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"enouncing", "enunciating" ], "near antonyms":[ "belting up", "clamming up", "dummying up", "hushing", "shutting up", "suppressing", "quieting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "single (out)":{ "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "examples":[ "she quickly singled out the most qualified candidate from the pool of the applicants" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-pick", "choose", "cull", "elect", "handpick", "name", "opt (for)", "pick", "prefer", "select", "tag", "take" ], "near synonyms":[ "preselect", "appoint", "designate", "fix", "mark", "nominate", "set", "tab", "tap", "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "settle (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapprove", "negative", "repudiate", "spurn", "discard", "jettison", "throw away", "throw out" ], "antonyms":[ "decline", "refuse", "reject", "turn down" ] }, "to find out or establish the identity of":{ "examples":[ "through careful reasoning and the process of elimination, neighbors singled her out as the writer of the anonymous letter" ], "synonyms":[ "distinguish", "finger", "ID", "identify", "pinpoint" ], "near synonyms":[ "diagnose", "determine", "find", "locate", "pick out", "place", "recognize", "spot", "check", "examine", "inspect", "investigate", "notice", "observe", "scrutinize", "betray", "disclose", "discover", "reveal" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflage", "conceal", "disguise", "hide", "counterfeit", "feign", "sham", "simulate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "singleness":{ "as in uniqueness , oneness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "distinctiveness", "idiosyncrasy", "oneness", "peculiarity", "separateness", "singularity", "uniqueness", "character", "identity", "individualism", "individuality", "personality", "selfhood", "self-identity", "disposition", "humor", "nature", "temper", "temperament", "independence" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformity", "conventionality" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "singly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "without aid or support":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "either singly or with the cooperation of other nations, we must do something about this pressing environmental issue" ], "near antonyms":[ "collectively", "conjointly", "cooperatively", "hand in glove", "hand and glove", "hand in hand", "jointly", "mutually", "together", "en masse" ], "related":[ "individually", "separately", "solo" ], "synonyms":[ "alone", "independently", "single-handed", "single-handedly", "solely", "unaided", "unassisted" ] } }, "singularities":{ "an odd or peculiar habit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a college professor with singularities of dress and speech that have long endeared him to his students" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformities" ], "related":[ "affectations", "airs", "attributes", "characteristics", "marks", "properties", "traits", "customs", "habits", "patterns", "practices", "practises", "ways", "wonts", "addictions", "abnormalities", "neuroticisms", "perversions", "dispositions", "geniuses", "genii", "leanings", "partialities", "bents", "inclinations", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "turns", "attitudes", "characters", "humors", "identities", "individualities", "natures", "personalities", "temperaments" ], "synonyms":[ "crotchets", "curiosities", "eccentricities", "erraticisms", "idiosyncrasies", "individualisms", "kinks", "mannerisms", "oddities", "peculiarities", "quiddities", "quips", "quirks", "tics", "tricks", "twists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sinister":{ "being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come":{ "examples":[ "the movie relies too much on sinister background music to create the suspense that the plot sorely lacks" ], "synonyms":[ "baleful", "dire", "direful", "doomy", "foreboding", "ill", "ill-boding", "inauspicious", "menacing", "minatory", "ominous", "portentous", "threatening" ], "near synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dim", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched", "discouraging", "disheartening", "hopeless", "unfavorable", "unpromising", "unpropitious", "ill-fated", "ill-starred", "star-crossed", "troubled", "unfortunate", "unlucky", "evil", "malign", "malignant" ], "near antonyms":[ "auspicious", "benign", "bright", "encouraging", "favorable", "golden", "heartening", "hopeful", "promising", "propitious", "prosperous" ], "antonyms":[ "unthreatening" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sink":{ "to become worse or of less value":{ "examples":[ "his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business" ], "synonyms":[ "atrophy", "crumble", "decay", "decline", "degenerate", "descend", "deteriorate", "devolve", "ebb", "regress", "retrograde", "rot", "worsen" ], "near synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "recede", "wane", "break down", "corrupt", "decompose", "degrade", "dilapidate", "disintegrate", "molder", "putrefy", "sour", "spoil", "lessen", "lower", "reduce", "debilitate", "undermine", "droop", "fail", "fall", "flag", "lag", "languish", "run down", "sag", "slip", "waste (away)", "weaken", "wilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "better", "upgrade", "enhance", "enrich", "fortify", "heighten", "intensify", "strengthen", "advance", "develop", "march", "proceed", "progress" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorate", "improve", "meliorate" ] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock" ], "synonyms":[ "crash", "crater", "decline", "descend", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "lower", "nose-dive", "plummet", "plunge", "skid", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "die (down)", "diminish", "droop", "dwindle", "ebb", "lessen", "let up", "moderate", "subside", "taper off", "wane", "recede", "retreat" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mushroom", "pick up", "snowball", "swell", "wax" ], "antonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "lift", "mount", "rise", "soar", "spike", "up" ] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "examples":[ "sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation" ], "synonyms":[ "choke (back)", "hold back", "pocket", "repress", "smother", "stifle", "strangle", "submerge", "suppress", "swallow" ], "near synonyms":[ "control", "govern", "manage", "bridle", "check", "curb", "quash", "quell", "bottle up", "contain", "muffle", "squelch" ], "near antonyms":[ "express", "loose", "release", "take out", "unleash", "vent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialize", "disappear", "dissolve", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "flee", "fly", "melt", "vanish" ], "near synonyms":[ "blank (out)", "clear", "die (away or down or out)", "disperse", "dissipate", "dry up", "blur", "dim" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrive", "break out", "come out", "emerge", "issue", "loom", "show up" ], "antonyms":[ "appear", "materialize" ] }, "to diminish the price or value of":{ "examples":[ "the slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuate", "break", "cheapen", "depreciate", "depress", "devaluate", "devalue", "downgrade", "lower", "mark down", "reduce", "write down", "write off" ], "near synonyms":[ "debase", "demonetize", "underestimate", "underprice", "underrate", "undervalue", "abridge", "compress", "contract", "de-escalate", "deflate", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "moderate", "shrink" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloat", "blow up", "inflate", "overestimate", "overprice", "overrate", "overvalue", "add", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "balloon", "boost", "compound", "dilate", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "heighten", "increase", "maximize", "multiply", "raise", "swell", "up" ], "antonyms":[ "appreciate", "enhance", "mark up", "upgrade" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "the revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "chasten", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "humble", "humiliate", "lower", "shame", "smirch", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "belittle", "castigate", "criticize", "cry down", "decry", "depreciate", "detract", "diminish", "discount", "disparage", "minimize", "put down", "ridicule", "write off", "bad-mouth", "defame", "defile", "libel", "malign", "slander", "affront", "insult", "censure", "condemn", "damn", "denounce", "execrate", "reprehend", "reprobate" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "boast", "celebrate", "cheer", "cite", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "decorate", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "fete", "f\u00eate", "hail", "honor", "laud", "praise", "salute", "tout", "acknowledge", "recognize", "highlight", "play up", "spotlight", "dignify", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "glorify", "magnify", "advance", "boost", "lift", "promote", "raise", "upgrade", "uplift", "idealize", "romanticize" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "canonize", "deify", "elevate", "exalt" ] }, "to lead or extend downward":{ "examples":[ "the road sinks abruptly after that curve" ], "synonyms":[ "decline", "descend", "dip", "drop", "fall", "plunge" ], "near synonyms":[ "angle", "cant", "cock", "heel", "incline", "lean", "list", "recline", "slant", "slope", "tilt", "tip" ], "near antonyms":[ "even", "flatten", "level", "plane", "smooth", "straighten" ], "antonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "climb", "mount", "rise", "uprise", "upsweep", "upturn" ] }, "to lose bodily strength or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home" ], "synonyms":[ "decay", "droop", "emaciate", "fade", "fail", "flag", "go", "lag", "languish", "sag", "waste (away)", "weaken", "wilt", "wither" ], "near synonyms":[ "break down", "wear out", "yield", "degenerate", "deteriorate", "rot", "run down" ], "near antonyms":[ "convalesce", "rally", "rebound", "recover", "recuperate", "gain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a place of great vice and corruption":{ "examples":[ "was able to rise above the sink that was his birthplace" ], "synonyms":[ "Augean stable", "cesspool", "Gomorrah" ], "near synonyms":[ "tenderloin", "den", "dump", "pigpen", "pigsty", "hellhole", "hole" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sinless":{ "free from sin":{ "antonyms":[ "impure", "peccant", "sinful", "sinning" ], "examples":[ "the belief that limbo is the place where sinless but unbaptized souls abide until Judgment Day" ], "near antonyms":[ "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "libidinous", "lickerish", "lustful", "oversexed", "unchaste", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "reprobate", "unrighteous", "virtueless", "wicked", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "erring", "fallen", "lost", "perverted", "condemned", "damned" ], "related":[ "chaste", "moral", "virgin", "virtuous", "immaculate", "spotless", "unblemished", "unstained", "unsullied", "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous", "blameless", "guiltless" ], "synonyms":[ "impeccable", "innocent", "pure", "white" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sinning":{ "as in sinful , impure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to commit an offense":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "bless me, Father, for I have sinned" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgiving", "justifying", "pardoning", "regretting", "repenting", "ruing" ], "related":[ "breaching", "breaking", "infringing", "violating", "backsliding", "lapsing", "messing up" ], "synonyms":[ "erring", "falling", "offending", "straying", "transgressing", "trespassing", "wandering" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "singed":{ "as in burned , charred":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burned", "burnt", "charred", "incinerated", "scorched", "seared", "broiling", "hot", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sizzling", "aglow", "flaring", "flickering", "glowing", "live", "smoldering", "smouldering", "ablaze", "afire", "aflame", "alight", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "conflagrant", "fiery", "flaming", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted" ], "near antonyms":[ "choked", "damped", "dead", "doused", "dowsed", "extinguished", "quenched", "smothered", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "suffocated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to burn on the surface":{ "examples":[ "the marshmallows got a bit singed over the campfire, but we like them that way" ], "synonyms":[ "charred", "scorched", "seared" ], "near synonyms":[ "fired", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted", "baked", "cremated", "incinerated", "scalded", "scathed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sincere":{ "genuine in feeling":{ "examples":[ "she offered a sincere apology for her angry outburst" ], "synonyms":[ "heartfelt", "unfeigned" ], "near synonyms":[ "unaffected", "unforced", "artless", "honest", "ingenuous", "translucent", "transparent", "true", "authentic", "genuine", "hearty", "wholehearted", "whole-souled" ], "near antonyms":[ "backhanded", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "left-handed", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "two-faced", "unctuous" ], "antonyms":[ "affected", "artificial", "false", "feigned", "insincere" ] }, "free from any intent to deceive or impress others":{ "examples":[ "done out of a sincere desire to help others" ], "synonyms":[ "artless", "genuine", "guileless", "honest", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "simple", "true", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious" ], "near synonyms":[ "childlike", "dewy-eyed", "gee-whiz", "impressionable", "inexperienced", "malleable", "persuadable", "persuasible", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unstudied", "candid", "direct", "frank", "free", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "plain", "plainspoken", "single-minded", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "trustful", "trusting", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "unwary" ], "near antonyms":[ "critical", "cynical", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "wary", "cosmopolitan", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "polished", "refined", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "devious", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "manipulative", "two-faced", "arch", "calculating", "canny", "crafty", "cunning", "designing", "foxy", "knavish", "scheming", "sharp", "shifty", "shrewd", "slick", "slippery", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "underhanded", "wily", "flattering", "mealymouthed", "smooth", "sycophantic", "unctuous", "feigned", "forced", "strained" ], "antonyms":[ "affected", "artful", "artificial", "assuming", "dishonest", "dissembling", "dissimulating", "fake", "false", "guileful", "insincere", "phony", "phoney", "pretentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sinew(s)":{ "as in spine , backbone":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backbone", "spine", "anchor", "buttress", "dependence", "dependance", "mainstay", "pillar", "reliance", "standby", "right hand", "bolsterer", "crutch", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "prop", "stay", "anchorage", "harbor", "refuge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "singe":{ "to burn on the surface":{ "examples":[ "the marshmallows got a bit singed over the campfire, but we like them that way" ], "synonyms":[ "char", "scorch", "sear" ], "near synonyms":[ "fire", "ignite", "inflame", "enflame", "kindle", "light", "bake", "cremate", "incinerate", "scald", "scathe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sing (out)":{ "as in call , cry":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bawl", "bay", "bellow", "call", "cry", "holler", "roar", "shout", "thunder", "vociferate", "yell", "pipe up", "shoot", "sound off", "speak out", "speak up", "spout (off)", "talk up", "articulate", "enounce", "enunciate" ], "near antonyms":[ "belt up", "clam up", "dummy up", "hush", "shut up", "suppress", "quiet" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sine qua nons":{ "something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable":{ "examples":[ "an extensive grounding in mathematics is a sine qua non for a career in architecture" ], "synonyms":[ "conditions", "demands", "essentials", "must-haves", "musts", "necessaries", "necessities", "needfuls", "needs", "requirements", "requisites" ], "near synonyms":[ "preconditions", "prerequisites", "advantages", "edges", "pluses", "plusses", "desiderata", "desiderations", "wishes" ], "near antonyms":[ "amenities", "comforts", "extras", "extravagances", "frills", "indulgences", "luxuries", "superfluities", "surplusages", "surpluses" ], "antonyms":[ "nonessentials", "nonnecessities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sinks":{ "to become worse or of less value":{ "examples":[ "his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business" ], "synonyms":[ "atrophies", "crumbles", "decays", "declines", "degenerates", "descends", "deteriorates", "devolves", "ebbs", "regresses", "retrogrades", "rots", "worsens" ], "near synonyms":[ "abates", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "recedes", "wanes", "breaks down", "corrupts", "decomposes", "degrades", "dilapidates", "disintegrates", "molders", "putrefies", "sours", "spoils", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces", "debilitates", "undermines", "droops", "fails", "falls", "flags", "lags", "languishes", "runs down", "sags", "slips", "wastes (away)", "weakens", "wilts" ], "near antonyms":[ "betters", "upgrades", "enhances", "enriches", "fortifies", "heightens", "intensifies", "strengthens", "advances", "develops", "marches", "proceeds", "progresses" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorates", "improves", "meliorates" ] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock" ], "synonyms":[ "crashes", "craters", "declines", "descends", "dips", "dives", "drops", "falls", "lowers", "nose-dives", "plummets", "plunges", "skids", "tumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (down)", "diminishes", "droops", "dwindles", "ebbs", "lessens", "lets up", "moderates", "subsides", "tapers off", "wanes", "recedes", "retreats" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mushrooms", "picks up", "snowballs", "swells", "waxes" ], "antonyms":[ "arises", "ascends", "lifts", "mounts", "rises", "soars", "spikes", "ups" ] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "examples":[ "sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation" ], "synonyms":[ "chokes (back)", "holds back", "pockets", "represses", "smothers", "stifles", "strangles", "submerges", "suppresses", "swallows" ], "near synonyms":[ "controls", "governs", "manages", "bridles", "checks", "curbs", "quashes", "quells", "bottles up", "contains", "muffles", "squelches" ], "near antonyms":[ "expresses", "looses", "releases", "takes out", "unleashes", "vents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializes", "disappears", "dissolves", "evanesces", "evaporates", "fades", "flees", "flies", "melts", "vanishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanks (out)", "clears", "dies (away or down or out)", "disperses", "dissipates", "dries up", "blurs", "dims" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrives", "breaks out", "comes out", "emerges", "issues", "looms", "shows up" ], "antonyms":[ "appears", "materializes" ] }, "to diminish the price or value of":{ "examples":[ "the slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuates", "breaks", "cheapens", "depreciates", "depresses", "devaluates", "devalues", "downgrades", "lowers", "marks down", "reduces", "writes down", "writes off" ], "near synonyms":[ "debases", "demonetizes", "underestimates", "underprices", "underrates", "undervalues", "abridges", "compresses", "contracts", "de-escalates", "deflates", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "moderates", "shrinks" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloats", "blows up", "inflates", "overestimates", "overprices", "overrates", "overvalues", "adds", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "balloons", "boosts", "compounds", "dilates", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "heightens", "increases", "maximizes", "multiplies", "raises", "swells", "ups" ], "antonyms":[ "appreciates", "enhances", "marks up", "upgrades" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "the revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion" ], "synonyms":[ "abases", "chastens", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "humbles", "humiliates", "lowers", "shames", "smirches", "takes down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", 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"aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerations", "agglomerations", "assortments", "hodgepodges", "jumbles", "miscellanies", "mixtures", "odds and ends", "sundries", "varieties" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bachelors , maids":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bachelorettes", "maidens", "maids", "spinsters", "bachelors", "exes" ], "near antonyms":[ "better halves", "consorts", "mates", "partners", "significant others", "spouses", "soul mates", "domestic partners" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "single":{ "not married":{ "examples":[ "there was such a shortage of single men in the neighborhood that he had his pick of girlfriends" ], "synonyms":[ "unattached", "unmarried", "unwed" ], "near synonyms":[ "fancy-free", "footloose", "marriageable", "unpaired", "divorced", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "mated", "paired", "affianced", "betrothed", "committed", "engaged", "pledged", "promised", "remarried" ], "antonyms":[ "attached", "espoused", "hitched", "married", 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"band", "batch", "battery", "body", "boodle", "bunch", "cluster", "clutch", "consort", "constellation", "crop", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "parcel", "party", "passel", "assembly", "collective", "congregation", "gathering", "muster", "organization", "circle", "clan", "clique", "coterie", "fellowship", "gang", "ring", "round", "set" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in unit , item":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "entity", "item", "unit" ], "near antonyms":[ "array", "assemblage", "band", "bank", "batch", "battery", "block", "bunch", "clot", "clump", "cluster", "clutch", "collection", "constellation", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "muster", "package", "parcel", "passel", "set", "suite", "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomeration", "agglomeration", "assortment", "hodgepodge", "jumble", "miscellany", "mixture", "odds and ends", "sundries", "variety" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bachelor , maid":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"meagerly", "minimally", "scantily", "scarcely", "slightly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "sinews":{ "as in spine , backbone":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backbone", "spine", "anchor", "buttress", "dependence", "dependance", "mainstay", "pillar", "reliance", "standby", "right hand", "bolsterer", "crutch", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "prop", "stay", "anchorage", "harbor", "refuge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sinks one's teeth into":{ "to crush or grind with the teeth":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "bites (on)", "champs", "chaws", "chews", "chomps (on)", "crunches (on)", "gnaws (on)", "masticates", "nibbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "ruminates", "munches", "noshes", "snacks", "consumes", "eats", "ingests", "swallows", "bolts", "devours", "gobbles (up or down)", "gorges", "gulps", "scarfs", "scoffs", "snacks", "wolfs", "nips", "pecks (at)", "picks (at)", "gums", "mumbles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, 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"type":[ "noun" ] }, "sinfoniettas":{ "as in chamber orchestras , brass bands":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brass bands", "chamber orchestras", "bands", "orchestras", "philharmonics", "symphonies", "symphony orchestras", "brasses", "strings", "woodwinds", "combos", "ensembles", "groups", "companies", "troupes", "duos", "octets", "quartets", "quartettes", "quintets", "septets", "sextets", "trios" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "since":{ "as in after , past":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "after", "apr\u00e8s", "behind", "below", "following", "next to", "past" ], "near antonyms":[ "afore", "ahead of", "before", "ere", "of", "previous to", "prior to", "to", "toward", "towards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "earlier than the present time":{ "examples":[ "an ancient marking whose meaning is long since forgotten" ], "synonyms":[ "ago", "agone", "back", "syne" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "hence" ] }, "for 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or support":{ "examples":[ "she was adamant that if she was expected to do the project single-handed , she should not have to share the credit afterward" ], "synonyms":[ "alone", "independently", "single-handedly", "singly", "solely", "unaided", "unassisted" ], "near synonyms":[ "individually", "separately", "solo" ], "near antonyms":[ "collectively", "conjointly", "cooperatively", "hand in glove", "hand and glove", "hand in hand", "jointly", "mutually", "together", "en masse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "singes":{ "to burn on the surface":{ "examples":[ "the marshmallows got a bit singed over the campfire, but we like them that way" ], "synonyms":[ "chars", "scorches", "sears" ], "near synonyms":[ "fires", "ignites", "inflames", "enflames", "kindles", "lights", "bakes", "cremates", "incinerates", "scalds", "scathes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "singularity":{ "an odd or peculiar habit":{ "examples":[ "a college professor with 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"chaw", "chew", "chomp (on)", "crunch (on)", "gnaw (on)", "masticate", "nibble" ], "near synonyms":[ "ruminate", "munch", "nosh", "snack", "consume", "eat", "ingest", "swallow", "bolt", "devour", "gobble (up or down)", "gorge", "gulp", "scarf", "scoff", "snack", "wolf", "nip", "peck (at)", "pick (at)", "gum", "mumble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "sinners":{ "a person who commits moral wrongs":{ "examples":[ "even the worst sinner can be redeemed" ], "synonyms":[ "evildoers", "immoralists", "malefactors", "wrongdoers" ], "near synonyms":[ "criminals", "crooks", "felons", "lawbreakers", "miscreants", "misdoers", "misfeasors", "offenders", "reprobates", "transgressors", "villains", "corrupters", "corruptors" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sinking funds":{ "as in funds , nest eggs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coffers", "deposits", "funds", "nest eggs", "savings", "treasures", "caches", "hoards", "stashes", "stockpiles", "stores", "inventories", "pools", "reserves", "reservoirs", "stocks", "provisions", "resources", "accumulations", "assemblages", "collections", "gatherings", "harvests", "repertories" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sinfully":{ "as in wickedly , immorally":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "evilly", "immorally", "impurely", "wickedly", "indecently", "obscenely", "vulgarly", "lasciviously", "lewdly", "lustfully" ], "near antonyms":[ "chastely", "innocently", "modestly", "morally", "purely", "righteously", "virtuously", "decently", "decorously", "properly", "priggishly", "primly", "prudishly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "singular":{ "being out of the ordinary":{ "examples":[ "the novelist's singular command of the language makes her a compelling voice in contemporary fiction" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "exceptional", "extraordinaire", "extraordinary", "freak", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "salient", "striking", "bizarre", "deviant", "eccentric", "freakish", "monstrous", "oddball", "outlandish", "quaint", "strange", "weird", "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unimaginable", "unthinkable" ], "near antonyms":[ "everyday", "familiar", "frequent" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ] }, "noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced":{ "examples":[ "appearing on the game show has been the most singular experience of my life" ], "synonyms":[ "curious", "extraordinary", "funny", "odd", "offbeat", "out-of-the-way", "peculiar", "queer", "rare", "strange", "unaccustomed", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "weird" ], "near synonyms":[ "bizarre", "eccentric", "far-out", "kooky", "kookie", "oddball", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "way-out", "aberrant", "abnormal", "atypical", "exceptional", "irregular", "newsworthy", "notable", "noteworthy", "noticeable", "particular", "remarkable", "special" ], "near antonyms":[ "unexceptional", "expected", "predictable", "familiar", "normal", "regular", "typical" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "ordinary", "plain", "usual" ] }, "of, relating to, or belonging to a single person":{ "examples":[ "preserving our national heritage is not a singular responsibility but our collective duty" ], "synonyms":[ "idiomatic", "individual", "individualized", "particular", "patented", "peculiar", "personal", "personalized", "private", "privy", "separate", "subjective", "unique" ], "near synonyms":[ "characteristic", "distinctive", "intimate", "identifying", "idiosyncratic", "especial", "express", "special", "specific", "independent", "nonconformist", "self-directed", "self-sufficient", "custom", "customized", "specialized" ], "near antonyms":[ "broad", "prevailing", "prevalent", "widespread", "common", "normal", "regular", "typical" ], "antonyms":[ "general", "generic", "popular", "public", "shared", "universal" ] }, "being the one or ones of a class with no other members":{ "examples":[ "this crime was a singular case, and using it as a reason for revising the criminal code would be ill-advised" ], "synonyms":[ "alone", "lone", "one", "one-off", "only", "sole", "solitary", "special", "sui generis", "unique" ], "near synonyms":[ "single", "solo", "unaccompanied", "unattended", "incomparable", "inimitable", "matchless", "peerless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unmatched", "unparalleled", "unrivaled", "unrivalled", "unsurpassable", "unsurpassed", "distinct", "distinctive", "individual", "separate", "nonce" ], "near antonyms":[ "divers", "manifold", "multifarious", "myriad", "assorted", "heterogenous", "miscellaneous", "mixed", "motley", "patchwork", "promiscuous", "varied", "popular", "prevailing", "prevalent", "rampant", "perennial", "recurrent", "repeated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sins":{ "a breaking of a moral or legal code":{ "examples":[ "a child old enough to know that lying is a sin" ], "synonyms":[ "breaches", "crimes", "debts", "errors", "lawbreakings", "malefactions", "misdeeds", "misdoings", "offenses", "offences", "transgressions", "trespasses", "violations", "wrongdoings" ], "near synonyms":[ "bias crimes", "hate crimes", "felonies", "misconducts", "misdemeanors", "misfeasances", "faults", "foibles", "peccadilloes", "peccadillos", "breaks", "infringements", "immoralities", "iniquities", "vices", "corruptions", "debaucheries", "depravities", "abuses", "criminalities", "illegalities", "descents", "downfalls", "falls" ], "near antonyms":[ "impeccabilities", "innocences", "irreproachabilities", "moralities", "virtues" ], "antonyms":[ "noncrimes" ] }, "that which is morally unacceptable":{ "examples":[ "a minister who worries that modern society has abandoned the concept of sin" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "evils", "ills", "immoralities", "iniquities", "villainies", "wrongs" ], "near synonyms":[ "atrocities", "diabolisms", "enormities", "satanisms", "devilries", "deviltries", "cancers", "cankers", "decays", "rot", "squalors", "corruptions", "debaucheries", "degeneracies", "depravities", "indecencies", "malefactions", "perversions", "scurrilities", "abominations", "anathemas", "taboos", "tabus" ], "near antonyms":[ "decencies", "honesties", "integrities", "probities", "rectitudes" ], "antonyms":[ "goods", "moralities", "rights", "virtues" ] }, "a regrettable or blameworthy act":{ "examples":[ "it's a sin to waste food when people are starving" ], "synonyms":[ "crimes", "disgraces", "pities", "shames" ], "near synonyms":[ "outrages", "scandals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a defect in character":{ "examples":[ "my besetting sin is impatience\u2014I hate to wait for anything" ], "synonyms":[ "demerits", "derelictions", "failings", "faults", "foibles", "frailties", "shortcomings", "vices", "wants", "weaknesses" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "spots", "stains", "blemishes", "deficiencies", "flaws", "imperfections", "minuses", "nits", "Achilles' heels", "soft spots", "corruptions", "depravities", "evils", "immoralities" ], "near antonyms":[ "excellences", "perfections", "integrities", "moralities", "probities", "rectitudes" ], "antonyms":[ "merits", "virtues" ] }, "to commit an offense":{ "examples":[ "bless me, Father, for I have sinned" ], "synonyms":[ "errs", "falls", "offends", "strays", "transgresses", "trespasses", "wanders" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaches", "breaks", "infringes", "violates", "backslides", "lapses", "messes up" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgives", "justifies", "pardons", "regrets", "repents", "rues" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sin tax":{ "as in income tax , property tax":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "capitation", "custom(s)", "excise", "hidden tax", "income tax", "poll tax", "property tax", "sales tax", "single tax", "tariff", "toll", "tribute", "value-added tax", "withholding tax", "assessment", "duty", "imposition", "impost", "levy", "tax", "direct tax", "personal tax", "supertax", "surcharge", "surtax", "death tax", "estate tax", "inheritance tax", "flat tax", "proportional tax" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sinking":{ "as in fading , expiring":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expiring", "fading", "passing away", "dying", "moribund", "decadent", "declining", "deteriorating", "dead", "deceased", "defunct", "demised", "departed", "fallen", "gone", "lifeless", "passed away", "terminal" ], "near antonyms":[ "alive", "animate", "live", "living", "quick", "being", "breathing", "existing", "subsisting", "surviving", "booming", "flourishing", "prospering", "roaring", "thriving", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jazzy", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in foundering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foundering", "beaching", "grounding", "stranding", "scuttling", "shipwreck", "shipwrecking", "wreck", "wreckage", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "recovery", "salvage", "salvaging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in plummeting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "plummeting", "comedown", "decline", "downfall", "downgrade", "descent", "dip", "dive", "down", "drop", "fall", "nosedive", "plunge" ], "near antonyms":[ "ascent", "climb", "rise", "rising", "soaring", "upswing", "upturn", "advance", "headway", "progress", "progression", "betterment", "improvement" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become worse or of less value":{ "examples":[ "his fortunes have steadily sunk since the breakup of his business" ], "synonyms":[ "atrophying", "crumbling", "decaying", "declining", "degenerating", "descending", "deteriorating", "devolving", "ebbing", "regressing", "retrograding", "rotting", "worsening" ], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "receding", "waning", "breaking down", "corrupting", "decomposing", "degrading", "dilapidating", "disintegrating", "moldering", "putrefying", "souring", "spoiling", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing", "debilitating", "undermining", "drooping", "failing", "falling", "flagging", "lagging", "languishing", "running down", "sagging", "slipping", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting" ], "near antonyms":[ "bettering", "upgrading", "enhancing", "enriching", "fortifying", "heightening", "intensifying", "strengthening", "advancing", "developing", "marching", "proceeding", "progressing" ], "antonyms":[ "ameliorating", "improving", "meliorating" ] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock" ], "synonyms":[ "crashing", "cratering", "declining", "descending", "dipping", "diving", "dropping", "falling", "lowering", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "plunging", "skidding", "tumbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "drooping", "dwindling", "dying (down)", "ebbing", "lessening", "letting up", "moderating", "subsiding", "tapering off", "waning", "receding", "retreating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulating", "ballooning", "building", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "growing", "increasing", "intensifying", "mushrooming", "picking up", "snowballing", "swelling", "waxing" ], "antonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "lifting", "mounting", "rising", "soaring", "spiking", "upping" ] }, "to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{ "examples":[ "sinks his pride and makes the first step towards a reconciliation" ], "synonyms":[ "choking (back)", "holding back", "pocketing", "repressing", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "submerging", "suppressing", "swallowing" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlling", "governing", "managing", "bridling", "checking", "curbing", "quashing", "quelling", "bottling up", "containing", "muffling", "squelching" ], "near antonyms":[ "expressing", "loosing", "releasing", "taking out", "unleashing", "venting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializing", "disappearing", "dissolving", "evanescing", "evaporating", "fading", "fleeing", "flying", "melting", "vanishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanking (out)", "clearing", "dispersing", "dissipating", "drying up", "dying (away or down or out)", "blurring", "dimming" ], "near antonyms":[ "arriving", "breaking out", "coming out", "emerging", "issuing", "looming", "showing up" ], "antonyms":[ "appearing", "materializing" ] }, "to diminish the price or value of":{ "examples":[ "the slightest nick will sink the price of a piece of Tiffany glass" ], "synonyms":[ "attenuating", "breaking", "cheapening", "depreciating", "depressing", "devaluating", "devaluing", "downgrading", "lowering", "marking down", "reducing", "writing down", "writing off" ], "near synonyms":[ "debasing", "demonetizing", "underestimating", "underpricing", "underrating", "undervaluing", "abridging", "compressing", "contracting", "de-escalating", "deflating", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "moderating", "shrinking" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloating", "blowing up", "inflating", "overestimating", "overpricing", "overrating", "overvaluing", "adding", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "ballooning", "boosting", "compounding", "dilating", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "heightening", "increasing", "maximizing", "multiplying", "raising", "swelling", "upping" ], "antonyms":[ "appreciating", "enhancing", "marking up", "upgrading" ] }, "to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{ "examples":[ "the revelation that he has been embezzling for years definitely sinks him in my opinion" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "chastening", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "humbling", "humiliating", "lowering", "shaming", "smirching", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "belittling", "castigating", "criticizing", "crying down", "decrying", "depreciating", "detracting", "diminishing", "discounting", "disparaging", "minimizing", "putting down", "ridiculing", "writing off", "bad-mouthing", "defaming", "defiling", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "affronting", "insulting", "censuring", "condemning", "damning", "denouncing", "execrating", "reprehending", "reprobating" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "boasting", "celebrating", "cheering", "citing", "commending", "complimenting", "congratulating", "decorating", "eulogizing", "extolling", "feting", "f\u00eating", "hailing", "honoring", "lauding", "praising", "saluting", "touting", "acknowledging", "recognizing", "highlighting", "playing up", "spotlighting", "dignifying", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enskying", "enthroning", "glorifying", "magnifying", "advancing", "boosting", "lifting", "promoting", "raising", "upgrading", "uplifting", "idealizing", "romanticizing" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "canonizing", "deifying", "elevating", "exalting" ] }, "to lead or extend downward":{ "examples":[ "the road sinks abruptly after that curve" ], "synonyms":[ "declining", "descending", "dipping", "dropping", "falling", "plunging" ], "near synonyms":[ "angling", "canting", "cocking", "heeling", "inclining", "leaning", "listing", "reclining", "slanting", "sloping", "tilting", "tipping" ], "near antonyms":[ "evening", "flattening", "leveling", "levelling", "planing", "smoothing", "straightening" ], "antonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "climbing", "mounting", "rising", "uprising", "upsweeping", "upturning" ] }, "to lose bodily strength or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the old woman only sunk further after she was moved to the nursing home" ], "synonyms":[ "decaying", "drooping", "emaciating", "fading", "failing", "flagging", "going", "lagging", "languishing", "sagging", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking down", "wearing out", "yielding", "degenerating", "deteriorating", "rotting", "running down" ], "near antonyms":[ "convalescing", "rallying", "rebounding", "recovering", "recuperating", "gaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "singling (out)":{ "as in choice , election":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "choice", "choosing", "destination", "election", "nomination", "picking", "selection", "assignment", "commission", "designation", "billet", "gig", "job", "office", "place", "position", "situation", "spot", "station", "authorization", "delegation", "deputation", "emplacement", "placement", "ranking", "anointing", "anointment", "appointment", "induction", "installation", "installment", "instalment", "instating", "investiture", "investment", "ordination" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackball", "rejection", "deposition", "dethronement", "ejection", "eviction", "ouster", "overthrow", "removal", "discharge", "dismissal", "dismission", "expulsion", "firing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "examples":[ "she quickly singled out the most qualified candidate from the pool of the applicants" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-picking", "choosing", "culling", "electing", "handpicking", "naming", "opting (for)", "picking", "preferring", "selecting", "tagging", "taking" ], "near synonyms":[ "preselecting", "appointing", "designating", "fixing", "marking", "nominating", "setting", "tabbing", "tapping", "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "settling (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapproving", "negativing", "repudiating", "spurning", "discarding", "jettisoning", "throwing away", "throwing out" ], "antonyms":[ "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "turning down" ] }, "to find out or establish the identity of":{ "examples":[ "through careful reasoning and the process of elimination, neighbors singled her out as the writer of the anonymous letter" ], "synonyms":[ "distinguishing", "fingering", "identifying", "ID'ing", "IDing", "pinpointing" ], "near synonyms":[ "diagnosing", "determining", "finding", "locating", "picking out", "placing", "recognizing", "spotting", "checking", "examining", "inspecting", "investigating", "noticing", "observing", "scrutinizing", "betraying", "disclosing", "discovering", "revealing" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflaging", "concealing", "disguising", "hiding", "counterfeiting", "feigning", "shamming", "simulating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }