{ "jab":{ "a quick thrust":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "gave the jellyfish on the beach a cautious jab with my stick" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "punch", "stab", "stick", "push", "shove", "jam", "jerk", "jog", "nudge" ], "synonyms":[ "dab", "dig", "lunge", "poke" ] }, "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "jabbed a pickle and tossed it on the plate" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "spindle", "perforate", "riddle", "bayonet", "dirk", "gimlet", "pike", "poniard", "prong", "quill", "pinprick", "poke", "prick", "punch", "thrust", "cut", "knife", "slice" ], "synonyms":[ "gore", "harpoon", "impale", "lance", "peck", "pick", "pierce", "pink", "puncture", "run through", "skewer", "spear", "spike", "spit", "stab", "stick", "transfix", "transpierce" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jack":{ "a person whose job is to cut down trees":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we'll need to hire more jacks to get this forest cleared before winter" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lumberer", "sawyer", "forester" ], "synonyms":[ "logger", "lumberjack", "lumberman" ] }, "a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a Portuguese ship flying the national jack" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bunting", "gonfalon", "black flag", "Jolly Roger", "tricolor", "union jack", "white flag", "burgee", "semaphore", "signaler", "signaller", "waft", "badge", "coat of arms", "crest", "insignia" ], "synonyms":[ "banderole", "banderol", "banner", "colors", "ensign", "flag", "guidon", "pendant", "pendent", "pennant", "pennon", "standard", "streamer" ] }, "an adult male human being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hey, jack , can you spare some change?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "master", "mister", "sir", "buddy", "buster" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "bloke", "buck", "cat", "chap", "chappie", "dude", "fella", "fellow", "galoot", "gent", "gentleman", "guy", "hombre", "joe", "joker", "lad", "male", "man" ] }, "one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks , harlots, and other dockside denizens" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coxswain", "crewman", "deckhand", "shipmate", "able-bodied seaman", "able seaman", "lubber", "powerboater", "sailboater", "lime-juicer", "limey" ], "synonyms":[ "gob", "hearty", "jack-tar", "mariner", "navigator", "sailor", "salt", "sea dog", "seafarer", "seaman", "shipman", "swab", "swabbie", "swabby", "tar" ] }, "something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'd buy that watch, but I don't have the jack right now" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coinage", "specie", "dead presidents", "folding money", "paper money", "scrip", "banknote", "cashier's check", "check", "draft", "money order", "note", "promissory note", "bill", "dollar", "greenback", "bankroll", "capital", "finances", "funds", "roll", "wad", "wallet", "chump change", "dibs", "dime", "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "shoestring", "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "pot", "abundance", "means", "opulence", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "resources", "wherewithal", "mad money", "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "bucks", "cabbage", "cash", "change", "chips", "coin", "currency", "dough", "gold", "green", "kale", "legal tender", "lolly", "long green", "loot", "lucre", "money", "moola", "moolah", "needful", "pelf", "scratch", "shekels", "sheqels", "shekelim", "shekalim", "sheqalim", "tender", "wampum" ] }, "the total of the bets at stake at one time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "tension was mounting as the jack was getting bigger by the minute" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fund", "kitty", "bet", "stake", "wager" ], "synonyms":[ "jackpot", "pool", "pot" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jackass":{ "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "only a jackass would dive into a lake without first checking to see how deep the water is" ], "near antonyms":[ "sage", "thinker", "brain", "genius" ], "related":[ "daredevil", "madman", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "dope", "dork", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "gander", "goon", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "moron", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead", "schlub", "shlub", "schlump", "schnook", "stock", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "butt", "dupe", "laughingstock", "mockery", "monkey", "chump", "loser", "schlemiel", "shlemiel", "character", "codger", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "kook", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo" ], "synonyms":[ "berk", "booby", "charlie", "charley", "cuckoo", "ding-a-ling", "ding-dong", "dingbat", "dipstick", "doofus", "featherhead", "fool", "git", "goose", "half-wit", "lunatic", "mooncalf", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "nutcase", "simp", "simpleton", "turkey", "yo-yo" ] }, "a stupid person":{ "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ], "examples":[ "you don't have to act like a jackass just to get a girl to notice you" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "related":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ] }, "a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with our jackasses loaded with supplies, we slowly made our way down to the floor of the canyon" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "jack", "jennet", "jenny", "hinny", "mule", "pack animal" ], "synonyms":[ "ass", "burro", "donkey", "moke" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jacket":{ "as in vest , cloak":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "something that encloses another thing especially to protect it":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "slip the art book into its jacket so it won't get dirty" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cartridge", "cassette", "casette", "bark", "crust", "carapace", "house", "mail", "panoply", "plate", "plating", "shield", "cuticle", "hide", "skin", "envelope", "package", "wrapper", "backing", "coating", "coverture", "facing" ], "synonyms":[ "armor", "capsule", "case", "casing", "cocoon", "cover", "covering", "encasement", "housing", "hull", "husk", "pod", "sheath", "shell" ] }, "the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "llamas are prized for their soft, lush jackets" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "undercoat", "underfur", "hide", "leather", "pelt", "skin" ], "synonyms":[ "coat", "fleece", "fur", "hair", "pelage", "pile", "wool" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jackleg":{ "a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{ "antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "craftsman", "expert", "hand", "master", "past master", "shark", "sharp" ], "examples":[ "you can't rely on a bunch of jacklegs to run your dairy farm" ], "near antonyms":[ "maestro", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard", "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ], "related":[ "beginner", "freshman", "greenhorn", "kid", "learner", "neophyte", "newcomer", "novice", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ], "synonyms":[ "amateur", "hack", "hacker", "inexpert", "trifler" ] }, "being such only for recreation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a toolshed that can be built by any jackleg carpenter who's capable of hitting a nail without smashing his thumb" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "naive", "na\u00efve", "primitive", "self-taught", "amateurish", "dilettante", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "unprofessional", "unskilled", "uninitiated", "unprepared", "unqualified", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "part-time", "weekend" ], "synonyms":[ "amateur", "avocational", "backyard", "nonprofessional", "Sunday" ] }, "having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{ "antonyms":[ "pure", "uncorrupt", "uncorrupted" ], "examples":[ "a jackleg lawyer whose clients consist mainly of drug dealers and child molesters" ], "near antonyms":[ "incorruptible", "ethical", "honest", "principled", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "related":[ "bent", "crooked", "cutthroat", "dishonest", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "contaminated", "spoiled", "tainted", "bad", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "nefarious", "sinful", "vicious", "wicked" ], "synonyms":[ "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "libertine", "loose", "perverse", "perverted", "rakehell", "rakehelly", "rakish", "reprobate", "sick", "unclean", "unwholesome", "warped" ] }, "lacking or showing a lack of expert skill":{ "antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "consummate", "crackerjack", "expert", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "professional", "virtuosic", "virtuoso" ], "examples":[ "he did such a jackleg installation of that door frame that now the door won't shut" ], "near antonyms":[ "able", "accomplished", "capable", "competent", "dexterous", "dextrous", "gifted", "habile", "handsome", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "talented", "experienced", "practiced", "practised", "seasoned", "veteran", "educated", "fitted", "initiated", "knowledgeable", "prepared", "qualified", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "versed", "all-around", "all-round", "ambidextrous", "versatile", "well-rounded", "finished", "polished", "slick" ], "related":[ "curbstone", "self-taught", "uninitiated", "unprepared", "unqualified", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed", "crude", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "primitive", "unfinished", "unpolished", "beginning", "entry-level", "fresh", "green", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "incapable", "incompetent", "talentless", "unable", "unfit", "ungifted", "untalented" ], "synonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "dilettante", "dilettantish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "nonprofessional", "unprofessional", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "jacks":{ "a person whose job is to cut down trees":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we'll need to hire more jacks to get this forest cleared before winter" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lumberers", "sawyers", "foresters" ], "synonyms":[ "loggers", "lumberjacks", "lumbermen" ] }, "a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a Portuguese ship flying the national jack" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "buntings", "gonfalons", "black flags", "Jolly Rogers", "tricolors", "union jacks", "white flags", "burgees", "semaphores", "signalers", "signallers", "wafts", "badges", "coats of arms", "crests", "insignia", "insignias" ], "synonyms":[ "banderoles", "banderols", "banners", "colors", "ensigns", "flags", "guidons", "pendants", "pendents", "pennants", "pennons", "standards", "streamers" ] }, "an adult male human being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hey, jack , can you spare some change?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "masters", "misters", "sirs", "buddies", "busters" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "blokes", "bucks", "cats", "chappies", "chaps", "dudes", "fellas", "fellers", "fellows", "galoots", "gentlemen", "gents", "guys", "hombres", "joes", "jokers", "lads", "males", "men" ] }, "one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks , harlots, and other dockside denizens" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coxswains", "crewmen", "deckhands", "shipmates", "able-bodied seamen", "able seamen", "lubbers", "powerboaters", "sailboaters", "lime-juicers", "limeys" ], "synonyms":[ "gobs", "hearties", "jack-tars", "mariners", "navigators", "sailors", "salts", "sea dogs", "seafarers", "seamen", "shipmen", "swabbies", "swabs", "tars" ] }, "the total of the bets at stake at one time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "tension was mounting as the jack was getting bigger by the minute" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "funds", "kitties", "bets", "stakes", "wagers" ], "synonyms":[ "jackpots", "pools", "pots" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jailing":{ "to put in or as if in prison":{ "antonyms":[ "discharging", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing" ], "examples":[ "threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipating", "enfranchising", "manumitting", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering" ], "related":[ "constraining", "limiting", "restraining", "restricting", "shutting", "barring", "gating", "apprehending", "arresting", "busting", "capturing", "catching", "detaining", "nabbing", "picking up", "pinching", "seizing", "impressing", "shanghaiing", "holding", "impounding", "keeping", "binding", "enchaining", "fettering", "handcuffing", "manacling", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling" ], "synonyms":[ "committing", "confining", "immuring", "imprisoning", "incarcerating", "interning", "jugging", "locking (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jam":{ "a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "tangle", "gridlock", "lock", "congestion", "traffic", "crawl", "delay", "slowdown", "stoppage" ], "synonyms":[ "backup", "bottleneck", "jam-up", "logjam", "snarl", "tailback", "tie-up" ] }, "a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the heavy rain puts us in a real jam : all of the preparations are for a garden wedding" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "difficulty", "node", "hot water", "soup", "pinch", "plight", "quandary", "scrape", "trouble", "deadlock", "halt", "logjam", "stalemate", "standstill", "clutch", "crisis", "crossroad", "emergency", "exigency", "juncture", "strait" ], "synonyms":[ "bind", "box", "catch-22", "corner", "dilemma", "fix", "hole", "impasse", "jackpot", "mire", "pickle", "predicament", "quagmire", "rabbit hole", "rattrap", "spot", "sticky wicket", "swamp" ] }, "to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fill", "heap", "jam-pack", "load", "pack" ], "synonyms":[ "cram", "crowd", "crush", "ram", "sandwich", "shoehorn", "squeeze", "stuff", "wedge" ] }, "to force one's way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ram", "shove", "thrust" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "bull", "bulldoze", "crash", "elbow", "jostle", "muscle", "press", "push", "shoulder", "squeeze" ] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "antonyms":[ "clear", "free", "open (up)", "unblock", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop" ], "examples":[ "firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "empty", "lighten" ], "related":[ "bung", "cork", "spile", "stopper", "stopple", "fill", "gridlock", "pack", "fur", "silt", "flood", "glut", "inundate", "overwhelm", "swamp" ], "synonyms":[ "block", "choke", "clog", "clot", "congest", "dam", "gum (up)", "obstruct", "occlude", "plug (up)", "stop (up)", "stuff" ] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "antonyms":[ "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "vacate", "void" ], "examples":[ "the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods" ], "near antonyms":[ "lighten", "deplete", "drain", "eliminate", "exhaust", "bleed", "draw (off)", "clean", "flush", "purge", "scour", "sweep" ], "related":[ "drench", "flood", "glut", "swamp", "bloat", "bulk", "crowd", "crush", "mat", "press", "ram", "shove", "squash", "squeeze", "refill", "refresh", "reload", "repack", "replenish", "overcharge", "overfill", "overflow", "saturate", "honeycomb", "penetrate" ], "synonyms":[ "brim", "charge", "cram", "fill", "heap", "jam-pack", "load", "pack", "stuff" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jam-pack":{ "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "antonyms":[ "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "vacate", "void" ], "examples":[ "we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend" ], "near antonyms":[ "lighten", "deplete", "drain", "eliminate", "exhaust", "bleed", "draw (off)", "clean", "flush", "purge", "scour", "sweep" ], "related":[ "drench", "flood", "glut", "swamp", "bloat", "bulk", "crowd", "crush", "mat", "press", "ram", "shove", "squash", "squeeze", "refill", "refresh", "reload", "repack", "replenish", "overcharge", "overfill", "overflow", "saturate", "honeycomb", "penetrate" ], "synonyms":[ "brim", "charge", "cram", "fill", "heap", "jam", "load", "pack", "stuff" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jamborees":{ "a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he was a bit remorseful when he returned to the farm after his jamboree in town" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blowouts", "keggers", "keg parties", "bacchanalia", "orgies", "revelries", "revels", "bibberies", "inebriations", "inebrieties", "intoxications", "jags" ], "synonyms":[ "benders", "binges", "busts", "carousals", "carouses", "drunks", "sprees", "toots", "wassails" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jammed":{ "containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible":{ "antonyms":[ "bare", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "vacant", "void" ], "examples":[ "tour buses, jammed with eager sightseers, invariably stop at that spot" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "short", "shortish", "shy", "wanting", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted" ], "related":[ "overcrowded", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overladen", "overloaded", "overstuffed", "abounding", "flush", "fraught", "replete", "rife", "swarming", "teeming" ], "synonyms":[ "brimful", "brimming", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "chockablock", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "filled", "full", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "stuffed" ] }, "firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge":{ "antonyms":[ "insecure", "loose" ], "examples":[ "this jammed door just won't budge" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dislodged", "freed", "loosened", "unattached", "unbound", "undone", "unfastened", "unsecured", "movable", "moveable", "yielding" ], "related":[ "bonded", "cemented", "glued", "anchored", "clamped", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "impacted", "implanted", "attached", "bound", "fastened", "secured", "immovable", "unyielding" ], "synonyms":[ "fast", "firm", "frozen", "lodged", "set", "snug", "stuck", "tight", "wedged" ] }, "to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "filled", "heaped", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed" ], "synonyms":[ "crammed", "crowded", "crushed", "rammed", "sandwiched", "shoehorned", "squeezed", "stuffed", "wedged" ] }, "to force one's way":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rammed", "shoved", "thrust" ], "synonyms":[ "bored", "bulldozed", "bulled", "crashed", "elbowed", "jostled", "muscled", "pressed", "pushed", "shouldered", "squeezed" ] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "antonyms":[ "cleared", "freed", "opened (up)", "unblocked", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped" ], "examples":[ "firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "emptied", "lightened" ], "related":[ "bunged", "corked", "spiled", "stoppered", "stoppled", "filled", "gridlocked", "packed", "furred", "silted", "flooded", "glutted", "inundated", "overwhelmed", "swamped" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "choked", "clogged", "clotted", "congested", "dammed", "gummed (up)", "obstructed", "occluded", "plugged (up)", "stopped (up)", "stuffed" ] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "antonyms":[ "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided" ], "examples":[ "the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightened", "depleted", "drained", "eliminated", "exhausted", "bled", "drew (off)", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged", "scoured", "swept" ], "related":[ "drenched", "flooded", "glutted", "swamped", "bloated", "bulked", "crowded", "crushed", "matted", "pressed", "rammed", "shoved", "squashed", "squeezed", "refilled", "refreshed", "reloaded", "repacked", "replenished", "overcharged", "overfilled", "overflowed", "saturated", "honeycombed", "penetrated" ], "synonyms":[ "brimmed", "charged", "crammed", "filled", "heaped", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "stuffed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "jarring":{ "causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness":{ "antonyms":[ "unsurprising" ], "examples":[ "the jarring news that major financial institutions were on the verge of collapse" ], "near antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "mundane", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual" ], "related":[ "unannounced", "unanticipated", "unexpected", "unforeseen", "awesome", "awful", "breathtaking", "fabulous", "heart-stopping", "marvelous", "marvellous", "miraculous", "portentous", "prodigious", "staggering", "stupendous", "sublime", "wonderful", "wondrous", "extraordinary", "phenomenal", "rare", "sensational", "spectacular", "befuddling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "flustering", "muddling", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "perplexing", "upsetting", "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unimaginable", "unlikely", "unthinkable", "singular", "uncommon", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "remarkable", "impressive", "striking" ], "synonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "blindsiding", "dumbfounding", "dumfounding", "eye-opening", "flabbergasting", "jaw-dropping", "jolting", "shocking", "startling", "stunning", "stupefying", "surprising" ] }, "disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense":{ "antonyms":[ "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical" ], "examples":[ "the final chord of that song is too jarring for me" ], "near antonyms":[ "artful", "artistic", "attractive", "beautiful", "becoming", "comely", "agreeable", "appealing", "felicitous", "good", "harmonious", "harmonizing", "pleasing", "seemly", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "softened", "subdued", "cultured", "elegant", "graceful", "gracious", "polished", "refined", "tasteful" ], "related":[ "acid", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "tawdry", "tacky", "tasteless", "vulgar", "inartistic", "unartistic", "artless", "clumsy", "crude", "graceless", "inelegant", "rude", "uncouth", "uncultured", "unrefined", "disgusting", "gross", "obscene", "repugnant", "repulsive", "ugly", "disagreeable", "jolting", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "blaring", "clashing", "discordant", "disharmonious", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "jangling", "off-key", "ragged", "raspy", "raucous", "unmelodious", "unmusical", "bizarre", "kinky", "odd", "outlandish", "shocking" ], "synonyms":[ "grating", "grotesque", "harsh", "unaesthetic" ] }, "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "antonyms":[ "according", "blending", "conforming (to or with)", "fitting", "harmonizing", "matching" ], "examples":[ "the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeing", "assenting", "coinciding", "concurring", "corresponding" ], "related":[ "battling", "combating", "combatting", "engaging", "fighting", "warring (against)", "chafing", "galling", "grating", "jangling", "differing", "disagreeing", "dissenting" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "colliding", "conflicting", "disaccording", "discording" ] }, "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexisting", "getting along", "accepting", "agreeing", "assenting", "concurring", "consenting" ], "related":[ "challenging", "daring", "defying", "clashing", "contending", "contesting", "tangling", "caviling", "cavilling", "fussing", "nitpicking", "considering", "debating", "discussing", "kicking", "objecting", "protesting" ], "synonyms":[ "altercating", "argufying", "arguing", "bickering", "brabbling", "brawling", "controverting", "disputing", "falling out", "fighting", "hassling", "quarreling", "quarrelling", "quibbling", "rowing", "scrapping", "spatting", "squabbling", "tiffing", "wrangling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "jaundiced":{ "having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages":{ "antonyms":[ "unenvious" ], "examples":[ "took a jaundiced view of his opponent's triumphs on the tennis court" ], "near antonyms":[ "generous", "kind", "kindhearted", "altruistic", "benevolent", "charitable", "well-meaning" ], "related":[ "begrudging", "grudging", "avaricious", "grasping", "greedy", "rapacious", "distrustful", "suspicious", "malicious", "petty", "spiteful" ], "synonyms":[ "covetous", "envious", "green-eyed", "invidious", "jealous", "resentful" ] }, "marked by opposition or ill will":{ "antonyms":[ "friendly", "hospitable", "nonantagonistic", "nonhostile", "sympathetic" ], "examples":[ "environmentalists tend to cast a jaundiced eye on those oversized, gas-guzzling vehicles" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "civil", "companionable", "comradely", "convivial", "cordial", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "gregarious", "neighborly", "pleasant", "sociable", "social", "warm", "affectionate", "devoted", "kind", "kindly", "loving", "nice", "sweet", "accepting", "agreeable", "approving", "benign", "empathetic", "favorable", "understanding", "warmhearted", "welcoming" ], "related":[ "adverse", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "clashing", "combative", "conflicting", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "militant", "opposed", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "resisting", "scrappy", "truculent", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "disapproving", "distant", "frigid", "icy", "biased", "prejudiced", "discourteous", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "surly", "uncivil", "unfavorable", "unkind", "unmannerly", "unpleasant", "unsociable", "acrimonious", "bitter", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "opprobrious", "rancorous", "spiteful", "unloving", "vindictive", "virulent" ], "synonyms":[ "adversarial", "adversary", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "mortal", "negative", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "jaunt":{ "a short trip for pleasure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "journey", "travel(s)", "voyage", "circuit", "tour", "expedition", "odyssey", "safari", "detour", "hike", "peregrination", "trek", "walk", "pilgrimage" ], "synonyms":[ "excursion", "junket", "outing", "ramble", "sally", "sashay", "sortie", "spin" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jauntiness":{ "as in buoyancy , springiness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jaunting":{ "as in wandering , roaming":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jaws":{ "friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "now that he's retired, he's got all afternoon for a jaw with his friends at the senior center" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "colloquies", "conferences", "discourses", "parleys", "symposia", "symposiums", "debates", "dialogues", "dialogs", "exchanges", "give-and-takes", "crosstalk", "happy talk", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "synonyms":[ "backchat", "cackle", "causeries", "chats", "chatter", "chin music", "chin-wag", "chitchats", "confabs", "confabulations", "gab", "gabfests", "gossip", "jangle", "natters", "palavers", "patter", "raps", "schmoozes", "small talk", "table talk", "talks", "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates" ] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you don't have to jaw me to death just because I bite my nails" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ], "related":[ "admonishes", "chides", "remonstrates (with)", "reproves", "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bad-mouths", "blames", "blasts", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "crucifies", "denounces", "disses", "excoriates", "faults", "harangues", "knocks", "laces (into)", "lashes", "pans", "reprehends", "reviles", "scourges", "slams", "vituperates", "belittles", "disparages", "mocks", "puts down", "ridicules", "scoffs", "scorns" ], "synonyms":[ "bastes", "bawls out", "berates", "calls down", "castigates", "chastises", "chews out", "dresses down", "flays", "hammers", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lectures", "rags", "rails (at or against)", "rants (at)", "rates", "reams (out)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "scolds", "scores", "tongue-lashes", "upbraids" ] }, "to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just a group of girls sitting around the locker room and jawing about the usual stuff" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gossips", "tattles", "descants", "discusses", "expatiates", "yaks", "yacks", "yammers", "yaps" ], "synonyms":[ "babbles", "blabs", "cackles", "chaffers", "chats", "chatters", "chins", "converses", "gabbles", "gabs", "gases", "gasses", "jabbers", "kibitzes", "kibbitzes", "natters", "palavers", "patters", "prates", "prattles", "raps", "rattles", "runs on", "schmoozes", "shmoozes", "talks", "twitters", "visits" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jazzes (up)":{ "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "antonyms":[ "dampens", "damps", "deadens", "dulls", "kills" ], "examples":[ "your assignment is to jazz up the design of that Web page" ], "near antonyms":[ "burns out", "debilitates", "does in", "drains", "enervates", "enfeebles", "exhausts", "fags", "fatigues", "harasses", "kayoes", "knocks out", "saps", "tuckers (out)", "undermines", "washes out", "weakens", "wearies", "wears", "wears out", "checks", "curbs", "inhibits", "jades", "quells", "quenches", "represses", "restrains", "slows", "stills", "stunts", "suppresses", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits" ], "related":[ "arouses", "awakens", "awakes", "raises", "rouses", "stirs", "wakes (up)", "activates", "actuates", "drives", "impels", "motivates", "motives", "moves", "propels", "charges", "electrifies", "galvanizes", "enkindles", "excites", "ferments", "foments", "incites", "inflames", "enflames", "instigates", "kindles", "provokes", "sets off", "sparks", "triggers", "turns on", "whips (up)", "abets", "boosts", "buoys", "cheers", "emboldens", "fortifies", "heartens", "infuses", "inspires", "lifts", "rallies", "steels", "strengthens", "reactivates", "reanimates", "reawakens", "reawakes", "recharges", "recreates", "reenergizes", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "reinvigorates", "rejuvenates", "rekindles", "renews", "restimulates", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "synonyms":[ "amps (up)", "animates", "braces", "energizes", "enlivens", "fillips", "fires", "gingers (up)", "invigorates", "juices up", "jump-starts", "livens (up)", "peps (up)", "quickens", "spikes", "stimulates", "vitalizes", "vivifies", "zips (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jambalayas":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "examples":[ "its jambalaya of widely diverse nationalities and races gives the urban neighborhood a rich vitality" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerates", "agglomerations", "alphabet soups", "assortments", "botches", "clutters", "collages", "crazy quilts", "farragoes", "gallimaufries", "grab bags", "gumbos", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jumbles", "jungles", "litters", "mac\u00e9doines", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "menageries", "miscellanea", "miscellanies", "mishmashes", "mixed bags", "montages", "motleys", "muddles", "olios", "olla podridas", "ollas podridas", "omnium-gatherums", "pastiches", "patchwork quilts", "patchworks", "potpourris", "ragbags", "ragouts", "rummages", "salads", "salmagundis", "scrambles", "shuffles", "smorgasbords", "stews", "tumbles", "varieties", "welters" ], "related":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "catchalls", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "commixtures", "composites", "compounds", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mix-ups", "bollixes", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "dog's breakfasts", "messes", "morasses", "shambles", "imbroglios", "knots", "snarls", "tangles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jakes":{ "as in outhouse , garderobe":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Jahveh":{ "the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe":{ "examples":[ "a count of the number of times Yahweh is mentioned in the Old Testament" ], "synonyms":[ "Allah", "Almighty", "Author", "Creator", "deity", "Divinity", "Eternal", "Everlasting", "Father", "God", "Godhead", "Jehovah", "King", "Lord", "Maker", "Providence", "Supreme Being" ], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jarred":{ "to express different opinions about something often angrily":{ "examples":[ "those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar" ], "synonyms":[ "altercated", "argued", "argufied", "bickered", "brabbled", "brawled", "controverted", "disputed", "fell out", "fought", "hassled", "quarreled", "quarrelled", "quibbled", "rowed", "scrapped", "spatted", "squabbled", "tiffed", "wrangled" ], "related":[ "challenged", "dared", "defied", "clashed", "contended", "contested", "tangled", "caviled", "cavilled", "fussed", "nitpicked", "considered", "debated", "discussed", "kicked", "objected", "protested" ], "near antonyms":[ "coexisted", "got along", "accepted", "agreed", "assented", "concurred", "consented" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{ "examples":[ "the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings" ], "synonyms":[ "clashed", "collided", "conflicted", "disaccorded", "discorded" ], "related":[ "battled", "combated", "combatted", "engaged", "fought", "warred (against)", "chafed", "galled", "grated", "jangled", "differed", "disagreed", "dissented" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreed", "assented", "coincided", "concurred", "corresponded" ], "antonyms":[ "accorded", "blended", "blent", "conformed (to or with)", "fitted", "fit", "harmonized", "matched" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jaunts":{ "a short trip for pleasure":{ "examples":[ "took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day" ], "synonyms":[ "excursions", "junkets", "outings", "rambles", "sallies", "sashays", "sorties", "spins" ], "related":[ "journeys", "travels", "voyages", "circuits", "tours", "expeditions", "odysseys", "safaris", "detours", "hikes", "peregrinations", "treks", "walks", "pilgrimages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in wanders , roams":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jack-of-all-trades":{ "a person who has many skills; a person who can do many different jobs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jade":{ "to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous":{ "examples":[ "a steady diet of nothing but lobster would jade the palate of even the most ardent lobster lover" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "tire", "weary" ], "near synonyms":[ "pall", "burn out", "do in", "drain", "enervate", "exhaust", "fag", "fatigue", "tucker (out)", "wash out", "wear", "wear out", "debilitate", "disable", "enfeeble", "deject", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit" ], "near antonyms":[ "activate", "animate", "energize", "enliven", "excite", "galvanize", "invigorate", "stimulate", "strengthen", "vitalize", "amuse", "entertain", "allure", "attract", "beguile", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "enchant", "hypnotize", "mesmerize", "monopolize", "preoccupy", "busy", "immerse", "involve", "occupy", "pump up", "rally", "rouse", "stir" ], "antonyms":[ "absorb", "busy", "engage", "engross", "enthrall", "enthral", "fascinate", "grip", "interest", "intrigue" ] }, "as in skate , cob":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cob", "dobbin", "plug", "skate", "equine", "nag", "steed", "equid", "colt", "filly", "foal", "gelding", "mare", "stallion", "bronco", "mustang", "pony", "charger", "courser", "cow pony", "cutting horse", "galloper", "hack", "hackney", "mount", "packhorse", "prancer", "quarter horse", "racehorse", "saddle horse", "trotter", "warhorse", "workhorse", "bay", "black", "buckskin", "chestnut", "dun", "palomino", "pinto", "roan", "skewbald", "sorrel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in coquette , soubrette":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coquette", "soubrette", "coquet", "vamp", "flirt", "flirter", "wanton" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jabberer":{ "a person who talks constantly":{ "examples":[ "the sort of office jabberer who has an opinion on everything" ], "synonyms":[ "babbler", "blabber", "blabbermouth", "blowhard", "cackler", "chatterbox", "chatterer", "conversationalist", "gabbler", "gasbag", "jay", "magpie", "motormouth", "prattler", "talker", "windbag" ], "near synonyms":[ "gossip", "gossiper", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "blatherer", "blatherskite", "converser", "discourser" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jazz":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "don't give me that jazz about how you didn't know that it was illegal" ], "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", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jailor":{ "as in guard , warden":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "custodian", "guard", "guardian", "keeper", "marshal", "marshall", "warden", "captor", "abductor", "kidnapper", "kidnaper" ], "near antonyms":[ "captive", "capture", "internee", "prisoner", "coprisoner", "convict", "jailbird" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jacks (up)":{ "to lift with effort":{ "examples":[ "jack up the car so we can change that tire" ], "synonyms":[ "boosts", "heaves", "hefts", "hoists", "upheaves" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevates", "hikes", "picks up", "raises", "rears", "uplifts", "upraises", "uprears", "ups" ], "near antonyms":[ "depresses", "drops", "lowers", "sinks", "submerges", "submerses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season" ], "synonyms":[ "boosts", "cranes", "elevates", "heaves", "hefts", "heightens", "hikes", "hoists", "lifts", "perks (up)", "picks up", "raises", "takes up", "upholds", "uplifts", "upraises", "ups" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascends", "mounts", "rises", "rears", "upends" ], "near antonyms":[ "descends", "dips", "falls", "pitches", "plunges", "slips", "bears", "depresses", "presses", "pushes", "sinks", "submerges" ], "antonyms":[ "drops", "lowers" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }