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"vernal", "young", "youthful", "contemporary", "current", "latest", "mod", "novel", "present-day", "ultramodern", "untested", "untried", "brand-new", "unused", "unworn" ], "antonyms":[ "modern", "new", "recent" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "veneration":{ "a feeling or act of great respect, admiration, or devotion":{ "examples":[ "Holy relics are often objects of veneration .", "They regarded the surrealist painters of the 20th century avant-garde movement with great veneration ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acclamation", "adoration", "adulation", "approbation", "deference", "hero worship", "homage", "honor", "idolatry", "infatuation", "lionization", "praise", "props", "reverence", "worship", "appetite", "fancy", "fondness", "like", "love", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use", "approval", "liking", "deification", "glorification", "idolization", "worshipping", "worshiping", "amazement", "awe", "wonder", "wonderment", "delight", "enjoyment", "enthusiasm", "interest", "passion", "affection", "attachment", "devotion", "account", "admiration", "appreciation", "esteem", "estimation", "favor", "regard", "respect", "bias", "prejudice" ], "near antonyms":[ "condemnation", "disapproval", "disdain", "opprobrium", "scorn", "aversion", "contempt", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "disregard", "distaste", "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "disappointment", "discontent", "disenchantment", "disgruntlement", "disillusionment", "displeasure", "indignation", "unhappiness", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "deprecation", "dissatisfaction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "venery":{ "as in wantonness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "wantonness", "carnality", "debauchery", "hedonism", "sensuality", "sybaritism", "voluptuousness", "greed", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "ravenousness", "dissipation", "gluttony", "immoderation", "intemperance", "self-indulgence" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstinence", "asceticism", "sobriety", "temperance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lecherousness , libidinousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "concupiscence", "desire", "eroticism", "horniness", "hots", "itch", "lech", "letch", "libidinousness", "lust", "lustfulness", "lustihood", "passion", "salaciousness", "erotomania", "hypersexuality", "lecherousness", "lechery", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "ardor", "heat", "rut", "libido" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstinence", "celibacy", "chastity", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "venge":{ "to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a romance novel featuring a hotheaded hero who is ever ready to venge every affront to the family's honor" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolve", "condone", "excuse", "forgive", "pardon", "remit" ], "related":[ "castigate", "fix", "get", "penalize", "punish", "scourge", "chasten", "chastise", "correct", "discipline", "right", "compensate", "pay (back)", "recompense", "repay" ], "synonyms":[ "avenge", "redress", "requite", "retaliate", "revenge" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ventilates":{ "to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{ "examples":[ "a person who tends to ventilate opinions without first thinking them through" ], "synonyms":[ "airs", "expounds", "expresses", "gives", "looks", "raises", "sounds", "states", "vents", "voices" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertises", "announces", "declares", "enounces", "enunciates", "proclaims", "says", "broadcasts", "circulates", "disseminates", "publishes", "describes", "writes", "writes up", "sounds off", "speaks out", "speaks up", "chimes in", "communicates", "conveys", "puts across", "puts over", "offers", "submits" ], "near antonyms":[ "censors", "restrains", "restricts" ], "antonyms":[ "stifles", "suppresses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "venting":{ "to find emotional release for":{ "examples":[ "vented her anger and then quickly calmed down" ], "synonyms":[ "loosing", "releasing", "taking out", "unleashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "acting out", "airing", "expressing", "stating", "ventilating", "voicing" ], "near antonyms":[ "controlling", "governing", "handling", "managing", "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "containing", "curbing", "holding back", "pulling in", "quelling", "reining (in)", "restraining", "smothering", "taming", "allaying", "lulling", "quieting", "soothing", "stilling", "choking", "inhibiting", "muffling", "pocketing", "repressing", "stifling", "strangling", "swallowing" ], "antonyms":[ "bottling (up)", "repressing", "suppressing" ] }, "to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{ "examples":[ "vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings" ], "synonyms":[ "airing", "expounding", "expressing", "giving", "looking", "raising", "sounding", "stating", "ventilating", "voicing" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertising", "announcing", "declaring", "enouncing", "enunciating", "proclaiming", "saying", "broadcasting", "circulating", "disseminating", "publishing", "describing", "writing", "writing up", "sounding off", "speaking out", "speaking up", "chiming in", "communicating", "conveying", "putting across", "putting over", "offering", "submitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "censoring", "restraining", "restricting" ], "antonyms":[ "stifling", "suppressing" ] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "a clothes dryer venting steam" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "discharging", "emanating", "emitting", "evolving", "exhaling", "expelling", "expiring", "giving out", "irradiating", "issuing", "radiating", "releasing", "sending (out)", "shooting", "throwing out" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminating", "evacuating", "excreting", "exuding", "oozing", "secreting", "ejecting", "erupting", "gushing", "jetting", "outpouring", "pouring", "spewing", "spouting", "spraying", "spurting", "squirting" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbing", "inhaling", "soaking (up)", "sponging", "sucking (up)", "taking up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ventures":{ "a risky undertaking":{ "examples":[ "their latest business venture failed big-time" ], "synonyms":[ "adventures", "chances", "crapshoots", "enterprises", "fliers", "flyers", "flutters", "gambles", "speculations", "throws" ], "near synonyms":[ "bets", "hazards", "stakes", "wagers", "liberties", "dark horses", "long shots", "plays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "sure things" ] }, "to place in danger":{ "examples":[ "don't venture more money than you can afford to lose" ], "synonyms":[ "adventures", "compromises", "endangers", "gambles (with)", "hazards", "imperils", "jeopardizes", "jeopards", "menaces", "perils", "risks" ], "near synonyms":[ "intimidates", "threatens", "exposes", "subjects", "chances", "wagers" ], "near antonyms":[ "guards", "protects", "shelters", "shields", "preserves", "resumes", "saves" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a chance on":{ "examples":[ "ventured to speak plainly at the meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "adventures", "chances", "gambles (on)", "hazards", "risks", "tempts" ], "near synonyms":[ "beards", "braves", "brazens", "breasts", "challenges", "confronts", "dares", "defies", "faces", "outbraves", "compromises", "endangers", "imperils", "jeopardizes", "menaces", "exposes", "subjects", "bets (on)", "wagers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "veneers":{ "a deceptively attractive external appearance":{ "examples":[ "the veneer of civility that the neighbors had maintained over the years disappeared with the filing of the first lawsuit" ], "synonyms":[ "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "glosses", "window dressings" ], "near synonyms":[ "cotton candies", "fluffs", "tinsels", "fig leafs", "fig leaves", "charades", "fronts", "guises", "masquerades", "poses", "semblances", "shows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an outer part or layer":{ "examples":[ "the top and sides of the desk are overlaid with cherry veneers , while the interior wood is white pine" ], "synonyms":[ "exteriors", "faces", "outsides", "shells", "skins", "surfaces" ], "near synonyms":[ "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "fronts", "tops", "coverings", "covers", "facings", "appearances", "disguises", "guises", "masks", "semblances", "shows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "insides", "interiors" ] }, "as in finishes , faces":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "faces", "finishes", "coats", "glazes", "japans", "lacquers", "varnishes", "brightens", "sleeks", "slicks", "files", "rasps", "sandblasts", "sandpapers", "sands", "scours", "scrapes", "scrubs", "buffs", "burnishes", "dresses", "furbishes", "glosses", "grinds", "polishes", "rubs", "shines", "smoothens", "smooths", "smoothes", "bobs", "bones", "laps" ], "near antonyms":[ "roughens", "roughs (up)", "ruffles", "scuffs (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "venerated":{ "deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age":{ "examples":[ "a beloved and venerated professor who has been a fixture on campus for decades" ], "synonyms":[ "hallowed", "revered", "reverend", "sacred", "venerable" ], "near synonyms":[ "honorable", "reputable", "respectable", "considered", "esteemed", "honored", "respected", "reverenced", "admirable", "distinguished", "estimable", "redoubtable", "worthy", "good", "moral", "noble", "righteous" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "infamous", "loose", "notorious", "shameful", "immoral", "seamy", "shadowy", "shady", "sordid", "unsavory", "vile", "wicked", "base", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "low", "mean", "wretched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power":{ "examples":[ "a proper setting in which to venerate God" ], "synonyms":[ "adored", "deified", "glorified", "revered", "reverenced", "worshipped", "worshiped" ], "near synonyms":[ "admired", "honored", "loved", "regarded", "respected", "apotheosized", "canonized", "dignified", "exalted", "lionized", "magnified", "extolled", "lauded", "praised", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasphemed", "desecrated", "profaned", "violated", "affronted", "dishonored", "disrespected", "insulted", "offended", "outraged", "piqued", "ridiculed", "scorned", "slighted", "displeased", "defamed", "disparaged", "libeled", "libelled", "maligned", "slandered", "slurred", "smeared" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "venturesome":{ "inclined or willing to take risks":{ "examples":[ "a venturesome child tried to climb the huge tree" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "enterprising", "free-swinging", "gutsy", "hardy", "nerved", "nervy", "venturous" ], "near synonyms":[ "brash", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "swashbuckling", "unafraid", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "gritty", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "gadarene", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "scatterbrained", "silly", "wacky", "whacky", "witless", "unnecessary", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "moronic", "stupid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "chickenhearted", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "milky", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "wary", "overcareful", "overcautious", "affrighted", "afraid", "alarmed", "fainthearted", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "calm", "cool", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sage", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "appalled", "concerned", "dismayed", "upset", "worried" ], "antonyms":[ "unadventurous", "unenterprising" ] }, "involving potential loss or injury":{ "examples":[ "the first solo pilot to undertake the venturesome crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by air" ], "synonyms":[ "dangerous", "grave", "grievous", "hazardous", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "serious", "threatening", "unhealthy", "unsafe" ], "near synonyms":[ "dicey", "insecure", "precarious", "treacherous", "uncertain", "ultrahazardous", "chance", "haphazard", "random", "distressing", "sickening", "unpleasant", "ugly", "wicked", "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "inimical", "injurious", "malignant", "nasty", "noxious", "pernicious", "pestilent", "deadly", "deathly", "destructive", "dire", "fatal", "fateful", "fell", "killer", "lethal", "mortal", "murderous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "good", "ultrasafe" ], "antonyms":[ "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "nonhazardous", "nonthreatening", "safe", "unthreatening" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "venue":{ "a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information":{ "examples":[ "a cable show might be the perfect venue for your opinions about local politics" ], "synonyms":[ "forum", "medium", "outlet", "platform", "soapbox" ], "near synonyms":[ "channel", "conduit", "pipeline", "showcase", "stage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the area or space occupied by or intended for something":{ "examples":[ "the historic library is a perfect venue for the series of poetry readings" ], "synonyms":[ "emplacement", "locale", "locality", "location", "locus", "place", "point", "position", "site", "spot", "where" ], "near synonyms":[ "scene", "precinct", "region", "section", "sector", "here", "there" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "venomous":{ "containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing":{ "examples":[ "a venomous arrow" ], "synonyms":[ "envenomed", "poison", "poisoned", "poisonous", "toxic" ], "near synonyms":[ "contagious", "infectious", "infective", "pathogenic", "pestilent", "pestilential", "baneful", "deleterious", "harmful", "hurtful", "injurious", "malignant", "nocuous", "noxious", "virulent", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "calamitous", "deadly", "fatal", "fell", "lethal", "murderous" ], "near antonyms":[ "beneficial", "curative", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "palliative", "remedial", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome", "benign", "harmless", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "nonfatal", "nonlethal" ], "antonyms":[ "nonpoisonous", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "vends":{ "to offer for sale to the public":{ "examples":[ "vends snack foods and novelties at fairs" ], "synonyms":[ "deals (in)", "markets", "merchandises", "merchandizes", "puts up", "retails", "sells" ], "near synonyms":[ "presells", "wholesales", "remarkets", "resells", "hawks", "peddles", "barters", "distributes", "exchanges", "exports", "handles", "trades", "traffics (in)", "advertises", "ballyhoos", "boosts", "plugs", "promotes", "touts", "bargains", "chaffers", "dickers", "haggles", "horse-trades", "palters", "auctions", "provides", "supplies", "carries", "keeps", "stocks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "buys", "purchases" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ventral":{ "as in anterior , frontal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anterior", "fore", "forward", "front", "frontal", "frontward", "frontwards" ], "near antonyms":[ "aft", "after", "hind", "hinder", "hindmost", "posterior", "rear", "rearward", "dorsal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "venges":{ "to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for":{ "examples":[ "a romance novel featuring a hotheaded hero who is ever ready to venge every affront to the family's honor" ], "synonyms":[ "avenges", "redresses", "requites", "retaliates", "revenges" ], "near synonyms":[ "castigates", "fixes", "gets", "penalizes", "punishes", "scourges", "chastens", "chastises", "corrects", "disciplines", "rights", "compensates", "pays (back)", "recompenses", "repays" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolves", "condones", "excuses", "forgives", "pardons", "remits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vengefulness":{ "as in malice , vindictiveness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "malevolence", "malice", "spite", "venom", "vindictiveness", "virulence", "vitriol", "envy", "jaundice", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "belligerence", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "crankiness", "disputatiousness", "hot-headedness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "orneriness", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "acrimoniousness", "acrimony", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bile", "biliousness", "bitterness", "contempt", "embitterment", "empoisonment", "enmity", "grudge", "hostility", "rancor", "blowup", "flare", "flare-up", "outburst", "aggravation", "annoyance", "exasperation", "irritation", "vexation", "chafe", "dander", "dudgeon", "huff", "pet", "rise", "ruffle", "temper", "anger", "angriness", "birse", "choler", "furor", "fury", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "lividity", "lividness", "mad", "madness", "mood", "outrage", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "wrathfulness", "air rage", "road rage", "delirium", "heat", "passion", "warmth" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "pleasure", "calmness", "forbearance", "patience" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "venerate":{ "to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power":{ "examples":[ "a proper setting in which to venerate God" ], "synonyms":[ "adore", "deify", "glorify", "revere", "reverence", "worship" ], "near synonyms":[ "admire", "honor", "love", "regard", "respect", "apotheosize", "canonize", "dignify", "exalt", "lionize", "magnify", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise", "delight", "gratify", "please", "satisfy" ], "near antonyms":[ "blaspheme", "desecrate", "profane", "violate", "affront", "dishonor", "disrespect", "insult", "offend", "outrage", "pique", "ridicule", "scorn", "slight", "displease", "defame", "disparage", "libel", "malign", "slander", "slur", "smear" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vendee":{ "as in buyer , purchaser":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "buyer", "correspondent", "purchaser", "consumer", "end user", "user", "browser", "prospect", "shopper", "window-shopper", "account", "client", "customer", "guest", "patron", "punter", "bargainer", "haggler", "regular" ], "near antonyms":[ "broker", "merchant", "seller", "vendor", "vender", "shopkeeper", "tradesman", "black marketer", "black marketeer", "fence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ventured":{ "to place in danger":{ "examples":[ "don't venture more money than you can afford to lose" ], "synonyms":[ "adventured", "compromised", "endangered", "gambled (with)", "hazarded", "imperiled", "imperilled", "jeoparded", "jeopardized", "menaced", "periled", "perilled", "risked" ], "near synonyms":[ "intimidated", "threatened", "exposed", "subjected", "chanced", "wagered" ], "near antonyms":[ "guarded", "protected", "sheltered", "shielded", "preserved", "resumed", "saved" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a chance on":{ "examples":[ "ventured to speak plainly at the meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "adventured", "chanced", "gambled (on)", "hazarded", "risked", "tempted" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearded", "braved", "brazened", "breasted", "challenged", "confronted", "dared", "defied", "faced", "outbraved", "compromised", "endangered", "imperiled", "imperilled", "jeopardized", "menaced", "exposed", "subjected", "bet (on)", "betted (on)", "wagered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "veneered":{ "as in finished , faced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "faced", "finished", "coated", "glazed", "japanned", "lacquered", "varnished", "brightened", "sleeked", "slicked", "filed", "rasped", "sandblasted", "sanded", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scrubbed", "buffed", "burnished", "dressed", "furbished", "glossed", "ground", "polished", "rubbed", "shone", "shined", "smoothed", "smoothened", "bobbed", "boned", "lapped" ], "near antonyms":[ "roughed (up)", "roughened", "ruffled", "scuffed (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "venturesomely":{ "as in audaciously , daringly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adventurously", "audaciously", "daringly", "hardily", 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"contempts", "disfavors", "disgusts", "disinclinations", "dislikes", "disregards", "distastes", "discourtesies", "dises", "disses", "impertinences", "impertinencies", "impudences", "incivilities", "inconsiderations", "insolences", "disappointments", "discontents", "disenchantments", "disgruntlements", "disillusionments", "displeasures", "indignations", "hates", "hatreds", "loathings", "nauseas", "repugnances", "repulsions", "revulsions", "abominations", "antipathies", "detestations", "deprecations", "dissatisfactions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "venomously":{ "as in caustically , obnoxiously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acrimoniously", "antagonistically", "caustically", "envyingly", "hostilely", "invidiously", "obnoxiously", "rancorously", "vindictively", "vituperatively", "contemptuously", "deprecatingly", "disdainfully", "scornfully", "bitterly", "enviously", "jealously", "resentfully", "bitchily", "cattily", "despitefully", "hatefully", "malevolently", "maliciously", "malignantly", "meanly", "nastily", "spitefully", "viciously", "villainously", "virulently", "wickedly", "balefully", "caddishly", "callously", "cruelly", "evil-mindedly", "felly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "kindlessly", "mercilessly", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "soullessly", "unfeelingly", "disagreeably", "ill", "ungraciously", "unkindly", "ill-naturedly", "inconsiderately", "insensitively", "thoughtlessly", "diabolically", "fiendishly", "misanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "good-heartedly", "kindheartedly", "kindly", "affably", "agreeably", "amiably", "cordially", "genially", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "nicely", "pleasantly", "altruistically", "humanely", "considerately", "feelingly", "lovingly", "mercifully", "sensitively", "softheartedly", "solicitously", "soulfully", "thoughtfully", "compassionately", "sympathetically", "angelically", "divinely", "gently", "sweetly", "tenderly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "venues":{ "a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information":{ "examples":[ "a cable show might be the perfect venue for your opinions about local politics" ], "synonyms":[ "forums", "fora", "mediums", "media", "outlets", "platforms", "soapboxes" ], "near synonyms":[ "channels", "conduits", "pipelines", "showcases", "stages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the area or space occupied by or intended for something":{ "examples":[ "the historic library is a perfect venue for the series of poetry readings" ], "synonyms":[ "emplacements", "locales", "localities", "locations", "loci", "places", "points", "positions", "sites", "spots", "wheres" ], "near synonyms":[ "scenes", "precincts", "regions", "sections", "sectors", "heres", "theres" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vended":{ "to offer for sale to the public":{ "examples":[ "vends snack foods and novelties at fairs" ], "synonyms":[ "dealt (in)", "marketed", "merchandised", "merchandized", "put up", "retailed", "sold" ], "near synonyms":[ "presold", "wholesaled", "remarketed", "resold", "hawked", "peddled", "bartered", "distributed", "exchanged", "exported", "handled", "traded", "trafficked (in)", "advertised", "ballyhooed", "boosted", "plugged", "promoted", "touted", "bargained", "chaffered", "dickered", "haggled", "horse-traded", "paltered", "auctioned", "provided", "supplied", "carried", "kept", "stocked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "bought", "purchased" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "venging":{ "to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for":{ "examples":[ "a romance novel featuring a hotheaded hero who is ever ready to venge every affront to the family's honor" ], "synonyms":[ "avenging", "redressing", "requiting", "retaliating", "revenging" ], "near synonyms":[ "castigating", "fixing", "getting", "penalizing", "punishing", "scourging", "chastening", "chastising", "correcting", "disciplining", "righting", "compensating", "paying (back)", "recompensing", "repaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolving", "condoning", "excusing", "forgiving", "pardoning", "remitting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vent":{ "to find emotional release for":{ "examples":[ "vented her anger and then quickly calmed down" ], "synonyms":[ "loose", "release", "take out", "unleash" ], "near synonyms":[ "act out", "air", "express", "state", "ventilate", "voice" ], "near antonyms":[ "control", "govern", "handle", "manage", "bridle", "check", "constrain", "contain", "curb", "hold back", "pull in", "quell", "rein (in)", "restrain", "smother", "tame", "allay", "lull", "quiet", "soothe", "still", "choke", "inhibit", "muffle", "pocket", "repress", "stifle", "strangle", "swallow" ], "antonyms":[ "bottle (up)", "repress", "suppress" ] }, "to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{ "examples":[ "vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "expound", "express", "give", "look", "raise", "sound", "state", "ventilate", "voice" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertise", "announce", "declare", "enounce", "enunciate", "proclaim", "say", "broadcast", "circulate", "disseminate", "publish", "describe", "write", "write up", "sound off", "speak out", "speak up", "chime in", "communicate", "convey", "put across", "put over", "offer", "submit" ], "near antonyms":[ "censor", "restrain", "restrict" ], "antonyms":[ "stifle", "suppress" ] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "a clothes dryer venting steam" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "discharge", "emanate", "emit", "evolve", "exhale", "expel", "expire", "give out", "irradiate", "issue", "radiate", "release", "send (out)", "shoot", "throw out" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminate", "evacuate", "excrete", "exude", "ooze", "secrete", "eject", "erupt", "gush", "jet", "outpour", "pour", "spew", "spout", "spray", "spurt", "squirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorb", "inhale", "soak (up)", "sponge", "suck (up)", "take up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in outlet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "outlet", "articulation", "expression", "formulation", "phrasing", "statement", "utterance", "verbalism", "voice", "wording", "observation", "reflection", "remark", "thought", "speech", "tongue" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "venerates":{ "to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power":{ "examples":[ "a proper setting in which to venerate God" ], "synonyms":[ "adores", "deifies", "glorifies", "reverences", "reveres", "worships" ], "near synonyms":[ "admires", "honors", "loves", "regards", "respects", "apotheosizes", "canonizes", "dignifies", "exalts", "lionizes", "magnifies", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises", "delights", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasphemes", "desecrates", "profanes", "violates", "affronts", "dishonors", "disrespects", "insults", "offends", "outrages", "piques", "ridicules", "scorns", "slights", "displeases", "defames", "disparages", "libels", "maligns", "slanders", "slurs", "smears" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vents":{ "to find emotional release for":{ "examples":[ "vented her anger and then quickly calmed down" ], "synonyms":[ "looses", "releases", "takes out", "unleashes" ], "near synonyms":[ "acts out", "airs", "expresses", "states", "ventilates", "voices" ], "near antonyms":[ "controls", "governs", "handles", "manages", "bridles", "checks", "constrains", "contains", "curbs", "holds back", "pulls in", "quells", "reins (in)", "restrains", "smothers", "tames", "allays", "lulls", "quiets", "soothes", "stills", "chokes", "inhibits", "muffles", "pockets", "represses", "stifles", "strangles", "swallows" ], "antonyms":[ "bottles (up)", "represses", "suppresses" ] }, "to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{ "examples":[ "vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings" ], "synonyms":[ "airs", "expounds", "expresses", "gives", "looks", "raises", "sounds", "states", "ventilates", "voices" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertises", "announces", "declares", "enounces", "enunciates", "proclaims", "says", "broadcasts", "circulates", "disseminates", "publishes", "describes", "writes", "writes up", "sounds off", "speaks out", "speaks up", "chimes in", "communicates", "conveys", "puts across", "puts over", "offers", "submits" ], "near antonyms":[ "censors", "restrains", "restricts" ], "antonyms":[ "stifles", "suppresses" ] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "a clothes dryer venting steam" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "discharges", "emanates", "emits", "evolves", "exhales", "expels", "expires", "gives out", "irradiates", "issues", "radiates", "releases", "sends (out)", "shoots", "throws out" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminates", "evacuates", "excretes", "exudes", "oozes", "secretes", "ejects", "erupts", "gushes", "jets", "outpours", "pours", "spews", "spouts", "sprays", "spurts", "squirts" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbs", "inhales", "soaks (up)", "sponges", "sucks (up)", "takes up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in outlets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "outlets", "articulations", "expressions", "formulations", "phrasings", "statements", "utterances", "verbalisms", "voices", "wordings", "observations", "reflections", "remarks", "thoughts", "speeches", "tongues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "vender":{ "the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money":{ "examples":[ "we're thinking of making a deal with that other software vendor" ], "synonyms":[ "broker", "dealer", "merchandiser", "seller" ], "near synonyms":[ "merchant", "trader", "tradesman", "auctioneer", "concessionaire", "black marketer", "black marketeer", "bootlegger", "fence", "fencer", "hustler", "scalper", "smuggler", "trafficker", "discounter", "distributor", "e-tailer", "exporter", "jobber", "reseller", "retailer", "wholesaler", "chapman", "hawker", "huckster", "peddler", "pedlar", "salesclerk", "salesman", "salesperson", "saleswoman", "shopgirl", "bargainer", "haggler", "horse trader", "palterer" ], "near antonyms":[ "consumer", "end user", "user" ], "antonyms":[ "buyer", "purchaser" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "vending":{ "to offer for sale to the public":{ "examples":[ "vends snack foods and novelties at fairs" ], "synonyms":[ "dealing (in)", "marketing", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "putting up", "retailing", "selling" ], "near synonyms":[ "preselling", "wholesaling", "remarketing", "reselling", "hawking", "peddling", "bartering", "distributing", "exchanging", "exporting", "handling", "trading", "trafficking (in)", "advertising", "ballyhooing", "boosting", "plugging", "promoting", "touting", "bargaining", "chaffering", "dickering", "haggling", "horse-trading", "paltering", "auctioning", "providing", "supplying", "carrying", "keeping", "stocking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "buying", "purchasing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ventilating":{ "to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{ "examples":[ "a person who tends to ventilate opinions without first thinking them through" ], "synonyms":[ "airing", "expounding", "expressing", "giving", "looking", "raising", "sounding", "stating", "venting", "voicing" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertising", "announcing", "declaring", "enouncing", "enunciating", "proclaiming", "saying", "broadcasting", "circulating", "disseminating", "publishing", "describing", "writing", "writing up", "sounding off", "speaking out", "speaking up", "chiming in", "communicating", "conveying", "putting across", "putting over", "offering", "submitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "censoring", "restraining", "restricting" ], "antonyms":[ "stifling", "suppressing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "venture":{ "a risky undertaking":{ "examples":[ "their latest business venture failed big-time" ], "synonyms":[ "adventure", "chance", "crapshoot", "enterprise", "flier", "flyer", "flutter", "gamble", "speculation", "throw" ], "near synonyms":[ "bet", "hazard", "stake", "wager", "liberty", "dark horse", "long shot", "play" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "sure thing" ] }, "to place in danger":{ "examples":[ "don't venture more money than you can afford to lose" ], "synonyms":[ "adventure", "compromise", "endanger", "gamble (with)", "hazard", "imperil", "jeopard", "jeopardize", "menace", "peril", "risk" ], "near synonyms":[ "intimidate", "threaten", "expose", "subject", "chance", "wager" ], "near antonyms":[ "guard", "protect", "shelter", "shield", "preserve", "resume", "save" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a chance on":{ "examples":[ "ventured to speak plainly at the meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "adventure", "chance", "gamble (on)", "hazard", "risk", "tempt" ], "near synonyms":[ "beard", "brave", "brazen", "breast", "challenge", "confront", "dare", "defy", "face", "outbrave", "compromise", "endanger", "imperil", "jeopardize", "menace", "expose", "subject", "bet (on)", "wager" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "veneer":{ "a deceptively attractive external appearance":{ "examples":[ "the veneer of civility that the neighbors had maintained over the years disappeared with the filing of the first lawsuit" ], "synonyms":[ "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "gloss", "window dressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "cotton candy", "fluff", "tinsel", "fig leaf", "charade", "front", "guise", "masquerade", "pose", "semblance", "show" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an outer part or layer":{ "examples":[ "the top and sides of the desk are overlaid with cherry veneers , while the interior wood is white pine" ], "synonyms":[ "exterior", "face", "outside", "shell", "skin", "surface" ], "near synonyms":[ "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "front", "top", "cover", "covering", "facing", "appearance", "disguise", "guise", "mask", "semblance", "show" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "inside", "interior" ] }, "as in finish , face":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "face", "finish", "coat", "glaze", "japan", "lacquer", "varnish", "brighten", "sleek", "slick", "file", "rasp", "sand", "sandblast", "sandpaper", "scour", "scrape", "scrub", "buff", "burnish", "dress", "furbish", "gloss", "grind", "polish", "rub", "shine", "smooth", "smoothen", "bob", "bone", "lap" ], "near antonyms":[ "rough (up)", "roughen", "ruffle", "scuff (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "vented":{ "as in atmosphered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "atmosphered", "airy", "breezy", "ventilated" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathless", "stuffy", "unventilated", "close", "stifling", "suffocating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to find emotional release for":{ "examples":[ "vented her anger and then quickly calmed down" ], "synonyms":[ "loosed", "released", "took out", "unleashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "acted out", "aired", "expressed", "stated", "ventilated", "voiced" ], "near antonyms":[ "controlled", "governed", "handled", "managed", "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "contained", "curbed", "held back", "pulled in", "quelled", "reined (in)", "restrained", "smothered", "tamed", "allayed", "lulled", "quieted", "soothed", "stilled", "choked", "inhibited", "muffled", "pocketed", "repressed", "stifled", "strangled", "swallowed" ], "antonyms":[ "bottled (up)", "repressed", "suppressed" ] }, "to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{ "examples":[ "vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings" ], "synonyms":[ "aired", "expounded", "expressed", "gave", "looked", "raised", "sounded", "stated", "ventilated", "voiced" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertised", "announced", "declared", "enounced", "enunciated", "proclaimed", "said", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "circulated", "disseminated", "published", "described", "wrote", "wrote up", "sounded off", "spoke out", "spoke up", "chimed in", "communicated", "conveyed", "put across", "put over", "offered", "submitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "censored", "restrained", "restricted" ], "antonyms":[ "stifled", "suppressed" ] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "a clothes dryer venting steam" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "discharged", "emanated", "emitted", "evolved", "exhaled", "expelled", "expired", "gave out", "irradiated", "issued", "radiated", "released", "sent (out)", "shot", "threw out" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminated", "evacuated", "excreted", "exuded", "oozed", "secreted", "ejected", "erupted", "gushed", "jetted", "outpoured", "poured", "spewed", "spouted", "sprayed", "spurted", "squirted" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbed", "inhaled", "soaked (up)", "sponged", "sucked (up)", "took up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "venturing":{ "to place in danger":{ "examples":[ "don't venture more money than you can afford to lose" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuring", "compromising", "endangering", "gambling (with)", "hazarding", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeoparding", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "periling", "perilling", "risking" ], "near synonyms":[ "intimidating", "threatening", "exposing", "subjecting", "chancing", "wagering" ], "near antonyms":[ "guarding", "protecting", "sheltering", "shielding", "preserving", "resuming", "saving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a chance on":{ "examples":[ "ventured to speak plainly at the meeting" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuring", "chancing", "gambling (on)", "hazarding", "risking", "tempting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearding", "braving", "brazening", "breasting", "challenging", "confronting", "daring", "defying", "facing", "outbraving", "compromising", "endangering", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "exposing", "subjecting", "betting (on)", "wagering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "venom":{ "a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing":{ "examples":[ "an antidote to snake venom" ], "synonyms":[ "bane", "poison", "toxic", "toxin" ], "near synonyms":[ "cancer", "contagion", "disease", "virus", "fungicide", "germicide", "herbicide", "insecticide", "microbicide", "pesticide", "toxicant" ], "near antonyms":[ "antidote", "antivenin", "antivenom", "mithridate", "cure", "cure-all", "elixir", "panacea" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm":{ "examples":[ "a neighborhood gossip of such venom that she was feared by all and genuinely liked by no one" ], "synonyms":[ "cattiness", "despite", "hatefulness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignance", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "viciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "abusiveness", "cruelty", "abhorrence", "abomination", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "enmity", "grudge", "hostility", "ill will", "jaundice", "mean-spiritedness", "rancor", "resentment", "despicableness", "invidiousness", "vengefulness", "vindictiveness", "aversion", "disgust", "distaste", "horror", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "bitchery", "bitchiness", "contempt", "disdain", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "scorn", "bile", "rancor", "virulence", "vitriol" ], "near antonyms":[ "devotion", "love", "passion", "amiability", "amicability", "amity", "civility", "cordiality", "friendliness", "hospitality", "adoration", "ardor", "infatuation", "veneration", "worship", "affection", "charity", "kindliness", "kindness", "comity", "empathy", "friendship", "goodwill", "sympathy", "understanding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "venturously":{ "as in audaciously , daringly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adventurously", "audaciously", "daringly", "hardily", "venturesomely", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "stoutly", "self-confidently", "determinedly", "firmly", "gamely", "grittily", "pluckily", "resolutely", "crazily", "foolishly", "insanely", "boldly", "bravely", "courageously", "dauntlessly", "doughtily", "fearlessly", "gallantly", "gutsily", "heroically", "intrepidly", "manfully", "stalwartly", "stoutheartedly", "valiantly", "valorously", "brashly", "brazenly", "foolhardily", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "impetuously", "imprudently", "impulsively", "incautiously", "overconfidently", "rashly", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "wildly", "hastily", "precipitately" ], "near antonyms":[ "cowardly", "cravenly", "fearfully", "pusillanimously", "spinelessly", "spiritlessly", "timorously", "diffidently", "mousily", "shyly", "skittishly", "timidly", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "nervously", "carefully", "cautiously", "heedfully", "prudently" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "venturous":{ "inclined or willing to take risks":{ "examples":[ "at the time, any woman venturous enough to want to be an astronaut faced ridicule" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "enterprising", "free-swinging", "gutsy", "hardy", "nerved", "nervy", "venturesome" ], "near synonyms":[ "brash", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "swashbuckling", "unafraid", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "gritty", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "gadarene", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "scatterbrained", "silly", "wacky", "whacky", "witless", "unnecessary", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "moronic", "stupid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "chickenhearted", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "milky", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "wary", "overcareful", "overcautious", "affrighted", "afraid", "alarmed", "fainthearted", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "calm", "cool", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sage", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "appalled", "concerned", "dismayed", "upset", "worried" ], "antonyms":[ "unadventurous", "unenterprising" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "vengeance":{ "the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury":{ "examples":[ "sought vengeance after his sister was murdered" ], "synonyms":[ "payback", "reprisal", "requital", "retaliation", "retribution", "revenge" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterattack", "counteroffensive", "castigation", "chastisement", "correction", "desert(s)", "discipline", "nemesis", "penalty", "punishment", "wrath", "amends", "compensation", "indemnification", "indemnity", "quittance", "recompense", "recoupment", "redress", "remuneration", "reparation(s)", "restitution" ], "near antonyms":[ "clemency", "grace", "leniency", "lenity", "mercy", "forgiveness", "pardon", "remission" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ventricose":{ "as in swollen , blown up":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloated", "blown", "distended", "overinflated", "puffed", "swollen", "tumescent", "tumid", "turgid", "varicose", "varicosed", "bulging", "dilated", "protuberant", "ballooning", "dilating", "turgescent", "ballooned", "blown up", "expanded" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "deflated", "detumescent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "venality":{ "as in corruption , depravity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "corruptibility", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "degeneracy", "degradation", "depravity", "disgrace", "disgracefulness", "disreputableness", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "looseness", "perversion", "pervertedness", "profligacy", "shamelessness", "baseness", "dishonor", "lowness", "blameworthiness", "criminality", "crookedness", "dishonesty", "immorality", "unrighteousness", "unscrupulousness", "knavery", "rascality", "roguishness", "meanness", "reprehensibleness", "rottenness", "sinfulness", "vileness", "villainy", "wickedness", "wretchedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "probity", "rectitude", "righteousness", "uprightness", "blamelessness", "character", "conscientiousness", "decency", "fairness", "high-mindedness", "incorruptibility", "irreproachability", "irreproachableness", "justice", "morality", "nobility", "reputability", "respectability", "right-mindedness", "scrupulousness", "virtue", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "venerably":{ "as in loftily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "loftily", "gallantly", "grandly", "greatheartedly", "greatly", "heroically", "high-mindedly", "honorably", "magnanimously", "nobly", "magnificently", "majestically", "bravely", "chivalrously", "courageously", "valiantly" ], "near antonyms":[ "basely", "currishly", "dishonorably", "ignobly", "abominably", "contemptibly", "despicably", "detestably", "hatefully", "nastily", "pitiably", "sorrily", "wretchedly", "degenerately" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "venders":{ "the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money":{ "examples":[ "we're thinking of making a deal with that other software vendor" ], "synonyms":[ "brokers", "dealers", "merchandisers", "sellers" ], "near synonyms":[ "merchants", "traders", "tradesmen", "auctioneers", "concessionaires", "black marketers", "black marketeers", "bootleggers", "fencers", "fences", "hustlers", "scalpers", "smugglers", "traffickers", "discounters", "distributors", "e-tailers", "exporters", "jobbers", "resellers", "retailers", "wholesalers", "chapmen", "hawkers", "hucksters", "peddlers", "pedlars", "salesclerks", "salesmen", "salespeople", "saleswomen", "shopgirls", "bargainers", "hagglers", "horse traders", "palterers" ], "near antonyms":[ "consumers", "end users", "users" ], "antonyms":[ "buyers", "purchasers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "venged":{ "to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for":{ "examples":[ "a romance novel featuring a hotheaded hero who is ever ready to venge every affront to the family's honor" ], "synonyms":[ "avenged", "redressed", "requited", "retaliated", "revenged" ], "near synonyms":[ "castigated", "fixed", "got", "penalized", "punished", "scourged", "chastened", "chastised", "corrected", "disciplined", "righted", "compensated", "paid (back)", "recompensed", "repaid" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolved", "condoned", "excused", "forgave", "pardoned", "remitted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vend":{ "to offer for sale to the public":{ "examples":[ "vends snack foods and novelties at fairs" ], "synonyms":[ "deal (in)", "market", "merchandise", "merchandize", "put up", "retail", "sell" ], "near synonyms":[ "presell", "wholesale", "remarket", "resell", "hawk", "peddle", "barter", "distribute", "exchange", "export", "handle", "trade", "traffic (in)", "advertise", "ballyhoo", "boost", "plug", "promote", "tout", "bargain", "chaffer", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "palter", "auction", "provide", "supply", "carry", "keep", "stock" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "buy", "purchase" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "vendors":{ "the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money":{ "examples":[ "we're thinking of making a deal with that other software vendor" ], "synonyms":[ "brokers", "dealers", "merchandisers", "sellers" ], "near synonyms":[ "merchants", "traders", "tradesmen", "auctioneers", "concessionaires", "black marketers", "black marketeers", "bootleggers", "fencers", "fences", "hustlers", "scalpers", "smugglers", "traffickers", "discounters", "distributors", "e-tailers", "exporters", "jobbers", "resellers", "retailers", "wholesalers", "chapmen", "hawkers", "hucksters", "peddlers", "pedlars", "salesclerks", "salesmen", "salespeople", "saleswomen", "shopgirls", "bargainers", "hagglers", "horse traders", "palterers" ], "near antonyms":[ "consumers", "end users", "users" ], "antonyms":[ "buyers", "purchasers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }