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"noun" ] }, "right-minded":{ "conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue":{ "examples":[ "a group of right-minded people working for social change" ], "synonyms":[ "all right", "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "nice", "right", "righteous", "straight", "true", "upright", "virtuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "correct", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "high-minded", "noble", "principled", "commendable", "creditable", "exemplary", "legitimate", "esteemed", "law-abiding", "menschy", "reputable", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy", "blameless", "clean", "guiltless", "immaculate", "incorrupt", "incorrupted", "incorruptible", "innocent", "inoffensive", "irreproachable", "unobjectionable", "angelic", "angelical", "lily-white", "pure", "scrupulous", "spotless", "uncorrupted", "unerring", "goody-goody", "moralistic", "pharisaical", "rectitudinous", "sanctimonious", "self-righteous" ], "near antonyms":[ "improper", "incorrect", "indecorous", "naughty", "unbecoming", "unseemly", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "libertine", "perverted", "reprobate", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "atrocious", "infamous", "villainous", "base", "low", "mean", "vicious", "vile", "blameworthy", "objectionable", "offensive", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "errant", "erring", "fallen" ], "antonyms":[ "bad", "dishonest", "dishonorable", "evil", "evil-minded", "immoral", "indecent", "sinful", "unethical", "unrighteous", "wicked", "wrong" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rights":{ "something to which one has a just claim":{ "examples":[ "everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" ], "synonyms":[ "appanages", "apanages", "birthrights", "prerogatives" ], "near synonyms":[ "calls", "dibs", "dues", "entitlements", "perquisites", "pretenses", "pretences", "pretensions", "privileges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an entitlement to something":{ "examples":[ "what right do you have to tell us what to do?" ], "synonyms":[ "calls", "claims", "dibs", "pretenses", "pretences", "pretensions" ], "near synonyms":[ "birthrights", "prerogatives", "titles", "favors", "privileges", "refusals" ], "near antonyms":[ "disclaimers", "quitclaims", "releases", "waivers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in redresses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "redresses", "blue-pencils", "cuts", "shortens", "ameliorates", "betters", "improves", "redrafts", "redraws", "restyles", "revises", "reworks", "rewrites", "perfects", "polishes", "touches up", "amends", "corrects", "debugs", "emends", "rectifies", "red-pencils", "reforms", "remedies", "fixes", "mends", "repairs", "adjusts", "modulates", "regulates", "alters", "changes", "modifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "damages", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "spoils", "aggravates", "worsens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rigid":{ "not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards":{ "examples":[ "rigid enforcement of drug laws" ], "synonyms":[ "brassbound", "cast-iron", "exacting", "hard-line", "inflexible", "rigorous", "strict", "stringent", "uncompromising" ], "near synonyms":[ "close", "conscientious", "exact", "fussy", "meticulous", "painstaking", "punctilious", "scrupulous", "undeviating", "adamant", "adamantine", "determined", "dogged", "firm", "relentless", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "stubborn", "tenacious", "unbending", "unflinching", "immovable", "implacable", "unappeasable", "unrelenting", "unsparing", "unyielding", "austere", "demanding", "flinty", "grim", "hard", "hardened", "hard-hearted", "harsh", "ironbound", "severe", "stern", "tough" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "compliant", "compromising", "pliable", "pliant", "relenting", "yielding", "easy", "easygoing", "gentle", "indulgent", "kindly", "lenient", "merciful", "mild", "pampering", "soft", "spoiling", "tolerant", "neglectful", "negligent", "remiss", "slipshod", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unfussy" ], "antonyms":[ "flexible", "lax", "loose", "relaxed", "slack" ] }, "given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint":{ "examples":[ "a rigid man who cannot seem to relax" ], "synonyms":[ "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ramrod", "rigorous", "severe", "stern", "strict", "tough" ], "near synonyms":[ "demanding", "exacting", "uncharitable", "unforgiving", "adamant", "adamantine", "callous", "hardened", "hard-hearted", "hard-line", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "merciless", "ossified", "pitiless", "relentless", "rock-ribbed", "stiff", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unsparing", "unyielding", "dour", "gruff", "ascetic", "ascetical", "monastic", "monkish", "browbeating", "bullying", "determined", "firm", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "unflinching", "dogged", "intractable", "obstinate", "relentless" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undemanding", "charitable", "kind", "merciful", "mild", "patient", "soft", "softhearted", "accepting", "compromising", "yielding", "responsive", "willing", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "compliant", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant" ], "antonyms":[ "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ] }, "having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure":{ "examples":[ "rigid steel bars that should be able to hold the weight" ], "synonyms":[ "compact", "firm", "hard", "solid", "stiff", "unyielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "case-hardened", "compacted", "compressed", "hardened", "indurated", "stiffened", "tempered", "close", "dense", "heavy", "thick", "thickset", "inelastic", "inflexible", "ramrod", "unbending", "compressed", "condensed", "adamantine", "rocklike", "sturdy", "substantial", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "nonporous" ], "near antonyms":[ "loose", "scattered", "thin", "bendable", "elastic", "flexible", "malleable", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "lank", "limp", "slack", "airy", "light", "permeable", "porous", "ultrasoft" ], "antonyms":[ "flabby", "soft", "spongy", "squashy", "squishy" ] }, "incapable of or highly resistant to bending":{ "examples":[ "corsets, those rigid undergarments for women, must have been murder to wear" ], "synonyms":[ "inflexible", "stiff", "stiffened", "unyielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "inelastic", "firm", "hard", "solid", "sound", "strong", "brittle", "crisp", "compact", "dense", "substantial", "arthritic", "rheumatic", "nonelastic", "nonmalleable" ], "near antonyms":[ "elastic", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "workable", "malleable", "plastic", "semiflexible", "droopy", "flabby", "flaccid", "mushy", "semisoft", "soft", "squashy", "squishy", "lank", "limber", "limp", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "willowy" ], "antonyms":[ "flexible", "floppy", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "yielding" ] }, "stretched with little or no give":{ "examples":[ "make sure that the clothesline is rigid so that the longer garments don't drag on the ground" ], "synonyms":[ "taut", "tense", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "firm", "inflexible", "stiff", "tightened", "unrelaxed", "unyielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "drooping", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "hanging", "lank", "limp", "loosened", "relaxed", "sagging", "slackened", "yielding", "elastic", "flexible", "pliant", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "supple" ], "antonyms":[ "lax", "loose", "slack" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rigidness":{ "the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)":{ "examples":[ "no one even asked anymore, as their father's rigidness regarding bedtime was legendary" ], "synonyms":[ "exactingness", "hardness", "harshness", "inflexibility", "rigidity", "rigor", "rigorousness", "severity", "sternness", "strictness", "stringency" ], "near synonyms":[ "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "implacability", "obduracy", "obdurateness", "pitilessness", "dourness", "gruffness", "asceticism", "austereness", "austerity", "monasticism", "determination", "firmness", "resolve", "steadfastness", "obstinacy", "stubbornness" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "indulgence", "kindness", "lenience", "patience", "softness", "tenderness", "tolerance", "responsiveness", "willingness", "compliance", "pliability", "pliancy" ], "antonyms":[ "flexibility", "gentleness", "laxness", "mildness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rigmarole":{ "language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bureaucratese", "computerese", "educationese", "governmentese", "legalese", "Pentagonese", "psychobabble", "technobabble", "bombast", "fustian", "gas", "grandiloquence", "hot air", "hype", "oratory", "rhetoric", "wind" ], "synonyms":[ "bafflegab", "double-talk", "gibberish", "gobbledygook", "gobbledegook", "song and dance" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rigorousness":{ "the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)":{ "examples":[ "the rigorousness of the training paid off when the dance students performed brilliantly at the recital" ], "synonyms":[ "exactingness", "hardness", "harshness", "inflexibility", "rigidity", "rigidness", "rigor", "severity", "sternness", "strictness", "stringency" ], "near synonyms":[ "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "implacability", "obduracy", "obdurateness", "pitilessness", "dourness", "gruffness", "asceticism", "austereness", "austerity", "monasticism", "determination", "firmness", "resolve", "steadfastness", "obstinacy", "stubbornness" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "indulgence", "kindness", "lenience", "patience", "softness", "tenderness", "tolerance", "responsiveness", "willingness", "compliance", "pliability", "pliancy" ], "antonyms":[ "flexibility", "gentleness", "laxness", "mildness" ] }, "the quality or state of being very accurate":{ "examples":[ "these days the rigorousness of electronic timing is necessary to measure the minute differences in the performances of Olympic athletes" ], "synonyms":[ "accuracy", "accurateness", "closeness", "delicacy", "exactitude", "exactness", "fineness", "nicety", "perfection", "preciseness", "precision", "rigor", "ultraprecision", "veracity" ], "near synonyms":[ "correctness", "fidelity", "rightness", "strictness", "truth", "definiteness", "definitiveness", "definitude", "determinacy", "subtlety", "care", "carefulness", "fastidiousness", "meticulousness", "persnicketiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "approximation", "roundness", "falseness", "falsity", "incorrectness", "wrongness", "carelessness", "guesswork", "looseness", "indefiniteness", "vagueness" ], "antonyms":[ "coarseness", "impreciseness", "imprecision", "inaccuracy", "inexactitude", "inexactness", "roughness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "right-winger":{ "a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{ "examples":[ "a staunch right-winger who opposes, on principle, government social programs" ], "synonyms":[ "archconservative", "conservative", "paleoconservative", "reactionary", "rightist", "Tory", "traditionalist" ], "near synonyms":[ "right", "right-wing", "conformist", "neocon", "neoconservative", "diehard", "standpatter", "bourbon", "Colonel Blimp", "fuddy-duddy", "square", "stuffed shirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "extremist", "radical", "red", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "reformer", "reformist" ], "antonyms":[ "leftist", "left-winger", "lefty", "liberal", "progressive" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "righteousness":{ "conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong":{ "examples":[ "the laws do not always dictate righteousness , for what is legal is not always moral" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "decency", "goodness", "honesty", "integrity", "morality", "probity", "rectitude", "rightness", "uprightness", "virtue", "virtuousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "high-mindedness", "honor", "incorruptibility", "irreproachability", "irreproachableness", "right-mindedness", "scrupulosity", "scrupulousness", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decorousness", "decorum", "etiquette", "fitness", "propriety", "seemliness", "ethics", "morals" ], "near antonyms":[ "impropriety", "indecency", "indecorum", "indiscretion", "debauchery", "degeneracy", "degradation", "depravity", "perversion", "pervertedness", "sinfulness", "crookedness", "dishonesty", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "lowness", "meanness", "viciousness", "vileness", "corruption" ], "antonyms":[ "badness", "evil", "evildoing", "immorality", "iniquity", "sin", "villainy", "wickedness" ] }, "faithfulness to high moral standards":{ "examples":[ "a life lived with righteousness guarantees that you will always respect yourself" ], "synonyms":[ "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "probity", "rectitude", "uprightness" ], "near synonyms":[ "blamelessness", "character", "conscientiousness", "decency", "fairness", "high-mindedness", "incorruptibility", "irreproachability", "irreproachableness", "justice", "morality", "nobility", "reputability", "respectability", "right-mindedness", "scrupulousness", "virtue", "virtuousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "corruptibility", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "degeneracy", "degradation", "depravity", "disgrace", "disgracefulness", "disreputableness", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "looseness", "perversion", "pervertedness", "profligacy", "shamelessness", "venality", "blameworthiness", "criminality", "crookedness", "dishonesty", "immorality", "unrighteousness", "unscrupulousness", "knavery", "rascality", "roguishness", "meanness", "reprehensibleness", "rottenness", "sinfulness", "vileness", "villainy", "wickedness", "wretchedness" ], "antonyms":[ "baseness", "dishonor", "lowness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rights-of-way":{ "the right to one's attention before other things considered less important":{ "examples":[ "the bill for emergency aid was immediately granted right-of-way" ], "synonyms":[ "precedences", "priorities" ], "near synonyms":[ "preferences", "urgencies", "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "preeminences", "primacies", "supremacies", "transcendences", "transcendencies", "orders", "progressions", "sequences", "successions", "front burners" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rigamarole":{ "language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions":{ "examples":[ "the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations" ], "synonyms":[ "bafflegab", "double-talk", "gibberish", "gobbledygook", "gobbledegook", "song and dance" ], "related":[ "bureaucratese", "computerese", "educationese", "governmentese", "legalese", "Pentagonese", "psychobabble", "technobabble", "bombast", "fustian", "gas", "grandiloquence", "hot air", "hype", "oratory", "rhetoric", "wind" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rightfulness":{ "as in rightness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rightness", "lawfulness", "legality", "legitimacy", "permissibility", "permissibleness" ], "near antonyms":[ "illegality", "illegitimacy", "unlawfulness", "wrongfulness", "badness", "immorality", "iniquitousness", "iniquity", "sinfulness", "unjustness", "wickedness", "wrongness", "criminality", "unconstitutionality" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rig (out)":{ "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "everyone was rigged out for the country club's spring cotillion" ], "synonyms":[ "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "deck (out)", "do up", "dress", "dress up", "enrobe", "garb", "garment", "get up", "gown", "habit", "invest", "robe", "suit", "tog (up or out)", "toilet", "vesture" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloak", "frock", "jacket", "mantle", "vest", "drape", "enswathe", "hap", "huddle", "swaddle", "swathe", "wrap", "accoutre", "accouter", "bedight", "equip", "furnish", "habilitate", "outfit", "tailor", "uniform", "dress down", "underdress" ], "near antonyms":[ "denude", "divest", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil" ], "antonyms":[ "disarray", "disrobe", "strip", "unclothe", "undress", "untruss" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "right now":{ "at the present time":{ "examples":[ "right now we are in the middle of a major home renovation" ], "synonyms":[ "anymore", "currently", "now", "nowadays", "presently", "today" ], "near synonyms":[ "here" ], "near antonyms":[ "away", "far", "farthest", "remotest", "heretofore", "hitherto", "since", "ago", "previously" ], "antonyms":[ "before", "formerly", "long", "once", "then" ] }, "without delay":{ "examples":[ "answer my question right now" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "directly", "forthwith", "headlong", "immediately", "incontinently", "instantaneously", "instanter", "instantly", "now", "PDQ", "plumb", "presently", "promptly", "pronto", "right", "right away", "right off", "straight off", "straightaway", "straightway" ], "near synonyms":[ "away", "freely", "anon", "momentarily", "shortly", "soon", "apace", "briskly", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "posthaste", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "readily", "snappily", "speedily", "swift", "swiftly", "abruptly", "presto", "suddenly", "unexpectedly", "hastily", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "exactly", "opportunely", "punctually", "seasonably" ], "near antonyms":[ "slowly", "late", "tardily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "right-of-way":{ "the right to one's attention before other things considered less important":{ "examples":[ "the bill for emergency aid was immediately granted right-of-way" ], "synonyms":[ "precedence", "priority" ], "near synonyms":[ "preference", "urgency", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "preeminence", "primacy", "supremacy", "transcendence", "transcendency", "order", "progression", "sequence", "succession", "front burner" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rigorously":{ "without any relaxation of standards or precision":{ "examples":[ "a rigorously accurate accounting of the war casualties" ], "synonyms":[ "exactly", "precisely", "rigidly", "strictly" ], "near synonyms":[ "carefully", "conscientiously", "meticulously", "scrupulously" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "imprecisely", "inexactly", "loosely" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "righter":{ "as in redresser":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "redresser", "revenger", "requiter", "avenger", "castigator", "chastiser", "nemesis", "punisher", "scourge", "vigilante" ], "near antonyms":[ "ransomer", "redeemer", "vindicator" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "righteously":{ "with purity of thought and deed":{ "examples":[ "if you have acted righteously , you have nothing to fear" ], "synonyms":[ "chastely", "innocently", "modestly", "morally", "purely", "virtuously" ], "near synonyms":[ "decently", "decorously", "properly", "priggishly", "primly", "prudishly" ], "near antonyms":[ "indecently", "obscenely", "vulgarly", "lasciviously", "lewdly", "lustfully" ], "antonyms":[ "evilly", "immorally", "impurely", "sinfully", "wickedly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "right-mindedness":{ "as in high-mindedness , blamelessness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blamelessness", "character", "conscientiousness", "decency", "fairness", "high-mindedness", "incorruptibility", "irreproachability", "irreproachableness", "justice", "morality", "nobility", "reputability", "respectability", "scrupulousness", "virtue", "virtuousness", "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "probity", "rectitude", "righteousness", "uprightness" ], "near antonyms":[ "baseness", "dishonor", "lowness", "corruptibility", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "degeneracy", "degradation", "depravity", "disgrace", "disgracefulness", "disreputableness", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "looseness", "perversion", "pervertedness", "profligacy", "shamelessness", "venality", "blameworthiness", "criminality", "crookedness", "dishonesty", "immorality", "unrighteousness", "unscrupulousness", "knavery", "rascality", "roguishness", "meanness", "reprehensibleness", "rottenness", "sinfulness", "vileness", "villainy", "wickedness", "wretchedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rigidified":{ "as in crystallized , calcified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "calcified", "crystallized", "crystalized", "ossified", "petrified", "clotted", "coagulated", "gelated", "gelatinized", "gelled", "jelled", "jellied", "stiffened", "thickened", "annealed", "case-hardened", "tempered", "caked", "callused", "encrusted", "incrusted", "concreted", "congealed", "firmed (up)", "froze", "hardened", "indurated", "set", "solidified" ], "near antonyms":[ "liquefied", "liquified", "softened", "deliquesced", "dissolved", "fluxed", "fused", "melted", "thawed", "unfroze" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rigidifies":{ "as in crystallizes , calcifies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "calcifies", "crystallizes", "crystalizes", "ossifies", "petrifies", "clots", "coagulates", "gelates", "gelatinizes", "gels", "jellies", "jells", "stiffens", "thickens", "anneals", "case-hardens", "tempers", "cakes", "calluses", "encrusts", "incrusts", "concretes", "congeals", "firms (up)", "freezes", "hardens", "indurates", "sets", "solidifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "liquefies", "liquifies", "softens", "deliquesces", "dissolves", "fluxes", "fuses", "melts", "thaws", "unfreezes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rig (up)":{ "as in throw up , jerry-build":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jerry-build", "throw up", "reassemble", "rebuild", "reconstruct", "redevelop", "reedify", "retrofit", "combine", "unite", "conceive", "concoct", "contrive", "cook (up)", "design", "devise", "imagine", "think (up)", "constitute", "establish", "father", "found", "institute", "organize", "begin", "coin", "create", "generate", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "invent", "originate", "prefabricate", "carpenter", "fashion", "forge", "frame", "hammer", "handcraft", "manufacture", "mold", "produce", "shape", "assemble", "build", "confect", "construct", "erect", "fabricate", "make", "make up", "piece", "put up", "raise", "rear", "set up" ], "near antonyms":[ "demount", "disassemble", "dismantle", "dismember", "knock down", "strike", "take down", "tear down", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "flatten", "level", "pull down", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "ruinate", "shatter", "smash", "wreck", "blow up", "explode", "detach", "disengage", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disunite", "divide", "separate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rigged (out)":{ "as in decked (out) , tricked (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arrayed", "caparisoned", "decked (out)", "tricked (out)", "covered", "veiled", "vested", "appareled", "apparelled", "attired", "clad", "clothed", "dressed", "garbed", "invested", "robed", "suited", "decent" ], "near antonyms":[ "au naturel", "bare", "bottomless", "disrobed", "mother-naked", "naked", "nude", "raw", "starkers", "stripped", "unclad", "unclothed", "undressed", "seminude", "topless", "denuded", "peeled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "everyone was rigged out for the country club's spring cotillion" ], "synonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "costumed", "decked (out)", "did up", "dressed", "dressed up", "enrobed", "garbed", "garmented", "got up", "gowned", "habited", "invested", "robed", "suited", "togged (up or out)", "toileted", "vestured" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaked", "frocked", "jacketed", "mantled", "vested", "draped", "enswathed", "happed", "huddled", "swaddled", "swathed", "wrapped", "accoutred", "accoutered", "bedighted", "bedight", "equipped", "furnished", "habilitated", "outfitted", "tailored", "uniformed", "dressed down", "underdressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuded", "divested", "uncovered", "undraped", "unveiled" ], "antonyms":[ "disarrayed", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "unclothed", "undressed", "untrussed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "rigidify":{ "as in crystallize , calcify":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "calcify", "crystallize", "crystalize", "ossify", "petrify", "clot", "coagulate", "gel", "gelate", "gelatinize", "jell", "jelly", "stiffen", "thicken", "anneal", "case-harden", "temper", "cake", "callus", "encrust", "incrust", "concrete", "congeal", "firm (up)", "freeze", "harden", "indurate", "set", "solidify" ], "near antonyms":[ "liquefy", "liquify", "soften", "deliquesce", "dissolve", "flux", "fuse", "melt", "smelt", "thaw", "unfreeze" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "righted":{ "as in redressed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "redressed", "blue-penciled", "cut", "shortened", "ameliorated", "bettered", "improved", "redrafted", "redrew", "restyled", "revised", "reworked", "rewrote", "perfected", "polished", "touched up", "amended", "corrected", "debugged", "emended", "rectified", "red-penciled", "reformed", "remedied", "fixed", "mended", "repaired", "adjusted", "modulated", "regulated", "altered", "changed", "modified" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "aggravated", "worsened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "righteous":{ "conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue":{ "examples":[ "a righteous man can be trusted to act honorably regardless of the circumstances" ], "synonyms":[ "all right", "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "nice", "right", "right-minded", "straight", "true", "upright", "virtuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "correct", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "high-minded", "noble", "principled", "commendable", "creditable", "exemplary", "legitimate", "esteemed", "law-abiding", "menschy", "reputable", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy", "blameless", "clean", "guiltless", "immaculate", "incorrupt", "incorrupted", "incorruptible", "innocent", "inoffensive", "irreproachable", "unobjectionable", "angelic", "angelical", "lily-white", "pure", "scrupulous", "spotless", "uncorrupted", "unerring", "goody-goody", "moralistic", "pharisaical", "rectitudinous", "sanctimonious", "self-righteous" ], "near antonyms":[ "improper", "incorrect", "indecorous", "naughty", "unbecoming", "unseemly", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "libertine", "perverted", "reprobate", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "atrocious", "infamous", "villainous", "base", "low", "mean", "vicious", "vile", "blameworthy", "objectionable", "offensive", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "errant", "erring", "fallen" ], "antonyms":[ "bad", "dishonest", "dishonorable", "evil", "evil-minded", "immoral", "indecent", "sinful", "unethical", "unrighteous", "wicked", "wrong" ] }, "following the accepted rules of moral conduct":{ "examples":[ "righteous behavior is its own reward" ], "synonyms":[ "decent", "ethical", "honest", "honorable", "just", "noble", "principled", "respectable", "stand-up", "upright", "upstanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "blameless", "guiltless", "irreproachable", "unassailable", "unimpeachable", "chivalrous", "classy", "high-minded", "menschy", "right-minded", "conscientious", "fair", "good", "incorruptible", "moral", "reputable", "respected", "scrupulous", "uncorrupted", "virtuous", "decorous", "nice", "polite", "proper", "seemly" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "blackguardly", "corrupt", "criminal", "crooked", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "knavish", "mean", "nefarious", "rascally", "reprehensible", "roguish", "rotten", "scoundrelly", "sinful", "unfair", "unscrupulous", "vile", "villainous", "wicked", "wretched", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "culpable", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "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" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "a nightspot that's a dependable venue for righteous jazz" ], "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", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "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" ] }, "rigging":{ "covering for the human body":{ "examples":[ "even at the Ivies they dress in the standard rigging of the college student: T-shirt and jeans" ], "synonyms":[ "apparel", "attire", "clobber", "clothes", "clothing", "costumery", "dress", "duds", "garments", "gear", "habiliment(s)", "habit", "rags", "raiment", "rig", "threads", "toggery", "togs", "vestiary", "vestments", "vesture", "wear", "wearables", "weeds" ], "near synonyms":[ "garderobe", "wardrobe", "array", "bravery", "caparison", "finery", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "pretties", "regalia", "trim", "foofaraw", "frippery", "gaudery", "tawdry", "trumpery", "tatters", "costume", "ensemble", "frock", "garb", "getup", "guise", "livery", "outfit", "civvies", "civies", "mufti", "couture", "pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter", "pret-a-porter", "ready-to-wear", "tailoring", "activewear", "loungewear", "outerwear", "playwear", "sportswear", "nightclothes", "sleepwear", "smallclothes", "underclothes", "underwear", "haberdashery", "menswear" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{ "examples":[ "carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out" ], "synonyms":[ "accoutring", "accoutering", "equipping", "fitting (out)", "furnishing", "girding", "kitting (up or out)", "outfitting", "provisioning", "supplying" ], "near synonyms":[ "stocking", "storing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "presenting", "apportioning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "distributing", "doling out", "handing out", "meting (out)", "parceling (out)", "parcelling (out)", "portioning", "prorating", "allocating", "allotting", "assigning", "arming", "fortifying", "preparing", "reequipping", "re-equipping", "refitting", "refurnishing", "reoutfitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "depriving", "dispossessing", "divesting", "stripping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rightists":{ "a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{ "examples":[ "rightists opposed the new social programs" ], "synonyms":[ "archconservatives", "conservatives", "paleoconservatives", "reactionaries", "right-wingers", "Tories", "traditionalists" ], "near synonyms":[ "rights", "right-wings", "conformists", "neocons", "neoconservatives", "diehards", "standpatters", "bourbons", "fuddy-duddies", "squares", "stuffed shirts" ], "near antonyms":[ "extremists", "radicals", "reds", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "reformers", "reformists" ], "antonyms":[ "lefties", "leftists", "left-wingers", "liberals", "progressives" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rigidity":{ "the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in 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"examples":[ "a staunch right-winger who opposes, on principle, government social programs" ], "synonyms":[ "archconservatives", "conservatives", "paleoconservatives", "reactionaries", "rightists", "Tories", "traditionalists" ], "near synonyms":[ "rights", "right-wings", "conformists", "neocons", "neoconservatives", "diehards", "standpatters", "bourbons", "fuddy-duddies", "squares", "stuffed shirts" ], "near antonyms":[ "extremists", "radicals", "reds", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "reformers", "reformists" ], "antonyms":[ "lefties", "leftists", "left-wingers", "liberals", "progressives" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "right-hander":{ "as in knee , right":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rig":{ "a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers":{ "examples":[ "romantic couples enjoy being driven in the old-fashioned rig through the park" ], "synonyms":[ "carriage", "equipage" ], "near synonyms":[ "barouche", "brougham", "buckboard", "buggy", "cab", "cabriolet", "calash", "cal\u00e8che", "caleche", "caroche", "carryall", "chaise", "chariot", "coach", "coup\u00e9", "coupe", "curricle", "diligence", "dogcart", "droshky", "drosky", "four-in-hand", "gig", "go-cart", "hackney", "hansom", "hansom cab", "jaunting car", "landau", "phaeton", "post chaise", "roadster", "rockaway", "stage", "stagecoach", "stanhope", "surrey", "tandem", "tilbury", "tonga", "trap", "troika", "victoria", "turnout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "covering for the human body":{ "examples":[ "most of the celebrants of the town's bicentennial will be in festive rig \u2014so don't show up in jeans" ], "synonyms":[ "apparel", "attire", "clobber", "clothes", "clothing", "costumery", "dress", "duds", "garments", "gear", "habiliment(s)", "habit", "rags", "raiment", "rigging", "threads", "toggery", "togs", "vestiary", "vestments", "vesture", "wear", "wearables", "weeds" ], "near synonyms":[ "garderobe", "wardrobe", "array", "bravery", "caparison", "finery", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "pretties", "regalia", "trim", "foofaraw", "frippery", "gaudery", "tawdry", "trumpery", "tatters", "costume", "ensemble", "frock", "garb", "getup", "guise", "livery", "outfit", "civvies", "civies", "mufti", "couture", "pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter", "pret-a-porter", "ready-to-wear", "tailoring", "activewear", "loungewear", "outerwear", "playwear", "sportswear", "nightclothes", "sleepwear", "smallclothes", "underclothes", "underwear", "haberdashery", "menswear" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{ "examples":[ "carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out" ], "synonyms":[ "accoutre", "accouter", "equip", "fit (out)", "furnish", "gird", "kit (up or out)", "outfit", "provision", "supply" ], "near synonyms":[ "stock", "store", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "present", "apportion", "deal (out)", "dispense", "distribute", "dole out", "hand out", "mete (out)", "parcel (out)", "portion", "prorate", "allocate", "allot", "assign", "arm", "fortify", "prepare", "reequip", "refit", "refurnish", "reoutfit" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprive", "dispossess", "divest", "strip" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "right hands":{ "as in man Fridays":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "man Fridays", "gal Fridays", "girl Fridays", "aides-de-camp", "employees", "employes", "hands", "help", "hirelings", "laborers", "swampers", "workers", "auxiliaries", "legmen", "subordinates", "underlings", "attendants", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "maids", "maidservants", "scullions", "servants", "adjuncts", "adjutants", "aides", "aids", "apprentices", "assistants", "coadjutors", "deputies", "helpers", "helpmates", "helpmeets", "lieutenants", "mates", "sidekicks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "right away":{ "without delay":{ "examples":[ "you need to have this fixed right away" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "directly", "forthwith", "headlong", "immediately", "incontinently", "instantaneously", "instanter", "instantly", "now", "PDQ", "plumb", "presently", "promptly", "pronto", "right", "right now", "right off", "straight off", "straightaway", "straightway" ], "near synonyms":[ "away", "freely", "anon", "momentarily", "shortly", "soon", "apace", "briskly", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "posthaste", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "readily", "snappily", "speedily", "swift", "swiftly", "abruptly", "presto", "suddenly", "unexpectedly", "hastily", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "exactly", "opportunely", "punctually", "seasonably" ], "near antonyms":[ "slowly", "late", "tardily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "rigs":{ "a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers":{ "examples":[ "romantic couples enjoy being driven in the old-fashioned rig through the park" ], "synonyms":[ "carriages", "equipages" ], "near synonyms":[ "barouches", "broughams", "buckboards", "buggies", "cabriolets", "cabs", "calashes", "cal\u00e8ches", "caleches", "caroches", "carryalls", "chaises", "chariots", "coaches", "coup\u00e9s", "coupes", "curricles", "diligences", "dogcarts", "droshkies", "droskies", "four-in-hands", "gigs", "go-carts", "hackneys", "hansoms", "hansom cabs", "jaunting cars", "landaus", "phaetons", "post chaises", "roadsters", "rockaways", "stagecoaches", "stages", "stanhopes", "surreys", "tandems", "tilburies", "tongas", "traps", "troikas", "victorias", "turnouts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{ "examples":[ "carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out" ], "synonyms":[ "accoutres", "accouters", "equips", "fits (out)", "furnishes", "girds", "kits (up or out)", "outfits", "provisions", "supplies" ], "near synonyms":[ "stocks", "stores", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "presents", "apportions", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "distributes", "doles out", "hands out", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "portions", "prorates", "allocates", "allots", "assigns", "arms", "fortifies", "prepares", "reequips", "refits", "refurnishes", "reoutfits" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprives", "dispossesses", "divests", "strips" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rigging (out)":{ "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "everyone was rigged out for the country club's spring cotillion" ], "synonyms":[ "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "decking (out)", "doing up", "dressing", "dressing up", "enrobing", "garbing", "garmenting", "getting up", "gowning", "habiting", "investing", "robing", "suiting", "togging (up or out)", "toileting", "vesturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaking", "frocking", "jacketing", "mantling", "vesting", "draping", "enswathing", "happing", "huddling", "swaddling", "swathing", "wrapping", "accoutring", "accoutering", "bedighting", "equipping", "furnishing", "habilitating", "outfitting", "tailoring", "uniforming", "dressing down", "underdressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "denuding", "divesting", "uncovering", "undraping", "unveiling" ], "antonyms":[ "disarraying", "disrobing", "stripping", "unclothing", "undressing", "untrussing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rightist":{ "a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{ "examples":[ "rightists opposed the new social programs" ], "synonyms":[ "archconservative", "conservative", "paleoconservative", "reactionary", "right-winger", "Tory", "traditionalist" ], "near synonyms":[ "right", "right-wing", "conformist", "neocon", "neoconservative", "diehard", "standpatter", "bourbon", "Colonel Blimp", "fuddy-duddy", "square", "stuffed shirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "extremist", "radical", "red", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "reformer", "reformist" ], "antonyms":[ "leftist", "left-winger", "lefty", "liberal", "progressive" ] }, "as in conservative , reactionary":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conservative", "reactionary", "excessive", "leftist", "liberal", "progressive", "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "ultra", "fanatic", "fanatical", "rabid", "subversive", "violent", "agitating", "exciting", "fomenting", "incendiary", "inciting", "inflammatory", "instigating", "provocative", "provoking", "rabble-rousing", "dissenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "central", "centrist", "middle-of-the-road", "moderate", "conventional", "nonrevolutionary", "orthodox", "traditional", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sensible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "rigs (out)":{ "to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{ "examples":[ "everyone was rigged out for the country club's spring cotillion" ], "synonyms":[ "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks (out)", "does up", "dresses", "dresses up", "enrobes", "garbs", "garments", "gets up", "gowns", "habits", "invests", "robes", "suits", "togs (up or out)", "toilets", "vestures" ], "near synonyms":[ "cloaks", "frocks", "jackets", "mantles", "vests", "drapes", "enswathes", "haps", "huddles", "swaddles", "swathes", "wraps", "accoutres", "accouters", "bedights", "equips", "furnishes", "habilitates", "outfits", "tailors", "uniforms", "dresses down", "underdresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "denudes", "divests", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils" ], "antonyms":[ "disarrays", "disrobes", "strips", "unclothes", "undresses", "untrusses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "right-handers":{ "as in knees , rights":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rigorous":{ "given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint":{ "examples":[ "a rigorous 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"acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "compliant", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant" ], "antonyms":[ "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ] }, "meeting the highest standard of accuracy":{ "examples":[ "a rigorous analysis of the data" ], "synonyms":[ "accurate", "close", "delicate", "exact", "fine", "hairline", "mathematical", "pinpoint", "precise", "refined", "spot-on" ], "near synonyms":[ "correct", "right", "strict", "true", "definite", "definitive", "nice", "subtle", "careful", "fastidious", "finical", "finicky", "meticulous" ], "near antonyms":[ "approximate", "round", "false", "incorrect", "untrue", "wrong", "careless", "loose", "indefinite", "unclear", "vague", "doubtful", "dubious", "questionable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy" ], "antonyms":[ "coarse", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "inexact", "rough" ] }, "not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards":{ "examples":[ "a rigorous diet and exercise regimen" ], "synonyms":[ "brassbound", "cast-iron", "exacting", "hard-line", "inflexible", "rigid", "strict", "stringent", "uncompromising" ], "near synonyms":[ "close", "conscientious", "exact", "fussy", "meticulous", "painstaking", "punctilious", "scrupulous", "undeviating", "adamant", "adamantine", "determined", "dogged", "firm", "relentless", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "stubborn", "tenacious", "unbending", "unflinching", "immovable", "implacable", "unappeasable", "unrelenting", "unsparing", "unyielding", "austere", "demanding", "flinty", "grim", "hard", "hardened", "hard-hearted", "harsh", "ironbound", "severe", "stern", "tough" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "compliant", "compromising", "pliable", "pliant", "relenting", "yielding", "easy", "easygoing", "gentle", "indulgent", "kindly", "lenient", "merciful", "mild", "pampering", "soft", "spoiling", "tolerant", "neglectful", "negligent", "remiss", "slipshod", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unfussy" ], "antonyms":[ "flexible", "lax", "loose", "relaxed", "slack" ] }, "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "examples":[ "studied for umpteen months for the rigorous exam" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "Augean", "backbreaking", "challenging", "demanding", "difficult", "effortful", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "heavy", "hellacious", "herculean", "killer", "laborious", "moiling", "murderous", "pick-and-shovel", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "stiff", "strenuous", "sweaty", "tall", "testing", "toilsome", "tough", "uphill" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "elusive", "hairy", "insoluble", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "opaque", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite", "serious", "spiny", "stubborn", "thorny", "ticklish", "tricky", "bruising", "burdensome", "exhausting", "labored", "onerous", "oppressive", "stressful", "taxing", "tight", "trying", "annoying", "bothersome", "distressing", "irksome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "grievous", "grim", "strict", "stringent", "brutal", "cruel", "inhuman", "painful" ], "near antonyms":[ "achievable", "clear", "doable", "elementary", "manageable", "uncomplicated", "comforting", "gentle", "painless", "relaxed", "smooth", "soothing", "accessible", "friendly", "idiotproof", "user-friendly" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "light", "mindless", "simple", "soft", "undemanding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rigidifying":{ "as in crystallizing , calcifying":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "calcifying", "crystallizing", "crystalizing", "ossifying", "petrifying", "clotting", "coagulating", "gelating", "gelatinizing", "gelling", "jelling", "jellying", "stiffening", "thickening", "annealing", "case-hardening", "tempering", "caking", "callusing", "encrusting", "incrusting", "concreting", "congealing", "firming (up)", "freezing", "hardening", "indurating", "setting", "solidifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "liquefying", "liquifying", "softening", "deliquescing", "dissolving", "fluxing", "fusing", "melting", "thawing", "unfreezing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "righting":{ "as in redressing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "redressing", "blue-penciling", "cutting", "shortening", "ameliorating", "bettering", "improving", "redrafting", "redrawing", "restyling", "revising", "reworking", "rewriting", "perfecting", "polishing", "touching up", "amending", "correcting", "debugging", "emending", "rectifying", "red-penciling", "reforming", "remedying", "fixing", "mending", "repairing", "adjusting", "modulating", "regulating", "altering", "changing", "modifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaging", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "spoiling", "aggravating", "worsening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rigging (up)":{ "as in throwing up , jerry-building":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jerry-building", "throwing up", "reassembling", "rebuilding", "reconstructing", "redeveloping", "reedifying", "retrofitting", "combining", "uniting", "conceiving", "concocting", "contriving", "cooking (up)", "designing", "devising", "imagining", "thinking (up)", "constituting", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "instituting", "organizing", "beginning", "coining", "creating", "generating", "inaugurating", "initiating", "innovating", "inventing", "originating", "prefabricating", "carpentering", "fashioning", "forging", "framing", "hammering", "handcrafting", "manufacturing", "molding", "producing", "shaping", "assembling", "building", "confecting", "constructing", "erecting", "fabricating", "making", "making up", "piecing", "putting up", "raising", "rearing", "setting up" ], "near antonyms":[ "demounting", "disassembling", "dismantling", "dismembering", "knocking down", "striking", "taking down", "tearing down", "demolishing", "destroying", "devastating", "flattening", "leveling", "levelling", "pulling down", "pulverizing", "razing", "ruinating", "ruining", "shattering", "smashing", "wrecking", "blowing up", "exploding", "detaching", "disengaging", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }