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"caulked", "calked", "chinked", "sealed", "repacked", "restuffed" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "bunged", "filled", "packed", "plugged", "stopped", "stuffed" ] }, "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "antonyms":[ "cleared", "freed", "opened (up)", "unblocked", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped" ], "examples":[ "ice floes were damming the river" ], "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", "gummed (up)", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "plugged (up)", "stopped (up)", "stuffed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "damming (up)":{ "as in stopping , closing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blocking", "clogging (up)", "closing", "plugging (up)", 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"all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "very" ] }, "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I don't want to hear about your problems\u2014I just don't give a damn" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "pin", "ray", "scrap", "scruple", "semblance", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "speck", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "touch", "trace" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bubkes", "bupkes", "bupkus", "continental", "darn", "durn", "diddly", "diddly-squat", "doodley-squat", "doodly-squat", "fig", "ghost", "hoot", "iota", "jot", "lick", "modicum", "rap", "squat", "syllable", "tittle", "whit", "whoop" ] }, "to a great degree":{ "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ], "examples":[ "told her she'd never get married because she was too damn picky" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "related":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ] }, "to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{ "antonyms":[ "bless" ], "examples":[ "a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "eulogize", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "praise", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "hail", "salute", "tout", "consecrate", "hallow", "sanctify", "honor", "revere", "venerate" ], "related":[ "attack", "blame", "blast", "criticize", "dis", "diss", "dispraise", "fault", "knock", "pan", "slam", "belittle", "deprecate", "disparage", "doom", "sentence", "convict", "blacklist", "excommunicate", "ostracize", "castigate", "chastise", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "admonish", "chide", "reprove", "berate", "lambaste", "lambast", "rake", "scold", "upbraid", "vituperate", "curse", "imprecate", "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "hate", "loathe", "revile" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematize", "censure", "condemn", "decry", "denounce", "execrate", "reprehend", "reprobate" ] }, "to impose a judicial punishment on":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole" ], "near antonyms":[ "pardon", "reprieve" ], "related":[ "adjudge", "judge", "castigate", "censure", "chasten", "chastise", "correct", "discipline", "penalize", "punish", "conclude", "decide", "decree", "determine", "find", "opine", "resolve", "rule" ], "synonyms":[ "condemn", "doom", "sentence" ] }, "to use profane or obscene language at or about":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "damned the car for once again breaking down" ], "near antonyms":[ "bless", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "magnify", "praise", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "compliment", "hail", "salute" ], "related":[ "imprecate", "maledict", "criticize", "reprove", "admonish", "chide", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate" ], "synonyms":[ "curse" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "damnable":{ "deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure":{ "examples":[ "this damnable couch is falling apart" ], "synonyms":[ "accursed", "accurst", "blasted", "confounded", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "dang", "danged", "darn", "durn", "darned", "durned", "deuced", "doggone", "doggoned", "freaking", "infernal" ], "near synonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "bum", "detestable", "execrable", "lousy", "punk", "rotten", "terrible", "wretched", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "contemptible", "despicable", "miserable", "nasty", "pitiable", "pitiful", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "shameful", "sorry" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "praiseworthy", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "wonderful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "damnation":{ "the sending of someone to hell as punishment after death":{ "examples":[ "The minister spoke about death and damnation .", "He feared a sentence of eternal damnation 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"saturating", "soaking", "sousing", "steeping", "washing", "watering", "wetting", "humidifying", "dipping", "dunking", "immerging", "immersing", "flushing", "irrigating", "rinsing", "sluicing", "refreshing", "rehydrating", "remoistening" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehumidifying", "dehydrating", "desiccating", "parching", "scorching", "searing" ], "antonyms":[ "drying" ] }, "to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{ "examples":[ "the oppressive heat dampened our spirits" ], "synonyms":[ "benumbing", "blunting", "cauterizing", "damping", "deadening", "dulling", "numbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "muffling", "muting", "toning (down)", "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening", "letting up (on)", "lowering", "reducing", "subduing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "weakening", "dwindling", "receding", "subsiding", "tapering (off)", "waning", "alleviating", "easing", "lightening", "abating", "moderating" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplifying", "augmenting", "beefing (up)", "boosting", "consolidating", "deepening", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "redoubling", "stepping up", "strengthening", "animating", "arousing", "stimulating" ], "antonyms":[ "sharpening", "whetting" ] }, "to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{ "examples":[ "nothing could dampen their enthusiasm" ], "synonyms":[ "castrating", "damping", "deadening", "dehydrating", "desiccating", "devitalizing", "enervating", "gelding", "lobotomizing", "petrifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "burning out", "debilitating", "doing in", "draining", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "sapping", "tuckering (out)", "undermining", "weakening", "wearing", "wearing out", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "arousing", "rousing", "stirring", "charging", "electrifying", "galvanizing", "exciting", "fermenting", "firing", "fomenting", "inciting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "instigating", "kindling", "provoking", "sparking", "triggering", "whipping 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"incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "to use profane or obscene language at or about":{ "examples":[ "damned the car for once again breaking down" ], "synonyms":[ "cursed" ], "near synonyms":[ "imprecated", "maledicted", "criticized", "reproved", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "blamed", "censured", "reprehended", "reprobated" ], "near antonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "extolled", "glorified", "lauded", "magnified", "praised", "acclaimed", "applauded", "commended", "complimented", "hailed", "saluted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{ "examples":[ "a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematized", "censured", "condemned", "decried", "denounced", 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"lady", "milady", "noblewoman", "peeress" ], "near synonyms":[ "baroness", "countess", "duchess", "marchesa", "marchioness", "marquise", "princess", "queen", "viscountess", "dowager", "matriarch", "matron", "mistress", "ladyship", "madam" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dam (up)":{ "as in stop , close":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "block", "clog (up)", "close", "plug (up)", "stop", "constrict", "encumber", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "interfere (with)", "obstruct", "trammel", "barricade", "blockade" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "free", "open", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop", "ease", "facilitate", "loosen (up)", "smooth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "damp":{ "containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture":{ "examples":[ "the damp air made 85 degrees feel like 105" ], "synonyms":[ "humid", "muggy", "sticky", "sultry" ], "near synonyms":[ "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "sweltering", "torrid", "semitropical", "semitropic", "subhumid", "subtropical", "subtropic", "tropic", "tropical", "close", "heavy", "oppressive", "smothering", "stifling", "stuffy", "suffocating", "clammy", "dank", "moist", "awash", "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "watery", "wet" ], "near antonyms":[ "bracing", "cool", "crisp", "fresh", "invigorating", "refreshing", "arid", "baked", "burned", "burnt", "dehydrated", "desert", "droughty", "dusty", "parched", "scorched", "seared", "semiarid", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "waterless" ], "antonyms":[ "dry" ] }, "slightly or moderately wet":{ "examples":[ "marks can usually be removed with a damp cloth" ], "synonyms":[ "dampish", "dank", "moist", "wettish" ], "near synonyms":[ "semimoist", "dewy", "misty", "clammy", "humid", "muggy", "sticky", "sultry", "summery", "sweltering", "torrid", "tropical", "awash", "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "steeped", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "water-soaked" ], "near antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "waterless", "baked", "bone-dry", "burned", "burnt", "dehydrated", "desert", "droughty", "dusty", "parched", "scorched", "seared", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the amount of water suspended in the air in tiny droplets":{ "examples":[ "we bought a dehumidifier for the basement when the damp down there began causing mold to grow" ], "synonyms":[ "dampness", "humidity", "moistness", "moisture" ], "near synonyms":[ "mugginess", "stickiness", "stuffiness", "sultriness", "clamminess", "dankness", "soddenness", "sogginess", "wetness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aridity", "dehumidification", "dehydration", "dryness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deprive 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"energize", "enliven", "invigorate", "quicken", "stimulate", "vitalize", "vivify" ] }, "to make or become slightly or moderately wet":{ "examples":[ "damp the shirt slightly before ironing it" ], "synonyms":[ "bedew", "dampen", "moisten" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathe", "lave", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "impregnate", "saturate", "soak", "souse", "steep", "wash", "water", "wet", "humidify", "dip", "dunk", "immerge", "immerse", "flush", "irrigate", "rinse", "sluice", "refresh", "rehydrate", "remoisten" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehumidify", "dehydrate", "desiccate", "parch", "scorch", "sear" ], "antonyms":[ "dry" ] }, "to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{ "examples":[ "nothing seemed to damp the unwelcome attentions of her suitor" ], "synonyms":[ "benumb", "blunt", "cauterize", "dampen", "deaden", "dull", "numb" ], "near synonyms":[ "muffle", "mute", "tone (down)", "decrease", "diminish", "lessen", "let up (on)", "lower", "reduce", "subdue", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "weaken", 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"trashily", "unspeakably", "abominably", "odiously", "vilely", "inferiorly", "insufficiently", "meagerly", "meanly", "niggardly", "scantily", "scantly", "shabbily", "skimpily", "sparely", "stingily" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptably", "adequately", "all right", "fine", "good", "nicely", "OK", "okay", "palatably", "passably", "satisfactorily", "so-so", "tolerably", "well", "appropriately", "congruously", "correctly", "decently", "decorously", "felicitously", "fittingly", "meetly", "rightly", "seemly", "suitably", "exactly", "faithfully", "ideally", "precisely", "respectably", "gratifyingly", "satisfyingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "dampness":{ "the amount of water suspended in the air in tiny droplets":{ "examples":[ "the dampness in the air made a mess of my new hairstyle" ], "synonyms":[ "damp", "humidity", "moistness", "moisture" ], "near synonyms":[ "mugginess", "stickiness", "stuffiness", "sultriness", "clamminess", "dankness", "soddenness", "sogginess", "wetness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aridity", "dehumidification", "dehydration", "dryness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dampen":{ "to make or become slightly or moderately wet":{ "examples":[ "dampen a paper towel with water and use it to clean up the mess" ], "synonyms":[ "bedew", "damp", "moisten" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathe", "lave", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "impregnate", "saturate", "soak", "souse", "steep", "wash", "water", "wet", "humidify", "dip", "dunk", "immerge", "immerse", "flush", "irrigate", "rinse", "sluice", "refresh", "rehydrate", "remoisten" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehumidify", "dehydrate", "desiccate", "parch", "scorch", "sear" ], "antonyms":[ "dry" ] }, "to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{ "examples":[ "the oppressive heat dampened our spirits" ], "synonyms":[ "benumb", "blunt", "cauterize", "damp", "deaden", "dull", "numb" ], "near synonyms":[ "muffle", "mute", "tone (down)", "decrease", "diminish", "lessen", "let up (on)", "lower", "reduce", "subdue", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "weaken", "dwindle", "recede", "subside", "taper (off)", "wane", "alleviate", "ease", "lighten", "abate", "moderate" ], "near antonyms":[ "amplify", "augment", "beef (up)", "boost", "consolidate", "deepen", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "redouble", "step up", "strengthen", "animate", "arouse", "stimulate" ], "antonyms":[ "sharpen", "whet" ] }, "to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{ "examples":[ "nothing could dampen their enthusiasm" ], "synonyms":[ "castrate", "damp", "deaden", "dehydrate", "desiccate", "devitalize", "enervate", "geld", "lobotomize", "petrify" ], "near synonyms":[ "burn out", "debilitate", "do in", "drain", "enfeeble", "exhaust", "fatigue", "sap", "tucker (out)", "undermine", "weaken", "wear", "wear out", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit" ], "near antonyms":[ "arouse", "rouse", "stir", "charge", "electrify", "galvanize", "excite", "ferment", "fire", "foment", "incite", "inflame", "enflame", "instigate", "kindle", "provoke", "spark", "trigger", "whip (up)", "abet", "boost", "buoy", "cheer", "embolden", "fortify", "hearten", "inspire", "lift", "reactivate", "reanimate", "reawake", "reawaken", "recharge", "reenergize", "refresh", "regenerate", "rejuvenate", "rekindle", "renew", "resurrect", "resuscitate", "revitalize", "revive" ], "antonyms":[ "brace", "energize", "enliven", "invigorate", "quicken", "stimulate", "vitalize", "vivify" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "damaged":{ "as in broken , injured":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broken", "flawed", "impaired", "imperfect", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "deficient", "fragmental", "fragmentary", "half", "halfway", "incomplete", "partial", "sketchy", "unassembled", "uncompleted", "unfinished" ], "near antonyms":[ "complete", "entire", "full", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "whole", "flawless", "unbroken", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "completed", "finished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "bloodied", "broke", "compromised", "crabbed", "crippled", "crossed (up)", "defaced", "disfigured", "endamaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "eroded", "scoured", "washed out", "wore (away)", "blighted", "tarnished", "dented", "dinged", "dinted", "botched", "gummed (up)", "queered", "lacerated", "wounded", "disabled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "tormented", "tortured", "annihilated", "banged up", "bashed", "battered", "clobbered", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "helped", "rectified", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "edited", "remodeled", "revised", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ] }, "to cause bodily damage to":{ "examples":[ "his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months" ], "synonyms":[ "harmed", "hurt", "injured", "wounded" ], "near synonyms":[ "battered", "blew out", "bloodied", "bruised", "contused", "cut", "gashed", "gored", "lacerated", "scalded", "scarred", "scathed", "strained", "tore", "creased", "grazed", "nicked", "crippled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "abused", "afflicted", "aggrieved", "maltreated", "tormented", "tortured", "laid up", "blemished", "impaired", "marred", "scraped", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "fixed", "healed", "mended", "remedied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "damaging":{ "causing or capable of causing harm":{ "examples":[ "the damaging effects of the sun on unprotected skin" ], "synonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "dangerous", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked" ], "near synonyms":[ "hostile", "inimical", "unfriendly", "contagious", "deadly", "infectious", "infective", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "poisonous", "venomous", "insidious", "menacing", "ominous", "sinister", "threatening", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "unsound", "nasty", "noisome", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "destructive", "fatal", "killer", "lethal", "malignant", "ruinous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "useful", "favorable", "good", "propitious", "curative", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "palliative", "remedial", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome", "secure", "sound", "benignant", "noncorrosive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "noninfectious", "nonlethal", "nonpoisonous", "nonpolluting", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous" ], "antonyms":[ "anodyne", "benign", "harmless", "hurtless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "safe" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishing", "bloodying", "breaking", "compromising", "crabbing", "crippling", "crossing (up)", "defacing", "disfiguring", "endamaging", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "spoiling", "vitiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "eroding", "scouring", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "blighting", "tarnishing", "denting", "dinging", "dinting", "botching", "gumming (up)", "queering", "lacerating", "wounding", "disabling", "hamstringing", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "tormenting", "torturing", "annihilating", "banging up", "bashing", "battering", "clobbering", "crushing", "dashing", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "pulverizing", "razing", "ruining", "scourging", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wiping out", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "healing", "helping", "rectifying", "rehabilitating", "remedying", "editing", "remodeling", "revising", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "refining" ], "antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ] }, "to cause bodily damage to":{ "examples":[ "his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months" ], "synonyms":[ "harming", "hurting", "injuring", "wounding" ], "near synonyms":[ "battering", "bloodying", "blowing out", "bruising", "contusing", "cutting", "gashing", "goring", "lacerating", "scalding", "scarring", "scathing", "straining", "tearing", "creasing", "grazing", "nicking", "crippling", "hamstringing", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "abusing", "afflicting", "aggrieving", "maltreating", "tormenting", "torturing", "laying up", "blemishing", "impairing", "marring", "scraping", "spoiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "fixing", "healing", "mending", "remedying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "damsel":{ "a young unmarried woman":{ "examples":[ "knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress" ], "synonyms":[ "demoiselle", "girl", "maid", "maiden", "miss" ], "near synonyms":[ "virgin", "deb", "debutante", "ingenue", "ing\u00e9nue", "bird", "chit", "filly", "lass", "lassie", "sheila", "sister", "colleen", "mademoiselle", "senhorita", "senorita", "se\u00f1orita" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "damsels":{ "a young unmarried woman":{ "examples":[ "knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress" ], "synonyms":[ "demoiselles", "girls", "maidens", "maids", "misses" ], "near synonyms":[ "virgins", "debs", "debutantes", "ingenues", "ing\u00e9nues", "birds", "chits", "fillies", "lasses", "lassies", "sheilas", "sisters", "colleens", "mademoiselles", "mesdemoiselles", "senhoritas", "senoritas", "se\u00f1oritas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "damns":{ "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "examples":[ "I don't want to hear about your problems\u2014I just don't give a damn" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "continentals", "darns", "durns", "diddlies", "diddly-squats", "doodley-squats", "doodly-squats", "figs", "ghosts", "hoots", "iotas", "jots", "licks", "modicums", "raps", "squats", "syllables", "tittles", "whits", "whoops" ], "near synonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "pins", "rays", "scraps", "scruples", "semblances", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "specks", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "touches", "traces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use profane or obscene language at or about":{ "examples":[ "damned the car for once again breaking down" ], "synonyms":[ "curses" ], "near synonyms":[ "imprecates", "maledicts", "criticizes", "reproves", "admonishes", "chides", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "blames", "censures", "reprehends", "reprobates" ], "near antonyms":[ "blesses", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "lauds", "magnifies", "praises", "acclaims", "applauds", "commends", "compliments", "hails", "salutes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{ "examples":[ "a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematizes", "censures", "condemns", "decries", "denounces", "execrates", "reprehends", "reprobates" ], "near synonyms":[ "attacks", "blames", "blasts", "criticizes", "dispraises", "disses", "faults", "knocks", "pans", "slams", "belittles", "deprecates", "disparages", "dooms", "sentences", "convicts", "blacklists", "excommunicates", "ostracizes", "castigates", "chastises", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "admonishes", "chides", "reproves", "berates", "lambastes", "lambasts", "rakes", "scolds", "upbraids", "vituperates", "curses", "imprecates", "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "hates", "loathes", "reviles" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "eulogizes", "exalts", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "lauds", "praises", "acclaims", "applauds", "commends", "hails", "salutes", "touts", "consecrates", "hallows", "sanctifies", "honors", "reveres", "venerates" ], "antonyms":[ "blesses" ] }, "to impose a judicial punishment on":{ "examples":[ "damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole" ], "synonyms":[ "condemns", "dooms", "sentences" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjudges", "judges", "castigates", "censures", "chastens", "chastises", "corrects", "disciplines", "penalizes", "punishes", "concludes", "decides", "decrees", "determines", "finds", "opines", "resolves", "rules" ], "near antonyms":[ "pardons", "reprieves" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "damming":{ "to prevent passage through by filling with something":{ "examples":[ "ice floes were damming the river" ], "synonyms":[ "blocking", "choking", "clogging", "clotting", "congesting", "gumming (up)", "jamming", "obstructing", "occluding", "plugging (up)", "stopping (up)", "stuffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunging", "corking", "spiling", "stoppering", "stoppling", "filling", "gridlocking", "packing", "furring", "silting", "flooding", "glutting", "inundating", "overwhelming", "swamping" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavating", "hollowing (out)", "scooping (out)", "emptying", "lightening" ], "antonyms":[ "clearing", "freeing", "opening (up)", "unblocking", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping" ] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "dam up the pipes" ], "synonyms":[ "blocking", "bunging", "filling", "packing", "plugging", "stopping", "stuffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "choking", "clogging", "closing (off)", "clotting", "congesting", "jamming", "obstructing", "occluding", "caulking", "calking", "chinking", "sealing", "repacking", "restuffing" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavating", "hollowing (out)", "scooping (out)", "shoveling", "shovelling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }