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use" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "file", "gnaw", "grate", "graze", "grind", "nibble", "sandblast", "sandpaper", "scour", "scrape", "scuff", "shave", "erase", "reduce", "rub out", "wear out", "wipe (away)", "bite", "break down", "break up", "chew", "corrode", "decompose", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "eat", "hone", "sharpen", "whet" ], "synonyms":[ "abrade", "chafe", "corrade", "erode", "fray", "frazzle", "fret", "gall", "rasp", "wear" ] }, "to make smooth by friction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the furniture restorer rubbed the board perfectly smooth with sandpaper" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsen", "rough (up)", "roughen", "scuff" ], "related":[ "plane", "scrape", "sandblast", "scour", "burnish", "dress", "gloss", "polish", "shine", "smooth", "edge", "sharpen", "strop", "whet", "regrind" ], "synonyms":[ "buff", "file", "grind", "hone", "rasp", "sand" ] }, "to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the butler rubbed 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"type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rubber-stamping":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rubbing out":{ "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "antonyms":[ "building", "constructing", "erecting", "putting up", "raising", "rearing", "setting up" ], "examples":[ "aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "reconditioning", "repairing", "revamping", "creating", "inventing", "assembling", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "molding", "producing", "shaping", "bringing about", "constituting", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "instituting", "organizing", "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "rebuilding", "reconstructing", "remodeling", "renovating", "restoring" ], "related":[ "beating", "besting", "clobbering", "conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "scotching", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "blasting", "blowing up", "breaking", "crippling", "damaging", "defacing", "deteriorating", "disfiguring", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "dynamiting", "harming", "impairing", "injuring", "mangling", "marring", "mutilating", "spoiling", "vitiating", "eroding", "scouring", "sweeping (away)", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "dilapidating", "disassembling", "dismantling", "gutting", "taking down", "unbuilding", "undoing", "unmaking", "blotting out", "effacing", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out", "despoiling", "havocking", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravaging", "sacking", "trampling", "trashing", "vandalizing", "assassinating", "butchering", "cutting down", "dispatching", "executing", "felling", "killing", "killing off", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "murdering", "slaughtering", "slaying", "taking out", "zapping" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilating", "creaming", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "extinguishing", "nuking", "pulling down", "pulverizing", "razing", "ruining", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "vaporizing", "wasting", "wracking", "wrecking" ] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a promise to rub out the city's drug trade" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "building", "constructing", "creating", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "shaping", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renewing", "renovating", "repairing", "restoring", "revamping" ], "related":[ "decimating", "demolishing", "destroying", "devastating", "ravaging", "dismantling", "flattening", "mowing (down)", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wrecking", "blasting", "blowing up", "dashing", "dynamiting", "smashing", "atomizing", "consuming", "devouring", "dissolving", "fragmenting", "powdering", "pulverizing", "shattering", "splintering", "dooming", "finishing", "killing", "killing off", "terminating", "zapping", "cutting", "discarding", "ditching", "ejecting", "excising", "expelling", "jettisoning", "ousting", "throwing out" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishing", "annihilating", "blacking out", "blotting out", "canceling", "cancelling", "cleaning (up)", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "exterminating", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "sweeping (away)", "wiping out" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "raising", "restoring", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "reviving" ], "related":[ "blowing away", "shooting", "shooting down", "blotting out", "carrying off", "claiming", "cutting down", "destroying", "felling", "killing", "smiting", "zapping", "butchering", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "slaughtering", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "exterminating", "wiping out" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinating", "bumping off", "croaking", "dispatching", "doing in", "executing", "getting", "icing", "knocking off", "liquidating", "murdering", "neutralizing", "offing", "putting away", "slaying", "snuffing", "taking out", "terminating", "whacking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rubbish":{ "discarded or useless material":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it's illegal to throw rubbish out of your car on the highway" ], "near antonyms":[ "catch", "gem", "goody", "goodie", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "prize", "treasure", "treasure trove", "trove", "valuable", "booty", "find", "salvage" ], "related":[ "crud", "sewage", "slop", "swill", "wash", "detritus", "remains", "rubble", "ruins", "dump", "scrap heap", "lumber", "odds and ends", "trumpery", "flotsam", "jetsam", "wreckage", "castoff", "cull", "discard", "hand-me-down", "reject", "throwaway", "nothing", "straw", "two bits" ], "synonyms":[ "chaff", "deadwood", "debris", "dreck", "drek", "dross", "dust", "effluvium", "effluvia", "garbage", "junk", "litter", "offal", "offscouring", "raffle", "refuse", "riffraff", "scrap", "spilth", "trash", "truck", "waste" ] }, "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you're obviously no economist because what you're saying is absolute rubbish" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "related":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ] }, "that which is of low quality or worth":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "regarded most romance novels as the lowest form of literary rubbish" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "camp", "kitsch", "claptrap", "humbug", "nonsense", "bomb", "clinker", "clunker", "dud", "lemon", "stinker", "turkey", "mess", "muddle", "shambles" ], "synonyms":[ "cheese", "crapola", "dreck", "drek", "junk", "muck", "sleaze", "slop", "slush", "trash", "tripe" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rubout":{ "the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the mafia boss ordered a rubout as casually as you might order a pizza" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chance-medley", "killing", "manslaughter", "bloodshed", "butchery", "carnage", "decimation", "destruction", "massacre", "slaughter", "assassination", "execution", "hit", "euthanasia", "mercy killing", "filicide", "fratricide", "matricide", "parricide", "patricide", "regicide", "uxoricide" ], "synonyms":[ "blood", "foul play", "homicide", "murder", "slaying" ] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "antonyms":[ "build", "construct", "erect", "put up", "raise", "rear", "set up" ], "examples":[ "aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "recondition", "repair", "revamp", "create", "invent", "assemble", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "mold", "produce", "shape", "bring about", "constitute", "establish", "father", "found", "institute", "organize", "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "rebuild", "reconstruct", "remodel", "renovate", "restore" ], "related":[ "beat", "best", "clobber", "conquer", "crush", "defeat", "drub", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "rout", "scotch", "skunk", "subdue", "surmount", "thrash", "trim", "triumph (over)", "trounce", "wallop", "whip", "win (against)", "blast", "blow up", "break", "cripple", "damage", "deface", "deteriorate", "disfigure", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "dynamite", "harm", "impair", "injure", "mangle", "mar", "mutilate", "spoil", "vitiate", "erode", "scour", "sweep (away)", "wash out", "wear (away)", "dilapidate", "disassemble", "dismantle", "gut", "take down", "unbuild", "undo", "unmake", "blot out", "efface", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "remove", "root (out)", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out", "despoil", "havoc", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "trample", "trash", "vandalize", "assassinate", "butcher", "cut down", "dispatch", "execute", "fell", "kill", "kill off", "massacre", "mow (down)", "murder", "slaughter", "slay", "take out", "zap" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "cream", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "extinguish", "nuke", "pull down", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "vaporize", "waste", "wrack", "wreck" ] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a promise to rub out the city's drug trade" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "shape", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renew", "renovate", "repair", "restore", "revamp" ], "related":[ "decimate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "dismantle", "flatten", "mow (down)", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "total", "waste", "wreck", "blast", "blow up", "dash", "dynamite", "smash", "atomize", "consume", "devour", "dissolve", "fragment", "powder", "pulverize", "shatter", "splinter", "doom", "finish", "kill", "kill off", "terminate", "zap", "cut", "discard", "ditch", "eject", "excise", "expel", "jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "clean (up)", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters" ], "near antonyms":[ "animate", "raise", "restore", "resurrect", "resuscitate", "revive" ], "related":[ "blow away", "shoot", "shoot down", "blot out", "carry off", "claim", "cut down", "destroy", "fell", "kill", "smite", "zap", "butcher", "massacre", "mow (down)", "slaughter", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "exterminate", "wipe out" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinate", "bump off", "croak", "dispatch", "do in", "execute", "get", "ice", "knock off", "liquidate", "murder", "neutralize", "off", "put away", "slay", "snuff", "take out", "terminate", "whack" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rucksack":{ "a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hikers carrying their food and water in rucksacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "haversack", "carryall", "carry-on", "grip", "handbag", "holdall", "portmanteau", "suitcase", "traveling bag", "fanny pack", "school bag", "seabag", "overnight bag", "overnight case", "weekend bag" ], "synonyms":[ "backpack", "kit bag", "knapsack", "pack", "packsack" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rucksacks":{ "a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hikers carrying their food and water in rucksacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "haversacks", "carryalls", "carry-ons", "grips", "handbags", "holdalls", "portmanteaus", "portmanteaux", "suitcases", "traveling bags", "fanny packs", "school bags", "seabags", "overnight bags", "overnight cases", "weekend bags" ], "synonyms":[ "backpacks", "kit bags", "knapsacks", "packs", "packsacks" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ruckus":{ "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the ruckus left one person with a sprained wrist" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle", "horseplay", "roughhousing", "altercation", "argument", "dispute", "kickup", "quarrel", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ], "synonyms":[ "affray", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "fracas", "fray", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "rough-and-tumble", "row", "ruction" ] }, "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "quit creating such a ruckus \u2014I'm trying to sleep!" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "related":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ruckuses":{ "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several 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"eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "hoo-has", "hoo-hahs", "hooplas", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "storms", "to-dos", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "whirls", "williwaws", "zoos" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ructions":{ "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several 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"disorders", "upheavals", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "hoo-has", "hoo-hahs", "hooplas", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ruckuses", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "storms", "to-dos", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "whirls", "williwaws", "zoos" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ruddle":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], 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"full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "sanguine" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rudimentary":{ "belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development":{ "antonyms":[ "advanced", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "late" ], "examples":[ "rudimentary shelters built by prehistoric peoples" ], "near antonyms":[ "complex", "complicated", "intricate", "involved", "sophisticated", "full-blown", "grown", "mature", "matured", "perfected", "ripe", "ripened", "civilized", "cultivated", "enlightened", "refined", "contemporary", "current", "latest", "mod", "modern", "modernistic", "new", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "novel", "now", "present-day", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "supermodern", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ], "related":[ "basic", "simple", "uncomplicated", "homely", "homespun", "unsophisticated", "early", "embryonic", "primeval", "primordial", "backward", "underdeveloped", "undeveloped", "aged", "ancient", "antediluvian", "antiquated", "antique", "dated", "fusty", "hoary", "musty", "obsolete", "old", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "past", "quaint", "unmodernized" ], "synonyms":[ "crude", "low", "primitive", "rude" ] }, "of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject":{ "antonyms":[ "advanced" ], "examples":[ "had only a rudimentary knowledge of science" ], "near antonyms":[ "complex", "sophisticated", "complicated", "convoluted", "detailed", "elaborate", "extensive", "intricate", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "refined" ], "related":[ "primal", "primary", "prime", "simple", "crude", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "rude", "uncomplicated", "preliminary", "preparatory", "crucial", "important", "key" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarian", "basal", "basic", "beginning", "elemental", "elementary", "essential", "fundamental", "introductory", "meat-and-potatoes", "rudimental", "underlying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rue":{ "a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{ "antonyms":[ "impenitence", "remorselessness" ], "examples":[ "a soul filled with pain and rue" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "compunction", "misgiving", "prick", "qualm", "scruple", "blame", "culpability", "fault", "liability", "rap", "responsibility", "chagrin", "embarrassment", "anguish", "distress", "grief", "ruth", "sadness", "sorrow", "bloodguilt", "bloodguiltiness", "apology", "excuses", "hand-wringing", "mea culpa" ], "synonyms":[ "contriteness", "contrition", "guilt", "penitence", "regret", "remorse", "remorsefulness", "repentance", "self-reproach", "shame" ] }, "to feel sorry or dissatisfied about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight (in)", "enjoy", "relish", "revel (in)", "savor", "savour" ], "related":[ "ache (for)", "bewail", "grieve (for)", "mourn", "sorrow (for)" ], "synonyms":[ "bemoan", "deplore", "lament", "regret", "repent" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rues":{ "to feel sorry or dissatisfied about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights (in)", "enjoys", "relishes", "revels (in)", "savors", "savours" ], "related":[ "aches (for)", "bewails", "grieves (for)", "mourns", "sorrows (for)" ], "synonyms":[ "bemoans", "deplores", "laments", "regrets", "repents" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ruffian":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a gang of ruffians preying upon people who ventured into that section of town" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cutthroat", "scoundrel", "villain", "assassin", "bandit", "bravo", "brigand", "criminal", "crook", "desperado", "felon", "gunman", "highwayman", "lawbreaker", "mafioso", "malefactor", "offender", "outlaw", "perp", "perpetrator", "pirate", "pickpocket", "racketeer", "robber", "swindler", "thief", "vandal", "juvenile delinquent", "tearaway" ], "synonyms":[ "bully", "gangbanger", "gangsta", "gangster", "goon", "gorilla", "hood", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "mobster", "mug", "plug-ugly", "punk", "roughneck", "rowdy", "thug", "tough", "toughie", "toughy", "yob", "yobbo" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ruffle":{ "a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "likes lace curtains without ruffles and chintz curtains with ruffles" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "border", "edging", "fringe", "trim", "plait", "pleat", "ruff", "bunting", "skirting" ], "synonyms":[ "flounce", "frill", "furbelow" ] }, "something that is a source of irritation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a spouse's snoring is one ruffle that many couples must eventually come to terms with" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "related":[ "discomfort", "fleabite", "pinprick", "affront", "insult", "offense", "offence", "upset", "worry", "affliction", "albatross", "burden", "cross", "curse", "menace", "millstone", "plague", "sore", "anxiety", "plight", "predicament", "tribulation", "trouble", "hang-up", "pet peeve", "problem", "annoyer", "disturber", "harasser", "mischief", "offender", "pandora's box" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "headache", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "pest", "rub", "thorn", "trial", "vexation" ] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stream of minor complaints finally ruffled him into snapping, \"If you don't like the way I'm doing it, do it yourself!\"" ], "near antonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "reassure", "solace", "soothe" ], "related":[ "hassle", "heckle", "nag", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "rouse", "badger", "bait", "bullyrag", "ballyrag", "devil", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "pester", "plague", "tease", "anger", "antagonize", "enrage", "incense", "infuriate", "madden", "rankle", "roil", "agitate", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "distress", "exercise", "freak (out)", "fret", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "miff", "offend", "outrage" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "exasperate", "frost", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "spite", "vex" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ruffled":{ "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stream of minor complaints finally ruffled him into snapping, \"If you don't like the way I'm doing it, do it yourself!\"" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed" ], "related":[ "hassled", "heckled", "nagged", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "roused", "badgered", "baited", "bullyragged", "ballyragged", "deviled", "devilled", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "plagued", "teased", "angered", "antagonized", "enraged", "incensed", "infuriated", "maddened", "rankled", "roiled", "agitated", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distressed", "exercised", "freaked (out)", "fretted", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried", "affronted", "insulted", "miffed", "offended", "outraged" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "ate", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "exasperated", "frosted", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hacked (off)", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "persecuted", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "spited", "vexed", "vext" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ruined":{ "facing certain defeat, disaster, or death":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "your chances for a promotion were ruined the instance you started mouthing off to the boss" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "endangered", "imperiled", "imperilled" ], "synonyms":[ "dead", "done", "done for", "doomed", "finished", "kaput", "kaputt", "sunk" ] }, "to bring destruction to (something) through violent action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "tornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county" ], "near antonyms":[ "reconditioned", "recovered", "redeemed", "rehabilitated", "restored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "repaired", "revamped" ], "related":[ "despoiled", "forayed", "harried", "looted", "marauded", "pillaged", "plundered", "sacked", "stripped", "stript", "annihilated", "desolated", "eradicated", "expunged", "extinguished", "extirpated", "nuked", "obliterated", "rubbed out", "shattered", "smashed", "totaled", "totalled", "vaporized", "wasted", "wiped out", "wracked", "wrecked", "decimated", "mowed", "demolished", "razed", "crushed", "overpowered", "overran", "overthrew", "overwhelmed" ], "synonyms":[ "destroyed", "devastated", "ravaged", "scourged" ] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "antonyms":[ "built", "constructed", "erected", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up" ], "examples":[ "a huge fire that ruined an entire city block" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "reconditioned", "repaired", "revamped", "created", "invented", "assembled", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "molded", "produced", "shaped", "brought about", "constituted", "established", "fathered", "founded", "instituted", "organized", "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "remodeled", "renovated", "restored" ], "related":[ "beat", "bested", "clobbered", "conquered", "crushed", "defeated", "drubbed", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "routed", "scotched", "skunked", "subdued", "surmounted", "thrashed", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "trounced", "walloped", "whipped", "won (against)", "blasted", "blew up", "broke", "crippled", "damaged", "defaced", "deteriorated", "disfigured", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "dynamited", "harmed", "impaired", "injured", "mangled", "marred", "mutilated", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "eroded", "scoured", "swept (away)", "washed out", "wore (away)", "dilapidated", "disassembled", "dismantled", "gutted", "took down", "unbuilt", "undid", "unmade", "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out", "despoiled", "havocked", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "trampled", "trashed", "vandalized", "assassinated", "butchered", "cut down", "dispatched", "executed", "felled", "killed", "killed off", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "murdered", "slaughtered", "slew", "took out", "zapped" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "creamed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "extinguished", "nuked", "pulled down", "pulverized", "razed", "rubbed out", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "vaporized", "wasted", "wracked", "wrecked" ] }, "to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "after he was ruined by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the industrialist was forced to sell his mansion and start all over again" ], "near antonyms":[ "enriched", "richened" ], "related":[ "beggared", "impoverished", "pauperized", "reduced", "straitened", "cleaned (out)", "wiped out" ], "synonyms":[ "bankrupted", "broke", "busted", "bust" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "rule":{ "a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "read the rules that are posted before you use the pool" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "code", "constitution", "decalogue", "directory", "act", "law", "ordinance", "statute", "behest", "charge", "command", "commandment", "decree", "dictate", "direction", "directive", "edict", "fiat", "instruction", "order", "axiom", "fundamental", "maxim", "precept", "moral", "principle", "value", "ban", "interdiction", "prohibition", "proscription", "restriction", "convention", "custom", "habit", "manners", "mores", "practice", "practise", "tradition", "way", "blueprint", "canon", "formula", "guide", "guideline", "standard" ], "synonyms":[ "bylaw", "ground rule", "reg", "regulation" ] }, "an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one of the sacred rules of that ancient society was respect for the elderly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ethic", "form", "mode", "mores", "norm", "principles", "standards", "values", "birthright", "inheritance", "legacy", "folklore", "lore", "superstition", "culture", "lifestyle" ], "synonyms":[ "convention", "custom", "heritage", "prescription", "rubric", "tradition" ] }, "lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the years during which Russia was under Communist rule" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "reign", "dominion", "power", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy", "sway", "command", "leadership", "direction", "management", "regulation", "superintendence", "supervision", "autocracy", "dictatorship", "domination", "hegemony", "mastery", "oppression", "subjugation", "tyranny" ], "synonyms":[ "administration", "authority", "governance", "government", "jurisdiction", "regime", "r\u00e9gime", "regimen" ] }, "to exercise authority or power over":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a sea captain who ruled his ship sternly but justly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conduct", "direct", "head", "lead", "administer", "manage", "micromanage", "oversee", "regulate", "superintend", "supervise", "dictate", "dominate", "domineer", "lord (it over)", "master", "oppress", "reign (over)", "tyrannize", "conquer", "subdue", "subjugate" ], "synonyms":[ "boss", "captain", "command", "control", "govern", "preside (over)", "sway" ] }, "to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{ "antonyms":[ "lose" ], "examples":[ "a monarch who is known for ruling her emotions with an iron hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "unleash", "air", "express", "take out", "vent" ], "related":[ "bottle (up)", "choke (back)", "hold back", "mince", "muffle", "pocket", "repress", "sink", "smother", "squelch", "stifle", "strangle", "suppress", "swallow", "arrest", "interrupt", "stop", "block", "hamper", "handcuff", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "gag", "muzzle", "silence" ], "synonyms":[ "bridle", "check", "constrain", "contain", "control", "curb", "govern", "hold", "inhibit", "keep", "measure", "pull in", "regulate", "rein (in)", "restrain", "tame" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rule (on)":{ "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the coach ruled on the question of whether an off-campus bar fight ought to disqualify someone from the team" ], "near antonyms":[ "equivocate", "hedge", "pussyfoot", "skirt" ], "related":[ "consider", "deem", "deliberate", "hear", "ponder", "weigh", "size up", "mediate", "moderate", "negotiate", "prosecute", "try", "find (for or against)", "conclude", "resolve", "redetermine", "rejudge" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudge", "adjudicate", "arbitrate", "decide", "determine", "judge", "referee", "settle", "umpire" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ruly":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rumbling":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make a low heavy rolling sound":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "when thunder rumbled in the distant sky, we wisely began packing up our picnic" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "booming", "drumming", "thundering", "bellowing" ], "synonyms":[ "growling", "grumbling", "lumbering", "rolling" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rumored":{ "as in reported , reputed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "for years people have been rumoring the CEO's imminent retirement" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bandied (about)", "blabbed", "dished", "gossiped", "tattled", "bared", "disclosed", "divulged", "exposed", "let on (about)", "reported", "revealed", "spilled", "spilt", "told", "hinted", "implied", "insinuated", "intimated", "suggested", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "propagated", "publicized", "spread" ], "synonyms":[ "bruited (about)", "circulated", "noised (about or abroad)", "whispered" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "rumoring":{ "to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "for years people have been rumoring the CEO's imminent retirement" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bandying (about)", "blabbing", "dishing", "gossiping", "tattling", "baring", "disclosing", "divulging", "exposing", "letting on (about)", "reporting", "revealing", "spilling", "telling", "hinting", "implying", "insinuating", "intimating", "suggesting", "blazing", "broadcasting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "propagating", "publicizing", "spreading" ], "synonyms":[ "bruiting (about)", "circulating", "noising (about or abroad)", "whispering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rumple":{ "to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in":{ "antonyms":[ "flatten", "iron out", "smooth", "smoothen", "uncrumple" ], "examples":[ "the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it" ], "near antonyms":[ "even", "iron", "press", "straighten", "unfold", "neaten", "tidy" ], "related":[ "corrugate", "crease", "crimp", "fold", "pleat", "pucker", "ruck", "crisp", "ripple", "ruffle", "contract", "furrow", "knit", "mess (up)", "muss (up)" ], "synonyms":[ "crinkle", "crumple", "scrunch", "wrinkle" ] }, "to develop creases or folds":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the linen skirt rumpled as soon as she started wearing it" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collapse", "crumple", "double", "fold" ], "synonyms":[ "crease", "crinkle", "furrow", "wrinkle" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "antonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "regulate", "straighten (up)", "tidy" ], "examples":[ "the aunt would invariably rumple the little boy's hair whenever she came to visit" ], "near antonyms":[ "align", "aline", "line", "line up", "queue", "classify", "codify", "methodize", "systematize", "systemize", "adjust", "fix", "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "unscramble" ], "related":[ "embroil", "entangle", "snarl", "tangle", "agitate", "perturb", "stir (up)", "unsettle", "clutter" ], "synonyms":[ "confuse", "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disjoint", "dislocate", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "hash", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rumpled":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ], "examples":[ "a rumpled room that suited its teenage occupant just fine" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "related":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ] }, "to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in":{ "antonyms":[ "flattened", "ironed out", "smoothed", "smoothened", "uncrumpled" ], "examples":[ "the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it" ], "near antonyms":[ "evened", "ironed", "pressed", "straightened", "unfolded", "neatened", "tidied" ], "related":[ "corrugated", "creased", "crimped", "folded", "pleated", "puckered", "rucked", "crisped", "rippled", "ruffled", "contracted", "furrowed", "knit", "knitted", "messed (up)", "mussed (up)" ], "synonyms":[ "crinkled", "crumpled", "scrunched", "wrinkled" ] }, "to develop creases or folds":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the linen skirt rumpled as soon as she started wearing it" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collapsed", "crumpled", "doubled", "folded" ], "synonyms":[ "creased", "crinkled", "furrowed", "wrinkled" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "antonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "regulated", "straightened (up)", "tidied" ], "examples":[ "the aunt would invariably rumple the little boy's hair whenever she came to visit" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligned", "alined", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "classified", "codified", "methodized", "systematized", "systemized", "adjusted", "fixed", "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "unscrambled" ], "related":[ "embroiled", "entangled", "snarled", "tangled", "agitated", "perturbed", "stirred (up)", "unsettled", "cluttered" ], "synonyms":[ "confused", "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disjointed", "dislocated", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "hashed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "rumpling":{ "to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in":{ "antonyms":[ "flattening", "ironing out", "smoothening", "smoothing", "uncrumpling" ], "examples":[ "the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it" ], "near antonyms":[ "evening", "ironing", "pressing", "straightening", "unfolding", "neatening", "tidying" ], "related":[ "corrugating", "creasing", "crimping", "folding", "pleating", "puckering", "rucking", "crisping", "rippling", "ruffling", "contracting", "furrowing", "knitting", "messing (up)", "mussing (up)" ], "synonyms":[ "crinkling", "crumpling", "scrunching", "wrinkling" ] }, "to develop creases or folds":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the linen skirt rumpled as soon as she started wearing it" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collapsing", "crumpling", "doubling", "folding" ], "synonyms":[ "creasing", "crinkling", "furrowing", "wrinkling" ] }, "to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{ "antonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "regulating", "straightening (up)", "tidying" ], "examples":[ "the aunt would invariably rumple the little boy's hair whenever she came to visit" ], "near antonyms":[ "aligning", "alining", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "classifying", "codifying", "methodizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "adjusting", "fixing", "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "unscrambling" ], "related":[ "embroiling", "entangling", "snarling", "tangling", "agitating", "perturbing", "stirring (up)", "unsettling", "cluttering" ], "synonyms":[ "confusing", "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disjointing", "dislocating", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "hashing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "run (over)":{ "to do over and over so as to become skilled":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "let's run over this dance number one more time" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "groove", "perfect", "refine", "point (for)", "prepare (for)", "train (with)", "drill", "repeat", "work (at or on)", "review", "study" ], "synonyms":[ "exercise", "practice", "practise", "rehearse" ] }, "to make a brief visit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I could run over right now if that's good for you" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "barge (in)", "look up", "see", "bop (into)", "happen (by)", "frequent", "hang (at)", "haunt", "resort (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "call", "come by", "come over", "drop by", "drop in", "pop (in)", "run in", "step in", "stop (by or in)", "visit" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "run down":{ "a short statement of the main points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a rundown of the suspect's lengthy police record" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplification", "enlargement", "expansion", "addendum", "supplement" ], "related":[ "abbreviation", "abridgment", "abridgement", "compend", "compendium", "condensation", "curtailment", "shortening", "simplification", "streamlining", "rehash", "reprise", "conclusion", "epilogue", "epilog" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "breviary", "brief", "capsule", "conspectus", "digest", "encapsulation", "epitome", "inventory", "outline", "pr\u00e9cis", "recap", "recapitulation", "r\u00e9sum\u00e9", "resume", "resum\u00e9", "roundup", "run-through", "sum", "sum-up", "summa", "summarization", "summary", "summing-up", "synopsis", "wrap-up" ] }, "showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a run-down old house that really should be torn down" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "new", "cared-for", "kept-up", "maintained", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce" ], "related":[ "abandoned", "unkept", "desolate", "forlorn", "godforsaken", "broken-down", "decrepit", "tired", "worn-out", "bedraggled", "dingy", "ragged", "tattered", "decaying", "deteriorated", "deteriorating", "rackety", "ramshackle", "rattletrap", "rickety", "broken", "damaged", "destroyed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "bombed-out", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "down-at-the-heels", "down-at-heel", "down-at-the-heel", "down-at-heels", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "ratty", "scrubby", "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tacky", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "threadbare", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ] }, "temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body":{ "antonyms":[ "hale", "healthful", "healthy", "sound", "well", "whole", "wholesome" ], "examples":[ "I'm afraid I'll be staying home today as I'm feeling run-down" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "conditioned", "fit", "well-conditioned", "cured", "better", "convalescing", "improved", "mending", "recovering", "recuperating", "rehabilitated", "hardy", "hearty", "lusty", "robust", "rugged", "stalwart", "strong", "tough", "blooming", "bouncing", "chipper", "flourishing", "flush", "thriving" ], "related":[ "symptomatic", "cruddy", "lousy", "seedy", "sickish", "nauseated", "nauseous", "qualmish", "queasy", "queazy", "squeamish", "airsick", "carsick", "seasick", "dizzy", "light-headed", "shaky", "woozy", "achy", "feverish", "diseased", "disordered", "decrepit", "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "infirm", "invalid", "sickly", "weak", "weakly", "afflicted", "troubled", "challenged", "debilitated", "disabled", "halt", "incapacitated", "lame", "hypochondriac", "hypochondriacal" ], "synonyms":[ "ailing", "bad", "down", "ill", "indisposed", "peaked", "peaky", "poorly", "punk", "sick", "sickened", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell" ] }, "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "antonyms":[ "miss", "overlook", "pass over" ], "examples":[ "finally ran down the answer after hours of research" ], "near antonyms":[ "lose", "mislay", "misplace", "misset" ], "related":[ "espy", "sight", "spot", "look for", "search (for or out)", "seek" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "dig out", "dig up", "discover", "dredge (up)", "ferret (out)", "find", "find out", "get", "hit (on or upon)", "hunt (down or up)", "learn", "locate", "nose out", "root (out)", "rout (out)", "rummage", "scare up", "scout (up)", "track (down)", "turn up" ] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "magnify", "praise" ], "examples":[ "constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "countenance", "endorse", "indorse", "favor", "recommend", "sanction", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize" ], "related":[ "discommend", "abuse", "scold", "disapprove (of)", "dislike", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "reprehend", "reprobate", "asperse", "defame", "malign", "rip", "slander", "slur", "traduce", "vilify", "discredit", "disgrace" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "cry down", "decry", "denigrate", "deprecate", "depreciate", "derogate", "diminish", "dis", "diss", "discount", "dismiss", "disparage", "kiss off", "minimize", "play down", "poor-mouth", "put down", "talk down", "trash", "trash-talk", "vilipend", "write off" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "run-in":{ "a brief clash between enemies or rivals":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the rival gangs had a bit of a run-in last night" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "argument", "fight", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "battle", "brawl", "fray", "wrangle" ], "synonyms":[ "brush", "encounter", "hassle", "scrape", "skirmish" ] }, "to make a brief visit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "barge (in)", "look up", "see", "bop (into)", "happen (by)", "frequent", "hang (at)", "haunt", "resort (to)" ], "synonyms":[ "call", "come by", "come over", "drop by", "drop in", "pop (in)", "run (over)", "step in", "stop (by or in)", "visit" ] }, "to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{ "antonyms":[ "discharge" ], "examples":[ "if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "free", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "release", "spring", "unbind", "unchain" ], "related":[ "bag", "capture", "catch", "get", "grab", "grapple", "hook", "land", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch", "trap", "commit", "confine", "detain", "hold", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "jug", "lock (up)", "bind", "enchain", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "rearrest", "remand" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehend", "arrest", "bust", "collar", "nab", "nail", "nick", "pick up", "pinch", "pull in", "restrain", "seize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "run-up":{ "as in countdown":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in jump , spike":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rundlet":{ "an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the wine was transferred to rundlets for further aging in the cellar" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "scuttlebutt", "cistern", "tub", "vat", "can", "drum" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "butt", "cask", "firkin", "hogshead", "keg", "kilderkin", "pipe", "puncheon", "tun" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "runners":{ "a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a drug runner" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coyotes", "coyote", "gunrunners", "mules" ], "synonyms":[ "bootleggers", "contrabandists", "couriers", "smugglers" ] }, "one that carries a message or does an errand":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "forerunners", "harbingers", "heralds", "agents", "ambassadors", "delegates", "deputies", "emissaries", "envoys", "representatives", "bearers", "carriers", "deliverymen", "letter carriers", "mail carriers", "mailmen" ], "synonyms":[ "couriers", "expresses", "go-betweens", "messengers", "pages" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "running down":{ "to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{ "antonyms":[ "missing", "overlooking", "passing over" ], "examples":[ "finally ran down the answer after hours of research" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing", "mislaying", "misplacing", "missetting", "mis-setting" ], "related":[ "espying", "sighting", "spotting", "looking for", "searching (for or out)", "seeking" ], "synonyms":[ "ascertaining", "descrying", "detecting", "determining", "digging out", "digging up", "discovering", "dredging (up)", "ferreting (out)", "finding", "finding out", "getting", "hitting (on or upon)", "hunting (down or up)", "learning", "locating", "nosing out", "rooting (out)", "routing (out)", "rummaging", "scaring up", "scouting (up)", "tracking (down)", "turning up" ] }, "to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{ "antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "exalting", "extolling", "glorifying", "lauding", "magnifying", "praising" ], "examples":[ "constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "countenancing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "favoring", "recommending", "sanctioning", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing" ], "related":[ "discommending", "abusing", "scolding", "disapproving (of)", "disliking", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "reprehending", "reprobating", "aspersing", "defaming", "maligning", "ripping", "slandering", "slurring", "traducing", "vilifying", "discrediting", "disgracing" ], "synonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "crying down", "decrying", "denigrating", "deprecating", "depreciating", "derogating", "diminishing", "discounting", "dismissing", "disparaging", "dissing", "kissing off", "minimizing", "playing down", "poor-mouthing", "putting down", "talking down", "trashing", "trash-talking", "vilipending", "writing off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "runs":{ "abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "dysentery", "shigellosis", "scour(s)" ], "synonyms":[ "Delhi belly", "diarrhea", "flux", "Montezuma's revenge", "trots", "turista" ] }, "to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the road runs along the river for a while" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "crosses", "cuts", "passes", "courses", "follows", "spans", "traverses" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "extends", "goes", "heads", "leads", "lies" ] }, "to cause to function":{ "antonyms":[ "cuts", "cuts out", "deactivates", "kills", "shuts off", "turns off" ], "examples":[ "in olden days mills were run by flowing water" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrests", "brakes", "checks", "cuts off", "draws up", "halts", "jams", "stalls", "sticks", "stops", "decelerates", "represses", "slows", "stunts", "suppresses" ], "related":[ "kicks over", "turns over", "charges", "electrifies", "energizes", "fires", "fuels", "generates", "powers", "pushes", "discharges", "launches", "releases", "switches", "trips", "reactivates", "recharges", "arouses", "excites", "jump-starts", "kick-starts", "stimulates", "vitalizes", "ignites", "incites", "instigates", "provokes", "quickens", "stirs up", "accelerates", "catalyzes", "speeds (up)", "steps up" ], "synonyms":[ "activates", "actuates", "cranks (up)", "drives", "moves", "sets off", "sparks", "starts", "touches off", "triggers", "turns on" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he's been running with a bad crowd lately" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "cold-shoulders", "shuns", "snubs", "alienates", "estranges", "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites", "divorces", "severs", "splits", "sunders" ], "related":[ "affiliates", "allies", "attaches", "bands", "bonds", "clubs", "collaborates", "colludes", "confederates", "conjoins", "connects", "cooperates", "couples", "gangs", "gets along", "gets on", "groups", "interrelates", "joins", "knots", "leagues", "links", "mingles", "mixes", "rallies", "relates", "sides", "socializes", "teams", "ties", "weds", "befriends", "friends" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "chums", "companies", "consociates", "consorts", "fraternizes", "hangs (around or out)", "hobnobs", "hooks up", "messes around", "pals (around)", "sorts", "travels" ] }, "to control the mechanical operation of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I know how to run that machine" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "uses", "maneuvers", "manipulates", "plies", "wields", "commands", "controls", "directs", "drives", "guides", "pilots", "steers" ], "synonyms":[ "handles", "operates", "works" ] }, "to eventually have as a state or quality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children" ], "near antonyms":[ "abides", "continues", "is", "lingers", "remains", "stays" ], "related":[ "alters", "changes", "metamorphoses", "modifies", "mutates", "transfigures", "transforms", "transmutes" ], "synonyms":[ "becomes", "comes", "gets", "goes", "grows", "turns", "waxes" ] }, "to go after or on the track of":{ "antonyms":[ "guides", "leads", "pilots" ], "examples":[ "if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt" ], "near antonyms":[ "heads" ], "related":[ "accompanies", "chaperones", "chaperons", "escorts", "hunts", "searches (for)", "seeks", "eyes", "observes", "watches" ], "synonyms":[ "bird-dogs", "chases", "courses", "dogs", "follows", "hounds", "pursues", "shadows", "tags", "tails", "traces", "tracks", "trails" ] }, "to go at a pace faster than a walk":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambles", "saunters", "shambles", "shuffles", "strolls", "crawls", "creeps", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "lumbers", "plods", "trudges", "hobbles", "limps" ], "related":[ "bounds", "canters", "leaps", "lopes", "shags", "skips", "springs", "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "courses", "foots (it)", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "hoofs (it)", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "legs (it)", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "rushes", "rustles", "shoots", "speeds", "tears", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms", "nips", "patters", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "steps (along)" ], "synonyms":[ "dashes", "gallops", "jogs", "scampers", "sprints", "trips", "trots" ] }, "to go from a solid to a liquid state":{ "antonyms":[ "hardens", "sets", "solidifies" ], "examples":[ "her makeup started to run when she got in the pool" ], "near antonyms":[ "clots", "coagulates", "congeals", "gels", "jellies", "jells", "thickens" ], "related":[ "founds", "gutters", "tries", "dissolves", "renders", "softens", "thins" ], "synonyms":[ "deliquesces", "fluxes", "fuses", "liquefies", "liquifies", "melts", "thaws" ] }, "to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise" ], "near antonyms":[ "beards", "braves", "confronts", "dares", "defies", "faces", "abides", "dwells", "hangs around", "lingers", "remains", "stays", "sticks around", "tarries" ], "related":[ "absconds", "clears out", "decamps", "elopes", "escapes", "gets (away)", "gets out", "lams", "lights out", "makes off", "mizzles", "scarpers", "scats", "scrams", "skips (out)", "skirrs" ], "synonyms":[ "bolts", "breaks", "bugs out", "flees", "flies", "hightails (it)", "retreats", "runs away", "runs off", "skedaddles" ] }, "to have a price of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lists (for)", "amounts (to)", "comes (to)", "totals", "commands", "exacts", "asks", "demands" ], "synonyms":[ "brings", "costs", "fetches", "goes (for)", "sells (for)" ] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "learning to run the family business" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cares (for)", "minds", "watches", "leads", "pilots", "steers", "guards", "protects", "safeguards", "micromanages", "stage-manages", "codirects", "comanages" ], "synonyms":[ "administers", "administrates", "carries on", "conducts", "controls", "directs", "governs", "guides", "handles", "keeps", "manages", "operates", "overlooks", "oversees", "presides (over)", "regulates", "stewards", "superintends", "supervises", "tends" ] }, "to move in a stream":{ "antonyms":[ "backs up" ], "examples":[ "water running down the window" ], "near antonyms":[ "clots", "coagulates", "congeals", "gels", "hardens", "sets" ], "related":[ "arises", "disembogues", "effuses", "emanates", "issues", "springs", "courses", "races", "rushes", "fountains", "gushes", "spouts", "spurts", "deluges", "engulfs", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "overruns", "swamps", "cascades", "dribbles", "drips", "gutters", "riffles", "ripples", "sheets", "trickles", "flushes", "washes out" ], "synonyms":[ "flows", "pours", "rolls", "streams" ] }, "to occur within a continuous range of variation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "alternates", "fluctuates", "moves", "shifts", "changes", "mutates", "extends", "reaches", "stretches", "sweeps" ], "synonyms":[ "goes", "ranges", "varies" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ], "examples":[ "run and get the nurse" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ] }, "to show a liking or proneness (for something)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "shies (from or away from)", "shuns" ], "related":[ "goes", "gravitates", "indicates", "points", "suggests" ], "synonyms":[ "inclines", "leans", "tends", "trends" ] }, "to urge, push, or force onward":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "shepherds", "wrangles", "eggs", "exhorts", "flogs", "goads", "hounds", "presses", "pricks", "prods", "prompts", "scourges", "spurs", "whips" ], "synonyms":[ "drives", "herds", "punches" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "runs amok":{ "to express one's anger usually violently":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The mayor acknowledged the group's right to march, but warned that they would not be allowed to run amok ." ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "appeases", "pacifies", "soothes", "checks", "chokes (back)", "collects", "composes", "contains", "curbs", "pockets", "reins", "represses", "restrains", "smothers", "stifles", "strangles", "subdues", "suppresses", "swallows", "moderates", "tempers", "tones (down)", "eases", "lets up", "relaxes", "calms", "cools", "hushes", "quells", "quiets", "settles", "stills" ], "related":[ "blows up", "flares (up)", "flips (out)", "blusters", "carries on", "fulminates", "rampages", "rants", "raves", "takes on", "burns", "foams", "seethes", "smolders", "smoulders", "steams", "chafes", "frets", "stews" ], "synonyms":[ "bristles", "fumes", "rages", "storms" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "runs into":{ "to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The woman ran into her boss at the grocery store." ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "shakes", "shuns" ], "related":[ "accosts", "confronts", "faces", "greets", "salutes", "collides (with)", "crashes (into)", "crisscrosses", "crosses", "passes", "hits (upon)", "lights (upon)", "tumbles (to)", "reencounters", "remeets" ], "synonyms":[ "catches", "chances (upon)", "encounters", "happens (upon)", "meets", "stumbles (upon)" ] }, "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "They ran into a new set of problems as soon as they thought everything was fixed." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lucks (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronts", "faces", "discovers", "strikes", "turns up" ], "synonyms":[ "chances (upon)", "encounters", "finds", "happens (on or upon)", "hits (upon)", "lights (on or upon)", "meets", "pitches (upon)", "stumbles (on or onto)", "tumbles (upon)" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "runs rings around":{ "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "When it came to cooking, he ran circles around the rest of his family." ], "near antonyms":[ "loses (to)" ], "related":[ "one-ups", "outpaces", "outraces", "outruns", "overpasses", "bests", "clobbers", "conquers", "crushes", "defeats", "drubs", "licks", "masters", "outcompetes", "outperforms", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "routs", "shames", "skunks", "subdues", "surmounts", "thrashes", "trims", "triumphs (over)", "trounces", "wallops", "whips", "wins (against)", "worsts", "outbalances", "outweighs", "overbears", "overshadows", "trumps" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "excels", "outclasses", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outguns", "outmatches", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "towers (over)", "transcends" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The young girl ran circles around her chess opponent." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "sweeps", "upsets", "beats", "bests", "conquers", "dispatches", "hurdles", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "throws", "triumphs (over)", "wins (against)", "worsts", "crushes", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "overwhelms", "subjugates", "upends", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "breaks", "destroys", "does in", "finishes", "sinks", "slaughters" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilates", "blows away", "bombs", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "drubs", "dusts", "flattens", "pastes", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "skunks", "smokes", "smothers", "snows under", "thrashes", "trims", "tromps", "trounces", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "whomps", "whops", "whaps", "whups" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "runty":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "runway":{ "as in airstrip , landing strip":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in road , street":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "runways":{ "as in airstrips , landing strips":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in roads , streets":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ruse":{ "an act that is used to fool someone":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rush":{ "a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "riding my motorcycle over these winding roads is always an adrenaline-pumping rush" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "arousal", "buzz", "electrification", "high", "intoxication", "jolt", "shock", "surprise", "surprize", "delectation", "delight", "enjoyment", "joy", "lift", "pleasure", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "treat" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "boot", "charge", "exhilaration", "frisson", "jollies", "kick", "thrill", "titillation", "wallop" ] }, "as in impromptu , spontaneous":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "excited and often showy or disorderly speed":{ "antonyms":[ "deliberateness", "deliberation" ], "examples":[ "what's the reason for all this rush ?" ], "near antonyms":[ "dilatoriness", "lateness", "pokiness", "procrastination", "slowness", "languor", "leisureliness", "lethargy", "sluggishness", "torpor", "dormancy", "inaction", "inactivity", "inertia", "inertness", "quiescence" ], "related":[ "bustle", "flurry", "flutter", "scurry", "scuttle", "stir", "whirl", "beeline", "dash", "scramble", "stampede", "hotheadedness", "impetuosity", "impetuousness", "impulsiveness", "impulsivity", "rashness", "expedition", "expeditiousness", "fastness", "fleetness", "quickness", "rapidity", "rapidness", "speed", "speediness", "swiftness", "velocity", "celerity", "dispatch", "promptitude", "promptness" ], "synonyms":[ "haste", "hastiness", "hurry", "hustle", "precipitation", "precipitousness" ] }, "the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the regiment recaptured the hill with a single rush" ], "near antonyms":[ "defense", "defensive", "guard", "shield", "opposition", "resistance", "protection", "security", "shelter" ], "related":[ "ambuscade", "ambush", "counteraggression", "counterassault", "counterattack", "counteroffensive", "counterstrike", "sally", "sortie", "envelopment", "flanking", "breakthrough", "foray", "incursion", "invasion", "pillage", "ravage", "sack", "air raid", "bombardment", "bombing", "siege", "storm", "barrage", "cannonade", "fusillade", "hail", "salvo", "volley", "whammy" ], "synonyms":[ "aggression", "assault", "attack", "attempt", "blitz", "blitzkrieg", "charge", "coup de main", "descent", "offense", "offence", "offensive", "onset", "onslaught", "raid", "strike" ] }, "to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{ "antonyms":[ "brake", "decelerate", "retard", "slow (down)" ], "examples":[ "I wouldn't make so many mistakes if you'd stop rushing me" ], "near antonyms":[ "delay", "encumber", "fetter", "hamper", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "rein (in)", "restrain", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "arrest", "check", "stall", "stay", "still", "stop" ], "related":[ "drive", "goad", "prod", "propel", "push", "race", "spur", "stir", "urge", "aid", "dispatch", "ease", "encourage", "expedite", "facilitate" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "bundle", "fast-track", "hasten", "hurry", "quicken", "speed (up)", "whisk" ] }, "to flow out in great quantities or with force":{ "antonyms":[ "dribble", "drip", "drop", "trickle" ], "examples":[ "in the spring the stream's rushing waters make crossing treacherous" ], "near antonyms":[ "spatter", "sprinkle", "bleed", "exude", "leak", "ooze", "percolate", "seep", "strain", "weep" ], "related":[ "cascade", "issue", "roll", "run", "stream", "plash", "slosh", "splash", "wash", "surge", "swell", "flush", "sluice", "deluge", "drown", "engulf", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "overwhelm", "submerge", "submerse", "swamp", "fountain" ], "synonyms":[ "gush", "jet", "pour", "spew", "spout", "spurt", "squirt", "swoosh" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "rushing is a good way to slip and fall" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one goat suddenly rushed the other and knocked it down" ], "near antonyms":[ "cover", "defend", "guard", "protect", "secure", "shield" ], "related":[ "bum-rush", "gang up (on)", "mob", "swarm", "mug", "rob", "ambuscade", "ambush", "surprise", "surprize", "waylay", "blitz", "bomb", "bombard", "nuke", "barrage", "cannon", "cannonade", "bang away (at)", "batter", "buffet", "plaster", "beleaguer", "besiege", "press", "harry", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "foray", "invade", "overrun", "envelop", "flank" ], "synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "bushwhack", "charge", "descend (on or upon)", "go in (on)", "jump (on)", "pounce (on or upon)", "raid", "set on", "sic", "sick", "storm", "strike", "trash", "turn (on)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "rusted":{ "to form rust":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rustical":{ "an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country":{ "antonyms":[ "cosmopolitan", "cosmopolite", "sophisticate" ], "examples":[ "a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay" ], "near antonyms":[ "slicker", "smoothy", "smoothie", "metropolitan", "suburbanite", "urbanite" ], "related":[ "boor", "clod", "clown", "gawk", "lout", "oaf", "greenhorn", "tenderfoot", "peasant", "peon", "backwoodsman", "mountaineer" ], "synonyms":[ "bumpkin", "chawbacon", "churl", "clodhopper", "cornball", "countryman", "hayseed", "hick", "provincial", "rube", "yokel" ] }, "lacking social grace and assurance":{ "antonyms":[ "graceful", "suave", "urbane" ], "examples":[ "rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "calm", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "placid", "poised", "secure", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed" ], "related":[ "angular", "gawky", "lubberly", "ungainly", "boorish", "clownish", "uncouth", "abashed", "discomfited", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "agitated", "bothered", "chagrined", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "fazed", "flustered", "jittery", "jumpy", "mortified", "nervous", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perturbed", "rattled", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "diffident", "insecure", "meek", "modest", "self-doubting", "timid", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unpretentious" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gauche", "graceless", "inelegant", "rough-hewn", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "uneasy", "ungraceful", "wooden" ] }, "of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people":{ "antonyms":[ "urban" ], "examples":[ "a rustic area that has a refreshing lack of billboards and shopping malls" ], "near antonyms":[ "citified", "urbanized", "metro", "metropolitan", "municipal", "nonagricultural", "nonfarm" ], "related":[ "backwoods", "backwoodsy", "countrified", "countryfied", "provincial", "agrarian", "agricultural", "nonurban", "semirural" ], "synonyms":[ "bucolic", "country", "pastoral", "rural" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "rustle":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to feed on grass or herbs":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just take the steer out to pasture and let it rustle for itself" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "eat", "feed", "nibble", "range", "stock", "overgraze" ], "synonyms":[ "browse", "forage", "graze", "pasture" ] }, "to make small sounds usually by rubbing or moving":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my pet peeve is candy wrappers rustling during a movie" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "crackle", "crepitate", "creak", "squeak", "swoosh", "whoosh", "babble", "gurgle", "murmur", "sigh", "whisper" ], "synonyms":[ "crinkle" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ], "examples":[ "rustled around enthusiastically on the morning of the big trip" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "related":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rut":{ "an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I've fallen into a rut , watching television and then going to bed every night" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "daily dozen", "regimen", "housekeeping", "custom", "fashion", "habit", "practice", "practise", "trick", "wont", "approach", "manner", "method", "procedure", "strategy", "style", "tack", "technique", "way", "design", "plan", "program", "scheme", "convention", "policy", "tradition" ], "synonyms":[ "drill", "grind", "groove", "lockstep", "pattern", "rote", "routine", "treadmill" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ruthless":{ "having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{ "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "an office supervisor with a ruthless disregard for others' feelings" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benignant", "gentle", "kind", "clement", "indulgent", "lenient", "mild", "cordial", "friendly", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "tolerant", "understanding", "affectionate", "fond", "loving" ], "related":[ "boorish", "heedless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unfriendly", "unloving", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-bitten", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ironfisted", "ironhanded", "jackbooted", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "oppressive", "rough", "rough-and-tumble", "severe", "sledgehammer", "stern", "tough", "ungentle", "abusive", "acrimonious", "disagreeable", "hateful", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "malevolent", "malicious", "mean", "rancorous", "spiteful", "surly", "virulent", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brutish", "cruel", "evil-minded", "savage", "vicious", "austere", "cold", "frosty" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "callous", "case-hardened", "cold-blooded", "compassionless", "desensitized", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "indurate", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "insensitive", "ironhearted", "merciless", "obdurate", "pachydermatous", "pitiless", "remorseless", "slash-and-burn", "soulless", "stony", "stoney", "stonyhearted", "take-no-prisoners", "thick-skinned", "uncharitable", "unfeeling", "unmerciful", "unsparing", "unsympathetic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "run-of-the-mill":{ "being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events":{ "examples":[ "just another run-of-the-mill suburb with its shopping malls and fast-food restaurants" ], "synonyms":[ "average", "common", "commonplace", "cut-and-dried", "cut-and-dry", "everyday", "garden-variety", "normal", "ordinary", "prosaic", "routine", "standard", "standard-issue", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual", "workaday" ], "related":[ "regular", "typical", "unextraordinary", "familiar", "homely", "plain", "plain-Jane", "popular", "vulgar", "natural", "customary", "wonted", "insignificant", "trivial", "unimportant", "frequent", "habitual", "expected", "predictable" ], "near antonyms":[ "curious", "funny", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "aberrant", "anomalous", "atypical", "irregular", "untypical", "rare", "recherch\u00e9", "scarce", "fantastic", "fantastical", "phenomenal", "bizarre", "far-out", "Kafkaesque", "outrageous", "outr\u00e9", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "wild", "eccentric", "idiosyncratic", "kooky", "kookie", "nonconformist", "oddball", "offbeat", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "freak", "freakish", "conspicuous", "notable", "novel", "outstanding", "prominent", "salient", "signal", "striking", "unexampled", "unprecedented", "singular", "unique", "unparalleled" ], "antonyms":[ "abnormal", "exceptional", "extraordinary", "odd", "out-of-the-way", "strange", "unusual" ] }, "of average to below average quality":{ "examples":[ "his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist" ], "synonyms":[ "common", "fair", "indifferent", "mediocre", "medium", "middling", "ordinary", "passable", "run-of-the-mine", "run-of-mine", "second-class", "second-rate", "so-so" ], "related":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "alright", "decent", "OK", "okay", "reasonable", "satisfactory", "sufficient", "sufficing", "tolerable", "moderate", "modest", "presentable", "respectable", "minimal", "unexceptional", "fine", "good", "nice" ], "near antonyms":[ "A1", "capital", "choice", "classic", "distinguished", "excellent", "exceptional", "exquisite", "fabulous", "fantastic", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "matchless", "maximum", "nifty", "number one", "No. 1", "optimal", "optimum", "outstanding", "par excellence", "peerless", "preeminent", "prime", "sensational", "special", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supreme", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "unmatched", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wanting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rubbery":{ "able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted":{ "examples":[ "mozzarella is a rubbery cheese known to every pizza lover" ], "synonyms":[ "bouncy", "elastic", "flexible", "resilient", "rubberlike", "springy", "stretch", "stretchable", "stretchy", "supple", "whippy" ], "related":[ "adaptable", "ductile", "kneadable", "malleable", "moldable", "plastic", "pliable", "pliant", "limber", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "willowy" ], "near antonyms":[ "compact", "firm", "hard", "solid", "unyielding", "brittle", "crisp", "crumbly", "flaky", "flakey", "friable", "short" ], "antonyms":[ "inelastic", "inflexible", "nonelastic", "rigid", "stiff" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rulerships":{ "as in leaderships , generalships":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "running off with":{ "to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "Several bystanders stopped the kidnapper before he could run off with the child." ], "synonyms":[ "abducting", "kidnapping", "kidnaping" ], "related":[ "capturing", "crimping", "impressing", "seizing", "shanghaiing", "waylaying", "absconding (with)", "snatching", "spiriting", "hijacking", "highjacking", "catching", "copping", "stealing", "taking" ], "near antonyms":[ "delivering", "ransoming", "redeeming", "rescuing", "restoring", "returning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "The petty thief ran off with a backpack full of snacks and magazines from the convenience store." ], "synonyms":[ "appropriating", "boosting", "filching", "heisting", "hooking", "lifting", "misappropriating", "nicking", "nipping", "pilfering", "pinching", "pocketing", "purloining", "ripping off", "snitching", "stealing", "swiping", "thieving" ], "related":[ "burglarizing", "knocking over", "robbing", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "sacking", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "picking", "rifling", "poaching", "rustling", "shoplifting", "collaring", "grabbing", "grasping", "nailing", "seizing", "snatching", "taking", "mooching", "sponging", "abducting", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "spiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying", "purchasing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "handing over", "presenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "rudeness":{ "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "such rudeness will not be tolerated in this office" ], "synonyms":[ "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "ungraciousness" ], "related":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste":{ "examples":[ "the rudeness of frontier life gradually diminished with time" ], "synonyms":[ "coarseness", "commonness", "crassness", "crudeness", "crudity", "grossness", "indelicacy", "indelicateness", "lowness", "raffishness", "rawness", "roughness", "tastelessness", "vulgarity" ], "related":[ "boorishness", "brutishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "loutishness", "rowdiness", "rusticity", "uncouthness", "artlessness", "gracelessness", "inelegance", "unsophistication", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity", "thoughtlessness", "kitsch", "tackiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "courtliness", "urbanity", "elegance", "grace", "graciousness", "consideration", "sensitivity", "thoughtfulness" ], "antonyms":[ "cultivation", "genteelness", "gentility", "polish", "refinement", "tastefulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rust":{ "to form rust":{ "examples":[ "The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house." ], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rules":{ "a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity":{ "examples":[ "read the rules that are posted before you use the pool" ], "synonyms":[ "bylaws", "ground rules", "regs", "regulations" ], "related":[ "codes", "constitutions", "decalogues", "directories", "acts", "laws", "ordinances", "statutes", "behests", "charges", "commandments", "commands", "decrees", "dictates", "directions", "directives", "edicts", "fiats", "instructions", "orders", "axioms", "fundamentals", "maxims", "precepts", "morals", "principles", "values", "bans", "interdictions", "prohibitions", "proscriptions", "restrictions", "conventions", "customs", "habits", "manners", "mores", "practices", "practises", "traditions", "ways", "blueprints", "canons", "formulas", "formulae", "guidelines", "guides", "standards" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)":{ "examples":[ "the years during which Russia was under Communist rule" ], "synonyms":[ "administrations", "authorities", "governances", "governments", "jurisdictions", "regimens", "regimes", "r\u00e9gimes" ], "related":[ "reigns", "dominions", "powers", "sovereignties", "sovranties", "supremacies", "sways", "commands", "leaderships", "directions", "managements", "regulations", "superintendences", "supervisions", "autocracies", "dictatorships", "dominations", "hegemonies", "masteries", "oppressions", "subjugations", "tyrannies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{ "examples":[ "one of the sacred rules of that ancient society was respect for the elderly" ], "synonyms":[ "conventions", "customs", "heritages", "prescriptions", "rubrics", "traditions" ], "related":[ "ethics", "forms", "modes", "mores", "norms", "principles", "standards", "values", "birthrights", "inheritances", "legacies", "folklores", "lores", "superstitions", "cultures", "lifestyles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to exercise authority or power over":{ "examples":[ "a sea captain who ruled his ship sternly but justly" ], "synonyms":[ "bosses", "captains", "commands", "controls", "governs", "presides (over)", "sways" ], "related":[ "conducts", "directs", "heads", "leads", "administers", "manages", "micromanages", "oversees", "regulates", "superintends", "supervises", "dictates", "dominates", "domineers", "lords (it over)", "masters", "oppresses", "reigns (over)", "tyrannizes", "conquers", "subdues", "subjugates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{ "examples":[ "a monarch who is known for ruling her emotions with an iron hand" ], "synonyms":[ "bridles", "checks", "constrains", "contains", "controls", "curbs", "governs", "holds", "inhibits", "keeps", "measures", "pulls in", "regulates", "reins (in)", "restrains", "tames" ], "related":[ "bottles (up)", "chokes (back)", "holds back", "minces", "muffles", "pockets", "represses", "sinks", "smothers", "squelches", "stifles", "strangles", "suppresses", "swallows", "arrests", "interrupts", "stops", "blocks", "hampers", "handcuffs", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "gags", "muzzles", "silences" ], "near antonyms":[ "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "unleashes", "airs", "expresses", "takes out", "vents" ], "antonyms":[ "loses" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "running off":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the dog often ran off cats and other animals that had intruded upon his owner's property" ], "synonyms":[ "banishing", "booting (out)", "bouncing", "casting out", "chasing", "dismissing", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "extruding", "kicking out", "ousting", "outing", "routing", "throwing out", "turfing (out)", "turning out" ], "related":[ "deforcing", "deporting", "displacing", "dispossessing", "evicting", "exiling", "expatriating", "ostracizing", "reading out", "shutting out", "axing", "canning", "cashiering", "defenestrating", "discharging", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking", "taking in", "welcoming", "entertaining", "harboring", "housing", "lodging", "sheltering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{ "examples":[ "their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again" ], "synonyms":[ "absconding", "breaking out (of)", "clearing out", "escaping", "fleeing", "flying", "getting out", "lamming", "running away" ], "related":[ "avoiding", "eluding", "evading", "losing", "shunning", "decamping", "departing", "eloping", "exiting", "going", "leaving", "moving", "pulling out", "quitting", "sallying (forth)", "shoving (off)", "taking off", "walking out", "disentangling", "extricating", "bringing off", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "freeing", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "redeeming", "releasing", "rescuing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "lingering", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying", "coming back", "returning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{ "examples":[ "the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us" ], "synonyms":[ "bolting", "breaking", "bugging out", "fleeing", "flying", "hightailing (it)", "retreating", "running", "running away", "skedaddling" ], "related":[ "absconding", "clearing out", "decamping", "eloping", "escaping", "getting (away)", "getting out", "lamming", "lighting out", "making off", "mizzling", "scarpering", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping (out)", "skirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearding", "braving", "confronting", "daring", "defying", "facing", "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "lingering", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "running away":{ "as in exit , departure":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{ "examples":[ "ran away from an unhappy marriage" ], "synonyms":[ "absconding", "breaking out (of)", "clearing out", "escaping", "fleeing", "flying", "getting out", "lamming", "running off" ], "related":[ "avoiding", "eluding", "evading", "losing", "shunning", "decamping", "departing", "eloping", "exiting", "going", "leaving", "moving", "pulling out", "quitting", "sallying (forth)", "shoving (off)", "taking off", "walking out", "disentangling", "extricating", "bringing off", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "freeing", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "redeeming", "releasing", "rescuing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "lingering", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying", "coming back", "returning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{ "examples":[ "the child runs away from large dogs" ], "synonyms":[ "bolting", "breaking", "bugging out", "fleeing", "flying", "hightailing (it)", "retreating", "running", "running off", "skedaddling" ], "related":[ "absconding", "clearing out", "decamping", "eloping", "escaping", "getting (away)", "getting out", "lamming", "lighting out", "making off", "mizzling", "scarpering", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping (out)", "skirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearding", "braving", "confronting", "daring", "defying", "facing", "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "lingering", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ruck":{ "as in fold , crease":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "rumbles":{ "to make a low heavy rolling sound":{ "examples":[ "when thunder rumbled in the distant sky, we wisely began packing up our picnic" ], "synonyms":[ "growls", "grumbles", "lumbers", "rolls" ], "near synonyms":[ "booms", "drums", "thunders", "bellows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in rumblings , murmurs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mumbles", "murmurs", "rumblings" ], "near antonyms":[ "clamors", "howls", "hubbubs", "hue and cries", "hullabaloos", "noises", "outcries", "roars", "tumults", "uproars", "vociferations", "clangors", "dins", "jangle", "rackets", "cris de coeur", "outbursts", "protests" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rubbers":{ "as in runoffs , round-robins":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "round-robins", "runoffs", "sudden deaths", "rallies", "volleys", "dead heats", "photo finishes", "seesaws", "heats", "rounds", "runs", "sets", "classics", "marathons", "races", "ultramarathons", "biathlons", "decathlons", "heptathlons", "pentathlons", "triathlons", "derbies", "field days", "gymkhanas", "outings", "finals", "nightcaps", "play-offs", "semifinals", "championships", "nationals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rubicund":{ "having a healthy reddish skin tone":{ "examples":[ "the rubicund face of a man who clearly got a lot of fresh air and exercise" ], "synonyms":[ "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "ruddy", "sanguine" ], "near synonyms":[ "bronzed", "brown", "suntanned", "tanned", "bloomy", "blowsy", "blowzy", "blushing", "flushed", "pink", "pinkish", "warm", "cherubic" ], "near antonyms":[ "waxen", "waxy", "blanched", "white", "whitened", "anemic", "sick", "sickly", "bloodless", "cadaverous", "whey-faced", "white-faced" ], "antonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "doughy", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "palish", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "peaky", "sallow", "sallowish", "wan" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ruinous":{ "bringing about ruin or misfortune":{ "examples":[ "a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt" ], "synonyms":[ "calamitous", "cataclysmal", "cataclysmic", "catastrophic", "damning", "destructive", "disastrous", "fatal", "fateful", "unfortunate" ], "near synonyms":[ "apocalyptic", "apocalyptical", "hapless", "ill-fated", "ill-starred", "luckless", "adverse", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial" ], "near antonyms":[ "fluky", "flukey", "fortuitous", "fortunate", "happy", "lucky", "providential", "auspicious", "bright", "encouraging", "fair", "golden", "heartening", "hopeful", "optimistic", "promising", "propitious", "rose-colored", "rosy", "upbeat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "causing or tending to cause destruction":{ "examples":[ "a ruinous windstorm destroyed the crops" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilatory", "calamitous", "cataclysmal", "cataclysmic", "destructive", "devastating", "devastative", "disastrous" ], "near synonyms":[ "antibiotic", "biocidal", "baleful", "deadly", "deathly", "fatal", "fell", "killer", "lethal", "mortal", "murderous", "pestilent", "poisonous", "virulent", "vital", "deleterious", "detrimental", "harmful", "pernicious" ], "near antonyms":[ "preservative", "protective", "constructive", "creative", "formative", "productive", "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "ameliorative", "helpful", "useful", "healthful", "healthy", "nonfatal", "nonlethal", "salubrious", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "nondestructive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "rusher":{ "as in speeder , hurrier":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hurrier", "speeder", "go-getter", "hustler", "scrambler", "speedster" ], "near antonyms":[ "crawler", "dallier", "dawdler", "dragger", "laggard", "lagger", "lingerer", "loiterer", "plodder", "slowpoke", "snail", "straggler", "latecomer", "idler", "lazybones", "loafer", "lounger", "slouch", "slug", "sluggard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "running circles around":{ "to be greater, better, or stronger than":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outclassing", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outgunning", "outmatching", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "towering (over)", "transcending" ], "near synonyms":[ "one-upping", "outpacing", "outracing", "outrunning", "overpassing", "besting", "clobbering", "conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "outcompeting", "outperforming", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "shaming", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "worsting", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "overbearing", "overshadowing", "trumping" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "annihilating", "blowing away", "bombing", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "drubbing", "dusting", "flattening", "pasting", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "skunking", "smoking", "smothering", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trimming", "tromping", "trouncing", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "whomping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "upsetting", "beating", "besting", "conquering", "dispatching", "hurdling", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "throwing", "triumphing (over)", "winning (against)", "worsting", "crushing", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "overwhelming", "subjugating", "upending", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "breaking", "destroying", "doing in", "finishing", "sinking", "slaughtering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "ruffles":{ "a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming":{ "examples":[ "likes lace curtains without ruffles and chintz curtains with ruffles" ], "synonyms":[ "flounces", "frills", "furbelows" ], "near synonyms":[ "borders", "edgings", "fringes", "trims", "plaits", "pleats", "ruffs", "buntings", "skirtings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is a source of irritation":{ "examples":[ "a spouse's snoring is one ruffle that many couples must eventually come to terms with" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravations", "aggros", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "bugbears", "exasperations", "frustrations", "hair shirts", "hassles", "headaches", "inconveniences", "irks", "irritants", "nuisances", "peeves", "pests", "rubs", "thorns", "trials", "vexations" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomforts", "fleabites", "pinpricks", "affronts", "insults", "offenses", "offences", "upsets", "worries", "afflictions", "albatross", "albatrosses", "burdens", "crosses", "curses", "menaces", "millstones", "plagues", "sores", "anxieties", "plights", "predicaments", "tribulations", "troubles", "hang-ups", "pet peeves", "problems", "annoyers", "disturbers", "harassers", "mischiefs", "offenders", "pandora's boxes" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "joys", "pleasures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "the stream of minor complaints finally ruffled him into snapping, \"If you don't like the way I'm doing it, do it yourself!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravates", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "burns (up)", "chafes", "eats", "exasperates", "frosts", "galls", "gets", "grates", "gripes", "hacks (off)", "irks", "irritates", "itches", "narks", "nettles", "peeves", "persecutes", "piques", "puts out", "rasps", "riles", "spites", "vexes" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassles", "heckles", "nags", "inflames", "enflames", "provokes", "rouses", "badgers", "baits", "bullyrags", "ballyrags", "devils", "hagrides", "harasses", "harries", "pesters", "plagues", "teases", "angers", "antagonizes", "enrages", "incenses", "infuriates", "maddens", "rankles", "roils", "agitates", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disquiets", "distresses", "exercises", "freaks (out)", "frets", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries", "affronts", "insults", "miffs", "offends", "outrages" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "obliges", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "quiets", "reassures", "solaces", "soothes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "rutted":{ "as in undulating , wavy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rutty", "undulating", "undulatory", "wavy", "inexact", "unaligned", "pitted", "pocked", "lopsided", "unbalanced", "knobbly", "knobby", "knurled", "knurly", "nubbly", "nubby", "broken", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "jagged", "lumpy", "pebbly", "ragged", "rough", "roughened", "rugged", "scraggy", "uneven", "burred", "harsh", "sandpapery", "scraggly", "scratchy", "nonuniform" ], "near antonyms":[ "even", "flat", "level", "plane", "smooth", "exact", "uniform", "aligned", "alined", "regular", "true", "horizontal", "tabular", "plumb", "straight", "vertical", "flush" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "runlet":{ "a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{ "examples":[ "weather forecasters warned that the heavy rains might cause the area's runlets to overflow" ], "synonyms":[ "beck", "bourn", "bourne", "brook", "brooklet", "burn", "creek", "gill", "rill", "rivulet", "run", "runnel", "streamlet" ], "near synonyms":[ "arroyo", "billabong", "fresh", "freshet", "runoff", "bayou", "coulee", "slough", "slew", "slue", "stream", "wash", "canal", "channel", "cut", "cutoff", "gut", "kill", "millrace", "millstream", "race", "watercourse", "waterway", "affluent", "branch", "confluent", "distributary", "influent", "tributary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "rubberneck":{ "a person who travels for pleasure":{ "examples":[ "every year raucous rubbernecks by the busload descend upon the city for its famed Mardi Gras" ], "synonyms":[ "excursionist", "rubbernecker", "sightseer", "tourist", "traveler", "traveller", "tripper" ], "near synonyms":[ "holidayer", "holidaymaker", "vacationer", "vacationist", "guest", "hosteler", "hosteller", "visitor", "transient", "journeyer", "pilgrim", "wayfarer", "snowbird", "sunseeker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to look long and hard in wonder or surprise":{ "examples":[ "thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident" ], "synonyms":[ "blink", "gape", "gawk", "gawp", "gaze", "goggle", "peer", "stare" ], "near synonyms":[ "glare", "gloat", "glower", "consider", "eye", "fixate", "observe", "regard", "watch", "leer", "ogle", "peruse", "pore (over)", "study", "outface", "outstare", "stare down" ], "near antonyms":[ "glance", "glimpse", "peek", "peep", "browse", "dip (into)", "scan", "wink (at)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }