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"tightened", "quelled", "repressed", "suppressed", "numbered", "modified", "qualified" ], "near antonyms":[ "broadened", "expanded", "widened", "overextended", "overreached" ], "antonyms":[ "exceeded" ] }, "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "adjectives limit the meanings of nouns" ], "synonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "defined", "delimited", "demarcated", "demarked", "marked (off)", "terminated" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlled", "determined", "governed", "delineated", "described" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "limiting":{ "to set bounds or an upper limit for":{ "examples":[ "limit the note to a few words" ], "synonyms":[ "capping", "circumscribing", "confining", "holding down", "restricting" ], "near synonyms":[ "barring", "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "constricting", "contracting", "lessening", "narrowing", "pinching", "squeezing", "tightening", "quelling", "repressing", "suppressing", "numbering", "modifying", "qualifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "broadening", "expanding", "widening", "overextending", "overreaching" ], "antonyms":[ "exceeding" ] }, "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "adjectives limit the meanings of nouns" ], "synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "defining", "delimiting", "demarcating", "demarking", "marking (off)", "terminating" ], "near synonyms":[ "controlling", "determining", "governing", "delineating", "describing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "limousine":{ "as in sedan , coupe":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "compact", "coupe", "coup\u00e9", "intermediate", "mini", "minicar", "sedan", "subcompact", "V-8", "auto", "automobile", "bus", "car", "horseless carriage", "machine", "motor", "motorcar", "motor vehicle", "wheels", "coach", "jitney", "microbus", "minibus", "minivan", "omnibus", "van", "convertible", "fastback", "hardtop", "hatchback", "notchback", "ragtop", "sports car", "sport-utility vehicle", "station wagon", "SUV", "town car", "wagon", "woody", "woodie", "gas-guzzler", "land yacht", "muscle car", "stock car", "turbocar", "beater", "clunker", "crate", "flivver", "jalopy", "junker", "cream puff", "phaeton", "roadster", "tin lizzie", "touring car" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limousines":{ "as in sedans , coupes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "compacts", "coupes", "coup\u00e9s", "intermediates", "minicars", "minis", "sedans", "subcompacts", "V-8s", "automobiles", "autos", "buses", "busses", "cars", "horseless carriages", "machines", "motorcars", "motors", "motor vehicles", "wheels", "coaches", "jitneys", "microbuses", "microbusses", "minibuses", "minibusses", "minivans", "omnibuses", "vans", "convertibles", "fastbacks", "hardtops", "hatchbacks", "notchbacks", "ragtops", "sports cars", "sport-utility vehicles", "station wagons", "SUVs", "town cars", "wagons", "woodies", "gas-guzzlers", "land yachts", "muscle cars", "stock cars", "turbocars", "beaters", "clunkers", "crates", "flivvers", "jalopies", "junkers", "cream puffs", "phaetons", "roadsters", "tin lizzies", "touring cars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limpidness":{ "the state or quality of being easily seen through":{ "examples":[ "the limpidness of the water allows visitors to actually see fish swimming along the bottom" ], "synonyms":[ "clarity", "clearness", "limpidity", "lucency", "translucence", "translucency", "transparency" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "effulgence", "luminosity", "luminousness", "definition", "resolution", "sharpness", "apparentness", "observability", "visibility" ], "near antonyms":[ "fogginess", "haziness", "milkiness", "mistiness", "murkiness" ], "antonyms":[ "cloudiness", "opacity", "opaqueness", "turbidity", "turbidness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limps":{ "to walk while favoring one leg":{ "examples":[ "she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler" ], "synonyms":[ "halts", "hobbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "hitches", "blunders", "falters", "flounders", "lurches", "shambles", "shuffles", "staggers", "stumbles", "teeters", "totters", "wavers", "wobbles", "wabbles", "dodders" ], "near antonyms":[ "breezes", "glides", "sails" ], "antonyms":[ "strides" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "examples":[ "the damaged boat limped back into port" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "bumbles", "flogs", "flounders", "lumbers", "plods", "struggles", "stumbles", "trudges" ], "near synonyms":[ "jogs", "shambles", "shuffles", "wallows", "welters", "falters", "lurches", "reels", "staggers", "sways", "teeters", "totters", "fumbles", "muddles" ], "near antonyms":[ "coasts", "flies", "glides", "kilts", "sails", "zips", "zooms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly":{ "examples":[ "we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time" ], "synonyms":[ "crawls", "creaks (along)", "creeps", "drags", "inches", "noses", "oozes", "plods", "pokes", "slouches", "snails" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumbers", "shambles", "shuffles", "tramps", "trudges" ], "near antonyms":[ "floats", "glides", "sails", "hurries", "tears" ], "antonyms":[ "flies", "races", "speeds", "whizzes", "zips" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "limey":{ "as in lime-juicer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lime-juicer", "powerboater", "sailboater", "able-bodied seaman", "able seaman", "lubber", "coxswain", "crewman", "deckhand", "shipmate", "gob", "hearty", "jack", "jack-tar", "mariner", "navigator", "sailor", "salt", "sea dog", "seafarer", "seaman", "shipman", "swab", "swabbie", "swabby", "tar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limbers (up)":{ "as in trains , breaks in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaks in", "trains", "bolsters", "boosts", "braces", "buttresses", "enforces", "forearms", "props (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "supports", "accustoms", "conditions", "habituates", "naturalizes", "immunizes", "invigorates", "vitalizes", "anneals", "tempers", "acclimates", "acclimatizes", "adapts", "adjusts", "fortifies", "hardens", "indurates", "inures", "seasons", "steels", "strengthens", "toughens" ], "near antonyms":[ "softens", "emasculates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "exhausts", "saps", "weakens", "cripples", "debilitates", "hamstrings", "incapacitates", "sensitizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "limber":{ "able to bend easily without breaking":{ "examples":[ "he shaped the basket out of limber branches that could bend easily around a frame" ], "synonyms":[ "bendy", "flexible", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "willowy" ], "near synonyms":[ "adaptable", "ductile", "elastic", "fluid", "kneadable", "malleable", "modifiable", "plastic", "variable", "yielding", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "limp", "semiflexible" ], "near antonyms":[ "inelastic", "nonmalleable", "unyielding", "breakable", "brittle", "fragile" ], "antonyms":[ "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "stiffened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "limning":{ "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it" ], "synonyms":[ "delineating", "depicting", "describing", "drawing", "imaging", "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" ] }, "limits":{ "to set bounds or an upper limit for":{ "examples":[ "limit the note to a few words" ], "synonyms":[ "caps", "circumscribes", "confines", "holds down", "restricts" ], "near synonyms":[ "bars", "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "constricts", "contracts", "lessens", "narrows", "pinches", "squeezes", "tightens", "quells", "represses", "suppresses", "numbers", "modifies", "qualifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "broadens", "expands", "widens", "overextends", "overreaches" ], "antonyms":[ "exceeds" ] }, "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "adjectives limit the meanings of nouns" ], "synonyms":[ "bounds", "circumscribes", "defines", "delimits", "demarcates", "demarks", "marks (off)", "terminates" ], "near synonyms":[ "controls", "determines", "governs", "delineates", "describes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{ 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"above", "blisses", "elysian fields", "Elysiums", "Elysia", "empyreans", "heavens", "kingdom comes", "New Jerusalems", "paradises", "skies", "Zions", "Sions", "glories", "happy hunting grounds", "nirvanas", "promised lands", "Valhallas", "afterlives", "afterworlds", "hereafters", "otherworlds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limit":{ "to set bounds or an upper limit for":{ "examples":[ "limit the note to a few words" ], "synonyms":[ "cap", "circumscribe", "confine", "hold down", "restrict" ], "near synonyms":[ "bar", "block", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "constrict", "contract", "lessen", "narrow", "pinch", "squeeze", "tighten", "quell", "repress", "suppress", "number", "modify", "qualify" ], "near antonyms":[ "broaden", "expand", "widen", "overextend", "overreach" ], "antonyms":[ "exceed" ] }, "to mark the limits of":{ "examples":[ "adjectives limit the meanings of nouns" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "circumscribe", "define", "delimit", "demarcate", "demark", "mark (off)", "terminate" ], "near synonyms":[ "control", "determine", "govern", "delineate", "describe" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{ "examples":[ "there was no limit to the number of challenges they faced" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "boundary", "cap", "ceiling", "confines", "end", "extent", "limitation", "line", "termination" ], "near synonyms":[ "extremity", "fag end", "terminus", "border", "brim", "edge", "margin", "rim", "verge", "outside", "bar", "barrier", "fence", "hedge", "restraint", "stop", "wall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the most extreme or advanced point":{ "examples":[ "those bratty kids have pushed my patience to the limit" ], "synonyms":[ "depth", "extremity", "height" ], "near synonyms":[ "consummation", "epitome", "quintessence", "ultimate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "limbs":{ "a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant":{ 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"trivial", "inaudible", "intangible", "invisible", "inconspicuous", "indistinct", "unnoticeable", "unseeable", "unseen", "buried", "concealed", "covert", "disguised", "hidden", "obscure", "shrouded", "unapparent", "vague", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indistinguishable", "insensible" ], "near antonyms":[ "audible", "observable", "recognizable", "tangible", "visible", "clear", "conspicuous", "evident", "eye-catching", "manifest", "noticeable", "obvious", "plain", "prominent", "striking", "apparent", "distinct", "significant", "straightforward", "appreciable", "discernible", "discernable", "palpable", "perceptible", "ponderable", "sensible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "limp":{ "not stiff in structure":{ "examples":[ "his broken arm was limp as he held it against his side" ], "synonyms":[ "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "lank", "yielding" ], "near synonyms":[ "flabby", "mushy", "semisoft", "soft", "squashy", "squishy", "delicate", "flimsy", "insubstantial", "elastic", "flexible", "lax", "loose", "pliant", "relaxed", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "supple" ], "near antonyms":[ "firm", "hard", "indurated", "solid", "sound", "strong", "brittle", "crisp", "compact", "dense", "substantial" ], "antonyms":[ "inflexible", "resilient", "rigid", "stiff", "sturdy", "tense" ] }, "depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{ "examples":[ "the limp runners just dropped to the ground after crossing the finish line" ], "synonyms":[ "all in", "aweary", "beat", "beaten", "bleary", "burned-out", "burnt-out", "bushed", "dead", "done", "drained", "exhausted", "fatigued", "jaded", "knackered", "logy", "loggy", "played out", "pooped", "prostrate", "spent", "tapped out", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed-out", "wearied", "weary", "wiped out", "worn", "worn-out" ], "near synonyms":[ "overfatigued", "overtaxed", "overworked", "broken-down", "run-down", "debilitated", "enervate", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "weakened", "drowsy", "heavy", "sleepy", "lethargic", "sluggish" ], "near antonyms":[ "fresh", "refreshed", "rejuvenated", "relaxed", "rested", "revitalized", "active", "energetic", "invigorated", "peppy", "strengthened", "strong", "tireless", "vitalized", "weariless" ], "antonyms":[ "unwearied" ] }, "lacking bodily energy or motivation":{ "examples":[ "the team's limp performance has many calling for the head coach's resignation" ], "synonyms":[ "enervated", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languishing", "languorous", "listless", "spiritless" ], "near synonyms":[ "indolent", "lazy", "slothful", "dull", "lethargic", "logy", "loggy", "sleepy", "sluggish", "torpid", "exhausted", "knackered", "tired", "weary", "feeble", "frail", "weak", "apathetic", "impassive", "indifferent", "phlegmatic", "stolid", "careless", "heedless", "thoughtless", "unwary", "inactive", "inert" ], "near antonyms":[ "active", "dynamic", "industrious", "kinetic", "avid", "eager", "enthusiastic", "keen", "lively", "pumped", "vivacious", "cheerful", "chipper", "perky", "up", "agog", "alert", "awake", "dapper", "open-eyed", "sleepless", "vigilant", "watchful", "wide-awake" ], "antonyms":[ "ambitious", "animated", "energetic", "enterprising", "motivated" ] }, "to walk while favoring one leg":{ "examples":[ "she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler" ], "synonyms":[ "halt", "hobble" ], "near synonyms":[ "hitch", "blunder", "falter", "flounder", "lurch", "shamble", "shuffle", "stagger", "stumble", "teeter", "totter", "waver", "wobble", "wabble", "dodder" ], "near antonyms":[ "breeze", "glide", "sail" ], "antonyms":[ "stride" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "examples":[ "the damaged boat limped back into port" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "bumble", "flog", "flounder", "lumber", "plod", "struggle", "stumble", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "jog", "shamble", "shuffle", "wallow", "welter", "falter", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "fumble", "muddle" ], "near 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"verge", "outside", "bar", "barrier", "fence", "hedge", "restraint", "stop", "wall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that limits one's freedom of action or choice":{ "examples":[ "the state has some fairly strict limitations on the sale and use of alcoholic beverages" ], "synonyms":[ "check", "circumscription", "condition", "constraint", "curb", "fetter", "restraint", "restriction", "stricture" ], "near synonyms":[ "exception", "proviso", "qualification", "reservation", "stipulation", "strings", "ban", "prohibition", "proscription" ], "near antonyms":[ "freedom", "latitude" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries":{ "examples":[ "the limitation on the number of vehicles allowed on the island does not sit well with year-round residents" ], "synonyms":[ "circumscription", "confinement", "rein", "restriction", "stint" ], "near synonyms":[ "constraint", "restraint", "containment", "isolation", "segregation" 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"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":[ "verb" ] }, "limited war":{ "as in civil war , world war":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "civil war", "cold war", "holy war", "police action", "world war", "conflagration", "conflict", "hostilities", "hot war", "war", "action", "battle", "engagement", "skirmish", "combat", "fighting", "warfare" ], "near antonyms":[ "peace", "demilitarization", "demobilization", "disarmament", "pacification", "cease-fire", "truce", "calm", "peacefulness", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limping":{ "as in flagging , drooping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drooping", "flagging", "exhaustion", "regression", "relapse", "setback", "atrophy", "debilitation", "decay", "decaying", "declension", "decline", "degeneration", "descent", "deterioration", "ebbing", "enfeeblement", "weakening" ], "near antonyms":[ "comeback", "improvement", "rally", "recovery", "recuperation", "rehabilitation", "revitalization", "snapback", "invigoration", "strengthening", "progress", "rejuvenation", "rejuvenescence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to walk while favoring one leg":{ "examples":[ "she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler" ], "synonyms":[ "halting", "hobbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "hitching", "blundering", "faltering", "floundering", "lurching", "shambling", "shuffling", "staggering", "stumbling", "teetering", "tottering", "wavering", "wobbling", "wabbling", "doddering" ], "near antonyms":[ "breezing", "gliding", "sailing" ], "antonyms":[ "striding" ] }, "to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{ "examples":[ "the damaged boat limped back into port" ], "synonyms":[ "blundering", "bumbling", "flogging", "floundering", "lumbering", "plodding", "struggling", "stumbling", "trudging" ], "near synonyms":[ "jogging", "shambling", "shuffling", "wallowing", "weltering", "faltering", "lurching", "reeling", "staggering", "swaying", "teetering", "tottering", "fumbling", "muddling" ], "near antonyms":[ "coasting", "flying", "gliding", "kilting", "sailing", "zipping", "zooming" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly":{ "examples":[ "we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creaking (along)", "creeping", "dragging", "inching", "nosing", "oozing", "plodding", "poking", "slouching", "snailing" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumbering", "shambling", "shuffling", "tramping", "trudging" ], "near antonyms":[ "floating", "gliding", "sailing", "hurrying", "tearing" ], "antonyms":[ "flying", "racing", "speeding", "whizzing", "zipping" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" 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"rondelle", "rondelet", "sonnet", "triolet", "villanelle", "lyric", "poem", "rune", "song", "verse", "rhyme", "rime", "ballad", "lay", "haiku", "senryu", "tanka", "blank verse", "free verse", "minstrelsy", "poesy", "poetry", "versification", "vers libre" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limber (up)":{ "as in train , break in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "break in", "train", "bolster", "boost", "brace", "buttress", "enforce", "forearm", "prop (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "support", "accustom", "condition", "habituate", "naturalize", "immunize", "invigorate", "vitalize", "anneal", "temper", "acclimate", "acclimatize", "adapt", "adjust", "fortify", "harden", "indurate", "inure", "season", "steel", "strengthen", "toughen" ], "near antonyms":[ "soften", "emasculate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "exhaust", "sap", "weaken", "cripple", "debilitate", "hamstring", "incapacitate", "sensitize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, 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"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" ] }, "limericks":{ "a humorous rhyming composition of five lines":{ "examples":[ "She recited an old limerick which elicited guffaws from the crowd" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anacreontics", "clerihews", "dithyrambs", "eclogues", "elegies", "English sonnets", "epics", "epigrams", "epodes", "epopees", "eposes", "georgics", "idylls", "idyls", "jingles", "laments", "madrigals", "odes", "pastorales", "pastorals", "psalms", "rondeaux", "rondelets", "rondelles", "rondels", "sonnets", "triolets", "villanelles", "lyrics", "poems", "runes", "songs", "verses", "rhymes", "rimes", "ballads", "lays", "haiku", "senryu", "tankas", "blank verses", "free verses", "minstrelsies", "poesies", "poetries", "versifications", "vers libres" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limbering (up)":{ "as in training , breaking in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaking in", "training", "bolstering", "boosting", "bracing", "buttressing", "enforcing", "forearming", "propping (up)", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "supporting", "accustoming", "conditioning", "habituating", "naturalizing", "immunizing", "invigorating", "vitalizing", "annealing", "tempering", "acclimating", "acclimatizing", "adapting", "adjusting", "fortifying", "hardening", "indurating", "inuring", "seasoning", "steeling", "strengthening", "toughening" ], "near antonyms":[ "softening", "emasculating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "sapping", "weakening", "crippling", "debilitating", "hamstringing", "incapacitating", "sensitizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "limeys":{ "as in lime-juicers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lime-juicers", "powerboaters", "sailboaters", "able-bodied seamen", "able seamen", "lubbers", "coxswains", "crewmen", "deckhands", "shipmates", "gobs", "hearties", "jacks", "jack-tars", "mariners", "navigators", "sailors", "salts", "sea dogs", "seafarers", "seamen", "shipmen", "swabbies", "swabs", "tars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limitlessness":{ "as in timelessness , permanence":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boundlessness", "endlessness", "interminableness", "permanence", "permanency", "timelessness", "eternity", "everlasting", "foreverness", "infinity", "perpetuity" ], "near antonyms":[ "ephemerality", "impermanence", "temporariness", "transience", "transitoriness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limberness":{ "as in flexibility , resilience":{ "examples":[], 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"confined", "definite", "finite", "limited", "restricted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "limelight":{ "the center of public attention":{ "examples":[ "an actress who discovered that the limelight was not such a glowing experience when her privacy was invaded" ], "synonyms":[ "catbird seat", "center stage", "spotlight", "top billing" ], "near synonyms":[ "front burner", "attention", "heed", "notice" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limp-wristed":{ "lacking strength of will or character":{ "examples":[ "maintained that the nation's foreign policy should not be in the hands of limp-wristed bleeding hearts with no military experience" ], "synonyms":[ "characterless", "effete", "frail", "invertebrate", "milk-and-water", "namby-pamby", "nerveless", "soft", "spineless", "weak", "weak-kneed", "weakened", "weakling", "wet", "wimpish", "wimpy", "wishy-washy" ], "near synonyms":[ "flabby", "flaccid", "forceless", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "impotent", 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"happy hunting ground", "nirvana", "promised land", "Valhalla", "afterlife", "afterworld", "hereafter", "otherworld" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "limited wars":{ "as in civil wars , world wars":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "civil wars", "cold wars", "holy wars", "police actions", "world wars", "conflagrations", "conflicts", "hostilities", "hot wars", "wars", "actions", "battles", "engagements", "skirmishes", "combats", "warfares" ], "near antonyms":[ "peaces", "demilitarizations", "demobilizations", "disarmaments", "pacifications", "cease-fires", "truces", "calms", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }