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"jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "shape", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renew", "renovate", "repair", "restore", "revamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extermination":{ "the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{ "examples":[ "the virtual extermination of the native tribes by the colonizers" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilation", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "desolation", "destruction", "devastation", "extinction", "havoc", "loss", "mincemeat", "obliteration", "ruin", "ruination", "wastage", "wreckage" ], "near synonyms":[ "depredation", "despoilment", "despoliation", "breakup", "collapse", "disintegration", "dissolution", "assassination", "execution", "killing", "massacre", "slaughter", "dismantlement", "effacement", 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"mows (down)", "murders", "slaughters", "slays", "takes out", "zaps" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "reconditions", "repairs", "revamps", "creates", "invents", "assembles", "fabricates", "fashions", "forges", "forms", "frames", "makes", "manufactures", "molds", "produces", "shapes", "brings about", "constitutes", "establishes", "fathers", "founds", "institutes", "organizes", "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "rebuilds", "reconstructs", "remodels", "renovates", "restores" ], "antonyms":[ "builds", "constructs", "erects", "puts up", "raises", "rears", "sets up" ] }, "to stop the noise or speech of":{ "examples":[ "her final, telling point extinguished her opponents on the city council" ], "synonyms":[ "dumbs", "hushes", "mutes", "quells", "quietens", "quiets", "settles", "shushes", "shuts up", "silences", "squelches", "stills" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "agitates", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extinguishing":{ 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"havocking", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravaging", "sacking", "trampling", "trashing", "vandalizing", "assassinating", "butchering", "cutting down", "dispatching", "executing", "felling", "killing", "killing off", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "murdering", "slaughtering", "slaying", "taking out", "zapping" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "reconditioning", "repairing", "revamping", "creating", "inventing", "assembling", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "molding", "producing", "shaping", "bringing about", "constituting", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "instituting", "organizing", "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "rebuilding", "reconstructing", "remodeling", "renovating", "restoring" ], "antonyms":[ "building", "constructing", "erecting", "putting up", "raising", "rearing", "setting up" ] }, "to stop the noise or speech of":{ "examples":[ "her final, telling 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"dissolve", "fragment", "powder", "pulverize", "shatter", "splinter", "doom", "finish", "kill", "kill off", "terminate", "zap", "cut", "discard", "ditch", "eject", "excise", "expel", "jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "clean (up)", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extirpates":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "builds", "constructs", "creates", "fabricates", "fashions", "forges", "forms", "frames", "makes", "manufactures", "shapes", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renews", "renovates", "repairs", "restores", "revamps" ], "related":[ "decimates", "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "ravages", "dismantles", "flattens", "mows (down)", "razes", "tears down", "ruins", "totals", "wastes", "wrecks", "blasts", "blows up", "dashes", "dynamites", "smashes", "atomizes", "consumes", "devours", "dissolves", "fragments", "powders", "pulverizes", "shatters", "splinters", "dooms", "finishes", "kills", "kills off", "terminates", "zaps", "cuts", "discards", "ditches", "ejects", "excises", "expels", "jettisons", "ousts", "throws out" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishes", "annihilates", "blacks out", "blots out", "cancels", "cleans (up)", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "exterminates", "liquidates", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "snuffs (out)", "stamps (out)", "sweeps (away)", "wipes out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extortion":{ "the exaction of a grossly excessive charge for goods or services":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "six dollars for a cup of coffee is just plain extortion" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cheating", "chiseling", 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"weird", "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unimaginable", "unthinkable" ], "near antonyms":[ "everyday", "familiar", "frequent" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ] }, "noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced":{ "examples":[ "no one noticed anything extraordinary about the airline passenger" ], "synonyms":[ "curious", "funny", "odd", "offbeat", "out-of-the-way", "peculiar", "queer", "rare", "singular", "strange", "unaccustomed", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "weird" ], "near synonyms":[ "bizarre", "eccentric", "far-out", "kooky", "kookie", "oddball", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "way-out", "aberrant", "abnormal", "atypical", "exceptional", "irregular", "newsworthy", "notable", "noteworthy", "noticeable", "particular", "remarkable", "special" ], "near antonyms":[ "unexceptional", "expected", "predictable", "familiar", "normal", "regular", "typical" 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"aloof", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "mum", "mute", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn" ], "related":[ "cordial", "folksy", "forthcoming", "friendly", "hospitable", "affable", "genial", "gracious", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly", "animated", "gay", "jaunty", "jolly", "jovial", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "effervescent", "upbeat", "bubbly", "exuberant", "high-spirited" ], "synonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "social" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "extreme":{ "as in maximum , outside":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in tip , extremity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], 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"unwarranted", "improper", "inappropriate", "thick", "unseemly", "unrestrained" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "steep", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ] }, "most distant from a center":{ "antonyms":[ "inmost", "innermost", "nearest" ], "examples":[ "spacecraft that is specially designed to explore the extreme edge of our solar system" ], "near antonyms":[ "intermediate", "medial", "median", "mid", "middle", "midmost" ], "related":[ "aftermost", "rearmost", "sternmost" ], "synonyms":[ "farthermost", "farthest", "furthermost", "furthest", "outermost", "outmost", "remotest", "ultimate", "utmost" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "extrapolating":{ "to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information":{ "examples":[ "we can extrapolate from past 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"deface", "deteriorate", "disfigure", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "dynamite", "harm", "impair", "injure", "mangle", "mar", "mutilate", "spoil", "vitiate", "erode", "scour", "sweep (away)", "wash out", "wear (away)", "dilapidate", "disassemble", "dismantle", "gut", "take down", "unbuild", "undo", "unmake", "blot out", "efface", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "remove", "root (out)", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out", "despoil", "havoc", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "trample", "trash", "vandalize", "assassinate", "butcher", "cut down", "dispatch", "execute", "fell", "kill", "kill off", "massacre", "mow (down)", "murder", "slaughter", "slay", "take out", "zap" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "recondition", "repair", "revamp", "create", "invent", "assemble", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "mold", "produce", "shape", "bring about", "constitute", "establish", "father", "found", "institute", "organize", "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "rebuild", "reconstruct", "remodel", "renovate", "restore" ], "antonyms":[ "build", "construct", "erect", "put up", "raise", "rear", "set up" ] }, "to stop the noise or speech of":{ "examples":[ "her final, telling point extinguished her opponents on the city council" ], "synonyms":[ "dumb", "hush", "mute", "quell", "quiet", "quieten", "settle", "shush", "shut up", "silence", "squelch", "still" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "agitate", "stir" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "exterminating":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishing", "annihilating", "blacking out", "blotting out", "canceling", "cancelling", "cleaning (up)", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", 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"renewing", "renovating", "repairing", "restoring", "revamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extremist":{ "being very far from the center of public opinion":{ "examples":[ "their extremist views on religious issues set them apart from the rest of the community" ], "synonyms":[ "extreme", "fanatic", "fanatical", "rabid", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "ultra" ], "near synonyms":[ "subversive", "violent", "wild", "reactionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservative", "moderate", "temperate", "conventional", "orthodox", "traditional", "liberal", "progressive" ], "antonyms":[ "middle-of-the-road", "nonrevolutionary", "unrevolutionary" ] }, "a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government":{ "examples":[ "extremists wanted to do away with everything, even though they had no thought-out plan for what to do afterwards" ], "synonyms":[ "crazy", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist" ], "near synonyms":[ "young Turk", "leftist", "lefty", "red", "progressive", "reformer", "reformist", "anarch", "anarchist", "subversive", "agitator", "insurgent", "insurrectionist", "rebel", "secessionist", "separationist", "separatist" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservative", "fuddy-duddy", "reactionary", "rightist", "standpatter", "Tory", "traditionalist" ], "antonyms":[ "middle-of-the-roader", "moderate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "extramarital":{ "relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse":{ "examples":[ "she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers" ], "synonyms":[ "adulterate", "adulterine", "adulterous", "extracurricular", "two-timing" ], "near synonyms":[ "premarital", "promiscuous" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "externally":{ "as in visibly , outwardly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "outwardly", "visibly", "apparently", "evidently", "ostensibly", "ostensively", 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"super", "terribly", "very", "whacking", "extortionately", "inexcusably", "obscenely", "unbearably", "unconscionably", "unreasonably", "extravagantly", "immoderately", "intemperately", "devilishly", "excessively", "exorbitantly", "inordinately", "intolerably", "monstrously", "overly", "overmuch", "too", "unacceptably", "unduly" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "insufficiently", "acceptably", "moderately", "modestly", "reasonably", "temperately", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "meagerly", "minimally", "scantily", "scarcely", "slightly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "extravaganzas":{ "an elaborate, visually exciting show or event":{ "examples":[ "the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "circuses", "pageants", "raree-shows", "spectacles", "spectaculars" ], "near synonyms":[ "displays", "exhibitions", "exhibits", "expositions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extravagances":{ "an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint":{ "examples":[ "the purchase of a fur coat was simply the latest of his wife's extravagances" ], "synonyms":[ "prodigalities", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "indulgences", "luxuries", "splurges", "losses", "wastages", "dissipations", "profligacies", "profusions", "overindulgences", "self-indulgences", "excesses", "immoderacies", "overkills" ], "near antonyms":[ "necessities", "belt-tightenings", "conservations", "economies", "frugalities", "parsimonies", "penny-pinchings", "savings", "thrifts", "austerities", "moderations", "restraints", "temperances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "externalize":{ "to represent in visible form":{ "examples":[ "an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions" ], "synonyms":[ "body", "embody", "epitomize", "express", "incarnate", "incorporate", "instantiate", "manifest", "materialize", "personalize", 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"protected", "saved", "built", "constructed", "created", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "shaped", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renewed", "renovated", "repaired", "restored", "revamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "extremely":{ "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "an extremely hot day" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "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", 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"scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "extend":{ "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week" ], "synonyms":[ "drag (out)", "draw out", "elongate", "lengthen", "outstretch", "prolong", "protract", "stretch" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplify", "enlarge", "expand", "increase", "attenuate", "thin" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrease", "diminish", "lessen", "reduce", "thicken" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "shorten" ] }, "to put before another for acceptance or consideration":{ "examples":[ "the couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert" ], "synonyms":[ "give", "offer", "proffer", "tender", "trot out" ], "near synonyms":[ "pose", "propose", "hold out", "give in", "submit", "volunteer" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "receive", "take", "accredit", "approbate", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "confirm", "finalize", "formalize", "homologate", "OK", "okay", "ratify", "sanction", "warrant", "decline", "deny", "disallow", "disapprove", "negative", "reject", "turn down", "veto", "rebuff", "rebut", "refuse", "spurn", "retract", "withdraw", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{ "examples":[ "you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat" ], "synonyms":[ "expand", "fan (out)", "flare (out)", "open", "outspread", "outstretch", "spread (out)", "stretch (out)", "unfold", "unfurl" ], "near synonyms":[ "overspread" ], "near antonyms":[ "compact", "compress", "condense", "reduce" ], "antonyms":[ "close", "contract", "fold" ] }, "to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{ "examples":[ "our backyard extends all the way to that brook" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "go", "head", "lead", "lie", "run" ], "near synonyms":[ "cross", "cut", "pass", "course", "follow", "span", "traverse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "add (to)", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "build up", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "hype", "increase", "multiply", "pump up", "raise", "stoke", "supersize", "swell", "up" ], "near synonyms":[ "boom", "jump", "skyrocket", "spike", "bump (up)", "ratchet (up)", "rachet (up)", "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "draw out", "elongate", "flesh (out)", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch", "develop", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "beef (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize", "accumulate", "amass", "collect", "follow up", "parlay" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cut back", "retrench" ], "antonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "minify", "reduce", "subtract (from)" ] }, "to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{ "examples":[ "the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives" ], "synonyms":[ "adulterate", "cut", "dilute", "lace", "sophisticate", "thin", "water down", "weaken" ], "near synonyms":[ "load", "befoul", "contaminate", "corrupt", "defile", "dirty", "envenom", "foul", "infect", "poison", "pollute", "soil", "spoil", "sully", "taint", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "manipulate", "misrepresent", "tamper (with)", "counterfeit", "fake", "falsify", "fudge", "doctor", "spike", "attenuate", "moderate", "qualify", "temper" ], "near antonyms":[ "fertilize", "lard", "augment", "reinforce", "reenforce", "supplement", "decontaminate", "purify", "clarify", "clean", "cleanse", "distill", "distil", "filter", "flush", "leach", "pasteurize", "purge", "refine", "better", "enhance", "improve", "compact", "concentrate", "condense" ], "antonyms":[ "enrich", "fortify", "richen", "strengthen" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extravaganza":{ "an elaborate, visually exciting show or event":{ "examples":[ "the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "circus", "pageant", "raree-show", "spectacle", "spectacular" ], "near synonyms":[ "display", "exhibit", "exhibition", "exposition" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extrasensory":{ "as in supersensory , supersensible":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "supersensible", "supersensory", "mystic", "mystical", "occult", "psychic", "psychical", "spiritistic", "spiritualistic", "celestial", "divine", "ethereal", "heavenly", "numinous", "spiritual", "unworldly", "metaphysical", "otherworldly", "paranormal", "preternatural", "supernatural", "transcendent", "transcendental", "unearthly" ], "near 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"antonyms":[ "building", "construction", "erection", "raising" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extravagance":{ "the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money":{ "examples":[ "Hollywood stars are famous for the extravagance of their parties" ], "synonyms":[ "extravagancy", "lavishness", "prodigality", "profusion", "wastefulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspicuous consumption", "splurge", "bountifulness", "generosity", "liberality", "improvidence", "squandering", "indulgence", "overindulgence", "self-indulgence", "excess", "immoderacy", "overkill" ], "near antonyms":[ "austerity", "moderation", "restraint", "temperance" ], "antonyms":[ "economy", "frugality", "penny-pinching" ] }, "an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint":{ "examples":[ "the purchase of a fur coat was simply the latest of his wife's extravagances" ], "synonyms":[ "prodigality", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "indulgence", "luxury", "splurge", "loss", "wastage", "dissipation", "profligacy", "profusion", "squandering", "wastefulness", "overindulgence", "self-indulgence", "excess", "immoderacy", "overkill" ], "near antonyms":[ "necessity", "belt-tightening", "conservation", "economizing", "economy", "frugality", "parsimony", "penny-pinching", "saving", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrift", "austerity", "moderation", "restraint", "temperance", "temperateness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extenuations":{ "as in palliations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "palliations", "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "atonements", "confessions", "cop-outs", "outs", "colors", "guises", "pretenses", "pretences", "pretexts", "rationales", "rationalizations", "vindications", "whitewashes", "alibis", "apologies", "defenses", "excuses", "justifications", "pleas", "reasons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extracted":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "extracted a splinter from my hand" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrewed", "pried", "prized", "pulled", "rooted (out)", "tore (out)", "uprooted", "wrested", "wrung", "yanked" ], "near synonyms":[ "mined", "plucked", "removed", "took (out)", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanted", "inserted", "installed", "instilled", "crammed", "jammed", "rammed", "stuffed", "wedged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "externship":{ "a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career":{ "examples":[ "prior to graduation from the culinary school he had served an externship as a sous chef at a high-end restaurant" ], "synonyms":[ "apprenticeship", "internship", "practicum", "training" ], "near synonyms":[ "basic training", "boot camp", "cadetship", "education", "grounding", "instruction", "schooling", "tutelage", "candidacy", "probation", "trial" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extremists":{ "a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government":{ "examples":[ "extremists wanted to do away with everything, even though they had no thought-out plan for what to do afterwards" ], "synonyms":[ "crazies", "radicals", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists" ], "near synonyms":[ "young Turks", "lefties", "leftists", "reds", "progressives", "reformers", "reformists", "anarchists", "anarchs", "subversives", "agitators", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "rebels", "secessionists", "separationists", "separatists" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservatives", "fuddy-duddies", "reactionaries", "rightists", "standpatters", "Tories", "traditionalists" ], "antonyms":[ "middle-of-the-roaders", "moderates" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "exteriors":{ "an outer part or layer":{ "examples":[ "the exterior of the tooth consists of very hard enamel" ], "synonyms":[ "faces", "outsides", "shells", "skins", "surfaces", "veneers" ], "near synonyms":[ "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "fronts", "tops", "coverings", "covers", "facings", "appearances", "disguises", "guises", "masks", "semblances", "shows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "insides", "interiors" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extruded":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the sort of person who is determined to extrude every last gob of toothpaste from the tube" ], "synonyms":[ "banished", "booted (out)", "bounced", "cast out", "chased", "dismissed", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, 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}, "extortionists":{ "a person who gets money from another by using force or threats":{ "examples":[ "tortured by a gang of extortionists into revealing the combination for the money vault" ], "synonyms":[ "blackmailers", "extortioners", "racketeers" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackhanders", "button men", "gangsters", "hoodlums", "mafiosi", "mobsters", "bullies", "ruffians", "thugs", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "double-dealers", "gougers", "hustlers", "profiteers", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "swindlers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extradition":{ "as in deportation , expulsion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banishment", "deportation", "displacement", "exile", "expatriation", "expulsion", "relegation", "dispossession", "ejection", "ouster", "emigration", "migration", "diaspora", "dispersion", "scattering", "ostracism", "evacuation", "ethnic cleansing", "transportation" ], 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antonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate", "criticize", "reprove", "admonish", "chide", "keelhaul", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "castigate", "lambaste", "lambast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extinguished":{ "as in dead , doused":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "choked", "damped", "dead", "doused", "dowsed", "quenched", "smothered", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "suffocated" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "afire", "aflame", "alight", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "conflagrant", "fiery", "flaming", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted", "aglow", "flaring", "flickering", "glowing", "live", "smoldering", "smouldering", "broiling", "hot", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sizzling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to cease burning":{ "examples":[ "the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on" ], "synonyms":[ "blanketed", "doused", "dowsed", "put out", "quenched", "snuffed (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked", "smothered", "suffocated", "blew out", "rubbed out", "snubbed (out)", "stamped (out)", "stubbed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fired", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted" ] }, "to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{ "examples":[ "a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "creamed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "nuked", "pulled down", "pulverized", "razed", "rubbed out", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "vaporized", "wasted", "wracked", "wrecked" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "clobbered", "conquered", "crushed", "defeated", "drubbed", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "routed", "scotched", "skunked", "subdued", "surmounted", "thrashed", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "trounced", "walloped", "whipped", "won (against)", "blasted", "blew up", "broke", "crippled", "damaged", "defaced", "deteriorated", "disfigured", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "dynamited", "harmed", "impaired", "injured", "mangled", "marred", "mutilated", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "eroded", "scoured", "swept (away)", "washed out", "wore (away)", "dilapidated", "disassembled", "dismantled", "gutted", "took down", "unbuilt", "undid", "unmade", "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out", "despoiled", "havocked", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "trampled", "trashed", "vandalized", "assassinated", "butchered", "cut down", "dispatched", "executed", "felled", "killed", "killed off", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "murdered", "slaughtered", "slew", "took out", "zapped" ], "near 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"gregariousness", "sociability" ], "near antonyms":[ "unsociability", "unsociableness", "bashfulness", "coyness", "diffidence", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness", "introversion", "reclusion", "modesty", "retiringness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extoll":{ "to proclaim the glory of":{ "examples":[ "campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record" ], "synonyms":[ "bless", "carol", "celebrate", "emblazon", "exalt", "glorify", "hymn", "laud", "magnify", "praise", "resound" ], "near synonyms":[ "adore", "belaud", "deify", "idolize", "worship", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "compliment", "hail", "renown", "salute", "chant", "cheer", "eulogize", "rhapsodize", "cite", "flatter", "crack up", "recommend", "tout" ], "near antonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate", "criticize", "reprove", "admonish", "chide", "keelhaul", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "castigate", "lambaste", "lambast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extensive":{ "having 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"exemplifications", "personalizations", "realizations", "substantiations", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "archetypes", "exemplars", "models", "paradigms", "patterns", "reincarnations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extravagancy":{ "the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money":{ "examples":[ "warned their spendthrift daughter that she would eventually pay the price for her extravagancy" ], "synonyms":[ "extravagance", "lavishness", "prodigality", "profusion", "wastefulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspicuous consumption", "splurge", "bountifulness", "generosity", "liberality", "improvidence", "squandering", "indulgence", "overindulgence", "self-indulgence", "excess", "immoderacy", "overkill" ], "near antonyms":[ "austerity", "moderation", "restraint", "temperance" ], "antonyms":[ "economy", "frugality", "penny-pinching" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extenuated":{ "to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses":{ 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], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "exterminates":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishes", "annihilates", "blacks out", "blots out", "cancels", "cleans (up)", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "extirpates", "liquidates", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "snuffs (out)", "stamps (out)", "sweeps (away)", "wipes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimates", "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "ravages", "dismantles", "flattens", "mows (down)", "razes", "tears down", "ruins", "totals", "wastes", "wrecks", "blasts", "blows up", "dashes", "dynamites", "smashes", "atomizes", "consumes", "devours", "dissolves", "fragments", "powders", "pulverizes", "shatters", "splinters", "dooms", "finishes", "kills", "kills off", "terminates", "zaps", "cuts", "discards", "ditches", "ejects", "excises", "expels", "jettisons", "ousts", "throws out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "builds", "constructs", "creates", "fabricates", "fashions", "forges", "forms", "frames", "makes", "manufactures", "shapes", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renews", "renovates", "repairs", "restores", "revamps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extracting":{ "to draw out by force or with effort":{ "examples":[ "extracted a splinter from my hand" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrewing", "prizing", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "tearing (out)", "uprooting", "wresting", "wringing", "yanking" ], "near synonyms":[ "mining", "plucking", "removing", "taking (out)", "withdrawing" ], "near antonyms":[ "implanting", "inserting", "installing", "instilling", "cramming", "jamming", "ramming", "stuffing", "wedging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extravert":{ "a gregarious and unreserved person":{ "examples":[ "a natural 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"indulgences", "luxuries", "superfluities" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagances", "nonessentials", "dainties", "delicacies", "niceties", "treats", "accessories", "accessaries", "accoutrements", "accouterments", "bells and whistles", "options" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "basics", "essentials", "fundamentals", "musts", "necessities", "requirements" ] }, "something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{ "examples":[ "as an extra , the dealer filled the tank of my new car" ], "synonyms":[ "bonuses", "cumshaws", "dividends", "donatives", "gratuities", "gravies", "gravy trains", "lagniappes", "perks", "perquisites", "throw-ins", "tips" ], "near synonyms":[ "pensions", "bestowals", "presentations", "benefactions", "beneficences", "benevolences", "bounties", "charities", "generosities", "largesses", "philanthropies", "contributions", "donations", "gifts", "offerings", "presents", "grants", "subsidies", "boons", "mannas", "windfalls", "favors", "freebies", "freebees", "giveaways", "premiums", "awards", "prizes", "rewards", "fringe benefits", "icings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extortioner":{ "a person who gets money from another by using force or threats":{ "examples":[ "extortioners threatened to beat up the shop owner if he didn't pay the bribe" ], "synonyms":[ "blackmailer", "extortionist", "racketeer" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackhander", "button man", "gangster", "hoodlum", "mafioso", "mobster", "bully", "ruffian", "thug", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "double-dealer", "gouger", "hustler", "profiteer", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "swindler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extraverts":{ "a gregarious and unreserved person":{ "examples":[ "a natural extrovert , he mixes well in any social situation" ], "synonyms":[ "backslappers", "glad-handers" ], "near synonyms":[ "exhibitionists", "show-offs" ], "near 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"tight", "tightfisted", "careful", "judicious", "prudent", "sensible", "wise", "farsighted", "forehanded", "foreseeing", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "provident" ], "antonyms":[ "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "penny-pinching", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty" ] }, "going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount":{ "examples":[ "the book doesn't quite merit the extravagant praise that it has received" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "steep", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ], "near synonyms":[ "boundless", "endless", "immeasurable", "infinite", "limitless", "unbearable", "unjustifiable", "unwarranted", "improper", "inappropriate", "thick", "unseemly", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "minimal", "minimum" ], "antonyms":[ "middling", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable", "temperate" ] }, "commanding a large price":{ "examples":[ "wooed her with an array of extravagant gifts" ], "synonyms":[ "big-ticket", "costly", "dear", "expensive", "high", "high-end", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "priceless", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "ultraexpensive", "valuable" ], "near synonyms":[ "exorbitant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "sky-high", "steep", "stiff", "unaffordable", "uneconomic", "uneconomical", "unreasonable", "inestimable", "invaluable", "deluxe", "luxurious", "sumptuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "reasonable", "valueless", "worthless", "discounted" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "extends":{ "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week" ], "synonyms":[ "drags (out)", "draws out", "elongates", "lengthens", "outstretches", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches" ], "near 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"ignores", "neglects", "overlooks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{ "examples":[ "you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat" ], "synonyms":[ "expands", "fans (out)", "flares (out)", "opens", "outspreads", "outstretches", "spreads (out)", "stretches (out)", "unfolds", "unfurls" ], "near synonyms":[ "overspreads" ], "near antonyms":[ "compacts", "compresses", "condenses", "reduces" ], "antonyms":[ "closes", "contracts", "folds" ] }, "to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{ "examples":[ "our backyard extends all the way to that brook" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "goes", "heads", "leads", "lies", "runs" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosses", "cuts", "passes", "courses", "follows", "spans", "traverses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "adds (to)", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "builds up", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "hypes", "increases", "multiplies", "pumps up", "raises", "stokes", "supersizes", "swells", "ups" ], "near synonyms":[ "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ] }, "to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{ "examples":[ "the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives" ], "synonyms":[ "adulterates", "cuts", "dilutes", "laces", "sophisticates", "thins", "waters down", "weakens" ], "near synonyms":[ "loads", "befouls", "contaminates", "corrupts", "defiles", "dirties", "envenoms", "fouls", "infects", "poisons", "pollutes", "soils", "spoils", "sullies", "taints", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "manipulates", "misrepresents", "tampers (with)", "counterfeits", "fakes", "falsifies", "fudges", "doctors", "spikes", "attenuates", "moderates", "qualifies", "tempers" ], "near antonyms":[ "fertilizes", "lards", "augments", "reinforces", "reenforces", "supplements", "decontaminates", "purifies", "clarifies", "cleans", "cleanses", "distills", "distils", "filters", "flushes", "leaches", "pasteurizes", "purges", "refines", "betters", "enhances", "improves", "compacts", "concentrates", "condenses" ], "antonyms":[ "enriches", "fortifies", "richens", "strengthens" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extorts":{ "to get (as money) by the use of force or threats":{ "examples":[ "a school bully who was used to extorting lunch money from weaker kids" ], "synonyms":[ "exacts", "wrests", "wrings" ], "near synonyms":[ "bleeds", "fleeces", "gouges", "milks", "skins", "squeezes", "cheats", "racketeers", "swindles", "coerces", "compels", "forces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extraordinaire":{ "being out of the ordinary":{ "examples":[ "the sort of chef extraordinaire who can whip up a fantastic meal, regardless of the ingredients on hand" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "exceptional", "extraordinary", "freak", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "salient", "striking", "bizarre", "deviant", "eccentric", "freakish", "monstrous", "oddball", "outlandish", "quaint", "strange", "weird", "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unimaginable", "unthinkable" ], "near antonyms":[ "everyday", "familiar", "frequent" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "externalized":{ "to represent in visible form":{ "examples":[ "an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions" ], "synonyms":[ "bodied", "embodied", "epitomized", "expressed", "incarnated", "incorporated", "instantiated", "manifested", "materialized", "personalized", "personified", "substantiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualized", "concretized", "realized", "exemplified", "illustrated", "imaged", "objectified", "symbolized", "typified" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "disembodied" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extrapolates":{ "to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information":{ "examples":[ "we can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one" ], "synonyms":[ "concludes", "decides", "deduces", "derives", "gathers", "infers", "judges", "makes out", "reasons", "understands" ], "near synonyms":[ "assumes", "supposes", "conjectures", "guesses", "speculates", "surmises", "construes", "interprets", "reads", "contemplates", "philosophizes", "rationalizes", "thinks", "ascertains", "dopes (out)", "finds out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extruding":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the sort of person who is determined to extrude every last gob of toothpaste from the tube" ], "synonyms":[ "banishing", "booting (out)", "bouncing", "casting out", "chasing", "dismissing", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extend (out)":{ "as in project , stick out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jut", "project", "stick out", "drape", "festoon", "garland", "string", "overhang", "protrude", "hook", "mount", "pin", "tack", "cascade", "depend", "fall", "dangle", "hang", "sling", "suspend", "swing", "balance", "poise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extemporizations":{ "something that is performed, made, or done without preparation":{ "examples":[ "a guitar extemporization" ], "synonyms":[ "ad-libs", "impromptus", "improvisations", "improvs" ], "near synonyms":[ "concoctions", "contrivances", "creations", "innovations", "inventions", "wrinkles" ], "near antonyms":[ "bits", "drills", "routines" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extraditions":{ "as in deportations , expulsions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banishments", "deportations", "displacements", "exiles", "expatriations", "expulsions", "relegations", "dispossessions", "ejections", "ousters", "emigrations", "migrations", "diasporas", "dispersions", "scatterings", "ostracisms", "evacuations", "ethnic cleansings", "transportations" ], "near antonyms":[ "repatriations", "returns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extended families":{ "those who live as a family in one house":{ "examples":[ "their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt" ], "synonyms":[ "homes", "households", "houses", "m\u00e9nages" ], "near synonyms":[ "blood", "folks", "kindreds", "kinfolks", "kins", "kinsfolk", "kiths", "broods", "nuclear families", "clans", "communities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extraneously":{ "as in senselessly , pointlessly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "irrelevantly", "meaninglessly", "pointlessly", "senselessly", "fallibly", "imperfectly", "inadequately", "insufficiently", "misguidedly", "undesirably", "unsatisfactorily", "amiss", "erroneously", "faultily", "improperly", "inaccurately", "inappropriately", "inaptly", "incorrectly", "mistakenly", "unsuitably", "wrongly", "foolishly", "unwisely" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriately", "aptly", "correctly", "fittingly", "properly", "right", "rightly", "suitably", "well", "infallibly", "perfectly", "germanely", "meaningfully", "pertinently", "relevantly", "sensibly", "acceptably", "adequately", "satisfactorily", "sufficiently", "prudently", "sagely", "wisely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "extraneousness":{ "the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand":{ "examples":[ "the extraneousness of the commentators' remarks became more pronounced as the broadcast dragged on" ], "synonyms":[ "impertinence", "inapplicability", "irrelevance" ], "near synonyms":[ "improperness", "inappositeness", "inappropriateness", "inaptness", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "immateriality", "inconsequentiality", "insignificance", "emptiness", "inaneness", "inanity", "meaninglessness", "pointlessness", "uselessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriateness", "aptness", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "importance", "significance", "usefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "applicability", "bearing", "connection", "materiality", "pertinence", "relevance", "relevancy" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extending (out)":{ "as in projecting , sticking out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jutting", "projecting", "sticking out", "draping", "festooning", "garlanding", "stringing", "overhanging", "protruding", "hooking", "mounting", "pinning", "tacking", "cascading", "depending", "falling", "dangling", "hanging", "slinging", "suspending", "swinging", "balancing", "poising" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extemporary":{ "made or done without previous thought or preparation":{ "examples":[ "caught red-handed, the would-be embezzler proceeded to give some extemporary and not very convincing explanations for her actions" ], "synonyms":[ "ad hoc", "ad-lib", "down and dirty", "extemporaneous", "extempore", "impromptu", "improvisational", "improvised", "off-the-cuff", "offhand", "offhanded", "snap", "spur-of-the-moment", "unconsidered", "unplanned", "unpremeditated", "unprepared", "unrehearsed", "unstudied" ], "near synonyms":[ "unscripted", "automatic", "impulsive", "instinctive", "involuntary", "spontaneous", "casual", "cursive", "informal", "unauthorized", "half-baked", "half-cocked", "ill-advised" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliberate", "intended", "intentional" ], "antonyms":[ "considered", "planned", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepared", "rehearsed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "extortioners":{ "a person who gets money from another by using force or threats":{ "examples":[ "extortioners threatened to beat up the shop owner if he didn't pay the bribe" ], "synonyms":[ "blackmailers", "extortionists", "racketeers" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackhanders", "button men", "gangsters", "hoodlums", "mafiosi", "mobsters", "bullies", "ruffians", "thugs", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "double-dealers", "gougers", "hustlers", "profiteers", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "swindlers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "extirpating":{ "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishing", "annihilating", "blacking out", "blotting out", "canceling", "cancelling", "cleaning (up)", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "exterminating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "rubbing out", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "sweeping (away)", "wiping out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimating", "demolishing", "destroying", "devastating", "ravaging", "dismantling", "flattening", "mowing (down)", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wrecking", "blasting", "blowing up", "dashing", "dynamiting", "smashing", "atomizing", "consuming", "devouring", "dissolving", "fragmenting", "powdering", "pulverizing", "shattering", "splintering", "dooming", "finishing", "killing", "killing off", "terminating", "zapping", "cutting", "discarding", "ditching", "ejecting", "excising", "expelling", "jettisoning", "ousting", "throwing out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "building", "constructing", "creating", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "shaping", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renewing", "renovating", "repairing", "restoring", "revamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extricating":{ "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "you've woven such a web of lies that it's hard to see how you can extricate yourself now" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "disembarrassing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untangling" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disburdening", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untwining", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "burdening", "encumbering", "loading", "weighing" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "extrinsic":{ "not being a vital part of or belonging to something":{ "examples":[ "the fact that the ring belonged to your grandmother is extrinsic to its value to a jeweler" ], "synonyms":[ "accidental", "adventitious", "alien", "extraneous", "external", "foreign", "supervenient" ], "near synonyms":[ "exterior", "outside", "immaterial", "inapplicable", "insignificant", "irrelevant", "nonessential", "unessential", "unnecessary" ], "near antonyms":[ "congenital", "deep-seated", "inborn", "inbred", "inside", "interior", "internal", "basic", "essential", "necessary" ], "antonyms":[ "inherent", "innate", "intrinsic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }