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"indifferent", "lackadaisical", "lazy", "lazyish" ], "antonyms":[ "careless" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "meticulosity":{ "strict attentiveness to what one is doing":{ "examples":[ "the meticulosity with which she placed each piece of china, crystal, and silver on the table" ], "synonyms":[ "care", "carefulness", "closeness", "conscientiousness", "heed", "heedfulness", "meticulousness", "pains", "scrupulousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertence", "advertency", "attention", "concentration", "focus", "observance", "observation", "alertness", "mindfulness", "vigilance", "watchfulness", "dutifulness", "irreproachability", "irreproachableness", "punctiliousness", "responsibility", "bother", "effort", "painstaking", "trouble", "exactness", "particularity", "precision" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadvertence", "inadvertency", "inattention", "inobservance" ], "antonyms":[ "heedlessness", "inattentiveness", "negligence" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "metaphors":{ "an elaborate or fanciful way of 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"broadly", "encyclopedically", "extensively", "generally", "globally", "widely", "conclusively", "consummately", "definitely", "perfectly" ], "near antonyms":[ "aimlessly", "desultorily", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "randomly", "cursorily", "imperfectly", "inadequately", "narrowly", "shallowly", "sketchily", "summarily", "superficially", "indeterminately", "nebulously", "vaguely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "metronomic":{ "as in steady , regular":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "even", "regular", "steady", "uniform", "cadenced", "cadent", "measured", "metrical", "metric", "rhythmic", "rhythmical", "lilting", "musical", "swaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrhythmic", "nonmetrical", "unmeasured", "unrhythmic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "metaphor":{ "an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something":{ "examples":[ "\"it's raining cats and dogs\" is just a colorful metaphor and not a meteorological announcement" ], "synonyms":[ "conceit" ], "near synonyms":[ "device", "analogy", "circumlocution", "code word", "crank", "dead metaphor", "euphemism", "simile", "catachresis", "mixed metaphor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "metrosexual":{ "as in unmacho":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unmacho", "unmanly", "unmasculine", "effeminate", "girlish", "sissified", "sissy", "feminine", "womanish", "womanlike", "womanly", "emasculated", "impotent", "weakened", "androgynous", "neuter" ], "near antonyms":[ "male", "manlike", "manly", "mannish", "man-size", "man-sized", "masculine", "virile", "hairy-chested", "hypermasculine", "macho", "ultramasculine", "boyish", "hoydenish", "tomboyish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "metier":{ "something for which a person shows a special talent":{ "examples":[ "public speaking is not my m\u00e9tier , as others can attest" ], "synonyms":[ "forte", "long suit", "speciality", "specialty", "strong suit", "thing" ], "near 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"pluckiness", "spunk", "temper", "courage", "courageousness", "guts", "gutsiness", "heart", "intestinal fortitude", "nerve", "determination", "perseverance", "resolution", "animal spirits", "animation", "briskness", "jauntiness", "liveliness", "snappiness", "spirit", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunk", "spunkiness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "ardor", "\u00e9lan", "fervor", "fire", "passion", "zeal" ], "near antonyms":[ "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "dastardliness", "poltroonery", "spinelessness", "cold feet", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "mousiness", "timidity", "timorousness", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "disablement", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "impotency", "infirmity", "powerlessness", "puniness", "slightness", "softness", "tenderness", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "metropolises":{ "a thickly settled, highly populated area":{ "examples":[ "a 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