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"line", "termination" ], "near synonyms":[ "extremity", "fag end", "terminus", "border", "brim", "edge", "margin", "rim", "verge", "outside", "bar", "barrier", "fence", "hedge", "restraint", "stop", "wall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "examples":[ "that chalk line marks the boundary of our playing field" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "borderline", "bound", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "fringe", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambit", "brink", "crest", "curb", "cusp", "lip", "ceiling", "maximum", "demarcation", "extent", "limitation", "measure", "mere", "restriction", "termination", "borderland", "frontier", "march", "outskirts", "pale", "selvage", "lap", "shore" ], "near antonyms":[ "center", "core", "heart", "inner", "inside", "interior", "middle", "within" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bounteous":{ "being more than enough without being excessive":{ "examples":[ "offered a bounteous reward for finding the lost ring" ], "synonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "aplenty", "bountiful", "comfortable", "cornucopian", "galore", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenty" ], "near synonyms":[ "extra", "supernumerary", "surplus", "abounding", "blooming", "overflowing", "plump", "replete", "rich", "rife", "teeming", "wealthy", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "luxuriant", "prodigal", "prolific", "copious", "fulsome", "lavish", "profuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "stingy", "skimpy", "least", "minimum", "light", "slight", "small", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "minimal", "scant", "spare" ] }, "giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation":{ 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"miserly", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penurious", "selfish", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bounteously":{ "in a generous manner":{ "examples":[ "our host handed us bounteously -filled plates and invited us to sit out by the pool" ], "synonyms":[ "amply", "bountifully", "freehandedly", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well" ], "near synonyms":[ "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "friendlily", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "selflessly", "ungrudgingly", "unselfishly", "altruistically", "beneficently", "benevolently", "bigheartedly", "charitably", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "magnanimously", "philanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "frigidly", "hostilely", "angrily", "belligerently", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly" ], "antonyms":[ "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "bounties":{ "something offered or given in return for a service performed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a bounty was offered for information leading to the capture of the criminal" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bonuses", "lagniappes", "premiums", "bonanzas", "jackpots", "treasure troves", "awards", "decorations", "distinctions", "honors", "plumes", "prizes", "trophies", "gratuities", "tips", "deserts", "wages" ], "synonyms":[ "prices", "rewards" ] }, "the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the record-breaking bounty from this year's corn harvest" ], "near antonyms":[ "deductions", "losses", "subtractions" ], "related":[ "bags", "earnings", "gains", "grosses", "incomes", "nets", "payoffs", "proceeds", "profits", "receipts", "returns", "revenues", "winnings", "booties", "loots", "plunders", "spoils", "swags", "appropriations", "collections" ], "synonyms":[ "catches", "hauls", "takes", "yields" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bountiful":{ "being more than enough without being excessive":{ "examples":[ "a bountiful supply of apples for the harvest festival" ], "synonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "aplenty", "bounteous", "comfortable", "cornucopian", "galore", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenty" ], "near synonyms":[ "extra", "supernumerary", "surplus", "abounding", "blooming", "overflowing", "plump", "replete", "rich", "rife", "teeming", "wealthy", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "luxuriant", "prodigal", "prolific", "copious", "fulsome", "lavish", "profuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "stingy", "skimpy", "least", "minimum", "light", "slight", "small", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "minimal", "scant", "spare" ] }, "giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation":{ "examples":[ "a bountiful host who makes sure that everyone has plenty to eat at his dinners" ], "synonyms":[ "bighearted", "bounteous", "charitable", "free", "freehanded", "freehearted", "fulsome", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "open", "openhanded", "unselfish", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagant", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "altruistic", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "big", "greathearted", "largehearted", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "kind", "kindly", "samaritan", "sympathetic" ], "near antonyms":[ "mean", "petty", "small", "frugal", "spare", "sparing", "thrifty", "chary", "stinting", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "begrudging", "envious", "grudging", "resentful" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "costive", "illiberal", "mingy", "miserly", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penurious", "selfish", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bounty":{ "something offered or given in return for a service performed":{ "examples":[ "a bounty was offered for information leading to the capture of the criminal" ], "synonyms":[ "price", "reward" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonus", "lagniappe", "premium", "bonanza", "jackpot", "treasure trove", "award", "decoration", "distinction", "honor", "plume", "prize", "trophy", "gratuity", "tip", "desert(s)", "wages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being generous":{ "examples":[ "her bounty at Halloween was known throughout the neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "bigheartedness", "bountifulness", "generosity", "generousness", "largesse", "largess", "liberality", "munificence", "openhandedness", "openheartedness", "philanthropy", "unselfishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "beneficence", "charity", "kindliness", "selflessness", "kindness", "gift", "gratuity", "lagniappe", "tribute", "extravagance", "improvidence", "lavishness", "prodigality", "wastefulness", "spendthrift", "dissipating", "squandering" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "economizing", "economy", "frugality", "husbandry", "providence", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrift", "conservation", "saving", "husbanding", "managing", "scraping", "cutting back" ], "antonyms":[ "cheapness", "closeness", "meanness", "miserliness", "parsimony", "penuriousness", "pinching", "selfishness", "stinginess", "tightness", "ungenerosity" ] }, "the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time":{ "examples":[ "the record-breaking bounty from this year's corn harvest" ], 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], "near synonyms":[ "grails", "holy grails", "plots", "projects", "schemes", "desires", "hopes", "minds", "wishes", "nirvanas", "destinations", "termini", "terminuses" ], "near antonyms":[ "means", "methods", "ways" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bout":{ "a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{ "examples":[ "undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet" ], "synonyms":[ "competition", "contest", "event", "game", "match", "matchup", "meet", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tournament", "tourney" ], "near synonyms":[ "athletics", "sport", "battle", "conflict", "scrimmage", "skirmish", "struggle", "tug-of-war", "tussle", "championship", "national(s)", "final", "nightcap", "play-off", "semifinal", "derby", "field day", "gymkhana", "open", "outing", "biathlon", "decathlon", "heptathlon", "pentathlon", "triathlon", "marathon", "race", "ultramarathon", "heat", "round", "run", "set", "rally", "volley", "round-robin", "rubber", "runoff", "sudden death", "dead heat", "photo finish", "seesaw", "classic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder":{ "examples":[ "she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu" ], "synonyms":[ "access", "attack", "case", "fit", "seizure", "siege", "spell", "turn" ], "near synonyms":[ "recurrence", "relapse", "brainstorm", "convulsion", "eclampsia", "pang", "paroxysm", "spasm", "throe", "agitation", "frenzy", "breakdown", "collapse", "prostration" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrest", "relief", "remission" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bourgeoning":{ "as in flourishing , flowering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blooming", "blossoming", "flourishing", "flowering", "undeveloped", "unfinished", "unfledged", "unformed", "unripe", "unripened", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "puerile", "raw", "embryonic", "emergent", "ephebic", "minor", "preteen", "subadult", "teenage", "teenaged", "underage", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "young", "youngish", "youthful" ], "near antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "matured", "aged", "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "oldish", "senescent", "senior", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "golden", "mellow", "ripe", "ripened", "middle-aged", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "over-the-hill", "senile", "spavined", "tottery" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "accumulating", "appreciating", "ballooning", "booming", "building up", "climbing", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "gaining", "increasing", "mounting", "multiplying", "mushrooming", "proliferating", "rising", "rolling up", "snowballing", "spreading", "swelling", "waxing" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumping", "rocketing", "skyrocketing", "surging", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling", "blowing up", "bulking", "distending", "inflating", "puffing (up)", "crescendoing", "cresting", "peaking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracting", "decreasing", "diminishing", "dwindling", "lessening", "receding", "waning" ] }, "to grow vigorously":{ "examples":[ "the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good" ], "synonyms":[ "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving" ], "near synonyms":[ "luxuriating", "overgrowing", "proliferating", "shooting up", "germinating", "rooting", "sprouting", "blooming", "flowering", "fruiting", "producing", "propagating", "regenerating", "seeding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall" ], "synonyms":[ "blooming", "blossoming", "blowing", "efflorescing", "flowering", "unfolding" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafing", 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"waned" ] }, "to grow vigorously":{ "examples":[ "the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good" ], "synonyms":[ "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve" ], "near synonyms":[ "luxuriated", "overgrew", "proliferated", "shot up", "germinated", "rooted", "sprouted", "bloomed", "flowered", "fruited", "produced", "propagated", "regenerated", "seeded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "bloomed", "blossomed", "effloresced", "flowered", "unfolded" ], "near synonyms":[ "leafed", "leaved", "budded", "opened" ], "near antonyms":[ "dried up", "faded", "shriveled", "shrivelled", "wilted", "withered", "died", "dropped", "expired", "perished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bouquet":{ "a bunch of flowers":{ "examples":[ "I bought my wife a nice bouquet for her birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "bob", "nosegay", "posy" ], "near synonyms":[ "boutonniere", 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is beyond the bounds of decency" ], "synonyms":[ "boundaries", "caps", "ceilings", "confines", "ends", "extents", "limitations", "limits", "lines", "terminations" ], "near synonyms":[ "extremities", "fag ends", "termini", "terminuses", "borders", "brims", "edges", "margins", "rims", "verges", "outsides", "barriers", "bars", "fences", "hedges", "restraints", "stops", "walls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "examples":[ "colored outside the bounds of the drawing" ], "synonyms":[ "borderlines", "borders", "boundaries", "brims", "circumferences", "compasses", "confines", "edges", "edgings", "ends", "frames", "fringes", "hems", "margins", "perimeters", "peripheries", "rims", "skirtings", "skirts", "verges" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambits", "brinks", "crests", "curbs", "cusps", "lips", "ceilings", "maxima", "maximums", "demarcations", "extents", "limitations", "measures", "meres", "restrictions", "terminations", "borderlands", "frontiers", "marches", "outskirts", "pales", "selvages", "laps", "shores" ], "near antonyms":[ "centers", "cores", "hearts", "inners", "insides", "interiors", "middles", "withins" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an act of leaping into the air":{ "examples":[ "the kangaroo took one giant bound and was gone" ], "synonyms":[ "hops", "jumps", "leaps", "springs", "vaults" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounces", "lopes", "skips", "capers", "caprioles", "gambadoes", "gambados", "gambols", "attacks", "pounces", "dives", "pitches", "plunges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "the country is bounded by water on two sides" ], "synonyms":[ "circumscribes", "defines", "delimits", "demarcates", "demarks", "limits", "marks (off)", "terminates" ], "near synonyms":[ "controls", "determines", "governs", "delineates", "describes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "examples":[ "being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality" ], "synonyms":[ "borders", "edges", "frames", "fringes", "margins", "rims", "skirts" ], "near synonyms":[ "hems", "trims", "circumscribes", "defines", "delineates", "demarcates", "outlines", "silhouettes", "sketches", "traces", "circles", "compasses", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "environs", "girdles", "girths", "loops", "rings", "rounds", "surrounds", "walls", "checks", "confines", "controls", "curbs", "limits", "restrains", "restricts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "examples":[ "the child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends" ], "synonyms":[ "bounces", "hops", "lollops", "lopes", "skips", "trips" ], "near synonyms":[ "capers", "frisks", "gambols", "romps", "skims", "skitters", "jumps", "leaps", "vaults" ], "near antonyms":[ "lumbers", "plods", "trudges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to propel oneself upward or forward into the air":{ "examples":[ "a rabbit bounded down the garden path" ], "synonyms":[ "hops", "jumps", "leaps", "springs", "vaults" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounces", "hurdles", "leapfrogs", "lopes", "skips", "bucks", "capers", "caprioles", "cavorts", "frolics", "gambols", "romps", "attacks", "pounces", "shoots", "skyrockets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bounders":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "a good-for-nothing bounder who always leaves it to someone else to pick up the tab" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "beasts", "bleeders", "blighters", "boors", "buggers", "buzzards", "cads", "chuffs", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "cruds", "crumbs", "curs", "dirtbags", "dogs", "finks", "heels", "hounds", "jerks", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "pills", "rat finks", "rats", "reptiles", "rotters", "schmucks", "scumbags", "scums", "scuzzballs", "skunks", "skunk", "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimeballs", "slimes", "slobs", "snakes", "so-and-sos", "so-and-so's", "sods", "stinkards", "stinkers", "swine", "toads", "varmints", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarians", "brutes", "cavemen", "Neanderthals", "savages", "loudmouths", "vulgarians", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "miscreants", "rascals", "rogues", "roughnecks", "scabs", "scamps", "scoundrels", "villains", "wretches", "boobies", "doofuses", "dufuses", "fools", "jackasses", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nits", "nitwits", "nuts", "schmoes", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dinks", "dolts", "dopes", "dorks", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "turkeys", "brats", "insolents", "nuisances", "pests", "snips", "snobs", "snoots", "snots", "dweebs", "nerds" ], "near antonyms":[ "heroes", "heroines", "idols", "role models", "gentlemen", "ladies", "angels", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bounce":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy" ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "boot (out)", "cast out", "chase", "dismiss", "drum (out)", "eject", "expel", "extrude", "kick out", "oust", "out", "rout", "run off", "throw out", "turf (out)", "turn out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforce", "deport", "displace", "dispossess", "evict", "exile", "expatriate", "ostracize", "read out", "shut out", "ax", "axe", "can", "cashier", "defenestrate", "discharge", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "admit", "receive", "take", "take in", "welcome", "entertain", "harbor", "house", "lodge", "shelter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike and fly off at an angle":{ "examples":[ "most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket" ], "synonyms":[ "carom", "glance", "rebound", "ricochet", "skim", "skip" ], "near synonyms":[ "brush", "graze", "nudge", "rake", "shave", "sweep", "bump", "contact", "hit", "kiss", "touch", "sideswipe", "reflect" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again" ], "synonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "can", "cashier", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate", "turn off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsize", "excess", "furlough", "lay off", "trim", "boot (out)", "chuck (out)", "drum (out)", "kick out", "throw out", "unseat", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "keep", "reemploy", "rehire", "contract", "subcontract", "recruit" ], "antonyms":[ "employ", "engage", "hire", "retain", "sign (up or on)", "take on" ] }, "to set before the mind for consideration":{ "examples":[ "we bounced several script suggestions off the producers, but they weren't interested in any of them" ], "synonyms":[ "advance", "offer", "pose", "proffer", "propose", "propound", "suggest", "vote" ], "near synonyms":[ "move", "nominate", "recommend", "present", "submit", "tender", "trot out", "file", "lay", "lodge", "arrange", "calculate", "chart", "contrive", "cover", "frame", "map", "plan", "plot", "shape" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "examples":[ "the girl bounced excitedly alongside her parents as they hurried toward the entrance to the amusement park" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "hop", "lollop", "lope", "skip", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "caper", "frisk", "gambol", "romp", "skim", "skitter", "jump", "leap", "vault" ], "near antonyms":[ "lumber", "plod", "trudge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "active strength of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "the new pop group has real bounce that serves them well in their videos" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "brio", "dash", "drive", "dynamism", "energy", "esprit", "gas", "get-up-and-go", "ginger", "go", "gusto", "hardihood", "juice", "life", "moxie", "oomph", "pep", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vim", "vinegar", "vitality", "zing", "zip" ], "near synonyms":[ "animal spirits", "animation", "briskness", "jauntiness", "liveliness", "snappiness", "spirit", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunk", "spunkiness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "ardor", "\u00e9lan", "fervor", "fire", "passion", "zeal", "main", "metal", "mettle", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "stamina", "strength", "brawniness", "fitness", "hardiness", "huskiness", "sturdiness", "virility", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolence", "laziness", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "disablement", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "impotency", "infirmity", "powerlessness", "puniness", "slightness", "softness", "tenderness", "weakness", "enervation", "exhaustion", "inanition", "prostration" ], "antonyms":[ "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "torpidity" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bountifulness":{ "the quality or state of being generous":{ "examples":[ "because of the restaurant owner's bountifulness , a number of homeless people were fed that day" ], "synonyms":[ "bigheartedness", "bounty", "generosity", "generousness", "largesse", "largess", "liberality", "munificence", "openhandedness", "openheartedness", "philanthropy", "unselfishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "beneficence", "charity", "kindliness", "selflessness", "kindness", "gift", "gratuity", "lagniappe", "tribute", "extravagance", "improvidence", "lavishness", "prodigality", "wastefulness", "spendthrift", "dissipating", "squandering" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "economizing", "economy", "frugality", "husbandry", "providence", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrift", "conservation", "saving", "husbanding", "managing", "scraping", "cutting back" ], "antonyms":[ "cheapness", "closeness", "meanness", "miserliness", "parsimony", "penuriousness", "pinching", "selfishness", "stinginess", "tightness", "ungenerosity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bourgeon":{ "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "accumulate", "appreciate", "balloon", "boom", "build up", "climb", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "gain", "increase", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "rise", "roll up", "snowball", "spread", "swell", "wax" ], "near synonyms":[ "jump", "rocket", "skyrocket", "surge", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble", "blow up", "bulk", "distend", "inflate", "puff (up)", "crescendo", "crest", "peak" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "dwindle", "lessen", "recede", "wane" ] }, "to grow vigorously":{ "examples":[ "the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good" ], "synonyms":[ "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "near synonyms":[ "luxuriate", "overgrow", "proliferate", "shoot up", "germinate", "root", "sprout", "bloom", "flower", "fruit", "produce", "propagate", "regenerate", "seed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce flowers":{ "examples":[ "chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall" ], "synonyms":[ "bloom", "blossom", "blow", "effloresce", "flower", "unfold" ], "near synonyms":[ "leaf", "leave", "bud", "open" ], "near antonyms":[ "dry up", "fade", "shrivel", "wilt", "wither", "die", "drop", "expire", "perish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bouncing (back)":{ "to regain a former or normal state":{ "examples":[ "once the cleanup from the hurricane is completed, business owners are hoping that tourism quickly bounces back" ], "synonyms":[ "coming back", "rallying", "rebounding", "recovering", "snapping back" ], "near synonyms":[ "reanimating", "revitalizing", "reviving" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "failing", "worsening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bounteousness":{ "as in bountifulness , openhandedness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bountifulness", "bounty", "charity", "generosity", "generousness", "largesse", "largess", "liberality", "magnanimity", "openhandedness", "openheartedness", "philanthropy", "unselfishness", "altruism", "selflessness", "contentment", "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "gratification", "satisfaction" ], "near antonyms":[ "commercialism", "materialism", "possessiveness", "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "avidness", "covetousness", "cupidity", "graspingness", "greed", "greediness", "mercenariness", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "gluttonousness", "gluttony", "piggishness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bouleversements":{ "a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{ "examples":[ "the bouleversement in the print media since the rise of the Internet" ], "synonyms":[ "cataclysms", "convulsions", "earthquakes", "paroxysms", "storms", "tempests", "tumults", "upheavals", "uproars" ], "near synonyms":[ "insurgencies", "insurrections", "mutinies", "overthrows", "overturns", "rebellions", "revolts", "revolutions", "subversions", "uprisings", "upsets", "fits", "seizures", "spasms", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "bluster", "bobberies", "bustles", "coils", "commotions", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurly-burlies", "pandemoniums", "routs", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "to-dos", "turmoils", "welters", "williwaws" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bounced":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy" ], "synonyms":[ "banished", "booted (out)", "cast out", "chased", "dismissed", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "extruded", "kicked out", "ousted", "outed", "ran off", "routed", "threw out", "turfed (out)", "turned out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforced", "deported", "displaced", "dispossessed", "evicted", "exiled", "expatriated", "ostracized", "read out", "shut out", "axed", "canned", "cashiered", "defenestrated", "discharged", "fired", "mustered out", "pink-slipped", "released", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "terminated" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "admitted", "received", "took", "took in", "welcomed", "entertained", "harbored", "housed", "lodged", "sheltered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike and fly off at an angle":{ "examples":[ "most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket" ], "synonyms":[ "caromed", "glanced", "rebounded", "ricocheted", "ricochetted", "skimmed", "skipped" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushed", "grazed", "nudged", "raked", "shaved", "swept", "bumped", "contacted", "hit", "kissed", "touched", "sideswiped", "reflected" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again" ], "synonyms":[ "axed", "canned", "cashiered", "discharged", "dismissed", "fired", "mustered out", "pink-slipped", "released", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "terminated", "turned off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsized", "excessed", "furloughed", "laid off", "trimmed", "booted (out)", "chucked (out)", "drummed (out)", "kicked out", "threw out", "unseated", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "kept", "reemployed", "re-employed", "rehired", "contracted", "subcontracted", "recruited" ], "antonyms":[ "employed", "engaged", "hired", "retained", "signed (up or on)", "took on" ] }, "to set before the mind for consideration":{ "examples":[ "we bounced several script suggestions off the producers, but they weren't interested in any of them" ], "synonyms":[ "advanced", "offered", "posed", "proffered", "proposed", "propounded", "suggested", "voted" ], "near synonyms":[ "moved", "nominated", "recommended", "presented", "submitted", "tendered", "trotted out", "filed", "laid", "lodged", "arranged", "calculated", "charted", "contrived", "covered", "framed", "mapped", "planned", "plotted", "shaped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "examples":[ "the girl bounced excitedly alongside her parents as they hurried toward the entrance to the amusement park" ], "synonyms":[ "bounded", "hopped", "lolloped", "loped", "skipped", "tripped" ], "near synonyms":[ "capered", "frisked", "gamboled", "gambolled", "romped", "skimmed", "skittered", "jumped", "leaped", "leapt", "vaulted" ], "near antonyms":[ "lumbered", "plodded", "trudged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boundlessness":{ "as in timelessness , limitlessness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "endlessness", "interminableness", "limitlessness", "permanence", "permanency", "timelessness", "eternity", "everlasting", "foreverness", "infinity", "perpetuity" ], "near antonyms":[ "ephemerality", "impermanence", "temporariness", "transience", "transitoriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bourne":{ "something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{ "examples":[ "still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "ambition", "aspiration", "design", "dream", "end", "goal", "idea", "ideal", "intent", "intention", "mark", "meaning", "object", "objective", "plan", "point", "pretension", "purpose", "target", "thing" ], "near synonyms":[ "grail", "holy grail", "plot", "project", "scheme", "desire", "hope", "mind", "wish", "nirvana", "destination", "terminus" ], "near antonyms":[ "means", "method", "way" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bouncing":{ "enjoying health and vigor":{ "examples":[ "a bouncing new baby in the family" ], "synonyms":[ "able-bodied", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well", "well-conditioned", "whole", "wholesome" ], "near synonyms":[ "hard", "hardy", "iron", "lusty", "rugged", "stalwart", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "ambulatory", "nondisabled", "uncrippled", "active", "agile", "chipper", "lively", "sprightful", "sprightly", "spry", "vigorous", "vital", "blooming", "clean-cut", "flourishing", "flush", "prospering", "thriving", "all right", "good", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrepit", "enfeebled", "feeble", "infirm", "run-down", "sickened", "sickly", "weak", "weakened", "weakly", "worn-out", "challenged", "crippled", "debilitated", "differently abled", "disabled", "halt", "incapacitated", "lame", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "emaciated", "gaunt", "haggard", "malnourished", "undernourished", "afflicted", "troubled", "bad", "poorly" ], "antonyms":[ "ailing", "diseased", "ill", "sick", "unfit", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell" ] }, "having much high-spirited energy and movement":{ "examples":[ "a bouncing dance routine that should be good for an aerobics class" ], "synonyms":[ "active", "airy", "animate", "animated", "brisk", "energetic", "frisky", "gay", "jaunty", "jazzy", "kinetic", "lively", "mettlesome", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "pizzazzy", "pizazzy", "racy", "snappy", "spanking", "sparky", "spirited", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "spiffy", "agog", "alert", "awake", "open-eyed", "up", "wide-awake", "agile", "nimble", "spry", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "chirpy", "chirrupy", "effervescent", "sparkly", "upbeat", "eager", "enthusiastic", "keen", "frolicsome", "impish", "pixieish", "playful", "boisterous", "bubbly", "ebullient", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "high-strung", "nervous", "skittish" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolent", "lazy", "unambitious", "inert", "lethargic", "sleepy", "sluggish", "tired", "torpid", "weary", "apathetic", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stolid", "boring", "dull", "irksome", "tedious" ], "antonyms":[ "dead", "inactive", "inanimate", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languishing", "languorous", "leaden", "lifeless", "limp", "listless", "spiritless", "vapid" ] }, "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy" ], "synonyms":[ "banishing", "booting (out)", "casting out", "chasing", "dismissing", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "extruding", "kicking out", "ousting", "outing", "routing", "running off", "throwing out", "turfing (out)", "turning out" ], "near synonyms":[ "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 strike and fly off at an angle":{ "examples":[ "most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket" ], "synonyms":[ "caroming", "glancing", "rebounding", "ricocheting", "ricochetting", "skimming", "skipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "brushing", "grazing", "nudging", "raking", "shaving", "sweeping", "bumping", "contacting", "hitting", "kissing", "touching", "sideswiping", "reflecting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again" ], "synonyms":[ "axing", "canning", "cashiering", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating", "turning off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizing", "excessing", "furloughing", "laying off", "trimming", "booting (out)", "chucking (out)", "drumming (out)", "kicking out", "throwing out", "unseating", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "reemploying", "re-employing", "rehiring", "contracting", "subcontracting", "recruiting" ], "antonyms":[ "employing", "engaging", "hiring", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ] }, "to set before the mind for consideration":{ "examples":[ "we bounced several script suggestions off the producers, but they weren't interested in any of them" ], "synonyms":[ "advancing", "offering", "posing", "proffering", "proposing", "propounding", "suggesting", "voting" ], "near synonyms":[ "moving", "nominating", "recommending", "presenting", "submitting", "tendering", "trotting out", "filing", "laying", "lodging", "arranging", "calculating", "charting", "contriving", "covering", "framing", "mapping", "planning", "plotting", "shaping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "examples":[ "the girl bounced excitedly alongside her parents as they hurried toward the entrance to the amusement park" ], "synonyms":[ "bounding", "hopping", "lolloping", "loping", "skipping", "tripping" ], "near synonyms":[ "capering", "frisking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "skimming", "skittering", "jumping", "leaping", "vaulting" ], "near antonyms":[ "lumbering", "plodding", "trudging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "boulevards":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards" ], "synonyms":[ "arterials", "arteries", "avenues", "carriageways", "drags", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeways", "autobahns", "autoroutes", "autostradas", "autostrade", "dual carriageways", "interstates", "motorways", "superhighways", "beltways", "bypasses", "parkways", "ring roads", "corniches", "switchbacks", "through streets", "high streets", "Main Streets", "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "side streets", "alleys", "alleyways", "circles", "lanes", "laneways", "mews", "places", "closes", "culs-de-sac", "cul-de-sacs", "dead ends", "corridors", "tracks", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bought the farm":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "After years of 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"turns off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizes", "excesses", "furloughs", "lays off", "trims", "boots (out)", "chucks (out)", "drums (out)", "kicks out", "throws out", "unseats", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeps", "reemploys", "rehires", "contracts", "subcontracts", "recruits" ], "antonyms":[ "employs", "engages", "hires", "retains", "signs (up or on)", "takes on" ] }, "to set before the mind for consideration":{ "examples":[ "we bounced several script suggestions off the producers, but they weren't interested in any of them" ], "synonyms":[ "advances", "offers", "poses", "proffers", "proposes", "propounds", "suggests", "votes" ], "near synonyms":[ "moves", "nominates", "recommends", "presents", "submits", "tenders", "trots out", "files", "lays", "lodges", "arranges", "calculates", "charts", "contrives", "covers", "frames", "maps", "plans", "plots", "shapes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "examples":[ "the girl bounced excitedly 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"lap", "shore" ], "near antonyms":[ "center", "core", "heart", "inner", "inside", "interior", "middle", "within" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an act of leaping into the air":{ "examples":[ "the kangaroo took one giant bound and was gone" ], "synonyms":[ "hop", "jump", "leap", "spring", "vault" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounce", "lope", "skip", "caper", "capriole", "gambado", "gambol", "attack", "pounce", "dive", "pitch", "plunge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "the country is bounded by water on two sides" ], "synonyms":[ "circumscribe", "define", "delimit", "demarcate", "demark", "limit", "mark (off)", "terminate" ], "near synonyms":[ "control", "determine", "govern", "delineate", "describe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "examples":[ "being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "edge", "frame", "fringe", "margin", "rim", "skirt" ], "near synonyms":[ "hem", "trim", "circumscribe", "define", "delineate", "demarcate", "outline", "silhouette", "sketch", "trace", "circle", "compass", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "environ", "girdle", "girth", "loop", "ring", "round", "surround", "wall", "check", "confine", "control", "curb", "limit", "restrain", "restrict" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "examples":[ "the child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends" ], "synonyms":[ "bounce", "hop", "lollop", "lope", "skip", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "caper", "frisk", "gambol", "romp", "skim", "skitter", "jump", "leap", "vault" ], "near antonyms":[ "lumber", "plod", "trudge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to propel oneself upward or forward into the air":{ "examples":[ "a rabbit bounded down the garden path" ], "synonyms":[ "hop", "jump", "leap", "spring", "vault" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounce", "hurdle", "leapfrog", "lope", "skip", "buck", "caper", "capriole", "cavort", "frolic", "gambol", "romp", "attack", "pounce", "shoot", "skyrocket" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "fully committed to achieving a goal":{ "examples":[ "I am bound and determined to write a novel before I turn 30" ], "synonyms":[ "bent (on or upon)", "decisive", "determined", "do-or-die", "firm", "hell-bent (on or upon)", "intent", "out", "purposeful", "resolute", "resolved", "set", "single-minded" ], "near synonyms":[ "bitter", "vehement", "certain", "cocksure", "confident", "positive", "sure", "earnest", "serious", "steady", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unswerving", "unwavering", "adamant", "adamantine", "dogged", "hard", "hardened", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "mulish", "obdurate", "persistent", "pertinacious", "perverse", "pigheaded", "rigid", "self-willed", "stubborn", "tenacious", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful" ], "near antonyms":[ "distrustful", "doubtful", "dubious", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "unsettled", "unsure", "disinclined", "indisposed", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant" ], "antonyms":[ "faltering", "hesitant", "indecisive", "irresolute", "undetermined", "unresolved", "vacillating", "wavering", "weak-kneed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "bourns":{ "a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{ "examples":[ "idyllic days that were spent rambling the length of the bourn that flowed through that peaceful vale" ], "synonyms":[ "becks", "brooklets", "brooks", "burns", "creeks", "gills", "rills", "rivulets", "runlets", "runnels", "runs", "streamlets" ], "near synonyms":[ "arroyos", "billabongs", "freshes", "freshets", "runoffs", "bayous", "coulees", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "streams", "washes", "canals", "channels", "cutoffs", "cuts", "guts", "kills", "millraces", "millstreams", "races", "watercourses", "waterways", "affluents", "branches", "confluents", "distributaries", "influents", "tributaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bounden":{ "being under obligation for a favor or gift":{ "examples":[ "a rugged individualist who refused to be bounden to any man" ], "synonyms":[ "beholden", "indebted", "obligated", "obliged" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciative", "grateful", "thankful" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bounces (back)":{ "to regain a former or normal state":{ "examples":[ "once the cleanup from the hurricane is completed, business owners are hoping that tourism quickly bounces back" ], "synonyms":[ "comes back", "rallies", "rebounds", "recovers", "snaps back" ], "near synonyms":[ "reanimates", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "fails", "worsens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bounced (back)":{ "to regain a former or normal state":{ "examples":[ "once the cleanup from the hurricane is completed, business owners are hoping that tourism quickly 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"escalated", "expanded", "copious", "plenitudinous", "plentiful", "big", "bulky", "bumper", "considerable", "extensive", "goodly", "great", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "overscale", "overscaled", "oversize", "oversized", "respectable", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "super", "vast", "voluminous", "whacking", "epic", "grandiose", "major", "ample", "broad", "comprehensive", "cosmopolitan", "expansive", "global", "inclusive", "sweeping", "universal", "whole" ], "antonyms":[ "boundless", "dimensionless", "endless", "illimitable", "immeasurable", "indefinite", "infinite", "limitless", "measureless", "unbounded", "undefined", "unlimited", "unmeasured" ] }, "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "the country is bounded by water on two sides" ], "synonyms":[ "circumscribed", "defined", "delimited", "demarcated", "demarked", "limited", "marked (off)", "terminated" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlled", "determined", "governed", "delineated", "described" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "examples":[ "being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality" ], "synonyms":[ "bordered", "edged", "framed", "fringed", "margined", "rimmed", "skirted" ], "near synonyms":[ "hemmed", "trimmed", "circumscribed", "defined", "delineated", "demarcated", "outlined", "silhouetted", "sketched", "traced", "circled", "compassed", "encircled", "enclosed", "inclosed", "environed", "girdled", "girthed", "looped", "ringed", "rounded", "surrounded", "walled", "checked", "confined", "controlled", "curbed", "limited", "restrained", "restricted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "examples":[ "the child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends" ], "synonyms":[ "bounced", "hopped", "lolloped", "loped", "skipped", "tripped" ], "near synonyms":[ "capered", "frisked", "gamboled", "gambolled", "romped", "skimmed", "skittered", "jumped", "leaped", "leapt", "vaulted" ], "near antonyms":[ "lumbered", "plodded", "trudged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to propel oneself upward or forward into the air":{ "examples":[ "a rabbit bounded down the garden path" ], "synonyms":[ "hopped", "jumped", "leaped", "leapt", "sprang", "sprung", "vaulted" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounced", "hurdled", "leapfrogged", "loped", "skipped", "bucked", "capered", "caprioled", "cavorted", "frolicked", "gamboled", "gambolled", "romped", "attacked", "pounced", "shot", "skyrocketed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "bouleversement":{ "a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{ "examples":[ "the bouleversement in the print media since the rise of the Internet" ], "synonyms":[ "cataclysm", "convulsion", "earthquake", "paroxysm", "storm", "tempest", "tumult", "upheaval", "uproar" ], "near synonyms":[ "insurgency", "insurrection", "mutiny", "overthrow", "overturn", "rebellion", "revolt", "revolution", "subversion", "unrest", "uprising", "upset", "fit", "seizure", "spasm", "eruption", "flare-up", "outbreak", "outburst", "bluster", "bobbery", "bustle", "coil", "commotion", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "pandemonium", "rout", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "to-do", "turmoil", "welter", "williwaw", "quaking", "rocking", "shaking", "trembling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boulevard":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bouncily":{ "in a quick and spirited manner":{ "examples":[ "came bouncily into the room" ], "synonyms":[ "airily", "animatedly", "animately", "buoyantly", "gaily", "gayly", "high-spiritedly", "livelily", "lively", "perkily", "pertly", "snappily", "sparkily", "spiritedly", "sprightly", "trippingly", "vivaciously" ], "near synonyms":[ "friskily", "gamesomely", "playfully", "skittishly", "sportively", "briskly", "crisply", "effervescently", "energetically", "jazzily", "racily", "springily", "breezily", "cockily", "dapperly", "dashingly", "jauntily", "agilely", "nimbly", "spryly", "allegro" ], "near antonyms":[ "halfheartedly", "idly", "indolently", "lazily", "lethargically", "slothfully", "heavily", "inactively", "listlessly", "tiredly", "wearily" ], "antonyms":[ "dully", "inanimately", "sluggishly", "tardily" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "bountifully":{ "in a generous manner":{ "examples":[ "Grandma makes sure that everyone in the family is bountifully supplied with her hand-knit sweaters and scarves" ], "synonyms":[ "amply", "bounteously", "freehandedly", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well" ], "near synonyms":[ "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "friendlily", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "selflessly", "ungrudgingly", "unselfishly", "altruistically", "beneficently", "benevolently", "bigheartedly", "charitably", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "magnanimously", "philanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "frigidly", "hostilely", "angrily", "belligerently", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly" ], "antonyms":[ "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "bought it":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "After years of ignoring his health problems, the old man finally bought it ." ], "synonyms":[ "checked out", "conked (out)", "croaked", "deceased", "demised", "departed", "died", "dropped", "ended", "exited", "expired", "fell", "flatlined", "kicked in", "kicked off", "parted", "passed away", "passed (on)", "pegged out", "perished", "popped off", "stepped out", "succumbed", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceased", "consumed", "disappeared", "dried up", "faded", "failed" ], "near antonyms":[ "came to", "revived", "lingered", "existed", "subsisted", "was", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve" ], "antonyms":[ "breathed", "lived" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] } }