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"babe", "cutie", "cutey", "dish", "dreamboat", "fox", "glamour-puss", "hottie", "knockout", "looker", "showstopper", "ten" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauty", "eyeful", "goddess", "lovely", "stunner", "beefcake", "hunk", "stud", "superstud" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dog" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollop (out)":{ "as in share (out) , measure (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admeasure", "allot", "allow", "appropriate", "assign", "dish out", "divide", "divvy (up)", "lot", "measure (out)", "part", "proportion", "ration", "redistribute", "set", "share (out)", "split", "administer", "allocate", "apportion", "deal (out)", "dispense", "distribute", "dole out", "hand out", "mete (out)", "parcel (out)", "portion", "prorate", "bestow", "disburse", "furnish", "issue", "provide", "share", "supply", "circulate", "disperse", "disseminate", "scatter", "spread", "chip in", "contribute", "donate", "pledge", "reallocate", "reapportion" ], "near antonyms":[ "misallocate", "begrudge", "decline", "deny", "deprive (of)", "disallow", "refuse", "reject", "withhold", "niggle (out)", "pinch", "skimp", "stint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dolorousness":{ "as in woe , woefulness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolt":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "lunkhead", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doltish":{ "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "foolish and doltish behavior that was really beneath you" ], "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "near synonyms":[ "cretinous", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dolefulness":{ "a state or 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"gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "glee", "gleefulness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "satisfaction", "delight", "gratification" ], "antonyms":[ "bliss", "blissfulness", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "happiness", "heaven", "intoxication", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved":{ "examples":[ "a period of dolefulness that seemed to last forever for the widower" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "sorriness", "sorrow", "woe" ], "near synonyms":[ "agony", "distress", "pain", "suffering", "torment", "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despair", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "distress", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "misery", "mopes", "oppression", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness", "woefulness", "wretchedness", "contrition", "guilt", "regret", "remorse", "rue", "self-reproach", "shame", "melancholia", "self-pity" ], "near antonyms":[ "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "merrymaking", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "enjoyment", "content", "contentedness", "contentment" ], "antonyms":[ "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "delight", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "glee", "gleefulness", "happiness", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "pleasure", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollops":{ "a small uneven mass":{ "examples":[ "served crackers topped with dollops of caviar as an appetizer" ], "synonyms":[ "blobs", "chunks", "clods", "clots", "clumps", "globs", "gobbets", "gobs", "hunks", "knobs", "lumps", "nubbles", "nubs", "nuggets", "wads" ], "near synonyms":[ "beads", "drops", "globules", "blocks", "bodies", "bulks", "particles", "pieces", "portions", "bits", "chips", "crumbs", "granules", "morsels", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doled out":{ "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "she doles out office supplies as if she were paying for them out of her own pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "administered", "allocated", "apportioned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "distributed", "handed out", "meted (out)", "parceled (out)", "parcelled (out)", "portioned", "prorated" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasured", "allotted", "allowed", "appropriated", "assigned", "dished out", "divided", "divvied (up)", "dolloped (out)", "lotted", "measured (out)", "parted", "proportioned", "rationed", "redistributed", "set", "shared (out)", "split", "bestowed", "disbursed", "furnished", "issued", "provided", "shared", "supplied", "circulated", "dispersed", "disseminated", "scattered", "spread", "chipped in", "contributed", "donated", "pledged", "reallocated", "reapportioned" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudged", "declined", "denied", "deprived (of)", "disallowed", "refused", "rejected", "withheld", "niggled (out)", "pinched", "skimped", "stinted" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dolls":{ "a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything":{ "examples":[ "there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom" ], "synonyms":[ "action figures", "dollies", "poppets", "puppets" ], "near synonyms":[ "rag dolls", "figures", "figurines", "handpuppets", "marionettes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "her new boyfriend is a real doll" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "cuties", "cuteys", "dishes", "dreamboats", "foxes", "fox", "glamour-pusses", "hotties", "knockouts", "lookers", "showstoppers", "tens" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauties", "eyefuls", "goddesses", "lovelies", "stunners", "beefcakes", "hunks", "studs", "superstuds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dogs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doleful":{ "expressing or suggesting mourning":{ "examples":[ "a doleful expression on their faces as they said good-bye to the friends they had made over the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "dolesome", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirgelike", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "melancholy", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "dispirited", "downcast", "downhearted", "heartsick", "heartsore", "inconsolable", "tearful", "brokenhearted", "careworn", "crestfallen", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "low-spirited", "miserable", "sad", "triste", "unhappy", "woebegone", "bawling", "crying", "groaning", "howling", "keening", "moaning", "yammering", "bleeding", "suffering", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "desolate", "dismal", "dreary", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "joyless", "low", "miserable", "moody", "morbid", "morose", "pathetic", "pessimistic", "piteous", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "exulting", "glorying", "happy", "joyful", "rejoicing", "triumphant", "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "laughing", "smiling", "blissful", "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "jocund", "jolly", "joyous", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "giddy", "heady", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "the visibly doleful players, heartbroken about their loss" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "distressed", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "worried", "despairing", "hopeless", "sunk", "disappointed", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "suicidal", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "plaintive", "tearful", "regretful", "rueful", "agonized", "anguished", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "funereal", "gray", "grey", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "near antonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "overjoyed", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "blithe", "blithesome", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "excited", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "content", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "boon", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned" ], "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doles":{ "the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy":{ "examples":[ "a millionaire who was known for his annual Christmas dole to needy-looking strangers he met on the street" ], "synonyms":[ "almsgivings", "charities", "philanthropies" ], "near synonyms":[ "altruisms", "do-goodings", "do-goodisms", "humanisms", "humanitarianisms", "beneficences", "benevolences", "goodwills", "alms", "benefactions", "contributions", "donations", "reliefs", "welfares", "endowments", "funds", "grants", "subsidies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doled (out)":{ "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "she doles out office supplies as if she were paying for them out of her own pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "administered", "allocated", "apportioned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "distributed", "handed out", "meted (out)", "parceled (out)", "parcelled (out)", "portioned", "prorated" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasured", "allotted", "allowed", "appropriated", "assigned", "dished out", "divided", "divvied (up)", "dolloped (out)", "lotted", "measured (out)", "parted", "proportioned", "rationed", "redistributed", "set", "shared (out)", "split", "bestowed", "disbursed", "furnished", "issued", "provided", "shared", "supplied", "circulated", "dispersed", "disseminated", "scattered", "spread", "chipped in", "contributed", "donated", "pledged", "reallocated", "reapportioned" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudged", "declined", "denied", "deprived (of)", "disallowed", "refused", "rejected", "withheld", "niggled (out)", "pinched", "skimped", "stinted" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dolly birds":{ "a lovely woman":{ "examples":[ "back in the swinging '60s she was one of London's most celebrated dolly birds" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "beauties", "beauty queens", "cookies", "cuties", "cuteys", "enchantresses", "eyefuls", "foxes", "fox", "goddesses", "honeys", "knockouts", "queens", "stunners" ], "near synonyms":[ "belles", "charmers", "peaches", "bathing beauties", "cover girls", "pinup girls", "houris", "cutie-pies", "dishes", "dolls", "dreamboats", "hotties", "lookers", "pretties", "coquettes", "femmes fatales", "sirens", "temptresses", "vamps" ], "near antonyms":[ "bags", "frumps", "crones", "hags", "witches" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolly":{ "a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything":{ "examples":[ "my kid sister was always playing with her dollies" ], "synonyms":[ "action figure", "doll", "poppet", "puppet" ], "near synonyms":[ "rag doll", "figure", "figurine", "handpuppet", "marionette" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolling up":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance" ], "synonyms":[ "adorning", "arraying", "beautifying", "bedecking", "bedizening", "blazoning", "caparisoning", "decking", "decorating", "doing", "doing up", "draping", "dressing", "embellishing", "emblazing", "embossing", "enriching", "fancifying", "fancying up", "festooning", "garnishing", "glitzing (up)", "gracing", "gussying up", "ornamenting", "prettying (up)", "trimming" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorizing", "dressing up", "trapping", "tricking (out)", "brightening", "freshening", "smartening", "sprucing (up)", "bossing", "chasing", "braiding", "embroidering", "feathering", "figuring", "filigreeing", "filleting", "flouncing", "frilling", "fringing", "furbelowing", "garlanding", "hanging", "lacing", "ribboning", "swagging", "wreathing", "appliqu\u00e9ing", "gilding", "painting", "diamonding", "gemming", "impearling", "jeweling", "jewelling", "pearling", "redecorating", "redoing" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifying", "streamlining", "baring", "denuding", "dismantling", "displaying", "divesting", "exposing", "revealing", "stripping", "uncovering", "uglifying" ], "antonyms":[ "blemishing", "defacing", "disfiguring", "marring", "scarring", "spoiling" ] }, "to put on one's best or formal clothes":{ "examples":[ "got all dolled up for the party" ], "synonyms":[ "dressing", "dressing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "preening", "primping", "prinking", "smartening (up)", "accessorizing", "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "bedizening", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "decking", "duding (up)", "garbing", "garmenting", "investing", "rigging (out)", "robing", "suiting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dole out":{ "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "she doles out office supplies as if she were paying for them out of her own pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "administer", "allocate", "apportion", "deal (out)", "dispense", "distribute", "hand out", "mete (out)", "parcel (out)", "portion", "prorate" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasure", "allot", "allow", "appropriate", "assign", "dish out", "divide", "divvy (up)", "dollop (out)", "lot", "measure (out)", "part", "proportion", "ration", "redistribute", "set", "share (out)", "split", "bestow", "disburse", "furnish", "issue", "provide", "share", "supply", "circulate", "disperse", "disseminate", "scatter", "spread", "chip in", "contribute", "donate", "pledge", "reallocate", "reapportion" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudge", "decline", "deny", "deprive (of)", "disallow", "refuse", "reject", "withhold", "niggle (out)", "pinch", "skimp", "stint" ], 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"shared (out)", "split", "administered", "allocated", "apportioned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "distributed", "doled out", "handed out", "meted (out)", "parceled (out)", "parcelled (out)", "portioned", "prorated", "bestowed", "disbursed", "furnished", "issued", "provided", "shared", "supplied", "circulated", "dispersed", "disseminated", "scattered", "spread", "chipped in", "contributed", "donated", "pledged", "reallocated", "reapportioned" ], "near antonyms":[ "misallocated", "begrudged", "declined", "denied", "deprived (of)", "disallowed", "refused", "rejected", "withheld", "niggled (out)", "pinched", "skimped", "stinted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "doldrums":{ "a state of temporary inactivity":{ "examples":[ "the theater scene is usually in the doldrums during the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "abeyance", "cold storage", "deep freeze", "dormancy", "holding pattern", "latency", "moratorium", "quiescence", "suspended animation", "suspense", "suspension" ], "near synonyms":[ "inaction", "inertia", "inertness", "motionlessness", "impasse", "standstill", "coma", "hibernation", "hypnosis", "repose", "rest", "sleep", "slumber", "torpor", "recess", "recession", "remission", "downtime", "idleness", "layoff" ], "near antonyms":[ "recommencement", "renewal", "resumption", "resuscitation" ], "antonyms":[ "continuance", "continuation" ] }, "a state or spell of low spirits":{ "examples":[ "the team had been in the doldrums ever since losing the championship" ], "synonyms":[ "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolation", "despond", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "dolefulness", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "mopes", "mournfulness", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "melancholia", "self-pity", "anguish", "dolor", "grief", "mourning", "somberness", "sorrow", "woefulness", "agony", "distress", "pain", "misery", "woe", "wretchedness", "discouragement", "disheartenment", "moodiness", "despair", "desperation", "hopelessness", "self-despair", "boredom", "ennui", "tedium", "dismalness", "drear", "morbidness", "moroseness", "morosity", "regret", "rue" ], "near antonyms":[ "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "glee", "gleefulness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "satisfaction", "delight", "gratification" ], "antonyms":[ "bliss", "blissfulness", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "happiness", "heaven", "intoxication", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "the state of being bored":{ "examples":[ "we were in the doldrums while we waited for something to happen" ], "synonyms":[ "blahs", "boredom", "ennui", "listlessness", "restlessness", "tedium", "weariness" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheerlessness", "dispiritedness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "languidness", "languor", "lassitude", "lethargy", "lifelessness", "torpidity", "torpor", "dullness", "dulness", "monotonousness", "monotony", "sameness", "apathy", "indifference", "unconcern" ], "near antonyms":[ "beguilement", "bewitchment", "captivation", "enchantment", "fascination", "absorption", "engagement", "engrossment", "immersion", "involvement", "animation", "enlivenment", "excitement", "invigoration", "stimulation", "amusement", "entertainment", "diversion", "relief" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "doling out":{ "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "she doles out office supplies as if she were paying for them out of her own pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "administering", "allocating", "apportioning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "distributing", "handing out", "meting (out)", "parceling (out)", "parcelling (out)", "portioning", "prorating" ], "near synonyms":[ "admeasuring", "allotting", "allowing", "appropriating", "assigning", "dishing out", "dividing", "divvying (up)", "dolloping (out)", "lotting", "measuring (out)", "parting", "proportioning", "rationing", "redistributing", "setting", "sharing (out)", "splitting", "bestowing", "disbursing", "furnishing", "issuing", "providing", "sharing", "supplying", "circulating", "dispersing", "disseminating", "scattering", "spreading", "chipping in", "contributing", "donating", "pledging", "reallocating", "reapportioning" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrudging", "declining", "denying", "depriving (of)", "disallowing", "refusing", "rejecting", "withholding", "niggling (out)", "pinching", "skimping", "stinting" ], "antonyms":[ "misallocating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dolors":{ "deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved":{ "examples":[ "her sad poems grew out of a deep dolor that lasted for months" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "anguish", "dolefulness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "sorriness", "sorrow", "woe" ], "near synonyms":[ "agony", "distress", "pain", "suffering", "torment", "blue devils", "blues", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despair", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "distress", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "miserableness", "misery", "mopes", "oppression", "sorrowfulness", "unhappiness", "woefulness", "wretchedness", "contrition", "guilt", "regret", "remorse", "rue", "self-reproach", "shame", "melancholia", "self-pity" ], "near antonyms":[ "gaiety", "gayety", "gayness", "humor", "jollity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "merrymaking", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "hopefulness", "optimism", "sunniness", "enjoyment", "content", "contentedness", "contentment" ], "antonyms":[ "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "delight", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "exuberance", "exultation", "felicity", "gladness", "gladsomeness", "glee", "gleefulness", "happiness", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "jubilation", "pleasure", "rapture", "rapturousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolled up":{ "as in formal , elegant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dressy", "elegant", "formal", "spiffed-up", "dapper", "natty", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "spruce", "orderly", "tidy", "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "chic", "fashionable", "in", "modish", "stylish", "careful", "fastidious", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "clean", "immaculate", "pristine", "spotless", "squeaky-clean" ], "near antonyms":[ "disheveled", "dishevelled", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "messy", "mussed", "rumpled", "uncombed", "untidy", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy", "dingy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "nasty", "scroungy", "scrubby", "scruffy", "scuzzy", "smirched", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "dowdy", "inelegant", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance" ], "synonyms":[ "adorned", "arrayed", "beautified", "bedecked", "bedizened", "blazoned", "caparisoned", "decked", "decorated", "did", "did up", "draped", "dressed", "embellished", "emblazed", "embossed", "enriched", "fancied up", "fancified", "festooned", "garnished", "glitzed (up)", "graced", "gussied up", "ornamented", "prettied (up)", "trimmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorized", "dressed up", "trapped", "tricked (out)", "brightened", "freshened", "smartened", "spruced (up)", "bossed", "chased", "braided", "embroidered", "feathered", "figured", "filigreed", "filleted", "flounced", "frilled", "fringed", "furbelowed", "garlanded", "hung", "hanged", "laced", "ribboned", "swagged", "wreathed", "appliqu\u00e9d", "gilded", "gilt", "painted", "diamonded", "gemmed", "impearled", "jeweled", "jewelled", "pearled", "redecorated", "redid" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplified", "streamlined", "bared", "denuded", "dismantled", "displayed", "divested", "exposed", "revealed", "stripped", "stript", "uncovered", "uglified" ], "antonyms":[ "blemished", "defaced", "disfigured", "marred", "scarred", "spoiled", "spoilt" ] }, "to put on one's best or formal clothes":{ "examples":[ "got all dolled up for the party" ], "synonyms":[ "dressed", "dressed up" ], "near synonyms":[ "preened", "primped", "prinked", "smartened (up)", "accessorized", "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "bedizened", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "costumed", "decked", "duded (up)", "garbed", "garmented", "invested", "rigged (out)", "robed", "suited" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dollar":{ "a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents":{ "examples":[ "a wad of dollars in his pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "bone", "buck", "clam", "one", "smacker" ], "near synonyms":[ "greenback", "dead presidents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolce vita":{ "as in good life , easy street":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "American dream", "good life", "easy street" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollies":{ "a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything":{ "examples":[ "my kid sister was always playing with her dollies" ], "synonyms":[ "action figures", "dolls", "poppets", "puppets" ], "near synonyms":[ "rag dolls", "figures", "figurines", "handpuppets", "marionettes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dolorous":{ "expressing or 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"gray", "grey", "joyless", "low", "miserable", "moody", "morbid", "morose", "pathetic", "pessimistic", "piteous", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "exulting", "glorying", "happy", "joyful", "rejoicing", "triumphant", "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "laughing", "smiling", "blissful", "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "jocund", "jolly", "joyous", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "giddy", "heady", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "doles (out)":{ "to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{ "examples":[ "she doles out office supplies as if she were paying for them out of her own pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "administers", "allocates", "apportions", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "distributes", "hands out", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "portions", "prorates" ], "near 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"redistributing", "setting", "sharing (out)", "splitting", "administering", "allocating", "apportioning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "distributing", "doling out", "handing out", "meting (out)", "parceling (out)", "parcelling (out)", "portioning", "prorating", "bestowing", "disbursing", "furnishing", "issuing", "providing", "sharing", "supplying", "circulating", "dispersing", "disseminating", "scattering", "spreading", "chipping in", "contributing", "donating", "pledging", "reallocating", "reapportioning" ], "near antonyms":[ "misallocating", "begrudging", "declining", "denying", "depriving (of)", "disallowing", "refusing", "rejecting", "withholding", "niggling (out)", "pinching", "skimping", "stinting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dolly bird":{ "a lovely woman":{ "examples":[ "back in the swinging '60s she was one of London's most celebrated dolly birds" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "beauty", "beauty queen", "cookie", "cooky", "cutie", "cutey", "enchantress", "eyeful", "fox", "goddess", "honey", "knockout", "queen", "stunner" ], "near synonyms":[ "belle", "charmer", "peach", "bathing beauty", "cover girl", "pinup girl", "houri", "cutie-pie", "dish", "doll", "dreamboat", "hottie", "looker", "pretty", "coquette", "femme fatale", "siren", "temptress", "vamp" ], "near antonyms":[ "bag", "frump", "crone", "hag", "witch" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollars":{ "a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents":{ "examples":[ "a wad of dollars in his pocket" ], "synonyms":[ "bones", "bucks", "clams", "ones", "smackers" ], "near synonyms":[ "greenbacks", "dead presidents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dollops (out)":{ "as in shares (out) , measures (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "admeasures", "allots", "allows", "appropriates", "assigns", "dishes out", "divides", "divvies (up)", "lots", "measures (out)", "parts", "proportions", "rations", "redistributes", "sets", "shares (out)", "splits", "administers", "allocates", "apportions", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "distributes", "doles out", "hands out", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "portions", "prorates", "bestows", "disburses", "furnishes", "issues", "provides", "shares", "supplies", "circulates", "disperses", "disseminates", "scatters", "spreads", "chips in", "contributes", "donates", "pledges", "reallocates", "reapportions" ], "near antonyms":[ "misallocates", "begrudges", "declines", "denies", "deprives (of)", "disallows", "refuses", "rejects", "withholds", "niggles (out)", "pinches", "skimps", "stints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }