{ "Pride":{ "a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance":{ "examples":[ "finishing that survival course gave me a real sense of pride and confidence in my abilities" ], "synonyms":[ "ego", "pridefulness", "self-esteem", "self-regard", "self-respect" ], "near synonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-pride", "self-trust", "self-worth", "dignity", "face", "honor", "prestige" ], "near antonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteem", "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "humiliation", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "shame", "demureness", "down-to-earthness", "humbleness", "humility", "modesty", "diffidence", "meekness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an asset that brings praise or renown":{ "examples":[ "an architectural and acoustical masterpiece, the concert hall is the pride of the whole city" ], "synonyms":[ "boast", "credit", "crown jewel", "glory", "honor", "jewel", "treasure", "trophy" ], "near synonyms":[ "pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance", "showpiece", "attraction", "feature", "highlight", "distinction", "excellence", "merit", "value", "virtue" ], "near antonyms":[ "disgrace", "dishonor", "blemish", "blot", "defect", "shame", "slur", "smirch", "smudge", "stain", "stigma", "eyesore", "fright", "horror", "mess" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{ "examples":[ "so full of pride that they were ripe for a big comedown" ], "synonyms":[ "amour propre", "bighead", "complacence", "complacency", "conceit", "conceitedness", "ego", "egotism", "pomposity", "pompousness", "pridefulness", "self-admiration", "self-assumption", "self-conceit", "self-congratulation", "self-esteem", "self-glory", "self-importance", "self-love", "self-opinion", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "swellheadedness", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "vainness", "vanity" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-righteousness", "arrogance", "disdainfulness", "haughtiness", "imperiousness", "lordliness", "self-assertion", "snobbishness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "hubris", "overconfidence", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "egoism", "self-centeredness", "selfishness", "self-pride", "self-respect" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffidence", "self-doubt", "self-disgust", "self-hate", "self-loathing", "altruism", "unselfishness", "bashfulness", "demureness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "passiveness", "passivity" ], "antonyms":[ "humbleness", "humility", "modesty" ] }, "individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{ "examples":[ "crackerjack test pilots who are the pride of the navy's air arm" ], "synonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "illuminati", "pick", "pink", "priesthood", "prime", "royalty", "upper crust" ], "near synonyms":[ "establishment", "gentry", "nobility", "quality", "society", "top", "top drawer", "upper class", "caviar", "caviare", "who's who" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herd", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "rank and file", "unwashed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "examples":[ "he prides himself on the quality of his writing" ], "synonyms":[ "flatter", "pique", "plume" ], "near synonyms":[ "boast", "brag", "crow", "gasconade", "swagger", "swank", "swash", "vapor", "vaunt", "congratulate", "felicitate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "price":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "something offered or given in return for a service performed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "there was a price on the criminal's head" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bonus", "lagniappe", "premium", "bonanza", "jackpot", "treasure trove", "award", "decoration", "distinction", "honor", "plume", "prize", "trophy", "gratuity", "tip", "desert(s)", "wages" ], "synonyms":[ "bounty", "reward" ] }, "the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I really wanted to buy that shirt, but the price was more money than I had" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fair market value", "market value", "valuation", "value", "asking price", "list price", "sticker price", "price point", "rate", "tariff", "unit price", "carrying charge", "overcharge", "service charge", "service fee", "surcharge", "deduction", "discount", "markdown", "reduction", "sale", "deposit", "down payment", "account", "bill", "check", "invoice", "tab" ], "synonyms":[ "ante", "charge", "cost", "damage", "fee", "figure", "freight", "price tag" ] }, "the loss or penalty involved in achieving a goal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I finished the project, but the price was losing a night's sleep" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "expense", "toll", "damages", "forfeit", "forfeiture", "mulct", "sacrifice", "ante", "risk" ], "synonyms":[ "cost" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pricey":{ "commanding a large price":{ "examples":[ "a small boutique selling pricey women's clothing" ], "synonyms":[ "big-ticket", "costly", "dear", "expensive", "extravagant", "high", "high-end", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "priceless", "spendy", "ultraexpensive", "valuable" ], "near synonyms":[ "exorbitant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "sky-high", "steep", "stiff", "unaffordable", "uneconomic", "uneconomical", "unreasonable", "inestimable", "invaluable", "deluxe", "luxurious", "sumptuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "reasonable", "valueless", "worthless", "discounted" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "prick":{ "a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{ "examples":[ "the immunization shot left a prick on my arm that turned into a bruise" ], "synonyms":[ "perforation", "pinhole", "pinprick", "punch", "puncture", "stab" ], "near synonyms":[ "gouge", "groove", "hollow", "break", "cut", "gash", "incision", "laceration", "notch", "rent", "rip", "rupture", "slash", "slit", "tear" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body":{ "examples":[ "she felt a sharp prick when the nurse gave her the shot" ], "synonyms":[ "ache", "pain", "pang", "shoot", "smart", "sting", "stitch", "throe", "tingle", "twinge" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "distress", "soreness", "tenderness", "affliction", "agony", "anguish", "misery", "sufferance", "suffering", "torment", "torture", "inflammation", "sore", "swelling", "damage", "detriment", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "backache", "bellyache", "charley horse", "colic", "complaint", "earache", "gripe", "headache", "stomachache", "toothache" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "ease", "easiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in poke , prickle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "poke", "prickle", "bore", "drill", "hole", "perforate", "pierce", "punch", "puncture", "riddle", "itch", "sting", "tickle", "tingle", "broach", "tap", "penetrate", "burrow (into)", "excavate", "gouge", "groove", "hollow" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pricked":{ "as in poked , prickled":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prickled":{ "to cause or experience an unpleasant feeling that is like the feeling of having many small, sharp points against your skin":{ "examples":[ "The burrs were prickling my arm.", "The wool sweater prickled my skin." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "poked", "pricked", "bored", "drilled", "holed", "perforated", "pierced", "punched", "punctured", "riddled", "itched", "stung", "tickled", "tingled", "broached", "tapped", "penetrated", "burrowed (into)", "excavated", "gouged", "grooved", "hollowed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prima facie":{ "appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a prima facie case of tax fraud" ], "near antonyms":[ "hidden", "inapparent", "implausible", "impossible", "improbable", "inconceivable", "unlikely", "actual", "authenticated", "confirmed", "corroborated", "established", "genuine", "real", "substantiated", "sure", "valid", "validated", "verified" ], "related":[ "demonstrable", "external", "outward", "superficial", "visible", "conceivable", "plausible", "possible", "supposable", "likely", "probable", "clear", "distinct", "manifest", "obvious", "plain", "deceptive", "delusive", "delusory", "illusive", "illusory", "imaginary", "misleading", "specious", "fake", "faked", "feigned", "phony", "phoney", "pretended", "pseudo", "put-on", "alleged", "claimed", "professed", "purported", "so-called" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "assumed", "evident", "ostensible", "ostensive", "presumed", "putative", "reputed", "seeming", "supposed" ] }, "not needing proof in order to be accepted":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "actions that established a prima facie case of discrimination" ], "near antonyms":[ "arguable", "contestable", "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "dubious", "moot", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable" ], "related":[ "self-explanatory", "apparent", "clear", "evident", "hands-down", "manifest", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "patent", "plain", "transparent", "unmistakable", "incontestable", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "indubitable", "undeniable", "unquestionable", "accepted", "given", "granted" ], "synonyms":[ "axiomatic", "self-evident" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "primarily":{ "in the beginning":{ "examples":[ "the university was primarily an agricultural college when it was founded over two centuries ago" ], "synonyms":[ "firstly", "initially", "originally" ], "near 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Neanderthal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development":{ "antonyms":[ "advanced", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "late" ], "examples":[ "primitive wooden tools were used before the Iron Age" ], "near antonyms":[ "complex", "complicated", "intricate", "involved", "sophisticated", "full-blown", "grown", "mature", "matured", "perfected", "ripe", "ripened", "civilized", "cultivated", "enlightened", "refined", "contemporary", "current", "latest", "mod", "modern", "modernistic", "new", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "novel", "now", "present-day", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "supermodern", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ], "related":[ "basic", "simple", "uncomplicated", "homely", "homespun", "unsophisticated", "early", "embryonic", "primeval", "primordial", "backward", "underdeveloped", "undeveloped", "aged", "ancient", "antediluvian", "antiquated", "antique", "dated", "fusty", "hoary", "musty", "obsolete", "old", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "past", "quaint", "unmodernized" ], "synonyms":[ "crude", "low", "rude", "rudimentary" ] }, "lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment":{ "antonyms":[ "cosmopolitan", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise" ], "examples":[ "her taste in art was still primitive , but she knew schlock when she saw it" ], "near antonyms":[ "critical", "cynical", "doubting", "incredulous", "skeptical", "suspecting", "suspicious", "unconvinced", "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "leery", "leary", "wary", "watchful", "down-to-earth", "hardheaded", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "realistic", "sober", "street-smart", "streetwise" ], "related":[ "callow", "childish", "immature", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "unrealistic", "believing", "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "trustful", "trusting", "unguarded", "beguiled", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "thoughtless" ], "synonyms":[ "aw-shucks", "dewy", "dewy-eyed", "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "na\u00eff", "naif", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simpleminded", "uncritical", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary", "unworldly", "wide-eyed" ] }, "relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period":{ "antonyms":[ "late" ], "examples":[ "a primitive period in church history when members still lived in communes" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "complex", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "full-scale" ], "related":[ "budding", "embryonic", "germinal", "infant", "aged", "age-old", "antediluvian", "antiquated", "antique", "dateless", "hoary", "old", "prehistoric", "prehistorical", "obsolete", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9" ], "synonyms":[ "ancient", "early", "primal", "primeval", "primordial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "primness":{ "as in priggishness , old-maidishness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "old-maidishness", "priggery", "priggishness", "Comstockery", "morality", "virtue", "moralism", "nice-nellyism", "prudery", "prudishness", "puritanism" ], "near antonyms":[ "lechery", "prurience", "pruriency", "libertinage", "libertinism", "libertarianism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primogenitors":{ "a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent":{ "antonyms":[ "descendants", "descendents" ], "examples":[ "the family held a huge reunion to mark the 200th anniviersary of their primogenitors' arrival in America" ], "near antonyms":[ "children", "families", "issues", "lineages", "offspring", "offsprings", "posterities", "progenies", "seed", "seeds", "stocks", "daughters", "heirs", "inheritors", "scions", "sons", "successors" ], "related":[ "antecessors", "predecessors", "ancestresses", "foremothers", "grandmothers", "matriarchs", "grandsires", "patriarchs", "sires", "ancestries", "antecedents", "roots" ], "synonyms":[ "ancestors", "fathers", "forebearers", "forebears", "forbears", "forefathers", "grandfathers", "progenitors" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prince":{ "a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field":{ "examples":[ "a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth" ], "synonyms":[ "baron", "captain", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "lion", "lord", "magnate", "mogul", "monarch", "Napoleon", "tycoon" ], "near synonyms":[ "big boy", "big cheese", "bigfoot", "biggie", "big gun", "big shot", "big wheel", "bigwig", "fat cat", "figure", "heavy", "heavyweight", "honcho", "kahuna", "main man", "mover and shaker", "nabob", "nawab", "notable", "personage", "pooh-bah", "poo-bah", "supremo", "VIP", "celebrity", "personality", "star", "superstar", "deity", "demigod", "god" ], "near antonyms":[ "half-pint", "lightweight", "small-timer", "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "nobody", "nothing", "zero" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "princeliness":{ "as in luxury , luxuriousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lavishness", "luxuriance", "luxuriousness", "luxury", "opulence", "richness", "sumptuousness", "dignity", "elegance", "grace", "grandiosity", "ostentation", "pretentiousness", "awesomeness", "formidability", "marvelousness", "wonderfulness", "wondrousness", "elaborateness", "flashiness", "gaudiness", "ornateness", "poshness", "ritziness", "showiness", "swankiness", "augustness", "brilliance", "gloriousness", "glory", "gorgeousness", "grandeur", "grandness", "magnificence", "majesty", "nobility", "nobleness", "resplendence", "resplendency", "splendidness", "splendiferousness", "splendor", "stateliness", "stupendousness", "sublimeness", "superbness", "extraordinariness", "remarkableness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "princesses":{ "a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity":{ "examples":[ "as the reigning princess of pop music, she exerts an enormous influence over teens" ], "synonyms":[ "divas", "dive", "goddesses", "queens" ], "near synonyms":[ "high priestesses", "priestesses", "prima donnas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "printed":{ "to produce and release for distribution in printed form":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the newspaper's motto remains \"All the News That's Fit to Print \"" ], "near antonyms":[ "censored", "suppressed" ], "related":[ "copublished", "co-published", "reissued", "reprinted", "republished", "serialized", "contributed", "edited", "syndicated", "manufactured", "produced", "distributed", "marketed" ], "synonyms":[ "got out", "issued", "published", "put out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prioritized":{ "to put in order based on importance":{ "examples":[ "We prioritized the hardest parts of the project before the easier ones." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hierarchized", "sequenced", "alphabetized", "filed", "graded", "ranked", "rated", "arranged", "arrayed", "categorized", "classified", "codified", "disposed", "drew up", "laid out", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "sorted", "systematized", "isolated", "separated", "unscrambled", "aligned", "alined", "cued", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "displayed", "mapped (out)", "set out" ], "near antonyms":[ "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disordered", "messed (up)", "mussed (up)", "rumpled", "upset" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "prison":{ "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the ongoing debate whether drug users should go to prison" ], "near antonyms":[ "outside" ], "related":[ "bull pen", "cage", "cell", "hole", "tank", "block", "ward", "glasshouse", "guardhouse", "hulk(s)", "concentration camp", "gulag", "labor camp", "prison camp", "stalag", "work camp", "dungeon", "keep", "oubliette", "reformatory", "reform school", "training school" ], "synonyms":[ "bastille", "big house", "bridewell", "brig", "calaboose", "can", "clink", "cooler", "coop", "guardroom", "hock", "hold", "hoosegow", "jail", "jailhouse", "joint", "jug", "lockup", "nick", "pen", "penitentiary", "pokey", "quod", "slam", "slammer", "stir", "stockade", "tolbooth" ] }, "the act of confining or the state of being confined":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the view that prison does nothing to cure the criminal\u2014if anything, it makes him worse" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipation", "liberation", "manumission", "redemption", "release", "freedom", "independence", "liberty" ], "related":[ "bondage", "enslavement", "servitude", "restraint", "restriction", "arrest", "capture", "entrapment", "custody", "detainer", "detainment", "detention", "house arrest" ], "synonyms":[ "captivity", "confinement", "immurement", "impoundment", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "internment" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prison camps":{ "as in concentration camps , labor camps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "concentration camps", "gulags", "labor camps", "stalags", "work camps", "bastilles", "big houses", "bridewells", "brigs", "calabooses", "cans", "clinks", "coolers", "coops", "guardrooms", "hocks", "holds", "hoosegows", "jailhouses", "jails", "joints", "jugs", "lockups", "nicks", "penitentiaries", "pens", "pokeys", "prisons", "quods", "slammers", "slams", "stirs", "stockades", "tolbooths", "bull pens", "cages", "cells", "holes", "tanks", "blocks", "wards", "glasshouses", "guardhouses", "hulks", "dungeons", "keeps", "oubliettes", "reformatories", "reform schools", "training schools" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pristine":{ "being in an original and unused or unspoiled state":{ "examples":[ "a pristine forest that has never been subjected to logging or development" ], "synonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "mint", "span-new", "virgin", "virginal" ], "near synonyms":[ "unaltered", "unblemished", "unbruised", "uncontaminated", "undamaged", "undefiled", "unharmed", "unhurt", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unpolluted", "unsoiled", "unspoiled", "unsullied", "untainted", "untouched", "unworn", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "broken", "bruised", "damaged", "defaced", "defiled", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "soiled", "sullied", "tainted", "faded", "shopworn", "used", "well-worn", "worn", "contaminated", "polluted", "spoiled", "hand-me-down", "secondhand" ], "antonyms":[ "stale" ] }, "free from dirt or stain":{ "examples":[ "one doesn't dare spill anything on his car's pristine upholstery" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "chaste", "clean", "fair", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ], "near synonyms":[ "pure", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome", "cleanly", "germfree", "hygienic", "sanitary", "sterile", "abluted", "bleached", "cleansed", "purified", "scrubbed", "washed", "whitened", "milky", "snowy", "white", "flawless", "unblemished", "bright", "shiny", "sparkling" ], "near antonyms":[ "dingy", "greasy", "grimy", "mucky", "muddy", "unwashed", "defiled", "germy", "polluted", "tainted", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "blackened", "discolored" ], "antonyms":[ "besmirched", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grubby", "smirched", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleaned" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "private":{ "not known or meant to be known by the general populace":{ "antonyms":[ "common", "open", "public" ], "examples":[ "that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement" ], "near antonyms":[ "well-known", "advertised", "aired", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "declared", "disclosed", "divulged", "enunciated", "heralded", "proclaimed", "professed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "reported", "spotlighted", "general", "popular", "prevailing", "vulgar", "current", "prevalent", "rife", "widespread", "communal", "shared" ], "related":[ "classified", "restricted", "top secret", "silent", "unadvertised", "unannounced", "undisclosed", "unmentioned", "unsaid", "untold", "clandestine", "closet", "collusive", "conspiratorial", "covert", "furtive", "hugger-mugger", "occult", "sneak", "sneaking", "sneaky", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "underground", "underhand", "underhanded", "personal", "closeted", "concealed", "hidden", "repressed", "silenced", "stifled", "suppressed", "backstage", "offscreen", "offstage" ], "synonyms":[ "behind-the-scenes", "confidential", "esoteric", "hushed", "hush-hush", "inside", "intimate", "nonpublic", "privy", "secret" ] }, "of, relating to, or belonging to a single person":{ "antonyms":[ "general", "generic", "popular", "public", "shared", "universal" 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"obvious", "patent", "plain" ], "related":[ "back-channel", "closed-door", "off-the-books", "off-the-record", "classified", "confidential", "restricted", "top secret", "undisclosed", "concealed", "hidden", "secreted", "subterranean", "unadvertised", "unexposed" ], "synonyms":[ "backstairs", "behind-the-scenes", "clandestine", "covert", "furtive", "hole-and-corner", "hugger-mugger", "hush-hush", "privy", "secret", "sneak", "sneaking", "sneaky", "stealth", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "underground", "underhand", "underhanded" ] } }, "privately":{ "in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others":{ "antonyms":[ "openly", "publicly" ], "examples":[ "she confided to me privately that she was considering divorce" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "\u00e0 deux", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate", "inwardly", "sotto voce", "offscreen", "offstage", "clandestinely", "collusively", "conspiratorially", "covertly", "furtively", "secretively", "sneakily", "stealthily", 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"four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "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", "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" ] }, "someone or something unusually desirable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in the view of most of her friends, her current boyfriend is certainly no prize" ], "near antonyms":[ "lemon", "loser" ], "related":[ "blessing", "find", "godsend", "goody", "goodie", "valuable", "windfall", "booty", "loot", "plunder", "spoil", "swag", "brass ring", "glory", "pride", "gold", "jackpot", "prize money", "treasure trove" ], "synonyms":[ "catch", "gem", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ] }, "something given in recognition of achievement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the Pritzker Architecture Prize is the world's most prestigious honor in the field of architecture" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "badge", "crown", "cup", "laurel", "medal", "order", "plaque", "plate", "ribbon", "trophy", "applause", "bravo", "encomium", "eulogy", "hallelujah", "homage", "paean", "panegyric", "plaudit", "tribute", "citation", "commendation", "compliment", "honorable mention" ], "synonyms":[ "accolade", "award", "blue ribbon", "decoration", "distinction", "honor", "kudo", "plume", "premium" ] }, "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "prizing the stubborn nails out of the board" ], "near antonyms":[ "implant", "insert", "install", "instill", "cram", "jam", "ram", "stuff", "wedge" ], "related":[ "mine", "pluck", "remove", "take (out)", "withdraw" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrew", "extract", "pry", "pull", "root (out)", "tear (out)", "uproot", "wrest", "wring", "yank" ] }, "to hold dear":{ "antonyms":[ "disvalue" ], "examples":[ "veterinarians know that pets are highly prized by their owners" ], "near antonyms":[ "undervalue", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "disdain", "high-hat", "scorn", "scout", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snub", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "deprecate", "depreciate", "disparage", "kiss off", "minimize", "put down", "write off", "abandon", "forget", "neglect" ], "related":[ "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "relish", "revel (in)", "admire", "apprize", "esteem", "regard", "respect", "revere", "reverence", "venerate", "enshrine", "memorialize", "adore", "caress", "dote (on)", "idolize", "worship" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciate", "cherish", "love", "treasure", 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"loved", "treasured", "valued" ], "near synonyms":[ "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "liked", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)", "admired", "apprized", "esteemed", "regarded", "respected", "revered", "reverenced", "venerated", "enshrined", "memorialized", "adored", "caressed", "doted (on)", "idolized", "worshipped", "worshiped" ], "near antonyms":[ "undervalued", "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "disdained", "high-hatted", "scorned", "scouted", "slighted", "sniffed (at)", "snubbed", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "deprecated", "depreciated", "disparaged", "kissed off", "minimized", "put down", "wrote off", "abandoned", "forgot", "neglected" ], "antonyms":[ "disvalued" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pricks":{ "a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{ "examples":[ "the immunization shot left a prick on my arm that turned into a bruise" ], "synonyms":[ 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"overriding", "paramount", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "primary", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "near synonyms":[ "distinguished", "eminent", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prestigious", "signal", "star", "stellar", "superior", "high-level", "senior", "top", "important", "influential", "major", "mighty", "momentous", "significant", "incomparable", "matchless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "renowned" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "collateral", "inferior", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary" ], "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ] }, "highest in rank or authority":{ "examples":[ "the principal researcher in the company's chemical division" ], "synonyms":[ "chief", "commanding", "first", "foremost", "head", "high", "lead", "leading", 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"settlement", "soil", "trust territory", "commonwealth", "country", "land", "nation", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "state", "fatherland", "homeland", "motherland", "great power", "power", "sea power", "superpower", "world power", "welfare state" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primer":{ "a book used for instruction in a subject":{ "examples":[ "a primer of human anatomy" ], "synonyms":[ "handbook", "manual", "text", "textbook" ], "near synonyms":[ "schoolbook", "grammar", "reader", "speller", "tract", "treatise", "dictionary", "lexicon", "vocabulary", "wordbook", "casebook", "encyclopedia", "reference", "bible", "guide", "guidebook" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "priming":{ "as in assistance , coaching":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assistance", "briefing", "coaching", "mentoring", "prompting", "teaching", "tutoring", "advice", "advisement", "assistance", "counsel", "guidance", "input", "recommendation", "suggestion", "caution", "cautioning", "sign", "signal", "telltale", "tip-off", "warning", "brief", "direction", "feedback", "instruction", "observation", "prompt", "reminder", "urging", "answer", "clue", "solution", "hint", "lead", "pointer", "tip" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in preparing , fitting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drilling", "fitting", "grounding", "habilitating", "preparing", "qualifying", "coaching", "mentoring", "directing", "guiding", "leading", "rearing", "educating", "indoctrinating", "instructing", "lessoning", "schooling", "teaching", "training", "tutoring", "catechizing", "lecturing", "moralizing", "preaching", "implanting", "inculcating", "instilling", "homeschooling", "edifying", "enlightening", "briefing", "familiarizing", "imparting (to)", "informing", "versing", "initiating", "introducing", "showing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "privies":{ "as in outhouses , garderobes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "garderobes", "jakes", "outhouses", "commodes", "pans", "pots", "half baths", "powder rooms", "bathrooms", "baths", "bogs", "cans", "cloakrooms", "comfort stations", "conveniences", "heads", "johns", "latrines", "lavatories", "loos", "potties", "restrooms", "toilets", "washrooms", "water closets", "ladies", "ladies' rooms", "men's rooms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "private detective":{ "a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons":{ "examples":[ "when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective" ], "synonyms":[ "detective", "dick", "gumshoe", "hawkshaw", "investigator", "operative", "private eye", "private investigator", "shamus", "sherlock", "sleuth", "sleuthhound" ], "near synonyms":[ "shadow", "tail", "tracer", "tracker", "fed", "Federal", "G-man", "narc", "nark", "plainclothesman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "priced":{ "as in prized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "prized", "ascertained", "determined", "discovered", "learned", "decided", "settled", "adjudged", "deemed", "judged", "analyzed", "assayed", "surveyed", "tested", "appraised", "assessed", "estimated", "evaluated", "guesstimated", "rated", "set", "valuated", "valued", "reappraised", "reassessed", "reevaluated", "re-evaluated", "rejudged", "revalued", "transvaluated", "transvalued", "misesteemed", "misjudged", "misprized", "underestimated", "undervalued" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "print":{ "a perceptible trace left by pressure":{ "examples":[ "one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek" ], "synonyms":[ "impress", "impression", "imprint", "stamp" ], "near synonyms":[ "dent", "hollow", "indent", "indentation", "indenture", "mark", "sign" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera":{ "examples":[ "we now get our prints developed online" ], "synonyms":[ "photo", "photograph", "pic", "shot", "snap", "snapshot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowup", "close-up", "enlargement", "still", "telephoto", "daguerreotype", "ferrotype", "monochrome", "sepia", "tintype" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce and release for distribution in printed form":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper's motto remains \"All the News That's Fit to Print \"" ], "synonyms":[ "get out", "issue", "publish", "put out" ], "near synonyms":[ "copublish", "reissue", "reprint", "republish", "serialize", "contribute", "edit", "syndicate", "manufacture", "produce", "distribute", "market" ], "near antonyms":[ "censor", "suppress" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pridefully":{ "as in arrogantly , haughtily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arrogantly", "audaciously", "boldly", "brashly", "brazenly", "contemptuously", "haughtily", "huffily", "imperiously", "loftily", "pompously", "presumptuously", "pretentiously", "proudly", "scornfully", "self-importantly", "superciliously", "swaggeringly", "uppishly", "fearlessly", "discourteously", "disdainfully", "disrespectfully", "impertinently", "rashly", "recklessly", "saucily", "bitchily", "impolitely", "impudently", "rudely", "uncivilly", "ungraciously" ], "near antonyms":[ "abjectly", "deferentially", "hat in hand", "humbly", "lowly", "meanly", "meekly", "modestly", "sheepishly", "submissively", "obsequiously", "servilely", "subserviently", "fearfully", "mousily", "timidly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "primers":{ "a book used for instruction in a subject":{ "examples":[ "a primer of human anatomy" ], "synonyms":[ "handbooks", "manuals", "textbooks", "texts" ], "near synonyms":[ "schoolbooks", "grammars", "readers", "spellers", "tracts", "treatises", "dictionaries", "lexica", "lexicons", "vocabularies", "wordbooks", "casebooks", "encyclopedias", "references", "bibles", "guidebooks", "guides" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "priesthood":{ "individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{ "examples":[ "a gathering of Mafia dons that was in effect a convocation of the nation's priesthood of organized crime" ], "synonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "illuminati", "pick", "pink", "pride", "prime", "royalty", "upper crust" ], "near synonyms":[ "establishment", "gentry", "nobility", "quality", "society", "top", "top drawer", "upper class", "caviar", "caviare", "who's who" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herd", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "rank and file", "unwashed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prickling":{ "as in stinging , pricking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "itching", "nagging", "pinching", "pricking", "smarting", "stinging", "bleeding", "burning", "chafing", "cramping", "festering", "inflamed", "enflamed", "swollen", "raw", "tender", "grievous", "severe", "threatening", "wounding", "damaging", "deleterious", "detrimental", "harmful", "hurtful", "injurious", "noxious", "pernicious", "agonizing", "excruciating", "torturous", "aching", "achy", "afflictive", "hurting", "nasty", "painful", "sore" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolent", "painless", "curative", "healing", "helping", "remedial" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause or experience an unpleasant feeling that is like the feeling of having many small, sharp points against your skin":{ "examples":[ "The burrs were prickling my arm.", "The wool sweater prickled my skin." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "poking", "pricking", "boring", "drilling", "holing", "perforating", "piercing", "punching", "puncturing", "riddling", "itching", "stinging", "tickling", "tingling", "broaching", "tapping", "penetrating", "burrowing (into)", "excavating", "gouging", "grooving", "hollowing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pridefulness":{ "a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance":{ "examples":[ "beaming with understandable pridefulness , the physically challenged graduate accepted his college diploma" ], "synonyms":[ "ego", "pride", "self-esteem", "self-regard", "self-respect" ], "near synonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-pride", "self-trust", "self-worth", "dignity", "face", "honor", "prestige" ], "near antonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteem", "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "humiliation", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "shame", "demureness", "down-to-earthness", "humbleness", "humility", "modesty", "diffidence", "meekness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{ "examples":[ "an inordinate amount of pridefulness for someone who has much to be modest about" ], "synonyms":[ "amour propre", "bighead", "complacence", "complacency", "conceit", "conceitedness", "ego", "egotism", "pomposity", "pompousness", "pride", "self-admiration", "self-assumption", "self-conceit", "self-congratulation", "self-esteem", "self-glory", "self-importance", "self-love", "self-opinion", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "swellheadedness", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "vainness", "vanity" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-righteousness", "arrogance", "disdainfulness", "haughtiness", "imperiousness", "lordliness", "self-assertion", "snobbishness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "hubris", "overconfidence", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "egoism", "self-centeredness", "selfishness", "self-pride", "self-respect" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffidence", "self-doubt", "self-disgust", "self-hate", "self-loathing", "altruism", "unselfishness", "bashfulness", "demureness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "passiveness", "passivity" ], "antonyms":[ "humbleness", "humility", "modesty" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "printing":{ "as in production , manufacture":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "manufacture", "production", "coming out", "issuing", "publication", "publishing", "putting out", "release", "syndication", "broadcasting", "circulation", "dissemination", "distribution", "propagation", "spread", "transmission", "advertising", "announcement", "annunciation", "communication", "declaration", "enunciation", "notification", "proclamation", "promotion", "promulgation", "propaganda", "publicity", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence" ], "near antonyms":[ "censorship", "suppression" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce and release for distribution in printed form":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper's motto remains \"All the News That's Fit to Print \"" ], "synonyms":[ "getting out", "issuing", "publishing", "putting out" ], "near synonyms":[ "copublishing", "co-publishing", "reissuing", "reprinting", "republishing", "serializing", "contributing", "editing", "syndicating", "manufacturing", "producing", "distributing", "marketing" ], "near antonyms":[ "censoring", "suppressing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pride":{ "a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance":{ "examples":[ "finishing that survival course gave me a real sense of pride and confidence in my abilities" ], "synonyms":[ "ego", "pridefulness", "self-esteem", "self-regard", "self-respect" ], "near synonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-pride", "self-trust", "self-worth", "dignity", "face", "honor", "prestige" ], "near antonyms":[ "discredit", "disesteem", "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "humiliation", "ignominy", "infamy", "obloquy", "odium", "opprobrium", "shame", "demureness", "down-to-earthness", "humbleness", "humility", "modesty", "diffidence", "meekness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an asset that brings praise or renown":{ "examples":[ "an architectural and acoustical masterpiece, the concert hall is the pride of the whole city" ], "synonyms":[ "boast", "credit", "crown jewel", "glory", "honor", "jewel", "treasure", "trophy" ], "near synonyms":[ "pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance", "showpiece", "attraction", "feature", "highlight", "distinction", "excellence", "merit", "value", "virtue" ], "near antonyms":[ "disgrace", "dishonor", "blemish", "blot", "defect", "shame", "slur", "smirch", "smudge", "stain", "stigma", "eyesore", "fright", "horror", "mess" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{ "examples":[ "so full of pride that they were ripe for a big comedown" ], "synonyms":[ "amour propre", "bighead", "complacence", "complacency", "conceit", "conceitedness", "ego", "egotism", "pomposity", "pompousness", "pridefulness", "self-admiration", "self-assumption", "self-conceit", "self-congratulation", "self-esteem", "self-glory", "self-importance", "self-love", "self-opinion", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "swellheadedness", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "vainness", "vanity" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "self-righteousness", "arrogance", "disdainfulness", "haughtiness", "imperiousness", "lordliness", "self-assertion", "snobbishness", "superciliousness", "superiority", "hubris", "overconfidence", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "egoism", "self-centeredness", "selfishness", "self-pride", "self-respect" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffidence", "self-doubt", "self-disgust", "self-hate", "self-loathing", "altruism", "unselfishness", "bashfulness", "demureness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "passiveness", "passivity" ], "antonyms":[ "humbleness", "humility", "modesty" ] }, "individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{ "examples":[ "crackerjack test pilots who are the pride of the navy's air arm" ], "synonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "best", "choice", "corps d'elite", "cream", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "illuminati", "pick", "pink", "priesthood", "prime", "royalty", "upper crust" ], "near synonyms":[ "establishment", "gentry", "nobility", "quality", "society", "top", "top drawer", "upper class", "caviar", "caviare", "who's who" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herd", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "rank and file", "unwashed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "examples":[ "he prides himself on the quality of his writing" ], "synonyms":[ "flatter", "pique", "plume" ], "near synonyms":[ "boast", "brag", "crow", "gasconade", "swagger", "swank", "swash", "vapor", "vaunt", "congratulate", "felicitate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "princely":{ "fit for or worthy of a royal ruler":{ "examples":[ "set a princely meal before their guests" ], "synonyms":[ "kingly", "monarchal", "monarchial", "monarchical", "monarchic", "queenly", "regal", "royal" ], "near synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "baronial", "imperial", "lordly", "noble", "patrician", "grandiose", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "splendid", "stately" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "prizewinners":{ "as in dandies , corkers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blue chippers", "blue chips", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dandies", "jim-dandies", "pips", "blockbusters", "hits", "megahits", "smashes", "successes", "supernovas", "supernovae", "winners", "gems", "jewels", "treasures", "marvels", "naturals", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "sensations", "wonders", "coups", "triumphs", "victories" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombs", "bummers", "busts", "catastrophes", "clinkers", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "duds", "failures", "fiascoes", "flops", "misfires", "turkeys", "washouts", "disappointments", "fizzles", "lemons", "losers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primacy":{ "the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance":{ "examples":[ "the primacy of calcium for building strong bones" ], "synonyms":[ "distinction", "dominance", "eminence", "noteworthiness", "paramountcy", "preeminence", "preponderance", "preponderancy", "prepotency", "prestigiousness", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence" ], "near synonyms":[ "celebrity", "fame", "famousness", "glory", "honor", "kudos", "renown", "reputation", "repute", "megastardom", "stardom", "superstardom", "greatness", "illustriousness", "nobleness", "notableness", "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "authority", "domination", "dominion", "influence", "power", "prestige", "weight", "infamy", "notoriety" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificance", "inferiority", "mediocrity", "obscureness", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pried":{ "to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever":{ "examples":[ "it took some effort to pry up the trap door" ], "synonyms":[ "jimmied", "levered", "prized" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevated", "hoisted", "lifted", "uplifted", "broke", "broke up", "detached", "disengaged", "disjoined", "divided", "parted", "pulled", "separated", "shifted" ], "near antonyms":[ "connected", "joined" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrewed", "extracted", "prized", "pulled", "rooted (out)", "tore (out)", "uprooted", "wrested", "wrung", "yanked" ], "near synonyms":[ "mined", "plucked", "removed", "took (out)", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanted", "inserted", "installed", "instilled", "crammed", "jammed", "rammed", "stuffed", "wedged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to interest oneself in what is not one's concern":{ "examples":[ "don't go prying into other people's business" ], "synonyms":[ "butted in", "interfered", "interloped", "intermeddled", "intruded", "meddled", "messed", "mucked (about or around)", "nosed", "obtruded", "poked", "snooped" ], "near synonyms":[ "interceded", "interposed", "intervened", "barged (in)", "chiseled (in)", "chiselled (in)", "encroached", "infringed", "invaded", "trespassed", "fiddled", "fooled", "monkeyed", "played", "tampered" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "eschewed", "shunned", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "princelings":{ "as in baronets , princes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baronets", "barons", "counts", "dukes", "earls", "esquires", "marchesi", "margraves", "marquesses", "marquises", "marquis", "masters", "princelets", "princes", "rajas", "viscounts", "dons", "hidalgos", "nabobs", "nawabs", "seigneurs", "seigniors", "sheikhs", "sheiks", "lordships", "sires", "cavaliers", "chevaliers", "knights", "country gentlemen", "squires", "gentlemen", "grandees", "lords", "milords", "noblemen", "peers" ], "near antonyms":[ "boors", "churls", "cottars", "cotters", "fellahin", "fellaheen", "peasants", "peons", "peones", "commoners", "plebeians", "plebs", "proletarians", "toilers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primary schools":{ "as in high schools , public schools":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common schools", "elementary schools", "grammar schools", "high schools", "junior high schools", "kindergartens", "middle schools", "public schools", "secondary schools", "senior high schools", "trade schools", "training schools", "academes", "academies", "schools", "seminaries", "boarding schools", "preparatory schools", "preps", "prep schools", "charter schools", "magnet schools", "minischools", "madrassas", "madrasas", "madrassahs", "madrasahs", "Sunday schools", "yeshivas", "yeshivot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "printed matters":{ "as in letters , messages":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cards", "dispatches", "epistles", "letters", "messages", "missives", "notes", "postal cards", "postcards", "direct mails", "junk mails", "mailers", "bundles", "packages", "shipments", "airmails", "airposts", "certified mails", "registered mails", "rural deliveries", "rural free deliveries", "special deliveries", "special handlings", "correspondences", "mails", "matters", "parcel posts", "posts", "snail mail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "privileging":{ "to give a right to":{ "examples":[ "only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title \"interior designer\" in Oklahoma" ], "synonyms":[ "authorizing", "entitling", "qualifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "empowering", "enabling", "enfranchising", "licensing", "licencing", "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "allowing", "letting", "permitting", "accrediting", "certificating", "certifying", "chartering", "ratifying", "legitimizing", "sanctioning", "validating", "warranting", "reaccrediting", "reapproving", "recertifying", "rechartering", "revalidating" ], "near antonyms":[ "disabling", "disempowering", "disenfranchising", "decertifying", "disallowing", "forbidding", "proscribing", "delegitimizing", "invalidating", "nullifying" ], "antonyms":[ "disqualifying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "primed":{ "as in ripe , conditioned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conditioned", "ripe", "fit", "go", "prepared", "ready", "set", "armed", "braced", "fortified", "steeled", "qualified", "trained" ], "near antonyms":[ "flat-footed", "half-baked", "half-cocked", "underprepared", "unprepared", "unready", "unqualified", "untrained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in prepared , fitted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drilled", "fitted", "fit", "grounded", "habilitated", "prepared", "qualified", "coached", "mentored", "directed", "guided", "led", "reared", "educated", "indoctrinated", "instructed", "lessoned", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "catechized", "lectured", "moralized", "preached", "implanted", "inculcated", "instilled", "homeschooled", "edified", "enlightened", "briefed", "familiarized", "imparted (to)", "informed", "versed", "initiated", "introduced", "showed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "primacies":{ "the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance":{ "examples":[ "the primacy of calcium for building strong bones" ], "synonyms":[ "distinction", "dominance", "eminence", "noteworthiness", "paramountcy", "preeminence", "preponderance", "preponderancy", "prepotency", "prestigiousness", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence" ], "near synonyms":[ "celebrity", "fame", "famousness", "glory", "honor", "kudos", "renown", "reputation", "repute", "megastardom", "stardom", "superstardom", "greatness", "illustriousness", "nobleness", "notableness", "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "authority", "domination", "dominion", "influence", "power", "prestige", "weight", "infamy", "notoriety" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificance", "inferiority", "mediocrity", "obscureness", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "priestliness":{ "as in virtue , devotion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blessedness", "devoutness", "godliness", "holiness", "piety", "piousness", "sainthood", "saintliness", "saintship", "sanctity", "asceticism", "devotion", "morality", "prayerfulness", "religiousness", "spirituality", "goodness", "rectitude", "righteousness", "uprightness", "virtue", "virtuousness", "consecration", "sacredness" ], "near antonyms":[ "godlessness", "impiety", "ungodliness", "unholiness", "blasphemousness", "irreverence", "sacrilegiousness", "depravedness", "depravity", "evilness", "heinousness", "monstrosity", "sinfulness", "vileness", "wickedness", "hypocrisy", "sanctimoniousness", "sanctimony" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "principles":{ "general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based":{ "examples":[ "if you don't learn the principles of algebra now, you won't understand much later on" ], "synonyms":[ "ABC(s)", "alphabet", "basics", "elements", "essentials", "fundamentals", "grammar", "rudiments" ], "near synonyms":[ "basis", "bedrock", "cornerstone", "foundation", "groundwork", "keystone", "underpinning", "nitty-gritty", "belief", "canon", "doctrine", "dogma", "faith", "philosophy", "axiom", "law", "precept", "tenet", "rule", "standard", "theorem" ], "near antonyms":[ "details", "trivia" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the code of good conduct for an individual or group":{ "examples":[ "stuck to his principles even in the face of extreme pressure" ], "synonyms":[ "ethics", "ethos", "morality", "morals", "norms", "standards" ], "near synonyms":[ "customs", "dictates", "etiquette", "manners", "mores", "values", "beliefs", "dogma", "faith", "tenets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "primogenitor":{ "a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent":{ "examples":[ "the family held a huge reunion to mark the 200th anniviersary of their primogenitors' arrival in America" ], "synonyms":[ "ancestor", "father", "forebear", "forbear", "forebearer", "forefather", "grandfather", "progenitor" ], "near synonyms":[ "antecessor", "predecessor", "ancestress", "foremother", "grandmother", "matriarch", "grandsire", "patriarch", "sire", "ancestry", "antecedents", "roots" ], "near antonyms":[ "children", "family", "issue", "lineage", "offspring", "posterity", "progeny", "seed", "stock", "daughter", "heir", "inheritor", "scion", "son", "successor" ], "antonyms":[ "descendant", "descendent" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primrose path":{ "as in rest , good life":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beer and skittles", "easy street", "fun and games", "hog heaven", "picnic", "ease", "relaxation", "rest", "American dream", "good life", "heaven", "paradise", "utopia" ], "near antonyms":[ "agony", "hell", "horror", "misery", "murder", "nightmare", "torment", "torture" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prizewinner":{ "as in dandy , corker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blue chip", "blue chipper", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dandy", "jim-dandy", "pip", "blockbuster", "hit", "megahit", "smash", "success", "supernova", "winner", "gem", "jewel", "treasure", "marvel", "natural", "phenomenon", "sensation", "wonder", "coup", "triumph", "victory" ], "near antonyms":[ "bomb", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "clinker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "flop", "misfire", "turkey", "washout", "disappointment", "fizzle", "lemon", "loser" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prisoner":{ "one that has been taken and held in confinement":{ "examples":[ "the prisoners were fed only bread and water twice a day" ], "synonyms":[ "captive", "capture", "internee" ], "near synonyms":[ "coprisoner", "convict", "jailbird", "arrestee", "abductee", "kidnappee", "kidnapee" ], "near antonyms":[ "custodian", "guard", "guardian", "jailer", "jailor", "keeper", "marshal", "marshall", "warden", "abductor", "kidnapper", "kidnaper" ], "antonyms":[ "captor" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "privacy":{ "the state of being alone or kept apart from others":{ "examples":[ "I enjoy privacy for a time, but eventually I miss the company of others" ], "synonyms":[ "aloneness", "insulation", "isolation", "secludedness", "seclusion", "segregation", "separateness", "sequestration", "solitariness", "solitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "loneliness", "lonesomeness", "vacuum", "confinement", "incarceration", "internment", "quarantine", "retirement", "withdrawal", "ghettoization" ], "near antonyms":[ "camaraderie", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "fellowship", "society" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prize moneys":{ "as in golds , treasure troves":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "golds", "jackpots", "treasure troves", "glories", "prides", "brass rings", "booties", "loots", "plunders", "spoils", "swags", "blessings", "finds", "godsends", "goodies", "valuables", "windfalls", "catches", "gems", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "prizes", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "lemons", "losers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primary":{ "coming before all others in importance":{ "examples":[ "the primary concern for many house hunters is the asking price" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "big", "capital", "cardinal", "central", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "highest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "paramount", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "near synonyms":[ "distinguished", "eminent", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prestigious", "signal", "star", "stellar", "superior", "high-level", "senior", "top", "important", "influential", "major", "mighty", "momentous", "significant", "incomparable", "matchless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "renowned" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "collateral", "inferior", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary" ], "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ] }, "done or working without something else coming in between":{ "examples":[ "a crop failure that was the primary cause of the famine" ], "synonyms":[ "direct", "firsthand", "immediate", "unmediated" ], "near synonyms":[ "clinical", "empirical", "empiric", "efficient", "proximate", "hands-on" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "indirect", "secondhand" ] }, "highest in rank or authority":{ "examples":[ "the movie's primary screenwriter" ], "synonyms":[ "chief", "commanding", "first", "foremost", "head", "high", "lead", "leading", "preeminent", "premier", "presiding", "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":[] }, "coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows":{ "examples":[ "a few minutes of primary instruction in the use of our diving gear before we actually got into the water" ], "synonyms":[ "beginning", "introductory", "precursory", "prefatory", "prelim", "preliminary", "prelusive", "preparative", "preparatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "introducing", "prefacing", "preparing", "readying", "premonitory", "warning", "basic", "elementary", "fundamental", "ahead", "early", "former", "preceding", "previous", "prior" ], "near antonyms":[ "after", "behind", "following", "subsequent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "prickle":{ "to cause or experience an unpleasant feeling that is like the feeling of having many small, sharp points against your skin":{ "examples":[ "The burrs were prickling my arm.", "The wool sweater prickled my skin." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "poke", "prick", "bore", "drill", "hole", "perforate", "pierce", "punch", "puncture", "riddle", "itch", "sting", "tickle", "tingle", "broach", "tap", "penetrate", "burrow (into)", "excavate", "gouge", "groove", "hollow" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in spike , barb":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barb", "jag", "snag", "spike", "sticker", "prong", "tine", "pinpoint", "apex", "cusp", "end", "nib", "nose", "pike", "point", "tip" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "prinks":{ "as in preens , primps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "preens", "primps", "smartens (up)", "dolls up", "dresses", "dresses up", "accessorizes", "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "bedizens", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks", "dudes (up)", "garbs", "garments", "invests", "rigs (out)", "robes", "suits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "privateers":{ "as in buccaneers , pirates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "despoilers", "looters", "marauders", "pillagers", "plunderers", "raiders", "robbers", "buccaneers", "corsairs", "freebooters", "pirates", "rovers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "priggery":{ "as in primness , priggishness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "old-maidishness", "priggishness", "primness", "Comstockery", "morality", "virtue", "moralism", "nice-nellyism", "prudery", "prudishness", "puritanism" ], "near antonyms":[ "lechery", "prurience", "pruriency", "libertinage", "libertinism", "libertarianism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "princes":{ "a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field":{ "examples":[ "a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth" ], "synonyms":[ "barons", "captains", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "lions", "lords", "magnates", "moguls", "monarchs", "Napoleons", "tycoons" ], "near synonyms":[ "big boys", "big cheeses", "bigfeet", "bigfoots", "biggies", "big guns", "big shots", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "fat cats", "figures", "heavies", "heavyweights", "honchos", "kahunas", "main men", "movers and shakers", "nabobs", "nawabs", "notables", "personages", "pooh-bahs", "poo-bahs", "supremos", "VIPs", "celebrities", "personalities", "stars", "superstars", "deities", "demigods", "gods" ], "near antonyms":[ "half-pints", "lightweights", "small-timers", "inferiors", "subordinates", "underlings", "nobodies", "zeros", "zeroes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prig":{ "someone who annoys people by being very careful about proper behavior and by criticizing the behavior of other people":{ "examples":[ "She is too much of a prig for my liking." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fuddy-duddy", "old maid", "spoilsport", "stuffed shirt", "bluenose", "moralist", "Mrs. Grundy", "nice nelly", "prude", "puritan", "wowser", "moralizer", "goody-goody", "Goody Two-shoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "libertarian", "libertine", "misbehaver", "immoralist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prim":{ "being clean and in good order":{ "examples":[ "behind the bed-and-breakfast is a prim little garden where guests are served afternoon tea" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "bandbox", "crisp", "groomed", "kempt", "neat", "orderly", "picked up", "shipshape", "smug", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trig", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-groomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dapper", "natty", "saucy", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "rakish", "sleek", "streamlined", "taut", "organized", "straight", "systematic" ], "near antonyms":[ "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "slipshod", "sloppy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "nasty", "sordid", "squalid", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "rumpled", "tousled", "tumbled", "disorganized", "unsystematic" ], "antonyms":[ "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "messy", "mussed", "mussy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ] }, "given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals":{ "examples":[ "a very prim and proper matron was in charge of the girls' dorm" ], "synonyms":[ "bluenosed", "nice-nelly", "prudish", "puritanical", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "Victorian" ], "near synonyms":[ "priggish", "staid", "stuffy", "genteel", "proper", "refined", "decent", "honest", "moral", "right", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "liberated", "permissive", "bad", "immoral", "improper", "indecent", "lax", "lecherous", "lickerish", "loose", "prurient", "wicked", "skanky", "slatternly", "sleazy", "sluttish", "slutty", "trampy", "debauched", "degenerate", "degraded", "depraved", "perverted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "primary school":{ "as in high school , public school":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common school", "elementary school", "grammar school", "high school", "junior high school", "kindergarten", "middle school", "public school", "secondary school", "senior high school", "trade school", "training school", "academe", "academy", "school", "seminary", "boarding school", "prep", "preparatory school", "prep school", "charter school", "magnet school", "minischool", "madrassa", "madrasa", "madrassah", "madrasah", "Sunday school", "yeshiva", "yeshivah" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "price points":{ "as in rates , tariffs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rates", "tariffs", "unit prices", "asking prices", "list prices", "sticker prices", "carrying charges", "overcharges", "service charges", "service fees", "surcharges", "fair market values", "market values", "valuations", "values", "deductions", "discounts", "markdowns", "reductions", "sales", "antes", "charges", "costs", "damages", "fees", "figures", "freights", "prices", "price tags", "deposits", "down payments", "accounts", "bills", "checks", "invoices", "tabs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "printings":{ "as in productions , manufactures":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "manufactures", "productions", "publications", "publishings", "releases", "syndications", "circulations", "disseminations", "distributions", "propagations", "spreads", "transmissions", "advertisings", "announcements", "annunciations", "communications", "declarations", "enunciations", "notifications", "proclamations", "promotions", "promulgations", "propagandas", "publicities", "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "emergences" ], "near antonyms":[ "censorships", "suppressions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primary color":{ "as in secondary color , tertiary color":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "secondary color", "tertiary color", "overtone", "undertone", "brightness", "chroma", "chromaticity", "contrast", "lightness", "saturation", "value", "cast", "color", "hue", "shade", "tincture", "tinge", "tint", "tone", "coloration", "coloring", "colorway", "pigmentation" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primly":{ "as in priggishly , prudishly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "priggishly", "prudishly", "decently", "decorously", "properly", "chastely", "innocently", "modestly", "morally", "purely", "righteously", "virtuously" ], "near antonyms":[ "evilly", "immorally", "impurely", "sinfully", "wickedly", "indecently", "obscenely", "vulgarly", "lasciviously", "lewdly", "lustfully" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "price tags":{ "the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something":{ "examples":[ "a weeklong cruise on the luxury liner sounded great, but the price tag was enough to make me choke" ], "synonyms":[ "antes", "charges", "costs", "damages", "fees", "figures", "freights", "prices" ], "near synonyms":[ "fair market values", "market values", "valuations", "values", "asking prices", "list prices", "sticker prices", "price points", "rates", "tariffs", "unit prices", "carrying charges", "overcharges", "service charges", "service fees", "surcharges", "deductions", "discounts", "markdowns", "reductions", "sales", "deposits", "down payments", "accounts", "bills", "checks", "invoices", "tabs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "priding":{ "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "examples":[ "he prides himself on the quality of his writing" ], "synonyms":[ "flattering", "piquing", "pluming" ], "near synonyms":[ "boasting", "bragging", "crowing", "gasconading", "swaggering", "swanking", "swashing", "vaporing", "vaunting", "congratulating", "felicitating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "priests":{ "a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{ "examples":[ "searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism" ], "synonyms":[ "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "ministers", "preachers", "reverends" ], "near synonyms":[ "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "clergywomen", "deaconesses", "priestesses", "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "monsignors", "monsignori", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists", "friars", "mendicants", "monastics", "monks", "oblates", "religious", "high priestesses", "high priests" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay readers", "lectors" ], "antonyms":[ "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prioresses":{ "as in abbesses , novices":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbesses", "anchoresses", "ancresses", "cloistresses", "conventuals", "mother superior", "novices", "religious", "Reverend Mother", "votaries", "nuns", "sisters", "clergywomen", "deaconesses", "high priestesses", "priestesses", "friars", "mendicants", "monastics", "monks", "oblates", "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "high priests", "ministers", "preachers", "reverends", "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "monsignors", "monsignori", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay readers", "lectors", "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prioritizes":{ "to put in order based on importance":{ "examples":[ "We prioritized the hardest parts of the project before the easier ones." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hierarchizes", "sequences", "alphabetizes", "files", "grades", "ranks", "rates", "arranges", "arrays", "categorizes", "classifies", "codifies", "disposes", "draws up", "lays out", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "sorts", "systematizes", "isolates", "separates", "unscrambles", "aligns", "alines", "cues", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "displays", "maps (out)", "sets out" ], "near antonyms":[ "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "disorders", "messes (up)", "musses (up)", "rumples", "upsets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "princelets":{ "as in princes , dukes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baronets", "barons", "counts", "dukes", "earls", "esquires", "marchesi", "margraves", "marquesses", "marquises", "marquis", "masters", "princelings", "princes", "rajas", "viscounts", "dons", "hidalgos", "nabobs", "nawabs", "seigneurs", "seigniors", "sheikhs", "sheiks", "lordships", "sires", "cavaliers", "chevaliers", "knights", "country gentlemen", "squires", "gentlemen", "grandees", "lords", "milords", "noblemen", "peers" ], "near antonyms":[ "boors", "churls", "cottars", "cotters", "fellahin", "fellaheen", "peasants", "peons", "peones", "commoners", "plebeians", "plebs", "proletarians", "toilers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primps":{ "to try to make yourself more attractive by making small changes to your clothes, hair, etc., especially while looking at yourself in a mirror":{ "examples":[ "The teenagers spent hours primping in front of the mirror on the day of the prom." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "preens", "prinks", "smartens (up)", "dolls up", "dresses", "dresses up", "accessorizes", "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "bedizens", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks", "dudes (up)", "garbs", "garments", "invests", "rigs (out)", "robes", "suits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "priggishly":{ "as in primly , prudishly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "primly", "prudishly", "decently", "decorously", "properly", "chastely", "innocently", "modestly", "morally", "purely", "righteously", "virtuously" ], "near antonyms":[ "evilly", "immorally", "impurely", "sinfully", "wickedly", "indecently", "obscenely", "vulgarly", "lasciviously", "lewdly", "lustfully" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "privileges":{ "something granted as a special favor":{ "examples":[ "the town's oldest resident will have the privilege of leading the parade kicking off the Heritage Celebration" ], "synonyms":[ "appanages", "apanages", "boons", "concessions", "honors" ], "near synonyms":[ "courtesies", "claims", "entitlements", "rights", "birthrights", "perquisites", "prerogatives", "charters", "grants", "patents", "exemptions", "immunities", "waivers" ], "near antonyms":[ "burdens", "duties", "obligations", "responsibilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a right to":{ "examples":[ "only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title \"interior designer\" in Oklahoma" ], "synonyms":[ "authorizes", "entitles", "qualifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "empowers", "enables", "enfranchises", "licenses", "licences", "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "allows", "lets", "permits", "accredits", "certificates", "certifies", "charters", "ratifies", "legitimizes", "sanctions", "validates", "warrants", "reaccredits", "reapproves", "recertifies", "recharters", "revalidates" ], "near antonyms":[ "disables", "disempowers", "disenfranchises", "decertifies", "disallows", "forbids", "proscribes", "delegitimizes", "invalidates", "nullifies" ], "antonyms":[ "disqualifies" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "primp":{ "to try to make yourself more attractive by making small changes to your clothes, hair, etc., especially while looking at yourself in a mirror":{ "examples":[ "The teenagers spent hours primping in front of the mirror on the day of the prom." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "preen", "prink", "smarten (up)", "doll up", "dress", "dress up", "accessorize", "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "bedizen", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "deck", "dude (up)", "garb", "garment", "invest", "rig (out)", "robe", "suit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "priority":{ "the right to one's attention before other things considered less important":{ "examples":[ "the committee has decided to give your request priority , so you'll have a meeting early tomorrow morning" ], "synonyms":[ "precedence", "right-of-way" ], "near synonyms":[ "preference", "urgency", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "preeminence", "primacy", "supremacy", "transcendence", "transcendency", "order", "progression", "sequence", "succession", "front burner" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primal":{ "coming before all others in importance":{ "examples":[ "the primal theme of the essay is toleration of religious diversity" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "big", "capital", "cardinal", "central", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "highest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "paramount", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primary", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "near synonyms":[ "distinguished", "eminent", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prestigious", "signal", "star", "stellar", "superior", "high-level", "senior", "top", "important", "influential", "major", "mighty", "momentous", "significant", "incomparable", "matchless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "renowned" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "collateral", "inferior", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary" ], "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ] }, "relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period":{ "examples":[ "there was a period of primal idealism after the founding of the republic and before the rise of partisan politics" ], "synonyms":[ "ancient", "early", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial" ], "near synonyms":[ "budding", "embryonic", "germinal", "infant", "aged", "age-old", "antediluvian", "antiquated", "antique", "dateless", "hoary", "old", "prehistoric", "prehistorical", "obsolete", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "complex", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "full-scale" ], "antonyms":[ "late" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "priers":{ "as in rubbernecks , peepers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gapers", "gawkers", "gawpers", "gazers", "peepers", "peeping Toms", "rubberneckers", "rubbernecks", "snoopers", "snoops", "spies", "busybodies", "buttinskies", "interferers", "interlopers", "intermeddlers", "intruders", "kibitzers", "kibbitzers", "meddlers", "nosey parkers", "blabbers", "disclosers", "gossipers", "gossips", "prattlers", "quidnuncs", "revealers", "tellers", "betrayers", "talebearers", "tattlers", "tattletales", "telltales", "snakes", "sneaks", "informants", "informers", "snitchers", "squealers", "stool pigeons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "priestess":{ "as in high priestess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "high priestess", "diva", "goddess", "princess", "queen", "prima donna" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pricked up one's ears":{ "to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "attended", "harked", "harkened", "heard", "hearkened", "harkened", "heeded", "listened", "minded" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "discounted", "disregarded" ], "antonyms":[ "ignored", "tuned out" ] }, "type":[] }, "privileged":{ "as in blessed , gifted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "favored", "gifted", "fortunate", "happy", "lucky", "fair", "golden", "promising", "hot" ], "near antonyms":[ "hapless", "ill-fated", "ill-starred", "luckless", "snakebit", "snakebitten", "star-crossed", "unfortunate", "unhappy", "unlucky", "cursed", "curst", "disadvantaged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in secure , protected":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "protected", "secure", "shielded", "inviolate", "pure", "exempt", "immune", "hallowed", "holy", "inviolable", "sacred", "sacrosanct", "unassailable", "untouchable" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasphemous", "irreverent", "profane", "sacrilegious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a right to":{ "examples":[ "only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title \"interior designer\" in Oklahoma" ], "synonyms":[ "authorized", "entitled", "qualified" ], "near synonyms":[ "empowered", "enabled", "enfranchised", "licensed", "licenced", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "allowed", "let", "permitted", "accredited", "certificated", "certified", "chartered", "ratified", "legitimized", "sanctioned", "validated", "warranted", "reaccredited", "reapproved", "recertified", "rechartered", "revalidated" ], "near antonyms":[ "disabled", "disempowered", "disenfranchised", "decertified", "disallowed", "forbade", "forbad", "proscribed", "delegitimized", "invalidated", "nullified" ], "antonyms":[ "disqualified" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "prizing":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "prizing the stubborn nails out of the board" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrewing", "extracting", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "tearing (out)", "uprooting", "wresting", "wringing", "yanking" ], "near synonyms":[ "mining", "plucking", "removing", "taking (out)", "withdrawing" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanting", "inserting", "installing", "instilling", "cramming", "jamming", "ramming", "stuffing", "wedging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever":{ "examples":[ "trying to prize apart the jammed gears" ], "synonyms":[ "jimmying", "levering", "prying" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevating", "hoisting", "lifting", "uplifting", "breaking", "breaking up", "detaching", "disengaging", "disjoining", "dividing", "parting", "pulling", "separating", "shifting" ], "near antonyms":[ "connecting", "joining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to hold dear":{ "examples":[ "veterinarians know that pets are highly prized by their owners" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "loving", "treasuring", "valuing" ], "near synonyms":[ "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "admiring", "apprizing", "esteeming", "regarding", "respecting", "reverencing", "revering", "venerating", "enshrining", "memorializing", "adoring", "caressing", "doting (on)", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "near antonyms":[ "undervaluing", "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "disdaining", "high-hatting", "scorning", "scouting", "slighting", "sniffing (at)", "snubbing", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "deprecating", "depreciating", "disparaging", "kissing off", "minimizing", "putting down", "writing off", "abandoning", "forgetting", "neglecting" ], "antonyms":[ "disvaluing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "privateering":{ "as in pillaging , plundering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "depredation", "despoilment", "despoliation", "looting", "marauding", "pillaging", "plunder", "plundering", "raiding", "robbery", "sacking", "piracy", "pirating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prices":{ "the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something":{ "examples":[ "I really wanted to buy that shirt, but the price was more money than I had" ], "synonyms":[ "antes", "charges", "costs", "damages", "fees", "figures", "freights", "price tags" ], "near synonyms":[ "fair market values", "market values", "valuations", "values", "asking prices", "list prices", "sticker prices", "price points", "rates", "tariffs", "unit prices", "carrying charges", "overcharges", "service charges", "service fees", "surcharges", "deductions", "discounts", "markdowns", "reductions", "sales", "deposits", "down payments", "accounts", "bills", "checks", "invoices", "tabs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the loss or penalty involved in achieving a goal":{ "examples":[ "I finished the project, but the price was losing a night's sleep" ], "synonyms":[ "costs" ], "near synonyms":[ "expenses", "tolls", "damages", "forfeits", "forfeitures", "mulcts", "sacrifices", "antes", "risks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something offered or given in return for a service performed":{ "examples":[ "there was a price on the criminal's head" ], "synonyms":[ "bounties", "rewards" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonuses", "lagniappes", "premiums", "bonanzas", "jackpots", "treasure troves", "awards", "decorations", "distinctions", "honors", "plumes", "prizes", "trophies", "gratuities", "tips", "deserts", "wages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in prizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "prizes", "ascertains", "determines", "discovers", "learns", "decides", "settles", "adjudges", "deems", "judges", "analyzes", "assays", "surveys", "tests", "appraises", "assesses", "estimates", "evaluates", "guesstimates", "rates", "sets", "valuates", "values", "reappraises", "reassesses", "reevaluates", "rejudges", "revalues", "transvaluates", "transvalues", "misesteems", "misjudges", "misprizes", "underestimates", "undervalues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "privation":{ "the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed":{ "examples":[ "the constant privation of sleep was starting to affect my work" ], "synonyms":[ "deprivation", "loss" ], "near synonyms":[ "absence", "dearth", "lack", "need", "want", "dispossession", "denial", "forfeit", "forfeiture", "penalty", "sacrifice", "bereavement", "deficiency", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "paucity", "poverty", "scarcity", "shortage" ], "near antonyms":[ "control", "ownership", "possession", "accumulation", "acquiring", "gain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pristinely":{ "as in immaculately , cleanly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cleanly", "immaculately", "spotlessly", "carefully", "fastidiously", "fussily", "meticulously", "elegantly", "fashionably", "modishly", "stylishly", "swankily", "neatly", "orderly", "tidily", "trimly", "dashingly", "nattily", "sharply", "smartly", "snappily", "sprucely" ], "near antonyms":[ "sloppily", "slovenly", "dowdily", "inelegantly", "slatternly", "messily", "mussily", "untidily", "scruffily", "shabbily", "sleazily", "dingily", "dirtily", "filthily", "foully", "grubbily", "nastily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "prioritizing":{ "to put in order based on importance":{ "examples":[ "We prioritized the hardest parts of the project before the easier ones." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hierarchizing", "sequencing", "alphabetizing", "filing", "grading", "ranking", "rating", "arranging", "arraying", "categorizing", "classifying", "codifying", "disposing", "drawing up", "laying out", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "sorting", "systematizing", "isolating", "separating", "unscrambling", "aligning", "alining", "cuing", "cueing", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "displaying", "mapping (out)", "setting out" ], "near antonyms":[ "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disordering", "messing (up)", "mussing (up)", "rumpling", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "priories":{ "a residence for men under religious vows":{ "examples":[ "you can hear the bells of the priory from the other side of the village" ], "synonyms":[ "abbeys", "cloisters", "friaries", "hermitages", "monasteries" ], "near synonyms":[ "houses", "convents", "nunneries", "lamaseries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pricing":{ "as in prizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "prizing", "ascertaining", "determining", "discovering", "learning", "deciding", "settling", "adjudging", "deeming", "judging", "analyzing", "assaying", "surveying", "testing", "appraising", "assessing", "estimating", "evaluating", "guesstimating", "rating", "setting", "valuating", "valuing", "reappraising", "reassessing", "reevaluating", "re-evaluating", "rejudging", "revaluing", "transvaluating", "transvaluing", "misesteeming", "misjudging", "misprizing", "underestimating", "undervaluing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "priceless":{ "having a value beyond any ability to appraise or adequately appreciate":{ "examples":[ "good advice is priceless" ], "synonyms":[ "inestimable", "invaluable" ], "near synonyms":[ "immeasurable", "incalculable", "costly", "dear", "expensive", "high", "precious", "premium", "pricey", "pricy", "superexpensive", "valuable" ], "near antonyms":[ "good-for-nothing", "no-good", "nothing", "valueless", "worthless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "commanding a large price":{ "examples":[ "a dealer of priceless antiques" ], "synonyms":[ "big-ticket", "costly", "dear", "expensive", "extravagant", "high", "high-end", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "ultraexpensive", "valuable" ], "near synonyms":[ "exorbitant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "sky-high", "steep", "stiff", "unaffordable", "uneconomic", "uneconomical", "unreasonable", "inestimable", "invaluable", "deluxe", "luxurious", "sumptuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "reasonable", "valueless", "worthless", "discounted" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "prize money":{ "as in gold , treasure trove":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gold", "jackpot", "treasure trove", "glory", "pride", "brass ring", "booty", "loot", "plunder", "spoil", "swag", "blessing", "find", "godsend", "goody", "goodie", "valuable", "windfall", "catch", "gem", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "prize", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "lemon", "loser" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "primped":{ "to try to make yourself more attractive by making small changes to your clothes, hair, etc., especially while looking at yourself in a mirror":{ "examples":[ "The teenagers spent hours primping in front of the mirror on the day of the prom." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "preened", "prinked", "smartened (up)", "dolled up", "dressed", "dressed up", "accessorized", "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "bedizened", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "costumed", "decked", "duded (up)", "garbed", "garmented", "invested", "rigged (out)", "robed", "suited" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "private investigators":{ "a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "detectives", "dicks", "gumshoes", "hawkshaws", "investigators", "operatives", "private detectives", "private eyes", "shamuses", "sherlocks", "sleuthhounds", "sleuths" ], "near synonyms":[ "shadows", "tails", "tracers", "trackers", "Federals", "feds", "G-men", "narcs", "narks", "plainclothesmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "priggishness":{ "as in primness , priggery":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "old-maidishness", "priggery", "primness", "Comstockery", "morality", "virtue", "moralism", "nice-nellyism", "prudery", "prudishness", "puritanism" ], "near antonyms":[ "lechery", "prurience", "pruriency", "libertinage", "libertinism", "libertarianism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "priesthoods":{ "individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{ "examples":[ "a gathering of Mafia dons that was in effect a convocation of the nation's priesthood of organized crime" ], "synonyms":[ "A-lists", "aristocracies", "best", "choices", "corps d'elite", "creams", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elites", "fat", "flowers", "illuminati", "picks", "pinks", "prides", "primes", "royalties", "upper crusts" ], "near synonyms":[ "establishments", "gentries", "nobilities", "qualities", "societies", "top drawers", "tops", "upper classes", "caviars", "caviares", "who's whos" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herds", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mobs", "multitudes", "rank and files", "unwasheds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "principled":{ "following the accepted rules of 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"degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "disgraceful", "disreputable", "dissipated", "dissolute", "libertine", "loose", "perverse", "perverted", "profligate", "reprobate", "shameful", "venal" ], "antonyms":[ "base", "dishonest", "dishonorable", "ignoble", "low", "unethical", "unjust", "unprincipled", "unrighteous", "unworthy" ] }, "guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong":{ "examples":[ "a politician widely respected for her principled behavior in every office she ever held" ], "synonyms":[ "conscientious", "conscionable", "ethical", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "scrupulous" ], "near synonyms":[ "decent", "good", "righteous", "right-minded", "straight", "upright", "virtuous", "dutiful", "observant", "respectful", "overconscientious", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty", "esteemed", "law-abiding", "reputable", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "evil", "evil-minded", "immoral", "indecent", "sinful", "unrighteous", "wicked", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "perverted", "reprobate", "atrocious", "infamous", "villainous", "base", "low", "mean", "vicious", "vile", "iniquitous", "nefarious" ], "antonyms":[ "cutthroat", "dishonest", "dishonorable", "immoral", "unconscionable", "unethical", "unjust", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "primitives":{ "as in Neanderthals":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "Neanderthals", "barbarians", "heathens", "heathen", "savages", "noble savages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "prideful":{ "having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself":{ "examples":[ "prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study" ], "synonyms":[ "disdainful", "haughty", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "lofty", "lordly", "proud", "superior" ], "near synonyms":[ "complacent", "conceited", "egoistic", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "self-assertive", "self-conceited", "self-contented", "self-important", "self-satisfied", "smug", "uppity", "vain", "vainglorious", "arrogant", "pretentious", "sniffy", "snobbish", "stuck-up", "supercilious", "cavalier", "overbearing", "overweening", "peremptory", "swaggering", "high-sounding", "pompous", "condescending", "patronizing", "cocky", "overconfident", "presuming", "presumptuous", "bloated", "boastful", "bombastic", "self-glorifying", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "cheeky", "cocksure", "forward", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "confident", "presuming", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "bossy", "domineering", "high-handed", "imperious", "egocentric", "self-centered", "selfish", "dominating", "magisterial", "masterful" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "homely", "meek", "unassuming", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "bashful", "retiring", "shy", "timid", "diffident", "self-doubting", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "ingratiating", "resigned", "submissive", "unassertive", "yielding", "apologetic", "cowering", "cringing", "shrinking", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "subdued", "unobtrusive" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest" ] }, "having too high an opinion of oneself":{ "examples":[ "at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations" ], "synonyms":[ "assured", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "complacent", "conceited", "consequential", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "overweening", "pompous", "proud", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-opinionated", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swellheaded", "vain", "vainglorious" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "disdainful", "fastuous", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-hat", "huffy", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "peremptory", "pontifical", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity", "domineering", "high-handed", "imperious", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "holier-than-thou", "pretentious", "overconfident", "presuming", "presumptuous", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-adulatory", "self-congratulatory", "self-contented", "self-gratulatory", "self-applauding", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "self-affected", "self-centered", "self-engrossed", "selfish", "condescending", "patronizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffident", "self-critical", "self-distrustful", "self-doubting", "self-reproachful", "self-reproving", "meek", "timid", "unassertive", "down-to-earth", "unarrogant", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "bashful", "demure", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "retiring", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy" ], "antonyms":[ "egoless", "humble", "modest", "uncomplacent" ] }, "having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "flashed a prideful smile as she received her college diploma" ], "synonyms":[ "cock-a-hoop", "crank", "crowing", "exultant", "exulting", "glorying", "jubilant", "proud", "rejoicing", "triumphant" ], "near synonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "arrogant", "boastful", "cocky", "conquering", "victorious", "winning" ], "near antonyms":[ "crestfallen", "defeated", "dejected", "depressed", "disconsolate", "dispirited", "downcast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "prison camp":{ "as in concentration camp , labor camp":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "concentration camp", "gulag", "labor camp", "stalag", "work camp", "bastille", "big house", "bridewell", "brig", "calaboose", "can", "clink", "cooler", "coop", "guardroom", "hock", "hold", "hoosegow", "jail", "jailhouse", "joint", "jug", "lockup", "nick", "pen", "penitentiary", "pokey", "prison", "quod", "slam", "slammer", "stir", "stockade", "tolbooth", "bull pen", "cage", "cell", "hole", "tank", "block", "ward", "glasshouse", "guardhouse", "hulk(s)", "dungeon", "keep", "oubliette", "reformatory", "reform school", "training school" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "principally":{ "for the most part":{ "examples":[ "the tourists were principally concerned with the quantity of the food, and only secondarily with the quality" ], "synonyms":[ "altogether", "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "primarily", "substantially" ], "near synonyms":[ "about", "more or less", "most", "much", "near", "nearly", "next to", "nigh", "practically", "some", "virtually", "well-nigh", "approximately", "broadly", "plus or minus", "roughly", "commonly", "frequently", "normally", "ordinarily", "typically", "usually", "incompletely", "partially", "partly", "rather", "somewhat" ], "near antonyms":[ "completely", "entirely", "fully", "perfectly", "thoroughly", "totally", "wholly", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "absolutely", "categorically", "unqualifiedly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "primo":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "thanked the volunteers for a really primo job on the parish fund-raiser" ], "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", "heavenly", "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", "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" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "prints":{ "a perceptible trace left by pressure":{ "examples":[ "one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek" ], "synonyms":[ "impresses", "impressions", "imprints", "stamps" ], "near synonyms":[ "dents", "hollows", "indentations", "indents", "indentures", "marks", "signs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera":{ "examples":[ "we now get our prints developed online" ], "synonyms":[ "photographs", "photos", "pics", "pix", "shots", "snaps", "snapshots" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowups", "close-ups", "enlargements", "stills", "telephotos", "daguerreotypes", "ferrotypes", "monochromes", "sepias", "tintypes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce and release for distribution in printed form":{ "examples":[ "the newspaper's motto remains \"All the News That's Fit to Print \"" ], "synonyms":[ "gets out", "issues", "publishes", "puts out" ], "near synonyms":[ "copublishes", "reissues", "reprints", "republishes", "serializes", "contributes", "edits", "syndicates", "manufactures", "produces", "distributes", "markets" ], "near antonyms":[ "censors", "suppresses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pricy":{ "commanding a large price":{ "examples":[ "a small boutique selling pricey women's clothing" ], "synonyms":[ "big-ticket", "costly", "dear", "expensive", "extravagant", "high", "high-end", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "priceless", "spendy", "ultraexpensive", "valuable" ], "near synonyms":[ "exorbitant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "sky-high", "steep", "stiff", "unaffordable", "uneconomic", "uneconomical", "unreasonable", "inestimable", "invaluable", "deluxe", "luxurious", "sumptuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "reasonable", "valueless", "worthless", "discounted" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "prismatic":{ "marked by a variety of usually vivid colors":{ "examples":[ "with its prismatic plumage, the ruby-throated hummingbird is one of our garden's most prized visitors" ], "synonyms":[ "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multicolored", "multihued", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated", "various" ], "near synonyms":[ "iridescent", "opalescent", "brave", "bright", "brilliant", "gay", "vibrant", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "showy", "splashy", "checkered", "dotted", "patterned", "plaid", "plaided", "striped", "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "mottled", "parti-color", "parti-colored", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "flecked", "specked", "speckled", "spotted", "banded", "barred", "brindled", "brindle", "streaked", "striated", "bichrome", "bicolored", "bicolor", "dichromatic", "trichromatic", "tricolor", "tricolored", "two-tone", "two-toned" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatic", "bleached", "decolorized", "faded", "washed-out", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "unbrilliant" ], "antonyms":[ "colorless", "monochromatic", "monochromic", "monotone", "self-colored", "solid" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "primary colors":{ "as in secondary colors , tertiary colors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "secondary colors", "tertiary colors", "overtones", "undertones", "chromas", "chromaticities", "contrasts", "saturations", "values", "casts", "colors", "hues", "shades", "tinctures", "tinges", "tints", "tones", "colorations", "colorings", "colorways", "pigmentations" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatisms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }