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"examples":[ "felt secure under the president's cautious guidance of foreign affairs" ], "synonyms":[ "administration", "care", "charge", "conduct", "control", "direction", "governance", "government", "handling", "intendance", "management", "operation", "oversight", "presidency", "regulation", "running", "stewardship", "superintendence", "superintendency", "supervision" ], "near synonyms":[ "generalship", "leadership", "rulership", "agency", "aegis", "egis", "custody", "guardianship", "keeping", "lap", "protection", "safekeeping", "trust", "tutelage", "ward", "engineering", "logistics", "machination", "manipulation", "coadministration", "codirection", "comanagement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control":{ "examples":[ "an adviser who undertakes the guidance of his students' academic careers" ], "synonyms":[ "care", "charge", "headship", "oversight", "regulation", "stewardship", 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"escort", "see", "squire", "oversee", "superintend", "supervise", "drill", "train", "brief", "enlighten", "inform", "instruct", "school", "teach", "inculcate", "indoctrinate", "cultivate", "foster", "nurture" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "examples":[ "thought the new superintendent would guide the school system well" ], "synonyms":[ "administer", "administrate", "carry on", "conduct", "control", "direct", "govern", "handle", "keep", "manage", "operate", "overlook", "oversee", "preside (over)", "regulate", "run", "steward", "superintend", "supervise", "tend" ], "near synonyms":[ "care (for)", "mind", "watch", "lead", "pilot", "steer", "guard", "protect", "safeguard", "micromanage", "stage-manage", "codirect", "comanage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{ "examples":[ "would be happy to guide you folks to the historic part of town" ], "synonyms":[ "conduct", "direct", "lead", "marshal", "marshall", "pilot", "route", "show", "steer", "usher" ], "near synonyms":[ "precede", "accompany", "attend", "chaperone", "chaperon", "convoy", "escort", "see", "control", "manage" ], "near antonyms":[ "dog", "hound", "shadow", "tail", "tailgate" ], "antonyms":[ "follow", "trail" ] }, "one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy":{ "examples":[ "followed our guide through the dangerous mountain trails" ], "synonyms":[ "attendant", "companion", "escort", "guard" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaperone", "chaperon", "squire", "shadow", "sidekick", "conductor", "leader", "pilot", "convoy", "courier", "honor guard", "outrider" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "guiding":{ "to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{ "examples":[ "the pastry chef guided her through the creation of the wedding cake, showing her how to ice the layers, fashion the elaborate decorations, and assemble the whole shebang" ], "synonyms":[ "coaching", "counseling", "counselling", "leading", "mentoring", "piloting", "shepherding", "showing", "tutoring" ], "near synonyms":[ "godfathering", "directing", "engineering", "steering", "swaying", "accompanying", "attending", "chaperoning", "convoying", "escorting", "seeing", "squiring", "overseeing", "superintending", "supervising", "drilling", "training", "briefing", "enlightening", "informing", "instructing", "schooling", "teaching", "inculcating", "indoctrinating", "cultivating", "fostering", "nurturing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "examples":[ "thought the new superintendent would guide the school system well" ], "synonyms":[ "administering", "administrating", "carrying on", "conducting", "controlling", "directing", "governing", "handling", "keeping", "managing", "operating", "overlooking", "overseeing", "presiding (over)", "regulating", "running", "stewarding", "superintending", "supervising", "tending" ], "near synonyms":[ "caring (for)", "minding", "watching", "leading", "piloting", "steering", "guarding", "protecting", "safeguarding", "micromanaging", "stage-managing", "codirecting", "co-directing", "comanaging", "co-managing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{ "examples":[ "would be happy to guide you folks to the historic part of town" ], "synonyms":[ "conducting", "directing", "leading", "marshaling", "marshalling", "piloting", "routing", "showing", "steering", "ushering" ], "near synonyms":[ "preceding", "accompanying", "attending", "chaperoning", "convoying", "escorting", "seeing", "controlling", "managing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dogging", "hounding", "shadowing", "tailgating", "tailing" ], "antonyms":[ "following", "trailing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "guile":{ "skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{ "examples":[ "a shady salesman who usually relies on a combination of quick thinking and guile" ], "synonyms":[ "artfulness", "artifice", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "cunningness", "deviousness", "foxiness", "guilefulness", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculation", "care", "design", "savvy", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "cleverness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "inventiveness", "ease", "facility", "finesse", "deceitfulness", "duplicity", "shiftiness", "underhandedness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "a person so full of guile he can't even be trusted to give you the correct time of day" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guileless":{ "free from any intent to deceive or impress others":{ "examples":[ "she was an easygoing, guileless young woman who was comfortable just being herself" ], "synonyms":[ "artless", "genuine", "honest", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "simple", "sincere", "true", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious" ], "near synonyms":[ "childlike", "dewy-eyed", "gee-whiz", "impressionable", "inexperienced", "malleable", "persuadable", "persuasible", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unstudied", "candid", "direct", "frank", "free", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "plain", "plainspoken", "single-minded", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "trustful", "trusting", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "susceptible", "unwary" ], "near antonyms":[ "critical", "cynical", "mistrustful", "skeptical", "suspicious", "wary", "cosmopolitan", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "polished", "refined", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "devious", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "manipulative", "two-faced", "arch", "calculating", "canny", "crafty", "cunning", "designing", "foxy", "knavish", "scheming", "sharp", "shifty", "shrewd", "slick", "slippery", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "underhanded", "wily", "flattering", "mealymouthed", "smooth", "sycophantic", "unctuous", "feigned", "forced", "strained" ], "antonyms":[ "affected", "artful", "artificial", "assuming", "dishonest", "dissembling", "dissimulating", "fake", "false", "guileful", "insincere", "phony", "phoney", "pretentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, 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"pretentiousness", "deviousness", "dishonesty", "insincerity", "disbelief", "doubtfulness", "incredulity", "suspiciousness", "carefulness", "caution", "street smarts", "wariness", "pessimism", "skepticism", "maturity" ], "antonyms":[ "artfulness", "cynicism", "knowingness", "sophistication", "worldliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guiltiness":{ "as in complicity , sinfulness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blameworthiness", "complicity", "sinfulness", "blame", "culpability", "fault", "guilt", "onus", "rap", "accusation", "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation", "finger-pointing", "reproach", "regret", "remorse", "self-reproach", "shame" ], "near antonyms":[ "blamelessness", "faultlessness", "guiltlessness", "innocence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guilty":{ "suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{ "examples":[ "she was burdened with a guilty conscience after ignoring the stranger's request for help" ], "synonyms":[ "ashamed", "shamed", "shamefaced" ], "near synonyms":[ "apologetic", "contrite", "penitent", "remorseful", "repentant", "sorry", "compunctious", "regretful", "rueful", "penitential", "blushing", "chagrined", "embarrassed", "hangdog", "sheepish", "blamable", "blameworthy", "culpable" ], "near antonyms":[ "impenitent", "remorseless", "unapologetic", "unrepentant", "brazen", "cheeky", "impudent", "blameless", "guiltless", "innocent" ], "antonyms":[ "shameless", "unashamed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "guided":{ "to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{ "examples":[ "the pastry chef guided her through the creation of the wedding cake, showing her how to ice the layers, fashion the elaborate decorations, and assemble the whole shebang" ], "synonyms":[ "coached", "counseled", "counselled", "led", "mentored", "piloted", "shepherded", "showed", "tutored" ], "near synonyms":[ "godfathered", "directed", "engineered", "steered", "swayed", "accompanied", "attended", "chaperoned", "convoyed", "escorted", "saw", "squired", "oversaw", "superintended", "supervised", "drilled", "trained", "briefed", "enlightened", "informed", "instructed", "schooled", "taught", "inculcated", "indoctrinated", "cultivated", "fostered", "nurtured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "examples":[ "thought the new superintendent would guide the school system well" ], "synonyms":[ "administered", "administrated", "carried on", "conducted", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "handled", "kept", "managed", "operated", "overlooked", "oversaw", "presided (over)", "ran", "run", "regulated", "stewarded", "superintended", "supervised", "tended" ], "near synonyms":[ "cared (for)", "minded", "watched", "led", "piloted", "steered", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "micromanaged", "stage-managed", "codirected", "co-directed", "comanaged", "co-managed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to 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"tolerant", "tolerating", "unresistant", "yielding", "amiable", "obliging", "slavish", "subservient", "disciplined", "governable", "manageable", "apathetic", "uncaring", "unresponsive" ], "near antonyms":[ "protesting", "resistant", "resisting", "unyielding", "defiant", "contrary", "contumacious", "disobedient", "froward", "incompliant", "insubordinate", "insurgent", "intractable", "mutinous", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "restive", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "balky", "perverse", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "headstrong", "willful", "wilful", "indomitable", "undisciplined", "unmanageable", "dissident", "nonconformist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "guide dog":{ "as in police dog , working dog":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "police dog", "working dog", "bandog", "bird dog", "coonhound", "courser", "gundog", "hunter", "sheepdog", "sled dog", "watchdog", "wolf dog", "wolfhound", "lapdog", "pup", "puppy", "puppy dog", "whelp", "bitch", "cur", "mongrel", "mutt", "canine", "dog", "doggy", "doggie", "hound", "pooch", "tyke", "tike" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guitarists":{ "as in drummers , pianists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accordionists", "bassoonists", "clarinetists", "clarinettists", "cornetists", "cornettists", "drummers", "fiddlers", "flautists", "flutists", "harpists", "hornists", "keyboardists", "oboists", "organ-grinders", "organists", "percussionists", "pianists", "pickers", "pipers", "reedmen", "saxophonists", "trombonists", "trumpeters", "violinists", "violists", "accompanists", "recitalists", "soloists", "symphonists", "maestros", "maestri", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "artists", "performers", "minstrels", "instrumentalists", "musicians", "players" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guileful":{ "clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means":{ "examples":[ "tried to fix the game with a guileful plot to sabotage the other team's bats, but the umpire caught them" ], "synonyms":[ "artful", "beguiling", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "cute", "designing", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "scheming", "shrewd", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily" ], "near synonyms":[ "astute", "facile", "glib", "sharp", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "dishonest", "fraudulent", "insinuating", "knavish", "Machiavellian", "oblique", "serpentine", "shady", "shifty", "slippery", "sneaky", "treacherous", "underhand", "underhanded", "unscrupulous", "backhanded", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "smooth-tongued", "two-faced", "circuitous", "circular", "roundabout", "clandestine", "concealed", "covert", "furtive", "hugger-mugger", "secret", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "calculating", "plotting" ], "near antonyms":[ "obvious", "open", "patent", "plain", "public", "unconcealed", "aboveboard", "candid", "direct", "forthright", "frank", "honest", "natural", "outspoken", "plainspoken", "real", "simple", "sincere", "straightforward", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "unvarnished", "childlike", "impressionable", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "unforced", "unstudied", "trustful", "trusting" ], "antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "undesigning" ] }, "given to or marked by cheating and deception":{ "examples":[ "received a guileful answer when I asked the dealer if the used car had ever been in a collision" ], "synonyms":[ "bent", "crooked", "deceptive", "dishonest", "double-dealing", "duplicitous", "fast", "fraudulent", "rogue", "shady", "sharp", "shifty", "underhand", "underhanded" ], "near synonyms":[ "unconscionable", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "deceitful", "deceiving", "deluding", "delusive", "delusory", "false", "artful", "beguiling", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "wily", "defrauding", "devious", "furtive", "slippery", "sneaking", "sneaky", "trickish", "tricky", "insidious", "perfidious", "treacherous" ], "near antonyms":[ "conscientious", "decent", "ethical", "honorable", "just", "scrupulous", "upright", "forthright", "straightforward" ], "antonyms":[ "aboveboard", "honest", "straight" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "guilts":{ "a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{ "examples":[ "he was wracked with guilt after he accidentally broke his sister's antique grandfather clock" ], "synonyms":[ "contriteness", "contrition", "penitence", "regret", "remorse", "remorsefulness", "repentance", "rue", "self-reproach", "shame" ], "near synonyms":[ "compunction", "misgiving", "prick", "qualm", "scruple", "blame", "culpability", "fault", "liability", "rap", "responsibility", "chagrin", "embarrassment", "anguish", "distress", "grief", "ruth", "sadness", "sorrow", "bloodguilt", "bloodguiltiness", "apology", "excuses", "hand-wringing", "mea culpa" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "impenitence", "remorselessness" ] }, "responsibility for wrongdoing or failure":{ "examples":[ "the chief financial officer was saddled with the guilt for the company's failure" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "culpability", "fault", "onus", "rap" ], "near synonyms":[ "blameworthiness", "complicity", "guiltiness", "sinfulness", "accusation", "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation", "finger-pointing", "reproach", "regret", "remorse", "self-reproach", "shame" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "blamelessness", "faultlessness", "guiltlessness", "innocence" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guidebook":{ "a published work containing information for travelers":{ "examples":[ "This guidebook came in handy during our trip to Europe." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "handbook", "how-to", "manual", "book", "tome", "volume", "hardback", "hardcover", "paper", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "pocket edition", "softback", "softcover", "trade book", "trade edition", "folio", "quarto", "catalog", "catalogue", "cyclopedia", "cyclopaedia", "dictionary", "encyclopedia", "monograph", "primer", "text", "textbook", "tract", "treatise", "novel", "novelette", "pulp", "album", "almanac", "anthology", "casebook", "chapbook", "omnibus", "picture book" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guiles":{ "skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{ "examples":[ "a shady salesman who usually relies on a combination of quick thinking and guile" ], "synonyms":[ "artfulness", "artifice", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "cunningness", "deviousness", "foxiness", "guilefulness", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculation", "care", "design", "savvy", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "cleverness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "inventiveness", "ease", "facility", "finesse", "deceitfulness", "duplicity", "shiftiness", "underhandedness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "a person so full of guile he can't even be trusted to give you the correct time of day" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guilefulness", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guideposts":{ "as in signals , telltales":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denotations", "evidences", "keys", "marks", "overtones", "pointers", "signals", "telltales", "tokens", "characteristics", "diagnostics", "features", "hallmarks", 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"impenitence", "remorselessness" ] }, "responsibility for wrongdoing or failure":{ "examples":[ "the chief financial officer was saddled with the guilt for the company's failure" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "culpability", "fault", "onus", "rap" ], "near synonyms":[ "blameworthiness", "complicity", "guiltiness", "sinfulness", "accusation", "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation", "finger-pointing", "reproach", "regret", "remorse", "self-reproach", "shame" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "blamelessness", "faultlessness", "guiltlessness", "innocence" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guide words":{ "either one of the words that are at the top of a page in a dictionary or similar book and that show the first and last words on the page":{ "examples":[ "It is easiest to use the guide words to find the page for the word you are looking up." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catchwords", "running heads", "captions", "headers", "headings", "headlines", "heads", "rubrics", "titles", "banners", 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"righteousness", "uprightness", "virtuousness", "morality", "virtue", "chastity", "purity", "sinlessness", "harmlessness", "inoffensiveness" ], "near antonyms":[ "blame", "fault", "responsibility", "corruption", "criminality", "depravity", "evil", "immorality", "reprehensibleness", "sinfulness", "wickedness", "harmfulness", "offensiveness" ], "antonyms":[ "blameworthiness", "culpability", "guilt", "guiltiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guidelines":{ "something usually in writing that shows or tells how something should be done":{ "examples":[ "The government has issued new guidelines for following a healthy and balanced diet.", "Here are some basic guidelines for helping you choose a dishwasher." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blueprints", "canons", "formulas", "formulae", "guides", "standards", "bylaws", "ground rules", "regs", "regulations", "rules", "codes", "constitutions", "decalogues", "directories", "acts", "laws", "ordinances", "statutes", "behests", "charges", "commandments", "commands", "decrees", "dictates", "directions", "directives", "edicts", "fiats", "instructions", "orders", "axioms", "fundamentals", "maxims", "precepts", "morals", "principles", "values", "bans", "interdictions", "prohibitions", "proscriptions", "restrictions", "conventions", "customs", "habits", "manners", "mores", "practices", "practises", "traditions", "ways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guises":{ "a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{ "examples":[ "he allowed himself to dine at fine restaurants all over the world under the guise of research for his book on international cuisine" ], "synonyms":[ "acts", "airs", "charades", "disguises", "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "fronts", "masquerades", "poses", "pretenses", "pretences", "put-ons", "semblances", "shows" ], "near synonyms":[ "impersonations", "performances", "portrayals", "images", "personae", "personas", "appearances", "colors", "glosses", "camouflages", "cloaks", "affectations", "deceits", "deceptions", "dissimulations", "double-dealings", "duplicities", "fakeries", "frauds", "guiles", "betrayals", "double crosses", "falsities", "infidelities", "perfidies", "treacheries", "treasons", "excuses", "pretexts" ], "near antonyms":[ "candors", "sincerities", "na\u00efvet\u00e9s", "naivetes", "naivet\u00e9s" ], "antonyms":[] }, "clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation":{ "examples":[ "she felt as though she should be wearing some sort of Germanic guise , complete with dirndl, for the fall festival featuring traditional German food and drink" ], "synonyms":[ "costumes", "drags", "dresses", "garbs", "getups", "outfits", "togs" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "attires", "clothes", "duds", "habiliments", "raiments", "fashions", "modes", "styles", "arrays", "caparisons", "vestments" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else":{ "examples":[ "he sneaked into the castle to rescue Ivanhoe in the guise of a priest coming to give Ivanhoe his last rites" ], "synonyms":[ "camouflages", "costumes", "disguises" ], "near synonyms":[ "dominoes", "dominos", "masks", "veils", "visors", "vizors", "vizards", "costumeries", "dresses", "getups", "outfits", "rigs", "colorings", "cosmetics", "makeups", "paints" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "outward and often deceptive indication":{ "examples":[ "hazing rituals may have the guise of harmless fun, but often the reality is serious physical abuse" ], "synonyms":[ "appearances", "faces", "names", "outwards", "seemings", "semblances", "shows" ], "near synonyms":[ "airs", "effects", "impressions", "hints", "implications", "insinuations", "resemblances", "suggestions", "affectations", "demonstrations", "displays", "fictions", "images", "imitations", "impostures", "likenesses", "make-believe", "make-belief", "poses", "pretenses", "pretences", "representations", "simulations", "cloaks", "disguises", "exteriors", "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "fronts", "glosses", "masks", "masquerades", "patinas", "patinae", "Potemkin villages", "shapes", "shells", "surfaces", "veneers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guide word":{ "either one of the words that are at the top of a page in a dictionary or similar book and that show the first and last words on the page":{ "examples":[ "It is easiest to use the guide words to find the page for the word you are looking up." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catchword", "running head", "caption", "head", "header", "heading", "headline", "rubric", "title", "banner", "streamer", "greeting", "salutation", "superscript", "superscription", "subhead", "subheading", "subtitle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guide dogs":{ "as in police dogs , working dogs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "police dogs", "working dogs", "bandogs", "bird dogs", "coonhounds", "coursers", "gundogs", "hunters", "sheepdogs", "sled dogs", "watchdogs", "wolf dogs", "wolfhounds", "lapdogs", "puppies", "puppy dogs", "pups", "whelps", "bitches", "curs", "mongrels", "mutts", "canines", "doggies", "dogs", "hounds", "pooches", "tykes", "tikes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guilefulness":{ "skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{ "examples":[ "he had an inherent guilefulness that made him a formidable power broker in Washington" ], "synonyms":[ "artfulness", "artifice", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "cunningness", "deviousness", "foxiness", "guile", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculation", "care", "design", "savvy", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "cleverness", "ingeniousness", "ingenuity", "inventiveness", "ease", "facility", "finesse", "deceitfulness", "duplicity", "shiftiness", "underhandedness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{ "examples":[ "it was guilefulness and not goodness that got the gold digger her millions" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "cheating", "cozenage", "craft", "craftiness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "cunningness", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "foxiness", "fraud", "guile", "wiliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "equivocation", "lying", "mendacity", "prevarication", "chicane", "chicanery", "fraudulence", "hanky-panky", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "mountebankery", "obliquity", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "swindling", "trickery", "wile", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "untruth", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "sanctimoniousness", "two-facedness", "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "deviousness", "shrewdness", "treacherousness", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "covertness", "furtiveness", "secrecy", "shadiness", "sneakiness", "stealthiness", "oiliness", "shiftiness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness" ], "near antonyms":[ "candidness", "candor", "directness", "frankness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "honesty", "probity", "dependability", "reliability", "reliableness", "solidity", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness", "decency", "goodness", "incorruptibility", "integrity", "righteousness", "truthfulness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "good faith", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guidebooks":{ "a published work containing information for travelers":{ "examples":[ "This guidebook came in handy during our trip to Europe." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "handbooks", "how-tos", "manuals", "books", "tomes", "volumes", "hardbacks", "hardcovers", "paperbacks", "paperbounds", "papers", "pocket books", "pocket editions", "softbacks", "softcovers", "trade books", "trade editions", "folios", "quartos", "catalogs", "catalogues", "cyclopedias", "cyclopaedias", "dictionaries", "encyclopedias", "monographs", "primers", "textbooks", "texts", "tracts", "treatises", "novelettes", "novels", "pulps", "albums", "almanacs", "anthologies", "casebooks", "chapbooks", "omnibuses", "picture books" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guillotined":{ "to cut off the head of":{ "examples":[ "French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy" ], "synonyms":[ "beheaded", "decapitated", "headed" ], "near synonyms":[ "decollated", "pruned", "shortened", "trimmed", "scalped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "guitarist":{ "as in drummer , pianist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accordionist", "bassoonist", "clarinetist", "clarinettist", "cornetist", "cornettist", "drummer", "fiddler", "flautist", "flutist", "harpist", "hornist", "keyboardist", "oboist", "organ-grinder", "organist", "percussionist", "pianist", "picker", "piper", "reedman", "saxophonist", "trombonist", "trumpeter", "violinist", "violist", "accompanist", "recitalist", "soloist", "symphonist", "maestro", "virtuoso", "artist", "performer", "minstrel", "instrumentalist", "musician", "player" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guilelessly":{ "without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration":{ "examples":[ "guilelessly revealed that she had worked as a navy pilot before becoming a writer" ], "synonyms":[ "artlessly", "ingenuously", "innocently", "naively", "na\u00efvely", "naturally", "sincerely", "unaffectedly", "unfeignedly", "unpretentiously" ], "near synonyms":[ "genuinely", "honestly", "simply", "truly", "freely", "openheartedly", "openly", "candidly", "frankly", "matter-of-factly", "casually", "coolly", "cooly", "nonchalantly", "informally", "relaxedly", "unceremoniously" ], "near antonyms":[ "artfully", "cannily", "deceitfully", "deceptively", "deviously", "dishonestly", "falsely", "archly", "calculatingly", "craftily", "cunningly", "furtively", "insidiously", "sharply", "shiftily", "slickly", "slyly", "slily", "underhand", "underhanded", "underhandedly", "flatteringly", "sycophantically", "unctuously" ], "antonyms":[ "affectedly", "artificially", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "pretentiously", "unnaturally" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "guillotines":{ "to cut off the head of":{ "examples":[ "French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy" ], "synonyms":[ "beheads", "decapitates", "heads" ], "near synonyms":[ "decollates", "prunes", "shortens", "trims", "scalps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "guidepost":{ "as in signal , 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"impeachable", "indictable", "punishable", "accused", "impeached", "indicted", "condemned", "convicted", "hangdog", "shamed", "shamefaced" ], "antonyms":[ "guilty" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "guillotine":{ "to cut off the head of":{ "examples":[ "French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy" ], "synonyms":[ "behead", "decapitate", "head" ], "near synonyms":[ "decollate", "prune", "shorten", "trim", "scalp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "guillotining":{ "to cut off the head of":{ "examples":[ "French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy" ], "synonyms":[ "beheading", "decapitating", "heading" ], "near synonyms":[ "decollating", "pruning", "shortening", "trimming", "scalping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "guise":{ "a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{ "examples":[ "he allowed himself to dine at fine restaurants all over the world under the guise of research for his book on international cuisine" ], "synonyms":[ "act", "airs", "charade", "disguise", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "front", "masquerade", "playacting", "pose", "pretense", "pretence", "put-on", "semblance", "show" ], "near synonyms":[ "impersonation", "performance", "portrayal", "image", "persona", "appearance", "color", "gloss", "camouflage", "cloak", "affectation", "deceit", "deception", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "fakery", "fraud", "guile", "betrayal", "double cross", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "perfidy", "treachery", "treason", "unfaithfulness", "excuse", "pretext" ], "near antonyms":[ "bluntness", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "openheartedness", "outspokenness", "plainspokenness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", 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"cosmetic", "makeup", "paint" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "outward and often deceptive indication":{ "examples":[ "hazing rituals may have the guise of harmless fun, but often the reality is serious physical abuse" ], "synonyms":[ "appearance", "face", "name", "outward", "seeming", "semblance", "show" ], "near synonyms":[ "air", "effect", "impression", "hint", "implication", "insinuation", "resemblance", "suggestion", "affectation", "demonstration", "display", "fiction", "image", "imitation", "imposture", "likeness", "make-believe", "make-belief", "pose", "pretense", "pretence", "representation", "simulation", "cloak", "disguise", "exterior", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "front", "gloss", "mask", "masquerade", "patina", "Potemkin village", "shape", "shell", "surface", "veneer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guild":{ "a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{ "examples":[ "after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild" ], "synonyms":[ "association", "board", "brotherhood", "chamber", "club", "college", "congress", "consortium", "council", "fellowship", "fraternity", "institute", "institution", "league", "order", "organization", "society", "sodality" ], "near synonyms":[ "collective", "commune", "community", "cooperative", "alliance", "bloc", "camp", "coalition", "partnership", "body", "cadre", "group", "circle", "clan", "clique", "coterie", "junta", "junto", "klatch", "klatsch", "lot", "set", "crew", "outfit", "party", "squad", "team", "branch", "chapter", "local", "faithful", "fold", "membership", "sisterhood", "sorority", "cabal", "camarilla", "camorra", "confederacy", "conspiracy", "band", "gang", "ring", "cartel", "combine", "syndicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guidon":{ "a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling":{ "examples":[ "each army command unit flew a different color guidon , though they were all the same shape" ], "synonyms":[ "banderole", "banderol", "banner", "colors", "ensign", "flag", "jack", "pendant", "pendent", "pennant", "pennon", "standard", "streamer" ], "near synonyms":[ "bunting", "gonfalon", "black flag", "Jolly Roger", "tricolor", "union jack", "white flag", "burgee", "semaphore", "signaler", "signaller", "waft", "badge", "coat of arms", "crest", "insignia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guidons":{ "a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling":{ "examples":[ "each army command unit flew a different color guidon , though they were all the same shape" ], "synonyms":[ "banderoles", "banderols", "banners", "colors", "ensigns", "flags", "jacks", "pendants", "pendents", "pennants", "pennons", "standards", "streamers" ], "near synonyms":[ "buntings", "gonfalons", "black flags", "Jolly Rogers", "tricolors", "union jacks", "white flags", "burgees", "semaphores", "signalers", "signallers", "wafts", "badges", "coats of arms", "crests", "insignia", "insignias" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guilds":{ "a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{ "examples":[ "after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild" ], "synonyms":[ "associations", "boards", "brotherhoods", "chambers", "clubs", "colleges", "congresses", "consortia", "consortiums", "councils", "fellowships", "fraternities", "institutes", "institutions", "leagues", "orders", "organizations", "societies", "sodalities" ], "near synonyms":[ "collectives", "communes", "communities", "cooperatives", "alliances", "blocs", "camps", "coalitions", "partnerships", "bodies", "cadres", "groups", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "coteries", "juntas", "juntos", "klatches", "klatsches", "lots", "sets", "crews", "outfits", "parties", "squads", "teams", "branches", "chapters", "locals", "faithfuls", "folds", "memberships", "sisterhoods", "sororities", "cabals", "camarillas", "camorras", "confederacies", "conspiracies", "bands", "gangs", "rings", "cartels", "combines", "syndicates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "guideline":{ "something usually in writing that shows or tells how something should be done":{ "examples":[ "The government has issued new guidelines for following a healthy and balanced diet.", "Here are some basic guidelines for helping you choose a dishwasher." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blueprint", "canon", "formula", "guide", "standard", "bylaw", "ground rule", "reg", "regulation", "rule", "code", "constitution", "decalogue", "directory", "act", "law", "ordinance", "statute", "behest", "charge", "command", "commandment", "decree", "dictate", "direction", "directive", "edict", "fiat", "instruction", "order", "axiom", "fundamental", "maxim", "precept", "moral", "principle", "value", "ban", "interdiction", "prohibition", "proscription", "restriction", "convention", "custom", "habit", "manners", "mores", "practice", "practise", "tradition", "way" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }