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"cynosure", "epicenter", "eye", "focus", "ground zero", "heart", "hub", "locus", "mecca", "navel", "nerve center", "nexus", "nucleus", "omphalos", "seat" ], "near synonyms":[ "headquarters", "happy hunting ground", "hive", "hotbed", "hot spot", "playground", "playland", "kernel", "nub", "pith", "deep", "thick", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "attraction", "lodestone", "loadstone", "magnet", "polestar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface":{ "examples":[ "the center of the earth" ], "synonyms":[ "core", "middle", "midpoint", "midst" ], "near synonyms":[ "inside", "interior" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "perimeter", "periphery" ] }, "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "examples":[ "centered administrative duties under the command of a single person" ], "synonyms":[ "centralize", "compact", "concenter", "concentrate", "consolidate", "polarize", 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"dominant", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "highest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "paramount", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "primary", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "near synonyms":[ "distinguished", "eminent", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prestigious", "signal", "star", "stellar", "superior", "high-level", "senior", "top", "important", "influential", "major", "mighty", "momentous", "significant", "incomparable", "matchless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "renowned" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "collateral", "inferior", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary" ], "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ] }, "occupying a position 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"sensible", "neutral" ], "near antonyms":[ "excessive", "conservative", "reactionary", "rightist", "leftist", "liberal", "progressive", "fanatic", "fanatical", "rabid", "subversive", "violent", "agitating", "exciting", "fomenting", "incendiary", "inciting", "inflammatory", "instigating", "provocative", "provoking", "rabble-rousing", "dissenting" ], "antonyms":[ "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "ultra" ] }, "a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{ "examples":[ "a health club that has become dating central for singles in the area" ], "synonyms":[ "axis", "base", "capital", "center", "core", "cynosure", "epicenter", "eye", "focus", "ground zero", "heart", "hub", "locus", "mecca", "navel", "nerve center", "nexus", "nucleus", "omphalos", "seat" ], "near synonyms":[ "headquarters", "happy hunting ground", "hive", "hotbed", "hot spot", "playground", "playland", "kernel", "nub", "pith", "deep", "thick", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "attraction", "lodestone", "loadstone", "magnet", "polestar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "centralizing":{ "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "examples":[ "the company decided to centralize all of its operations at its Ohio plant" ], "synonyms":[ "centering", "compacting", "concentering", "concentrating", "consolidating", "polarizing", "unifying", "uniting" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinating", "harmonizing", "integrating", "orchestrating", "blending", "coalescing", "combining", "fusing", "incorporating", "merging", "reducing", "conjoining", "joining", "linking", "assembling", "collecting", "colligating", "gathering", "reunifying", "reuniting" ], "near antonyms":[ "segregating", "separating" ], "antonyms":[ "decentralizing", "deconcentrating", "spreading (out)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "census":{ "a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added":{ "examples":[ "a thorough census of all the grizzly bears living within the national park" ], "synonyms":[ "count", "tale", "tally" ], "near synonyms":[ "score", "amount", "gross", "sum", "total", "whole", "recount" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "centrality":{ "as in essentiality , essentialness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "essentiality", "essentialness", "mark", "name", "report", "reputation", "repute", "cachet", "position", "prestige", "rank", "standing", "stature", "status", "authority", "control", "dominion", "mastery", "potency", "power", "sway", "glory", "greatness", "honor", "illustriousness", "gravity", "seriousness", "store", "substance", "substantiveness", "value", "worth", "worthiness", "celebrity", "distinction", "eminence", "fame", "note", "noteworthiness", "notoriety", "preeminence", "prominence", "renown", "account", "consequence", "import", "importance", "magnitude", "moment", "momentousness", "significance", "weight", "weightiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "insignificance", "littleness", "puniness", "slightness", "smallness", "triviality", "paltriness", "pettiness", "valuelessness", "worthlessness", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "disrepute", "ignominy", "infamy", "odium", "opprobrium", "shame", "anonymity", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "centrals":{ "a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{ "examples":[ "a health club that has become dating central for singles in the area" ], "synonyms":[ "axes", "bases", "capitals", "centers", "cores", "cynosures", "epicenters", "eyes", "foci", "focuses", "ground zeros", "hearts", "hubs", "loci", "meccas", "navels", "nerve centers", "nexuses", "nexus", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "omphali", "seats" ], "near synonyms":[ "headquarters", "happy hunting grounds", "hives", "hotbeds", "hot spots", "playgrounds", "playlands", "kernels", "nubs", "piths", "deeps", "thicks", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "attractions", "lodestones", "loadstones", "magnets", "polestars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "censuring":{ "as in hypercritical , faultfinding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "adverse", "depreciative", "depreciatory", "derogatory", "disapproving", "inappreciative", "negative", "unappreciative", "uncomplimentary", "unfavorable", "unflattering", "unfriendly", "belittling", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "disparaging", "scornful", "slighting" ], "near antonyms":[ "admiring", "applauding", "appreciative", "approbatory", "approving", "commendatory", "complimentary", "favorable", "friendly", "good", "positive", "accepting", "warm", "encomiastic", "eulogistic", "flattering", "hagiographic", "hagiographical", "laudative", "laudatory", "panegyrical", "praiseful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express public or formal disapproval of":{ "examples":[ "a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office" ], "synonyms":[ "condemning", "denouncing", "objurgating", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishing", "chastising", "castigating", "punishing", "bawling out", "berating", "chewing out", "cutting up", "dressing down", "flaying", "gibbeting", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "rating", "scolding", "scoring", "telling off", "upbraiding", "belittling", "criticizing", "deprecating", "depreciating", "disparaging" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "hailing", "honoring", "eulogizing", "lauding", "praising", "approving", "blessing", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[ "citing", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing" ] }, "to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{ "examples":[ "our society generally censures the taking of another person's life" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematizing", "condemning", "damning", "decrying", "denouncing", "execrating", "reprehending", "reprobating" ], "near synonyms":[ "attacking", "blaming", "blasting", "criticizing", "dispraising", "dissing", "faulting", "knocking", "panning", "slamming", "belittling", "deprecating", "disparaging", "dooming", "sentencing", "convicting", "blacklisting", "excommunicating", "ostracizing", "castigating", "chastising", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "admonishing", "chiding", "reproving", "berating", "lambasting", "raking", "scolding", "upbraiding", "vituperating", "cursing", "imprecating", "abhorring", "abominating", "detesting", "hating", "loathing", "reviling" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "eulogizing", "exalting", "extolling", "glorifying", "lauding", "praising", "acclaiming", "applauding", "commending", "hailing", "saluting", "touting", "consecrating", "hallowing", "sanctifying", "honoring", "revering", "venerating" ], "antonyms":[ "blessing" ] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work" ], "synonyms":[ "blaming", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "dispraising", "dissing", "faulting", "knocking", "panning", "reprehending", "slagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewering", "tweaking", "assailing", "attacking", "blasting", "clobbering", "slamming", "slashing", "nicking (at)", "sniping (at)", "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "kicking", "kvetching", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "niggling", "quibbling", "whining", "admonishing", "chiding", "drubbing", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving", "berating", "castigating", "crucifying", "excoriating", "flaying", "gibbeting", "hammering", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lashing", "pillorying", "scolding", "upbraiding", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "deriding", "discommending", "disparaging", "putting down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "recommending", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[ "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "centrists":{ "a person who holds moderate views":{ "examples":[ "the centrists will most likely rally behind the candidate who favors reforming the government program\u2014not abolishing it entirely" ], "synonyms":[ "middle-of-the-roaders", "moderates" ], "near synonyms":[ "progressives", "reformers", "accommodationists", "compromisers" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservatives", "reactionaries", "rightists", "right-wingers", "leftists", "left-wingers", "liberals" ], "antonyms":[ "extremists", "radicals", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "ultraists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "centralized":{ "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "examples":[ "the company decided to centralize all of its operations at its Ohio plant" ], "synonyms":[ "centered", "compacted", "concentered", "concentrated", "consolidated", "polarized", "unified", "united" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinated", "harmonized", "integrated", "orchestrated", "blended", "blent", "coalesced", "combined", "fused", "incorporated", "merged", "reduced", "conjoined", "joined", "linked", "assembled", "collected", "colligated", "gathered", "reunified", "reunited" ], "near antonyms":[ "segregated", "separated" ], "antonyms":[ "decentralized", "deconcentrated", "spread (out)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "censuses":{ "a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added":{ "examples":[ "a thorough census of all the grizzly bears living within the national park" ], "synonyms":[ "counts", "tales", "tallies" ], "near synonyms":[ "scores", "amounts", "grosses", "sums", "totals", "wholes", "recounts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "centerpiece":{ "the 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"incorporate", "merge", "reduce", "conjoin", "join", "link", "assemble", "collect", "colligate", "gather", "reunify", "reunite" ], "near antonyms":[ "segregate", "separate" ], "antonyms":[ "decentralize", "deconcentrate", "spread (out)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "center stage":{ "the center of public attention":{ "examples":[ "a public health problem that has moved to center stage in recent years" ], "synonyms":[ "catbird seat", "limelight", "spotlight", "top billing" ], "near synonyms":[ "front burner", "attention", "heed", "notice" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "centering":{ "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "examples":[ "centered administrative duties under the command of a single person" ], "synonyms":[ "centralizing", "compacting", "concentering", "concentrating", "consolidating", "polarizing", "unifying", "uniting" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinating", "harmonizing", "integrating", "orchestrating", "blending", "coalescing", "combining", "fusing", "incorporating", "merging", "reducing", "conjoining", "joining", "linking", "assembling", "collecting", "colligating", "gathering", "reunifying", "reuniting" ], "near antonyms":[ "segregating", "separating" ], "antonyms":[ "decentralizing", "deconcentrating", "spreading (out)" ] }, "to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{ "examples":[ "the students centered their attention on final exams" ], "synonyms":[ "concentrating", "fastening", "focusing", "focussing", "riveting", "training" ], "near synonyms":[ "aiming", "directing", "homing (in on)", "honing in (on)", "leveling", "levelling", "nailing", "pointing", "setting", "zeroing (in on)", "attending", "heeding", "minding", "fixating (on)", "obsessing (over)", "refocusing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "center stages":{ "the center of public attention":{ "examples":[ "a public health problem that has moved to center stage in recent years" ], 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"chastisement", "damnation", "punishment", "remonstrance", "business", "devil", "dressing-down", "lash", "lecture", "lesson", "rap", "scolding", "talking-to", "tongue-lashing", "belittlement", "criticism", "deprecation", "depreciation", "disparagement", "pan" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclamation", "honor", "tribute", "encomium", "eulogy", "panegyric", "plaudit(s)", "praise", "approval", "blessing", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[ "citation", "commendation", "endorsement", "indorsement" ] }, "to express public or formal disapproval of":{ "examples":[ "a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office" ], "synonyms":[ "condemn", "denounce", "objurgate", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonish", "chastise", "castigate", "punish", "bawl out", "berate", "chew out", "cut up", "dress down", "flay", "gibbet", "jaw", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lecture", "rag", "rail (at or against)", "rate", "scold", "score", "tell off", 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"approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "eulogize", "exalt", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "laud", "praise", "acclaim", "applaud", "commend", "hail", "salute", "tout", "consecrate", "hallow", "sanctify", "honor", "revere", "venerate" ], "antonyms":[ "bless" ] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "dispraise", "fault", "knock", "pan", "reprehend", "slag" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewer", "tweak", "assail", "attack", "blast", "clobber", "slam", "slash", "nick (at)", "snipe (at)", "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "carp", "cavil", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "kick", "kvetch", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "niggle", "quibble", "whine", "admonish", "chide", "drub", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "berate", "castigate", 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"matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "senile", "spavined", "tottery", "overage", "overaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "young", "youthful", "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "censored":{ "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerized", "cleaned (up)", "expurgated", "laundered", "red-penciled" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleansed", "purged", "purified", "abbreviated", "blue-penciled", "edited", "shortened", "bleeped", "blipped", "cut (out)", "deleted", "excised", "expunged", "gutted", "x-ed (out)", "x'd (out)", "xed (out)", "blacked out", "repressed", "silenced", "suppressed", "censured", "condemned", "denounced", "examined", "reviewed", "screened", "scrutinized" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "authorized", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cenotaphs":{ "a special structure or statue that is built to remind people of a dead person who is buried somewhere else":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "memorabilias", "commemoratives", "keepsakes", "mementos", "mementoes", "memorials", "monuments", "remembrances", "reminders", "souvenirs", "tokens", "relics", "vestiges", "cairns", "landmarks", "markers", "testimonials", "tributes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "central city":{ "as in garden city , edge city":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "edge city", "garden city", "exurb", "suburb", "suburbia", "core city", "downtown", "inner city", "midtown", "urban sprawl", "conurbation", "borough", "asphalt jungle", "burg", "city", "cosmopolis", "megacity", "megalopolis", "metropolis", "municipality", "town" ], 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"easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "laid-back", "loosey-goosey", "mellow", "even", "even-keeled", "steady", "well-adjusted", "well-balanced", "carefree", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "calm", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "equal", "level", "limpid", "peaceful", "placid", "possessed", "recollected", "sedate", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "serene", "smooth", "together", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unruffled", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried", "assured", "confident", "self-assured", "aloof", "detached", "dispassionate", "indifferent", "bovine", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "sober", "stolid", "relaxed", "relieved", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "near antonyms":[ "agitated", "discomposed", "disturbed", "flustered", "perturbed", "unglued", "unhinged", "unstrung", "upset", "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unsettled", "worried", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "restless", "skittish", "tense", "high-strung", "unstable", "uptight" 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"leveled", "levelled", "nailed", "pointed", "set", "zeroed (in on)", "attended", "heeded", "minded", "fixated (on)", "obsessed (over)", "refocused" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "centers (on)":{ "as in centralizes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "centralizes", "approaches", "closes in (on)", "nears", "connects", "couples", "joins", "links", "unites", "concentrates", "converges", "focuses", "focusses", "funnels", "meets" ], "near antonyms":[ "branches", "fans (out)", "radiates", "rays", "diffuses", "dispels", "disperses", "dissipates", "forks", "stems" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "censorships":{ "as in suppressions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "suppressions" ], "near antonyms":[ "publications", "publishings", "releases", "manufactures", "printings", "productions", "syndications" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "central cities":{ "as in garden cities , edge cities":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "edge cities", "garden cities", "exurbs", "suburbias", "suburbs", "core cities", "downtowns", "inner cities", "midtowns", "urban sprawls", "conurbations", "boroughs", "asphalt jungles", "burgs", "cities", "cosmopolises", "megacities", "megalopolises", "metropolises", "municipalities", "towns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "censured":{ "to express public or formal disapproval of":{ "examples":[ "a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office" ], "synonyms":[ "condemned", "denounced", "objurgated", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonished", "chastised", "castigated", "punished", "bawled out", "berated", "chewed out", "cut up", "dressed down", "flayed", "gibbeted", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "rated", "scolded", "scored", "told off", "upbraided", "belittled", "criticized", "deprecated", "depreciated", "disparaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "hailed", "honored", "eulogized", "lauded", "praised", "approved", "blessed", "blest", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "cited", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed" ] }, "to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{ "examples":[ "our society generally censures the taking of another person's life" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematized", "condemned", "damned", "decried", "denounced", "execrated", "reprehended", "reprobated" ], "near synonyms":[ "attacked", "blamed", "blasted", "criticized", "dispraised", "dissed", "faulted", "knocked", "panned", "slammed", "belittled", "deprecated", "disparaged", "doomed", "sentenced", "convicted", "blacklisted", "excommunicated", "ostracized", "castigated", "chastised", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "reproved", "berated", "lambasted", "raked", "scolded", "upbraided", "vituperated", "cursed", "imprecated", "abhorred", "abominated", "detested", "hated", "loathed", "reviled" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "eulogized", "exalted", "extolled", "glorified", "lauded", "praised", "acclaimed", "applauded", "commended", "hailed", "saluted", "touted", "consecrated", "hallowed", "sanctified", "honored", "revered", "venerated" ], "antonyms":[ "blessed", "blest" ] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work" ], "synonyms":[ "blamed", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "dispraised", "dissed", "faulted", "knocked", "panned", "reprehended", "slagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewered", "tweaked", "assailed", "attacked", "blasted", "clobbered", "slammed", "slashed", "nicked (at)", "sniped (at)", "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "carped", "caviled", "cavilled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "kicked", "kvetched", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "niggled", "quibbled", "whined", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "drubbed", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved", "berated", "castigated", "crucified", "excoriated", "flayed", "gibbeted", "hammered", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lashed", "pilloried", "scolded", "upbraided", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "derided", "discommended", "disparaged", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "recommended", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "censurable":{ "deserving reproach or blame":{ "examples":[ "censurable conduct that should get that student expelled" ], "synonyms":[ "blamable", "blameworthy", "culpable", "reprehensible", "reproachable" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "guilty", "sinful", "wicked", "foolish", "irresponsible", "reckless", "amerciable", "chargeable", "disciplinable", "impeachable", "indictable", "punishable", "criminal", "illegal", "illicit", "unlawful", "illegitimate", "improper", "wrongful" ], "near antonyms":[ "flawless", "perfect", "pure", "guiltless", "innocent" ], "antonyms":[ "blameless", "faultless", "impeccable", "irreproachable" ] }, "provoking or likely to provoke protest":{ "examples":[ "the censurable language on the poster resulted in it being taken down" ], "synonyms":[ "exceptionable", "objectionable", "obnoxious", "offensive", "reprehensible" ], "near synonyms":[ "unacceptable", "undesirable", "unwanted", "unwelcome", "disagreeable", "displeasing", "distasteful", "unpleasant", "bad", "execrable", "lousy", "miserable", "terrible", "unspeakable", "wretched", "atrocious", "infamous", "abhorrent", "disgusting", "gross", "loathsome", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "sickish", "vile", "naughty", "wicked", "debasing", "perverted", "profane", "off", "off-color", "off-colored", "racy", "salty", "suggestive", "indecent", "indecorous", "unbecoming", "earthy", "unprintable", "bawdy", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "gross", "lewd", "nasty", "obscene", "smutty", "vulgar", "blamable", "blameworthy", "lascivious", "pornographic", "ribald", "scurrilous" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptable", "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "easy", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "relishable", "satisfying", "welcome", "good", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "becoming", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "exemplary", "proper", "respectable", "seemly", "blameless", "commendable", "creditable", "immaculate", "perfect", "pure", "spotless", "politically correct" ], "antonyms":[ "inoffensive", "unobjectionable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "centers":{ "a thing or place that is of greatest 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] }, "to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{ "examples":[ "centered administrative duties under the command of a single person" ], "synonyms":[ "centralizes", "compacts", "concenters", "concentrates", "consolidates", "polarizes", "unifies", "unites" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordinates", "harmonizes", "integrates", "orchestrates", "blends", "coalesces", "combines", "fuses", "incorporates", "merges", "reduces", "conjoins", "joins", "links", "assembles", "collects", "colligates", "gathers", "reunifies", "reunites" ], "near antonyms":[ "segregates", "separates" ], "antonyms":[ "decentralizes", "deconcentrates", "spreads (out)" ] }, "to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{ "examples":[ "the students centered their attention on final exams" ], "synonyms":[ "concentrates", "fastens", "focuses", "focusses", "rivets", "trains" ], "near synonyms":[ "aims", "directs", "homes (in on)", "hones in (on)", "levels", "nails", "points", "sets", "zeroes (in on)", "attends", "heeds", "minds", "fixates (on)", "obsesses (over)", "refocuses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "centered (on)":{ "as in centralized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "centralized", "approached", "closed in (on)", "neared", "connected", "coupled", "joined", "linked", "united", "concentrated", "converged", "focused", "focussed", "funneled", "funnelled", "met" ], "near antonyms":[ "branched", "fanned (out)", "radiated", "rayed", "diffused", "dispelled", "dispersed", "dissipated", "forked", "stemmed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "censurers":{ "a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults":{ "examples":[ "there's more malicious fun in being a censurer than in being a celebrator, so many theater critics are the latter" ], "synonyms":[ "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "criticizers", "critics", "disparagers", "faultfinders", "hypercritics", "knockers", "nigglers", "nitpickers" ], "near synonyms":[ "condemners", "condemnors", "denouncers", "belittlers", "decriers", "denigrators", "deriders", "detractors", "assailants", "attackers", "crucifiers", "criticasters", "hairsplitters", "pettifoggers", "quibblers", "admonishers", "haranguers", "railers", "ranters", "rebukers", "reproachers", "reprovers", "scolds", "upbraiders", "bellyachers", "complainers", "crybabies", "fussers", "gripers", "grouches", "grousers", "grumblers", "whiners" ], "near antonyms":[ "commenders", "praisers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "censor":{ "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerize", "clean (up)", "expurgate", "launder", "red-pencil" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleanse", "purge", "purify", "abbreviate", "blue-pencil", "edit", "shorten", "bleep", "blip", "cut (out)", "delete", "excise", "expunge", "gut", "x (out)", "black out", "repress", "silence", "suppress", "censure", "condemn", "denounce", "examine", "review", "screen", "scrutinize" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "authorize", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "centrist":{ "avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas":{ "examples":[ "several centrist candidates were elected, apparently in a reaction against the extremists" ], "synonyms":[ "central", "middle-of-the-road", "moderate" ], "near synonyms":[ "conventional", "nonrevolutionary", "orthodox", "traditional", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sensible", "neutral" ], "near antonyms":[ "excessive", "conservative", "reactionary", "rightist", "leftist", "liberal", "progressive", "fanatic", "fanatical", "rabid", "subversive", "violent", "agitating", "exciting", "fomenting", "incendiary", "inciting", "inflammatory", "instigating", "provocative", "provoking", "rabble-rousing", "dissenting" ], "antonyms":[ "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "ultra" ] }, "a person who holds moderate views":{ "examples":[ "the centrists will most likely rally behind the candidate who favors reforming the government program\u2014not abolishing it entirely" ], "synonyms":[ "middle-of-the-roader", "moderate" ], "near synonyms":[ "progressive", "reformer", "accommodationist", "compromiser" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservative", "reactionary", "rightist", "right-winger", "leftist", "left-winger", "liberal" ], "antonyms":[ "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "ultraist" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "censurer":{ "a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults":{ "examples":[ "there's more malicious fun in being a censurer than in being a celebrator, so many theater critics are the latter" ], "synonyms":[ "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "critic", "criticizer", "disparager", "faultfinder", "hypercritic", "knocker", "niggler", "nitpicker" ], "near synonyms":[ "condemner", "condemnor", "denouncer", "belittler", "decrier", "denigrator", "derider", "detractor", "assailant", "attacker", "crucifier", "criticaster", "hairsplitter", "pettifogger", "quibbler", "admonisher", "haranguer", "railer", "ranter", "rebuker", "reproacher", "reprover", "scold", "upbraider", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crybaby", "fusser", "griper", "grouch", "grouser", "grumbler", "whiner" ], "near antonyms":[ "commender", "praiser" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cenotaph":{ "a special structure or statue that is built to remind people of a dead person who is buried somewhere else":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "memorabilia", "commemorative", "keepsake", "memento", "memorial", "monument", "remembrance", "reminder", "souvenir", "token", "relic", "vestige", "cairn", "landmark", "marker", "testimonial", "tribute" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }