{ "taradiddles":{ "a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{ "antonyms":[ "truths" ], "examples":[ "his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications" ], "near antonyms":[ "facts", "truisms", "verities", "honesties", "veracities", "authentications", "confirmations", "substantiations", "validations", "verifications" ], "related":[ "distortions", "exaggerations", "half-truths", "ambiguities", "equivocations", "obliquities", "defamations", "libels", "slanders", "perjuries", "bluffs", "fictions", "poses", "pretenses", "pretences", "humbug", "jives", "nonsense", "canards", "fallacies", "misconceptions", "myths", "falsifications", "misinformation", "misreports", "misrepresentations", "misstatements", "deceits", "dishonesties", "duplicities", "fraudulences" ], "synonyms":[ "fables", "fabrications", "fairy tales", "falsehoods", "falsities", "fibs", "lies", "mendacities", "prevarications", "stories", "tales", "untruths", "whoppers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tardy":{ "moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{ "examples":[ "thus far progress on the project has been tardy" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snail-paced", "snaillike", "unhurried" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliberate", "measured", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging", "lingering", "loitering", "tarrying", "ambling", "heavy-footed", "inching", "plodding", "shuffling", "slow-footed", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling" ], "near antonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "antonyms":[ "barreling", "bolting", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "careering", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "hasty", "hurrying", "lightning", "meteoric", "quick", "racing", "rapid", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "snappy", "speeding", "speedy", "swift", "warp-speed", "whirling", "whirlwind", "whisking", "zipping" ] }, "not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time":{ "examples":[ "explained that I was tardy because my car had broken down on the way to work" ], "synonyms":[ "behind", "behindhand", "belated", "delinquent", "late", "latish", "overdue" ], "near synonyms":[ "delayed", "detained", "postponed", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "unhurried" ], "near antonyms":[ "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "prompt", "punctual" ], "antonyms":[ "early", "inopportune", "precocious", "premature", "unseasonable", "untimely" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tarnish":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "darken", "mar", "poison", "spoil", "stain", "taint", "touch", "vitiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrime", "besmear", "besmirch", "blacken", "blur", "cloud", "dirty", "discolor", "pollute", "smear", "smirch", "smudge", "smut", "soil", "sully", "tar", "abase", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "lower", "shame", "sink", "bastardize", "corrupt", "debauch", "demoralize", "deprave", "pervert", "subvert", "color", "distort", "twist" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanse", "purify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "glorify", "hallow", "magnify", "uplift" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tarnishes":{ "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "darkens", "mars", "poisons", "spoils", "stains", "taints", "touches", "vitiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrimes", "besmears", "besmirches", "blackens", "blurs", "clouds", "dirties", "discolors", "pollutes", "smears", "smirches", "smudges", "smuts", "soils", "sullies", "tars", "tarres", "abases", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "bastardizes", "corrupts", "debauches", "demoralizes", "depraves", "perverts", "subverts", "colors", "distorts", "twists" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanses", "purifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "glorifies", "hallows", "magnifies", "uplifts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tarrying":{ "as in lingering , loitering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lingering", "loitering", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging", "ambling", "heavy-footed", "inching", "plodding", "shuffling", "slow-footed", "deliberate", "measured", "strolling", "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snaillike", "snail-paced", "tardy", "unhurried", "decelerating", "slowing", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling" ], "near antonyms":[ "barreling", "bolting", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "careering", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "hasty", "hurrying", "lightning", "meteoric", "quick", "racing", "rapid", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "snappy", "speeding", "speedy", "swift", "warp-speed", "whirling", "whirlwind", "whisking", "zipping", "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{ "examples":[ "upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around" ], "near synonyms":[ "awaiting", "hanging on", "holding on", "waiting", "dallying", "dawdling", "lingering", "loitering", "outstaying", "overstaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "absconding", "booking", "decamping", "escaping", "evacuating", "fleeing", "flying", "getting out", "running away", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "vacating" ], "antonyms":[ "bailing", "bailing out", "bugging out", "buzzing (off)", "clearing off", "clearing out", "cutting out", "departing", "exiting", "getting off", "going", "going off", "leaving", "moving", "packing (up or off)", "peeling off", "piking (out or off)", "pulling out", "pushing off", "pushing on", "quitting", "shoving (off)", "taking off", "vamoosing", "walking out" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "delaying", "diddling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "lollygagging", "lallygagging", "moping", "poking", "shilly-shallying" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "ambling", "easing", "inching", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "staggering", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling", "temporizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "darting", "humping", "hurtling", "hustling", "scrambling", "stampeding", "galloping", "jogging", "running", "sprinting", "trotting", "accelerating", "quickening", "speeding (up)", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking" ], "antonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "bolting", "careering", "coursing", "dashing", "flying", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "hurrying", "racing", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "whizzing", "zipping" ] }, "to reside as a temporary guest":{ "examples":[ "he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights" ], "synonyms":[ "crashing", "sojourning", "staying", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "coming by", "coming over", "dropping by", "dropping in", "running in", "stepping in", "stopping (by)", "frequenting", "hanging (around or out)", "haunting", "inhabiting", "occupying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "living", "residing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tart":{ "causing or characterized by the one of the basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids":{ "examples":[ "I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart" ], "synonyms":[ "acid", "acidic", "acidulous", "sour", "sourish", "tartish", "vinegary" ], "near synonyms":[ "dry", "soured", "unsweetened", "pungent", "sharp", "tangy", "zestful", "zesty", "zingy", "astringent", "puckery", "hyperacid" ], "near antonyms":[ "sweet", "bland", "smooth", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "savorless", "tasteless", "zestless", "dilute", "thin", "watery", "weak" ], "antonyms":[] }, "marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings":{ "examples":[ "responded to the heckler with a tart comeback" ], "synonyms":[ "acerb", "acerbic", "acid", "acidic", "acidulous", "acrid", "barbed", "biting", "caustic", "corrosive", "cutting", "mordant", "pungent", "sarcastic", "sardonic", "satiric", "satirical", "scalding", "scathing", "sharp", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "smart-mouthed", "snarky" ], "near synonyms":[ "brisk", "cross", "sharp-tongued", "sour", "sourish", "spiky", "spikey", "tartish", "incisive", "keen", "poignant", "trenchant", "cynical", "dry", "ironic", "ironical", "wry", "facetious", "flippant", "tongue-in-cheek", "acrimonious", "bitter", "resentful", "vitriolic", "harsh", "rough", "severe", "stringent", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "concise", "crisp", "curt", "gruff", "pithy", "snippety", "snippy", "succinct", "terse", "backhanded", "insincere" ], "near antonyms":[ "amusing", "droll", "merry", "playful", "sportive", "waggish", "gentle", "mild", "bland", "good-humored", "good-natured", "diplomatic", "polite", "smooth", "suave", "urbane", "affable", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "sociable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a woman who engages in sexual activities for money":{ "examples":[ "another movie featuring an Old West saloon scene with the requisite gamblers, gunslingers, and tarts" ], "synonyms":[ "bawd", "call girl", "cocotte", "courtesan", "drab", "hooker", "hustler", "prostitute", "sex worker", "streetwalker", "whore" ], "near synonyms":[ "madam", "madame", "chippie", "chippy", "doxy", "doxie", "floozy", "floozie", "tramp", "hussy", "jade", "minx", "coquette", "flirt", "libertine", "siren", "tempter", "temptress", "vamp", "wench" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "targeted":{ "as in taunted , harassed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baited", "barracked", "bugged", "catcalled", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "heckled", "needled", "pestered", "ragged", "taunted", "tormented", "chaffed", "jived", "joshed", "kidded", "quizzed", "rallied", "razzed", "ribbed", "rode", "rid", "teased", "tweaked", "twitted", "aped", "burlesqued", "caricatured", "imitated", "lampooned", "mimicked", "parodied", "parroted", "pilloried", "satirized", "took off (on)", "travestied", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "disparaged", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "put down", "scoffed (at)", "scorned", "sneered (at)", "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "jeered", "laughed (at)", "mocked", "ridiculed", "scouted", "shot down", "skewered" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauded", "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tarres":{ "one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{ "examples":[ "a book about the adventurous lives of tars , skippers, and pirates of the 18th century" ], "synonyms":[ "gobs", "hearties", "jacks", "jack-tars", "mariners", "navigators", "sailors", "salts", "sea dogs", "seafarers", "seamen", "shipmen", "swabbies", "swabs" ], "near synonyms":[ "coxswains", "crewmen", "deckhands", "shipmates", "able-bodied seamen", "able seamen", "lubbers", "powerboaters", "sailboaters", "lime-juicers", "limeys" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pollutes , smears":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "begrimes", "besmears", "besmirches", "blackens", "blurs", "clouds", "dirties", "discolors", "pollutes", "smears", "smirches", "smudges", "smuts", "soils", "sullies", "blemishes", "darkens", "mars", "poisons", "spoils", "stains", "taints", "tarnishes", "touches", "vitiates", "abases", "cheapens", "debases", "degrades", "demeans", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "fouls", "lowers", "shames", "sinks", "bastardizes", "corrupts", "debauches", "demoralizes", "depraves", "perverts", "subverts", "colors", "distorts", "twists" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanses", "purifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "glorifies", "hallows", "magnifies", "uplifts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tariffs":{ "a payment that must be made to the government in order to import or export certain goods":{ "examples":[ "The Townshend Acts, which imposed a tariff on many goods imported to North America, indirectly led to the American Revolution." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "customs", "assessments", "duties", "impositions", "imposts", "levies", "taxes", "capitations", "excises", "hidden taxes", "income taxes", "poll taxes", "property taxes", "sales taxes", "single taxes", "sin taxes", "tolls", "tributes", "value-added taxes", "withholding taxes", "direct taxes", "personal taxes", "supertaxes", "surcharges", "surtaxes", "death taxes", "estate taxes", "inheritance taxes", "flat taxes", "proportional taxes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tarns":{ "as in lakes , ponds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lagoons", "lakes", "lochs", "loughs", "ponds", "reservoirs", "water holes", "billabongs", "meres", "pools", "puddles", "stanks", "wells", "basins", "holes", "potholes", "sinkholes", "swimming pools" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tarnishing":{ "as in pollution , contamination":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "contamination", "pollution", "sullying", "corruption", "debasement", "perversion", "blasphemy", "defilement", "desecration", "profanation", "violation" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansing", "purification", "sanctification", "rebirth", "regeneration", "restoration", "grace", "redemption", "salvation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishing", "darkening", "marring", "poisoning", "spoiling", "staining", "tainting", "touching", "vitiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "begriming", "besmearing", "besmirching", "blackening", "blurring", "clouding", "dirtying", "discoloring", "polluting", "smearing", "smirching", "smudging", "smutting", "soiling", "sullying", "tarring", "abasing", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "bastardizing", "corrupting", "debauching", "demoralizing", "depraving", "perverting", "subverting", "coloring", "distorting", "twisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansing", "purifying", "dignifying", "elevating", "ennobling", "enshrining", "glorifying", "hallowing", "magnifying", "uplifting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tarradiddles":{ "a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{ "examples":[ "his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications" ], "synonyms":[ "fables", "fabrications", "fairy tales", "falsehoods", "falsities", "fibs", "lies", "mendacities", "prevarications", "stories", "tales", "untruths", "whoppers" ], "near synonyms":[ "distortions", "exaggerations", "half-truths", "ambiguities", "equivocations", "obliquities", "defamations", "libels", "slanders", "perjuries", "bluffs", "fictions", "poses", "pretenses", "pretences", "humbug", "jives", "nonsense", "canards", "fallacies", "misconceptions", "myths", "falsifications", "misinformation", "misreports", "misrepresentations", "misstatements", "deceits", "dishonesties", "duplicities", "fraudulences" ], "near antonyms":[ "facts", "truisms", "verities", "honesties", "veracities", "authentications", "confirmations", "substantiations", "validations", "verifications" ], "antonyms":[ "truths" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "target":{ "a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule":{ "examples":[ "the hapless vice president quickly became the favorite target of late-night comedians" ], "synonyms":[ "butt", "mark", "prey", "sitting duck", "victim" ], "near synonyms":[ "laughingstock", "mockery", "pilgarlic", "lightning rod", "fall guy", "goat", "scapegoat", "whipping boy" ], "near antonyms":[ "gossip", "gossiper", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "troublemaker", "defamer", "libeler", "libelist", "traducer", "baiter", "heckler", "needler", "ribber", "taunter", "tease", "teaser", "tormentor", "tormenter", "torturer", "derider", "insulter", "mocker", "ridiculer", "scoffer", "scorner", "caricaturist", "lampooner", "parodist", "satirist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person or thing that is made fun of":{ "examples":[ "a badly made TV commercial that became the target of lots of jokes" ], "synonyms":[ "butt", "derision", "jest", "joke", "laughingstock", "mark", "mock", "mockery", "sport" ], "near synonyms":[ "chump", "dupe", "fall guy", "fool", "gull", "monkey", "pigeon", "sap", "sucker", "victim" ], "near antonyms":[ "darling", "favorite", "pet" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{ "examples":[ "our target is to raise $100,000 for a new playground by August" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "ambition", "aspiration", "bourne", "bourn", "design", "dream", "end", "goal", "idea", "ideal", "intent", "intention", "mark", "meaning", "object", "objective", "plan", "point", "pretension", "purpose", "thing" ], "near synonyms":[ "grail", "holy grail", "plot", "project", "scheme", "desire", "hope", "mind", "wish", "nirvana", "destination", "terminus" ], "near antonyms":[ "means", "method", "way" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in taunt , harass":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bait", "barrack", "bug", "catcall", "harass", "harry", "hassle", "heckle", "needle", "pester", "rag", "taunt", "torment", "chaff", "jive", "josh", "kid", "quiz", "rally", "razz", "rib", "ride", "tease", "tweak", "twit", "ape", "burlesque", "caricature", "imitate", "lampoon", "mimic", "parody", "parrot", "pillory", "satirize", "take off (on)", "travesty", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "disparage", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "put down", "scoff (at)", "scorn", "sneer (at)", "deride", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "laugh (at)", "mock", "ridicule", "scout", "shoot down", "skewer" ], "near antonyms":[ "applaud", "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tarry (in)":{ "as in stay (at) , stop (over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "camp (out in)", "sojourn (at)", "stay (at)", "stop (over)", "call (on or upon)", "drop by", "drop in", "pop (in)", "run (in)", "infest", "invade", "overrun", "swarm", "attend", "take in", "patronize", "affect", "frequent", "habituate", "hang (at)", "haunt", "resort (to)", "visit" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "shun", "dodge", "duck", "elude", "escape", "eschew", "evade", "shake" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "targeting":{ "as in taunting , harassing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baiting", "barracking", "bugging", "catcalling", "harassing", "harrying", "hassling", "heckling", "needling", "pestering", "ragging", "taunting", "tormenting", "chaffing", "jiving", "joshing", "kidding", "quizzing", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "riding", "teasing", "tweaking", "twitting", "aping", "burlesquing", "caricaturing", "imitating", "lampooning", "mimicking", "parodying", "parroting", "pillorying", "satirizing", "taking off (on)", "travestying", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "disparaging", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "putting down", "scoffing (at)", "scorning", "sneering (at)", "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "jeering", "laughing (at)", "mocking", "ridiculing", "scouting", "shooting down", "skewering" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauding", "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tarradiddle":{ "a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{ "examples":[ "his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications" ], "synonyms":[ "fable", "fabrication", "fairy tale", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "lie", "mendacity", "prevarication", "story", "tale", "untruth", "whopper" ], "near synonyms":[ "distortion", "exaggeration", "half-truth", "ambiguity", "equivocation", "obliquity", "defamation", "libel", "slander", "perjury", "bluff", "fiction", "pose", "pretense", "pretence", "humbug", "jive", "nonsense", "canard", "fallacy", "misconception", "myth", "falsification", "misinformation", "misreport", "misrepresentation", "misstatement", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "dishonesty", "duplicity", "fraudulence" ], "near antonyms":[ "fact", "truism", "verity", "honesty", "truthfulness", "veracity", "authentication", "confirmation", "substantiation", "validation", "verification" ], "antonyms":[ "truth" ] }, "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "regards literary deconstruction as so much tenure-track taradiddle" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tarts":{ "a woman who engages in sexual activities for money":{ "examples":[ "another movie featuring an Old West saloon scene with the requisite gamblers, gunslingers, and tarts" ], "synonyms":[ "bawds", "call girls", "cocottes", "courtesans", "drabs", "hookers", "hustlers", "prostitutes", "sex workers", "streetwalkers", "whores" ], "near synonyms":[ "madames", "mesdames", "madams", "chippies", "doxies", "floozies", "tramps", "hussies", "jades", "minxes", "coquettes", "flirts", "libertines", "sirens", "tempters", "temptresses", "vamps", "wenches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Tartarus":{ "as in underworld , netherworld":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hades", "netherworld", "shades", "underworld", "blazes", "inferno", "purgatory", "Sheol", "abyss", "pit", "fire and brimstone", "hellfire", "Gehenna", "hell", "Pandemonium", "perdition", "Tophet" ], "near antonyms":[ "glory", "happy hunting ground", "nirvana", "promised land", "Valhalla", "bliss", "elysian fields", "Elysium", "empyrean", "heaven", "kingdom come", "New Jerusalem", "paradise", "sky", "Zion", "Sion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tardily":{ "after the due, usual, or proper time":{ "examples":[ "she submitted her scholarship application tardily , so she was not considered" ], "synonyms":[ "belatedly", "delinquently", "late" ], "near synonyms":[ "afterward", "afterwards", "anon", "eventually", "later", "latterly", "subsequently", "thereafter", "dilatorily", "laggardly", "pokily", "slow", "slowly", "sluggishly" ], "near antonyms":[ "immediately", "promptly", "punctually", "pronto", "quickly", "rapidly", "snappily", "speedily", "swiftly" ], "antonyms":[ "beforehand", "early", "inopportunely", "precociously", "prematurely", "unseasonably" ] }, "at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected":{ "examples":[ "the money that I had lent him for the video games came tardily and only after I told him that if he didn't repay me, I was taking them back" ], "synonyms":[ "laggardly", "leisurely", "pokily", "slow", "slowly", "sluggishly" ], "near synonyms":[ "carefully", "cautiously", "deliberately", "purposefully", "heavily", "ploddingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "immediately", "posthaste", "presto", "promptly", "pronto", "readily", "soon", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "abruptly", "suddenly" ], "antonyms":[ "apace", "briskly", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "hastily", "meteorically", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "snappily", "speedily", "swift", "swiftly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "tarring":{ "as in polluting , smearing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "begriming", "besmearing", "besmirching", "blackening", "blurring", "clouding", "dirtying", "discoloring", "polluting", "smearing", "smirching", "smudging", "smutting", "soiling", "sullying", "blemishing", "darkening", "marring", "poisoning", "spoiling", "staining", "tainting", "tarnishing", "touching", "vitiating", "abasing", "cheapening", "debasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "fouling", "lowering", "shaming", "sinking", "bastardizing", "corrupting", "debauching", "demoralizing", "depraving", "perverting", "subverting", "coloring", "distorting", "twisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansing", "purifying", "dignifying", "elevating", "ennobling", "enshrining", "glorifying", "hallowing", "magnifying", "uplifting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "taradiddle":{ "a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{ "examples":[ "his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications" ], "synonyms":[ "fable", "fabrication", "fairy tale", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "lie", "mendacity", "prevarication", "story", "tale", "untruth", "whopper" ], "near synonyms":[ "distortion", "exaggeration", "half-truth", "ambiguity", "equivocation", "obliquity", "defamation", "libel", "slander", "perjury", "bluff", "fiction", "pose", "pretense", "pretence", "humbug", "jive", "nonsense", "canard", "fallacy", "misconception", "myth", "falsification", "misinformation", "misreport", "misrepresentation", "misstatement", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "dishonesty", "duplicity", "fraudulence" ], "near antonyms":[ "fact", "truism", "verity", "honesty", "truthfulness", "veracity", "authentication", "confirmation", "substantiation", "validation", "verification" ], "antonyms":[ "truth" ] }, "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "regards literary deconstruction as so much tenure-track taradiddle" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tarry":{ "a temporary residing as another's guest":{ "examples":[ "a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day" ], "synonyms":[ "sojourn", "stay", "visit" ], "near synonyms":[ "field trip", "homestay", "sleepover", "layover", "stop", "stopover" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{ "examples":[ "upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain" ], "synonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "hang around", "remain", "stay", "stick around" ], "near synonyms":[ "await", "hang on", "hold on", "wait", "dally", "dawdle", "linger", "loiter", "outstay", "overstay" ], "near antonyms":[ "abscond", "book", "decamp", "escape", "evacuate", "flee", "fly", "get out", "run away", "scat", "scram", "skip", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "vacate" ], "antonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "bug out", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "exit", "get off", "go", "go off", "leave", "move", "pack (up or off)", "peel off", "pike (out or off)", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "shove (off)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "dally", "dawdle", "delay", "diddle", "dillydally", "drag", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "lollygag", "lallygag", "mope", "poke", "shilly-shally" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "amble", "ease", "inch", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stagger", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)", "filibuster", "procrastinate", "stall", "temporize" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "dart", "hump", "hurtle", "hustle", "scramble", "stampede", "gallop", "jog", "run", "sprint", "trot", "accelerate", "quicken", "speed (up)", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake" ], "antonyms":[ "barrel", "bolt", "career", "course", "dash", "fly", "hasten", "hotfoot (it)", "hurry", "race", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "scoot", "scud", "scurry", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ] }, "to reside as a temporary guest":{ "examples":[ "he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights" ], "synonyms":[ "crash", "sojourn", "stay", "visit" ], "near synonyms":[ "come by", "come over", "drop by", "drop in", "run in", "step in", "stop (by)", "frequent", "hang (around or out)", "haunt", "inhabit", "occupy" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "live", "reside" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pitchy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pitchy", "gelatinous", "gooey", "ropy", "ropey", "syrupy", "viscous", "adherent", "adhesive", "clingy", "gluey", "glutinous", "gummy", "sticky", "tacky", "tenacious", "viscid" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonadhesive", "nonviscous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "tartish":{ "causing or characterized by the one of the basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids":{ "examples":[ "for this pie, use firm, tartish apples and not one of those mushy, insipid varieties" ], "synonyms":[ "acid", "acidic", "acidulous", "sour", "sourish", "tart", "vinegary" ], "near synonyms":[ "dry", "soured", "unsweetened", "pungent", "sharp", "tangy", "zestful", "zesty", "zingy", "astringent", "puckery", "hyperacid" ], "near antonyms":[ "sweet", "bland", "smooth", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "savorless", "tasteless", "zestless", "dilute", "thin", "watery", "weak" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tarnished":{ "as in unpolished":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unpolished", "dim", "dull", "dulled", "flat", "lusterless", "matte", "mat", "matt", "cloudy", "dingy", "dirty", "drab", "lackluster", "mousy", "mousey", "muddy", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish", "black", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "stygian", "tenebrific", "tenebrous" ], "near antonyms":[ "glossy", "lustrous", "shiny", "sleek", "buffed", "burnished", "glazed", "lacquered", "polished", "rubbed", "shellacked", "varnished", "satin", "satiny", "silken", "silky", "slick", "slippery", "gemmy", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glittering", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shining", "sparkling", "twinkling", "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "candescent", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "radiant", "refulgent", "resplendent", "shining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{ "examples":[ "a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "darkened", "marred", "poisoned", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tainted", "touched", "vitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "begrimed", "besmeared", "besmirched", "blackened", "blurred", "clouded", "dirtied", "discolored", "polluted", "smeared", "smirched", "smudged", "smutted", "soiled", "sullied", "tarred", "abased", "cheapened", "debased", "degraded", "demeaned", "discredited", "disgraced", "dishonored", "fouled", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "shamed", "bastardized", "corrupted", "debauched", "demoralized", "depraved", "perverted", "subverted", "colored", "distorted", "twisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleansed", "purified", "dignified", "elevated", "ennobled", "enshrined", "glorified", "hallowed", "magnified", "uplifted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tariff":{ "a payment that must be made to the government in order to import or export certain goods":{ "examples":[ "The Townshend Acts, which imposed a tariff on many goods imported to North America, indirectly led to the American Revolution." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "custom(s)", "assessment", "duty", "imposition", "impost", "levy", "tax", "capitation", "excise", "hidden tax", "income tax", "poll tax", "property tax", "sales tax", "single tax", "sin tax", "toll", "tribute", "value-added tax", "withholding tax", "direct tax", "personal tax", "supertax", "surcharge", "surtax", "death tax", "estate tax", "inheritance tax", "flat tax", "proportional tax" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tardiness":{ "the quality or state of being late":{ "examples":[ "habitual tardiness will be recorded in your personnel file" ], "synonyms":[ "belatedness", "delinquency", "lateness" ], "near synonyms":[ "dilatoriness", "sluggishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "promptitude", "promptness", "punctuality" ], "antonyms":[ "earliness", "prematureness", "prematurity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tarries":{ "a temporary residing as another's guest":{ "examples":[ "a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day" ], "synonyms":[ "sojourns", "stays", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "field trips", "homestays", "sleepovers", "layovers", "stopovers", "stops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{ "examples":[ "upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain" ], "synonyms":[ "abides", "dwells", "hangs around", "remains", "stays", "sticks around" ], "near synonyms":[ "awaits", "hangs on", "holds on", "waits", "dallies", "dawdles", "lingers", "loiters", "outstays", "overstays" ], "near antonyms":[ "absconds", "books", "decamps", "escapes", "evacuates", "flees", "flies", "gets out", "runs away", "scats", "scrams", "skips", "abandons", "deserts", "forsakes", "vacates" ], "antonyms":[ "bails", "bails out", "bugs out", "buzzes (off)", "clears off", "clears out", "cuts out", "departs", "exits", "gets off", "goes", "goes off", "leaves", "moves", "packs (up or off)", "peels off", "pikes (out or off)", "pulls out", "pushes off", "pushes on", "quits", "shoves (off)", "takes off", "vamooses", "walks out" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not" ], "synonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "dallies", "dawdles", "delays", "diddles", "dillydallies", "drags", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "lollygags", "lallygags", "mopes", "pokes", "shilly-shallies" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "ambles", "eases", "inches", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "staggers", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)", "filibusters", "procrastinates", "stalls", "temporizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowls", "breezes", "darts", "humps", "hurtles", "hustles", "scrambles", "stampedes", "gallops", "jogs", "runs", "sprints", "trots", "accelerates", "quickens", "speeds (up)", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes" ], "antonyms":[ "barrels", "bolts", "careers", "courses", "dashes", "flies", "hastens", "hotfoots (it)", "hurries", "races", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "scoots", "scuds", "scurries", "speeds", "tears", "whirls", "whisks", "whizzes", "zips" ] }, "to reside as a temporary guest":{ "examples":[ "he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights" ], "synonyms":[ "crashes", "sojourns", "stays", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "comes by", "comes over", "drops by", "drops in", "runs in", "steps in", "stops (by)", "frequents", "hangs (around or out)", "haunts", "inhabits", "occupies" ], "near antonyms":[ "abides", "dwells", "lives", "resides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tarn":{ "as in lake , pond":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lagoon", "lake", "loch", "lough", "pond", "reservoir", "water hole", "billabong", "mere", "pool", "puddle", "stank", "well", "basin", "hole", "pothole", "sinkhole", "swimming pool" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tarrying (in)":{ "as in staying (at) , stopping (over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "camping (out in)", "sojourning (at)", "staying (at)", "stopping (over)", "calling (on or upon)", "dropping by", "dropping in", "popping (in)", "running (in)", "infesting", "invading", "overrunning", "swarming", "attending", "taking in", "patronizing", "affecting", "frequenting", "habituating", "hanging (at)", "haunting", "resorting (to)", "visiting" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "shunning", "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "escaping", "eschewing", "evading", "shaking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }