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"unfastened", "amputated", "cut", "excised", "lopped (off)", "severed", "contracted", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "cut back", "retrenched" ], "antonyms":[ "abated", "bated", "deducted", "knocked off", "removed", "subtracted", "took off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tack (on)":{ "to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{ "examples":[ "the ticket agency tacked on a hefty surcharge to what was already a hefty price for the theater tickets" ], "synonyms":[ "add", "adjoin", "annex", "append", "subjoin" ], "near synonyms":[ "affix", "attach", "fasten", "fix", "graft", "hitch", "tag", "tie", "infuse", "inject", "insert", "interfuse", "introduce", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "beef (up)", "boost", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "increase", "multiply", "raise", "swell (up)", "elongate", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "supply", "enforce", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disconnect", "disjoin", "separate", "unfasten", "amputate", "cut", "excise", "lop (off)", "sever", "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "lessen", "lower", "reduce", "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "cut back", "retrench" ], "antonyms":[ "abate", "bate", "deduct", "knock off", "remove", "subtract", "take off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tacked (up)":{ "as in nailed , plastered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nailed", "plastered", "placarded", "posted", "advertised", "announced", "billed", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "called", "declared", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published" ], "near antonyms":[ "removed", "took down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tactful":{ "having or 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"verb" ] }, "tacit":{ "understood although not put into words":{ "examples":[ "we have a tacit agreement that if I wash the dishes, she dries them and puts them away" ], "synonyms":[ "implicit", "implied", "unexpressed", "unspoken", "unvoiced", "wordless" ], "near synonyms":[ "inferred", "presumed", "construed", "interpreted", "unannounced", "undeclared", "unsaid", "untold", "hinted", "insinuated", "intimated", "suggested" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparent", "blatant", "evident", "manifest", "obvious", "plain", "straightforward", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "antonyms":[ "explicit", "express", "expressed", "spoken", "stated", "voiced" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "taciturnity":{ "as in reserve , reticency":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "reserve", "reticence", "reticency", "inarticulacy", "inarticulateness", "voicelessness", "dumbness", "muteness", "silence", "speechlessness", "stillness" ], "near antonyms":[ "communication", "speaking", "talking", "eloquence", "fluency", "volubility", "chattiness", "garrulousness", "loquaciousness", "loquacity", "talkativeness", "talkiness", "verboseness", "verbosity", "windiness", "wordiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tacky":{ "marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste":{ "examples":[ "it was tacky to wear sneakers to the wedding", "tacky plastic flowers" ], "synonyms":[ "cheesy", "dowdy", "inelegant", "styleless", "tasteless", "ticky-tacky", "ticky-tack", "trashy", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ], "near synonyms":[ "graceless", "inappropriate", "incorrect", "unbecoming", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "wrong", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9", "coarse", "crude", "unrefined", "vulgar", "cheap", "common", "inferior", "junky", "lousy", "low-grade", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "tawdry", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "grotesque", "kitsch", "kitschy", "loud", "ostentatious", "overdone", "showy", "splashy" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "correct", "fitting", "proper", "right", "seemly", "suitable", "conservative", "genteel", "handsome", "neat", "quiet", "refined", "restrained", "simple", "understated", "contemporary", "modern", "up-to-date", "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "happening", "in", "modish", "swank", "swanky" ], "antonyms":[ "chic", "classic", "classy", "elegant", "exquisite", "fashionable", "fine", "posh", "ritzy", "smart", "sophisticated", "stylish", "tasteful" ] }, "showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{ "examples":[ "a tacky old couch that needed new upholstery" ], "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "bombed-out", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "down-at-the-heels", "down-at-heel", "down-at-the-heel", "down-at-heels", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "ratty", "run-down", "scrubby", "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "unkept", "desolate", "forlorn", "godforsaken", "broken-down", "decrepit", "tired", "worn-out", "bedraggled", "dingy", "ragged", "tattered", "decaying", "deteriorated", "deteriorating", "rackety", "ramshackle", "rattletrap", "rickety", "broken", "damaged", "destroyed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "new", "cared-for", "kept-up", "maintained", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "tending to adhere to objects upon contact":{ "examples":[ "don't touch the walls while the fresh paint is still tacky" ], "synonyms":[ "adherent", "adhesive", "clingy", "gluey", "glutinous", "gummy", "sticky", "tenacious", "viscid" ], "near synonyms":[ "gelatinous", "gooey", "ropy", "ropey", "syrupy", "viscous", "pitchy", "tarry" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonviscous" ], "antonyms":[ "nonadhesive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tackle":{ "items needed for the performance of a task or activity":{ "examples":[ "grabbed my fishing tackle and headed out early one morning" ], "synonyms":[ "accoutrements", "accouterments", "apparatus", "equipment", "gear", "hardware", "kit", "material(s)", "mat\u00e9riel", "materiel", "outfit", "paraphernalia", "stuff" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessories", "appurtenances", "attachments", "fittings", "baggage", "belongings", "impedimenta", "appliances", "facilities", "instruments", "machinery", "tools", "apparel", "attire", "habiliments", "raiment", "trappings", "armamentarium", "armory", "arsenal", "battery", "assets", "resources" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to start work on energetically":{ "examples":[ "once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom" ], "synonyms":[ "attack", "dive (into)", "wade (in or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "address", "approach", "face", "buckle (down to)", "concentrate (on)", "focus (on)", "knuckle down (to)", "zero (in on)", "fall (to)", "pitch in", "plunge (in)", "settle (down)", "pursue", "take up", "undertake" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "evade", "shun", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "fiddle (around)", "fool", "idle", "lag", "mess", "monkey (around)", "play", "poke", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tact":{ "the ability to deal with others in touchy situations without offending them":{ "examples":[ "with supreme tact , Isabel suggested to her neighbor that her flower garden was probably not the best place for his dog to use as a bathroom" ], "synonyms":[ "diplomacy", "tactfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "considerateness", "consideration", "courteousness", "courtesy", "delicacy", "graciousness", "sensitivity", "thoughtfulness", "civility", "etiquette", "mannerliness", "manners", "politeness", "charm", "gallantry", "gentility", "grace", "gracefulness", "poise", "savoir faire", "suaveness", "suavity", "adroitness", "deftness", "dexterity", "finesse", "deference", "regard", "respect" ], "near antonyms":[ "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "indelicacy", "thoughtlessness", "ungraciousness", "impoliteness", "incivility", "boorishness", "brashness", "brassiness", "loutishness", "awkwardness", "gaucheness", "gracelessness", "maladroitness", "disregard", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impudence", "insolence", "rudeness" ], "antonyms":[ "clumsiness", "insensitivity", "tactlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tacking":{ "as in zigzagging":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "zigzagging", "detouring", "deviating", "diverging", "sheering", "swerving", "swinging", "turning", "turning off", "veering", "wheeling", "doubling (back)", "turning back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in tying , sticking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adhering", "bolting", "cinching", "clamping", "clasping", "clenching", "clinching", "clipping", "gluing", "glueing", "hanging", "harnessing", "hasping", "lacing", "lashing", "latching", "nailing", "pasting", "pinning", "plastering", "riveting", "screwing", "shackling", "stapling", "sticking", "strapping", "tackling", "toggling", "tying", "tieing", "yoking", "affixing", "attaching", "bending", "fastening", "fixing", "coapting", "connecting", "joining", "linking", "uniting", "reaffixing", "reattaching", "refastening", "refixing", "resecuring", "battening", "belaying", "buttoning", "doing up" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "undoing", "unfastening", "unhooking", "breaking up", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking", "loosening", "loosing", "unbinding", "unfixing", "unlashing", "untying", "untieing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tacks (on)":{ "to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{ "examples":[ "the ticket agency tacked on a hefty surcharge to what was already a hefty price for the theater tickets" ], "synonyms":[ "adds", "adjoins", "annexes", "appends", "subjoins" ], "near synonyms":[ "affixes", "attaches", "fastens", "fixes", "grafts", "hitches", "tags", "ties", "infuses", "injects", "inserts", "interfuses", "introduces", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "beefs (up)", "boosts", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "increases", "multiplies", "raises", "swells (up)", "elongates", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "supplies", "enforces", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaches", "disconnects", "disjoins", "separates", "unfastens", "amputates", "cuts", "excises", "lops (off)", "severs", "contracts", "decreases", "diminishes", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces", "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "antonyms":[ "abates", "bates", "deducts", "knocks off", "removes", "subtracts", "takes off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tactical":{ "suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances":{ "examples":[ "made the tactical move of becoming friendly with the journalism teacher, hoping that this would get him appointed editor of the school newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "advisable", "desirable", "expedient", "judicious", "politic", "prudent", "wise" ], "near synonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "profitable", "useful", "utilitarian", "feasible", "possible", "practicable", "practical", "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "opportunistic", "self-seeking" ], "near antonyms":[ "impractical", "profitless", "unfeasible", "unprofitable", "inopportune", "unseasonable", "untimely" ], "antonyms":[ "impolitic", "imprudent", "inadvisable", "inexpedient", "injudicious", "unwise" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] 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