{ "so-called":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "soap-operatic":{ "as in soapy , melodramatic":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "soar":{ "the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{ "antonyms":[ "descent", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "nosedive", "plunge" ], "examples":[ "the soar of the space shuttle never fails to inspire" ], "near antonyms":[ "plop", "plummeting", "sinking", "decline", "decrease", "down", "comedown", "downfall", "downgrade" ], "related":[ "boost", "hike", "increase", "raise", "blastoff", "elevation", "hoist", "levitation", "liftoff", "raising", "takeoff", "heave", "thrust", "upheaval", "uplifting", "upraising", "upsurge", "upsweep", "upswing", "upthrust", "uptrend", "upturn", "upwelling" ], "synonyms":[ "ascension", "ascent", "climb", "rise", "rising" ] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "antonyms":[ "decline", "descend", "dip", "drop", "fall (off)", "plunge" ], "examples":[ "the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris" ], "near antonyms":[ "dive", "nose-dive", "plummet", "sink", "slide" ], "related":[ "surge", "tower", "boost", "elevate", "raise", "upheave", "uplift", "upraise", "balloon", "blast off", "take off", "zoom", "crest", "scale", "surmount", "top", "cant", "incline", "lean", "list", "recline", "slant", "slope", "tilt", "tip" ], "synonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "aspire", "climb", "lift", "mount", "rise", "thrust", "up", "uprear", "uprise", "upthrust", "upturn" ] }, "to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "bats soaring and swooping through the night air" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "waft", "coast", "cruise", "sail", "sweep", "dart", "flit", "flutter", "catapult", "helicopter", "jet", "orbit", "rocket", "dive", "stoop" ], "synonyms":[ "aviate", "fly", "glide", "plane", "wing" ] }, "to rise abruptly and rapidly":{ "antonyms":[ "nose-dive", "plummet", "plunge", "slump", "tumble" ], "examples":[ "gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapse", "fall", "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "drop", "lessen", "wane" ], "related":[ "accumulate", "appreciate", "balloon", "build up", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "snowball", "swell", "wax", "crest", "peak", "surge", "heighten", "intensify" ], "synonyms":[ "rocket", "shoot (up)", "skyrocket", "zoom" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sob":{ "as in cry , tears":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the child sobbed when she found the dead frog" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "greet", "grieve", "keen", "lament", "mourn", "howl", "scream", "squall", "wail", "yowl", "bleat", "mewl", "pule", "whimper", "whine", "sniffle", "snivel", "groan", "moan", "sigh" ], "synonyms":[ "bawl", "blub", "blubber", "cry", "weep" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sociable":{ "likely to seek or enjoy the company of others":{ "antonyms":[ "antisocial", "insociable", "introverted", "nongregarious", "reclusive", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "examples":[ "he's an intensely sociable child, even prone to fits of depression when he's left alone" ], "near antonyms":[ "misanthropic", "aloof", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "mum", "mute", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn" ], "related":[ "cordial", "folksy", "forthcoming", "friendly", "hospitable", "affable", "genial", "gracious", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly", "animated", "gay", "jaunty", "jolly", "jovial", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "effervescent", "upbeat", "bubbly", "exuberant", "high-spirited" ], "synonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "social" ] }, "showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations":{ "antonyms":[ "inhospitable", "ungenial", "ungracious", "unsociable" ], "examples":[ "a pleasant and sociable hostess who puts everyone instantly at ease" ], "near antonyms":[ "boorish", "churlish", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "snippy", "antisocial", "disagreeable", "discourteous", "ill-mannered", "impolite", "rude", "sullen", "surly", "uncivil", "unfriendly", "unkind", "unmannerly", "crabbed", "crabby", "cross", "crusty", "grumpy" ], "related":[ "agreeable", "amiable", "benign", "benignant", "congenial", "convivial", "friendly", "kind", "kindly", "neighborly", "accommodating", "obliging", "considerate", "courteous", "polite", "thoughtful", "cosmopolitan", "sophisticated", "urbane", "approachable", "attentive", "outgoing" ], "synonyms":[ "affable", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable" ] }, "tending to group with others of the same kind":{ "antonyms":[ "nonsocial", "solitary" ], "examples":[ "the sociable weaverbird breeds in large umbrella-shaped nests" ], "near antonyms":[ "autonomous", "independent", "self-contained", "semiautonomous", "semi-independent", "altricial", "self-subsistent", "self-sufficient", "self-supporting", "self-sustaining", "lone", "recluse", "reclusive", "unsociable" ], "related":[ "associational", "consociational", "subsocial", "dependent", "parasitic", "parasitical", "precocial", "symbiotic" ], "synonyms":[ "colonial", "gregarious", "social" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "social-minded":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "society":{ "a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a debate society" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collective", "commune", "community", "cooperative", "alliance", "bloc", "camp", "coalition", "partnership", "body", "cadre", "group", "circle", "clan", "clique", "coterie", "junta", "junto", "klatch", "klatsch", "lot", "set", "crew", "outfit", "party", "squad", "team", "branch", "chapter", "local", "faithful", "fold", "membership", "sisterhood", "sorority", "cabal", "camarilla", "camorra", "confederacy", "conspiracy", "band", "gang", "ring", "cartel", "combine", "syndicate" ], "synonyms":[ "association", "board", "brotherhood", "chamber", "club", "college", "congress", "consortium", "council", "fellowship", "fraternity", "guild", "gild", "institute", "institution", "league", "order", "organization", "sodality" ] }, "the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an evening marked by a lovely dinner and the society of our closest friends" ], "near antonyms":[ "forlornness", "loneliness", "lonesomeness" ], "related":[ "amity", "benevolence", "cordiality", "friendliness", "friendship", "goodwill", "kindliness", "civility", "comity", "concord", "harmony", "rapport", "charity", "generosity", "affinity", "compassion", "empathy", "sympathy", "chumminess", "familiarity", "inseparability", "intimacy", "nearness", "affection", "devotion", "fondness", "love" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhood", "camaraderie", "community", "companionship", "company", "comradery", "comradeship", "fellowship" ] }, "the way people live at a particular time and place":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a pre-automobile society in which ordinary people rarely strayed far from home" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "customs", "manners", "mores", "values", "folklore", "heritage", "legacy", "tradition", "subculture", "subsociety" ], "synonyms":[ "civilization", "culture", "life", "lifestyle" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sociopathic":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "socked":{ "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "peppered", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "scuffed", "bunted", "flicked", "stroked", "tapped", "bumped", "butted", "jabbed", "jostled", "kicked", "kneed", "poked", "prodded", "pushed", "shoved", "stamped", "bowled (down or over)", "creamed", "decked", "dumped", "felled", "floored", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "rabbit-punched", "sucker punched", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "flailed", "flogged", "lashed", "sapped", "slashed", "sledged", "sledgehammered", "speared", "stabbed", "switched", "thrashed", "whipped", "beaned", "brained", "conked", "skulled" ], "synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "batted", "belted", "biffed", "bludgeoned", "bobbed", "bonked", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "cracked", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "nailed", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "struck", "swatted", "swiped", "tagged", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "zapped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sod":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he's a nasty old sod who never has a nice thing to say about anybody" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "related":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ] }, "the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a sentimental journey back to the old sod" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "old country", "community", "neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "country", "fatherland", "home", "homeland", "mother country", "motherland" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sodalities":{ "a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a 19th-century observer of American society noted that Americans had a fondness for forming sodalities" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "associations", "boards", "brotherhoods", "chambers", "clubs", "colleges", "congresses", "consortia", "consortiums", "councils", "fellowships", "fraternities", "guilds", "gilds", "institutes", "institutions", "leagues", "orders", "organizations", "societies" ] }, "the body of people in a profession or field of activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a tragic loss of life that was felt throughout the sodality of firefighters" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "callings", "professions", "associations", "clubs", "federations", "guilds", "gilds", "organizations", "societies" ], "synonyms":[ "brotherhoods", "communities", "corps", "fellowships", "fraternities", "vocations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sofa beds":{ "as in couches , bunk beds":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "soft touches":{ "one who is easily deceived or cheated":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the kindly old woman was a soft touch for any con man with a hard-luck story" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheaters", "cheats", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "hoaxers", "sharks", "sharpers", "slickers", "swindlers", "tricksters" ], "related":[ "cat's-paws", "marks", "targets", "victims", "schlemiels", "shlemiels", "butts", "derisions", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "mocks", "boobies", "dodoes", "dodos", "fools", "geese", "half-wits", "jackasses", "lunatics", "monkeys", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nitwits", "simpletons", "simps", "turkeys", "yo-yos", "losers", "blockheads", "dolts", "dopes", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schlumps", "schnooks" ], "synonyms":[ "chumps", "dupes", "gulls", "mugs", "patsies", "pigeons", "pushovers", "saps", "suckers", "tools" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "soft-soap":{ "excessive praise":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a salesman who knows the value of soft soap in making a sale" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "depreciation", "detraction", "disparagement", "put-down" ], "related":[ "allurements", "blandishments", "endearments", "caresses", "compliments", "congratulations", "felicitations", "greetings", "regards", "respects", "adoration", "idolatry", "worship", "fawning", "sycophancy", "toadying", "cajolement", "cajolery", "ingratiation", "smarm", "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise" ], "synonyms":[ "adulation", "blarney", "butter", "flannel", "flattery", "incense", "overpraise", "sweet talk", "taffy" ] }, "to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she cunningly soft-soaped her parents into letting her go on the trip" ], "near antonyms":[ "bug", "harass", "nag", "pester", "tease", "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "cow", "intimidate", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "demand", "force", "make", "oblige", "require" ], "related":[ "adulate", "flatter", "overpraise", "butter up", "charm", "massage", "woo", "beg", "beseech", "importune", "urge", "beguile", "cozen", "finagle", "juggle", "wangle", "wile", "entice", "lure", "seduce", "tempt" ], "synonyms":[ "blandish", "blarney", "cajole", "coax", "palaver", "sweet-talk", "wheedle" ] }, "to praise too much":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "shrewd voters who know when a politician is trying to soft-soap them" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "depreciate", "disparage", "put down" ], "related":[ "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "sweet-talk", "wheedle", "fawn", "kowtow", "suck (up to)", "toady", "idolize", "worship", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise", "applaud", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "felicitate", "drool", "gush", "slaver", "slobber", "endear", "ingratiate", "court", "romance", "woo" ], "synonyms":[ "adulate", "belaud", "blarney", "butter up", "flatter", "hero-worship", "honey", "massage", "overpraise", "puff", "stroke" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "soft-soaped":{ "to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she cunningly soft-soaped her parents into letting her go on the trip" ], "near antonyms":[ "bugged", "harassed", "nagged", "pestered", "teased", "browbeat", "bulldozed", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "coerced", "compelled", "constrained", "demanded", "forced", "made", "obliged", "required" ], "related":[ "adulated", "flattered", "overpraised", "buttered up", "charmed", "massaged", "wooed", "begged", "beseeched", "besought", "importuned", "urged", "beguiled", "cozened", "finagled", "juggled", "wangled", "wiled", "enticed", "lured", "seduced", "tempted" ], "synonyms":[ "blandished", "blarneyed", "cajoled", "coaxed", "palavered", "sweet-talked", "wheedled" ] }, "to praise too much":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "shrewd voters who know when a politician is trying to soft-soap them" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "depreciated", "disparaged", "put down" ], "related":[ "blandished", "cajoled", "coaxed", "sweet-talked", "wheedled", "fawned", "kowtowed", "sucked (up to)", "toadied", "idolized", "worshipped", "worshiped", "eulogized", "extolled", "lauded", "praised", "applauded", "commended", "complimented", "congratulated", "felicitated", "drooled", "gushed", "slavered", "slobbered", "endeared", "ingratiated", "courted", "romanced", "wooed" ], "synonyms":[ "adulated", "belauded", "blarneyed", "buttered up", "flattered", "hero-worshipped", "hero-worshiped", "honeyed", "honied", "massaged", "overpraised", "puffed", "stroked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "soft-soaps":{ "to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she cunningly soft-soaped her parents into letting her go on the trip" ], "near antonyms":[ "bugs", "harasses", "nags", "pesters", "teases", "browbeats", "bulldozes", "bullies", "cows", "intimidates", "coerces", "compels", "constrains", "demands", "forces", "makes", "obliges", "requires" ], "related":[ "adulates", "flatters", "overpraises", "butters up", "charms", "massages", "woos", "begs", "beseeches", "importunes", "urges", "beguiles", "cozens", "finagles", "juggles", "wangles", "wiles", "entices", "lures", "seduces", "tempts" ], "synonyms":[ "blandishes", "blarneys", "cajoles", "coaxes", "palavers", "sweet-talks", "wheedles" ] }, "to praise too much":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "shrewd voters who know when a politician is trying to soft-soap them" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad-mouths", "belittles", "decries", "depreciates", "disparages", "puts down" ], "related":[ "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "sweet-talks", "wheedles", "fawns", "kowtows", "sucks (up to)", "toadies", "idolizes", "worships", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises", "applauds", "commends", "compliments", "congratulates", "felicitates", "drools", "gushes", "slavers", "slobbers", "endears", "ingratiates", "courts", "romances", "woos" ], "synonyms":[ "adulates", "belauds", "blarneys", "butters up", "flatters", "hero-worships", "honeys", "massages", "overpraises", "puffs", "strokes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "soften":{ "to diminish the physical strength of":{ "antonyms":[ "beef (up)", "fortify", "strengthen" ], "examples":[ "three weeks of being sick in bed had noticeably softened her" ], "near antonyms":[ "energize", "invigorate", "recruit", "rejuvenate", "vitalize", "harden", "season", "toughen" ], "related":[ "cripple", "disable", "hamstring", "incapacitate", "deplete", "depress", "exhaust", "impoverish", "unman", "wash out", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "invalid", "lay up", "break down", "grind (down)", "wear down", "wear out", "paralyze" ], "synonyms":[ "debilitate", "devitalize", "enervate", "enfeeble", "etiolate", "prostrate", "sap", "tire", "waste", "weaken" ] }, "to lessen the shock of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "had tried to soften the blow of her rejection to his marriage proposal" ], "near antonyms":[ "heighten", "intensify", "sharpen" ], "related":[ "baffle", "dampen", "deaden", "dull", "obtund", "moderate", "modulate", "temper", "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "lighten", "mitigate", "relieve" ], "synonyms":[ "buffer", "cushion", "gentle" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "softhead":{ "a silly flighty person":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "gave his son-in-law a position in the company where the softhead could do little harm" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fool", "goose", "silly", "simpleton" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrain", "cuckoo", "ditz", "featherbrain", "featherhead", "flibbertigibbet", "nitwit", "rattlebrain", "scatterbrain" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "soign\u00e9e":{ "as in ritzy , chichi":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sojourner":{ "as in loiterer , lingerer":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "solace":{ "a feeling of ease from grief or trouble":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the kind words brought a little solace to the grieving widow" ], "near antonyms":[ "anguish", "distress", "heartache", "heartbreak", "torment", "torture" ], "related":[ "encouragement", "inspiration", "uplift", "assurance", "reassurance", "alleviation", "assuagement", "mitigation", "contentment", "gladness", "happiness", "commiseration", "empathy", "sympathy", "aid", "assistance", "help", "succor" ], "synonyms":[ "cheer", "comfort", "consolation", "relief" ] }, "the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the selfless solace of the sick by the workers at the hospice" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "commiseration", "compassion", "condolence", "feeling", "sympathy", "counseling", "counselling", "humanity", "kindheartedness", "kindliness", "kindness", "mercy", "pity" ], "synonyms":[ "comforting", "consolation", "consoling", "reassurance", "solacing" ] }, "to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I solaced myself with a book while I waited for the bus" ], "near antonyms":[ "bore", "jade", "drain", "enervate", "exhaust", "fatigue", "tire", "wear", "wear out", "weary", "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "disturb", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "nettle", "peeve", "perturb", "pester", "pique", "upset", "vex" ], "related":[ "absorb", "busy", "distract", "engage", "engross", "immerse", "interest", "involve", "occupy", "beguile", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "delight", "enchant", "enthrall", "enthral", "fascinate", "grip", "hypnotize", "intrigue", "mesmerize", "coddle", "gratify", "humor", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "please", "pleasure", "spoil", "appease", "comfort", "conciliate", "console", "content", "mollify", "oblige", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate", "soothe" ], "synonyms":[ "amuse", "disport", "divert", "entertain", "regale" ] }, 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"unease", "uneasiness", "worry" ] }, "attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility":{ "antonyms":[ "carelessness" ], "examples":[ "she shows much more solicitude toward her aging parents than any of her siblings do" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "thoughtlessness", "unconcern", "unkindness" ], "related":[ "concern", "considerateness", "consideration", "kindness", "thoughtfulness", "babying", "coddling", "pampering" ], "synonyms":[ "care", "carefulness", "lovingness", "solicitousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "solidify":{ "to become physically firm or solid":{ "antonyms":[ "liquefy", "liquify", "soften" ], "examples":[ "water solidifying into ice" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesce", "dissolve", "flux", "fuse", "melt", "smelt", "thaw", "unfreeze" ], "related":[ "cake", "callus", "encrust", "incrust", "clot", "coagulate", "gel", "gelate", "gelatinize", "jell", "jelly", "stiffen", "thicken", "calcify", "crystallize", "crystalize", "ossify", "petrify", "rigidify", "anneal", "case-harden", "temper" ], "synonyms":[ "concrete", "congeal", "firm (up)", "freeze", "harden", "indurate", "set" ] }, "to take on a definite form":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my ideas on this topic are just starting to solidify" ], "near antonyms":[ "break down", "decay", "decompose", "disintegrate" ], "related":[ "associate", "coalesce", "cohere", "fuse", "combine", "conjoin", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "join", "link (up)", "unify", "unite" ], "synonyms":[ "crystallize", "crystalize", "form", "jell", "shape (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "solidness":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence":{ "antonyms":[ "dodginess", "unreliability" ], "examples":[ "her proven solidness as a friend is something that I can't even begin to describe" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtfulness", "dubiousness", "questionableness", "shakiness", "uncertainness" ], "related":[ "inerrancy", "infallibility", "credibility", "creditability", "creditableness" ], "synonyms":[ "dependability", "dependableness", "reliability", "reliableness", "responsibility", "solidity", "sureness", "trustability", "trustworthiness" ] } }, "soliloquize":{ "as in recite":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "soliloquizing":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "soluble":{ "capable of having the reason for or cause of determined":{ "antonyms":[ "hopeless", "inexplicable", "insoluble", "insolvable", "unexplainable", "unresolvable", "unsolvable" ], "examples":[ "one murder case that proved to be soluble after all" ], "near antonyms":[ "difficult", "inextricable", "knotty", "impossible", "insuperable", "absurd", "fantastic", "fantastical", "outlandish", "preposterous", "ridiculous" ], "related":[ "analyzable", "decipherable", "feasible", "workable" ], "synonyms":[ "answerable", "explainable", "explicable", "resolvable", "solvable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "solve":{ "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "it took me half an hour to solve the logic puzzle" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conclude", "decide", "deduce", "gather", "infer", "judge", "reason", "clear (up)", "iron out", "straighten (out)", "unscramble", "untangle", "untie", "assume", "conjecture", "divine", "guess", "presume", "speculate", "decipher", "decode" ], "synonyms":[ "answer", "break", "crack", "dope (out)", "figure out", "puzzle (out)", "resolve", "riddle (out)", "unravel", "unriddle", "work", "work out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "somberness":{ "as in gloom , blackness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "soothes":{ "to ease the grief or distress of":{ "antonyms":[ "distresses", "torments", "tortures", "troubles" ], "examples":[ "there seemed to be no words sufficient to soothe the bereaved parents" ], "near antonyms":[ "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "frets", "upsets", "worries", "aggravates", "intensifies", "worsens", "annoys", "irks", "irritates", "harasses", "pesters" ], "related":[ "commiserates", "condoles", "empathizes", "sympathizes", "boosts", "buoys (up)", "elevates", "lifts", "uplifts", "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "relieves", "calms", "quiets", "relaxes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "synonyms":[ "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "reassures", "solaces" ] }, "to free from distress or disturbance":{ "antonyms":[ "agitates", "discomposes", "disquiets", "disturbs", "keys (up)", "perturbs", "upsets", "vexes" ], "examples":[ "soothed the baby with a bottle" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "heightens", "intensifies", "arouses", "excites", "foments", "incites", "rouses", "stirs (up)", "works up" ], "related":[ "appeases", "conciliates", "hushes", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "eases", "lays", "mitigates", "quells", "relaxes", "relieves", "solaces", "narcotizes", "sedates", "stupefies" ], "synonyms":[ "becalms", "calms", "composes", "lullabies", "lulls", "quietens", "quiets", "salves", "settles", "stills", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "to make more bearable or less severe":{ "antonyms":[ "aggravates", "exacerbates" ], "examples":[ "hot tea with honey will soothe a sore throat" ], "near antonyms":[ "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "heightens", "intensifies", "sharpens" ], "related":[ "abates", "lightens", "moderates", "softens", "tempers", "cures", "heals", "remedies", "amends", "corrects", "emends", "fixes", "mends", "rectifies", "reforms", "repairs", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "synonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "eases", "helps", "mitigates", "mollifies", "palliates", "relieves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "soothingness":{ "as in mildness":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sophistication":{ "the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects":{ "antonyms":[ "plainness", "simpleness", "simplicity" ], "examples":[ "the engine's sophistication requires that all repairs be done by an experienced mechanic" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplification", "homogeneity", "uniformity" ], "related":[ "diversity", "heterogeneity", "heterogeneousness", "multifariousness", "impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "inexplicability" ], "synonyms":[ "complexity", "complexness", "complicacy", "complicatedness", "complication", "elaborateness", "intricacy", "intricateness", "involution", "knottiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sopped":{ "to make wet":{ "antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dried", "parched", "scorched", "seared" ], "examples":[ "my book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewatered", "evaporated", "freeze-dried", "drip-dried", "wrung", "dehumidified" ], "related":[ "aspersed", "bedewed", "damped", "dampened", "drizzled", "humidified", "hydrated", "misted", "moistened", "moisturized", "showered", "sprinkled", "deluged", "flooded", "hosed (down)", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "splashed", "impregnated", "saturated", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sloshed", "sluiced", "dipped", "ducked", "dunked", "rehydrated", "rewashed", "rewet", "rewetted" ], "synonyms":[ "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "drowned", "soaked", "soddened", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "wet", "wetted", "wet down", "wetted down" ] }, "to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "hesitant to sop his bread in gravy, no matter how delicious, at such a formal banquet" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bathed", "moistened", "soaked", "steeped", "wet", "wetted", "drenched", "drowned", "flooded", "dived", "dove", "plunged", "thrust" ], "synonyms":[ "dipped", "doused", "dowsed", "ducked", "dunked", "immersed", "soused", "submerged", "submersed" ] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "antonyms":[ "wrung (out)" ], "examples":[ "sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dried", "parched", "seared", "drained", "emptied", "voided", "dehumidified" ], "related":[ "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "marinated", "seethed", "presoaked", "dipped", "immersed", "inundated", "submerged", "swamped", "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "hydrated", "swilled", "washed", "watered", "infiltrated", "penetrated", "permeated", "damped", "dampened", "humidified", "moistened" ], "synonyms":[ "drenched", "drowned", "impregnated", "macerated", "saturated", "soaked", "soddened", "soused", "steeped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "soppy":{ "appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way":{ "antonyms":[ "unsentimental" ], "examples":[ "scanned the racks looking for the soppiest valentine the store had" ], "near antonyms":[ "unadulterated", "unvarnished", "antisentimental", "cynical", "hard-boiled", "hard-edged", "hardheaded" ], "related":[ "dreamy", "misty-eyed", "moonstruck", "moony", "nostalgic", "starry-eyed", "feel-good", "fuzzy", "melodramatic", "soap-operatic", "soapy", "sudsy", "flat", "insipid", "soft-boiled", "tasteless", "vapid", "watery", "cutesy", "twee" ], "synonyms":[ "chocolate-box", "cloying", "corny", "drippy", "fruity", "gooey", "lovey-dovey", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "novelettish", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "slushy", "soupy", "spoony", "spooney", "sticky", "sugarcoated", "sugary", "wet" ] }, "containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water":{ "antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "unwatered", "waterless" ], "examples":[ "trudging over soppy ground at the county fair" ], "near antonyms":[ "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight", "baked", "dehydrated", "freeze-dried", "droughty", "parched", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "wrung" ], "related":[ "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped", "hydrated", "dipped", "dunked", "splashed", "aqueous", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sluiced", "clammy", "damp", "dampish", "dank", "humid", "moist", "semimoist", "wettish", "boggy", "miry", "seepy", "sloppy", "squashy" ], "synonyms":[ "awash", "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "logged", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soused", "washed", "water-soaked", "watered", "waterlogged", "watery", "wet" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sops":{ "something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "as a sop to the teachers' union for supporting his reelection campaign, the mayor promised to push for the abolition of the residency requirement" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "baksheeshs", "kickbacks", "payoffs", "slush funds", "incentives", "incitements", "instigations", "motivations", "provocations", "spurs", "stimulations", "stimuli", "boosts", "encouragements", "goads", "inducements", "allurements", "baits", "enticements", "lures", "seductions", "temptations", "turn-ons", "flatteries", "persuasions", "decoys", "snares", "traps" ], "synonyms":[ "backhanders", "boodles", "bribes", "cumshaws", "fixes" ] }, "to make wet":{ "antonyms":[ "dehydrates", "desiccates", "dries", "parches", "scorches", "sears" ], "examples":[ "my book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewaters", "evaporates", "freeze-dries", "drip-dries", "wrings", "dehumidifies" ], "related":[ "asperses", "bedews", "dampens", "damps", "drizzles", "humidifies", 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"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" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wanting", "wretched", "wrong" ] }, "not giving pleasure to the mind or senses":{ "antonyms":[ "agreeable", "congenial", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome" ], "examples":[ "you'll have 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"unlovely", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "unsavory", "unwelcome", "wicked", "yucky", "yukky" ] }, "to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{ "antonyms":[ "reconcile" ], "examples":[ "a misunderstanding that soured their relationship for a long time" ], "near antonyms":[ "endear", "ingratiate", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "related":[ "antagonize", "embitter", "envenom", "aggravate", "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "madden", "outrage", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "break up", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "disappoint", "disenchant", "disillusion", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "exasperate", "gall", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "rile", "vex" ], "synonyms":[ "alien", "alienate", "disaffect", "disgruntle", "estrange" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sousing":{ "to make wet":{ "antonyms":[ "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "scorching", "searing" ], "examples":[ "a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good" ], "near antonyms":[ "dewatering", "evaporating", "freeze-drying", "drip-drying", "wringing", "dehumidifying" ], "related":[ "aspersing", "bedewing", "dampening", "damping", "drizzling", "humidifying", "hydrating", "misting", "moistening", "moisturizing", "showering", "sprinkling", "deluging", "flooding", "hosing (down)", "inundating", "overflowing", "submerging", "swamping", "splashing", "impregnating", "saturating", "steeping", "flushing", "irrigating", "laving", "rinsing", "sloshing", "sluicing", "dipping", "ducking", "dunking", "rehydrating", "rewashing", "rewetting" ], "synonyms":[ "bathing", "bedraggling", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "drowning", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "washing", "watering", "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "wetting", "wetting down" ] }, "to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "repeatedly soused the tools in the tub to get the dirt off" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bathing", "moistening", "soaking", "steeping", "wetting", "drenching", "drowning", "flooding", "diving", "plunging", "thrusting" ], "synonyms":[ "dipping", "dousing", "dowsing", "ducking", "dunking", "immersing", "sopping", "submerging", "submersing" ] }, "to wet thoroughly with liquid":{ "antonyms":[ "wringing (out)" ], "examples":[ "firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "searing", "draining", "emptying", "voiding", "dehumidifying" ], "related":[ "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "marinating", "seething", "presoaking", "dipping", "immersing", "inundating", "submerging", "swamping", "bathing", "dousing", "dowsing", "hydrating", "swilling", "washing", "watering", "infiltrating", "penetrating", "permeating", "dampening", "damping", "humidifying", "moistening" ], "synonyms":[ "drenching", "drowning", "impregnating", "macerating", "saturating", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "steeping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "southwesters":{ "as in winds , southeasters":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sonny":{ "a male person who has not yet reached adulthood":{ "examples":[ "come over here, sonny , and help me clean up" ], "synonyms":[ "boy", "boychick", "boychik", "boyo", "callant", "lad", "laddie", "nipper", "shaveling", "shaver", "stripling", "tad", "youth" ], "related":[ "adolescent", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "minor", "moppet", "teenager", "tween", "youngling", "youngster", "gamin", "guttersnipe", "hobbledehoy", "imp", "squirt", "urchin", "whippersnapper", "schoolboy", "toddler", "tot", "tyke", "tike", "mama's boy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "softening":{ "as in emollient , buffering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in mellowing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to diminish the physical strength of":{ "examples":[ "three weeks of being sick in bed had noticeably softened her" ], "synonyms":[ "debilitating", "devitalizing", "enervating", "enfeebling", "etiolating", "prostrating", "sapping", "tiring", "wasting", "weakening" ], "related":[ "crippling", "disabling", "hamstringing", "incapacitating", "depleting", "depressing", "exhausting", "impoverishing", "unmanning", "washing out", "damaging", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "invaliding", "laying up", "breaking down", "grinding (down)", "wearing down", "wearing out", "paralyzing" ], "near antonyms":[ "energizing", "invigorating", "recruiting", "rejuvenating", "vitalizing", "hardening", "seasoning", "toughening" ], "antonyms":[ "beefing (up)", "fortifying", "strengthening" ] }, "to lessen the shock of":{ "examples":[ "had tried to soften the blow of her rejection to his marriage proposal" ], "synonyms":[ "buffering", "cushioning", "gentling" ], "related":[ "baffling", "dampening", "deadening", "dulling", "obtunding", "moderating", "modulating", "tempering", "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "easing", "lightening", "mitigating", "relieving" ], "near antonyms":[ "heightening", "intensifying", "sharpening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "southeaster":{ "as in wind , southwester":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sorrowed":{ "to feel deep sadness or mental pain":{ "examples":[ "the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age" ], "synonyms":[ "agonized", "anguished", "bled", "grieved", "hurt", "mourned", "suffered" ], "related":[ "ached", "longed (for)", "pined (away)", "sighed", "smarted", "racked", "tormented", "tortured", "bemoaned", "bewailed", "deplored", "lamented", "rued", "bawled", "blubbered", "cried", "groaned", "howled", "keened", "moaned", "sobbed", "took on", "wailed", "wept", "yammered", "yowled", "languished", "regretted" ], "near antonyms":[ "beamed", "cheered", "crowed", "delighted", "exulted", "gloried", "joyed", "laughed", "ravished", "rejoiced", "triumphed", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "commiserated", "consoled", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed", "sympathized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sovereigns":{ "one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority":{ "examples":[ "after the current sovereign dies, the monarchy may be abolished" ], "synonyms":[ "autocrats", "monarchs", "potentates", "rulers" ], "related":[ "corulers", "co-rulers", "Caesars", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "emirs", "amirs", "ameers", "emperors", "empresses", "kaisers", "khans", "khedives", "kings", "lords", "mikados", "moguls", "princes", "queens", "satraps", "shahs", "sultans", "suzerains", "authoritarians", "Big Brothers", "despots", "dictators", "f\u00fchrers", "fuehrers", "monocrats", "overlords", "paramounts", "tyrants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "socks":{ "a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg":{ "examples":[ "black socks to go with black pants and shoes" ], "synonyms":[ "hose", "hoses", "stockings" ], "related":[ "hosieries", "support hoses", "anklets", "bobby socks", "bootees", "kneesocks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "a wiseacre who deserves a good sock in the face" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "related":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "cracks", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "nails", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "strikes", "swats", "swipes", "tags", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "zaps" ], "related":[ "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "peppers", "pommels", "pummels", "roughs", "scuffs", "bunts", "flicks", "strokes", "taps", "bumps", "butts", "jabs", "jostles", "kicks", "knees", "pokes", "prods", "pushes", "shoves", "stamps", "bowls (down or over)", "creams", "decks", "dumps", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "rabbit-punches", "sucker punches", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "flogs", "lashes", "saps", "slashes", "sledgehammers", "sledges", "spears", "stabs", "switches", "thrashes", "whips", "beans", "brains", "conks", "skulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "softy":{ "a person lacking in physical strength":{ "examples":[ "a softy who usually needs someone else's strong hands to open bottles and jars" ], "synonyms":[ "weakling", "wimp", "wuss", "wussy" ], "related":[ "pushover", "milksop" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "powerhouse" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "soothsaying":{ "a declaration that something will happen in the future":{ "examples":[ "took the soothsayings published in the tabloids with a grain of salt" ], "synonyms":[ "auguring", "augury", "bodement", "cast", "forecast", "forecasting", "foretelling", "predicting", "prediction", "presaging", "prognosis", "prognostic", "prognosticating", "prognostication", "prophecy", "prophesy", "vaticination" ], "related":[ "foreboding", "harbinger", "omen", "portent", "prevision", "prospectus", "sign", "anticipation", "foreknowledge", "foresight", "conjecture", "guess", "surmise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in foretelling , predicting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "soul":{ "an immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power":{ "examples":[ "many religions teach that the soul is immortal" ], "synonyms":[ "psyche", "spirit" ], "related":[ "life", "vitality", "being", "essence", "quintessence" ], "near antonyms":[ "body", "flesh" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a member of the human race":{ "examples":[ "I promise I won't tell another soul" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "being", "bird", "bod", "body", "character", "cookie", "cooky", "creature", "customer", "devil", "duck", "egg", "face", "fish", "guy", "head", "human", "human being", "individual", "life", "man", "mortal", "party", "person", "personage", "scout", "slob", "sort", "specimen", "stiff", "thing", "wight" ], "related":[ "hominid", "homo", "humanoid", "brother", "fellow", "fellowman", "neighbor", "celebrity", "personality", "self", "somebody" ], "near antonyms":[ "animal", "beast", "beastie", "brute", "critter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is":{ "examples":[ "a kind act that was the very soul of charity" ], "synonyms":[ "being", "essence", "essentiality", "nature", "quiddity", "quintessence", "stuff", "substance" ], "related":[ "heart", "spirit", "alpha and omega", "center", "core", "keynote", "marrow", "pith", "seat", "embodiment", "epitome", "incarnation", "manifestation", "personification", "aspect", "attribute", "feature", "property", "gist", "kernel", "nub" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions":{ "examples":[ "knew in her soul that it was true" ], "synonyms":[ "belly", "blood", "bone(s)", "bosom", "breast", "core", "gut", "heart", "heartstrings", "inner space", "inside", "quick" ], "related":[ "conscience", "mind" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "solves":{ "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "it took me half an hour to solve the logic puzzle" ], "synonyms":[ "answers", "breaks", "cracks", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "puzzles (out)", "resolves", "riddles (out)", "unravels", "unriddles", "works", "works out" ], "related":[ "concludes", "decides", "deduces", "gathers", "infers", "judges", "reasons", "clears (up)", "irons out", "straightens (out)", "unscrambles", "untangles", "unties", "assumes", "conjectures", "divines", "guesses", "presumes", "speculates", "deciphers", "decodes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "somnambulant":{ "as in sleepwalking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "soulfully":{ "as in lovingly , thoughtfully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "souvenir":{ "something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event":{ "examples":[ "kept their love letters as souvenirs of their courtship" ], "synonyms":[ "commemorative", "keepsake", "memento", "memorial", "monument", "remembrance", "reminder", "token" ], "related":[ "memorabilia", "relic", "vestige", "cairn", "landmark", "marker", "testimonial", "tribute", "cenotaph" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sockdolagers":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the professor called it one sockdolager of a short story, but he seemed to be the only one in the room amused by this description" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "related":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sores":{ "as in inflammations , swellings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inflammations", "swellings", "aches", "pains", "pangs", "pricks", "shoots", "smarts", "stings", "stitches", "throes", "tingles", "twinges", "discomforts", "distresses", "afflictions", "agonies", "anguishes", "miseries", "sufferances", "sufferings", "torments", "tortures", "damages", "detriments", "harms", "hurts", "injuries", "backaches", "bellyaches", "charley horses", "colics", "complaints", "earaches", "gripes", "headaches", "stomachaches", "toothaches" ], "near antonyms":[ "comforts", "eases" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in warts , welts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "warts", "weals", "welts", "bumps", "lumps", "protuberances", "blackheads", "blisters", "milia", "whiteheads", "boils", "festers", "hickeys", "papules", "pimples", "pocks", "pustules", "whelks", "zits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sow":{ "to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on":{ "examples":[ "sow the fields with maize in early spring, and the crop should be ready by late summer" ], "synonyms":[ "bestrew", "dot", "pepper", "scatter", "spot", "spray", "sprinkle", "strew" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanket", "drizzle", "dust", "stud", "dapple", "fleck", "speckle", "stipple", "bespatter", "spatter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put or set into the ground to grow":{ "examples":[ "first sow the seeds in potting soil" ], "synonyms":[ "drill", "plant", "put in", "seed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bed", "replant", "transplant", "broadcast", "scatter", "pot", "overseed", "reseed" ], "near antonyms":[ "gather", "harvest", "reap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{ "examples":[ "a malicious neighbor who sowed within him nagging suspicions about his wife" ], "synonyms":[ "breed", "enroot", "implant", "inculcate", "infix", "inseminate", "instill", "plant" ], "near synonyms":[ "drive", "hammer", "pound", "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "fix", "lodge", "root", "imbue", "infuse", "ingrain", "engrain", "inoculate", "invest", "steep", "suffuse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sodas":{ "as in pops , soda pops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pops", "soda pops", "soft drinks", "tonics", "drinkables", "drinks", "libations", "potables", "quenchers", "potions", "nectars", "mixers", "mixes" ], "near antonyms":[ "alcohols", "brews", "intoxicants", "liquors", "spirits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "soiree":{ "a formal social gathering that is usually at night":{ "examples":[ "They attended a fashionable soiree at a fancy hotel." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bake", "clambake", "cocktail party", "hen party", "house party", "housewarming", "icebreaker", "kaffeeklatsch", "kegger", "keg party", "klatch", "klatsch", "masquerade", "meet and greet", "mixer", "salon", "shower", "social", "stag", "supper", "symposium", "tea", "tea party", "affair", "bash", "binge", "blast", "blowout", "do", "event", "fete", "f\u00eate", "function", "get-together", "party", "reception", "shindig", "benefit", "fund-raiser", "ball", "dance", "formal", "prom", "celebration", "gala", "occasion", "bacchanal", "bacchanalia", "orgy", "saturnalia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "somnolent":{ "desiring or needing sleep":{ "examples":[ "trying to teach somnolent students on a very hot day" ], "synonyms":[ "dozy", "drowsy", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous" ], "near synonyms":[ "asleep", "dormant", "dozing", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering", "nodding", "yawning" ], "near antonyms":[ "restive", "restless", "sleepless", "insomniac" ], "antonyms":[ "alert", "awake", "conscious", "wakeful", "wide-awake" ] }, "tending to cause sleep":{ "examples":[ "the somnolent hum of insects in the grass" ], "synonyms":[ "drowsy", "hypnotic", "narcotic", "opiate", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous", "somniferous", "soporific" ], "near synonyms":[ "depressant", "relaxant", "sedative", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "calming", "comforting", "lulling", "pacifying", "quieting", "relaxing", "restful", "settling", "soothing", "analgesic", "anesthetic", "anesthetizing", "benumbing", "deadening", "dulling", "numbing", "hypnotizing", "mesmerizing", "stupefying" ], "near antonyms":[ "arousing", "awakening", "energizing", "invigorating", "rousing", "stimulating", "wakening", "waking", "bracing", "refreshing", "restorative", "reviving", "stimulative", "stimulatory" ], "antonyms":[ "stimulant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sort (through)":{ "to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something":{ "examples":[ "I sorted through the pile of magazines until I found the article I was looking for" ], "synonyms":[ "comb", "dig (through)", "dredge", "hunt (through)", "rake", "ransack", "rifle", "rummage", "scour", "search", "troll" ], "near synonyms":[ "frisk", "pat down", "shake down", "audit", "check (out)", "examine", "inspect", "investigate", "review", "scan", "scrutinize", "survey", "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "discover", "ferret (out)", "find", "find out", "get", "hit (on or upon)", "learn", "locate", "run down", "scare up", "track (down)", "grub (about)", "poke (around)", "explore", "probe", "prospect", "skirmish", "snoop", "browse", "glance (over)", "look over", "peruse", "study" ], "near antonyms":[ "hide", "abandon", "lose", "ignore", "neglect" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sovrans":{ "one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority":{ "examples":[ "after the current sovereign dies, the monarchy may be abolished" ], "synonyms":[ "autocrats", "monarchs", "potentates", "rulers" ], "near synonyms":[ "corulers", "co-rulers", "Caesars", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "emirs", "amirs", "ameers", "emperors", "empresses", "kaisers", "khans", "khedives", "kings", "lords", "mikados", "moguls", "princes", "queens", "satraps", "shahs", "sultans", "suzerains", "authoritarians", "Big Brothers", "despots", "dictators", "f\u00fchrers", "fuehrers", "monocrats", "overlords", "paramounts", "tyrants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "solutions":{ "something attained by mental effort and especially by computation":{ "examples":[ "the solution to a math problem" ], "synonyms":[ "answers", "results" ], "near synonyms":[ "conclusions", "determinations", "explanations", "findings", "clues", "keys" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "soft spots":{ "a vulnerable point":{ "examples":[ "a huge trade imbalance continued to be the soft spot in the nation's economy" ], "synonyms":[ "Achilles' heels", "backs", "chinks", "jugulars", "underbellies" ], "near synonyms":[ "downfalls", "ruins", "undoings", "hamartias", "tragic flaws" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "softies":{ "a person lacking in physical strength":{ "examples":[ "a softy who usually needs someone else's strong hands to open bottles and jars" ], "synonyms":[ "weaklings", "wimps", "wusses", "wussies" ], "near synonyms":[ "pushovers", "milksops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "powerhouses" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }