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"confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "scruffy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "raunchy", "scuzzy", "shabby", "skanky", "sleazy", "squalid", "collied", "crocked", "fuliginous", "sooty" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "limpid", "pure", "cleaned", "cleansed", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "bleached", "purified", "whitened", "bright", "flawless", "perfect", "shiny", "sparkling", "unspotted", "untouched", "taintless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "virgin", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "ultraclean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ] }, "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "examples":[ "I almost fell asleep reading that dusty book of memoirs" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dusting":{ "to 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"outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "breaking", "destroying", "doing in", "finishing", "sinking", "slaughtering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dusking":{ "to grow dark":{ "examples":[ "the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness" ], "synonyms":[ "blackening", "blacking out", "closing in", "darkening" ], "near synonyms":[ "dimming", "fading", "waning", "glooming", "lowering", "louring" ], "near antonyms":[ "dawning", "beaming", "glowing", "radiating", "shining" ], "antonyms":[ "brightening", "lightening", "lighting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "duskily":{ "as in darkly , somberly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "darkly", "gloomily", "murkily", "obscurely", "somberly", "dimly", "dully", "cloudily", "shadily", "shadowily" ], "near antonyms":[ "bright", "brightly", "brilliantly", "dazzlingly", "fulgently", "glowingly", "incandescently", "lambently", "luminously", "lustrously", "radiantly", "splendidly", "blazingly", "burningly", "flamingly", "blindingly", "flaringly", "flickeringly", "glaringly", "glitteringly", "opalescently" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "dusks":{ "the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness":{ "examples":[ "we stopped playing at dusk , since it was getting too dark to see the ball" ], "synonyms":[ "crepuscules", "crepuscles", "evenfalls", "evenings", "eventides", "eves", "gloamings", "nightfalls", "nights", "sundowns", "sunsets", "twilights" ], "near synonyms":[ "darks", "nighttimes" ], "near antonyms":[ "days", "daytimes", "lights", "forenoons" ], "antonyms":[ "auroras", "aurorae", "cockcrows", "dawns", "daybreaks", "daylights", "mornings", "morns", "sunrises", "sunups" ] }, "to grow dark":{ "examples":[ "the grief-stricken woman continued to sit 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"semidarkness", "somberness", "dusk", "penumbra", "shade", "shadiness", "shadow", "umbra", "cloudiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "effulgence", "illumination", "incandescence", "light", "lightness", "lucidity", "lucidness", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "radiance", "radiancy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dustbin":{ "as in junkyard , midden":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dustheap", "junkyard", "kitchen midden", "midden", "dump", "landfill", "sanitary landfill", "tip", "transfer station", "mess", "pigpen", "pigsty", "sty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dusted":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "blew away", "bombed", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "drubbed", "flattened", "pasted", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "skunked", "smoked", "smothered", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trimmed", "tromped", "trounced", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "whomped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "upset", "beat", "bested", "conquered", "dispatched", "hurdled", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "subdued", "surmounted", "threw", "took", "triumphed (over)", "won (against)", "worsted", "crushed", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "overwhelmed", "subjugated", "upended", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "broke", "destroyed", "did in", "finished", "sank", "sunk", "slaughtered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dustheaps":{ "as in junkyards , dustbins":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dustbins", "junkyards", "kitchen middens", "middens", "dumps", "landfills", "sanitary landfills", "tips", "transfer stations", "messes", "pigpens", "pigsties", "sties", "styes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dusts":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilates", "blows away", "bombs", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "drubs", "flattens", "pastes", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "skunks", "smokes", "smothers", "snows under", "thrashes", "trims", "tromps", "trounces", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "whomps", "whops", "whaps", "whups" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeps", "upsets", "beats", "bests", "conquers", "dispatches", "hurdles", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "throws", "triumphs (over)", "wins (against)", "worsts", "crushes", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "overwhelms", "subjugates", "upends", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "breaks", "destroys", "does in", "finishes", "sinks", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dust bowl":{ "as in nature , desert":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barren", "desert", "desolation", "heath", "no-man's-land", "waste", "wasteland", "nature", "wild", "wilderness", "open", "open air", "outdoors", "out-of-doors", "brush", "bush", "badland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dust bowls":{ "as in natures , deserts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barrens", "deserts", "desolations", "heaths", "no-man's-lands", "wastelands", "wastes", "natures", "wildernesses", "wilds", "brushes", "bushes", "outdoors", "badlands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dustiness":{ "the state or quality of being dirty":{ "examples":[ "we were glad for a shower after the dustiness of the hike" ], "synonyms":[ "blackness", "dinge", "dinginess", "dirtiness", "filthiness", "foulness", "griminess", "grubbiness", "nastiness", "smuttiness", "soilage", "sordidness", "squalidness", "uncleanliness", "uncleanness" ], "near synonyms":[ "discoloration", "staining", "impureness", "impurity", "messiness", "mussiness", "sloppiness", "untidiness", "insanitation", "squalor", "muddiness", "sootiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "purity" ], "antonyms":[ "cleanliness", "spotlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dustbins":{ "as in junkyards , middens":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dustheaps", "junkyards", "kitchen middens", "middens", "dumps", "landfills", "sanitary landfills", "tips", "transfer stations", "messes", "pigpens", "pigsties", "sties", "styes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }