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"reams (out)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "scolds", "scores", "tongue-lashes", "upbraids" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bereave":{ "to take something away from":{ "examples":[ "news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "deprive", "divest", "strip" ], "near synonyms":[ "denude", "cheat", "clean (out)", "defraud", "shortchange", "bankrupt", "disfurnish", "impoverish" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bereft":{ "suffering the death of a loved one":{ "examples":[ "to one investigator, the bereft woman seemed to be taking the sudden death of her rich husband amazingly well" ], "synonyms":[ "bereaved" ], "near synonyms":[ "orphaned", "widowed", "distressed", "grieving", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "mourning", "sad", "sorrowing", "suffering", "unhappy", "upset", "bemoaning", "crying", "lamenting", "wailing", "weeping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected":{ "examples":[ "a cheap motel completely bereft of all amenities" ], "synonyms":[ "bankrupt", "bare", "barren", "destitute", "devoid", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "blank", "empty", "innocent", "stark", "vacant", "wanting", "deficient", "fragmental", "fragmentary", "incomplete", "insufficient", "partial", "short", "absent", "missing" ], "near antonyms":[ "furnished", "provided", "supplied", "brimming", "bulging", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "saturated", "stuffed", "abounding", "swarming", "teeming", "thick", "thronging" ], "antonyms":[ "filled", "flush", "fraught", "full", "replete", "rife" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "beret":{ "a round garment worn on the head with a tight band and a top that is flat, soft, and loose":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "berks":{ "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "I wouldn't like some silly berk from Fleet Street following me about" ], "synonyms":[ "boobies", "charlies", "charleys", "cuckoos", "ding-a-lings", "dingbats", "ding-dongs", "dipsticks", "doofuses", "dufuses", "featherheads", "fools", "geese", "gits", "half-wits", "jackasses", "lunatics", "mooncalves", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "nutcases", "nuts", "simpletons", "simps", "turkeys", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "daredevils", "madmen", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "dopes", "dorks", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "ganders", "goons", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "morons", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schlumps", "schnooks", "stocks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "butts", "dupes", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "monkeys", "chumps", "losers", "schlemiels", "shlemiels", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "kooks", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos" ], "near antonyms":[ "sages", "thinkers", "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "berthed":{ "as in moored , tied up":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "moored", "tied up", "anchored", "docked", "landed", "beached", "grounded", "harbored", "arrived", "reached", "showed up", "turned up", "debarked", "disembarked" ], "near antonyms":[ "embarked", "launched", "sailed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "berate":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job" ], "synonyms":[ "baste", "bawl out", "call down", "castigate", "chastise", "chew out", "dress down", "flay", "hammer", "jaw", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lecture", "rag", "rail (at or against)", "rant (at)", "rate", "ream (out)", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "scold", "score", "tongue-lash", "upbraid" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonish", "chide", "remonstrate (with)", "reprove", "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bad-mouth", "blame", "blast", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "crucify", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "excoriate", "fault", "harangue", "knock", "lace (into)", "lash", "pan", "reprehend", "revile", "scourge", "slam", "vituperate", "belittle", "disparage", "mock", "put down", "ridicule", "scoff", "scorn" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "berating":{ "as in rebuke , reprimand":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chewing out", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reproof", "assault", "attack", "broadside", "invective", "lambasting", "lashing", "tongue-lashing", "vituperation", "abuse", "castigation", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "diatribe", "harangue", "jeremiad", "philippic", "rant", "tirade", "belittlement", "deprecation", "depreciation", "disparagement", "dissing", "excoriation", "execration", "revilement", "admonishment", "admonition", "lecture", "sermon" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomium", "eulogy", "panegyric", "rhapsody", "tribute", "acclaim", "acclamation", "accolade", "citation", "homage", "honor", "praise", "approval", "blessing", "commendation", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "ovation", "plaudit", "rave" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job" ], "synonyms":[ "basting", "bawling out", "calling down", "castigating", "chastising", "chewing out", "dressing down", "flaying", "hammering", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "ranting (at)", "rating", "reaming (out)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "scolding", "scoring", "tongue-lashing", "upbraiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishing", "chiding", "remonstrating (with)", "reproving", "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "bad-mouthing", "blaming", "blasting", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "crucifying", "denouncing", "dissing", "excoriating", "faulting", "haranguing", "knocking", "lacing (into)", "lashing", "panning", "reprehending", "reviling", "scourging", "slamming", "vituperating", "belittling", "disparaging", "mocking", "putting down", "ridiculing", "scoffing", "scorning" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "berets":{ "a round garment worn on the head with a tight band and a top that is flat, soft, and loose":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "berated":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job" ], "synonyms":[ "basted", "bawled out", "called down", "castigated", "chastised", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "hammered", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "ranted (at)", "rated", "reamed (out)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "scolded", "scored", "tongue-lashed", "upbraided" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonished", "chid", "chided", "remonstrated (with)", "reproved", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "harangued", "knocked", "laced (into)", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "reviled", "scourged", "slammed", "vituperated", "belittled", "disparaged", "mocked", "put down", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "berserks":{ "as in cowboys , hotdogs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cowboys", "hotdogs", "showboats", "daredevils", "devils", "madcaps", "madmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "berserkly":{ "in a confused and reckless manner":{ "examples":[ "reports of a crazed man running berserkly through traffic at a major intersection" ], "synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "frantically", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "berserker":{ "in a confused and reckless manner":{ "examples":[ "the familiar scene in horror movies where everyone runs berserk as the monster destroys everything in sight" ], "synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in nuclear , amok":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "nuclear", "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud", "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "haywire", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic", "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboy , hotdog":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cowboy", "hotdog", "showboat", "daredevil", "devil", "madcap", "madman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "berserk":{ "in a confused and reckless manner":{ "examples":[ "the familiar scene in horror movies where everyone runs berserk as the monster destroys everything in sight" ], "synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in nuclear , amok":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "nuclear", "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud", "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "haywire", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic", "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboy , hotdog":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cowboy", "hotdog", "showboat", "daredevil", "devil", "madcap", "madman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "bereavements":{ "as in losses , lacks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absences", "lacks", "needs", "wants", "deprivations", "dispossessions", "privations", "forfeits", "forfeitures", "penalties", "losses", "misplacements", "sacrifices" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquisitions", "gains", "controls", "hands", "possessions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "berth":{ "an assignment at which one regularly works for pay":{ "examples":[ "found a berth at a travel agency" ], "synonyms":[ "appointment", "billet", "capacity", "connection", "function", "job", "place", "position", "post", "situation" ], "near synonyms":[ "business", "employ", "employment", "occupation", "profession", "work", "office", "spot", "calling", "pursuit", "trade", "vocation", "line", "racket", "engagement", "gig", "livelihood", "living", "career", "lifework", "practice", "practise", "duty", "mission", "posting", "service", "task" ], "near antonyms":[ "avocation", "joblessness", "unemployment" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in moor , tie up":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "moor", "tie up", "anchor", "dock", "land", "beach", "ground", "harbor", "arrive", "reach", "show up", "turn up", "debark", "disembark" ], "near antonyms":[ "embark", "launch", "sail" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }