{ "drafts":{ "a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported":{ "examples":[ "the draft of an average-sized oil tanker" ], "synonyms":[ "burdens", "cargoes", "cargos", "freights", "hauls", "ladings", "loadings", "loads", "payloads", "weights" ], "near synonyms":[ "consignments", "boatloads", "carloads", "shiploads", "trainloads", "truckloads", "wagonloads", "ballasts", "deadweights", "overloads", "surcharges", "bales", "bundles", "packages", "packets", "packs", "parcels", "shipments", "manifests", "bodies", "bulks", "masses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{ "examples":[ "took a long draft of the beer before putting his mug down" ], "synonyms":[ "belts", "drags", "drinks", "gulps", "nips", "quaffs", "shots", "sips", "slugs", "snorts", "sups", "swallows", "swigs", "swills" ], "near synonyms":[ "drams", "drops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "noticeable movement of air in a particular direction":{ "examples":[ "do you feel a draft from beneath the door?" ], "synonyms":[ "currents", "winds" ], "near synonyms":[ "blasts", "blows", "flurries", "gales", "gusts", "headwinds", "squalls", "tailwinds", "tempests", "tornadoes", "tornados", "windstorms", "breaths", "breezes", "puffs", "wafts", "zephyrs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to pick especially for required military service":{ "examples":[ "my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed" ], "synonyms":[ "conscribes", "conscripts", "levies" ], "near synonyms":[ "impresses", "presses", "enlists", "enrolls", "enrols", "recruits", "calls up", "signs up", "volunteers" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "musters out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "draft a letter to the local newspaper giving your views on the problem" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "composes", "crafts", "draws up", "formulates", "frames", "prepares" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabricates", "fashions", "forms", "molds", "sculptures", "shapes", "couches", "expresses", "phrases", "states", "verbalizes", "words", "authors", "indites", "pens", "writes", "conceives", "concocts", "devises", "builds", "constructs", "makes", "assembles", "compounds", "pieces (together)", "redrafts", "reformulates", "reframes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeds", "drains", "draws (off)", "pumps", "siphons", "syphons", "taps" ], "near synonyms":[ "milks", "sucks", "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "exhausts", "vacates", "vacuates", "voids", "decants", "effuses", "depletes", "cleans", "flushes", "purges" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathes", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "soaks", "souses", "washes", "waters", "wets", "deluges", "drowns", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "submerges", "swamps" ], "antonyms":[ "fills" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "drag":{ "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "draw", "hale", "haul", "lug", "pull", "tow", "tug" ], "near synonyms":[ "attract", "heave", "jerk", "yank", "carry", "convey", "ferry", "move", "transport" ], "near antonyms":[ "shove", "thrust" ], "antonyms":[ "drive", "propel", "push" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "one of the climbers was beginning to drag" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "dally", "dawdle", "delay", "diddle", "dillydally", "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 move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creak (along)", "creep", "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" ] }, "someone or something boring":{ "examples":[ "that lecture was such a drag that half of the audience fell asleep" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "drip", "droner", "dullsville", "nudnik", "nudnick", "snooze", "snoozer", "yawn", "yawner" ], "near synonyms":[ "bummer", "downer", "bromide", "pill" ], "near antonyms":[ "blast", "gas", "kick", "rush", "upper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "the main drag in town" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that makes movement or progress difficult":{ "examples":[ "the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession" ], "synonyms":[ "balk", "bar", "block", "chain", "clog", "cramp", "crimp", "deterrent", "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":[] }, "the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{ "examples":[ "took a deep drag of tequila before speaking his piece" ], "synonyms":[ "belt", "draft", "drink", "gulp", "nip", "quaff", "shot", "sip", "slug", "snort", "sup", "swallow", "swig", "swill" ], "near synonyms":[ "dram", "drop" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who spoils the pleasure of others":{ "examples":[ "the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags \u2014her parents" ], "synonyms":[ "grinch", "killjoy", "party pooper", "spoilsport", "wet blanket" ], "near synonyms":[ "fuddy-duddy", "goody-goody", "Goody Two-shoes", "old maid", "stick-in-the-mud", "defeatist", "Jeremiah", "knocker", "pessimist", "complainer", "crab", "cynic", "grouch", "grump", "sorehead", "sourpuss", "whiner", "bore", "downer", "drip" ], "near antonyms":[ "cutup", "jester", "live wire", "carouser", "celebrant", "celebrator", "merrymaker", "rejoicer", "reveler", "reveller", "roisterer", "libertine", "playboy", "playgirl", "rake" ], "antonyms":[] }, "clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation":{ "examples":[ "they attended the Renaissance fair in medieval drag" ], "synonyms":[ "costume", "dress", "garb", "getup", "guise", "outfit", "togs" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "attire", "clothes", "duds", "habiliment(s)", "raiment", "fashion", "mode", "style", "array", "caparison", "vestments" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "drag one's feet":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "I think she's dragging her feet on the project because she thinks it's not worth the effort." ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "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" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "drag one's heels":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "I think she's dragging her feet on the project because she thinks it's not worth the effort." ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "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" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "dragged":{ "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "drew", "haled", "hauled", "lugged", "pulled", "towed", "tugged" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracted", "heaved", "hove", "jerked", "yanked", "carried", "conveyed", "ferried", "moved", "transported" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoved", "thrust" ], "antonyms":[ "drove", "propelled", "pushed" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "one of the climbers was beginning to drag" ], "synonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "dallied", "dawdled", "delayed", "diddled", "dillydallied", "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 move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion" ], "synonyms":[ "crawled", "creaked (along)", "crept", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dragged one's heels":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "I think she's dragging her feet on the project because she thinks it's not worth the effort." ], "synonyms":[ "crawled", "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" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "draggled":{ "not clean":{ "examples":[ "the poor draggled teddy bear had clearly seen better days" ], "synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "black", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "dusty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "muddy", "nasty", "smudged", "smutty", "soiled", "sordid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "near synonyms":[ "contaminated", "defiled", "germy", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "insanitary", "uncleaned", "unsanitary", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "unwashed", "greasy", "gunky", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "scruffy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "raunchy", "scuzzy", "shabby", "skanky", "sleazy", "squalid", "collied", "crocked", "fuliginous", "sooty" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "limpid", "pure", "cleaned", "cleansed", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "bleached", "purified", "whitened", "bright", "flawless", "perfect", "shiny", "sparkling", "unspotted", "untouched", "taintless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "virgin", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "ultraclean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ] }, "as in confused , muddled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "jumbled", "messed", "muddled", "discolored", "collied", "crocked", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "daubed", "dirtied", "distained", "fouled", "gaumed", "grimed", "mired", "mucked", "muddied", "smirched", "smudged", "soiled", "stained", "sullied" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaned", "cleansed", "decontaminated", "purged", "purified", "disinfected", "sanitized", "brushed", "dry-cleaned", "dusted", "laundered", "mopped", "rinsed", "scoured", "scrubbed", "swept", "washed", "wiped", "brightened", "deodorized", "freshened", "renewed", "spruced (up)", "straightened (up)", "tidied (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dragooning":{ "to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{ "examples":[ "she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacking", "coercing", "compelling", "constraining", "driving", "forcing", "impelling", "impressing", "making", "muscling", "obligating", "obliging", "pressing", "pressuring", "sandbagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeating", "bulldozing", "bullying", "cowing", "hectoring", "intimidating", "blackmailing", "high-pressuring", "menacing", "shaming", "terrorizing", "threatening", "dragging", "badgering", "harassing", "hounding" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowing", "letting", "permitting", "arguing", "convincing", "inducing", "moving", "persuading", "prevailing (on or upon)", "satisfying", "talking (into)", "winning (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drained (away)":{ "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "examples":[ "as the city lost population, its political influence drained away" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "declined", "decreased", "de-escalated", "died (away or down or out)", "diminished", "dropped (off)", "dwindled", "eased", "ebbed", "fell", "fell away", "lessened", "let up", "lowered", "moderated", "palled", "phased down", "ratcheted (down)", "racheted (down)", "receded", "relented", "remitted", "shrank", "shrunk", "subsided", "tapered", "tapered off", "waned" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "evaporated", "faded (away)", "frittered (away)", "gave out", "melted (away)", "petered (out)", "tailed (off)", "vanished", "slackened", "slowed (down)", "alleviated", "relaxed", "flagged", "sank", "sunk", "weakened", "caved (in)", "collapsed", "deflated" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeared", "emerged", "showed up", "blew up", "distended", "elongated", "lengthened" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulated", "ballooned", "built", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "grew", "increased", "intensified", "mounted", "mushroomed", "picked up", "rose", "snowballed", "soared", "swelled", "waxed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draining":{ "as in exhausting , fatiguing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "palling", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "longsome", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey", "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting", "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeding", "drafting", "drawing (off)", "pumping", "siphoning", "syphoning", "tapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "milking", "sucking", "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "exhausting", "vacating", "vacuating", "voiding", "decanting", "effusing", "depleting", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathing", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "soaking", "sousing", "washing", "watering", "wetting", "deluging", "drowning", "flooding", "inundating", "overflowing", "submerging", "swamping" ], "antonyms":[ "filling" ] }, "to make complete use of":{ "examples":[ "virtually drained the country's natural resources" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbing", "burning", "consuming", "depleting", "devouring", "drawing down", "exhausting", "expending", "playing out", "spending", "using up" ], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing", "eating", "using", "bankrupting", "cleaning (out)", "impoverishing", "crippling", "debilitating", "disabling", "enfeebling", "sapping", "undermining", "weakening", "drying up", "emptying", "blowing", "dissipating", "frittering (away)", "guzzling", "lavishing", "misspending", "running through", "squandering", "throwing away", "wasting" ], "near antonyms":[ "augmenting", "enlarging", "increasing", "bolstering", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "rebuilding", "repairing", "restoring", "reviving", "conserving", "preserving", "saving" ], "antonyms":[ "renewing", "replacing" ] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "the long hike drained us" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "burning out", "busting", "doing in", "doing up", "exhausting", "fagging", "fatiguing", "frazzling", "harassing", "killing", "knocking out", "outwearing", "tiring", "tuckering (out)", "washing out", "wearing", "wearing out", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "sapping", "wasting", "weakening" ], "near antonyms":[ "activating", "energizing", "invigorating", "rejuvenating", "strengthening", "vitalizing", "relaxing", "resting", "unwinding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "drainpipes":{ "a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof":{ "examples":[ "our drainpipe is always getting clogged with leaves" ], "synonyms":[ "eaves troughs", "gutters", "rainspouts", "spouts", "troughs", "waterspouts" ], "near synonyms":[ "drains", "flumes", "sluices", "conduits", "ducts", "aqueducts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dram":{ "a very small amount":{ "examples":[ "allow me to offer a dram of advice" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", 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"loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "oodles", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plenty", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "stack", "wad", "wealth", "volume", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "chunk", "hunk", "lump", "slab" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dramaturgical":{ "as in actorly , actressy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "actorish", "actorly", "actressy", "ham", "hammy", "affected", "emotional", "emotionalistic", "sensational", "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "exciting", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "operatic", "stagy", "stagey", "theatrical", "theatric", "overdramatic" ], "near antonyms":[ "undramatic", "matter-of-fact", "monotonous", "uneventful", "unexciting", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "stale", "unexceptional" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "draped":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities" ], "synonyms":[ "adorned", "arrayed", "beautified", "bedecked", "bedizened", "blazoned", "caparisoned", "decked", "decorated", "did", "did up", "dolled up", "dressed", "embellished", "emblazed", "embossed", "enriched", "fancied up", "fancified", "festooned", "garnished", "glitzed (up)", "graced", "gussied up", "ornamented", "prettied (up)", "trimmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorized", "dressed up", "trapped", "tricked (out)", "brightened", "freshened", "smartened", "spruced (up)", "bossed", "chased", "braided", "embroidered", "feathered", "figured", "filigreed", "filleted", "flounced", "frilled", "fringed", "furbelowed", "garlanded", "hung", "hanged", "laced", "ribboned", "swagged", "wreathed", "appliqu\u00e9d", "gilded", "gilt", "painted", "diamonded", "gemmed", "impearled", "jeweled", "jewelled", "pearled", "redecorated", "redid" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplified", "streamlined", "bared", "denuded", "dismantled", "displayed", "divested", "exposed", "revealed", "stripped", "stript", "uncovered", "uglified" ], "antonyms":[ "blemished", "defaced", "disfigured", "marred", "scarred", "spoiled", "spoilt" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawing (off)":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeding", "drafting", "draining", "pumping", "siphoning", "syphoning", "tapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "milking", "sucking", "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "exhausting", "vacating", "vacuating", "voiding", "decanting", "effusing", "depleting", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathing", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "soaking", "sousing", "washing", "watering", "wetting", "deluging", "drowning", "flooding", "inundating", "overflowing", "submerging", "swamping" ], "antonyms":[ "filling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draws (off)":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeds", "drafts", "drains", "pumps", "siphons", "syphons", "taps" ], "near synonyms":[ "milks", "sucks", "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "exhausts", "vacates", "vacuates", "voids", "decants", "effuses", "depletes", "cleans", "flushes", "purges" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathes", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "soaks", "souses", "washes", "waters", "wets", "deluges", "drowns", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "submerges", "swamps" ], "antonyms":[ "fills" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draws in":{ "as in persuades , ropes (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inveigles", "persuades", "ropes (in)", "snows", "allures", "baits", "beguiles", "betrays", "decoys", "entices", "leads on", "lures", "seduces", "solicits", "tempts", "catches", "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "entraps", "meshes", "snares", "tangles", "traps", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "enchants", "fascinates", "magnetizes", "wiles" ], "near antonyms":[ "alerts", "cautions", "forewarns", "wards (off)", "warns", "drives (away or off)", "repulses", "turns away" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draws out":{ "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "the actor refused to draw out the interview any further" ], "synonyms":[ "drags (out)", "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "outstretches", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplifies", "enlarges", "expands", "increases", "attenuates", "thins" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreases", "diminishes", "lessens", "reduces", "thickens" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "cuts", "cuts back", "shortens" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, 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"swagging", "wreathing", "appliqu\u00e9ing", "gilding", "painting", "diamonding", "gemming", "impearling", "jeweling", "jewelling", "pearling", "redecorating", "redoing" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifying", "streamlining", "baring", "denuding", "dismantling", "displaying", "divesting", "exposing", "revealing", "stripping", "uncovering", "uglifying" ], "antonyms":[ "blemishing", "defacing", "disfiguring", "marring", "scarring", "spoiling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drays":{ "as in oxcarts , jolt-wagons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jolt-wagons", "oxcarts", "spring wagons", "wagonettes", "carts", "wagons", "wains", "barrows", "hand trucks", "pushcarts", "trams", "trucks", "wheelbarrows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drawings":{ "a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene":{ "examples":[ "with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "cartoons", "delineations", "sketches" ], "near synonyms":[ "contours", "figures", "outlines", "silhouettes", "caricatures", "doodles", "illustrations", "depictions", "images", "likenesses", "portraits", "representations", "engravings", "etches", "etchings", "aquatints", "charcoals", "line drawings", "pastels", "watercolors", "blueprints" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dragon lady":{ "a bad-tempered scolding woman":{ "examples":[ "a conniving dragon lady , their mother attempted to dominate their lives well into their adult years" ], "synonyms":[ "battle-ax", "battle-axe", "fury", "harpy", "harridan", "shrew", "termagant", "virago", "vixen" ], "near synonyms":[ "fishwife", "gorgon", "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "critic", "faultfinder", "nitpicker", "railer", "scold", "belittler", "derider", "detractor", "pettifogger", "quibbler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "draftee":{ "a person forced or required to enroll in military service":{ "examples":[ "the massive mobilization required draftees to be rushed through training" ], "synonyms":[ "conscript", "inductee", "selectee" ], "near synonyms":[ "levy", "recruit", "rookie" ], "near antonyms":[ "enlistee", "volunteer" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drab":{ "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "examples":[ "the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ] }, "a woman who engages in sexual activities for money":{ "examples":[ "in its time, this waterfront dive was decried as a den of iniquity, unfit even for the drunks and drabs who haunted it" ], "synonyms":[ "bawd", "call girl", "cocotte", "courtesan", "hooker", "hustler", "prostitute", "sex worker", "streetwalker", "tart", "whore" ], "near synonyms":[ "madam", "madame", "chippie", "chippy", "doxy", "doxie", "floozy", "floozie", "tramp", "hussy", "jade", "minx", "coquette", "flirt", "libertine", "siren", "tempter", "temptress", "vamp", "wench" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "drawing":{ "a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene":{ "examples":[ "with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "cartoon", "delineation", "sketch" ], "near synonyms":[ "contour", "figure", "outline", "silhouette", "caricature", "doodle", "illustration", "depiction", "image", "likeness", "portrait", "representation", "engraving", "etch", "etching", "aquatint", "charcoal", "line drawing", "pastel", "watercolor", "blueprint" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface":{ "examples":[ "see if you can draw the bowl of fruit" ], "synonyms":[ "picturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "caricaturing", "cartooning", "crayoning", "inking", "penciling", "pencilling", "outlining", "profiling", "scrawling", "scribbling", "sketching" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us" ], "synonyms":[ "dragging", "haling", "hauling", "lugging", "pulling", "towing", "tugging" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracting", "heaving", "jerking", "yanking", "carrying", "conveying", "ferrying", "moving", "transporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoving", "thrusting" ], "antonyms":[ "driving", "propelling", "pushing" ] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity" ], "synonyms":[ "delineating", "depicting", "describing", "imaging", "limning", "painting", "picturing", "portraying", "rendering", "setting out", "sketching" ], "near synonyms":[ "characterizing", "defining", "labeling", "labelling", "qualifying", "representing", "demonstrating", "illustrating", "narrating", "reciting", "recounting", "rehearsing", "relating", "reporting", "telling", "displaying", "exhibiting", "showing", "hinting", "suggesting", "drafting", "outlining", "silhouetting", "tracing", "vignetting", "summarizing", "summing up", "touching off", "redescribing", "reimaging" ], "near antonyms":[ "coloring", "distorting", "falsifying", "garbling", "misdescribing", "misrepresenting", "misstating", "perverting", "twisting", "warping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "draws a hefty weekly salary" ], "synonyms":[ "acquiring", "attaining", "bagging", "bringing in", "capturing", "carrying", "coming by", "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "knocking down", "landing", "making", "obtaining", "procuring", "pulling down", "realizing", "reaping", "securing", "winning" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearing", "grossing", "netting", "accomplishing", "achieving", "notching (up)", "scoring", "accumulating", "amassing", "racking up", "catching", "picking up", "annexing", "occupying", "taking over", "reacquiring", "reattaining", "recapturing", "regaining", "remaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "according", "giving", "granting", "paying", "giving up", "handing over", "parting (with)", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeiting", "losing" ] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "draw her aside so we can ask a quick question" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "removing", "taking out", "withdrawing" ], "near synonyms":[ "demounting", "dislodging", "abstracting", "cutting", "drawing off", "drawing out", "extracting", "pulling", "budging", "dislocating", "displacing", "disturbing", "moving", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounting", "anchoring", "clamping", "fixing", "hitching", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting", "setting up", "siting", "situating", "sticking" ], "antonyms":[ "placing", "positioning", "putting" ] }, "to take the internal organs out of":{ "examples":[ "hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaning", "disemboweling", "eviscerating", "gutting" ], "near synonyms":[ "boning", "dressing", "cutting", "excising", "extracting", "removing", "withdrawing", "yanking", "transplanting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shape with a hammer":{ "examples":[ "drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "forging", "hammering", "pounding" ], "near synonyms":[ "chasing", "planishing", "fashioning", "forming", "kneading", "modeling", "modelling", "molding", "patting", "working", "coining", "minting", "stamping", "abating", "boasting", "carving", "chiseling", "chiselling", "cutting", "graving", "hewing", "knapping", "sculpting", "sculpturing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "draw (off)":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bleed", "draft", "drain", "pump", "siphon", "syphon", "tap" ], "near synonyms":[ "milk", "suck", "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "exhaust", "vacate", "vacuate", "void", "decant", "effuse", "deplete", "clean", "flush", "purge" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "soak", "souse", "wash", "water", "wet", "deluge", "drown", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "submerge", "swamp" ], "antonyms":[ "fill" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draw":{ "to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface":{ "examples":[ "see if you can draw the bowl of fruit" ], "synonyms":[ "picture" ], "near synonyms":[ "caricature", "cartoon", "crayon", "ink", "pencil", "outline", "profile", "scrawl", "scribble", "sketch" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us" ], "synonyms":[ "drag", "hale", "haul", "lug", "pull", "tow", "tug" ], "near synonyms":[ "attract", "heave", "jerk", "yank", "carry", "convey", "ferry", "move", "transport" ], "near 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"gain", "garner", "get", "knock down", "land", "make", "obtain", "procure", "pull down", "realize", "reap", "secure", "win" ], "near synonyms":[ "clear", "gross", "net", "accomplish", "achieve", "notch (up)", "score", "accumulate", "amass", "rack up", "catch", "pick up", "annex", "occupy", "take over", "reacquire", "reattain", "recapture", "regain", "remake" ], "near antonyms":[ "accord", "give", "grant", "pay", "give up", "hand over", "part (with)", "relinquish", "surrender", "yield" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeit", "lose" ] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "draw her aside so we can ask a quick question" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "remove", "take out", "withdraw" ], "near synonyms":[ "demount", "dislodge", "abstract", "cut", "draw off", "draw out", "extract", "pull", "budge", "dislocate", "displace", "disturb", "move", "shift", "transfer", "transpose" ], "near antonyms":[ "mount", "anchor", "clamp", "fix", "hitch", "moor", "secure", "set", "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "implant", "ingrain", "engrain", "lodge", "root", "set up", "site", "situate", "stick" ], "antonyms":[ "place", "position", "put" ] }, "to take the internal organs out of":{ "examples":[ "hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it" ], "synonyms":[ "clean", "disembowel", "eviscerate", "gut" ], "near synonyms":[ "bone", "dress", "cut", "excise", "extract", "remove", "withdraw", "yank", "transplant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shape with a hammer":{ "examples":[ "drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "forge", "hammer", "pound" ], "near synonyms":[ "chase", "planish", "fashion", "form", "knead", "model", "mold", "pat", "work", "coin", "mint", "stamp", "abate", "boast", "carve", "chisel", "cut", "grave", "hew", "knap", "sculpt", "sculpture" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other":{ "examples":[ "the game ended in a draw" ], "synonyms":[ "dead heat", "stalemate", "standoff", "tie" ], "near synonyms":[ "deadlock", "impasse", "seesaw", "photo finish", "horse race", "toss-up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that attracts interest":{ "examples":[ "city leaders hoped that the new waterfront development would be a big draw for tourists" ], "synonyms":[ "attraction", "lodestone", "loadstone", "magnet" ], "near synonyms":[ "capital", "center", "cynosure", "epicenter", "mecca", "pole", "polestar", "allure", "allurement", "bait", "enticement", "fascination", "lure", "temptation", "turn-on", "appeal", "call", "incentive", "inducement", "persuasion", "spur", "stimulus", "curiosity", "sight(s)", "spectacle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force":{ "examples":[ "took a draw on his cigarette and immediately started coughing" ], "synonyms":[ "haul", "jerk", "pluck", "pull", "tug", "wrench", "yank" ], "near synonyms":[ "drag", "tow", "hitch", "twitch", "grab", "snatch" ], "near antonyms":[ "heave", "shove", "thrust" ], "antonyms":[ "push" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "drawn":{ "as in painted , represented":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "painted", "represented", "photographic", "video", "illustrational", "illustrative", "graphic", "graphical", "imaginal", "pictorial", "visual", "hieroglyphic", "hieroglyphical", "iconographic", "iconographical", "ideogramic", "ideogrammic", "ideogrammatic", "ideographic", "pictographic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface":{ "examples":[ "see if you can draw the bowl of fruit" ], "synonyms":[ "pictured" ], "near synonyms":[ "caricatured", "cartooned", "crayoned", "inked", "penciled", "pencilled", "outlined", "profiled", "scrawled", "scribbled", "sketched" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us" ], "synonyms":[ "dragged", "haled", "hauled", "lugged", "pulled", "towed", "tugged" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracted", "heaved", "hove", "jerked", "yanked", "carried", "conveyed", "ferried", "moved", "transported" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoved", "thrust" ], "antonyms":[ "driven", "propelled", "pushed" ] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity" ], "synonyms":[ "delineated", "depicted", "described", "imaged", "limned", "painted", "pictured", "portrayed", "rendered", "set out", "sketched" ], "near synonyms":[ "characterized", "defined", "labeled", "labelled", "qualified", "represented", "demonstrated", "illustrated", "narrated", "recited", "recounted", "rehearsed", "related", "reported", "told", "displayed", "exhibited", "shown", "showed", "hinted", "suggested", "drafted", "outlined", "silhouetted", "traced", "vignetted", "summarized", "summed up", "touched off", "redescribed", "reimaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "colored", "distorted", "falsified", "garbled", "misdescribed", "misrepresented", "misstated", "perverted", "twisted", "warped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "draws a hefty weekly salary" ], "synonyms":[ "acquired", "attained", "bagged", "brought in", "captured", "carried", "come by", "earned", "gained", "garnered", "got", "gotten", "knocked down", "landed", "made", "obtained", "procured", "pulled down", "realized", "reaped", "secured", "won" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleared", "grossed", "netted", "accomplished", "achieved", "notched (up)", "scored", "accumulated", "amassed", "racked up", "caught", "picked up", "annexed", "occupied", "taken over", "reacquired", "reattained", "recaptured", "regained", "remade" ], "near antonyms":[ "accorded", "given", "granted", "paid", "given up", "handed over", "parted (with)", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeited", "lost" ] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "draw her aside so we can ask a quick question" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "removed", "taken out", "withdrawn" ], "near synonyms":[ "demounted", "dislodged", "abstracted", "cut", "drawn off", "drawn out", "extracted", "pulled", "budged", "dislocated", "displaced", "disturbed", "moved", "shifted", "transferred", "transposed" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounted", "anchored", "clamped", "fixed", "hitched", "moored", "secured", "set", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "implanted", "ingrained", "engrained", "lodged", "rooted", "set up", "sited", "situated", "stuck" ], "antonyms":[ "placed", "positioned", "put" ] }, "to take the internal organs out of":{ "examples":[ "hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaned", "disemboweled", "eviscerated", "gutted" ], "near synonyms":[ "boned", "dressed", "cut", "excised", "extracted", "removed", "withdrawn", "yanked", "transplanted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to shape with a hammer":{ "examples":[ "drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it" ], "synonyms":[ "beaten", "beat", "forged", "hammered", "pounded" ], "near synonyms":[ "chased", "planished", "fashioned", "formed", "kneaded", "modeled", "modelled", "molded", "patted", "worked", "wrought", "coined", "minted", "stamped", "abated", "boasted", "carved", "chiseled", "chiselled", "cut", "graven", "graved", "hewed", "hewn", "knapped", "sculpted", "sculptured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "drawling":{ "to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual":{ "examples":[ "He drawled his name in a Southern accent." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breathing", "chirping", "gasping", "lipping", "mouthing", "murmuring", "purring", "shouting", "spluttering", "spouting", "whispering", "articulating", "bringing out", "enunciating", "passing", "saying", "speaking", "stating", "talking", "telling", "uttering", "verbalizing", "vocalizing", "airing", "discussing", "giving", "looking", "sharing", "sounding", "ventilating", "venting", "voicing", "blabbering", "blurting", "bolting", "getting off", "shooting", "advertising", "announcing", "blazing", "broadcasting", "declaring", "posting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "publicizing", "publishing", "affirming", "alleging", "asserting", "averring", "avouching", "avowing", "clothing", "couching", "formulating", "formulizing", "phrasing", "putting", "wording", "commenting", "piping up (with)", "remarking", "ripping (out)", "snarling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draws":{ "to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface":{ "examples":[ "see if you can draw the bowl of fruit" ], "synonyms":[ "pictures" ], "near synonyms":[ "caricatures", "cartoons", "crayons", "inks", "pencils", "outlines", "profiles", "scrawls", "scribbles", "sketches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us" ], "synonyms":[ "drags", "hales", "hauls", "lugs", "pulls", "tows", "tugs" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracts", "heaves", "jerks", "yanks", "carries", "conveys", "ferries", "moves", "transports" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoves", "thrusts" ], "antonyms":[ "drives", "propels", "pushes" ] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity" ], "synonyms":[ "delineates", "depicts", "describes", "images", "limns", "paints", "pictures", "portrays", "renders", "sets out", "sketches" ], "near synonyms":[ "characterizes", "defines", "labels", "qualifies", "represents", "demonstrates", "illustrates", "narrates", "recites", "recounts", "rehearses", "relates", "reports", "tells", "displays", "exhibits", "shows", "hints", "suggests", "drafts", "outlines", "silhouettes", "traces", "vignettes", "summarizes", "sums up", "touches off", "redescribes", "reimages" ], "near antonyms":[ "colors", "distorts", "falsifies", "garbles", "misdescribes", "misrepresents", "misstates", "perverts", "twists", "warps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "draws a hefty weekly salary" ], "synonyms":[ "acquires", "attains", "bags", "brings in", "captures", "carries", "comes by", "earns", "gains", "garners", "gets", "knocks down", "lands", "makes", "obtains", "procures", "pulls down", "realizes", "reaps", "secures", "wins" ], "near synonyms":[ "clears", "grosses", "nets", "accomplishes", "achieves", "notches (up)", "scores", "accumulates", "amasses", "racks up", "catches", "picks up", "annexes", "occupies", "takes over", "reacquires", "reattains", "recaptures", "regains", "remakes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accords", "gives", "grants", "pays", "gives up", "hands over", "parts (with)", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "yields" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeits", "loses" ] }, "to 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"antonyms":[] }, "to shape with a hammer":{ "examples":[ "drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "forges", "hammers", "pounds" ], "near synonyms":[ "chases", "planishes", "fashions", "forms", "kneads", "models", "molds", "pats", "works", "coins", "mints", "stamps", "abates", "boasts", "carves", "chisels", "cuts", "graves", "hews", "knaps", "sculpts", "sculptures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other":{ "examples":[ "the game ended in a draw" ], "synonyms":[ "dead heats", "stalemates", "standoffs", "ties" ], "near synonyms":[ "deadlocks", "impasses", "seesaws", "photo finishes", "horse races", "toss-ups" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that attracts interest":{ "examples":[ "city leaders hoped that the new waterfront development would be a big draw for tourists" ], "synonyms":[ "attractions", "lodestones", "loadstones", "magnets" ], "near synonyms":[ "capitals", "centers", "cynosures", "epicenters", "meccas", "poles", "polestars", "allurements", "allures", "baits", "enticements", "fascinations", "lures", "temptations", "turn-ons", "appeals", "calls", "incentives", "inducements", "persuasions", "spurs", "stimuli", "curiosities", "sights", "spectacles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force":{ "examples":[ "took a draw on his cigarette and immediately started coughing" ], "synonyms":[ "hauls", "jerks", "plucks", "pulls", "tugs", "wrenches", "yanks" ], "near synonyms":[ "drags", "tows", "hitches", "twitches", "grabs", "snatches" ], "near antonyms":[ "heaves", "shoves", "thrusts" ], "antonyms":[ "pushes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dragging one's heels":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "I think she's dragging her feet on the project because she thinks it's not worth the effort." ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "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" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "drably":{ "as in dully , boringly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boringly", "dully", "colorlessly", "inconspicuously", "unobtrusively", "unpretentiously", "chastely", "demurely", "modestly", "conservatively", "plainly", "quietly", "simply", "bleakly", "severely", "somberly" ], "near antonyms":[ "bravely", "brightly", "brilliantly", "colorfully", "gaily", "gayly", "flamboyantly", "flashily", "garishly", "gaudily", "loud", "loudly", "ostentatiously", "fancily", "ornately", "swankily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "dragoon":{ "to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{ "examples":[ "she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjack", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "drive", "force", "impel", "impress", "make", "muscle", "obligate", "oblige", "press", "pressure", "sandbag" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "cow", "hector", "intimidate", "blackmail", "high-pressure", "menace", "shame", "terrorize", "threaten", "drag", "badger", "harass", "hound" ], "near antonyms":[ "allow", "let", "permit", "argue", "convince", "induce", "move", "persuade", "prevail (on or upon)", "satisfy", "talk (into)", "win (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cavalryman , cuirassier":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carabineer", "carabinier", "cavalier", "cavalryman", "cuirassier", "servicewoman", "doughboy", "footman", "foot soldier", "grunt", "infantryman", "dogface", "fighter", "legionary", "legionnaire", "man-at-arms", "regular", "serviceman", "soldier", "trooper", "warrior", "commando", "raider", "jarhead", "marine", "ranger", "artilleryman", "cannoneer", "gunner", "mortarman", "musketeer", "rifleman", "archer", "crossbowman", "lancer", "pikeman", "spearman", "Confederate", "Continental", "Federal", "GI", "guardsman", "militiaman", "minuteman" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilian" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "draws up":{ "to bring (something) to a standstill":{ "examples":[ "he drew up his horse outside the tavern" ], "synonyms":[ "arrests", "brings up", "catches", "checks", "fetches up", "halts", "holds up", "pulls up", "stalls", "stays", "stills", "stops" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffles", "balks", "blockades", "blocks", "bottlenecks", "clogs", "dams", "detains", "hinders", "holds", "holds back", "impedes", "obstructs", "snags", "stems", "concludes", "cuts off", "ends", "terminates", "calls", "discontinues", "suspends", "chokes off", "reins (in)", "represses", "squashes", "squelches", "stanches", "staunches", "stunts", "suppresses", "turns back" ], "near antonyms":[ "carries on", "continues", "follows through (with)", "keeps (on)", "keeps up", "persists", "runs on", "advances", "fares", "goes along", "marches", "moves", "proceeds", "progresses", "wends", "actuates", "budges", "drives", "goads", "impels", "propels", "pushes", "spurs", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "drew up the troops into a line along the ridge" ], "synonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "classifies", "codifies", "disposes", "lays out", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "systematizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "grooms", "makes up", "spruces (up)", "straightens (up)", "tidies (up)", "unscrambles", "aligns", "alines", "cues", "lines", "lines up", "queues", "alphabetizes", "files", "hierarchizes", "prioritizes", "sequences", "emplaces", "places", "sets", "displays", "maps (out)", "sets out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "deranges", "disarranges", "disarrays", "disorders", "messes (up)", "musses (up)", "rumples", "upsets" ] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "composes", "crafts", "drafts", "formulates", "frames", "prepares" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabricates", "fashions", "forms", "molds", "sculptures", "shapes", "couches", "expresses", "phrases", "states", "verbalizes", "words", "authors", "indites", "pens", "writes", "conceives", "concocts", "devises", "builds", "constructs", "makes", "assembles", "compounds", "pieces (together)", "redrafts", "reformulates", "reframes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draggers":{ "someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others":{ "examples":[ "we quickly left the draggers behind and sprinted up the hill" ], "synonyms":[ "crawlers", "dalliers", "dawdlers", "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" ] }, "drafted":{ "to pick especially for required military service":{ "examples":[ "my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed" ], "synonyms":[ "conscribed", "conscripted", "levied" ], "near synonyms":[ "impressed", "pressed", "enlisted", "enrolled", "recruited", "called up", "signed up", "volunteered" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharged", "mustered out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "draft a letter to the local newspaper giving your views on the problem" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "composed", "crafted", "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":[] }, "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "bled", "drained", "drew (off)", "pumped", "siphoned", "syphoned", "tapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "milked", "sucked", "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "exhausted", "vacated", "vacuated", "voided", "decanted", "effused", "depleted", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "soaked", "soused", "washed", "watered", "wet", "wetted", "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped" ], "antonyms":[ "filled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawing a conclusion":{ "to form an opinion 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"sap", "undermine", "weaken", "dry up", "empty", "blow", "dissipate", "fritter (away)", "guzzle", "lavish", "misspend", "run through", "squander", "throw away", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[ "augment", "enlarge", "increase", "bolster", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "rebuild", "repair", "restore", "revive", "conserve", "preserve", "save" ], "antonyms":[ "renew", "replace" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drains":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeds", "drafts", "draws (off)", "pumps", "siphons", "syphons", "taps" ], "near synonyms":[ "milks", "sucks", "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "exhausts", "vacates", "vacuates", "voids", "decants", "effuses", "depletes", "cleans", "flushes", "purges" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathes", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "soaks", "souses", "washes", "waters", "wets", "deluges", "drowns", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "submerges", "swamps" ], "antonyms":[ "fills" ] }, "to make complete use of":{ "examples":[ "virtually drained the country's natural resources" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbs", "burns", "consumes", "depletes", "devours", "draws down", "exhausts", "expends", "plays out", "spends", "uses up" ], "near synonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces", "eats", "uses", "bankrupts", "cleans (out)", "impoverishes", "cripples", "debilitates", "disables", "enfeebles", "saps", "undermines", "weakens", "dries up", "empties", "blows", "dissipates", "fritters (away)", "guzzles", "lavishes", "misspends", "runs through", "squanders", "throws away", "wastes" ], "near antonyms":[ "augments", "enlarges", "increases", "bolsters", "enforces", "fortifies", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "rebuilds", "repairs", "restores", "revives", "conserves", "preserves", "saves" ], "antonyms":[ "renews", "replaces" ] }, "to use up all the 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"diasporas", "emigrations", "flights", "discharges", "effluences", "emanations", "emissions" ], "near antonyms":[ "fluxes", "inflows", "influxes", "inrushes", "deluges", "floods", "inundations", "overflows", "spates", "torrents", "rivers", "streams", "tides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "draggle":{ "as in confuse , muddle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confuse", "disarrange", "disarray", "dishevel", "disorder", "jumble", "mess", "muddle", "discolor", "colly", "crock", "contaminate", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "befoul", "begrime", "bemire", "besmirch", "blacken", "daub", "dirty", "distain", "foul", "gaum", "grime", "mire", "muck", "muddy", "smirch", "smudge", "soil", "stain", "sully" ], "near antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanse", "decontaminate", "purge", "purify", "disinfect", "sanitize", "brush", "dry-clean", "dust", "launder", "mop", "rinse", "scour", "scrub", "sweep", "wash", "wipe", "brighten", "deodorize", "freshen", "renew", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawing on":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense" ], "synonyms":[ "begetting", "breeding", "bringing", "bringing about", "bringing on", "catalyzing", "causing", "creating", "doing", "effecting", "effectuating", "engendering", "generating", "inducing", "invoking", "making", "occasioning", "producing", "prompting", "resulting (in)", "spawning", "translating (into)", "working", "yielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "conducing (to)", "contributing (to)", "deciding", "determining", "beginning", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "inaugurating", "initiating", "innovating", "instituting", "introducing", "launching", "pioneering", "setting", "setting up", "starting", "advancing", "cultivating", "developing", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting", "enacting", "rendering", "turning out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impeding", "limiting", "restricting", "clamping down (on)", "cracking down (on)", "crushing", "dampening", "putting down", "quashing", "quelling", "repressing", "smothering", "squashing", "squelching", "stifling", "subduing", "suppressing", "arresting", "checking", "controlling", "curbing", "inhibiting", "reining (in)", "restraining", "retarding", "canning", "killing", "snuffing (out)", "stilling", "abolishing", "demolishing", "destroying", "extinguishing", "liquidating", "quenching" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "night draws on , so we should hurry home" ], "synonyms":[ "approaching", "bellying up", "closing", "closing in", "coming up", "nearing", "nighing" ], "near synonyms":[ "arriving", "attaining", "coming", "gaining", "hitting", "landing", "making", "reaching", "showing up", "turning up", "waltzing (up)", "creeping up", "sneaking up", "adjoining", "bordering", "touching", "verging" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearing out", "departing", "exiting", "going", "leaving", "lighting out", "pulling out", "quitting", "removing", "running away", "shoving (off)", "taking off", "walking out" ], "antonyms":[ "backing (up or away)", "receding", "retiring", "retreating", "withdrawing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draconic":{ "as in harsh , draconian":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "draconian", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "oppressive", "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "brute", "butcherly", "cruel", "fiendish", "heartless", "inhuman", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "vicious", "wanton", "hard-hearted", "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "unfeeling", "fell", "ferocious", "grim", "bloodthirsty", "cutthroat", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "catty", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "vindictive" ], "near antonyms":[ "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "charitable", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "pitying", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "draw off":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bleed", "draft", "drain", "pump", "siphon", "syphon", "tap" ], "near synonyms":[ "milk", "suck", "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "exhaust", "vacate", "vacuate", "void", "decant", "effuse", "deplete", "clean", "flush", "purge" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "soak", "souse", "wash", "water", "wet", "deluge", "drown", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "submerge", "swamp" ], "antonyms":[ "fill" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draw up":{ "to bring (something) to a standstill":{ "examples":[ "he drew up his horse outside the tavern" ], "synonyms":[ "arrest", "bring up", "catch", "check", "fetch up", "halt", "hold up", "pull up", "stall", "stay", "still", "stop" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffle", "balk", "block", "blockade", "bottleneck", "clog", "dam", "detain", "hinder", "hold", "hold back", "impede", "obstruct", "snag", "stem", "conclude", "cut off", "end", "terminate", "call", "discontinue", "suspend", "choke off", "rein (in)", "repress", "squash", "squelch", "stanch", "staunch", "stunt", "suppress", "turn back" ], "near antonyms":[ "carry on", "continue", "follow through (with)", "keep (on)", "keep up", "persist", "run on", "advance", "fare", "go along", "march", "move", "proceed", "progress", "wend", "actuate", "budge", "drive", "goad", "impel", "propel", "push", "spur", "stir" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "drew up the troops into a line along the ridge" ], "synonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "classify", "codify", "dispose", "lay out", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "systematize" ], "near synonyms":[ "groom", "make up", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up)", "tidy (up)", "unscramble", "align", "aline", "cue", "line", "line up", "queue", "alphabetize", "file", "hierarchize", "prioritize", "sequence", "emplace", "place", "set", "display", "map (out)", "set out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "derange", "disarrange", "disarray", "disorder", "mess (up)", "muss (up)", "rumple", "upset" ] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "compose", "craft", "draft", "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":[ "verb" ] }, "draw in":{ "as in persuade , rope (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inveigle", "persuade", "rope (in)", "snow", "allure", "bait", "beguile", "betray", "decoy", "entice", "lead on", "lure", "seduce", "solicit", "tempt", "catch", "enmesh", "immesh", "ensnare", "entrap", "mesh", "snare", "tangle", "trap", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "enchant", "fascinate", "magnetize", "wile" ], "near antonyms":[ "alert", "caution", "forewarn", "ward (off)", "warn", "drive (away or off)", "repulse", "turn away" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drags (out)":{ "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour" ], "synonyms":[ "draws out", "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "outstretches", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplifies", "enlarges", "expands", "increases", "attenuates", "thins" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreases", "diminishes", "lessens", "reduces", "thickens" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "cuts", "cuts back", "shortens" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draws down":{ "to make complete use of":{ "examples":[ "I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbs", "burns", "consumes", "depletes", "devours", "drains", "exhausts", "expends", "plays out", "spends", "uses up" ], "near synonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces", "eats", "uses", "bankrupts", "cleans (out)", "impoverishes", "cripples", "debilitates", "disables", "enfeebles", "saps", "undermines", "weakens", "dries up", "empties", "blows", "dissipates", "fritters (away)", "guzzles", "lavishes", "misspends", "runs through", "squanders", "throws away", "wastes" ], "near antonyms":[ "augments", "enlarges", "increases", "bolsters", "enforces", "fortifies", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "rebuilds", "repairs", "restores", "revives", "conserves", "preserves", "saves" ], "antonyms":[ "renews", "replaces" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draw out":{ "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "the actor refused to draw out the interview any further" ], "synonyms":[ "drag (out)", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "outstretch", "prolong", "protract", "stretch" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplify", "enlarge", "expand", "increase", "attenuate", "thin" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrease", "diminish", "lessen", "reduce", "thicken" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "shorten" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drainpipe":{ "a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof":{ "examples":[ "our drainpipe is always getting clogged with leaves" ], "synonyms":[ "eaves trough", "gutter", "rainspout", "spout", "trough", "waterspout" ], "near synonyms":[ "drain", "flume", "sluice", "conduit", "duct", "aqueduct" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drank":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination" ], "synonyms":[ "belted (down)", "gulped", "guzzled", "hoisted", "imbibed", "knocked back", "pounded (down)", "quaffed", "sipped", "slugged (down)", "slurped", "supped", "swigged", "swilled", "tossed (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapped", "licked", "sucked", "consumed", "downed", "ingurgitated", "killed", "mouthed (down)", "put away", "nipped", "tippled", "pledged", "toasted", "wined" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "we're worried that she's started drinking again" ], "synonyms":[ "bibbed", "boozed", "guzzled", "liquored (up)", "lushed (up)", "soaked", "tippled" ], "near synonyms":[ "caroused", "reveled", "revelled", "imbibed", "nipped" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take in (something liquid) through small openings":{ "examples":[ "the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbed", "imbibed", "soaked (up)", "sponged", "sucked (up)", "took up" ], "near synonyms":[ "gulped", "guzzled", "quaffed", "sipped", "slurped", "swallowed", "swigged", "swilled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dramshops":{ "a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises":{ "examples":[ "according to the state's dramshop laws, anyone who serves alcohol automatically incurs certain liabilities" ], "synonyms":[ "barrooms", "bars", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "cantinas", "gin mills", "grogshops", "public houses", "pubs", "saloons", "taprooms", "taverns", "watering holes", "watering places" ], "near synonyms":[ "alehouses", "barrelhouses", "bistros", "bottle clubs", "brewpubs", "cabarets", "dives", "joints", "nightclubs", "roadhouses", "speakeasies", "sports bars", "wineshops", "package stores" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dragged one's feet":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "I think she's dragging her feet on the project because she thinks it's not worth the effort." ], "synonyms":[ "crawled", "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" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "draining (away)":{ "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "examples":[ "as the city lost population, its political influence drained away" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "declining", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "dropping (off)", "dwindling", "dying (away or down or out)", "easing", "ebbing", "falling", "falling away", "lessening", "letting up", "lowering", "moderating", "palling", "phasing down", "ratcheting (down)", "racheting (down)", "receding", "relenting", "remitting", "shrinking", "subsiding", "tapering", "tapering off", "waning" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "evaporating", "fading (away)", "frittering (away)", "giving out", "melting (away)", "petering (out)", "tailing (off)", "vanishing", "slackening", "slowing (down)", "alleviating", "relaxing", "flagging", "sinking", "weakening", "caving (in)", "collapsing", "deflating" ], "near antonyms":[ "appearing", "emerging", "showing up", "blowing up", "distending", "elongating", "lengthening" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulating", "ballooning", "building", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "growing", "increasing", "intensifying", "mounting", "mushrooming", "picking up", "rising", "snowballing", "soaring", "swelling", "waxing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dragging one's feet":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "I think she's dragging her feet on the project because she thinks it's not worth the effort." ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "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" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "draws upon":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense" ], "synonyms":[ "beget", "breed", "bring", "bring about", "bring on", "catalyze", "cause", "create", "do", "effect", "effectuate", "engender", "generate", "induce", "invoke", "make", "occasion", "produce", "prompt", "result (in)", "spawn", "translate (into)", "work", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduce (to)", "contribute (to)", "decide", "determine", "begin", "establish", "father", "found", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "institute", "introduce", "launch", "pioneer", "set", "set up", "start", "advance", "cultivate", "develop", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "enact", "render", "turn out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impede", "limit", "restrict", "clamp down (on)", "crack down (on)", "crush", "dampen", "put down", "quash", "quell", "repress", "smother", "squash", "squelch", "stifle", "subdue", "suppress", "arrest", "check", "control", "curb", "inhibit", "rein (in)", "restrain", "retard", "can", "kill", "snuff (out)", "still", "abolish", "demolish", "destroy", "extinguish", "liquidate", "quench" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "night draws on , so we should hurry home" ], "synonyms":[ "approach", "belly up", "close", "close in", "come up", "near", "nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrive", "attain", "come", "gain", "hit", "land", "make", "reach", "show up", "turn up", "waltz (up)", "creep up", "sneak up", "adjoin", "border", "touch", "verge" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear out", "depart", "exit", "go", "leave", "light out", "pull out", "quit", "remove", "run away", "shove (off)", "take off", "walk out" ], "antonyms":[ "back (up or away)", "recede", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawing off":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeding", "drafting", "draining", "pumping", "siphoning", "syphoning", "tapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "milking", "sucking", "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "exhausting", "vacating", "vacuating", "voiding", "decanting", "effusing", "depleting", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathing", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "soaking", "sousing", "washing", "watering", "wetting", "deluging", "drowning", "flooding", "inundating", "overflowing", "submerging", "swamping" ], "antonyms":[ "filling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawn a conclusion":{ "to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information":{ "examples":[ "You can draw a conclusion about what happened by looking at the clues." ], "synonyms":[ "concluded", "decided", "deduced", "derived", "extrapolated", "gathered", "inferred", "judged", "made out", "reasoned", "understood" ], "near synonyms":[ "assumed", "supposed", "conjectured", "guessed", "speculated", "surmised", "construed", "interpreted", "read", "contemplated", "philosophized", "rationalized", "thought", "ascertained", "doped (out)", "found out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "draggling":{ "as in confusing , muddling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confusing", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disordering", "jumbling", "messing", "muddling", "discoloring", "collying", "crocking", "contaminating", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "befouling", "begriming", "bemiring", "besmirching", "blackening", "daubing", "dirtying", "distaining", "fouling", "gauming", "griming", "miring", "mucking", "muddying", "smirching", "smudging", "soiling", "staining", "sullying" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaning", "cleansing", "decontaminating", "purging", "purifying", "disinfecting", "sanitizing", "brushing", "dry-cleaning", "dusting", "laundering", "mopping", "rinsing", "scouring", "scrubbing", "sweeping", "washing", "wiping", "brightening", "deodorizing", "freshening", "renewing", "sprucing (up)", "straightening (up)", "tidying (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dramedy":{ "as in comedy , melodrama":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comedy", "comedy drama", "docudrama", "melodrama", "monodrama", "musical", "musical comedy", "psychodrama", "tragedy", "tragicomedy", "interlude", "playlet", "magnum opus", "opus", "work", "drama", "dramatization", "play", "adaptation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dramshop":{ "a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises":{ "examples":[ "according to the state's dramshop laws, anyone who serves alcohol automatically incurs certain liabilities" ], "synonyms":[ "bar", "barroom", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "cantina", "gin mill", "grogshop", "pub", "public house", "saloon", "taproom", "tavern", "watering hole", "watering place" ], "near synonyms":[ "alehouse", "barrelhouse", "bistro", "bottle club", "brewpub", "cabaret", "dive", "joint", "nightclub", "roadhouse", "speakeasy", "sports bar", "wineshop", "package store" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drags one's heels":{ "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "I think she's dragging her feet on the project because she thinks it's not worth the effort." ], "synonyms":[ "crawls", "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" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "drawn out":{ "as in long-term , prolonged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "extended", "long-term", "prolonged", "circumspect", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "faltering", "hesitant", "hesitating", "tentative", "calculated", "calculating", "measured", "dallying", "dawdling", "laggard", "leisurely", "poky", "pokey", "shilly-shallying", "slow", "deliberate", "unhurried", "unrushed" ], "near antonyms":[ "cursory", "drive-by", "flying", "gadarene", "hasty", "headlong", "helter-skelter", "hurried", "overhasty", "pell-mell", "precipitate", "precipitous", "rash", "rushed", "breakneck", "breathtaking", "headstrong", "heady", "hotheaded", "impatient", "impetuous", "impulsive", "madcap", "reckless", "unadvised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "the actor refused to draw out the interview any further" ], "synonyms":[ "dragged (out)", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "outstretched", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplified", "enlarged", "expanded", "increased", "attenuated", "thinned" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "thickened" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "shortened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "drabness":{ "as in boredom , tedium":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blahs", "boredom", "dullness", "dulness", "ennui", "restlessness", "tediousness", "tedium", "tiresomeness", "weariness", "wearisomeness", "uniformity", "humdrum", "monotone", "monotonousness", "monotony", "sameness" ], "near antonyms":[ "diversity", "multiplicity", "variety", "variability", "variation", "absorption", "engagement", "engrossment", "enthrallment", "fascination", "grip", "interest", "intrigue", "involvement", "animation", "enlivenment", "excitement", "invigoration", "stimulation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dramatization":{ "a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage":{ "examples":[ "a dramatization of a true story" ], "synonyms":[ "drama", "play" ], "near synonyms":[ "interlude", "playlet", "comedy", "comedy drama", "docudrama", "dramedy", "melodrama", "monodrama", "musical", "musical comedy", "psychodrama", "tragedy", "tragicomedy", "magnum opus", "opus", "work", "adaptation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dragging":{ "moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{ "examples":[ "a mysterious, cloaked figure with a strange, dragging walk" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "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 cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "drawing", "haling", "hauling", "lugging", "pulling", "towing", "tugging" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracting", "heaving", "jerking", "yanking", "carrying", "conveying", "ferrying", "moving", "transporting" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoving", "thrusting" ], "antonyms":[ "driving", "propelling", "pushing" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "one of the climbers was beginning to drag" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "delaying", "diddling", "dillydallying", "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 move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creaking (along)", "creeping", "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" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dramatizations":{ "a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage":{ "examples":[ "a dramatization of a true story" ], "synonyms":[ "dramas", "plays" ], "near synonyms":[ "interludes", "playlets", "comedies", "comedy dramas", "docudramas", "dramedies", "melodramas", "monodramas", "musical comedies", "musicals", "psychodramas", "tragedies", "tragicomedies", "magnum opuses", "opera", "opuses", "works", "adaptations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drawn off":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bled", "drafted", "drained", "pumped", "siphoned", "syphoned", "tapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "milked", "sucked", "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "exhausted", "vacated", "vacuated", "voided", "decanted", "effused", "depleted", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "soaked", "soused", "washed", "watered", "wet", "wetted", "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped" ], "antonyms":[ "filled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawing up":{ "to bring (something) to a standstill":{ "examples":[ "he drew up his horse outside the tavern" ], "synonyms":[ "arresting", "bringing up", "catching", "checking", "fetching up", "halting", "holding up", "pulling up", "stalling", "staying", "stilling", "stopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffling", "balking", "blockading", "blocking", "bottlenecking", "clogging", "damming", "detaining", "hindering", "holding", "holding back", "impeding", "obstructing", "snagging", "stemming", "concluding", "cutting off", "ending", "terminating", "calling", "discontinuing", "suspending", "choking off", "reining (in)", "repressing", "squashing", "squelching", "stanching", "staunching", "stunting", "suppressing", "turning back" ], "near antonyms":[ "carrying on", "continuing", "following through (with)", "keeping (on)", "keeping up", "persisting", "running on", "advancing", "faring", "going along", "marching", "moving", "proceeding", "progressing", "wending", "actuating", "budging", "driving", "goading", "impelling", "propelling", "pushing", "spurring", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "drew up the troops into a line along the ridge" ], "synonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "classifying", "codifying", "disposing", "laying out", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "systematizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "grooming", "making up", "sprucing (up)", "straightening (up)", "tidying (up)", "unscrambling", "aligning", "alining", "cuing", "cueing", "lining", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "alphabetizing", "filing", "hierarchizing", "prioritizing", "sequencing", "emplacing", "placing", "setting", "displaying", "mapping (out)", "setting out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "deranging", "disarranging", "disarraying", "disordering", "messing (up)", "mussing (up)", "rumpling", "upsetting" ] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "composing", "crafting", "drafting", "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" ] }, "drawing down":{ "to make complete use of":{ "examples":[ "I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbing", "burning", "consuming", "depleting", "devouring", "draining", "exhausting", "expending", "playing out", "spending", "using up" ], "near synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing", "eating", "using", "bankrupting", "cleaning (out)", "impoverishing", "crippling", "debilitating", "disabling", "enfeebling", "sapping", "undermining", "weakening", "drying up", "emptying", "blowing", "dissipating", "frittering (away)", "guzzling", "lavishing", "misspending", "running through", "squandering", "throwing away", "wasting" ], "near antonyms":[ "augmenting", "enlarging", "increasing", "bolstering", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "rebuilding", "repairing", "restoring", "reviving", "conserving", "preserving", "saving" ], "antonyms":[ "renewing", "replacing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drafty":{ "as in windy , blustery":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blowy", "blustery", "breezy", "gusty", "squally", "windy", "stormy", "tempestuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "breathless", "calm", "motionless", "still" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "drawing in":{ "as in persuading , roping (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inveigling", "persuading", "roping (in)", "snowing", "alluring", "baiting", "beguiling", "betraying", "decoying", "enticing", "leading on", "luring", "seducing", "soliciting", "tempting", "catching", "enmeshing", "immeshing", "ensnaring", "entrapping", "meshing", "snaring", "tangling", "trapping", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "magnetizing", "wiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "alerting", "cautioning", "forewarning", "warding (off)", "warning", "driving (away or off)", "repulsing", "turning away" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draw upon":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bleed", "draft", "drain", "pump", "siphon", "syphon", "tap" ], "near synonyms":[ "milk", "suck", "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "exhaust", "vacate", "vacuate", "void", "decant", "effuse", "deplete", "clean", "flush", "purge" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "soak", "souse", "wash", "water", "wet", "deluge", "drown", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "submerge", "swamp" ], "antonyms":[ "fill" ] }, "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense" ], "synonyms":[ "beget", "breed", "bring", "bring about", "bring on", "catalyze", "cause", "create", "do", "effect", "effectuate", "engender", "generate", "induce", "invoke", "make", "occasion", "produce", "prompt", "result (in)", "spawn", "translate (into)", "work", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduce (to)", "contribute (to)", "decide", "determine", "begin", "establish", "father", "found", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "institute", "introduce", "launch", "pioneer", "set", "set up", "start", "advance", "cultivate", "develop", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "enact", "render", "turn out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impede", "limit", "restrict", "clamp down (on)", "crack down (on)", "crush", "dampen", "put down", "quash", "quell", "repress", "smother", "squash", "squelch", "stifle", "subdue", "suppress", "arrest", "check", "control", "curb", "inhibit", "rein (in)", "restrain", "retard", "can", "kill", "snuff (out)", "still", "abolish", "demolish", "destroy", "extinguish", "liquidate", "quench" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "night draws on , so we should hurry home" ], "synonyms":[ "approach", "belly up", "close", "close in", "come up", "near", "nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrive", "attain", "come", "gain", "hit", "land", "make", "reach", "show up", "turn up", "waltz (up)", "creep up", "sneak up", "adjoin", "border", "touch", "verge" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear out", "depart", "exit", "go", "leave", "light out", "pull out", "quit", "remove", "run away", "shove (off)", "take off", "walk out" ], "antonyms":[ "back (up or away)", "recede", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawing boards":{ "as in first bases , ground zeros":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "first bases", "ground zeros", "square ones", "alphas", "baselines", "beginnings", "births", "commencements", "dawns", "day ones", "geneses", "get-goes", "git-goes", "inceptions", "incipiences", "incipiencies", "kickoffs", "launches", "mornings", "nascences", "nascencies", "onsets", "outsets", "starts", "thresholds", "creations", "inaugurations", "initiations", "institutions", "originations", "cradles", "fountainheads", "fountains", "germs", "origins", "roots", "seedbeds", "sources", "springs", "wells", "wellsprings", "openings", "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "emergences", "childhoods", "infancies", "youths" ], "near antonyms":[ "closes", "conclusions", "endings", "ends", "omegas", "cessations", "closings", "closures", "completions", "finales", "finishes", "periods", "stops", "terminations", 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"origin", "root", "seedbed", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring", "dawning", "opening", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence", "childhood", "infancy", "youth" ], "near antonyms":[ "close", "conclusion", "end", "ending", "omega", "cessation", "closing", "closure", "completion", "finale", "finish", "period", "stop", "termination", "windup" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dramatized":{ "as in represented , depicted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "depicted", "rendered", "represented", "acted", "did", "impersonated", "interpreted", "performed", "played", "portrayed", "acted out", "enacted", "pantomimed", "playacted", "role-played", "took on", "overacted", "overplayed", "underplayed", "aped", "clowned", "hammed", "imitated", "masqueraded", "mimed", "mimicked", "posed (as)", "starred (in)", "coacted", "co-acted", "costarred", "co-starred" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draggles":{ "as in confuses 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"ascendancy", "ascendency", "better", "command", "control", "drop", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "upper hand", "prerogative", "privilege", "break", "opportunity", "aid", "assistance", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantage", "asset", "edge", "plus" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drapery":{ "pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room":{ "examples":[ "the drapery for the picture window matched the color of the furniture in the center of the room" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "drapes" ], "near synonyms":[ "hanging(s)", "shade", "tapestry", "window shade" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dramaturgic":{ "as in actorly , actressy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "actorish", "actorly", "actressy", "ham", "hammy", "affected", "emotional", "emotionalistic", "sensational", "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "exciting", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "operatic", "stagy", "stagey", "theatrical", "theatric", "overdramatic" ], "near antonyms":[ "undramatic", "matter-of-fact", "monotonous", "uneventful", "unexciting", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "stale", "unexceptional" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dragged (out)":{ "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour" ], "synonyms":[ "drew out", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "outstretched", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplified", "enlarged", "expanded", "increased", "attenuated", "thinned" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "thickened" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "shortened" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dramedies":{ 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"bathing", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "soaking", "sousing", "washing", "watering", "wetting", "deluging", "drowning", "flooding", "inundating", "overflowing", "submerging", "swamping" ], "antonyms":[ "filling" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drape":{ "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities" ], "synonyms":[ "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "do up", "doll up", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "trick (out)", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "boss", "chase", "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "filigree", "fillet", "flounce", "frill", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "redecorate", "redo" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drabs":{ "a woman who engages in sexual activities for money":{ "examples":[ "in its time, this waterfront dive was decried as a den of iniquity, unfit even for the drunks and drabs who haunted it" ], "synonyms":[ "bawds", "call girls", "cocottes", "courtesans", "hookers", "hustlers", "prostitutes", "sex workers", "streetwalkers", "tarts", "whores" ], "near synonyms":[ "madames", "mesdames", "madams", "chippies", "doxies", "floozies", "tramps", "hussies", "jades", "minxes", "coquettes", "flirts", "libertines", "sirens", "tempters", "temptresses", "vamps", "wenches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drains (away)":{ "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "examples":[ "as the city lost population, its political influence drained away" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "declines", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dies (away or down or out)", "diminishes", "drops (off)", "dwindles", "eases", "ebbs", "falls", "falls away", "lessens", "lets up", "lowers", "moderates", "palls", "phases down", "ratchets (down)", "rachets (down)", "recedes", "relents", "remits", "shrinks", "subsides", "tapers", "tapers off", "wanes" ], "near synonyms":[ "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "evaporates", "fades (away)", "fritters (away)", "gives out", "melts (away)", "peters (out)", "tails (off)", "vanishes", "slackens", "slows (down)", "alleviates", "relaxes", "flags", "sinks", "weakens", "caves (in)", "collapses", "deflates" ], "near antonyms":[ "appears", "emerges", "shows up", "blows up", "distends", "elongates", "lengthens" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulates", "balloons", "builds", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "grows", "increases", "intensifies", "mounts", "mushrooms", "picks up", "rises", "snowballs", "soars", "swells", "waxes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawn down":{ "to make complete use of":{ "examples":[ "I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbed", "burned", "burnt", "consumed", "depleted", "devoured", "drained", "exhausted", "expended", "played out", "spent", "used up" ], "near synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "eaten", "used", "bankrupted", "cleaned (out)", "impoverished", "crippled", "debilitated", "disabled", "enfeebled", "sapped", "undermined", "weakened", "dried up", "emptied", "blown", "dissipated", "frittered (away)", "guzzled", "lavished", "misspent", "run through", "squandered", "thrown away", "wasted" ], "near antonyms":[ "augmented", "enlarged", "increased", "bolstered", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "rebuilt", "repaired", "restored", "revived", "conserved", "preserved", "saved" ], "antonyms":[ "renewed", "replaced" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drain (away)":{ "to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{ "examples":[ "as the city lost population, its political influence drained away" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decline", "decrease", "die (away or down or out)", "diminish", "drop (off)", "dwindle", "ease", "ebb", "fall", "fall away", "lessen", "let up", "lower", "moderate", "pall", "phase down", "ratchet (down)", "rachet (down)", "recede", "relent", "remit", "shrink", "subside", "taper", "taper off", "wane" ], "near synonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "evaporate", "fade (away)", "fritter (away)", "give out", "melt (away)", "peter (out)", "tail (off)", "vanish", "slacken", "slow (down)", "alleviate", "relax", "flag", "sink", "weaken", "cave (in)", "collapse", "deflate" ], "near antonyms":[ "appear", "emerge", "show up", "blow up", "distend", "elongate", "lengthen" ], "antonyms":[ "accumulate", "balloon", "build", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "grow", "increase", "intensify", "mount", "mushroom", "pick up", "rise", "snowball", "soar", "swell", "wax" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dramatizing":{ "as in representing , depicting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "depicting", "rendering", "representing", "acting", "doing", "impersonating", "interpreting", "performing", "playing", "portraying", "acting out", "enacting", "pantomiming", "playacting", "role-playing", "taking on", "overacting", "overplaying", "underplaying", "aping", "clowning", "hamming", "imitating", "masquerading", "mimicking", "miming", "posing (as)", "starring (in)", "coacting", "co-acting", "costarring", "co-starring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draft":{ "a mass or quantity of something taken 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"author", "indite", "pen", "write", "conceive", "concoct", "devise", "build", "construct", "make", "assemble", "compound", "piece (together)", "redraft", "reformulate", "reframe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "bleed", "drain", "draw (off)", "pump", "siphon", "syphon", "tap" ], "near synonyms":[ "milk", "suck", "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "exhaust", "vacate", "vacuate", "void", "decant", "effuse", "deplete", "clean", "flush", "purge" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "soak", "souse", "wash", "water", "wet", "deluge", "drown", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "submerge", "swamp" ], "antonyms":[ "fill" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "drain":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it" ], "synonyms":[ "bleed", "draft", "draw (off)", "pump", "siphon", "syphon", "tap" ], "near synonyms":[ "milk", "suck", "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "exhaust", "vacate", "vacuate", "void", "decant", "effuse", "deplete", "clean", "flush", "purge" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathe", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "soak", "souse", "wash", "water", "wet", "deluge", "drown", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "submerge", "swamp" ], "antonyms":[ "fill" ] }, "to make complete use of":{ "examples":[ "virtually drained the country's natural resources" ], "synonyms":[ "absorb", "burn", "consume", "deplete", "devour", "draw down", "exhaust", "expend", "play out", "spend", "use up" ], "near synonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "reduce", "eat", "use", "bankrupt", "clean (out)", "impoverish", "cripple", "debilitate", "disable", "enfeeble", "sap", "undermine", "weaken", "dry up", "empty", "blow", "dissipate", "fritter (away)", "guzzle", "lavish", "misspend", "run through", "squander", "throw away", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[ "augment", "enlarge", "increase", "bolster", "enforce", "fortify", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "rebuild", "repair", "restore", "revive", "conserve", "preserve", "save" ], "antonyms":[ "renew", "replace" ] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "the long hike drained us" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "burn out", "bust", "do in", "do up", "exhaust", "fag", "fatigue", "frazzle", "harass", "kill", "knock out", "outwear", "tire", "tucker (out)", "wash out", "wear", "wear out", "weary" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "sap", "waste", "weaken" ], "near antonyms":[ "activate", "energize", "invigorate", "rejuvenate", "strengthen", "vitalize", "relax", "rest", "unwind" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sluice , flume":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flume", "sluice", "drainpipe", "eaves trough", "gutter", "rainspout", "spout", "trough", "waterspout", "conduit", "duct", "aqueduct" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in flow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flow", "exodus", "gush", "outflow", "outpour", "outpouring", "ebb", "reflow", "reflux", "rush", "stampede", "diaspora", "emigration", "flight", "discharge", "effluence", "emanation", "emission" ], "near antonyms":[ "flux", "inflow", "influx", "inrush", "deluge", "flood", "inundation", "overflow", "spate", "torrent", "river", "stream", "tide" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "drained":{ "depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{ "examples":[ "we were completely drained after shoveling snow all afternoon" ], "synonyms":[ "all in", "aweary", "beat", "beaten", "bleary", "burned-out", "burnt-out", "bushed", "dead", "done", "exhausted", "fatigued", "jaded", "knackered", "limp", "logy", "loggy", "played out", "pooped", "prostrate", "spent", "tapped out", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed-out", "wearied", "weary", "wiped out", "worn", "worn-out" ], "near synonyms":[ "overfatigued", "overtaxed", "overworked", "broken-down", "run-down", "debilitated", "enervate", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "weakened", "drowsy", "heavy", "sleepy", "lethargic", "sluggish" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "refreshed", "rejuvenated", "relaxed", "rested", "revitalized", "active", "energetic", "invigorated", "peppy", "strengthened", "strong", "tireless", "vitalized", "weariless" ], "antonyms":[ "unwearied" ] }, "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it" ], "synonyms":[ "bled", "drafted", "drew (off)", "pumped", "siphoned", "syphoned", "tapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "milked", "sucked", "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "exhausted", "vacated", "vacuated", "voided", "decanted", "effused", "depleted", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "soaked", "soused", "washed", "watered", "wet", "wetted", "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped" ], "antonyms":[ "filled" ] }, "to make complete use of":{ "examples":[ "virtually drained the country's natural resources" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbed", "burned", "burnt", "consumed", "depleted", "devoured", "drew down", "exhausted", "expended", "played out", "spent", "used up" ], "near synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "ate", "used", "bankrupted", "cleaned (out)", "impoverished", "crippled", "debilitated", "disabled", "enfeebled", "sapped", "undermined", "weakened", "dried up", "emptied", "blew", "dissipated", "frittered (away)", "guzzled", "lavished", "misspent", "ran through", "squandered", "threw away", "wasted" ], "near antonyms":[ "augmented", "enlarged", "increased", "bolstered", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "rebuilt", "repaired", "restored", "revived", "conserved", "preserved", "saved" ], "antonyms":[ "renewed", "replaced" ] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "the long hike drained us" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "burned out", "burnt out", "busted", "bust", "did in", "did up", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "frazzled", "harassed", "killed", "knocked out", "outwore", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed out", "wearied", "wore", "wore out" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "wasted", "weakened" ], "near antonyms":[ "activated", "energized", "invigorated", "rejuvenated", "strengthened", "vitalized", "relaxed", "rested", "unwound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dragoons":{ "to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{ "examples":[ "she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "coerces", "compels", "constrains", "drives", "forces", "impels", "impresses", "makes", "muscles", "obligates", "obliges", "presses", "pressures", "sandbags" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeats", "bulldozes", "bullies", "cows", "hectors", "intimidates", "blackmails", "high-pressures", "menaces", "shames", "terrorizes", "threatens", "drags", "badgers", "harasses", "hounds" ], "near antonyms":[ "allows", "lets", "permits", "argues", "convinces", "induces", "moves", "persuades", "prevails (on or upon)", "satisfies", "talks (into)", "wins (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cavalrymen , cuirassiers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carabineers", "carabiniers", "cavaliers", "cavalrymen", "cuirassiers", "servicewomen", "doughboys", "footmen", "foot soldiers", "grunts", "infantrymen", "dogfaces", "fighters", "legionaries", "legionnaires", "men-at-arms", "regulars", "servicemen", "soldiers", "troopers", "warriors", "commandos", "commandoes", "raiders", "jarheads", "marines", "rangers", "artillerymen", "cannoneers", "gunners", "mortarmen", "musketeers", "riflemen", "archers", "crossbowmen", "lancers", "pikemen", "spearmen", "Confederates", "Continentals", "Federals", "GIs", "GI's", "guardsmen", "militiamen", "minutemen" ], "near antonyms":[ "civilians" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dramatize":{ "as in represent , depict":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "depict", "render", "represent", "act", "do", "impersonate", "interpret", "perform", "play", "portray", "act out", "enact", "pantomime", "playact", "role-play", "take on", "overact", "overplay", "underplay", "ape", "clown", "ham", "imitate", "masquerade", "mime", "mimic", "pose (as)", "star (in)", "coact", "costar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drapes":{ "pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room":{ "examples":[ "we hung drapes in the living room to match the new color scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "curtains", "drapery" ], "near synonyms":[ "hanging(s)", "shade", "tapestry", "window shade" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities" ], "synonyms":[ "adorns", "arrays", "beautifies", "bedecks", "bedizens", "blazons", "caparisons", "decks", "decorates", "does", "does up", "dolls up", "dresses", "embellishes", "emblazes", "embosses", "enriches", "fancies up", "fancifies", "festoons", "garnishes", "glitzes (up)", "graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)", "trims" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorizes", "dresses up", "traps", "tricks (out)", "brightens", "freshens", "smartens", "spruces (up)", "bosses", "chases", "braids", "embroiders", "feathers", "figures", "filigrees", "fillets", "flounces", "frills", "fringes", "furbelows", "garlands", "hangs", "laces", "ribbons", "swags", "wreathes", "appliqu\u00e9s", "gilds", "paints", "diamonds", "gems", "impearls", "jewels", "pearls", "redecorates", "redoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies" ], "antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun", "verb" ] }, "drawn (off)":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bled", "drafted", "drained", "pumped", "siphoned", "syphoned", "tapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "milked", "sucked", "cleared", "emptied", "evacuated", "exhausted", "vacated", "vacuated", "voided", "decanted", "effused", "depleted", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "soaked", "soused", "washed", "watered", "wet", "wetted", "deluged", "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "submerged", "swamped" ], "antonyms":[ "filled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dragging (out)":{ "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour" ], "synonyms":[ "drawing out", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "outstretching", "prolonging", "protracting", "stretching" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplifying", "enlarging", "expanding", "increasing", "attenuating", "thinning" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening", "reducing", "thickening" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "shortening" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawls":{ "to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual":{ "examples":[ "He drawled his name in a Southern accent." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breathes", "chirps", "gasps", "lips", "mouths", "murmurs", "purrs", "shouts", "splutters", "spouts", "whispers", "articulates", "brings out", "enunciates", "passes", "says", "speaks", "states", "talks", "tells", "utters", "verbalizes", "vocalizes", "airs", "discusses", "gives", "looks", "shares", "sounds", "ventilates", "vents", "voices", "blabbers", "blurts", "bolts", "gets off", "shoots", "advertises", "announces", "blazes", "broadcasts", "declares", "posts", "proclaims", "promulgates", "publicizes", "publishes", "affirms", "alleges", "asserts", "avers", "avouches", "avows", "clothes", "couches", "formulates", "formulizes", "phrases", "puts", "words", "comments", "pipes up (with)", "remarks", "rips (out)", "snarls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drags":{ "to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{ "examples":[ "the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall" ], "synonyms":[ "draws", "hales", "hauls", "lugs", "pulls", "tows", "tugs" ], "near synonyms":[ "attracts", "heaves", "jerks", "yanks", "carries", "conveys", "ferries", "moves", "transports" ], "near antonyms":[ "shoves", "thrusts" ], "antonyms":[ "drives", "propels", "pushes" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "one of the climbers was beginning to drag" ], "synonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "dallies", "dawdles", "delays", "diddles", "dillydallies", "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 move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion" ], "synonyms":[ "crawls", "creaks (along)", "creeps", "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" ] }, "someone or something boring":{ "examples":[ "that lecture was such a drag that half of the audience fell asleep" ], "synonyms":[ "bores", "drips", "droners", "dullsvilles", "nudniks", "nudnicks", "snoozers", "snoozes", "yawners", "yawns" ], "near synonyms":[ "bummers", "downers", "bromides", "pills" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasts", "gases", "gasses", "kicks", "rushes", "uppers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "the main drag in town" ], "synonyms":[ "arterials", "arteries", "avenues", "boulevards", "carriageways", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeways", "autobahns", "autoroutes", "autostradas", "autostrade", "dual carriageways", "interstates", "motorways", "superhighways", "beltways", "bypasses", "parkways", "ring roads", "corniches", "switchbacks", "through streets", "high streets", "Main Streets", "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "side streets", "alleys", "alleyways", "circles", "lanes", "laneways", "mews", "places", "closes", "culs-de-sac", "cul-de-sacs", "dead ends", "corridors", "tracks", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that makes movement or progress difficult":{ "examples":[ "the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession" ], "synonyms":[ "balks", "bars", "blocks", "chains", "clogs", "cramps", "crimps", "deterrents", "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":[] }, "the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{ "examples":[ "took a deep drag of tequila before speaking his piece" ], "synonyms":[ "belts", "drafts", "drinks", "gulps", "nips", "quaffs", "shots", "sips", "slugs", "snorts", "sups", "swallows", "swigs", "swills" ], "near synonyms":[ "drams", "drops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who spoils the pleasure of others":{ "examples":[ "the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags \u2014her parents" ], "synonyms":[ "grinches", "killjoys", "party poopers", "spoilsports", "wet blankets" ], "near synonyms":[ "fuddy-duddies", "goody-goodies", "old maids", "stick-in-the-muds", "defeatists", "Jeremiahs", "knockers", "pessimists", "complainers", "crabs", "cynics", "grouches", "grumps", "soreheads", "sourpusses", "whiners", "bores", "downers", "drips" ], "near antonyms":[ "cutups", "jesters", "live wires", "carousers", "celebrants", "celebrators", "merrymakers", "rejoicers", "revelers", "revellers", "roisterers", "libertines", "playboys", "playgirls", "rakes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation":{ "examples":[ "they attended the Renaissance fair in medieval drag" ], "synonyms":[ "costumes", "dresses", "garbs", "getups", "guises", "outfits", "togs" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "attires", "clothes", "duds", "habiliments", "raiments", "fashions", "modes", "styles", "arrays", "caparisons", "vestments" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "drawled":{ "as in whispered , muttered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breathed", "chirped", "gasped", "intoned", "mouthed", "mumbled", "murmured", "muttered", "purred", "shouted", "spluttered", "sputtered", "squeaked", "whispered", "articulated", "enunciated", "pronounced", "sonant", "oral", "spoken", "uttered", "vocal", "voiced" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonvocal", "inarticulate", "mute", "quiet", "silent", "unexpressed", "unsaid", "unspoken", "unuttered", "unvoiced", "surd", "voiceless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual":{ "examples":[ "He drawled his name in a Southern accent." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breathed", "chirped", "gasped", "lipped", "mouthed", "murmured", "purred", "shouted", "spluttered", "spouted", "whispered", "articulated", "brought out", "enunciated", "passed", "said", "spoke", "stated", "talked", "told", "uttered", "verbalized", "vocalized", "aired", "discussed", "gave", "looked", "shared", "sounded", "vented", "ventilated", "voiced", "blabbered", "blurted", "bolted", "got off", "shot", "advertised", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "declared", "posted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "affirmed", "alleged", "asserted", "averred", "avouched", "avowed", "clothed", "clad", "couched", "formulated", "formulized", "phrased", "put", "worded", "commented", "piped up (with)", "remarked", "ripped (out)", "snarled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dragon ladies":{ "a bad-tempered scolding woman":{ "examples":[ "a conniving dragon lady , their mother attempted to dominate their lives well into their adult years" ], "synonyms":[ "battle-axes", "furies", "harpies", "harridans", "shrews", "termagants", "viragoes", "viragos", "vixens" ], "near synonyms":[ "fishwifes", "fishwives", "gorgons", "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "critics", "faultfinders", "nitpickers", "railers", "scolds", "belittlers", "deriders", "detractors", "pettifoggers", "quibblers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dragger":{ "someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others":{ "examples":[ "we quickly left the draggers behind and sprinted up the hill" ], "synonyms":[ "crawler", "dallier", "dawdler", "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" ] }, "drank (in)":{ "to receive or accept gladly or readily":{ "examples":[ "the studio audience for the infomercial seemed to drink in \u2014a little too readily\u2014every word of the host's spiel" ], "synonyms":[ "ate (up)", "embraced", "lapped (up)", "welcomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopted", "espoused", "took up", "greeted", "hailed", "enjoyed", "liked", "preferred", "cherry-picked", "chose", "culled", "decided (on)", "elected", "handpicked", "named", "opted (for)", "picked", "selected", "singled (out)", "took" ], "near antonyms":[ "balked (at)", "declined", "passed up", "refused", "rejected", "spurned", "threw over", "turned down", "demurred (to)", "objected (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dramatic":{ "having the general quality or effect of a stage performance":{ "examples":[ "the basketball player's dramatic announcement of his sudden retirement held everybody spellbound" ], "synonyms":[ "histrionic", "melodramatic", "operatic", "stagy", "stagey", "theatrical", "theatric" ], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "emotional", "emotionalistic", "sensational", "actorish", "actorly", "actressy", "dramaturgic", "dramaturgical", "ham", "hammy", "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "exciting", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "overdramatic" ], "near antonyms":[ "matter-of-fact", "monotonous", "uneventful", "unexciting", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "stale", "unexceptional" ], "antonyms":[ "undramatic" ] }, "given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting":{ "examples":[ "oh, don't be so dramatic , and just tell us, without the pregnant pauses, what happened" ], "synonyms":[ "hammy", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "stagy", "stagey", "theatrical", "theatric" ], "near synonyms":[ "actorish", "actorly", "actressy", "overacted", "overdone", "sensational", "staged", "conspicuous", "elaborate", "flamboyant", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "showy", "affected", "artificial", "exaggerated", "mannered", "pretentious", "self-conscious", "studied", "unnatural" ], "near antonyms":[ "nondramatic", "nontheatrical", "unaffected", "underplayed", "unpretentious", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "toned (down)", "conservative", "discreet", "inconspicuous", "modest", "plain", "quiet", "simple" ], "antonyms":[ "undramatic" ] }, "likely to attract attention":{ "examples":[ "a dramatic drop in the temperature overnight" ], "synonyms":[ "arresting", "bodacious", "bold", "brilliant", "catchy", "commanding", "conspicuous", "emphatic", "eye-catching", "flamboyant", "grabby", "kenspeckle", "marked", "noisy", "noticeable", "prominent", "pronounced", "remarkable", "showy", "splashy", "striking" ], "near synonyms":[ "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "observable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "visible", "outstanding", "salient", "distinguished", "eminent", "impressive", "notable", "noteworthy", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "flagrant", "glaring", "howling", "screaming", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "jazzy", "loud", "meretricious", "swank", "swanky", "tawdry", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "extravagant", "fancy", "florid", "glittery", "spectacular", "opulent", "ornate", "overdone", "overwrought", "absorbing", "engrossing", "enthralling", "fascinating", "interesting", "riveting" ], "near antonyms":[ "subtle", "concealed", "hidden", "shrouded", "dim", "faint", "obscure", "insignificant", "undistinguished", "unimportant", "modest", "unaffected", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "conservative", "plain", "quiet", "simple", "understated", "muted", "restrained", "subdued", "subtle", "toned-down", "unflashy" ], "antonyms":[ "inconspicuous", "unemphatic", "unflamboyant", "unnoticeable", "unobtrusive", "unremarkable", "unshowy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "drams":{ "a very small amount":{ "examples":[ "allow me to offer a dram of advice" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "rays", "scintillas", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smacks", "smells", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "soup\u00e7ons", "sparks", "spatters", "specks", "splashes", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "touches", "traces" ], "near synonyms":[ "hoots", "iotas", "jots", "minima", "minimums", "minims", "modicums", "semblances", "syllables", "tittles", "vestiges", "whits", "atoms", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps", "dashes", "drops", "pinches", "parts", "portions", "sections", "bites", "nibbles", "tastes", "handfuls", "handsful", "scatterings", "smatterings", "smatters", "doses", "shots", "chips", "flakes", "fragments", "shards", "shivers", "slivers", "smithereens", "splinters", "tatters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "boatloads", "buckets", "bundles", "bushels", "deals", "fistfuls", "gobs", "heaps", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "oodles", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "plenties", "potfuls", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "stacks", "wads", "wealths", "volumes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overflows", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "chunks", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drawn-out":{ "as in long-term , prolonged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "extended", "long-term", "prolonged", "circumspect", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "faltering", "hesitant", "hesitating", "tentative", "calculated", "calculating", "measured", "dallying", "dawdling", "laggard", "leisurely", "poky", "pokey", "shilly-shallying", "slow", "deliberate", "unhurried", "unrushed" ], "near antonyms":[ "cursory", "drive-by", "flying", "gadarene", "hasty", "headlong", "helter-skelter", "hurried", "overhasty", "pell-mell", "precipitate", "precipitous", "rash", "rushed", "breakneck", "breathtaking", "headstrong", "heady", "hotheaded", "impatient", "impetuous", "impulsive", "madcap", "reckless", "unadvised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "the actor refused to draw out the interview any further" ], "synonyms":[ "dragged (out)", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "outstretched", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplified", "enlarged", "expanded", "increased", "attenuated", "thinned" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "thickened" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "shortened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dragooned":{ "to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{ "examples":[ "she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacked", "coerced", "compelled", "constrained", "drove", "forced", "impelled", "impressed", "made", "muscled", "obligated", "obliged", "pressed", "pressured", "sandbagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bulldozed", "bullied", "cowed", "hectored", "intimidated", "blackmailed", "high-pressured", "menaced", "shamed", "terrorized", "threatened", "dragged", "badgered", "harassed", "hounded" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowed", "let", "permitted", "argued", "convinced", "induced", "moved", "persuaded", "prevailed (on or upon)", "satisfied", "talked (into)", "won (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawers":{ "as in cabinets , lockers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cabinets", "lockers", "alcoves", "niches", "nooks", "recesses", "cavities", "holes", "hollows", "cubbyholes", "pigeonholes", "snuggeries", "booths", "boxes", "cribs", "loges", "stalls", "bays", "cabins", "cells", "chambers", "compartments", "cubes", "cubicles", "bunkers", "crypts", "vaults" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pants , shorts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boxers", "boxer shorts", "briefs", "long johns", "pants", "shorts", "underdrawers", "underpants", "undershirt", "undershorts", "union suit", "slip", "underskirt", "nightdress", "nightgown", "nightshirt", "pajamas", "pj's", "panties", "scanties", "lingerie", "underclothes", "underclothing", "undergarments", "underwear", "undies", "unmentionables" ], "near antonyms":[ "outerwear" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "draconian":{ "unnecessarily strict or severe":{ "examples":[ "The editorial criticizes the draconian measures being taken to control the spread of the disease.", "draconian punishments" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "draconic", "hardhanded", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "oppressive", "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "brutal", "brute", "butcherly", "cruel", "fiendish", "heartless", "inhuman", "inhumane", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "vicious", "wanton", "hard-hearted", "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "unfeeling", "fell", "ferocious", "grim", "bloodthirsty", "cutthroat", "murderous", "sanguinary", "sanguine", "catty", "despiteful", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "vindictive" ], "near antonyms":[ "tender", "warm", "warmhearted", "charitable", "clement", "lenient", "merciful", "pitying", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "benign", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dramatist":{ "as in playwright , screenwriter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "playwright", "scenarist", "screenwriter", "scriptwriter", "author", "litterateur", "litt\u00e9rateur", "pen", "penman", "scribe", "scrivener", "writer", "auteur", "belletrist", "belle-lettrist", "stylist", "wordsmith", "coauthor", "coscenarist", "cowriter", "ghostwriter", "hack", "hatchet man", "scribbler", "wordmonger", "biographer", "hagiographer", "autobiographer", "memoirist", "memorialist", "fabulist", "fictioneer", "fictionist", "novelist", "romancer", "storyteller", "essayist", "pamphleteer", "satirist" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonauthor", "nonwriter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drama":{ "the public performance of plays":{ "examples":[ "he has been interested in drama from the first time he ever saw a play" ], "synonyms":[ "dramatics", "stage", "theater", "theatre", "theatricals", "theatrics" ], "near synonyms":[ "boards", "acting", "footlights", "entertainment", "showbiz", "show business", "amusement", "distraction", "diversion", "recreation", "exhibition", "pageant", "pageantry", "presentation", "production", "show", "spectacle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage":{ "examples":[ "wrote a police drama that really captured the speech of cops and criminals" ], "synonyms":[ "dramatization", "play" ], "near synonyms":[ "interlude", "playlet", "comedy", "comedy drama", "docudrama", "dramedy", "melodrama", "monodrama", "musical", "musical comedy", "psychodrama", "tragedy", "tragicomedy", "magnum opus", "opus", "work", "adaptation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drawn on":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense" ], "synonyms":[ "begotten", "begot", "bred", "brought", "brought about", "brought on", "catalyzed", "caused", "created", "done", "effected", "effectuated", "engendered", "generated", "induced", "invoked", "made", "occasioned", "produced", "prompted", "resulted (in)", "spawned", "translated (into)", "worked", "wrought", "yielded" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduced (to)", "contributed (to)", "decided", "determined", "begun", "established", "fathered", "founded", "inaugurated", "initiated", "innovated", "instituted", "introduced", "launched", "pioneered", "set", "set up", "started", "advanced", "cultivated", "developed", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "enacted", "rendered", "turned out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impeded", "limited", "restricted", "clamped down (on)", "cracked down (on)", "crushed", "dampened", "put down", "quashed", "quelled", "repressed", "smothered", "squashed", "squelched", "stifled", "subdued", "suppressed", "arrested", "checked", "controlled", "curbed", "inhibited", "reined (in)", "restrained", "retarded", "canned", "killed", "snuffed (out)", "stilled", "abolished", "demolished", "destroyed", "extinguished", "liquidated", "quenched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "night draws on , so we should hurry home" ], "synonyms":[ "approached", "bellied up", "closed", "closed in", "come up", "neared", "nighed" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrived", "attained", "come", "gained", "hit", "landed", "made", "reached", "shown up", "showed up", "turned up", "waltzed (up)", "crept up", "snuck up", "adjoined", "bordered", "touched", "verged" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleared out", "departed", "exited", "gone", "left", "lit", "lighted out", "pulled out", "quit", "quitted", "removed", "run away", "shoved (off)", "taken off", "walked out" ], "antonyms":[ "backed (up or away)", "receded", "retired", "retreated", "withdrawn" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "draws off":{ "to remove (liquid) gradually or completely":{ "examples":[ "drew off the fat from the top of the drippings" ], "synonyms":[ "bleeds", "drafts", "drains", "pumps", "siphons", "syphons", "taps" ], "near synonyms":[ "milks", "sucks", "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "exhausts", "vacates", "vacuates", "voids", "decants", "effuses", "depletes", "cleans", "flushes", "purges" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathes", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "soaks", "souses", "washes", "waters", "wets", "deluges", "drowns", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "submerges", "swamps" ], "antonyms":[ "fills" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dramas":{ "a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage":{ "examples":[ "wrote a police drama that really captured the speech of cops and criminals" ], "synonyms":[ "dramatizations", "plays" ], "near synonyms":[ "interludes", "playlets", "comedies", "comedy dramas", "docudramas", "dramedies", "melodramas", "monodramas", "musical comedies", "musicals", "psychodramas", "tragedies", "tragicomedies", "magnum opuses", "opera", "opuses", "works", "adaptations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "draw on":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense" ], "synonyms":[ "beget", "breed", "bring", "bring about", "bring on", "catalyze", "cause", "create", "do", "effect", "effectuate", "engender", "generate", "induce", "invoke", "make", "occasion", "produce", "prompt", "result (in)", "spawn", "translate (into)", "work", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduce (to)", "contribute (to)", "decide", "determine", "begin", "establish", "father", "found", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "institute", "introduce", "launch", "pioneer", "set", "set up", "start", "advance", "cultivate", "develop", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "enact", "render", "turn out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impede", "limit", "restrict", "clamp down (on)", "crack down (on)", "crush", "dampen", "put down", "quash", "quell", "repress", "smother", "squash", "squelch", "stifle", "subdue", "suppress", "arrest", "check", "control", "curb", "inhibit", "rein (in)", "restrain", "retard", "can", "kill", "snuff (out)", "still", "abolish", "demolish", "destroy", "extinguish", "liquidate", "quench" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "night draws on , so we should hurry home" ], "synonyms":[ "approach", "belly up", "close", "close in", "come up", "near", "nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrive", "attain", "come", "gain", "hit", "land", "make", "reach", "show up", "turn up", "waltz (up)", "creep up", "sneak up", "adjoin", "border", "touch", "verge" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear out", "depart", "exit", "go", "leave", "light out", "pull out", "quit", "remove", "run away", "shove (off)", "take off", "walk out" ], "antonyms":[ "back (up or away)", "recede", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawn up":{ "to bring (something) to a standstill":{ "examples":[ "he drew up his horse outside the tavern" ], "synonyms":[ "arrested", "brought up", "caught", "checked", "fetched up", "halted", "held up", "pulled up", "stalled", "stayed", "stilled", "stopped" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffled", "balked", "blockaded", "blocked", "bottlenecked", "clogged", "dammed", "detained", "held", "held back", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "snagged", "stemmed", "concluded", "cut off", "ended", "terminated", "called", "discontinued", "suspended", "choked off", "reined (in)", "repressed", "squashed", "squelched", "stanched", "staunched", "stunted", "suppressed", "turned back" ], "near antonyms":[ "carried on", "continued", "followed through (with)", "kept (on)", "kept up", "persisted", "run on", "advanced", "fared", "gone along", "marched", "moved", "proceeded", "progressed", "wended", "actuated", "budged", "driven", "goaded", "impelled", "propelled", "pushed", "spurred", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into a particular arrangement":{ "examples":[ "drew up the troops into a line along the ridge" ], "synonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "classified", "codified", "disposed", "laid out", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "systematized" ], "near synonyms":[ "groomed", "made up", "spruced (up)", "straightened (up)", "tidied (up)", "unscrambled", "aligned", "alined", "cued", "lined", "lined up", "queued", "alphabetized", "filed", "hierarchized", "prioritized", "sequenced", "emplaced", "placed", "set", "displayed", "mapped (out)", "set out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "deranged", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disordered", "messed (up)", "mussed (up)", "rumpled", "upset" ] }, "to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{ "examples":[ "draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "composed", "crafted", "drafted", "formulated", "framed", "prepared" ], "near synonyms":[ "fabricated", "fashioned", "formed", "molded", "sculptured", "shaped", "couched", "expressed", "phrased", "stated", "verbalized", "worded", "authored", "indited", "penned", "written", "writ", "wrote", "conceived", "concocted", "devised", "built", "constructed", "made", "assembled", "compounded", "pieced (together)", "redrafted", "reformulated", "reframed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawing upon":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense" ], "synonyms":[ "beget", "breed", "bring", "bring about", "bring on", "catalyze", "cause", "create", "do", "effect", "effectuate", "engender", "generate", "induce", "invoke", "make", "occasion", "produce", "prompt", "result (in)", "spawn", "translate (into)", "work", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduce (to)", "contribute (to)", "decide", "determine", "begin", "establish", "father", "found", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "institute", "introduce", "launch", "pioneer", "set", "set up", "start", "advance", "cultivate", "develop", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "enact", "render", "turn out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impede", "limit", "restrict", "clamp down (on)", "crack down (on)", "crush", "dampen", "put down", "quash", "quell", "repress", "smother", "squash", "squelch", "stifle", "subdue", "suppress", "arrest", "check", "control", "curb", "inhibit", "rein (in)", "restrain", "retard", "can", "kill", "snuff (out)", "still", "abolish", "demolish", "destroy", "extinguish", "liquidate", "quench" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "night draws on , so we should hurry home" ], "synonyms":[ "approach", "belly up", "close", "close in", "come up", "near", "nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrive", "attain", "come", "gain", "hit", "land", "make", "reach", "show up", "turn up", "waltz (up)", "creep up", "sneak up", "adjoin", "border", "touch", "verge" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear out", "depart", "exit", "go", "leave", "light out", "pull out", "quit", "remove", "run away", "shove (off)", "take off", "walk out" ], "antonyms":[ "back (up or away)", "recede", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "drawbacks":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "this plan has only one drawback : it's unworkable" ], "synonyms":[ "debits", "disadvantages", "disbenefits", "downsides", "handicaps", "incommodities", "liabilities", "minuses", "negatives", "strikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "albatross", "albatrosses", "millstones", "strangleholds", "disabilities", "impairments", "failings", "shortcomings", "bars", "catches", "checks", "clogs", "crimps", "embarrassments", "hindrances", "hitches", "hurdles", "impediments", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "rubs", "shackles", "stops", "trammels" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantages", "head starts", "jumps", "leads", "margins", "starts", "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "betters", "commands", "controls", "drops", "masteries", "predominances", "superiorities", "supremacies", "transcendences", "upper hands", "prerogatives", "privileges", "breaks", "opportunities", "aids", "assistances", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantages", "assets", "edges", "pluses", "plusses" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dramatics":{ "the public performance of plays":{ "examples":[ "took part in dramatics while a student at the local university" ], "synonyms":[ "drama", "stage", "theater", "theatre", "theatricals", "theatrics" ], "near synonyms":[ "boards", "acting", "footlights", "entertainment", "showbiz", "show business", "amusement", "distraction", "diversion", "recreation", "exhibition", "pageant", "pageantry", "presentation", "production", "show", "spectacle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "draws on":{ "to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{ "examples":[ "the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense" ], "synonyms":[ "begets", "breeds", "brings", "brings about", "brings on", "catalyzes", "causes", "creates", "does", "effects", "effectuates", "engenders", "generates", "induces", "invokes", "makes", "occasions", "produces", "prompts", "results (in)", "spawns", "translates (into)", "works", "yields" ], "near synonyms":[ "conduces (to)", "contributes (to)", "decides", "determines", "begins", "establishes", "fathers", "founds", "inaugurates", "initiates", "innovates", "institutes", "introduces", "launches", "pioneers", "sets", "sets up", "starts", "advances", "cultivates", "develops", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes", "enacts", "renders", "turns out" ], "near antonyms":[ "impedes", "limits", "restricts", "clamps down (on)", "cracks down (on)", "crushes", "dampens", "puts down", "quashes", "quells", "represses", "smothers", "squashes", "squelches", "stifles", "subdues", "suppresses", "arrests", "checks", "controls", "curbs", "inhibits", "reins (in)", "restrains", "retards", "cans", "kills", "snuffs (out)", "stills", "abolishes", "demolishes", "destroys", "extinguishes", "liquidates", "quenches" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come near or nearer":{ "examples":[ "night draws on , so we should hurry home" ], "synonyms":[ "approaches", "bellies up", "closes", "closes in", "comes up", "nears", "nighs" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrives", "attains", "comes", "gains", "hits", "lands", "makes", "reaches", "shows up", "turns up", "waltzes (up)", "creeps up", "sneaks up", "adjoins", "borders", "touches", "verges" ], "near antonyms":[ "clears out", "departs", "exits", "goes", "leaves", "lights out", "pulls out", "quits", "removes", "runs away", "shoves (off)", "takes off", "walks out" ], "antonyms":[ "backs (up or away)", "recedes", "retires", "retreats", "withdraws" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dramatis personae":{ "as in cast , ensemble":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cast", "ensemble", "stock company", "company", "troop", "troupe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drawing out":{ "the act of making longer":{ "examples":[ "the tedious drawing out of wool into thread that was required before weaving" ], "synonyms":[ "elongation", "extension", "lengthening", "prolongation", "prolonging", "stretching" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "abbreviation", "abridgment", "abridgement", "curtailment", "cutback", "shortening" ] }, "to make longer":{ "examples":[ "the actor refused to draw out the interview any further" ], "synonyms":[ "dragging (out)", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "outstretching", "prolonging", "protracting", "stretching" ], "near synonyms":[ "amplifying", "enlarging", "expanding", "increasing", "attenuating", "thinning" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening", "reducing", "thickening" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "shortening" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "drawer":{ "as in cabinet , locker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cabinet", "locker", "alcove", "niche", "nook", "recess", "cavity", "hole", "hollow", "cubbyhole", "pigeonhole", "snuggery", "booth", "box", "crib", "loge", "stall", "bay", "cabin", "cell", "chamber", "compartment", "cube", "cubicle", "bunker", "crypt", "vault" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "drawl":{ "to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual":{ "examples":[ "He drawled his name in a Southern accent." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breathe", "chirp", "gasp", "lip", "mouth", "murmur", "purr", "shout", "splutter", "spout", "whisper", "articulate", "bring out", "enunciate", "pass", "say", "speak", "state", "talk", "tell", "utter", "verbalize", "vocalize", "air", "discuss", "give", "look", "share", "sound", "vent", "ventilate", "voice", "blabber", "bolt", "blurt", "get off", "shoot", "advertise", "announce", "blaze", "broadcast", "declare", "post", "proclaim", "promulgate", "publicize", "publish", "affirm", "allege", "assert", "aver", "avouch", "avow", "clothe", "couch", "formulate", "formulize", "phrase", "put", "word", "comment", "pipe up (with)", "remark", "rip (out)", "snarl" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }