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"mediocre", "miserable", "poor", "rotten", "rubbishy", "schlock", "schlocky", "shlock", "shlocky", "shoddy", "sleazy", "terrible", "trashy", "trumpery", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "second-rateness":{ "as in typicalness , unremarkableness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commonness", "commonplaceness", "everydayness", "fairness", "mundaneness", "mundanity", "normality", "normalness", "routine", "typicality", "typicalness", "unremarkableness", "usualness", "averageness", "mediocrity", "ordinariness", "acceptability", "adequacy", "satisfactoriness", "sufficiency", "badness", "crumminess", "inferiority", "worthlessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "exceptionality", "exceptionalness", "extraordinariness", "choiceness", "distinction", "excellence", "excellency", "exquisiteness", "fabulousness", "first-rateness", "grandness", "greatness", "marvelousness", "marvellousness", "perfection", "preeminence", "primeness", "specialness", "splendidness", "sterlingness", "superbness", "superiority", "superlativeness", "supremacy", "supremeness", "consequence", "importance", "notability", "faultlessness", "flawlessness", "impeccability", "perfectness", "goodness", "value", "worth", "deficiency", "unacceptability", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "unsatisfactoriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secret":{ "information shared only with another or with a select few":{ "examples":[ "you didn't really expect him to keep a secret from his wife, did you?" ], "synonyms":[ "confidence" ], "near synonyms":[ "dope", "lowdown" ], "near antonyms":[ "open secret" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something hard to understand or explain":{ "examples":[ "the secrets of the Egyptian pyramids include the construction methods used to lift the huge blocks of stone in place" ], "synonyms":[ "closed book", "conundrum", "enigma", "head-scratcher", "mystery", "mystification", "puzzle", "puzzlement", "riddle", "why" ], "near synonyms":[ "brainteaser", "case", "challenge", "knot", "matter", "perplexity", "poser", "problem", "stumper", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal":{ "examples":[ "the secret to advancement in this company is hard work and dedication" ], "synonyms":[ "gateway", "key", "open sesame", "passport", "ticket" ], "near synonyms":[ "password", "accomplishment", "achievement", "attainment", "coup", "success", "triumph", "approach", "manner", "means", "method", "style", "system", "technique", "way", "blueprint", "design", "ground plan", "plan", "program", "scheme", "strategy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others":{ "examples":[ "a secret operation to rescue captive soldiers behind enemy lines" ], "synonyms":[ "backstairs", "behind-the-scenes", "clandestine", "covert", "furtive", "hole-and-corner", "hugger-mugger", "hush-hush", "private", "privy", "sneak", "sneaking", "sneaky", "stealth", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "underground", "underhand", "underhanded" ], "near synonyms":[ "back-channel", "closed-door", "off-the-books", "off-the-record", "classified", "confidential", "restricted", "top secret", "undisclosed", "concealed", "hidden", "secreted", "subterranean", "unadvertised", "unexposed" ], "near antonyms":[ "acknowledged", "avowed", "aboveboard", "straightforward", "unconcealed", "undisguised", "unclassified", "unrestricted", "clear", "evident", "manifest", "obvious", "patent", "plain" ], "antonyms":[ "open", "overt", "public" ] }, "working on missions in which one's objectives, activities, or true identity are not publicly revealed":{ "examples":[ "secret agents whose wartime exploits were known only by top government officials" ], "synonyms":[ "undercover" ], "near synonyms":[ "covert", "private", "secretive", "subterranean" ], "near antonyms":[ "overt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "screened or sequestered from view":{ "examples":[ "a secret cave that is screened by trees" ], "synonyms":[ "cloistered", "covert", "hidden", "isolated", "quiet", "remote", "retired", "secluded", "sheltered" ], "near synonyms":[ "lone", "lonely", "lonesome", "reclusive", "solitary", "private" ], "near antonyms":[ "obvious", "visible", "exposed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "not known or meant to be known by the general populace":{ "examples":[ "proprietary information that the company does its best to keep secret" ], "synonyms":[ "behind-the-scenes", "confidential", "esoteric", "hush-hush", "hushed", "inside", "intimate", "nonpublic", "private", "privy" ], "near synonyms":[ "classified", "restricted", "top secret", "silent", "unadvertised", "unannounced", "undisclosed", "unmentioned", "unsaid", "untold", "clandestine", "closet", "collusive", "conspiratorial", "covert", "furtive", "hugger-mugger", "occult", "sneak", "sneaking", "sneaky", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "underground", "underhand", "underhanded", "personal", "closeted", "concealed", "hidden", "repressed", "silenced", "stifled", "suppressed", "backstage", "offscreen", "offstage" ], "near antonyms":[ "well-known", "advertised", "aired", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "declared", "disclosed", "divulged", "enunciated", "heralded", "proclaimed", "professed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "reported", "spotlighted", "general", "popular", "prevailing", "vulgar", "current", "prevalent", "rife", "widespread", "communal", "shared" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "open", "public" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "secret agent":{ "a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a secret agent posing as a government employee" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "courier", "counterspy", "double agent", "sleeper", "infiltrator", "informer", "stool pigeon", "spymaster", "superspy" ], "synonyms":[ "agent", "asset", "emissary", "intelligencer", "mole", "operative", "spook", "spy", "undercover" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secrete":{ "to put into a hiding place":{ "examples":[ "the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car" ], "synonyms":[ "bury", "cache", "conceal", "ensconce", "hide" ], "near synonyms":[ "hoard", "squirrel (away)", "stash", "entomb", "inter" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "expose", "reveal", "show", "uncover", "unmask", "unveil", "unwrap", "flaunt", "parade", "show off", "disinter", "unearth" ], "antonyms":[ "display", "exhibit" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "secreted":{ "as in hidden , subterranean":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "concealed", "hidden", "subterranean", "unadvertised", "unexposed", "classified", "confidential", "restricted", "top secret", "undisclosed", "back-channel", "closed-door", "off-the-books", "off-the-record", "backstairs", "behind-the-scenes", "clandestine", "covert", "furtive", "hole-and-corner", "hugger-mugger", "hush-hush", "private", "privy", "secret", "sneak", "sneaking", "sneaky", "stealth", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "underground", "underhand", "underhanded" ], "near antonyms":[ "open", "overt", "public", "acknowledged", "avowed", "aboveboard", "straightforward", "unconcealed", "undisguised", "unclassified", "unrestricted", "clear", "evident", "manifest", "obvious", "patent", "plain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into a hiding place":{ "examples":[ "the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car" ], "synonyms":[ "buried", "cached", "concealed", "ensconced", "hid" ], "near synonyms":[ "hoarded", "squirreled (away)", "squirrelled (away)", "stashed", "entombed", "interred" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "exposed", "revealed", "showed", "uncovered", "unmasked", "unveiled", "unwrapped", "flaunted", "paraded", "showed off", "disinterred", "unearthed" ], "antonyms":[ "displayed", "exhibited" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sectarian":{ "not broad or open in views or 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"broad-gauged", "broadscale", "comprehensive", "extensive", "inclusionary", "overarching", "pervasive", "sweeping", "ubiquitous", "wholesale", "wide", "widespread" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "secular":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "not involving religion or religious matters":{ "antonyms":[ "religious", "sacred" ], "examples":[ "that's an issue for the secular authorities, not the church" ], "near antonyms":[ "divine", "spiritual", "consecrated", "hallowed", "holy", "sacrosanct", "sanctified", "churchly", "devout", "godly", "pious", "prayerful", "reverent", "worshipful", "ethereal", "insubstantial", "metaphysical", "unsubstantial", "bodiless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "nonphysical" ], "related":[ "atheistic", "godless", "irreligious", "pagan", "paganish", "religionless", "laical", "laic", "lay", "nonclerical", "nondenominational", "nonsectarian", "earthly", "mundane", "terrene", "terrestrial", "worldly", "material", "physical", "substantial", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "fleshly", "blasphemous", "impious", "irreverent", "sacrilegious", "unconsecrated", "unhallowed" ], "synonyms":[ "nonreligious", "profane", "temporal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "securing":{ "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "sent troops to secure the city" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwarking", "covering", "defending", "fencing", "fending", "forfending", "guarding", "keeping", "protecting", "safeguarding", "screening", "shielding", "warding" ], "near synonyms":[ "averting", "preventing", "opposing", "resisting", "withstanding", "battling", "contending", "fighting", "warring", "conserving", "preserving", "saving", "buffering", "palisading", "picketing", "walling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombarding", "storming", "besetting", "besieging", "overrunning", "capitulating", "caving", "submitting", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking" ] }, "to make sure, certain, 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"attribute", "characteristic", "mark", "trait", "eccentricity", "kink", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quirk", "singularity", "tic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secerning":{ "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "those philistines who seemingly cannot secern artistic depiction of the nude from blatant pornography" ], "synonyms":[ "differencing", "differentiating", "discerning", "discriminating", "distinguishing", "separating" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguishing", "comprehending", "grasping", "knowing", "understanding", "dividing", "parting", "severing", "demarcating", "marking (off)", "setting off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounding", "lumping (together)", "mingling" ], "antonyms":[ "confusing", "mistaking", "mixing (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "secluded":{ "screened or sequestered from view":{ "examples":[ "we stayed in a secluded resort, far away from the regular tourist crowds" ], "synonyms":[ "cloistered", "covert", 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"preaching", "talking up", "bailing out", "delivering", "rescuing", "saving" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "interfering", "opposing", "sabotaging", "thwarting", "deserting", "disappointing", "failing", "letting down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sects":{ "a group of people acting together within a larger group":{ "examples":[ "one sect of medical researchers holds the minority view that the disease is not caused by that virus" ], "synonyms":[ "blocks", "blocs", "bodies", "coalitions", "factions", "parties", "sets", "sides", "wings" ], "near synonyms":[ "splinters", "splits", "crews", "gangs", "packs", "teams", "denominations", "persuasions", "schisms", "scissions", "caucuses", "movements" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "second":{ "a very small space of time":{ "examples":[ "I'll be ready in a second" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "eyeblink", "flash", "heartbeat", "instant", "jiff", "jiffy", "minute", "moment", 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absentee ballots , short ballots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absentee ballots", "Australian ballots", "short ballots", "write-ins", "tickets", "referenda", "referendums", "blackballs", "nays", "noes", "nos", "non placets", "ayes", "yeas", "ballots", "votes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secrets":{ "something hard to understand or explain":{ "examples":[ "the secrets of the Egyptian pyramids include the construction methods used to lift the huge blocks of stone in place" ], "synonyms":[ "closed books", "conundrums", "enigmas", "head-scratchers", "mysteries", "mystifications", "puzzlements", "puzzles", "riddles", "whys" ], "near synonyms":[ "brainteasers", "cases", "challenges", "knots", "matters", "perplexities", "posers", "problems", "stumpers", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal":{ "examples":[ "the secret to advancement in this company is hard work and dedication" ], "synonyms":[ "gateways", "keys", "open sesames", "passports", "tickets" ], "near synonyms":[ "passwords", "accomplishments", "achievements", "attainments", "coups", "successes", "triumphs", "approaches", "manners", "means", "methods", "styles", "systems", "techniques", "ways", "blueprints", "designs", "ground plans", "plans", "programs", "schemes", "strategies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seculars":{ "as in laymen , laypeople":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "laymen", "laypeople", "lay readers", "lectors" ], "near antonyms":[ "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "ministers", "preachers", "priests", "reverends", "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "clergywomen", "deaconesses", "priestesses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seconded":{ "as in helped , assisted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "propped (up)", "sided (with)", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "backstopped", "bolstered", "boosted", "buttressed", "reinforced", "reenforced", "advocated", "backed", "championed", "endorsed", "indorsed", "patronized", "plumped (for)", "plunked (for)", "plonked (for)", "supported", "advanced", "forwarded", "furthered", "plugged", "preached", "talked up", "bailed out", "delivered", "rescued", "saved" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "interfered", "opposed", "sabotaged", "thwarted", "deserted", "disappointed", "failed", "let down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "secures":{ "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "sent troops to secure the city" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwarks", "covers", "defends", "fences", "fends", "forfends", "guards", "keeps", "protects", "safeguards", "screens", "shields", "wards" ], "near synonyms":[ "averts", "prevents", "opposes", "resists", "withstands", "battles", "contends", "fights", "wars", "conserves", "preserves", "saves", "buffers", "palisades", "pickets", "walls" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombards", "storms", "besets", "besieges", "overruns", "capitulates", "caves", "submits", "yields" ], "antonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks" ] }, "to make sure, certain, or safe":{ "examples":[ "a retirement account that will help to secure our future" ], "synonyms":[ "assures", "cinches", "ensures", "guarantees", "guaranties", "ices", "insures" ], "near synonyms":[ "attests", "certifies", "vouches", "warrants", "witnesses", "pledges", "promises", "swears" ], "near antonyms":[ "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put securely in place or in a desired position":{ "examples":[ "candidates for admission are asked to secure a recent photo to their application forms" ], "synonyms":[ "anchors", "catches", "clamps", "fastens", "fixes", "hitches", "moors", "sets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "stuffs", "wedges" ], "near antonyms":[ "extracts", "pries", "prizes", "pulls", "roots (out)", "tears (out)", "uproots", "wrests", "yanks" ], "antonyms":[ "loosens", "looses", "unfastens", "unfixes", "unloosens", "unlooses" ] }, "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "finally secured a job after sending out dozens of applications" ], "synonyms":[ "acquires", "attains", "bags", "brings in", "captures", "carries", "comes by", "draws", "earns", "gains", "garners", "gets", "knocks down", "lands", "makes", "obtains", "procures", "pulls down", "realizes", "reaps", "wins" ], "near synonyms":[ "clears", "grosses", "nets", "accomplishes", "achieves", "notches (up)", "scores", "accumulates", "amasses", "racks up", "catches", "picks up", "annexes", "occupies", "takes over", "reacquires", "reattains", "recaptures", "regains", "remakes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accords", "gives", "grants", "pays", "gives up", "hands over", "parts (with)", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "yields" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeits", "loses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "secludedness":{ "the state of being alone or kept apart from others":{ "examples":[ "the inn's greatest appeal for guests was its woodland secludedness" ], "synonyms":[ "aloneness", "insulation", "isolation", "privacy", "seclusion", "segregation", "separateness", "sequestration", "solitariness", "solitude" ], "near synonyms":[ "loneliness", "lonesomeness", "vacuum", "confinement", "incarceration", "internment", "quarantine", "retirement", "withdrawal", "ghettoization" ], "near antonyms":[ "camaraderie", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "fellowship", "society" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sectarianism":{ "stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices":{ "examples":[ "an ideological sectarianism that prevented the political party from ever being anything more than a fringe group" ], "synonyms":[ "bigotry", "dogmatism", "illiberalism", "illiberality", "illiberalness", "intolerance", "intolerantness", "narrow-mindedness", "opinionatedness", "partisanship", "small-mindedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "conservatism", "reactionaryism", "insularism", "insularity", "parochialism", "provincialism" ], "near antonyms":[ "progressiveness", "progressivism" ], "antonyms":[ "broad-mindedness", "liberalism", "liberality", "open-mindedness", "tolerance" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secretiveness":{ "the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret":{ "examples":[ "his secretiveness about his past always made some people suspicious of what he might be hiding" ], "synonyms":[ "closeness", "secrecy" ], "near synonyms":[ "confidentiality", "privacy", "discreetness", "discretion", "prudence", "circumspection", "wariness", "reserve", "reticence", "silence", "taciturnity", "furtiveness", "shiftiness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "underhandedness", "concealment", "covertness", "stealth", "subterfuge" ], "near antonyms":[ "candor", "frankness", "honesty", "openness", "imprudence", "indiscretion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secondary school":{ "as in high school , public school":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common school", "elementary school", "grammar school", "high school", "junior high school", "kindergarten", "middle school", "primary school", "public school", "senior high school", "trade school", "training school", "academe", "academy", "school", "seminary", "boarding school", "prep", "preparatory school", "prep school", "charter school", "magnet school", "minischool", "madrassa", "madrasa", "madrassah", "madrasah", "Sunday school", "yeshiva", "yeshivah" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seconds":{ "a very small space of time":{ "examples":[ "I'll be ready in a second" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "eyeblinks", "flashes", "heartbeats", "instants", "jiffies", "jiffs", "minutes", "moments", "nanoseconds", "New York minutes", "shakes", "split seconds", "trices", "twinkles", "twinklings", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "microseconds", "snatches", "spurts" ], "near antonyms":[ "aeons", "eons", "ages", "eternities", "forevers", "infinities", "lifetimes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others":{ "examples":[ "the slightly flawed linens were sold as seconds" ], "synonyms":[ "culls", "discards", "rejections", "rejects" ], "near synonyms":[ "castaways", "throwaways", "hand-me-downs", "white elephants", "rubbish", "scraps", "trash", "wastes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in helps , assists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "props (up)", "sides (with)", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "backstops", "bolsters", "boosts", "buttresses", "reinforces", "reenforces", "advocates", "backs", "champions", "endorses", "indorses", "patronizes", "plumps (for)", "plunks (for)", "plonks (for)", "supports", "advances", "forwards", "furthers", "plugs", "preaches", "talks up", "bails out", "delivers", "rescues", "saves" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "interferes", "opposes", "sabotages", "thwarts", "deserts", "disappoints", "fails", "lets down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "second childhood":{ "the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age":{ "examples":[ "whenever she makes a mistake, Grandmother just reminds everyone she's in her second childhood and children shouldn't be held accountable" ], "synonyms":[ "caducity", "dotage", "senility" ], "near synonyms":[ "anility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "infirmity", "geezerhood", "senectitude", "senescence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secularized":{ "as in dissuaded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissuaded" ], "near antonyms":[ "converted", "proselyted", "proselytized", "missionized", "brainwashed", "influenced", "swayed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "second fiddles":{ "as in deputies , assistants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adjutants", "aides", "aids", "assistants", "coadjutors", "deputies", "seconds", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "henchmen", "lackeys", "minions", "helpmates", "helpmeets", "mates", "sidekicks", "domestics", "menials", "stewards", "attendants", "followers", "retainers", "inferiors", "juniors", "subordinates", "underlings" ], "near antonyms":[ "seniors", "superiors", "bosses", "captains", "chiefs", "foremen", "headmen", "heads", "helmsmen", "kingpins", "leaders", "masters", "taskmasters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "second fiddle":{ "as in deputy , assistant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adjutant", "aid", "aide", "assistant", "coadjutor", "deputy", "second", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "henchman", "lackey", "minion", "helpmate", "helpmeet", "mate", "sidekick", "domestic", "menial", "steward", "attendant", "follower", "retainer", "inferior", "junior", "subordinate", "underling" ], "near antonyms":[ "senior", "superior", "boss", "captain", "chief", "foreman", "head", "headman", "helmsman", "kingpin", "leader", "master", "taskmaster" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seclude":{ "to set or keep apart from others":{ "examples":[ "the patients will be secluded until they are no longer contagious" ], "synonyms":[ "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "segregate", "separate", "sequester" ], "near synonyms":[ "quarantine", "confine", "immure", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "lock (up)", "restrain", "restrict", "abstract", "detach", "disengage", "remove", "detain", "hold", "keep" ], "near antonyms":[ "assimilate", "associate", "connect", "join", "link", "unite", "discharge", "free", "liberate", "loose", "release" ], "antonyms":[ "desegregate", "integrate", "reintegrate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "secern":{ "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "those philistines who seemingly cannot secern artistic depiction of the nude from blatant pornography" ], "synonyms":[ "difference", "differentiate", "discern", "discriminate", "distinguish", "separate" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguish", "comprehend", "grasp", "know", "understand", "divide", "part", "sever", "demarcate", "mark (off)", "set off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confound", "lump (together)", "mingle" ], "antonyms":[ "confuse", "mistake", "mix (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "secretaries":{ "an official whose job is to keep records":{ "examples":[ "file your intent to run for office with the city secretary" ], "synonyms":[ "clerks", "registers", "registrars", "scribes" ], "near synonyms":[ "archivists", "bookkeepers", "recorders", "reporters", "transcriptionists", "annalists", "chroniclers", "documenters", "historians" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secondary colors":{ "as in primary colors , tertiary colors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "primary colors", "tertiary colors", "overtones", "undertones", "chromas", "chromaticities", "contrasts", "saturations", "values", "casts", "colors", "hues", "shades", "tinctures", "tinges", "tints", "tones", "colorations", "colorings", "colorways", "pigmentations" ], "near antonyms":[ "achromatisms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secularism":{ "as in atheism , unbelief":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "atheism", "godlessness", "nonbelief", "unbelief", "agnosticism", "know-nothingism" ], "near antonyms":[ "credo", "creed", "cult", "faith", "persuasion", "religion", "church", "communion", "denomination", "sect", "doctrine", "dogma", "theology" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "secularizing":{ "as in dissuading":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissuading" ], "near antonyms":[ "converting", "proselyting", "proselytizing", "missionizing", "brainwashing", "influencing", "swaying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "secreting":{ "to put into a hiding place":{ "examples":[ "the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car" ], "synonyms":[ "burying", "caching", "concealing", "ensconcing", "hiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "hoarding", "squirreling (away)", "squirrelling (away)", "stashing", "entombing", "interring" ], "near antonyms":[ "baring", "exposing", "revealing", "showing", "uncovering", "unmasking", "unveiling", "unwrapping", "flaunting", "parading", "showing off", "disinterring", "unearthing" ], "antonyms":[ "displaying", "exhibiting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sections":{ "an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature":{ "examples":[ "several abandoned warehouses in the city's industrial section are being converted into art galleries and artists' lofts" ], "synonyms":[ "districts", "nabes", "neighborhoods", "quarters" ], "near synonyms":[ "belts", "zones", "departments", "divisions", "parts", "precincts", "wards", "areas", "backyards", "localities", "places", "regions", "barrios", "enclaves", "ghettos", "ghettoes", "hoods", "'hoods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled":{ "examples":[ "had trouble fitting the sections of the bookcase together" ], "synonyms":[ "members", "partitions", "parts", "portions", "segments" ], "near synonyms":[ "components", "constituents", "elements", "factors", "ingredients", "moieties", "parcels", "cuts", "lengths", "bits", "fragments", "particles", "scraps" ], "near antonyms":[ "wholes", "aggregates", "composites", "compounds", "sums", "totalities", "totals" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in separates , parts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaks up", "dissevers", "parts", "separates", "severs", "unlinks", "fragments", "shatters", "smashes", "splinters", "balloons", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "mushrooms", "blows up", "bursts", "crumps", "detonates", "explodes", "goes off", "pops", "cracks", "snaps", "rends", "rips", "rives", "shreds", "tatters", "tears", "blows", "breaks", "cleaves", "ruptures", "splits" ], "near antonyms":[ "implodes", "collapses", "associates", "coalesces", "combines", "conjoins", "conjugates", "connects", "couples", "fuses", "interfuses", "joins", "knits", "links (up)", "marries", "unifies", "unites", "mates", "yokes", "assembles", "blends", "mingles", "mixes", "chains", "compounds", "hitches", "hooks", "splices", "recombines", "reconnects", "rejoins", "reunifies", "reunites" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "second thoughts":{ "a feeling of guilt, doubt, worry, etc., that you have after you have decided to do something or after something has happened":{ "examples":[ "After she agreed to lend him the money, she had second thoughts .", "She was having second thoughts about getting married." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arri\u00e8re-pens\u00e9es", "misgivings", "fence-sittings", "hesitances", "hesitancies", "hesitations", "indecisions", "irresolutions", "pauses", "shilly-shallies", "vacillations", "wobblings", "wabblings", "reconsiderations", "retreats", "delays", "procrastinations", "considerations", "debates", "deliberations", "doubts", "incertitudes", "indeterminations", "reservations", "uncertainties" ], "near antonyms":[ "certainties", "certitudes", "confidences", "determinations", "resolutions", "alacrities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "second bananas":{ "as in comedians , top bananas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comedians", "comediennes", "comics", "drolls", "farceurs", "funnymen", "gaggers", "gagmen", "gagsters", "humorists", "jokers", "jokesters", "merry-andrews", "stand-ups", "top bananas", "wags", "wits", "mimes", "mimics", "mummers", "pantaloons", "antics", "fools", "graciosos", "jesters", "motleys", "scaramouches", "cutups", "madcaps", "buffi", "buffos", "buffoons", "clowns", "harlequins", "zanies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }