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"ambiguousness", "darkness", "equivocalness", "equivocation", "inscrutability", "inscrutableness", "murkiness", "mysteriousness", "nebulosity", "nebulousness", "obliqueness", "obliquity", "obscurity", "opacity", "opaqueness", "mystery", "reconditeness", "cloudiness", "dimness", "faintness", "fogginess", "fuzziness", "haziness", "indefiniteness", "indistinctness", "mistiness", "shade", "shadow", "uncertainty", "vagueness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tangibles":{ "as in property , estate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "estate", "property", "treasures", "valuables", "bond", "contract", "covenant", "deal", "guarantee", "guaranty", "surety", "warranty", "deposit", "pawn", "security", "belongings", "chattels", "duds", "effects", "gear", "goods", "holdings", "movables", "moveables", "paraphernalia", "personal effects", "personal property", "personalty", "plunder", "possession", "stuff", "things", "assurance", "collateral", "pledge" ], "near antonyms":[], 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"unscrambled", "unwove" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangled", "unsnarled", "untangled", "untwined", "untwisted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tankers":{ "as in freighters , barges":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tanning":{ "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "thrashing", "whaling", "whipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "a time when children were routinely tanned for misbehavior" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tangents":{ "a departure from the subject under consideration":{ "examples":[ "in the middle of her description of her dog's symptoms, she went off on a tangent about its cute behavior" ], "synonyms":[ "asides", "digressions", "divagations", "excursions" ], "near synonyms":[ "excursuses", "excursus", "parentheses", "ramblings", "circularities", "circumlocutions", "prolixities", "verbosities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tanks":{ "as in holes , cells":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bull pens", "cages", "cells", "holes", "bastilles", "big houses", "bridewells", "brigs", "calabooses", "cans", "clinks", "coolers", "coops", "guardrooms", "hocks", "holds", "hoosegows", "jailhouses", "jails", "joints", "jugs", "lockups", "nicks", "penitentiaries", "pens", "pokeys", "prisons", "quods", "slammers", "slams", "stirs", "stockades", "tolbooths", "blocks", "wards", "glasshouses", "guardhouses", "hulks", "concentration camps", "gulags", "labor camps", "prison camps", "stalags", "work camps", "dungeons", "keeps", "oubliettes", "reformatories", "reform schools", "training schools" ], "near antonyms":[ "outsides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots" ], "synonyms":[ "bombs", "collapses", "craters", "fails", "flames out", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "founders", "misses", "strikes out", "washes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounders", "struggles", "declines", "sinks", "skids", "slips", "slumps", "wanes", "crashes", "crumbles", "miscarries", "misfires", "goes under", "implodes", "self-destructs" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooks", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives", "prevails", "triumphs", "wins" ], "antonyms":[ "clicks", "comes off", "delivers", "goes", "goes over", "pans out", "succeeds", "works out" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tandem bicycle":{ "as in mountain bike , ten-speed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mountain bike", "ten-speed", "bicycle", "bike", "cycle", "push-bike", "push bicycle", "two-wheeler", "velocipede" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tanked":{ "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[ "we can count on those jerks getting tanked tonight after the game" ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots" ], "synonyms":[ "bombed", "collapsed", "cratered", "failed", "flamed out", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "foundered", "missed", "struck out", "washed out" ], "near synonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled", "declined", "sank", "sunk", "skidded", "slipped", "slumped", "waned", "crashed", "crumbled", "miscarried", "misfired", "went under", "imploded", "self-destructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooked", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve", "prevailed", "triumphed", "won" ], "antonyms":[ "came off", "clicked", "delivered", "panned out", "succeeded", "went", "went over", "worked out" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tandem bicycles":{ "as in mountain bikes , ten-speeds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mountain bikes", "ten-speeds", "bicycles", "bikes", "cycles", "push-bikes", "push bicycles", "two-wheelers", "velocipedes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tandem":{ "as in coach , buggy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barouche", "brougham", "buckboard", "buggy", "cab", "cabriolet", "calash", "cal\u00e8che", "caleche", "caroche", "carryall", "chaise", "chariot", "coach", "coup\u00e9", "coupe", "curricle", "diligence", "dogcart", "droshky", "drosky", "four-in-hand", "gig", "go-cart", "hackney", "hansom", "hansom cab", "jaunting car", "landau", "phaeton", "post chaise", "roadster", "rockaway", "stage", "stagecoach", "stanhope", "surrey", "tilbury", "tonga", "trap", "troika", "victoria", "carriage", "equipage", "rig", "turnout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tangs":{ "an almost imperceptible sign of something":{ "examples":[ "the young author's novel is surprisingly earnest, tackling its subject without the slightest tang of irony" ], "synonyms":[ "breaths", "flickers", "glimmers", "hints", "suggestions", "touches", "traces", "whiffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "inklings", "intimations", "scents", "winds", "evidences", "indications", "marks", "signs" ], "near antonyms":[ "permeations", "pervasions", "saturations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in dings , clangs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chinks", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "clinks", "ding-dongs", "dings", "gongs", "jangles", "jingles", "pings", "plinks", "plunks", "plonks", "tingles", "tinkles", "bongs", "chimes", "knells", "peals", "rings", "tolls", "echoes", "resonates", "resounds", "reverberates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tangle":{ "a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "my mind's been in a tangle ever since I learned some disturbing information about an online acquaintance" ], "synonyms":[ "bafflement", "bamboozlement", "befuddlement", "bemusement", "bewilderedness", "bewilderment", "confusedness", "confusion", "discombobulation", "distraction", "fog", "head-scratching", "maze", "muddle", "mystification", "perplexity", "puzzlement", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashment", "discomfiture", "disconcertment", "embarrassment", "mortification", "agitation", "chagrin", "discomfort", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturbance", "perturbation", "upset", "bother", "commotion", "dither", "flurry", "fluster", "fuss", "stew", "turmoil" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurance", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "positiveness", "sureness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to catch or hold as if in a net":{ "examples":[ "was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone" ], "synonyms":[ "catch up", "enmesh", "immesh", "ensnare", "ensnarl", "entangle", "entoil", "entrap", "mesh", "net", "snare", "trap" ], "near synonyms":[ "bag", "birdlime", "capture", "collar", "embroil", "implicate", "involve", "mire" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "extricate", "clear", "free", "liberate" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangle", "untangle" ] }, "to twist together into a usually confused mass":{ "examples":[ "that darn cat tangled the yarn I was trying to knit with" ], "synonyms":[ "entangle", "interlace", "intertwine", "intertwist", "interweave", "knot", "snarl" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumble", "scrabble", "scramble", "braid", "enlace", "entwine", "entwist", "inweave", "plait", "twine", "weave", "wind", "wreathe", "writhe" ], "near antonyms":[ "unknot", "unravel", "unscramble", "unweave" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangle", "unsnarl", "untangle", "untwine", "untwist" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tanned":{ "as in brown , bronzed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bronzed", "brown", "suntanned", "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine", "bloomy", "blowsy", "blowzy", "blushing", "flushed", "pink", "pinkish", "warm", "cherubic" ], "near antonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "doughy", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "palish", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "peaky", "sallow", "sallowish", "wan", "waxen", "waxy", "blanched", "white", "whitened", "anemic", "sick", "sickly", "bloodless", "cadaverous", "whey-faced", "white-faced" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt" ], "synonyms":[ "birched", "cowhided", "flagellated", "flailed", "flogged", "hided", "horsewhipped", "lashed", "leathered", "rawhided", "scourged", "slashed", "switched", "thrashed", "whaled", "whipped" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouted", "quirted", "strapped", "cut", "flicked", "touched up", "blackjacked", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "fustigated", "pistol-whipped", "banged", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cuffed", "hit", "knocked", "lammed", "pasted", "punched", "slapped", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "spanked", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "bashed", "basted", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "bunged", "drubbed", "fibbed", "hammered", "laced", "lambasted", "lathered", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "slated", "slogged", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "a time when children were routinely tanned for misbehavior" ], "synonyms":[ "bashed", "basted", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "birched", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "bunged up", "clubbed", "curried", "did", "drubbed", "fibbed", "flogged", "hammered", "hided", "laced", "lambasted", "lashed", "lathered", "licked", "mauled", "messed (up)", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "punched out", "roughed (up)", "slated", "slogged", "switched", "thrashed", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "walloped", "whaled", "whipped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "chopped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "cuffed", "descended (on or upon)", "hit", "jumped (on)", "knocked", "laid on", "lammed", "pasted", "pounced (on or upon)", "punched", "raided", "rushed", "slammed", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "stormed", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "whacked", "whammed", "whomped", "blackjacked", "caned", "cowhided", "flagellated", "fustigated", "horsewhipped", "leathered", "pistol-whipped", "rawhided", "scourged", "strapped", "gored", "lacerated", "wounded", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tanking":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots" ], "synonyms":[ "bombing", "collapsing", "cratering", "failing", "flaming out", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "foundering", "missing", "striking out", "washing out" ], "near synonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "sinking", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "crashing", "crumbling", "miscarrying", "misfiring", "going under", "imploding", "self-destructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooking", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "prevailing", "triumphing", "winning" ], "antonyms":[ "clicking", "coming off", "delivering", "going", "going over", "panning out", "succeeding", "working out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tangoing":{ "as in waltzing , mamboing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boogying", "boogeying", "bopping", "fox-trotting", "gavotting", "jigging", "jitterbugging", "jiving", "mamboing", "polkaing", "shagging", "shimmying", "shuffling", "tap-dancing", "twisting", "waltzing", "prancing", "strutting", "tripping", "treading", "dancing", "footing (it)", "hoofing (it)", "stepping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tangy":{ "having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor":{ "examples":[ "a tangy sauce with a strong aftertaste" ], "synonyms":[ "nippy", "pungent", "sharp", "strong" ], "near synonyms":[ "acid", "acidic", "acrid", "bitter", "harsh", "gingery", "hot", "peppery", "piquant", "spicy", "tart", "zesty", "zingy", "putrid", "rancid", "rank", "skunky", "acute", "keen", "animating", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "provocative", "appetizing", "delectable", "delicious", "palatable", "toothsome", "flavorful", "savory", "savoury", "tasty", "aromatic", "redolent" ], "near antonyms":[ "aged", "mellow", "ripe", "gentle", "soft", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "savorless", "tasteless", "zestless", "dilute", "thin", "watery", "weak" ], "antonyms":[ "bland", "mild", "smooth" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tangentially":{ "as in secondarily , parenthetically":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "digressively", "excursively", "interjectionally", "parenthetically", "secondarily", "apropos", "en passant", "incidentally" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "tan":{ "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt" ], "synonyms":[ "birch", "cowhide", "flagellate", "flail", "flog", "hide", "horsewhip", "lash", "leather", "rawhide", "scourge", "slash", "switch", "thrash", "whale", "whip" ], "near synonyms":[ "knout", "quirt", "strap", "cut", "flick", "touch up", "blackjack", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "fustigate", "pistol-whip", "bang", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "hit", "knock", "lam", "paste", "punch", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "spank", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung", "drub", "fib", "hammer", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lather", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "rough", "slate", "slog", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "a time when children were routinely tanned for misbehavior" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tantrum":{ "an outburst or display of excited anger":{ "examples":[ "had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints" ], "synonyms":[ "blowup", "explosion", "fireworks", "fit", "hissy", "hissy fit", "huff", "scene" ], "near synonyms":[ "eruption", "flare-up", "outburst", "storm", "uproar", "agitation", "delirium", "distraction", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "rampage", "convulsion(s)", "paroxysm", "seizure", "spasm", "upheaval", "angriness", "choler", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "lividity", "lividness", "spleen", "wrath", "wrathfulness", "reaction", "rise", "dander", "temper", "grouch", "hump", "pet", "pouts", "snit", "sulk(s)", "sulkiness", "sullenness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tanging":{ "as in dinging , clanging":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chinking", "clanging", "clanking", "clashing", "clinking", "ding-donging", "dinging", "gonging", "jangling", "jingling", "pinging", "plinking", "plunking", "plonking", "tingling", "tinkling", "bonging", "chiming", "knelling", "pealing", "ringing", "tolling", "echoing", "resonating", "resounding", "reverberating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tans":{ "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt" ], "synonyms":[ "birches", "cowhides", "flagellates", "flails", "flogs", "hides", "horsewhips", "lashes", "leathers", "rawhides", "scourges", "slashes", "switches", "thrashes", "whales", "whips" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouts", "quirts", "straps", "cuts", "flicks", "touches up", "blackjacks", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "fustigates", "pistol-whips", "bangs", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "hits", "knocks", "lams", "pastes", "punches", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "spanks", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs", "drubs", "fibs", "hammers", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lathers", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "roughs", "slates", "slogs", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "a time when children were routinely tanned for misbehavior" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tangoed":{ "as in waltzed , mamboed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boogied", "boogeyed", "bopped", "fox-trotted", "gavotted", "jigged", "jitterbugged", "jived", "mamboed", "polkaed", "shagged", "shimmied", "shuffled", "tap-danced", "twisted", "waltzed", "pranced", "strutted", "tripped", "trod", "treaded", "danced", "footed (it)", "hoofed (it)", "stepped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tango":{ "as in waltz , mambo":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boogie", "boogy", "boogey", "bop", "fox-trot", "gavotte", "jig", "jitterbug", "jive", "mambo", "polka", "shag", "shimmy", "shuffle", "tap-dance", "twist", "waltz", "prance", "strut", "trip", "tread", "dance", "foot (it)", "hoof (it)", "step" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tanker":{ "as in freighter , barge":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carrier", "argosy", "barge", "coaster", "collier", "containership", "corvette", "cruiser", "cutter", "destroyer", "ferryboat", "flagship", "freighter", "icebreaker", "ironclad", "lightship", "liner", "man-of-war", "man-o'-war", "merchantman", "merchant ship", "motor ship", "packet", "steamer", "steamship", "superliner", "supertanker", "trader", "tramp", "transport", "warship", "watercraft", "boat", "keel", "ship", "vessel", "bark", "barque", "brig", "brigantine", "caravel", "clipper", "junk", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "square-rigger", "tall ship", "windjammer", "xebec", "yacht" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tantalizer":{ "as in perverter , depraver":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "corrupter", "corruptor", "debaser", "debaucher", "degrader", "depraver", "perverter", "undoer", "beguiler", "enchantress", "siren", "temptress", "briber", "inducer", "inveigler", "persuader", "baiter", "seducer", "solicitor", "tempter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tankards":{ "as in steins , beakers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beakers", "blackjacks", "steins", "cups", "mugs", "chalices", "goblets", "demitasses", "noggins", "teacups" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tankard":{ "as in stein , beaker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beaker", "blackjack", "stein", "cup", "mug", "chalice", "goblet", "demitasse", "noggin", "teacup" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tankas":{ "as in haiku , senryu":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "haiku", "senryu", "anacreontics", "clerihews", "dithyrambs", "eclogues", "elegies", "English sonnets", "epics", "epigrams", "epodes", "epopees", "eposes", "georgics", "idylls", "idyls", "jingles", "laments", "limericks", "madrigals", "odes", "pastorales", "pastorals", "psalms", "rondeaux", "rondelets", "rondelles", "rondels", "sonnets", "triolets", "villanelles", "blank verses", "free verses", "minstrelsies", "poesies", "poetries", "versifications", "vers libres", "ballads", "lays", "rhymes", "rimes", "lyrics", "poems", "runes", "songs", "verses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tandems":{ "as in coaches , buggies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barouches", "broughams", "buckboards", "buggies", "cabriolets", "cabs", "calashes", "cal\u00e8ches", "caleches", "caroches", "carryalls", "chaises", "chariots", "coaches", "coup\u00e9s", "coupes", "curricles", "diligences", "dogcarts", "droshkies", "droskies", "four-in-hands", "gigs", "go-carts", "hackneys", "hansoms", "hansom cabs", "jaunting cars", "landaus", "phaetons", "post chaises", "roadsters", "rockaways", "stagecoaches", "stages", "stanhopes", "surreys", "tilburies", "tongas", "traps", "troikas", "victorias", "carriages", "equipages", "rigs", "turnouts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tangential":{ "having little to do with the matter at hand":{ "examples":[ "Your point is tangential to the main objective of this meeting so please save it for later." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incidental", "peripheral", "tangent", "extraneous", "immaterial", "impertinent", "inapplicable", "inapposite", "irrelative", "irrelevant", "dead", "moot", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "unimportant", "empty", "inane", "meaningless", "pointless", "senseless", "useless", "inappropriate", "inapt", "unsuitable" ], "near antonyms":[ "applicable", "apposite", "apropos", "germane", "material", "pertinent", "pointed", "relative", "relevant", "appropriate", "apt", "fit", "suitable", "important", "meaningful", "significant", "sensible", "useful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tang":{ "an almost imperceptible sign of something":{ "examples":[ "the young author's novel is surprisingly earnest, tackling its subject without the slightest tang of irony" ], "synonyms":[ "breath", "flicker", "glimmer", "hint", "suggestion", "touch", "trace", "whiff" ], "near synonyms":[ "inkling", "intimation", "scent", "wind", "evidence", "indication", "mark", "sign" ], "near antonyms":[ "permeation", "pervasion", "saturation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "there's a real tang to her poetry\u2014it's not all sweetness and light" ], "synonyms":[ "nip", "piquancy", "pungency", "spice", "zest", "zing" ], "near synonyms":[ "raciness", "spiciness", "fieriness", "hotness", "acuteness", "keenness", "sharpness", "provocativeness", "excitement", "invigoration", "stimulant", "stimulation", "stimulus", "thrill", "bitterness", "mordancy", "trenchancy", "flavor", "redolence", "savor", "savour", "savoriness", "tastiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "flatness", "tastelessness", "dullness", "dulness", "insipidity", "monotonousness", "monotony", "platitude", "predictability", "sameness", "tediousness", "blandness", "thinness", "weakness" ], "antonyms":[ "insipidity" ] }, "as in ding , clang":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chink", "clang", "clank", "clash", "clink", "ding", "ding-dong", "gong", "jangle", "jingle", "ping", "plink", "plunk", "plonk", "tingle", "tinkle", "bong", "chime", "knell", "peal", "ring", "toll", "echo", "resonate", "resound", "reverberate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tanka":{ "as in haiku , senryu":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "haiku", "senryu", "anacreontic", "clerihew", "dithyramb", "eclogue", "elegy", "English sonnet", "epic", "epigram", "epode", "epopee", "epos", "georgic", "idyll", "idyl", "jingle", "lament", "limerick", "madrigal", "ode", "pastoral", "pastorale", "psalm", "rondeau", "rondel", "rondelle", "rondelet", "sonnet", "triolet", "villanelle", "blank verse", "free verse", "minstrelsy", "poesy", "poetry", "versification", "vers libre", "ballad", "lay", "rhyme", "rime", "lyric", "poem", "rune", "song", "verse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tantalize":{ "to cause (someone) to feel interest or excitement about something that is very attractive, appealing, etc.":{ "examples":[ "She was tantalized by the possibility of earning a lot of money quickly." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "interest", "intrigue", "charge", "electrify", "excite", "exhilarate", "galvanize", "intoxicate", "pump up", "thrill", "titillate", "turn on", "arouse", "incite", "inspire", "provoke", "stimulate", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "delight", "enchant", "enthrall", "enthral", "hypnotize", "mesmerize", "rivet", "spellbind" ], "near antonyms":[ "bore", "jade", "pall", "tire", "weary", "deject", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }