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inflamed swelling of the skin":{ "examples":[ "pus oozed out of the fester" ], "synonyms":[ "boils", "hickeys", "papules", "pimples", "pocks", "pustules", "whelks", "zits" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackheads", "blisters", "milia", "whiteheads", "bumps", "lumps", "protuberances", "sores", "warts", "weals", "welts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go through decomposition":{ "examples":[ "a week after the battle the corpses of the fallen were still festering in the fields" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "corrupts", "decays", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "fouls", "molders", "molds", "perishes", "putrefies", "rots", "spoils" ], "near synonyms":[ "sours", "turns", "turns off", "contaminates", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "addles", "curdles", "ferments", "mortifies", "rusts", "crumbles", "declines", "degenerates", "descends", "deteriorates", "dilapidates", "sinks", "withers" ], "near antonyms":[ "ages", "develops", "grows", "matures", "ripens", "refreshes", "renews", "restores", "cleanses", "purifies", "assembles", "composes", "integrates", "ameliorates", "betters", "improves", "meliorates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "festivals":{ "a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something":{ "examples":[ "tourists flock to the town for its annual strawberry festival" ], "synonyms":[ "carnivals", "celebrations", "festivities", "fests", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "fiestas", "galas", "jubilees" ], "near synonyms":[ "jamborees", "jollifications", "jollities", "merriments", "merrymakings", "rejoicings", "revelries", "revels", "exhibitions", "exhibits", "expositions", "fairs", "shows", "exercises", "honors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "festooning":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids" ], "synonyms":[ "adorning", "arraying", "beautifying", "bedecking", "bedizening", "blazoning", "caparisoning", "decking", "decorating", "doing", "doing up", "dolling up", "draping", "dressing", "embellishing", "emblazing", "embossing", "enriching", "fancifying", "fancying up", "garnishing", "glitzing (up)", "gracing", "gussying up", "ornamenting", "prettying (up)", "trimming" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorizing", "dressing up", "trapping", "tricking (out)", "brightening", "freshening", "smartening", "sprucing (up)", "bossing", "chasing", "braiding", "embroidering", "feathering", "figuring", "filigreeing", "filleting", "flouncing", "frilling", "fringing", "furbelowing", "garlanding", "hanging", "lacing", "ribboning", "swagging", "wreathing", "appliqu\u00e9ing", "gilding", "painting", "diamonding", "gemming", "impearling", "jeweling", "jewelling", "pearling", "redecorating", "redoing" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifying", "streamlining", "baring", "denuding", "dismantling", "displaying", "divesting", "exposing", "revealing", "stripping", "uncovering", "uglifying" ], "antonyms":[ "blemishing", "defacing", "disfiguring", "marring", "scarring", "spoiling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fess up":{ "to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{ "examples":[ "he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious" ], "synonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "agree", "allow", "concede", "confess", "grant", "own (up to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disburden", "unburden", "unload", "affirm", "avow", "confirm", "profess", "accept", "recognize", "yield", "announce", "break", "broadcast", "communicate", "declare", "disclose", "divulge", "impart", "proclaim", "publish", "reveal", "spill", "tell", "unveil", "betray", "blab", "expose", "give away", "inform", "leak", "rat", "squeal", "talk", "tattle", "tip (off)", "warn", "wise (up)", "breathe", "say", "whisper" ], "near antonyms":[ "disallow", "disavow", "disclaim", "disown", "contradict", "dispute", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "rebut", "refute", "reject", "repudiate", "conceal", "cover (up)", "hide", "obscure", "veil", "kid (oneself)" ], "antonyms":[ "deny" ] }, "to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid":{ "examples":[ "at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up" ], "synonyms":[ "admit", "confess", "cop (to)", "own (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blab", "talk", "tattle", "babble", "spill" ], "near antonyms":[ "clam up", "hush", "quiet (down)", "shut up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fessed (up)":{ "to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{ "examples":[ "he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious" ], "synonyms":[ "acknowledged", "admitted", "agreed", "allowed", "conceded", "confessed", "granted", "owned (up to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disburdened", "unburdened", "unloaded", "affirmed", "avowed", "confirmed", "professed", "accepted", "recognized", "yielded", "announced", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "broke", "communicated", "declared", "disclosed", "divulged", "imparted", "proclaimed", "published", "revealed", "spilled", "spilt", "told", "unveiled", "betrayed", "blabbed", "exposed", "gave away", "informed", "leaked", "ratted", "squealed", "talked", "tattled", "tipped (off)", "warned", "wised (up)", "breathed", "said", "whispered" ], "near antonyms":[ "disallowed", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disowned", "contradicted", "disputed", "gainsaid", "negated", "negatived", "rebutted", "refuted", "rejected", "repudiated", "concealed", "covered (up)", "hid", "obscured", "veiled", "kidded (oneself)" ], "antonyms":[ "denied" ] }, "to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid":{ "examples":[ "at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up" ], "synonyms":[ "admitted", "confessed", "copped (to)", "owned (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabbed", "talked", "tattled", "babbled", "spilled", "spilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "clammed up", "hushed", "quieted (down)", "shut up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fests":{ "a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something":{ "examples":[ "a country music fest" ], "synonyms":[ "carnivals", "celebrations", "festivals", "festivities", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "fiestas", "galas", "jubilees" ], "near synonyms":[ "jamborees", "jollifications", "jollities", "merriments", "merrymakings", "rejoicings", "revelries", "revels", "exhibitions", "exhibits", "expositions", "fairs", "shows", "exercises", "honors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "festivity":{ "a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter":{ "examples":[ "rather than mourn our friend's death we celebrated his life, and his memorial service was more notable for its festivity than its funereal gloom" ], "synonyms":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "glee", "gleefulness", "hilarity", "jocundity", "joviality", "merriment", "merriness", "mirth", "mirthfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "frivolity", "levity", "jollification", "jollity", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry", "brightness", "buoyancy", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "humor", "sunniness", "gamesomeness", "insouciance", "lightheartedness", "playfulness", "sportiveness", "buffoonery", "clownishness", "flippancy", "funning", "jest", "jesting", "jocoseness", "jocosity", "jocularity", "joking", "joshing", "animation", "giddiness", "jauntiness", "liveliness", "perkiness", "vivacity", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilance", "rejoicing", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "rollicking", "romping" ], "near antonyms":[ "blues", "dejection", "depression", "despondence", "forlornness", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "bile", "gloom", "melancholy", "sourness", "spleen", "earnestness", "graveness", "gravity", "grimness", "seriousness", "soberness", "sobersidedness", "solemnity", "solemnness", "discontent", "disgruntlement", "moodiness", "dolefulness", "dolorousness", "joylessness", "mournfulness", "plaintiveness", "woe", "woefulness", "blackness", "darkness", "gloominess", "glumness", "desolateness", "desolation", "heartbreak", "miserableness", "misery", "mourning", "wretchedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something":{ "examples":[ "year-long festivities will mark the 300th anniversary of the city's founding" ], "synonyms":[ "carnival", "celebration", "fest", "festival", "fete", "f\u00eate", "fiesta", "gala", "jubilee" ], "near synonyms":[ "jamboree", "jollification", "jollity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "rejoicing", "revel", "revelry", "exhibit", "exhibition", "exposition", "fair", "show", "exercises", "honors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "joyful or festive activity":{ "examples":[ "in keeping with their habit of doing everything in a big way, the couple's wedding will entail a whole weekend of festivity" ], "synonyms":[ "conviviality", "gaiety", "gayety", "jollification", "jollity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "rejoicing", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry", "whoopee" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousal", "carouse", "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "mischief", "pleasure", "recreation", "riot", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "glee", "gleefulness", "hilarity", "joviality", "merriness", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "carnival", "celebration", "festival", "party", "revel", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "rollicking", "romping", "enjoyment", "happiness", "joy", "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "spree", "buffoonery", "clownery", "clownishness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "funning", "jesting", "jocularity", "joking", "joshing", "levity", "lightheartedness", "playfulness", "zaniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "darkness", "dolefulness", "dolor", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "heartsickness", "miserableness", "misery", "mournfulness", "mourning", "woe", "wretchedness", "dejection", "depression", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dumps", "forlornness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "sorrow", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "festooned":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids" ], "synonyms":[ "adorned", "arrayed", "beautified", "bedecked", "bedizened", "blazoned", "caparisoned", "decked", "decorated", "did", "did up", "dolled up", "draped", "dressed", "embellished", "emblazed", "embossed", "enriched", "fancied up", "fancified", "garnished", "glitzed (up)", "graced", "gussied up", "ornamented", "prettied (up)", "trimmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorized", "dressed up", "trapped", "tricked (out)", "brightened", "freshened", "smartened", "spruced (up)", "bossed", "chased", "braided", "embroidered", "feathered", "figured", "filigreed", "filleted", "flounced", "frilled", "fringed", "furbelowed", "garlanded", "hung", "hanged", "laced", "ribboned", "swagged", "wreathed", "appliqu\u00e9d", "gilded", "gilt", "painted", "diamonded", "gemmed", "impearled", "jeweled", "jewelled", "pearled", "redecorated", "redid" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplified", "streamlined", "bared", "denuded", "dismantled", "displayed", "divested", "exposed", "revealed", "stripped", "stript", "uncovered", "uglified" ], "antonyms":[ "blemished", "defaced", "disfigured", "marred", "scarred", "spoiled", "spoilt" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "festoons":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids" ], "synonyms":[ "adorns", "arrays", "beautifies", "bedecks", "bedizens", "blazons", "caparisons", "decks", "decorates", "does", "does up", "dolls up", "drapes", "dresses", "embellishes", "emblazes", "embosses", "enriches", "fancies up", "fancifies", "garnishes", "glitzes (up)", "graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)", "trims" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorizes", "dresses up", "traps", "tricks (out)", "brightens", "freshens", "smartens", "spruces (up)", "bosses", "chases", "braids", "embroiders", "feathers", "figures", "filigrees", "fillets", "flounces", "frills", "fringes", "furbelows", "garlands", "hangs", "laces", "ribbons", "swags", "wreathes", "appliqu\u00e9s", "gilds", "paints", "diamonds", "gems", "impearls", "jewels", "pearls", "redecorates", "redoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies" ], "antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fesses (up)":{ "to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{ "examples":[ "he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious" ], "synonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "agrees", "allows", "concedes", "confesses", "grants", "owns (up to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disburdens", "unburdens", "unloads", "affirms", "avows", "confirms", "professes", "accepts", "recognizes", "yields", "announces", "breaks", "broadcasts", "communicates", "declares", "discloses", "divulges", "imparts", "proclaims", "publishes", "reveals", "spills", "tells", "unveils", "betrays", "blabs", "exposes", "gives away", "informs", "leaks", "rats", "squeals", "talks", "tattles", "tips (off)", "warns", "wises (up)", "breathes", "says", "whispers" ], "near antonyms":[ "disallows", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "contradicts", "disputes", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "rebuts", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates", "conceals", "covers (up)", "hides", "obscures", "veils", "kids (oneself)" ], "antonyms":[ "denies" ] }, "to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid":{ "examples":[ "at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up" ], "synonyms":[ "admits", "confesses", "cops (to)", "owns (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blabs", "talks", "tattles", "babbles", "spills" ], "near antonyms":[ "clams up", "hushes", "quiets (down)", "shuts up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }