "we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us" ], "synonyms":[ "leeward" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "upwind", "windward" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "downside":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work" ], "synonyms":[ "debit", "disadvantage", "disbenefit", "drawback", "handicap", "incommodity", "liability", "minus", "negative", "strike" ], "near synonyms":[ "albatross", "millstone", "stranglehold", "disability", "impairment", "failing", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantage", "head start", "jump", "lead", "margin", "start", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "better", "command", "control", "drop", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "upper hand", "prerogative", "privilege", "break", "opportunity", "aid", "assistance", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantage", "asset", "edge", "plus" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downplaying":{ "to reduce in apparent importance":{ "examples":[ "he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success" ], "synonyms":[ "de-emphasizing", "playing down", "soft-pedaling" ], "near synonyms":[ "underplaying", "understating", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "dismissing", "disparaging", "kissing off", "minimizing", "poor-mouthing", "putting down", "running down", "talking down", "trashing", "trash-talking" ], "near antonyms":[ "exaggerating", "overdoing", "overdrawing", "overstating", "elaborating", "embellishing", "embroidering", "magnifying", "padding", "stretching", "fudging", "hedging", "melodramatizing", "overemphasizing", "overplaying", "sensationalizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dowse":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rid oneself of (a garment)":{ "examples":[ "in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors" ], "synonyms":[ "doff", "peel (off)", "put off", "remove", "shrug off", "take off" ], "near synonyms":[ "husk", "shed", "kick (off)", "disrobe", "strip", "undress" ], "near antonyms":[ "wear", "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "clothe", "dress", "garb", "rig", "robe", "suit" ], "antonyms":[ "don", "put on", "slip (into)", "throw (on)" ] }, "to cause to cease burning":{ "examples":[ "douse the campfire before leaving in the morning" ], "synonyms":[ "blanket", "extinguish", "put out", "quench", "snuff (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke", "smother", "suffocate", "blow out", "rub out", "snub (out)", "stamp (out)", "stub" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fire", "ignite", "inflame", "enflame", "kindle", "light" ] }, "to make wet":{ "examples":[ "the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets" ], "synonyms":[ "bathe", "bedraggle", "drench", "drown", "soak", "sodden", "sop", "souse", "wash", "water", "water-soak", "waterlog", "wet", "wet down" ], "near synonyms":[ "asperse", "bedew", "damp", "dampen", "drizzle", "humidify", "hydrate", "mist", "moisten", "moisturize", "shower", "sprinkle", "deluge", "flood", "hose (down)", "inundate", "overflow", "submerge", "swamp", "splash", "impregnate", "saturate", "steep", "flush", "irrigate", "lave", "rinse", "slosh", "sluice", "dip", "duck", "dunk", "rehydrate", "rewash", "rewet" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewater", "evaporate", "freeze-dry", "drip-dry", "wring", "dehumidify" ], "antonyms":[ "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "parch", "scorch", "sear" ] }, "to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid":{ "examples":[ "douse the grapes in water to remove any grit" ], "synonyms":[ "dip", "duck", "dunk", "immerse", "sop", "souse", "submerge", "submerse" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathe", "moisten", "soak", "steep", "wet", "drench", "drown", "flood", "dive", "plunge", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "downwards":{ "directed down":{ "examples":[ "fishermen keep watch for the downward plunge of seabirds diving for food" ], "synonyms":[ "bowed", "down", "downcast", "lowered" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "elevated", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upward" ], "antonyms":[] }, "toward or in a lower position":{ "examples":[ "at this point the river flows gently downward to the sea" ], "synonyms":[ "below", "down", "over" ], "near synonyms":[ "facedown", "low", "downgrade", "downhill", "downstairs" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloft" ], "antonyms":[ "up", "upward", "upwards", "upwardly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "dowries":{ "money or property that a wife or wife's family gives to her husband when the wife and husband marry in some cultures":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dowers", "endowments", "bestowals", "comps", "donations", "donatives", "fairings", "freebies", "freebees", "gifts", "giveaways", "handsels", "lagniappes", "largesses", "presentations", "presents", "alms", "benefactions", "beneficences", "benevolences", "charities", "contributions", "doles", "handouts", "oblations", "offerings", "philanthropies", "tithes", "boxes", "care packages", "foys", "grants", "subsidies", "remembrances", "tributes", "valentines", "bonuses", "boons", "windfalls", "courtesies", "favors", "generosities", "sacrifices", "gratuities", "propines", "tips", "awards", "prizes", "rewards", "bequests", "legacies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "down-to-earth":{ "not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness":{ "examples":[ "we were all impressed by how down-to-earth the movie star turned out to be" ], "synonyms":[ "demure", "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" ] }, "willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly":{ "examples":[ "a down-to-earth guidance counselor who is frank in telling students which colleges they're likely to get into" ], "synonyms":[ "earthy", "hardheaded", "matter-of-fact", "practical", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "realistic" ], "near synonyms":[ "idealless", "philistine", "utilitarian", "commonsensical", "grounded", "levelheaded", "logical", "no-nonsense", "rational", "reasonable", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "sobersided", "sound", "bottom-line", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-edged", "tough-minded", "unromantic", "unsentimental", "cynical", "disillusioned", "misanthropic", "pessimistic", "distrustful", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious" ], "near antonyms":[ "fanciful", "fantastic", "fantastical", "imaginative", "romantic", "sentimental", "cheerful", "optimistic", "rose-colored", "trustful", "trusting", "unsuspicious", "half-baked", "illogical", "insane", "irrational", "unreasonable", "theoretical", "theoretic" ], "antonyms":[ "blue-sky", "idealistic", "impractical", "unrealistic", "utopian", "visionary" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "down on":{ "having a natural dislike for something":{ "examples":[ "I don't understand why Louise is so down on mushrooms. They're delicious!" ], "synonyms":[ "allergic", "antipathetic", "averse" ], "near synonyms":[ "afraid", "disinclined", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant", "unwilling", "antagonistic", "hostile", "intolerant", "negative", "opposed", "opposing", "resistant", "resisting", "uncongenial", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "disgusted", "nauseated", "repelled", "repulsed", "revolted", "shocked", "squeamish", "turned off" ], "near antonyms":[ "friendly", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "admiring", "appreciative", "charmed", "delighted", "fond", "pleased", "tickled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "downgrade":{ "a change to a lower state or level":{ "examples":[ "a singing career on the downgrade" ], "synonyms":[ "decadence", "declension", "declination", "decline", "degeneracy", "degeneration", "degradation", "d\u00e9gringolade", "descent", "deterioration", "devolution", "downfall", "ebb", "eclipse", "fall" ], "near synonyms":[ "dark age", "nadir", "sunset", "decay", "rotting", "spoiling", "breakup", "crumbling", "decomposition", "disintegration", "dissolution", "abasement", "debasement", "depreciation", "lessening", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "desolation", "destruction", "havoc", "ruin", "ruination", "abatement", "decrease", "decrement", "de-escalation", "deflation", "diminishment", "diminution", "dip", "downslide", "downtrend", "downturn", "drop", "drop-off", "falloff", "loss", "lowering", "reduction", "sag", "shrinkage", "slip", "slump" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancement", "development", "evolution", "growth", "blossoming", "flourishing", "flowering", "renewal", "restoration", "revitalization", "heightening", "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "boost", "enhancement", "gain", "increase", "increment", "raise", "supplement" ], "antonyms":[ "ascent", "rise", "upswing" ] }, "a downward slope":{ "examples":[ "the gentle downgrade of the parking area is designed for drainage" ], "synonyms":[ "declension", "decline", "declivity", "descent", "dip", "downhill", "fall", "hang", "hanging" ], "near synonyms":[ "basin", "depression", "hollow" ], "near antonyms":[ "glacis", "grade", "gradient", "hill", "inclination", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "tilt" ], "antonyms":[ "acclivity", "ascent", "rise", "upgrade", "uphill", "uprise" ] }, "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "bust", "degrade", "demote", "disrate", "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" ] }, "to diminish the price or value of":{ "examples":[ "the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuate", "break", "cheapen", "depreciate", "depress", "devaluate", "devalue", "lower", "mark down", "reduce", "sink", "write down", "write off" ], "near synonyms":[ "debase", "demonetize", "underestimate", "underprice", "underrate", "undervalue", "abridge", "compress", "contract", "de-escalate", "deflate", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "moderate", "shrink" ], "near antonyms":[ "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":[ "appreciate", "enhance", "mark up", "upgrade" ] }, "as in downhill , downstairs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "downhill", "downstairs", "below", "down", "downward", "downwards", "over", "facedown", "low" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloft", "up", "upward", "upwards", "upwardly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "downtowns":{ "as in midtowns , inner cities":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "core cities", "inner cities", "midtowns", "central cities", "edge cities", "garden cities", "exurbs", "suburbias", "suburbs", "urban sprawls", "conurbations", "boroughs", "asphalt jungles", "burgs", "cities", "cosmopolises", "megacities", "megalopolises", "metropolises", "municipalities", "towns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downsizing":{ "as in firing , sack":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bird", "boot", "bum's rush", "firing", "heave-ho", "sack", "pink slip", "closing", "shutdown", "ax", "axe", "discharge", "dismissal", "furlough", "layoff", "redundancy", "shakeout", "shake-up" ], "near antonyms":[ "callback", "recall", "reemployment", "rehire", "rehiring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "denting", "depleting", "diminishing", "downscaling", "dropping", "dwindling", "easing", "knocking down", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "abbreviating", "abridging", "clipping", "cropping", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "cutting down", "docking", "nicking", "paring", "pruning", "retrenching", "shortening", "slashing", "trimming", "truncating", "whittling", "deflating", "shrinking", "minimizing", "moderating", "modifying", "modulating", "qualifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "swelling", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "adding (to)", "complementing", "supplementing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "increasing", "raising" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "downscaling":{ "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "denting", "depleting", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dropping", "dwindling", "easing", "knocking down", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "abbreviating", "abridging", "clipping", "cropping", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "cutting down", "docking", "nicking", "paring", "pruning", "retrenching", "shortening", "slashing", "trimming", "truncating", "whittling", "deflating", "shrinking", "minimizing", "moderating", "modifying", "modulating", "qualifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "swelling", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "adding (to)", "complementing", "supplementing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "increasing", "raising" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "downgrading":{ "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "busting", "degrading", "demoting", "disrating", "reducing" ], "near synonyms":[ "canning", "cashiering", "dismissing", "downsizing", "firing", "laying off", "sacking", "abasing", "debasing", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating", "lowering" ], "near antonyms":[ "hiring" ], "antonyms":[ "advancing", "elevating", "promoting", "raising" ] }, "to diminish the price or value of":{ "examples":[ "the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuating", "breaking", "cheapening", "depreciating", "depressing", "devaluating", "devaluing", "lowering", "marking down", "reducing", "sinking", "writing down", "writing off" ], "near synonyms":[ "debasing", "demonetizing", "underestimating", "underpricing", "underrating", "undervaluing", "abridging", "compressing", "contracting", "de-escalating", "deflating", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "moderating", "shrinking" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloating", "blowing up", "inflating", "overestimating", "overpricing", "overrating", "overvaluing", "adding", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "ballooning", "boosting", "compounding", "dilating", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "heightening", "increasing", "maximizing", "multiplying", "raising", "swelling", "upping" ], "antonyms":[ "appreciating", "enhancing", "marking up", "upgrading" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "downscaled":{ "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "dented", "depleted", "diminished", "downsized", "dropped", "dwindled", "eased", "knocked down", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "abbreviated", "abridged", "clipped", "cropped", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "docked", "nicked", "pared", "pruned", "retrenched", "shortened", "slashed", "trimmed", "truncated", "whittled", "deflated", "shrank", "shrunk", "minimized", "moderated", "modified", "modulated", "qualified" ], "near antonyms":[ "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "swelled", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "added (to)", "complemented", "supplemented", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "increased", "raised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "down-and-outers":{ "as in have-nots , paupers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "have-nots", "indigents", "paupers", "ne'er-do-wells", "hoboes", "hobos", "tramps", "vagabonds", "drifters", "roamers", "transients", "almsmen", "beggars", "mendicants", "panhandlers", "gamines", "ragamuffins", "urchins", "waifs", "bankrupts", "insolvents" ], "near antonyms":[ "affluents", "deep pockets", "fat cats", "haves", "moneybags", "plutocrats", "billionaires", "billionairesses", "gazillionaires", "millionaires", "millionairesses", "magnates", "moneymakers", "nabobs", "successes", "tycoons" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "down and dirty":{ "made or done without previous thought or preparation":{ "examples":[ "hoisting aloft the down and dirty sign that we had just made, we joined the protest" ], "synonyms":[ "ad hoc", "ad-lib", "extemporaneous", "extemporary", "extempore", "impromptu", "improvisational", "improvised", "off-the-cuff", "offhand", "offhanded", "snap", "spur-of-the-moment", "unconsidered", "unplanned", "unpremeditated", "unprepared", "unrehearsed", "unstudied" ], "near synonyms":[ "unscripted", "automatic", "impulsive", "instinctive", "involuntary", "spontaneous", "casual", "cursive", "informal", "unauthorized", "half-baked", "half-cocked", "ill-advised" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliberate", "intended", "intentional" ], "antonyms":[ "considered", "planned", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepared", "rehearsed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "down-at-the-heels":{ "showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{ "examples":[ "the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up" ], "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "bombed-out", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "ratty", "run-down", "scrubby", "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tacky", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "unkept", "desolate", "forlorn", "godforsaken", "broken-down", "decrepit", "tired", "worn-out", "bedraggled", "dingy", "ragged", "tattered", "decaying", "deteriorated", "deteriorating", "rackety", "ramshackle", "rattletrap", "rickety", "broken", "damaged", "destroyed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "new", "cared-for", "kept-up", "maintained", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dowsed":{ "containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water":{ "examples":[ "shook the water out of her thoroughly doused hair" ], "synonyms":[ "awash", "bathed", "bedraggled", "drenched", "dripping", "logged", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "water-soaked", "watered", "waterlogged", "watery", "wet" ], "near synonyms":[ "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "hydrated", "dipped", "dunked", "splashed", "aqueous", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sluiced", "clammy", "damp", "dampish", "dank", "humid", "moist", "semimoist", "wettish", "boggy", "miry", "seepy", "sloppy", "squashy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight", "baked", "dehydrated", "freeze-dried", "droughty", "parched", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "wrung" ], "antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "unwatered", "waterless" ] }, "to rid oneself of (a garment)":{ "examples":[ "in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors" ], "synonyms":[ "doffed", "peeled (off)", "put off", "removed", "shrugged off", "took off" ], "near synonyms":[ "husked", "shed", "kicked (off)", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "undressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "wore", "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "clothed", "clad", "dressed", "garbed", "rigged", "robed", "suited" ], "antonyms":[ "donned", "put on", "slipped (into)", "threw (on)" ] }, "to cause to cease burning":{ "examples":[ "douse the campfire before leaving in the morning" ], "synonyms":[ "blanketed", "extinguished", "put out", "quenched", "snuffed (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked", "smothered", "suffocated", "blew out", "rubbed out", "snubbed (out)", "stamped (out)", "stubbed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fired", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted" ] }, "to make wet":{ "examples":[ "the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets" ], "synonyms":[ "bathed", "bedraggled", "drenched", "drowned", "soaked", "soddened", "sopped", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "wet", "wetted", "wet down", "wetted down" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersed", "bedewed", "damped", "dampened", "drizzled", "humidified", "hydrated", "misted", "moistened", "moisturized", "showered", "sprinkled", "deluged", "flooded", "hosed (down)", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "splashed", "impregnated", "saturated", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sloshed", "sluiced", "dipped", "ducked", "dunked", "rehydrated", "rewashed", "rewet", "rewetted" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewatered", "evaporated", "freeze-dried", "drip-dried", "wrung", "dehumidified" ], "antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dried", "parched", "scorched", "seared" ] }, "to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid":{ "examples":[ "douse the grapes in water to remove any grit" ], "synonyms":[ "dipped", "ducked", "dunked", "immersed", "sopped", "soused", "submerged", "submersed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathed", "moistened", "soaked", "steeped", "wet", "wetted", "drenched", "drowned", "flooded", "dived", "dove", "plunged", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "downbeats":{ "as in slowdowns , downturns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "downdrafts", "downswings", "downtrends", "downturns", "slowdowns", "stagnations", "busts", "crashes", "panics", "depressions", "recessions", "slumps" ], "near antonyms":[ "booms", "developments", "growths", "advancements", "progresses", "rallies", "recoveries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downing":{ "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "downed his opponent with one stunning blow" ], "synonyms":[ "bowling (down or over)", "dropping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "knocking over", "leveling", "levelling", "mowing (down)", "prostrating" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayoing", "knocking out", "KO'ing", "overthrowing", "throwing down", "toppling", "banging", "bashing", "belting", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "hammering", "hitting", "jabbing", "pasting", "poking", "pounding", "punching", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "swatting", "swiping", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat":{ "examples":[ "downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda" ], "synonyms":[ "getting down", "ingesting", "swallowing" ], "near synonyms":[ "drinking", "guzzling", "imbibing", "knocking back", "sipping", "bolting", "devouring", "gobbling (up or down)", "gulping", "ingurgitating", "consuming", "eating", "mouthing (down)", "putting away", "supping", "gorging", "scarfing", "scoffing", "wolfing", "chewing", "gnawing (at or on)", "lapping", "licking", "munching", "nibbling (on)", "pecking (at)", "ruminating", "dispatching", "finishing", "polishing off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to reject by or as if by a vote":{ "examples":[ "all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council" ], "synonyms":[ "blackballing", "killing", "negativing", "nixing", "shooting down", "vetoing" ], "near synonyms":[ "declining", "disallowing", "disapproving", "dismissing", "refusing", "blacklisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "admitting", "allowing", "approving", "assenting (to)", "passing", "sanctioning", "electing", "supporting" ], "antonyms":[ "confirming", "ratifying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "downgraded":{ "to bring to a lower grade or rank":{ "examples":[ "increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "busted", "bust", "degraded", "demoted", "disrated", "reduced" ], "near synonyms":[ "canned", "cashiered", "dismissed", "downsized", "fired", "laid off", "sacked", "abased", "debased", "demeaned", "humbled", "humiliated", "lowered" ], "near antonyms":[ "hired" ], "antonyms":[ "advanced", "elevated", "promoted", "raised" ] }, "to diminish the price or value of":{ "examples":[ "the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuated", "broke", "cheapened", "depreciated", "depressed", "devaluated", "devalued", "lowered", 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"energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "content", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "boon", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned" ], "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ] }, "temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body":{ "examples":[ "down with the flu" ], "synonyms":[ "ailing", "bad", "ill", "indisposed", "peaked", "peaky", "poorly", "punk", "run-down", "sick", "sickened", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell" ], "near synonyms":[ "symptomatic", "cruddy", "lousy", "seedy", "sickish", "nauseated", "nauseous", "qualmish", "queasy", "queazy", "squeamish", "airsick", "carsick", "seasick", "dizzy", "light-headed", "shaky", "woozy", "achy", "feverish", "diseased", "disordered", "decrepit", "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "infirm", "invalid", "sickly", "weak", "weakly", "afflicted", "troubled", "challenged", "debilitated", "disabled", "halt", "incapacitated", "lame", "hypochondriac", "hypochondriacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "conditioned", "fit", "well-conditioned", "cured", "better", "convalescing", "improved", "mending", "recovering", "recuperating", "rehabilitated", "hardy", "hearty", "lusty", "robust", "rugged", "stalwart", "strong", "tough", "blooming", "bouncing", "chipper", "flourishing", "flush", "thriving" ], "antonyms":[ "hale", "healthful", "healthy", "sound", "well", "whole", "wholesome" ] }, "not being in working order":{ "examples":[ "while my computer was down , I attended to some unfinished odds and ends lying about my cubicle" ], "synonyms":[ "inoperable", "inoperative", "kaput", "kaputt", "malfunctioning", "nonfunctional", "nonfunctioning", "nonoperating" ], "near synonyms":[ "broken", "off", "deactivated", "deadlocked", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "nonproductive", "unproductive", "unusable", "unworkable", "useless" ], "near antonyms":[ "effective", "effectual", "employable", "performing", "producing", "productive", "serving", "usable", "useable", "useful", "viable", "workable" ], "antonyms":[ "functional", "functioning", "operable", "operant", "operating", "operational", "operative", "running", "working" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "a small jazz club that showcases some really down musicians" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "a soft airy substance or covering":{ "examples":[ "a comforter filled with goose down" ], "synonyms":[ "floss", "fluff", "fur", "fuzz", "lint", "nap", "pile" ], "near synonyms":[ "batting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something (as a situation or event) that is depressing":{ "examples":[ "lately it's been one down after another in my life" ], "synonyms":[ "bummer", "downer" ], "near synonyms":[ "bore", "drag", "accident", "fatality", "mishap", "woe", "calamity", "catastrophe", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "misfortune", "tragedy" ], "near antonyms":[ "pick-me-up", "trip" ], "antonyms":[ "upper" ] }, "a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong":{ "examples":[ "I don't understand why she'd have such a down against me; we've never even spoken to each other!" ], "synonyms":[ "grievance", "grudge", "resentment", "score" ], "near synonyms":[ "condemnation", "offense", "offence", "umbrage", "complaint", "dudgeon", "huff", "peeve", "pique", "despite", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "venom", "viciousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "enmity", "hostility", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "for years after the war her grandfather had an unshakable down on the Germans" ], "synonyms":[ "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "disrelish", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgust", "distaste", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "deprecation", "disapproval", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction", "jaundice" ], "near antonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "love", "passion", "bent", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "propensity", "tendency" ], "antonyms":[ "appetite", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ] }, "the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude":{ "examples":[ "suffered with a psychological disorder in which she alternated between emotional ups and downs" ], "synonyms":[ "descent", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "nosedive", "plunge" ], "near synonyms":[ "comedown", "decline", "downfall", "downgrade", "plummeting", "sinking" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "headway", "progress", "progression", "betterment", "improvement" ], "antonyms":[ "ascent", "climb", "rise", "rising", "soaring", "upswing", "upturn" ] }, "a loss of status":{ "examples":[ "experienced the ups and downs of a career in showbiz" ], "synonyms":[ "comedown", "decline", "d\u00e9gringolade", "demise", "descent", "downfall", "fall", "flameout", "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakdown", "burnout", "collapse", "crash", "meltdown", "ruin", "undoing", "defeat", "disappointment", "reversal", "setback", "bottom", "nadir", "abasement", "disgrace", "humiliation" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "headway", "progress", "flower", "heyday", "prime" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizement", "ascent", "exaltation", "rise", "up" ] }, "a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{ "examples":[ "hold a festival on the downs" ], "synonyms":[ "campo", "champaign", "grassland", "heath", "lea", "ley", "llano", "moor", "pampa", "plain", "prairie", "savanna", "savannah", "steppe", "tundra", "veld", "veldt" ], "near synonyms":[ "field", "meadow", "floodplain", "bottom", "bottomland", "flat", "lowland", "plateau", "table", "tableland", "upland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "downed his opponent with one stunning blow" ], "synonyms":[ "bowl (down or over)", "drop", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "knock over", "level", "mow (down)", "prostrate" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayo", "knock out", "KO", "overthrow", "throw down", "topple", "bang", "bash", "belt", "bludgeon", "clobber", "hammer", "hit", "jab", "paste", "poke", "pound", "punch", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "swat", "swipe", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat":{ "examples":[ "downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda" ], "synonyms":[ "get down", "ingest", "swallow" ], "near synonyms":[ "drink", "guzzle", "imbibe", "knock back", "sip", "bolt", "devour", "gobble (up or down)", "gulp", "ingurgitate", "consume", "eat", "mouth (down)", "put away", "sup", "gorge", "scarf", "scoff", "wolf", "chew", "gnaw (at or on)", "lap", "lick", "munch", "nibble (on)", "peck (at)", "ruminate", "dispatch", "finish", "polish off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to reject by or as if by a vote":{ "examples":[ "all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council" ], "synonyms":[ "blackball", "kill", "negative", "nix", "shoot down", "veto" ], "near synonyms":[ "decline", "disallow", "disapprove", "dismiss", "refuse", "blacklist" ], "near antonyms":[ "admit", "allow", "approve", "assent (to)", "pass", "sanction", "elect", "support" ], "antonyms":[ "confirm", "ratify" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "downplayed":{ "to reduce in apparent importance":{ "examples":[ "he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success" ], "synonyms":[ "de-emphasized", "played down", "soft-pedaled" ], "near synonyms":[ "underplayed", "understated", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "denigrated", "deprecated", "depreciated", "derogated", "dismissed", "disparaged", "kissed off", "minimized", "poor-mouthed", "put down", "ran down", "talked down", "trashed", "trash-talked" ], "near antonyms":[ "exaggerated", "overdid", "overdrew", "overstated", "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "magnified", "padded", "stretched", "fudged", "hedged", "melodramatized", "overemphasized", "overplayed", "sensationalized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "down-at-the-heel":{ "showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{ "examples":[ "the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up" ], "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "bombed-out", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "ratty", "run-down", "scrubby", "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tacky", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "unkept", "desolate", "forlorn", "godforsaken", "broken-down", "decrepit", "tired", "worn-out", "bedraggled", "dingy", "ragged", "tattered", "decaying", "deteriorated", "deteriorating", "rackety", "ramshackle", "rattletrap", "rickety", "broken", "damaged", "destroyed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "new", "cared-for", "kept-up", "maintained", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dowers":{ "as in endowments , dowries":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dowries", "endowments", "bestowals", "comps", "donations", "donatives", "fairings", "freebies", "freebees", "gifts", "giveaways", "handsels", "lagniappes", "largesses", "presentations", "presents", "alms", "benefactions", "beneficences", "benevolences", "charities", "contributions", "doles", "handouts", "oblations", "offerings", "philanthropies", "tithes", "boxes", "care packages", "foys", "grants", "subsidies", "remembrances", "tributes", "valentines", "bonuses", "boons", "windfalls", "courtesies", "favors", "generosities", "sacrifices", "gratuities", "propines", "tips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downplays":{ "to reduce in apparent importance":{ "examples":[ "he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success" ], "synonyms":[ "de-emphasizes", "plays down", "soft-pedals" ], "near synonyms":[ "underplays", "understates", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "depreciates", "derogates", "dismisses", "disparages", "kisses off", "minimizes", "poor-mouths", "puts down", "runs down", "talks down", "trashes", "trash-talks" ], "near antonyms":[ "exaggerates", "overdoes", "overdraws", "overstates", "elaborates", "embellishes", "embroiders", "magnifies", "pads", "stretches", "fudges", "hedges", "melodramatizes", "overemphasizes", "overplays", "sensationalizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "down-and-outs":{ "as in have-nots , paupers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "have-nots", "indigents", "paupers", "ne'er-do-wells", "hoboes", "hobos", "tramps", "vagabonds", "drifters", "roamers", "transients", "almsmen", "beggars", "mendicants", "panhandlers", "gamines", "ragamuffins", "urchins", "waifs", "bankrupts", "insolvents" ], "near antonyms":[ "affluents", "deep pockets", "fat cats", "haves", "moneybags", "plutocrats", "billionaires", "billionairesses", "gazillionaires", "millionaires", "millionairesses", "magnates", "moneymakers", "nabobs", "successes", "tycoons" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dowses":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rid oneself of (a garment)":{ "examples":[ "in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors" ], "synonyms":[ "doffs", "peels (off)", "puts off", "removes", "shrugs off", "takes off" ], "near synonyms":[ "husks", "sheds", "kicks (off)", "disrobes", "strips", "undresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "wears", "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "clothes", "dresses", "garbs", "rigs", "robes", "suits" ], "antonyms":[ "dons", "puts on", "slips (into)", "throws (on)" ] }, "to cause to cease burning":{ "examples":[ "douse the campfire before leaving in the morning" ], "synonyms":[ "blankets", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "snuffs (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "chokes", "smothers", "suffocates", "blows out", "rubs out", "snubs (out)", "stamps (out)", "stubs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fires", "ignites", "inflames", "enflames", "kindles", "lights" ] }, "to make wet":{ "examples":[ "the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets" ], "synonyms":[ "bathes", "bedraggles", "drenches", "drowns", "soaks", "soddens", "sops", "souses", "washes", "waterlogs", "waters", "water-soaks", "wets", "wets down" ], "near synonyms":[ "asperses", "bedews", "dampens", "damps", "drizzles", "humidifies", "hydrates", "mists", "moistens", "moisturizes", "showers", "sprinkles", "deluges", "floods", "hoses (down)", "inundates", "overflows", "submerges", "swamps", "splashes", "impregnates", "saturates", "steeps", "flushes", "irrigates", "laves", "rinses", "sloshes", "sluices", "dips", "ducks", "dunks", "rehydrates", "rewashes", "rewets" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewaters", "evaporates", "freeze-dries", "drip-dries", "wrings", "dehumidifies" ], "antonyms":[ "dehydrates", "desiccates", "dries", "parches", "scorches", "sears" ] }, "to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid":{ "examples":[ "douse the grapes in water to remove any grit" ], "synonyms":[ "dips", "ducks", "dunks", "immerses", "sops", "souses", "submerges", "submerses" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathes", "moistens", "soaks", "steeps", "wets", "drenches", "drowns", "floods", "dives", "plunges", "thrusts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "down-home":{ "having or showing an unpretentious informality":{ "examples":[ "her down-home patter as she prepares comfort foods goes over well with television viewers" ], "synonyms":[ "cracker-barrel", "folksy", "homespun" ], "near synonyms":[ "modest", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "colloquial", "conversational", "informal", "casual", "familiar", "fireside", "intimate" ], "near antonyms":[ "affected", "grandiose", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "ostentatious", "pompous", "pretentious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "downsizes":{ "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "the company downsized its overseas operations in an attempt to cut costs" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dents", "depletes", "diminishes", "downscales", "drops", "dwindles", "eases", "knocks down", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces" ], "near synonyms":[ "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "abbreviates", "abridges", "clips", "crops", "curtails", "cuts", "cuts back", "cuts down", "docks", "nicks", "pares", "prunes", "retrenches", "shortens", "slashes", "trims", "truncates", "whittles", "deflates", "shrinks", "minimizes", "moderates", "modifies", "modulates", "qualifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "swells", "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "adds (to)", "complements", "supplements", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "redoubles" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "increases", "raises" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "downright":{ "being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner":{ "examples":[ "rural folks are often known for their downright speech, as they are generally not ones to beat around the bush" ], "synonyms":[ "abrupt", "bluff", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "short", "short-spoken", "snippy", "unceremonious" ], "near synonyms":[ "gruff", "rough", "snappish", "candid", "direct", "forthright", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "open", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "point-blank", "straightforward", "straight-out", "artless", "discourteous", "disrespectful", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "insensitive", "rude", "tactless", "undiplomatic", "brief", "closemouthed", "laconic", "reserved", "reticent", "terse", "tight-lipped", "earnest", "honest", "sincere", "coarse", "crass", "crude", "low", "uncouth", "vulgar" ], "near antonyms":[ "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "diplomatic", "gracious", "polite", "politic", "smooth", "suave", "tactful", "loquacious", "talkative", "voluble", "long-winded", "prolix", "verbose", "courtly", "cultivated", "gallant", "genteel", "polished", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "circuitous", "mealymouthed" ] }, "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "examples":[ "that's a downright lie, and you know it" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "very" ], "near synonyms":[ "authentic", "classic", "genuine", "real", "veritable", "constant", "endless", "eternal", "perpetual", "undying", "unremitting", "extreme", "unrestricted", "confirmed", "habitual", "hopeless", "inveterate", "extraordinary", "frightful", "horrible", "huge", "main", "superlative", "supreme", "surpassing", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "equivocal", "qualified", "questionable", "restricted", "uncertain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in absolutely , plain":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "categorically", "cold", "hands down", "plain", "stone", "stone-cold", "unqualifiedly", "all", "all of", "all over", "altogether", "clean", "completely", "dead", "enough", "entire", "entirely", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "fully", "heartily", "out", "perfectly", "plumb", "quite", "soundly", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "wide", "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "more or less", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "predominately", "primarily", "principally", "substantially", "abundantly", "copiously", "generously", "greatly" ], "near antonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly", "barely", "hardly", "just", "kind of", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "slightly", "superficially", "approximately", "roughly", "somewhat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "dowdily":{ "in a careless or unfashionable manner":{ "examples":[ "dressed hurriedly and dowdily to go do her workout" ], "synonyms":[ "sloppily", "slovenly" ], "near synonyms":[ "slatternly", "chaotically", "messily", "untidily", "shabbily", "sleazily", "dingily", "dirtily", "filthily", "foully", "grubbily", "nastily" ], "near antonyms":[ "neatly", "orderly", "tidily", "fashionably", "modishly", "carefully", "fastidiously", "fussily", "meticulously", "cleanly", "immaculately", "spotlessly" ], "antonyms":[ "nattily", "sharply", "smart", "smartly", "sprucely" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "downtown":{ "as in midtown , inner city":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "core city", "inner city", "midtown", "central city", "edge city", "garden city", "exurb", "suburb", "suburbia", "urban sprawl", "conurbation", "borough", "asphalt jungle", "burg", "city", "cosmopolis", "megacity", "megalopolis", "metropolis", "municipality", "town" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment":{ "examples":[ "the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought" ], "synonyms":[ "au courant", "cool", "def", "groovy", "hep", "hip", "in", "mod", "now", "trendy", "turned-on", "with-it" ], "near synonyms":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "chic", "fashionable", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "voguish" ], "near antonyms":[ "geeky", "nerdish", "nerdy", "dowdy", "styleless", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ], "antonyms":[ "out", "uncool", "unhip", "untrendy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "down-to-the-wire":{ "showing little difference in the standing of the competitors":{ "examples":[ "a down-to-the-wire contest for the pennant" ], "synonyms":[ "close", "hairbreadth", "narrow", "neck and neck", "nip and tuck", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "crowded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "downturns":{ "a situation in which something (such as business or economic activity) decreases or becomes worse \u2014 usually singular":{ "examples":[ "an economic downturn", "There's been a downturn in the housing market." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abatements", "decreases", "decrements", "de-escalations", "deflations", "diminishments", "diminutions", "dips", "downslides", "downtrends", "drop-offs", "drops", "falloffs", "losses", "reductions", "sags", "shrinkages", "slips", "slumps", "decadences", "declensions", "declinations", "declines", "degeneracies", "degenerations", "degradations", "d\u00e9gringolades", "descents", "deteriorations", "devolutions", "downfalls", "downgrades", "ebbs", "eclipses", "falls", "dark ages", "nadirs", "sunsets", "decays", "breakups", "decompositions", "disintegrations", "dissolutions", "abasements", "debasements", "depreciations", "decimations", "demolishments", "demolitions", "desolations", "destructions", "havoc", "ruinations", "ruins" ], "near antonyms":[ "advancements", "developments", "evolutions", "growths", "flowerings", "renewals", "restorations", "revitalizations", "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "enhancements", "gains", "increases", "increments", "raises", "supplements", "ascents", "rises", "upswings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "downplay":{ "to reduce in apparent importance":{ "examples":[ "he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success" ], "synonyms":[ "de-emphasize", "play down", "soft-pedal" ], "near synonyms":[ "underplay", "understate", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "dismiss", "disparage", "kiss off", "minimize", "poor-mouth", "put down", "run down", "talk down", "trash", "trash-talk" ], "near antonyms":[ "exaggerate", "overdo", "overdraw", "overstate", "elaborate", "embellish", "embroider", "magnify", "pad", "stretch", "fudge", "hedge", "melodramatize", "overemphasize", "overplay", "sensationalize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }