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"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", "comforted", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "reassured", "unafraid" ], "synonyms":[ "bold", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "gutty", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undauntable", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous" ] }, "large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception":{ "antonyms":[ "humble", "unheroic", "unimposing", "unimpressive" ], "examples":[ "an opera production of heroic proportions" ], "near antonyms":[ "lowly", "modest", "unprepossessing", "average", "common", "mediocre", "ordinary", "run-of-the-mill", "second-rate", "abject", "mean", "meretricious", "shabby", "sordid", "insignificant", "measly", "paltry", "petty", "puny", "trifling", "trivial" ], "related":[ "colossal", "monstrous", "prodigious", "stupendous", "tremendous", "kingly", "lordly", "princely", "queenly", "awesome", "awful", "cosmic", "cosmical", "sublime", "wondrous", "formidable", "impressive", "prepossessing", "redoubtable", "apocalyptic", "apocalyptical", "inflated", "operatic", "overblown", "pompous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "superb", "terrific", "wonderful", "extravagant", "lavish", "luxurious", "opulent", "palatial", "palatine", "sumptuous", "gorgeous", "resplendent", "splendiferous", "extraordinary", "killer", "remarkable", "sensational", "striking", "celestial", "divine", "heavenly" ], "synonyms":[ "august", "baronial", "epic", "gallant", "glorious", "grand", "grandiose", "Homeric", "imperial", "imposing", "magnific", "magnificent", "majestic", "massive", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ], "unusually large":{ "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ], "examples":[ "a heroic statue of Alexander the Great astride his horse" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "related":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ] } }, "heroicizing":{ "as in heroizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "heroizing", "glamorizing", "glamourizing", "glamouring (up)", "glorifying", "idealizing", "romanticizing", "euphemizing", "poeticizing", "softening", "sweetening", "adulating", "canonizing", "deifying", "idolizing", "aggrandizing", "dignifying", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enthroning", "magnifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "deglamorizing", "belittling", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "disparaging", "minimizing", "putting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heroine":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heroinisms":{ "as in alcoholisms , morphinisms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alcoholisms", "morphinisms", "addictions", "dependences", "dependances", "habits", "joneses", "monkeys", "habituations", "tolerances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heroism":{ "strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{ "examples":[ "the inspiring heroism of the firefighters who risked their lives to save the people trapped in the burning building" ], "synonyms":[ "bottle", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "daringness", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "gutsiness", "hardihood", "heart", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hereaways":{ "as in hereabouts , thereabouts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "hereaway":{ "as in hereabouts , thereabouts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hereabouts", "hereabout", "thereabouts", "thereabout", "around", "by", "close", "hard", "in", "near", "nearby", "nigh", "along", "alongside", "accessibly", "conveniently", "handily" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "herders":{ "a tender of livestock":{ "examples":[ "the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tents" ], "synonyms":[ "herdsmen" ], "related":[ "buckaroos", "buckeroos", "cowboys", "cowgirls", "cowhands", "cowherds", "cowmen", "cowpokes", "cowpunchers", "gauchos", "rancheros", "vaqueros", "sheepherders", "shepherdesses", "shepherds", "goatherds", "swineherds", "wranglers", "drovers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "herds":{ "a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together":{ "examples":[ "the great herds of cattle that cowboys once drove across the plains" ], "synonyms":[ "droves", "flocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "colonies", "coveys", "gaggles", "packs", "plumps", "pods", "schools", "swarms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{ "examples":[ "aspire to achieve something, to distinguish yourself from the herd" ], "synonyms":[ "commoners", "commons", "crowds", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mobs", "multitudes", "people", "plebeians", "plebes", "populaces", "publics", "rank and files" ], "near synonyms":[ "cattle", "proletariats", "rabblements", "rabbles", "ragtag and bobtails", "riffraffs", "routs", "scums", "tag, rag, and bobtails", "tagrag and bobtails", "trash", "unwasheds", "bourgeoisies", "middle classes" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentilities", "gentlefolks", "gentries", "haute mondes", "nobilities", "patriciates", "peerages", "qualities", "royalties", "societies" ], "antonyms":[ "A-lists", "aristocracies", "best", "choices", "corps d'elite", "creams", "elect", "elites", "fat", "flowers", "picks", "pinks", "prides", "upper crusts" ] }, "a great number of persons or things massed together":{ "examples":[ "gearing up for the herd of holiday shoppers at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving" ], "synonyms":[ "armies", "bikes", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "masses", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "routs", "scrums", "swarms", "throngs" ], "near synonyms":[ "masses", "millions", "rabblements", "rabbles", "riffraffs", "gaggles", "heaps", "mountains", "piles", "jams", "logjams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to urge, push, or force onward":{ "examples":[ "the guards briskly herded us through the museum in order to prevent overcrowding" ], "synonyms":[ "drives", "punches", "runs" ], "near synonyms":[ "shepherds", "wrangles", "eggs", "exhorts", "flogs", "goads", "hounds", "presses", "pricks", "prods", "prompts", "scourges", "spurs", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "here":{ "as in now , anymore":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anymore", "currently", "now", "nowadays", "presently", "right now", "today" ], "near antonyms":[ "before", "formerly", "long", "once", "then", "away", "far", "farthest", "remotest", "heretofore", "hitherto", "since", "ago", "previously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in present , in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "in", "present", "accompanying", "attending", "participating" ], "near antonyms":[ "absent", "away", "missing", "out", "AWOL", "truant", "departed", "gone", "retired" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in there":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "there", "precinct", "region", "section", "sector", "scene", "emplacement", "locale", "locality", "location", "locus", "place", "point", "position", "site", "spot", "venue", "where" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "hero worships":{ "excessive admiration of or devotion to a person":{ "examples":[ "once the object of uncritical hero worship , the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans" ], "synonyms":[ "adulations", "deifications", "idolatries", "idolizations", "worships" ], "near synonyms":[ "adorations", "deferences", "glorifications", "reverences", "venerations", "idealizations", "romanticizations", "affections", "fancies", "favors", "likes", "likings", "loves", "appreciations", "esteems", "regards", "respects", "approvals" ], "near antonyms":[ "condemnations", "disapprovals", "disfavors", "dislikes", "dismissals", "disregards", "hatreds", "loathings", "scorns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment" ], "synonyms":[ "adores", "adulates", "canonizes", "deifies", "dotes (on)", "idolizes", "worships" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciates", "cherishes", "esteems", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "fancies", "favors", "likes", "prefers", "regards", "hallows", "respects", "reveres", "venerates", "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "supports" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "disdains", "dislikes", "hates", "loathes", "belittles", "deprecates", "disparages", "misprizes", "puts down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise too much":{ "examples":[ "a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers" ], "synonyms":[ "adulates", "belauds", "blarneys", "butters up", "flatters", "honeys", "massages", "overpraises", "puffs", "soft-soaps", "strokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "sweet-talks", "wheedles", "fawns", "kowtows", "sucks (up to)", "toadies", "idolizes", "worships", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises", "applauds", "commends", "compliments", "congratulates", "felicitates", "drools", "gushes", "slavers", "slobbers", "endears", "ingratiates", "courts", "romances", "woos" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "decries", "depreciates", "disparages", "puts down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "heroized":{ "as in heroicized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "heroicized", "glamorized", "glamourized", "glamoured (up)", "glorified", "idealized", "romanticized", "euphemized", "poeticized", "softened", "sweetened", "adulated", "canonized", "deified", "idolized", "aggrandized", "dignified", "ennobled", "enshrined", "enthroned", "magnified" ], "near antonyms":[ "deglamorized", "belittled", "decried", "denigrated", "deprecated", "disparaged", "minimized", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "herder":{ "a tender of livestock":{ "examples":[ "the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tents" ], "synonyms":[ "herdsman" ], "near synonyms":[ "buckaroo", "buckeroo", "cowboy", "cowgirl", "cowhand", "cowherd", "cowman", "cowpoke", "cowpuncher", "gaucho", "ranchero", "vaquero", "sheepherder", "shepherd", "shepherdess", "goatherd", "swineherd", "wrangler", "drover" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hermit":{ "a person who lives away from others":{ "examples":[ "St. Jerome is said to have spent two years as a hermit in the desert, searching for inner peace" ], "synonyms":[ "anchorite", "eremite", "isolate", "recluse", "solitary" ], "near synonyms":[ "homebody", "shut-in" ], "near antonyms":[ "socialite", "socializer" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hero-worshiped":{ "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment" ], "synonyms":[ "adored", "adulated", "canonized", "deified", "doted (on)", "idolized", "worshipped", "worshiped" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciated", "cherished", "esteemed", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "fancied", "favored", "liked", "preferred", "regarded", "hallowed", "respected", "revered", "venerated", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "supported" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "disdained", "disliked", "hated", "loathed", "belittled", "deprecated", "disparaged", "misprized", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise too much":{ "examples":[ "a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers" ], "synonyms":[ "adulated", "belauded", "blarneyed", "buttered up", "flattered", "honeyed", "honied", "massaged", "overpraised", "puffed", "soft-soaped", "stroked" ], "near synonyms":[ "blandished", "cajoled", "coaxed", "sweet-talked", "wheedled", "fawned", "kowtowed", "sucked (up to)", "toadied", "idolized", "worshipped", "worshiped", "eulogized", "extolled", "lauded", "praised", "applauded", "commended", "complimented", "congratulated", "felicitated", "drooled", "gushed", "slavered", "slobbered", "endeared", "ingratiated", "courted", "romanced", "wooed" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "depreciated", "disparaged", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hereupon":{ "as in thereupon":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "thereupon", "afterward", "afterwards", "later", "subsequently", "henceforth", "henceforward", "hereafter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "hero-worshipping":{ "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "adulating", "canonizing", "deifying", "doting (on)", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "esteeming", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "fancying", "favoring", "liking", "preferring", "regarding", "hallowing", "respecting", "revering", "venerating", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "disdaining", "disliking", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deprecating", "disparaging", "misprizing", "putting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise too much":{ "examples":[ "a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers" ], "synonyms":[ "adulating", "belauding", "blarneying", "buttering up", "flattering", "honeying", "massaging", "overpraising", "puffing", "soft-soaping", "stroking" ], "near synonyms":[ "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "sweet-talking", "wheedling", "fawning", "kowtowing", "sucking (up to)", "toadying", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping", "eulogizing", "extolling", "lauding", "praising", "applauding", "commending", "complimenting", "congratulating", "felicitating", "drooling", "gushing", "slavering", "slobbering", "endearing", "ingratiating", "courting", "romancing", "wooing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "depreciating", "disparaging", "putting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hero worship":{ "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment" ], "synonyms":[ "adore", "adulate", "canonize", "deify", "dote (on)", "idolize", "worship" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciate", "cherish", "esteem", "prize", "treasure", "value", "fancy", "favor", "like", "prefer", "regard", "hallow", "respect", "revere", "venerate", "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "support" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "disdain", "dislike", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deprecate", "disparage", "misprize", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise too much":{ "examples":[ "a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers" ], "synonyms":[ "adulate", "belaud", "blarney", "butter up", "flatter", "honey", "massage", "overpraise", "puff", "soft-soap", "stroke" ], "near synonyms":[ "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "sweet-talk", "wheedle", "fawn", "kowtow", "suck (up to)", "toady", "idolize", "worship", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise", "applaud", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "felicitate", "drool", "gush", "slaver", "slobber", "endear", "ingratiate", "court", "romance", "woo" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "depreciate", "disparage", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "excessive admiration of or devotion to a person":{ "examples":[ "once the object of uncritical hero worship , the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans" ], "synonyms":[ "adulation", "deification", "idolatry", "idolization", "worship", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "near synonyms":[ "adoration", "deference", "glorification", "reverence", "veneration", "idealization", "romanticization", "affection", "fancy", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "love", "appreciation", "esteem", "regard", "respect", "approval" ], "near antonyms":[ "condemnation", "disapproval", "disfavor", "dislike", "dismissal", "disregard", "hatred", "loathing", "scorn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hereinbelow":{ "as in infra":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "infra", "by and 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"synonyms":[ "angels", "foregoers", "forerunners", "harbingers", "outriders", "precursors" ], "near synonyms":[ "foreboders", "foreshadowers", "foretastes", "forewarnings", "advertisers", "announcers", "blazoners", "criers", "proclaimers", "couriers", "messengers", "runners", "auguries", "auspices", "bodings", "forebodings", "foreshadowings", "omens", "portents", "presages", "marks", "signs", "symptoms", "bellwethers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a slight indication of beforehand":{ "examples":[ "the reshuffle of the company's management heralded the sweeping changes to come" ], "synonyms":[ "adumbrates", "foreruns", "foreshadows", "harbingers", "prefigures" ], "near synonyms":[ "anticipates", "foreknows", "foresees", "forecasts", "foretells", "predicts", "prognosticates", "prophesies", "forewarns", "augurs", "bodes", "forebodes", "forbodes", "portends", "presages", "promises", "alludes", "connotes", "hints", "implies", "insinuates", "intimates", "suggests" ], "near 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"a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs":{ "examples":[ "Galileo was condemned as a heretic for supporting Copernicus's thesis that the earth revolves around the sun and not vice versa" ], "synonyms":[ "dissenters", "dissentients", "dissidents", "heresiarchs", "nonconformists" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostates", "defectors", "renegades", "schismatics", "sectarians", "separationists", "separatists", "disbelievers", "infidels", "misbelievers", "unbelievers", "bohemians", "individualists" ], "near antonyms":[ "believers" ], "antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists" ] }, "a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs":{ "examples":[ "he's the ultimate heretic : a Yankees fan living deep in the heart of the Red Sox Nation" ], "synonyms":[ "bohemians", "bohos", "counterculturists", "deviants", "enfants terribles", "free spirits", "iconoclasts", "individualists", "lone rangers", "loners", "lone wolves", "mavericks", "nonconformers", "nonconformists" ], "near synonyms":[ "freethinkers", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "eccentrics", "freaks", "kooks", "nuts", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos", "eight balls", "misfits", "outsiders", "aberrants", "anomalies" ], "near antonyms":[ "adherents", "followers", "supporters", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heroicize":{ "as in heroize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "heroize", "glamorize", "glamourize", "glamour (up)", "glorify", "idealize", "romanticize", "euphemize", "poeticize", "soften", "sweeten", "adulate", "canonize", "deify", "idolize", "aggrandize", "dignify", "ennoble", "enshrine", "enthrone", "magnify" ], "near antonyms":[ "deglamorize", "belittle", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "disparage", "minimize", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "herbicide":{ "a chemical used to destroy plants or stop plant growth":{ "examples":[ "An herbicide widely used to control weeds." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fungicide", "germicide", "insecticide", "microbicide", "pesticide", "toxicant", "bane", "poison", "toxic", "toxin", "venom", "cancer", "contagion", "disease", "virus" ], "near antonyms":[ "dressing", "fertilizer", "plant food", "compost", "manure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hermits":{ "a person who lives away from others":{ "examples":[ "St. Jerome is said to have spent two years as a hermit in the desert, searching for inner peace" ], "synonyms":[ "anchorites", "eremites", "isolates", "recluses", "solitaries" ], "near synonyms":[ "homebodies", "shut-ins" ], "near antonyms":[ "socialites", "socializers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heresy":{ "departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice":{ "examples":[ "the heresy of asserting that Shakespeare was not a great writer" ], "synonyms":[ "dissent", "dissidence", "heterodoxy", "nonconformity" ], "near synonyms":[ "error", "fallacy", "falsehood", "misbelief", "misconception", "myth", "apostasy", "defection", "infidelity", "schism", "scission", "sectarianism", "separatism", "deviance", "deviation", "iconoclasm", "unconventionality", "disagreement", "discord", "dissension", "dissention" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreement", "conformation", "conventionality" ], "antonyms":[ "conformity", "orthodoxy" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heresiarch":{ "a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs":{ "examples":[ "his about-face on welfare reform has led him to be seen as a heresiarch among his party's faithful" ], "synonyms":[ "dissenter", "dissentient", "dissident", "heretic", "nonconformist" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostate", "defector", "renegade", "schismatic", "sectarian", "separationist", "separatist", "disbeliever", "infidel", "misbeliever", "unbeliever", "bohemian", "individualist" ], "near antonyms":[ "believer" ], "antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "herding":{ "to urge, push, or force onward":{ "examples":[ "the guards briskly herded us through the museum in order to prevent overcrowding" ], "synonyms":[ "driving", "punching", "running" ], "near synonyms":[ "shepherding", "wrangling", "egging", "exhorting", "flogging", "goading", "hounding", "pressing", "pricking", "prodding", "prompting", "scourging", "spurring", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hermitages":{ "a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{ "examples":[ "the artist's desert hermitage was a small adobe house at the end of a long dusty road" ], "synonyms":[ "concealments", "coverts", "dens", "hideaways", "hideouts", "hidey-holes", "hidy-holes", "lairs", "nests" ], "near synonyms":[ "blinds", "covers", "nooks", "recesses", "hangouts", "harborages", "harbors", "haunts", "havens", "redoubts", "refuges", "retreats", "shelters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a residence for men under religious 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"presents", "todays" ], "near synonyms":[ "phases", "stages", "states" ], "near antonyms":[ "histories", "pasts", "yesterdays", "yesteryears", "yores", "by-and-bys", "futures", "futurities", "hereafters", "offings", "tomorrows" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "herb":{ "a plant or a part of a plant that is used as medicine or to give flavor to food":{ "examples":[ "a dish seasoned with chopped fresh herbs", "rosemary, sage, and other herbs" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "savory", "spice", "condiment", "seasoning", "relish", "sauce", "flavoring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "herculean":{ "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "examples":[ "the herculean task of grading 60 student essays over one weekend" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "Augean", "backbreaking", "challenging", "demanding", "difficult", "effortful", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "heavy", "hellacious", "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" ] }, "unusually large":{ "examples":[ "a herculean banquet table that took eight men to lift it" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heroize":{ "as in heroicize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "heroicize", "glamorize", "glamourize", "glamour (up)", "glorify", "idealize", "romanticize", "euphemize", "poeticize", "soften", "sweeten", "adulate", "canonize", "deify", "idolize", "aggrandize", "dignify", "ennoble", "enshrine", "enthrone", "magnify" ], "near antonyms":[ "deglamorize", "belittle", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "disparage", "minimize", "put down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "heretical":{ "deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices":{ "examples":[ "the belief that women should be allowed to have careers outside the home was once considered heretical" ], "synonyms":[ "dissentient", "dissenting", "dissident", "heterodox", "iconoclastic", "maverick", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ], "near synonyms":[ "free-spirited", "freethinking", "nontraditional", "apostate", "defecting", "renegade", "schismatic", "schismatical", "sectarian", "separatist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "conforming", "conformist", "conventional", "orthodox" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heroically":{ "in a fearless manner":{ "examples":[ "struggled heroically to raise three children on her meager salary" ], "synonyms":[ "boldly", "bravely", "courageously", "dauntlessly", "doughtily", "fearlessly", "gallantly", "gutsily", "intrepidly", "manfully", "stalwartly", "stoutheartedly", "valiantly", "valorously" ], "near synonyms":[ "determinedly", "firmly", "gamely", "grittily", "pluckily", "resolutely", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "stoutly", "adventurously", "audaciously", "daringly", "hardily", "venturesomely", "venturously", "self-confidently", "crazily", "foolishly", "insanely", "brashly", "brazenly", "foolhardily", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "impetuously", "imprudently", "impulsively", "incautiously", "overconfidently", "rashly", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "wildly", "hastily", "precipitately" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffidently", "mousily", "shyly", "skittishly", "timidly", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "nervously", "carefully", "cautiously", "heedfully", "prudently" ], "antonyms":[ "cowardly", "cravenly", "fearfully", "pusillanimously", "spinelessly", "spiritlessly", "timorously" ] }, "in a manner 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"inheritance", "legacy", "folklore", "lore", "superstition", "culture", "lifestyle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is or may be inherited":{ "examples":[ "this farm is my heritage from my father, as it was for him from his father" ], "synonyms":[ "bequest", "birthright", "inheritance", "legacy", "patrimony" ], "near synonyms":[ "heirloom", "bestowal", "gift", "offering", "present" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hermetism":{ "as in abstruseness , reconditeness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abstruseness", "abstrusity", "esotericism", "reconditeness", "unknowability", "unanswerability", "inexplicability", "inexplicableness", "incomprehensibility", "unintelligibility", "unintelligibleness", "ambiguity", "equivocality", "equivocalness", "darkness", "murkiness", "shadowiness", "vagueness", "deepness", "profundity", "impenetrability", "inscrutability", "inscrutableness", "mysteriousness", "numinousness", "obscurity", "uncanniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "intelligibility", "understandability", "clarity", "obviousness", "plainness", "self-evidence", "straightforwardness", "transparency" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "heresiarchs":{ "a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs":{ "examples":[ "his about-face on welfare reform has led him to be seen as a heresiarch among his party's faithful" ], "synonyms":[ "dissenters", "dissentients", "dissidents", "heretics", "nonconformists" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostates", "defectors", "renegades", "schismatics", "sectarians", "separationists", "separatists", "disbelievers", "infidels", "misbelievers", "unbelievers", "bohemians", "individualists" ], "near antonyms":[ "believers" ], "antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hero-worships":{ "excessive admiration of or devotion to a person":{ "examples":[ "once the object of uncritical hero worship , the aging quarterback now 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"indorses", "supports" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "disdains", "dislikes", "hates", "loathes", "belittles", "deprecates", "disparages", "misprizes", "puts down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise too much":{ "examples":[ "a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers" ], "synonyms":[ "adulates", "belauds", "blarneys", "butters up", "flatters", "honeys", "massages", "overpraises", "puffs", "soft-soaps", "strokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "sweet-talks", "wheedles", "fawns", "kowtows", "sucks (up to)", "toadies", "idolizes", "worships", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises", "applauds", "commends", "compliments", "congratulates", "felicitates", "drools", "gushes", "slavers", "slobbers", "endears", "ingratiates", "courts", "romances", "woos" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "decries", "depreciates", "disparages", "puts down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, 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"germicides", "insecticides", "microbicides", "pesticides", "toxicants", "banes", "poisons", "toxics", "toxins", "venoms", "cancers", "contagions", "diseases", "viruses" ], "near antonyms":[ "dressings", "fertilizers", "plant foods", "composts", "manures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hereafter":{ "from this point on":{ "examples":[ "he is giving up all his worldly goods and hereafter will devote his life to the poor" ], "synonyms":[ "henceforth", "henceforward" ], "near synonyms":[ "afterward", "afterwards", "later", "subsequently", "hereupon", "thereupon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "time that is to come":{ "examples":[ "apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter" ], "synonyms":[ "by-and-by", "future", "futurity", "offing", "tomorrow" ], "near synonyms":[ "eventuality", "finality", "posterity" ], "near antonyms":[ "yesterday", "yesteryear", "antiquity", "old", "yore", "moment", "now", "present", "today" ], "antonyms":[ "past" ] }, "unending existence after death":{ "examples":[ "hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter" ], "synonyms":[ "afterlife", "beyond", "eternity", "immortality" ], "near synonyms":[ "afterworld", "otherworld" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb", "noun" ] }, "herbivorous":{ "as in vegetarian":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "vegetarian", "gentle", "submissive", "tame" ], "near antonyms":[ "predaceous", "predacious", "predatory", "rapacious", "raptorial", "carnivorous", "aggressive", "deadly", "ferocious", "fierce", "savage", "violent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "heralding":{ "to give a slight indication of beforehand":{ "examples":[ "the reshuffle of the company's management heralded the sweeping changes to come" ], "synonyms":[ "adumbrating", "forerunning", "foreshadowing", "harbingering", "prefiguring" ], "near synonyms":[ "anticipating", "foreknowing", "foreseeing", "forecasting", "foretelling", "predicting", "prognosticating", "prophesying", "forewarning", "auguring", "boding", "foreboding", "forboding", "portending", "presaging", "promising", "alluding", "connoting", "hinting", "implying", "insinuating", "intimating", "suggesting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known openly or publicly":{ "examples":[ "herald the great tidings to all the world" ], "synonyms":[ "advertising", "announcing", "annunciating", "blaring", "blazing", "blazoning", "broadcasting", "declaring", "enunciating", "flashing", "giving out", "placarding", "posting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "publicizing", "publishing", "releasing", "sounding", "trumpeting" ], "near synonyms":[ "barking", "calling (off or out)", "crying", "billboarding", "billing", "bulletining", "gazetting", "knelling", "ringing", "tolling", "blurbing", "featuring", "pitching", "plugging", "promoting", "puffing", "disseminating", "spreading", "disclosing", "divulging", "introducing", "kithing", "kything", "manifesting", "reporting", "revealing", "showing", "advising", "apprising", "handing down", "informing", "notifying", "communicating", "imparting", "intimating" ], "near antonyms":[ "concealing", "hushing (up)", "silencing", "suppressing", "withholding", "recalling", "recanting", "retracting", "revoking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hero-worshiping":{ "to love or admire too much":{ "examples":[ "people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "adulating", "canonizing", "deifying", "doting (on)", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "esteeming", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "fancying", "favoring", "liking", "preferring", "regarding", "hallowing", "respecting", "revering", "venerating", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "disdaining", "disliking", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deprecating", "disparaging", "misprizing", "putting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to praise too much":{ "examples":[ "a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers" ], "synonyms":[ "adulating", "belauding", "blarneying", "buttering up", "flattering", "honeying", "massaging", "overpraising", "puffing", "soft-soaping", "stroking" ], "near synonyms":[ "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "sweet-talking", "wheedling", "fawning", "kowtowing", "sucking (up to)", "toadying", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping", "eulogizing", "extolling", "lauding", "praising", "applauding", "commending", "complimenting", "congratulating", "felicitating", "drooling", "gushing", "slavering", "slobbering", "endearing", "ingratiating", "courting", "romancing", "wooing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "depreciating", "disparaging", "putting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, 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"plugged", "promoted", "puffed", "disseminated", "spread", "disclosed", "divulged", "introduced", "kithed", "kythed", "manifested", "reported", "revealed", "showed", "advised", "apprised", "handed down", "informed", "notified", "communicated", "imparted", "intimated" ], "near antonyms":[ "concealed", "hushed (up)", "silenced", "suppressed", "withheld", "recalled", "recanted", "retracted", "revoked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "hereafters":{ "time that is to come":{ "examples":[ "apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter" ], "synonyms":[ "by-and-bys", "futures", "futurities", "offings", "tomorrows" ], "near synonyms":[ "eventualities", "finalities", "posterities" ], "near antonyms":[ "yesterdays", "yesteryears", "antiquities", "olds", "yores", "moments", "nows", "presents", "todays" ], "antonyms":[ "pasts" ] }, "unending existence after death":{ "examples":[ "hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter" ], "synonyms":[ "afterlives", "beyonds", "eternities", "immortalities" ], "near synonyms":[ "afterworlds", "otherworlds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "herded":{ "to urge, push, or force onward":{ "examples":[ "the guards briskly herded us through the museum in order to prevent overcrowding" ], "synonyms":[ "drove", "punched", "ran", "run" ], "near synonyms":[ "shepherded", "wrangled", "egged", "exhorted", "flogged", "goaded", "hounded", "pressed", "pricked", "prodded", "prompted", "scourged", "spurred", "whipped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "herbages":{ "green leaves or plants":{ "examples":[ "added some ferns and other herbage to the sidewalk planters" ], "synonyms":[ "floras", "florae", "foliages", "green", "greeneries", "leafages", "vegetations", "verdures" ], "near synonyms":[ "grasslands", "prairies", "underbrushes", "undergrowths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }