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"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 assign to a later time":{ "examples":[ "our guests delayed their departure until after dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "deferring", "holding off (on)", "holding over", "holding up", "laying over", "postponing", "putting off", "putting over", "remitting", "shelving" ], "near synonyms":[ "suspending", "hesitating", "pausing", "staying", "detaining", "retarding", "slowing", "extending", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "stretching (out)", "waiting" ], "near antonyms":[ "acting", "dealing (with)", "deciding (upon)", "doing", "working (on)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delays":{ "an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business":{ "examples":[ "there was a delay for our boarding while the airplane unloaded incoming passengers" ], "synonyms":[ "detainments", "detentions", "holdbacks", "holding patterns", "holdups", "waits" ], "near synonyms":[ "deferments", "deferrals", "postponements", "reprieves", "respites", "foot-draggings", "hesitations", "lags", "pauses", "setbacks", "slowdowns" ], "near antonyms":[ "hastes", "rushes", "dispatches", "promptitudes" ], 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"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 assign to a later time":{ "examples":[ "our guests delayed their departure until after dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "defers", "holds off (on)", "holds over", "holds up", "lays over", "postpones", "puts off", "puts over", "remits", "shelves" ], "near synonyms":[ "suspends", "hesitates", "pauses", "stays", "detains", "retards", "slows", "extends", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches (out)", "waits" ], "near antonyms":[ "acts", "deals (with)", "decides (upon)", "does", "works (on)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "delectable":{ "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "a delectable melody to listen to after a hard day" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delicious", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ] }, "very pleasing to the sense of taste":{ 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}, "something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury":{ "examples":[ "a gourmet shop filled with delectables for every palate, albeit not for every pocketbook" ], "synonyms":[ "bit", "cate", "dainty", "delicacy", "goody", "goodie", "kickshaw", "tidbit", "titbit", "treat", "viand" ], "near synonyms":[ "morsel", "candy", "dessert", "junket", "sweet", "sweetmeat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "delectations":{ "a source of great satisfaction":{ "examples":[ "tourists enjoying the delectations of this tropical paradise for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "delights", "feasts", "gases", "gasses", "joys", "kicks", "mannas", "pleasures", "treats" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "fun", "recreations", "comforts", "reliefs", "solaces", "gratifications", "indulgences", "ambrosias" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delicacies":{ "something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury":{ "examples":[ "presented with a plate of national delicacies while they waited for the queen" ], "synonyms":[ "bits", "cates", "dainties", "delectables", "goodies", "kickshaws", "tidbits", "titbits", "treats", "viands" ], "near synonyms":[ "morsels", "candies", "desserts", "junkets", "sweetmeats", "sweets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delicacy":{ "something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury":{ "examples":[ "presented with a plate of national delicacies while they waited for the queen" ], "synonyms":[ "bit", "cate", "dainty", "delectable", "goody", "goodie", "kickshaw", "tidbit", "titbit", "treat", "viand" ], "near synonyms":[ "morsel", "candy", "dessert", "junket", "sweet", "sweetmeat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the state or quality of having a delicate structure":{ "examples":[ "we never cease to marvel at the delicacy of a snowflake" ], "synonyms":[ "daintiness", "exquisiteness", "fineness", "fragility", "frangibility" ], "near synonyms":[ "diaphanousness", "flimsiness", "insubstantiality", "wispiness", "brittleness", "crumbliness", "friability" ], "near antonyms":[ "firmness", "solidity", "strength" ], "antonyms":[ "coarseness", "crudeness", "crudity", "roughness", "rudeness" ] }, "the tendency to be or state of being squeamish":{ "examples":[ "the urgent need for blood prompted many people to overcome their habitual delicacy and become first-time donors" ], "synonyms":[ "qualmishness", "queasiness", "squeamishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "daintiness", "fastidiousness", "finicalness", "finickiness", "fussiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "boldness", "gutsiness" ], "antonyms":[ "indelicacy" ] }, "the quality or state of being very accurate":{ "examples":[ "the delicacy of the watch movement is incredible" ], "synonyms":[ "accuracy", "accurateness", "closeness", "exactitude", "exactness", "fineness", "nicety", "perfection", "preciseness", "precision", "rigor", "rigorousness", "ultraprecision", "veracity" ], "near synonyms":[ "correctness", "fidelity", "rightness", "strictness", "truth", "definiteness", "definitiveness", "definitude", "determinacy", "subtlety", "care", "carefulness", "fastidiousness", "meticulousness", "persnicketiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "approximation", "roundness", "falseness", "falsity", "incorrectness", "wrongness", "carelessness", "guesswork", "looseness", "indefiniteness", "vagueness" ], "antonyms":[ "coarseness", "impreciseness", "imprecision", "inaccuracy", "inexactitude", "inexactness", "roughness" ] }, "the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor":{ "examples":[ "all of her life the shy poet gave the appearance of extreme delicacy" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenia", "debilitation", "debility", "enervation", "enfeeblement", "faintness", "feebleness", "fragility", "frailness", "frailty", "infirmity", "languidness", "languor", "listlessness", "lowness", "weakness", "wimpiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "decay", "decrepitude", "breakdown", "collapse", "prostration", "exhaustion", "fatigue", "lassitude", "weariness", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "impotence", "impuissance", "powerlessness", "effeteness", "softness", "tenderness", "disablement", "incapacitation", "invalidism", "damage", "harm", "hurt", "impairment", "injury" ], "near antonyms":[ "energy", "vitality", "brawniness", "fitness", "heftiness", "huskiness", "lustiness", "muscularity", "virility", "hardness", "ruggedness", "stoutness", "sturdiness", "toughness", "health", "healthiness", "soundness", "wellness" ], "antonyms":[ "hardihood", "hardiness", "robustness", "strength", "vigor" ] }, "the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences":{ "examples":[ "the delicacy of the sensor is such that it will be affected by the slightest vibration" ], "synonyms":[ "acuity", "acuteness", "keenness", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "sensitiveness", "sensitivity", "sharpness" ], "near synonyms":[ "hyperacuity", "hypersensitiveness", "hypersensitivity", "oversensitiveness", "oversensitivity", "supersensitivity", "accuracy", "exactitude", "exactness", "fineness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delicious":{ "very pleasing to the sense of taste":{ "examples":[ "the family sat down to a delicious Thanksgiving dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "appetizing", "dainty", "delectable", "delish", "flavorful", "flavorsome", "luscious", "lush", "mouthwatering", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "scrumptious", "succulent", "tasteful", "tasty", "toothsome", "toothy", "yummy" ], "near synonyms":[ "digestible", "eatable", "edible", "delightful", "heavenly", "pleasing", "agreeable", "gratifying", "pleasant", "satisfying", "choice", "delicate", "exquisite", "rare" ], "near antonyms":[ "banal", "boring", "commonplace", "tedious", "noisome", "smelly", "stinky", "noxious", "unwholesome", "miserable", "wretched", "abhorrent", "abominable", "awful", "detestable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "foul", "horrid", "nauseating", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "sickening", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "distasteful", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "stale", "tasteless", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "unsavory", "yucky", "yukky" ] }, "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "a delicious breeze gave us welcome relief from the tropical heat" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delightful", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "delight (in)":{ "to take pleasure in":{ "examples":[ "I've been delighting in your company, so I was wondering if we might have another date" ], "synonyms":[ "adore", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "get off (on)", "groove (on)", "like", "love", "rejoice (in)", "relish", "revel (in)", "savor", "savour" ], "near synonyms":[ "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "prize", "treasure", "value", "devour", "drink (in)", "eat (up)", "feast (on)", "dote (on)", "idolize", "cotton (to)", "favor", "prefer", "indulge (in)", "luxuriate (in)", "wallow (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "dislike", "hate", "loathe", "condemn", "despise", "scorn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delightedly":{ "as in gleefully , cheerfully":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheerfully", "cheerily", "gaily", "gayly", "gleefully", "good-naturedly", "lightheartedly", "merrily", "mirthfully", "rejoicingly", "sunnily", "blissfully", "gladly", "happily", "joyfully", "joyously", "blithely", "blithesomely", "calmly", "casually", "dispassionately", "easily", "impassively", "indifferently", "lightly", "nonchalantly", "stoically", "unconcernedly", "favorably", "well" ], "near antonyms":[ "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "inconsolably", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly", "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "downheartedly", "low-spiritedly", "blackly", "darkly", "dismally", "distressfully", "distressingly", "dourly", "drearily", "forlornly", "gloomily", "glumly", "joylessly", "mirthlessly", "miserably", "morosely", "pessimistically", "somberly", "sullenly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "delights":{ "a source of great satisfaction":{ "examples":[ "the opportunity for travel was one of the major delights of the couple's golden years" ], "synonyms":[ "delectations", "feasts", "gases", "gasses", "joys", "kicks", "mannas", "pleasures", "treats" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "fun", "recreations", "comforts", "reliefs", "solaces", "gratifications", "indulgences", "ambrosias" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment":{ "examples":[ "with his great sense of humor and bubbly personality, he is a delight to be around" ], "synonyms":[ "distractions", "diversions", "divertissements", "entertainments", "fun", "pleasures", "recreations" ], "near synonyms":[ "escapes", "pastimes", "time killers", "binges", "flings", "frolics", "gambols", "larks", "revels", "rollicks", "romps", "sprees", "convivialities", "festivities", "gaieties", "gayeties", "hilarities", "jollifications", "jollities", "merrymakings", "revelings", "revellings", "revelries", "whoopees", "picnics", "laughs", "riots", "screams", "activities", "games" ], "near antonyms":[ "killjoys", "party poopers" ], "antonyms":[ "bores", "bummers", "downers", "drags" ] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "I delighted at the sight of my old schoolyard tormentor standing behind the fast-food counter, asking customers if they wanted fries" ], "synonyms":[ "crows", "exuberates", "exults", "glories", "joys", "jubilates", "kvells", "rejoices", "triumphs" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloats", "preens", "swells", "boasts", "brags", "flaunts", "parades", "shows off", "struts", "swaggers" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoans", "bewails", "grieves", "laments", "regrets", "weeps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words" ], "synonyms":[ "agrees (with)", "contents", "feasts", "gases", "gasses", "gladdens", "glads", "gratifies", "pleases", "pleasures", "rejoices", "satisfies", "suits", "warms" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeases", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "soothes", "assuages", "quenches", "sates", "satiates", "excites", "tickles", "titillates", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains", "treats", "captivates", "charms", "galvanizes", "thrills", "calms", "comforts", "caters (to)", "humors", "indulges", "coddles", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "spoils" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravates", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "crosses", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "grates", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "perturbs", "piques", "puts out", "ruffles", "vexes", "angers", "enrages", "incenses", "inflames", "enflames", "infuriates", "maddens", "outrages", "rankles", "riles", "roils", "steams up", "provokes", "rouses", "agitates", "distresses", "disturbs", "frets", "upsets", "harasses", "harries", "pesters", "affronts", "insults", "offends" ], "antonyms":[ "displeases" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "delineate":{ "to draw or make apparent the outline of":{ "examples":[ "the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire" ], "synonyms":[ "define", "outline", "silhouette", "sketch", "trace" ], "near synonyms":[ "line", "bound", "fringe", "margin", "skirt", "edge", "hem", "rim", "trim", "frame", "circle", "compass", "encircle", "girdle", "girth", "loop", "ring", "round", "surround", "chart", "diagram", "draw", "map (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country" ], "synonyms":[ "depict", "describe", "draw", "image", "limn", "paint", "picture", "portray", "render", "set out", "sketch" ], "near synonyms":[ "characterize", "define", "label", "qualify", "represent", "demonstrate", "illustrate", "narrate", "recite", "recount", "rehearse", "relate", "report", "tell", "display", "exhibit", "show", "hint", "suggest", "draft", "outline", "silhouette", "trace", "vignette", "summarize", "sum up", "touch off", "redescribe", "reimage" ], "near antonyms":[ "color", "distort", "falsify", "garble", "misdescribe", "misrepresent", "misstate", "pervert", "twist", "warp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delineation":{ "a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene":{ "examples":[ "his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes" ], "synonyms":[ "cartoon", "drawing", "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":[] }, "a vivid representation in words of someone or something":{ "examples":[ "a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss" ], "synonyms":[ "definition", "depiction", "description", "picture", "portrait", "portraiture", "portrayal", "rendering", "sketch", "vignette" ], "near synonyms":[ "account", "anecdote", "chronicle", "narrative", "report", "story", "tale", "yarn", "demonstration", "exemplification", "illustration", "clarification", "elucidation", "explanation", "explication", "exposition" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delinquencies":{ "the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action":{ "examples":[ "we received a notice in the mail informing us of our delinquency in paying our utility bill" ], "synonyms":[ "default", "dereliction", "failure", "misprision", "neglect", "negligence", "nonfeasance", "oversight" ], "near synonyms":[ "carelessness", "heedlessness", "inadvertence", "inadvertency", "laxity" ], "near antonyms":[ "compliance", "discharge", "fulfillment", "fulfilment" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being late":{ "examples":[ "delinquency of our mortgage payment meant that we would have to pay a surcharge" ], "synonyms":[ "belatedness", "lateness", "tardiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "dilatoriness", "sluggishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "promptitude", "promptness", "punctuality" ], "antonyms":[ "earliness", "prematureness", "prematurity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deliquesce":{ "to go from a solid to a liquid state":{ "examples":[ "a rotting tomato slowly deliquescing in the hot summer sun" ], "synonyms":[ "flux", "fuse", "liquefy", "liquify", "melt", "run", "thaw" ], "near synonyms":[ "found", "gutter", "smelt", "try", "dissolve", "render", "soften", "thin" ], "near antonyms":[ "clot", "coagulate", "congeal", "gel", "jell", "jelly", "thicken" ], "antonyms":[ "harden", "set", "solidify" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delist":{ "as in exclude , omit":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "exclude", "expel", "expunge", "reject", "omit", "overlook" ], "near antonyms":[ "enroll", "enrol", "inscribe", "list", "matriculate", "register", "enlist", "impanel", "induct", "conscript", "draft", "muster" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deliver":{ "to free from the penalties or consequences of sin":{ "examples":[ "deliver us from evil" ], "synonyms":[ "redeem", "save" ], "near synonyms":[ "reclaim", "reform", "forgive", "pardon", "remit", "shrive", "bless", "hallow", "consecrate", "purify", "sanctify" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove from danger or harm":{ "examples":[ "the passengers waited for the rescue ship to come and deliver them" ], "synonyms":[ "bail out", "bring off", "rescue", "save" ], "near synonyms":[ "salvage", "emancipate", "free", "liberate", "manumit", "release", "disentangle", "extricate", "recover" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "adventure", "compromise", "endanger", "gamble (with)", "hazard", "imperil", "jeopardize", "peril", "risk", "venture" ] }, "to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{ "examples":[ "delivered up the ransom money" ], "synonyms":[ "cede", "cough up", "give up", "hand over", "lay down", "relinquish", "render", "surrender", "turn in", "turn over", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "commit", "consign", "entrust", "intrust", "transfer", "forfeit", "release", "waive", "abnegate", "renounce", "resign", "abandon", "desert", "discard", "forsake", "part (with)", "shed" ], "near antonyms":[ "keep", "retain", "withhold" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{ "examples":[ "the inn endeavors to deliver the luxuries that its well-heeled guests have come to expect" ], "synonyms":[ "feed", "furnish", "give", "hand", "hand over", "provide", "supply" ], "near synonyms":[ "ply (with)", "administer", "allocate", "apportion", "deal (out)", "dispense", "distribute", "dole out", "mete (out)", "parcel (out)", "portion", "prorate", "assign", "cede", "deed", "make over", "transfer" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "keep up", "maintain", "preserve", "save" ], "antonyms":[ "hold (back)", "keep (back)", "reserve", "retain", "withhold" ] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "delivered the prisoners to the sheriff" ], "synonyms":[ "commend", "commit", "confide", "consign", "delegate", "entrust", "intrust", "give", "give over", "hand", "hand over", "leave", "pass", "recommend", "repose", "transfer", "transmit", "trust", "turn over", "vest" ], "near synonyms":[ "confer", "grant", "assign", "deal (out)", "dispense", "disperse", "distribute", "divide", "hand in", "release", "relinquish", "submit", "surrender", "turn in", "yield", "bequeath", "hand down", "hand on", "will", "advance", "lend", "loan", "furnish", "supply", "recommit", "redeliver", "retransfer", "retransmit" ], "near antonyms":[ "detain", "hold back", "reserve", "withhold", "own", "possess", "accept", "receive", "take in", "occupy", "take", "take over" ], "antonyms":[ "hold", "keep", "retain" ] }, "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "finally, a summer blockbuster that delivers" ], "synonyms":[ "click", "come off", "go", "go over", "pan out", "succeed", "work out" ], "near synonyms":[ "catch on", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive", "cook", "percolate" ], "near antonyms":[ "languish", "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "sink", "skid", "slip", "slump", "wane", "crash", "crater", "crumble", "flame out", "choke", "crack up", "miscarry", "misfire", "fall down", "go under", "implode", "self-destruct" ], "antonyms":[ "bomb", "collapse", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "wash out" ] }, "to bring forth from the womb":{ "examples":[ "she delivered four healthy babies" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "birth", "drop", "have", "mother", "produce" ], "near synonyms":[ "labor", "breed", "multiply", "propagate", "reproduce", "spawn", "beget", "father", "generate", "get", "sire", "calve", "kid", "kindle", "kitten", "litter", "pup", "whelp" ], "near antonyms":[ "abort", "lose", "miscarry" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly":{ "examples":[ "deeply dissatisfied with his dissolute lifestyle, he resolved to deliver himself over to the ways of the Lord" ], "synonyms":[ "abandon", "give up", "indulge", "surrender", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "overdo", "overindulge", "bask", "luxuriate", "revel", "roll", "wallow" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstain (from)", "eschew", "forbear", "forgo", "forego", "refrain (from)", "check", "inhibit", "restrain" ], "antonyms":[ "deny" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delivery":{ "a freeing from an obligation or responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the school bell signaled our delivery from the tortures of math class" ], "synonyms":[ "discharge", "quietus", "quittance", "release" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispensation", "exemption", "immunity", "waiver" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or process of giving birth to children":{ "examples":[ "her second delivery took only three hours" ], "synonyms":[ "accouchement", "childbearing", "childbirth", "labor", "parturition", "travail" ], "near synonyms":[ "birth pang", "contraction", "pains", "pregnancy", "abortion", "miscarriage", "cesarean section", "caesarean section", "natural childbirth", "childbed", "confinement", "lying-in" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delusory":{ "tending or having power to deceive":{ "examples":[ "the delusory notion that wealth invariably brings happiness" ], "synonyms":[ "beguiling", "deceitful", "deceiving", "deceptive", "deluding", "delusive", "fallacious", "false", "misleading", "specious" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "foxy", "guileful", "shady", "shifty", "slick", "sly", "sneaking", "sneaky", "subtile", "subtle", "trick", "trickish", "tricky", "underhand", "underhanded", "wily", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "wrong", "bewildering", "confounding", "distracting", "perplexing", "puzzling", "ambidextrous", "crooked", "defrauding", "dishonest", "dissembling", "double-dealing", "duplicitous", "faithless", "fast", "fraudulent", "knavish", "lying", "mendacious", "untrustworthy", "untruthful", "bogus", "counterfeit", "fake", "feigned", "forged", "jive", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "spurious", "insidious", "perfidious", "treacherous", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "artificial", "backhanded", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "two-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "clarifying", "elucidative", "explanatory", "illuminating", "revealing", "revelatory", "honest", "trustworthy", "truthful" ], "antonyms":[ "aboveboard", "forthright", "nondeceptive", "straightforward" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "delving":{ "a systematic search for the truth or facts about something":{ "examples":[ "we didn't want to pry and did as little personal delving as possible" ], "synonyms":[ "disquisition", "examen", "examination", "exploration", "inquest", "inquiry", "inquisition", "investigation", "probation", "probe", "probing", "research", "study" ], "near synonyms":[ "quest", "audit", "check", "checkup", "diagnosis", "inspection", "hearing", "interrogation", "trial", "feeler", "query", "question", "poll", "questionary", "questionnaire", "survey", "challenge", "cross-examination", "going-over", "grilling", "quiz", "rehearing", "reinvestigation", "self-examination", "self-exploration", "self-questioning", "self-reflection", "self-scrutiny", "soul-searching" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in digging , excavating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "digging", "excavating", "shoveling", "shovelling", "burrowing", "clawing", "grubbing", "mining", "quarrying", "scooping", "spading", "dredging", "digging in" ], "near antonyms":[ "filling (in)", "smoothing (out or over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "deliriums":{ "a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{ "examples":[ "shoppers running around in a delirium the day before Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "agitation", "deliriousness", "distraction", "fever", "feverishness", "flap", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "rampage", "uproar" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaos", "confusion", "disorder", "havoc", "pandemonium", "turmoil", "bedlam", "bother", "brouhaha", "bustle", "clamor", "clatter", "commotion", "disturbance", "fuss", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "tempest", "to-do", "tumult" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deliberately":{ "with full awareness of what one is doing":{ "examples":[ "deliberately chose to break the rules" ], "synonyms":[ "advisedly", "consciously", "designedly", "intentionally", "knowingly", "purposefully", "purposely", "purposively", "willfully", "wittingly" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculatedly", "studiedly", "voluntarily", "willingly", "premeditatedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "accidentally", "incidentally", "haphazardly", "randomly", "involuntarily", "unwillingly", "impulsively", "instinctively", "spontaneously" ], "antonyms":[ "inadvertently", "unconsciously", "unintentionally", "unknowingly", "unwittingly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "delusive":{ "tending or having power to deceive":{ "examples":[ "delusive promises of high-paying jobs for low-skilled workers" ], "synonyms":[ "beguiling", "deceitful", "deceiving", "deceptive", "deluding", "delusory", "fallacious", "false", "misleading", "specious" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "foxy", "guileful", "shady", "shifty", "slick", "sly", "sneaking", "sneaky", "subtile", "subtle", "trick", "trickish", "tricky", "underhand", "underhanded", "wily", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "wrong", "bewildering", "confounding", "distracting", "perplexing", "puzzling", "ambidextrous", "crooked", "defrauding", "dishonest", "dissembling", "double-dealing", "duplicitous", "faithless", "fast", "fraudulent", "knavish", "lying", "mendacious", "untrustworthy", "untruthful", "bogus", "counterfeit", "fake", "feigned", "forged", "jive", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "spurious", "insidious", "perfidious", "treacherous", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "artificial", "backhanded", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "two-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "clarifying", "elucidative", "explanatory", "illuminating", "revealing", "revelatory", "honest", "trustworthy", "truthful" ], "antonyms":[ "aboveboard", "forthright", "nondeceptive", "straightforward" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "delightfully":{ "in a pleasing way":{ "examples":[ "a delightfully silly song about dancing bears" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "near synonyms":[ "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "advantageously", "helpfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "attractively", "beautifully", "handsomely", "appealingly", "appetizingly", "enticingly", "invitingly", "temptingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly" ], "antonyms":[ "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "deliveryman":{ "a person who delivers goods to customers usually over a regular local route":{ "examples":[ "the deliveryman dropped off a package for us while we were at the store" ], "synonyms":[ "deliverer" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivery boy", "bearer", "carrier", "courier", "go-between", "liaison", "messenger" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deleted":{ "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-penciled", "canceled", "cancelled", "crossed (out)", "deled", "edited (out)", "elided", "killed", "scratched (out)", "stroked (out)", "struck (out)", "x-ed (out)", "x'd (out)", "xed (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "erased", "expunged", "obliterated", "rooted (out)", "rubbed out", "wiped out", "bleeped", "blipped", "clipped", "cut", "excised", "removed", "bowdlerized", "censored", "cleaned (up)", "expurgated", "laundered", "redacted", "red-penciled", "abbreviated", "cropped", "shortened", "blacked out", "repressed", "silenced", "suppressed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deles":{ "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "the proofreader was instructed to dele stray characters and other typos" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-pencils", "cancels", "crosses (out)", "deletes", "edits (out)", "elides", "kills", "scratches (out)", "strikes (out)", "strokes (out)", "x's (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots out", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "wipes out", "bleeps", "blips", "clips", "cuts", "excises", "removes", "bowdlerizes", "censors", "cleans (up)", "expurgates", "launders", "redacts", "red-pencils", "abbreviates", "crops", "shortens", "blacks out", "represses", "silences", "suppresses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delay":{ "an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business":{ "examples":[ "there was a delay for our boarding while the airplane unloaded incoming passengers" ], "synonyms":[ "detainment", "detention", "holdback", "holding pattern", "holdup", "wait" ], "near synonyms":[ "deferment", "deferral", "postponement", "reprieve", "respite", "foot-dragging", "hesitation", "lag", "pause", "setback", "slowdown" ], "near antonyms":[ "haste", "rush", "dispatch", "promptitude", "promptness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "dally", "dawdle", "diddle", "dillydally", "drag", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "lollygag", "lallygag", "mope", "poke", "shilly-shally", "tarry" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "amble", "ease", "inch", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stagger", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)", "filibuster", "procrastinate", "stall", "temporize" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "dart", "hump", "hurtle", "hustle", "scramble", "stampede", "gallop", "jog", "run", "sprint", "trot", "accelerate", "quicken", "speed (up)", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake" ], "antonyms":[ "barrel", "bolt", "career", "course", "dash", "fly", "hasten", "hotfoot (it)", "hurry", "race", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "scoot", "scud", "scurry", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ] }, "to assign to a later time":{ "examples":[ "our guests delayed their departure until after dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "defer", "hold off (on)", "hold over", "hold up", "lay over", "postpone", "put off", "put over", "remit", "shelve" ], "near synonyms":[ "suspend", "hesitate", "pause", "stay", "detain", "retard", "slow", "extend", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch (out)", "wait" ], "near antonyms":[ "act", "deal (with)", "decide (upon)", "do", "work (on)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "deleting":{ "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-penciling", "canceling", "cancelling", "crossing (out)", "deleing", "editing (out)", "eliding", "killing", "scratching (out)", "striking (out)", "stroking (out)", "x-ing (out)", "x'ing (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotting out", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "rubbing out", "wiping out", "bleeping", "blipping", "clipping", "cutting", "excising", "removing", "bowdlerizing", "censoring", "cleaning (up)", "expurgating", "laundering", "redacting", "red-penciling", "abbreviating", "cropping", "shortening", "blacking out", "repressing", "silencing", "suppressing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deluging":{ "to cover with a flood":{ "examples":[ "deluged with requests for help" ], "synonyms":[ "drowning", "engulfing", "flooding", "gulfing", "inundating", "overflowing", "overwhelming", "submerging", "submersing", "swamping" ], "near synonyms":[ "avalanching", "smothering", "overcoming", "overrunning", "flowing", "flushing", "gushing", "pouring", "sluicing", "spouting", "spurting", "streaming", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "soaking", "wetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrating", "drying", "parching" ], "antonyms":[ "draining" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deliveries":{ "a freeing from an obligation or responsibility":{ "examples":[ "the school bell signaled our delivery from the tortures of math class" ], "synonyms":[ "discharges", "quietuses", "quittances", "releases" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispensations", "exemptions", "immunities", "waivers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or process of giving birth to children":{ "examples":[ "her second delivery took only three hours" ], "synonyms":[ "accouchements", "childbearings", "childbirths", "labors", "parturitions", "travails" ], "near synonyms":[ "birth pangs", "contractions", "pains", "pregnancies", "abortions", "miscarriages", "cesarean sections", "caesarean sections", "natural childbirths", "childbeds", "confinements", "lyings-in", "lying-ins" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deluge":{ "a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms":{ "examples":[ "a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops" ], "synonyms":[ "alluvion", "bath", "cataclysm", "cataract", "flood", "flood tide", "inundation", "Niagara", "overflow", "spate", "torrent" ], "near synonyms":[ "current", "river", "stream", "tide", "cloudburst", "discharge", "flush", "gush", "outflow", "outpouring", "flux", "inflow", "influx", "engulfment", "washout", "avalanche", "blizzard", "cascade", "waterfall", "excess", "glut", "overabundance", "overage", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus" ], "near antonyms":[ "dribble", "drip", "trickle" ], "antonyms":[ "drought", "drouth" ] }, "a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity":{ "examples":[ "the exiting moviegoers were caught in the deluge without umbrellas" ], "synonyms":[ "cloudburst", "downfall", "downpour", "rain", "rainfall", "rainstorm", "storm", "wet" ], "near synonyms":[ "precipitation", "shower", "thundershower", "thunderstorm", "weather" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzle", "mist", "mizzle", "scud", "spit", "sprinkle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a flood":{ "examples":[ "deluged with requests for help" ], "synonyms":[ "drown", "engulf", "flood", "gulf", "inundate", "overflow", "overwhelm", "submerge", "submerse", "swamp" ], "near synonyms":[ "avalanche", "smother", "overcome", "overrun", "flow", "flush", "gush", "pour", "sluice", "spout", "spurt", "stream", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "soak", "wet" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrate", "dry", "parch" ], "antonyms":[ "drain" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "delicately":{ "as in faintly , shakily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "faintly", "frailly", "shakily", "feebly", "gently", "softly", "weakly", "bloodlessly", "halfheartedly", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "spiritlessly", "impotently", "ineffectively", "ineffectually", "lamely", "nervelessly", "spinelessly", "uncertainly" ], "near antonyms":[ "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stiffly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "sturdily", "vigorously", "fiercely", "hammer and tongs", "robustly", "roughshod", "sharply", "vehemently", "violently", "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "crisply", "eagerly", "gamely", "heartily", "lustily", "snappily", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "vivaciously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "deletes":{ "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-pencils", "cancels", "crosses (out)", "deles", "edits (out)", "elides", "kills", "scratches (out)", "strikes (out)", "strokes (out)", "x's (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots out", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "wipes out", "bleeps", "blips", "clips", "cuts", "excises", "removes", "bowdlerizes", "censors", "cleans (up)", "expurgates", "launders", "redacts", "red-pencils", "abbreviates", "crops", "shortens", "blacks out", "represses", "silences", "suppresses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delve":{ "a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface":{ "examples":[ "a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve" ], "synonyms":[ "antre", "cave", "cavern", "grot", "grotto" ], "near synonyms":[ "abyss", "chasm", "gulf", "hollow", "crawlway", "gallery", "subway", "tunnel", "excavation", "mine", "pit", "shaft", "well", "bunker", "dugout", "foxhole", "burrow", "covert", "den", "hole", "lair", "lodge", "shelter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in dig , excavate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dig", "excavate", "shovel", "burrow", "claw", "grub", "mine", "quarry", "scoop", "spade", "dredge", "dig in" ], "near antonyms":[ "fill (in)", "smooth (out or over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "deliverer":{ "a person who delivers goods to customers usually over a regular local route":{ "examples":[ "we eagerly took the food and tipped the deliverer" ], "synonyms":[ "deliveryman" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivery boy", "bearer", "carrier", "courier", "go-between", "liaison", "messenger" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one that saves from danger or destruction":{ "examples":[ "the surviving passengers thanked their deliverers profusely" ], "synonyms":[ "redeemer", "rescuer", "saver", "savior", "saviour" ], "near synonyms":[ "custodian", "defender", "guard", "guardian", "keeper", "lookout", "protector", "sentinel", "sentry", "warden", "warder", "watch", "watcher", "watchman", "ransomer", "salvager", "salvor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delectables":{ "something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury":{ "examples":[ "a gourmet shop filled with delectables for every palate, albeit not for every pocketbook" ], "synonyms":[ "bits", "cates", "dainties", "delicacies", "goodies", "kickshaws", "tidbits", "titbits", "treats", "viands" ], "near synonyms":[ "morsels", "candies", "desserts", "junkets", "sweetmeats", "sweets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delivering":{ "to free from the penalties or consequences of sin":{ "examples":[ "deliver us from evil" ], "synonyms":[ "redeeming", "saving" ], "near synonyms":[ "reclaiming", "reforming", "forgiving", "pardoning", "remitting", "shriving", "blessing", "hallowing", "consecrating", "purifying", "sanctifying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove from danger or harm":{ "examples":[ "the passengers waited for the rescue ship to come and deliver them" ], "synonyms":[ "bailing out", "bringing off", "rescuing", "saving" ], "near synonyms":[ "salvaging", "emancipating", "freeing", "liberating", "manumitting", "releasing", "disentangling", "extricating", "recovering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "adventuring", "compromising", "endangering", "gambling (with)", "hazarding", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "periling", "perilling", "risking", "venturing" ] }, "to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{ "examples":[ "delivered up the ransom money" ], "synonyms":[ "ceding", "coughing up", "giving up", "handing over", "laying down", "relinquishing", "rendering", "surrendering", "turning in", "turning over", "yielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "committing", "consigning", "entrusting", "intrusting", "transferring", "forfeiting", "releasing", "waiving", "abnegating", "renouncing", "resigning", "abandoning", "deserting", "discarding", "forsaking", "parting (with)", "shedding" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "retaining", "withholding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{ "examples":[ "the inn endeavors to deliver the luxuries that its well-heeled guests have come to expect" ], "synonyms":[ "feeding", "furnishing", "giving", "handing", "handing over", "providing", "supplying" ], "near synonyms":[ "plying (with)", "administering", "allocating", "apportioning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "distributing", "doling out", "meting (out)", "parceling (out)", "parcelling (out)", "portioning", "prorating", "assigning", "ceding", "deeding", "making over", "transferring" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "keeping up", "maintaining", "preserving", "saving" ], "antonyms":[ "holding (back)", "keeping (back)", "reserving", "retaining", "withholding" ] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "delivered the prisoners to the sheriff" ], "synonyms":[ "commending", "committing", "confiding", "consigning", "delegating", "entrusting", "intrusting", "giving", "giving over", "handing", "handing over", "leaving", "passing", "recommending", "reposing", "transferring", "transmitting", "trusting", "turning over", "vesting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferring", "granting", "assigning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "dispersing", "distributing", "dividing", "handing in", "releasing", "relinquishing", "submitting", "surrendering", "turning in", "yielding", "bequeathing", "handing down", "handing on", "willing", "advancing", "lending", "loaning", "furnishing", "supplying", "recommitting", "redelivering", "retransferring", "retransmitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaining", "holding back", "reserving", "withholding", "owning", "possessing", "accepting", "receiving", "taking in", "occupying", "taking", "taking over" ], "antonyms":[ "holding", "keeping", "retaining" ] }, "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "finally, a summer blockbuster that delivers" ], "synonyms":[ "clicking", "coming off", "going", "going over", "panning out", "succeeding", "working out" ], "near synonyms":[ "catching on", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "cooking", "percolating" ], "near antonyms":[ "languishing", "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "sinking", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "crashing", "cratering", "crumbling", "flaming out", "choking", "cracking up", "miscarrying", "misfiring", "falling down", "going under", "imploding", "self-destructing" ], "antonyms":[ "bombing", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "foundering", "missing", "striking out", "washing out" ] }, "to bring forth from the womb":{ "examples":[ "she delivered four healthy babies" ], "synonyms":[ "bearing", "birthing", "dropping", "having", "mothering", "producing" ], "near synonyms":[ "laboring", "breeding", "multiplying", "propagating", "reproducing", "spawning", "begetting", "fathering", "generating", "getting", "siring", "calving", "kidding", "kindling", "kittening", "littering", "pupping", "whelping" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborting", "losing", "miscarrying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly":{ "examples":[ "deeply dissatisfied with his dissolute lifestyle, he resolved to deliver himself over to the ways of the Lord" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoning", "giving up", "indulging", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "overdoing", "overindulging", "basking", "luxuriating", "reveling", "revelling", "rolling", "wallowing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstaining (from)", "eschewing", "forbearing", "forgoing", "foregoing", "refraining (from)", "checking", "inhibiting", "restraining" ], "antonyms":[ "denying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delightfulness":{ "as in sweetness , pleasingness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agreeableness", "darlingness", "desirability", "desirableness", "niceness", "pleasantness", "pleasingness", "sweetness", "allurement", "attraction", "call", "lure", "seduction", "sex appeal", "allure", "animal magnetism", "appeal", "attractiveness", "captivation", "charisma", "charm", "duende", "enchantment", "fascination", "force field", "glamour", "glamor", "magic", "magnetism", "oomph", "pizzazz", "pizazz", "seductiveness", "witchery" ], "near antonyms":[ "repulsion", "repulsiveness", "disagreeableness", "distastefulness", "obnoxiousness", "offensiveness", "unpleasantness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delights (in)":{ "to take pleasure in":{ "examples":[ "I've been delighting in your company, so I was wondering if we might have another date" ], "synonyms":[ "adores", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "gets off (on)", "grooves (on)", "likes", "loves", "rejoices (in)", "relishes", "revels (in)", "savors", "savours" ], "near synonyms":[ "admires", "appreciates", "cherishes", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "devours", "drinks (in)", "eats (up)", "feasts (on)", "dotes (on)", "idolizes", "cottons (to)", "favors", "prefers", "indulges (in)", "luxuriates (in)", "wallows (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "dislikes", "hates", "loathes", "condemns", "despises", "scorns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delimits":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area" ], "synonyms":[ "bounds", "circumscribes", "defines", "demarcates", "demarks", "limits", "marks (off)", "terminates" ], "near synonyms":[ "controls", "determines", "governs", "delineates", "describes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delirious":{ "feeling overwhelming fear or worry":{ "examples":[ "we were delirious with anxiety when the boy failed to return home" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "distracted", "distrait", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarmed", "anxious", "disquieted", "disturbed", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrought (up)", "affrighted", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized", "ballistic", "berserk", "crazed", "demented", "deranged", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "nuclear", "raging", "ranting", "raving" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "cool", "coolheaded", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "antonyms":[ "collected", "composed", "recollected", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "unhysterical" ] }, "marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{ "examples":[ "rushing about in a delirious state during the holidays" ], "synonyms":[ "ferocious", "feverish", "fierce", "frantic", "frenetic", "frenzied", "furious", "mad", "rabid", "violent", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "concentrated", "high-pressured", "intense", "intensive", "vehement", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "immoderate", "inordinate", "lavish", "overmuch", "overweening", "unconscionable", "undue", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "irrational", "lunatic", "maniacal", "maniac" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "subdued", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "moderate", "reasonable", "temperate", "casual", "easygoing", "low-pressure", "balanced", "sane", "sound" ], "antonyms":[ "relaxed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "delinquent":{ "not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time":{ "examples":[ "the bank was annoyed because our check was delinquent" ], "synonyms":[ "behind", "behindhand", "belated", "late", "latish", "overdue", "tardy" ], "near synonyms":[ "delayed", "detained", "postponed", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "unhurried" ], "near antonyms":[ "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "prompt", "punctual" ], "antonyms":[ "early", "inopportune", "precocious", "premature", "unseasonable", "untimely" ] }, "as in bankrupt , incorrigible":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bankrupt", "derelict", "incorrigible", "backslider", "debauchee", "debaucher", "decadent", "degenerate", "deviate", "libertine", "perv", "pervert", "profligate", "rake", "rakehell", "rip", "blackguard", "cad", "heel", "knave", "miscreant", "rascal", "reprobate", "rogue", "scoundrel", "villain", "lecher", "playboy", "playgirl", "satyr" ], "near antonyms":[ "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "delegating":{ "to appoint as one's representative":{ "examples":[ "he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him" ], "synonyms":[ "commissioning", "deputing", "deputizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "assigning", "charging", "appointing", "designating", "naming", "nominating" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrogating", "abdicating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates" ], "synonyms":[ "commending", "committing", "confiding", "consigning", "delivering", "entrusting", "intrusting", "giving", "giving over", "handing", "handing over", "leaving", "passing", "recommending", "reposing", "transferring", "transmitting", "trusting", "turning over", "vesting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferring", "granting", "assigning", "dealing (out)", "dispensing", "dispersing", "distributing", "dividing", "handing in", "releasing", "relinquishing", "submitting", "surrendering", "turning in", "yielding", "bequeathing", "handing down", "handing on", "willing", "advancing", "lending", "loaning", "furnishing", "supplying", "recommitting", "redelivering", "retransferring", "retransmitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaining", "holding back", "reserving", "withholding", "owning", "possessing", "accepting", "receiving", "taking in", "occupying", "taking", "taking over" ], "antonyms":[ "holding", "keeping", "retaining" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deliberates":{ "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "examples":[ "the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict" ], "synonyms":[ "chews over", "cogitates", "considers", "contemplates", "debates", "entertains", "eyes", "kicks around", "meditates", "mulls (over)", "perpends", "ponders", "pores (over)", "questions", "revolves", "ruminates", "studies", "thinks (about or over)", "turns", "weighs", "wrestles (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "muses (upon)", "reflects (on or upon)", "reminisces", "analyzes", "explores", "reviews", "concludes", "reasons", "second-guesses", "speculates (about)", "broods (about or over)", "dwells (on or upon)", "fixates (on or upon)", "frets (about or over)", "obsesses (about or over)", "believes", "conceives", "opines", "absorbs", "assimilates", "digests", "drinks (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "ignores", "overlooks", "slights", "dismisses", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "rejects" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delegitimizes":{ "as in invalidates , nullifies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "invalidates", "nullifies", "disables", "disempowers", "disenfranchises", "decertifies", "disallows", "forbids", "proscribes", "disqualifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "legitimates", "legitimizes", "sanctions", "validates", "warrants", "authorizes", "entitles", "privileges", "qualifies", "empowers", "enables", "enfranchises", "licenses", "licences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delimit":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "circumscribe", "define", "demarcate", "demark", "limit", "mark (off)", "terminate" ], "near synonyms":[ "control", "determine", "govern", "delineate", "describe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delivered the goods":{ "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "The shrewd marketing campaign delivered the goods for the company and increased sales dramatically." ], "synonyms":[ "came off", "clicked", "delivered", "panned out", "succeeded", "went", "went over", "worked out" ], "near synonyms":[ "caught on", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve", "cooked", "percolated" ], "near antonyms":[ "languished", "floundered", "struggled", "declined", "sank", "sunk", "skidded", "slipped", "slumped", "waned", "crashed", "cratered", "crumbled", "flamed out", "choked", "cracked up", "miscarried", "misfired", "fell down", "went under", "imploded", "self-destructed" ], "antonyms":[ "bombed", "collapsed", "failed", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "foundered", "missed", "struck out", "washed out" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "delists":{ "as in excludes , omits":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "excludes", "expels", "expunges", "rejects", "omits", "overlooks" ], "near antonyms":[ "enrolls", "enrols", "inscribes", "lists", "matriculates", "registers", "enlists", "impanels", "inducts", "conscripts", "drafts", "musters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delve (into)":{ "to search through or into":{ "examples":[ "we uncovered many interesting stories as we delved into the history of the house we were restoring" ], "synonyms":[ "dig (into)", "examine", "explore", "inquire (into)", "investigate", "look (into)", "probe", "research", "check into", "check up on" ], "near synonyms":[ "inspect", "sift", "study", "view", "browse", "cruise", "peruse", "scan", "skim (through)", "surf", "thumb (through)", "reinvestigate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delivers the goods":{ "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "The shrewd marketing campaign delivered the goods for the company and increased sales dramatically." ], "synonyms":[ "clicks", "comes off", "delivers", "goes", "goes over", "pans out", "succeeds", "works out" ], "near synonyms":[ "catches on", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives", "cooks", "percolates" ], "near antonyms":[ "languishes", "flounders", "struggles", "declines", "sinks", "skids", "slips", "slumps", "wanes", "crashes", "craters", "crumbles", "flames out", "chokes", "cracks up", "miscarries", "misfires", "falls down", "goes under", "implodes", "self-destructs" ], "antonyms":[ "bombs", "collapses", "fails", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "founders", "misses", "strikes out", "washes out" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "delighting":{ "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "I delighted at the sight of my old schoolyard tormentor standing behind the fast-food counter, asking customers if they wanted fries" ], "synonyms":[ "crowing", "exuberating", "exulting", "glorying", "joying", "jubilating", "kvelling", "rejoicing", "triumphing" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloating", "preening", "swelling", "boasting", "bragging", "flaunting", "parading", "showing off", "strutting", "swaggering" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoaning", "bewailing", "grieving", "lamenting", "regretting", "weeping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeing (with)", "contenting", "feasting", "gassing", "gladdening", "gladding", "gratifying", "pleasing", "pleasuring", "rejoicing", "satisfying", "suiting", "warming" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "soothing", "assuaging", "quenching", "satiating", "sating", "exciting", "tickling", "titillating", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "treating", "captivating", "charming", "galvanizing", "thrilling", "calming", "comforting", "catering (to)", "humoring", "indulging", "coddling", "mollycoddling", "pampering", "spoiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "crossing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "grating", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "perturbing", "piquing", "putting out", "ruffling", "vexing", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "steaming up", "provoking", "rousing", "agitating", "distressing", "disturbing", "fretting", "upsetting", "harassing", "harrying", "pestering", "affronting", "insulting", "offending" ], "antonyms":[ "displeasing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delivery boys":{ "as in carriers , couriers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bearers", "carriers", "couriers", "go-betweens", "liaisons", "messengers", "deliverers", "deliverymen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delves":{ "a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface":{ "examples":[ "a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve" ], "synonyms":[ "antres", "caverns", "caves", "grots", "grottoes", "grottos" ], "near synonyms":[ "abysses", "chasms", "gulfs", "hollows", "crawlways", "galleries", "subways", "tunnels", "excavations", "mines", "pits", "shafts", "wells", "bunkers", "dugouts", "foxholes", "burrows", "coverts", "dens", "holes", "lairs", "lodges", "shelters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in digs , excavates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "digs", "excavates", "shovels", "burrows", "claws", "grubs", "mines", "quarries", "scoops", "spades", "dredges", "digs in" ], "near antonyms":[ "fills (in)", "smooths (out or over)", "smoothes (out or over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "deliciousness":{ "the quality of being delicious":{ "examples":[ "the fancy feast was deliciousness itself" ], "synonyms":[ "delectability", "lusciousness", "palatability", "palatableness", "savor", "savour", "savoriness", "tastiness", "toothsomeness" ], "near synonyms":[ "digestibility", "edibility", "edibleness", "choiceness", "daintiness", "delicacy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "distastefulness", "flatness", "insipidity", "staleness", "tastelessness", "unpalatability" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deled":{ "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "the proofreader was instructed to dele stray characters and other typos" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-penciled", "canceled", "cancelled", "crossed (out)", "deleted", "edited (out)", "elided", "killed", "scratched (out)", "stroked (out)", "struck (out)", "x-ed (out)", "x'd (out)", "xed (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotted out", "effaced", "eradicated", "erased", "expunged", "obliterated", "rooted (out)", "rubbed out", "wiped out", "bleeped", "blipped", "clipped", "cut", "excised", "removed", "bowdlerized", "censored", "cleaned (up)", "expurgated", "laundered", "redacted", "red-penciled", "abbreviated", "cropped", "shortened", "blacked out", "repressed", "silenced", "suppressed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deluges":{ "a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms":{ "examples":[ "a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops" ], "synonyms":[ "alluvions", "baths", "cataclysms", "cataracts", "floods", "flood tides", "inundations", "Niagaras", "overflows", "spates", "torrents" ], "near synonyms":[ "currents", "rivers", "streams", "tides", "cloudbursts", "discharges", "flushes", "gushes", "outflows", "outpourings", "fluxes", "inflows", "influxes", "engulfments", "washouts", "avalanches", "blizzards", "cascades", "waterfalls", "excesses", "gluts", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses" ], "near antonyms":[ "dribbles", "drips", "trickles" ], "antonyms":[ "droughts", "drouths" ] }, "a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity":{ "examples":[ "the exiting moviegoers were caught in the deluge without umbrellas" ], "synonyms":[ "cloudbursts", "downfalls", "downpours", "rainfalls", "rains", "rainstorms", "storms", "wets" ], "near synonyms":[ "precipitations", "showers", "thundershowers", "thunderstorms", "weathers" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzles", "mists", "mizzles", "scuds", "spits", "sprinkles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a flood":{ "examples":[ "deluged with requests for help" ], "synonyms":[ "drowns", "engulfs", "floods", "gulfs", "inundates", "overflows", "overwhelms", "submerges", "submerses", "swamps" ], "near synonyms":[ "avalanches", "smothers", "overcomes", "overruns", "flows", "flushes", "gushes", "pours", "sluices", "spouts", "spurts", "streams", "douses", "dowses", "drenches", "soaks", "wets" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrates", "dries", "parches" ], "antonyms":[ "drains" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "deleing":{ "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "the proofreader was instructed to dele stray characters and other typos" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-penciling", "canceling", "cancelling", "crossing (out)", "deleting", "editing (out)", "eliding", "killing", "scratching (out)", "striking (out)", "stroking (out)", "x-ing (out)", "x'ing (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotting out", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "rubbing out", "wiping out", "bleeping", "blipping", "clipping", "cutting", "excising", "removing", "bowdlerizing", "censoring", "cleaning (up)", "expurgating", "laundering", "redacting", "red-penciling", "abbreviating", "cropping", "shortening", "blacking out", "repressing", "silencing", "suppressing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delinquents":{ "as in bankrupts , incorrigibles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bankrupts", "derelicts", "incorrigibles", "backsliders", "debauchees", "debauchers", "decadents", "degenerates", "deviates", "libertines", "perverts", "pervs", "profligates", "rakehells", "rakes", "rips", "blackguards", "cads", "heels", "knaves", "miscreants", "rascals", "reprobates", "rogues", "scoundrels", "villains", "lechers", "playboys", "playgirls", "satyrs" ], "near antonyms":[ "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delegitimizing":{ "as in invalidating , nullifying":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "invalidating", "nullifying", "disabling", "disempowering", "disenfranchising", "decertifying", "disallowing", "forbidding", "proscribing", "disqualifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "legitimating", "legitimizing", "sanctioning", "validating", "warranting", "authorizing", "entitling", "privileging", "qualifying", "empowering", "enabling", "enfranchising", "licensing", "licencing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delusional":{ "as in surreal , deceptive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daydreamlike", "deceptive", "delusive", "hallucinatory", "illusory", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical", "surreal", "chimerical", "chimeric", "fabulous", "fanciful", "fantasied", "fantastic", "fantastical", "fictional", "fictitious", "ideal", "imaginal", "imaginary", "imagined", "invented", "made-up", "make-believe", "mythical", "mythic", "notional", "phantasmal", "phantasmic", "phantom", "pretend", "unreal", "visionary", "fabled", "legendary", "romantic", "abstract", "hypothetical", "theoretical", "theoretic", "unbelievable", "unconvincing", "unlikely", "conceived", "envisaged", "envisioned", "pictured", "visualized", "concocted", "fabricated", "feigned", "fictive", "inexistent", "nonexistent" ], "near antonyms":[ "authentic", "genuine", "true", "factual", "verifiable", "verified", "believable", "convincing", "realistic", "corporeal", "material", "physical", "solid", "substantial", "palpable", "tangible", "actual", "existent", "existing", "real" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in paranoid , neurotic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aberrant", "delirious", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "high-strung", "unstable", "uptight", "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "overanxious", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unsettled", "worried", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "restless", "skittish", "tense", "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "irrational", "unreasonable", "fixated", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "unneurotic", "relaxed", "relieved", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "equal", "level", "limpid", "peaceful", "placid", "possessed", "recollected", "sedate", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "serene", "smooth", "together", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unruffled", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried", "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "deletion":{ "something left out":{ "examples":[ "one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue" ], "synonyms":[ "elision", "omission" ], "near synonyms":[ "elimination", "blank", "skip", "lapse", "slip", "deduction", "reduction", "subtraction", "default", "delinquency", "dereliction", "failure", "neglect", "negligence", "oversight", "pretermission", "abbreviation", "condensation" ], "near antonyms":[ "inclusion", "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "boost", "expansion", "gain", "increase", "increment", "more", "plus", "raise", "rise", "supplement" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delegate":{ "a person sent on a mission to represent another":{ "examples":[ "the delegate had a list of concerns to discuss with the country's new prime minister" ], "synonyms":[ "agent", "ambassador", "emissary", "envoy", "legate", "minister", "representative" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambassadress", "attach\u00e9", "charg\u00e9 d'affaires", "consul", "deputy", "diplomat", "foreign minister", "nuncio", "procurator", "proxy", "apostle", "evangelist", "missionary", "deputation", "detachment", "legation", "courier", "messenger", "mouthpiece", "spokesperson" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who acts or does business for another":{ "examples":[ "the real estate developer sent a delegate to the town meeting to represent his interests" ], "synonyms":[ "agent", "assignee", "attorney", "commissary", "deputy", "envoy", "factor", "minister", "procurator", "proxy", "rep", "representative" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambassador", "diplomat", "diplomatist", "emissary", "foreign minister", "legate", "plenipotentiary", "alternate", "backup", "pinch hitter", "relief", "replacement", "stand-in", "sub", "substitute", "surrogate", "understudy", "informer", "operative", "spy", "broker", "distributor", "manager", "arbiter", "arbitrator", "comprador", "compradore", "conciliator", "go-between", "intercessor", "intermediary", "interposer", "liaison", "mediator", "middleman", "peacemaker", "mouthpiece", "point man", "point person", "prophet", "speaker", "spokesman", "spokesperson" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to appoint as one's representative":{ "examples":[ "he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him" ], "synonyms":[ "commission", "depute", "deputize" ], "near synonyms":[ "assign", "charge", "appoint", "designate", "name", "nominate" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrogate", "abdicate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates" ], "synonyms":[ "commend", "commit", "confide", "consign", "deliver", "entrust", "intrust", "give", "give over", "hand", "hand over", "leave", "pass", "recommend", "repose", "transfer", "transmit", "trust", "turn over", "vest" ], "near synonyms":[ "confer", "grant", "assign", "deal (out)", "dispense", "disperse", "distribute", "divide", "hand in", "release", "relinquish", "submit", "surrender", "turn in", "yield", "bequeath", "hand down", "hand on", "will", "advance", "lend", "loan", "furnish", "supply", "recommit", "redeliver", "retransfer", "retransmit" ], "near antonyms":[ "detain", "hold back", "reserve", "withhold", "own", "possess", "accept", "receive", "take in", "occupy", "take", "take over" ], "antonyms":[ "hold", "keep", "retain" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "delegitimize":{ "as in invalidate , nullify":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "invalidate", "nullify", "disable", "disempower", "disenfranchise", "decertify", "disallow", "forbid", "proscribe", "disqualify" ], "near antonyms":[ "legitimate", "legitimize", "sanction", "validate", "warrant", "authorize", "entitle", "privilege", "qualify", "empower", "enable", "enfranchise", "license", "licence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delineating":{ "to draw or make apparent the outline of":{ "examples":[ "the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire" ], "synonyms":[ "defining", "outlining", "silhouetting", "sketching", "tracing" ], "near synonyms":[ "lining", "bounding", "fringing", "margining", "skirting", "edging", "hemming", "rimming", "trimming", "framing", "circling", "compassing", "encircling", "girdling", "girthing", "looping", "ringing", "rounding", "surrounding", "charting", "diagramming", "diagraming", "drawing", "mapping (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country" ], "synonyms":[ "depicting", "describing", "drawing", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deliciously":{ "in a pleasing way":{ "examples":[ "a deliciously told anecdote on the DVD's commentary track" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "near synonyms":[ "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "advantageously", "helpfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "attractively", "beautifully", "handsomely", "appealingly", "appetizingly", "enticingly", "invitingly", "temptingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly" ], "antonyms":[ "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "delight":{ "a source of great satisfaction":{ "examples":[ "the opportunity for travel was one of the major delights of the couple's golden years" ], "synonyms":[ "delectation", "feast", "gas", "joy", "kick", "manna", "pleasure", "treat" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "recreation", "comfort", "relief", "solace", "gratification", "indulgence", "ambrosia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment":{ "examples":[ "with his great sense of humor and bubbly personality, he is a delight to be around" ], "synonyms":[ "distraction", "diversion", "divertissement", "entertainment", "fun", "pleasure", "recreation" ], "near synonyms":[ "escape", "pastime", "time killer", "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "revel", "rollick", "romp", "spree", "frolicking", "rollicking", "carousing", "conviviality", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "hilarity", "jollification", "jollity", "merrymaking", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry", "whoopee", "picnic", "laugh", "riot", "scream", "activity", "game" ], "near antonyms":[ "killjoy", "party pooper" ], "antonyms":[ "bore", "bummer", "downer", "drag" ] }, "the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{ "examples":[ "we were filled with delight at the sight of everyone in the family together at last for the holidays" ], "synonyms":[ "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "delectation", "enjoyment", "gladness", "gratification", "happiness", "pleasure", "relish", "satisfaction" ], "near synonyms":[ "afterglow", "bliss", "felicity", "glee", "gleefulness", "joy", "pleasance", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "elatedness", "elation", "exhilaration", "exultation", "intoxication", "ecstasy", "euphoria", "heaven", "rapture", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "exuberance", "gaiety", "gayety", "jollity", "joyfulness", "jubilation", "joie de vivre", "comfort", "ease", "restfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "misery", "sadness", "unhappiness", "wretchedness", "anguish", "desolation", "joylessness", "sorrow", "woe", "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "gloom", "melancholy", "aggravation", "annoyance", "exasperation", "irritation", "pique", "vexation", "anger", "fury", "rage", "agitation", "distress", "disturbance", "upset", "discomfort", "restlessness", "uneasiness" ], "antonyms":[ "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction", "unhappiness" ] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "I delighted at the sight of my old schoolyard tormentor standing behind the fast-food counter, asking customers if they wanted fries" ], "synonyms":[ "crow", "exuberate", "exult", "glory", "joy", "jubilate", "kvell", "rejoice", "triumph" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloat", "preen", "swell", "boast", "brag", "flaunt", "parade", "show off", "strut", "swagger" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoan", "bewail", "grieve", "lament", "regret", "weep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words" ], "synonyms":[ "agree (with)", "content", "feast", "gas", "glad", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "pleasure", "rejoice", "satisfy", "suit", "warm" ], "near synonyms":[ "appease", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "soothe", "assuage", "quench", "sate", "satiate", "excite", "tickle", "titillate", "amuse", "divert", "entertain", "treat", "captivate", "charm", "galvanize", "thrill", "calm", "comfort", "cater (to)", "humor", "indulge", "coddle", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "cross", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "grate", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "perturb", "pique", "put out", "ruffle", "vex", "anger", "enrage", "incense", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "madden", "outrage", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "steam up", "provoke", "rouse", "agitate", "distress", "disturb", "fret", "upset", "harass", "harry", "pester", "affront", "insult", "offend" ], "antonyms":[ "displease" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "delete":{ "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-pencil", "cancel", "cross (out)", "dele", "edit (out)", "elide", "kill", "scratch (out)", "strike (out)", "stroke (out)", "x (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blot out", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "wipe out", "bleep", "blip", "clip", "cut", "excise", "remove", "bowdlerize", "censor", "clean (up)", "expurgate", "launder", "redact", "red-pencil", "abbreviate", "crop", "shorten", "black out", "repress", "silence", "suppress" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delinquently":{ "after the due, usual, or proper time":{ "examples":[ "he always paid his bills, but usually delinquently" ], "synonyms":[ "belatedly", "late", "tardily" ], "near synonyms":[ "afterward", "afterwards", "anon", "eventually", "later", "latterly", "subsequently", "thereafter", "dilatorily", "laggardly", "pokily", "slow", "slowly", "sluggishly" ], "near antonyms":[ "immediately", "promptly", "punctually", "pronto", "quickly", "rapidly", "snappily", "speedily", "swiftly" ], "antonyms":[ "beforehand", "early", "inopportunely", "precociously", "prematurely", "unseasonably" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "delegations":{ "a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group":{ "examples":[ "a delegation from the local scout troop is being sent to the national jamboree" ], "synonyms":[ "contingents", "delegacies" ], "near synonyms":[ "embassies", "legations", "missions", "bands", "companies", "crews", "detachments", "gangs", "outfits", "parties", "squads", "teams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the granting of power to perform various acts or duties":{ "examples":[ "the delegation by the president to the secretary of state of complete control of the nation's foreign policy" ], "synonyms":[ "accreditations", "authorizations", "commissions", "empowerments", "licenses", "licences", "mandates" ], "near synonyms":[ "commendations", "consignments", "entrustments", "facilitations", "promotions", "orderings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delectation":{ "a source of great satisfaction":{ "examples":[ "tourists enjoying the delectations of this tropical paradise for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "delight", "feast", "gas", "joy", "kick", "manna", "pleasure", "treat" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "recreation", "comfort", "relief", "solace", "gratification", "indulgence", "ambrosia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{ "examples":[ "a musical concert was presented for the delectation of the guests" ], "synonyms":[ "content", "contentedness", "contentment", "delight", "enjoyment", "gladness", "gratification", "happiness", "pleasure", "relish", "satisfaction" ], "near synonyms":[ "afterglow", "bliss", "felicity", "glee", "gleefulness", "joy", "pleasance", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "elatedness", "elation", "exhilaration", "exultation", "intoxication", "ecstasy", "euphoria", "heaven", "rapture", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "exuberance", "gaiety", "gayety", "jollity", "joyfulness", "jubilation", "joie de vivre", "comfort", "ease", "restfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "misery", "sadness", "unhappiness", "wretchedness", "anguish", "desolation", "joylessness", "sorrow", "woe", "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "gloom", "melancholy", "aggravation", "annoyance", "exasperation", "irritation", "pique", "vexation", "anger", "fury", "rage", "agitation", "distress", "disturbance", "upset", "discomfort", "restlessness", "uneasiness" ], "antonyms":[ "discontent", "discontentedness", "discontentment", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction", "unhappiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delves (into)":{ "to search through or into":{ "examples":[ "we uncovered many interesting stories as we delved into the history of the house we were restoring" ], "synonyms":[ "digs (into)", "examines", "explores", "inquires (into)", "investigates", "looks (into)", "probes", "researches" ], "near synonyms":[ "inspects", "sifts", "studies", "views", "browses", "cruises", "peruses", "scans", "skims (through)", "surfs", "thumbs (through)", "reinvestigates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delighting (in)":{ "to take pleasure in":{ "examples":[ "I've been delighting in your company, so I was wondering if we might have another date" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "getting off (on)", "grooving (on)", "liking", "loving", "rejoicing (in)", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "savoring", "savouring" ], "near synonyms":[ "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "devouring", "drinking (in)", "eating (up)", "feasting (on)", "doting (on)", "idolizing", "cottoning (to)", "favoring", "preferring", "indulging (in)", "luxuriating (in)", "wallowing (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorring", "abominating", "detesting", "disliking", "hating", "loathing", "condemning", "despising", "scorning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deliberation":{ "a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something":{ "examples":[ "gave the matter full deliberation before reaching a decision" ], "synonyms":[ "account", "advisement", "consideration", "debate", "reflection", "study", "thought" ], "near 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"type":[ "noun" ] }, "delectably":{ "in a pleasing way":{ "examples":[ "a delectably witty comedy" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeably", "charmingly", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly" ], "near synonyms":[ "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "advantageously", "helpfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily", "excellently", "superbly", "marvelously", "sensationally", "wonderfully", "attractively", "beautifully", "handsomely", "appealingly", "appetizingly", "enticingly", "invitingly", "temptingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly" ], "antonyms":[ "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "delivering the goods":{ "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "clicking", "coming off", "delivering", "going", "going over", "panning out", "succeeding", "working out" ], "near synonyms":[ "catching on", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "cooking", "percolating" ], "near antonyms":[ "languishing", "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "sinking", "skidding", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "crashing", "cratering", "crumbling", "flaming out", "choking", "cracking up", "miscarrying", "misfiring", "falling down", "going under", "imploding", "self-destructing" ], "antonyms":[ "bombing", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "foundering", "missing", "striking out", "washing out" ] }, "type":[] }, "delivered":{ "as in released , freed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freed", "liberated", "released", "disencumbered", "free", "quit", "shut (of)", "unburdened", "unhampered", "unimpeded" ], "near antonyms":[ "encumbered", "handicapped", "hindered", "hobbled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from the penalties or consequences of sin":{ "examples":[ "deliver us from evil" ], "synonyms":[ "redeemed", "saved" ], "near synonyms":[ "reclaimed", "reformed", "forgave", "pardoned", "remitted", "shrived", "shrove", "blessed", "blest", "hallowed", "consecrated", "purified", "sanctified" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove from danger or harm":{ "examples":[ "the passengers waited for the rescue ship to come and deliver them" ], "synonyms":[ "bailed out", "brought off", "rescued", "saved" ], "near synonyms":[ "salvaged", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "released", "disentangled", "extricated", "recovered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "adventured", "compromised", "endangered", "gambled (with)", "hazarded", "imperiled", "imperilled", "jeopardized", "periled", "perilled", "risked", "ventured" ] }, "to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{ "examples":[ "delivered up the ransom money" ], "synonyms":[ "ceded", "coughed up", "gave up", "handed over", "laid down", "relinquished", "rendered", "surrendered", "turned in", "turned over", "yielded" ], "near synonyms":[ "committed", "consigned", "entrusted", "intrusted", "transferred", "forfeited", "released", "waived", "abnegated", "renounced", "resigned", "abandoned", "deserted", "discarded", "forsook", "parted (with)", "shed" ], "near antonyms":[ "kept", "retained", "withheld" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{ "examples":[ "the inn endeavors to deliver the luxuries that its well-heeled guests have come to expect" ], "synonyms":[ "fed", "furnished", "gave", "handed", "handed over", "provided", "supplied" ], "near synonyms":[ "plied (with)", "administered", "allocated", "apportioned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "distributed", "doled out", "meted (out)", "parceled (out)", "parcelled (out)", "portioned", "prorated", "assigned", "ceded", "deeded", "made over", "transferred" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserved", "kept up", "maintained", "preserved", "saved" ], "antonyms":[ "held (back)", "kept (back)", "reserved", "retained", "withheld" ] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "delivered the prisoners to the sheriff" ], "synonyms":[ "commended", "committed", "confided", "consigned", "delegated", "entrusted", "intrusted", "gave", "gave over", "handed", "handed over", "left", "passed", "recommended", "reposed", "transferred", "transmitted", "trusted", "turned over", "vested" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferred", "granted", "assigned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "dispersed", "distributed", "divided", "handed in", "released", "relinquished", "submitted", "surrendered", "turned in", "yielded", "bequeathed", "handed down", "handed on", "willed", "advanced", "lent", "loaned", "furnished", "supplied", "recommitted", "redelivered", "retransferred", "retransmitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "detained", "held back", "reserved", "withheld", "owned", "possessed", "accepted", "received", "took in", "occupied", "took", "took over" ], "antonyms":[ "held", "kept", "retained" ] }, "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "finally, a summer blockbuster that delivers" ], "synonyms":[ "came off", "clicked", "panned out", "succeeded", "went", "went over", "worked out" ], "near synonyms":[ "caught on", "flourished", "prospered", "thrived", "throve", "cooked", "percolated" ], "near antonyms":[ "languished", "floundered", "struggled", "declined", "sank", "sunk", "skidded", "slipped", "slumped", "waned", "crashed", "cratered", "crumbled", "flamed out", "choked", "cracked up", "miscarried", "misfired", "fell down", "went under", "imploded", "self-destructed" ], "antonyms":[ "bombed", "collapsed", "failed", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "foundered", "missed", "struck out", "washed out" ] }, "to bring forth from the womb":{ "examples":[ "she delivered four healthy babies" ], "synonyms":[ "birthed", "bore", "dropped", "had", "mothered", "produced" ], "near synonyms":[ "labored", "bred", "multiplied", "propagated", "reproduced", "spawned", "begot", "begat", "fathered", "generated", "got", "sired", "calved", "kidded", "kindled", "kittened", "littered", "pupped", "whelped" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborted", "lost", "miscarried" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly":{ "examples":[ "deeply dissatisfied with his dissolute lifestyle, he resolved to deliver himself over to the ways of the Lord" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "gave up", "indulged", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "near synonyms":[ "overdid", "overindulged", "basked", "luxuriated", "reveled", "revelled", "rolled", "wallowed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstained (from)", "eschewed", "forbore", "forwent", "forewent", "refrained (from)", "checked", "inhibited", "restrained" ], "antonyms":[ "denied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "delved (into)":{ "to search through or into":{ "examples":[ "we uncovered many interesting stories as we delved into the history of the house we were restoring" ], "synonyms":[ "dug (into)", "examined", "explored", "inquired (into)", "investigated", "looked (into)", "probed", "researched" ], "near synonyms":[ "inspected", "sifted", "studied", "viewed", "browsed", "cruised", "perused", "scanned", "skimmed (through)", "surfed", "thumbed (through)", "reinvestigated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delineations":{ "a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene":{ "examples":[ "his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes" ], "synonyms":[ "cartoons", "drawings", "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":[] }, "a vivid representation in words of someone or something":{ "examples":[ "a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss" ], "synonyms":[ "definitions", "depictions", "descriptions", "pictures", "portraits", "portraitures", "portrayals", "renderings", "sketches", "vignettes" ], "near synonyms":[ "accounts", "anecdotes", "anecdota", "chronicles", "narratives", "reports", "stories", "tales", "yarns", "demonstrations", "exemplifications", "illustrations", "clarifications", "elucidations", "explanations", "explications", "expositions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dele":{ "to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{ "examples":[ "the proofreader was instructed to dele stray characters and other typos" ], "synonyms":[ "blue-pencil", "cancel", "cross (out)", "delete", "edit (out)", "elide", "kill", "scratch (out)", "strike (out)", "stroke (out)", "x (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "blot out", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "wipe out", "bleep", "blip", "clip", "cut", "excise", "remove", "bowdlerize", "censor", "clean (up)", "expurgate", "launder", "redact", "red-pencil", "abbreviate", "crop", "shorten", "black out", "repress", "silence", "suppress" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delivery boy":{ "as in carrier , courier":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bearer", "carrier", "courier", "go-between", "liaison", "messenger", "deliverer", "deliveryman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deluged":{ "as in flooded , inundated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drowned", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "awash", "bathed", "bedraggled", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "dripping", "logged", "saturate", "saturated", "soaked", "soaking", "sodden", "soggy", "sopping", "soppy", "soused", "washed", "watered", "waterlogged", "water-soaked", "watery", "wet", "submerged", "swamped", "hydrated", "dipped", "dunked", "splashed", "aqueous", "steeped", "flushed", "irrigated", "laved", "rinsed", "sluiced", "clammy", "damp", "dampish", "dank", "humid", "moist", "semimoist", "wettish", "boggy", "miry", "seepy", "sloppy", "squashy" ], "near antonyms":[ "arid", "dry", "unwatered", "waterless", "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight", "baked", "dehydrated", "freeze-dried", "droughty", "parched", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "wrung" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cover with a flood":{ "examples":[ "deluged with requests for help" ], "synonyms":[ "drowned", "engulfed", "flooded", "gulfed", "inundated", "overflowed", "overwhelmed", "submerged", "submersed", "swamped" ], "near synonyms":[ "avalanched", "smothered", "overcame", "overran", "flowed", "flushed", "gushed", "poured", "sluiced", "spouted", "spurted", "streamed", "doused", "dowsed", "drenched", "soaked", "wet", "wetted" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "dried", "parched" ], "antonyms":[ "drained" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "deliquesced":{ "to go from a solid to a liquid state":{ "examples":[ "a rotting tomato slowly deliquescing in the hot summer sun" ], "synonyms":[ "fluxed", "fused", "liquefied", "liquified", "melted", "ran", "run", "thawed" ], "near synonyms":[ "founded", "guttered", "tried", "dissolved", "rendered", "softened", "thinned" ], "near antonyms":[ "clotted", "coagulated", "congealed", "gelled", "jelled", "jellied", "thickened" ], "antonyms":[ "hardened", "set", "solidified" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deliberated":{ "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "examples":[ "the jury deliberated the 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or senses":{ "examples":[ "a delightful rendition of our favorite song" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightsome", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near 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"stodgy", "stuffy", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "delegated":{ "to appoint as one's representative":{ "examples":[ "he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him" ], "synonyms":[ "commissioned", "deputed", "deputized" ], "near synonyms":[ "assigned", "charged", "appointed", "designated", "named", "nominated" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrogated", "abdicated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates" ], "synonyms":[ "commended", "committed", "confided", "consigned", "delivered", "entrusted", "intrusted", "gave", "gave over", "handed", "handed over", "left", "passed", "recommended", "reposed", "transferred", "transmitted", "trusted", "turned over", "vested" ], "near synonyms":[ "conferred", "granted", "assigned", "dealt (out)", "dispensed", "dispersed", "distributed", "divided", "handed in", "released", "relinquished", "submitted", "surrendered", "turned in", "yielded", "bequeathed", "handed down", "handed on", "willed", "advanced", "lent", "loaned", "furnished", "supplied", "recommitted", "redelivered", "retransferred", "retransmitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "detained", "held back", "reserved", "withheld", "owned", "possessed", "accepted", "received", "took in", "occupied", "took", "took over" ], "antonyms":[ "held", "kept", "retained" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deliberateness":{ "as in deliberation , shrewdness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "calculation", "canniness", "deliberation", "shrewdness", "foresight", "foresightedness", "providence", "attentiveness", "observance", "vigilance", "watchfulness", "alertness", "care", "carefulness", "caution", "cautiousness", "chariness", "circumspection", "gingerliness", "guardedness", "heedfulness", "prudence", "wariness" ], "near antonyms":[ "brashness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "incaution", "incautiousness", "recklessness", "unwariness", "abruptness", "hastiness", "impetuousness", "precipitousness", "rashness", "suddenness", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "thoughtlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delirium":{ "a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{ "examples":[ "shoppers running around in a delirium the day before Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "agitation", "deliriousness", "distraction", "fever", "feverishness", "flap", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "rampage", "uproar" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaos", "confusion", "disorder", "havoc", "pandemonium", "turmoil", "bedlam", "bother", "brouhaha", "bustle", "clamor", "clatter", "commotion", "disturbance", "fuss", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "tempest", "to-do", "tumult" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delude":{ "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozle", "beguile", "bluff", "buffalo", "burn", "catch", "con", "cozen", "deceive", "dupe", "fake out", "fool", "gaff", "gammon", "gull", "have", "have on", "hoax", "hoodwink", "hornswoggle", "humbug", "juggle", "misguide", "misinform", "mislead", "snooker", "snow", "spoof", "string along", "suck in", "sucker", "take in", "trick" ], "near synonyms":[ "kid", "put on", "tease", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "defraud", "diddle", "euchre", "fleece", "flimflam", "hustle", "mulct", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunk", "expose", "reveal", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "disclose", "divulge", "tell", "unveil", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceive" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deletions":{ "something left out":{ "examples":[ "one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue" ], "synonyms":[ "elisions", "omissions" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminations", "blanks", "skips", "lapses", "slips", "deductions", "reductions", "subtractions", "defaults", "delinquencies", "derelictions", "failures", "neglects", "negligences", "oversights", "pretermissions", "abbreviations", "condensations" ], "near antonyms":[ "inclusions", "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "expansions", "gains", "increases", "increments", "more", "pluses", "plusses", "raises", "rises", "supplements" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delisted":{ "as in excluded , omitted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "excluded", "expelled", "expunged", "rejected", "omitted", "overlooked" ], "near antonyms":[ "enrolled", "inscribed", "listed", "matriculated", "registered", "enlisted", "impaneled", "impanelled", "empaneled", "empanelled", "inducted", "conscripted", "drafted", "mustered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deliverers":{ "a person who delivers goods to customers usually over a regular local route":{ "examples":[ "we eagerly took the food and tipped the deliverer" ], "synonyms":[ "deliverymen" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivery boys", "bearers", "carriers", "couriers", "go-betweens", "liaisons", "messengers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one that saves from danger or destruction":{ "examples":[ "the surviving passengers thanked their deliverers profusely" ], "synonyms":[ "redeemers", "rescuers", "savers", "saviors", "saviours" ], "near synonyms":[ "custodians", "defenders", "guardians", "guards", "keepers", "lookouts", "protectors", "sentinels", "sentries", "wardens", "warders", "watchers", "watches", "watchmen", "ransomers", "salvagers", "salvors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deliberating":{ "to give serious and careful thought to":{ "examples":[ "the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict" ], "synonyms":[ "chewing over", "cogitating", "considering", "contemplating", "debating", "entertaining", "eyeing", "eying", "kicking around", "meditating", "mulling (over)", "perpending", "pondering", "poring (over)", "questioning", "revolving", "ruminating", "studying", "thinking (about or over)", "turning", "weighing", "wrestling (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "musing (upon)", "reflecting (on or upon)", "reminiscing", "analyzing", "exploring", "reviewing", "concluding", "reasoning", "second-guessing", "speculating (about)", "brooding (about or over)", "dwelling (on or upon)", "fixating (on or upon)", "fretting (about or over)", "obsessing (about or over)", "believing", "conceiving", "opining", "absorbing", "assimilating", "digesting", "drinking (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "overlooking", "slighting", "dismissing", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "rejecting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deleterious":{ "causing or capable of causing harm":{ "examples":[ "nicotine has long been recognized as a deleterious substance" ], "synonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "dangerous", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked" ], "near synonyms":[ "hostile", "inimical", "unfriendly", "contagious", "deadly", "infectious", "infective", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "poisonous", "venomous", "insidious", "menacing", "ominous", "sinister", "threatening", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "unsound", "nasty", "noisome", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "destructive", "fatal", "killer", "lethal", "malignant", "ruinous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "useful", "favorable", "good", "propitious", "curative", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "palliative", "remedial", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome", "secure", "sound", "benignant", "noncorrosive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "noninfectious", "nonlethal", "nonpoisonous", "nonpolluting", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous" ], "antonyms":[ "anodyne", "benign", "harmless", "hurtless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "safe" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "deliriousness":{ "a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{ "examples":[ "in the deliriousness of the emergency evacuation, a lot of things were overlooked" ], "synonyms":[ "agitation", "delirium", "distraction", "fever", "feverishness", "flap", "frenzy", "furor", "furore", "fury", "hysteria", "rage", "rampage", "uproar" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaos", "confusion", "disorder", "havoc", "pandemonium", "turmoil", "bedlam", "bother", "brouhaha", "bustle", "clamor", "clatter", "commotion", "disturbance", "fuss", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly-burly", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "tempest", "to-do", "tumult" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "calmness", "peace", "peacefulness", "placidity", "quiet", "quietude", "repose", "restfulness", "sereneness", "serenity", "still", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deliver the goods":{ "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "The shrewd marketing campaign delivered the goods for the company and increased sales dramatically." ], "synonyms":[ "click", "come off", "deliver", "go", "go over", "pan out", "succeed", "work out" ], "near synonyms":[ "catch on", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive", "cook", "percolate" ], "near antonyms":[ "languish", "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "sink", "skid", "slip", "slump", "wane", "crash", "crater", "crumble", "flame out", "choke", "crack up", "miscarry", "misfire", "fall down", "go under", "implode", "self-destruct" ], "antonyms":[ "bomb", "collapse", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "founder", "miss", "strike out", "wash out" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "deliverymen":{ "a person who delivers goods to customers usually over a regular local route":{ "examples":[ "the deliveryman dropped off a package for us while we were at the store" ], "synonyms":[ "deliverers" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivery boys", "bearers", "carriers", "couriers", "go-betweens", "liaisons", "messengers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delish":{ "very pleasing to the sense of taste":{ "examples":[ "the homemade chocolate sauce was absolutely delish" ], "synonyms":[ "ambrosial", "appetizing", "dainty", "delectable", "delicious", "flavorful", "flavorsome", "luscious", "lush", "mouthwatering", "palatable", "savory", "savoury", "scrumptious", "succulent", "tasteful", "tasty", "toothsome", "toothy", "yummy" ], "near synonyms":[ "digestible", "eatable", "edible", "delightful", "heavenly", "pleasing", "agreeable", "gratifying", "pleasant", "satisfying", "choice", "delicate", "exquisite", "rare" ], "near antonyms":[ "banal", "boring", "commonplace", "tedious", "noisome", "smelly", "stinky", "noxious", "unwholesome", "miserable", "wretched", "abhorrent", "abominable", "awful", "detestable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "foul", "horrid", "nauseating", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "sickening", "unpleasant" ], "antonyms":[ "distasteful", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "stale", "tasteless", "unappetizing", "unpalatable", "unsavory", "yucky", "yukky" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "deliberations":{ "a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something":{ "examples":[ "gave the matter full deliberation before reaching a decision" ], "synonyms":[ "accounts", "advisements", "considerations", "debates", "reflections", "studies", "thoughts" ], "near synonyms":[ "cogitations", "contemplations", "meditations", "ruminations", "introspections", "hesitations", "indecisions", "premeditations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{ "examples":[ "there was a great deal of deliberation among the representatives about the wording of the public statement" ], "synonyms":[ "argumentations", "arguments", "argy-bargies", "back-and-forths", "colloquies", "confabs", "confabulations", "conferences", "consultations", "consults", "councils", "counsel", "debates", "dialogues", "dialogs", "discussions", "give-and-takes", "palavers", "parleys", "talks" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull sessions", "chat rooms", "forums", "fora", "meetings", "roundtables", "round tables", "seminars", "skull sessions", "skull practices", "symposia", "symposiums", "talkathons", "chats", "conversations", "raps", "words", "discourses", "disquisitions", "consultancies", "negotiations", "pourparlers" ], "near 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is doing":{ "examples":[ "a deliberate act of vandalism that should not go unpunished" ], "synonyms":[ "conscious", "intended", "intentional", "knowing", "purposeful", "purposive", "set", "voluntary", "willed", "willful", "wilful", "witting" ], "near synonyms":[ "designed", "planned", "advised", "calculated", "considered", "measured", "reasoned", "studied", "thoughtful", "weighed", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepense", "discretionary", "elective", "optional", "volunteer" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadvertent", "unwitting", "accidental", "chance", "haphazard", "hit-or-miss", "incidental", "random", "aimless", "desultory", "purposeless", "abrupt", "impetuous", "sudden", "coerced", "forced", "involuntary", "compulsory", "mandatory", "necessary", "nonelective", "obligatory", "ordered", "required", "casual", "extemporaneous", "impromptu", "impulsive", "instinctive", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unpremeditated" ], "antonyms":[ "nondeliberate", "nonpurposive", "unintentional" ] }, "to give 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classy hotel with truly deluxe accommodations" ], "synonyms":[ "Babylonian", "lavish", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "luxury", "opulent", "palace", "palatial", "plush", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "expensive", "precious", "premium", "rich", "extravagant", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "showy", "august", "awesome", "awful", "baronial", "beautiful", "gorgeous", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "impressive", "kingly", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately", "comfortable", "cozy", "homelike", "homey", "homy", "snug" ], "near antonyms":[ "economical", "frugal", "meager", "meagre", "spare", "stingy", "thrifty" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "humble", "no-frills", "spartan" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "delightsome":{ "giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{ "examples":[ "any man would find it most delightsome to gaze upon her lovely face" ], "synonyms":[ "agreeable", "blessed", "blest", "congenial", "darling", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "dulcet", "enjoyable", "felicitous", "good", "grateful", "gratifying", "heavenly", "jolly", "luscious", "nice", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "pretty", "satisfying", "savory", "savoury", "sweet", "tasty", "welcome" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "attractive", "desirable", "enviable", "inviting", "relishable", "tempting", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "calming", "comforting", "soothing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "recreative", "affable", "amiable", "cheerful", "cheery", "comfortable", "gem\u00fctlich", "genial", "goodly", "good-natured", "gracious", "hospitable", "kindly", "personable", "blissful", "felicific", "glad", "happy", "joyous", "elating", "exhilarating", "intoxicating", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "nirvanic", "rapturous" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominable", "ghastly", "god-awful", "hellish", "horrid", "miserable", "wretched", "bilious", "disgusting", "distasteful", "obnoxious", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revulsive", "unsavory", "vile", "yucky", "yukky", "abhorrent", "detestable", "hateful", "odious", "boring", "commonplace", "dull", "flat", "insipid", "irksome", "stale", "tedious", "displeasing", "dissatisfying", "depressing", "disheartening", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "heartbreaking", "heartrending", "joyless", "lachrymose", "sad", "unhappy", "deplorable", "doleful", "dolorous", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "regrettable", "sorrowful", "tragic", "tragical", "aggravating", "annoying", "exasperating", "irritating", "peeving", "perturbing", "vexing", "forbidding", "hostile", "intimidating", "angering", "enraging", "incensing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "maddening", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "distressing", "disturbing", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[ "disagreeable", "pleasureless", "unpalatable", "unpleasant", "unwelcome" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "delayers":{ "as in procrastinators":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "procrastinators", "idlers", "lazybones", "loafers", "loungers", "slouches", "sluggards", "slugs", "latecomers", "crawlers", "dalliers", "dawdlers", "draggers", "laggards", "laggers", "lingerers", "loiterers", "plodders", "slowpokes", "snails", "stragglers" ], "near antonyms":[ "speedsters", "go-getters", "hustlers", "scramblers", "hurriers", "rushers", "speeders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delimiting":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area" ], "synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "defining", "demarcating", "demarking", "limiting", "marking (off)", "terminating" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlling", "determining", "governing", "delineating", "describing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "deluded":{ "as in 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"diddled", "euchred", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "hustled", "mulcted", "rooked", "shortchanged", "skinned", "squeezed", "stuck", "stung", "swindled" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunked", "exposed", "revealed", "showed up", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "disclosed", "divulged", "told", "unveiled", "disabused", "disenchanted", "disillusioned" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceived" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "delusion":{ "a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{ "examples":[ "her idea that her new man is a long lost prince is surely just a delusion" ], "synonyms":[ "chimera", "conceit", "daydream", "dream", "fancy", "fantasy", "phantasy", "figment", "hallucination", "illusion", "nonentity", "phantasm", "fantasm", "pipe dream", "unreality", "vision" ], "near synonyms":[ "ignis fatuus", "mirage", "will-o'-the-wisp", "brainchild", "idea", "concoction", "fable", "fabrication", "fiction", "invention", "envisaging", "imaging", "visualization", 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"adequate", "capable", "competent" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "crude", "klutzy", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "incompetent", "inept" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "artless", "rude", "unprofessional", "unskillful" ] }, "easily broken":{ "examples":[ "delicate glassware that must be carefully wrapped for shipping" ], "synonyms":[ "breakable", "fragile", "frail", "frangible" ], "near synonyms":[ "dainty", "fine", "gossamer", "eggshell", "flimsy", "slight", "tenuous", "brittle", "crisp", "crispy", "crumbly", "crushable", "embrittled", "flaky", "flakey", "friable", "shaky", "shivery", "short", "feeble", "infirm", "soft", "spindly", "tender", "weak", "inelastic", "inflexible", "stiff" ], "near antonyms":[ "compact", "firm", "hard", "rigid", "solid", "substantial", "unyielding", "elastic", "flexible", "resilient", "rubberlike", "rubbery", "springy", "stretch", "stretchable", "supple" ], "antonyms":[ "infrangible", "nonbreakable", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", 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"persnickety", "picky" ], "near synonyms":[ "hyperfastidious", "overdemanding", "ultrafastidious", "discerning", "discriminating", "selective", "insightful", "knowledgeable", "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", "careful", "meticulous", "painstaking", "punctilious", "scrupulous", "queasy", "queazy", "squeamish", "peevish", "petulant", "prickly", "touchy", "niminy-piminy", "prim", "prissy" ], "near antonyms":[ "affable", "breezy", "carefree", "devil-may-care", "happy-go-lucky", "lackadaisical", "laid-back", "low-pressure", "relaxed", "flexible", "lax", "loose", "lenient", "permissive", "uncritical", "indiscriminating", "undiscriminating" ], "antonyms":[ "undemanding", "unfastidious", "unfussy" ] }, "having qualities that appeal to a refined taste":{ "examples":[ "delicate perfumes that only a connoisseur of scents would appreciate" ], "synonyms":[ "choice", "dainty", "elegant", "exquisite", "fine", "rare", 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"red-blooded", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "fortified", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "vigorous", "vitalized", "hale", "healthy", "sound", "capable", "competent", "convalescing", "recovering", "recuperating" ], "antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong" ] }, "made or done with extreme care and accuracy":{ "examples":[ "delicate measurements of brain tumors that are only possible using the latest medical technology" ], "synonyms":[ "exact", "fine", "finespun", "hairline", "hairsplitting", "minute", "nice", "nuanced", "refined", "subtle" ], "near synonyms":[ "nitpicking", "quibbling", "frivolous", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "negligible", "petty", "piddling", "trifling", "trivial", "demanding", "exacting", "fastidious", "finical", "finicking", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "particular", "picky" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparent", "clear", "clear-cut", "evident", "manifest", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "perspicuous", "plain", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "unmistakable", "broad", "indefinite", "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "slapdash", "slipshod", "sloppy" ], "antonyms":[ "coarse", "inexact", "rough" ] }, "meeting the highest standard of accuracy":{ "examples":[ "extremely delicate instruments such as an atomic clock" ], "synonyms":[ "accurate", "close", "exact", "fine", "hairline", "mathematical", "pinpoint", "precise", "refined", "rigorous", "spot-on" ], "near synonyms":[ "correct", "right", "strict", "true", "definite", "definitive", "nice", "subtle", "careful", "fastidious", "finical", "finicky", "meticulous" ], "near antonyms":[ "approximate", "round", "false", "incorrect", "untrue", "wrong", "careless", "loose", "indefinite", "unclear", "vague", "doubtful", "dubious", "questionable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy" ], "antonyms":[ "coarse", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "inexact", "rough" ] }, "not 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"instructions", "mandates", "orders", "words", "last words", "say-sos", "adjudications", "dispositions", "dooms", "findings", "rulings", "sentences", "choices", "options", "selections", "consensuses", "beliefs", "convictions", "eyes", "feelings", "minds", "notions", "persuasions", "sentiments", "views" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadlocks", "draws", "halts", "stalemates", "standoffs", "ties" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deliquesces":{ "to go from a solid to a liquid state":{ "examples":[ "a rotting tomato slowly deliquescing in the hot summer sun" ], "synonyms":[ "fluxes", "fuses", "liquefies", "liquifies", "melts", "runs", "thaws" ], "near synonyms":[ "founds", "gutters", "tries", "dissolves", "renders", "softens", "thins" ], "near antonyms":[ "clots", "coagulates", "congeals", "gels", "jellies", "jells", "thickens" ], "antonyms":[ "hardens", "sets", "solidifies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delusions":{ "a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective 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"crept", "dallied", "dawdled", "diddled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "lollygagged", "lallygagged", "moped", "poked", "shilly-shallied", "tarried" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddled (around)", "fooled around", "messed around", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "loafed", "lolled", "lounged", "ambled", "eased", "inched", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "staggered", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)", "filibustered", "procrastinated", "stalled", "temporized" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowled", "breezed", "darted", "humped", "hurtled", "hustled", "scrambled", "stampeded", "galloped", "jogged", "ran", "run", "sprinted", "trotted", "accelerated", "quickened", "sped (up)", "speeded (up)", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook" ], "antonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "bolted", "careered", "coursed", "dashed", "flew", "hastened", "hotfooted (it)", "hurried", "raced", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "scooted", "scudded", "scurried", "sped", "speeded", "tore", "whirled", "whisked", "whizzed", "zipped" ] }, "to assign to a later time":{ "examples":[ "our guests delayed their departure until after dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "deferred", "held off (on)", "held over", "held up", "laid over", "postponed", "put off", "put over", "remitted", "shelved" ], "near synonyms":[ "suspended", "hesitated", "paused", "stayed", "detained", "retarded", "slowed", "extended", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched (out)", "waited" ], "near antonyms":[ "acted", "dealt (with)", "decided (upon)", "did", "worked (on)", "wrought (on)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "verb" ] }, "delimited":{ "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "the highway delimits the eastern edge of the downtown area" ], "synonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "defined", "demarcated", "demarked", "limited", "marked (off)", "terminated" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlled", "determined", "governed", "delineated", "described" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delegation":{ "a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group":{ "examples":[ "a delegation from the local scout troop is being sent to the national jamboree" ], "synonyms":[ "contingent", "delegacy" ], "near synonyms":[ "embassy", "legation", "mission", "band", "company", "crew", "detachment", "gang", "outfit", "party", "squad", "team" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the granting of power to perform various acts or duties":{ "examples":[ "the delegation by the president to the secretary of state of complete control of the nation's foreign policy" ], "synonyms":[ "accreditation", "authorization", "commission", "empowerment", "license", "licence", "mandate" ], "near synonyms":[ "commendation", "consignment", "entrustment", "facilitation", "fostering", "promotion", "commanding", "directing", "ordering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delusionary":{ "as in delusional , paranoid":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "high-strung", "unstable", "uptight", "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "overanxious", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unsettled", "worried", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "restless", "skittish", "tense", "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "irrational", "unreasonable", "fixated", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "unneurotic", "relaxed", "relieved", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "equal", "level", "limpid", "peaceful", "placid", "possessed", "recollected", "sedate", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "serene", "smooth", "together", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unruffled", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried", "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "delectability":{ "the quality of being delicious":{ "examples":[ "frozen entr\u00e9es of surprising 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"melting", "running", "thawing" ], "near synonyms":[ "founding", "guttering", "trying", "dissolving", "rendering", "softening", "thinning" ], "near antonyms":[ "clotting", "coagulating", "congealing", "gelling", "jelling", "jellying", "thickening" ], "antonyms":[ "hardening", "setting", "solidifying" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delineates":{ "to draw or make apparent the outline of":{ "examples":[ "the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire" ], "synonyms":[ "defines", "outlines", "silhouettes", "sketches", "traces" ], "near synonyms":[ "lines", "bounds", "fringes", "margins", "skirts", "edges", "hems", "rims", "trims", "frames", "circles", "compasses", "encircles", "girdles", "girths", "loops", "rings", "rounds", "surrounds", "charts", "diagrams", "draws", "maps (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country" ], "synonyms":[ "depicts", "describes", "draws", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delinquency":{ "the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action":{ "examples":[ "we received a notice in the mail informing us of our delinquency in paying our utility bill" ], "synonyms":[ "default", "dereliction", "failure", "misprision", "neglect", "negligence", "nonfeasance", "oversight" ], "near synonyms":[ "carelessness", "heedlessness", "inadvertence", "inadvertency", "laxity" ], "near antonyms":[ "compliance", "discharge", "fulfillment", "fulfilment" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being late":{ "examples":[ "delinquency of our mortgage payment meant that we would have to pay a surcharge" ], "synonyms":[ "belatedness", "lateness", "tardiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "dilatoriness", "sluggishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "promptitude", "promptness", "punctuality" ], "antonyms":[ "earliness", "prematureness", "prematurity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "delivers":{ "to free from the penalties or consequences of sin":{ "examples":[ "deliver us from evil" ], "synonyms":[ "redeems", "saves" ], "near synonyms":[ "reclaims", "reforms", "forgives", "pardons", "remits", "shrives", "blesses", "hallows", "consecrates", "purifies", "sanctifies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove from danger or harm":{ "examples":[ "the passengers waited for the rescue ship to come and deliver them" ], "synonyms":[ "bails out", "brings off", "rescues", "saves" ], "near synonyms":[ "salvages", "emancipates", "frees", "liberates", "manumits", "releases", "disentangles", "extricates", "recovers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "adventures", "compromises", "endangers", "gambles (with)", "hazards", "imperils", "jeopardizes", "perils", "risks", "ventures" ] }, "to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{ "examples":[ "delivered up the ransom money" ], "synonyms":[ "cedes", "coughs up", "gives up", "hands over", "lays down", "relinquishes", "renders", "surrenders", "turns in", "turns over", "yields" ], "near synonyms":[ "commits", "consigns", "entrusts", "intrusts", "transfers", "forfeits", "releases", "waives", "abnegates", "renounces", "resigns", "abandons", "deserts", "discards", "forsakes", "parts (with)", "sheds" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeps", "retains", "withholds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{ "examples":[ "the inn endeavors to deliver the luxuries that its well-heeled guests have come to expect" ], "synonyms":[ "feeds", "furnishes", "gives", "hands", "hands over", "provides", "supplies" ], "near synonyms":[ "plies (with)", "administers", "allocates", "apportions", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "distributes", "doles out", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "portions", "prorates", "assigns", "cedes", "deeds", "makes over", "transfers" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "keeps up", "maintains", "preserves", "saves" ], "antonyms":[ "holds (back)", "keeps (back)", "reserves", "retains", "withholds" ] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "delivered the prisoners to the sheriff" ], "synonyms":[ "commends", "commits", "confides", "consigns", "delegates", "entrusts", "intrusts", "gives", "gives over", "hands", "hands over", "leaves", "passes", "recommends", "reposes", "transfers", "transmits", "trusts", "turns over", "vests" ], "near synonyms":[ "confers", "grants", "assigns", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "disperses", "distributes", "divides", "hands in", "releases", "relinquishes", "submits", "surrenders", "turns in", "yields", "bequeaths", "hands down", "hands on", "wills", "advances", "lends", "loans", "furnishes", "supplies", "recommits", "redelivers", "retransfers", "retransmits" ], "near antonyms":[ "detains", "holds back", "reserves", "withholds", "owns", "possesses", "accepts", "receives", "takes in", "occupies", "takes", "takes over" ], "antonyms":[ "holds", "keeps", "retains" ] }, "to turn out as planned or desired":{ "examples":[ "finally, a summer blockbuster that delivers" ], "synonyms":[ "clicks", "comes off", "goes", "goes over", "pans out", "succeeds", "works out" ], "near synonyms":[ "catches on", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives", "cooks", "percolates" ], "near antonyms":[ "languishes", "flounders", "struggles", "declines", "sinks", "skids", "slips", "slumps", "wanes", "crashes", "craters", "crumbles", "flames out", "chokes", "cracks up", "miscarries", "misfires", "falls down", "goes under", "implodes", "self-destructs" ], "antonyms":[ "bombs", "collapses", "fails", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "founders", "misses", "strikes out", "washes out" ] }, "to bring forth from the womb":{ "examples":[ "she delivered four healthy babies" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "births", "drops", "has", "mothers", "produces" ], "near synonyms":[ "labors", "breeds", "multiplies", "propagates", "reproduces", "spawns", "begets", "fathers", "generates", "gets", "sires", "calves", "kids", "kindles", "kittens", "litters", "pups", "whelps" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborts", "loses", "miscarries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly":{ "examples":[ "deeply dissatisfied with his dissolute lifestyle, he resolved to deliver himself over to the ways of the Lord" ], "synonyms":[ "abandons", "gives up", "indulges", "surrenders", "yields" ], "near synonyms":[ "overdoes", "overindulges", "basks", "luxuriates", "revels", "rolls", "wallows" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstains (from)", "eschews", "forbears", "forgoes", "foregoes", "refrains (from)", "checks", "inhibits", "restrains" ], "antonyms":[ "denies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delighted":{ "experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight":{ "examples":[ "we're delighted to meet you finally!" ], "synonyms":[ "blissful", "chuffed", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "thankful", "tickled" ], "near synonyms":[ "beaming", "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "cheerful", "cheery", "gay", "gladsome", "lighthearted", "sunny", "upbeat", "gleeful", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "merry", "mirthful", "smiling", "beatific", "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "intoxicated", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "exuberant", "exultant", "jubilant", "rapt", "rejoicing", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine" ], "near antonyms":[ "abject", "aggrieved", "anguished", "blue", "brokenhearted", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "melancholy", "doleful", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "sorry", "woeful", "black", "dark", "desolate", "dispirited", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "grieved", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "miserable", "woebegone", "wretched" ], "antonyms":[ "displeased", "dissatisfied", "joyless", "sad", "unhappy", "unpleased", "unsatisfied" ] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "I delighted at the sight of my old schoolyard tormentor standing behind the fast-food counter, asking customers if they wanted fries" ], "synonyms":[ "crowed", "exuberated", "exulted", "gloried", "joyed", "jubilated", "kvelled", "rejoiced", "triumphed" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloated", "preened", "swelled", "boasted", "bragged", "flaunted", "paraded", "showed off", "strutted", "swaggered" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoaned", "bewailed", "grieved", "lamented", "regretted", "wept" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to give satisfaction to":{ "examples":[ "the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words" ], "synonyms":[ "agreed (with)", "contented", "feasted", "gassed", "gladded", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "pleasured", "rejoiced", "satisfied", "suited", "warmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "soothed", "assuaged", "quenched", "sated", "satiated", "excited", "tickled", "titillated", "amused", "diverted", "entertained", "treated", "captivated", "charmed", "galvanized", "thrilled", "calmed", "comforted", "catered (to)", "humored", "indulged", "coddled", "mollycoddled", "pampered", "spoiled", "spoilt" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "crossed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "grated", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "perturbed", "piqued", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "angered", "enraged", "incensed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "provoked", "roused", "agitated", "distressed", "disturbed", "fretted", "upset", "harassed", "harried", "pestered", "affronted", "insulted", "offended" ], "antonyms":[ "displeased" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "deludes":{ "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozles", "beguiles", "bluffs", "buffaloes", "burns", "catches", "cons", "cozens", "deceives", "dupes", "fakes out", "fools", "gaffs", "gammons", "gulls", "has", "has on", "hoaxes", "hoodwinks", "hornswoggles", "humbugs", "juggles", "misguides", "misinforms", "misleads", "snookers", "snows", "spoofs", "strings along", "suckers", "sucks in", "takes in", "tricks" ], "near synonyms":[ "kids", "puts on", "teases", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "defrauds", "diddles", "euchres", "fleeces", "flimflams", "hustles", "mulcts", "rooks", "shortchanges", "skins", "squeezes", "sticks", "stings", "swindles" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunks", "exposes", "reveals", "shows up", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "discloses", "divulges", "tells", "unveils", "disabuses", "disenchants", "disillusions" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceives" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dell":{ "as in canyon , rift valley":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "canyon", "ca\u00f1on", "combe", "coombe", "coomb", "depression", "dingle", "glen", "gorge", "gulch", "gully", "gulley", "kloof", "ravine", "rift valley", "dale", "dene", "hollow", "vale", "valley", "basin", "bowl" ], "near antonyms":[ "alp", "mount", "mountain", "peak", "height", "mountaintop", "pinnacle", "summit", "plateau", "tableland" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "deluding":{ "tending or having power 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"artificial", "backhanded", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "two-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "clarifying", "elucidative", "explanatory", "illuminating", "revealing", "revelatory", "honest", "trustworthy", "truthful" ], "antonyms":[ "aboveboard", "forthright", "nondeceptive", "straightforward" ] }, "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozling", "beguiling", "bluffing", "buffaloing", "burning", "catching", "conning", "cozening", "deceiving", "duping", "faking out", "fooling", "gaffing", "gammoning", "gulling", "having", "having on", "hoaxing", "hoodwinking", "hornswoggling", "humbugging", "juggling", "misguiding", "misinforming", "misleading", "snookering", "snowing", "spoofing", "stringing along", "suckering", "sucking in", "taking in", "tricking" ], "near synonyms":[ "kidding", "putting on", "teasing", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "defrauding", "diddling", "euchring", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "hustling", "mulcting", "rooking", "shortchanging", "skinning", "squeezing", "sticking", "stinging", "swindling" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunking", "exposing", "revealing", "showing up", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "disclosing", "divulging", "telling", "unveiling", "disabusing", "disenchanting", "disillusioning" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceiving" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "delisting":{ "as in excluding , omitting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "excluding", "expelling", "expunging", "rejecting", "omitting", "overlooking" ], "near antonyms":[ "enrolling", "inscribing", "listing", "matriculating", "registering", "enlisting", "impaneling", "impanelling", "empaneling", "empanelling", "inducting", "conscripting", "drafting", "mustering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delving (into)":{ "to search through or into":{ "examples":[ "we uncovered many interesting stories as we delved into the history of the house we were restoring" ], "synonyms":[ "digging (into)", "examining", "exploring", "inquiring (into)", "investigating", "looking (into)", "probing", "researching" ], "near synonyms":[ "inspecting", "sifting", "studying", "viewing", "browsing", "cruising", "perusing", "scanning", "skimming (through)", "surfing", "thumbing (through)", "reinvestigating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "delineated":{ "producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description":{ "examples":[ "the finely delineated characters of the novel will seem real to the reader" ], "synonyms":[ "graphic", "graphical", "pictorial", "picturesque", "visual", "vivid" ], "near synonyms":[ "depicted", "descriptive", "expressive", "concrete", "explicit", "specific", "faithful", "lifelike", "natural", "photographic", "realistic", "fresh", "incisive", "sharp" ], "near antonyms":[ "indeterminate", "nebulous", "obscure", "sketchy", "unclear", "vague", "bleary", "blurry", "dark", "dim", "faint", "foggy", "fuzzy", "hazy", "indefinite", "indistinct", "indistinguishable", "muddy", "murky", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "ambiguous", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "inscrutable", "mysterious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to draw or make apparent the outline of":{ "examples":[ "the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire" ], "synonyms":[ "defined", "outlined", "silhouetted", "sketched", "traced" ], "near synonyms":[ "lined", "bounded", "fringed", "margined", "skirted", "edged", "hemmed", "rimmed", "trimmed", "framed", "circled", "compassed", "encircled", "girdled", "girthed", "looped", "ringed", "rounded", "surrounded", "charted", "diagrammed", "diagramed", "drew", "mapped (out)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country" ], "synonyms":[ "depicted", "described", "drew", "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", "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":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "delegates":{ "a person sent on a mission to represent another":{ "examples":[ "the delegate had a list of concerns to discuss with the country's new prime minister" ], "synonyms":[ "agents", "ambassadors", "emissaries", "envoys", "legates", "ministers", "representatives" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambassadresses", "attach\u00e9s", "charg\u00e9s d'affaires", "consuls", "deputies", "diplomats", "foreign ministers", "nuncios", "procurators", "proxies", "apostles", "evangelists", "missionaries", "deputations", "detachments", "legations", "couriers", "messengers", "mouthpieces", "spokespeople" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who acts or does business for another":{ "examples":[ "the real estate developer sent a delegate to the town meeting to represent his interests" ], "synonyms":[ "agents", "assignees", "attorneys", "commissaries", "deputies", "envoys", "factors", "ministers", "procurators", "proxies", "representatives", "reps" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambassadors", "diplomatists", "diplomats", "emissaries", "foreign ministers", "legates", "plenipotentiaries", "alternates", "backups", "pinch hitters", "reliefs", "replacements", "stand-ins", "subs", "substitutes", "surrogates", "understudies", "informers", "operatives", "spies", "brokers", "distributors", "managers", "arbiters", "arbitrators", "compradors", "compradores", "conciliators", "go-betweens", "intercessors", "intermediaries", "interposers", "liaisons", "mediators", "middlemen", "peacemakers", "mouthpieces", "point men", "point people", "prophets", "speakers", "spokesmen", "spokespeople" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to appoint as one's representative":{ "examples":[ "he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him" ], "synonyms":[ "commissions", "deputes", "deputizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "assigns", "charges", "appoints", "designates", "names", "nominates" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrogates", "abdicates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{ "examples":[ "a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates" ], "synonyms":[ "commends", "commits", "confides", "consigns", "delivers", "entrusts", "intrusts", "gives", "gives over", "hands", "hands over", "leaves", "passes", "recommends", "reposes", "transfers", "transmits", "trusts", "turns over", "vests" ], "near synonyms":[ "confers", "grants", "assigns", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "disperses", "distributes", "divides", "hands in", "releases", "relinquishes", "submits", "surrenders", "turns in", "yields", "bequeaths", "hands down", "hands on", "wills", "advances", "lends", "loans", "furnishes", "supplies", "recommits", "redelivers", "retransfers", "retransmits" ], "near antonyms":[ "detains", "holds back", "reserves", "withholds", "owns", "possesses", "accepts", "receives", "takes in", "occupies", "takes", "takes over" ], "antonyms":[ "holds", "keeps", "retains" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }