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"disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "fretful", "grouchy", "grumpy", "huffy", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "querulous", "rude", "snappish", "snappy", "splenetic", "testy", "touchy", "waspish", "battling", "fighting", "warring" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "pleasant", "sociable", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "compliant", "complying", "conciliatory", "cooperative", "obliging", "docile", "obedient", "submissive", "tractable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "difficult to manage or control":{ "examples":[ "Security guards were overwhelmed by the fractious crowd at the concert." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "restive", "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "wild", "noncooperative", "uncooperative", "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "recusant", "refractory", "restive", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "pigheaded", "resistant", "self-opinionated", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "uncooperative", "unreasonable", "unyielding", "bad", "disorderly", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "monkeying", "monkeyish", "naughty", "undisciplined" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "cooperative", "deferential", "obliging", "yielding", "behaved", "disciplined", "well-bred", "courteous", "dutiful", "polite", "respectful", "kowtowing", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient", "decorous", "mannerly", "orderly", "proper", "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "trainable", "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "docile", "obedient", "ruly", "submissive", "tractable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fracturing":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "fractured his arm in the fall" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "healing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing" ], "related":[ "atomizing", "crushing", "grinding", "powdering", "pulverizing", "reducing", "blasting", "blowing up", "bursting", "detonating", "exploding", "cracking", "popping", "shattering", "shivering", "smashing", "chipping", "slivering", "splintering", "splitting", "imploding", "destroying", "ruining", "wrecking" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking up", "busting", "disintegrating", "dismembering", "disrupting", "fragmenting", "riving" ] }, "to fail to keep":{ "antonyms":[ "complying (with)", "conforming (to)", "following", "minding", "obeying", "observing" ], "examples":[ "civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions" ], "near antonyms":[ "deferring (to)", "serving", "submitting (to)", "surrendering (to)", "yielding (to)", "attending", "hearing", "heeding", "listening (to)", "marking", "noticing", "noting", "regarding", "watching" ], "related":[ "disobeying", "rebelling", "blowing off", "brushing (off)", "disregarding", "flouting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "slighting", "tuning out", "winking (at)", "dismissing", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "scorning", "shrugging off", "defying", "resisting", "withstanding" ], "synonyms":[ "breaching", "breaking", "contravening", "infringing (on or upon)", "offending", "traducing", "transgressing", "violating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fragmentarily":{ "as in kind of , sort of":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "enough", "fairly", "kindly", "kind of", "like", "moderately", "more or less", "pretty", "quite", "rather", "relatively", "something", "somewhat", "sort of", "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly", "partway" ], "near antonyms":[ "all", "altogether", "completely", "entirely", "fully", "perfectly", "quite", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "absolutely", "dead", "downright", "plain", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extremely", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "particularly", "very" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "fragments":{ "a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete":{ "examples":[ "charred fragments of the exploded rocket were scattered over a huge area of ground" ], "synonyms":[ "bits", "fractions", "pieces", "scraps" ], "near synonyms":[ "cantles", "shreds", "tatters", "ends", "leftovers", "oddments", "remainders", "remnants", "stubs", "portions", "sections", "segments", "chips", "flakes", "shards", "shatters", "shivers", "slivers", "splinters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings", "atoms", "crumbs", "dribbles", "flecks", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "nuggets", "particles", "patches", "scruples", "snippets", "snips", "specks", "tittles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "you can fragment that peanut brittle easily, but how it breaks is basically up to the brittle" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks up", "busts", "disintegrates", "dismembers", "disrupts", "fractures", "rives" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomizes", "crushes", "grinds", "powders", "pulverizes", "reduces", "blasts", "blows up", "bursts", "detonates", "explodes", "cracks", "pops", "shatters", "shivers", "smashes", "chips", "slivers", "splinters", "splits", "implodes", "destroys", "ruins", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "heals", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frail":{ "easily broken":{ "examples":[ "a frail eggshell" ], "synonyms":[ "breakable", "delicate", "fragile", "frangible" ], "near synonyms":[ "dainty", "fine", "gossamer", "eggshell", "flimsy", "slight", "tenuous", "brittle", "crisp", "crispy", "crumbly", "crushable", "embrittled", "flaky", "flakey", "friable", "shaky", "shivery", "short", "feeble", "infirm", "soft", "spindly", "tender", "weak", "inelastic", "inflexible", "stiff" ], "near antonyms":[ "compact", "firm", "hard", "rigid", "solid", "substantial", "unyielding", "elastic", "flexible", "resilient", "rubberlike", "rubbery", "springy", "stretch", "stretchable", "supple" ], "antonyms":[ "infrangible", "nonbreakable", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "unbreakable" ] }, "easily injured without careful handling":{ "examples":[ "be careful with your grandmother, as she's very frail and a fall would be disastrous" ], "synonyms":[ "delicate", "fragile", "sensitive", "tender" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakable", "brittle", "crushable", "eggshell", "frangible", "friable", "feeble", "flimsy", "puny", "slight", "soft", "tenuous", "weak", "nonhardy", "perishable", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "durable", "firm", "flinty", "hard", "hardy", "resistant", "robust", "rugged", "solid", "sound", "stiff", "stout", "strong", "sturdy", "substantial", "infrangible", "nonbreakable", "unbreakable", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "tempered", "toughened" ], "antonyms":[ "tough" ] }, "lacking bodily strength":{ "examples":[ "he was frail after a long battle with bronchitis" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenic", "debilitated", "delicate", "down-and-out", "effete", "enervated", "enfeebled", "faint", "feeble", "infirm", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "slight", "soft", "softened", "tender", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "invalid", "paralyzed", "broken-down", "decrepit", "impotent", "powerless", "breakable", "flimsy", "fragile", "dizzy", "groggy", "rocky", "unsteady", "woozy", "drained", "exhausted", "flagging", "tired", "weary", "worn-out", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lame", "unsound", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "fit", "husky", "muscular", "sinewy", "strapping", "virile", "hard", "hardy", "lusty", "red-blooded", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "fortified", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "vigorous", "vitalized", "hale", "healthy", "sound", "capable", "competent", "convalescing", "recovering", "recuperating" ], "antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong" ] }, "lacking strength of will or character":{ "examples":[ "a frail person, easily swayed by others" ], "synonyms":[ "characterless", "effete", "invertebrate", "limp-wristed", "milk-and-water", "namby-pamby", "nerveless", "soft", "spineless", "weak", "weak-kneed", "weakened", "weakling", "wet", "wimpish", "wimpy", "wishy-washy" ], "near synonyms":[ "flabby", "flaccid", "forceless", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "impotent", "impuissant", "powerless", "emasculated", "unnerved", "lamblike", "meek", "pliable", "submissive", "corrupt", "dastardly", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "villainous", "cowardly", "craven", "fainthearted", "lily-livered", "nebbishy", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "sissy", "timid", "infirm", "irresolute", "vacillating" ], "near antonyms":[ "ethical", "good", "moral", "principled", "right", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous", "determined", "mettlesome", "resolute", "unrelenting", "courageous", "stalwart", "stouthearted" ], "antonyms":[ "backboned", "firm", "hard", "strong", "tough" ] }, "small in degree":{ "examples":[ "a frail hope of success" ], "synonyms":[ "fragile", "negligible", "off", "outside", "remote", "slight", "slim", "small" ], "near synonyms":[ "marginal", "minimal", "minor", "little", "tiny" ], "near antonyms":[ "great", "large", "distinct", "significant", "considerable", "goodly", "healthy", "largish", "respectable", "significant", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy" ], "antonyms":[ "good" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frailness":{ "the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor":{ "antonyms":[ "hardihood", "hardiness", "robustness", "strength", "vigor" ], "examples":[ "his frailness prevented him from playing football" ], "near antonyms":[ "energy", "vitality", "brawniness", "fitness", "heftiness", "huskiness", "lustiness", "muscularity", "virility", "hardness", "ruggedness", "stoutness", "sturdiness", "toughness", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "wellness" ], "related":[ "decay", "decrepitude", "breakdown", "collapse", "prostration", "exhaustion", "fatigue", "lassitude", "weariness", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "impotence", "impuissance", "powerlessness", "effeteness", "softness", "tenderness", "disablement", "incapacitation", "invalidism", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impairment", "injury" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenia", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "enervation", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "fragility", "frailty", "infirmity", "languidness", "languor", "listlessness", "lowness", "weakness", "wimpiness" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character":{ "antonyms":[ "backbone", "chutzpah", "chutzpa", "hutzpah", "hutzpa", "firmness", "fortitude", "hardihood", "mettle", "moxie", "nerve", "resoluteness", "strength", "toughness" ], "examples":[ "don't take advantage of your younger sister's frailness of character and get her to lie for you" ], "near antonyms":[ "discipline", "self-discipline", "goodness", "integrity", "morality", "rectitude", "righteousness", "rightness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "related":[ "collapse", "failing", "flaw", "foible", "peccadillo", "evil", "immorality", "wickedness", "corruption", "corruptness" ], "synonyms":[ "frailty", "softness", "spinelessness", "weakness", "wimpiness", "wimpishness", "wishy-washiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "framed":{ "to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials":{ "examples":[ "framed a unique coffee table from an old, discarded chest of drawers" ], "synonyms":[ "fabricated", "fashioned", "formed", "made", "manufactured", "produced" ], "near synonyms":[ "assembled", "built", "constructed", "erected", "made up", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up", "structured", "threw up", "crafted", "handcrafted", "hewed", "forged", "molded", "shaped", "cobbled (together or up)", "knocked out", "patched (together)", "threw up", "prefabricated", "created", "invented", "minted", "originated", "established", "fathered", "instituted", "organized", "concocted", "contrived", "cooked (up)", "designed", "devised", "imagined", "thought (up)", "conceived", "envisaged", "pictured", "visualized", "refashioned", "remade", "remanufactured" ], "near antonyms":[ "disassembled", "dismantled", "took apart", "broke up", "dismembered", "abolished", "annihilated", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "eradicated", "exterminated", "extinguished", "flattened", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "shattered", "smashed", "wrecked", "blew up", "exploded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{ "examples":[ "a composer framing the structure of a song" ], "synonyms":[ "contrived", "engineered", "finagled", "finessed", "machinated", "maneuvered", "manipulated", "masterminded", "negotiated", "wangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "arranged", "concerted", "concluded", "hammered out", "worked out", "angled (for)", "compassed", "intrigued", "plotted", "schemed", "connived", "brewed", "concocted", "cooked (up)", "hatched", "captained", "commanded", "conducted", "directed", "handled", "managed", "quarterbacked", "ran", "run", "gerrymandered" ], "near antonyms":[ "blew", "bobbled", "botched", "bungled", "butchered", "flubbed", "fumbled", "gummed (up)", "loused up", "mangled", "messed (up)", "mishandled", "muffed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "you'll need to frame your argument well if you're going to win the debate" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "composed", "crafted", "drafted", "drew up", "formulated", "prepared" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabricated", "fashioned", "formed", "molded", "sculptured", "shaped", "couched", "expressed", "phrased", "stated", "verbalized", "worded", "authored", "indited", "penned", "wrote", "conceived", "concocted", "devised", "built", "constructed", "made", "assembled", "compounded", "pieced (together)", "redrafted", "reformulated", "reframed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to work out the details of (something) in advance":{ "examples":[ "framed a schedule for the project" ], "synonyms":[ "arranged", "blueprinted", "budgeted", "calculated", "charted", "choreographed", "designed", "laid out", "mapped (out)", "organized", "planned", "prepared", "projected", "schemed (out)", "shaped", "strategized (about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspired", "contrived", "devised", "intrigued", "machinated", "plotted", "put up", "concerted", "got up", "drafted", "outlined", "sketched", "aimed", "figured", "had on", "intended", "meant", "contemplated", "meditated", "premeditated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "examples":[ "trees framed the walkway" ], "synonyms":[ "bordered", "bounded", "edged", "fringed", "margined", "rimmed", "skirted" ], "near synonyms":[ "hemmed", "trimmed", "circumscribed", "defined", "delineated", "demarcated", "outlined", "silhouetted", "sketched", "traced", "circled", "compassed", "encircled", "enclosed", "inclosed", "environed", "girdled", "girthed", "looped", "ringed", "rounded", "surrounded", "walled", "checked", "confined", "controlled", "curbed", "limited", "restrained", "restricted" ], "near 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(around or out)", "messed around", "palled (around)", "ran", "run", "sorted", "traveled", "travelled" ] }, "to take part in social activities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a group of kids fraternizing together after school every day" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "eschewed", "shunned", "slighted", "snubbed" ], "related":[ "caroused", "partied", "reveled", "revelled", "circulated" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "hobnobbed", "mingled", "mixed", "socialized", "stepped out", "went out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fraught":{ "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ], "examples":[ "had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "related":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "disquieting", "distressful", "distressing", "disturbing", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "tense", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ] }, "possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "every room in my childhood home is fraught with memories" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "barren", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "vacant", "void", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted", "deficient", "incomplete", "insufficient", "short" ], "related":[ "brimming", "bulging", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "filled", "full", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "saturated", "stuffed", "clogged", "congested", "overcrowded", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overladen", "overloaded", "overstuffed", "surfeited", "alive", "animated", "astir", "bustling", "busy", "buzzing", "humming", "lively" ], "synonyms":[ "abounding", "abundant", "awash", "flush", "lousy", "replete", "rife", "swarming", "teeming", "thick", "thronging" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frazzles":{ "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point" ], "synonyms":[ "abrades", "chafes", "corrades", "erodes", "frays", "frets", "galls", "rasps", "rubs", "wears" ], "near synonyms":[ "files", "gnaws", "grates", "grazes", "grinds", "nibbles", "sandblasts", "sandpapers", "scours", "scrapes", "scuffs", "shaves", "erases", "reduces", "rubs out", "wears out", "wipes (away)", "bites", "breaks down", "breaks up", "chews", "corrodes", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "eats", "hones", "sharpens", "whets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "trying to hold down two full-time jobs had completely frazzled him" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "burns out", "busts", "does in", "does up", "drains", "exhausts", "fags", "fatigues", "harasses", "kills", "knocks out", "outwears", "tires", "tuckers (out)", "washes out", "wearies", "wears", "wears out" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "saps", "wastes", "weakens" ], "near antonyms":[ "activates", "energizes", "invigorates", "rejuvenates", "strengthens", "vitalizes", "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "an endless series of dietary warnings that had served only to frazzle the general public" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distempers", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "freaks (out)", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freak (out)":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "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 yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "crack", "flip (out)", "melt down", "wig (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in meltdown , frazzle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frazzle", "meltdown", "breakdown", "crack-up", "nervous breakdown", "tailspin", "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "apprehension", "disquiet", "excitability", "nervousness", "disturbance", "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation", "basket case" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "composure", "coolness", "imperturbability", "placidity", "self-possession", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freaked (out)":{ "as in concerned , disturbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "shook-up", "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "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 yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "cracked", "flipped (out)", "melted down", "wigged (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "freaking":{ "deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure":{ "examples":[ "this freaking assignment is such a pain in the neck" ], "synonyms":[ "accursed", "accurst", "blasted", "confounded", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "damnable", "dang", "danged", "darn", "durn", "darned", "durned", "deuced", "doggone", "doggoned", "infernal" ], "near synonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "bum", "detestable", "execrable", "lousy", "punk", "rotten", "terrible", "wretched", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "contemptible", "despicable", "miserable", "nasty", "pitiable", "pitiful", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "shameful", "sorry" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "praiseworthy", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "wonderful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freakishness":{ "an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "though some mistook his freakishness for mental illness, it was just a quirk of his personality and nothing more" ], "synonyms":[ "caprice", "capriciousness", "impulsiveness", "whimsicality", "whimsicalness" ], "near synonyms":[ "mercurialness", "moodiness", "unpredictability", "willfulness", "eccentricity", "flakiness", "arbitrariness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "irregularity", "volatileness", "volatility", "changeability", "flexibility", "mutability", "variability", "variableness" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "practicality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "fastness", "firmness", "fixedness", "immovability", "immovableness", "immutability", "inflexibility", "invariability", "changelessness", "constancy", "stability", "steadfastness", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freaky":{ "strange or unusual":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free trade":{ "as in business , trade":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "business", "commerce", "marketplace", "trade", "traffic", "e-tail", "merchandising", "retailing", "wholesaling", "black market", "gray market", "dealings", "horse-trading", "bartering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-floating":{ "as in floating , buoyant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "awash", "drifting", "gliding", "hanging", "hovering", "poised", "sailing", "wafting", "buoyant", "floaty", "unsinkable", "afloat", "floating" ], "near antonyms":[ "sinking", "sunk", "aground", "high and dry" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-for-alls":{ "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battles", "clashes", "combats", "conflicts", "contests", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassles", "scraps", "scrimmages", "scuffles", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tussles", "horseplays", "altercations", "arguments", "disputes", "kickups", "quarrels", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles" ], "synonyms":[ "affrays", "brawls", "broils", "donnybrooks", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "rough-and-tumbles", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions" ] }, "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "antonyms":[ "orders" ], "examples":[ "it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once" ], "near antonyms":[ "methods", "patterns", "plans", "systems" ], "related":[ "anarchies", "misrules", "riots", "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "webs", "maelstroms", "storms", "bollixes", "clutters", "litters", "mishmashes", "shuffles", "hodgepodges", "medleys", "miscellanies", "morasses", "motleys" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medleys", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "dishevelments", "disorders", "disorganizations", "havoc", "hecks", "hells", "jumbles", "mare's nests", "mares' nests", "messes", "misorders", "muddles", "musses", "shambles", "snake pits", "tumbles", "welters" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-spirited":{ "as in nontraditional , freethinking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freethinking", "nontraditional", "dissentient", "dissenting", "dissident", "heretical", "heretic", "heterodox", "iconoclastic", "maverick", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "apostate", "defecting", "renegade", "schismatic", "schismatical", "sectarian", "separatist" ], "near antonyms":[ "conforming", "conformist", "conventional", "orthodox" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-spoken":{ "free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "I pride myself on being free-spoken and feel no hesitancy in telling you my honest opinion on just about anything" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "forthcoming", "forthright", "foursquare", "frank", "freehearted", "honest", "open", "openhearted", "out-front", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "unreserved", "up-front" ], "near synonyms":[ "artless", "earnest", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "sincere", "unaffected", "undesigning", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "unrestrained", "vocal", "vociferous", "abrupt", "bluff", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "tactless", "thoughtless", "uncivil", "undiplomatic", "ungracious", "unmannerly", "unsubtle" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhibited", "reserved", "restrained", "close-mouthed", "laconic", "quiet", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "diplomatic", "politic", "tactful", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "uncandid", "unforthcoming" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-standing":{ "not being under the rule or control of another":{ "antonyms":[ "dependent", "nonautonomous", "non-self-governing", "subject", "unfree" ], "examples":[ "it's a freestanding store, not a franchise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bound", "captive", "conquered", "enslaved", "fettered", "subdued", "subjugated", "inferior", "subordinate", "subservient" ], "related":[ "freeborn", "delivered", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "unconquered", "unruled", "unsupervised", "empowered", "enfranchised", "democratic", "republican" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomous", "free", "independent", "self-governed", "self-governing", "self-ruling", "separate", "sovereign", "sovran" ] }, "not physically attached to another unit":{ "antonyms":[ "attached", "connected", "joined", "linked" ], "examples":[ "a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining" ], "related":[ "independent", "self-contained", "individual", "private" ], "synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freebee":{ "something given to someone without expectation of a return":{ "examples":[ "I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowal", "comp", "donation", "donative", "fairing", "gift", "giveaway", "handsel", "lagniappe", "largesse", "largess", "present", "presentation" ], "near synonyms":[ "alms", "benefaction", "beneficence", "benevolence", "charity", "contribution", "dole", "handout", "oblation", "offering", "philanthropy", "tithe", "box", "care package", "foy", "grant", "subsidy", "remembrance", "tribute", "valentine", "bonus", "boon", "windfall", "courtesy", "favor", "generosity", "sacrifice", "gratuity", "propine", "tip", "award", "prize", "reward", "dowry", "bequest", "legacy" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "loan", "bribe", "douceur", "peace offering", "sop" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freestanding":{ "not physically attached to another unit":{ "examples":[ "a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components" ], "synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected" ], "near synonyms":[ "independent", "self-contained", "individual", "private" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining" ], "antonyms":[ "attached", "connected", "joined", "linked" ] }, "not being under the rule or control of another":{ "examples":[ "it's a freestanding store, not a franchise" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomous", "free", "independent", "self-governed", "self-governing", "self-ruling", "separate", "sovereign", "sovran" ], "near synonyms":[ "freeborn", "delivered", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "unconquered", "unruled", "unsupervised", "empowered", "enfranchised", "democratic", "republican" ], "near antonyms":[ "bound", "captive", "conquered", "enslaved", "fettered", "subdued", "subjugated", "inferior", "subordinate", "subservient" ], "antonyms":[ "dependent", "nonautonomous", "non-self-governing", "subject", "unfree" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freeway":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freighted":{ "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "laded", "ladened", "loaded", "lumbered", "saddled", "weighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "clogged", "cluttered", "filled", "packed", "heaped", "mounded", "piled", "stacked", "pressed", "weighed", "strained", "taxed", "overburdened", "overloaded", "overtaxed", "surcharged", "hampered", "handicapped", "afflicted", "oppressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "relieved" ], "antonyms":[ "disburdened", "discharged", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unladed", "unloaded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frenzied":{ "being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{ "examples":[ "the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "excited", "feverish", "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":[ "frenzied rescue workers searched through the snow, looking for more victims of the avalanche" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "delirious", "distracted", "distrait", "distraught", "frantic", "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" ] }, "marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{ "examples":[ "the frenzied pace of the first week of the new school year" ], "synonyms":[ "delirious", "ferocious", "feverish", "fierce", "frantic", "frenetic", "furious", "mad", "rabid", "violent", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "concentrated", "high-pressured", "intense", "intensive", "vehement", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "immoderate", "inordinate", "lavish", "overmuch", "overweening", "unconscionable", "undue", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "irrational", "lunatic", "maniacal", "maniac" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "subdued", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "moderate", "reasonable", "temperate", "casual", "easygoing", "low-pressure", "balanced", "sane", "sound" ], "antonyms":[ "relaxed" ] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "cracked", "crazed", "deranged", "locoed", "maddened", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unstrung" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitated", "bothered", "confused", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distracted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "unsettled", "upset", "annoyed", "irritated", "vexed", "vext" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "quieted", "relaxed", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fresh":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "being in an original and unused or unspoiled state":{ "antonyms":[ "stale" ], "examples":[ "the restaurant uses only really fresh ingredients in all of its dishes" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "broken", "bruised", "damaged", "defaced", "defiled", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "soiled", "sullied", "tainted", "faded", "shopworn", "used", "well-worn", "worn", "contaminated", "polluted", "spoiled", "hand-me-down", "secondhand" ], "related":[ "unaltered", "unblemished", "unbruised", "uncontaminated", "undamaged", "undefiled", "unharmed", "unhurt", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unpolluted", "unsoiled", "unspoiled", "unsullied", "untainted", "untouched", "unworn", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span" ], "synonyms":[ "brand-new", "mint", "pristine", "span-new", "virgin", "virginal" ] }, "being in the latest or current fashion":{ "antonyms":[ "dowdy", "out", "outmoded", "styleless", "unchic", "uncool", "unfashionable", "unmodish", "unstylish" ], "examples":[ "those are some fresh threads you have on, man!" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheesy", "tacky", "unattractive", "unbecoming", "graceless", "inelegant", "tasteless", "trashy", "unhandsome", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "messy", "mussy", "rumpled", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy" ], "related":[ "downtown", "edgy", "funky", "dapper", "dashing", "dressy", "kicky", "natty", "rakish", "sassy", "saucy", "spiffy", "spruce", "chichi", "classy", "flossy", "haute", "haut", "nobby", "posh", "ritzy", "soign\u00e9", "soign\u00e9e", "swank", "swanky", "elegant", "graceful", "handsome", "majestic", "refined", "sophisticated", "stately", "tasteful", "understated", "doggish", "doggy", "flashy", "gallant", "dandyish", "dudish", "foppish", "ultrachic", "ultracool", "ultrahip", "ultraposh", "ultrasmart", "ultrasophisticated" ], "synonyms":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "au courant", "chic", "cool", "exclusive", "fashionable", "happening", "hip", "in", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "supercool", "swell", "swish", "trendy", "voguish" ] }, "displaying or marked by rude boldness":{ "antonyms":[ "meek", "mousy", "mousey", "retiring", "shy", "timid" ], "examples":[ "if you are fresh with the art teacher, she'll give you a detention immediately" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "humble", "modest", "courteous", "genteel", "mannerly", "polite", "proper", "deferential", "respectful", "abashed", "ashamed", "blushing", "embarrassed", "shamefaced", "gentle", "mild", "inconspicuous", "unobtrusive" ], "related":[ "assertive", "forward", "obtrusive", "defiant", "disrespectful", "shameless", "unabashed", "unblushing", "bluff", "blunt", "curt", "cute", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "lippy", "mouthy" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "audacious", "bold", "bold-faced", "brash", "brassbound", "brassy", "brazen", "brazen-faced", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "nervy", "sassy", "saucy", "wise" ] }, "not known or experienced before":{ "antonyms":[ "familiar", "hackneyed", "old", "time-honored", "tired", "warmed-over" ], "examples":[ "a fresh look at the situation" ], "near antonyms":[ "conventional", "established", "traditional", "tried", "tried-and-true", "derivative", "imitative" ], "related":[ "innovative", "unique", "nontraditional", "unconventional", "untried", "unused", "unworn", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "synonyms":[ "new", "novel", "original", "strange", "unaccustomed", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented" ] }, "resulting in an increase in amount or number":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she's making fresh changes on top of the existing ones" ], "near antonyms":[ "fewer", "less" ], "related":[ "accessory", "adjunct", "collateral", "extraneous", "peripheral", "side", "supplemental", "supplementary", "new", "excess", "extra", "plus", "spare", "supernumerary", "supervenient", "surplus", "complementary", "contributory" ], "synonyms":[ "added", "additional", "another", "else", "farther", "further", "more", "other" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "freshens":{ "to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{ "examples":[ "cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside" ], "synonyms":[ "recharges", "recreates", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "renews", "repairs", "restores", "resuscitates", "revitalizes", "revives", "revivifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "makes over", "overhauls", "reclaims", "reconditions", "reconstitutes", "redesigns", "redevelops", "redoes", "reengineers", "refurbishes", "rehabilitates", "rehabs", "remakes", "remodels", "renovates", "refills", "replenishes", "resupplies", "modernizes", "updates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freshmen":{ "a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{ "examples":[ "our senator is just a freshman in Congress" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarians", "apprentices", "babes", "beginners", "colts", "cubs", "fledglings", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "novitiates", "punks", "recruits", "rookies", "rooks", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros", "virgins" ], "near synonyms":[ "boots", "amateurs", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "learners", "students", "trainees", "candidates", "entrants", "probationers" ], "near antonyms":[ "experts", "masters", "professionals", "pros" ], "antonyms":[ "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "vets" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frets":{ "a state of nervous or irritated concern":{ "examples":[ "one of my customers always gets into a fret if I'm so much as 15 minutes late delivering his newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "dithers", "flusters", "fusses", "huffs", "lathers", "pothers", "stews", "sweats", "swelters", "swivets", "tizzies", "twitters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothers", "dudgeons", "piques", "alarms", "alarums", "hand-wringings", "panics", "ados", "agitations", "deliriums", "distractions", "furors", "hysterias", "uproars", "nervous breakdowns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "examples":[ "over the span of thousands of years, the annual spring runoff fretted the rock, forming a deep channel" ], "synonyms":[ "bites (at)", "corrodes", "eats", "erodes", "gnaws", "nibbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "decimates", "destroys", "devastates", "ruins", "wastes", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshens", "recreates", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "renews", "restores", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "don't let the girth fret the horse's belly or you won't be able to ride him" ], "synonyms":[ "abrades", "chafes", "corrades", "erodes", "frays", "frazzles", "galls", "rasps", "rubs", "wears" ], "near synonyms":[ "files", "gnaws", "grates", "grazes", "grinds", "nibbles", "sandblasts", "sandpapers", "scours", "scrapes", "scuffs", "shaves", "erases", "reduces", "rubs out", "wears out", "wipes (away)", "bites", "breaks down", "breaks up", "chews", "corrodes", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "eats", "hones", "sharpens", "whets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "don't fret over whether it will be sunny tomorrow, as there's nothing we can do about it" ], "synonyms":[ "bothers", "fears", "fusses", "stews", "stresses", "sweats", "troubles", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonizes", "longs", "pines", "yearns", "chafes", "despairs" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "abides", "bears", "endures", "sticks out", "stomachs", "sustains", "takes", "tolerates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make sore by continued rubbing":{ "examples":[ "the stiff, starchy collar was fretting my neck, and I couldn't wait to change out of that costume" ], "synonyms":[ "abrades", "chafes", "excoriates", "galls", "irritates" ], "near synonyms":[ "grazes", "scrapes", "scratches", "burns", "inflames", "enflames", "flays", "peels", "skins" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frets (about or over)":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "fretting":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "over the span of thousands of years, the annual spring runoff fretted the rock, forming a deep channel" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshening", "recreating", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "rejuvenating", "renewing", "restoring", "revitalizing", "reviving" ], "related":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "decimating", "destroying", "devastating", "ruining", "wasting", "wrecking" ], "synonyms":[ "biting (at)", "corroding", "eating", "eroding", "gnawing", "nibbling" ] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't let the girth fret the horse's belly or you won't be able to ride him" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "filing", "gnawing", "grating", "grazing", "grinding", "nibbling", "sandblasting", "sandpapering", "scouring", "scraping", "scuffing", "shaving", "erasing", "reducing", "rubbing out", "wearing out", "wiping (away)", "biting", "breaking down", "breaking up", "chewing", "corroding", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "eating", "honing", "sharpening", "whetting" ], "synonyms":[ "abrading", "chafing", "corrading", "eroding", "fraying", "frazzling", "galling", "rasping", "rubbing", "wearing" ] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't fret over whether it will be sunny tomorrow, as there's nothing we can do about it" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "abiding", "bearing", "enduring", "sticking out", "stomaching", "sustaining", "taking", "tolerating" ], "related":[ "agonizing", "longing", "pining", "yearning", "chafing", "despairing" ], "synonyms":[ "bothering", "fearing", "fussing", "stewing", "stressing", "sweating", "troubling", "worrying" ] }, "to make sore by continued rubbing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stiff, starchy collar was fretting my neck, and I couldn't wait to change out of that costume" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "grazing", "scraping", "scratching", "burning", "inflaming", "enflaming", "flaying", "peeling", "skinning" ], "synonyms":[ "abrading", "chafing", "excoriating", "galling", "irritating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fricassee":{ "as in braise , smother":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braise", "pressure-cook", "smother", "steam", "scald", "reboil", "boil", "coddle", "parboil", "poach", "simmer", "stew" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frightening":{ "causing fear":{ "examples":[ "a truly frightening movie" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightful", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "startling", "threatening", "troubling", "trying", "unnerving", "bone-chilling", "creepy", "eerie", "eery", "weird", "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "inviting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "reassuring", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "nonintimidating", "nonthreatening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "around the campfire the campers tried to frighten one another with ghostly legends and grisly tales" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighting", "alarming", "alaruming", "frighting", "horrifying", "panicking", "scarifying", "scaring", "shocking", "spooking", "startling", "terrifying", "terrorizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalling", "bowling over", "dismaying", "flooring", "jolting", "shaking", "shaking up", "amazing", "astounding", "awing", "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "dispiriting", "emasculating", "psyching (out)", "undoing", "unmanning", "unnerving", "unstringing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disconcerting", "disquieting", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying" ], "near antonyms":[ "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "solacing", "soothing", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "inspiring", "steeling" ], "antonyms":[ "reassuring" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frights":{ "something unpleasant to look at":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright" ], "near antonyms":[ "visions" ], "related":[ "eye-catchers", "blots", "smears", "smudges", "spots", "stains" ], "synonyms":[ "eyesores", "hideosities", "horrors", "messes", "monstrosities", "sights" ] }, "to strike with fear":{ "antonyms":[ "reassures" ], "examples":[ "a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "solaces", "soothes", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "inspires", "steels" ], "related":[ "appalls", "appals", "bowls over", "dismays", "floors", "jolts", "shakes", "shakes up", "amazes", "astounds", "awes", "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "dispirits", "emasculates", "psychs (out)", "undoes", "unmans", "unnerves", "unstrings", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries" ], "synonyms":[ "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "frightens", "horrifies", "panics", "scares", "scarifies", "shocks", "spooks", "startles", "terrifies", "terrorizes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frigidity":{ "as in coldness , frostiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coldness", "frigidness", "frostiness", "gelidity", "iciness", "wintriness", "briskness", "crispness", "cold", "freeze", "snap", "bite", "bitterness", "bleakness", "chill", "chilliness", "nip", "nippiness", "rawness", "sharpness" ], "near antonyms":[ "balminess", "warmness", "warmth", "heat", "hotness", "sultriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frill":{ "a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming":{ "examples":[ "I just had to sew the frill onto the bottom of the skirt and the dress was finished" ], "synonyms":[ "flounce", "furbelow", "ruffle" ], "near synonyms":[ "border", "edging", "fringe", "trim", "plait", "pleat", "ruff", "bunting", "skirting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "examples":[ "didn't get any food or drinks on the no- frills flight" ], "synonyms":[ "amenity", "comfort", "extra", "indulgence", "luxury", "superfluity" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagance", "nonessential", "dainty", "delicacy", "nicety", "treat", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "bells and whistles", "option" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "must", "necessity", "requirement" ] }, "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "a birthday cake decorated with frills like edible glitter" ], "synonyms":[ "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "decoration", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lace , flounce":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "filigree", "fillet", "flounce", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "boss", "chase", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "trick (out)", "redecorate", "redo", "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "doll up", "do up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil", "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fringes":{ "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "was on the fringes of the crowd and couldn't see the speaker" ], "near antonyms":[ "centers", "cores", "hearts", "inners", "insides", "interiors", "middles", "withins" ], "related":[ "ambits", "brinks", "crests", "curbs", "cusps", "lips", "ceilings", "maxima", "maximums", "demarcations", "extents", "limitations", "measures", "meres", "restrictions", "terminations", "borderlands", "frontiers", "marches", "outskirts", "pales", "selvages", "laps", "shores" ], "synonyms":[ "borderlines", "borders", "boundaries", "bounds", "brims", "circumferences", "compasses", "confines", "edges", "edgings", "ends", "frames", "hems", "margins", "perimeters", "peripheries", "rims", "skirtings", "skirts", "verges" ] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "attaches (to)", "communicates (with)", "connects (with)", "links (with)", "bounds", "embraces", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "fences", "lines", "margins", "rims", "surrounds", "contacts", "converges", "meets" ], "synonyms":[ "abuts", "adjoins", "borders (on)", "butts (on or against)", "flanks", "joins", "marches (with)", "neighbors", "skirts", "touches", "verges (on)" ] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "hems", "trims", "circumscribes", "defines", "delineates", "demarcates", "outlines", "silhouettes", "sketches", "traces", "circles", "compasses", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "environs", "girdles", "girths", "loops", "rings", "rounds", "surrounds", "walls", "checks", "confines", "controls", "curbs", "limits", "restrains", "restricts" ], "synonyms":[ "borders", "bounds", "edges", "frames", "margins", "rims", "skirts" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fritter (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fiddle away", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw away", "trifle (away)", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurge", "consume", "deplete", "exhaust", "impoverish", "overspend", "shoot", "indulge", "overindulge", "disburse", "expend", "lay out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economize", "scrimp", "skimp", "preserve", "protect", "save", "hoard", "lay up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserve" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frittered (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "antonyms":[ "conserved" ], "examples":[ "quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!" ], "near antonyms":[ "economized", "scrimped", "skimped", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "hoarded", "laid up" ], "related":[ "splurged", "consumed", "depleted", "exhausted", "impoverished", "overspent", "shot", "indulged", "overindulged", "disbursed", "expended", "laid out" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "dissipated", "fiddled away", "lavished", "lost", "misspent", "ran through", "spent", "squandered", "threw away", "trifled (away)", "wasted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frocked":{ "as in cloaked , vested":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cloaked", "jacketed", "mantled", "vested", "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "costumed", "decked (out)", "did up", "dressed", "dressed up", "enrobed", "garbed", "garmented", "got up", "gowned", "habited", "invested", "rigged (out)", "robed", "suited", "togged (up or out)", "toileted", "vestured", "draped", "enswathed", "happed", "huddled", "swaddled", "swathed", "wrapped", "accoutred", "accoutered", "bedighted", "bedight", "equipped", "furnished", "habilitated", "outfitted", "tailored", "uniformed", "dressed down", "underdressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarrayed", "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "unclothed", "undressed", "untrussed", "denuded", "divested", "uncovered", "undraped", "unveiled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frolicking":{ "activity engaged in to amuse oneself":{ "examples":[ "a night of frolicking by three soldiers just before they are sent to the war zone" ], "synonyms":[ "dalliance", "frolic", "fun", "fun and games", "play", "recreation", "relaxation", "rollicking", "sport" ], "near synonyms":[ "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "hobby", "hobbyhorse", "pastime", "delight", "enjoyment", "pleasance", "pleasure", "friskiness", "playfulness", "sportiveness", "wantonness", "devilment", "devilry", "deviltry", "hanky-panky", "hob", "impishness", "jinks", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "rascality", "roguishness", "waggery", "binge", "fling", "kick", "lark", "revel", "rollick", "spree", "hilarity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "revelry", "whoopee", "buffoonery", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "tomfoolery" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudgery", "labor", "work", "duty", "obligation", "responsibility" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach" ], "synonyms":[ "capering", "cavorting", "disporting", "frisking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "larking", "rollicking", "romping", "sporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "hopping", "leaping", "loping", "skipping", "springing", "tripping", "tumbling", "curvetting", "curveting", "dancing", "prancing", "carousing", "reveling", "revelling", "roistering", "carrying on", "fooling around", "horsing around", "clowning", "cutting up", "joyriding", "roughhousing", "skylarking", "kiting" ], "near antonyms":[ "moping", "pouting", "stewing", "sulking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "he would rather frolic than do yard work any day of the week" ], "synonyms":[ "dallying", "disporting", "playing", "recreating", "rollicking", "skylarking", "sporting", "toying" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavorting", "frisking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "dabbling", "trifling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "delighting", "pleasing", "dabbling", "fiddling (around)", "messing around", "puttering (around)", "bumming (around)", "dawdling", "goldbricking", "hanging", "hanging about", "idling", "loafing", "lounging (around or about)", "relaxing", "resting", "screwing around", "slacking (off)", "jesting", "joking", "teasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudging", "laboring", "plodding", "plugging (away)", "slaving", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "sweating", "toiling", "working" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "front line":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "if I'm having brain surgery, I want it done at a frontline hospital" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "the leading or most important part of a movement":{ "examples":[ "Susan B. Anthony was on the front line of the struggle for woman suffrage" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting edge", "forefront", "leading edge", "van", "vanguard" ], "near synonyms":[ "spearhead" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "frontages":{ "the state or fact of facing a particular direction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the vineyard's southern frontage results in earlier-than-usual ripening of the grapes" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "alignments", "alinements", "arrangements" ], "synonyms":[ "aspects", "exposures", "orientations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frost":{ "a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface":{ "examples":[ "the wintertime routine of scraping the frost off the car's windshield every morning" ], "synonyms":[ "hoar", "hoarfrost", "rime" ], "near synonyms":[ "frostwork" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that has failed":{ "examples":[ "the get-acquainted meeting with his fianc\u00e9e's parents turned out to be a complete frost" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "clinker", "clunker", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "lemon", "loser", "miss", "shipwreck", "turkey", "washout" ], "near synonyms":[ "also-ran", "disappointment", "dog", "has-been", "near miss", "botch", "hash", "mess", "muddle", "shambles", "nonevent", "nonstarter" ], "near antonyms":[ "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dandy", "jim-dandy", "phenomenon" ], "antonyms":[ "blockbuster", "hit", "smash", "success", "winner" ] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "vex" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassle", "heckle", "nag", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "rouse", "badger", "bait", "bullyrag", "ballyrag", "devil", "hagride", "harass", "harry", "pester", "plague", "tease", "anger", "antagonize", "enrage", "incense", "infuriate", "madden", "rankle", "roil", "agitate", "discomfort", "discompose", "disquiet", "distress", "exercise", "freak (out)", "fret", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "worry", "affront", "insult", "miff", "offend", "outrage" ], "near antonyms":[ "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "content", "quiet", "reassure", "solace", "soothe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frosted":{ "as in frozen , iced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frore", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated", "subfreezing", "subzero", "arctic", "cold", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "wintry", "wintery", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "snappy", "bitter", "bleak", "chill", "chilling", "chilly", "nipping", "nippy", "raw", "sharp" ], "near antonyms":[ "balmy", "warm", "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "warmed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "ate", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "griped", "hacked (off)", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "persecuted", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "ruffled", "spited", "vexed", "vext" ], "near synonyms":[ "hassled", "heckled", "nagged", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "roused", "badgered", "baited", "bullyragged", "ballyragged", "deviled", "devilled", "hagrode", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "plagued", "teased", "angered", "antagonized", "enraged", "incensed", "infuriated", "maddened", "rankled", "roiled", "agitated", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distressed", "exercised", "freaked (out)", "fretted", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "worried", "affronted", "insulted", "miffed", "offended", "outraged" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "obliged", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "contented", "quieted", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frosting":{ "as in finery , filigree":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "obliging", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "quieting", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing" ], "related":[ "hassling", "heckling", "nagging", "inflaming", "enflaming", "provoking", "rousing", "badgering", "baiting", "bullyragging", "ballyragging", "deviling", "devilling", "hagriding", "harassing", "harrying", "pestering", "plaguing", "teasing", "angering", "antagonizing", "enraging", "incensing", "infuriating", "maddening", "rankling", "roiling", "agitating", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "exercising", "freaking (out)", "fretting", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying", "affronting", "insulting", "miffing", "offending", "outraging" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "eating", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "griping", "hacking (off)", "irking", "irritating", "itching", "narking", "nettling", "peeving", "persecuting", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "ruffling", "spiting", "vexing" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frosty":{ "having a low or subnormal temperature":{ "antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot" ], "examples":[ "a frosty autumn that was a sign of the brutal winter that followed" ], "near antonyms":[ "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "equatorial", "muggy", "steamy", "summery", "tropical" ], "related":[ "cryogenic", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "cutting", "keen", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "chilled", "cooled", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "synonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ] }, "having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others":{ "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "sociable", "social", "warm" ], "examples":[ "her response was frosty enough to tell me she didn't appreciate the question" ], "near antonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "affable", "folksy", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly" ], "related":[ "indrawn", "introverted", "nongregarious", "recessive", "reclusive", "reserved", "unsocial", "withdrawn", "misanthropic", "apathetic", "hard", "indifferent", "unconcerned", "clinical", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "professional", "disinterested", "incurious", "uninterested", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn", "uncommunicative", "diffident", "shy", "timid", "cliquey", "cliquish", "clubbish" ], "synonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "asocial", "buttoned-up", "cold", "cold-eyed", "cool", "detached", "distant", "dry", "offish", "remote", "standoff", "standoffish", "unbending", "unclubbable", "unsociable" ] }, "lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{ "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "happy", "hearty", "sympathetic", "warm", "warm-blooded", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "she gave the telemarketer on the phone a frosty \"No, thank you\" and hung up" ], "near antonyms":[ "compassionate", "kind", "kindhearted", "demonstrative", "emotional", "expressive", "eager", "enthusiastic", "passionate" ], "related":[ "bloodless", "coldhearted", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "kindless", "pitiless", "uncaring", "unfeeling", "reserved", "soulless", "undemonstrative", "unemotional", "unresponsive", "apathetic", "indifferent", "unenthusiastic", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "offish", "standoffish", "antisocial", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "arctic", "brittle", "chill", "chilly", "clammy", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cold-eyed", "coldish", "cool", "frigid", "frozen", "gelid", "glacial", "hard-eyed", "icy", "uncordial", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "wintry", "wintery" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frothiness":{ "a lack of seriousness often at an improper time":{ "examples":[ "try to restrain your natural frothiness at least for the duration of the lecture" ], "synonyms":[ "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "frivolousness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "lightness", "silliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "high-spiritedness", "hilarity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "childishness", "goofiness", "puerility" ], "near antonyms":[ "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "moroseness", "sadness", "sullenness", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frothy":{ "being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance":{ "antonyms":[ "sturdy", "substantial" ], "examples":[ "the sort of frothy costumes worn by Las Vegas showgirls" ], "near antonyms":[ "durable", "knockabout", "lasting", "tough", "coarse", "heavy", "rough", "rude" ], "related":[ "dainty", "delicate", "fine", "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "diaphanous", "sheer", "transparent" ], "synonyms":[ "cobwebby", "filmy", "flimsy", "gauzy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "insubstantial", "sleazy", "unsubstantial" ] }, "covered with, consisting of, or resembling foam":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a frothy dessert made of whipped egg whites and fruit puree" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bubbly", "effervescent", "fizzy", "sparkling", "soapy" ], "synonyms":[ "foamy", "lathery", "sudsy" ] }, "lacking in seriousness or maturity":{ "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "unfrivolous" ], "examples":[ "a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "melancholy", "somber", "sombre", "thoughtful", "dignified", "heavy", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "severe", "solemn", "staid" ], "related":[ "fatuous", "foolish", "inane", "nonsensical", "thoughtless", "witless", "crazy", "daffy", "daft", "fruity", "exuberant", "flippant", "fluttery", "giggly", "happy", "light", "lighthearted", "playful", "sappy", "shallow", "superficial" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrained", "ditzy", "ditsy", "dizzy", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "futile", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "light-minded", "puerile", "scatterbrained", "silly", "yeasty" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frown":{ "a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it was clear from the frown on the CEO's face that sales were headed in the wrong direction" ], "near antonyms":[ "grin", "laugh", "smile" ], "related":[ "flinch", "squinch", "wince", "growl", "snarl", "rictus", "simper", "smirk", "scoff", "sneer", "glare", "glower", "look", "stare" ], "synonyms":[ "face", "grimace", "lower", "lour", "moue", "mouth", "mow", "mug", "pout", "scowl", "snoot" ] }, "to look with anger or disapproval":{ "antonyms":[ "beam", "grin", "smile" ], "examples":[ "the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gape", "gaze", "ogle", "stare", "grimace", "pout", "sulk", "growl", "snarl", "sneer", "snigger" ], "synonyms":[ "glare", "gloom", "glower", "lower", "lour", "scowl" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frowns (on or upon)":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "antonyms":[ "approves", "favors", "likes" ], "examples":[ "a usage that is frowned upon by some grammarians" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "supports", "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)" ], "related":[ "disrelishes", "objects (to)", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects", "reprehends", "reprobates", "scorns", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "discommends", "chides", "rebukes", "reproaches", "scolds" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecates", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disesteems", "disfavors", "dislikes", "mislikes", "reproves", "tsk-tsks", "tuts (over or about)", "tut-tuts (over or about)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frowsty":{ "having an unpleasant smell":{ "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ], "examples":[ "she wrote her first novel while living in a frowsty , mold-ridden flat" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "related":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsy", "frowzy", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "musty", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "ripe", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frowsy":{ "lacking neatness in dress or person":{ "examples":[ "sported a threadbare wardrobe and frowsy hair" ], "synonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "dowdy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ], "near synonyms":[ "slatternly", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "shaggy", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy", "besmirched", "blackened", "dingy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "scroungy", "scuzzy", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "near antonyms":[ "chic", "fashionable", "modish", "stylish", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "careful", "fastidious", "fussy", "meticulous", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied" ], "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ] }, "having an unpleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the abandoned house was dank and frowsy" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsty", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "musty", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "ripe", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ], "near synonyms":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frowzy":{ "having an unpleasant smell":{ "antonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "fragrant", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ], "examples":[ "the abandoned house was dank and frowsy" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "spicy", "woodsy" ], "related":[ "putrid", "rancid", "skunky", "stale", "bad", "disgusting", "offensive", "repulsive", "revolting", "vile", "decayed", "decaying", "decomposed", "decomposing", "rotted", "rotten", "rotting", "spoiled", "spoiling", "dirty", "filthy", "nasty", "noxious", "odiferous", "odoriferous", "odorous" ], "synonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "frowsty", "funky", "fusty", "malodorous", "musty", "noisome", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "ripe", "smelly", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ] }, "lacking neatness in dress or person":{ "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ], "examples":[ "sported a threadbare wardrobe and frowsy hair" ], "near antonyms":[ "chic", "fashionable", "modish", "stylish", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "careful", "fastidious", "fussy", "meticulous", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied" ], "related":[ "slatternly", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "shaggy", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy", "besmirched", "blackened", "dingy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "scroungy", "scuzzy", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "synonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "dowdy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fruitions":{ "the state of being actual or complete":{ "antonyms":[ "naughts", "nought", "nonfulfillments" ], "examples":[ "when she landed the lead in a Broadway play, a lifelong dream was brought to fruition" ], "near antonyms":[ "defeats", "failures", "fizzles", "nonsuccesses" ], "related":[ "successes", "triumphs" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "actualities", "actualizations", "attainments", "consummations", "fulfillments", "fulfilments", "passes", "realizations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frumpish":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fry":{ "as in barbecue , roast":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barbecue", "barbeque", "clambake", "cookout", "luau", "roast", "festivity", "buffet", "luncheon", "smorgasbord", "blowout", "carnival", "festival", "fete", "f\u00eate", "gala", "party", "shindig", "chow", "mess", "repast", "table", "banquet", "dinner", "feast", "feed", "regale", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frolics":{ "a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{ "examples":[ "we indulgently listened to the senior citizens share memories of long-ago frolics" ], "synonyms":[ "antics", "capers", "capriccios", "didoes", "didos", "escapades", "gags", "jests", "knaveries", "monkeyshines", "practical jokes", "pranks", "rags", "rogueries", "shavies", "shines", "tricks", "waggeries" ], "near synonyms":[ "adventures", "experiences", "games", "larks", "times", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplays", "plays", "rowdyisms", "shenanigans", "tomfooleries", "gambits", "hoaxes", "maneuvers", "ploys", "deeds", "feats", "missions", "performances", "stunts", "caprices", "conceits", "fancies", "vagaries", "whims", "whimsies", "whimseys", "deceits", "deceptions", "delusions", "frauds", "hanky-pankies", "ruses", "shams", "stratagems", "subterfuges", "trickeries", "wiles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a time or instance of carefree fun":{ "examples":[ "took the long weekend as a three-day frolic and spent it at the beach" ], "synonyms":[ "binges", "flings", "frisks", "gambols", "idylls", "idyls", "larks", "ploys", "revels", "rollicks", "romps", "sprees" ], "near synonyms":[ "capers", "escapades", "pranks", "benders", "brannigans", "bums", "busts", "carouses", "souses", "splores", "toots", "antics", "monkeyshines", "shenanigans", "field days", "festivities", "merriments", "merrymakings", "enjoyments", "indulgences", "pleasures", "self-indulgences", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "recreations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach" ], "synonyms":[ "capers", "cavorts", "disports", "frisks", "gambols", "larks", "rollicks", "romps", "sports" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounds", "hops", "leaps", "lopes", "skips", "springs", "trips", "tumbles", "curvets", "dances", "prances", "carouses", "revels", "roisters", "carries on", "fools around", "horses around", "clowns", "cuts up", "joyrides", "roughhouses", "skylarks", "kites" ], "near antonyms":[ "mopes", "pouts", "stews", "sulks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "he would rather frolic than do yard work any day of the week" ], "synonyms":[ "dallies", "disports", "plays", "recreates", "rollicks", "skylarks", "sports", "toys" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavorts", "frisks", "gambols", "romps", "dabbles", "trifles", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains", "delights", "pleases", "dabbles", "fiddles (around)", "messes around", "putters (around)", "bums (around)", "dawdles", "goldbricks", "hangs", "hangs about", "idles", "loafs", "lounges (around or about)", "relaxes", "rests", "screws around", "slacks (off)", "jests", "jokes", "teases" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudges", "labors", "plods", "plugs (away)", "slaves", "strains", "strives", "struggles", "sweats", "toils", "works" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "froths":{ "a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid":{ "examples":[ "froth on the ocean waves" ], "synonyms":[ "foams", "heads", "lathers", "spumes", "suds", "surfs" ], "near synonyms":[ "mousses", "mists", "spindrifts", "sprays", "scums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in foams , splutters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foams", "splutters", "expectorates", "spits", "sputters", "waters", "dribbles", "drivels", "drools", "salivates", "slavers", "slobbers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fretfulness":{ "as in dyspepsia , surliness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fruitfulness":{ "as in fertility , productivity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fecundity", "fertility", "productiveness", "productivity", "prolificacy", "prolificity", "prolificness", "cleverness", "creativeness", "creativity", "imagination", "imaginativeness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "innovativeness", "invention", "inventiveness", "originality", "capableness", "resourcefulness", "genius", "giftedness", "talent", "fire", "inspiration", "muse" ], "near antonyms":[ "dryness", "dullness", "dulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-swinging":{ "inclined or willing to take risks":{ "examples":[ "free-swinging entrepreneurs who could see that the future lay in biotech and were willing to stake everything on that vision" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "enterprising", "gutsy", "hardy", "nerved", "nervy", "venturesome", "venturous" ], "near synonyms":[ "brash", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "swashbuckling", "unafraid", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "gritty", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "gadarene", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "scatterbrained", "silly", "wacky", "whacky", "witless", "unnecessary", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "moronic", "stupid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "chickenhearted", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "milky", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "wary", "overcareful", "overcautious", "affrighted", "afraid", "alarmed", "fainthearted", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "calm", "cool", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sage", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "appalled", "concerned", "dismayed", "upset", "worried" ], "antonyms":[ "unadventurous", "unenterprising" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fragrance":{ "a sweet or pleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the fragrance of lilac trees in full bloom" ], "synonyms":[ "aroma", "attar", "otto", "balm", "bouquet", "fragrancy", "incense", "perfume", "redolence", "scent", "spice" ], "near synonyms":[ "essence", "odor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fetor", "malodor", "reek", "stench", "stink" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "froward":{ "engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior":{ "examples":[ "their froward pranks are not appropriate in the workplace" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "contrary", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "naughty" ], "related":[ "defiant", "disrespectful", "ill-mannered", "ill-natured", "impolite", "improper", "impudent", "indecorous", "insolent", "rude", "uncouth", "unmannerly", "disobedient", "headstrong", "intractable", "obstreperous", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "transgressing", "unruly", "untoward", "willful", "wilful", "balky", "restive", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "wayward", "wild", "arch", "elfish", "impish", "knavish", "monkeying", "monkeyish", "ornery", "pixieish", "prankish", "rascally", "roguish", "waggish", "dissolute", "perverse", "wrongheaded", "disorderly", "rowdy", "ruffianly", "corrupt", "evil", "wicked", "insurgent", "mutinous", "rebellious", "disobliging", "inconsiderate", "selfish", "thoughtless", "unkind", "unkindly", "babyish", "childish", "immature", "infantile", "jejune", "juvenile", "kiddish", "puerile" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "compliant", "complying", "dutiful", "obedient", "submissive", "clean", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "moral", "proper", "respectable", "considerate", "courteous", "kindly", "mannerly", "polite", "thoughtful", "angelic", "angelical", "cherubic", "divine", "heavenly", "amenable", "docile", "governable", "tractable", "amiable", "complaisant", "good-natured", "obliging", "pleasant", "discreet", "modest", "adult", "grown-up", "mature" ], "antonyms":[ "behaved", "behaving", "nice", "orderly" ] }, "given to resisting authority or another's control":{ "examples":[ "froward students sent to the office for chronic disciplinary problems" ], "synonyms":[ "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "intractable", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "recusant", "refractory", "restive", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "related":[ "noncooperative", "uncooperative", "insurgent", "mutinous", "adamant", "adamantine", "dogged", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "mulish", "negativistic", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "peevish", "pertinacious", "pigheaded", "rigid", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "fractious", "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "wild", "perverse", "resistant", "wrongheaded", "bad", "disorderly", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "monkeying", "monkeyish", "naughty", "undisciplined", "dissident", "nonconformist", "discourteous", "disrespectful", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "ill-natured", "impertinent", "impolite", "impudent", "inconsiderate", "insolent", "ornery", "rude", "uncivil", "uncouth", "ungracious", "unmannerly" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "cooperative", "deferential", "obliging", "yielding", "behaved", "disciplined", "well-bred", "courteous", "polite", "respectful", "kowtowing", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient", "decorous", "mannerly", "orderly", "proper", "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "trainable" ], "antonyms":[ "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "docile", "obedient", "ruly", "submissive", "tractable" ] }, "given to resisting control or discipline by others":{ "examples":[ "acting like a froward preschooler is not going to get you what you want" ], "synonyms":[ "headstrong", "incontrollable", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "related":[ "bullheaded", "contrary", "difficult", "hardheaded", "incorrigible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stiff", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "undisciplined", "unpunished", "uncontrolled", "wild", "boisterous", "irrepressible", "rambunctious", "rowdy", "disobedient", "indocile", "insubordinate", "rebellious", "misbehaving", "naughty" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "well-behaved", "compliant", "placable", "pliable", "submissive", "yielding", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "reasonable", "temperate", "trainable" ], "antonyms":[ "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "tractable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freshets":{ "as in runoffs , arroyos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arroyos", "billabongs", "freshes", "runoffs", "becks", "bourns", "bournes", "brooklets", "brooks", "burns", "creeks", "gills", "rills", "rivulets", "runlets", "runnels", "runs", "streamlets", "bayous", "coulees", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "streams", "washes", "canals", "channels", "cutoffs", "cuts", "guts", "kills", "millraces", "millstreams", "races", "watercourses", "waterways", "affluents", "branches", "confluents", "distributaries", "influents", "tributaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freshen":{ "to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{ "examples":[ "cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside" ], "synonyms":[ "recharge", "recreate", "refresh", "refreshen", "regenerate", "rejuvenate", "renew", "repair", "restore", "resuscitate", "revitalize", "revive", "revivify" ], "near synonyms":[ "make over", "overhaul", "reclaim", "recondition", "reconstitute", "redesign", "redevelop", "redo", "reengineer", "refurbish", "rehab", "rehabilitate", "remake", "remodel", "renovate", "refill", "replenish", "resupply", "modernize", "update" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frames":{ "the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{ "examples":[ "now that the frame has been built, we have a better idea of the size of our new house" ], "synonyms":[ "architectures", "armatures", "cadres", "configurations", "edifices", "fabrics", "frameworks", "framings", "infrastructures", "shells", "skeletons", "structures" ], "near synonyms":[ "cages", "lattices", "networks", "contours", "figures", "outlines", "profiles", "shapes", "silhouettes", "chassis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the type of body that a person has":{ "examples":[ "a tall man with a big frame" ], "synonyms":[ "builds", "constitutions", "figures", "forms", "habits", "physiques", "shapes" ], "near synonyms":[ "anatomies", "structures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "examples":[ "a white curtain with a blue frame" ], "synonyms":[ "borderlines", "borders", "boundaries", "bounds", "brims", "circumferences", "compasses", "confines", "edges", "edgings", "ends", "fringes", "hems", "margins", "perimeters", "peripheries", "rims", "skirtings", "skirts", "verges" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambits", "brinks", "crests", "curbs", "cusps", "lips", "ceilings", "maxima", "maximums", "demarcations", "extents", "limitations", "measures", "meres", "restrictions", "terminations", "borderlands", "frontiers", "marches", "outskirts", "pales", "selvages", "laps", "shores" ], "near antonyms":[ "centers", "cores", "hearts", "inners", "insides", "interiors", "middles", "withins" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials":{ "examples":[ "framed a unique coffee table from an old, discarded chest of drawers" ], "synonyms":[ "fabricates", "fashions", "forms", "makes", "manufactures", "produces" ], "near synonyms":[ "assembles", "builds", "constructs", "erects", "makes up", "puts up", "raises", "rears", "sets up", "structures", "throws up", "crafts", "handcrafts", "hews", "forges", "molds", "shapes", "cobbles (together or up)", "knocks out", "patches (together)", "throws up", "prefabricates", "creates", "invents", "mints", "originates", "establishes", "fathers", "institutes", "organizes", "concocts", "contrives", "cooks (up)", "designs", "devises", "imagines", "thinks (up)", "conceives", "envisages", "pictures", "visualizes", "refashions", "remakes", "remanufactures" ], "near antonyms":[ "disassembles", "dismantles", "takes apart", "breaks up", "dismembers", "abolishes", "annihilates", "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "eradicates", "exterminates", "extinguishes", "flattens", "pulverizes", "razes", "ruins", "shatters", "smashes", "wrecks", "blows up", "explodes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{ "examples":[ "a composer framing the structure of a song" ], "synonyms":[ "contrives", "engineers", "finagles", "finesses", "machinates", "maneuvers", "manipulates", "masterminds", "negotiates", "wangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "arranges", "concerts", "concludes", "hammers out", "works out", "angles (for)", "compasses", "intrigues", "plots", "schemes", "connives", "brews", "concocts", "cooks (up)", "hatches", "captains", "commands", "conducts", "directs", "handles", "manages", "quarterbacks", "runs", "gerrymanders" ], "near antonyms":[ "blows", "bobbles", "botches", "bungles", "butchers", "flubs", "fumbles", "gums (up)", "louses up", "mangles", "messes (up)", "mishandles", "muffs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "you'll need to frame your argument well if you're going to win the debate" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "composes", "crafts", "drafts", "draws up", "formulates", "prepares" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabricates", "fashions", "forms", "molds", "sculptures", "shapes", "couches", "expresses", "phrases", "states", "verbalizes", "words", "authors", "indites", "pens", "writes", "conceives", "concocts", "devises", "builds", "constructs", "makes", "assembles", "compounds", "pieces (together)", "redrafts", "reformulates", "reframes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to work out the details of (something) in advance":{ "examples":[ "framed a schedule for the project" ], "synonyms":[ "arranges", "blueprints", "budgets", "calculates", "charts", "choreographs", "designs", "lays out", "maps (out)", "organizes", "plans", "prepares", "projects", "schemes (out)", "shapes", "strategizes (about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspires", "contrives", "devises", "intrigues", "machinates", "plots", "puts up", "concerts", "gets up", "drafts", "outlines", "sketches", "aims", "figures", "has on", "intends", "means", "contemplates", "meditates", "premeditates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "examples":[ "trees framed the walkway" ], "synonyms":[ "borders", "bounds", "edges", "fringes", "margins", "rims", "skirts" ], "near synonyms":[ "hems", "trims", "circumscribes", "defines", "delineates", "demarcates", "outlines", "silhouettes", "sketches", "traces", "circles", "compasses", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "environs", "girdles", "girths", "loops", "rings", "rounds", "surrounds", "walls", "checks", "confines", "controls", "curbs", "limits", "restrains", "restricts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frightfulness":{ "the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay":{ "examples":[ "had heard stories about the frightfulness of the entrance exams" ], "synonyms":[ "atrociousness", "atrocity", "awfulness", "dreadfulness", "ghastliness", "grisliness", "gruesomeness", "hideousness", "horridness", "horror", "monstrosity", "repulsiveness" ], "near synonyms":[ "badness", "baseness", "depravedness", "depravity", "diabolicalness", "evil", "evilness", "foulness", "heinousness", "immorality", "iniquitousness", "iniquity", "invidiousness", "sinfulness", "ungodliness", "viciousness", "vileness", "wickedness", "accursedness", "cursedness", "deplorableness", "despicableness", "detestableness", "execrableness", "hatefulness", "loathsomeness", "reprehensibleness", "creepiness", "eeriness", "fearfulness", "fearsomeness", "ghostliness", "ghoulishness", "scariness", "agony", "anguish", "hellishness", "misery", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeableness", "delightfulness", "pleasantness", "pleasurableness", "allurement", "appeal", "attraction", "attractiveness", "desirability", "desirableness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frenetic":{ "marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{ "examples":[ "the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up" ], "synonyms":[ "delirious", "ferocious", "feverish", "fierce", "frantic", "frenzied", "furious", "mad", "rabid", "violent", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "concentrated", "high-pressured", "intense", "intensive", "vehement", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "immoderate", "inordinate", "lavish", "overmuch", "overweening", "unconscionable", "undue", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "irrational", "lunatic", "maniacal", "maniac" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "subdued", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "moderate", "reasonable", "temperate", "casual", "easygoing", "low-pressure", "balanced", "sane", "sound" ], "antonyms":[ "relaxed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frivolousness":{ "a lack of seriousness often at an improper time":{ "examples":[ "his childish frivolousness at the awards ceremony wasn't appreciated by anyone" ], "synonyms":[ "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "frothiness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "lightness", "silliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "high-spiritedness", "hilarity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "childishness", "goofiness", "puerility" ], "near antonyms":[ "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "moroseness", "sadness", "sullenness", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freckles":{ "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "the baker freckled the frosting with flakes of coconut" ], "synonyms":[ "blotches", "dapples", "dots", "flecks", "marbles", "mottles", "peppers", "shoots", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "sprinkles", "stipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "dyes", "stains", "bands", "bars", "streaks", "stripes", "intersperses", "sets", "studs", "bespatters", "spatters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in moles , birthmarks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birthmarks", "moles", "blotches", "dapples", "dots", "eyespots", "flecks", "mottles", "patches", "pips", "points", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "blobs", "blots", "marks", "smears", "smudges", "smutches", "stains", "spatters", "splashes", "polka dots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "franks":{ "as in marks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "marks", "autographs", "hands", "John Hancocks", "signatures", "countersigns", "endorsements", "indorsements" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in hot dogs , bolognas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bolognas", "frankfurters", "hot dogs", "kielbasas", "kielbasy", "knockwursts", "knackwursts", "liver sausages", "liver puddings", "liverwursts", "pepperonis", "salamis", "Vienna sausages", "weenies", "wieners", "weiners", "wienerwursts", "bangers", "links", "sausages", "wursts", "blood sausages", "blood puddings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in airmails":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "airmails", "mails", "posts", "addresses", "consigns", "directs", "dispatches", "forwards", "remits", "routes", "ships", "transmits", "transports", "registers" ], "near antonyms":[ "gets", "receives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frenetically":{ "in a confused and reckless manner":{ "examples":[ "we spent all morning frenetically searching the house for the lost keys" ], "synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "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" ] }, "fried":{ "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[ "Once they realized he was getting fried , his friends made him hand over the keys." ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fro":{ "from this or that place":{ "examples":[ "ferries carrying passengers to and fro" ], "synonyms":[ "away", "down", "hence", "off", "out" ], "near synonyms":[ "apart", "aside", "elsewhere", "abroad", "afar", "afield", "astray" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "freighting":{ "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "ladening", "lading", "loading", "lumbering", "saddling", "weighting" ], "near synonyms":[ "clogging", "cluttering", "filling", "packing", "heaping", "mounding", "piling", "stacking", "pressing", "weighing", "straining", "taxing", "overburdening", "overloading", "overtaxing", "surcharging", "hampering", "handicapping", "afflicting", "oppressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviating", "easing", "lightening", "relieving" ], "antonyms":[ "disburdening", "discharging", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unlading", "unloading" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frailties":{ "a defect in character":{ "examples":[ "selfishness is a common human frailty" ], "synonyms":[ "demerits", "derelictions", "failings", "faults", "foibles", "shortcomings", "sins", "vices", "wants", "weaknesses" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "spots", "stains", "blemishes", "deficiencies", "flaws", "imperfections", "minuses", "nits", "Achilles' heels", "soft spots", "corruptions", "depravities", "evils", "immoralities" ], "near antonyms":[ "excellences", "perfections", "integrities", "moralities", "probities", "rectitudes" ], "antonyms":[ "merits", "virtues" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friend":{ "a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{ "examples":[ "really close friends who like to do everything together and are always sharing secrets" ], "synonyms":[ "alter ego", "amigo", "buddy", "chum", "compadre", "comrade", "confidant", "confidante", "crony", "familiar", "intimate", "mate", "musketeer", "pal" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquaintance", "associate", "cohort", "colleague", "companion", "fellow", "hearty", "hobnobber", "partner", "peer", "sport", "blood brother", "brother", "main man", "sister", "abettor", "abetter", "accomplice", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "pen pal", "benefactor", "supporter", "sympathizer", "well-wisher", "friendly" ], "near antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "competitor", "opponent", "rival", "archenemy", "nemesis" ], "antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe" ] }, "a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{ "examples":[ "hopes that the new governor will be a friend to environmental causes" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "advocator", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "espouser", "exponent", "expounder", "gospeler", "gospeller", "herald", "hierophant", "high priest", "paladin", "promoter", "proponent", "protagonist", "supporter", "true believer", "tub-thumper", "white knight" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalist", "partisan", "partizan", "stalwart", "adherent", "cohort", "disciple", "follower", "interpreter", "applauder", "cheerleader", "encourager", "fellow traveler" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe", "rival", "belittler", "critic", "faultfinder" ], "antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ] }, "as in befriend":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "befriend", "associate", "chum", "company", "consociate", "consort", "fraternize", "hang (around or out)", "hobnob", "hook up", "mess around", "pal (around)", "run", "sort", "travel", "affiliate", "ally", "attach", "band", "bond", "club", "collaborate", "collude", "confederate", "conjoin", "connect", "cooperate", "couple", "gang", "get along", "get on", "group", "interrelate", "join", "knot", "league", "link", "mingle", "mix", "rally", "relate", "side", "socialize", "team", "tie", "wed" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "cold-shoulder", "shun", "snub", "alienate", "estrange", "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)", "disjoin", "dissociate", "disunite", "divorce", "sever", "split", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "front lines":{ "the leading or most important part of a movement":{ "examples":[ "Susan B. Anthony was on the front line of the struggle for woman suffrage" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting edges", "forefronts", "leading edges", "vanguards", "vans" ], "near synonyms":[ "spearheads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frequently":{ "many times":{ "examples":[ "our oddball uncle frequently lets himself into our house without knocking" ], "synonyms":[ "again and again", "constantly", "continually", "hourly", "much", "oft", "often", "oftentimes", "ofttimes", "over and over", "repeatedly" ], "near synonyms":[ "always", "consistently", "continuingly", "continuously", "night and day", "perpetually", "unceasingly", "uninterruptedly", "afresh", "again", "anew", "commonly", "habitually", "ordinarily", "regularly", "routinely", "intermittently", "periodically", "recurrently", "generally", "usually" ], "near antonyms":[ "now", "now and then", "occasionally", "sometimes", "sporadically", "ne'er", "never", "once" ], "antonyms":[ "infrequently", "little", "rarely", "seldom" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "fractionalization":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "new technology has led to the fractionalization of the product's traditional market" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcation", "breakup", "cleavage", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "fractionation", "partition", "schism", "scission", "separation", "split", "sundering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breach", "rupture", "divorce", "severance", "decomposition", "disassembly", "dismemberment", "segmentation", "subdivision", "atomization", "dichotomization", "polarization", "diffusion", "dispersal", "dispersion", "scattering", "administration", "apportionment", "distribution", "isolation", "seclusion", "segregation", "sequestration" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblage", "association", "attachment", "conjunction", "connection", "link", "linkage", "linkup", "aggregation", "combination", "consolidation", "fusion" ], "antonyms":[ "unification", "union" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "froze":{ "to become physically firm or solid":{ "examples":[ "add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine" ], "synonyms":[ "concreted", "congealed", "firmed (up)", "hardened", "indurated", "set", "solidified" ], "near synonyms":[ "caked", "callused", "encrusted", "incrusted", "clotted", "coagulated", "gelated", "gelatinized", "gelled", "jelled", "jellied", "stiffened", "thickened", "calcified", "crystallized", "crystalized", "ossified", "petrified", "rigidified", "annealed", "case-hardened", "tempered" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesced", "dissolved", "fluxed", "fused", "melted", "thawed", "unfroze" ], "antonyms":[ "liquefied", "liquified", "softened" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fribbled":{ "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work" ], "synonyms":[ "doodled", "fiddled (around)", "fooled around", "goofed (around)", "hung about", "kicked around", "messed around", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled" ], "near synonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "loafed", "lolled", "lounged", "clowned (around)", "horsed around", "diddled (with)", "tinkered" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckled (down)", "knuckled down", "settled (down)", "set (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "friar":{ "as in monk , mendicant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brother", "mendicant", "monastic", "monk", "oblate", "clergyperson", "cleric", "clerical", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "high priest", "minister", "preacher", "reverend", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "churchman", "clergyman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "pastor", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "nun", "abbess", "anchoress", "ancress", "cloistress", "conventual", "mother superior", "novice", "prioress", "religious", "Reverend Mother", "votary" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay reader", "lector", "layman", "layperson", "secular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fraternize":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "don't fraternize just with people of the same race, religion, or social background" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "chum", "company", "consociate", "consort", "hang (around or out)", "hobnob", "hook up", "mess around", "pal (around)", "run", "sort", "travel" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliate", "ally", "attach", "band", "bond", "club", "collaborate", "collude", "confederate", "conjoin", "connect", "cooperate", "couple", "gang", "get along", "get on", "group", "interrelate", "join", "knot", "league", "link", "mingle", "mix", "rally", "relate", "side", "socialize", "team", "tie", "wed", "befriend", "friend" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "cold-shoulder", "shun", "snub", "alienate", "estrange", "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)", "disjoin", "dissociate", "disunite", "divorce", "sever", "split", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take part in social activities":{ "examples":[ "a group of kids fraternizing together after school every day" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "go out", "hobnob", "mingle", "mix", "socialize", "step out" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouse", "party", "revel", "circulate" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "eschew", "shun", "slight", "snub" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fribbles":{ "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work" ], "synonyms":[ "doodles", "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "goofs (around)", "hangs about", "kicks around", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "near synonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "clowns (around)", "horses around", "diddles (with)", "tinkers" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckles (down)", "knuckles down", "sets (to)", "settles (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in nonsense , claptrap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "follies", "fudges", "hogwashes", "humbug", "humbuggeries", "nonsense", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "peanuts", "pittances", "songs", "straw", "two bits", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "licks", "mites", "ounces", "particles", "pinheads", "scintillas", "shreds", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "soup\u00e7ons", "specks", "spots", "touches", "traces", "naught", "nought", "smoke", "zeros", "zeroes", "bagatelles", "child's play", "fripperies", "nonproblems", "picayunes", "shucks", "small beer", "small change", "trifles", "trivialities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frankly":{ "to tell the truth":{ "examples":[ "frankly , I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight" ], "synonyms":[ "actually", "admittedly", "forsooth", "honestly", "indeed", "really", "truly", "truthfully", "verily" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "certainly", "indisputably", "indubitably", "positively", "realistically", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably", "veritably" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "freeze out":{ "to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{ "examples":[ "a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means" ], "synonyms":[ "ban", "bar", "close out", "count (out)", "debar", "eliminate", "except", "exclude", "rule out", "shut out" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackball", "blacklist", "excommunicate", "ostracize", "banish", "deport", "exile", "expel", "oust", "throw out", "obviate", "preclude", "prevent", "prohibit", "block", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "cease", "discontinue", "halt", "suspend", "deter", "stave off", "ward (off)", "check off", "disregard", "comb (out)", "weed (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "embrace", "entertain", "receive", "take in", "welcome", "unban" ], "antonyms":[ "admit", "include" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frighted":{ "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul" ], "synonyms":[ "affrighted", "alarmed", "alarumed", "frightened", "horrified", "panicked", "scared", "scarified", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalled", "bowled over", "dismayed", "floored", "jolted", "shook", "shook up", "amazed", "astounded", "awed", "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "dispirited", "emasculated", "psyched (out)", "undid", "unmanned", "unnerved", "unstrung", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "unsettled", "upset", "worried" ], "near antonyms":[ "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "solaced", "soothed", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "inspired", "steeled" ], "antonyms":[ "reassured" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fritters (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "dissipates", "fiddles away", "lavishes", "loses", "misspends", "runs through", "spends", "squanders", "throws away", "trifles (away)", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurges", "consumes", "depletes", "exhausts", "impoverishes", "overspends", "shoots", "indulges", "overindulges", "disburses", "expends", "lays out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizes", "scrimps", "skimps", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "hoards", "lays up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "from":{ "as in out of":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "out of" ], "near antonyms":[ "amid", "amidst", "among", "amongst", "mid", "midst", "through", "between", "betwixt", "in the thick of" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "preposition" ] }, "freeze-drying":{ "as in evaporating , dewatering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dewatering", "evaporating", "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "scorching", "searing", "drip-drying", "wringing", "dehumidifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathing", "bedraggling", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "drowning", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "sousing", "washing", "watering", "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "wetting", "wetting down", "aspersing", "bedewing", "dampening", "damping", "drizzling", "humidifying", "hydrating", "misting", "moistening", "moisturizing", "showering", "sprinkling", "deluging", "flooding", "hosing (down)", "inundating", "overflowing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frostings":{ "as in fineries , filigrees":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "emblazonries", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "froufrous", "frou-frous", "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "doodads", "embellishers", "embellishments", "frills", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free verses":{ "verse that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm":{ "examples":[ "The author's free verse has a unique rhythmic intensity." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blank verses", "minstrelsies", "poesies", "poetries", "versifications", "vers libres", "lyrics", "poems", "runes", "songs", "rhymes", "rimes", "ballads", "lays", "anacreontics", "clerihews", "dithyrambs", "eclogues", "elegies", "English sonnets", "epics", "epigrams", "epodes", "epopees", "eposes", "georgics", "idylls", "idyls", "jingles", "laments", "limericks", "madrigals", "odes", "pastorales", "pastorals", "psalms", "rondeaux", "rondelets", "rondelles", "rondels", "sonnets", "triolets", "villanelles", "haiku", "senryu", "tankas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fraternizing":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "don't fraternize just with people of the same race, religion, or social background" ], "synonyms":[ "associating", "chumming", "companying", "consociating", "consorting", "hanging (around or out)", "hobnobbing", "hooking up", "messing around", "palling (around)", "running", "sorting", "traveling", "travelling" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliating", "allying", "attaching", "banding", "bonding", "clubbing", "collaborating", "colluding", "confederating", "conjoining", "connecting", "cooperating", "coupling", "ganging", "getting along", "getting on", "grouping", "interrelating", "joining", "knotting", "leaguing", "linking", "mingling", "mixing", "rallying", "relating", "siding", "socializing", "teaming", "tying", "tieing", "wedding", "befriending", "friending" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "cold-shouldering", "shunning", "snubbing", "alienating", "estranging", "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing", "splitting (up)", "disjoining", "dissociating", "disuniting", "divorcing", "severing", "splitting", "sundering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take part in social activities":{ "examples":[ "a group of kids fraternizing together after school every day" ], "synonyms":[ "associating", "going out", "hobnobbing", "mingling", "mixing", "socializing", "stepping out" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousing", "partying", "reveling", "revelling", "circulating" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "eschewing", "shunning", "slighting", "snubbing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frantically":{ "in a confused and reckless manner":{ "examples":[ "the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster" ], "synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "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" ] }, "freaks":{ "a person, thing, or event that is far from normal":{ "examples":[ "that snowstorm in April was a freak , since our weather is usually much balmier by then" ], "synonyms":[ "abnormalities", "anomalies", "monsters", "monstrosities" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortions", "malformations", "miscreations", "mutants", "mutations", "characters", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "eccentrics", "kooks", "nuts", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos", "aberrants", "deviants", "individualists", "mavericks", "nonconformists", "curiosities", "peculiarities", "singularities", "aberrations", "exceptions", "irregularities", "oddities", "rarities" ], "near antonyms":[ "samples", "specimens", "commonplaces", "usuals" ], "antonyms":[ "averages", "normals", "norms", "pars", "standards" ] }, "a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{ "examples":[ "I'm a hockey freak" ], "synonyms":[ "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "bugs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fanatics", "fanciers", "fans", "fiends", "fools", "habitu\u00e9s", "habitues", "heads", "hounds", "junkies", "lovers", "maniacs", "mavens", "mavins", "nuts", "suckers" ], "near synonyms":[ "groupies", "admirers", "amateurs", "collectors", "connoisseurs", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "authorities", "experts", "adherents", "converts", "cultists", "disciples", "followers", "hangers-on", "votaries", "advocates", "apostles", "backers", "champions", "evangelists", "exponents", "friends", "patrons", "promoters", "proponents", "supporters", "partisans", "partizans", "zealots", "boosters", "rooters", "well-wishers", "faddists" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonadmirers", "belittlers", "carpers", "critics", "detractors" ], "antonyms":[ "nonfans" ] }, "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "suddenly had the bizarre freak to take a road trip across the country" ], "synonyms":[ "bees", "caprices", "cranks", "fancies", "humors", "kinks", "maggots", "megrims", "notions", "vagaries", "vagrancies", "whims", "whimsies", "whimseys" ], "near synonyms":[ "fantasies", "phantasies", "impetuosities", "whimsicalities", "conceits", "conceptions", "concepts", "images", "impressions", "mind's eyes", "pictures", "thoughts", "brainstorms", "inspirations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{ "examples":[ "he knew that he'd never get his life in order if he continued to hang out with the crystal meth freaks" ], "synonyms":[ "addicts", "dopeheads", "dopers", "druggies", "fiends", "heads", "hopheads", "hypes", "junkies", "stoners", "users" ], "near synonyms":[ "acidheads", "cokeheads", "crackheads", "potheads", "speed freaks", "burnouts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nonaddicts", "nonusers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frigate":{ "a small and fast military ship":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bugeye", "brigantine", "ca\u00efque", "caravel", "catamaran", "catboat", "cat rig", "clipper", "corvette", "cutter", "galleon", "galley", "junk", "keelboat", "ketch", "knockabout", "lugger", "outrigger", "pinnace", "piragua", "sailer", "schooner", "shallop", "sharpie", "sharpy", "sloop", "square-rigger", "xebec", "yacht", "yawl", "bark", "dinghy", "sailboat", "windjammer", "bottom", "craft", "vessel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freak-out":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "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 yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "crack", "flip (out)", "melt down", "wig (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in meltdown , frazzle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frazzle", "meltdown", "breakdown", "crack-up", "nervous breakdown", "tailspin", "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "apprehension", "disquiet", "excitability", "nervousness", "disturbance", "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation", "basket case" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "composure", "coolness", "imperturbability", "placidity", "self-possession", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fractionalize":{ "as in dissect , subdivide":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld", "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "French twists":{ "as in buns , updos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beehives", "big hairs", "buns", "chignons", "pageboys", "pugs", "updos", "upsweeps", "Afros", "conks", "cornrows", "dreadlocks", "permanents", "perms", "bobs", "buzz cuts", "crew cuts", "crops", "fades", "Mohawk", "Mohawks", "shags", "shingles", "trims", "coiffures", "cuts", "dos", "do's", "haircuts", "hairdos", "hairstyles", "braids", "pigtails", "plaits", "ponytails", "queues", "comb-overs", "ducktails", "pompadours", "roaches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freneticism":{ "as in anxiety , uneasiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "disquiet", "feverishness", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "perturbation", "restlessness", "trepidation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "worry", "edginess", "fidgetiness", "fidgets", "flightiness", "jitteriness", "jumpiness", "restiveness", "skittishness", "nerves", "tenseness", "tension", "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "jitters", "shakes", "shivers", "willies" ], "near antonyms":[ "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "sureness", "control", "self-control", "aplomb", "calm", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "coolness", "ease", "easiness", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "poise", "repose", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fruitlessness":{ "as in emptiness , barrenness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abortiveness", "barrenness", "bootlessness", "emptiness", "otioseness", "unavailingness", "unprofitability", "unprofitableness", "vanity", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficaciousness", "inefficacy", "deficiency", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "hopelessness", "inaneness", "meaninglessness", "pointlessness", "senselessness", "futility", "uselessness", "disappointment", "letdown", "setback", "collapse", "crash", "cropper", "defeat", "failure", "fizzle", "nonachievement", "nonsuccess" ], "near antonyms":[ "use", "usefulness", "utility", "account", "avail", "mileage", "service", "serviceability", "serviceableness", "advantage", "benefit", "gain", "aid", "assistance", "help", "victory", "win", "accomplishment", "achievement", "success", "applicability", "appropriateness", "fitness", "relevance", "profit", "value", "worth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frequencies":{ "the fact or state of happening often":{ "examples":[ "the frequency of twins in that family is remarkable" ], "synonyms":[ "commonness", "frequence", "frequentness", "prevalence" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicity", "constancy", "continuousness", "regularity", "appearance", "incidence", "occurrence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "infrequence", "infrequency", "rareness", "uncommonness", "unusualness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freebies":{ "something given to someone without expectation of a return":{ "examples":[ "I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowals", "comps", "donations", "donatives", "fairings", "gifts", "giveaways", "handsels", "lagniappes", "largesses", "presentations", "presents" ], "near synonyms":[ "alms", "benefactions", "beneficences", "benevolences", "charities", "contributions", "doles", "handouts", "oblations", "offerings", "philanthropies", "tithes", "boxes", "care packages", "foys", "grants", "subsidies", "remembrances", "tributes", "valentines", "bonuses", "boons", "windfalls", "courtesies", "favors", "generosities", "sacrifices", "gratuities", "propines", "tips", "awards", "prizes", "rewards", "dowries", "bequests", "legacies" ], "near antonyms":[ "advances", "loans", "bribes", "douceurs", "peace offerings", "sops" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frowns (at or on)":{ "as in dislikes , discountenances":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deplores", "discountenances", "disfavors", "dislikes", "grudges", "censures", "denies", "disallows", "disapproves", "interdicts", "refuses", "rejects", "revokes", "suppresses", "withholds", "checks", "curbs", "keeps", "represses", "restrains", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "bans", "enjoins", "forbids", "prohibits", "proscribes", "vetoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "allows", "green-lights", "has", "permits", "suffers", "authorizes", "commissions", "licenses", "licences", "accedes (to)", "acquiesces", "agrees (to)", "assents (to)", "consents (to)", "OKs", "okays", "warrants" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "froth":{ "a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid":{ "examples":[ "froth on the ocean waves" ], "synonyms":[ "foam", "head", "lather", "spume", "suds", "surf" ], "near synonyms":[ "mousse", "mist", "spindrift", "spray", "scum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in foam , splutter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foam", "splutter", "expectorate", "spit", "sputter", "water", "dribble", "drivel", "drool", "salivate", "slaver", "slobber" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freshwater":{ "as in nonsaline":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonsaline", "clear", "pure", "sweet" ], "near antonyms":[ "brackish", "briny", "saline", "salt", "salty", "hard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frankness":{ "the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "considering her reputation for frankness , I knew she would tell me what she really thought of my dress" ], "synonyms":[ "bluntness", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "openness", "outspokenness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "plumpness", "straightforwardness", "unguardedness", "unreserve", "unreservedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "earnestness", "sincerity", "sobriety", "artlessness", "genuineness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "communicativeness", "freedom", "license", "licence", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "unrestraint" ], "near antonyms":[ "circuitousness", "evasiveness", "secretiveness", "inhibition", "reserve", "restraint", "reticence", "shyness", "diplomacy", "tact" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "dissimulation", "indirection" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free and easy":{ "as in familiar , casual":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "casual", "easygoing", "familiar", "lax", "loose", "offhand", "relaxed", "ultracasual", "unauthorized", "unofficial", "heterodox", "informal", "irregular", "unceremonious", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceremonial", "ceremonious", "conventional", "formal", "orthodox", "regular", "routine", "correct", "decorous", "proper", "constrained", "inhibited", "restrained", "rigid", "stiff", "stuffy", "uptight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frenzies":{ "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "cracks", "crazes", "deranges", "locos", "maddens", "unbalances", "unhinges", "unstrings" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitates", "bothers", "confuses", "discomposes", "disquiets", "distracts", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "annoys", "irritates", "vexes" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "quiets", "relaxes", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freezes":{ "to become physically firm or solid":{ "examples":[ "add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine" ], "synonyms":[ "concretes", "congeals", "firms (up)", "hardens", "indurates", "sets", "solidifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "cakes", "calluses", "encrusts", "incrusts", "clots", "coagulates", "gelates", "gelatinizes", "gels", "jellies", "jells", "stiffens", "thickens", "calcifies", "crystallizes", "crystalizes", "ossifies", "petrifies", "rigidifies", "anneals", "case-hardens", "tempers" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesces", "dissolves", "fluxes", "fuses", "melts", "thaws", "unfreezes" ], "antonyms":[ "liquefies", "liquifies", "softens" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frame of mind":{ "a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion":{ "examples":[ "Let's revisit this conversation when we're both in a better frame of mind ." ], "synonyms":[ "cheer", "feather", "humor", "mode", "mood", "spirit", "temper" ], "near synonyms":[ "angle", "attitude", "mind-set", "outlook", "perspective", "slant", "standpoint", "viewpoint", "emotion", "feeling", "heart", "passion", "sentiment", "strain", "belief", "conviction", "judgment", "judgement", "mind", "opinion", "expression", "tone", "vein", "character", "disposition", "identity", "individuality", "makeup", "mettle", "personality", "selfhood", "self-identity", "temper", "temperament", "responsiveness", "sensibility", "sensitiveness", "sensitivity" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "frowns":{ "a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval":{ "examples":[ "it was clear from the frown on the CEO's face that sales were headed in the wrong direction" ], "synonyms":[ "faces", "grimaces", "lowers", "lours", "moues", "mouths", "mows", "mugs", "pouts", "scowls", "snoots" ], "near synonyms":[ "flinches", "squinches", "winces", "growls", "snarls", "rictuses", "simpers", "smirks", "scoffs", "sneers", "glares", "glowers", "looks", "stares" ], "near antonyms":[ "grins", "laughs", "smiles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to look with anger or disapproval":{ "examples":[ "the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble" ], "synonyms":[ "glares", "glooms", "glowers", "lowers", "lours", "scowls" ], "near synonyms":[ "gapes", "gazes", "ogles", "stares", "grimaces", "pouts", "sulks", "growls", "snarls", "sneers", "sniggers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "beams", "grins", "smiles" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frothed":{ "as in foamed , spluttered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foamed", "spluttered", "expectorated", "spit", "spat", "sputtered", "watered", "dribbled", "driveled", "drivelled", "drooled", "salivated", "slavered", "slobbered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "franchise":{ "the right to formally express one's position or will in an election":{ "examples":[ "the Territory of Wyoming granted women the franchise in 1869, a full 51 years before the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in all elections" ], "synonyms":[ "ballot", "enfranchisement", "suffrage", "vote" ], "near synonyms":[ "say", "say-so", "voice" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "disenfranchisement" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frigidness":{ "as in coldness , wintriness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coldness", "frigidity", "frostiness", "gelidity", "iciness", "wintriness", "briskness", "crispness", "cold", "freeze", "snap", "bite", "bitterness", "bleakness", "chill", "chilliness", "nip", "nippiness", "rawness", "sharpness" ], "near antonyms":[ "balminess", "warmness", "warmth", "heat", "hotness", "sultriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frameworks":{ "the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{ "examples":[ "you've got the framework of the story and just need to fill in the details" ], "synonyms":[ "architectures", "armatures", "cadres", "configurations", "edifices", "fabrics", "frames", "framings", "infrastructures", "shells", "skeletons", "structures" ], "near synonyms":[ "cages", "lattices", "networks", "contours", "figures", "outlines", "profiles", "shapes", "silhouettes", "chassis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frissons":{ "a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings":{ "examples":[ "those two are still caught up in the giddy frisson of a new romance" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "boots", "charges", "exhilarations", "jollies", "kicks", "rushes", "thrills", "titillations", "wallops" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousals", "buzzes", "electrifications", "highs", "intoxications", "jolts", "shocks", "surprises", "surprizes", "delectations", "delights", "enjoyments", "joys", "lifts", "pleasures", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "fun", "treats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fratricides":{ "the crime of purposefully ending the life of your own brother or sister":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "filicides", "matricides", "parricides", "patricides", "regicides", "uxoricides", "blood", "foul play", "homicides", "murders", "rubouts", "slayings", "chance-medleys", "killings", "manslaughters", "bloodsheds", "butcheries", "carnages", "decimations", "destructions", "massacres", "slaughters", "assassinations", "executions", "hits", "assisted suicides", "euthanasias", "mercy killings", "physician-assisted suicides" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freshened":{ "made or become fresh in spirits or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the team came back from the locker room freshened and ready for the rest of the game" ], "synonyms":[ "energized", "invigorated", "new", "newborn", "reanimated", "reborn", "recreated", "reenergized", "refreshed", "regenerated", "reinvigorated", "renewed", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "near synonyms":[ "animated", "enlivened", "exhilarated", "jazzed (up)", "resurrected", "rested", "untired", "unwearied" ], "near antonyms":[ "tired", "weary", "dampened", "deadened", "emasculated", "unmanned", "demoralized", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "antonyms":[ "drained", "enervate", "enervated", "exhausted", "knackered", "weakened" ] }, "to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{ "examples":[ "cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside" ], "synonyms":[ "recharged", "recreated", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "repaired", "restored", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived", "revivified" ], "near synonyms":[ "made over", "overhauled", "reclaimed", "reconditioned", "reconstituted", "redesigned", "redeveloped", "redid", "reengineered", "refurbished", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "remade", "remodeled", "renovated", "refilled", "replenished", "resupplied", "modernized", "updated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fragrant":{ "having a pleasant smell":{ "examples":[ "the balsam fir is a favorite as a Christmas tree because it is so fragrant" ], "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "aromatic", "perfumed", "redolent", "savory", "savoury", "scented", "sweet" ], "near synonyms":[ "flowery", "fruity", "pungent", "spicy", "odiferous", "odored", "odoriferous", "odorous", "clean", "fresh", "pure" ], "near antonyms":[ "odorless", "unscented", "fusty", "musty", "stale", "gamy", "gamey" ], "antonyms":[ "fetid", "foul", "malodorous", "noisome", "putrid", "rancid", "rank", "reeking", "reeky", "skunky", "smelly", "stenchful", "stenchy", "stinking", "stinky", "strong" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "French twist":{ "as in bun , updo":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beehive", "big hair", "bun", "chignon", "pageboy", "pug", "updo", "upsweep", "Afro", "conk", "cornrow", "dreadlocks", "perm", "permanent", "bob", "buzz cut", "crew cut", "crop", "fade", "Mohawk", "shag", "shingle", "trim", "coiffure", "cut", "do", "haircut", "hairdo", "hairstyle", "braid", "pigtail", "plait", "ponytail", "queue", "comb-over", "ducktail", "pompadour", "roach" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friending":{ "as in befriending":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "befriending", "associating", "chumming", "companying", "consociating", "consorting", "fraternizing", "hanging (around or out)", "hobnobbing", "hooking up", "messing around", "palling (around)", "running", "sorting", "traveling", "travelling", "affiliating", "allying", "attaching", "banding", "bonding", "clubbing", "collaborating", "colluding", "confederating", "conjoining", "connecting", "cooperating", "coupling", "ganging", "getting along", "getting on", "grouping", "interrelating", "joining", "knotting", "leaguing", "linking", "mingling", "mixing", "rallying", "relating", "siding", "socializing", "teaming", "tying", "tieing", "wedding" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "cold-shouldering", "shunning", "snubbing", "alienating", "estranging", "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing", "splitting (up)", "disjoining", "dissociating", "disuniting", "divorcing", "severing", "splitting", "sundering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fractionating":{ "as in dissecting , subdividing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking", "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding", "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frames of mind":{ "a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion":{ "examples":[ "Let's revisit this conversation when we're both in a better frame of mind ." ], "synonyms":[ "cheers", "feathers", "humors", "modes", "moods", "spirits", "tempers" ], "near synonyms":[ "angles", "attitudes", "mind-sets", "outlooks", "perspectives", "slants", "standpoints", "viewpoints", "emotions", "feelings", "hearts", "passions", "sentiments", "strains", "beliefs", "convictions", "judgments", "judgements", "minds", "opinions", "expressions", "tones", "veins", "characters", "dispositions", "identities", "individualities", "makeups", "mettles", "personalities", "selfhoods", "self-identities", "temperaments", "tempers", "sensibilities", "sensitivities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "framings":{ "the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{ "examples":[ "the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments" ], "synonyms":[ "architectures", "armatures", "cadres", "configurations", "edifices", "fabrics", "frames", "frameworks", "infrastructures", "shells", "skeletons", "structures" ], "near synonyms":[ "cages", "lattices", "networks", "contours", "figures", "outlines", "profiles", "shapes", "silhouettes", "chassis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friendliness":{ "kindly concern, interest, or support":{ "examples":[ "the family was overwhelmed by the friendliness of the welcoming committee" ], "synonyms":[ "amity", "benevolence", "brotherhood", "charity", "cordiality", "cordialness", "fellowship", "friendship", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "good-fellowship", "goodwill", "kindliness", "neighborliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonhomie", "camaraderie", "collegiality", "community", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "civility", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "rapport", "rapprochement", "generosity", "affinity", "communion", "empathy", "kindness", "sympathy", "tolerance", "altruism", "philanthropy", "selflessness", "unselfishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disfavor", "intolerance", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "enmity", "hate", "hatred", "hostility", "incivility", "malice", "rancor", "belligerency", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness" ], "antonyms":[ "ill will", "malevolence", "venom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "franchises":{ "the right to formally express one's position or will in an election":{ "examples":[ "the Territory of Wyoming granted women the franchise in 1869, a full 51 years before the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in all elections" ], "synonyms":[ "ballots", "enfranchisements", "suffrages", "votes" ], "near synonyms":[ "says", "say-sos", "voices" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "disenfranchisements" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frisking":{ "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "capering", "cavorting", "disporting", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "larking", "rollicking", "romping", "sporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "hopping", "leaping", "loping", "skipping", "springing", "tripping", "tumbling", "curvetting", "curveting", "dancing", "prancing", "carousing", "reveling", "revelling", "roistering", "carrying on", "fooling around", "horsing around", "clowning", "cutting up", "joyriding", "roughhousing", "skylarking", "kiting" ], "near antonyms":[ "moping", "pouting", "stewing", "sulking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "friendlily":{ "as in cheerfully , graciously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "selflessly", "ungrudgingly", "unselfishly", "amply", "bounteously", "bountifully", "freehandedly", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well", "altruistically", "beneficently", "benevolently", "bigheartedly", "charitably", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "magnanimously", "philanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously", "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "frigidly", "hostilely", "angrily", "belligerently", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "freak":{ "being out of the ordinary":{ "examples":[ "even weather forecasters seemed surprised by the freak hailstorm" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "exceptional", "extraordinaire", "extraordinary", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "salient", "striking", "bizarre", "deviant", "eccentric", "freakish", "monstrous", "oddball", "outlandish", "quaint", "strange", "weird", "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unimaginable", "unthinkable" ], "near antonyms":[ "everyday", "familiar", "frequent" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ] }, "a person, thing, or event that is far from normal":{ "examples":[ "that snowstorm in April was a freak , since our weather is usually much balmier by then" ], "synonyms":[ "abnormality", "anomaly", "monster", "monstrosity" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortion", "malformation", "miscreation", "mutant", "mutation", "character", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "kook", "nut", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo", "aberrant", "deviant", "individualist", "maverick", "nonconformist", "curiosity", "peculiarity", "singularity", "aberration", "exception", "irregularity", "oddity", "rarity" ], "near antonyms":[ "sample", "specimen", "commonplace", "usual" ], "antonyms":[ "average", "norm", "normal", "par", "standard" ] }, "a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{ "examples":[ "I'm a hockey freak" ], "synonyms":[ "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "bug", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "fanatic", "fancier", "fiend", "fool", "habitu\u00e9", "habitue", "head", "hound", "junkie", "junky", "lover", "maniac", "maven", "mavin", "nut", "sucker" ], "near synonyms":[ "groupie", "admirer", "amateur", "collector", "connoisseur", "dilettante", "authority", "expert", "adherent", "convert", "cultist", "disciple", "follower", "hanger-on", "votary", "advocate", "apostle", "backer", "champion", "evangelist", "exponent", "friend", "patron", "promoter", "proponent", "supporter", "partisan", "partizan", "zealot", "booster", "rooter", "well-wisher", "faddist" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonadmirer", "belittler", "carper", "critic", "detractor" ], "antonyms":[ "nonfan" ] }, "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "suddenly had the bizarre freak to take a road trip across the country" ], "synonyms":[ "bee", "caprice", "crank", "fancy", "humor", "kink", "maggot", "megrim", "notion", "vagary", "vagrancy", "whim", "whimsy", "whimsey" ], "near synonyms":[ "capriciousness", "fancifulness", "fantasy", "phantasy", "freakishness", "impetuosity", "whimsicality", "conceit", "concept", "conception", "image", "impression", "mind's eye", "picture", "thought", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{ "examples":[ "he knew that he'd never get his life in order if he continued to hang out with the crystal meth freaks" ], "synonyms":[ "addict", "dopehead", "doper", "druggie", "druggy", "fiend", "head", "hophead", "hype", "junkie", "junky", "stoner", "user" ], "near synonyms":[ "acidhead", "cokehead", "crackhead", "pothead", "speed freak", "burnout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nonaddict", "nonuser" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "fraudster":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster" ], "synonyms":[ "bilk", "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "tricker", "trickster" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "prankster", "rascal", "rogue", "fast-talker", "slick", "slicker", "slickster", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freezes out":{ "to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{ "examples":[ "a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means" ], "synonyms":[ "bans", "bars", "closes out", "counts (out)", "debars", "eliminates", "excepts", "excludes", "rules out", "shuts out" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackballs", "blacklists", "excommunicates", "ostracizes", "banishes", "deports", "exiles", "expels", "ousts", "throws out", "obviates", "precludes", "prevents", "prohibits", "blocks", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "ceases", "discontinues", "halts", "suspends", "deters", "staves off", "wards (off)", "checks off", "disregards", "combs (out)", "weeds (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "embraces", "entertains", "receives", "takes in", "welcomes", "unbans" ], "antonyms":[ "admits", "includes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fraudulence":{ "as in chicanery , subterfuge":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chicane", "chicanery", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frown (at or on)":{ "as in dislike , discountenance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deplore", "discountenance", "disfavor", "dislike", "grudge", "censure", "deny", "disallow", "disapprove", "interdict", "refuse", "reject", "revoke", "suppress", "withhold", "check", "curb", "keep", "repress", "restrain", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "prohibit", "proscribe", "veto" ], "near antonyms":[ "allow", "green-light", "have", "permit", "suffer", "authorize", "commission", "license", "licence", "accede (to)", "acquiesce", "agree (to)", "assent (to)", "consent (to)", "OK", "okay", "warrant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "French door":{ "as in revolving door , double door":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "double door", "Dutch door", "lattice", "portcullis", "postern", "revolving door", "storm door", "trapdoor", "wicket", "door", "gate", "hatch", "portal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fragment":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "you can fragment that peanut brittle easily, but how it breaks is basically up to the brittle" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "break up", "bust", "disintegrate", "dismember", "disrupt", "fracture", "rive" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomize", "crush", "grind", "powder", "pulverize", "reduce", "blast", "blow up", "burst", "detonate", "explode", "crack", "pop", "shatter", "shiver", "smash", "chip", "sliver", "splinter", "split", "implode", "destroy", "ruin", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "heal", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete":{ "examples":[ "charred fragments of the exploded rocket were scattered over a huge area of ground" ], "synonyms":[ "bit", "fraction", "piece", "scrap" ], "near synonyms":[ "cantle", "shred", "tatter", "end", "leftover", "oddment", "remainder", "remnant", "stub", "portion", "section", "segment", "chip", "flake", "shard", "shatter", "shiver", "sliver", "splinter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving", "atom", "crumb", "dribble", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "nugget", "particle", "patch", "scruple", "snip", "snippet", "speck", "tittle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "Frankensteins":{ "as in monsters , horrors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banshees", "bogeymen", "bogymen", "demons", "daemons", "devils", "fiends", "frights", "imps", "incubi", "incubuses", "grotesqueries", "grotesques", "monsters", "monstrosities", "ogres", "b\u00eates noires", "bogeys", "bogies", "bugaboos", "bugbears", "horrors", "terrors", "abominations", "anathemas", "mutants", "mutations", "abnormalities", "freaks", "ogresses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frazzle":{ "a complete depletion of energy or strength":{ "examples":[ "months of overtime work have left her worn to a frazzle" ], "synonyms":[ "burnout", "collapse", "exhaustion", "fatigue", "lassitude", "prostration", "tiredness", "weariness" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitation", "debility", "disablement", "enervation", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "impotence", "infirmity", "weakness", "overfatigue", "languor", "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "slumber", "stupor", "torpidity", "torpor", "apathy", "inertia", "passiveness", "passivity" ], "near antonyms":[ "bounce", "dash", "drive", "energy", "ginger", "go", "liveliness", "pep", "punch", "sap", "snap", "starch", "verve", "vigor", "vim", "vitality", "zing", "zip", "might", "muscle", "potency", "power", "puissance", "strength", "briskness", "jauntiness", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "vivaciousness", "vivacity" ], "antonyms":[ "refreshment", "rejuvenation", "rejuvenescence", "revitalization" ] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point" ], "synonyms":[ "abrade", "chafe", "corrade", "erode", "fray", "fret", "gall", "rasp", "rub", "wear" ], "near synonyms":[ "file", "gnaw", "grate", "graze", "grind", "nibble", "sandblast", "sandpaper", "scour", "scrape", "scuff", "shave", "erase", "reduce", "rub out", "wear out", "wipe (away)", "bite", "break down", "break up", "chew", "corrode", "decompose", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "eat", "hone", "sharpen", "whet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "trying to hold down two full-time jobs had completely frazzled him" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "burn out", "bust", "do in", "do up", "drain", "exhaust", "fag", "fatigue", "harass", "kill", "knock out", "outwear", "tire", "tucker (out)", "wash out", "wear", "wear out", "weary" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "sap", "waste", "weaken" ], "near antonyms":[ "activate", "energize", "invigorate", "rejuvenate", "strengthen", "vitalize", "relax", "rest", "unwind" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "an endless series of dietary warnings that had served only to frazzle the general public" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "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" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frizz":{ "a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops":{ "examples":[ "a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead" ], "synonyms":[ "curl", "frizzle", "ringlet" ], "near synonyms":[ "kink", "crimp", "wave", "perm", "permanent", "set", "lock", "tress" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fractionalizations":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "new technology has led to the fractionalization of the product's traditional market" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcations", "breakups", "cleavages", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "fractionations", "partitions", "schisms", "scissions", "separations", "splits" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaches", "ruptures", "divorces", "severances", "decompositions", "disassemblies", "dismemberments", "segmentations", "subdivisions", "atomizations", "dichotomizations", "polarizations", "diffusions", "dispersals", "dispersions", "scatterings", "administrations", "apportionments", "distributions", "isolations", "seclusions", "segregations", "sequestrations" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblages", "associations", "attachments", "conjunctions", "connections", "linkages", "links", "linkups", "aggregations", "combinations", "consolidations", "fusions" ], "antonyms":[ "unifications", "unions" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friction":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "there was friction between the two sides of the family" ], "synonyms":[ "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near synonyms":[ "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fragmentizes":{ "as in fragments , fragmentates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fragmentates", "fragments", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites", "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fripperies":{ "something of little importance":{ "examples":[ "socialites whose lives were almost entirely consumed by fripperies" ], "synonyms":[ "bagatelles", "child's play", "nonproblems", "picayunes", "shucks", "small beer", "small change", "trifles", "trivialities" ], "near synonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "smoke", "zeros", "zeroes", "peanuts", "pittances", "songs", "straw", "two bits", "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "follies", "fribbles", "fudges", "hogwashes", "humbug", "humbuggeries", "nonsense", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "licks", "mites", "ounces", "particles", "pinheads", "scintillas", "shreds", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "soup\u00e7ons", "specks", "spots", "touches", "traces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frolicsome":{ "given to good-natured joking or teasing":{ "examples":[ "a frolicsome uncle who was a favorite among his relatives" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "coltish", "elfish", "fay", "frisky", "larky", "playful", "rollicking", "sportful", "sportive" ], "near synonyms":[ "coy", "kittenish", "gay", "happy", "lighthearted", "whimsical", "energetic", "frolic", "jocund", "lively", "merry", "spirited", "sprightly", "spunky", "vivacious", "devilish", "impish", "knavish", "mischievous", "pixie", "pixy", "rascally", "roguish", "amusing", "diverting", "enjoyable", "entertaining", "fun", "pleasurable", "dabbling", "frivolous", "goofy", "silly", "trifling", "delightful", "pleasant", "pleasing", "jesting", "jocose", "jocular", "joking", "prankish", "teasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dutiful", "responsible", "grave", "grim", "serious", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "stern", "stolid", "no-nonsense", "priggish", "starchy", "stuffy", "decorous", "formal", "proper", "sedate", "staid", "guarded", "inhibited", "restrained" ], "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious-minded", "sober", "sobersided" ] }, "joyously unrestrained":{ "examples":[ "teachers smiling at the frolicsome students leaving school for summer vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "bouncy", "bubbly", "buoyant", "crank", "effervescent", "exuberant", "frolic", "gamesome", "gay", "high-spirited", "vivacious" ], "near synonyms":[ "extroverted", "extraverted", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "carefree", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "joyful", "lighthearted", "lively", "sprightly", "boisterous", "raucous", "rollicking", "rowdy", "giddy", "light-headed", "overexuberant", "silly", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "lyric", "rapturous", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brazen", "impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "saucy" ], "near antonyms":[ "constrained", "inhibited", "repressed", "restrained", "subdued", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stoic", "stoical", "stolid", "depressed", "dour", "glum", "morose", "surly" ], "antonyms":[ "low-spirited", "sullen" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frolicked":{ "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach" ], "synonyms":[ "capered", "cavorted", "disported", "frisked", "gamboled", "gambolled", "larked", "rollicked", "romped", "sported" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounded", "hopped", "leaped", "leapt", "loped", "skipped", "sprang", "sprung", "tripped", "tumbled", "curvetted", "curveted", "danced", "pranced", "caroused", "reveled", "revelled", "roistered", "carried on", "fooled around", "horsed around", "clowned", "cut up", "joyrode", "roughhoused", "skylarked", "kited" ], "near antonyms":[ "moped", "pouted", "stewed", "sulked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "he would rather frolic than do yard work any day of the week" ], "synonyms":[ "dallied", "disported", "played", "recreated", "rollicked", "skylarked", "sported", "toyed" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavorted", "frisked", "gamboled", "gambolled", "romped", "dabbled", "trifled", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "delighted", "pleased", "dabbled", "fiddled (around)", "messed around", "puttered (around)", "bummed (around)", "dawdled", "goldbricked", "hung", "hanged", "hung about", "idled", "loafed", "lounged (around or about)", "relaxed", "rested", "screwed around", "slacked (off)", "jested", "joked", "teased" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudged", "labored", "plodded", "plugged (away)", "slaved", "strained", "strove", "strived", "struggled", "sweat", "sweated", "toiled", "worked", "wrought" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frivolling":{ "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "coquetting", "dallying", "flirting", "messing around", "toying", "trifling" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamping", "courting", "mashing", "wooing", "joshing", "kidding", "putting on", "razzing", "ribbing", "teasing", "fooling", "leading on", "stringing along", "manipulating", "playing (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "free-falls":{ "as in plunges , slides":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "descents", "dives", "plunges", "skids", "slides", "falls", "slips", "spills", "stumbles", "tumbles", "missteps", "trips", "headers", "pratfalls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in plummets , plunges":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crashes", "nose-dives", "plummets", "plunges", "precipitates", "wipes out", "collapses", "crumples", "drops", "flumps", "keels", "plops", "plunks", "plonks", "slumps (over)", "skids", "slides", "falls", "slips", "stumbles", "topples", "trips", "tumbles" ], "near antonyms":[ "gets up", "rises", "stands (up)", "uprises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fragmentary":{ "lacking some necessary part":{ "examples":[ "the historical record of this pharaoh's life and reign is fragmentary at best" ], "synonyms":[ "deficient", "fragmental", "half", "halfway", "incomplete", "partial" ], "near synonyms":[ "broken", "damaged", "flawed", "impaired", "imperfect", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "sketchy", "unassembled", "uncompleted", "unfinished" ], "near antonyms":[ "flawless", "unbroken", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "completed", "finished" ], "antonyms":[ "complete", "entire", "full", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "whole" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frauleins":{ "as in governesses , mademoiselles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duennas", "governesses", "mademoiselles", "mesdemoiselles", "mammies", "au pairs", "bonnes", "amahs", "ayahs", "babysitters", "dry nurses", "nannies", "nursemaids", "nursers", "nurses", "sitters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frailty":{ "a defect in character":{ "examples":[ "selfishness is a common human frailty" ], "synonyms":[ "demerit", "dereliction", "failing", "fault", "foible", "shortcoming", "sin", "vice", "want", "weakness" ], "near synonyms":[ "blot", "spot", "stain", "blemish", "deficiency", "flaw", "imperfection", "minus", "nit", "Achilles' heel", "soft spot", "corruption", "depravity", "evil", "immorality", "sinfulness", "wickedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "excellence", "perfection", "goodness", "integrity", "morality", "probity", "rectitude", "righteousness" ], "antonyms":[ "merit", "virtue" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor":{ "examples":[ "frailty doesn't affect all elderly people, for many are indeed healthy and strong" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenia", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "enervation", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "fragility", "frailness", "infirmity", "languidness", "languor", "listlessness", "lowness", "weakness", "wimpiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "decay", "decrepitude", "breakdown", "collapse", "prostration", "exhaustion", "fatigue", "lassitude", "weariness", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "impotence", "impuissance", "powerlessness", "effeteness", "softness", "tenderness", "disablement", "incapacitation", "invalidism", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impairment", "injury" ], "near antonyms":[ "energy", "vitality", "brawniness", "fitness", "heftiness", "huskiness", "lustiness", "muscularity", "virility", "hardness", "ruggedness", "stoutness", "sturdiness", "toughness", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "wellness" ], "antonyms":[ "hardihood", "hardiness", "robustness", "strength", "vigor" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character":{ "examples":[ "the frailty shown by the apostle Peter when he denied Jesus three times" ], "synonyms":[ "frailness", "softness", "spinelessness", "weakness", "wimpiness", "wimpishness", "wishy-washiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapse", "failing", "flaw", "foible", "peccadillo", "evil", "immorality", "wickedness", "corruption", "corruptness" ], "near antonyms":[ "discipline", "self-discipline", "goodness", "integrity", "morality", "rectitude", "righteousness", "rightness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "backbone", "chutzpah", "chutzpa", "hutzpah", "hutzpa", "firmness", "fortitude", "hardihood", "mettle", "moxie", "nerve", "resoluteness", "strength", "toughness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freeman":{ "a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it":{ "examples":[ "after eight years of residency, you will be granted the status of freeman" ], "synonyms":[ "citizen", "national", "subject" ], "near synonyms":[ "compatriot", "countryman", "inhabitant", "native", "nonimmigrant", "resident" ], "near antonyms":[ "foreigner", "stranger", "immigrant", "nonnative" ], "antonyms":[ "alien", "noncitizen" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fraudulences":{ "as in dishonesties , deceits":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deceits", "dishonesties", "duplicities", "falsifications", "misinformation", "misreports", "misrepresentations", "misstatements", "canards", "fallacies", "misconceptions", "myths", "humbug", "jives", "nonsense", "bluffs", "fictions", "poses", "pretenses", "pretences", "perjuries", "defamations", "libels", "slanders", "ambiguities", "equivocations", "obliquities", "distortions", "exaggerations", "half-truths" ], "near antonyms":[ "truths", "facts", "truisms", "verities", "honesties", "veracities", "authentications", "confirmations", "substantiations", "validations", "verifications" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freeloaders":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "a freeloader who apparently intends to live off of his long-suffering parents forever" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsuckers", "free riders", "hangers-on", "leeches", "moochers", "parasites", "spongers", "sponges" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependents", "deadbeats", "idlers", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "henchmen", "lackeys", "satellites", "stooges", "sycophants", "toadies", "yes-men", "cheapskates", "misers", "niggards", "pikers", "scrooges", "skinflints", "tightwads" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactors", "philanthropists", "supporters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fret (about or over)":{ "as in brood (about or over) , obsess (about or over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brood (about or over)", "dwell (on or upon)", "fixate (on or upon)", "obsess (about or over)", "second-guess", "speculate (about)", "believe", "conceive", "opine", "conclude", "reason", "absorb", "assimilate", "digest", "drink (in)", "analyze", "explore", "review", "muse (upon)", "reflect (on or upon)", "reminisce", "chew over", "cogitate", "consider", "contemplate", "debate", "deliberate", "entertain", "eye", "kick around", "meditate", "mull (over)", "perpend", "ponder", "pore (over)", "question", "revolve", "ruminate", "study", "think (about or over)", "turn", "weigh", "wrestle (with)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "overlook", "slight", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "frippery":{ "dressy clothing":{ "examples":[ "dressed in their most elegant frippery for the big gala at the symphony" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "best", "bravery", "caparison", "feather", "finery", "full dress", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "regalia" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "attire", "costume", "duds", "habiliment(s)", "rags", "raiment", "rig", "rigging", "threads", "toggery", "togs", "vestiary", "vesture", "wear" ], "near antonyms":[ "tatters", "disarray", "dishabille" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something of little importance":{ "examples":[ "socialites whose lives were almost entirely consumed by fripperies" ], "synonyms":[ "bagatelle", "child's play", "nonproblem", "nothing", "picayune", "shuck(s)", "small beer", "small change", "trifle", "triviality" ], "near synonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "nothingness", "smoke", "zero", "peanuts", "pittance", "song", "straw", "two bits", "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "folly", "fribble", "fudge", "hogwash", "humbug", "humbuggery", "nonsense", "piffle", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "lick", "mite", "ounce", "particle", "pinhead", "scintilla", "shred", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "soup\u00e7on", "speck", "spot", "tad", "touch", "trace" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friskily":{ "as in playfully , sportively":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gamesomely", "playfully", "skittishly", "sportively", "airily", "animatedly", "animately", "bouncily", "buoyantly", "gaily", "gayly", "high-spiritedly", "livelily", "lively", "perkily", "pertly", "snappily", "sparkily", "spiritedly", "sprightly", "trippingly", "vivaciously", "briskly", "crisply", "effervescently", "energetically", "jazzily", "racily", "springily", "breezily", "cockily", "dapperly", "dashingly", "jauntily", "agilely", "nimbly", "spryly", "allegro" ], "near antonyms":[ "dully", "inanimately", "sluggishly", "tardily", "halfheartedly", "idly", "indolently", "lazily", "lethargically", "slothfully", "heavily", "inactively", "listlessly", "tiredly", "wearily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "free spirits":{ "a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs":{ "examples":[ "an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town" ], "synonyms":[ "bohemians", "bohos", "counterculturists", "deviants", "enfants terribles", "heretics", "iconoclasts", "individualists", "lone rangers", "loners", "lone wolves", "mavericks", "nonconformers", "nonconformists" ], "near synonyms":[ "freethinkers", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "eccentrics", "freaks", "kooks", "nuts", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos", "eight balls", "misfits", "outsiders", "aberrants", "anomalies" ], "near antonyms":[ "adherents", "followers", "supporters", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fractionalizing":{ "as in dissecting , subdividing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking", "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding", "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fronts":{ "a forward part or surface":{ "examples":[ "the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window" ], "synonyms":[ "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "faces", "foreheads", "foreparts" ], "near synonyms":[ "outsides", "skins", "surfaces", "veneers" ], "near antonyms":[ "innards", "insides", "interiors" ], "antonyms":[ "backs", "rears", "rearwards", "reverses" ] }, "a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{ "examples":[ "that smile is just a front \u2014I don't think she actually likes me at all" ], "synonyms":[ "acts", "airs", "charades", "disguises", "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "guises", "masquerades", "poses", "pretenses", "pretences", "put-ons", "semblances", "shows" ], "near synonyms":[ "impersonations", "performances", "portrayals", "images", "personae", "personas", "appearances", "colors", "glosses", "camouflages", "cloaks", "affectations", "deceits", "deceptions", "dissimulations", "double-dealings", "duplicities", "fakeries", "frauds", "guiles", "betrayals", "double crosses", "falsities", "infidelities", "perfidies", "treacheries", "treasons", "excuses", "pretexts" ], "near antonyms":[ "candors", "sincerities", "na\u00efvet\u00e9s", "naivetes", "naivet\u00e9s" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{ "examples":[ "are we making any progress on the marketing front ?" ], "synonyms":[ "areas", "arenas", "bailiwicks", "baronies", "businesses", "circles", "demesnes", "departments", "disciplines", "domains", "elements", "fiefdoms", "fiefs", "fields", "firmaments", "games", "kingdoms", "lines", "precincts", "provinces", "realms", "specialties", "spheres", "terrains", "walks" ], "near synonyms":[ "frontiers", "studies", "subjects", "territories", "turfs", "turves", "occupations", "professions", "pursuits", "rackets", "vocations", "ambits", "amplitudes", "breadths", "compasses", "confines", "dimensions", "extents", "kens", "reaches", "scopes", "sweeps", "widths", "subfields", "subspecialties", "sub-specialties" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to stand or sit with the face or front toward":{ "examples":[ "the apartment complex fronts the ocean" ], "synonyms":[ "faces", "looks (toward)", "points (toward)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abuts", "adjoins", "borders", "bounds", "fringes", "margins", "meets", "neighbors", "rims", "skirts", "touches", "commands", "dominates", "overlooks", "looks down (on)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fretted (about or over)":{ "as in brooded (about or over) , obsessed (about or over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brooded (about or over)", "dwelled (on or upon)", "dwelt (on or upon)", "fixated (on or upon)", "obsessed (about or over)", "second-guessed", "speculated (about)", "believed", "conceived", "opined", "concluded", "reasoned", "absorbed", "assimilated", "digested", "drank (in)", "analyzed", "explored", "reviewed", "mused (upon)", "reflected (on or upon)", "reminisced", "chewed over", "cogitated", "considered", "contemplated", "debated", "deliberated", "entertained", "eyed", "kicked around", "meditated", "mulled (over)", "perpended", "pondered", "pored (over)", "questioned", "revolved", "ruminated", "studied", "thought (about or over)", "turned", "weighed", "wrestled (with)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "ignored", "overlooked", "slighted", "dismissed", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "free wills":{ "the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions":{ "examples":[ "all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will" ], "synonyms":[ "accords", "autonomies", "choices", "volitions", "wills" ], "near synonyms":[ "elections", "preferences", "selections", "bents", "devices", "dispositions", "inclinations", "leanings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "alternatives", "discretions", "options", "picks", "ways" ], "near antonyms":[ "coercions", "compulsions", "constraints", "duresses", "forces", "pressures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frazzled":{ "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point" ], "synonyms":[ "abraded", "chafed", "corraded", "eroded", "frayed", "fretted", "galled", "rasped", "rubbed", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "filed", "gnawed", "grated", "grazed", "ground", "nibbled", "sandblasted", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scuffed", "shaved", "erased", "reduced", "rubbed out", "wiped (away)", "wore out", "ate", "bit", "broke down", "broke up", "chewed", "corroded", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "honed", "sharpened", "whetted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "trying to hold down two full-time jobs had completely frazzled him" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "burned out", "burnt out", "busted", "bust", "did in", "did up", "drained", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "harassed", "killed", "knocked out", "outwore", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed out", "wearied", "wore", "wore out" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "wasted", "weakened" ], "near antonyms":[ "activated", "energized", "invigorated", "rejuvenated", "strengthened", "vitalized", "relaxed", "rested", "unwound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "an endless series of dietary warnings that had served only to frazzle the general public" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freaked-out":{ "as in concerned , disturbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "shook-up", "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "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 yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "cracked", "flipped (out)", "melted down", "wigged (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frenzying":{ "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "cracking", "crazing", "deranging", "locoing", "maddening", "unbalancing", "unhinging", "unstringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitating", "bothering", "confusing", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distracting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "unsettling", "upsetting", "annoying", "irritating", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "quieting", "relaxing", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fringe benefits":{ "something extra (such as vacation time) that is given by an employer to workers in addition to their regular pay":{ "examples":[ "The company offered extensive fringe benefits to recruit the most qualified employees." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "benefits", "bonuses", "cumshaws", "dividends", "donatives", "extras", "gratuities", "gravies", "gravy trains", "lagniappes", "perks", "perquisites", "throw-ins", "tips", "pensions", "bestowals", "presentations", "benefactions", "beneficences", "benevolences", "bounties", "charities", "generosities", "largesses", "philanthropies", "contributions", "donations", "gifts", "offerings", "presents", "grants", "subsidies", "boons", "mannas", "windfalls", "favors", "freebies", "freebees", "giveaways", "premiums", "awards", "prizes", "rewards" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "French-kissing":{ "as in smacking , osculating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bussing", "lipping", "osculating", "smacking", "kissing", "smooching", "canoodling", "making out", "necking", "petting", "spooning", "caressing", "embracing", "fondling", "hugging", "loving", "billing", "cuddling", "nestling", "snuggling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freshes":{ "as in runoffs , freshets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arroyos", "billabongs", "freshets", "runoffs", "becks", "bourns", "bournes", "brooklets", "brooks", "burns", "creeks", "gills", "rills", "rivulets", "runlets", "runnels", "runs", "streamlets", "bayous", "coulees", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "streams", "washes", "canals", "channels", "cutoffs", "cuts", "guts", "kills", "millraces", "millstreams", "races", "watercourses", "waterways", "affluents", "branches", "confluents", "distributaries", "influents", "tributaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frantic":{ "feeling overwhelming fear or worry":{ "examples":[ "the frantic parents were searching all over the fairgrounds for their lost child" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "delirious", "distracted", "distrait", "distraught", "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" ] }, "marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{ "examples":[ "the holiday season seems to be moving along at a frantic pace" ], "synonyms":[ "delirious", "ferocious", "feverish", "fierce", "frenetic", "frenzied", "furious", "mad", "rabid", "violent", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "concentrated", "high-pressured", "intense", "intensive", "vehement", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "immoderate", "inordinate", "lavish", "overmuch", "overweening", "unconscionable", "undue", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "irrational", "lunatic", "maniacal", "maniac" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "subdued", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "moderate", "reasonable", "temperate", "casual", "easygoing", "low-pressure", "balanced", "sane", "sound" ], "antonyms":[ "relaxed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fringe benefit":{ "something extra (such as vacation time) that is given by an employer to workers in addition to their regular pay":{ "examples":[ "The company offered extensive fringe benefits to recruit the most qualified employees." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "benefit", "bonus", "cumshaw", "dividend", "donative", "extra", "gratuity", "gravy", "gravy train", "lagniappe", "perk", "perquisite", "throw-in", "tip", "pension", "bestowal", "presentation", "benefaction", "beneficence", "benevolence", "bounty", "charity", "generosity", "largesse", "largess", "philanthropy", "contribution", "donation", "gift", "offering", "present", "grant", "subsidy", "boon", "manna", "windfall", "favor", "freebie", "freebee", "giveaway", "premium", "award", "prize", "reward" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frenziedly":{ "in a confused and reckless manner":{ "examples":[ "the frenziedly scattering protestors were fleeing the tear gas" ], "synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenetically", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "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" ] }, "freethinkers":{ "a person who forms his or her own opinions about important subjects (such as religion and politics) instead of accepting what other people say":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "eccentrics", "freaks", "kooks", "nuts", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos", "bohemians", "bohos", "counterculturists", "deviants", "enfants terribles", "free spirits", "heretics", "iconoclasts", "individualists", "lone rangers", "loners", "lone wolves", "mavericks", "nonconformers", "nonconformists", "eight balls", "misfits", "outsiders", "aberrants", "anomalies" ], "near antonyms":[ "adherents", "followers", "supporters", "sheep", "conformers", "conformists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fringing":{ "having a border in common":{ "examples":[ "fringing nations fighting over territory on their shared border" ], "synonyms":[ "abutting", "adjacent", "adjoining", "bordering", "conterminous", "contiguous", "flanking", "flush", "joining", "juxtaposed", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging" ], "near synonyms":[ "approximate", "close", "closest", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "nearest", "next-door", "nigh", "attached", "communicating", "connected", "connecting", "interconnecting", "joined", "linked", "united", "bounding", "circumjacent", "embracing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "fencing", "rimming", "surrounding", "marginal", "peripheral", "tangent", "tangential", "ambient", "encompassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "apart", "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free-standing", "isolate", "isolated", "removed", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "away", "distant", "far", "faraway", "far-off", "farthest", "remote", "discontinuous", "noncontinuous", "broken up", "disjoined", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unyoked" ], "antonyms":[ "nonadjacent", "noncontiguous" ] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage" ], "synonyms":[ "abutting", "adjoining", "bordering (on)", "butting (on or against)", "flanking", "joining", "marching (with)", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attaching (to)", "communicating (with)", "connecting (with)", "linking (with)", "bounding", "embracing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "fencing", "lining", "margining", "rimming", "surrounding", "contacting", "converging", "meeting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "examples":[ "neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds" ], "synonyms":[ "bordering", "bounding", "edging", "framing", "margining", "rimming", "skirting" ], "near synonyms":[ "hemming", "trimming", "circumscribing", "defining", "delineating", "demarcating", "outlining", "silhouetting", "sketching", "tracing", "circling", "compassing", "encircling", "enclosing", "inclosing", "environing", "girdling", "girthing", "looping", "ringing", "rounding", "surrounding", "walling", "checking", "confining", "controlling", "curbing", "limiting", "restraining", "restricting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frontage":{ "the state or fact of facing a particular direction":{ "examples":[ "the vineyard's southern frontage results in earlier-than-usual ripening of the grapes" ], "synonyms":[ "aspect", "exposure", "orientation" ], "near synonyms":[ "alignment", "alinement", "arrangement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freighters":{ "as in tankers , barges":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carriers", "argosies", "barges", "coasters", "colliers", "containerships", "corvettes", "cruisers", "cutters", "destroyers", "ferryboats", "flagships", "icebreakers", "ironclads", "lightships", "liners", "men-of-war", "men-o'-war", "merchantmen", "merchant ships", "motor ships", "packets", "steamers", "steamships", "superliners", "supertankers", "tankers", "traders", "tramps", "transports", "warships", "watercrafts", "boats", "keels", "ships", "vessels", "barks", "barques", "brigantines", "brigs", "caravels", "clippers", "junk", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "square-riggers", "tall ships", "windjammers", "xebecs", "yachts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frittering":{ "as in wasteful , squandering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dissipating", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "splurging", "squandering", "wasteful", "wasting", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "greathearted", "kindly", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "extravagant", "free", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "altruistic", "selfless", "unselfish", "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheap", "chintzy", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "mingy", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penny-pinching", "penurious", "pinching", "pinchpenny", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous", "careful", "chary", "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "saving", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "greedy", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "selfish", "shabby", "small", "sordid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freebie":{ "something given to someone without expectation of a return":{ "examples":[ "I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowal", "comp", "donation", "donative", "fairing", "gift", "giveaway", "handsel", "lagniappe", "largesse", "largess", "present", "presentation" ], "near synonyms":[ "alms", "benefaction", "beneficence", "benevolence", "charity", "contribution", "dole", "handout", "oblation", "offering", "philanthropy", "tithe", "box", "care package", "foy", "grant", "subsidy", "remembrance", "tribute", "valentine", "bonus", "boon", "windfall", "courtesy", "favor", "generosity", "sacrifice", "gratuity", "propine", "tip", "award", "prize", "reward", "dowry", "bequest", "legacy" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "loan", "bribe", "douceur", "peace offering", "sop" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "framework":{ "the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{ "examples":[ "you've got the framework of the story and just need to fill in the details" ], "synonyms":[ "architecture", "armature", "cadre", "configuration", "edifice", "fabric", "frame", "framing", "infrastructure", "shell", "skeleton", "structure" ], "near synonyms":[ "cage", "lattice", "network", "contour", "figure", "outline", "profile", "shape", "silhouette", "chassis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fraternizes":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "don't fraternize just with people of the same race, religion, or social background" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "chums", "companies", "consociates", "consorts", "hangs (around or out)", "hobnobs", "hooks up", "messes around", "pals (around)", "runs", "sorts", "travels" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliates", "allies", "attaches", "bands", "bonds", "clubs", "collaborates", "colludes", "confederates", "conjoins", "connects", "cooperates", "couples", "gangs", "gets along", "gets on", "groups", "interrelates", "joins", "knots", "leagues", "links", "mingles", "mixes", "rallies", "relates", "sides", "socializes", "teams", "ties", "weds", "befriends", "friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "cold-shoulders", "shuns", "snubs", "alienates", "estranges", "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites", "divorces", "severs", "splits", "sunders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take part in social activities":{ "examples":[ "a group of kids fraternizing together after school every day" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "goes out", "hobnobs", "mingles", "mixes", "socializes", "steps out" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouses", "parties", "revels", "circulates" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "eschews", "shuns", "slights", "snubs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frigidly":{ "as in coolly , coldly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "hostilely", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "angrily", "belligerently", "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly", "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously" ], "near antonyms":[ "amply", "bounteously", "bountifully", "freehandedly", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well", "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "friendlily", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "fractionalizes":{ "as in dissects , subdivides":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes", "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds", "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fractionally":{ "as in imperceptibly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "imperceptibly", "crescively", "increasingly", "progressively", "slowly", "hierarchically", "gradationally", "gradually", "inchmeal", "little by little", "piece by piece", "piecemeal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abruptly", "suddenly", "acutely", "sharply", "steeply", "hastily", "precipitously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "froufrou":{ "as in frippery , finery":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "frill", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frequents":{ "to go to or spend time in often":{ "examples":[ "like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls" ], "synonyms":[ "affects", "habituates", "hangs (at)", "haunts", "resorts (to)", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "patronizes", "attends", "takes in", "infests", "invades", "overruns", "swarms", "calls (on or upon)", "drops by", "drops in", "pops (in)", "runs (in)", "camps (out in)", "sojourns (at)", "stays (at)", "stops (over)", "tarries (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "escapes", "eschews", "evades", "shakes" ], "antonyms":[ "avoids", "shuns" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frock":{ "a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl":{ "examples":[ "please get into your nicest frock and join us at the party" ], "synonyms":[ "dress", "gown" ], "near synonyms":[ "chemise", "coatdress", "granny dress", "housedress", "jumper", "kimono", "kirtle", "minidress", "Mother Hubbard", "muumuu", "overdress", "sack", "sheath", "shift", "shirtdress", "shirtwaist", "sundress", "sweaterdress", "tea gown" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back":{ "examples":[ "the man clutched his heavy frock as he made his way through the driving rain" ], "synonyms":[ "cape", "capote", "cloak", "manteau", "mantle" ], "near synonyms":[ "burnoose", "burnous", "capelet", "capuchin", "cowl", "domino", "joseph", "manta", "mantelet", "mantilla", "palatine", "pelerine", "pelisse", "poncho", "roquelaure", "tippet", "serape", "sarape", "shawl", "stole", "wrap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cloak , vest":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cloak", "jacket", "mantle", "vest", "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "caparison", "clothe", "costume", "deck (out)", "do up", "dress", "dress up", "enrobe", "garb", "garment", "get up", "gown", "habit", "invest", "rig (out)", "robe", "suit", "tog (up or out)", "toilet", "vesture", "drape", "enswathe", "hap", "huddle", "swaddle", "swathe", "wrap", "accoutre", "accouter", "bedight", "equip", "furnish", "habilitate", "outfit", "tailor", "uniform", "dress down", "underdress" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarray", "disrobe", "strip", "unclothe", "undress", "untruss", "denude", "divest", "uncover", "undrape", "unveil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freehearted":{ "free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "a surprisingly freehearted political candidate" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "forthcoming", "forthright", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "honest", "open", "openhearted", "out-front", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "unreserved", "up-front" ], "near synonyms":[ "artless", "earnest", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "sincere", "unaffected", "undesigning", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "unrestrained", "vocal", "vociferous", "abrupt", "bluff", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "tactless", "thoughtless", "uncivil", "undiplomatic", "ungracious", "unmannerly", "unsubtle" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhibited", "reserved", "restrained", "close-mouthed", "laconic", "quiet", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "diplomatic", "politic", "tactful", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "uncandid", "unforthcoming" ] }, "giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation":{ "examples":[ "a nation of freehearted people and always among the first to send relief to disaster-stricken areas" ], "synonyms":[ "bighearted", "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "free", "freehanded", "fulsome", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "open", "openhanded", "unselfish", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagant", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "altruistic", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "big", "greathearted", "largehearted", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "kind", "kindly", "samaritan", "sympathetic" ], "near antonyms":[ "mean", "petty", "small", "frugal", "spare", "sparing", "thrifty", "chary", "stinting", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "begrudging", "envious", "grudging", "resentful" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "costive", "illiberal", "mingy", "miserly", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penurious", "selfish", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frisks":{ "a time or instance of carefree fun":{ "examples":[ "fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk" ], "synonyms":[ "binges", "flings", "frolics", "gambols", "idylls", "idyls", "larks", "ploys", "revels", "rollicks", "romps", "sprees" ], "near synonyms":[ "capers", "escapades", "pranks", "benders", "brannigans", "bums", "busts", "carouses", "souses", "splores", "toots", "antics", "monkeyshines", "shenanigans", "field days", "festivities", "merriments", "merrymakings", "enjoyments", "indulgences", "pleasures", "self-indulgences", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "recreations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "capers", "cavorts", "disports", "frolics", "gambols", "larks", "rollicks", "romps", "sports" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounds", "hops", "leaps", "lopes", "skips", "springs", "trips", "tumbles", "curvets", "dances", "prances", "carouses", "revels", "roisters", "carries on", "fools around", "horses around", "clowns", "cuts up", "joyrides", "roughhouses", "skylarks", "kites" ], "near antonyms":[ "mopes", "pouts", "stews", "sulks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freeze-dry":{ "as in evaporate , dewater":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dewater", "evaporate", "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "parch", "scorch", "sear", "drip-dry", "wring", "dehumidify" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathe", "bedraggle", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "drown", "soak", "sodden", "sop", "souse", "wash", "water", "waterlog", "water-soak", "wet", "wet down", "asperse", "bedew", "damp", "dampen", "drizzle", "humidify", "hydrate", "mist", "moisten", "moisturize", "shower", "sprinkle", "deluge", "flood", "hose (down)", "inundate", "overflow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frailly":{ "as in delicately , faintly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "delicately", "faintly", "shakily", "feebly", "gently", "softly", "weakly", "bloodlessly", "halfheartedly", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "spiritlessly", "impotently", "ineffectively", "ineffectually", "lamely", "nervelessly", "spinelessly", "uncertainly" ], "near antonyms":[ "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stiffly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "sturdily", "vigorously", "fiercely", "hammer and tongs", "robustly", "roughshod", "sharply", "vehemently", "violently", "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "crisply", "eagerly", "gamely", "heartily", "lustily", "snappily", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "vivaciously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "fragmental":{ "lacking some necessary part":{ "examples":[ "we will have to settle for a quick, fragmental explanation of what happened" ], "synonyms":[ "deficient", "fragmentary", "half", "halfway", "incomplete", "partial" ], "near synonyms":[ "broken", "damaged", "flawed", "impaired", "imperfect", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "sketchy", "unassembled", "uncompleted", "unfinished" ], "near antonyms":[ "flawless", "unbroken", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "completed", "finished" ], "antonyms":[ "complete", "entire", "full", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "whole" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frisk":{ "to play and run about happily":{ "examples":[ "carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "caper", "cavort", "disport", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "sport" ], "near synonyms":[ "bound", "hop", "leap", "lope", "skip", "spring", "trip", "tumble", "curvet", "dance", "prance", "carouse", "revel", "roister", "carry on", "fool around", "horse around", "clown", "cut up", "joyride", "roughhouse", "skylark", "kite" ], "near antonyms":[ "mope", "pout", "stew", "sulk" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a time or instance of carefree fun":{ "examples":[ "fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk" ], "synonyms":[ "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "idyll", "idyl", "lark", "ploy", "revel", "rollick", "romp", "spree" ], "near synonyms":[ "caper", "escapade", "prank", "bender", "brannigan", "bum", "bust", "carouse", "souse", "splore", "toot", "antic", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "field day", "festivity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "enjoyment", "indulgence", "pleasure", "self-indulgence", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "recreation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "French doors":{ "as in revolving doors , double doors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "double doors", "Dutch doors", "lattices", "portcullises", "posterns", "revolving doors", "storm doors", "trapdoors", "wickets", "doors", "gates", "hatches", "portals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fragmentizing":{ "as in fragmenting , fragmentating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting", "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frocking":{ "as in cloaking , vesting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cloaking", "jacketing", "mantling", "vesting", "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "caparisoning", "clothing", "costuming", "decking (out)", "doing up", "dressing", "dressing up", "enrobing", "garbing", "garmenting", "getting up", "gowning", "habiting", "investing", "rigging (out)", "robing", "suiting", "togging (up or out)", "toileting", "vesturing", "draping", "enswathing", "happing", "huddling", "swaddling", "swathing", "wrapping", "accoutring", "accoutering", "bedighting", "equipping", "furnishing", "habilitating", "outfitting", "tailoring", "uniforming", "dressing down", "underdressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarraying", "disrobing", "stripping", "unclothing", "undressing", "untrussing", "denuding", "divesting", "uncovering", "undraping", "unveiling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freaks (out)":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as 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"appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "cracks", "flips (out)", "melts down", "wigs (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "chokes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fraternities":{ "a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{ "examples":[ "a firm believer in community service and a dedicated member of the local fraternity of Good Samaritans" ], "synonyms":[ "associations", "boards", "brotherhoods", "chambers", "clubs", "colleges", "congresses", "consortia", "consortiums", "councils", "fellowships", "guilds", "gilds", "institutes", "institutions", "leagues", "orders", "organizations", "societies", "sodalities" ], "near synonyms":[ "collectives", "communes", "communities", "cooperatives", "alliances", "blocs", "camps", "coalitions", "partnerships", "bodies", "cadres", "groups", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "coteries", "juntas", "juntos", "klatches", "klatsches", "lots", "sets", "crews", "outfits", "parties", "squads", "teams", "branches", "chapters", "locals", "faithfuls", "folds", "memberships", "sisterhoods", "sororities", "cabals", "camarillas", "camorras", "confederacies", "conspiracies", "bands", "gangs", "rings", "cartels", "combines", "syndicates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the body of people in a profession or field of activity":{ "examples":[ "the fraternity of civil engineers" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhoods", "communities", "corps", "fellowships", "sodalities", "vocations" ], "near synonyms":[ "callings", "professions", "associations", "clubs", "federations", "guilds", "gilds", "organizations", "societies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "front burners":{ "as in attentions , center stages":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catbird seats", "center stages", "limelights", "spotlights", "top billings", "attentions", "heeds", "notices" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in moments , consequences":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accounts", "consequences", "importances", "imports", "magnitudes", "moments", "significances", "weights", "exigencies", "insistences", "instancies", "urgencies", "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "preeminences", "primacies", "supremacies", "precedences", "priorities", "rights-of-way", "right-of-ways", "preferences", "gravities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free will":{ "done, made, or given with one's own free will":{ "examples":[ "our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO" ], "synonyms":[ "self-imposed", "uncoerced", "unforced", "volitional", "voluntary", "volunteer", "willing" ], "near synonyms":[ "discretionary", "elective", "optional", "impulsive", "instinctive", "spontaneous", "unpremeditated", "conscious", "deliberate", "intentional", "knowing", "willful", "wilful" ], "near antonyms":[ "compulsory", "enforced", "mandatory", "necessary", "nonelective", "obligatory", "ordered", "required" ], "antonyms":[ "coerced", "compelled", "forced", "involuntary", "nonvoluntary", "unwilled", "will-less" ] }, "the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions":{ "examples":[ "all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "autonomy", "choice", "self-determination", "volition", "will" ], "near synonyms":[ "election", "preference", "selection", "bent", "devices", "disposition", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "alternative", "discretion", "option", "pick", "way" ], "near antonyms":[ "coercion", "compulsion", "constraint", "duress", "force", "pressure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "freethinker":{ "a person who forms his or her own opinions about important subjects (such as religion and politics) instead of accepting what other people say":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "freak", "kook", "nut", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo", "bohemian", "boho", "counterculturist", "deviant", "enfant terrible", "free spirit", "heretic", "iconoclast", "individualist", "loner", "lone ranger", "lone wolf", "maverick", "nonconformer", "nonconformist", "eight ball", "misfit", "outsider", "aberrant", "anomaly" ], "near antonyms":[ "adherent", "follower", "supporter", "sheep", "conformer", "conformist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freight":{ "a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported":{ "examples":[ "shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer" ], "synonyms":[ "burden", "cargo", "draft", "haul", "lading", "load", "loading", "payload", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "consignment", "boatload", "carload", "shipload", "trainload", "truckload", "wagonload", "ballast", "deadweight", "overload", "surcharge", "bale", "bundle", "pack", "package", "packet", "parcel", "shipment", "manifest", "body", "bulk", "mass" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something":{ "examples":[ "it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?" ], "synonyms":[ "ante", "charge", "cost", "damage", "fee", "figure", "price", "price tag" ], "near synonyms":[ "fair market value", "market value", "valuation", "value", "asking price", "list price", "sticker price", "price point", "rate", "tariff", "unit price", "carrying charge", "overcharge", "service charge", "service fee", "surcharge", "deduction", "discount", "markdown", "reduction", "sale", "deposit", "down payment", "account", "bill", "check", "invoice", "tab" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "lade", "laden", "load", "lumber", "saddle", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "clog", "clutter", "fill", "pack", "heap", "mound", "pile", "stack", "press", "weigh", "strain", "tax", "overburden", "overload", "overtax", "surcharge", "hamper", "handicap", "afflict", "oppress" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviate", "ease", "lighten", "relieve" ], "antonyms":[ "disburden", "discharge", "disencumber", "unburden", "unlade", "unload" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "from time to time":{ "on some occasions":{ "examples":[ "The area experiences earthquakes from time to time ." ], "synonyms":[ "here and there", "now", "now and then", "occasionally", "sometimes" ], "near synonyms":[ "intermittently", "off and on", "periodically", "recurrently", "infrequently", "little", "rarely", "seldom", "irregularly", "sporadically", "variously" ], "near antonyms":[ "frequently", "hourly", "much", "oft", "often", "oftentimes", "ofttimes", "commonly", "ordinarily", "regularly", "routinely", "usually", "always", "consistently", "constantly", "invariably", "continually", "continuingly", "continuously", "incessantly", "perpetually", "unceasingly", "uninterruptedly", "endlessly", "ever", "interminably" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "friskiness":{ "a natural disposition for playful behavior":{ "examples":[ "as your puppy grows older, her friskiness will diminish a bit, but this breed is generally very energetic and playful" ], "synonyms":[ "coltishness", "espi\u00e8glerie", "impishness", "larkiness", "mischief", "mischievousness", "playfulness", "prankishness", "sportfulness", "sportiveness", "tricksiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "coyness", "kittenishness", "archness", "devilment", "devilry", "deviltry", "hob", "rascality", "roguishness", "waggery", "devilishness", "diabolicalness", "knavery", "frivolousness", "energy", "liveliness", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunkiness", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jocularity", "jocundity", "lightheartedness", "mirthfulness", "whimsicality" ], "near antonyms":[ "graveness", "grimness", "serious-mindedness", "seriousness", "solemnity", "solemnness", "sternness", "priggishness", "starchiness", "stuffiness", "constraint", "restraint", "self-control" ], "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "soberness", "sobersidedness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fracture":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "fractured his arm in the fall" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "break up", "bust", "disintegrate", "dismember", "disrupt", "fragment", "rive" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomize", "crush", "grind", "powder", "pulverize", "reduce", "blast", "blow up", "burst", "detonate", "explode", "crack", "pop", "shatter", "shiver", "smash", "chip", "sliver", "splinter", "split", "implode", "destroy", "ruin", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "heal", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to keep":{ "examples":[ "civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions" ], "synonyms":[ "breach", "break", "contravene", "infringe (on or upon)", "offend", "traduce", "transgress", "violate" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobey", "rebel", "blow off", "brush (off)", "disregard", "flout", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "slight", "tune out", "wink (at)", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "scorn", "shrug off", "defy", "resist", "withstand" ], "near antonyms":[ "defer (to)", "serve", "submit (to)", "surrender (to)", "yield (to)", "attend", "hear", "heed", "listen (to)", "mark", "note", "notice", "regard", "watch" ], "antonyms":[ "comply (with)", "conform (to)", "follow", "mind", "obey", "observe" ] }, "as in break , tear":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "break", "crack", "fissure", "rift", "rupture", "split", "tear", "cut", "gash", "incision", "laceration", "notch", "rent", "rip", "slash", "slit", "breach", "gap", "opening", "check", "chink", "cleft", "cranny", "crevice", "snag", "gouge", "groove", "hollow", "abyss", "chasm", "gulf", "vacuity", "vacuum", "void", "burrow", "cave", "cavern", "ditch", "excavation", "furrow", "gutter", "trench", "trough", "cavity", "concavity", "dent", "depression", "dint", "hole", "indentation", "indenture", "pit", "recess" ], "near antonyms":[ "closing", "darning", "filling", "healing", "knitting", "mending", "patching", "plugging", "repair", "sealing", "sewing", "stitching", "suturing", "combination", "combining", "connecting", "connection", "consolidation", "coupling", "joining", "junction", "linking", "merger", "merging", "unification", "union", "uniting", "hill", "mound", "rise", "bump", "bunch", "hump", "lump", "pimple", "swell", "swelling", "tumor", "bulge", "camber", "convexity", "jut", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fragmentize":{ "as in fragment , fragmentate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fragment", "fragmentate", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite", "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "friezes":{ "as in entablatures , cornices":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "architraves", "capitals", "cornices", "entablatures", "shafts", "socles", "columns", "pilasters", "pillars", "shorings", "braces", "buttresses", "mountings", "mounts", "props", "reinforcements", "shores", "spurs", "stays", "supports", "underpinnings", "arches", "bolsters", "brackets", "cantilevers", "girders", "frames", "bearings", "daises", "platforms", "podiums", "podia", "rostra", "rostrums", "stages", "tribunes", "crutches", "pegs", "posts", "stakes", "stanchions", "stilts", "struts", "trusses", "bases", "feet", "foot", "foundations", "pedestals", "plinths", "stands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fries":{ "as in barbecues , roasts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barbecues", "barbeques", "clambakes", "cookouts", "luaus", "roasts", "festivities", "buffets", "luncheons", "smorgasbords", "blowouts", "carnivals", "festivals", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "galas", "parties", "shindigs", "chow", "messes", "repasts", "tables", "banquets", "dinners", "feasts", "feeds", "regales", "spreads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frock coats":{ "as in chesterfields , ulsters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chesterfields", "mackinaws", "ulsters", "greatcoats", "overcoats", "surcoats", "topcoats", "jackets", "parkas", "surtouts", "oilskins", "raincoats", "sou'westers", "wraps" ], "near antonyms":[ "undercoats" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fractionates":{ "as in dissects , subdivides":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes", "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds", "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frieze":{ "as in entablature , cornice":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "architrave", "capital", "cornice", "entablature", "shaft", "socle", "column", "pilaster", "pillar", "shoring", "brace", "buttress", "mount", "mounting", "prop", "reinforcement", "shore", "spur", "stay", "support", "underpinning", "arch", "bolster", "bracket", "cantilever", "girder", "frame", "bearing", "dais", "platform", "podium", "rostrum", "stage", "tribune", "crutch", "peg", "post", "stake", "stanchion", "stilt", "strut", "truss", "base", "foot", "foundation", "pedestal", "plinth", "stand" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frontline":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "if I'm having brain surgery, I want it done at a frontline hospital" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "the leading or most important part of a movement":{ "examples":[ "Susan B. Anthony was on the front line of the struggle for woman suffrage" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting edge", "forefront", "leading edge", "van", "vanguard" ], "near synonyms":[ "spearhead" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "freakishly":{ "as in unusually , extraordinarily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abnormally", "extraordinarily", "singularly", "uncommonly", "uncustomarily", "unusually", "improperly", "inappropriately", "astronomically", "considerably", "deadly", "eminently", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extensively", "extra", "extremely", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "incredibly", "mightily", "remarkably", "significantly", "substantially", "super", "terribly", "very", "whacking", "extortionately", "inexcusably", "obscenely", "unbearably", "unconscionably", "unreasonably", "extravagantly", "immoderately", "intemperately", "devilishly", "excessively", "exorbitantly", "inordinately", "intolerably", "monstrously", "overly", "overmuch", "too", "unacceptably", "unduly" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "insufficiently", "acceptably", "moderately", "modestly", "reasonably", "temperately", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "meagerly", "minimally", "scantily", "scarcely", "slightly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "freewheeling":{ "not held back by rules, duties, or worries":{ "examples":[ "James Bond has long been the model of the freewheeling hero who encounters danger and excitement in every corner of the globe" ], "synonyms":[ "footloose" ], "near synonyms":[ "affable", "breezy", "casual", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "laid-back", "nonchalant", "relaxed", "unattached", "uncommitted", "self-abandoned", "unbridled", "unrestrained", "uninhibited", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-reliant" ], "near antonyms":[ "attached", "committed", "pledged" ], "antonyms":[ "tied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fractionation":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "originally conceived as one novel, The Lord of the Rings underwent a fractionation into a trilogy when its publisher feared it was too massive to sell as a single volume" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcation", "breakup", "cleavage", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "fractionalization", "partition", "schism", "scission", "separation", "split", "sundering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breach", "rupture", "divorce", "severance", "decomposition", "disassembly", "dismemberment", "segmentation", "subdivision", "atomization", "dichotomization", "polarization", "diffusion", "dispersal", "dispersion", "scattering", "administration", "apportionment", "distribution", "isolation", "seclusion", "segregation", "sequestration" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblage", "association", "attachment", "conjunction", "connection", "link", "linkage", "linkup", "aggregation", "combination", "consolidation", "fusion" ], "antonyms":[ "unification", "union" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friars":{ "as in monks , mendicants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brothers", "brethren", "mendicants", "monastics", "monks", "oblates", "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "high priests", "ministers", "preachers", "reverends", "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "monsignors", "monsignori", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists", "nuns", "abbesses", "anchoresses", "ancresses", "cloistresses", "conventuals", "mother superior", "novices", "prioresses", "religious", "Reverend Mother", "votaries" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay readers", "lectors", "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freehanded":{ "giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation":{ "examples":[ "she is very freehanded with her friends whenever she gets some extra money" ], "synonyms":[ "bighearted", "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "free", "freehearted", "fulsome", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "open", "openhanded", "unselfish", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagant", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "altruistic", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "big", "greathearted", "largehearted", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "kind", "kindly", "samaritan", "sympathetic" ], "near antonyms":[ "mean", "petty", "small", "frugal", "spare", "sparing", "thrifty", "chary", "stinting", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "begrudging", "envious", "grudging", "resentful" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "costive", "illiberal", "mingy", "miserly", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penurious", "selfish", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "French-kisses":{ "as in smacks , osculates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "busses", "lips", "osculates", "smacks", "kisses", "smooches", "canoodles", "makes out", "necks", "pets", "spoons", "caresses", "embraces", "fondles", "hugs", "loves", "bills", "cuddles", "nestles", "snuggles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "friers":{ "as in ovens , stoves":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broilers", "microwave ovens", "microwaves", "ovens", "roasters", "rotisseries", "stoves", "toaster ovens", "toasters", "cookers", "cookstoves", "ranges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fractionate":{ "as in dissect , subdivide":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld", "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "free-falling":{ "as in plummeting , plunging":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crashing", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "plunging", "precipitating", "wiping out", "collapsing", "crumpling", "dropping", "flumping", "keeling", "plopping", "plunking", "plonking", "slumping (over)", "skidding", "sliding", "falling", "slipping", "stumbling", "toppling", "tripping", "tumbling" ], "near antonyms":[ "getting up", "rising", "standing (up)", "uprising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frothing":{ "as in foaming , spluttering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foaming", "spluttering", "expectorating", "spitting", "sputtering", "watering", "dribbling", "driveling", "drivelling", "drooling", "salivating", "slavering", "slobbering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frown (on":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a usage that is frowned upon by some grammarians" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecate", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike", "mislike", "reprove", "tsk-tsk", "tut (over or about)", "tut-tut (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "object (to)", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject", "reprehend", "reprobate", "scorn", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "discommend", "chide", "rebuke", "reproach", "scold" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "support", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approve", "favor", "like" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freakish":{ "prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "had a freakish roommate in college who once decided to drive all the way to Canada on the spur of the moment" ], "synonyms":[ "capricious", "impulsive", "whimsical" ], "near synonyms":[ "impetuous", "mercurial", "moody", "temperamental", "volatile", "crankish", "eccentric", "flaky", "quirky", "arbitrary", "erratic", "fickle", "inconstant", "irregular", "shaky", "willful", "wilful", "impractical", "quixotic", "quixotical", "romantic", "unrealistic", "utopian", "visionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "equable", "down-to-earth", "earthy", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "levelheaded", "matter-of-fact", "practical", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "reasonable", "sensible", "tough-minded", "commonsensical", "grounded", "logical", "no-nonsense", "rational", "sane", "sober", "sobersided", "sound", "fast", "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "inflexible", "invariable", "unalterable", "unbending", "unchangeable", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "changeless", "constant", "established", "set", "settled", "stable", "steadfast", "steady", "unchanging", "unvarying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frivolity":{ "a lack of seriousness often at an improper time":{ "examples":[ "the boys were scolded for joking during the funeral service, which was hardly the time for frivolity" ], "synonyms":[ "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolousness", "frothiness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "lightness", "silliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "high-spiritedness", "hilarity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "childishness", "goofiness", "puerility" ], "near antonyms":[ "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "moroseness", "sadness", "sullenness", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friary":{ "a residence for men under religious vows":{ "examples":[ "the Franciscans left the chapel and went to the friary for rest" ], "synonyms":[ "abbey", "cloister", "hermitage", "monastery", "priory" ], "near synonyms":[ "house", "convent", "nunnery", "lamasery" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frequenter":{ "a person who visits another":{ "examples":[ "he's a regular frequenter of their home" ], "synonyms":[ "caller", "drop-in", "guest", "visitant", "visitor" ], "near synonyms":[ "houseguest", "company", "invitee", "crasher", "hanger-on" ], "near antonyms":[ "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "cohost", "cohostess", "host", "hostess" ], "antonyms":[] }, "someone who regularly spends time in a particular place":{ "examples":[ "a nightclub frequenter , he knows what's hot in music and what's not" ], "synonyms":[ "denizen", "familiar", "habitu\u00e9", "habitue", "haunter", "rat", "regular" ], "near synonyms":[ "client", "customer", "guest", "patron", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "bug", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "fanatic", "fancier", "fiend", "freak", "lover", "maniac", "nut" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fritterer":{ "someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{ "examples":[ "a wastrel who had the dubious distinction of being the drunken fritterer of one of the largest fortunes ever amassed in America" ], "synonyms":[ "high roller", "prodigal", "profligate", "spender", "spendthrift", "squanderer", "waster", "wastrel" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissipate" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad", "conserver", "saver" ], "antonyms":[ "economizer", "penny-pincher" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fringe":{ "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "examples":[ "was on the fringes of the crowd and couldn't see the speaker" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "frame", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambit", "brink", "crest", "curb", "cusp", "lip", "ceiling", "maximum", "demarcation", "extent", "limitation", "measure", "mere", "restriction", "termination", "borderland", "frontier", "march", "outskirts", "pale", "selvage", "lap", "shore" ], "near antonyms":[ "center", "core", "heart", "inner", "inside", "interior", "middle", "within" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to be adjacent to":{ "examples":[ "the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage" ], "synonyms":[ "abut", "adjoin", "border (on)", "butt (on or against)", "flank", "join", "march (with)", "neighbor", "skirt", "touch", "verge (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attach (to)", "communicate (with)", "connect (with)", "link (with)", "bound", "embrace", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "fence", "line", "margin", "rim", "surround", "contact", "converge", "meet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a border for":{ "examples":[ "neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "bound", "edge", "frame", "margin", "rim", "skirt" ], "near synonyms":[ "hem", "trim", "circumscribe", "define", "delineate", "demarcate", "outline", "silhouette", "sketch", "trace", "circle", "compass", "encircle", "enclose", "inclose", "environ", "girdle", "girth", "loop", "ring", "round", "surround", "wall", "check", "confine", "control", "curb", "limit", "restrain", "restrict" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freeload":{ "to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility":{ "examples":[ "after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out" ], "synonyms":[ "mooch", "sponge" ], "near synonyms":[ "leech", "beg", "exploit", "use" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frizzy":{ "as in wavy , crisp":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crimped", "crimpy", "crisp", "frizzled", "kinky", "waved", "wavy", "curled", "curly" ], "near antonyms":[ "straight", "uncurled", "lank", "limp", "straightened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "friendships":{ "kindly concern, interest, or support":{ "examples":[ "I appreciate your friendship during this difficult time for my family" ], "synonyms":[ "amity", "benevolence", "brotherhood", "charity", "cordiality", "cordialness", "fellowship", "friendliness", "gem\u00fctlichkeit", "good-fellowship", "goodwill", "kindliness", "neighborliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonhomie", "camaraderie", "collegiality", "community", "companionship", "company", "comradeship", "civility", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "rapport", "rapprochement", "generosity", "affinity", "communion", "empathy", "kindness", "sympathy", "tolerance", "altruism", "philanthropy", "selflessness", "unselfishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "disfavor", "intolerance", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "enmity", "hate", "hatred", "hostility", "incivility", "malice", "rancor", "belligerency", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness" ], "antonyms":[ "ill will", "malevolence", "venom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frame-ups":{ "as in cover-ups , setups":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cover-ups", "setups", "double-dealings", "duplicities", "conspirations", "intrigues", "plots", "schemes", "chicaneries", "foul play", "skulduggeries", "skullduggeries", "collusions", "complicities", "connivances", "conspiracies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frustration":{ "something that is a source of irritation":{ "examples":[ "bad spelling is a constant frustration to language-arts teachers" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "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 emotion felt when one's expectations are not met":{ "examples":[ "the kids couldn't hide their frustration when they couldn't get the electronic toy to work" ], "synonyms":[ "disappointment", "dismay", "dissatisfaction", "letdown" ], "near synonyms":[ "crestfallenness", "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "disgruntlement", "displeasure", "disenchantment", "disillusionment", "blues", "dejectedness", "dejection", "depression", "desolateness", "desolation", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "distress", "doldrums", "dolefulness", "dolor", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "gloom", "gloominess", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "oppression", "sadness", "sorrow", "unhappiness", "chagrin", "discomfiture" ], "near antonyms":[ "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "bliss", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy" ], "antonyms":[ "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "gratification", "satisfaction" ] }, "the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "the professor's frustration with students who refused to consult the syllabus" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "exasperation", "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" ] }, "French-kissed":{ "as in smacked , osculated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bussed", "lipped", "osculated", "smacked", "kissed", "smooched", "canoodled", "made out", "necked", "petted", "spooned", "caressed", "embraced", "fondled", "hugged", "loved", "billed", "cuddled", "nestled", "snuggled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frictions":{ "a lack of agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "there was friction between the two sides of the family" ], "synonyms":[ "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near synonyms":[ "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors" ], "near antonyms":[ "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fritters":{ "a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried":{ "examples":[ "she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup" ], "synonyms":[ "cakes", "croquettes", "cutlets", "galettes", "patties" ], "near synonyms":[ "fingers", "sticks", "g\u00e2teaux", "gateaux", "gateaus" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "froufrous":{ "as in fripperies , fineries":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "emblazonries", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "doodads", "embellishers", "embellishments", "frills", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frocks":{ "a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl":{ "examples":[ "please get into your nicest frock and join us at the party" ], "synonyms":[ "dresses", "gowns" ], "near synonyms":[ "chemises", "coatdresses", "granny dresses", "housedresses", "jumpers", "kimonos", "kirtles", "minidresses", "Mother Hubbards", "muumuus", "overdresses", "sacks", "sheaths", "shifts", "shirtdresses", "shirtwaists", "sundresses", "sweaterdresses", "tea gowns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back":{ "examples":[ "the man clutched his heavy frock as he made his way through the driving rain" ], "synonyms":[ "capes", "capotes", "cloaks", "manteaus", "mantles" ], "near synonyms":[ "burnooses", "burnouses", "capelets", "capuchins", "cowls", "dominoes", "dominos", "josephs", "mantas", "mantelets", "mantillas", "palatines", "pelerines", "pelisses", "ponchos", "roquelaures", "tippets", "serapes", "sarapes", "shawls", "stoles", "wraps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cloaks , vests":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cloaks", "jackets", "mantles", "vests", "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "caparisons", "clothes", "costumes", "decks (out)", "does up", "dresses", "dresses up", "enrobes", "garbs", "garments", "gets up", "gowns", "habits", "invests", "rigs (out)", "robes", "suits", "togs (up or out)", "toilets", "vestures", "drapes", "enswathes", "haps", "huddles", "swaddles", "swathes", "wraps", "accoutres", "accouters", "bedights", "equips", "furnishes", "habilitates", "outfits", "tailors", "uniforms", "dresses down", "underdresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarrays", "disrobes", "strips", "unclothes", "undresses", "untrusses", "denudes", "divests", "uncovers", "undrapes", "unveils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frigates":{ "a small and fast military ship":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brigantines", "bugeyes", "ca\u00efques", "caravels", "catamarans", "catboats", "cat rigs", "clippers", "corvettes", "cutters", "galleons", "galleys", "junk", "keelboats", "ketches", "knockabouts", "luggers", "outriggers", "pinnaces", "piraguas", "sailers", "schooners", "shallops", "sharpies", "sloops", "square-riggers", "xebecs", "yachts", "yawls", "barks", "dinghies", "sailboats", "windjammers", "bottoms", "crafts", "vessels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fretted":{ "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "examples":[ "over the span of thousands of years, the annual spring runoff fretted the rock, forming a deep channel" ], "synonyms":[ "ate", "bit (at)", "corroded", "eroded", "gnawed", "nibbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "decimated", "destroyed", "devastated", "ruined", "wasted", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshened", "recreated", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "restored", "revitalized", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "don't let the girth fret the horse's belly or you won't be able to ride him" ], "synonyms":[ "abraded", "chafed", "corraded", "eroded", "frayed", "frazzled", "galled", "rasped", "rubbed", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "filed", "gnawed", "grated", "grazed", "ground", "nibbled", "sandblasted", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scuffed", "shaved", "erased", "reduced", "rubbed out", "wiped (away)", "wore out", "ate", "bit", "broke down", "broke up", "chewed", "corroded", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "honed", "sharpened", "whetted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "don't fret over whether it will be sunny tomorrow, as there's nothing we can do about it" ], "synonyms":[ "bothered", "feared", "fussed", "stewed", "stressed", "sweat", "sweated", "troubled", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonized", "longed", "pined", "yearned", "chafed", "despaired" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "abided", "abode", "bore", "endured", "stomached", "stuck out", "sustained", "tolerated", "took" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make sore by continued rubbing":{ "examples":[ "the stiff, starchy collar was fretting my neck, and I couldn't wait to change out of that costume" ], "synonyms":[ "abraded", "chafed", "excoriated", "galled", "irritated" ], "near synonyms":[ "grazed", "scraped", "scratched", "burned", "burnt", "inflamed", "enflamed", "flayed", "peeled", "skinned" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frou-frous":{ "as in fripperies , fineries":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "emblazonries", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "doodads", "embellishers", "embellishments", "frills", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-fell":{ "as in plummeted , plunged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crashed", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "plunged", "precipitated", "wiped out", "collapsed", "crumpled", "dropped", "flumped", "keeled", "plopped", "plunked", "plonked", "slumped (over)", "skidded", "slid", "fell", "slipped", "stumbled", "toppled", "tripped", "tumbled" ], "near antonyms":[ "got up", "rose", "stood (up)", "uprose" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frore":{ "as in frozen , refrigerated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated", "subfreezing", "subzero", "arctic", "cold", "coolish", "freezing", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "wintry", "wintery", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "snappy", "bitter", "bleak", "chill", "chilling", "chilly", "nipping", "nippy", "raw", "sharp" ], "near antonyms":[ "balmy", "warm", "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "warmed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freedman":{ "as in freedwoman":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freedwoman", "freeman" ], "near antonyms":[ "helot", "serf", "bondman", "bondsman", "chattel", "slave", "thrall", "bondwoman", "bondswoman", "odalisque" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frowning (at or on)":{ "as in disliking , discountenancing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deploring", "discountenancing", "disfavoring", "disliking", "grudging", "censuring", "denying", "disallowing", "disapproving", "interdicting", "refusing", "rejecting", "revoking", "suppressing", "withholding", "checking", "curbing", "keeping", "repressing", "restraining", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "vetoing" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowing", "green-lighting", "having", "permitting", "suffering", "authorizing", "commissioning", "licensing", "licencing", "acceding (to)", "acquiescing", "agreeing (to)", "assenting (to)", "consenting (to)", "OK'ing", "okaying", "warranting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fray":{ "a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective":{ "examples":[ "another generation of scientists entered the fray to find a cure for AIDS" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "fight", "scrabble", "struggle", "throes" ], "near synonyms":[ "effort", "exertion", "labor", "pains", "trouble", "work", "drudgery", "grind", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "strife", "tussle", "war", "warfare", "attempt", "endeavor", "essay", "try" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "examples":[ "a troubled youth always getting into frays at school" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fracas", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scrum", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ], "near synonyms":[ "pitched battle", "rough-and-tumble", "affray", "battle royal", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "mix-up", "ruckus", "ruction", "blows", "fistfight", "fisticuffs", "grapple", "handgrips", "punch-out", "punch-up", "slugfest", "confrontation", "duel", "face-off", "joust", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "falling-out", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tangle", "tiff", "wrangle", "catfight" ], "near antonyms":[ "truce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "examples":[ "school officials broke up the fray and gave all guilty parties detention" ], "synonyms":[ "affray", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "fracas", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "rough-and-tumble", "row", "ruckus", "ruction" ], "near synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle", "horseplay", "roughhousing", "altercation", "argument", "dispute", "kickup", "quarrel", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "constant rubbing against the rock face has badly frayed our climbing rope" ], "synonyms":[ "abrade", "chafe", "corrade", "erode", "frazzle", "fret", "gall", "rasp", "rub", "wear" ], "near synonyms":[ "file", "gnaw", "grate", "graze", "grind", "nibble", "sandblast", "sandpaper", "scour", "scrape", "scuff", "shave", "erase", "reduce", "rub out", "wear out", "wipe (away)", "bite", "break down", "break up", "chew", "corrode", "decompose", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "eat", "hone", "sharpen", "whet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freaking (out)":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "cracking", "flipping (out)", "melting down", "wigging (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fractures":{ "to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "fractured his arm in the fall" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks up", "busts", "disintegrates", "dismembers", "disrupts", "fragments", "rives" ], "near synonyms":[ "atomizes", "crushes", "grinds", "powders", "pulverizes", "reduces", "blasts", "blows up", "bursts", "detonates", "explodes", "cracks", "pops", "shatters", "shivers", "smashes", "chips", "slivers", "splinters", "splits", "implodes", "destroys", "ruins", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "heals", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fail to keep":{ "examples":[ "civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions" ], "synonyms":[ "breaches", "breaks", "contravenes", "infringes (on or upon)", "offends", "traduces", "transgresses", "violates" ], "near synonyms":[ "disobeys", "rebels", "blows off", "brushes (off)", "disregards", "flouts", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "slights", "tunes out", "winks (at)", "dismisses", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "scorns", "shrugs off", "defies", "resists", "withstands" ], "near antonyms":[ "defers (to)", "serves", "submits (to)", "surrenders (to)", "yields (to)", "attends", "hears", "heeds", "listens (to)", "marks", "notes", "notices", "regards", "watches" ], "antonyms":[ "complies (with)", "conforms (to)", "follows", "minds", "obeys", "observes" ] }, "as in breaks , tears":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaks", "cracks", "fissures", "rifts", "ruptures", "splits", "tears", "cuts", "gashes", "incisions", "lacerations", "notches", "rents", "rips", "slashes", "slits", "breaches", "gaps", "openings", "checks", "chinks", "clefts", "crannies", "crevices", "snags", "gouges", "grooves", "hollows", "abysses", "chasms", "gulfs", "vacuities", "vacuums", "vacua", "voids", "burrows", "caverns", "caves", "ditches", "excavations", "furrows", "gutters", "trenches", "troughs", "cavities", "concavities", "dents", "depressions", "dints", "holes", "indentations", "indentures", "pits", "recesses" ], "near antonyms":[ "closings", "fillings", "knittings", "repairs", "sewings", "combinations", "connections", "consolidations", "couplings", "joinings", "junctions", "mergers", "unifications", "unions", "hills", "mounds", "rises", "bumps", "bunches", "humps", "lumps", "pimples", "swellings", "swells", "tumors", "bulges", "cambers", "convexities", "juts", "projections", "protrusions", "protuberances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freights":{ "a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported":{ "examples":[ "shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer" ], "synonyms":[ "burdens", "cargoes", "cargos", "drafts", "hauls", "ladings", "loadings", "loads", "payloads", "weights" ], "near synonyms":[ "consignments", "boatloads", "carloads", "shiploads", "trainloads", "truckloads", "wagonloads", "ballasts", "deadweights", "overloads", "surcharges", "bales", "bundles", "packages", "packets", "packs", "parcels", "shipments", "manifests", "bodies", "bulks", "masses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something":{ "examples":[ "it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?" ], "synonyms":[ "antes", "charges", "costs", "damages", "fees", "figures", "prices", "price tags" ], "near synonyms":[ "fair market values", "market values", "valuations", "values", "asking prices", "list prices", "sticker prices", "price points", "rates", "tariffs", "unit prices", "carrying charges", "overcharges", "service charges", "service fees", "surcharges", "deductions", "discounts", "markdowns", "reductions", "sales", "deposits", "down payments", "accounts", "bills", "checks", "invoices", "tabs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "ladens", "lades", "loads", "lumbers", "saddles", "weights" ], "near synonyms":[ "clogs", "clutters", "fills", "packs", "heaps", "mounds", "piles", "stacks", "presses", "weighs", "strains", "taxes", "overburdens", "overloads", "overtaxes", "surcharges", "hampers", "handicaps", "afflicts", "oppresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviates", "eases", "lightens", "relieves" ], "antonyms":[ "disburdens", "discharges", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unlades", "unloads" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fratricide":{ "the crime of purposefully ending the life of your own brother or sister":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "filicide", "matricide", "parricide", "patricide", "regicide", "uxoricide", "blood", "foul play", "homicide", "murder", "rubout", "slaying", "chance-medley", "killing", "manslaughter", "bloodshed", "butchery", "carnage", "decimation", "destruction", "massacre", "slaughter", "assassination", "execution", "hit", "assisted suicide", "euthanasia", "mercy killing", "physician-assisted suicide" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frightful":{ "causing fear":{ "examples":[ "a frightful sound emanated from somewhere deep within the forest" ], "synonyms":[ "alarming", "dire", "direful", "dread", "dreadful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "ghastly", "hair-raising", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrifying", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "shocking", "spine-chilling", "terrible", "terrifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "daunting", "demoralizing", "disconcerting", "discouraging", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "startling", "threatening", "troubling", "trying", "unnerving", "bone-chilling", "creepy", "eerie", "eery", "weird", "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmarish" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "consoling", "inviting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "reassuring", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "nonintimidating", "nonthreatening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "extremely disturbing or repellent":{ "examples":[ "I couldn't listen to the frightful details of the murder trial" ], "synonyms":[ "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "dreadful", "ghastly", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "monstrous", "nightmare", "nightmarish", "shocking", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarming", "bloodcurdling", "dire", "direful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "gut-wrenching", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "terrifying", "abhorrent", "deplorable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "offensive", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "abominable", "evil", "foul", "heinous", "noxious", "odious", "unspeakable", "vile", "grotesque", "ugly", "unsightly" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "appealing", "attractive", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "enjoyable", "enticing", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "cheering", "comforting", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "extreme in degree, power, or effect":{ "examples":[ "flew into a frightful fit of rage" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "explosive", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ], "near synonyms":[ "accentuated", "aggravated", "concentrated", "deepened", "emphasized", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "stressed", "exhaustive", "thorough", "harsh", "rigorous", "severe" ], "near antonyms":[ "feeble", "weak", "shallow", "superficial", "moderated", "qualified", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "toned (down)", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "subdued" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frizzles":{ "a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops":{ "examples":[ "the girl has enough frizzles to play Little Orphan Annie" ], "synonyms":[ "curls", "frizzes", "ringlets" ], "near synonyms":[ "kinks", "crimps", "waves", "permanents", "perms", "sets", "locks", "tresses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in scorches , chars":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chars", "scorches", "deflagrates", "bakes", "broils", "cooks", "immolates", "ashes", "cremates", "incinerates", "kilns", "burns", "enkindles", "fires", "ignites", "inflames", "enflames", "kindles", "lights", "torches", "sets off", "brightens", "illuminates", "illumines", "irradiates", "lightens", "radiates", "scalds", "scathes", "sears", "reignites", "rekindles", "relights" ], "near antonyms":[ "douses", "dowses", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "snuffs (out)", "chokes", "smothers", "suffocates", "stamps (out)", "blackens", "darkens", "dims", "dulls", "obscures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fresco":{ "as in mural , panorama":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mural", "panorama", "canvas", "canvass", "oil", "oil painting", "painting", "diptych", "triptych", "acrylic", "aquarelle", "gouache", "watercolor", "distemper", "drawing", "etching", "finger painting", "pastel", "sketch", "tempera", "masterpiece", "pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance", "showpiece" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freeborn":{ "as in emancipated , enfranchised":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "autonomous", "free", "freestanding", "independent", "self-governed", "self-governing", "self-ruling", "separate", "sovereign", "sovran", "delivered", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "empowered", "enfranchised", "unconquered", "unruled", "unsupervised", "democratic", "republican" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependent", "nonautonomous", "non-self-governing", "subject", "unfree", "bound", "captive", "conquered", "enslaved", "fettered", "subdued", "subjugated", "inferior", "subordinate", "subservient" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fricasseeing":{ "as in braising , smothering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braising", "pressure-cooking", "smothering", "steaming", "scalding", "reboiling", "boiling", "coddling", "parboiling", "poaching", "simmering", "stewing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fryers":{ "as in ovens , stoves":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broilers", "microwave ovens", "microwaves", "ovens", "roasters", 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"dissolved", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "broke up", "decoupled", "disassociated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "separated", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unlinked", "unyoked", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united", "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frequenting":{ "to go to or spend time in often":{ "examples":[ "like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls" ], "synonyms":[ "affecting", "habituating", "hanging (at)", "haunting", "resorting (to)", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "patronizing", "attending", "taking in", "infesting", "invading", "overrunning", "swarming", "calling (on or upon)", "dropping by", "dropping in", "popping (in)", "running (in)", "camping (out in)", "sojourning (at)", "staying (at)", "stopping (over)", "tarrying (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "escaping", "eschewing", "evading", "shaking" ], "antonyms":[ "avoiding", "shunning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freethinking":{ "as in free-spirited , nontraditional":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "free-spirited", "nontraditional", "dissentient", "dissenting", "dissident", "heretical", "heretic", "heterodox", "iconoclastic", "maverick", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "apostate", "defecting", "renegade", "schismatic", "schismatical", "sectarian", "separatist" ], "near antonyms":[ "conforming", "conformist", "conventional", "orthodox" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frisson":{ "a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings":{ "examples":[ "those two are still caught up in the giddy frisson of a new romance" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "boot", "charge", "exhilaration", "jollies", "kick", "rush", "thrill", "titillation", "wallop" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousal", "buzz", "electrification", "high", "intoxication", "jolt", "shock", "surprise", "surprize", "delectation", "delight", "enjoyment", "joy", "lift", "pleasure", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "treat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-for-all":{ "freely available for use or participation by all":{ "examples":[ "the public library has a free-for-all lending policy" ], "synonyms":[ "open", "public", "unrestricted" ], "near synonyms":[ "collective", "common", "communal", "shared", "accessible", "available", "free", "unregulated", "unreserved" ], "near antonyms":[ "limited", "inaccessible", "unavailable" ], "antonyms":[ "closed", "exclusive", "off-limits", "private", "restricted" ] }, "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "examples":[ "during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls" ], "synonyms":[ "affray", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "fracas", "fray", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "rough-and-tumble", "row", "ruckus", "ruction" ], "near synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle", "horseplay", "roughhousing", "altercation", "argument", "dispute", "kickup", "quarrel", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medley", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "dishevelment", "disorder", "disorderedness", "disorderliness", "disorganization", "havoc", "heck", "hell", "jumble", "mare's nest", "mess", "messiness", "misorder", "muddle", "muss", "shambles", "snake pit", "tumble", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchy", "lawlessness", "misrule", "riot", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "labyrinth", "maze", "web", "maelstrom", "storm", "bollix", "clutter", "litter", "mishmash", "shuffle", "hodgepodge", "medley", "miscellany", "morass", "motley" ], "near antonyms":[ "method", "pattern", "plan", "system" ], "antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "friable":{ "having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure":{ "examples":[ "sand dollars are friable , so handle them carefully" ], "synonyms":[ "brickle", "brittle", "crisp", "crispy", "crumbly", "embrittled", "flaky", "flakey", "short" ], "near synonyms":[ "crackly", "crisped", "crispened", "crunchy", "crusty", "breakable", "delicate", "fragile" ], "near antonyms":[ "elastic", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "resilient", "strong", "sturdy", "tough" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freak-outs":{ "as in meltdowns , frazzles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frazzles", "meltdowns", "breakdowns", "crack-ups", "nervous breakdowns", "tailspins", "alarms", "alarums", "anxieties", "apprehensions", "disquiets", "excitabilities", "disturbances", "agitations", "discomposures", "perturbations", "basket cases" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "composures", "imperturbabilities", "placidities", "self-possessions", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frank":{ "free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "our ballet teacher is very frank about telling her students whether she thinks they have the talent for a career in dance" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "forthcoming", "forthright", "foursquare", "freehearted", "free-spoken", "honest", "open", "openhearted", "out-front", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "unreserved", "up-front" ], "near synonyms":[ "artless", "earnest", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "sincere", "unaffected", "undesigning", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "unrestrained", "vocal", "vociferous", "abrupt", "bluff", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "tactless", "thoughtless", "uncivil", "undiplomatic", "ungracious", "unmannerly", "unsubtle" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhibited", "reserved", "restrained", "close-mouthed", "laconic", "quiet", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "diplomatic", "politic", "tactful", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "uncandid", "unforthcoming" ] }, "as in mark":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mark", "autograph", "hand", "John Hancock", "signature", "countersign", "endorsement", "indorsement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in hot dog , bologna":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bologna", "frankfurter", "hot dog", "kielbasa", "knockwurst", "knackwurst", "liver sausage", "liver pudding", "liverwurst", "pepperoni", "salami", "Vienna sausage", "weenie", "wiener", "weiner", "wienerwurst", "banger", "link", "sausage", "wurst", "blood sausage", "blood pudding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in airmail":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "airmail", "mail", "post", "address", "consign", "direct", "dispatch", "forward", "remit", "route", "ship", "transmit", "transport", "register" ], "near antonyms":[ "get", "receive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "frugal":{ "careful in the management of money or resources":{ "examples":[ "by being frugal , the family is able to stretch its monthly budget" ], "synonyms":[ "economical", "economizing", "provident", "scrimping", "sparing", "thrifty" ], "near synonyms":[ "conserving", "preserving", "saving", "forehanded", "foresighted", "foresightful", "prudent", "penny-wise", "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penny-pinching", "penurious", "pinching", "spare", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "improvident", "shortsighted", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unselfish", "unsparing", "extravagant", "indulgent", "lavish" ], "antonyms":[ "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "squandering", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "wasteful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-climbs":{ "as in gets up , mounts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascends", "breasts", "gets up", "mounts", "scales", "summits", "surmounts", "shimmies", "shinnies", "shins", "skins", "claws", "sprawls", "struggles", "clambers", "climbs", "scrabbles", "scrambles", "swarms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frumpy":{ "as in plain , unshapely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frumpish", "plain", "unaesthetic", "unbecoming", "unshapely", "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "disgusting", "distasteful", "dreadful", "gross", "horrible", "horrid", "loathsome", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "grotesque", "hideous", "homely", "ill-favored", "monstrous", "ugly", "unappealing", "unattractive", "unbeautiful", "uncomely", "unhandsome", "unlovely", "unpleasing", "unpretty", "unsightly", "vile" ], "near antonyms":[ "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical", "attractive", "beauteous", "beautiful", "bonny", "bonnie", "comely", "cute", "drop-dead", "fair", "fetching", "good-looking", "goodly", "gorgeous", "handsome", "knockout", "lovely", "pretty", "ravishing", "seemly", "sightly", "stunning", "taking", "well-favored", "shapely", "imposing", "impressive", "prepossessing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-climb":{ "as in get up , mount":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascend", "breast", "get up", "mount", "scale", "summit", "surmount", "shimmy", "shin", "shinny", "skin", "claw", "sprawl", "struggle", "clamber", "climb", "scrabble", "scramble", "swarm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frowning":{ "as in scowling , glaring":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "glaring", "glowering", "lowering", "louring", "scowling", "black", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "dismal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "melancholy", "sullen", "blank", "flat", "listless", "stoic", "stoical", "unemotional" ], "near antonyms":[ "aglow", "beaming", "bright", "glowing", "radiant", "sunny", "brilliant", "dazzling", "effulgent", "gleaming", "luminous", "refulgent", "shining", "starry", "blithe", "blithesome", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "gay", "gladsome", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "optimistic", "upbeat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to look with anger or disapproval":{ "examples":[ "the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble" ], "synonyms":[ "glaring", "glooming", "glowering", "lowering", "louring", "scowling" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaping", "gazing", "ogling", "staring", "grimacing", "pouting", "sulking", "growling", "snarling", "sneering", "sniggering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "beaming", "grinning", "smiling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "Frankenstein":{ "as in monster , horror":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banshee", "bogeyman", "bogyman", "demon", "daemon", "devil", "fiend", "fright", "imp", "incubus", "grotesque", "grotesquerie", "grotesquery", "monster", "monstrosity", "ogre", "b\u00eate noire", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "horror", "terror", "abomination", "anathema", "mutant", "mutation", "abnormality", "freak", "ogress" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frequency":{ "the fact or state of happening often":{ "examples":[ "the frequency of twins in that family is remarkable" ], "synonyms":[ "commonness", "frequence", "frequentness", "prevalence" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicity", "constancy", "continuousness", "regularity", "appearance", "incidence", "occurrence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "infrequence", "infrequency", "rareness", "uncommonness", "unusualness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frier":{ "as in oven , stove":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broiler", "microwave", "microwave oven", "oven", "roaster", "rotisserie", "stove", "toaster", "toaster oven", "cooker", "cookstove", "range" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freshet":{ "as in runoff , arroyo":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arroyo", "billabong", "fresh", "runoff", "beck", "bourn", "bourne", "brook", "brooklet", "burn", "creek", "gill", "rill", "rivulet", "run", "runlet", "runnel", "streamlet", "bayou", "coulee", "slough", "slew", "slue", "stream", "wash", "canal", "channel", "cut", "cutoff", "gut", "kill", "millrace", "millstream", "race", "watercourse", "waterway", "affluent", "branch", "confluent", "distributary", "influent", "tributary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frayed":{ "worn or torn into or as if into rags":{ "examples":[ "she wore a beloved but badly frayed flannel shirt" ], "synonyms":[ "ragged", "raggedy", "ratty", "seedy", "shabby", "tattered", "threadbare", "worn-out" ], "near synonyms":[ "dowdy", "scruffy", "tatterdemalion", "dingy", "faded", "lacerate", "lacerated", "shredded", "holey", "patchy", "broken-down", "decrepit", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "grungy", "mangy", "moth-eaten", "run-down", "scuzzy", "tacky" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "unused" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "constant rubbing against the rock face has badly frayed our climbing rope" ], "synonyms":[ "abraded", "chafed", "corraded", "eroded", "frazzled", "fretted", "galled", "rasped", "rubbed", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "filed", "gnawed", "grated", "grazed", "ground", "nibbled", "sandblasted", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scuffed", "shaved", "erased", "reduced", "rubbed out", "wiped (away)", "wore out", "ate", "bit", "broke down", "broke up", "chewed", "corroded", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "honed", "sharpened", "whetted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frame of reference":{ "a way of looking at or thinking about something":{ "examples":[ "Her frame of reference shifted as she moved through new walks of life." ], "synonyms":[ "angle", "eye view", "outlook", "perspective", "shoes", "slant", "standpoint", "vantage point", "viewpoint" ], "near synonyms":[ "interpretation", "spin", "belief", "conviction", "eye", "feeling", "judgment", "judgement", "mind", "mind-set", "notion", "opinion", "perception", "persuasion", "sentiment", "verdict", "view", "impression", "take" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "frown (on or upon)":{ "to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{ "examples":[ "a usage that is frowned upon by some grammarians" ], "synonyms":[ "deprecate", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disesteem", "disfavor", "dislike", "mislike", "reprove", "tsk-tsk", "tut (over or about)", "tut-tut (over or about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "disrelish", "object (to)", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject", "reprehend", "reprobate", "scorn", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "discommend", "chide", "rebuke", "reproach", "scold" ], "near antonyms":[ "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "support", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "love", "relish", "revel (in)" ], "antonyms":[ "approve", "favor", "like" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frightens":{ "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "around the campfire the campers tried to frighten one another with ghostly legends and grisly tales" ], "synonyms":[ "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "frights", "horrifies", "panics", "scares", "scarifies", "shocks", "spooks", "startles", "terrifies", "terrorizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "appalls", "appals", "bowls over", "dismays", "floors", "jolts", "shakes", "shakes up", "amazes", "astounds", "awes", "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "dispirits", "emasculates", "psychs (out)", "undoes", "unmans", "unnerves", "unstrings", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "worries" ], "near antonyms":[ "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "solaces", "soothes", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "inspires", "steels" ], "antonyms":[ "reassures" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frazzling":{ "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point" ], "synonyms":[ "abrading", "chafing", "corrading", "eroding", "fraying", "fretting", "galling", "rasping", "rubbing", "wearing" ], "near synonyms":[ "filing", "gnawing", "grating", "grazing", "grinding", "nibbling", "sandblasting", "sandpapering", "scouring", "scraping", "scuffing", "shaving", "erasing", "reducing", "rubbing out", "wearing out", "wiping (away)", "biting", "breaking down", "breaking up", "chewing", "corroding", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "eating", "honing", "sharpening", "whetting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "trying to hold down two full-time jobs had completely frazzled him" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "burning out", "busting", "doing in", "doing up", "draining", "exhausting", "fagging", "fatiguing", "harassing", "killing", "knocking out", "outwearing", "tiring", "tuckering (out)", "washing out", "wearing", "wearing out", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "sapping", "wasting", "weakening" ], "near antonyms":[ "activating", "energizing", "invigorating", "rejuvenating", "strengthening", "vitalizing", "relaxing", "resting", "unwinding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "an endless series of dietary warnings that had served only to frazzle the general public" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "freaking (out)", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fraudsters":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster" ], "synonyms":[ "bilkers", "bilks", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "fakirs", "finaglers", "hoaxers", "scammers", "scamsters", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "skinners", "swindlers", "trickers", "tricksters" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crossers", "double-dealers", "bluffers", "charlatans", "fakers", "fakes", "humbugs", "impostors", "imposters", "mountebanks", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenders", "quacks", "quacksalvers", "ringers", "shams", "adventurers", "foxes", "fox", "gamesmen", "knaves", "pranksters", "rascals", "rogues", "fast-talkers", "slickers", "slicks", "slicksters", "slyboots", "smoothies", "wheeler-dealers", "plotters", "schemers", "sneakers", "sneaks", "blacklegs", "cardsharps", "cardsharpers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friendly":{ "having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{ "examples":[ "all of the people in my new department seem friendly", "as a friendly gesture, we presented our new neighbors with a plate of homemade cookies" ], "synonyms":[ "amicable", "bonhomous", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "collegial", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "genial", "hail-fellow", "hail-fellow-well-met", "hearty", "matey", "neighborly", "palsy", "palsy-walsy", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "near synonyms":[ "affable", "agreeable", "approachable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "nice", "sweet", "clubby", "convivial", "folksy", "gregarious", "hospitable", "sociable", "social", "jolly", "jovial", "merry", "extroverted", "extraverted", "outgoing", "brotherly", "fraternal", "sisterly", "close", "familiar", "intimate", "adoring", "affectionate", "devoted", "fond", "lovesome", "loving", "tender", "tenderhearted" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienated", "estranged", "chilly", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cool", "frigid", "frosty", "glacial", "icy", "wintry", "wintery", "unsociable", "unsocial", "aggressive", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "inhospitable", "inimical" ], "antonyms":[ "antagonistic", "hostile", "unfriendly" ] }, "closely acquainted":{ "examples":[ "we're friendly with our neighbors" ], "synonyms":[ "bosom", "buddy-buddy", "chummy", "close", "especial", "familiar", "inseparable", "intimate", "inward", "near", "thick", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "clannish", "close-knit", "tight-knit", "affable", "boon", "companionable", "convivial", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hearty", "gregarious", "sociable", "social", "comfortable", "cozy", "easy", "snug", "amicable", "neighborly", "confidential", "secretive", "adoring", "affectionate", "dear", "devoted", "fond", "loving", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "unfriendly", "unsociable", "withdrawn" ], "antonyms":[ "distant" ] }, "expressing approval":{ "examples":[ "a friendly sign that our pet project would be approved" ], "synonyms":[ "admiring", "applauding", "appreciative", "approbatory", "approving", "commendatory", "complimentary", "favorable", "good", "positive" ], "near synonyms":[ "accepting", "warm", "encomiastic", "eulogistic", "flattering", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudative", "laudatory", "panegyrical", "praiseful", "respectful", "supportive", "sympathetic", "adoring", "adulatory", "idolizing", "worshipful", "worshipping", "worshiping", "advisory", "recommendatory" ], "near antonyms":[ "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "censuring", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "belittling", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "disparaging", "scornful", "slighting" ], "antonyms":[ "adverse", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "disapproving", "inappreciative", "negative", "unappreciative", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "unfriendly" ] }, "willing to do a favor":{ "examples":[ "a kid- friendly restaurant with high chairs and a special menu for small-fry appetites" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodating", "accommodative", "indulgent", "obliging" ], "near synonyms":[ "helpful", "solicitous", "considerate", "thoughtful", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "gracious", "lenient", "overindulgent", "permissive" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being":{ "examples":[ "the state's attitude towards commercial development is widely regarded as friendly to the business community" ], "synonyms":[ "advantageous", "benefic", "beneficent", "beneficial", "benignant", "favorable", "good", "helpful", "kindly", "profitable", "salutary" ], "near synonyms":[ "gratifying", "rewarding", "satisfying", "auspicious", "promising", "propitious", "advisable", "desirable", "healthful", "healthy", "salubrious", "salutiferous", "wholesome", "gainful", "lucrative", "remunerative", "ameliorative", "amelioratory", "bettering", "constructive", "supportive" ], "near antonyms":[ "damaging", "deleterious", "harmful", "injurious", "insalubrious" ], "antonyms":[ "bad", "disadvantageous", "unfavorable", "unfriendly", "unhelpful", "unprofitable" ] }, "as in amicably , good-naturedly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amicably", "friendlily", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "jocularly", "blithely", "blithesomely", "breezily", "gladly", "gladsomely", "laughingly", "lightheartedly", "sunnily", "hopefully", "optimistically", "sanguinely", "amusedly", "exuberantly", "giddily", "gigglingly", "joyfully", "joyously", "blissfully", "elatedly", "euphorically", "rapturously", "brightly", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "gaily", "gayly", "happily", "heartily", "jocosely", "jovially", "merrily", "mirthfully", "smilingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "bleakly", "cheerlessly", "darkly", "heavily", "miserably", "morosely", "unhappily", "abjectly", "dejectedly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "wretchedly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "forlornly", "mournfully", "plaintively", "sorrowfully", "dourly", "glumly", "mirthlessly", "sourly", "sternly", "sulkily", "sullenly", "blackly", "dismally", "drearily", "gloomily", "pessimistically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in friend , partner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alter ego", "amigo", "buddy", "chum", "compadre", "comrade", "confidant", "confidante", "crony", "familiar", "friend", "intimate", "mate", "musketeer", "pal", "associate", "cohort", "colleague", "companion", "fellow", "hearty", "hobnobber", "partner", "peer", "sport", "blood brother", "brother", "main man", "sister", "benefactor", "supporter", "sympathizer", "well-wisher", "abettor", "abetter", "accomplice", "ally", "collaborator", "confederate", "acquaintance", "pen pal" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe", "adversary", "antagonist", "competitor", "opponent", "rival", "archenemy", "nemesis" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "frequentness":{ "the fact or state of happening often":{ "examples":[ "the frequentness and the fierceness of the storms that winter were unprecedented" ], "synonyms":[ "commonness", "frequence", "frequency", "prevalence" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicity", "constancy", "continuousness", "regularity", "appearance", "incidence", "occurrence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "infrequence", "infrequency", "rareness", "uncommonness", "unusualness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fragility":{ "the state or quality of having a delicate structure":{ "examples":[ "we marveled at the fragility and yet the surprising strength of the bird's wing bones" ], "synonyms":[ "daintiness", "delicacy", "exquisiteness", "fineness", "frangibility" ], "near synonyms":[ "diaphanousness", "flimsiness", "insubstantiality", "wispiness", "brittleness", "crumbliness", "friability" ], "near antonyms":[ "firmness", "solidity", "strength" ], "antonyms":[ "coarseness", "crudeness", "crudity", "roughness", "rudeness" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the fragility of the abandoned baby bird" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenia", "debilitation", "debility", "delicacy", "enervation", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "frailness", "frailty", "infirmity", "languidness", "languor", "listlessness", "lowness", "weakness", "wimpiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "decay", "decrepitude", "breakdown", "collapse", "prostration", "exhaustion", "fatigue", "lassitude", "weariness", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "impotence", "impuissance", "powerlessness", "effeteness", "softness", "tenderness", "disablement", "incapacitation", "invalidism", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impairment", "injury" ], "near antonyms":[ "energy", "vitality", "brawniness", "fitness", "heftiness", "huskiness", "lustiness", "muscularity", "virility", "hardness", "ruggedness", "stoutness", "sturdiness", "toughness", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "wellness" ], "antonyms":[ "hardihood", "hardiness", "robustness", "strength", "vigor" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freighter":{ "as in tanker , barge":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carrier", "argosy", "barge", "coaster", "collier", "containership", "corvette", "cruiser", "cutter", "destroyer", "ferryboat", "flagship", "icebreaker", "ironclad", "lightship", "liner", "man-of-war", "man-o'-war", "merchantman", "merchant ship", "motor ship", "packet", "steamer", "steamship", "superliner", "supertanker", "tanker", "trader", "tramp", "transport", "warship", "watercraft", "boat", "keel", "ship", "vessel", "bark", "barque", "brig", "brigantine", "caravel", "clipper", "junk", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "square-rigger", "tall ship", "windjammer", "xebec", "yacht" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freshness":{ "the quality or appeal of being new":{ "examples":[ "the freshness of that teacher's approach makes his classes fun and interesting" ], "synonyms":[ "newness", "novelty", "originality" ], "near synonyms":[ "hipness", "trendiness", "bizarreness", "strangeness", "unfamiliarity", "unusualness", "progressiveness", "currentness", "recentness", "up-to-dateness", "departure", "divergence", "innovation", "offshoot", "shoot" ], "near antonyms":[ "banality", "commonness", "familiarity", "outdatedness", "staleness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freedmen":{ "as in freedwomen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freedwomen", "freemen" ], "near antonyms":[ "helots", "serfs", "bondmen", "bondsmen", "chattels", "slaves", "thralls", "bondwomen", "bondswomen", "odalisques" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freedwomen":{ "as in freedmen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freedmen", "freemen" ], "near antonyms":[ "helots", "serfs", "bondmen", "bondsmen", "chattels", "slaves", "thralls", "bondwomen", "bondswomen", "odalisques" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frostiness":{ "as in coldness , frigidity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coldness", "frigidity", "frigidness", "gelidity", "iciness", "wintriness", "briskness", "crispness", "cold", "freeze", "snap", "bite", "bitterness", "bleakness", "chill", "chilliness", "nip", "nippiness", "rawness", "sharpness" ], "near antonyms":[ "balminess", "warmness", "warmth", "heat", "hotness", "sultriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fraternal":{ "of, relating to, or befitting brothers":{ "examples":[ "there was a fraternal bond between the two boys all throughout their school years" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherly" ], "near synonyms":[ "familial", "sisterly", "chummy", "friendly", "neighborly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free riders":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "claimed that welfare recipients were a bunch of free riders with little or nothing to offer society" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsuckers", "freeloaders", "hangers-on", "leeches", "moochers", "parasites", "spongers", "sponges" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependents", "deadbeats", "idlers", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "henchmen", "lackeys", "satellites", "stooges", "sycophants", "toadies", "yes-men", "cheapskates", "misers", "niggards", "pikers", "scrooges", "skinflints", "tightwads" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactors", "philanthropists", "supporters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fright":{ "something unpleasant to look at":{ "examples":[ "people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright" ], "synonyms":[ "eyesore", "hideosity", "horror", "mess", "monstrosity", "sight" ], "near synonyms":[ "eye-catcher", "blot", "smear", "smudge", "spot", "stain" ], "near antonyms":[ "vision" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger":{ "examples":[ "the earthquake so filled me with fright that I still have trouble sleeping" ], "synonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "dread", "fear", "fearfulness", "horror", "panic", "scare", "terror", "trepidation" ], "near synonyms":[ "phobia", "creeps", "jitters", "nervousness", "willies", "pang", "qualm", "twinge", "agitation", "apprehension", "consternation", "discomposure", "disquiet", "funk", "perturbation", "concern", "dismay", "worry", "cowardice", "faintheartedness", "timidity", "timorousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "assurance", "boldness", "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "fortitude", "gallantry", "hardihood", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "stoutness", "valor", "audacity", "guts", "nerve" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike with fear":{ "examples":[ "a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul" ], "synonyms":[ "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "frighten", "horrify", "panic", "scare", "scarify", "shock", "spook", "startle", "terrify", "terrorize" ], "near synonyms":[ "appall", "appal", "bowl over", "dismay", "floor", "jolt", "shake", "shake up", "amaze", "astound", "awe", "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "dispirit", "emasculate", "psych (out)", "undo", "unman", "unnerve", "unstring", "discomfort", "discompose", "disconcert", "disquiet", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "unsettle", "upset", "worry" ], "near antonyms":[ "assure", "cheer", "comfort", "console", "solace", "soothe", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "inspire", "steel" ], "antonyms":[ "reassure" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "free loves":{ "as in promiscuities":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "promiscuities", "criminal conversations", "disloyalties", "inconstancies", "perfidies", "treacheries", "adulteries", "infidelities", "misconducts", "affairs", "affaires", "amours", "flings", "love affairs", "loves", "romances", "intrigues", "attachments", "infatuations", "entanglements", "flirtations", "liaisons", "passions" ], "near antonyms":[ "fidelities", "allegiances", "constancies", "dedications", "devotions", "fealties", "loyalties" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friends":{ "a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{ "examples":[ "really close friends who like to do everything together and are always sharing secrets" ], "synonyms":[ "alter egos", "amigos", "buddies", "chums", "compadres", "comrades", "confidantes", "confidants", "cronies", "familiars", "intimates", "mates", "musketeers", "pals" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquaintances", "associates", "cohorts", "colleagues", "companions", "fellows", "hearties", "hobnobbers", "partners", "peers", "sports", "blood brothers", "brothers", "brethren", "main men", "sisters", "abettors", "abetters", "accomplices", "allies", "collaborators", "confederates", "pen pals", "benefactors", "supporters", "sympathizers", "well-wishers", "friendlies" ], "near antonyms":[ "adversaries", "antagonists", "competitors", "opponents", "rivals", "archenemies", "nemeses" ], "antonyms":[ "enemies", "foes" ] }, "a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{ "examples":[ "hopes that the new governor will be a friend to environmental causes" ], "synonyms":[ "advocates", "advocators", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "espousers", "exponents", "expounders", "gospelers", "gospellers", "heralds", "hierophants", "high priests", "paladins", "promoters", "proponents", "protagonists", "supporters", "true believers", "tub-thumpers", "white knights" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalists", "partisans", "partizans", "stalwarts", "adherents", "cohorts", "disciples", "followers", "interpreters", "applauders", "cheerleaders", "encouragers", "fellow travelers" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemies", "foes", "rivals", "belittlers", "critics", "faultfinders" ], "antonyms":[ "adversaries", "antagonists", "opponents" ] }, "as in befriends":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "befriends", "associates", "chums", "companies", "consociates", "consorts", "fraternizes", "hangs (around or out)", "hobnobs", "hooks up", "messes around", "pals (around)", "runs", "sorts", "travels", "affiliates", "allies", "attaches", "bands", "bonds", "clubs", "collaborates", "colludes", "confederates", "conjoins", "connects", "cooperates", "couples", "gangs", "gets along", "gets on", "groups", "interrelates", "joins", "knots", "leagues", "links", "mingles", "mixes", "rallies", "relates", "sides", "socializes", "teams", "ties", "weds" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "cold-shoulders", "shuns", "snubs", "alienates", "estranges", "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)", "disjoins", "dissociates", "disunites", "divorces", "severs", "splits", "sunders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frustrations":{ "something that is a source of irritation":{ "examples":[ "bad spelling is a constant frustration to language-arts teachers" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravations", "aggros", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "bugbears", "exasperations", "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 feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "examples":[ "the professor's frustration with students who refused to consult the syllabus" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravations", "aggros", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "exasperations", "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" ] }, "friendless":{ "as in forlorn":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "forlorn", "unattended", "unchaperoned", "cloistered", "disassociated", "hermetic", "hermetical", "insulated", "isolate", "isolated", "remote", "retired", "secluded", "withdrawn", "alone", "lone", "lonely", "lonesome", "single", "solitary", "solo", "unaccompanied", "quarantined", "segregated", "separated", "sequestered", "separate", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "detached", "disconnected", "disjointed", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "fractionated", "abandoned", "adrift", "deserted", "desolate", "forgotten", "forsaken", "lorn", "neglected" ], "near antonyms":[ "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "escorted", "adjacent", "adjoining", "communicating", "contiguous", "neighboring", "next-door", "attached", "connected", "coupled", "linked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fruitcake":{ "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "he agreed to an evaluation so they could see he wasn't a fruitcake" ], "synonyms":[ "bug", "crackbrain", "crazy", "fool", "head case", "loon", "loony", "lunatic", "maniac", "nut", "nutcase", "nutter", "psycho", "psychopath", "sickie", "sicko", "wacko", "whacko" ], "near synonyms":[ "madman", "abnormal", "deviant", "monomaniac", "mythomaniac", "neurotic", "obsessive", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoid", "psychotic", "schizo", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopath", "character", "codger", "crack", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "fantastic", "flake", "kook", "oddball", "oddity", "original", "quiz", "screwball", "tyke", "tike", "weirdo", "zany", "case", "patient" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "children in the neighborhood once regarded the reclusive scientist as a fruitcake" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crack", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "flake", "head case", "kook", "nut", "nutcase", "nutter", "oddball", "oddity", "original", "quiz", "screwball", "weirdo", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "bohemian", "maverick", "nonconformist", "quixote", "coot", "geezer", "curio", "rarity", "freak", "fantast", "fantastico" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist", "follower", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frustrated":{ "as in disappointed , disillusioned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disappointed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "unfulfilled", "aggrieved", "discontent", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "malcontent", "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":[ "content", "contented", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "elated", "exultant", "jubilant", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to prevent from achieving a goal":{ "examples":[ "a multitude of conflicting opinions frustrated me in my attempt to find a computer that best suits my needs" ], "synonyms":[ "baffled", "balked", "beat", "checkmated", "discomfited", "foiled", "thwarted" ], "near synonyms":[ "barred", "blocked", "clogged", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "handicapped", "held back", "hindered", "hobbled", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled", "arrested", "checked", "halted", "set back", "short-circuited", "stalled", "stopped", "averted", "forestalled", "obviated", "precluded", "prevented", "negated", "neutralized", "nullified", "counteracted", "offset", "conquered", "defeated", "overcame" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed" ], "antonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nurtured", "promoted" ] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "challenge the math student, but don't frustrate him or her with overly difficult problems" ], "synonyms":[ "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dismayed", "dispirited", "unmanned", "unnerved" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "depressed", "saddened", "weighed", "afflicted", "tried", "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "distressed", "troubled", "bothered", "irked", "vexed", "vext", "worried", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "frightened", "horrified", "scared" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoyed (up)", "cheered", "gladdened", "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "inspired", "lifted", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "nerved", "steeled" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "freezing out":{ "to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{ "examples":[ "a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means" ], "synonyms":[ "banning", "barring", "closing out", "counting (out)", "debarring", "eliminating", "excepting", "excluding", "ruling out", "shutting out" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackballing", "blacklisting", "excommunicating", "ostracizing", "banishing", "deporting", "exiling", "expelling", "ousting", "throwing out", "obviating", "precluding", "preventing", "prohibiting", "blocking", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "ceasing", "discontinuing", "halting", "suspending", "deterring", "staving off", "warding (off)", "checking off", "disregarding", "combing (out)", "weeding (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "embracing", "entertaining", "receiving", "taking in", "welcoming", "unbanning" ], "antonyms":[ "admitting", "including" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fractionations":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "originally conceived as one novel, The Lord of the Rings underwent a fractionation into a trilogy when its publisher feared it was too massive to sell as a single volume" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcations", "breakups", "cleavages", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "fractionalizations", "partitions", "schisms", "scissions", "separations", "splits" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaches", "ruptures", "divorces", "severances", "decompositions", "disassemblies", "dismemberments", "segmentations", "subdivisions", "atomizations", "dichotomizations", "polarizations", "diffusions", "dispersals", "dispersions", "scatterings", "administrations", "apportionments", "distributions", "isolations", "seclusions", "segregations", "sequestrations" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblages", "associations", "attachments", "conjunctions", "connections", "linkages", "links", "linkups", "aggregations", "combinations", "consolidations", "fusions" ], "antonyms":[ "unifications", "unions" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freeloader":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "a freeloader who apparently intends to live off of his long-suffering parents forever" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsucker", "free rider", "hanger-on", "leech", "moocher", "parasite", "sponge", "sponger" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependent", "deadbeat", "idler", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "henchman", "lackey", "satellite", "stooge", "sycophant", "toady", "yes-man", "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactor", "philanthropist", "supporter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frontwards":{ "being at or in the forward part or surface of something":{ "examples":[ "ship passengers in the frontward cabins were getting the worst of the rough seas" ], "synonyms":[ "anterior", "fore", "forward", "front", "frontal" ], "near synonyms":[ "ventral" ], "near antonyms":[ "dorsal" ], "antonyms":[ "aft", "after", "hind", "hinder", "hindmost", "posterior", "rear", "rearward" ] }, "as in before , fore":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "before", "fore", "ahead", "along", "forth", "forward", "forwards", "on", "onward", "onwards" ], "near antonyms":[ "back", "backward", "backwards", "behind", "rearward", "rearwards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "from hunger":{ "falling short of a standard":{ "examples":[ "I love a good science fiction novel, but my current read is revealing itself to be from hunger ." ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "sour", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wanting", "wretched", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "abysmal", "atrocious", "awful", "bitchin'", "brutal", "damnable", "deplorable", "detestable", "disastrous", "dreadful", "execrable", "gnarly", "horrendous", "horrible", "pathetic", "stinky", "sucky", "terrible", "unspeakable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "egregious", "flagrant", "gross", "bum", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "junky", "lesser", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "reprehensible", "rotten", "rubbishy", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "trashy", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "meager", "meagre", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "scanty", "shabby", "short", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "stingy", "miscreant", "scurrilous", "villainous", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "classical", "A1", "bang-up", "banner", "boss", "capital", "choice", "crackerjack", "dandy", "divine", "excellent", "exceptional", "fabulous", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-test", "jim-dandy", "keen", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "par excellence", "perfect", "premium", "prime", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "wonderful", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "sufficient", "average", "borderline", "fair", "mediocre", "middling", "minimal", "so-so", "unexceptional", "suitable", "useful", "worthy", "gratifying", "satisfying" ], "antonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "standard", "tolerable" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "frontiers":{ "a region along the dividing line between two countries":{ "examples":[ "the Apaches were once feared on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico frontier" ], "synonyms":[ "borderlands", "borders", "marches" ], "near synonyms":[ "no-man's-lands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fragmentating":{ "as in fragmenting , fragmentizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting", "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frivolous":{ "lacking importance":{ "examples":[ "judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "foolish", "incidental", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "minute", "negligible", "nugatory", "slight", "small", "small-fry", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerkwater", "one-horse", "nickel-and-dime", "paltry", "petty", "small-time", "worthless", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown" ], "near antonyms":[ "decisive", "fatal", "fateful", "chief", "dominant", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "principal", "distinctive", "exceptional", "impressive", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "valuable", "worthwhile", "worthy", "distinguished", "eminent", "great", "illustrious", "preeminent", "prestigious", "famous", "notorious", "renowned", "all-important", "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "key" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "unfrivolous", "weighty" ] }, "lacking in seriousness or maturity":{ "examples":[ "when asked by the waiter if we wanted anything else that evening, we made a frivolous request for free drinks" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrained", "ditzy", "ditsy", "dizzy", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frothy", "futile", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "light-minded", "puerile", "scatterbrained", "silly", "yeasty" ], "near synonyms":[ "fatuous", "foolish", "inane", "nonsensical", "thoughtless", "witless", "crazy", "daffy", "daft", "fruity", "exuberant", "flippant", "fluttery", "giggly", "happy", "light", "lighthearted", "playful", "sappy", "shallow", "superficial" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "melancholy", "somber", "sombre", "thoughtful", "dignified", "heavy", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "severe", "solemn", "staid" ], "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "unfrivolous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fritterers":{ "someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{ "examples":[ "a wastrel who had the dubious distinction of being the drunken fritterer of one of the largest fortunes ever amassed in America" ], "synonyms":[ "high rollers", "prodigals", "profligates", "spenders", "spendthrifts", "squanderers", "wasters", "wastrels" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissipates" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheapskates", "misers", "niggards", "pikers", "scrooges", "skinflints", "tightwads", "conservers", "savers" ], "antonyms":[ "economizers", "penny-pinchers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frontward":{ "being at or in the forward part or surface of something":{ "examples":[ "ship passengers in the frontward cabins were getting the worst of the rough seas" ], "synonyms":[ "anterior", "fore", "forward", "front", "frontal" ], "near synonyms":[ "ventral" ], "near antonyms":[ "dorsal" ], "antonyms":[ "aft", "after", "hind", "hinder", "hindmost", "posterior", "rear", "rearward" ] }, "as in before , fore":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "before", "fore", "ahead", "along", "forth", "forward", "forwards", "on", "onward", "onwards" ], "near antonyms":[ "back", "backward", "backwards", "behind", "rearward", "rearwards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "frivoling":{ "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "coquetting", "dallying", "flirting", "messing around", "toying", "trifling" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamping", "courting", "mashing", "wooing", "joshing", "kidding", "putting on", "razzing", "ribbing", "teasing", "fooling", "leading on", "stringing along", "manipulating", "playing (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frisky":{ "given to good-natured joking or teasing":{ "examples":[ "a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "coltish", "elfish", "fay", "frolicsome", "larky", "playful", "rollicking", "sportful", "sportive" ], "near synonyms":[ "coy", "kittenish", "gay", "happy", "lighthearted", "whimsical", "energetic", "frolic", "jocund", "lively", "merry", "spirited", "sprightly", "spunky", "vivacious", "devilish", "impish", "knavish", "mischievous", "pixie", "pixy", "rascally", "roguish", "amusing", "diverting", "enjoyable", "entertaining", "fun", "pleasurable", "dabbling", "frivolous", "goofy", "silly", "trifling", "delightful", "pleasant", "pleasing", "jesting", "jocose", "jocular", "joking", "prankish", "teasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dutiful", "responsible", "grave", "grim", "serious", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "stern", "stolid", "no-nonsense", "priggish", "starchy", "stuffy", "decorous", "formal", "proper", "sedate", "staid", "guarded", "inhibited", "restrained" ], "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious-minded", "sober", "sobersided" ] }, "having much high-spirited energy and movement":{ "examples":[ "the frisky colt didn't like to be kept in his stall" ], "synonyms":[ "active", "airy", "animate", "animated", "bouncing", "brisk", "energetic", "gay", "jaunty", "jazzy", "kinetic", "lively", "mettlesome", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "pizzazzy", "pizazzy", "racy", "snappy", "spanking", "sparky", "spirited", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "spiffy", "agog", "alert", "awake", "open-eyed", "up", "wide-awake", "agile", "nimble", "spry", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "chirpy", "chirrupy", "effervescent", "sparkly", "upbeat", "eager", "enthusiastic", "keen", "frolicsome", "impish", "pixieish", "playful", "boisterous", "bubbly", "ebullient", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "high-strung", "nervous", "skittish" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolent", "lazy", "unambitious", "inert", "lethargic", "sleepy", "sluggish", "tired", "torpid", "weary", "apathetic", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stolid", "boring", "dull", "irksome", "tedious" ], "antonyms":[ "dead", "inactive", "inanimate", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languishing", "languorous", "leaden", "lifeless", "limp", "listless", "spiritless", "vapid" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freehandedly":{ "in a generous manner":{ "examples":[ "it's not prudent to loan money so freehandedly" ], "synonyms":[ "amply", "bounteously", "bountifully", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well" ], "near synonyms":[ "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "friendlily", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "selflessly", "ungrudgingly", "unselfishly", "altruistically", "beneficently", "benevolently", "bigheartedly", "charitably", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "magnanimously", "philanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "frigidly", "hostilely", "angrily", "belligerently", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly" ], "antonyms":[ "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "franticness":{ "as in uneasiness , apprehensiveness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "disquiet", "feverishness", "freneticism", "hand-wringing", "perturbation", "restlessness", "trepidation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "worry", "edginess", "fidgetiness", "fidgets", "flightiness", "jitteriness", "jumpiness", "restiveness", "skittishness", "nerves", "tenseness", "tension", "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "jitters", "shakes", "shivers", "willies" ], "near antonyms":[ "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "sureness", "control", "self-control", "aplomb", "calm", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "coolness", "ease", "easiness", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "poise", "repose", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fruit":{ "a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{ "examples":[ "one fruit of your faithfulness in carrying out your duties will be more rewarding responsibilities" ], "synonyms":[ "aftereffect", "aftermath", "backwash", "child", "conclusion", "consequence", "corollary", "development", "effect", "fate", "issue", "outcome", "outgrowth", "precipitate", "product", "result", "resultant", "sequel", "sequence", "upshot" ], "near synonyms":[ "ramification", "denouement", "d\u00e9nouement", "echo", "implication", "repercussion", "afterclap", "afterglow", "aftershock", "blowback", "by-product", "fallout", "offshoot", "ripple", "side effect", "side reaction", "spin-off" ], "near antonyms":[ "consideration", "determinant", "factor", "base", "basis", "foundation", "ground", "groundwork", "impetus", "incentive", "inspiration", "instigation", "stimulus", "mother", "origin", "root", "source", "spring" ], "antonyms":[ "antecedent", "causation", "cause", "occasion", "reason" ] }, "something produced by physical or intellectual effort":{ "examples":[ "a popular app that was the fruit of years of research and development" ], "synonyms":[ "affair", "handiwork", "labor", "output", "produce", "product", "production", "thing", "work", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "article", "commodity", "entry", "object", "goods", "line", "merchandise", "wares", "handcraft", "handicraft", "aftereffect", "aftermath", "conclusion", "consequence", "corollary", "development", "effect", "issue", "outcome", "result", "resultant", "sequel", "sequence", "upshot", "by-product", "derivative", "offshoot", "offspring", "outgrowth", "residual", "side effect", "side reaction", "spin-off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the descendants of a person, animal, or plant":{ "examples":[ "according to the Bible, God promised Abraham that the fruit of his loins would someday become a great nation" ], "synonyms":[ "get", "issue", "offspring", "posterity", "progeny", "seed", "spawn" ], "near synonyms":[ "brood", "hatch", "litter", "young", "child", "scion", "family", "kin", "lineage", "stock" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancestor", "antecedent", "father", "forebear", "forbear", "forebearer", "forefather", "grandfather", "parent", "primogenitor", "progenitor" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in produce , seed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bloom", "flower", "produce", "propagate", "regenerate", "seed", "germinate", "root", "sprout", "luxuriate", "overgrow", "proliferate", "shoot up", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fryer":{ "as in oven , stove":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broiler", "microwave", "microwave oven", "oven", "roaster", "rotisserie", "stove", "toaster", "toaster oven", "cooker", "cookstove", "range" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frigid":{ "having a low or subnormal temperature":{ "examples":[ "the poor old woman was discovered shivering in a frigid apartment" ], "synonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "freezing", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near synonyms":[ "cryogenic", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "cutting", "keen", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "chilled", "cooled", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "equatorial", "muggy", "steamy", "summery", "tropical" ], "antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot" ] }, "lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "the innkeeper gave us a frigid and unnecessarily formal welcome" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "arctic", "brittle", "chill", "chilly", "clammy", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cold-eyed", "coldish", "cool", "frosty", "frozen", "gelid", "glacial", "hard-eyed", "icy", "uncordial", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodless", "coldhearted", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "kindless", "pitiless", "uncaring", "unfeeling", "reserved", "soulless", "undemonstrative", "unemotional", "unresponsive", "apathetic", "indifferent", "unenthusiastic", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "offish", "standoffish", "antisocial", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "near antonyms":[ "compassionate", "kind", "kindhearted", "demonstrative", "emotional", "expressive", "eager", "enthusiastic", "passionate" ], "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "happy", "hearty", "sympathetic", "warm", "warm-blooded", "warmhearted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frequence":{ "the fact or state of happening often":{ "examples":[ "the frequence of that cough is worrisome; perhaps you should see a doctor" ], "synonyms":[ "commonness", "frequency", "frequentness", "prevalence" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicity", "constancy", "continuousness", "regularity", "appearance", "incidence", "occurrence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "infrequence", "infrequency", "rareness", "uncommonness", "unusualness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "front burner":{ "as in attention , center stage":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catbird seat", "center stage", "limelight", "spotlight", "top billing", "attention", "heed", "notice" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in moment , consequence":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "account", "consequence", "import", "importance", "magnitude", "moment", "momentousness", "significance", "weight", "weightiness", "exigency", "insistence", "instancy", "urgency", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "preeminence", "primacy", "supremacy", "precedence", "priority", "right-of-way", "gravity", "seriousness", "preference" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frustrating":{ "causing annoyance":{ "examples":[ "these daily traffic jams are frustrating" ], "synonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "carking", "chafing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "nettling", "peeving", "pesky", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "pesty", "plaguey", "plaguy", "rankling", "rebarbative", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdensome", "discomforting", "displeasing", "disquieting", "distressing", "importunate", "importune", "inconveniencing", "angering", "enraging", "infuriating", "brattish", "bratty", "mischievous", "offensive", "troublesome", "upsetting", "distractive", "painful", "stressful", "tiresome", "troubling", "trying", "worrisome", "biting", "grating", "jangling", "jarring", "spiny", "thorny" ], "near antonyms":[ "delightful", "pleasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to prevent from achieving a goal":{ "examples":[ "a multitude of conflicting opinions frustrated me in my attempt to find a computer that best suits my needs" ], "synonyms":[ "baffling", "balking", "beating", "checkmating", "discomfiting", "foiling", "thwarting" ], "near synonyms":[ "barring", "blocking", "clogging", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "holding back", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up", "arresting", "checking", "halting", "setting back", "short-circuiting", "stalling", "stopping", "averting", "forestalling", "obviating", "precluding", "preventing", "negating", "neutralizing", "nullifying", "counteracting", "offsetting", "conquering", "defeating", "overcoming" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "easing", "facilitating", "smoothing" ], "antonyms":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nurturing", "promoting" ] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "challenge the math student, but don't frustrate him or her with overly difficult problems" ], "synonyms":[ "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "unmanning", "unnerving" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeating", "bullying", "cowing", "intimidating", "depressing", "saddening", "weighing", "afflicting", "trying", "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "distressing", "troubling", "bothering", "irking", "vexing", "worrying", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoying (up)", "cheering", "gladdening", "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inspiring", "lifting", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "nerving", "steeling" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "free rider":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "claimed that welfare recipients were a bunch of free riders with little or nothing to offer society" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsucker", "freeloader", "hanger-on", "leech", "moocher", "parasite", "sponge", "sponger" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependent", "deadbeat", "idler", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "henchman", "lackey", "satellite", "stooge", "sycophant", "toady", "yes-man", "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactor", "philanthropist", "supporter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frees":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "a global crusade to free Nelson Mandela from a South African prison had emerged" ], "synonyms":[ "discharges", "disenthralls", "disenthrals", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "enlarges", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bails (out)", "delivers", "paroles", "ransoms", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disembarrasses", "disencumbers", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "unshackles" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffs", "manacles", "shackles", "trammels", "commits", "immures", "imprisons", "incarcerates", "interns", "jails", "locks (up)", "conquers", "enslaves", "subdues", "subjugates" ], "antonyms":[ "binds", "confines", "enchains", "fetters", "restrains" ] }, "to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{ "examples":[ "we'll free the river by breaking up the ice jam" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "opens", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops" ], "near synonyms":[ "eases", "facilitates", "loosens (up)", "smooths", "smoothes" ], "near antonyms":[ "constricts", "encumbers", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "interferes (with)", "obstructs", "trammels", "barricades", "blockades" ], "antonyms":[ "blocks", "clogs (up)", "closes", "dams (up)", "plugs (up)", "stops" ] }, "to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{ "examples":[ "would you mind freeing up the work area so I can work?" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "opens", "unblocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "eases", "facilitates", "loosens (up)", "smooths", "smoothes", "unchokes", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "unclutters", "strips" ], "near antonyms":[ "clogs", "closes", "dams", "obstructs", "plugs", "stops", "clutters (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "blocks" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "a phone call would free your parents from worry" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "divests", "relieves", "rids", "unburdens" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharges", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters", "bails (out)", "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogs (down)", "fetters", "hampers", "restrains", "shackles", "subjects", "weighs down", "weights (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "this plan should free us from debt" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disembarrasses", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "liberates", "releases", "untangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unravels", "unsnarls", "unties", "untwines" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "burdens", "encumbers", "loads", "weighs" ], "antonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fry-up":{ "as in barbecue , fry":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bake", "barbecue", "barbeque", "clambake", "cookout", "fry", "luau", "picnic", "potluck", "roast", "banquet", "feast", "regale", "spread", "bite", "gulp", "morsel", "serving", "taste", "breakfast", "buffet", "collation", "dinner", "lunch", "luncheon", "refreshments", "smorgasbord", "snack", "supper", "tea", "board", "chow", "feed", "meal", "menu", "mess", "refection", "repast", "table" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freedom":{ "the state of being free from the control or power of another":{ "examples":[ "we owe our freedom to the untold numbers of soldiers who have fought in our nation's wars since its founding" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomy", "independence", "independency", "liberty", "self-determination", "self-governance", "self-government", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "near synonyms":[ "emancipation", "enfranchisement", "liberation", "manumission", "release" ], "near antonyms":[ "captivity", "enchainment", "enslavement", "immurement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "internment", "subjugation" ], "antonyms":[ "dependence", "dependance", "heteronomy", "subjection", "unfreedom" ] }, "the right to act or move freely":{ "examples":[ "as special guests of the owners, the youngsters had full freedom of the resort and its private beach" ], "synonyms":[ "authorization", "free hand", "latitude", "license", "licence", "run" ], "near synonyms":[ "authority", "clutch", "command", "control", "dominion", "grip", "hold", "mandate", "mastery", "power", "sway", "range", "room", "space", "blank check", "carte blanche" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frozen":{ "firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge":{ "examples":[ "the car door was frozen ever since an accident had damaged the hinge" ], "synonyms":[ "fast", "firm", "jammed", "lodged", "set", "snug", "stuck", "tight", "wedged" ], "near synonyms":[ "bonded", "cemented", "glued", "anchored", "clamped", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "impacted", "implanted", "attached", "bound", "fastened", "secured", "immovable", "unyielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dislodged", "freed", "loosened", "unattached", "unbound", "undone", "unfastened", "unsecured", "movable", "moveable", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[ "insecure", "loose" ] }, "having been established and usually not subject to change":{ "examples":[ "pay rates will remain frozen until the company does better financially" ], "synonyms":[ "certain", "determinate", "final", "firm", "fixed", "flat", "hard", "hard-and-fast", "inexpugnable", "set", "settled", "stable" ], "near synonyms":[ "nonadjustable", "noncancelable", "nonnegotiable", "unchangeable", "constant", "steady", "unchanging", "uniform", "unwavering", "definite", "exact", "explicit", "specific", "given", "stated", "stipulated", "dependable", "good", "reliable", "responsible", "safe", "solid", "sure", "tried", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjustable", "changeable", "negotiable", "indefinite", "open-ended", "unspecified", "capricious", "changeful", "flickery", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconstant", "mercurial", "mutable", "temperamental", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "variable", "volatile" ], "antonyms":[] }, "lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "responded to my greeting only with a frozen \"hello\"" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "arctic", "brittle", "chill", "chilly", "clammy", "cold", "cold-blooded", "cold-eyed", "coldish", "cool", "frigid", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "hard-eyed", "icy", "uncordial", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloodless", "coldhearted", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "kindless", "pitiless", "uncaring", "unfeeling", "reserved", "soulless", "undemonstrative", "unemotional", "unresponsive", "apathetic", "indifferent", "unenthusiastic", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "impersonal", "offish", "standoffish", "antisocial", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "near antonyms":[ "compassionate", "kind", "kindhearted", "demonstrative", "emotional", "expressive", "eager", "enthusiastic", "passionate" ], "antonyms":[ "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "happy", "hearty", "sympathetic", "warm", "warm-blooded", "warmhearted" ] }, "to become physically firm or solid":{ "examples":[ "add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine" ], "synonyms":[ "concreted", "congealed", "firmed (up)", "hardened", "indurated", "set", "solidified" ], "near synonyms":[ "caked", "callused", "encrusted", "incrusted", "clotted", "coagulated", "gelated", "gelatinized", "gelled", "jelled", "jellied", "stiffened", "thickened", "calcified", "crystallized", "crystalized", "ossified", "petrified", "rigidified", "annealed", "case-hardened", "tempered" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesced", "dissolved", "fluxed", "fused", "melted", "thawed", "unfrozen" ], "antonyms":[ "liquefied", "liquified", "softened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frame":{ "the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{ "examples":[ "now that the frame has been built, we have a better idea of the size of our new house" ], "synonyms":[ "architecture", "armature", "cadre", "configuration", "edifice", "fabric", "framework", "framing", "infrastructure", "shell", "skeleton", "structure" ], "near synonyms":[ "cage", "lattice", "network", "contour", "figure", "outline", "profile", "shape", "silhouette", "chassis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the type of body that a person has":{ "examples":[ "a tall man with a big frame" ], "synonyms":[ "build", "constitution", "figure", "form", "habit", "physique", "shape" ], "near synonyms":[ "anatomy", "structure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{ "examples":[ "a white curtain with a blue frame" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "borderline", "bound", "boundary", "brim", "circumference", "compass", "confines", "edge", "edging", "end", "fringe", "hem", "margin", "perimeter", "periphery", "rim", "skirt", "skirting", "verge" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambit", "brink", "crest", "curb", "cusp", "lip", "ceiling", "maximum", "demarcation", "extent", "limitation", "measure", "mere", "restriction", "termination", "borderland", "frontier", "march", "outskirts", "pale", "selvage", "lap", "shore" ], "near antonyms":[ "center", "core", "heart", "inner", "inside", "interior", "middle", "within" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials":{ "examples":[ "framed a unique coffee table from an old, discarded chest of drawers" ], "synonyms":[ "fabricate", "fashion", "form", "make", "manufacture", "produce" ], "near synonyms":[ "assemble", "build", "construct", "erect", "make up", "put up", "raise", "rear", "set up", "structure", "throw up", "craft", "handcraft", "hew", "forge", "mold", "shape", "cobble (together or up)", "knock out", "patch (together)", "throw up", "prefabricate", "create", "invent", "mint", "originate", "establish", "father", "institute", "organize", "concoct", "contrive", "cook (up)", "design", "devise", "imagine", "think (up)", "conceive", "envisage", "picture", "visualize", "refashion", "remake", "remanufacture" ], "near antonyms":[ "disassemble", "dismantle", "take apart", "break up", "dismember", "abolish", "annihilate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "eradicate", "exterminate", "extinguish", "flatten", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "shatter", "smash", "wreck", "blow up", "explode" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{ "examples":[ "a composer framing the structure of a song" ], "synonyms":[ "contrive", "engineer", "finagle", "finesse", "machinate", "maneuver", "manipulate", "mastermind", "negotiate", "wangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrange", "concert", "conclude", "hammer out", "work out", "angle (for)", "compass", "intrigue", "plot", "scheme", "connive", "brew", "concoct", "cook (up)", "hatch", "captain", "command", "conduct", "direct", "handle", "manage", "quarterback", "run", "gerrymander" ], "near antonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "botch", "bungle", "butcher", "flub", "fumble", "gum (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "mishandle", "muff" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually 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"near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fetors", "malodors", "reeks", "stenches", "stinks" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frontier":{ "located at or near a border":{ "examples":[ "a frontier town with a reputation for vice and lawlessness" ], "synonyms":[ "borderline", "marginal" ], "near synonyms":[ "outermost", "outmost", "exterior", "external", "outer", "outside", "outward" ], "near antonyms":[ "inner", "inside", "internal", "inward", "inmost", "innermost", "central", "mid", "middle" ], "antonyms":[ "interior" ] }, "a region along the dividing line between two countries":{ "examples":[ "the Apaches were once feared on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico frontier" ], "synonyms":[ "border", "borderland", "march" ], "near synonyms":[ "no-man's-land" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country":{ "examples":[ "Alaska has been called America's last frontier" ], "synonyms":[ "backcountry", "backland(s)", "backwater", "backwoods", "bush", "hinterland", "outback", "outlands", "up-country" ], "near synonyms":[ "boonies", "boondocks", "country", "countryside", "sticks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "frills":{ "a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming":{ "examples":[ "I just had to sew the frill onto the bottom of the skirt and the dress was finished" ], "synonyms":[ "flounces", "furbelows", "ruffles" ], "near synonyms":[ "borders", "edgings", "fringes", "trims", "plaits", "pleats", "ruffs", "buntings", "skirtings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{ "examples":[ "didn't get any food or drinks on the no- frills flight" ], "synonyms":[ "amenities", "comforts", "extras", "indulgences", "luxuries", "superfluities" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagances", "nonessentials", "dainties", "delicacies", "niceties", "treats", "accessories", "accessaries", "accoutrements", "accouterments", "bells and whistles", "options" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "basics", "essentials", "fundamentals", "musts", "necessities", "requirements" ] }, "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "a birthday cake decorated with frills like edible glitter" ], "synonyms":[ "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "decorations", "doodads", "embellishers", "embellishments", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "emblazonries", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "froufrous", "frou-frous", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in laces , flounces":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braids", "embroiders", "feathers", "figures", "filigrees", "fillets", "flounces", "fringes", "furbelows", "garlands", "hangs", "laces", "ribbons", "swags", "wreathes", "bosses", "chases", "appliqu\u00e9s", "gilds", "paints", "brightens", "freshens", "smartens", "spruces (up)", "diamonds", "gems", "impearls", "jewels", "pearls", "accessorizes", "dresses up", "traps", "tricks (out)", "redecorates", "redoes", "adorns", "arrays", "beautifies", "bedecks", "bedizens", "blazons", "caparisons", "decks", "decorates", "does", "does up", "dolls up", "drapes", "dresses", "embellishes", "emblazes", "embosses", "enriches", "fancies up", "fancifies", "festoons", "garnishes", "glitzes (up)", "graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)", "trims" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils", "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "franking":{ "as in airmailing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "airmailing", "mailing", "posting", "addressing", "consigning", "directing", "dispatching", "forwarding", "remitting", "routing", "shipping", "transmitting", "transporting", "registering" ], "near antonyms":[ "getting", "receiving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fragmentate":{ "as in fragment , fragmentize":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fragment", "fragmentize", "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "trisect", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite", "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fracas":{ "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "examples":[ "the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fray", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scrum", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ], "near synonyms":[ "pitched battle", "rough-and-tumble", "affray", "battle royal", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "mix-up", "ruckus", "ruction", "blows", "fistfight", "fisticuffs", "grapple", "handgrips", "punch-out", "punch-up", "slugfest", "confrontation", "duel", "face-off", "joust", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "falling-out", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tangle", "tiff", "wrangle", "catfight" ], "near antonyms":[ "truce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "examples":[ "police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game" ], "synonyms":[ "affray", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "fray", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "rough-and-tumble", "row", "ruckus", "ruction" ], "near synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle", "horseplay", "roughhousing", "altercation", "argument", "dispute", "kickup", "quarrel", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frostbitten":{ "as in icy , frosty":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frosty", "icy", "congealed", "glaciated", "semisolid", "quick-frozen", "refrozen", "supercooled", "chilled", "iced", "refrigerated", "frozen" ], "near antonyms":[ "defrosted", "thawed", "unfrozen", "liquefied", "melted", "molten", "deiced" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frilly":{ "as in extravagant , flamboyant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chichi", "extravagant", "exuberant", "fancified", "flamboyant", "gimmicked (up)", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "overwrought", "showy", "souped-up", "elegant", "exquisite", "grand", "magnificent", "ornate", "splendid", "Byzantine", "convoluted", "involute", "involuted", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "complex", "complicated", "detailed", "elaborate", "fancy", "intricate", "involved", "sophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "no-frills", "simple", "unfancy", "unsophisticated", "modest", "plain", "plain-Jane", "plain-vanilla", "uncomplicated", "bald", "bare", "naked", "unadorned", "undecorated", "unvarnished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fruits":{ "a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{ "examples":[ "one fruit of your faithfulness in carrying out your duties will be more rewarding responsibilities" ], "synonyms":[ "aftereffects", "aftermaths", "backwashes", "children", "conclusions", "consequences", "corollaries", "developments", "effects", "fates", "issues", "outcomes", "outgrowths", "precipitates", "products", "resultants", "results", "sequels", "sequences", "upshots" ], "near synonyms":[ "ramifications", "denouements", "d\u00e9nouements", "echoes", "echos", "implications", "repercussions", "afterclaps", "afterglows", "aftershocks", "blowbacks", "by-products", "byproducts", "fallouts", "offshoots", "ripples", "side effects", "side reactions", "spin-offs" ], "near antonyms":[ "considerations", "determinants", "factors", "bases", "bases", "foundations", "grounds", "groundworks", "impetuses", "incentives", "inspirations", "instigations", "stimuli", "mothers", "origins", "roots", "sources", "springs" ], "antonyms":[ "antecedents", "causations", "causes", "occasions", "reasons" ] }, "something produced by physical or intellectual effort":{ "examples":[ "a popular app that was the fruit of years of research and development" ], "synonyms":[ "affairs", "handiworks", "labors", "outputs", "produces", "productions", "products", "things", "works", "yields" ], "near synonyms":[ "articles", "commodities", "entries", "objects", "goods", "lines", "merchandises", "wares", "handcrafts", "handicrafts", "aftereffects", "aftermaths", "conclusions", "consequences", "corollaries", "developments", "effects", "issues", "outcomes", "resultants", "results", "sequels", "sequences", "upshots", "by-products", "byproducts", "derivatives", "offshoots", "offspring", "offsprings", "outgrowths", "residuals", "side effects", "side reactions", "spin-offs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in produces , seeds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blooms", "flowers", "produces", "propagates", "regenerates", "seeds", "germinates", "roots", "sprouts", "luxuriates", "overgrows", "proliferates", "shoots up", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frame-up":{ "as in cover-up , setup":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cover-up", "setup", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "conspiration", "intrigue", "plot", "scheme", "chicanery", "foul play", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "collusion", "complicity", "connivance", "conspiracy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frostwork":{ "as in frost , hoar":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frost", "hoar", "hoarfrost", "rime" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freebooters":{ "someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea":{ "examples":[ "the ship was captured by freebooters who were looking for gold" ], "synonyms":[ "buccaneers", "corsairs", "pirates", "rovers" ], "near synonyms":[ "despoilers", "looters", "marauders", "pillagers", "plunderers", "raiders", "robbers", "privateers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fructuous":{ "producing abundantly":{ "examples":[ "settlers gradually migrated from the rocky shores to more fructuous lands" ], "synonyms":[ "cornucopian", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "lush", "luxuriant", "productive", "prolific", "rich" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "generative", "producing", "yielding", "abounding", "abundant", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenitudinous", "blooming", "bursting", "flourishing", "swarming", "teeming", "thriving", "creative", "inventive", "original" ], "near antonyms":[ "meager", "meagre", "scant", "scanty", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "sparse" ], "antonyms":[ "barren", "dead", "infertile", "sterile", "unfertile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freeloaded":{ "to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility":{ "examples":[ "after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out" ], "synonyms":[ "mooched", "sponged" ], "near synonyms":[ "leeched", "begged", "exploited", "used" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frostworks":{ "as in frosts , rimes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frosts", "hoarfrosts", "hoars", "rimes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fraction":{ "a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete":{ "examples":[ "if even a tiny fraction of that cookie broke off and fell into the delicate watch works, it could mess things up" ], "synonyms":[ "bit", "fragment", "piece", "scrap" ], "near synonyms":[ "cantle", "shred", "tatter", "end", "leftover", "oddment", "remainder", "remnant", "stub", "portion", "section", "segment", "chip", "flake", "shard", "shatter", "shiver", "sliver", "splinter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving", "atom", "crumb", "dribble", "fleck", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "nugget", "particle", "patch", "scruple", "snip", "snippet", "speck", "tittle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "friendlies":{ "as in friends , partners":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alter egos", "amigos", "buddies", "chums", "compadres", "comrades", "confidantes", "confidants", "cronies", "familiars", "friends", "intimates", "mates", "musketeers", "pals", "associates", "cohorts", "colleagues", "companions", "fellows", "hearties", "hobnobbers", "partners", "peers", "sports", "blood brothers", "brothers", "brethren", "main men", "sisters", "benefactors", "supporters", "sympathizers", "well-wishers", "abettors", "abetters", "accomplices", "allies", "collaborators", "confederates", "acquaintances", "pen pals" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemies", "foes", "adversaries", "antagonists", "competitors", "opponents", "rivals", "archenemies", "nemeses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frustrate":{ "to prevent from achieving a goal":{ "examples":[ "a multitude of conflicting opinions frustrated me in my attempt to find a computer that best suits my needs" ], "synonyms":[ "baffle", "balk", "beat", "checkmate", "discomfit", "foil", "thwart" ], "near synonyms":[ "bar", "block", "clog", "encumber", "fetter", "hamper", "handicap", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "impede", "inhibit", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "obstruct", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "arrest", "check", "halt", "set back", "short-circuit", "stall", "stop", "avert", "forestall", "obviate", "preclude", "prevent", "negate", "neutralize", "nullify", "counteract", "offset", "conquer", "defeat", "overcome" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "ease", "facilitate", "smooth" ], "antonyms":[ "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nurture", "promote" ] }, "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "challenge the math student, but don't frustrate him or her with overly difficult problems" ], "synonyms":[ "chill", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dismay", "dispirit", "unman", "unnerve" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "depress", "sadden", "weigh", "afflict", "try", "damp", "dampen", "deaden", "distress", "trouble", "bother", "irk", "vex", "worry", "debilitate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "frighten", "horrify", "scare" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoy (up)", "cheer", "gladden", "animate", "enliven", "invigorate", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "assure", "reassure", "boost", "energize", "excite", "galvanize", "inspire", "lift", "provoke", "quicken", "rally", "stimulate", "stir" ], "antonyms":[ "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "nerve", "steel" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frivol":{ "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "coquet", "coquette", "dally", "flirt", "mess around", "toy", "trifle" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamp", "court", "mash", "woo", "josh", "kid", "put on", "razz", "rib", "tease", "fool", "lead on", "string along", "manipulate", "play (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }