{ "head case":{ "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "brought in a counselor to work with the student they worried might be a head case" ], "synonyms":[ "bug", "crackbrain", "crazy", "fool", "fruitcake", "loon", "loony", "lunatic", "maniac", "nut", "nutcase", "nutter", "psycho", "psychopath", "sickie", "sicko", "wacko", "whacko" ], "near synonyms":[ "madman", "abnormal", "deviant", "monomaniac", "mythomaniac", "neurotic", "obsessive", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoid", "psychotic", "schizo", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopath", "character", "codger", "crack", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "fantastic", "flake", "kook", "oddball", "oddity", "original", "quiz", "screwball", "tyke", "tike", "weirdo", "zany", "case", "patient" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "an area of scientific research that's a good niche for social misfits and hard-core head cases" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crack", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "flake", "fruitcake", "kook", "nut", "nutcase", "nutter", "oddball", "oddity", "original", "quiz", "screwball", "weirdo", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "bohemian", "maverick", "nonconformist", "quixote", "coot", "geezer", "curio", "rarity", "freak", "fantast", "fantastico" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist", "follower", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "header":{ "a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":{ "examples":[ "why does each column have a header except the last one?" ], "synonyms":[ "caption", "head", "heading", "headline", "rubric", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "banner", "streamer", "catchword", "guide word", "running head", "greeting", "salutation", "superscript", "superscription", "subhead", "subheading", "subtitle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headlong":{ "acting or done with excessive or careless speed":{ "examples":[ "terrified forest creatures in a headlong retreat from the rapidly spreading fire" ], "synonyms":[ "cursory", "drive-by", "flying", "gadarene", "hasty", "helter-skelter", "hurried", "overhasty", "pell-mell", "precipitate", "precipitous", "rash", "rushed" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakneck", "breathtaking", "headstrong", "heady", "hotheaded", "impatient", "impetuous", "impulsive", "madcap", "reckless", "unadvised", "quick", "rapid", "speedy", "swift", "horseback", "impromptu", "makeshift", "offhand", "offhanded", "off-the-cuff", "rush", "slapdash", "snap", "spontaneous", "spur-of-the-moment", "abrupt", "sudden" ], "near antonyms":[ "calculated", "calculating", "measured", "circumspect", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "drawn-out", "extended", "long-term", "prolonged", "faltering", "hesitant", "hesitating", "tentative", "dallying", "dawdling", "laggard", "leisurely", "poky", "pokey", "shilly-shallying", "slow" ], "antonyms":[ "deliberate", "unhurried", "unrushed" ] }, "with excessive or careless speed":{ "examples":[ "plunged headlong into the crowd in pursuit of the purse snatcher" ], "synonyms":[ "cursorily", "hastily", "hotfoot", "hurriedly", "pell-mell", "precipitately", "precipitously", "rashly" ], "near synonyms":[ "headfirst", "headily", "hotheadedly", "impatiently", "impetuously", "impulsively", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "automatically", "glancingly", "haphazardly", "impromptu", "spontaneously", "abruptly", "suddenly", "offhand", "offhandedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "calculatingly", "circumspectly", "designedly", "falteringly", "haltingly", "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "tentatively", "leisurely", "slowly" ], "antonyms":[ "deliberately", "studiedly" ] }, "without delay":{ "examples":[ "had barely finished the last project when we went headlong into the next one" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "directly", "forthwith", "immediately", "incontinently", "instantaneously", "instanter", "instantly", "now", "PDQ", "plumb", "presently", "promptly", "pronto", "right", "right away", "right now", "right off", "straight off", "straightaway", "straightway" ], "near synonyms":[ "away", "freely", "anon", "momentarily", "shortly", "soon", "apace", "briskly", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "posthaste", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "readily", "snappily", "speedily", "swift", "swiftly", "abruptly", "presto", "suddenly", "unexpectedly", "hastily", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "exactly", "opportunely", "punctually", "seasonably" ], "near antonyms":[ "slowly", "late", "tardily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "headmost":{ "coming before all others in time or order":{ "examples":[ "the headmost horse shied at the sight of a snake" ], "synonyms":[ "earliest", "first", "foremost", "inaugural", "initial", "leadoff", "maiden", "original", "pioneer", "premier", "virgin" ], "near synonyms":[ "ancient", "early", "primal", "primary", "prime", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "antecedent", "preceding", "previous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "late", "consequent", "ensuing", "following", "subsequent", "succeeding", "penultimate" ], "antonyms":[ "final", "last", "latest", "latter", "terminal", "terminating", "ultimate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "headstrong":{ "given to resisting control or discipline by others":{ "antonyms":[ "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "tractable" ], "examples":[ "a headstrong child who likes to test the limits of his parents' patience" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "well-behaved", "compliant", "placable", "pliable", "submissive", "yielding", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "reasonable", "temperate", "trainable" ], "related":[ "bullheaded", "contrary", "difficult", "hardheaded", "incorrigible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stiff", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "undisciplined", "unpunished", "uncontrolled", "wild", "boisterous", "irrepressible", "rambunctious", "rowdy", "disobedient", "indocile", "insubordinate", "rebellious", "misbehaving", "naughty" ], "synonyms":[ "froward", "incontrollable", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":{ "antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "compliant", "complying", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "relenting", "yielding" ], "examples":[ "the tenants of the building remain headstrong in their determination not to be evicted by the developer" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "placable", "submissive", "tractable", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "governable", "manageable", "reasonable", "temperate", "slavish", "subservient" ], "related":[ "anal-retentive", "obsessive", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "determined", "hell-bent", "inexorable", "persistent", "relentless", "resolved", "set", "single-minded", "steadfast", "stouthearted", "tenacious", "unflinching", "firm", "hard-line", "hard-shell", "hard-shelled", "iron", "severe", "stern", "strict", "hidebound", "narrow-minded", "rigid", "bloody-minded", "cantankerous", "contrary", "cussed", "contumacious", "disobedient", "froward", "insubordinate", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncooperative", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "defiant", "insurgent", "mutinous", "indomitable", "invincible", "unconquerable", "confirmed", "inveterate", "unregenerate", "demanding", "exacting" ], "synonyms":[ "adamant", "adamantine", "bullheaded", "dogged", "hard", "hard-nosed", "hardened", "hardheaded", "immovable", "implacable", "inconvincible", "inflexible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "ossified", "pat", "pertinacious", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-opinionated", "self-willed", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heaped":{ "to give readily and in large quantities":{ "examples":[ "the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot" ], "synonyms":[ "lavished", "poured", "rained", "showered" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushed", "streamed", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "overwhelmed", "swamped", "bombarded", "hailed" ], "near antonyms":[ "held back", "kept", "reserved", "retained", "withheld" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lay or throw on top of one another":{ "examples":[ "heaped the stones in a corner of the yard" ], "synonyms":[ "mounded", "piled", "stacked" ], "near synonyms":[ "banked", "layered", "pyramided", "accumulated", "amassed", "assembled", "collected", "concentrated", "garnered", "gathered", "grouped", "massed", "bunched", "clumped", "lumped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "heaped her plate with spaghetti" ], "synonyms":[ "brimmed", "charged", "crammed", "filled", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "stuffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "drenched", "flooded", "glutted", "swamped", "bloated", "bulked", "crowded", "crushed", "matted", "pressed", "rammed", "shoved", "squashed", "squeezed", "refilled", "refreshed", "reloaded", "repacked", "replenished", "overcharged", "overfilled", "overflowed", "saturated", "honeycombed", "penetrated" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightened", "depleted", "drained", "eliminated", "exhausted", "bled", "drew (off)", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged", "scoured", "swept" ], "antonyms":[ "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heaps":{ "a considerable amount":{ "antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces" ], "examples":[ "she always has a heap of good ideas", "you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!" ], "near antonyms":[ "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "related":[ "epidemics", "plagues", "rashes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "deluges", "floods", "overflows", "armies", "bevies", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "scores", "seas", "swarms", "throngs", "gazillions", "jillions", "kazillions", "millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", "dozens", "dozen", "fistfuls", "gobs", "good deals", "hundreds", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "multiplicities", "myriads", "oodles", "packs", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ] }, "a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banks", "bars", "drifts", "embankments", "beds", "layers", "mows", "pyramids", "ricks", "barrows", "cairns", "pyres", "accumulations", "aggregates", "arrays", "assemblages", "collections", "conglomerations", "gatherings", "groupings", "hoards", "huddles", "jumbles", "knots", "pileups" ], "synonyms":[ "cocks", "hills", "mounds", "mountains", "piles", "stacks" ] }, "to give readily and in large quantities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot" ], "near antonyms":[ "holds back", "keeps", "reserves", "retains", "withholds" ], "related":[ "gushes", "streams", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "overwhelms", "swamps", "bombards", "hails" ], "synonyms":[ "lavishes", "pours", "rains", "showers" ] }, "to lay or throw on top of one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "heaped the stones in a corner of the yard" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banks", "layers", "pyramids", "accumulates", "amasses", "assembles", "collects", "concentrates", "garners", "gathers", "groups", "masses", "bunches", "clumps", "lumps" ], "synonyms":[ "mounds", "piles", "stacks" ] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "antonyms":[ "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids" ], "examples":[ "heaped her plate with spaghetti" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightens", "depletes", "drains", "eliminates", "exhausts", "bleeds", "draws (off)", "cleans", "flushes", "purges", "scours", "sweeps" ], "related":[ "drenches", "floods", "gluts", "swamps", "bloats", "bulks", "crowds", "crushes", "mats", "presses", "rams", "shoves", "squashes", "squeezes", "refills", "refreshes", "reloads", "repacks", "replenishes", "overcharges", "overfills", "overflows", "saturates", "honeycombs", "penetrates" ], "synonyms":[ "brims", "charges", "crams", "fills", "jam-packs", "jams", "loads", "packs", "stuffs" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hearing":{ "range of hearing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "let's make sure she's out of hearing before I tell you what I got her for her birthday" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "volume", "distance", "sight" ], "synonyms":[ "earshot", "hail", "sound" ] }, "to come to an awareness of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I heard your sister is home from the hospital" ], "near antonyms":[ "missing", "overlooking", "disregarding", "ignoring", "forgetting", "unlearning", "blanketing", "blotting out", "cloaking", "concealing", "covering", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "hiding", "masking", "occulting", "screening", "shrouding", "veiling" ], "related":[ "hitting (on or upon)", "tumbling (to)", "descrying", "detecting", "encountering", "espying", "spotting", "calculating", "doping (out)", "figuring out", "finding", "puzzling (out)", "discerning", "minding", "noting", "observing", "perceiving", "divining" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertaining", "catching on (to)", "discovering", "finding out", "getting on (to)", "learning", "realizing", "seeing", "wising (up)" ] }, "to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{ "antonyms":[ "ignoring", "tuning out" ], "examples":[ "at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing" ], "near antonyms":[ "discounting", "disregarding" ], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "attending", "harkening", "harking", "hearkening", "harkening", "heeding", "listening", "minding" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hears":{ "to come to an awareness of":{ "examples":[ "I heard your sister is home from the hospital" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertains", "catches on (to)", "discovers", "finds out", "gets on (to)", "learns", "realizes", "sees", "wises (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "hits (on or upon)", "tumbles (to)", "descries", "detects", "encounters", "espies", "spots", "calculates", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "finds", "puzzles (out)", "discerns", "minds", "notes", "observes", "perceives", "divines" ], "near antonyms":[ "misses", "overlooks", "disregards", "ignores", "forgets", "unlearns", "blankets", "blots out", "cloaks", "conceals", "covers", "curtains", "enshrouds", "hides", "masks", "occults", "screens", "shrouds", "veils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{ "examples":[ "at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing" ], "synonyms":[ "attends", "harkens", "harks", "hearkens", "heeds", "listens", "minds" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "discounts", "disregards" ], "antonyms":[ "ignores", "tunes out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hearse":{ "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "examples":[ "the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week" ], "synonyms":[ "bury", "entomb", "inhume", "inter", "lay", "put away", "tomb" ], "near synonyms":[ "immure", "inurn", "enshrine", "conceal", "cover", "ensconce", "hide", "obscure", "shade", "shield", "cloak", "curtain", "enshroud", "shroud", "rebury", "reinter", "coffin" ], "near antonyms":[ "burn", "cremate", "bare", "disclose", "discover", "display", "exhibit", "expose", "reveal", "show", "uncoffin" ], "antonyms":[ "disinter", "exhume", "unearth" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heartened":{ "as in emboldened , encouraged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comforted", "emboldened", "encouraged", "reassured", "unafraid", "bold", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "gutty", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undauntable", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "determined", "firm", "game", "gritty", "plucky", "resolute", "Spartan", "undeterred", "undismayed", "unflinching", "unswerving", "mettlesome", "spirited", "spunky", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "daring", "dashing", "hardy", "venturesome", "venturous", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "brash", "brazen", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffident", "mousy", "mousey", "scary", "shy", "skittish", "timid", "anxious", "apprehensive", "nervous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "afraid", "agitated", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "disturbed", "frightened", "horrified", "panicked", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "upset", "concerned", "worried", "weak", "wimpy", "chicken", "chickenhearted", "chicken-livered", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "fainthearted", "fearful", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "nerveless", "poltroon", "poor-spirited", "pusillanimous", "spineless", "spiritless", "timorous", "uncourageous", "ungallant", "unheroic", "weakhearted", "yellow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "examples":[ "thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse" ], "synonyms":[ "bore up", "bucked up", "buoyed (up)", "cheered (up)", "chirked (up)", "emboldened", "encouraged", "inspired", "inspirited", "steeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralized", "depressed", "saddened", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "hamstrung", "undermined", "weakened", "intimidated", "psyched (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunted", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "heartily":{ "in a cheerful or happy manner":{ "antonyms":[ "bleakly", "cheerlessly", "darkly", "heavily", "miserably", "morosely", "unhappily" ], "examples":[ "the parishioners laughed heartily at the pastor's good-natured quips" ], "near antonyms":[ "abjectly", "dejectedly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "wretchedly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "forlornly", "mournfully", "plaintively", "sorrowfully", "dourly", "glumly", "mirthlessly", "sourly", "sternly", "sulkily", "sullenly", "blackly", "dismally", "drearily", "gloomily", "pessimistically" ], "related":[ "amusedly", "exuberantly", "giddily", "gigglingly", "joyfully", "joyously", "blithely", "blithesomely", "breezily", "gladly", "gladsomely", "laughingly", "lightheartedly", "sunnily", "amicably", "friendlily", "friendly", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "jocularly", "hopefully", "optimistically", "sanguinely", "blissfully", "elatedly", "euphorically", "rapturously" ], "synonyms":[ "brightly", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "gaily", "gayly", "happily", "jocosely", "jovially", "merrily", "mirthfully", "smilingly" ] }, "to a full extent or degree":{ "antonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly" ], "examples":[ "I am heartily tired of this spring-cleaning" ], "near antonyms":[ "barely", "hardly", "just", "kind of", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "slightly", "superficially", "approximately", "roughly", "somewhat" ], "related":[ "absolutely", "categorically", "cold", "downright", "hands down", "plain", "stone", "stone-cold", "unqualifiedly", "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "more or less", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "predominately", "primarily", "principally", "substantially", "abundantly", "copiously", "generously", "greatly" ], "synonyms":[ "all", "all of", "all over", "altogether", "clean", "completely", "dead", "enough", "entire", "entirely", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "fully", "out", "perfectly", "plumb", "quite", "soundly", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "wide" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "heartless":{ "having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{ "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "a heartless boss who would fire people for missing work, even if they were sick as a dog" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benignant", "gentle", "kind", "clement", "indulgent", "lenient", "mild", "cordial", "friendly", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "tolerant", "understanding", "affectionate", "fond", "loving" ], "related":[ "boorish", "heedless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unfriendly", "unloving", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-bitten", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ironfisted", "ironhanded", "jackbooted", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "oppressive", "rough", "rough-and-tumble", "severe", "sledgehammer", "stern", "tough", "ungentle", "abusive", "acrimonious", "disagreeable", "hateful", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "malevolent", "malicious", "mean", "rancorous", "spiteful", "surly", "virulent", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brutish", "cruel", "evil-minded", "savage", "vicious", "austere", "cold", "frosty" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "callous", "case-hardened", "cold-blooded", "compassionless", "desensitized", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-hearted", "indurate", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "insensitive", "ironhearted", "merciless", "obdurate", "pachydermatous", "pitiless", "remorseless", "ruthless", "slash-and-burn", "soulless", "stony", "stoney", "stonyhearted", "take-no-prisoners", "thick-skinned", "uncharitable", "unfeeling", "unmerciful", "unsparing", "unsympathetic" ] }, "having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others":{ "antonyms":[ "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted" ], "examples":[ "his heartless whipping of runaway slaves virtually to the point of death shocked even other slave owners" ], "near antonyms":[ "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "charitable", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "pitying", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "related":[ "hard-hearted", "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "unfeeling", "fell", "ferocious", "grim", "bloodthirsty", "cutthroat", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "catty", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "vindictive", "draconian", "draconic", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "oppressive" ], "synonyms":[ "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "brute", "butcherly", "cruel", "fiendish", "inhuman", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "vicious", "wanton" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heating":{ "to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree":{ "antonyms":[ "chilling", "cooling", "refrigerating" ], "examples":[ "heat water for tea", "heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in" ], "near antonyms":[ "freezing", "frosting", "icing", "supercooling" ], "related":[ "overheating", "superheating", "reheating", "rewarming", "thawing", "baking", "cooking", "roasting", "burning", "charring", "firing", "parching", "scalding", "scorching", "searing" ], "synonyms":[ "hotting (up)", "toasting", "warming" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heavenly":{ "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ], "examples":[ "the heavenly aroma of chocolate fills the shop" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "related":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "examples":[ "had a heavenly time at the dance" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "related":[ "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" ], "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", "down", "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", "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" ] }, "of, relating to, or being God":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "do not concern yourself with material possessions, but with things heavenly , the prophet admonished" ], "near antonyms":[ "human", "mortal", "natural" ], "related":[ "eternal", "everlasting", "immortal", "all-powerful", "almighty", "omnipotent", "omniscient", "supreme" ], "synonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "divine", "godlike", "godly", "holy", "sacred", "supernatural" ] }, "of, relating to, or suggesting heaven":{ "antonyms":[ "chthonic", "chthonian", "hellish", "infernal", "plutonian", "sulfurous", "Tartarean" ], "examples":[ "heavenly hosts singing \"Alleluia!\"" ], "near antonyms":[ "earthly", "mundane", "terrestrial", "worldly", "anti-utopian", "dystopian" ], "related":[ "supernatural", "transcendent", "transcendental", "unearthly", "unworldly", "angelic", "angelical", "beatific", "blissful", "Olympian", "paradisiacal", "paradisiac", "utopian", "cosmic", "cosmical", "galactic", "stellar" ], "synonyms":[ "celestial", "elysian", "empyreal", "empyrean", "ethereal", "supernal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heavies":{ "a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he played the heavy in film after film until being cast against type as the romantic lead in a comedy" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints", "heroes" ], "related":[ "villainesses", "blackguards", "criminals", "crooks", "culprits", "felons", "lawbreakers", "malefactors", "offenders", "perpetrators", "perps", "transgressors", "sinners", "trespassers", "wrongdoers", "cads", "heels", "serpents", "snakes", "vipers", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "desperadoes", "desperados", "outlaws", "cons", "convicts", "jailbirds", "assassins", "cutthroats", "gangsters", "goons", "gunmen", "hoodlums", "hooligans", "racketeers", "ruffians", "thugs", "roughs", "rowdies", "toughs", "losers", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "ne'er-do-wells", "stinkers", "trash" ], "synonyms":[ "baddies", "beasts", "brutes", "caitiffs", "devils", "evildoers", "fiends", "hounds", "knaves", "meanies", "miscreants", "monsters", "nazis", "no-goods", "rapscallions", "rascals", "reprobates", "rogues", "savages", "scalawags", "scallywags", "scamps", "scapegraces", "scoundrels", "varlets", "villains", "wretches" ] }, "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "antonyms":[ "lightweights", "nobodies", "nonentities", "shrimp", "shrimps", "twerps", "whippersnappers", "zeros", "zeroes", "zilches" ], "examples":[ "in the field of secondary education, she definitely ranks as one of the heavies" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferiors", "subordinates", "underlings", "mediocrities", "obscurities" ], "related":[ "barons", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "lions", "magnates", "moguls", "princes", "princesses", "queens", "tycoons", "VIPs" ], "synonyms":[ "big boys", "big cheeses", "bigfeet", "bigfoots", "biggies", "big guns", "big leaguers", "bigs", "big shots", "big-timers", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "fat cats", "heavy hitters", "heavyweights", "high-muck-a-mucks", "high-muckety-mucks", "honchos", "kahunas", "kingfish", "kingpins", "major leaguers", "muckety-mucks", "muck-a-mucks", "mucky-mucks", "nabobs", "nawabs", "nibs", "nobs", "pooh-bahs", "poo-bahs", "wheels" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavily":{ "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "heavily spiced sausage", "the family was heavily in debt" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "heaviness":{ "the amount that something weighs":{ "examples":[ "the numbers on the back of each sample indicate the heaviness of the carpeting material" ], "synonyms":[ "avoirdupois", "heft", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "bulk", "mass", "poundage", "tonnage", "deadweight", "heftiness", "massiveness", "ponderousness", "weightiness", "solidity", "solidness", "substantiality", "substantialness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the state or quality of being heavy":{ "examples":[ "the backpack was filled with water bottles that gave it an extra heaviness" ], "synonyms":[ "avoirdupois", "heftiness", "massiveness", "ponderousness", "weightiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "overweight", "solidity", "solidness", "substantiality", "substantialness", "bulk", "bulkiness", "hugeness", "cumbersomeness" ], "near antonyms":[ "airiness", "delicacy", "ethereality", "etherealness", "flimsiness", "fluffiness", "insubstantiality", "slightness" ], "antonyms":[ "lightness", "weightlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavy":{ "having great weight":{ "examples":[ "this trunk full of books is much too heavy for one person to lift" ], "synonyms":[ "hefty", "massive", "ponderous", "weighty" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdensome", "leaden", "lumpish", "bulky", "elephantine", "massy", "outsize", "outsized", "voluminous", "overweight", "top-heavy", "solid", "substantial", "ultraheavy" ], "near antonyms":[ "airy", "ethereal", "feathery", "fluffy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "flimsy", "insubstantial", "slight", "lightweight", "undersized", "undersize", "underweight", "ultralight", "ultralightweight" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "weightless" ] }, "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "examples":[ "the study of history doesn't have to be all about dull heavy reading and the memorization of dates" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ] }, "containing much seasoning, fat, or sugar":{ "examples":[ "avoid heavy desserts like cheesecake and pecan pie" ], "synonyms":[ "rich" ], "near synonyms":[ "buttery", "fat", "fatty", "greasy", "oily", "caloric", "calorific", "fattening", "cloying", "oversweet", "filling", "overfilling", "satiating", "sating", "spicy", "sugary", "sweet", "creamy", "sauced" ], "near antonyms":[ "natural", "plain", "simple", "unseasoned", "diet", "nonfattening", "slimming", "nonfat" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "lite" ] }, "covered over by clouds":{ "examples":[ "heavy skies threatening rain" ], "synonyms":[ "beclouded", "clouded", "cloudy", "dull", "hazed", "hazy", "lowering", "louring", "overcast", "overclouded" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedimmed", "befogged", "blackened", "darkened", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dulled", "dusky", "misty", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "overshadowed", "sunless", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "dark", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "sepulchral", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "near antonyms":[ "sunlit", "sunny", "sunshiny", "brightened", "brilliant", "dazzling", "illuminated", "illumined", "lit", "lighted", "lightened", "radiant", "shiny" ], "antonyms":[ "clear", "cloudless" ] }, "difficult to endure":{ "examples":[ "they paid a heavy price for their mistakes" ], "synonyms":[ "bitter", "brutal", "burdensome", "cruel", "excruciating", "grievous", "grim", "hard", "hardhanded", "harsh", "inhuman", "murderous", "onerous", "oppressive", "rough", "rugged", "searing", "severe", "stiff", "tough", "trying" ], "near synonyms":[ "austere", "bleak", "comfortless", "discomforting", "forbidding", "inhospitable", "spartan", "uncomfortable", "biting", "inclement", "intemperate", "wild", "rigorous", "strict", "stringent", "agonizing", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "painful", "wretched", "crushing", "grinding", "overwhelming", "wearing", "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "harrowing", "tortuous", "bad", "disagreeable", "hostile", "unfriendly", "unpleasant" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "cozy", "luxurious", "snug", "agreeable", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "pleasant", "peaceful", "relaxing", "reposeful", "restful", "bearable", "endurable", "painless", "tolerable", "balmy", "calm", "clement", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate" ], "antonyms":[ "easy", "light", "soft" ] }, "extreme in degree, power, or effect":{ "examples":[ "heavy rains", "the company is forecasting heavy losses this year" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "explosive", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ], "near synonyms":[ "accentuated", "aggravated", "concentrated", "deepened", "emphasized", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "stressed", "exhaustive", "thorough", "harsh", "rigorous", "severe" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "weak", "shallow", "superficial", "moderated", "qualified", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "toned (down)", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "subdued" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ] }, "having a matter of importance as its topic":{ "examples":[ "got into a heavy discussion about death and the afterlife" ], "synonyms":[ "grave", "serious", "weighty" ], "near synonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "portentous", "significant", "solid", "substantial" ], "near antonyms":[ "frivolous", "insignificant", "lite", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "silly", "slight", "small", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "unserious" ] }, "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "examples":[ "until we find our groove, it's going to be heavy sledding on this project" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "Augean", "backbreaking", "challenging", "demanding", "difficult", "effortful", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "hellacious", "herculean", "killer", "laborious", "moiling", "murderous", "pick-and-shovel", "rigorous", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "stiff", "strenuous", "sweaty", "tall", "testing", "toilsome", "tough", "uphill" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "elusive", "hairy", "insoluble", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "opaque", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite", "serious", "spiny", "stubborn", "thorny", "ticklish", "tricky", "bruising", "burdensome", "exhausting", "labored", "onerous", "oppressive", "stressful", "taxing", "tight", "trying", "annoying", "bothersome", "distressing", "irksome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "grievous", "grim", "strict", "stringent", "brutal", "cruel", "inhuman", "painful" ], "near antonyms":[ "achievable", "clear", "doable", "elementary", "manageable", "uncomplicated", "comforting", "gentle", "painless", "relaxed", "smooth", "soothing", "accessible", "friendly", "idiotproof", "user-friendly" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "light", "mindless", "simple", "soft", "undemanding" ] }, "having great power or influence":{ "examples":[ "she's not among the handful of heavy critics who can make or break a Broadway show" ], "synonyms":[ "heavy-duty", "important", "influential", "mighty", "potent", "powerful", "puissant", "significant", "strong" 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"caught", "enceinte", "expectant", "expecting", "gone", "gravid", "pregnant", "quick" ], "near synonyms":[ "parturient", "prenatal", "childbearing", "gestational", "brooding", "conceiving", "impregnated" ], "near antonyms":[ "barren", "infertile", "aborting", "miscarrying", "delivered" ], "antonyms":[ "nonpregnant" ] }, "a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{ "examples":[ "he played the heavy in film after film until being cast against type as the romantic lead in a comedy" ], "synonyms":[ "baddie", "baddy", "beast", "brute", "caitiff", "devil", "evildoer", "fiend", "hound", "knave", "meanie", "meany", "miscreant", "monster", "nazi", "no-good", "rapscallion", "rascal", "reprobate", "rogue", "savage", "scalawag", "scallywag", "scamp", "scapegrace", "scoundrel", "varlet", "villain", "wretch" ], "near synonyms":[ "villainess", "blackguard", "criminal", "crook", "culprit", "felon", "lawbreaker", "malefactor", "offender", "perp", "perpetrator", "transgressor", "sinner", "trespasser", "wrongdoer", "cad", "heel", "serpent", "snake", "viper", "bandit", "bravo", "desperado", "outlaw", "con", "convict", "jailbird", "assassin", "cutthroat", "gangster", "goon", "gunman", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "racketeer", "ruffian", "thug", "rough", "rowdy", "tough", "loser", "lowlife", "ne'er-do-well", "stinker", "trash" ], "near antonyms":[ "angel", "innocent", "saint", "hero" ], "antonyms":[] }, "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "examples":[ "in the field of secondary education, she definitely ranks as one of the heavies" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "big boy", "big cheese", "big gun", "big leaguer", "big shot", "big wheel", "big-timer", "bigfoot", "biggie", "bigwig", "fat cat", "heavy hitter", "heavyweight", "high-muck-a-muck", "high-muckety-muck", "honcho", "kahuna", "kingfish", "kingpin", "major leaguer", "muckety-muck", "muck-a-muck", "mucky-muck", "nabob", "nawab", "nibs", "nob", "pooh-bah", "poo-bah", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "lion", "magnate", "mogul", "prince", "princess", "queen", "tycoon", "VIP" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "mediocrity", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[ "lightweight", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "shrimp", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "heavy hitter":{ "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "antonyms":[ "lightweight", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "shrimp", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ], "examples":[ "many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "mediocrity", "obscurity" ], "related":[ "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "lion", "magnate", "mogul", "prince", "princess", "queen", "tycoon", "VIP" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "big boy", "big cheese", "big gun", "big leaguer", "big shot", "big wheel", "big-timer", "bigfoot", "biggie", "bigwig", "fat cat", "heavy", "heavyweight", "high-muck-a-muck", "high-muckety-muck", "honcho", "kahuna", "kingfish", "kingpin", "major leaguer", "muckety-muck", "muck-a-muck", "mucky-muck", "nabob", "nawab", "nibs", "nob", "pooh-bah", "poo-bah", "wheel" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headliners":{ "the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show":{ "examples":[ "a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV" ], "synonyms":[ "leads", "principals", "stars" ], "near synonyms":[ "leading ladies", "leading men", "superstars", "ingenues", "ing\u00e9nues", "starlets", "star turns", "coprincipals", "co-principals", "costars", "co-stars" ], "near antonyms":[ "extras", "supernumeraries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headmaster":{ "as in master , schoolmaster":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "master", "rector", "schoolmaster", "educationist", "educator", "instructor", "pedagogue", "pedagog", "preceptor", "schoolteacher", "teacher", "headmistress", "instructress", "mistress", "schoolmarm", "schoolma'am", "schoolmistress", "coach", "guide", "guru", "preparer", "trainer", "mentor", "tutor", "tutoress", "drillmaster", "inculcator", "dean", "docent", "doctor", "don", "prof", "professor", "regius professor", "academe", "academic", "academician", "didact", "pedant", "governess", "homeschooler", "intern", "interne", "practice teacher", "reader", "student teacher" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hearthstone":{ "the place where one lives":{ "examples":[ "after years abroad, the eldest son returned to the family hearthstone , the old house in Philadelphia" ], "synonyms":[ "abode", "diggings", "domicile", "dwelling", "fireside", "habitation", "hearth", "home", "house", "lodging", "pad", "place", "quarters", "residence", "roof" ], "near synonyms":[ "accommodations", "housing", "nest", "residency", "shelter", "bungalow", "cabin", "casita", "chalet", "cottage", "duplex", "ranch", "ranch house", "saltbox", "semi", "split level", "townhome", "town house", "tract house", "triplex", "apartment", "apartment house", "condo", "condominium", "flat", "tenement", "tenement house", "walk-up", "penthouse", "salon", "suite", "barracks", "billet", "boardinghouse", "dorm", "dormitory", "flophouse", "lodging house", "lodgment", "lodgement", "room(s)", "rooming house", "castle", "ch\u00e2teau", "countryseat", "estate", "hall", "manor", "manor house", "mansion", "McMansion", "palace", "villa", "farmhouse", "grange", "hacienda", "homestead", "double-wide", "houseboat", "house trailer", "mobile home", "motor home", "recreational vehicle", "RV", "trailer", "hermitage", "manse", "parsonage", "rectory", "vicarage", "hooch", "hootch", "hovel", "hut", "hutch", "shack", "shanty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavyhearted":{ "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "she was heavyhearted at losing the election, in which she had invested everything" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "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" ] }, "headhunting":{ "as in scouting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "scouting", "keeping (on)", "advancing", "promoting", "upgrading", "enlisting", "apprenticing", "contracting", "jobbing", "partnering", "subcontracting", "reemploying", "re-employing", "reengaging", "re-engaging", "rehiring", "assuming", "employing", "engaging", "feeing", "hiring", "laying on", "paying", "placing", "recruiting", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ], "near antonyms":[ "axing", "canning", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "sacking", "furloughing", "laying off", "locking out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "head start":{ "as in start , lead":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heart":{ "the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune":{ "examples":[ "those who refuse to contribute to the fund for the famine victims must have no heart" ], "synonyms":[ "bigheartedness", "charity", "commiseration", "compassion", "feeling", "good-heartedness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindliness", "kindness", "largeheartedness", "mercy", "pity", "ruth", "softheartedness", "sympathy", "warmheartedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "feelings", "responsiveness", "sensibility", "sensitivity", "affection", "love", "regard", "affinity", "empathy", "rapport", "altruism", "benevolence", "benignancy", "benignity", "generosity", "goodwill", "humaneness", "humanism", "humanitarianism", "philanthropy" ], "near antonyms":[ "callousness", "coldness", "disinterest", "indifference", "unconcern", "cruelty", "harshness", "animosity", "antipathy", "dislike", "hatred", "hostility" ], "antonyms":[ "coldheartedness", "hard-heartedness", "inhumanity", "inhumanness", "mercilessness", "pitilessness" ] }, "a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{ "examples":[ "the heart of the village economy was the outdoor market" ], "synonyms":[ "axis", "base", "capital", "center", "central", "core", "cynosure", "epicenter", "eye", "focus", "ground zero", "hub", "locus", "mecca", "navel", "nerve center", "nexus", "nucleus", "omphalos", "seat" ], "near synonyms":[ "headquarters", "happy hunting ground", "hive", "hotbed", "hot spot", "playground", "playland", "kernel", "nub", "pith", "deep", "thick", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "attraction", "lodestone", "loadstone", "magnet", "polestar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{ "examples":[ "never lost heart while she was lost in the woods" ], "synonyms":[ "bottle", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "daringness", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "gutsiness", "hardihood", "heroism", "intestinal fortitude", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "moxie", "nerve", "pecker", "prowess", "stoutness", "valor", "virtue" ], "near synonyms":[ "backbone", "fiber", "fortitude", "grit", "gumption", "mettle", "pluck", "pluckiness", "spunk", "temper", "determination", "perseverance", "resolution", "endurance", "stamina", "stomach", "tenacity", "audacity", "boldness", "brazenness", "cheek", "cojones", "effrontery", "gall", "temerity" ], "near antonyms":[ "cold feet", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "mousiness", "timidity", "timorousness", "feebleness", "softness", "weakness", "impotence", "ineffectualness", "hesitation", "indecision", "indecisiveness", "irresolution" ], "antonyms":[ "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "dastardliness", "poltroonery", "spinelessness" ] }, "the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{ "examples":[ "at the heart of the problem is the school's outmoded computer system", "avoided any small talk and got right to the heart of the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom line", "bull's-eye", "centerpiece", "core", "crux", "essence", "gist", "kernel", "keynote", "meat", "meat and potatoes", "net", "nub", "nubbin", "nucleus", "pith", "pivot", "point", "root", "sum" ], "near synonyms":[ "course", "direction", "drift", "tenor", "body", "content", "substance", "hypothesis", "proposition", "purport", "subject", "theme", "thesis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions":{ "examples":[ "deep down in her heart , she knew he was telling the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "belly", "blood", "bone(s)", "bosom", "breast", "core", "gut", "heartstrings", "inner space", "inside", "quick", "soul" ], "near synonyms":[ "conscience", "mind" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headstreams":{ "the beginning part of a stream":{ "examples":[ "the headstreams of the Ganges River arise in the Himalayas" ], "synonyms":[ "heads", "headwaters", "sources" ], "near synonyms":[ "fountainheads", "fountains", "geysers", "headsprings", "hot springs", "springs", "wellsprings", "branches", "feeders", "tributaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headmasters":{ "as in masters , schoolmasters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "masters", "rectors", "schoolmasters", "educationists", "educators", "instructors", "pedagogues", "pedagogs", "preceptors", "schoolteachers", "teachers", "headmistresses", "instructresses", "mistresses", "schoolmarms", "schoolma'ams", "schoolmistresses", "coaches", "guides", "gurus", "preparers", "trainers", "mentors", "tutoresses", "tutors", "drillmasters", "inculcators", "deans", "docents", "doctors", "dons", "professors", "profs", "regius professors", "academes", "academicians", "academics", "didacts", "pedants", "governesses", "homeschoolers", "interns", "internes", "practice teachers", "readers", "student teachers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heartsick":{ "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "felt heartsick over having to give up the family farm" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "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" ] }, "heartthrob":{ "an attractive and usually famous man":{ "examples":[ "He is the latest in a series teen heartthrobs to capture the attention of many adolescents." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "favorite", "hero", "idol", "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre", "cause celebre", "celeb", "figure", "icon", "ikon", "light", "luminary", "megastar", "name", "notability", "notable", "notoriety", "personage", "personality", "somebody", "standout", "star", "superstar", "VIP", "crush", "darling", "dreamboat" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweight", "mediocrity", "has-been", "nobody", "noncelebrity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heat-treated":{ "as in tempered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tempered", "baked", "boiled", "broiled", "steamed", "microwaved", "heated", "toasted", "warmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "air-conditioned", "frosted", "froze", "iced", "quick-froze", "supercooled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heartiness":{ "the condition of being sound in body":{ "examples":[ "Granddad's heartiness on the hike put everyone else to shame\u2014he wouldn't even hear of stopping to rest" ], "synonyms":[ "fitness", "health", "healthiness", "robustness", "sap", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "fettle", "shape", "cleanliness", "hygiene", "hardiness", "lustiness", "robustiousness", "ruggedness", "stamina", "strength", "toughness", "vigor", "vigorousness", "vitality", "bloom", "flush", "flushness", "activeness", "agility", "liveliness", "spryness", "weal", "welfare", "well-being" ], "near antonyms":[ "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "infirmity", "lameness", "sickliness", "weakness", "ailment", "condition", "disease", "disorder", "malady", "trouble" ], "antonyms":[ "illness", "sickness", "unhealthiness", "unsoundness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavy-handedness":{ "as in crudeness , clumsiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clumsiness", "crudeness", "ham-handedness", "inexperience", "unpreparedness", "inability", "inaptitude", "incompetence", "incompetency", "unskillfulness", "amateurishness", "amateurism", "dilettantism", "inexpertness" ], "near antonyms":[ "expertness", "masterfulness", "masterliness", "professionalism", "finish", "polish", "ability", "adeptness", "competence", "proficiency", "skill", "skillfulness", "talent", "virtuosity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in harshness , oppressiveness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hardhandedness", "harshness", "oppressiveness", "cattiness", "despitefulness", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "maliciousness", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spitefulness", "bloodlust", "bloodthirstiness", "murderousness", "sanguineness", "sanguinity", "fellness", "ferociousness", "ferocity", "fierceness", "grimness", "hard-heartedness", "mercilessness", "pitilessness", "ruthlessness", "unfeelingness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "barbarity", "barbarousness", "brutality", "cruelness", "cruelty", "fiendishness", "heartlessness", "inhumanity", "inhumanness", "sadism", "savageness", "savagery", "truculence", "viciousness", "wantonness" ], "near antonyms":[ "benignity", "compassion", "good-heartedness", "humaneness", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindness", "sympathy", "tenderheartedness", "tenderness", "warmheartedness", "warmness", "warmth", "charitableness", "clemency", "leniency", "mercifulness", "mercy", "pity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hearsed":{ "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "examples":[ "the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week" ], "synonyms":[ "buried", "entombed", "inhumed", "interred", "laid", "put away", "tombed" ], "near synonyms":[ "immured", "inurned", "enshrined", "concealed", "covered", "ensconced", "hid", "obscured", "shaded", "shielded", "cloaked", "curtained", "enshrouded", "shrouded", "reburied", "reinterred", "coffined" ], "near antonyms":[ "burned", "burnt", "cremated", "bared", "disclosed", "discovered", "displayed", "exhibited", "exposed", "revealed", "showed", "uncoffined" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterred", "exhumed", "unearthed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heartache":{ "deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved":{ "examples":[ "the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "anguish", "dolefulness", "dolor", "grief", "heartbreak", "sorriness", "sorrow", "woe" ], "near synonyms":[ "agony", "distress", "pain", "suffering", "torment", "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despair", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "distress", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "misery", "mopes", "oppression", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness", "woefulness", "wretchedness", "contrition", "guilt", "regret", "remorse", "rue", "self-reproach", "shame", "melancholia", "self-pity" ], "near antonyms":[ "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "merrymaking", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "enjoyment", "content", "contentedness", "contentment" ], "antonyms":[ "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "delight", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "glee", "gleefulness", "happiness", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "pleasure", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hearkening (to)":{ "as in hearing , harking (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attending (to)", "harking (to)", "hearing", "complying (with)", "conforming (to)", "keeping", "obeying", "respecting", "marking", "noticing", "seeing", "considering", "contemplating", "mulling", "pondering", "weighing", "following", "heeding", "listening (to)", "minding", "noting", "observing", "regarding", "watching" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "tuning out", "brushing (aside or off)", "discounting", "dismissing", "glossing (over)", "glozing (over)", "neglecting", "passing over", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scorning", "shrugging off", "defying", "flouting", "slighting", "snubbing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "head cases":{ "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "brought in a counselor to work with the student they worried might be a head case" ], "synonyms":[ "bugs", "crackbrains", "crazies", "fools", "fruitcakes", "loonies", "loons", "lunatics", "maniacs", "nutcases", "nuts", "nutters", "psychopaths", "psychos", "sickies", "sickos", "wackos", "whackos" ], "near synonyms":[ "madmen", "abnormals", "deviants", "monomaniacs", "mythomaniacs", "neurotics", "obsessive-compulsives", "obsessives", "paranoids", "psychotics", "schizophrenics", "sociopaths", "characters", "codgers", "crackpots", "cracks", "cranks", "eccentrics", "fantastics", "flakes", "kooks", "oddballs", "oddities", "originals", "quizzes", "screwballs", "tykes", "tikes", "weirdos", "zanies", "cases", "patients" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "an area of scientific research that's a good niche for social misfits and hard-core head cases" ], "synonyms":[ "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cracks", "cranks", "eccentrics", "flakes", "fruitcakes", "kooks", "nutcases", "nuts", "nutters", "oddballs", "oddities", "originals", "quizzes", "screwballs", "weirdos", "zanies" ], "near synonyms":[ "bohemians", "mavericks", "nonconformists", "quixotes", "coots", "geezers", "curios", "rarities", "freaks", "fantasticoes", "fantasts" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists", "followers", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heartfelt":{ "genuine in feeling":{ "examples":[ "a number of the retiring teacher's former students have expressed their heartfelt appreciation for the invaluable lessons they learned in his classroom" ], "synonyms":[ "sincere", "unfeigned" ], "near synonyms":[ "unaffected", "unforced", "artless", "honest", "ingenuous", "translucent", "transparent", "true", "authentic", "genuine", "hearty", "wholehearted", "whole-souled" ], "near antonyms":[ "backhanded", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "left-handed", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "two-faced", "unctuous" ], "antonyms":[ "affected", "artificial", "false", "feigned", "insincere" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hearsing":{ "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "examples":[ "the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week" ], "synonyms":[ "burying", "entombing", "inhuming", "interring", "laying", "putting away", "tombing" ], "near synonyms":[ "immuring", "inurning", "enshrining", "concealing", "covering", "ensconcing", "hiding", "obscuring", "shading", "shielding", "cloaking", "curtaining", "enshrouding", "shrouding", "reburying", "reinterring", "coffining" ], "near antonyms":[ "burning", "cremating", "baring", "disclosing", "discovering", "displaying", "exhibiting", "exposing", "revealing", "showing", "uncoffining" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterring", "exhuming", "unearthing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hearten":{ "to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{ "examples":[ "thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse" ], "synonyms":[ "bear up", "buck up", "buoy (up)", "cheer (up)", "chirk (up)", "embolden", "encourage", "inspire", "inspirit", "steel" ], "near synonyms":[ "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralize", "depress", "sadden", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "hamstring", "undermine", "weaken", "intimidate", "psych (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "daunt", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "head-scratchers":{ "something hard to understand or explain":{ "examples":[ "why he chose to sink all of his money into a failing business is a real head-scratcher" ], "synonyms":[ "closed books", "conundrums", "enigmas", "mysteries", "mystifications", "puzzlements", "puzzles", "riddles", "secrets", "whys" ], "near synonyms":[ "brainteasers", "cases", "challenges", "knots", "matters", "perplexities", "posers", "problems", "stumpers", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headaches":{ "a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work":{ "examples":[ "filling out all the required forms was a real headache" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "beasts", "chores", "jobs", "killers", "labors" ], "near synonyms":[ "drudgeries", "grinds", "heavy liftings", "lucubrations", "efforts", "strains", "sweats", "burdens", "loads", "weights", "bothers", "nuisances", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[ "breezes", "child's play", "cinches", "duck soup", "kid stuff", "setups", "snaps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is a source of irritation":{ "examples":[ "one of the headaches of being a band teacher is never knowing if the school's music program will be cut" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravations", "aggros", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "bugbears", "exasperations", "frustrations", "hair shirts", "hassles", "inconveniences", "irks", "irritants", "nuisances", "peeves", "pests", "rubs", "ruffles", "thorns", "trials", "vexations" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomforts", "fleabites", "pinpricks", "affronts", "insults", "offenses", "offences", "upsets", "worries", "afflictions", "albatross", "albatrosses", "burdens", "crosses", "curses", "menaces", "millstones", "plagues", "sores", "anxieties", "plights", "predicaments", "tribulations", "troubles", "hang-ups", "pet peeves", "problems", "annoyers", "disturbers", "harassers", "mischiefs", "offenders", "pandora's boxes" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "joys", "pleasures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heads off":{ "to keep from happening by taking action in advance":{ "examples":[ "if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster" ], "synonyms":[ "averts", "forestalls", "helps", "obviates", "precludes", "prevents", "staves off" ], "near synonyms":[ "anticipates", "provides", "negates", "neutralizes", "nullifies", "saves", "baffles", "balks", "checkmates", "deters", "foils", "frustrates", "thwarts", "bars", "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "interferes (with)", "retards", "stalls", "deflects", "fends (off)", "stops", "wards (off)", "avoids", "circumvents", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "escapes", "eschews", "evades", "shakes", "shirks", "shuns", "forbids", "inhibits", "prohibits", "arrests", "checks", "halts", "stops", "compensates (for)", "counteracts", "counterbalances", "makes up (for)", "offsets" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "eases", "facilitates", "smooths", "smoothes", "unclogs", "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nurtures", "promotes", "allows", "leaves", "lets", "permits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "headdress":{ "a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown":{ "examples":[ "most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress" ], "synonyms":[ "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid" ], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hearth":{ "the place where one lives":{ "examples":[ "all were welcome, friends and strangers alike, to their humble hearth" ], "synonyms":[ "abode", "diggings", "domicile", "dwelling", "fireside", "habitation", "hearthstone", "home", "house", "lodging", "pad", "place", "quarters", "residence", "roof" ], "near synonyms":[ "accommodations", "housing", "nest", "residency", "shelter", "bungalow", "cabin", "casita", "chalet", "cottage", "duplex", "ranch", "ranch house", "saltbox", "semi", "split level", "townhome", "town house", "tract house", "triplex", "apartment", "apartment house", "condo", "condominium", "flat", "tenement", "tenement house", "walk-up", "penthouse", "salon", "suite", "barracks", "billet", "boardinghouse", "dorm", "dormitory", "flophouse", "lodging house", "lodgment", "lodgement", "room(s)", "rooming house", "castle", "ch\u00e2teau", "countryseat", "estate", "hall", "manor", "manor house", "mansion", "McMansion", "palace", "villa", "farmhouse", "grange", "hacienda", "homestead", "double-wide", "houseboat", "house trailer", "mobile home", "motor home", "recreational vehicle", "RV", "trailer", "hermitage", "manse", "parsonage", "rectory", "vicarage", "hooch", "hootch", "hovel", "hut", "hutch", "shack", "shanty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headhunt":{ "as in scout":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "scout", "keep (on)", "advance", "promote", "upgrade", "enlist", "apprentice", "contract", "job", "partner", "subcontract", "reemploy", "reengage", "rehire", "assume", "employ", "engage", "fee", "hire", "lay on", "pay", "place", "recruit", "retain", "sign (up or on)", "take on" ], "near antonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "can", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "sack", "furlough", "lay off", "lock out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heartthrobs":{ "an attractive and usually famous man":{ "examples":[ "He is the latest in a series teen heartthrobs to capture the attention of many adolescents." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "favorites", "heroes", "idols", "causes c\u00e9l\u00e8bres", "causes celebres", "celebs", "figures", "icons", "ikons", "lights", "luminaries", "megastars", "names", "notabilities", "notables", "notorieties", "personages", "personalities", "somebodies", "standouts", "stars", "superstars", "VIPs", "crushes", "darlings", "dreamboats" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweights", "mediocrities", "has-beens", "nobodies", "noncelebrities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heading off":{ "to keep from happening by taking action in advance":{ "examples":[ "if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster" ], "synonyms":[ "averting", "forestalling", "helping", "obviating", "precluding", "preventing", "staving off" ], "near synonyms":[ "anticipating", "providing", "negating", "neutralizing", "nullifying", "saving", "baffling", "balking", "checkmating", "deterring", "foiling", "frustrating", "thwarting", "barring", "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "interfering (with)", "retarding", "stalling", "deflecting", "fending (off)", "stopping", "warding (off)", "avoiding", "circumventing", "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "escaping", "eschewing", "evading", "shaking", "shirking", "shunning", "forbidding", "inhibiting", "prohibiting", "arresting", "checking", "halting", "stopping", "compensating (for)", "counteracting", "counterbalancing", "making up (for)", "offsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "easing", "facilitating", "smoothing", "unclogging", "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nurturing", "promoting", "allowing", "leaving", "letting", "permitting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heartbroken":{ "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "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" ] }, "expressing or suggesting mourning":{ "examples":[ "was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died" ], "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "doleful", "dolesome", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirgelike", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "melancholy", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "dispirited", "downcast", "downhearted", "heartsick", "heartsore", "inconsolable", "tearful", "brokenhearted", "careworn", "crestfallen", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "low-spirited", "miserable", "sad", "triste", "unhappy", "woebegone", "bawling", "crying", "groaning", "howling", "keening", "moaning", "yammering", "bleeding", "suffering", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "desolate", "dismal", "dreary", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "joyless", "low", "miserable", "moody", "morbid", "morose", "pathetic", "pessimistic", "piteous", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "exulting", "glorying", "happy", "joyful", "rejoicing", "triumphant", "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "laughing", "smiling", "blissful", "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "jocund", "jolly", "joyous", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "giddy", "heady", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heartlessly":{ "as in ruthlessly , callously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "callously", "cold-bloodedly", "hard-heartedly", "inhumanely", "inhumanly", "insensately", "insensitively", "mercilessly", "obdurately", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "tyrannically", "uncharitably", "unfeelingly", "unmercifully", "unsparingly", "brutally", "hard", "hardly", "harshly", "ill", "oppressively", "roughly", "severely", "sternly", "stiffly", "abusively", "brutishly", "savagely", "viciously", "aggressively", "assertively", "decidedly", "determinedly", "firmly", "grimly", "gruffly", "resolutely", "strongly", "toughly" ], "near antonyms":[ "clemently", "gently", "leniently", "lightly", "mildly", "softly", "benevolently", "benignantly", "considerately", "cordially", "graciously", "kindly", "lovingly", "tenderly", "charitably", "compassionately", "humanely", "mercifully", "softheartedly", "sympathetically", "tolerantly", "understandingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "heathens":{ "a person who does not worship the God of the Bible":{ "examples":[ "a study of the beliefs and practices of ancient heathens" ], "synonyms":[ "gentiles", "idolaters", "idolators", "pagans" ], "near synonyms":[ "atheists", "giaours", "infidels", "misbelievers", "miscreants", "nonbelievers", "unbelievers", "neo-pagans", "polytheists" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an uncivilized person":{ "examples":[ "European colonizers, who considered the New World peoples to be heathens , forced them to conform to European ways" ], "synonyms":[ "barbarians", "savages" ], "near synonyms":[ "Neanderthals", "primitives", "noble savages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heartbeat":{ "a very small space of time":{ "examples":[ "I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "eyeblink", "flash", "instant", "jiff", "jiffy", "minute", "moment", "nanosecond", "New York minute", "second", "shake", "split second", "trice", "twinkle", "twinkling", "wink" ], "near synonyms":[ "microsecond", "snatch", "spurt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aeon", "eon", "age", "eternity", "forever", "infinity", "lifetime" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "healthiness":{ "the condition of being sound in body":{ "examples":[ "healthy teeth are an indication of a horse's overall healthiness" ], "synonyms":[ "fitness", "health", "heartiness", "robustness", "sap", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "fettle", "shape", "cleanliness", "hygiene", "hardiness", "lustiness", "robustiousness", "ruggedness", "stamina", "strength", "toughness", "vigor", "vigorousness", "vitality", "bloom", "flush", "flushness", "activeness", "agility", "liveliness", "spryness", "weal", "welfare", "well-being" ], "near antonyms":[ "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "infirmity", "lameness", "sickliness", "weakness", "ailment", "condition", "disease", "disorder", "malady", "trouble" ], 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"clear-eyed", "clear-sighted", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "knowing", "savvy", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "shrewd", "smart" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "pawky", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily", "discerning", "insightful", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "wise", "experienced", "veteran", "discriminating", "discriminative", "agile", "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp-eyed", "sharp-sighted", "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "calculating", "scheming" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "unperceptive", "unwise", "dense", "dull", "obtuse", "airheaded", "birdbrained", "brain-dead", "brainless", "dim-witted", "dopey", "dopy", "dumb", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "softheaded", "stupid", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "weak-minded", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "silly", "thoughtless", "witless", "ignorant", "uninformed" ], "antonyms":[ "unknowing" ] }, "having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)":{ "examples":[ "a rich meal full of heady sauces and strong spices" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "concentrated", "full", "full-bodied", "lusty", "muscular", "plush", "potent", "rich", "robust", "strong" ], "near synonyms":[ "heavy", "straight", "undiluted", "unmixed", "high-octane", "high-test", "enriched", "fortified" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilute", "diluted", "watered-down", "watery" ], "antonyms":[ "delicate", "light", "mild", "thin", "thinned", "weak", "weakened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heathenisms":{ "as in paganisms , monotheisms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deisms", "monotheisms", "paganisms", "pantheisms", "polytheisms", "theisms", "doctrines", "dogmas", "dogmata", "theologies", "churches", "communions", "denominations", "sects", "credos", "creeds", "cults", "faiths", "persuasions", "religions" ], "near antonyms":[ "agnosticism", "know-nothingisms", "atheisms", "nonbeliefs", "secularisms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heat wave":{ "as in heat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "heat", "dog days", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "cold", "cold wave", "deep freeze", "freeze", "snap", "cold front", "frost" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headstream":{ "the beginning part of a stream":{ "examples":[ "the headstreams of the Ganges River arise in the Himalayas" ], "synonyms":[ "head", "headwater", "source" ], "near synonyms":[ "fountain", "fountainhead", "geyser", "headspring", "hot spring", "spring", "wellspring", "branch", "feeder", "tributary" ], "near antonyms":[], 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"backwash", "ebb", "reflux", "retraction", "return", "reversal", "reverse", "about-face", "turnabout", "turnaround" ], "antonyms":[ "recess", "recession", "regress", "regression", "retreat", "retrogression" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headgear":{ "a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown":{ "examples":[ "in some states a helmet is required headgear for motorcycle riders" ], "synonyms":[ "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headpiece", "lid" ], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headlands":{ "an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast":{ "examples":[ "the lighthouse, situated on a narrow, rocky headland , commands an expansive view of the coast" ], "synonyms":[ "nesses", "points", "promontories" ], "near synonyms":[ "capes", "forelands", "peninsulas", "spits", "breakwaters", "jetties", "levees" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an area of land that juts out into a body of water":{ "examples":[ "navigation is notoriously difficult at the southernmost tip of South America, where ships must round the headland of Cape Horn" ], "synonyms":[ "arms", "capes", "forelands", "nesses", "peninsulas", "points", "promontories", "spits" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakwaters", "jetties" ], 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heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot" ], "synonyms":[ "lavishing", "pouring", "raining", "showering" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "streaming", "flooding", "inundating", "overflowing", "overwhelming", "swamping", "bombarding", "hailing" ], "near antonyms":[ "holding back", "keeping", "reserving", "retaining", "withholding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to lay or throw on top of one another":{ "examples":[ "heaped the stones in a corner of the yard" ], "synonyms":[ "mounding", "piling", "stacking" ], "near synonyms":[ "banking", "layering", "pyramiding", "accumulating", "amassing", "assembling", "collecting", "concentrating", "garnering", "gathering", "grouping", "massing", "bunching", "clumping", "lumping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "heaped her plate with spaghetti" ], "synonyms":[ "brimming", "charging", "cramming", "filling", "jamming", "jam-packing", "loading", "packing", "stuffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "drenching", "flooding", "glutting", "swamping", "bloating", "bulking", "crowding", "crushing", "matting", "pressing", "ramming", "shoving", "squashing", "squeezing", "refilling", "refreshing", "reloading", "repacking", "replenishing", "overcharging", "overfilling", "overflowing", "saturating", "honeycombing", "penetrating" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightening", "depleting", "draining", "eliminating", "exhausting", "bleeding", "drawing (off)", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging", "scouring", "sweeping" ], "antonyms":[ "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "vacating", "voiding" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heaving":{ "to lift with effort":{ "examples":[ "I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment" ], "synonyms":[ "boosting", "hefting", "hoisting", "jacking (up)", "upheaving" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevating", "hiking", "picking up", "raising", "rearing", "uplifting", "upping", "upraising", "uprearing" ], "near antonyms":[ "depressing", "dropping", "lowering", "sinking", "submerging", "submersing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{ "examples":[ "heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster" ], "synonyms":[ "barfing", "gagging", "hurling", "puking", "retching", "spewing", "spitting up", "throwing up", "upchucking", "vomiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgorging", "regurgitating", "ejecting", "expelling", "nauseating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well" ], "synonyms":[ "boosting", "craning", "elevating", "hefting", "heightening", "hiking", "hoisting", "jacking (up)", "lifting", "perking (up)", "picking up", "raising", "taking up", "upholding", "uplifting", "upping", "upraising" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascending", "mounting", "rising", "rearing", "upending" ], "near antonyms":[ "descending", "dipping", "falling", "pitching", "plunging", "slipping", "bearing", "depressing", "pressing", "pushing", "sinking", "submerging" ], "antonyms":[ "dropping", "lowering" ] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "heaved the brick over the fence" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "catapulting", "chucking", "dashing", "firing", "flinging", "hurling", "hurtling", "launching", "lobbing", "lofting", "pegging", "pelting", "pitching", "slinging", "throwing", "tossing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowling", "darting", "flipping", "gunning", "hooking", "passing", "rolling", "shooting", "bucking", "ejecting", "impelling", "precipitating", "projecting", "propelling", "rifling", "thrusting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{ "examples":[ "by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "gasping", "hyperventilating", "panting", "puffing", "wheezing" ], "near synonyms":[ "choking", "gagging", "gulping", "huffing", "asphyxiating", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "snoring", "snuffling", "exhaling", "expiring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heaths":{ "a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{ "examples":[ "not much grows on the heath besides heather" ], "synonyms":[ "campos", "champaigns", "downs", "grasslands", "leas", "leys", "llanos", "moors", "pampas", "plains", "prairies", "savannas", "savannahs", "steppes", "tundras", "velds", "veldts" ], "near synonyms":[ "fields", "meadows", "floodplains", "bottomlands", "bottoms", "flats", "lowlands", "plateaus", "plateaux", "tablelands", "tables", "uplands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops":{ "examples":[ "drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end" ], "synonyms":[ "barrens", "deserts", "desolations", "no-man's-lands", "wastelands", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "badlands", "brushes", "bushes", "dust bowls", "outdoors", "natures", "wildernesses", "wilds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headily":{ "as in recklessly , impulsively":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "headfirst", "hotheadedly", "impatiently", "impetuously", "impulsively", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "cursorily", "hastily", "headlong", "hotfoot", "hurriedly", "pell-mell", "precipitately", "precipitously", "rashly", "automatically", "glancingly", "haphazardly", "impromptu", "spontaneously", "abruptly", "suddenly", "offhand", "offhandedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliberately", "studiedly", "calculatingly", "circumspectly", "designedly", "falteringly", "haltingly", "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "tentatively", "leisurely", "slowly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "heavy-duty":{ "extreme in degree, power, or effect":{ "examples":[ "some heavy-duty lobbying on the part of the president was necessary in order to get the bill passed" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "explosive", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ], "near synonyms":[ "accentuated", "aggravated", "concentrated", "deepened", "emphasized", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "stressed", "exhaustive", "thorough", "harsh", "rigorous", "severe" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "weak", "shallow", "superficial", "moderated", "qualified", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "toned (down)", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "subdued" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ] }, "having great power or influence":{ "examples":[ "a group of heavy-duty politicians and other notables attended the gala" ], "synonyms":[ "heavy", "important", "influential", "mighty", "potent", "powerful", "puissant", "significant", "strong" ], "near synonyms":[ "high-level", "senior", "top", "able", "capable", "competent", "effective", "efficient", "authoritarian", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "dictatorial", "magisterial", "tyrannical", "tyrannic", "celebrated", "distinguished", "dominant", "eminent", "famed", "famous", "great", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "notorious", "outstanding", "preeminent", "prestigious", "prominent", "renowned", "dynamic", "energetic", "forceful", "high-powered", "robust", "vigorous" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "flimsy", "frail", "infirm", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown", "incapable", "incompetent", "ineffective", "inept", "inexpert", "unfit", "unqualified", "unskilled", "unskillful" ], "antonyms":[ "helpless", "impotent", "insignificant", "little", "powerless", "unimportant", "weak" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heartwarming":{ "making one feel good inside":{ "examples":[ "Sarah was deeply touched by the heartwarming welcome she received from her relatives in Israel" ], "synonyms":[ "cheering", "comforting", "encouraging", "fulfilling", "gladdening", "gratifying", "heartening", "rewarding", "satisfying" ], "near synonyms":[ "affecting", "inspiring", "inspiriting", "moving", "poignant", "stirring", "touching", "edifying", "elevating", "uplifting", "sympathetic", "tender", "kind", "kindly", "loving", "warm", "animating", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "invigorating", "rousing", "stimulating", "thrilling", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "welcoming" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheerless", "disappointing", "disgruntling", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "saddening", "discomforting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting", "cold", "unfeeling", "unfriendly", "unkind", "unloving", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "demoralizing", "depressing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hearkened back (to)":{ "to bring back to mind":{ "examples":[ "an elderly man who liked to hearken back to \"the good old days\"" ], "synonyms":[ "flashed back (to)", "harked back (to)", "harkened back (to)", "minded", "recalled", "recollected", "remembered", "reminisced (about)", "reproduced", "thought (of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "recaptured", "recurred", "educed", "elicited", "evoked", "extracted", "raised", "reminded", "relived", "represented" ], "near antonyms":[ "misremembered", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "lost", "missed", "blanked (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "disremembered", "forgot", "unlearned" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "health":{ "the condition of being sound in body":{ "examples":[ "Sam gradually regained his health after a long bout with cholera" ], "synonyms":[ "fitness", "healthiness", "heartiness", "robustness", "sap", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "fettle", "shape", "cleanliness", "hygiene", "hardiness", "lustiness", "robustiousness", "ruggedness", "stamina", "strength", "toughness", "vigor", "vigorousness", "vitality", "bloom", "flush", "flushness", "activeness", "agility", "liveliness", "spryness", "weal", "welfare", "well-being" ], "near antonyms":[ "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "infirmity", "lameness", "sickliness", "weakness", "ailment", "condition", "disease", "disorder", "malady", "trouble" ], "antonyms":[ "illness", "sickness", "unhealthiness", "unsoundness" ] }, "a state of being or fitness":{ "examples":[ "a country in good economic health now that the recession is past" ], "synonyms":[ "condition", "estate", "fettle", "form", "keeping", "kilter", "nick", "order", "repair", "shape", "trim" ], "near synonyms":[ "practice", "practise", "pass", "phase", "stage", "footing", "picture", "posture", "scene", "situation", "status", "rank", "standing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disorder", "disrepair" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hearkened (to)":{ "as in heard , harked (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attended (to)", "harked (to)", "heard", "complied (with)", "conformed (to)", "kept", "obeyed", "respected", "marked", "noticed", "saw", "considered", "contemplated", "mulled", "pondered", "weighed", "followed", "heeded", "listened (to)", "minded", "noted", "observed", "regarded", "watched" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "ignored", "tuned out", "brushed (aside or off)", "discounted", "dismissed", "glossed (over)", "glozed (over)", "neglected", "passed over", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "scorned", "shrugged off", "defied", "flouted", "slighted", "snubbed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hearthstones":{ "the place where one lives":{ "examples":[ "after years abroad, the eldest son returned to the family hearthstone , the old house in Philadelphia" ], "synonyms":[ "abodes", "diggings", "domiciles", "dwellings", "firesides", "habitations", "hearths", "homes", "houses", "lodgings", "pads", "places", "quarters", "residences", "roofs" ], "near synonyms":[ "accommodations", "housings", "nests", "residencies", "shelters", "bungalows", "cabins", "casitas", "chalets", "cottages", "duplexes", "ranches", "ranch houses", "saltboxes", "semis", "split levels", "townhomes", "town houses", "tract houses", "triplexes", "apartment houses", "apartments", "condominiums", "condominia", "condos", "flats", "tenement houses", "tenements", "walk-ups", "penthouses", "salons", "suites", "barracks", "billets", "boardinghouses", "dormitories", "dorms", "flophouses", "lodging houses", "lodgments", "lodgements", "rooming houses", "rooms", "castles", "ch\u00e2teaus", "ch\u00e2teaux", "countryseats", "estates", "halls", "manor houses", "manors", "mansions", "McMansions", "palaces", "villas", "farmhouses", "granges", "haciendas", "homesteads", "double-wides", "houseboats", "house trailers", "mobile homes", "motor homes", "recreational vehicles", "RVs", "trailers", "hermitages", "manses", "parsonages", "rectories", "vicarages", "hooches", "hootches", "hovels", "hutches", "huts", "shacks", "shanties" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headlines":{ "a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":{ "examples":[ "I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work" ], "synonyms":[ "captions", "headers", "headings", "heads", "rubrics", "titles" ], "near synonyms":[ "banners", "streamers", "catchwords", "guide words", "running heads", "greetings", "salutations", "superscriptions", "superscripts", "subheadings", "subheads", "subtitles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hearts":{ "a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{ "examples":[ "the heart of the village economy was the outdoor market" ], "synonyms":[ "axes", "bases", "capitals", "centers", "centrals", "cores", "cynosures", "epicenters", "eyes", "foci", "focuses", "ground zeros", "hubs", "loci", "meccas", "navels", "nerve centers", "nexuses", "nexus", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "omphali", "seats" ], "near synonyms":[ "headquarters", "happy hunting grounds", "hives", "hotbeds", "hot spots", "playgrounds", "playlands", "kernels", "nubs", "piths", "deeps", "thicks", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "attractions", "lodestones", "loadstones", "magnets", "polestars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{ "examples":[ "at the heart of the problem is the school's outmoded computer system", "avoided any small talk and got right to the heart of the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom lines", "bull's-eyes", "bullseyes", "centerpieces", "cores", "cruxes", "cruces", "essences", "gists", "kernels", "keynotes", "meat and potatoes", "meats", "nets", "nubbins", "nubs", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "piths", "pivots", "points", "roots", "sums" ], "near synonyms":[ "courses", "directions", "drifts", "tenors", "bodies", "contents", "substances", "hypotheses", "propositions", "purports", "subjects", "themes", "theses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions":{ "examples":[ "deep down in her heart , she knew he was telling the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "bellies", "blood", "bones", "bosoms", "breasts", "cores", "guts", "heartstrings", "inner spaces", "insides", "quicks", "souls" ], "near synonyms":[ "consciences", "minds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headache":{ "a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work":{ "examples":[ "filling out all the required forms was a real headache" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "beast", "chore", "job", "killer", "labor" ], "near synonyms":[ "drudgery", "grind", "heavy lifting", "lucubration", "effort", "strain", "sweat", "burden", "load", "weight", "bother", "nuisance", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "breeze", "child's play", "cinch", "duck soup", "kid stuff", "setup", "snap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is a source of irritation":{ "examples":[ "one of the headaches of being a band teacher is never knowing if the school's music program will be cut" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "pest", "rub", "ruffle", "thorn", "trial", "vexation" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "fleabite", "pinprick", "affront", "insult", "offense", "offence", "upset", "worry", "affliction", "albatross", "burden", "cross", "curse", "menace", "millstone", "plague", "sore", "anxiety", "plight", "predicament", "tribulation", "trouble", "hang-up", "pet peeve", "problem", "annoyer", "disturber", "harasser", "mischief", "offender", "pandora's box" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "head-scratcher":{ "something hard to understand or explain":{ "examples":[ "why he chose to sink all of his money into a failing business is a real head-scratcher" ], "synonyms":[ "closed book", "conundrum", "enigma", "mystery", "mystification", "puzzle", "puzzlement", "riddle", "secret", "why" ], "near synonyms":[ "brainteaser", "case", "challenge", "knot", "matter", "perplexity", "poser", "problem", "stumper", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headlight":{ "as in lighting , flashlight":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headpieces":{ "a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown":{ "examples":[ "the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece" ], "synonyms":[ "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "lids" ], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headways":{ "forward movement in time or place":{ "examples":[ "the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size" ], "synonyms":[ "advancements", "advances", "furtherances", "goings", "marches", "onrushes", "passages", "processes", "processions", "progresses", "progressions" ], "near synonyms":[ "currents", "drifts", "flows", "fluxes", "streams", "ways", "advents", "approaches", "arrivals", "comings", "bounds", "jumps", "leaps", "steps", "strides", "impetuses", "momenta", "momentums" ], "near antonyms":[ "backwashes", "ebbs", "refluxes", "retractions", "returns", "reversals", "reverses", "about-faces", "turnabouts", "turnarounds" ], "antonyms":[ "recesses", "recessions", "regresses", "regressions", "retreats", "retrogressions" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heat":{ "depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "informed the doctor, with considerable heat , that she had been kept waiting for three hours" ], "synonyms":[ "ardency", "ardor", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervency", "fervidness", "fervor", "fire", "intenseness", "intensity", "passion", "passionateness", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth", "white heat" ], "near synonyms":[ "cathexis", "emotionalism", "emotionality", "histrionics", "mawkishness", "melodrama", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "fanaticism", "fever", "hot-bloodedness", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloofness", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "detachedness", "dryness", "phlegm", "reserve", "reservedness", "reticence", "taciturnity", "apathy", "indifference", "stoicism", "stoniness", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness", "chilliness", "coldness", "coolness", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[ "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "insensibleness", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity" ] }, "a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder":{ "examples":[ "a private detective packing heat" ], "synonyms":[ "arm", "firearm", "gun", "piece", "small arm" ], "near synonyms":[ "derringer", "forty-five", ".45", "gat", "handgun", "pistol", "revolver", "rod", "roscoe", "sidearm", "six-gun", "six-shooter", "zip gun", "self-loader", "semiautomatic", "blunderbuss", "breechloader", "culverin", "fieldpiece", "firelock", "flintlock", "harquebus", "arquebus", "matchlock", "musket", "rifle", "shotgun", "smoothbore", "twenty-two", ".22", "AK-47", "assault rifle", "assault weapon", "automatic", "carbine", "machine gun", "machine pistol", "repeater", "submachine gun", "tommy gun", "speargun" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a body of officers of the law":{ "examples":[ "he thought he was so slick, but the heat was onto him in no time" ], "synonyms":[ "constabulary", "finest", "force", "fuzz", "man", "police", "police force" ], "near synonyms":[ "bluecoat", "bobby", "bull", "constable", "cop", "copper", "gendarme", "officer", "peeler", "policeman", "police officer", "policewoman", "shamus", "trooper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree":{ "examples":[ "heat water for tea", "heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in" ], "synonyms":[ "hot (up)", "toast", "warm" ], "near synonyms":[ "overheat", "superheat", "reheat", "rewarm", "thaw", "bake", "cook", "roast", "burn", "char", "fire", "parch", "scald", "scorch", "sear" ], "near antonyms":[ "freeze", "frost", "ice", "supercool" ], "antonyms":[ "chill", "cool", "refrigerate" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "headhunted":{ "as in scouted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "scouted", "kept (on)", "advanced", "promoted", "upgraded", "enlisted", "apprenticed", "contracted", "jobbed", "partnered", "subcontracted", "reemployed", "re-employed", "reengaged", "re-engaged", "rehired", "assumed", "employed", "engaged", "feed", "hired", "laid on", "paid", "placed", "recruited", "retained", "signed (up or on)", "took on" ], "near antonyms":[ "axed", "canned", "discharged", "dismissed", "fired", "sacked", "furloughed", "laid off", "locked out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "healthy":{ "enjoying health and vigor":{ "examples":[ "always a hard worker, Grandma has remained healthy into her 80s" ], "synonyms":[ "able-bodied", "bouncing", "fit", "hale", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well", "well-conditioned", "whole", "wholesome" ], "near synonyms":[ "hard", "hardy", "iron", "lusty", "rugged", "stalwart", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "ambulatory", "nondisabled", "uncrippled", "active", "agile", "chipper", "lively", "sprightful", "sprightly", "spry", "vigorous", "vital", "blooming", "clean-cut", "flourishing", "flush", "prospering", "thriving", "all right", "good", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrepit", "enfeebled", "feeble", "infirm", "run-down", "sickened", "sickly", "weak", "weakened", "weakly", "worn-out", "challenged", "crippled", "debilitated", "differently abled", "disabled", "halt", "incapacitated", "lame", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "emaciated", "gaunt", "haggard", "malnourished", "undernourished", "afflicted", "troubled", "bad", "poorly" ], "antonyms":[ "ailing", "diseased", "ill", "sick", "unfit", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell" ] }, "beneficial to the health of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "the air in here isn't healthy", "ads that promote healthy eating habits" ], "synonyms":[ "good", "healthful", "medicinal", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "salutiferous", "sanative", "tonic", "wholesome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alleviative", "corrective", "curative", "recuperative", "refreshing", "rehabilitative", "rejuvenating", "rejuvenescent", "remedial", "advantageous", "useful", "antiseptic", "aseptic", "clean", "hygienic", "sanitary", "nourishing", "nutritional", "nutritious", "nonpoisonous", "nontoxic" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaging", "deleterious", "harmful", "injurious", "pernicious", "infectious", "poisonous", "sickening", "toxic", "insanitary", "unhygienic", "unsanitary" ], "antonyms":[ "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome" ] }, "sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention":{ "examples":[ "a healthy turnout of volunteers to plant trees on Arbor Day" ], "synonyms":[ "biggish", "considerable", "good", "goodly", "handsome", "largish", "major", "respectable", "significant", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "substantive", "tidy" ], "near synonyms":[ "big", "bulky", "hefty", "hulking", "outsize", "outsized", "oversize", "oversized", "voluminous", "astronomical", "astronomic", "bumper", "colossal", "elephantine", "enormous", "gigantic", "great", "herculean", "huge", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "mammoth", "massive", "monstrous", "monumental", "prodigious", "titanic", "tremendous", "whopping" ], "near antonyms":[ "measly", "minute", "paltry", "petty", "picayune", "picayunish", "piddling", "puny", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "marginal", "meager", "meagre", "slight", "little", "small", "tiny", "undersized", "undersize", "bitty", "diminutive", "miniature", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "pocket", "pocket-size", "pocket-sized", "pygmy", "smallish" ], "antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "insubstantial", "negligible", "nominal" ] }, "marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically":{ "examples":[ "coming out of a prolonged recession, the restaurant business seemed to be healthy again" ], "synonyms":[ "booming", "boomy", "flourishing", "golden", "halcyon", "lush", "palmy", "prospering", "prosperous", "roaring", "successful", "thriving" ], "near synonyms":[ "affluent", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "substantial", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do", "comfortable" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dying", "failing", "floundering", "languishing", "struggling", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "insolvent" ], "antonyms":[ "depressed", "unprosperous", "unsuccessful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "headspring":{ "as in spring , hot spring":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fountain", "fountainhead", "geyser", "hot spring", "spring", "wellspring", "head", "headstream", "headwater", "source", "branch", "feeder", "tributary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headdresses":{ "a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown":{ "examples":[ "most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress" ], "synonyms":[ "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids" ], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavyweight":{ "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "examples":[ "a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "big boy", "big cheese", "big gun", "big leaguer", "big shot", "big wheel", "big-timer", "bigfoot", "biggie", "bigwig", "fat cat", "heavy", "heavy hitter", "high-muck-a-muck", "high-muckety-muck", "honcho", "kahuna", "kingfish", "kingpin", "major leaguer", "muckety-muck", "muck-a-muck", "mucky-muck", "nabob", "nawab", "nibs", "nob", "pooh-bah", "poo-bah", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "lion", "magnate", "mogul", "prince", "princess", "queen", "tycoon", "VIP" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "mediocrity", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[ "lightweight", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "shrimp", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hearken":{ "to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{ "examples":[ "hearken ! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses" ], "synonyms":[ "attend", "hark", "harken", "hear", "heed", "listen", "mind" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "discount", "disregard" ], "antonyms":[ "ignore", "tune out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "health spa":{ "a building or room used for sports activities and exercising":{ "examples":[ "a health spa offering aerobics classes for all levels of fitness" ], "synonyms":[ "gym", "gymnasium", "health club", "spa" ], "near synonyms":[ "arena", "bowl", "coliseum", "colosseum", "stadium" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heads-ups":{ "the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk":{ "examples":[ "thanks for the heads-up about the upcoming visit from the corporate big shots" ], "synonyms":[ "admonishments", "admonitions", "alarms", "alarums", "alerts", "cautions", "forewarnings", "notices", "warnings" ], "near synonyms":[ "auguries", "predictions", "premonitions", "prophecies", "prophesies", "notifications", "tip-offs", "advice", "counsel", "guidance", "recommendations", "suggestions", "tips", "announcements", "declarations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heave":{ "to lift with effort":{ "examples":[ "I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment" ], "synonyms":[ "boost", "heft", "hoist", "jack (up)", "upheave" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevate", "hike", "pick up", "raise", "rear", "up", "uplift", "upraise", "uprear" ], "near antonyms":[ "depress", "drop", "lower", "sink", "submerge", "submerse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{ "examples":[ "heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster" ], "synonyms":[ "barf", "gag", "hurl", "puke", "retch", "spew", "spit up", "throw up", "upchuck", "vomit" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgorge", "regurgitate", "eject", "expel", "nauseate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ 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drive" ], "synonyms":[ "chair", "driver's seat", "headship", "helm", "rein(s)" ], "near synonyms":[ "chieftainship", "commandership", "directorship", "forefront", "lead", "vanguard", "captainship", "chairmanship", "deanship", "dictatorship", "generalship", "governorship", "kingship", "mastership", "mastery", "premiership", "presidency", "presidentship", "superintendency", "dominance", "dominion", "jurisdiction", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "sway", "upper hand", "eminence", "height", "pedestal", "pinnacle", "seat", "throne", "top" ], "near antonyms":[ "ranks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid":{ "examples":[ "the head on the ice cream soda rose a good two inches above the rim of the glass" ], "synonyms":[ "foam", "froth", "lather", "spume", "suds", "surf" ], "near synonyms":[ "mousse", "mist", "spindrift", "spray", "scum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a member of the human race":{ "examples":[ "the tour guide counted heads , and everyone was present" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "being", "bird", "bod", "body", "character", "cookie", "cooky", "creature", "customer", "devil", "duck", "egg", "face", "fish", "guy", "human", "human being", "individual", "life", "man", "mortal", "party", "person", "personage", "scout", "slob", "sort", "soul", "specimen", "stiff", "thing", "wight" ], "near synonyms":[ "hominid", "homo", "humanoid", "brother", "fellow", "fellowman", "neighbor", "celebrity", "personality", "self", "somebody" ], "near antonyms":[ "animal", "beast", "beastie", "brute", "critter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{ "examples":[ "when the disagreement between the two departments came to a head , the CEO called both managers in for a closed-door meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "boiling point", "breaking point", "clutch", "conjuncture", "crisis", "crossroad(s)", "crunch", "crunch time", "Dunkirk", "emergency", "exigency", "extremity", "flash point", "juncture", "tinderbox", "zero hour" ], "near synonyms":[ "contingency", "possibility", "climax", "turning point", "happening", "landmark", "milestone", "condition", "pass", "situation", "strait", "deadlock", "impasse", "stalemate", "corner", "fix", "hole", "hot water", "jam", "last ditch", "pinch", "predicament", "scrape", "spot", "eleventh hour", "last minute" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the beginning part of a stream":{ "examples":[ "Lake Itasca in Minnesota is the head of the Mississippi River" ], "synonyms":[ "headstream", "headwater", "source" ], "near synonyms":[ "fountain", "fountainhead", "geyser", "headspring", "hot spring", "spring", "wellspring", "branch", "feeder", "tributary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the highest part or point":{ "examples":[ "stood at the head of the stairs and looked down" ], "synonyms":[ "acme", "apex", "apogee", "capstone", "climax", "crescendo", "crest", "crown", "culmination", "height", "high noon", "high-water mark", "meridian", "ne plus ultra", "noon", "noontime", "peak", "pinnacle", "sum", "summit", "tip-top", "top", "zenith" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloom", "blossom", "flood tide", "flower", "glory", "heyday", "prime", "cap", "ceiling", "roof", "extreme", "extremity", "tip", "vertex", "high", "highlight", "highspot" ], "near antonyms":[ "abyss", "base", "foot", "minimum" ], "antonyms":[ "bottom", "nadir", "rock bottom" ] }, "the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities":{ "examples":[ "you're out of your head if you think you can swim across that river" ], "synonyms":[ "daylights", "marbles", "mind", "reason", "saneness", "sanity", "wit(s)" ], "near synonyms":[ "rationality", "reasonableness", "sense", "health", "healthfulness", "healthiness", "wholesomeness", "clearheadedness", "lucidity", "lucidness", "normalcy", "normality", "soundness", "wisdom" ], "near antonyms":[ "delusion", "hallucination", "delirium", "frenzy", "hysteria" ], "antonyms":[ "dementia", "derangement", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "mania", "unreason" ] }, "the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons":{ "examples":[ "challenged us to put our heads together and find a solution to the skyrocketing costs of the company's health insurance plans" ], "synonyms":[ "brain", "cerebrum", "mind", "psyche", "thinker" ], "near synonyms":[ "belfry", "gray matter", "intellect", "intelligence", "loaf", "noodle", "reason", "skull", "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "brilliance", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "mentality", "perception", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "awareness", "cognizance", "consciousness", "self-awareness", "self-consciousness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do":{ "examples":[ "as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation" ], "synonyms":[ "boss", "boss man", "captain", "chief", "foreman", "headman", "helmsman", "honcho", "jefe", "kingpin", "leader", "master", "taskmaster" ], "near synonyms":[ "directress", "mistress", "administrator", "commander", "director", "executive", "general", "governor", "hierarch", "higher-up", "leadman", "manager", "overseer", "principal", "skipper", "standard-bearer", "steward", "straw boss", "superintendent", "superior", "supervisor", "dominator", "lord", "overlord", "potentate", "ruler", "sovereign", "sovran", "figurehead", "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "magnate", "mogul", "president", "prince", "big cheese", "big gun", "bigwig", "top dog", "top gun", "cohead", "coleader", "employer", "gaffer", "ganger", "micromanager", "subchief", "subdirector" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependent", "inferior", "junior", "secondary", "subject", "subordinate", "underling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a bank of earth constructed to control water":{ "examples":[ "built a head to create a millpond" ], "synonyms":[ "dam", "dike", "embankment", "levee" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakwater", "jetty", "seawall", "breastwork", "bulwark", "earthwork", "rampart", "canal", "channel", "ditch", "gutter", "trough", "lock", "barricade", "barrier", "block", "floodgate", "sluice", "barrage", "milldam", "stank", "weir" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste":{ "examples":[ "give me a chance to visit the head , and I'll be all set to go" ], "synonyms":[ "bath", "bathroom", "bog", "can", "cloakroom", "comfort station", "convenience", "john", "latrine", "lavatory", "loo", "potty", "restroom", "toilet", "washroom", "water closet" ], "near synonyms":[ "commode", "pan", "pot", "garderobe", "jakes", "outhouse", "privy", "half bath", "powder room", "ladies", "ladies' room", "men's room" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{ "examples":[ "a shop near campus where all the heads used to get their paraphernalia" ], 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"proponent", "supporter", "partisan", "partizan", "zealot", "booster", "rooter", "well-wisher", "faddist" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonadmirer", "belittler", "carper", "critic", "detractor" ], "antonyms":[ "nonfan" ] }, "a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":{ "examples":[ "rechecked to make sure that all the heads were in boldface" ], "synonyms":[ "caption", "header", "heading", "headline", "rubric", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "banner", "streamer", "catchword", "guide word", "running head", "greeting", "salutation", "superscript", "superscription", "subhead", "subheading", "subtitle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a special and usually inborn ability":{ "examples":[ "I have no head for numbers" ], "synonyms":[ "aptitude", "bent", "endowment", "faculty", "flair", "genius", "gift", "knack", "talent" ], "near synonyms":[ "affinity", "bias", "disposition", "habitude", "impulse", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn", "ear", "eye", "mind", "nose", "feel", "hang", "instinct", "touch", "way", "capability", "competence", "facility", "proficiency", "skill", "capacity", "potential", "power", "forte", "specialism", "speciality", "specialty" ], "near antonyms":[ "disability", "handicap", "inability", "incapacity", "shortcoming", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go on a specified course or in a certain direction":{ "examples":[ "she'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "make" ], "near synonyms":[ "aim", "bend", "direct", "point", "turn", "beeline", "light out", "put", "put out", "set off", "set out", "strike", "take off", "face", "orient", "steer", "about-face", "back", "come about", "come round", "cut", "incline", "put about", "reverse", "swerve", "tack", "turn back", "veer", "wheel", "yaw" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be at the front of":{ "examples":[ "heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed" ], "synonyms":[ "lead" ], "near synonyms":[ "precede", "announce", "herald", "accompany", "attend", "escort", "usher" ], "near antonyms":[ "conclude", "end", "finish", "stop", "terminate", "tail", "tailgate", "dog", "follow", "trail" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be in charge of":{ "examples":[ "who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?" ], "synonyms":[ "boss", "captain", "handle", "overlook", "oversee", "quarterback", "superintend", "supervise" ], "near synonyms":[ "administer", "command", "control", "direct", "guide", "manage", "order", "run", "shepherd", "show", "steer", "monitor", "preside (over)", "govern", "reign", "rule" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{ "examples":[ "the road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "extend", "go", "lead", "lie", "run" ], "near synonyms":[ "cross", "cut", "pass", "course", "follow", "span", "traverse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal":{ "examples":[ "after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "bend", "cast", "direct", "hold", "level", "pinpoint", "set", "train" ], "near synonyms":[ "sight", "bear", "face", "concentrate", "focus", "incline", "orient", "steer" ], "near antonyms":[ "avert", "curve", "deflect", "detour", "divert", "rechannel", "shunt", "sidetrack" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as leader of":{ "examples":[ "Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king" ], "synonyms":[ "boss", "captain", "command", "lead", "spearhead" ], "near synonyms":[ "control", "dominate", "direct", "govern", "handle", "manage", "oversee", "regulate", "run", "superintend", "supervise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bow (to)", "comply (with)", "defer (to)", "follow", "obey", "serve", "submit (to)", "yield (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cut off the head of":{ "examples":[ "got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle" ], "synonyms":[ "behead", "decapitate", "guillotine" ], "near synonyms":[ "decollate", "prune", "shorten", "trim", "scalp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "highest in rank or authority":{ "examples":[ "as head editor at the TV station for 17 years, he has seen many news anchors come and go" ], "synonyms":[ "chief", "commanding", "first", "foremost", "high", "lead", "leading", "preeminent", "premier", "presiding", "primary", "prime", "principal", "supereminent", "supreme", "top" ], "near synonyms":[ "high-level", "senior", "controlling", "directing", "managing", "officiating", "overseeing", "regnant", "reigning", "ruling", "supervisory", "main", "major", "paramount", "predominant", "predominate", "sovereign", "sovran", "ascendant", "ascendent", "dominant", "grand", "superior", "topmost", "upmost", "upper", "uppermost" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancillary", "inferior", "last", "less", "lesser", "lower", "lowly", "second", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary", "assistant", "assisting", "coadjutor", "deputy", "junior", "under" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "heave-hos":{ "as in sacks , boots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birds", "boots", "bum's rushes", "firings", "sacks", "pink slips", "closings", "shutdowns", "axes", "discharges", "dismissals", "furloughs", "layoffs", "redundancies", "shakeouts", "shake-ups" ], "near antonyms":[ "callbacks", "recalls", "reemployments", "re-employments", "rehires" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heaven(s)":{ "the expanse of air surrounding the earth":{ "examples":[ "the starry heavens", "the space shuttle gradually disappeared into the heavens" ], "synonyms":[ "blue", "firmament", "high", "sky", "welkin" ], "near synonyms":[ "midair", "horizon", "skyline" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "head-to-head":{ "in direct confrontation or competition":{ "examples":[ "it's fitting that the two best teams during the regular season will go head-to-head for the championship" ], "synonyms":[ "eyeball-to-eyeball", "face-to-face", "head-on", "mano a mano", "one-on-one", "toe-to-toe" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "headman":{ "the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do":{ "examples":[ "as headman at the newspaper 20 years ago, he hired the then-promising young reporter who won this year's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting" ], "synonyms":[ "boss", "boss man", "captain", "chief", "foreman", "head", "helmsman", "honcho", "jefe", "kingpin", "leader", "master", "taskmaster" ], "near synonyms":[ "directress", "mistress", "administrator", "commander", "director", "executive", "general", "governor", "hierarch", "higher-up", "leadman", "manager", "overseer", "principal", "skipper", "standard-bearer", "steward", "straw boss", "superintendent", "superior", "supervisor", "dominator", "lord", "overlord", "potentate", "ruler", "sovereign", "sovran", "figurehead", "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "magnate", "mogul", "president", "prince", "big cheese", "big gun", "bigwig", "top dog", "top gun", "cohead", "coleader", "employer", "gaffer", "ganger", "micromanager", "subchief", "subdirector" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependent", "inferior", "junior", "secondary", "subject", "subordinate", "underling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heathenish":{ "not civilized":{ "examples":[ "found it heathenish for the teenagers to carouse through the graveyard, showing no respect for the dead" ], "synonyms":[ "barbarian", "barbaric", "barbarous", "heathen", "natural", "Neanderthal", "Neandertal", "rude", "savage", "uncivil", "uncivilized", "uncultivated", "wild" ], 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"stews", "turmoils" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurances", "certainties", "certitudes", "confidences", "convictions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heaven-sent":{ "coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly":{ "examples":[ "a heaven-sent offer to be the all-expenses-paid chaperone to some students on a trip to Paris" ], "synonyms":[ "fluky", "flukey", "fortuitous", "fortunate", "happy", "lucky", "providential" ], "near synonyms":[ "convenient", "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "unexpected", "unforeseen", "unlooked-for", "accidental", "chance", "coincidental", "serendipitous", "auspicious", "bright", "encouraging", "fair", "heartening", "hopeful", "promising", "propitious", "benign", "favorable", "golden", "good", "halcyon", "advantageous", "beneficial", "profitable" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconvenient", "inopportune", "unseasonable", "untimely", "anticipated", "expected", "foreseen", "deliberate", "intentional", "planned", "inauspicious", "unpromising", "calamitous", "catastrophic", "disastrous" ], "antonyms":[ "hapless", "ill-fated", "ill-starred", "luckless", "star-crossed", "unfortunate", "unhappy", "unlucky" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hearties":{ "one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{ "examples":[ "gather round me hearties , and I'll tell you a sea tale that'll shiver your timbers for sure" ], "synonyms":[ "gobs", "jacks", "jack-tars", "mariners", "navigators", "sailors", "salts", "sea dogs", "seafarers", "seamen", "shipmen", "swabbies", "swabs", "tars" ], "near synonyms":[ "coxswains", "crewmen", "deckhands", "shipmates", "able-bodied seamen", "able seamen", "lubbers", "powerboaters", "sailboaters", "lime-juicers", "limeys" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hearkening back (to)":{ "to bring back to mind":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "flashing back (to)", "harkening back (to)", "harking back (to)", "minding", "recalling", "recollecting", "remembering", "reminiscing (about)", "reproducing", "thinking (of)" ], "near synonyms":[ "recapturing", "recurring", "educing", "eliciting", "evoking", "extracting", "raising", "reminding", "reliving", "representing" ], "near antonyms":[ "misremembering", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "losing", "missing", "blanking (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "disremembering", "forgetting", "unlearning" ] }, "type":[] }, "headsmen":{ "as in executioners , hangmen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deathsmen", "decapitators", "executioners", "executors", "hangmen", "assassins", "cutthroats", "homicides", "killers", "manslayers", "murderers", "butchers", "massacrers", "slaughterers", "slayers", "murderesses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavy-footed":{ "as in plodding , inching":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ambling", "inching", "plodding", "shuffling", "slow-footed", "lingering", "loitering", "tarrying", "strolling", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging", "decelerating", "slowing", "deliberate", "measured", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling", "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snaillike", "snail-paced", "tardy", "unhurried" ], "near antonyms":[ "barreling", "bolting", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "careering", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "hasty", "hurrying", "lightning", "meteoric", "quick", "racing", "rapid", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "snappy", "speeding", "speedy", "swift", "warp-speed", "whirling", "whirlwind", "whisking", "zipping", "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hearty":{ "characterized by unqualified enthusiasm":{ "examples":[ "his decision to marry at long last has the whole family's hearty approval" ], "synonyms":[ "wholehearted", "whole-souled" ], "near synonyms":[ "single-minded", "ardent", "avid", "eager", "enthusiastic", "excited", "exuberant", "fervent", "gung ho", "impassioned", "keen", "mettlesome", "passionate", "raring", "vehement", "warm", "zealous", "animated", "energetic", "lively", "spirited", "vigorous", "absolute", "bona fide", "earnest", "genuine", "heartfelt", "sincere", "unaffected", "undisguised", "unequivocal", "unfeigned", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathetic", "disinterested", "dispassionate", "indifferent", "uninterested", "lackadaisical", "listless", "perfunctory", "spiritless", "uneager", "unenthusiastic", "unexcited", "equivocal", "hesitant", "qualified", "tentative", "uncertain", "delayed", "dilatory", "doubtful", "hedging", "hesitating", "forced", "reluctant", "resistant", "reticent", "unwilling" ], "antonyms":[ "grudging", "halfhearted", "lukewarm", "tepid" ] }, "enjoying health and vigor":{ "examples":[ "you're looking really hearty after that month in the clear mountain air!" ], "synonyms":[ "able-bodied", "bouncing", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "robust", "sound", "well", "well-conditioned", "whole", "wholesome" ], "near synonyms":[ "hard", "hardy", "iron", "lusty", "rugged", "stalwart", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "ambulatory", "nondisabled", "uncrippled", "active", "agile", "chipper", "lively", "sprightful", "sprightly", "spry", "vigorous", "vital", "blooming", "clean-cut", "flourishing", "flush", "prospering", "thriving", "all right", "good", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrepit", "enfeebled", "feeble", "infirm", "run-down", "sickened", "sickly", "weak", "weakened", "weakly", "worn-out", "challenged", "crippled", "debilitated", "differently abled", "disabled", "halt", "incapacitated", "lame", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "emaciated", "gaunt", "haggard", "malnourished", "undernourished", "afflicted", "troubled", "bad", "poorly" ], "antonyms":[ "ailing", "diseased", "ill", "sick", "unfit", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell" ] }, "having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{ "examples":[ "the mayor gave the assembled volunteers his hearty thanks for their restoration of the bandstand on the town square" ], "synonyms":[ "amicable", "bonhomous", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "collegial", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hail-fellow", "hail-fellow-well-met", "matey", "neighborly", "palsy", "palsy-walsy", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "near synonyms":[ "affable", "agreeable", "approachable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "nice", "sweet", "clubby", "convivial", "folksy", "gregarious", "hospitable", "sociable", "social", "jolly", "jovial", "merry", "extroverted", "extraverted", "outgoing", "brotherly", "fraternal", "sisterly", "close", "familiar", "intimate", "adoring", "affectionate", "devoted", "fond", "lovesome", "loving", "tender", "tenderhearted" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienated", "estranged", "chilly", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cool", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "icy", "wintry", "wintery", "unsociable", "unsocial", "aggressive", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "inhospitable", "inimical" ], "antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "hostile", "unfriendly" ] }, "not showing weakness or uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "gave the reins a hearty tug but the horse wouldn't budge" ], "synonyms":[ "firm", "forceful", "iron", "lusty", "robust", "solid", "stout", "strong", "sturdy", "vigorous" ], "near synonyms":[ "hard", "ironclad", "mighty", "powerful", "tough", "unyielding", "animated", "brisk", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "jazzy", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "assured", "certain", "confident", "sanguine", "secure", "sure" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "limp", "listless", "spiritless", "diffident", "insecure", "self-doubting", "characterless", "effete", "frail", "spineless", "weakened", "weak-kneed", "wimpy", "wishy-washy" ], "antonyms":[ "uncertain", "weak" ] }, "one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{ "examples":[ "gather round me hearties , and I'll tell you a sea tale that'll shiver your timbers for sure" ], "synonyms":[ "gob", "jack", "jack-tar", "mariner", "navigator", "sailor", "salt", "sea dog", "seafarer", "seaman", "shipman", "swab", "swabbie", "swabby", "tar" ], "near synonyms":[ "coxswain", "crewman", "deckhand", "shipmate", "able-bodied seaman", "able seaman", "lubber", "powerboater", "sailboater", "lime-juicer", "limey" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "headwinds":{ "an air movement that is blowing toward something (such as a ship or an airplane) as it moves forward":{ "examples":[ "Stiff headwinds caused the flight to take longer than expected." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blasts", "blows", "flurries", "gales", "northeasters", "northers", "northwesters", "southeasters", "southwesters", "westerlies", "winds", "airs", "breaths", "breezes", "puffs", "wafts", "zephyrs", "currents", "drafts", "whiffs", "sea breezes", "squalls", "tempests", "tornadoes", "tornados", "windstorms", "airflows" ], "near antonyms":[ "tailwinds", "calms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headings":{ "a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":{ "examples":[ "the recipe for turkey gumbo is under the heading \"stews\" rather than under \"soups\"" ], "synonyms":[ "captions", "headers", "headlines", "heads", "rubrics", "titles" ], "near synonyms":[ "banners", "streamers", "catchwords", "guide words", "running heads", "greetings", "salutations", "superscriptions", "superscripts", "subheadings", "subheads", "subtitles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headfirst":{ "as in recklessly , impulsively":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "headily", "hotheadedly", "impatiently", "impetuously", "impulsively", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "cursorily", "hastily", "headlong", "hotfoot", "hurriedly", "pell-mell", "precipitately", "precipitously", "rashly", "automatically", "glancingly", "haphazardly", "impromptu", "spontaneously", "abruptly", "suddenly", "offhand", "offhandedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliberately", "studiedly", "calculatingly", "circumspectly", "designedly", "falteringly", "haltingly", "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "tentatively", "leisurely", "slowly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "heat-treat":{ "as in temper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "temper", "bake", "boil", "broil", "steam", "microwave", "heat", "toast", "warm" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "cool", "refrigerate", "air-condition", "freeze", "frost", "ice", "quick-freeze", "supercool" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "headline":{ "a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":{ "examples":[ "I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work" ], "synonyms":[ "caption", "head", "header", "heading", "rubric", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "banner", "streamer", "catchword", "guide word", "running head", "greeting", "salutation", "superscript", "superscription", "subhead", "subheading", "subtitle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heathen":{ "not civilized":{ "examples":[ "old missionaries who mistakenly thought that they were going off to China to tame the heathen hordes" ], "synonyms":[ "barbarian", "barbaric", "barbarous", "heathenish", "natural", "Neanderthal", "Neandertal", "rude", "savage", "uncivil", "uncivilized", "uncultivated", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "coarse", "crude", "primitive", "rough", "uncouth", "uncultured" ], "near antonyms":[ "cultured", "enlightened", "humane", "sophisticated", "genteel", "polished", "polite", "refined", "urbane", "well-bred", "semicivilized" ], "antonyms":[ "civilized" ] }, "a person who does not worship the God of the Bible":{ "examples":[ "a study of the beliefs and practices of ancient heathens" ], "synonyms":[ "gentile", "idolater", "idolator", "pagan" ], "near synonyms":[ "atheist", "giaour", "infidel", "misbeliever", "miscreant", "nonbeliever", "unbeliever", "neo-pagan", "polytheist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an uncivilized person":{ "examples":[ "European colonizers, who considered the New World peoples to be heathens , forced them to conform to European ways" ], "synonyms":[ "barbarian", "savage" ], "near synonyms":[ "Neanderthal", "primitive", "noble savage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "headed off":{ "to keep from happening by taking action in advance":{ "examples":[ "if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster" ], "synonyms":[ "averted", "forestalled", "helped", "obviated", "precluded", "prevented", "staved off" ], "near synonyms":[ "anticipated", "provided", "negated", "neutralized", "nullified", "saved", "baffled", "balked", "checkmated", "deterred", "foiled", "frustrated", "thwarted", "barred", "blocked", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "retarded", "stalled", "deflected", "fended (off)", "stopped", "warded (off)", "avoided", "circumvented", "dodged", "ducked", "eluded", "escaped", "eschewed", "evaded", "shirked", "shook", "shunned", "forbade", "forbad", "inhibited", "prohibited", "arrested", "checked", "halted", "stopped", "compensated (for)", "counteracted", "counterbalanced", "made up (for)", "offset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed", "unclogged", "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nurtured", "promoted", "allowed", "left", "let", "permitted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heartbeats":{ "a very small space of time":{ "examples":[ "I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "eyeblinks", "flashes", "instants", "jiffies", "jiffs", "minutes", "moments", "nanoseconds", "New York minutes", "seconds", "shakes", "split seconds", "trices", "twinkles", "twinklings", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "microseconds", "snatches", "spurts" ], "near antonyms":[ "aeons", "eons", "ages", "eternities", "forevers", "infinities", "lifetimes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "headpiece":{ "a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown":{ "examples":[ "the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece" ], "synonyms":[ "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "lid" ], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems":{ "examples":[ "she has looks and personality but not much in the way of a headpiece" ], "synonyms":[ "brain(s)", "brainpower", "gray matter", "intellect", "intellectuality", "intelligence", "mentality", "reason", "sense", "smarts" ], "near synonyms":[ "eggheadedness", "highbrowism", "intellectualism", "braininess", "brilliance", "acumen", "alertness", "apprehension", "astuteness", "discernment", "discriminability", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "common sense", "horse sense", "mother wit", "aptitude", "talent", "sagacity", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "head", "mind", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[ "denseness", "density", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "feeblemindedness", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "idiocy", "imbecility", "senselessness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heals":{ "to restore to a healthy condition":{ "examples":[ "a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart", "heal the sick" ], "synonyms":[ "cures", "fixes", "mends", "rehabilitates", "rehabs", "sets up" ], "near synonyms":[ "attends (to)", "cares (for)", "doctors", "medicates", "ministers (to)", "nurses", "physics", "treats", "fortifies", "rejuvenates", "renews", "resuscitates", "revitalizes", "revives", "alleviates", "relieves", "remedies", "repairs" ], "near antonyms":[ "cripples", "damages", "disables", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "lacerates", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "wounds", "afflicts", "ails", "debilitates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "lays up", "saps", "sickens", "wastes", "weakens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{ "examples":[ "most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds" ], "synonyms":[ "comes back", "convalesces", "gains", "mends", "pulls round", "rallies", "recoups", "recovers", "recuperates", "snaps back" ], "near synonyms":[ "comes around", "comes round", "comes to", "improves", "picks up", "revives", "cheers (up)", "perks (up)", "pulls through", "survives", "recruits" ], "near antonyms":[ "ails", "collapses", "comes down", "sickens", "declines", "degenerates", "deteriorates", "fades", "fails", "languishes", "sinks", "wastes (away)", "weakens", "wilts", "withers", "worsens", "regresses", "relapses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring about recovery from":{ "examples":[ "time heals all wounds, even those of the heart" ], "synonyms":[ "cures", "mends", "remedies" ], "near synonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "relieves", "palliates", "salves", "soothes", "eases", "lightens", "moderates", "tempers", "doctors", "nurses", "medicates", "treats", "diagnoses" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "worsens", "misdiagnoses", "overdiagnoses", "underdiagnoses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "healthful":{ "beneficial to the health of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "one of the most healthful forms of exercise is a brisk walk" ], "synonyms":[ "good", "healthy", "medicinal", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "salutiferous", "sanative", "tonic", "wholesome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alleviative", "corrective", "curative", "recuperative", "refreshing", "rehabilitative", "rejuvenating", "rejuvenescent", "remedial", "advantageous", "useful", "antiseptic", "aseptic", "clean", "hygienic", "sanitary", "nourishing", "nutritional", "nutritious", "nonpoisonous", "nontoxic" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaging", "deleterious", "harmful", "injurious", "pernicious", "infectious", "poisonous", "sickening", "toxic", "insanitary", "unhygienic", "unsanitary" ], "antonyms":[ "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hearses":{ "to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{ "examples":[ "the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week" ], "synonyms":[ "buries", "entombs", "inhumes", "inters", "lays", "puts away", "tombs" ], "near synonyms":[ "immures", "inurns", "enshrines", "conceals", "covers", "ensconces", "hides", "obscures", "shades", "shields", "cloaks", "curtains", "enshrouds", "shrouds", "reburies", "reinters", "coffins" ], "near antonyms":[ "burns", "cremates", "bares", "discloses", "discovers", "displays", "exhibits", "exposes", "reveals", "shows", "uncoffins" ], "antonyms":[ "disinters", "exhumes", "unearths" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "health clubs":{ "a building or room used for sports activities and exercising":{ "examples":[ "plays racquetball at the nearby health club" ], "synonyms":[ "gymnasiums", "gymnasia", "gyms", "health spas", "spas" ], "near synonyms":[ "arenas", "bowls", "coliseums", "colosseums", "stadiums", "stadia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavy-handed":{ "given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint":{ "examples":[ "the new manager's heavy-handed approach soon had employees turning in their letters of resignation" ], "synonyms":[ "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "ramrod", "rigid", "rigorous", "severe", "stern", "strict", "tough" ], "near synonyms":[ "demanding", "exacting", "uncharitable", "unforgiving", "adamant", "adamantine", "callous", "hardened", "hard-hearted", "hard-line", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "merciless", "ossified", "pitiless", "relentless", "rock-ribbed", "stiff", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unsparing", "unyielding", "dour", "gruff", "ascetic", "ascetical", "monastic", "monkish", "browbeating", "bullying", "determined", "firm", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "unflinching", "dogged", "intractable", "obstinate", "relentless" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undemanding", "charitable", "kind", "merciful", "mild", "patient", "soft", "softhearted", "accepting", "compromising", "yielding", "responsive", "willing", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "compliant", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant" ], "antonyms":[ "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ] }, "lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands":{ "examples":[ "felt heavy-handed and awkward when holding the newborn infant" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "butterfingered", "cack-handed", "clumsy", "graceless", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "handless", "left-handed", "maladroit", "unhandy" ], "near synonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "bunglesome", "bungling", "gauche", "inept", "inexpert", "unskilled", "unskillful" ], "near antonyms":[ "expert", "masterly", "skilled", "skillful", "coordinated" ], "antonyms":[ "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "sure-handed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heated":{ "being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{ "examples":[ "a heated discussion about who should pay for the pizza" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "excited", "feverish", "frenzied", "hectic", "hyperactive", "overactive", "overwrought" ], "near synonyms":[ "hyperexcited", "overexcited", "afire", "aflutter", "aquiver", "atingle", "anxious", "dithery", "edgy", "het up", "high-strung", "hyped-up", "hyper", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervy", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "wired" ], "near 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"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" ] }, "headwind":{ "an air movement that is blowing toward something (such as a ship or an airplane) as it moves forward":{ "examples":[ "Stiff headwinds caused the flight to take longer than expected." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blast", "blow", "flurry", "gale", "northeaster", "norther", "northwester", "southeaster", "southwester", "westerly", "wind", "air", "breath", "breeze", "puff", "waft", "zephyr", "current", "draft", "whiff", "sea breeze", "squall", "tempest", "tornado", "windstorm", "airflow" ], "near antonyms":[ "tailwind", "calm" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heavy lifting":{ "as in grind , drudgery":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drudgery", "grind", "lucubration", "bear", "beast", "chore", "headache", "job", "killer", "labor", "effort", "strain", "sweat", "burden", "load", "weight", "bother", "nuisance", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "breeze", "child's play", "cinch", "duck soup", "kid stuff", "setup", "snap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "healed":{ "as in repaired , fixed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "repaired", "unbroken", "infrangible", "unbreakable" ], "near antonyms":[ "broken", "busted", "fractured", "fragmented", "shattered", "smashed", "blasted", "detonated", "exploded", "cracked", "slivered", "splintered", "split" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to restore to a healthy condition":{ "examples":[ "a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart", "heal the sick" ], "synonyms":[ "cured", "fixed", "mended", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "set up" ], "near synonyms":[ "attended (to)", "cared (for)", "doctored", "medicated", "ministered (to)", "nursed", "physicked", "treated", "fortified", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived", "alleviated", "relieved", "remedied", "repaired" ], "near antonyms":[ "crippled", "damaged", "disabled", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lacerated", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "wounded", "afflicted", "ailed", "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "laid up", "sapped", "sickened", "wasted", "weakened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{ 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"medicated", "treated", "diagnosed" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "worsened", "misdiagnosed", "overdiagnosed", "underdiagnosed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "head-on":{ "in direct confrontation or competition":{ "examples":[ "the underdog team met its more talented opponent head-on and won the hockey game through sheer grit" ], "synonyms":[ "eyeball-to-eyeball", "face-to-face", "head-to-head", "mano a mano", "one-on-one", "toe-to-toe" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "hearsay":{ "information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "examples":[ "supposedly, he's planning to quit, but that's only hearsay" ], "synonyms":[ "buzz", "dish", "gossip", "noise", "report", "rumor", "scuttlebutt", "talk", "tattle", "word" ], "near synonyms":[ "tale", "whisper", "whispering", "hint", "intimation", "rumbling", "disinformation", "propaganda", "urban legend", "urban myth", "dirt", "scandal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heartaches":{ "deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved":{ "examples":[ "the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "anguish", "dolefulness", "dolor", "grief", "heartbreak", "sorriness", "sorrow", "woe" ], "near synonyms":[ "agony", "distress", "pain", "suffering", "torment", "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despair", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "distress", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "misery", "mopes", "oppression", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness", "woefulness", "wretchedness", "contrition", "guilt", "regret", "remorse", "rue", "self-reproach", "shame", "melancholia", "self-pity" ], "near antonyms":[ "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "merrymaking", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "enjoyment", "content", "contentedness", "contentment" ], "antonyms":[ "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "delight", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "glee", "gleefulness", "happiness", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "pleasure", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heart-stopping":{ "causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{ "examples":[ "the movie's climax is a heart-stopping chase through the streets of San Francisco" ], "synonyms":[ "breathtaking", "charged", "electric", "electrifying", "exciting", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "galvanic", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "intoxicating", "kicky", "mind-bending", "mind-blowing", "mind-boggling", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling" ], "near synonyms":[ "arresting", "interesting", "intriguing", "provocative", "tantalizing", "titillating", "absorbing", "engrossing", "gripping", "riveting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "enchanting", "enthralling", "fascinating", "spellbinding", "dynamic", "energetic", "high-voltage", "kinetic", "lively", "lusty" ], "near antonyms":[ "boring", "mind-numbing", "tedious", "tiresome", "dreary", "dull", "humdrum", "monotonous", "uninteresting" ], "antonyms":[ "unexciting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heartrending":{ "causing unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "couldn't bear to see the heartrending photos of victims of the famine" ], "synonyms":[ "depressing", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "heartbreaking", "melancholy", "mournful", "pathetic", "sad", "saddening", "sorry", "tearful", "teary" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplorable", "distressful", "grievous", "lamentable", "unfortunate", "woeful", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "heartening", "heartwarming", "inspiring", "stimulating", "stirring", "uplifting", "agreeable", "delightful", "enjoyable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "exhilarating", "thrilling" ], "antonyms":[ "cheering", "cheery", "glad", "happy" ] }, "hard to accept or bear especially emotionally":{ "examples":[ "a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicting", "agonizing", "bitter", "cruel", "excruciating", "galling", "grievous", "harrowing", "harsh", "hurtful", "painful", "tormenting", "torturous" ], "near synonyms":[ "insufferable", "insupportable", "intolerable", "unacceptable", "unbearable", "unendurable", "unsupportable", "appalling", "awful", "bad", "dire", "dreadful", "ghastly", "horrible", "miserable", "nasty", "rotten", "severe", "terrible", "vile", "wretched", "acute", "extreme", "intense", "piercing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearable", "endurable", "supportable", "sustainable", "tolerable", "livable", "liveable", "sufferable", "survivable", "acceptable", "allowable", "reasonable" ], "antonyms":[ "gratifying", "pleasing", "sweet" ] }, "of a kind to cause great distress":{ "examples":[ "heartrending memories of all the terrible crimes he'd committed and was sorry for now" ], "synonyms":[ "deplorable", "distressful", "distressing", "grievous", "heartbreaking", "lamentable", "regrettable", "tragic", "tragical", "unfortunate", "unlucky", "woeful" ], "near synonyms":[ "troublesome", "vexatious", "affecting", "doleful", "moving", "piteous", "poignant", "ruthful", "touching", "awful", "dire", "dreadful", "fearful", "severe", "terrible", "alarming", "disturbing", "perturbing", "traumatic", "unsettling", "crushing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "horrible", "horrifying", "intolerable", "overwhelming", "shocking", "sickening", "unbearable", "miserable", "pitiful", "sad", "wretched", "calamitous", "disastrous", "painful", "raging", "sharp" ], "near antonyms":[ "gratifying", "pleasing", "rewarding", "satisfying", "comforting", "encouraging", "heartening", "cheering", "heartwarming", "inspiring", "fortunate", "happy", "lucky" ], "antonyms":[] }, "deserving of one's pity":{ "examples":[ "the heartrending sight of a starving child holding out his hands for food" ], "synonyms":[ "heartbreaking", "miserable", "pathetic", "piteous", "pitiable", "pitiful", "poor", "rueful", "sorry", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplorable", "lamentable", "regrettable", "emotional", "impressive", "inspiring", "affecting", "moving", "poignant", "stirring", "touching", "awful", "horrible", "terrible", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting", "grievous", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "woeful" ], "near antonyms":[ "unimpressive", "uninspiring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heading":{ "a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":{ "examples":[ "the recipe for turkey gumbo is under the heading \"stews\" rather than under \"soups\"" ], "synonyms":[ "caption", "head", "header", "headline", "rubric", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "banner", "streamer", "catchword", "guide word", "running head", "greeting", "salutation", "superscript", "superscription", "subhead", "subheading", "subtitle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go on a specified course or in a certain direction":{ "examples":[ "she'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "making" ], "near synonyms":[ "aiming", "bending", "directing", "pointing", "turning", "beelining", "lighting out", "putting", "putting out", "setting off", "setting out", "striking", "taking off", "facing", "orienting", "steering", "about-facing", "backing", "coming about", "coming round", "cutting", "inclining", "putting about", "reversing", "swerving", "tacking", "turning back", "veering", "wheeling", "yawing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be at the front of":{ "examples":[ "heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed" ], "synonyms":[ "leading" ], "near synonyms":[ "preceding", "announcing", "heralding", "accompanying", "attending", "escorting", "ushering" ], "near antonyms":[ "concluding", "ending", "finishing", "stopping", "terminating", "tailgating", "tailing", "dogging", "following", "trailing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be in charge of":{ "examples":[ "who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?" ], "synonyms":[ "bossing", "captaining", "handling", "overlooking", "overseeing", "quarterbacking", "superintending", "supervising" ], "near synonyms":[ "administering", "commanding", "controlling", "directing", "guiding", "managing", "ordering", "running", "shepherding", "showing", "steering", "monitoring", "presiding (over)", "governing", "reigning", "ruling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{ "examples":[ "the road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "extending", "going", "leading", "lying", "running" ], "near synonyms":[ "crossing", "cutting", "passing", "coursing", "following", "spanning", "traversing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal":{ "examples":[ "after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home" ], "synonyms":[ "aiming", "bending", "casting", "directing", "holding", "leveling", "levelling", "pinpointing", "setting", "training" ], "near synonyms":[ "sighting", "bearing", "facing", "concentrating", "focusing", "focussing", "inclining", "orienting", "steering" ], "near antonyms":[ "averting", "curving", "deflecting", "detouring", "diverting", "rechanneling", "shunting", "sidetracking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as leader of":{ "examples":[ "Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king" ], "synonyms":[ "bossing", "captaining", "commanding", "leading", "spearheading" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlling", "dominating", "directing", "governing", "handling", "managing", "overseeing", "regulating", "running", "superintending", "supervising" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowing (to)", "complying (with)", "deferring (to)", "following", "obeying", "serving", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cut off the head of":{ "examples":[ "got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle" ], "synonyms":[ "beheading", "decapitating", "guillotining" ], "near synonyms":[ "decollating", "pruning", "shortening", "trimming", "scalping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "headers":{ "a word or series of 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"drillmasters", "inculcators", "deans", "docents", "doctors", "dons", "professors", "profs", "regius professors", "academes", "academicians", "academics", "didacts", "pedants", "governesses", "homeschoolers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }