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"passing", "short-lived", "temporary", "transient", "transitory" ], "near synonyms":[ "little", "short", "shortish", "acting", "interim", "provisional", "short-term" ], "near antonyms":[ "lifelong", "continuing", "durable", "persistent", "imperishable", "indefectible", "indestructible" ], "antonyms":[ "ceaseless", "dateless", "deathless", "endless", "enduring", "eternal", "everlasting", "immortal", "lasting", "long-lived", "permanent", "perpetual", "timeless", "undying", "unending" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "evaporated":{ "as in dissolved , melted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disappeared", "dissolved", "evanesced", "melted", "vanished", "vaporized", "invisible", "sightless", "viewless", "imperceptible", "indiscernible", "indistinct", "unnoticeable", "unobservable", "faint", "inconspicuous", "insignificant", "slight", "unobtrusive", "vague", "buried", "concealed", "covert", "disguised", "hidden", "latent", "obscure", "shrouded" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparent", "observable", "seeable", "visible", "visual", "viewable", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "perceptible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in concentrated , condensed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "concentrated", "condensed", "enriched", "fortified", "full-bodied", "rich", "strong" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilute", "diluted", "thin", "thinned", "washy", "watery", "weak", "weakened", "adulterated", "watered-down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialized", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evanesced", "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":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "evasively":{ "as in ambiguously , equivocally":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ambiguously", "circuitously", "equivocally", "indirectly", "erroneously", "fallaciously", "falsely", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "deceitfully", "mendaciously", "untruthfully", "civilly", "courteously", "diplomatically", "politely", "tactfully", "long-windedly", "verbosely", "wordily" ], "near antonyms":[ "directly", "forthrightly", "foursquare", "plain", "plainly", "straight", "straightforward", "straightforwards", "straightforwardly", "baldly", "bluffly", "candidly", "frankly", "honestly", "openheartedly", "openly", "unguardedly", "unreservedly", "artlessly", "earnestly", "simply", "sincerely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "evaluates":{ "to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{ "examples":[ "a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor" ], "synonyms":[ "appraises", "assesses", "estimates", "guesstimates", "rates", "sets", "valuates", "values" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjudges", "deems", "judges", "ascertains", "determines", "discovers", "learns", "prices", "prizes", "decides", "settles", "analyzes", "assays", "surveys", "tests", "reappraises", "reassesses", "reevaluates", "rejudges", "revalues", "transvaluates", "transvalues", "misesteems", "misjudges", "misprizes", "underestimates", "undervalues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "evaluating":{ "to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{ "examples":[ "a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor" ], "synonyms":[ "appraising", "assessing", "estimating", "guesstimating", "rating", "setting", "valuating", "valuing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjudging", "deeming", "judging", "ascertaining", "determining", "discovering", "learning", "pricing", "prizing", "deciding", "settling", "analyzing", "assaying", "surveying", "testing", "reappraising", "reassessing", "reevaluating", "re-evaluating", "rejudging", "revaluing", "transvaluating", "transvaluing", "misesteeming", "misjudging", "misprizing", "underestimating", "undervaluing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "evangelical":{ "as in missionary":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "missionary", "clerical", "clerkly", "ministerial", "pastoral", "priestly", "sacerdotal", "apostolic", "canonical", "diaconal", "diocesan", "episcopal", "papal", "patriarchal", "pontifical", "churchly", "ecclesiastic", "ecclesiastical", "divine", "holy", "religious", "sacramental", "conventual", "mendicant", "monachal", "monastic", "caliphal", "rabbinic", "rabbinical" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay", "nonclerical", "secular", "temporal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "evaluators":{ "as in judges , referees":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appraisers", "judges", "referees", "analysts", "annotators", "columnists", "commentators", "observers", "critics", "pundits", "reviewers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "evaporates":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializes", "disappears", "dissolves", "evanesces", "fades", "flees", "flies", "melts", "sinks", "vanishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanks (out)", "clears", "dies (away or down or out)", "disperses", "dissipates", "dries up", "blurs", "dims" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrives", "breaks out", "comes out", "emerges", "issues", "looms", "shows up" ], "antonyms":[ "appears", "materializes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "evanesce":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialize", "disappear", "dissolve", "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" ] }, "evadable":{ "as in uncertain , unsure":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "avoidable", "uncertain", "unsure", "preventable", "preventible", "doubtful", "dubious", "questionable", "shaky", "unclear", "undecided", "unsettled", "undependable", "unreliable", "improbable", "unlikely" ], "near antonyms":[ "certain", "ineluctable", "ineludible", "inescapable", "inevitable", "necessary", "sure", "unavoidable", "unescapable", "decided", "definite", "settled", "likely", "possible", "probable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "evangelize":{ "to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity)":{ "examples":[ "The missionaries set out to evangelize the world." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lecture", "platitudinize", "preach", "preachify", "sermonize" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "evaporations":{ "as in dissolutions , dissipations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissipations", "dissolutions", "fadeaways", "passings", "decampments", "departures", "disappearances", "exits", "farewells", "goings", "leave-takings", "partings", "egresses", "retirements", "retreats", "withdrawals", "emigrations", "evacuations", "exoduses" ], "near antonyms":[ "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "comings", "incomings", "approaches", "entrances", "ingresses", "beginnings", "births", "commencements", "dawns", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "geneses", "inceptions", "mornings", "onsets", "starts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "evacuees":{ "a person forced to emigrate for political reasons":{ "examples":[ "the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters" ], "synonyms":[ "deportees", "\u00e9migr\u00e9s", "emigr\u00e9s", "exiles", "expatriates", "expats", "refugees" ], "near synonyms":[ "aliens", "fugitives", "castoffs", "outcasts", "pariahs", "loyalists", "patriots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "evades":{ "to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{ "examples":[ "people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes" ], "synonyms":[ "avoids", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "escapes", "eschews", "finesses", "gets around", "scapes", "shakes", "shirks", "shuffles (out of)", "shuns", "weasels (out of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "misses", "averts", "deflects", "diverts", "obviates", "parries", "prevents", "wards (off)", "bans", "bars", "debars", "eliminates", "excepts", "excludes", "precludes", "rules out", "bypasses", "circumvents", "skirts", "foils", "foxes", "frustrates", "outfoxes", "outsmarts", "outwits", "overreaches", "thwarts" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "courts", "embraces", "pursues", "seeks", "welcomes", "catches", "contracts", "incurs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "evacuee":{ "a person forced to emigrate for political reasons":{ "examples":[ "the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters" ], "synonyms":[ "deportee", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "exile", "expat", "expatriate", "refugee" ], "near synonyms":[ "alien", "fugitive", "castoff", "outcast", "pariah", "loyalist", "patriot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "evaluated":{ "to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{ "examples":[ "a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor" ], "synonyms":[ "appraised", "assessed", "estimated", "guesstimated", "rated", "set", "valuated", "valued" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjudged", "deemed", "judged", "ascertained", "determined", "discovered", "learned", "priced", "prized", "decided", "settled", "analyzed", "assayed", "surveyed", "tested", "reappraised", "reassessed", "reevaluated", "re-evaluated", "rejudged", "revalued", "transvaluated", "transvalued", "misesteemed", "misjudged", "misprized", "underestimated", "undervalued" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "evasive":{ "hard to find, capture, or isolate":{ "examples":[ "believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive" ], "synonyms":[ "elusive", "fugitive", "slippery" ], "near synonyms":[ "cagey", "cagy", "shifty", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "fleeting", "impermanent", "momentary", "passing", "short-lived", "temporary", "transient", "transitory", "inaccessible", "inconvenient", "unapproachable", "unattainable", "unavailable", "unobtainable", "unreachable", "untouchable" ], "near antonyms":[ "accessible", "approachable", "attainable", "available", "convenient", "obtainable", "reachable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "evaluations":{ "an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "examples":[ "what's your evaluation of her writing ability?" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisals", "appraisements", "assessments", "estimates", "estimations", "fixes", "judgments", "judgements", "value judgments" ], "near synonyms":[ "aper\u00e7us", "feelings", "impressions", "notions", "perceptions", "confidences", "faiths", "stocks", "trusts", "beliefs", "convictions", "minds", "persuasions", "sentiments", "views", "conjectures", "guesses", "hunches", "hypotheses", "surmises", "theories" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "examples":[ "the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisals", "appraisements", "assessments", "estimates", "estimations", "reckonings", "valuations" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculations", "computations", "measurements", "mensurations", "audits", "checks", "checkups", "examinations", "inspections", "reviews", "scans", "scrutinies", "surveys", "reassessments", "transvaluations", "overestimations", "overevaluations", "underestimations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "evacuate":{ "to remove the contents of":{ "examples":[ "evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "empty", "vacate", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplete", "drain", "eliminate", "exhaust", "waste", "bleed", "draw (off)", "clean", "flush", "purge", "scour", "sweep" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fill", "load" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "evaluation":{ "an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "examples":[ "what's your evaluation of her writing ability?" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisal", "appraisement", "assessment", "estimate", "estimation", "fix", "judgment", "judgement", "value judgment" ], "near synonyms":[ "aper\u00e7u", "feeling", "impression", "notion", "perception", "confidence", "faith", "stock", "trust", "belief", "conviction", "mind", "persuasion", "sentiment", "view", "conjecture", "guess", "hunch", "hypothesis", "surmise", "theory" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "examples":[ "the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisal", "appraisement", "assessment", "estimate", "estimation", "reckoning", "valuation" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculation", "computation", "measurement", "mensuration", "audit", "check", "checkup", "examination", "inspection", "review", "scan", "scrutiny", "survey", "reassessment", "transvaluation", "overestimation", "overevaluation", "underestimation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "evanescing":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializing", "disappearing", "dissolving", "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" ] }, "evacuations":{ "as in exoduses , diasporas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diasporas", "emigrations", "exoduses", "decampments", "departures", "exits", "farewells", "goings", "leaves", "leave-takings", "outgoes", "partings", "flights", "retirements", "retreats", "withdrawals", "embarkations", "embarkments", "disembarkations", "egresses", "abandonments", "relinquishments" ], "near antonyms":[ "comings", "approaches", "entrances", "ingresses", "advents", "appearances", "arrivals" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "evaporation":{ "as in melting , dissipation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissipation", "dissolution", "fadeaway", "fading", "melting", "passing", "vanishing", "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "disappearance", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave-taking", "parting", "quitting", "clearing out", "egress", "leaving", "retirement", "retreat", "withdrawal", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus" ], "near antonyms":[ "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "coming", "incoming", "approach", "entrance", "ingress", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "dawning", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "genesis", "inception", "morning", "onset", "start" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "evanesces":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializes", "disappears", "dissolves", "evaporates", "fades", "flees", "flies", "melts", "sinks", "vanishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanks (out)", "clears", "dies (away or down or out)", "disperses", "dissipates", "dries up", "blurs", "dims" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrives", "breaks out", "comes out", "emerges", "issues", "looms", "shows up" ], "antonyms":[ "appears", "materializes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "evanescence":{ "the state or quality of lasting only for a short time":{ "examples":[ "the evanescence of a rainbow detracts not a whit from its beauty" ], "synonyms":[ "ephemerality", "fleetingness", "fugitiveness", "impermanence", "impermanency", "momentariness", "temporariness", "transience", "transiency", "transitoriness" ], "near synonyms":[ "brevity", "shortness" ], "near antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation", "longevity" ], "antonyms":[ "endurance", "permanence", "permanency" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "evacuating":{ "to remove the contents of":{ "examples":[ "evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "emptying", "vacating", "voiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "depleting", "draining", "eliminating", "exhausting", "wasting", "bleeding", "drawing (off)", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging", "scouring", "sweeping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "filling", "loading" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }