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"corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "turnpike", "way" ] }, "a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stay on the trace , or you'll get lost in these thick woods" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bridle path", "towpath", "alley", "alleyway", "bypath", "byroad", "bystreet", "byway", "passageway", "walkway", "cutoff", "shortcut", "lane", "pass", "passage", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "run", "runway", "street", "thoroughfare" ], "synonyms":[ "footpath", "path", "pathway", "track", "trail" ] }, "a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a ship that appears to have vanished without a trace on the high seas" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "memento", "remembrance", "reminder", "artifact", "afterimage", "aftertaste", "balance", "corpse", "hangover", "leftover", "oddment", "remainder", "remnant", "scrap", "dreg(s)", "leavings", "remain(s)", "residual", "residue", "rest" ], "synonyms":[ "echo", "ghost", "relic", "shadow", "vestige" ] }, "a very small amount":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "doctors detected only a trace of bacteria in the blood sample but put the patient on antibiotics just in case" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "boatload", "bucket", "bundle", "bushel", "deal", "fistful", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "oodles", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plenty", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "stack", "wad", "wealth", "volume", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "related":[ "hoot", "iota", "jot", "minim", "minimum", "modicum", "semblance", "syllable", "tittle", "vestige", "whit", "atom", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "patch", "scrap", "dash", "drop", "pinch", "part", "portion", "section", "bite", "nibble", "taste", "handful", "scattering", "smatter", "smattering", "dose", "shot", "chip", "flake", "fragment", "shard", "shiver", "sliver", "smithereens", "splinter", "tatter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "ray", "scintilla", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smack", "smell", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "soup\u00e7on", "spark", "spatter", "speck", "splash", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "touch" ] }, "an almost imperceptible sign of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "there didn't seem to be so much as a trace of the truth to anything he said" ], "near antonyms":[ "permeation", "pervasion", "saturation" ], "related":[ "inkling", "intimation", "scent", "wind", "evidence", "indication", "mark", "sign" ], "synonyms":[ "breath", "flicker", "glimmer", "hint", "suggestion", "tang", "touch", "whiff" ] }, "the mark or impression made by a foot":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "followed the traces of the deer into the deep woods" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hoofprint", "pug", "spoor", "track", "tread" ], "synonyms":[ "footmark", "footprint", "footstep", "step", "vestige" ] }, "to draw or make apparent the outline of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "trace your hand onto this piece of paper" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "line", "bound", "fringe", "margin", "skirt", "edge", "hem", "rim", "trim", "frame", "circle", "compass", "encircle", "girdle", "girth", "loop", "ring", "round", "surround", "chart", "diagram", "draw", "map (out)" ], "synonyms":[ "define", "delineate", "outline", "silhouette", "sketch" ] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "antonyms":[ "guide", "lead", "pilot" ], "examples":[ "police traced the burglar back to his apartment, where they discovered a ton of stolen loot" ], "near antonyms":[ "head" ], "related":[ "accompany", "chaperone", "chaperon", "escort", "hunt", "search (for)", "seek", "eye", "observe", "watch" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dog", "chase", "course", "dog", "follow", "hound", "pursue", "run", "shadow", "tag", "tail", "track", "trail" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tract":{ "a broad geographical area":{ "examples":[ "a vast and fertile tract of farmland" ], "synonyms":[ "belt", "corridor", "land", "neck", "part(s)", "region", "zone" ], "near synonyms":[ "district", "domain", "latitude(s)", "range", "realm", "terrain", "territory", "neighborhood", "vicinity" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small area of usually open land":{ "examples":[ "the town had planned on turning that tract of meadow into a park" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "field", "ground", "lot", "parcel", "plat", "plot" ], "near synonyms":[ "common(s)", "croft", "grass", "green", "greensward", "lawn", "glade", "grassland", "heath", "heathland", "lea", "ley", "meadow", "moor", "pasture", "pastureland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small piece of land that is developed or available for development":{ "examples":[ "had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house" ], "synonyms":[ "lot", "parcel", "plat", "plot", "property" ], "near synonyms":[ "patch", "frontage", "lease", "development", "real estate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tract house":{ "as in ranch , ranch house":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duplex", "ranch", "ranch house", "saltbox", "semi", "split level", "townhome", "town house", "triplex", "bungalow", "cabin", "casita", "chalet", "cottage", "farmhouse", "grange", "hacienda", "homestead", "castle", "ch\u00e2teau", "countryseat", "estate", "hall", "manor", "manor house", "mansion", "McMansion", "palace", "villa", "hermitage", "manse", "parsonage", "rectory", "vicarage", "hooch", "hootch", "hovel", "hut", "hutch", "shack", "shanty", "accommodations", "housing", "nest", "residency", "shelter", "apartment", "apartment house", "condo", "condominium", "flat", "tenement", "tenement house", "walk-up", "penthouse", "salon", "suite", "barracks", "billet", "boardinghouse", "dorm", "dormitory", "flophouse", "lodging house", "lodgment", "lodgement", "room(s)", "rooming house" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tractable":{ "readily giving in to the command or authority of another":{ "examples":[ "put the dog in obedience classes, with the hopes of making her a little more tractable" ], "synonyms":[ "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "docile", "law-abiding", "obedient", "submissive" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "duteous", "dutiful", "obliging", "placable", "soft", "surrendering", "yielding", "fawning", "kowtowing", "obeisant", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subordinate", "subservient", "decorous", "disciplined", "mannerly", "orderly", "constrained", "curbed", "inhibited", "repressed", "restrained", "controllable", "disciplinable", "governable", "handleable", "manageable", "tame", "teachable", "trainable", "gentle", "meek", "mild" ], "near antonyms":[ "insurgent", "mutinous", "dogged", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "peevish", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unyielding", "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "wild", "balky", "defiant", "perverse", "resistant", "bad", "disorderly", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "naughty", "ill-bred", "undisciplined", "dissident", "nonconformist", "disrespectful", "ill-mannered", "impolite", "impudent", "insolent", "rude" ], "antonyms":[ "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "noncompliant", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "unamenable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tracts":{ "a broad geographical area":{ "examples":[ "a vast and fertile tract of farmland" ], "synonyms":[ "belts", "corridors", "lands", "necks", "parts", "regions", "zones" ], "near synonyms":[ "districts", "domains", "latitudes", "ranges", "realms", "terrains", "territories", "neighborhoods", "vicinities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small area of usually open land":{ "examples":[ "the town had planned on turning that tract of meadow into a park" ], "synonyms":[ "clearings", "fields", "grounds", "lots", "parcels", "plats", "plots" ], "near synonyms":[ "commons", "crofts", "grasses", "green", "greenswards", "lawns", "glades", "grasslands", "heathlands", "heaths", "leas", "leys", "meadows", "moors", "pasturelands", "pastures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small piece of land that is developed or available for development":{ "examples":[ "had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house" ], "synonyms":[ "lots", "parcels", "plats", "plots", "properties" ], "near synonyms":[ "patches", "frontages", "leases", "developments", "real estates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traded":{ "to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{ "examples":[ "the U.S. agreed to trade with China" ], "synonyms":[ "dealt", "trafficked" ], "near synonyms":[ "bargained", "bartered", "horse-traded", "negotiated", "transacted", "auctioned", "exchanged", "merchandised", "merchandized", "rebought", "resold", "swapped", "bought", "picked up", "purchased", "took", "distributed", "fair-traded", "marketed", "peddled", "retailed", "sold", "supplied", "vended", "wholesaled", "black-marketed", "bootlegged", "fenced", "smuggled", "cornered", "engrossed", "monopolized", "undersold", "day-traded", "invested", "speculated" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballed", "blacked", "boycotted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "examples":[ "I'll trade my chocolate chip cookie for your bag of chips" ], "synonyms":[ "changed", "commuted", "exchanged", "shifted", "substituted", "swapped", "switched" ], "near synonyms":[ "interchanged", "displaced", "replaced", "superseded", "ceded", "handed over", "surrendered", "yielded", "reciprocated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traditional":{ "based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation":{ "antonyms":[ "nontraditional", "unconventional", "uncustomary", "untraditional" ], "examples":[ "a traditional Passover meal at his grandparents' house" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "modern", "modernized", "new", "new age", "present-day", "updated", "up-to-date", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "hot", "latest", "mod", "modernistic", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "supermodern", "ultramodern", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "original", "progressive", "revolutionary", "unorthodox", "unprecedented", "unusual" ], "related":[ "authentic", "established", "fixed", "historical", "common", "habitual", "orthodox", "usual", "ancestral", "historic", "old-time", "old-world", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "hoary", "old", "venerable", "ageless", "dateless", "immemorial", "timeless" ], "synonyms":[ "classical", "conventional", "customary", "prescriptive" ] }, "tending to favor 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"archconservative", "brassbound", "button-down", "buttoned-down", "conservative", "die-hard", "hidebound", "mossbacked", "old-fashioned", "old-line", "old-school", "orthodox", "paleoconservative", "reactionary", "standpat", "traditionalistic", "ultraconservative", "unprogressive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "traduced":{ "to fail to keep":{ "examples":[ "a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy" ], "synonyms":[ "breached", "broke", "contravened", "fractured", "infringed (on or upon)", "offended", "transgressed", "violated" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobeyed", "rebelled", "blew off", "brushed (off)", "disregarded", "flouted", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slighted", "tuned out", "winked (at)", "dismissed", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "scorned", "shrugged off", "defied", "resisted", "withstood" ], "near antonyms":[ "deferred (to)", "served", "submitted (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)", "attended", "heard", "heeded", "listened (to)", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "regarded", "watched" ], "antonyms":[ "complied (with)", "conformed (to)", "followed", "minded", "obeyed", "observed" ] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "my opponent in this campaign may villainously traduce me, but I will not stoop to his level" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersed", "blackened", "calumniated", "defamed", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "slandered", "smeared", "vilified" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittled", "denigrated", "detracted", "disparaged", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "shamed", "abased", "debased", "degraded", "humbled", "humiliated", "disdained", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalted", "glorified", "honored", "acclaimed", "applauded", "commended", "praised", "esteemed", "respected", "admired", "regarded", "adored", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traducing":{ "the making of false statements that damage another's reputation":{ "examples":[ "this endless traducing of candidates has got to stop, or the public will lose all faith in the electoral process" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniation", "calumny", "character assassination", "defamation", "defaming", "libel", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slander", "smearing", "vilification", "vilifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aspersion", "innuendo", "muck", "mud", "smear", "backbiting", "detraction", "abuse", "invective", "vituperation", "attack", "censure", "criticism", "denunciation", "hatchet job", "contempt", "disdain", "scorn", "belittlement", "denigration", "disparagement", "cattiness", "despite", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "venom", "viciousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "accolade", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "esteem", "honor", "respect", "adulation", "flattery", "adoration", "reverence", "veneration", "worship" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in vilifying , maligning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "maligning", "vilifying", "invidious", "objectionable", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "spiteful", "denigrative", "denigratory", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "detractive", "disparaging", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "invalid", "off", "unsound", "untrue", "wrong", "calumnious", "defamatory", "libelous", "libellous", "scandalous", "slanderous" ], "near antonyms":[ "appreciative", "complimentary", "favorable", "adulatory", "commendatory", "eulogistic", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudatory", "accurate", "correct", "errorless", "factual", "right", "sound", "true", "valid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to keep":{ "examples":[ "a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy" ], "synonyms":[ "breaching", "breaking", "contravening", "fracturing", "infringing (on or upon)", "offending", "transgressing", "violating" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobeying", "rebelling", "blowing off", "brushing (off)", "disregarding", "flouting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slighting", "tuning out", "winking (at)", "dismissing", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scorning", "shrugging off", "defying", "resisting", "withstanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "deferring (to)", "serving", "submitting (to)", "surrendering (to)", "yielding (to)", "attending", "hearing", "heeding", "listening (to)", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "regarding", "watching" ], "antonyms":[ "complying (with)", "conforming (to)", "following", "minding", "obeying", "observing" ] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "my opponent in this campaign may villainously traduce me, but I will not stoop to his level" ], "synonyms":[ "aspersing", "blackening", "calumniating", "defaming", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "smearing", "vilifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittling", "denigrating", "detracting", "disparaging", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "shaming", "abasing", "debasing", "degrading", "humbling", "humiliating", "disdaining", "scorning" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalting", "glorifying", "honoring", "acclaiming", "applauding", "commending", "praising", "esteeming", "respecting", "admiring", "regarding", "adoring", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "traffic":{ "the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "they contributed money to an environmental group that works to end the traffic of endangered animals" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "free trade", "black market", "gray market", "dealings", "horse-trading", "e-tail", "merchandising", "retailing", "wholesaling", "bartering" ], "synonyms":[ "business", "commerce", "marketplace", "trade" ] }, "to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "arrested him for trafficking in drugs" ], "near antonyms":[ "black", "blackball", "boycott" ], "related":[ "bargain", "barter", "horse-trade", "negotiate", "transact", "auction", "exchange", "merchandise", "merchandize", "rebuy", "resell", "swap", "buy", "pick up", "purchase", "take", "distribute", "fair-trade", "market", "peddle", "retail", "sell", "supply", "vend", "wholesale", "black-market", "bootleg", "fence", "smuggle", "corner", "engross", "monopolize", "undersell", "day-trade", "invest", "speculate" ], "synonyms":[ "deal", "trade" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tragic":{ "of a kind to cause great distress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in a tragic turn of events the area's sole remaining steel mill suddenly closed" ], "near antonyms":[ "gratifying", "pleasing", "rewarding", "satisfying", "comforting", "encouraging", "heartening", "cheering", "heartwarming", "inspiring", "fortunate", "happy", "lucky" ], "related":[ "troublesome", "vexatious", "affecting", "doleful", "moving", "piteous", "poignant", "ruthful", "touching", "awful", "dire", "dreadful", "fearful", "severe", "terrible", "alarming", "disturbing", "perturbing", "traumatic", "unsettling", "crushing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "horrible", "horrifying", "intolerable", "overwhelming", "shocking", "sickening", "unbearable", "miserable", "pitiful", "sad", "wretched", "calamitous", "disastrous", "painful", "raging", "sharp" ], "synonyms":[ "deplorable", "distressful", "distressing", "grievous", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "lamentable", "regrettable", "unfortunate", "unlucky", "woeful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "trailblazer":{ "a person or group that originates new concepts, styles, and techniques":{ "examples":[ "The Beatles are recognized as some of the greatest trailblazers of rock music." ], "synonyms":[], "near 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"personnel", "staff", "court", "assistant", "attendant", "helper", "retainer" ], "synonyms":[ "cortege", "cort\u00e8ge", "entourage", "following", "posse", "retinue", "suite", "tail" ] }, "a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "argosy", "convoy", "flotilla", "navy", "column", "cortege", "cort\u00e8ge", "parade", "procession" ], "synonyms":[ "armada", "caravan", "cavalcade", "fleet", "line", "motorcade" ] }, "a series of persons or things arranged one behind another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "already a long train of ticket buyers waiting outside the stadium" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "echelon", "rank", "row", "tier", "chain", "progression", "sequence", "succession", "array" ], "synonyms":[ "column", "cue", "file", "line", "queue", "range", "string" ] }, "a series of things linked together":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you've broken my train of thought\u2014now what were we talking about?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chain reaction", "belt", "circle", "cycle", "vicious circle", "vicious cycle", "continuum", "gamut", "gauntlet", "gantlet", "scale", "spectrum", "flow", "river", "stream", "file", "line", "queue", "range", "row", "succession" ], "synonyms":[ "catena", "catenation", "chain", "concatenation", "consecution", "nexus", "progression", "sequence", "string" ] }, "to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fit", "habilitate", "prepare", "ready", "acclimate", "acclimatize", "accommodate", "adapt", "adjust", "break in", "orient", "orientate", "shape", "accustom", "familiarize", "habituate", "naturalize", "fortify", "harden", "inure", "shape up", "steel", "strengthen", "toughen" ], "synonyms":[ "condition", "season" ] }, "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "will train the students in good study habits" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coach", "mentor", "drill", "fit", "ground", "habilitate", "prepare", "prime", "qualify", "direct", "guide", "lead", "rear", "catechize", "lecture", "moralize", "preach", "implant", "inculcate", "instill", "instil", "homeschool", "edify", "enlighten", "brief", "familiarize", "impart (to)", "inform", "verse", "initiate", "introduce", "show", "reeducate", "reschool", "reteach", "retrain" ], "synonyms":[ "educate", "indoctrinate", "instruct", "lesson", "school", "teach", "tutor" ] }, "to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "aim", "direct", "home (in on)", "hone in (on)", "level", "nail", "point", "set", "zero (in on)", "attend", "heed", "mind", "fixate (on)", "obsess (over)", "refocus" ], "synonyms":[ "center", "concentrate", "fasten", "focus", "rivet" ] }, "to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "accustom", "adapt", "adjust", "condition", "groom", "habituate", "shape", "tailor", "authorize", "entitle", "empower", "enable", "educate", "indoctrinate", "instruct", "school", "teach", "tutor" ], "synonyms":[ "equip", "fit", "prepare", "qualify", "ready", "season" ] }, "to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye" ], "near antonyms":[ "avert", "curve", "deflect", "detour", "divert", "rechannel", "shunt", "sidetrack" ], "related":[ "sight", "bear", "face", "concentrate", "focus", "incline", "orient", "steer" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "bend", "cast", "direct", "head", "hold", "level", "pinpoint", "set" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "train (with)":{ "as in prepare (for) , point (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "point (for)", "prepare (for)", "groove", "perfect", "refine", "drill", "repeat", "exercise", "practice", "practise", "rehearse", "run over", "work (at or on)", "review", "study" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trainability":{ "as in agreeability , tractability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abidance", "agreeability", "amenability", "teachableness", "tractability", "tractableness", "compliance", "conformity", "obedience", "submission", "subordination", "acquiescence", "capitulation", "obeisance", "obsequiousness", "submissiveness", "surrender", "yielding", "deference", "docility", "dutifulness", "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "servility", "slavishness", "subordinateness", "subservience", "subserviency", "inhibition", "repression", "restraint", "suppression", "control", "discipline", "dutifulness", "order" ], "near antonyms":[ "balkiness", "contrariness", "contumacy", "defiance", "disobedience", "frowardness", "insubordination", "intractability", "noncompliance", "obstreperousness", "rebelling", "rebellion", "rebelliousness", "recalcitrance", "refractoriness", "self-will", "unruliness", "waywardness", "willfulness", "noncooperation", "recusancy", "disrespect", "impudence", "insolence", "rudeness", "insurgence", "insurgency", "insurrection", "mutiny", "outbreak", "revolt", "hardheadedness", "mulishness", "mutinousness", "obstinacy", "obstinateness", "perversity", "pigheadedness", "stubbornness", "misbehavior", "mischievousness", "naughtiness", "dissent", "dissidence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trainer":{ "a person who trains performers or athletes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hired a personal trainer to help her get in shape" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "handler", "manager", "instructor", "teacher", "tutor", "driller", "drillmaster", "adviser", "advisor", "cicerone", "counselor", "counsellor", "guide", "mentor" ], "synonyms":[ "coach" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trainload":{ "as in truckload , carload":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boatload", "carload", "shipload", "truckload", "wagonload", "consignment", "ballast", "deadweight", "burden", "cargo", "draft", "freight", "haul", "lading", "load", "loading", "payload", "weight", "overload", "surcharge", "bale", "bundle", "pack", "package", "packet", "parcel", "shipment", "manifest", "body", "bulk", "mass" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trait":{ "something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "honesty is one of her defining traits" ], "synonyms":[ "affection", "attribute", "attribution", "character", "characteristic", "criterion", "diagnostic", "differentia", "feature", "fingerprint", "hallmark", "mark", "marker", "note", "particularity", "peculiarity", "point", "property", "quality", "specific", "stamp", "touch" ], "near synonyms":[ "badge", "indication", "sign", "emblem", "symbol", "token", "charm", "grace", "excellence", "merit", "virtue", "eccentricity", "idiosyncrasy", "oddity", "quirk", "individuality", "singularity", "uniqueness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traitor":{ "one who betrays a trust or an allegiance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "accused by her family of being a traitor when she sold their traditionally animal-friendly business to a competitor known to use animals for testing its products" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "accommodationist", "collaborationist", "collaborator", "sellout", "subversive", "subverter", "coconspirator", "conspirator", "intriguer", "plotter", "schemer", "defector", "deserter", "renegade", "blabbermouth", "gossip", "gossiper", "gossipmonger", "informant", "informer", "rat", "rumormonger", "snitch", "snitcher", "squealer", "stool pigeon", "talebearer", "talker", "tattler", "tattletale", "telltale" ], "synonyms":[ "apostate", "backstabber", "betrayer", "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "Judas", "quisling", "recreant", "serpent", "snake", "turncoat" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trajectory":{ "the curved course along which something (such as a rocket) moves through the air or through space":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the trajectory of the missile" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trammelling":{ "to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{ "examples":[ "years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband" ], "synonyms":[ "binding", "chaining", "enchaining", "enfettering", "fettering", "gyving", "handcuffing", "manacling", "pinioning", "shackling" ], "near synonyms":[ "hobbling", "hog-tying", "ironing", "lashing", "securing", "trussing", "tying", "tieing", "attaching", "fastening", "joining", "linking", "confining", "constraining", "curbing", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "limiting", "restricting", "entangling", "tangling" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipating", "freeing", "liberating", "loosing", "releasing", "rescuing", "undoing", "unfastening", "untangling", "untying", "untieing", "detaching", "disengaging" ], "antonyms":[ "unbinding", "unfettering", "unshackling" ] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity" ], "synonyms":[ "clogging", "cramping", "embarrassing", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "handcuffing", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "hog-tying", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "short-circuiting", "stymieing", "tying up", "tieing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balking", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "reining", "restraining", "binding", "chaining", "haltering", "leashing", "tethering", "tying", "tieing", "arresting", "braking", "delaying", "retaining", "retarding", "barricading", "blockading", "blocking", "roadblocking", "bogging (down)", "miring", "choking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "suffocating", "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "stumping", "thwarting", "derailing", "disrupting", "sabotaging", "muzzling", "repressing", "suppressing", "confining", "hedging (in)", "hemming (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearing", "making way", "opening", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untying", "untieing", "loosening", "smoothing", "encouraging", "furthering", "promoting" ], "antonyms":[ "aiding", "assisting", "facilitating", "helping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tramping":{ "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "antonyms":[ "breezing", "coasting", "gliding", "sliding", "waltzing", "whisking" ], "examples":[ "tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "wafting" ], "related":[ "dragging", "flopping", "hauling", "blundering", "careening", "doddering", "lurching", "reeling", "staggering", "swaying", "teetering", "tottering", "waddling", "weaving", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "synonyms":[ "barging", "clumping", "flogging", "floundering", "galumphing", "lumbering", "lumping", "plodding", "pounding", "scuffing", "scuffling", "shambling", "shuffling", "slogging", "sloughing", "stamping", "stomping", "stumbling", "stumping", "tromping", "trudging" ] }, "to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we would have happily tramped through the forest for the rest of the day if it hadn't started to rain" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "roaming", "roving", "wandering", "peregrinating", "traipsing", "traversing", "trekking", "walking", "marching", "promenading", "power walking" ], "synonyms":[ "ambling", "hiking", "perambulating", "rambling", "sauntering", "strolling", "tromping" ] }, "to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "didn't mean to tramp your toes as I was running past you" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "overriding", "running down", "running over", "stepping (on)", "mashing", "pulping", "smashing", "squashing", "squelching", "booting", "hoofing", "kicking" ], "synonyms":[ "champing", "stamping", "stomping", "trampling", "tromping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tramps":{ "a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{ "examples":[ "the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter" ], "synonyms":[ "bindle stiffs", "bummers", "bums", "hoboes", "hobos", "sundowners", "swaggies", "swagmen", "vagabonds", "vagrants" ], "near synonyms":[ "drifters", "roamers", "transients", "beggars", "derelicts", "mendicants", "panhandlers", "stiffs", "dodgers", "malingerers", "shirkers", "slackers", "gamines", "ragamuffins", "urchins", "waifs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman":{ "examples":[ "elders in the roaring twenties who labeled flappers degenerates and tramps" ], "synonyms":[ "chippies", "doxies", "fancy women", "floozies", "hoochies", "hussies", "Jezebels", "minxes", "queans", "trollops", "wenches" ], "near synonyms":[ "sirens", "temptresses", "vamps", "grisettes", "prostitutes", "trulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work" ], "synonyms":[ "barges", "clumps", "flogs", "flounders", "galumphs", "lumbers", "lumps", "plods", "pounds", "scuffles", "scuffs", "shambles", "shuffles", "slogs", "sloughs", "stamps", "stomps", "stumbles", "stumps", "tromps", "trudges" ], "near synonyms":[ "drags", "flops", "hauls", "blunders", "careens", "dodders", "lurches", "reels", "staggers", "sways", "teeters", "totters", "waddles", "weaves", "wobbles", "wabbles" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "wafts" ], "antonyms":[ "breezes", "coasts", "glides", "slides", "waltzes", "whisks" ] }, "to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure":{ "examples":[ "didn't mean to tramp your toes as I was running past you" ], "synonyms":[ "champs", "stamps", "stomps", "tramples", "tromps" ], "near synonyms":[ "overrides", "runs down", "runs over", "steps (on)", "mashes", "pulps", "smashes", "squashes", "squelches", "boots", "hoofs", "kicks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{ "examples":[ "we would have happily tramped through the forest for the rest of the day if it hadn't started to rain" ], "synonyms":[ "ambles", "hikes", "perambulates", "rambles", "saunters", "strolls", "tromps" ], "near synonyms":[ "roams", "roves", "wanders", "peregrinates", "traipses", "traverses", "treks", "walks", "marches", "promenades", "power walks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trance":{ "the state of being lost in thought":{ "examples":[ "lulled by the sound of the train, she stared out the window in a trance , oblivious to the fact that the conductor was taking tickets" ], "synonyms":[ "daydreaming", "reverie", "revery", "study", "woolgathering" ], "near synonyms":[ "contemplation", "meditation", "musing", "absentmindedness", "absorption", "abstraction", "preoccupation", "chimera", "conceit", "daydream", "delusion", "dream", "fancy", "fantasy", "phantasy", "figment", "hallucination", "illusion", "phantasm", "fantasm", "pipe dream", "unreality", "vision" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trances":{ "the state of being lost in thought":{ "examples":[ "lulled by the sound of the train, she stared out the window in a trance , oblivious to the fact that the conductor was taking tickets" ], "synonyms":[ "reveries", "studies", "woolgatherings" ], "near synonyms":[ "contemplations", "meditations", "musings", "absorptions", "abstractions", "preoccupations", "chimeras", "conceits", "daydreams", "delusions", "dreams", "fancies", "fantasies", "phantasies", "figments", "hallucinations", "illusions", "phantasms", "fantasms", "pipe dreams", "unrealities", "visions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tranquilized":{ "as in relaxed , relieved":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "relaxed", "relieved", "bovine", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "sober", "stolid", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "indifferent", "assured", "confident", "self-assured", "carefree", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "affable", "breezy", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "laid-back", "loosey-goosey", "mellow", "centered", "disciplined", "equable", "self-contained", "self-controlled", "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unflappable", "unshakable", "even", "even-keeled", "steady", "well-adjusted", "well-balanced" ], "near antonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disturbed", "flustered", "perturbed", "unglued", "unhinged", "unstrung", "upset", "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unsettled", "worried", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "restless", "skittish", "tense", "high-strung", "unstable", "uptight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle" ], "synonyms":[ "becalmed", "calmed", "composed", "lullabied", "lulled", "quieted", "quietened", "salved", "settled", "soothed", "stilled" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "hushed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "eased", "laid", "mitigated", "quelled", "relaxed", "relieved", "solaced", "narcotized", "sedated", "stupefied" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "heightened", "intensified", "aroused", "excited", "fomented", "incited", "roused", "stirred (up)", "worked up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "keyed (up)", "perturbed", "upset", "vexed", "vext" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tranquillize":{ "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "antonyms":[ "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "key (up)", "perturb", "upset", "vex" ], "examples":[ "at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "heighten", "intensify", "arouse", "excite", "foment", "incite", "rouse", "stir (up)", "work up" ], "related":[ "appease", "conciliate", "hush", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "lay", "mitigate", "quell", "relax", "relieve", "solace", "narcotize", "sedate", "stupefy" ], "synonyms":[ "becalm", "calm", "compose", "lull", "lullaby", "quiet", "quieten", "salve", "settle", "soothe", "still" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tranquilness":{ "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "examples":[ "he maintained his gentle tranquilness despite the provocations" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composedness", "composure", "cool", "coolness", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-composedness", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transact":{ "to do (business) with another person, company, etc.":{ "examples":[ "We had some important business to transact with our distributors.", "transact a real estate deal" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bargain", "barter", "horse-trade", "negotiate", "deal", "trade", "traffic", "auction", "exchange", "merchandise", "merchandize", "rebuy", "resell", "swap", "buy", "pick up", "purchase", "take", "distribute", "fair-trade", "market", "peddle", "retail", "sell", "supply", "vend", "wholesale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transactions":{ "the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price":{ "examples":[ "if you want to return any merchandise, make sure you keep the receipt for the initial sales transaction" ], "synonyms":[ "deals", "sales", "trades" ], "near synonyms":[ "auctions", "silent auctions", "haggles", "negotiations", "bargains", "buys", "steals", "purchases", "clearances", "closeouts", "fire sales", "fairs", "garage sales", "jumble sales", "rummage sales", "tag sales", "yard sales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transcend":{ "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "examples":[ "a man whose practical knowledge of botany transcends that of his more educated colleagues" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "excel", "outclass", "outdistance", "outdo", "outgun", "outmatch", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "tower (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "one-up", "outpace", "outrace", "outrun", "overpass", "best", "clobber", "conquer", "crush", "defeat", "drub", "lick", "master", "outcompete", "outperform", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "rout", "shame", "skunk", "subdue", "surmount", "thrash", "trim", "triumph (over)", "trounce", "wallop", "whip", "win (against)", "worst", "outbalance", "outweigh", "overbear", "overshadow", "trump" ], "near antonyms":[ "lose (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go beyond the limit of":{ "examples":[ "a person who believes that any true understanding of God transcends human intelligence" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "exceed", "outreach", "outrun", "overpass", "overreach", "overrun", "overshoot", "overstep", "surpass" ], "near synonyms":[ "encroach", "entrench", "intrench", "infringe", "invade", "trespass", "overdo", "overuse", "overutilize", "overwork" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transcended":{ "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "examples":[ "a man whose practical knowledge of botany transcends that of his more educated colleagues" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "excelled", "outclassed", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outgunned", "outmatched", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "towered (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "one-upped", "outpaced", "outraced", "outran", "overpassed", "bested", "clobbered", "conquered", "crushed", "defeated", "drubbed", "licked", "mastered", "outcompeted", "outperformed", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "routed", "shamed", "skunked", "subdued", "surmounted", "thrashed", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "trounced", "walloped", "whipped", "won (against)", "worsted", "outbalanced", "outweighed", "overbore", "overshadowed", "trumped" ], "near antonyms":[ "lost (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go beyond the limit of":{ "examples":[ "a person who believes that any true understanding of God transcends human intelligence" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "exceeded", "outran", "outreached", "overpassed", "overran", "overreached", "overshot", "overstepped", "surpassed" ], "near synonyms":[ "encroached", "entrenched", "intrenched", "infringed", "invaded", "trespassed", "overdid", "overused", "overutilized", "overworked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transcendency":{ "as in supremacy , dominance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascendancy", "ascendency", "command", "dominance", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "allowance", "head start", "lead", "leg up", "margin", "odds", "start", "precedence", "preference", "prerogative", "privilege", "seniority", "advantage", "better", "bulge", "catbird seat", "drop", "edge", "high ground", "inside track", "jump", "pull", "stead", "upper hand", "vantage", "whip hand", "break", "foothold", "opportunity", "benefit", "blessing", "boon", "felicity", "godsend", "manna", "windfall" ], "near antonyms":[ "disadvantage", "drawback", "handicap", "liability", "minus", "penalty", "strike", "detriment", "stranglehold", "disparity", "imbalance", "inequality", "unevenness", "disability", "failing", "impairment", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel", "lurch", "setback" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transcribed":{ "as in reproduced , photocopied":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duplicated", "photocopied", "reduplicated", "reproduced", "artificial", "bogus", "factitious", "fake", "false", "imitation", "man-made", "mock", "sham", "simulated", "substitute", "synthetic", "backup", "copied", "cribbed", "plagiarized", "counterfeit", "deceptive", "forged", "fraudulent", "misleading", "apish", "canned", "emulative", "epigonic", "epigonous", "formulaic", "imitative", "mimetic", "mimic", "slavish", "unoriginal", "cut-and-dried", "cut-and-dry", "perfunctory", "routine", "uninspired" ], "near antonyms":[ "archetypal", "archetypical", "original", "authentic", "bona fide", "legitimate", "true", "genuine", "natural", "real", "classic", "ideal", "model" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce a document or record of":{ "examples":[ "He transcribed the audio portion of the video for those who were hard of hearing." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chronicled", "minuted", "recorded", "jotted (down)", "logged", "marked", "noted", "put down", "reported", "set down", "took down", "wrote down", "enregistered", "entered", "inscribed", "chalked (up)", "notched", "scored", "cast", "composed", "crafted", "drafted", "drew up", "formulated", "framed", "prepared", "recast", "redrafted", "reproduced", "revised", "rewrote", "lettered", "printed", "typed", "typewrote", "autographed", "penciled (in)", "pencilled (in)", "registered", "signed", "couched", "expressed", "phrased", "put", "worded", "authored", "penned", "scratched (out)", "scribbled", "wrote" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "transfers":{ "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18" ], "synonyms":[ "alienates", "aliens", "assigns", "cedes", "conveys", "deeds", "makes over" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeaths", "hands down", "leaves", "passes (down)", "wills", "bestows", "commends", "commits", "confers", "contributes", "delivers", "donates", "grants", "hands over", "moves", "passes", "presents", "releases", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "transmits", "turns in", "turns over", "vests", "yields", "consigns", "entrusts", "intrusts", "trusts", "leases", "lends", "lets", "loans", "rents" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "examples":[ "they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another" ], "synonyms":[ "communicates", "conducts", "conveys", "gives", "imparts", "spreads", "transfuses", "transmits" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "hands over", "surrenders", "turns over", "broadcasts", "diffuses", "disseminates", "propagates", "hands down", "hands on", "contaminates", "infects", "poisons" ], "near antonyms":[ "catches", "comes down (with)", "contracts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters" ], "synonyms":[ "consigns", "dispatches", "packs (off)", "sends", "ships", "shoots", "transmits", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveys", "delivers", "hands over", "passes", "renders", "advances", "drops", "launches", "addresses", "forwards", "exports", "imports", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "presents", "resends", "returns" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquires", "draws", "earns", "gains", "garners", "gets", "obtains", "procures", "secures" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "receives" ] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse" ], "synonyms":[ "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "moves", "relocates", "removes", "repositions", "shifts", "transposes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "carts", "conveys", "drives", "hauls", "lugs", "totes", "transmits", "transplants", "transports", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants", "alters", "makes over", "modifies", "redoes", "refashions", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchors", "fixes", "freezes", "moors", "secures", "sets", "stabilizes", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother" ], "synonyms":[ "commends", "commits", "confides", "consigns", "delegates", "delivers", "entrusts", "intrusts", "gives", "gives over", "hands", "hands over", "leaves", "passes", "recommends", "reposes", "transmits", "trusts", "turns over", "vests" ], "near synonyms":[ "confers", "grants", "assigns", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "disperses", "distributes", "divides", "hands in", "releases", "relinquishes", "submits", "surrenders", "turns in", "yields", "bequeaths", "hands down", "hands on", "wills", "advances", "lends", "loans", "furnishes", "supplies", "recommits", "redelivers", "retransfers", "retransmits" ], "near antonyms":[ "detains", "holds back", "reserves", "withholds", "owns", "possesses", "accepts", "receives", "takes in", "occupies", "takes", "takes over" ], "antonyms":[ "holds", "keeps", "retains" ] }, "to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{ "examples":[ "transferred the ball to the running back" ], "synonyms":[ "bucks", "hands", "hands over", "passes", "reaches" ], "near synonyms":[ "relays", "bears", "carries", "fingers", "handles", "paws", "cedes", "delivers", "gives", "gives up", "releases", "relinquishes", "renders", "surrenders", "turns over", "yields" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transfix":{ "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "examples":[ "transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board" ], "synonyms":[ "gore", "harpoon", "impale", "jab", "lance", "peck", "pick", "pierce", "pink", "puncture", "run through", "skewer", "spear", "spike", "spit", "stab", "stick", "transpierce" ], "near synonyms":[ "spindle", "perforate", "riddle", "bayonet", "dirk", "gimlet", "pike", "poniard", "prong", "quill", "pinprick", "poke", "prick", "punch", "thrust", "cut", "knife", "slice" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transform":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "by clicking a few buttons, this toy car can be transformed into a robot" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemize", "convert", "make over", "metamorphose", "transfigure", "transmute", "transpose", "transubstantiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjust", "alter", "modify", "recast", "redefine", "redesign", "redo", "reengineer", "refashion", "regenerate", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "vary", "deform", "disfigure", "distort", "mutate", "transmogrify", "displace", "replace", "substitute", "supplant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transformation":{ "a change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "a raven-haired starlet who underwent an attention-getting transformation and showed up at the awards ceremony as a blonde" ], "synonyms":[ "changeover", "conversion", "metamorphosis", "transfiguration" ], "near synonyms":[ "shift", "transition", "adjustment", "alteration", "modification", "reconstruction", "reconversion", "redo", "redoing", "refashioning", "reformation", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revision", "reworking", "variation", "deformation", "disfigurement", "distortion", "mutation", "transmutation", "displacement", "replacement", "substitution", "supplantation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transgressing":{ "as in willful , unruly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disobedient", "headstrong", "intractable", "obstreperous", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "unruly", "untoward", "willful", "wilful", "defiant", "disrespectful", "ill-mannered", "ill-natured", "impolite", "improper", "impudent", "indecorous", "insolent", "rude", "uncouth", "unmannerly", "balky", "restive", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "wayward", "wild", "bad", "contrary", "errant", "froward", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "naughty", "arch", "elfish", "impish", "knavish", "monkeying", "monkeyish", "ornery", "pixieish", "prankish", "rascally", "roguish", "waggish", "dissolute", "perverse", "wrongheaded", "disorderly", "rowdy", "ruffianly", "corrupt", "evil", "wicked", "insurgent", "mutinous", "rebellious", "disobliging", "inconsiderate", "selfish", "thoughtless", "unkind", "unkindly" ], "near antonyms":[ "behaved", "behaving", "nice", "orderly", "acquiescent", "compliant", "complying", "dutiful", "obedient", "submissive", "clean", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "moral", "proper", "respectable", "considerate", "courteous", "kindly", "mannerly", "polite", "thoughtful", "angelic", "angelical", "cherubic", "divine", "heavenly", "amenable", "docile", "governable", "tractable", "amiable", "complaisant", "good-natured", "obliging", "pleasant", "discreet", "modest", "adult", "grown-up", "mature" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to commit an offense":{ "examples":[ "I didn't realize I was transgressing when I told your sister she looked like she had lost weight" ], "synonyms":[ "erring", "falling", "offending", "sinning", "straying", "trespassing", "wandering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaching", "breaking", "infringing", "violating", "backsliding", "lapsing", "messing up" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgiving", "justifying", "pardoning", "regretting", "repenting", "ruing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to keep":{ "examples":[ "don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene" ], "synonyms":[ "breaching", "breaking", "contravening", "fracturing", "infringing (on or upon)", "offending", "traducing", "violating" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobeying", "rebelling", "blowing off", "brushing (off)", "disregarding", "flouting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slighting", "tuning out", "winking (at)", "dismissing", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scorning", "shrugging off", "defying", "resisting", "withstanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "deferring (to)", "serving", "submitting (to)", "surrendering (to)", "yielding (to)", "attending", "hearing", "heeding", "listening (to)", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "regarding", "watching" ], "antonyms":[ "complying (with)", "conforming (to)", "following", "minding", "obeying", "observing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "transit":{ "as in transport , passage":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conveyance", "passage", "transport", "joyride", "drive", "spin", "turn", "lift", "ride", "transportation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier" ], "synonyms":[ "course", "cover", "cross", "cut (across)", "follow", "go", "navigate", "pass (over)", "perambulate", "peregrinate", "proceed (along)", "track", "travel", "traverse" ], "near synonyms":[ "hike", "traipse", "tramp", "tread", "walk", "ride", "run", "crisscross" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "translate":{ "to express something (as a text or statement) in different words":{ "antonyms":[ "quote" ], "examples":[ "would you mind translating this German article for me?" ], "near antonyms":[ "echo", "repeat", "copy", "reproduce", "transcribe" ], "related":[ "boil down", "recapitulate", "reiterate", "summarize", "sum up" ], "synonyms":[ "paraphrase", "rephrase", "restate", "reword" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "translated":{ "to express something (as a text or statement) in different words":{ "antonyms":[ "quoted" ], "examples":[ "would you mind translating this German article for me?" ], "near antonyms":[ "echoed", "repeated", "copied", "reproduced", "transcribed" ], "related":[ "boiled down", "recapitulated", "reiterated", "summarized", "summed up" ], "synonyms":[ "paraphrased", "rephrased", "restated", "reworded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transmutation":{ "as in transformation , mutation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "metamorphosis", "mutation", "transformation", "transmogrification", "change", "fluctuation", "flux", "inconstancy", "oscillation", "vacillation", "wavering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transmutations":{ "as in transformations , mutations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "metamorphoses", "mutations", "transformations", "transmogrifications", "changes", "fluctuations", "fluxes", "inconstancies", "oscillations", "vacillations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transmuted":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "in his elegy on his deceased wife, the poet has transmuted inconsolable grief into high art" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemized", "converted", "made over", "metamorphosed", "transfigured", "transformed", "transposed", "transubstantiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjusted", "altered", "modified", "recast", "redefined", "redesigned", "redid", "reengineered", "refashioned", "regenerated", "remade", "remodeled", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "varied", "deformed", "disfigured", "distorted", "mutated", "transmogrified", "displaced", "replaced", "substituted", "supplanted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transmuting":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "in his elegy on his deceased wife, the poet has transmuted inconsolable grief into high art" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemizing", "converting", "making over", "metamorphosing", "transfiguring", "transforming", "transposing", "transubstantiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjusting", "altering", "modifying", "recasting", "redefining", "redesigning", "redoing", "reengineering", "refashioning", "regenerating", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "varying", "deforming", "disfiguring", "distorting", "mutating", "transmogrifying", "displacing", "replacing", "substituting", "supplanting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transpierced":{ "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "spindled", "perforated", "riddled", "bayoneted", "bayonetted", "dirked", "gimleted", "piked", "poniarded", "pronged", "quilled", "pinpricked", "poked", "pricked", "punched", "thrust", "cut", "knifed", "sliced" ], "synonyms":[ "gored", "harpooned", "impaled", "jabbed", "lanced", "pecked", "picked", "pierced", "pinked", "punctured", "ran through", "skewered", "speared", "spiked", "spitted", "stabbed", "stuck", "transfixed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transvalue":{ "as in transvaluate":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trapped":{ "as in ensnared":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to catch or hold as if in a net":{ "antonyms":[ "disentangled", "untangled" ], "examples":[ "an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "extricated", "cleared", "freed", "liberated" ], "related":[ "bagged", "birdlimed", "captured", "collared", "embroiled", "implicated", "involved", "mired" ], "synonyms":[ "caught up", "enmeshed", "immeshed", "ensnared", "ensnarled", "entangled", "entoiled", "entrapped", "meshed", "netted", "snared", "tangled" ] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "antonyms":[ "missed" ], "examples":[ "finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharged", "freed", "liberated", "released", "dropped", "loosened", "unhanded" ], "related":[ "gloved", "haltered", "lassoed", "roped", "apprehended", "arrested", "detained", "bayed", "cornered", "clasped", "clutched", "fastened (on)", "fisted", "grasped", "gripped", "held", "latched (on or onto)", "secured", "rent", "rended", "wrested", "enmeshed", "immeshed", "ensnared", "entangled", "entrapped", "meshed", "abducted", "kidnapped", "kidnaped", "spirited (away or off)" ], "synonyms":[ "bagged", "captured", "caught", "collared", "copped", "corralled", "glommed", "got", "grabbed", "grappled", "hooked", "landed", "nabbed", "nailed", "netted", "nobbled", "rapped", "seized", "snagged", "snapped (up)", "snared", "snatched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "traps":{ "a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise":{ "examples":[ "undercover agents devised a trap to catch the counterfeiters", "a bear trap" ], "synonyms":[ "ambushes", "nets", "snares", "webs" ], "near synonyms":[ "enmeshments", "entanglements", "entrapments", "envelopments", "booby traps", "catches", "hazards", "land mines", "pitfalls", "snags", "artifices", "cheats", "deceptions", "double-dealings", "duplicities", "ploys", "ruses", "subterfuges", "tricks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{ "examples":[ "an overland route to the Far East that was once notorious for the many robbers who laid traps for unsuspecting wayfarers" ], "synonyms":[ "ambuscades", "ambushes", "ambushments", "surprises", "surprizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "assaults", "attacks", "charges", "sallies", "captures", "entrapments", "mousetraps", "snares", "huntings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that catches and holds":{ "examples":[ "the promotion is really just a trap to keep her from taking a new job elsewhere" ], "synonyms":[ "entanglements", "meshes", "morasses", "nets", "nooses", "quagmires", "quicksands", "snares", "tanglements", "toils", "webs" ], "near synonyms":[ "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "cat's cradles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "cobwebs", "spiderwebs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal":{ "examples":[ "shut your trap before someone belts you one!" ], "synonyms":[ "chops", "gobs", "kissers", "mouths", "mugs", "pieholes", "pie holes", "yaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "countenances", "faces", "pusses", "visages", "muzzles", "jaws", "mandibles", "maxillae", "maxillas", "gullets", "maws" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to catch or hold as if in a net":{ "examples":[ "an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals" ], "synonyms":[ "catches up", "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "ensnarls", "entangles", "entoils", "entraps", "meshes", "nets", "snares", "tangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "bags", "birdlimes", "captures", "collars", "embroils", "implicates", "involves", "mires" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaches", "disengages", "extricates", "clears", "frees", "liberates" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangles", "untangles" ] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "captures", "catches", "collars", "cops", "corrals", "gets", "gloms", "grabs", "grapples", "hooks", "lands", "nabs", "nails", "nets", "nobbles", "raps", "seizes", "snags", "snaps (up)", "snares", "snatches" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloves", "halters", "lassos", "ropes", "apprehends", "arrests", "detains", "bays", "corners", "clasps", "clutches", "fastens (on)", "fists", "grasps", "grips", "holds", "latches (on or onto)", "secures", "rends", "wrests", "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "entangles", "entraps", "meshes", "abducts", "kidnaps", "spirits (away or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "drops", "loosens", "unhands" ], "antonyms":[ "misses" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trapshooter":{ "as in gun , shot":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "marksman", "sharpshooter", "shooter", "shot", "gun", "gunman", "gunner", "sniper", "markswoman", "rifleman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trash-talking":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "began to trash-talk the opposing players the minute they got on the field" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "diminishing", "discounting", "dismissing", "disparaging", "dissing", "kissing off", "minimizing", "playing down", "poor-mouthing", "putting down", "running down", "talking down", "trashing", "vilipending", "writing off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommending", "abusing", "scolding", "disapproving (of)", "disliking", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "reprehending", "reprobating", "aspersing", "defaming", "maligning", "ripping", "slandering", "slurring", "traducing", "vilifying", "discrediting", "disgracing" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "countenancing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "favoring", "recommending", "sanctioning", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "exalting", "extolling", "glorifying", "lauding", "magnifying", "praising" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trashed":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her" ], "synonyms":[ "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bashed", "belabored", "blasted", "castigated", "excoriated", "jumped (on)", "lambasted", "potshot", "savaged", "scathed", "slammed", "vituperated" ], "near synonyms":[ "berated", "harangued", "harassed", "harried", "reviled", "scolded", "whipped", "blasphemed", "cursed", "execrated", "imprecated", "profaned", "affronted", "insulted", "slurred", "aspersed", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "blackguarded", "disparaged", "put down", "libeled", "libelled", "slandered", "traduced", "vilified", "chastised", "chid", "chided", "criticized", "laced (into)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "fulminated", "lashed (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "commended", "complimented", "hailed", "lauded", "praised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property":{ "examples":[ "someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance" ], "synonyms":[ "defaced", "vandalized" ], "near synonyms":[ "desecrated", "violated", "graffitied", "tagged", "banged up", "broke", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "marred", "shattered", "spoiled", "spoilt", "annihilated", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "ravaged", "ravened", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wracked", "wrecked", "sabotaged", "depredated", "despoiled", "looted", "marauded", "pillaged", "plundered", "ransacked", "sacked", "spoliated" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "salvaged", "built", "rebuilt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "denigrated", "deprecated", "depreciated", "derogated", "diminished", "discounted", "dismissed", "disparaged", "dissed", "kissed off", "minimized", "played down", "poor-mouthed", "put down", "ran down", "talked down", "trash-talked", "vilipended", "wrote off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommended", "abused", "scolded", "disapproved (of)", "disliked", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "reprehended", "reprobated", "aspersed", "defamed", "maligned", "ripped", "slandered", "slurred", "traduced", "vilified", "discredited", "disgraced" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "countenanced", "endorsed", "indorsed", "favored", "recommended", "sanctioned", "commended", "complimented", "eulogized" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "exalted", "extolled", "glorified", "lauded", "magnified", "praised" ] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport" ], "synonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "bushwhacked", "charged", "descended (on or upon)", "jumped (on)", "pounced (on or upon)", "raided", "rushed", "set on", "sicced", "sicked", "stormed", "struck", "turned (on)", "went in (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rushed", "ganged up (on)", "mobbed", "swarmed", "mugged", "robbed", "ambuscaded", "ambushed", "surprised", "surprized", "waylaid", "blitzed", "bombarded", "bombed", "nuked", "barraged", "cannonaded", "cannoned", "banged away (at)", "battered", "buffeted", "plastered", "beleaguered", "besieged", "pressed", "harried", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "forayed", "invaded", "overran", "enveloped", "flanked" ], "near antonyms":[ "covered", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "secured", "shielded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trashing":{ "deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property":{ "examples":[ "the trashing of his apartment was the work of his ex-girlfriend, who apparently did not take the breakup very well" ], "synonyms":[ "defacement", "defacing", "vandalism", "vandalization" ], "near synonyms":[ "demolishing", "demolishment", "desecrating", "desecration", "destruction", "ravage", "ravaging", "ruin", "ruination", "wrecking", "sabotage", "depredation", "despoiling", "despoilment", "looting", "marauding", "pillage", "pillaging", "plunder", "plundering", "predation", "ransacking", "sacking", "spoliation" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservation", "preservation", "protection", "salvage", "saving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her" ], "synonyms":[ "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "bashing", "belaboring", "blasting", "castigating", "excoriating", "jumping (on)", "lambasting", "potshotting", "savaging", "scathing", "slamming", "vituperating" ], "near synonyms":[ "berating", "haranguing", "harassing", "harrying", "reviling", "scolding", "whipping", "blaspheming", "cursing", "execrating", "imprecating", "profaning", "affronting", "insulting", "slurring", "aspersing", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "blackguarding", "disparaging", "putting down", "libeling", "libelling", "slandering", "traducing", "vilifying", "chastising", "chiding", "criticizing", "lacing (into)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "fulminating", "lashing (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "commending", "complimenting", "hailing", "lauding", "praising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property":{ "examples":[ "someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance" ], "synonyms":[ "defacing", "vandalizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "desecrating", "violating", "graffitiing", "graffiting", "tagging", "banging up", "breaking", "damaging", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "marring", "shattering", "spoiling", "annihilating", "demolishing", "destroying", "devastating", "ravaging", "ravening", "razing", "ruining", "scourging", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wiping out", "wracking", "wrecking", "sabotaging", "depredating", "despoiling", "looting", "marauding", "pillaging", "plundering", "ransacking", "sacking", "spoliating" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "salvaging", "building", "rebuilding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "diminishing", "discounting", "dismissing", "disparaging", "dissing", "kissing off", "minimizing", "playing down", "poor-mouthing", "putting down", "running down", "talking down", "trash-talking", "vilipending", "writing off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommending", "abusing", "scolding", "disapproving (of)", "disliking", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "reprehending", "reprobating", "aspersing", "defaming", "maligning", "ripping", "slandering", "slurring", "traducing", "vilifying", "discrediting", "disgracing" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "countenancing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "favoring", "recommending", "sanctioning", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "exalting", "extolling", "glorifying", "lauding", "magnifying", "praising" ] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport" ], "synonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "bushwhacking", "charging", "descending (on or upon)", "going in (on)", "jumping (on)", "pouncing (on or upon)", "raiding", "rushing", "setting on", "siccing", "sicking", "storming", "striking", "turning (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rushing", "ganging up (on)", "mobbing", "swarming", "mugging", "robbing", "ambuscading", "ambushing", "surprising", "surprizing", "waylaying", "blitzing", "bombarding", "bombing", "nuking", "barraging", "cannonading", "cannoning", "banging away (at)", "battering", "buffeting", "plastering", "beleaguering", "besieging", "pressing", "harrying", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravaging", "sacking", "foraying", "invading", "overrunning", "enveloping", "flanking" ], "near antonyms":[ "covering", "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "securing", "shielding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trashy":{ "marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste":{ "examples":[ "I know that sequined shirt cost a lot of money, but I still think it looks kind of trashy" ], "synonyms":[ "cheesy", "dowdy", "inelegant", "styleless", "tacky", "tasteless", "ticky-tacky", "ticky-tack", "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" ] }, "of low quality":{ "examples":[ "trashy furniture that fell apart after a few weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bargain-basement", "bum", "cheap", "cheapjack", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "el cheapo", "execrable", "gimcrack", "inferior", "junky", "lousy", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "poor", "rotten", "rubbishy", "schlock", "schlocky", "shlock", "shlocky", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "terrible", "trumpery", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "indifferent", "lackluster", "second-class", "brummagem", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "kitsch", "kitschy", "meretricious", "ostentatious", "showy", "splashy", "swank", "swanky", "tawdry", "seedy", "shabby", "tacky", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "near antonyms":[ "elegant", "handsome", "tasteful", "handcrafted", "polished", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "excellent", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "good", "high-grade", "superior", "top-notch" ] }, "depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society":{ "examples":[ "a trashy skin magazine with no pretense to subtlety" ], "synonyms":[ "bawdy", "blue", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "gross", "gutter", "impure", "indecent", "lascivious", "lewd", "locker-room", "nasty", "obscene", "pornographic", "porny", "profane", "raunchy", "ribald", "smutty", "stag", "unprintable", "vulgar", "wanton", "X-rated" ], "near synonyms":[ "broad", "coarse-grained", "gamy", "gamey", "off", "off-color", "off-colored", "racy", "risqu\u00e9", "salacious", "salty", "suggestive", "barnyard", "earthy", "scatological", "immodest", "indecorous", "indelicate", "low", "unbecoming", "depraved", "kinky", "louche", "naughty", "perverse", "perverted", "wicked", "exceptionable", "objectionable", "unacceptable", "undesirable", "unwanted", "unwelcome", "abhorrent", "debasing", "disgusting", "loathsome", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "unpleasant", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "reprehensible", "atrocious", "infamous", "abusive", "scurrilous", "hard-core", "soft", "soft-core" ], "near antonyms":[ "priggish", "prim", "prudish", "puritanical", "staid", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "Victorian", "correct", "decorous", "genteel", "nice", "polite", "proper", "respectable", "seemly", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "acceptable", "agreeable", "desirable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "welcome", "appropriate", "becoming", "fit", "meet", "suitable", "immaculate", "perfect", "pure", "spotless", "virginal", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "clean", "decent", "G-rated", "nonobscene", "wholesome" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "traveled":{ "as in trod":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "trod", "trodden", "bustling", "busy", "crowded", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging" ], "near antonyms":[ "pathless", "trackless", "untraveled", "untraversed", "untrodden", "untrod", "pristine", "virgin", "undiscovered", "unexplored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries" ], "synonyms":[ "journeyed", "peregrinated", "pilgrimaged", "toured", "trekked", "tripped", "voyaged" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivanted", "galavanted", "hopped", "jaunted", "knocked (about)", "perambulated", "rambled", "roamed", "roved", "traipsed", "wandered", "migrated", "road-tripped", "bused", "bussed", "cabbed", "coached", "cruised", "drove", "flew", "gigged", "jetted", "motored", "navigated", "rode", "rid", "rolled", "sailed", "trundled", "barnstormed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "will travel the river for a while and then continue on land" ], "synonyms":[ "coursed", "covered", "crossed", "cut (across)", "followed", "navigated", "passed (over)", "perambulated", "peregrinated", "proceeded (along)", "tracked", "transited", "traversed", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "hiked", "traipsed", "tramped", "trod", "treaded", "walked", "ran", "run", "rode", "rid", "crisscrossed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "that racehorse can definitely travel" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "chummed", "companied", "consociated", "consorted", "fraternized", "hobnobbed", "hooked up", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "messed around", "palled (around)", "ran", "run", "sorted" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliated", "allied", "attached", "banded", "bonded", "clubbed", "collaborated", "colluded", "confederated", "conjoined", "connected", "cooperated", "coupled", "ganged", "got along", "got on", "grouped", "interrelated", "joined", "knotted", "leagued", "linked", "mingled", "mixed", "rallied", "related", "sided", "socialized", "teamed", "tied", "wedded", "wed", "befriended", "friended" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "cold-shouldered", "shunned", "snubbed", "alienated", "estranged", "broke up", "disbanded", "dispersed", "split (up)", "disjoined", "dissociated", "disunited", "divorced", "severed", "split", "sundered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "traveling bag":{ "a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles":{ "examples":[ "traveling bags made of lightweight but tough fabrics" ], "synonyms":[ "carryall", "carry-on", "grip", "handbag", "holdall", "portmanteau", "suitcase", "wallet" ], "near synonyms":[ "overnight bag", "overnight case", "weekend bag", "weekender", "cosmetic case", "traveling case", "carpetbag", "duffel bag", "kit", "kit bag", "backpack", "haversack", "knapsack", "packsack", "rucksack", "attach\u00e9", "attach\u00e9 case", "briefcase", "valise", "baggage", "bags", "luggage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traversing":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the spider traversed the wall from end to end" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hiking", "traipsing", "tramping", "treading", "walking", "riding", "running", "crisscrossing" ], "synonyms":[ "coursing", "covering", "crossing", "cutting (across)", "following", "going", "navigating", "passing (over)", "perambulating", "peregrinating", "proceeding (along)", "tracking", "transiting", "traveling", "travelling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trainees":{ "a person who is being trained for a job":{ "examples":[ "on-the-job trainees", "Not all of the management trainees will be hired." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "learners", "students", "abecedarians", "apprentices", "babes", "beginners", "colts", "cubs", "fledglings", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "novitiates", "punks", "recruits", "rookies", "rooks", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros", "virgins", "boots", "amateurs", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "candidates", "entrants", "probationers" ], "near antonyms":[ "experts", "masters", "professionals", "pros", "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "vets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "translation":{ "an instance of expressing something in different words":{ "examples":[ "had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian" ], "synonyms":[ "paraphrase", "rephrasing", "restatement", "restating", "rewording", "translating" ], "near synonyms":[ "rehash", "abstract", "recap", "recapitulation", "reiteration", "summary" ], "near antonyms":[ "copy", "transcript", "transcription" ], "antonyms":[ "quotation", "quote" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trails":{ "a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated 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"hints", "indications", "inklings", "intimations", "leads", "suggestions", "scents", "shadows", "whiffs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "examples":[ "we trailed our friend into the woods, inadvertently spoiling his plans for a solitary hike" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogs", "chases", "courses", "dogs", "follows", "hounds", "pursues", "runs", "shadows", "tags", "tails", "traces", "tracks" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompanies", "chaperones", "chaperons", "escorts", "hunts", "searches (for)", "seeks", "eyes", "observes", "watches" ], "near antonyms":[ "heads" ], "antonyms":[ "guides", "leads", "pilots" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tradition":{ "an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{ "examples":[ "the town tradition of having the oldest resident ride at the head of the parade" ], "synonyms":[ "convention", "custom", "heritage", "prescription", "rubric", "rule" ], "related":[ "ethic", "form", "mode", "mores", "norm", "principles", "standards", "values", "birthright", "inheritance", "legacy", "folklore", "lore", "superstition", "culture", "lifestyle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place":{ "examples":[ "according to tradition , this field was the site of a skirmish between the first settlers and the Native Americans living in the area" ], "synonyms":[ "folklore", "legend", "legendry", "lore", "myth", "mythology", "mythos" ], "related":[ "folklife", "information", "knowledge", "wisdom", "anecdote", "fable", "folktale", "old wives' tale", "tale", "yarn" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "translucent":{ "not easily seen through but allowing light to pass through":{ "examples":[ "Frosted glass is translucent .", "translucent gemstones" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lucid", "cobwebby", "diaphanous", "filmy", "gauzelike", "gauzy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "see-through", "sheer", "transparent", "peekaboo", "clear", "crystal", "crystalline", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "dainty", "delicate", "flimsy", "fragile", "frail", "insubstantial", "unsubstantial", "colorless", "uncolored" ], "near antonyms":[ "opaque", "cloudy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "smoky", "smokey", "drab", "dull", "lackluster", "lusterless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tranquil":{ "free from disturbing noise or uproar":{ "examples":[ "the house was once again tranquil after the kids moved outside to play" ], "synonyms":[ "arcadian", "calm", "hushed", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "restful", "serene", "still", "stilly" ], "near synonyms":[ "noiseless", "silent", "soundless", "mute", "speechless", "wordless", "dead", "motionless", "quiescent", "muffled", "muted", "quieted", "dull", "gentle", "low", "soft", "ultraquiet" ], "near antonyms":[ "crazy", "tempestuous", "wild", "blaring", "blasting", "booming", "earsplitting", "piercing", "roaring", "thundering", "thunderous" ], "antonyms":[ "boisterous", "clamorous", "clattery", "deafening", "loud", "noisy", "raucous", "rip-roaring", "roistering", "romping", "rowdy", "tumultuous", "unquiet", "uproarious", "woolly", "wooly" ] }, "free from emotional or mental agitation":{ "examples":[ "though she should have been upset, she felt oddly tranquil upon learning that she would not be receiving the scholarship" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "equal", "level", "limpid", "peaceful", "placid", "possessed", "recollected", "sedate", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "serene", "smooth", "together", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unruffled", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "near synonyms":[ "even", "even-keeled", "steady", "well-adjusted", "well-balanced", "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unflappable", "unshakable", "centered", "disciplined", "equable", "self-contained", "self-controlled", "affable", "breezy", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "laid-back", "loosey-goosey", "mellow", "carefree", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "assured", "confident", "self-assured", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "indifferent", "bovine", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "sober", "stolid", "relaxed", "relieved", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "near antonyms":[ "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unsettled", "worried", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "restless", "skittish", "tense", "high-strung", "unstable", "uptight" ], "antonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disturbed", "flustered", "perturbed", "unglued", "unhinged", "unstrung", "upset" ] }, "free from storms or physical disturbance":{ "examples":[ "drifting dreamily through tranquil seas" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "halcyon", "hushed", "lown", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "still", "stilly", "untroubled" ], "near synonyms":[ "balmy", "clement", "equable", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate", "clear", "cloudless", "fair", "rainless", "sunny", "sunshiny", "windless" ], "near antonyms":[ "blizzardy", "blizzardly", "blustery", "squally", "windy", "extreme", "foul", "intemperate", "nasty", "severe" ], "antonyms":[ "agitated", "angry", "inclement", "restless", "rough", "stormy", "tempestuous", "turbulent", "unquiet", "unsettled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "transgressed":{ "to commit an offense":{ "examples":[ "I didn't realize I was transgressing when I told your sister she looked like she had lost weight" ], "synonyms":[ "erred", "fell", "offended", "sinned", "strayed", "trespassed", "wandered" ], "near synonyms":[ "breached", "broke", "infringed", "violated", "backslid", "lapsed", "messed up" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgave", "justified", "pardoned", "regretted", "repented", "rued" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to keep":{ "examples":[ "don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene" ], "synonyms":[ "breached", "broke", "contravened", "fractured", "infringed (on or upon)", "offended", "traduced", "violated" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobeyed", "rebelled", "blew off", "brushed (off)", "disregarded", "flouted", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "slighted", "tuned out", "winked (at)", "dismissed", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "scorned", "shrugged off", "defied", "resisted", "withstood" ], "near antonyms":[ "deferred (to)", "served", "submitted (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)", "attended", "heard", "heeded", "listened (to)", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "regarded", "watched" ], "antonyms":[ "complied (with)", "conformed (to)", "followed", "minded", "obeyed", "observed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trailers":{ "a motor vehicle that is specially equipped for living while traveling":{ "examples":[ "the band packed their equipment back into their trailer and headed off to their next gig" ], "synonyms":[ "campers", "caravans", "motor homes", "recreational vehicles", "RVs" ], "near synonyms":[ "house trailers", "mobile homes", "coaches", "vans" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "travestied":{ "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesqued", "caricatured", "did", "imitated", "mimicked", "mocked", "parodied", "sent up", "spoofed" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampooned", "pasquinaded", "satirized", "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "ridiculed", "aped", "copycatted", "monkeyed", "parroted", "duplicated", "emulated", "replicated", "reproduced", "acted", "counterfeited", "dissembled", "faked", "feigned", "pretended", "shammed", "simulated", "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "magnified", "padded", "played up", "stretched", "amplified", "enhanced", "enlarged (on or upon)", "expanded", "fleshed (out)", "overdrew", "overstated", "put on", "mimed", "pantomimed", "impersonated", "performed", "personated", "played" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transmit":{ "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "examples":[ "sneezing and coughing can transmit disease" ], "synonyms":[ "communicate", "conduct", "convey", "give", "impart", "spread", "transfer", "transfuse" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "hand over", "surrender", "turn over", "broadcast", "diffuse", "disseminate", "propagate", "hand down", "hand on", "contaminate", "infect", "poison" ], "near antonyms":[ "catch", "come down (with)", "contract" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "I'll transmit this information over the airwaves" ], "synonyms":[ "consign", "dispatch", "pack (off)", "send", "ship", "shoot", "transfer", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "convey", "deliver", "hand over", "pass", "render", "advance", "drop", "launch", "address", "forward", "export", "import", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "present", "resend", "return" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquire", "draw", "earn", "gain", "garner", "get", "obtain", "procure", "secure" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "receive" ] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer" ], "synonyms":[ "commend", "commit", "confide", "consign", "delegate", "deliver", "entrust", "intrust", "give", "give over", "hand", "hand over", "leave", "pass", "recommend", "repose", "transfer", "trust", "turn over", "vest" ], "near synonyms":[ "confer", "grant", "assign", "deal (out)", "dispense", "disperse", "distribute", "divide", "hand in", "release", "relinquish", "submit", "surrender", "turn in", "yield", "bequeath", "hand down", "hand on", "will", "advance", "lend", "loan", "furnish", "supply", "recommit", "redeliver", "retransfer", "retransmit" ], "near antonyms":[ "detain", "hold back", "reserve", "withhold", "own", "possess", "accept", "receive", "take in", "occupy", "take", "take over" ], "antonyms":[ "hold", "keep", "retain" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transfigures":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "married life has seemingly transfigured his formerly aimless existence" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemizes", "converts", "makes over", "metamorphoses", "transforms", "transmutes", "transposes", "transubstantiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjusts", "alters", "modifies", "recasts", "redefines", "redesigns", "redoes", "reengineers", "refashions", "regenerates", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies", "deforms", "disfigures", "distorts", "mutates", "transmogrifies", "displaces", "replaces", "substitutes", "supplants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traditions":{ "an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{ "examples":[ "the town tradition of having the oldest resident ride at the head of the parade" ], "synonyms":[ "conventions", "customs", "heritages", "prescriptions", "rubrics", "rules" ], "near synonyms":[ "ethics", "forms", "modes", "mores", "norms", "principles", "standards", "values", "birthrights", "inheritances", "legacies", "folklores", "lores", "superstitions", "cultures", "lifestyles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place":{ "examples":[ "according to tradition , this field was the site of a skirmish between the first settlers and the Native Americans living in the area" ], "synonyms":[ "folklores", "legendries", "legends", "lores", "mythoi", "mythologies", "myths" ], "near synonyms":[ "folklifes", "folklives", "information", "knowledges", "wisdoms", "anecdotes", "anecdota", "fables", "folktales", "old wives' tales", "tales", "yarns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "training":{ "something done over and over in order to develop skill":{ "examples":[ "a boxer who's been doing a lot of training with his footwork" ], "synonyms":[ "drill", "exercise", "practice", "practise", "routine", "workout" ], "near synonyms":[ "assignment", "homework", "lesson", "brushup", "refresher", "review" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another":{ "examples":[ "entered a convent for religious training" ], "synonyms":[ "education", "instruction", "schooling", "teaching", "tuition", "tutelage", "tutoring" ], "near synonyms":[ "didactics", "pedagogics", "pedagogy", "higher education", "higher learning", "coaching", "conditioning", "cultivation", "preparation", "readying", "development", "direction", "guidance", "nurturance", "nurturing", "edification", "enlightenment", "improvement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career":{ "examples":[ "on-the-job training", "teacher training" ], "synonyms":[ "apprenticeship", "externship", "internship", "practicum" ], "near synonyms":[ "basic training", "boot camp", "cadetship", "education", "grounding", "instruction", "schooling", "tutelage", "candidacy", "probation", "trial" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness":{ "examples":[ "has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years" ], "synonyms":[ "conditioning", "seasoning" ], "near synonyms":[ "fitting", "habilitating", "preparing", "readying", "acclimating", "acclimatizing", "accommodating", "adapting", "adjusting", "breaking in", "orientating", "orienting", "shaping", "accustoming", "familiarizing", "habituating", "naturalizing", "fortifying", "hardening", "inuring", "shaping up", "steeling", "strengthening", "toughening" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{ "examples":[ "will train the students in good study habits" ], "synonyms":[ "educating", "indoctrinating", "instructing", "lessoning", "schooling", "teaching", "tutoring" ], "near synonyms":[ "coaching", "mentoring", "drilling", "fitting", "grounding", "habilitating", "preparing", "priming", "qualifying", "directing", "guiding", "leading", "rearing", "catechizing", "lecturing", "moralizing", "preaching", "implanting", "inculcating", "instilling", "homeschooling", "edifying", "enlightening", "briefing", "familiarizing", "imparting (to)", "informing", "versing", "initiating", "introducing", "showing", "reeducating", "reschooling", "reteaching", "retraining" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{ "examples":[ "train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game" ], "synonyms":[ "centering", "concentrating", "fastening", "focusing", "focussing", "riveting" ], "near synonyms":[ "aiming", "directing", "homing (in on)", "honing in (on)", "leveling", "levelling", "nailing", "pointing", "setting", "zeroing (in on)", "attending", "heeding", "minding", "fixating (on)", "obsessing (over)", "refocusing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal":{ "examples":[ "trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye" ], "synonyms":[ "aiming", "bending", "casting", "directing", "heading", "holding", "leveling", "levelling", "pinpointing", "setting" ], "near synonyms":[ "sighting", "bearing", "facing", "concentrating", "focusing", "focussing", "inclining", "orienting", "steering" ], "near antonyms":[ "averting", "curving", "deflecting", "detouring", "diverting", "rechanneling", "shunting", "sidetracking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function":{ "examples":[ "he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits" ], "synonyms":[ "equipping", "fitting", "preparing", "qualifying", "readying", "seasoning" ], "near synonyms":[ "accustoming", "adapting", "adjusting", "conditioning", "grooming", "habituating", "shaping", "tailoring", "authorizing", "entitling", "empowering", "enabling", "educating", "indoctrinating", "instructing", "schooling", "teaching", "tutoring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "traduce":{ "to fail to keep":{ "examples":[ "a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy" ], "synonyms":[ "breach", "break", "contravene", "fracture", "infringe (on or upon)", "offend", "transgress", "violate" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobey", "rebel", "blow off", "brush (off)", "disregard", "flout", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight", "tune out", "wink (at)", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scorn", "shrug off", "defy", "resist", "withstand" ], "near antonyms":[ "defer (to)", "serve", "submit (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield (to)", "attend", "hear", "heed", "listen (to)", "mark", "note", "notice", "regard", "watch" ], "antonyms":[ "comply (with)", "conform (to)", "follow", "mind", "obey", "observe" ] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "my opponent in this campaign may villainously traduce me, but I will not stoop to his level" ], "synonyms":[ "asperse", "blacken", "calumniate", "defame", "libel", "malign", "slander", "smear", "vilify" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittle", "denigrate", "detract", "disparage", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "shame", "abase", "debase", "degrade", "humble", "humiliate", "disdain", "scorn" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalt", "glorify", "honor", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "praise", "esteem", "respect", "admire", "regard", "adore", "revere", "venerate", "worship" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transpierces":{ "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "examples":[ "pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass" ], "synonyms":[ "gores", "harpoons", "impales", "jabs", "lances", "pecks", "picks", "pierces", "pinks", "punctures", "runs through", "skewers", "spears", "spikes", "spits", "stabs", "sticks", "transfixes" ], "near synonyms":[ "spindles", "perforates", "riddles", "bayonets", "dirks", "gimlets", "pikes", "poniards", "prongs", "quills", "pinpricks", "pokes", "pricks", "punches", "thrusts", "cuts", "knifes", "slices" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trade school":{ "as in high school , public school":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common school", "elementary school", "grammar school", "high school", "junior high school", "kindergarten", "middle school", "primary school", "public school", "secondary school", "senior high school", "training school", "academe", "academy", "school", "seminary", "boarding school", "prep", "preparatory school", "prep school", "charter school", "magnet school", "minischool", "madrassa", "madrasa", "madrassah", "madrasah", "Sunday school", "yeshiva", "yeshivah" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tranquillizing":{ "tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress":{ "examples":[ "a woman who put a lot of faith in the tranquilizing effects of a cup of tea" ], "synonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "dreamy", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "quieting", "relaxing", "sedative", "soothing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hypnotic", "opiate", "analgesic", "anesthetic", "anodyne", "deadening", "depressant", "numbing", "antianxiety", "antidepressant", "antidepression", "antistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "painful", "stressful", "tiresome", "troubling", "trying", "unsettling", "worrisome", "energizing", "invigorating", "stimulant", "stimulating", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "grating", "harassing", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle" ], "synonyms":[ "becalming", "calming", "composing", "lullabying", "lulling", "quietening", "quieting", "salving", "settling", "soothing", "stilling" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "hushing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "easing", "laying", "mitigating", "quelling", "relaxing", "relieving", "solacing", "narcotizing", "sedating", "stupefying" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "heightening", "intensifying", "arousing", "exciting", "fomenting", "inciting", "rousing", "stirring (up)", "working up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "keying (up)", "perturbing", "upsetting", "vexing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "traits":{ "something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{ "examples":[ "honesty is one of her defining traits" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "attributes", "attributions", "characteristics", "characters", "criteria", "criterions", "diagnostics", "differentiae", "features", "fingerprints", "hallmarks", "markers", "marks", "notes", "particularities", "peculiarities", "points", "properties", "qualities", "specifics", "stamps", "touches" ], "near synonyms":[ "badges", "indications", "signs", "emblems", "symbols", "tokens", "charms", "graces", "excellences", "merits", "virtues", "eccentricities", "idiosyncrasies", "oddities", "quirks", "individualities", "singularities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traded on":{ "to take unfair advantage of":{ "examples":[ "She knew how to trade on her charming demeanor." ], "synonyms":[ "abused", "capitalized (on)", "cashed in (on)", "exploited", "imposed (on or upon)", "leveraged", "milked", "pimped", "played (on or upon)", "used", "worked", "wrought" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerked around", "manipulated", "mistreated", "bled", "cheated", "fleeced", "overcharged", "skinned", "soaked", "stuck", "commercialized", "commodified" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "transferable":{ "capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier":{ "examples":[ "supplemental charges for oversized transferable goods like pianos" ], "synonyms":[ "shippable", "transmittable", "transportable" ], "near synonyms":[ "addressable", "mailable" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nontransferable", "receivable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "transnational":{ "relating to or involving two or more nations":{ "examples":[ "climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution" ], "synonyms":[ "foreign", "international", "multinational" ], "near synonyms":[ "intercontinental", "transcontinental" ], "near antonyms":[ "domestic", "internal", "national" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "transparent":{ "easily seen through":{ "examples":[ "bottles of blue transparent glass" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "crystal", "crystal clear", "crystalline", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "see-through" ], "near synonyms":[ "colorless", "uncolored", "diaphanous", "lucid", "semitranslucent", "semitransparent", "sheer", "translucent", "transparentized", "glassy", "vitreous" ], "near antonyms":[ "colored", "dark", "glazed", "tinted", "filmy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "nebulous", "smoky", "smokey", "dense", "muddy", "murky", "turbid" ], "antonyms":[ "cloudy", "opaque" ] }, "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "examples":[ "his meaning in leaving the conversation is transparent : he doesn't want to talk about his combat experiences" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ] }, "very thin and easy to see through":{ "examples":[ "flowy summer dresses made partly of chiffon or other transparent fabrics" ], "synonyms":[ "cobwebby", "diaphanous", "filmy", "gauzelike", "gauzy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "see-through", "sheer" ], "near synonyms":[ "peekaboo", "clear", "crystal", "crystalline", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "lucid", "translucent", "dainty", "delicate", "flimsy", "fragile", "frail", "insubstantial", "unsubstantial", "colorless", "uncolored" ], "near antonyms":[ "opaque", "cloudy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "smoky", "smokey", "drab", "dull", "lackluster", "lusterless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "trashes":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her" ], "synonyms":[ "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bashes", "belabors", "blasts", "castigates", "excoriates", "jumps (on)", "lambastes", "lambasts", "potshots", "savages", "scathes", "slams", "vituperates" ], "near synonyms":[ "berates", "harangues", "harasses", "harries", "reviles", "scolds", "whips", "blasphemes", "curses", "execrates", "imprecates", "profanes", "affronts", "insults", "slurs", "asperses", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "blackguards", "disparages", "puts down", "libels", "slanders", "traduces", "vilifies", "chastises", "chides", "criticizes", "laces (into)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "fulminates", "lashes (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "commends", "compliments", "hails", "lauds", "praises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property":{ "examples":[ "someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance" ], "synonyms":[ "defaces", "vandalizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "desecrates", "violates", "graffitis", "tags", "bangs up", "breaks", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "mars", "shatters", "spoils", "annihilates", "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "ravages", "ravens", "razes", "ruins", "scourges", "smashes", "tears down", "totals", "wastes", "wipes out", "wracks", "wrecks", "sabotages", "depredates", "despoils", "loots", "marauds", "pillages", "plunders", "ransacks", "sacks", "spoliates" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "salvages", "builds", "rebuilds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "depreciates", "derogates", "diminishes", "discounts", "dismisses", "disparages", "disses", "kisses off", "minimizes", "plays down", "poor-mouths", "puts down", "runs down", "talks down", "trash-talks", "vilipends", "writes off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommends", "abuses", "scolds", "disapproves (of)", "dislikes", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "reprehends", "reprobates", "asperses", "defames", "maligns", "rips", "slanders", "slurs", "traduces", "vilifies", "discredits", "disgraces" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "countenances", "endorses", "indorses", "favors", "recommends", "sanctions", "commends", "compliments", "eulogizes" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "exalts", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "lauds", "magnifies", "praises" ] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport" ], "synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "bushwhacks", "charges", "descends (on or upon)", "goes in (on)", "jumps (on)", "pounces (on or upon)", "raids", "rushes", "sets on", "sics", "sicks", "storms", "strikes", "turns (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rushes", "gangs up (on)", "mobs", "swarms", "mugs", "robs", "ambuscades", "ambushes", "surprises", "surprizes", "waylays", "blitzes", "bombards", "bombs", "nukes", "barrages", "cannonades", "cannons", "bangs away (at)", "batters", "buffets", "plasters", "beleaguers", "besieges", "presses", "harries", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "ravages", "sacks", "forays", "invades", "overruns", "envelops", "flanks" ], "near antonyms":[ "covers", "defends", "guards", "protects", "secures", "shields" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trawler":{ "as in angler , troller":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "angler", "fly fisherman", "giller", "surf caster", "trawlerman", "troller", "fisherfolk", "fisherwoman", "waterman", "fisher", "fisherman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in whaler , lugger":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "whaleboat", "whaler", "workboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "cockleshell", "tub", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "airboat", "air-cushion vehicle", "hovercraft", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "hydrofoil", "hydroplane", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "assault boat", "PT boat", "torpedo boat", "houseboat", "riverboat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traitoresses":{ "as in traitors , turncoats":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "betrayers", "double-crossers", "quislings", "traitors", "turnabouts", "turncoats", "apostates", "defectors", "deserters", "recreants", "renegades", "abandoners", "come-outers", "dropouts", "leavers", "defiers", "insurgents", "insurrectionaries", "insurrectionists", "mutineers", "rebels", "reds", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "revolutionizers", "discontents", "malcontents", "recusants", "refuseniks", "refusniks", "refusers" ], "near antonyms":[ "loyalists", "adherents", "disciples", "followers", "supporters", "fanatics", "militants", "partisans", "partizans", "zealots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transvaluation":{ "as in reassessment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "reassessment", "audit", "check", "checkup", "examination", "inspection", "review", "scan", "scrutiny", "survey", "overestimation", "overevaluation", "calculation", "computation", "measurement", "mensuration", "underestimation", "appraisal", "appraisement", "assessment", "estimate", "estimation", "evaluation", "reckoning", "valuation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transportable":{ "capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier":{ "examples":[ "you'll need to see if that food is transportable overseas before you send boxes of it to your relatives in the military" ], "synonyms":[ "shippable", "transferable", "transferrable", "transmittable" ], "near synonyms":[ "addressable", "mailable" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nontransferable", "receivable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "transporting":{ "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "I'll have to transport the car to our new home overseas by public carrier" ], "synonyms":[ "consigning", "dispatching", "packing (off)", "sending", "shipping", "shooting", "transferring", "transmitting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveying", "delivering", "handing over", "passing", "rendering", "advancing", "dropping", "launching", "addressing", "forwarding", "exporting", "importing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "presenting", "resending", "returning" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiring", "drawing", "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "receiving" ] }, "to fill with great joy":{ "examples":[ "was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married" ], "synonyms":[ "elating", "elevating", "enrapturing", "exhilarating", "intoxicating" ], "near synonyms":[ "commoving", "exciting", "inspiring", "stimulating", "uplifting", "contenting", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "rejoicing", "satisfying", "warming" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "distressing", "oppressing", "saddening" ], "antonyms":[ "depressing" ] }, "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[ "was transported with wonder when she saw the Matterhorn for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "carrying away", "enrapturing", "enthralling", "entrancing", "rapping", "rapturing", "ravishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "elating", "exciting", "exhilarating", "stirring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to force to leave a country":{ "examples":[ "the offending journalist was transported out of the country and ordered to never return" ], "synonyms":[ "banishing", "deporting", "displacing", "exiling", "expatriating", "relegating" ], "near synonyms":[ "casting out", "dismissing", "ejecting", "eliminating", "evicting", "excluding", "expelling", "expulsing", "kicking out", "ousting", "running out", "throwing out", "excommunicating", "ostracizing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "dispossessing" ], "near antonyms":[ "naturalizing", "repatriating", "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking in", "entertaining", "harboring", "housing", "sheltering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "will you transport this heavy casserole dish to the dining room for me?" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "ferrying", "hauling", "lugging", "packing", "toting" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "handing over", "transferring", "forwarding", "sending", "shipping", "transmitting", "bringing", "fetching", "taking", "moving", "removing", "shifting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traveler":{ "a person who travels for pleasure":{ "examples":[ "a company that offers guidebooks and maps for travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "excursionist", "rubberneck", "rubbernecker", "sightseer", "tourist", "tripper" ], "near synonyms":[ "holidayer", "holidaymaker", "vacationer", "vacationist", "guest", "hosteler", "hosteller", "visitor", "transient", "journeyer", "pilgrim", "wayfarer", "snowbird", "sunseeker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tractability":{ "as in trainability , agreeability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abidance", "agreeability", "amenability", "teachableness", "tractableness", "trainability", "compliance", "conformity", "obedience", "submission", "subordination", "acquiescence", "capitulation", "obeisance", "obsequiousness", "submissiveness", "surrender", "yielding", "deference", "docility", "dutifulness", "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "servility", "slavishness", "subordinateness", "subservience", "subserviency", "inhibition", "repression", "restraint", "suppression", "control", "discipline", "dutifulness", "order" ], "near antonyms":[ "balkiness", "contrariness", "contumacy", "defiance", "disobedience", "frowardness", "insubordination", "intractability", "noncompliance", "obstreperousness", "rebelling", "rebellion", "rebelliousness", "recalcitrance", "refractoriness", "self-will", "unruliness", "waywardness", "willfulness", "noncooperation", "recusancy", "disrespect", "impudence", "insolence", "rudeness", "insurgence", "insurgency", "insurrection", "mutiny", "outbreak", "revolt", "hardheadedness", "mulishness", "mutinousness", "obstinacy", "obstinateness", "perversity", "pigheadedness", "stubbornness", "misbehavior", "mischievousness", "naughtiness", "dissent", "dissidence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transcript":{ "as in copy , transcription":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "copy", "transcription", "quotation", "quote" ], "near antonyms":[ "paraphrase", "rephrasing", "restatement", "restating", "rewording", "translating", "translation", "rehash", "abstract", "recap", "recapitulation", "reiteration", "summary" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trade edition":{ "as in paper , trade book":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hardback", "hardcover", "paper", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "pocket edition", "softback", "softcover", "trade book", "book", "tome", "volume", "folio", "quarto", "guidebook", "handbook", "how-to", "manual", "catalog", "catalogue", "cyclopedia", "cyclopaedia", "dictionary", "encyclopedia", "monograph", "primer", "text", "textbook", "tract", "treatise", "novel", "novelette", "pulp", "album", "almanac", "anthology", "casebook", "chapbook", "omnibus", "picture book" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tracers":{ "as in shadows , tails":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shadows", "tails", "trackers", "detectives", "dicks", "gumshoes", "hawkshaws", "investigators", "operatives", "private detectives", "private eyes", "private investigators", "shamuses", "sherlocks", "sleuthhounds", "sleuths", "Federals", "feds", "G-men", "narcs", "narks", "plainclothesmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "travels":{ "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries" ], "synonyms":[ "journeys", "peregrinates", "pilgrimages", "tours", "treks", "trips", "voyages" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivants", "galavants", "hops", "jaunts", "knocks (about)", "perambulates", "rambles", "roams", "roves", "traipses", "wanders", "migrates", "road-trips", "buses", "busses", "cabs", "coaches", "cruises", "drives", "flies", "gigs", "jets", "motors", "navigates", "rides", "rolls", "sails", "trundles", "barnstorms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "will travel the river for a while and then continue on land" ], "synonyms":[ "courses", "covers", "crosses", "cuts (across)", "follows", "goes", "navigates", "passes (over)", "perambulates", "peregrinates", "proceeds (along)", "tracks", "transits", "traverses" ], "near synonyms":[ "hikes", "traipses", "tramps", "treads", "walks", "rides", "runs", "crisscrosses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "that racehorse can definitely travel" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "chums", "companies", "consociates", "consorts", "fraternizes", "hangs (around or out)", "hobnobs", "hooks up", "messes around", "pals (around)", "runs", "sorts" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliates", "allies", "attaches", "bands", "bonds", "clubs", "collaborates", "colludes", "confederates", "conjoins", "connects", "cooperates", "couples", "gangs", "gets along", "gets on", "groups", "interrelates", "joins", "knots", "leagues", "links", "mingles", "mixes", "rallies", "relates", "sides", "socializes", "teams", "ties", "weds", "befriends", "friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "cold-shoulders", "shuns", "snubs", "alienates", "estranges", "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites", "divorces", "severs", "splits", "sunders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a going from one place to another usually of some distance":{ "examples":[ "in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village" ], "synonyms":[ "expedition", "journey", "passage", "peregrination", "trek", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "commutation", "commute", "errand", "excursion", "flight", "hop", "jaunt", "junket", "outing", "sally", "sortie", "tour", "cruise", "sail", "voyage", "drive", "ride", "spin", "grand tour", "odyssey", "pilgrimage", "progress", "quest", "safari", "hike", "slog", "tramp", "walk", "walkabout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trafficking (in)":{ "as in trading , handling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bartering", "distributing", "exchanging", "exporting", "handling", "trading", "dealing (in)", "marketing", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "putting up", "retailing", "selling", "vending", "preselling", "wholesaling", "remarketing", "reselling", "hawking", "peddling", "advertising", "ballyhooing", "boosting", "plugging", "promoting", "touting", "bargaining", "chaffering", "dickering", "haggling", "horse-trading", "paltering", "auctioning", "providing", "supplying" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying", "importing", "purchasing", "receiving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trash-talks":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "began to trash-talk the opposing players the minute they got on the field" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "cries down", "decries", "denigrates", "deprecates", "depreciates", "derogates", "diminishes", "discounts", "dismisses", "disparages", "disses", "kisses off", "minimizes", "plays down", "poor-mouths", "puts down", "runs down", "talks down", "trashes", "vilipends", "writes off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommends", "abuses", "scolds", "disapproves (of)", "dislikes", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "reprehends", "reprobates", "asperses", "defames", "maligns", "rips", "slanders", "slurs", "traduces", "vilifies", "discredits", "disgraces" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "countenances", "endorses", "indorses", "favors", "recommends", "sanctions", "commends", "compliments", "eulogizes" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "exalts", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "lauds", "magnifies", "praises" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "track":{ "a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it":{ "examples":[ "a muddy track across the kitchen floor" ], "synonyms":[ "imprint", "trace", "trail" ], "near synonyms":[ "footmark", "footprint", "footstep", "hoofprint", "path", "print", "pug", "rut", "step", "tread", "artifact", "evidence", "leavings", "relic", "remain(s)", "remainder", "reminder", "remnant", "residual", "residue", "sign", "spoor", "telltale", "token", "vestige", "clue", "cue", "hint", "indication", "inkling", "intimation", "lead", "suggestion", "scent", "shadow", "whiff" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{ "examples":[ "there was still a faint track through the underbrush that indicated where the path used to be" ], "synonyms":[ "footpath", "path", "pathway", "trace", "trail" ], "near synonyms":[ "bridle path", "towpath", "alley", "alleyway", "bypath", "byroad", "bystreet", "byway", "passageway", "walkway", "cutoff", "shortcut", "lane", "pass", "passage", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "run", "runway", "street", "thoroughfare" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the direction along which something or someone moves":{ "examples":[ "I followed the track of the thief's eyes as he watched the woman put the money into her purse and walk away" ], "synonyms":[ "course", "line", "path", "pathway", "route", "routeway", "steps", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "circle", "circuit", "loop", "orbit", "arc", "flight path", "trajectory", "ascent", "descent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "examples":[ "predators stealthily tracking their prey" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dog", "chase", "course", "dog", "follow", "hound", "pursue", "run", "shadow", "tag", "tail", "trace", "trail" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompany", "chaperone", "chaperon", "escort", "hunt", "search (for)", "seek", "eye", "observe", "watch" ], "near antonyms":[ "head" ], "antonyms":[ "guide", "lead", "pilot" ] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "once upon a time, millions of buffalo tracked the wide open plains" ], "synonyms":[ "course", "cover", "cross", "cut (across)", "follow", "go", "navigate", "pass (over)", "perambulate", "peregrinate", "proceed (along)", "transit", "travel", "traverse" ], "near synonyms":[ "hike", "traipse", "tramp", "tread", "walk", "ride", "run", "crisscross" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "transits":{ "as in transports , passages":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conveyances", "passages", "transports", "joyrides", "drives", "spins", "turns", "lifts", "rides", "transportations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier" ], "synonyms":[ "courses", "covers", "crosses", "cuts (across)", "follows", "goes", "navigates", "passes (over)", "perambulates", "peregrinates", "proceeds (along)", "tracks", "travels", "traverses" ], "near synonyms":[ "hikes", "traipses", "tramps", "treads", "walks", "rides", "runs", "crisscrosses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "translate (into)":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "it remains to be seen whether the policy changes will translate into true progress" ], "synonyms":[ "beget", "breed", "bring", "bring about", "bring on", "catalyze", "cause", "create", "do", "draw on", "effect", "effectuate", "engender", "generate", "induce", "invoke", "make", "occasion", "produce", "prompt", "result (in)", "spawn", "work", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduce (to)", "contribute (to)", "decide", "determine", "begin", "establish", "father", "found", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "institute", "introduce", "launch", "pioneer", "set", "set up", "start", "advance", "cultivate", "develop", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "enact", "render", "turn out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impede", "limit", "restrict", "clamp down (on)", "crack down (on)", "crush", "dampen", "put down", "quash", "quell", "repress", "smother", "squash", "squelch", "stifle", "subdue", "suppress", "arrest", "check", "control", "curb", "inhibit", "rein (in)", "restrain", "retard", "can", "kill", "snuff (out)", "still", "abolish", "demolish", "destroy", "extinguish", "liquidate", "quench" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transcribes":{ "to produce a document or record of":{ "examples":[ "He transcribed the audio portion of the video for those who were hard of hearing." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chronicles", "minutes", "records", "jots (down)", "logs", "marks", "notes", "puts down", "reports", "sets down", "takes down", "writes down", "enregisters", "enters", "inscribes", "chalks (up)", "notches", "scores", "casts", "composes", "crafts", "drafts", "draws up", "formulates", "frames", "prepares", "recasts", "redrafts", "reproduces", "revises", "rewrites", "letters", "prints", "types", "typewrites", "autographs", "pencils (in)", "registers", "signs", "couches", "expresses", "phrases", "puts", "words", "authors", "pens", "scratches (out)", "scribbles", "writes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trapeze artist":{ "as in trapezist , ropedancer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerialist", "ropedancer", "ropewalker", "trampoliner", "trampolinist", "trapezist", "contortionist", "equilibrist", "exerciser", "tumbler", "acrobat", "gymnast", "turner" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transposes":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "the snappy pop song was transposed into a ballad through a reworking of instrumentation and a change in key" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemizes", "converts", "makes over", "metamorphoses", "transfigures", "transforms", "transmutes", "transubstantiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjusts", "alters", "modifies", "recasts", "redefines", "redesigns", "redoes", "reengineers", "refashions", "regenerates", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies", "deforms", "disfigures", "distorts", "mutates", "transmogrifies", "displaces", "replaces", "substitutes", "supplants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "after the ex-governor's scandals belatedly came to light, his portrait was transposed to a quiet corner of the statehouse" ], "synonyms":[ "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "moves", "relocates", "removes", "repositions", "shifts", "transfers" ], "near synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "carts", "conveys", "drives", "hauls", "lugs", "totes", "transmits", "transplants", "transports", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants", "alters", "makes over", "modifies", "redoes", "refashions", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchors", "fixes", "freezes", "moors", "secures", "sets", "stabilizes", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trampled":{ "to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure":{ "examples":[ "Isabel looked out her window and beheld the neighbor's Labrador retriever trampling her begonias" ], "synonyms":[ "champed", "stamped", "stomped", "tramped", "tromped" ], "near synonyms":[ "overrode", "ran down", "ran over", "stepped (on)", "mashed", "pulped", "smashed", "squashed", "squelched", "booted", "hoofed", "kicked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "travel(s)":{ "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries" ], "synonyms":[ "journeys", "peregrinates", "pilgrimages", "tours", "treks", "trips", "voyages" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivants", "galavants", "hops", "jaunts", "knocks (about)", "perambulates", "rambles", "roams", "roves", "traipses", "wanders", "migrates", "road-trips", "buses", "busses", "cabs", "coaches", "cruises", "drives", "flies", "gigs", "jets", "motors", "navigates", "rides", "rolls", "sails", "trundles", "barnstorms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "will travel the river for a while and then continue on land" ], "synonyms":[ "courses", "covers", "crosses", "cuts (across)", "follows", "goes", "navigates", "passes (over)", "perambulates", "peregrinates", "proceeds (along)", "tracks", "transits", "traverses" ], "near synonyms":[ "hikes", "traipses", "tramps", "treads", "walks", "rides", "runs", "crisscrosses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "that racehorse can definitely travel" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "chums", "companies", "consociates", "consorts", "fraternizes", "hangs (around or out)", "hobnobs", "hooks up", "messes around", "pals (around)", "runs", "sorts" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliates", "allies", "attaches", "bands", "bonds", "clubs", "collaborates", "colludes", "confederates", "conjoins", "connects", "cooperates", "couples", "gangs", "gets along", "gets on", "groups", "interrelates", "joins", "knots", "leagues", "links", "mingles", "mixes", "rallies", "relates", "sides", "socializes", "teams", "ties", "weds", "befriends", "friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "cold-shoulders", "shuns", "snubs", "alienates", "estranges", "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites", "divorces", "severs", "splits", "sunders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a going from one place to another usually of some distance":{ "examples":[ "in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village" ], "synonyms":[ "expedition", "journey", "passage", "peregrination", "trek", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "commutation", "commute", "errand", "excursion", "flight", "hop", "jaunt", "junket", "outing", "sally", "sortie", "tour", "cruise", "sail", "voyage", "drive", "ride", "spin", "grand tour", "odyssey", "pilgrimage", "progress", "quest", "safari", "hike", "slog", "tramp", "walk", "walkabout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tranquillizes":{ "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle" ], "synonyms":[ "becalms", "calms", "composes", "lullabies", "lulls", "quietens", "quiets", "salves", "settles", "soothes", "stills" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "hushes", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "eases", "lays", "mitigates", "quells", "relaxes", "relieves", "solaces", "narcotizes", "sedates", "stupefies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "heightens", "intensifies", "arouses", "excites", "foments", "incites", "rouses", "stirs (up)", "works up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "keys (up)", "perturbs", "upsets", "vexes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transubstantiating":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "the novelist transubstantiated the joys and sorrows of his early years into a charming fable about childhood" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemizing", "converting", "making over", "metamorphosing", "transfiguring", "transforming", "transmuting", "transposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjusting", "altering", "modifying", "recasting", "redefining", "redesigning", "redoing", "reengineering", "refashioning", "regenerating", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "varying", "deforming", "disfiguring", "distorting", "mutating", "transmogrifying", "displacing", "replacing", "substituting", "supplanting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tranquilizer":{ "as in sedative":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sedative", "analgesic", "anesthetic", "anodyne", "painkiller", "narcotic", "opiate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transfixed":{ "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "examples":[ "transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board" ], "synonyms":[ "gored", "harpooned", "impaled", "jabbed", "lanced", "pecked", "picked", "pierced", "pinked", "punctured", "ran through", "skewered", "speared", "spiked", "spitted", "stabbed", "stuck", "transpierced" ], "near synonyms":[ "spindled", "perforated", "riddled", "bayoneted", "bayonetted", "dirked", "gimleted", "piked", "poniarded", "pronged", "quilled", "pinpricked", "poked", "pricked", "punched", "thrust", "cut", "knifed", "sliced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transferal":{ "as in dispossession , relinquishment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dispossession", "relinquishment", "surrendering", "nonpossession" ], "near antonyms":[ "control", "enjoyment", "hands", "keeping", "possession", "ownership", "proprietorship", "authority", "command", "dominion", "mastery", "power" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trammels":{ "something that makes movement or progress difficult":{ "examples":[ "students and parents who want to throw off the trammels of outdated school policies" ], "synonyms":[ "balks", "bars", "blocks", "chains", "clogs", "cramps", "crimps", "deterrents", "drags", "embarrassments", "encumbrances", "fetters", "handicaps", "hindrances", "holdbacks", "hurdles", "impediments", "inhibitions", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "shackles", "stops", "stumbling blocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "catches", "hitches", "rubs", "snags", "barriers", "blockades", "blockages", "brick walls", "stone walls", "arrests", "bits", "brakes", "checks", "constraints", "curbs", "hobbles", "reins", "restraints", "embargoes", "stoppages", "delays", "holdups", "stalls", "burdens", "cumbers", "loads", "dangers", "hazards", "perils", "reefs", "adversities", "difficulties", "disadvantages", "drawbacks", "hardships" ], "near antonyms":[ "catalysts", "goads", "impetuses", "incentives", "spurs", "stimulants", "stimuli", "advantages", "breaks", "edges", "aids", "assistances", "benefits", "boosts", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "help" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{ "examples":[ "years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband" ], "synonyms":[ "binds", "chains", "enchains", "enfetters", "fetters", "gyves", "handcuffs", "manacles", "pinions", "shackles" ], "near synonyms":[ "bits", "hobbles", "hog-ties", "irons", "lashes", "secures", "ties", "trusses", "attaches", "fastens", "joins", "links", "confines", "constrains", "curbs", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "limits", "restricts", "entangles", "tangles" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipates", "frees", "liberates", "looses", "releases", "rescues", "undoes", "unfastens", "untangles", "unties", "detaches", "disengages" ], "antonyms":[ "unbinds", "unfetters", "unshackles" ] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity" ], "synonyms":[ "clogs", "cramps", "embarrasses", "encumbers", "fetters", "hampers", "handcuffs", "handicaps", "hinders", "hobbles", "hog-ties", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "inhibits", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles", "short-circuits", "stymies", "ties up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balks", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "reins", "restrains", "binds", "chains", "halters", "leashes", "tethers", "ties", "arrests", "brakes", "delays", "retains", "retards", "barricades", "blockades", "blocks", "roadblocks", "bogs (down)", "mires", "chokes", "smothers", "stifles", "strangles", "suffocates", "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "stumps", "thwarts", "derails", "disrupts", "sabotages", "muzzles", "represses", "suppresses", "confines", "hedges (in)", "hems (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clears", "makes way", "opens", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "unties", "loosens", "smooths", "smoothes", "encourages", "furthers", "promotes" ], "antonyms":[ "aids", "assists", "facilitates", "helps" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tradecraft":{ "as in intelligence , espionage":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "counterespionage", "counterintelligence", "intelligence", "bugging", "eavesdropping", "wiretapping", "observation", "reconnaissance", "surveillance", "espionage", "spying", "cloak-and-dagger", "dope", "goods", "lowdown" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transferring":{ "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18" ], "synonyms":[ "alienating", "aliening", "assigning", "ceding", "conveying", "deeding", "making over" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeathing", "handing down", "leaving", "passing (down)", "willing", "bestowing", "commending", "committing", "conferring", "contributing", "delivering", "donating", "granting", "handing over", "moving", "passing", "presenting", "releasing", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "transmitting", "turning in", "turning over", "vesting", "yielding", "consigning", "entrusting", "intrusting", "trusting", "leasing", "lending", "letting", "loaning", "renting" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "examples":[ "they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another" ], "synonyms":[ "communicating", "conducting", "conveying", "giving", "imparting", "spreading", "transfusing", "transmitting" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "handing over", "surrendering", "turning over", "broadcasting", "diffusing", "disseminating", "propagating", "handing down", "handing on", "contaminating", "infecting", "poisoning" ], "near antonyms":[ "catching", "coming down (with)", "contracting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters" ], "synonyms":[ "consigning", "dispatching", "packing (off)", "sending", "shipping", "shooting", "transmitting", "transporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveying", "delivering", "handing over", "passing", "rendering", "advancing", "dropping", "launching", "addressing", "forwarding", "exporting", "importing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "presenting", "resending", "returning" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiring", "drawing", "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "receiving" ] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse" ], "synonyms":[ "budging", "dislocating", "displacing", "disturbing", "moving", "relocating", "removing", "repositioning", "shifting", "transposing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "driving", "hauling", "lugging", "toting", "transmitting", "transplanting", "transporting", "replacing", "superseding", "supplanting", "altering", "making over", "modifying", "redoing", "refashioning", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "varying" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchoring", "fixing", "freezing", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "stabilizing", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother" ], "synonyms":[ "commending", "committing", "confiding", "consigning", "delegating", "delivering", "entrusting", "intrusting", "giving", "giving over", "handing", "handing over", "leaving", "passing", "recommending", "reposing", "transmitting", "trusting", "turning over", "vesting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferring", "granting", "assigning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "dispersing", "distributing", "dividing", "handing in", "releasing", "relinquishing", "submitting", "surrendering", "turning in", "yielding", "bequeathing", "handing down", "handing on", "willing", "advancing", "lending", "loaning", "furnishing", "supplying", "recommitting", "redelivering", "retransferring", "retransmitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaining", "holding back", "reserving", "withholding", "owning", "possessing", "accepting", "receiving", "taking in", "occupying", "taking", "taking over" ], "antonyms":[ "holding", "keeping", "retaining" ] }, "to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{ "examples":[ "transferred the ball to the running back" ], "synonyms":[ "bucking", "handing", "handing over", "passing", "reaching" ], "near synonyms":[ "relaying", "bearing", "carrying", "fingering", "handling", "pawing", "ceding", "delivering", "giving", "giving up", "releasing", "relinquishing", "rendering", "surrendering", "turning over", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tracks (down)":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "I'll try to track down his last known address" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertains", "descries", "detects", "determines", "digs out", "digs up", "discovers", "dredges (up)", "ferrets (out)", "finds", "finds out", "gets", "hits (on or upon)", "hunts (down or up)", "learns", "locates", "noses out", "roots (out)", "routs (out)", "rummages", "runs down", "scares up", "scouts (up)", "turns up" ], "near synonyms":[ "espies", "sights", "spots", "looks for", "searches (for or out)", "seeks" ], "near antonyms":[ "loses", "mislays", "misplaces", "missets" ], "antonyms":[ "misses", "overlooks", "passes over" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tragically":{ "as in unfortunately , sadly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lamentably", "regrettably", "sadly", "unfortunately", "unhappily", "unluckily", "alack", "alas", "ay", "wirra", "woe", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly", "alarmingly", "disturbingly", "perturbingly", "traumatically", "unsettlingly", "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "thankfully", "advantageously", "helpfully", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly", "finely", "grandly", "magnificently" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "trade book":{ "as in paper , trade edition":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hardback", "hardcover", "paper", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "pocket edition", "softback", "softcover", "trade edition", "book", "tome", "volume", "folio", "quarto", "guidebook", "handbook", "how-to", "manual", "catalog", "catalogue", "cyclopedia", "cyclopaedia", "dictionary", "encyclopedia", "monograph", "primer", "text", "textbook", "tract", "treatise", "novel", "novelette", "pulp", "album", "almanac", "anthology", "casebook", "chapbook", "omnibus", "picture book" ], 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"chilling", "dallying", "dillydallying", "footling", "goldbricking", "goofing (off)", "hacking (around)", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "lazing", "loafing", "lounging", "shirking", "slacking (off)", "vegging out", "basking", "lolling", "relaxing", "reposing", "resting", "unwinding", "dabbling", "doodling", "fooling around", "fribbling", "goofing (around)", "hanging", "hanging about", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trade (for)":{ "as in exchange (for) , deal (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barter (for)", "deal (for)", "dicker (over)", "exchange (for)", "haggle (for)", "negotiate (about)", "finance", "pay (for)", "spring (for)", "bargain (with)", "chaffer (with)", "horse-trade (with)", "palter (with)", "acquire", "gain", "garner", "get", "obtain", "procure", "secure", "win", "bid", "offer", "buy", "cop", "pick up", "purchase", "take", "rebuy", "repurchase" ], "near antonyms":[ "deal (in)", "market", "merchandise", "merchandize", "retail", "sell", "vend" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transmogrifications":{ "as in transformations , transmutations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "metamorphoses", "mutations", "transformations", "transmutations", "changes", "fluctuations", "fluxes", "inconstancies", "oscillations", "vacillations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "travails":{ "a state of great suffering of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "no greater travail than that of parents who have suffered the death of a child" ], "synonyms":[ "afflictions", "agonies", "anguishes", "distresses", "excruciations", "hurts", "miseries", "pains", "racks", "straits", "torments", "tortures", "tribulations", "woes" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomforts", "crosses", "crucibles", "trials", "heartaches", "heartbreaks", "sorrows", "emergencies", "pinches", "asperities", "difficulties", "hardships", "rigors", "aches", "pangs", "stitches", "throes", "twinges", "dangers", "jeopardies", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[ "comforts", "consolations", "solaces", "alleviations", "assuagements", "eases", "reliefs", "peaces", "securities", "well-beings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "very hard or unpleasant work":{ "examples":[ "these villagers now have decent housing, so our travail has not been in vain" ], "synonyms":[ "donkeyworks", "drudgeries", "drudges", "fatigues", "grinds", "labors", "moils", "slaveries", "sweats", "toils" ], "near synonyms":[ "spadeworks", "efforts", "exertions", "pains", "struggles", "troubles", "chores", "duties", "jobs", "obligations", "responsibilities", "routines", "tediums", "treadmills" ], "near antonyms":[ "decompressions", "eases", "leisures", "relaxations", "reposes", "rests", "amusements", "dalliances", "diversions", "entertainments", "recreations", "sports", "dormancies", "inactivities", "inertias" ], "antonyms":[ "fun", "plays" ] }, "the act or process of giving birth to children":{ "examples":[ "a midwife assisted her throughout her long travail" ], "synonyms":[ "accouchements", "childbearings", "childbirths", "deliveries", "labors", "parturitions" ], "near synonyms":[ "birth pangs", "contractions", "pains", "pregnancies", "abortions", "miscarriages", "cesarean sections", "caesarean sections", "natural childbirths", "childbeds", "confinements", "lyings-in", "lying-ins" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to devote serious and sustained effort":{ "examples":[ "Labor Day is the day on which we recognize those men and women who daily travail with little appreciation or compensation" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs away", "beavers (away)", "digs (away)", "drudges", "endeavors", "fags", "grubs", "humps", "hustles", "labors", "moils", "pegs (away)", "plods", "plows", "plugs", "slaves", "slogs", "strains", "strives", "struggles", "sweats", "toils", "tugs", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "applies (oneself)", "buckles (down)", "digs in", "hammers (away)", "knuckles down", "pitches in", "attacks", "drives", "essays", "tries", "exercises", "exerts", "overexerts", "overworks", "ekes out", "grinds (out)", "puts out", "scrabbles", "scratches", "trudges", "wades" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks", "eases (up)", "lets up", "slackens", "bums", "chills", "dallies", "dillydallies", "footles", "goldbricks", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "lazes", "loafs", "lounges", "shirks", "slacks (off)", "vegges out", "veges out", "basks", "lolls", "relaxes", "reposes", "rests", "unwinds", "dabbles", "doodles", "fools around", "fribbles", "goofs (around)", "hangs", "hangs about", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trades on":{ "to take unfair advantage of":{ "examples":[ "She knew how to trade on her charming demeanor." ], "synonyms":[ "abuses", "capitalizes (on)", "cashes in (on)", "exploits", "imposes (on or upon)", "leverages", "milks", "pimps", "plays (on or upon)", "uses", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerks around", "manipulates", "mistreats", "bleeds", "cheats", "fleeces", "overcharges", "skins", "soaks", "sticks", "commercializes", "commodifies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "transfuse":{ "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "examples":[ "a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students" ], "synonyms":[ "communicate", "conduct", "convey", "give", "impart", "spread", "transfer", "transmit" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "hand over", "surrender", "turn over", "broadcast", "diffuse", "disseminate", "propagate", "hand down", "hand on", "contaminate", "infect", "poison" ], "near antonyms":[ "catch", "come down (with)", "contract" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to spread throughout":{ "examples":[ "light transfused the room as the sun rose" ], "synonyms":[ "interpenetrate", "percolate (into)", "permeate", "pervade", "riddle", "suffuse" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffuse (through)", "impregnate", "pass (into)", "penetrate", "fill (up)", "drench", "imbue", "infuse", "saturate", "soak", "steep", "flood", "glut" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trampy":{ "having loose sexual morals":{ "examples":[ "an author who mostly wrote hard-boiled fiction about macho men and trampy women" ], "synonyms":[ "skanky", "sleazy", "sluttish", "slutty" ], "near synonyms":[ "indecent", "lascivious", "lewd", "wanton", "indecorous", "unbecoming", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "libertine", "perverted", "reprobate" ], "near antonyms":[ "priggish", "prim", "prudish", "puritanical", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "decent", "decorous", "genteel", "polite", "proper", "seemly", "celibate", "chaste", "modest", "moral", "pure", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "transfer station":{ "as in sanitary landfill , dustheap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dustbin", "dustheap", "junkyard", "kitchen midden", "midden", "dump", "landfill", "sanitary landfill", "tip", "mess", "pigpen", "pigsty", "sty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trader":{ "a buyer and seller of goods for profit":{ "examples":[ "a coffee trader" ], "synonyms":[ "dealer", "merchandiser", "merchant", "tradesman", "trafficker" ], "near synonyms":[ "businessman", "enterpriser", "entrepreneur", "buyer", "marketer", "purchaser", "hawker", "huckster", "hustler", "peddler", "pedlar", "retailer", "seller", "shopkeeper", "storekeeper", "vendor", "vender", "engrosser", "monopolist", "jobber", "middleman", "wholesaler", "distributor", "provider", "provisioner", "purveyor", "supplier" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transports":{ "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "I'll have to transport the car to our new home overseas by public carrier" ], "synonyms":[ "consigns", "dispatches", "packs (off)", "sends", "ships", "shoots", "transfers", "transmits" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveys", "delivers", "hands over", "passes", "renders", "advances", "drops", "launches", "addresses", "forwards", "exports", "imports", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "presents", "resends", "returns" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquires", "draws", "earns", "gains", "garners", "gets", "obtains", "procures", "secures" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "receives" ] }, "to fill with great joy":{ "examples":[ "was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married" ], "synonyms":[ "elates", "elevates", "enraptures", "exhilarates", "intoxicates" ], "near synonyms":[ "commoves", "excites", "inspires", "stimulates", "uplifts", "contents", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "rejoices", "satisfies", "warms" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "distresses", "oppresses", "saddens" ], "antonyms":[ "depresses" ] }, "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[ "was transported with wonder when she saw the Matterhorn for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "carries away", "enraptures", "enthralls", "enthrals", "entrances", "raps", "raptures", "ravishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "enchants", "fascinates", "elates", "excites", "exhilarates", "stirs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to force to leave a country":{ "examples":[ "the offending journalist was transported out of the country and ordered to never return" ], "synonyms":[ "banishes", "deports", "displaces", "exiles", "expatriates", "relegates" ], "near synonyms":[ "casts out", "dismisses", "ejects", "eliminates", "evicts", "excludes", "expels", "expulses", "kicks out", "ousts", "runs out", "throws out", "excommunicates", "ostracizes", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "dispossesses" ], "near antonyms":[ "naturalizes", "repatriates", "accepts", "admits", "receives", "takes in", "entertains", "harbors", "houses", "shelters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to support and take from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "will you transport this heavy casserole dish to the dining room for me?" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "carts", "conveys", "ferries", "hauls", "lugs", "packs", "totes" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "hands over", "transfers", "forwards", "sends", "ships", "transmits", "brings", "fetches", "takes", "moves", "removes", "shifts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{ "examples":[ "was in transports of joy after winning the championship" ], "synonyms":[ "cloud nine", "ecstasies", "elations", "euphorias", "exhilarations", "heavens", "highs", "intoxications", "paradises", "raptures", "rhapsodies", "seventh heaven", "swoons" ], "near synonyms":[ "exaltations", "blisses", "delights", "enchantments", "felicities", "joys", "pleasures", "reveries", "trances", "inspirations", "fervors", "frenzies", "passions", "cheers", "exuberances", "gaieties", "gayeties", "glees", "jubilances", "jubilations" ], "near antonyms":[ "miseries", "woes", "blues", "dejections", "desolations", "despairs", "despondencies", "disheartenments", "doldrums", "dumps", "glooms", "melancholies", "mopes" ], "antonyms":[ "depressions" ] }, "something used to carry goods or passengers":{ "examples":[ "rising gas prices will impel more people to use public transport" ], "synonyms":[ "conveyances", "transportations", "vehicles" ], "near synonyms":[ "carriers", "haulers", "movers", "transits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tranquilize":{ "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle" ], "synonyms":[ "becalm", "calm", "compose", "lull", "lullaby", "quiet", "quieten", "salve", "settle", "soothe", "still" ], "near synonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "hush", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "lay", "mitigate", "quell", "relax", "relieve", "solace", "narcotize", "sedate", "stupefy" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "heighten", "intensify", "arouse", "excite", "foment", "incite", "rouse", "stir (up)", "work up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitate", "discompose", "disquiet", "disturb", "key (up)", "perturb", "upset", "vex" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "travesties":{ "a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something":{ "examples":[ "rigged from the start, his trial was a travesty of justice" ], "synonyms":[ "caricatures", "cartoons", "farces", "jokes", "mockeries", "parodies", "shams" ], "near synonyms":[ "burlesques", "comedies", "lampoons", "takeoffs", "counterfeits", "fakes", "forgeries", "hoaxes", "humbug", "knockoffs", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenses", "pretences", "simulations" ], "near antonyms":[ "homages", "tributes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect":{ "examples":[ "the big-screen version of the classic sitcom is actually a good-natured travesty of the TV series" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesques", "caricatures", "parodies", "put-ons", "ribs", "send-ups", "spoofs", "takeoffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampoons", "mockeries", "satires", "comedies", "farces", "humors", "sketches", "slapsticks", "squibs", "distortions", "exaggerations", "imitations", "impersonations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesques", "caricatures", "does", "imitates", "mimics", "mocks", "parodies", "sends up", "spoofs" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampoons", "pasquinades", "satirizes", "derides", "gibes", "jibes", "ridicules", "apes", "copycats", "monkeys", "parrots", "duplicates", "emulates", "replicates", "reproduces", "acts", "counterfeits", "dissembles", "fakes", "feigns", "pretends", "shams", "simulates", "elaborates", "embellishes", "embroiders", "exaggerates", "magnifies", "pads", "plays up", "stretches", "amplifies", "enhances", "enlarges (on or upon)", "expands", "fleshes (out)", "overdraws", "overstates", "puts on", "mimes", "pantomimes", "impersonates", "performs", "personates", "plays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "transcending":{ "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "examples":[ "a man whose practical knowledge of botany transcends that of his more educated colleagues" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outclassing", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outgunning", "outmatching", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "towering (over)" ], "near synonyms":[ "one-upping", "outpacing", "outracing", "outrunning", "overpassing", "besting", "clobbering", "conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "outcompeting", "outperforming", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "shaming", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "worsting", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "overbearing", "overshadowing", "trumping" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go beyond the limit of":{ "examples":[ "a person who believes that any true understanding of God transcends human intelligence" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "exceeding", "outreaching", "outrunning", "overpassing", "overreaching", "overrunning", "overshooting", "overstepping", "surpassing" ], "near synonyms":[ "encroaching", "entrenching", "intrenching", "infringing", "invading", "trespassing", "overdoing", "overusing", "overutilizing", "overworking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traces":{ "to draw or make apparent the outline of":{ "examples":[ "trace your hand onto this piece of paper" ], "synonyms":[ "defines", "delineates", "outlines", "silhouettes", "sketches" ], "near synonyms":[ "lines", "bounds", "fringes", "margins", "skirts", "edges", "hems", "rims", "trims", "frames", "circles", "compasses", "encircles", "girdles", "girths", "loops", "rings", "rounds", "surrounds", "charts", "diagrams", "draws", "maps (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "examples":[ "police traced the burglar back to his apartment, where they discovered a ton of stolen loot" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogs", "chases", "courses", "dogs", "follows", "hounds", "pursues", "runs", "shadows", "tags", "tails", "tracks", "trails" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompanies", "chaperones", "chaperons", "escorts", "hunts", "searches (for)", "seeks", "eyes", "observes", "watches" ], "near antonyms":[ "heads" ], "antonyms":[ "guides", "leads", "pilots" ] }, "a 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"roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "turnpikes", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeways", "autobahns", "autoroutes", "autostradas", "autostrade", "dual carriageways", "interstates", "motorways", "superhighways", "beltways", "bypasses", "parkways", "ring roads", "corniches", "switchbacks", "through streets", "high streets", "Main Streets", "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "side streets", "alleys", "alleyways", "circles", "lanes", "laneways", "mews", "places", "closes", "culs-de-sac", "cul-de-sacs", "dead ends", "corridors", "tracks", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{ "examples":[ "stay on the trace , or you'll get lost in these thick woods" ], "synonyms":[ "footpaths", "paths", "pathways", "tracks", "trails" ], "near synonyms":[ "bridle paths", "towpaths", "alleys", "alleyways", "bypaths", "byroads", "bystreets", "byways", "passageways", "walkways", "cutoffs", "shortcuts", "lanes", "passages", "passes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "runs", "runways", "streets", "thoroughfares" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished":{ "examples":[ "a ship that appears to have vanished without a trace on the high seas" ], "synonyms":[ "echoes", "echos", "ghosts", "relics", "shadows", "vestiges" ], "near synonyms":[ "mementos", "mementoes", "remembrances", "reminders", "artifacts", "afterimages", "aftertastes", "balances", "corpses", "hangovers", "leftovers", "oddments", "remainders", "remnants", "scraps", "dregs", "leavings", "remains", "residuals", "residues", "rests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a very small amount":{ "examples":[ "doctors detected only a trace of bacteria in the blood sample but put the patient on antibiotics just in case" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "rays", "scintillas", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smacks", "smells", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "soup\u00e7ons", "sparks", "spatters", "specks", "splashes", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "touches" ], "near synonyms":[ "hoots", "iotas", "jots", "minima", "minimums", "minims", "modicums", "semblances", "syllables", "tittles", "vestiges", "whits", "atoms", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps", "dashes", "drops", "pinches", "parts", "portions", "sections", "bites", "nibbles", "tastes", "handfuls", "handsful", "scatterings", "smatterings", "smatters", "doses", "shots", "chips", "flakes", "fragments", "shards", "shivers", "slivers", "smithereens", "splinters", "tatters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "boatloads", "buckets", "bundles", "bushels", "deals", "fistfuls", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "oodles", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "plenties", "potfuls", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "stacks", "wads", "wealths", "volumes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overflows", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "chunks", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an almost imperceptible sign of something":{ "examples":[ "there didn't seem to be so much as a trace of the truth to anything he said" ], "synonyms":[ "breaths", "flickers", "glimmers", "hints", "suggestions", "tangs", "touches", "whiffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "inklings", "intimations", "scents", "winds", "evidences", "indications", "marks", "signs" ], "near antonyms":[ "permeations", "pervasions", "saturations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the mark or impression made by a foot":{ "examples":[ "followed the traces of the deer into the deep woods" ], "synonyms":[ "footmarks", "footprints", "footsteps", "steps", "vestiges" ], "near synonyms":[ "hoofprints", "pugs", "spoor", "spoors", "tracks", "treads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tracker":{ "as in shadow , tail":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shadow", "tail", "tracer", "detective", "dick", "gumshoe", "hawkshaw", "investigator", "operative", "private detective", "private eye", "private investigator", "shamus", "sherlock", "sleuth", "sleuthhound", "fed", "Federal", "G-man", "narc", "nark", "plainclothesman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tramp":{ "a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{ "examples":[ "the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter" ], "synonyms":[ "bindle stiff", "bum", "bummer", "hobo", "sundowner", "swaggie", "swagman", "vagabond", "vagrant" ], "near synonyms":[ "drifter", "roamer", "transient", "beggar", "derelict", "mendicant", "panhandler", "stiff", "dodger", "malingerer", "shirker", "slacker", "gamine", "ragamuffin", "urchin", "waif" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman":{ "examples":[ "elders in the roaring twenties who labeled flappers degenerates and tramps" ], "synonyms":[ "chippie", "chippy", "doxy", "doxie", "fancy woman", "floozy", "floozie", "hoochie", "hussy", "Jezebel", "minx", "quean", "trollop", "wench" ], "near synonyms":[ "siren", "temptress", "vamp", "grisette", "prostitute", "trull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work" ], "synonyms":[ "barge", "clump", "flog", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "lump", "plod", "pound", "scuff", "scuffle", "shamble", "shuffle", "slog", "slough", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "stump", "tromp", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "drag", "flop", "haul", "blunder", "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "waddle", "weave", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near antonyms":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "poise", "waft" ], "antonyms":[ "breeze", "coast", "glide", "slide", "waltz", "whisk" ] }, "to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure":{ "examples":[ "didn't mean to tramp your toes as I was running past you" ], "synonyms":[ "champ", "stamp", "stomp", "trample", "tromp" ], "near synonyms":[ "override", "run down", "run over", "step (on)", "mash", "pulp", "smash", "squash", "squelch", "boot", "hoof", "kick" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{ "examples":[ "we would have happily tramped through the forest for the rest of the day if it hadn't started to rain" ], "synonyms":[ "amble", "hike", "perambulate", "ramble", "saunter", "stroll", "tromp" ], "near synonyms":[ "roam", "rove", "wander", "peregrinate", "traipse", "traverse", "trek", "walk", "march", "promenade", "power walk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in vagabond , wandering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "errant", "fugitive", "itinerant", "nomadic", "peregrine", "peripatetic", "ranging", "roaming", "roving", "traveling", "travelling", "vagabond", "vagrant", "wandering", "wayfaring", "migrant", "migratory", "mobile", "ambulant", "ambulatory", "drifting", "fiddle-footed", "footloose", "gadabout", "gallivanting", "galavanting", "meandering", "rambling", "sauntering", "strolling", "traipsing", "walking" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonmigrant", "nonmigratory", "resident", "immobile", "stationary", "established", "fast", "fixed", "rooted", "sedentary", "set", "settled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "tranquility":{ "a state of freedom from storm or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "enjoyed the tranquillity of the snow-covered field at dusk" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "hush", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietness", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness" ], "near synonyms":[ "lull", "pause", "respite", "silence", "mildness", "soothingness", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "casualness", "easygoingness", "informality", "laid-backness", "relaxedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "clamor", "din", "noise", "racket" ], "antonyms":[ "bustle", "commotion", "hubbub", "hurly-burly", "pandemonium", "tumult", "turmoil", "unquietness", "unrest", "uproar" ] }, "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "examples":[ "a psychotherapist valued for her tranquillity and ability to listen" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composedness", "composure", "cool", "coolness", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-composedness", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquilness" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ] }, "freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions":{ "examples":[ "a mountain climber who finds inner tranquillity as he looks out from the edge of some lofty precipice" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "heartsease", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "sereneness", "serenity" ], "near synonyms":[ "content", "contentment", "ease", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace", "quiet", "quietude", "repose" ], "near antonyms":[ "care", "concern", "perturbation", "strain", "stress", "tenseness", "tension", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "jitters", "jumpiness", "nervousness", "fear", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty" ], "antonyms":[ "agitation", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "uneasiness", "vexation", "worry" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trammeled":{ "as in impeded , hindered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "constricted", "cramped", "encumbered", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "impassable", "impassible", "barricaded", "blockaded", "dammed", "gated", "blocked", "clogged", "closed", "jammed", "obstructed", "plugged", "shut", "stopped", "stuffed", "uncleared" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "cleared", "free", "open", "unclogged", "unclosed", "unobstructed", "unstopped", "enterable", "navigable", "passable", "emptied", "empty", "unoccupied", "vacant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{ "examples":[ "years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "chained", "enchained", "enfettered", "fettered", "gyved", "handcuffed", "manacled", "pinioned", "shackled" ], "near synonyms":[ "hobbled", "hog-tied", "ironed", "lashed", "secured", "tied", "trussed", "attached", "fastened", "joined", "linked", "confined", "constrained", "curbed", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "limited", "restricted", "entangled", "tangled" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "loosed", "released", "rescued", "undid", "unfastened", "untangled", "untied", "detached", "disengaged" ], "antonyms":[ "unbound", "unfettered", "unshackled" ] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity" ], "synonyms":[ "clogged", "cramped", "embarrassed", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "handcuffed", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "hog-tied", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "short-circuited", "stymied", "tied up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balked", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "reined", "restrained", "bound", "chained", "haltered", "leashed", "tethered", "tied", "arrested", "braked", "delayed", "retained", "retarded", "barricaded", "blockaded", "blocked", "roadblocked", "bogged (down)", "mired", "choked", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "suffocated", "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "stumped", "thwarted", "derailed", "disrupted", "sabotaged", "muzzled", "repressed", "suppressed", "confined", "hedged (in)", "hemmed (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared", "made way", "opened", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untied", "loosened", "smoothed", "encouraged", "furthered", "promoted" ], "antonyms":[ "aided", "assisted", "facilitated", "helped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tragic flaw":{ "as in hamartia":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hamartia", "downfall", "ruin", "undoing", "Achilles' heel", "back", "chink", "jugular", "soft spot", "underbelly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transplanted":{ "as in introduced , imported":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "imported", "introduced", "naturalized", "alien", "foreign", "nonnative", "external", "international", "multiculti", "multicultural", "multilateral", "multinational", "foreign-born", "nonindigenous", "distant", "far-off", "overseas", "remote", "bizarre", "exotic", "outlandish", "strange" ], "near antonyms":[ "domestic", "native", "endemic", "local", "aboriginal", "indigenous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in carried , drove":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bore", "carried", "carted", "conveyed", "drove", "hauled", "lugged", "toted", "transmitted", "transported", "budged", "dislocated", "displaced", "disturbed", "moved", "relocated", "removed", "repositioned", "shifted", "transferred", "transposed", "replaced", "superseded", "supplanted", "altered", "made over", "modified", "redid", "refashioned", "remade", "remodeled", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "varied" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchored", "fixed", "froze", "moored", "secured", "set", "stabilized", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "implanted", "ingrained", "engrained", "lodged", "rooted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in replanted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "replanted", "bedded", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "scattered", "drilled", "planted", "put in", "seeded", "sowed", "potted", "overseeded", "reseeded" ], "near antonyms":[ "gathered", "harvested", "reaped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "transcripts":{ "as in copies , transcriptions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "copies", "transcriptions", "quotations", "quotes" ], "near antonyms":[ "paraphrases", "restatements", "translations", "rehashes", "abstracts", "recapitulations", "recaps", "reiterations", "summaries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transvaluated":{ "as in transvalued":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "transvalued", "reappraised", "reassessed", "reevaluated", "re-evaluated", "rejudged", "revalued", "misesteemed", "misjudged", "misprized", "underestimated", "undervalued", "analyzed", "assayed", "surveyed", "tested", "decided", "settled", "priced", "prized", "ascertained", "determined", "discovered", "learned", "adjudged", "deemed", "judged", "appraised", "assessed", "estimated", "evaluated", "guesstimated", "rated", "set", "valuated", "valued" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trade schools":{ "as in high schools , public schools":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common schools", "elementary schools", "grammar schools", "high schools", "junior high schools", "kindergartens", "middle schools", "primary schools", "public schools", "secondary schools", "senior high schools", "training schools", "academes", "academies", "schools", "seminaries", "boarding schools", "preparatory schools", "preps", "prep schools", "charter schools", "magnet schools", "minischools", "madrassas", "madrasas", "madrassahs", "madrasahs", "Sunday schools", "yeshivas", "yeshivot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traverse":{ "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "the spider traversed the wall from end to end" ], "synonyms":[ "course", "cover", "cross", "cut (across)", "follow", "go", "navigate", "pass (over)", "perambulate", "peregrinate", "proceed (along)", "track", "transit", "travel" ], "near synonyms":[ "hike", "traipse", "tramp", "tread", "walk", "ride", "run", "crisscross" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in trip , travel":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expedition", "hike", "march", "peregrination", "traipse", "tramp", "travel", "traversal", "trek", "trip", "walkabout", "parade", "paseo", "promenade", "excursion", "jaunt", "junket", "outing", "sally", "sashay", "spin", "tour", "amble", "constitutional", "perambulation", "ramble", "range", "saunter", "stroll", "turn", "walk", "wander", "pilgrimage", "progress", "safari" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tranquillizers":{ "as in sedatives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sedatives", "analgesics", "anesthetics", "anodynes", "painkillers", "narcotics", "opiates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traducers":{ "as in defamers , libelers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defamers", "libelers", "libelists", "gossipers", "gossips", "talebearers", "tattlers", "tattletales", "troublemakers", "baiters", "hecklers", "needlers", "ribbers", "taunters", "teasers", "teases", "tormentors", "tormenters", "torturers", "deriders", "insulters", "mockers", "ridiculers", "scoffers", "scorners", "caricaturists", "lampooners", "parodists", "satirists" ], "near antonyms":[ "butts", "marks", "prey", "preys", "sitting ducks", "targets", "victims", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "pilgarlics", "lightning rods" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trains":{ "a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person":{ "examples":[ "a movie star who never goes anywhere without a train of personal assistants to cater to his every whim and need" ], "synonyms":[ "corteges", "cort\u00e8ges", "entourages", "followings", "posses", "retinues", "suites", "tails" ], "near synonyms":[ "crews", "personnels", "staffs", "staves", "courts", "assistants", "attendants", "helpers", "retainers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management":{ "examples":[ "a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment" ], "synonyms":[ "armadas", "caravans", "cavalcades", "fleets", "lines", "motorcades" ], "near synonyms":[ "argosies", "convoys", "flotillas", "navies", "columns", "corteges", "cort\u00e8ges", "parades", "processions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a series of persons or things arranged one behind another":{ "examples":[ "already a long train of ticket buyers waiting outside the stadium" ], "synonyms":[ "columns", "cues", "files", "lines", "queues", "ranges", "strings" ], "near synonyms":[ "echelons", "ranks", "rows", "tiers", "chains", "progressions", "sequences", "successions", "arrays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a series of things linked together":{ "examples":[ "you've broken my train of thought\u2014now what were we talking about?" ], "synonyms":[ "catenae", "catenas", "catenations", "chains", "concatenations", "consecutions", "nexuses", "nexus", "progressions", "sequences", "strings" ], "near synonyms":[ "chain reactions", "belts", "circles", "cycles", "vicious circles", "vicious cycles", "continua", "continuums", "gamuts", "gauntlets", "gantlets", "scales", "spectra", "spectrums", "flows", "rivers", "streams", "files", "lines", "queues", "ranges", "rows", "successions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness":{ "examples":[ "has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years" ], "synonyms":[ "conditions", "seasons" ], "near synonyms":[ "fits", "habilitates", "prepares", "readies", "acclimates", "acclimatizes", "accommodates", "adapts", "adjusts", "breaks in", "orientates", "orients", "shapes", "accustoms", "familiarizes", "habituates", "naturalizes", "fortifies", "hardens", "inures", "shapes up", "steels", "strengthens", "toughens" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{ "examples":[ "will train the students in good study habits" ], "synonyms":[ "educates", "indoctrinates", "instructs", "lessons", "schools", "teaches", "tutors" ], "near synonyms":[ "coaches", "mentors", "drills", "fits", "grounds", "habilitates", "prepares", "primes", "qualifies", "directs", "guides", "leads", "rears", "catechizes", "lectures", "moralizes", "preaches", "implants", "inculcates", "instills", "instils", "homeschools", "edifies", "enlightens", "briefs", "familiarizes", "imparts (to)", "informs", "verses", "initiates", "introduces", "shows", "reeducates", "reschools", "reteaches", "retrains" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{ "examples":[ "train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game" ], "synonyms":[ "centers", "concentrates", "fastens", "focuses", "focusses", "rivets" ], "near synonyms":[ "aims", "directs", "homes (in on)", "hones in (on)", "levels", "nails", "points", "sets", "zeroes (in on)", "attends", "heeds", "minds", "fixates (on)", "obsesses (over)", "refocuses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal":{ "examples":[ "trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye" ], "synonyms":[ "aims", "bends", "casts", "directs", "heads", "holds", "levels", "pinpoints", "sets" ], "near synonyms":[ "sights", "bears", "faces", "concentrates", "focuses", "focusses", "inclines", "orients", "steers" ], "near antonyms":[ "averts", "curves", "deflects", "detours", "diverts", "rechannels", "shunts", "sidetracks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function":{ "examples":[ "he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits" ], "synonyms":[ "equips", "fits", "prepares", "qualifies", "readies", "seasons" ], "near synonyms":[ "accustoms", "adapts", "adjusts", "conditions", "grooms", "habituates", "shapes", "tailors", "authorizes", "entitles", "empowers", "enables", "educates", "indoctrinates", "instructs", "schools", "teaches", "tutors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trash-talk":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "began to trash-talk the opposing players the minute they got on the field" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "diminish", "dis", "diss", "discount", "dismiss", "disparage", "kiss off", "minimize", "play down", "poor-mouth", "put down", "run down", "talk down", "trash", "vilipend", "write off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommend", "abuse", "scold", "disapprove (of)", "dislike", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "reprehend", "reprobate", "asperse", "defame", "malign", "rip", "slander", "slur", "traduce", "vilify", "discredit", "disgrace" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "countenance", "endorse", "indorse", "favor", "recommend", "sanction", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "magnify", "praise" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "travelers":{ "a person who travels for pleasure":{ "examples":[ "a company that offers guidebooks and maps for travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "excursionists", "rubberneckers", "rubbernecks", "sightseers", "tourists", "trippers" ], "near synonyms":[ "holidayers", "holidaymakers", "vacationers", "vacationists", "guests", "hostelers", "hostellers", "visitors", "transients", "journeyers", "pilgrims", "wayfarers", "snowbirds", "sunseekers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transgression":{ "a breaking of a moral or legal code":{ "examples":[ "acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere" ], "synonyms":[ "breach", "crime", "debt", "error", "lawbreaking", "malefaction", "misdeed", "misdoing", "offense", "offence", "sin", "trespass", "violation", "wrongdoing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bias crime", "hate crime", "felony", "misconduct", "misdemeanor", "misfeasance", "fault", "foible", "peccadillo", "break", "infringement", "immorality", "iniquitousness", "iniquity", "sinfulness", "vice", "wickedness", "corruption", "debauchery", "depravity", "licentiousness", "abuse", "criminality", "illegality", "lawlessness", "unlawfulness", "descent", "downfall", "fall" ], "near antonyms":[ "blamelessness", "faultlessness", "guiltlessness", "impeccability", "innocence", "irreproachability", "goodness", "morality", "righteousness", "virtue", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "noncrime" ] }, "a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation":{ "examples":[ "a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions" ], "synonyms":[ "breach", "contravention", "infraction", "infringement", "trespass", "violation" ], "near synonyms":[ "misconduct", "misdemeanor", "misfeasance", "misprision", "offense", "offence", "sin", "wrong", "disregard", "forgetting", "ignoring", "nonobservance", "overlooking", "delinquency", "dereliction", "neglect", "encroachment", "intrusion", "invasion" ], "near antonyms":[ "respecting", "upholding" ], "antonyms":[ "noninfringement", "observance" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trap":{ "a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise":{ "examples":[ "undercover agents devised a trap to catch the counterfeiters", "a bear trap" ], "synonyms":[ "ambush", "net", "snare", "web" ], "near synonyms":[ "enmeshment", "entanglement", "entrapment", "envelopment", "booby trap", "catch", "hazard", "land mine", "pitfall", "snag", "artifice", "cheat", "cheating", "deception", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "ploy", "ruse", "subterfuge", "trick" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{ "examples":[ "an overland route to the Far East that was once notorious for the many robbers who laid traps for unsuspecting wayfarers" ], "synonyms":[ "ambuscade", "ambush", "ambushment", "surprise", "surprize" ], "near synonyms":[ "assault", "attack", "charge", "sally", "capture", "entrapment", "mousetrap", "snare", "hunting", "stalking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that catches and holds":{ "examples":[ "the promotion is really just a trap to keep her from taking a new job elsewhere" ], "synonyms":[ "entanglement", "mesh(es)", "morass", "net", "noose", "quagmire", "quicksand", "snare", "tanglement", "toil(s)", "web" ], "near synonyms":[ "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "cat's cradle", "labyrinth", "maze", "cobweb", "spiderweb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal":{ "examples":[ "shut your trap before someone belts you one!" ], "synonyms":[ "chops", "gob", "kisser", "mouth", "mug", "piehole", "yap" ], "near synonyms":[ "countenance", "face", "puss", "visage", "muzzle", "jaws", "mandible", "maxilla", "gullet", "maw" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to catch or hold as if in a net":{ "examples":[ "an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals" ], "synonyms":[ "catch up", "enmesh", "immesh", "ensnare", "ensnarl", "entangle", "entoil", "entrap", "mesh", "net", "snare", "tangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "bag", "birdlime", "capture", "collar", "embroil", "implicate", "involve", "mire" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "extricate", "clear", "free", "liberate" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangle", "untangle" ] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand" ], "synonyms":[ "bag", "capture", "catch", "collar", "cop", "corral", "get", "glom", "grab", "grapple", "hook", "land", "nab", "nail", "net", "nobble", "rap", "seize", "snag", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch" ], "near synonyms":[ "glove", "halter", "lasso", "rope", "apprehend", "arrest", "detain", "bay", "corner", "clasp", "clutch", "fasten (on)", "fist", "grasp", "grip", "hold", "latch (on or onto)", "secure", "rend", "wrest", "enmesh", "immesh", "ensnare", "entangle", "entrap", "mesh", "abduct", "kidnap", "spirit (away or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharge", "free", "liberate", "release", "drop", "loosen", "unhand" ], "antonyms":[ "miss" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trading on":{ "to take unfair advantage of":{ "examples":[ "She knew how to trade on her charming demeanor." ], "synonyms":[ "abusing", "capitalizing (on)", "cashing in (on)", "exploiting", "imposing (on or upon)", "leveraging", "milking", "pimping", "playing (on or upon)", "using", "working" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerking around", "manipulating", "mistreating", "bleeding", "cheating", "fleecing", "overcharging", "skinning", "soaking", "sticking", "commercializing", "commodifying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "transcendental":{ "of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe":{ "examples":[ "the concept of the soul as a transcendental entity that exists entirely apart from the body" ], "synonyms":[ "metaphysical", "otherworldly", "paranormal", "preternatural", "supernatural", "transcendent", "unearthly" ], "near synonyms":[ "mystic", "mystical", "occult", "psychic", "psychical", "spiritistic", "spiritualistic", "extrasensory", "supersensible", "supersensory", "celestial", "divine", "ethereal", "heavenly", "numinous", "spiritual", "unworldly" ], "near antonyms":[ "earthly", "mundane" ], "antonyms":[ "natural" ] }, "being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature":{ "examples":[ "in his speeches he manifests a transcendental ability to inspire people from all points on the political spectrum" ], "synonyms":[ "magical", "miraculous", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "superhuman", "supernatural", "supernormal", "transcendent", "uncanny", "unearthly" ], "near synonyms":[ "bizarre", "curious", "eerie", "eery", "far-out", "funny", "grotesque", "kinky", "outlandish", "out-of-the-way", "outrageous", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "remarkable", "screwy", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "wild", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling", "shocking", "aberrant", "atypical", "fantastic", "fantastical", "flaky", "freak", "freakish", "idiosyncratic", "marvelous", "marvellous", "prodigious", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "unique", "unnatural", "unusual", "unwonted", "unconventional", "uncustomary", "unorthodox", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "salient", "striking" ], "near antonyms":[ "average", "commonplace", "everyday", "garden", "ordinary", "prosaic", "routine", "run-of-the-mill", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual", "workaday", "expected", "familiar", "predictable", "common", "customary", "frequent", "habitual", "regular", "wonted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "transcendentalist":{ "as in visionary , metaphysical":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "metaphysical", "visionary", "unproven", "unsubstantiated", "conjectural", "hypothetical", "speculative", "nonempirical", "theoretical", "theoretic", "unempirical" ], "near antonyms":[ "empirical", "empiric", "existential", "experiential", "experimental", "objective", "observational", "actual", "factual", "genuine", "hard", "material", "real", "accepted", "established", "tried", "tried-and-true" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "trappings":{ "the objects, activities, etc., that are associated with a particular condition, situation, or position in life; the visible signs of something":{ "examples":[ "a vacation home with all the trappings of beachside life", "Despite its democratic trappings , the country's government was a dictatorship." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "furnishings", "regalia", "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "decoration", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "frill", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim", "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "transmissible":{ "capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another":{ "examples":[ "the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals" ], "synonyms":[ "catching", "communicable", "contagious", "pestilent", "transmittable" ], "near synonyms":[ "infectious", "infective" ], "near antonyms":[ "noninfectious" ], "antonyms":[ "noncommunicable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "transgress":{ "to commit an offense":{ "examples":[ "I didn't realize I was transgressing when I told your sister she looked like she had lost weight" ], "synonyms":[ "err", "fall", "offend", "sin", "stray", "trespass", "wander" ], "near synonyms":[ "breach", "break", "infringe", "violate", "backslide", "lapse", "mess up" ], "near antonyms":[ "forgive", "justify", "pardon", "regret", "repent", "rue" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to keep":{ "examples":[ "don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene" ], "synonyms":[ "breach", "break", "contravene", "fracture", "infringe (on or upon)", "offend", "traduce", "violate" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobey", "rebel", "blow off", "brush (off)", "disregard", "flout", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight", "tune out", "wink (at)", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scorn", "shrug off", "defy", "resist", "withstand" ], "near antonyms":[ "defer (to)", "serve", "submit (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield (to)", "attend", "hear", "heed", "listen (to)", "mark", "note", "notice", "regard", "watch" ], "antonyms":[ "comply (with)", "conform (to)", "follow", "mind", "obey", "observe" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trades (in)":{ "as in deals (in) , distributes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deals (in)", "distributes", "high-pressures", "hustles", "markets", "merchandises", "merchandizes", "vends", "retails", "wholesales", "hawks", "peddles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trade on":{ "to take unfair advantage of":{ "examples":[ "She knew how to trade on her charming demeanor." ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "capitalize (on)", "cash in (on)", "exploit", "impose (on or upon)", "leverage", "milk", "pimp", "play (on or upon)", "use", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerk around", "manipulate", "mistreat", "bleed", "cheat", "fleece", "overcharge", "skin", "soak", "stick", "commercialize", "commodify" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "trading (in)":{ "as in dealing (in) , distributing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dealing (in)", "distributing", "high-pressuring", "hustling", "marketing", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "vending", "retailing", "wholesaling", "hawking", "peddling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transversely":{ "in a line or direction running from corner to corner":{ "examples":[ "the coat of arms had a line of white horses running transversely from one corner to another on a blue background" ], "synonyms":[ "athwart", "bias", "cornerways", "cornerwise", "crossways", "crosswise", "diagonally", "kitty-corner", "catty-corner", "catercorner", "kitty-cornered", "catty-cornered", "catercornered", "obliquely" ], "near synonyms":[ "across" ], "near antonyms":[ "lengthwise", "longitudinally" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "transvalues":{ "as in transvaluates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "transvaluates", "reappraises", "reassesses", "reevaluates", "rejudges", "revalues", "misesteems", "misjudges", "misprizes", "underestimates", "undervalues", "analyzes", "assays", "surveys", "tests", "decides", "settles", "prices", "prizes", "ascertains", "determines", "discovers", "learns", "adjudges", "deems", "judges", "appraises", "assesses", "estimates", "evaluates", "guesstimates", "rates", "sets", "valuates", "values" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trade name":{ "as in brand name":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brand name", "brand", "trademark", "collective mark", "emblem", "hallmark", "imprint", "label", "logo", "mark", "service mark", "stamp", "copyright", "patent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transitory":{ "lasting only for a short time":{ "examples":[ "a transitory panic struck me when I realized that I had left my wallet in the car" ], "synonyms":[ "brief", "deciduous", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "flash", "fleeting", "fugacious", "fugitive", "impermanent", "momentary", "passing", "short-lived", "temporary", "transient" ], "near synonyms":[ "little", "short", "shortish", "acting", "interim", "provisional", "short-term" ], "near antonyms":[ "lifelong", "continuing", "durable", "persistent", "imperishable", "indefectible", "indestructible" ], "antonyms":[ "ceaseless", "dateless", "deathless", "endless", "enduring", "eternal", "everlasting", "immortal", "lasting", "long-lived", "permanent", "perpetual", "timeless", "undying", "unending" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "trapshooters":{ "as in guns , shots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "marksmen", "sharpshooters", "shooters", "shots", "gunmen", "gunners", "guns", "snipers", "markswomen", "riflemen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tracer":{ "as in shadow , tail":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shadow", "tail", "tracker", "detective", "dick", "gumshoe", "hawkshaw", "investigator", "operative", "private detective", "private eye", "private investigator", "shamus", "sherlock", "sleuth", "sleuthhound", "fed", "Federal", "G-man", "narc", "nark", "plainclothesman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trajectories":{ "the curved course along which something (such as a rocket) moves through the air or through space":{ "examples":[ "the trajectory of the missile" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arcs", "flight paths", "lines", "paths", "pathways", "routes", "routeways", "steps", "tracks", "ways", "circles", "circuits", "loops", "orbits", "ascents", "descents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tragediennes":{ "as in tragedians":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tragedians", "comedians", "farceurs", "apers", "apes", "hams", "imitators", "impressionists", "maskers", "masqueraders", "mimes", "mimics", "pantomimes", "pantomimists", "personators", "posers", "doubles", "understudies", "buffoons", "clowns", "harlequins", "stooges", "zanies", "prima donnas", "scene-stealers", "monologuists", "monologists", "extras", "spear-carriers", "supernumeraries", "walk-ons", "coactors", "co-actors", "costars", "co-stars", "leading ladies", "leading men", "leads", "stars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "translating":{ "an instance of expressing something in different words":{ "examples":[ "his insightful translating of that passage really captured the tone of the original" ], "synonyms":[ "paraphrase", "rephrasing", "restatement", "restating", "rewording", "translation" ], "near synonyms":[ "rehash", "abstract", "recap", "recapitulation", "reiteration", "summary" ], "near antonyms":[ "copy", "transcript", "transcription" ], "antonyms":[ "quotation", "quote" ] }, "to express something (as a text or statement) in different words":{ "examples":[ "would you mind translating this German article for me?" ], "synonyms":[ "paraphrasing", "rephrasing", "restating", "rewording" ], "near synonyms":[ "boiling down", "recapitulating", "reiterating", "summarizing", "summing up" ], "near antonyms":[ "echoing", "repeating", "copying", "reproducing", "transcribing" ], "antonyms":[ "quoting" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "transgressors":{ "as in offenders , lawbreakers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "criminals", "crooks", "felons", "lawbreakers", "miscreants", "misdoers", "misfeasors", "offenders", "reprobates", "villains", "evildoers", "immoralists", "malefactors", "sinners", "wrongdoers", "corrupters", "corruptors" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trainers":{ "a person who trains performers or athletes":{ "examples":[ "hired a personal trainer to help her get in shape" ], "synonyms":[ "coaches" ], "near synonyms":[ "handlers", "managers", "instructors", "teachers", "tutors", "drillers", "drillmasters", "advisers", "advisors", "ciceroni", "counselors", "counsellors", "guides", "mentors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trampoliner":{ "as in trapeze artist , trampolinist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerialist", "ropedancer", "ropewalker", "trampolinist", "trapeze artist", "trapezist", "contortionist", "equilibrist", "exerciser", "tumbler", "acrobat", "gymnast", "turner" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traipses":{ "to go on foot":{ "examples":[ "traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee" ], "synonyms":[ "ambulates", "foots (it)", "hoofs (it)", "legs (it)", "pads", "steps", "treads", "walks" ], "near synonyms":[ "parades", "promenades", "marches", "paces", "steps out", "strides", "troops", "power walks", "hikes", "peregrinates", "treks", "ambles", "moseys", "perambulates", "rambles", "saunters", "strolls", "wanders", "clumps", "stomps", "stumps", "tramples", "tramps", "tromps", "footslogs", "plods", "trudges", "gimps", "hobbles", "limps", "minces", "prances", "pussyfoots", "tiptoes", "bounces", "sashays", "stalks", "struts", "swaggers", "falters", "lumbers", "lurches", "pounds", "scuffs", "shambles", "shuffles", "staggers", "stumbles", "toddles", "waddles", "nips", "taps", "trips", "trots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move about from place to place aimlessly":{ "examples":[ "a group of friends traipsing around the country the summer after graduation" ], "synonyms":[ "bats", "cruises", "drifts", "floats", "gads (about)", "gallivants", "galavants", "kicks around", "knocks (about)", "maunders", "meanders", "mooches", "rambles", "ranges", "roams", "roves", "wanders" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambles", "saunters", "strolls", "dawdles", "mopes", "gypsies", "hobos", "tramps", "vagabonds", "mills (about or around)", "straggles", "strays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in trips , treks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expeditions", "hikes", "marches", "peregrinations", "tramps", "travels", "traversals", "traverses", "treks", "trips", "walkabouts", "parades", "paseos", "promenades", "excursions", "jaunts", "junkets", "outings", "sallies", "sashays", "spins", "tours", "ambles", "constitutionals", "perambulations", "rambles", "ranges", "saunters", "strolls", "turns", "walks", "wanders", "pilgrimages", "progresses", "safaris" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tragedians":{ "as in tragediennes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tragediennes", "comedians", "farceurs", "apers", "apes", "hams", "imitators", "impressionists", "maskers", "masqueraders", "mimes", "mimics", "pantomimes", "pantomimists", "personators", "posers", "doubles", "understudies", "buffoons", "clowns", "harlequins", "stooges", "zanies", "prima donnas", "scene-stealers", "monologuists", "monologists", "extras", "spear-carriers", "supernumeraries", "walk-ons", "coactors", "co-actors", "costars", "co-stars", "leading ladies", "leading men", "leads", "stars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transmittable":{ "capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another":{ "examples":[ "that disease is only transmittable through direct contact with an infected person, not through contact with something the infected person has touched" ], "synonyms":[ "catching", "communicable", "contagious", "pestilent", "transmissible" ], "near synonyms":[ "infectious", "infective" ], "near antonyms":[ "noninfectious" ], "antonyms":[ "noncommunicable" ] }, "capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier":{ "examples":[ "I doubt that fireworks are legally transmittable through the mail" ], "synonyms":[ "shippable", "transferable", "transferrable", "transportable" ], "near synonyms":[ "addressable", "mailable" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nontransferable", "receivable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "translucence":{ "the state or quality of being easily seen through":{ "examples":[ "the exceptional translucence of the sapphire adds to its value" ], "synonyms":[ "clarity", "clearness", "limpidity", "limpidness", "lucency", "translucency", "transparency" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "effulgence", "luminosity", "luminousness", "definition", "resolution", "sharpness", "apparentness", "observability", "visibility" ], "near antonyms":[ "fogginess", "haziness", "milkiness", "mistiness", "murkiness" ], "antonyms":[ "cloudiness", "opacity", "opaqueness", "turbidity", "turbidness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trailer":{ "a motor vehicle that is specially equipped for living while traveling":{ "examples":[ "the band packed their equipment back into their trailer and headed off to their next gig" ], "synonyms":[ "camper", "caravan", "motor home", "recreational vehicle", "RV" ], "near synonyms":[ "house trailer", "mobile home", "coach", "van" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traditionalistic":{ "tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{ "examples":[ "traditionalistic bartenders tend to cringe at the sweet concoctions that nowadays pass for cocktails" ], "synonyms":[ "archconservative", "brassbound", "button-down", "buttoned-down", "conservative", "die-hard", "hidebound", "mossbacked", "old-fashioned", "old-line", "old-school", "orthodox", "paleoconservative", "reactionary", "standpat", "traditional", "ultraconservative", "unprogressive" ], "near synonyms":[ "conventional", "square", "devoted", "faithful", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "true-blue", "blimpish", "neoconservative", "Tory", "ultraright", "ultrarightist", "dowdy", "fogyish", "fogeyish", "fuddy-duddy", "ossified", "set", "stodgy", "right", "right-wing", "antiliberal", "antimodern", "antiprogressive", "antireform", "antirevolutionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "anticonventional", "antiestablishment", "antitraditional", "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "nonconformist", "advanced", "contemporary", "modern", "lefty", "radical", "ultraleft", "ultraleftist", "ultraprogressive", "ultraradical" ], "antonyms":[ "broad-minded", "large-minded", "liberal", "nonconservative", "nonconventional", "nonorthodox", "nontraditional", "open-minded", "progressive", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "traipsing":{ "as in walking , strolling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sauntering", "strolling", "walking", "drifting", "footloose", "meandering", "rambling", "migrant", "migratory", "ambulant", "ambulatory", "errant", "fugitive", "gallivanting", "galavanting", "itinerant", "nomad", "nomadic", "perambulatory", "peregrine", "peripatetic", "ranging", "roaming", "roving", "vagabond", "vagrant", "wandering", "wayfaring" ], "near antonyms":[ "immobile", "nonmoving", "settled", "standing", "static", "stationary", "motionless", "still" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go on foot":{ "examples":[ "traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee" ], "synonyms":[ "ambulating", "footing (it)", "hoofing (it)", "legging (it)", "padding", "stepping", "treading", "walking" ], "near synonyms":[ "parading", "promenading", "marching", "pacing", "stepping out", "striding", "trooping", "power walking", "hiking", "peregrinating", "trekking", "ambling", "moseying", "perambulating", "rambling", "sauntering", "strolling", "wandering", "clumping", "stomping", "stumping", "tramping", "trampling", "tromping", "footslogging", "plodding", "trudging", "gimping", "hobbling", "limping", "mincing", "prancing", "pussyfooting", "tiptoeing", "bouncing", "sashaying", "stalking", "strutting", "swaggering", "faltering", "lumbering", "lurching", "pounding", "scuffing", "shambling", "shuffling", "staggering", "stumbling", "toddling", "waddling", "nipping", "tapping", "tripping", "trotting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move about from place to place aimlessly":{ "examples":[ "a group of friends traipsing around the country the summer after graduation" ], "synonyms":[ "batting", "cruising", "drifting", "floating", "gadding (about)", "gallivanting", "galavanting", "kicking around", "knocking (about)", "maundering", "meandering", "mooching", "rambling", "ranging", "roaming", "roving", "wandering" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambling", "sauntering", "strolling", "dawdling", "moping", "gypsying", "hoboing", "tramping", "vagabonding", "milling (about or around)", "straggling", "straying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "trading (for)":{ "as in exchanging (for) , dealing (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bartering (for)", "dealing (for)", "dickering (over)", "exchanging (for)", "haggling (for)", "negotiating (about)", "financing", "paying (for)", "springing (for)", "bargaining (with)", "chaffering (with)", "horse-trading (with)", "paltering (with)", "acquiring", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing", "winning", "bidding", "offering", "buying", "copping", "picking up", "purchasing", "taking", "rebuying", "repurchasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dealing (in)", "marketing", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "retailing", "selling", "vending" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traffic (in)":{ "as in trade , handle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barter", "distribute", "exchange", "export", "handle", "trade", "deal (in)", "market", "merchandise", "merchandize", "put up", "retail", "sell", "vend", "presell", "wholesale", "remarket", "resell", "hawk", "peddle", "advertise", "ballyhoo", "boost", "plug", "promote", "tout", "bargain", "chaffer", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "palter", "auction", "provide", "supply" ], "near antonyms":[ "buy", "import", "purchase", "receive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "travelled":{ "as in trod":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "trod", "trodden", "bustling", "busy", "crowded", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging" ], "near antonyms":[ "pathless", "trackless", "untraveled", "untraversed", "untrodden", "untrod", "pristine", "virgin", "undiscovered", "unexplored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries" ], "synonyms":[ "journeyed", "peregrinated", "pilgrimaged", "toured", "trekked", "tripped", "voyaged" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivanted", "galavanted", "hopped", "jaunted", "knocked (about)", "perambulated", "rambled", "roamed", "roved", "traipsed", "wandered", "migrated", "road-tripped", "bused", "bussed", "cabbed", "coached", "cruised", "drove", "flew", "gigged", "jetted", "motored", "navigated", "rode", "rid", "rolled", "sailed", "trundled", "barnstormed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "will travel the river for a while and then continue on land" ], "synonyms":[ "coursed", "covered", "crossed", "cut (across)", "followed", "navigated", "passed (over)", "perambulated", "peregrinated", "proceeded (along)", "tracked", "transited", "traversed", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "hiked", "traipsed", "tramped", "trod", "treaded", "walked", "ran", "run", "rode", "rid", "crisscrossed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "that racehorse can definitely travel" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "chummed", "companied", "consociated", "consorted", "fraternized", "hobnobbed", "hooked up", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "messed around", "palled (around)", "ran", "run", "sorted" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliated", "allied", "attached", "banded", "bonded", "clubbed", "collaborated", "colluded", "confederated", "conjoined", "connected", "cooperated", "coupled", "ganged", "got along", "got on", "grouped", "interrelated", "joined", "knotted", "leagued", "linked", "mingled", "mixed", "rallied", "related", "sided", "socialized", "teamed", "tied", "wedded", "wed", "befriended", "friended" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "cold-shouldered", "shunned", "snubbed", "alienated", "estranged", "broke up", "disbanded", "dispersed", "split (up)", "disjoined", "dissociated", "disunited", "divorced", "severed", "split", "sundered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "trammelled":{ "as in impeded , hindered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "constricted", "cramped", "encumbered", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "impassable", "impassible", "barricaded", "blockaded", "dammed", "gated", "blocked", "clogged", "closed", "jammed", "obstructed", "plugged", "shut", "stopped", "stuffed", "uncleared" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "cleared", "free", "open", "unclogged", "unclosed", "unobstructed", "unstopped", "enterable", "navigable", "passable", "emptied", "empty", "unoccupied", "vacant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{ "examples":[ "years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "chained", "enchained", "enfettered", "fettered", "gyved", "handcuffed", "manacled", "pinioned", "shackled" ], "near synonyms":[ "hobbled", "hog-tied", "ironed", "lashed", "secured", "tied", "trussed", "attached", "fastened", "joined", "linked", "confined", "constrained", "curbed", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "limited", "restricted", "entangled", "tangled" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "loosed", "released", "rescued", "undid", "unfastened", "untangled", "untied", "detached", "disengaged" ], "antonyms":[ "unbound", "unfettered", "unshackled" ] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity" ], "synonyms":[ "clogged", "cramped", "embarrassed", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "handcuffed", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "hog-tied", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "short-circuited", "stymied", "tied up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balked", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "reined", "restrained", "bound", "chained", "haltered", "leashed", "tethered", "tied", "arrested", "braked", "delayed", "retained", "retarded", "barricaded", "blockaded", "blocked", "roadblocked", "bogged (down)", "mired", "choked", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "suffocated", "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "stumped", "thwarted", "derailed", "disrupted", "sabotaged", "muzzled", "repressed", "suppressed", "confined", "hedged (in)", "hemmed (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared", "made way", "opened", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untied", "loosened", "smoothed", "encouraged", "furthered", "promoted" ], "antonyms":[ "aided", "assisted", "facilitated", "helped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "transmits":{ "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "examples":[ "sneezing and coughing can transmit disease" ], "synonyms":[ "communicates", "conducts", "conveys", "gives", "imparts", "spreads", "transfers", "transfuses" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "hands over", "surrenders", "turns over", "broadcasts", "diffuses", "disseminates", "propagates", "hands down", "hands on", "contaminates", "infects", "poisons" ], "near antonyms":[ "catches", "comes down (with)", "contracts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "I'll transmit this information over the airwaves" ], "synonyms":[ "consigns", "dispatches", "packs (off)", "sends", "ships", "shoots", "transfers", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveys", "delivers", "hands over", "passes", "renders", "advances", "drops", "launches", "addresses", "forwards", "exports", "imports", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "presents", "resends", "returns" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquires", "draws", "earns", "gains", "garners", "gets", "obtains", "procures", "secures" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "receives" ] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer" ], "synonyms":[ "commends", "commits", "confides", "consigns", "delegates", "delivers", "entrusts", "intrusts", "gives", "gives over", "hands", "hands over", "leaves", "passes", "recommends", "reposes", "transfers", "trusts", "turns over", "vests" ], "near synonyms":[ "confers", "grants", "assigns", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "disperses", "distributes", "divides", "hands in", "releases", "relinquishes", "submits", "surrenders", "turns in", "yields", "bequeaths", "hands down", "hands on", "wills", "advances", "lends", "loans", "furnishes", "supplies", "recommits", "redelivers", "retransfers", "retransmits" ], "near antonyms":[ "detains", "holds back", "reserves", "withholds", "owns", "possesses", "accepts", "receives", "takes in", "occupies", "takes", "takes over" ], "antonyms":[ "holds", "keeps", "retains" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tranquilizers":{ "as in sedatives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sedatives", "analgesics", "anesthetics", "anodynes", "painkillers", "narcotics", "opiates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tranquilizes":{ "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle" ], "synonyms":[ "becalms", "calms", "composes", "lullabies", "lulls", "quietens", "quiets", "salves", "settles", "soothes", "stills" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "hushes", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "eases", "lays", "mitigates", "quells", "relaxes", "relieves", "solaces", "narcotizes", "sedates", "stupefies" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "heightens", "intensifies", "arouses", "excites", "foments", "incites", "rouses", "stirs (up)", "works up" ], "antonyms":[ "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "keys (up)", "perturbs", "upsets", "vexes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trampoliners":{ "as in trapeze artists , trampolinists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerialists", "ropedancers", "ropewalkers", "trampolinists", "trapeze artists", "trapezists", "contortionists", "equilibrists", "exercisers", "tumblers", "acrobats", "gymnasts", "turners" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tragedian":{ "as in tragedienne":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tragedienne", "comedian", "farceur", "ape", "aper", "ham", "imitator", "impressionist", "masker", "masquerader", "mime", "mimic", "pantomime", "pantomimist", "personator", "poser", "double", "understudy", "buffoon", "clown", "harlequin", "stooge", "zany", "prima donna", "scene-stealer", "monologuist", "monologist", "extra", "spear-carrier", "supernumerary", "walk-on", "coactor", "costar", "lead", "leading lady", "leading man", "star" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transude":{ "to flow forth slowly through small openings":{ "examples":[ "sweat was transuding from the pores of his face despite his best efforts to look cool and collected during the interview" ], "synonyms":[ "bleed", "exude", "ooze", "percolate", "seep", "strain", "sweat", "weep" ], "near synonyms":[ "dribble", "drip", "trickle", "discharge", "emit", "give off", "vent", "emanate", "flow", "spring" ], "near antonyms":[ "flood", "gush", "pour", "stream", "surge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trapdoors":{ "as in portcullises , lattices":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "double doors", "Dutch doors", "French doors", "lattices", "portcullises", "posterns", "revolving doors", "storm doors", "wickets", "doors", "gates", "hatches", "portals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transmutes":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "in his elegy on his deceased wife, the poet has transmuted inconsolable grief into high art" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemizes", "converts", "makes over", "metamorphoses", "transfigures", "transforms", "transposes", "transubstantiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjusts", "alters", "modifies", "recasts", "redefines", "redesigns", "redoes", "reengineers", "refashions", "regenerates", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies", "deforms", "disfigures", "distorts", "mutates", "transmogrifies", "displaces", "replaces", "substitutes", "supplants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transacts":{ "to do (business) with another person, company, etc.":{ "examples":[ "We had some important business to transact with our distributors.", "transact a real estate deal" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bargains", "barters", "horse-trades", "negotiates", "deals", "trades", "traffics", "auctions", "exchanges", "merchandises", "merchandizes", "rebuys", "resells", "swaps", "buys", "picks up", "purchases", "takes", "distributes", "fair-trades", "markets", "peddles", "retails", "sells", "supplies", "vends", "wholesales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traced":{ "to draw or make apparent the outline of":{ "examples":[ "trace your hand onto this piece of paper" ], "synonyms":[ "defined", "delineated", "outlined", "silhouetted", "sketched" ], "near synonyms":[ "lined", "bounded", "fringed", "margined", "skirted", "edged", "hemmed", "rimmed", "trimmed", "framed", "circled", "compassed", "encircled", "girdled", "girthed", "looped", "ringed", "rounded", "surrounded", "charted", "diagrammed", "diagramed", "drew", "mapped (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "examples":[ "police traced the burglar back to his apartment, where they discovered a ton of stolen loot" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogged", "chased", "coursed", "dogged", "followed", "hounded", "pursued", "ran", "run", "shadowed", "tagged", "tailed", "tracked", "trailed" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompanied", "chaperoned", "escorted", "hunted", "searched (for)", "sought", "eyed", "observed", "watched" ], "near antonyms":[ "headed" ], "antonyms":[ "guided", "led", "piloted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trafficking":{ "to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{ "examples":[ "arrested him for trafficking in drugs" ], "synonyms":[ "dealing", "trading" ], "near 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"syndications", "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "emergences", "manufactures", "printings", "productions", "publications", "publishings", "releases" ], "near antonyms":[ "censorships", "suppressions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tractor":{ "as in aircraft , ship":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerodyne", "aircraft", "air-cushion vehicle", "airframe", "airship", "ship", "aeroplane", "airplane", "helicopter", "plane", "airliner", "air taxi", "liner", "freighter", "tanker", "jet", "jetliner", "superjet", "supersonic", "supersonic transport", "trijet", "turbojet", "turboprop", "aerospace plane", "rocket plane", "bomber", "fighter", "jump jet", "torpedo bomber", "warplane", "amphibian", "seaplane", "biplane", "lightplane", "tilt-rotor", "towplane", "trimotor", "triplane" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transaction":{ "the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price":{ "examples":[ "if you want to return any merchandise, make sure you keep the receipt for the initial sales transaction" ], "synonyms":[ "deal", "sale", "trade" ], "near synonyms":[ "auction", "silent auction", "haggle", "horse-trading", "negotiation", "bargain", "buy", "steal", "purchase", "clearance", "closeout", "fire sale", "fair", "garage sale", "jumble sale", "rummage sale", "tag sale", "yard sale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trams":{ "as in trucks , wheelbarrows":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barrows", "hand trucks", "pushcarts", "trucks", "wheelbarrows", "carts", "wagons", "wains", "drays", "jolt-wagons", "oxcarts", "spring wagons", "wagonettes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tradesman":{ "a buyer and seller of goods for profit":{ "examples":[ "an antique dealer who's known as a good tradesman , buying his items cheaply and selling them for a hefty profit" ], "synonyms":[ "dealer", "merchandiser", "merchant", "trader", "trafficker" ], "near synonyms":[ "businessman", "enterpriser", "entrepreneur", "buyer", "marketer", "purchaser", "hawker", "huckster", "hustler", "peddler", "pedlar", "retailer", "seller", "shopkeeper", "storekeeper", "vendor", "vender", "engrosser", "monopolist", "jobber", "middleman", "wholesaler", "distributor", "provider", "provisioner", "purveyor", "supplier" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{ "examples":[ "carpenters joining the tradesmen's union" ], "synonyms":[ "artificer", "artisan", "crafter", "craftsman", "craftsperson", "handcraftsman", "handicrafter", "handicraftsman", "handworker" ], "near synonyms":[ "craftswoman", "artist", "maker", "journeyman", "master", "mechanic", "operative", "shaper", "smith", "technician", "wright", "handyman", "handyperson", "workman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transfigure":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "married life has seemingly transfigured his formerly aimless existence" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemize", "convert", "make over", "metamorphose", "transform", "transmute", "transpose", "transubstantiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjust", "alter", "modify", "recast", "redefine", "redesign", "redo", "reengineer", "refashion", "regenerate", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "vary", "deform", "disfigure", "distort", "mutate", "transmogrify", "displace", "replace", "substitute", "supplant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trading":{ "to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{ "examples":[ "the U.S. agreed to trade with China" ], "synonyms":[ "dealing", "trafficking" ], "near synonyms":[ "bargaining", "bartering", "horse-trading", "negotiating", "transacting", "auctioning", "exchanging", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "rebuying", "reselling", "swapping", "buying", "picking up", "purchasing", "taking", "distributing", "fair-trading", "marketing", "peddling", "retailing", "selling", "supplying", "vending", "wholesaling", "black-marketing", "bootlegging", "fencing", "smuggling", "cornering", "engrossing", "monopolizing", "underselling", "day-trading", "investing", "speculating" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballing", "blacking", "boycotting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "examples":[ "I'll trade my chocolate chip cookie for your bag of chips" ], "synonyms":[ "changing", "commuting", "exchanging", "shifting", "substituting", "swapping", "switching" ], "near synonyms":[ "interchanging", "displacing", "replacing", "superseding", "ceding", "handing over", "surrendering", "yielding", "reciprocating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trash-talked":{ "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "began to trash-talk the opposing players the minute they got on the field" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "cried down", "decried", "denigrated", "deprecated", "depreciated", "derogated", "diminished", "discounted", "dismissed", "disparaged", "dissed", "kissed off", "minimized", "played down", "poor-mouthed", "put down", "ran down", "talked down", "trashed", "vilipended", "wrote off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommended", "abused", "scolded", "disapproved (of)", "disliked", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "reprehended", "reprobated", "aspersed", "defamed", "maligned", "ripped", "slandered", "slurred", "traduced", "vilified", "discredited", "disgraced" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "countenanced", "endorsed", "indorsed", "favored", "recommended", "sanctioned", "commended", "complimented", "eulogized" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "exalted", "extolled", "glorified", "lauded", "magnified", "praised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transitional":{ "as in intermediate , intermediary":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "intermediary", "intermediate", "expedient", "improvised", "makeshift", "ephemeral", "fleeting", "fugitive", "short-lived", "transitory", "alternate", "proxy", "substitute", "conditional", "contingent", "limited", "qualified", "short-range", "tentative", "acting", "replaceable", "terminable", "terminate", "ad interim", "impermanent", "interim", "provisional", "provisionary", "provisory", "short-term", "temporary" ], "near antonyms":[ "long-term", "permanent", "final", "fixed", "set", "settled", "unconditional", "unlimited", "unqualified", "extended", "lasting", "long-range", "standing", "dateless", "deathless", "endless", "enduring", "eternal", "everlasting", "immortal", "perpetual", "timeless", "undying", "unending" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "transmitting":{ "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "examples":[ "sneezing and coughing can transmit disease" ], "synonyms":[ "communicating", "conducting", "conveying", "giving", "imparting", "spreading", "transferring", "transfusing" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "handing over", "surrendering", "turning over", "broadcasting", "diffusing", "disseminating", "propagating", "handing down", "handing on", "contaminating", "infecting", "poisoning" ], "near antonyms":[ "catching", "coming down (with)", "contracting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "I'll transmit this information over the airwaves" ], "synonyms":[ "consigning", "dispatching", "packing (off)", "sending", "shipping", "shooting", "transferring", "transporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveying", "delivering", "handing over", "passing", "rendering", "advancing", "dropping", "launching", "addressing", "forwarding", "exporting", "importing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "presenting", "resending", "returning" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiring", "drawing", "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "receiving" ] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer" ], "synonyms":[ "commending", "committing", "confiding", "consigning", "delegating", "delivering", "entrusting", "intrusting", "giving", "giving over", "handing", "handing over", "leaving", "passing", "recommending", "reposing", "transferring", "trusting", "turning over", "vesting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferring", "granting", "assigning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "dispersing", "distributing", "dividing", "handing in", "releasing", "relinquishing", "submitting", "surrendering", "turning in", "yielding", "bequeathing", "handing down", "handing on", "willing", "advancing", "lending", "loaning", "furnishing", "supplying", "recommitting", "redelivering", "retransferring", "retransmitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaining", "holding back", "reserving", "withholding", "owning", "possessing", "accepting", "receiving", "taking in", "occupying", "taking", "taking over" ], "antonyms":[ "holding", "keeping", "retaining" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "translates":{ "to express something (as a text or statement) in different words":{ "examples":[ "would you mind translating this German article for me?" ], "synonyms":[ "paraphrases", "rephrases", "restates", "rewords" ], "near synonyms":[ "boils down", "recapitulates", "reiterates", "summarizes", "sums up" ], "near antonyms":[ "echoes", "repeats", "copies", "reproduces", "transcribes" ], "antonyms":[ "quotes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transcendencies":{ "as in supremacies , dominances":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "commands", "dominances", "masteries", "predominances", "superiorities", "supremacies", "transcendences", "allowances", "head starts", "leads", "legs up", "margins", "odds", "starts", "precedences", "preferences", "prerogatives", "privileges", "seniorities", "advantages", "betters", "bulges", "catbird seats", "drops", "edges", "high grounds", "inside tracks", "jumps", "pulls", "steads", "upper hands", "vantages", "whip hands", "breaks", "footholds", "opportunities", "benefits", "blessings", "boons", "felicities", "godsends", "mannas", "windfalls" ], "near antonyms":[ "disadvantages", "drawbacks", "handicaps", "liabilities", "minuses", "penalties", "strikes", "detriments", "strangleholds", "disparities", "imbalances", "inequalities", "disabilities", "failings", "impairments", "shortcomings", "bars", "catches", "checks", "clogs", "crimps", "embarrassments", "hindrances", "hitches", "hurdles", "impediments", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "rubs", "shackles", "stops", "trammels", "lurches", "setbacks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transcription":{ "as in copy , transcript":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "copy", "transcript", "quotation", "quote" ], "near antonyms":[ "paraphrase", "rephrasing", "restatement", "restating", "rewording", "translating", "translation", "rehash", "abstract", "recap", "recapitulation", "reiteration", "summary" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traveller":{ "a person who travels for pleasure":{ "examples":[ "a company that offers guidebooks and maps for travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "excursionist", "rubberneck", "rubbernecker", "sightseer", "tourist", "tripper" ], "near synonyms":[ "holidayer", "holidaymaker", "vacationer", "vacationist", "guest", "hosteler", "hosteller", "visitor", "transient", "journeyer", "pilgrim", "wayfarer", "snowbird", "sunseeker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "translates (into)":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "it remains to be seen whether the policy changes will translate into true progress" ], "synonyms":[ "begets", "breeds", "brings", "brings about", "brings on", "catalyzes", "causes", "creates", "does", "draws on", "effects", "effectuates", "engenders", "generates", "induces", "invokes", "makes", "occasions", "produces", "prompts", "results (in)", "spawns", "works", "yields" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduces (to)", "contributes (to)", "decides", "determines", "begins", "establishes", "fathers", "founds", "inaugurates", "initiates", "innovates", "institutes", "introduces", "launches", "pioneers", "sets", "sets up", "starts", "advances", "cultivates", "develops", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes", "enacts", "renders", "turns out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impedes", "limits", "restricts", "clamps down (on)", "cracks down (on)", "crushes", "dampens", "puts down", "quashes", "quells", "represses", "smothers", "squashes", "squelches", "stifles", "subdues", "suppresses", "arrests", "checks", "controls", "curbs", "inhibits", "reins (in)", "restrains", "retards", "cans", "kills", "snuffs (out)", "stills", "abolishes", "demolishes", "destroys", "extinguishes", "liquidates", "quenches" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traditionalism":{ "attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{ "examples":[ "a staunch supporter of grammatical traditionalism , my English teacher didn't care what the experts in linguistics said" ], "synonyms":[ "conservatism", "conservativeness", "die-hardism", "reactionaryism", "ultraconservatism" ], "near synonyms":[ "neoconservatism", "Toryism", "bigotry", "illiberalism", "conventionalism", "conventionality", "fogyism", "fogeyism" ], "near antonyms":[ "neoliberalism", "extremism", "radicalism", "nonconformism", "nonconformity", "unconventionalism", "unorthodoxy" ], "antonyms":[ "broad-mindedness", "liberalism", "liberalness", "open-mindedness", "progressivism" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transience":{ "the state or quality of lasting only for a short time":{ "examples":[ "the transience of spring in northern climates means residents get to enjoy temperate weather only briefly before the heat and humidity of summer set in" ], "synonyms":[ "ephemerality", "evanescence", "fleetingness", "fugitiveness", "impermanence", "impermanency", "momentariness", "temporariness", "transiency", "transitoriness" ], "near synonyms":[ "brevity", "shortness" ], "near antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation", "longevity" ], "antonyms":[ "endurance", "permanence", "permanency" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traveling case":{ "as in cosmetic case":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cosmetic case", "overnight bag", "overnight case", "weekend bag", "weekender", "carpetbag", "duffel bag", "kit", "kit bag", "carryall", "carry-on", "grip", "handbag", "holdall", "portmanteau", "suitcase", "traveling bag", "wallet", "backpack", "haversack", "knapsack", "packsack", "rucksack", "attach\u00e9", "attach\u00e9 case", "briefcase", "valise", "baggage", "bags", "luggage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transfer stations":{ "as in sanitary landfills , dustheaps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "circles", "rotaries", "roundabouts", "cloverleafs", "cloverleaves", "interchanges", "overpasses", "underpasses", "carrefours", "corners", "crossings", "crossroads", "crossways", "intersections", "junctions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trailblazing":{ "as in pioneering , revolutionary":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pioneering", "revolutionary", "advanced", "avant", "avant-garde", "cutting-edge", "progressive", "state-of-the-art", "alternative", "antiestablishment", "nontraditional", "unconventional", "underground", "bizarre", "far-out", "outr\u00e9", "way-out", "fresh", "new", "novel", "original", "strange", "unaccustomed", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented", "contemporary", "current", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernistic", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ], "near antonyms":[ "conventional", "customary", "established", "orthodox", "traditional" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tramples":{ "to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure":{ "examples":[ "Isabel looked out her window and beheld the neighbor's Labrador retriever trampling her begonias" ], "synonyms":[ "champs", "stamps", "stomps", "tramps", "tromps" ], "near synonyms":[ "overrides", "runs down", "runs over", "steps (on)", "mashes", "pulps", "smashes", "squashes", "squelches", "boots", "hoofs", "kicks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tragicomedy":{ "as in comedy , tragedy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comedy", "comedy drama", "docudrama", "dramedy", "melodrama", "monodrama", "musical", "musical comedy", "psychodrama", "tragedy", "interlude", "playlet", "magnum opus", "opus", "work", "drama", "dramatization", "play", "adaptation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trailblazers":{ "a person or group that originates new 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] }, "trampolinist":{ "as in trapeze artist , trampoliner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerialist", "ropedancer", "ropewalker", "trampoliner", "trapeze artist", "trapezist", "contortionist", "equilibrist", "exerciser", "tumbler", "acrobat", "gymnast", "turner" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trashily":{ "as in miserably , unspeakably":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "miserably", "shoddily", "sleazily", "unspeakably", "egregiously", "flagrantly", "grossly", "abominably", "odiously", "vilely", "naughtily", "inferiorly", "insufficiently", "meagerly", "meanly", "niggardly", "scantily", "scantly", "shabbily", "skimpily", "sparely", "stingily", "inappropriately", "incorrectly", "indecently", "reprehensibly", "unsuitably", "vulgarly", "intolerably", "unbearably", "abysmally", "atrociously", "awfully", "damnably", "deplorably", "detestably", "disastrously", "dreadfully", "execrably", "horrendously", "horribly", "horrifically", "rottenly", "terribly", "bad", "badly", "deficiently", "inadequately", "lousily", "poorly", "unacceptably", "unsatisfactorily", "wretchedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptably", "adequately", "all right", "fine", "good", "nicely", "OK", "okay", "palatably", "passably", "satisfactorily", "so-so", "tolerably", "well", "appropriately", "congruously", "correctly", "decently", "decorously", "felicitously", "fittingly", "meetly", "rightly", "seemly", "suitably", "exactly", "faithfully", "ideally", "precisely", "respectably", "gratifyingly", "satisfyingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "tracks":{ "a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it":{ "examples":[ "a muddy track across the kitchen floor" ], "synonyms":[ "imprints", "traces", "trails" ], "near synonyms":[ "footmarks", "footprints", "footsteps", "hoofprints", "paths", "prints", "pugs", "ruts", "steps", "treads", "artifacts", "evidences", "leavings", "relics", "remainders", "remains", "reminders", "remnants", "residuals", "residues", "signs", "spoor", "spoors", "telltales", "tokens", "vestiges", "clues", "cues", "hints", "indications", "inklings", "intimations", "leads", "suggestions", "scents", "shadows", "whiffs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{ "examples":[ "there was still a faint track through the underbrush that indicated where the path used to be" ], "synonyms":[ "footpaths", "paths", "pathways", "traces", "trails" ], "near synonyms":[ "bridle paths", "towpaths", "alleys", "alleyways", "bypaths", "byroads", "bystreets", "byways", "passageways", "walkways", "cutoffs", "shortcuts", "lanes", "passages", "passes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "runs", "runways", "streets", "thoroughfares" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the direction along which something or someone moves":{ "examples":[ "I followed the track of the thief's eyes as he watched the woman put the money into her purse and walk away" ], "synonyms":[ "courses", "lines", "paths", "pathways", "routes", "routeways", "steps", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "circles", "circuits", "loops", "orbits", "arcs", "flight paths", "trajectories", "ascents", "descents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "examples":[ "predators stealthily tracking their prey" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogs", "chases", "courses", "dogs", "follows", "hounds", "pursues", "runs", "shadows", "tags", "tails", "traces", "trails" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompanies", "chaperones", "chaperons", "escorts", "hunts", "searches (for)", "seeks", "eyes", "observes", "watches" ], "near antonyms":[ "heads" ], "antonyms":[ "guides", "leads", "pilots" ] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "once upon a time, millions of buffalo tracked the wide open plains" ], "synonyms":[ "courses", "covers", "crosses", "cuts (across)", "follows", "goes", "navigates", "passes (over)", "perambulates", "peregrinates", "proceeds (along)", "transits", "travels", "traverses" ], "near synonyms":[ "hikes", "traipses", "tramps", "treads", "walks", "rides", "runs", "crisscrosses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "transportations":{ "a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another":{ "examples":[ "I'm without transportation tonight, so I can't meet you at the movies" ], "synonyms":[ "lifts", "rides" ], "near synonyms":[ "drives", "spins", "turns", "joyrides", "conveyances", "passages", "transits", "transports" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something used to carry goods or passengers":{ "examples":[ "right now my bike is my only transportation" ], "synonyms":[ "conveyances", "transports", "vehicles" ], "near synonyms":[ "carriers", "haulers", "movers", "transits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traipsed":{ "to go on foot":{ "examples":[ "traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee" ], "synonyms":[ "ambulated", "footed (it)", "hoofed (it)", "legged (it)", "padded", "stepped", "trod", "treaded", "walked" ], "near synonyms":[ "paraded", "promenaded", "marched", "paced", "stepped out", "strode", "trooped", "power walked", "hiked", "peregrinated", "trekked", "ambled", "moseyed", "perambulated", "rambled", "sauntered", "strolled", "wandered", "clumped", "stomped", "stumped", "tramped", "trampled", "tromped", "footslogged", "plodded", "trudged", "gimped", "hobbled", "limped", "minced", "pranced", "pussyfooted", "tiptoed", "bounced", "sashayed", "stalked", "strutted", "swaggered", "faltered", "lumbered", "lurched", "pounded", "scuffed", "shambled", "shuffled", "staggered", "stumbled", "toddled", "waddled", "nipped", "tapped", "tripped", "trotted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move about from place to place aimlessly":{ "examples":[ "a group of friends traipsing around the country the summer after graduation" ], "synonyms":[ "batted", "cruised", "drifted", "floated", "gadded (about)", "gallivanted", "galavanted", "kicked around", "knocked (about)", "maundered", "meandered", "mooched", "rambled", "ranged", "roamed", "roved", "wandered" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambled", "sauntered", "strolled", "dawdled", "moped", "gypsied", "hoboed", "tramped", "vagabonded", "milled (about or around)", "straggled", "strayed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transformers":{ "as in converters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "converters", "engines", "machines", "motors", "appliances", "mechanisms", "equipments", "tools", "mills" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tracking":{ "the act of going after or in the tracks of another":{ "examples":[ "took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers" ], "synonyms":[ "chase", "chasing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "pursuit", "shadowing", "tagging", "tailing", "tracing", "trailing" ], "near 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synonyms":[ "hiking", "traipsing", "tramping", "treading", "walking", "riding", "running", "crisscrossing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tram":{ "as in truck , wheelbarrow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barrow", "hand truck", "pushcart", "truck", "wheelbarrow", "cart", "wagon", "wain", "dray", "jolt-wagon", "oxcart", "spring wagon", "wagonette" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trafficked":{ "to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{ "examples":[ "arrested him for trafficking in drugs" ], "synonyms":[ "dealt", "traded" ], "near synonyms":[ "bargained", "bartered", "horse-traded", "negotiated", "transacted", "auctioned", "exchanged", "merchandised", "merchandized", "rebought", "resold", "swapped", "bought", "picked up", "purchased", "took", "distributed", "fair-traded", "marketed", "peddled", "retailed", "sold", "supplied", "vended", "wholesaled", "black-marketed", "bootlegged", "fenced", "smuggled", "cornered", "engrossed", "monopolized", "undersold", "day-traded", "invested", "speculated" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballed", "blacked", "boycotted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trammeling":{ "to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{ "examples":[ "years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband" ], "synonyms":[ "binding", "chaining", "enchaining", "enfettering", "fettering", "gyving", "handcuffing", "manacling", "pinioning", "shackling" ], "near synonyms":[ "hobbling", "hog-tying", "ironing", "lashing", "securing", "trussing", "tying", "tieing", "attaching", "fastening", "joining", "linking", "confining", "constraining", "curbing", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "limiting", "restricting", "entangling", "tangling" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipating", "freeing", "liberating", "loosing", "releasing", "rescuing", "undoing", "unfastening", "untangling", "untying", "untieing", "detaching", "disengaging" ], "antonyms":[ "unbinding", "unfettering", "unshackling" ] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity" ], "synonyms":[ "clogging", "cramping", "embarrassing", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "handcuffing", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "hog-tying", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "short-circuiting", "stymieing", "tying up", "tieing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balking", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "reining", "restraining", "binding", "chaining", "haltering", "leashing", "tethering", "tying", "tieing", "arresting", "braking", "delaying", "retaining", "retarding", "barricading", "blockading", "blocking", "roadblocking", "bogging (down)", "miring", "choking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "suffocating", "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "stumping", "thwarting", "derailing", "disrupting", "sabotaging", "muzzling", "repressing", "suppressing", "confining", "hedging (in)", "hemming (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearing", "making way", "opening", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untying", "untieing", "loosening", "smoothing", "encouraging", "furthering", "promoting" ], "antonyms":[ "aiding", "assisting", "facilitating", "helping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "travel":{ "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries" ], "synonyms":[ "journey", "peregrinate", "pilgrimage", "tour", "trek", "trip", "voyage" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivant", "galavant", "hop", "jaunt", "knock (about)", "perambulate", "ramble", "roam", "rove", "traipse", "wander", "migrate", "road-trip", "bus", "cab", "coach", "cruise", "drive", "fly", "gig", "jet", "motor", "navigate", "ride", "roll", "sail", "trundle", "barnstorm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "will travel the river for a while and then continue on land" ], "synonyms":[ "course", "cover", "cross", "cut (across)", "follow", "go", "navigate", "pass (over)", "perambulate", "peregrinate", "proceed (along)", "track", "transit", "traverse" ], "near synonyms":[ "hike", "traipse", "tramp", "tread", "walk", "ride", "run", "crisscross" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "that racehorse can definitely travel" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "chum", "company", "consociate", "consort", "fraternize", "hang (around or out)", "hobnob", "hook up", "mess around", "pal (around)", "run", "sort" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliate", "ally", "attach", "band", "bond", "club", "collaborate", "collude", "confederate", "conjoin", "connect", "cooperate", "couple", "gang", "get along", "get on", "group", "interrelate", "join", "knot", "league", "link", "mingle", "mix", "rally", "relate", "side", "socialize", "team", "tie", "wed", "befriend", "friend" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "cold-shoulder", "shun", "snub", "alienate", "estrange", "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)", "disjoin", "dissociate", "disunite", "divorce", "sever", "split", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a going from one place to another usually of some distance":{ "examples":[ "in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village" ], "synonyms":[ "expedition", "journey", "passage", "peregrination", "trek", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "commutation", "commute", "errand", "excursion", "flight", "hop", "jaunt", "junket", "outing", "sally", "sortie", "tour", "cruise", "sail", "voyage", "drive", "ride", "spin", "grand tour", "odyssey", "pilgrimage", "progress", "quest", "safari", "hike", "slog", "tramp", "walk", "walkabout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trafficker":{ "a buyer and seller of goods for profit":{ "examples":[ "a trafficker who sold pirated videos from the back of his car" ], "synonyms":[ "dealer", "merchandiser", "merchant", "trader", "tradesman" ], "near synonyms":[ "businessman", "enterpriser", "entrepreneur", "buyer", "marketer", "purchaser", "hawker", "huckster", "hustler", "peddler", "pedlar", "retailer", "seller", "shopkeeper", "storekeeper", "vendor", "vender", "engrosser", "monopolist", "jobber", "middleman", "wholesaler", "distributor", "provider", "provisioner", "purveyor", "supplier" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traded (for)":{ "as in exchanged (for) , dealt (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bartered (for)", "dealt (for)", "dickered (over)", "exchanged (for)", "haggled (for)", "negotiated (about)", "financed", "paid (for)", "sprang (for)", "sprung (for)", "bargained (with)", "chaffered (with)", "horse-traded (with)", "paltered (with)", "acquired", "gained", "garnered", "got", "obtained", "procured", "secured", "won", "bade", "bid", "offered", "bought", "copped", "picked up", "purchased", "took", "rebought", "repurchased" ], "near antonyms":[ "dealt (in)", "marketed", "merchandised", "merchandized", "retailed", "sold", "vended" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transfuses":{ "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "examples":[ "a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students" ], "synonyms":[ "communicates", "conducts", "conveys", "gives", "imparts", "spreads", "transfers", "transmits" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "hands over", "surrenders", "turns over", "broadcasts", "diffuses", "disseminates", "propagates", "hands down", "hands on", "contaminates", "infects", "poisons" ], "near antonyms":[ "catches", "comes down (with)", "contracts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to 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"troublemaker", "bother", "disturber", "pest" ], "near antonyms":[ "defender", "deliverer", "guard", "protector", "rescuer", "savior", "saviour", "comforter", "solace", "soother", "succorer", "bodyguard", "champion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transcriptionist":{ "as in reporter , bookkeeper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "archivist", "bookkeeper", "recorder", "reporter", "clerk", "register", "registrar", "scribe", "secretary", "annalist", "chronicler", "documenter", "historian" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "translating (into)":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "it remains to be seen whether the policy changes will translate into true progress" ], "synonyms":[ "begetting", "breeding", "bringing", "bringing about", "bringing on", "catalyzing", "causing", "creating", "doing", "drawing on", "effecting", "effectuating", "engendering", "generating", "inducing", "invoking", "making", 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"demolishing", "destroying", "extinguishing", "liquidating", "quenching" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transparency":{ "the state or quality of being easily seen through":{ "examples":[ "because of the transparency of the Caribbean waters, we could see sharks and tropical fish swimming 20 or 30 feet below the surface" ], "synonyms":[ "clarity", "clearness", "limpidity", "limpidness", "lucency", "translucence", "translucency" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "effulgence", "luminosity", "luminousness", "definition", "resolution", "sharpness", "apparentness", "observability", "visibility" ], "near antonyms":[ "fogginess", "haziness", "milkiness", "mistiness", "murkiness" ], "antonyms":[ "cloudiness", "opacity", "opaqueness", "turbidity", "turbidness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transients":{ "as in drifters , roamers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drifters", "roamers", "bindle stiffs", "bummers", "bums", "hoboes", "hobos", "sundowners", "swaggies", "swagmen", "tramps", "vagabonds", "vagrants", "beggars", "derelicts", "mendicants", "panhandlers", "stiffs", "dodgers", "malingerers", "shirkers", "slackers", "gamines", "ragamuffins", "urchins", "waifs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in visitors , travelers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "excursionists", "rubberneckers", "rubbernecks", "sightseers", "tourists", "travelers", "travellers", "trippers", "guests", "hostelers", "hostellers", "visitors", "holidayers", "holidaymakers", "vacationers", "vacationists", "journeyers", "pilgrims", "wayfarers", "snowbirds", "sunseekers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traversal":{ "as in traverse , trip":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expedition", "hike", "march", "peregrination", "traipse", "tramp", "travel", "traverse", "trek", "trip", "walkabout", "parade", "paseo", "promenade", "excursion", "jaunt", "junket", "outing", "sally", "sashay", "spin", "tour", "amble", "constitutional", "perambulation", "ramble", "range", "saunter", "stroll", "turn", "walk", "wander", "pilgrimage", "progress", "safari" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trade names":{ "as in brand names":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brand names", "brands", "trademarks", "collective marks", "emblems", "hallmarks", "imprints", "labels", "logos", "marks", "service marks", "stamps", "copyrights", "patents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trailing":{ "the act of going after or in the tracks of another":{ "examples":[ "the detectives' trailing of the suspect led them to the stolen merchandise" ], "synonyms":[ "chase", "chasing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "pursuit", "shadowing", "tagging", "tailing", "tracing", "tracking" ], "near synonyms":[ "hot pursuit", "tagging along", "path", "track", "trail", "search", "seeking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go after or 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"scorners", "smart alecks", "smart alecs", "smarties", "smarty-pants", "wiseacres", "wise guys", "assailants", "attackers", "molesters", "victimizers", "kidders", "lampooners", "satirists", "accusers", "blamers", "troublemakers", "bothers", "disturbers", "pests" ], "near antonyms":[ "defenders", "deliverers", "guards", "protectors", "rescuers", "saviors", "saviours", "comforters", "solaces", "soothers", "succorers", "bodyguards", "champions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transpires":{ "to take place":{ "examples":[ "please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1" ], "synonyms":[ "befalls", "betides", "chances", "comes", "comes about", "comes down", "comes off", "cooks", "does", "goes down", "goes on", "happens", "haps", "is", "occurs", "passes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks", "develops", "rises", "shapes (up)", "arises", "comes up", "crops (up)", "materializes", "springs (up)", "intervenes", "falls out", "follows", "results", "turns out", "goes off", "proceeds" ], 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], "synonyms":[ "changeovers", "conversions", "metamorphoses", "transformations" ], "near synonyms":[ "shifts", "transitions", "adjustments", "alterations", "modifications", "reconstructions", "reconversions", "redos", "reformations", "revisions", "variations", "deformations", "disfigurements", "distortions", "mutations", "transmutations", "displacements", "replacements", "substitutions", "supplantations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transpire":{ "to take place":{ "examples":[ "please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1" ], "synonyms":[ "be", "befall", "betide", "chance", "come", "come about", "come down", "come off", "cook", "do", "go down", "go on", "hap", "happen", "occur", "pass" ], "near synonyms":[ "break", "develop", "rise", "shape (up)", "arise", "come up", "crop (up)", "materialize", "spring (up)", "intervene", "fall out", "follow", "result", "turn out", "go off", "proceed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trade-offs":{ "a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another":{ "examples":[ "a trade-off in which a company got a celebrity spokesperson and a fading star got some much-needed cash" ], "synonyms":[ "back-and-forths", "barters", "commutations", "dickers", "exchanges", "quid pro quos", "swaps", "trades", "trucks" ], "near synonyms":[ "replacements", "substitutions", "reciprocations", "recompenses", "requitals", "bargains", "deals", "horse trades", "negotiations", "transactions", "dealings", "logrollings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transposing":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "the snappy pop song was transposed into a ballad through a reworking of instrumentation and a change in key" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemizing", "converting", "making over", "metamorphosing", "transfiguring", "transforming", "transmuting", "transubstantiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjusting", "altering", "modifying", "recasting", "redefining", "redesigning", "redoing", "reengineering", "refashioning", "regenerating", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "varying", "deforming", "disfiguring", "distorting", "mutating", "transmogrifying", "displacing", "replacing", "substituting", "supplanting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "after the ex-governor's scandals belatedly came to light, his portrait was transposed to a quiet corner of the statehouse" ], "synonyms":[ "budging", "dislocating", "displacing", "disturbing", "moving", "relocating", "removing", "repositioning", "shifting", "transferring" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "carting", "conveying", "driving", "hauling", "lugging", "toting", "transmitting", "transplanting", "transporting", "replacing", "superseding", "supplanting", "altering", "making over", "modifying", "redoing", "refashioning", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "revising", "reworking", "varying" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchoring", "fixing", "freezing", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "stabilizing", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traveling cases":{ "as in cosmetic cases":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cosmetic cases", "overnight bags", "overnight cases", "weekend bags", "weekenders", "carpetbags", "duffel bags", "kit bags", "kits", "carryalls", "carry-ons", "grips", "handbags", "holdalls", "portmanteaus", "portmanteaux", "suitcases", "traveling bags", "wallets", "backpacks", "haversacks", "knapsacks", "packsacks", "rucksacks", "attach\u00e9 cases", "attach\u00e9s", "briefcases", "valises", "baggages", "bags", "luggage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tracking (down)":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "examples":[ "I'll try to track down his last known address" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertaining", "descrying", "detecting", "determining", "digging out", "digging up", "discovering", "dredging (up)", "ferreting (out)", "finding", "finding out", "getting", "hitting (on or upon)", "hunting (down or up)", "learning", "locating", "nosing out", "rooting (out)", "routing (out)", "rummaging", "running down", "scaring up", "scouting (up)", "turning up" ], "near synonyms":[ "espying", "sighting", "spotting", "looking for", "searching (for or out)", "seeking" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing", "mislaying", "misplacing", "missetting", "mis-setting" ], "antonyms":[ "missing", "overlooking", "passing over" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trampling":{ "to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure":{ "examples":[ "Isabel looked out her window and beheld the neighbor's Labrador retriever trampling her begonias" ], "synonyms":[ "champing", "stamping", "stomping", "tramping", "tromping" ], "near synonyms":[ "overriding", "running down", "running over", "stepping (on)", "mashing", "pulping", "smashing", "squashing", "squelching", "booting", "hoofing", "kicking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transcendences":{ "the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance":{ "examples":[ "makes a case for the transcendence of Louis Armstrong's contributions to the field of jazz" ], "synonyms":[ "distinction", "dominance", "eminence", "noteworthiness", "paramountcy", "preeminence", "preponderance", "preponderancy", "prepotency", "prestigiousness", "primacy", "superiority", "supremacy" ], "near synonyms":[ "celebrity", "fame", "famousness", "glory", "honor", "kudos", "renown", "reputation", "repute", "megastardom", "stardom", "superstardom", "greatness", "illustriousness", "nobleness", "notableness", "ascendance", "ascendence", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "authority", "domination", "dominion", "influence", "power", "prestige", "weight", "infamy", "notoriety" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificance", "inferiority", "mediocrity", "obscureness", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trained (with)":{ "as in prepared (for) , pointed (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pointed (for)", "prepared (for)", "grooved", "perfected", "refined", "drilled", "repeated", "exercised", "practiced", "practised", "ran over", "rehearsed", "worked (at or on)", "wrought (at or on)", "reviewed", "studied" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tranquilities":{ "a state of freedom from storm or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "enjoyed the tranquillity of the snow-covered field at dusk" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "hush", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietness", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness" ], "near synonyms":[ "lull", "pause", "respite", "silence", "mildness", "soothingness", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "casualness", "easygoingness", "informality", "laid-backness", "relaxedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "clamor", "din", "noise", "racket" ], "antonyms":[ "bustle", "commotion", "hubbub", "hurly-burly", "pandemonium", "tumult", "turmoil", "unquietness", "unrest", "uproar" ] }, "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "examples":[ "a psychotherapist valued for her tranquillity and ability to listen" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composedness", "composure", "cool", "coolness", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-composedness", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquilness" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ] }, "freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions":{ "examples":[ "a mountain climber who finds inner tranquillity as he looks out from the edge of some lofty precipice" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "heartsease", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "sereneness", "serenity" ], "near synonyms":[ "content", "contentment", "ease", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace", "quiet", "quietude", "repose" ], "near antonyms":[ "care", "concern", "perturbation", "strain", "stress", "tenseness", "tension", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "jitters", "jumpiness", "nervousness", "fear", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty" ], "antonyms":[ "agitation", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "uneasiness", "vexation", "worry" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trash":{ "discarded or useless material":{ "examples":[ "the neighbor's dog was rooting around in our trash this morning" ], "synonyms":[ "chaff", "deadwood", "debris", "dreck", "drek", "dross", "dust", "effluvium", "effluvia", "garbage", "junk", "litter", "offal", "offscouring", "raffle", "refuse", "riffraff", "rubbish", "scrap", "spilth", "truck", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "crud", "sewage", "slop", "swill", "wash", "detritus", "remains", "rubble", "ruins", "dump", "scrap heap", "lumber", "odds and ends", "trumpery", "flotsam", "jetsam", "wreckage", "castoff", "cull", "discard", "hand-me-down", "reject", "throwaway", "nothing", "straw", "two bits" ], "near antonyms":[ "catch", "gem", "goody", "goodie", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "prize", "treasure", "treasure trove", "trove", "valuable", "booty", "find", "salvage" ], "antonyms":[] }, "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "don't talk trash to me!" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class":{ "examples":[ "snooty people who thought that we were trash because we were in the cleaning business" ], "synonyms":[ "proletariat", "rabble", "rabblement", "ragtag and bobtail", "riffraff", "rout", "scum", "tag, rag, and bobtail", "tagrag and bobtail", "unwashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dregs", "commoners", "commons", "herd", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "people", "plebeians", "populace", "public", "rank and file", "bourgeoisie", "middle class", "working class" ], "near antonyms":[ "elect", "establishment", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "nobility", "peerage" ], "antonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "elite", "gentry", "quality", "society", "upper class", "upper crust" ] }, "that which is of low quality or worth":{ "examples":[ "the souvenirs in the gift shop are nothing but trash" ], "synonyms":[ "cheese", "crapola", "dreck", "drek", "junk", "muck", "rubbish", "sleaze", "slop", "slush", "tripe" ], "near synonyms":[ "camp", "kitsch", "claptrap", "humbug", "nonsense", "bomb", "clinker", "clunker", "dud", "lemon", "stinker", "turkey", "mess", "muddle", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her" ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bash", "belabor", "blast", "castigate", "excoriate", "jump (on)", "lambaste", "lambast", "potshot", "savage", "scathe", "slam", "vituperate" ], "near synonyms":[ "berate", "harangue", "harass", "harry", "revile", "scold", "whip", "blaspheme", "curse", "execrate", "imprecate", "profane", "affront", "insult", "slur", "asperse", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "blackguard", "disparage", "put down", "libel", "slander", "traduce", "vilify", "chastise", "chide", "criticize", "lace (into)", "rebuke", "reprimand", "fulminate", "lash (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commend", "compliment", "hail", "laud", "praise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property":{ "examples":[ "someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance" ], "synonyms":[ "deface", "vandalize" ], "near synonyms":[ "desecrate", "violate", "graffiti", "tag", "bang up", "break", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "mar", "shatter", "spoil", "annihilate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "raven", "raze", "ruin", "scourge", "smash", "tear down", "total", "waste", "wipe out", "wrack", "wreck", "sabotage", "depredate", "despoil", "loot", "maraud", "pillage", "plunder", "ransack", "sack", "spoliate" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "salvage", "build", "rebuild" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "diminish", "dis", "diss", "discount", "dismiss", "disparage", "kiss off", "minimize", "play down", "poor-mouth", "put down", "run down", "talk down", "trash-talk", "vilipend", "write off" ], "near synonyms":[ "discommend", "abuse", "scold", "disapprove (of)", "dislike", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "reprehend", "reprobate", "asperse", "defame", "malign", "rip", "slander", "slur", "traduce", "vilify", "discredit", "disgrace" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "countenance", "endorse", "indorse", "favor", "recommend", "sanction", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize" ], "antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "magnify", "praise" ] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport" ], "synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "bushwhack", "charge", "descend (on or upon)", "go in (on)", "jump (on)", "pounce (on or upon)", "raid", "rush", "set on", "sic", "sick", "storm", "strike", "turn (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rush", "gang up (on)", "mob", "swarm", "mug", "rob", "ambuscade", "ambush", "surprise", "surprize", "waylay", "blitz", "bomb", "bombard", "nuke", "barrage", "cannon", "cannonade", "bang away (at)", "batter", "buffet", "plaster", "beleaguer", "besiege", "press", "harry", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "foray", "invade", "overrun", "envelop", "flank" ], "near antonyms":[ "cover", "defend", "guard", "protect", "secure", "shield" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "traded (in)":{ "as in dealt (in) , distributed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dealt (in)", "distributed", "high-pressured", "hustled", "marketed", "merchandised", "merchandized", "vended", "retailed", "wholesaled", "hawked", "peddled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trampolinists":{ "as in trapeze artists , trampoliners":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerialists", "ropedancers", "ropewalkers", "trampoliners", "trapeze artists", "trapezists", "contortionists", "equilibrists", "exercisers", "tumblers", "acrobats", "gymnasts", "turners" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traducer":{ "as in defamer , libeler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defamer", "libeler", "libelist", "gossip", "gossiper", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "troublemaker", "baiter", "heckler", "needler", "ribber", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "tormentor", "tormenter", "torturer", "derider", "insulter", "mocker", "ridiculer", "scoffer", "scorner", "caricaturist", "lampooner", "parodist", "satirist" ], "near antonyms":[ "butt", "mark", "prey", "sitting duck", "target", "victim", "laughingstock", "mockery", "pilgarlic", "lightning rod" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transvaluations":{ "as in reassessments":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "reassessments", "audits", "checks", "checkups", "examinations", "inspections", "reviews", "scans", "scrutinies", "surveys", "overestimations", "overevaluations", "calculations", "computations", "measurements", "mensurations", "underestimations", "appraisals", "appraisements", "assessments", "estimates", "estimations", "evaluations", "reckonings", "valuations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traveling":{ "as in wandering , itinerant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "errant", "fugitive", "itinerant", "nomadic", "peregrine", "peripatetic", "ranging", "roaming", "roving", "tramp", "vagabond", "vagrant", "wandering", "wayfaring", "migrant", "migratory", "mobile", "ambulant", "ambulatory", "drifting", "fiddle-footed", "footloose", "gadabout", "gallivanting", "galavanting", "meandering", "rambling", "sauntering", "strolling", "traipsing", "walking" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonmigrant", "nonmigratory", "resident", "immobile", "stationary", "established", "fast", "fixed", "rooted", "sedentary", "set", "settled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries" ], "synonyms":[ "journeying", "peregrinating", "pilgrimaging", "touring", "trekking", "tripping", "voyaging" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivanting", "galavanting", "hopping", "jaunting", "knocking (about)", "perambulating", "rambling", "roaming", "roving", "traipsing", "wandering", "migrating", "road-tripping", "busing", "bussing", "cabbing", "coaching", "cruising", "driving", "flying", "gigging", "jetting", "motoring", "navigating", "riding", "rolling", "sailing", "trundling", "barnstorming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make one's way through, across, or over":{ "examples":[ "will travel the river for a while and then continue on land" ], "synonyms":[ "coursing", "covering", "crossing", "cutting (across)", "following", "going", "navigating", "passing (over)", "perambulating", "peregrinating", "proceeding (along)", "tracking", "transiting", "traversing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hiking", "traipsing", "tramping", "treading", "walking", "riding", "running", "crisscrossing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "that racehorse can definitely travel" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college" ], "synonyms":[ "associating", "chumming", "companying", "consociating", "consorting", "fraternizing", "hanging (around or out)", "hobnobbing", "hooking up", "messing around", "palling (around)", "running", "sorting" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliating", "allying", "attaching", "banding", "bonding", "clubbing", "collaborating", "colluding", "confederating", "conjoining", "connecting", "cooperating", "coupling", "ganging", "getting along", "getting on", "grouping", "interrelating", "joining", "knotting", "leaguing", "linking", "mingling", "mixing", "rallying", "relating", "siding", "socializing", "teaming", "tying", "tieing", "wedding", "befriending", "friending" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "cold-shouldering", "shunning", "snubbing", "alienating", "estranging", "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing", "splitting (up)", "disjoining", "dissociating", "disuniting", "divorcing", "severing", "splitting", "sundering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "transitions":{ "a change from one state or condition to another":{ "examples":[ "We want to have a smooth transition when the new owners take control of the company.", "the sometimes difficult transition from childhood to adulthood", "The country made a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shifts", "changeovers", "conversions", "metamorphoses", "transfigurations", "transformations", "adjustments", "alterations", "modifications", "reconstructions", "reconversions", "redos", "reformations", "revisions", "variations", "deformations", "disfigurements", "distortions", "mutations", "transmutations", "displacements", "replacements", "substitutions", "supplantations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traduces":{ "to fail to keep":{ "examples":[ "a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy" ], "synonyms":[ "breaches", "breaks", "contravenes", "fractures", "infringes (on or upon)", "offends", "transgresses", "violates" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobeys", "rebels", "blows off", "brushes (off)", "disregards", "flouts", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "slights", "tunes out", "winks (at)", "dismisses", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "scorns", "shrugs off", "defies", "resists", "withstands" ], "near antonyms":[ "defers (to)", "serves", "submits (to)", "surrenders (to)", "yields (to)", "attends", "hears", "heeds", "listens (to)", "marks", "notes", "notices", "regards", "watches" ], "antonyms":[ "complies (with)", "conforms (to)", "follows", "minds", "obeys", "observes" ] }, "to make untrue and harmful statements about":{ "examples":[ "my opponent in this campaign may villainously traduce me, but I will not stoop to his level" ], "synonyms":[ "asperses", "blackens", "calumniates", "defames", "libels", "maligns", "slanders", "smears", "vilifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "belittles", "denigrates", "detracts", "disparages", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "shames", "abases", "debases", "degrades", "humbles", "humiliates", "disdains", "scorns" ], "near antonyms":[ "exalts", "glorifies", "honors", "acclaims", "applauds", "commends", "praises", "esteems", "respects", "admires", "regards", "adores", "reveres", "venerates", "worships" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "traversals":{ "as in traverses , trips":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "expeditions", "hikes", "marches", "peregrinations", "traipses", "tramps", "travels", "traverses", "treks", "trips", "walkabouts", "parades", "paseos", "promenades", "excursions", "jaunts", "junkets", "outings", "sallies", "sashays", "spins", "tours", "ambles", "constitutionals", "perambulations", "rambles", "ranges", "saunters", "strolls", "turns", "walks", "wanders", "pilgrimages", "progresses", "safaris" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trainee":{ "a person who is being trained for a job":{ "examples":[ "on-the-job trainees", "Not all of the management trainees will be hired." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "learner", "student", "abecedarian", "apprentice", "babe", "beginner", "colt", "cub", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "novitiate", "punk", "recruit", "rook", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro", "virgin", "boot", "amateur", "dabbler", "dilettante", "candidate", "entrant", "probationer" ], "near antonyms":[ "expert", "master", "pro", "professional", "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "travellers":{ "a person who travels for pleasure":{ "examples":[ "a company that offers guidebooks and maps for travelers" ], "synonyms":[ "excursionists", "rubberneckers", "rubbernecks", "sightseers", "tourists", "trippers" ], "near synonyms":[ "holidayers", "holidaymakers", "vacationers", "vacationists", "guests", "hostelers", "hostellers", "visitors", "transients", "journeyers", "pilgrims", "wayfarers", "snowbirds", "sunseekers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transferrable":{ "capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier":{ "examples":[ "supplemental charges for oversized transferable goods like pianos" ], "synonyms":[ "shippable", "transmittable", "transportable" ], "near synonyms":[ "addressable", "mailable" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nontransferable", "receivable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "training (with)":{ "as in preparing (for) , pointing (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pointing (for)", "preparing (for)", "grooving", "perfecting", "refining", "drilling", "repeating", "exercising", "practicing", "practising", "rehearsing", "running over", "working (at or on)", "reviewing", "studying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tragedies":{ "a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction":{ "examples":[ "the earthquake and the ensuing damage was the worst tragedy to ever befall the city" ], "synonyms":[ "apocalypses", "calamities", "cataclysms", "catastrophes", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "disasters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodbaths", "collapses", "crashes", "meltdowns", "Armageddons", "doomsdays", "end-times", "convulsions", "paroxysms", "upheavals", "accidents", "casualties", "fatalities", "misadventures", "mischances", "misfortunes", "mishaps", "blasts", "blows", "double whammies", "one-twos", "one-two punches" ], "near antonyms":[ "godsends", "mannas", "windfalls" ], "antonyms":[] }, "bad luck or an example of this":{ "examples":[ "it's the tragedy of many great artists not to be recognized for their genius until after they're dead" ], "synonyms":[ "adversities", "ills", "knocks", "misadventures", "mischances", "misfortunes", "mishaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "calamities", "cataclysms", "catastrophes", "disasters", "afflictions", "hardships", "trials", "tribulations", "woes", "distresses", "miseries", "sufferings", "defeats", "failures", "fizzles", "nonsuccesses", "curses", "evils", "sorrows", "troubles", "accidents", "casualties", "blows", "body blows", "disappointments", "letdowns", "setbacks", "circumstances", "destinies", "dooms", "fates", "lots", "portions" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks", "chances", "flukes", "godsends", "hits", "opportunities", "strikes", "strokes", "windfalls", "accomplishments", "achievements", "successes" ], "antonyms":[ "fortunes", "luck", "serendipities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trade":{ "a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another":{ "examples":[ "when the other team unexpectedly offered to hand over its top pitcher for our star shortstop, our coach agreed to the trade" ], "synonyms":[ "back-and-forth", "barter", "commutation", "dicker", "exchange", "quid pro quo", "swap", "trade-off", "truck" ], "near synonyms":[ "replacement", "substitution", "reciprocation", "recompense", "requital", "bargain", "deal", "horse trade", "negotiation", "transaction", "bargaining", "dealing", "dickering", "haggling", "horse trading", "logrolling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands":{ "examples":[ "a youth eager to learn the trade of cabinetmaking" ], "synonyms":[ "art", "craft", "handcraft", "handicraft" ], "near synonyms":[ "skill", "calling", "m\u00e9tier", "metier", "occupation", "profession", "vocation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the activity by which one regularly makes a living":{ "examples":[ "writing is my trade" ], "synonyms":[ "calling", "employment", "game", "lay", "line", "occupation", "profession", "vocation", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "call", "lifework", "business", "enterprise", "field", "livelihood", "living", "m\u00e9tier", "metier", "racket", "assignment", "engagement", "gig", "mission", "art", "craft", "handcraft", "handicraft", "appointment", "berth", "billet", "office", "place", "position", "post", "situation", "duty", "function", "job", "load", "task", "workload" ], "near antonyms":[ "avocation", "hobby", "pursuit" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places":{ "examples":[ "a bill regulating trade with that country" ], "synonyms":[ "business", "commerce", "marketplace", "traffic" ], "near synonyms":[ "free trade", "black market", "gray market", "dealings", "horse-trading", "e-tail", "merchandising", "retailing", "wholesaling", "bartering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price":{ "examples":[ "the trade of all of her holdings in the company just before the stock plunged in value immediately aroused suspicions" ], "synonyms":[ "deal", "sale", "transaction" ], "near synonyms":[ "auction", "silent auction", "haggle", "horse-trading", "negotiation", "bargain", "buy", "steal", "purchase", "clearance", "closeout", "fire sale", "fair", "garage sale", "jumble sale", "rummage sale", "tag sale", "yard sale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{ "examples":[ "the U.S. agreed to trade with China" ], "synonyms":[ "deal", "traffic" ], "near synonyms":[ "bargain", "barter", "horse-trade", "negotiate", "transact", "auction", "exchange", "merchandise", "merchandize", "rebuy", "resell", "swap", "buy", "pick up", "purchase", "take", "distribute", "fair-trade", "market", "peddle", "retail", "sell", "supply", "vend", "wholesale", "black-market", "bootleg", "fence", "smuggle", "corner", "engross", "monopolize", "undersell", "day-trade", "invest", "speculate" ], "near antonyms":[ "black", "blackball", "boycott" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give up (something) and take something else in return":{ "examples":[ "I'll trade my chocolate chip cookie for your bag of chips" ], "synonyms":[ "change", "commute", "exchange", "shift", "substitute", "swap", "switch" ], "near synonyms":[ "interchange", "displace", "replace", "supersede", "cede", "hand over", "surrender", "yield", "reciprocate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "traitress":{ "as in traitor , turncoat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "betrayer", "double-crosser", "quisling", "traitor", "turnabout", "turncoat", "apostate", "defector", "deserter", "recreant", "renegade", "abandoner", "come-outer", "dropout", "leaver", "defier", "insurgent", "insurrectionary", "insurrectionist", "mutineer", "rebel", "red", "revolter", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "revolutionizer", "discontent", "malcontent", "recusant", "refusenik", "refusnik", "refuser" ], "near antonyms":[ "loyalist", "adherent", "disciple", "follower", "supporter", "fanatic", "militant", "partisan", "partizan", "zealot" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tracing":{ "the act of going after or in the tracks of another":{ "examples":[ "the tracing of this mountain lion is going to be difficult if the rain washes away all of the tracks" ], "synonyms":[ "chase", "chasing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "pursuit", "shadowing", "tagging", "tailing", "tracking", "trailing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hot pursuit", "tagging along", "path", "track", "trail", "search", "seeking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to draw or make apparent the outline of":{ "examples":[ "trace your hand onto this piece of paper" ], "synonyms":[ "defining", "delineating", "outlining", "silhouetting", "sketching" ], "near synonyms":[ "lining", "bounding", "fringing", "margining", "skirting", "edging", "hemming", "rimming", "trimming", "framing", "circling", "compassing", "encircling", "girdling", "girthing", "looping", "ringing", "rounding", "surrounding", "charting", "diagramming", "diagraming", "drawing", "mapping (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "examples":[ "police traced the burglar back to his apartment, where they discovered a ton of stolen loot" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogging", "chasing", "coursing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "running", "shadowing", "tagging", "tailing", "tracking", "trailing" ], "near synonyms":[ "accompanying", "chaperoning", "escorting", "hunting", "searching (for)", "seeking", "eyeing", "eying", "observing", "watching" ], "near antonyms":[ "heading" ], "antonyms":[ "guiding", "leading", "piloting" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "transfixing":{ "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "examples":[ "transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board" ], "synonyms":[ "goring", "harpooning", "impaling", "jabbing", "lancing", "pecking", "picking", "piercing", "pinking", "puncturing", "running through", "skewering", "spearing", "spiking", "spitting", "stabbing", "sticking", "transpiercing" ], "near synonyms":[ "spindling", "perforating", "riddling", "bayoneting", "bayonetting", "dirking", "gimleting", "piking", "poniarding", "pronging", "quilling", "pinpricking", "poking", "pricking", "punching", "thrusting", "cutting", "knifing", "slicing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tradesmen":{ "a buyer and seller of goods for profit":{ "examples":[ "an antique dealer who's known as a good tradesman , buying his items cheaply and selling them for a hefty profit" ], "synonyms":[ "dealers", "merchandisers", "merchants", "traders", "traffickers" ], "near synonyms":[ "businessmen", "enterprisers", "entrepreneurs", "buyers", "marketers", "purchasers", "hawkers", "hucksters", "hustlers", "peddlers", "pedlars", "retailers", "sellers", "shopkeepers", "storekeepers", "vendors", "venders", "engrossers", "monopolists", "jobbers", "middlemen", "wholesalers", "distributors", "providers", "provisioners", "purveyors", "suppliers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{ "examples":[ "carpenters joining the tradesmen's union" ], "synonyms":[ "artificers", "artisans", "crafters", "craftsmen", "craftspeople", "handcraftsmen", "handicrafters", "handicraftsmen", "handworkers" ], "near synonyms":[ "craftswomen", "artists", "makers", "journeymen", "masters", "mechanics", "operatives", "shapers", "smiths", "technicians", "wrights", "handymen", "handypeople", "workmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trawlers":{ "as in anglers , trollers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anglers", "fly fishermen", "gillers", "surf casters", "trawlermen", "trollers", "fisherfolk", "fisherwomen", "watermen", "fishermen", "fishers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in whalers , luggers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bankers", "cobles", "draggers", "gillnetters", "hookers", "luggers", "scallopers", "seiners", "shrimpers", "whaleboats", "whalers", "workboats", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis", "cockleshells", "tubs", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "airboats", "air-cushion vehicles", "hovercrafts", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "hydrofoils", "hydroplanes", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "assault boats", "PT boats", "torpedo boats", "houseboats", "riverboats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tract houses":{ "as in ranches , ranch houses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duplexes", "ranches", "ranch houses", "saltboxes", "semis", "split levels", "townhomes", "town houses", "triplexes", "bungalows", "cabins", "casitas", "chalets", "cottages", "farmhouses", "granges", "haciendas", "homesteads", "castles", "ch\u00e2teaus", "ch\u00e2teaux", "countryseats", "estates", "halls", "manor houses", "manors", "mansions", "McMansions", "palaces", "villas", "hermitages", "manses", "parsonages", "rectories", "vicarages", "hooches", "hootches", "hovels", "hutches", "huts", "shacks", "shanties", "accommodations", "housings", "nests", "residencies", "shelters", "apartment houses", "apartments", "condominiums", "condominia", "condos", "flats", "tenement houses", "tenements", "walk-ups", "penthouses", "salons", "suites", "barracks", "billets", "boardinghouses", "dormitories", "dorms", "flophouses", "lodging houses", "lodgments", "lodgements", "rooming houses", "rooms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "traitoress":{ "as in traitor , turncoat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "betrayer", "double-crosser", "quisling", "traitor", "turnabout", "turncoat", "apostate", "defector", "deserter", "recreant", "renegade", "abandoner", "come-outer", "dropout", "leaver", "defier", "insurgent", "insurrectionary", "insurrectionist", "mutineer", "rebel", "red", "revolter", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "revolutionizer", "discontent", "malcontent", "recusant", "refusenik", "refusnik", "refuser" ], "near antonyms":[ "loyalist", "adherent", "disciple", "follower", "supporter", "fanatic", "militant", "partisan", "partizan", "zealot" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transferred":{ "to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{ "examples":[ "Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18" ], "synonyms":[ "alienated", "aliened", "assigned", "ceded", "conveyed", "deeded", "made over" ], "near synonyms":[ "bequeathed", "handed down", "left", "passed (down)", "willed", "bestowed", "commended", "committed", "conferred", "contributed", "delivered", "donated", "granted", "handed over", "moved", "passed", "presented", "released", "relinquished", "surrendered", "transmitted", "turned in", "turned over", "vested", "yielded", "consigned", "entrusted", "intrusted", "trusted", "leased", "lent", "let", "loaned", "rented" ], "near antonyms":[ "expropriated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{ "examples":[ "they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another" ], "synonyms":[ "communicated", "conducted", "conveyed", "gave", "imparted", "spread", "transfused", "transmitted" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "handed over", "surrendered", "turned over", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "diffused", "disseminated", "propagated", "handed down", "handed on", "contaminated", "infected", "poisoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "came down (with)", "caught", "contracted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters" ], "synonyms":[ "consigned", "dispatched", "packed (off)", "sent", "shipped", "shot", "transmitted", "transported" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveyed", "delivered", "handed over", "passed", "rendered", "advanced", "dropped", "launched", "addressed", "forwarded", "exported", "imported", "bestowed", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "presented", "resent", "returned" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquired", "drew", "earned", "gained", "garnered", "got", "obtained", "procured", "secured" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "received" ] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse" ], "synonyms":[ "budged", "dislocated", "displaced", "disturbed", "moved", "relocated", "removed", "repositioned", "shifted", "transposed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bore", "carried", "carted", "conveyed", "drove", "hauled", "lugged", "toted", "transmitted", "transplanted", "transported", "replaced", "superseded", "supplanted", "altered", "made over", "modified", "redid", "refashioned", "remade", "remodeled", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "varied" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchored", "fixed", "froze", "moored", "secured", "set", "stabilized", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "implanted", "ingrained", "engrained", "lodged", "rooted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother" ], "synonyms":[ "commended", "committed", "confided", "consigned", "delegated", "delivered", "entrusted", "intrusted", "gave", "gave over", "handed", "handed over", "left", "passed", "recommended", "reposed", "transmitted", "trusted", "turned over", "vested" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferred", "granted", "assigned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "dispersed", "distributed", "divided", "handed in", "released", "relinquished", "submitted", "surrendered", "turned in", "yielded", "bequeathed", "handed down", "handed on", "willed", "advanced", "lent", "loaned", "furnished", "supplied", "recommitted", "redelivered", "retransferred", "retransmitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "detained", "held back", "reserved", "withheld", "owned", "possessed", "accepted", "received", "took in", "occupied", "took", "took over" ], "antonyms":[ "held", "kept", "retained" ] }, "to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{ "examples":[ "transferred the ball to the running back" ], "synonyms":[ "bucked", "handed", "handed over", "passed", "reached" ], "near synonyms":[ "relayed", "bore", "carried", "fingered", "handled", "pawed", "ceded", "delivered", "gave", "gave up", "released", "relinquished", "rendered", "surrendered", "turned over", "yielded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trapezists":{ "as in trapeze artists , ropedancers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerialists", "ropedancers", "ropewalkers", "trampoliners", "trampolinists", "trapeze artists", "contortionists", "equilibrists", "exercisers", "tumblers", "acrobats", "gymnasts", "turners" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tramper":{ "a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure":{ "examples":[ "though inaccessible to most vehicles, the boggy backcountry is popular with intrepid trampers" ], "synonyms":[ "ambler", "hiker", "perambulator", "rambler", "walker" ], "near synonyms":[ "pedestrian", "roamer", "rover", "trekker", "wanderer", "wayfarer", "alpinist", "backpacker", "climber", "mountaineer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transpose":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "the snappy pop song was transposed into a ballad through a reworking of instrumentation and a change in key" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemize", "convert", "make over", "metamorphose", "transfigure", "transform", "transmute", "transubstantiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjust", "alter", "modify", "recast", "redefine", "redesign", "redo", "reengineer", "refashion", "regenerate", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "vary", "deform", "disfigure", "distort", "mutate", "transmogrify", "displace", "replace", "substitute", "supplant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the place or position of":{ "examples":[ "after the ex-governor's scandals belatedly came to light, his portrait was transposed to a quiet corner of the statehouse" ], "synonyms":[ "budge", "dislocate", "displace", "disturb", "move", "relocate", "remove", "reposition", "shift", "transfer" ], "near synonyms":[ "bear", "carry", "cart", "convey", "drive", "haul", "lug", "tote", "transmit", "transplant", "transport", "replace", "supersede", "supplant", "alter", "make over", "modify", "redo", "refashion", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "vary" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchor", "fix", "freeze", "moor", "secure", "set", "stabilize", "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "implant", "ingrain", "engrain", "lodge", "root" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trapeze artists":{ "as in trapezists , ropedancers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aerialists", "ropedancers", "ropewalkers", "trampoliners", "trampolinists", "trapezists", "contortionists", "equilibrists", "exercisers", "tumblers", "acrobats", "gymnasts", "turners" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transpired":{ "to take place":{ "examples":[ "please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1" ], "synonyms":[ "befell", "betided", "came", "came about", "came down", "came off", "chanced", "cooked", "did", "happed", "happened", "occurred", "passed", "was", "went down", "went on" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke", "developed", "rose", "shaped (up)", "arose", "came up", "cropped (up)", "materialized", "sprang (up)", "sprung (up)", "intervened", "fell out", "followed", "resulted", "turned out", "proceeded", "went off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tranquillities":{ "a state of freedom from storm or disturbance":{ "examples":[ "enjoyed the tranquillity of the snow-covered field at dusk" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "hush", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietness", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness" ], "near synonyms":[ "lull", "pause", "respite", "silence", "mildness", "soothingness", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "casualness", "easygoingness", "informality", "laid-backness", "relaxedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "clamor", "din", "noise", "racket" ], "antonyms":[ "bustle", "commotion", "hubbub", "hurly-burly", "pandemonium", "tumult", "turmoil", "unquietness", "unrest", "uproar" ] }, "evenness of emotions or temper":{ "examples":[ "a psychotherapist valued for her tranquillity and ability to listen" ], "synonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "collectedness", "composedness", "composure", "cool", "coolness", "countenance", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "placidity", "repose", "sangfroid", "self-composedness", "self-possession", "serenity", "tranquilness" ], "near synonyms":[ "assurance", "confidence", "poise", "self-assurance", "self-assuredness", "self-confidence", "self-trust", "easygoingness", "laid-backness", "apathy", "detachment", "impassivity", "indifference", "insensibility", "numbness", "phlegm", "unconcern" ], "near antonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "disquiet", "solicitude", "uneasiness", "worry", "excitability", "excitableness", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "antonyms":[ "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation" ] }, "freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions":{ "examples":[ "a mountain climber who finds inner tranquillity as he looks out from the edge of some lofty precipice" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "heartsease", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "sereneness", "serenity" ], "near synonyms":[ "content", "contentment", "ease", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace", "quiet", "quietude", "repose" ], "near antonyms":[ "care", "concern", "perturbation", "strain", "stress", "tenseness", "tension", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "jitters", "jumpiness", "nervousness", "fear", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty" ], "antonyms":[ "agitation", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "uneasiness", "vexation", "worry" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "transforms":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "by clicking a few buttons, this toy car can be transformed into a robot" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemizes", "converts", "makes over", "metamorphoses", "transfigures", "transmutes", "transposes", "transubstantiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjusts", "alters", "modifies", "recasts", "redefines", "redesigns", "redoes", "reengineers", "refashions", "regenerates", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies", "deforms", "disfigures", "distorts", "mutates", "transmogrifies", "displaces", "replaces", "substitutes", "supplants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transvalued":{ "as in transvaluated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "transvaluated", "reappraised", "reassessed", "reevaluated", "re-evaluated", "rejudged", "revalued", "misesteemed", "misjudged", "misprized", "underestimated", "undervalued", "analyzed", "assayed", "surveyed", "tested", "decided", "settled", "priced", "prized", "ascertained", "determined", "discovered", "learned", "adjudged", "deemed", "judged", "appraised", "assessed", "estimated", "evaluated", "guesstimated", "rated", "set", "valuated", "valued" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transmogrified":{ "as in distorted , mutated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deformed", "disfigured", "distorted", "mutated", "redefined", "redesigned", "redid", "reengineered", "refashioned", "regenerated", "remade", "remodeled", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "varied", "displaced", "replaced", "substituted", "supplanted", "adjusted", "altered", "modified", "recast", "alchemized", "converted", "made over", "metamorphosed", "transfigured", "transformed", "transmuted", "transposed", "transubstantiated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transmute":{ "to change in form, appearance, or use":{ "examples":[ "in his elegy on his deceased wife, the poet has transmuted inconsolable grief into high art" ], "synonyms":[ "alchemize", "convert", "make over", "metamorphose", "transfigure", "transform", "transpose", "transubstantiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjust", "alter", "modify", "recast", "redefine", "redesign", "redo", "reengineer", "refashion", "regenerate", "remake", "remodel", "revamp", "revise", "rework", "vary", "deform", "disfigure", "distort", "mutate", "transmogrify", "displace", "replace", "substitute", "supplant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "transplants":{ "as in carries , drives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "carts", "conveys", "drives", "hauls", "lugs", "totes", "transmits", "transports", "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "moves", "relocates", "removes", "repositions", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants", "alters", "makes over", "modifies", "redoes", "refashions", "remakes", "remodels", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "varies" ], "near antonyms":[ "anchors", "fixes", "freezes", "moors", "secures", "sets", "stabilizes", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in replants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "replants", "beds", "broadcasts", "scatters", "drills", "plants", "puts in", "seeds", "sows", "pots", "overseeds", "reseeds" ], "near antonyms":[ "gathers", "harvests", "reaps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trade books":{ "as in papers , trade editions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hardbacks", "hardcovers", "paperbacks", "paperbounds", "papers", "pocket books", "pocket editions", "softbacks", "softcovers", "trade editions", "books", "tomes", "volumes", "folios", "quartos", "guidebooks", "handbooks", "how-tos", "manuals", "catalogs", "catalogues", "cyclopedias", "cyclopaedias", "dictionaries", "encyclopedias", "monographs", "primers", "textbooks", "texts", "tracts", "treatises", "novelettes", "novels", "pulps", "albums", "almanacs", "anthologies", "casebooks", "chapbooks", "omnibuses", "picture books" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trades":{ "a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another":{ "examples":[ "when the other team unexpectedly offered to hand over its top pitcher for our star shortstop, our coach agreed to the trade" ], "synonyms":[ "back-and-forths", "barters", "commutations", "dickers", "exchanges", "quid pro quos", "swaps", "trade-offs", "trucks" ], "near synonyms":[ "replacements", "substitutions", "reciprocations", "recompenses", "requitals", "bargains", "deals", "horse trades", "negotiations", "transactions", "dealings", "logrollings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands":{ "examples":[ "a youth eager to learn the trade of cabinetmaking" ], "synonyms":[ "arts", "crafts", "handcrafts", "handicrafts" ], "near synonyms":[ "skills", "callings", "m\u00e9tiers", "metiers", "occupations", "professions", "vocations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the activity by which one regularly makes a living":{ "examples":[ "writing is my trade" ], "synonyms":[ "callings", "employments", "games", "lays", "lines", "occupations", "professions", "vocations", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "calls", "lifeworks", "businesses", "enterprises", "fields", "livelihoods", "livings", "m\u00e9tiers", "metiers", "rackets", "assignments", "engagements", "gigs", "missions", "arts", "crafts", "handcrafts", "handicrafts", "appointments", "berths", "billets", "offices", "places", "positions", "posts", "situations", "duties", "functions", "jobs", "loads", "tasks", "workloads" ], "near antonyms":[ "avocations", "hobbies", "pursuits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price":{ "examples":[ "the trade of all of her holdings in the company just before the stock plunged in value immediately aroused suspicions" ], "synonyms":[ "deals", "sales", "transactions" ], "near synonyms":[ "auctions", "silent auctions", "haggles", "negotiations", "bargains", "buys", "steals", "purchases", "clearances", "closeouts", "fire sales", "fairs", "garage sales", "jumble sales", "rummage sales", "tag sales", "yard sales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to carry on the business of buying and 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"surrenders", "yields", "reciprocates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tragical":{ "of a kind to cause great distress":{ "examples":[ "in a tragic turn of events the area's sole remaining steel mill suddenly closed" ], "synonyms":[ "deplorable", "distressful", "distressing", "grievous", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "lamentable", "regrettable", "unfortunate", "unlucky", "woeful" ], "near synonyms":[ "troublesome", "vexatious", "affecting", "doleful", "moving", "piteous", "poignant", "ruthful", "touching", "awful", "dire", "dreadful", "fearful", "severe", "terrible", "alarming", "disturbing", "perturbing", "traumatic", "unsettling", "crushing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "horrible", "horrifying", "intolerable", "overwhelming", "shocking", "sickening", "unbearable", "miserable", "pitiful", "sad", "wretched", "calamitous", "disastrous", "painful", "raging", "sharp" ], "near antonyms":[ "gratifying", "pleasing", "rewarding", "satisfying", "comforting", "encouraging", "heartening", "cheering", "heartwarming", "inspiring", "fortunate", "happy", "lucky" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "transcontinental":{ "going across a continent":{ "examples":[ "the transcontinental railroad", "a six-hour transcontinental flight" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "continental", "intercontinental", "foreign", "multinational", "transnational" ], "near antonyms":[ "domestic", "internal", "international", "national" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }