{ "rip off":{ "an instance of theft":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "break-in", "burglary", "holdup", "mugging", "stickup" ], "synonyms":[ "grab", "heist", "pinch", "snatching", "swiping", "theft" ] }, "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ransack", "rifle", "despoil", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravish", "sack", "spoil", "strip", "bleed", "break in", "cheat", "chisel", "cozen", "defraud", "exploit", "fleece", "hustle", "mulct", "pluck", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle", "hold up", "mug", "roll", "stick up" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarize", "burgle", "knock off", "knock over", "rob", "steal (from)", "take off" ] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking" ], "near antonyms":[ "buy", "purchase", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "hand over", "present" ], "related":[ "burglarize", "knock over", "rob", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "sack", "carjack", "hijack", "highjack", "pick", "rifle", "poach", "rustle", "shoplift", "collar", "grab", "grasp", "nail", "seize", "snatch", "take", "mooch", "sponge", "abduct", "kidnap", "shanghai", "spirit" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriate", "boost", "filch", "heist", "hook", "lift", "misappropriate", "nick", "nip", "pilfer", "pinch", "pocket", "purloin", "snitch", "steal", "swipe", "thieve" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rip-roaring":{ "causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{ "examples":[ "a rip-roaring tale of the Old West" ], "synonyms":[ "breathtaking", "charged", "electric", "electrifying", "exciting", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "galvanic", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "inspiring", "intoxicating", "kicky", "mind-bending", "mind-blowing", "mind-boggling", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling" ], "near synonyms":[ "arresting", "interesting", "intriguing", "provocative", "tantalizing", "titillating", "absorbing", "engrossing", "gripping", "riveting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "enchanting", "enthralling", "fascinating", "spellbinding", "dynamic", "energetic", "high-voltage", "kinetic", "lively", "lusty" ], "near antonyms":[ "boring", "mind-numbing", "tedious", "tiresome", "dreary", "dull", "humdrum", "monotonous", "uninteresting" ], "antonyms":[ "unexciting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ripening":{ "the process of becoming mature":{ "examples":[ "the ripening of a pumpkin can take a whole season" ], "synonyms":[ "development", "growth", "maturation", "maturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "blossoming", "flourishing", "flowering", "mellowing", "softening", "evolution", "evolvement", "expansion", "progression", "coming-of-age", "maturity" ], "near antonyms":[ "decadence", "decay", "decaying", "declension", "decline", "declining", "degeneration", "descent", "deterioration", "ebbing", "fading", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "waning", "wilting", "withering", "death", "decease", "demise", "dying", "end", "exit", "expiration", "expiring", "expiry", "perishing", "regression", "retrogression", "reversion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become mature":{ "examples":[ "pears ripening on the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "aging", "ageing", "developing", "growing", "growing up", "maturing", "progressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "mellowing", "softening", "blooming", "blossoming", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "flourishing", "flowering", "opening", "unfolding", "advancing", "evolving", "getting along", "getting on", "graying", "greying" ], "near antonyms":[ "decaying", "declining", "degenerating", "deteriorating", "sinking", "worsening", "drooping", "drying", "fading", "flagging", "sagging", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "waning", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering", "regressing", "retrogressing", "reverting", "backsliding", "lapsing", "returning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "riposted":{ "to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{ "examples":[ "at cocktail parties she could riposte with lightning speed to even the most unexpected quip" ], "synonyms":[ "answered", "came back", "rejoined", "replied", "responded", "retorted", "returned" ], "near synonyms":[ "acknowledged", "commented", "communicated", "corresponded", "reacted", "remarked", "countered", "defended", "denied", "explained", "fielded", "rebutted", "refuted" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenged", "cross-examined", "examined", "grilled", "interrogated", "pumped", "quizzed", "polled", "queried", "surveyed" ], "antonyms":[ "asked", "inquired", "questioned" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ripped (out)":{ "as in snarled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "snarled", "commented", "piped up (with)", "remarked", "clothed", "clad", "couched", "formulated", "formulized", "phrased", "put", "worded", "breathed", "chirped", "drawled", "gasped", "lipped", "mouthed", "murmured", "purred", "shouted", "spluttered", "spouted", "whispered", "affirmed", "alleged", "asserted", "averred", "avouched", "avowed", "advertised", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "declared", "posted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "blabbered", "blurted", "bolted", "got off", "shot", "aired", "discussed", "gave", "looked", "shared", "sounded", "vented", "ventilated", "voiced", "articulated", "brought out", "enunciated", "passed", "said", "spoke", "stated", "talked", "told", "uttered", "verbalized", "vocalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "stifled", "suppressed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ripping":{ "to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{ "examples":[ "the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth" ], "synonyms":[ "rending", "ribboning", "riving", "shredding", "tattering", "tearing" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking", "cleaving", "rupturing", "splitting", "cutting", "gashing", "incising", "lacerating", "slashing", "butchering", "dismembering", "dissecting", "hacking", "mangling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "examples":[ "you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting", "gashing", "incising", "shearing", "slashing", "slicing", "slitting" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosscutting", "hacksawing", "scissoring", "cleaving", "riving", "splitting", "piercing", "stabbing", "bruising", "butchering", "hacking", "haggling", "lacerating", "mangling", "rending", "tearing", "carving", "chipping", "chiseling", "chiselling", "notching", "anatomizing", "dissecting", "sectioning", "chopping", "dicing", "mincing", "amputating", "cutting off", "severing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "the car went ripping down the road" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{ "examples":[ "rip a sheet off the pad of paper" ], "synonyms":[ "tearing", "wrenching", "wresting", "yanking" ], "near synonyms":[ "grabbing", "nabbing", "seizing", "snapping (up)", "snatching", "lopping (off)", "nipping", "amputating", "cutting (off)", "dissevering", "severing", "extracting", "forcing", "jerking", "prizing", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "uprooting" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattaching" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ripping (out)":{ "as in snarling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "snarling", "commenting", "piping up (with)", "remarking", "clothing", "couching", "formulating", "formulizing", "phrasing", "putting", "wording", "breathing", "chirping", "drawling", "gasping", "lipping", "mouthing", "murmuring", "purring", "shouting", "spluttering", "spouting", "whispering", "affirming", "alleging", "asserting", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "advertising", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "declaring", "posting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "publicizing", "publishing", "blabbering", "blurting", "bolting", "getting off", "shooting", "airing", "discussing", "giving", "looking", "sharing", "sounding", "ventilating", "venting", "voicing", "articulating", "bringing out", "enunciating", "passing", "saying", "speaking", "stating", "talking", "telling", "uttering", "verbalizing", "vocalizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "stifling", "suppressing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ripper":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the comedian's last routine was a real ripper , leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ripen":{ "to become mature":{ "examples":[ "pears ripening on the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "age", "develop", "grow", "grow up", "mature", "progress" ], "near synonyms":[ "mellow", "soften", "bloom", "blossom", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "flourish", "flower", "open", "unfold", "advance", "evolve", "get along", "get on", "gray", "grey" ], "near antonyms":[ "decay", "decline", "degenerate", "deteriorate", "sink", "worsen", "droop", "dry", "fade", "flag", "sag", "shrivel", "wane", "waste (away)", "weaken", "wilt", "wither", "regress", "retrogress", "revert", "backslide", "lapse", "return" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rippers":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the comedian's last routine was a real ripper , leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ripsnorters":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "had high hopes that the football game would be a ripsnorter , but it turned out to be a real snoozer" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rip-off":{ "an instance of theft":{ "examples":[ "a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history" ], "synonyms":[ "grab", "heist", "pinch", "snatching", "swiping", "theft" ], "near synonyms":[ "break-in", "burglary", "holdup", "mugging", "stickup" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarize", "burgle", "knock off", "knock over", "rob", "steal (from)", "take off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransack", "rifle", "despoil", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravish", "sack", "spoil", "strip", "bleed", "break in", "cheat", "chisel", "cozen", "defraud", "exploit", "fleece", "hustle", "mulct", "pluck", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle", "hold up", "mug", "roll", "stick up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriate", "boost", "filch", "heist", "hook", "lift", "misappropriate", "nick", "nip", "pilfer", "pinch", "pocket", "purloin", "snitch", "steal", "swipe", "thieve" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarize", "knock over", "rob", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "sack", "carjack", "hijack", "highjack", "pick", "rifle", "poach", "rustle", "shoplift", "collar", "grab", "grasp", "nail", "seize", "snatch", "take", "mooch", "sponge", "abduct", "kidnap", "shanghai", "spirit" ], "near antonyms":[ "buy", "purchase", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "hand over", "present" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ], "near synonyms":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rips":{ "to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{ "examples":[ "the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth" ], "synonyms":[ "rends", "ribbons", "rives", "shreds", "tatters", "tears" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks", "cleaves", "ruptures", "splits", "cuts", "gashes", "incises", "lacerates", "slashes", "butchers", "dismembers", "dissects", "hacks", "mangles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "examples":[ "you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife" ], "synonyms":[ "cuts", "gashes", "incises", "shears", "slashes", "slices", "slits" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosscuts", "hacksaws", "saws", "scissors", "cleaves", "rives", "splits", "pierces", "stabs", "bruises", "butchers", "hacks", "haggles", "lacerates", "mangles", "rends", "tears", "carves", "chips", "chisels", "notches", "anatomizes", "dissects", "sections", "chops", "dices", "minces", "amputates", "cuts off", "severs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "the car went ripping down the road" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{ "examples":[ "rip a sheet off the pad of paper" ], "synonyms":[ "tears", "wrenches", "wrests", "yanks" ], "near synonyms":[ "grabs", "nabs", "seizes", "snaps (up)", "snatches", "lops (off)", "nips", "amputates", "cuts (off)", "dissevers", "severs", "extracts", "forces", "jerks", "pries", "prizes", "pulls", "roots (out)", "uproots" ], "near antonyms":[ "reattaches" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a long deep cut":{ "examples":[ "the hoe left rips in the lawn" ], "synonyms":[ "gashes", "incisions", "lacerations", "rents", "slashes", "slits", "tears" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrasions", "scores", "scrapes", "scratches", "injuries", "wounds", "cracks", "fractures", "ruptures", "snags" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard":{ "examples":[ "something of a rip in his youth, he eventually settled down" ], "synonyms":[ "backsliders", "debauchees", "debauchers", "decadents", "degenerates", "deviates", "libertines", "perverts", "pervs", "profligates", "rakehells", "rakes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bankrupts", "delinquents", "derelicts", "incorrigibles", "blackguards", "cads", "heels", "knaves", "miscreants", "rascals", "reprobates", "rogues", "scoundrels", "villains", "lechers", "playboys", "playgirls", "satyrs" ], "near antonyms":[ "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rippled":{ "as in rippling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rippling", "billowing", "surging", "swelling", "rutted", "rutty", "rolling", "inexact", "unaligned", "wavy", "lopsided", "unbalanced", "undulant", "undulating", "undulatory", "pitted", "pocked", "knobbly", "knobby", "knurled", "knurly", "nubbly", "nubby" ], "near antonyms":[ "exact", "uniform", "aligned", "alined", "regular", "true", "horizontal", "tabular", "plumb", "straight", "vertical", "flush", "even", "flat", "level", "plane", "smooth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow in a broken irregular stream":{ "examples":[ "water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain" ], "synonyms":[ "bubbled", "dribbled", "guggled", "gurgled", "lapped", "plashed", "splashed", "trickled", "washed" ], "near synonyms":[ "eddied", "purled", "swirled", "swashed", "swished", "swooshed", "whished", "dripped", "dropped", "gushed", "jetted", "rushed", "spewed", "spouted", "spurted", "squirted" ], "near antonyms":[ "ran", "run" ], "antonyms":[ "poured", "rolled", "streamed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "ripple":{ "to flow in a broken irregular stream":{ "examples":[ "water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain" ], "synonyms":[ "bubble", "dribble", "guggle", "gurgle", "lap", "plash", "splash", "trickle", "wash" ], "near synonyms":[ "eddy", "purl", "swirl", "swash", "swish", "swoosh", "whish", "drip", "drop", "gush", "jet", "rush", "spew", "spout", "spurt", "squirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "run" ], "antonyms":[ "pour", "roll", "stream" ] }, "as in trill , warble":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chirr", "trill", "warble", "chink", "clang", "clank", "clink", "ding-dong", "ping", "ring", "clatter", "jangle", "rattle", "chime", "jingle", "tinkle", "tintinnabulation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in fallout , blowback":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blowback", "by-product", "fallout", "offshoot", "side effect", "side reaction", "spin-off", "afterclap", "afterglow", "aftershock", "denouement", "d\u00e9nouement", "echo", "implication", "repercussion", "ramification", "aftereffect", "aftermath", "backwash", "child", "conclusion", "consequence", "corollary", "development", "effect", "fate", "fruit", "issue", "outcome", "outgrowth", "precipitate", "product", "result", "resultant", "sequel", "sequence", "upshot" ], "near antonyms":[ "antecedent", "causation", "cause", "occasion", "reason", "consideration", "determinant", "factor", "base", "basis", "foundation", "ground", "groundwork", "impetus", "incentive", "inspiration", "instigation", "stimulus", "mother", "origin", "root", "source", "spring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in riffle , wavelet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "riffle", "wavelet", "comber", "curl", "ground swell", "roller", "breaker", "whitecap", "tidal wave", "tsunami", "surf", "sea(s)", "billow", "surge", "swell", "wave" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ripens":{ "to become mature":{ "examples":[ "pears ripening on the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "ages", "develops", "grows", "grows up", "matures", "progresses" ], "near synonyms":[ "mellows", "softens", "blooms", "blossoms", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "flourishes", "flowers", "opens", "unfolds", "advances", "evolves", "gets along", "gets on", "grays", "greys" ], "near antonyms":[ "decays", "declines", "degenerates", "deteriorates", "sinks", "worsens", "dries", "droops", "fades", "flags", "sags", "shrivels", "wanes", "wastes (away)", "weakens", "wilts", "withers", "regresses", "retrogresses", "reverts", "backslides", "lapses", "returns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ripping off":{ "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarizing", "burgling", "knocking off", "knocking over", "robbing", "stealing (from)", "taking off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransacking", "rifling", "despoiling", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravishing", "sacking", "spoiling", "stripping", "bleeding", "breaking in", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "cozening", "defrauding", "exploiting", "fleecing", "hustling", "mulcting", "plucking", "rooking", "shortchanging", "skinning", "squeezing", "sticking", "stinging", "swindling", "holding up", "mugging", "rolling", "sticking up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriating", "boosting", "filching", "heisting", "hooking", "lifting", "misappropriating", "nicking", "nipping", "pilfering", "pinching", "pocketing", "purloining", "snitching", "stealing", "swiping", "thieving" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarizing", "knocking over", "robbing", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "sacking", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "picking", "rifling", "poaching", "rustling", "shoplifting", "collaring", "grabbing", "grasping", "nailing", "seizing", "snatching", "taking", "mooching", "sponging", "abducting", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "spiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying", "purchasing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "handing over", "presenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rips (out)":{ "as in snarls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "snarls", "comments", "pipes up (with)", "remarks", "clothes", "couches", "formulates", "formulizes", "phrases", "puts", "words", "breathes", "chirps", "drawls", "gasps", "lips", "mouths", "murmurs", "purrs", "shouts", "splutters", "spouts", "whispers", "affirms", "alleges", "asserts", "avers", "avouches", "avows", "advertises", "announces", "blazes", "broadcasts", "declares", "posts", "proclaims", "promulgates", "publicizes", "publishes", "blabbers", "blurts", "bolts", "gets off", "shoots", "airs", "discusses", "gives", "looks", "shares", "sounds", "ventilates", "vents", "voices", "articulates", "brings out", "enunciates", "passes", "says", "speaks", "states", "talks", "tells", "utters", "verbalizes", "vocalizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "stifles", "suppresses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ripsnorter":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "had high hopes that the football game would be a ripsnorter , but it turned out to be a real snoozer" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "riposting":{ "to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{ "examples":[ "at cocktail parties she could riposte with lightning speed to even the most unexpected quip" ], "synonyms":[ "answering", "coming back", "rejoining", "replying", "responding", "retorting", "returning" ], "near synonyms":[ "acknowledging", "commenting", "communicating", "corresponding", "reacting", "remarking", "countering", "defending", "denying", "explaining", "fielding", "rebutting", "refuting" ], "near antonyms":[ "challenging", "cross-examining", "examining", "grilling", "interrogating", "pumping", "quizzing", "polling", "querying", "surveying" ], "antonyms":[ "asking", "inquiring", "questioning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rip-offs":{ "an instance of theft":{ "examples":[ "a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history" ], "synonyms":[ "grabs", "heists", "pinches", "thefts" ], "near synonyms":[ "break-ins", "burglaries", "holdups", "muggings", "stickups" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ripe":{ "fully grown or developed":{ "examples":[ "a ripe tomato" ], "synonyms":[ "adult", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "mature", "matured", "ripened" ], "near synonyms":[ "aged", "aging", "ageing", "long-lived", "old", "older", "golden", "mellow" ], "near antonyms":[ "blooming", "blossoming", "burgeoning", "flourishing", "flowering", "undeveloped", "unfinished", "unfledged", "unformed" ], "antonyms":[ "adolescent", "green", "immature", "juvenile", "unripe", "unripened", "young", "youngish", "youthful" ] }, "having an unpleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsty", "frowsy", "frowzy", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "musty", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ], "near synonyms":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }