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removing her shoes" ], "synonyms":[ "unbinds", "undoes", "unfastens", "unlashes" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbraids", "unlaces", "disentangles", "ravels", "unravels", "unsnarls", "untangles", "unwinds", "loosens", "looses" ], "near antonyms":[ "braids", "interlaces", "interweaves", "laces", "winds", "entangles", "snarls", "tangles" ], "antonyms":[ "binds", "fastens", "knots", "lashes", "ties" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untillable":{ "as in uncultivable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "uncultivable", "bleak", "inhospitable", "lifeless", "bankrupted", "consumed", "debilitated", "depleted", "diminished", "drained", "dried-up", "enfeebled", "exhausted", "expended", "lessened", "reduced", "spent", "used up", "barren", "bony", "boney", "dead", "desolate", "hardscrabble", "impoverished", "infertile", "poor", "stark", "unfertile", "unproductive", "waste", "arid", "desert", "droughty", "dry", "rainless", "sere", "sear", "thirsty", "waterless", "baked", "dehydrated", "parched", "sunbaked" ], "near antonyms":[ "fertile", "fruitful", "lush", "luxuriant", "productive", "rich", "arable", "tillable", "green", "sylvan", "verdant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untoward":{ "given to resisting authority or another's control":{ "examples":[ "tried to reason with the untoward child" ], "synonyms":[ "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "recusant", "refractory", "restive", "ungovernable", "unruly", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "near synonyms":[ "noncooperative", "uncooperative", "insurgent", "mutinous", "adamant", "adamantine", "dogged", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "mulish", "negativistic", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "peevish", "pertinacious", "pigheaded", "rigid", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "fractious", "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "wild", "perverse", "resistant", "wrongheaded", "bad", "disorderly", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "monkeying", "monkeyish", "naughty", "undisciplined", "dissident", "nonconformist", "discourteous", "disrespectful", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "ill-natured", "impertinent", "impolite", "impudent", "inconsiderate", "insolent", "ornery", "rude", "uncivil", "uncouth", "ungracious", "unmannerly" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "cooperative", "deferential", "obliging", "yielding", "behaved", "disciplined", "well-bred", "courteous", "polite", "respectful", "kowtowing", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient", "decorous", "mannerly", "orderly", "proper", "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "trainable" ], "antonyms":[ "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "docile", "obedient", "ruly", "submissive", "tractable" ] }, "given to resisting control or discipline by others":{ "examples":[ "a program for untoward teenagers that is designed to give them the kind of discipline that their parents were unable or unwilling to administer" ], "synonyms":[ "froward", "headstrong", "incontrollable", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "near synonyms":[ "bullheaded", "contrary", "difficult", "hardheaded", "incorrigible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stiff", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "undisciplined", "unpunished", "uncontrolled", "wild", "boisterous", "irrepressible", "rambunctious", "rowdy", "disobedient", "indocile", "insubordinate", "rebellious", "misbehaving", "naughty" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "well-behaved", "compliant", "placable", "pliable", "submissive", "yielding", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "reasonable", "temperate", "trainable" ], "antonyms":[ "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "tractable" ] }, "opposed to one's interests":{ "examples":[ "achieved great success as an artist despite growing up in a very untoward milieu" ], "synonyms":[ "adverse", "counter", "disadvantageous", "hostile", "inimical", "negative", "prejudicial", "unfavorable", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "evil", "damaging", "deleterious", "destructive", "detrimental", "fatal", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "lethal", "malignant", "murderous", "noxious", "pernicious", "poisonous", "ruinous", "threatening", "troublesome", "unhealthy", "wounding", "dangerous", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "calumnious", "defamatory", "detractive", "offensive", "scathing", "slanderous", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "inhospitable", "intolerant", "uncongenial", "uncooperative", "competing", "conflicting", "counteracting", "countering", "opposing", "resistant", "resisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "beneficial", "good", "helpful", "propitious", "useful", "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "nonlethal", "nonthreatening", "unresistant", "tolerant", "understanding", "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "amicable", "benign", "benignant", "complying", "congenial", "cordial", "friendly", "hospitable" ], "antonyms":[ "advantageous", "favorable", "friendly", "positive", "supportive", "sympathetic", "well-disposed" ] }, "not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation":{ "examples":[ "unfortunately, one of the symptoms of dementia can be a tendency to make untoward and often shocking remarks" ], "synonyms":[ "amiss", "graceless", "improper", "inapposite", "inappropriate", "inapt", "incongruous", "incorrect", "indecorous", "inept", "infelicitous", "malapropos", "perverse", "unapt", "unbecoming", "unfit", "unhappy", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "inopportune", "unfortunate", "unseasonable", "untimely", "extraneous", "immaterial", "inapplicable", "irrelative", "irrelevant", "misbecoming", "mismatched", "incompatible", "inconsistent", "uncongenial", "bad", "naughty", "sinful", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "banned", "barred", "disallowed", "forbidden", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "awkward", "gauche", "ungraceful", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory" ], "near antonyms":[ "fortunate", "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "applicable", "apposite", "apropos", "apt", "germane", "material", "pat", "pointed", "relative", "relevant", "compatible", "congenial", "harmonious", "allowed", "authorized", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "kosher", "licensed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "commendable", "creditable", "exemplary", "blameless", "irreproachable", "balanced", "companionate", "congruous", "consonant", "harmonious" ], "antonyms":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decorous", "felicitous", "fit", "fitting", "genteel", "happy", "meet", "proper", "right", "seemly", "suitable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untrue":{ "not being in agreement with what is true":{ "examples":[ "\"the sky is purple\" is an untrue statement" ], "synonyms":[ "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "invalid", "off", "unsound", "untruthful", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterfactual", "specious", "spurious", "deceptive", "delusive", "delusory", "distorted", "fallacious", "fictitious", "illusory", "misleading", "amiss", "askew", "awry", "deceitful", "dishonest", "fraudulent", "lying", "mendacious", "unconfirmed", "unproven", "untested", "fabricated", "invented", "made-up", "trumped-up" ], "near antonyms":[ "confirmed", "demonstrated", "established", "proven", "tested", "faultless", "flawless", "impeccable", "letter-perfect", "perfect" ], "antonyms":[ "accurate", "correct", "errorless", "exact", "factual", "precise", "proper", "right", "sound", "true", "valid", "veracious" ] }, "not true in one's allegiance to someone or something":{ "examples":[ "untrue to his country in its time of need" ], "synonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful" ], "near synonyms":[ "irresponsible", "trustless", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "faltering", "hesitant", "vacillating", "wavering", "dubious", "irresolute", "uncertain", "apathetic", "dispassionate", "uninterested" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependable", "dutiful", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried", "tried-and-true", "trustable", "trustworthy", "trusty", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "determined", "intent", "resolute", "confirmed", "dyed-in-the-wool", "inveterate", "sworn", "ardent", "avid", "enthusiastic", "fervent", "fervid", "impassioned", "passionate" ], "antonyms":[ "constant", "dedicated", "devoted", "devout", "down-the-line", "faithful", "fast", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untrussed":{ "as in stripped , unclothed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untrusting":{ "as in distrustful , mistrustful":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untrustworthy":{ "not able to be trusted; not trustworthy":{ "examples":[ "an untrustworthy person", "He has proven himself untrustworthy ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ambidextrous", "crooked", "defrauding", "dishonest", "dissembling", "double-dealing", "duplicitous", "faithless", "fast", "fraudulent", "knavish", "lying", "mendacious", "untruthful", "beguiling", "deceitful", "deceiving", "deceptive", "deluding", "delusive", "delusory", "fallacious", "false", "misleading", "specious", "artful", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "foxy", "guileful", "shady", "shifty", "slick", "sly", "sneaking", "sneaky", "subtile", "subtle", "trick", "trickish", "tricky", "underhand", "underhanded", "wily", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "wrong", "bewildering", "confounding", "distracting", "perplexing", "puzzling", "bogus", "counterfeit", "fake", "feigned", "forged", "jive", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "spurious", "insidious", "perfidious", "treacherous", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "artificial", "backhanded", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "two-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "clarifying", "elucidative", "explanatory", "illuminating", "revealing", "revelatory", "honest", "trustworthy", "truthful", "aboveboard", "forthright", "nondeceptive", "straightforward" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untruths":{ "a false idea or belief":{ "examples":[ "their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited" ], "synonyms":[ "delusions", "errors", "fallacies", "falsehoods", "falsities", "hallucinations", "illusions", "misbeliefs", "misconceptions", "myths", "old wives' tales" ], "near synonyms":[ "factoids", "superstitions", "fictions", "pretenses", "pretences", "distortions", "inaccuracies", "misapprehensions", "miscomprehensions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misperceptions", "misunderstandings", "misinformation", "misknowledges", "misreports", "misrepresentations", "misstatements", "sophisms", "sophistries", "fibs", "half-truths", "lies", "stories", "tales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "truths", "verities" ] }, "a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{ "examples":[ "the Web site is rife with untruths and misleading information" ], "synonyms":[ "fables", "fabrications", "fairy tales", "falsehoods", "falsities", "fibs", "lies", "mendacities", "prevarications", "stories", "tales", "taradiddles", "tarradiddles", "whoppers" ], "near synonyms":[ "distortions", "exaggerations", "half-truths", "ambiguities", "equivocations", "obliquities", "defamations", "libels", "slanders", "perjuries", "bluffs", "fictions", "poses", "pretenses", "pretences", "humbug", "jives", "nonsense", "canards", "fallacies", "misconceptions", "myths", "falsifications", "misinformation", "misreports", "misrepresentations", "misstatements", "deceits", "dishonesties", "duplicities", "fraudulences" ], "near antonyms":[ "facts", "truisms", "verities", "honesties", "veracities", "authentications", "confirmations", "substantiations", "validations", "verifications" ], "antonyms":[ "truths" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "untutored":{ "lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books":{ "antonyms":[ "educated", "knowledgeable", "lettered", "literate", "schooled", "well-informed", "well-read" ], "examples":[ "to the untutored observer these works of art must seem strange indeed" ], "near antonyms":[ "brilliant", "intelligent", "smart", "experienced", "expert", "trained", "erudite", "learned", "polyhistoric", "polymath", "polymathic", "scholarly", "cultivated", "cultured", "highbrow", "intellectual", "sophisticated", "acquainted", "aware", "familiar" ], "related":[ "functionally illiterate", "innumerate", "semiliterate", "unknowledgeable", "artless", "lowbrow", "philistine", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "unsophisticated", "raw", "unskilled", "untrained", "brainless", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "stupid", "witless", "foolish", "senseless", "silly" ], "synonyms":[ "analphabetic", "benighted", "dark", "ignorant", "illiterate", "nonliterate", "rude", "simple", "uneducated", "uninstructed", "unlearned", "unlettered", "unread", "unschooled", "untaught" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untwine":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "antonyms":[ "entangle", "snarl", "tangle" ], "examples":[ "untwined his shoelaces" ], "near antonyms":[ "braid", "knot", "lace", "plait", "ply", "splice", "tie", "wind" ], "related":[ "fray", "fret", "smooth", "straighten (out)", "uncoil", "undo", "unknot", "unlace", "unroll", "unstring", "unthread", "untie", "unwind" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangle", "ravel (out)", "unbraid", "unlay", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untangle", "untwist", "unweave" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untwisting":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "untwisted the ball of thread" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangling", "raveling (out)", "ravelling (out)", "unbraiding", "unlaying", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "untwining", "unweaving" ], "near synonyms":[ "fraying", "fretting", "smoothing", "straightening (out)", "uncoiling", "undoing", "unknotting", "unlacing", "unrolling", "unstringing", "unthreading", "untying", "untieing", "unwinding" ], "near antonyms":[ "braiding", "knotting", "lacing", "plaiting", "plying", "splicing", "tying", "tieing", "winding" ], "antonyms":[ "entangling", "snarling", "tangling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untypical":{ "departing from some accepted standard of what is normal":{ "examples":[ "the plant displays some untypical characteristics" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrational", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "deviant", "deviate", "devious", "irregular", "unnatural" ], "near synonyms":[ "unrepresentative", "extraordinary", "preternatural", "rare", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unusual", "unwonted", "bizarre", "curious", "far-out", "funny", "kinky", "odd", "outlandish", "out-of-the-way", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "remarkable", "screwy", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "wild", "eccentric", "freakish", "idiosyncratic", "nonconformist", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "extraordinary", "preternatural", "rare", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unusual", "unwonted", "odd", "peculiar", "strange" ], "near antonyms":[ "common", "commonplace", "everyday", "familiar", "ordinary", "routine", "run-of-the-mill", "run-of-the-mine", "run-of-mine", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "workaday", "customary", "usual", "wonted", "archetypal", "archetypical", "average", "characteristic", "representative" ], "antonyms":[ "natural", "normal", "regular", "standard", "typical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "unthrone":{ "to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{ "examples":[ "the board of directors unthroned the CEO when it became clear that he was not going to reverse the company's sagging fortunes anytime soon" ], "synonyms":[ "defrock", "depose", "deprive", "dethrone", "displace", "oust", "uncrown", "unmake", "unseat" ], "near synonyms":[ "can", "cashier", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "muster out", "remove", "retire", "sack", "overthrow", "subvert", "supplant", "topple", "usurp", "banish", "boot (out)", "bounce", "cast out", "chase", "drum (out)", "eject", "expel", "extrude", "rout", "run off", "throw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "baptize", "inaugurate", "induct", "initiate", "install", "instate", "invest", "appoint", "designate", "elect" ], "antonyms":[ "crown", "enthrone", "throne" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untaught":{ "lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books":{ "examples":[ "an untaught artist whose primitive paintings are now prized by collectors" ], "synonyms":[ "analphabetic", "benighted", "dark", "ignorant", "illiterate", "nonliterate", "rude", "simple", "uneducated", "uninstructed", "unlearned", "unlettered", "unread", "unschooled", "untutored" ], "related":[ "functionally illiterate", "innumerate", "semiliterate", "unknowledgeable", "artless", "lowbrow", "philistine", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "unsophisticated", "raw", "unskilled", "untrained", "brainless", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "stupid", "witless", "foolish", "senseless", "silly" ], "near antonyms":[ "brilliant", "intelligent", "smart", "experienced", "expert", "trained", "erudite", "learned", "polyhistoric", "polymath", "polymathic", "scholarly", "cultivated", "cultured", "highbrow", "intellectual", "sophisticated", "acquainted", "aware", "familiar" ], "antonyms":[ "educated", "knowledgeable", "lettered", "literate", "schooled", "well-informed", "well-read" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untanned":{ "as in sallow , cadaverous":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "blanched", "cadaverous", "doughy", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "wan", "sallow", "sallowish", "sick", "sickly", "waxen", "waxy", "white", "whitened", "anemic", "bloodless", "whey-faced", "white-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine", "blushing", "flushed", "pink" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untie":{ "to disengage the knotted parts of":{ "examples":[ "she always makes sure to untie her shoelaces before removing her shoes" ], "synonyms":[ "unbind", "undo", "unfasten", "unlash" ], "related":[ "unbraid", "unlace", "disentangle", "ravel", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untangle", "unwind", "loose", "loosen" ], "near antonyms":[ "braid", "interlace", "interweave", "lace", "wind", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle" ], "antonyms":[ "bind", "fasten", "knot", "lash", "tie" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untwining":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "untwined his shoelaces" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangling", "raveling (out)", "ravelling (out)", "unbraiding", "unlaying", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "untwisting", "unweaving" ], "near synonyms":[ "fraying", "fretting", "smoothing", "straightening (out)", "uncoiling", "undoing", "unknotting", "unlacing", "unrolling", "unstringing", "unthreading", "untying", "untieing", "unwinding" ], "near antonyms":[ "braiding", "knotting", "lacing", "plaiting", "plying", "splicing", "tying", "tieing", "winding" ], "antonyms":[ "entangling", "snarling", "tangling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untying":{ "as in unfastening , unbinding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unbinding", "unfastening", "unfettering", "detaching", "disengaging", "parting", "separation", "emancipation", "freedom", "liberation", "release" ], "near antonyms":[ "bond", "cement", "cord", "knot", "ligature", "link", "tie", "attachment", "connection", "fastening", "hookup", "joint", "linkage", "linkup", "nexus", "tie-up", "union", "yoke", "affection", "fondness", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to disengage the knotted parts of":{ "examples":[ "she always makes sure to untie her shoelaces before removing her shoes" ], "synonyms":[ "unbinding", "undoing", "unfastening", "unlashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbraiding", "unlacing", "disentangling", "raveling", "ravelling", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "unwinding", "loosening", "loosing" ], "near antonyms":[ "braiding", "interlacing", "interweaving", "lacing", "winding", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling" ], "antonyms":[ "binding", "fastening", "knotting", "lashing", "tying", "tieing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "untangle":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "gently untangled the baby's hair" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangle", "ravel (out)", "unbraid", "unlay", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untwine", "untwist", "unweave" ], "near synonyms":[ "fray", "fret", "smooth", "straighten (out)", "uncoil", "undo", "unknot", "unlace", "unroll", "unstring", "unthread", "untie", "unwind" ], "near antonyms":[ "braid", "knot", "lace", "plait", "ply", "splice", "tie", "wind" ], "antonyms":[ "entangle", "snarl", "tangle" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "I was finally able to untangle myself from my credit problems" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disembarrass", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate", "free", "liberate", "release" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disburden", "disencumber", "unburden", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untie", "untwine" ], "near antonyms":[ "block", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "burden", "encumber", "load", "weigh" ], "antonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untroubled":{ "free from emotional or mental agitation":{ "examples":[ "she remains untroubled despite the chaos around her" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "equal", "level", "limpid", "peaceful", "placid", "possessed", "recollected", "sedate", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "serene", "smooth", "together", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unruffled", "unshaken", "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":[ "quietly canoeing on the untroubled waters of the lake" ], "synonyms":[ "calm", "halcyon", "hushed", "lown", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "still", "stilly", "tranquil" ], "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" ] }, "until":{ "up to (a particular time)":{ "examples":[ "We waited until the rain stopped and then we left." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "till", "up till", "up to", "afore", "ahead of", "before", "ere", "fore", "'fore", "of", "previous to", "prior to", "to" ], "near antonyms":[ "next", "next to", "since", "after", "following" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "preposition" ] }, "unthroning":{ "to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{ "examples":[ "the board of directors unthroned the CEO when it became clear that he was not going to reverse the company's sagging fortunes anytime soon" ], "synonyms":[ "defrocking", "deposing", "depriving", "dethroning", "displacing", "ousting", "uncrowning", "unmaking", "unseating" ], "near synonyms":[ "canning", "cashiering", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "mustering out", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "overthrowing", "subverting", "supplanting", "toppling", "usurping", "banishing", "booting (out)", "bouncing", "casting out", "chasing", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "extruding", "routing", "running off", "throwing out" ], "near antonyms":[ "baptizing", "baptising", "inaugurating", "inducting", "initiating", "installing", "instating", "investing", "appointing", "designating", "electing" ], "antonyms":[ "crowning", "enthroning", "throning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untrusses":{ "as in strips , unclothes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disarrays", "disrobes", "strips", "unclothes", "undresses", "denudes", "divests", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks (out)", "does up", "dresses", "dresses up", "enrobes", "garbs", "garments", "gets up", "gowns", "habits", "invests", "rigs (out)", "robes", "suits", "togs (up or out)", "toilets", "vestures", "cloaks", "frocks", "jackets", "mantles", "vests", "drapes", "enswathes", "haps", "huddles", "swaddles", "swathes", "wraps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "unthreads":{ "as in unties , uncoils":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "uncoils", "undoes", "unknots", "unlaces", "unrolls", "unstrings", "unties", "unwinds", "smooths", "smoothes", "straightens (out)", "frays", "frets", "disentangles", "ravels (out)", "unbraids", "unlays", "unravels", "unsnarls", "untangles", "untwines", "untwists", "unweaves" ], "near antonyms":[ "entangles", "snarls", "tangles", "braids", "knots", "laces", "plaits", "plies", "splices", "ties", "winds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untamed":{ "existing without human habitation or cultivation":{ "examples":[ "a dangerous and untamed land" ], "synonyms":[ "natural", "uncultivated", "virgin", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "native", "uninhabited", "unpeopled", "unsettled", "overgrown", "spontaneous", "untended", "waste", "undeveloped", "desolate", "forlorn", "howling" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhabited", "developed", "seminatural" ], "antonyms":[ "cultivated", "tamed" ] }, "living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans":{ "examples":[ "tried to capture the untamed horse" ], "synonyms":[ "feral", "savage", "unbroken", "undomesticated", "wild", "wilding" ], "near synonyms":[ "uncontrolled", "undocile", "unsubdued", "untrained", "bestial", "brutal", "brute", "barbarous", "uncivilized" ], "near antonyms":[ "controlled", "docile", "familiar", "semidomesticated", "subdued", "submissive", "halterbroken", "housebroken", "trained", "civilized", "semicivilized", "socialized" ], "antonyms":[ "broken", "busted", "domestic", "domesticated", "gentled", "tame", "tamed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untouched":{ "as in unharmed , unspoiled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unaltered", "unblemished", "unbruised", "uncontaminated", "undamaged", "undefiled", "unharmed", "unhurt", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unpolluted", "unsoiled", "unspoiled", "unsullied", "untainted", "unworn", "brand-new", "fresh", "mint", "pristine", "span-new", "virgin", "virginal", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span" ], "near antonyms":[ "stale", "blemished", "broken", "bruised", "damaged", "defaced", "defiled", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "soiled", "sullied", "tainted", "faded", "shopworn", "used", "well-worn", "worn", "contaminated", "polluted", "spoiled", "hand-me-down", "secondhand" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "unthread":{ "as in untie , uncoil":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "uncoil", "undo", "unknot", "unlace", "unroll", "unstring", "untie", "unwind", "smooth", "straighten (out)", "fray", "fret", "disentangle", "ravel (out)", "unbraid", "unlay", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untangle", "untwine", "untwist", "unweave" ], "near antonyms":[ "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "braid", "knot", "lace", "plait", "ply", "splice", "tie", "wind" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untangled":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "gently untangled the baby's hair" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangled", "raveled (out)", "ravelled (out)", "unbraided", "unlaid", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untwined", "untwisted", "unwove" ], "near synonyms":[ "frayed", "fretted", "smoothed", "straightened (out)", "uncoiled", "undid", "unknotted", "unlaced", "unrolled", "unstrung", "unthreaded", "untied", "unwound" ], "near antonyms":[ "braided", "knotted", "laced", "plaited", "plied", "spliced", "tied", "wound", "winded" ], "antonyms":[ "entangled", "snarled", "tangled" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "I was finally able to untangle myself from my credit problems" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "disembarrassed", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated", "freed", "liberated", "released" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disburdened", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untied", "untwined" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocked", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "burdened", "encumbered", "loaded", "weighed" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untidiness":{ "as in messiness , sloppiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "messiness", "mussiness", "sloppiness", "impureness", "impurity", "insanitation", "squalor", "discoloration", "staining", "muddiness", "sootiness", "blackness", "dinge", "dinginess", "dirtiness", "dustiness", "filthiness", "foulness", "griminess", "grubbiness", "nastiness", "smuttiness", "soilage", "sordidness", "squalidness", "uncleanliness", "uncleanness" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanliness", "spotlessness", "purity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "untried":{ "as in untested , new":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beginning", "entry-level", "fresh", "green", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "would-be", "amateur", "amateurish", "dilettante", "dilettantish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "nonprofessional", "unprofessional", "unskilled", "unskillful", "curbstone", "self-taught", "uninitiated", "unprepared", "unqualified", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "crude", "primitive", "unfinished", "unpolished", "incapable", "incompetent", "talentless", "unable", "unfit", "ungifted", "untalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "able", "accomplished", "capable", "competent", "dexterous", "dextrous", "gifted", "habile", "handsome", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "talented", "experienced", "practiced", "practised", "seasoned", "veteran", "educated", "fitted", "initiated", "knowledgeable", "prepared", "qualified", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "versed", "all-around", "all-round", "ambidextrous", "versatile", "well-rounded", "finished", "polished", "slick", "ace", "adept", "consummate", "crackerjack", "expert", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "professional", "virtuosic", "virtuoso" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untieing":{ "as in unfastening , unbinding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unbinding", "unfastening", "unfettering", "detaching", "disengaging", "parting", "separation", "emancipation", "freedom", "liberation", "release" ], "near antonyms":[ "bond", "cement", "cord", "knot", "ligature", "link", "tie", "attachment", "connection", "fastening", "hookup", "joint", "linkage", "linkup", "nexus", "tie-up", "union", "yoke", "affection", "fondness", "sympathy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to disengage the knotted parts of":{ "examples":[ "she always makes sure to untie her shoelaces before removing her shoes" ], "synonyms":[ "unbinding", "undoing", "unfastening", "unlashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbraiding", "unlacing", "disentangling", "raveling", "ravelling", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "unwinding", "loosening", "loosing" ], "near antonyms":[ "braiding", "interlacing", "interweaving", "lacing", "winding", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling" ], "antonyms":[ "binding", "fastening", "knotting", "lashing", "tying", "tieing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "untruss":{ "as in strip , unclothe":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disarray", "disrobe", "strip", "unclothe", "undress", "denude", "divest", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "deck (out)", "do up", "dress", "dress up", "enrobe", "garb", "garment", "get up", "gown", "habit", "invest", "rig (out)", "robe", "suit", "tog (up or out)", "toilet", "vesture", "cloak", "frock", "jacket", "mantle", "vest", "drape", "enswathe", "hap", "huddle", "swaddle", "swathe", "wrap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "unthinkably":{ "as in incredibly , inconceivably":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "implausibly", "inconceivably", "incredibly", "unbelievably", "improbably" ], "near antonyms":[ "assumably", "doubtless", "likely", "presumably", "probably", "maybe", "mayhap", "perchance", "perhaps", "possibly", "conceivably", "imaginably", "plausibly", "practically", "reasonably" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "untruthfulness":{ "the tendency to tell lies":{ "examples":[ "consistent untruthfulness on your part will result in consistent distrustfulness on other people's part" ], "synonyms":[ "deceit", "deceitfulness", "dishonesty", "falsehood", "mendaciousness", "mendacity" ], "near synonyms":[ "artifice", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "cunning", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "guile", "guilefulness", "insincerity", "trickishness", "wiliness", "falseness", "hypocrisy" ], "near antonyms":[ "honor", "incorruptibility", "candidness", "candor", "frankness", "good faith", "plainspokenness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "trustworthiness", "accuracy", "objectivity", "authenticity", "correctness", "genuineness", "credibility" ], "antonyms":[ "honesty", "integrity", "probity", "truthfulness", "veraciousness", "veracity", "verity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "untiringly":{ "as in tirelessly , indefatigably":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "indefatigably", "tirelessly", "unflaggingly", "wearilessly", "ardently", "attentively", "conscientiously", "earnestly", "exhaustively", "meticulously", "painstakingly", "seriously", "thoroughly", "obstinately", "stubbornly", "willfully", "continuously", "ploddingly", "steadfastly", "steadily", "unabatedly", "unrelentingly", "unremittingly", "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "busily", "dynamically", "energetically", "feverishly", "spiritedly", "vehemently", "vigorously", "zealously", "amain", "arduously", "assiduously", "determinedly", "diligently", "doggedly", "hard", "hardly", "industriously", "intensely", "intensively", "intently", "laboriously", "mightily", "purposefully", "resolutely", "sedulously", "slavishly", "strenuously" ], "near antonyms":[ "casually", "desultorily", "halfheartedly", "indolently", "lackadaisically", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "shiftlessly", "sluggishly", "spiritlessly", "tiredly", "wearily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "untraditional":{ "as in unconventional , nontraditional":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nontraditional", "unconventional", "uncustomary", "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "classical", "conventional", "customary", "prescriptive", "traditional", "authentic", "established", "fixed", "historical", "common", "habitual", "orthodox", "usual" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untethers":{ "as in unleashes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unleashes", "unbinds", "unties", "undoes", "unfastens", "unlaces", "unlashes", "unloosens", "unlooses", "unstraps", "unstrings", "unthreads", "disentangles", "unravels", "unsnarls", "untangles", "untwines", "untwists", "uncoils", "unspools", "unwinds" ], "near antonyms":[ "lashes", "leashes", "tethers", "bands", "binds", "ties", "trusses", "cinches", "cords", "ropes", "straps", "threads", "wires" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untraveled":{ "not having been traveled over or through":{ "examples":[ "to some it seemed plausible that in the relatively untraveled vastnesses of the Pacific Northwest a creature such as Sasquatch could lurk" ], "synonyms":[ "pathless", "trackless", "untraversed", "untrodden", "untrod" ], "near synonyms":[ "pristine", "virgin", "undiscovered", "unexplored" ], "near antonyms":[ "bustling", "busy", "crowded", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging" ], "antonyms":[ "traveled", "travelled", "trod", "trodden" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "unthreading":{ "as in untying , uncoiling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "uncoiling", "undoing", "unknotting", "unlacing", "unrolling", "unstringing", "untying", "untieing", "unwinding", "smoothing", "straightening (out)", "fraying", "fretting", "disentangling", "raveling (out)", "ravelling (out)", "unbraiding", "unlaying", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "untwining", "untwisting", "unweaving" ], "near antonyms":[ "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "braiding", "knotting", "lacing", "plaiting", "plying", "splicing", "tying", "tieing", "winding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untarnished":{ "as in unsullied , unblemished":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lily-white", "spotless", "stainless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unsoiled", "unspotted", "unstained", "unsullied", "untainted", "chaste", "clean", "decent", "G-rated", "immaculate", "modest", "pure", "vestal", "virgin", "virginal", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "cultivated", "refined", "tasteful", "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarse", "dirty", "filthy", "immodest", "impure", "indecent", "obscene", "smutty", "unchaste", "unclean", "vulgar", "blemished", "defiled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "tainted", "tarnished", "improper", "indecorous", "indelicate", "ribald", "unseemly", "crude", "tacky", "tasteless", "unrefined" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untangling":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "gently untangled the baby's hair" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangling", "raveling (out)", "ravelling (out)", "unbraiding", "unlaying", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untwining", "untwisting", "unweaving" ], "near synonyms":[ "fraying", "fretting", "smoothing", "straightening (out)", "uncoiling", "undoing", "unknotting", "unlacing", "unrolling", "unstringing", "unthreading", "untying", "untieing", "unwinding" ], "near antonyms":[ "braiding", "knotting", "lacing", "plaiting", "plying", "splicing", "tying", "tieing", "winding" ], "antonyms":[ "entangling", "snarling", "tangling" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "I was finally able to untangle myself from my credit problems" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "disembarrassing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disburdening", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untwining", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "burdening", "encumbering", "loading", "weighing" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "unthroned":{ "to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{ "examples":[ "the board of directors unthroned the CEO when it became clear that he was not going to reverse the company's sagging fortunes anytime soon" ], "synonyms":[ "defrocked", "deposed", "deprived", "dethroned", "displaced", "ousted", "uncrowned", "unmade", "unseated" ], "near synonyms":[ "canned", "cashiered", "discharged", "dismissed", "fired", "mustered out", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "overthrew", "subverted", "supplanted", "toppled", "usurped", "banished", "booted (out)", "bounced", "cast out", "chased", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "extruded", "ran off", "routed", "threw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "baptized", "baptised", "inaugurated", "inducted", "initiated", "installed", "instated", "invested", "appointed", "designated", "elected" ], "antonyms":[ "crowned", "enthroned", "throned" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untechnical":{ "as in nontechnical , general":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "general", "nontechnical", "common", "generalized", "generic", "nonexclusive", "nonspecific", "ordinary", "overall", "universal", "inexpert", "lay", "nonprofessional", "unprofessional", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "straightforward" ], "near antonyms":[ "specialized", "technical", "esoteric", "especial", "exclusive", "limited", "narrow", "peculiar", "restricted", "special", "specific", "unique", "authoritative", "expert", "professional", "specialist", "specialistic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untimely":{ "occurring before the usual or expected time":{ "examples":[ "the untimely arrival of our guests caught us by surprise" ], "synonyms":[ "early", "inopportune", "precocious", "premature", "unseasonable" ], "near synonyms":[ "unanticipated", "unexpected", "unforeseen", "unlooked-for", "abrupt", "sudden" ], "near antonyms":[ "behindhand", "belated", "delinquent", "latish", "overdue", "slow", "tardy", "anticipated", "expected", "delayed", "detained", "postponed" ], "antonyms":[ "late" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untrained":{ "as in uncontrolled , unsubdued":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "uncontrolled", "undocile", "unsubdued", "feral", "savage", "unbroken", "undomesticated", "untamed", "wild", "wilding", "bestial", "brutal", "brute", "barbarous", "uncivilized" ], "near antonyms":[ "broken", "busted", "domestic", "domesticated", "gentled", "tame", "tamed", "controlled", "docile", "familiar", "semidomesticated", "subdued", "submissive", "halterbroken", "housebroken", "trained", "civilized", "semicivilized", "socialized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in unprepared , unqualified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curbstone", "self-taught", "uninitiated", "unprepared", "unqualified", "unschooled", "untaught", "untutored", "amateur", "amateurish", "dilettante", "dilettantish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "nonprofessional", "unprofessional", "unskilled", "unskillful", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed", "crude", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "primitive", "unfinished", "unpolished", "beginning", "entry-level", "fresh", "green", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "incapable", "incompetent", "talentless", "unable", "unfit", "ungifted", "untalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "consummate", "crackerjack", "expert", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "professional", "virtuosic", "virtuoso", "able", "accomplished", "capable", "competent", "dexterous", "dextrous", "gifted", "habile", "handsome", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "talented", "experienced", "practiced", "practised", "seasoned", "veteran", "educated", "fitted", "initiated", "knowledgeable", "prepared", "qualified", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "versed", "all-around", "all-round", "ambidextrous", "versatile", "well-rounded", "finished", "polished", "slick" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untether":{ "as in unleash":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unleash", "unbind", "untie", "undo", "unfasten", "unlace", "unlash", "unloose", "unloosen", "unstrap", "unstring", "unthread", "disentangle", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untangle", "untwine", "untwist", "uncoil", "unspool", "unwind" ], "near antonyms":[ "lash", "leash", "tether", "band", "bind", "tie", "truss", "cinch", "cord", "rope", "strap", "thread", "wire" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untruth":{ "a false idea or belief":{ "examples":[ "their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited" ], "synonyms":[ "delusion", "error", "fallacy", "falsehood", "falsity", "hallucination", "illusion", "misbelief", "misconception", "myth", "old wives' tale" ], "near synonyms":[ "factoid", "superstition", "fiction", "pretense", "pretence", "distortion", "inaccuracy", "misapprehension", "miscomprehension", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misperception", "misunderstanding", "misinformation", "misknowledge", "misreport", "misrepresentation", "misstatement", "sophism", "sophistry", "fib", "half-truth", "lie", "story", "tale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "truth", "verity" ] }, "a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{ "examples":[ "the Web site is rife with untruths and misleading information" ], "synonyms":[ "fable", "fabrication", "fairy tale", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "lie", "mendacity", "prevarication", "story", "tale", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "whopper" ], "near synonyms":[ "distortion", "exaggeration", "half-truth", "ambiguity", "equivocation", "obliquity", "defamation", "libel", "slander", "perjury", "bluff", "fiction", "pose", "pretense", "pretence", "humbug", "jive", "nonsense", "canard", "fallacy", "misconception", "myth", "falsification", "misinformation", "misreport", "misrepresentation", "misstatement", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "dishonesty", "duplicity", "fraudulence" ], "near antonyms":[ "fact", "truism", "verity", "honesty", "truthfulness", "veracity", "authentication", "confirmation", "substantiation", "validation", "verification" ], "antonyms":[ "truth" ] }, "the quality or state of being false":{ "examples":[ "there is an element of untruth in all forms of art: works of art provide only a semblance of reality" ], "synonyms":[ "erroneousness", "fallaciousness", "fallacy", "falsehood", "falseness", "falsity" ], "near synonyms":[ "speciousness", "spuriousness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "delusion", "inaccuracy", "incorrectness", "dishonesty", "mendaciousness", "mendacity", "untruthfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracy", "actuality", "correctness", "factuality", "factualness", "genuineness", "credibility", "honesty", "trustworthiness", "truthfulness", "veracity" ], "antonyms":[ "truth", "verity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "untraversed":{ "not having been traveled over or through":{ "examples":[ "the documentary captures the mountainous wilderness in all of its untamed and untraversed glory" ], "synonyms":[ "pathless", "trackless", "untraveled", "untrodden", "untrod" ], "near synonyms":[ "pristine", "virgin", "undiscovered", "unexplored" ], "near antonyms":[ "bustling", "busy", "crowded", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging" ], "antonyms":[ "traveled", "travelled", "trod", "trodden" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untidily":{ "as in messily , chaotically":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chaotically", "messily", "slatternly", "shabbily", "sleazily", "dowdily", "sloppily", "slovenly", "dingily", "dirtily", "filthily", "foully", "grubbily", "nastily" ], "near antonyms":[ "nattily", "sharply", "smart", "smartly", "sprucely", "neatly", "orderly", "tidily", "fashionably", "modishly", "carefully", "fastidiously", "fussily", "meticulously", "cleanly", "immaculately", "spotlessly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "unthinkable":{ "too extraordinary or improbable to believe":{ "examples":[ "to most people it seemed unthinkable that such a gentle man could be guilty of such awful crimes" ], "synonyms":[ "fantastic", "fantastical", "implausible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "incredulous", "unbelievable", "uncompelling", "unconceivable", "unconvincing", "unimaginable" ], "near synonyms":[ "debatable", "disputable", "dodgy", "doubtable", "doubtful", "dubious", "dubitable", "far-fetched", "fishy", "flimsy", "questionable", "shaky", "suspect", "suspicious", "unlikely", "unreasonable", "hopeless", "impossible", "absurd", "comical", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "outlandish", "preposterous", "ridiculous", "risible", "silly", "indefensible", "insupportable", "untenable" ], "near antonyms":[ "likely", "possible", "probable", "reasonable", "certain", "incontestable", "indisputable", "indubitable", "questionless", "sure", "undeniable", "undoubted", "unquestionable" ], "antonyms":[ "believable", "cogitable", "conceivable", "convincing", "credible", "creditable", "imaginable", "plausible", "supposable", "thinkable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "unthinking":{ "done or said in a foolish way without thinking about the possible effects":{ "examples":[ "unthinking remarks", "His unthinking agreement made me uneasy." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untended":{ "as in unattended , neglected":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ignored", "neglected", "unattended", "abandoned", "derelict", "deserted", "desolate", "disused", "forgotten", "forsaken", "rejected", "vacant", "vacated", "void", "castaway", "cast-off", "discarded", "jettisoned", "junked", "refuse", "waste", "godforsaken", "miserable", "shabby", "wretched", "empty", "idle" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaimed", "recovered", "redeemed", "rescued", "retrieved", "salvaged", "saved", "reconditioned", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "restored", "repeopled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untwined":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "untwined his shoelaces" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangled", "raveled (out)", "ravelled (out)", "unbraided", "unlaid", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untangled", "untwisted", "unwove" ], "near synonyms":[ "frayed", "fretted", "smoothed", "straightened (out)", "uncoiled", "undid", "unknotted", "unlaced", "unrolled", "unstrung", "unthreaded", "untied", "unwound" ], "near antonyms":[ "braided", "knotted", "laced", "plaited", "plied", "spliced", "tied", "wound", "winded" ], "antonyms":[ "entangled", "snarled", "tangled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untrodden":{ "not having been traveled over or through":{ "examples":[ "the fields in the valley are newly carpeted in an expanse of untrodden snow" ], "synonyms":[ "pathless", "trackless", "untraveled", "untraversed" ], "near synonyms":[ "pristine", "virgin", "undiscovered", "unexplored" ], "near antonyms":[ "bustling", "busy", "crowded", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging" ], "antonyms":[ "traveled", "travelled", "trod", "trodden" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untruthfully":{ "as in deceitfully , mendaciously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deceitfully", "mendaciously", "civilly", "courteously", "diplomatically", "politely", "tactfully", "erroneously", "fallaciously", "falsely", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "long-windedly", "verbosely", "wordily", "ambiguously", "circuitously", "equivocally", "evasively", "indirectly" ], "near antonyms":[ "directly", "forthrightly", "foursquare", "plain", "plainly", "straight", "straightforward", "straightforwards", "straightforwardly", "baldly", "bluffly", "candidly", "frankly", "honestly", "openheartedly", "openly", "unguardedly", "unreservedly", "artlessly", "earnestly", "simply", "sincerely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "untwists":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "untwisted the ball of thread" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangles", "ravels (out)", "unbraids", "unlays", "unravels", "unsnarls", "untangles", "untwines", "unweaves" ], "near synonyms":[ "frays", "frets", "smooths", "smoothes", "straightens (out)", "uncoils", "undoes", "unknots", "unlaces", "unrolls", "unstrings", "unthreads", "unties", "unwinds" ], "near antonyms":[ "braids", "knots", "laces", "plaits", "plies", "splices", "ties", "winds" ], "antonyms":[ "entangles", "snarls", "tangles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untwines":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "untwined his shoelaces" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangles", "ravels (out)", "unbraids", "unlays", "unravels", "unsnarls", "untangles", "untwists", "unweaves" ], "near synonyms":[ "frays", "frets", "smooths", "smoothes", "straightens (out)", "uncoils", "undoes", "unknots", "unlaces", "unrolls", "unstrings", "unthreads", "unties", "unwinds" ], "near antonyms":[ "braids", "knots", "laces", "plaits", "plies", "splices", "ties", "winds" ], "antonyms":[ "entangles", "snarls", "tangles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "untitled":{ "not named or identified by a name":{ "examples":[ "the band is working on a new album which is still untitled" ], "synonyms":[ "anonymous", "faceless", "incognito", "innominate", "nameless", "unbaptized", "unchristened", "unidentified", "unnamed" ], "near synonyms":[ "undetermined", "unspecified", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unheard-of", "unheralded", "unknown", "unsung", "unexceptional", "unremarkable" ], "near antonyms":[ "denominated", "designated", "specified", "labeled", "labelled", "tabbed", "titled", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "known", "notable", "noted", "noteworthy", "remarkable", "renowned", "well-known", "exceptional" ], "antonyms":[ "baptized", "christened", "dubbed", "named", "termed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untied":{ "as in unfastened , undone":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "free", "unattached", "unbound", "undone", "unfastened", "insecure", "lax", "loose", "loosened", "relaxed", "slack", "slackened", "unsecured", "baggy", "blousy", "saggy" ], "near antonyms":[ "taut", "tense", "tight", "constrained", "restrained", "attached", "bound", "fastened", "tied", "fast", "firm", "jammed", "snug", "stuck", "wedged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to disengage the knotted parts of":{ "examples":[ "she always makes sure to untie her shoelaces before removing her shoes" ], "synonyms":[ "unbound", "undid", "unfastened", "unlashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbraided", "unlaced", "disentangled", "raveled", "ravelled", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untangled", "unwound", "loosed", "loosened" ], "near antonyms":[ "braided", "interlaced", "interwove", "interweaved", "laced", "wound", "winded", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled" ], "antonyms":[ "bound", "fastened", "knotted", "lashed", "tied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "untowardness":{ "the quality or state of not being socially proper":{ "examples":[ "the untowardness of the politically biased speech raised some eyebrows at the charity fund-raiser" ], "synonyms":[ "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "indecorousness", "indecorum", "indelicateness", "unbecomingness", "unfitness", "unseemliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "coarseness", "crudeness", "vulgarity", "immodesty", "naughtiness", "imprudence", "indiscreetness", "indiscretion", "churlishness", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretion", "prudence", "etiquette", "form", "manners", "proprieties", "considerateness", "consideration", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "thoughtfulness" ], "antonyms":[ "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "decorum", "fitness", "properness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "untainted":{ "as in untouched , unsullied":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unaltered", "unblemished", "unbruised", "uncontaminated", "undamaged", "undefiled", "unharmed", "unhurt", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unpolluted", "unsoiled", "unspoiled", "unsullied", "untouched", "unworn", "brand-new", "fresh", "mint", "pristine", "span-new", "virgin", "virginal", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span" ], "near antonyms":[ "stale", "blemished", "broken", "bruised", "damaged", "defaced", "defiled", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "soiled", "sullied", "tainted", "faded", "shopworn", "used", "well-worn", "worn", "contaminated", "polluted", "spoiled", "hand-me-down", "secondhand" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "untangles":{ "to separate the various strands of":{ "examples":[ "gently untangled the baby's hair" ], "synonyms":[ "disentangles", "ravels (out)", "unbraids", "unlays", "unravels", "unsnarls", "untwines", "untwists", "unweaves" ], "near synonyms":[ "frays", "frets", "smooths", "smoothes", "straightens (out)", "uncoils", "undoes", "unknots", "unlaces", "unrolls", "unstrings", "unthreads", "unties", "unwinds" ], "near antonyms":[ "braids", "knots", "laces", "plaits", "plies", "splices", "ties", "winds" ], "antonyms":[ "entangles", "snarls", "tangles" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "I was finally able to untangle myself from my credit problems" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disembarrasses", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "frees", "liberates", "releases" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unravels", "unsnarls", "unties", "untwines" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "burdens", "encumbers", "loads", "weighs" ], "antonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "unthreaded":{ "as in untied , uncoiled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "uncoiled", "undid", "unknotted", "unlaced", "unrolled", "unstrung", "untied", "unwound", "smoothed", "straightened (out)", "frayed", "fretted", "disentangled", "raveled (out)", "ravelled (out)", "unbraided", "unlaid", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untangled", "untwined", "untwisted", "unwove" ], "near antonyms":[ "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "braided", "knotted", "laced", "plaited", "plied", "spliced", "tied", "wound", "winded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }