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"euphonious", "lyric", "lyrical", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "mellow", "melodious", "musical" ], "near synonyms":[ "dulcet", "golden", "sweet" ], "near antonyms":[ "disconnected", "staccato", "discordant", "dissonant", "grating", "harsh", "inharmonious", "jarring", "strident", "unmelodious", "unmusical" ], "antonyms":[ "unlyrical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "melt":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialize", "disappear", "dissolve", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "flee", "fly", "sink", "vanish" ], "near synonyms":[ "blank (out)", "clear", "die (away or down or out)", "disperse", "dissipate", "dry up", "blur", "dim" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrive", "break out", "come out", "emerge", "issue", "loom", "show up" ], "antonyms":[ "appear", "materialize" ] }, "to go from a solid to a liquid state":{ "examples":[ "a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter" ], "synonyms":[ "deliquesce", "flux", "fuse", "liquefy", "liquify", "run", "thaw" ], "near synonyms":[ "found", "gutter", "smelt", "try", "dissolve", "render", "soften", "thin" ], "near antonyms":[ "clot", "coagulate", "congeal", "gel", "jell", "jelly", "thicken" ], "antonyms":[ "harden", "set", "solidify" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "meltdowns":{ "as in frazzles , freak-outs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frazzles", "freak-outs", "breakdowns", "crack-ups", "nervous breakdowns", "tailspins", "alarms", "alarums", "anxieties", "apprehensions", "disquiets", "excitabilities", "disturbances", "agitations", "discomposures", "perturbations", "basket cases" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "composures", "imperturbabilities", "placidities", "self-possessions", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in crashes , collapses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloodbaths", "collapses", "crashes", "apocalypses", "calamities", "cataclysms", "catastrophes", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "disasters", "tragedies", "Armageddons", "doomsdays", "end-times", "convulsions", "paroxysms", "upheavals", "accidents", "casualties", "fatalities", "misadventures", "mischances", "misfortunes", "mishaps", "blasts", "blows", "double whammies", "one-twos", "one-two punches" ], "near antonyms":[ "godsends", "mannas", "windfalls" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "melted":{ "as in molten , liquefied":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "liquefied", "molten", "defrosted", "thawed", "unfrozen", "deiced", "heated", "warmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "frozen", "chilled", "iced", "refrigerated", "quick-frozen", "refrozen", "supercooled", "congealed", "glaciated", "semisolid", "frostbitten", "frosty", "icy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialized", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "flew", "sank", "sunk", "vanished" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanked (out)", "cleared", "died (away or down or out)", "dispersed", "dissipated", "dried up", "blurred", "dimmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrived", "broke out", "came out", "emerged", "issued", "loomed", "showed up" ], "antonyms":[ "appeared", "materialized" ] }, "to go from a solid to a liquid state":{ "examples":[ "a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter" ], "synonyms":[ "deliquesced", "fluxed", "fused", "liquefied", "liquified", "ran", "run", "thawed" ], "near synonyms":[ "founded", "guttered", "tried", "dissolved", "rendered", "softened", "thinned" ], "near antonyms":[ "clotted", "coagulated", "congealed", "gelled", "jelled", "jellied", "thickened" ], "antonyms":[ "hardened", "set", "solidified" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "melting (away)":{ "as in giving out , fading (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "evaporating", "fading (away)", "frittering (away)", "giving out", "petering (out)", "tailing (off)", "vanishing", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "slackening", "slowing (down)", "abating", "declining", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "draining (away)", "dropping (off)", "dwindling", "dying (away or down or out)", "easing", "ebbing", "falling", "falling away", "lessening", "letting up", "lowering", "moderating", "palling", "phasing down", "ratcheting (down)", "racheting (down)", "receding", "relenting", "remitting", "shrinking", "subsiding", "tapering", "tapering off", "waning", "alleviating", "relaxing", "flagging", "sinking", "weakening", "caving (in)", "collapsing", "deflating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulating", "ballooning", "building", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "growing", "increasing", "intensifying", "mounting", "mushrooming", "picking up", "rising", "snowballing", "soaring", "swelling", "waxing", "appearing", "emerging", "showing up", "blowing up", "distending", "elongating", "lengthening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "meliorates":{ "to make better":{ "examples":[ "regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of factory workers" ], "synonyms":[ "ameliorates", "amends", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "helps", "improves", "perfects", "refines", "upgrades" ], "near synonyms":[ "corrects", "emends", "rectifies", "reforms", "remediates", "remedies", "edits", "fine-tunes", "redrafts", "refurbishes", "rehabilitates", "rehabs", "revamps", "revises", "reworks", "beefs (up)", "boosts", "fortifies", "intensifies", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "fines", "hones", "polishes", "retouches", "touches up" ], "near antonyms":[ "damages", "endamages", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "spoils", "tarnishes", "vitiates", "blemishes", "blights", "defaces", "disfigures", "flaws", "mars", "diminishes", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces" ], "antonyms":[ "worsens" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melee":{ "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "examples":[ "a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators" ], "synonyms":[ "affray", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "fracas", "fray", "free-for-all", "rough-and-tumble", "row", "ruckus", "ruction" ], "related":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle", "horseplay", "roughhousing", "altercation", "argument", "dispute", "kickup", "quarrel", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "melodramatize":{ "as in overplay , sensationalize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "overemphasize", "overplay", "sensationalize", "exaggerate", "overdo", "overdraw", "overstate", "put on", "color", "elaborate", "embellish", "embroider", "magnify", "pad", "play up", "stretch", "fudge", "hedge" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "minimize", "play down", "understate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melded":{ "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "comingled", "commingled", "commixed", "composited", "concreted", "conflated", "fused", "homogenized", "immingled", "immixed", "incorporated", "integrated", "interfused", "intermingled", "intermixed", "merged", "mingled", "mixed" ], "near synonyms":[ "added", "admixed", "beat (in)", "cut in", "folded", "stirred", "tossed", "coalesced", "compounded", "emulsified", "conjoined", "joined", "knit", "knitted", "linked", "united", "intertwined", "interwove", "interweaved", "wove", "weaved" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaved", "cleft", "disjoined", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ruptured", "severed", "sundered", "dispersed", "dissolved", "scattered", "detached", "disengaged", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "separated", "unmixed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melees":{ "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "examples":[ "a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators" ], "synonyms":[ "affrays", "brawls", "broils", "donnybrooks", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "free-for-alls", "rough-and-tumbles", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions" ], "near synonyms":[ "battles", "clashes", "combats", "conflicts", "contests", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassles", "scraps", "scrimmages", "scuffles", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tussles", "horseplays", "altercations", "arguments", "disputes", "kickups", "quarrels", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mellowing":{ "as in softening":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "softening", "aging", "ageing", "developing", "growing", "growing up", "maturing", "progressing", "ripening", "blooming", "blossoming", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "flourishing", "flowering", "opening", "unfolding", "advancing", "evolving", "getting along", "getting on", "graying", "greying" ], "near antonyms":[ "decaying", "declining", "degenerating", "deteriorating", "sinking", "worsening", "drooping", "drying", "fading", "flagging", "sagging", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "waning", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering", "regressing", "retrogressing", "reverting", "backsliding", "lapsing", "returning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "melting down":{ "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "rather than melt down , the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "cracking", "flipping (out)", "freaking (out)", "wigging (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "meliorations":{ "as in increases , quantum leaps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ameliorations", "boosts", "increases", "quantum leaps", "upgrades", "uplifts", "upswings", "uptrends", "upturns", "advancements", "advances", "breakthroughs", "enhancements", "refinements", "betterments", "developments", "elaborations", "evolutions", "expansions", "gestations", "growths", "maturations", "perfections", "civilizations", "edifications", "educations", "enlightenments", "renaissances", "renascences", "revivals", "discoveries", "finds", "windfalls", "innovations", "inventions" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakdowns", "collapses", "crashes", "hindrances", "impediments", "stumbling blocks", "decadences", "decays", "declensions", "declines", "decreases", "degenerations", "descents", "deteriorations", "diminishments", "downgrades", "failings", "languishments", "lapses", "reductions", "detriments", "disablements", "drawbacks", "glitches", "impairments", "shortcomings", "setbacks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "melds":{ "a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{ "examples":[ "her music is a meld of various styles" ], "synonyms":[ "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgamations", "amalgams", "blends", "cocktails", "combinations", "composites", "compounds", "conflations", "emulsions", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mixes", "mixtures", "syntheses" ], "near synonyms":[ "half-and-halfs", "absorptions", "coalescences", "coalitions", "commixtures", "composts", "concretions", "homogenizations", "immixtures", "incorporations", "integrations", "interfusions", "mergences", "mergers", "assortments", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jumbles", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "mishmashes", "motleys", "patchworks", "potpourris", "varieties", "accumulations", "aggregations", "conglomerations" ], "near antonyms":[ "components", "constituents", "elements", "ingredients" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to turn into a single 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quality suggestive of music":{ "examples":[ "the mellow tones of an old violin" ], "synonyms":[ "euphonious", "lyric", "lyrical", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "melodic", "melodious", "musical" ], "near synonyms":[ "dulcet", "golden", "sweet" ], "near antonyms":[ "disconnected", "staccato", "discordant", "dissonant", "grating", "harsh", "inharmonious", "jarring", "strident", "unmelodious", "unmusical" ], "antonyms":[ "unlyrical" ] }, "not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect":{ "examples":[ "a teacher with a mellow approach to classroom discipline", "mellow soaps" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "benign", "bland", "delicate", "gentle", "light", "mild", "nonabrasive", "soft", "soothing", "tender" ], "near synonyms":[ "calm", "pacific", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "tranquil", "clement", "compassionate", "easy", "lenient", "merciful", "buffering", "cushioning", "emollient", "softening", "sleek", "slick", "smooth" ], "near antonyms":[ "exquisite", "fierce", "intense", "powerful", "severe", "forceful", "forcible", "savage", "violent", "roughened", "rugged", "strong", "abrading", "irritating", "roughening", "grim", "gruff", "rude", "stiff", "heavy-handed", "oppressive", "pitiless", "tyrannical", "tyrannic" ], "antonyms":[ "abrasive", "caustic", "coarse", "hard", "harsh", "rough", "scathing", "stern", "ungentle" ] }, "having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{ "examples":[ "mellow and unflappable, the office manager greatly contributes to the work environment" ], "synonyms":[ "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "nice", "pleasant", "sweet", "well-disposed" ], "near synonyms":[ "amicable", "clever", "cordial", "friendly", "neighborly", "benign", "gentle", "kind", "cheerful", "cheery", "glad", "sunny", "companionable", "conversable", "sociable", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite", "thoughtful", "accommodating", "amenable", "obliging", "attractive", "delightful", "enjoyable", "likable", "likeable" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorish", "discourteous", "ill-mannered", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "surly", "uncivil", "unkind", "unmannerly", "unsociable", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "choleric", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "snappish", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "contentious", "contrary", "ornery", "querulous", "unappealing", "unattractive", "sour", "vinegary" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "unamiable", "ungenial", "ungracious", "unpleasant" ] }, "having a relaxed, casual manner":{ "examples":[ "a mellow crowd sat on the grass and enjoyed the music coming from the band shell" ], "synonyms":[ "affable", "breezy", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "laid-back", "low-pressure" ], "near synonyms":[ "carefree", "casual", "d\u00e9gag\u00e9", "lackadaisical", "nonchalant", "unaffected", "unconcerned", "unfussy", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "unworried", "familiar", "homey", "homy", "informal", "flexible", "lax", "lenient", "permissive", "pliable", "pliant", "soft", "accessible", "approachable", "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unflappable", "unshakable", "amicable", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "genial", "hail-fellow-well-met", "hearty", "neighborly", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceremonious", "decorous", "formal", "rigid", "strict", "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "worried", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "skittish", "tense" ], "antonyms":[ "high-strung", "uptight" ] }, "as in soften":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "soften", "age", "develop", "grow", "grow up", "mature", "progress", "ripen", "bloom", "blossom", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "flourish", "flower", "open", "unfold", "advance", "evolve", "get along", "get on", "gray", "grey" ], "near antonyms":[ "decay", "decline", "degenerate", "deteriorate", "sink", "worsen", "droop", "dry", "fade", "flag", "sag", "shrivel", "wane", "waste (away)", "weaken", "wilt", "wither", "regress", "retrogress", "revert", "backslide", "lapse", "return" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "melodramatic":{ "given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting":{ "examples":[ "our office drama queen yet again made the melodramatic declaration that he couldn't take it anymore and was quitting" ], "synonyms":[ "dramatic", "hammy", "histrionic", "stagy", "stagey", "theatrical", "theatric" ], "near synonyms":[ "actorish", "actorly", "actressy", "overacted", "overdone", "sensational", "staged", "conspicuous", "elaborate", "flamboyant", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "showy", "affected", "artificial", "exaggerated", "mannered", "pretentious", "self-conscious", "studied", "unnatural" ], "near antonyms":[ "nondramatic", "nontheatrical", "unaffected", "underplayed", "unpretentious", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "toned (down)", "conservative", "discreet", "inconspicuous", "modest", "plain", "quiet", "simple" ], "antonyms":[ "undramatic" ] }, "having the general quality or effect of a stage performance":{ "examples":[ "he gave his usual melodramatic speech that he had learned his lesson and thereafter would always pay his bills on time" ], "synonyms":[ "dramatic", "histrionic", "operatic", "stagy", "stagey", "theatrical", "theatric" ], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "emotional", "emotionalistic", "sensational", "actorish", "actorly", "actressy", "dramaturgic", "dramaturgical", "ham", "hammy", "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "exciting", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "overdramatic" ], "near antonyms":[ "matter-of-fact", "monotonous", "uneventful", "unexciting", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "stale", "unexceptional" ], "antonyms":[ "undramatic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "meliorated":{ "to make better":{ "examples":[ "regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of factory workers" ], "synonyms":[ "ameliorated", "amended", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "helped", "improved", "perfected", "refined", "upgraded" ], "near synonyms":[ "corrected", "emended", "rectified", "reformed", "remediated", "remedied", "edited", "fine-tuned", "redrafted", "refurbished", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "revamped", "revised", "reworked", "beefed (up)", "boosted", "fortified", "intensified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "fined", "honed", "polished", "retouched", "touched up" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaged", "endamaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "spoiled", "spoilt", "tarnished", "vitiated", "blemished", "blighted", "defaced", "disfigured", "flawed", "marred", "diminished", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced" ], "antonyms":[ "worsened" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melting":{ "as in evaporation , passing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissipation", "dissolution", "evaporation", "fadeaway", "fading", "passing", "vanishing", "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "disappearance", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave-taking", "parting", "quitting", "clearing out", "egress", "leaving", "retirement", "retreat", "withdrawal", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus" ], "near antonyms":[ "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "coming", "incoming", "approach", "entrance", "ingress", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "dawning", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "genesis", "inception", "morning", "onset", "start" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializing", "disappearing", "dissolving", "evanescing", "evaporating", "fading", "fleeing", "flying", "sinking", "vanishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanking (out)", "clearing", "dispersing", "dissipating", "drying up", "dying (away or down or out)", "blurring", "dimming" ], "near antonyms":[ "arriving", "breaking out", "coming out", "emerging", "issuing", "looming", "showing up" ], "antonyms":[ "appearing", "materializing" ] }, "to go from a solid to a liquid state":{ "examples":[ "a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter" ], "synonyms":[ "deliquescing", "fluxing", "fusing", "liquefying", "liquifying", "running", "thawing" ], "near synonyms":[ "founding", "guttering", "trying", "dissolving", "rendering", "softening", "thinning" ], "near antonyms":[ "clotting", "coagulating", "congealing", "gelling", "jelling", "jellying", "thickening" ], "antonyms":[ "hardening", "setting", "solidifying" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "melodious":{ "having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music":{ "examples":[ "could hear the melodious sounds of the woodlands as winter gave way to spring" ], "synonyms":[ "euphonious", "lyric", "lyrical", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "mellow", "melodic", "musical" ], "near synonyms":[ "dulcet", "golden", "sweet" ], "near antonyms":[ "disconnected", "staccato", "discordant", "dissonant", "grating", "harsh", "inharmonious", "jarring", "strident", "unmelodious", "unmusical" ], "antonyms":[ "unlyrical" ] }, "having a pleasing mixture of notes":{ "examples":[ "a particularly melodious ringtone that was instantly recognizable" ], "synonyms":[ "canorous", "euphonic", "euphonious", "harmonious", "harmonizing", "musical", "symphonic", "symphonious", "tuneful" ], "near synonyms":[ "blending", "chiming", "flowing", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "dulcet", "mellow", "melodic", "sweet", "echoing", "resonant", "sonorous", "quavering", "trilling", "warbling", "agreeable", "appealing", "pleasant", "cadenced", "lilting", "lyric", "lyrical", "rhythmic", "rhythmical", "songful", "songlike", "chordal", "harmonic", "homophonic", "orchestral", "polyphonic", "polyphonous", "tonal" ], "near antonyms":[ "blaring", "clanging", "clashing", "clattering", "grating", "harsh", "jangling", "jarring", "metallic", "raspy", "raucous", "scratching", "screeching", "shrill", "squeaky", "strident", "disagreeable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "atonal", "off-key" ], "antonyms":[ "discordant", "disharmonious", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "tuneless", "unmelodious", "unmusical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "melodramatizes":{ "as in overplays , sensationalizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "overemphasizes", "overplays", "sensationalizes", "exaggerates", "overdoes", "overdraws", "overstates", "puts on", "colors", "elaborates", "embellishes", "embroiders", "magnifies", "pads", "plays up", "stretches", "fudges", "hedges" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittles", "minimizes", "plays down", "understates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melioration":{ "as in increase , boost":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amelioration", "boost", "heightening", "increase", "quantum leap", "strengthening", "upgrade", "uplift", "upswing", "uptrend", "upturn", "advance", "advancement", "breakthrough", "enhancement", "refinement", "betterment", "development", "elaboration", "evolution", "expansion", "gestation", "growth", "maturation", "perfection", "ripening", "civilization", "edification", "education", "enlightenment", "renaissance", "renascence", "revival", "discovery", "find", "windfall", "innovation", "invention" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakdown", "collapse", "crash", "hindrance", "impediment", "stumbling block", "decadence", "decay", "declension", "decline", "decrease", "degeneration", "descent", "deterioration", "diminishment", "downgrade", "ebbing", "failing", "flagging", "languishment", "lapse", "lessening", "reduction", "sinking", "slowing", "weakening", "worsening", "detriment", "disablement", "drawback", "glitch", "impairment", "shortcoming", "setback" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "melodramatized":{ "as in overplayed , sensationalized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "overemphasized", "overplayed", "sensationalized", "exaggerated", "overdid", "overdrew", "overstated", "put on", "colored", "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "magnified", "padded", "played up", "stretched", "fudged", "hedged" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittled", "minimized", "played down", "understated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mellow (out)":{ "to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "I'm going to need to mellow out when this stressful week is finally at an end" ], "synonyms":[ "chill", "chill out", "de-stress", "decompress", "loosen up", "relax", "unwind", "wind down" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbend", "bask", "kick back", "loll", "lounge", "repose", "rest", "bum", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drone", "footle", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "laze", "loaf", "vegetate", "veg out", "zone out", "alleviate", "comfort", "ease", "relieve", "calm", "compose", "cool", "quiet", "settle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "tense (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melding":{ "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamating", "blending", "combining", "comingling", "commingling", "commixing", "compositing", "concreting", "conflating", "fusing", "homogenizing", "immingling", "immixing", "incorporating", "integrating", "interfusing", "intermingling", "intermixing", "merging", "mingling", "mixing" ], "near synonyms":[ "adding", "admixing", "beating (in)", "cutting in", "folding", "stirring", "tossing", "coalescing", "compounding", "emulsifying", "conjoining", "joining", "knitting", "linking", "uniting", "intertwining", "interweaving", "weaving" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaving", "disjoining", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "rupturing", "severing", "sundering", "dispersing", "dissolving", "scattering", "detaching", "disengaging", "splitting" ], "antonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "separating", "unmixing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melt (away)":{ "as in give out , fade (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "evaporate", "fade (away)", "fritter (away)", "give out", "peter (out)", "tail (off)", "vanish", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "slacken", "slow (down)", "abate", "decline", "decrease", "de-escalate", "die (away or down or out)", "diminish", "drain (away)", "drop (off)", "dwindle", "ease", "ebb", "fall", "fall away", "lessen", "let up", "lower", "moderate", "pall", "phase down", "ratchet (down)", "rachet (down)", "recede", "relent", "remit", "shrink", "subside", "taper", "taper off", "wane", "alleviate", "relax", "flag", "sink", "weaken", "cave (in)", "collapse", "deflate" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mount", "mushroom", "pick up", "rise", "snowball", "soar", "swell", "wax", "appear", "emerge", "show up", "blow up", "distend", "elongate", "lengthen" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melanoma":{ "as in cancer , carcinoma":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cancer", "carcinoma", "lymphoma", "malignancy", "polyp", "outgrowth", "cyst", "tubercle", "wart", "excrescence", "excrescency", "growth", "lump", "neoplasm", "tumor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "melts down":{ "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "rather than melt down , the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "cracks", "flips (out)", "freaks (out)", "wigs (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "chokes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melts (away)":{ "as in gives out , fades (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "evaporates", "fades (away)", "fritters (away)", "gives out", "peters (out)", "tails (off)", "vanishes", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "slackens", "slows (down)", "abates", "declines", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (away or down or out)", "diminishes", "drains (away)", "drops (off)", "dwindles", "eases", "ebbs", "falls", "falls away", "lessens", "lets up", "lowers", "moderates", "palls", "phases down", "ratchets (down)", "rachets (down)", "recedes", "relents", "remits", "shrinks", "subsides", "tapers", "tapers off", "wanes", "alleviates", "relaxes", "flags", "sinks", "weakens", "caves (in)", "collapses", "deflates" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mounts", "mushrooms", "picks up", "rises", "snowballs", "soars", "swells", "waxes", "appears", "emerges", "shows up", "blows up", "distends", "elongates", "lengthens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melange":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "examples":[ "a m\u00e9lange of outfits for her workouts at the gym" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "agglomeration", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "botch", "clutter", "collage", "crazy quilt", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "litter", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomerate", "conglomeration", "catchall", "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "blend", "combination", "commixture", "composite", "compound", "fusion", "intermixture", "mix-up", "bollix", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "dog's breakfast", "mess", "morass", "shambles", "imbroglio", "knot", "snarl", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mellowness":{ "as in complaisance , amenability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amenability", "complaisance", "sweetness and light", "affability", "agreeability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amiability", "amiableness", "geniality", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "graciousness", "niceness", "personableness", "pleasantness", "sweetness", "amicability", "amicableness", "amity", "cordiality", "empressement", "friendliness", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "benignity", "gentleness", "kindliness", "kindness", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "sunniness", "civility", "comity", "considerateness", "consideration", "courteousness", "courtesy", "politeness", "thoughtfulness", "attractiveness", "delightfulness", "enjoyableness", "likability", "likableness", "pleasingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "unpleasantness", "boorishness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "incivility", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "biliousness", "cantankerousness", "churlishness", "crankiness", "fussiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "peevishness", "petulance", "testiness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "orneriness", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "hostility", "unfriendliness", "sourness", "vinegar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "melanomas":{ "as in cancers , carcinomas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cancers", "carcinomas", "carcinomata", "lymphomas", "lymphomata", "malignancies", "polyps", "outgrowths", "cysts", "tubercles", "warts", "excrescences", "excrescencies", "growths", "lumps", "neoplasms", "tumors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "melt down":{ "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "rather than melt down , the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "crack", "flip (out)", "freak (out)", "wig (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in frazzle , freak-out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frazzle", "freak-out", "breakdown", "crack-up", "nervous breakdown", "tailspin", "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "apprehension", "disquiet", "excitability", "nervousness", "disturbance", "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation", "basket case" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "composure", "coolness", "imperturbability", "placidity", "self-possession", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in crash , collapse":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloodbath", "collapse", "crash", "apocalypse", "calamity", "cataclysm", "catastrophe", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "tragedy", "Armageddon", "doomsday", "end-time", "convulsion", "paroxysm", "upheaval", "accident", "casualty", "fatality", "misadventure", "mischance", "misfortune", "mishap", "blast", "blow", "double whammy", "one-two", "one-two punch" ], "near antonyms":[ "godsend", "manna", "windfall" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "melted (away)":{ "as in gave out , faded (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "evaporated", "faded (away)", "frittered (away)", "gave out", "petered (out)", "tailed (off)", "vanished", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "slackened", "slowed (down)", "abated", "declined", "decreased", "de-escalated", "died (away or down or out)", "diminished", "drained (away)", "dropped (off)", "dwindled", "eased", "ebbed", "fell", "fell away", "lessened", "let up", "lowered", "moderated", "palled", "phased down", "ratcheted (down)", "racheted (down)", "receded", "relented", "remitted", "shrank", "shrunk", "subsided", "tapered", "tapered off", "waned", "alleviated", "relaxed", "flagged", "sank", "sunk", "weakened", "caved (in)", "collapsed", "deflated" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulated", "ballooned", "built", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "grew", "increased", "intensified", "mounted", "mushroomed", "picked up", "rose", "snowballed", "soared", "swelled", "waxed", "appeared", "emerged", "showed up", "blew up", "distended", "elongated", "lengthened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mellowed":{ "as in softened":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "softened", "aged", "developed", "grew", "grew up", "matured", "progressed", "ripened", "bloomed", "blossomed", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "flourished", "flowered", "opened", "unfolded", "advanced", "evolved", "got along", "got on", "grayed", "greyed" ], "near antonyms":[ "decayed", "declined", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "sank", "sunk", "worsened", "dried", "drooped", "faded", "flagged", "sagged", "shriveled", "shrivelled", "waned", "wasted (away)", "weakened", "wilted", "withered", "regressed", "retrogressed", "reverted", "backslid", "lapsed", "returned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mellows (out)":{ "to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "I'm going to need to mellow out when this stressful week is finally at an end" ], "synonyms":[ "chills", "chills out", "decompresses", "de-stresses", "loosens up", "relaxes", "unwinds", "winds down" ], "near synonyms":[ "unbends", "basks", "kicks back", "lolls", "lounges", "reposes", "rests", "bums", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drones", "footles", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "lazes", "loafs", "vegetates", "vegges out", "veges out", "zones out", "alleviates", "comforts", "eases", "relieves", "calms", "composes", "cools", "quiets", "settles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "tenses (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "melanomata":{ "as in cancers , carcinomas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cancers", "carcinomas", "carcinomata", "lymphomas", "lymphomata", "malignancies", "polyps", "outgrowths", "cysts", "tubercles", "warts", "excrescences", "excrescencies", "growths", "lumps", "neoplasms", "tumors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "melodist":{ "a person who writes musical compositions":{ "examples":[ "a melodist whose music is not likely to be very accessible to the casual listener" ], "synonyms":[ "composer", "musician" ], "near synonyms":[ "cocomposer", "songsmith", "songwriter", "tunesmith", "symphonist", "arranger", "orchestrator", "orchestrater", "scorer", "librettist", "lyricist", "lyrist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }