{ "crabs":{ "an irritable and complaining person":{ "examples":[ "you're always such a crab in the morning!" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "bellyachers", "complainers", "cranks", "croakers", "crosspatches", "curmudgeons", "fussers", "gripers", "grouches", "grousers", "growlers", "grumblers", "grumps", "murmurers", "mutterers", "sourpusses", "whiners" ], "near synonyms":[ "hunks", "malcontents", "soreheads", "grinches", "killjoys", "party poopers", "spoilsports", "defeatists", "pessimists", "faultfinders", "kickers", "naggers", "nitpickers", "objectors", "quibblers", "repiners", "crocks", "hypochondriacs" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimists", "Pollyannas", "happy campers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "caterwauls", "complains", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grizzles", "grouches", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "grumps", "hollers", "inveighs", "keens", "kicks", "kvetches", "maunders", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "nags", "repines", "screams", "squawks", "squeals", "wails", "whimpers", "whines", "whinges", "yammers", "yawps", "yaups", "yowls" ], "near synonyms":[ "objects (to)", "protests", "quarrels (with)", "cavils", "quibbles", "frets", "stews", "worries", "blubbers", "cries", "sobs", "bemoans", "bewails", "deplores", "laments" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "bears", "countenances", "endures", "takes", "tolerates", "applauds", "cheers", "commends" ], "antonyms":[ "crows", "delights", "rejoices" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishes", "bloodies", "breaks", "compromises", "cripples", "crosses (up)", "damages", "defaces", "disfigures", "endamages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "spoils", "vitiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "undermines", "weakens", "erodes", "scours", "washes out", "wears (away)", "blights", "tarnishes", "dents", "dings", "dints", "botches", "gums (up)", "queers", "lacerates", "wounds", "disables", "hamstrings", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "torments", "tortures", "annihilates", "bangs up", "bashes", "batters", "clobbers", "crushes", "dashes", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "does in", "pulverizes", "razes", "ruins", "scourges", "shatters", "smashes", "tears down", "totals", "wastes", "wipes out", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "helps", "rectifies", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "edits", "remodels", "revises", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "antonyms":[ "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crack":{ "to break suddenly with an explosive sound":{ "examples":[ "the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight" ], "synonyms":[ "pop", "snap" ], "near synonyms":[ "rend", "rive", "split", "crackle", "hiss", "sizzle", "sputter", "burst", "explode", "shatter", "clack", "clatter", "click" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "flip (out)", "freak (out)", "melt down", "wig (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language":{ "examples":[ "the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "decipher", "decode", "decrypt" ], "near synonyms":[ "descramble", "unscramble", "render", "translate", "dope (out)", "figure out", "puzzle (out)", "solve", "unravel", "unriddle", "work", "work out" ], "near antonyms":[ "garble", "jumble (up)", "mix (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "cipher", "code", "encipher", "encode", "encrypt" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "cracked the bow of the ship with a champagne bottle" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ], "near synonyms":[ "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pepper", "pommel", "pummel", "rough", "scuff", "bunt", "flick", "stroke", "tap", "bump", "butt", "jab", "jostle", "kick", "knee", "poke", "prod", "push", "shove", "stamp", "bowl (down or over)", "cream", "deck", "dump", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "rabbit-punch", "sucker punch", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "flog", "lash", "sap", "slash", "sledge", "sledgehammer", "spear", "stab", "switch", "thrash", "whip", "bean", "brain", "conk", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "I've been mulling this riddle, but I just can't crack it" ], "synonyms":[ "answer", "break", "dope (out)", "figure out", "puzzle (out)", "resolve", "riddle (out)", "solve", "unravel", "unriddle", "work", "work out" ], "near synonyms":[ "conclude", "decide", "deduce", "gather", "infer", "judge", "reason", "clear (up)", "iron out", "straighten (out)", "unscramble", "untangle", "untie", "assume", "conjecture", "divine", "guess", "presume", "speculate", "decipher", "decode" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "cracked by years in solitary confinement, the prisoner could only maunder incoherently" ], "synonyms":[ "craze", "derange", "frenzy", "loco", "madden", "unbalance", "unhinge", "unstring" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitate", "bother", "confuse", "discompose", "disquiet", "distract", "disturb", "perturb", "unsettle", "upset", "annoy", "irritate", "vex" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "quiet", "relax", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{ "examples":[ "a pebble struck the car's windshield and left a spidery crack in it" ], "synonyms":[ "check", "chink", "cleft", "cranny", "crevice", "fissure", "rift", "split" ], "near synonyms":[ "crevasse", "craze", "hairline", "fracture", "rupture", "breach", "gap", "opening", "cut", "gash", "incision", "slit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "a disciplinary crack on the hand with a ruler was once common in schoolrooms" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a loud explosive sound":{ "examples":[ "the tree fell with a sharp crack" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "blast", "boom", "clap", "crash", "pop", "report", "slam", "smash", "snap", "thunderclap", "thwack", "whack", "whomp", "whump" ], "near synonyms":[ "thunk", "wham", "clang", "clangor", "clank", "clash", "knock", "rap", "tap", "blare", "clamor", "howl", "hubbub", "hue and cry", "hullabaloo", "outcry", "roar", "tumult", "uproar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "this is my first crack at painting" ], "synonyms":[ "assay", "attempt", "bash", "bid", "endeavor", "essay", "fling", "go", "offer", "pass", "shot", "stab", "trial", "try", "whack", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "striving", "struggle", "throes", "undertaking", "trial and error" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something said or done to cause laughter":{ "examples":[ "a whispered crack made the whole back row start laughing" ], "synonyms":[ "boff", "boffo", "boffola", "drollery", "funny", "gag", "giggle", "jape", "jest", "joke", "josh", "laugh", "nifty", "one-liner", "pleasantry", "quip", "rib", "sally", "waggery", "wisecrack", "witticism", "yuk", "yuck", "yak", "yock" ], "near synonyms":[ "funning", "joking", "wisecracking", "knee-slapper", "panic", "riot", "scream", "thigh-slapper", "antic", "buffoonery", "caper", "leg-pull", "monkeyshine(s)", "practical joke", "prank", "trick", "burlesque", "caricature", "lampoon", "mock", "mockery", "parody", "put-on", "riff", "banter", "kidding", "persiflage", "raillery", "repartee", "drollness", "facetiousness", "funniness", "hilariousness", "humorousness", "comedy", "humor", "wit", "wordplay" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "that conspiracy theorist has been labeled a crack by the ballistics experts" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "flake", "fruitcake", "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":[] }, "having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{ "examples":[ "known as one of the college's crack tennis players" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "compleat", "complete", "consummate", "crackerjack", "educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ], "near synonyms":[ "adroit", "clever", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "slick", "sure-handed", "gifted", "talented", "polished", "refined", "effective", "effectual", "efficient", "workmanlike", "able", "capable", "competent", "employable", "fit", "fitted", "habile", "qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "weak", "artless", "crude", "rude", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "crack (on)":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom", "beat it", "get a move on", "make tracks", "shake a leg", "step on it" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crack up":{ "a mental or nervous collapse":{ "examples":[ "a crack-up required him to take a year off from work" ], "synonyms":[ "breakdown", "nervous breakdown", "tailspin" ], "near synonyms":[ "frazzle", "freak-out", "meltdown", "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":[] }, "the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact":{ "examples":[ "two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate" ], "synonyms":[ "collision", "concussion", "crash", "smash", "smashup", "wreck" ], "near synonyms":[ "accident", "pileup", "demolishment", "destruction", "ruin" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to declare enthusiastic approval of":{ "examples":[ "that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaim", "accredit", "applaud", "cheer", "hail", "laud", "praise", "salute", "tout" ], "near synonyms":[ "bravo", "clap", "rise (to)", "ballyhoo", "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "favor", "recommend", "root (for)", "support", "celebrate", "emblazon", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "magnify", "sing", "adulate", "belaud", "flatter", "overpraise", "deify", "idolize" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "discommend", "disparage", "put down", "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate", "admonish", "chide", "criticize", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "castigate", "excoriate", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "skewer", "slag", "vilify" ], "antonyms":[ "knock", "pan", "slam" ] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhoo", "blow up", "cry up", "glorify", "tout", "trumpet", "tub-thump" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "magnify", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize", "advance", "advertise", "announce", "blare", "blaze", "blazon", "boost", "herald", "offer", "plug", "promote", "publicize", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "lay down", "make out", "proclaim", "pronounce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{ "examples":[ "try not to crack up at your own punch lines\u2014it's funnier if you keep a straight face" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "cackle", "chortle", "chuckle", "giggle", "hee-haw", "laugh", "roar", "scream", "snicker", "titter", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "grin", "smile" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "weep", "howl", "squall", "wail", "yowl", "bleat", "pule", "whimper", "whine", "sniffle", "snivel", "groan", "moan", "sigh" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cracked":{ "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "are you completely cracked ?" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "to break suddenly with an explosive sound":{ "examples":[ "the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight" ], "synonyms":[ "popped", "snapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "rent", "rended", "rived", "split", "crackled", "hissed", "sizzled", "sputtered", "burst", "bursted", "exploded", "shattered", "clacked", "clattered", "clicked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "flipped (out)", "freaked (out)", "melted down", "wigged (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language":{ "examples":[ "the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "deciphered", "decoded", "decrypted" ], "near synonyms":[ "descrambled", "unscrambled", "rendered", "translated", "doped (out)", "figured out", "puzzled (out)", "solved", "unraveled", "unriddled", "worked", "wrought", "worked out" ], "near antonyms":[ "garbled", "jumbled (up)", "mixed (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "ciphered", "coded", "enciphered", "encoded", "encrypted" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "cracked the bow of the ship with a champagne bottle" ], "synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "batted", "belted", "biffed", "bludgeoned", "bobbed", "bonked", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "nailed", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "swiped", "tagged", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "zapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "I've been mulling this riddle, but I just can't crack it" ], "synonyms":[ "answered", "broke", "doped (out)", "figured out", "puzzled (out)", "resolved", "riddled (out)", "solved", "unraveled", "unriddled", "worked", "wrought", "worked out" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluded", "decided", "deduced", "gathered", "inferred", "judged", "reasoned", "cleared (up)", "ironed out", "straightened (out)", "unscrambled", "untangled", "untied", "assumed", "conjectured", "divined", "guessed", "presumed", "speculated", "deciphered", "decoded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "cracked by years in solitary confinement, the prisoner could only maunder incoherently" ], "synonyms":[ "crazed", "deranged", "frenzied", "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" ] }, "crackers":{ "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "he spends too much time working on his inventions and I think he's gone a little crackers" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information":{ "examples":[ "a cracker who had broken into the intelligence agency's database attempted to leak the classified information" ], "synonyms":[ "cyberpunks", "hackers" ], "near synonyms":[ "computerists", "gearheads", "geeks", "techies", "technocrats", "technophiles", "phishers" ], "near antonyms":[ "computerphobes", "technophobes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "someone who boasts":{ "examples":[ "you're a fool if you believe half of what that cracker says" ], "synonyms":[ "blowers", "blowhards", "boasters", "braggadocios", "braggarts", "braggers", "brags", "cockalorums", "gasconaders", "gascons", "swaggerers", "vaunters" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterers", "cocks", "self-advertisers", "self-dramatizers", "self-promoters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "crackle":{ "to make a series of short, sharp noises":{ "examples":[ "The logs crackled in the fire.", "The leaves crackled under our feet.", "a crackling fire" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hiss", "sizzle", "sputter", "rustle", "crinkle", "creak", "squeak", "clack", "clatter", "click", "crack", "pop", "snap", "crepitate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crackled":{ "to make a series of short, sharp noises":{ "examples":[ "The logs crackled in the fire.", "The leaves crackled under our feet.", "a crackling fire" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hissed", "sizzled", "sputtered", "crinkled", "rustled", "creaked", "squeaked", "clacked", "clattered", "clicked", "cracked", "popped", "snapped", "crepitated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cradled":{ "as in held , gripped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clamped", "clung", "grabbed", "gripped", "held", "bear-hugged", "clasped", "crushed", "embraced", "enclasped", "enfolded", "grasped", "hugged", "strained", "bosomed", "embosomed", "encircled", "entwined", "enveloped", "enwound", "folded", "locked", "twined", "wrapped", "cuddled", "fondled", "nestled", "nuzzled", "patted", "petted", "snuggled", "stroked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in watched , cared (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attended", "cared (for)", "cultivated", "minded", "ministered (to)", "nurtured", "watched", "fathered", "mothered", "disciplined", "educated", "instructed", "mentored", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "bred", "brought up", "fostered", "nourished", "nursed", "raised", "reared", "edified", "enlightened", "indoctrinated", "fed", "provided (for)", "supplied", "advanced", "forwarded", "furthered", "promoted", "prepared", "directed", "guided", "led", "shepherded", "showed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abused", "ill-treated", "ill-used", "maltreated", "mishandled", "mistreated", "ignored", "neglected", "harmed", "hurt", "injured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crafting":{ "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "composing", "drafting", "drawing up", "formulating", "framing", "preparing" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabricating", "fashioning", "forming", "molding", "sculpturing", "shaping", "couching", "expressing", "phrasing", "stating", "verbalizing", "wording", "authoring", "inditing", "penning", "writing", "conceiving", "concocting", "devising", "building", "constructing", "making", "assembling", "compounding", "piecing (together)", "redrafting", "reformulating", "reframing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "craftswomen":{ "as in artisans , craftsmen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "artificers", "artisans", "crafters", "craftsmen", "craftspeople", "handcraftsmen", "handicrafters", "handicraftsmen", "handworkers", "tradesmen", "builders", "handymen", "handypeople", "workmen", "journeymen", "masters", "architects", "artists", "makers", "producers", "manufacturers", "mechanics", "operatives", "shapers", "smiths", "wrights", "factories", "manufactories", "mills", "plants", "shops", "works", "workshops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crafty":{ "clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means":{ "examples":[ "a crafty real estate broker who got people to sell their property at bargain prices" ], "synonyms":[ "artful", "beguiling", "cagey", "cagy", "cunning", "cute", "designing", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "scheming", "shrewd", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily" ], "near synonyms":[ "astute", "facile", "glib", "sharp", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "dishonest", "fraudulent", "insinuating", "knavish", "Machiavellian", "oblique", "serpentine", "shady", "shifty", "slippery", "sneaky", "treacherous", "underhand", "underhanded", "unscrupulous", "backhanded", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "smooth-tongued", "two-faced", "circuitous", "circular", "roundabout", "clandestine", "concealed", "covert", "furtive", "hugger-mugger", "secret", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "calculating", "plotting" ], "near antonyms":[ "obvious", "open", "patent", "plain", "public", "unconcealed", "aboveboard", "candid", "direct", "forthright", "frank", "honest", "natural", "outspoken", "plainspoken", "real", "simple", "sincere", "straightforward", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "unvarnished", "childlike", "impressionable", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "unforced", "unstudied", "trustful", "trusting" ], "antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "undesigning" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "crags":{ "a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice":{ "examples":[ "a menacing crag overhangs the hiking trail" ], "synonyms":[ "barrancas", "barrancos", "bluffs", "cliffs", "escarpments", "palisades", "precipices", "scarps", "scars" ], "near synonyms":[ "buttes", "cuestas", "hogbacks", "tors", "bulwarks", "embankments", "declivities", "drop-offs", "pitches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cramped":{ "as in limited , narrow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confined", "incommodious", "limited", "narrow", "restricted", "small", "snug", "tight", "tiny" ], "near antonyms":[ "ample", "capacious", "commodious", "roomy", "spacious", "cavernous", "voluminous", "broad", "wide" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in hampered , hindered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "constricted", "encumbered", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "trammeled", "trammelled", "impassable", "impassible", "barricaded", "blockaded", "dammed", "gated", "blocked", "clogged", "closed", "jammed", "obstructed", "plugged", "shut", "stopped", "stuffed", "uncleared" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "cleared", "free", "open", "unclogged", "unclosed", "unobstructed", "unstopped", "enterable", "navigable", "passable", "emptied", "empty", "unoccupied", "vacant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "having to constantly entertain guests at the summer cottage was really cramping my writing efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "clogged", "embarrassed", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "handcuffed", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "hog-tied", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "short-circuited", "stymied", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled" ], "near synonyms":[ "balked", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "reined", "restrained", "bound", "chained", "haltered", "leashed", "tethered", "tied", "arrested", "braked", "delayed", "retained", "retarded", "barricaded", "blockaded", "blocked", "roadblocked", "bogged (down)", "mired", "choked", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "suffocated", "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "stumped", "thwarted", "derailed", "disrupted", "sabotaged", "muzzled", "repressed", "suppressed", "confined", "hedged (in)", "hemmed (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared", "made way", "opened", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untied", "loosened", "smoothed", "encouraged", "furthered", "promoted" ], "antonyms":[ "aided", "assisted", "facilitated", "helped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "crane":{ "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "craned her head to see the roof" ], "synonyms":[ "boost", "elevate", "heave", "heft", "heighten", "hike", "hoist", "jack (up)", "lift", "perk (up)", "pick up", "raise", "take up", "up", "uphold", "uplift", "upraise" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascend", "mount", "rise", "rear", "upend" ], "near antonyms":[ "descend", "dip", "fall", "pitch", "plunge", "slip", "bear", "depress", "press", "push", "sink", "submerge" ], "antonyms":[ "drop", "lower" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crank (up)":{ "to cause to function":{ "examples":[ "crank up the CD player so we can dance" ], "synonyms":[ "activate", "actuate", "drive", "move", "run", "set off", "spark", "start", "touch off", "trigger", "turn on" ], "near synonyms":[ "kick over", "turn over", "charge", "electrify", "energize", "fire", "fuel", "generate", "power", "push", "discharge", "launch", "release", "switch", "trip", "reactivate", "recharge", "arouse", "excite", "jump-start", "kick-start", "stimulate", "vitalize", "ignite", "incite", "instigate", "provoke", "quicken", "stir up", "accelerate", "catalyze", "speed (up)", "step up" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrest", "brake", "check", "cut off", "draw up", "halt", "jam", "stall", "stick", "stop", "decelerate", "repress", "slow", "stunt", "suppress" ], "antonyms":[ "cut", "cut out", "deactivate", "kill", "shut off", "turn off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crank out":{ "as in turn out , churn out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "churn out", "turn out", "carve (out)", "develop", "forge", "grind (out)", "hammer out", "thrash (out)", "work out", "work up", "cobble (together or up)", "throw up", "compose", "construct", "craft", "create", "engineer", "fabricate", "fashion", "form", "frame", "generate", "manufacture", "mint", "model", "shape", "tailor", "conceive", "concoct", "contrive", "cook (up)", "devise", "hatch", "invent", "originate", "accomplish", "achieve", "bring off", "carry out", "effect" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolish", "destroy", "dismantle", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "undo", "unmake", "wreck" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cranks":{ "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "she's a bit of a crank , but still a good-hearted person" ], "synonyms":[ "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cracks", "eccentrics", "flakes", "fruitcakes", "head cases", "kooks", "nutcases", "nuts", "nutters", "oddballs", "oddities", "originals", "quizzes", "screwballs", "weirdos", "zanies" ], "near synonyms":[ "bohemians", "mavericks", "nonconformists", "quixotes", "coots", "geezers", "curios", "rarities", "freaks", "fantasticoes", "fantasts" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists", "followers", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an irritable and complaining person":{ "examples":[ "he's always a crank until he has his morning coffee" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "bellyachers", "complainers", "crabs", "croakers", "crosspatches", "curmudgeons", "fussers", "gripers", "grouches", "grousers", "growlers", "grumblers", "grumps", "murmurers", "mutterers", "sourpusses", "whiners" ], "near synonyms":[ "hunks", "malcontents", "soreheads", "grinches", "killjoys", "party poopers", "spoilsports", "defeatists", "pessimists", "faultfinders", "kickers", "naggers", "nitpickers", "objectors", "quibblers", "repiners", "crocks", "hypochondriacs" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimists", "Pollyannas", "happy campers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "his endless and unpredictable cranks made spending time with him exhausting" ], "synonyms":[ "bees", "caprices", "fancies", "freaks", "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":[] }, "as in reels , winds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coils", "reels", "winds", "twiddles", "circulates", "screws", "unscrews", "pivots", "revolves", "rolls", "rotates", "spins", "swings", "swirls", "swivels", "turns", "twirls", "twists", "wheels", "whirls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crapulous":{ "given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "a crapulous wastrel who went through the family's once-fabulous fortune in less than a decade" ], "synonyms":[ "bibulous", "drunken", "intemperate", "sottish" ], "near synonyms":[ "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "drunk", "high", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "loaded", "soused", "tipsy" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearheaded", "sober", "straight", "abstemious", "abstinent", "teetotal" ], "antonyms":[ "temperate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "crass":{ "lacking in refinement or good taste":{ "examples":[ "a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments" ], "synonyms":[ "coarse", "common", "crude", "gross", "ill-bred", "illiberal", "incult", "insensible", "low", "lowbred", "lowbrow", "raffish", "rough", "rough-hewn", "roughneck", "rude", "rugged", "tasteless", "uncouth", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unpolished", "unrefined", "vulgar" ], "near synonyms":[ "boorish", "churlish", "cloddish", "clownish", "loutish", "ungentlemanly", "clumsy", "lubberly", "lumpish", "oafish", "inconsiderate", "indelicate", "insensitive", "thoughtless", "countrified", "countryfied", "provincial", "rustic", "rustical", "unsophisticated", "graceless", "inelegant", "tacky", "animallike", "barbaric", "barbarous", "uncivilized", "mannerless", "unmannered", "unmannerly" ], "near antonyms":[ "aristocratic", "courtly", "patrician", "elegant", "graceful", "restrained", "considerate", "gracious", "sensitive", "thoughtful", "citified", "sophisticated", "urbane" ], "antonyms":[ "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "genteel", "polished", "refined", "smooth", "tasteful", "ultrarefined", "well-bred" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "crater":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "a time when businesses were cratering left and right" ], "synonyms":[ "bomb", "collapse", "fail", "flame out", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "tank", "wash out" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "sink", "skid", "slip", "slump", "wane", "crash", "crumble", "miscarry", "misfire", "go under", "implode", "self-destruct" ], "near antonyms":[ "cook", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive", "prevail", "triumph", "win" ], "antonyms":[ "click", "come off", "deliver", "go", "go over", "pan out", "succeed", "work out" ] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11" ], "synonyms":[ "crash", "decline", "descend", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "lower", "nose-dive", "plummet", "plunge", "sink", "skid", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "die (down)", "diminish", "droop", "dwindle", "ebb", "lessen", "let up", "moderate", "subside", "taper off", "wane", "recede", "retreat" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mushroom", "pick up", "snowball", "swell", "wax" ], "antonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "lift", "mount", "rise", "soar", "spike", "up" ] }, "as in pothole , sinkhole":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "borehole", "chuckhole", "posthole", "pothole", "sinkhole", "wallow", "water hole", "well", "burrow", "cave", "cavern", "ditch", "excavation", "furrow", "groove", "gutter", "trench", "trough", "basin", "bowl", "valley", "alcove", "cleft", "niche", "nook", "opening", "recess", "socket", "alveolus", "dimple", "gouge", "impression", "imprint", "notch", "pocket", "abyss", "chasm", "gulf", "vacuity", "vacuum", "void", "cavity", "concavity", "dent", "depression", "dint", "hole", "hollow", "indentation", "indenture", "pit", "recess" ], "near antonyms":[ "hill", "mound", "rise", "bump", "bunch", "hump", "lump", "pimple", "swell", "swelling", "tumor", "bulge", "camber", "convexity", "jut", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cratered":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "a time when businesses were cratering left and right" ], "synonyms":[ "bombed", "collapsed", "failed", "flamed out", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "foundered", "missed", "struck out", "tanked", "washed out" ], "near synonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled", "declined", "sank", "sunk", "skidded", "slipped", "slumped", "waned", "crashed", "crumbled", "miscarried", "misfired", "went under", "imploded", "self-destructed" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooked", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve", "prevailed", "triumphed", "won" ], "antonyms":[ "came off", "clicked", "delivered", "panned out", "succeeded", "went", "went over", "worked out" ] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11" ], "synonyms":[ "crashed", "declined", "descended", "dipped", "dived", "dove", "dropped", "fell", "lowered", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "plunged", "sank", "sunk", "skidded", "tumbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "died (down)", "diminished", "drooped", "dwindled", "ebbed", "lessened", "let up", "moderated", "subsided", "tapered off", "waned", "receded", "retreated" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulated", "ballooned", "built", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "grew", "increased", "intensified", "mushroomed", "picked up", "snowballed", "swelled", "waxed" ], "antonyms":[ "arose", "ascended", "lifted", "mounted", "rose", "soared", "spiked", "upped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crawl":{ "to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{ "examples":[ "the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another" ], "synonyms":[ "belly", "creep", "grovel", "slide", "slither", "snake", "worm", "wriggle" ], "near synonyms":[ "crouch", "squat", "edge", "inch", "nose", "skulk", "sneak", "steal", "tiptoe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled" ], "synonyms":[ "creak (along)", "creep", "drag", "inch", "limp", "nose", "ooze", "plod", "poke", "slouch", "snail" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumber", "shamble", "shuffle", "tramp", "trudge" ], "near antonyms":[ "float", "glide", "sail", "hurry", "tear" ], "antonyms":[ "fly", "race", "speed", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl" ], "synonyms":[ "creep", "dally", "dawdle", "delay", "diddle", "dillydally", "drag", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "lollygag", "lallygag", "mope", "poke", "shilly-shally", "tarry" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "amble", "ease", "inch", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stagger", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)", "filibuster", "procrastinate", "stall", "temporize" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "dart", "hump", "hurtle", "hustle", "scramble", "stampede", "gallop", "jog", "run", "sprint", "trot", "accelerate", "quicken", "speed (up)", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake" ], "antonyms":[ "barrel", "bolt", "career", "course", "dash", "fly", "hasten", "hotfoot (it)", "hurry", "race", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "scoot", "scud", "scurry", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ] }, "to be copiously supplied":{ "examples":[ "something must be up, as city hall is crawling with reporters" ], "synonyms":[ "abound", "brim", "bristle", "bulge", "burst", "bustle", "buzz", "hum", "overflow", "pullulate", "swarm", "teem" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lack", "need", "want" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in delay , slowdown":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "delay", "slowdown", "stoppage", "congestion", "traffic", "gridlock", "lock", "tangle", "backup", "bottleneck", "jam", "jam-up", "logjam", "snarl", "tailback", "tie-up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crawled":{ "to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{ "examples":[ "the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another" ], "synonyms":[ "bellied", "crept", "groveled", "grovelled", "slid", "slithered", "snaked", "wormed", "wriggled" ], "near synonyms":[ "crouched", "squatted", "edged", "inched", "nosed", "skulked", "sneaked", "snuck", "stole", "tiptoed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled" ], "synonyms":[ "creaked (along)", "crept", "dragged", "inched", "limped", "nosed", "oozed", "plodded", "poked", "slouched", "snailed" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumbered", "shambled", "shuffled", "tramped", "trudged" ], "near antonyms":[ "floated", "glided", "sailed", "hurried", "tore" ], "antonyms":[ "flew", "raced", "sped", "speeded", "whizzed", "zipped" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl" ], "synonyms":[ "crept", "dallied", "dawdled", "delayed", "diddled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "lollygagged", "lallygagged", "moped", "poked", "shilly-shallied", "tarried" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddled (around)", "fooled around", "messed around", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "loafed", "lolled", "lounged", "ambled", "eased", "inched", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "staggered", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)", "filibustered", "procrastinated", "stalled", "temporized" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowled", "breezed", "darted", "humped", "hurtled", "hustled", "scrambled", "stampeded", "galloped", "jogged", "ran", "run", "sprinted", "trotted", "accelerated", "quickened", "sped (up)", "speeded (up)", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook" ], "antonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "bolted", "careered", "coursed", "dashed", "flew", "hastened", "hotfooted (it)", "hurried", "raced", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "scooted", "scudded", "scurried", "sped", "speeded", "tore", "whirled", "whisked", "whizzed", "zipped" ] }, "to be copiously supplied":{ "examples":[ "something must be up, as city hall is crawling with reporters" ], "synonyms":[ "abounded", "brimmed", "bristled", "bulged", "burst", "bursted", "bustled", "buzzed", "hummed", "overflowed", "pullulated", "swarmed", "teemed" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lacked", "needed", "wanted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crawling":{ "moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{ "examples":[ "the crawling pace of the narrative is really frustrating" ], "synonyms":[ "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snail-paced", "snaillike", "tardy", "unhurried" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliberate", "measured", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging", "lingering", "loitering", "tarrying", "ambling", "heavy-footed", "inching", "plodding", "shuffling", "slow-footed", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling" ], "near antonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "antonyms":[ "barreling", "bolting", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "careering", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "hasty", "hurrying", "lightning", "meteoric", "quick", "racing", "rapid", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "snappy", "speeding", "speedy", "swift", "warp-speed", "whirling", "whirlwind", "whisking", "zipping" ] }, "to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{ "examples":[ "the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another" ], "synonyms":[ "bellying", "creeping", "groveling", "grovelling", "sliding", "slithering", "snaking", "worming", "wriggling" ], "near synonyms":[ "crouching", "squatting", "edging", "inching", "nosing", "skulking", "sneaking", "stealing", "tiptoeing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled" ], "synonyms":[ "creaking (along)", "creeping", "dragging", "inching", "limping", "nosing", "oozing", "plodding", "poking", "slouching", "snailing" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumbering", "shambling", "shuffling", "tramping", "trudging" ], "near antonyms":[ "floating", "gliding", "sailing", "hurrying", "tearing" ], "antonyms":[ "flying", "racing", "speeding", "whizzing", "zipping" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl" ], "synonyms":[ "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "delaying", "diddling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "lollygagging", "lallygagging", "moping", "poking", "shilly-shallying", "tarrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "ambling", "easing", "inching", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "staggering", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling", "temporizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "darting", "humping", "hurtling", "hustling", "scrambling", "stampeding", "galloping", "jogging", "running", "sprinting", "trotting", "accelerating", "quickening", "speeding (up)", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking" ], "antonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "bolting", "careering", "coursing", "dashing", "flying", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "hurrying", "racing", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "whizzing", "zipping" ] }, "to be copiously supplied":{ "examples":[ "something must be up, as city hall is crawling with reporters" ], "synonyms":[ "abounding", "brimming", "bristling", "bulging", "bursting", "bustling", "buzzing", "humming", "overflowing", "pullulating", "swarming", "teeming" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lacking", "needing", "wanting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "crazily":{ "as in desperately , uncontrollably":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agitatedly", "confusedly", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "crazing":{ "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape" ], "synonyms":[ "cracking", "deranging", "frenzying", "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" ] }, "crazy quilt":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "examples":[ "an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "agglomeration", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "botch", "clutter", "collage", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "hotchpotch", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "litter", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomerate", "conglomeration", "catchall", "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "blend", "combination", "commixture", "composite", "compound", "fusion", "intermixture", "mix-up", "bollix", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "dog's breakfast", "mess", "morass", "shambles", "imbroglio", "knot", "snarl", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crazed":{ "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "the inmate's crazed and disturbing stare" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape" ], "synonyms":[ "cracked", "deranged", "frenzied", "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" ] }, "cramp one's style":{ "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "His little brother was always cramping his style when he wanted to hang out with his friends." ], "synonyms":[ "clog", "cramp", "embarrass", "encumber", "fetter", "hamper", "handcuff", "handicap", "hinder", "hobble", "hog-tie", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "inhibit", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "obstruct", "shackle", "short-circuit", "stymie", "tie up", "trammel" ], "near synonyms":[ "balk", "check", "constrain", "curb", "rein", "restrain", "bind", "chain", "halter", "leash", "tether", "tie", "arrest", "brake", "delay", "retain", "retard", "barricade", "block", "blockade", "roadblock", "bog (down)", "mire", "choke", "smother", "stifle", "strangle", "suffocate", "baffle", "foil", "frustrate", "stump", "thwart", "derail", "disrupt", "sabotage", "muzzle", "repress", "suppress", "confine", "hedge (in)", "hem (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "make way", "open", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop", "free", "liberate", "release", "untie", "loosen", "smooth", "encourage", "further", "promote" ], "antonyms":[ "aid", "assist", "facilitate", "help" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "cracking up":{ "to declare enthusiastic approval of":{ "examples":[ "that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaiming", "accrediting", "applauding", "cheering", "hailing", "lauding", "praising", "saluting", "touting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bravoing", "clapping", "rising (to)", "ballyhooing", "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "favoring", "recommending", "rooting (for)", "supporting", "celebrating", "emblazoning", "eulogizing", "extolling", "glorifying", "magnifying", "singing", "adulating", "belauding", "flattering", "overpraising", "deifying", "idolizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittling", "discommending", "disparaging", "putting down", "blaming", "censuring", "reprehending", "reprobating", "admonishing", "chiding", "criticizing", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving", "castigating", "excoriating", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "skewering", "slagging", "vilifying" ], "antonyms":[ "knocking", "panning", "slamming" ] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooing", "blowing up", "crying up", "glorifying", "touting", "trumpeting", "tub-thumping" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "extolling", "lauding", "magnifying", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing", "advancing", "advertising", "announcing", "blaring", "blazing", "blazoning", "boosting", "heralding", "offering", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "laying down", "making out", "proclaiming", "pronouncing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{ "examples":[ "try not to crack up at your own punch lines\u2014it's funnier if you keep a straight face" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "cackling", "chortling", "chuckling", "giggling", "hee-hawing", "laughing", "roaring", "screaming", "snickering", "tittering", "twittering" ], "near synonyms":[ "grinning", "smiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawling", "blubbering", "crying", "sobbing", "weeping", "howling", "squalling", "wailing", "yowling", "bleating", "puling", "whimpering", "whining", "sniffling", "sniveling", "snivelling", "groaning", "moaning", "sighing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crannies":{ "an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{ "examples":[ "one climbing shoe got wedged into a cranny on the face of the cliff" ], "synonyms":[ "checks", "chinks", "clefts", "cracks", "crevices", "fissures", "rifts", "splits" ], "near synonyms":[ "crevasses", "crazes", "hairlines", "fractures", "ruptures", "breaches", "gaps", "openings", "cuts", "gashes", "incisions", "slits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crates":{ "a dilapidated old automobile":{ "examples":[ "he keeps sinking money into that old crate" ], "synonyms":[ "beaters", "clunkers", "jalopies", "junkers" ], "near synonyms":[ "flivvers", "hulks", "wrecks", "lemons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cravenness":{ "a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{ "examples":[ "it was sheer cravenness to avoid the consequences of your actions" ], "synonyms":[ "cowardice", "cowardliness", "dastardliness", "gutlessness", "poltroonery", "pusillanimity", "spinelessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffidence", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "timidity", "timorousness", "carefulness", "cautiousness", "wariness", "bashfulness", "shyness", "feebleness", "softness", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brazenness", "backbone", "fiber", "fortitude", "grit", "gumption", "mettle", "pluck", "spunk", "determination", "perseverance", "resolution", "endurance", "stamina", "tenacity" ], "antonyms":[ "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "hardihood", "heart", "heroism", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "nerve", "stoutness", "valiance", "valor", "virtue" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crack-up":{ "a mental or nervous collapse":{ "examples":[ "a crack-up required him to take a year off from work" ], "synonyms":[ "breakdown", "nervous breakdown", "tailspin" ], "near synonyms":[ "frazzle", "freak-out", "meltdown", "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":[] }, "the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact":{ "examples":[ "two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate" ], "synonyms":[ "collision", "concussion", "crash", "smash", "smashup", "wreck" ], "near synonyms":[ "accident", "pileup", "demolishment", "destruction", "ruin" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to declare enthusiastic approval of":{ "examples":[ "that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaim", "accredit", "applaud", "cheer", "hail", "laud", "praise", "salute", "tout" ], "near synonyms":[ "bravo", "clap", "rise (to)", "ballyhoo", "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "favor", "recommend", "root (for)", "support", "celebrate", "emblazon", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "magnify", "sing", "adulate", "belaud", "flatter", "overpraise", "deify", "idolize" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "discommend", "disparage", "put down", "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate", "admonish", "chide", "criticize", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "castigate", "excoriate", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "skewer", "slag", "vilify" ], "antonyms":[ "knock", "pan", "slam" ] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhoo", "blow up", "cry up", "glorify", "tout", "trumpet", "tub-thump" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "magnify", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize", "advance", "advertise", "announce", "blare", "blaze", "blazon", "boost", "herald", "offer", "plug", "promote", "publicize", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "lay down", "make out", "proclaim", "pronounce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{ "examples":[ "try not to crack up at your own punch lines\u2014it's funnier if you keep a straight face" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "cackle", "chortle", "chuckle", "giggle", "hee-haw", "laugh", "roar", "scream", "snicker", "titter", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "grin", "smile" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "weep", "howl", "squall", "wail", "yowl", "bleat", "pule", "whimper", "whine", "sniffle", "snivel", "groan", "moan", "sigh" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "craggy":{ "having an uneven edge or outline":{ "examples":[ "goats scrambled nimbly up the craggy side of the mountain" ], "synonyms":[ "broken", "jagged", "ragged", "scraggly", "scraggy" ], "near synonyms":[ "saw-toothed", "serrate", "serrated", "harsh", "rough", "roughened", "rugged", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "nonuniform" ], "near antonyms":[ "regular", "uniform", "flat", "flush", "level", "plane" ], "antonyms":[ "clean", "even", "smooth", "soft", "unbroken" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "crave":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[ "craves ice cream at all hours of the day" ], "synonyms":[ "ache (for)", "covet", "desiderate", "desire", "die (for)", "hanker (for or after)", "hunger (for)", "itch (for)", "jones (for)", "long (for)", "lust (for or after)", "pant (after)", "pine (for)", "repine (for)", "salivate (for)", "sigh (for)", "thirst (for)", "want", "wish (for)", "yearn (for)", "yen (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoil (for)", "adore", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "relish", "revel (in)", "favor", "prefer", "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "decline", "refuse", "reject", "spurn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crab":{ "an irritable and complaining person":{ "examples":[ "you're always such a crab in the morning!" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crank", "croaker", "crosspatch", "curmudgeon", "fusser", "griper", "grouch", "grouser", "growler", "grumbler", "grump", "murmurer", "mutterer", "sourpuss", "whiner" ], "near synonyms":[ "hunks", "malcontent", "sorehead", "grinch", "killjoy", "party pooper", "spoilsport", "defeatist", "pessimist", "faultfinder", "kicker", "nagger", "nitpicker", "objector", "quibbler", "repiner", "crock", "hypochondriac" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna", "happy camper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "kvetch", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "near synonyms":[ "object (to)", "protest", "quarrel (with)", "cavil", "quibble", "fret", "stew", "worry", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "bemoan", "bewail", "deplore", "lament" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "bear", "countenance", "endure", "take", "tolerate", "applaud", "cheer", "commend" ], "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "rejoice" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding" ], "synonyms":[ "blemish", "bloody", "break", "compromise", "cripple", "cross (up)", "damage", "deface", "disfigure", "endamage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "mar", "spoil", "vitiate" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "erode", "scour", "wash out", "wear (away)", "blight", "tarnish", "dent", "ding", "dint", "botch", "gum (up)", "queer", "lacerate", "wound", "disable", "hamstring", "lame", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate", "torment", "torture", "annihilate", "bang up", "bash", "batter", "clobber", "crush", "dash", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "scourge", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "waste", "wipe out", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "cure", "heal", "help", "rectify", "rehabilitate", "remedy", "edit", "remodel", "revise", "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "refine" ], "antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crania":{ "the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates":{ "examples":[ "the cranium of a Neanderthal is striking for its brow ridges" ], "synonyms":[ "skulls" ], "near synonyms":[ "braincases", "death's-heads", "heads", "noddles", "noggins", "pates", "polls", "crowns", "scalps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crashed":{ "to cause to break with violence and much noise":{ "examples":[ "crashed the vase against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "shattered", "smashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "busted", "bust", "fractured", "fragmented", "annihilated", "bashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "nuked", "pulverized", "ruined", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "vaporized", "wasted", "wracked", "wrecked", "shivered", "splintered", "split", "cracked", "crunched", "crushed", "snapped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results" ], "synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "bumped", "collided", "hit", "impacted", "impinged", "knocked", "rammed", "slammed", "smashed", "struck", "swiped", "thudded" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounced", "caromed", "clunked", "glanced", "rebounded", "ricocheted", "ricochetted", "skimmed", "skipped", "contacted", "landed", "touched", "brushed", "grazed", "kissed", "nudged", "scraped", "shaved", "swept", "bulldozed", "jostled", "muscled", "pressed", "pushed" ], "near antonyms":[ "missed", "skirted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop functioning":{ "examples":[ "my computer crashed yet again" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "broke down", "conked (out)", "cut out", "died", "failed", "gave out", "stalled" ], "near synonyms":[ "fizzled", "sputtered", "wheezed", "acted up", "malfunctioned", "jammed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "started (up)" ] }, "to force one's way":{ "examples":[ "fleeing animals crashed through the forest" ], "synonyms":[ "bored", "bulldozed", "bulled", "elbowed", "jammed", "jostled", "muscled", "pressed", "pushed", "shouldered", "squeezed" ], "near synonyms":[ "rammed", "shoved", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out" ], "synonyms":[ "cratered", "declined", "descended", "dipped", "dived", "dove", "dropped", "fell", "lowered", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "plunged", "sank", "sunk", "skidded", "tumbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "died (down)", "diminished", "drooped", "dwindled", "ebbed", "lessened", "let up", "moderated", "subsided", "tapered off", "waned", "receded", "retreated" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulated", "ballooned", "built", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "grew", "increased", "intensified", "mushroomed", "picked up", "snowballed", "swelled", "waxed" ], "antonyms":[ "arose", "ascended", "lifted", "mounted", "rose", "soared", "spiked", "upped" ] }, "to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{ "examples":[ "I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home" ], "synonyms":[ "bedded", "dossed (down)", "retired", "turned in" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunked", "perched", "roosted", "settled", "dozed", "dropped off", "napped", "nodded", "slept", "slumbered", "snoozed", "couched", "lay (down)", "reclined" ], "near antonyms":[ "aroused", "awakened", "awoke", "awaked", "roused", "wakened", "woke", "waked", "bestirred", "stirred", "reawakened", "reawoke", "reawaked", "shifted", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[ "arose", "got up", "rose", "uprose" ] }, "to reside as a temporary guest":{ "examples":[ "I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York" ], "synonyms":[ "sojourned", "stayed", "tarried", "visited" ], "near synonyms":[ "came by", "came over", "dropped by", "dropped in", "ran in", "stepped in", "stopped (by)", "frequented", "haunted", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "inhabited", "occupied" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "lived", "resided" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cranny":{ "an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{ "examples":[ "one climbing shoe got wedged into a cranny on the face of the cliff" ], "synonyms":[ "check", "chink", "cleft", "crack", "crevice", "fissure", "rift", "split" ], "near synonyms":[ "crevasse", "craze", "hairline", "fracture", "rupture", "breach", "gap", "opening", "cut", "gash", "incision", "slit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crashing":{ "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "examples":[ "a crashing bore, he can turn any party into a funeral" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "clean", "complete", "consummate", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "very" ], "near synonyms":[ "authentic", "classic", "genuine", "real", "veritable", "constant", "endless", "eternal", "perpetual", "undying", "unremitting", "extreme", "unrestricted", "confirmed", "habitual", "hopeless", "inveterate", "extraordinary", "frightful", "horrible", "huge", "main", "superlative", "supreme", "surpassing", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "equivocal", "qualified", "questionable", "restricted", "uncertain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to break with violence and much noise":{ "examples":[ "crashed the vase against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "shattering", "smashing" ], "near synonyms":[ "busting", "fracturing", "fragmenting", "annihilating", "bashing", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "nuking", "pulverizing", "ruining", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "vaporizing", "wasting", "wracking", "wrecking", "shivering", "splintering", "splitting", "cracking", "crunching", "crushing", "snapping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "bumping", "colliding", "hitting", "impacting", "impinging", "knocking", "ramming", "slamming", "smashing", "striking", "swiping", "thudding" ], "near synonyms":[ "bouncing", "caroming", "clunking", "glancing", "rebounding", "ricocheting", "ricochetting", "skimming", "skipping", "contacting", "landing", "touching", "brushing", "grazing", "kissing", "nudging", "scraping", "shaving", "sweeping", "bulldozing", "jostling", "muscling", "pressing", "pushing" ], "near antonyms":[ "missing", "skirting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop functioning":{ "examples":[ "my computer crashed yet again" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking down", "conking (out)", "cutting out", "dying", "failing", "giving out", "stalling" ], "near synonyms":[ "fizzling", "sputtering", "wheezing", "acting up", "malfunctioning", "jamming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "starting (up)" ] }, "to force one's way":{ "examples":[ "fleeing animals crashed through the forest" ], "synonyms":[ "boring", "bulldozing", "bulling", "elbowing", "jamming", "jostling", "muscling", "pressing", "pushing", "shouldering", "squeezing" ], "near synonyms":[ "ramming", "shoving", "thrusting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out" ], "synonyms":[ "cratering", "declining", "descending", "dipping", "diving", "dropping", "falling", "lowering", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "plunging", "sinking", "skidding", "tumbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "drooping", "dwindling", "dying (down)", "ebbing", "lessening", "letting up", "moderating", "subsiding", "tapering off", "waning", "receding", "retreating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulating", "ballooning", "building", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "growing", "increasing", "intensifying", "mushrooming", "picking up", "snowballing", "swelling", "waxing" ], "antonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "lifting", "mounting", "rising", "soaring", "spiking", "upping" ] }, "to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{ "examples":[ "I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home" ], "synonyms":[ "bedding", "dossing (down)", "retiring", "turning in" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunking", "perching", "roosting", "settling", "dozing", "dropping off", "napping", "nodding", "sleeping", "slumbering", "snoozing", "couching", "lying (down)", "reclining" ], "near antonyms":[ "arousing", "awakening", "awaking", "rousing", "wakening", "waking", "bestirring", "stirring", "reawakening", "reawaking", "shifting", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[ "arising", "getting up", "rising", "uprising" ] }, "to reside as a temporary guest":{ "examples":[ "I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York" ], "synonyms":[ "sojourning", "staying", "tarrying", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "coming by", "coming over", "dropping by", "dropping in", "running in", "stepping in", "stopping (by)", "frequenting", "hanging (around or out)", "haunting", "inhabiting", "occupying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "living", "residing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cramped one's style":{ "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "His little brother was always cramping his style when he wanted to hang out with his friends." ], "synonyms":[ "clogged", "cramped", "embarrassed", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "handcuffed", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "hog-tied", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "short-circuited", "stymied", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled" ], "near synonyms":[ "balked", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "reined", "restrained", "bound", "chained", "haltered", "leashed", "tethered", "tied", "arrested", "braked", "delayed", "retained", "retarded", "barricaded", "blockaded", "blocked", "roadblocked", "bogged (down)", "mired", "choked", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "suffocated", "baffled", "foiled", "frustrated", "stumped", "thwarted", "derailed", "disrupted", "sabotaged", "muzzled", "repressed", "suppressed", "confined", "hedged (in)", "hemmed (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared", "made way", "opened", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untied", "loosened", "smoothed", "encouraged", "furthered", "promoted" ], "antonyms":[ "aided", "assisted", "facilitated", "helped" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "crackbrain":{ "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "considered a crackbrain in his own time, the artist is now recognized as a genius" ], "synonyms":[ "bug", "crazy", "fool", "fruitcake", "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":[ "a crackbrain who wore bedroom slippers to the grocery shop" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crack", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "flake", "fruitcake", "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" ] }, "crackhead":{ "as in pothead , cokehead":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acidhead", "cokehead", "pothead", "speed freak", "addict", "dopehead", "doper", "druggie", "druggy", "fiend", "freak", "head", "hophead", "hype", "junkie", "junky", "stoner", "user", "burnout" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonaddict", "nonuser" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cracked (on)":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crackerjacks":{ "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "artists", "authorities", "cognoscenti", "connoisseurs", "dab hands", "dabs", "experts", "fiends", "geeks", "gurus", "hands", "hotshots", "maestros", "maestri", "masters", "mavens", "mavins", "meisters", "past masters", "proficients", "scholars", "sharks", "sharps", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "whizzes", "wizards" ], "near synonyms":[ "professionals", "pros", "consultants", "hired guns", "specialists", "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "craftsmen", "journeymen", "all-rounders", "jacks-of-all-trades", "Renaissance men", "mistresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentices", "beginners", "neophytes", "novices", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "laymen", "nonprofessionals" ], "antonyms":[ "amateurs", "inexperts", "nonexperts" ] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ] }, "cranking out":{ "as in turning out , churning out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "churning out", "turning out", "carving (out)", "developing", "forging", "grinding (out)", "hammering out", "thrashing (out)", "working out", "working up", "cobbling (together or up)", "throwing up", "composing", "constructing", "crafting", "creating", "engineering", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forming", "framing", "generating", "manufacturing", "minting", "modeling", "modelling", "shaping", "tailoring", "conceiving", "concocting", "contriving", "cooking (up)", "devising", "hatching", "inventing", "originating", "accomplishing", "achieving", "bringing off", "carrying out", "effecting" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishing", "destroying", "dismantling", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "undoing", "unmaking", "wrecking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crackbrained":{ "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "had the crackbrained idea that he was receiving radio signals from outer space" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cracked down (on)":{ "to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{ "examples":[ "a repressive government that cracked down on political demonstrations" ], "synonyms":[ "clamped down (on)", "crushed", "put down", "quashed", "quelled", "repressed", "silenced", "slapped down", "snuffed (out)", "squashed", "squelched", "subdued", "suppressed" ], "near synonyms":[ "doused", "dowsed", "extinguished", "put out", "quenched", "smothered", "stifled", "strangled", "throttled", "annihilated", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "nuked", "rubbed out", "ruined", "smashed", "wasted", "wrecked", "exterminated", "obliterated", "wiped out", "conquered", "dominated", "overcame", "overpowered", "overwhelmed", "subjugated", "vanquished" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "backed", "helped", "propped up", "supported", "fomented", "incited", "instigated", "provoked", "stirred", "whipped (up)", "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cracks (on)":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crackly":{ "as in crunchy , crusty":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crisped", "crispened", "crunchy", "crusty", "brickle", "brittle", "crisp", "crispy", "crumbly", "embrittled", "flaky", "flakey", "friable", "short", "breakable", "delicate", "fragile" ], "near antonyms":[ "elastic", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "resilient", "strong", "sturdy", "tough" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cranked out":{ "as in turned out , churned out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "churned out", "turned out", "carved (out)", "developed", "forged", "ground (out)", "hammered out", "thrashed (out)", "worked out", "worked up", "cobbled (together or up)", "threw up", "composed", "constructed", "crafted", "created", "engineered", "fabricated", "fashioned", "formed", "framed", "generated", "manufactured", "minted", "modeled", "modelled", "shaped", "tailored", "conceived", "concocted", "contrived", "cooked (up)", "devised", "hatched", "invented", "originated", "accomplished", "achieved", "brought off", "carried out", "effected" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolished", "destroyed", "dismantled", "razed", "tore down", "ruined", "undid", "unmade", "wrecked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "craftsman":{ "a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{ "examples":[ "if you want good work, hire a craftsman" ], "synonyms":[ "artificer", "artisan", "crafter", "craftsperson", "handcraftsman", "handicrafter", "handicraftsman", "handworker", "tradesman" ], "near synonyms":[ "craftswoman", "artist", "maker", "journeyman", "master", "mechanic", "operative", "shaper", "smith", "technician", "wright", "handyman", "handyperson", "workman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crackheads":{ "as in potheads , cokeheads":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "acidheads", "cokeheads", "potheads", "speed freaks", "addicts", "dopeheads", "dopers", "druggies", "fiends", "freaks", "heads", "hopheads", "hypes", "junkies", "stoners", "users", "burnouts" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonaddicts", "nonusers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crawls":{ "to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{ "examples":[ "the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another" ], "synonyms":[ "bellies", "creeps", "grovels", "slides", "slithers", "snakes", "worms", "wriggles" ], "near synonyms":[ "crouches", "squats", "edges", "inches", "noses", "skulks", "sneaks", "steals", "tiptoes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled" ], "synonyms":[ "creaks (along)", "creeps", "drags", "inches", "limps", "noses", "oozes", "plods", "pokes", "slouches", "snails" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumbers", "shambles", "shuffles", "tramps", "trudges" ], "near antonyms":[ "floats", "glides", "sails", "hurries", "tears" ], "antonyms":[ "flies", "races", "speeds", "whizzes", "zips" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl" ], "synonyms":[ "creeps", "dallies", "dawdles", "delays", "diddles", "dillydallies", "drags", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "lollygags", "lallygags", "mopes", "pokes", "shilly-shallies", "tarries" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "ambles", "eases", "inches", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "staggers", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)", "filibusters", "procrastinates", "stalls", "temporizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowls", "breezes", "darts", "humps", "hurtles", "hustles", "scrambles", "stampedes", "gallops", "jogs", "runs", "sprints", "trots", "accelerates", "quickens", "speeds (up)", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes" ], "antonyms":[ "barrels", "bolts", "careers", "courses", "dashes", "flies", "hastens", "hotfoots (it)", "hurries", "races", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "scoots", "scuds", "scurries", "speeds", "tears", "whirls", "whisks", "whizzes", "zips" ] }, "to be copiously supplied":{ "examples":[ "something must be up, as city hall is crawling with reporters" ], "synonyms":[ "abounds", "brims", "bristles", "bulges", "bursts", "bustles", "buzzes", "hums", "overflows", "pullulates", "swarms", "teems" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "lacks", "needs", "wants" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in delays , slowdowns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "delays", "slowdowns", "stoppages", "congestions", "traffic", "gridlocks", "locks", "tangles", "backups", "bottlenecks", "jams", "jam-ups", "logjams", "snarls", "tailbacks", "tie-ups" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crash-land":{ "as in belly-land":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belly-land", "alight", "land", "light", "perch", "roost", "settle", "touch down" ], "near antonyms":[ "blast off", "take off", "arise", "ascend", "climb", "rise", "float", "fly", "glide", "plane", "soar", "wing", "hang", "hover" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cranks out":{ "as in turns out , churns out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "churns out", "turns out", "carves (out)", "develops", "forges", "grinds (out)", "hammers out", "thrashes (out)", "works out", "works up", "cobbles (together or up)", "throws up", "composes", "constructs", "crafts", "creates", "engineers", "fabricates", "fashions", "forms", "frames", "generates", "manufactures", "mints", "models", "shapes", "tailors", "conceives", "concocts", "contrives", "cooks (up)", "devises", "hatches", "invents", "originates", "accomplishes", "achieves", "brings off", "carries out", "effects" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishes", "destroys", "dismantles", "razes", "tears down", "ruins", "undoes", "unmakes", "wrecks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "craftily":{ "as in cunningly , slyly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "archly", "calculatingly", "cunningly", "furtively", "insidiously", "sharply", "shiftily", "slickly", "slyly", "slily", "underhand", "underhanded", "underhandedly", "artfully", "cannily", "deceitfully", "deceptively", "deviously", "dishonestly", "falsely", "flatteringly", "sycophantically", "unctuously", "affectedly", "artificially", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "pretentiously", "unnaturally" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessly", "guilelessly", "ingenuously", "innocently", "naively", "na\u00efvely", "naturally", "sincerely", "unaffectedly", "unfeignedly", "unpretentiously", "genuinely", "honestly", "simply", "truly", "freely", "openheartedly", "openly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "cranking (up)":{ "to cause to function":{ "examples":[ "crank up the CD player so we can dance" ], "synonyms":[ "activating", "actuating", "driving", "moving", "running", "setting off", "sparking", "starting", "touching off", "triggering", "turning on" ], "near synonyms":[ "kicking over", "turning over", "charging", "electrifying", "energizing", "firing", "fueling", "fuelling", "generating", "powering", "pushing", "discharging", "launching", "releasing", "switching", "tripping", "reactivating", "recharging", "arousing", "exciting", "jump-starting", "kick-starting", "stimulating", "vitalizing", "igniting", "inciting", "instigating", "provoking", "quickening", "stirring up", "accelerating", "catalyzing", "speeding (up)", "stepping up" ], "near antonyms":[ "arresting", "braking", "checking", "cutting off", "drawing up", "halting", "jamming", "stalling", "sticking", "stopping", "decelerating", "repressing", "slowing", "stunting", "suppressing" ], "antonyms":[ "cutting", "cutting out", "deactivating", "killing", "shutting off", "turning off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "craned":{ "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "craned her head to see the roof" ], "synonyms":[ "boosted", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "heightened", "hiked", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "raised", "took up", "upheld", "uplifted", "upped", "upraised" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascended", "mounted", "rose", "reared", "upended" ], "near antonyms":[ "descended", "dipped", "fell", "pitched", "plunged", "slipped", "bore", "depressed", "pressed", "pushed", "sank", "sunk", "submerged" ], "antonyms":[ "dropped", "lowered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crackpot":{ "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "some crackpot driver drove the wrong way down the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "a crackpot scheme to get rich quick" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ] }, "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "everyone is tolerant of the town crackpot , a man who never hurt anyone" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crack", "crackbrain", "crank", "eccentric", "flake", "fruitcake", "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":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "craning":{ "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "craned her head to see the roof" ], "synonyms":[ "boosting", "elevating", "heaving", "hefting", "heightening", "hiking", "hoisting", "jacking (up)", "lifting", "perking (up)", "picking up", "raising", "taking up", "upholding", "uplifting", "upping", "upraising" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascending", "mounting", "rising", "rearing", "upending" ], "near antonyms":[ "descending", "dipping", "falling", "pitching", "plunging", "slipping", "bearing", "depressing", "pressing", "pushing", "sinking", "submerging" ], "antonyms":[ "dropping", "lowering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crash-landing":{ "as in belly-landing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belly-landing", "alighting", "landing", "lighting", "perching", "roosting", "settling", "touching down" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasting off", "taking off", "arising", "ascending", "climbing", "rising", "floating", "flying", "gliding", "planing", "soaring", "winging", "hanging", "hovering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crazies":{ "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "discovered some real crazies in our family tree" ], "synonyms":[ "bugs", "crackbrains", "fools", "fruitcakes", "head cases", "loonies", "loons", "lunatics", "maniacs", "nutcases", "nuts", "nutters", "psychopaths", "psychos", "sickies", "sickos", "wackos", "whackos" ], "near synonyms":[ "madmen", "abnormals", "deviants", "monomaniacs", "mythomaniacs", "neurotics", "obsessive-compulsives", "obsessives", "paranoids", "psychotics", "schizophrenics", "sociopaths", "characters", "codgers", "crackpots", "cracks", "cranks", "eccentrics", "fantastics", "flakes", "kooks", "oddballs", "oddities", "originals", "quizzes", "screwballs", "tykes", "tikes", "weirdos", "zanies", "cases", "patients" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government":{ "examples":[ "beleaguered government officials tried to dismiss the protesters as a bunch of crazies" ], "synonyms":[ "extremists", "radicals", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists" ], "near synonyms":[ "young Turks", "lefties", "leftists", "reds", "progressives", "reformers", "reformists", "anarchists", "anarchs", "subversives", "agitators", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "rebels", "secessionists", "separationists", "separatists" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservatives", "fuddy-duddies", "reactionaries", "rightists", "standpatters", "Tories", "traditionalists" ], "antonyms":[ "middle-of-the-roaders", "moderates" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cracks wise":{ "to make jokes":{ "examples":[ "She's just cracking wise with the kids." ], "synonyms":[ "banters", "chaffs", "fools", "funs", "gags", "japes", "jests", "jives", "jokes", "jollies", "joshes", "kids", "quips", "wisecracks", "yuks", "yucks" ], "near synonyms":[ "gibes", "jibes", "hazes", "jeers", "mocks", "rags", "rallies", "razzes", "ribs", "ridicules", "teases", "caricatures", "lampoons", "parodies", "satirizes", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "cranked (up)":{ "to cause to function":{ "examples":[ "crank up the CD player so we can dance" ], "synonyms":[ "activated", "actuated", "drove", "moved", "ran", "run", "set off", "sparked", "started", "touched off", "triggered", "turned on" ], "near synonyms":[ "kicked over", "turned over", "charged", "electrified", "energized", "fired", "fueled", "fuelled", "generated", "powered", "pushed", "discharged", "launched", "released", "switched", "tripped", "reactivated", "recharged", "aroused", "excited", "jump-started", "kick-started", "stimulated", "vitalized", "ignited", "incited", "instigated", "provoked", "quickened", "stirred up", "accelerated", "catalyzed", "sped (up)", "speeded (up)", "stepped up" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrested", "braked", "checked", "cut off", "drew up", "halted", "jammed", "stalled", "stopped", "stuck", "decelerated", "repressed", "slowed", "stunted", "suppressed" ], "antonyms":[ "cut", "cut out", "deactivated", "killed", "shut off", "turned off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cramps one's style":{ "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "His little brother was always cramping his style when he wanted to hang out with his friends." ], "synonyms":[ "clogs", "cramps", "embarrasses", "encumbers", "fetters", "hampers", "handcuffs", "handicaps", "hinders", "hobbles", "hog-ties", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "inhibits", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles", "short-circuits", "stymies", "ties up", "trammels" ], "near synonyms":[ "balks", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "reins", "restrains", "binds", "chains", "halters", "leashes", "tethers", "ties", "arrests", "brakes", "delays", "retains", "retards", "barricades", "blockades", "blocks", "roadblocks", "bogs (down)", "mires", "chokes", "smothers", "stifles", "strangles", "suffocates", "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "stumps", "thwarts", "derails", "disrupts", "sabotages", "muzzles", "represses", "suppresses", "confines", "hedges (in)", "hems (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clears", "makes way", "opens", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "unties", "loosens", "smooths", "smoothes", "encourages", "furthers", "promotes" ], "antonyms":[ "aids", "assists", "facilitates", "helps" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "crag":{ "a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice":{ "examples":[ "a menacing crag overhangs the hiking trail" ], "synonyms":[ "barranca", "barranco", "bluff", "cliff", "escarpment", "palisade", "precipice", "scar", "scarp" ], "near synonyms":[ "butte", "cuesta", "hogback", "tor", "bulwark", "embankment", "declivity", "drop-off", "pitch" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "craze":{ "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze" ], "synonyms":[ "buzz", "chic", "dernier cri", "enthusiasm", "fad", "fashion", "flavor", "go", "hot ticket", "last word", "latest", "mode", "rage", "sensation", "style", "ton", "trend", "vogue" ], "near synonyms":[ "nine days' wonder", "nine day wonder", "new wave", "crush", "infatuation", "fervor", "passion", "furor", "fuss", "hullabaloo", "to-do", "uproar", "bandwagon", "crusade", "cult", "movement", "novelty", "wrinkle", "caprice", "fancy", "whim" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "standard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape" ], "synonyms":[ "crack", "derange", "frenzy", "loco", "madden", "unbalance", "unhinge", "unstring" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitate", "bother", "confuse", "discompose", "disquiet", "distract", "disturb", "perturb", "unsettle", "upset", "annoy", "irritate", "vex" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "quiet", "relax", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cracking (on)":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crank":{ "having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "you shouldn't feel so crank , considering that you beat the worst softball team in the league" ], "synonyms":[ "cock-a-hoop", "crowing", "exultant", "exulting", "glorying", "jubilant", "prideful", "proud", "rejoicing", "triumphant" ], "near synonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "arrogant", "boastful", "cocky", "conquering", "victorious", "winning" ], "near antonyms":[ "crestfallen", "defeated", "dejected", "depressed", "disconsolate", "dispirited", "downcast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "joyously unrestrained":{ "examples":[ "folks around here are downright crank that a local boy won a gold medal in the Olympics" ], "synonyms":[ "bouncy", "bubbly", "buoyant", "effervescent", "exuberant", "frolic", "frolicsome", "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" ] }, "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "she's a bit of a crank , but still a good-hearted person" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crack", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "eccentric", "flake", "fruitcake", "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":[] }, "an irritable and complaining person":{ "examples":[ "he's always a crank until he has his morning coffee" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crab", "croaker", "crosspatch", "curmudgeon", "fusser", "griper", "grouch", "grouser", "growler", "grumbler", "grump", "murmurer", "mutterer", "sourpuss", "whiner" ], "near synonyms":[ "hunks", "malcontent", "sorehead", "grinch", "killjoy", "party pooper", "spoilsport", "defeatist", "pessimist", "faultfinder", "kicker", "nagger", "nitpicker", "objector", "quibbler", "repiner", "crock", "hypochondriac" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna", "happy camper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "his endless and unpredictable cranks made spending time with him exhausting" ], "synonyms":[ "bee", "caprice", "fancy", "freak", "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":[] }, "as in reel , wind":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coil", "reel", "wind", "twiddle", "circulate", "screw", "unscrew", "pivot", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "swing", "swirl", "swivel", "turn", "twirl", "twist", "wheel", "whirl" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "crapola":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "her book, in which she details the things that are purportedly wrong with the country, is crapola of the first magnitude" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "that which is of low quality or worth":{ "examples":[ "it's a sin that such crapola gets shown on TV" ], "synonyms":[ "cheese", "dreck", "drek", "junk", "muck", "rubbish", "sleaze", "slop", "slush", "trash", "tripe" ], "near synonyms":[ "camp", "kitsch", "claptrap", "humbug", "nonsense", "bomb", "clinker", "clunker", "dud", "lemon", "stinker", "turkey", "mess", "muddle", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crawlway":{ "as in subway , tunnel":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gallery", "subway", "tunnel", "antre", "cave", "cavern", "delve", "grot", "grotto", "abyss", "chasm", "gulf", "hollow", "excavation", "mine", "pit", "shaft", "well", "bunker", "dugout", "foxhole", "burrow", "covert", "den", "hole", "lair", "lodge", "shelter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crazy":{ "conceived or made without regard for reason or reality":{ "examples":[ "the mansion is a crazy construction of several different styles" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "bizarre", "fanciful", "fantastic", "fantastical", "foolish", "insane", "nonsensical", "preposterous", "unreal", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "implausible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unimaginable", "unthinkable", "extravagant", "grotesque", "bizarro", "curious", "eccentric", "far-out", "funny", "kinky", "kooky", "kookie", "odd", "outlandish", "out-of-the-way", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "screwy", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "Alice-in-Wonderland", "Kafkaesque", "nightmarish", "dreamlike", "surreal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "realistic", "reasonable" ] }, "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "started yelling in the middle of the store like a crazy man" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "a crazy plan to climb Mount Everest without proper equipment" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ] }, "showing urgent desire or interest":{ "examples":[ "crazy for the latest entertainment news" ], "synonyms":[ "agog", "antsy", "anxious", "ardent", "athirst", "avid", "desirous", "eager", "enthused", "enthusiastic", "excited", "geeked", "great", "greedy", "gung ho", "hepped up", "hopped-up", "hot", "hungry", "impatient", "juiced", "keen", "nuts", "pumped", "raring", "solicitous", "stoked", "thirsty", "voracious", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "engaged", "interested", "happy", "hung up", "obsessed", "ambitious", "appetent", "covetous", "craving", "hankering", "longing", "pining", "breathless", "restive", "restless", "amenable", "disposed", "game", "glad", "inclined", "ready", "unreluctant", "willing" ], "near antonyms":[ "casual", "incurious", "insouciant", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "disinterested", "impassive", "stolid", "halfhearted", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languorous", "lukewarm", "spiritless", "averse", "disinclined", "hesitant", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant", "unwilling" ], "antonyms":[ "apathetic", "indifferent", "uneager", "unenthusiastic" ] }, "different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion":{ "examples":[ "a downtown musician with crazy notions of what's stylish and what's not" ], "synonyms":[ "bizarre", "bizarro", "cranky", "curious", "eccentric", "erratic", "far-out", "funky", "funny", "kinky", "kooky", "kookie", "odd", "off-kilter", "off-the-wall", "offbeat", "out-of-the-way", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "remarkable", "rum", "screwy", "spaced-out", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "weirdo", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "aberrant", "abnormal", "addlepated", "flaky", "extraordinary", "fantastic", "fantastical", "freak", "freakish", "freaky", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical", "phenomenal", "atypical", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "salient", "striking", "atrocious", "outrageous", "shocking", "crotchety", "idiosyncratic", "nonconformist", "nonmainstream", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling" ], "near antonyms":[ "average", "commonplace", "everyday", "garden", "normal", "ordinary", "prosaic", "routine", "run-of-the-mill", "standard", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual", "workaday", "conformist", "conservative", "conventional", "expected", "familiar", "knee-jerk", "predictable", "common", "customary", "frequent", "habitual", "regular", "wonted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "inclined or twisted to one side":{ "examples":[ "surrounded by crazy stacks of books, she began writing her paper" ], "synonyms":[ "askew", "aslant", "atilt", "awry", "cock-a-hoop", "cockeyed", "crooked", "listing", "lopsided", "oblique", "off-kilter", "pitched", "skewed", "slanted", "slanting", "slantwise", "tilted", "tipping", "uneven" ], "near synonyms":[ "asymmetrical", "asymmetric", "unbalanced", "unsymmetrical", "contorted", "disordered", "distorted", "irregular" ], "near antonyms":[ "ordered", "orderly", "regular", "uniform", "balanced", "symmetrical", "symmetric" ], "antonyms":[ "even", "level", "straight" ] }, "marked by a long series of irregular curves":{ "examples":[ "walked down a crazy path deep in the woods to a secluded swimming hole" ], "synonyms":[ "bending", "crooked", "curled", "curling", "curved", "curving", "curvy", "devious", "serpentine", "sinuous", "tortuous", "twisted", "twisting", "winding", "windy" ], "near synonyms":[ "zigzag", "zigzagging", "circling", "coiled", "coiling", "corkscrew", "looping", "spiral", "spiraling", "spiralling", "swirling", "circuitous", "indirect", "roundabout", "meandering", "rambling", "wandering", "irregular", "jagged", "uneven" ], "near antonyms":[ "direct", "linear" ], "antonyms":[ "straight", "straightaway" ] }, "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "discovered some real crazies in our family tree" ], "synonyms":[ "bug", "crackbrain", "fool", "fruitcake", "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 who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government":{ "examples":[ "beleaguered government officials tried to dismiss the protesters as a bunch of crazies" ], "synonyms":[ "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist" ], "near synonyms":[ "young Turk", "leftist", "lefty", "red", "progressive", "reformer", "reformist", "anarch", "anarchist", "subversive", "agitator", "insurgent", "insurrectionist", "rebel", "secessionist", "separationist", "separatist" ], "near antonyms":[ "conservative", "fuddy-duddy", "reactionary", "rightist", "standpatter", "Tory", "traditionalist" ], "antonyms":[ "middle-of-the-roader", "moderate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "cranium":{ "the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates":{ "examples":[ "the cranium of a Neanderthal is striking for its brow ridges" ], "synonyms":[ "skull" ], "near synonyms":[ "braincase", "death's-head", "head", "noddle", "noggin", "pate", "poll", "crown", "scalp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crackpots":{ "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "everyone is tolerant of the town crackpot , a man who never hurt anyone" ], "synonyms":[ "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "cracks", "cranks", "eccentrics", "flakes", "fruitcakes", "head cases", "kooks", "nutcases", "nuts", "nutters", "oddballs", "oddities", "originals", "quizzes", "screwballs", "weirdos", "zanies" ], "near synonyms":[ "bohemians", "mavericks", "nonconformists", "quixotes", "coots", "geezers", "curios", "rarities", "freaks", "fantasticoes", "fantasts" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists", "followers", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crazes":{ "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze" ], "synonyms":[ "buzzes", "chics", "dernier cris", "enthusiasms", "fads", "fashions", "flavors", "hot tickets", "last words", "modes", "rages", "sensations", "styles", "tons", "trends", "vogues" ], "near synonyms":[ "nine days' wonders", "nine day wonders", "new waves", "crushes", "infatuations", "fervors", "passions", "furors", "fusses", "hullabaloos", "to-dos", "uproars", "bandwagons", "crusades", "cults", "movements", "novelties", "wrinkles", "caprices", "fancies", "whims" ], "near antonyms":[ "classics", "standards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape" ], "synonyms":[ "cracks", "deranges", "frenzies", "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":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cracking down (on)":{ "to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{ "examples":[ "a repressive government that cracked down on political demonstrations" ], "synonyms":[ "clamping down (on)", "crushing", "putting down", "quashing", "quelling", "repressing", "silencing", "slapping down", "snuffing (out)", "squashing", "squelching", "subduing", "suppressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "throttling", "annihilating", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "nuking", "rubbing out", "ruining", "smashing", "wasting", "wrecking", "exterminating", "obliterating", "wiping out", "conquering", "dominating", "overcoming", "overpowering", "overwhelming", "subjugating", "vanquishing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "backing", "helping", "propping up", "supporting", "fomenting", "inciting", "instigating", "provoking", "stirring", "whipping (up)", "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cramping":{ "as in bleeding , burning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bleeding", "burning", "chafing", "festering", "raw", "tender", "itching", "nagging", "pinching", "pricking", "prickling", "smarting", "stinging", "damaging", "deleterious", "detrimental", "harmful", "hurtful", "injurious", "noxious", "pernicious", "inflamed", "enflamed", "swollen", "agonizing", "excruciating", "torturous", "grievous", "severe", "threatening", "wounding", "aching", "achy", "afflictive", "hurting", "nasty", "painful", "sore" ], "near antonyms":[ "indolent", "painless", "curative", "healing", "helping", "remedial" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "having to constantly entertain guests at the summer cottage was really cramping my writing efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "clogging", "embarrassing", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "handcuffing", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "hog-tying", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "short-circuiting", "stymieing", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balking", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "reining", "restraining", "binding", "chaining", "haltering", "leashing", "tethering", "tying", "tieing", "arresting", "braking", "delaying", "retaining", "retarding", "barricading", "blockading", "blocking", "roadblocking", "bogging (down)", "miring", "choking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "suffocating", "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "stumping", "thwarting", "derailing", "disrupting", "sabotaging", "muzzling", "repressing", "suppressing", "confining", "hedging (in)", "hemming (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearing", "making way", "opening", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untying", "untieing", "loosening", "smoothing", "encouraging", "furthering", "promoting" ], "antonyms":[ "aiding", "assisting", "facilitating", "helping" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cracking":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "a writer renowned for her cracking tales of mystery and suspense" ], "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", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "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" ] }, "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "tells a cracking good tale of a search for a lost city" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "to break 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"descrambling", "unscrambling", "rendering", "translating", "doping (out)", "figuring out", "puzzling (out)", "solving", "unraveling", "unriddling", "working", "working out" ], "near antonyms":[ "garbling", "jumbling (up)", "mixing (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "ciphering", "coding", "enciphering", "encoding", "encrypting" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "cracked the bow of the ship with a champagne bottle" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "batting", "belting", "biffing", "bludgeoning", "bobbing", "bonking", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "nailing", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "swiping", "tagging", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "zapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "peppering", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "scuffing", "bunting", "flicking", "stroking", "tapping", "bumping", "butting", "jabbing", "jostling", "kicking", "kneeing", "poking", "prodding", "pushing", "shoving", "stamping", "bowling (down or over)", "creaming", "decking", "dumping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "rabbit-punching", "sucker punching", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "flailing", "flogging", "lashing", "sapping", "slashing", "sledgehammering", "sledging", "spearing", "stabbing", "switching", "thrashing", "whipping", "beaning", "braining", "conking", "skulling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "I've been mulling this riddle, but I just can't crack it" ], "synonyms":[ "answering", "breaking", "doping (out)", "figuring out", "puzzling (out)", "resolving", "riddling (out)", "solving", "unraveling", "unriddling", "working", "working out" ], "near synonyms":[ "concluding", "deciding", "deducing", "gathering", "inferring", "judging", "reasoning", "clearing (up)", "ironing out", "straightening (out)", "unscrambling", "untangling", "untying", "untieing", "assuming", "conjecturing", "divining", "guessing", "presuming", "speculating", "deciphering", "decoding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "cracked by years in solitary confinement, the prisoner could only maunder incoherently" ], "synonyms":[ "crazing", "deranging", "frenzying", "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":[ "adjective", "adverb", "verb" ] }, "cranes":{ "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "craned her head to see the roof" ], "synonyms":[ "boosts", "elevates", "heaves", "hefts", "heightens", "hikes", "hoists", "jacks (up)", "lifts", "perks (up)", "picks up", "raises", "takes up", "upholds", "uplifts", "upraises", "ups" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascends", "mounts", "rises", "rears", "upends" ], "near antonyms":[ "descends", "dips", "falls", "pitches", "plunges", "slips", "bears", "depresses", "presses", "pushes", "sinks", "submerges" ], "antonyms":[ "drops", "lowers" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cracking (up)":{ "to declare enthusiastic approval of":{ "examples":[ "that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaiming", "accrediting", "applauding", "cheering", "hailing", "lauding", "praising", "saluting", "touting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bravoing", "clapping", "rising (to)", "ballyhooing", "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "favoring", "recommending", "rooting (for)", "supporting", "celebrating", "emblazoning", "eulogizing", "extolling", "glorifying", "magnifying", "singing", "adulating", "belauding", "flattering", "overpraising", "deifying", "idolizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittling", "discommending", "disparaging", "putting down", "blaming", "censuring", "reprehending", "reprobating", "admonishing", "chiding", "criticizing", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving", "castigating", "excoriating", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "skewering", "slagging", "vilifying" ], "antonyms":[ "knocking", "panning", "slamming" ] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooing", "blowing up", "crying up", "glorifying", "touting", "trumpeting", "tub-thumping" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaiming", "applauding", "extolling", "lauding", "magnifying", "commending", "complimenting", "eulogizing", "advancing", "advertising", "announcing", "blaring", "blazing", "blazoning", "boosting", "heralding", "offering", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "asserting", "averring", "claiming", "declaring", "laying down", "making out", "proclaiming", "pronouncing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{ "examples":[ "try not to crack up at your own punch lines\u2014it's funnier if you keep a straight face" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking up", "cackling", "chortling", "chuckling", "giggling", "hee-hawing", "laughing", "roaring", "screaming", "snickering", "tittering", "twittering" ], "near synonyms":[ "grinning", "smiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawling", "blubbering", "crying", "sobbing", "weeping", "howling", "squalling", "wailing", "yowling", "bleating", "puling", "whimpering", "whining", "sniffling", "sniveling", "snivelling", "groaning", "moaning", "sighing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "craziness":{ "lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "this latest example of juvenile craziness does not incline us to trust you" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "brainlessness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuity", "fatuousness", "folly", "foolishness", "imbecility", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "senselessness", "silliness", "simplicity", "unwisdom", "wackiness", "witlessness", "zaniness" ], "near synonyms":[ "denseness", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "feeblemindedness", "gormlessness", "idiocy", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "kookiness", "weirdness", "laughableness", "ludicrousness", "ridiculousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "validity", "discernment", "insight", "perception", "percipience" ], "antonyms":[ "prudence", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sanity", "sapience", "sensibleness", "soundness", "wisdom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cravings":{ "a strong wish for something":{ "examples":[ "a pregnant woman with a craving for pickles" ], "synonyms":[ "appetency", "appetite", "desire", "drive", "hankering", "hunger", "itch", "jones", "letch", "longing", "lust", "passion", "pining", "thirst", "thirstiness", "urge", "yearning", "yen" ], "near synonyms":[ "compulsion", "impulse", "impulsion", "will", "zeal", "liking", "love", "taste", "weakness", "eagerness", "impatience", "want", "wish", "necessity", "need", "requirement", "obsession", "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "covetousness", "cupidity", "greed", "greediness", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "caco\u00ebthes", "mania" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "distaste", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "apathy", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in jonesing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jonesing", "addicted", "dependent", "hooked", "strung out", "blasted", "blitzed", "bombed", "high", "hopped-up", "intoxicated", "loaded", "ripped", "spaced-out", "spaced", "stoned", "wasted", "wiped out", "zonked", "zonked-out" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonaddicted", "clearheaded", "sober", "straight", "abstemious", "abstinent", "clean", "temperate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[ "craves ice cream at all hours of the day" ], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "coveting", "desiderating", "desiring", "dying (for)", "hankering (for or after)", "hungering (for)", "itching (for)", "jonesing (for)", "longing (for)", "lusting (for or after)", "panting (after)", "pining (for)", "repining (for)", "salivating (for)", "sighing (for)", "thirsting (for)", "wanting", "wishing (for)", "yearning (for)", "yenning (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoiling (for)", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "favoring", "preferring", "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "craniums":{ "the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates":{ "examples":[ "the cranium of a Neanderthal is striking for its brow ridges" ], "synonyms":[ "skulls" ], "near synonyms":[ "braincases", "death's-heads", "heads", "noddles", "noggins", "pates", "polls", "crowns", "scalps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cracksmen":{ "as in burglars , cat burglars":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burglars", "cat burglars", "housebreakers", "picklocks", "safecrackers", "larcenists", "pinchers", "purloiners", "robbers", "stealers", "thieves", "embezzlers", "grafters", "kleptomaniacs", "kleptos", "sneak thiefs", "cutpurses", "dips", "pickpockets", "pilferers", "shoplifters", "abductors", "carjackers", "hijackers", "kidnappers", "kidnapers", "skyjackers", "despoilers", "looters", "pillagers", "plunderers", "ransackers", "ravishers", "poachers", "rustlers", "smugglers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cracked (up)":{ "to declare enthusiastic approval of":{ "examples":[ "that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaimed", "accredited", "applauded", "cheered", "hailed", "lauded", "praised", "saluted", "touted" ], "near synonyms":[ "bravoed", "clapped", "clapt", "rose (to)", "ballyhooed", "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "favored", "recommended", "rooted (for)", "supported", "celebrated", "emblazoned", "eulogized", "extolled", "glorified", "magnified", "sang", "sung", "adulated", "belauded", "flattered", "overpraised", "deified", "idolized" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittled", "discommended", "disparaged", "put down", "blamed", "censured", "reprehended", "reprobated", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "criticized", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved", "castigated", "excoriated", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "skewered", "slagged", "vilified" ], "antonyms":[ "knocked", "panned", "slammed" ] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooed", "blew up", "cried up", "glorified", "touted", "trumpeted", "tub-thumped" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaimed", "applauded", "extolled", "lauded", "magnified", "commended", "complimented", "eulogized", "advanced", "advertised", "announced", "blared", "blazed", "blazoned", "boosted", "heralded", "offered", "plugged", "promoted", "publicized", "asserted", "averred", "claimed", "declared", "laid down", "made out", "proclaimed", "pronounced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{ "examples":[ "try not to crack up at your own punch lines\u2014it's funnier if you keep a straight face" ], "synonyms":[ "broke up", "cackled", "chortled", "chuckled", "giggled", "hee-hawed", "laughed", "roared", "screamed", "snickered", "tittered", "twittered" ], "near synonyms":[ "grinned", "smiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawled", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "wept", "howled", "squalled", "wailed", "yowled", "bleated", "puled", "whimpered", "whined", "sniffled", "sniveled", "snivelled", "groaned", "moaned", "sighed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crashers":{ "as in hangers-on":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hangers-on", "invitees", "companies", "houseguests", "callers", "drop-ins", "frequenters", "guests", "visitants", "visitors" ], "near antonyms":[ "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "occupants", "residents", "residers", "cohostesses", "co-hostesses", "cohosts", "co-hosts", "hostesses", "hosts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cravenly":{ "as in fearfully , cowardly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cowardly", "fearfully", "pusillanimously", "spinelessly", "spiritlessly", "timorously", "diffidently", "mousily", "shyly", "skittishly", "timidly", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "nervously", "carefully", "cautiously", "heedfully", "prudently" ], "near antonyms":[ "boldly", "bravely", "courageously", "dauntlessly", "doughtily", "fearlessly", "gallantly", "gutsily", "heroically", "intrepidly", "manfully", "stalwartly", "stoutheartedly", "valiantly", "valorously", "determinedly", "firmly", "gamely", "grittily", "pluckily", "resolutely", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "stoutly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "crapshoots":{ "a risky undertaking":{ "examples":[ "there are almost no sure bets in the movie business\u2014almost everything is a crapshoot" ], "synonyms":[ "adventures", "chances", "enterprises", "fliers", "flyers", "flutters", "gambles", "speculations", "throws", "ventures" ], "near synonyms":[ "bets", "hazards", "stakes", "wagers", "liberties", "dark horses", "long shots", "plays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "sure things" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cracks down (on)":{ "to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{ "examples":[ "a repressive government that cracked down on political demonstrations" ], "synonyms":[ "clamps down (on)", "crushes", "puts down", "quashes", "quells", "represses", "silences", "slaps down", "snuffs (out)", "squashes", "squelches", "subdues", "suppresses" ], "near synonyms":[ "douses", "dowses", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "smothers", "stifles", "strangles", "throttles", "annihilates", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "nukes", "rubs out", "ruins", "smashes", "wastes", "wrecks", "exterminates", "obliterates", "wipes out", "conquers", "dominates", "overcomes", "overpowers", "overwhelms", "subjugates", "vanquishes" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "backs", "helps", "props up", "supports", "foments", "incites", "instigates", "provokes", "stirs", "whips (up)", "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cracks up":{ "to declare enthusiastic approval of":{ "examples":[ "that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaims", "accredits", "applauds", "cheers", "hails", "lauds", "praises", "salutes", "touts" ], "near synonyms":[ "bravoes", "claps", "rises (to)", "ballyhoos", "approves", "commends", "endorses", "indorses", "favors", "recommends", "roots (for)", "supports", "celebrates", "emblazons", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "magnifies", "sings", "adulates", "belauds", "flatters", "overpraises", "deifies", "idolizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittles", "discommends", "disparages", "puts down", "blames", "censures", "reprehends", "reprobates", "admonishes", "chides", "criticizes", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproves", "castigates", "excoriates", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "skewers", "slags", "vilifies" ], "antonyms":[ "knocks", "pans", "slams" ] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhoos", "blows up", "cries up", "glorifies", "touts", "trumpets", "tub-thumps" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaims", "applauds", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "magnifies", "commends", "compliments", "eulogizes", "advances", "advertises", "announces", "blares", "blazes", "blazons", "boosts", "heralds", "offers", "plugs", "promotes", "publicizes", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "lays down", "makes out", "proclaims", "pronounces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{ "examples":[ "try not to crack up at your own punch lines\u2014it's funnier if you keep a straight face" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "cackles", "chortles", "chuckles", "giggles", "hee-haws", "laughs", "roars", "screams", "snickers", "titters", "twitters" ], "near synonyms":[ "grins", "smiles" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawls", "blubbers", "cries", "sobs", "weeps", "howls", "squalls", "wails", "yowls", "bleats", "pules", "whimpers", "whines", "sniffles", "snivels", "groans", "moans", "sighs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crankish":{ "as in quirky , eccentric":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "eccentric", "flaky", "quirky", "impetuous", "mercurial", "moody", "temperamental", "volatile", "arbitrary", "erratic", "fickle", "inconstant", "irregular", "shaky", "willful", "wilful", "capricious", "freakish", "impulsive", "whimsical", "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" ] }, "craven":{ "having or showing a shameful lack of courage":{ "examples":[ "a craven refusal to deliver the unwelcome news personally" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken", "chicken-livered", "chickenhearted", "cowardly", "dastardly", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "recreant", "spineless", "unheroic", "yellow" ], "near synonyms":[ "diffident", "fainthearted", "fearful", "timid", "timorous", "afraid", "frightened", "scared", "careful", "cautious", "wary", "bashful", "coy", "shy", "feeble", "soft", "unmanly", "weak" ], "near antonyms":[ "audacious", "bold", "brazen", "cheeky", "nervy", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "determined", "resolute" ], "antonyms":[ "brave", "courageous", "daring", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "hardy", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "valiant", "valorous" ] }, "a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{ "examples":[ "a craven who ran away and left everyone else behind to deal with the crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken", "coward", "cur", "dastard", "funk", "poltroon", "recreant", "sissy" ], "near synonyms":[ "defeatist", "quitter", "cream puff", "milquetoast", "pushover", "pussy", "weakling", "wimp", "caitiff", "snake", "sneak", "ostrich", "scaramouch", "scaramouche" ], "near antonyms":[ "daredevil" ], "antonyms":[ "hero", "stalwart", "valiant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "craftswoman":{ "as in artisan , craftsman":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "artificer", "artisan", "crafter", "craftsman", "craftsperson", "handcraftsman", "handicrafter", "handicraftsman", "handworker", "tradesman", "builder", "handyman", "handyperson", "workman", "journeyman", "master", "architect", "artist", "maker", "producer", "manufacturer", "mechanic", "operative", "shaper", "smith", "wright", "factory", "manufactory", "mill", "plant", "shop", "works", "workshop" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "craved":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[ "craves ice cream at all hours of the day" ], "synonyms":[ "ached (for)", "coveted", "desiderated", "desired", "died (for)", "hankered (for or after)", "hungered (for)", "itched (for)", "jonesed (for)", "longed (for)", "lusted (for or after)", "panted (after)", "pined (for)", "repined (for)", "salivated (for)", "sighed (for)", "thirsted (for)", "wanted", "wished (for)", "yearned (for)", "yenned (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoiled (for)", "spoilt (for)", "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "liked", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)", "favored", "preferred", "admired", "appreciated", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "declined", "refused", "rejected", "spurned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "craving":{ "a strong wish for something":{ "examples":[ "a pregnant woman with a craving for pickles" ], "synonyms":[ "appetency", "appetite", "desire", "drive", "hankering", "hunger", "itch", "jones", "letch", "longing", "lust", "passion", "pining", "thirst", "thirstiness", "urge", "yearning", "yen" ], "near synonyms":[ "compulsion", "impulse", "impulsion", "will", "zeal", "liking", "love", "taste", "weakness", "eagerness", "impatience", "want", "wish", "necessity", "need", "requirement", "obsession", "acquisitiveness", "avarice", "avariciousness", "avidity", "covetousness", "cupidity", "greed", "greediness", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "caco\u00ebthes", "mania" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrence", "abomination", "allergy", "averseness", "aversion", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "distaste", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "apathy", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in jonesing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jonesing", "addicted", "dependent", "hooked", "strung out", "blasted", "blitzed", "bombed", "high", "hopped-up", "intoxicated", "loaded", "ripped", "spaced-out", "spaced", "stoned", "wasted", "wiped out", "zonked", "zonked-out" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonaddicted", "clearheaded", "sober", "straight", "abstemious", "abstinent", "clean", "temperate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[ "craves ice cream at all hours of the day" ], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "coveting", "desiderating", "desiring", "dying (for)", "hankering (for or after)", "hungering (for)", "itching (for)", "jonesing (for)", "longing (for)", "lusting (for or after)", "panting (after)", "pining (for)", "repining (for)", "salivating (for)", "sighing (for)", "thirsting (for)", "wanting", "wishing (for)", "yearning (for)", "yenning (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoiling (for)", "adoring", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "favoring", "preferring", "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "spurning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "cramp":{ "a painful sudden tightening of a muscle":{ "examples":[ "I was suddenly awakened by a cramp in my leg" ], "synonyms":[ "charley horse", "crick", "kink", "spasm" ], "near synonyms":[ "contraction", "jerk", "pang", "stitch", "twinge", "twitch" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that makes movement or progress difficult":{ "examples":[ "an antismoking ordinance that was seen as just another cramp on business by bar owners" ], "synonyms":[ "balk", "bar", "block", "chain", "clog", "crimp", "deterrent", "drag", "embarrassment", "encumbrance", "fetter", "handicap", "hindrance", "holdback", "hurdle", "impediment", "inhibition", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "shackles", "stop", "stumbling block", "trammel" ], "near synonyms":[ "catch", "hitch", "rub", "snag", "barrier", "blockade", "blockage", "brick wall", "stone wall", "arrest", "bit", "brake", "check", "constraint", "curb", "hobble", "rein", "restraint", "embargo", "stoppage", "delay", "holdup", "stall", "burden", "cumber", "load", "danger", "hazard", "peril", "reef", "adversity", "difficulty", "disadvantage", "drawback", "hardship" ], "near antonyms":[ "catalyst", "goad", "impetus", "incentive", "spur", "stimulant", "stimulus", "advantage", "break", "edge", "aid", "assistance", "benefit", "boost", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "help" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "having to constantly entertain guests at the summer cottage was really cramping my writing efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "clog", "embarrass", "encumber", "fetter", "hamper", "handcuff", "handicap", "hinder", "hobble", "hog-tie", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "inhibit", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "obstruct", "shackle", "short-circuit", "stymie", "tie up", "trammel" ], "near synonyms":[ "balk", "check", "constrain", "curb", "rein", "restrain", "bind", "chain", "halter", "leash", "tether", "tie", "arrest", "brake", "delay", "retain", "retard", "barricade", "block", "blockade", "roadblock", "bog (down)", "mire", "choke", "smother", "stifle", "strangle", "suffocate", "baffle", "foil", "frustrate", "stump", "thwart", "derail", "disrupt", "sabotage", "muzzle", "repress", "suppress", "confine", "hedge (in)", "hem (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "make way", "open", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop", "free", "liberate", "release", "untie", "loosen", "smooth", "encourage", "further", "promote" ], "antonyms":[ "aid", "assist", "facilitate", "help" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cracking wise":{ "to make jokes":{ "examples":[ "She's just cracking wise with the kids." ], "synonyms":[ "bantering", "chaffing", "fooling", "funning", "gagging", "japing", "jesting", "jiving", "joking", "jollying", "joshing", "kidding", "quipping", "wisecracking", "yukking", "yucking" ], "near synonyms":[ "gibing", "jibing", "hazing", "jeering", "mocking", "ragging", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "ridiculing", "teasing", "caricaturing", "lampooning", "parodying", "satirizing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "crash-landed":{ "as in belly-landed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belly-landed", "alighted", "alit", "landed", "lit", "lighted", "perched", "roosted", "settled", "touched down" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasted off", "took off", "arose", "ascended", "climbed", "rose", "flew", "floated", "glided", "planed", "soared", "winged", "hovered", "hung", "hanged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crakes":{ "as in screeches , clucks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barks", "bays", "bellows", "blats", "bleats", "brays", "cackles", "callings", "caterwauls", "caws", "cheeps", "chirps", "clucks", "coos", "croaks", "crows", "grunts", "honks", "hoots", "howls", "lows", "meows", "miaows", "mews", "moos", "neighs", "oinks", "peeps", "quacks", "roars", "screeches", "squalls", "squawks", "squeaks", "squeals", "trumpets", "tu-whit tu-whoos", "twitters", "whinnies", "yaps", "yelps", "yips", "yowls", "calls", "cries", "notes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "craft":{ "an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands":{ "examples":[ "an expert in the craft of cabinetmaking" ], "synonyms":[ "art", "handcraft", "handicraft", "trade" ], "near synonyms":[ "skill", "calling", "m\u00e9tier", "metier", "occupation", "profession", "vocation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small buoyant structure for travel on water":{ "examples":[ "borrowed a craft to get across the river" ], "synonyms":[ "boat", "bottom", "vessel", "watercraft" ], "near synonyms":[ "catboat", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "yacht", "bateau", "ca\u00efque", "canoe", "catamaran", "coracle", "curragh", "currach", "dhow", "dinghy", "dink", "dory", "dugout", "flatboat", "garvey", "gig", "johnboat", "kayak", "outrigger", "paddleboat", "pinnace", "piragua", "pirogue", "pontoon", "pram", "punt", "raft", "rowboat", "rowing boat", "sampan", "scow", "scull", "shallop", "shell", "skiff", "surfboat", "umiak", "wherry", "cruiser", "inboard", "motorboat", "outboard", "powerboat", "houseboat", "riverboat", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "trawler", "whaleboat", "whaler", "workboat", "cockleshell", "tub", "airboat", "air-cushion vehicle", "hovercraft", "hydrofoil", "hydroplane", "assault boat", "PT boat", "torpedo boat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "never hesitated to resort to craft to get what they wanted in life" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "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":[ "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":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ] }, "skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{ "examples":[ "celebrated in political circles for his craft , he's the legislator who knows how to get bills passed" ], "synonyms":[ "artfulness", "artifice", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "craftiness", "cunning", "cunningness", "deviousness", "foxiness", "guile", "guilefulness", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculation", "care", "design", "savvy", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "cleverness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "inventiveness", "ease", "facility", "finesse", "deceitfulness", "duplicity", "shiftiness", "underhandedness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something":{ "examples":[ "a really ingenious household appliance that shows a lot of craft on the part of its inventors" ], "synonyms":[ "adeptness", "adroitness", "art", "artfulness", "artifice", "artistry", "cleverness", "cunning", "deftness", "masterfulness", "skill", "skillfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "dexterity", "ease", "finesse", "handiness", "experience", "expertise", "expertness", "know-how", "proficiency", "creativity", "ingenuity", "inventiveness", "knowledge", "learning", "aptitude", "bent", "flair", "gift", "knack", "talent" ], "near antonyms":[ "amateurishness", "awkwardness", "clumsiness", "crudeness", "klutziness", "rudeness", "inability", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "incapability", "incapacity", "incompetence", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficacy", "inefficiency" ], "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "ineptitude", "ineptness", "maladroitness" ] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "compose", "draft", "draw up", "formulate", "frame", "prepare" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabricate", "fashion", "form", "mold", "sculpture", "shape", "couch", "express", "phrase", "state", "verbalize", "word", "author", "indite", "pen", "write", "conceive", "concoct", "devise", "build", "construct", "make", "assemble", "compound", "piece (together)", "redraft", "reformulate", "reframe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crafter":{ "a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{ "examples":[ "as a crafter of handmade furniture, he's about the best there is" ], "synonyms":[ "artificer", "artisan", "craftsman", "craftsperson", "handcraftsman", "handicrafter", "handicraftsman", "handworker", "tradesman" ], "near synonyms":[ "craftswoman", "artist", "maker", "journeyman", "master", "mechanic", "operative", "shaper", "smith", "technician", "wright", "handyman", "handyperson", "workman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crackles":{ "to make a series of short, sharp noises":{ "examples":[ "The logs crackled in the fire.", "The leaves crackled under our feet.", "a crackling fire" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hisses", "sizzles", "sputters", "crinkles", "rustles", "creaks", "squeaks", "clacks", "clatters", "clicks", "cracks", "pops", "snaps", "crepitates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crabby":{ "easily irritated or annoyed":{ "examples":[ "a crabby old dog who snapped at passersby" ], "synonyms":[ "choleric", "cranky", "cross", "crotchety", "fiery", "grouchy", "grumpy", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "quick-tempered", "raspy", "ratty", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snarky", "snippety", "snippy", "stuffy", "testy", "waspish" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "cross-grained", "curmudgeonly", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "off-color", "off-colored", "ornery", "querulous", "snarly", "surly", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "disputatious", "fractious", "fretful", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "huffy", "pouty", "sensitive", "short", "sulky", "sullen", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy", "hot-blooded", "passionate" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "companionable", "cordial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "friendly", "genial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "agreeable", "amiable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "sweet", "well-disposed", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed", "forbearing", "long-suffering", "obliging", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining", "understanding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "given to complaining a lot":{ "examples":[ "a bunch of crabby kids who don't want to do any work" ], "synonyms":[ "cranky", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "querulous" ], "near synonyms":[ "antsy", "fidgety", "restive", "restless", "squirmy", "twitchy", "uneasy", "wiggly", "wriggly", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "fretful", "nervous", "worrisome", "cantankerous", "choleric", "cross", "crotchety", "irascible", "irritable", "ornery", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snippy", "testy", "waspish" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "genial", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "well-disposed", "accommodating", "complaisant", "obliging", "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed" ], "antonyms":[ "forbearing", "long-suffering", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "crashes (into)":{ "as in collides (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "collides (with)", "faces", "greets", "salutes", "crisscrosses", "crosses", "passes", "accosts", "confronts", "hits (upon)", "lights (upon)", "tumbles (to)", "catches", "chances (upon)", "encounters", "happens (upon)", "meets", "stumbles (upon)", "reencounters", "remeets" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "shakes", "shuns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crappy":{ "of low quality":{ "examples":[ "a crappy radio that immediately broke" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bargain-basement", "bum", "cheap", "cheapjack", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "cut-rate", "el cheapo", "execrable", "gimcrack", "inferior", "junky", "lousy", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "poor", "rotten", "rubbishy", "schlock", "schlocky", "shlock", "shlocky", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "terrible", "trashy", "trumpery", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "indifferent", "lackluster", "second-class", "brummagem", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "kitsch", "kitschy", "meretricious", "ostentatious", "showy", "splashy", "swank", "swanky", "tawdry", "seedy", "shabby", "tacky", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "supercheap", "ultracheap" ], "near antonyms":[ "elegant", "handsome", "tasteful", "handcrafted", "polished", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "excellent", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "good", "high-grade", "superior", "top-notch" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "crammed":{ "containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible":{ "examples":[ "the auditorium is usually crammed when that candidate makes an appearance" ], "synonyms":[ "brimful", "brimming", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "chockablock", "crowded", "fat", "filled", "full", "jam-packed", "jammed", "loaded", "packed", "stuffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcrowded", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overladen", "overloaded", "overstuffed", "abounding", "flush", "fraught", "replete", "rife", "swarming", "teeming" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "short", "shortish", "shy", "wanting", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted" ], "antonyms":[ "bare", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "vacant", "void" ] }, "to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{ "examples":[ "tried to cram one more book into the backpack" ], "synonyms":[ "crowded", "crushed", "jammed", "rammed", "sandwiched", "shoehorned", "squeezed", "stuffed", "wedged" ], "near synonyms":[ "filled", "heaped", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "crammed his mouth with candy" ], "synonyms":[ "brimmed", "charged", "filled", "heaped", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "stuffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "drenched", "flooded", "glutted", "swamped", "bloated", "bulked", "crowded", "crushed", "matted", "pressed", "rammed", "shoved", "squashed", "squeezed", "refilled", "refreshed", "reloaded", "repacked", "replenished", "overcharged", "overfilled", "overflowed", "saturated", "honeycombed", "penetrated" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightened", "depleted", "drained", "eliminated", "exhausted", "bled", "drew (off)", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged", "scoured", "swept" ], "antonyms":[ "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided" ] }, "to fill with food to capacity":{ "examples":[ "one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes" ], "synonyms":[ "glutted", "gorged", "sated", "stuffed", "surfeited" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobbled", "gormandized", "pigged out", "gulped", "guzzled", "cloyed", "filled", "banqueted", "feasted", "regaled" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieted", "fasted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow or eat greedily":{ "examples":[ "the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare" ], "synonyms":[ "bolted", "devoured", "glutted", "gobbled", "gorged", "gormandized", "gulped", "ingurgitated", "inhaled", "ravened", "scarfed", "scoffed", "slopped", "wolfed" ], "near synonyms":[ "overate", "pigged out", "swilled" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbled", "pecked", "picked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cratering":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "a time when businesses were cratering left and right" ], "synonyms":[ "bombing", "collapsing", "failing", "flaming out", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "foundering", "missing", "striking out", "tanking", "washing out" ], "near synonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "sinking", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "crashing", "crumbling", "miscarrying", "misfiring", "going under", "imploding", "self-destructing" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooking", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "prevailing", "triumphing", "winning" ], "antonyms":[ "clicking", "coming off", "delivering", "going", "going over", "panning out", "succeeding", "working out" ] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11" ], "synonyms":[ "crashing", "declining", "descending", "dipping", "diving", "dropping", "falling", "lowering", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "plunging", "sinking", "skidding", "tumbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "drooping", "dwindling", "dying (down)", "ebbing", "lessening", "letting up", "moderating", "subsiding", "tapering off", "waning", "receding", "retreating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulating", "ballooning", "building", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "growing", "increasing", "intensifying", "mushrooming", "picking up", "snowballing", "swelling", "waxing" ], "antonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "lifting", "mounting", "rising", "soaring", "spiking", "upping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crabstick":{ "as in switch , birch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birch", "hickory", "rattan", "stave", "switch", "blackjack", "knobkerrie", "mace", "beetle", "gavel", "hammer", "mallet", "maul", "sledgehammer", "bastinado", "bastinade", "bat", "baton", "billy", "billy club", "bludgeon", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "nightstick", "rod", "rung", "sap", "shillelagh", "shillalah", "staff", "truncheon", "waddy", "crook", "crosier", "crozier", "walking stick", "whangee" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crankiness":{ "readiness to show annoyance or impatience":{ "examples":[ "overtired children are often prone to crankiness" ], "synonyms":[ "biliousness", "choler", "crossness", "crotchetiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "peevishness", "perverseness", "perversity", "pettishness", "petulance", "testiness", "waspishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "cantankerousness", "crustiness", "curmudgeonliness", "disagreeableness", "dyspepsia", "fretfulness", "orneriness", "sulkiness", "surliness", "aggression", "aggressiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence", "truculency", "fussiness", "querulousness", "rudeness", "oversensitiveness", "sensitivity", "supersensitivity", "touchiness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "fierceness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "unfriendliness", "anger", "exasperation", "fury", "indignation", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "hot-bloodedness", "passion" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "tolerance", "understanding", "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amicability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability", "amiability", "amiableness", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "coolness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "easygoingness", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crack down (on)":{ "to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{ "examples":[ "a repressive government that cracked down on political demonstrations" ], "synonyms":[ "clamp down (on)", "crush", "put down", "quash", "quell", "repress", "silence", "slap down", "snuff (out)", "squash", "squelch", "subdue", "suppress", "sit on" ], "near synonyms":[ "douse", "dowse", "extinguish", "put out", "quench", "smother", "stifle", "strangle", "throttle", "annihilate", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "nuke", "rub out", "ruin", "smash", "waste", "wreck", "exterminate", "obliterate", "wipe out", "conquer", "dominate", "overcome", "overpower", "overwhelm", "subjugate", "vanquish" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "back", "help", "prop up", "support", "foment", "incite", "instigate", "provoke", "stir", "whip (up)", "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crashing (into)":{ "as in colliding (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "colliding (with)", "facing", "greeting", "saluting", "crisscrossing", "crossing", "passing", "accosting", "confronting", "hitting (upon)", "lighting (upon)", "tumbling (to)", "catching", "chancing (upon)", "encountering", "happening (upon)", "meeting", "stumbling (upon)", "reencountering", "re-encountering", "remeeting" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "shaking", "shunning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crayon":{ "as in ink , pencil":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ink", "pencil", "caricature", "cartoon", "outline", "profile", "draw", "picture", "scrawl", "scribble", "sketch" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crackajacks":{ "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "artists", "authorities", "cognoscenti", "connoisseurs", "dab hands", "dabs", "experts", "fiends", "geeks", "gurus", "hands", "hotshots", "maestros", "maestri", "masters", "mavens", "mavins", "meisters", "past masters", "proficients", "scholars", "sharks", "sharps", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "whizzes", "wizards" ], "near synonyms":[ "professionals", "pros", "consultants", "hired guns", "specialists", "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "craftsmen", "journeymen", "all-rounders", "jacks-of-all-trades", "Renaissance men", "mistresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentices", "beginners", "neophytes", "novices", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "laymen", "nonprofessionals" ], "antonyms":[ "amateurs", "inexperts", "nonexperts" ] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ] }, "cramming":{ "to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{ "examples":[ "tried to cram one more book into the backpack" ], "synonyms":[ "crowding", "crushing", "jamming", "ramming", "sandwiching", "shoehorning", "squeezing", "stuffing", "wedging" ], "near synonyms":[ "filling", "heaping", "jam-packing", "loading", "packing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "crammed his mouth with candy" ], "synonyms":[ "brimming", "charging", "filling", "heaping", "jamming", "jam-packing", "loading", "packing", "stuffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "drenching", "flooding", "glutting", "swamping", "bloating", "bulking", "crowding", "crushing", "matting", "pressing", "ramming", "shoving", "squashing", "squeezing", "refilling", "refreshing", "reloading", "repacking", "replenishing", "overcharging", "overfilling", "overflowing", "saturating", "honeycombing", "penetrating" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightening", "depleting", "draining", "eliminating", "exhausting", "bleeding", "drawing (off)", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging", "scouring", "sweeping" ], "antonyms":[ "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "vacating", "voiding" ] }, "to fill with food to capacity":{ "examples":[ "one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes" ], "synonyms":[ "glutting", "gorging", "sating", "stuffing", "surfeiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobbling", "gormandizing", "pigging out", "gulping", "guzzling", "cloying", "filling", "banqueting", "feasting", "regaling" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieting", "fasting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow or eat 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"examples":[ "tried to cram one more book into the backpack" ], "synonyms":[ "crowds", "crushes", "jams", "rams", "sandwiches", "shoehorns", "squeezes", "stuffs", "wedges" ], "near synonyms":[ "fills", "heaps", "jam-packs", "loads", "packs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "crammed his mouth with candy" ], "synonyms":[ "brims", "charges", "fills", "heaps", "jam-packs", "jams", "loads", "packs", "stuffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "drenches", "floods", "gluts", "swamps", "bloats", "bulks", "crowds", "crushes", "mats", "presses", "rams", "shoves", "squashes", "squeezes", "refills", "refreshes", "reloads", "repacks", "replenishes", "overcharges", "overfills", "overflows", "saturates", "honeycombs", "penetrates" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightens", "depletes", "drains", "eliminates", "exhausts", "bleeds", "draws (off)", "cleans", "flushes", "purges", "scours", "sweeps" ], "antonyms":[ "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids" ] }, "to fill with food to capacity":{ "examples":[ "one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes" ], "synonyms":[ "gluts", "gorges", "sates", "stuffs", "surfeits" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobbles", "gormandizes", "pigs out", "gulps", "guzzles", "cloys", "fills", "banquets", "feasts", "regales" ], "near antonyms":[ "diets", "fasts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow or eat greedily":{ "examples":[ "the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare" ], "synonyms":[ "bolts", "devours", "gluts", "gobbles", "gorges", "gormandizes", "gulps", "ingurgitates", "inhales", "ravens", "scarfs", "scoffs", "slops", "wolfs" ], "near synonyms":[ "overeats", "pigs out", "swills" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibbles", "pecks", "picks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crack (up)":{ "a mental or nervous collapse":{ "examples":[ "a crack-up required him to take a year off from work" ], "synonyms":[ "breakdown", "nervous breakdown", "tailspin" ], "near synonyms":[ "frazzle", "freak-out", "meltdown", "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":[] }, "the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact":{ "examples":[ "two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate" ], "synonyms":[ "collision", "concussion", "crash", "smash", "smashup", "wreck" ], "near synonyms":[ "accident", "pileup", "demolishment", "destruction", "ruin" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to declare enthusiastic approval of":{ "examples":[ "that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be" ], "synonyms":[ "acclaim", "accredit", "applaud", "cheer", "hail", "laud", "praise", "salute", "tout" ], "near synonyms":[ "bravo", "clap", "rise (to)", "ballyhoo", "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "favor", "recommend", "root (for)", "support", "celebrate", "emblazon", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "glorify", "magnify", "sing", "adulate", "belaud", "flatter", "overpraise", "deify", "idolize" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittle", "discommend", "disparage", "put down", "blame", "censure", "reprehend", "reprobate", "admonish", "chide", "criticize", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "castigate", "excoriate", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "skewer", "slag", "vilify" ], "antonyms":[ "knock", "pan", "slam" ] }, "to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{ "examples":[ "the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhoo", "blow up", "cry up", "glorify", "tout", "trumpet", "tub-thump" ], "near synonyms":[ "acclaim", "applaud", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "magnify", "commend", "compliment", "eulogize", "advance", "advertise", "announce", "blare", "blaze", "blazon", "boost", "herald", "offer", "plug", "promote", "publicize", "assert", "aver", "claim", "declare", "lay down", "make out", "proclaim", "pronounce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{ "examples":[ "try not to crack up at your own punch lines\u2014it's funnier if you keep a straight face" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "cackle", "chortle", "chuckle", "giggle", "hee-haw", "laugh", "roar", "scream", "snicker", "titter", "twitter" ], "near synonyms":[ "grin", "smile" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "weep", "howl", "squall", "wail", "yowl", "bleat", "pule", "whimper", "whine", "sniffle", "snivel", "groan", "moan", "sigh" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crake":{ "as in screech , cluck":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bark", "bay", "bellow", "blat", "bleat", "bray", "cackle", "calling", "caterwaul", "caw", "cheep", "chirp", "cluck", "coo", "croak", "crow", "grunt", "honk", "hoot", "howl", "low", "meow", "miaow", "mew", "moo", "neigh", "oink", "peep", "quack", "roar", "screech", "squall", "squawk", "squeak", "squeal", "trumpet", "tu-whit tu-whoo", "twitter", "whinny", "yap", "yelp", "yip", "yowl", "call", "cry", "note" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cravens":{ "a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{ "examples":[ "a craven who ran away and left everyone else behind to deal with the crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "chickens", "cowards", "curs", "dastards", "funks", "poltroons", "recreants", "sissies" ], "near synonyms":[ "defeatists", "quitters", "cream puffs", "milquetoasts", "pushovers", "pussies", "weaklings", "wimps", "caitiffs", "snakes", "sneaks", "ostriches", "scaramouches" ], "near antonyms":[ "daredevils" ], "antonyms":[ "heroes", "stalwarts", "valiants" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crasher":{ "as in hanger-on":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hanger-on", "invitee", "company", "houseguest", "caller", "drop-in", "frequenter", "guest", "visitant", "visitor" ], "near antonyms":[ "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "cohost", "cohostess", "host", "hostess" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "craftsmen":{ "a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{ "examples":[ "if you want good work, hire a craftsman" ], "synonyms":[ "artificers", "artisans", "crafters", "craftspeople", "handcraftsmen", "handicrafters", "handicraftsmen", "handworkers", "tradesmen" ], "near synonyms":[ "craftswomen", "artists", "makers", "journeymen", "masters", "mechanics", "operatives", "shapers", "smiths", "technicians", "wrights", "handymen", "handypeople", "workmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crayons":{ "as in inks , pencils":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inks", "pencils", "caricatures", "cartoons", "outlines", "profiles", "draws", "pictures", "scrawls", "scribbles", "sketches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cracks":{ "to break suddenly with an explosive sound":{ "examples":[ "the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight" ], "synonyms":[ "pops", "snaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "rends", "rives", "splits", "crackles", "hisses", "sizzles", "sputters", "bursts", "explodes", "shatters", "clacks", "clatters", "clicks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "flips (out)", "freaks (out)", "melts down", "wigs (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "chokes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language":{ "examples":[ "the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "deciphers", "decodes", "decrypts" ], "near synonyms":[ "descrambles", "unscrambles", "renders", "translates", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "puzzles (out)", "solves", "unravels", "unriddles", "works", "works out" ], "near antonyms":[ "garbles", "jumbles (up)", "mixes (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "ciphers", "codes", "enciphers", "encodes", "encrypts" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "cracked the bow of the ship with a champagne bottle" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "nails", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "swipes", "tags", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "zaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "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":[] }, "to find an answer for through reasoning":{ "examples":[ "I've been mulling this riddle, but I just can't crack it" ], "synonyms":[ "answers", "breaks", "dopes (out)", "figures out", "puzzles (out)", "resolves", "riddles (out)", "solves", "unravels", "unriddles", "works", "works out" ], "near synonyms":[ "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":[] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "cracked by years in solitary confinement, the prisoner could only maunder incoherently" ], "synonyms":[ "crazes", "deranges", "frenzies", "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":[] }, "an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{ "examples":[ "a pebble struck the car's windshield and left a spidery crack in it" ], "synonyms":[ "checks", "chinks", "clefts", "crannies", "crevices", "fissures", "rifts", "splits" ], "near synonyms":[ "crevasses", "crazes", "hairlines", "fractures", "ruptures", "breaches", "gaps", "openings", "cuts", "gashes", "incisions", "slits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "a disciplinary crack on the hand with a ruler was once common in schoolrooms" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "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":[] }, "a loud explosive sound":{ "examples":[ "the tree fell with a sharp crack" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "blasts", "booms", "claps", "crashes", "pops", "reports", "slams", "smashes", "snaps", "thunderclaps", "thwacks", "whacks", "whomps", "whumps" ], "near synonyms":[ "thunks", "whams", "clangors", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "knocks", "raps", "taps", "blares", "clamors", "howls", "hubbubs", "hue and cries", "hullabaloos", "outcries", "roars", "tumults", "uproars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "this is my first crack at painting" ], "synonyms":[ "assays", "attempts", "bashes", "bids", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "offers", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks", "whirls" ], "near synonyms":[ "strivings", "struggles", "throes", "undertakings", "trial and errors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something said or done to cause laughter":{ "examples":[ "a whispered crack made the whole back row start laughing" ], "synonyms":[ "boffolas", "boffs", "boffos", "drolleries", "funnies", "gags", "giggles", "japes", "jests", "jokes", "joshes", "laughs", "nifties", "one-liners", "pleasantries", "quips", "ribs", "sallies", "waggeries", "wisecracks", "witticisms", "yuks", "yucks", "yaks", "yocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "knee-slappers", "panics", "riots", "screams", "thigh-slappers", "antics", "buffooneries", "capers", "leg-pulls", "monkeyshines", "practical jokes", "pranks", "tricks", "burlesques", "caricatures", "lampoons", "mockeries", "mocks", "parodies", "put-ons", "riffs", "banters", "persiflages", "railleries", "repartees", "comedies", "humors", "wits", "wordplays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person of odd or whimsical habits":{ "examples":[ "that conspiracy theorist has been labeled a crack by the ballistics experts" ], "synonyms":[ "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "eccentrics", "flakes", "fruitcakes", "head cases", "kooks", "nutcases", "nuts", "nutters", "oddballs", "oddities", "originals", "quizzes", "screwballs", "weirdos", "zanies" ], "near synonyms":[ "bohemians", "mavericks", "nonconformists", "quixotes", "coots", "geezers", "curios", "rarities", "freaks", "fantasticoes", "fantasts" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists", "followers", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crayoning":{ "as in inking , penciling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inking", "penciling", "pencilling", "caricaturing", "cartooning", "outlining", "profiling", "drawing", "picturing", "scrawling", "scribbling", "sketching" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cram":{ "a great number of persons or things massed together":{ "examples":[ "battling the rush-hour cram in the subway" ], "synonyms":[ "army", "bike", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mass", "mob", "multitude", "press", "rout", "scrum", "swarm", "throng" ], "near synonyms":[ "masses", "millions", "rabble", "rabblement", "riffraff", "gaggle", "heap", "mountain", "pile", "jam", "logjam" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{ "examples":[ "tried to cram one more book into the backpack" ], "synonyms":[ "crowd", "crush", "jam", "ram", "sandwich", "shoehorn", "squeeze", "stuff", "wedge" ], "near synonyms":[ "fill", "heap", "jam-pack", "load", "pack" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "crammed his mouth with candy" ], "synonyms":[ "brim", "charge", "fill", "heap", "jam", "jam-pack", "load", "pack", "stuff" ], "near synonyms":[ "drench", "flood", "glut", "swamp", "bloat", "bulk", "crowd", "crush", "mat", "press", "ram", "shove", "squash", "squeeze", "refill", "refresh", "reload", "repack", "replenish", "overcharge", "overfill", "overflow", "saturate", "honeycomb", "penetrate" ], "near antonyms":[ "lighten", "deplete", "drain", "eliminate", "exhaust", "bleed", "draw (off)", "clean", "flush", "purge", "scour", "sweep" ], "antonyms":[ "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "vacate", "void" ] }, "to fill with food to capacity":{ "examples":[ "one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes" ], "synonyms":[ "glut", "gorge", "sate", "stuff", "surfeit" ], "near synonyms":[ "gobble", "gormandize", "pig out", "gulp", "guzzle", "cloy", "fill", "banquet", "feast", "regale" ], "near antonyms":[ "diet", "fast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to swallow or eat greedily":{ "examples":[ "the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare" ], "synonyms":[ "bolt", "devour", "glut", "gobble", "gorge", "gormandize", "gulp", "ingurgitate", "inhale", "raven", "scarf", "scoff", "slop", "wolf" ], "near synonyms":[ "overeat", "pig out", "swill" ], "near antonyms":[ "nibble", "peck", "pick" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crapshoot":{ "a risky undertaking":{ "examples":[ "there are almost no sure bets in the movie business\u2014almost everything is a crapshoot" ], "synonyms":[ "adventure", "chance", "enterprise", "flier", "flyer", "flutter", "gamble", "speculation", "throw", "venture" ], "near synonyms":[ "bet", "hazard", "stake", "wager", "liberty", "dark horse", "long shot", "play" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "sure thing" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cradling":{ "as in holding , gripping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clamping", "clinging", "grabbing", "gripping", "holding", "bear-hugging", "clasping", "crushing", "embracing", "enclasping", "enfolding", "grasping", "hugging", "straining", "bosoming", "embosoming", "encircling", "entwining", "enveloping", "enwinding", "folding", "locking", "twining", "wrapping", "cuddling", "fondling", "nestling", "nuzzling", "patting", "petting", "snuggling", "stroking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in watching , caring (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attending", "caring (for)", "cultivating", "minding", "ministering (to)", "nurturing", "watching", "fathering", "mothering", "disciplining", "educating", "instructing", "mentoring", "schooling", "teaching", "training", "tutoring", "breeding", "bringing up", "fostering", "nourishing", "nursing", "raising", "rearing", "edifying", "enlightening", "indoctrinating", "feeding", "providing (for)", "supplying", "advancing", "forwarding", "furthering", "promoting", "preparing", "directing", "guiding", "leading", "shepherding", "showing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abusing", "ill-treating", "ill-using", "maltreating", "mishandling", "mistreating", "ignoring", "neglecting", "harming", "hurting", "injuring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crabbedness":{ "as in grumpiness , sullenness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness", "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crack-ups":{ "a mental or nervous collapse":{ "examples":[ "a crack-up required him to take a year off from work" ], "synonyms":[ "breakdowns", "nervous breakdowns", "tailspins" ], "near synonyms":[ "frazzles", "freak-outs", "meltdowns", "alarms", "alarums", "anxieties", "apprehensions", "disquiets", "excitabilities", "disturbances", "agitations", "discomposures", "perturbations", "basket cases" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "composures", "imperturbabilities", "placidities", "self-possessions", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact":{ "examples":[ "two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate" ], "synonyms":[ "collisions", "concussions", "crashes", "smashes", "smashups", "wrecks" ], "near synonyms":[ "accidents", "pileups", "demolishments", "destructions", "ruins" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "craftsperson":{ "a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{ "examples":[ "at the fair you should be able to find a craftsperson who can design and make a 19th-century style sunbonnet" ], "synonyms":[ "artificer", "artisan", "crafter", "craftsman", "handcraftsman", "handicrafter", "handicraftsman", "handworker", "tradesman" ], "near synonyms":[ "craftswoman", "artist", "maker", "journeyman", "master", "mechanic", "operative", "shaper", "smith", "technician", "wright", "handyman", "handyperson", "workman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crash-lands":{ "as in belly-lands":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belly-lands", "alights", "lands", "lights", "perches", "roosts", "settles", "touches down" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasts off", "takes off", "arises", "ascends", "climbs", "rises", "flies", "floats", "glides", "planes", "soars", "wings", "hangs", "hovers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crabbing":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip" ], "synonyms":[ "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "bleating", "carping", "caterwauling", "complaining", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grizzling", "grouching", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "grumping", "hollering", "inveighing", "keening", "kicking", "kvetching", "maundering", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "nagging", "repining", "screaming", "squawking", "squealing", "wailing", "whimpering", "whinging", "whingeing", "whining", "yammering", "yawping", "yauping", "yowling" ], "near synonyms":[ "objecting (to)", "protesting", "quarreling (with)", "quarrelling (with)", "caviling", "cavilling", "quibbling", "fretting", "stewing", "worrying", "blubbering", "crying", "sobbing", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "deploring", "lamenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "bearing", "countenancing", "enduring", "taking", "tolerating", "applauding", "cheering", "commending" ], "antonyms":[ "crowing", "delighting", "rejoicing" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding" ], "synonyms":[ "blemishing", "bloodying", "breaking", "compromising", "crippling", "crossing (up)", "damaging", "defacing", "disfiguring", "endamaging", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "spoiling", "vitiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "eroding", "scouring", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "blighting", "tarnishing", "denting", "dinging", "dinting", "botching", "gumming (up)", "queering", "lacerating", "wounding", "disabling", "hamstringing", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "tormenting", "torturing", "annihilating", "banging up", "bashing", "battering", "clobbering", "crushing", "dashing", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "pulverizing", "razing", "ruining", "scourging", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wiping out", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "healing", "helping", "rectifying", "rehabilitating", "remedying", "editing", "remodeling", "revising", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "refining" ], "antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "craves":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "examples":[ "craves ice cream at all hours of the day" ], "synonyms":[ "aches (for)", "covets", "desiderates", "desires", "dies (for)", "hankers (for or after)", "hungers (for)", "itches (for)", "joneses (for)", "longs (for)", "lusts (for or after)", "pants (after)", "pines (for)", "repines (for)", "salivates (for)", "sighs (for)", "thirsts (for)", "wants", "wishes (for)", "yearns (for)", "yens (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "spoils (for)", "adores", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "likes", "loves", "relishes", "revels (in)", "favors", "prefers", "admires", "appreciates", "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "declines", "refuses", "rejects", "spurns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crackling":{ "to make a series of short, sharp noises":{ "examples":[ "The logs crackled in the fire.", "The leaves crackled under our feet.", "a crackling fire" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hissing", "sizzling", "sputtering", "crinkling", "rustling", "creaking", "squeaking", "clacking", "clattering", "clicking", "cracking", "popping", "snapping", "crepitating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crawlers":{ "someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others":{ "examples":[ "he's always the crawler who makes everyone else late" ], "synonyms":[ "dalliers", "dawdlers", "draggers", "laggards", "laggers", "lingerers", "loiterers", "plodders", "slowpokes", "snails", "stragglers" ], "near synonyms":[ "latecomers", "idlers", "lazybones", "loafers", "loungers", "slouches", "sluggards", "slugs", "delayers", "procrastinators" ], "near antonyms":[ "go-getters", "hustlers", "scramblers", "hurriers", "rushers", "speeders" ], "antonyms":[ "speedsters" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crafted":{ "as in custom-made , bespoke":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bespoke", "bespoken", "custom-built", "custom-made", "homemade", "man-made", "manual", "handcrafted", "handmade", "handwrought" ], "near antonyms":[ "automatic", "machined", "mass-produced" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "composed", "drafted", "drew up", "formulated", "framed", "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":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "crazy quilts":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "examples":[ "an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerates", "agglomerations", "alphabet soups", "assortments", "botches", "clutters", "collages", "farragoes", "gallimaufries", "grab bags", "gumbos", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "hotchpotches", "jambalayas", "jumbles", "jungles", "litters", "mac\u00e9doines", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "menageries", "miscellanea", "miscellanies", "mishmashes", "mixed bags", "montages", "motleys", "muddles", "olios", "olla podridas", "ollas podridas", "omnium-gatherums", "pastiches", "patchwork quilts", "patchworks", "potpourris", "ragbags", "ragouts", "rummages", "salads", "salmagundis", "scrambles", "shuffles", "smorgasbords", "stews", "tumbles", "varieties", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "catchalls", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "commixtures", "composites", "compounds", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mix-ups", "bollixes", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "dog's breakfasts", "messes", "morasses", "shambles", "imbroglios", "knots", "snarls", "tangles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cramping one's style":{ "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "clogging", "cramping", "embarrassing", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "handcuffing", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "hog-tying", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "short-circuiting", "stymieing", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "balking", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "reining", "restraining", "binding", "chaining", "haltering", "leashing", "tethering", "tying", "tieing", "arresting", "braking", "delaying", "retaining", "retarding", "barricading", "blockading", "blocking", "roadblocking", "bogging (down)", "miring", "choking", "smothering", "stifling", "strangling", "suffocating", "baffling", "foiling", "frustrating", "stumping", "thwarting", "derailing", "disrupting", "sabotaging", "muzzling", "repressing", "suppressing", "confining", "hedging (in)", "hemming (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearing", "making way", "opening", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untying", "untieing", "loosening", "smoothing", "encouraging", "furthering", "promoting" ], "antonyms":[ "aiding", "assisting", "facilitating", "helping" ] }, "type":[] }, "crate":{ "a dilapidated old automobile":{ "examples":[ "he keeps sinking money into that old crate" ], "synonyms":[ "beater", "clunker", "jalopy", "junker" ], "near synonyms":[ "flivver", "hulk", "wreck", "lemon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crackajack":{ "having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{ "examples":[ "a crackerjack photographer who gets the news photo that is reprinted around the world" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "compleat", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ], "near synonyms":[ "adroit", "clever", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "slick", "sure-handed", "gifted", "talented", "polished", "refined", "effective", "effectual", "efficient", "workmanlike", "able", "capable", "competent", "employable", "fit", "fitted", "habile", "qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "weak", "artless", "crude", "rude", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "a crackerjack book on the history of rock music" ], "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", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "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" ] }, "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "past master", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "pro", "professional", "consultant", "hired gun", "specialist", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "craftsman", "journeyman", "all-rounder", "jack-of-all-trades", "Renaissance man", "mistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "beginner", "neophyte", "novice", "dabbler", "dilettante", "layman", "nonprofessional" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "crabbed":{ "as in sullen , grumpy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antisocial", "cross", "disagreeable", "grumpy", "sullen", "surly", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "snippety", "snippy", "improper", "incorrect", "indecent", "indecorous", "unseemly", "boorish", "caddish", "churlish", "clownish", "loutish", "uncouth", "vulgar", "arrogant", "bumptious", "conceited", "haughty", "high-handed", "imperious", "peremptory", "pompous", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "supercilious", "superior", "arch", "audacious", "bold", "bold-faced", "brash", "brassy", "brazen", "cheeky", "fresh", "impudent", "insolent", "lippy", "sassy", "saucy", "shameless", "discourteous", "disrespectful", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "thoughtless", "uncalled-for", "uncivil", "ungracious", "unhandsome", "unmannered", "unmannerly" ], "near antonyms":[ "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "genteel", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "thoughtful", "well-bred", "humble", "meek", "modest", "unassertive", "deferential", "dutiful", "respectful", "submissive", "yielding", "acceptable", "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "fit", "fitting", "good", "meet", "proper", "respectable", "right", "seemly", "suitable", "affable", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "sociable", "felicitous", "graceful", "chivalrous", "courtly", "gallant", "ceremonious", "elegant", "refined" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip" ], "synonyms":[ "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "bleated", "carped", "caterwauled", "complained", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "grizzled", "grouched", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "grumped", "hollered", "inveighed", "keened", "kicked", "kvetched", "maundered", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "nagged", "repined", "screamed", "squawked", "squealed", "wailed", "whimpered", "whined", "whinged", "yammered", "yawped", "yauped", "yowled" ], "near synonyms":[ "objected (to)", "protested", "quarreled (with)", "quarrelled (with)", "caviled", "cavilled", "quibbled", "fretted", "stewed", "worried", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "bemoaned", "bewailed", "deplored", "lamented" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "bore", "countenanced", "endured", "tolerated", "took", "applauded", "cheered", "commended" ], "antonyms":[ "crowed", "delighted", "rejoiced" ] }, "to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{ "examples":[ "crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding" ], "synonyms":[ "blemished", "bloodied", "broke", "compromised", "crippled", "crossed (up)", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "endamaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "deteriorated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "eroded", "scoured", "washed out", "wore (away)", "blighted", "tarnished", "dented", "dinged", "dinted", "botched", "gummed (up)", "queered", "lacerated", "wounded", "disabled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "tormented", "tortured", "annihilated", "banged up", "bashed", "battered", "clobbered", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "helped", "rectified", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "edited", "remodeled", "revised", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cracker":{ "a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information":{ "examples":[ "a cracker who had broken into the intelligence agency's database attempted to leak the classified information" ], "synonyms":[ "cyberpunk", "hacker" ], "near synonyms":[ "computerist", "gearhead", "geek", "techie", "technocrat", "technophile", "phisher" ], "near antonyms":[ "computerphobe", "technophobe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "someone who boasts":{ "examples":[ "you're a fool if you believe half of what that cracker says" ], "synonyms":[ "blower", "blowhard", "boaster", "brag", "braggadocio", "braggart", "bragger", "cockalorum", "gascon", "gasconader", "swaggerer", "vaunter" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusterer", "cock", "self-advertiser", "self-dramatizer", "self-promoter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crackerjack":{ "having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{ "examples":[ "a crackerjack photographer who gets the news photo that is reprinted around the world" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "compleat", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ], "near synonyms":[ "adroit", "clever", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "slick", "sure-handed", "gifted", "talented", "polished", "refined", "effective", "effectual", "efficient", "workmanlike", "able", "capable", "competent", "employable", "fit", "fitted", "habile", "qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "weak", "artless", "crude", "rude", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "a crackerjack book on the history of rock music" ], "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", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "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" ] }, "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "past master", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "pro", "professional", "consultant", "hired gun", "specialist", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "craftsman", "journeyman", "all-rounder", "jack-of-all-trades", "Renaissance man", "mistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "beginner", "neophyte", "novice", "dabbler", "dilettante", "layman", "nonprofessional" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "crawler":{ "someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others":{ "examples":[ "he's always the crawler who makes everyone else late" ], "synonyms":[ "dallier", "dawdler", "dragger", "laggard", "lagger", "lingerer", "loiterer", "plodder", "slowpoke", "snail", "straggler" ], "near synonyms":[ "latecomer", "idler", "lazybones", "loafer", "lounger", "slouch", "slug", "sluggard", "delayer", "procrastinator" ], "near antonyms":[ "go-getter", "hustler", "scrambler", "hurrier", "rusher", "speeder" ], "antonyms":[ "speedster" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crack wise":{ "to make jokes":{ "examples":[ "She's just cracking wise with the kids." ], "synonyms":[ "banter", "chaff", "fool", "fun", "gag", "jape", "jest", "jive", "joke", "jolly", "josh", "kid", "quip", "wisecrack", "yuk", "yuck" ], "near synonyms":[ "gibe", "jibe", "haze", "jeer", "mock", "rag", "rally", "razz", "rib", "ridicule", "tease", "caricature", "lampoon", "parody", "satirize", "amuse", "divert", "entertain" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "cranks (up)":{ "to cause to function":{ "examples":[ "crank up the CD player so we can dance" ], "synonyms":[ "activates", "actuates", "drives", "moves", "runs", "sets off", "sparks", "starts", "touches off", "triggers", "turns on" ], "near synonyms":[ "kicks over", "turns over", "charges", "electrifies", "energizes", "fires", "fuels", "generates", "powers", "pushes", "discharges", "launches", "releases", "switches", "trips", "reactivates", "recharges", "arouses", "excites", "jump-starts", "kick-starts", "stimulates", "vitalizes", "ignites", "incites", "instigates", "provokes", "quickens", "stirs up", "accelerates", "catalyzes", "speeds (up)", "steps up" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrests", "brakes", "checks", "cuts off", "draws up", "halts", "jams", "stalls", "sticks", "stops", "decelerates", "represses", "slows", "stunts", "suppresses" ], "antonyms":[ "cuts", "cuts out", "deactivates", "kills", "shuts off", "turns off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crayoned":{ "as in inked , penciled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inked", "penciled", "pencilled", "caricatured", "cartooned", "outlined", "profiled", "drew", "pictured", "scrawled", "scribbled", "sketched" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cramps":{ "a painful sudden tightening of a muscle":{ "examples":[ "I was suddenly awakened by a cramp in my leg" ], "synonyms":[ "charley horses", "cricks", "kinks", "spasms" ], "near synonyms":[ "contractions", "jerks", "pangs", "stitches", "twinges", "twitches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that makes movement or progress difficult":{ "examples":[ "an antismoking ordinance that was seen as just another cramp on business by bar owners" ], "synonyms":[ "balks", "bars", "blocks", "chains", "clogs", "crimps", "deterrents", "drags", "embarrassments", "encumbrances", "fetters", "handicaps", "hindrances", "holdbacks", "hurdles", "impediments", "inhibitions", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "shackles", "stops", "stumbling blocks", "trammels" ], "near synonyms":[ "catches", "hitches", "rubs", "snags", "barriers", "blockades", "blockages", "brick walls", "stone walls", "arrests", "bits", "brakes", "checks", "constraints", "curbs", "hobbles", "reins", "restraints", "embargoes", "stoppages", "delays", "holdups", "stalls", "burdens", "cumbers", "loads", "dangers", "hazards", "perils", "reefs", "adversities", "difficulties", "disadvantages", "drawbacks", "hardships" ], "near antonyms":[ "catalysts", "goads", "impetuses", "incentives", "spurs", "stimulants", "stimuli", "advantages", "breaks", "edges", "aids", "assistances", "benefits", "boosts", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "help" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{ "examples":[ "having to constantly entertain guests at the summer cottage was really cramping my writing efforts" ], "synonyms":[ "clogs", "embarrasses", "encumbers", "fetters", "hampers", "handcuffs", "handicaps", "hinders", "hobbles", "hog-ties", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "inhibits", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles", "short-circuits", "stymies", "ties up", "trammels" ], "near synonyms":[ "balks", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "reins", "restrains", "binds", "chains", "halters", "leashes", "tethers", "ties", "arrests", "brakes", "delays", "retains", "retards", "barricades", "blockades", "blocks", "roadblocks", "bogs (down)", "mires", "chokes", "smothers", "stifles", "strangles", "suffocates", "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "stumps", "thwarts", "derails", "disrupts", "sabotages", "muzzles", "represses", "suppresses", "confines", "hedges (in)", "hems (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clears", "makes way", "opens", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "unties", "loosens", "smooths", "smoothes", "encourages", "furthers", "promotes" ], "antonyms":[ "aids", "assists", "facilitates", "helps" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "craftspeople":{ "a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{ "examples":[ "at the fair you should be able to find a craftsperson who can design and make a 19th-century style sunbonnet" ], "synonyms":[ "artificers", "artisans", "crafters", "craftsmen", "handcraftsmen", "handicrafters", "handicraftsmen", "handworkers", "tradesmen" ], "near synonyms":[ "craftswomen", "artists", "makers", "journeymen", "masters", "mechanics", "operatives", "shapers", "smiths", "technicians", "wrights", "handymen", "handypeople", "workmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "craters":{ "to be unsuccessful":{ "examples":[ "a time when businesses were cratering left and right" ], "synonyms":[ "bombs", "collapses", "fails", "flames out", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "founders", "misses", "strikes out", "tanks", "washes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "flounders", "struggles", "declines", "sinks", "skids", "slips", "slumps", "wanes", "crashes", "crumbles", "miscarries", "misfires", "goes under", "implodes", "self-destructs" ], "near antonyms":[ "cooks", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives", "prevails", "triumphs", "wins" ], "antonyms":[ "clicks", "comes off", "delivers", "goes", "goes over", "pans out", "succeeds", "works out" ] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11" ], "synonyms":[ "crashes", "declines", "descends", "dips", "dives", "drops", "falls", "lowers", "nose-dives", "plummets", "plunges", "sinks", "skids", "tumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (down)", "diminishes", "droops", "dwindles", "ebbs", "lessens", "lets up", "moderates", "subsides", "tapers off", "wanes", "recedes", "retreats" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mushrooms", "picks up", "snowballs", "swells", "waxes" ], "antonyms":[ "arises", "ascends", "lifts", "mounts", "rises", "soars", "spikes", "ups" ] }, "as in potholes , sinkholes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boreholes", "chuckholes", "postholes", "potholes", "sinkholes", "wallows", "water holes", "wells", "burrows", "caverns", "caves", "ditches", "excavations", "furrows", "grooves", "gutters", "trenches", "troughs", "basins", "bowls", "valleys", "alcoves", "clefts", "niches", "nooks", "openings", "recesses", "sockets", "alveoli", "dimples", "gouges", "impressions", "imprints", "notches", "pockets", "abysses", "chasms", "gulfs", "vacuities", "vacuums", "vacua", "voids", "cavities", "concavities", "dents", "depressions", "dints", "holes", "hollows", "indentations", "indentures", "pits", "recesses" ], "near antonyms":[ "hills", "mounds", "rises", "bumps", "bunches", "humps", "lumps", "pimples", "swellings", "swells", "tumors", "bulges", "cambers", "convexities", "juts", "projections", "protrusions", "protuberances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cranking":{ "as in reeling , winding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coiling", "reeling", "winding", "twiddling", "circulating", "screwing", "unscrewing", "pivoting", "revolving", "rolling", "rotating", "spinning", "swinging", "swirling", "swiveling", "swivelling", "turning", "twirling", "twisting", "wheeling", "whirling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crabsticks":{ "as in switches , birches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birches", "hickories", "rattans", "staves", "switches", "blackjacks", "knobkerries", "maces", "beetles", "gavels", "hammers", "mallets", "mauls", "sledgehammers", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batons", "bats", "billies", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "nightsticks", "rods", "rungs", "saps", "shillelaghs", "shillalahs", "staffs", "staves", "truncheons", "waddies", "crooks", "crosiers", "croziers", "walking sticks", "whangees" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crafters":{ "a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{ "examples":[ "as a crafter of handmade furniture, he's about the best there is" ], "synonyms":[ "artificers", "artisans", "craftsmen", "craftspeople", "handcraftsmen", "handicrafters", "handicraftsmen", "handworkers", "tradesmen" ], "near synonyms":[ "craftswomen", "artists", "makers", "journeymen", "masters", "mechanics", "operatives", "shapers", "smiths", "technicians", "wrights", "handymen", "handypeople", "workmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "crazy (about or over)":{ "filled with an intense or excessive love for":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "besotted (by)", "dotty (over)", "enamored (of)", "enraptured (by)", "gaga (over)", "gone (on)", "infatuated (with)", "mad (about)", "nuts (about)" ], "near synonyms":[ "hung up (on)", "obsessed", "foolish", "silly", "wild", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "entranced", "fascinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cool", "detached", "unenchanted", "unimpressed", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "heart-free" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "craftiness":{ "skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{ "examples":[ "other antique dealers envied her for her craftiness in getting people to sell their treasures for a song" ], "synonyms":[ "artfulness", "artifice", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "craft", "cunning", "cunningness", "deviousness", "foxiness", "guile", "guilefulness", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculation", "care", "design", "savvy", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "cleverness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "inventiveness", "ease", "facility", "finesse", "deceitfulness", "duplicity", "shiftiness", "underhandedness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "according to the confidence man's credo of craftiness , \"There's a sucker born every minute\"" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", 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"advances", "advertises", "announces", "blares", "blazes", "blazons", "boosts", "heralds", "offers", "plugs", "promotes", "publicizes", "asserts", "avers", "claims", "declares", "lays down", "makes out", "proclaims", "pronounces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{ "examples":[ "try not to crack up at your own punch lines\u2014it's funnier if you keep a straight face" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "cackles", "chortles", "chuckles", "giggles", "hee-haws", "laughs", "roars", "screams", "snickers", "titters", "twitters" ], "near synonyms":[ "grins", "smiles" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawls", "blubbers", "cries", "sobs", "weeps", "howls", "squalls", "wails", "yowls", "bleats", "pules", "whimpers", "whines", "sniffles", "snivels", "groans", "moans", "sighs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crashes":{ "the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact":{ "examples":[ "the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in 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"clangors", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "knocks", "raps", "taps", "blares", "clamors", "howls", "hubbubs", "hue and cries", "hullabaloos", "outcries", "roars", "tumults", "uproars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a forceful coming together of two things":{ "examples":[ "a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences" ], "synonyms":[ "bumps", "collisions", "concussions", "impacts", "impingements", "jars", "jolts", "jounces", "kicks", "shocks", "slams", "smashes", "strikes", "wallops" ], "near synonyms":[ "blows", "buffets", "hits", "knocks", "punches", "raps", "slaps", "thumps", "bashings", "batterings", "lickings", "thrashings", "contacts", "encounters", "meetings", "touches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to break with violence and much noise":{ "examples":[ "crashed the vase against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "shatters", "smashes" ], "near synonyms":[ "busts", "fractures", "fragments", "annihilates", "bashes", "decimates", "demolishes", "desolates", "destroys", "devastates", "nukes", "pulverizes", "ruins", "tears down", "totals", "vaporizes", "wastes", "wracks", "wrecks", "shivers", "splinters", "splits", "cracks", "crunches", "crushes", "snaps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bumps", "collides", "hits", "impacts", "impinges", "knocks", "rams", "slams", "smashes", "strikes", "swipes", "thuds" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounces", "caroms", "clunks", "glances", "rebounds", "ricochets", "skims", "skips", "contacts", "lands", "touches", "brushes", "grazes", "kisses", "nudges", "scrapes", "shaves", "sweeps", "bulldozes", "jostles", "muscles", "presses", "pushes" ], "near antonyms":[ "misses", "skirts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop functioning":{ "examples":[ "my computer crashed yet again" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks down", "conks (out)", "cuts out", "dies", "fails", "gives out", "stalls" ], "near synonyms":[ "fizzles", "sputters", "wheezes", "acts up", "malfunctions", "jams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "starts (up)" ] }, "to force one's way":{ "examples":[ "fleeing animals crashed through the forest" ], "synonyms":[ "bores", "bulldozes", "bulls", "elbows", "jams", "jostles", "muscles", "presses", "pushes", "shoulders", "squeezes" ], "near synonyms":[ "rams", "shoves", "thrusts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out" ], "synonyms":[ "craters", "declines", "descends", "dips", "dives", "drops", "falls", "lowers", "nose-dives", "plummets", "plunges", "sinks", "skids", "tumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (down)", "diminishes", "droops", "dwindles", "ebbs", "lessens", "lets up", "moderates", "subsides", "tapers off", "wanes", "recedes", "retreats" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mushrooms", "picks up", "snowballs", "swells", "waxes" ], "antonyms":[ "arises", "ascends", "lifts", "mounts", "rises", "soars", "spikes", "ups" ] }, "to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{ "examples":[ "I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home" ], "synonyms":[ "beds", "dosses (down)", "retires", "turns in" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunks", "perches", "roosts", "settles", "dozes", "drops off", "naps", "nods", "sleeps", "slumbers", "snoozes", "couches", "lies (down)", "reclines" ], "near antonyms":[ "arouses", "awakens", "awakes", "rouses", "wakens", "wakes", "bestirs", "stirs", "reawakens", "reawakes", "shifts", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[ "arises", "gets up", "rises", "uprises" ] }, "to reside as a temporary guest":{ "examples":[ "I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York" ], "synonyms":[ "sojourns", "stays", "tarries", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "comes by", "comes over", "drops by", "drops in", "runs in", "steps in", "stops (by)", "frequents", "hangs (around or out)", "haunts", "inhabits", "occupies" ], "near antonyms":[ "abides", "dwells", "lives", "resides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cranked":{ "as in reeled , wound":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coiled", "reeled", "wound", "winded", "twiddled", "circulated", "screwed", "unscrewed", "pivoted", "revolved", "rolled", "rotated", "spun", "swirled", "swiveled", "swivelled", "swung", "turned", "twirled", "twisted", "wheeled", "whirled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crashed (into)":{ "as in collided (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "collided (with)", "faced", "greeted", "saluted", "crisscrossed", "crossed", "passed", "accosted", "confronted", "hit (upon)", "lit (upon)", "lighted (upon)", "tumbled (to)", "caught", "chanced (upon)", "encountered", "happened (upon)", "met", "stumbled (upon)", "reencountered", "re-encountered", "remet" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "dodged", "ducked", "eluded", "escaped", "evaded", "shook", "shunned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "crash (into)":{ "as in collide (with)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "collide (with)", "face", "greet", "salute", "crisscross", "cross", "pass", "accost", "confront", "hit (upon)", "light (upon)", "tumble (to)", "catch", "chance (upon)", "encounter", "happen (upon)", "meet", "stumble (upon)", "reencounter", "remeet" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "dodge", "duck", "elude", "escape", "evade", "shake", "shun" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cradle":{ "a place of origin":{ "examples":[ "Philadelphia is known as \"the cradle of liberty\" because it was there that the Declaration of Independence was signed" ], "synonyms":[ "birthplace", "home", "mother country", "motherland" ], 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"entwine", "envelop", "enwind", "fold", "lock", "twine", "wrap", "cuddle", "fondle", "nestle", "nuzzle", "pat", "pet", "snuggle", "stroke" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in watch , care (for)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attend", "care (for)", "cultivate", "mind", "minister (to)", "nurture", "watch", "father", "mother", "discipline", "educate", "instruct", "mentor", "school", "teach", "train", "tutor", "breed", "bring up", "foster", "nourish", "nurse", "raise", "rear", "edify", "enlighten", "indoctrinate", "feed", "provide (for)", "supply", "advance", "forward", "further", "promote", "prepare", "direct", "guide", "lead", "shepherd", "show" ], "near antonyms":[ "abuse", "ill-treat", "ill-use", "maltreat", "mishandle", "mistreat", "ignore", "neglect", "harm", "hurt", "injure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crafts":{ "an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands":{ "examples":[ "an expert in the craft of cabinetmaking" ], 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"bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis", "bankers", "cobles", "draggers", "gillnetters", "hookers", "luggers", "scallopers", "seiners", "shrimpers", "trawlers", "whaleboats", "whalers", "workboats", "cockleshells", "tubs", "airboats", "air-cushion vehicles", "hovercrafts", "hydrofoils", "hydroplanes", "assault boats", "PT boats", "torpedo boats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "composes", "drafts", "draws up", "formulates", "frames", "prepares" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabricates", "fashions", "forms", "molds", "sculptures", "shapes", "couches", "expresses", 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"bunkers", "dugouts", "foxholes", "burrows", "coverts", "dens", "holes", "lairs", "lodges", "shelters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cradles":{ "a place of origin":{ "examples":[ "Philadelphia is known as \"the cradle of liberty\" because it was there that the Declaration of Independence was signed" ], "synonyms":[ "birthplaces", "homes", "mother countries", "motherlands" ], "near synonyms":[ "hometowns", "Blighties", "countries", "nativities", "old countries", "roots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a point or place at which something is invented or provided":{ "examples":[ "the 1848 meeting at Seneca Falls, New York, is often regarded as the cradle of the women's suffrage movement" ], "synonyms":[ "fonts", "fountainheads", "fountains", "origins", "roots", "seedbeds", "sources", "springs", "wells", "wellsprings" ], "near synonyms":[ "beginnings", "commencements", "dawns", "day ones", "geneses", "get-goes", "git-goes", "inceptions", 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"fosters", "nourishes", "nurses", "raises", "rears", "edifies", "enlightens", "indoctrinates", "feeds", "provides (for)", "supplies", "advances", "forwards", "furthers", "promotes", "prepares", "directs", "guides", "leads", "shepherds", "shows" ], "near antonyms":[ "abuses", "ill-treats", "ill-uses", "maltreats", "mishandles", "mistreats", "ignores", "neglects", "harms", "hurts", "injures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "crash pads":{ "as in shelters , accommodations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accommodations", "lodgings", "lodgments", "lodgements", "berths", "shelters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cranky":{ "difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design":{ "examples":[ "that old typewriter is handy sometimes, but rather cranky these days" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "bunglesome", "clumsy", "clunky", "cumbersome", "cumbrous", "ponderous", "ungainly", "unhandy", "unwieldy" ], "near 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"disputatious", "fractious", "fretful", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "huffy", "pouty", "sensitive", "short", "sulky", "sullen", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy", "hot-blooded", "passionate" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "companionable", "cordial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "friendly", "genial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "agreeable", "amiable", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "sweet", "well-disposed", "carefree", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "relaxed", "forbearing", "long-suffering", "obliging", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining", "understanding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "given to complaining a lot":{ "examples":[ "if cranky children don't appreciate what they already have, then they shouldn't get a thing more" ], "synonyms":[ "crabby", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "querulous" ], "near synonyms":[ "antsy", "fidgety", "restive", "restless", "squirmy", "twitchy", "uneasy", "wiggly", "wriggly", "discontented", "disgruntled", "displeased", "dissatisfied", "fretful", "nervous", "worrisome", "cantankerous", "choleric", "cross", "crotchety", "irascible", "irritable", "ornery", "peevish", "perverse", "pettish", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snappy", "snippy", "testy", "waspish" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "agreeable", "amiable", "genial", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "well-disposed", "accommodating", "complaisant", "obliging", "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed" ], "antonyms":[ "forbearing", "long-suffering", "patient", "stoic", "stoical", "tolerant", "uncomplaining" ] }, "different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion":{ "examples":[ "that's just another of his cranky theories about the CIA" ], "synonyms":[ "bizarre", "bizarro", "crazy", "curious", "eccentric", "erratic", "far-out", "funky", "funny", "kinky", "kooky", "kookie", "odd", "off-kilter", "off-the-wall", "offbeat", "out-of-the-way", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "remarkable", "rum", "screwy", "spaced-out", "strange", "wacky", "whacky", "way-out", "weird", "weirdo", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "aberrant", "abnormal", "addlepated", "flaky", "extraordinary", "fantastic", "fantastical", "freak", "freakish", "freaky", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical", "phenomenal", "atypical", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "salient", "striking", "atrocious", "outrageous", "shocking", "crotchety", "idiosyncratic", "nonconformist", "nonmainstream", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling" ], "near antonyms":[ "average", "commonplace", "everyday", "garden", "normal", "ordinary", "prosaic", "routine", "run-of-the-mill", "standard", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual", "workaday", "conformist", "conservative", "conventional", "expected", "familiar", "knee-jerk", "predictable", "common", "customary", "frequent", "habitual", "regular", "wonted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "the man would inflict on innocent bystanders his cranky ruminations on world events" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "crash pad":{ "as in shelter , accommodation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"antonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "success" ] }, "a loud explosive sound":{ "examples":[ "the crash of cymbals" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "blast", "boom", "clap", "crack", "pop", "report", "slam", "smash", "snap", "thunderclap", "thwack", "whack", "whomp", "whump" ], "near synonyms":[ "thunk", "wham", "clang", "clangor", "clank", "clash", "knock", "rap", "tap", "blare", "clamor", "howl", "hubbub", "hue and cry", "hullabaloo", "outcry", "roar", "tumult", "uproar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a forceful coming together of two things":{ "examples":[ "a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences" ], "synonyms":[ "bump", "collision", "concussion", "impact", "impingement", "jar", "jolt", "jounce", "kick", "shock", "slam", "smash", "strike", "wallop" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow", "buffet", "hit", "knock", "punch", "rap", "slap", "thump", "bashing", "battering", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "contact", "encounter", "meeting", "touch" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to break with violence and much noise":{ "examples":[ "crashed the vase against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "shatter", "smash" ], "near synonyms":[ "bust", "fracture", "fragment", "annihilate", "bash", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "nuke", "pulverize", "ruin", "tear down", "total", "vaporize", "waste", "wrack", "wreck", "shiver", "splinter", "split", "crack", "crunch", "crush", "snap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bump", "collide", "hit", "impact", "impinge", "knock", "ram", "slam", "smash", "strike", "swipe", "thud" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounce", "carom", "clunk", "glance", "rebound", "ricochet", "skim", "skip", "contact", "land", "touch", "brush", "graze", "kiss", "nudge", "scrape", "shave", "sweep", "bulldoze", "jostle", "muscle", "press", "push" ], "near antonyms":[ "miss", "skirt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop functioning":{ "examples":[ "my computer crashed yet again" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "break down", "conk (out)", "cut out", "die", "fail", "give out", "stall" ], "near synonyms":[ "fizzle", "sputter", "wheeze", "act up", "malfunction", "jam" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "start (up)" ] }, "to force one's way":{ "examples":[ "fleeing animals crashed through the forest" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "bull", "bulldoze", "elbow", "jam", "jostle", "muscle", "press", "push", "shoulder", "squeeze" ], "near synonyms":[ "ram", "shove", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{ "examples":[ "sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out" ], "synonyms":[ "crater", "decline", "descend", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "lower", "nose-dive", "plummet", "plunge", "sink", "skid", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "die (down)", "diminish", "droop", "dwindle", "ebb", "lessen", "let up", "moderate", "subside", "taper off", "wane", "recede", "retreat" ], "near antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mushroom", "pick up", "snowball", "swell", "wax" ], "antonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "lift", "mount", "rise", "soar", "spike", "up" ] }, "to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{ "examples":[ "I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home" ], "synonyms":[ "bed", "doss (down)", "retire", "turn in" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunk", "perch", "roost", "settle", "doze", "drop off", "nap", "nod", "sleep", "slumber", "snooze", "couch", "lie (down)", "recline" ], "near antonyms":[ "arouse", "awake", "awaken", "rouse", "wake", "waken", "bestir", "stir", "reawake", "reawaken", "shift", "stir" ], 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"looter", "pillager", "plunderer", "ransacker", "ravisher", "poacher", "rustler", "smuggler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }