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"shirking", "shunning", "forbidding", "inhibiting", "prohibiting", "arresting", "checking", "halting", "stopping", "compensating (for)", "counteracting", "counterbalancing", "making up (for)", "offsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "easing", "facilitating", "smoothing", "unclogging", "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nurturing", "promoting", "allowing", "leaving", "letting", "permitting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "averts":{ "to keep from happening by taking action in advance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her careful planning averted disaster" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "eases", "facilitates", "smooths", "smoothes", "unclogs", "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nurtures", "promotes", "allows", "leaves", "lets", "permits" ], "related":[ "anticipates", "provides", "negates", "neutralizes", "nullifies", "saves", "baffles", 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"absolved", "condoned", "excused", "forgave", "pardoned", "remitted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ave":{ "an expression of good wishes at parting":{ "examples":[ "after a final ave , we turned our backs on the Tuscan village that had been our home for a year" ], "synonyms":[ "adieu", "au revoir", "bon voyage", "cong\u00e9", "congee", "farewell", "Godspeed", "good-bye", "good-by" ], "near synonyms":[ "leave-taking", "send-off" ], "near antonyms":[ "greeting(s)", "salutation", "salute", "welcome" ], "antonyms":[ "hello" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "averseness":{ "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "our dog's strong averseness to getting a bath" ], "synonyms":[ "allergy", "aversion", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "disrelish", "down", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgust", "distaste", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "execration", "hate", 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"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" ] }, "having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind":{ "examples":[ "the company's marketing people want to interview average teenagers to see what kinds of clothes appeal to them" ], "synonyms":[ "archetypal", "archetypical", "characteristic", "normal", "regular", "representative", "standard", "true", "typical" ], "near synonyms":[ "common", "commonplace", "conventional", "customary", "everyday", "ordinary", "usual", "wonted", "workaday", "classic", "textbook", "vintage", "expected", "familiar", "habitual", "predictable", "routine", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "predominant", "preponderant" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncommon", "unconventional", "uncustomary", "unusual", "unwonted", "distinctive", "especial", "exceptional", "extraordinary", "infrequent", "noteworthy", "rare", "remarkable", "singular", "special", "unexpected", "unfamiliar", "unique", "unpredictable", "eccentric", "idiosyncratic", "nonconformist", "peculiar", "unknown", "unorthodox", "curious", "erratic", "funky", "funny", "odd", "oddball", "offbeat", "outlandish", "quirky", "screwy", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "bizarre", "fantastic", "fantastical", "far-out", "freak", "freakish", "kooky", "kookie", "out-of-the-way", "outrageous", "outr\u00e9", "rare", "singular", "unnatural", "weird", "wild" ], "antonyms":[ "aberrant", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "deviant", "irregular", "nonrepresentative", "nontypical", "untypical" ] }, "what is typical of a group, class, or series":{ "examples":[ "my cat's a cut above the average when it comes to being a finicky eater" ], "synonyms":[ "norm", "normal", "par", "standard" ], "near synonyms":[ "golden mean", "mean", "median", "middle", "commonplace", "ordinary", "rule", "run", "status quo", "usual", "exemplar", "representative" ], "near antonyms":[ "abnormality", "anomaly", "deviation", "exception", "rarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in reach , measure":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "equal", "measure", "reach", "add up (to)", "aggregate", "amount (to)", "come (to)", "count (up to)", "number", "sum (to or into)", "total", "compose", "comprise", "constitute", "make up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in even , equalize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "equalize", "even", "codify", "marshal", "marshall", "methodize", "order", "organize", "systematize", "systemize", "square", "formalize", "homogenize", "normalize", "regularize", "standardize", "accredit", "certify", "control", "govern", "regulate", "rule", "conciliate", "conform", "coordinate", "harmonize", "integrate", "reconcile", "synthesize" ], "near antonyms":[ "customize", "individualize", "tailor" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "aversion":{ "a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{ "examples":[ "I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed" ], "synonyms":[ "disgust", "distaste", "horror", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "allergy", "averseness", "disapproval", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "displeasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "appetite", "bent", "fancy", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "love", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "preference", "propensity", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{ "examples":[ "couldn't overcome her aversion to her brother-in-law and pointedly avoided his company" ], "synonyms":[ "allergy", "averseness", "disfavor", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "disrelish", "down", "mislike" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgust", "distaste", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abhorrence", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "deprecation", "disapproval", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction", "jaundice" ], "near antonyms":[ "affection", "attachment", "devotedness", "devotion", "love", "passion", "bent", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "propensity", "tendency" ], "antonyms":[ "appetite", "favor", "fondness", "like", "liking", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use" ] }, "something or someone that is hated":{ "examples":[ "clich\u00e9s should be the pet aversion of every good writer" ], "synonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "anathema", "antipathy", "b\u00eate noire", "detestation", "execration", "hate" ], "near synonyms":[ "dread", "hang-up", "horror", "phobia", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "adversary", "enemy", "annoyance", "grievance", "hassle", "nuisance", "peeve" ], "near antonyms":[ "beloved", "darling", "dear", "honey", "sweetheart", "delight", "enjoyment", "felicity", "joy", "pleasure", "favorite", "like", "preference", "treasure" ], "antonyms":[ "love" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "averse":{ "having a natural dislike for something":{ 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"viperish", "virulent", "narrow-minded", "petty", "small-minded", "grim", "implacable", "merciless", "pitiless", "relentless", "unrelenting", "baleful", "baneful", "evil", "harsh", "hostile", "inimical", "wrathful" ], "near antonyms":[ "charitable", "forgiving", "merciful", "relenting", "benevolent", "benign", "benignant", "loving", "brotherly", "compassionate", "good", "good-hearted", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "sympathetic", "warm", "warmhearted", "altruistic", "humane", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "sweet", "tender", "tenderhearted", "high-minded", "magnanimous", "noble" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for":{ "examples":[ "a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death" ], "synonyms":[ "redressing", "requiting", "retaliating", "revenging", "venging" ], "near synonyms":[ "castigating", "fixing", "getting", "penalizing", "punishing", "scourging", "chastening", "chastising", "correcting", "disciplining", "righting", "compensating", "paying (back)", "recompensing", "repaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolving", "condoning", "excusing", "forgiving", "pardoning", "remitting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "avenger":{ "one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense":{ "examples":[ "a novel about a man who becomes the obsessed avenger of his sister's death" ], "synonyms":[ "castigator", "chastiser", "nemesis", "punisher", "scourge", "vigilante" ], "near synonyms":[ "revenger", "redresser", "righter", "requiter" ], "near antonyms":[ "ransomer", "redeemer", "vindicator" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "averaged":{ "as in reached , measured":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "equaled", "equalled", "measured", "reached", "added up (to)", "aggregated", "amounted (to)", "came (to)", "counted (up to)", "numbered", "summed (to or into)", "totaled", "totalled", "composed", "comprised", "constituted", "made up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in evened , equalized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "equalized", "evened", "codified", "marshaled", "marshalled", "methodized", "ordered", "organized", "systematized", "systemized", "squared", "formalized", "homogenized", "normalized", "regularized", "standardized", "accredited", "certified", "controlled", "governed", "regulated", "ruled", "conciliated", "conformed", "coordinated", "harmonized", "integrated", "reconciled", "synthesized" ], "near antonyms":[ "customized", "individualized", "tailored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "avenues":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues" ], "synonyms":[ "arterials", "arteries", "boulevards", "carriageways", "drags", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways" ], "near 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"arteries", "boulevards", "bypasses", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passageways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routeways", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "turnpikes", "walks", "walkways", "traces", "tracks", "trails", "airways", "bikeways", "cycleways", "channels", "gats", "watercourses", "waterways", "doors", "doorways", "gates", "gateways", "hatches", "portals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "averaging":{ "as in reaching , measuring":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "equaling", "equalling", "measuring", "reaching", "adding up (to)", "aggregating", "amounting (to)", "coming (to)", "counting (up to)", "numbering", "summing (to or into)", "totaling", "totalling", "composing", "comprising", "constituting", "making up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in evening , equalizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "equalizing", "evening", "codifying", "marshaling", "marshalling", "methodizing", "ordering", "organizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "squaring", "formalizing", "homogenizing", "normalizing", "regularizing", "standardizing", "accrediting", "certifying", "controlling", "governing", "regulating", "ruling", "conciliating", "conforming", "coordinating", "harmonizing", "integrating", "reconciling", "synthesizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "customizing", "individualizing", "tailoring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "averring":{ "to state as a fact usually forcefully":{ "examples":[ "was tearfully averring his innocence" ], "synonyms":[ "affirming", "alleging", "asserting", "avouching", "avowing", "claiming", "contending", "declaring", "insisting", "maintaining", "professing", "protesting", "purporting", "warranting" ], "near synonyms":[ "announcing", "broadcasting", "proclaiming", "arguing", "rationalizing", "reasoning", "confirming", "justifying", "vindicating", "defending", "persevering", "supporting", "upholding", "reaffirming", "reasserting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disowning", "negating", "negativing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "challenging", "disputing", "questioning", "confuting", "disproving", "rebutting", "refuting", "contradicting", "countering" ], "antonyms":[ "denying", "gainsaying" ] }, "to state clearly and strongly":{ "examples":[ "averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes" ], "synonyms":[ "affirming", "asserting", "avouching", "avowing", "declaring", "guaranteeing", "laying down", "professing" ], "near synonyms":[ "advancing", "advertising", "boosting", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "announcing", "blazing", "calling", "proclaiming", "pronouncing", "saying", "accenting", "accentuating", "emphasizing", "stressing", "underlining", "underscoring", "advocating", "championing", "defending", "espousing", "supporting", "upholding", "assuring", "convincing", "persuading", "explaining", "justifying", "rationalizing", "reaffirming", "reasserting" ], "near antonyms":[ "minimizing", "understating", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }