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"bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "headache", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "pest", "rub", "ruffle", "thorn", "trial", "vexation" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "fleabite", "pinprick", "affront", "insult", "offense", "offence", "upset", "worry", "affliction", "albatross", "burden", "cross", "curse", "menace", "millstone", "plague", "sore", "anxiety", "plight", "predicament", "tribulation", "trouble", "hang-up", "pet peeve", "problem", "annoyer", "disturber", "harasser", "mischief", "offender", "pandora's box" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{ "examples":[ "the neighbors' constant aggravations prompted us to move out of town" ], "synonyms":[ "annoyance", "bedevilment", "botheration", "bothering", "bugging", "disturbance", "harassment", "harrying", "importunity", "pestering", "teasing", "vexation" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggro", "molestation", "offense", "offence", "persecution", "provocation", "torment", "torture", "devilment", "devilry", "mischief" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "informed her children that she didn't need the extra aggravation of hearing them fight in the back seat while they were stuck in traffic" ], "synonyms":[ "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "exasperation", "frustration", "grief", "irritation", "pip", "vexation" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitation", "discomfort", "displeasure", "distress", "disturbance", "upset", "irritability", "irritableness", "peeve", "perturbation", "pet", "pique", "resentment", "snappishness", "trouble", "anger", "angriness", "chafe", "dander", "dudgeon", "gall", "huff", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "outrage", "umbrage" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "pleasure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggregate":{ "a complete amount of something":{ "examples":[ "numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum" ], "synonyms":[ "full", "sum", "sum total", "summation", "total", "totality", "whole" ], "near synonyms":[ "gross", "completeness", "comprehensiveness", "cumulativeness", "entirety", "bulk", "lion's share", "mass", "enchilada", "schmear" ], "near antonyms":[ "net" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a total of":{ "examples":[ "over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books" ], "synonyms":[ "add up (to)", "amount (to)", "come (to)", "count (up to)", "number", "sum (to or into)", "total" ], "near synonyms":[ "average", "equal", "measure", "reach", "compose", "comprise", "constitute", "make up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in full , complete":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "collective", "complete", "full", "plenary", "all-embracing", "broad", "broad-gauge", "broad-gauged", "broadscale", "comprehensive", "extensive", "inclusionary", "overarching", "pervasive", "sweeping", "ubiquitous", "wholesale", "wide", "widespread", "planetary", "worldwide", "across-the-board", "blanket", "broad-brush", "common", "general", "generic", "global", "overall", "universal" ], "near antonyms":[ "individual", "particular", "component", "constituent", "cross-sectional", "divisional", "fragmentary", "partial", "local", "localized", "regional", "sectional" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "aggregates":{ "a complete amount of something":{ "examples":[ "numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum" ], "synonyms":[ "fulls", "summations", "sums", "sum totals", "totalities", "totals", "wholes" ], "near synonyms":[ "grosses", "entireties", "bulks", "masses", "enchiladas", "schmears" ], "near antonyms":[ "nets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a total of":{ "examples":[ "over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books" ], "synonyms":[ "adds up (to)", "amounts (to)", "comes (to)", "counts (up to)", "numbers", "sums (to or into)", "totals" ], "near synonyms":[ "averages", "equals", "measures", "reaches", "composes", "comprises", "constitutes", "makes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "aggressiveness":{ "an inclination to fight or quarrel":{ "antonyms":[ "nonaggression", "pacifism" ], "examples":[ "male bettas, known for their aggressiveness , are best raised alone" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiaggression", "anti-imperialism", "antimilitarism", "affability", "amiability", "amicability", "benevolence", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "graciousness", "pleasantness", "sociability", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness", "amenability", "complaisance", "placability" ], "related":[ "antagonism", "fierceness", "hostility", "hyperaggressiveness", "unfriendliness", "imperialism", "jingoism", "militarism", "acidity", "biliousness", "captiousness", "crankiness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "fractiousness", "fretfulness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "orneriness", "peevishness", "pettishness", "petulance", "querulousness", "rudeness", "surliness", "testiness", "waspishness" ], "synonyms":[ "aggression", "assaultiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "defiance", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "militance", "militancy", "militantness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence" ] }, "readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "because of the mayor's aggressiveness in tackling problems, there have been significant changes for the better" ], "near antonyms":[ "inactivity", "inertia", "passivity", "diffidence", "faintheartedness", "timidity", "hesitation", "reluctance", "indolence", "laziness", "lethargy" ], "related":[ "grit", "gumption", "pluck", "snap", "spirit", "spunk", "starch", "ambitiousness", "killer instinct", "overambitiousness", "assertiveness", "self-reliance", "energy", "hardihood", "pep", "vigor", "vitality" ], "synonyms":[ "action", "ambition", "drive", "enterprise", "go", "hustle", "initiative" ] }, "the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)":{ "antonyms":[ "feebleness", "mildness", "weakness" ], "examples":[ "has the aggressiveness one needs to pursue a career in show business" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambiguity", "equivocation", "delicacy", "lightness", "subtlety" ], "related":[ "potency", "power", "strength", "eloquence", "ardency", "ardor", "fervency", "fervidness", "fervor", "insistence", "passion", "warmth", "stridency", "vociferousness", "absoluteness", "clearness", "directness", "incision", "incisiveness", "plainness", "straightforwardness", "vividness" ], "synonyms":[ "assertiveness", "emphasis", "fierceness", "forcefulness", "intenseness", "intensity", "vehemence", "vigorousness", "violence" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggrieved":{ "having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions":{ "examples":[ "a line of aggrieved ticket-holders, demanding a refund for the cancelled concert" ], "synonyms":[ "discontent", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent" ], "near synonyms":[ "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "frustrated", "unfulfilled", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "dejected", "depressed", "despairing", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "joyless", "low-spirited", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "sorrowful", "unhappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied" ] }, "as in disturbed , perturbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disquieted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset", "alienated", "estranged", "annoyed", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "disaffected", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "depressed", "saddened" ], "near antonyms":[ "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "delighted", "gladdened", "tickled", "calmed", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in afflicted , tormented":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abused", "afflicted", "maltreated", "tormented", "tortured", "crippled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "laid up", "creased", "grazed", "nicked", "blemished", "impaired", "marred", "scraped", "spoiled", "spoilt", "battered", "blew out", "bloodied", "bruised", "contused", "cut", "gashed", "gored", "lacerated", "scalded", "scarred", "scathed", "strained", "tore", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "injured", "wounded" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "fixed", "healed", "mended", "remedied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "aggro":{ "something that is a source of irritation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just another aggro that commuters on the tube have to put up with" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "related":[ "discomfort", "fleabite", "pinprick", "affront", "insult", "offense", "offence", "upset", "worry", "affliction", "albatross", "burden", "cross", "curse", "menace", "millstone", "plague", "sore", "anxiety", "plight", "predicament", "tribulation", "trouble", "hang-up", "pet peeve", "problem", "annoyer", "disturber", "harasser", "mischief", "offender", "pandora's box" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "headache", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "pest", "rub", "ruffle", "thorn", "trial", "vexation" ] }, "the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we simply decided that trying to get our son to tidy up his room was not worth the aggro" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "pleasure" ], "related":[ "agitation", "discomfort", "displeasure", "distress", "disturbance", "upset", "irritability", "irritableness", "peeve", "perturbation", "pet", "pique", "resentment", "snappishness", "trouble", "anger", "angriness", "chafe", "dander", "dudgeon", "gall", "huff", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "outrage", "umbrage" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "exasperation", "frustration", "grief", "irritation", "pip", "vexation" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggros":{ "the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "we simply decided that trying to get our son to tidy up his room was not worth the aggro" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravations", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "exasperations", "frustrations", "griefs", "irritations", "pips", "vexations" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitations", "discomforts", "displeasures", "distresses", "disturbances", "upsets", "irritabilities", "peeves", "perturbations", "pets", "piques", "resentments", "troubles", "angers", "chafes", "danders", "dudgeons", "galls", "huffs", "indignations", "ires", "outrages", "umbrages" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "pleasures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is a source of irritation":{ "examples":[ "just another aggro that commuters on the tube have to put up with" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravations", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "bugbears", "exasperations", "frustrations", "hair shirts", "hassles", "headaches", "inconveniences", "irks", "irritants", "nuisances", "peeves", "pests", "rubs", "ruffles", "thorns", "trials", "vexations" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomforts", "fleabites", "pinpricks", "affronts", "insults", "offenses", "offences", "upsets", "worries", "afflictions", "albatross", "albatrosses", "burdens", "crosses", "curses", "menaces", "millstones", "plagues", "sores", "anxieties", "plights", "predicaments", "tribulations", "troubles", "hang-ups", "pet peeves", "problems", "annoyers", "disturbers", "harassers", "mischiefs", "offenders", "pandora's boxes" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "joys", "pleasures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aghast":{ "filled with fear or dread":{ "examples":[ "I stood there, aghast , as the vile monster made its way toward me" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighted", "afraid", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "horror-struck", "hysterical", "hysteric", "scared", "scary", "shocked", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized" ], "near synonyms":[ "chicken", "fainthearted", "fearsome", "shrinking", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "tremulant", "tremulous", "agitated", "anxious", "apprehensive", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "disturbed", "funky", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "panicked", "panicky", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "skittish", "uneasy", "upset", "worried", "phobic", "appalled", "dismayed", "startled", "cowed", "daunted", "intimidated", "unnerved", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "gutless", "lily-livered", "pusillanimous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "wary" ], "near antonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daredevil", "daring", "dashing", "gutsy", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "venturesome", "venturous", "brave", "courageous", "gallant", "hardy", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "manful", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "valiant", "valorous", "assured", "collected", "composed", "confident", "cool", "sanguine", "sure", "unperturbed", "dauntless", "resolute", "undaunted" ], "antonyms":[ "fearless", "unafraid" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agin":{ "opposed to; not for":{ "antonyms":[ "for", "pro" ], "examples":[ "Grandpa was generally agin any music created after the Second World War" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "athwart", "contrary to", "versus", "with" ], "synonyms":[ "against", "anti", "contra" ] }, "type":[ "preposition" ] }, "aging":{ "being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{ "examples":[ "more and more middle-aged adults must care for aging parents" ], "synonyms":[ "aged", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "over-the-hill", "senescent", "senior", "unyoung" ], "near synonyms":[ "centenarian", "nonagenarian", "octogenarian", "septuagenarian", "sexagenarian", "oldish", "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "middle-aged", "pensioned", "retired", "superannuated", "matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "senile", "spavined", "tottery", "overage", "overaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish" ], "antonyms":[ "young", "youthful" ] }, "to become mature":{ "examples":[ "as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet" ], "synonyms":[ "developing", "growing", "growing up", "maturing", "progressing", "ripening" ], "near synonyms":[ "mellowing", "softening", "blooming", "blossoming", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "flourishing", "flowering", "opening", "unfolding", "advancing", "evolving", "getting along", "getting on", "graying", "greying" ], "near antonyms":[ "decaying", "declining", "degenerating", "deteriorating", "sinking", "worsening", "drooping", "drying", "fading", "flagging", "sagging", "shriveling", "shrivelling", "waning", "wasting (away)", "weakening", "wilting", "withering", "regressing", "retrogressing", "reverting", "backsliding", "lapsing", "returning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "agitated (for)":{ "as in worked (for) , campaigned (for)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aglow":{ "having or being an outward sign of good feelings (as of love, confidence, or happiness)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "all aglow as she was awarded first place in the spelling bee" ], "near antonyms":[ "blank", "flat", "listless", "stoic", "stoical", "unemotional", "black", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "dismal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "melancholy", "sullen", "frowning", "glaring", "glowering", "lowering", "louring", "scowling" ], "related":[ "brilliant", "dazzling", "effulgent", "gleaming", "luminous", "refulgent", "shining", "starry", "blithe", "blithesome", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "gay", "gladsome", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "optimistic", "upbeat", "jocund", "jovial", "laughing", "smiling", "blooming", "rosy", "blissful", "chuffed", "delighted", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "thankful", "tickled" ], "synonyms":[ "beaming", "bright", "glowing", "radiant", "sunny" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agonize":{ "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "examples":[ "got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother" ], "synonyms":[ "afflict", "anguish", "bedevil", "beset", "besiege", "curse", "excruciate", "harrow", "persecute", "plague", "rack", "torment", "torture" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "attack", "badger", "dog", "hound", "pursue", "ride", "aggravate", "agitate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "distress", "disturb", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "molest", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "vex", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "fluster", "grieve", "perturb", "strain", "stress", "trouble", "try", "upset", "worry", "crush", "oppress", "overpower", "overwhelm", "smite", "strike", "tyrannize", "victimize", "hurt", "pain", "pang", "prick", "smart", "stab", "sting", "wring", "martyr" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", 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"grey", "joyless", "low", "miserable", "moody", "morbid", "morose", "pathetic", "pessimistic", "piteous", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "exulting", "glorying", "happy", "joyful", "rejoicing", "triumphant", "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "laughing", "smiling", "blissful", "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "jocund", "jolly", "joyous", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "giddy", "heady", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause persistent suffering to":{ "examples":[ "got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicted", "anguished", "bedeviled", "beset", "besieged", "cursed", "excruciated", "harrowed", "persecuted", "plagued", "racked", "tormented", "tortured" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailed", "attacked", "badgered", "dogged", "hounded", "pursued", "rode", "rid", "aggravated", "agitated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "distressed", "disturbed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "molested", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "flustered", "grieved", "perturbed", "strained", "stressed", "tried", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "crushed", "oppressed", "overpowered", "overwhelmed", "smote", "struck", "tyrannized", "victimized", "hurt", "pained", "panged", "pricked", "smarted", "stabbed", "stung", "wrung", "martyred" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "delivered", "released", "relieved", "reprieved", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "solaced", "soothed", "succored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to feel deep sadness or mental pain":{ "examples":[ "agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing" ], "synonyms":[ "anguished", 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"discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "flustering", "grieving", "perturbing", "straining", "stressing", "troubling", "trying", "upsetting", "worrying", "crushing", "oppressing", "overpowering", "overwhelming", "smiting", "striking", "tyrannizing", "victimizing", "hurting", "paining", "panging", "pricking", "smarting", "stabbing", "stinging", "wringing", "martyring" ], "synonyms":[ "afflicting", "anguishing", "bedeviling", "besetting", "besieging", "cursing", "excruciating", "harrowing", "persecuting", "plaguing", "racking", "tormenting", "torturing" ] }, "to feel deep sadness or mental pain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing" ], "near antonyms":[ "beaming", "cheering", "crowing", "delighting", "exulting", "glorying", "joying", "laughing", "ravishing", "rejoicing", "triumphing", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "commiserating", "consoling", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing", "sympathizing" ], "related":[ "aching", "longing (for)", "pining (away)", "sighing", "smarting", "racking", "tormenting", "torturing", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "deploring", "lamenting", "ruing", "bawling", "blubbering", "crying", "groaning", "howling", "keening", "moaning", "sobbing", "taking on", "wailing", "weeping", "yammering", "yowling", "languishing", "regretting" ], "synonyms":[ "anguishing", "bleeding", "grieving", "hurting", "mourning", "sorrowing", "suffering" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "agonizingly":{ "with feelings of bitterness or grief":{ "examples":[ "agonizingly made the decision to have her beloved cat put to sleep" ], "synonyms":[ "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly" ], "near synonyms":[ "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly", "acutely", "harshly", "keenly", "piercingly", "poignantly", "severely", "sharply", "cruelly", "hurtfully", "ill", "rancorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheerfully", "cheerily", "delightedly", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "antonyms":[ "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "agrarian":{ "engaged in or concerned with agriculture":{ "antonyms":[ "nonagricultural" ], "examples":[ "an agrarian community", "the nation's agrarian history" ], "near antonyms":[ "metro", "metropolitan", "urban", "industrial", "industrialized" ], "related":[ "agronomic", "arable", "monocultural", "bucolic", "georgic", "pastoral", "pastoralist", "garden", "aquacultural", "arboricultural", "country", "rural", "rustic", "rustical", "villatic" ], "synonyms":[ "agricultural", "farming" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agree (on)":{ "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "examples":[ "I'm sure we can all agree on what to do next" ], "synonyms":[ "arrange", "decide", "fix", "set", "settle" ], "near synonyms":[ "contract", "pledge", "promise", "blueprint", "calculate", "chart", "concert", "design", "draft", "frame", "hammer out", "intrigue", "lay out", "maneuver", "map (out)", "plan", "program", "programme", "schematize", "scheme", "shape", "square away", "work out", "choose", "conclude", "determine", "figure", "opt", "resolve", "affirm", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "confirm", "OK", "okay", "sanction", "warrant", "close", "complete", "end", "finalize", "finish", "round (off or out)", "wind up", "wrap up", "bargain", "chaffer", "deal", "dicker", "haggle", "horse-trade", "negotiate" ], "near antonyms":[ "abort", "call", "call off", "drop", "recall", "repeal", "rescind", "revoke", "differ (over)", "disagree (with)", "counter", "debate", "object", "oppose", "protest", "resist", "contest", "dispute" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreed (with)":{ "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "her new job, which is much less stressful than her old one, agrees with her" ], "synonyms":[ "contented", "delighted", "feasted", "gassed", "gladded", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "pleasured", "rejoiced", "satisfied", "suited", "warmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "soothed", "assuaged", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "excited", "tickled", "titillated", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "treated", "captivated", "charmed", "galvanized", "thrilled", "calmed", "comforted", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "piqued", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "provoked", "roused", "agitated", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "upset", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "affronted", "insulted", "offended" ], "antonyms":[ "displeased" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aggrandize":{ "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes" ], "synonyms":[ "canonize", "deify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "exalt", "glorify", "magnify" ], "near synonyms":[ "boost", "lift", "promote", "raise", "upgrade", "uplift", "heighten", "intensify", "idealize", "romanticize", "sanitize", "sugarcoat", "acclaim", "extol", "extoll", "honor", "laud", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "decry", "depreciate", "detract", "disparage", "minimize" ], "antonyms":[ "abase", "degrade", "demean", "humble", "humiliate" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "add (to)", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "build up", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "hype", "increase", "multiply", "pump up", "raise", "stoke", "supersize", "swell", "up" ], "near synonyms":[ "boom", "jump", "skyrocket", "spike", "bump (up)", "ratchet (up)", "rachet (up)", "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "draw out", "elongate", "flesh (out)", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch", "develop", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "beef (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize", "accumulate", "amass", "collect", "follow up", "parlay" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cut back", "retrench" ], "antonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "minify", "reduce", "subtract (from)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aggrandizes":{ "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes" ], "synonyms":[ "canonizes", "deifies", "dignifies", "elevates", "ennobles", "enshrines", "enskies", "enthrones", "exalts", "glorifies", "magnifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "boosts", "lifts", "promotes", "raises", "upgrades", "uplifts", "heightens", "intensifies", "idealizes", "romanticizes", "sanitizes", "sugarcoats", "acclaims", "extols", "extolls", "honors", "lauds", "praises" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittles", "decries", "depreciates", "detracts", "disparages", "minimizes" ], "antonyms":[ "abases", "degrades", "demeans", "humbles", "humiliates" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "adds (to)", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "builds up", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "hypes", "increases", "multiplies", "pumps up", "raises", "stokes", "supersizes", "swells", "ups" ], "near synonyms":[ "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agglomerating":{ "to form into a round compact mass":{ "examples":[ "breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk" ], "synonyms":[ "balling", "rolling", "rounding", "wadding" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunching", "clumping", "lumping", "beading", "pearling", "pelleting", "pelletizing", "sphering" ], "near antonyms":[ "flattening", "opening", "smoothing", "spreading", "unfolding" ], "antonyms":[ "unrolling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreements":{ "the state of being of one opinion about something":{ "examples":[ "we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives" ], "synonyms":[ "accords", "concurrences", "concurrencies", "consensuses", "unanimities", "unisons" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessions", "adhesions", "assentations", "assents", "consents", "acceptances", "acquiescences", "concessions", "embracements", "embraces", "approbations", "approvals", "favors", "alliances", "collaborations", "collusions", "complicities", "conspiracies", "compliances", "concerts", "concordances", "concords", "conformities", "consonances", "harmonies", "solidarities", "understandings", "unions", "empathies", "rapports", "sympathies" ], "near antonyms":[ "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "oppositions", "resistances", "disapprobations", "disapprovals", "disfavors" ], "antonyms":[ "conflicts", "disagreements", "dissensuses" ] }, "an arrangement about action to be taken":{ "examples":[ "we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework" ], "synonyms":[ "accords", "bargains", "compacts", "contracts", "conventions", "covenants", "deals", "dispositions", "pacts", "settlements", "understandings" ], "near synonyms":[ "charters", "treaties", "binders", "pledges", "promises", "alliances", "associations", "entente cordiales", "ententes", "leagues", "partnerships", "acceptances", "approvals", "assents", "concurrences", "consents", "OKs", "okays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agita":{ "an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{ "examples":[ "took a deep breath to dispel her agita as she stepped onstage" ], "synonyms":[ "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "concernment", "disquiet", "disquietude", "fear", "nervosity", "nervousness", "perturbation", "solicitude", "sweat", "unease", "uneasiness", "worry" ], "near 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"sweats out", "takes", "tolerates", "wears" ], "near antonyms":[ "declines", "dismisses", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "spurns", "turns down", "combats", "contests", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "avoids", "bypasses", "circumvents", "dodges", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "misses", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agitation":{ "a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{ "examples":[ "knew immediately, from the horses' agitation , that something terrible was happening" ], "synonyms":[ "deliriousness", "delirium", "distraction", "fever", "feverishness", "flap", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "rampage", "uproar" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaos", "confusion", "disorder", "havoc", "pandemonium", "turmoil", "bedlam", "bother", "brouhaha", "bustle", "clamor", "clatter", "commotion", "disturbance", "fuss", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "tempest", "to-do", "tumult" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{ "examples":[ "experienced a great deal of agitation over whether she had an appropriate dress for her husband's inauguration" ], "synonyms":[ "agita", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "care", "concern", "concernment", "disquiet", "disquietude", "fear", "nervosity", "nervousness", "perturbation", "solicitude", "sweat", "unease", "uneasiness", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "strain", "stress", "tension", "alarm", "alarum", "anguish", "consternation", "desperateness", "desperation", "discomfort", "discomposure", "dismay", "distraction", "distress", "disturbance", "edginess", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "jitters", "jumpiness", "panic", "tremor", "angst", "fearfulness", "torment", "upset", "vexation", "cold feet", "doubt", "dread", "foreboding", "incertitude", "misgiving", "presentiment", "suspense", "uncertainty", "compunction", "qualm", "scruple" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "content", "contentment", "ease", "easiness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "placidness", "quiet", "quietude", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness", "comfort", "consolation", "relief", "solace" ], "antonyms":[ "unconcern" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agog":{ "having or showing signs of eagerly awaiting something":{ "examples":[ "parents agog for the latest news from the children away at college" ], "synonyms":[ "agape", "anticipant", "anticipatory", "expectant" ], "near synonyms":[ "open-eyed", "openmouthed", "alert", "vigilant", "watchful", "anxious", "athirst", "breathless", "eager", "enthusiastic", "raring", "antsy", "impatient", "restive", "restless" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathetic", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "unimpressed", "uninterested", "unmoved" ], "antonyms":[] }, "showing urgent desire or interest":{ "examples":[ "all agog to get started on their journey" ], "synonyms":[ "antsy", "anxious", "ardent", "athirst", "avid", "crazy", "desirous", "eager", "enthused", "enthusiastic", "excited", "geeked", "great", "greedy", "gung ho", "hepped up", "hopped-up", "hot", "hungry", "impatient", "juiced", "keen", "nuts", "pumped", "raring", "solicitous", "stoked", "thirsty", "voracious", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "engaged", "interested", "happy", "hung up", "obsessed", "ambitious", "appetent", "covetous", "craving", "hankering", "longing", "pining", "breathless", "restive", "restless", "amenable", "disposed", "game", "glad", "inclined", "ready", "unreluctant", "willing" ], "near antonyms":[ "casual", "incurious", "insouciant", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "disinterested", "impassive", "stolid", "halfhearted", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languorous", "lukewarm", "spiritless", "averse", "disinclined", "hesitant", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant", "unwilling" ], "antonyms":[ "apathetic", "indifferent", "uneager", "unenthusiastic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agreeability":{ "the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{ "examples":[ "the general agreeability of everyone in the tour group made for a pleasant trip" ], "synonyms":[ "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amiability", "amiableness", "geniality", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "graciousness", "niceness", "personableness", "pleasantness", "sweetness" ], "near synonyms":[ "amenability", "complaisance", "mellowness", "sweetness and light", "amicability", "amicableness", "amity", "cordiality", "empressement", "friendliness", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "benignity", "gentleness", "kindliness", "kindness", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "sunniness", "civility", "comity", "considerateness", "consideration", "courteousness", "courtesy", "politeness", "thoughtfulness", "attractiveness", "delightfulness", "enjoyableness", "likability", "likableness", "pleasingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorishness", "discourtesy", "impoliteness", "incivility", "rudeness", "ungraciousness", "biliousness", "cantankerousness", "churlishness", "crankiness", "fussiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "peevishness", "petulance", "testiness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "orneriness", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "hostility", "unfriendliness", "sourness", "vinegar" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeableness", "unpleasantness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggregations":{ "a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together":{ "examples":[ "Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year.", "The team based their conclusions on an 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"mishmashes", "motleys", "patchworks", "potpourris", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgamations", "amalgams", "cocktails", "combinations", "composites", "compounds", "conflations", "emulsions", "fusions", "intermixtures", "melds", "mixes", "syntheses", "sums", "totalities" ], "near antonyms":[ "components", "constituents", "elements", "ingredients", "entities", "items", "singles", "units", "individuals" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggravations":{ "something that is a source of irritation":{ "examples":[ "a reminder designed to prevent the aggravation of phones ringing during movies" ], "synonyms":[ "aggros", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "bugbears", "exasperations", "frustrations", "hair shirts", "hassles", "headaches", "inconveniences", "irks", "irritants", "nuisances", "peeves", "pests", "rubs", "ruffles", "thorns", "trials", "vexations" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomforts", "fleabites", "pinpricks", "affronts", "insults", "offenses", "offences", "upsets", "worries", "afflictions", "albatross", "albatrosses", "burdens", "crosses", "curses", "menaces", "millstones", "plagues", "sores", "anxieties", "plights", "predicaments", "tribulations", "troubles", "hang-ups", "pet peeves", "problems", "annoyers", "disturbers", "harassers", "mischiefs", "offenders", "pandora's boxes" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "joys", "pleasures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{ "examples":[ "the neighbors' constant aggravations prompted us to move out of town" ], "synonyms":[ "annoyances", "bedevilments", "botherations", "disturbances", "harassments", "importunities", "vexations" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggros", "molestations", "offenses", "offences", "persecutions", "provocations", "torments", "tortures", "devilments", "devilries", "deviltries", "mischiefs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "informed her children that she didn't need the extra aggravation of hearing them fight in the back seat while they were stuck in traffic" ], "synonyms":[ "aggros", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "exasperations", "frustrations", "griefs", "irritations", "pips", "vexations" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitations", "discomforts", "displeasures", "distresses", "disturbances", "upsets", "irritabilities", "peeves", "perturbations", "pets", "piques", "resentments", "troubles", "angers", "chafes", "danders", "dudgeons", "galls", "huffs", "indignations", "ires", "outrages", "umbrages" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "pleasures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "against":{ "in or into contact with":{ "examples":[ "he leaned against the fence and it collapsed", "unwittingly rubbed his leg against some poison ivy" ], "synonyms":[ "on", "upon" ], "near synonyms":[ "alongside", "next", "next to", "upside" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "opposed to; not for":{ "examples":[ "I'm against going to see the parade if it's raining" ], "synonyms":[ "agin", "anti", "contra" ], "near synonyms":[ "athwart", "contrary to", "versus", "with" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "for", "pro" ] }, "as in opposed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "opposed", "averse", "disinclined", "hesitant", "loath", "loth", "reluctant", "unwilling", "hard", "inflexible", "relentless", "stern", "unbending", "unflinching", "unrelenting", "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "recusant", "refractory", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful", "adverse", "counter", "disadvantageous", "hostile", "inimical", "negative", "prejudicial", "unfavorable", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "untoward", "competing", "conflicting", "counteracting", "countering", "opposing", "resistant", "resisting" ], "near antonyms":[ "unresistant", "tolerant", "understanding", "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "amicable", "benign", "benignant", "complying", "congenial", "cordial", "friendly", "hospitable", "advantageous", "favorable", "friendly", "positive", "supportive", "sympathetic", "well-disposed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "preposition" ] }, "ageless":{ "having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish":{ "examples":[ "a screen icon whose ageless beauty still entrances audiences today" ], "synonyms":[ "abiding", "continuing", "dateless", "enduring", "eternal", "everlasting", "immortal", "imperishable", "lasting", "ongoing", "perennial", "perpetual", "timeless", "undying" ], "near synonyms":[ "ceaseless", "endless", "permanent", "changeless", "constant", "stable", "stationary", "steady", "unchanging", "unvarying" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiquated", "archaic", "dated", "obsolete", "outdated", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agglomerates":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "examples":[ "the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerations", "alphabet soups", "assortments", "botches", "clutters", "collages", "crazy quilts", "farragoes", "gallimaufries", "grab bags", "gumbos", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jambalayas", "jumbles", "jungles", "litters", "mac\u00e9doines", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "menageries", "miscellanea", "miscellanies", "mishmashes", "mixed bags", "montages", "motleys", "muddles", "olios", "olla podridas", "ollas podridas", "omnium-gatherums", "pastiches", "patchwork quilts", "patchworks", "potpourris", "ragbags", "ragouts", "rummages", "salads", "salmagundis", "scrambles", "shuffles", "smorgasbords", "stews", "tumbles", "varieties", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "catchalls", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "commixtures", "composites", "compounds", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mix-ups", "bollixes", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "dog's breakfasts", "messes", "morasses", "shambles", "imbroglios", "knots", "snarls", "tangles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form into a round compact mass":{ "examples":[ "breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk" ], "synonyms":[ "balls", "rolls", "rounds", "wads" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunches", "clumps", "lumps", "beads", "pearls", "pelletizes", "pellets", "spheres" ], "near antonyms":[ "flattens", "opens", "smooths", "smoothes", "spreads", "unfolds" ], "antonyms":[ "unrolls" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "agitating (for)":{ "as in working (for) , campaigning (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "campaigning (for)", "working (for)", "advertising", "boosting", "plugging", "publicizing", "touting", "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "endowing", "financing", "funding", "patronizing", "staking", "subsidizing", "underwriting", "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting", "upholding", "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "incubating", "nourishing", "nursing", "nurturing", "promoting" ], "near antonyms":[ "discouraging", "frustrating", "hindering", "inhibiting", "banning", "barring", "enjoining", "forbidding", "interdicting", "outlawing", "preventing", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "battling", "combating", "combatting", "contending (with)", "countering", "fighting", "opposing", "repressing", "snuffing (out)", "squashing", "squelching", "stifling", "subduing", "suppressing", "arresting", "checking", "halting", "retarding", "encumbering", "fettering", "hobbling", "impeding", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agglutination":{ "as in cohesion , clumping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clumping", "cohesion", "adherence", "adhesion", "bonding", "cling", "adhesiveness", "attachment", "cohesiveness", "tenacity", "cementing", "gluing", "glueing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agglomeration":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "examples":[ "the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "botch", "clutter", "collage", "crazy quilt", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "litter", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomerate", "conglomeration", "catchall", "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "blend", "combination", "commixture", "composite", "compound", "fusion", "intermixture", "mix-up", "bollix", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "dog's breakfast", "mess", "morass", "shambles", "imbroglio", "knot", "snarl", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agreed (to)":{ "as in acceded (to) , acquiesced (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceded (to)", "acquiesced (to)", "assented (to)", "deferred (to)", "submitted (to)", "surrendered (to)", "yielded (to)", "attended", "heard", "heeded", "listened (to)", "marked", "noted", "noticed", "regarded", "took", "watched", "adhered (to)", "complied (with)", "conformed (to)", "followed", "goose-stepped (to)", "minded", "obeyed", "observed" ], "near antonyms":[ "defied", "disobeyed", "rebelled (against)", "disobliged", "challenged", "dared", "refused", "renounced", "repudiated", "directed", "led", "brushed (off)", "disregarded", "ignored", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "tuned out", "winked (at)", "dismissed", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "shrugged off", "breached", "broke", "infringed", "transgressed", "violated", "derided", "flouted", "mocked", "scoffed (at)", "scorned", "mutinied (against)", "revolted (against)", "bucked", "combated", "combatted", "contested", "disputed", "fought", "opposed", "resisted", "withstood" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agrees (to)":{ "as in accedes (to) , acquiesces (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accedes (to)", "acquiesces (to)", "assents (to)", "defers (to)", "submits (to)", "surrenders (to)", "yields (to)", "attends", "hears", "heeds", "listens (to)", "marks", "notes", "notices", "regards", "takes", "watches", "adheres (to)", "complies (with)", "conforms (to)", "follows", "goose-steps (to)", "minds", "obeys", "observes" ], "near antonyms":[ "defies", "disobeys", "rebels (against)", "disobliges", "challenges", "dares", "refuses", "renounces", "repudiates", "directs", "leads", "brushes (off)", "disregards", "ignores", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "tunes out", "winks (at)", "dismisses", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "shrugs off", "breaches", "breaks", "infringes", "transgresses", "violates", "derides", "flouts", "mocks", "scoffs (at)", "scorns", "mutinies (against)", "revolts (against)", "bucks", "combats", "contests", "disputes", "fights", "opposes", "resists", "withstands" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreeably":{ "in a pleasing way":{ "examples":[ "an agreeably warm day, just right for a picnic" ], "synonyms":[ "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "near synonyms":[ "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "advantageously", "helpfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "attractively", "beautifully", "handsomely", "appealingly", "appetizingly", "enticingly", "invitingly", "temptingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly" ], "antonyms":[ "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "aggressors":{ "one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause":{ "examples":[ "a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors" ], "synonyms":[ "invaders", "raiders" ], "near synonyms":[ "initiators", "instigators", "ambuscaders", "ambushers", "assailants", "attackers", "forayers", "pillagers", "plunderers", "hawks", "jingoes", "jingoists", "militants", "militarists", "war hawks", "warmongers", "belligerents", "cobelligerents", "combatants" ], "near antonyms":[ "defenders", "doves", "pacifists", "peacemakers", "nonbelligerents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agronomists":{ "a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{ "examples":[ "went from being a simple soybean farmer to an agronomist specializing in soil management" ], "synonyms":[ "agriculturists", "agriculturalists", "cultivators", "farmers", "growers", "planters", "tillers" ], "near synonyms":[ "farmhands", "field hands", "gleaners", "harvesters", "plowmen", "reapers", "workfolks", "crofters", "croppers", "gentlemen farmers", "sharecroppers", "subsistence farmers", "tenant farmers", "yeomen", "homesteaders", "nesters", "grangers", "rancheros", "ranchers", "ranchmen", "campesinos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "again":{ "yet another time":{ "examples":[ "now I have to mop the floor again because you didn't wipe your feet" ], "synonyms":[ "afresh", "anew", "de novo", "over" ], "near synonyms":[ "always", "consistently", "constantly", "continuously", "endlessly", "ever", "evermore", "forever", "incessantly", "invariably", "perpetually", "unfailingly", "continually", "frequently", "oft", "often", "oftentimes", "ofttimes", "recurrently", "repeatedly", "freshly", "newly" ], "near antonyms":[ "ne'er", "never", "infrequently", "little", "rarely", "seldom", "unusually", "intermittently", "occasionally", "periodically", "sometimes", "sporadically" ], "antonyms":[ "nevermore" ] }, "in addition to what has been said":{ "examples":[ "a green pillow will go fine with my living room; again , the best colors are blues and greens" ], "synonyms":[ "additionally", "also", "besides", "either", "further", "furthermore", "likewise", "more", "moreover", "then", "too", "withal", "yet" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "just the opposite being true":{ "examples":[ "I might take swimming lessons this summer; then again , I might not" ], "synonyms":[ "contrarily", "contrariwise", "conversely" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "even", "indeed", "nay", "true", "truly", "verily", "yea" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "agree":{ "to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{ "examples":[ "My husband and I agree on just about every aspect of child-rearing" ], "synonyms":[ "coincide", "concur" ], "near synonyms":[ "accede (to)", "accept", "acquiesce", "assent (to)", "comply (with)", "consent (to)", "go (by)", "subscribe", "affiliate", "ally", "associate", "unite", "collaborate", "cooperate", "get along", "get on" ], "near antonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict", "bicker", "counter", "dispute", "dissent", "diverge", "fall out", "object", "oppose", "protest", "quarrel", "resist", "rival", "dissociate", "separate", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "differ", "disagree" ] }, "to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{ "examples":[ "since we couldn't agree , we tossed a coin to decide the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bargain", "contract", "covenant" ], "near synonyms":[ "come around", "come round", "subscribe", "underwrite", "arrange", "settle" ], "near antonyms":[ "differ", "dissent", "cancel", "renege", "revoke", "argue", "contest", "dispute", "object" ], "antonyms":[ "disagree" ] }, "to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{ "examples":[ "finally agreed that the paint job was sloppy and would have to be redone" ], "synonyms":[ "acknowledge", "admit", "allow", "concede", "confess", "fess (up)", "grant", "own (up to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disburden", "unburden", "unload", "affirm", "avow", "confirm", "profess", "accept", "recognize", "yield", "announce", "break", "broadcast", "communicate", "declare", "disclose", "divulge", "impart", "proclaim", "publish", "reveal", "spill", "tell", "unveil", "betray", "blab", "expose", "give away", "inform", "leak", "rat", "squeal", "talk", "tattle", "tip (off)", "warn", "wise (up)", "breathe", "say", "whisper" ], "near antonyms":[ "disallow", "disavow", "disclaim", "disown", "contradict", "dispute", "gainsay", "negate", "negative", "rebut", "refute", "reject", "repudiate", "conceal", "cover (up)", "hide", "obscure", "veil", "kid (oneself)" ], "antonyms":[ "deny" ] }, "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "the robber's story didn't agree with the cop's report on the incident" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "answer", "check", "chord", "cohere", "coincide", "comport", "conform", "consist", "correspond", "dovetail", "fit", "go", "harmonize", "jibe", "rhyme", "rime", "sort", "square", "tally" ], "near synonyms":[ "equal", "match", "parallel", "align", "aline", "line up", "register" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "dispute", "gainsay", "negate", "nullify", "clash", "conflict", "jar" ], "antonyms":[ "differ (from)", "disagree (with)" ] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "this warm climate seems to agree with you" ], "synonyms":[ "assort", "blend", "chime", "chime in", "conform", "consort", "coordinate", "groove", "harmonize" ], "near synonyms":[ "balance", "correlate", "correspond", "dovetail", "hang together", "match", "meet", "parallel", "bond", "coalesce", "cohere", "conjoin", "fuse", "merge", "square", "tally" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradict", "contrast", "counter", "differ", "diverge", "jar", "cancel (out)", "counteract", "negate", "offset" ], "antonyms":[ "clash", "collide", "conflict" ] }, "to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{ "examples":[ "we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published" ], "synonyms":[ "accede", "acquiesce", "assent", "come round", "consent", "subscribe" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "abide", "bear (with)", "endure", "stand", "suffer", "tolerate", "stomach", "swallow", "take", "bow", "knuckle under", "relent", "submit", "succumb", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[ "rebuff", "refuse", "reject", "scorn", "spurn", "deny", "gainsay" ], "antonyms":[ "dissent" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aglitter":{ "as in glinting , glimmering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agleam", "blinding", "coruscant", "flaring", "flashing", "flickering", "gemmy", "glancing", "glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillant", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shimmery", "sparkling", "sunny", "twinkling", "winking", "ablaze", "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "red-hot", "burnished", "polished", "shined", "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brilliant", "candescent", "clear", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "lustrous", "radiant", "refulgent", "sheeny", "shining", "shiny", "splendid", "superbright", "ultrabright" ], "near antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant", "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "tenebrous", "unlit", "cloudy", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agglutinated":{ "as in clumped , lumped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clumped", "lumped", "accreted", "accumulated", "amassed", "built up", "collected", "concentrated", "conglomerated", "gathered", "massed", "piled (up)", "stacked (up)", "banked", "drifted", "ridged" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agglutinating":{ "as in clumping , lumping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clumping", "lumping", "accreting", "accumulating", "amassing", "building up", "collecting", "concentrating", "conglomerating", "gathering", "massing", "piling (up)", "stacking (up)", "banking", "drifting", "ridging" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agreeable":{ "being to one's liking":{ "examples":[ "is the zoo an agreeable alternative for everyone, since the aquarium is closed?" ], "synonyms":[ "all right", "alright", "copacetic", "copasetic", "copesetic", "ducky", "fine", "good", "hunky-dory", "jake", "OK", "okay", "palatable", "satisfactory" ], "near synonyms":[ "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "felicitous", "gratifying", "nice", "pleasant", "pleasing", "scrumptious", "welcome", "acceptable", "adequate", "decent", "passable", "tolerable" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "deficient", "inferior", "lousy", "poor", "punk", "substandard", "unacceptable", "wanting", "wretched", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "unsatisfactory" ] }, "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "put on some agreeable music for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ] }, "having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{ "examples":[ "an agreeable art teacher who lets me do pretty much whatever I want" ], "synonyms":[ "affable", "amiable", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "mellow", "nice", "pleasant", "sweet", "well-disposed" ], "near synonyms":[ "amicable", "clever", "cordial", "friendly", "neighborly", "benign", "gentle", "kind", "cheerful", "cheery", "glad", "sunny", "companionable", "conversable", "sociable", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite", "thoughtful", "accommodating", "amenable", "obliging", "attractive", "delightful", "enjoyable", "likable", "likeable" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorish", "discourteous", "ill-mannered", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "surly", "uncivil", "unkind", "unmannerly", "unsociable", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "choleric", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "snappish", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "contentious", "contrary", "ornery", "querulous", "unappealing", "unattractive", "sour", "vinegary" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "unamiable", "ungenial", "ungracious", "unpleasant" ] }, "having or marked by agreement in feeling or action":{ "examples":[ "the belief that these new security measures are not agreeable with our core concepts of personal freedom" ], "synonyms":[ "amicable", "compatible", "congenial", "frictionless", "harmonious", "kindred", "unanimous", "united" ], "near synonyms":[ "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "collaborating", "cooperative", "symbiotic", "synergetic", "synergic", "noncompetitive", "nonconflicting", "uncompetitive", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "affable", "amiable", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "neighborly" ], "near antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "clashing", "conflicting", "hostile", "inimical", "unfriendly", "belligerent", "contentious", "quarrelsome", "contradicting", "contradictory", "contrary", "opposing", "opposite", "competing", "competitive", "rivaling", "rivalling" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "discordant", "disharmonious", "disunited", "incompatible", "inharmonious", "uncongenial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "aggravates":{ "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already" ], "synonyms":[ "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "burns (up)", "chafes", "eats", "exasperates", "frosts", "galls", "gets", "grates", "gripes", "hacks (off)", "irks", "irritates", "itches", "narks", "nettles", "peeves", "persecutes", "piques", "puts out", "rasps", "riles", "ruffles", "spites", "vexes" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassles", "heckles", "nags", "inflames", "enflames", "provokes", "rouses", "badgers", "baits", "bullyrags", "ballyrags", "devils", "hagrides", "harasses", "harries", "pesters", "plagues", "teases", "angers", "antagonizes", "enrages", "incenses", "infuriates", "maddens", "rankles", "roils", "agitates", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disquiets", "distresses", "exercises", "freaks (out)", "frets", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries", "affronts", "insults", "miffs", "offends", "outrages" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "obliges", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "contents", "quiets", "reassures", "solaces", "soothes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more severe":{ "examples":[ "overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation" ], "synonyms":[ "complicates", "exacerbates", "worsens" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplifies", "deepens", "intensifies", "magnifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorates", "betters", "improves" ], "antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "eases", "helps", "mitigates", "relieves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agitational":{ "as in provocative , instigative":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "instigative", "provocative", "incendiary", "inflammatory", "seditious", "mutinous", "rebellious", "revolutionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "conciliatory", "pacific", "diplomatic", "calming", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agitate":{ "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit" ], "synonyms":[ "churn", "stir", "swirl", "wash", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "paddle", "whip", "whisk", "reel", "shake", "wheel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "there's no need to agitate the patient about little things" ], "synonyms":[ "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "freak (out)", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "examples":[ "set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle" ], "synonyms":[ "bucket", "convulse", "jerk", "jiggle", "joggle", "jolt", "jounce", "judder", "quake", "quiver", "shake", "shudder", "vibrate", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near synonyms":[ "rock", "sway", "swing", "chatter", "quaver", "shiver", "thrill", "tremble", "twitch", "dodder", "waver", "flicker", "fluctuate", "flutter", "oscillate", "undulate", "wave", "beat", "palpitate", "pit-a-pat", "pitter-patter", "pulsate", "pulse", "throb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again" ], "synonyms":[ "argue", "bandy", "bat (around or back and forth)", "canvass", "canvas", "debate", "discuss", "dispute", "hash (over or out)", "moot", "talk over" ], "near synonyms":[ "review", "speak (about)", "talk (about)", "broach", "introduce", "propound", "raise", "stir up", "forge", "hammer out", "talk out", "thrash (out)", "wrestle (with)", "chew over", "consider", "deliberate", "weigh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aggrieving":{ "as in disturbing , perturbing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitating", "discomposing", "disquieting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "upsetting", "alienating", "estranging", "annoying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "disaffecting", "discontenting", "disgruntling", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "saddening" ], "near antonyms":[ "contenting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "delighting", "gladdening", "tickling", "calming", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in afflicting , tormenting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abusing", "afflicting", "maltreating", "tormenting", "torturing", "crippling", "hamstringing", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "laying up", "creasing", "grazing", "nicking", "blemishing", "impairing", "marring", "scraping", "spoiling", "battering", "bloodying", "blowing out", "bruising", "contusing", "cutting", "gashing", "goring", "lacerating", "scalding", "scarring", "scathing", "straining", "tearing", "damaging", "harming", "hurting", "injuring", "wounding" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "fixing", "healing", "mending", "remedying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agents provocateurs":{ "as in fomenters , revolters":{ 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"pomology", "agriculture", "farming", "husbandry", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "monoculture", "pastoralism", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agonies":{ "a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "waiting all those hours to hear if he'd survived the plane crash was pure agony" ], "synonyms":[ "Gehennas", "hells", "horrors", "miseries", "murders", "nightmares", "torments", "tortures" ], "near synonyms":[ "afflictions", "calvaries", "crosses", "curses", "ordeals", "trials", "tribulations", "calamities", "misfortunes", "tragedies", "galls", "thorns", "bummers", "downers", "drags" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "diversions", "entertainments", "fun", "joys", "pleasures", "recreations", "larks", "picnics", "riots" ], "antonyms":[ "heavens", "paradises" ] }, "a state of great suffering of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "the agony of never knowing what happened to her son" ], "synonyms":[ "afflictions", "anguishes", "distresses", "excruciations", "hurts", "miseries", "pains", "racks", "straits", "torments", "tortures", "travails", "tribulations", "woes" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomforts", "crosses", "crucibles", "trials", "heartaches", "heartbreaks", "sorrows", "emergencies", "pinches", "asperities", "difficulties", "hardships", "rigors", "aches", "pangs", "stitches", "throes", "twinges", "dangers", "jeopardies", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[ "comforts", "consolations", "solaces", "alleviations", "assuagements", "eases", "reliefs", "peaces", "securities", "well-beings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "the announcement that the war was over unleashed a mass agony of joy" ], "synonyms":[ "blazes", "bursts", "ebullitions", "eruptions", "explosions", "fits", "flares", "flare-ups", "flashes", "flushes", "gales", "gushes", "gusts", "outbursts", "paroxysms", "spasms", "storms" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowups", "grouches", "rages", "tantrums", "ecstasies", "raptures", "transports", "deliriums", "firestorms", "frenzies", "furors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agriculturalists":{ "a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{ "examples":[ "agriculturists who adhere to the organization's standards of organic farming" ], "synonyms":[ "agronomists", "cultivators", "farmers", "growers", "planters", "tillers" ], "near synonyms":[ "farmhands", "field hands", "gleaners", "harvesters", "plowmen", "reapers", "workfolks", "crofters", "croppers", "gentlemen farmers", "sharecroppers", "subsistence farmers", "tenant farmers", "yeomen", "homesteaders", "nesters", "grangers", "rancheros", "ranchers", "ranchmen", "campesinos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggregately":{ "as in together , altogether":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "altogether", "collectively", "together" ], "near antonyms":[ "all", "apiece", "each", "per", "per capita", "apart", "discretely", "independently", "individually", "respectively", "separately", "singly", "a pop", "a shot", "a throw" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "age-old":{ "dating or surviving from the distant past":{ "examples":[ "age-old customs and beliefs" ], "synonyms":[ "aged", "ancient", "antediluvian", "antique", "dateless", "hoar", "hoary", "immemorial", "old", "venerable" ], "near synonyms":[ "aging", "ageing", "mature", "antiquated", "archaic", "archaistic", "dated", "fusty", "geriatric", "medieval", "mediaeval", "moldy", "Noachian", "obsolete", "outmoded", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "old-world", "retro", "vintage", "durable", "enduring", "lasting", "long-lived", "permanent", "ageless", "hallowed", "time-honored", "timeless", "time-tested", "timeworn", "traditional", "tried", "tried-and-true", "classic", "classical", "prehistoric", "prehistorical", "primeval", "primordial" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "vernal", "young", "youthful", "contemporary", "current", "latest", "mod", "novel", "present-day", "ultramodern", "untested", "untried", "brand-new", "unused", "unworn" ], "antonyms":[ "modern", "new", "recent" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agelessness":{ "as in ancientness , datedness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "age", "agedness", "ancientness", "antiquity", "hoariness", "antiquation", "datedness", "obsolescence", "obsoleteness", "old-fashionedness", "fustiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "newness", "currency", "currentness", "freshness", "modernity", "modernness", "novelty", "recentness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agonistic":{ "feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{ "examples":[ "clearly a writer with a chip on his shoulder, he's very agonistic even when stating indisputable facts" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "warlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonistic", "fierce", "hostile", "hot-tempered", "acidic", "bearish", "bilious", "bristly", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "fractious", "fretful", "grouchy", "grumpy", "huffy", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "irascible", "irritable", "ornery", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "querulous", "rude", "snappish", "snappy", "stroppy", "surly", "testy", "touchy", "ugly", "waspish", "savage", "vicious", "battling", "fighting", "warring" ], "near antonyms":[ "anti-imperialist", "antimilitarist", "unwarlike", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "complaisant", "conciliatory", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "kindhearted", "obliging", "pleasant", "sociable", "calm", "quiet", "relaxed", "serene", "tranquil", "benign", "gentle", "kindly", "mild" ], "antonyms":[ "nonaggressive", "nonbelligerent", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "unbelligerent", "uncombative", "uncontentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "aggressively":{ "as in strongly , firmly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assertively", "decidedly", "determinedly", "firmly", "grimly", "gruffly", "resolutely", "strongly", "toughly", "abusively", "brutishly", "savagely", "viciously", "callously", "cold-bloodedly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "inhumanly", "insensately", "insensitively", "mercilessly", "obdurately", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "tyrannically", "uncharitably", "unfeelingly", "unmercifully", "unsparingly", "brutally", "hard", "hardly", "harshly", "ill", "oppressively", "roughly", "severely", "sternly", "stiffly" ], "near antonyms":[ "clemently", "gently", "leniently", "lightly", "mildly", "softly", "benevolently", "benignantly", "considerately", "cordially", "graciously", "kindly", "lovingly", "tenderly", "charitably", "compassionately", "humanely", "mercifully", "softheartedly", "sympathetically", "tolerantly", "understandingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "agony":{ "a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "waiting all those hours to hear if he'd survived the plane crash was pure agony" ], "synonyms":[ "Gehenna", "hell", "horror", "misery", "murder", "nightmare", "torment", "torture" ], "near synonyms":[ "affliction", "calvary", "cross", "curse", "ordeal", "trial", "tribulation", "calamity", "misfortune", "tragedy", "gall", "thorn", "bummer", "downer", "drag" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "joy", "pleasure", "recreation", "lark", "picnic", "riot" ], "antonyms":[ "heaven", "paradise" ] }, "a state of great suffering of body or mind":{ "examples":[ "the agony of never knowing what happened to her son" ], "synonyms":[ "affliction", "anguish", "distress", "excruciation", "hurt", "misery", "pain", "rack", "strait(s)", "torment", "torture", "travail", "tribulation", "woe" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "cross", "crucible", "trial", "heartache", "heartbreak", "joylessness", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "emergency", "pinch", "asperity", "difficulty", "hardship", "rigor", "ache", "pang", "smarting", "soreness", "stitch", "throe", "twinge", "danger", "jeopardy", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "consolation", "solace", "alleviation", "assuagement", "ease", "relief", "peace", "security", "well-being" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "the announcement that the war was over unleashed a mass agony of joy" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze", "burst", "ebullition", "eruption", "explosion", "fit", "flare", "flare-up", "flash", "flush", "gale", "gush", "gust", "outburst", "paroxysm", "spasm", "storm" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowup", "grouch", "rage", "tantrum", "ecstasy", "rapture", "transport", "delirium", "firestorm", "frenzy", "furor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggressions":{ "the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{ "examples":[ "diplomats warned that any aggression by either side could easily turn into a full-scale war" ], "synonyms":[ "assaults", "attacks", "attempts", "blitzes", "blitzkriegs", "charges", "coups de main", "descents", "offenses", "offences", "offensives", "onsets", "onslaughts", "raids", "rushes", "strikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambuscades", "ambushes", "counteraggressions", "counter-aggressions", "counterassaults", "counter-assaults", "counterattacks", "counter-attacks", "counteroffensives", "counterstrikes", "counter-strikes", "sallies", "sorties", "envelopments", "breakthroughs", "forays", "incursions", "invasions", "pillages", "ravages", "sacks", "air raids", "bombardments", "bombings", "sieges", "storms", "barrages", "cannonades", "fusillades", "hails", "salvos", "salvoes", "volleys", "whammies" ], "near antonyms":[ "defenses", "defensives", "guards", "shields", "oppositions", "resistances", "protections", "securities", "shelters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agent provocateur":{ "as in fomenter , revolter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alarmist", "extremist", "insurgent", "insurrectionist", "radical", "rebel", "revolter", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "subversive", "troublemaker", "advocate", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "exponent", "persuader", "promoter", "proponent", "reformer", "reformist", "supporter", "agitator", "demagogue", "demagog", "exciter", "firebrand", "fomenter", "incendiary", "inciter", "instigator", "kindler", "provocateur", "rabble-rouser", "demonstrator", "marcher", "objector", "picketer", "protester", "protestor", "prodder", "prompter", "provoker" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemaker", "reconciler", "uniter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agreeing (with or to)":{ "as in submitting (to) , respecting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acquiescing", "assenting (to)", "capitulating", "consenting (to)", "respecting", "submitting (to)", "yielding (to)", "reconciling (to)", "allowing", "permitting", "suffering", "swallowing", "abiding", "absorbing", "accepting", "bearing", "biding", "brooking", "countenancing", "enduring", "going", "hacking", "handling", "meeting", "pocketing", "standing", "sticking out", "stomaching", "supporting", "sustaining", "sweating out", "taking", "tolerating", "wearing" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dismissing", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "spurning", "turning down", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "avoiding", "bypassing", "circumventing", "dodging", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "missing", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "agreeing (with)":{ "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "her new job, which is much less stressful than her old one, agrees with her" ], "synonyms":[ "contenting", "delighting", "feasting", "gassing", "gladdening", "gladding", "gratifying", "pleasing", "pleasuring", "rejoicing", "satisfying", "suiting", "warming" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "soothing", "assuaging", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "exciting", "tickling", "titillating", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "treating", "captivating", "charming", "galvanizing", "thrilling", "calming", "comforting", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "crossing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "perturbing", "piquing", "putting out", "ruffling", "vexing", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "steaming up", "provoking", "rousing", "agitating", "distressing", "disturbing", "fretting", "upsetting", "harassing", "harrying", "pestering", "affronting", "insulting", "offending" ], "antonyms":[ "displeasing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agrees":{ "to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{ "examples":[ "My husband and I agree on just about every aspect of child-rearing" ], "synonyms":[ "coincides", "concurs" ], "near synonyms":[ "accedes (to)", "accepts", "acquiesces", "assents (to)", "complies (with)", "consents (to)", "goes (by)", "subscribes", "affiliates", "allies", "associates", "unites", "collaborates", "cooperates", "gets along", "gets on" ], "near antonyms":[ "clashes", "collides", "conflicts", "bickers", "counters", "disputes", "dissents", "diverges", "falls out", "objects", "opposes", "protests", "quarrels", "resists", "rivals", "dissociates", "separates", "splits" ], "antonyms":[ "differs", "disagrees" ] }, "to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{ "examples":[ "since we couldn't agree , we tossed a coin to decide the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "bargains", "contracts", "covenants" ], "near synonyms":[ "comes around", "comes round", "subscribes", "underwrites", "arranges", "settles" ], "near antonyms":[ "differs", "dissents", "cancels", "reneges", "revokes", "argues", "contests", "disputes", "objects" ], "antonyms":[ "disagrees" ] }, "to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{ "examples":[ "finally agreed that the paint job was sloppy and would have to be redone" ], "synonyms":[ "acknowledges", "admits", "allows", "concedes", "confesses", "fesses (up)", "grants", "owns (up to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disburdens", "unburdens", "unloads", "affirms", "avows", "confirms", "professes", "accepts", "recognizes", "yields", "announces", "breaks", "broadcasts", "communicates", "declares", "discloses", "divulges", "imparts", "proclaims", "publishes", "reveals", "spills", "tells", "unveils", "betrays", "blabs", "exposes", "gives away", "informs", "leaks", "rats", "squeals", "talks", "tattles", "tips (off)", "warns", "wises (up)", "breathes", "says", "whispers" ], "near antonyms":[ "disallows", "disavows", "disclaims", "disowns", "contradicts", "disputes", "gainsays", "negates", "negatives", "rebuts", "refutes", "rejects", "repudiates", "conceals", "covers (up)", "hides", "obscures", "veils", "kids (oneself)" ], "antonyms":[ "denies" ] }, "to be in agreement on every point":{ "examples":[ "the robber's story didn't agree with the cop's report on the incident" ], "synonyms":[ "accords", "answers", "checks", "chords", "coheres", "coincides", "comports", "conforms", "consists", "corresponds", "dovetails", "fits", "goes", "harmonizes", "jibes", "rhymes", "rimes", "sorts", "squares", "tallies" ], "near synonyms":[ "equals", "matches", "parallels", "aligns", "alines", "lines up", "registers" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicts", "disputes", "gainsays", "negates", "nullifies", "clashes", "conflicts", "jars" ], "antonyms":[ "differs (from)", "disagrees (with)" ] }, "to form a pleasing relationship":{ "examples":[ "this warm climate seems to agree with you" ], "synonyms":[ "assorts", "blends", "chimes", "chimes in", "conforms", "consorts", "coordinates", "grooves", "harmonizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "balances", "correlates", "corresponds", "dovetails", "hangs together", "matches", "meets", "parallels", "bonds", "coalesces", "coheres", "conjoins", "fuses", "merges", "squares", "tallies" ], "near antonyms":[ "contradicts", "contrasts", "counters", "differs", "diverges", "jars", "cancels (out)", "counteracts", "negates", "offsets" ], "antonyms":[ "clashes", "collides", "conflicts" ] }, "to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{ "examples":[ "we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published" ], "synonyms":[ "accedes", "acquiesces", "assents", "comes round", "consents", "subscribes" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "abides", "bears (with)", "endures", "stands", "suffers", "tolerates", "stomachs", "swallows", "takes", "bows", "knuckles under", "relents", "submits", "succumbs", "yields" ], "near antonyms":[ "rebuffs", "refuses", "rejects", "scorns", "spurns", "denies", "gainsays" ], "antonyms":[ "dissents" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agenda":{ "a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)":{ "examples":[ "unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda , it won't be addressed" ], "synonyms":[ "calendar", "docket", "program", "schedule", "timetable" ], "near synonyms":[ "card", "dance card", "exercises", "plate", "arrangement", "order", "ordering", "organization", "sequence", "setup" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggrieves":{ "as in disturbs , perturbs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "perturbs", "upsets", "alienates", "estranges", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "disaffects", "discontents", "disgruntles", "displeases", "dissatisfies", "depresses", "saddens" ], "near antonyms":[ "contents", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "delights", "gladdens", "tickles", "calms", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in afflicts , torments":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abuses", "afflicts", "maltreats", "torments", "tortures", "cripples", "hamstrings", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "lays up", "creases", "grazes", "nicks", "blemishes", "impairs", "mars", "scrapes", "spoils", "batters", "bloodies", "blows out", "bruises", "contuses", "cuts", "gashes", "gores", "lacerates", "scalds", "scars", "scathes", "strains", "tears", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "injures", "wounds" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "fixes", "heals", "mends", "remedies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agents":{ "something used to achieve an end":{ "examples":[ "the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach", "the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries" ], "synonyms":[ "agencies", "instrumentalities", "instruments", "machineries", "means", "mediums", "media", "ministries", "organs", "vehicles" ], "near synonyms":[ "determinants", "expedients", "factors", "influences", "ingredients", "mechanisms", "tools", "weapons", "activators", "animators", "catalysts", "drivers", "energizers", "executors", "generators", "impetuses", "incentives", "inspirations", "instigations", "instigators", "launchers", "movers", "powers", "stimuli", "triggers", "antecedents", "causes", "occasions", "reasons", "subagencies", "sub-agencies", "subagents", "sub-agents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who acts or does business for another":{ "examples":[ "the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player" ], "synonyms":[ "assignees", "attorneys", "commissaries", 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and only the aged and infirm remained behind" ], "synonyms":[ "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "over-the-hill", "senescent", "senior", "unyoung" ], "near synonyms":[ "centenarian", "nonagenarian", "octogenarian", "septuagenarian", "sexagenarian", "oldish", "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "middle-aged", "pensioned", "retired", "superannuated", "matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "senile", "spavined", "tottery", "overage", "overaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish" ], "antonyms":[ "young", "youthful" ] }, "dating or surviving from the distant past":{ "examples":[ "a forest of aged and gnarled oaks" ], "synonyms":[ "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "antique", "dateless", "hoar", "hoary", 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"ripened" ], "near synonyms":[ "mellowed", "softened", "bloomed", "blossomed", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "flourished", "flowered", "opened", "unfolded", "advanced", "evolved", "got along", "got on", "grayed", "greyed" ], "near antonyms":[ "decayed", "declined", "degenerated", "deteriorated", "sank", "sunk", "worsened", "dried", "drooped", "faded", "flagged", "sagged", "shriveled", "shrivelled", "waned", "wasted (away)", "weakened", "wilted", "withered", "regressed", "retrogressed", "reverted", "backslid", "lapsed", "returned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "agnostics":{ "a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not":{ "examples":[ "He was an agnostic despite his religious upbringing." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disbelievers", "doubters", "doubting Thomases", "questioners", "skeptics", "unbelievers", "heathens", "heathen", "paganish", "pagans", "cynics", "misanthropes", "pessimists", "deriders", "ridiculers", "scoffers" ], "near antonyms":[ "believers", "chumps", "dupes", "gulls", "pigeons", "suckers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agreement":{ "the state of being of one opinion about something":{ "examples":[ "we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "concurrence", "concurrency", "consensus", "unanimity", "unison" ], "near synonyms":[ "accession", "adhesion", "assent", "assentation", "consent", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "concession", "embrace", "embracement", "approbation", "approval", "favor", "alliance", "collaboration", "collusion", "complicity", "conspiracy", "compliance", "concert", "concertedness", "concord", "concordance", "conformity", "consonance", "harmony", "oneness", "solidarity", "understanding", "union", "empathy", "rapport", "sympathy" ], "near antonyms":[ "discord", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "opposition", "resistance", "disapprobation", "disapproval", "disfavor" ], "antonyms":[ "conflict", "disagreement", "dissensus" ] }, "an arrangement about action to be taken":{ "examples":[ "we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "bargain", "compact", "contract", "convention", "covenant", "deal", "disposition", "pact", "settlement", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "charter", "treaty", "binder", "pledge", "promise", "alliance", "association", "entente", "entente cordiale", "league", "partnership", "acceptance", "approval", "assent", "concurrence", "consent", "OK", "okay" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of consistency":{ "examples":[ "the amount in column A needs to be in agreement with the total receipts minus expenses" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "accordance", "conformance", "conformity", "congruence", "congruency", "congruity", "consonance", "harmony", "tune" ], "near synonyms":[ "compatibility", "assimilation", "integration", "oneness", "solidarity", "togetherness", "affinity", "empathy", "sympathy" ], "near antonyms":[ "contrast", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "unlikeness", "deviance", "divergence", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "incompatibility" ], "antonyms":[ "conflict", "disagreement", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agroforestry":{ "as in pomology , arboriculture":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arboriculture", "pomology", "agribusiness", "agroecology", "agronomy", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "cultivation", "culture", "farmwork", "gardening", "horticulture", "tillage", "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "monoculture", "pastoralism", "agriculture", "farming", "husbandry", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agriculturist":{ "a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{ "examples":[ "agriculturists who adhere to the organization's standards of organic farming" ], "synonyms":[ "agronomist", "cultivator", "farmer", "grower", "planter", "tiller" ], "near synonyms":[ "farmhand", "field hand", "gleaner", "harvester", "plowman", "reaper", "workfolk", "workfolks", "crofter", "cropper", "gentleman farmer", "sharecropper", "subsistence farmer", "tenant farmer", "yeoman", "homesteader", "nester", "granger", "rancher", "ranchero", "ranchman", "campesino" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggrandized":{ "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes" ], "synonyms":[ "canonized", "deified", "dignified", "elevated", "ennobled", "enshrined", "enskied", "enthroned", "exalted", "glorified", "magnified" ], "near synonyms":[ "boosted", "lifted", "promoted", "raised", "upgraded", "uplifted", "heightened", "intensified", "idealized", "romanticized", "sanitized", "sugarcoated", "acclaimed", "extolled", "honored", "lauded", "praised" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittled", "decried", "depreciated", "detracted", "disparaged", "minimized" ], "antonyms":[ "abased", "degraded", "demeaned", "humbled", "humiliated" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "added (to)", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "built up", "compounded", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "hyped", "increased", "multiplied", "pumped up", "raised", "stoked", "supersized", "swelled", "upped" ], "near synonyms":[ "boomed", "jumped", "skyrocketed", "spiked", "bumped (up)", "ratcheted (up)", "racheted (up)", "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "drew out", "elongated", "fleshed (out)", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched", "developed", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "complemented", "supplemented", "beefed (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "maximized", "accumulated", "amassed", "collected", "followed up", "parlayed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "cut back", "retrenched" ], "antonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "minified", "reduced", "subtracted (from)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aggrandizements":{ "advancement or increase in power or importance":{ "examples":[ "He acted only for his political advantage and personal aggrandizement .", "self- aggrandizement" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ennoblements", "exaltations", "glorifications", "magnifications", "advancements", "ascents", "creations", "elevations", "preferences", "preferments", "promotions", "rises", "upgrades" ], "near antonyms":[ "depositions", "dethronements", "discharges", "dismissals", "expulsions", "impeachments", "ousters", "overthrows", "removals", "suspensions", "downfalls", "falls", "abasements", "comedowns", "degradations", "demotions", "downgrades", "reductions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agricultural":{ "engaged in or concerned with agriculture":{ "examples":[ "he grew up in an agricultural community and farming was still in his blood" ], "synonyms":[ "agrarian", "farming" ], "near synonyms":[ "agronomic", "arable", "monocultural", "bucolic", "georgic", "pastoral", "pastoralist", "garden", "aquacultural", "arboricultural", "country", "rural", "rustic", "rustical", "villatic" ], "near antonyms":[ "metro", "metropolitan", "urban", "industrial", "industrialized" ], "antonyms":[ "nonagricultural" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "agglutinates":{ "as in clumps , lumps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clumps", "lumps", "accretes", "accumulates", "amasses", "builds up", "collects", "concentrates", "conglomerates", "gathers", "masses", "piles (up)", "stacks (up)", "banks", "drifts", "ridges" ], "near antonyms":[ "disperses", "dissipates", "scatters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agriculture":{ "the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock":{ "examples":[ "the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture" ], "synonyms":[ "farming", "husbandry" ], "near synonyms":[ "cultivation", "culture", "farmwork", "gardening", "horticulture", "tillage", "agribusiness", "agroecology", "agronomy", "agroforestry", "arboriculture", "pomology", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "monoculture", "pastoralism", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agronomy":{ "as in agribusiness , agroecology":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agribusiness", "agroecology", "cultivation", "culture", "farmwork", "gardening", "horticulture", "tillage", "agroforestry", "arboriculture", "pomology", "agriculture", "farming", "husbandry", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "monoculture", "pastoralism", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggregation":{ "a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together":{ "examples":[ "Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year.", "The team based their conclusions on an aggregation of data from various sources." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accumulation", "aggregate", "assemblage", "conglomeration", "agglomeration", "assortment", "hodgepodge", "jumble", "miscellany", "mixture", "odds and ends", "sundries", "variety", "array", "assemblage", "band", "bank", "batch", "battery", "block", "bunch", "clot", "clump", "cluster", "clutch", "collection", "constellation", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "muster", "package", "parcel", "passel", "set", "suite", "bevy", "brood", "colony", "gaggle", "pack", "plump", "pod", "swarm", "drove", "flock", "assembly", "collective", "congregation", "gathering", "muster", "organization", "absorption", "blending", "coalescence", "coalition", "commingling", "commixture", "concretion", "homogenization", "immingling", "immixture", "incorporation", "integration", "interfusion", "intermingling", "mergence", "merger", "merging", "mingling", "assortment", "hash", "hotchpotch", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "mishmash", "motley", "patchwork", "potpourri", "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "amalgamation", "cocktail", "combination", "composite", "compound", "conflation", "emulsion", "fusion", "intermixture", "meld", "mix", "synthesis", "sum", "totality" ], "near antonyms":[ "component", "constituent", "element", "ingredient", "entity", "item", "single", "unit", "individual" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggregated":{ "as in compiled , amassed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillant", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shimmery", "sparkling", "sunny", "twinkling", "winking", "ablaze", "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "red-hot", "burnished", "polished", "shined", "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brilliant", "candescent", "clear", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "lustrous", "radiant", "refulgent", "sheeny", "shining", "shiny", "splendid", "superbright", "ultrabright" ], "near antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant", "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "tenebrous", "unlit", "cloudy", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], 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"verb" ] }, "aggrandizement":{ "advancement or increase in power or importance":{ "examples":[ "He acted only for his political advantage and personal aggrandizement .", "self- aggrandizement" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ennoblement", "exaltation", "glorification", "magnification", "advancement", "ascent", "creation", "elevation", "preference", "preferment", "promotion", "rise", "upgrade", "upgrading" ], "near antonyms":[ "deposition", "dethronement", "discharge", "dismissal", "expulsion", "impeachment", "ouster", "overthrow", "removal", "suspension", "unmaking", "unseating", "downfall", "fall", "abasement", "comedown", "degradation", "demotion", "disrating", "downgrade", "reduction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agreed (on)":{ "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "examples":[ "I'm sure we can all agree on what to do next" ], "synonyms":[ "arranged", "decided", "fixed", "set", "settled" ], "near synonyms":[ "contracted", "pledged", "promised", "blueprinted", "calculated", "charted", "concerted", "designed", "drafted", "framed", "hammered out", "intrigued", "laid out", "maneuvered", "mapped (out)", "planned", "programmed", "programed", "schematized", "schemed", "shaped", "squared away", "worked out", "chose", "concluded", "determined", "figured", "opted", "resolved", "affirmed", "approved", "authorized", "cleared", "confirmed", "OK'd", "okayed", "sanctioned", "warranted", "closed", "completed", "ended", "finalized", "finished", "rounded (off or out)", "wound up", "winded up", "wrapped up", "bargained", "chaffered", "dealt", "dickered", "haggled", "horse-traded", "negotiated" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborted", "called", "called off", "dropped", "recalled", "repealed", "rescinded", "revoked", "differed (over)", "disagreed (with)", "countered", "debated", "objected", "opposed", "protested", "resisted", "contested", "disputed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agnostic":{ "not having or showing conviction about the existence of God":{ "examples":[ "As she grew older, she began to question the religious teachings of her youth and became more agnostic ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "atheistic", "atheistical", "godless", "heretical", "heretic", "irreligious", "miscreant", "nonreligious", "religionless", "secular", "disbelieving", "doubting", "questioning", "skeptical", "unbelieving", "churchless", "unchurched", "ungodly", "unholy", "unconsecrated", "unhallowed", "heathen", "pagan", "paganish", "blasphemous", "impious", "irreverent", "profane", "sacrilegious" ], "near antonyms":[ "devout", "God-fearing", "godly", "holy", "prayerful", "religious", "sainted", "saintly", "worshipful", "worshipping", "worshiping", "consecrated", "hallowed", "sacred", "sacrosanct", "sanctified", "pious", "reverent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not":{ "examples":[ "He was an agnostic despite his religious upbringing." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disbeliever", "doubter", "doubting Thomas", "questioner", "skeptic", "unbeliever", "heathen", "pagan", "paganish", "cynic", "misanthrope", "pessimist", "derider", "ridiculer", "scoffer" ], "near antonyms":[ "believer", "chump", "dupe", "gull", "pigeon", "sucker" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "agree (with or to)":{ "as in submit (to) , respect":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acquiesce", "assent (to)", "capitulate", "consent (to)", "respect", "submit (to)", "yield (to)", "reconcile (to)", "allow", "permit", "suffer", "swallow", "abide", "absorb", "accept", "bear", "bide", "brook", "countenance", "endure", "go", "hack", "handle", "meet", "pocket", "stand", "stick out", "stomach", "support", "sustain", "sweat out", "take", "tolerate", "wear" ], "near antonyms":[ "decline", "dismiss", "refuse", "reject", "repudiate", "spurn", "turn down", "combat", "contest", "fight", "oppose", "resist", "avoid", "bypass", "circumvent", "dodge", "elude", "escape", "evade", "miss", "abstain (from)", "forbear", "refrain (from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "aggrandizing":{ "to assign a high status or value to":{ "examples":[ "a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes" ], "synonyms":[ "canonizing", "deifying", "dignifying", "elevating", "ennobling", "enshrining", "enskying", "enthroning", "exalting", "glorifying", "magnifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "boosting", "lifting", "promoting", "raising", "upgrading", "uplifting", "heightening", "intensifying", "idealizing", "romanticizing", "sanitizing", "sugarcoating", "acclaiming", "extolling", "honoring", "lauding", "praising" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittling", "decrying", "depreciating", "detracting", "disparaging", "minimizing" ], "antonyms":[ "abasing", "degrading", "demeaning", "humbling", "humiliating" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "adding (to)", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "building up", "compounding", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "hyping", "increasing", "multiplying", "pumping up", "raising", "stoking", "supersizing", "swelling", "upping" ], "near synonyms":[ "booming", "jumping", "skyrocketing", "spiking", "bumping (up)", "ratcheting (up)", "racheting (up)", "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "drawing out", "elongating", "fleshing (out)", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "stretching", "developing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "complementing", "supplementing", "beefing (up)", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "maximizing", "accumulating", "amassing", "collecting", "following up", "parlaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "shortening", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "cutting back", "retrenching" ], "antonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "lowering", "minifying", "reducing", "subtracting (from)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agitated":{ "being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{ "examples":[ "all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters around the islands" ], "synonyms":[ "excited", "feverish", "frenzied", "heated", "hectic", "hyperactive", "overactive", "overwrought" ], "near synonyms":[ "hyperexcited", "overexcited", "afire", "aflutter", "aquiver", "atingle", "anxious", "dithery", "edgy", "het up", "high-strung", "hyped-up", "hyper", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervy", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "wired" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "antonyms":[] }, "feeling overwhelming fear or worry":{ "examples":[ "by the time they finally showed up, long after midnight, we'd become so agitated that we never did get to sleep that night" ], "synonyms":[ "delirious", "distracted", "distrait", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarmed", "anxious", "disquieted", "disturbed", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrought (up)", "affrighted", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized", "ballistic", "berserk", "crazed", "demented", "deranged", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "nuclear", "raging", "ranting", "raving" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "cool", "coolheaded", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "antonyms":[ "collected", "composed", "recollected", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "unhysterical" ] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit" ], "synonyms":[ "churned", "stirred", "swirled", "washed", "whirled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "paddled", "whipped", "whisked", "reeled", "shook", "wheeled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "there's no need to agitate the patient about little things" ], "synonyms":[ "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "freaked (out)", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "examples":[ "set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle" ], "synonyms":[ "bucketed", "convulsed", "jerked", "jiggled", "joggled", "jolted", "jounced", "juddered", "quaked", "quivered", "shook", "shuddered", "vibrated", "wobbled", "wabbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocked", "swayed", "swung", "chattered", "quavered", "shivered", "thrilled", "trembled", "twitched", "doddered", "wavered", "flickered", "fluctuated", "fluttered", "oscillated", "undulated", "waved", "beat", "palpitated", "pit-a-patted", "pitter-pattered", "pulsated", "pulsed", "throbbed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{ "examples":[ "a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again" ], "synonyms":[ "argued", "bandied", "batted (around or back and forth)", "canvassed", "canvased", "debated", "discussed", "disputed", "hashed (over or out)", "mooted", "talked over" ], "near synonyms":[ "reviewed", "spoke (about)", "talked (about)", "broached", "introduced", "propounded", "raised", "stirred up", "forged", "hammered out", "talked out", "thrashed (out)", "wrestled (with)", "chewed over", "considered", "deliberated", "weighed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "agriculturists":{ "a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{ "examples":[ "agriculturists who adhere to the organization's standards of organic farming" ], "synonyms":[ "agronomists", "cultivators", "farmers", "growers", "planters", "tillers" ], "near synonyms":[ "farmhands", "field hands", "gleaners", "harvesters", "plowmen", "reapers", "workfolks", "crofters", "croppers", "gentlemen farmers", "sharecroppers", "subsistence farmers", "tenant farmers", "yeomen", "homesteaders", "nesters", "grangers", "rancheros", "ranchers", "ranchmen", "campesinos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agitatedly":{ "as in confusedly , crazily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "agedness":{ "the state of being an old person":{ "examples":[ "the advanced agedness of the patient was immediately obvious to the emergency room staff" ], "synonyms":[ "age", "ancientness", "elderliness", "maturity" ], "near synonyms":[ "senectitude", "venerableness", "anecdotage", "anility", "caducity", "dotage", "second childhood", "senescence", "senility", "feebleness", "infirmity" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshness", "prime", "youthfulness", "adolescence", "immaturity", "juvenility", "minority", "nonage" ], "antonyms":[ "youngness", "youth" ] }, "the state of being something old":{ "examples":[ "the sheer ancientness of the Middle East impresses many first-time visitors" ], "synonyms":[ "age", "ancientness", "antiquity", "hoariness" ], "near synonyms":[ "antiquation", "datedness", "obsolescence", "obsoleteness", "old-fashionedness", "fustiness", "agelessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "currency", "currentness", "freshness", "modernity", "modernness", "novelty", "recentness" ], "antonyms":[ "newness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "agreeing (to)":{ "as in acceding (to) , acquiescing (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acceding (to)", "acquiescing (to)", "assenting (to)", "deferring (to)", "submitting (to)", "surrendering (to)", "yielding (to)", "attending", "hearing", "heeding", "listening (to)", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "regarding", "taking", "watching", "adhering (to)", "complying (with)", "conforming (to)", "following", "goose-stepping (to)", "minding", "obeying", "observing" ], "near antonyms":[ "defying", "disobeying", "rebelling (against)", "disobliging", "challenging", "daring", "refusing", "renouncing", "repudiating", "directing", "leading", "brushing (off)", "disregarding", "ignoring", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "tuning out", "winking (at)", "dismissing", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "shrugging off", "breaching", "breaking", "infringing", "transgressing", "violating", "deriding", "flouting", "mocking", "scoffing (at)", "scorning", "mutinying (against)", "revolting (against)", "bucking", "combating", "combatting", "contesting", "disputing", "fighting", "opposing", "resisting", "withstanding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agrees (on)":{ "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "examples":[ "I'm sure we can all agree on what to do next" ], "synonyms":[ "arranges", "decides", "fixes", "sets", "settles" ], "near synonyms":[ "contracts", "pledges", "promises", "blueprints", "calculates", "charts", "concerts", "designs", "drafts", "frames", "hammers out", "intrigues", "lays out", "maneuvers", "maps (out)", "plans", "programs", "programmes", "schematizes", "schemes", "shapes", "squares away", "works out", "chooses", "concludes", "determines", "figures", "opts", "resolves", "affirms", "approves", "authorizes", "clears", "confirms", "OKs", "okays", "sanctions", "warrants", "closes", "completes", "ends", "finalizes", "finishes", "rounds (off or out)", "winds up", "wraps up", "bargains", "chaffers", "deals", "dickers", "haggles", "horse-trades", "negotiates" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborts", "calls", "calls off", "drops", "recalls", "repeals", "rescinds", "revokes", "differs (over)", "disagrees (with)", "counters", "debates", "objects", "opposes", "protests", "resists", "contests", "disputes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "agronomist":{ "a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{ "examples":[ "went from being a simple soybean farmer to an agronomist specializing in soil management" ], "synonyms":[ "agriculturist", "agriculturalist", "cultivator", "farmer", "grower", "planter", "tiller" ], "near synonyms":[ "farmhand", "field hand", "gleaner", "harvester", "plowman", "reaper", "workfolk", "workfolks", "crofter", "cropper", "gentleman farmer", "sharecropper", "subsistence farmer", "tenant farmer", "yeoman", "homesteader", "nester", "granger", "rancher", "ranchero", "ranchman", "campesino" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aggressive":{ "having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{ "examples":[ "if you don't take a more aggressive approach to this yard pretty soon, the weeds are going to take over completely" ], "synonyms":[ "ambitious", "assertive", "enterprising", "fierce", "go-getting", "high-pressure", "in-your-face", "militant", "pushy", "self-asserting", "self-assertive" ], "near synonyms":[ "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "trigger-happy", "truculent", "warlike", "hyperaggressive", "overambitious", "dynamic", "energetic", "gung ho", "hustling", "strenuous", "vigorous", "emphatic", "obtrusive", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "gutsy", "venturesome", "venturous", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "bumptious", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "confident", "determined", "forward", "impudent", "insolent", "overconfident", "presumptuous", "unapologetic", "unsubdued", "unyielding", "bare-knuckle", "bare-knuckled", "bare-knuckles", "feisty", "scrappy", "dominating", "domineering", "imperious", "lordly", "magisterial", "overbearing" ], "near antonyms":[ "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed", "acquiescent", "amenable", "compliant", "deferential", "docile", "resigned", "submissive", "tractable", "yielding", "cowering", "cringing", "groveling", "grovelling", "shrinking", "bashful", "demure", "diffident", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "mild", "modest", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "unobtrusive", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient" ], "antonyms":[ "ambitionless", "low-pressure", "nonassertive", "unaggressive", "unambitious", "unassertive", "unenterprising" ] }, "feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{ "examples":[ "a kindergarten teacher who discourages aggressive behavior, like pushing, by rewarding those children who wait their turn" ], "synonyms":[ "agonistic", "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "warlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "antagonistic", "fierce", "hostile", "hot-tempered", "acidic", "bearish", "bilious", "bristly", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "fractious", "fretful", "grouchy", "grumpy", "huffy", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "irascible", "irritable", "ornery", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "querulous", "rude", "snappish", "snappy", "stroppy", "surly", "testy", "touchy", "ugly", "waspish", "savage", "vicious", "battling", "fighting", "warring" ], "near antonyms":[ "anti-imperialist", "antimilitarist", "unwarlike", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "complaisant", "conciliatory", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "kindhearted", "obliging", "pleasant", "sociable", "calm", "quiet", "relaxed", "serene", "tranquil", "benign", "gentle", "kindly", "mild" ], "antonyms":[ "nonaggressive", "nonbelligerent", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "unbelligerent", "uncombative", "uncontentious" ] }, "marked by or uttered with forcefulness":{ "examples":[ "the team's game strategy depends on a very aggressive style of defense" ], "synonyms":[ "assertive", "dynamic", "emphatic", "energetic", "forceful", "full-blooded", "muscular", "resounding", "strenuous", "vehement", "vigorous", "violent" ], "near synonyms":[ "decided", "insistent", "marked", "pointed", "absolute", "categorical", "categoric", "clear", "plain", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "arresting", "compelling", "conspicuous", "impelling", "noticeable", "striking" ], "near antonyms":[ "guarded", "mild", "uncompelling", "weak", "wishy-washy", "ambiguous", "equivocal", "halting", "hesitant", "understated" ], "antonyms":[ "nonassertive", "nonemphatic", "unemphatic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }