{ "slicing":{ "to cut into long slender pieces":{ "examples":[ "slice the carrot into tiny strips" ], "synonyms":[ "slivering", "splintering" ], "near synonyms":[ "chipping", "chopping", "dicing", "hashing", "julienning", "mincing", "scissoring", "cleaving", "riving", "splitting", "gashing", "incising", "ripping", "slashing", "slitting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "examples":[ "the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting", "gashing", "incising", "ripping", "shearing", "slashing", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slicks":{ "to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction":{ "examples":[ "slicking the bottom of their skis with wax" ], "synonyms":[ "greases", "lubricates", "oils", "waxes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathes", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "soaks", "souses", "washes", "waters", "wets" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsens", "roughens", "roughs", "dehydrates", "dries", "parches", "sears" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pictorials":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pictorials", "fanzines", "broadsides", "editions", "extras", "sheets", "supplements", "tabloids", "tabs", "digests", "little magazines", "newsletters", "newsmagazines", "newsweeklies", "annuals", "bimonthlies", "biweeklies", "dailies", "monthlies", "quarterlies", "semimonthlies", "semiweeklies", "triweeklies", "weeklies", "yearbooks", "books", "bulletins", "diurnals", "gazettes", "journals", "magazines", "mags", "newspapers", "organs", "papers", "periodicals", "rags", "reviews", "serials", "zines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in slickers , smoothies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fast-talkers", "slickers", "slicksters", "slyboots", "smoothies", "wheeler-dealers", "adventurers", "foxes", "fox", "gamesmen", "knaves", "pranksters", "rascals", "rogues", "plotters", "schemers", "sneakers", "sneaks", "bluffers", "charlatans", "fakers", "fakes", "humbugs", "impostors", "imposters", "mountebanks", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenders", "quacks", "quacksalvers", "ringers", "shams", "blacklegs", "cardsharps", "cardsharpers", "double-crossers", "double-dealers", "bilkers", "bilks", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "fakirs", "finaglers", "fraudsters", "hoaxers", "scammers", "scamsters", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "skinners", "swindlers", "trickers", "tricksters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in helicopters , choppers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "choppers", "copters", "eggbeaters", "helicopters", "helos", "whirlybirds", "autogiros", "autogyros", "convertiplanes", "convertaplanes", "gyroplanes", "tilt-rotors", "rotary-wing aircrafts", "rotorcraft" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slid":{ "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "slid gently into his seat without anyone else in church noticing" ], "synonyms":[ "lurked", "mooched", "moused", "pussyfooted", "shirked", "skulked", "slipped", "slunk", "slinked", "snaked", "sneaked", "snuck", "stole" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "edged", "inched", "wormed", "ghosted", "padded", "tiptoed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple" ], "synonyms":[ "bowled", "breezed", "brushed", "coasted", "cruised", "drifted", "flowed", "glided", "rolled", "sailed", "skimmed", "slipped", "streamed", "swept", "whisked" ], "near synonyms":[ "flew", "raced", "rushed", "sped", "speeded" ], "near antonyms":[ "limped", "lumbered", "plodded", "stumbled", "trudged", "shambled", "shuffled", "stamped", "stomped", "stumped", "tramped", "labored", "toiled" ], "antonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled" ] }, "to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{ "examples":[ "the convict escaped by sliding through the prison's ductwork" ], "synonyms":[ "bellied", "crawled", "crept", "groveled", "grovelled", "slithered", "snaked", "wormed", "wriggled" ], "near synonyms":[ "crouched", "squatted", "edged", "inched", "nosed", "skulked", "sneaked", "snuck", "stole", "tiptoed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slight":{ "lacking bodily strength":{ "examples":[ "a small lad with a slight build" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenic", "debilitated", "delicate", "down-and-out", "effete", "enervated", "enfeebled", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "soft", "softened", "tender", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "invalid", "paralyzed", "broken-down", "decrepit", "impotent", "powerless", "breakable", "flimsy", "fragile", "dizzy", "groggy", "rocky", "unsteady", "woozy", "drained", "exhausted", "flagging", "tired", "weary", "worn-out", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lame", "unsound", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "fit", "husky", "muscular", "sinewy", "strapping", "virile", "hard", "hardy", "lusty", "red-blooded", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "fortified", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "vigorous", "vitalized", "hale", "healthy", "sound", "capable", "competent", "convalescing", "recovering", "recuperating" ], "antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong" ] }, "lacking importance":{ "examples":[ "a slight comedy that did nothing to further her career" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "foolish", "frivolous", "incidental", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "minute", "negligible", "nugatory", "small", "small-fry", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerkwater", "one-horse", "nickel-and-dime", "paltry", "petty", "small-time", "worthless", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown" ], "near antonyms":[ "decisive", "fatal", "fateful", "chief", "dominant", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "principal", "distinctive", "exceptional", "impressive", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "valuable", "worthwhile", "worthy", "distinguished", "eminent", "great", "illustrious", "preeminent", "prestigious", "famous", "notorious", "renowned", "all-important", "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "key" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "unfrivolous", "weighty" ] }, "of a size that is less than average":{ "examples":[ "the slight youth packed a surprisingly solid punch" ], "synonyms":[ "bantam", "diminutive", "dinky", "dwarfish", "fine", "half-pint", "Lilliputian", "little", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "pocket", "pocket-size", "pocket-sized", "puny", "pygmy", "shrimpy", "small", "smallish", "subnormal", "toylike", "undersized", "undersize" ], "near synonyms":[ "dwarf", "toy", "runtish", "runty", "scrubby", "stunted", "bitty", "inappreciable", "infinitesimal", "little bitty", "micro", "microscopic", "microscopical", "mini", "miniature", "miniaturized", "minikin", "minim", "minuscule", "minute", "pinpoint", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee", "weeny", "weensy", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "bite-size", "bite-sized", "capsule" ], "near antonyms":[ "bulky", "hefty", "hulking", "massive", "voluminous", "boxcar", "Brobdingnagian", "Bunyanesque", "cavernous", "colossal", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantic", "gross", "Himalayan", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "leviathan", "mammoth", "monolithic", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "pharaonic", "prodigious", "staggering", "stupendous", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "abundant", "ample", "appreciable", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "healthy", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "fat", "thick", "broad", "wide", "boundless", "cosmic", "cosmical", "immeasurable", "incalculable", "infinite", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "biggish", "considerable", "goodly", "grand", "great", "handsome", "husky", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "outsize", "outsized", "overscale", "overscaled", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "whacking", "whopping" ] }, "so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention":{ "examples":[ "apart from a slight fishy taste, the dish was fine" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken", "de minimis", "footling", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "measly", "Mickey Mouse", "minute", "negligible", "niggling", "no-account", "nominal", "paltry", "peanut", "petty", "picayune", "piddling", "piddly", "piffling", "pimping", "trifling", "trivial" ], "near synonyms":[ "inferior", "mean", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "little", "puny", "tiny", "hairsplitting", "nitpicking", "pettifogging", "quibbling", "one-horse", "small-fry", "two-bit" ], "near antonyms":[ "serious", "substantial", "weighty", "eventful", "momentous", "pivotal", "conspicuous", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "striking", "appreciable", "discernible", "discernable", "measurable" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "considerable", "important", "material", "significant" ] }, "small in degree":{ "examples":[ "only a slight chance of success" ], "synonyms":[ "fragile", "frail", "negligible", "off", "outside", "remote", "slim", "small" ], "near synonyms":[ "marginal", "minimal", "minor", "little", "tiny" ], "near antonyms":[ "great", "large", "distinct", "significant", "considerable", "goodly", "healthy", "largish", "respectable", "significant", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy" ], "antonyms":[ "good" ] }, "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "examples":[ "refused to respond to their petty slights" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "barb", "brickbat", "cut", "dart", "dig", "dis", "diss", "epithet", "gird", "indignity", "insult", "name", "offense", "offence", "outrage", "personality", "poke", "put-down", "sarcasm", "slap", "slur" ], "near synonyms":[ "catcall", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "mock", "quip", "sneer", "taunt", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "disapproval", "opprobrium", "disgrace", "dishonor", "shame", "attack", "criticism", "knock", "slam", "swipe", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "accolade", "commendation", "compliment", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "adulation", "flattery" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges" ], "synonyms":[ "affront", "dis", "diss", "disrespect", "insult", "offend", "outrage", "slap", "wound" ], "near synonyms":[ "cut", "snub", "displease", "distress", "disturb", "hurt", "miff", "pain", "trouble", "upset", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "sneer (at)", "taunt", "defame", "disparage", "libel", "malign", "revile", "slander", "slur", "smear", "oppress", "persecute", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "approve", "hail", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize", "praise", "adulate", "flatter", "sweet-talk", "exalt", "glorify", "honor", "delight", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shoulder", "cut", "high-hat", "snub", "stiff", "stiff-arm" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolate", "ostracize", "brush (aside or off)", "disdain", "rebuff", "reject", "repel", "repulse", "scorn", "spurn", "disregard", "forget", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "shrug off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste" ], "synonyms":[ "contemn", "dis", "diss", "disdain", "disrespect", "high-hat", "look down (on or upon)", "scorn", "sniff (at)", "snoot", "snub" ], "near synonyms":[ "scout", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deplore", "deprecate", "disparage", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "admire", "esteem", "lionize", "hallow", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "accept", "appreciate", "approve (of)", "care (for)", "countenance", "favor", "OK", "okay", "subscribe (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honor", "respect" ] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction" ], "synonyms":[ "bypass", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slur (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "fail", "miss", "omit", "brush (aside or off)", "reject", "shrug off", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "disdain", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scorn", "scant", "skimp" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "cultivate", "foster", "nurse", "nurture", "pamper", "remember", "listen (to)", "watch", "follow", "mark", "note", "notice", "observe", "remark" ], "antonyms":[ "attend (to)", "heed", "mind", "regard", "tend (to)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "slip":{ "to decline gradually from a standard level":{ "examples":[ "the store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over" ], "synonyms":[ "sag" ], "near synonyms":[ "drop", "fall", "slump", "flag", "sink", "slacken", "slow (down)", "weaken", "abate", "contract", "decrease", "de-escalate", "die (down)", "diminish", "dwindle", "ebb", "lessen", "let up", "lower", "moderate", "recede", "relent", "shrink", "subside", "taper", "taper off", "wane" ], "near antonyms":[ "rocket", "shoot (up)", "soar", "balloon", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "snowball", "swell", "wax", "crest", "peak", "surge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to slip on the spilled oil" ], "synonyms":[ "fall", "stumble", "topple", "trip", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapse", "crumple", "drop", "flump", "keel", "plop", "plunk", "plonk", "slump (over)", "crash", "free-fall", "nose-dive", "plummet", "plunge", "precipitate", "wipe out", "skid", "slide" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "get up", "rise", "stand (up)", "uprise" ] }, "to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{ "examples":[ "casually slipped it into the conversation" ], "synonyms":[ "infiltrate", "insinuate", "sneak", "wind", "work in", "worm", "wriggle" ], "near synonyms":[ "creep", "edge", "wiggle", "insert", "interpolate", "interpose", "introduce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "slipped behind the cover of the trees" ], "synonyms":[ "lurk", "mooch", "mouse", "pussyfoot", "shirk", "skulk", "slide", "slink", "snake", "sneak", "steal" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "edge", "inch", "worm", "ghost", "pad", "tiptoe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel" ], "synonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "brush", "coast", "cruise", "drift", "flow", "glide", "roll", "sail", "skim", "slide", "stream", "sweep", "whisk" ], "near synonyms":[ "fly", "race", "rush", "speed" ], "near antonyms":[ "limp", "lumber", "plod", "stumble", "trudge", "shamble", "shuffle", "stamp", "stomp", "stump", "tramp", "labor", "toil" ], "antonyms":[ "flounder", "struggle" ] }, "to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside":{ "examples":[ "periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones" ], "synonyms":[ "exfoliate", "molt", "shed", "slough", "sluff" ], "near synonyms":[ "flake", "peel", "scale", "chuck", "discard", "ditch", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "scrap", "shuck (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "unload" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a long narrow piece of material":{ "examples":[ "baskets woven from slips of wicker" ], "synonyms":[ "list", "ribbon", "strip" ], "near synonyms":[ "slat", "band", "bandage", "belt", "binding", "girth", "strap", "swatch", "swath", "swathe", "tape" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "examples":[ "a careless slip of the tongue" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "bobble", "boo-boo", "boob", "brick", "clanger", "clinker", "error", "fault", "flub", "fluff", "fumble", "gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "screwup", "slipup", "stumble", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloomer", "blooper", "boner", "howler", "pratfall", "foul-up", "snafu", "misapprehension", "miscalculation", "miscomprehension", "misconception", "misconstruction", "misdescription", "misimpression", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misreading", "misstatement", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracy", "correctness", "exactitude", "exactness", "preciseness", "precision", "strictness", "inerrancy", "infallibility", "perfection" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "had a nasty slip on the ice" ], "synonyms":[ "fall", "spill", "stumble", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "header", "pratfall", "misstep", "trip", "descent", "dive", "plunge", "skid", "slide", "free-fall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement":{ "examples":[ "gave her pursuers the slip" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "breakout", "bunk", "escape", "flight", "getaway", "lam", "rout" ], "near synonyms":[ "jailbreak", "deliverance", "liberation", "redemption", "release", "rescue", "salvation", "close call", "close shave", "near miss" ], "near antonyms":[ "captivity", "confinement", "immurement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "internment", "custody", "detention", "hold", "holding", "retention", "endangerment", "hazard", "imperilment", "jeopardy", "peril", "risk", "trouble" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a wrong judgment":{ "examples":[ "that's not the sort of slip that a prudent person would have made" ], "synonyms":[ "misapprehension", "miscalculation", "misjudging", "misjudgment", "misstep", "mistake", "slipup" ], "near synonyms":[ "blunder", "boner", "boob", "clinker", "errancy", "error", "fault", "flub", "fumble", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "stumble", "trip", "foul-up", "muff", "misstatement", "misconception", "misconstruction", "misconstruing", "misimpression", "misinterpretation", "misprision", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slips":{ "to decline gradually from a standard level":{ "examples":[ "the store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over" ], "synonyms":[ "sags" ], "near synonyms":[ "drops", "falls", "slumps", "flags", "sinks", "slackens", "slows (down)", "weakens", "abates", "contracts", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (down)", "diminishes", "dwindles", "ebbs", "lessens", "lets up", "lowers", "moderates", "recedes", "relents", "shrinks", "subsides", "tapers", "tapers off", "wanes" ], "near antonyms":[ "rockets", "shoots (up)", "soars", "balloons", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "increases", "mounts", "multiplies", "mushrooms", "proliferates", "snowballs", "swells", "waxes", "crests", "peaks", "surges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to slip on the spilled oil" ], "synonyms":[ "falls", "stumbles", "topples", "trips", "tumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapses", "crumples", "drops", "flumps", "keels", "plops", "plunks", "plonks", "slumps (over)", "crashes", "free-falls", "nose-dives", "plummets", "plunges", "precipitates", "wipes out", "skids", "slides" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "gets up", "rises", "stands (up)", "uprises" ] }, "to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{ "examples":[ "casually slipped it into the conversation" ], "synonyms":[ "infiltrates", "insinuates", "sneaks", "winds", "works in", "worms", "wriggles" ], "near synonyms":[ "creeps", "edges", "wiggles", "inserts", "interpolates", "interposes", "introduces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "slipped behind the cover of the trees" ], "synonyms":[ "lurks", "mooches", "mouses", "pussyfoots", "shirks", "skulks", "slides", "slinks", "snakes", "sneaks", "steals" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "edges", "inches", "worms", "ghosts", "pads", "tiptoes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel" ], "synonyms":[ "bowls", "breezes", "brushes", "coasts", "cruises", "drifts", "flows", "glides", "rolls", "sails", "skims", "slides", "streams", "sweeps", "whisks" ], "near synonyms":[ "flies", "races", "rushes", "speeds" ], "near antonyms":[ "limps", "lumbers", "plods", "stumbles", "trudges", "shambles", "shuffles", "stamps", "stomps", "stumps", "tramps", "labors", "toils" ], "antonyms":[ "flounders", "struggles" ] }, "to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside":{ "examples":[ "periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones" ], "synonyms":[ "exfoliates", "molts", "sheds", "sloughs", "sluffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "flakes", "peels", "scales", "chucks", "discards", "ditches", "flings (off or away)", "jettisons", "junks", "scraps", "shucks (off)", "throws away", "throws out", "unloads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a long narrow piece of material":{ "examples":[ "baskets woven from slips of wicker" ], "synonyms":[ "lists", "ribbons", "strips" ], "near synonyms":[ "slats", "bandages", "bands", "belts", "bindings", "girths", "straps", "swatches", "swaths", "swathes", "tapes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "examples":[ "a careless slip of the tongue" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "bobbles", "boo-boos", "boobs", "bricks", "clangers", "clinkers", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fluffs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "gaffs", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "missteps", "mistakes", "oversights", "screwups", "slipups", "stumbles", "trips" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloomers", "bloopers", "boners", "howlers", "pratfalls", "foul-ups", "snafus", "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "miscomprehensions", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misdescriptions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misreadings", "misstatements", "misunderstandings" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracies", "exactitudes", "precisions", "inerrancies", "infallibilities", "perfections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "had a nasty slip on the ice" ], "synonyms":[ "falls", "spills", "stumbles", "tumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "headers", "pratfalls", "missteps", "trips", "descents", "dives", "plunges", "skids", "slides", "free-falls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement":{ "examples":[ "gave her pursuers the slip" ], "synonyms":[ "breakouts", "breaks", "bunks", "escapes", "flights", "getaways", "lams", "routs" ], "near synonyms":[ "jailbreaks", "deliverances", "liberations", "redemptions", "releases", "rescues", "salvations", "close calls", "close shaves", "near misses" ], "near antonyms":[ "captivities", "confinements", "immurements", "imprisonments", "incarcerations", "internments", "custodies", "detentions", "holdings", "holds", "retentions", "endangerments", "hazards", "imperilments", "jeopardies", "perils", "risks", "troubles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a wrong judgment":{ "examples":[ "that's not the sort of slip that a prudent person would have made" ], "synonyms":[ "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "misjudgments", "missteps", "mistakes", "slipups" ], "near synonyms":[ "blunders", "boners", "boobs", "clinkers", "errancies", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "stumbles", "trips", "foul-ups", "muffs", "misstatements", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misprisions", "misunderstandings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slither":{ "to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{ "examples":[ "a snake slithering through the garden" ], "synonyms":[ "belly", "crawl", "creep", "grovel", "slide", "snake", "worm", "wriggle" ], "near synonyms":[ "crouch", "squat", "edge", "inch", "nose", "skulk", "sneak", "steal", "tiptoe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slivered":{ "as in cracked , splintered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cracked", "splintered", "split", "blasted", "detonated", "exploded", "collapsed", "imploded", "broken", "busted", "fractured", "fragmented", "shattered", "smashed", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "pulverized", "ruinate", "ruined", "wrecked", "damaged", "defaced", "disintegrated", "dynamited", "mangled", "mutilated", "eradicated", "exterminated", "extirpated", "obliterated", "wiped out", "breakable", "brittle", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "frangible" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbroken", "fixed", "healed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "repaired", "infrangible", "unbreakable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cut into long slender pieces":{ "examples":[ "carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry" ], "synonyms":[ "sliced", "splintered" ], "near synonyms":[ "chipped", "chopped", "diced", "hashed", "julienned", "minced", "scissored", "cleaved", "cleft", "rived", "split", "gashed", "incised", "ripped", "slashed", "slit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "slips up":{ "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "boobs", "errs", "flubs", "fluffs", "fouls up", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "messes (up)", "screws up", "stumbles", "trips" ], "near synonyms":[ "nods", "bobbles", "botches", "bungles", "butchers", "foozles", "mangles", "mishandles", "muffs", "murders", "miscalculates", "misconceives", "miscounts", "miscues", "misdeems", "misgauges", "misjudges", "mistakes", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misunderstands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slimeballs":{ "a person of low moral character":{ "examples":[ "a real slimeball , that shyster has happily defended, for a healthy fee, drug dealers and child molesters" ], "synonyms":[ "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimes" ], "related":[ "slatterns", "tramps", "degenerates", "libertines", "perverts", "pervs", "reprobates", "creeps", "scumbags", "scuzzballs", "pettifoggers", "shysters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "slimeballs love the anonymity of the Internet, which allows them to post incredibly vile messages without having to identify themselves" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "beasts", "bleeders", "blighters", "boors", "bounders", "buggers", "buzzards", "cads", "chuffs", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "cruds", "crumbs", "curs", "dirtbags", "dogs", "finks", "heels", "hounds", "jerks", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "pills", "rat finks", "rats", "reptiles", "rotters", "schmucks", "scumbags", "scums", "scuzzballs", "skunks", "skunk", "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimes", "slobs", "snakes", "so-and-sos", "so-and-so's", "sods", "stinkards", "stinkers", "swine", "toads", "varmints", "vermin" ], "related":[ "barbarians", "brutes", "cavemen", "Neanderthals", "savages", "loudmouths", "vulgarians", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "miscreants", "rascals", "rogues", "roughnecks", "scabs", "scamps", "scoundrels", "villains", "wretches", "boobies", "doofuses", "dufuses", "fools", "jackasses", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nits", "nitwits", "nuts", "schmoes", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dinks", "dolts", "dopes", "dorks", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "turkeys", "brats", "insolents", "nuisances", "pests", "snips", "snobs", "snoots", "snots", "dweebs", "nerds" ], "near antonyms":[ "heroes", "heroines", "idols", "role models", "gentlemen", "ladies", "angels", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slipping":{ "as in declining , slumping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "declining", "slumping", "waning", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "washing-out", "bankrupt", "kaput", "kaputt", "kerflooey", "futureless", "hopeless", "inauspicious", "no-good", "unpromising", "destroyed", "ruined", "wrecked", "failed", "unsuccessful" ], "near antonyms":[ "flourishing", "going", "palmy", "prosperous", "successful", "thriving", "triumphant", "coming", "promising", "booming", "growing", "roaring", "robust" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to decline gradually from a standard level":{ "examples":[ "the store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over" ], "synonyms":[ "sagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "dropping", "falling", "slumping", "flagging", "sinking", "slackening", "slowing (down)", "weakening", "abating", "contracting", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "dwindling", "dying (down)", "ebbing", "lessening", "letting up", "lowering", "moderating", "receding", "relenting", "shrinking", "subsiding", "tapering", "tapering off", "waning" ], "near antonyms":[ "rocketing", "shooting (up)", "soaring", "ballooning", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "increasing", "mounting", "multiplying", "mushrooming", "proliferating", "snowballing", "swelling", "waxing", "cresting", "peaking", "surging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to slip on the spilled oil" ], "synonyms":[ "falling", "stumbling", "toppling", "tripping", "tumbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapsing", "crumpling", "dropping", "flumping", "keeling", "plopping", "plunking", "plonking", "slumping (over)", "crashing", "free-falling", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "plunging", "precipitating", "wiping out", "skidding", "sliding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "getting up", "rising", "standing (up)", "uprising" ] }, "to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{ "examples":[ "casually slipped it into the conversation" ], "synonyms":[ "infiltrating", "insinuating", "sneaking", "winding", "working in", "worming", "wriggling" ], "near synonyms":[ "creeping", "edging", "wiggling", "inserting", "interpolating", "interposing", "introducing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "slipped behind the cover of the trees" ], "synonyms":[ "lurking", "mooching", "mousing", "pussyfooting", "shirking", "skulking", "sliding", "slinking", "snaking", "sneaking", "stealing" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "edging", "inching", "worming", "ghosting", "padding", "tiptoeing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel" ], "synonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "brushing", "coasting", "cruising", "drifting", "flowing", "gliding", "rolling", "sailing", "skimming", "sliding", "streaming", "sweeping", "whisking" ], "near synonyms":[ "flying", "racing", "rushing", "speeding" ], "near antonyms":[ "limping", "lumbering", "plodding", "stumbling", "trudging", "shambling", "shuffling", "stamping", "stomping", "stumping", "tramping", "laboring", "toiling" ], "antonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling" ] }, "to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside":{ "examples":[ "periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones" ], "synonyms":[ "exfoliating", "molting", "shedding", "sloughing", "sluffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "flaking", "peeling", "scaling", "chucking", "discarding", "ditching", "flinging (off or away)", "jettisoning", "junking", "scrapping", "shucking (off)", "throwing away", "throwing out", "unloading" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "slink":{ "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "like a thief slinking about in the middle of the night" ], "synonyms":[ "lurk", "mooch", "mouse", "pussyfoot", "shirk", "skulk", "slide", "slip", "snake", "sneak", "steal" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "edge", "inch", "worm", "ghost", "pad", "tiptoe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slice":{ "a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole":{ "examples":[ "the novel's multitudinous array of characters constitute a veritable slice of humanity" ], "synonyms":[ "cross section", "sample", "sampler", "sampling", "selection" ], "near synonyms":[ "case", "example", "exemplar", "exemplification", "illustration", "instance", "representative", "specimen", "archetype", "classic", "locus classicus", "paradigm", "prototype", "microcosm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting":{ "examples":[ "took a slice from the cake before passing it down the table" ], "synonyms":[ "cut", "cutting" ], "near synonyms":[ "chop", "cutlet", "length", "part", "portion", "section", "segment", "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "clipping", "paring", "shaving", "sliver", "snippet", "splinter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group":{ "examples":[ "there's a pile of money to be made on this land deal, and everybody's trying to get their slice" ], "synonyms":[ "allotment", "allowance", "cut", "end", "part", "piece", "portion", "proportion", "quota", "share", "take" ], "near synonyms":[ "lot", "ration", "commission", "percentage", "member", "partition", "section", "segment" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggregate", "composite", "compound", "pool", "sum", "total", "totality", "whole" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cut into long slender pieces":{ "examples":[ "slice the carrot into tiny strips" ], "synonyms":[ "sliver", "splinter" ], "near synonyms":[ "chip", "chop", "dice", "hash", "julienne", "mince", "saw", "scissor", "cleave", "rive", "split", "gash", "incise", "rip", "slash", "slit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "examples":[ "the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely" ], "synonyms":[ "cut", "gash", "incise", "rip", "shear", "slash", "slit" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosscut", "hacksaw", "saw", "scissor", "cleave", "rive", "split", "pierce", "stab", "bruise", "butcher", "hack", "haggle", "lacerate", "mangle", "rend", "tear", "carve", "chip", "chisel", "notch", "anatomize", "dissect", "section", "chop", "dice", "mince", "amputate", "cut off", "sever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slipshod":{ "poorly done or carelessly made":{ "examples":[ "He did a slipshod job.", "Her research is slipshod at best." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lax", "neglectful", "negligent", "remiss", "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "mindless", "unguarded", "unsafe", "unwary", "shabby", "sloppy", "impetuous", "rash", "reckless", "inattentive", "regardless", "blithe", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "absentminded", "forgetful", "unmindful", "imprudent", "indiscreet", "injudicious", "inadvertent", "unintentional", "unplanned" ], "near antonyms":[ "attentive", "chary", "observant", "vigilant", "watchful", "careful", "conscientious", "exact", "fussy", "meticulous", "painstaking", "punctilious", "scrupulous", "considerate", "thoughtful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slighter":{ "as in smaller , littler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "littler", "smaller", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "unacceptable", "jerkwater", "low-rent", "one-horse", "small-time", "two-bit", "amiss", "bad", "defective", "unsatisfactory", "wrong", "average", "common", "fair", "middling", "ordinary", "junior", "lesser", "lower", "low-level", "petty", "smaller", "subordinate", "under", "inferior", "mean", "minor", "secondary", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "near antonyms":[ "greater", "higher", "superior", "major", "more", "primary", "senior", "choice", "exceptional", "first-class", "first-rate", "high-grade", "premium", "prime", "select", "selected", "acceptable", "adequate", "sufficient" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slimness":{ "as in slenderness , scarcity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "meagerness", "poorness", "scantiness", "scantness", "scarceness", "scarcity", "skimpiness", "slenderness", "spareness", "sparseness", "sparsity", "stinginess", "minuteness", "tininess", "deficiency", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "petiteness", "diminutiveness", "fineness", "littleness", "puniness", "slightness", "smallness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bigness", "grandness", "greatness", "largeness", "magnitude", "enormity", "enormousness", "grossness", "hugeness", "immenseness", "immensity", "magnitude", "mountainousness", "prodigiousness", "stupendousness", "extensiveness", "vastness", "excessiveness", "extravagance", "extremeness", "immoderacy", "abundance", "ampleness", "bountifulness", "copiousness", "generosity", "healthiness", "liberality", "adequacy", "sufficiency", "heaviness", "heftiness", "weightiness", "bulkiness", "massiveness", "voluminousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slightness":{ "the quality or state of being little in size":{ "examples":[ "the old photograph shows a man whose slightness of build seems at variance with his reputation as a robust outdoorsman" ], "synonyms":[ "diminutiveness", "fineness", "littleness", "puniness", "smallness" ], "near synonyms":[ "petiteness", "minuteness", "tininess", "meagerness", "poorness", "scantiness", "scantness", "scarceness", "scarcity", "skimpiness", "slenderness", "slimness", "spareness", "sparseness", "sparsity", "stinginess", "deficiency", "inadequacy", "inadequateness" ], "near antonyms":[ "enormity", "enormousness", "grossness", "hugeness", "immenseness", "immensity", "magnitude", "mountainousness", "prodigiousness", "stupendousness", "extensiveness", "vastness", "excessiveness", "extravagance", "extremeness", "immoderacy", "abundance", "ampleness", "bountifulness", "copiousness", "generosity", "healthiness", "liberality", "adequacy", "sufficiency", "heaviness", "heftiness", "weightiness", "bulkiness", "massiveness", "voluminousness" ], "antonyms":[ "bigness", "grandness", "greatness", "largeness", "magnitude" ] }, "the state or quality of having little weight":{ "examples":[ "his slightness will serve him well if he ever decides to become a jockey" ], "synonyms":[ "lightness", "weightlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "airiness", "delicacy", "ethereality", "etherealness", "flimsiness", "fluffiness", "insubstantiality" ], "near antonyms":[ "solidity", "solidness", "substantiality" ], "antonyms":[ "heaviness", "heftiness", "massiveness", "ponderousness", "weightiness" ] }, "the quality or state of being unimportant":{ "examples":[ "most moviegoers were not in the least bothered by the slightness of the plot\u2014they were there for the special effects in any event" ], "synonyms":[ "immateriality", "inconsequence", "inconsequentiality", "inconsiderableness", "insignificance", "insignificancy", "littleness", "negligibility", "nullity", "pettiness", "smallness", "triviality" ], "near synonyms":[ "emptiness", "valuelessness", "worthlessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "substance", "value", "worth" ], "antonyms":[ "bigness", "consequence", "import", "importance", "magnitude", "moment", "significance", "weight", "weightiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slipped (into)":{ "as in put on , donned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "donned", "put on", "threw (on)", "wore", "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "clothed", "clad", "dressed", "garbed", "rigged", "robed", "suited" ], "near antonyms":[ "doffed", "doused", "peeled (off)", "put off", "removed", "shrugged off", "took off", "husked", "shed", "kicked (off)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slices":{ "a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole":{ "examples":[ "the novel's multitudinous array of characters constitute a veritable slice of humanity" ], "synonyms":[ "cross sections", "samplers", "samples", "samplings", "selections" ], "near synonyms":[ "cases", "examples", "exemplars", "exemplifications", "illustrations", "instances", "representatives", "specimens", "archetypes", "classics", "loci classici", "paradigms", "prototypes", "microcosms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting":{ "examples":[ "took a slice from the cake before passing it down the table" ], "synonyms":[ "cuts", "cuttings" ], "near synonyms":[ "chops", "cutlets", "lengths", "parts", "portions", "sections", "segments", "chunks", "hunks", "lumps", "clippings", "parings", "shavings", "slivers", "snippets", "splinters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group":{ "examples":[ "there's a pile of money to be made on this land deal, and everybody's trying to get their slice" ], "synonyms":[ "allotments", "allowances", "cuts", "ends", "parts", "pieces", "portions", "proportions", "quotas", "shares", "takes" ], "near synonyms":[ "lots", "rations", "commissions", "percentages", "members", "partitions", "sections", "segments" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggregates", "composites", "compounds", "pools", "sums", "totalities", "totals", "wholes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cut into long slender pieces":{ "examples":[ "slice the carrot into tiny strips" ], "synonyms":[ "slivers", "splinters" ], "near synonyms":[ "chips", "chops", "dices", "hashes", "juliennes", "minces", "saws", "scissors", "cleaves", "rives", "splits", "gashes", "incises", "rips", "slashes", "slits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "examples":[ "the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely" ], "synonyms":[ "cuts", "gashes", "incises", "rips", "shears", "slashes", "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":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slinked":{ "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "like a thief slinking about in the middle of the night" ], "synonyms":[ "lurked", "mooched", "moused", "pussyfooted", "shirked", "skulked", "slid", "slipped", "snaked", "sneaked", "snuck", "stole" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "edged", "inched", "wormed", "ghosted", "padded", "tiptoed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slithery":{ "having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction":{ "examples":[ "low tide exposes a stretch of beach strewn with seaweed and slithery rocks" ], "synonyms":[ "greased", "greasy", "lubricated", "oiled", "slick", "slicked", "slippery", "slippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushed", "buffed", "burnished", "glossed", "ground", "polished", "rubbed", "shined", "coated", "glazed", "waxed", "soapy", "waxy", "rasped", "sandblasted", "sanded", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scrubbed" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "rough", "roughened", "scuffed", "uneven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slipperiness":{ "as in slickness , deviousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "foxiness", "oiliness", "shadiness", "sharpness", "shiftiness", "shrewdness", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "treachery", "underhandedness", "wiliness", "artifice", "chicane", "chicanery", "gamesmanship", "hanky-panky", "jiggery-pokery", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "trickery", "wile", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "guile", "guilefulness", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "fakery", "humbuggery", "imposture", "quackery", "dirty pool", "dirty tricks", "design", "plotting", "scheming", "secrecy", "stealth" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slinking":{ "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "like a thief slinking about in the middle of the night" ], "synonyms":[ "lurking", "mooching", "mousing", "pussyfooting", "shirking", "skulking", "sliding", "slipping", "snaking", "sneaking", "stealing" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "edging", "inching", "worming", "ghosting", "padding", "tiptoeing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slim":{ "being of less than usual width":{ "examples":[ "a slim volume of poetry" ], "synonyms":[ "fine", "hairline", "narrow", "needlelike", "paper-thin", "skinny", "slender", "slim-jim", "thin", "ultrathin" ], "near synonyms":[ "attenuate", "attenuated", "elongate", "elongated", "linear", "bottleneck", "close", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "squeezed", "tight", "tightened", "lanky", "rangy", "reedy", "shoestring", "spindly", "stalky", "stringy", "twiggy", "willowy", "wispy", "lank", "spare" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunky", "squat", "stocky", "stumpy", "thick", "thickset", "bulky", "massive", "voluminous", "thickish", "widish" ], "antonyms":[ "broad", "fat", "wide" ] }, "having a noticeably small amount of body fat":{ "examples":[ "the pressure on ballet dancers to remain gracefully slim" ], "synonyms":[ "bony", "boney", "fatless", "lean", "lithe", "skinny", "slender", "spare", "svelte", "thin" ], "near synonyms":[ "clean-limbed", "trim", "sylphlike", "willowy", "angular", "rawboned", "scraggy", "scrawny", "sinewy", "wiry", "lank", "lanky", "rangy", "reedy", "spindling", "spindly", "stringy", "twiggy", "waspish", "weedy", "anorectic", "anoretic", "anorexic", "cadaverous", "emaciated", "gaunt", "haggard", "pinched", "skeletal", "wasted", "wizened", "meager", "meagre", "puny", "slight" ], "near antonyms":[ "beefy", "bulky", "chunky", "fleshy", "heavy", "heavyset", "stocky", "stout", "thick", "thickset", "weighty", "brawny", "burly", "husky", "dumpy", "pudgy", "roly-poly", "squat", "stubby", "paunchy", "potbellied", "flabby", "soft", "buxom", "zaftig", "zoftig", "full", "hippy", "round" ], "antonyms":[ "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "gross", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "portly", "rotund", "tubby" ] }, "less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable":{ "examples":[ "slim pickings at the garage sale" ], "synonyms":[ "exiguous", "hand-to-mouth", "light", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "spare", "sparing", "sparse", "stingy" ], "near synonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "short", "wanting", "bare", "bare-bones", "least", "littlest", "lowest", "mere", "minimal", "slightest", "slight", "small", "thin", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "near antonyms":[ "adequate", "enough", "satisfactory", "sufficient", "tolerable", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "prolific", "rich", "lavish", "luxuriant", "blooming", "bursting", "flourishing", "proliferative", "swarming", "teeming", "thriving", "excess", "extra", "surplus" ], "antonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful" ] }, "small in degree":{ "examples":[ "a slim chance is still better than none" ], "synonyms":[ "fragile", "frail", "negligible", "off", "outside", "remote", "slight", "small" ], "near synonyms":[ "marginal", "minimal", "minor", "little", "tiny" ], "near antonyms":[ "great", "large", "distinct", "significant", "considerable", "goodly", "healthy", "largish", "respectable", "significant", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy" ], "antonyms":[ "good" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slicking":{ "to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce 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], "near synonyms":[ "gumbo", "silt", "clay", "dirt", "gravel", "humus", "loam", "sand", "soil" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "that guy's a real slime , so avoid him at all costs" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person of low moral character":{ "examples":[ "he's the kind of slime that TV reality shows love to cast as a villain" ], "synonyms":[ "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slimeball" ], "near synonyms":[ "slattern", "tramp", "degenerate", "libertine", "perv", "pervert", "reprobate", "creep", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "pettifogger", "shyster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slips (on or into)":{ "to place on one's person":{ "examples":[ "wait here while I slip into something more comfortable" ], "synonyms":[ "dons", "puts on", "throws (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "bedizens", "bundles up", "caparisons", "clothes", "dolls up", "dresses", "garbs", "rigs", "robes", "suits", "tricks", "uniforms", "overdresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "disrobes", "strips", "undresses" ], "antonyms":[ "doffs", "removes", "takes off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slick":{ "to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction":{ "examples":[ "slicking the bottom of their skis with wax" ], "synonyms":[ "grease", "lubricate", "oil", "wax" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "soak", "souse", "wash", "water", "wet" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsen", "rough", "roughen", "dehydrate", "dry", "parch", "sear" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction":{ "examples":[ "roads are often slick during the first hour of a rainstorm" ], "synonyms":[ "greased", "greasy", "lubricated", "oiled", "slicked", "slippery", "slippy", "slithery" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushed", "buffed", "burnished", "glossed", "ground", "polished", "rubbed", "shined", "coated", "glazed", "waxed", "soapy", "waxy", "rasped", "sandblasted", "sanded", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scrubbed" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "rough", "roughened", "scuffed", "uneven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means":{ "examples":[ "a slick ad campaign that made smoking look cool and sexy" ], "synonyms":[ "artful", "beguiling", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "cute", "designing", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "scheming", "shrewd", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily" ], "near synonyms":[ "astute", "facile", "glib", "sharp", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "dishonest", "fraudulent", "insinuating", "knavish", "Machiavellian", "oblique", "serpentine", "shady", "shifty", "slippery", "sneaky", "treacherous", "underhand", "underhanded", "unscrupulous", "backhanded", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "smooth-tongued", "two-faced", "circuitous", "circular", "roundabout", "clandestine", "concealed", "covert", "furtive", "hugger-mugger", "secret", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "calculating", "plotting" ], "near antonyms":[ "obvious", "open", "patent", "plain", "public", "unconcealed", "aboveboard", "candid", "direct", "forthright", "frank", "honest", "natural", "outspoken", "plainspoken", "real", "simple", "sincere", "straightforward", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "unvarnished", "childlike", "impressionable", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "unforced", "unstudied", "trustful", "trusting" ], "antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "undesigning" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "that's a slick new suit you have on" ], "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", "righteous", "sensational", "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" ] }, "as in pictorial":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pictorial", "fanzine", "broadside", "edition", "extra", "sheet", "supplement", "tab", "tabloid", "digest", "little magazine", "newsletter", "newsmagazine", "newsweekly", "annual", "bimonthly", "biweekly", "daily", "monthly", "quarterly", "semimonthly", "semiweekly", "triweekly", "weekly", "yearbook", "book", "bulletin", "diurnal", "gazette", "journal", "mag", "magazine", "newspaper", "organ", "paper", "periodical", "rag", "review", "serial", "zine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in slicker , smoothy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fast-talker", "slicker", "slickster", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "prankster", "rascal", "rogue", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper", "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "bilk", "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "tricker", "trickster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in helicopter , chopper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chopper", "copter", "eggbeater", "helicopter", "helo", "whirlybird", "autogiro", "autogyro", "convertiplane", "convertaplane", "gyroplane", "tilt-rotor", "rotary-wing aircraft", "rotorcraft" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "slimes":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "that guy's a real slime , so avoid him at all costs" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "beasts", "bleeders", "blighters", "boors", "bounders", "buggers", "buzzards", "cads", "chuffs", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "cruds", "crumbs", "curs", "dirtbags", "dogs", "finks", "heels", "hounds", "jerks", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "pills", "rat finks", "rats", "reptiles", "rotters", "schmucks", "scumbags", "scums", "scuzzballs", "skunks", "skunk", "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimeballs", "slobs", "snakes", "so-and-sos", "so-and-so's", "sods", "stinkards", "stinkers", "swine", "toads", "varmints", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarians", "brutes", "cavemen", "Neanderthals", "savages", "loudmouths", "vulgarians", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "miscreants", "rascals", "rogues", "roughnecks", "scabs", "scamps", "scoundrels", "villains", "wretches", "boobies", "doofuses", "dufuses", "fools", "jackasses", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nits", "nitwits", "nuts", "schmoes", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dinks", "dolts", "dopes", "dorks", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "turkeys", "brats", "insolents", "nuisances", "pests", "snips", "snobs", "snoots", "snots", "dweebs", "nerds" ], "near antonyms":[ "heroes", "heroines", "idols", "role models", "gentlemen", "ladies", "angels", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person of low moral character":{ "examples":[ "he's the kind of slime that TV reality shows love to cast as a villain" ], "synonyms":[ "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimeballs" ], "near synonyms":[ "slatterns", "tramps", "degenerates", "libertines", "perverts", "pervs", "reprobates", "creeps", "scumbags", "scuzzballs", "pettifoggers", "shysters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slithered":{ "to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{ "examples":[ "a snake slithering through the garden" ], "synonyms":[ "bellied", "crawled", "crept", "groveled", "grovelled", "slid", "snaked", "wormed", "wriggled" ], "near synonyms":[ "crouched", "squatted", "edged", "inched", "nosed", "skulked", "sneaked", "snuck", "stole", "tiptoed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slily":{ "as in craftily , cunningly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "archly", "calculatingly", "craftily", "cunningly", "furtively", "insidiously", "sharply", "shiftily", "slickly", "underhand", "underhanded", "underhandedly", "artfully", "cannily", "deceitfully", "deceptively", "deviously", "dishonestly", "falsely", "flatteringly", "sycophantically", "unctuously", "affectedly", "artificially", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "pretentiously", "unnaturally" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessly", "guilelessly", "ingenuously", "innocently", "naively", "na\u00efvely", "naturally", "sincerely", "unaffectedly", "unfeignedly", "unpretentiously", "genuinely", "honestly", "simply", "truly", "freely", "openheartedly", "openly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "slipped":{ "to decline gradually from a standard level":{ "examples":[ "the store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over" ], "synonyms":[ "sagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "dropped", "fell", "slumped", "flagged", "sank", "sunk", "slackened", "slowed (down)", "weakened", "abated", "contracted", "decreased", "de-escalated", "died (down)", "diminished", "dwindled", "ebbed", "lessened", "let up", "lowered", "moderated", "receded", "relented", "shrank", "shrunk", "subsided", "tapered", "tapered off", "waned" ], "near antonyms":[ "rocketed", "shot (up)", "soared", "ballooned", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "increased", "mounted", "multiplied", "mushroomed", "proliferated", "snowballed", "swelled", "waxed", "crested", "peaked", "surged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "be careful not to slip on the spilled oil" ], "synonyms":[ "fell", "stumbled", "toppled", "tripped", "tumbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapsed", "crumpled", "dropped", "flumped", "keeled", "plopped", "plunked", "plonked", "slumped (over)", "crashed", "free-fell", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "plunged", "precipitated", "wiped out", "skidded", "slid" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "got up", "rose", "stood (up)", "uprose" ] }, "to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{ "examples":[ "casually slipped it into the conversation" ], "synonyms":[ "infiltrated", "insinuated", "sneaked", "snuck", "worked in", "wormed", "wound", "winded", "wriggled" ], "near synonyms":[ "crept", "edged", "wiggled", "inserted", "interpolated", "interposed", "introduced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "slipped behind the cover of the trees" ], "synonyms":[ "lurked", "mooched", "moused", "pussyfooted", "shirked", "skulked", "slid", "slunk", "slinked", "snaked", "sneaked", "snuck", "stole" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "edged", "inched", "wormed", "ghosted", "padded", "tiptoed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel" ], "synonyms":[ "bowled", "breezed", "brushed", "coasted", "cruised", "drifted", "flowed", "glided", "rolled", "sailed", "skimmed", "slid", "streamed", "swept", "whisked" ], "near synonyms":[ "flew", "raced", "rushed", "sped", "speeded" ], "near antonyms":[ "limped", "lumbered", "plodded", "stumbled", "trudged", "shambled", "shuffled", "stamped", "stomped", "stumped", "tramped", "labored", "toiled" ], "antonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled" ] }, "to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside":{ "examples":[ "periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones" ], "synonyms":[ "exfoliated", "molted", "shed", "sloughed", "sluffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "flaked", "peeled", "scaled", "chucked", "discarded", "ditched", "flung (off or away)", "jettisoned", "junked", "scrapped", "shucked (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "unloaded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slides":{ "to move about in a sly or secret manner":{ "examples":[ "slid gently into his seat without anyone else in church noticing" ], "synonyms":[ "lurks", "mooches", "mouses", "pussyfoots", "shirks", "skulks", "slinks", "slips", "snakes", "sneaks", "steals" ], "near synonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "edges", "inches", "worms", "ghosts", "pads", "tiptoes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple" ], "synonyms":[ "bowls", "breezes", "brushes", "coasts", "cruises", "drifts", "flows", "glides", "rolls", "sails", "skims", "slips", "streams", "sweeps", "whisks" ], "near synonyms":[ "flies", "races", "rushes", "speeds" ], "near antonyms":[ "limps", "lumbers", "plods", "stumbles", "trudges", "shambles", "shuffles", "stamps", "stomps", "stumps", "tramps", "labors", "toils" ], "antonyms":[ "flounders", "struggles" ] }, "to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{ "examples":[ "the convict escaped by sliding through the prison's ductwork" ], "synonyms":[ "bellies", "crawls", "creeps", "grovels", "slithers", "snakes", "worms", "wriggles" ], "near synonyms":[ "crouches", "squats", "edges", "inches", "noses", "skulks", "sneaks", "steals", "tiptoes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a large mass especially of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks descending from a high place":{ "examples":[ "The slide caused by the storm made the road impassable." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "avalanches", "landslides", "mudslides", "snowslides", "bursts", "cataclysms", "cataracts", "deluges", "discharges", "engulfments", "floods", "flood tides", "flushes", "gushes", "inundations", "Niagaras", "outbursts", "outflows", "outpourings", "overflows", "spates", "surges", "torrents", "washouts", "alluvions", "baths", "currents", "rivers", "streams", "tides", "fluxes", "inflows", "influxes", "blizzards", "cascades", "waterfalls" ], "near antonyms":[ "dribbles", "drips", "trickles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sling":{ "to place on an elevated point without support from below":{ "examples":[ "sling a hammock between the trees" ], "synonyms":[ "dangle", "hang", "suspend", "swing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hook", "mount", "pin", "tack", "drape", "festoon", "garland", "string", "extend (out)", "jut", "project", "stick out", "overhang", "protrude", "cascade", "depend", "fall", "balance", "poise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "slinging stones at the fence post" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "catapult", "chuck", "dash", "fire", "fling", "heave", "hurl", "hurtle", "launch", "lob", "loft", "peg", "pelt", "pitch", "throw", "toss" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowl", "dart", "flip", "gun", "hook", "pass", "roll", "shoot", "buck", "eject", "impel", "precipitate", "project", "propel", "rifle", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slinging":{ "to place on an elevated point without support from below":{ "examples":[ "sling a hammock between the trees" ], "synonyms":[ "dangling", "hanging", "suspending", "swinging" ], "near synonyms":[ "hooking", "mounting", "pinning", "tacking", "draping", "festooning", "garlanding", "stringing", "extending (out)", "jutting", "projecting", "sticking out", "overhanging", "protruding", "cascading", "depending", "falling", "balancing", "poising" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to send 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"slightly":{ "by a very small margin":{ "examples":[ "I thought the first one was slightly better" ], "synonyms":[ "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "narrowly", "scarcely" ], "near synonyms":[ "minimally", "minutely", "scantly", "almost", "approximately", "closely", "more or less", "nearly", "partly", "plus or minus", "roughly", "somewhat" ], "near antonyms":[ "definitely", "easily", "plainly", "positively", "quite", "unquestionably", "abundantly", "completely", "copiously", "fully", "generously", "greatly" ], "antonyms":[ "considerably", "significantly", "substantially", "vastly", "well" ] }, "in a very small quantity or degree":{ "examples":[ "he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking" ], "synonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally" ], "near synonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "near antonyms":[ "completely", "entirely", "purely", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "eminently", "exceptionally", "appreciably", "discernibly", "noticeably", "palpably", "abundantly", "plentifully", "generously", "handsomely", "liberally", "astronomically", "grandly", "hugely", "monstrously", "monumentally" ], "antonyms":[ "awful", "awfully", "beastly", "considerably", "deadly", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extensively", "extra", "extremely", "far", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "jolly", "mightily", "mighty", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "rattling", "real", "right", "significantly", "so", "something", "substantially", "super", "terribly", "too", "very", "whacking" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "slipped up":{ "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong" ], "synonyms":[ "blundered", "boobed", "erred", "flubbed", "fluffed", "fouled up", "fumbled", "goofed (up)", "loused up", "messed (up)", "screwed up", "stumbled", "tripped" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodded", "bobbled", "botched", "bungled", "butchered", "foozled", "mangled", "mishandled", "muffed", "murdered", "miscalculated", "misconceived", "miscounted", "miscued", "misdeemed", "misgauged", "misgaged", "misjudged", "mistook", "misconstrued", "misinterpreted", "misunderstood" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slipping up":{ "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong" ], "synonyms":[ "blundering", "boobing", "erring", "flubbing", "fluffing", "fouling up", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "messing (up)", "screwing up", "stumbling", "tripping" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodding", "bobbling", "botching", "bungling", "butchering", "foozling", "mangling", "mishandling", "muffing", "murdering", "miscalculating", "misconceiving", "miscounting", "miscuing", "misdeeming", "misgauging", "misgaging", "misjudging", "mistaking", "misconstruing", "misinterpreting", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slipping (into)":{ "as in putting on , donning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "donning", "putting on", "throwing (on)", "wearing", "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "clothing", "dressing", "garbing", "rigging", "robing", "suiting" ], "near antonyms":[ "doffing", "dousing", "peeling (off)", "putting off", "removing", "shrugging off", "taking off", "husking", "shedding", "kicking (off)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slits":{ "a long deep cut":{ "examples":[ "made a slit in the fabric about nine inches long" ], "synonyms":[ "gashes", "incisions", "lacerations", "rents", "rips", "slashes", "tears" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrasions", "scores", "scrapes", "scratches", "injuries", "wounds", "cracks", "fractures", "ruptures", "snags" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "examples":[ "I slit my finger open while cleaning up the broken glass" ], "synonyms":[ "cuts", "gashes", "incises", "rips", "shears", "slashes", "slices" ], "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":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slitting":{ "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "examples":[ "I slit my finger open while cleaning up the broken glass" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting", "gashing", "incising", "ripping", "shearing", "slashing", "slicing" ], "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slicked":{ "having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction":{ "examples":[ "area roadways, slicked with ice, were absolutely treacherous for driving" ], "synonyms":[ "greased", "greasy", "lubricated", "oiled", "slick", "slippery", "slippy", "slithery" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushed", "buffed", "burnished", "glossed", "ground", "polished", "rubbed", "shined", "coated", "glazed", "waxed", "soapy", "waxy", "rasped", "sandblasted", "sanded", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scrubbed" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "rough", "roughened", "scuffed", "uneven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction":{ "examples":[ "slicking the bottom of their skis with wax" ], "synonyms":[ "greased", "lubricated", "oiled", "waxed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "soaked", "soused", "washed", "watered", "wet", "wetted" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "roughed", "roughened", "dehydrated", "dried", "parched", "seared" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sliced":{ "to cut into long slender pieces":{ "examples":[ "slice the carrot into tiny strips" ], "synonyms":[ "slivered", "splintered" ], "near synonyms":[ "chipped", "chopped", "diced", "hashed", "julienned", "minced", "scissored", "cleaved", "cleft", "rived", "split", "gashed", "incised", "ripped", "slashed", "slit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "examples":[ "the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely" ], "synonyms":[ "cut", "gashed", "incised", "ripped", "sheared", "slashed", "slit" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosscut", "hacksawed", "scissored", "cleaved", "cleft", "rived", "split", "pierced", "stabbed", "bruised", "butchered", "hacked", "haggled", "lacerated", "mangled", "rent", "rended", "tore", "carved", "chipped", "chiseled", "chiselled", "notched", "anatomized", "dissected", "sectioned", "chopped", "diced", "minced", "amputated", "cut off", "severed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slimming":{ "as in diet , nonfattening":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diet", "nonfattening", "unseasoned", "nonfat", "natural", "plain", "simple", "light", "lite" ], "near antonyms":[ "heavy", "rich", "buttery", "fat", "fatty", "greasy", "oily", "caloric", "calorific", "fattening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slighting":{ "intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value":{ "examples":[ "slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants" ], "synonyms":[ "belittling", "contemptuous", "decrying", "degrading", "demeaning", "denigrative", "denigratory", "deprecatory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derisory", "derogative", "derogatory", "detractive", "disdainful", "disparaging", "pejorative", "scornful", "uncomplimentary" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersing", "calumnious", "defamatory", "insulting", "libelous", "libellous", "maligning", "slandering", "slanderous", "vilifying", "abusive", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "catty", "cruel", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "unkind", "virulent", "critical", "denunciative", "denunciatory", "acrimonious", "bitter", "envious", "jaundiced", "jealous", "rancorous", "resentful", "acrid", "caustic", "scathing", "venomous" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "adulatory", "applauding", "approving", "friendly", "positive", "appreciative", "respectful", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "unmalicious", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "antonyms":[ "commendatory", "complimentary", "laudative", "laudatory" ] }, "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges" ], "synonyms":[ "affronting", "disrespecting", "dissing", "insulting", "offending", "outraging", "slapping", "wounding" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutting", "snubbing", "displeasing", "distressing", "disturbing", "hurting", "miffing", "paining", "troubling", "upsetting", "jeering", "mocking", "ridiculing", "sneering (at)", "taunting", "defaming", "disparaging", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "reviling", "slandering", "slurring", "smearing", "oppressing", "persecuting", "tormenting", "torturing" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "approving", "hailing", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing", "praising", "adulating", "flattering", "sweet-talking", "exalting", "glorifying", "honoring", "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shouldering", "cutting", "high-hatting", "snubbing", "stiff-arming", "stiffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolating", "ostracizing", "brushing (aside or off)", "disdaining", "rebuffing", "rejecting", "repelling", "repulsing", "scorning", "spurning", "disregarding", "forgetting", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "shrugging off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste" ], "synonyms":[ "contemning", "disdaining", "disrespecting", "dissing", "high-hatting", "looking down (on or upon)", "scorning", "sniffing (at)", "snooting", "snubbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouting", "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deploring", "deprecating", "disparaging", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disfavoring", "frowning (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "admiring", "esteeming", "lionizing", "hallowing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "accepting", "appreciating", "approving (of)", "caring (for)", "countenancing", "favoring", "OK'ing", "okaying", "subscribing (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honoring", "respecting" ] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction" ], "synonyms":[ "bypassing", "disregarding", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slurring (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "failing", "missing", "omitting", "brushing (aside or off)", "rejecting", "shrugging off", "sloughing (off)", "sluffing (off)", "disdaining", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scorning", "scanting", "skimping" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "cultivating", "fostering", "nursing", "nurturing", "pampering", "remembering", "listening (to)", "watching", "following", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "observing", "remarking" ], "antonyms":[ "attending (to)", "heeding", "minding", "regarding", "tending (to)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "slimy":{ "full of or covered with soft wet earth":{ "examples":[ "please remove your slimy boots before coming into the house" ], "synonyms":[ "miry", "mucky", "muddy", "oozy", "sludgy", "slushy" ], "near synonyms":[ "clayey", "loamy", "roily", "silty", "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "cruddy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "gunky", "impure", "smutty", "soiled", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "pristine", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slickly":{ "as in cunningly , craftily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "archly", "calculatingly", "craftily", "cunningly", "furtively", "insidiously", "sharply", "shiftily", "slyly", "slily", "underhand", "underhanded", "underhandedly", "artfully", "cannily", "deceitfully", "deceptively", "deviously", "dishonestly", "falsely", "flatteringly", "sycophantically", "unctuously", "affectedly", "artificially", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "pretentiously", "unnaturally" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessly", "guilelessly", "ingenuously", "innocently", "naively", "na\u00efvely", "naturally", "sincerely", "unaffectedly", "unfeignedly", "unpretentiously", "genuinely", "honestly", "simply", "truly", "freely", "openheartedly", "openly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "slivers":{ "a small flat piece separated from a whole":{ "examples":[ "I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger" ], "synonyms":[ "chips", "flakes", "spalls", "splinters", "splints" ], "near synonyms":[ "bits", "disks", "discs", "fragments", "particles", "parts", "portions", "scraps", "sections", "shards", "flinders", "shivers", "smithereens", "shreds", "tatters", "clippings", "parings", "shaves", "shavings", "snippets", "leaves", "leafs", "sheets", "slices" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunks", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cut into long slender pieces":{ "examples":[ "carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry" ], "synonyms":[ "slices", "splinters" ], "near synonyms":[ "chips", "chops", "dices", "hashes", "juliennes", "minces", "saws", "scissors", "cleaves", "rives", "splits", "gashes", "incises", "rips", "slashes", "slits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slipups":{ "an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "examples":[ "the marketing director made sure there were no slipups for the important presentation" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "bobbles", "boo-boos", "boobs", "bricks", "clangers", "clinkers", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fluffs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "gaffs", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "missteps", "mistakes", "oversights", "screwups", "slips", "stumbles", "trips" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloomers", "bloopers", "boners", "howlers", "pratfalls", "foul-ups", "snafus", "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "miscomprehensions", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misdescriptions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misreadings", "misstatements", "misunderstandings" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracies", "exactitudes", "precisions", "inerrancies", "infallibilities", "perfections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a wrong judgment":{ "examples":[ "ran a flawless campaign\u2014not a single slipup" ], "synonyms":[ "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "misjudgments", "missteps", "mistakes", "slips" ], "near synonyms":[ "blunders", "boners", "boobs", "clinkers", "errancies", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "stumbles", "trips", "foul-ups", "muffs", "misstatements", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misprisions", "misunderstandings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slipped (on or into)":{ "to place on one's person":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "donned", "put on", "threw (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "bedizened", "bundled up", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "dolled up", "dressed", "garbed", "rigged", "robed", "suited", "tricked", "uniformed", "overdressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "undressed" ], "antonyms":[ "doffed", "removed", "took off" ] }, "type":[] }, "slicksters":{ "as in slicks , slyboots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fast-talkers", "slickers", "slicks", "slyboots", "smoothies", "wheeler-dealers", "adventurers", "foxes", "fox", "gamesmen", "knaves", "pranksters", "rascals", "rogues", "plotters", "schemers", "sneakers", "sneaks", "bluffers", "charlatans", "fakers", "fakes", "humbugs", "impostors", "imposters", "mountebanks", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenders", "quacks", "quacksalvers", "ringers", "shams", "blacklegs", "cardsharps", "cardsharpers", "double-crossers", "double-dealers", "bilkers", "bilks", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "fakirs", "finaglers", "fraudsters", "hoaxers", "scammers", "scamsters", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "skinners", "swindlers", "trickers", "tricksters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slimnastics":{ "as in gymnastics , athletics":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerobics", "athletics", "bodybuilding", "body mechanics", "calisthenics", "gymnastics", "isometrics", "plyometrics", "weight lifting", "activity", "conditioning", "exercise", "exertion", "training", "warm-up", "workout", "toning", "trimming", "physical therapy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slickster":{ "as in slick , slyboots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fast-talker", "slick", "slicker", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "prankster", "rascal", "rogue", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper", "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "bilk", "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "tricker", "trickster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slippery":{ "given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions":{ "examples":[ "a bar where a lot of slippery characters were known to hang out" ], "synonyms":[ "furtive", "shady", "shifty", "sly", "sneaking", "sneaky", "stealthy" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "foxy", "guileful", "slick", "wily", "close", "closemouthed", "reticent", "secretive", "clandestine", "covert", "dark", "deceitful", "deceiving", "deceptive", "devious", "duplicitous", "trickish", "tricky", "underhand", "underhanded", "cheating", "crooked", "defrauding", "dishonest", "dissembling", "double-dealing", "knavish", "two-faced", "lying", "mendacious", "untrustworthy", "untruthful", "insidious", "perfidious", "serpentine", "treacherous" ], "near antonyms":[ "aboveboard", "forthright", "plainspoken", "straightforward", "candid", "direct", "foursquare", "frank", "open", "plain", "honest", "trustworthy", "truthful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "hard to find, capture, or isolate":{ "examples":[ "a slippery concept that we had trouble understanding" ], "synonyms":[ "elusive", "evasive", "fugitive" ], "near synonyms":[ "cagey", "cagy", "shifty", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "fleeting", "impermanent", "momentary", "passing", "short-lived", "temporary", "transient", "transitory", "inaccessible", "inconvenient", "unapproachable", "unattainable", "unavailable", "unobtainable", "unreachable", "untouchable" ], "near antonyms":[ "accessible", "approachable", "attainable", "available", "convenient", "obtainable", "reachable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction":{ "examples":[ "had trouble keeping upright on the slippery ice" ], "synonyms":[ "greased", "greasy", "lubricated", "oiled", "slick", "slicked", "slippy", "slithery" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushed", "buffed", "burnished", "glossed", "ground", "polished", "rubbed", "shined", "coated", "glazed", "waxed", "soapy", "waxy", "rasped", "sandblasted", "sanded", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scrubbed" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsened", "rough", "roughened", "scuffed", "uneven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slighted":{ "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{ "examples":[ "the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges" ], "synonyms":[ "affronted", "disrespected", "dissed", "insulted", "offended", "outraged", "slapped", "wounded" ], "near synonyms":[ "cut", "snubbed", "displeased", "distressed", "disturbed", "hurt", "miffed", "pained", "troubled", "upset", "jeered", "mocked", "ridiculed", "sneered (at)", "taunted", "defamed", "disparaged", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "reviled", "slandered", "slurred", "smeared", "oppressed", "persecuted", "tormented", "tortured" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "approved", "hailed", "commended", "complimented", "eulogized", "praised", "adulated", "flattered", "sweet-talked", "exalted", "glorified", "honored", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shouldered", "cut", "high-hatted", "snubbed", "stiff-armed", "stiffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolated", "ostracized", "brushed (aside or off)", "disdained", "rebuffed", "rejected", "repelled", "repulsed", "scorned", "spurned", "disregarded", "forgot", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "shrugged off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste" ], "synonyms":[ "contemned", "disdained", "disrespected", "dissed", "high-hatted", "looked down (on or upon)", "scorned", "sniffed (at)", "snooted", "snubbed" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouted", "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "belittled", "deplored", "deprecated", "disparaged", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disfavored", "frowned (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "admired", "esteemed", "lionized", "hallowed", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "accepted", "appreciated", "approved (of)", "cared (for)", "countenanced", "favored", "OK'd", "okayed", "subscribed (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honored", "respected" ] }, "to fail to give proper attention to":{ "examples":[ "slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction" ], "synonyms":[ "bypassed", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slurred (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "failed", "missed", "omitted", "brushed (aside or off)", "rejected", "shrugged off", "sloughed (off)", "sluffed (off)", "disdained", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "scorned", "scanted", "skimped" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciated", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "cultivated", "fostered", "nursed", "nurtured", "pampered", "remembered", "listened (to)", "watched", "followed", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "observed", "remarked" ], "antonyms":[ "attended (to)", "heeded", "minded", "regarded", "tended (to)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "slimeball":{ "a person of low moral character":{ "examples":[ "a real slimeball , that shyster has happily defended, for a healthy fee, drug dealers and child molesters" ], "synonyms":[ "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime" ], "near synonyms":[ "slattern", "tramp", "degenerate", "libertine", "perv", "pervert", "reprobate", "creep", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "pettifogger", "shyster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "slimeballs love the anonymity of the Internet, which allows them to post incredibly vile messages without having to identify themselves" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }